Shelf paper

July 18, 1939.

2,166,352

K. C. HAMILTON

SHELF PAPER

Filed Dec. 27, 1937

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Patented July 18, 1939

2,166,352

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,166,352

SHELF PAPER

Kenneth C. Hamilton, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Milwaukee Lace Paper Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin

Application December 27, 1937, Serial No. 181,777

Claims.

This invention relates to shelf paper and the like, which usually comprises a shelf covering section adapted to be placed over the upper surface of a shelf and an edging section adapted to 5 hang over one edge of the shelf for decorative purposes. Usually, the edging section is ornamented in various ways, as by perforated designs, printing, embossing and the like.

One of the principal objects of the present 10 invention is the provision of a shelf paper in which the shelf covering section and the edging section are connected together by a line of scoring, which may either take the form of a series of perforations, an interrupted or an uninter 15 rupted line of cuts extending partially through the paper, or any other form of weakening that may be desired. This line of scoring is so disposed that, according to the present invention, it has optional functions; that is, where it is 2o desired to use the edging and shelf covering sections together, such a line of scoring or weakening defines a fold line coinciding with the edge of the shelf and materially facilitating the placing of the shelf paper in a neat and attractive 25 manner, or the line of scoring or weakening may be used as the line of separation by which one section may be detached from the other and the sections used separately with the shelf covering section on one shelf and the edging section on 30 another shelf. In this connection it is also an object of the present invention to provide a line or zone or zones of adhesive on the back side of either or both sections, particularly adjacent the line of scoring or weakening, so that 35 this adhesive may be used to secure a section or sections in place, particularly when used separately, although the present invention is not limited to this use since the adhesive on the back side of the shelf paper may be used, if de40 sired, to secure the paper in position when the shelf covering section and the edging section are used together.

Still further, another object of the present in45 vention is the provision of a shelf paper in which the edging can be made separately from the shelf covering section, whereby it is possible to make the edging section of better stock, thicker stock, or otherwise subject the section to different 5Q treatment without having to use the same kind of. stock or employ the same processing for the shelf covering section, the connection between these sections being such as to define a fold line or line of separation permitting the shelf paper 55 to be used with the shelf covering and edging (Cl. 41—10) sections connected together or as separate parts in the manner set forth above.

Still further, another object of the present invention is the provision of a line of perforations or other weakened portions between the edging ₅section and the shelf covering section, which line is of ornamental configuration permitting not only the detachment of the edging section from the shelf covering section but leaving the latter with an ornamental edge which can be folded > θ over the edge of the shelf when the shelf covering section is used alone, whereby the ornamental marginal portion of the latter might be termed an auxiliary edging section.

These and other objects and advantages of 15 this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the following detailed description of the preferred structural embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings illustrating such embodiments. ²⁰

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the upper or outer surface of a shelf paper constructed according to the principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view of the back side or under- ²⁵neath surface of the paper shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view looking toward a shelf on which the paper shown in Figures 1 and 2 is applied;

Figure 4 is a section taken along the line 4—4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a view looking toward a shelf on which the shelf covering section of the shelf paper has been separated from the edging sec- _ortion and applied to a shelf;

Figure 6 is a view taken along the line 6—6 of Figure 5;

Figures 7 and. 8 illustrate the use of the edging section separately from the shelf covering ₄₀section, Figure 8 being a section taken along the line 8—8 of Figure 7;

Figures 9 and 10 are upper and lower views of another form of shelf paper;

Figures 11 and 12 illustrate the use of the 45 paper shown in Figures 9 and 10 with the shelf covering and edging sections connected together, Figure 12 being a section taken along the line. 12—i2 of Figure 11;

Figures 13 and 14 show the use of the shelf 50 covering section separated from the edging section, Figure 14 being a section taken along the line (4—(4 of Figure 13;

' Figures 15 and 16 illustrate the use of the edging section separated from the shelf cover

2,186,352 ing section, Figure 16 being a section taken along the line 16—16 of Figure 15;

Figures 17 and 18 illustrate another form of shelf paper in which the shelf covering section 5 and the edging section are made of different materials connected together by a third, or connecting, section, Figure 18 being a section taken along the line 18—18 of Figure 17;

Figure 19 is a section similar to Figure 18 but ₁₀ illustrating a modification thereof;

Figures 20 and 21 show another form of my invention, Figure 21 being a section taken along the line 21 —21 of Figure 20;

Figures 22 and 23 illustrate a further form of , _r my invention in which the shelf covering section ° and the edging section are integral, with the edging section provided with a treated surface, Figure 23 being a section taken along the line 23—23 of Figure 22; and pg Figure 24 is a section similar to Figure 23 but showing a different application of adhesive.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1 to 8, inclusive, the shelf paper is shown in Figure 1 as extended. The shelf covering section 25 is indicated by a reference numeral I and the edging section is indicated by the reference numeral 2. Either section may be ornamented as desired. For example, the shelf covering section ί may have lines 4 printed or pressed there30 in, and the edging section 2 may have ornamentations 5, 6, 7 and 8, together with scalloped marginal portions 9. Usually it is the edging section 2 that bears all or at least a major portion of the ornamentation, since it is the edging sec35 tion which hangs over the edge of the shelf, indicated by the reference numeral 12 in Figure 4 and is in full view. In Figure 2, the reference numerals l^a and 2^a indicate shelf covering and edging sections which are somewhat less 40 ornamented than the form of shelf paper shown in Figure 1.

According to the principles of the present invention the sections I and 2 are connected together by a line of scoring 15 which preferably ₄₅ takes the form of a series of perforations extending longitudinally of the paper. Of course, other forms of weakening may be employed, such as score lines, interrupted or uninterrupted, extending partially through the paper, or any other 50 means desired. The line of perforations 15 define either a fold line or a line of separation, according to the use to which the shelf paper is applied. Referring to Figure 4, it will be seen that the line of scoring 15 facilitates holding the 55 sections I and 2 so that the section I lies smooth and neat along the upper surface of the shelf 12 while the edging section 2 hangs perpendicularly from the edge of the shelf in a neat and attractive manner, the line of scoring 15 coinciding with 60 the upper forward edge of the shelf 12.

If it is desired to use the sections I and 2 separately, they may be detached from one another by tearing along the line 15, the perforations or other form of weakening facilitating 65 separating the sections I and 2 along a line that is definitely determined and which leaves both sections I and 2 capable of independent use, and without danger of tearing or otherwise mutilating either or both of the sections at any point. In 70 Figures 5 and 6, the shelf covering section I has been used to cover a shelf 12^a without the edging section 2, and in Figures 7 and 8, the edging 2 has been applied to a shelf I2^b but without using the shelf covering section I. To this 75 end, the edging section 2 is provided with a line or zone or zones of adhesive 18 along the line of perforation 15 so that the edging section 2 may be attached to the forward edge of the shelf I2^b and retained in place by the adhesive 18. The adhesive 18 may be a continuous line of ₅glue, paste or the like, or it may consist of a series or line of spots of adhesive, as illustrated.

In Figures 1 to 8 I have shown the fold or separation line of scoring 15 as a straight line, coinciding exactly with the upper edge of the shelf. ₁₀This line need not be straight, however, but may itself embody certain decorative features, such as being in the form of scallops or the like, as is illustrated in the form of the invention shown in Figures 9 to 16. Referring now to these features ₁₅the shelf paper shown in Figures 9 and 10 embodies a shelf covering portion 20 and an edging section 21 connected together by a series of arcuate perforations 22 in closely spaced relation. Ornamentations 25,26,27,28and29maybe applied ₂q to the sections 20 and 21, and the lower margin of the latter may have scallops 30. Adhesive 32 is applied to the back side of the edging section 21 adjacent the line of arcuate perforations 22.

The shelf paper shown in Figures 9 and 10 ₂₅may be used with the sections 20 and 21 connected together, in which case the line of perforations 22 serve to define a fold line permitting the section 20 to overlie the upper surface of the shelf 33 to which the paper is applied, and when 30 the perforated line 22 coincides with the upper forward edge of the shelf, the edging section 21 hangs downwardly over the edge of the shelf in a neat and attractive manner, as best shown in Figures 11 and 12. 35

The sections 20 and 21 may be separated along the line of perforations 22 to permit the use of the shelf covering portion 20 separately from the edging section 21, as illustrated in Figures 13 and 14. One advantage of the construction shown in these figures is that when the edging section 21 is separated from the shelf covering section 20, the forward or exposed margin of the shelf covering section 20 presents a number of attractively appearing scallops 22^a (Figure 13) ₄₅or other configuration, depending upon the form of the perforations 22. If desired, adhesive may be applied to the back side of certain or all of the scallops 22^.

Figures 15 and 16 illustrate the use of the edg- ₅₀ing section 21 separate from the shelf covering section 20, the glue spots 32 being used to secure the upper edge of the edging section 21 in place on the edge of the shelf 33^b. It will be observed that by virtue of the formation of the perfora- 55 tions 22, when the edging section 21 is used separately and applied to the forward edge of the shelf, the upper as well as the lower margin of the edging section 21 presents a decorative appearance which, moreover, is complementary θο with respect to the appearance of the exposed edge of the shelf covering section 20 when the latter is used separately from the edging section 21.

In the forms of the invention described above, 65 the shelf covering section and the edging section are integral portions connected together by a line of scoring in the form of perforations or other weakened sections. In Figures 17 to 24, I have shown forms of my invention in which the edg- 70 ing sections are of stock that is different, preferably heavier, than the stock from which the shelf covering sections are made. Since it is only the edging section that, as a rule, hangs over the edge of the shelf and is exposed to view, it is 75

2,166,362 desirable to form the edging section of better and more highly ornamented paper or other material than the shelf covering section which is rarely exposed to· view. Therefore, according to the present invention as set forth in Figures 17 to 24, the relatively heavier edging section and the shelf covering section formed of more inexpensive stock are connected together by a strip of paper or other material that is provided with a line of scoring, such as perforations, weakened sections or the like, which forms a connecting element between the two sections permitting the more highly ornamented edging section to be exposed to view but without requiring that any of the relatively expensive edging stock be folded back unnecessarily over the shelf. This connecting portion, in a manner similar to· the integral shelf paper described above, provides a fold line, where the sections are to be used together, and a line of separation where the edging section is to be separated from the shelf covering section.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 17 to 19, inclusive, the reference numeral 50 indicates a shelf covering section and the reference numeral 51 indicates an edging section. In Figures 18 and 19, the thickness of these sections have, of course, been exaggerated in order to illustrate that the edging section 51 is heavier, stiffer, or otherwise more expensive than the shelf covering section 53. The connecting strip adhesively secured to· the sections 50 and 51 is indicated as 54 and is provided with lines or zones 55 and 5E of adhesive by which the strip 54 is secured to the sections 50 and 51. The line of scoring, such as perforation or the like, is indicated at 57, and the adhesive 56 on the back side of the connecting strip 54 may be extended, as at 58, to provide for separately securing the edging section 51 to the edge of a shelf after it is detached from the shelf covering section 50. If desired, and as illustrated in Figure 19, the adhesive 55 may be extended rearwardly, as at 59, to provide for turning over the shelf covering section 50 and securing it to the upper surface of the shelf along the edge.

Figures 20 and 21 illustrate a form of construction similar to Figures 17 to 19. In Figures 20 and 21 the shelf covering section 50 and the edging section 5 ! are connected together by a connecting strip 62 having a line of scoring 63 and provided with adhesive portions 64 and 65 on its upper surface by which the strip 62 is secured to the under side of the shelf covering and edging sections 5(1 and 51, respectively. If desired, lines or zones of adhesive 67 and 68 may be placed on the lower side of the strip 62 to provide for fastening the sections 50 and 51 to shelves indedependently of one another after the sections are perforated along the score line 63. If the sections are not to be separated, the score line 63 defines a fold line, as in the forms described above.

Figures 22 and 23 illustrate another form of the present invention in which the shelf covering section 70 and the edging section 71 are integral, being made of the same stock, but the edging section 71 is provided with a lacquered, enameled, or otherwise treated surface 72 for stiffening or ornamenting the edging section 71. The sections 79 and 71 are connected by a line or scoring 73 which provides a fold line or a line of separation, according to the manner in which the shelf paper is to be used. Adhesive 75, preferably in the form of a line of spots or zones, is provided on the back side of the edging section 71 adjacent the line of scoring 73.

Figure 24 is similar to Figure 23 except that, instead of spots of adhesive 75, an adhesive strip 78 is secured to the under side of the shelf paper ₅along the line of scoring 73 and, if desired, the adhesive strip 78 may also be provided with a line of scoring. The adhesive 78 may be used to secure the sections 70 and 71 to the shelf, both when they are used together with the line 73 serving ₁₀as a fold line and also when the sections 70 and 71 are used separately.

In Figures 23 and 24 it will be noted that I have illustrated the lacquered or otherwise treated edging section as having a separate layer 72. ₁₅It will be understood that this is principally for illustration, inasmuch as certain treatments of the edging section to render the same ornamental, stiffer than the shelf covering section, or for other purposes, need not necessarily take the ₂o form of a separate layer. For example, the material treating the edging sections may be in the form of an impregnating substance extending at least partially throughout the fibers of the edging section without displaying a definite sep- ₂₅arate layer of material, such as Figures 23 and 24 might seem to imply.

While I have shown and described above the preferred means in which the principles of my invention have been embodied, it is to be under- ₃θ stood that my. invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described, but that, in fact, widely different means may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of my invention. ₃g