Improvements in Holders or Receptacles for Holding Balls of Twine, String, or the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1893-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders or Receptacles for Holding Balls of Twine,
String, or the like.
We, JOHN FOSTER, CORNELIUS RIMMINGTON and ROBERT WILLIAM FOSTER
trading as "Moss Rimmington & Co." of Selby in the County of York, Twine and
Mustard Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to holders or receptacles-such as are usually suspended
overhead for holding balls (or the like) of string twine et cetera for the purpose of
readily enabling such string twine et cetera to be drawn off as required for use in
tying up parcels or for other purposes and uses in shops or other places, and the
main object of this invention is more especially to facilitate the ready and regular
unwinding of the string as same is required for use without entanglement or
disarrangement.
For this purpose we use a holder or receptacle (for the ball of string twine etc.)
somewhat of the form of an ordinary bucket or vase or other suitable shape or
form either regular or irregular in contour and having either a fixed or hinged
handle crossbar or the like at or across the top of same and in this handle cross-
bar or suspending device we form or mount an eye of suitable size through which
the loose end of the string is threaded and then passed to the counter or other
place where the string is to be used and this eye serves the double purpose of a
guide for the string and a check or brake to prevent the string running out more
than required, as well as means for suspending the holder or receptacle.
The ball of string etc. lies loosely in the bottom of the bucket or other shaped
receptacle while the loose end of the string etc. passes up through the aforesaid eye
and therefore as the string is drawn off for use the drawing off strain upon the ball
of string etc. comes from above and thus the ball of string etc. freely unwinds itself
and cannot become entangled or otherwise disarranged as frequently happens with
the holders at present in use.
To assist the free running of the string etc. through the said guiding eye-the
latter may or may not be provided with a light and loosely running roller of
concave or other form.
The aforesaid eye or loop in the handle etc. may be formed therein or attached
thereto in any suitable manner and may be either of a circular or other shape
(forming either a complete or partial enclosure) suitable for the purpose provided
it serves to allow the string to freely pass through same without being able to
escape therefrom.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
10 Improvements in Holders or Receptacles for Holding Balls of Twine,
String, or the like.
We, JOHN FOSTER, CORNELIUS RIMMINGTON and ROBERT WILLIAM FOSTER
trading as "Moss, Rimmington & Coy." of Selby in the County of York, Twine and
Mustard Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to holders or receptacles-such as are usually suspended
overhead for holding balls (or the like) of string twine et cetera for the purpose of
readily enabling such string twine &c. to be drawn off as required for use in tying
up parcels or for other purposes and uses in shops or other places, and the main
object of this invention is more especially to facilitate the ready and regular
unwinding of the string as same is required for use without entanglement or
disarrangement.
For this purpose we use a holder or receptacle Fig. A (for the ball of string
twine &c.) somewhat of the form of an ordinary bucket or vase or other suitable
shape or form either regular or irregular in contour, and having either a fixed or
hinged handle crossbar or the like at or across the top of same and in this handle
crossbar or suspending device we form or mount an eye of suitable size through
which the loose end of the string is threaded and then passed to the counter or
other place where the string is to be used and this eye serves the double purpose
of a guide for the string and a check or brake to prevent the string running
more than required, as well as means for suspending the holder or
receptacle (Fig. B')."
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The ball of string &c. lies loosely in the bottom of the bucket or other shaped
receptacle while the loose end of the string &c. passes up through the aforesaid
eye and therefore as the string is drawn off for use the drawing off strain upon the
ball of string &c. comes from above and thus the ball of string &c. freely unwinds
itself and cannot become entangled or otherwise disarranged as frequently happens
with the holders at present in use (Fig. B2).
To assist the free running of the string &c. through the said guiding eye-the
latter may or may not be provided with a light and loosely running roller of
concave or other form (Fig. C).
The aforesaid eye or loop in the handle &c. may be formed therein or attached
thereto in any suitable mauner and may be either of a circular or other shape
(forming either a complete or. partial enclosure) suitable for the purpose provided
it serves to allow the string to freely pass through same without being able to
escape therefrom (Fig. D).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
An eye or loop in the handle, crossbar or other suspending device (with or
without running roller attached) to act both as a suspender of the twine holder
and also as a guide for, and brake on the twine as it passes through-as above
described.
Dated this 20th day of June 1893.
JOHN FOSTER.
CORNELIUS RIMMINGTON.
ROBERT WILLIAM FOSTER.