1mprovements in Shields or Protectors for Knitting Needles and like Appliances.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
1mprovements in Shields or Protectors for Knitting Needles and
like Appliances.
I, JOSEPH BELLAMY HOSKINS, of 45 Longmore Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Dairyman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in shields or protectors for knitting
needles and like appliances my object being to provide simple and convenient
means for encasing the ends of knitting needles or like appliances when not in use,
and for securing the work attached thereto.
In the application of my invention to the production of shields or protectors for
ordinary knitting needles, I preferably employ a piece of elastic band of a length
which is less than the length of the needles.
At each end of the elastic band I attach a metallic or other suitable cap or
cover for enclosing or encasing the ends of the needles when not in use, and thus
to prevent injury from the sharp points. At or about the centre of the band I
fix a clip or fastening for attachment to the knitted or like work upon the needles
thus securing the protectors against loss.
When the two caps are placed upon the ends of the needles the elasticity of the
band retains them in position; the sharp points are thus effectually encased and
the knitted or like work prevented from slipping off the needles.
The ortion of completed work when wound upon the needles for convenience in
carrying, is secured by means of the pressure set up by the stretched elastic band,
and by the central clip hereinbefore described.
I modify the form of my improved protectors and the method of producing the
same to suit varying requirements without departing from the essential features of
my invention.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1905
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Shields or Protectors for Knitting Needles and
like Appliances.
I, JOSEPH BELLAMY HOSKINS, of 45 Longmore Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Dairyman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists of improvements in shields or protectors for knitting
needles and like appliances, my object being to provide simple and convenient
means for encasing the ends of knitting needles or like appliances when not in use,
and for securing the work attached thereto.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings
Figure is an elevation of one form of my invention. Figure 2 is a modification
of the same.
Figure 3 is a general view showing it attached to the needles and to the
work.
In the application of my invention to the production of shields or protectors
for ordinary knitting needles, I preferably employ a piece of elastic band or
elastic strip of material of a length which is less than the length of the
needles.
At each end of the elastic band A I attach a metallic or other suitable cap or
cover B B¹ for enclosing or encasing the ends of the needles C when not in use,
and thus to prevent injury from the sharp points. At or about the centre of the
band I fix a clip or fastening D for attachment to the knitted or like work E upon
the needles thus securing the protectors against loss.
When the two caps B B₁ are placed upon the ends of the needles C the
elasticity of the band A retains them in position; the sharp points are thus
effectually encased and the knitted or like work prevented from slipping off the
needles.
The portion of completed work E when wound upon the needles for convenience
in carrying is secured by means of the pressure set up by the stretched elastic
band A, and by the central clip D hereinbefore described.
I modify the form of my improved protectors and the method of producing the
same to suit varying requirements without departing from the essential features of
my invention. I ornament the elastic band by means of rosettes F or other
covering strips G, and I may make a pin cushion or pad for the insertion of
ordinary pins at any part of my band. I make my caps or protectors B B¹ of
bone, metal wood, papier-maché, or other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvements in shields or protectors for knitting needles and the like
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of an elastic material band or strip with two caps or
protectors for receiving the ends of knitting or the like needles substantially as
hereinbefore described.
3. The combination of an clastic strip or band having a cap or caps attached at
each end for protecting and holding the needles, and having also a clip or
fastening upon or in connection with the strip or band for securing the work,
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 4th day of July 1896
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.