An Improved Means of Securing Knitting-pins and Goods of a similar kind in Sets, for Purposes of either Sale or Use, or for Affixing in Cases.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application. 15th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar.. 1897-Accepted, 8th May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means of Securing Knitting-pins and Goods of a
similar kind in Sets, for Purposes of either Sale or Use, or for
Affixing in Cases.
I, WILLIAM COOK, of Springfield Works, Crabbs Cross, near Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, Mechanical Steel Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
By this my invention I provide a means of holding knitting-pins, or other similar
goods, together in sets, in such a manner that the knitting pins (or similar goods)
shall not separate from each other or fall out, yet they can be readily withdrawn for
use. Sets thus secured can also be readily used for furnishing cases; and I perform
my invention in the following manner.
For a set of knitting-pins, four in number, and say, six inches in length, I take a
piece of elastic metal wire of about No. 23 guage, and somewhat more than three
inches in length. The ends of this piece of wire I bend over so as to form each into a
nearly complete ring or circle, and I prefer in doing this to start the rings from
opposite sides of the wire respectively. These nearly complete rings I then turn
upwards so that they shall stand at right angles to the length or body of the wire
between them, and shall be directly opposite to each other. And the inner diameter
of these nearly complete rings or circles is such that a set of knitting-pins, being
passed through them.shall open them slightly, and then the rings by their elastic
tendency to close again, hold the goods firmly enough to prevent their slipping or
falling out, though they can be readily withdrawn from within the rings for use, or
be re-inserted when not required for this.
And the elasticity of the nearly complete rings, I gain by the wire forming them
not being united to the length or body of the wire, by soldering or other process.
This nearly circular form of the rings I adopt when it is intended that the set of
knitting-pins, or other similar goods, passed through them, shall be clustered after the
manner of the Roman fasces.
When, however, it is preferred that the knitting pins instead of being clustered,
shall be displayed in flat, so that all the goods may be seen at a glance, I change the
form of the ends of the wire from that of a nearly complete circle into one which
may be described as a nearly complete oblong. The oblong form being of just the
proper size to admit of the knitting-pins being passed through them four abreast;
and held therein side by side under the elastic pressure of the oblong forms, which
have the same action as have the rings above described.
Or in place of using metal wire, I may obtain the same result by stamping out
of any sheet metal possessing sufficient elasticity, a form having arms at its opposite
ends capable of being bent to right or left into nearly complete rings or oblongs
as the case may be, and this material affords a better space for decoration should
ornament be desired.
And though it is not essential that the nearly complete rings or the oblongs
should be bent from opposite sides of the wire or of the sheet metal form, I prefer
this arrangement since by it I obtain a more equalised pressure upon the knitting-pins.
And in carrying out my invention I use no tools or processes which are not
commonly known to workers in metal goods.

page_text: And whichsoever means I adopt of performing my invention, the application of
it is the same. Taking a set of knitting-pins, or goods of a similar kind, I pass
them through the respective rings or oblongs as the case may be, and these being
slightly forced open by the passage of the set of goods up to the extent to which
it is intended they should go, immediately close upon and hold these last firmly,
and yet easily in position. The sets of goods are then more readily packed or
papered for sale than they would be if loose, while supposing a number of sets
have to be affixed in any ordinary case, the wire or the metal bar which extends
between the respective rings or oblongs, affords facilities for so doing.
Dated 13th day of July 1896.
WILLIAM COOK.
An Improved Means for Securing Knitting-pins and Goods of a
similar kind in Sets, for Purposes of either Sale or Use, or for
Affixing in Cases.
I, WILLIAM COOK, of Springfield Works, Crabbs Cross, near Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, Mechanical Steel Tool Maker, 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:-
By this my invention 1 provide a means of holding knitting-pins or other similar
goods, together in sets, in such a manner that the knitting pins (or similar goods)
shall not separate from each other, or fall out, yet they can be readily withdrawn
for use. Sets thus secured can also be readily used for furnishing cases; and I
perform my invention in the following manner.
For a set of knitting-pins, four in number, and say, six inches in length, I take
a piece of elastic metal wire of about No. 23 guage, and somewhat more than
three inches in length. The ends of this piece of wire I bend over so as to form
each end into a nearly complete ring or circle, and I prefer in doing this to start
the rings from opposite sides of the wire respectively. These nearly complete rings
I then turn upwards so that they shall stand at right angles to the length or body
of the wire between them, and be directly opposite to each other. And the inner
diameter of these nearly complete rings or circles is such that a set of knitting-
pins, being passed through them, shall open them slightly, and then the rings by
their elastic tendency to close again, hold the goods firmly enough to prevent their
slipping or falling out, though they can be readily withdrawn from within the rings
for use, or be re-inserted when not required for this. The article thus made may
now be termed a "clip."
And the elasticity of the nearly complete rings, I gain by the wire forming
them, not being united at its ends to the length or body of the wire, by soldering
or other process.
This nearly circular form of the rings I adopt when it is intended that the set of
knitting-pins, or other similar goods, passed through them, shall be clustered after the
manner of the Roman fasces. And in the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. represents
a perspective view of this form of the "clip" as made in accordance with my invention,
the two rings being denoted by A and B respectively, whilst the flattened part C of
the body of the wire connecting them, produced by an ordinary stamping operation,
is intended to carry a numeral designating the size of the goods contained within the
clip, or it may carry any other suitable numeral or word.
When, however, it is preferred that the knitting-pins instead of being clustered,
shall be displayed in flat so that all the goods may be seen at a glance, I change the

page_text: form of the ends of the wire from that of a nearly complete circle into one which may
be described as a nearly complete oblong, the oblong form being of just the proper
size to admit of the knitting-pins being passed through them four abreast, and held
therein side by side under the elastic pressure of the oblong forms which have the
same action as have the nearly complete rings above described.
This form of the clip will be well understood by referring to perspective drawing
Fig. 2 wherein the parts having the same action and serving the same purpose as.
stated in the description of Fig. 1, are denoted under the same letters of reference.
Or, in place of using metal wire I may obtain the same result by stamping out of
any sheet metal possessing sufficient elasticity, a form having arms at its opposite ends
capable of being bent to right or left into nearly complete rings or oblongs as the
case may be, and this material affords a better space for decoration should ornament
be desired.
And though it is not essential that the nearly complete rings, or oblongs, should be
bent from opposite sides of the wire, or of the sheet metal form, I prefer this.
arrangement since by it I obtain a more equalised pressure upon the knitting-pins.
And in carrying out my invention I use no tools or processes which are not commonly
known to workers in metal goods.
And whichsoever means of performing my invention 1 adopt, the application of the
article produced is the same. Taking a set of knitting-pins, or goods of a similar
kind, I pass them through the respective rings or oblongs as the case may be, and
these being slightly forced open by the passage of the set of goods up to the extent in
which it is intended that they should go, immediately close upon them and hold them
firmly, yet easily in position.
The sets of goods are then more readily packed or papered for sale than they would
be if loose, while supposing a number of sets have to be affixed in any ordinary case,.
the wire or the metal bar which extends between the respective rings or oblongs,
affords facilities for so doing, by simply passing over the wire, or plate metal bar, in.
suitable places a little metal staple the ends of which are inserted in the body of the
case, or I may use any other ordinary and well-known means of obtaining the same
end, as for instance by sewing.
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 :
The above described method of securing knitting-pins and goods of a similar kind
in sets for the purposes of either sale or use, or for affixing in cases, by means of a
piece of metal wire or of plate metal bent at each end into nearly complete rings or
oblongs substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth in this my Complete
Specification.
WILLIAM COOK.