An Improved Needle for use in Making Cloth Hearth-rugs.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 3rd May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Needle for use in Making Cloth Hearth-rugs.
I, JOHN BROWN of 22 Henry Street Peterboro Mechanic do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
This invention consists in a needle formed with a handle at one end and is about
seven and a half inches in length, it tapers to a fine point at the end opposite to the
handle, and some distance from this point it is notched back to allow a pivoted or
hinged portion, to rest in. This portion is pivotted on to the needle proper and I call it
a back threader. The end nearest to handle is high above the needle and when this
end is pressed down the front end is forced up.
I use my improved needle as follows. The needle is passed through the packing or
ground work on which the cloth is to be made fast and by pressing the hinder portion
of the back threader, the needle divides and the end of the cloth is drawn back by
closing the division and drawing back the needle.
I propose to make my improved needle in malleable cast iron.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions or to the precise
form or placement of the parts thereof.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Needle for use in Making Oloth Hearth-rugs.
I JOHN BROWN of 22 Henry Street, Peterborough, Mechanic, 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 in a needle formed with a handle at one end and is about
seven and a half inches in length. It tapers to a fine point at the end opposite to the
handle. At some distance from the point the needle is notched back to allow a
pivotted or hinged arm to work thereon, one end of this arm extends towards the
handle and is considerably higher up than the handle so that it can be pressed
down by the thumb in manner hereinafter to be described. The other end of the
pivotted aru tapers down and fits into the notch in the needle. The underside
of this latter end of the pivotted arm, and the upper side of the needle are
provided with a cogged or serrated surface to each, so that the teeth of the arm
engage with those of the needle, the object of this being to ensure a tight grip
or hold on the material worked with. Underneath the pivotted arm towards the
handle a simple spring or other suitable mechanism is placed to retain the arm
in a closed position, that is the point end firmly pressed down on to the needle;
the spring not being too strong to allow the thumb of the person using the needle
to press down the handle end of the pivotted arm and thereby raise or elevate
the point end of the same.
For the fuller. explanation of this Invention the accompanying drawings are
appended, in which Figure 1 represents the needle in its normal closed state, and
Figure 2 shews the needle with the pivotted arm opened by the action of the
thumb. A is the handle, which may be made of wood or any other suitable
material. B is the needle proper, ( is the pivotted arm (working on the pivot
marked c) which I also call a back threader. D indicates the toothed or serrated
surfaces above-mentioned, and E is the spring controlling the arm.

page_text: I use my improved needle as follows:-
The point of the needle is passed through the packing or ground work on which
the the cloth is to be made, fast, then by depressing with the thumb the handle
end of the pivotted, arm or back-threader the point end is opened as shewn in
Figure 2, the end of the cloth is then placed between the teeth D and the arm
released by the action of the spring E the toothed or serrated surfaces close
tightly on the piece of cloth, and the needle is drawn back to the position in
which it is desired to place the piece of cloth; when the cloth is released by again
opening the pivotted arm, and the needle is entirely withdrawn, leaving the piece
of cloth in the desired position. I propose to make my improved needle of
malleable cast iron, or other suitable material.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions, or to the precise
form or placement of the parts thereof.
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. In an improved needle for use in making cloth hearth rugs a handle, pivotted
arm, and spring all substantially as herein set forth, and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In the improved needle as described the cogged, toothed or serrated surfaces
engaging with one another near the point of the said needle, for the purpose of
ensuring a firm hold on the material operated on, all as described in the foregoing
specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
1 1000
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.