A New or Improved Holder or Standard for Rolls, Bobbins, or Spools of Twine or String.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th June 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Holder or Standard for Rolls, Bobbins, or
Spools of Twine or String.
1. HENRY KAYE of Clayton West, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Twine
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers more particularly to those bobbins or spools of twine or
string which are built up in the form of parallel or conical rolls or cheeses, the
twine or string being cross wound upon hollow paper tubes or the like, and the
object of my improvements is to provide a holder or standard for supporting or
suspending the same in such manner that lengths of twine can be unwound
therefrom without becoming entangled or knotted and without causing collapse of
the bobbin or roll.
For the purpose of my invention 1 employ a foot or base plate or stand composed
of metal or other suitable material and formed on or secured to said foot plate, in a
central position, is a stud or pin of about the same length as the bobbin tube.
The said tube having the twine wound thereon, is placed onto the aforesaid pin or
stud and forced down thereon until its lower end enters an annular groove or recess,
formed in the foot plate to receive it, and thus brings the roll of twine close up
against the said plate so that no space is left for the twine to get into when being
unwound from the bobbin. The upper end of the stud or pin is tapped or provided
with a screw thread or spiral or cam groove by which a knob or head piece can be
easily and quickly made secure thereto or removed from same, said knob or 'head
piece making the bobbin or roll secure on the holder and enabling the twine to be
drawn off from the upper end through a suitable guide eye without being knotted
or entangled. The guide eye is made moveable either horizontally or vertically
to admit of the removal of empty tubes and the insertion of full bobbins or
rolls.
Instead of the bobbin or roll being fast on a fixed stud or pin, I may secure it
on a short shaft journalled in bearings in the holder or suspender.
In this case a loose plate or cap is passed onto the said shaft at each end of the
twine roll or bobbin against which they are held in contact by means of a suitable
thumb screw or equivalent device. A recess or socket is provided in one or both
plates
or caps to receive the projecting end or ends of the paper tube and permit
the said plates to lie close against the ends of the roll or bobbin to prevent the
twine slipping over said ends. As a further protection the plates or caps may be
flanged and suitably rounded at the edges. When the bobbin or roll is rotated by
the unwinding of the twine therefrom, as in the construction of holder last described,
I may provide a spring or springs whose tension on the shaft will resist independent
motion or over running of the bobbin or roll.
The holder above set forth may be made ornamental and open so as to expose
the bobbin or roll of twine; or, it may be enclosed in any ordinary form of twine
box, or in a suitable casing or shell, which, if desired, can form part of the holder
itself.
Dated this 26th day of September 1905.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Agents for Applicant.

page_text: A New or Improved Holder or Standard for Rolls, Bobbins, or
Spools of Twine or String.
1, HENRY KAYE, of Clayton West, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Twine
Manufacturer, 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 refers more particularly to those bobbins or spools of twine,
string or thread, which are built up in the form of parallel or conical rolls or
cheeses, the twine or string being cross wound upon hollow paper tubes or the like.
. The object of my improvements is to provide a holder or standard for supporting
or suspending these rolls in such manner that lengths of twine can be unwound
therefrom without becoming entangled or knotted, and without causing collapse of
the bobbin or roll.
For the purpose of my invention I employ a foot or base plate or stand composed
of metal or other suitable material, and formed on or secured to said foot plate in
a central position is a stud or pin of about the same length as the bobbin tube.
The said tube, baving the twine wound thereon, is placed on the aforesaid pin or
stud and pushed down over same until its lower end enters an annular recess or
groove formed in the foot plate to receive it, and thus brings the roll of twine
close up against the said plate so that no space is left for the twine to get into
when being unwound. The upper end of the stud is tapped or provided with
a screw thread or spiral or cam groove by which a kuob or head piece can be
easily and quickly made secure thereto and removed from same, said knob making
the bobbin or roll secure on the holder and enabling the twine to be drawn off
from the upper end through a guide eye without being knotted or entangled.
Instead of the roll being fast on a fixed stud 1 may secure it on a short shaft or
spindle on which it can rotate, the paper tube at one or both ends entering recesses
in a plate or plates between which the roll is secured.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, reference is herein
had to the annexed sheets of drawings forming a part of this specification, in
which :-
Fig. 1 is vertical section of a holder or standard for rolls or flangeless bobbins
or spools of twine, string or thread constructed according to my invention; and
Fig. 2 is elevation of same.
Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical and longitudinal sections of modified constructions of
twine or thread holders embodying my improvements.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Referring firstly to Figs. 1 and 2, letter A represents a foot or base plate or
stand composed of metal, wood or other suitable material, to which said stand, in a
central position, is secured a hollow spindle or stud B, or said stud may be made
integral with the stand A. C represents the flangeless bobbin or spool for which
my improved holder is more particularly intended, the twine or thread being
cross wound upon a paper tube D and built up in a parallel, or it may be conical
roll or cheese somewhat as illustrated in Fig. 2. The tube D with the twine
wound thereon, is adapted to pass freely over the stud or spindle B, its lower end
.entering a socket or annular recess a in the stand A which brings the end of the
roll into abutment with the stand and leaves no space or opening between them
into which the twine can enter and become fast when being unwound from the roll.
The roll is rigidly secured on the holder by a knob or nut E which is screwed into
or on to the end of the spindle B and engages with the upper end of the paper
tube D as shewn.
As the roll is stationary, the twine must be drawn off from the upper end of the

page_text: roll, and therefore I provide an eyelet F¹ formed on the end of a rod F which is
supported in a hollow tube G and held in position with the eyelet directly over
the centre of the roll by a pin b on said rod entering and engaging with a slot or
opening c formed in the end of the tube G.
To remove the empty tubes and replace full rolls on the hollow spindle B, the
rod F is first raised until the pin is clear of the slot c, then it is swung round out
of the way, as shewn in dotted line in Fig. 2, being supported by the engagement
of pin with the end of tube G, and subsequently the nut or knob E is unscrewed
from the spindle B, when the empty tube can be withdrawn and a full one placed
on the holder.
In Fig. 3 the construction of the holder is modified to enable the roll to rotate
with the pull of the twine when unwinding. In this case a plate B₁ recessed on its
underside to fit loosely over a corresponding raised circular ring A' formed on the
stand A, and provided on the opposite sile with an annular socket or recess a to
receive the end of the paper tube D, is employed, to which is secured, or made
integral therewith, the hollow stud or spindle B on which the roll C is placed and
secured by nut or knob E, as described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. To the
stand A is secured a spindle or short shaft H having a flange H' thereon which
rests preferably in a socket in the face of the stand and upon which the plate B¹
is adapted to rotate. The plate B, hollow stud or spindle B and the roll C will
rotate together on the spindle H by the pull of the twine when being unwound
from the roll, and the twine can therefore be unwound from any position of the
roll instead of from the upper end only, as is the case where the roll is rigidly held
on the holder as in Figs. 1 and 2.
A flat spring d may be employed to bear against the plate B', or the roll, to
prevent overrunning of the roll.
Instead of being constructed to hold the rolls of twine vertically, I may construct
my improved holder as shewn in Fig. 4 so that the rolls may be supported
horizontally.
For this purpose I employ two plates or caps B1, B2, one for each end of the
roll of twine, the plate B' being secured to, or made integral with, one end of the
hollow spindle or stud B and the plate B' placed loosely on the opposite en 1 and
held thereou by the nut E, or said plate may take the place of a nut and be screwed
into or on to the end of the spinille B. A shaft His passed through the hollow
spindle B and may be journaled at each end in bearings in a box or casing, or
suspended by any suitable form and construction of suspender or bracket I as
shewn.
The plate B' and nut E being removed, the paper tube D with the twine wound
thereon is passed over the spindle B and made secure as previously described, the
ends of said paper tube D entering the annular recesses or sockets a, a' in the
plates B1, B2, so that each end of the roll abuts against the said plates and leaves
no space or opening in which the twine can be caught or entangled.
To prevent over running of the roll and holder when unwinding the twine
therefrom, I may employ a device somewhat as indicated at e in Fig. 4, acted upon
by coiled springs f which cause said device or brake to press against the roll as it
decreases in diameter from full to empty tube, or a flat spring or springs acting
upon one or both plates B1, B2, may be employed instead of said device.
Holders for rolls or flangeless bobbins or spools of twine, string or thread
constructed as above set forth, may be made ornamental to stand on a counter or
table, or to be suspended from any support, or they may be enclosed in a suitable
box or casing which, if desired, may form part of the holder itself. The holders
can be made any size to suit the size of rolls or spools to be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A holder or standard for flangeless cross wound bobbins or rolls of twine, string

page_text: or thread, arranged constructed and operating in the manner and for the purposes
substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 25th day of June 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Patent Agents.