Year: 1898

page_text: 1, AMY SMITH, of 229, High Holborn, London, Manageress of an Hotel, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My invention relates to improvements in bodkins, whereby they are constructed
more simply, and work may be done by them with greater rapidity and facility-
than with the ordinary bodkin, and without catching in the work traversed.
In order to carry my invention into effect, I construct the bodkin in one piece
of steel or other suitable, metal, such as a length of wire, whether of round,
square, flattened, or other section, bent in manner following: At a short distance
from its centre, the length of wire is bent so that the two ends run closely
together, parallel to one another, and the part thus bent forms the bottom of the
bodkin; the two ends are at some distance from the bottom again bent preferably
at right angles to the first bend, so that they may again run closely together and
be parallel. The length of wire being thus first bent not at its centre but at a
distance from it, one of the ends consequently extends beyond the other; the
longer end is sharpened, and both ends are preferably inclined inwards at their
points.
In order to thread the bodkin, with tape. or other material, the sharpened end
is passed through the tape or other material, which is then slipped to the bottom
end of the bodkin. The bodkin is made to traverse the work by pushing it
through in the ordinary way, top end first. Should it be required to remove the
bodkin at any part of the work traversed, it can be readily done by forcing the
sharpened end through, and detaching the bodkin, leaving the tape behind in the
work traversed.
1, AMY SMITH, of 229, High Holborn, London, Manageress of an Hotel, 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:.
My invention relates to improvements in bodkins, whereby they are constructed
more simply, and work may be done by them with greater facility, and

page_text: rapidity than with the ordinary bodkin, and without catching in the work
traversed.
My invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
In order to carry my invention into effect, I construct the bodkin of one piece
of steel or other suitable metal, such as a length of wire, as shewn in the drawing,
whether of round, square, flattened, or other section, bent in manner following:
At a short distance from its centre the length of wire is bent, as shewn at b in
the drawing, so that the two ends c and d run closely together, parallel to one
another, and the part b thus bent forms the bottom of the bodkin; the two ends
are at some distance from the bottom b again bent, preferably at right angles
to the first bend, so that they may again run closely together and be parallel.
The length of wire being thus first beat at not at its centre, but at a distance
from it, one of the ends c consequently extends beyond the other, the longer
end c is sharpened to a point 2, and both ends c and d are preferably inclined
inwards at their points.
In order to thread the bodkin with tape or other material, the sharpened
point p of the longer end c is passed through the tape or other material, which
is then slipped to the bottom end of the bodkin. The bodkin is made to
traverse the work by pushing it through in the ordinary way top end t first.
Should it be required to remove the bodkin at any part of the work traversed,
it can be readily done by forcing the sharpened point of the end c through,
and detaching the bodkin, leaving the tape behind in the work traversed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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The construction for the objects specified, of a bodkin of one piece of metal,
such as a length of wire, bent in manner substantially as described and set forth
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this Third day of Wahnua 1000