Improved Construction or Arrangement of Revolving Case with Drawers for Exhibiting Reels of Cottons, Thread, Silk, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1989
Complete Specification Left, 25th July, 1889-Accepted, 21st Sept.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction or Arrangement of Revolving Case with
Drawers for Exhibiting Reels of Cottons, Thread, Silk, and the
like.
I, JOHN WILLIAMS, Haberdashery Buyer to Messrs. Pawson & Co. Limited,
St. Paul's Churchyard, City of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to a novel construction or arrangement of case, in which
reels of cottons, thread, silk, wool, or the like can be placed and retained in classified
order and yet be visible, the upper part of the case being so made that it may revolve
for exposing reels of different colours or qualities to the examiner, the lower part of
the case being provided with drawers of the full width of the case, or in nest like
arrangement according to the capacity of the drawers and the sizes of the reels the
drawers are intended to hold.
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For the purpose of this invention, I make a four, six, eight, or other many sided
drum with ribs or fillets for the reception of trays which can be slid in from either
end or hinged, so that they may be folded from any convenient part. The trays have
preferably curved hollows in the base for the reception of the reel ends or the trays
may have grooves arranged longitudinally or otherwise for the reception of
the reels.
The sides of the trays may be grooved for the reception of sheets of glass which
can be drawn out with the trays before being slid when the reels have to be moved,
or the glass may fit grooves in the beads or fillets of the casing, so that when the
trays are pushed into their places the glass enables the reels to be seen, at the same
time keeping them free from dust.
The ends of the many sided drum or casing have pivot pins which can be set in
sockets of standards or side frames, so that when the drum is rotated, tlie desired
quality, or colour of the material required, can be freely inspected without the reels
being handled.
The lower part of the casing in which the drum is supported, is provided with
drawers, in which coarser or other kinds of reels of cotton, thread, silk, wool, or
the like can be retained and said drawers, whether of the full width of the frame, or
in sections, may have glass, so that they can when drawn out be exposed during, say,
the daytime to enable the qualities or colours to be inspected and be shut in at night,
or in lieu of drawers, trays may be slid in and out in a similar manner or be
removable, as desired.
By this invention, many qualities and colours and shades of colour of cotton,
thread, silk, wool and other on reels would be open for inspection to a purchaser and
the trays would vary in depth according to the diameter of the reels, whether said
reels be arranged horizontally lengthwise of the drum or vertically with the drums
section.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said J. Williams.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction or Arrangement of Revolving Case with
Drawers for Exhibiting Reels of Cottons, Thread, Silk, and the
like.
I, JOHN WILLIAMS, Haberdashery Buyer to Messrs. Pawson & Co. Limited,
St. Paul's Churchyard, City of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
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page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a novel construction or arrangement of case in which reels
of cottons, thread, silk, wool, or the like can be placed and retained in classified order
and yet be visible, the upper part of the case being so made that it may revolve for
exposing reels of different colours or qualities to the person examining same.
lower part of the case is provided with drawers of the full width of the case, or in
nest like arrangement according to the capacity of the drawers and the sizes of the
reels the drawers are intended to hold.
The
For the purpose of this invention, which I show on the annexed drawing, I make
a four, six, eight, or other many sided drum A with ribs or fillets B for the reception
of trays C which can be slid in from oither end but they may be hinged, so that they
may be folded from any convenient part. The trays C have preferably curved hollows
in the base for the reception of the reel ends, or the trays may have grooves arranged
vertically, longitudinally, or otherwise for the reception of the reels.
The sides of the trays may be grooved for the reception of sheets of glass which
can be drawn out with the trays before being slid when the reels have to be removed,
or the glass may be fixed in the beads or fillets of the casing, so that when the trays
are pushed into their places, the glass enables the reels to be seen, at the same time
keeping them free from dust.
The ends of the many sided drum or casing havo pivot pins which can be set in
sockets of standards or side frames 1), so that when the drum A is rotated, the desired
quality or colour of the material required can be freely inspected without the reels
being handled.
The lower part of the casing in which the drum is supported is provided with
drawers E in which coarser or other kinds of reels of cotton, thread, silk, wool, or
the like can be retained and said drawers E, whether of the full width of the frame, or in
sections, may have glass, so that they can, when drawn out, be exposed during, say,
the daytime to enable the qualities or colours to be inspected and be shut in at night,
or in lieu of drawers, trays may be slid in and out in a similar manner, or be removable
as desired.
I-purpose fitting a drawer F, for holding patterns or samples, in the bottom casing,
said drawer being shown partially opened.
The ends of the trays are flush with the ends of the drum. If they are to be
drawn out from one end of the drum only, I make holes, such as at G, by which the
required drawer can be pushed a little way out by the thumb and be then drawn out,
as indicated.
By this invention, many qualities of colours and shades of colour of cotton, thread,
silk, wool, and other on reels would be visible for inspection to a purchaser and the
trays C would vary in depth according to the diameter of the reels whether said
reels be arranged horizontally lengthwise of the drum, or vertically with the drum
section.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The apparatus, shown on the annexed drawing, composed of a revolving case A
containing trays C for exhibiting reels of silk, thread, cotton, wool, or the like and
having drawers E at the lower part, as described.
The 5th day of T..1.. 1000
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said John Williams.