A PARCEL HANDLE OR HOLDER
Year: 1885

page_text: Ì CHARLES WASHINGTON BENEDICT of 358 West 32nd Street New York City
but at present of 56 Guilford Street in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "A PARCEL HANDLE OR
HOLDER "to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a holder for parcels which is cheap and durable and is so
constructed as to enable parcels to be readily hooked on to the holder and to be
retained without liability of becoming disengaged. The holder is moreover of
ornamental character, and may be held without danger of hurting the hand
or injury to the glove even when heavy parcels are being carried.
Heretofore parcel holders have usually consisted of a length of leather or other
flexible material furnished with a hook at each end through which the string of the
parcel has been passed, but these holders are objectionable as they are not adapted
for carrying heavy parcels.
The holder of my Invention consists of a wood handle, preferably, of cylindrical
form, having a central bore through which passes a continuous length of wire which
terminates at either end in hooks or spring bows in which the string of the parcel
is held. These hooks or bows may be formed by bending the wire approximately
at right angles to the handle and then bending it upwards and inwards against
itself so as to form a loop or eye at each end of the handle.
Instead of the handle having a central bore it may be made of semi-cylindrical
form, provided with a groove in which the wire rests and is held in place by a
covering strip of sheet metal.

page_text: I CHARLES WASHINGTON BENEDICT of 358 West 32nd Street New York City,
but at present of 56 Guilford Street in the County of Middlesex Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for A PARCEL HANDLE OR
HOLDER," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
The object of my invention is to provide a parcel holder which shall be both
cheap and durable, of such construction as to enable parcels to be readily attached
to the holder without liability of becoming accidentally disengaged, and adapted to
be held without liability of hurting the hand or injuring the glove even when
comparatively heavy parcels are being carried.
Heretofore parcel holders have usually consisted of a length of leather or other
flexible material furnished with a hook at each end through which the string of
the parcel has been passed, but these holders are inconvenient in use and are not
adapted for carrying heavy parcels.
The holder of my invention consists of a rigid wood handle, preferably of
cylindrical form, having a central bore through which passes a continuous length
of wire which terminates at each end in a hook or spring bow into which
the string of the parcel is inserted. These hooks or bows may be formed by
bending the wire approximately at right angles to the handle and then bending
it upwards and inwards against itself, so as to form a hook, loop or eye at each end
of the handle.
Instead of the handle having a central bore it may be made of semi-cylindrical
form and provided with a groove in which the wire is received, the wire being held
in place in said groove by a covering strip of sheet metal.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein figure 1 is an
elevation of the parcel carrier or holder first above referred to, figure 2 an end view
and figure 3 a longitudinal section of same. Figures 4 and 5 show the modified
form of holder..
a is the handle and 6 the wire which extends through the handle a, and is bent
downwards at each end at about right angles to the handle and then upwards and
'inwards on itself, so as to form the hook or eye c. In use the string or ligature of
the parcel is passed into each of the eyes c, between the limbs b¹ 62, and when in
this position, owing to the spring of the wire, there is no liability of the parcel
becoming accidentally detached.
The holder shown in figures 4 and 5, is the same as that above described, except
that instead of the wire passing through the handle, it is received in a longitudinal
groove in the said handle, which is of semi-cylindrical form and provided with a
covering strip g to hold the wire in place..

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A holder or carrier for parcels consisting of a rigid handle and a continuous wire
whose extremities are bent into hooks, loops or eyes, substantially as shown and
described.