AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE SECURING OF NEEDLES IN WRAPPERS.
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Guise, of Hewell Road, Redditch, Needle Manu-
facturer, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE SECURING OF NEEDLES
IN WRAPPERS.
"
Sealed the 2nd December 1879, and dated the 3rd June 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Guise at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd June 1879.
WILLIAM GUISE, of Hewell Road, Redditch, Needle Manufacturer. "AN IMPROVE-
MENT IN THE SECURING OF NEEDLES IN WRAPPERS."
I take any convenient number of needles stuck in the ordinary way in cloth, or
in any other suitable woven material, or in leather, as represented in Figure 1 of
the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and then cut away this material along the
dotted lines a, a, so as to leave sufficient of the upper piece to fold down and cover
that part of the needles shown at b. When this folding down is done, the appearance
of the arrangement of stuck needles will be as shown in Figures 2 and 3, repre-
senting respectively the front and the back view.
I next take a piece of paper, of the kind known as "purple royal," and of the
same width as that of the needles when thus stuck and arranged, the length of the
paper being sufficient to allow of its passing along the back of the needles and then
folding at each end over the front of them, so as to cover those parts of the needles
not protected by the band c, Figure 2. Upon this piece of paper I lay a sheet
metal gauge of the same length and breadth as the arrangement of stuck needles,
and crease the paper at each end of this plate of metal so as to mark the place for
folding. I next take a piece of ribbon, or leather, or other suitable material that
has a rough surface, and passing this closely over the face of the metal gauge about
the middle, affix it to the paper at the back with gum or other adhesive substance,
thus forming a band, which I call the "securing band," Fig. 4. I then withdraw the
gauge and attach the back of the paper to the wrapper with gum or other adhesive
substance, and when this is dry I insert the arrangement of stuck needles in the
securing band, Fig. 5, so that the woven fabric or the leather in which they are
stuck comes in complete contact with the ribbon, or leather, or other suitable mate-
rial of the securing band, in which they are held firmly by the elasticity and the
resistance to slipping afforded by these materials, And I claim as my Invention

page_text: this holding of stuck needles securely in their wrapper by means of the contact of
the woven fabric or the leather in which they are stuck with that of the ribbon, or
leather, or other suitable material forming the securing band.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, a number of needles stuck in cloth or leather; a, a, the lines along which
the cloth or leather is cut away; b, the part of the needles over which the upper
piece of the cloth or leather is folded.
Fig. 2, front view of the stuck needles after this operation; c, front of cloth or
leather band.
Fig. 3, back view of the stuck needles; d, back of cloth or leather band.
Fig. 4, front view of "securing band" affixed to purple royal paper at back; e,
securing band; f, purple royal paper.
Fig. 5 shows needles placed in "securing band" (e), and also this and the purple
royal paper attached to wrapper g, 9, 9,g.
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page_text: Figure 1 represents a number of needles stuck in cloth or leather.
Figure 2, front view of the stuck needles after this operation.
Figure 3, back view of the same.
Figure 4, front view of the securing band affixed to paper at back.
Figure 5 shows the needles placed in the securing band.
I take any convenient number of needles stuck in the ordinary way in cloth or
in any other suitable woven material, or in leather, as represented in Figure 1 of
the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and then cut away this material along the
dotted lines a, a, so as to leave sufficient of the upper piece to fold down and cover
that part of the needles shewn at b. When this folding down is done the appearance
of the arrangement of stuck needles will be as shewn in Figures 2 and 3, ropre-
senting respectively the front and back view.
I next take a piece of paper of the kind known as purple royal, and of the same
width as that of the needles when thus stuck and arranged, the length of the paper
being sufficient to allow of its passing along the back of the needles and then folding
at each end over the front of them, so as to cover those parts of the needles not pro-
tected by the band c, Figure 2. Upon this piece of paper I lay a sheet metal
gauge of the same length and breadth as the arrangement of stuck needles, and
crease the paper at each end of this plate of metal so as to mark the place for
folding.
I next take a piece of ribbon, or leather, or other suitable material that has a
rough surface, and passing this closely over the face of the metal gauge about the
middle, affix it to the paper at the back with gum or other adhesive substance, thus
forming a band, which I call the "securing band " Figure 4. I then withdraw the
gauge and attach the back of the paper to the wrapper with gum or other adhesive
substance, and when this is dry I insert the arrangement of stuck needles in the
securing band Figure 5, so that the woven fabric or the leather in which they
are stuck comes in complete contact with the ribbon, or leather, or other suitable
material of the securing band, in which they are held firmly by the elasticity and
the resistance to slipping afforded by these materials.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the manner in which
the same is to be carried into effect, I clain the holding of stuck needles securely in
their wrapper by means of the contact of the woven fabric or the leather in which
they are stuck with that of the ribbon, or leather, or other suitable material forming
the securing band, as herein more fully set forth and specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Guise, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
WILLIAM GUISE. (L.S.)