Improvements in Twine-holders.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Twine-holders.
I, WILLIAM NORMAN CANDEE of 104 Niagara Street, Buffalo, in the County of
Erie, and State of New York, United States of America, Merchant, 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 certain new and useful improvements in automatic twine
holders adapted to be hung up overhead out of the way, whereby, whenever any
desired length of twine is drawn out and broken off and the surplus twine released, it
is automatically drawn back again to the twine holder so as to leave enough banging
out to be within easy reach when required for use all of which will be hereinafter
described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device complete, one of the case coverings for
the screw bearings being in section.
Figure 2 is a side elevation one half being left off so as to show the interior
construction and the ball of twine and its connection therewith.
Figure 3 is a sectional elovation cutting through the two halves of the shell or
case (excepting the two screw bearings) so as to show how the two halves are put
together.
The case for holding the ball of twine is made in two seni-spherical portions 1 and 2
and is preferably forined of cast iron having a series of openings through it of any
suitable ornamental shape to insure lightness."
The half 2 of this case is provided with a circular recess 3 (see Figure 3)
surrounding its inner edge, into which the projecting rim 4 of the case I passes and
fits as shown in Figure 3 so that the two portions of the case fit nicely together and
are easily removable.
To the outside centre of each half of the case and firmly secured to it, is a
bearing 5 having a screw thread 6 secured thereto in any well known way, which
serew threads 6 as will be seen, are right and left handed, each bearing 5 projects
outward in opposite directions so as to be in a line with each other, and each half
1 and 2 is provided with a circular outwardly projecting rib or flange 7 adapted to
leave a surrounding groove 8 between then, into which the surplus twine is wound
by turning the case as will more clearly hereinafter appear.
In the lower part or bottom of the groove S are three or more perforations,
9 10 and 12 through which the twine passed from the ball 13 (inside of the case).
It is passed back and forth through these perforations to insure sufficient friction
while it is being drawn through.
The bale 14 by which the device is adapted to be suspended overhead or in any
position it may be desired for use is constructed of spring wire of any suitablo
material, spring brass wire or steel being preferred.
It is made in the form of a spring having two or more turns 15 and the ends are
bent in the form of a spiral 10 so as to clasp around the bearings 5 and lay between
the screw threads 6. This bale 14 is made so that the lower ends spring toward each
other and thereby hold the two halves of the case together.
The operation of the device is as follows.
The two halves of the case being opened against the force of the springs which
keep them together the ball of twine is inserted and the end of the twine passed up
through the hole 9 then down through the hole 10 and up through the hole 12 (see
Figure 2) the two halves are now put together as in Figure 1 and as much surplus
wine as may be required is wound around the case by holding the said case in a
ixed position and passing the string or cord round it for as many turns as may be
considered necessary. The end of the twine is then preferably passed through the
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page_text: loop or coil 15, leaving enough hanging out to be conveniently reached when
required. When the end 18 of the twine is now drawn out, it first turns the case
and unwinds the surplus twine and then draws the ball taking from the ball as much
twine as may be required for use, which is then broken off and the end 18, released
when each of the arms 17 of the spring bale begin to act on the screw bearings by
moving in toward the case and by acting upon the screw threads 6 causes the case to
turn until the arms 17, tonch the sides of the case, when the surplus twine is all
wound up and enough of the end 18 left hanging out to be conveniently reached
again when required.
The shape of the spring bale may be changed without changing the nature of the
invention so long as it acts to turn the case as described and the form of the two
halves of the case may be changed and still be adapted to operate substantially as
described, I therefore do not wish to limit myself to the exact shape of either the
spring bale or case.
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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In an automatic twine holder the combination of a holding case formed in two
halves adapted to fit together and leave a groove surrounding them to receive the
surplus twine, two steep pitched screw bearings rigidly secured to each half of the
case a spring bale having a screw on each lower end of the bale arms adapted to
receive the screw bearings so that they can turn and move the ends of the bale arms
to or from the case, and perforations through the bottom of the surrounding groove
through which the twine is passed, substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of August 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.