Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Loft 7th Jan 4000 Accented
12th Foh 1000
I, DAVID MACFARLANE, of 28, Laurieston Place, Edinburgh, Stationer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to reels or holders for twine and it has for its object to con-
struct them in an improved manner and also so that they can be readily used for
balls of twine of a more or less cylindrical shape.
In carrying out my invention I prefer to have the supply of twine wound in a
cylindrical form on a small cardboard or like hollow roller. Through this roller
is passed a metal or other spindle one or both ends of which may be screwed. On
to each of these ends is fitted a disc having its inner face made slightly concave to
enable it to hold the roll of twine firmly in place.
Each end of the spindle which passes through the twine carrying roller may be
slightly hollowed out to enable the frame and retarding device to be fitted thereon.
The frame which is preferably made of metal may be rectangular in shape and
have on its lower side two points or projections which fit into the hollows in the
spindle above mentioned. A loop may be formed on the upper side of the frame
to enable the apparatus to be hung up in any suitable situation. The frame is
preferably so made as to spring grip the ends of the spindle.
One arrangement of the device for retarding the running out of the twine may
consist of two depending springs connected to the frame. These springs are
suitably bent and have a cross piece which bears against the twine or the reel.
Under another arrangement the springs may be dispensed with and the frame
have fitted on it one or more movable weights which bears or bear against the twine
or the reel and thus retard the running out of the twine.
In place of using a spring or weight a combination of these two devices may be
employed.
The frame may be made either to hang overhead or it may be made with a base
so as to stand upon a counter or in other place. In the latter case the sides of
the frame would be preferably made to form uprights to which the spindle of the
reel could be secured.
Dated this 6th day of April 1897.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.

page_text: formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to reels or holders for twine and it has for its object to con-
struct them in an improved manner and also so that they can be readily used for
balls of twine of a more or less cylindrical shape.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-
unto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a section of a twine reel.
Fig. 2 shows one form of the device suitable for hanging against a wall or in
other situation.
Fig. 3 shows another form of the device suitable for standing on a counter or
other surface. The twine reel is indicated in dotted lines.
Referring to the drawings whereon the same reference letters wherever repeated
indicate the same or similar parts.
In carrying out my invention I have the supply of twine, indicated by the dotted
lines at a, wound in a preferably cylindrical form on a small cardboard or like
hollow roller (Fig. 1). Through this roller is passed a wood, metal, or other
spindle c one or both ends of which may be screwed as shown at c¹. On to each of
these ends is fitted a disc d having its inner face d' made slightly concave to enable
it to hold the roll of twine firmly in place.
The reel of twine is placed in a frame or holder which may be of the construction
shown at Fig. 2 or of that shown at Fig. 3 according as it may be desired to have
the twine hung overhead or against the wall or placed on a counter.
The frame shown at Fig. 2 is preferably made of metal wire e which is bent to
a rectangular shape. Loops are made on the arms e¹ of the wire and these loops
fit over the ends of the spindle c above mentioned and retain it in place. A
loop g may be formed on the upper side of the wire frame to enable the apparatus
to be hung up in any suitable situation. The wire is preferably bent at ea, e, so
as to give a certain amount of spring to the arms.
For the purpose of retarding the running off or unwinding of the twine a wire
spring may be secured to the wire frame e. This wire spring presses against the
roll of twine as it unwinds.
h
The frame shown at Fig. 3 has a base plate or board i with two uprights j, k,
secured to it. Each upright has a groove / in it into which the ends of the spindle c
of the twine reel can be slipped. The retarding device in this case consists of two
bent metal springs m, n, secured to the base i and having a cross piece o which
presses against the roll of twine. p is a twine cutting knife. 9 is a guide eye for
the twine.
If desired a retarding device similar to that shown at Fig. 3 may be fitted to the
frame Fig. 2. Instead of having flat metal springs m, n, however bent wire springs
would be used.
If desired the springs m, n, may be dispensed with and the frame have fitted on
it a (or more than one) movable weight which bears against the twine and thus
retards the running out of the same.
In place of using a spring or weight a combination of these two devices may be
employed.
As the reels of twine are all wound on similar tubes b when one is exhausted
another can very easily and quickly be inserted in the frame. To do this all that
is necessary is to first withdraw the spindle c from the frame, then screw off one
of its ends d and withdraw the old tube b, thereafter slip a new reel on the spindle c
and secure it in place by again screwing on the end d. The replenished reel
can then be again secured in the frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I con-
sider novel and desire to claim is:-
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1. In combination, a hollow roller or tube upon which the twine is wound, a

page_text: spindle upon which the tube with its twine can be slipped, and discs or their equi-
valent on the spindle for retaining the roll of twine in place, substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
2. In combination, a hollow roller or tube upon which the twine is wound, a
spindle upon which the tube with its twine can be slipped, discs or their equivalent
on the spindle for retaining the roll of twine in place, a frame for carrying the
spindle with its roll of twine, and a device for retarding the running out of the
twine, all substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 6th day of January 1898.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.