Year: 1895

page_text: JOHN BARLOW 105 Annesley Street Kirkwhite Street Nottingham Mechanic
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of making a device for threading
needles.
According to my invention I make an angle shaped frame, or other suitable
shaped frame, but angle shaped frame preferred, on which frame I make a groove
horizontal and vertical but it may be without the vertical groove, but both grooves
preferred. The frame may be made any suitable shape, and the groove or grooves
to match same. The vertical or other suitable shaped part of the frame may be
bent double to form a spring or springs, which spring or springs presses against the
vertical or other suitable shaped part of the frame. The spring or springs may be
fitted to the frame other suitable ways. The vertical or other suitable shaped part
of the frame with the spring or springs is for holding the needle when it is placed
between the spring or springs and the frame the spring or springs press the needle
against that part of the frame thereby holding the needle in such a form as to
allow it to be forced in or out as needed. When two grooves is made on the
frame which is preferred one groove acts as a true position for holding the needle
and the other groove acts as a guide for the thread or other needle stuff to the
needle eye or through the needle eye. The frame may be made without a spring
or springs, in that case the needle is held in position by pressure of one's finger or
fingers or the needle may be held in or against the frame other suitable ways.
The groove on the horizontal or other suitable shaped part of the frame is the
groove which acts as the guide for the thread or other needle stuff to the needle
eye or through it when threading. The needle eye is forced in a true position
with the groove or the groove is forced in a true position with the needle eye so
the needle eye is right facing the groove or in a line with the groove or other
suitable ways. The needle eye is forced into a true position by a pointed article
or other suitable article, but when the needle is on a sewing machine the groove is
forced to the needle eye. When a pointed article is used for getting the needle
eye and groove in a true position with each other the point of the pointed article is
placed in or through the needle eye then the groove and needle eye are forced
together then the point of the pointed article is withdrawn from the needle eye
thereby leaving the groove and needle eye true with each other ready for threading
then the thread is pushed or slided along the groove and through the needle eye.
Instead of useing a groove for guiding the thread to the needle eye a tube or other
shaped guiding place may be used, but a groove is preferred by useing a groove
the needle eye is easily to place in position by the pointed article or other suitable
article.
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1005
JOHN BARLOW.

page_text: An improved way of and Instrument for Threading Needles,
I, JOHN BARLOW of 105 Annesley Street, Kirke White Street, Nottingham,
Mechanic, 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 an improved method or device for threading needles.
For this purpose I make an angular or other suitable shaped frame, on which
I form a horizontal and vertical groove, or in some cases one groove only.
The vertical or other suitable shaped part of the frame may be bent double to
form a spring or springs to press against this part of the frame. Or the spring or
springs may be fitted to the frame in other suitable ways.
This vertical or other suitable shaped part of the frame and spring or springs is
for holding the needle, when placed between the same, in such a manner as to allow
it to be forced in or out as desired. When two grooves are formed on the frame-
which I prefer to have-one groove serves as a guide for holding the needle truly
in position, and the other groove serves as a guide to conduct the thread or other
material to the eye of the needle and through the same.
In some cases I may make the frame without a spring or springs; in which case
the needle is held in position by the pressure of one or more fingers, or by other
suitable means. The groove on the horizontal or other part of the frame is that
which serves to guide the thread or other material to the eye of the needle and
through the same; and as this groove is in the same line as the groove in the
vertical part of the frame, the eye of the needle exactly faces or is in a line with
the groove in the horizontal part of the frame.
The eye of the needle is placed in a proper position for threading by a pin or
other suitable article being inserted in the eye, and pressing the needle down on the
frame until the pin lays in the thread groove, when the pin is withdrawn, and thus
leaves the eye of the needle and the thread groove true one with the other ready
for threading.
The thread or other material is then pushed or caused to slide along the thread
groove, and through the eye of the needle.
Instead of using a groove for guiding the thread to the eye of the needle, I may
use a tube or other suitable guide; but a groove is preferred on account of the
greater ease with which the needle can be placed in position by the pin or
otherwise.
When the instrument is formed for needles fixed on sewing machines, the
instrument is adjusted on the needle until the thread groove is in a line with the eye
of the needle; or it may be fixed to the machine in such a manner as to render
it more handy for getting the thread groove in a line with the eye of the needle;
and also to prevent the instrument from being lost.
And in order that the said invention may be fully understood and readily carried
out and into effect; I shall now proceed more particularly to describe the same; and
for that purpose shall refer to the several figures on the annexed sheet of drawings,
wherein the same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the
figures.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a front elevation, Fig. 3 a plan, and Fig. 4 an
enlarged perspective view of my needle threader, when the angle frame and spring
are made in one piece.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation, Fig. 6 a front clevation, Fig. 7 a plan, and Fig. 8 an
enlarged perspective view of my needle threader, when the angle frame and spring
are made in two pieces.

page_text: Fig. 9 is a side elevation, Fig. 10 a front elevation, Fig. 11 a plan, and Fig. 12
an enlarged perspective view of my needle threader for use with sewing machine
needles and the like.
In these views "A. B" is the angular shaped frame; on the horizontal part "A"
of which I form a thread groove "C," in a line with the needle groove "D" in
the vertical part "B."
groove
In Figs. 1 to 4, and 9 to 12, the vertical part "B" of the frame is bent double
at "F," which forms a spring or springs to press "F" against part "B" of the
frame, and between which the needle "N" to be threaded is firmly held in the
"D." The eye "N" of the needle is placed in a proper position for
threading, by inserting a pin in the eye and pressing down the needle N' until
the pin lays in the thread groove "C," when the pin is withdrawn; and the thread
or other material "T"-suitably pointed-is caused to slide along the thread
groove "C" towards and through the eye "N" of needle "N¹”—
-as shown in
Figs. 4, 8 and 12.
The instrument, as shown in Figs. 5 to 8 has the spring presser piece "F, F1"
formed as a separate piece from angle frame "A, B."
When used for needles fixed on sewing machines, the instrument as shown in
Figs. 9 to 12 is adjusted on the needle "N" until the thread groove "C" is in a line
with the eye
"N" of needle "N1"; when the thread "T" is pushed along
groove "C" and through the eye of the needle. In this case the frame "A. B" is
slotted at the angle for a portion of its width-as shown in Figs. 9 to 12-to allow
the needle to enter and be withdrawn from the instrument.
In some cases I may make the planes "A" and "B" of any suitable angle other
than a right angle; and in other cases I may use any desired combination of one
or more parts of any of the arrangements herein before described.
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 :-
1st. In needle threaders the combination of an angular frame "A. B" having
suitable grooves "C" and "D" formed in the same in a line one with the other and
the spring presser piece "F. F1" for the purposes mentioned and substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2nd. In needle threaders for the purposes mentioned the combination of one or
more spring presser pieces "F. F'," angle frame "A.B" with one or more suitable
grooves "C" and "D" therein, as herein before described and shewn in the
drawings.
3rd. The arrangement and combination of parts hereinbefore described and
shewn in Figures 1 to 12 inclusive herewith, for the purposes mentioned and
substantially as herein before described and set forth.
Dated this 30th day of October 1895.
H. WALKER-HILL,
2 Church Gate, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicant.