Thread, and other like Materials.
Year: 1888

page_text: Thread, and other like Materials.
We ALBERT CHEEK of 42 Victoria Road Hackney Wick Engineer and DANIEL
LEE of 142 Barking Road Canning Town Hat and Boot Manufacturer 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:-
Our present invention relates to further improvements on an improved holder for
wool or cotton balls or reels for which Letters Patent No. 13951 of 30th October 1886
were granted to the said Albert Cheek.
The letters of reference occuring in the following description refer to corresponding
letters on the accompanying drawings wherein similar letters indicate corresponding
parts.
Our first improvement consists in fitting the reel holder which is particularly
described and shewn in the Specification and Drawings of the said Letters Patent
No. 13951/ with a guide wire a as shewn in Fig. 1A of the accompanying
drawings whereby the cotton or thread or its equivalent is prevented from twisting
and becoming ontangled as it is run off the reel. This is effected by passing the end
of the thread or cotton or its equivalent through the loop formed by such guide wire
previous to running it off the reel and when so run off such horizontal bar prevents
it from twisting thus facilitating the threading of the needle and adding to the
convenience and utility of the holder.
eye c.
Our second improvement is illustrated at Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings and
consists in mounting the holder upon a loaded stand b which is furnished with a metal
In this modification of the invention the holder consists of a stirrup & fitted
with a horizontal bar e having at each end screw caps whereby it is secured as
shewn in detail at Fig. 5 of the drawings.
Such stirrup holder is mounted on a base plate g Figs. 1-4 which carries a curved
guide Figs. 1-4 the rear end of which has a slot i formed therein while the fore
end is furnished with an orifice i¹. When such guide and base plate are fitted to the
stand such orifice is above and slightly behind the metal eye c as shewn in Fig. 1.
After the reel carrying the cotton or other material has been mounted on the hori-
zontal bar e the loose end is passed over the back of the guide h and through the
slot whence it is conducted through the orifice down through the metal eye c.

page_text: This modified form of reel holder will be found extremely useful and convenient as
it can be readily placed on a table or elsewhere and the cotton or other material
unwound as required and when a sufficient quantity is unwound the thread can be
severed leaving the end loose and ready for use on the next occasion as seen in
Fig. 1.
A third modification is shewn at Figs. 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings
. and consists of a compound form of our improved reel holder which is as follows:-
We mount a series of reel holders each constructed in the manner hereinbefore
described with respect to our second modification upon a circular or other conveniently
shaped stand j as shewn in Figs. 2, 3. Such stand is fitted with a series of tubes k
corresponding in number with the 'number of reel holders mounted thereon. Each
tube is placed immediately opposite the guide of each reel holder and forms an
auxiliary guide for the loose end of the thread or other material on the reel opposite
thereto. Such loose end having been conducted through the guide in the manner
before described with respect to our second modification is caught up by a guide hook /
shewn at Fig. 7 and pulled out through such tube and left ready for use as seen in
Figs. 2 and 3. The stand ; is mounted on a base plate j¹ Fig. 2 so as to allow of the
loose ends running freely when being unwound. A vertical wire rod m furnished
with a suitable base plate n is fitted in the centre of the stand j. A series of balls
and reels of cotton worsted and other like material are threaded over such wire rod so
as to form a reserve ready for use when any of the reels mounted on the reel holders
are exhausted. Such vertical wire rod may be furnished with two, three or more arms
thus affording facility for increasing the number of the reserve balls or reels.
The vertical rod and also each arm is fitted at its outer extremity with a screw cap o
to secure the balls and reels threaded thereon. The stand is fitted with a glass shade
to protect the balls and reels from dust and dirt when not in use. It is also
fitted with a pair of handles p to allow of its being readily carried from one place
to another. Small shield plates p' are fitted round the edge of the stand to conceal
the holes wherein the tubes k are inserted and give a more finished and ornamental
appearance to the stand. Such shield plates may however be dispensed with without
detracting from the utility of the holder. One advantage of this third modification
is that it enables several persons to work simultaneously if desired.
Another advantage is that when used by a single person it affords convenience for
working in a variety of shades in wool, silk, thread, or other like material as each
of the holders comprising the series may be furnished with a ball or reel of the
same or of different material and either of the same or of different colors or of the
shades of colors.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. Fitting the improved reel holder as described and claimed in the Specification
of Letters Patent No. 13951/80 hereinbefore referred to with a guide wire substan-
tially as hereinbefore firstly described and shewn.
2. The modified construction of our improved reel holder constructed, combined,
arranged and fitted all substantially as herein before secondly described and shewn.
3. The compound form of our improved reel holder constructed combined arranged
and fitted all substantially as hereinbefore thirdly described and shewn.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1000
■ Dated this 22nd day of February 1988.
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicants.