Improvements in Knitting Pin Cases, applicable to Cases for other similar Articles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Knitting Pin Cases, applicable to Cases for other
similar Articles.
I, GEORGE LEWIS, of Messrs. Abel Morrall Limited, Redditch, in the County
of Worcester, Managing Director, do hereby declare the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
& ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in knitting pin cases applicable
to cases for other similar articles by which I am enabled to prevent the pins
from becoming damaged by rust or corrosion which so frequently occurs with
steel pins when packed in cases as at present constructed.
Hitherto when making cases or envelopes for packing or storing a set of knit-
ting pins the edges of the paper or other material from which the cases are
formed have been gummed glued or fixed together by some adhesive substance.
Now it has been found that knitting pins when packed in such cases or
envelopes frequently corrode or become rusty through moisture arising from the
adhesive substance used in the making up of such cases or envelopes and large
stocks have frequently to be returned to the manufacturers thereby causing con-
siderable loss and annoyance.
According to my method of making these cases or envelopes such difficulties
are entirely overcome.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated an example of my method of making cases or envelopes
suitable for containing knitting needles.
Figure 1 is a front view of a knitting needle case or envelope made according
to my invention.
Figure 2 is a view shewing the reverse side of the case or envelope as shewn at
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an edge view of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view of Figure 1.
In carrying my invention into practice I make my case or envelope preferably
from a paper known & used in the trade for preventing steel goods from rusting,
which is first cut or formed into the required shape, the edge a¹ being turned
under as clearly shewn at Figure 4 so as to strengthen the part where it is joined
to the edge a. These edges a¹ and a³ are then joined or united together by the
metal or other stitches or clips B in the manner as clearly shewn at Figures 12
and 3. The ends or bottom of the envelopes a³ are also joined together by a
metal stitch or stitches B when the case or envelope is complete. It will thus
be seen that a complete case or envelope A is formed without the use of any
adhesive substance so that when knitting needles or the like are packed in there
cases there is no liability of such needles or other contents being corroded through
damp arising from adhesive material as none is used in the manufacture of my
cases or envelopes.

page_text: 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:―
CLAIM.
The improvement in knitting pin cases applicable to cases for other similar
articles consisting essentially in uniting the edges of the material forming such
cases or envelopes by metallic or other stitches in the manner and for the pur-
pose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the accompanying shect
of drawings.
Dated this may of September 1.
GEORGE LEWIS.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.