A New or Improved Reel Holder.
Year: 1898

page_text: We, CHARLES GILL and JOHN WILLIAM GILL, both of the Firm of Thomas Gill and
Sons, of New York Mills, Summerbridge, near Leeds, in the County of York, Hemp
and Tow Spinners, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention refers to holders for reels of twine, and it is particularly applicable
for use with reels of twine that are wound on card tubes, the edges of the wound reel
being composed of the twine itself and not of a wood or other core.
According to our invention, we employ a pair of tongs the lower arms of which
carry two cup shaped holders with their concave faces towards each other. The cups
are formed with spindles on same, which enables them to turn on the ends of the
arins, and the interior ends of the spindles project a short distance in the centres of
the cups.
The reel of twine is placed between the cups, with the ends of the spindles
projecting into the ends of the card tubes, and when the apparatus is suspended by
links or cords attached to the upper arms of the tongs, the reel is held firmly between
the cups, and the concave formation of the latter keeps them in contact with the
sides of the reel as the latter diminishes in size.
The opening of the tongs allows the empty tube to fall away, when a new reel may
be replaced with facility.
A New or Improved Reel Holder.
We, CHARLES GILL and JOHN WILLIAM GILL, both of the Firm of Thomas Gill and
Sons, of New York Mills, Summerbridge, near Leeds, in the County of York, Hemp
and Tow Spinners, 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 invention refers to holders for reels of twine, and it is particularly applicable
for use with reels of twine that are wound on card tubes, the edges of the wound reel
being composed of the twine itself and not of a wood or other reel.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood, we will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters refer
to like parts in both figures.

page_text: Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a reel carried on a holder constructed according
to our invention, and Figure 2 is an end view of the same.
According to our invention we employ a pair of tongs A, the lower arms Ai of
which carry two cup shaped holders B with their concave faces towards each other.
The cups are formed with spindle ends C on same, which are embraced by the turned
over ends A² of the arms A³, and the interior ends of the spindles project in the
form of plugs C¹ a short distance within the centres of the cups. D are the upper
arms of the tongs, and they are connected together by links E joined together by a
ring F passing through them.
The reel of twine is placed between the cups B, with the ends C₁ of the spindles
projecting into the ends of the card tube G of the reel H, and when the apparatus is
suspended by means of the ring F, the tongs tend to keep closed and whilst keeping
the cups against the ends of the reel H allow the latter to turn freely; and the
concave formation of the cups B keeps them in contact with the sides of the reel as
the latter diminishes in size.
The opening of the tongs allows the empty tube to fall away, when a new reel may
be placed in position with facility.
It will be readily understood that the tongs may be kept closed by suspending the
arms D direct to cords or chains, and a spring may be used if desired so as to ensure
a stronger grip on the ends of the reel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The cups B having concave interiors and with plugs C¹ in their centres,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The combination of the tongs A, with the cups B, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
3. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts
forming our improved reel holder, substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
T
1000
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicants.
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