An Improvement in Self Threading Needles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1896-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Self Threading Needles.
We, VICTOR MILWARD, Director of Henry Milward and Sons, Limited, of
Washford Mills, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Needle, Fish Hook and
Fishing Tackle Manufacturers, and SAMSON DAVIS, of South Street Redditch,
aforesaid Tool Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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Our invention has reference to single eye self threading needles and consists in
constructing the eyes of the said needles in the manner herein after described, the
object of our improvement being effectually to prevent the escape of the thread
from the eye at the slit or part at which it was introduced.
In constructing the eye of a self threading needle according to our invention we
make a slit or division in the shape of the letter V at the head and middle of the
eye, at which slit or division the thread is introduced into the eye and we make.in
the interior of the eye two barbs one on each side of the middle slit or division."
The barbs are inclined downwards and meet or nearly meet at their points, each of
the barbs making an acute angle with that side of the head of the needle on which
it is formed.
The outline of the eye thus made is nearly of a heart shape.
By this construction of the eye of the needle the escape of the thread from the
said eye is effectually prevented.
Dated this Nineteenth day of December 1895
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicants.
An Improvement in Self Threading Needles.
We, VICTOR MILWARD, Director of Henry Milward and Sons Limited, of
Washford Mills, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Needle, Fish Hook and
Fishing Tackle Manufacturers, and SAMSON DAVIS, of South Street, Redditch,
aforesaid, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of our 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 has reference to single eye self threading needles and consists in
constructing the eyes of the said needles in the manner hereinafter described, the
object of our improvement being effectually to prevent the escape of the thread
from the eye at the slit or part at which it was introduced.
In constructing the eye of a self threading needle according to our invention we
make a slit or division in the shape of the letter V at the head and middle of the
eye at which V shaped slit or division the thread is introduced into the eye, and we
make in the interior of the eye two barbs the slit between the said barbs constituting
the middle division herein before referred to. The barbs are inclined downwards
and meet at their points, each of the barbs making a rounded recess with that side
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page_text: of the head of the needle. on which it is formed. The outline of the eye thus made
is nearly of a heart shape.
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Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in elevation, drawn to a large
scale, the eye portion of a needle constructed according to our invention and
Figure 2 represents the same when a piece of cotton or thread is in the act of being
passed into the cye:
In the said Figures 1 and 2, a is the body of the needle and 6 the single eye of
the same the said eye being closed at top by the barbs a', a¹ formed on the sides a³, a²
of the eye, the points of the said barbs a¹, a' meeting at the middle of the top of
eye and forming in the head or top of the needle a V shaped slit or division c which
constitutes a guide to the cotton or thread in threading the needle.
In using a needle made according to our invention, the thread d (Figure 2) is
introduced into the eye.b.by passing the said cotton or thread across the head of the
needle and applying a slight downward pull on the said cotton or thread when the
elastic sides a², a² yielding the slit or division opens and allows the cotton or thread d
to pass into the eye b. When the threaded needle is used in the act of sewing the
tension put on the thread draws it towards the head of the needle and causes it to
pass into one or other of the recesses formed by the barbs a', a' with the sides a³, a
of the eye 6 of the needle thereby effectually retaining the said cotton or thread
in the eye.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
.claim as our invention ;-
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In single eye self threading needles ;-forming the top of the eye or head of the
needle of two elastic or yielding barbs the points of which meet at or near the
middle of the top of the eye thereby forming in the head of the needle a V shaped
division or slit constituting a guide for the cotton in threading. the needle
substantially, as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the Fourteenth day of July 1896.
VICTOR MILWARD.
SAMSON DAVIS.