Improvements relating to the Formation of Balls or Packages of Twine Chiefly Designed for Use in Binding Grain.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1889
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES PAUL MITCHELL, of Boston, Massachusetts,
United States of America.]
Improvements relating to the Formation of Balls or Packages of
Twine Chiefly Designed for Use in Binding Grain.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co. Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be perforined, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to twine packages, and particularly to packages of twine
which are adapted for use in binding grain upon harvesting machines and it has for
its object the production of a package which may be more conveniently handled and
which will contain comparatively little waste space as compared with the twine
packages which are now in use.
The twine boxes upon modern harvesting machines are large enough to contain
two balls of twine, one upon the other, but this arrangement necessitates the tying of
the end of the twine of one ball to the end of the twine of the other ball, which con-
sumes valuable time, while a greater disadvantage is caused by the use of this system
on account of the large amount of space in the box which is wasted that might be
occupied by twine.
An attempt has been already made to obviate these difficulties and a package made
consisting of a cylinder of twine which extended the entire length of the twine
box and practically filled the same but when the core of the cylinder had been
removed the outer layers were apt to fall in and allow the twine to become
tangled or snarled, which was obviously a great objection to the use of that style
of package.
This invention consists of a twine package so wound as to obviate all of these
difficulties as will be readily understood by reference to the description of the
drawings in which
Figure 1 of the drawings represents an elevation of a twine package embodying
this invention.
Figure 2 represents a sectional elevation of the same, the inner core or cylinder
being shown in elevation.
Figure 3 represents a longitudinal section through the entire package, and
Figure 4 represents a sectional elevation of a modified form of package.
In the drawings A is a core of twine formed upon a cylinder in the usual manner
the twine being wound somewhat open, and in a spiral direction as is shown in
the drawings. The core A by virtue of this method of winding is greatly stiffened
and cannot be easily broken.
When the core A has been wound to a sufficient diameter an outer covering B is
wound about one end of said core the twine from which said core and outer
covering are formed being continuous.
The section B of the covering having been formed upon one half of the core A,
another section C of the covering is wound about the other half of the core from
the same twine core A and cover B were formed from.
In the drawings the ends of the core A are shown tapered but they may be any
other shape without altering the principles of this invention.
Instead of making the sides of the core for the greater part of its length straight as
shown in Figure 3 they may be enlarged near the centres of sections of outer
coverings B and C so as to make it impossible to pull either of said sections of outer
covering from the ends of the core, while at the same time the coverings are rendered
considerably stronger to resist falling in when the core A has been removed.

page_text: When in use upon a harvesting machine, the package is placed within the twine
box, which it practically fills, and the end a of the twine at the inside of the core is
attached to the binder and the core is gradually removed until the hollow coverings B
and C alone remain in the box, after which the section B of the covering is gradually
removed the twine being drawn from the inside in the usual manner, and as the end
of the twine which forms said section B is connected to the inside end of the section C,
when the section B has been completely removed the twine will then be drawn from
the interior of the section C of the covering until said section has been entirely
removed.
By winding the twine into this form of package the waste space is reduced to a
minimum, and much labour in handling is also saved.
By virtue of this method of forming twine packages there is no more opportunity
for the twine to become tangled or snarled than would be the case, were two balls of
the usual construction used, while as before stated space is saved by the use of this
improved package.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. A twine package made up of two covering sections wound upon an inner
core which extends from one to the other the entire package being composed of a
continuous twine.
Second. A twine package made up of an inner core extending from end to end of
the package and having wound about said core two series of spiral courses or layers,
each series extending a portion of the length of said core, the entire package being
composed of a continuous twine. .
Dated this 13th day of August 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.

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