An Improved Holder, Attachable to the Person, for Wool, Cotton, Silk, and other similar Material.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left 17th July 1800 Accented 23rd Aug
1500
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder, Attachable to the Person, for Wool, Cotton,
Silk, and other similar Material.
SARAH TUCKER, Cotton Lane Moseley Worcestershire Married CHARLES FOX
BENNETT YOUNG Erdington Warwickshire, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention consists of a roller made of wood, metal, vulcanite, or any like
materials, with a round hole drilled or left through the centre, at each end of which
there is a metal cap, also drilled or left hollow in the centre, to enable it to revolve on
a spindle made of inetal or suitable material, the spindle to have a round washer at the
one end, and to be turned at the other end to form a loop, the loop to enable its attachment
to a swivel hook, which is permanently fixed to a short chain, strap, ribbon, or other
material, at the end of which is a hook which enables it to be fastened to a belt or
inserted in a button hole, the wool, cotton, silk, &c. used, to be wound round the
roller when attached or detached to the swivel hook, and when in use the wool will
gradually unwind from the roller, thus preventing the ball rolling on the floor, and
facilitating the work.
Dated this 19th day of February 1890
SARAH TUCKER.
CHARLES FOX BENNETT YOUNG.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder, Attachable to the Person, for Wool, Cotton,
Silk, and other similar Material.
We, SARAH TUCKER, of Cotton Lane, Moseley, in the County of Worcester and
CHARLES FOX BENNETT YOUNG of Chester Road, Erdington, in the County of
Warwick, Accountant Clerk, 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 :-
This invention relates to an attachable filament supply holder, consisting essentially of
a spool or holder, depending from a chain or cord connection, whose upper end is provided
with a hook, or other attachment means, whereby the same secured to the person.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents a pendent filament supply, and
attachment means, constructed and arranged according to our invention.
It will be seen, that the spool swings, or dangles from the lower end of a chain,
whose upper end is provided with a hook, or other connection, which takes upon the
top edge of a waist-belt, or is inserted within a button hole of a garment.
The spool, which has a hole directed through its axis, freely rotates upon a spindle
passed therethrough.
Figure 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section of the same, but showing the
spindle in elevation.
The entrances to the hole within the spool, are provided with metallic seatings,
against one of which, the collar of the lower end of the spindle, comes.
Figure 3 represents a horizontal section upon the dotted lines A B, figure 2.
a is a vertically directed spool, with heads or enlarged ends a², and a narrowed
middle part a³, around which latter, and between the heads or ends, as aforesaid, wool,
worsted, crochet and other cotton, thread, or silk, is wound, or laid on, with gradually
increasing length, as the material b, is built up.
This spool is provided with an all-through hole a', directe! through its axis, of a
little larger size, or bore, than a spindle c, which passes through its middle, and around
which, the spool rotates."

page_text: The lower end of the spindle, has a collar or head c³, upon which the metal faced
entrance as, of the spool a, rests, or takes its bearing, whilst the upper end c³,
has a
loop, to which the lower end of the chain connection d, is secured, by a swivel, or
other means.
This chain connection, is pendent from a hook e, which is adapted to take upon a
belt, or within a button hole of a garment, so that when the depending spool appliance
is in use, as shown at figure 4, the end 2, which is being delivered, is pulled by the
knitter, or user, when the spool, and material upon it, is rotated or turned upon the
spindle, thereby u: coiling the strands or filaments of the said material.
Both ends of the spool, as is shown, are provided with metal facings a³, at the
entrances to the spindle hole, so that the ends of the spool may be interchangeable.
Figure 5 represents another form of our invention. In this arrangement, the spool,
which is a solid one, is suspended from a ball connection, so arranged, as to allow the
said spool to freely rotate, on the filament wound around it, on the delivery end being
pulled by the user.
a is the spool, provided at its upper end, with a sphere connection c, attached to the
end as of the said spool, by a foot c², whilst surrounding the said sphere, are claws d²,
of an eye or loop d¹, which is at the terminal end of a chain, cord, or other
dependency d.
Figure 6 represents another form of our invention.
In this arrangement, the spool is made fast upon the axis, whilst the ends of the
axis, rotate within bearing holes, made within the ends of a semi-circular, or half loop
hanger.
a is the spool, c the spindle, with its end working within bearing holes g³, of a
hanger, whose upper end has a loop g³, from which the pendent appliance, is
suspended or hung.
Figure 7 represents another form of connection, with the spool, which is solid, and
has bearing holes in its ends, wherein the turned in ends of the hanger, take, and upon
which the spool rotates.
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 :-
First: A pendent or hanging filament supply, consisting of a holder, in the form
of a vertically disposed spool, mounted, and turning freely, and also axially, upon a
suspended spindle, whose lower end, has a rest collar, for the spool's support, whilst
the upper end, has a loop or other connection, to which a depending attachment chain,
cord, strand, or the like, is connected, as described and set forth in figures 1, 2, 3,
and 4.
Secondly-The combination with a hanging spool, bobbin, reel, or the like, of a
chain, cord, strand, or filament, with an attachable connection means, at its upper
end as set forth.
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Thirdly A pendent filament supply holder, supporting or suspending the same,
or the spool thereof, from its upper end, by a claw, or socket and ball arrangement,
whereby the said spool, admits of turning axially, when suspended from a chain or
cord, attached to the said connection, as set forth in figure 5.
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Fourthly A filament supply holder, consisting of a spool, supported horizontally
upon a spindle, or by a spindle, whose ends are connected with, or work within
bearings, in the ends of a semi-circular half-hoop hanger, to which the lower end of a
pendent chain, or cord, is connected, as set forth in figures 6 and 7.
Dated this 12th day of July 1890.
SARAH TUCKER.
CHARLES FOX BENNETT YOUNG.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.