An Improved Holder or Stand for Surgical Plasters, Dressings, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 189
Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar., 1895-Accepted. 6th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder or Stand for Surgical Plasters, Dressings, and
the like.
We ANTHONY FRANCIS EMERIC DE ST. DALMAS, WILLIAM HENRY EMERIC
DE ST. DALMAS and ALFRED FOSTER CHOLERTON all of 40 Belgrave Gate, in
the City and County of Leicester, Wholesale Chemists do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention relates to an improved holder or stand for surgical plasters,
dressings and the like and our invention consists in a holder or stand, adapted to
act as a reel, upon which the surgical plaster, dressing or the like is wound, the
said holder or stand being kept when not in use in a suitable box or case so
as to protect the surgical plaster, dressing or the like which is wound round the
holder.
In carrying our invention into practice we construct a holder or stand consisting
of a suitably constructed spindle or axis having a flange or disc attached to each of
its ends. The said spindle may, if desired, be made telescopic so as to be capable
of being used for surgical plasters, dressing or the like of various widths, and is
adapted to have wound round it a comparatively long strip or strips of surgical
plaster, dressings or the like. The flanges serve to keep the surgical plaster,
dressing or the like in its place on the spindle, the width or diameter of the said
flanges being such that the said plaster, dressing or the like which is wound round
the spindle will not come in contact with the table, bench or the like upon which
the holder or stand is placed when in use.
The flanges of the holder or stand may be square, hexagonal or of any other
shape except circular, so that when placed on a table, bench or the like, the said
stand will be firm and will not roll about; and for the purpose of facilitating
the ready unwinding of the plaster, dressing or the like when being used, we prefer
to connect the flanges to the spindle in such a manner that said spindle may revolve
within the flanges.
The said holder or stand is when not in use preferably contained in a suitable box
or case as stated above and for the purpose of enabling said holder or stand to be
readily placed in and taken out of the said case we provide the said holder or stand
at one or both ends with a suitable handle.
Dated this 10th day of November 1894.
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Applicunts' Agents.
5 An Improved Holder or Stand for Surgical
the like.
We, ANTHONY FRANCIS EMERIC DE ST. DALMAS, WILLIAM HENRY EMERIC
DE ST. DALMAS, and ALFRED FOSTER CHOLERTON, all of 40 Belgrave Gate, in
the City and County of Leicester, Manufacturing Chemists, do hereby declare the

page_text: 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 improved holder or stand for surgical plasters,
dressings and the like, and our invention consists in a holder or stand upon the
spindle of which holder or stand the surgical plaster, dressing or the like is wound,
or a sufficient length of said surgical plaster, dressing or the like may be wound
into a hollow roll and the spindle of the holder or stand passed therethrough, or as
a further alternative we may wind the surgical plaster, dressing or the like on reels
or spools and then pass the spindle of the holder or stand through the said reels or
spools.
:
In order that our invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts and in which :-
Figure 1, represents our improved holder or stand adapted to have a sufficient
length of surgical plaster, dressing or the like wound on its spindle.
Figure 2, represents an alternative construction of our improved holder or stand,
the spindle being adapted to be passed through a roll of surgical plaster, dressing or
the like, or said spindle may be passed through reels or spools on which the surgical
plaster or dressing is wound.
In carrying our invention into practice and referring firstly to Figure 1, we
construct a holder or stand consisting of a suitable spindle or axis A having a
flange or disc B suitably attached to each of its ends. A length of surgical
plaster, dressing or the like is wound on the spindle A from which it may be
unwound as required. The flanges B serve to keep the surgical plaster, dressing
or the like in its place on the spindle, the width or diameter of said flanges being
such that the plaster, dressing or the like which is wound on the spindle A will not
come in contact with the table, bench or the like upon which the holder or stand iš
placed when in use. Said flanges B may be square, hexagonal or of any shape
except circular, so that when placed on a table, bench or the like, said stand will
be firm and will not roll about. For the purpose of facilitating the ready
unwinding of the plaster, dressing or the like when being used, we may connect
the flanges B to the spindle A in such a manner that said spindle A may revolve in
the flanges B.
An alternative construction of our improved holder or stand is shown in
Figure 2, in which the spindle consists of an outer and an inner part C, C1, the
inner part C, fitting within the outer part C, the free end of each of said
parts C, C' being provided with a flange or disc B such as hereinbefore described
with reference to Figure 1, the arrangement of the whole being such that the two
parts C, C' may be separated or pulled asunder so that the outer part C may be
passed through a hollow roll of surgical plaster, dressing or the like, and after
having been passed through said roll the inner part C' is inserted into said outer
part until the flanges or discs B conie into position.
Instead of passing said outer part through a roll of plaster, dressing or the like,
we may pass it through one or more spools or reels, which spools or reels are
adapted to have wound on them a sufficient length of plaster, dressing or
the like.
Our improved holder or stand is preferably, when not in use, contained in a
suitable box or case, and for the purpose of enabling said holder or stand being
readily placed in and taken out of the said case, we may provide the said holder or
stand at one or both ends with a suitable handle.
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 :-
1. A stand or holder for surgical plasters, dressings or the like, and consisting of
a spindle provided with flanges B, all for the purposes and substantially as described

page_text: 2. In a stand or holder for surgical plasters, dressings or the like, a spindle
consisting of two or more parts which fit together, for the purpose and substantially
as described and illustrated.
Dated hin noth dow of Wahma-- 1905
HORN, SON & Co.,
Applicants' Agents.