Ax IMPROVED CASE OR Box FOR HOLDING TWINE OB CORD
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Julius Seymour, of the City and State of
New York, United States of America, now of No. 8, Southampton
Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer,
for the Invention of "Ax IMPROVED CASE OR Box FOR HOLDING TWINE
OB CORD."
Sealed the 8th February 1868, and dated the 9th August 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Julius Seymour
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
9th August 1867.
I, FREDERICK JULIUS SEYMOUR, of the City and State of New York, United
States of America, now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in
the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED CASE OR BOX FOR HOLDING TWINE OR CORD,"
to be as follows:-
Reels for holding twine or cord have heretofore been placed in an elevated
position so that the twine could be unwound as required for use; these reels,
however, are not conveniently suspended, and the twine which must be first
wound upon the reel is liable to unwind by the weight of the banging, end.
The twine or string boxes now in use obviate these objections, but are other-
wise inconvenient and generally expensive; they are liable to be misplaced,
and are in the way standing upon counters of shops and warehouses.

page_text: The object of my Invention is to provide a convenient and cheap receptacle
for holding twine or cord for general use, but more especially adapted for shops
and warehouses. And my Invention consists chiefly in the construction of a
bolder or box so formed that it may be readily suspended and provided with a
suitable friction brake to prevent the weight of the hanging end unwinding
the twine from the ball.
My improved twine box or holder is formed for convenience of two parts
hinged together, the upper part being provided with a ring or hook which
enables the holder to be opened and closed with facility, and to be readily
suspended when the ball of twine or cord is placed in the said holder. A friction
brake is secured to the lower half of the holder to regulate the tension of the
twine as it is drawn from the ball. The upper part of the holder is hinged to
the lower, and when closed is secured by a hasp and pin, a spring catch, or
other suitable means; and the lower part is formed with an aperture for the
twine to pass out of the holder, and below the said aperture is fixed the brake
which is formed of a plate with slots one below the other through which the
twine or cord is laced back and forth, thereby producing the necessary friction
to prevent the weight of the hanging end of the twine unwinding the same
from the ball; at the same time the twine may be easily drawn out, and the
slots are made sufficiently large to allow a knot to pass through them. The
holder is preferably made of metal, but may be made of other suitable
material, and the form of the said holder and arrangement of parts may be
modified to suit the wants and taste of the users.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Frederick Julius Seymour in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 8th February 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, FREDERICK
JULIUS SEYMOUR, of the City and State of New York, United States of
America, now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirty-first year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Frederick Julius Seymour, Her special licence that I, the said Frederick
Julius Seymour, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others

page_text: as I, the said Frederick Julius Seymour, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"AN IMPROVED CASE OR BOX FOR HOLDING TWINE. OR CORD," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Frederick Julius Seymour, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their
hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause
the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent..
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Frederick Julius Seymour, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the accompanying Sheet of
Drawings, forming a part of this Specification :-
Reels for holding twine or cord have heretofore been placed in an elevated
position so that the twine could be unwound as required for use; these reels,
however, are not conveniently suspended, and the twine which must be first
wound upon the reel is liable to unwind by the weight of the hanging end.
The twine or string boxes now in use obviate these objections, but are other-
wise inconvenient and generally expensive; they are liable to be misplaced,
and are in the way standing upon counters of shops and warehouses.
The object of my Invention is to provide a convenient and cheap receptacle
for holding twine or cord for general use, but more especially adapted for shops
and warehouses. And my Invention consists chiefly in the construction of a
holder or box so formed that it may be readily suspended and provided with a
suitable friction brake to prevent the unwinding of the twine from the ball by
the weight of its hanging end.
My improved twine box or holder is formed for convenience in two parts
hinged together, the upper part being provided with a ring or hook which
enables the holder to be opened and closed with facility, and to be readily
suspended when the ball of twine or cord is placed in the said holder.. A friction
brake is secured to the lower half of the box or holder to regulate the tension
of the twine as it is drawn from the ball. The upper part of the box or holder
is hinged to the lower part, and when the box is closed the two parts are
secured by a hasp and pin, a spring catch, or other suitable means; and the
lower part is formed with an aperture for the twine to pass out of the box or

page_text: holder, and below the said aperture is fixed the brake; the latter is con-
veniently formed of a flat piece or plate with slots one below the other through
which the twine or cord is laced back and forth, thereby producing the
necessary friction upon the hanging end of the twine to prevent the unwinding
of the same by its own weight; at the same time the twine may be easily
drawn out, and the slots are made sufficiently large to allow a knot to pass
through them. The holder is preferably made of metal, but may be made of
other suitable material, and the form of the said holder and arrangement of
parts may be modified to suit the wants and taste of the users.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a top view of one of my improved twine boxes; Figure 2 is a
side view of the same; Figures 3 and 4 show boxes of modified form and
construction with a ball of twine enclosed. Like letters indicate corresponding
parts in each Figure.
The two parts a, a¹, of the box are preferably constructed of a nearly hemi-
spherical form, as represented, and are made of suitable size to hold conveniently
the ball of twine or cord; the two parts are united by the binge or pivot b in
such a manner as to open readily when required, and when closed are secured
by means of a pin c or other convenient fastening. The link or ring d by
which the box is suspended is attached to the part a, as shown, or such ring or
a hook may be cast solidly upon the said part a; this ring or hook allows the
box to be readily adjusted upon a hook or staple secured in the ceiling or in
any other convenient position in a room, shop, or warehouse. The brake
which is formed or fixed upon the lower portion a¹ of the box has a number
of bars e¹ with suitable spaces or slotse between them; the twine or cord is
passed through the slots and over each bar, as represented, and the bars and
slots are so arranged as to allow the said twine or cord to pass freely when
drawn gently through the hole or aperture f, but will offer sufficient resistance
to prevent its escaping by means of its own weight from the said box.
The box represented in Figures 1 and 2 may be formed of very thin brass,
copper, or white metal, the two parts being produced by stamping them from
sheets of such metal. The boxes illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 are formed
by casting, and may be made of brass, iron, or other suitable metal. If iron
is used I prefer to cover or coat the surface with bronze or some other
material to preserve the boxes and improve their appearance. My improved
box or holder may in some cases be constructed with a number of separate
compartments to contain balls of string of different thickness or quality; these
compartments are formed half in each part of the box, the two parts being

page_text: hinged or jointed together and provided with a suitable fastening, as already
described.
Having thus fully described my Invention, and shown how the same may
be conveniently and advantageously carried into practice, I claim a case or
box for holding twine or cord constructed to be suspended from any suitable
support, and provided with a brake to prevent the running out or unwinding
of the twine of cord by its own weight.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Julius Seymour, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of August, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
FRED. J. SEYMOUR. (L.S.)