Improvements in Boxes or like Receptacles for Holding or Containing Twine or String, and in Attachments to or for such Boxes or Receptacles.
Year: 1885

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Improvements in Boxes or like Receptacles for Holding or
Containing Twine or String, and in Attachments to or for
such Boxes or Receptacles.
We, JOHN DARLING of 11 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Engineer and DAVID OSBORNE of 13 Glassford Street, Glasgow
aforesaid, Banker do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BOXES OR LIKE RECEPTACLES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING TWINE OR
STRING AND IN ATTACHMENTS TO OR FOR SUCH BOXES OR RECEPTACLES to be as
follows:-
This Invention, which relates to improvements in boxes or like receptacles for
holding or containing twine or string and in attachments to or for such boxes or
receptacles, is a further development of the Invention described in the Specification
of John Darling No. 9342 A.D. 1884. According to the present improvements the
cutting blades of the cutter project up through a slot in the top of the box or
receptacle and the arms with which the cutting blades are provided, are situated at
the underside of the top of such box or receptacle, their extremities being held in
loops or their equivalents soldered or otherwise attached to the underside of the
said top. The arms carrying the said blades are pressed upwards by means of a
lever spring, and the height adjustment of the cutters is effected by means of a
wedge attached to an arm by which the distance between the underside of the box
and the upper edge of the arms is regulated. A spring check is also provided, for
in some respect retarding the passage of the string or twine through the hole by
which it passes out of the box or receptacle and also for preventing its falling back
thereinto. The wedge carrying the arm of the lever spring and the check may all
be soldered or equivalently fixed together at the underside of the interior of the
box or they may be separately fixed.
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page_text: Improvements in Boxes or like Receptacles for Holding or
Containing Twine or String, and in Attachments to or for
Buch Boxes or Receptacles.
We, JOHN DARLING of 11 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Engineer, and DAVID OSBORNE of 13 Glassford Street, Glasgow
aforesaid, Banker do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN BOXES OR LIKE RECEPTACLES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING TWINE OR STRING
AND IN ATTACHMENTS TO OR FOR SUCH BOXES OR RECEPTACLES and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
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Our Invention, which relates to improvements in boxes or like receptacles for
holding or containing twine or string and in attachments to or for such boxes or
receptacles, is a further development of the Invention described in the Specification
of John Darling No..9342 A.D. 1884.
According to the present improvements, the cutting blades of the cutter project
up through a slot in the top of the box or receptacle, and the arms with which the
cutting blades are provided, are situated at the underside of the top of such box or
receptacle, their extremities being held in loops, or their equivalents soldered or
otherwise attached to the underside of the said top. The arms carrying the said
blades are pressed upwards by means of a lever spring, and the height adjustment
of the cutters is effected by means of a wedge attached to an arm and by which
wedge the distance between the underside of the top of the box and the upper
edge of the arms is regulated. A spring check is also provided, for, in some
respect, retarding the passage of the twine or string through the hole by which it
passes out of the box or receptacle and also for preventing its falling thereinto.
The wedge carrying arm, the arm of the lever spring and the check may all be
soldered or equivalently fixed together at the underside of the interior of the box
or they may be separately fixed.
In order that our said Invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect, we will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, is an elevation of a twine or string containing box or receptacle as
constructed according to our present Invention.
Figure 2, is a plan of the same.
Figure 3, is a plan of the underside of the top or lid of the same.
Figure. 4, is a section through the said lid and with a slightly modified form of
cutting blades.
In carrying our present improvements into practice, we arrange the cutting
blades a, Figures 1, 2 and 4 to project up through the slot b, formed in the top or
cover c, of the twine or string box or receptacle d. The arms e, with which the
cutting blades a, are formed in part, are situated at the underside of the top or
cover c, as shewn at Figures 3 and 4. The extremities of these arms e, are
supported by the loops f, or their equivalents which are soldered or otherwise

page_text: attached to the underside of the top or cover c. The arms e, and the cutting
blades a, are pressed upwards by means of the lever spring g, and the height
adjustment of the cutters is effected by means of the wedge h, Figure 3, formed by
the flattened or tapered end of the wire arm . By bending this arm i, in a
forward direction the wedge h, is inserted between the underside of the top or
cover c, and the upper edge of one of the arms e, so that by thus inserting the
Baid wedge, more or less, the height of the cutters is adjusted and thereby admits
of the angle of the cutting edges being altered, as may be found necessary to
compensate for wear. The cutting blades a, are hinged together by the screw m,
an elongated hole being formed in one of the blades a, as described in the afore-
mentioned Specification of the said John Darling to allow of the motion of the
said blades. A spring check j, is also provided, for, in some respect, retarding the
passage of the twine or string through the hole k, by which it passes out of the box
or receptacle d, and also for preventing its falling back thereinto by exerting its
pressure upon the side of the twine or string thereby pressing the said twine or
string against one side of the hole k. The wedge carrying arm i, the lever
spring g, and the check j (the two last being preferably in one piece as shewn at
Figure 3) may all be soldered together (as shewn at 1, at Figure 3 of the annexed
drawings) or equivalently fixed at the underside of the top or cover c, or they may
be separately fixed.
Instead of forming the lever spring 9, of wire, as represented upon the annexed
drawings, we may form such spring of flat steel or other suitable metal, and we
desire it to be understood that we may vary the construction of many parts
without departing from our Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
First. The improvements in twine or string containing boxes or receptacles
wherein the cutting blades a, extend upwards through a slot b, in the top or
cover, while the arms e, of the said cutters are supported and free to pivot at the
underside of the said cover all operating substantially as and for the purposes
herein before set forth with reference to the annexed drawings or the mechanical
equivalents thereof.
Second. The means for adjusting the height of the cutting blades a, consisting
of the wedge h, and its arm i, substantially as herein before set forth with reference
more particularly to Figure 3 of the annexed drawings.
Third. In twine or string containing boxes or like receptacles the spring check j,
for preventing the twine or string being drawn out therefrom too quickly and for
preventing it falling back thereinto substantially as herein before set forth with
reference to the annexed drawings.