Improvements in Holders for the Spools of Typewriter Ribbons.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
CUALI TELE DR ECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT GARDINER HOPKINS, of Somerville, in the.
County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Merchant.]
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Improvements in Holders for the Spools of Typewriter Ribbons.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
Typewriter ribbons to a considerable extent are prepared for sale by being
wound upon a spool and in applying it to the typewriting machine its end is
attached to the reel of the machine and wound thereon, unwinding at the same time
from the spool. It is desirable while the ribbon is thus being unwound from its
spool that the spool be readily attached to the typewriting machine or some other
support in suitable proximity to the receiving reel of the machine, and it is also
desirable that such means be simple and cheap so that it may be marketed with the
spool and ribbon.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a view in plan of the blank from which the holder is made.
Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the complete holder.
Figure 3 represents it as applied to a spool, both in side elevation.
Figure 4 is a view in central section through the spool and holder.
Figure 5 represents a slight modification.
Referring to the drawings: A represents a metal blank from which the holder is
made. The tongue a of this blank is bent to form a hook or clamp B by which the
holder is attached to the machine or other suitable support. The arms a¹ extending
from the tongue preferably have the circular ends C which are disposed opposite to
each other by bending the arms to form the sections c which are parallel with each
other, and the curved or S-shaped bents c¹ between the ends of these parallel
sections and the circular ends C. The arms have a yielding relation in respect
to each other and the ends C are adapted to enter the opposite ends of the
ribbon spool D, being sprung into place and held therein by the spring of the said
The circular ends form bearings within the bore of the spool upon which
the spool may be turned, they being so supported in relation to the arms as to form
the bearings for the spool.
arms.
The connection between the ends of the arms c and the bearing pieces C may not
be S-shaped but may be direct or shaped as represented in Figure 5.
It will be seen that by making the bearing ends C curved or round and opposed
to each other that they take the place of a continuous round bearing and are the
equivalent thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention 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:-
1. As an improved article of manufacture, the spool holder for the spools of

page_text: typewriter and other ribbons, made from a metal blank having a tongue shaped to
provide a hook or attaching device and arms, sections of which are bent parallel
with each other, and which have a yielding spring-like relation to each other, and
spool bearing ends bent inward towards each other from the ends of said arms, as
and for the purposes described.
2. A spool holder of the character specified, having the engaging device or hook,
the yielding sides and the ends connected with the yielding sides by S-shaped
sections, as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1898
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.