Improvements in or connected with Cases for Needles or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Cases for Needles or the like.
I EDGAR ROBERT SMITH BARTLEET, of the Firm of William Bartleet and Sons,
of Abbey Mills, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with cases for storing or
displaying needles, steel pins, knitting pins, scissors, or such like articles, which are
now usually held in such cases by being passed under paper bands,, leather &c.,
oxidization soon takes place and thus damages the said articles. This takes place
probably by reason of acids in the paper or leatlier &o., or in adjacent gumis by
which the parts are secured to the case.
In this invention I provide cross strips of metal having beneath them a further
strip of chamois, silk, flannel or felt &c. In most cases the said metallic strips or
plates are ribbed or grooved from their underside so as to form recesses to receive
the needles between the plate and the textile strip. These plates &c. are now secured
to the case by being eyeletted thereto or rivetted or sewn, or prongs upon the said
plates may be pushed through the body of the case and turned over or clenched
upon the underside at any suitable place or places.
Thus the needles &c. may be pushed into their respective positions where the
plates will afford a springy and streng hold thereon without damage thereto, at the
same time giving much greater durability, and avoiding the tedious operation of
divisional stitching as in tlie present arrangements.
In some instances the plates may not be grooved, particularly with small sewing
needles, when such needles are made up in small papers &c. envelopes or cases, in
which instances such cases would be passed between the metal plate and the textile
strip.
I may
also magnetize the said strip so that the needles &c. may be counted into
the said strips and be held by magnetism in their respective grooves and the felt &c.,
can then be fixed against the said strip and thus save the pushing of the needles
between the felt &c., and the metal strip.
Although I prefer the bands to be made of metal I may also use bands grooved
made of wood or other suitable composition.
Dated this 15th day of November 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,.¨
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Cases for Needles or the like..
I, EDGAR ROBERT SMITH BARTLEET, of the Firm of William Bartleet and Sons,
of Abbey Mills, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Manufacturer, 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 improvements in or connected with cases for storing or
displaying needles, steel pins, knitting pins, scissors, or such like articles, which are
now usually held in such cases by being passed under paper bands, leather &c.,
oxidization soon takes place and thus damages the said articles. This takes place
probably by reason of acids in the paper or leather &c., or in adjacent guns by
which the parts are secured to the case.

page_text: I will now more particularly describe this my invention by the aid of the
accompanying sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part,
and in which:—–
Fig. 1 is a plan view of this my improved case arranged for displaying knitting
pins.
Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of Fig. 1 on line A-B.
Fig. 3 is a similar cross sectional view but showing a modified form of attachment
of cross strips of metal.
Fig. 4 is also a similar cross sectional view of a modified form of this my
invention.
In this invention I provide cross strips of metal 7 having beneath them a.further
strip 8 of chamois, silk, flannel or felt &c. In most cases the said metallic strips or
plates are ribbed or grooved from their underside so as to form recesses 9 to receive
the needles between the plate 7 and the textile strip 8.
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The plates are preferably first secured to the textile strip 8, by turning over the
ends as seen at 10, 10, and also by rivet 11; the whole is then secured to the
case 12 by glueing or other suitable means. The case 12 can be folded or closed
at the linos, 15.
In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of attachment of the metal cross strips 7,
on the ends of which I form the prongs 13, 13. In this case the textile strip 8 is
first placed in position, when the prongs 13, 13 are pushed through the body of the
case 12, and turned over or clenched upon the underside as seen at 14, 14. Also a
rivet 11ª, may be used if desired to further secure the metal cross strip in position..
Thus the needles &c. may be pushed into their respective positions where the
plates 7 will afford a springy and strong hold thereon without damage thereto, at
the same time giving much greater durability, and avoiding the tedious operation of
divisional stitching as in the presont arrangements.
In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification, in which the cross strip 7 is imagnetized,
and covered with the textile strip 8". The noedles &c. may be counted into the said
strips, and be held by magnetism in their respective grooves 9*, and thos save the
pushing of the needles between the folt &c. and the metal strip.
In some instances the plates may not be grooved, particularly with small sewing
needles, when such needles are first made up in small paper &c. envelopes or cases,
in which instances such cases would be passed between the metal plate and the
textile strip.
Although I prefer the bands to be made of metal I may also use bands grooved
made of wood or other suitable composition.
Although I have only shown iny improvements applied for the storing and
displaying of knitting pins, it will be readily seen that with slight modifications it
can be arranged for other such like articles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In cases for storing or displaying needles, steel pins, knitting pins, scissors
and such like articles, the combination with the case 12, of the metal cross strips 7,
and textile strips 8, with or without the grooves 9, substantially as set forth and
shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and for the purposes specified.
2. In cases for storing and displaying needles, steel pins, knitting pins, and such
like articles, the combination with the caso 12 of the magnetized strip 7ª and toxtile
strip 8, substantially as set forth aud shown in Fig. 4.
Dated this 15th day of Anonst 1896
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.