Improvements in Crochet Hooks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Crochet Hooks.
I, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM CLARK, of 43, Hertford Road, Sparkbrook, Worcester-
shire, 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 has reference to those crochet hooks in which several crochet hooks
of different sizes, usually four in number and hinged at each end of a stem, are
contained within a suitable sheath or handle through the open end of which either
one of the said crochet hooks can be protruded and held ready for use whilst the
others are contained within the sheath or handle; or when not in use the whole of the
crochet hooks can be folded against the stem and contained within the handle.
By my invention I am enabled to make a combined crochet hook for wool and thin
threads which comprises two crochet hooks for wool and two or more folding hooks
for cotton or thin threads.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which
Fig. 1 represents a combined wool and cotton crochet hook constructed according
to this invention;
Fig. 2 represents the same as used for cotton and thin threads;
Fig. 3 is a section of the same;
Fig. 4 shews the parts of the same separately;
Fig. 5 illustrates à modification of my invention and
Fig. 6 shews parts of the said modified form on an enlarged scale; and
Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 show further modifications.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
Figures of the Drawings.
A is the hollow sheath or handle containing folding crochet hooks as usual. In the
examples illustrated four of these crochet hooks are shewn and marked respec-
tively 61, 2, 3, 4, hinged to a central stem e but fewer or more than four may be so
used as is well known.
In carrying out this invention I make that end a' of the sheath or handle A through
which one of the said smaller crochet hooks protrudes, in the form of a wool crochet
hook with a longitudinal hole d for the small folding crochet hook to protrudo
through. This hole d may either be central (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11) or
slightly one one side so as to finish in a groove (Figs. 9 and 10). This wool crochet
hook part al is preferably made of bone, ivory, vulcanite, or other suitable substance
removably connected to the tubular metal handle part a³ by fitting or screwing therein.
The part a' can either be made with a crochet hook at one end (Figs. 1 to 10) or with
a crochet hook at both ends (Figs. 11 and 12) in which latter case these crochet hooks
are of different sizes. The other end a² of the sheath or handle may also be formed as
a wool crochet hook of smaller (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) or larger size than the end a',
or it
may be left plain to take a penholder (Fig. 7) or be formed as a stiletto, (Fig. 8)
or be otherwise formed.
It will be seen that either one of the smaller crochet hooks 61, 62, 63, 64, can be used
as usual by removing the end a¹ and protruding the said cotton crochet hook through
the holed therein and refixing the end a' to the tube d (Figs. 2, 3, 7, 8 and 11) and
that when the smaller crotchet hooks are folded within the casing (Fig. 1) either of
the wool hooks can be used.
In the modification illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6 the wool crochet hook parts a¹, a³
are made long enough to contain the smaller folding crochet hooks (instead of using
the tubular metal handle part a³) and they are removably connected together by

page_text: screwing or other means. The part a is drilled at d as in the other examples so as to
take one of the smaller hoqks as above described.
In the modification illustrated by Fig. 12 the part a' is left solid and formed with
two crochet hooks and the other end a² of the sheath or handle is open and pointed as
usual for one of the smaller crochet hooks to protrude through.
I wish it to be understood that I make no exclusive claim to an instrument which
serves the double purpose of a crochet hook for wool and crochet hooks for cottons
and fine threads as I am aware that crochet hooks embodying these features have been
made prior to my invention hereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. In combined wool and cotton folding crochet hooks, making one or both ends
of the hollow sheath or handle in the form of a wool crochet hook having a longi-
tudinal hole through which one of the smaller crochet hooks can be protruded and
held ready for use whilst the others are contained within the sheath or handle
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The combination with the sheath or handle A having an open pointed end and
the folding cotton crochet hooks contained within the handle, of the reversible part a'
formed as a wool crochet hook at each end and adapted to fit in the handle A,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Fig. 12 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 16th day of June 1890.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant,