Year: 1896

page_text: We NICOLAS KUCK Moat Place Queen Street Redditch and EDWARD EMMS, Junr.
5 St. George's Road Redditch, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Consisting of front and back Pillow Blocks Front Block with hole drilled &
threaded about inch deep hence tapering away plain to size of Needle eye on the
front. The Block being about or inch from back to front. On the face of Block
a groove with impression of Needle in and a small plate fixed by screw on face of
Block holding Needle in its proper position. Connected with Pillow Blocks a hollow
metal Tube Threaded on one end to work in front Pillow Block. Inside of hollow
Tube a bended wire in shape of sugar Tongs with dagger points with small groove in
centre of each holding cotton in its position to be fixed in back of hollow tube with
reel of cotton behind on separate bearing. Upon hollow Tube is fixed a pinion
about inch long with flange on each end connected with a larger cog wheel upon
separate spindle, and turned with hand wheel upon end of spindle causing the hollow
Tube and Cotton to spin and propell forward sending the cotton through the eye of
the Needle.
NICOLAS KUCK.
EDWARD EMMS, JUNR.
We, NICOLAS KUCк, Moat Place, Queen Street Redditch, and EDWARD EMMS, Junr.,
5 St. George's Road Redditch, 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 :-
Though we may use the front and back pillow block arrangement mentioned in
the beginning of our Provisional Specification for the purpose of carrying out our
invention, we prefer to substitute for these, front and back pillars of a lighter
make, supplying the thickness where required, by an affixed attachment.

page_text: These front and back pillars we make out of one piece of sheet metal, say
one-sixteenth of an inch in thickness, about half an inch in width, and in length
about four inches. In the middle of this length of metal we make a square bend of
about three-quarters of an inch, forming a base, denoted by A. A. in side elevation
and part section Fig. 1. and so bent that the two extremities of the length of metal
forming respectively the back pillar B. and the front pillar C. shall stand up at right
angles to this base and consequently the length of the base apart.
Near the top of each of these pillars we drill a hole of about one-eighth of an inch
in internal diameter; the hole in the back pillar B, being left plain, while that in the
front pillar C. is threaded with a screw-thread. About the middle of each pillar we
also drill a hole of about the same diameter as the foregoing, for a purpose to be
described later on; these we will call the "middle" holes.
This part of our appliance is then soldered by the base to the strip of metal X. X.
which has near each extremity a hole through which by screws it is attached to a
small wooden block Z.
We next prepare a small metal attachment shown in section at D. but in the fig.
slightly removed from its place of attachment on the front pillar C. for the purpose of
perspicuity.
This attachment is a small metal cylinder about half-an-inch long and about
one-quarter of an inch in diameter drilled with a hole E about three-sixteenths of an
inch in diameter, but at its front tapering off to a hole of the size of a needle eye.
This smallest part of the hole since it comes in the centre of the face of .the cylinder
we will call the "central" hole. From this central hole a groove is cut vertically,
shown at F, and this groove is cut upon the face of the cylinder and is of just the
size to allow down it the passage of the head part of the needle to be threaded.
Then for affixing by screwing, soldering, or other well known means, to the face or
front extremity of the attachment just described, we prepare, by preference, a three-
quarter disc, a section of which is shown affixed at G; and detached at H. in order
that the front appearance of it may be understood. It will hereby be perceived that
this three-quarter disc has an apertare in the centre coinciding with the central hole
in the front of the cylinder D, and when applied to this, the vertical edge of the
three-quarter disc will run parallel to and almost cover the vertical groove F, space
however, must here be left to allow the passage out of the groove of a thread of cotton
into the aperture in the centre of the three-quarter disc.
And above the aperture in the centre of the three-quarter disc we make with a
punch a teat mark, denoted in the drawing by an elongated dot, projecting inwardly
and thereby checking the passage of the needle head down the vertical groove, in
case the needle is inserted in the groove wrong way of the eye.
This three-quarter disc therefore acts as a guide plate and by that name we
distinguish it when affixed in its position upon the face of the cylinder D.
But though we give preference to the three-quarter disc, we do not confine
ourselves to this shape but may adopt any other which will allow of an opening
parallel with the vertical groove in the cylinder down into the central aperture.
The three-quarter dise, or other equivalent, being affixed upon the facial extremity
of the cylinder D, this is then soldered on the front pillar C. so as to cover accurately
the screw threaded hole in the top part of it.
We next provide a short metal tube I. somewhat smaller in external diameter than
the internal diameter of the holes in the upper part of the front and back pillars
before mentioned. The front end of this tube being threaded with an external screw
thread working readily in the screw threaded hole in the front pillar C. and upon
this metal tube in place of the pinion mentioned in our Provisional Specification we
place a small piece of india rubber tubing K which will have the same action and
result.
We next prepare of metal the toothed wheel L, which acts upon the india rubber
tubing in the same manner as it would upon the pinion before mentioned, and to
maintain this toothed wheel in its proper position between the two pillars when in
action, we solder it upon the inetal tube M. M. thereby providing it with a tubular

page_text: axle. Placing it then in position we by means of the middle holes in the front and
back pillars pass through the tubular axle a solid axle of metal wire N. N. when a
blow with a small punch unites the two axles into one for all practical purposes, solid
axle; the milled nutt Q having previously been affixed for convenience of turning
the toothed wheel by the thumb and finger.
We next provide an appliance for inserting cotton on thread unwound from a reel,
through the tube I into the cylinder D. This appliance differs in no material respect
from an ordinary paper fastener except that the tongs are longer, being somewhat in
excess of the length of the tube I, and also that it is pierced with a hole through the
centre of its disc for convenience in placing the cotton within the tongs (see
Figs. 2 and 3). The mode of inserting the cotton is seen best by referring to Fig. 2.
The cotton being passed in an upward direction through the hole in the centre of the
dise A. we pull it upward till we have in hand a length one-quarter of an inch in
excess of the length of the tongs and then bring it down between these two till their
extremities hold it as seen at b Fig. 3. We then pass the appliance into the tube I.
(Fig. 1) as shown in this fig. at O. while P denotes the extremity of the tongs and
the quarter-of-an-inch of cotton projecting from them, ready when the toothed wheel L
is set in motion, to be passed by the action of this upon the india rubber tube from
the reel Y into the hole E in the attachment D.
And the appliance just described fits within the tube I. with the tightness necessary
to keep it in position but no more than this.
Finally at any convenient distance and position to rear of the needle threader above.
described we place a reel of cotton Y, or of other similar thread, turning freely upon
an axle fixed or supported in any ordinary and well-known manner.
And the application of our invention to its object is as follows.-
Taking the end of the cotton from the reel we pass it through the appliance shown
in Figs. 2 and 3 until it projects one quarter of an inch beyond the extremity of the
tongs; we then insert the appliance in the tube I (Fig. 1) then the end of the cotton
will extend into the cavity in the attachment D.
We next take the needle to be threaded and insert it head downward in the
groove F. so that the eye shall be opposite to the little hole in the centre of the
attachment D; then by turning the milled nutt Q with the thumb and finger we
cause the toothed wheel L to revolve, which biting on the india rubber casing on the
tube I. this owing to the screw-thread upon its front end moves forward with a
spinning motion carrying with it the appliance and the cotton which it holds until
the end of the cotton passes through the eye of the needle and projects through the
central hole one quarter of an inch.
Then taking hold of the end of the cotton we draw this forward an inch or two and
withdraw the needle upwards from the groove F and with it bring the cotton down
the vertical side of the three-quarter disc until it is again in the small central hole in
the middle of the attachment D; the cotton can then be drawn straight out to any
suitable length, and should then be cut off one quarter of an inch from the face of the
three-quarter dise, when by reversing the movement of the milled nutt Q the
cotton end is withdrawn within the cavity in D. ready for the next threading of
the needle.
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:
1st. The way of moving the cotton for threading, forward horizontally by a spinning
motion until it passes through the eye of the needle without being forcibly pushed
through the same: this forward spinning movement being effected by the means and
in the manner above set forth.
2. The method of checking the insertion of the needle the wrong way of the head
by means of the teat mark as above described.
3. The way provided for withdrawing the needle when threaded and again bringing
the cotton in a straight line with the run of the feed from the reel, by means of the

page_text: novel feature of the vertical groove in connection with the three-quarter disc, or other
convenient form, applied in the place and manner as above described and for the
purpose above described, all substantially as set forth in this our Complete
Specification.
BOLL
T1007
NICOLAS KUCK.
EDWARD EMMS, JUNR.