Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1897-Accepted, 3rd July, 1897
I CATHERINE PETHYBRIDGE of 136 High Street, Great Berkhamsted in the County
of Herts, Widow, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in crochet hooks and has for object to
provide efficient means to prevent the handle of the implement from turning
between the fingers while working, whereby the hook proper would take another
position relative to the work in hand, and to easily maintain it in the desired
position while in use.
To attain this purpose I secure a small shield of suitable shape and made of
vulcanite, horn or other suitable material to the handle of the implement at the
desired distance from the hook proper and extending sideways from the handle in
such a relative direction to the hook as may be found suitable and agreable to the
habits of the user. This shield, which I prefer to have the form of a half-circle, is
held between the forefinger and the thumb when the crochet-hook is being used,
the handle occupying the same position as usual between the fingers of the user.
The easy maintenance of the desired position of the implement by means of the said
shield renders the work much easier, as it obviates the necessity of pressing the
handle between the fingers and thereby hurting them as is unavoidable with the
crochet hooks hitherto in general use.
The shield may be secured to the handle of the implement by rivets or in any
other suitable manner.
London this 10th day of Sentember 1906
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.
I, CATHERINE PETHYBRIDGE, of 136 High Street, Great Berkhamstead, in the
County of Herts, Widow, 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 refers to needles used for crochet work and like purposes.
It consists in attaching firmly to the handle part or stem of the needle a small
plate or shield of metal, vulcanite, hard rubber, wood, or other suitable material.
This plate projects from the stem nearly in line therewith, and may be flat or
slightly bent as preferred. By preference I make it nearly half round in outline and
I give it a slightly helical twist or bend as I find that shape to be most suited to the
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page_text: contour of the fingers. This plate is held between the thumb and finger or between
the first and second fingers of the hand as preferred, and serves to facilitate the secure
holding of the article and enables it to be used with greater ease and effect.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, in
which:
Fig. 1 shows my shield applied to a crochet needle.
a is the added plate or shield which may be solid with the needle, or may be
attached to a small tube or sleeve, and slid on to the stem or handle, or it may be
attached to the needle in any other suitable way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
A plate of thin metal or other suitable material attached solidly or otherwise to
the stem or handle part of crochet needles, said plate serving to facilitate the hold-
ing and use of same; as herein described and set forth.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.