An Improved Stand or Support for Rolls of Cloth or other Material for Display or other Purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL DIECIFICATIUA.
An Improved Stand or Support for Rolls of Cloth or other Material for
Display or other Purposes.
I, SAMUEL WILLIAMS, 25, Bridge Street, Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of
Warwick, Tailor and Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:
My invention has for its object an improved stand or support for supporting
bales or rolls of cloth or other material or the like for display or other purposes
by which the cloth can be placed in the stand without withdrawing the blocking
board or unrolling it thus saving time and labor.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my stands preferably from
metal but in some cases they may be made of wood or other material. The
upright portion upon which the bale or roll fits is formed of flat metal or other
material and is fixed to a base formed of two flat bars at the centre where the
bars cross or overlap each other. To support a bale or roll of material the upright
is pushed up the centre of the material between the blocking board and the material
by which means the bale or roll is firmly held in an upright position. My stand
may also be used for supporting the bale or roll or the like in an inclined posi-
tion by allowing the end of the upright portion of the stand to rest on the ground,
the base raising the opposite end so that the bale or roll can be laid thereon.
By my invention the blocking board upon which the bale or roll of material is
wound need not be withdrawn when displaying the material thus preventing the
cloth or the like from being creased or otherwise damaged which frequently occurs
with the present method of displaying materials.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
By George Banker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
An Improved Stand or Support for Rolls of Cloth or other Material for
Display or other Purposes.
I, SAMUEL WILLIAMS, 25, Bridge Street, Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of
Warwick, Tailor and Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement: -
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Ny invention has for its object an improved stand or support for rolls of cloth

page_text: or other material for display or other purposes for supporting bales or rolls of
cloth or other material or the like for display or other purposes by which the
cloth can be placed on the stand without withdrawing the blocking board or
unrolling it thus saving time and labor.
The
In carrying my invention into practice I form my stands preferably from
metal but in some cases they may be made of wood or other material.
upright portion upon which the bale or roll fits is formed of flat metal or other
material and is fixed to a base formed of two flat, bars at the centre where the
bars cross or overlap each other. To support a bale or roll of material the upright
is pushed up the centre of the material between the blocking board and the material
by which means the bale or roll is firmly held in an upright position. My stand
may also be used for supporting the bale or roll or the like in an inclined posi-
tion by allowing the end of the upright portion of the stand to rest on the ground,
the base raising the opposite end so that the bale or roll can be laid thereon.
By my invention the blocking board upon which the bale or roll of material is
wound need not be withdrawn when displaying material thus preventing the
cloth or the like from being creased or otherwise damaged which frequently occurs
with the present method of displaying materials.
invention
may more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved stand or support.
In order that
my
be
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my stand.
Figure 2 is a perspective view shewing a bale of cloth fixed in position on my
stand.
Figure 3 is a view shewing the bale fixed on my stand laid on one side.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of my stand shewing the upper portion of the
bale torn away so as to more clearly illustrate the blocking board.
Figure 5 is a perspective view shewing my stand for supporting the bale in an
inclined position.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my stands A preferably from
metal but in some cases they may be made of hard wood or other material. The
upright portion a' upon which the bale or roll B fits is formed of flat metal or
other material and is fixed to a base formed of two flat bars welded together cross-
wise so as to form the feet a² a³ a¹ and a as clearly shewn at Figure 1. The
lower end of the upright is reduced in width and is rivetted or otherwise fixed
into a slot formed in the centre portion where the bars forming the base
or feet cross. In some cases the base may be made of cast iron but I prefer it
to be made of strips of flat iron welded together as above described.
To support the bale or roll of material B upon my stand the upright a¹ is pushed
up the centre between the usual blocking board D) and the material until the
lower end of the bale rests upon the upper surface of the base thus firmly holding
the bale in an upright position so that it is not easily overbalanced as the weight
of the base of the stand keeps it steady.
My stand may also be used for supporting the bale B or the like in an inclined
position by allowing the upper end of the part a¹ to rest upon the ground, the
feet of the base raising the opposite end as clearly shewn at Figure 5 thus enabling
the roll or bale to be laid thereon for display purposes.
By the use of my stands the blocking board D upon which the bale or roll
of material B is wound need not be withdrawn when displaying the material
thus preventing the cloth or the like from being creased or otherwise damaged
which frequently occurs with the present method of displaying materials.
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:
CLAIM.
The improved stand or support for rolls of cloth or other material for display

page_text: or other purposes consisting essentially of an upright such as a¹ having a base
and capable of being inserted or pushed up the centre of the roll without with-
drawing the blocking board or unrolling the bale in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
Dattu tay
SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.