Year: 1886

page_text: Materiais.
I THOMAS HENRY CLIFT 3 Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of this Invention is to prevent the necessity of unwinding "pieces
"bundles or knots" of Braid, Binding, Tape, Cord, and other textile materials (which
"boards" or
are received from the Manufacturers of such Articles not wound upon
"blocks") and of re-winding them upon solid pieces of wood, card board etc., as is
the practice by retailers and users of such materials-and the object of my Invention
is to prevent the waste of time necessary to unwind and re-wind the whole piece of
material, by using an expanding centre or "block" or board," which can be placed
in its contracted form into the centre of the piece of Braid &c., and then expanded, to
suit the size of the material in which it is placed.
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In some braids &c., before inserting the centre it is necessary to unwind a few
turns of the Braid &c. by which the piece is confined crosswise, and after the centre
has been inserted & expanded, to cut or undo the ties which sometimes confine the
piece at it ends; the material can then be readily unwound in any quantity as
required.
The expanding centre can be made in many ways, but I prefer to make it of 2 thin
pieces of wood, which overlap and slide on each other both being kept in position by
metal guides which allow them to slide and expand lengthways only. Down the
centre of one of the pieces of wood there is a fixed metal rack, into which a spring
falls, which is attached to the end of the other piece of wood, and this locks the
expanding centre in any position it may be drawn out to.
To prevent the Braid &c. from slipping off the ends of the expanding centre I notch
the ends down a short distance.
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L1000

page_text: Expanding GenES OF DOOR TO Draius and other
Materials.
I THOMAS HENRY CLIFT 3 Rowcroft Stroud, Gloucestershire 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 :-
The object of this Invention is to prevent the necessity of unwinding pieces or
bundles or knots of braid, Binding tape cord, and other textile materials (which are
received from the Manufacturers of such Articles not wound upon boards or blocks)
and of re-winding them upon solid pieces of wood, card board &c. as is the practice
by retailers and users of such materials and the object of my Invention is to prevent
the waste of time necessary to unwind and rewind the whole piece of material by
using an expanding centre or block or board, which can be placed in its contracted
form into the centre of the piece of Braid &c. and then expanded to suit the size of
the material in which it is placed.
In some braids &c., before inserting the centre it is necessary to unwind a few
turns of the Braid &c., by. which the piece is confined crosswise and after the centre
has been inserted and expanded, to cut or undo the ties, which sometimes confine the
piece at its ends, the material can then be readily unwound in any quantity as
required. The expanding centre can be made in many ways, but I prefer to make
it as shown in the sheet of explanatory drawings, which I have appended hereunto.
Figs. 1. 2 and 3 show different full size views of the expanding centre.
1 & 2 are
two pieces of wood (which may however be made of any other suitable material). and
which are held together by the thin metal clips 3 & 4 but can freely slide lengthways
upon one another.
5 is a thin metal rack which is fastened to 2 and 6 is a steel spring fastened by the
rivet 7 to the clip 4 and forms a catch which drops into the rack 5 and locks the
2 pieces of wood 1 & 2 in any position.
8 is a small piece of metal fastened to the spring 6 to enable it to be easily lifted
out of the rack when it is desireable to reduce the length of the block. The
points 9. 9. 9. 9 are left for holding the bundle of Braid &c. in position.
It will now be readily understood that in order to unwind a bundle of braid &c.
it is only necessary to slip it on the Expanding centre. when it is shut up to its
minimum length and then expand it till it is tight in the braid after which it is ready
for use.
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 :
1st. Making an Expanding centre or block substantially as described and shown in
the drawings from which Braids, Binding Tape, cord and other textile materials, can
be unwound.
2nd. Making an Expanding centre in 2 parts with a rack down the centre of one
part, into which a catch falls and locks the block in any position, it may be drawn
out to substantially as described and shown in the Drawings.