Year: 1886

page_text: I, FREDERICK WILLIAM AMSDEN, the younger, of the firm of Olney, Ausden
and Sons, of 9, 10 and 11 Falcon Street, in the City of London, Warehousemen,
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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
:-
My Invention relates to an improved holder or case for needles, pins, and other
like articles, which is so constructed that the action of opening the said holder or
case shall bring forwards or upwards the contents thereof, present the same to view,
and render them readily attainable.
My improved holder or case consists essentially of two portions, the outer of
which forms a sheath or envelope, and the inner a pocket, case, or holder proper,
both being arranged and combined to be operated as hereinafter set forth.
My invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings, which represent, by way of example, a holder or case for needles.
In manufacturing or constructing a holder or case, according to my Invention, I cut
or stamp out of a sheet of paper, or other suitable material, a blank or piece of
the form shewn in fig. 1. This blank or piece when folded forms the outer sheath or
envelope A, of the holder. It is provided at its upper part with a flap a, terminating
in a tongue a¹, and at its lower part it is provided with side pieces or flaps b. At
a certain point in its height this blank or piece has a portion cut out at c, the
purpose of which is hereinafter mentioned, and lower down there is a slit d, for
receiving the tongue a¹. This blank or piece, after having been folded at the parts
shewn by the dotted lines, is ready to receive the inner case, pocket, or holder
proper B for the needles, which are inserted therein in any suitable manner.
piece B which is shewn detached in fig. 2, is shorter than the piece A, but it is also
formed with a flap a", terminating in a tongue a. At the back of this piece B,
I provide a third piece B', which acts as a protection thereto. It is shewn detached
in fig. 3.
This
The pieces A, B and B₁ being thus prepared, are then combined as follows:-
The piece A, is then folded and cemented together by the side pieces or flaps b,
to form the outer envelope or sheath, as shewn in fig. 4. The piece B, is then filled

page_text: with needles (inserted by machinery) and presents the appearance shewn in fig. 5.
The piece B¹, is then folded at the line c¹, (fig. 3) and the lower portion of the
piece B, is then folded at the dotted line in Fig. 2 and is cemented to the lower
portion of the piece B¹. These pieces B and B are then inserted in the outer
envelope or sheath, shewn in fig. 4, and the tongue a¹I, of the piece B, is cemented
to the inner side of the tongue al, of the piece A.
It will thus be apparent that the pieces B, B', forming the pocket, inner case or
holder proper, being of shorter length than the sheath or exterior envelope A, and
being attached thereto, at their uppermost ends, will be free to slide upwards or
downwards, on the flap a¹ being raised or lowered, and that this flap a¹ will also, to
a certain extent, lower the pocket, inner case or holder proper B, but to ensure this
pocket, inner case, or holder proper returning completely to its downward position,
I cut away a semi-circular portion c from the sheath or envelope A, in order to
allow of the finger and thumb grasping the said pocket or inner case and drawing
it completely down. Fig. 6 shews the holder or case A, in its open position, with
the pocket, inner case or holder proper B, raised or drawn up, and the needles
presented to view, while fig. 7, shews the same in its closed position with the
pocket, inner case or holder B, completely drawn down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The improved holder or case for needles, pins, and other like articles, in which
a pocket, inner case, or holder proper, is raised or lowered by opening or closing
the flap of the outer envelope or sheath, substantially as herein, described and
shewn with reference to the accompanying drawings.