Expanding Blocks, Centres, Boards, or Mounts for Braids, Binding or other Textile Materials.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 19th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 2nd June, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Expanding Blocks, Centres, Boards, or Mounts for Braids, Binding
or other Textile Materials.
ELIZABETH ANNIE EDWARDS, Spinster, of No. 7, Railway Terrace, Wallington,
in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to render it unnecessary to unwind pieces,
bundles or knots of braid, binding, tape, cord and other textile materials, which
are sent out by manufacturers of such materials without being wound on boards,
blocks or cards, and of rewinding them on pieces of wood, cardboard and the like,
according to the practice of consumers and retailers of such materials: and the
object of my invention is to prevent the loss of time consequent upon the un-
winding and rewinding of the whole length of such material, by using a revolving
expanding block, centre, board or mount which can be put when, partiy turned,
into the centre and between the first turns of the piece of braid, binding and
the like and can then be expanded by re-turning in the opposite direction.
In many braids and the like it is essential that the few turns of that part of
the material which bind it crosswise should be unwound before inserting the
block, centre, board or mount, and subsequent to mounting the material, to remove
the ties which frequently secure the ends of the piece.
The expanding block, centre, board or mount may be made in many ways of
wood, cardboard or other suitable material; but I prefer to make it of two thin
flat pieces of wood, both notched at one extremity, which prevents the braid or
other material slipping off the block, centre, board or mount.
The two pieces of wood are placed the one on the top of the other and are
fastened together by means of a rivet, upon which they revolve in contracting
and expanding.
In applying the block, centre, board or mount to the braid or other material the
notched ends should be turned as close together as may be required to easily
nsert the block in the centre and between the first turns of the material, and then
by turning back the notched ends in the opposite direction to that by which they
were turned together, so that the notched ends are exactly opposite and parallel
to each other, the material is immediately mounted ready for use and may be
unwound in any required quantity.
If necessary the block, centre, board or mount may be made with a catch or
fastening by making holes which shall be exactly over each other when the
block, centre, board or mount is fully turned and expanded, and through the
same inserting an ordinary paper fastener or other suitable fastener and clinching
same; or by applying to one portion of wood a piece of metal which projects,
or some portion of which projects, so as to fall into a hole, slot or socket formed in

page_text: the other portion of wood when the block is fully turned and expanded as before
mentioned.
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Expanding Blocks, Centres, Boards, or Mounts, for Braids, Binding
or other Textile Materials.
I, ELIZABETH ANNIE EDWARDS, of 7, Railway Terrace, Wallington, in the
County of Surrey Spinster, 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 render it unnecessary to unwind pieces,
bundles or knots of braid, binding, tape, cord and other textile materials, which
are sent out by manufacturers of such materials without being wound on boards,
blocks or cards and of rewinding them on pieces of wood, cardboard and the like
according to the practice of consumers and retailers of such materials; and the
object of my invention is to prevent the loss of time consequent upon the un-
winding and rewinding the whole length of such material by using a revolving,
expanding block, centre-board or mount which can be put when partly turned
into the centre and between the first turns of the piece of braid, binding and
the like and can then be expanded by re-turning in the opposite direction.
In many braids and the like it is essential that the few turns of that part of
the material which bind it crosswise should be unwound before inserting the
block centre board or mount, and subsequent to mounting the material on the
block, centre board or mount to remove the ties which frequently secure the ends
of the piece.
The expanding block, centre-board or mount Figs. 1, 2 and 3 may be made
in many ways of wood, cardboard or other suitable material; but I prefer to
make it of two thin flat pieces of wood, A and B both notched at one ex-
tremity, N1 and N 2, (the notches may be angular, curved or otherwise) which
prevents the braid or other material from slipping off the block, centreboard or
mount.
The two pieces of wood, A and B, are placed the one on the top of the other
as in Fig. 3 and are fastened together by means of a rivet, R, upon which they
revolve in contracting and expanding.
In applying the block, centreboard or mount to the braid or other material
the notched ends, Fig. 2, N and N 2, should be turned as close together as may
be required to easily insert the block in the centre and between the first turns
of the material, and then by turning back the notched ends, N 1 and N 2, in the
opposite direction to that by which they were turned together, so that the notched
ends are exactly opposite and parallel to each other as in Fig. 1, the material
is immediately mounted ready for use and may be unwound in any required
quantity.
If necessary the block, centreboard or mount may be made with a catch or
fastening, by making holes which shall be immediately over each other when the
block, centreboard or mount is fully turned and expanded, and through the same
inserting an ordinary paper or other suitable fastener and fixing same; or by

page_text: applying to one portion of wood a piece of metal which projects or some portion
of which projects so as to fall into a hole, slot or socket formed in the other
portion of wood when the block is fully turned and expanded as before mentioned:
but this catch or fastening may be dispensed with.
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 a revolving expanding block, centreboard or mount in two parts
with a pivot; the block, centreboard or mount may be revolved and expanded
substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
2nd. Making a revolving expanding block, centreboard or mount substantially
as described and shown in the drawings from which braid, binding, tape, cord
and other textile materials can be unwound.