US1106773A - Needle-case. - Google Patents

Description

A. F. BRABANT.

NEEDLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1913.

1,106,773. Patented Aug. 11,1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFltilih AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, OF YONKERS, YORK.

NEEDLE-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgfl A 0; 11, 1914. Application filed October 17, 1913.

Serial No. 795,689.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Yonkers, in the county of VVestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needle- Cases, of which the following is a specification. I

In needle books or cases, as heretofore constructed, considerable difficulty has been encountered because of the factthat moisture has had access to the needles, causing the same to rust. To some extent, this has been occasioned by the fact that the needles are ordinarily placed in their holders before the holders are secured in place in the book or case, and as these holders are secured by paste or glue, which remains moist for some time, this moisture is apt to rust the needles. Moreover any temporary protectors which have been employed, easily become displaced,

so that the needles are without adequate protection from the moisture in the atmosphere.

The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the above difliculty by )roviding a pocket or holding means which entirely covers the needles, and will thus not only protect them during the manufacture or assembling of the cases in which the pockets are placed, but will also afterward afford'protection from moisture.

A. further and important object is to provide a pocket of this character, which is inexpensive, so that there will be no material addition to the cost of the book or case as a whole.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a needle case or book having the improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view diagrammatic in its character, illustrating the structure of the pocket member. Fig. 3 is a similar view on an enlarged scale, with the needle-holding element removed. Fig. 4 is a corresponding view of said needle-holding element. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of one leaf of the case showing the manner of securing the pocket in place. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, the book or case comprises a pair of covers or outer leaves 7 hinged together, as illustrated at 8, one of these covers or leaves having on its inner side, a holding strip 9 for needles of a comparatively large size, as will be readily understood. Secured to the other leaf or cover, is the novel pocket. As shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, the body of the pocket is constructed of a single sheet of material, preferably heavy paper. This sheet is doubled to form a front wall 10 havingtwo plies 11 and 12 that are integrally joined at their upper ends. Extending from the lower edge of the outer ply 11, is an attaching flap 13, which as illustrated in Fig. 5, is secured between the outer facing sheet 1% and the lining 15 of the cover or leaf 7, being held by glue, paste or other suitable material.

Extending from the lower edge of the in ner ply 12 is the back wall 16 of the pocket, which wall is materially wider than the front wall 10, extending above the same, as illustrated, and having on its upper free edge a forwardly overhanging cover flap 1? that bridges the space between the upper edge of the rear wall 16 and the corresponding edge of the front wall 10. Thefront wall 0 and rear wall 16 are connected at their ends by flaps 10 as illustrated in Fig. 6. For the purpose of maintaining the needles in this pocket, a strip of paper 18 is doubled upon itself and then re-doubled to form a pair of front attaching flaps 19 that are preferably secured by adhesive material to the inner ply of the front wall 10. This leaves a free flap 20 to which is fastened, by glue, paste or the like, a strip 21. of cloth that is doubled over the upper edge of the said flap 20. Into this cloth are inserted the needles, shown at 22, which needles project from the pocket, as will be evident, and will be covered by the flap 17 With this structure, it will be noted that a pocket is formed, which is hinged to the outer portion of one of the leaves, and will securely hold the needles in place, yet is provided with a permanent protecting flap and rear wall that will, to a material degree, prevent the access of moisture to the needles. At the same time, the said needles are entirely accessible, and it is only necessary to raise this flap 17, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A needle-holding case, comprising folding covers, a needle pocket hingedly connected to one of the covers, means with in the pocket for holding the needles therein in projecting relation, said ocket having a rear wall that extends behind the projecting portions of the needles, and a cover flap carried by the rear wall and arranged to fold over the projecting portions of the needles.

2. A needle-holding case, comprising folding covers, a needle pocket hingedly connected to the outer portion of one of the covers and arranged to lie flat against the inner face of the same and between said covers, means within the pocket for holding the needles therein in projecting relation, said pocket having a rear wall that extends behind the projecting portions of the needles, and a cover flap carried by the outer edge of the rearwall and arranged to fold over the projecting portions of the needles, with its free end adjacent to the front wall of the pocket.

3.'In a needle-holding book, a needleholding pocket comprising a piece of sheet material doubled to form front and rear walls, the rear wall being wider than the front wall and having a forwardly folded protective flap that extends across the space between the outer edge of the rear wall and the corresponding edge of the front wall, the front wall having an attaching tab extending beyond the pocket at its lower edge.

4. In a needle-holding book, a needleholding pocket comprising a single sheet of material that is doubled to form a front wall of double ply, an attaching flap car-- ried by the lower edge of the outer ply, a rear wall connected to the lower edge of the inner ply and wider than the front wall, and a protecting coverflap carried walls. and comprising a loose flap disposed in the pocket.

6. In a needle-holding book, a needle-holding pocket formed from single sheet folded to form a front wall of double ply, one of the end margins of the sheet projecting bef yond said'front wall and forming an attaching flap that is carried by the outer ply thereof, a rear wall connected with the inner ply and wider than the sald" front wall, and a protecting flap formed from the other end of the sheet and carried by the outer edge of the rear .wall, said flap covQ ermg the space betweensmd outer edge and the" corresponding edge of the front wall. i .7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT. Witnesses: 1 V i MARY H. Lnwrs,

FRANKYJ. KENT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D G."

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