US1398347A - Twine-holder - Google Patents

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`fwrnnrem a. sfrofrr, or wonons'rnn raessiecrrnsnr'rs.

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Application'iiled @ctober A2.2, 192D. Serial No. 418,681.

Too tti/om may concern:vv

it lrnoivnthat l, WILLIAM J. Sro'r'r, a citizen ofthe lUnited yStates residing at lilorcester. in the count;7 of Vorcester and State 'of liassachn'setts, have invented a new v and useful Twine-Holder, of which the following' is a specification.

'intention relates to a device for re-A ceiving and holding short lengths of twine and string for the purpose of keeping the saine in a position Where they will he readily accessible :i in an unt gled condition.

lfhe principal objects or he invention are to provide a deviceof this character with ineens for temporarily holding one end of each piecev or string orjtwine While it is 'wonmil on a cylinder from that ond, and' to provide for conveniently locating the sa-Ine ord of the stri* e; after the ,Winding operation is conipleteh so that it Will he easy to l the again have it autoiv `eh itself from the cylinder; 'Ovide an 4improves` spring tension holding; the string or cord in a is heinDV Wound7 and rit when' desired. y 'otages of the inappear hereinafter. n .'s to hehad to the accompanys in Which-` is a view of a of the invention;

plan of the same, and v Al. end View. The' arrows l, 2 and 3 indieto the directions in which the respective views are talren.y

ln the vforni illustrated, the article" einhodles a `support, l0 which 'l have shown as heine; fired to a vertical Wall, although it is applicahle to a horizontal or other surface. lfhisconsists of a piece of sheet rnetal hav-v ine' a fiat portion adaptedto engage the surface to which it is attached, hy means of screws or the like. lt also is provided withy two entre ll constituting' ,supporting plates, each of which is providedwith a perforation at l2 constituting a hearing for a Shaft 13.

This shaft 13 has a crankl lllon the end for turning' it hv hand. lt is vprovided with a cylindrical center portion or drum 15 extending from one hearing' to the other. @n this are located two headsv 16 yand 17. have shown the head lo as formed of Wood and the head l? of sheet metal, although these materials are not absolutely essentiah p preferred it will hel seen that the central portion l5 andthetvvo vheads 16 and 1*.7 together constitute a spool.

".lhe head lo is in' act and of plain cylindrical forni, hut it is provided With avnotch lo? cut into its edge and with a spring 19 secnred toits edge projecting over the notch.V This spring is offset its end 20 to facilitate the entrance a string' or cord under it, so that it vcan oe held hetiveen it head. @ne of `the this position. v

-Qn the support l0 are fixed two-brackets 22 bent up into parallel planes. at their adjacent ends. These adjacent ends have hear-y snpport a shaft 23 on which is Wound a stringi' 2A ing the support l0.

cords A is shown as in Also mounted on this `shaftkis a hralre 25 preferahly Vformed of metal and having tvvo ears 26 hent heyond the notch and andthe edge of the spool havingone end engag# 'i into parallel planes and perforated. These i tivo ears are carried on the shaft 23 so that the hralreis pivote/.ily mounted thereon. rlhe opposite end o' the spring' 24; presses against this .hr-alie 25 and forces itA against the string' or cord on the spool.

The operative face 27. of straiht and extends substantially theivhole len f the spool between the heads. It is vlocated in Stich position that the brake is, as nearly as possible, tangent to the hodv of this lhrakeV is the string onth'e spool at all times no matter hon7 inueh there may he on it.

ln the operation if the device a ystring' that it desired to save is taken near `one end and forced 1Linder the spring 19 into the po# sition shown vat A in 8. 'l'his temporarily holds that end ofthe string. The

operator then turns the crank le in the right `hand direction in Fig... l" and lthus* As it is Winds the string on the spool. Wound the brake holds it down and keeps it tant,` hut the operator controls the feed lon-` the crank is turned in the opposite direction. An end is separated by ,the fiat operaylio ' tive surface A27 of the brake as the spool rotates backward andY isccaught bythe lett hand if desired While the string isbeing'un# Woundf The brake itseltivill serve to un- Wind it under ordinary circumstances if the crank is turned continuously in the left Ahand direction. y Y

Whenthe loose end B is reached the saine Will be readily Withdrawn from the notch 18 as no :torce can be applied by the'spoo to theend While in that notch. i l y p In this Way the strings that corne tied around packages can be preserved in an un tangled and readilyaccessible conoition, thus' savinga .great deal of time in the household or office and l' conserving' one of. our Waste'productsl Y l l Although I have illustrated'and described only a'single4 vform of the'invention I ani aWare ot the Vfact that modifications can be made therein Without'departing troni the scope of the invention as expressed inthe claims. Therefore I do not Wish (to be limited to all the details" or" construction hereinshownand'described,`but what I do ll. As an'artiele ot manufacture, a string holder comprisingY a support having'two bearingsyanshat supported by thebearings provided-With a cranlr for operating it,

anda spool on `the shaijt comprising la head provided with yielding ineans for holding the loose ends of the strings and with a notch in :theedge of the spool head' forreceivi'nga plurality of loose ends.

y2. In a string holder, vthe combination of 'a support having twobearings,a shart rotatablymounted in said bearings, a spool on A the shaft-comprising a head7 and a spring on theedge of the head for holding 'the looseV ends of the strings, said head having a notchtherethrough under said-.spring ior receiving a plurality olloosepends. 3. Ina string holder, the combination ot' a su ortoonsisti'noot a sheet metal inernbenad'apted tov be securedfto a Wall andV Vhaving two progections` extending `from lits opposite ends in'parallel.planes9 said p`ro-` jeetions Ahaving a pair otbearings3 ajshaft `supportedin said be'arings5 a pair o'fspool heads on fsaidrshattnear its endsbetween spool.

said bearings, a pair of Abrackets on said support between said projections, a shai't or stud supported'by said brackets parallel with the first nained shaft, a spring coiled around said shaft or stud Yhaving one end projecting therefrom, and abrake consisting of a slieet'fmetal member having two ears Vbent into parallel position and pivoted on said shaft or stud, said brake being located 4in position to be engaged by the free.V end or said spring and having a Wide operative surface extending substantially the full length of said Vspool between said heads for engaging with lspring pressure any string Woundl on .the spool.

l. Ina string holder, the combination of a support'adaptedV to'be secured to awall and havingl apair of bearingsra shaftsupported in said bea-ringsa pairo" spool heads on said shaft, apair of bracketsl on said support between said bearings, a shaft or stud supported by Vsaid brackets parallel With thc first nained shaft, a spring coiled around said shaft or stud having one end .projecting th'ererom,1and a brake consist- 'ingoi aV sheet metal member having two ears bont into parallel positionan'd pivoted on said', shaftA oriV stud, said brake .being located 'in position to be engaged by the tree end of saidlspringand having a Wide .operative surface ent-ending substantially the full length of Said spool between said heads for'Yengedgingy string Wound on the yengaging string'wound onl the spool.

V.ln testimony whereof I have hereunto athxed my signature.

Y WILLIAM, i. srof'rr. Y

string` holder, the combination oi2

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