US2442570A - Holder - Google Patents

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June 1, 194s. F, H PQST .2,442,570

HOLDER Filed Sept. 9, 1946 Inventar fa/2l: (H. P05@ Byzmwn Patented June l, 1948 UNETED STATES PATENT QFFICE 2,442,570 HOLDER Frank H. Post, Ashtabula, Ohio Application September 9, 1946, Serial No. 695,739

1 claim. (o1. 242;-130) This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in holders, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may be conveniently and eiectively employed for holding a ball, a spool, or a skein of yarn or other material, so as to permit the same to be easily unwound and fed to a machine or into the hand of the user for subsequent fabrication.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder which may be readily attached to and detached from its supporting structure, such as the arm of a chair, the top of, a desk or table, and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which is of a collapsible character, so that when it is not in use, it may be easily stored or carried in a hand bag, or upon the person of the user.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a holder which is simple in construction, which will not easily become damaged, which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture,

and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it is invented.

With the above more important objects in view, and su-ch other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end view thereof, taken in the direction of the arrow 2 in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a top plan view showing the same in the collapsed position;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View, taken substantially in the plane of the line 4 4 in Figure 3; and Figure 5 is an end View taken in the direction of the arrow 5 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and. throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a holder designated generally by the reference character Ill, the same being formed from any suitable material and embodying in its construction a pair of juxtaposed arms II and I2, conflgurated substantially as shown.

It will be noted that the arm Il is provided medially Iof its length with a protuberance I3, while the arm I2 is formed medially of its length 2 with a recess lil which is complementary to and provides a seat for the protuberance.

The arms II and I2 form at one end thereof a pair of clamping jaws I5 and I6 respectively, while the remaining end portions of the arms provide a pair of finger-pieces I 1.

The adjacent surfaces of the arms Il, I2 are also formed with suitable recesses I8 to accommodate the end portions of a tension spring I9 which is secured to the arms by means of transversely extending pins 20.

The arm II is also formed with a relatively thick portion 2i, in order that it may be provided with a longitudinally extending slot or groove 22, congurated substantially as shown. One end of a pin 23 is pivotally mounted in the slot 22 by means of a transversely extending shaft 24, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings. The remaining end portion of the pin 23 is of a substantially reduced diameter, as indicated at 25.

It will be noted that the protuberance I3 and the seat I4, in effect, assume the form of juxtaposed frusto-conical sections, as is best illustrated in the accompanying Figure 3. By virtue thereof, the arms II and I2 will be prevented from becoming laterally displaced with respect one to the other, while at the same time, the engagement of the protuberance with the seat will be of a fulcrumdike nature, as will be clearly apparent.

`The function of the spring IS is not only to urge the jaws I5 and I together, but also to connect the arms II and I2 by maintaining the protuberance I3 in engagement with the seat I5.

When the invention is placed in use, the jaws I5, I6 may be spread apart by simply compressing the fingerpieces I'I as indicated by the phantom line I2', whereby the holder may be readily attached to the arm of a chair, the top of a table, or the like. The pin 23 is normally in the upright position, so to speak, as illustrated in the accompanying Figure 1, and a ball, a spool, or a skein of yarn or other material may be positioned on the pin, as is indicated by the phantom line 2E. The ball 25 is, of course, freely rotatable on the pin, whereby the pin will constitute wha't may be referred to as a spindle, from which the material forming the ball may be readily unwound and fed to the machine or into the hand of the user for subsequent fabrication.

When the invention is not in use, the pin 23 may be collapsed or folded, -so to speak, in the direction of the arrow 2l, so as to lie fiat against the outer surface of the arm Il, with a portion tion and arrangement of parts may be resorted:

to Withou't departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is: Y 4 Y A holder comprising a, pair of juxtaposed arms forming nger pieces and coacting clamping jaws; a spring urging said jaws together, one of said '4 arms being formed in its outer surface with a longitudinally extending groove, and a collapsible spindle pivoted at one end thereof in one end portion of said groove, said groove receiving said 5 spindle in its collapsed position.

FRANK H. POST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordl in the i 10 le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 175,478 Marshall Mar. 28, 1876 ,15 1,260,597 Traeger Mar. 26, 1918 656,464 Auren Jan. 17, 1928 1,391,899 Dunlap Feb. 10, 1931 2,063,924 Hanko Dec. 15, 1936

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