US2461724A - Yarn protector - Google Patents

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Feb. 15, 1949. R. H. DAVIDSON YARN PROTECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV. 27, 1946 I N V EN TOR.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1949 2,461,724 YARN rno'rno'ron Roy H. Davidson, Chicago, 111., assignor to Ben Cohn, Chicago, IlL, and himself Application November 27, 1946, Serial No. 712,564

2 Claims. (Cl. 242-130) My invention relates to improvements in yarn, thread or string spool supports and more particularly to a construction of spool or cone and support therefor, whereby when the strands or coils of yarn, thread or string drops, it will drop to a position about the periphery of the spool or'cone and remain there instead of moving in around the spindle by reason of the placing of a plurality of rows of pins upon the surface of the support.

In running yar'n from spools as on knitting machines the thread sometimes winds itself around the spindle of the spool or cone, causing it to be broken and causing a considerable loss of time in picking up the end of the thread and bringing it back around the spool itself.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a construction of spool or cone support so arranged that when a coil or coils of yarn are dropped the coils fall down upon the surface of the support and fall between pins positioned thereon, so that they cannot move in and wind about the spindle itself. The pins are so arranged that it is a very simple matter, even when some coils are dropped, for the spool to continue to unwind, because of the fact that the coils have not been permitted to fall under the end of the spool or cone, thereby saving considerable time in the operation of the knitting machine, as well as saving yarn, thread or string,

A further object of the present invention is to provide a construction of the parts described that is comparatively simple, yet highly eilicient and capable of long and hard usage without becoming broken or out of order.

Other objects and advantages will be more apparent from the following description wherein reference is had to the accompanying two sheets of drawings upon which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a spool holder showing my new construction with parts broken away in section to more clearly show other parts;

Fig.' 2 is a plan view of the spool holder alone; I

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Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the same.

In the embodiment of the invention which I have chosen to illustrate and describe, in Fig. 1, I have shown a typical spindle Ill upon which a spool or cone of yarn Y, thread or string has been wound. In unwinding the same as, for example, where the strand is being fedover the guide l5 into a knitting machine or other unit the spindle is placed up on a holder l2 which has a hub M for that purpose. The spindle also has a knob l6 at the upper end of the spool for convenience in handling.

The spool holder which forms the subject matter of this invention may be provided with the disc-like base l8 that has the turned up edge portion 20.

Referring now to Fig. 2 upon the surface of the base I 8, I provide a plurality of pin members 22 arranged in rows as shown or in any desirable arrangement which will carry out the purpose of the invention. As shown in Fig. 1, when some coils of the yarn drop to the support, as frequently happens when an operation is stopped for a period of time, coils of the yarn drop and wind around the spindle Ill, and when again put into operation the yarn is broken. I have provided the pin members 22 upon the base of the holder so that as the coils drop at a point about the periphery of the spool the coils of the yarn will fall between several of the pin members 22 and will thus be prevented from being wound about the spindle III when the operation is resumed. Thus by providing the pins upon the surface of the base as shown, breaking of the yarn is avoided, saving the time and material which would be lost if the strand were broken.

Heretofore, when the strand has wound itself about the spindle Ill, it had required a comparatively long time to retrieve the end of the strand,

rethread the machine and bring it back to nor- 7 mal position about the spool.

While I contemplate that changes and modifications may be made in the exact details shown, I do not wish to be limited either as to the exact shape or size of the holder, the length or the number of the pins. While I preferably make the holder of plastic or similar molded material,

'it will be understood that various other materials may also be employed. What I desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A yarn protector consisting of a support having a hub projecting upwardly therefrom supporting a yarn spindle, a flat base on said support and a plurality of pin members on said base arranged around said hub, said pin members endlng below the bottom edge of a spool of yarn mounted upon said spindle.

2. A yarn protector consisting of a disc-shaped support having an upstanding peripheral flange, a hub projecting upwardly from said support holding a yarn spindle, a plurality of pin members on said support arranged around said hub, said pin members ending below the bottom edge of a spool of yarn mounted upon said spindle.

ROY H. DAVIDSON.

(References on following page) 3 4 Number Name Date REFERENCES CITED 1,860,938 McKean' "May 31,1932 The following references are of record in the 2,027,325 Skelton Jan. 7, 1936 file of this patent: 6 FOREIGN PATENTS UNITED STATES PATETIT Number country Date Number Name Date 2,325 Great Britain June 14, 1'77! 867,347 Chartier Oct. 1, 1907 111,417 Germany Nov. 26, 1928 1,243,550 Popelka. Oct. 16, 191?

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