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US2503545A
US2503545A US625629A US62562945A US2503545A US 2503545 A US2503545 A US 2503545A US 625629 A US625629 A US 625629A US 62562945 A US62562945 A US 62562945A US 2503545 A US2503545 A US 2503545A
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  • This invention relates to utility appliances and more especially to a support or hanger for yarn balls for knitting and the like.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive yarn ball support of the character described.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an emcient, foldable support for a yarn ball adapted for holding the ball in a manner to permit the yarn to be readily unwound therefrom.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a foldable structure for suspending a yarn ball, having a freely rotatable pivot or spindle so that the yarn may be unwound from the ball as needed and used.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a yarn ball support embodying my invention.
  • Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base shown in Figure 1.
  • I show a yarn ball support comprising a base I formed of a pair of bars I l and I2 suitably pivoted together as by a pivot member I3 secured to bar I2 and extending through an aperture I4 in bar II and having a flanged head I5 adjacent bar I I.
  • Brace wire I6 is formed with a loop I8 at the central upper portion thereof and a yoke member I9 is suitably suspended from loop I8.
  • a spindle 20 is rotatably supported on yoke I9 and is formed with a loop 2
  • Member 22, which may comprise a resilient wire, is formed with a pair of arms 23, and a loop 24 by which it is suspended from loop 2
  • Arms 23 are formed with prongs 25 which extend substantially at right angles to the arms and in opposite di- 2 rections for engaging a yarn ball such as indicated at A.
  • a yarn ball A is suspended from supporting member 22 by contracting arms 23 together and inserting prongs 25 into the interior of the ball, which ball customarily has a somewhat cylindrical opening left by the spindle on which the yarn was wound, or such an opening can easily be made for the purpose of admitting arms 23 and prongs 25.
  • prongs 25 Upon releasing arms 23, prongs 25 will engage the ball and permit free unwinding of the yarn therefrom by the free rotation of spindle 20 and the general suspension of members I9 and 22.
  • Base I0 will preferably be made of metal bars in order to provide a substantial weight for preventing a tipping of the base during the ordinary use.
  • the base I0 or the brace I6 or the spindle and supporting structure I9, 20 and 22 may be made of other material than indicated or assume other shapes and arrangements than shown, and the invention is not to be limited to the present disclosure except as the subj oined claim may s0 provide.
  • a yarn ball support as described comprising a collapsible base having a pair of crossed bar members pivoted together at their center, a brace comprising a wire secured at its ends to the ends of one of said bar members, and a ball engaging and supporting member pivotally secured to said wire at its midpoint and having a pair of resilient arms adapted to engage an interior portion of a yarn ball, said base adapted to be collapsed to substantially flat condition including said brace by pivoting said bar members into parallelism.

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April 11, 1950 c. A. COOK 2,503,545
YARN BALL SUPPORT Filed Oct. so, 1945 J CLARENCE A.COOK, INVEZNTOR ATTORN Y Patented Apr. 11 1 950 YARN BALL SUPPORT Clarence A. Cook, Glendale, Calif., assignor of fifty-one per cent to Walter M. Lane, Los Angeles, Calif.
Application October 30, 1945, Serial No. 625,629
1 Claim. 1
This invention relates to utility appliances and more especially to a support or hanger for yarn balls for knitting and the like.
An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive yarn ball support of the character described.
Another object of the invention is to provide an emcient, foldable support for a yarn ball adapted for holding the ball in a manner to permit the yarn to be readily unwound therefrom.
A further object of the invention is to provide a foldable structure for suspending a yarn ball, having a freely rotatable pivot or spindle so that the yarn may be unwound from the ball as needed and used.
Other objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a yarn ball support embodying my invention.
Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an elevation view of the base shown in folded or collapsed position.
Referring more particularly to the drawing, I show a yarn ball support comprising a base I formed of a pair of bars I l and I2 suitably pivoted together as by a pivot member I3 secured to bar I2 and extending through an aperture I4 in bar II and having a flanged head I5 adjacent bar I I.
I show a brace member I6 comprised substantially of a wire having a U-shaped formation, the end portions thereof being secured to the ends of bar II as by being extended through apertures therein. A pair of feet I? may be provided and secured to the ends of bar I I and may receive the ends of brace wire l6 if desired. As will be seen from Figures 1 and 3, feet I! together with bar I 2, when in extended or substantially right angled position with respect to bar I I, form a stable base referredto above by the numeral I0.
Brace wire I6 is formed with a loop I8 at the central upper portion thereof and a yoke member I9 is suitably suspended from loop I8. A spindle 20 is rotatably supported on yoke I9 and is formed with a loop 2| on which is suspended a ball engaging and supporting member 22. Member 22, which may comprise a resilient wire, is formed with a pair of arms 23, and a loop 24 by which it is suspended from loop 2|. Arms 23 are formed with prongs 25 which extend substantially at right angles to the arms and in opposite di- 2 rections for engaging a yarn ball such as indicated at A.
The operation of the invention should be apparent from the foregoing description. A yarn ball A is suspended from supporting member 22 by contracting arms 23 together and inserting prongs 25 into the interior of the ball, which ball customarily has a somewhat cylindrical opening left by the spindle on which the yarn was wound, or such an opening can easily be made for the purpose of admitting arms 23 and prongs 25. Upon releasing arms 23, prongs 25 will engage the ball and permit free unwinding of the yarn therefrom by the free rotation of spindle 20 and the general suspension of members I9 and 22.
Base I0 will preferably be made of metal bars in order to provide a substantial weight for preventing a tipping of the base during the ordinary use. However, it will be understood that the base I0 or the brace I6 or the spindle and supporting structure I9, 20 and 22 may be made of other material than indicated or assume other shapes and arrangements than shown, and the invention is not to be limited to the present disclosure except as the subj oined claim may s0 provide.
Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
A yarn ball support as described comprising a collapsible base having a pair of crossed bar members pivoted together at their center, a brace comprising a wire secured at its ends to the ends of one of said bar members, and a ball engaging and supporting member pivotally secured to said wire at its midpoint and having a pair of resilient arms adapted to engage an interior portion of a yarn ball, said base adapted to be collapsed to substantially flat condition including said brace by pivoting said bar members into parallelism.
CLARENCE A. COOK.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 30,642 Pearson Nov. 13, 1860 417,151 Cooney Dec. 10, 1889 1,970,172 Hull Aug. 14, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 2,103 Great Britain of 1914
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US3729092A (en) * 1971-03-12 1973-04-24 W Marcell Unwind support for coiled wire
US3778000A (en) * 1972-07-26 1973-12-11 J Breuner Rotatable reel
US20110121529A1 (en) * 2009-11-23 2011-05-26 Albert Louis Cabassa Vertically-Oriented Folding Wire Caddy

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US30642A (en) * 1860-11-13 Swiet
US417151A (en) * 1889-12-10 Cyrus bussey
GB191402103A (en) * 1914-01-27 1914-04-30 Practical Novelty Company Ltd Improved Suspensory Device for Cotton Bobbin, or Wool Ball Holders for Hand-knitting Purposes.
US1970172A (en) * 1933-06-26 1934-08-14 Kenneth D Fobes Booster

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US30642A (en) * 1860-11-13 Swiet
US417151A (en) * 1889-12-10 Cyrus bussey
GB191402103A (en) * 1914-01-27 1914-04-30 Practical Novelty Company Ltd Improved Suspensory Device for Cotton Bobbin, or Wool Ball Holders for Hand-knitting Purposes.
US1970172A (en) * 1933-06-26 1934-08-14 Kenneth D Fobes Booster

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3729092A (en) * 1971-03-12 1973-04-24 W Marcell Unwind support for coiled wire
US3778000A (en) * 1972-07-26 1973-12-11 J Breuner Rotatable reel
US20110121529A1 (en) * 2009-11-23 2011-05-26 Albert Louis Cabassa Vertically-Oriented Folding Wire Caddy
US8413824B2 (en) * 2009-11-23 2013-04-09 Albert Louis Cabassa Vertically-oriented folding wire caddy

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