US2654513A

US2654513A - Sewing needle holder

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Publication number: US2654513A
Application number: US281419A
Authority: US
Inventors: Willard J Spencer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1952-04-09
Filing date: 1952-04-09
Publication date: 1953-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 1970-10-06

Description

Oct. 6, 1953 w. J. SPENCER 2,654,513

SEWING NEEDLE HOLDER Filed April 9, 1952 lzfl li ||||||||||l||| A TTOlP/VEY' Patented Oct. 6, 1953 2,654,513 SEWINGrNEEDLE HOLDER i lar J .Sp n Whitc tona. N- Application AprikQ, 1952, ScrialNo;281;419

' 3 Claims. (c1. 223.-..-:1109) This invention relates-e120 .a sewing .nee'dle holder.

The principal object.of this invention ais.th,e ;provision .of .a sewing needle holder which :may

be mounted in'therholeof -a conventional spool .ofthread; Although the-principal-application.of this iholderi is to sewing needles, it .will :be ifully :appreciated :that it :is equally well adapted "to receiveand'hold pins of the .type usedinpinning sup ;;hems and the like.

The needle holder hereinyclaimedsisa tubular device whose shape and dimensions aressuchlas .toienableitzto.enterrthe hole-of.-a sewing thread 2513.013].v .It; is providedwithzmeans for frictionally .engagingathe spool toaprevent it :from :falling. out @Qf :the (hole. ".It 118581180 provided-with stop .means gfor :preventing it- :from :being pushed too. deeply into the hole.

.Aniimportantfeature of the present device is its closed end portion which prevents the needles 1 from passing completely through -the hole'ofithe spool. 'Ihis :;1OS edfnd QQ1l7i QI1:iS- made of a relatively soft material, namely, thermoplastic plastics, or any other relatively soft material, to prev n niu y p nt .Q l lh other important feature is the use of acetonetreated felt to hold the needles in place in said device until they are needed. Acetone-treated felt has been found to be an ideal material for the purposes of this invention. The needles readily penetrate this material, but once they are inserted therein, the material tends to grip the sides of the needles and to prevent their accidental dislodgment. Furthermore, the material tends to close up the holes that the needles form therein, after the needles are withdrawn therefrom, to readapt itself for re-insertion of said needles. The present device also possesses other features and advantages which will become apparent from a reading of the specification.

Preferred forms of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional sewing thread spool, showing a needle holder made in accordance with one form of this invention mounted in the hole of said spool, and also showing a plurality of needles mounted in said needle holder.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side View of showing it partly broken away to expose the needle holder which is mounted in its hole, the upper portion of said needle holder, including the felt, being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the needle holder looking in the direction of arrows 3, 3' of Fig. 2.

said spool,

needles. .An-

Fig. 4 a transverse sectionon --the-li-ne 4-4 -of Fig.

Fig; 5 isa sideview of a needle holder -made-in accordance witha-second form of-this invention.

Fig. B-isa sideview of a-needle holder=made in accordance with athird'form of this'invention.

Needle holder Hi; made in accordance with-this invention, comprises the following component parts:

A tubular housing l zpa plug l tservi'ngas-a :iloor for said tubular housing, a felt cap -I-6 secured'to the top end of said' tubular housing, and a ring l8 which-serves-as a retaining-ring or collar -to assist in securing the felt cap -'-to the tubular housing and also to I serve as --a stop -member to prevent =the--tubular housing from being inserted too deeply into =hole'--2-El of conventionalsewing thread: spool 2-2. It is-cl'early shown in Fig. 2 that the tubular housing I2 is-dimerrsionally adapted for insertion into said hole- 26 and that it is pinched intermediate its ends to provide protuberanoes ill! to :frictionally engage thespool and-thereby prevent accidentaldislodg- :ment of :said tubular-housing from-said '-hole in :the spool.

"-Tubul'ar'housing A $2 plug l l-and ring L l il may be made of any suitable material, preferably thermoplastic plastics, especially cellulose acetate. Acetone is a good solvent for such material and the application of acetone to plug I 4 and the lower end of tubular housing I2 will plasticize their respective surfaces sufficiently to cause them to adhere to each other when Felt cap I5 may also be treated with acetone to plasticize the upper, outer end portion of the tubular housing and thereby to cause adherence between the felt and the tubular housing upon setting of the plasticized portion. By the same token, the inner surface of ring i8 plasticizes when said ring is slipped over the felt cap to hold it in place on the tubular housing. When the plasticized inner surface of the ring sets, it adheres to the felt cap. The felt is thereby secured afiixed to the top of the tubular housing and the ring is thereby securely ailixed to the felt.

When needles 26 are inserted through the felt cap IS into tubular housing I2, their depth of penetration, so to speak is limited by plug M. In other words, plug I 4 serves as a floor which stops the downward movement of the needles. Since the plug is made of relatively soft plastics, engagement between the needles and said plug will not dull the points of the needles.

The foregoing is illustrative of a preferred .form of this invention. It will be clearly underthey finally set. 1

stood that modifications may be incorporated into this preferred form of the invention and other forms thereof may be provided within the broad spirit of the invention and the broad scope of the claims. For example, the materials above specified may be varied within the limitations herein imposed. Frictional engagement between the tubular housing and the spool may also be provided in ways and by means other than that shown in the drawing and above described. Means other than acetone may be employed to secure the several component parts of the device together. For example, a suitable cement or adhesive may be employed for this purpose.

Referring now to Fig. 5 of the drawing, it will be seen that needle holder 30 made in accordance with the second form of this invention constitutes but two component parts; a tubular housing 32 and a cap 34 for said housing. The tubular housing 32 is molded of plastics, such as thermoplastic plastics, and lateral projection 35 may be provided thereon by means of the same molding operation by which the housing is itself made. This lateral projection frictionally engages the side wall of the hole of the spool of thread so as to prevent accidental dislodgment of said housing relative to said spool. Cap 34 may be made of felt or any other material which a needle will readily penetrate and yieldingly hold the needle after it is inserted therein. lhe cap is secured to the open top end of tubular housing 32 by means of a cement or a solvent or by any other suitable means. If a solvent is used, it should be of a type which will dissolve or plasticise the material of which the housing is made. The bottom end of the housing is closed as the drawing will clearly show and said bottom end is integral with the main body of the tubular housing.

Fig. 6 illustrates a third form of this invention, this form being similar to that shown in Fig. 5 with the sole exception that a plug 38 is substituted as a closure for tubular housing 32 in place of cap 34. This plug is inserted into the open top end of the tubular housingand it is held in place therein by meansof a cement or a the spool in order to solvent or by any other suitable means. Plug 38 may also be made of felt or of any other material which a needle will readily penetrate and which will hold the needle in place once penetration has taken place.

I claim:

1. A needle holder which is adapted to be inserted into the hole of a spool of thread, said needle holder comprising, a thermoplastic tubular housing which is closed at its lower end, a felt cap mounted on the upper end of said tubular housing, a thermoplastic ring encircling said felt cap and securing it to said tubular housing, and at least one laterally projecting prominence formed on said tubular housing to engage frictionally retain said needle holder in said spool against accidental dislodgment of said needle holder from said spool.

2. A needle holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the tubular housing and the inner surface of the retaining ring are partly plasticized for adhesion-with said felt cap to secure said felt cap to thetubular housing and to secure said ring to said felt cap, said ring being of a diameter which exceeds the diameter of the hole of the spool into which the needle holder is'inserted to enable said ring to serve as a stop member against thespool to prevent insertion of the entire needle holder into the spool and to facilitate removal of the needle holder from the spool.

3. A needle holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein the laterally projecting prominence which frictionally engages the spool to prevent accidental dislodgment of the. needle holder is a pinched portion formed in said tubular housing intermediate its ends.

. WILLARD J. SPENCER.

, References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date j 922,893 Hawkes May 25, 1969