US2656130A

US2656130A - Holder for spools of wrapping cord

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Publication number: US2656130A
Application number: US209291A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jack G Inman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-02-03
Filing date: 1951-02-03
Publication date: 1953-10-20
Anticipated expiration: 1970-10-20

Description

' 1NVENT0R JA CK G I N M AN Oct. 20, 1953 J. G. INMAN HOLDER FOR SPOOLS OF WRAPPING CORD Filed Feb. 5. 1951 Patented Oct. 20, 1953 UNITED STATES- Claims.

This invention relates generally to holders for wrapping cord and more specifically to such a device which is adapted for use in association with a counter, or other support, on which packages are wrapped, the predominant object of the invention being to provide such a holder for spools of wrapping cord that may be secured to the counter or other support with which it is associated insuch manner that the spool of cord is disposed out of sight beneath the counter, or other support, and with only an ornate cor-d dispensing portion appearing above the counter, or other support.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view illustrating one of the holders for spools of wrapping cord of the present invention, a portion of an element by which the holder is supported being shown in Fig. 1.

invention. The holder A includes a tubular member I 7 throughout its upper portion, as indicated at la which is exteriorly screwthreaded in Fig. 2, said upper screwthreaded portion Ia of said tubular member I having screwthreadedly mounted thereon a nut 2 with which is associated a Washer 3. The upper portion of the tubu lar member l is extended through an opening B formed through a counter B, or other supporting structure. By referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the washer 3 contacts with a lower face portion of the structure B, there be ing a second washer 4 which embraces the upper portion of tubular member I and which contacts with a top face portion of the structure B. A coupling 5 is screwthreadedly applied to the extreme upper end portion of the tubular member I, as is shown in Fig. 2, and the lower face of this coupling 5 contacts forcibly with the top face of the washer 4. Also, the upper portion of the coupling 5 is provided with a screwthreaded recess 5a which screwthreadedly receives the lower screwthreaded end portion of a tubular element 6 of ooseneck formation.

The tubular member I is externally screwthreaded at its lower end portion, as indicated at I b in Fig. 2, and this lower screwthreaded portion of said tubular member l screwthreadedly receives a sleeve I which is provided with a bore said tubular member.

collar 8 contact with the inner face of the core of OFFICE 1 that communicates with the opening through the tubular member I. The top face of the sleeve 1 supports a spool S of cord, said spool having a tapered core S about which the cord is wound,

and the lower edge of said tapered core contact ing with the top face of the sleeve 1 (Fig. 2).

ihe tubular member I has mounted thereon a collar 8 which preferably, though not necessarily is provided with a circumferential groove 8. Also,

an annular groove 9 is formed in the face of the bore of the collar 8, and disposed in this groove split ring grips the circumferential face of the tubular member I in a manner to maintain said collar in a desired stationary position relative to Peripheral portions of the the spool S of cord so as to center said spool with respect to the tubular member i.

In applying the improved holder to a counter B, or other supporting structure, the opening B is formed through the structure and the coupling 5 and the tubular element 6 are removed from the upper end portion of the tubular member 5 and said upper portion of said tubular member is extended upwardly through the opening B of the structure B. The coupling 5 with the tubular 30 :element 6 associated therewith is screwthreadedly applied to the upper portion of tubular member i,

and the nut 2 is drawn up on the screwthreaded portion la of the tubular member 5 so as to cause wardly of the tubular member I in embracing relation with respect thereto. The sleeve 1 is then 're-applied to the lower portion of the tubular member I so that the lower edge of the core S may engage and be supported by the top face of said sleeve 1, and the collar 8 is positioned within the core of the spool so that an inner face portion of said core is engaged by a circumferential portion of said collar to properly center the spool relative to the tubular member I. When the spool S has been assembled with respect to the tubular member, the cord extends from the spool S to the lower end of the sleeve I, said cord passing through the bore of the sleeve 1, through the tubular member I, through the bore 51) of the.

coupling 5, and through the tubular element 6,

from the upper end of which said cord normally hangs, as is shown in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular member having an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formed through a part of a structure by which the holder is supported, means for securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on said tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneath said structure, and a tubular element connected to said tubular member and disposed above said structure with which the holder is associated, said; means for securing said tubular member to said structure comprising a coupling which connects said tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure, and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts against a lower part of said structure.

2. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular member having an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formed through a part of a structure bywhich the holder is supported, means for securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on said tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneath said structure, a tubular element connected to and comprising a continuation of said tubular member and disposed above said structure with which the holder is associated, said means for securing said tubular member to said structure comprising a coupling which connects said tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure, and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts. against a lower part of said structure, and a member supported by said tubular member for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping cord thereon.

3. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular member having an upper por tion thereof extended through an opening formed through apart of a structure by which the holder is supported, means for securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on said tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneath said structure, a tubular element connected to and comprising a continuation of said tubular member and disposed above said structure with which the holder is associated, said means for securing said tubular member to said structure comprising a, coupling which connects said tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure, and a, nut. mounted on said tubular member which abuts against a lower part of said structure, and a member in the form of a collar supported by said tubular member for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping cord thereon.

4. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular member having an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formed through a part of a structure by which the holder is supported, means for securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on said tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneath said structure, a tubular element connected to said tubular memher, and disposed. above said. structure with which the holder: is associated. said means for securing said tubular member to said structure comprising a. coupling which connects said tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upper part of'said, structure, and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts against a lower part of said structure, a member in the formof a collar supported by said tubular member for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping c'ord thereon, and spring means supported by said collar for frictionally engaging said tubular member soas to. maintain said collar in positions on said tubular member to which it is adjusted.

5. A holder-for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular member having an upper portion thereof extended: through an opening formed through a part of a structure by which the-holder is supported, means for securing said tubular member-to said structure, means mounted on said tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneath said structure, a tubular element connected. to said tubular member and disposed above said structure with which the holder is associated, said means-for securing said tubular member to said structure comprising a coupling which connects said tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure, and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts. against a lower part of said structure, a member in the form of a collar supported by said tubular memher for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping cord thereon, spring means related to. said collar for frictionally engaging said tubular member so as to maintain said collar in positions on said tubular member to which it is adjusted, said spring means comprising a split ring formed of resilient material, and an annular groove formed in the annular face of said collar in which groove said spring means is disposed. JACK G. INMAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,635,525 Anderson July 12, 192. 2,073,818 Viens Mar. 16, 193 7 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 304,834 Italy Jan. 19, 1933