US466426A

US466426A - Twine-holder

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Publication number: US466426A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1892-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1909-01-05

Description

(No Model.)

- G. RIOHTMANN.

TWINE HOLDER.

No. 466,426. Patented Jan. 5,1892.

WITNESSES NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

CHARLES RIOHTMANN, OF NEWARK, NElV JERSEY.

TWINE-HOLDERr SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,426, dated January 5, 1892;

Application filed September 10 1391. Serial No. 405,255. (No model.)

T0 otZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES RIOHTMANN, a citizenof the United States,res idin-g at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Twine-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a twine-holding receptacle which shall be of an ornamental appearance and cheap construction and one which can be placed in any convenient position on the counter, in which the twine, either as a ball or on a spool, may be placed on a vertical post and the end thereof passed through a suitable opening in the side of the receptacle. The twine is placed within such receptacle provided with a cover,and cannot become entangled therein, and, f urthermore,bein g thoroughly covered, is not exposed to the changes in temperature and strong light, and hence where colored cord or twine is used the same will not fade.

The invention has for a further purpose to provide such holder or receptacle with a cutting device, whereby when a sufficient length of twine has been pulled out the same can be conveniently cut with but little trouble.

The invention consists of certain peculiarities of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of the twine-holder embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same to clearly illustrate the inner construction of the receptacle and a spool-holding rod, and also the arrangement of a twine-cutting device at tached to the receptacle. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a slightly modified form of cover used in connection with the device. Fig. 4: is avertical section of a plate adapted to be secured to the side of the receptacle, provided with a knife or cutter; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the same.

Similar letters of reference are employed to metal.

indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views.

In the above-described views, A indicates the twine holder or receptacle, preferably made from sheet metal, which may be of any desirable ornamental shape. Said body, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2, consists of an ornamental base a of sheet metal, preferably provided with a shoulder a and a flat supporting surface or face a upon which is placed a receptacle b, closed, as at b, and open at the top and provided withconvolutions 5 Upon this receptacle and upon the convolutions or threads 19 is screwed,by means of threads or convolutions c, an ornamental cover 0, also preferably made from sheet Said cover is provided in the side thereof with one or more holes or openings 0 through one of which the end of the twine can be passed.

As will be seen from Fig. 2, the base asurrounds a weight d, either of cast metal or wood,.as may be preferred, which gives stability to the device and prevents the same from being readily upset or thrown oif or pushed from the counter. Said weight is provided with a central vertical post 6, preferably secured in a central hole at in said Weight by means of Washer e and a nut e The face a of the base a and the base I) of the receptacle b are perforated and the post orv rod 6 passes through said pieces, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon said base I) I have placed a perforated plate f, upon which the spool g or the ballot twine when arranged on the post 6 rotates.

The cover 0 has secured thereon a cutting device it, which in the present construction consists of a plate h, secured to said cover by means of a rivet or screw 72 Said plate is slightly curved and at its upper end proj ects far enough away from the surface of the cover to permit the placing of the twine upon the knife-edge 2" of the cutter i. Said cutter, as will be seen from Fig. 4, is provided with an arm 2' and a shoulder 4 whereby it can be securely attached in an opening in the plate h. The free end i of said cutter is passed through an opening 0 in the cover 0, and an arm '5 projects down'below the edge 0 of said opening 0 whereby the upper portion ofthe plate It and its cutter are retained in their proper relation to the cover, and the cutter cannot be pulled out of the opening 0 by a too sudden jerk of the twine against the said cutter and the plate 7t. Of course it will be readily understood that the cover a can be attached to the receptacle 1) in any well-known manner-as, for instance, by slipping one upon the other, as shown in Fig. 3.

The holes or openings 0 in the cover may be dispensed with, if desirable, and the receptacle b may be provided with one or more holes If, as shown in said Fig. 3.

The device is used as follows: A ball or spool of twine or cord is placed upon the vertical rod (Z and the free end of the twine or cord inserted through one of the openings in the cover or in the base, as the case may be, and in tying up a bundle the cord is pulled out and can be cut or severed over the knifeedge of the cutter 1.

By my improvement I have obtained a twine-holder in which the twine is entirely concealed and cannot be aifected by either light or changes in temperature, and the holder can be placed upon a counter, moved from one place to another with ease, and can be readily manipulated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. A twine-holder comprising therein a base provided with a weight and a separate receptacle b for the twine, having a cover, and a rod passing through holes in thebase, weight, and receptacle, provided with means for securing the several parts together, said rod having a free unobstructed end for the placing of a spool or ball of twine thereon, and one or more perforations through which the twine is passed, for the purposes set forth.

2. A twine-holder comprising therein a base provided with a weight and a separate receptacle b for the twine, having a cover, and a rod in said cover provided with a free unobstructed end for the placing of a spool orball of twine thereon and provided with a collar 6, and a threaded end projecting through holes in said receptacle, base, and weight, provided with a nut thereon for securing the parts together, one or more perforations in the side of said receptacle, through which the twine is passed, and a cutting device, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A twine-holder comprising therein a receptacle provided with a base for placing the same upon a counter, a cover on said receptacle, and one or more perforations through which the twine is passed, and a cutting device on said cover, consisting, essentially, of a curved plate h,a cuttervlthereomprovided with a knife-edge, passing through an opening in said cover, and an arm i on said outter, projecting down below the lower edge of said opening 0 to prevent the displacement of said cutter, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A twine-holder comprising therein a receptacle provided with a base for placing the same upon a counter, a weight in said base, a cover on said receptacle and one or more perforations through whichthe twine is passed, and a cutting device secured to the side of said cover, consisting, essentially, of acurved plate h, a cutter i thereon, provided with a knife-edge passing through an opening 0 in said cover, and an arm 41 on said cutter, projecting down below the lower edge of said opening a to prevent the displacement of said cutter, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of September, 1891.

CHARLES RICIITMANN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, WM. II. CAMFIELD, Jr.