US710095A

US710095A - Spool-stand.

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Publication number: US710095A
Application number: US9321602A
Authority: US
Inventors: Evelyn Buffum
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-02-08
Filing date: 1902-02-08
Publication date: 1902-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 1919-09-30

Description

No. 7|0,095. Patented Sept. 30, 1902..

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 710,095, dated September 30, 1902.

Application filed February 8, 1902. Serial No. 93,216. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EVELYN BUFFUM, a cilizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spool-Oushions or Spool Holders and Cushions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the arrangement of a stand to hold spools and also to support a cushion and case, the lower part of which is hollow, forming a receptacle to hold articles used or needed when sewing. It has been the common experience that much time is lost and much annoyance caused when sewing by not being able to readily find the spool containing the number of thread suitable for the work in hand. The use of my improved spool-cushion will obviate such loss of time, trouble, 8m, as it not only provides a stand which will hold the spools in their order, but it also provides a cushion for needles and pins, as Well as a receptacle for thimble, extra needles, and other necessities used or needed when sewing. Curving the holder or bracelet is very convenient, as it not only holds a number of spools, which are always ready for use, but the position of the spools is such that the number of the thread, usually placed on the end of the spool, is plainly visible, so that the combination of the cushion and case with the holder makes it a very practical and useful commodity. My method of accomplishing this is illustrated in the accompanying draw-' ings, in which Figure 1 is a top or plan View of the entire spool-cushion. Fig. 2 is a vertical elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a top or plan View, partly in section, of the spool holder or bracelet opened, showing the method of opening and closing the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical elevation, partly in section, of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the tenslob-springs. Fig.6isadetailviewofthecushion. Fig. 7 is a sectional View of the same,

taken on theline 1 2, showing the case opened.

In Fig. l, A is a cushion and case, manufactured of suitable material, supported by chains to and books a, fastening to the spool holders or bracelet, (indicated by the letter 13,) which consists of apiece of tubing or other suitable material bent in the form of a circle or bracelet which, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is divided in two parts, (indicated by the letters B and B having a hinge d and d provided on one side and a catch on the other, which makes it convenient to open the bracelet and slip the spools on or off quickly and easily. It is held together on the one side by the hinge d and d, the upper part of the leg 19 forming the hinge-pin, the end of which is threaded, as shown in Fig. 4:, and secured in place by a lock-nut (P. On the other side it is fastened by a spring-catch (i At the end of the bracelet B at the point indicated by the letter al the sides of the tubing are turned. in such a way as to form a wall, as shown by the letter d catch d is constructed of a spring-wire bent back upon itself, one end of which is notched, so that when the catch is pushed into the end of the bracelet B the wall (1 compresses the catch until the notch passes the wall (1 when the spring causes the catch to expand and engage the notch in the catch with the wall 01 and holds the ends of the bracelet securely together. To open it, it is only necessary to press on the catch at the point indicated by the letter d and compress it until the notch is out of register with the wall at the end 01 of the tubing or bracelet B ,when the halves of the bracelet B and B are easily opened. This allows for the putting on of the full spools in the first place and removing the empty ones when the thread is used up. The bracelet B is supported by legs 1), b and 19 The legs I) and b are adjustable and have a ring at the top, the inside of which will slide over the tube of the bracelet B until they reach their positions, where they are held in place by a flat spring I), as shown in Fig. 8, having a pin 19* thereon, entering an annular opening in the upper part of the leg and corresponding in size to another annular opening (indicated by the letters I) and 19 in the tube or bracelet B and B in Fig. 3. When the leg I) is moved along the tube un- The springtil the annular opening in the upper part of the legs, which contains the pin b comes in register with the corresponding annular opening 12 in the tube B then the spring forces the pin 11 into the annular opening b in tube B and holds the leg I) securely in position. This description applies also to the leg o The leg b however, is constructed differently. Instead of having a ring at the top, it is cast with an elongated pin or stem, which is machined, and the upper part of which, (1 is threaded and, as shown in Fig. 4, forms the hinge-pin for the hinge (l and d and is held in place by a lock-nut d mounted on the threaded part. This gives a rigidity to the entire stand. In Fig. 1 spools are shown mounted on the bracelet B, two of them, e and e, shown in section. The others, 6 e c e, are indicated by dotted lines. These spools show the use of the tension-springs C, which are mounted on the tube in annular openings,(indicated by the letter c.) It has been found in practice that there is a tendency of the spool when the thread is pulled quickly or jerked to run around several times and much faster than the thread unwinds or is taken up, and thus tangles the thread. In order to overcome this, I have placed wire tension-springs (indicated by the letter 0) on the bracelet in the annular openings c in such a manner that when the spool is pushed over the spring 0 it compresses it and causes it to exert a pressure against the spool and so cause a tension which resists the tendency to whirl around when the thread is jerked. These springs are detachable and are quickly and easily removed when it is necessary to remove the legs I) and N. The cushion and case detailed in Figs. 6 and 7 may be made of any suitable material. The upper part or cushion is divided from the lower by a piece of cardboard or other suitable material and is filled with a suitable filling a for pins and needles. This is hinged to the lower part by a hinge a and is held closed by a clasp of common construction, (indicated by the letters a and a The lower part of case not being filled forms a hollow receptaole, which is found convenient to contain thimble, paper of needles, buttons, &c.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular holder or bracelet in two parts hinged at one side and with a catch mounted at the opposite side, two or more adjustable legs mounted upon the bracelet and one leg whose upper part forms a pin for said hinge for the purpose set forth substantially as described.

2. The combination in a spool-cushion of a circular holder orbracelet in two parts, hinged at one side, a catch mounted at the other, legs mounted upon the bracelet, means for securing said legs in position, annular openings in the bracelet with tension springs mounted thereon, for the purpose set forth substantially as described.

3. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular holder or bracelet in two parts, a hinge at one side, a catch at the other, adj ustable legs mounted upon the bracelet, one leg whose upper part forms a hinge-pin for said hinge, annular openings in the bracelet, springs mounted in said openings, a cushion and case mounted in the center of the circle formed by the bracelet, means for securing said cushion and case to the holder for the purpose set forth as substantially described.

4. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular spool holder or bracelet in two parts, hinged at one side, a catch mounted at the opposite side, adjustable legs mounted upon the tube, means for holding said legs in place, annular openings in the holder, tensionsprings mounted in said openings, a cushion and case, in the center of the circle, composed of two parts, with a hinge on one side and a clasp on the other, meansof securing said cushion and casein said circle to said bracelet, the upper part forming a cushion and the lower part a receptacle for the purpose set forth substantially as described.

EVELYN BUFFUM.

IVitnesses:

NL. S. STRYKER, C. W. SPEEOE.