US726797A - Thread-holding and thread-cutting device. - Google Patents

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No. 726,797. PATENTED-APR. 28, 1903.

' B. FLOWER.

THREAD HOLDING AND THREAD CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 2. 1902.

no MODEL.

WITNESSES: Q 1% TORNEK NITED TATES ELIZABETH FLOWVER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

THREAD-HOLDING AND THREAD-CUTTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,797, dated April 28, 1903. Application filed September 2, 1902. Serial No. 121,904. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH FLOWER, a citizen of the United States of America, resid in g at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thread-Holding and Thread-Cutting Devices; andI do 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 the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a thread-holding and thread-cutting device adapted to be attached to the spools containing thread.

Briefly stated, my improved device consists of a plate adapted to be attached to a spool, its under surfacebeing beveled, whereby the thread is fastened by wedging between the device and the spool. The said plate is also provided with one or more notches or recesses out from its outer edge inwardly, the edges of the device on one or both sides of the notches being sharpened to perform the thread-cutting function.

My object is to provide a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, economical in cost, reliable, durable, and efficient in use.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view in detail illustrating one form of my improved device. Fig. 2 shows the same applied to one end of the spool, the thread being fastened in place. Fig. 3 is a similar View illustrating a slightly-different form of construction. Fig. 4 is a section taken through a spool, showing the device applied. Fig. 5 is a top view showing still another form of construction. In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 the device is shown on a larger scale than in Figs. 1 and 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all't 0 views.

Let the numera 5 designate the threadholding and thread-cutting plate or disk constituting my improved device. As shown in the drawings, this plate is provided with a brad 6 to facilitate attaching it to the spool 7. It must be understood, however, that it may be attached in any other suitable manner. The under surface of the plate 5 is beveled,

as shown at 5, (see Fig. 4,) whereby when the brad or projection 6 is inserted in the spool its entire length there will be a wedgeshaped space between the end of the spool and the plate adapted to receive and hold the thread 7 securely in place, whereby the thread is prevented from unwinding.

The edge of the device 5 is provided with one or more notches or recesses 5 cut from the edge of the plate inwardly. The edges of the plate are preferably beveled on each side of each notch, whereby these edges are sharpened and adapted to cut the thread when pulled in either direction. In Figs. 1 and 2 the plate is shown with a single cutting-notch, in Fig. 3 the device is provided with two notches, while in Fig. 5 three of the notches are illustrated. In these views the construction is exactly the same except as to the number of notches.

In using the device it is only necessary to draw the thread under the plate, as indicated in the drawings, whereby it is fastened, after which it may be drawn through one of the notches 5* and cut by pulling in either directionthat is to say, against either beveled or sharpened edge of the notch. In Figs. 1 and 2 the thread is shown cut off, while in Fig. 3 the end is shown extended previous to cutting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a thread-holding device comprising a circular plate adapted to be attached to a spool between the spool-opening and the periphery of its extremity, the said plate having a threadholding bevel on its under surface, and provided with a thread-cutting notch or recess in its outer circular edge.

2. A thread-holding and thread-cuttin g device comprising a circular plate having a projection to facilitate fastening it to the spool, said plate having a bevel extending around the fastening projection and provided with a thread-cutting notch in its periphery.

3. A thread-holding and thread-cutting device comprising a circular plate having a pro- ICO jection to facilitate fastening it to the spool, the said plate having a bevel forming a Wedgeshaped thread-receiving and thread-holding space between the plate and the head of the spool and extending entirely around the fastening projection, and having a number of thread-cutting notches formed therein and provided with bevel cutting edges.

' 4. A thread-holding and thread-cutting device comprising a circular metal disk provided with a central fastening-brad, the said disk being beveled entirely around the brad on its under surface, forming a Wedge-shaped fastoning-space between the disk and the head of the spool, and a number of notches extending from the circular edge of the disk inwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ELIZABETH FLOWER.

Witnesses DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN.

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