W. S‘. BRADEN.
TWINE HOLDER.
No, 530,878.
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Patented Dec. 11,1894.
STATES
PATENT OFFICE. I
WALTER S. BRADEN, OF WATSEKA, ILLINOIS.
TWIN E~HOLDER.
SPECIFICATION forming part-of Letters Patent, No. 530,878, dated December v11-, 1894.
Application filed July 9, 1894- Serial No. 516,967- lNo model.)
To all whom it may concern.
surrounding the spindle is a coiled spring, j.
Be it known that I, WALTER S. BRADEN, a On the inside of the side, 0, directly opposite
citizen of the United States of America, re the spindle, L is placed a spindle is. The 55
siding at Watseka, in the county of Iroquois spindles L and kare to support a spool 13. A
and State of Illinois, have invented certain short distance below the spindle lo, a ?at
spring brake, Z, is fastened to the side, 0, and
Holders, of which the following is a speci? extends upwardly and inwardly and bears
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cation.
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against a face of a ?ange of the spool.
My invention relates to an improvement in
The spool or bobbin B is of the ordinary
new and useful Improvements in Twine
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wrapping twine reels.
kind placed within the frame, A, supported
The object of my invention is to adapt a and adapted to revolve on the spindles, Land
simple, spool cylinder for use in stores or Z0. The'spool B as shown in the drawings is
other places where wrapping twine is con ?lled with twine with one end of the twine
stantly used, and to this end it consists, gen extending up through a small hole in the top,
erally stated, of an open, jointed frame and a, of the frame.
spool supporting spindle, a spool tension de
The operation of my invention may be de
vice and a brake, in combination with a spool, scribed as follows: To insert the spool the
all as more fully hereinafter described and frame is opened, which is accomplished by re
particularly claimed.
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leasing the eatch f and raising the top a,
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which throws back the top and side on the
hinge joint, .0’. The bobbin may now be
Figure l is a front view of the spool frame easily put in place on its spindles L and It.
and its attachments, except thevspool, the When the spool isin place the tension washer, 75
frame being thrown open; Fig. 2, a similar i, will bear against the end of one spool
My invention is illustrated in the accom
panying drawings, in which
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view showing frame closed, with spool cylin ?ange and the spring brake, Z, against the
derand twine thereon, in place, and Fig. 3, face of the opposite ?ange. The pressure of
an end view.
the springj on the washer t‘, and consequently
Referring to the drawings, A is a jointed the tension of the spool, against which the
frame consisting of the top, a, base b, and the washer presses, is regulated by the thumb
two sides, 0, and, d. The top, a, is discon screw, J, to which the washer, t', is attached.
nected from one side, (1, and the side, a con The tension may thus be adjusted to the de
nected to the base (1 by a hinge joint 0'. The sired strength. The brake spring controls to
frame A may be made of any suitable material a certain degree the tension and holds the
and the shape may be varied without depart
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spool from turning back [when the twine is
not’ pulled. The spool and twine being in po
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vided with holes to enable the frame to be sition in the frame, one end of the twine is
screwed or otherwise secured to the counter, passed up through the small hole in the top,
' shelves or other convenient place. The top, a, a, and the device is ready for use.
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is provided at its open end with a short down
By the use of my invention the twine does
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wardly xetending arm, 6, which has secured ‘not become tangled while being removed from
to it a catch, f. The frame is so constructed the bobbin, the bobbin is easily put in place
that the short arm, 6, will overlap the side, (Z,
when the frame is closed and the catch, f is
adapted to enter a slot, 9/, formed in the side,
45 cl, near its top and in this manner to lock the
frame. Fixed to the inside of the vertical side,
d and about midway of its length, is a spin
dle, L, which spindle is'provided with a mov
able washer, t'. The washer, 11, is secured to
50 the end of a thumb screw, J, which passes
through the side of the frame. Interposed
and removed, the action of the springs allows
of only a steadyfeed while the frameis simple, 95
cheap and durable, and by its construction
gives easy acccess to its interior forv putting
‘on or removing the spool, and for locking the
frame when in use.
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim is—
1 The herein described twine holder, con
sisting of the open jointed frame, A, having
between the side, d, and the washent, and interior spindles L and k, a brake spring, Z,
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and a coiled spring, j, both adapted to bear with a short arm, 2, having a catch thereon,
against the bobbin B substantially as de said arm, e, adapted to overlap the side, d, [5
said catch,f, adapted to enter a slot in side,
2. A twine holder, consisting,r of the frame d, whereby the frame is locked in combina
scribed.
A, bobbin B, bobbin spindles, L and k, brake tion with spindles L and k, the springs,l and
spring, Z, and tension spring, j, adapted to j, and a spool, substantially as described.
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In testimony whereof I af?x my signature in :0
bear against said bobbin, a washer between
said tension spring and the spool and a thumb presence of two Witnesses.
screw for carrying said washer, and thereby
WALTER S. BRADEN.
regulating the tension, substantially as de
scribed.
Witnesses:
3. A‘ twine holder consisting of a frame, A
S. F. SWINFORD,
FRED WILL TOVEY.‘
having sides, a, b, cand d, the sideaprovided