US1323652A - Lace and ribbon winder - Google Patents

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l. W. SMITH.

LACE AND RIBBON WINDER. APPLICATION man MAR. 24. m9.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

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LACE AND RIBBON WINDER.

Application filed. March 24, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IRVING l/V. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara, in the county of Marinette and State of Wisconsin, iave invented a new and useful Improvement in Lace and Ribbon Winders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for use more particularly in winding lace and ribbon upon flat cores of cardboard or the like, or cylinders, and permitting the same to be unwound therefrom.

In the inventorying of merchandise of this character it is the practice to unwind the lace and ribbon for measuring it and rewinding it on a suitable core, and I have devised my invention for use more particularly in this connection.

My primary objects are to provide an apparatus of the character stated which will be economical of construction, which may be used with cores of the flatkind, such as lace is usually wound upon, and cores of the cylindrical type such as ribbon is usually wound upon, and which may be adjusted to cores of different length; 7

Referring tothe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a broken view in elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with Specification of Letters Patent.

llatented Dec. 2, 1919.

Serial No. 284,538.

uprights 9, these uprights, by preference, being each formed of a strip of strap-iron to provide the cylindrical portion 10 at its upper end forming a journal for the purpose hereinafter stated, and downwardly and outwardly flaring leg portions 11 terminating at their lower ends in eyes 12 in the form of sleeve sections through which the rods 8 extend, the eye-portions 12 gripping the rods 8 sufficiently tightly to prevent shiftingof these uprights on the'rods during the operation of the apparatus, but permitting the uprights to be adjusted toward and away from each other.

The two journal portions 10 of the uprights 9 have journaled therein the shafts 13 and 1%, the shaft 1 being provided at opposite sides of the ournal 10 with collars my invention and showing the same adapted for revolving a flat core, as for example one made of cardboard. Fig. 2 is an end view of the construction shown in Fig, 1, the structure being viewed from the lefthand end thereof in this figure. Fig. 3 is a plan View of one of the clip-devices employed showing its supporting shaft partly broken away and the core gripped by the clip. Fig. & is a' view in the nature of a. diagram showing the core-rotating shafts equipped with holders for a cylindrical core shown by dotted lines and in broken condition, and Fig. 5, a face View of one of the disks of Fig. 4C, the core being shown by a dotted circle.

Referring more particularly to the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, which shows my invention as adapted for the winding of lace, or the like, upon a flat core, the base of the device is represented at 6, this base carrying eyes 7 which project upwardly from the base and are arranged in a rectangular formation as shown to provide supports for two rods 8 which are disposed in parallel relation as shown, and are held firmly in the eyes 7 and in spaced relation to the base 6. The rods 8 form supports for 15 and 16 to prevent longitudinal movement of this shaft in its journal, this shaft being equipped with a crank-handle 17 rotatably mounted thereon and carrying a pawl 18 cooperating with a ratchet 19 formed as a part of the collar 16, this ratchet and pawl device being so constructed and arranged as will be understood by those skilled in the art, as to cause the shaft 14 to be rotated when the crankl'? is turned in one direc tion, but permitting the shaft 14 to be retated in the opposite direction without turning the crank 17.

The inner ends of shafts 13 and 1% are equipped with any suitable form of device for clamping a flat core such as that repre seated at 20 and which is usually employed as the core for lacc,'these clamp devices being in the form of the ordinary paper clip, each involving a cylindrical member 21 of springy material as for example steel, with a slot 22 extending longitudinally thereof, and a pair of members 23 and 24.- having handle sections 25 extending through slots 26 in the member 21, and clipping sec tions 27 extending in the opposite direction through the slot 22; The inner ends of the shafts 13 and 1d are preferably threaded as represented at 28 and the clips referred to carry sleeve-sections 29 connected with the members 22 in any suitable way and internally threaded to be screwed upon the threaded ends 28 of these shafts.

It will be manifest from the foregoing description that the clip device referred to furnishes means for clipping and holding rigidly to the shafts 13 and 14, the core 20 which may thus be rotated for the purpose of winding lace, or the like, thereon by 1:0-

tating the handle 15? in one direction.

llurthermore the device may be used to 1'0 tierent lengths of cores may be effected either by the lengthwise adjustment of the shaft inv its journal or the adjustment o l the uprights 9 on the bars 8, or by a combination of these adjustments, this being in acci'ndance with the preferred e1nbodiment of my invention.

is hereiubeiore stated my improved apparatus is designed not only for winding and unwinding -1naterial wound upon flat cores, but also for the winding and unwinding of material, such as ribbon, on cylindrical cores, which are usually made oi cardboard and have closed ends; and in Figs. -4 and 5 I have shown an apparatus adapted for use with cylindrical cores. In this arrangement I substitute for the clip-device hei-einbeifore referred to, disks represented at and 31, these disks being provided with sleevesections containing internally threaded sockets at which they are adapted to screw upon the threaded ends o'l' theshaits 13 and 1%. These disks are provided with prongs for engaging the ends of the cylindrical core such for example as that represented at 3%, these prongs-being elnbedded in the ends of the core 3% and cans ing the shafts 13 and 1%, and the core, to rotate as a unit. By preference the prongs on the disk land represented at 35, are grouped about the center of the disk to engage the core at a number of diil'erent points, and the disk 30 is provided w th a single prong 36 coincident with the axis of this disk. I

In the use of the disks as stated, the core 3% is introduced between the disks and the latter drawn together to cause the prongs on the disks to become embedded in the ends wo f 11:11.0 core, the operation of this apparatus for winding ribbon upon the core or unwinding it therefrom being thesanie as that explained in connection with the core 20.

By preference the disks 30 and 31 are of greater diameter than the core 84 whereby they serve .to confine the ribbon as it is wound upon the core '84, :thus forming guides for the ribbon and the separating paper usually employed.

It is desirable where the disks 30 and 31 are employed that a coiled spring, represented at 37, be provided for pressing the disk 30 toward the disk 31 and holding the core against accidental disengagement from the disks, this spring surrounding the shaft 13 and bearing at its ends against the sleeve section 32 and against a washer 10 surrounding the shaft 13 andabutting the journal 10 in which the shaft is journaled.

lVhile I have illustrated and described certain particular arrangements wherein my invention is embodiechl donot wish to be understood as intending :to limit it thereto, as various modifications and alterations may be made therein without depart ing fromthe spirit of-the'invention, it being my intention to claim my invention as fully and completely as the priorstate of the art will permit.

"lVhat I claim as new and desire .to by Letters Patent is: v V

In a device of the-character setiorth, the combination of a-base presenting guide rods, supports connected with said rods said sup ports .being formed of strips of material bent uponthemselies to form sleeve-sections between their ends for journaling shafts SEOlll'G therein and bent intosleeve-sections at'their ends at which they embrace said rods, and ahned shafts ournale'd in said first-referredto sleeve-sections.

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