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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN H. NICKS, OF SAN SABA, TEXAS.
TWINE-HOLDER.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Aug. 3, 1920.
Application filed July 10, 1919. Serial No. 309,922.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN H. NiCKS, a
citizen of the United States, residing at San
Saba, in the county of San Saba and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Twine-Holders, of
which the following is a specification. .
The invention claimed herein is a twine-
holder for supporting twine within con-
10 venient reach of clerks or salesmen and
maintaining it under proper tension to pre-
vent its loss and permit the free end of the
twine to be kept within convenient reach,
having been originally shown, described and
15 claimed in an application filed by me Feb-
ruary 13, 1919, Serial No. 276,781.
In the accompanying drawings-
Figure 1 is an elevation of the preferred
embodiment of the invention;
20 Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section show-
ing the means for maintaining the tension
of the twine or cord;
Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the same.
In carrying out my invention, I employ
25 a base 1 which may be of any desired size
or shape and is adapted to rest upon a store
counter and support a bag and paper holder
2 on a turn table 3 rotatable about a post 4.
The post 4 is provided at its upper end
30 with a lateral guide arm 12 having an eye
13 at its outer end and carrying a second
eye or guide 14 near its inner end. Below
its upper end, a supporting arm 15 is se-
cured to the post and extends laterally
35 therefrom and the free end of this arm sup-
ports a spindle or bolt 16 on which a ball
of twine or wrapping cord 17 may be fitted.
At any convenient point of the base, I pro-
vide a bail or retaining loop 18 which is
40 firmly secured to the base and pivotally sup-
ports a tension bar 19, the upper portion of
which is hollow, as shown at 20, and the up-
per extremity of which is constructed with
notches 21 through which the cord 17 may
45 pass as will be readily understood. At the
lower end of the hollow portion 20 of the
bar 19, a longitudinal slot 22 is formed
through the bar and a covering sleeve 23 is
mounted upon the bar so as to normally
60 cover said slot. An annular shoulder or
rest 24 is provided on the bar adjacent the
lower end of the slot 22 so as to provide
a rest for the sleeve 23 and prevent the
same dropping below the slot as will be
55 readily understood. A weight 25 is fitted*loosely within the hollow portion 20 of the
tension bar and is provided at its upper end
with an eye 26 through which the cord
passes. The weight obviously gravitates to
the bottom of the hollow portion of the bar 60
and thereby exerts a tension upon the cord
which will keep it in the proper condition
for easy use. Should the cord break, the
sleeve 23 is raised sufficiently to uncover the
slot 22 whereupon the weight may be with- 65
drawn through the slot and the cord within
again threaded through the eye 26 after
which the weight is simply dropped through
the open upper end of the bar and the de-
vice will be again ready for use. 70
The wrapping cord will be held con-
stantly within convenient reach and a new
ball may be placed in position whenever
needed. The tension bar may be swung
close to the rack, as indicated by dotted lines 75
in Fig. 1, so that the device may be covered
when desired and also to reduce the space
needed in transportation. It is to be under-
stood that the twine holder may be mounted
on any support and is not restricted to use 80
in connection with the rack shown.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new is:
1. In an apparatus for the purpose set
forth, the combination of a support, a lat- 85
eral guide arm at the upper end of the same,
a supporting arm below the guide arm, said
supporting arm being adapted to carry a
ball of cord and the guide arm to sustain
the free portion of the cord, a tension bar 90
hinged at its lower end to the support to
swing to and from the same, guides for
the cord at the upper end of the tension bar,
and a tension device carried by said bar
and engaging the cord between the guides 95
at the upper end of the bar.
2. In an apparatus for the purpose set
forth, the combination of a post provided
at its upper end with means for supporting
and guiding cord, a tension bar having its 100
upper portion hollow, there being a slot in
the wall of the bar at the lower end of the
said hollow portion and there being notches
in the open end of the bar, a tension weight
loosely fitted in the hollow portion of the 10
bar, and a sleeve slidably mounted on the
bar and adapted to cover the slot therein.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
JOHN H. NICKS. [L.s.]1,348,439.
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Nicks, John H. Twine Holder., patent, 1919; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257556/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.