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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
HOMER B. MORRIS; OF TEXAS CITY, TEXAS.
FINGER-SHIELD.
60,522. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 16, 19
Application filed April24, 1915. Serial No. 23,692.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HOMER B. MORRIS, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Texas City, in the county of Galveston and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Finger-
Shields; and I do hereby declare the fol-
lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-
tion of the invention, such as will enable.
10 others skilled in the art to which it apper-
tains to make and use the same, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings,
and to the letters and figures of reference
marked thereon, which form a part of this
15 specification.
This invention relates to new and useful
improvements in finger protectors for use in
needlework and consists in the provision of
a thimble made of a suitable material, pref-
20 erably thin and highly polished so that it
will not injure or dull the needle when com-
ing in contact therewith and serving to press
upward upon the material being embroid-
ered and serving as a guard against the
25 needle pricking the finger. .
My invention comprises various other de-
tails of construction, combinations and ar-
rangements of parts which will be herein-
after fully described, shown in the accom-
30 panying drawings and then specifically de-
fined in the appended claim..
I illustrate my invention in the accom-
panying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a finger
35 protecting device made in accordance with
my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.
Fig. 3 is an end view.Reference now being had to the details of
the drawings by letter, A designates a finger
protecting shield so constructed as to fit 40
over the end of a finger as a thimble and is
preferably split as shown, in order to allow
the same to fit fingers of different sizes.
The wall of the shield is at one side of the
transverse center of the thimble provided 45
with openings B, and C designates a projec-
tion of convexed form upon the outer curved
surface of. the shield and which, when the
shield is applied to a finger and pressure ap-
plied, will tend to raise the embroidery work so
so that the needle may be easily passed
through the fabric, and serving as a means
for protecting the end of the finger.
While I have specified my invention as
being especially designed for embroidery 55
work; it will be understood that it is equally
adaptable for use in sewing button holes,
etc.
What I claim to be new is:-
A finger protecting shield for needlework, 60
comprising a split thimble with a flaring
portion adapted to fit over the end of a fin-
ger, the walls of the flaring portion having
openings at one side of the transverse cen-
ter of the thimble, the forward contracted 65
end of the thimble being convexed and hav-
ing a projection thereon at one side of the
center of the thimble.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my
signature in presence of two witnesses.
HOMER B. MORRIS.
Witnesses:
LEE LA FERNEY,
G. P. TROTTER.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."1,1
15.
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Morris, Homer B. Finger-Shield., patent, November 16, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858774/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.