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Application filed December 4,1889. Serial No, 332,605, (No model,)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, William H. Anderson, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Riverside, county of San Ber5 nardino, State of California, have invented a new and useful Device for a Package-Tie and an Adjustable Wire Handle Combined; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, which, io with the accompanying drawings, will enable any person of ordinary skill in the arts to which my invention most nearly appertains to construct and apply the same.

Myinvention relates to a device for rapidly 15 and securely tying up packages with any size twine usually used in tying packages in retail stores. The same device may be used by buttoning it upon any vest-button as a pincushion, or it may be hung on a nail or hook io upon the wall and used to run twine from the spool, which is placed upon the arm of the handle. The handles are made adjustable and of wire, being easily removed, if desired, and placed aside or in the coat-pocket.

The following description fully explains the nature of my invention and the manner in which I proceed to construct and apply and use the same, the accompanying drawings being referred to by letters.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the package as securely tied by my device, showing in combination the wire adjustable handle device having a pincushion handle I and spool-holder in position for easily handling or carrying 35 same. Fig. 2 is an end view of the adjustable wire-frame handle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder, showing the device ready to be attached and for use. Fig. 4 is the bottom view of the twine-tie holder, showing the 40 wire formed so as to allow a loop made in the twine to hold securely in place while in the act of doing up the package. Fig. 5 is the top or upper side view of the package tie and holder securely in place. Fig. 6 is a sectional 45 view, half cut away, showing all the parts connected with the package tie and holder.

A is a package made of suitable material to be tied up by twine.

B is twine or cord of any kind of suitable 50 size commonly used in tying merchandisepackages.

C is a circular piece of card-board of good thickness, or it may be made of other serviceable material of any required size.

D is a metallic plate of suitable size. It may 5 5 be made as small as one inch in diameter, with the edges turned up curve shape, as shown in Fig. 6.

E is a round piece of rubber of suitable thickness, which is placed on top of plate D 60 for the purpose of pressing same tightly on twine when looped under the plate d in tying package.

F is a wire bolt, bent in the form of a bolt, which secures together all the parts of the tie- 65 holder, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

G is the lower arm, to which fits closely and movable the upper arms, and to which are attached an upholstered handle, which is made to turn upon the wire frame and is made to 70 answer for a pincushion. This frame is made also to hold a spool of twine to receive twine from when hung up in a suitable place.

H is the upper half of frame.

I is the upholstered handle on frame, as 75 shown.

J is the metallic plate on bottom side of the twine-tie holder. (See Fig. 6.)

K is the rubber upon the metallic plate, placed there to compress the plates D, M, and 80 J more tightly together to hold the twine more securely.

L L L is the wire loop, which extends to the center and around the bent-over ends of bolt· F on the under side and over the edge of cir- 85 cular rim C sufficiently to form a hook L, Fig. 5, on top side to hold the end of twine when beginning the tie to secure the package.

M is another metal plate whereupon the upper plate D is placed to form a bite or grip 90 to hold the twine after being pressed between them in making one turn around the bolt, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

The cheapness, durability, and strength are points of fact. 55

I do not confine my device to any particular sizes, as they may be made to suit size of package required. Every package leaving any merchant’s store has the tie-holder. His advertisement maybe printed upon card-board 100 C on the space encircling the outer surface of same. It not only acts as a package tie-up, but as well will be used as a fine source of advertising in the line of business where used, '2 437.

as others receiving packages will in turn use the package-tie again and therefore are liable to give it a continuous use.