Tape-needle.

(Application filed May 24, 1899.)

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHO.. -W*SHINtTH>l. O. C.

United States Patent Office.

GEORGE J. KINDEL, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TAPE-NEEDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,728, dated November 7, 1899.

Application filed Hay 24,1899. Serial No. 718,123. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known, that I, George J. Kindel, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and 5 State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Silk-Threading Hooks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the io art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved silk hook and threader specially designed for passing skeins of silk through the perforations of a perforated silk-holding card, but which may be employed to equal advantage in many 20 other relations.

The invention will now be described in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section taken through my improved silkthreading hook shown on an enlarged scale. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same shown in a different position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary 30 perspective view of the hooked extremity of the threader shown with a skein of silk passed through the hook. Fig. 4 illustrates the device in use.

Similar reference characters indicating cor35 responding parts in the views, let the numeral 5 designate a tube provided with slots 5^a and 5^C, formed at one extremity thereof. In this tube is located a small rod 6, provided with a portion 6^a, bent out of line with the body of the 40 hook and adapted to engage the slot 5^C, and a hook 6^C, adapted to engage the slot 5^a. This construction prevents the rod from turning in the tube and holds it in the operative position at all times. Located within the tube 45 5 and surrounding the rod 6 is a coil-spring 17, one extremity of which engages a shoulder 6^a, formed on the tube, while the other extremity engages a plunger 7, inserted in the tube and screwed onto the threaded extrem50 ity of the rod, the plunger having a threaded, socket for the purpose. This plunger is provided. with a shoulder 7^a, which is adapted to engage the adjacent extremity of the tube and. prevent the locked extremity of the rod 55 from being thrust outwardly too far.

In using the device the plunger is forced toward the tube until the shoulder 7^a engages the adjacent tube extremity. The hook extremity of the rod will then be in the position shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2. 60 When in this position, the skein of silk 8 is caught by the hook, after which the plunger is released and returned by the spring to the position shown in Fig. 3. The threader is then passed through the perforations of the 65 card 9, whereby the silk-skeins are mounted thereon, as shown in Fig. 4. The numbers on the card indicate the numbers of the respective skeins of silk.

It must be observed that the bend 6^a of the 70 rod does not leave the slot 5° of the tube even when the rod is extended to the dotted-line position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This is an important feature, since it prevents the rod when extended from turning in the tube. 75