Skein dispenser

A device for holding and dispensing a skein of textile material such as yarn or the like, comprising in combination

• a. a base member having a generally planar and rectangular configuration,
• b. two spaced apart planar and generally rectangular end members positioned adjacent opposite ends of said base member and which in their operative positions are parallel to each other and perpendicular to said base member,
• c. two spaced apart hinge members, one hinge member connecting one end member to the upper surface of said base member and the other hinge member connecting the other end member to the upper surface of said base member, said hinge members interconnecting said end members to said base member in such a way that the end members can pivot toward and away from each other through an angle of approximately 90.degree.,
• d. rod seating means located in both of said end members in the sides of the end members that face each other when the end members are in their operative position,
• e. an elongated rod member extending between said end members when the end members are in their upright operative position, the ends of said rod member being seated in said rod seating means so that the rod member is disposed essentially parallel to said base member and spaced thereabove, said rod member being adapted to hold a skein of textile material, and
• f. an elongated vertical groove in the facing surface of one of said end members, said elongated vertical groove extending between the upper periphery of said end member and the rod seating means located immediately beneath it on said facing surface, said elongated vertical groove facilitating the seating and unseating of one end of said rod member in said rod seating means.