Improvements in Rolls for Holding and Applying Decorative Films.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rolls for Holding and Applying Decorative Films.
I, WALTER HAMILTON COE, of 652 Broad Street, Providence, County of
Providence, State of Rhode Island, United States of America, Sign Painter, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention consists in the combination of a spirally wound decorative film of
metallic leaf, with an accompanying spirally wound strip of paper, or other
suitable material, said strip being provided with a prepared adhesive surface, for
the attachment of the film at one side of the strip, and with a prepared non-adhesive
surface upon the opposite side, whereby the roll may be unwound and the film be
deposited on the surface to be decorated, without liability of injuring the film in the
process of unwinding the roll.
WALTER HAMILTON COE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rolls for Holding and Applying Decorative Films.
I, WALTER HAMILTON COE, of 652 Broad Street, Providence, County of
Providence, State of Rhode Island, United States of America, Sign Painter, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and contained in the following
statement:-
The invention consists in the combination of a spirally wound decorative film of
metallic-leaf, with an accompanying spirally wound strip of paper or other suitable
material, said strip being provided with a prepared adhesive surface for the
attachment of the film at one side of the strip, and with a prepared non-adhesive
surface upon the opposite side, whereby the roll may be unwound, and the film
deposited on the surface to be decorated, without liability of injuring the film in the
process of unwinding the roll.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1, represents an outspread strip of paper or other suitable material
provided with a slightly adhesive surface, for contact with one side of the
decorative film.
Fig. 2, represents the opposite side of the same strip, provided with a prepared
non-adhesive surface, for contact with the opposite side of the decorative film.
Fig. 3, represents a spliced strip of the decorative film to be wound in the roll.
Fig. 4, represents a side view of the completed roll with a portion unwound.
Fig. 5, represents the edge view of the same.
In the accompanying drawings, A represents a thin paper or other suitable
strip, of indefinite length which upon the side a, is provided with a thin
coating of wax or other suitable material, which will have a slight adhesive
quality for the metallic decorative film B, and the opposite side 6 of the strip
is provided with a prepared surface, which is non-adhesive to the metallic film
when wound into the desired roll, and I prefer to apply a suitable powder to

page_text: the surface b, like crocus, or finely powdered chalk, so that when the spliced
metallic film B is placed in contact with the adhesive side a of the strip, and
formed into a roll C, as shown in Fig. 4, the said film will unroll freely from
the side 6 of the strip, and adhere to the side a, and may be deposited thence
upon any suitable surface by forcible contact therewith. I prefer to hold the
wound roll C upon a spool D, having a central hole c, whereby the roll may
be held in a suitable machine for unwinding the strip, and depositing the film
upon the surface to be decorated, and by my improvement the film will be
unwound with the strip, and be deposited in position, without liability of tearing
or displacement, which is a great improvement in decorative art.
In forming my improved roll for holding and applying the film, I prefer to
wind the film B at the inner side of the strip A, as shown in Fig. 4, but the
said film may be wound exteriorly of the strip, if desired, and in this case, the
film B may be transferred directly from the roll to the surface to be decorated,
by moving the wheel over the said surface, and removing the unwound strip
from the deposited film.
I prefer to apply the adhesive and non-adhesive material to the opposite sides
of the strip, while the roll is being formed and the film is being inserted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A roll for holding and applying decorative films, consisting of a spirally
wound film and strip, the said strip having a prepared adhesive surface on one
side thereof, and a prepared non-adhesive surface upon the opposite side,
whereby the roll may be unwound in use without liability of tearing or
displacing the film.
Dated GAS
OG POST.
WALTER HAMILTON COE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.