Improvements in Machines for Marbling Paper.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 7th Aug.,
1897
Union, and State of New Jersey, U.S.A., Builder]
Improvements in Machines for Marbling Paper.
I, JOHN WILLIAM MACKENZIE, of the firm of Wheatley & Mackenzie, Engineers
and Patent Agents, of 40 Chancery Lane, in the County of London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
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This invention relates to machines for marbling paper, and the object thereof
is to provide a machine for this purpose which is simple in construction and opera-
tion, and by means of which, paper for various purposes may be given a varie-
gated color in imitation of marble or similar substances, and for this purpose I
provide a machine comprising a suitable base or support above which is supported
an annular vessel or receptacle which is adapted to receive a cushion composed of
sizing or other suitable material over which is placed the coloring material, and
over said annular vessel or receptacle is mounted a frame which is adapted to be
turned around, and over said annular vessel or receptacle, and said turning frame
is provided with a tank which is adapted to receive the coloring material, and the
bottom of which is perforated, said tank being in communication with an air
pump which is adapted to be automatically operated as said frame is turned so as
to force the coloring material through the perforated bottom of said tank. The
turning frame is also provided with a supplemental frame in which are mounted
a series of rollers on which the paper to be marbled is wound, said paper being
wound on one of said rollers, and in the operation of the machine, drawn around
or over two others; one of which is adapted to move in the upper portion of the
annular tank or vessel so that the paper as it moves around the same will be pressed
into contact with the surface of the sizing or cushion within saiu annular tank or
receptacle, and said last-named roller is also provided with a plurality of arms
which are secured thereto, and by means of which the paper as it passes around
said roller is forced into contact with the cushion consisting of said sizing or other
material, and said frame is also provided with a roller onto which the paper is
adapted to be rewound the said last-named roller being adapted to be heated for
the purpose of drying the paper.
The machine is also provided with means for turning said frame over and around
said annular tank or receptacle, and for operating the various parts thereof, con-
sisting of suitably mounted shafts and gear wheels, and a circular gear arranged
within said tank or receptacle, and with the above and other objects in view, the
invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts here-
inafter described and claimed.

page_text: The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved machine;
Fig. 2, a side view thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a partial central vertical section.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a base plate or other suitable sup-
pert 5, which may be of any desired form, and composed of any desired material;
and above which is supported on standards 6, a ring 7, within which is an annular
tank or vessel 8, which is supported on standards 9, and within the annular tank
or vessel 8, is another ring 10, which is supported on standards 11, and it will thus
be seen that the ring 7, the annular tank or vessel 8, and the ring 10, are arranged
concentrically as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.
Mounted upon the ring 10, is a gearing or wheel 12, which is provided with gear
teeth on its perimeter, and mounted centrally of the base 5, and extending up-
wardly through the rings 10, and 12, is a shaft 13, which is provided at its base
with a beveled gear wheel 14, and mounted transversely of the frame of the
machine above the bottom plate or support is a shaft 15, which is provided at one
end with a crank 16, and at the other with a gear wheel 17, which is adapted to
operate in connection with a corresponding gear wheel 18, which is mounted on a
shaft 19, which extends parallel with the shaft 15, to about the center thereof, and
which is provided at its inner end with a beveled gear wheel 20, which is adapted
to operate in connection with the gear wheel 14 mounted on the vertical shalt 1.
The shaft 13, pass through a cro-head 21, rued to the ring 10, and above
the cross head 21, is a nut or burr 22, above which is placed the head 23, of a
suitable frame, consisting of radial arms 24, which extend outwardly to the ring 7,
and a segmental or circular band 25, by which said arms are connected, and the
outer edge of said frame is supported on the ring 7, by rollers 26, and said frame is
free to turn on the shaft 13, and the ring 7; and mounted on the upper end of the
shaft 13, and above said frame, is an arm 27, which is adapted to be rigidly
connected with said shaft by a set screw 28.
The revoluble frame composed of the arms 24, and the segmental or semi-
circular band 25, may be of any desired size, or it may extend part way or entirely
around ring 7, and thus cover said ring, and the annular tank or vessel 8, and I
also preferably employ a segmental or circular plate 29, which forms a part of said
frame, and which is connected with the arm 24 thereof, and which is preferably
placed directly over the rings 10, and 12, and mounted on this revoluble frame are
standards 30, which support a roller 31, and adjacent to the standards 30, and the
roller 31, are other rollers 32, and 33, which are arranged in line therewith, and
which are supported by a suitable frame, consisting of standards 34, which are
mounted on the revoluble frame, and connected by cross plates or bars 35, this
construction being best shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
Mounted on the shaft of the roller 31, is a pulley wheel 36, and on the shaft of the
roller 23, is a similar pulley wheel 37, and mounted on said pulley wheels is a belt or
band 38, and the inner end of the shaft of the roller 33, is provided with a beveled
gear wheel 39, which operates in connection with a corresponding beveled gear
wheel 40, mounted on a vertical shaft 41, on the lower end of which is a pinion 42,
which is adapted to engage with, and be operated by the gear teeth on the peri-
meter of the ring 12, and directly below the rollers 33, and 32, is a roller 43, which
is provided with a plurality of longitudinal rows of outwardly directed or radial
rods or arms 44, as best shown in Fig. 2.
The form of the supports for the rollers 31, 32, 33, and 43, is immaterial, and
these rollers may be supported on any suitable frame, or in any desired manner,
the only object in this connection being to suitably support said rollers in sub-
stantially the position shown in the drawings, and to operate the same as herein
after described.
In practice, a roll of paper 45, is mounted on the central roller 32, and passed
around the roller 33, and beneath the roller 43, and the arms or rods thereon, and

page_text: then carried up, and connected with the roller 31, and said roller 31, is adapted to
serve as a heat roller, and may be heated in any desired manner.
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I also mount upon the revoluble frame, a plurality of tanks 46, but one of which
is shown, and said tanks are provided with a perforated bottom 47, as shown in
Fig. 1, the top being broken away so as to show said bottom, and said tanks are
also provided with a filling orifice or funnel 48, and each is in connection with the
cylinder 49, of an air pump, by means of a pipe 50. Although I have shown but
one of these tanks, I have shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of nozzles 51, with which
the other tanks may be connected, said nozzles being, as will be
understood, in communication with the cylinder 49, of the air pump, and said
cylinder is provided with the usual piston 52, with which is connected a piston
rod 53, and said piston rod is connected wth a crank shaft 54, which is mounted on
the upper end of a vertical shaft 55, the lower end of which is provided with a
pinion, 56, which is adapted to be operated by the gear teeth on the wheel 12.
In practice, the annular tank or vessel, is filled with sizing, composed of the
solution of the bark of the slippery-elm, flaxseed, and gum tragacanth, and which
is preferably of such consistency, as to constitute a cushion, upon which the color-
ing is placed, and the coloring material which is placed in the tanks or recep
tacles 46, consist of earth colors such as are usually employed for this purpose, and
which are in a fluid condition, and adapted to be forced through the perforated
bottoms of said tanks or receptacles by air pressure applied thereto, by means of
the air pump, and it will be understood that any desired kind, or class of sizing
may be employed in the tank or vessel 8, and also that any suitable colors may be
placed in the tanks or receptacles 46, and that any desired number of said tanks or
receptacles may be employed.
In the operation of the machine, the frame on which the paper rollers and the
operative apparatus connected therewith are mounted, and on which the air pump
and the tanks or receptacles 46, are also mounted is revolved by the arm 27, which
is secured to the shaft 13, and said arm, when the shaft 13, is revolved by the
shafts 15, and 19, strikes against the frame by which the rollers 32, and 33, are
supported, and thus carries said revoluble frame around the wheel 7, and over the
tank or receptacle 8, and in this operation, the shaft 41, is also revolved, and this
shaft revolves the roller 33, which in turn revolves the roller 32, and by means of
the belt 38, the roller 31, is also revolved, and the paper is unwound from the
roller 32, drawn over the roller 33, and beneath the roller 43, and rewound on the
roller 31, and in this operation, the rods or arms 44, which are arranged in longi-
tudinal rows on said roller 43, depress the paper, as it passes thereunder, into
contact with the sizing, and also into contact with the colors which have been
deposited thereon, through the bottoms of the tanks or receptacles 46.
The effect of this operation, is to give the paper or one surface thereof, the
marbled or variegated appearance required, and said appearance will depend
largely upon the character of the colors employed, and as hereinbefore stated the
roller 31, on which the paper is rewound may be heated in any desired manner, in
order to dry the paper as it is rewound thereon.
It will be understood that the machine is operated, by means of the crank 16,
on the shaft 15, and it will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my inyen-
tion, by means of a device which is simple in construction and operation and
comparatively inexpensive.
Instead of rewinding the paper on the roller 31, as hereinbefore described, I
may provide a roller 60, similar to the roller 44, and provided in a similar manner
with longitudinal rows or radial arms or rods 61, and the paper may be passed over
this roller and carried to any desired point, the object of this construction being to
avoid blurring or injuring the paper when it is not entirely dry.
It is evident that changes in and modifications of the construction herein
described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, or
sacrificing its advantages.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:- -
1. A machine for marbling paper, constructed as herein described, and pro-
vided with an annular tank or receptacle adapted to receive a cushion composed of
sizing or similar material, said machine being also provided with a frame which
is mounted over said tank or receptacle and adapted to turn around the same, said
frame being provided with a tank having a perforated bottom, and adapted to
receive coloring material, and said frame being provided with a plurality of rollers
mounted thereover, one of which is adapted to receive a roll of paper, and over two
of which said paper is adapted to be drawn, one of said last-named rollers being
mounted so as to turn within the top of said annular tank or receptacle, and being
provided with means for depressing the paper upon said cushion or sizing, sub-
stantially as shown and described.
2. A machine for marbling paper constructed as herein described, and pro-
vided with an annular tank or receptacle adapted to receive a cushion composed of
sizing or similar material, said machine being also provided with a frame which
is mounted over said tank or receptacle and adapted to turn around the same, said
frame being provided with a tank having a perforated bottom, and adapted to
receive coloring material and said frame being provided with a plurality of rollers
mounted thereover, one of which is adapted to receive a roll of paper, and over
two of which said paper is adapted to be drawn, one of said last-named rollers
being mounted so as to turn within the top of said annular tank or receptacle,
and being provided with means for depressing the paper upon said cushion or
sizing, and said frame being also provided wth a heat roller onto which said paper
is adapted to be rewound, substantially as shown and described.
3. A machine for marbling paper constructed as herein described, and provided
with an annular tank or receptacle adapted to receive a cushion composed of siz-
ing or similar material, said machine being also provided with a frame which is
mounted over said tank or receptacle and adapted to turn around the same, said
frame being provided with a tank having a perforated bottom, and adapted to
receive coloring material, and said frame being provided with a plurality of rollers
mounted thereover, one of which is adapted to receive a roll of paper, and over two
of which said paper is adapted to be drawn, one of said last-named rollers being
mounted so as to turn within the top of said annular tank or receptacle, and being
provided with means for depressing the paper upon said cushion or sizing, and
said frame being also provided with a heat roller onto which said paper is adapted
to be rewound, and the tank which is adapted to receive the coloring material
being also in communication with an air pump, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated thin Oth day of Mamb 1907