Improvement in Devices for Applying Metallic-leaf for Decorative Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Devices for Applying Metallic-leaf for Decorative
Purposes.
I, WALTER HAMILTON COE, of 166, Cranston Street, Providence, Rhode Island,
United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement: -
In devices for applying metallic-leaf from a spirally wound package-roll to the
surface to be decorated, elastic delivering rollers have been heretofore employed;
but such delivering rollers are not suitable for pressing the paper strip, and its
accompanying strip of metallic-leaf into the depressions of a grooved or corrugated
surface, and it is the object of my invention to provide a device adapted to properly
deposit the metallic-leaf upon such surfaces. And to this end my invention con-
sists in the combination of a brush, with holding means for the package-roll, as
hereinafter fully set forth. In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents a side view of my improved device for applying metallic-leaf
from a package-roll, the metallic leaf being represented by a dotted line.
Fig. 2 represents a section taken in the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section showing a modification.
Fig. 4 represents a detail face view of the same.
Fig. 5 represents a brush adapted for the application of the metallic-leaf to
the curved surface of a molding.
Fig. 6 shows a modification.
In the drawing, Fig. 1, A represents the handle, B the metallic ferrule, and C
the yielding brush, by means of which the paper strip D and the accompanying
metallic-leaf F, may be pressed down into grooves or corrugations e, in the surface G,
upon which the metallic-leaf is to be placed. To the under side of the metallic
ferrule B of the brush is soldered the rectangular frame H, preferably made of
sheet metal, the sides i, i, of the said frame being provided with perforations
adapted to receive the removable axle I, upon which the package-roll J is placed,
the said axle being provided at its end with the annular groove k, adapted to
receive the hook L, which is pivoted to the side of the frame H, for engagement
with the said groove; and at the inner side of the frame H is attached the friction
spring M, which by pressing against the side of the spool N of the package-roll J,
serves to prevent the accidental removal of the paper-strip and metallic-leaf from
the package-roll by the loose rotation of said roll.
In operating with the device, the axle I, is to be withdrawn, after first releasing
the same by turning the hook L backward, and then, upon placing the package-
roll J in its proper position within the frame H, and returning the axle I, to its
former position, passing loosely through the central perforation 0 of the package-
roll, the device is ready for operation. The paper-strip and its accompanying
metallic-leaf is then to be brought forward from the package-roll, and passed
under the brush as shown in Fig. 1, then by placing the finger upon the paper
strip D, near the point p, of the brush, and drawing the brush backward, the
operator will be enabled to cause the proper attachment of the metallic-leaf to the

page_text: grooved surface G, the elastic point of the brush C, serving to depress the paper
strip and the metallic-leaf downward into the grooves e of the surface G, as the
said strip and leaf are being unwound from the package-roll by the backward
movement of the brush.
A modification of my invention is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in which the handle A
is provided with a slot opening r, adapted to receive the package-roll J, and the
brush is formed by attaching a piece of felt K, or other suitable material to the lower
end of the handle. The wedge pointed or rounded end q, of the handle, may also
be used as a brush without the felt covering, to press the paper strip and the
accompanying metallic-leaf into the grooves or corrugations of the surface G, but
the felt covering is preferred. My invention is also adapted for applying the
metallic-leaf to moldings, and in this case the brush may be made to conform to
the shape of the molding, as shown in Fig. 5.
In the employment of a flexible brush as represented in Fig. 1, I prefer to
make the brush removable so that when the brush becomes worn, or is otherwise
defective, it may be removed from the handle, and a new brush be substituted in
its stead. A brush removable from the handle is shown in Fig. 6, in which the
separately formed brush C, is attached to the handle A, between the sides s, s, by
means of the screws t, t, which pass through the ferrule B, of the brush.
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:-
1. The combination of a pressing-brush with holding means for the package-
roll of paper and metallic-leaf whereby upon the movement of the brush over the
surface upon which the metallic-leaf is to be deposited, the said paper and metallic-
leaf may be suitably unwound from the roll, and pressed against the said surface,
substantially as described.
2. The combination of a brush having its face formed to correspond with the
cross section of the surface over which it is to be moved with holding means for
the package-roll of paper and metallic-leaf, substantially as described.
Datad this Seventh day of June 1898.
Noted this Seventh day of June 1898.
WALTER HAMILTON COE,
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.