AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR LABELLING BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, BOXES, AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: I GREGORY WRIGHT, of the Brewery, Wadhurst, in the County of Sussex,
Brewer and Aërated Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR LABELLING BOTTLES, JARS, CANS,
BOXES, AND THE LIKE' to be as follows:-
"
This Invention relates to the construction of an improved apparatus for applying
labels to bottles, jars, cans, boxes and the like in a simple and expeditious manner.
In carrying out my Invention I employ a frame or bench which also forms the
seat of the operator the legs of the said frame being made to close under the frame
on hinges or otherwise to render the machine more portable; on the bench is
placed a cannister holding adhesive material such as gum or paste and situated
above the level of a pad reservoir; the supply of adhesive material is regulated by
a valve or cock capable of being adjusted as required; the gum or paste from the
cannister either drops on the felt or sponge in the reservoir in regular quantities
or enters the reservoir from underneath and percolates by gravity up through a
porous cloth covering the reservoir; the label holder consists of an outer box with
an inner case fitting and working in the same and hung on springs so that it may
be pressed over a fixed bottom.
The label case can be adapted to suit any shape or size of label by inserting
wooden or metal dies corresponding to the shape of the label.
By this arrangement the labels to be applied to a bottle or other article are
placed in the suspended case and the bottle or other article is rolled or pressed on
the pad or its equivalent whereby it will take up the required quantity of
adhesive material, the bottle or other article is then rolled or pressed on the label
case and pressing down the same the uppermost label will adhere to the gummed
part of the bottle or other article, and the case is then ready for another operation.
and so on.
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page_text: I GREGORY WRIGHT, of the Brewery, Wadhurst, in the County of Sussex,
Brewer and Aërated Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR LABELLING BOTTLES, JARS, CANS,
BOXES, AND THE LIKE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
This Invention relates to the construction of an improved apparatus for applying
labels to bottles, jars, cans, boxes and the like in a simple and expeditious manner.
In carrying out my Invention I employ a frame or bench which also forms the
seat of the operator, the legs of the said frame being made to close under the frame
on hinges or otherwise to render the machine more portable; on the bench is
placed a cannister holding adhesive material such as gum or paste and situated
above the level of a pad reservoir; the supply of adhesive material is regulated by
a valve or cock capable of being adjusted as required; the gum or paste from the
cannister either drops on the felt or sponge in the reservoir in regular quantities
or enters the reservoir from underneath and percolates up through a porous cloth
covering the reservoir; the label holder consists of an outer box with an inner case
fitting and working in the same the said box and case being supported on a spring
or springs so that they may be pressed over a fixed bottom or plate.
The label case can be adapted to suit any shape or size of label by inserting
wooden or metal dies corresponding to the shape of the label or may be made of
the shape of the labels.
In order to enable my Invention to be fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing in which Figure 1, is
a longitudinal section and Figure 2, a plan of an apparatus for labelling bottles,
jars, cans, boxes and the like constructed according to my improvements. Similar
letters in both the Figures represent similar parts.
a, is the frame or bench which also forms at b, the seat of the operator; c, c, are
the legs of the frame or bench the said legs being provided with hinges d, d,
whereby they can be closed up under the frame or bench in order to render the
machine more portable; or the legs c, c, may be made to close up under the
apparatus in any other suitable manner. e, e, are screw bolts and nuts serving to
fix the legs rigidly in position by means of the brackets f, bolted to the bench a,
when the apparatus is required for use; g is the cannister or receiver for containing
adhesive material such as gum or paste the level of which is above the level of
the pad reservoir or box h, provided with a pad i, of cloth, felt, sponge or other
suitable material projecting slightly above the level of the box h, and of a shape
and size conforming to the shape and size of the labels to be applied to the bottles
or the like; j, is the valve or cock for regulating the supply of adhesive material
to the pad box h, the gum or paste from the cannister g, thus enters the pad box
or reservoir at k, in regular quantities and percolates up through the pad i, in the
box h; or the adhesive material may be fed to the pad in any other suitable
manner; l, is the outer box of the label holder and m, the inner case of the same
supported in their elevated position by the spring n, contained within the box or
tabe o, over which the box l, slides vertically; p, is the fixed bottom or plate on
the top of the tube o, and corresponding in size and shape with the size and shape
of the labels 9; the inner case m, also corresponding with the shape of the labels,
passes freely over the outside edges of the fixed plate p, and labels g; the plate p,
can be easily removed by unscrewing the screw r, so that the size and shape of the
labels may be varied by employing corresponding cases and plates p, the pad i,
being also removable with this object.

page_text: Instead of forming the case m, of the size and shape of the labels the case m,
may fit the outer box l. In this arrangement the case m, would be adapted to suit
different sizes and shapes of labels by employing wooden or other dies.
By this arrangement the pad i, case m, and plate p, of a corresponding size and
ahape to the labels to be applied to the bottle or other article, having been placed
in their proper position the labels are placed in the case m, and the bottle or other
article is rolled or pressed on the pad i, or its equivalent whereby it will take up
the required quantity of adhesive material, the bottle or other article is then
rolled or pressed on the label case 1, m and pressing down the same the uppermost
label will adhere to the gummed part of the bottle or other article; pressure being
removed from the label holder m, the same will be raised into its normal
position by its spring n, and the apparatus is then ready for another operation
and so on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
Firstly. The improved apparatus for labelling bottles, jars, cans, boxes, and the
like as herein before described and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
Secondly. In apparatus for labelling bottles, jars, cans, boxes and the like the
employment of a label holder such as l, m, working over a fixed bottom or plate
and supported on a spring or springs in the manner and for the purpose herein-
before described and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
Dated the 17th Ja
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