Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Labels to Bottles, Jars, Cans, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Labels to Bottles, Jars,
Cans, and the like.
I, ALBERT WRIGHT, of Durgates, Wadhurst, in the County of Sussex, Brewer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to labelling apparatus of the kind in which the mucilage
is first applied to the bottle or the like by placing the latter upon a felt or other
absorbent pad saturated with the mucilage, the label being then applied by placing
the bottle or the like upon a spring mounted holder containing the labels and
having moveable sides and a fixed bottom. The object of my invention is to so
construct the label holder that it can be readily adjusted to fit any size of label
thereby avoiding the necessity of using different frames for the various sizes of
labels.
For this purpose I provide the spring holder with four plates adapted to, be
moved inwards or outwards by means of right and left handed screws mounted in
bearings in the holder and operated by means of milled heads or the like, the
bottoni of the holder being suitably slotted to allow of the passage of upward
extensions on the nuts forming the supports of the moveable plates.
By simply operating the milled heads the moveable plates can be brought
inwards or outwards so as to form a container to accurately fit practically any
required size of label.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
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4, Sonth Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Labels to Bottles, Jars,
Cans, and the like.
I, ALBERT WRIGHT, of Durgates, Wadhurst, in the County of Sussex, Brewer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to labelling apparatus of the kind described in the Specifi-
cation of my former Letters Patent No. 3517 of 1884, in which the mucilage is
first applied to the bottle or the like by placing the latter upon a felt or other
absorbent pad saturated with the mucilage the label being then applied by placing
the bottle or the like upon a spring mounted holder containing the labels and
having moveable sides and a fixed bottom. The object of my invention is to so
construct the label holder that it can be readily adjusted to fit any size of
label thereby avoiding the necessity of using different frames for the various sizes
of.labels.
For this purpose I provide the spring holder with four vertical plates adapted
to be moved inwards or outwards by means of right and left handed screws
mounted in bearings in the holder and operated by means of milled heads or the
like, the bottom of the holder being suitably slotted to allow of the passage of the
moveable plates.

page_text: To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :—
Figure 1 is a central vertical section, and
Figure 2 is a plan of the label holder of an apparatus for applying labels to
bottles, jars, cans and the like embodying my improvements.
Figure 3 is a central vertical section at right angles to Figure 1.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar parts.
a is a portion of the frame or bench which forms the seat of the operator and
supports the holder for the adhesive material, the apparatus for applying the
adhesive material to the bottles or the like and the label holder.
b, Figure 1, are the springs contained within boxes or tubes c, c secured to the
bench a and serving to support the inner and outer cases of the label holder as is
the case in the apparatus forming the subject of my said former Patent.
d, d, d', d', are the four vertical plates with which I now provide my spring
label holder, such plates forming the inner ense of the holder. The lower ends of
the plates d d form nuts e, e¹ moving over the right and left handed screws f,f¹
mounted in bearings, g¹ in the outer case a¹ of the holder.
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The outer case is supported on the springs b, b by means of plungers h, working
in the tubes, and carrying brackets i, i secured to the bottom ; of the outer
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k, are the milled heads for operating the screws f,f¹ respectively, and I, are
the slots in the bottom j of the outer case a¹' to allow of the backward and forward
movement of the plates d.
m is the fixed bottom of the label holder secured by a screw to a plate n
supported by four pillars o cast on the base plate p of the holder fixed to the
bench a to which plate p the tubes c are also fixed as shewn in Figure 1.
The screws pass and can move up and down between the pillars o
With this construction of label holder by simply operating the milled
heads, the movable plates d, can be brought inwards or outwards so as to
form a container to accurately fit practically any required size of label q, the
'bottom being easily removed by simply taking out the screw to allow of the
said bottom being changed to suit the size of label.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. An apparatus for use in applying labels to bottles, jars, cans and the like
consisting of a spring label holder provided with four plates adapted to be moved
inwards or outwards by means of right and left handed screws so as to allow the
holder to be adjusted to fit practically any required size of label, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. In apparatus for applying labels to bottles, jars, cans and the like a spring
label holder comprising an outer case supported upon springs, an inner case con-
structed of four vertical moveable plates adapted to be moved inwards and outwards
by means of right and left handed screws, having their bearings in the outer case
and a removable or interchangeable plate forming the fixed bottom of the holder,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The improved apparatus for use in applying labels to bottles, jars, cans and
the like hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.