Improved Device for Applying Gum or other Fluid to the Surface of Sheets of Paper, Card, or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Applying Gum or other Fluid to the Surface of
Sheets of Paper, Card, or the like.
I, JOHN TURLEY HULME, of Victoria Works, Chatham, in the County of Kent,
Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved device for applying gum or other adhesive
to the surface of sheets of paper, card, or the like applicable also for applying
ink or any other fluid.
The device consists of a suitably shaped receptacle preferably of a funnel shape
mounted on one end of a tube adapted to be fixed to the pen beam of an ordinary
ruling machine by suitable clips or their equivalents. At the other end of this
tube there is a stop tap or cock having a union nut by which the spreading device
is attached when necessary. The receptacle for the fluid may if desired be provided
with any suitable device for keeping the fluid hot.
The spreading device consists of a rectangular box having at one end a short
tube adapted to be attached to the stop tap or cock by the union nut. The bottom
of this box is perforated, and it is provided with suitable clamps for stretching
over the perforated face a sheet or strip of felt or other absorbent material. These
boxes are made of varying widths so that a strip of any desired width may be ·
applied.
The spreading device is set at such an angle with the tube carrying it that its
operating face lies flat in contact with the paper, card, or the like to which the
liquid is to be applied, and if necessary a transverse hinged joint may be employed
to enable this to be readily effected.
Improved Device for Applying Gum or other Fluid to the Surface of
Sheets of Paper, Card, or the like.
I, JOHN TURLEY HULME, of Victoria Works, Chatham, in the County of Kent,
Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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same 18 to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improved device for applying gum or other adhesive
to the surface of sheets of paper, card, or the like applicable also for applying
ink, colour or any other fluid.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention:
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in section.
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Figures 2 and 3 are views in plan and end elevation respectively of the spreading
device.
Figure 4 is a broken view of the attachment device, and
Figure 5, is a sectional view showing a modification of the spreading device.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The gumming, inking or colouring device.consists of a fluid holding receptacle A
preferably of a funnel-shape mounted on one end of a tube B adapted to be fixed
to the rocking beam X either, of, an ordinary ruling machine or of a machine
specially provided for the purpose by any suitable clip or clamp. The recep-
tacle A is preferably connected to the tube B by means of a union nut bas
shown, and a stop tap or cock C is provided either at the junction of the recep-
tacle with the tube as shown or at the other end of the tube. The receptacle may
be provided with a strainer such as A¹.
The spreading device which is attached to the other end of the tube B consists
of a rectangular box D the bottom d of which is perforated with small holes d¹,
and it is provided with a clamping screw D¹ at each end threaded into a bridge d³,
the said clamping screws being adapted to hold in place over the perforated bottom
of the box a strip E of felt or other absorbent material. These boxes D are
screwed or otherwise attached to the tubes B so that they can readily be removed
and another replaced when it is desired to vary the width of the layer of gum or
other fluid to be applied.
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The spreading device is set at such an angle with the tube carrying it that
the whole length of its operating face comes in contact with the paper, card, or the
like to which the. gum or other liquid is to be applied, and if necessary means may
be employed to enable this to be readily effected.
A convenient method of obtaining this end is to mount the tube B in a socket F
carried by the clip or clamp. F1 by which the apparatus is fixed to the rocking
beam X the said socket being provided with a set screw f by means of which the
position of the box D of the spreading device can be adjusted with respect to the
pén beam.
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Instead of applying the adhesive by the direct communication of the bottom
of the box B I may interpose a roller such as G as shown by Figure 5, the face
of which is covered with some soft material such as rubber or felt... The perfo-
rated bottom d of the box is curved to fit' the roller G and the said roller is so
mounted that it is kept in close contact with, the curved face of the box by reason
of the weight thereof. A strip of felt, or other suitable absorbent material is laid
in the bottom of the box which is provided with a suitably arranged lid d³.
If required a gas burner connected with any convenient supply of gas may be
mounted under or in close proximity to the receptacle A for the purpose of keeping
the liquid hot.
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 improved device for applying gum or other fluid to the surface of sheets
of paper, card or the like for use with ruling machines, substantially as set forth.
(2) A gumming inking or colouring device comprising a receptacle for holding
the fluid, a device for spreading the fluid consisting essentially of a box having
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page_text: a perforated bottom over which is stretched a strip of felt or other absorbent
material of a width equal to the width of the layer of gum, ink or colour required,
and a tube connecting the fluid receptacle with the spreading device, the said
tube being fitted with a stop tap or cock, as set forth.
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(3) A gumming, inking or colouring device comprising a receptacle for holding
the fluid, a device for spreading the fluid consisting essentially of a box having a
perforated bottom over which is stretched a strip of felt or other absorbent material
of a width equal to the width of the layer of gum, ink or colour required, a tube.
connecting the fluid receptacle with the spreading device, the said tube being
fitted with a stop tap or cock, and means for attaching the device to the pen beam
of a ruling or equivalent machine, as set forth.
(4) A gumming inking or colouring device comprising a receptacle for holding
the fluid, a device for spreading the fluid consisting of a box having a curved
bottom perforated with a number of small holes, of a roller mounted to revolve in
contact with the curved bottom and of a strip of felt or other absorbent material
covering the inner face of the perforated curved bottom and a tube connecting the
fluid receptacle with the spreading device, as set forth.
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ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.