Improved Appliance for Decorating Wood, Leather, Cardboard, or other Substance by Burning.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 10th Apr., 1900-Accepted, 12th May, 1.900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for Decorating Wood, Leather, Cardboard,
or other Substance by Burning.
I, ADOLF KOCH, of 1, Charterhouse Buildings, London, E.C., Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a number of metal points or punches, having at
the lower end faces of various designs and a holder for same constructed so as
to give the punches an approximately vertical position while the tool is held
by the hand. The holder is provided with an attachment enabling a quick inter-
change of punches. It is also provided with a handle of non-conducting material
and a tube with a small orifice opposite the lower portion of the punch. The
other end of the tube is adapted for a flexible connection to a supply for generator
of burning gas, so that when the connection is made, a small flame is produced,
sufficient to constantly keep the lower portion of the punch at a certain heat.
The 26th day of October 1899.
Improved Appliance for Decorating Wood, Leather, Cardboard,
or other Substance by Burning.
I, ADOLF KOCH, of 1, Charterhouse Buildings, London, E.C., Merchant, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved appliance for decorating wood, leather,
cardboard or other substance by burning.
is
SO
An appliance constructed in accordance with my invention comprises a tube
surrounded by a hand grip of rolled paper, wood or other material which does
not readily conduct heat. One end of this tube is adapted for connection with
a length of flexible tubing leading from a gas tap or burner and its other end
constructed as to constitute a
burner which produces a small jet
of flame when the gas supplied by the flexible tubing aforesaid is ignited. A
Bunser burner may be used if desired, but the jet of flame required being very
small, a simple orifice in the end of the tube will answer equally well. Extending
from the tube or its hand grip is an arm or tool holder adapted to detachably
hold any one of a series of interchangeable burning tools, being provided for
the purpose with a convenient clamp attachment. The said arm or holder is

page_text: arranged to so hold the tool that the flame of the burner will impinge upon the
latter near its lower end, the point or burning face of said tool projecting a
short distance, say three eighths of an inch or so, below the flame. The points
or burning faces of the tools being made of various shapes or designs, an infinite
variety of beautiful patterns may be produced with ease and accuracy, and there
being no rubber ball requiring constant pressing in order to keep the flame going,
as in other apparatus for the same object, the left hand is left entirely free to
manipulate the work.
In the annexed drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an appliance for the
purpose set forth constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2 shews the manner of using the same, and Fig. 3 represents a few
designs suitable for the tool faces or points.
a is a tube, surrounded by a handle of heat resisting material, and adapted
to be connected at one end with a length of flexible tubing c which leads from
a gas bracket or other convenient source of supply. The other end of this tube
is bent or shaped so as to form the arm or tool holder d which is provided with the
clamp attachment e whereby the tool f is detachably held. a is a short length of
tube, which enters the tube a through an aperture at the bend, forming a
continuation thereof, and is so constructed as to constitute a burner from which a
small jet of flame issues when the gas is ignited and impinges on the lower end
of the tool keeping the same at a constant heat. The holder d should hold
the tool fat such an angle that when the appliance is held in the hand after the
fashion of a pen or pencil, said tool will be in an approximately vertical position
as shewn in Fig. 2.
To lessen as far as possible transmission of heat from the tool to the handle,
asbestos or other heat resisting substance may be interposed between the tool f
and the face of the holder which latter may be formed with a groove or hollow
to receive and hold such asbestos.
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:-
1. An appliance for the purpose set forth consisting of a tube having a non-
conducting hand grip, one end of said tube being adapted to receive flexible
tubing by which inflammable gas is supplied to a burner at the other end thereof,
and a holder, such as d, provided with a clamping device, such as e, whereby any
one of a series of interchangeable tools, such as f, may be detachably held in
position so that its lower end is heated by the flame of the burner, the device
being so arranged that when held in the hand after the fashion of a pen or pencil
the said tool will be in an approximately vertical position, substantially as
described.
2. An appliance for the purpose set forth constructed and arranged as described
with reference to and illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.
Dated the 904
1
of March 1000
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.