Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 5th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th June, 1887.
WILLIAM TAYLOR 11 Jenner Road Stoke Newington, N., Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To coat, or cover the end that is intended to be placed in the mouth, with a suitable
substance, the object being to prevent said end getting soft and becoming unpleasent
to the smoker.
Cigarette's as at present manufactured after being in use a short time get very
soft at the end that is placed in the mouth and become very unpleasent owing to
the softening of the paper and consequent loosening of the tobacco-piece's of said
tobacco getting into the mouth of the smoker.
In carrying the invention into effect-the end of the Cigarette that is intended
to be placed in the mouth is dipped into, or brushed with a suitable liquid composition
such as Shellac dissolved in Methylated Spirit-or strips of paper or other suitable
material may be soaked in a suitable composition and then wound round the end
of the Cigarette, or tubes of paper or other suitable inaterial coated inside or out
or both with a suitable substance can be pushed into or over the end of the Cigarette,
or paper's of the required size for making Cigarettes may have one edge coated with
a suitable composition-In all cases a suitable time is given for the composition
to dry and harden before they are used.
WILLIAM TAYLOR,
Applicant.

page_text: WILLIAM TAYLOR 11 Jenner Road Sioke Newington, N., Engineer 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 :-
The nature of the invention is, to coat, or cover the ends of Cigarettes (the ends
that are intended to be placed in the mouth) with a suitable substance (other than
wax) the object being to prevent said ends getting soft and becoming unpleasent
to the smoker.
In carrying the Invention into effect-The end of the Cigarette that is intended to be
placed in the mouth, is coated, or covered with Shellac, or other suitable material, or
mixture of materials said material, or mixture of materials, being of such a nature that
said material, or mixture of materials, will only melt at a high degree of temperature
similar to Shellac, & also that said material, or mixture of materials, are of such
a nature that they will dissolve in Spirits of Wine, or other suitable Spirit-The
substance of the coating that is put on to the required end of the Cigarettes depends
upon the number of times said Cigarettes are coated, & also the substance of the
coating material-I find that three ounces of Shellac dissolved in a gill of Spirits
of Wine, or Methylated Spirit, is a good proportion, but it can be made much thicker
if prefered by adding more Shellac.
To coat, or cover the required ends of the Cigarettes, I use a suitably constructed
machine, said machine being arranged somewhat in the form of a Lathe, said machine
can be driven by hand, steam, or any other suitable motive power.
The machine herein described is arranged with a screwed nose like an ordinary
Lathe, on to said nose a metal tube is screwed, said tube being of a suitable length,
and internal diameter, to suit the Cigarettes about to be covered with Shellac,
that is to say, the Cigarettes will just slide comfortably into the metal tube sufficient
of the Cigarette being allowed to project from the tube to be covered with Shellac-
The metal tubes can be changed to suit any size Cigarette-A rest for the hand
of the opperator is arranged in front of said tube. A Cigarette is slid into the metal
tube, the machine is then turned and the projecting part of the Cigarette (the part
that stands out beyond the tube) is then painted with the dissolved Shellac, an
ordinary Camels hair pencil being used for the purpose-The Cigarette is then drawn
out of the metal tube and allowed to dry, if required, the painting can be repeated
after the first coat is thoroughly dry.
Other modes of coating the ends of Cigarettes (the same description of coating
materials being used) can be effected in various ways for instance-strips of paper,
or other suitable material, can be soaked in the coating composition herein described
and said papers, or other suitable material, can then be wound round the required
ends of the Cigarettes-Or the Cigarettes can be dipped into the coating composition
herein described, the ends of the Cigarettes that are to be dipped being pluged
with a suitable plug to prevent the coating composition touching the tobacco-Or

page_text: tubes made of paper, or other suitable material, said tubes being coated inside,
or outside, or both, with the coating composition herein described, can be pushed
over or into the required ends of the Cigarettes-Or papers of the required size for
making Cigarettes may be dipped to a suitable distance into the coating composition
herein described, and when the coating is dry said papers can be wound up to form
a covering for the tobacco.
I find in practice that the first mode of coating (painting) herein described is
the cheapest & best.
The drawing showes the Machine and the mode of using the same-Fig. 1.
represents the Machine, which is so simple and clearly shown that it requires little
or no explanation-A represents the metal tube-B, the rest for the hand of the
opperator-C the Cigarette shown as being coated, D the junction at which the
metal tube unscrews from the nose, said nose being screwed like an ordinary Lathe,
all as herein before described-Fig. 2 represents a Cigarette as finished, with a coated
end-Fig. 3. represents a suitable plug to use if the Cigarettes are dipped instead
of painted, as herein before described.
I wish it to be understood that I am perfectly aware that Cigarettes have been
made, and sold, (called Amber Tiped) said Cigarettes having been prepared (at the
end that is intended to be placed in the mouth) by dipping the edge of the paper
(that is intended for said end) a suitable distance into melted wax previous to making
up the Cigarette, I do not claim the invention as a whole-that is to say, the invention
of coating Cigarettes at the end that is intended to be placed in the mouth with
a substance to prevent said end getting soft, this object having been tried by using
wax, as before herein stated, but I claim as an improvement upon the use of wax-
the use of Shellac, or other suitable material of a like nature by the modes herein
described-The wax as used at present melting at a much lower temperature than
Shellac, is not so suitable for the purpose required-Shellac is in no way
unpleasant & will only melt at a high degree of temperature, & is very easy to
manipulate by the mode herein described and certainly when the Cigarettes are
prepared, resemble what might be called Amber Tiped considerably more than those
now prepared with wax.
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-The modes of coating, or covering the ends of Cigarettes (said ends intended
to be placed in the mouth) with Shellac, or other suitable material, or mixture of
materials of a like nature to Shellac, i.e. melting point, & the quality of dissolving
in Spirits of Wine, or other suitable Spirit-said coating, or covering being effected
by painting, or dipping, or tubes, strips, or sheets of paper or other suitable material,
cut to size, or form, all said tubes, strips &c. being prepared with Shellac, or other
suitable material, or mixture of materials of a like nature to Shellac-substancially
as herein described.
2-The use, in combination with any of the herein described modes, of Shellac,
or other suitable material of a like nature, for the purpose as herein described.
3-The use of the Machine, constructed for the purpose substancially as herein
described.