Improvements in Mucilage Bottles or Receptacles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Sept., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mucilage Bottles or Receptacles.
We, CHRISTIAN ALETH BIORN, a subject of the King of Denmark, Inventor
and Artist and JOHN MILTON JONES, Express Messenger and Inventor a citizen
of the United States of America, both residing at the Town of Piermont, County
of Rockland, and State of New York, United States of America, 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 mucilage stands or receptacles, and the object thereof,
is to provide an improved device of this class which is of the fountain order, and
which is simple in construction and operation and provided with means for
removing the surplus mucilage from the brush, and which will not become clogged
or useless by reason of the mucilage drying thereon and therein.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of my improved mucilage bottle;
Fig. 2, a partial longitudinal section thereof;
Fig. 3, a partial plan view thereof; and,
Fig. 4, a side view of the mucilage receptacle or reservoir proper.
My improved mucilage vessel or receptacle, is preferably composed of sheet
metal, and in the practice of my invention, I provide an oblong rectangular box or
casing 5, which is of the required depth, and centrally on the top of which is
hinged a cover 6, the hinge of the cover being shown at 7, and said hinge being of
any desired form, and the front of said box or casing is provided with a backwardly
and downwardly inclined longitudinal plate 8, and the rear portion thereof, is also
cut off or separated from the body portion by a vertical partition 9, and at the
back of the hinged cover 6, is a transverse top plate 10, centrally of which is:
formed an opening 11.
I also employ a vessel 12, which is preferably rectangular in form, as-shown in
Figs. 1 and 2, and which is adapted to be placed over the rear portion of the box.
or casing 5, as shown in said figure, and said vessel is provided with a neck 13, at
the lower end thereof, which passes through the opening 11, in the plate 10, and
the chamber 14, formed by the partition plate 9, is open at the top, and said.
vessel 12, when in position forms a cover therefor, and the sides of the box or
casing 5, are provided with upwardly directed wings 16, which assist in holding
the vessel 12, in place, and said vessel 12, is provided at the bottom of its front
side with suitable projections 17, which are adapted to be inserted into keepers 18,
formed on or secured to the plate 10, and at the bottom of its rear side with
flexible projecting strips 19, which are adapted to be inserted through corre-
sponding openings formed in the rear end of the box or casing 5, and the corners
of the rear end of the box or casing are provided with inwardly directed plates 20,
which serve as additional supports for the mucilage receptacle or reservoir 12,
when the latter is placed in position.
Connected with the hinge or cover 6, are downwardly and backwardly directed
arms 21, the lower ends of which are pivotally connected with a brush cleaning
frame which fits within the forward portion of the box or casing, and which is,
composed of side bars or plates 22, and a front cross bar or plate 23, and the side
bars or plates 22, are connected by wires 24, which are arranged transversely of.
aoid frame

page_text: When the cover 6 is closed, the frame connected with the arms 21, occupies the
position shown in Fig. 2, and rests at the bottom of the box or casing 5, and wher
the cover 6 is raised, as shown in Fig. 1, said frame is projected forward, and
raised to the top of the box or casing, the front portion thereof, sliding upwardly
over the inclined plate 8.
The sides of the box or casing 5, are provided with notches or recesses 25, which
are formed therein, adjacent to the hinge of the cover 6, and said notches o
recesses are adapted to receive a mucilage brush or the handles thereof, and the
operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in
connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following statement thereof.
In practice, the vessel or receptacle 12, is filled with mucilage through the
neck 13, and said vessel or receptacle is then placed on the box or casing 5, as
shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which position the neck 13, passes through the
opening 11, in the cross plate 10, and the mucilage will flow downwardly through
the neck 13, into the bottom of the box or casing, or into the chamber 26, formed
therein, and when mucilage rises in said chamber to the lower end of the neck 13,
the flow of the mucilage will be cut off, as will be readily understood and the
mucilage cannot rise in the chamber 26, above the lower end of the neck 13, aud is
always kept at a constant level as long as there is any mucilage in the vessel or
receptacle 12. Whenever it is desired to use the mucilage, the cover 6 is raised
and turned backwardly against the vessel or receptacle 12, as shown in Fig. 1, and
at the same time, the frame connected with the arms 21, is raised and projected
forwardly, as is also shown in said figure, and the brush is dipped into the mucilage
at the rear end of said frame, and the surplus mucilage is removed from the brush
on wires 24, and when the cover 6 is again closed, the said frame is again lowered
to the bottom of the box or casing 5, and submerged in the mucilage.
It will be seen that the mucilage cannot dry on the brush, cleaning frame, nor
on any part thereof, for the reason that when the cover 6 is closed, the said frame
is submerged in the mucilage. It will also be apparent that the evaporation is
reduced to a minimum, as the air cannot enter the box or casing when the cover
is closed except through notches or recesses 25, and these notches or recesses 25,
will be substantially closed by the handle of the mucilage brush.
It will also be apparent that my improved mucilage stand or receptacle may
be made as ornamental as desired and it may be also made of any desired
material, and any change in, and modification of, the construction herein described,
may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its
advantages.
The chamber 14, formed by the partition 9, may be used for any desired
purpose, as for instance, as a receptacle for pens, pins, and other articles, or said
partition may be omitted if desired, in which event, the chamber 26, will occupy
the entire rear portion of the box or casing 5, and it will also be observed that
the cover 6, is provided with a depending flange or rim 27, which fits around
that portion of the box or casing 5, over which said cover extends when closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a mucilage stand or receptacle, the combination with a suitable box or
casing, having a cover which is hinged thereto, centrally thereof, of a mucilage
reservoir or vessel mounted on the rear end of said box or casing and provided
with a neck which projects downwardly thereinto, substantially as shown and
described.
2. In a mucilage stand or receptacle, the combination with a suitable box or
casing, having a cover which is hinged thereto, centrally thereof, of a mucilage
reservoir or vessel mounted on the rear end of said box or casing, and provided
with a neck which projects downwardly thereinto, said box or casing being pro-
vided at its front end with a downwardly, and backwardly inclined plate or wall,

page_text: and said hinged cover being provided with downwardly directed arms which are
pivotally connected with a brush cleaning frame which when said hinged cover
is closed, rests at the bottom of the box or receptacle and when said cover is.
raised, it is projected forwardly and upwardly over said partition plate or wall,
substantially as shown and described.
3. In a mucilage stand or receptacle, the combination with a suitable box or
casing, having a cover which is hinged thereto, centrally thereof, of a mucilage.
reservoir or vessel mounted on the rear end of said box or casing, and provided
with a neck which projects downwardly thereinto, said box or casing being pro-
vided at its front end with a downwardly and backwardly inclined plate or wall,
and said hinged cover being provided with downwardly directed arms which are
pivotally connected with a brush cleaning frame which when said hinged cover
is closed, rests at the bottom of the box or receptacle and when said cover is.
raised, is projected forwardly and upwardly over said partition plate or wall, and
said brush cleaning frame being provided with transverse wires by which the
surplus mucilage is removed from the brush, and the sides of the box or casing
in front of the hinge of the cover being provided with notches or recesses
which are adapted to receive the handle of the brush, substantially as shown and.
described.
4. In the mucilage stand or receptacle, the combination with a suitable box or
casing, having a cover which is hinged thereto, centrally thereof, of a mucilage
reservoir or vessel mounted on the rear end of said box or casing, and provided
with a neck which projects downwardly thereinto, said box or casing being.
provided beneath the mucilage vessel or receptacle with a vertical partition by
which a chamber is formed which is open at the top, substantially as shown and.
described.
Dated this 1st day of September 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London; W.C., Agents..