An Improved Envelope Gum Moistener.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Envelope Gum Moistener.
I, NEIL MACPHAIL Stationer 175 Saint Vincent Street Glasgow do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention enables me to provide a new and handy implement, for moistening
expeditiously and uniformly, the gum or other adhesive, on the flaps of envelopes,
wrappers, &c. obviating the disagreeable practice of doing so with the tongue.
This new gum, or adhesive moistener, may be in the form of a small bottle, tube,
or other convenient vessel, made of glass, me:al, vulcanite, india rubber or other
material to contain water; and of a shape and size that will best enable it to be
readily held in the hand, while being applied to the surface to be moistened. The
mouth of the bottle, or other vessel, is fitted with a moveable stopper or cap,
perforated with one or more apertures, of just the requisite size to allow a small
quantity of water to percolate from the bottle, or other vessel, through a sponge or
other similar absorbent material or other similar absorbent material fixed over the
apertures by this means the sponge or other absorbent material is made to retain
a continuous sinall supply of moisture just sufficient to wet slightly and uniformly
the surface to which it is applied. By keeping the bottle or other vessel lying on
its side the absorbent material on the end is constantly in contact with the water
contained in it and moist for use.
The bottle, or other vessel, may have the aperture or apertures (covered with
absorbent material in the manner described) at one end, and the moveable cap or
stopper at the other end: This stopper or cap is made to be easily removed and
replaced to allow of the vessel being filled with water as often as required.
The sponge, or other absorbent material, is fixed in such manner that no difficulty
is experienced in removing it for renewal, when required.
29th December 1890.
NEIL MACPHAIL.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Envelope Gum Moistener.
I, NEIL MACPHAIL, of 175 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Stationer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention has for its object to provide a new and handy implement for
moistening expeditiously and uniformly the gum or other adhesive on the flaps of
envelopes, wrappers etc., obviating the disagreeable practice of doing so with the
tongue.
This new gum or adhesive moistener may be in the form of a small bottle, tube,
or other convenient vessel made of glass, metal, vulcanite, india-rubber or other
material to contain water; and of a shape and size that will best enable it to be
readily held in the hand while being applied to the surface to be moistened.
The mouth of the bottle or other vessel is fitted with a movable stopper or cap
perforated with one or more apertures of just the requisite size to allow a small
quantity of water to percolate from the bottle or other vessel through a sponge or
other similar absorbent material fixed over the apertures. By this means the
sponge or other absorbent material is made to retain a continuous small supply of
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page_text: moisture just sufficient to wet slightly and uniformly the surface to which it is
applied.
By keeping the bottle or other vessel lying on its side the absorbent material on
the end is constantly in contact with the water contained in it and moist for use.
The bottle or other vessel may have the aperture or apertures (covered with
absorbent material in the manner described) at one end, and the movable cap or
stopper at the other end. This stopper or cap is made to be easily removed and
replaced to allow of the vessel being filled with water as often as required.
The sponge or other absorbent material is fixed in such manner that no difficulty
is experienced in removing it for renewal when required.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, which I will
now proceed to describe.
Figure 1 is a section.
Figure 2 is a part section and elevation of a modification.
A is the bottle or casing for containing the water B, the top part C of which is
made to screw off and on easily to enable the bottle A to be filled with water when
necessary. The neck a of this bottle is provided with one or more perforations,
and over this neck a there is fixed by means of thread b
or in
any other convenient
manner a small sponge D, or other absorbent material. There is a movable cap or
cover E which is placed over the sponge D and fits tightly on to the top of the
bottle A, leaving only a portion of the sponge projecting out to enable the gum or
other adhesive to be moistened. The bottle A or other vessel when not in use is
kept lying on its side, and so the sponge D or other absorbent material fixed to the
neck of the bottle is constantly in contact with the water contained in it, and is
therefore always moist and ready for use.
In place of constructing the top part C of the bottle A to screw off and on as
already described and shown with reference to Figure 1, I may have the lower
part of the neck a fitting into a cork F, and this cork F fits tightly into the bottle A,
by which means the top part can be taken off and on quicker when the bottle
requires to be filled. To prevent the cork F being pushed in too far, I provide a
flange G.
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:
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The implement or apparatus for moistening expeditiously and uniformly the gum
or other adhesive on the flaps of envelopes, wrappers, and other papers, substantially
as described and shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 28th day of September 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.