Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Metallic-leaf from a Package Roll to Surfaces of any kind.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1899 -Accepted, 6th May, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Metallic-leaf from a
Package Roll to Surfaces of any kind.
I, WALTER HAMILTON COE, of No. 166, Cranston Street, Providence, Rhode
Island, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide a conveniently operated apparatus for
applying metallic-leaf from a package-roll to the surface which is to be decorated,
and it consists in the combination of a holding case having a hinged side with
means for holding the package-roll, and means for pressing the metallic-leaf
upon the surface to be decorated.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of my improved apparatus for applying
metallic-leaf for decorating purposes, the periphery of the package-roll being
indicated by the dotted circle.
Fig. 2 represents a rear edge view when held in the position shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 represents a side view with the hinged side turned back at a right
angle with the plane of the opposite side, and shown in section.
Fig. 4 represents a side view of the pressure-brush and its holder, separate
from the case.
Fig. 5 represents a central vertical section of the brush-holder.
Fig. represents a side view of the pressure-brush separate from the holder.
Fig. 7 represents an end view of the brush-holder.
Fig. 8 represents a side view as in Fig. 3, with a pressure roller employed
instead of the pressure-brush.
case,
In the drawings, A represents the case, in which the spirally wound package-
roll B is held, to rotate upon the bearing stud C, the said package-roll being
suitably frictioned to prevent the loose rotation of the package-roll in unwinding,
by means of the flat spring 1), which is adapted to friction the side of the package-
roll, the said spring being attached to its end a, to the hinged side E, of the
and provided with a perforation c, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, adapted
to pass over the end of the bearing stud C, when the side E, is closed as shown
in Fig. 2. The hinged side E, is also provided with the adjusting screw v, by
means of which the pressure of the spring D, against the side of the package-roll
may be adjusted to suit the requirements of the case. The hinged side E, is
also provided with a perforation , adapted to receive the end of the outer
stud F, and to the outer side of the side E, of the case, is secured the hook e,
which is pivoted at the point f, and adapted to enter the notch or groové g, at
the end of the stud F, to lock the closed side E firmly in position, as shown in
Figs. 1 and 2. A washer h, is placed upon the stud C, and secured to the
side E, of the case, to prevent the side of the package-roll from bearing against
the flat inner surface of the side E. The pressure-brush G, consists of the
flexible brush j, provided at its upper portion with a ferrule k, by means of

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which the brush is adapted to fit the socket 7, of the brush-holder H, the said
brush-holder being provided. with the transverse tube m, which loosely fits upon
the stud F, and the side E' of the case, is provided with a perforation n, adapted
to receive the pin o of the brush-holder H, to lock the same in position, and
prevent the rotation of the brush-holder upon its supporting stud F.
removable brush G is retained in its socket 1, by means of the set screw p. At
the lower side of the brush-holder is placed the guide I, which serves to hold the
supporting strip and the metallic-leaf in proper position for continued use, when
the brush has been raised from the surface t, which is to be decorated, the said
guide serving to prevent the supporting strip from being thrown out of line
with the pressure-brush by means of which the metallic-leaf r, is transferred
from the supporting strips, to the surface . In the package-roll B, the metallic-
leaf r, which is indicated by the dotted line is held at the inner side of the
supporting strips, and when the package-roll B. has been placed upon the
bearing stud C, and the hinged side E, closed upon the stud 1, and secured in its
closed position by means of the hook e, the supporting strip is to be threaded
between the guide I, and the under side of the brush G, the metallic-leaf r,
being at the under side of the supporting strip s, as shown in Fig. 3, and by
means of the guide I, the metallic-leaf will at all times be retained in position
for ready application to the surface_t.
A pressure-roller J, may be employed upon the outer stud F, instead of the
pressure-brush, as shown in Fig. 3, the brush being adapted for carved surfaces
while the roller is adapted for flat surfaces the holding-case A, being adapted.
for both.
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. In an apparatus for applying metallic-leaf from a package-roll the com-
bination of the holding case provided with the hinged side, the outer and inner
studs, and means for locking the hinged side in its closed position, means for
frictioning the package-roll, and means held upon the outer stud for pressing the
metallic-leaf upon the surface to be decorated, substantially as described.
2. In an apparatus for applying metallic-leaf from a package-roll, the com-
bination of the pressure-brush with a guide for holding the supporting strip in
line with the brush, substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of March 1899
WALTER HAMILTON COE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
WALTER HAMILTON COE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.