Improvements in or connected with Pots or Receptacles for Ink, Paint, or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Pots or Receptacles for Ink, Paint,
or the like.
I, ANDREW JACKSON BRADLEY, of 522, Roe Building, St. Louis, in the State of
Missouri, United States of America, Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to ink pots or paint pots or the like. Its principal object
is to insure the proper inking of the marking brush and it embraces a pot having
a ball or similar device arranged to be partly in and partly above the ink so that
the turning of the ball will bring a thin film of ink into position to be available
for inking the marking brush.
In a specific form of my invention, the body of my device is a pot or cup, of
any suitable shape and material. Inside of said pot is a ball, or roller arranged to
have its surface dipped into the ink or paint and then be raised above the level
thereof.
The ball or roller is mounted on an axle which works in journal hangers
provided therefor. These bearings are preferably suspended from the cover. The
latter construction is much easier to clean and affords a very convenient means of
adjusting the ball to the level of the ink or paint.
Divers means for adjusting the height of the ball may be used. For example I
may use a device consisting of a flange depending from the cover and tightly
fitting inside the pot or tank, so as to stay at any level to which it may be
adjusted.
The cover is slightly inclined or funnel shaped and has a central hole through
which the upper portion of the ball or roller extends. The size and shape of the
hole are such as to leave a very small space between the ball or roller and the
margin of the hole. The size and inclination of the cover are such that it serves
both as a daubing surface and for returning the surplus ink into the tank. Another
hole in the cover serves for taking the height of the ink or paint, for refilling
and for admitting a marking brush.
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The operation of the device is as follows:-
The pot being filled with ink, paint or other liquid to the desired level, the ball
or roller rests partly below and partly above the level of the liquid. The paint
or marking brush is then brushed repeatedly over the ball or roller transversely
of its axle, with the result of turning the same. As the ball or roller turns, the
portion formerly below the ink rises carrying a film of ink into position to be
rubbed off onto the brush. As this operation continues, the top portion of the ball
or roller first dips into the ink, then rises with its coating of ink which is largely
removed onto the brush, then again dips into the ink and so on. The brush is
thus inked thoroughly without being sopped. This result is of special importance

page_text: for stencil marking as a very little superfluous ink in the brush is liable to run
and blur the stencil mark.
Dated this 29th day of March 1800
J. G. LORRAIN, M.I.E.E.; M.I.Mech. E.,
Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.
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Improvements in or connected with Pots or Receptacles for Ink, Paint,
or the like.
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I, ANDREW JACKSON BRADLEY, of 522, Roe Building, St. Louis, in the State of
Missouri, United States of America, Salesman, 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;-
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My invention relates to ink pots or paint pots. Its principal object is to insure
the proper inking of the marking brush and it embraces a pot having a ball
or similar device arranged to be partly in and partly above the ink so that the
turning of the ball will bring a thin film of ink into position to be available for
inking the marking brush.
In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification,
Figure 1 is a plan view of my device.
Figure 2 is a side view thereof in line with the axle, a portion of the side
being broken away to show the inside arrangement; and
Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
In a specific form of my invention, the body of my device is a pot or cup 1,
of any suitable shape and material. Inside the pot is a ball 2, or roller arranged to
have its surface dip into the ink or paint and then be raised above the level
thereof.
The ball or roller 2, is mounted on an axle which works in journal hangers 3,
provided therefor. These hangers are preferably suspended from the cover 4.
This construction is much easier to clean and affords a very convenient means of
adjusting the ball to the level of the ink or paint.
Divers means for adjusting the height of the ball may be used. For example,
and by preference, I use a device consisting of a flange 5, depending from the
cover and tightly fitting inside the pot or tank, so as to stay at any level to
which it may be adjusted. The said flange and the surface within which it fits
may be screw-threaded if desired.
The cover 4 is slightly inclined or funnel shaped and has a central hole through
which the upper portion of the ball or roller extends. The size and shape of the
hole are such as to leave a very small space between the ball or roller and the
margin of the hole. The size and inclination of the cover are such that it serves
both as a daubing surface and for returning the surplus ink into the tank.
Another hole 6, in the cover serves for taking the height of the ink or paint, for
refilling and for admitting a marking brush.
The operation of the device is as follows:
The pot being filled with ink, paint or other liquid to the desired level, the ball
or roller rests partly below and partly above the level of the liquid. The paint or
marking brush is then brushed repeatedly over the ball or roller transversely of
its axle, with the result of turning the same. As the ball or roller turns, the
portion formerly below the ink rises carrying a film of ink into position to be 5

page_text: rubbed off onto the brush. As this operation continues, a portion of the ball or
roller first dips into the ink, then rises with its coating of ink which is largely
removed onto the brush, then again dips into the ink and so on. The brush is
thus inked thoroughly without being sopped. This result is of special importance
for stencil marking as a very little superfluous ink in the brush is liable to run
and blur the stencil mark.
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: A marking pot consisting of a pot, a cover therefor (either with or without
hole 6) which inclines slightly downwards to a centrally located hole, journal
hangers depending from said cover, and a ball or roller mounted on an axle
journaled in said hangers and having its uppermost portion projecting slightly
through said hole close to the edge thereof, the size and inclination of said cover
being such that it both sheds the surplus ink back into the tank and serves as a
daubing surface, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A marking pot consisting of a pot, a cover (either with or without hole (5)
inclined slightly downward to a central hole, journal hangers depending from said
cover and a ball or roller mounted on an axle journaled in said hangers and
projecting slightly through said hole, said ball being of such size that it just
clears the edge of the hole, said cover having a downward marginal flange fitting
into the pot, whereby said cover and ball may be adjusted vertically, the size and
inclination of said cover being such that it both sheds the surplus ink back into
the tank and serves as a daubing surface, all substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
3. In a marking pot, a downwardly dished and perforated cover substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.