Improved Means for Affixing Adhesive Stamps.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1895-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Affixing Adhesive Stamps.
I, LINN EDSON WHEELER, of 183 Livingston Avenue, in the City of New
Brunswick, County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, United States of
America, Clergyman, 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 stamp boxes or receptacles and means for applying the
stamp, and the object thereof, is to provide an improved box or receptacle adapted
to receive stamps and means for applying same, said box being divided into
compartments adapted to receive the stamps, pads containing moisture for wetting
or moistening the stamps, and also to receive the device by which the stamps are
applied, and the invention also involves the construction of an improved device for
applying the stamps, and with this and other objects in view, the invention consists
in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described
and claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, and in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved box or receptacle, for stamps and other
articles, connected with the use thereof, with the hinged cover or top thereof,
thrown back and a sliding cover used in connection therewith also withdrawn ;
Fig. 2, a section on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of my improved device for applying stamps.
In the practice of my invention, I employ a box or receptacle, A, preferably
rectangular in form, and also preferably approximately square, which is provided
with a hinged cover B, and a sliding cover C, which is preferably adapted to cover
only a portion of the box, but which may cover all of it if desired.
The box A, is divided by partitions D, E and F into four compartments G, H, K
and L, in one of which designated by the reference letter L is preferably placed a
roll of flexible, textile material, M, and in the compartment K, adjacent thereto, is
placed a roll of absorbent material N, designed to contain moisture for wetting or
moistening the stamps, as will be readily understood, and in the compartment K,
is also placed my improved stamp applyer P, which will be hereinafter more fully
described, and the compartments H and G, are designated to receive stamps or any
other article which may be convenient in connection with such a device, such as
pens, pencils &c.
My improved stamp applyer consists of a base piece O, preferably of wood with
which is connected a top plate P¹, and, between the top plate P¹ and the base
piece O, is placed a spring operated plunger R, provided with pins S, preferably
four in number, which are pointed at their lower ends and adapted to be projected
through corresponding holes or openings in the base piece O.
The spring T, is adapted to hold the plunger R in an elevated position as shown
in Fig. 3 in which position the points of the pius S, do not project through the
base piece or plate O, and connected at each side with said base piece or plate O,
are vertical standards U, between the upper ends of which are mounted rollers W,
as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.
In operation, the pad N is saturated with water and one of the rollers W, is
applied thereto and passed over the surface to which the stamp is to be applied,
the stamp is then taken from the receptacle H, and placed on said surface and the

page_text: other roller W which is dry is passed thereover, a number of times so as to secure
it in position.
The stamps may be handled by means of the pins S, the pointed ends of which
may be made to project through the base piece or plate O, by depressing the
plunger as will be readily understood, and in order to facilitate this operation, the
said stamps are first taken from the receptacle H, and placed upon the roll of
flexible fabric or other material M from which they may be readily taken by the
pins S as described.
Instead of proceeding as above described, in applying the stamps, the same may
be taken up and placed upon the moist pad N, either by the fingers or by means of
the pins S, after which they may be placed upon the surface to which they are to
be applied and one of the rollers W, which is dry passed thereover, as herein
before described.
It is evident that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of my
improved stamp receptacle, the various parts thereof, and also the stamp applyer,
may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its
advantages, and I therefore reserve the right to make such alterations, as fairly
come within the scope of the invention.
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
1. A box or receptacle divided into compartments adapted to receive stamps,
and means for applying the same, substantially as shown and described.
2. A box or receptacle divided into compartments designed to receive stamps,
and means for applying the same, a roll of flexible material in one of said
compartments, a roll of similar material adapted to receive moisture in another of
said compartments, and means for applying the stamps, substantially as shown and
described.
3. A box or receptacle divided into compartments, designed to receive stamps
and means for applying the same, a roll of flexible material in one of the said
compartments, a roll of similar material adapted to receive moisture in another of
said compartiments, and means for applying the stamps, consisting of a base picce
or plate provided with a roller or rollers, and a plunger having pins connected
therewith, and adapted to be projected through the base plate or piece substantially
as shown and described.
4. A device for applying stamps, consisting of a base plate or piece, and spring
operated plunger connected therewith, and provided with pins, the points of which
are adapted to be projected through said base plate or piece and a roller or rollers
connected therewith, substantially as shown and described.
5. A device for applying stamps consisting of a base plate or piece, a spring
operated plunger connected therewith and provided with pins, the points of which
are adapted to be projected through the base plate or piece, and rollers also
connected therewith, one of which is adapted to receive moisture, and the other of
which is adapted to be passed over the stamps, to secure them in place, substantially
as shown and described.
Dated this 31st day of October 1805
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.