Improved Apparatus for use in Applying Labels to Boxes, Bottles,.. Packet Tea, Bobbins, Tinned Goods, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1892-Accepted, 18th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for use in Applying Labels to Boxes, Bottles,..
Packet Tea, Bobbins, Tinned Goods, and the like.
JAMES OAKLEY 3 Dow Street, Milton Street Broughton Lane Manchester in
the County of Lancaster Provision Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this..
invention to be as follows:-
A female die the shape of labels used, working up and down a vertical rod, or
other mechanical construction, guideing the labels to the article to be labeled..
The article rests on a flange on the top of die shaped to receive that part of the.
article, where the label has to be deposited. The article having been moistened on
a wet pad if the labels are adhesive, if not adhesive a pad charged with heated
size. The die is worked by a spiral spring or springs attached to a valve on which.
the die will rest, working up and down in a drum, square or oblong case.
The vertical rod fixed in centre of drum or case passing through spring, valve
and die, is left sufficiently long to allow a plate to be screwed on which the labels
rest. When the spring is open the labels are at the bottom of die; when closed
rises to the flange, where the article is to receive the label.
I do not give any size or measurements, as they will vary according to weight.
and bulk of article to be labeled.
Neither do I confine myself to one spring, as two or more may be used.
Dad in 4th day of Anvil 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for use in Applying Labels to Boxes, Bottles,.
Packet Tea, Bobbins, Tinned Goods, and the like.
I, JAMES OAKLEY 3 Dow Street Milton Street Broughton Lane Machester in
the County of Lancaster Provision Dealer 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 :-
A female die the shape of labels used working up and down a vertical rod or
other mechanical construction guiding the labels to the article to be labelled the
article rests on a flange on the top of die shaped to receive that part of
the article where the label has to be deposited the article having being moistened
on a wet pad if the labels are adhesive if not adhesive a pad charged with heated
size or other adhesive matter. The die is worked by a spiral spring or springs.
attached to a disc or plate of same shape as shell or stand acting as a valve on
which the die will rest working up and down in a drum square or oblong case the
vertical rod passing through spring valve, and die, is sufficiently long to allow a.
plate to be screwed on which the labels rest; when the spring is open the labels
are at the bottom of the die when closed are in contact with the article to receive
the label.
The spring or springs support the disc, die and article to be labelled, so that..
when pressure is applied to the article, it comes in contact with the labels.
I do not give any size or measurements as they will vary according to weight
and bulk of article to be labelled, neither do I confine myself to one spring, as two
or more may be used.
I will now describe my drawing:
Fig. 1 is a section of elevation, in which a is the female die, being recepticle for-

page_text: labels, and which said female die may be of any suitable shape to correspond with
shape of labels required for adhesion. is a guide rod, attached to the top of
which is the label rest or holder c. the rest c shall correspond in shape or form
with the female die a. e is a disc on which the die a rests acting as a valve
to release the air from the drum, shell or stand i. g is an adjustable stop or gauge,
up to which the article to be labelled is pushed or held. is a spring supporting
female die a and article d. h is flange on which the stop or gauge is fixed and the
article d rests. is the drum shell or stand to which the rod b is attached.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A flanged female die, with adjustable stop or gauge.
2nd. A spring or springs supporting an article in such a way, that by pressing
the article down it comes in contact with the labels.
Dated this 19th day of December 1892.
JAMES OAKLEY,
Applicant.