Improvements in Blotters.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Blotters.
1, JOSEF TEMLER, of Warsaw, in the Empire of Russia, and of 30 to
34 Tabernacle Street, in the: County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to blötters of the kind in which the absorbent paper is
spread over a curved surface and is applied with a rocking motion to the letter or
matter to be blotted, and consists in certain improvements therein whereby they.
may be made' more cheaply than heretofore and of greater convenience for use, and
so as to be available for the display of advertisements.
According to my invention, instead of constructing the apparatus of metal or thè
like, I make it. of pasteboard, millboard, strawboard or like material, all or any of
which are to be understood and included in. the word "pasteboard" where herein-
after used.
The principal features of the apparatus comprise two pieces of pasteboard one:
of which is bent so as to form an inverted arch, on the outer surface of which arch
the absorbent paper. is placed; and the other of which lies flatly across the two
ends of the arch and one or both of these have parts extending beyond and folded:
against or near the other piece and serving to fix them together and to attach the.
absorbent paper.
If such extensions form part of the arched piece they may conveniently be
folded or bent inwards towards each other so as to lie flatly under the piece
which joins the ends of the arch and may be united thereto by a rivet, double
shanked rivet, or staple or two or more of them, and in such case the ends of the
absorbent material may be very conveniently placed between such pieces, and the
two drawn together, so as to grip the absorbent paper, by means of sliding pieces
or bands.
If the said extensions form part of the piece which connects the ends of the arch,
such extensions may be turned over on to the convex or outer surface of the arch
and be each united thereto by a rivet or clamp passed through the turned over
portion of the one piece and through the arched piece near its end, in such wise as
to unite. them firmly without drawing them close together and so that a space of
predetermined dimension suitable for the insertion of the blotting material is left
between them.
The blotting paper is cut and folded of size to correspond with the arched
surface, and with such further length as may be required to fold over and lie
between and be held by the before mentioned pieces, or in the other modification
the ends of the blotting paper may be passed between the arched surface and the
turned over portions, a piece being notched out of each end to clear the rivets, or
the rivets may be passed through the blotting paper as well as through the before
named pieces, so as to fix it permanently.
In making the bends in the pieces of pastehoard at or near the ends of the arch
I prefer to bend them in one of the machines now in general use for bending paste-
board whereby the weakening of the material by scoring along the line of the bend
is avoided, but it may be scored if preferred.
It will be readily understood that such blotters can be made at a very small..
cost; the blotting paper is easily removed and renewed (except when the rivets are

page_text: passed through it) and they are easily kept in good condition, have considerable
strength and durability, and an agreeable elasticity and form a useful adjunct to
the writing table or desk, and as they readily admit of the surfaces being used for
the display of advertisements which may be printed or otherwise produced thereon,
they afford a valuable advertising medium.
Dated this 24th day of March 1896.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Blotters.
I, JOSEF TEMLER, of Warsaw, in the Empire of Russia, and of 30 to
34 Tabernacle Street, in the City of London, Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to blotters of the kind in which the absorbent paper is
spread over a curved surface and is applied with a rocking motion to the letter or
matter to be blotted and consists in certain improvements therein whereby they
may be made more cheaply than heretofore and of greater convenience for use and
so as to be available for the display of advertisements.
According to my invention instead of constructing the apparatus in metal or
the like, I make it of pasteboard, millboard, strawboard or like material all of which
are to be understood and included in the word "pasteboard" where hereinafter
used.
The principal features of the apparatus comprise two pieces of pasteboard, one of
which is bent so as to form an inverted arch, on the outer surface of which arch
lies the absorbent paper, and the other of which pieces lies flatly across the two
ends of the arch, and one or both of these have parts extending beyond and folded
against or near the other piece and serving to fix them together and to attach the
absorbent paper.
If such extensions form part of the arched piece they may conveniently be
folded or bent inwards towards each other so as to lie flatly under the piece which
joins the end of the arch and may be united thereto by a rivet, double shanked
rivet, or staple, or two or more of them, and in such case the ends of the
absorbent material may be very conveniently placed between such pieces and the
two drawn together, so, as to grip the absorbent paper by means of sliding pieces
or bands.
If the said extensions form part of the piece which connects the ends of the arch,
Buch extensions may be turned over on the convex or outer surface of the arch and
be each united thereto by a rivet or clamp passed through the turned over portion
of the one piece and through the arched piece near its end and in such wise as to
unite them firmly without drawing them close together and so that a space of
predetermined dimension suitable for the insertion of the blotting material is left
between them.
The blotting paper is cut and folded of size to correspond with the arched surface
and with such further length as may be required to fold over and lie between and
be held by the before mentioned pieces or in the other modification the ends of the
blotting paper may be passed between the arched surface and the turned over
portious a piece being notched out of each end to clear the rivets, or the rivets may
be passed through the blotting paper as well as through the before named pieces so
as to fix it permanently.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a section, and Fig. 3 an
end elevation, with part shewn in section, of one form of my invention. Fig. 4 is.
a section of a modified form of the same, and Fig. 5 represents the pad of absorbent.
paper therefor.
The same letters of reference refer to the same or equivalent parts in all the
figures in which they occur.
A is a piece of pasteboard which forms the inverted arch on the outer surface
of which the blotting paper lies. B is another piece uniting the two ends of the
arch.
In Figures 1. 2 and 3, the extension pieces d, d, form part of the piece A and
are bent inwards towards each other so as to lie flatly as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3.
under the piece B and are united thereto and together by the rivet or staple e, and
to each other in the like manner at el e¹. The absorbent material consisting
preferably of several folds of blotting paper C, is bent over at c', and the ends..
inserted between the piece B and the pieces d.
The piece B may be made to bend so as to facilitate its being raised ns shewn in
dotted lines in Fig. 1 for the removal or insertion of the ends of the blotting paper-
and it is controlled by the sliding bands g g preferably of sheet metal, one near
each end, which when in the position shewn in dotted lines admit of the ends of the
piece B being raised and which when drawn towards the ends of the piece B, as.
shewn in full lines, hold the ends of the piece B down and grip the ends of the
blotting paper securely.
In Fig. 4 the extension pieces d, d, form part of the piece B and are turned
down over the arched piece A, to which they are each of them fixed by a rivet or
staple, but not closely but at a predetermined distance as shewn in Fig. 4 so as
to leave space for the insertion of the blotting paper C¹ the ends of which are
notched as shewn in Fig. 5 at so as to clear the rivets.
In making the bend in the pieces of pasteboard at or near the ends of the arch
I prefer to bend them in one of the machines now in general use for bending paste-
board whereby the weakening of the material by scoring along the line of the bend
is avoided but it may be scored if preferred.
I prefer to make the piece B of pasteboard which is embossed or faced with
leather, or colored and embossed in imitation thereof, or otherwise colored,.
embossed or decorated, and either with or without advertisements or the like or
other matter thereon.
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.
1. The improvements in blotters substantially as herein before described.
2. In a rocking blotter the combination of the parts A and B united by the
parts d or d¹ rivets e and e¹ or e³ and the blotting paper C or C₁ substantially as.
described and shewn in the drawings.
3. In a rocking blotter the combination of the parts A and B and blotting:
paper C constructed substantially as described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated the 5th day of November 1896.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.