Improvements in Apparatus for Facilitating the Application of Gum and the like to Labels and other articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 19th Feb., 1898
Improvements in Apparatus for Facilitating the Application of Gum
and the like to Labels and other articles.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BURLAND, (Physician, Pharmacist,) of Punta Gorda, De Soto
County, Florida, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a gumming apparatus more especially
designed for conveniently and rapidly applying an adhesive liquid to a label or
similar device to be attached to a medicine or other bottle or other article.
The apparatus comprises a base or body portion having a trough in its upper
face and a supply vessel for the liquid, preferably in the form of an ordinary mucilage
bottle, the trough being connected at one end with an upwardly-extending opening
which terminates at top in a pipe-like nipple formed on the flat top surface of a
projection integral with the end of the body through which the opening passes, the
nipple being adapted to engage an opening in the stopper of the supply vessel. The
mouth of the vessel rests on the flat top surface of the projection when the device is
in use and the adhesive liquid contained in the vessel flows through the opening into
the trough so as to fill the same and keep it supplied as the liquid is removed from
the trough. The body is provided on its top with bevels leading at their lower ends
to the sides of the trough to permit of conveniently drawing a label, or other article.
to be gummed, transversely down over the one bevel and over the surface of the liquid
and then up over the other bevel and over a scraper on the body and extending
longitudinally on the top edge of the one or the other bevel and parallel with the
trough. The projection on the body is formed in its front with a chamber open at
the front and having its bottom open to the trough. In the overhanging top of this
chamber there is a seat adapted to receive a mucilage brush and so arranged that
the lower ends of the bristles of the brush extend into the adhesive liquid
contained in the trough.
In using the device it is only necessary to form an opening in the stopper of the
ordinary mucilage bottle and then hold the base or body portion of the device in an
upside-down position to pass the nipple in engagement with the opening in the
stopper. The body is then returned to its normal position so that the mucilage
bottle rests on the top surface of the projection. The liquid can now flow from the
mucilage bottle through the opening and fill the trough as previously explained.
In order to prevent evaporation and waste of the adhesive substance during the
time the device is not in use it is preferable to return the adhesive liquid back
into the bottle or vessel and to do this the body is tilted over so that the adhesive
liquid contained in the trough can flow into the chamber in the rear end of the body
and then into and through the opening back into the receptacle.
In order to allow the air to pass into the bottle to ensure a ready return flow of the
adhesive liquid I provide the stopper with a vent hole adapted to register with a
vent groove in the top of the projection. By turning the bottom on the nipple the
vent hole can be brought in and out of register with the vent groove.

page_text: In a modified form the body is formed with a trough which opens at one end into
a dust-proof brush receptacle adapted to support and receive the mucilage brush.
The inner wall of this receptacle is connected by an opening with the lower end of a
receptacle integral with the body and adapted to form a supply vessel containing the
adhesive liquid. A stopper is arranged in the bottom of the receptacle to permit of
conveniently filling the said receptacle at this point when the device is held in an
upside-down position.
The troughs and the bottom of the receptacle are preferably deepened below the
brush to permit of using a brush with long bristles and to obtain a large amount
of adhesive liquid at every dip of the brush.
Dated this 27th day of & nril 1907
Improvements in Apparatus for Facilitating the Application of Gum
and the like to Labels and other articles.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BURLAND, (Physician, Pharmacist), of Punta Gorda, in the
County of De Soto and State of Florida, United States of America, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved gumming apparatus,
more especially designed for conveniently and rapidly applying an adhesive liquid to
a label or similar device, to be attached to a medicine or other bottle or other
article.
The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement;
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation of the device in position for returning
the adhesive liquid to the supply vessel; and
Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation of a modified form of the improvement.
The improved gumming apparatus is provided with a base or body portion A,
made of glass or other suitable material of any desired colour, having a trough A¹
in its upper face, connected at one end with an upwardly-extending opening A2,
the top end of which terminates in a pipe-like nipple A³, formed on the flat top
surface of a projection A4, integral with the end of the body through which the
opening A² passes, the nipple As being adapted to engage with an opening in the
stopper B of the supply vessel C containing the adhesive liquid, and preferably in
the form of an ordinary mucilage bottle. The mouth of the vessel C rests on the flat top
surface of the projection A* when the device is in use, as is plainly illustrated in
Figure 1. So that the adhesive liquid contained in the vessel C shall flow through
the opening A2 into the trough A', so as to fill the same and keep it supplied as the
liquid is removed from the trough by the articles to be gummed, as hercinafter more
fully described.
The body A is provided on its top with bevels A and As leading at their lower ends
to the sides of the trough A¹, as is plainly shown in Figure 2, to permit of conveniently

page_text: drawing a label, or other article to be gummed, transversely down over the bevel A7
and over the surface of the liquid contained in the trough A', then up over the bevel A*
and over a scraper D, secured to or formed on the body A, and extending longitudin-
ally on the top edge of the bevel As parallel to the trough A'. It is evident that when
this is done, the bottom of the label receives a coating of the adhesive liquid, and the
surplus liquid taken up by the label is scraped off by coming in contact with the
scraper D and flows down the bevel A8 back into the trough A¹.
The projection A is formed in its front with a chamber A5, open at the front
and having its bottom open to the trough A'. In the overhanging top of this
chamber A is formed a seat A° adapted to receive a mucilage brush E, the
seat being so arranged that the lower ends of the bristles of the brush may dip
into the adhesive liquid contained in the trough A', and the handle of the brush
be conveniently taken hold of by the operator to remove the brush from its seat,
whenever it is desired to apply the adhesive liquid to an article to be gummed.
In using the device, it is only necessary to form an opening in the stopper B
of an ordinary mucilage bottle, and then hold the body A in an upside down
position, and insert the nipple A3 in the opening in the stopper B. The body A
is then returned to its normal position, so that the mucilage bottle rests on
the top surface of the projection A+, as indicated in Figure 1. The liquid can
now flow from the mucilage bottle through the opening A2 and fill the trough,
as previously explained.
In order to prevent evaporation and waste of the adhesive substance during the
time the device is not in use, I prefer to return the adhesive liquid back into the
bottle or vessel C, and for this purpose I tilt the body A into the position shown in
Figure 3, so that the adhesive liquid contained in the trough A¹ can flow into the
chamber A and then into and through the opening A² back into the receptacle C
which latter can then be removed from the nipple A³ until it is again desired to use
the gumming apparatus. The above-described operation is then repeated, that is, the
bottle is again applied to the body projection A', as previously explained.
In order to allow the air to pass out of the bottle to ensure a ready return flow of the
adhesive liquid, I provide the stopper B with a vent hole B¹ adapted to register with
a vent groove b in the top of the projection A. By turning the bottle on the nipple A³,
the vent hole can be brought in and out of register with the vent groove, as shown
in Figures 1 and 3.
In the modified form shown in Figure 4, the device is formed with a trough A³,
which opens at one end into a dust-proof brush receptacle A10, adapted to support and
receive a
mucilage brush E¹ of the usual construction. The inner wall of this
receptacle A10 is connected by an opening A" with the lower end of a receptacle A¹2
integral with the body, and adapted to form a supply vessel containing the adhesive
liquid. A scraper D¹ is arranged on the top of the body parallel to the trough A*, and
the article to be gummed is treated in the same manner as above described in
reference to Figures 1 and 2. By tilting the body, the receptacle A12 is caused to
assume a horizontal position, and the adhesive liquid flows back into the lower end of
the trough A and passes through the brush receptacle A10 and opening A" into
the receptacle A¹².
A stopper Fis arranged in the bottom of the receptacle A12 to permit of conveniently
filling the said receptacle A12 at this point, when the device is held in an upside
down position.
The trough A and the bottom of the receptacle A10 are preferably deepened below
the brush E, to permit of using a brush with long bristles and to obtain a large amount
of adhesive liquid at every dip of the brush.
When the device shown in Figures 1 and 3 inclusive, is in use, the operator takes
hold of one end of the label or other article with one hand and draws it transversely
over the top of the body A, and presses with a finger or fingers of the other hand on the
label directly over the trough A¹ so that the under side of the label moves down
the bevel A and over the surface of the adhesive liquid, and causes the latter to gum
the under side of the label. The label is then passed up the incline A' and over the

page_text: scraper D, which removes the surplus adhesive liquid, which flows back into the
trough A¹ as previously described.
It will be seen that the device is very serviceable for the use of druggists and other
persons, for conveniently and quickly coating a label or the like, with an adhesive
substance.
I may make the body with a suitable cover to exclude dust; also, the shape of the
nipple A³ may be varied; a washer may be interposed between said nipple and the
bottle C. The body may be made for use with any suitable bottle, or the device may
be manufactured and sold with a bottle attached.
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 mucilage receptacle having a body portion with a trough running longitudin-
ally therewith, the body portion also having two beveled portions respectively on the
sides of the trough and slanting downwardly toward the trough, the body portion also
having a scraper running parallel with one of the beveled portions and the body
portion having an overhanging seat capable of carrying a brush, and the body having
an upwardly projecting nipple communicating with the trough, and a reservoir having
a neck wherein the nipple is received, substantially as described.
2. A mucilage receptacle having a body portion with a trough running along a
part of the upper side of the body portion, the body portion also having a seat over-
.hanging one end of the trough and capable of carrying a brush, and the body portion
further having an upwardly projecting nipple adjacent to the seat and communicating
with the trough and adapted for connection with the reservoir, substantially as
.described.
1000
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.