Improvements in and relating to Gum and Paste or other Receptacles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
IDIUNAL
Improvements in and relating to Gum and Paste or other
Receptacles.
I, SUB-LIEUTENANT QUENTIN CHARLES ALEXANDER CRAUFURD, Royal Navy, of
H.M.S. Daring," do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the neck of a gum
or like bottle or receptacle or the opening in the cork or stopper thereof for the
passage of a brush therethrough, will be closed when said brush is inserted
sufficiently to prevent or minimise evaporation and the possibility of the adhesive
escaping should the bottle or receptacle be overturned.
For this purpose I either fit the neck of such bottle or the opening in the cork
or stopper thereof with a lining of rubber of such shape that it will grip the brush
when inserted, or I attach to the brush a ring of rubber, cork, or other elastic
material which when forced into said neck or opening will completely fill the
space between its inner surface and the brush.
In the latter case the neck or opening in the cork or stopper may be lined with
glass, metal or other suitably hard material.
The brush used with a bottle or receptacle so fitted may have formed or attached
thereto a disc of wood, or other material which will form a rest for said brush
when not in use.
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I of Vena 1900
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Gum and Paste or other
Receptacles.
I, St B-LIEUTENANT QUENTIN CHARLES ALEXANDER CRAUFURD, Royal Navy, of
H.M.S. "Amphion," 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:-
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the neck of a gum
or like bottle or receptacle or the opening in the cork or stopper thereof for the

page_text: passage of a brush therethrough, will be closed when said brush is inserted
sufficiently to prevent or minimise evaporation and the possibility of the adhesive
escaping should the bottle or receptacle be overturned.
For this purpose I either fit the neck of such bottle or the opening in the cork
or stopper thereof with a lining of rubber of such shape that it will grip the brush
when inserted, or I attach to the brush a ring of rubber, cork, or other elastic
material which when forced into said neck or opening will completely fill the
space between its inner surface and the brush.
In the latter case the neck or opening in the cork or stopper may be lined with
glass, metal, or other suitable hard material.
The brush used with a bottle or receptacle so fitted may have formed or attached
thereto a disc of wood, or other material which will form a rest for said brush
when not in use.
I will now proceed to more particularly describe my invention with reference to
the accompanying drawings, similar letters of reference indicating like parts in
the various figures.
Fig. 1 shows an ordinary paste or gum brush a, having a disc of wood or other
material attached to the handle thereof, to form a rest for the said brush when
necessary.
Fig. 2 shows a sectional elevation of an ordinary paste or the like bottle c, the
neck of which is fitted with the cork or stopper d having an opening through
the centre thereof fitted with a ring of rubber or like material d', so that when the
brush a is inserted into the bottle c, the ring di tightly grips the handle of
the brush a and thereby prevents the admission of air or the escape of the adhesive.
Thus practically rendering the bottle air and water tight, or nearly so.
If preferred the ring of rubber, or the like, such as d may be fitted directly
into the neck of the bottle c without the use of the cork or stopper d.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2 showing the brush a inserted.
Fig. 4 shows a brush a having a disc b attached thereto, and fitted with a ring
of cork, rubber, or the like e. This ring e is in the shape of the frustrum of a cone
and has a slot such as e cut diagonally through one side thereof. This slot e¹
facilitates the adjustment of the ring e, allowing it to slide freely on the brush
handle when the latter is in use, and at the same time enabling the said ring to
tightly grip the brush handle when pressed into the neck of the bottle c, Fig. 5,
when not in use.
Figs. 6 and 7 are views of rings of cork, rubber, or the like e having different
forms of slots c¹ both of which are found effective.
Fig. 8 shows a brush a fitted with a disc b and ring of cork, rubber, or the like e
having a diagonal slot c¹ fitted into an opening in the cork or stopper d of the
bottle c.
The said opening in the cork or stopper d being lined with a ring of metal, or
other suitable hard material f.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
(1) A bottle or receptacle for containing gum, paste, or other liquid adhesive,
having the inner surface of the neck, or the hole bored in the cork or stopper
thereof for the passage of a brush therethrough, fitted with a lining of rubber or
like material substantially as and for the purpose herein described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
(2) A brush for applying gum, paste, or other liquid adhesive having a slotted
ring of cork, rubber, or other elastic material fitted thereto substantially as and
for the purpose herein describe and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(3) A cork or stopper for use with gum, paste, or other liquid adhesive con-
taining bottle or receptacle having the opening through the centre thereof, for the
passage therethrough of a brush such as is alluded to in Claim (2), lined with

page_text: metal, glass, or other suitable hard substance, substantially as herein described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(4) A brush for applying gum, paste, or other liquid adhesive, having a disc of
wood or other material attached thereto substantially as and for the purpose
herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1897
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.
Agent for the Applicant.