Improvements in Apparatus for Printing or applying Gold, Silver, or other Metallic Leaf.
Year: 1896

page_text: · Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 11th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 16th Oct., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPE
TON.
Improvements in Apparatus for Printing or applying Gold, Silver,
or other Metallic Leaf.
We, LAUTER SYDNEY BRACHER of Waterloo Road, Stockport, in the County of
Chester, Manufacturer, WILLIAM WELLS COLLYER of Shaw Heath Stockport, aforesaid
Manager, and JOHN CASSELS of Hall Street, Stockport, aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the printing or applying of gold silver or other metallic
leaf in a continuous strip to leather paper silk satin cloth and cotton or other
fabrics.
The machine is constructed with side framing in which are carried bearings for two
parallel shafts which preferably engage each other by suitable gear wheels. On
one of these shafts is mounted a pattern wheel or wheels; on the other shaft and to
come in contact with pattern wheel or wheels are mounted wheels or rollers of
suitable material. These shafts with their wheels are kept together by weights or
springs.
The pattern roll or wheel is of copper brass or other suitable material engraved
to the desired pattern and may be heated by gas or otherwise.
At the receiving side of the machine and at right angles to the line of the two
shafts the framing of the machine is extended and arranged to carry a stud or roller
on which is to be mounted the ring containing the combined metallic leaf and paper.
There is also arranged on this extension a pair of drag or drawing rolls which receive
between them and carry away the waste paper strip. At the delivery side of the
machine is arranged a revolving brush suitably driven which keeps the pattern roll
free of adhering particles.
Adjacent to pattern wheel and arranged so as to be in contact therewith is a pad of
felt or other suitable material which keeps the pattern wheel clean and bright. At
the receiving side of pattern wheel and mounted on a pivoted lever is a pressure
roller which is driven by contact with pattern wheel and which carries forward the
strip of combined material.
The combined materials are lead from the ring between the pressure roller and the
pattern wheel so that the leaf is brought into contact with the pattern wheel to
which it adheres and is carried forward and impressed upon the material which is fed
between the pattern and contact wheels.
The waste or surplus paper is drawn away by a pair of drag or drawing rollers
placed in a convenient position below the ring so that it does not come in contact
with either the pattern roll or the material to be ornamented. These rollers are
driven by suitable arrangement. There is fitted an arrangement for lifting the
pattern wheel off the bowl without altering the pressure of the springs.
The leather or other material to be ornamented is fed in between the pattern roll
and the rotating contact bowl.
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1000

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Printing or applying Gold, Silver,
or other Metallic Leaf.
We, LAUTER SYDNEY BRACHER, of Waterloo Road, Stockport, in the County of
Chester, Manufacturer, WILLIAM WELLS COLLYER, of Shaw Heath, Stockport, afore-
said, Manager, and JOHN CASSELS, of Hall Street, Stockport, aforesaid, Mechanical
Engineer, 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 the use of gold leaf (or other metallic leaf) prepared in a
continuous strip, such as described in the Specification No. 25,368 of 1896 for printing
upon leather, paper, silk, satin, cloth and cotton or fabrics.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Side elevation.
Fig. 2. End elevation.
The machine is constructed with framing A in which are carried bearings for two
parallel shafts B and C which are preferably geared together by suitable gear
wheels.
On the end of the shaft B is mounted a pattern wheel or roll E by which the gold
leaf (or other metallic leaf) is applied to the fabric to be ornamented and on the end
of the shaft C is a pressing roll F which may be brought into contact with the
pattern roll E. The desired amount of pressure is applied to rolls E and F by the
spring G and screw H.
The pattern roll or wheel E is of copper brass or other suitable, material engraved
to the desired pattern and may be heated by gas or otherwise.
At the receiving side of the machine and at right angles to the line of the two
shafts B and C the framing A of the machine is extended and arranged to carry a
stud or roller K on which is mounted the bobbin or ring I containing the strip of
metallic leaf and paper. There is also arranged on this extension of the frame a pair
of drag or drawing rolls M which receive between them and carry away the waste
paper strip m.
At the delivery side of the machine is arranged a revolving brush N
suitably driven which keeps the pattern roll free of adhering particles.
In contact with the pattern roll E is a pad P of felt or other suitable material
which applies grease to the pattern roll to cause the gold leaf to adhere and also
keeps it clean and bright. At the receiving side of the pattern wheel E and mounted
on a pivoted lever is a pressure roller R which is driven by contact with pattern
wheel and which carries forward the strip of leaf and paper.
The combined materials are led from the bobbin or ring L between the pressure
roller R and the pattern wheel E so that the leaf is brought into contact with the
pattern wheel to which it adheres and is carried forward and impressed upon the
inaterial which is fed between the pattern and contact wheels.
The waste or surplus paper passes round the roller R being drawn away by the
pair of drag or drawing rollers M placed in a convenient position below the bobbin or
ring L so that it does not come in contact with either the pattern roll or the
material to be ornamented. These rollers are driven by suitable arrangement.
The leather or other material to be ornamented is fed in between the pattern roll
and the rotating contact roll.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.

page_text: The improved apparatus for printing or applying gold leaf (or other metallic leaf)
constructed and arranged substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 6th day of August 1897.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool and London, Patent Agents.