Improvements connected with Apparatus for Marking Packages, Cases, and other Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Apparatus for Marking Packages,
Cases, and other Articles.
I, JOSEPH BÖNSCH, of 64 Neue Tauentzienstrasse, Breslau, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Hitherto, in marking packages, cases, and other articles, it has been customary
to use flat stencil plates, in the openings of which-corresponding to the marking
figures the marking ink is applied. This method of marking, however, is very
troublesome and tedious.
The present invention provides a marking appliance, which serves to facilitate
the marking considerably.
A marking appliance under this invention is characterized by the marking type,
for instance letters or figures, being firmly or exchangeably fixed on a curved
surface, either singly or in any other manner. The body to which the marking
type is fixed may consist of a cylinder, a curved hoop, or be of any other shape.
All that is essential is, that the surface should be curved. The marking type
is made of india-rubber, or of any other suitable material.
Dated this 25th day of October 1895.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.
Improvements connected with Apparatus for Marking Packages,
Cases, and other Articles.
I, JOSEPH BÖNSCH of Breslau in the German Empire, Merchant, 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 :-
For marking packages, cases and the like articles it has hitherto been customary
to employ flat stencils or flat stamps. The use of the former causes a great deal
of trouble and consumes a large amount of time, whilst stamps warp and become
useless and in addition require a large amount of storage room.
This invention relates to a marking apparatus which is handy, clean and
occupies but little space. A marking apparatus constructed according to this
invention is provided with a curved base, frame or surface to which the desired
letters characters or figures are affixed.
The accompanying drawings, to which I refer hereinafter, illustrate in what
manner my invention may be carried into effect.
Figures and 14 shew in plan and cross section respectively a marking
apparatus arranged with one row of letters, figures or the like.

page_text: Figures 2 and 24 similarly illustrate an apparatus having three rows, the latter
figure however having its letters or the like removed.
Figure 3 represents the apparatus in longitudinal section.
Figure 3 is a view of one of the letters.
Figures 4, 4 and 5 are illustrations of a cylindrical marking apparatus.
In the form of marking apparatus illustrated by Figures 1 to 34 inclusive, the
wooden or similar base a is flat on one side and is curved on the other side for the
reception of the type. The curved side is formed with one or more
recesses
the sides of which are undercut as at c. The type, Figure 3*, which may consist
of independent letters or the like, or several in conjunction, have the edges of their
bodies b formed to engage with the undercut sides of the grooves. They are slid
into place and are secured and retained by the screws e either with or without the
intervention of blank type or packing pieces.
In the modification represented in Figures 4 and 4ª the letters or the like are
formed upon or attached to a plate which is secured to the roller or cylinder.
This plate may conveniently consist of an india-rubber compound. In Figure 5
the characters are formed upon rings g which are then secured to the roller. Any
desired characters may be combined upon one ring or plate.
For the purpose of protecting the type it is preferred to form upon the edges of
the curved surfaces flanges of metal or other suitable material which project nearly
to the same height as the type and prevent undue flattening and consequent
tearing of the latter. For this purpose the roller illustrated in Figure 4* is
furnished with the flanges h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
claim is :-
1. An apparatus for marking packages, cases, and the like, consisting of a
suitable base having a curved surface to which letters or other characters are
attached, substantially as herein before described and as illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.
2. An apparatus for marking packages, cases, and the like, consisting of a base
or frame one side of which forms an arc of a circle and is provided with one
or more grooves for the reception of letters or other characters, substantially
as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
3. An apparatus for marking cases, packages, and the like, consisting of a roller
or cylinder combined with which are plates or rings bearing the letters or other
characters, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
4. The combination with marking apparatus constructed and arranged as
herein before described, of flanges or projections substantially as and for the
purpose set forth and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of July, A.D. 1896.
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.