An Apparatus for Dampening, Moistening, Gumming, or Rendering Adhesive, Paper, Cloth, and other Fabrics or Materials.
Year: 1885

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An Apparatus for Dampening, Moistening, Gumming, or Rendering
Adhesive, Paper, Cloth, and other Fabrics or Materials.
I, PHINEAS LAWRENCE, of 48 Farringdon Street, in the City of London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for AN APPARATUS FOR
DAMPENING, MOISTENING, GUMMING, OR RENDERING ADHESIVE, PAPER, CLOTH, AND
OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS, communicated to me from abroad by Robert
W. Peach, of 39 Dey Street, New York, in the United States of America,
Merchant, to be as follows:―
This apparatus for dampening, moistening, gumming or rendering adhesive,
paper, cloth, and other fabrics or materials, consists of a case, box or receptacle of
metal, or other suitable material, in which I construct or provide a trough, channel,
chamber or cavity of any appropriate form, according to the use to which the
apparatus is to be put. In this trough, cbannel or cavity I insert a pad of suitable
material, capable of absorbing and retaining liquid. The liquid, such as gum, glue,
or other adhesive matter or water, is introduced through a hole or aperture in the
body of the receptacle and flows to the pad through an opening, or openings,
beneath the walls of the trough or channel, or elsewhere, or through perforations
formed in the said walls. Along one or more sides of the trough or channel
I provide a second trough, channel or cavity, also in communication with the first
named channel or trough, the purpose of which will be hereinafter mentioned.
The case, box or receptacle is provided at top with a hinged plate which, in its
norinal position, is kept raised by a spring, so as to afford ready access to the
insertion of the material to be damped, moistened, wetted, gummed or otherwise
rendered adhesive. This plate on being depressed acts as a presser plate and
brings the surface of the fabric or material into close contact with the pad of
absorbent material, from which it receives the desired coating or film of liquid.
Should any excess of liquid be squeezed out by this presser plate it flows into the
second channel or trough above named, and finds its way back into the larger
trough where it is sucked up by the pad for use again.

page_text: Adhesive, Paper, Cloth, and other Fabrics or Materials.
I, PHINEAS LAWRENCE, of 48 Farringdon Street, in the City of London,
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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This Invention relates to an apparatus for dampening, moistening, or rendering
adhesive, paper, cloth and other fabrics or materials, and it will be readily under-
stood on reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a plan of an apparatus embodying the invention, and specially
designed for damping or moistening the flaps of envelopes.
Fig. 2, a similar view (but with part of the lid or presser plate broken away,
and the remaining portion forced back, in order more clearly to shew the con-
struction of the apparatus, and
Fig. 3, a cross section on-line x, x, of Fig. 2.
The apparatus consists of a case, box or receptacle A, of metal, or other suitable
material, mounted upon, or fixed to a base plate B, and provided with a hinged lid
forming a presser place C, which in its normal position is kept raised by a spring c,
so as to afford ready access to the insertion of the material to be damped, moistened,
wetted, gummed, or otherwise rendered adhesive. This spring c, is coiled around
the hinge c*, and has one of its ends soldered to the under side of the lid or presser
plate, and its other end to the top plate of the box or receptacle. In this box or
receptacle I construct or provide a trough, channel or chamber D, of appropriate
forin, in which I insert a pad E, of any material capable of absorbing and retaining
liquid. The liquid, which may be gum, glue, or other adhesive matter, or water,
is introduced through a hole or aperture e, in the body of the box or receptacle, and
flows to the pad through openings or perforations d, beneath or in the walls of the
trough or channel D. Along one, or more sides of the above mentioned trougb,
channel or chamber, I provide a second trough, channel or chamber F, of corre-
sponding form, also in communication, by means of apertures or perforations f
with the first named trough or channel; the purpose of this second trough or
channel F, being to receive any overflow of liquid from the trough or channel D.
The hinged plate C, on being depressed, acts, as before stated, as a presser plate,
and brings the surface of the fabric or material into close contact with the pad of
absorbeut material, from, which it receives the desired coating or film of liquid.
Should any excess of liquid be squeezed out by this presser plate, it flows into the
second trough or channel F, above mentioned, and finds its way back through the
apertures or perforations f, into the larger trough or channel, where it is absorbed
by the pad for use again.
Although I have described the apparatus as constructed for the purpose of
damping the flaps of envelopes, it may, by obvious modifications of shape, be
equally well adapted to the damping of labels, postage-stamps, &c. &c.; or to the
moistening or rendering adhesive of paper or other fabrics.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and the manner in which the same may be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The apparatus for dampening, moistening or rendering adhesive, paper, cloth,
fabrics or materials, substantially as herein described, and as shewn by way of
example in the drawings as constructed for the purpose of damping or moistening
the flaps of envelopes.