Apparatus for Pressing and Smoothing Adhesive Labels on Bottles, Tins, and other Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Apparatus for Pressing and Smoothing Adhesive Labels on Bottles,
Tins, and other Articles.
We JAMES CHALLIS, of 1 Isabella Road, Hackney, London Commercial Traveller,
and CHARLES EBENEZER CHALLIS, of Orchard Buildings, Haggerston, London
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention is intended to facilitate and improve the method of affixing labels to
bottles and other articles, and to overcome the bulging and creasing caused by the
unequal expansion of the paper when damped, and by the varying diameter or uneven
surface of the article labelled.
The apparatus consists of a piece of rubber, cloth, or other flexible material, of
suitable width and length to nearly encircle the bottle. This material is free at its
sides (corresponding to the top and bottom of bottle) but has loops at its ends, through
which rods are passed, the ends of these being attached to arms, which are actuated by
a lever operated by hand or by a treadle attached to the lever by a chain or rod. A
spring keeps the arms open for the insertion and withdrawal of bottle. The arms and
lever, and also suitable guides or rests for the bottles, are carried upon a frame or
standard.
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In operating, the gummed or pasted label is laid either upon the bottle or upon the
cloth; the bottle is then placed in the machine, and pressure is applied to the lever,
closing the arms together, and straining the cloth tightly round the bottle. Thus, by
the firm and even pressure of the cloth over the whole surface of the label, it is forced
into close contact with the bottle without bulging or creasing. On releasing the lever
the arms are opened by the action of the spring, and the bottle can be withdrawn.
Tins, jars &c., are labelled in a similar way.

page_text: Tins, and other Articles.
We, JAMES CHALLIS of 1 Isabella Road Hackney, London, Commercial Traveller
& CHARLES EBENEZER CHALLIS of Orchard Buildings, Haggerston, London 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 :-
The apparatus consists of a piece of rubber, cloth or other flexible material of
suitable width & length to nearly encircle the bottle. The rubber is free at its sides
(corresponding to the top & bottom of bottle) but the ends are fastened to clamps
having V shaped grooves in them & strips of hard wood, fibre or other material to fit.
Screws are put through the wood & rubber into the clamps & the rubber thus jammed
in the grooves. The wood also acts as a guard which prevents the rubber being
abraded between the bottle & edge of clamps. The clamps are bolted to arms which
are actuated by a lever operated by hand or by a treadle attached to the lever by a
chain or rod. The pin upon which the arms turn has a spring upon it for the purpose
of opening the arms for the insertion & withdrawal of bottle. The arins & lever &
also suitable rests for the bottles are carried upon a frame or standard.
In the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1 & 1 show front & side view respectively of
a foot press, G is the bench I is the treadle, H is the chain, A is the standard, B B is
the lever, which has a hanging link with a screw hook for the purpose of adjusting
the length of chain. The lever is carried horizontally under the bed of standard, its
fulcrum being at B1 (& B not shown). A pin runs right across the standard from B¹
& is screwed in the corresponding point at opposite side (B'). A vertical lever B
rises from the fulcrum at each side of the standard to the lugs CC on arms C. The
arms C together form a circle somewhat larger than the bottle (F) & are pivoted on
the circumference of the circle at J, the bearings being some distance apart for the
sake of stability & to allow room for the spring K, which opens the arms, to be placed
upon the pin. The lugs CC spring outwards from the arms near the pivot, for the
vertical levers to press against. The clamps D, by which the rubber E is held, are
bolted to the ends of arms. The spring K on the pin J, opens the arms, the lugs
therefore press back the vertical levers B thus raising the horizontal lever B B, this
raises the chain & consequently lifts the treadle.
The action of press is as follows: The label is first gummed or pasted & laid in
position upon the bottle which is then placed in the press with the label towards the
rubber as shown in Fig. 1. Pressure is applied to the treadle & being transmitted,
through the chain, depresses the horizontal lever & throws the vertical levers forward,
these pressing against the lugs close the arms together until the clamps meet. The
rubber being somewhat smaller than the bottle is therefore stretched & its firm & even
pressure over the whole surface of the label forces it into close contact with the bottle
without bulge or crease. The process is similar with tins, jars &c.

page_text: Figs. 2 & 2 show front & back view respectively of a hand press, A is the standard,
C is one semi circular arm fixed to the standard, C¹ is the corresponding arm pivoted
at J & operated by the handle or lever B. K is the spring for opening the arm. Lis
a check bolt to regulate width opened. D are the clamps, bolted to arms. E is the
rubber. F is the bottle. The action of this press is similar to foot press, except that
only one arm moves & that is operated by the handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Apparatus for pressing & smoothing labels on bottles, tins & other articles-
substantially as described.
2. The use in labelling apparatus of the arms, levers, & clamps for holding rubber,
separately & collectively substantially as described.