Improvements in Flexible Stamps for Decorative and like Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flexible Stamps for Decorative and like Purposes.
We, JOHN HENRY HOLLOWAY, of Whateley Road, Handsworth, in the County
of Stafford, Painter, and HENRY JOHNSON AVERY, of 12, Digbeth, in the City
of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in connection with stamps to be used for
decorative and other like purposes, and consists principally of forming the stamp of
flexible material as a strip, and then mounting the strip upon a circular roller so
that in applying the stamp to any surface in which any unevenness exists, the
flexible nature of the stamp together with circular form admits of a good impression
being produced, seeing that the stamp will follow any depression or projections by
reason of the flexibility of its surface. We are also enabled to produce a series of
impressions or a great length of ornamental bordering or marking by the continual
movement of our circular roller stamp.
In carrying our invention into effect we form a strip of india rubber or other
suitable material upon which we produce by cutting or moulding in any ordinary
manner, any device or other desired ornamentation which is to be impressed upon
any surface by the stamp, and we mount this strip upon a roller or wheel by glueing
or rigidly securing the same to the surface of the roller or wheel in any well known
or ordinary manner, and we pass through the centre of this roller a spindle or pivot
to which we attach our handle or operating lever. Instead of forming the rubber or
other flexible material as a strip or fiat band we sometimes employ a circular disc or
ring of rubber or flexible material through which we pass a spindle of wood
or other suitable material core to enable the same to be manipulated by a handle or
lever.
When making our improved stamps in a convenient form for use in readily trans-
ferring impressions, we mount the circular roller stamp in a frame, case or box in
which we place a pad, rubber or roller for inking the surface of the stamp, the pad
being moistened or kept supplied with ink or colour or adhesive gum.
When it is necessary to prepare the surface of the material which is to be
impressed we sometimes mount a sizing pad or distributor with the same stamp
frame so that as the stamp is moved along the surface the size is first distributed
over that surface in order that the pattern may be permanently transferred from
the revolving roller.
We do not limit the application of a flexible circular roller stamp to any particular
casing or frame to which it may be secured, neither do we limit it to any peculiar
form of ink or colour distributor, but we apply the same essential feature of a
revolving flexible stamping surface to any form of casing or frame which may be
necessary to suit any particular requirement, and we employ india rubber which we
vulcanize or prepare, or other suitable material for producing a uniform and even
surface in any usual well known manner.
Dated this 11th day of March 1892.
MARKS & CLERK,
5, Furnival's Inn, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
5 Improvements in Flexible Stamps for Decorative and like Purposes.
We, JOHN HENRY HOLLOWAY, of Whateley Road, Handsworth, in the County
of Stafford, Painter, and HENRY JOHNSON AVERY, of 12 Digbeth, in the City of
Price 8dl

page_text: Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 improvements in connection with stamps to be used for
decorative and other like purposes, and consists principally of forming the stamp of
flexible material as a strip, and then mounting the strip upon a circular roller so
that in applying the stamp to any surface in which any unevenness exists the flexible
nature of the stamp together with circular form admits of a good impression being
produced seeing that the stamp will follow any depression or projections by reason
of the flexibility of its surface. We are also enabled to produce a series of
impressions or a great length of ornamental bordering or marking by the continual
movement of our circular roller stamp.
In carrying our invention into effect we form a strip of india-rubber or like
material such as A. and A' shown on the accompanying sheet of explanatory
drawings, and on these strips shown in plan at Figure 1, in sectional elevation at
Figure 2, and in plan at Figure 3 we produce by cutting or moulding in any ordinary
manner, any device or other desired ornamentation which is to be impressed upon
any surface by the stamp, and we mount this strip upon a roller or wheel D by
glueing or rigidly securing the same to the surface of the roller or wheel in any
well known or ordinary manner, and we pass through the centre of this roller a
spindle or pivot B to which we attach our handle or operating lever C, as shown in
plan at Figure 4 in elevation at Figure 5 and in sectional elevation at Figure 6.
Instead of formning the rubber or other flexible material as a strip or flat band
as A, A, Figures 1, 2 and 3, we sometimes employ a circular disc or ring of
rubber or flexible material core to enable the same to be manipulated by a handle
or lever.
When making our improved stamps in a convenient form for use in readily trans-
ferring impressions, we mount the circular roller stamp in a frame, case or box in
which we place a pad, rubber or roller for inking the surface of the stamp, the pad
being moistened or kept supplied with ink or colour or adhesive gum.
When it is necessary to prepare the surface of the material which is to be
impressed, we sometimes mount a sizing pad or distributor within the same stamp
frame so that as the stamp is moved along the surface the size is first distributed
over that surface in order that the pattern may be permanently transferred from
the revolving roller.
We do not limit the application of a flexible circular or roller stamp to any
particular casing or frame to which it may be secured, neither do we limit it to any
peculiar form of ink or colour distributor, but we apply the same essential feature
of a revolving flexible stamping surface to any form of casing or frame which may
be necessary to suit any particular requirement, and we employ india-rubber or
other suitable material which we vulcanize or prepare for producing a uniform and
even surface in any well known manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The construction of flexible roller stamps for decorative and like purposes
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.