US1016011A

US1016011A - Strip-moistening machine.

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Publication number: US1016011A
Application number: US63234711A
Authority: US
Inventors: Max Himoff
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-06-10
Filing date: 1911-06-10
Publication date: 1912-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 1929-01-30

Description

M. HIMOPF.

STRIP MOISTENING MACHINE. v Hummm IILED mlm 1o, 1911.

Lm 5391 l Patented Jan. 30, 191.2.

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M. HIMOFF.

STRIP MOISTENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB 1o, 1911.

1,016,01 1 Patented .13.11.30, 1912.

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a Q/@dwzooeo c) we n fofc MAX Hmorr, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

STRIP-MOISTENING MACHINE.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MAX HIMorr, al citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usev ful Improvements-in Strip-Moistening Machines, of which the following is a specification.

'I'he object of this invention is to provide an improved machine for. moistening gummed strips or sheets of paper, postage stamps, and the like, continuously as drawn from the machine, one of the features being that a plurality of reels of strips of different or similar widths may be mounted in the machine to enabley any of such strips atwill to be moistened as drawn through the machine; another feature comprising means for cutting such strips to the desired length before the same are moistened, and another feature being improved means for maintaining the desired level of t-he water at the moistening roll.

4The invention comprises novel details of improvement and combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein,

Figure 1-is a partly broken plan view'of a moistening machine embodying this invention, illustrating the means for moistening a plurality of gummed strips; Fig. 2 is a side view thereof; Fig. 3'is a section on the

line

3, 3, in Fig. 1; Fig, 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating the machine adapted for moistening a single gummed strip; Fig. 5 is a side view thereof; Fig. 6 ,is an enlarged section on the

line

6, 6, in Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on the

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7, 7, in Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

A suitable frame 1 is provided with a shaft or rod 2 upon which one or more reels of gummed paper a, b, c, 'are supported, with the gummed surfaces disposed inwardly. A feeding roller 3 is mounted to rotate in frame 1 and is shown provided with a crank handle 4 and with a gear 5. Above roller 3 are one or more

pressing rollers

6, 6B, 6b, movably mounted to press the gummed paper against feeding roller 3. In Figs. 1, 2, 3 three

rollers

6, 6, 6b are shown adapted to coact with the varyingk Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 10, 1911.

Patented Jan. 3o, '1912.

Serial No. 632,347.

widths of strips a, I), c, respectively, while in Figs. 4 to 7 a single roller 6 of the width of the strip a is shown, Said pressing rollers are adapted to have lateral movement to permit feeding of the desired strip between the same and feeding roller 3. To this end arms 7 are connected with the

corresponding roller

6, 6a, 6b` and springs 8 bearing upon said arms and against a suitable stop serve to maintain pressure upon arm 7 to press the gummed paper by means of the corresponding pressing roller against feeding roller 3. In Figs. 1 to 3 the arms 7 are shown pivotally carried, as at 9, upon brackets 10 adjustably clamped upon a rod 12 secured upon frame 1, While in Figs. 4 `to 7 the arms 7 are shown pivotally supported4 atv 9 upon frame 1 without the intervention of the adjustable brackets 10, the screws 9 being shown attached to frame 1. In Figs. 1 to 3 the springs z3a connect the arms 7 with brackets 10. The

rollers

6, 6a, 6* in said figures are independently adjustable toward and from roll 3, for which purpose cams or eccentrics 13 are shown pivoted at 14. to engage the alims 7 to hold the arms raised or lower them as required. The cams or eccentrics 13 are shown provided 'with handles 13a for operating them. When one of the gummed strips is to be drawn out the

roller

6, 6a, or 6b is lowered, to press such strip upon feeding roller 3, by properly operating the cam 13, and the other cams are operated to maintain the other of such rollers elevated. By this means one or more of the strips may be drawn forward at the same time, an advantage being vthat either of the strips may be drawn forward as desired by merely lowering its corresponding pressing roller upon such strip, while the other Astrips remain in position to be pulled when desired. The brackets 10 are shown adjustable along rod-12 by means of the screws 10a coacting with the clamping' jaws 10b of brackets 10, whereby strips of varying widths may be applied in 4 y the machine as desired, and the

roller

6, 6, 6D may be replaced to accord with the width of said strips. In either case the strip or strips passingfrom the feeding rollers pass over the moisteningroller 15, which is rotaf tively mounted in frame 1 at a suitable distance from the vfeeding rollers. Said moistening roller is shown provided with a gear 16 meshing with an idle gear 17 that also meshes with the gear 5, whcreby'when feeding roller 3 is rotated to feed the strip or strips of gummed material themoistening roller 15 will be simultaneously rotated in the same direction. To keep the gummed strip in contact with the moistening roller 5 as such strip feeds over the same, a pressing plate 18 is provided across the upper portion of moistenng roller 15, whereby the gummed surface of the strip is kept in contact with the wet, dampened or moistened roll. Said pressing plate 18 is shown adjustably mounted t0 accommodate strips of vvarying thicknesses, for which purpose l cutter 22 serving normally to hold the knife or cutter raised, the end 22a of the cutter abutting against a stop 26 (see Fig. 6). The cutting edge of cutter or knife 22 is thus normally above the portion of the gummed strip between the feeding rollersl and the moistening roller. Below said strip, to coact with said cutter, is the stationary cutter 27 suitably supported on frame 1. The advantage of this arrangement is that the cutters act to sever the gummed strip before the same has been moistened and at a point beyond the feeding rollers toward the moistening roller so that the remainder of such strip will be in position between the feeding rollers after vbeing cut ready to be fed further. The cut olf portion of the strip will be pulled over the moistening roller.

30 indicates a tank or trough for water supported by frame 1 and receiving the moistening roller 15 which dips into the water in said tank (see Fig. 7). To maintain a constant supply of water and pro er water level in the tank at all times a suita le seat 31, shown in funnel-like form above an opening 30El in the top of the tank, is adapted to support a bottle 32 containing water, the arrangement being such that when the bottle mouth is sealed by the water in tank lor trough 30 the water level therein will be maintained, and yet as the water is used or evaporates 4the supply for the moistening roll will be kept up from the Water in the bottle; when the supply is exhausted the bottle will be refilled 'and replaced. A simple and convenient means is thus provided for moisteningroller 15 without unduly wetting the same beyond the desired depth.

The means described will be found advantageous for moistening gummed strips or sheets of paper or the like for fastening around bundles or as printed labels, par* ticularly where such strips of varying lengths and widths are required, a particular advantage being that gum on the strips will be moistened only as the strips are to be used, and as the cutters are so located as to' cutthe strips while they are dry a `further advantage is obtained of overcoming the danger of moistened strips bearing lrregularly when cut or drawn off against a cut.

ting edge, as has been the casein some classes of machines for delivering moistened gummed paper strips.

Changes may be made in the details of construction set forth, within the scope of the ,appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim 1st- 1. The combination of a frame, a feeding roller, a plurality of pressing rollers coactf ing therewith, means for supporting said pressing rollers to separately coact with said feeding roller, means to at.will hold any of the pressing rollers out of coaction with the feeding roller, means to rotate the feeding roller to feed the strip, means to moisten the strips fed between the rollers, and means to sever such strips in desired lengths.

2. The combination of a frame, a feeding roller, a plurality of pressing rollers coacting therewith, means for supporting said pressing rollers to separately coact with said feeding roller, eccentrics coacting with the pressing rollers to at will hold them out of contact with the feeding roller, means to moisten the strips fed between the rollers, and means to sever said strips in desired lengths.

3. The combination of a frame, a feeding i roller, a plurality of pressing rollers, brackets adjustably carried on the frame, arms carried by the brackets for supporting the corresponding pressing rollers, eccentrics carried by the brackets and coaeting with said arms to at will hold the pressing rollers out ofcontact with the feeding roller, means to moisten strips fed between the rollers, and means to sever said strips into desired lengths.

4. The combination of a frame, a feeding roller, a pressing roller coacting therewith, means to rotate the feeding roller, said feeding roller having a gear, a moistening roller having a gear, and an idle gear meshing with said gears, whereby the feeding roller and the moistening roller rotate in the same direction and a pressing plate over the moistenin roller to receive therebetween a strip fed rom the feeding roller.

5. rl`he combination of a frame, a feeding roller, a pressing roller coacting therewith,

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means, a pressing plate parallel with and 15 partly encircling the moistening roller, said plate having ears, the frame having brackets adjacent said ears, and screw and slot connections between said ears and brackets for holding said pressing plate in adjusted-posi- 20 tions relatively to the moistening roller.

Signed at New York city, inthe county of New York, and State of New York, this 9th t HIMOFF.

Witnesses:

RALPH .H. RAPHAEL, T. F. BOURNE.