US1038265A

US1038265A - Envelop-moistening device.

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Publication number: US1038265A
Application number: US69416412A
Authority: US
Inventors: Donald C Baker
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-04-30
Filing date: 1912-04-30
Publication date: 1912-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1929-09-10

Description

D. O. BAKER.

ENVELOP MOISTENING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 30, 1912.

1,038,265. Patented Sept 10,1912.

WITNESSES INVENTOR fis tongue or Ii we swas di grama, c H i nnvnnormoismmgg Specification or teasllat j;

Application no; A ril 30, 1912; sm lnoaesem To all whom it may concern:

' t-rBa-it known tha I, Dorm cantata; citizen of the United States of-Amemca, re-v. siding at Canal Dover, in the county oT-us-- carawas and State of Ohio,-.have,in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelop-Moistening Devices, of which the 01 lowmg is a spec: cation, reference being bad therein to. theaccompanying' drawing. v v,

This invention relates to. an envelop moistening device, and the primary objectof my inventionfisto rovide asim'p'le and'incx pensive device or moistening the 'ned ap of-an envelop, whereby itwll be unnecessary to moisten the same with the s. v Another object of this invention is to. ro-

vide a strong and durable envelop moi e'ning device that can be used for expeditiously;

moistening envelops and sealing the same,

the device presenting a neat and attractive.

appearance in connection-with a desk;

With the above and other objeots in view, the invention resides in the novlconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed. a

Reference will now be had to the. wherein is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line lV-IV of Fig. 3. a s

An envelop mois'tening device accord -jance with thls invention comprises an'1rregular shaped body 1 that hasaflat base 2,

reduced end 6 is exteriorl as at 9 and screwed upon t e reduced end of the receptacle is acap 10. The cap 10 incloses the upper end of the cork or stopper 8 and prevents the same from becoming accidentally displaced relatively to the receptacle. The bottom of the receptacle 5 is in engagement with an angularly disposed port- 11 formed in the body 1 and said port is in bommu'nication with the rectangular seat 12 ranged in said port is ranting, V e g' the envelop is move Figure 1 is a side elevation of the envelop mois'tening and sealing device, Fig; front'elevation of the same, Fig. '3 is tical sectional view of the device, and Fig. 4;.-

a Vl'r whereby t formed in" the ina e than" n i' $.5 l. hi 3" u A llanged uponthe seat l2'is 'a rectanguleemetallic holder13 for a pad .14 that is preferabl made of felt; or an absorbent ma e holder 13"has'an; opening 15 in a communication with the portfll and ar--- a wick lit adapted tofeed the contents of the receptacle ,5 to the s an air vent 26.- l Arranged upon of the device is- 'a retaining jape'rtu'red lugs ,19 body- 1; b

means. "fromthe'pad Hand is provided with arse:

to permit of the flapiof theenvelo mg the ('padso that the. ca can 'tened. ne corner of-the latisisbentupwardly, as at 22, whereby the flap' of an envelop can be easily moved ;u nder said I plate, and-to retain the flap of an envelop in d 14. :Water; or a liquid mucilage 17 can plate :18. having. ha r sec r d screws 20 or other fas'tenin he retainingvplate' 18 is spac'e i v. 7 tangular opening QIdirectIy-abOve said pad a placed in the receptacle5.; fllo facilitate'. thepassage of the contents ofthe recs ta-cle 5 to the padlythe body i ls provide with;

the inclined man i e mois- 3 so i engagement with the dpad 14, as the flap of v opening 21 is bent downwardlf int-o proximity to the, pad 14 and the end" platelB is similarly bent,as at dotted lines in Fig, 4, whereby the entire fiapt'o contact wit the pad 14;

the wan-2330f the:

wall of the" 24:. 'The ent portions of the retaining late 18 cause pad will be moistened by the contents or the 1" recs tacle 5.

T e device can be ev'ice will be ap arent without molded or made frolna suitable'materialand suitabl am n 10 iurther descri tion, and'wh' e in. the draw-i j ing there is i1 ustrated a preferred embodi mentof the invention, it is to beunder stood; i

that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations as fall within the scope of the appended claim. a

What I claim is 7 An envelop moistening device, comprising a body having a port formed therein, a receptacle formed integral with said body and plate and adapted to hold the flap of an in communication with the port thereof, a envelop in engagement with "said pad as pad holder arranged in the front Wall of said flap ispassed over said ad."

said body and in communication with said In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 5 port, a pad arranged in said holder, a retainin the presence of two Witnesses.

ing plate secured to the front wall of said body and extending over said pad, said plate DONALD BAKER having anopenin formed therein to allow Witnesses: access to the pad or moistening the envelop BERTHA SEIKEL,

l0 flap, and depending portions carried by said ED. C. SEIKEL.