US1059336A - Moistener. - Google Patents

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P. R.'ALLEN.

MOISTENER.

APPLIOATION IILED JUNE 24. 1011.

1,059,336; Patented Apr." 22, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE;

FRED R. ALLEN, OEXPROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE: ASSIGN- MEN'IS, .TQNATIONALIENVELOPESEALING AND {STAMPIN G MANUFAGTURIN G COM- PANY, ACORPORATION; OF MASSACHUSETTS. H

MOISTENER:

Specification of Letterslateut.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

ing is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanyingdrawing "Thls invention relates to a molstening; de

vice for envelops, labels, or othermatter,

and has for its object to provide, a moistener of this characterhaving a wickcommunieating directly withlthe moisture supplying reservoirthe free end of said wickbeing pivotally mounted and arrangedto extend intothe path of movement ofthe material to be moistened, wherebythe wick is adapted to automatically adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of the passing material and supply a uniform quantity of liquid thereto. v

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully clescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1- is an elevation showing my improved moistener attached to the tableof a stamp aifixingmachine. Fig.2 is a plan view showing the reservoir as attached: to the ta-: ble and havingthe wick extending laterally therefrom into the pathof movement of the matter to be moistened. Fig. 3- is a;sectional elevation through the reservoir and wick tube on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the table over, which the matter to be moistened is fed, said table being illustrated herein as connected to a machineprimarily adapted for affixing stamps to envelops and other mail matter.

envelop or other matter under the moistener and to the machine for subsequently operating upon the same.

The moisture supplyingreservoir Qmay be made in any suitableiform, but I have herein shown the body portion 6 of the same as constructed substantlally in the form of a barrel, the upper surface at one end being flattened as at 3 and adapted to be secured by screws 4-4:, or ,othersuit-able means to 13 designates a narrow rib on one edge of the table for guiding the the table 1. Theupper wall of thisbarrelis provlded with a slot or opening as at 5, see

Figs. 2 and 8, at either end of which are upwardly projecting ears 77. Between these ears is pivotally hung a tube 8 which offset laterally, see Fig.2, so as to lead or conduct the freeend 91of the wick 10 contained within it laterally and cause the same 1 to extend over the table 1. The reservoir is provided with a ifilling opening, 11 into which is screwed a closed plug 12.,

An essential feature of my invention is the construction whereby the wick passes through this tube Sand through the opening9 down into the reservoir, which reservoir is supported at oneside of the path of movement of the material to be moistened, while the delivery end of the tube and the, wick ,is offset and led to a point directly. above the path of movement of the matter: to bemoisteneda Owing to the fact that one end of the tube from which the wick protrudes is a gravity pressed and free to swing vertically, the, wick will readily yield to permit the material no matter how thick, to pass beneath and the amount of moisturedeposited thereon will be practically uniform as the pres sure due to gravity is always the same.

If in practice under-some circumstances it is found advisable to increase the pressure of the wick upon the matter to be 1 moistened, aweight may be applied to the free end of the tube, or a spring 14: may be applied thereto for this purpose if desired.

I claim:

1. A mo-istener comprising a reservoir, a tube pivotally hung on said reservoir, a wick in said tube-of substantially uniform width throughout its length and having one end communicating with said reservoir and its opposite end extending into the path of 1 movement of the material to be moistened whereby said wick may automatically adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of said passing material.

2., A moistener comprising a reservoir, an offset tube pivotally hung on said reservoir, a Wick in said tube of substantially uniform width throughout its length and having One end communicating with said reservoir and its opposite end following the offset portion 1 of said tubeand extending into the path of a movement of the material to be moistened whereby said Wick'may automatically adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of saidpassing material.

3. In a moisteningdevice, a table, a reservoir provided With an opening in its upper Wall, an offset tube pivotally mounted to said reservoir above said opening a Wick in .Whereby said Wick may automatically adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of said passing material.

4. In a moistener, a tab-1e over Which the material to be moistened is fed, a reservoir having a slot in its upper Wall, a laterally ofi'set tube pivotally mounted on said reser;

voir and above said opening, a Wick in said tube of substantially uniform Width through- '1 out its length and having one end extending I through said slot into said reservoir the 0pposit'e end of said Wick following the offset contours of said tube and extending but over said table and into the path-c of movement of the material to be moistened whereby said Wick may automatically adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of the passing. material.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signatur i inpresence 0 two Witnesses.

FRED RALLEN. I

Witnesses: 1 HOWARD E. BARLoW, I.OGDEN.'

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