US1287121A - Ink-roller. - Google Patents

Description

M, SKAU.

INK ROLLER. APPLlcMloN man MAR. 6. 1911.

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'ATTORNEY the following is a specication.

- subject of the King MEINICH simio,

CF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 i a .STATES y ACME APPLIA-NCE COMPANY, .0F

oHIoAoo, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION vor ILLINOIS. INKJItonLa. y 1,257,121, Specica'tion of Letters Patent. Patented Ded. 10, 1918. lQ

Appncationmeanarpcns,1917. p seriaiNo. Isaenoy To all whom it ma? concern: tudinally along one side, lwhich body portion Be it. known that I, MEINIH' Signo,- a is surrounded by astrip 11Of fabrlc, the edges of Norway,res1d1ng at in the county of Cook and State of have invented acertainnew and Ink-Rollers, of which Chicago, Illinois, useful Improvement in My invention relates to an improved forni'- of inkroller by which a fabric ismounted` upon a supporting roller, the edges of the fabric in plane. The fabric preferably is a pile fabric, that is; a fabric having a woven body portion with outstandingthre'ads woven 1 to the body portion and projecting outward therefrom 'at substantially right angles -to said body portion. An ink roller thus constructed maybezused for many purposes .where itis required to` inktypefor different purposes, and by constructing the supporting portion ."of the roller toclamp andhold the fabric in place `a substantially uniform inking surface 1s secured over thejoint in the fabric and by 2-5 using a pilerfabric the woven body portion of the fabric contains a considerable quantity of ink which is fed by `capillary. action into the projecting threads-or pile and com-* inunicated by them to' the'y type 'mbar/ignited.-

-My invention will besaba understood by reference tothe accompanying drawings rFig. 2 isan end jupon a wood roller, and

showing preferred embodiments of my 111-] vention,' which are 'as follows:

Figure 1 'shows inxlongitudinalsectional view, my improved ink roller mounted upo axtubular support, f Y

-view of the rollershown in Fig. 1, v t v Fig.` .3 .is` an enlarged sectional view' through a form .of pile fabricfI prefer'to 'use in making my ink-roller,

Fg.4 shows in sectional lview one end fof shown in Fig. 1, pro-i vided with'a-n end bearing, .f

a roller similar to that Fig. 5 shows in a view slmilar to'Fig. 1'. an

ink roller inwhch the .fabric is mountey Fig. 6 isan end-view of therolle'r shown in Fig. 5.

similar numerals refer t9. similar `pari-,s

s. 1 and con- The ink roller shown in Fig sists of a tubular body portion 10 split longi;

which/ roller is preferably constructed to engage and retamof which'are forced through the tube, as indicated. at 1 2, the fabric being heldbin position partly by the spring of the ile. `is relatively irmj s a yielding and eec 70 In the construction shown in -Fig. ltithe r end of the tube 10 is provided rwith a cap 15, the flange of-whi'ch encircles the tube and is a close fit4 thereonso thatit may be heldin place by -frictionall engagement with the tube, this cap being provi aperture 16 for receiving the: bearing rod of the roller.'

' In the constructionf shown in Figs.` 5 and 6 a wooden roller 17 is employed -and the fabric 11a is heldin place onithe surface of the roller by adhesive such as glue or shellac, and in additiontheed'ges of the fabric may be secured to the rol tacks or nails 18.` -The roller 17 may, if den sired, be provided with bearing rods 19.

-I find `that an ink roller constructed as described issuperior to rollers heretofore made for .this purpose ofsolid-felt or' felt washers, for the. reason that felt of sufficient firmiiess /to give good results, absorbs but a smal qua tity of? ink and must', therefore,bef requent y reinkedz'in order t o satisfor `a relatively long tim.`

alsoiind that an inktroller' constructed` as above`described 1-s`super1or to an ink pa 'of any lmaterial lfor the reason that the typo overthe roller do not rub'upon` 10l.|,

inpassing the surface of the roller, sincethe latter ded with a central4 built up off A.all ava1lable forink-` the' type wlththeresult that one vfillin 100 and 'la pile 14 woven into the ody portion p Y' ler 17 Aby small 85 factorily perform'`- its .intended function. 95 l i l quantity of scribed, although I find such 'excellent results,

pile of the fabric is preferably so related tothe trough as to nearly or quite engage the innersurface of the trough, as a@ rrsult of whiclnas the roller rotates in the trough the pile of the fabric, passing through the ink, stirs up the same so as to keep the heavier sedimentof the ink in suspension. and thus maintainmuniform condition of ink applied to the type. Where thisv combination is, not employed there is a tendency on the part of the ink to separate, the heavier solid portion of the ink tending 'to remain in the body portion of the fabric and in the bottom 'l lighter fluid portion ofthe ink 1s communicated by the inking surface of the roller to" the type, thus freof the trough while the `quently giving too light an ink impression.

It will be understood that I do not limit myself in carrying out my invention to the particular kind of fabric shown and defabric to give nor do I limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, as Iy may employv pended claims.

vWhat I Iclaim is:

l. In an 'ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinally alorg/ one iside, a

stripv ofpile fabric surroun ing the -tube and hating its edges between the longitudiequivalents thereof with` out departing fromfthe scope of the ap-v edgesof the tube, v

tube comprising end caps encircling ther ends' strip of fabric surrounding the tube and .having its edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, and adhesive material on the inturned ledges of the fabric.

3. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinally along one side, and afstrip of pile and having its edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, said tube being of spring material and holding the fal'nfc between the edges thereof by the. clampi(g action of 'saidltube 4. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinally along one side, and

a strip of fabric surrounding the tube and:

having its edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, said tube being of spring fabric surrounding the tubeA material and holding the Vfabric between the i i edges thereof by the clamping action of said tube.

`5. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split` longitudinally along one side, a strip of pile fabric surrounding the tube and having lts edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, adhesive material on the inturned edges of the fabric, andv end/bearings for the tube comprising end caps en-y clrclingthe ends fof said tube.

6. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinally alongfone side, a strip of fabric surrounding the tubewand having its edges between the longitudinal and end bearings for the of said tu'be.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my lname this 1st day of March, A. D. 1,917. 1 i MEINICH SKAU.

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