US1483780A

US1483780A - Gilding apparatus

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Publication number: US1483780A
Application number: US644770A
Authority: US
Inventors: Catala Tiburce
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-06-11
Filing date: 1923-06-11
Publication date: 1924-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 1941-02-12

Description

Peb.' 12 1924. 1,483,780

T. CATALA GILDING APPARATUS Filed June ll 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 TTUHNE V8 Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,780 T. CATALA Y GILDING 11=P.\RA'1?USA Filed June l1. 1923 2 Sheetvs-Shee?l 2 w W m ATTURNEYS Patented Feb. 12, 1924,

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GILDING APPARATUS.

Application filed June 1'1,

This invention relates to a gilding appa-r y ratus,y and an object of the invention is to provide a simple, eflicient, durable apparatus whereby embossing on surfaces, such as leather, in gold and similar substances can be very simply and easily achieved with a minimum of labor and skill required in the operation.

Another 'object vof the invention concerns the provision of means whereby the apparatus is adjustable for vuse in connection with many different kinds of gilding operations so that articles of all sorts can be simply and easily embossed. j

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a plan viewof the device with a portion broken away to show the manner in which the work supporting table can be adjusted;

Fig. 2 is a. section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of f Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view takenthrough a modified form of the pressure roller.

The yform of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adapted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The preferred form of the invention as shown in the drawings comprises a table 1 which along' one side isl provided with grooves adapted to receive ribs 2 formed on a vertically slidable work support Vtable 3. This table is adjustable so as to bring'the upper surface of any piece of work mounted thereon adjacent the edge of an impressing roller or disk 4 which is loosely mounted on a fixed shaft 5. Disposed beneath this disk or'roller 4 is a burner portion and gas burner 6 connected by suitable piping 7 to a source of supply, and surrounding thisl 1923. Serial No. 644,770.

burner and extending up beneath the disk or roller 4 is a shield 7@ to confine the' heat from the burner to the under surface of the roller or disk 4 and not permit it to'spread toother parts of the apparatus unduly.y The lembracing disk 4 is 'provided with a yhandle 8 whereby it can be manually operated.

In lthe normal operation of the device, however, this impressing roller is moved to contact with a pressure roller 9 mounted loosely on a shaft 10. Theshaft 10 is goo'ove 12 formed in the table 1 'and is normally pressed forward by a spring 13 extending betweenthe end of the groove and the end .ofthe block l1. vThis spring surrounds a pin 14l fastened to the table and extending into a barl in the block 11. -A cord or other connection such Vas 16 is fastened to the shaft 10 and provided at its other end with a hook or similar device 17 whereby it may vbe engaged with a fixed member, such as a nail orscrew 18, so as to hold the shaft 10 in its rearward or retracted position against the action of spring 13. thereby withdrawing the pressure roller 9 from contact embossing roller` 4. y

Also, loosely mounted on shafts 19 and 2() fixed to the table top in suitable slots such as 21 and 22 for adjustment, are reelsv or supports 23 and 24. These reels or supports are adapted to support rolls of strip mate rial, such as Q5 and 26. This strip material is preferably a'strip of any suitable fabric. such as paper, bearingon one side a layer of gold leaf or similar material. This strip` kas shown in Fie'. 1, passes between the pressure roller S) and the embossing roller 4, and by reason of the fact that the embossing roller 4 is hot the `gold leaf will be taken oif the strip and carried by the embossing roller to the material to be embossed. The embossing roller may be moved either by manual operation of the handle 8 or by direct contact between the embossing roller 4 and the article to be embossed, which can be slid along the table or support 3 and in this movement cause the rotation of the embossing roller.

'mountedon a slidable block 11 sliding in a f It is, of course, yunderstood, that the re quired pressure between the rollers 4 and 9 is achieved by the spring 13, and that the pressure roller can be turned back at any time to relieve this pressure. The table 2. can be adjusted at any desired height. above mentioned and the reels .23 and 2l.-

pressure roller can be adjusted asdesired. A scraper'such as 2. is mounted on a suitable bracket 28 to bear against the edge ofthe impression roller after said roller has come in Contact with the articleto be embossed, so as to scrape oil' the remaining material.

As shown in Fig. 5,- the pressure roller is preferably formed of a plurality of flat disks 29 of any suitable material which can' be built up in any desired manner to the desired height,`depending upon the size of the' strip which is to be, run between this and the impression or embossing roller. This pressure roller comprises a lat plate orsupport 30, the disks 29, a top plate 31, and a tightening or clamping screw 32 extending between the top plate 3l and the bottom support 30. Preferably this form of pressure roller is held on to v its shaft by means of a collar lVhat I claim is l; A gilding apparatus which includes an embossing roller having a design formed along `its periphery, said roller loosely niouuted for rotatioina heating means dis-v posed beneath said roller, and shield surrounding said heating means and extending up toa point substantially c-losed to the under surface of the roller whereby the heat of the burner will be confined.

2. A gilding apparatus which includes a support, an embossing roller loosely mounted thereon for rotation, a pressure roller mounted on said support and bearing against the edge of the embossing roller, means for heating said embossing roller,

means for feeding a strip of material bearing gold leaf between the pressure roller and the embossing roller, and an adjustable platform adjacent the embossing roller adapted to support the work, whereby said work can be moved along the work support in contact with the embossing roller to move the same and to receive an impression thereon in gold leaf.

3. A gilding apparatus which includes an embossing roller, a pressure roller bearing thereagainst, a pair of reels adapted to support rolls of strip material bearing gol-i leaf, said strip adapted to be passed be tween the two rollers, means for heating said embossing roller whereby it will pick` the gold leaf from the strip, and an adjustable work support adjacent the embossingl roller crpable of supporting the workpiece, which can be moved therealong to contact with the embossing roller to rotate the samtand to receive the gold leaf embossed thereon in a design carried on the edge of the.

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