US1894727A - Article for transferring color and other material - Google Patents

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Jan. 17, 1933. E. BEN ER 1,894,727

ARTICLE FOR TRANSFERRING COLOR AND OTHER MATERIAL Filed Aug. 9. 1930 F yi F C lowenbr 35 71: hwflttorneys Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LLOYD E. BElil'Iil'ER, 0F KINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA -AB'.I.IGL'E FOB TRANSFEBBING COLOR AND OTHER MATERIAL Application filed August 9, 1980. Serial lie-$74,282.

This invention relates to packets comprising a' series of individual and removable articles for transferring material, such as coloring matter and to a process for making the same.

material and to protect or guard said ma terial in such manner that it will not be dis-' placed or rubbed oifby the several individual elements within the packet and will further be maintained in a sanitary condition.

More specifically it is an object, in a-packet of the type described, to provide individual detachable elements of the general form used in conventional safety match folders, and wherein the material carried by "the elements is housed and completely protected from germs and dirt and is prevented from smearing or frictionally wearing, by means of efficient and economical removable jackets having a relatively. high degree of elasticity to facilitate removal thereof and formed on said elements by a simple and inexpensive process. I

Its a furtherobject to ,provide a practical, inexpensive process or method for preparing articles of the class'described wherem plastic or oily materials, such as are used forv cosmetics, may be transfixed upon the individual elements and may be non-adhesive and removable jac ets appl ed in the form of coatings, to the material, and removable from the outer ends of the elements.

These and other. objects and advantages of the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connect on with the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein f I Fig. 1 is a plan view of a packet containing a series 0 layers of my improved material-transferring elements having the protective jackets thereon, the cover of said packet being open;

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Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the dotted llnes indicating the closed position of the cover;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same 55 with the cover partiallyopened;

Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive illustrate the several steps'in my processfor forming my materialtransferring packet, and

Fig. 9 illustrates the manner in which the individual elements or strips, formed from an integral sheet, are spread to enable the outer ends thereof to be dipped.

My improved packet comprises a series, usually two or more, of layers of individual stems or elements, two layers preferably beheads of the several elements are constructed from a cosmetic material or preparation, such as for example, 11p rouge, but it will of course be understood that pigments, which are adapted to be transferred by a rubbing action, camphor ice or any material may be carried by the several elements. The several heads are encased and completely protected from dust, dirt and germs, as Well as guarded against frictional wearing by means of shellshaped ackets slidably removable therefrom to expose the transfer material. These iackets are formed from materials which will not adhere to the transfer material, which will have flexibility and preferably a degree of elasticity to. permit easv withdrawal from the elements and my improvement includes the provision of an efiicient and simple method for making said articles.

lnFigs. 4 to 9, inclusive, I illustrate the several steps in my'process, which may be described as follows:

The layers of stems or elements are prepared'in the manner well known in the art of making cardboardsafety match folders,

-small rectangular sheets of material being material slit along parallel lines from one end to points spaced some distance from the opposite end and thereby forming independent elementsor stems E.

The alternate stems or elements are then spread apart to facilitate dipping of the outer ends thereof. This may be, if desired, accomplished by temporarily inserting spacers or small bars 10 between the alternate stems, as illustrated in Fig. 9. The slit sheets with the spacers 10 properly positioned therein are then dipped into a protective preparation 11, such as parafiin or wax, the outer ends of the several elements being in mersedto a height slightly greater than the actual heads of the transfer material 12, which are later formed thereon. After the paraifin or other protective material has dried, the elements are dipped intc a liquid, self-hardening transfer preparation having a relatively high viscosity, which may be in the form of color material or other material which is adapted for transference The outer ends of'the elements are immersed to a height slightlv less than the height of the protective covering 11, the transfer material forming a relatively dense coating about the protective material. The said step is carried out at a temperature adequateto maintain the color or other transfer in a liquid state and for cosmetic color transfer, material I have found that a temperature of approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit is satisfactory. The material utilized preferably has a relatively high melting point, sayZat 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or about, and shoiild be of the type which hardens very quickly. 1

After the transfer material is thoroughly dry and hard, the heads of the stems formed thereby are carefully ,dippediinto a viscous self-hardening liquid preparation, preferably formed of gelatinous material which forms the protective jackets. j I prefer to coat the entire transfer heads, although if desired only the outer and main portions of theheads may be preferably relatively ap lication of the gelatinous"material. I fin that by successively coating the transfer head the difliculties due to surface tension are practically eliminated. After each dipping the coating should be permitted to dry and harden before the next coating is applied. The protective jacket so formed, as illustrated in t 0 metal 13. I have on rimented extensively with various materials for forming the rotective jackets and find that a number '6 different materials are suitable for the purposes intended. Materials containing a gelatin base and having linixed therewith a small amount formed by two or more successive of oily in edient have been found highl cficienh no oily ingredient mixed in co coated. The protective jackets are transfer materials such as rou e thin coatings rather than by oneg drawing, is indicated by the nue loidal state with the gelatin base adds flex ibility and elasticity to the jackets and materially lessens the adhesive properties which is of course desirable. Elasticity in the hardened jacket is essential to enable portions of the jacket, suh as the peripheral or inner edge to expand properly for facilitating re= moval from the transfer head. It is also essential that the jacket material be relatively non-resistant to the considerable surface tension of the cosmetic or transfer material. This I have found to be one of the big difiic ulties in obtaining a 'suitable material for the jackets.

In addition t6 materials of the class above described, I have found that preparations containing collodion, paraffin or fruit pectins could be satisfactorily used.

In addition to the formation of the protegtive jackets from plastic self-hardening material, I contemplate the molding, wrapping or formation of protective jackets from thin non-adhesl 'e sheet material, such as cellophane, tinfoil, oiled paper and thelike. After the protective casings or jackets have dried, the spacers 10 may be removed from between the two series of elements or stems and the slit sheets may be bound together in asuitable folder F which may have a front flange or lip 14 under which the flap of the cover may be inserted. i

In use the cover is opened and one of the articles E is bent outwardly and the inner end thereof torn from the sheet from which it is formed and the jacket 13 may then be readily removed by pinching the outer extremity between the thumb and forefinger and pulling outwardly. The transfer material or head 12 is then exposed and the material may be transferred by rubbing the head against the article to be treated. The product is especially a plicable for use as a cosmet c transfer artic e, for example, 'lip rouge or cam hor ice, and the application as such will be 0 vious from the fore oing description.

It will be seen that wit my structure oily camphor ice, paints and also color materials, etc., may be put up in the form of individual elements, bound together in a compact packet and the color ,or transfer material will be completely protected from germs, dust and dirt by the sanitary jackets 13,. W ther be seen that when in the packet, even tho h the oumr ends of the elements rub' toge fiier orimpinge, the coloring or transfer material cannot be rubbed off or smeared due to the protective'jackets. The jackets are non-adhesivein nature and consequently the individual elements'inay be readily bent outwardly and removed from the packet.

From the foregoing descri tion it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and highly eflicient commercial method for preparing packets of individual trans- It will furparts, without departing steps and sequence of steps of the method,

such as disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A transfer article comprising a stem having a head consisting of transfer material carried at one end thereof and a protective relatively non-adhesive jacket surrounding said head and slidably removable therefrom.

2. A packet comprising a lurality of individual elements each inclu ing a stem and a head carried by said stem consisting of transfer material, means to which the inner ends of said several stems are detachably secured and a protective relatively non-adhesive jacket surrounding each of said heads and slidably removable therefrom.

3. A packet comprising a plurality of individual elements disposed in substantially parallel lines, each of said elements comprising a stem and a head constructed of transfer material surrounding one end of said stem, means to which the inner ends of said stems are detachably secured and a relatively non-adhesive shell-shaped jacket surrounding each of said heads and removable slidably and longitudinally therefrom.

4. A packet comprising a series of individual elements compactly arranged and integrally constructed from a single sheet of material, said elements each comprising a stem and a head constructed of transfer material surrounding one end of said stem, said stems being frangible to detach said elements 1 from said common sheet and a relatively thin shell-shaped jacket surrounding each of said heads and slidably removable therefrom for exposing said transfer material.

5. A transfer article comprisin a stem having a head constructed of trans er material surrounding one end thereof and a shellshaped jacket constructed of relatively nonadhesive gelatinous material surrounding and protectingsaid head and longitudinally and slidably removable therefrom.

6. The method of forming a material transferring element which conslsts in attaching to one end of a strip or stema head of transfer material and subsequently detachably cover-1 inglsaidhead with a coating of, relatively non esive self-hardening material to form a sanitary and detachable protective jacket.

7. The method of forming a material transferrin element which consists in coating one en of a stem with a mass of selfhardening transfer material, permitting said material to harden to form a head and subsequently covering said head with a coating of relatively non-adhesive self-hardening gelatinous material to form a slidably detachable protective jacket;

' 8. The method of making a material transferrin article which consists in coating one end 0 a stem with an insoluble protective having a thickened outer end by which it may be grasped for removal.

10. An article of the class described com prising a stem, a head in which one end of said stem is. embedded, said head being constructed of material which will not adhere to gelatinous material and a protective jacket constructed of gelatinous "material closely surrounding said head and slidably removable therefrom, said jacket having a somewhat thickened outer end by which it may be grasped for removal.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

. LLOYD E. BENNER.

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