US2002633A - Machine for papering houses, etc., and for washing windows - Google Patents

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May 28, 1935. Y T. P. GREENE 2,002,633

MACHINE FOR PAPERING HoUEs, ETC., AND FOR WASHING WINDOWS Filed Dec. 15, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 JWE/VfO/i a; f'reape.

May- 28, 1935.

T. P. GREENE Filed Dec. 15, 1953 MACHINE FOR PAPERING HOUSES ETC. AND FOR WASHING WINDOWS 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Zine/van- 750 4a fi-ee a Patented May 28, 1935 UNITED STATES 'MACHINE FOR PAPERING HOUSES, E'rd,

AND FOR WASHING WINDOWS Thomas P. Greene, bion, Tenn. ApplicatienyDecember 15,1933, Serial No. 702,462

"15 Claims. 01. 216-7) This application is a continuation in part .of

my pending application, Serial No.1557 ,555, filed August 17, 1931.

This inventionrelates to wall paper handling devices, and more particularly to a device of this kind in which a brushisused for smoothing the paper on the wall or ceiling, and which device has associated withthe brush clamping and supporting means by which initial attachment of the paper to the wall or ceiling may be more readily accomplished and thereafter the paper be supported of guided during subsequent attachment.

. .Italso relates to pivotal means for initially sup.- porting the paper where the device is used for papering a ceiling, wherebythe paper 'may be aligned prior to any attachment to the ceiling and to the details of construction by meansof which such aligning means are made available.

It further relatesto means by which the paper may .be initially clam-pedand the release of such clamping effected, withoutlater interference with the movement of the brush partsin applying the paper and to various improvements in details of construction of such devices.

1 Among the objectsof my inventionare:

. To provide releasable means for securing to the device the paper to be applied andior pivotally holding the brush portions of the device, whereby alignment of the paper is made possible prior to securing it at the start of applying ,rnovement. To provide'means for securing the paper to; the device and for releasing the paperandremoving the securing means from interfering positions.

To provide means for supporting the paper in advance .of the brush particularly where paper is being applied "to theceiling. I

To provide means for supporting the brush and paper supported thereby in applying ceiling paper, and, for adjusting the support for varying heights of ceilings; and generally, q

To improve the design and construction of such adevice. p

.Fig, 1 is'a rear elevation of the brush portion of the device; I H

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same part; Fig; 3 is .a section taken on the line III- III;,of

Fig. 2 showing positioning and actionof the pa per clamp; v Fig. 4 is. a perspective view of the device with paper supporting roller attached;

5 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan View of one end of the rollershowinga tucking device for the edge of.the paper;

jjFig. (Elisa frontelevation of the devioe showf ing the adjustable support therefor;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the supporting parts; and

Fig. 8 a fragmentary section taken as on the line VIII-VIII of Fig. 6. Fig.9 is a rear elevation; and

Fig. 10 is an end elevation showing a modified form of the paper-clamp holding means.

Referring now .to the drawings in which the various parts are indicated by numerals, I0 is an elongatedbrush and H the brush bar. I2 is a yoke which includes a horizontal portion which iszturnably secured in a clamp I3. I4 is a clamping screw andnut which maybe loosened to per- 'mit turning movement in the clamp l3, or be tightened to. hold the device in any desired position or angle relative to such clamp. Also the clamping screw l4 may be loosened and the yoke l2 be shifted therethrough so that the clamp will occupy the position ISA, or 13B to align the brush parallel with the handle.

Preferably the clamp I3 is pivotally secured to the, upper end of the handle, ease of turning preferably being accomplished through ball bearings -16.

This movement however is extremely limited, such limit being effected by means of a part I! integral with the clamp and depending therebelow past the ball bearings It. l8, l8 are'pins or lugs extending outward from a sleeve l9 onthe upper. end of -the handle I5 and spaced slightly apart to permit such limited movement.

12!}, 2 1 are paper holding clips which are turnably,or hingedly,;mounted on the arms of the yoke l2. These clips are respectively held in clamping engagement with the bar II, as by springs 22, 23 and may be Withdrawn from such engagement by means of cords 24, 25 which pass through pulleys 26, 21 and turn downward along the handle l5. Preferably the two cords are joined into a single cord as at 28, thereby forming a loop which may be engaged over a pin 29, to hold the clips in disengaged position. When fully disengaged the clips will occupy positions indicated by the dotted position 2| A of the clip 2| in Fig. 3 and will thereby be entirely removed from interference with the paper.

3G is w angle iron clamp secured to and carried by the upper ends of the: yoke arms and which'lies alongthe backof the brush bar I I and is substantially coextensive in length, therewith.

Also secured to the arms of the yoke I2, as by welding, are brackets 3|,which extend beneath the brush bar I! and pivotally support such bar as through pins 32. 33 are tension springs having their opposite ends secured to the brush bar and the bracket 3 I, and which hold the brush bar II against the angle iron clamp 30.

In Figs. 9 and 10 a modification is shown in which similar parts are designated by the same numerals with the addition of the letter A. In this form the brush bar IIA is hinged to the yoke I2A by hinges 32A and is held to clamp the paper 80A against the clamp MA by a cord 8I secured to the back of the brush bar I l and passing over a pulley B2 suitably carried by the yoke I2A and thence down handle I5A to accessible position where it may be secured as on pin 83.

34 is a cufi secured to the horizontal leg of the angle 30, as by welding, 35 is a pivot pin which is slidably mounted in the cuff 33, which pin may be moved upward as to the dotted'position 35A by means of a chain or cord 36, which chain is secured to the lower end of the pin, passes over a pulley 3i and thence downward along the handle I5. The chain when moved to advance the pin is engaged with and held by a retaining clip 36A.

38 is a rod extending from one end of the angle 39 to the other thereof and having its ends carried by integral portions 39 of the angle. Slidably mounted on the rod 38 are sleeves 40, 4 I, to which cuffs 42, 43 respectively are attached as by means of pivot pins 44-, 45. 46 is a pencil slidably mounted in the cuff 42, and i! is a cutting wheel similarly mounted in the cuii 43, either or both of which may be moved upward beyond the brush. Also the cufis i2 and 43 may be turned about their respective pivot pins to move them into inoperative position. The

sleeves til, ZI may be slid along the rod 38 to.

effect lateral positioning. When either the pencil or the cutting wheel are extended, or the sleeves are shifted they are preferably held in such positions by frictional engagement of the related parts, though other securing means may be used should it be so desired.

50 is a bracket which is disposed around the handle I5, and supported by a collar 50A, and 5| a similar bracket slidably mounted thereon. Pivotally secured to these brackets are arms 52, 53 respectively, in the upper ends of which arms, pins 54 extending from a roller 55, are journalled. A rod 56 extends downward along the handle I5 through means of which the clip Si is shifted upward or downward to adjust the horizontal positioning of the roller 55. Such rod permits limited turning movement of the roller assembly relative to the handle.

Disposed below and substantially parallel with the roller 55 is a rod 5'I which is carried by the arms 53. Turnably mounted on this rod and movable there along, is a guide bar 58 which may be turned to the dotted position 58A to form a guide for one edge of the paper. At one end of the roller is a tucker 59, which tucker is substantially U shaped in vertical section and is positioned with the open edge of the U upward. Such tucker forms a guide for the downwardly turned edge 60 of a strip of paper resting on the roller. 7 I

The lower end of the handle I5 is detachably supported in a stand, in which I0 is a three wheeled base, II is a post supported by the base and 72 brace arms, the post H being readily disengageable from both the brace arms and the base. Adjustably carried by the post II is a handle socket 13 which may be moved upward and downward along the post by loosening a set screw I i, and be clamped by such screw in any desired position. The socket I3 includes a cup shaped portion 75 in which is disposed a compression spring I6 upon which the lower end of the handle rests. Secured to the upper end of the post II, is a bracket '5! having an offset portion I8 through which the handle I5 is slidable. I9 is a clamping screw by which the offset portion I8 of the bracket may be clamped to the handle I5.

-In using the device for papering a ceiling it is set up substantially in the form shown in Fig. 6, the handle I 5 is moved by loosening the screw 74 until the brush is engaged with the ceiling and the screw '14 is clamped to hold it in such position of adjustment, the clamping screw 19 being left for the time being untightened. Handle I5 is depressed against the pressure of the spring 75 to move the brush a slight distance away from the ceiling and is clamped by the screw I9 in such position. The handle I5 and post 1| thus secured together are detached from the base and lowered to receive a strip of paper to be applied to the ceiling. This paper is placed over the brush substantially in the position indicated by the numeral 88 in Fig. 2 and the end clamped between the brush bar I I and the angle iron clamp 33. The device with paper so attached is then replaced in the base .and moved to a position to bring one edge of the paper so secured into proper position adjacent the ceiling and usually near one wall of the room. -The pivot point 35 is then extended into engagement with the ceiling by means of the chain 36 and is held as nearly as may be possible in such position by engagement of the chain links between the prongs of the chain clip 36A. The clamping screw I9 is then released and spring 16 is allowed to hold the pivot point firmly against the ceiling the brush however being still slightly away therefrom. With the pivot point thus engaged the paper at a point remote from the press device is lifted by a brush or other device almost against the ceiling and is shifted to properly align the paper for its subsequent attachment to the ceiling. In aligning the paper, the brush I0 freely turns about the pivot point 35 and ball joint to permit such alignment. The brush handle is then grasped by the operator and detached from the base, the pivot pin is released and the brush moved upward to contact and engage the paper with the ceiling in proper position.

In accomplishing this engagement the brush is pushed solidly against the ceiling, and is moved in thedirection '(Fig. 2), of the pivot pin. Such movement pulls the brush bar II away from the angle iron clamp 30 releases the clamping action accomplished on the paper by these parts, and permits the paper to be detached from the clamp and the end portion thereof to be secured to the ceiling. The remaining action in placing the paper is the usual one accomplished by a paperer with an ordinary type of brush. It will of course be understood thatwhere the clamping is effected by coaction between the angle iron clamp 30 and brush bar II that the clamping clips 20, 2| are moved into inoperative position and do not interfere with this disengagement of the brush bar.

Should it be desired the pencil 46 may be extended above the brush, shifted to desired position relative to the end of the brush and the device used to scribe a guiding line along the ceiling. Also the cutting wheel d1 may be similarly moved above the brush and laterally positioned and be used for cutting along a desired line which may be the line previously penciled. After such respective usesboth preferably are turned about wall surface causes trouble Io prevent such trouble theedgeof the paper maybe turned into the U shaped tucker 59 ofFigs. A; and 5 and,be

Q held-away from the wall duringsuchmovement. Asuitable brush is later used to complete the engagement of the turned down portion pf 1 the paper with the wallsurface. 1

In placing paper on walls ,theupper end of the paper is laidover the top of the brushwith the paper hanging straight down along the side of the brush bar H and the clips 20, 2| are engaged with such paper to hold and support it in such position. Preferably for such use the handle I5 is detached from the base post as well as from the base. The paper so held is brought against the wall and the portion above the clips contacted with the wall. If desired the screw l4 may be released and the yoke l2 may be adjusted to angularly position the brush relative to the handle so that such wall attachment may be more readily accomplished. After attachment of the paper the clips 20, 2| are pulled around to the dotted position indicated by 2|A in Fig. 3 and not only thereby release the paper for attachment but are themselves removed from interference with the placing of the paper and subsequent securing of the paper on the Wall may be therefore accom-' plished in usual manner.

In using the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, after paper is moved and held against ceiling or wall by brush IOA, cord BI is loosened to release paper from clamping action and after such release is again secured on pin 83 to hold brush bar against clamp 30A.

It will be understood also that while use of the pin as a pivot point is desirable, it is possible to accomplish in a way the same action, by merely allowing the brush to swing on the ball bearing IS, without use of the pin.

Also it is possible to loosen the clamp screw 19 and permit pivoting of the handle in the socket, or even to allow handle and post clamped to.- gether to turn in socket of base 10, while maintaining positioning and stability of such parts by means of the base, anyone of such actions permitting pivotal movement of the brush assembly with relation to the base.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a handle for said brush, a base for supporting such handle and brush, a pivot pin, positioned adjacent a side of said brush, and means for advancing and releasably holding said pin beyond the level of said brush.

2. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a handle for said brush, a base for support ing such handle and brush, a pivot pin, positioned adjacent a side of said brush, means for advancing and releasably holding said pin beyond the level of said brush, and resilient means interposed between said base support and said handle.

3. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a handle for said brush, a pivot pin positioned adjacent a side of said brush, and means for advancing and releasably holding said pin beyond the level of said brush.

I, 4 Inga device? of the character described; .a brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a pivot pin positioned ,,adjacent. .a asiderlof said brush, means for advancing. and releasably holding said pin beyond the level of said brush, a handle; a base forsupporting said handle, and pivot'means securing said brush to said handle.

. 5. In. -a .device of the character described, a brush,,paperclamping means associated therewith, a handlefor said brush, a .base, a releasable post, means adjustablycarried by said post for supporting ,Saidhandle and brush, a pivot pin positioned adjacent a side of said brush, and means for advancing and resiliently holdingsaid pin beyondthe level of said brush,

' 6. In a device of the character described, a brush having a bar portion, and a handle therefor, a pair of clips hingedly mounted on the back of said bar and adapted to extent around opposite ends of said bar into clamping engagement with, the front of said bar, spring means urging said clips into such clamping engagement and means for withdrawing said clips from such engagement and from around the ends of said bar.

'7. In a device of the character described, a brush having a bar portion, and handle therefor, a pair of clamping clips hingedly mounted on the back of said bar and adapted to extend around opposite ends of said bar into clamping engagement with the front of said bar, spring means urging said clips into such clamping engagement and means for withdrawing, and holding in withdrawn position, said clips from such engagement and from around the ends of said bar.

around the opposite ends of said bar into clamping engagement with the front of said bar, spring means urging said clips into such clamping engagement, and joint means for withdrawing said clips from such engagement and from around the ends of said bar, said withdrawing means extend- 1 ing along said handle.

9. In a device of the character described, a handle, a clamp member carried by said handle, brackets carried by said handle, a brush having a bar portion, pivot means securing the ends of 1 said bar to said brackets, and springs urging said brush bar against said clamp member.

10. In a device ofthe character described, a handle, a clamp member rigidly carried by said handle, a brush having its bar portion hingedly carried by said handle, said bar portion being adapted to lie substantially flat against said clamp member, with the bristles of said brush projecting beyond said member, and springs urging said brush bar against said clamp member.

11. In a device of the character described, a handle-carried brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a paper supporting roller carried by said handle and positioned laterally away from said brush, and a tucker carried at one end of said roller, said tucker being substantially U shaped in vertical section and positioned with the open edge of the U upward, whereby to form of paper resting on the roller.

12. In a device of the character described, a

handle-carried brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, marking means carried by said brush, said means being longitudinally adjustable along said brush and outwardly adjustable, whereby to project beyond the ends of the bristles of said'brush and means for clamping said marking means in adjusted position.

- 13. In a device of the character described,a brush, a handle for said brush, a paper supporting roller carried by said handle, said roller being laterally spaced from said brush, means, axially aligned with said handle, disposed between said brush and the support for said roller, pivotally connecting said handle and brush, and means limiting such pivotal movement whereby to permit limited pivotal adjustment between said brush and said roller.

14. In a device of the character described, a handle-carried brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, a paper supporting roller carried by said handle and pushed laterally away fromsaid brush, an edge guiding means for said paper, said guiding means being movable to cooperative position with said roller, and shiftable longitudinally therealong.

15. In a device of the character described, a handle, a clamp member rigidly carried by said handle, a brush having its bar portion hingedly carried by said handle, said bar being adapted to lie substantially flat against said clamp member, with the bristles of said brush projecting beyond said member, and means holding said brush bar against said clamp member.

THOMAS P. GREENE.

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