US2467010A

US2467010A - Liquid coating applicator

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Publication number: US2467010A
Application number: US721809A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leonard W Coley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-01-13
Filing date: 1947-01-13
Publication date: 1949-04-12
Anticipated expiration: 1966-04-12

Description

April 12, 1949. L. w. COLEY 2,467,010

LIQUID COATING APPLIGATOR Filed Jan. 15, 1947 I jg l B 22 I? /e #5 -13 r 22 I INVENTOR.

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It is also an object to provide a"liquid"coat- Patented Apr. 12, 1949 UN l T' ED 2,467,010 LIQ'UID 'COKTINGYLPPLICKTOR L'eona'rtI' W: floley, Beckiey; W." Va. 'A'p ilictioxi January 13, 1947; Serial Nd. 721)8'09 3 Glaliins. (Mi an-6215) This inventionreiates to applicators 'for 'doaiti'ng com positions; and more partimilarly to a coatmg compositionapplying apparatus iricliiding' an applying means, a; coat ng; "composition -cerrying means and a frame 'r ot'ataib-ly supporting them and swingably supporting one 'of *the m exer'n-pie ofjone ofthe" uses of suchan "apparatus is in wmwngafiamem asurfaLceto'be'painted.

In the use" of many devices of this kind, i't -is Moreover, it is fatigu- 'An important object of theinveri-tibnis" to'pro vide a, novel appamus'fompplymg coating-compositions, 'by"which the cating""compbsition- "{cdrr'ying' means may-be separated fiornthe epp ying means in such a way as'tobe readily dip fied into a; container without 'causing"the first neens "to con-tact "the container and its contents" I the coating composition-cirrying" n'lealns may-be Widely spaced from the .applying" mean-sowing the dipping operations.

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Another important'obj'ect is'toj'provide 'a'. 'ri'ew j eipparatus'for eppii ing coating compositionsfias just described nbiu'ding"fiieanstdi etjin the'applying md carryin means "in' "dbhtact' Without manually holding them in such positions, -*':ti1us "redil'cirig fztti'gue.

" While" some liquid foiting' eomp'osition "applying" aiipar'eitus, "including"fiiriposition-eifiplying means andcomposition-carrying means, mTbe Which is SO cbflstrilcted th'afithe cb'aitih' ""ing'meens will not tend t'o sepemcefioni tn coating applying; means while the "apparatus is bein employed inher ting eg'ceiling,

still'another object is tofprovide afiibiflelappelr'atus as described, which is free of coilfsfi'rings, gears, complicated parts an dthe like, 121131510 be- "ing' "composition 'afiplicator' which may "be manuffeictured' at .iow' cost; and which employs' 'interchangeable applying means "as Well as composition-carrying means. s A further object is to "provide an "apparatus as f desired; which may be arranged fto take 11-Dbut limited space; particularly when arranged 'vgim "'the various parts dis'DOsedwas' ifiFigureE 101" 5, whereby a"1"e1'a;tive1y 'flaflpa'ckagetiiill' befpro- "'vided.

7 Other objects and advantages-of the inv'e'ntion 1i beeppairent during thecoiirse ofthe followmg-d-etiild description "of the inventionftablien in connection With' 'the accompanying drawing, mmings part of this specification "and inwtiich drawi'ngz 'g-ure 1' is"-a xpianwiew of-:thenoVe1 ocatingposition az iplyingapparatus-disposedwitii the plying. t

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Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinalsetion'thereof with' theineain'smentioned separated and the carrying means dippedinto at-container.

wqflig-ure' 3 1s: a fragmentar plan 'vi'ew I of the 5: s'upp'ortfor the means of "Figure band 2 ---Figure 4 is a; longitudinal"'s'ectiori througlf a. modification of one of the means-ofFigures' 1 end 2.

- i Figure 5 is =2. view', somewh ait' iikeFigure l but -withanothenmbdificaition' of the means'of Figure 4 mounteduponthesupport of-Figure 3.

In the drawing; wherein for purpose of illustration are shown preferred and'modifiedi'fc'irmS of the invention and wherein similar ref- 5 erence characters designate correspondingmwrts throughout the several views, the novel applying apparatus is sh'own' to include a handle 'nd support i A; upon which are -moun te'd the coating composition-carrying means B; D or: F"2Jnd th 40 "compositiongapplying means C or" E. 1 A container "G'is shownfibont'ziining a coating composition- H.

-"Ihe handie and-support-A comp'rises ap-porw -i0n l(k pnovidinghandle-and composition-applying *me'ansi Support, a portion 1 I providing "a; composition-carrying means supportg means l'2 piv- N means 1 3- toremovably retain "the por tions' I 0 and I l (and; consequently, the composition-carry- ---ing-- and composition applying meansy in workipg'positions.

--Referringmainly to Figures-Land 3, it will 'zbe seen that" the portion), which may be a, single 1en gth of suitable heavybut somewhat springy Wire, is shaped'to provide a biglitsection l-5 from which extend spaced apart arms .16, thesubstantially paralleling sections of which provide a hand hold, and which arms I6 then spread apart as at I I and which spread apart sections I! carry the means I3, whereupon the arms preferably again parallel each other, providing the sections I8 which carry portions of the means I2, and finally terminate in inturned sections, providing pivots I9 for the means C or E.

Still referring mainly to Figures 1 and 3, it will be seen that the portion II, which may also be a single length of suitable heavy, but somewhat springy wire, is formed to provide a bight section 20, arms 2I which first diverge therefrom providin the sections 22 and receive portions of the means I3, then substantially parallel each other,

providing the sections 23, which carry portions of the means I 2 and finally terminate in inturned sections, providing pivots 24 for the means B or D.

As may be seen in Figures 1 and 3, the portion II is inwardly of the portion I but, as shown in Figure 2, it may be swung to extend with parts of the sections 23 below and above the horizontal plane of the portion I0.

Two means I2 are provided to pivotally connect the portions I0 and II and each may comprise a conventional bolt 30 and nut 3I with both of the former extending through suitable perforations in the sections I8 and 23 of the arms I and 2I and suitable spacers 32 may be employed as in Figure 3 to space the sections I0 and II, so that there will not be any interference of the arms I6 and 22 with each other. It will be noted that the two means I2 are spaced along the sections I8 and 23 so that the sweep or swinging movement of the portion II with respect to the portion I I) will permit the means B or D to be separated from the means C or E (as the case may be) a considerable distance (for example, with the axes of the means B and C or D and E about 1 /2 inches apart).

The means I3 to removably retain the portions I0 and II in working positions may be two pairs of spring clips 35. One member of each pair may be secured (as by welding or soldering) to one side of eacharm section I! and the other member of each pair secured to the other side of each arm 7 section I! so that they are interposed in the path of travel of the arm sections 22, whereby the clips will spring into or out of engagement with the arm sections 22 when the travel of the latter carries them into contact with one or the other of each pair of clips, as is now obvious.

The means B is shown as including an integral cylinder or roller body portion 40 which is preferably of spongy, or coating composition-absorbing material. In fact, it is preferred that it be of sponge and have a longitudinal bore containing a cylindrical insert M, which is preferably of harder material, such as hard rubber, and suitably secured to the body portion 40, as by an adhesive. As may be seen in Figure 4, there may be provided metallic bushings 42 at the outer ends of the insert to receive the pivots 24, which may be sprung into them.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that the means C is shown as a solid cylinder or roller body portion 45, which may be of hard rubber and contain upon its periphery 46, in relief, suitable designs. In the example shown in Figure 1 this design comprises a plurality of spaced-apart, star-shaped figures each comprising a central round section 48 and a plurality of radiating point sections 49. Obviously the same kind of bushings as the bushings 42 may be em- 4 ployed with the hard rubber cylinder 45, and the pivots I9 sprung into these bushings.

If desired, the means B may be replaced by the means D of Figure 4, a plurality of spacedapart roller or cylindrical body sections 50, shown in Figure 4 each having a central bore through all of which bores extend a cylinder or insert 5| which is preferably of hard rubber and to which the sections 50 may be secured, in spaced-apart relation, so that a narrow space is between each adjoining section 50. This insert 5| may be equipped with the bushings 42 mentioned. If desired, the means F of Figure 5 may be substituted for the means B or D. The means F is made up of two spaced-apart cylindrical or roller body sections 52 provided with central bores through which extends an insert 53 which may be of hard rubber, secured to the sections 52 as by adhesive, while the body sections 50 and 52 are of coating composition-absorbing material, as sponge.

The means E may be made up of a pair of roller or cylindrical body sections 55, as of hard rubber and provided with a smooth periphery 55, adapted to receive a plurality of spaced-apart coatings of material from the body sections 52.

In using the novel coating composition applying apparatus, when a suitable means, such as the means C, which contains a design or the means E which is plain-surfaced, is selected and mounted upon the pivots I9 and there is also a suitable means B, D or F mounted upon the pivots 24, the portion II may be swung to the position shown in Figure 2 and the means B, D or F (as the case may be) dipped into a container of a suitable coating composition, the latter will be soaked up by the means B, D or F. While there is shown, by way of example, a shallow container G for a shallow pool of liquid coating composition H, the container may take any suitable shape, and the pool deep or shallow. In the case 7 of the container G, the means B may be rolled through the pool H. When the sponge portion of the means B, D or F is saturated, the hand of the operator may push down on the bight section 20 while holding the portion I0 steady, and the portion II will pivot so that the arm sections 22 will be engaged by the means I3 and this will cause the periphery of the roller body portion 40 to contact the various sections 48 and 49 of the relief design on the roller body portion 45. Now, when the latter is placed in contact with a surface to be painted, and rolled thereover, the coating composition impregnating the roller body portion 40 will be gradually transferred to sections 48 and 49, and, from these, it will be transferred to the surface, as the means B and C rotate.

A combination of the means B with the means E will provide a painted surface without design, but with a narrow unpainted stripe while a combination of means D and E will provide a surface having a plurality of stripes. Obviously, with care, if the means D were dipped into suitable containers each of a different colored coating composition, or a partitioned container, each compartment adapted to contain a different colored coating composition, so that each roller body section 50 soaked up a diiferent colored coating composition, a plurality of different colored stripes would result, all with one sweep of the apparatus. In the event the means D were so treated and the means C associated therewith, the design would be transferred to the surface to be painted, in various colors.

It will be noted that after the operator has clipped the portions 50 and I! together by the means l3, he need not strain his hand muscles to retain the two associated composition-carrying and composition-applying means in contact.

As may be appreciated from Figure the portion H may be swung to a vertical position, so that the body portion All is considerably removed from the body portion 5, for instance, and the former dipped into a container, as a paint can. In any event, the coating composition will not be apt to splash from the container onto the peripheral surface of the body portion d5 (where it might be carried to the surface upon which the design only is intended to be transferred).

Since the portion H tends to take a vertical position (due to the weight of the body portion 2 d) when released by the means i3, the transfer surfaces of the two body portions do not remain in contact. This differs from assemblies where a spring or other means normally urges the composition-carrying means and composition-applying means into contact.

Because the portions It and II are of wire and one is disposed inwardly of the other so that they may be positioned at the same level when retained by the means I3, at which time the pivotal axes of the two rollers are closest together, the novel apparatus may be rendered particularly compact for packing and storage as well as when in use.

Various changes may be made in the form of the invention herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a coating composition applicator, a coating composition-carrying roller; a coating composition-applying roller; means pivotally supporting said rollers for rotation on their longitudinal axes in substantial parallelism, and swingably supporting one of said rollers for moving it into and out of peripheral contact with the other roller, comprising a length of wire providing a handle section, and spaced-apart arm sections extending therefrom and terminating in pivots for one of said rollers, a second length of wire providing a bight section, and spaced-apart arm sections extending therefrom and terminating in pivots for the other of said rollers, and a pair of pivot members pivotally connecting the arm section formed from one length of wire to the arm sections formed from the other length of wire; and a spring-clip means carried by the arm sections formed from one length of wire for engaging the arm sections formed from the other length of wire, to releasably retain both of said lengths of wire in substantially the same longitudinal and transverse planes and, at the same time, retain the pivotal axes of said rollers in positions wherein they are closest together.

2. In a liquid coating composition applicator, a liquid coating composition-absorbing roller having a spongy peripheral portion; a liquid coating composition-applying roller having a hard rubberperipheral portion; means pivotally supporting said rollers for rotation on their longitudinal axes in substantial parallelism, and swingably supporting one of said rollers for moving it into and out of peripheral contact with the other roller in an arc of at least including a first portion, having a handle section and spaced-apart arm sections extending therefrom provided with inturned pivots at their free ends and extending into one of said rollers, a second portion having spacedapart arm sections provided with inturned pivots at their free ends and extending into the other of said rollers, and a pivot member for said arm portions disposed intermediate the ends of said arm portions, and means carried by the arm sections of one of said portions for engaging the arm sections of the other portion, to releasably retain both of said portions in substantially the same longitudinal plane, throughout their lengths, and at the same time, retain the pivotal axes of said rollers in position wherein they are closest together and said spongy peripheral portion in intimate line contact with said hard rubber peripheral portion.

3. In a liquid coating composition applicator, a liquid coating composition-absorbing roller having a spongy peripheral portion; a liquid coating composition-applying roller having a hard rubber peripheral portion; means pivotally supporting said rollers for rotation on their longitudinal axes in substantial parallelism, and swingably support ing one of said rollers for moving it into and out of peripheral contact with the other roller in an are, including a first portion, having a handle section and spaced-apart arm sections of resilient material provided with inturned pivots at their free ends and extending into the other of said rollers, and a pivot member for said arm portion disposed intermediate the ends of said arm portions, and means carried by the arm sections of one of said portions for engaging the arm sections of the other portion, to releasably retain both of said portions in substantially the same longitudinal plane throughout their lengths and, at the same time, retain the pivotal axes of said rollers in positions wherein they are closest together and said spongy peripheral portion in intimate line contact with said hard rubber peripheral portions, comprising spring clips mounted upon one pair of said arm sections and interposed in the path of travel of the other pair of said arm sections.

LEONARD W. COLEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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