US2523851A

US2523851A - Ceiling paper hanger

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Publication number: US2523851A
Application number: US620217A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry H I Ward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-10-04
Filing date: 1945-10-04
Publication date: 1950-09-26
Anticipated expiration: 1967-09-26

Description

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' By andfimeyfim Patented Sept. 26, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE 3 Claims.

The invention relates to a paper hanging device or apparatus, and more especially to a device for hanging paper on a ceiling or similar overhead surface.

The primary object of this invention is to enable a person to hold a portion of ceiling paper against a ceiling and to simultaneously smooth out the remainder of the paper against the ceiling without necessitating the use of a ladder or other elevated support for the person irrespective of the height of the ceiling. 7

Another important object of this invention is to provide a device capable of realizing the precedingobject, which will be adjustable to conform to various ceiling heights.

Still another important object of this invention is to provide a device of this character, in which the paper smoothing portions thereof may be efficaciously removed for cleaning or replace ment to avoid soiling of the ceiling paper.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention and shown in a working position for applying ceiling paper.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 4@ of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of a foldable rule and marking accessory for use with the apparatus.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail elevation of a swivel fitting employed in the apparatus.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the apparatus constituting the present invention comprises a tripod or triple-legged stand A, includ ing a tubular central column or post I!) adapted to be perpendicularly disposed, which carries triple spreading legs I, each provided with a foot pad l2 the legs I! being pivotally connected as at I3 to a runner l4 on post ||J andscrew set as at i5 thereon. Legs II are connected as by pivots Hi to spreading braces 11 which, in turn, are pivoted at M3 to a ring-like bearing |9 fixed to the lower end of column II]. The pads |2 of the legs H are adapted to rest upon a foundation or flooring in the use of the apparatus so as to hold the column or post ID in a perpendicular or vertically upright position.

Telescopically fitted slidably in the column I0 is a raising and lowering shank or stem 20 carrying a table top or head 2| which centrally thereof is joined to shank 20 and upon this top or head having first been trimmed to the appropriate 2| is superimposed a ceiling paper strip, generally denoted at 22, for its application to the ceiling of a room or enclosure in a manner presently described.

The stem or shank 2 [I is made fast in the column or post It by a clamping screw 23 tapped into the upper end of a rim 2 of column If). Carried by column IE} below rim 24 is a double fork paper roll rack, the forks 2'5 and 26, respectively, thereof being disposed in the same horizontal plane with each other.

Fitted to the stem or shank 2!! below the top or head 2| is a swivelled bearing 29 to which at opposed sides are pivotally connected at 39 a pair of break jointed long and short brush manipulating arms 3| and 32, respectively, both having bristled brush heads "t3 at their outermost ends. The bristle stocks 34 of the heads 33 are removably fitted so that such stocks can be washed and cleaned at the pleasure of the user of the apparatus.

The top head 2| is preferably made from transparent material so that visibility is had therethrough in the use of the apparatus for the lining and matching of the strips 22 of paper in their application to a ceiling.

In Figure 5 of the drawings there is shown an accessory for use with the apparatus, wherein there is involved a pencil holding stick 35, the marking point or lead being indicated at 36, while carried by this stick 36 is a foldable rule 31 which can be unfolded in a lateral direction with relation to the stick 35 and likewise folded thereagainst, while diametrically opposite the rule 31 and carried by the stick is a hook 38. The purpose 7 of this accessory is to enable the measuring of the ceiling from the center of the latter to the side walls for the mapping out of the number of strips of ceiling paper that will be required for the covering of the ceiling in the hanging of such paper. The stick 35 is manually manipulated, and the point 35, when the rule is extended for measuring one-half of the width of the ceiling, can be used to mark off ormap the positioning of the respective strips required for the covering of such ceiling-in the use of the apparatus. The hook 38 is designed to pull back the edge of the paper when cutting off the required length of strips for ceiling application thereof.

In the operation of the device it will'be understood that a strip of paper is first positioned upon a. table, a board or the like, and paste applied thereto in the conventional manner, the strip length. The strip is then picked up by its ends,

and the center is positioned over the top or head 2| of the device, which has been lowered in the manner previously described in order to b positioned within easy reach of the operator. The device is then moved to the exact center of the room, the center having previously been determined by the measuring attachment, and the entire mechanism raised to the ceiling level, whereupon the head 2| presses the center of the paper strip firmly against the ceiling in the exact center.

The brush attachments are then operated to smooth the ends of the strip outwardly from the center thereof, applying them closely to'the ceiling. It is to be noted that starting in the exact center of the room is quite important and that the paper strip must be accurately centered on the device, in order that the ends will come out even in proper alignment at the walls of the room.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the apparatus will be clearly understood and, therefore, a more extended explanationhasben omitted for the sake of brevity.

As many embodiments may be made of the inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment-herein shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is;

' 1. A paper hangingmachine comprisingan adjustable supportincluding a tubular central column, a shank carrying a'table top telescopically sitely extending arms pivotally attached to said swivel bearing, each of said arms having a plurality of articulated segments and terminating in a brush, one of said arms being provided with handle means for operating said arm, the articulated segments of the other of said arms being pivotally secured to each other in frictional engagement as to maintain a set in adjusted relationship, oppositely extending pairs of parallel racks adjustably carried by said support and adapted to support paper strips, said table top and said latter arm comprising means for holding and positioning a strip of paper adjacent a ceiling-{said parallel racks holding a strip of paper away from said column and said former arm comprises means for pressing said paper firmly against a ceiling.

fitted slidably in said columhadj'ustable fasten- 35 ing means in saidcolumn to engage and hold said shank, a' swivel bearing attached to said shank immediately below said" table top, oppo- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of'record in the file of this patent:

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