US960527A

US960527A - Fly-catcher.

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Publication number: US960527A
Application number: US49038209A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harald Von Essen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-04-16
Filing date: 1909-04-16
Publication date: 1910-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 1927-06-07

Description

H. VON ESSEN.

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mnann von Essen, or HAMBURG, GERMANY.

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l fBe, itlknown that I, EHAR/AI ,ngvo'ir ESSEN, a fl'ftlzerl,- Hamburg, and :resident of. No. '58 ishulterblatt, Hamburg, in'the fEmpre of ,sq merchant," have; -invented 4 a `new` and useful sly-foncier, or vwrath thev foilvin isa Speciiicationx p catchenwhieh employsl a sucky or adhesive usurface, hasb'to' j'show the yfollowing properties, it is qdestined =to successfully conquer-fthe .generakmarket- It'must requirein 'itspr'oduction a-niin'imumin lmaterial and labor; itmustbea's light as possible and de.

mand ^arninirnum .in space Whenpacked for` vtransport orsto'ring.` When in use, it must not^"be"'fl`ens1vely noticeable. In technical I "eg'ard,A such "a fiiy' catcher 'requires to be housed, Whenfnot in use, perfectly airand. oil-'tight,`in ordento jprevent the drying of the-g catcher ofthe class specified must be reliable in its functions, it should be adapted to be easily, vopened and l comfortably 'handled when pulling-.out the sticky' band, WithoutI this possibility of soiling the hands orlingers ".-inits'- attachment fto thev place `of support. FinaIlysuch a iiycatcher has to be provided with a tape or stringl to enable the attachnient of-same Whererequired. for use. 'A y The'fiy catcher, 'wltich forms the subject of 'the present application and which belongs to the classof suchdevices specified above, an- 'SWer's "the requirements enumerated to perfection, b. virtue'of the fact, that the zigf -Wis `oldedband is contained airand oilftight in anenyelo'p whennot in use and sprovided with astring, -Whose tvvo ends rojectfrom the lateral edges of the sticky Band and are caused to cross Ieach other above the latter, fforthe purpose of being glued'in this' condition inside the top closure of the envelop, issuing With lthe extren'iities therefrom. jIn consequence of the aforesaid arrangement, said two ends of the string,

when being pulled, open automatically the. top closure of the envelop and subsequently extract the, sticky band from the envelop u p to they last zigzag fold, which remains in firm connection With the envelop. Finally the'stringserves Ifor tying the fly catcher to its -requisite place of support. y The lnvention consists 1n the novel comblparts, all as more fully hereinafter enplained, shovvn in'l'fthe accompanying drawings and I' `'speceatiolrof Ilette'rs' Patent Implication 'inea April 1e, 1909. :sensi No. 490,382.

p ue or the :percolation of the liquefied' gluev respectively; In lts application, a fly nation, 'arrangement and adaptation of Y l'Patented J une 7, 1910.

the-n specifically set out in the appended claims.V Y

'In the drawings 'Figure l shows the tiy catcher inside its open envelop in 'front elevation. 'F ig. Qshows lthe Vfly-catcher contained in its closed envelop. Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the "novel vmanner of opening the envelop to extract the flycatcher there om. Flg. 5 shows the 'fly catcher extracted from lts envelop and hung upready'for use. .I

The fly catcher consists of a band or ribbon a, Which is rendered sticky on both sides by means of suitable yglue and which is f olded zigzag-Wise or in concertina fashion, in order toavoid every Waste in space `When packed for transport ,or storing. It. is advisable to perforate the edges of the folds,

as indicated by the reference letter b in Fig. 5, so las to produce passages, which enable `the glue accumulating in vthe angle The extremity ofthe top layer of the zigzag-Wise folded band a is provided with a string, a tape or a Wire, which may be fastened by gluing in the doubled back edge portion f of the band' a, as'indicated in the several figures of the drawing, but which may .also be fastened in any other desired and appropriate manner, so longl as t-he means of fastening enable the two ends g Of the string or the like to issue and protrude from the lateral edges of the band a.

According to this invention, the zigzag- Wise folded Vband a is packed in an envelop, preferably produced from pergamin, so as to insure an ain and oil-tight closure, which protects the sticky or adhesive surfaces of the band against the detrimental iniuences of the outer atmosphere until the moment for employing the fly catcher arrives. The envelop comprises the center part c and the side iapsv e, which are adaptedto b e bent over on the folding lines orindentations d.

-The sticky band a is attached With .its lowermost layer of the zigzag folds to the envelop. It is advisable to effectv the attachlio` ' by thefingers at the ment` by granting thelowermost layer of ltheband a larger size, so that its end "portion i projects froml they su rposed layers or folds and may be stuck 1n between the cenlter Vpart c and the side flaps e of the envelop, .when they are glued I'tgtgether in wrapping the'ly catcher. A art rom facilitating the fastening, of the catcher to ,theienvelop as just described, this projecting'mar 'nal portion .h of the lowermost layer'Or fo d of the band a prevents the tearing out'or Vseparation of the band from the envelop during the extraction of the zigzag folds in ex osing the sticky .or adhesive surfaces of t e. fly catcherready`fo1'use.4 This is du'e to the fact, that the envelop is grasped and held ower edge portion inclosing the marginal. portion 71, of the band a, when pullin out the latter. I;

The two ee ends g of the lstrin issuing from the lateral edges of ,the ban a at its top' end, are crossed on the'head ortion of the center part o' of the envelop, w ich over.-

l laps thelpackage formed by the zigzag-wise folded band a. Subsequentlyv the crossed ends g of the string are lued in between the center part c and the si e flaps e ofthe'envelop in closing the latter, as indicated in Fig. 2. It may be remarked here, that the envelop is 4'larger than the ackage formed by the band a and that on y the marginal portions of the blank constituting the envelop are pasted to ether, as indicated in Fig. l, so that theA y catcher contained in the envelop is not caught inthe joints, except at the lower end of the envelop by the .edge portion z, of the band afl and except at the top end Aof the envelop by the crossed ends g of the string, which latter stand out some distance from the hermetically sealed oil-tight envelop.

In Order to employ the fiy catcher, the ends vg of the string issuing from the envelop are grasv vd and pulled in the directions indicate by the arrows in Fig. 3., By virtue of the pulling force exerted, 'the top edge closure of the envelop is torn open and lips 'i are produced as shown in Fig. 4, which are somewhat opened in pulling the zigzag folds ofthe band 'a through them. These lips a' serve to catch the .gluerthat may run down s guide and collect this glue in the envelo on the band when liquefied, and serve to m self to the precise form shown, foriruzmy o the details ma changed in form or position without a feet-ing theoperativeness or utility of` my invention, and I therefore re serve the right to make all such modifications as'are included within the-scope of the fol'- lowing claims, or of mechanical equivalents to the structureset forth.

What I do claim as my inventiornand'desire to secure b Letters Patent, is:

l.; A fly-cate er comprising, in combination, an adhesive band folded zigzag-wise, an airand oil-tight cover enveloping said band and attached to the lower extremity ofthe latter,'a string fast to the upper extremity of the adhesive band, both ends of said string projecting from the` side edges of the band to the lower extremity of the latter, the top.

portion of said bag being glued together with the two ends of the aforesaid string crossing therein and issuing therefrom, so that by pulling the string ends in opposite directions the top .closure of the bag is torn open and lips are produced for catching the liquid glue trickling down the adhesive band, substantially as set forth.

3. A fly-catcher comprising, in combination, an adhesive band folded zigzag-Wise, having the lowermost layer or fold extended, a string fast to the upper extremity of said band havin both ends projecting from,y the side edges t ereof, an airand oil-tight bag enveloping the adhesive band and attached to the pro] ect-ing marginal edge portion produced by the extension of the lowermost layer or fold of the adhesive band, th'e top portion of said bag being glued together witl: the two ends of the aforesaid string crossing therein and issuing therefrom, so as'to enable by vpulling to open the cover and to subsequently extract the sticky band therefrom and finally to hang up the fly catcher, substantially as set forth.

Il. A fiy-catcher comprising, in combination, an adhesive band folded zigzag-wise, the folding edges of the band beingperforated. to enable the glue to percolate therethrough, a string fast to the upper extremity of said Iband having both ends projecting from the side edges thereof, and air-and oil: tight bag enveloping the adhesive band and attached to the lower extremity of the latter, the top sortion of said bag beino' glued In Witness whereof I have hereuilto signed together Wit i the two ends of the a' oresaid my name this second day o f April 1909, 1n vl. string crossing therein and issuing there the presence of tlWo subscriblng Witnesses.

' from, so that bypuiiing the string ends in HAR XI-D VON ESSEN A opposite directions the top oiosure oi' the bag is torn open and lips are produced for catch- Witnesses: ing the liuid glue triokling down the adi OTTO W. HELLMRICH, hesive banl, substantially as set forth. H. L, MUMMENHOFF.