WO2006043944A1 - Line marking means - Google Patents
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- WO2006043944A1 WO2006043944A1 PCT/US2004/034396 US2004034396W WO2006043944A1 WO 2006043944 A1 WO2006043944 A1 WO 2006043944A1 US 2004034396 W US2004034396 W US 2004034396W WO 2006043944 A1 WO2006043944 A1 WO 2006043944A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41G—APPARATUS FOR BRONZE PRINTING, LINE PRINTING, OR FOR BORDERING OR EDGING SHEETS OR LIKE ARTICLES; AUXILIARY FOR PERFORATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRINTING
- B41G3/00—Apparatus for printing lines
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- the present invention relates to a line marking means for marking one or more clear distinct lines on the absorbent tip of a cotton swab.
- Cotton swabs with one or more absorbent tips are commonly used in households for cleaning ears, nose, wounds, small appliances, and for a variety of other applications.
- the absorbent tip on the cotton swab may be made of cotton, foam, or sponge.
- the absorbent tip is white in color with an elliptical profile and surrounds the end of the cotton swab tube symmetrically.
- the present invention is a line marking means for marking one or more clear distinct lines on an absorbent tip of a cotton swab. Another object of the present invention is to imprint one or more clear distinct lines on the tip of a cotton swab. Yet another object of the present invention is to imprint one or more clear distinct spiral lines on the tip of a cotton swab. Another object of the present invention is to imprint one or more clear distinct lines on the tip of a cotton swab using only the necessary amount of ink without wasting any excess amount of ink.
- the line marking means comprises of a channel with an ink feeding means and an overflow control means in fluid connection with the channel which also functions as the ink applicator.
- the ink feeding means comprises of a reservoir that contains an ink to be delivered into the channel through one or more tubes.
- a flow control means may be disposed between the reservoir and the channel to control the rate of delivery of the ink into the channel.
- the overflow control means comprises of one or more tubes that will remove the excess amount of ink from the channel and redeposit the excess ink back into the reservoir or the excess ink may be discarded. If the flow control means has the capability to accurately control the rate of delivery of the ink into the channel, the overflow control means will not be necessary.
- Figure 1 shows the preferred embodiment of the line marking means.
- Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of the preferred embodiment of the line marking means shown in figure 1.
- Figure 3 shows another embodiment of the line marking means.
- Figures 1 and 2 show the preferred embodiment of the line marking means.
- the line marking means comprises of a channel 1 with an elongated opening 2, which functions as an ink applicator, and with an ink feeding means 3 and an overflow control means 4 in fluid connection with the channel 1.
- the channel 1 is positioned generally above the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6 with the elongated opening 2 towards the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6.
- the ink feeding means 3 comprises of a reservoir 7 that contains an ink 8 to be delivered into the channel 1 through one or more tubes 9.
- a flow control means 10 such as a valve may be disposed between the reservoir 7 and the channel 1 to control the rate of delivery of the ink 8 into the channel 1.
- the overflow control means 4 comprises of an opening 11 in said channel 1 and one or more tubes 12 that will remove the excess amount of ink 8 from the channel 1 through the opening 11 in the channel 1 and redeposit the excess ink 8 back into the reservoir 7 or the excess ink 8 may be discarded.
- the overflow control means 4 comprises of a small tube or a needle positioned at a predetermined height from the bottom of the channel 1 such that it will remove any excess ink 8 that reaches the predetermined height.
- the ink feeding means 3 will continuously feed the channel 1 with more ink 8.
- the rate at which the ink 8 is being delivered into the channel 1 is controlled by the flow control means 10 to be the same as or slightly more than the rate of depletion of the ink 8 resulting in an excess of ink 8 that will accumulate in the channel 1. If the flow control means 10 has the capability to accurately control the rate of delivery of the ink 8 to be the same as the rate of depletion of the ink 8 from the channel 1, the overflow control means 4 will not be necessary.
- the overflow control means 4 may be simply an opening 11 at a predete ⁇ nined position in the channel 1 whereby when the ink level reaches the opening 11, the excess accumulated ink 8 will be removed through the opening 11.
- a tube 12 may be connected to the opening 11 to direct the excess accumulated ink 8 that is removed from the channel 1 back into the reservoir 7 or the removed excess ink 8 may be discarded.
- the removal of the excess ink 8 may also be assisted by vacuum, such as with a vacuum pump 14 placed in line with the overflow control means 4.
- the overflow control means 4 comprises of a small tube or a needle positioned at a predetermined height from the bottom of the channel 1 such that it will remove any excess ink 8 that reaches the predetermined height.
- a distinct line 13 in the form of a ring may be formed on the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6 on the assembly line during the manufacturing process by rotating the absorbent tip 5 across the elongated opening 2 in the channel 1 and oriented perpendicular to the channel 1.
- two or more distinct lines may be imprinted on the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6 when the absorbent tip 5 is rotated under the elongate openings of the channels and oriented perpendicular to the channels.
- different color inks may be used in the different channels to imprint lines of different colors on the same absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6.
- the -width of the elongated opening 2 may also be changed to imprint varying line widths on the absorbent tip 5.
- the width of the elongated opening 2 may also be adjusted to operate with ink 8 of varying surface tension since the ink 8 is held in the channel 1 at the elongated opening 2 by its own surface tension.
- a spiral line may be imprinted on the absorbent tip 5 by orienting the channel 1 at an angle that is not perpendicular to the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6. When the cotton swab 6 is rotated across the elongated opening 2 in the channel 1, the channel 1 will imprint a spiraling line on the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6.
- FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the line marking means.
- the line marking means comprises of a channel 15 with an ink feeding means 3 and an overflow control means 4 in fluid connection with the channel 15.
- the channel 15 is positioned below the absorbent tip 5 of the cotton swab 6.
- an absorbent thread 18, such as a cotton thread may be positioned within the channel 15 to evenly distribute the ink 8 in the channel 15 and to prevent overflowing of the ink 8 from the channel 15,
- the ink feeding means 3 comprises of a reservoir 7 that contains an ink 8 to be delivered into the channel 15 through one or more ink flow paths 16 into the channel 15.
- a flow control means 10 may be disposed between the reservoir 7 and the channel 15 to control the rate of delivery of the ink 8 into the channel 15,
- the overflow control means 4 comprises of one or more ink flow paths 17 that will remove the excess amount of ink 8 from the channel 15 and redeposit the excess ink 8 back into the reservoir 7 or the excess ink 8 may be discarded.
- the removal of the excess amount of ink 8 may be from the bottom of the channel 15 or the side of the channel 15.
- the removal of the excess ink 8 may also be assisted by vacuum, such as with a vacuum pump 14 placed in line with the overflow control means 4.
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CNA2004800442552A CN101052527A (en) | 2004-10-18 | 2004-10-18 | Index device |
PCT/US2004/034396 WO2006043944A1 (en) | 2004-10-18 | 2004-10-18 | Line marking means |
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PCT/US2004/034396 WO2006043944A1 (en) | 2004-10-18 | 2004-10-18 | Line marking means |
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US5683508A (en) * | 1995-08-25 | 1997-11-04 | Fit Group, Inc. | Coating apparatus and method for dispensing a liquid, and draining and cleaning a coating apparatus |
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US5683508A (en) * | 1995-08-25 | 1997-11-04 | Fit Group, Inc. | Coating apparatus and method for dispensing a liquid, and draining and cleaning a coating apparatus |
US20030182812A1 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2003-10-02 | Garry Tsaur | Cotton swab line marking means |
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