US1185991A - Adhesive-tape holder and moistener. - Google Patents

Description

W. E. FLEMING.

ADHESIVE TAPE HOLDER AND MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19.1915.

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DRUGGIST Witnesses Inventor Attorneys W. E. FLEMING.

ADHESIVE TAPE HOLDER AND MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FI LED JULY 19, I915.

Patented June 6, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- W. E. FLEMING.

ADHESIVE TAPE HOLDER AND MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19.1915.

Patented June 6, 1916,

' 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 Attorneys 1% Inventor IKE 17K;

Witnesses ,THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPI. cm, WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES WARREN E. FLEMING, OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

ADHESIVE-TAPE HOLDER AND MOISTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed July 19, 1915. Serial No. 40,732.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TVARREN E. FLEMING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Manhattan, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Adhesive-Tape Holder and Moistener, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to tape holders and moisteners, and aims to provide a novel and improved appliance of that nature.

It is the object of the invention to provide an appliance of the nature indicated adapted to hold one or more rolls of gummed tape, and so constructed and operable, that the tape may be readily grasped by the thumb and fingers to pull the desired length of tape from the device, the adhesive being moistened at the same time,

. and the moistened portion of the tape benovel means for gripping and holding the free terminal of the tape, novel means for moistening the tape, novel means for supplying water to the moistening means, and a cutter cooperating with the tape holding and gripping means whereby when the tape is pulled out to the length desired, it may be readily cut ofi.

With the foregoing and other. objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of description hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the appliance, portions being broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the appliance with portions removed to show the interior parts. Fig. 3,

is a longitudinal vertical section taken ap proximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1. F 1g.

lis a vertical section taken on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a suitable base or stand 1, formin the frame of the appliance, and provided with a compartment or chamber 2 for the rolls of tape. Spanning or bridging the compartment 2 is a transverse shaft or spindle 3 which has its terminals seated in bearings or seats 4 secured upon the base 1 at the opposite sides of the compartment 2 between the ends of said compartment, whereby said shaft 3 may be readily removed by lifting it out of the bearings 4 when it is desired to replace the rolls of tape 5 carried by the shaft 3. The shaft 3 may be readily slipped through the central apertures of the rolls, and then when the shaft 3 is placed within the bearings 4, the rolls will be supported for rotation within the compartment 2.

In order to properly position the rolls within the compartment 2, an adjustable rack 6 is provided within the compartment 2, said rack embodying end strips or members 7 having slotted portions 8 for receiving the ends of longitudinal partition or division strips 9. The end strips 7 are supported upon cleats 10 secured to the base 1 at the ends of the compartment 2, and the slotted portions 8 of the end strips 7 are so arranged, that the strips 9 may be adjusted for accommodating various widths of tapes, and for holding the rollsof tape at the proper positions.

A cover or hood 11 for the compartment 2, is hinged at one end, as at 12, upon the base 1 at one end of the compartment 2, the cover 11 normally resting upon the base for closing the compartment 2 and housing the tape rolls therein. The free end of the cover 11 has an opening 13 for the passage of the tape therethrough. The cover 11 is also provided at its free end with depending pins 1i adapted to enter sockets 15 provided in the top of the base 1, whereby the cover 11 is held in place when it is closed. The base 1 also carries an upper latch 16 engageable with the free end of the cover when the cover is closed, forholding the cover down, the latch 16 being readily released by hand when it is desired to swing the cover open. The rack 6 is narrower than the compartment 2, to provide a space 17 at one side of the rack for receiving extra rolls of tape 18 which may be subsequently applied to the shaft 3 to replace exhausted rolls.

Coming to the mechanism for holding and moistening the free terminals of the tape, the same embodies a transverse water receptacle 19 mounted upon the base 1 at the free end of the cover 11 and adjacent the respective end of the compartment 2. This receptacle 19 may be detachably mounted upon.

the base 1, if desired, and to this end, a

plate 20 is secured upon the base and has its transverse edges bent back upon itself, as at 21, to provide guides for receiving the lower outturned flanges 22 of the receptacle 19. This allows the receptacle to he slid laterally onto and off of the base.

The receptacle or trough 19 is supplied with water from a circular or short cylindrical water reservoir 23 mounted upon one end portion of the receptacle 19. This reservoir 23 is rotatably seated within an arouate carrier 24 having the low sides 25, said carrier having the depending spout portion 26 fitting tightly within one end of the receptacle 19 to hold the carrier 24 in place. The terminals of the carrier 24 project upwardly and the reservoir 23 is seated within the carrier so that the reservoir may be turned upside down readily. The periphery of the reservoir 23 has an aperture 27, and the reservoir is normally so positioned that the aperture 27 is at the bottom, the lower portion of the reservoir depending within the receptacle 19, whereby the lower portion of the reservoir will dip in the water within the receptacle.

As a means for removably holding the reservoir 23 in place, a doubled resilient rod 28, forming a holding member, has its intermediate portion or bend hingedly connected, as at 29, to that terminal of the guide 24 remote from the cover 11, and the resilient limbs 30 of the bar orholder 28 are curved or arched to normally lie over the reservoir 23 for holding the reservoir seated within the carrier 24. The free ends of the limbs 30 are provided with outturned fingers 31 engageable in eyes or keepers 32 provided upon the other terminal of the carrier 24, the tension of the limbs 30 tending to separate them for holding the fingers 31' within the eyes 32, but when the limbs 30 are pressed toward one another, the fingers 31 will be retracted or withdrawn from the eyes 32, to allow the holder 23 to be swung off of the reservoir, thus allowing the reservoir to be lifted or removed from the carrier 24. The periphery of the reservoir 23 is provided with an outstanding finger piece 33 movable between the limbs 30 of the holder 28, and arranged at approximately quadrature with respect to the aperture 27, whereby when the finger piece 33 is moved against or adjacent one terminal of the car rier 24, the aperture 27 will be brought to lowermost position, and when the finger piece 33 is moved to the other terminal of the carrier, the aperture 27 will be brought uppermost.

A plate 34, forming a cover for the receptacle 19 is disposed upon said receptacle at the side of the reservoir 23, and is hinged, as at 35, to that side of the reservoir adjacent the cover 11, the hinged connection being such that when the plate 34 is swung upwardly, it may be detached from the receptacle 19, for purpose of repair, cleaning or readjustment. The plate 34 has an opening 36 adjacent the hinge 35, or the inner side of the receptacle 19, over which opening the tape holding means is disposed.

The tape holding means embodies a plate or leaf 37 disposed over or within the opening 36 and hinged, as at 38, to the plate 34 adjacent the hinge 35, the free edge of the plate 37 being spaced slightly from there spective edge of the opening 36 to provide a slot 36. The plate 37 has a curved lip 39 above or adjacent the hinge 38, and has an upstanding rib 40 along its free edge adj acent the slot 36. A tape holding or gripping strip 41 is disposed within the depression between the lip 39 and rib 40, and has one end hinged, as at 42, upon one end of I the plate 37, and a slidable latch 43 is car ried by the free portion of the strip 41 and is engageable with a keeper 44 carried by the other end of the plate 37, so that when the strip 41 is swung downwardly to frictionally grip or hold the tape thereunder upon the plate 37, the latch 43 may be projected into engagement with the keeper 44 for holding the strip 41 in place. The strip 41 has an upturned flange 45 adjacent the rib 40 for guiding the tape over said rib, and to hold the free terminal 5 of the tape in an upwardly projecting inclined position. as seen in F ig. 3, whereby the terminal of the tape may be readily grasped by the thumb and finger for purpose of drawing the tape outwardly. The plate or leaf 37 may swing upwardly slightly above the horizontal plane of the plate 34, and the up ward movement of the plate 37 is limited by means of a stop 46 carried by the free end of the cover 11, in order that the plate 37 will not swing upwardly excessively.

A cutter blade, 47, preferably having its cutting edge serrated, is carried by brackets 48 attached to the free end of the cover 11, the blade 47 overhanging the tape holding means, whereby the tape may be readily cut, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The tape moistener embodies an oscilla tory frame 49 mounted within the receptacle 19. This frame comprises side bars or arms 50 connected at one end by a cross piece or strip 51., and at their other end bv a cross piece or yoke 52. A removable rock shaft 53 is engaged through the side bars adjacent or below the strip 51 and has one terminal journaled to that end of the receptacle 19 remote from the reservoir 23, while the other end of the shaft 53 is journaled to a transverse partition secured within the receptacle 19 adjacent the reservoir. The frame 49 is thus mounted to oscillate about a horizontal aXis, since the shaft 53 is disposed horizontally adjacent the outer side of the receptacle 19. Attached to the yoke or strip 52 at the free portion of the frame 49, is an upstanding or angularly projecting arch 56, preferably formed from wire, and having its ends secured to the yoke 52. A doubled sheet of felt 57, or equivalent material, is disposed over the arch 56, and the edgesportions of the felt 57 are clamped against the yoke 52 by means of a swinging clasp 58 terminally pivoted to the bars 50 adjacent the yoke 52, as at 59, and having a toothed or serrated lip to engage the felt when the clasp 58 is swung thereagainst, so that the felt will be held taut. The edges of the felt preferably project below the yoke 52, to seat upon the bottom of the receptacle 19, for providing a cushion. This will prevent any noise when the frame 49 drops within the water receptacle 19. By loosening the clasp 58, the felt 57 may be adjusted or replaced when worn out.

The moistener frame 49 is normally swung downwardly within the water receptacle below the top plate 34 thereof, and in order to swing the frame 49 upwardly, a presser plate 61 is hinged upon the plate 34, as at 62, adjacent the opening 36, and an arched link 63 has its intermediate portion hinged or pivoted to the bottom of the plate 61 adjacent the free edge ofsaid plate. The limbs of the link 63 work through suitable openings provided in the plate 34, and said limbs are provided with terminal forks 64 below the plate 34 within the receptacle 19. The forks 64 straddle or engage a wire or rod secured to the short arm of the frame 49 which projects beyond the fulcrum shaft of said frame, the long arm of said frame carrying the felt, wick or moistening elemeat 57. The rod 65 is preferably soldered or otherwise attached to the edge of the strip 51, and said edge of the strip is provided with notches 66 for accommodating the forks 64. The weight of the long arm of the frame or lever 49 and parts carried thereby causes said arm to swing downwardly when the moistener is released, and this will raise the link 63 for raising the plate 61 ofi of theplate 34. When the plate (31 is depressed by hand, the frame 49 will be swung upwardly to force the felt 57 upwardly through the slot 36, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 3. I

The appliance illustrated is capable of accommodating a number of rolls of tape, in

order that one roll of tape may be plain,

the device, as will presently appear, only one tape will be considered, stood that the use of a a mere duplication.

To supply the receptacle 19 with water, the receptacle is filled with water up to the level of the aperture 27, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, and the reservoir 23 is then filled with water to maintain the level of the water within the receptacle 19. The reservoir 23 is filled as follows: The finger piece 33 is moved from the position seen in Fig. 4, to the opposite side, which will bring the aperture 27 to the top, to prevent any water remaining within the reservoir 23 from spilling. Then, the terminals of the limbs 30 of the holder 28 are pressed together by the fingers, to withdraw the fingers 31 from the eyes 32, and this allows the holder 28 to be swung ofi of the reservoir 23. The reservoir may then be lifted out of the carrier 24, so that water may be poured or run through the aperture 27 for filling the reservoir. The reservoir is then replaced within the carrier 24, with the finger piece 33 adjacent the hinge 29 of the holder 28, so that the aperture 27 is uppermost, and the fingers 31 of the holder 28 are then reapplied to the eyes 32 for holding the reservoir in position. The reservoir may then be inverted to bring the aperture 27 lowermost, by moving the finger piece 33 to the position illustrated in Fig. 4, it being noted that ordinarily, the water within the receptacle 19 forms a closure or seal for the aperture 27. Then the water level within the receptacle 19 lowers, during the use of the device, sufficient water is allowed to flow from the reservoir 23 for filling the receptacle 19 to the normal water level, and in this manner the water level within the receptacle is maintained normal until the supply of Water within the reservoir 23 is exhausted. The reservoir may then be refilled in the manner above indicated.

To apply the tape 5 to the tape holder, ready for use, the free terminal of the tape may be readily passed outwardly when the cover 11 is opened, and the holding strip 41 is then swung upwardly by releasing the latch 43 thereof from the keeper 44, so that the free terminal of the tape can be placed upon the lip 39 and rib 40 under the strip 41. The strip 41 is then swung downwardly to hold the tape within the depression between the lip 39 and rib 40, whereby the free terminal of the tape will be frictionally held in place, the latch 43 being again projected it being underplurality of tapes is through the keeper H to hold the strip il in place. The cover 11 is again swung closed, which will bring the stop 46 and cutter blade %7 properly above the tape holder. The free terminal 5 of the tape will project upwardly in an inclined position, as seen in Fig. 3, in order that the terminal of the tape may be readily grasped by the thumb and finger.

In using the appliance, the plate 61 is depressed, so as to swing the frame 49 upwardly, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 3, which will cause the felt 57 and its holder 56 to move upwardly through the opening 36 so as to project above the plates 3%- and 37. When the felt 57 and its holder 56 are moved upwardly, they swing against the under side of the plate 37 adjacent the free edge of said plate. and this swings the plate 37 upwardly slightly to allow the felt and its holder to pass upwardly through the slot 36. After the felt has moved upwardly to proper position, the plate 37 is released and falls back to normal position, so that the free edge of the plate 37 engages and grips the felt 57 and its holder 56, for holding them in raised or projected position. The plate 37 thus acts as a dog or detent for holding the felt or moistening element in raised position, after the plate 61 is released. Now, when the terminal 5 of the tape is grasped and pulled outwardly in an approximately horizontal line as suggested by the arrow A in Fig. 3, the lower gummed side of the strip will be brought against the moistened felt 57, and will be drawn thereover for moistening the gum or adhesive, the tape or strip being drawn outwardly in the meantime to the length desired. After the tape has been pulled out the desired amount, it may be cut off by carrying the tape upward toward the cutter blade d7. This will swing the plate 37 upwardly toward the cutter blade, to re lease the moistener, so that it will again drop back into the water receptacle, and the upward movement of the plate 37 will also reduce the space between the tape holder and cutter blade. This results in short piece of tape projecting from the holder when the tape is cut. The tape is cut by drawing it against the active edge of the blade 4:7, and then moving the terminal of the tape to one side, so that the blade i7 will sever the tape. This will leave a new terminal 5 which will swing back to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, whereby the appliance is again in condition for use. It is thus an easy matter, with the present contrivance, to withdraw the desired length or amount of tape, whereby the adhesive is moistened automatically at the same time, and in order that the tape may then be cut off conveniently. The operation is comparatively simple and convenient. The tape may be used in stores and elsewhere for divers purposes, for example, the tape may be used for labeling, sealing and binding various packages, bundles, and the like. The other advantages and attributes of the invention are thought to be manifest to those versed in the art without further comment being necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having a slot, tape holding means at one side of said slot, a movably mounted moistener within the receptacle having a moistening element project-able upwardly through said slot, means for moving said element upwardly through said slot, and means for holding said element in raised position.

2. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having a slot, tape holding means upon the cover at one side of said slot,a tape moistener movably mounted within the receptacle and having a moistening element projectable upwardly through said slot, and means carried by said cover at the other side of said slot and operatively connected to the moistener for projecting the moistening element upwardly through said slot.

3. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having an opening, a movably mounted moistener within the receptacle and havinga moistening element projectable upwardly through said opening, and a movably mounted tape holder past which the moistening element is movable and adapted to hold said moistening element in raised position.

i. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having an opening, a movably mounted moistener within the receptacle and having a moistening element projectable upwardly through said opening, -a movably mounted tape holder adapted to hold said moistening element in raised position, and a movable member disposed upon said plate at that side of said opening remote from the tape holder and operatively connected to the moistener for moving the moistening element upwardly through said opening.

In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a inoistenerinovably mounted within said receptacle and having a moistening element which is projectable upwardly through said opening, a hinged plate whose free edge is arranged to engage said moistening element for holding it raised, tape holding means upon said hinged plate, and a cutter overhanging said holder.

6. In a device of the character described,

awater receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a moistener movably mounted within said receptacle and having a moistening element which is projectable upwardly through said opening, a hinged plate whose free edge is arranged to engage said moistening element for holding it raised, tape holding means upon said hinged plate, and a movable member upon said cover plate at that side of said opening opposite the hinged plate, said movable member being operatively connected to the moistener whereby when said member is depressed it will raise the moistening element through said opening.

7. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having an opening, a swinging frame within the receptacle having an upwardly projecting moistening element to pass in said opening, and a pivoted member carried by said cover to be raised by the moistening element and to drop behind said element tohold it in raised position.

8. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover therefor having a slot, a swinging frame within the receptacle having an upwardly projecting moistening element to pass through said slot,

tape holding means upon said cover at one side of said slot, and means upon said cover at the other side of said slot for swinging said frame to raise the moistening element.

9. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having an upwardly projecting moistening element to pass upwardly through said opening, and a movably mounted tape holder arranged to engage said moistening element when it is raised for holding same in such position.

10. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having an upwardly projecting moistening element to pass upwardly through said opening, a

movably mounted tape holder arranged to engage said moistening element when it is raised for holding same in such position, and a movable member upon the cover plate at that side of said opening opposite the tape holder and operatively connected to said frame for raising the moistening element when said member is depressed.

11. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having an up wardly projecting moistening element movable through said opening, a hinged plate over said opening, the free edge of the hinged plate being engageable with the moistening element for holding it in raised position, tape holding means upon the hinged plate, and a tape cutter overhanging said hinged plate.

12. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having an upwardly projecting moistening element movable through said opening, a hinged plate over said opening, the free edge of the hinged plate being engageable with the moistening element for holding it in raised position, tape holding means upon the hinged plate, a plate hinged upon the cover plate at that side of said opening remote from the first mentioned hinged plate and operatively connected to said frame for raising the moistening element when the second mentioned hinged plate is depressed.

13. In a device of the character described, a water receptacle, a cover plate therefor having an opening, a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having a short arm and a long arm, an upwardly projecting moistening element carried by the said long arm and movable upwardly through said opening, a hinged plate upon said cover plate, and a link connecting said short arm and hinged plate whereby when the hinged plate is depressed, the moistening element is raised through the said opening.

lat. In a device of the character-described, a water receptacle, and a moistener therein comprising a swinging frame mounted within the receptacle and having a yoke at its free end, an upstanding felt holder carried by said yoke, a doubled piece of felt disposed over said holder, and a clasp carried by the frame for clamping the edge portions of the felt against said yoke.

15. In a device of the character described, a tape holder comprising a plate. having a lip and rib with a depression therebetween, a tape holding strip hinged at one end to said plate and movable downwardly to hold said tape in said depression upon the lip and rib, and means for detachably engaging the free end of said strip to said plate, the strip having an upturned flange cooperating with said rib for holding the tape thereon.

16. A tape moistening device embodying a water receptacle having a reservoir carrier, a cylindrical reservoir mounted for rotation in said carrier, said reservoir depending within the receptacle and having an aperture in its periphery, and a moistening ele ment movable downwardly within and upwardly out of said receptacle.

17. A tape moistening device embodying a water receptacle, an arcuate reservoir carrier having a depending spout portion fitting within the receptacle, a rotatable cylindrical reservoir seated in said carrier and depending within the receptacle, the periphery of the reservoir having an aperture, and a moistening element movable downwardly within and upwardly out of said receptacle.

18. A tape moistening device embodying a receptacle having an arcuate reservoir carrier, a cylindrical reservoir mounted for rocation in said carrier and depending within the receptacle, the periphery of the reservoir having an aperture, an arcuate holder hinged to one terminal of said carrier, the other terminal of said carrier and free end of the holder having inter-engageable means, and a moistening element movable downwardly within and upwardly out of said receptacle.

19. A tape moistening device embodying a receptacle having an arcuate reservoir car rier, a cylindrical reservoir mounted for ro-- tation in said carrier and depending within the receptacle, the periphery of the reservoir having an aperture, a doubled rod forming a holder, the intermediate portion of said holder being hinged to one terminal of said carrier, and the holder having arouate limbs disposed over said reservoir for holding it in place, the ends of said limbs having outturned fingers, the other terminal of said carrier having eyes in which said fingers en gage, and the periphery of the reservoir having an outstanding finger piece working between said limbs of the holder, and a moistening element movable downwardly within and upwardly out of said receptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WARREN E. FLEMING.

Witnesses D. HLFLEMING, Gno. J. Lnnnnn.

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