US2498996A - Wallpaper pasting machine and trimmer - Google Patents

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Feb. 28, 1950 c. E. M'CCLURE WALLPAPER PASTING MACHINE AND TRIMMER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 9, 1946 l l l I,

INVENTOR. (H/M155 4/: (ll/Rf ATI'D R N EYE Patented Feb. 28, 1950 WALIZPAPERZ'PASTING'T'MKCHINE D "YTRIMDQER :Eharlcs'iE.McClurafliamilton flhio Applicationoctober 9, 1946,2 Serial -No:702289 This I invention: relates to improvements; in :de-

1 vices for 1 papering walls, and more particularly ito-the provision of a portable devicet'by means f which the wall paper can :be pasted and I cut rapidly and I properly.

-It :is an object of the invention to provide "a "device which .Will 1 paste and trim ='-the edges "of Wall paper at the same time Without folding the paper, eliminating the waste of paper, as the entire roll of wallpaper can be used in one continuous strip ifneeded.

.-A :further object. is -.the provision of .'-a device in which both edges of the Wall paper area-matched for a smooth .evenjobon the wall,.with no wrinkles or folding.

A (further object is to :provide a wall ;paper trimming -z'device -having .adjustable :zknives 'sto accommodate different widths:of3.paper.

.An object is .theprovisionof:ardeviceiforzpast- .zing andJcutting .theedgesiof vwall paper,*.=which device isgportableandcanbe. convenientlycarried ito :anypart of -aroom .toiacilitatte theirpapering of a wallzandsave considerable ttime.

Referring to the drawings, in Fig. 1, the device for pasting and cutting wall paper is shown to comprise a frame having end members formed of bars I, 2, 3 bolted or otherwise secured together, the bar 3 being vertical and the bars I and 2 forming a triangular support. A cross bar 4 extends from bar I to bar 2 and supports shafts 5 and 6. At one end of the frame a bar I spaced from bar 4 further supports shafts 5 and 6. Shaft 5 carries a roll of wall paper and shaft 6 has fixed thereon a brush 8 for pasting the paper.

Each shaft 5 and 6 has squared ends to receive a crank 9 for rotating the shafts, the crank being interchangeable. At the upper end of bars 3 is a rod ID to which is attached a strap for carrying the device about the shoulders.

Fixed to shaft 6 is a gear H, in mesh witha gear [2 fixed to a shaft l3 supported by bars '2.

.Thetbars l supportva 'ssha'ft M :which carries :at each-end -cuttersf I15. Theaperipheralied'geioftzthe cutters *5 is arranged in engagement :with :the :"outer periphery ref .9, pressure u'oller It. :The 5 ssha'ft l 3=qcarries the pressure :roller l 6 awhich-rcooperates with: the brushirw toipasteithe i paper, s;the

paste being in -a trough ll 1 :below ?the brush :8, -the troughih-aving an-zupstandingrplate fextension t8: over "which the paper passes r and ".which'rpre- 1 .10 'vents 'the paste from splashing. The tstrap :l59

can *be conveniently "fitted #about the tshoulders of an operator.

On bars 2 are hooks l i adaptedfto isupport 5a rewind shaft 2| for rewinding paper from shaft-5.

1-15 "-In operation, thelro'll I of wall paper is :placed "on the=-shaft--5 and wound byiithecrank: 95-between the bru's'h 8 and the .pressure kroll :tG "arto rapply gpastedo 'the wallpaper. "#Ihenutters: I 5::are1positionediadj acent the pressurerollr-andrat. 1711612861885 .120 liof "the wall paper, the movement 10f the paper wthroughxthe .mac'hinelrotatingtthe cutters ligand ztrimmingttheeedges.

.-As:-=shown LinizFig. i1, Ethe:papere'passesaover the plate l8 to the operator applying the paper to a wall or ceiling. When it is desired to accurately match the designs, the paper is rewound on the shaft 20, which has a squared end to receive the crank 9. (See Fig. 4.)

The operator turns crank 9 to rotate brush 8 to provide fresh paste, the pressure roller I6 insuring proper pasting and the cutters I5 trimming the edges of the paper.

It will be seen that there has been provided a simple and effective device by means of which it is not necessary to fold the wall paper, nor to trim the edges by hand, thus providing accurate operation and greatly lessening the time required to paper a wall. Also, the matching of the designs is facilitated by the rewind shaft 20. This enables the paper to be drawn back a short distance to match the designs without wasting paper.

It will be seen that there has been provided a simple and effective device for pasting wall paper, trimming the edges so that the edges are matched for a smooth even applying of the paper without wrinkles or folding.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitative of the invention of which modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

The invention having been described, what is I claimed is:

1. In a wallpaper pasting and trimming machine, a frame, a first horizontally-disposed rotatable shaft operatively connected to said frame for the support thereon of a roll of wallpaper, a trough arranged adjacent one side of said frame and dependingly carried by the latter, said trough adapted to contain paste therein, a second horizontally-disposed rotatable shaft spaced from said first shaft and carried by said frame, said second shaft being disposed over said trough, a brush secured to said second shaft and rotatable in said trough, a third rotatable shaft spaced above said brush and carried by said frame, a pressure roller secured to said third shaft and coacting with said brush to receive the wallpaper therebetween, a fourth rotatable shaft spaced from said third shaft and supported on said frame, a pair of spaced, parallel cutters arranged transversely on said fourth shaft and secured to the latter, the peripheral edges of said cutters being arranged in engagement with the outer periphery of said pressure roller, a plate extension projecting upwardly from one side of said trough and secured thereto, the upper end of said plate extension being arranged above the uppermost of said shafts, said wallpaper being trained between said third shaft and brush and over said cutters and plate extension, gear means operatively connecting said second, third and fourth shafts together, and manually-operable means connected to one end of said third shaft for rotating said shafts to thereby successively cause said brush to apply paste to a surface of the wallpaper and trim said paper to a predetermined size.

2. In a wallpaper pasting and trimming machine, a frame, a first horizontally-disposed rotatable shaft operatively connected to said frame for the support thereon of a roll of wallpaper, a

trough arranged adjacent one side of said frame and dependingly carried by the latter, said trough adapted to contain paste therein, a second horizontally-disposed rotatable shaft spaced from said first shaft and carried by said frame, said second shaft being disposed over said trough, a. brush secured to said second shaft and rotatable in said trough, a third rotatable shaft spaced above said brush and carried by said frame, a pressure roller secured to said third shaft and coacting with said brush to receive the wallpaper therebetween, a fourth rotatable shaft spaced from said third shaft and supported on said frame, a pair of spaced, parallel cutters arranged transversely on said fourth shaft and secured to the latter, the peripheral edges of said cutters being arranged in engagement with the outer periphery of said pressure roller, a plate extension projecting upwardly from one side of said trough and secured thereto, the upper end of said'plate extension being arranged above the uppermost of said shafts, said wallpaper being trained between said third shaft and brush and over said cutters and plate extension, gear means operatively connecting said second, third and fourth shafts together, manually-operable means embodying a crank connected to one end of said third shaft for rotating said shaft to thereby successively cause said brush to apply paste to a surface of the wallpaper and trim said paper to a predetermined size, and strap means connected to said frame for carrying said machine.

CHARLES E. MCCLURE'.

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

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