US62698A - Improvement in odttees poe teimming wall papee - Google Patents

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l @uitrit tsts gamut @fitta HENRY C. SNOW, OF PRINCETON, ILLlNOlS, ASSIGNOR TQ HIMSELF AND C. C.- LAT'IIMER, OF SAMEPLACE Lam Parent No. 62,698, dma 1am-h 5, 1867.

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'lO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. SNOW, of Princeton, in the county of Bureau, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Cutter for Trimming Wall Paper," Xtc.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the a-rt to malte and use the same,'refercnce being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,

The present' invention relates to a new and useful cutter or implement-for' the trimming of wall paper and border strips more especially, although it can be used for other and various purposesz whereby wall papel-,1&c.,

can he trimmed with the utmost facility, accuracy, ease, and rapidity, as will be obvious from the following detail description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure .l is a plan or top view of the cutter or implement; and

Figure 2, an elevation `of the frontend of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A, in the drawings, represents tle handle of the implement or cut-ter embraced in the present invention, which handle is secured to a frame, B, hung by its parallel side-pieces C to a shaft, I, having wheels D and respectively. hung to eaclrof its ends, one, D, of which wheels is considerably larger in diameter than the other, E, but are both cove-red with a rubber tire or ring, F, a shaft, hung in a parallel line to the shaftKI, hereinbcforc referred to, but below and alittle to one side of the saine, which shaft, at each end, turns in bearings of the under parallel projecting arms J, of the handle-frame B, and is provided with a pulley or wheel, K, havingv a rubber tire orperiphery ruiming in Contact with the under side of the larger wheel D. Against the upper side of the raised portion M of the pulley K, inside of the wheel D, bears or runs a pulley, N. having rubber tire, which pulley N is secured to one end of a horizontal shaft, 0, turning at each end in bearings ofthe sidepieces of the handle-frame B. This shaft O is provided with a circular-shaped cuttingnvheel, or blade or knife', P, that, in connection with a similar cutting-wheel, Q, upon the correspondingend of the shaft F', are arranged to run with regard to each other in such manner as -t'o cut paper, or other sheet material, in a similar way to the' ordinary and common shears or scissors. By the construction and arrangement of the various parts composing my improved cutter or implement as hereinabove explained, it is obvious that, if the said'cutter or implement-is taken by its handle A, and run over a table or other surface, withits wheel E in Contact with the same, a revolution of the cutter-wheels P and Q will be produced, and thus, if a sheetof paper or other sheet material-is placed in proper position for them to act upon it, .such paper must be cut-thereby in a line'or direction according to that in which the said wheelV is run over it, which, as thev said cutter-wheels and travclling-wheelE revolve in parallel planes, is a line parallel to the movement or travel of the said wheel E.

To use my improved cutter or implement in connection' with the trimming ofwall paper, or paper herders for rooms, the roll of paper to be trimmed is first unrolled upon a table, with its edge or side that isto be trimmed projecting over the table edge, when, taking the implement by itshandle A in one hand, and resting it by its wheel E upon the table, with the wheel C over and beyond the table edge, and the end of the paper between the cutter-wheels l` and Q, by then running the implement over such paper with sufficient pressure, and at the same time drawingr and rolling up the paper :xs-the wheel D runs over it, the paper will be cut by the'saidcutters along its length, and in a` line parallel to the direction in which the travelling-wheel moros over it, whereby, as is obvious, if the said wheel he properly guided, an even, accurate, and perfect trimming of the paper can be produced, and in a quicker, more expeditious, and effective manner than with the use of an ordinary pair of scissors, shears, or any other of the common cutting implements. By providing the travelling-wheel with a ruhher tire, as explained, a vgreater friction is produced between it and the surface of thc paper overwhieh it is run, and, eoifsupiently, its revolution insured, and thus, through the similar frictional surfaces of the wheel and'pulleys, forming the connection between it and the cutter-wheels, producing the proper revolution of such cutter-wheels to eut avsiieet of paper, or other sheet material, placed in propel' position for them to :1ct upon it. Although the driving of the cutter-wheels is produced through the medium of the travelling-wheel by means of an arrangement of friction-whcels and pulleys connected with such travellingwheel, it is obvious that, in lieu of said frlctional wheels and pulleys, gear or toothed wheels may be used; but I deem the forth described to be the most eeient, desirable,`and advantageous, and in practice intend tol so construct or connect the same; but, however, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I do not limit myself to ethel one or the other mode.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent A An implement or cutter for the trimming of wall or other paper or sheet material, constructed, arranged, 1 and operated substantially as herein described.

HENRY C.' SNOW.

" Witnesses:

`S. J. LINDBERQ,

JOHN VA'UGHAN. t

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