US2358596A - Deck marker - Google Patents

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p H. T. c. ROSENLUND v 2,358,596

DECK MARKER Filed May '7, 1942 INVENTOR. HHRHL 0 7. C. ROSE/VL U/VD BY -L TTORNEY manipulated;

Patented Sept. 19, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQE DECK marten Harald TL Ci Rosenlund ,=New'Yerk, Applicatfoli'm'ay 7'; 1942 ,-Si"il 4425043 (Cl. til -I2)- This invention is an appliance for marking stripes on the decks of ships or on the floors of factories, arsenals, naval training stations, and other buildings.

Heretofore where stripes have been" required in such environs, it has been thecommonxp'ractice to use chalk lines in order to determine the lateral edges of the stripe desired, then manually paint along the chalk lines to form the margin of the finished stripe and to finally fill in between these marginal lines with a. brush to complete the Work. This procedure is arduous and time consuming and the object of the present invention is to provide 'a device which will eli'ri'iiiia'te' practically all of this manual labor; and permit the marking of finished stripes in but a small fraction of the time heretofore required;

Generally speaking, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a; holder having asso: ciated therewith a handle wherelify' it" may be On the holder is mounted a bracket in which a felt roller is supported for rotation and the weight of the holder is carried on'the felt roller as the same is caused to roll along the floor. The holder is constructed to deta'chably receive a can containing a marking fluid and such can has an outlet cock extending into close proximity with the felt roller, whereby controlled quantities of the liquid can be fed to the roller. Both the roller and can may be readily demounted from the holderand' another can and roller substituted when fluids of difierent colors are desired. The invention is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and of high efiiciency in operation.

Features of the invention, other thanthose adverted to, will be apparent from the herein} after detailed description and claims, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

The drawing illustrates different practioalsembodiments of' the invention, but the constructions therein shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of'the invention. 7 7

Figure 1' is a perspective view showingthe preferred form of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a bracket which serves tomount the liquid applying.- roller on the holderr V Figure 3" is a central longitudinal section through the liquid applying roller. p 4

Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective view of: a: modified form of construction,

Referring to the drawing l designates a holder which may be conveniently constructed from sheet metal. It is" in the form of a" receptacle having an open top; a*- closed bottom, and four side wall's; one wall of which is provided" with a vertical slot-2; Oh" th'eu'n'der side of the holder is mounted a" bracket 3' shown in detail in Figure 2; bracket comprises a plate 4', perforate'd at' 5,.so that theplate may be riveted to the bottom of the" older I and integral with this plate are parallel arms 6,. perforatednear their free ends, at T; r H Between the arms 6 is rotatably mounted a liquid applying roller 8 shown in section in- Figure' 3. This roller is made up of aplurality of face abutting" felt disks 8a which-are cut on a skew. These disks" are placed in face abutting relation and" have central al'ined holes through which is successively passed a tubular bushing {and the ends of the bushingarespun outward= 15; at l0- over washers ll to tightly clamp the disks in tight face abutting-relation; so that the dim are", from an absorptive stand-point; substantially homogeneous.

The reason for forming these disks on a skew is so as'to preclude the-showing oflines on the printed" stripe If the lines between the disks" are. wholly .in parallel planes; there is a tendency the useof some marking fluids-toshow these" joints, but where the disks are positioned as'illustrated no such -marking is apparent and the resulting stripe isuniform throughout. The felt employed. in the fabricationof the" disks 8w be of wool; cotton'or any other suitable material which has: a high absorption power'and through which marking fluid, fecl to the roller; Will'- be uniformly dispersed The roller; assembled as shownin Figure 3, is positioned" between the: arms ii of the bracket an'da pin M extends through the b'ushin'g- 9' of the roll and through: the perforations 1 of the arms and is provided with-a head 'at one'end and a cotter pin I 5 atthe other'toremovably hold ituinpositi ni- The Iiiajrkihg fiuid'forthe roller is' adapted' to becontained a can I? which may conveniently have a" screw cap-- 1 3% This canis of a site and shape to readily fit into" the'h'old'er' I as best hown Figure-- 1, and near the bottom of the canisa valved feed'c'ock' ffi'extehclirigiirito close proximitylie-theperiphery'ofthe roller; Through the manipulation-of the valve IT the amount of marking fluid fed; to the" rollern'iay be readily controlled and When-no feed is desired',..it-maybe shut oil" by turning of the valve IT. The can I2 is of a size to fit snugly into th holder which,

- to the bracket.

being of sheet metal, is somewhat resilient. Thus the can is gripped and rattling is avoided.

The holder is provided with a suitable handle whereby it may be manipulated. For some uses it may be desirable to have one side of the holder facing the operator, while in other cases, the opposite side will be preferable. Provision is therefore made in the showing of the drawing for manipulation of the holder from either side, at the option 'of the operator. Thus, I mount on the back wall of the holder, opposite the slot 2, a handle socket I8 which may be in the form of a tube welded to the exterior of such back wall at an appropriate angle so that a handle I9 of any desired length may be readily introduced into and tightly fit within the, socket. At the opposite side of the holder is an additional handle socket l8a rigidly mounted upon a socket plate 20. This socket plate is secured by a pivot 2| at one side of the slot 2 and is p vided in its periphery with a notch 22 adapted to normally straddle a pin 23 at the opposite side of the slot. A wing nut 24 may be screwed upon the pin 23 so asto lock the socket plate in normal position. When the wing nut is released, the plate may be swung into the dotted line position so as to free the slot 2 and permit the can to be removed from or replaced in th holder.

It will be understood that the handl l9 may be transferred from the handle socket l8 to the handle socket l8a, and vice versa, according to the desire of the operator. The provision for the two modes of operation is illustrated in Figure 1, although either one or the other may be omitted from the commercial structure.

In Figure 4 I have shown an alternate form of construction which will provide for revers ability of the handle without its removaL' In this form of the invention, the holder 1 is provided at its opposite sides with pivot pins 25 to which are pivotally secured a bail 26 carrying a handle socket 21 in which the handle I9 is adapted to be secured. This bail may be swung about the pivots 25 into cooperation with either set of stops 28, 28 or 29, 29, dependin upon the way in which the operator desires to employ the device, and said bail may be locked in either position by means of wing nuts 30 associated with the pins 25. V

In practically employing the present invention I preferably use inks or stains of various colors contained in cans such as the can 12. According to the marking desired a can containing fluid of the appropriate color is introduced into the holder and a new felt roller, or one which has been used with the same color as before, is secured Thereafter th operator simply grasps the handle l9, and with the roller 8 resting on the surface to be marked, moves the device along such surface with the roller in contact therewith. Meanwhile, marking fluid, fed through the feed cock l6, saturates the roller and is transferred thereby to such surface, leaving thereon a clear stripe which, because of the character of the marking fluid employed dries immediately upon application, leaving a clear and distinct stripe. By employing a bracket as shown, the edge of the bracket maybe caused to move along a straight edge, such as a board or guide of any appropriate material laid upon the surface and in this way the stripe may be, in effect, ruled according to the shape that may be desired.

The invention has filled a long felt want in the estate;

United States Navy for various deck marking purposes and in this use a long handle is employed, so that the operator may manipulate the device while he is in standing and walking positions. In the employment of this device, it is possible now to do in a fraction of an hour work which, under the prior practice, has required the labor of several men a plurality of days.

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in its preferredpractical form, but the invention is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed side walls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can for marking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom with a valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted on the holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet and adapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, and an operating handle on said holder.

2. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed side walls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can for marking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom with a valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted on the holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet and adapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, a socket plate secured to the slotted wall of the holder at one side of the slot and carrying a handle socket, a handle in said socket, and means for locking the socket plate in a position to bridge the slot with the handle in normally operative position, said locking means being releasable to permit the socket plate to be moved away from the slot in order that said can may be removed from or replaced in the holder,

' 3. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed side walls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can for marking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom with a valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted on the holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet and adapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, a bail straddling the holder and pivoted to the opposite sides thereof, a handle on said bail, stops on the holder to limit movement of the bail to opposite terminal positions, and means for locking said bail in the desired position.-

4. A deck marker comprising an upright receptacle having an open top and constituting the body portion of the marker, a fork directly mounted on said receptacle and carrying a marking roller adapted to support the receptacle from the surface to be marked, a handle also secured to said receptacle to guide the receptacle and cause the marking roller to traverse such surface, and a can for containing liquid, said can being seated in the receptacle through the open top of the latter and having an outlet cock extending into proximity with and above said marking roller.

HARALD T. C. ROSENLUND.

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