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Wacky Patent of the Month

 

POSTAGE STAMP & ENVELOPE MOISTENING DEVICE
May 2014 Wacky Patent

 

U.S. Patent Number: 4,300,473

Patented Jul. 17, 1980

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POYNTER D.

 

Colitz Catchphrase:

“Lick-less postage stamps pushed aside, tried and true technology of the past!“

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original patent

ABSTRACT

Apparatus for moistening adhesive coatings on postage material and the like which includes an enclosure having a container of liquid therein. A plunger is provided to lift an absorbant applicator from the liquid and pass the applicator through an opening in the side of the enclosure. A closure member for the opening is opened in response to the applicator movement. The applicator may be in the form of a human tongue and the closure may be in the form of a human lip.

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