Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Necking and Lipping Vials and other Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Necking and Lipping
Vials and other Bottles.
I, JAMES BACHE CONDE, of Clifton Heights, in the County of Delaware, State of
Pennsylvania, United States of America, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to machines for necking and lipping vials and other
bottles my object being to provide a construction wherein the successive opera-
tions of rotating and heating the glass, applying the central plugs thereto, and
operating the dies in respect to the heated glass shall be automatically performed
in an efficient and expeditious manner.
To this end the invention comprehends various novel features of construction
and organization of parts which will be hereinafter described and claimed.
In the drawings-
Figure 1 is a plan of a machine embodying my improvements.
Figure 2 is an end view thereof.
Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section, as on the line a-a of Fig. 1.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section, as on the line b- of Fig. 1.
Figure 5 is a plan of one of the plug and die supporting carriages.
Figure 6 is a vertical section thereof.
Figure 7 is a face view of one of the governor wheels.
Figure 8 is a detail of the counter-shaft and means for reciprocating the heating
devices.
Figure 9 is a detail of the feed wheel, and one of the bearing arms for the glass
holding sleeve.
Figure 10 is a plan of the valve mechanism and connections for controlling the
air and gas supply.
Figure 11 is a detail of the dies as closed upon the end of the heated glass tube.
1 is a substantial supporting frame on which the various working parts of the
machine are mounted; 2 is the main shaft provided with a fixed pulley 3 which
is driven from a suitable source of power, and 4 is a counter shaft geared with
the main shaft and driven thereby at a reduced rate of speed. In the present
instance the gearing comprises a spur wheel 5 on the end of the counter shaft:
a co-acting pinion 6 mounted on a stud shaft 7 journalled in a bracket 8 on the
end of the main frame; a sprocket wheel 9 on said latter shaft, and a sprocket
chain 10 connecting said sprocket wheel with a similar wheel 11 on the main
shaft.
12, 12 are governor wheels. as they may be termed, fixed on the respective
ends of the counter shafts, and 13, 13 are oppositely-disposed plug and die sup-
porting carriages, which, together with their respective plugs and dies. are appro-
priately actuated by said wheels. These carriages, which are duplicates in all
respects, excepting that one is right and the other left handed. are fitted to longi-
tudinal guide-ways 14 on the main frame so as to be movable toward and from
each other. Each of the carriages comprises a base 15 from which rises a tubular

page_text: projection 16 for the reception of a depending shank 17 of a horizontal head
piece 18. In the side of the projection is a set screw 19, or the like, by means of
which the shank, and, perforce, the head piece may be set in predetermined
positions of vertical adjustment. Fixed to the base of the carriage is a rod 20
which extends through a guide bracket 21 on the main frame, and carries on its
free extremity an anti-friction roller 22 that bears against the opposing face of
the governor wheel, whereby during the rotation of the latter the carriage is
advanced or retracted as the cam 23 on the face of the wheel may dictate. To the
carriage and the bracket are secured the respective ends of a retracting spring 24,
the tendency of which is to retract the carriage and thus maintain the rod in
engagement with the governor wheel.
Guided in the head-piece is a horizontally-reciprocative rod 25 on the inner end
of which is provided a shouldered plug 26 (preferably detachable) and on the outer
end an anti-friction roller 27 which is held normally in contact with the governor
wheel by the action of a spiral spring 28, which, encircling the rod, bears against
one end of the head-piece and against a collar on the outer end of the rod. The
governor wheel is provided with an appropriate rise or can surface 29 which
co-acts with the roller 27 at predetermined intervals to effect the requisite recipro-
cations of the rod and its plug. This plug extends between two opposing
dies 30, 30, which are adapted to be moved simultaneously toward or away from
the plug. The dies are secured to the outer ends of diverging jaws or bars 31,
the inner ends of which are affixed to flat springs 32 on the head-piece. The
tendency of the springs is to maintain the dies normally open or separated.
Formed on or secured to the outer faces of the respective jaws 31 are oppositely
inclined strips 33 which normally lie adjacent to or against opposing rollers 34
on laterally-disposed slides 35, whereby when said slides are moved inward the
rollers, bearing upon the inclines, forcibly close the jaws and dies, and when, on
the other hand, the slides are retracted the jaws and dies automatically resume
their normal or open position. The slides are provided with outwardly extending
rods 36 which are guided in lugs 37 on the head-piece. The outer ends of the rods
are connected by a cross-piece 38 and are equipped with springs 39 that, encircling
the rods, bear against the opposing lugs and the cross-piece so as to maintain
the rods and their slides normally retracted. Extending from the cross-piece
is a stud 40 carrying an anti-friction roller 41 that bears against the governor
wheel, the latter being provided with an appropriate cam 42 which, at predeter-
mined intervals, engages the roller and effects the advancement of the slides
against the action of the springs.
Mounted on the main frame, midway between the two carriages 13, 13, is an
intermittently rotatable feed wheel, 42" in which are adapted to be supported and
rotated the glass sections (A,-see dotted lines in Fig. 1) from which the vials
(or bottles) are to be made. These sections are delivered successively to the wheel
and are carried thereby singly to a position intermediate the opposing plugs,
whereby, when the plugs are moved inward through the medium of the respective
governor wheels, the plugs simultaneously enter the respective ends of the section.
The feed wheel in its preferred form comprises two dises 42" affixed a suitable
distance apart to a shaft 43 which is journalled in and between suitably-located
brackets 44 on the main frame. On this shaft, intermediate the discs, is secured
a pinion 45 with which are adapted to co-act at predetermined intervals the teeth
of a mutilated gear (or sector) 46 fast on the counter shaft 4 above referred to.
The teeth of the gear 46 are so disposed that during a partial revolution of the
gear the pinion is turned thereby one-third of a revolution, thereupon remaining
quiescent until the gear re-engages the pinion for a corresponding action. The
peripheries of the discs 42ª are provided with a series of equi-distant semi-circular
recesses 47 which constitute bearings for sleeves 48 in which the glass sections (A)
are held, to the end that the sleeves may be bodily turned by and with the discs, 5
and also be independently rotated when the feed wheel is at rest.
Each of the sleeves is provided midway of its ends with a pinion 49, and at or

page_text: near its ends with collars or flanges 50 bearing radial set screws 51 whereby the
glass section is or may be firmly clamped in place. The sleeves with the sections
thus held therein are assembled in line upon an inclined trackway 52 which leads
to the feed wheel, to the end that the sleeves will gravitate toward the wheel.
Hence during the partial rotation of the feed wheel the opposite recesses on the
respective discs will turn in proximity to the leading sleeve on the trackway,
which sleeve will thereupon roll into said recesses and, in consequence, be carried
upward by the wheel. When the sleeve has been brought directly intermediate
the plugs the mutilated gear 46 will escape the pinion 45 and the motion of the
feed wheel will, therefore, be arrested until the gear 46 re-engages the pinion for
a succeeding operation. Meanwhile the said sleeve will be positively rotated;
the shouldered plugs will be advanced into and against the ends of the section;
heat will be applied to said ends and the dies will be closed thereon to form necks
and lips on the respective ends of the section. This done the sleeve will be
released and the dies plugs and heating devices will resume their normal condition,
whereupon in the succeeding movement of the feed wheel the sleeve with the
necked and lipped tube therein will be discharged onto a rearward off-bearing
trackway 53, and another sleeve will have been taken from the trackway 52 and
carried into position intermediate the plugs.
As a simple and efficient means whereby the sleeve intermediate the plugs may
be rotated at different speeds at predetermined stages in order to meet the require-
ments of the neck and lip forming operations, I have devised mechanism of the
following character, although it may be here remarked that other means to the
same end may be employed without departing from my invention.
54 is a horizontal shaft extending directly above the feed wheel. This shaft is
journalled near its respective ends in vertically movable bearing blocks 55, which
are connected by a longitudinal bar 56, and are provided with depending guide
studs 57 that are fitted to guide brackets 58 respectively, rising from the main
frame. On the ends of the shaft 54 are rollers 59 which run upon the peripheries
of the respective governor wheels, said wheels being each provided at a part of
its periphery with a projection 60 which is adapted during the rotation of the
wheel to co-act with the opposing roller and thereby bodily raise the shaft. Rear-
wardly of this shaft is a parallel shaft 61 which is mounted in bearings 62 in the
brackets 58. This shaft is longitudinally movable as well as rotatable in its
bearings, and it is provided on one end with an anti-friction roller 63 that is
held normally in the path of a cam 64, on one of the governor wheels by the
action of a spiral spring 65, which encircling the shaft, bears against a collar
thereon and against one of the brackets 58. Consequently during the rotation
of the governor wheel the shaft is moved longitudinally at prescribed stages. On
the opposite end of this shaft is fixed a pinion 66 which gears with and is driven
by a spur wheel 67 on the stud shaft 7 above referred to. On or about the middle
of the shaft 61 are affixed two gear wheels 68, 69, one of which is larger than the
other; while on the adjacent shaft 54 are affixed a pair of corresponding different-
sized gear wheels 70, 71, which are so arranged that when the shaft 61 is moved
longitudinally in one direction the gear 6S thereon co-acts with the larger wheel 70
on the shaft 54, and, perforce, rotates the latter, but when the shaft G1 is shifted
in an opposite direction the larger wheel 69 thereon engages the smaller wheel 71
on the shaft 54, and, in consequence, effects the rotation of the said latter shaft
at an increased rate of speed.
When the sleeve is carried to the central position intermediate the plugs, as
above stated, the shaft 54 is lowered by the action of the governor wheels so as to
engage the gear
70 with the pinion 49 on the sleeve, and, in consequence, the sleeve
with the glass section is rotated at a high or slow speed in accordance with the
position of the shaft 61.
Depending from the bar 56 which connects the bearings for the shaft 54, are
two arms 72 the lower extremities of which are provided with recesses 73 that are so
disposed as to embrace the respective ends of the underlying sleeve when the said

page_text: shaft is lowered as described, thereby affording in connection with the corre-
sponding recesses in the feed wheel a substantial bearing for the sleeve. When
the ends of the section have been properly formed the shaft 54 and therewith the
arins are raised by the action of the governor wheels, thus releasing the sleeve
and permitting its transference, by the feed wheel, to the off-bearing track.
The means herein employed for heating the ends of the centrally supported
glass section preparatory to the action of the dies thereon, comprise suitably-
arranged blow-pipes 74 constructed and arranged to direct the flames against the
respective ends of the section. There are two pairs of pipes directed toward the
opposite sides of each end of the section, and hence both ends of the rotating sec-
tion are uniformly heated.
Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, 75, 76 indicate two vertically disposed pipes
affixed to a suitable base 77. These pipes are connected at their lower ends by
means of tubes 78, 79 with check valves 80, 81, respectively, which valves are in
turn connected by pipes 82, 83 with an air reservoir 84 and with a source of gas
supply respectively, whereby when the valves are opened air will flow into the
pipe 75 and gas into the pipe 76. On the upper end of the gas pipe 76 is a hori-
zontal branch pipe 85 which is connected at its ends by means of flexible pipes 86,
with four vertical pipes 87 that extend through and above slides 88 respectively,
that are fitted to longitudinal guides 89 on the top of the main frame. These slides
are so arranged that the pipes extend laterally of each end of the centrally sup-
ported glass section; each of the pipes being provided at its upper extremity with
a lateral branch 90 connected with a pair of perforated burners 91 that converge
toward the end of the glass section. These burners are provided with blast
nipples 92 that are connected with flexible pipes 93 leading to a series of branch
pipes 94 on the upper end of the vertical air supply pipe 75. The pipes 87 and 93
are provided with suitable valves 95, 96, respectively, whereby the flow of the fluids
therein may be nicely regulated to insure an appropriate flame. The lower por-
tions of each end pair of vertical pipes 87 are connected with a cross-bar 97 which
is provided with a central boss slidingly fitted on the shaft 4, to the end that said
pipes and their burner and nipple connections may be moved lengthwise of the
machine in a manner to direct the flames along the end of the glass section if it
be desired to form a long or extended neck on the latter. The cross-bars take
normally against depending springs 98 (see Fig. 4) on the main frame, in which
position the burners are designed to direct a steady fire on the ends of the section.
In the formation of the usual neck the burners occupy the normal position; but
if it be desired to heat a greater portion of the section for the action thereon of
larger or longer dies, appropriate face cams 99 on the shaft 4 are moved up against
laterally projecting studs, 100, on the cross bars 97 and fixed in place by means of
set screws 101, or the like. Hence during the rotation of the shaft 4 the cams
thereon, bearing against the studs, will move the cross-bars and their connections
against the stress of the respective springs 98, thereby effecting the reciprocation
of the burners and their adjuncts lengthwise of the glass section, as above men-
tioned.
In order that the flow of the gas and air to the burners may be automatically
regulated at predetermined stages of the operation, the keys or stems 102 of the
valves 80, 81 are provided with arms 103 that are connected by means of a link 104,
and a retracting spring 105 is secured to one of the arms and to the main frame
so as to maintain normally the air-valve shut and the gas valve partially open.
Mounted loosely on the main shaft, adjacent to these valves, is a face cam 106,
on the hub of which is a sprocket wheel 107 that is connected with a similar
wheel 108 on the shaft 4, by means of a chain 109, whereby said cam is driven
at the same rate of speed as the counter shaft. The projection 110 on the face
of the cam is so disposed and the valves are so set that the projection at a pre-
determined interval strikes against the opposing end of one of the arms 103 and 5
forces it forward against the stress of the spring in a manner to turn entirely on
the gas and air. When the projection escapes the arm the valves are returned

page_text: by the spring to their normal position, in which the air is cut off and the flow of
gas is reduced.
The general operation of the machine may be briefly described as follows:-
Sleeves 48 with the glass sections therein are assembled on the trackway 52;
the gas is turned on and lighted at the burners, and power is applied to the main
shaft, thereby actuating the counter-shaft and its connections. The feed wheel 42ª
in its intermittent rotation receives the contiguous sleeve on the trackway and
carries it upwardly to the central position intermediate the plugs; the shaft 54
and its connections are then lowered, the arms 72 engaging and supporting the
sleeve, and the pinion on said shaft engaging and actuating the gear on the sleeve.
At this stage the gear 68 on the shaft 61 is in gear with the wheel 70 on the
shaft 54, in consequence of which the latter, and, perforce, the underlying sleeve
are rotated at a comparatively slow rate of speed. At the same time the air and
gas are fully turned on and the flames are thereby blown forcibly against the ends
of the slowly rotating glass section until such ends have been effectually heated.
The plugs are then advanced into and against the respective ends of the rotating
section. The shaft is then shifted to throw the high speed gearing into action,
and thus effect the rapid rotation of the section, at or about which time the slides
are forced inward so as to close the dies upon the ends of the section and effect
the formation thereon of necks and lips. As the dies are closed the air blast is
checked and the gas is partially turned off by the action of the cam wheel.
When the necks and lips have been formed the dies are opened and the plugs
and carriages are retracted to their previous positions, whereupon the shaft 54 and
its adjuncts are raised, and the feed wheel is turned a third of a revolution so as
to carry the sleeve and the glass section thus treated to the off-bearing trackway.
During this movement of the wheel another sleeve and section are taken up
thereby from the trackway 52 and carried to a position intermediate the plugs
preparatory to a succeeding operation. In this way, the holders and glass sections
are successively taken up from the trackway 52, necked and lipped, and delivered
to the off-bearing track, the several steps being entirely automatic.
It will be observed that the cams 29 on the respective governor wheels, for
advancing the plug-carrying rods, are provided with yielding extensions 29",
comprising, in this instance, hinged plates held normally outward by suitably-
disposed springs 29b, whereby the shouldered portions of the respective plugs
will be held yieldingly against the opposing ends of the glass section and thus
insure the formation thereon of uniform lips irrespective of irregularities in the
glass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination with a
tube support, mechanism for rotating the tube, and heating devices directed to
the end of said tube, of a plug, normally open dies, and means for operating said
plug and dies in relation to each other and the heated end of the tube, and means
whereby the tube is freed from the rotating mechanism, substantially as described.
2. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination, with a
tube support, mechanism for rotating the tube, and heating devices directed to the
end of said tube, of a reciprocative plug, means for reciprocating the same toward
and from the heated end of the tube, a pair of normally open dies, and means for
closing said dies when the plug has been advanced, together with means whereby
the tube is freed from the rotating mechanism, substantially as described.
3. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination, with a tube
support, mechanism for rotating the tube, and heating devices directed to the end
of said tube, of a carriage movable toward and from the heated end of the tube,
a plug and dies on said carriage, means for operating said carriage, means for

page_text: relatively operating the dies, and means whereby the tube is freed from the
rotating mechanism, substantially as described.
4. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination, with a tube
support beyond which both ends of the tube project, means operating intermediate
said ends for rotating the tube, and heating devices directed to the respective
ends of the tube, of oppositely-disposed plugs and dies adjacent to said ends, and
means for operating said plugs and dies in relation to each other and to the ends
of the tube, substantially as described.
.
5. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination with a
support, a tube-holding gear device, a co-acting driving gear, supporting and
actuating mechanism therefor, and means for engaging and disengaging the gears,
of a plug normally-open dies, and means for relatively operating said plug and
dies, together with heating devices, substantially as described.
6. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination with a
tube support beyond which both ends of the tube project, a gear device on the body
of said tube intermediate the ends of the latter, a co-acting driving gear, sup-
porting and actuating means therefor, and means for engaging and disengaging
the gears, of the heating devices directed to the respective ends of said tube,
oppositely-disposed plugs and dies adjacent to said ends, and means for operating
said plugs and dies in relation to each other and to the ends of the tube, sub-
stantially as described.
7. In a machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combination of a tube
support, mechanism for rotating a tube, a reciprocative carriage adjacent to said
support, means for reciprocating said carriage, a plug and dies on said carriage,
and independent means for operating the dies, together with heating devices
directed to the end of said tube, substantially as described.
8. The combination with a hollow holder, means for clamping a tube therein,
and means for positively rotating said holder, of a plug, normally-open dies, and
means for relatively operating said plug and dies, substantially as described.
9. The combination with a hollow holder, means for clamping a tube therein,
a gear on said holder, and a co-acting driving gear, of a plug, normally-open dies,
and means for relatively operating said plug and dies together with heating
devices, substantially as described.
10. The combination with means for supporting a glass section or tube, of a
carriage adjacent thereto, means for reciprocating said carriage toward and from
the end of the section or tube, a plug in said carriage, means for reciprocating
said plug, dies on said carriage, and means for actuating said dies, substantially
as described.
11. The combination with means for supporting a glass section or tube, of a plug
and die supporting carriage adjacent thereto, a governor wheel adapted to actuate
the carriage, its plug and the dies independently of each other, and means for
operating said wheel, substantially as described.
12. The combination with means for supporting a glass section or tube, of a
normally-retracted carriage adjacent thereto, a horizontally-reciprocative rod in said
carriage, a central plug on one end of said rod, a spring to maintain said rod
normally retracted, normally-open dies on said carriage, slides to close said dies,
supporting rods for said slides, means to maintain the rods normally retracted,
and means for operating the carriage and the slide and plug supporting rods at
predetermined intervals, substantially as described.
13. The combination with means for supporting a glass section, etc., of a plug
and die supporting carriage comprising a base, and a vertically-adjustable head-
piece thereon, a guide for said carriage, and means for actuating the carriage, its
plug and the dies, substantially as described.
14. The combination with means for supporting a glass section, etc., of a plug,
its supporting parts, means for forcing the plug inward and holding it inward
under automatically yielding pressure, the dies, and means for supporting and
operating the same, substantially as described.

page_text: 15. The combination with means for supporting a glass section, etc., of a plug,
its supporting parts, a governor wheel provided with a spring-controlled cam
portion adapted to actuate the plug, means for supporting and rotating said wheel,
the dies, and means for supporting and operating the same, substantially as
described.
16. The combination with a section or tube holder, supporting means therefor,
and differential speed mechanism for rotating said holder at different rates of
speed, of a plug, dies, means for supporting said plug and dies, and means for
relatively operating the same, substantially as described.
17. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, means for supporting
said holder, differential speed gearing therefor, and means for throwing said
gearing into and out of operation, of the plug, the dies, and their supporting and
operating parts, substantially as described.
18. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, differential speed
gearing therefor, the plug and die supporting carriage, and a governor wheel
adapted to control said gearing, the carriage, and its plug and dies, substantially
as described.
19. The combination with the feed wheel, a support therefor, means for inter-
mittently rotating said wheel, hollow holders, means for delivering them to said
feed wheel in succession, and means whereby glass sections are clamped in said
holders, of the dies, the plug, and their supporting and operating parts, substan-
tially as described.
20. The combination with a feed device, and its supporting and operating parts,
of hollow holders, means for delivering them to said feed device, means for inde-
pendently rotating said holders, arms adapted to embrace said holders, means for
supporting said arms, and means for moving said arms toward and from the
holders at predetermined intervals, substantially as described.
21. The combination with a feed device, and its supporting and operating parts,
of hollow holders, means for delivering them to said feed device, means for indepen-
dently rotating said holders, arms adapted to embrace said holders, means for
supporting said arms, and means for moving said arms toward and from the holders
at predetermined intervals, together with the dies, the plug, and means for sup-
porting and operating the same, substantially as described.
22. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, a gear thereon adapted to co-act with the first-
named gear, vertically movable bearings for said shaft, guide brackets or supports
for said bearings, means for rotating said shaft, and means for raising and lowering
said shaft at predetermined intervals, substantially as described.
23. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, a gear thereon adapted to co-act with the first-
named gear, vertically-movable bearings for said shaft, guide brackets or supports
for said bearings, means for rotating said shaft, governor wheels adapted to raise
and lower said shaft at predetermined intervals, and means for supporting and
operating said wheels, substantially as described.
24. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, two gears thereon, one of which is adapted to co-act
with the first-named gear, bearings for said shaft, a second shaft, a gear thereon,
means for longitudinally moving said second shaft, and means for rotating the
same, substantially as described.
25. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, gearing thereon adapted to co-act with the first-
named gear, bearings for said shaft, a second shaft, gearing thereon, a spring to
hold said second shaft in one position, a governor wheel adapted to shift said latter
shaft in opposition to the spring, means for supporting and operating said wheel,
and means for driving said second shaft, substantially as described.
26. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, gearing thereon adapted to co-act with the holder

page_text: gear, rising and falling bearings for said shaft, supports for said bearings, and
means for raising and lowering said shaft at predetermined intervals, together with
the dies, the plug or plugs, the heating devices, and means for supporting and
relatively operating the same, substantially as described.
27. The combination with a hollow holder, and means for supporting the same,
of a shaft, co-acting gearing between the same and said holder, supports.for said
shaft, governor wheels adapted to raise and lower said shaft at predetermined
intervals, and means for supporting and operating said wheels, together with
the dies, the plug or plugs, the heating devices, and means for supporting and
relatively operating the same, substantially as described.
28. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, two gears thereon, one of which is adapted to co-act
with the first-named gear, bearings for said shaft, a second shaft, a gear thereon,
means for longitudinally moving said second shaft, and means for rotating the
same, together with the dies, the plug or plugs, and means for supporting and
relatively operating the same, substantially as described.
29. The combination with a hollow holder, a gear thereon, and means for sup-
porting said holder, of a shaft, gearing thereon adapted to co-act with the first-
named gear, bearings for said shaft, a second shaft, gearing thereon, a spring to
hold said second shaft in one position, a governor wheel adapted to shift said latter
shaft in opposition to the spring, means for supporting and operating said wheel,
and means for driving said second shaft, together with the dies, the plug or plugs,
and means for supporting and relatively operating the same, substantially as
described.
30. The combination with a tube support, and means for rotating a tube, of a
plug, dies, and means for supporting and operating said plug and dies, heating
devices, and automatic means for regulating the operation of said devices at pre-
determined intervals, substantially as described.
31. The combination with the feed wheel, and its supporting and operating
parts, of a plug, dies, means for supporting said plug and dies, means for rela-
tively operating the same, the heating devices, and automatic means for regulating
the operation thereof at predetermined intervals, substantially as described.
32. The combination with the feed wheel, means for intermittently rotating
the same, hollow holders, means for delivering them to said wheel, and means for
independently rotating said holders, of a plug, dies, heating devices, and means
for supporting and relatively operating said plug, dies and heating devices, sub-
stantially as described.
33. In an automatic machine for necking and lipping vials, etc., the combina-
tion with a tube support and a main driving shaft, of tube-rotating mechanism,
operative connections between said mechanism and the shaft, heating devices
directed toward the end of the tube, a plug, dies, and their supporting parts, and
operative connections between the same and the main shaft, substantially as
described.
34. The combination with means for supporting a glass section or tube, of a
horizontally reciprocative device adapted to act on the opposing end of said section
or tube, means for supporting and guiding said device, means to maintain said
device normally retracted, a governor wheel to actuate said device, and means
for rotating said wheel, substantially as described.
35. The combination with means for supporting a glass section or tube, of a hori-
zontally-reciprocative device adapted to act on the opposing end of said section or
tube, means for supporting and guiding said device, means for maintaining said
device normally retracted, a governor wheel for actuating said device, means for
rotating said wheel, mechanism for rotating said section or tube, and operative
connections between said mechanism and the governor wheel, substantially as
described.
36. The combination with the feed wheel and its supporting and operating parts,
of a horizontally reciprocative device adapted to act on the opposing end of a
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page_text: suitably supported section or tube, a governor wheel adapted to actuate said
device, means for rotating said wheel, heating devices, and automatic means for
controlling the same, substantially as described.
JAMES BACHE CONDE,
Wm. P. Thompson & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Agents for the Applicant.
JAMES BACHE CONDE,
Wm. P. Thompson & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Agents for the Applicant.