Improvements in Cigarette Makers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1893-4ccepted, 22nd July, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigarette Makers.
I, HERBERT CHARLES KERMAN, of the City of St. Catherines, in the County
of Welland, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Nurseryman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in cigarette makers and the object of the
invention is to devise a very simple, cheap, easily-controlled and durable maker,
which will efficiently and quickly turn out cigarettes one at a time with very little
manipulation and it consists essentially of two rollers, which are journalled in a
frame and connected together by an endless ribbon passing over both rollers, one of
the rollers being stationary and the other adjustable in the frame and both rollers
being designed to co-act with the endless ribbon in the manner hereinafter more
particularly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of my cigarette maker.
Fig. 2, is a section showing the position of the rollers and ribbon when the
tobacco is placed on the endless ribbon between the rollers.
Fig. 3, is a sectional view showing the position of the tobacco after the adjustable
roller has been moved inwardly and turned so as to roll the tobacco.
Fig. 4, is a similar view to Fig. 3, with the paper inserted in position ready to be
rolled around the tobacco and ready to be gummed.
Fig. 5, is a similar view showing the cigarette completed.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A, is the stationary roller, which is made of wood or any other suitable material
and journalled in the pins, a, in the frame, B. C, is the adjustable roller which is
journalled on the pins, c, which are adjustable horizontally in the slots, D, made in
the end plates, b, of the frame, B, and E, is the endless ribbon.
Having now described the parts involved in my invention I shall proceed to
describe the operation of my maker referring particularly to Figs. 2, 3, 4, and, 5.
The maker is grasped between the fingers and thumbs preferably by both hands,
the fingers being preferably placed behind the stationary roller, A, and the thumbs
on the side on which the adjustable roller is placed.
The rollers are first placed as far apart as possible as shown in Fig. 2, and the
ribbon passed down substantially in the position shown in this figure when the
tobacco, F, is placed in the cavity formed by the ribbon between and beneath
the level of the rollers, A, and, C. The roller, C, is now pushed by the thumbs
towards the roller, A, so as to compress the tobacco and prevent it from coming up
between the rollers, as shown in Fig. 3. The roller, C, is now held in this
position and is revolved by the thumbs in the direction indicated by arrow, so as
to cause the ribbon to pass around the roller, A, and tobacco in the direction
indicated by arrow. The effect of this is to press the tobacco into cylindrical
shape as shown in this figure.
The wrapping paper, G, is now inserted in position with the edge between the
roller, A, and the tobacco, and as the revolution of the roller, C, is still continued
by the thumbs, the paper is carried around the tobacco by the ribbon, E. The
manner in which the wrapping paper is placed in position and the way it is carried
around the tobacco will be understood on reference to Fig. 4.
In this figure it will also be seen the position in which the paper is shown is in
about the position in which it will be convenient for moistening the gummed outer
edge of the paper, so as to cause it to adhere to the wrapping paper.

page_text: The cigarette is now completed by the continued revolution of the roller, C, by
the thumbs, thus causing the ribbon to form the cigarette as shown in Fig. 5.
It will be seen that in order to effect the proper working of my maker that the
ribbon, E, must necessarily be loose upon the rollers, A, and, C, as shown in the
drawings.
From this description it will be seen that the operation of my cigarette maker
in making a cigarette is very simple and efficient, such operation more nearly
following the movement of the hands in making a cigarette than any maker of
which I am aware.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. A cigarette maker comprised of a stationary roller, a horizontally adjustable
roller and an endless ribbon connecting both rollers, which are journalled in a
suitable frame as and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination with the stationary roller, A, journalled in the end plates, b,
of the frame, B, and the roller, C, supported in the end plates, b, and adjustable in
the slots, D, to and from the roller, A, and designed to be revolved as specified, of
the ribbon, E, connecting the rollers, A, and, C, and operating as and for the
purpose specified.
Dated this 16th day of June 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury; London, Agents for the Applicant.