Gure of Cigarettes.
Year: 1885

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Gure of Cigarettes.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for 'AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE
CIGARETTES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement: —
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OF
This invention relates to an improved machine for the manufacture of cigarettes,
which machine having the tobacco fed to it automatically, takes a predetermined
quantity of tobacco from the mass, rolls such tobacco into cylindrical shape, presents
a strip of paper for the cover and rolls the cover around the tobacco, upon which it
is secured by an adhesive material applied to one edge of the paper, so that the
cigarette is delivered from the machine complete.
The said invention consists in the combination of mechanism whereby this result
is accomplished, as hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 represents a side view of the improved machine from the right hand
the parts being in the position for feeding the tobacco preparatory to cutting off the
quantity for one cigarette, and the paper delivering device as about to deliver the
first wrapper.
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Figure 2, a view of the same from the opposite side.
Figure 3, a top or plan view of the same.
Figure 4, a transverse sectional view through the cavity, in the rolling table,
looking toward the tobacco feed and delivery mechanism. (This and the following
figures are drawn to an enlarged scale.)
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Figure, 5 is a transverse section on the line xx, looking toward the paper
delivering apparatus.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing working portions of the
machine.
Figure 7 is a sectional side view looking from the same side as Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a horizontal section, looking down upon the driving-shaft, to show
the system of levers in connection with their respective cama..

page_text: Figure 9 is an underside view of the bed of the machine, showing the levers and
mechanism beneath the bed.
Figure 10 is a rear view of the tobacco cutter slide, showing the presser-bar and
its spring connections.
Figures 11, 12, and 13 are detached views to illustrate the rolling operation.
Figure 14 is a top view showing the feeding rolls and paper delivering device.
Figure 15 is a longitudinal section through Figure 14, looking toward the pasting
roll.
Figure 16 is a detached view of the paper delivering bar and fingers.
Figure 17 is a detached view showing the gripping fingers.
A is a bed of the machine, supported upon suitable legs, and upon which the
operative mechanism of the machine is arranged.
B is the driving-shaft, arranged in suitable bearings C on the bed, and to which
power is applied through a pulley D fixed on the shaft; there being also adjacent
to said fixed pulley a loose pulley E, upon which the band may be run when it is
desired to stop the machine, this being the usual arrangement of what is called
tight" and "loose" pulleys. From this driving-shaft all the operative parts of
the mechanism derive their particular movements.
F is the hopper in which the tobacco is placed. This hopper is of a trough-like
character, and along its bottom runs an endless band G, passing over a drum H
fixed upon a transverse shaft I, and over a drum J. To the endless band G an
intermittent advance movement is imparted from a cam K on the driving-shaft B,
through a rod L, one end of which rides against said cam and is supported at that
end on a link M, the other end being connected to a lever N, which is hung upon
the shaft I so as to swing upon that shaft as its centre. From this lever an arm O
extends upward, and carries a pawl P which works into a ratchet R fixed to said
shaft I. The movement imparted to the rod L by the cam K. is rearward or from
the cam, it being held against the cam and returned by a spring S. This cam is of
the shape substantially as seen in Figure 6, and such as to impart, with the spring S,
an intermittent reciprocating movement to the rod L, and a corresponding vibratory
or swinging movement to the lever N, which latter communicates to the drum Ha
corresponding intermittent rotation. This intermittent rotation is communicated to
the endless band G, which forms the bottom of the hopper, so that the material
lying upon the band G will be moved intermittently along the hopper according to
the movement imparted to the bands. The extent of this movement corresponds
to the amount of tobacco required for a single cigarette, it being understood that
the tobacco is spread in the hopper upon the band G in such even thickness as to
permit the delivery of such predetermined quantity for a single cigarette. At the
forward or delivery end of the hopper, a second endless band T is arranged to pass
over a drum U at its forward end, and over a like drum V at its rear end as more
clearly seen in Figure 6. These drums are arranged so as to support the under run
of the band above the band G, but inclined downward toward the band G at its
forward drum, so that the tobacco lying upon the band G will pass beneath the
band T, the two bands travelling in the same direction, as indicated by the arrows
in Figure 6, and being also moved at the same time. A corresponding intermittent
movement is imparted to the band T from a bevel gear wheel W, on the shaft I,
working into a corresponding bevel-pinion a on one end of a longitudinal shaft b,
which at its other end carries a bevel gear c working into a corresponding bevel-
pinion d on the shaft of the drum V. The proportions of the bevel gear wheels,
their pinions, and the drums which carry the two bands is such that the movement
of the two bands is to the same extent and simultaneous. As the tobacco is carried
along by the band G it passes beneath the band T, and bemuse of the hand T
gradually approaching the band G so as to contract the space between the two, the
tobacco is correspondingly compressed at the time it is delivered between the two
drums J and U. An adjustable tightener e is provided for the band G near the
driven drum H, so as to maintain the proper tension of the said band G. A similar
tightener fis provided for the band T.

page_text: The tightener f consists of a roll hung in one end of a pair of arms g, which
arms are secured to the uprights h by bolts i, and so that the arms may be turned to
raise or depress the tightener according to the tension required.
Immediately in front of the drum J, and practically forming a continuation of
the surface of the band G passing over said drum, is a transverse bar K, over which
the tobacco delivered by the two bands will pass. Immediately over this bar is a
vertical slide 1, arranged between vertical guides m m, and so as to move up and
down in a vertical path between said guides. To this slide a vertical reciprocating
movement is imparted from the same cam K. that imparts the vibratory movement
to the lever N, as seen in Figure 6. From this cam a rod n extends upward into
connection with a lever p on a rock-shaft r in rear of the slide, and from this
rock-shaft r an arm & extends into engagement with the slide 1. The downward
movement is imparted to the slide by the cam, and the return movement forced by
a spring t. At the lower end of the rod n is an anti-friction roll u, which rides
upon the surface of the cam K. The rotation of the driving-shaft and the cam
thereon is indicated by an arrow, and its relation to the rod L, through which the
lever N is operated, is such that the said lever N first receives its forward move-
ment to give the feed to the tobacco. Then the rise of the cam comes to the rod n
to force down the slide l.
Immediately below the lower end of the slide is a presser-bar 2, arranged over
and parallel with the bar k. This bar 2 is carried by two vertical arms 3 3,
arranged on the back of the slide in suitable guides, as seen in Figure 10. These
arms are provided with springs 4, one end of each of which is fixed to the slide
below, and the other end to the arms 3 above, so that the tendency of the spring
is to force the presser-bar 2 downward. The bar 2 is so far below the lower end
of the slide as to permit movement of the slide independent of the bar, if the bar
be held. As the slide descends, the presser-bar 2 will come upon the surface of
the tobacco immediately over the bar k, and take its bearing thereon. Then, as
the slide continues its descent, it will move downward independent of the
presser-bar 2, but increasing the force of pressure through the springs 4 4.
On the face or front side of the slide is a cutter 5, the edge of which extends
downward below the lower end of the slide 1, as seen in Figure 6, and is fixed to
'the slide, so as to partake of its up and down reciprocating movement. Its back
'is in the plane of the forward edge of the bar k, so that as the slide descends the
edge of the cutter will pass close against the forward edge of the bar k, as
indicated in broken lines Figure 6. Immediately after the presser-bar 2 takes its
bearing upon the tobacco, the continued descent of the slide l forces the cutter
down through the tobacco, which projects beyond the forward edgo of the bar k
and cuts that projecting portion from the body or mass of tobacco, and then the
slide returns, and with it the presser-bar, to permit the next advance movement of
the tobacco under the action of the bands G and T. In this next movement the
mass will be moved between the presser-bar 2 and bar k to such an extent as to
project a sufficient quantity of tobacco beyond the front face of the bar k to make
a single cigarette. Then as the cutter next descends it will cut therefrom the
requisite quantity of tobacco to make one cigarette.
Forward of the point where the tobacco is cut off is the rolling table 6. This
table stands in a horizontal plane, and directly under the cutter is a cavity or
depression 7, below the top of the rolling table 6, the said cavity being parallel
with the cutter and concave in transverse section. To the forward edge of this
table, as at 8, one end of the rolling apron 9 is attached. This apron is of flexible
material, such as cloth or thin soft leather. The other end of this apron is attached
to a bar 10 extending across the bed, its ends being attached respectively to
levers 11, one at each side of the rolling table, and which, extending down, are
attached by their lower end to a rock-shaft 12. To the rock-shaft 12 a vibratory
movement is imparted, by a grooved cam 13 on the driving-shaft B, through a
rod 14 hung to an arm 15 on the rock-shaft 12 as seen in Figure 7; this cam
giving a positive vibratory movement to the levers 11, as from the extreme rear

page_text: position seen in Figure 6 to the extreme forward position seen in Figure 1. In
the extreme rear position of the levers 11 the bar 10 stands at the rear of the
cavity 7, so that that end portion of the apron lies in the cavity, as seen in
Figure 6, and directly beneath the tobacco, which is cut from the mass, as before
described.
On the front of the cutter 5 is a follower 16, supported on the lower end of
vertical rods 17, working freely up and down in a vertical guide 18 on the front
of the slide 1. To the follower is attached à central vertical rod 19, which extends
above the guide 18, and an up and down intermittent reciprocating movement is
imparted to the follower 16 by a groove in the side of the cam 20 on the driving-
shaft.
Above the hopper is a rock-shaft 21, on which is an arm 22, and from this
arm 22 a rod 23 extends down by the side of the cam! 20; on the adjacent
side of the rod 23 a stud 24 works into the groove in the side of the cam 20,
as indicated in Figure 4, 80 as to receive an intermittent reciprocating
movement which is imparted to the arm 22 and to the shaft 21 to which it is
attached. From the same shaft 21 an arm 25 extends into link connection
with the vertical rod 19, as seen in Figure 1. The intermittent reciprocating
movement thus imparted to the follower 16 causes it to descend with the cutter 5,
until the tobacco has been cut off, as before described, but after such action of
the cutter the follower continues its downward movement, carrying with it the
tobacco, cut off upon the apron, into the cavity 7, as seen in broken lines in
Figure 6. The under side of the follower 16 is concave in transverse section, so
as to press the tobacco downward into the corresponding concave shaped cavity 7
in the table. The shape of the under side of the follower and the shape of the
cavity 7, gives to the tobacco somewhat of a cylindrical shape, as seen in Figure 6.
After the tobacco has been thus deposited upon the apron in the cavity of recess 7,
the follower returns to its upward position. Then the levers 11 are turned forward
from the recess 7, as seen in Figure 7, doubling the apron upon the tobacco; and
so soon as the apron has been fairly doubled upon the tobacco, as seen in Figure 11,
a guard 27 is forced down upon the doubled apron, directley forward of the tobacco
inclosed by the apron, as seen in Figure 11.
The guard 27 is a thin flat bar extending transversely across over the rolling
table, one end being connected to one end of a lever 28 on one side, and the other
to a like lever 28 upon the opposite side. These levers are both longitudinally
slotted, and are hung upon a stud 30 in corresponding positions, so that the said
two levers 28 may slide on the said studs to carry the guard 27 back and forth,
such reciprocating movement being imparted to the guard by a groove 31 in the
side of the cam 32 through levers 29.
Each of the levers 29 is fixed at its lower end to a rock-shaft 33, and on this
rock-shaft is an arm 34 from which a rod 35 extends to the driving shaft. The
said end is bifurcated to span the shaft and slide thereon as a guide, and the rod is
provided with a stud 36 to work into the groove 31 of the cam, so that as the
shaft rotates the levers 28 will be thrown backward and forward, and carry with
them the guard 27, say as from the position seen in Figures 6 and 7, to that seen
in Figure 1. An up and down movement is also imparted to the guard 27, which
is done by causing the levers 28 to oscillate upon their respective studs 30. This
oscillatory movement is imparted to the levers 28 by a cam 37, on the driving-shaft,
acting upon one arm of a lever 38. The rear ends of the levers 28 are connected
by a rod 39, extending across from one to the other, and through a slot 40, (see
Figure 7.) From the transverse rod 39 a rod 41 extends into connection with the
other arm of the lever 38. In its normal position the guard 27 stands in the
position seen in Figure 7, raised above and at the rear end of the rolling-table,
and at this time the rod 39, which connects the two levers 28, is dropped into a
downward turn 42 at the rear end of the slot 40, as seen in Figure 7. The cam 37
at the proper time, operates upon the lever 38 to raise the rod 39, in the down-
ward turn 42 of the slot, up into line with the slot 40, there being a slot 43 in the

page_text: end of the levers 29 to permit such movement of the levers 28. The upward
movement of the rear end of the levers 28 thus produced, causes the guard 27 to
descend upon the double apron in rear of the bar 10, as seen in Figure 11, and
directly in advance of the tobacco, so as to cause the bight in the apron to inclose
the tobacco, as seen in that Figure; and in this position the guard is held by the
longitudinal slot 40, through which the connecting bar 39 passes, and the guard 27.
follows the bar 10, resting upon the apron, but at so much less velocity than the
bar that it retains its position close against the apron inclosing the tobacco, and as
seen in Figure 12. The continued movement of the apron causes the tobacco to
roll between the doubled part of the apron, and hard against the guard 27, until
finally the bight in the apron has arrived at the forward point of connection 8, as
seen in Figure 13. There the bar 39, which connects the levers 28, falls into a
depression 44 in the forward end of the slot 40, which causes the guard to rise, as
seen in Figures 1 and 13 so as to permit the rolled tobacco to escape from the
apron, and to roll down the discharge chute 45 provided for the purpose.
The operation as thus far described will deliver the tobacco rolled into a perfectly
cylindrical compact form, the compactness being produced by the guard held
against the forward or advancing roll of tobacco; the shape of the cam which
actuates the levers being such as to hold the guard in such bearing contact with
the apron while rolling the tobacco. The tobacco thus delivered from the machine
may be inclosed with paper by hand or otherwise. I, however, prefer to inclose
the tobacco automatically, and in the same machine which rolls it into compact
cylindrical shape. After the tobacco has been thus delivered, the parts. thus far
described return to their first position preparatory to feeding the mass of tobacco,
cutting off and delivering a second portion, and rolling it as before.
I will now describe the mechanism by which the paper is automatically wrapped
around the cylinder of tobacco.
The spool or roll 46 is provided with a long strip or ribbon of paper, in width
corresponding to the length of a single completed cigarette. It is supported at the
end of the machine, opposite that to which the tobacco enters, upon arms 47, and
is led through a suitable guide 48 to the feed rolls 49 and 50. One of the rolls,
preferably the lower, is arranged in fixed bearings, and carries at its outer end a
pinion 51, into which a toothed wheel 52 below works; and fixed to, or in
connection with, the toothed wheel 52 is a ratchet 53, through which rotation is
imparted to the lower feed roll 49, the two feed rolls being geared together so that
they revolve in opposite directions, as indicated by the arrows Figure 6. Inter-
mittent rotation is imparted to the feed-rolls by means of a pawl 54, hung to an
arm 55 concentric with the ratchet 53, as seen in Figure 1. From the arm 55 a
rod 56 extends into connection with one arm of a lever 57, fixed upon a rock-
shaft 58, below the bed of the machine. The other end of the lever 57 is acted
upon by a cam 59 on the driving-shaft, through a rod 60, which extends up
through the bed of the machine for this purpose. The shape of the cam being
such that at the required time the roll will be depressed and turn the lever 57 to
impart to the arm 55 an advance oscillatory movement, which movement through
the pawl 54 will turn the feed rolls to the required extent to feed the requisite
quantity of paper, the paper passing between the rolls through a guide 61, (see
Figure 6.)
The paper feeding mechanism is arranged upon an upright 62, which extends
up from the bed, and in this upright is a vertically guided slide 63 which carries a
cutter 64 at its upper end. To the slide 63 a vertical reciprocating movement is
imparted by a side cam 65 on the driving-shaft. Between the cam and the slide
a longitudinal rock-shaft 66 is arranged in bearings 67. From this rock-shaft an
arm 68 extends to the cam 65, so that the cam will work against the arm 68 to
impart a rocking movement to the shaft 66. On the said shaft 66 is another
arm 69, which extends to about the centre of the vertical cutter carrying slide,
and is connected to the slide 63 by a stud 70, extending through a slot 71 in the
upright, as seen in Figures 5 and 6. Thus the movement of the cam will, through

page_text: the rock-shaft. 66 aided by a spring below the bed (see Figure 5), impart an
intermittent vertical reciprocating movement to the cutter-slide 63, and at the
proper time, after the requisite quantity of paper has been fed, the slide ascends, as
Been in Figure 6, its sharp edge passing across the opening in the guide 61, so as to
act as a shear in connection with that opening to sever the paper which has been
projected through the opening by the feed-rolls the extent of feed being equal to
the width of the one piece required to form a wrapper for the cigarette.
In order that the paper may adhere upon itself when wrapped about the
cigarette, it is necessary to apply adhesive material to one edge of the paper, which
in this case is the edge next the cutter. To accomplish this object a bath 72 is
arranged at one side of the machine, and substantially in line with the edge of the
paper to be pasted, and this bath is supplied with adhesive material. A wheel 73
is arranged upon an axis across the bath, that is to say, the wheel stands in a plane
parallel with the plane of the cutter, and is caused to revolve so that its periphery
will dip into the adhesive material in the bath. This revolution is imparted by
a band from a pulley 74 on the driving-shaft, the said band running around
carrying pulleys 75 to a pulley 76 on the paste-wheel 73, so that a constant
rotation is imparted to the said paste-wheel 73. Upon the bath is a slide 77,
arranged to move longitudinally toward and from the wheel 73, and adjustable by
a screw 78 so as to be moved toward or from the periphery of the paste-wheel 73
and act as a scraper upon the periphery, to take off the surplus paste or adhesive
material which it raises from the bath, or so that only the proper quantity shall be
delivered.
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79 is a transverse sliding bar parallel with the plane of the cutter, and arranged
to be moved in the guides 80. This bar or slide 79 carries a pasting wheel 81.
To the slide 79 a reciprocating movement is given, transversely of the machine
and above the paper which has been delivered, by a toothed seginent 82 working
into a toothed rack 83 attached to or formed upon the end of the slide 79. The
toothed segment 82 is fixed to a rock-shaft 84 and arranged in bearings 85. To
this rock-shaft an oscillatory movement is imparted from a cam 86, on the driving-
shaft, acting upon an arm 87 on the rock-shaft 84, so that at the proper time an
advance movement will be imparted to the pasting wheel 81 to carry it across the
machine, and then to return it.
On the same vertical slide 63 that carries the cutters, but above the cutter, is a
horizontal bar 88, and this bar is connected with the slide by rods 89, so as to
partake of the up and down reciprocating movement of the cutter-slide. The plane
of the lower edge of the bar 88 is in the path of the pasting wheel 81, so that as
the pasting wheel is advanced across the machine, as seen in broken lines Figure 5,
the periphery of the pasting roll 81 rides upon the under surface of the bar 88.
The pasting wheel normally stands with its periphery in contact with the
revolving paste-wheel 73, and therefore its periphery receives from the periphery
of the paste wheel a coating of paste, or whatever the adhesive material may be,
and then, as it traverses across the machine beneath the bar 88, it deposits upon
the under side of the bar a coating of adhesive material. So soon as the pasting
wheel 81 has thus coated the under edge of the bar 88, the cutter slide rises, and
cuts off the piece of paper which is to form the wrapper, and while this is being
done the pasting wheel 81 returns. Immediately upon the cutting off of the piece
of paper, the cutter slide 63 descends until the bar 88 reaches the surface of the
paper, (as seen in broken lines Figure 6 and also on a larger scale in Figure 15) so
as to apply the paste upon its under surface to the surface of the paper near the
edge at the cut.
Transversely of the bed, and what I call "forward" of the paper delivering
apparatus, is a rock-shaft 90, (I say "forward," as being toward the point in the
machine where the work is completed,). To this rock-shaft an oscillatory move-
ment is imparted by a cain 91 on the driving-shaft, through a rod 92 in connection
with an arm 93 fixed to the rock-shaft 90. From this rock-shaft two levers 94,
one at each side, extend upward, and at their upper ends are connected by a flat

page_text: cross-bar 95, see Figure 16. The length of this cross-bar is greater than the width
of the paper, and the upper ends of the levers 94 support this cross-bar in a position
with relation to the paper delivered so that the advance edge of the paper may pass
on to the cross-bar 95 when the levers are thrown to their extreme rear position,
as seen in Figures 1 and 6, so that the advance edge of the paper will extend to
substantially the forward edge of that cross-bar 95.
On each of the levers 94 a vertical sliding rod 96 is arranged parallel with the
levers, and at their upper ends they each carry a finger 97; and each rod is provided
with a spring 98, the action of which is to draw the fingers 97 down upon the
cross-bar 95, the distance between the two fingers 97 being less than the width of
the paper. As the levers 94 are turned to their rear position to receive the
advancing edge of the paper, the fingers 97 are raised or opened by the same cam
which imparts the feed movement to the rolls.
On the rock-shaft 58, upon which the lever 57 is fixed, are two arms 99,
extending therefrom toward the end of the machine that carries the paper and
beneath the rock-shaft 90 to which the levers 94 are fixed, so as to partake of the
movement of the rock-shaft.
Up through the bed of the machine vertical slides 100 are arranged, their upper
ends being rounded or concentric with the shaft 90 and their lower ends resting
upon the respective arms 99; and upon the concentric ends of these slides the
rods 96 rest and ride as the levers 98 are turned back and forth. As the rock-
shaft 58 is turned to impart the feed to the paper, as before described, the arms 99
raise the slides 100, and in so raising the slides the rods 96 are also raised, and
correspondingly lift the fingers 97 from the cross bar, as seen in Figure 16. These.
fingers are therefore opened as the paper is fed; hence the forward edge of the
paper will pass between the fingers 97 and the cross-bar 95 below, and when the
feeding has ceased the rock-shaft 58 returns, and permits the slides 100 to be
moved downward and the fingers 97 to descend on to the cross-bar or paper
thereon, as indicated in broken lines Figure 16, and thus the paper is grasped at
its extreme forward edge and near each end. The forward edge of the cross-bar 95
between the ends of the fingers is constructed with several notches 101, the edge
of the paper covering these notches. When the paper has been thus engaged and
pasted, as before described, the forward movement is imparted to the levers 94 to
carry the edge of the paper over toward the recess 7, and over the apron, as seen
in Figure 7, the cross-bar 95 then comes down close upon the apron lying upon the
rolling table.
At the point in the rolling-table 6 where the cross-bar delivers the edge of the.
paper, vertical slides 102 are arranged through the rolling table 6, and in a position
corresponding to the notches 101 in the edge of the cross-bar 95. These slides are
fixed to a cross-piece 103, as seen in Figure 17, and at their upper ends the slides 102
each carry a gripping finger 104, which are arranged to bear upon a corresponding
upward projection 105 in the rolling table, as seen in Figure 11. These fingers are
forced down by springs 106 resting upon a. shoulder on the slides.and beneath the
table.
In the rolling apron holes 107 are made corresponding to the fingers 104 and the
projections 105, so that as the apron lies upon the table, as seen in Figure 6, the
fingers 104, and projections 105 extend up through the apron. After the apron
has been laid upon the rolling table, as seen in Figure 6, the slides 102 are raised
by a flange 108, on the side of the cam 13, acting upon one end of a lever 109, the
other end bearing upward against the cross-piece 103, so that the fingers are
simultaneously raised, as seen in Figure 6, ready to receive the edge of the paper
presented by the levers 94 and the cross-bar 95. So soon as the edge of the paper
has been introduced over the apron and beneath the fingers 104, the flange 108 on
the cam passes off from its engagement with the lever 109, and permits the
fingers 104 to descend upon the paper, as seen in Figure 11. These fingers grasp
the edge of the paper through the notches 101 in the edge of the bar 95, so as to
hold it upon the projections 105 independent of the apron. When the edge of the

page_text: paper has been thus engaged, the fingers 97 are again raised, as before, to release
their grasp upon the paper, and then the levers 94, with the cross-bar, return to
receive a second piece of paper. The paper, or what is to be the wrapper, now lies
upon the apron in the grasp of the fingers 104, the apron then commences its
rolling movement, advancing as seen in Figure 11, toward the wrapper, the wrapper
remaining held until the tobacco reaches the edge thus held; as seen in Figure 12.
Having arrived at that position, the fingers 104 rise under the action of a second
flange 110 on the same cam, and release the paper, which, from that time, is rolled
up upon the tobacco until the pasted edge is reached; and the pasted surface
adheres; the rolling continuing however until the guard 27 rises and the cigarette
escapes, as before described. Thus I combine in one machine both the tobacco
forming and wrapping devices.
All the movements are imparted from the single driving-shaft, the cams thereon
being shaped and timed to cause each part of the machine to perform its work at
the proper time, and with reference to all other parts, such shaping and timing of
cams being a mathematical calculation well known to all those skilled in the
construction of machines of this character, and not necessary to be particularly
illustrated.
As the movement of some parts is necessarily quick or abrupt, and therefore
requiring at times much more power than at others, I find it desirable to apply a
frictional device to the driving shaft which will prevent any overthrow of the parts,
and this I do by constructing the periphery of one of the cams, say 32, with an
annular groove, and arranging in that groove a friction-strap 111, one end of which
is fixed to the bed of the machine, as seen in Figure 6, the strap passing around
through the groove and its other end being attached to a spring, as shown in
Figure 4, so that the frictional strap will be held in its groove to produce a friction
according to the tension of the spring, which friction is sufficient to prevent any
overthrow due to sudden movements of any of the parts, and in consequence of
which the power is suddenly released.
All parts of the machine may be made adjustable if required, in the usual
manner of adjusting parts in machines of like character, such adjustment being too
well known to require particular description.
While I prefer the double band feed which I have described as the means for
delivering the tobacco, other well known feeds may be substituted therefor, it only
being essential to this part of my invention that the tobacco shall be delivered so
that a requisite and predetermined quantity may be cut from the mass to form the
cylinder of tobacco for the cigarette.
As I have described, the apparatus for forming and compacting the cylinder of
tobacco may be employed without applying the wrapper, the wrapper being applied
by hand or other apparatus. So also, the wrapping device may be employed without
necessarily feeding the tobacco from the mass. It is only necessary that the cylinder
of tobacco shall be arranged upon the rolling apron so as to pass on to and be rolled
with the wrapper.
While I prefer to employ the vertical reciprocating follower 16 to force the
tobacco down upon the apron in the cavity in the rolling table, it may be omitted,
and the tobacco fall into that cavity by its own gravity. The presser-bar 2 may
also be omitted and the machine work to advantage. The guard 27 may also be
omitted if the tobacco be delivered to the apron in cylindrical form.
Instead of automatically delivering the paper to the gripping fingers 104, the
paper may be introduced by hand in like manner as it is introduced to the gripping
fingers of a printing press.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
First. The combination of a feeding device to deliver a predetermined quantity
of tobacco; a cutter to cut from the mass said predetermined quantity of tobacco;

page_text: a rolling table having a cavity below and substantially parallel with the cutter,
the said cavity being concave in transverse section; an apron one end of which is
made fast to the rolling table forward of said cavity, the other end being attached
to a device with mechanism for imparting to said device a reciprocating movement
over said rolling table to and from said cavity; and a reciprocating follower parallel
with said cavity, the working face of said follower being concave in transverse
section, and arranged to force the said quantity of tobacco into the cavity upon the
apron, substantially as described.
Second. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a cavity 7, the
said cavity being concave in transverse section; the flexible apron 9 attached at
one end to the said table forward of said cavity, the other end being attached to a
bar, having mechanism for imparting reciprocating movement to said bar over said
table toward and from said cavity; a feeding device, substantially such as described,
to deliver a predetermined quantity of tobacco over said cavity; a vertical
reciprocating cutter 5, arranged to cut such predetermined quantity from the
mass; the follower 16, the under face of which is concave in transverse section;
and the guard 27 having mechanism, substantially such as described, to force said
guard down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of
the tobacco, substantially as described.
Third. The combination of the endless band G, forming the bottom of a hopper;
a second endless band T, arranged over and parallel with the upper run of said
band or bottom of the hopper; mechanism substantially such as described to impart
to said two bauds an intermittent advance movement; the bar k parallel with the
drums over which said bands run, and forming a substantial continuation of the
bottom of the hopper; the presser-bar 2; the vertically reciprocating cutter 5; the
follower 16, the under face of said follower being concave in transverse section;
the apron 9, and the rolling table 6, constructed with its recess 7, concave in
transverse section, substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
Fourth. The combination of the endless band G, forming the bottom of a hopper;
a second endless band T, arranged over and parallel with the upper run of said
band or bottom of the hopper; mechanisin substantially such as described, to impart
to said two bands an intermittent advance movement; the bar k parallel with the
drums over which said bands run, and forming a substantial continuation of the
bottom of the hopper; the presser-bar 2; the vertically reciprocating cutter 5;
the guard 27 having mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard
down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco, and directly in advance of the
tobacco; the apron 9, and the rolling table 6 constructed with its recess 7, concave
in transverse section, substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
Fifth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a transverse
cavity 7; the apron 8, one end of which is attached to said table forward of said
cavity, the other end being attached to a bar, having mechanism, substantially such
as described, to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over said table and
toward and from said cavity; gripping fingers 104 extending up through openings
in the apron provided for the purpose; and mechanism substantially such as
described to impart to said fingers a rising and falling movement, with the guard 27
having mechanism, substantially such as described, to force said guard down upon
the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco,
substantially as specified.
Sixth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with the cavity 7;
the flexible apron 9, one end of which is attached to the table forward of said
cavity, the other end being attached to a bar over the table; mechanism, substan-
tially such as described to impart reciprocating movement to said bar toward and
from said cavity; the fingers 104; mechanism substantially such as described to
impart an up and down movement to said fingers through corresponding openings
provided in said apron; the guard 27 having mechanism substantially such as
described, to force said guard down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and
directly in advance of the tobacco; a follower 16; and mechanism substantially.

page_text: such as described to impart a vertical reciprocating movement to said follower,
substantially as set forth."
Seventh. The combination of the two endless bands G, T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction;
mechanisin substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands; the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band G,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band; the
vertical reciprocating cutter 5; the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse
cavity 7 parallel with said bar k; the apron 9, one end of which is attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other being attached to a bar transversely over
said table; mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a
reciprocating movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity; the
guard 27 and mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down
upon the apron doubled over the tobacco, and directly in advance of the tobacco;
the gripping fingers 104 extending up through openings in the apron made for the
purpose; and mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and
down movement to said gripping fingers, substantially as described.
Eighth. The combination of the two endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band G, and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertical recip-
rocating cutter 5; the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse cavity 7
parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end of which attached to the table
forward of said cavity, the other being attached to a bar transversely over said
table; mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a recip-
rocating movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity; the vertical
reciprocating follower 16; the gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings
in the apron made for the purpose, mechanism substantially such as described
to impart an up and down movement to said gripping fingers, substantially as
set forth.
Ninth. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k, parallel with the forward drum of said band
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers, substantially as described.
Tenth. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar / parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described, to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27 with
mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron
doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose

page_text: with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down
movement to said gripping fingers, substantially as described.
Eleventh. The combination of the endless bands G, T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end
attached to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely
over said table, mechanism substantially such as described, to impart to said
bar a reciprocating movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity,
the gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for
the purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and
down movement to said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16,
substantially as described.
Twelfth. The combination of the endless bands G T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described, to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said band, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said bands and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically recip-
rocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling-table 6 constructed with the transverse
cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table
forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating movement over
the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27 with mechanism
substantially such as described to force such guard down upon the apron doubled
over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping fingers 104
extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanisın
substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement to said
gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, substantially as and
for the purpose described.
Thirteenth. The combination of the rolling-table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said
cavity, the other attached to a bar 10, transversely across and over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart reciprocating movement to
said bar over the table and toward and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104
extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism
substantially such. as described to impart an up and down movement to said grip-
ping fingers, the wrapper delivering device consisting of a horizontal bar 95 and
gripping fingers 97, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to said
fingers 104, and mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar
and fingers a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
and substantially as and for the purpose described.
Fourteenth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a transverse
cavity 7, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity, the
other attached to a bar 10, transversely across and over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described, to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over
the table and toward and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104 extending up
through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism, substantially
such as described to impart an up and down movement to said fingers, the bori-
zontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls and vertically reciprocating cutter
arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and
the cutter to cut off the paper thus delivered, substantially as described.

page_text: Fifteenth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a transverse
cavity 7, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity, the
other attached to a bar 10, transversely across and over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over
the table, and toward and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104, extending up
through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism substantially
such as described to impart an up and down movement to said fingers, the hori-
zontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a revolving paste-wheel 73, a pasting wheel 81 arranged upon
a slide parallel with the surface of the paper held by said bar 95, and fingers 97,
a vertically reciprocating bar 88, in the path of said pasting wheel 81, and so that
said bar will receive a coating of adhesive material from said pasting wheel, and
deliver the same to the paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Sixteenth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a transverse
cavity 7, the apron 9 one end attached to the table forward of said cavity, the
other attached to a bar 10 transversely across and over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described, to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over
the table and toward and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104, extending up
through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism substantially
such as described to impart an up and down movement to said fingers, the hori-
zontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with. notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls and vertically reciprocating cutter
arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and
the cutter to cut off the paper thus delivered, a revolving paste wheel 73, a pasting
wheel 81, arranged upon a slide parallel with the surface of the paper held by said
bar 95, and fingers 97, a vertically reciprocating bar 88, in the path of said pasting
wheel 81, and so that said bar will receive a coating of adhesive material from
said pasting wheel and deliver the same to the paper held as aforesaid substantially
as described.
Seventeenth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a trans-
verse cavity 7, the apron 9, one end of which is attached to said table forward of
said cavity, the other end attached to a bar, with mechanism substantially such as
described to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over said table, and toward
and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104 extending up through openings in the
apron provided for the purpose, and mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said fingers a rising and falling movement, with the guard 27, with
mechanism substantially such as described, to force said guard down upon the
apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, and a
wrapper delivering device consisting of a horizontal bar 95, and gripping fingers 97,
the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to the said fingers 104,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97,
a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, substantially
as described.
Eighteenth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with the cavity 7,
flexible apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity, the other
end to a bar over the table, mechanism substantially such as described to impart
reciprocating movement to said bar toward and from said cavity, the fingers 104,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said fingers through corresponding openings provided in said apron, the
guard 27 with mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down
upon the apron doubled over the tobacco, and directly in advance of the tobacco,
a follower 16, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart a vertical
reciprocating movement to said follower, and a wrapper delivering device consisting

page_text: of a horizontal bar 95 and gripping fingers 97, the said bar constructed with
notches corresponding to the said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as
described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward
and from said gripping fingers 104, substantially as described.
.
Nineteenth. The combination of the two endless bands G, T, arranged substan-
tially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band G,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse
cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table
forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating movement over
the rolling table, toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with mechanism
substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron doubled
over the tobacco, and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping fingers 104
extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement to said grip-
ping fingers, and a wrapper delivering device consisting of a horizontal bar 95, and
gripping fingers 97, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to the said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
substantially as described.
Twentieth. The combination of the two endless bands G, T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bark parallel with the forward drum of said band G, and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertical recipro-
cating cutter 5, the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse cavity 7,
parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of, said
cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism substantially
such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating movement over the rolling
table toward and from said cavity, the vertical reciprocating follower 16, the
gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the
purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described, to impart an up and
down movement to said gripping fingers, and a wrapper delivering device consisting
of a horizontal bar 95, and gripping fingers 97, the said bar constructed with
notches corresponding to the said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as
described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward
and from said gripping fingers 104, substantially as described.
Twenty-first. The combination of the endless bands G, T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, aud with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bar / parallel with the forward drum of said band, and forming
substantially a-continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically recip-
rocating cutter 5, spring presser bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping-fingers, and a wrapper delivering device consisting of a
horizontal bar 95, and gripping fingers 97, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to the said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described
to impart to such bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from
said gripping fingers 104, substantially as described,

page_text: Twenty second. The combination of the endless bands G T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, constructed with the transverse cavity 7 parallel
with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity,
the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism substantially such as
described, to impart to said bar a reciprocating movement over the rolling table
toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with mechanism substantially such as
described to force said guard down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and
directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping fingers 104, extending up through
openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism substantially such as
described, to impart an up and down movement to said gripping fingers, and a
wrapper delivering device consisting of a horizontal bar 95, and gripping fingers 97,
the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to the said fingers 104,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97,
a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, substantially
as described.
Twenty-third. The combination of the endless bands G, T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9 one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104 extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described, to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, with
a wrapper delivering device, consisting of a horizontal bar 95, and gripping
fingers 97, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to the said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104
substantially as described.
Twenty-fourth. The combination of the endless bands GT arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described, to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
- mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27 with
mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron
doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, with
a wrapper delivering device consisting of a horizontal bar 95, and gripping
fingers 97, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to the said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
substantially as described.

page_text: Twenty fifth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a trans-
verse cavity 7, the apron 9, one end of which is attached to said table forward of
said cavity, the other end attached to a bar, with mechanism substantially such as
described to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over said table and toward
and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings in the
apron provided for the purpose, and mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said fingers a rising and falling movement, with the guard 27, with
mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron
doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the horizontal
bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding
to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar
and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
a pair of feeding rolls and vertically reciprocating cutter arranged to deliver to said
bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and a cutter to cut off the paper,
substantially as described.
Twenty-sixth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with the
cavity 7, flexible apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity, the
other end to a bar over the table, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart reciprocating movement to said bar toward and from said cavity the
fingers 104, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and
down movement to said fingers through corresponding openings provided in said
apron, the guard 27, with mechanism substantially such as described to force said
guard down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of
the tobacco, a follower 16, with mechanism substantially such as described to
impart a vertically reciprocating movement to said follower, the horizontal bar 95,
fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
a pair of feeding rolls, and vertically reciprocating cutter arranged to deliver to
said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and the cutter to cut off the
paper, substantially as described.
Twenty-seventh. The combination of the two endless bands G T arranged
substantially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same
direction, mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent
advance movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said
band G, and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band,
the vertical reciprocating cutter 5 the rolling table 6, constructed with the trans-
verse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table
forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart said bar a reciprocating movement over
the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with mechanism
substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron doubled
over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping fingers 104,
extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement to said.
gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95 and fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar
constructed with cavities corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially
such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement
toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls, and vertically
reciprocating cutter arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for
a single wrapper, and a cutter to cut off the paper, substantially as described.
Twenty eighth. The combination of the two endless bands G T, arranged
substantially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the samo
direction, mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent
advance movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of
said band G, and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said
band, the vertical reciprocating cutter 5, the rolling table 6, constructed with the

page_text: transverse cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the vertical
reciprocating follower 16, the gripping fingers 104 extending up through openings
in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described
to impart an up and down movement to said gripping fingers, the horizontal
bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding
to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said
bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping
fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls, and vertically reciprocating cutter arranged to
deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and a cutter to
cut off the paper, substantially as described.
Twenty ninth. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement
to said gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95 fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar
constructed with notches corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially
such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement
toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding-rolls and vertically
reciprocating cutter arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a
single wrapper, and a cutter to cut off the paper, substantially as described.
Thirtieth. The combination of the endless bands G T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2 rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with
mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron
doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart and up and down
movement to said gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar,
the said bar constructed with cavities corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating
movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls, and
vertically reciprocating cutter arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the
paper for a single wrapper, and a cutter to cut off the paper, substantially as
described.
Thirty-first. The combination of the endless bands G T arranged substan-
tially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance move-
ment to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band, and
forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically

page_text: reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described, to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, the
horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described, to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls, and vertically reciprocating cutter:
arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and a
cutter to cut off the paper, substantially as described.
Thirty-second. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band, and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically
reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with
mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the
apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping
fingers 104 extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose,
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, the
horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said-
gripping fingers 104, a pair of feeding rolls, and vertically reciprocating cutter
arranged to deliver to said bar and fingers 97 the paper for a single wrapper, and
a cutter to cut off the paper, substantially as described.
Thirty-third. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with a
transverse cavity 7, the apron 9, one end of which is attached to said table forward
of paid cavity, the other end attached to a bar, with mechanism substantially such
as described, to impart reciprocating movement to said bar over said table and
toward and from said cavity, gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings
in the apron provided for the purpose, and mechanism substantially such as
described to impart to said fingers a rising and falling movement, the guard 27,
with mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the
apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the
horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described, to
impart to said bar and fingers 97, a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a revolving paste wheel 73, a pasting wheel 81 arranged upon
a slide parallel with the surface of the paper held by said bar 95 and fingers 97, a
vertically reciprocating bar 88 in the path of said pasting wheel 81, and so that
said bar will receive a coating of adhesive material from said pasting wheel, and
deliver the same to the paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Thirty-fourth. The combination of the rolling table 6, constructed with the
cavity 7, flexible apron 9, one end attached to the table forward of said cavity,
the other end to a bar over the table, mechanism substantially such as described
to impart reciprocating movement to said bar toward and from said cavity, the
fingers 104, with mechanism substantially such as described, to impart an up and

page_text: down movement to said fingers through corresponding openings provided in said
apron, the guard 27, with mechanism substantially such as described, to force said
guard down upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of
the tobacco, a follower 16, with mechanism substantially such as described to
impart a vertical reciprocating movement to said follower, the horizontal bar 95,
fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a
revolving paste-wheel 73 a pasting-wheel 81, arranged upon a slide parallel with
the surface of the paper held by said bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically recipro
cating bar 88, in the path of said pasting wheel 81, and so that said bar will receive
a coating of adhesive material from said pasting wheel and deliver the same to the
paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Thirty-fifth. The combination of the two endless bands G T, arranged sub-
stantially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band G,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertical reciprocating cutter 5, the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse
cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table forward
of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism sub-
stantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating movement over
the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27, with mechanism
substantially such as described to force said guard down upon the apron doubled
over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the gripping fingers 104,
extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement to said
gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar con-
structed with notches corresponding to said fingers 104 mechanism substantially
such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement
toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a revolving paste-wheel 73, a pasting
wheel 81 arranged upon a slide parallel with the surface of the paper held by said
bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically reciprocating bar 88 in the path of said pasting-
wheel 81, and so that said bar will receive a coating of adhesive material from said
pasting-wheel and deliver the same to the paper held as aforesaid, substantially as
described.
Thirty-sixth. The combination of the two endless bands G T, arranged sub-
stantially parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band G,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertical reciprocating cutter 5, the rolling table 6, constructed with the transverse
cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the table
forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart to said bar. a reciprocating movement
over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the vertical reciprocating
follower 16, the gripping fingers 104 extending up through openings in the apron
made for the purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an
up and down movement to said gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95, fingers 97
on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to said fingers 104,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a
reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a revolving
paste-wheel 73, a pasting wheel 81, arranged upon a slide parallel with the surface
of the paper beld by said bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically reciprocating bar 88,
in the path of said pasting wheel 81, and so, that said bar will receive a coating
of adhesive material from said pasting wheel and deliver the same to the paper
held as aforesaid, substantially as described.

page_text: Thirty-seventh. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other and with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band, and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically
reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table;
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose;
with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down move-
ment to said gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said
bar constructed with notches corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating
movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a revolving paste-wheel 73,
a pasting-wheel 81, arranged upon a slide parallel with the surface of the paper
held by the said bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically reciprocating bar 88 in the
path of said pasting wheel 81, and so that said bar will receive a coating of
adhesive material from said pasting wheel and deliver the same to the paper held
as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Thirty-eighth. The combination of the endless bands G T arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction, mechanism
substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance movement to
said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band, and forming
substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the vertically
reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed with the
transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached to the
table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the guard 27,
with mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down upon
the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco,
the gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made
for the purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart
an up and down movement to said gripping fingers, the horizontal bar 95,
fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding to said
fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar and
fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104, a
revolving paste wheel 73, a pasting-wheel 81, arranged upon a slide parallel with
the surface of the paper held by the said bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically
reciprocating bar 88, in the path of said pasting-wheel 81, and so that said bar will
receive a coating of adhesive material from said pasting-wheel and deliver the same
to the paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
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Thirty-ninth. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said band, the
vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, constructed
with the transverse cavity 7 parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end attached
to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over said table,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a reciprocating
movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the gripping
fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the purpose, with
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down movement to
said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, the horizontal

page_text: bar 95, fingers 97 on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches corresponding
to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described, to impart to said bar
and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said gripping fingers 104,
a revolving paste wheel 73, a pasting wheel 81 arranged on a slide parallel with the
surface of the paper held by said bar 95 and fingers 97, a vertically reciprocating
bar 88 in the path of said pasting-wheel 81, and so that said bar will receive a
coating of adhesive material from the pasting wheel, and deliver the same to the
paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Fortieth. The combination of the endless bands G T, arranged substantially
parallel to each other, and with their adjacent runs in the same direction,
mechanism substantially such as described to impart an intermittent advance
movement to said bands, the bar k parallel with the forward drum of said band,
and forming substantially a continuation of the working run of said 'band,
the vertically reciprocating cutter 5, spring presser-bar 2, rolling table 6, con-
structed with the transverse cavity 7, parallel with said bar k, the apron 9, one end
attached to the table forward of said cavity, the other to a bar transversely over
said table, mechanism substantially such as described to impart to said bar a
reciprocating movement over the rolling table toward and from said cavity, the
guard 27, with mechanism substantially such as described to force said guard down
upon the apron doubled over the tobacco and directly in advance of the tobacco, the
gripping fingers 104, extending up through openings in the apron made for the
purpose, with mechanism substantially such as described to impart an up and down
movement to said gripping fingers, and the vertically reciprocating follower 16, the
horizontal bar 95, fingers 97, on said bar, the said bar constructed with notches
corresponding to said fingers 104, mechanism substantially such as described to
impart to said bar and fingers 97 a reciprocating movement toward and from said
gripping fingers 104, a revolving paste-wheel 73, a pasting wheel 81, arranged upon
a slide parallel with the surface of the paper held by said bar 95 and fingers 97, a
vertically reciprocating bar 88, in the path of said pasting wheel 81, and so that
said bar will receive a coating of adhesive material from said pasting wheel and
deliver the same to the paper held as aforesaid, substantially as described.
Dated this 1st day of Santember 188K
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.