Year: 1889

page_text: [Communicated from abroad by JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS, of 129, Oliver Street,
Newark, New Jersey, United States of America, Manufacturer.]
1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake and Co. Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
The invention relates to machines for cutting out wrappers and binders for cigars
and cigarettes, and consists in novel mechanism hereinafter specifically described for
cutting the blanks for the wrappers or binders and affording a surface or table upon
which the wrappers or binders may be rolled around the "filler," the leaf while
subjected to the operation of cutting or rolling, being held by air pressure.
The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter
presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a top view of a machine embodying the clements of the invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged detached top view of the cutting die and rolling table.
Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine on the dotted line x, x of
Figure 1.
Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section on the dotted line y, y of Figure 1.
Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical section on the dotted line z, z, of Figure 1, and
Figure 6 is a horizontal section, looking downward, on the dotted line v, v oi
Figure 3.
In the drawings A designates the bed plate of the machine, said plate being suitably
supported on legs B and sustaining on its rear portion the standard C, which affords a
bearing, between the adjusting pivot screws D. D for the swinging arm E. The arm E
has a handle F at its front end and carries the hanger G, in which is journalled the
The rollers I, I, are loosely
axle H for the pressure rollers I, I, as shown in Figure 3.

page_text: niounted on the axle H and each is given a downward tension by the springs J, J
through the smaller rollers K, K. The arm E also carries the hanger L having at
its lower end the wheel M adapted to travel on the track N formed on the bed
plate A.
Upon the front portion of the bed plate A and in the line of the arc of travel
of the rollers I, I, is secured the up-turned die P, whose outline corresponds with that
of the blank to be cut, and which has affixed to its opposite sides the angle-plate
lugs Q, Q. adapted to be held (at their horizontal arms) upon the bed plate A by the
clamps R, R, which are secured to said hed plate by screws S, S, passing through
elongated slots T, T, in the clamps, the latter being rendered adjustable with respect
to their relation with the lugs Q, Q, by the elongated slots through which the
screws S, S, pass. Within--and closely-fitting the upper edges of the die Pis
arranged the perforated platen V, which is secured by screws to the upper ends of
the rods W, W, located at the ends of the die, as shown in Figure 4, and passing
downward through the elongated slots X, discs Y and caps Z, the said discs and caps
at each end of the die being connected together and to the rods W by means of the
screws a. Between the hubs b on the under side of the discs Y and the caps Z are
applied flexible washers or packing & forming air tight joints. The disks Y are close
against the under side of the bed plate A and close the elongated slots X. Within
the walls of the die P the rods W, W, are enclosed by the coiled springs e which are
held between the washers fand platen V and exert an upward pressure against the
latter, allowing the same a suitable-yielding tension adapting it for the varying
conditions of the leaf to be cut upon the die when the machine is in use.
In the bed plate A and at a point within the walls of the die or cutter P is provided
an aperture adapted to receive the end of the pipe g, which, in use, will be connected
with an ordinary suction blower or exhaust, not shown, whereby the leaf placed upon
the die may be held close against the platen V by air suction in a well known manner.
In the pipe g is pivoted the valve h having the weight i to close it and being connected
through the pitman rod j with the foot-treadle k, by which the valve h may be
opened and the leaf upon the die P brought under the influence of the exhaust above
referred to.
Upon the under side of the bed plate A below the die or cutter P is suspended by
lugs l¹, I', 1', I,' the rectangular frame m, the lugs being held against the bed plate A
by screws, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 4. The frame m encloses the vertically
movable platen and sustains, in bearings 7 (see Figures 3 and 5) the parallel
shafts s, t, carrying cams u adapted upon the turning of the shafts to bear upward
against and elevate the plate n. Upon one end of the shaft is secured the wheel A¹
which through the chain B¹ and pitman rod D' is connected with the foot-treadle E¹,
and through the crank pin F¹, rod G¹ and arm H is connected with the shalt t, the
purpose of these connections being to enable the operator to turn the wheel A¹ and
shafts by the pressure of the foot on the treadle E', and to impart from the wheel A¹
a like movement to the shaft t, whereby the shafts s, t, may have a simultaneous
movement, and, through the cams u, elevate the opposite ends of the plate nto a corres-
ponding extent. After the wheel A¹ has been turned to elevate the platen, the spring 1,
see Figures 4 and 6, will, as soon as the foot is released from the treadle E retract
the wheel to its normal position, which is that shown in Figure 4 and permit the
plate n to assume its former position on a horizontal plane with the frame m. The
vertical movement of the plate n is imparted through the rods J¹, J, J, J¹, to the
rolling table L, the latter when the plate n is elevated, being raised to a level
with the plater V so that the table and platen may at that time form a continuous
surface upon which the cigar may be rolled while the leaf is held smooth by
suction; when the plate n is lowered the table 1' will have a corresponding move-
ment downward so as not to interfere with the operation of the die for cutting
wrappers or binders. The table L is shown enlarged in Figure 2, wherein it will
be seen that it consists of two plates M1, supported on a frame N' and connected by 5
springs P which operate to draw them towards each other and close around the die P.
The opposite ends of the plates M' are held by guides Q', which prevent the elevation

page_text: of the plates from the frame N1, while the die or cutter P ensures the plate from
slipping laterally from the said guides. The upper ends of the rods Jare united
with the frame N1 by screws, as shown in Figure 5, and these rods are given a spring
tension downward when the rolling table is in an elevated position by means of the
coiled springs R', which encircle the rods between the collars S₁ and the bed
plate A.
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In the operation of the machine the leaf from which the wrappers or binders are to
be cut is placed over the die P and the valve opened by pressure on the foot treadle k
whereupon the exhaust will hold the leaf smooth upon the platen V and the operator
will move the arm L and thereby the rollers I, I, across the die, which will have the
effect of cutting the blank from the leaf, after which the pressure on the treadle k may
be relieved, and the valve permitted to cut off the exhaust, whereupon the blank
will be released from the platen and may be removed this operation may be repeated
until the desired number of blanks have been cat, and then if it is desired to roll the
cigars on the same machine the table L may be elevated by the foot treadle E' as
herein before described, and the platen V and table thus utilized as a continuous
surface upon which to accomplish the rolling, the treadle being employed to
establish the connection of the exhaust with the platen for the purpose of holding
the wrapper while the cigar is being rolled. If desired, as soon as each wrapper is
cut it could be rolled around the cigar, the table L' being elevated after each move-
ment of the arm E, the rolling performed, and the treadles k, E¹ then released.
The machine constructed as above described is adapted to receive dies varying in
size and hence of cutting wrappers and binders for cigars of different dimensions.
If the die or cutter P should be found too large for the special wrapper or binder to
he cut, it will be released from the bed plate by loosening the clamps R, R, and the
platen V will be detached from the rods W, W, by freeing the screws by which it is
secured to them, whereupon a smaller die and platen could be substituted, the new
die being secured by the clamps R, R, and the new platen being attached to the
rods W, W, the latter being moved inward toward each other to meet the screw holes in
the smaller platen, the making of new screw holes in the bed plate A for the varying
sizes of dies and in the platen to suit the position of the rods W, W, being thus
avoided. The rods W, W, may be moved laterally in the slots X to suit the varying
sizes of platens by turning the discs Y. which are excentrically secured on the rods
and are of such size as to cover the slots X no matter what position may he given to
the rods W. In the drawings the rods W, W, are at the outer ends of the slots X,
but an one-half turn of the excentric dises Y would bring them to the inner end of
said slots so as to meet the screw holes in a small platen. A person possessing one of
the machines with a few different sizes of platens and dies would thus be enabled to
provide wrappers for cigars of the usual sizes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion 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 die or cutter, the platen therein and a device for pressing the leaf
against the cutter, combined with the rolling table encompassing the cutter, mechanism
substantially as described for imparting a vertical movement to said table from a foot
treadle, an air exhaust for the cutter, and mechanism substantially as described
for applying or cutting off said exhaust from a foot treadle, substantially as set
forth.
Second. The die or cutter, the platen therein, and a device for pressing the leaf on
the cutter, combined with rods within the cutter for supporting the platen, the bed
plate having elongated slots for said rods, the revoluble dises covering said slots and
an air exhaust for the cutter, substantially as set forth.
Third. The die or cutter, the platen therein, and a device for pressing the leaf on
the cutter, combined with the rods W, W, supporting the platen, the revoluble
discs Y, the bed plate having slots X, the caps Z, and an air exhaust for the cutter,
substantially as set forth.

page_text: Fourth. In a machine for cutting and rolling, the die or cutter mounted upon a bed
plate, and a platen within the cutter held upon yielding supports, combined with the
rolling table encompassing the cutter, the plate n below the cutter, the frame encom-
passing plate n, rods J', connecting the plate n with the rolling table, mechanism
substantially as described for moving said plate n vertically, and an air exhaust for the
cutter, substantially as set forth.
Fifth. In a machine for cutting and rolling, the die and the platen therein, combined
with the plates M', forming a rolling table encompassing said die, the springs
connecting said plates, the supporting guides Q', for the plates M³, mechanism
substantially as described for moving said rolling table vertically, and an air exhaust
for the cutter, substantially as set forth.
Sixth. In a machine for cutting and rolling cigar wrappers or binders, the die or
cutter mounted upon a bed plate, and a platen within the cutter, combined with the
rolling table encompassing the cutter, the suspended frame m, plate n, shafts s, t,
on said shafts, wheel A', chain B¹, rod D₁, foot treadle E³, rod (P,
arm H³, and rods connecting the plate n with the rolling table, substantially as set
forth.
cams 2
JM 1080
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.