Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1897-Accepted 19th June, 1897

page_text: movement is checked by the collar 46 aforesaid, by this means any damage to the
paper or to the mechanism is avoided. An adjustment 47 is provided for the
spring 45 see Figs. 7 and 25. The frame 5 is provided with an horizontal opening 48
as shown in Figs. 2 and 7 to allow for the passage of the paper to the cutting and
shearing mechanism hereinbefore described and has secured to it by bolts or the
like a plate 49 shaped as shown in Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 15 and situated with regard
to the opening 48 as indicated in Fig. 1. This plate carries two guide bars 50, 51
which are grooved as shewn at 52 and 53 and the upper one is provided with a
spring 54 which bears against the side of the slipper 55 which has projections 56, 57,
formed thereon to engage with the recesses 52 and 53 as shown Figs. 13, 14, 15, 18
and 19. 58 and 59 are levers pivotted between plates 60 carried by the slipper 55,
which is recessed as shewn at 61 to receive the same. These levers are provided.
at their forward ends with fingers or projections 62, 63 which move within the
slotted portion of the slipper 55. The opposite ends of the levers 58, 59 are
provided with pins which engage with the slots 64, 65 formed in the plate 66. The
plate 66 is pivotted to the slipper at 67 and carries upon it a pin 68 which engages.
with the end of a slotted lever 69 secured to the frame 5 and operated by means of:
rod 70 in its turn receiving motion from the eccentric 71 upon the main shaft B
Figs. 1 and 2 and 7. Situated at one end of guides 50, 51 is a plate 72 which,
carries two small levers 73, 74 which are designed to act upon and insure the
regular movement of the gummed paper and which are turned as shewn in Fig. 1
when in use and the said paper will be steadied between the ends of the levers and.
the pin 75 secured to the end plate midway beneath the two levers 73, 74 as shewn
in Figs. 1 and 10. The levers are acted upon by the spring plungers 76, 77 by.
which when turned they are retained in position. To further ensure the regular.
movement of the paper a guide 78 consisting of a thin piece of sheet metal is.
placed between the guides 50, 51. the plate is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10
and shewn clearly and in detail in Figs. 1, 16 and 17 a projecting piece of metal 79:
having pins thereon is attached to the guide and carries the plate.
80 is a bracket formed upon the end of the plate 49 and provided with two
adjustable guides 81 and 82 which guides consist of plates having slots or openings
for the gummed paper formed at the inner ends as shown at 83 Figs. 11 and 12.,
The plates are bevelled at the edges and slide within grooves formed in the
bracket, the adjustment being effected by the screws or studs 84, 85. The
mechanism above described is placed at such an angle relatively to the line of the.
web from which the tags are formed that the gummed paper when cut is of.
the configuration shown in the Figs. 28, 31 and 32. The relative positions of the.
web X and strips Z being more clearly shown in Fig. 31, whilst the arrangement
of the said strips and web before the operation of shearing and punching is
indicated in Fig. 23.
Mounted upon the standard is the mechanism for punching the triangular.
piece which when the tags are completed will give them the usual familiar.
appearance this consists as shown of two plates 86, 87 the plate 87 being of the.
form shown in the cross section on line A. B. Fig. 4 and secured to plate 86 by.
bolts or the like and between these plates are clamped the two plates 88, 89;
between which works the triangular punch 90 an opening is provided as shewn,
at 91 for the web which in Fig. 6 is indicated by dotted lines X. Similar plates;
to those last mentioned above 88. 89 and clamped in the same manner are provided,
for the punch 90. The movement of the punch is effected by means of the cranked,
lever 92 carried upon a spindle in bearings formed in the arms upon the plate 86,
which lever is connected to the top of the punch as shown in the plan view Fig. 5..
To the end of the spindle above described is attached a clamp holding a rod 93
connected at its inner end to the spindle 94 carried at one end by the lever 95
upon the spindle 95ª carried by the bracket 96 shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
which is secured to or may form part of the standard 4 Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5.
The opposite end of the spindle 94 is carried by the lever 100 the operation of
which will be more particularly described in connection with the movement of the
;

page_text: see Figs. 1 and 2. The various devices are also provided with a means for
adjustment.
In Figs. 8 and 9 is shewn a device for holding a supply of gummed paper 2
which consists of a standard 153 shaped as shown and having a foot or base 154.
The paper Z of which there are 2 rolle in use and which are placed side by side is
carried by the arms 155 which are secured by bolts to the standard 153 a central
arm being cast solid or may be secured in any convenient way to the standard 153
the upper one being extended as shown and having guide rollers 156 over which
the gummed paper passes and is led to the trough 157 within which are the rollers
158 159 160.
The paper passes over the rollers 158 and 159 and under the rollers 160 and
during its movement rotates the rollers and the water contained in the trough and
in which the rollers 159 are immersed is carried up and the gummed side of the
paper moistened. The standard 153 may be provided with any number of arms
other than those shown for carrying further supplies of paper.
The action of the machine is as follows:-
The moistened strips of gummed paper Z are led from the rolls and passed
between the levers 73 74 over the guide 78 and through the slots 83 in the
plates 81 82 when they are in position for the shears 11 12 and punch 32 to act
upon, and the web X is drawn forward between the various guides until in the
position shown in Fig. 23 and motion being imparted to the shaft B is conveyed to
the various parts connected therewith aud the paper web X is advanced until a
length equal to the width of the finished tag has been moved forward the
movement of the paper then ceases and the mechanism upon the standard 3 having
advanced a portion of the strips of gummed paper, which is effected by the
lever 69, Fig. 12, operated from the shaft B by the rod 70 and excentric 71, this
lever being engaged with the pin 68 upon the plate 66 will advance the plate and
with it the slide or slipper 55 upou which are mounted the levers 58 59 these will
be caused by the action of the slots 64 65 with which their ends engage by the pins
thereon to open and grip the gummed paper between the top of the slide and the
fingers or projections upon the forward ends of the levers as shown in Fig. 13
and 14. The gummed paper, for which guides 81 82 are provided is next cut by
the shears upon the plungers 7, 8 which are advanced by means of the gears shown
in Figs. 20 21 and 22 and are pressed by the continued movement of the said
plungers upon either side of the web these actions being practically simultaneous,
and the punch 32 by the action of the lever 35 operated by the rack 15 will
descend and punch the three thickness of paper the web will then present the
appearance shown by Fig. 31. The return movement of the lever 69 closing the
fingers and withdrawing them. Upon the withdrawal of the shears and punch
the web X is advanced again and comes under the action of a punching device
which is so situated as to puuch a triangular piece from the edge of the strip midway
between the holes formed therein as shown in Fig. 32. This punch is operated by
means of the cranked lever 92 attached thereto and operated by the rod 93 which
in turn is operated by the lever 95 attached to the spindle 95" shown by dotted
lines on Fig. 1.
Movement is imparted to this spindle by the lever 100 which is in its turn
operated by the rod 105 and the parts connected therewith. The strip next passes
to the shears by which it is either completely or partially cut as may be desired.
The shears are operated from the shaft B by the rod 105 connected to the
lever 100 which as shown is provided with a slot in which engages the pin 115
upon the said lever. The levers 100 101 actuate the knife 99 to which they are
pivotted and under ordinary circumstances the knife would be arranged to cut the
tags one by one, but in some cases it is found convenient to cut the tags in gangs
of any suitable number. The number of the tags forming a gang is determined by
the distance between the recesses cut upon the periphery of the disc upon the
roller 127 and the travel of the knife is controlled by means of the lever 138
operated by the said disc 137* and having an adjustable bar 161 secured thereto