New or Improved Machinery, or Apparatus for Piercing or Perforating Wood Used in Box Making to Prepare the same ---
Year: 1884

page_text: New or Improved Machinery, or Apparatus for Piercing or
Perforating Wood Used in Box Making to Prepare the same
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We GEORGE LINES of 63 Crayford Road, Holloway, Engineer, and ALFRED
BRIDGMAN, of 307 Amburst Road, Stoke Newington, Box Maker, both in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for,
NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PIERCING OR PERFORATING
WOOD USED IN BOX MAKING TO PREPARE THE SAME FOR RECEIVING THE THE WIRE
HINGES, to be as follows:-
In the fixing of wire hinges to boxes diagonal holes have to be made through
the upper part of the back and the back part of the lid through each of which the
double wire of one half of the hinge is passed, the two ends of such wire are then
opened out and clenched on the inside of the back and lid; these holes have here-
tofore been made by the workman who has used for such purpose a common
brad-awl
Such method of producing the said perforations is tedious and frequently results
in injury to the wood.
According to our invention we produce such perforations by the aid of machinery
or apparatus so arranged as to make such perforations in the required positions
and at the desired angles in the wood thereby greatly facilitating the operation and
obviating the injury frequently caused to the wood by unskilful or careless
workmanship.
In carrying our invention into effect we employ a table of a suitable height to
receive the wood and we fit such table with adjustable guides or fences to ensure
the wood being always placed in the correct position.
At the back part of such table are fixed a pair of standards formed with guides
at such an incline with the table as is required for the holes or perforations in the
wood. In these guides we fit a cross bar extending across the width of the table,
and formed or provided at its ends with necks or axes, which by links or connecting
rods, are connected to levers fixed upon a cross axes which is operated by a treadle.
The cross bar is formed with a dovetail or other shaped groove extending along
the same in which are placed the ends of screws on which awl holders are fixed by
means of suitable nuts, thereby facilitating adjustment of the awls along the length
of the cross bar to any required positions.

page_text: The awls are guided by passing through a guide plate fixed at such a distance
above the table as to admit underneath the same the usual thicknesses of wood
employed in the manufacture of boxes of the character herein referred to and the
awla when withdrawn from the wood always remain in the holes in such guide
plate.
The back of the table is provided with an adjustable fence or guide extending
across the same so as to enable the wood to be so adjusted when pressod against
the said guide as to ensure the awls perforating the wood in the required positions.
The table is also provided with a plate perforated to correspond with the upper
guido plato so as to receive the awla after the latter have passed through the wood
and the holes in such lower guide plate are made flaring at their lower ends to
facilitate the escape therefrom of any dust, chips or other matter which may enter
the same.
The perforated guide plate above the wood acts as an abutment for the wood on
the upward motion of the awis and thereby frees the wood from such awls.
GEORGE LINES.
ALFRED BRIDGMAN.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.

page_text: New or Improved Machinery or Apparatus for Piercing or
Perforating Wood Used in Box Making to Prepare the same
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We GEORGE LINES of 63 Crayford Road Holloway, Engineer and ALFRED
BRIDGMAN of 307 Amburst Road, Stoke Newington, Box Maker, both in the
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PIERCING OR PERFORATING
WOOD USED IN BOX MAKING TO PREPARE THE SAME FOR RECEIVING THE WIRE
HINGES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In the fixing of wire hinges to boxes' diagonal holes have to be made through
the upper part of the back and the back part of the lid through each of which the
double wire of one half of the hinge is passed, the two ends of such wire are then
opened out and clenched on the inside of the back and lid, these holes have here-
tofore been made by the workman who has used for such purpose a common
bradawl..
Such method of producing the said perforations is tedius and frequently results
in injury to the wood.
According to our invention we produce such perforations by the aid of machinery
or apparatus so arranged as to make such perforations in the required positions and
at the desired angles in the wood thereby greatly facilitating the operation and⚫
obviating the injury frequently caused to the wood by unskilful or careless
workmanship.
In carrying our invention into effect we employ a table of a suitable height to
receive the wood and we fit such table with adjustable guides or fences to ensure
the wood being always placed in the correct position. At the back part of such
table are fixed a pair of standards formed with guides at such an incline with the
table as is required for the holes or perforations in the wood.
In these guides we fit a cross bar extending across the width of the table and
formed or provided at its ends with necks or axes which by links or connecting
rods are connected to levers fixed upon a cross axis which is operated by a trendle.
The cross bar is formed with a dovetail or other shaped groove extending along
the same in which are placed the ends of screws on which awl holders are fixed by
means of suitable nuts thereby facilitating adjustment of the awls along the length
of the crossbar to any required positions.
The awls are guided by passing through a guide plate fixed at such a distance
above the table as to admit underneath the same the usual thicknesses of wood
employed in the manufacture of boxes of the character herein referred to and the
awls when withdrawn from the wood always remain in the holes in such guide
plate.
The back of the table is provided with an adjustable fence or guide extending
across the same so as to enable the wood to be so adjusted when pressed against
the said guide as to ensure the awls perforating the wood in the required positions.

page_text: guide plate so as to receive the awls after the latter have passed through the wood
and the holos in such lower guide plate are made flaring at their lower ends to
facilitate the escape therefrom of any dust, chips or other matter which may enter
the same.
The perforated guide plate above the wood acts as an abutment for the wood on
the upward motion of the awls and thereby frees the wood from such awls.
And in order that our said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, we will proceed aided by tlie accompanying Drawings
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an end elevation, Figure 2 is a front elevation and Figure 3 is a plau
of machinery or apparatus constructed according to our invention.
Figure 4 is a cross section of parts thereof and Figure 5 is a sectional end view
and Figure 6 is a front view drawn to an enlarged scale showing the method of
adjusting and fixing the perforating instruments in the cross bar carrying the
same.
a a are
In all the figures like parts aro marked with similar letters of reference
two standards which are connected together by a cross frame a' and have fixed
thereon a tablo a² of suitable height to receive the wood. is an adjustable guide
or fence at the side of the table a and c is another fence or guide at the back of
the table a. These guides or fences bo are adjusted and fixed by the means
shown in the drawings or by other suitable means and, they are fixed in such
position as to ensure the wood for which they are, for the time being, adjusted
being always placed in the correct position for perforation.
At the back part of the table a are fixed a pair of standards & formed with
guides d' at such an incline with the table as is required for the holes or perforations
in the wood.
In these guides we fit a cross bar o extending across the width of the table and
formed or provided at its ends with necks or axes e' which by links or connecting
rods are connected to levers.g' fixed upon a cross axis g which is operated by a
treadle g fixed thereon. The cross bar c is formed with a dovetail or other shaped
groove e extending along the same in which are placed the heads h¹ of screws h
on which awl holders are fixed by means of suitable nuts thereby facilitating
adjustment of the awls along the length of the cross bar e to any required
position.
In order to afford rigidity to the awl holders & we form them to fit the face and
underside of the cross bar e and with projections to fit a longitudinal groove or
recess in the cross bar e.
Other arrangements may however be adopted for this purpose.
The awls are guided by passing through a guide plate j fixed at such a distance
above the table a' as to admit underneath the same, tho usual thicknesses of wood
employed in the manufacture of boxes of the character herein referred to and the
awls whon withdrawn from the wood always remain in the holes in such guide
plato j.
The table a is also provided with a plate k perforated to correspond with the
upper guide plate j so as to receive the awls i after the latter have passed through
the wood and the holes in such lower guide plate & are made flaring at their
lower ends to facilitate the escape therefrom of any dust, chips or other matter
which may enter the same.
The perforated guide plate acts as an abutment for the wood on the upward
motion of the awls and thereby frees the wood & from such awls 2.
By pressing the wood 7 against the adjustable fence or guide caud the side fence
or guido b the wood Z is so adjusted as to ensure the awls 2 perforating the wood
in the required position.

page_text: The guide plates j and k are perforated at sufficiently close intervals to enable
the awls to be adjusted for different sizes of wood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
:)
1. The new or improved machinery or apparatus for piercing or perforating wood
used in box making to prepare the same for receiving the wire hinges substantially
as herein shown and described.
2. In machinery or apparatus for piercing or perforating wood for the purpose
stated the combination of table a guides or fences b, c, standards d inclined
guides d cross bar e connecting rods f, levers gl shaft or axis g, treadle g*, adjust-
able awl holders i, awls and perforated guide plates j, k, substantially as herein
shown and described.
3. In machinery or apparatus for piercing or perforating wood for the purpose
stated, the employment of awls adjustable awl holders i cross bar e connecting
rods f levers g¹ shaft or axis g and treadle g³ substantially as herein shown and
described.