IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING AND IN ARRANGEMENTS AND MECHANISM FOR APPLYING TICKETS OR LABELS TO THE ENDS OF THREAD AND OTHER SPOOLS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Peter Joel Livsey, of the City of Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, for the Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING AND IN ARRANGEMENTS AND MECHANISM
FOR APPLYING TICKETS OR LABELS TO THE ENDS OF THREAD AND OTHER
SPOOLS." A communication from abroad by William Rodolphos Landfear, of
Brooklyn, in the State of New York, and Timothy Merrick, of Holyoke, in the
State of Massachusetts, both in the United States of North America.
Sealed the 16th March 1880, and dated the 10th December 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Peter Joel Livsey at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th December 1879.
PETER JOEL LIVSEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent. * IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING AND IN
ARRANGEMENTS AND MECHANISM FOR APPLYING TICKETS OR LABELS TO THE
ENDS OF THREAD AND OTHER SPOOLS." A communication from abroad by William
Rodolphus Landfear, of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, and Timothy
Merrick, of Holyoke, in the State of Massachusetts, both in the United States of
North America.
The Invention communicated to me consists, first, in preparing long strips or
ribbons of paper which are printed with the desired label at intervals, and at the
time of printing one or more holes are formed in the strip at equal intervals apart,
and in the same relative position to the printed matter of each label.
These prepared strips or ribbons of labels are either pasted or gummed, or not,
that is, they have paste applied to the back which is allowed to dry, or pasto or
gum is applied to the back of the strip at or about the time they are to be attached
to the end of the spool, or moisture or paste is applied to the end of the spool, or
both to the spool and back of the label. The strips or ribbons of labels are formed
into rolls, and are taken to the machine by which they are to be applied to the
ends of the spools, and two strips of labels are used at the same time, so that labels
or tickets are or can be applied simultaneously to both ends of the spools. The
spools are fed forward intermittently from a trough or hopper into and from a

page_text: suitablo holder where they are opposite two slides that are actuated to simul-
taneously move to and from each other, and the strips of tickets are arranged to pass
in a line opposite to the ends of the spools, and in front of a die or cutting plate,
so that the end of a punch carried on each slide will come against each strip and
punch a label out of the strip and force it through the die and against the end of
the spools, and then retire to allow the next spool to be fed forward and the strips
of labels to be advanced.
The holes in the strips are for the purpose of feeding the strips forward inter-
mittently, so that the printed labels will always be correctly opposite the punches.
The paste or moisture is applied to the back of the strip or ends of the spools, or to
both, by suitable rollers or pads working in contact with rollers revolving in troughs
containing paste or moisture.
After the punches have forced the labels against the ends of the spools, padded
pressing rollers are or may be used, if desired, to press the labols firmly against the
ends of the spools after they have left the guido or holder in which they are
placed to receive the punched labels.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Peter Joel Livsey in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 14th June
1880.
PETER JOEL LIVSEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING AND IN
ARRANGEMENTS AND MECHANISM FOR APPLYING TICKETS OR LABELS TO THE ENDS
OF THREAD AND OTHER SPOOLS." A communication from abroad by William
Rodolphus Landfear, of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, and Timothy
Merrick, of Holyoke, in the State of Massachusetts, both in the United States of
North America.
The Invention communicated to me consists, first, in preparing long strips or
ribbons of of paper which are printed with the desired label at intervals, and at the
time of printing one or more holes are formed in the strip at equal intervals apart
and in the same relative position to the printed matter of cach label.
These prepared strips or ribbons of labels are either pasted or gummed, or not,
that is, they have paste applied to the back which is allowed to dry, or paste or gum
is applied to the back of the strip at or about the time they are to be attached to
the end of the spool, or moisture or paste is applied to the end of the spool, or both
to the spool and back of the label. The strips or ribbons of labels are formed into
rolls, and are taken to the machine by which they are to be applied to the ends
of the spools, and two strips of labels are used at the same time, so that labels or
tickets are or can be applied simultaneously to both ends of the spools.
The spools are fed forward intermittently from a trough or hopper into and from
a suitable holder, where they are opposite two slides that are actuated to simul-
taneously move to and from each other, and the strips of tickets are arranged to
pass in a line opposite to the ends of the spools, and in front of a die or cutting
plate, so that the end of a punch carried on each slide will come against each strip
and punch a label out of the strip, and force it through the die and against the end
of the spool, and then retire to allow the next spool to be fed forward and the
strips of labels to be advanced.
The holes in the strips are for the purpose of feeding the strips forward inter-
mittently, so that the printed labels will always be correctly opposite the punches.
The paste or moisture is applied to the back of the strip or ends of the spools, or
to both, by suitable rollers or pads working in contact with rollers revolving in
troughs containing paste or moisture.
After the punches have forced the labels against the ends of the spools pads or
padded pressing rollers are or may be used, if desired, to press the labels firmly
against the ends of the spools after they have left the guide or holder in which
they are placed to receive the punched labels.
The strips or ribbons of labels are printed in any convenient manner by platen
or rotary or cylinder printing, and the hole is punched or perforated at the time of
printing in the same relative position to the printed matter of the label.
Fig. 1 shows an edge view of a roll of prepared labels, the printed matter of
each label is supposed to be within the dotted circles a¹, and ³ are the holes
punched or perforated through the paper, one for each label.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation, Fig. 3 an end section l elevation, and Fig. 4 a plan
illustrating one combination of mechanism for applying the prepared labels to the
ends of spools. a is a bed plate which is or may be secured to or upon any
convenient table or frame The mechanism on one side is a duplicite of that on
the other side, and acts simultaneously to apply the labels to both ends of
each spool.
In bearings b¹ attached to the bed (a) there is a shaft b which has a fast and
loose pulley upon it (not shown) for a driving belt which receives motion from any
convenient motive power.

page_text: On the inner end of the shaft b there is a crank 63, to which a rod b³ is jointed,
which at its other end is jointed to a slide 6 that is moved to and fro by the
rotation of the crank on slide surfaces formed by a bracket or stand 6 secured to
the bed (a). The slide b' has two pins be secured in it, and each pin has a swivel
slide block b' fitted upon it. One of these swivel blocks fits in a fork slot in the
end of a bell crank lever c on a vertical fulcrum c¹ formed by a screw screwed in
the bed plate (a), and the other arm of the bell crank lever has a fork that also fits
a swivel block upon a pin in a collar c which is screwed on a spindle d that can
slide to and fro in a headstock d¹ secured to the bed,
It will be seen that the two pins 6º in the slide 6 simultaneously actuate two
bell crank leversa c and two sliding spindles (d), one for each end of the bobbin or
spool; it will therefore only be necessary to describe the mechanisin for one side,
some of which is shown in the Drawings on one side, and omitted from the other
side of the Figures to show the parts more clearly.
The punching slide d is screwed so as to be screwed to and fro in the boss or
collar for adjusting its position, and when right it is fixed by the lock nut c³.
The front end of the slide carries the punch e, and projections d* from the head-
stock cairy the dio f, which is secured by two screws f¹.
The die (f) is fitted and secured to the headstock, and is then bored or rimerod
out from the headstock boarings so that the punche will always be truly central
with the die f.
In the die a slot f is formed for the strip of paper (a) to pass through.
The strip is drawn from a roll x which rotates as the paper unwinds upon a
stud secured in a stand or bracket g (formed in two parts) attached to the bed,
and from the roll the strip passes over a drum h having pins h¹ on its surface, which
enter the holes in the strip and thus pull it from the roll, then the strip descends,
passes through the slot 2 in the die plate f, then under a friction pulley i and over
another friction pulley i¹, and then descends to the floor or into any suitable
receptacle.
The feeding drum his secured on a short shaft h³ that rotates in a bearing in the
bracket g, and on its end there is secured a grooved pulley, a notched disc, and a
ratchet wheel. The drum h in the Drawings is supposed to be of such circumference
as to be equal to the length of six labels, and has therefore six feeding pins h¹ in
its surface, and the ratchet h³ has as many teeth.
On the shaft there is a lever h, which has a pawl h³ jointed to it to act upon
the teeth of the ratchet when the lever is oscillated on the shaft by a con-
necting rod he jointed to it and to a piu c' in the collar c³, so that when the
punching slide & moves back the pawl lever his oscillated to turn the ratchet one
sixth of a revolution, or to give the length of the stip for one label.
The drum is held correctly after each movement by a pawl h' formed by an
arm oscillating on a stud in the bracket g, which arm has a spring or elastic
extension h*, that rests against a pin in the bracket g, so that a √ shaped part on
the end of the arm (7) is pressed against the edge of the disc h³, which has as
many V notches in its edge as there are teeth in the ratchet, and thus the drum h
is held correctly after each movement.
The grooved pulley is for an endless cord, which works upon a pulley it fast
to the friction pulley i that works loose on a stud on a bracket secured under the
bed. The pulley is loose upon a stud in a lever which is on a fulcrum or pin
in a bracket, also secured to the underside of the bed. The endless band or cord *³
drives the pulley it, so that the surface speed of the pulley i will be a little greater
than that of the feeding drum h; and the pulley ¹ by sliding the weight ** on the
lever can be made to press more or less upon the strip a to keep it stretched, but
not so tightly as to tear it, as the surfaces of the pulleys and i¹ are intended to
slip over and not drag the paper when the strip is sufficiently stretched
Above the feeding drum h there is another drum j loose on a stud, secured so as
to be adjustable in a slot in the bracket g; and this drum has secured upon its
surface pads j¹ of india rubber or other suitable elastic material, the surface of these

page_text: pads being of about the same extent as the labels to be punched from the strip, and
the face of the pad is corrugated or roughened to take and carry sufficient paste or
gum mucilage to cause the label to adhere to the end of the spool when pressed
upon it; and this paste is impressed upon that part of the strip forming the back
of each label to be punched out of the strip.
The pads on the drum jare kept in proper relation to the feeding drum h by being
geared together by spur wheels hº and 7.
The pads on the drum jare supplied from a small vessel containing paste by
two or more drums; three are shown in Figs. 2 and 3, js, jo, and, which all work
with their surfaces in contact, and each of them is loose on a stud secured in
the bracket g, and they are all geared together by spur wheels with the spur
wheel ².
The surfaces of these drums (1, 3, and jo,) are fluted or roughened to carry the
paste, and the arm (7) which rotates with its lower surface in the paste cistern has a
scraper loose on a stud in the bracket g, which scraper has an arm in which there
is a winged screw ³, so that the scraper may be adjusted more or less against the
surface of the drum 2. There are slots in the stand g, which admit of horizontal
and vertical adjustment, the vertical adjustment by a spring g' to bring the strip in
the correct position opposite the punch. The spools w to be labeled are placed on
an inclined table, aud 1oll against each other and down the incline, and descend
a shoot or trough, which has at the upper side a projection at each side to
prevent the spools from getting out of their places as they descend the shoot, the
lowest one arrives and rests in a V (k), which is just opposite the punch c. The
shoot and attached parts are carried on a bracket secured by a set screw to
the slide stand b, and there is a slot and screw k* to adjust the V holder for the
spool, so that its centre will be in a line with the axis of the punch. The lower
part of the V spool holder is slotted, so that a projection 68 on the connecting rod b³
can pass clear through it as it is moved by the crank be, this projection 68 pushing
the spool which has been labeled out of the V holder, and allows the next one to
take its place.
The labeled spools thus discharged pass along a trough 1, and descend a shoot
into any suitable receptacle, and this trough and shoot are carried by a bracket/¹
secured to the bed plate.
The inclined feeding board is of any convenient extent, so that a long row of
spools may be placed upon with their axes in the same direction as those being
fed down the incline, and kept in their places in a line by a straight edge or
guard that is movable, and several lines or rows of spools may be placed on
the incline with a guard between each row, so that when one row of spools has
descended the loose guard is taken away, and the next row is slided forward.
The dotted circles w³ in Fig. 3 are supposed to represent the spools waiting to be
slided forward into the place of those shown in full circles when the last of the row
bas descended the feeding incline
Fig. 5 is a front elevation, Fig. 6 a sectional elevation, and Fig 7 a plan
illustrating another arrangement and combination of mechanism for applying
labels simultaneously to the ends of spools, in which the paste is applied to the end
of the spools, and not to the back of the strips.
The arrangement of the mechanism for punching and feeding the strips of labels
and keeping the strips stretched are similar to those herein before described, but
where they are not the same the differences will be referred to.
There is a projection d' from the headstock d' which carries the brackets g and g³
for the roll of labels x, and the feeding drum h, which is loose on a stud, and the
matchet wheel h³, pawl lever h*, rod hº, and stud c are in front of the drum; the
notched disc for bolding the drum h after each movement is at the back of
the drum, and the spring arm (h', Figs. 3 and 4,) is used, but is not shown.
The pulleys and i' are driven by a grooved pulley on one of the feeding
drums by an endless band passing over guide pulleys and i, as shown.
The bracket for holding the spools to be operated upon has two V's (k' and k³),

page_text: and the connecting rod b has a projection 60 with a V, which as the crank rotates
carries the spool from the first V, where it receives the paste, to the next V, where
it receives the punched label; and this projection has also the incline b³ that
discharges the spools from the second V into the trough or shoot 7; cach movement
thus carries a pasted spool from the first to the second V, and discharges a labeled
spool from the second V to the trough L.
The headstock d' for the punch slide & is made also in one piece to act as
headstock for the pasting slide m; this at its outer end is round, and slides in the
outer headstock bearing, the inner is formed into a rectangular dovetail that 18
held and slides in a projection from the inner headstock bearing.
The inner end of the sliding rod m is forked to carry the axis of the pasting
wheel m', which in this case is made octogonal, each side having a pad m³ of india
rubber or other elastic material secured to it, the face of which is flat and
corrugated or roughened so as to imprint a paste impression upon the end of the
spool at least equal to the surface of the label to be punched.
There is an octagonal disc m³ secured to the paste wheel, the sides of which aro
pressed upon by a T slide m' which is pressed outwards against the edge of the
disc by a spring (see Fig. 7); this keeps the paste wheel in its proper position after
each movement while receiving the paste on its pads m³, and giving their paste
impressions on the spools. The pasto wheel m is turned to the extent of one pad 2
mat each to and fio motion of the slide m by a pawl lever m³ which acts on a
ratchet me secured to the paste wheel, the pawl lever having a slot in its end
which fits on a stud in a bracket or stand m secured to the bed (a), and when the
slide m moves back, the wheel m' is turned to the extent of one pad.
The paste slide m and punch slide d are moved together as the collar c³ on the
latter extends to the former as shown.
Paste is applied to the pads m² by a drum n, the lower side of which rotates in
a vessel n' for paste. This drum is free to rotate in one direction on an axis
carried by a lever frame n which oscillates in bearings on the side of the paste
trough.
There is an arm from the frame n², to which arm one end of an helical spring m³
is attached, the other end passing through a hole in the bed plate, and has a
winged screw nut n by which the tension of the spring can be regulated.
There is also a winged screw n in the arm to further regulate the closeness of
the drum n to the surfaces of the paste pads m³.
There is also a scraper (not shown) similar to those (57) shown in Figs. 3 and 4,
to regulate the thickness of the layer of paste on the surface of the drum which is
fluted or roughened.
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From the oscillating frame n' there is a projection ns, against which the edge of
the octagonal disc m³ will come when the paste wheel m¹ turns, and this will 4
cause the drum n to be pushed downwards as the past wheel m¹ turns to keep the
pads m² clear of the paste drum n while the paste wheel m³ is turning.
When the paste wheel has turned (as it does during its back movement), it
remains stationary (as to rotation) during the forward movement of the slide m,
and the face of the lowest pad m² then passes over the paste drum n, rotating it as 4
it moves, and thus applying the paste to the pad.
To prevent accidental back movement in the paste drum n there is a retaining
pawl n' on the axis of the frame which takes into ratchet teeth in a wheel n³
secured on the drum shaft.
In Fig. 2 a bracket is shown in dotted line which is supposed to carry two
rollers covered or padded with india rubber or other elastic material. A front view
of this bracket and rollers is shown by Fig. 8. P is the bracket, it has slots in
which studs for the rollers p¹ are secured; the slots admit of the rollers being
adjusted to and from each other. is the trough along which the labeled spools
are discharged. From the bracket p there is a curved projection 2 (shown in
dotted line, see Fig. 2) which extends to the top (2) of the spool feeding shoot.
When the labeled spool is discharged it passes along the trough 1, or it is forced by

page_text: the labeled spools, subsequently discharged along the trough and between the two
rollers p', which having elastic surfaces, press the labels again firmly upon the
ends of the spools as they pass, and then the labeled spools descend the trough or
shoot. In place of rollers p³ there is or may be an additional V holder and an
additional surface (69) on the connecting rod (65) to lift and transfer the labeled
spool into the additional holder, and there is a projection or rod adjustable in
the collar part c, the end of which has an elastic pad upon it to press against the
labels on the end of the spool in the additional V holder when the punches move
forward to punch the labels.
The punches for cutting the labels from the strips may be solid with flat ends,
but a form which is preferred is illustrated in Fig. 4.
The punch c in this case is solid, but its end is formed into a cylinder and the
cavity is plugged with india rubber or other elastic material (e'), which may be
retained in the cavity by a screw e* (see Fig. 9) in the centre (the head of which
would come opposite the hole in the axis of the spool) or by other means.
front of the pad or india rubber is rounded so as to project more in the centre and
less at the sides of the cavity.
The
Fig. 9 shows a section of a punch in which the cutting edge is formed by a thin
cylinder e³, having a flange between which and the end of the punch holder there
is an india rubber ring or rings e³. The cylinder e³ is prevented from boing forced
off the end of the punch e by a small screw e in it, the point of which enters a slot
in the punch.
When this punch is pushed forward the spring has resistance enough to cause
the cylinder c³ to cut the label, but it will stop against the spool while tho padded
end e¹ of the punch can be pressed further, as the clastic ring will give way to
allow of this further movement. The punch may be arranged if desired to allow
the flango of the thin cutting cylinder e² to come against the front of the die plate
when the label is cut, and before the cutting edge comes against the end of the
spool.
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Fig. 10 is a section, and Fig. 11 an end view of another arrangement of punch,
same as that shown by Fig. 9, except that two rubber rings e³ are shown with a
washer between them, and the cutting edge of the cylinder e is made with two,
four, or more teeth, similar to a "crown saw," but bevelled off from the outer to
the inner periphery, so as to produce a shearing cut against the edge of the die.
Fig. 12 illustrates another arrangement of punch, same as that shown by Fig. 4,
but with a cylinder on the exterior of the punch e, the front edge of which is
pushed forward in advance of the cutting edge of the punch by an india rubbe
ring or rings, while the small screw and slot prevents the cylinder eª from
being pushed or drawn off the punch e. The front edge of this cylinder acts to
press and hold firmly the margin of the paper round the label to be punched
against the face of the die f before and while the cutting or punching takes
place
Fig. 13 illustrates the application of the presser cylinder e³ when combined with
a sliding cutting or punching cylinder e², in which is the punch; d, the punch
holder slide; e¹, the elastic pad in front of the punch; e, the punching or cutting
cylinder; the holding cylinder; f, the die plate; 6, the screw passing through
both cylinders to a slot in the punch; e³ and e³ rubber rings.
I have now particularly described the nature of the said Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, and claim as the Invention
secured to me by the in part recited Letters Patent,-
Firstly. The preparing of printed labels in strips with one or more holes or
notches in the same relative position to the printed matter of each label,
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
Drawings.
Secondly. The system or mode of applying labels to spools, substantially as
herein before described.
Thirdly. The feeding of strips of prepared labels by means of pins in a drum, or

page_text: by equivalent mechanism which will engage with the holes or notches in the strip
so that the labels can be brought in succession to the correct position with certainty,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the Drawings
Fourthly. The punching of the labels direct from the strips and when opposite
the ends of the spool to which they are to be applied, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the Drawings.
Fifthly. The imprinting of the paste directly upon the backs of the labels or
ends of the spools, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
Drawings.
Sixthly. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for applying labels to 1
both ends of spools simultaneously, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the Drawings.
Seventhly. The several modes of constructing punches for punching or cutting
and applying labels, and the use of the pressing cylinder (e), substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Peter Joel Livsey, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.