Improvements in Machines for Making Cigarettes, Cigars, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Making Cigarettes, Cigars, and
the like.
I, JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS, of East Orange, Essex County, State of New
Jersey, United States of America, 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 improvements in machines for making cigarettes and
consists in the novel features and combinations of parts, with certain details of
construction, hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the
claims.
The machine embodying the invention made the subject of this application
embraces automatic mechanism for feeding the filler tobacco in bulk, severing
predetermined charges of the same and delivering said charges to a travelling
shuttle which conveys the same to the rolling apron; also mechanism for cutting
the wrappers for the cigarettes, applying paste to the edge thereof and conveying
the same from the cutting mechanism to the rolling table, the wrappers being held
by air suction in an even flat condition while being cut and pasted and while being
carried from the cutting mechanism to the rolling apron, which also is in connection
with air suction apparatus, whereby the wrapper is received in its distended, flat
condition and so held while being rolled upon the filler tobacco for forming the
cigarettes; and also novel mechanism for rolling the cigarettes and trimming the
ends thereof while in the loop of the rolling apron.
The construction and operation of the various parts of the machine will be
specifically described in their order hereinafter, from which description and the
accompanying drawings, the invention will be more fully understood.
The machine which is the subject hereof is illustrated in the operation of rolling
all-tobacco cigarettes, but I do not confine the invention in every instance to the
use of a tobacco wrapper or binder, nor to the manufacture of cigarettes of any
special length or diameter; nor is the invention confined to rolling what are
technically known in law and commerce as cigarettes, since the filler and wrapper
or binder may be of larger proportions than these required for the usual cigarette,
and under such conditions the product will be ordinarily termed " cigars or bear
other trade designations.
"
In the drawings are shown various cams and connecting arms for imparting
movement from the main driving shaft to the mechanism constituting the essential
parts of the machine, but the invention is not confined to these special cams and
arms, and they may be varied within the skill of the intelligent mechanic.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure is a top view of a machine constructed in accordance with and
embodying the invention, the pneumatic wrapper carrier being shown in position
over the perforated portion of the rolling apron and the reciprocating roller of the
latter being shown in its rear position;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of same-looking at the left hand side of the
machine;
Figure 3 is a side elevation of same-looking at the right hand side of the
machine;
Figure 4 is a front view of the machine;

page_text: Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a detailed portion of the machine showing
the rock shaft within the sleeve and hereinafter referred to;
Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine on the line 5-5 of
Figure 1, and illustrating the pneumatic wrapper carrier and the reciprocating roller
for the apron, with their accessory parts in their rear position.;
Figure 6 is a like section of same, but illustrating the pneumatic wrapper carrier
and reciprocating roller for the apron in their advancing position, the apron being
shown in the operation of rolling a cigarette;
Figure 7 is also a like section of same, but illustrating the pneumatic wrapper
carrier and the reciprocating roller in their front position, the former being
directly over the wrapper cutting die and the rolling apron being shown in the
position it assumes when discharging the rolled cigarette to the buckets which
carry it to the stationary knives, where, with the co-operation of the complemental
oscillating knives its ends are trimmed ;
Figure 8 is a vertical longitudinal section through the said machine on the
dotted line 8-8 of Figure 1;
Figure 9 is a vertical transverse section through the machine on the dotted
line 9 9 of Figure 1 and illustrating the shuttle which conveys the charges of
tobacco from the feed mechanism to the rolling apron in its initial position in line
with the feed belts and prior to moving across the machine to deposit the charge
upon the rolling apron;
Figure 10 is a like section of the same, but illustrating the shuttle in the
position it will assume while dropping the charge of tobacco for a cigarette
directly upon the rolling apron ;
Figure 11 is a detached top view, partly in section, of the front portion of the
machine, and illustrating the pneumatic wrapper carrier in its rear position over
the rolling apron, and the shuttle also in position over the rolling apron preparatory
to being turned downward to deposit its charge of filler tobacco thereon;
Figure 12 is a like view of same, but illustrating the pneumatic wrapper carrier
in its forward position and in proper alignment with the wrapper cutting die to
receive the wrapper therefrom, the wrapper being illustrated on the die in
Figure 11;
Figure 13 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale through the paste receptacle,
the tube to which the pneumatic wrapper carrier is connected and the air chamber
below said tube and communicating therewith, the paste belt being partly broken
away;
Figure 14 is a vertical section of a part of same on the dotted line 14-14 of
Figure 13, the pasting belt being shown in position depressed upon the edge of the
wrapper located upon the cutting die;
Figure 15 is a vertical section of a part of the machine on the dotted line 15-15
of Figure 13 and illustrating the mechanism by which the pasting belt may be
depressed upon the wrapper, and the pneumatic carrier therefor upon the removal
of the belt being caused to descend upon the wrapper for the purpose of conveying
it to the rolling apron;
Figure 16 is a side elevation of a portion of the pneumatic wrapper carrier;
Figure 17 is a bottom view of the pneumatic wrapper carrier and illustrating
particularly the perforated face thereof;
Figure 18 is an enlarged top view of the mechanism which receives the cigarettes
from the rolling apron and effects the trimming of the ends thereof;
Figure 19 is a vertical transverse section of same on the dotted line 19-19 of
Figure 18;
Figure 20 is a vertical longitudinal section of same on the dotted line 20-20 of
Figure 18 and illustrating a cigarette as having been moved from the rolling apron
into one of the buckets preparatory to being carried rearward and downward to
the stationary knives for the purpose of having its ends trimmed;
Figure 21 is a like view of the same, but illustrating the position of the parts
when the cigarette has reached the stationary knives and is about to be trimmed

page_text: by the descending oscillating knives, which co-operate with said stationary knives;
this figure also illustrating the buckets as being locked against further revolution
during the continued motion of the oscillating, knives to a point slightly below the
horizontal plane of the cigarette;
Figure 22 is a detached vertical section through the buckets and their shaft, on
the dotted line 22-22 of Figure 19, said buckets being illustrated in their normal
condition;
Figure 23 is a section similar to Figures 20 and 21 but illustrating the position
of the parts after the oscillating knives have reached the extent of their movement
and trimmed the ends of the cigarette held in proper relation to the stationary
knives;
Figure 24 is a like section of same, but illustrating the position of the parts after
the oscillating knives have returned to their upward position preparatory to the
uppermost bucket receiving the next cigarette to be rolled, and the armn which, in
Figure 23, locks the buckets against further rearward revolution upon their shaft
being shown elevated from said buckets;
Figure 25 is a detached sectional view through a portion of the buckets and their
operating mechanism on the dotted line 25-25 of Figure 19, the buckets being
shown in their open position;
Figure 26 is a like view of same, but showing one of the buckets which contains
the cigarette in its closed position holding the cigarette firmly so as to ensure its
being properly trimmed by the knives;
Figure 27 is a vertical section through the device by which the buckets are
closed, as illustrated in Figure 26, and which will be hereinafter referred to ;
Figure 28 is an enlarged central vertical longitudinal section through the feeding
belt and rollers by which the filler tobacco is fed to the reciprocating shuttle by
which the charges are received and conveyed to the rolling apron, the shuttle
being shown in its initial condition in line with the upper surface of said belt and
the reciprocating knife which severs the charges of tobacco being in its upper
position. permitting the feeding of the filler tobacco into said shuttle and against
the plunger therein, which recedes into the shuttle under the pressure of the filler
tobacco against the same;
Figure 29 is a detached side elevation of the pawl and ratchet mechanism by
which the feed belt and its rollers, illustrated in Figure 28, are given an inter-
mittent motion for the purpose of feeding the tobacco to the shuttle;
Figure 30 is a section corresponding exactly with the section of Figure 28, but
illustrating the plunger within the shuttle as having been pressed inward by the
filler tobacco, the knife for severing the charges of tobacco as having been
depressed to cut off that portion of the tobacco within the shuttle from the
remaining portion thereof, and the feed mechanism as having been tripped to prevent
any further feeding of the tobacco until the shuttle has delivered the charge within
it to the rolling apron and returned to the position in which it is illustrated in
Figure 28;
Figure 31 is a side elevation of the pawl and ratchet mechanism by which the
feed belt and rollers are given their intermittent motion, the pawl being shown as
elevated from the ratchet by a segmental plate which is utilized to prevent the
engagement of the pawl and ratchet except when the shuttle is in position and
condition to receive the filler tobacco from the feeding devices;
Figure 32 is a vertical longitudinal section on the dotted line 32-32 of Figure 1
and illustrating the rolling aprou, its roller and accessory parts in their rear
position and a charge of tobacco for a cigarette in position upon the rolling apron
in the rear of the wrapper, which is arranged on said rolling apron over the
perforated portion thereof and the slotted portion of the table which supports said
apron ;
Figure 33 is a like section of the same, but illustrating the reciprocating roller in
its advanced position and the loop of the apron drawn down to size and rolling the
cigarette:

page_text: Figure 34 is a like view of same showing the reciprocating roller in its extreme
forward position discharging the rolled cigarette;
Figure 35 is a detached sectional view of a portion of the air pipes and illus-
trating more particularly the valve by which the air may be cut off from the
pneumatic wrapper carrier and turned upon the perforated rolling apron or cut off
from the perforated rolling apron and turned upon the pneumatic wrapper carrier,
there being no air upon the rolling apron when the carrier is affected by the air
and no air upon the carrier when the apron is to retain the wrapper:
Figure 36 is a detached sectional view through a portion of the die supporting
table and illustrating the valve by which the air may be either admitted to or cut
off from the cutting die secured upon said table;
Figure 37 is a detached sectional view through the lower portion of the tube to
which is connected the pneumatic wrapper carrying nozzle and illustrating more
particularly the gearing connected therewith for operating the pasting belt;
Figure 38 is a like view of same showing the direction in which the gearing will
move when the pneumatic wrapper carrier is turned to its forward position over the
cutting die ;
Figure 39 is a detached vertical section of same on the dotted line 39-39 of
Figure 37;
Figure 40 is a detached side elevation, partly in section of the actuating
mechanism for moving the reciprocating carriage which carries the reciprocating
roller connected with the rolling apron ;
Figure 41 is a detached side elevation of a portion of the operative mechanism of
the machine looking at the left hand side thereof and which will be understood
from the reference numerals thereon and hereinafter referred to;
Figure 42 is a detached longitudinal section through a portion of the machine at
the left hand end of the shaft of the reciprocating roller for the apron and illus-
trating the end of said shaft and the cam and gear wheel thereon, the cam
preventing the rotation of the shaft and roller during the first portion of the
forward movement of the latter and then leaving its contacting surfaces and
permitting the gear wheel to engage the rack shown so as to rotate the shaft and
its roller and cause the latter to wind the apron upon itself during the latter portion
of its forward motion;
Figure 43 is a vertical section of same on the dotted line 43-43 of Figure 42,
and illustrating by the dotted line 42-42 the section on which Figure 42 is
taken;
Figure 44 is an enlarged top view of the shuttle which receives the separate
charges of filler tobacco and conveys them to the rolling apron, the interior parts
of the shuttle being shown in their normal initial condition and partly in section,
and the hinged side of the shuttle having been wholly removed;
Figure 45 is a like view of same, but illustrating the plunger of the shuttle at its
inward position ;
Figure 46 is a bottom plan view of the said shuttle;
Figure 47 is a central vertical section of said shuttle, illustrated with its hinged
side open and its plunger as having been forced outward to deposit the charge of
filler tobacco upon the rear portion of the rolling apron
Figure 48 is a detached elevation, partly in section, of the inner end of the roller
which co-operates with the wrapper cutting die and illustrating more
particularly the means for adjusting said arm vertically;
arm
Figure 49 is a vertical transverse section through the reciprocating roller of the
rolling apron;
Figure 50 is a vertical longitudinal section of same on the dotted line 50-50 of
Figure 49 and illustrating by the dotted line 49-49 the section on which Figure 49
is taken; and
Figures 51 to 8 inclusive are detached side elevations of the cams located upon
the driving shaft of the machine and employed to secure the correct movement of
the various operative parts thereof, the said cams being specifically referred to

page_text: hereinafter by reference numerals, and Figures 57 and 58 showing the obverse and
reverse faces of the same wheel.
In the drawings (Figure 1) 65 designates the supporting bed or table of the
machine and 66 an auxiliary table supporting the die 67 by which in conjunction
'The die 67 is in the
with the rollers 68 the wrappers for the cigarettes are cut.
outline of the binder or wrapper and contains a perforated yielding platen 69
(Figure 14) upon which the leaf is placed and then subjected to the action of
the rollers 68, which in pissing over the leaf placed upon the die 67 will cut
the wrapper therefrom. The rollers 68 are secured to the arm 70, the latter being
mounted upon the stud 71 (see Figure 48) and adapted to have an oscillating
movement thereon when swung by hand over the die 67 and back to the position at
the left of the table 66, as shown in Figure 1. The die 67 is hollow and is mounted
over the chamber 72 below the table 66 (see Figure 36) the said chamber being
connected by means of the air pipe 73. with the main air pipe 74 which passes to a
vacuum chamber 75 (see Figure 4) the purpose of the pipes 73 and 74 being at
the proper time to create a suction through the perforated platen 69 for holding
At the
the leaf smoothly upon the die 67 preparatory to the wrapper being cut.
upper end of the air tube 73 is provided the valve 76 by which the suction may be
cut off from the die 67 when it is desired to release the cut wrapper from the
platen 69. The valve 76 is mounted upon the rock shaft 77 and receives its motion
through intermediate mechanism from the driving shaft. 78 in the manner hereinafter
described, the entire function of the said valve 76 being to permit the suction
action on the die when it is desired. to hold the leaf or the cut wrapper thereon and
to release said action at the moment the pneumatic wrapper carrier has lowered
upon the die to lift the wrapper therefrom.
The stud 71 upon which the arm 70 is mounted is a plain cylindrical rod of
metal snugly fitting within the sleeve 64 formed on said arm 70, as illustrated more
clearly in Figure 48. The upper end of the sleeve 64 is provided with the
adjusting screw 63 whose lower end is in contact with the upper end of the stud 71.
The purpose of mounting the arm 70 upon the stud 71 as described above and as
illustrated in Figure 48, is to enable the convenient vertical adjustment of the
said arm 70 and the rollers 68, and it will be observed upon reference to Figure 48
that upon working the screw 63 downward against the upper end of the stud 71
the arm 70 and the rollers 68 will be elevated and that upon working the screw 63
upward the arm 70 will lower upon the stud 71 and bring the rollers 68 in closer
relation to the edges of the cutting die 67.
The mechanism by which the valve 76 and rock shaft 77 are actuated is shown
more clearly in Figures 1, 3 and 4, in which it will be seen that on the right hand
end of the rock shaft 77 is secured an arm 275 which by means of a rod 276 is
connected with the pivoted arm 277 having a pin 278 in contact with the periphery
of the cam wheel 279 on the shaft 78. A spring 280 (Figure 3) retains the
pin 278 against the cam wheel 279, which on its periphery is provided with the
notch 281, into which pin 278 will pass when it is desired that the valve 76 shall
close to cut off the suction from the die 67. The air suction is on the die 67 at all
times except when the pin 278 is in the notch 281, and this takes place only when
the pneumatic wrapper carrier is ready to lift the cut wrapper from said die and
convey it to the rolling apron. It will be understood therefore that the valve 76
is open
the greater part of the time, it only closing to permit the release of the cut
wrapper from the perforated platen 69.
) The mechanism by which the filler tobacco is fed in bulk and definite charges
thereof severed is more clearly illustrated in Figures 1, 8, 28, 29, 30, and 31, in
which figures it will be observed that over the table 65 is suitably mounted upon
rollers 79 and 80 the endless feed belt 81 which is enclosed at opposite edges by the
guides 82 and is adapted to travel toward the front of the machine and carry the
tobacco below the gauge plate 83, of usual construction, and below the pressure
roller 84, which is directly over the roller 80 and has upon its shaft the gear
wheel 85 which engages a similar gear wheel 86 located upon the shaft of the

page_text: roller 80. The gear wheel 86 is engaged by a corresponding gear wheel 87
mounted upon the shaft 88 (in rear of the rollers 80 and 84) and receives an intermittent
motion therefrom. The shaft 88 has loose upon it the segment 89 which is engaged
by the segment 90, the latter being retained upon the auxiliary shaft 91 (Figure 8)
and carrying an arm in engagement with the cam 92 which is mounted upon the
main driving shaft 78. During the revolution of the main driving shaft 78 the
cam 92 imparts to the segment 90 an oscillating movement upon its shaft 91, and
during this movement the teeth of the segment 90 engaging the teeth of the
segment 89, causes the said segment 89 to have an oscillating movement upon the
shaft. 88 and to move the pawl 93 carried by said segment 89 either rearward
against or forward over the teeth of the ratchet 94, which is rigidly secured upon
the shaft 88. When it is desired that the tobacco upon the apron 81 shall feed
inward between the rollers 80 and 84 the cam 92 through the segments 90 and 89
causes the pawl 93 to move rearward against the teeth of the ratchet 94, and hence
causes said ratchet with its shaft. 88 to revolve a definite distance, the motion of
the shaft 88 being communicated through the gear wheel 87 to the gear wheel 86
and from the gear wheel 86 to the gear wheel 85 whereby the shaft of the
rollers 80 and 84 are set in motion and the belt 81 is caused to travel toward the
front of the machine and carry the tobacco inward to the rollers 80 and 84 by
which it is forced through the throat 95 (see Figure 28) and into the shuttle
hereinafter described. The pawl 93 has a spring action toward the teeth of the
ratchet 94 by reason of the spring 282 and during its motion toward the rear of the
machine it will always engage said ratchet and rotate the shaft 88 unless at such
time it is prevented from so doing by reason of the cam plate 96, which straddles
the shaft 88 and is adapted when elevated, as shown in Figures 30 and 31, to lift
the point of the pawl 93 above the teeth of the ratchet 94. It is desired that the
inward movement of the tobacco between the rollers 80 and 84 shall be capable of
regulation, and hence the plate 96 has been provided which plate when in its upper
position does not interfere with the motion of the segments 89 and 90 but simply
prevents the pawl 93 from effecting the rotation of the ratchet 94 and shaft 88.
When a sufficient quantity of the tobacco has been fed through the throat 95 and
into the shuttle 97 for a cigarette, the plate 96 is automatically elevated for the
purpose of preventing any further feeding of the tobacco by reason of the motion
of the pawl 93, and to effect such result the plate 96 is secured to the inner face of
the pivotted lever arm 98 which carries at its front end the rod 99 and is provided
with the upwardly acting spring 100, the tension of which is to effect the ascent of
the said arm 98 and plate 96 upon the release of the rod 99 from the pivotted
catch 101. In Figure 28 the front end of the rod 99 is shown held down by the
catch 101 and the shuttle 97 in position to receive the filler tobacco.
sufficient quantity of the tobacco has entered the shuttle 97 the catch 101 will be
relieved from the rod 99 and the latter, as shown in Figures 30 and 31, will be
elevated to secure a stoppage of the feeding mechanism, which stoppage effected
as above described by the elevation of the plate 96 to lift the pawl 93 above the
ratchet 94. The lower portion of the arm 98 carries a roller (Figure 3) to engage
with the cam 283 (Figure 55) which controls the extent of movement upward the
upper end of the said arm 98 shall have, and which cam 283. is provided with a
projection 102, which acts to raise the lower end of said arm 98 and thus depress
the upper end of said arm with the plate 96 and rod 99, the front end of the
latter when thus depressed or re-set being engaged by the catch 101, as shown in
Figure 28.
When a
The knife by which separate charges of filler tobacco are severed is designated
by the numeral 103 and is shown more clearly in Figures 9 and 10. Said
knife 103 is pivoted at one end and at its other end is slotted and retained by a
screw upon the upper end of the vertically reciprocating rod 104 secured to the
cross-bar 285, also carrying the guide rod 286 (Figure 1) and which cross-bar
and rods 104 and 286 receive their vertical movement from a cam 287 on the
driving shaft 78 (Figures 5, 7 and 54) through the medium of the intermediate

page_text: pivotted lever-arm 105, whose oscillation causes the said cross-bar and rods 101
and 286 to have a vertical movement whereby the knife is caused to have its
regular oscillatory motion, every downward movement of the knife 103 effecting
the severance of that portion of the filler tobacco which may be in the shuttle 97
from the remaining portion thereof in the throat 95. The knife 103 is guided
in its movement and stiffened by the flattened side of the rod 286, which moves
with the cross-bar 283 and is in close relation to the knife 103, as shown in
Figure 1.
The severed charges of filler tebacco received by the shuttle 97 are carried
thereby to the apron 123 on which the cigarette is rolled. The shuttle 97 is more
clearly illustrated in Figures 28, 30, 44, 45, 46, and 47, and consists of the
plates 106 and 107, the latter being securely attached to the shaft 108, and the
former being secured to the plate 107 by a hinge 109 and carrying the spring 110,
which projects through a slot cut in said plate 106 to engage the ratchet 111
formed upon the arm which connects the plunger 112 with the auxiliary arm 113,
as shown more clearly in Figures 45 and 47. The plunger 112 extends the entire
length of the shuttle 97 and is adapted to have a reciprocating motion therein, its
inward motion being effected by the pressure of the filler tobacco passing through
the throat 95 and its outward motion by means of the spring 114 which is shown
in Figures 46 and 47, is placed upon a rod 115 passing through the shaft 108 and
at one end connected with a pin 116 extending from the auxiliary arm 113 which
is rigid with the plunger. The inward motion of the plunger 112 draws outward
on the rod 115 and compresses the spring 114, and upon the plunger 112 being
released after such inward motion, the tension of the spring 114 restores the
plunger 112 to its outward position shown in Figures 28 and 47.
While the
shuttle 97 is in a horizontal position the cover or plate 106 is retained in closed
position, as illustrated in Figure 28, by means of a coiled spring 117 at the
hinge 109, and the free end of the spring 110 is thereby kept in contact with the
ratchet 111. The plunger 112 is guided in its reciprocating movement between
the plates 106 and 107 of the shuttle 97 by means of the guide rods 118 passing
through the guides 119 secured to the plate 107 of the shuttle, as shown more
clearly in Figure 45. Within the shuttle and secured by means of studs 120 to
the plate 107 are the needles 121 which pass through apertures in the plunger 112
and terminate in line with each other on a plane parallel with the outer edges
of the shuttle. The needles 121 are stationary and filled tobacco is forced between
them during the feeding operation, the plunger gradually receding inward as the
acccumulation of the tobacco beyond the vertical plane of the knife 103 increases.
When the filler tobacco is fed inward against the plunger 112, as illustrated in
Figures 28 and 30, the shuttle at such time being in a horizontal position, said
plunger will be forced inward by the tobacco until a sufficient quantity of the
latter has entered the shuttle to move the plunger inward and its arm 113 outward
far enough for the latter to come into contact with the stop 122 and effect the
céssation of the feeding. During the inward movement of the plunger 112 the
spring 114 is as above described compressed, and the pawl spring 110 engages
the ratchet teeth 111 so as to prevent the force of the spring 114 from acting on
the tobacco within the shuttle. As the plunger 112 gradually moves inward, the
spring 110 engaging the teeth 111 will hold the plunger at every stage of its
inward movement, and when the shuttle is moved from its horizontal position in
line with the throat 95 the said spring 110 will prevent the spring 114 (acting
through the rod 115) from causing the plunger 112 to eject the charge of tobacco
prior to the shuttle reaching the rolling apron 123. After the shuttle shall have
reached the rolling apron 123 preparatory to depositing the charge of filler
tobacco thereon, the said shuttle will be turned to the position illustrated in
Figure 47 and its plate or cover 106 opened so as to release. the spring 110 from
the ratchet 111 and allow the spring 114 to force the plunger outward for the
purpose of ejecting the charge of filler tobacco. The inward motion of the
plunger 112 by the pressure of tobacco against the same, as shown in Figure 30, has

page_text: the effect of causing the arm 113 to press against the stop 122 and force the rock-
shaft 124 to turn slightly toward the front of the machine, this having the effect
of carrying the catch 101 from the arm 99 and freeing the latter for the purpose
of securing the elevation of the plate 96 and the prevention of any further feeding of
the filler tobacco, as above described, until the shuttle 97 has been emptied and
is again in the position in which it is shown in Figure 28 in line with the throat 95,
with the knife 103 in its upward position. Upon the rock shaft 124 is provided
the spring 125, as shown in Figure 1, which returns the shaft 124, stop 122 and
catch 11 to their normal position, illustrated in Figure 28, after the same have
been moved frontward by the action of the arm 113 against the stop 122. The
stop 122 consists of a threaded set screw passing through the internally threaded
sleeve 126, and said screw may be adjusted at any position desired with respect
to the extent of movement it is desired the plunger 112 and arm 113 shall have
prior to the feeding of the tobacco being stopped. The adjustment of the screw
or stop 122 will regulate the quantity of tobacco which shall enter the shuttle 97
prior to the stoppage of the feed mechanism by the releasing of the rod 99. If the
stop 122 is adjusted outward or toward the front the filler tobacco will necessarily
have to cause the plunger 112 to have a more extended movement prior to the
arm 113 striking said stop and checking the feed, and hence under such condition
a larger quantity of filler tobacco would constitute the charge, and when the
stop 122 is adjusted inward or toward the rollers 80 and 84 the arm 113 will more
quickly reach the said stop and bence a smaller quantity of tobacco will effect the
full movement of the plunger 112; hence it will be observed that to reduce
the quantity of tobacco in the separate charges of filler tobacco, the screw 122
will be adjusted toward the rollers 80 and 84 and that to enlarge the charge of
filler tobacco for a cigarette it will simply be necessary to adjust the screw 122
outward or toward the front. The rock-shaft 124 is mounted in suitable bearings
as shown clearly in Figures 1 and 30.
The shuttle 97 is carried on the left hand end of the shaft 108 and said shaft is
mounted in the bearings 127 formed at opposite ends of the carriage 128, which
is mounted and has a transverse sliding movement in the guide 129. The travel
of the shuttle is from the position in which it is illustrated in Figures 1, 28 and 30,
to a position directly over the rolling apron 123, as shown in Figure 47, the shuttle
upon arriving at the position shown in Figure 47 above the rolling apron 123
turning downward with its shaft 108 to discharge the filler tobacco upon said
apron. The shaft 108 is provided with the cam groove 130 at the right hand end
. of which the said groove takes an abrupt spiral turn, as illustrated in Figure 1.
During the sliding movement of the carriage 128 carrying the shaft 108 and
shuttle 97, the said shaft passes through the stationary sleeve 131 which is provided
with the screw 132 whose point forms a stud extending into the groove 130 of the
said shaft 108. When the carriage 128, shaft 108 and shuttle 97 are moved to the
left from the position illustrated in Figure 1 and the point of the screw 132 reaches
the abrupt spiral turn at the right hand end of the groove 130 the said shaft 108
will be compelled to turn in order that the said groove may follow along the
screw 132, and thus said shaft will be given a sufficient movement to turn the
shuttle 97 downward to the position illustrated in Figure 47. Upon the return of
the carriage 128, shaft 108 and shuttle 97 to the right, the first portion of the
movement of the said carriage will cause the point of the screw 132 to pass along
the groove 130 and owing to the spiral form of the latter at its right hand end, the
said screw 132 will restore the shaft 108 and shuttle 97 to their former horizontal
position. When the shuttle 97 is being turned downward to the position shown in
Figure 47 an arm 133 thereon will strike the standard 134 formed on the carriage
and said standard being rigid will overcome the spring 117 and open the plate or
cover 106, as shown, and thereby cause the spring 110 to leave the ratchet 111.
When the shuttle 97 is turned upward again to its horizontal position the arm 133
will leave the standard 134, and at such time the spring 117 will close the plate or
cover 106 and re-establish the engagement of the spring 110 with the ratchet 111.

page_text: The carriage 128 is given its reciprocating motion back and forth across the
machine in order to effect the movement of the shuttle 97 from its position in line
with the feed belt 81 to that over the rolling apron 123 and then back to its former
position in line with said feed belt by means of the segment 136 and the rack 137
engaged by the same and formed upon the lower surface of said carriage, as illus-
trated more clearly in Figure 9, in which it will be observed that the carriage is at
the right hand side of the machine with the shuttle 97 in line with the feed belt,
while in Figure 10 the segment 136 is shown as having made a partial revolution
and as having moved the carriage 128 to the left sufficiently to cause the shuttle 97
to assume its position directly over the rolling apron 123. The segmental rack 136
is mounted upon a rock-shaft and is formed with the segmental rack 138, which is
in engagement with the oscillatory rack 139 (see Figures 7, 9, and 10) mounted
upon the auxiliary driving shaft and actuated by the cam 140 (Figure 56) located
upon the main driving shaft. The motion of the cam 140 imparts an oscillating
movement to the rack 139 and this in turn imparts to the racks 138 and 136 a like
movement thereby causing the rack 136 to effect the transverse reciprocation of the
carriage 128 from the main driving shaft.
The rolling apron 123 is of flexible material and at its front end is secured to the
table 141 (Figure 5,) while at its rear end the said apron is secured to the roller 142
secured upon the shaft 143 (Figure 1) which is mounted in bearings 144 formed
upon the carriage 145, which is adapted to have a longitudinal travelling movement
upon the rods 146 under the action of the gear wheel 147 and rack 148, the latter
being an integral part of said carriage 145. As will be seen in Figures 1 and 5
the carriage 145 has at its front end the shaft 143 of the roller 142 and also the
sleeves 149 which fit upon said rods 146, while at its rear end said carriage, is
provided with the sleeves 150 also fitting upon said rods 146. The rack 148
extends centrally lengthwise of said carriage 145 and is directly below and in
engagement with the gear wheel 147, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The
longitudinal reciprocating movement of the carriage 145 has the effect of moving
the roller 142 toward the front end of the machine during the rolling of the
cigarette and then drawing it back to its normal position, illustrated in Figures 1
and 5, preparatory to the apron 123 receiving another charge of tobacco for the
subsequent cigarette to be rolled. The left hand end of the shaft 143 carrying the
roller 142 is provided with the gear wheel 11 and the cam wheel 152, shown by
full lines in Figures 42 and 43 and by dotted lines in Figure 1, the purpose of the
cam 152 being to engage and move against the flat surface 154 formed on the
frame 155 and thereby during the first portion of the movement of the roller 142
toward the front of the machine preventing the shaft 143 and said roller 142 from
revolving, while during the latter portion of the forward movement of the roller 142
the cam 152 passes beyond the flat surface 154 of said frame 155 and at such time
the gear wheel 151 will engage the rack 156, also formed on the side of said
frame 155, and effect the revolution of the shaft 143 and roller 142, thus causing
the latter to wind up the apron during the latter portion of its forward movement
in the operation of rolling a cigarette. During the return movement of the
roller 142 with the carriage 145 toward the rear,, the engagement of the gear
wheel 151 with the rack 156 will have the effect of causing the roller 142 to unwind
from itself the rolling apron 123 until the shaft 143 has moved rearward sufficiently
for the cam 152 to meet the flat surface 154 of said frame 155, at which time the
gear wheel 151 will pass from the teeth of the rack 156 and the cam 152 in
connection with the flat surface 154 will prevent the revolution of the roller 142
during the further or latter part of the rearward movement of the said shaft 143 and
carriage 145. Thus it will be seen that the roller 142 is mounted upon a shaft 143
which during the first part of its forward movement does not revolve, while during the
latter part of its forward movement it does revolve and cause the roller to wind the
apron 123 upon itself, and that the said shaft upon its rearward movement first causes
the roller 142 to unwind the apron 123 from itself and then without revolving, continues
its rearward movement to its initial position, which is that illustrated in Figures 1
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page_text: and 5. The rolling table 141 upon which the apron 123 is placed is slotted as
shown in Figures 9 and 10 below that portion of the apron 123 which is perforated,
as illustrated in Figure 1, and below said slotted portion of the table 141 is formed
the air box or chamber 157, which by means of a tube 158 box 159 and tube 160, is
connected with the main tube 74 leading to the suction apparatus or vacuum
chamber 75 above referred to, the purpose of the connection of the chamber 157
with the vacuum apparatus 75 being at the proper time to permit of the holding of
the wrapper upon the apron 123 by means of air suction, whereby the said wrapper
may be held smooth and flat while being rolled with the filler tobacco to form the
cigarette. The box 159 which is intermediate the rolling table 141 and the main
suction pipe 74 contains a swinging valve 161 (see Figures 5 and 35) and from said
box 159 an additional air pipe or tube 162 passes to the pneumatic wrapper carrier
designated by the general number 163. The arrangement of the valve 161 is such
that upon being turned in one direction it will effectually cut off the air suction from
the tube 158 and table 141 and apply said suction through the table 162 to the
pneumatic wrapper carrier 163, and that by being turned in the other direction
which would impart to it just the opposite position from that illustrated in
Figure 35 the air suction will be cut off from the pipe 162 and pneumatic wrapper
carrier 163 and be applied to the tube 158 and table 141. It will thus be seen that
when the air suction is on the table 141 it is cut off from the pneumatic wrapper
carrier 163, and that when the suction is on the carrier 163 it will be cut off from
the table 141, the purpose being to release the cut wrapper from the carrier 163 and
instantly bind it upon the apron 123 by cutting off the air from said carrier and
turning it upon the table 141 simultaneously by the said valve 161. The valve 161
will be operated from the inner face 164 of the cam 279 which will, through the
toothed lever 165 (Figure 3) and the pinion 166 engaged thereby, cause the spindle
of said valve 161 to have a rocking motion whereby the said valve 161 will be moved
either to close the tube 158, as shown in Figure 35, or to its opposite position for
the purpose of closing the tube 162.
The pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 which has been referred to above for the
purpose of more fully explaining the operation of the valve 161 will be described in
detail in an appropriate place hereinafter.
The carriage 145 is provided with and carries the parallel rods 167, as shown in
Figures and 5, and upon these rods 167 is placed the auxiliary sliding
carriage 168, which carries at its front end the transverse blade 169 and is
normally held at the front ends of said rods 167, in the position illustrated in
Figures 1 and 5, by the coiled spring 170 placed upon the longitudinal rod 171
between the collar 172 thereon and the standard 173 which is rigid with the
carriage 168. The blade 169, as shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7, 32, 33 and 34, is
used for aiding in the rolling of the cigarette and in the drawing of the loop of the
apron 123 down to its proper size, and the operation of said blade 169 as an inde-
pendent feature is well known in the art to which the present invention pertains.
The rod 171 is secured at its front end to the carriage 168 and at its rear end is
provided with a chain 173 and light weight 174 entering the main weight 283 and
adapted to lift the latter. (See Figures 5, 6, and 7), while on said rod 171 inter-
mediate the collar 172 and chain 173 is provided the adjusting nut 175, which in its
location is between the grooved standards 176 and 177 of the frame 178 rigidly
secured to the carriage 145 as indicated more clearly in Figures 1 and 32.
During the forward motion of the carriage 145 and roller 142 in the operation of
rolling a cigarette, the chain 173 will remain slack or free to move without the
weight 288 for a definite length of time and hence the weight 288 will not at such
time act upon the rod 171, and during this forward movement of the carriage 145
and until the lower end of the weight 174 has been caught by the upper end of the
weight 288 (Figures 5 and 6) the spring 170 will maintain the carriage 168 and
blade 169 at the front end of the rods 167, whereby said blade 169 during
the forward movement of the roller 142 will be enabled to pass over the loop in the
apron 123 and also over the charge of filler tobacco deposited on said apron by the

page_text: shuttle 97. The blade 169 will remain at the front end of the rods 167 until it has
passed over the loop of the apron 123 and the charge of filler tobacco, and there-
after the slack having been removed from the chain 173 or its free movement
stopped it and the weight 288 will exert their force in holding back the rod 171
thereby permitting the continued forward movement of the roller 142 and
carriage 145 while the blade 169 with its carriage is being held back by the force
of the weight 288, the spring 170 being in the meantime compressed and the
standard 176 caused to approach the adjusting stop or nut on said rod 171. After
the roller 142 and carriage 145 have travelled forward sufficiently for the apron 123
to have been drawn against the lower edge of said blade 169 to properly reduce
the size of the loop therein, the standard 176 moving with the carriage 145 and
coming into contact with the stop 175 will of itself take up the weight 288 and lift
the latter (Figures 7 and 34) while the force of said weight is still exerted to
maintain the blade 169 in its definite position, said weight preventing the
spring 170 from driving the carriage 168 forward on the rods 167 and holding the
stop 175 against the said standard 176. The forward movement of the roller 142
and carriage 145, while the blade 169 is being held back by the weight 288,
enables the said roller 142 to draw the loop in the apron 123 down to size against
the rear edge of said blade 169, as illustrated in Figure 33, and the said loop
having been drawn down to size, the standard 176 holding the stop 175 at one side
and the weight 288 drawing the said stop 175 against the said standard, maintain
the said blade 169 in a rigid position whereby the size of the loop in the apron is
not disturbed and the said blade then travelling forward with the roller 142 and
carriage 145 is used as a means of effecting in connection with the apron the proper
rolling of the cigarette until the latter is moved from over the front end of the
table 141. The point at which the blade 169 will be stopped so as to let the roller 142
advance ahead of it, will be determined by the slack or free movement in the
chain 173 and the exact point at which the blade 169 will start to move forward
again with the roller 142 after the loop in the apron 123 has been drawn down to
size will be determined by the position of the stop 175 upon the rod 171, and
hence the size of the loop in the apron 123 and consequently the size of the
cigarette rolled therein may be regulated by adjusting the stop 175 upon the
rod 171, and the more quickly the standard 176 comes into contact with
the stop 175 the less will the loop in the apron 123 be drawn and the larger
will be said loop and the cigarette rolled therein, and the more the stop 175
is adjusted forward so as to increase the travel of the roller 142 and carriage 145
prior to the standard 176 meeting the said stop 175 the greater will the loop in
the apron be drawn and the smaller will be the cigarette rolled. In Figure 32 the
blade is shown in its initial condition with the charge of filler tobacco deposited
upon the apron 123, while in Figure 33 the condition of the parts is such that the
slack has been taken out of the chain 173 and the weight 288 has so restrained
the rod 171 that the carriage 145 has travelled sufficiently in advance of the
carriage 168 for the loop in the apron to have been drawn down to size and the
stop 175 to have been reached by the standard 176, which at such time will bear
the weight 288 and the said weight 288 will hold the said stop 175 against said
standard and thereby maintain the blade 169 in its set position with respect to the
distance between it and the roller 142. In Figure 34 the roller 142 and
carriage 145 are shown in their extreme forward position, and in this figure it will
be observed that the standard 176 has carried the rod 171 and stop 175 forward
and that the distance between the blade 169 and the roller 142 is the same as it
was when the parts were in the position in which they are illustrated in Figure 33,
the loop in the apron 123 having thus been maintained of uniform size during the
rolling operation and after having been reduced to its proper size. During the
return movement of the roller 142 and carriage 145 to their initial position, which
is that illustrated in Figures 1 and 32, the said roller 142, carriage 145,
carriage 168 and blade 169 travel rearward uniformly until the weight 288 has
seated itself and tie chain 173 become free or slack, at which time the roller 142

page_text: and carriage 145 will continue their rearward motion and the spring 170 will impel
the carriage 168 forward on the rods 167 to their former position, so that upon the
carriages 145 and 168 both reaching their rear position, they will be in the relation
to each other in which they are illustrated in Figure 2, the stop 175 being inter-
mediate the standards 176 and 177. At the front end of the carriage 145 and on
a lower plane than the roller 142 is provided a transverse metal plate 179 as more
clearly shown in Figures 32, 33 and 34, the purpose of which is during the return
movement of the roller 142 to its rear position to ensure the straightening out of
the apron
123 over the table 141. The weight 288 snugly fits the cylinder 289
having an air vent at its lower end, the purpose of the cylinder being to form a
dash pot to cushion the weight 288 on its descent. The light weight 174 is used
mainly to prevent the chain 173 from bagging or buckling while free of the
weight 288 or in what I term a slack condition, that is, not under the strain of the
weight 288.
The pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 is adapted to have an oscillating movement
by, which its perforated nozzle 180 may be moved from the cutting die 67 to carry
the wrapper therefrom to the perforated portion of the rolling apron 123, Figure 1
showing the position of said nozzle over the said rolling apron where it delivers
the wrapper to said apron, while in Figure 7 the nozzle is shown in position over
the cutting die 67. The nozzle 180 of the pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 is adapted
to have a limited vertical movement whereby upon its coming over the cutting
die 67 it may be depressed thereon for the purpose of smoothly lifting the wrapper
from said die, and thereafter upon ascending and being moved to a point above the
perforated portion of the rolling apron 123 it may be depressed to deliver the
cut wrapper smoothly upon said apron. The pneumatic wrapper carrier 163
consists of the tube 181, one end of which carries the perforated nozzle 180 while
the other end is pivotally mounted within the air box 182 (see Figures 13 and 15)
the said box being by means of the pipe 162 connected with the box 159 and
through said box with the pipe 160 leading to the main suction pipe 74. The
lower portion of the pipe 181 of the pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 is reduced to
the form of a sleeve 183 which extends downward through the air box and is held
by means of a collar and screw 184 as shown in Figure 13. Above the sleeve
portion 183 of the pipe 181 the said pipe is, within the air box 182, provided-with
openings 185 whereby the air is permitted to be drawn through the said pipe 181
and find an exit through the openings 185 to the pipe 162, as illustrated by the
arrows in Figure 13. Immediately above the upper edges of the air box 182 the
pipe 181 has secured around it but not to it the rigid gear wheel 186, which is in
engagement with the rack 187 at the right hand of the pivoted lever 188 carried
by the pneumatic wrapper carrier (see Figures 11 and 13) and also with the
pinion 189 secured upon the lower end of the shaft 190 upon the upper end of
which is a gear wheel 191, as shown in Figures 1, 37, 38 and 39, the latter gear
wheel being in engagement with the corresponding wheel 192 loose upon the upper
end of the shaft 193, which is provided with the ratchets 194 to engage the
pawls 290 and 291 on the gear wheel 192 and supporting frame of said shafts
respectively, see Figures 37, 38 and 39. The shaft 193 has upon its lower end a
bevelled gear wheel 195 which engages the bevelled gear wheel 196 secured upon
the horizontal shaft 197, which is provided upon its outer end with the wheel 198
for the pasting belt 199 hereinafter referred to. The pivoted lever 188 having
upon one end the rack 187 is provided upon its opposite end with the rack 200
which engages a rack 201 formed upon the side of the nozzle 180 as illustrated in
Figure 11. The nozzle 180 is rectangular in horizontal cross-section at its lower
portion and at its upper portion, as seen in Figures 11 and 14, is made tubular and
this tubular portion enters the lower circular end of the pipe 181 of the pneumatic
wrapper carrier 163. The nozzle 180 is directly secured upon the pivotal rod 202
which extends from a cross bar within
end or outer bend of the pipe 181, as
is adapted by reason of its form and
said nozzle to a point above the left hand
illustrated in Figure 14. The nozzle 180
means of connection with the pipe 181 to

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have a pivotal movement under the action of the lever 188 during the oscillating
or swinging movement of the carrier 163, and the purpose of allowing such move-
ment in the nozzle 180 is to adapt it to rest squarely upon the cutting die 67, as
illustrated in Figure 12, and then being moved over the apron 123 and to deposit
the cut wrapper transversely across the same as illustrated in Figure 11.
be observable upon reference to Figures 11 and 12 that when the pipe 181 of
the pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 is moved to cause the nozzle 180 to pass
frontward over the die 67, the rack 201 moving against the rack 200 of the
lever 188 will cause the nozzle 180 to be turned within the lower end of the
pipe 181 until it assumes the position in which it is illustrated in Figure 12,
permitting it to come into alignment with the die 67, and that when said pipe 181
is moved to cause the nozzle 180 to travel to its position over the rolling apron 123,
the rack 201 on said nozzle in conjunction with the toothed lever 188, will cause
the said nozzle to have a pivotal movement within the lower end of the pipe 181
and assume the position in which it is illustrated in Figure 11 transversely across
the apron.
The swinging movement of the pipe 181 causes the rack 187 of the
lever 188 to move against the rigid gear wheel 186 and thus said lever 188 is
compelled to turn on its pivot sufficiently to ensure through the racks 200 and 201
the due axial movement above described of the nozzle 180. The gear wheel 186
being rigid also has the effect when the air tube 181 is moving (and carrying the
shafts 190 and 193) of creating the movement of the pinion wheel 189, shaft 190,
gear wheel 191, gear wheel 192, and shaft 193, the latter however only moving
when the pawl 290 on said gear 192 is in engagement with the upper ratchet
secured upon said shaft 193, which as will be observed in Figure 1 takes place
only during the rearward movement of the nozzle 180. The purpose of the gear
wheels connected with the gear wheel 186 as just above described is, at the proper
time, to impart a rotary motion to the belt wheel 198 for the purpose of causing
the belt 199 to have a definite travelling motion. While the nozzle 180 is moving
from the position shown in Figure 12 to the position shown in Figures 1 and 11
the gear wheel 186 will revolve the shaft 190 and through the gear wheel 191 on
said shaft impart a revolving motion to the gear wheel 192 which being at such
time by means of its pawl 290 locked to the upper ratchet on the shaft 193 will
cause the latter and the bevelled gear wheels 195 and 196 to have a revolving
motion and impart the same through the shaft 197 to the wheel 198 and belt 199,
but during the forward motion of the nozzle 180 the pawl 290 on the gear wheel 192
will slide over the teeth of the upper ratchet or the shaft 193 and the pawl 291
will lock the lower ratchet and shaft 193 stationary, and hence although during the
forward motion of the carrier 163 the gear wheel 192 is revolved, the shaft 193,
shaft 197 and belt wheel 198 remain stationary. The belt 199 is thus given an
intermittent travelling movement during the rearward motion only of the pneumatic
wrapper carrier 163. The belt wheel 198 is substantially enclosed at one edge by
means of the paste receptacle 203, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 13, and said
receptacle in addition to containing paste is provided with an adjustable brush 204
whose bristles are in position to remain in contact with the exterior surface of
the belt 199 as it passes over the wheel 198, as shown in Figure 13, for the purpose
of removing all superfluous paste from said belt prior to its escape at the lower end
of said receptacle 203. The receptacle 203 is somewhat triangular in outline
and is rigidly secured to a rod or arm 205 extending toward the right from the
pneumatic wrapper carrier 163, and said receptacle moves with said carrier during
its oscillating movements. The belt 199 is taut upon the belt wheel 198 and the
wheels 206 and 207 as shown in Figure 13, the said wheel 206 being at the front or
outer portion of the said arm 205 carried by the pneumatic wrapper carrier 163,
and the right hand end of which supports the paste receptacle 203 over the wheel 198
and also the bearings for the shafts 190 and 193. The arm 205 is secured by means
of a screw 208 to the carrier 163 (Figures 13 and 14) and is provided with the
sleeves 209 which support the plunger frame 210 having upon its lower edge the
rubber or other soft material 211 and at its upper portion the cross-bar 212 which

page_text: is connected with the lower portion of the plunger by means of rods 213 carrying
the coiled springs 214 the tension of which is exerted to lift the soft inaterial 211
with the frame 210 upward clear of the belt 199. As the belt 199 travels over its
rollers 198, 206 and 207, it will upon its passage through the receptacle 203
become coated with the paste provided for the edge of the wrappers.
frame and soft material or pad 211 will remain in their upward position unler the
The plunger
influence of the springs 214, at all times except when the nozzle 180 is about to
pass over the cutting die 67, and at such time, as shown in Figure 14, the said
frame 210 is depressed to cause the pad 211 to press the then stationary belt 199
upon the edge of the wrapper resting upon the cutting die 67, whereby sufficient
of the paste is caused to adhere to the wrapper for the purpose of securing the
latter around the filler tobacco. Immediately upon the frame 210 and pad 211
ascending and thus clearing the belt 199 from the wrapper, the nozzle 180 will
move directly over the said die 67 and be caused to descend upon and remove the
wrapper from the same. The mechanism for causing the vertical movement of
the nozzle 180 and plunger frame 210 is illustrated more clearly in Figures 13
and 15, in which it will be observed that a tube 215 ascends through the right hand
end of the pipe 181 and contains within it a rod 216, the latter resting upon a
lever 217 and having at its upper end the collars which receive between them the
bifurcated right hand end of the pivoted lever 218, the left hand end of said lever
being also bifurcated and held between collars on the upper end of the rod 223.
connected with the plunger frame 210 as illustrated in Figure 13. It will be
obvious that upon the lever 217 pressing the rod 216 upward that the latter acting
through the lever 218 and rod 223 will depress the plunger frame 210 and cause
the pad 211 to press the belt. 199 upon the edge of the wrapper resting upon the
die 67, and that upon the lever 217 lowering from the rod 216, the weight of the
latter assisted by the springs 214 will instantly elevate the plunger frame and
re-establish the intermediate parts into their initial position. The lower end of
the tube 215 is provided with the shoulder or collar 219 resting upon the lever 220.
while at the upper end of said tube 215 are the collars 221 which receive the
bifurcated right hand end of the pivoted lever 222, which has at its left hand end
the bifurcated arms fitting between the collars at the upper end of the rod 202
which carries at its lower end the nozzle 180. When the lever 220 is turned
upward against the collar 219 it will elevate the tube 215 and thereby through
the lever 222 and rod 202 cause the descent of the nozzle 180 upon the die 67 or
upon the rolling apron 123 according to whether the said nozzle is at the tim
over the said die or said apron, and when the lever 220 lowers from said tube 215
the weight of the latter aided by the spring 292 will elevate the nozzle 180. The
levers 218 and 222 are operable independently of each other and in the proper
operation of the machine the lever 218 which serves to depress the plunger 210
bas its movement in advance of the movement of the lever 222, which through its
connections operates the nozzle 180.
The pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 receives its oscillating motion from the
reciprocating carriage 145 to which it is connected by the link 224, which is
pivotally secured to both the said carriage and said carrier and may be adjusted a ‹
to its length by means of the nut 225. The plunger frame 210 is operable from
the shaft 226, which carries the gear wheel 147 above referred to and is provided
on its left hand end with the plate 227 carrying the pivoted finger 229 which
during the revolution of the shaft 226 is adapted to come into contact with the
upper end of the stud 230 secured at the rear end of the reciprocating rod 231, as
shown in Figure 2, which rod 231 is mounted in sleeves and is provided with the
coiled spring 232 whose tension is to force the rod 231 rearward to the position
in which it is illustrated in Figure 2. The rod 231 is connected by a pitman 233
with the upper end of the rocking lever 234, which is secured upon the rock-
shaft 235 extending across the front end of the machine within the sleeve or tubula.
rod 236, and which rock-shaft 235 and tubular rod or sleeve 236 respectively carr
the lever arms 217 and 220 which, as above described, are respectively below the

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vertical rod 216 of the pasting mechanism and the sleeve 215 of the pneumatic
wrapper carrier mechanism, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1 and full lines
in Figures 13 and 15. Upon the plate 227 secured upon the rock-shaft 226 is
provided a pin 237 against which the inner end of the pivoted finger 229 may bear
while during the rotary motion of the shaft 226 the outer end of said finger is
bearing against the vertical stud 230 secured upon the end of the rol 231.
the shaft 226 is revolving in the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 2, the
outer end of the finger 229 moving against the stud 230 will move said stud and
rod 231 frontward until the said stud has travelled sufficiently for the outer end of
the finger 229 to have passed it, at which time the spring 232 will promptly return
the rod 231 and stud 230 to their rear position, shown in Figure 2. The forward
movement of the stud 230 and rod 231 under the action of the finger 229 has the
effect of moving the pitman rod 233 forward and rocking the shaft 235 for the
purpose of causing the lever 217 to move upward against and elevate the rod 216
and thereby through the lever 218 and rod 223 depressing the plunger frame 210
an causing the pad 211 to press the pasting belt 199 upon the edge of the wrapper
resting upon the cutting die 67, as shown in Figure 14. It is intended that the
plunger frame 210 shall remain depressed but a short space of time, and therefore
immediately upon the end of the finger 229 passing the stud 230 the spring 232
will restore the rod 231, pitman 233, rocking shaft 235 and lever 217 to their
former or initial position, whereby the rod 216 is permitted to descend and the
plunger frame 210 with its pad 211 allowed to elevate from the belt 199. During
the reverse movement of the shaft 226 for the purpose of returning the carriage 145
with the roller 142 rearward, the pin 229 being pivotally secured will yield on its
pivot and pass over the upper end of the stud 230, the spring 238 restoring the
finger 229 against the pin 237 immediately upon said finger having passed rearward
beyond the stud 230. The oscillatory movement of the sleeve or tubular rod 236
upon the rock-shaft 235 has the effect of moving the lever 220 upward against
the collar 219 and thereby elevating the tube 215 and causing through the lever 222
the depression of the nozzle 180 upon the wrapper held upon the cutting die 67,
and this depression of said nozzle occurs immediately after the plunger frame 210
has elevated and the pasting belt 199 has been carried frontward beyond the
vertical plane of the die 67. The mechanism for oscillating the sleeve or
tubular rod 236 is shown in Figure 2 and consists of the arm 293 secured to
said sleeve, the connecting rod 294 and the arm 295 on the rock-shaft 296,
which is actuated by the cam 297 on the driving shaft through the arm 298 and
rod 299.
Intermediate the front end of the rolling table 141 and the rear portion of the
wrapper cutting table 66, are provided the knives for trimming the opposite ends
of the cigarette, and the buckets whereby the rolled cigarettes are removed from
the rolling apron 123 and carried downward to the lower or stationary knives
preparatory to the descent of the oscillatory trimming knives, and this mechanism
while illustrated in Figures 1, 5, 6 and 7, is more fully and on a larger scale
presented in Figures 18 to 24 inclusive in which 239 denotes the shaft
both the knives and the buckets are mounted, the oscillating knives being designated
which
upon
by the number 240 and being rigid on the shaft 239, while the buckets are not
rigid upon the said shaft but are rather firmly held by the friction caused by the
interposition of a leather washer 241 upon said shaft.intermediate of the collar 242
and one end of the hub 245 of the said buckets as shown in Figure 19, the other
end of said hub having a bearing against the stop or pin 300, as shown in
Figures 19 and 22. The stationary knives 243 are firmly secured by means of
screws to a part of the frame of the machine and are immovable, while the
knives 240 have an oscillating movement with the shaft 239, and the said buckets
an intermittent rotary movement. The buckets are illustrated as being four in
number and composed of the plates 244 (which radiate from and are rigid with the
hub 245) and plates 246 which are pivotally secured to the rigid plates 244 and are
provided with springs 247 whose tension is to retain the said plates 246 in an open

page_text: position from the plates 244 as illustrated in Figures 20 and 22. The plates 244
and 246 are provided at their meeting faces with the plates 248 which when the
said plates are open as shown in Figure 22, do not pass beyond each other but forin
a base upon which the cigarettes may rest, as illustrated in Figure 20, and the
arrangement of said plates 248 is such that upon the plates 246 closing toward the
rigid plates 244 they will slide one over the other and still form a rest for
the cigarette, although not of so extended a plane as when said plates 246 are in
their open position. Below the plates 218 secured to the pivoted plates 246 are the
studs 249 which serve as stops to prevent the plates 246 from approaching so
closely to the rigid plates 248 as to injure the cigarette held between said plates.
At the time when the rolled cigarette is ready to leave the rolling apron 123, as
shown in Figures 7 and 34, it will if not sticking to said apron by reason of the
paste used in securing the wrapper, fall of its own specific gravity into the space
formed between those plates 244 and 246 which may then be uppermost, as shown
in Figures 7 and 20, and if said cigarette should at said time adhere to the
apron 123 it will be detached therefrom and caused to fall into said space between
said plates by reason of the fact that upon the. belt and cigarette reaching the
position shown in Figures 7 and 34 the buckets on the shaft 239 will have a slight
reverse rotary motion toward the front of the machine whereby the then upper
plate 244 will be moved against the said rolled cigarette, detaching the latter from
the apron and permitting it to fall into said space between said plate 244 and the
adjoining pivoted plate 246. After the cigarette has fallen between the plates 244
and 246, as above specified and as illustrated in Figure 20, the hub 245 and series
of buckets with the oscillating knives 240 will revolve toward the rear of the
machine, the buckets making a one-quarter turn when they will be arrested; the
cigarette being at this time held across the stationary knives 243 while the knives 240
make a slight further revolution so as to carry their cutting edges below the upper
cutting edges of the knives 243 and trim the ends of the cigarette, as illustrated in
Figure 23, after which the buckets will continue to revolve intermittently by one-
quarter turns, the knives 240 however being returned to their initial position, shown
in Figure 20.
The shaft 239 receives its movement from the main driving shaft through the
arm 251, rod 252, arm 253, shaft 254 segment 255 on said shaft 254 and gear
wheel 256 which is rigidly secured on said shaft 239 as shown in Figures 5, 18
and 19. The connections intermediate the gear wheel 256 on the shaft 239
and the arm 251 which, as shown in Figure 5, is mounted upon the auxiliary
driving shaft 91 are operated from the main driving shaft through the
instrumentality of the cam 257 (Figure 53) which causes the segment 255
to have an oscillating movement and the gear wheel 256 an intermittent
rotary movement. In front of the trimming knives and series of buckets on the
shaft 239 there is secured to the frame of the machine over the shaft 254,. as
illustrated more clearly in Figure 18, the pivoted plate 258 which is adapted to
have an oscillatory movement on its pivot 259 and under the guidance of the pin 260
and curved slot cut in said plate 258, and the purpose of which plate 258 is at the
proper time to form an obstruction which prevents forward movement in the
buckets on the shaft 239 (Figure 24). When, for instance, the series of buckets
on the shaft 239 are in the position in which they are illustrated in Figure 24, the
.point of the plate 258 will be at the lower side of the substantially horizontal rigid
plate 244, and when in this position it will prevent the buckets from rotating
forward. A spring 261 acting through the arm 262 retains the plate 258 in its
initial position, shown in Figure 24, except when the tension of said spring 261 is
overcome by the contact with the arm 262 of the forward portion of the roller
carriage. 145 at the moment the latter has reached its forward movement and the
rolling apron 123 is in the position in which it is illustrated in Figure 34 ready to
drop the rolled cigarette. The principal object of the plate 258 is to prevent the
series of buckets on the shaft 239 from turning forward when the knives 240 are
returning from the position shown in Figure 23 to the position shown in Figure 24.

page_text: There is a close frictional contact between the parts secured upon the shaft 239
and in the absence of the plate 258 or some equivalent device, the buckets instead
of remaining stationary during the return of the knives 240 to their upward
position would be inclined to move with said knives on the shaft 239. During the
forward motion of the carriage 145, apron 123 and roller 142, the buckets and
knives 240 will be about in the position in which they are illustrated in Figure 24,
and at such time the rear end of the plate 258 is directly below the rigid plate 244
as illustrated in said Figure 24. When the carriage 145 has about reached the end
of its forward travel it will come into contact with the arm 266 moving it forward
and turning the plate 258 away from its contact with the plate 244, thus freeing
the buckets on the shaft 239 and permitting the buckets and knives 240 under the
action of the cam 257 on the main driving shaft to have a slight forward motion in
order that the rigid plate 244 then uppermost may strike against the cigarette
possibly adhering to the apron 123 and cause the same to fall into the space between
the uppermost plates 244 and 246, this slight forward movement of the buckets
being simply to cause the plate 244 to wipe the cigarette from the apron 123 and
permit it to fall into said space between said plates 244 and 246, as shown in
Figure 20.
Upon the shaft 254 which, as has been explained, receives an oscillatory move-
ment from the main driving shaft through the cam 257 and intermediate
connections, is secured the cam 263 which through a pin 264 acts upon the arm 265
to lift the same clear of the buckets on the shaft 239 for the purpose of permitting
said buckets to move rearward toward the knives 243 after the carriage 145 and
roller 142 have gone rearward leaving the cigarette in the position shown in
Figure 20. The cam 265 being in its elevated position as shown in Figure 24, the
plates 244 and 246 forming the buckets on the shaft 239 may revolve rearward
without striking the said arm 265, but when the said arm 265 is in its lower
position, as shown in Figure 23, it will prevent the rearward motion of the said
buckets and, as illustrated in Figure 23, it will be observed that the arm 265
arrests the buckets at the end of their one-quarter turn and while the cigarette is
in contact with the stationary knives 243, the purpose being to thus arrest
the buckets and the cigarette while the knives 240 are completing their down-
ward motion to trim the ends of 'said cigarette. After the ends of the cigarette
have been trimmed the knives 240 return to their upward position shown in
Figure 20 and the arm 265 elevates under the action of the cam 263, while
the plate 258, as shown in Figure 24, prevents the return of the buckets
with the knives 240. When the buckets on the shaft 239 are approaching
the position in which they are illustrated in Figure 23 with a cigarette
between one pair of the plates 244 and 246, the finger 266 carried by the loop 267
on said shaft closes the pivoted plate 246 against the cigarette resting at such time
on the plate 244, thus causing the cigarette to be firmly held between the plates 244
and 246 while its ends are being trimmed by the knives 240, as illustrated more
clearly in Figures 23 and 26. The finger 266 with its loop 267 is substantially
enclosed in a casing 268 and is given a spring tension outward by reason of the
coiled spring 269 retained upon the pin 270 secured to said loop 267. The upper
outer end of the finger 266 is curved or cam shaped and the lower edges of the
plates 244 and 246 adjacent to said finger 266 are rounded in order that during the
upward movement of the knives 240 and said finger, the said curved edges of
the plates 244 and 246 may depress the said finger 266 with its loop inward, as
illustrated in Figure 25, the spring 269 at such time becoming compressed. The
finger 266 with its casing 268 turns upward and forward with the knives 240 and
since the buckets do not thus move with the knives 240 the finger 266 must pass
below the edges of the plates 244 and 246, and hence the elongated loop 267 and
spring 269 are provided in order that the said finger 266 may pass upward below
the edges of the plates 244 and 246 without disturbing the same. When the.
finger 266 is not in contact with the lower edges of the plates 244 and 246 the
spring 269 will project the said finger outward through the slot in the casing 268
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page_text: as illustrated in Figure 26, thus leaving said finger in a position in which upon the
next movement of the knives 240 downward and rearward to trim a cigarette, it, the
said finger, may come into contact with the pivoted plate 246 of the bucket holding
the cigarette to be trimmed and close said plate toward the plate 244 for the
purpose of firmly binding the cigarette preparatory to its being properly trimmed.
The casing 268 carrying the finger 266 is not rigid on the shaft 239, while the
knives 240 are rigid on said shaft and are connected with the said casing by the
spring 250, so that as the knives 240 descend, as shown in Figure 23, they will pull,
through the spring 250, on the casing 268 and turn the latter sufficiently to cause
the depression of the finger 266 against the plate 246, as shown in Figures 23 and 26.
When the knives 240 turn upward again the pin 301 on the hub thereof meets
the pin 302 on the casing 268 and thereby causes said casing to follow the movement
of said knives for the purpose of turning the finger 266 upward free of the plate 246
and from the position shown in Figure 23 to the position shown in Figure 24. As
soon as the finger 266 starts upward from the position it occupies in Figures 23
and 26 to its initial position shown in Figures 20 and 24, the spring 247 connected
with the plate 246 against which the finger 266 had been exerting its force, will
restore the said plate 246 to its outward position in order that during the continued
movement of the buckets on the shaft 239 the trimmed cigarette may escape and
fall upon any suitable chute by which it may be desired to lead the finished
cigarettes from the machine.
The plate 258 is of a light metal and will yield upwardly at its outer or rear end
to a sufficient extent to permit the plates 244 and 246 to pass it while said plates
are turning rearward to carry the cigarette to the stationary knives 243, but said
plate 258 being mounted on a solid support will not, when in the position shown in
Figure 24, yield downward under any pressure of the plates 244.
The reciprocating roller 142 is shown on an enlarged scale in Figures 49 and 50,
in which it will be seen that the roller shaft 143 is provided within the roller with
the pinion 303 and that the roller 142 carries within it the fixed worm 304 which
engages said pinion and which when turned will cause the roller to have a rotary
movement on the shaft 143 for the purpose of winding or unwinding the apron 123
to lengthen or shorten the latter as circumstances may require. The worm 304 is
permitted to revolve but is otherwise held stationary in its relation to the roller 142
by means of the screw 305, and hence when the worm is rotated in engagement with
the pinion 303 the roller 142 is compelled to have an axial rotation on the shaft 143
and adjust the operative length of the apron 123 accordingly.
The left hand end of the main driving shaft 78 is provided with an ordinary well
known automatic clutch 306 (Figures 1 and 2) or any suitable clutch, which will
automatically stop the machine at the end of each revolution of the driving shaft
and permit the machine to be started again by the pressure of the foot upon the
treadle 307.
The shaft 226 carrying the gear wheel 147 which reciprocates the carriage 145
receives its motion from the cam 308 on the main driving shaft 78 through the
segmental rack 309 and pinion 310, the latter being rigid on said shaft 226, as
shown in Figures 2, 9, 10, 40 and 51.
The operation of the various parts of the machine has been so fully described
hereinbefore in connection with the explanation of the construction of said parts
that it is believed a further detailed description of the operation of the machine is
unnecessary. The filler tobacco will be comparatively smoothly and uniformly
spread upon the feeding belt 81 and by the said belt carried forward to the
roller 84, whence it will pass through the throat 95 to the shuttle 97, as indicated
in Figure 30, the forward feed of the tobacco being accomplished by intermittent
movement and the pressure of the tobacco entering the shuttle 97 and against the
plunger 112 acting to force the arın 113 against the stop 122, whereby the catch 101
is released from the rod 99 and the latter with the plate 98 and segmental plate 96
is thereby allowed to elevate and stop the feeding mechanism. As soon as sufficient
quantity of the filler tobacco for a cigarette has entered the shuttle 97 the rod 99

page_text: will be released as above described and the feeding mechanism stopped and at this
time the knife 103 will descend and sever that portion of the filler tobacco within
the shuttle 97 from the main body thereof on the belt 81 and the carriage 128
carrying the shaft 108 and shuttle 97 will thereupon move transversely across the
After the shuttle 97
machine to the rolling apron 123 as shown in Figure 11.
containing the charge of filler tobacco reaches the rolling apron 123 the stud 132
in the rigid collar 131 will, owing to the spiral form of the right hand end of the
groove 130 in the shaft 108 cause the said shaft and the shuttle 97 to turn downward
to a substantially vertical position, as shown in Figure 47 and deposit the charge
of filler tobacco upon the apron 123. The turning downward of the shuttle 97, as
shown in Figure 47, results in the plate or cover 106 of said shuttle being opened
and the spring paw 110 being released from the ratchet 111, whereby the
spring 114 is permitted to force the plunger 112 outward and downward and strip
the filler tobacco from the needles 121. When the filler tobacco is being forced by
the roller 84 through the throat 95 and into the shuttle 97 the tobacco will pass
upon the rigid needles 121 which perform the function of preventing the tobacco
after the descent of the knife 103, and during the reciprocating movement of the
said shuttle, from being detached from or falling out of the said shuttle. After
the charge of filler tobacco has been deposited upon the rolling apron 123, as shown
in Figure 47, the shuttle 97 will return to its former position in line with the feed
belt 81 and the knife 103 will ascend and at about the same time the cam 283 will
carry its projection 102 against the lower end of the pivoted arm 98 and thereby
effect the depression of the rod 99 into the position to engage the catch 101, thus
lowering the segmental plate 96 and leaving the feed mechanism in condition for
immediate operation. After the shuttle 97 has returned to the right from over the
rolling apron 123, the carriage 145 will start forward, carrying the roller 142 and
auxiliary carriage 168, the latter being provided with the blade 169. The forward
movement of the carriage 145 and roller 142 will form the loop or bight in the
apron 123 and move the blade 169 over or to the front side of the said loop which
will enclose the filler tobacco, the wrapper or binder having previously by means of
the pneumatic wrapper carrier 181 been placed upon the perforated portion of said
rolling apron 123 in position to receive the filler tobacco. The continued forward
movement of the carriage 145 effects the rolling of the cigarette while at the same
time the retardation of the auxiliary carriage 168 maintains the loop in the apron
The carriage 145 and
of uniform size, as has been fully described above.
roller 142 travel with the auxiliary carriage 168 a definite distance and there-
after the said auxiliary carriage 168 and blade 169 are held back by means of
the chain 173 and the weight thereto appended, until the lug 176 on said
carriage 145 comes into contact with the adjusting stop 175 and thereby takes
the strain of the weight annexed to the chain 173 and moves the auxiliary
carriage 168 forward with the said carriage 145 during the remaining part of the
movement of the latter. The operation of the carriage 168, stop 175 and their
connecting parts have been so fully described hereinbefore that a minute description
The pneumatic wrapper
of the same at this point seems to be unnecessary.
carrier 163 being connected by a link with the carriage 145 moves with the same
and hence when the carriage 145 moves frontward the pneumatic wrapper carrier
will have a like movement, the purpose being upon every forward movement of
the carriage 145 to form a cigarette that the nozzle 180 of the pneumatic wrapper
carrier will come into alignment with the cutting die 67 and lift a wrapper there-
from, and that upon every rearward movement of the carriage 145 the said
upon the
nozzle 180 will carry the wrapper taken from the die 67 and deposit
perforated portion of the rolling apron. 123. As may be seen in Figure 1 there is
sufficient space between the roller 142 and the pneumatic wrapper carrier for the
shuttle 97 to make its movement hereinbefore described and deposit the charge of
filler tobacco upon the apron 123, between said roller and said carrier. The
forward motion of the carriage 145 after the shuttle 97 has returned to the right,
effects the formation of the cigarette and pushing of the pneumatic wrapper

page_text: carrier forward to the die 67 in order that said carriage may upon its next rearward
movement with the carriage 145 carry a wrapper to the rolling apron 123 for the
next cigarette to be rolled. When the carriage 145 has about reached its extreme
forward position, as illustrated in Figure 34, the apron 123 will have been
sufficiently drawn outward to permit the escape of the cigarette which will be
caught between the plates 244 and 246 composing what we have termed buckets,
and be thereby carried to the stationary trimming knives 243, where it will be
held between said plates until the oscillating knives 240 descend and trim the
ends thereof; after which the knives 240 will ascend, the plate 246 open from
the plate 244 and the said buckets make a further partial revolution and permit
the trimmed cigarette to escape into any suitable box or down any suitable chute
which may be provided for the purpose. It will be unnecessary here to repeat
the specific operation of the plates 244 and 246 composing the buckets on the
shaft 239, since the operation of the said plates with the trimming knives has been
fully described hereinbefore. Just prior to the nozzle 180 of the pneumatic
wrapper carrier 163 descending upon the die 67 to lift the wrapper therefrom, the
pasting belt 199 will be depressed upon the edge of the wrapper as illustrated in
Figure 14 and hence the wrapper upon being carried to the rolling apron 123 will
be provided with sufficient paste to cause it to adhere when wrapped upon the
filler tobacco. The pasting belt 199 has an intermittent travelling movement, its
movement occurring only during the rearward motion of the pneumatic wrapper
carrier 163 and said belt having no movement during the forward motion of said
pneumatic wrapper carrier. The belt 199 is thus held stationary as against any
travelling movement on its rollers at the time it is to be depressed upon the
wrapper located upon the die 67. The rolling apron 123, die 67 and pneumatic
wrapper carrier 163 are connected with air suction apparatus, whereby the leaf is
held smoothly upon the die 67 during the cutting of the wrapper and the wrapper
is held smoothly upon said die until removed therefrom by the perforated nozzle 180
of the pneumatic wrapper carrier 163 which being in connection with air suction
will smoothly hold the wrapper while conveying it to the perforated rolling
apron 123 and the latter being in connection with air suction apparatus the said
wrapper will be held smoothly thereupon while the cigarette is being rolled. The
suction apparatus is provided with suitable valves whereby the air may be cut off
from the die 67 when the wrapper carrier 163 is to take the wrapper from said die
and may be cut off from the wrapper carrier 163 and turned upon the apron 123
when the latter is to take the wrapper from said carrier, the action of said valves
being practically instantaneous so that as one part is ready to take the wrapper,
the other part is prepared to release the same and the wrapper is not allowed to
wrinkle or contract during its transfer from one part to another.
The capacity of the machine hereinbefore described is governed to a large
extent by the operator's ability to cut the wrapper for the cigarettes and
experience has demonstrated that a skilled operator is able usually to cut about
five thousand wrappers in a day of ten hours, hence the usual capacity of the
machine is about five thousand cigarettes a day, although it will be understood
that with greater speed on the part of the operator in cutting the wrappers
the capacity of the machine would be increased.
The invention is not limited to the details of construction except as specifically
pointed out in the claims, and the machine shown and described may be modified
as to its mechanical details in many particulars without departing from the spirit
of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the shuttle adapted to travel between said feed mechanism and said
apron and to deposit the severed charge of filler tobacco on the said apron, the..

page_text: said shuttle having a hinged lid, the grooved rod upon which said shuttle i; secured,
the carriage in which said rod is mounted, and the rigid stud entering the groove
of said rod and effecting thereby the turning of said shuttle from a horizontal to a
vertical position and then back to a horizontal position; substantially as set
forth.
2. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the reciprocating carriage for the shuttle, the grooved shaft mounted
in and carried by said carriage, the rigid stul entering the groove of said shaft,
and the shuttle mounted upon said shaft and a lapte 1 to travel therewith between
said feed mechanism and the said rolling apron, the sail shuttle being open at one
edge to receive the filler tobacco and adapted to thereafter discharge the severed.
charge of same upon the rolling apron; substantially as set forth.
3. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism for the filler tobacco, and
the rolling apron, combined with the shuttle adapted to travel between said feed
mechanism and said apron and having a hinged side and a spring plunger provided
with ratchet teeth, the pawl engaging said ratchet teeth and carried by the hinged
side of said shuttle, means for holding said hinge side of the shuttle normally
closed, and means for freeing said pawl from said ratchet when said shuttle is over
the rolling apron in position to discharge the severe quantity of filler tobacc> ;
substantially as set forth.
4. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the reciprocating shuttle adapted to move between said feed
mechanism and said apron and composed of opposite plates forming a receptacle,
the yielding plunger within said shuttle, and the needles secured within the shuttle
and extending to the edge of same through apertures formed in said plunger;
substantially as set forth.
5. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the reciprocating shuttle adapted to travel between said mechanism
and said apron and composed of the opposite plates forming the receptacle, one of
said plates being hinged, the yielding plunger within sail shuttle, means for locking
the plunger as it recedes under the pressure of the tobacco, and means for freeing
the said plunger to eject the tobacco when in position over the rolling apron ;
substantially as set forth.
6. The feed belt and rollers, the pawl and ratchet mechanism for effecting the
movement of said belt and rollers, the rod connected with said pawl and ratchet
mechanism for disengaging the pawl from the ratchet when in its upward position,
the catch for retaining the said rod when in its lower position, the rock-shaft
carrying said catch, and the stop connected with said shaft, combined with the
rolling apron, the shuttle adapted to travel between said feed mechanism and said
apron, and composed of the opposite plates forming a receptacle, and the yielding
plunger having an arm in line with said stop and alapted under the pressure of
the tobacco fed into the shuttle to engage said stop and free said catch from said
rod for stopping the feed; substantially as set forth.
7. In a cigarette making machine the feed belt and rollers, the pawl and ratchet
niechanism for actuating the same, the rod, plate and spring connected with said
pawl and ratchet mechanism, the cam for lowering said plate and rod, and the
catch for retaining said rod when it is in its lower position, combined with the
rolling apron, the rock-shaft carrying said catch, the stop upon said shaft
the shuttle adapted to travel between said feed mechanism and said apron, and a
yielding plunger within said shuttle and against which the filler tobacco is fed and
which upon a sufficient quantity of tobacco having entered the shuttle presses
against the said stop and frees said catch from said rod; substantially as set
forth.
8. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the shuttle adapted to reciprocate between said feed mechanism
and said apron and to convey the separate charges of filler tobacco from the
former to the latter, a yielding plunger within said shuttle and means for retaining

page_text: the plunger at its inward position during the travel of said shuttle from the feed
mechanism to the rolling apron; substantially as set forth.
9. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the shuttle carriage reciprocating from said feed mechanism to said
apron, the revoluble shaft mounted in said carriage and containing the cam-groove,
the rigid stud entering said groove, and the shuttle mounted on said shaft and
composed of opposite plates enclosing a yielding plunger, the said groove being of
a form to turn the shuttle downward into a vertical position while over the rolling
apron and to restore the same to a horizontal position in line with the filler tobacco
fed by said feed mechanism; substantially as set forth.
10. The wrapper cutting die 67, and the suction apparatus connected therewith,
combined with the arm 70 carrying the roller 68 and provided with the sleeve 64,
the stud 71 receiving said sleeve, and the adjusting screw passing downward
through the top of said sleeve and against the upper end of said stud; substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
11. The feed mechanism having the travelling feed belt mounted on rollers,
and the pressure roller above the forward roller upon which the feed belt is
mounted, combined with the throat in line with said feed belt and the space between
said rollers, mechanism for imparting to said feed belt and rollers an intermittent
motion, the knife for severing the charges of filler tobacco, and being pivoted at
one end, the cross bar below the bed of the machine and carrying the two vertical
rods, oue acting as a guide for said knife and the other connected with the outer
end of said knife, means for elevating and depressing the said cross bar and rods,
the shuttle adapted to receive the severed charges of filler tobacco, and means for
reciprocating said shuttle from the feed mechanism to the rolling apron ;
substantially as set forth.
12. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, the rolling apron, and
the wrapper table, combined with the oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier having
a perforated nozzle upon its outer end, suction apparatus connected with said
wrapper carrier, means for oscillating said carrier, means for depressing the nozzle
of said carrier when over the wrapper to be lifted and also when over the rolling
apron; substantially as set forth.
13. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism for filler tobacco, and
the rolling apron, combined with the oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier having
a pivotally secured nozzle upon its outer end, means for depressing said nozzle to
lift the wrapper from the wrapper table and to deposit the wrapper upon the
rolling apron, means for oscillating said carrier, and means for turning the said
nozzle to bring it into alignment with the wrapper to be lifted and the rolling
apron; substantially as set forth.
14. In a cigarette making machine, the feed mechanism, the rolling apron, and
the cutting die, combined with the oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier provided
on its cuter end with the perforated nozzle, air suction apparatus connected with
said carrier and said die, and means for cutting off the air from said die when the
wrapper is to be taken by said carrier and for cutting off the air from said
carrier when it is to deposit the cut wrapper upon the apron; substantially as set
forth.
15. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, the perforated rolling
apron, and air suction apparatus connected with said apron, combined with the
pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to have an oscillating movement and provided
upon its outer end with the perforated nozzle, air suction apparatus connected
with said carrier, and means for cutting off the air from said carrier and turning it
on said apron when the carrier is to release the cut wrapper and deposit it upon
the apron substantially as set forth.
16. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, the rolling apron, air
suction apparatus connected with said apron, the cutting die, and air suction
apparatus connected with said die, combined with the oscillating pneumatic
wrapper carrier provided upon its outer end with the perforated nozzle, air

page_text: suction apparatus connected with said wrapper carrier and means for cutting off
the air from said die when the wrapper is to be lifted therefrom by said carrier and
cutting off the air from said carrier when it is to deposit the cut wrapper upon the
said apron; substantially as set forth.
17. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, the rolling apron, the
cutting die, and air suction apparatus connected with said die, combined with the
Oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier provided upon its outer end with a pivotally
secured and vertically movable perforated nozzle, means for oscillating said carrier,
means for depressing the perforated nozzle upon said die and upon the said apron,
means for turning the said nozzle into alignment with said die and said apron, air
suction apparatus connected with said carrier, and means for cutting off the air
suction from said die when the carrier is to take the wrapper, and from the carrier
when the apron is to receive the wrapper therefrom; substantially as set forth.
18. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with the pneumatic oscillating wrapper carrier having upon its outer end
the perforated nozzle, means for oscillating said carrier, air suction apparatus
connected with said carrier, the paste receptacle and pasting belt connected with
and carried by said carrier, the plunger also carried by said carrier, and means for
depressing the said plunger in advance of the carrier lifting the said wrapper and
conveying it to the rolling apron ; substantially as set forth.
19. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, rolling apron, and the
cutting die, combined with the pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to oscillate
between said die and said apron and having upon its outer end the perforated
nozzle, air suction apparatus connected with said carrier and said die, the inter-
mittently travelling pasting belt carried by said carrier, the plunger also carried
by said carrier and adapted to depress the said belt against the edge of the wrapper
on said die, means for depressing the said nozzle upon the wrapper, and mechanis:n
for cutting off the air from said die when the wrapper is to be elevated by said
carrier and for cutting off the air from said carrier when the apron is to receive
said wrapper; substantially as set forth.
20. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, the rolling apron, and
the cutting die, combined with the oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier having
upon its outer end the pivotally secured perforated nozzle carrying upon one side
a rack, the stationary gear at the retained end of said carrier, and the pivoted
lever carried by said carrier and having a rack at each end, one engaging the
rack on said nozzle and the other the gear at the retained end of said carrier ;
substantially as set forth.
21. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to have an oscillating
movement and provided upon its outer end with the perforated nozzle, the paste
receptacle, the belt wheel therein, the belt travelling over said wheel and a wheel
at the outer portion of said carrier, the plunger adapted to depress said belt upon
the wrapper, and mechanism intermediate the said wrapper carrier and said belt
wheel whereby the latter is set in motion from said carrier; substantially as set
forth.
22. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to have an oscillating
movement and provided upon its outer end with the perforated nozzle, the paste
receptacle, the pasting belt and the plunger connected with said carrier, means for
depressing said plunger against said belt to press the latter against the wrapper,
means for depressing said nozzle against the wrapper to lift the same and against
the rolling apron to deposit the same, means for oscillating said pneumatic wrapper
carrier, means intermediate said wrapper carrier and said pasting receptacle for
communicating motion to the pasting belt travelling through said receptacle, and
suction apparatus connected with said carrier; substantially as set forth.
23. In a cigarette making machine, the feed mechanism and rolling apron,
combined with the pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to have an oscillating

page_text: movement and provided upon its outer end with the perforated nozzle, suction
apparatus connected with said carrier, the stationary gear at the retained end of
said carrier, the pinion and shaft and gear wheel engaged by said gearing, the shaft
connected at its lower end by gearing to the shaft of the paste wheel and at its
upper end provided with a ratchet, the gear wheel on said last mentioned shaft
provided with a pawl to engage said ratchet and being itself in engagement with
the said gear wheel, the pasting belt adapted to have an intermittent motion
imparted to it from said gear wheels and shafts, the paste receptacle through which
the pasting belt travels, and the plunger adapted to depress the belt upon the
wrapper; substantially as set forth.
24. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the pneumatic wrapper carrier having upon its outer end the
perforated nozzle and being at its inner end pivotally mounted within the air
chamber, suction apparatus. connected with said chamber, and means substantially
as described for depressing the said nozzle to lift the wrapper and then to deposit
the same upon the rolling apron; substantially as set forth.
25. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and rolling apron,
combined with the reciprocating roller to which que end of said apron is secured,
the shaft extending through said roller and provided within the same with the gear
wheel, and the worm within the said roller at right angles to said shaft and
in engagement with the said gear wheel; substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
26. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism, and the rolling apron,
combined with a pneumatic wrapper carrier adapted to convey the wrapper from
the wrapper table to the said rolling apron, suction apparatus connected with said
wrapper carrier, the paste receptacle having at its lower end the belt wheel, the
brush within said receptacle and having its bristles in near relation to said wheel,
the pasting belt travelling over said wheel and over a supporting wheel at the
outer end of said belt, the plunger for depressing the said belt against the edge of
the wrapper, and mechanism for imparting to said belt au, intermittent motion;
substantially as set forth.
27. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the oscillating pneumatic wrapper carrier provided on its outer end
with a perforated nozzle, suction apparatus connected with said carrier, the paste
receptacle, belt and plunger connected with said carrier, lever mechanism for
depressing said nozzle and lever mechanism for depressing said plunger; substantially
as set forth.
28. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory pairs of knives for trimming the ends
of the cigarette, the series of pairs of plates forming buckets mounted upon the
shaft of said oscillatory knives, one plate of each pair being hinged and having a
spring tension outward from the other plate, means for closing said hinged plate
against the rolled cigarette to be trimmed, means for retarding the revolving
motion of said buckets while the cigarette is being trimmed, and means for returning
the oscillatory knives to their upward position without affecting the said buckets;
substantially as set forth.
29. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory knives for trimming the ends of the
rolled cigarette, the series of buckets mounted upon the shaft of said oscillatory
knives and being composed of plates, one plate of each pair being hinged and
having a spring tension outward, means for rotating said shaft to cause said buckets
to have an intermittent revolving motion in one direction and a slight motion in the
opposite direction for the purpose of detaching the cigarette from the rolling apron,
means for returning the oscillatory knives to their upward position without
affecting the said buckets, and means for retaining the said buckets in stationary
position while the ends of the cigarette are being trimmed; substantially as set
forth.
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page_text: 30. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory knives for trimming the ends of the
cigarette, the series of buckets on the shaft of said oscillatory knives and being
formed of pairs of plates, one plate of each pair being hinged and having a spring
tension outward, the finger adapted to close said hinged plates, means for stopping
said buckets while the oscillatory knives travel onward to cut through the cigarette,
means for returning said oscillatory knives to their upward position, without moving
said buckets and intermediate connections between said knives and the casing
of said finger, whereby the latter is returned to its initial position by motion
communicated to said casing from said knives; substantially as set forth.
31. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory knives for trimming the ends of the
cigarette, the series of buckets mounted upon the shaft of said oscillatory knives
and composed of the pairs of plates, one plate of each pair being hinged and having
an outward spring tension; means for imparting to said series of buckets an
intermittent motion in one direction with the oscillatory knives, means for returning
the oscillatory knives to their upward position without disturbing said buckets,
means for preventing the buckets from turning forward, while the cigarette is being
trimmed, means for closing the hinged plates of said buckets against the cigarette
to be trimmed, and means for preventing said buckets from having reverse motion
during the return of the said oscillatory knives to their upward position; substan-
tially as set forth.
32. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory knives for trimming the ends of the
cigarette, the series of buckets upon the shaft of said oscillatory knives and
composed of the pairs of plates, one plate of each pair being hinged and having a
spring tension outward; means for imparting movement to said buckets and
oscillatory knives, means for arresting the movement of said buckets when the
cigarette has reached the stationary knives without retarding the further move-
ment of the oscillatory knives, and means for returning the oscillatory knives to
their initial position without reversing the movement of the said buckets;
substantially as set forth.
33. In a cigarette making machine the feed mechanism and the rolling apron,
combined with the stationary and oscillatory knives for trimming the ends of the
cigarette, the series of buckets upon the shaft of said oscillatory knives and
composed of the pair of plates, one plate of each pair being hinged and having a
spring tension outward, the pivoted arm and cam for arresting the buckets when
the rolled cigarette has reached the stationary knives in position to be trimmed by
the oscillatory knives, and the pivoted plate which prevents the reverse rotation
of the said buckets except when turned out of alignment therewith; substantially
as set forth.
34. In a cigarette making machine, the feed belt for filler tobacco, the rollers
upon which said feed belt is mounted, the pressure roller above the foremost of
said rollers, the intermeshing gear wheels upon the said pressure roller and the
roller directly below the same, the gear wheel mounted upon the actuating shaft
and engaging the gear wheel on the roller below said pressure roller, the ratchet
on said actuating shaft, the toothed segment on said shaft and carrying at its
outer end the pawl engaging said ratchet, the pivoted segment actuated from the
driving shaft of the machine and engaging the said first mentioned segment the
plate adjacent to said ratchet and capable of vertical movement, the arm secured
to said plate and having a spring tension upward, the cam for depressing said arm
and plate, and the rod connected with said arm, combined with the pivoted catch
adapted to engage said rod at its outer end, the knife for severing the charges of
filler tobacco, the shuttle in line with the feed belt and adapted to receive the filler
tobacco, the yielding plunger within said shuttle and having an arm adapted to
relieve the said catch from said red, the rolling apron, and means for reciprocating
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the severed charge of filler tobacco upon the latter; substantially as set forth.
35. In a cigarette making machine, the rolling apron secured at one end of the
rolling table and at its other end to the reciprocating roller, combined with the
reciprocating carriage carrying the said roller, the pressure blade secured upon an
auxiliary carriage mounted and adapted to slide upon the first mentioned carriage,
the rod and chain connected with said auxiliary carriage the weight at the end of
said chain, the stop on said rod, and the lug on said main carriage and adapted
to engage said stop and lift said weight after the said pressure blade has passed
over the loop in the apron and said loop has been drawn down to size; substantially
as set forth.
36. In a cigarette making machine, the rolling apron secured at one end to the
rolling table, and the reciprocating roller to which the other end of said apron is
secured, combined with the main reciprocating carriage carrying said roller, the
auxiliary carriage having the pressure blade and adapted to be carried by and slide
upon said main carriage, the rod and chain connected with said auxiliary carriage,
the weight on the end of said chain, the coiled spring on said rod, the stop also on
said rod, and the lugs on the main carriage at opposite sides of said stop;
substantially as set forth.
37. In a cigarette making machine, the rolling apron secured at one end to the
rolling table, and the roller to which the other end of said apron is secured,
combined with the main carriage carrying the said roller and adapted to reciprocate
in line with the length of said apron, the auxiliary carriage mounted and adapted
to slide upon said main carriage, and provided with the pressure blade, the rod and
chain connected with said auxiliary carriage, the spring on said rod, the stop also
on said rod, the light weight on the end of said chain, the heavier weight receiving
the said light weight and adapted to be taken up by the same when the light weight
has been drawn upward, the casing having an air vent at its lower end and receiving
said weights and the lug on the main carriage adapted to contact with the said stop
on the said rod and effect the lifting of the heavier weight after the loop in the
rolling apron has been drawn down into size against the said pressure blade;
substantially as set forth.
38. In a cigarette machine, the rolling apron secured at one end, the reciprocating
roller to which the other end of said apron is secured, and the main carriage
supporting said roller, combined with the auxiliary carriage mounted and adapted
to slide upon said main carriage and provided with the pressure blade, the weight
and chain connected with said auxiliary carriage, means for propelling said carriages
simultaneously until said blade bas passed over the loop in the apron, means for
lifting said weight and again moving the carriages together after the said loop has
been drawn down to size, and the adjustable stop by which the point at which the
latter simultaneous movement of said carriages shall commence may be regulated;
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 25th day of January 1895.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.