Improvements in Parcel Tying Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 2nd June, 1899
Improvements in Parcel Tying Machines.
I, JOHN CLAY COLLINS, Gentleman, residing at Kane, in the County of Greene,
State of Illinois, U.S.A., do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement;-
My invention relates to improvements in parcel tying machines; and it consists
of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter
described and claimed.
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved parcel tying machine. Fig. 2 is a
vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical
sectional view taken on the line 3–3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional
view taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation
of the mechanism seen in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken approxi-
mately on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail view, illustrating the
mechanism seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 7, Fig. 4. Fig. 8
is a detail view illustrating the mechanism seen looking in the direction indicated
by the arrow 8, Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a pair of clamping jaws made
use of in my improved machine. Fig. 10 is an enlarged side elevation of a clip
feeding mechanism made use of in my improved machine. Fig. 11 is a vertical
sectional view taken approximately on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a
view in perspective of the clip used for securing the ends of the cord after the
same has been passed around the parcel. Fig. 13 is a detail view illustrating a
clutch used in my improved machine. Fig. 14 is an enlarged vertical sectional
view taken approximately on the line 14-14 of Fig. 1. Fig. 15 is a detail view
illustrating the manner in which the cord is passed around the parcel and held
before it is tied. Fig. 16 is a detail sectional view taken approximately on the
line 16-16 of Fig. 3.
In the construction of my improved machine, a flat table 1 is supported by
suitable legs, the rear half of which table is provided with a rectangular opening 2.
Fixed to, and extending upwardly from, the center of the rear edge of this table
is a bearing 3, in which is rigidly fixed a forwardly projecting shaft 4. Fixed
upon the forward end of this shaft 4 is a collar 5, with which is formed integral
a downwardly pending arm 6, the same supporting a horizontally arranged table T,
said table being arranged within the opening 2 in the rear portion of the table 1,
and said table 7 is somewhat narrower each way than is said opening 2, thus form-
ing an open space entirely around the edge of said table 7. Rotatably arranged
upon the shaft 4 adjacent the bearing 3 is a pinion 8, and integral with the hub
of said pinion 8 is a transversely arranged bar 9, with one end of which is formed
integral the forwardly projecting arm 10, the same being so positioned as that it will
pass through the spaces at the end of the table 7 when the bar 9 rotates with the
pinion 8. The forward end of this arm 10 extends into the space in front of the
table, and formed on or fixed to the forward end of said armi 10 is an eyelet 11,
there being a similar eyelet fixed to the rear end of said arm 10 at a point where
it joins the bar 9. Similar eyelets are also arranged upon the inside face of the

page_text: bar 9 at points intermediate its ends, and another eyelet is arranged upon the top
of the center of said bar 9. Held in any suitable manner upon the end of the
bar 9 opposite from the end to which the arm 10 is fixed is a ball of twine 12, the
free end of said twine being passed through the various eyelets 11, and said
twine is also passed through a spring tension plate 13, arranged upon the front
side of the bar 9.
Rigidly seated in the front face of the pinion 8 is a pin 14, the same being
provided with an inclined outer face 15, and arranged upon the front face of the
bar 9 is a flat leaf-spring 16, the free end of the same being provided with an
integral pin 17, said pin passing through an aperture 18 formed in the bar 9, and
its forward end being provided with an inclined face 19 in opposition to the
inclined face 15 of the pin 14.
Formed integral with the hub or bearing of the bar 9 is a ratchet-wheel 20 and
pivoted upon a lug 21 that projects upwardly from the collar 5 is a detent 22, the
point of which engages the teeth of said ratchet-wheel 20.
Depending from the rear edge of the table 1 is a bracket 23, in the lower end
of which is formed a bearing 24, and depending from the table 1 at a point
approximately in horizontal alinement with the forward edge of the table 1 is a
bracket 25 in every way similar to said bracket 23. Formed integral with the
lower end of said bracket 25 and in alinement with the bearing 24 is a bearing 26,
and rotatably arranged in these alined bearings is a shaft 27. Removably fixed
upon the shaft 27 adjacent the bearing 24 is a collar 28, from which extends
upwardly an arm 29, with the upper end of which arm is formed integral a
segmental rack 30, the same meshing with the pinion 8. Removably fixed upon
the forward end of the shaft 27 just inside the bearing 26 is a collar 31, with
which is formed integral an upwardly projecting arm 32. Removably fixed upon
the end of the shaft 27 that projects through the bearing 26 is a collar 33, with
which is formed integral a segmental cam 34, in the center of which cam is formed
a lateral bend 35, thus causing the opposite ends of said cam to occupy different
planes.
Fulcrumed to the lower portion of the rear of the machine is a foot-lever 36,
the same extending forwardly through the machine and being provided on its
forward end with a foot-hold 37. Pivotally secured to the upper end of the
arm 32 is the upper end of a vertically arranged rod 38, the lower end of which
is pivotally secured to the center of the foot-lever 36. Secured to the under side
of the center of the table 1 and projecting forwardly therefrom is a hook 39, and
secured to said hook 39 is the upper end of a retractile coil-spring 40, the lower
end thereof being attached to the forward end of the foot-lever 36.
Arranged upon the rear right-hand corner of the table 1 and projecting for-
wardly into the space behind the table 7 is a bearing 41, upon which is fulcrumed
a vertically arranged bar 42, the lower end thereof being bent forwardly and then
rearwardly, as indicated by 43, to form the inclined face 44. Formed integral
with and projecting forwardly from the bar 42 is a pair of ears 45, through which
is arranged to slide a rod 46, there being a fixed collar 47 arranged upon said rod
and an expansive coil-spring 48 is wound around said rod and interposed between
said collar 47 and the upper one of the cars 45. When the upper end of this
bar 42 is swung forwardly into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 14, the
lower end of the spring-actuated rod 46 is in the path of travel of the bar 9.
Depending from the center of the front of the table 1 is a bracket 49, in the
lower end of which is formed a bearing 50, and depending from the under side
of the table 1 just to the rear of the opening 2 therein is a V-shaped bracket 51,
in which is formed a bearing 52, the same being in horizontal alinement with the
bearing 50. From this bearing 52 the bracket 51 is extended downwardly, as
indicated by 53, and a bearing 54 is formed integral with the lower end of said
downwardly extending portion. Rotatably arranged in the alined bearings 50
and 52 is a shaft 55. Upon said shaft 55 just inside the bearing 50 is loosely
mounted an arm 56, upon which is pivoted a spring-actuated pawl 57. To the

page_text: outer end of this arm 56 is pivotally secured the upper end of a vertically
arranged rod 58, the lower end thereof passing through a loop 59 carried by the
foot-lever 36, and fixed upon said rod 58 just above the loop is a set-collar 60.
Fixed upon the shaft 55 adjacent the armi 56 is a ratchet-wheel 61, with the
teeth of which the point of the pawl 57 engages. Fulcrumed upon a portion of
the bracket 49 that extends over the ratchet-wheel 61 is a detent 61", the point
of which engages the teeth of said ratchet-wheel 61 to prevent a reverse movement
thereof.
Upon the forward end of the shaft 55 in front of the bearing 52 and imme-
diately below the space in front of the table 7 is a rimless wheel 62, there being
the same number of arms (4 in this wheel as there are notches in the ratchet-
wheel (1. The outer ends of these arms 64 are formed into the hooks 65, and
arranged upon the rear faces of said arms adjacent said hooks are the bearings GG.
Rotatably arranged in these bearings 66 in the upper ends of the hooks 65 are
short rods 67, the lower ends thereof being bent laterally, as indicated by 68, and
integral with said rods underneath the hooks 65 are the lugs 69.
Held in any suitable manner to the outer face of the wheel 63 is a disk 70, from
which projects radially a plurality of spring arms 71, the outer ends thereof
engaging directly upon the laterally bent ends 68 of the rod 67.
Rotatably arranged in the bearing 54 is a shaft 72, upon one end of which is
fixed an arm 73, the lower end of which is bifurcated as indicated by 74,
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and said bifurcated lower end extends downwardly over
the cam 34. The lower ends of said bifurcated ends are provided with ball
bearings 75.
To the opposite end of the shaft 72 is fixed the lower end of a vertically
arranged arm 76, the upper end thereof being formed into a forwardly projecting
arm 77, the same being bent rearwardly so as to form the loop 78, and the end
of said rearwardly bent portion is formed into an outwardly curved guide or
finger 79. Secured to the side of the forwardly projecting arm 77 is a knife 80.
the cutting edge of which extends downwardly into the loop 78. A lug 81 is
formed integral with this armı 76, said lug extending forwardly and being so
located as that when the arm 76 is thrown forwardly, it will engage against the
laterally bent end 68 of one of the rods 67.
Rotatably arranged upon the shaft 72 between the bearing 54 and the lower end
of the arm 76 is a sleeve 82, with one end of which is formed integral a down-
wardly projecting plate 83, the lower end of which is bifurcated and provided with
the ball-bearings 84, said ball-bearings being arranged on opposite sides of the
rim of the cam 34. An arm 85 extends upwardly and rearwardly from this
sleeve 82, and to the upper end of said arm 85 is fixed the upper jaw of a pair
of pinchers 86. The handle 87 of the upper jaw of this pair of pinchers extends
forwardly and downwardly, its extreme lower end being bifurcated, as indicated
by 88, and scated upon the shaft 55 immediately in front of the ratchet-wheel 61.
The handle 89 of the opposite jaw extends rearwardly immediately beneath the
table 1, and to the rear end of said handle 89 is secured the upper end of a rod 90,
the same extending downwardly through a loop 91 secured to the side of the foot-
lever 36, and upon the extreme lower end of said rod 90 is located a fixed nut
or head 92.
A leaf-spring 93 is secured to the handle 87, its free end bearing on the under
side of the handle 89, thus normally holding said jaws apart. The inner meeting
faces of the clamping jaws of this pair of pinchers are corrugated, said corruga-
tions extending longitudinally relative said jaws.
A V-shaped guide 94 is pivotally secured at one end to the forward end of the
side of the upper jaw of this pair of pinchers, the opposite end of said guide being
pivotally secured to the connecting-rod 95, the rear end of which is pivotally
secured to the upper end of the arm 85. Normally the apex or point of this
V-shaped guide 94 occupies a position below the space between said jaws, but
when the pinchers are actuated and moved forwardly, said apex or point moves

page_text: upwardly into horizontal alinement with the space between said jaws, owing to the
change in position of said pinchers relative the arm 85.
Rotatably arranged upon the sleeve S2 is a sleeve 96, with one end of which
is formed integral an upwardly projecting arm 97, the upper end of which is pro-
vided with a plate 98 which occupies a position immediately behind the path of
travel of the laterally bent ends (8 of the rods 67. A leaf-spring 99 is secured
to the inner face of this arm 97, the free end of said spring bearing against the
rear side of the bearing 52. From the sleeve 96 the arm 97 is extended down-
wardly, as indicated by 100, and to the lower end of said extension is hinged a
plate 101, against which bears the free end of a leaf-spring 102, that is secured
to said extension 100. A lug 103 is formed integral with the rear side of the
cam 34, which lug is provided with an inclined face 103", which is arranged to
bear against the free end of the hinged plate 101 and move the same, together
with the lower end of the extension 100, outwardly to cause the upper end of
the arm 97 to move forwardly.
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Secured to the under side of the forward edge of the table 1 is a bracket 104,
with one end of which is formed integral a downwardly extending portion 105,
the same being provided with a vertical slot 106 and arranged to move vertically
in said slot is a bearing 107. A shaft 108 is rotatably arranged
said bearing 107, upon which shaft is rotatably arranged
sleeve 109. Upon the end of the shaft 108 that projects through
the bearing 107 is pivotally held the upper end of a connecting rod 110. An
arm 111 projects downwardly from the lower end of the portion 105, and to the
lower end of said arm 111 is fulcrumed an arm 112, one end of which is pivotally
secured to the lower end of the arm 110. Upon the free end of this arm 112 is
arranged a weight 113. Horizontally arranged upon the face of the bracket 104
is a pair of parallel guide-strips 114, at the forward end of which is arranged a
rectangular pocket 115, the same being separated from the ends of said guide
strips 114 by the transverse slots 116. Immediately in front of and below this
pocket 115 are rotatably arranged anti-friction rollers 117.
The U-shaped sheet-metal ties or clips 118 (see Fig. 12) used for securing the
ends of the cord or twine that is manipulated by my improved machine are
arranged between a pair of tapes 119 and are held for use in the form of a coil,
the same being arranged upon the sleeve 109, and the free ends of said tapes 119
are extended through the guide-strips 114, thence through the slots 116, from
thence over the anti-friction rollers 117, and said tapes have their ends joined, and
the weight 120 is secured to said ends. As the weight descends, the tapes unwind
from the body of the coil located on the sleeve 109 and the ties or clips are fed
one at a time into the pocket 115. There is an aperture 121 formed through the
bracket 104 directly opposite the pocket 115, and held to slide laterally upon the
under side of the plate 1 in alinement with and at right angles to said pocket 115,
is a plate 122, the point 123 of which is intended to pass through the pocket 115.
An actuating rod 124 is fulcrumed upon the portion 125 of the bracket 51, the
upper end of said actuating rod passing between the pair of pins 126 projecting
outwardly from the plate 122, and the lower end of said rod 124 is pivotally con-
nected to the connecting rod 127, the opposite end of which is journaled to the
arm that carries the cam 34.
When the machine is ready for use, the end of the ball of twine is passed
beneath the spring tension 13, through the eyelets 11 and passes into the hook 65
of the upper left-hand one of the arms 64. The parcel or bundle to be tied is
located immediately over the space in front of the table 7, as shown by dotted
lines in Fig. 1, and the operator now moves the forward end of the lever 36 down-
wardly by pressing his foot upon the foot-hold :37. This movement partially
rotates the shaft 27 through the medium of the arm 32 and connecting-rod 38, and
consequently the segmental rack 30 is partially rotated, and as a result of the
movement of this rack 30, the pinion 8 makes two complete revolutions, and the
twine carried by the end of the arm 10 is passed twice around the parcel lying

page_text: upon the meeting edges of the tables 1 and 7. Just before the arm 9 completes
its second revolution, the upper end of the arm 76 is drawn forwardly for the
reason that the angled portion 35 of the cam 34 actuates the plate 73 that is fixed
to the shaft 72 upon which said arm 76 is fixed. The lug 81 carried by the upper
end of said arm 76 strikes against the laterally bent portion (68 of the rod 67, and
said rod is slightly rotated and this movement causes the lug 69 carried by the
upper end of the rod 67 to move away from the inner surface of the hook 65
against which it is normally held by the action of the leaf-spring 71, and the
twine will be guided into said hook 65 by the curved finger 79, and when the
upper end of the arm 76 moves rearwardly, the leaf-spring il engaging upon the
laterally bent end 68 of the rod 67 will return said rod to its normal position, and
the lug 69 carried thereby will engage upon and hold the twine (see Fig. 7).
The lugs 69 are normally held against the inner faces of the hooks 65 by the
action of the leaf-springs 71. The arm 9 now completes its second revolution
and the rack 30 passes out of mesh with the pinion 8, leaving said arm 9 at
rest, and said arm is prevented from further movement by the positioning of the
point of the pawl 22 between the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 20. In the meantime
the connecting-rod 127 has actuated the arm 124 and the plate 122 has been
moved laterally and the point 12 of said plate has passed through the pocket 115
and forced the sheet-metal clip or tie 118 that was located in said pocket to a point
between the jaws of the pinchers 86. The downward movement of the foot-
lever 36 being continued, said pinchers with a metal tie or clip therein will be
moved forwardly and upwardly, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 9, owing to
the actuation of the armi 85 by the angled portion of the cam 34, and as said jaws
move into this position, the V-shaped guide 94 will swing upwardly into the
position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 9, owing to the change in position of
said pinchers relative the arm 85 and the crossed twine will be guided into the
U-shaped tie or clip. The lever 36 now strikes the head or nut 92 carried by the
lower end of the connecting-rod 90 and the jaws of the pinchers close upon the
tie or clip, thus securing it upon the cord at the desired point.
As the inner faces of the jaws of these pinchers are corrugated longitudinally,
the tie or clip in being secured upon the ends of the twine is correspondingly
corrugated, thus very rigidly and securely holding the ends of the twine together.
The pressure of the foot-lever 36 is now released and the spring 40 immediately
pulls said foot-lever upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3, and following
this movement the jaws of the pinchers open owing to the fact that the pressure
is released from the head or nut 92 on the rod 90, and the upper handle 89 of said
pair of pinchers is elevated by the action of the leaf-spring 93. This allows the
clip or fie 118 to pass out from between the jaws of the pinchers and at the same
time said pinchers are moved rearwardly by the return movement of the
cam 34. The arm 76 also moves rearwardly by the return movement of the
cam 34, and the pressure of the lug 81 upon the laterally bent end 68 of the
rod 67 is released and the leaf-spring 71 that is positioned directly in front of
this particular laterally bent end 68 causes said laterally bent end to reassume
its normal position, and in so doing, said rod 67 is partially rotated and the
Ing or eccentric 69 is so moved as that it pinches or closes upon the twine posi-
tioned within the hook 65 and as the knife 80 moves rearwardly with the upper
end of the arm 76, said twine will be severed. This action leaves the end of the
twine that feeds from the ball 12 held in one of the hooks 65 beneath the lug (69.
With the return movement of the cam 34 the lug 103 strikes against the hinged
plate 101 carried by the lower end of the arm 100, and as said hinged plate is
arranged to swing in an opposite direction to which said lug is moving, said, hinged
plate and the lower end of said arm 100 are moved outwardly by riding against
the inclined face 103 of said lug 103, and consequently the upper end of said
arm 100 carrying the lug 98 will be moved forwardly, and the laterally bent end 68
of the rod 67, beneath the lug of which is clamped the original end of the twine,
is moved forwardly, thus causing the lug of this particular rod 67 and said original

page_text: end of the twine, which is now one of the ends of the twine that passes around
the package, is released and the package is free to be removed from its position
on the tables 1 and 7. The foot-lever 36 just before reaching its upper limit of
movement, strikes against the set-collar 60 and the rod 58 on which said set-collar
is located is elevated a short distance and the pawl 57 carried by the arm 56, to
which is secured the upper end of said rod 58, will move the ratchet-wheel 61 and
shaft 55 carrying said ratchet-wheel one-sixth of a revolution; during the time
the rod 58 and pawl 57 were in their downward position, the detent 61" holds the
ratchet-wheel 61 from moving rearwardly. As the shaft 55 is thus rotated one-
sixth of a revolution, the arm 64 beneath the hook 65 in which is carried the end
of the twine is brought into position for the next operation of wrapping a package.
The downward movement of the foot-lever in actuating the cam 34 causes the
connecting-rod 127 to more laterally, this action moving the rod 124 upon its
fulcrum and withdrawing the point 123 of the plate 122 out from the pocket 115
in which it has been positioned, and the upward movement of the foot-lever causes
a reversal of these movements, and the point 123 of said plate 122 passes into the
pocket 115 and forces the tie or clip 118 that has been located in said pocket into
a position between the jaws of the pinchers. The weight 120 causes the coil
carrying the ties or clips to slowly unwind and to feed the clips one at a time
into the pocket. As the coil slowly unwinds the weight 113 will move the
opposite end of the arm 112 upwardly and the shaft 108 carrying the coil will
move upwardly through the slot 106. The bar 9 gathers considerable momentum
during its rotation around the shaft 4 and the shock of its sudden stoppage is
received by the spring-actuated rod 46 which is moved outwardly into the path of
travel of said bar 9 by the engagement of the segmental rack 30 against the
inclined face 44 of the lower end of the bar 42, this action takes place just
before the completion of the second revolution of said bar 9.
If it is desired to wrap the package both ways and use but one tie instead of
wrapping it twice around in one direction, the package is moved one quarter of a
turn at the completion of one rotation of the bar 9. The downward movement of
the foot-lever does not actuate the arm 97, for the reason that the hinged plate 101
gives way to allow the lug 103 carried by the cam to pass.
A parcel tying machine of my improved construction is simple, in operation,
will wrap packages of any size and shape and saves much time and labor where
it is desired to tie a large number of packages
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
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1. In a parcel tying machine, a table having an opening therein, a secondary
table arranged in said opening, a twine carrying arm rotatably held between said
tables, means whereby the free end of the twine carried by the arm is held at a
point in front of the second mentioned table, and means whereby the twine carry-
ing arm is rotated in the space between the tables, substantially as specified.
2. In a parcel tying machine, a rotatably arranged twine carrying arm, means
whereby said arm is rotated to pass the twine around the parcel to be tied, and
means whereby a U-shaped clip is clamped upon the ends of the twine after the
same has been passed around the parcel, substantially as specified.
3. In a parcel tying machine, a table, a rotatably arranged bar, an arm integral
with said bar, a ball of twine carried by the bar and passing
through eyelets fixed to said, bar and arm, means whereby said bar
and arni are rotated to pass the twine around the parcel to be tied,
means for holding the free end of the twine, means whereby clips are clamped
upon the free end of the twine and the body of the twine after the same has been
passed around the parcel, and means whereby the twine is severed after it has
been passed around said parcel, substantially as specified.

page_text: 4. In a parcel tying machine, a twine holding device, comprising a rotatable
shaft, a plurality of radially arranged arms on said shaft, hooks formed integral
with the outer ends of said arms, short rods rotatably arranged in said hooks and
having laterally bent ends, lugs formed integral with said rods within said hooks,
and leaf-springs having their outer free ends bearing upon the laterally bent ends
of the rods, substantially as specified.
5. In a parcel tying machine, the combination with a table and a rotatably
arrang twine carrying arm, of a twine holding device comprising a rotatable
shaft, a plurality of radially arranged arms on said shaft, hooks formed integral
with the outer ends of said arms, short rods rotatably arranged in said hooks and
having laterally bent ends, lugs formed integral with said rods within said hooks,
and leaf-springs having their outer free ends bearing upon the laterally bent ends
of the rods, substantially as specified.
6. In a parcel tying machine, constructed with a rotatably arranged twine
carrying arm, a shock receiving device comprising a fulcrumed arm, the same
having an angularly bent lower end, a pair of lugs projecting from the front side
of said arm, a rod passing through said lugs, a fixed nut upon said rod above
the lower one of said lugs, and an expansive coil-spring upon said rod between
said lugs, substantially as specified.
7. In a parcel tying machine, a table having an opening in the rear end thereof,
a secondary table occupying said opening, there being a space formed entirely
around said secondary table, a bearing formed on the rear side of the first men-
tioned table, a shaft rotatably arranged in said bearing, a bracket carried by the
forward end of said shaft for sustaining the secondary table, a pinion arranged
upon said shaft, a bar rotatably arranged upon said shaft, a pin projecting out-
wardly from the face of said pinion, which pin is provided with an inclined face
a leaf-spring fixed upon the rotatably arranged bar, a pin carried by the outer
end of said leaf-spring which passes through the aperture in the bar, the end of
which pin is provided with an inclined fuce in opposition to the inclined face
of the first mentioned pin, an arm fixed to and extending at right angles from the
end of the bar, which arm travels through the space at the ends of the secondary
table, a twine holding device arranged beneath the front edge of the secondary
table, a segmental rack in mesh with the pinion, and means whereby said seg-
mental rack is actuated, substantially as specified.
S. In a parcel tying machine, a table having an opening in its rear portion, a
secondary table positioned within said opening, there being a space extending
entirely around said secondary table, a rotatably arranged twine carrying bar
operating in the space behind said secondary table, an arm integral with and
projecting forwardly from the end of the bar, which arm travels in the space at
the ends of the secondary table, means whereby said bar is rotated a certain
number of times, means whereby said bar is stopped after it has been rotated the
required number of times, a twine holding device arranged beneath the forward
edge of the secondary table, a twine guide and cutter arranged to operate in con-
nection with said twine holding device, a pair of pinchers normally positioned
beneath the first mentioned table for clamping the U-shaped tie upon the ends of
the twine after the same has been passed around the parcel, and incans whereby
the U-shaped ties are fed one at a time between the jaws of the pinchers, sub-
stantially as specified.
9. In a parcel tying machine, a rotatably arranged shaft, a pair of tapes coiled
upon said shaft, and a plurality of U-shaped metallic ties held between said tapes,
substantially as specified.
10. In a parcel tying machine, a bracket having a vertically arranged slot therein
and having an opening therein, a pocket projecting laterally from said opening,
a pair of parallel guide strips in alinement with said pocket, a block arranged to
slide in the vertical slot in said bracket, a shaft rotatably arranged in said block,
a pair of tapes coiled upon said shaft, metallic U-shaped clips held between said
tapes, which tapes are passed between the guide strips and over and above the

page_text: pocket, a weight secured to the ends of the tapes after they leave said
pocket, and means whereby the shaft carrying the coiled tapes is moved upwardly
through the slot in the bracket as said tapes uncoil, substantially as specified.
11. In a parcel tying machine, the combination with a twine holding device of
a fulcrumed arm, the upper end of which is bent forwardly and downwardly, said
arm being extended rearwardly, a curved guiding finger formed integral with
the end of the rearward extension, and a knife fixed to the forwardly and down-
wardly extending bent portion, substantially as specified.
12. In a parcel tying machine, a vertically arranged fulerumed arm, a pair of
pinchers carried by the upper end of said arm, a V-shaped guide having one end
fulerumed to the forward portion of the upper jaw, and a rod pivotally secured
to the opposite end of said V-shaped guide and having its opposite end pivotally
held to the vertically arranged arm, substantially as specified.
13. In a parcel tying machine, a fixed bracket having an aperture therein, a
pocket extending around said aperture and extending laterally therefrom, means
whereby U-shaped twine ties are fed one at a time into said pockets, a laterally
moving plate arranged at right angles to the bracket, a pin foimed integral with
said plate which passes through said pocket and aperture, and means whereby
said plate is actuated, substantially as specified.
14. In a parcel tying machine, a table having an opening in its rear end, an
auxiliary table arranged within said opening in such a manner that a space is
formed entirely around said auxiliary table, a twine carrying bar rotatably
arranged at the rear end of said auxiliary table. an arm integral with the end of
said bar, a twine holding device arranged beneath the front edge of the auxiliary
table, means whereby the twine carrying bar and arm are rotated to wrap the
twine around the parcel, a pair of pinchers arranged immediately behind the
twine holding device, means whereby a U-shaped clip is fed into the jaws of said
pinchers, means whereby the twine after being passed around the parcel is guided
into the clip held between the jaws, means whereby said jaws are brought together,
and means whereby the twine is cut after the same has been passed around the
parcel, substantially as specified.
Toted that of L 1800
HIGDON & LONGAN,
Agents for Applicant.