NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR MAKING EYELETTED LUGGAGE OR ADDRESS LABELS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Keith, of the Town and County of Inverness,
North Britain, for the Invention of "NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR
MAKING EYELETTED LUGGAGE OR ADDRESS LABELS."
Sealed the 3rd February 1880, and dated the 17th November 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Keith at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th November 1879.
CHARLES KEITH, of the Town and County of Inverness, North Britain. "NEW
OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR MAKING EYELETTED LUGGAGE OR ADDRESS
LABELS."
The said Invention relates to new or improved machinery for making eyeletted
luggage or address labels, and bhas for its object to produce such labels of various
sizes by machinery with rapidity and accuracy, the said machinery being capable
of being worked by manual labour through a treadle or hand wheel, or by steam
or other motive power.
In a machine constructed according to the said Invention the labels are made
from a continuous web of paper or other material (of a width corresponding to the
length of labels to be made) being successively folded, punched for the reception
of the eyelets, and eyeletted, and also if required printed with a name and address
or other particulars. The web from which the labels are to be made is placed in
a coil or roll upon a spindle at such convenient part of the machine that the web
may be passed between guide rollers, and thence between the blades of cutters
acting like scissors, by which slits are made in the edge of the web of a length
corresponding to about that of the folds of the labels to be made, and at a distance
apart equal to the width of such labels, and thence between guides which allow the
slit edge of the web to project to about the depth of the cuts made therein. Whilst
in these guides the folding down of the sides or corners of the label, and then the
folding down of the point or corner formed by the first folding, are effected by
means of dies descending into corresponding recesses beneath, the one die and recess

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being angular, so that the corners to be folded when the said die descends project
beyond it and are turned up thereby, the said die then rises a short distance, and
folders consisting of linked and pivoted levers or tongs press and turn inwards the
turned up corners, and the die descending again flattens the said folded corners.
The other die for effecting the second fold is a straight die and passes down into a
corresponding recess pressing upon the label, preferably within the previously
folded part and at right angles to the length of the labels, and turning up the point
or corner formed by the first folding, the die then rising a short distance a folder
presses inwards the said turned up corner and the die descending flattens it.
keep the corners first turned down from rising during the second folding, and to
assist the folding operation, there are provided two fingers which press upon the
corners first folded so as to prevent their rising whilst the second folding
or turning over of the point or corner is being performed. The labels thus folded
pass forward so that each such label is presented at its doubled or folded part
between the die and socket of a punch, which punches out the hole for the
reception of the eyelet. Between the parts of the said punch are guides for
directing the web between them and holding down the folds. The labels pass from
the punch through guide rollers to an eyeletting stamp, upon the nipple of which
an eyelet is placed just before the hole in each label is presented before it by the
carrier of the said nipple travelling forward, and receiving an eyelet from an
apparatus, in which as it is rotated from the machine the eyelets in a receptacle
are caused to pass through openings so formed as to allow the said eyelets to pass
into another receptacle in their correct position for placing upon the nipple, from
which receptacle an eyelet is allowed to descend, a guide by reason of a spring door
or doors in the said receptacle being opened by pressing against a spring during the
revolution of the receptacle, the said spring when it has opened one door returning
into position for opening the next door. The said spring may be thrown out of action
by a hand lever when it is desired that no eyelets shall be placed upon the nipple,
as, for instance, when the end of the web has passed the eyeletting apparatus.
The eyelet delivering apparatus rises as the nipple of the eyeletting punch comes
forward, and then descends for the end of the eyelet guide thereof to embrace the
nipple and place an eyelet upon the said nipple. The nipple then retires with the
eyelet, and a label having been fed forward so that the hole therein is immediately
between the die and nipple of the eyeletting apparatus; the said die in descending
presses the eyelet down and binds the folded down parts of the label securely. The
eyelet guide to the nipple may be furnished with a catch, which being shifted inwards
across the guide prevents eyelets descending to the nipple, and at the end of the
guide is a spring obstructing the passage of eyelets from the guide except when
withdrawn by the nipple, the said spring not being of sufficient power to interfere
with this. A table on which the labels rest when between the nipple and die of
the eyeletting apparatus is furnished with a tail piece, which as the guide framing
descends, as hereinafter described, is canted up so as to depress the said table and
press the holes in the labels over the nipple and ensure the proper action of the
eyeletting die. From the eyeletting apparatus the labels pass over a guide roller
and between gripping and drawing rollers, which draw the web through the
machine to this point; the said drawing rollers may be one of metal and the other
of rubber or of other material which will give the necessary grip, and they are
operated by a ratchet bar acting when the guide frame is raised upon a ratchet
wheel on one of their axes, the said bar being caused to traverse to a certain
distance by means of a lever actuated from the driving mechanism by a friction
roller on a disc engaging in a cam like groove in the said lever or otherwise; and
to insure that that distance shall be such as to give accurately the portion of a
revolution of the rollers equal to the width of the labels being made, a notched
wheel is fixed on the other end of the said axis, having a number of V shaped
notches equal to the number of teeth on the ratchet wheel, so that the descent of
an inclined or V shaped projection into one of these said notches at the end of

page_text: each motion of the rollers ensures that the proper movement is completed. When
the address or other particulars is or are to be printed on the labels this is effected
by set up type mounted upon a table, so that it is capable of being run under the
labels for the purpose of printing thereupon, which is effected by the descent of a
pressing plate provided with a yielding under surface or "blanket" by which each
label is pressed upon the type. The type carrying table after printing each label
is run out and is inked by inking and distributing rollers, which latter I prefer to
traverse in one direction whilst the type table traverses in the other, so that but
a small space is occupied by this movement. Beyond this press the web passes
between drawing rollers furnished with flanges, which are only in contact with the
outer edges of the web, so that the printing may not be smeared; these rollers are
driven by toothed gearing or otherwise from the first mentioned drawing rollers,
so that their movement is precisely similar.
The guide rollers and the guides beneath the folding dies and between the parts
of the punch, and also the guide or table between the die and nipple of the eye-
letting apparatus are attached to a framing sliding in guides in the main framing,
and they are caused to rise when the web is fed forward therethrough, which
feeding forward of the web is caused to be done intermittently when the folding,
punching, eyeletting, and printing apparatus are not acting upon the labels. From
the rollers beyond the printing press the labels pass between cutters acting as
scissors to cut the labels apart (they up to this point having been in a continuous
web), so that they fall upon a travelling band to be deposited where desired.
In order to adjust the inachine for various sizes of labels, some of the guide rollers
are provided with adjustable flanges or guides which can be adjusted to a greater
or less distance from the end of the said guide rollers to guide webs of different
widths; also to suit different sizes of labels the machine is provided with folding-
dies, recesses, and tongs of different sizes, and to give a greater or less width
between the scissors which cut the slit for the fold and the folding apparatus, the
said scissors are adjustably hinged upon the main framing and may be slidden
laterally and fixed in the position to which they have been brought, filling pieces
being provided for this purpose; and in order that the quantity of web fed from the
punching apparatus to the eyeletting apparatus may be regulated according to the
size of the labels being made, one of the guide rollers between such apparatus is
adjustable to a greater or less distance from the other rollers there between, so that
a greater or less length of web is passing from the punching apparatus to the
eyeletting apparatus; and a similar arrangement is adopted with a roller below the
drawing or gripping rollers to give a like difference in length between the eyeletting
and the printing apparatus and cutting off scissors.
The motion of the drawing or gripping rollers is or may be adjusted by altering
the distance of a projection on the ratchet bar which gives motion to the drawing
rollers, so that a pin on the lever operating the said bar comes into contact with
the said projection during a greater or lesser portion of the lever's motion, and a
greater or less traverse is consequently given to the said bar and consequently to
the said drawing rollers according to the width of labels being made.
It is to be understood that the folding of both folds, and the punching, eyeletting,
and printing operations are performed upon different labels of the continuous web
simultaneously or nearly so, and whilst the web is stationary and in its lowered
position. The slitting or cutting prior to folding is effected as the said web
descends with its guides by one of the blades of the scissors being connected by a link
to the framing carrying the said guides. The principle motions of the machine are
or may be obtained from two cam shafts, one above provided with face, or other
cams or cam grooves so formed as to cause the descent of the folding, and punching,
and eyeletting dies and printing press at the proper times, and to drive forward the
nipple of the eyeletting apparatus. A crank on the said shaft also actuates the
scissors for separating the labels from the web. The motion of the travelling label
receiving web may also be obtained from this shaft. The motion of the folders or

page_text: tongs for folding over the corners of the labels may be operated by attaching their
tails to a slider operated by a lever acted upon at the proper times by a cam on the
said cam shaft. The other cam shaft is beneath the main body of the machine in
convenient position to give motion by cams or equivalent arrangements thereon,
or connected therewith to lift the frame carrying the web guides; also to rotate the
drawing rollers, to raise and lower the eyelet delivering apparatus, and to operate
the printing type table and printing rollers.
When unprinted labels are to be made, the printing apparatus may be thrown
out of gear.
The machine may be provided with an indicator which will be operated by one 1
of the moving parts so as to indicate the number of revolutions of the machine, and
consequently of labels issued from the said machine.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Keith in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 17th May
1880.
CHARLES KEITH, of the Town and County of Inverness, North Britain.
"NEW
OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR MAKING EYELETTED LUGGAGE OR ADDRESS
LABELS."
My said Invention relates to new or improved machinery for making eyeletted
luggage or address labels, and has for its object to produce such labels by machinery
with rapidity and accuracy, the machinery being capable of adjustment to produce
labels of various sizes.
In a machine constructed according to my said Invention, the labels are made
from a continuous web of paper or other material of a width corresponding to the
length of the labels to be made, the said labels being successively folded, punched
for the reception of an eyelet, and eyeletted; and also, if required, printed with a
name and address or other particulars as the web of paper or other material passes
through the machine, the web being finally divided into separate completed labels.
And in order that my said Invention may be properly understood, I now proceed
more particularly to set forth the system, mode, or manner in or under which the
same is or may be used or practically carried into effect, reference being had to the
annexed Drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say-
Figure 1 represents in front elevation, and Figure 2 in side elevation a machine
constructed according to my Invention; Figure 3 is a plan, and Figure 4 is a front
elevation, drawn to an enlarged scale, of the moveable framework bereinafter
described, wherein the web of paper or other material from which the labels are to
be made is conducted through the machine; Figure 5 is a side elevation, partly in
section, of a portion of the machine shewing the dies and apparatus by which the
folding of the ends of the labels is effected; Figure 6 is a plan of the lower folding
dies and folding-in fingers, and Figure 7 is a plan of underside of the upper
folding dies; Figures 8 and 9 are portions of the web of paper or other material
from which the labels are made to illustrate the operations of the machine, as herein-
after described; Figure 10 is a side elevation, and Figure 11 a plan of the scissors
for slitting the web at the places where the folding is to be effected; the said
Figures also shewing the means by which the said scissors are operated, and by
which their adjustinent for various size labels is effected; Figures 12 and 13
represent in front elevation and plan respectively a portion of the machine, shewing
the mechanism by which the travelling of the web through the machine is effected;
Figures 14 to 18 represent the apparatus for delivering eyelets to the eyeletting
apparatus of the machine as hereinafter explained. In Figures 20 to 26 are shewn
cams suitable for effecting the various operations of the machine; Figure 27
represents a vertical section of the machine illustrating the mechanism for inking
the types used for printing the labels; Figure 28 (see Sheet 4) is a vertical section
of the upper press carrying the printing "blanket," and Figure 19 (see Sheet 2) is
a transverse section of one of the rollers by which the web is guided through the
machine. The same parts are marked with corresponding letters of reference in the
various Figures of the Drawings.
The main framing of the machine is marked A, it carries the cam shafts C and D
from which the motions of the machine are obtained, and also the mechanism and
dies by which the various operations are effected. The machine may be operated
by manual, or steam, or other convenient motive power. As shewn in the
Drawings, it is operated by a treadle operating a crank shaft E provided with a
fly wheel e and with a pinion e³, which may be thrown into or out of gear by
means of the clutch e³. The said pinion gears with a toothed wheel c upon the
lower cam shaft C, and this wheel c gears with another toothed wheel d of the same
diameter upon the upper cam shaft D.

page_text: A framework B is capable of rising and falling in guides b in the main framing A,
the said rising and falling motion being given to the said framework by means of
cams cupon the cam shaft C. This framework B carries the guides and rollers by
which the web is conducted through the machine, the said framework B at each
rotation of the shaft being lowered for bringing the web down upon the dies by
which the various operations are performed, and then raised clear of the said dies
for the feeding forward of the web the width of a label. Figure 3 represents this
moveable framework B in plan, in which said Figure the positions of the apparatus
or dies attached to the framing A for effecting the various operations are indicated
by dotted lines, and lettered with the letters of reference by which they are
hereinafter indicated. Figure 4 represents a front elevation of the said framework
B, and of portions of the framing A, and of certain of the apparatus or dies carried
by the said framing A in order to illustrate their position relatively with the parts
carried by the moveable framework B. The web X from which the labels are to be
made is placed in a coil or roll upon a spindle mounted in brackets 62 carried by
the framework B, as shewn in Figure 1, and from this roll the web is conducted
over rollers and through guides carried by the said framework B in the course
shewn by the dot and pick lines in Figure 4; that is to say, it is passed under the
roller f, thence over the roller ƒ³, thence between guide plates g, thence over and
under rollers f³, f*, and ƒ³. From these rollers the front or folded portion of the
web passes between guide plates 98, and the web then passes over a roller ƒε and
under a roller f", and between rollers f³ and f³, and thence passes finally between
rollers 10 and f". In Figure 3, the roller f' is removed to shew the roller ƒ³
beneath, and the top roller f" is broken away to shew the under roller f¹º.
Upon the front of the framing A and between the roller f' and guide plates g
are mounted cutting blades H, the said blades being hinged together at h (see
Figures 10 and 11), and the upper blade being operated by a link h* connected at
ha to the moveable framework B, so that when the said framework is lowered the
said upper blade descends, and the blades H act as scissors. The web X passes
between these blades to such extent that at each operation of the said scissors,
a cut as at x (Figure 9) is made in the side of the said web to a depth equal to the
depth of the fold to be made therein, the cuts so made being at a distance apart
equal to the width of the labels being made. The web X as it passes through the
guides g projects therefrom to about the depth of the cuts x made therein, as
aforesaid, these cut portions of the web passing at this part of the machine between
folding dies or stamps, viz., upper dies I and J (shewn in plan of underside in
Figure 7), and lower dies i and j (shewn in plan in Figure 6). The upper
dies are mounted upon a plunger (as shown in Figure 5) sliding in bearings
in a bracket Is attached to the framing A of the machine, which plunger 12 is
operated by a cam d² upon the upper cam shaft D through a lever I' provided
with a stud carrying an anti friction roller engaging in the groove of the said
cam d, and turning on a fulcrum i capable of vertical adjustment by the screw
nuts ³, and connected at its outer end to the plunger I. The outer part of the
lever is capable of yielding to accommodate itself to any excessive motion given
to it by the cam d³. The lower dies i and j are of a shape corresponding to that
of the upper dies I and J, as shewn in the Drawing, so that as the slit portions
of the web X are presented between the said upper and lower dies, the upper
dies on descending pass into or below the lower dies, so that by the dies I and i,
the corners of the slit portions of the web X are turned up as at x2, and by the
dies J and j, the previously folded part is turned up, as shewn at 2³, Figure 8. At
each rotation of the cam shaft D the upper dies I and J are depressed twice, the
first depression raising the corners, as described, and shewn in Figure 8. At the
interval between the depressions the folders or fingers K. are operated to turn in
the said raised corners, as shewn at x and x, Figure 9, and at the second
depression of the said dies the flattening down of the fold is effected. The
fingers or holders K consist of linked or pivotted levers or tongs centred at k,

page_text: their tails being connected to a sliding block k connected to a jointed rod ³, whose
other end is attached to a lever centred at ko, and provided with a stud carrying.
an anti friction roller which engages in the groove of a cam d³ upon the shaft D, so
shaped as to operate the lever k¹ to push forward the sliding block k² at the time
that the dies I and J have risen from their first stroke, and before they make their
second stroke, so that the tails of the fingers or folders K are brought together, and
the points or outer ends of the said fingers are moved inwards, the blades or plates
k, k, and j, with which the said fingers K are provided, passing over the dies i
and j and folding (in the case of the portion of the web between the dies I and i)
the corners over, as at x, Figure 9, and (in the case of the portion of the web
between the dies J and j) folding the corner over, as at 25, Figure 9. The cam d³
now causes the block to retreat again to its normal position, whereby the plates
k, k¹, and are withdrawn from over the dies i and j, and the dies I and J again
descend and flatten the folds thus made. To prevent the rising of the corners first
turned down during the second folding, and to assist the folding operation, there
are provided two fingers j³ which press upon the corners first folded during the
second folding by the dies. These fingers are mounted in a plate j' and are in
such position that they project on either side of the upper die J, as shewn in
Figures 3, 4, and 5. The said plate j is capable of turning in bearing pieces g³
upon the guide plates g, and is provided with tail pieces to which are connected
strips attached one to either end of a spring cross-piece 77 carried by the
bracket I. Thus, when the framework B descends, the tail pieces j³ being held by
the said strips, the fingers are caused to descend and press upon the folded;
portion of the web X beneath them.
The portions folded as at ³ (Figure 9) pass round the dies I and J, between
extensions of the guide plates g, g, the said extension having a widened outh
at g (see Figures 3 and 4) to admit readily the said folded portions. The guide
plates g at this part are slotted, and above and below the slot are the die L, and;
socket of a punch which punches out in each of the folded parts of the web a hole,
as at in Figure 9, for the reception of the eyelet. The web then passes over the
guide roller f³, under the guide roller A, and over the guide roller f³, the roller.f*
having a recess at one end to accommodate the folds. The folded portions of the
web passes from these guide rollers between the guides g³, which are carried
by a framing g turning on centres at 9º on the framework B, so that as the said
framework B descends, the tails of the framing go bearing upon a projection from the
framing A, cause the inner ends carrying the guides g³ to descend over the nipple m
of an eyeletting stamp, which nipple is carried in guides in the framing A, the
the upper die M of the said stamp being also carried by a plunger M" working in
brackets fixed to the said framing A. The guides g² have an opening g' therein
at which the holes previously punched in the folded portions of the web
✗, are successively presented to receive the eyelets as the said web ✗ passes
through the machine. The nipple m of the eyelet stamp is mounted on a bar m²,
sliding in the guide m³ in the framing A, the said bar receiving backward and
forward movements from a lever and cam on the shaft D, similarly to the manner
in which motion is given to the bar of the folders K, the lower part of the lever
however, which transmits motion to the bar m³, being in this case thinned, as shewn
in dotted lines upon the lever * in Figure 5, so as to be capable of yielding to any
tendency to excess of motion of the nipple. The cam which actuates the bar m*
carrying the nipple m is so shaped and timed that, whilst the framework B
is raised, it causes the said nipple m to travel forward to an apparatus from which
it receives an eyelet, and to have a short rest as it receives the eyelet, and that it
causes the said nipple m to travel back with the eyelet at or about the time
the framework B commences its descent, so that the said nipple m is immediately
beneath the upper die M of the eyeletting stamp when the hole 26, in the folded
portion of the web presented at the opening g', is in line between the die M
and nipple m. On the descent of the framework B by the tipping of the guides g³,
as aforesaid, the said hole in the web is passed over the eyelet on the nipple m

page_text: and the upper die M of the eyeletting stamp descending, the eyelet is fixed in the
said hole.
The apparatus by which the eyelets are delivered to the nipple m as aforesaid is
illustrated in plan in Figure 14, in side elevation in Figure 15, and in section
(taken on the line 1, 2, Figure 14) in Figure 16. Figure 17 represents the said
apparatus with the upper part removed; and Figure 18 is a representation of the
back of a portion of the apparatus as hereinafter described. The receptacle N for
the eyelets is carried by a spindle N° mounted in bearings in a framework or
bracket No, capable of turning upon a fulcrum at n upon the main framing A. The
said bracket N³ is connected by a jointed rod N' to a lever which is acted upon by
a cam c³ on the lower cam shaft C, the said cam c³ being so shaped and timed as
to cause the bracket N³, and apparatus carried by it, to be raised to a small extent
as the nipple m, in travelling forward as aforesaid, and then, when the said nipple
is immediately under the forked part n' of the eyeletting apparatus, to cause the
said bracket to be lowered to place an eyelet, which is in this said forked part, on
to the nipple m. The spindle N is provided with a pulley N³, over which passes a
band driven from any convenient part of the machine; for example, from the top
cain shaft D, the said band being led over guide pulleys to a pulley on the said
shaft D. The portion N of the eyelet apparatus which rotates is divided into two
compartments or receptacles n' and n³. In the compartment n³ the eyelets are
placed, and from this receptacle they pass as the apparatus is rotated through
openings n into the other receptacle n³. The openings n are formed as shewn in
Figures 16 and 17, so that the eyelets can pass into the second receptacle n³ only
in the correct position for being placed upon the nipple m, that is to say, flange
downwards, and the space between the top and bottom of the receptacle n³ is such
as to prevent their turning out of this correct position. The eyelets are delivered
from the compartment n³ to the non rotating receptacle n° through openings covered
by doors no, which doors are opened as they come opposite the opening to the said
receptacle n, so that an eyelet passes from the receptacle n³ to the receptacle n° each
time one of the said doors n is presented before the said receptacle no.
The space
between the top and bottom of the receptacle n'is such as to prevent the turning of the
eyelets when therein. The receptacle no communicates with a guide or shoot n', down
which the eyelets pass to the lower forked part n' thereof, from which they are received
by the nipple m as aforesaid, the said eyelets being prevented from falling from the
said shoot by a spring lever n³ which however yields to the pull of the nipple m to
allow of the passage of the eyelet placed upon the said nipple as aforesaid. Each
door n is attached to a lever n° situated underneath the receptacle n³, as shewn
with respect to one door in Figure 18, and the said doors are retained in a closed
position by a spring as at n¹º. The doors nº are opened as they pass before the
receptacle n° by studs n on the levers no bearing against a yielding projection n¹²
fixed to the bracket N³, which projection is held in position in the path of the
studs by a lever n¹³, as shewn in Figure 17. By moving this lever out of the
position shewn the projection n¹ is brought out of the path of the studs n", when
for any reason it is desired that the doors no shall not be opened, as, for instance,
if more eyelets should accumulate in the receptacle n³ than is necessary.
lever n¹ is centred at n¹ in the receptacle n³, the tail of which lever is acted upon
by a projection 16 on the side of the receptacle n³ so as to cause the disturbance of
the eyelets and their free passage to the shoot n'. A catch n (Figure 14) is
hinged at the side of the shoot n', which catch may be pressed inwards to prevent
the eyelets from running down to the end of the shoot when they may not be
required. When this eyeletting apparatus is in operation the eyelets are placed in
the receptacle n², and by the rotation thereof they fall (as shewn in Figure 17)
through the openings n into the receptacle n³, the apparatus being at such an
angle as will allow the eyelets to fall freely. As the doors no pass in front of the
receptacle n³, the said doors are opened as aforesaid, and an eyelet passes from the
receptacle n³ to the receptacle n³, and thence to the shoot n, all as shewn in
Figure 17.
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Upon the levers n³, at such a distance from the doors as to permit an

page_text: eyelet to pass between itself and the door, is fixed a projection n18, which, as the
door is opened, is brought forward, and by bearing upon the eyelet passing through
the opening assists its passage, and at the same time prevents more than one eyelet
from passing at a time. The top of the receptacle n³ may be provided with openings
closed by slotted doors nº. These slots will enable the attendant to see the
quantity of eyelets contained in the receptacle n³, and if too many are being fed
thereinto some of the openings n may be obstructed by projections n² on a sliding
plate n20, as shewn with regard to one series of the openings in Figure 17, the said
plate being operated by a stud n projecting to outside the receptacle n². A
clutch Ne is provided for throwing the pulley N into or out of gear for driving the
receptacles n³, ns, or stopping their rotation as may be desired.
The web of paper or other material X after passing over and under the rollers
fe and f, passes between the gripping or drawing rollers f³ and f, the one f³, of
which may be of plain or fluted, or longitudinally grooved metal, and the other be
a plain metal roller or a metal roller covered with india rubber. These rollers ƒ³
and draw the web X through the machine to the point at which they are
situated. The necessary motion to effect this is given to the roller f8 when the
framework B is in its raised position by the following mechanism, which is
illustrated in Figures 12 and 13. A lever P is moved in one or other direction upon
its fulcrum p (see Figure 1); by means of a stud p³ (provided with an anti friction
roller) upon a disc p, turning in bearings p³ in a bracket fixed to the framing A,
the said stud p engaging in the groove p¹ (see Figure 12) in the said lever P, the
said disc p³ having upon its other face a bevel toothed wheel by which it is driven
by a bevel toothed wheel c, upon the lower shaft C, so that when the framework B
is in its depressed position the lever P is in the position shewn in Figure 1.
When the framework B is in its raised position, the lever P will by the rotation of
the disc p² be brought over into the reverse position, and in its passage a stud po
upon its upper end bears upon one of the projections p' upon a bar på sliding in
guides p in the framing A. This bar pe extends to that part of the machine where
the roller f is situated, and over the ratchet wheel p¹º, keyed on the axle of the
said roller; this part of the said bar p8 so extending over the said ratchet wheel,
being formed with ratchet teeth, so that when the framework B is raised the said
teeth engage with those of ratchet wheel p10, and the bar being pressed forward as
aforesaid by the lever P, the travelling roller 8 is rotated to a degree necessary to
feed forward the web X to the required extent, that is to say, to an extent equal
to the width of the labels being made. In order to ensure that the proper degree
of rotation shall be given to the roller f8, a wheel Q having V notches in its
periphery is fixed on the other end of the axis of the roller f8, the notches therein
being equal in number to the ratchet teeth on the wheel pl. During each descent
of the framework B a V projection q³ upon a bar q is brought down into one of
the V recesses of the wheel Q, and ensures that the proper movement is completed.
The said bar q has its fulcrum on the framework B at q³, and at its other end it is
connected to a bar q which is attached at its other end to a lever q³ (see Figure 1)
actuated by a cam cupon the lower cam shaft C, the said cam being so shaped
and timed that it will depress the said bar q just after the bar p³ has acted upon
the ratchet wheel p10 and before the framework B reaches its lowest position. The
end of the bar q, attached to the rod qt, is formed of a separate piece hinged at 96,
and retained in the position shewn by a spring 97, which yields to any excessive
motion given to the arm q.
The printing of a name and address, or other required particulars upon the labels
is effected by set up type mounted upon a table capable of being run out for the
inking of the type, and then run in again under the web X for the purpose of
imprinting thereupon, which is effected by the descent of a pressing plate attached
to a plunger sliding in bearings in a bracket, and operated by a lever from a cam
on the shaft D, essentially as described with regard to the actuation of the upper
folding dies I and J. Figure 27 illustrates in side elevation the apparatus for
effecting the printing of the labels. Upon rollers r', carried in rails r fixed to the

page_text: framing A, is mounted a table R, upon which is fixed a
"chase" for containing
the set up type, and an inking surface for transferring ink to the rollers which
ink the said types. The table R is connected by a link to one end of a lever,
having its fulcrum at 7. A stud 7 upon a crank disc 8 mounted upon a short
shaft turning in bearings in the framing A engages in a cam groove in the said
lever, the said stud being furnished with an anti friction roller. Motion is given
to the said disc from the shaft C by a toothed wheel c gearing into teeth on the
periphery of the said disc 3. The wheel c is provided with a clutch c' (Figure 1),
so that the printing apparatus may be thrown into or out of operation as desired.
Turning upon a fulcrum 8 on the framing A is a lever s, its lower end being con-
nected by a rod 82 with the lever, its upper end being bifurcated and connected
by a link at either side, as at 83, to a carriage S running upon rails at either side of
the rails r, and carrying an ink receiving roller 8, a distributing roller 88, and type
inking rollers 86, 8. Upon the framing A is mounted an ink trough t, at the exit
whereof is an ink delivering roller t, upon the axis of which is a ratchet wheel t³.
A jointed lever is centred upon this axle, and bears upon an eccentric on the
shaft D, so that at each rotation of the said shaft D the pawl to upon the said lever t*
engages in the ratchet wheel t³, and forces the ink delivering roller t³ through a
portion of a rotation. The groove in the lever is so shaped that at the time that
the framework B is not in its lowest position the parts of the inking apparatus are
in the position shewn in dotted lines, that is to say, the table R is moved backward
and the carriage S is moved forward, as indicated by the said dotted lines, the
rollers 8, 9, 85, passing over the table h, ..nd the said table R running beneath the
said rollers, and the inking rollers 86 running over the type, and the type running
beneath the said rollers 88. At the time that the framework B is making its descent
the lever is moved in the opposite direction, and moves the printing apparatus
into the position shewn in full lines, whereby the type is brought beneath the web
in proper position for printing upon the underside of the said web when the pressing
plate is brought down. It will thus be seen that at each rotation of the shafts C
and D the carriage S is moved back, and the ink receiving roller 8 has come into
contact with the ink delivering roller t2, from which roller 8' the ink is transferred
to the table, upon which it is distributed by the roller 85, the rollers 86, 86,
receiving a supply of ink from the said table and transferring it to the type as it
passes in contact with the said rollers 86. The pressing plate U, by which the
printing is effected, is furnished with an arrangement for readily removing and
replacing the blanket" or yielding under-surface with which it is provided. This
arrangement is illustrated in Figure 28, which is a transverse section of the said
pressing plate U. In Figure 4 is represented a front elevation of this pressing
plate. The platten u is furnished with a truly planed face plate u fixed by screws
at each side, as at u³, and adjusted to the proper level by screws, as at ut. The
"blanket" is slipped into slots in pieces u attached to the presser-plate by
screws u passing through slotted holes therein, the said pieces u extending along
the length of the back and front of the said presser-plate (see Figure 4), and being
connected together by levers us at each side centred to the plate u³ at u³ the
levers us on each side engaging with each other, as at 10, so that when the screw
u is operated the piece us at front is raised, and through the levers us the piece u
at the back is correspondingly raised, and the "blanket "u³ pressed up against the
plate u and secured in position. The web X having been printed upon passes
between the drawing rollers f10, 11, which are furnished with flanges f18, which
are only in contact with the outer edges of the web X, so that the printing may
not be smeared. These rollers 10, 11, are driven from the travelling rollers ƒ³, f³,
by means of spur gearing f1s, so that their movement is at the same rate as that of
the said rollers f8, f. To give pressure to the rollers f10, f11, the upper brasses of
the bearings of the rollers may be upon springs f¹ fastened down by studs f15, as
shewn in Figures 3 and 4. From the rollers f10 f11, the web ✗ passes between
cutters V, the lower blade of which is fixed to the framing A, the upper blade
turning upon a fulcrum at v, and being so operated by a crank and connecting
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page_text: link d on the shaft D (see Figure 2) that the said blades V act as scissors, and
sever the web X in the lines marked 7 in Figure 9, and divides the said web into
completed labels. The crank d will of course operate the blade V at the time
when the framework B is in its lowest position, and when the web H has no travelling
movement. As the labels are cut off they fall upon a travelling band w immediately
beneath the scissors, which band passes over pulleys w³, one of which is mounted
upon a spindle provided with a pulley driven by a band w³, Figure 2, from the
shaft D. The finished labels are by this band w conducted to any convenient
receptacle.
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The various parts of the machine are adjustable as follows to render it capable of
readily being adapted to the making of labels of various sizes :-The rollers
f, f, f10, and f¹¹, are provided with adjustable flanges or guides f18 which can be
moved to and fixed at a greater or less distance from the ends of the said rollers to
guide webs of different widths from which labels of corresponding lengths are to be
made. The flanges f10 may be fixed in position by any suitable means, as, for
instance, by set screws, as shewn with regard to the flanges of the roller f, or as
illustrated with regard to the rollers f and f10 in Figure 3. Figure 19 is a
transverse section of the roller fe. The flange fle is provided with a hinged
piece which engages with one or other of a series of annular recesses f 18 in the
periphery of the roller when the said piece is turned down into the position shewn
in Figure 19. A projection f19 on the flange f18 engages with one or other of the
recesses f20 to prevent rotation of the said flange f16. Thus by raising the piece f17
into the position shewn in dotted lines in Figure 19 the flange f 16 may be slidden
along the roller until the projection f1 comes into the recess f 20 next it, when the.
flange may be partly rotated till the said projection f 19 comes opposite the next
recess f20, when the said flange f 18 may be slidden along the roller until the piece f17
comes opposite the next annular recess f20, when it may be turned thereinto and
the flange f¹ thereby fixed in position. The annular recesses f 18 will be at a
distance from the line of the dies corresponding with the various lengths of labels
to be made.
The roller f has two adjustable flanges, the front flange being adjusted at a
distance from the line of the dies corresponding to the depth of slit to be made by
the scissors H and of fold to be made. The other flange will be adjusted in line
with the flanges of the rollers ƒ³, f¹º, and f¹¹
In order to adjust the parts of the machine to the various widths of labels to be
made the scissors H are adjustable from side to side; the upper and lower dies
I, J, i, j, and folders or fingers K are capable of being removed and replaced by
others wherein the said dies I, J, i, j, are of a size and distance apart corresponding
to the particular size of label and the folds to be made, and wherein the said
fingers K are arranged to suit these dies in the same relative manner, as explained
with regard to those shewn in the Drawings. The fingers j³ are removeable from
the plate j (by raising the catch piece which holds the plate upon which the said
fingers are fixed in position by taking into a recess in the said plate, and the said
fingers are then replaced by others to fit the particular sized die placed in the
machine. The quantity of web passing between the punching apparatus L and
eyeletting stamp M, and between the eyeletting stamp M and the printing
apparatus U and cutting off scissors V is also capable of being varied, and the
extent of movement given to the ratchet bar which operates the travelling roller ƒ³
can also be varied to feed forward the web X a distance in accordance with the
width of labels being made.
The method of adjusting the scissors H is shewn in Figures 10 and 11. The
lower blade is attached to a plate h upon which it is adjustable vertically, being
fixed in position by screws h³. The said lower blade and plate are adjustable
horizontally by sliding them in one or other direction upon projections he on the
main framing A. A slot h (Figure 4) in the framework B (see Figure 4) allows
the operating arm h² to follow the movement of the blades when being adjusted,
the nut h³ fixing the said arm h² in position. Filling pieces ho are binged at h¹º, so

page_text: that they can be turned over to fill in the space between the portion of the framing A
and the plate h*, and by screwing up the screw h" the blades are firmly fixed in
their adjusted position. The framing A has thereon a plate h12 marked with
indications for shewing the position to which the scissors H must be brought for
various sized labels, and the filling pieces ho are of a corresponding thickness.
The upper folding dies I, J, are removeable by turning up the catch it, when they
may be removed by being slidden from off the plunger. The lower dies i, j, and
folders or fingers K are attached to a plate which may be removed by raising the
confining plate 7 (Figures 5 and 6) which confines the said plate ko in position.
The sliding block k is provided with a number of holes ks in accordance with the
position of the various folding fingers K and dies employed for various sized labels,
into which holes the screw k, by which the tails of the said folders K are secured
to the said block k², is passed. These holes k³ are marked with indications shewing
the particular hole into which the screw must be placed for any particular width
of labels.
The fine lateral adjustment of the upper dies can be effected by mounting them
upon a compound plate 23, the one part of which is capable of being slidden
laterally upon the other, and firmly fixed in positions by screws, i
The lower dies are also capable of fine adjustment in either direction, they being
mounted upon the upper part of the compound plate 8, the said upper part being
capable of being slidden upon the lower part and fixed in position by a screw k10;
the dies i, j, are capable of adjustment in the reverse direction by being slidden
backwards or forwards on the upper part of the plate ko being fixed in position by
screws kell
In order to allow of the adjustment of the quantity of web passing from the
punching apparatus L to the eyeletting stamp M in accordance with the width of
labels being made, the roller is mounted in bearings in bars y, connected by a
tie bar y, and capable of turning upon centres at y' on the framework B, as shewn
in Figures 3 and 4. The said bars y are retained in position by a projection y³ on
the front bar y engaging with one or other of a series of recesses y upon blocks y³
adjustable upon a bar y and held in position by screws 37 which pass through
slotted holes in the said blocks y. The said bar y is hinged to the framework B
at ys, and is fixed in position by a binding screw y engaging in a slot in the
tail y10 of the said bar y. Thus by loosing the screw yo the bar y may be swung
out, and the projection y³ released from the recess y' in which it was engaged, and
placed in another of the said recesses 3 by turning the bars y upon their centres,
and the roller will consequently be brought to a higher or lower position, and a
less or greater quantity of the web ✗ be caused to pass between the rollers f³
and . The fine adjustment of the bars'y may be effected by hinging the pro-
jection at y upon the bar y, and providing the said bar with an adjustable
nut y running upon a screw y¹³ confined in lugs y, the said nut y12 having a
projection engaging with the tail of the said projection y³ as shewn.
To allow of the adjustment of the quantity of web passing from the eyeletting
stamp M to the printing apparatus U and cutting off scissors V, the roller f7 is
mounted upon bars y in a manner similar to that in which the roller is mounted
upon its bars y, but to give room for the recesses y' in the blocks y³ there are in
this case two bars y, and the bars y have their fulcrum y between the roller f
and the adjusting projection 33, so that when the said projection y³ of the bar is
in the highest recess y, roller f will be in its lowest position, and consequently
there will be the greatest length of web between the rollers f" and f.
y
The length of stroke given to the ratchet bar ps for driving the roller fis
adjustable according to the width of labels being made, and consequently the extent
of travel to be given to the web X at each rotation of the cam shafts C and D. The
arrangement for effecting this adjustment is illustrated in Figures 12 and 13. The
inner projection p7 is upon a slotted bar pil capable of being slidden along the
bar ps in one or the other direction, and fixed in position by a pinching screw p
The bar ps is marked with indications shewing the position which the projection p

page_text: must occupy in making any particular width of label. Upon the said bar p¹¹ is a
retaining catch p¹s which takes into notches p¹ in the bar p8, which notches are
situated in a relative position corresponding to the relative position of the
indications on the bar ps.
The chase in which the types are set up will be adjusted upon the table R in
accurate position for printing upon the labels.
The punching die L, and the eyeletting die M, and the printing pressing plate U
may be operated from cams on the shaft D acting upon levers attached to the
plungers of the said dies and plate, as described and represented in Figure 5,
with regard to the operation of the upper folding dies I and J, except that the
cams which operate these punching and eyeletting dies and printing plate are
formed to give one depression at each revolution of the shaft D.
A cam suitable for operating the upper dies I and J and giving it two descents
for turning up the corners and flattening them when folded down is represented in
Figure 20.
A cam suitable for actuating the sliding block for operating the folding in
fingers K is illustrated in Figure 21. For operating the plungers of the hole-
punching die L and eyeletting die M, and of the printing pressing plate U, cams
similar to that illustrated in Figure 22 may be employed. Figure 23 shews a cam
suitable for operating the lever which moves the eyelet nipple m out to receive an
eyelet, and inwards under the eyeletting die.
In Figure 1 I have shewn the cams which operate the framework B as being
the surface cams, but they may be of other suitable kind. Figure 25 represents a
cam suitable for the purpose, the framework B being when such cams are used
furnished with studs furnished with antifriction rollers, and engaging in the grooves
of the said cams. In Figures 24 I have shewn a cam suitable for operating the
lever which causes the depression of the V projection q³ for insuring the due move-
ment of the travelling rollers. Figure 26 represents a cam suitable for operating
the lever attached to the arm N for raising the eyeletting apparatus (Figures 14
to 18) for the passage of the nipple m thereunder, and lowering it for the depositing
of an eyelet upon the said nipple m.
To prevent the cams c³ from having to sustain the whole weight of the frame-
work B and apparatus carried by it, bars may bear upon either side of the said
framework B, which bars may be urged upwards by counterweighted levers at
either side of the machine, as indicated at Z, Figure 27, the said levers having their
fulcra on the framing A, and carrying on their outer arms weights to counter-
balance some or all of the weight of the framework B and its connections. The
framework B is indicated by dot and pick lines in Figure 27.
When the machine is in action at each rotation of the cam shaft C, a rotation is
also given through the wheels c and d to the cam shaft D, the cams c cause the
framework B and the web of paper or other material to be raised and lowered.
When the framework B is in its lowest position the web of paper or other material
rests upon the lower folding dies i, j, and upon the socket of the punching die,
and upon the nipple m of the eyeletting stamp, and over and in close proximity to
the types in the chase on the table R. As the shaft D revolves the cams thereon
act upon the levers operating the plungers of the folding, punching, and eyeletting
dies I, J, L, and M, and of the printing pressing plate U, so as to cause the
depression of the said plungers. The descent of the die I into the lower die ¿ turns
up (as shewn at x2, Figure 8), the corners of the portions which have been slit by
the scissors H, one such slit having been made at each previous descent of the
framework B. The descent of the die J into the lower die j turns up the corner (as
shewn at ³, Figure 8), previously made by the action of the dies I, 2. On the dies
I, J, rising the cam d³ on the shaft D actuates the block and causes the folders K.
to press inwards and fold over both the corners turned up in the dies I, i, and that
turned up in the dies J, j. The fingers K then move out again and the dies I, J,
again descend and flatten the folds thus made. Whilst the dies are thus acting
the punching die L is punching a hole, as at x8, Figure 9, in a portion of the web X

page_text: which has been folded during the previous operation of the machine and the
eyeletting stamp M is fixing the eyelet (held upon the nipple m beneath it) in a
hold in another folded portion of the web made during the previous action of the
machine. At the same time the printing presser plate U descends and causes the
printing of the desired particulars upon the underside of the web. At the time
that these operations are performed the scissors V cut off the portion of the web X
which protrudes from between them, which portion is a completed label.
When these operations are completed the upper folding, punching, and eyeletting
dies and printing plate having risen the framework B rises by the action of the
cams c², and the stud po acting upon the bar P the said bar causes the ratchet bar pa
to operate the travelling rollers to cause them to drag or feed forward the web X to
an extent equal to the width of the labels being made so as to bring a fresh portion
of the web X under the various operating parts; that is to say, an unslit portion is
brought between the scissors H, and a previously slit portion is brought between
the dies I, ; a portion previously folded by the dies I, i, is brought between the
dies J, j; a portion previously folded by these two sets of dies is brought between
the punching apparatus L, 1; and a part previously folded and punched is brought
between the eyeletting stamp M, m. A fresh division of the web X is also brought
over the printing types in the chase ³, and a portion of the web X of the width of
the labels being made is protruded from between the blades of the scissors V.
When the framework B is in its raised position the cam, Figure 23, operates the
nipple m, so that it runs forward in its guides; the eyelet apparatus being raised
by its cam the nipple m goes beneath the forked exit n¹ of the said eyelet
apparatus and the said apparatus descends, and the eyelet situated at the said
forked part n' passes on to the said nipple m, which is now drawn back by the
continued action of its cam c³ with the eyelet upon it, and takes up its position
beneath the eyeletting stamp M. Whilst the framework B is in its raised position
the inking of the type is effected as explained with regard to Figure 27, the
types taking up their position for printing before the framework B has completed
its descent.
The printing apparatus may be thrown out of gear when it is desired to produce
plain labels. For this purpose the wheel c is provided with the clutch c', as shewn
in Figure 1, and the cam on the shaft D which drives the pressing plate U is also
furnished with a clutch, by which it may be caused to receive rotation or not from
the said shaft D. The lever t which actuates the ink roller is jointed, so that it
may be turned from off the eccentric to when inking is required to be stopped.
The upper blade of the scissors H may have a weight hung thereon, as at h¹³,
Figure 10, which will fall as the said blade rises, and prevent the portions of the
web X cut by the said scissors from clinging to the said blade. The machine may
have an ordinary indicator combined with it to show the number of revolutions
made by the shafts, and consequently of labels produced.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the system, mode, or manner in or under which the same is or
may be used or practically carried into effect, I would observe in conclusion that
what I consider to be novel and original, and therefore claim as the Invention
secured to me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is,-
First. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the machine for
making eyeletted luggage or address labels, whether provided with arrangements
for printing thereon or not, essentially as herein before described and illustrated in
the accompanying Drawings.
Second. The arrangement and use in machines for making eyeletted labels of the
scissors (H) for slitting the edge of the web prior to folding, the said scissors being
adjustable in accordance with the width of labels being made, essentially as herein-
before described.
Third. The arrangement and use in machines for making eyeletted labels of the
apparatus for turning up and for folding over the corners of the labels, the said
apparatus being removeable and replaceable by apparatus of different sizes in

page_text: accordance with the size of labels to be made, essentially as herein before described
with reference to the accompanying Drawings.
Fourth. The employment in machines for making eyeletted labels of an eye-
letting stamp to the nipple, of which a forward and backward motion is given for
receiving thereon an eyelet and carrying it back into position for being fixed into
the labels, essentially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
Drawings.
Fifth. The arrangement and use of the apparatus for delivering eyelets to the
nipple of the eyeletting stamp, essentially as herein before described and illustrated
in Figures 14 to 18, both inclusive, of the accompanying Drawings.
Sixth. The use in machines for making eyeletted labels of the means essentially
as hereinbefore described for giving a travelling movement to the web of paper or
other material; after each series of operations the said movement being adjustable
or variable in accordance with the width of labels being made.
Seventh. The arrangement and use in machines for making eyeletted labels of
the notched wheel Q and projection q² (Figure 4), operated essentially as and for
the purpose herein before described.
Eighth. The combination with and use in machinery for making eyeletted labels
of the apparatus for printing upon the said labels, that is to say, an apparatus
provided with means for inking the types, wherein the types and inking table are
caused to travel in one direction under the inking rollers, whilst the said rollers
travel over the said type and table in the reversed direction, essentially as herein-
before described and illustrated in Figure 27 of the accompanying Drawings.
Ninth. The combination with and use in machines for making eyeletted labels
of a framework (B), in which the web of paper or other material from which the
labels are made is carried over and through guides adjustable, according to the size
of labels being made, the said framework being raised and lowered for the purpose
of lowering the web upon the parts of the machine by which the various operations
are performed, and for raising it clear of the said parts for the feeding or traversing
forward of the web for the next series of operations.
Tenth. The providing of the guide rollers upon which the web of paper or other
material is fed with flanges f16, adjustable in accordance with the width of the web
being fed through the machine, essentially as described with reference to Figures 3
and 19 of the accompanying Drawings.
Eleventh. The means for adjusting the web of paper or other material so that
the length of the portion of web passing between the punching and eyeletting
apparatus, and passing between the eyeletting apparatus and the printing and
cutting off apparatus, is capable of being varied in accordance with the width of
labels being made, for presenting the punched labels in proper position over the
nipple of the eyeletting punch, and for presenting the eyeletted labels in correct
position for being printed upon and separated from the web, the said means con-
sisting of arrangements of adjustable guide rollers, essentially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
Twelfth. The means for effecting the adjustment and fixing of the guide rollers
f and f in accordance with the width of labels being made, essentially as illus-
trated in and described with reference to Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying
Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Keith, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty.
CHAS. KEITH. (LS)