Improvements in Combined Punching and Eyeleting Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Punching and Eyeleting Machines.
We, FRED WAITE, of 32, Mount Pisgah, Otley, in the County of York,
Printer's Engineer, and WAITE & SAVILLE, LIMITED, of Falcon Works, Otley
aforesaid, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in combined punching and eyeleting
machines particularly applicable to machines for punching and eyeleting address
labels or the like.
To carry out our invention we feed the labels or the like on to a table with the
part to be punched. and eyeleted lying beneath a foot or presser which is then
brought down on to it. The hole for the eyelet is punched by a punch above,
which is brought down and passes through the said presser, table and label into a
bolster below. The punch and bolster are moved aside after the punch is with-
drawn and an eyelet carried upon an eyeleting punch is brought beneath the hole
through the label and the eyeleting punch is then raised to pass the eyelet into the
hole and clench or spread it against the underside of a suitable die which is
brought into position above.
The said bolster and punch as well as the eyeleting punch and die are preferably
carried on an arm or lever made to extend above and below the table and pivoted
below. A cam is provided to move this lever and bring the eyeleting punch and
die into position. A spring may be employed to effect the reverse movement.
The said punches may also be operated by cams (preferably upon the same cam
shaft as the above mentioned cam) and levers.
The table may be provided with an adjustable fence or fences to define the
position of the label or the like thereon.
Instead of moving the punching and eyeleting mechanism laterally in relation to
the label the latter may be moved over the eyelet after the hole is punched.
The eyelets are fed by any eyelet-feed device adapted to feed them the right side
up down an inclined guide. This inclined guide has a slit at the delivery end and
the eyelet punch is passed up through this slit and through the eyelet above
previous to moving it beneath the label. A small hammer is provided adjacent to
the eyelet-feed device and it is arranged to repeatedly strike against a part thereof
for the purpose of vibrating it to facilitate feeding the eyelet.
The machine may be arranged to be driven by power or it may be intermittently
operated by a pedal lever or in any other convenient manner.
Dated this 9th day of September 1895
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Combined Punching and Eyeleting Machines.
We, FRED WAITE, of 32, Mount Pisgah, Otley, in the County of York,
Printer's Engineer, and WAITE & SAVILLE, LIMITED, of Falcon Works, Otley,
aforesaid, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in combined punching and eyeleting
machines for punching and eyeleting address labels and other goods formed of
paper, cardboard, leather or the like.
To carry out our invention we feed the labels or the like on to a table with the
part to be punched and eyeleted lying beneath a foot or presser which is then
brought down on to it. The hole for the eyelet is punched by a punch above,
which is brought down and passes through the said presser, label and table into a
bolster below. The punch and bolster are moved aside after the punch is with-
drawn and an eyelet carried upon an eyeleting punch is brought beneath the hole
through the label and the eyeleting punch is then raised to pass the eyelet into the
hole and clinch or spread it against the underside of a suitable die which is
brought into position above.
The said bolster and punch as well as the eyeleting punch and die are preferably
carried on an arm or lever made to extend above and below the table and pivoted
below. A cam is provided to move this lever and bring the eyeleting punch and
die into position. A spring may be employed to effect the reverse movement.
The said punches may also be operated by cams (preferably upon the same cam
shaft as the above mentioned cam) and levers.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheets of drawings forming a part
of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a front view of our improved machine.
Figure 2, represents a side view of the same.
Figure 3, represents a sectional view of the same.
Figure 4, represents a plan view with certain parts omitted.
Figure 5, also represents a plan view with the table removed.
The side frames A and A2 are rigidly connected together by cross
stays A 3. A 4, A 5 and A 6 and support the table B shown in Figures 2 and 4.
A rocking shaft C is mounted in bearings C 2 formed in the side frames and the
arm or lever C3 (not shown in Figure 4) carrying the punching and eyeleting
appliances is fixed upon this shaft. The lever C3 is provided with an anti-friction
roller C 4 which engages the cam C5 fixed on the driving shaft D consequently at
each revolution of the shaft D the lever C 3 is moved or vibrated in the direction
of the arrow Figure 3 sufficiently to bring the eyeleting punch (hereinafter
referred to) to immediately beneath the position previously occupied by the punch
for forming the hole to receive the eyelet. A spring C 6 is provided to effect the
reverse movement of the lever C3 and keep the roller C 4 against the periphery of
the cam C 5.
The punch E for forming the hole to receive the eyelet is fixed in the bottom
end of the punch slide E2 mounted in guides E3, E3 formed on or fixed to the
upper end of the lever C3. The slide E2 is normally held up to the position
shown in Figures 1 and 2 by the spiral spring E4 and is depressed sufficiently to
punch the hole (to the position shown in Figure 3) by means of the lever F
bearing upon the top of the slide. This lever is mounted upon the stud F 2 fixed
in the top of C 3 and its other end is connected by the rod F 3 to the arm F4 of
the lever N mounted upon the cross shaft F6 the other arm F7 of this lever

page_text: carries an anti-friction roller F 8 which engages the cam F9 and is thereby
operated at each revolution of the shaft D so as to depress the punch. The
bolster F 5 is fixed on C 3 and is practically flush with the table B.
The material to be punched is placed on the table B under the punch E and
adjustable guides of any suitable form such as the guides B 2 and B 3 fixed by the
screws B4 may be employed to facilitate placing the material accurately in
position. The punch E passes through the movable foot or presser J which is
brought down immediately before the punch on to the material to clamp it tightly
against the top of the table until the punching and eyeleting is performed. This
foot or presser is carried on the arm J2 fixed to the cross shaft J 3 and this shaft
is operated by the arm J 4 rigidly fixed to it. The arm J 4 carries an anti-friction
roller J 5 which engages the cam J 6 on the driving shaft D. This cam is.
arranged to lift the presser and the spring J 8 connected to the arm J 4 is
arranged to depress it.
Whilst the hole is being punched the forked end of the eyelet guide or chute G
is brought over the eyelet punch H and the latter raised from the position shown
in Figure 2 to that shown in Figure 3 for the purpose of passing H through the
first eyelet in the chute after which the chate is withdrawn leaving an eyelet on
the punch H.
When the punch E is withdrawn the lever C3 is moved so as to bring the
eyelet punch H beneath the hole previously punched. The eyelet punch is then
raised and the eyelet forced through the said hole and is clinched over against the
eyelet clinching die H2 carried by the lever C3. The presser J is now raised
and the material may be removed or adjusted to punch another hole.
The eyelet punch H is carried on the slide H 3 fitted in guides H 4 secured to the
side of the lever C3 and an anti-friction roller H 5 is mounted in the lower end
of H 3. This roller bears upon the adjustable piece H 6 connected to the arm K
of the lever K2 mounted upon the cross shaft F 6 and the other arm K 3 of this
lever carries an anti-friction roller K 4 which engages the cam K 5 on the shaft D.
The adjustable piece H 6 is connected to the lever arm K by the bolt H7 and the
screw H 8 and is provided to enable the height the slide H3 is lifted to be
adjusted.
The eyelets are fed by an eyelet feed device G 2 adapted to feed them the right
side up down the chute G. The eyelet box G 2 and chute G are bolted to the
arms G3, G 3 of the lever G4 mounted upon the cross shaft G 5. An anti-
friction roller G 6 placed upon the stud G7 fixed in G 4 engages the cam G 8 on
the shaft D and operates the lever as required. The spring G 9 is provided to
keep the roller G 6 against the periphery of the cam.
A hammer consisting of a small lever L is pivotted to the underside of the
chute G by the stud L2 and each time the chute moves towards the punch the
arm L 3 of the lever comes in contact with the projection L 4 fixed to A 3 thereby
lifting the hammer head L5 on the other end of the lever so that it strikes the
underside of the box G 2 and more or less vibrates it. The vibration thus caused
facilitates the eyelets leaving the box and passing into the chute.
A catch R (Figure 5) is provided to engage the lever G 4 and hold the eyeleting
device out of action when eyelets are not required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. A combined punching and eyeleting machine in which the material operated
upon is held stationary and after the hole is punched the punch is moved away and
the eyeleting appliance brought into position to introduce and fix the eyelet,
substantially as herein shown and described.
2. The combination in a combined punching and eyeleting machine, of a lever or
arm carrying both the punching and eyeleting appliances and the means for
vibrating or operating the same, substantially as herein shown and described.

page_text: 3. In a combined punching and eyeleting machine, the combination with the
eyelet box or its equivalent of the hammer L, substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 8th day of June 1896.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.