Improvements in Machines for Folding, Wrapping, Pasting, and Addressing.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nv., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Folding, Wrapping, Pasting, and
Addressing.
I, WALTER ALVARO BEEBE, of 1121 Third Street, Oakland, in the County of
Alameda, and State of California, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 machines for folding, wrapping, pasting and addressing
newspapers of that class known as single wrappers, and in which each paper is
wrapped and addressed separately.
A machine constructed in accordance with this invention embodies in its organiza-
tion an endless chain or carrier device for feeding or moving the newspaper into
position for folding, a pair of revolving rollers between which the wrapping paper is
drawn continuously from a roll, a pair of revolving rollers having intermittent motion
and between which the wrapping paper is brought into position, an impression
hammer which in its descending or advancing movement presses the wrapping paper
against one or more lines of previously inked type, thereby printing the address as
required upon the wrapper, said impression hammer being rubber-tipped or similarly
faced to obviate injury to the type, a pawl for engaging ratchet teeth extending along
the side of the type galley so as to bring new type into printing position after each
impression or address has been printed, a knife for cutting the wrapping paper into
folding lengths, a vertically-moving folding blade for giving the initial fold, a
horizontally-moving folding blade for effecting the second or finishing fold, two belts
between which the paper is moved towards the rear of the machine, a paste cup
having a paste-distributing wheel whose upper surface is adapted to engage with the
edge portion of the wrapper and supply the same with a streak of paste, a folder for
gradually turning the edge of the wrapper and folding the same over the pasted or
gummed portion thereof, and two rollers between which the folded paper and wrapper
pass and by means of which the edge portion of the wrapper is firmly pressed upon
the pasted portion, thereby completing the operation.
The improvement consists essentially of the novel features and the peculiar con-
struction and combination of the parts which hereinafter will be more fully set forth
and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with and
embodying the vital features of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of
the arrow.
Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine.
Fig. is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 looking to the left as shown by
the arrow.
Fig. is a longitudinal section of the type galley and a cross section of the folding
and pasting mechanism and the parts immediately associated therewith, the same
being taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 looking to the left as indicated by the
arrow.
Fig. 6 shows the type galley actuating pawl, its operating provisions and
mountings, the said parts being disconnected and arranged in a group.
Fig. 7 is a detail view of the parts shown in Fig. 6, illustrating their relative
arrangement when assembled.

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Figs. 9, 10 and 11, are respectively, a bottom plan, front and rear view of
the folder.
Fig. 12 is a detail view of the intermittently-operated shaft for feeding the
wrapping paper in proper lengths for each newspaper.
Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the horizontally-folding blade and the wrapper-
compressing mechanism.
Fig. 14 is a section on the line 14-14 of Fig. 13 looking in the direction of
the arrow.
Figs. 15 and 16 are detail views of the knife for cutting the wrapping paper
into proper lengths and its mountings.
A
The bed or table 1 is supported by similar side standards 2, and the main shaft 3
is journaled near its ends in suitable bearings provided on the rear side of the
standards 2 near the upper ends of the latter, and this shaft 3 has a band pulley 4
at one end, by means of which power is applied from any suitable source for
driving the shaft 3 and the parts connected therewith. A pocket 5 is formed
between the table and a plate 6 placed upon the said table, and this pocket extends
from the rear end of the machine to a point about midway of the length of the
table, and is closed on its sides and front end, its rear end being open for the
passage of the wrapping paper 7, which is provided in a roll and mounted upon a
spindle 8. The under side of the plate 6 is recessed leaving a small margin near
the edges of the said plate, which marginal edges rest upon the table 1 so as to
form the aforesaid pocket. The rear end of the table 1 curves upwardly, as shown
at 9 to facilitate the entrance of the wrapping paper into the pocket 5. A roller 10
is located opposite an opening extending vertically through the table 1 and plate 6,
and its top side terminates in a plane corresponding with the position of the pocket 5,
and this roller is journaled in suitable bearings 11 provided at the lower forward
ends of side brackets 12 rising vertically from the rear portion of the table 1.
shaft 13 is journaled in bearings 14 immediately above the bearings 11 and formed
in the brackets 12 and this shaft is supplied about midway of its ends with a
rubber-faced wheel 15 which co-operates with the roller 10 so as to draw the wrapping
paper 7 forward and feed it into the front portion of the pocket 5. This shaft 13
is intermittently rotated, being operated at such times only when it is required to
feed a length of wrapping paper into the pocket 5 sufficient to envelop the folded
newspaper. A pinion 16 is secured upon one end of the shaft 13, and a corre-
sponding pinion 17 is mounted upon the said shaft 13 so as to turn loosely thereon,
and a grooved pulley 18 is secured upon a hub or tubular extension of the pinion 17.
A shaft 19 is supported at one end in a standard 20 projecting vertically from the table 1
and at its opposite end by means of an extension 21 of the adjacent bracket 12. Gear
wheels 22 and 23 are mounted upon the shaft 19 so as to turn loosely thereon and
mesh respectively, with the pinions 16 and 17 so as to operate the latter when
motion is in:parted to the gear wheels 22 and 23. An arm 24 is loosely mounted
upon the shaft 19 and is placed between the gear wheels 22 and 23, and its outer
end pivotally supports oppositely-extending pawls 25 and 26, the pawl 25 being
arranged to engage with the teeth of the gear wheel 22 and the pawl 26 to engage
with the teeth of the gear wheel 23, and these pawls are so disposed that when the
one is performing work the other is returning to a normal position without performing
any function other than that of regaining itself. Thus it will be seen that when the
arm 24 moves downwardly the pawl 25 will engage with the teeth of the gear
wheel 22 and rotate the latter, thereby imparting motion to the shaft 13 through the
pinion 16 and during this operation the pawl 26 rides over the teeth of the gear
wheel 23. When the arm 24 moves upwardly at its free end the pawl 26 will engage
with the teeth of the gear wheel 23 and rotate the latter and the pinion 17 meshing
therewith, and the pawl 25 will ride over the teeth of the gear wheel 22. Thus it will
be seen that the gear wheels 22 and 23 are alternately actuated and rotated in reverse
directions.

page_text: Any suitable provisions may be had for vibrating the arm 24 about the shaft 19 and as
shown a pitman 27 has connection at its lower end with a crank 28 of the main shaft 3
and is adjustably connected at its upper end with the arm 24, thereby transmitting
motion from the said shaft 3 to the arm 24. By having the pitman 27 adjustably
connected with the arm 24 the throw of the latter can be regulated and the movement
of the gear wheels 22 and 23 consequently controlled within certain limits. A roller 29
is journaled at its ends in bearings of the brackets 12 and a shaft 80 similarly journaled
in the said brackets 12 is provided midway of its length with a rubber-faced wheel 31
which engages with the roller 29 and serves to draw the wrapping paper 7 from the
roll. A grooved pulley 32 on one end of the shaft 30 receives its motion from a
corresponding grooved pulley 33 on the main shaft 3 by means of a cross belt 34.
Thus in the operation of the machine the shaft 30 is continuously rotated and draws
the wrapping paper from the roll at all times. The wheel 15 and roller 10 are
relieved from the duty of drawing the wrapping paper from the roll and simply serve
to feed it in proper lengths to the front portion of the pocket 5. When the parts 15
and 10 are inactive the paper drawn from the roll will hang loosely in a fold, and
when these parts 15 and 10 come into play they quickly take up the slack in the
wrapping paper and advance the same into proper position to form the required
length for enveloping the newspaper. A slot 35 extends vertically through the
table 1 and plate 6 and intersects with the pocket 5, and through this slot 35 operates
the folding blade 36 which is guided in its movements by suitable ways formed in the
inner or opposing sides of vertical bars 37. The folding blade 36 and slot 35 extend
lengthwise of the table and occur a short distance to one side of the longitudinal
center of the pocket 5. As shown the slot 35 is arranged to the right of the
longitudinal center of the pocket, thereby making the right-hand portion of the
pocket of less length than the left-hand portion or that part arranged to the left of
the slot 35. By this disposition of the parts the left-hand edge portion of the
wrapping paper will be of greater length than the right-hand portion when the parts
are folded, the left-hand portion being of greater length than the right-hand portion
by a length corresponding to the distance of the slot 35 from the longitudinal center
of the pocket. This extra length of the wrapper forms the flap which is folded and
pasted in the process of completing the wrapping or jacketing of the newspaper. The
vertical bars 37 are braced at their upper ends by stays 38 whose members incline in
opposite directions and are secured at their lower ends to suitable parts of the frame-
work which in the present instance are transverse bars 39. These stays 38 are
connected at their upper ends by means of a cross-bar 40, and the stay nearer the
rear end of the machine strengthens the upper end of a post or bar 41 which extends
parallel with the adjacent bar 37 and is secured at its lower end to the contiguous
cross bar 39.
The
Immediately in front of the roller 10 is arranged a stationary cutter 42 whose
apper edge is about in the same plane with the top side of the roller 10 and
with the pocket 5. A movable knife 43 is arranged to act in opposition to
the cutter 42 and sever the wrapping paper into proper lengths to form the
wrappers, and this knife has its cutting edge sloping gradually from its middle
outwardly in opposite directions so as to cut the paper by a shear action.
ends of the knife 43 operate in the inner grooved sides of projections 44 formed
on the lower front ends of the bracket 12 and oppositely-inclined bars 45 connect at
their upper ends with the knife 43 and are united at their upper ends forming a head
in which is provided a vertical slot 46 for the reception of a pin 47 extending
laterally from the post or har 41. The pin 47 and slot 46 serve in conjunction with
the guide projections 44 to steady and direct the knife 43 in its vertical movements.
A lever 48 is fulcrumed at one end to a bracket 49 and its opposite end is connected
by means of a pitman 50 with the yoke 51 of a lever 52, and an eccentric 53 on
the shaft 3 operates between the members of the yokes 51 so as to vibrate the lever 52
and impart a vertical reciprocatory movement to the knife 43. A plate 54 is attached
to the knife 43 and is formed at its upper end with a laterally-extending stud 55
which operates in a slot of the lever 48 and by means of which attachment is had

page_text: between the said knife 43 and its operating lever 48. A short shaft 56 is journaled
in a bearing 57 to one side of the machine, and is driven from the shaft 3 by
bevel gearing 58, and a crank 59 at one end of the shaft 56 is connected by means
of a pitman 60 with the lower end of a vertically-disposed lever 61 which has its
upper end connected with pitmen 62 and 63 the upper end of the pitman 63
connecting with a lever 64 which in turn has connection by means of a link 63 with
the vertical folding blade 36 whereas the pitman 62 has connection with the horizontal
folding blade 66. The actuating mechanism for the vertical and horizontal folding
blades is so timed and proportioned that when the folding blade 36 is rising the
folding blade 66 is moving forward, and vice versa.
A casting 67 is pendent from the table 1 and is provided on its front and rear walls
with parallel cleats 68 between which the folding blade 66 operates. Set screws 69
operate through threaded openings in the walls of the casing, and their inner ends
touch the edges of the folding blade 66 and prevent sidewise movement of the latter
during its advancing and receding movements. A slot 70 is formed in the inner wall
of the casing 67 for the folding blade 66 to operate through, and the inner corners of
the slot are heveled to prevent injurious contact of the paper therewith. The
inner vertical wall 71 of the casing 67 is arranged to one side of the slot 35 and
forms a support for the paper after it has received its initial fold.
A space or
passage 72 is arranged opposite to the slot 70 and is formed between the adjacent
sides of traveling belts 73 and 74, the endless belt or apron 73 being uppermost and
about twice the length of the lower belt or apron 74. The opposing sides of the
belts 73 and 74 are parallel, and the distance between the wheels 75 & 76 is but a
little longer than the width of the folding blade 66 and the two belts travel so that
their contiguous portions move in the same direction and towards the rear of the
machine. The distance between the proximate portions of the belts 73 and 74
correspond to the width of the slot 70 so that the paper and wrapper after passing
through the slot 70 will be received and held in a folded condition between the
adjacent portions of the said belts. The belt 74 is supported at its ends upon
rollers 75 and 76. The belt 73 is supported at its ends upon rollers 77 and 78 and
its upper portion is depressed so as to clear the type galley race 79 and the roller 10
by means of a roller 80. The roller 77 is mounted upon a shaft 81 which is journaled
in suitable bearings provided at the rear end of the machine, and has a grooved
pulley 82 at one end which supports one end of a cross belt 83, the opposite end of
the said belt being supported by a corresponding grooved pulley 84 at the end of the
roller 75. A grooved pulley 85 is provided on the outer end of the shaft 81 and is
driven from the grooved pulley 18 by means of the belt 86, the lower portion of
which is deflected by means of an idler 87 so as to clear the type galley race 79. It
will be remembered that the grooved pulley 18 is intermittently operated, hence the
belts 73 and 74 which receive their notion from the grooved pulley 18 through
the intermediate connections just described are intermittently actuated, the driving
mechanism being so timed that the belts 73 and 74 are driven immediately after the
operation of the horizontal folding blade 66.
It must be borne in mind that an edge portion of the wrapper projects beyond
the edge of the companion fold after the said wrapper receives its initial fold.
This projecting edge portion extends horizontally after the wrapper has received its
second fold and projects through the slot 70. In order to cause this projecting
edge portion to assume a vertical position as the folded newspaper and wrapper are
carried towards the rear of the machine, a deflector or curved plate 88 is provided
and located to the rear of the slot 70. This deflector 88 makes a quarter turn and
flares at the end facing the slot 70, and its purpose is to turn the projecting edge
portion of the wrapper herein referred to from a horizontal to a vertical position
so as to clear the prolongation of the vertical wall 71. The folder is located in the
rear of the deflector 88 and is held in place by any suitable means, and as shown is
provided with a hook 89 to be engaged with a cross bar 90. This folder 91 is
preferably formed of sheet metal which is bent to form a flattened tube of the form
substantially as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. The upper portion 92 of the folder is

page_text: closed as is also its outer side 93, whereas the lower side is open for the greater
portion of its length at its inner or receiving end. A lower edge portion 94 extends
parallel with the upper portion 92 ani is widened a short distance from the rear end
of the folder as shown at 95 and this widened portion 9 is longitudinally crimped or
corrugated so as to prevent an extended bearing surface upon the pastel or gammel
portion of the wrapper. The bottom portion 96 of the folder gradually increases in
width from the front to the rear end of the folder, and also gradually curves from a
vertical to a horizontal position, the horizontal portion being the widest and the
vertical portion the narrowest, whereas the intermediate portion is of a varying
length and gradually curves from a vertical to the horizontal. The rear part of the
bottom portion 96 overlaps the rear portion of the ledge 94 and a slight space is
formed between the opposing faces of the overlapped parts to provide for the passage
of the folded edge portion of the wrapper, which edge portion is folded from a vertical
position by means of the bottom portion 96 of the folder as will be readily...
comprehended.
The paste cup is located opposite the open buttom portion of the folder, and
comprises a reservoir 98 and a chamber 99 in communication with the reservoir 98,
and in which operates a distributing wheel 100. This wheel 100 receives the paste.
or gum from the chamber 99 and supplies the same in a streak upon the horizontal
portion of the wrapper just prior to the folding of the edge portion of the said
wrapper upon the pasted or gummed part.
The lower portion of the belt or apron 73 travels through the upper part of the
folder 91 and moves the folded paper and wrapper therethrough, said paper being
supported at the receiving end of the folder 91 by the ledge 94. The folded paper is
advanced to the rear end of the machine and carried through the folder 91 by the
frictional contact between the said paper and the belt or apron 73. A compression
roller 101 is located opposite to and immediately below the roller 77 and co-operates.
therewith to compress the wrapper and newspaper as they emerge from the folder 91
thereby pressing the folded edge portion of the wrapper firmly against the guinmed or
pasted portion thereof.
The type galley race 79 extends transversely of the table and is closed at its top by
means of a thin plate 103 and the type galley 102 is adapted to operate in the race 79
and is formed on one side with a ratchet bar 104, the teeth of which are engaged by
means of a pawl 105 so as to move the galley step by step through the race so as to
bring the type 106 successively opposite an opening 107 in the plate 103 for the proper
printing of the name and address upon the wrapper. An impression hammer 108
operates through a reinforced opening 109 in the plate 6 opposite the opening 107,
and is supported on the inner end of an arm 110 secured upon a shaft I11 which is
journaled in bearings 49 and upon which the lever 48 is mounted, and to which it is
secured so that the lever 48 and shaft 111 operate together, thereby causing a vibra-
tion of the arm 11 and a vertical movement of the impression hammer 108. This
impression hammer is rubber faced or otherwise clothed so as to prevent injury to the
type 106. A bracket 112 is secured to the framework of the machine, and a bell-
crank lever 114 is pivotally supported by means of the said bracket 112 and the pawl 105
is pivotally connected to its horizontal member. The vertical portion of the lever 113
has a slot 114 extending lengthwise thereof and this slot is enlarged at its upper
end as shown at 115 so as to receive the head 116 of a stub bolt 117 which is
adjustably secured in the slot 118 of an arm 119 secured upon the shaft 111.
Thus it will be seen that the arms 119 and 110 are simultaneously actuated by the
rocking movements of the shaft 111 which latter is operated by means of the lever 48.
By reason of the adjustable connection between the arm 119 and the bell-crank
lever 113 the throw of the pawl 105 can be controlled so as to adapt the mechanism
for type galleys having rack bars whose teeth vary in size according to the
character of the address type. Moreover by this means provision is had to properly
position the pawl 105 so that the printing type will come opposite the opening 107
and the impression hammer 108. The feeder for carrying the newspaper under the "
folding blade 36 comprises two endless chains 120 which are supported upon

page_text: sprocket pinions 121 mounted upon shafts 122. These endless chains 120 operate
in slots 123 provided in the table and are supplied at proper intervals with
projections 124 which engage with the newspapers and move the same forward.
A sprocket wheel 125 is secured upon the projecting end of one of the shafts 122
and is connected by a sprocket chain 126 with a corresponding sprocket wheel 127
on the main shaft 3. Suitable guides 128 extend in parallel relation and in close
proximity to the edges of the table and are intended to direct the newspapers in
their forward movement to the folding mechanism.
The operation of the machine can be readily comprehended from the foregoing
detailed description, but it may be well to state briefly the general mole of using
the machine: The newspaper as it comes from the ordinary printing machine is
partially folded and is delivered upon the table 1, and is moved forward by the
carrier 120 to a position immediately beneath the vertical folding blade 36 and
over the inner or front portion of the pocket 5. During this operation a length
of wrapping paper is fed into the front portion of the pocket 5 and is severed by
the cutting apparatus. The vertical folding blade descends and folds the newspaper
and wrapper through the slot 35 and immediately thereafter the horizontal folding
blade moves forward and folds the paper and wrapper a second time and carries
them through the slot 70 into the passage 72 whose walls, traveling in the manner
set forth, grasps the sides of the paper and wrapper and move the same towards
the rear end of the machine. The paper in its rearward travel has the projecting
edge portion of the wrapper bent from a horizontal to a vertical position by means
of the deflector 88, and after the horizontal portion of the wrapper is pasted or
gummed the said vertical edge portion of the wrapper is bent into a horizontal
position by means of the folder 91 and is compressed while passing between the
rollers 101 and 77, thereby completing the operation. The address printing type
are previously inked before the galley is placed into the race, and the printing is
effected by the impression hammer forcing a portion of the wrapper from the pocket 5
through the opening 107 in the top of the type galley race. This operation takes
place immediately upon the proper positioning of the wrapper in the front portion
of the pocket and during the descent of the vertical folding blade.
It is contemplated to provide the machine in different sizes and in different styles
to suit the nature of the work and to fit the machine with which it is designed to be
used. Therefore in the embodiment thereof various changes in the form, proportion
and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the
principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.
While the folding tube is shown angular in the drawings, it is to be understood
that this form is not essential to the successful operation of the device, and in practice
the angles will be dispensed with and the bends made on curved lines so as to corre-
spond more clearly to the form of the folded newspaper. The paste-distributing
wheel 100 is rotated by engagement therewith of the paper so as to bring a freshly
gummed portion in position for supplying the paste or gum to the part or portion of
the wrapper to be pasted. By having the rollers 31 and 29 continuously rotated the
paper is unwound steadily and uniformly from the roll 7 and jerky and uneven
movements are obviated as the same are objectionable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination with the
folding mechanism, of intermittently-rotated feed rollers, a delivery mechanism, a
pair of gear wheels mounted independently in axial alignment and operatively
connected with respectively, the infermittently-rotated feed rollers and the delivery
mechanism, an arm mounted in line with the axis of the said gear wheels and carrying
oppositively-disposed pawls to alternately engage with and operate the aforesaid gear
wheels, and actuating mechanism for vibrating the pawl-bearing arm, substantially
as-set forth for the purpose described. .

page_text: 2. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination of the
folding mechanism, a table having a horizontal pocket, a pair of continuously-rotating
rollers in a higher plane than the table for drawing the wrapping paper from the
roll, a pair of intermittently-rotated rollers located in the length of the table and
having the space between them corresponding with the plane of the said pocket, and
adapted to feed the wrapping paper in required lengths through the pocket to the
folding mechanism, an address-printing mechanism arranged in the length of the
table in advance of the intermittently-rotated rollers and comprising printing type-
below the table and an impression hammer above the table, a rock shaft disposed at:
one side of the table, an arm extending horizontally from the rock-shaft and
bearing the impression hammer, a vertical arm pendent from the rock-shaft, and a
pawl having pivotal connection with the pendent arm and adapted to move the-
printing type, substantially as described.
3. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination of a
table having a horizontal pocket extending inward from one end and adapted to-
support the newspaper to be folded and wrapped upon the other end portion, an
endless carrier having projections to engage with and feed the newspapers over the
latter end of the table to a position over the inner end of the said pucket, means.
for feeding the wrapping paper into and through the said pocket, a cutter operating.
across the aforesaid pocket for severing the wrapping paper into the required length,
a vertical folding blade adapted to operate through a vertical slot extending through.
the table and intersecting with its pocket to force the newspaper across the latter,
an address-printing mechanism comprising an impression hammer operating across
the said pocket and printing type placed below the table, a rock shaft a lever for
actuating the rock-shaft and cutter, and arms extending from the rock-shaft to-
operate the impression hammer and the printing type, substantially as set forth
for the purpose described.
4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a table having
a horizontal pocket extending therein from one end, a folding blade arranged
lengthwise of the table and operating through a longitudinal slot intersecting
with the said pocket, a pair of intermittently-operated feed rollers transversely
arranged between the ends of the pocket and adapted to move the wrapping paper
therethrough, a type galley parallel with the feed rollers and bearing the address--
printing type, and located below the plane of the pocket, an impression hammer
disposed above and adapted to operate across the pocket, a rock-shaft at the side of
the table, a horizontal arm extending from the rock-shaft and bearing the impression
hammer, and a pawl having adjustable connection with an arm pendent from the-
rock-shaft, substantially as set forth.
5. In combination, a table having an end portion curving upwardly, a plate-
fitted to the table and forming a pocket therewith, a pair of continuously-rotated
rollers located above the curved end ef the table, a pair of intermittently-rotated
feed rollers disposed in the length of the pocket, the one above, the other below the
plane thereof, an address-printing mechanism located in the rear of the intermit-
tently-operated feed rollers, a folding blade adapted to operate across the pocket
to one side of the intermittently-operated feed rollers, a cutting mechanism placed
between the folding blade and the intermittently-operated feed rollers, and a lever
for transmitting motion to the address-printing and the cutting mechanisms, substan-
tially as set forth for the purpose described.
6. In combination, a table having a slot, vertically-disposed bars grooved on their
inner sides, a folding blade mounted in the grooves of the said bars and operating
through the slot of the table, stays having oppositely-disposed members for
strengthening and bracing the grooved bars, a post having connection with one of
the stays and having a laterally-extending projection, a cutter, converging bars
secured at their separated ends to the cutter and having their converging ends
connected by a head which is slotted to receive the projection of the said post, and
actuating mechanism for the cutter, substantially as set forth.
:
7. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination of a

page_text: reciprocating cutter, a plate attached to the cutter and having a lateral stud, a
rock-shaft, a lever connected with the rock-shaft and having a slot to receive the
aforesaid stud, a type-galley slidably mounted and having a rack bar, an arm
extending from the said rock-shaft, and a pawl having pivotal and adjustable con-
nection with the said arm and adapted to engage with the teeth of the said rack bar
to move the type galley to bring the type in proper position, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
8. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination of a
table having a horizontal pocket, a race extending laterally therefrom and closed at
its top side, a type galley slidably mounted in the race and having a rack bar, a
rock-shaft, arnis extending from the rock-shaft at approximately right angles to
each other, a pawl having pivotal and adjustable connection with the pendent arm
and adapted to engage with the rack bar to move the type galley within the race, an
impression hammer having connection with the other arm and adapted to operate
through an opening in the top of the race and across the pocket in the table so as to
bring the wrapping paper in engagement with the type of the galley, a cutting
mechanism, and a lever having connection with the rock-shaft and cutting mechanism,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
9. In combination, a slidable type galley carrying the address-printing type and
provided with a rack bar, a rock-shaft, an aru extending horizontally from the
rock-shaft and bearing an impression hammer, a second arm pendent from the
rock-shaft and having a vertical slot, a lever vertically slotted, a stub-bolt adjustably
connecting the lever with the pendent arm and movable in the slots thereof, and a
pawl having pivotal connection with the said lever and adapted to engage with the
rack bar to move the type galley forward upon the ascent of the impression hammer,
substantially as set forth.
10. In combination, a type galley carrying the address-printing type and provided
with a rack-bar, a rock-shaft, a pendent arm longitudinally slotted and secured to the
rock-shaft, a lever pivoted at one end and longitudinally slotted, a pawl having
connection with the said lever and adapted to engage with the rack bar, and an
adjustable connection movable in the slots of the said arm and lever, whereby the
pivotal connection between the two can be varied to regulate the throw of the said
pawl, substantially in the manner set forth.
11. The combination with a slotted plate or wall and a folding blade to operate
through the said slot, of two endless belts or aprons disposed with their adjacent
sides in proximate relation and forming a passage opposite the slot of the said
plate or wall, substantially as set forth.
12. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the wrapping
paper feeding mechanism, and an endless belt or apron carrying the folded and
wrapped paper from the machine, of a shaft having a tight and a loose pinion, two gear
wheels meshing with the respective pinions, a vibrating arm carrying two oppositely-
disposed pawls to engage alternately with the teeth of the respective gear wheels, and
actuating mechanism for vibrating the pawl-carrying arm, the tight pinion being
operatively connected with the said wrapping paper feeding mechanism and the
loose pinion with the said belt or apron, substantially in the manner set forth.
13. In a paper folding, addressing and wrapping machine, the combination with a
folder consisting of a flattened tube having its bottom side gradually increasing in
width and gradually curving from a vertical to a horizontal position from the
receiving to the discharge end of the folder, of a travelling belt operating in the
upper portion of the folder and approximating the width thereof, substantially as set
forth for the purpose described.
14. In combination, a folder for turning the marginal or projecting edge portion
of the wrapper, consisting of a flattened tube having its bottom portion gradually
widening and curving from the entrance to the delivery end of the folder, an endless
belt having its upper portion about in the same plane as the bottom side of the folder
and a second endless belt having its bottom portion operating through the uppe
portion of the folder and corresponding in width thereto, and forming a passage

page_text: with the first-mentioned belt to receive the folded and wrapped newspaper, substantially
as set forth for the purpose described.
15. In combination, a vertically-disposed wall having a slot, a folding blade-
operating through the said slot, two belts or aprons having their contiguous portions.
arranged to form a passage opposite the said slot, a deflector located at the rear end
of the said slot for folding the horizontal marginal or projecting edge portion of the
wrapper into a vertical position, and a folder in the rear of the deflector for turning
the said marginal portion of the wrapper into a horizontal position, substantially set
forth for the purpose described.
16. The hereindescribed folder, approximating the form of a flattened tube and
having its lower portions overlapping and spaced apart, the upper overlapping portion
being longitudinally fluted or corrugated, substantially as set forth for the purpose.
described.
17. The hereindescribed folder, appearing as a flattened tube and having an
inwardly-extending ledge at one side which is widened at its rear portion, and having
an inwardly-extending portion at the opposite edge which gradually increases in
width and curves from the vertical to the horizontal, one of the overlapping bottom
portions being longitudinally fluted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
18. The herein-specified folder, approximating the form of a flattened tube which
is open on one side for a distance from one end, and having a projecting ledge which
widens at the end opposite the open side, said widened portion being longitudinally-.
fluted or corrugated, and having the portions opposite and in the plane of the open
side overlapping, substantially as set forth for the purpose described.
19. A machine for the purpose described comprising a table having a pocket, a
feeder continuously operated for advancing the newspapers into proper position, a pair
of continuously-rotated rollers for drawing the wrapping paper from the roll, a second
pair of intermittently-operated rollers for feeding the paper in proper lengths into.
the said pocket, a cutting mechanism for severing the wrapping paper, an address-
printing mechanism located between the two pairs of feeding rollers, a vertical
folding blade operating through the pocket, a horizontal folding blade, a passage
opposite the horizontal folding blade and formed by the adjacent portions of two
travelling belts or aprons, a deflector, a pasting device, a folder for turning the
marginal edge of the wrapper, rollers for compressing the folded parts of the wrapper,
and actuating mechanism for the operating parts, substantially as set forth for the-
purpose described.
Dated this 14th day of November 1896
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.