Improvements in Machines for Wrapping Newspapers and other Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1896-Accepted, 11th July, 1896
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT HOE, of 504 Grand Street, in the City
of New York, State of New York, United States of America, Printing Press
Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Machines for Wrapping Newspapers and other
Articles.
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved wrapping machine,
and especially to provide a simple and rapid machine of that class used in
wrapping newspapers and other publications for mailing, and generally known as
newspaper wrapping machines.
The invention in the present case relates to machines in which the paper is
advanced with the wrapper lapped over the leading end of the paper sufficiently
to provide a surface for pasting the other end of the wrapper thereto, and with
the other end of the wrapper projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap
upon the first layer of wrapper upon the paper, and the paper then reversed and
delivered between pressing surfaces, by which the end of the wrapper is pressed
down and pasted upon the layer of wrapper upon the paper, and the wrapped paper
thus secured; and especially to the means by which the paper is reversed and
transferred from the feeding devices to the pressing devices, for securing the
wrapper and delivering the wrapped paper, and the invention consists in various
constructions and combinations of parts, all of which will be particularly described
and pointed out hereafter.
In the machine embodying the present invention, a blade cylinder, and pair of
feeding and pressing rolls located adjacent thereto, are employed, the cylinder
with one of said feeding rolls forming feeding devices by which the paper, with
the wrapper overlapping its leading end, is advanced in one direction, the blade
carried by the cylinder operating to tuck the rear end of the paper between the
roll co-operating with the cylinder and the second feeding roll, so that the
reversed paper is then advanced by these rolls, and the end of the wrapper
pasted down upon the portion of the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the
paper.
The paste for securing the wrapper may be applied to the first layer of wrapper
upon the paper, in which case it will preferably be applied to the blade cylinder,
and then deposited upon the wrapper, as the cylinder and feeding roll advance the
paper and wrapper, or the paste may be applied to the end of the wrapper prior
to, or during, the operation of wrapping. With this wrapping mechanism, any
suitable feeding devices for advancing the paper and wrapper together, or
independently of each other, may be provided, and the papers may be previously
folded to the size desired, or folded by mechanism embodied in and forming a part
of the machine. The wrapper also may be previously cut to the desired size, and
fed to the wrapping mechanism, as sheets, or fed from a web, and severed in the
machine.
It is preferable, however, to feed the wrapper from the wrapper web, and a
simple form of machine is produced especially adapted for papers folded to small

page_text: size, so as to consist of a large number of plies, or for pamphlets, by feeding the
papers or pamphlets to be wrapped from a box or holder. The proper position of
the paper and wrapper, when delivered to the wrapping mechanism, may be secured
in any suitable manner, but it is preferable to feed the wrapper downward in the
line of movement of, and in front of, the papers, and to advance a paper transversely
thereto, so that as the paper is advanced to the wrapping mechanism, it will
engage the wrapper upon the desired line, and carry it with it to the wrapping
mechanism.
In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, there is
shown a simple machine of the general construction above described, which will be
found an efficient and convenient construction embodying the invention, and a
detailed description of the same will now be given, and the features of construction
therein forming the invention specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings,---
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken inside the frame.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the front or receiving side of the machine,
with the paper holder removed, the section being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, are detail sections of the wrapping mechanism, showing the
parts in different positions during the operation of the machine.
Figs. 8 and 9 are similar views, showing a modified arrangement of pasting
devices.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the product.
Referring to said drawings, the frame of the machine may be of any suitable
construction for supporting the operating parts. As shown, it consists simply of
two end frames A, B, in which all the parts are mounted. At the rear or delivery
side of the frame, is mounted the wrapping mechanism proper, which consists of
the rotating blade eylinder C and the two rolls D, E, the former of which
co-operates with the blade cylinder in advancing the paper and wrapper, the
rolls D, E forming a pair of feeding and pressing rolls to which the reversed paper
is transferred, and by which the pasted wrapper is secured and the wrapped paper
delivered.
The blade mechanism of blade roll C may be of any suitable construction of the
many forms used in folding mechanism, but the construction shown is preferred,
which is that of British Patent No. 9335 of 1891. In this construction, the blade
shaft 10, carrying the blade a, and mounted in the opposite heads of the cylinder,
is provided, outside one of the heads, with a cross arm 11, which is provided with
heart-shaped ends 12, and inside said ends with bowls 13, which run upon the
interior surface of an annular cam 14, so that the blade is held in the position shown
in Fig. 2 during a large part of the revolution of the cylinder. In proper position
for the protrusion of the blade, so as to guide the rear end of paper between the
rolls D, E, the annular cam 14 is curved outward, and this outward curve
co-operates with an interior cam 15, to guide the blade outward from the cylinder
by engagement with the bowls 13, so that the blade is first protruded from the
cylinder as the leading bowl passes outward under the control of the cams 15, 14,
and is then reversed and withdrawn, as the bowl passes onward on the opposite side
of the point of cam 15. The positive movement of the blade at the point of its
greatest protrusion, which is just as the bowl passes the point of the cam 15, is
insured by the engagement of one of the heart-shaped ends 12 with two stationary
cams 16 mounted in the frame outside the cylinder, and preferably formed by
projections from the inner face of the cam 14.
The roll D is provided with a recess 17 on one side, in position to receive the
rear end of the paper and blade a, in order that the paper may be positively held
and guided into the control of rolls D, E, with certainty, and it is preferable to
provide, within this opening, an elastic abutment b, against which the blade a presses
the end of the paper and the edge of the wrapper, this abutment yielding slightly
under the pressure of the blade, and following up the blade for a short distance

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as the blade is withdrawn, so that a firm holding of he paper and wrapper
the abutment and the blade is secured until the paper and wrapper are in position
to ensure there being gripped by the rolls D, E. The abutment b is shown as
formed by a spring plate secured at one edge in the shaft of roll D, but it will be
understood that it may be formed in any other suitable manner, as by making one
wall of the recess 17 of elastic material. It will be understood, also, that such an
elastic abutment is not absolutely essential.
As above stated, the paper and wrapper may be advanced to this wrapping
mechanism by any suitable means, and the proper relative positions of the paper
and wrapper secured in any manner desired. In the machine shown, however,
which is adapted for wrapping papers previously folded to wrapping size, or
magazines, the papers or magazines are placed within a holder F mounted on the
front side of the machine, and the bottom paper is advanced from the holder to
feeding rolls G, H, and thereby to the cylinder C and roll D of the wrapping
mechanism.
Any suitable feeding devices may be used for advancing the bottom paper from
the holder to the rolls G, H. As shown, a series of pivoted fingers 18 are used,
these feeding fingers being carried by a slide 19, moving on rods 20 mounted in the
frame of the machine, and being pressed upward so as to engage the bottom paper,
when withdrawn, by means of springs 21 mounted on the slide under the fingers.
This slide 19 is reciprocated upon the rods 20 to advance the papers in proper time
by means of slotted levers 22 carried by rock shaft 23 mounted in the side
frames A, B, and operated from the main shaft of the machine S. by means
of a pitman 24 connected to one of the arms 22 and an excentric 25 on the
shaft S.
The holder F is shown as adjustable, so as to bold papers of different widths and
lengths, this result being secured by mounting the sides on rods 26 adjustably
secured in the frame by means of set screws 27, and the rear end of the box being
slotted and made adjustable by set screws 28. The holder F is open at the bottom,
and the papers are fed out by the fingers 18 over guides 29, between which the
fingers play. In order that papers of different thicknesses may he fed out from
the holder, and the delivery of more than one paper at a time be prevented, the
front end 30 of the holder F is preferably made adjustable to and from the guides 29
by a set screw 31, as shown,
The wrappers may be previously cut and fed from a holder by suitable mechanism,
but it is preferable to use a wrapper web, and, in the construction shown, the
wrappers are cut, pasted, and advanced to the wrapping mechanism, in the
following manner :-
At the top of the machine are mounted two cutting and feeding rolls I, to which
the wrapper web y is advanced, and by which it is partially severed to form a
single wrapper. From the cutting and feeding rolls 1, the partially severed web is
fed downward between guides 32, and paste is applied to the lending end thereof on
the side farthest from the cylinder, by means of a rotating paster roll K, carrying
paster 33, which receives paste from a fountain roll L rotating in a paste
fountain 34, the paster applying paste against a roll M mounted in the frames A, B,
opposite the paster roll K. The paster 33, as shown in Fig. 3, is cut away opposite
the guides 32, so as to apply paste only between the same, as usual in such
constructions.
From the rolls K, M, the perforated wrapper with its leading end passes to the
cylinder C and a roll N, which roll co-operates with the cylinder C to form a pair
of breaking rolls rotating at a higher surface speed than that at which the wrapper
is moving, so as to entirely sever the wrapper from the web, as is common in such
constructions. The roll N is cut away ou one side at 35, so as not to touch the
pasted portion of the wrapper. By the cylinder C and roll N, the severed and
pasted wrapper is advanced downward between the two series of guides 36 into
the path of the papers, as they are advanced to the wrapping mechanism, by means
of the cylinders G, H, and the parts are so timed that the wrapper is fed downward

page_text: sufficiently to be engaged by the leading end of the advancing paper, on such a line
that the wrapper is advanced with the paper to the wrapping mechanism with its
rear end overlapping the leading end of the paper for pasting, and so as to be held
by the blade in, and positively transferred to the rolls D, E, and with its leading
pasted end extending sufficiently behind the paper to be wrapped about the paper,
and overlap upon the rear end for pasting. The guides 36 are bent so as to form
series of guides 37, between which the paper is advanced from the rolls G, H, to
engage the wrapper, and between which the paper and wrapper are advanced to
cylinder C and roll D of the wrapping mechanism.
The operating parts of the machine, independently of the means for feeding the
papers from the holder F to the rolls G, H, are driven from the main driving
shaft S as follows:-
The shaft S carries, outside the frame B, a large gear 38, which drives a small
gear 39 on the shaft of feeding roll H. This shaft carries, outside the opposite
end frame A, a gear 40, which meshes with gear 41 on the shaft of feeding roll G.
The shaft of roll H also drives roll D from gear 40 through an intermediate 42
and gear 43 on the shaft of roll D. The roll E, co-operating with roll D, is shown
as driven only by friction of the paper, but it will be understood that it may be
driven positively if preferred.
The shaft of feeding roll G carries a second gear 44, by which roll N and
cylinder C are driven through gears 45 and 46 on the shafts of the roll and cylinder
respectively. The shafts of feeding and cutting rolls I, I, are geared together by
gear 47, and are driven from gear 46 on cylinder C through intermediates 48 on
the same shaft, and a large gear 49 on the shaft of one of the cutting rolls I.
The paster roll K is driven from one of the gears 47 through an intermediate 50
and gear 51 on the roll shaft, this gear in turn driving the paste fountain roll N by
gear 52.
The parts are so timed, as will be seen from an inspection of the drawings, that
the blade cylinder C rotates twice to each rotation of the main shaft S, while the
feeding and wrapping cylinders, and the slide 19 carrying the feeding fingers 18,
operate in time with the main shaft, a wrapper and paper being delivered at each
revolution of the shaft. Thus, the surface speed of the feeding rolls G, H, D, N,
and of cylinder C, is the same, and greater than that of the wrapper cutting rolls I
and paster K, so that the cylinder C and roll N, as above stated, co-operate as
breaking rolls to entirely sever the perforated wrapper.
The operation of the macbine is as follows:-
With the parts in the position shown in the main views and Fig. 4, a wrapper y
has been fed forward from the web roll by the feeding and cutting cylinders I, and
perforated thereby, broken by the cylinder C and breaking rolls N, and advanced
into position to be engaged by the paper on the proper line. As shown, the
wrapper is about three times the length of the paper, so as to overlap for pasting
upon approximately the full side of the paper, and to be engaged by the blade in
transferring the paper, and about one third of the wrapper is above the paper
guides 37. Another wrapper has been advanced by the rolls I, and will be carried
into the grip of cylinder C and breaking roll N, as the wrapper in advance is
carried forward to the wrapping mechanism. The paper to be wrapped has been
fed from holder F to the feeding rolis G, H, and is being advanced thereby, being
just in position, to engage the wrapper and carry it forward into engagement by
the cylinder C and roll N, with the rear end of the wrapper overlapping the top
of the paper, and with the leading pasted end of the wrapper projecting behind the
rear end of the
paper.
The paper and wrapper are advanced by the feeding rolls G, H, from the position
shown in Fig. 4 to the cylinder C and roll D, and carried by the latter into the position
shown in Fig. 5, in which the rear end of the paper is just above the groove 17, and
behind the elastic abutment b, and the bowls 13 on the blade shaft are now actuated
by the outwardly curved portion of the cam 14, and the interior pointed cam 15, to
cause the blade to project outside the cylinder C, and to force the rear end of the

page_text: paper and wrapper downward against the abutment b, the positive movement of
the blade being secured as the bowl passes the point of the cam 15 by the beart-
shaped ends 12 and stationary cams 16, as fully described in the Patent above
referred to.
On the further movement of the parts, the blade is actuated by the continued
rotation of the cylinder C, to press the paper firmly against the elastic abutment b,
and, by the continued rotation of the roll D, the paper is carried thereby into the
grasp of the feeding rolls D, E, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The blade operates
positively against the paper, causing the elastic abutment b to yield until the parts
are in a position between the positions shown at Figs. 6 and 7. As the blade is
withdrawn by the operation of the cams, the bowl 13 returning upon the opposite
side of the interior cam 15, for the partial rotation of the blade shaft, and con-
sequent reversal of the blade, the elastic abutment 6 follows up the blade a for
a short distance, so that the paper is held pressed between the abutment and
blade, until it is in such position that its advance by the rolls D, E is positively
assured.
As the movement of the parts continues, the blade is withdrawn and reversed,
and the paper is advanced and delivered by the rolls D, E, the paper being
reversed, so that what was the rear end of the paper, as it was advanced by the
rolls G, H, and as it entered the wrapping mechanism, now becomes the leading
end of the paper. By this reversal of the paper, and its advance between the
rolls D, E, it is evident that the pasted end of the wrapper, which projected behind
the paper, as it was advanced to the wrapping mechanism, will be overlapped upon
the layer of wrapper previously upon the paper, and will be pressed thereon by the
rolls D, E as the paper and wrapper are advanced, so that the wrapper will thus be
secured upon the paper as the paper is delivered.
In the position shown in Fig. 6, the blade is just operating to press the rear end
of the paper against the abutment b, to carry the paper into the grasp of rolls D, E,
and, in the position shown in Fig. 7, the paper and wrapper have been received by
these rolls, and are being advanced thereby, while the blade is being withdrawn
and reversed. On the further operation of the machine, it is evident that the parts
will be advanced from the position shown in Fig. 7, the blade being brought into
the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, and the paper being advanced
by the rolls D, E, and the pasted end of the wrapper pressed down and secured
upon the rear end of the paper, and the product delivered in the form shown in
Fig. 10. Meanwhile, the following wrapper has been advanced, and during the
next idle rotation of the cylinder C, is carried downward into the position shown
for the wrapper in Figs. 2 and 4, another paper meanwhile being advanced into the
position shown in the same figures, for wrapping, and thus the operation of
wrapping is continued.
It will be understood that upon the first idle rotation of the cylinder from the
position shown in Fig. 7, the blade shaft is actuated by the bowls and cams to
reverse the blade, so that, upon the second rotation, it is carried forward with the
blade in advance, as shown in Figs. 4 to 7, and actuated to carry the next paper
into the grasp of rolls D, E.
The pasting mechanism, in the construction thus far described, is simple and
efficient, the paste being applied ouly between the guides, so that there is little
danger of the paste being deposited upon the parts of the machine as the wrapper
is advanced between the guides to the wrapping mechanism. At a high rate of
speed, however, it may be preferable to apply the paste to the wrapper in such
a manner as to avoid the carrying of the paste by any loose portion of the wrapper,
thus avoiding all danger of the paste being thrown against, and deposited upon, the
guides, or other parts of the machine.
In Figs. 8 and 9, there is shown a simple construction for applying the paste
to the first layer of wrapper upon the paper, in which the paste fountain 34,
paste fountain roll L, and paster 33, are mounted in the rear of cylinder C,..
and the paster 33 is arranged to apply paste to the surface of the cylinder in

page_text: such position as to be delivered by the cylinder upon the proper part of
-the wrapper upon the paper, as the paper and wrapper are advanced by the
cylinder C and roll D for wrapping. In this construction, the pasting mechanism
is driven directly from the shaft of cylinder C, and the parts are preferably so
timed that the paster makes one revolution to two of the cylinder C, so as to apply
paste only upon the second operative rotation of the latter, thus avoiding all
interference of the paste with the wrapper. In this construction, the shaft of
cylinder C carries a small gear 53, which meshes with a large gear 54 on the shaft
of the paster 33, and the paster and fountain roll L are geared together by a pair
of gears 55..
The operation of the machine with this form of pasting mechanism, is identical
-with that previously described, except that the paste is applied upon the surface of
cylinder C at each second revolution, as the cylinder advances with the blade in
position for the wrapping operation, and the paste is applied upon the proper
portion of the wrapper upon the paper by pressure between the cylinder and roll D,
as the two advance the paper during the operation of wrapping.
While the blade cylinder C is shown as provided with a single-edged blade, so
that papers are wrapped only at each second rotation of the cylinder, it will be
understood that the cylinder may be provided with a two-edged blade, similar to
that shown in the Patent above referred to, and papers wrapped at each rotation of
the cylinder, the relative speed of the wrapping and feeding mechanisms being
adjusted accordingly. It will be found, however, that a single-edged blade
operating at each second revolution of the cylinder, may well be run rapidly
enough for the rate of speed at which it will be necessary or desirable to run the
wrapping and paper-feeding mechanisms. While only two arrangements of
pasting mechanism are shown, it will be understood that the paste may be applied
to the loose wrapper, or to the wrapper upon the paper at any other point in the
operation of the machine, and by various other forms of mechanism.
The construction shown provides a very simple machine, by which thick papers
and pamphlets may be wrapped at a very high speed, but it will be understood that
the construction of the parts co-operating with the wrapping mechanism proper
may be varied widely, and the wrapper and paper-feeding mechanisms and guides
are shown as the special construction of wrapper and paper feeding mechanisms,
only for the purpose of illustrating a complete machine, and that the wrapping
-mechanism may be combined with any other suitable form of mechanism, for
advancing the wrapper and paper to form an independent wrapping, or folding and
wrapping machine, or that the wrapping mechanism may be combined with many
of the ordinary forms of folding and delivering mechanisms now in use, in folding
machines or printing presses, so that a paper may be printed, folded, delivered, and
wrapped by a single machine, the wrapping mechanism herein shown being of
sufficient capacity to be applicable to the most rapid web-printing presses.
The special features of the roll D, co-operating with the blade a, are of general
application in constructions employing a folding or guiding blade, and co-operating
receiving roll, and in themselves form parts of the present invention, independently
of the special class of machine in which used, and are thus claimed.
While the invention has been described as applied in wrapping newspapers and
other publications for which the machine shown is especially adapted, it will be
understood that the invention is not to be thus limited, but that this machine may
*be embodied in machines especially adapted for other uses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed (as communicated to me from
-abroad), I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of feeding devices constructed and arranged to advance a
paper with a wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper, and projecting
behind the paper sufficiently to overlap upon the layer of wrapper on the paper for
>pasting, pressing and feeding devices, and a rotating blade constructed and arranged

page_text: to co-act with devices, to engage the rear end of the paper, and transfer, it without
folding, from the feeding to the pressing devices, and simultaneously fold the
wrapper over the end of the paper, substantially as described.
2. The combination of feeding devices constructed and arranged to advance a
paper with a wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper, and projecting
behind the paper sufficiently to overlap upon the layer of wrapper on the paper.
for pasting; pasting devices for applying paste to the wrapper; pressing and feeding
devices, and a rotating blade constructed and arranged to co-act with said devices,.
to engage the rear end of the paper and transfer it without folding from the feeding:
to the pressing devices, and simultaneously fold the wrapper over the end of the
paper. substantially as described.
3. The combination with paper-feeding mechanism, of wrapper-feeding mechanism
by which a wrapper is advanced transversely to, and into the line of movement of
the paper; feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper are received from the-
feeding mechanism, with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper,.:
and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap the layer of wrapper on the
paper for pasting; pressing and feeding devices, a blade constructed and arranged:
to, co-act with said devices to engage the rear end of the paper, and transfer it.
without folding from the feeding to the pressing devices, and simultaneously fold:
the wrapper over the end of the paper, and means for actuating the said blade,
substantially as described.
4. The combination with paper-feeding mechanism, of wrapper-feeding mechanism
by which a wrapper is advanced transversely to and into the line of movement of
the paper, feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper are received from the
feeding mechanism, with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper,..
and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap upon the layer of wrapper
on the paper for pasting; pasting devices for applying paste to the wrapper;:
pressing and feeding devices; a blade constructed and arranged with said devices
to engage the rear end of the paper, and transfer it without folding from the
feeding to the pressing devices, and simultaneously fold the wrapper over the end.
of the paper, and means for actuating said blade, substantially as described.
5. The combination with paper-feeding mechanism, of wrapper-feeding mechanism..
hy which a wrapper is advanced transversely to, and into the line of movement of
the paper, feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper are received from the
feeding mechanism with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper, and
projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap upon the layer of wrapper on.
the paper for pasting; pasting devices for applying paste to the layer of wrapper
on the paper; pressing and feeding devices; a blade constructed and arranged to.
co-act with said devices to engage the rear end of the paper and transfer it, without
folding from the feeding to the pressing devices, and simultaneously fold the
wrapper over the end of the paper, and means for actuating said blade, substantially
as described.
6. The combination with a blade cylinder, of a feeding roll co-operating with the
cylinder to advance a paper with a wrapper, a roll forming with said feeding roll a
pair of pressing and feeding rolls, said blade being constructed and arranged to
co-act with said pressing and feeding rolls, to engage the rear end of the paper,
and transfer it without folding from the cylinder and feeding roll to the pair of
pressing and feeding rolls, and simultaneously fold the end of the wrapper over the
paper, substantially as described.
7. The combination with paper and wrapper-feeding mechanism, of pasting
devices for the wrapper, blade roll C, having blade a, roll D co-operating with
roll C to form a pair of feeding rolls, to which the paper and wrapper are fed
with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper sufficiently to overlap.
upon the layer of paper on the paper for pasting, said roll D having a recess
receiving the end of the paper, and an abutment which co-acts with the blade to
grasp the paper within said recess, and roll E forming with the roll D a pair of
:

page_text: pressing and feeding rolls, to which the paper is transferred, substantially as
described.
8. The combination with a blade cylinder and its blade, and actuating devices
therefor, of a feeding roll co-operating with said cylinder to advance a paper, and
provided with an abutment which co-acts with the blade to grasp the paper, and a
roll forming with said feeding roll a pair of pressing and feeding rolls to which the
paper is transferred, substantially as described.
9. The combination with a blade cylinder and its blade, and actuating devices
therefor, of a feeding roll co-operating with said cylinder to advance a paper, and
provided with a yielding abutment which co-acts with the blade to grasp the paper,
and a roll forming with said feeding roll a pair of pressing and feeding rolls to
which the paper is transferred, substantially as described.
10. The combination with blade roll C, having blade a and actuating devices
therefor, of roll D, having yielding abutment b co-acting with the blade a, to grasp
the paper, substantially as described.
11. The combination with a feeding roll provided with an abutment, of a blade
Co-acting with the abutment to grasp the paper, and a roll forming with said
feeding roll a pair of feeding rolls to which the paper is transferred by the blade,
substantially as described.
12. The combination with a feeding roll provided with a recess, one wall of
which forms an abutment, of a blade co-acting with said abutment to grasp the
paper, and a roll forming with said feeding roll a pair of feeding rolls to which
the paper is transferred by the blade, substantially as described.
13. The combination with a feeding roll having a recess adapted to receive the
end of the paper, of means for feeding the end of the paper opposite the recess,
with the wrapper extending beyond the end of the paper, a rotating blade acting
to press the end of the paper into the recess with the wrapper overlapping it, and
without folding the paper, and a roll forming with said paper-feeding roll a pair of
feeding rolls advancing the paper by gripping action between their surfaces,
substantially as described.
14. A machine for wrapping papers and similar articles substantially as shown
and described.
Dated this 8th day of June 1906
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.