Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899

page_text: acts operating a two armed lever, k, acted upon by a spring, m, and fulcrummed
in z, as seen in Fig. 2. The free end of said two armed lever, k, carries the
rubber cushion, n, which, whilst the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 4,
is pressed against the carrier or nose, o, and thus secures the tube previously
slipped onto the same. Further rotation of the lever, a, carries the same into
the position shown in Fig. 5. The plunger then has penetrated through the
ring closed by the slide, i, and has pushed the tobacco into the tube for which
it has been prepared.
The plunger, y, is attached to a slide which, upon turning the lever, a, is
moved by a toothed wheel and rack. Before reaching the end of its travel, the
slide, by a catch or driver, p, engages with a slide, q, acted upon by a spring, r,
and the push rod, s, of the same presses against the pin, 1, pushing the same
inwards, which permits the spring, m, to become operative so as to pull the
angle lever, k, into the position shown in Fig. 5. This causes the rubber cushion
to move away from the nose, o, so that the plunger, y, can readily push the
finished cigarette off the nose or carrier.
Upon the return motion of the lever, effected by the heavy spring, t, the angle
lever, fg, is set free, so that a spring, v, attached to a projection, u, of the angle
lever, fg, (see Fig. 6,) carries this lever and the slide, i, into their position of
rest. At the same time, the lever, e, is also brought back into its initial position,
the spring (elastic) cushion, n, however, remains away from the carrier, as the
angle lever is not again acted upon on the return motion of the lever, a.
The rubber cushion will, it will be seen, not come into contact with the car-
rier, o, on the return motion of the lever, a, as has been the case hitherto, and
the work to be carried out by the several parts of the mechanism is simplified.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A cigarette machine in which the turning of a lever operates the several parts
at the required moment, the parts being brought into their initial position by
springs, the said machine being characterized by the following: when the
lever (a) is turned, and thereby, by the intermediary of the two armed lever (e)
and angle lever (f g) the rill slide (i) guided in a rectilinear path, is closed, an
angle lever (k) is also operated and by a cushion (n) holds the tube slipped onto
the carrier (o) until a catch or driver (p) on the plunger slide which serves to
fill the cigarette, adjusts a slide (7) and causes a pin (1) to enter the angle
lever (k) before the filling operation is completed, so that the said angle lever (k)
pulled by its spring (m) pushes the cushion off the cigarette and remains so
pushed away for the whole time during which the slide makes its return motion,
and only seizes a tube again when the slide again advances, as set forth.
Dated this 25th day of August 1899.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agents, 321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.