Improvements in and relating to Machines for Wiring Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Machines for Wiring Bottles.
We, ROBERT MARTIN CHAMBERS and CHARLES EDWARD CHAMBERS, both of
Cuba Street, Belfast, in the County of Antrim, Ireland, Engineers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct a machine, preferably driven by
power, which is capable of performing the whole process of tying the cork in
the bottle; including firstly the placing of a capsule of wood or other suitable
substance between the cork and the wire tying to prevent the wire
from cutting. into the cork; and secondly, at the same time, pressing
the cork firmly. into the bottle, thereby compressing the cork and
making sure of a tight tying, and driving the cork back if it has come slightly
out between the corking and tying operations; and thirdly, forming a loop on
the twisted end of the wire for the purpose of removing it when desired; the
whole operation being performed automatically, the placing of the bottle into
the bottle holder being sufficient to start the machine, which stops automatically
when that bottle is finished until the next bottle is placed or falls into the holder,
when the operation is repeated, the machine being, so constructed that the
finished bottle is delivered in such a position that it does not interfere with the
next bottle as it comes into the bottle holder.
Our invention consists of the several sets of mechanism to accomplish the
objects hereinbefore referred to and are hereinafter described as applied.
Our machine hereinafter described is designed to use preferably four separate
wires, but three or any other suitable number may be employed if desired.
In a machine made in accordance with our present invention the weight of
the bottle when placed in the bottle holder presses a button which acting
through a latch releases a weight hereinafter described, which again releases a
key or clutch by means hereinafter described, and starts the machine. The bottle
holder then grips the bottle firmly and rises with it to the position at which the
wires are tie, the bottle carrying with it the capsule which is supplied and held
in position by a special capsuling gear hereinafter described, and also the two
upper of the four wires. Previous to this, the four ends of the wires are twisted
together and are drawn across that portion of the machine in which the neck of
the bottle is held when being wired by means of special hooks or claws (herein-
after, described) and the two lower wires are drawn aside also by special side
hooks (hereinafter described) one on each side, to allow of the neck of the bottle
passing up freely between said two wires when rising to wiring position. The
bottle lifting gear (hereinafter described) brings up the bottle against a portion
of the capsuling arrangement (hereinafter described) with sufficient pressure on
its cork to compress the cork slightly, or, to drive it back if it has come
partially out under the pressure within the bottle between the corking and wiring
operations, and to hold it firmly, while being tied. The wires which have been
held aside by the side hooks are let back against the bottle encircling its neck.

page_text: The twisting spindle (hereinafter described) and the special hooks or claws
(above mentioned and hereinafter described) are each revolved, and the wire
cut off from that on the reels at about the centre of the twisted portion next
the twisting spindle the other end being released from the claws or hooks round
which a loop has been formed partly of the twisted end of the wires which they
drew across and partly of the twist formed by revolving the hooks or or claws when
tying the bottle. The ends of the wires on the neck of the bottle are then bent
down against the sides of the neck. The bottle holder then lowers, but, as it
does so, the bottle is caught round the neck by means of a special arm (hereinafter
described) and is drawn from the bottle holder. The arm then swings round
with the wired bottle and drops it into a suitable shoot or other receptacle. To
this arm is attached the capsule carrier (hereinafter described), which removes
the capsule from the storage chamber (hereinafter described) to the position
central with the neck of the bottle, where it is lifted by another portion of the
capsuling gear (hereinafter described) and held under the top wires until the
bottle comes up to be tied. When the bottle has been released and the wires
have been drawn across, and the lower ones have been pulled aside in readiness
for the next bottle, the machine stops until the next bottle to be dealt with
is placed in the bottle holder, when the operation before described is repeated.
In carrying the invention into effect the machine is constructed on a bed
plate with suitable supports and bearings for the shafts, levers and connections
which perform the various movements of the different parts of the machine. The
motion is preferably transmitted to the machine by means of a pulley running
Ioose on a shaft, but capable of being fixed thereto by means of a moveable key
or clutch, so that the said pulley will transmit its motion to the said shaft when
the key or clutch interlocks with the pulley said key or clutch being acted on by
means of an arrangement hereinafter described so that the machine is
automatically started and stopped. A fast and loose pulley may be used, when
a similar automatic arrangement may be attached to the belt fork gear; or the
machine may be turned by a handle when no automatic gear will be required.
The shaft on which the driving pulley is situated, we term the driving shaft.
The driving shaft gives motion to the cam shaft through suitable gearing, which
is preferably arranged to give one revolution of the cam shaft for four revolutions
of the driving shaft. On the said cam shaft are keyed several cams, which
give motion to, or regulate the motions of, the different parts of the machine.
The gear for stopping and starting the machine consist of a key or clutch acted on
by a spring, which spring inclines to force the said key or clutch into a notch in the
side of the driving pulley: the said key being capable of being withdrawn from
the said pulley by means of a wedge-shaped end on a lever, which, as the pulley
turns, inserts itself under the head of the key and withdraws it. To start the
machine this wedge-shaped end of the lever is removed, allowing the key or clutch
to spring again into the notch in the pulley.
The wedge-shaped lever is continued past a centre fixed to the frame of the
machine, and to its other end is attached a connecting rod connecting it with a
crank attached to a spindle, the end of the connecting rod being slotted to
allow of its free motion through a certain distance independently of the crank.
At the opposite end of the spindle to which the crank is attached is a weight,
which acts on the spindle so that when the weight is raised it is capable of
moving the spindle in its bearings through a portion of a revolution, the raising
of the weight lowering the crank, and vice versa. The weight, when raised,
is held in that position by means of a latch which is capable of being pressed
by means of a rod connected to the table of the bottle holder (hereinafter
described). When a bottle falls into or is placed in the bottle holder, its weight
comes on this table, which by means of the rod above mentioned, presses down
the latch and releases the weight. The weight when it falls raises the end of
the lever at the opposite end of the spindle to that at which the said weight
is attached, and the said lever, acting through the slotted connecting-rod, moves

page_text: the end of the lever on which is the wedge-shaped piece, lowering the said
wedge-shaped piece and releasing the key, which key then springs into the notch
in the pulley and starts the machine. In the side of the slotted connecting rod
is a notch into which a catch springs, the said catch being capable of releasing the
connecting rod when acted on by a can on the cam shaft, but holding the
connecting rod up and the wedge-shaped lever out of contact with the key or
clutch until so released. The weight is connected to the bottle lifting bracket
by means of a rod on which is a collar, the said collar being so fixed that when
the bottle lifting bracket (hereinafter described) is raised with the bottle, it
lifts the weight, which is caught and held suspended by the latch above men-
tioned until again required for starting the machine. As the weight is raised
the lever at the opposite end of the spindle to which the weight is attached moves
downwards in the slot of the connecting rod, but the said rod does not move
with the said lever owing to it being held by the catch above mentioned. When
the catch is released by the cam on the cam shaft, it allows the slotted connecting
rod to fall, and its weight acting on the end of the lever to which it is connected,
lifts up its wedge-shaped end into contact with the key or clutch and with-
draws it, releasing the pulley and stopping the machine just as the bottle is
released until the next bottle comes into the bottle holder and releases the weight,
when the operation is repeated.
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For twisting and cutting off the wire, we provide loose on the driving shaft,
but capable of being attached thereto and driving along with it when interlocked
by means of a suitable clutch, a wheel (afterwards called the twisting wheel), the
clutch being capable of sliding on said shaft on suitable keys or feathers for the
purpose of locking or unlocking said wheel. The said twisting wheel gears with
pinion
called the
spindle, afterwards
a
twisting pinion and
spindle respectively. The twisting spindle has holes drilled through
it, one for each wire of which there are preferably four, and it makes about
five revolutions for one of the twisting wheel. The wires are carried preferably
from suitable reels attached to the frame of the machine through a tension gear
hereinafter described, and thence through the holes in the twisting spindle,
the twist or tie being formed between the twisting spindle and the neck of the
bottle. When the tying is complete and the wire used in tying cut off from that
in the spindle, the spindle with its attached pinion and also the twisting wheel
are revolved backwards to their former position by means of a spring preferably
attached to the twisting spindle, a stop being provided on the twisting wheel so
that it is stopped when the former position is reached. For cutting off the wire
after the bottle is tied, we provide an arm having a cutting off jaw (afterwards
called the fixed jaw) forming an L with the said arm, and a sliding jaw capable
of sliding in guides on the arm past the fixed jaw, the wire being cut between
the jaws. The sliding jaw is moved by means of a lever having its centre
preferably at the centre of motion of the arm, it being free to move independently
of said arm. The arm is capable of rising and falling, so that it can have the
wires between its cutting jaws when lowered, and when up is out of the way
of the other parts of the machine. This motion is effected by means of a lever
fixed to a spindle to which the arm is attached, the said lever having its free
end moved by means of a cam attached to or forming part of the twisting wheel,
the said cam bringing down the cutting off arm with its fixed jaw on one side of
the twisted wire and the sliding jaw on the other side. The sliding jaw is then
moved by a separate cam on the driving shaft which acts on the lever attached to
the said jaw, and the sliding jaw is forced past the fixed jaw, the twisted wire
being severed between them. The cutting jaws are so arranged that they part
the wire about the centre of the twisted portion, and leave a piece twisted outside
the end of the spindle to form a portion of the loop of the next bottle. The
cutting arm may be made moveable so that the position of the cut in the twisted
portion of the wire may be regulated to any desired position, and the twisting
spindle may have a screw thread formed on it and work in a nut so that it will

page_text: twist firmly that portion of the wire next the bottle first, and then draw, back-
wards as the twist is formed if so desired.
The tension gear, for bringing a tension on the wires to assist in securing a
tight tying consists preferably of four tension boxes, one for each wire, each
box being capable of gripping or releasing the wire when desired, by means of
a wedge (afterwards called the gripping wedge) within each tension box. The
wire passes between one face of the gripping wedge and one side of the tension
box, the other face of the gripping wedge acting against the opposite side of the
tension box, which is sloped to fit the wedge. The said gripping wedge is held
in the position which tightly grips the wire by means of a spring (afterwards
called the gripping spring) which is partially compressed between the box and
a collar on a pin attached to the gripping wedge. The said gripping spring
inclines to draw the gripping wedge through the tension box, but it is prevented
from doing so by the face of the wedge sliding on the sloping side of the box
until the other face of the. wedge is brought against the opposite face of the-
tension box, and the wire is gripped between them. The tension boxes are free
to move along guides parallel with the axis of the twisting spindle, but, when
forced next the said spindle, they each compress a separate spring (afterwards
called tension springs) and, if the tension boxes are then each allowed to grip a wire
and the force which compressed the springs is removed, they will each pull on
one of the wires and tighten it under the reaction of the said tension springs.
The compression of the tension springs is effected by means of a cam on the cam
shaft acting through suitable levers on the tension boxes, pressing them forward
or leaving them free to move backward, and straining the wire under the action
of the springs as desired. When the cam through its levers moves the tension
boxes forward, the pins in the gripping wedges on which are the gripping
springs, are pressed against a stop, which compresses the gripping springs further,
and, moving the gripping wedges backwards, releases the wires, leaving them
free to be drawn through the tension boxes without placing any tension on the
wires. The wires remain free so long as the cam through its levers continues
to press the tension boxes forward; but, as soon as they are released, they again
grip the wires, and the forward pressure being removed from the tension boxes
by the movement of the cam, the pull of each tension spring comes on each of the
wires giving it the necessary strain. Thus, by designing the cam suitably, the
tension can be put on the wires or removed as desired.
To draw the wires through the twisting spindle and across the portion of the
machine which is occupied by the bottle when at wiring position, and also for the
purpose of forming a loop on the wire to facilitate its removal when it is desired
to draw the cork, we provide a spindle (afterwards called the looping spindle)
capable of end motion and at the same time capable of revolving on its own axis
when required. Pivotted to the said spindle are two shaped hooks (afterwards
called looping hooks), one above and the other below the centre of the said spindle,
and capable of movement towards and from each other on a pivot. The points
of the looping hooks pass each other forming a closed hole when at hooked
position, and are so pointed that they will insert themselves between the twisted
end of the wire and the end of the twisting spindle. To open and close the
looping hooks, we provide a sleeve capable of sliding along the looping spindle
and having suitable catches which engage with grooves in the back of the
looping hooks near their centre pivot. The back of the looping hook is so formed
that, when the catches have closed the hooks, the sleeve is free to move still
further forward, and in doing so holds the hooks in closed position, and, when
the said sleeve is drawn fully back, the catch engages with the other side of the
groove in the back of the looping hooks and forces them open. Pivotted to the
same spindle as the looping hooks and at right angles to them, are two jaws for
gathering the wires round the looping hooks before the spindle is revolved. These
jaws (afterwards called looping jaws) are acted on by sliding cam plates attached
to or forming part of the sleeve, or they may be formed on the back of the looping

page_text: jaws and acted on by a pin in the sleeve; the cam plates being so formed that
they bring the looping jaws together by a further movement of the sleeve towards
the point of the looping hooks, after the said hooks have been closed. The
endwise motion of the looping spindle and sleeve towards and from the twisting
spindle, as also the relative motion of the sleeve and looping spindle, is obtained
by means of two cams each acting through suitable levers on forks which forks
are fitted between collars on the looping spindle and sleeve respectively, both
being free to revolve in the said forks, the looping spindle having a feather fitted
into the sleeve so that they revolve together. To revolve the looping spindle
and sleeve, a pinion is provided through which the looping spindle is free to move
endwise on a feather under the action of the cam but the feather forces it to
revolve along with the pinion. To impart the revolving motion to the pinion, a
segment wheel is provided keyed on, or otherwise attached to the cam shaft,
a rim being attached to the segment wheel which engages with a collar attached
to the pinion. A segment is cut out of the collar on the pinion, so that while the
segment wheel is free to revolve the pinion is locked and prevented from
revolving until the portion of the rim opposite the segment is reached. At this
point the rim on the segment wheel is cut away and allows the collar and pinion
to revolve under the action of the segment. This not only ensures the true
engagement of the teeth, but also that the relative positions of the looping hooks
and twisting spindle always remain the same when the twisting and looping
spindles are not being revolved. To avoid the extra parts we preferably attach
the toothed segment to the lifting cam.
The action of these parts is as follows:-The looping spindle and sleeve move
forward towards the twisting spindle under the action of their cam, the looping
hooks and jaws being opened by the relative motion of the sleeve on the looping
spindle due to the movements of the said cams, the looping hooks being carried
against or nearly against the ends of the looping spindle. The sleeve then
moves further forward under the action of its cam and forces the looping hooks
between the twisted end of the wire and the end of the twisting spindle, bringing
two of the four wires on each side of the looping hooks. The looping spindle and
sleeve then draw back, but, in doing so, the sleeve does not travel so much as the
looping spindle and thus gives it a forward motion relatively to the spindle,
which brings the looping jaws towards each other; when it has drawn the full
distance back, the top wires are sufficiently far apart to allow of the slots cut
across the capsule lifter (hereinafter described) passing over the wires and lifting
the capsule up below them. After the side hooks (hereinafter described) have
drawn aside the bottom wires to allow of the neck of the bottle passing between
them, and the capsule has been supplied to the capsule lifter, the bottle is raised
by the bottle lifting gear (hereinafter described) to the position between the
looping and twisting spindles at which it is wired, the side hooks are let go, and the
looping jaws are closed by a further relative motion of the sleeve on the looping
spindle, gathering the wires more closely around the looping hooks. The looping
spindle then revolves at the same time as the twisting spindle on the opposite side
of the neck of the bottle, and the wire between the looping hooks and the neck
of the bottle is thus twisted, forming a loop round the hook which greatly
facilitates the subsequent removal of the wire when it is desired to draw the cork.
When the looping spindle has ceased revolving, the sleeve draws completely back,
the looping hooks are forced out of the loop and the looping jaws open, thus
releasing the loop. The sleeve and looping spindle then draw back, and the
twisted wire at the other side of the bottle neck is cut, leaving it free for the
Tevers (hereinafter described) to bend down the ends of the wire on each side of
the bottle neck.
The hooks for drawing the two lower wires aside in order that the neck of the
bottle may pass freely between them, are placed preferably at right angles.
to the centre line of the twisting spindle, and are actuated, by means of suitable
cams on the cam shaft; through levers and links hereinafter described. The

page_text: small piece on which is formed the hook (afterwards called the hook), is pivoted
on a holder capable of sliding endwise towards and from the wires, which are
drawn across by the looping gear (hereinafter described). The said hook is
capable of hingeing on the said pivot so that the hook can move through an angle
of say 90 degrees, thus forming a hook on the holder when in hooked position,
but the face of said hook being parallel to the centre line of the holder when in
released position. A suitable locking bar is provided so that, when the bar is
pushed forward towards the hook, it turns up the hook to hooked position; but
when drawn back, the hook, under the action of a spring or its own weight or
through a connection on the locking bar, moves to released position. The
action of the locking bar and hook is as follows:-The locking bar, when
pushed forward presses against the part of the hook under the pivot, turns it on
the said pivot, and brings it into hooked position. The locking bar then passes
under and beyond the pivot of the hook, supporting it on the opposite side of the said
pivot to that part forming the hook proper on which side is preferably a flat
surface extending some distance beyond the pivot of the hook, so that when a
stress is put on said hook by the wire inclining it to turn on said pivot, it is
hindered from so turning by means of said flat surface coming in contact with
a corresponding surface on the locking bar. Attached to the holder, we provide
a point extending past the hook, so formed that, when the holder is pushed
forward by its cam and levers, the point inserts itself between the upper and
lower wires, separating them so that the hook can only catch the lower wire;
and, at the same time when the hook turns up, it closes against this point, forming
a closed eye in which the wire is retained without risk of slipping from the hook
until the hook is released. We preferably construct the sliding holders as two
tubes, the end of the said tubes being formed cach to fit a hook, the locking bars
sliding within them and being so formed that they turn the hooks to hooked
position, and lock them there as above described. Two of these hooks and their
connections are required for each machine. The connection between the hooks,
locking bars, and their respective cams, we make preferably by means of
two T shaped levers centred at the point where the cross piece
joins the long arm. The free end of each long arm is moved by
a can, and rods are carried from the free ends of the cross pieces to
levers connected one to each of the sliding holders or one to each of the locking
bars as the case may be, the locking bars being connected to one T shaped lever
and the sliding holders to the other. It is then only necessary to arrange the
cams so that the relative motion of the sliding holders and locking bar be such
that the locking bar shall push into the sliding holder when it is desired to hook
the wire, and be drawn out of said holder when it is desired to release it; the
sliding holder and locking bar at other times moving as one piece drawing back
the wire, or moving forward to catch it as required.
To lift the bottle, we provide a bracket (afterwards called the bottle lifting
bracket), capable of moving up and down vertically on a guide. The said bracket
is preferably raised by means of a toggle joint, levers and cam. A spring or
weight and lever may be attached to the bottom connection of the lower link of
the toggle joint to prevent too great a stress coming on the bottle; or this stress
may be allowed for at another portion of the machine. To the above mentioned
lifting bracket a bottle holder is attached, the said bottle holder being preferably
capable of regulation vertically on the lifting bracket to suit various lengths of
bottles. The said bottle holder consists of a bracket with a table at its top face:
on which the bottom of the bottle rests. The said table is so placed that it is
centrally situated under the position occupied by the bottle when being wired,
and is free to move slightly in the bracket. A rod is carried from the table
through the bottom of the bracket to touch the latch, which suspends the starting
weight hereinbefore described, so that, when a bottle is placed on the table, it
presses down the latch, releases the weight, and starts the machine. Pivotted
to the bracket of the bottle holder with their centres below the level of the table,

page_text: are three or more suitable bell cranks, the upper ends of which extend sufficiently.
far above the table to allow of their upper-ends gripping the bottles. Suitable
jaws, faced with india rubber or other suitable substance, are provided for that
purpose on the ends of the said levers. The motion of these gripping jaws is
radially in and out to and from the centre of the table. The other ends of the
bell cranks project inwards and are attached to a sliding weight by means of a
groove in the said weight, in such a way that each of the jaws on the upper end of
the levers shall move outwards and inwards equally from or to the centre
with the rising or falling of the weight. The weight carried on the lower arms
of the bell cranks presses the jaws towards one another, so that, when a bottle is
placed on the table, the jaws press equally against it, holding it firmly and at the.
same time centreing it on the table. An adjustable trip is attached to the frame
of the machine, which supports the weight when the lifting bracket with the
bottle holder attached is at bottom of its stroke, throwing the jaws outwards so
that the largest bottle will drop freely between them. When the lifting bracket.
rises slightly, it relieves the weight which, pressing on the bottom arms of the
bell crank, closes the jaws firmly on the bottle.
To remove the bottle from the bottle holder after it has been wired and
deliver it so that it will not interfere with the next bottle to be wired, we provide
an arm (afterwards called the discharging arm) working on a centre and having
an intermittent motion to and from the portion of the machine occupied by the
bottle while being wired. Attached to the discharging arm are two arms, one of
which is on each side of the bottle neck as it rises to be wired. Attached to.
these arms are two flat hinged pieces, one on each arm, forming small trap doors
(afterwards called traps). These traps are normally held in a horizontal position
by means of two levers (afterwards called supporting levers), which are keyed
or otherwise firmly attached to a spindle capable of moving sufficiently on its axis
to allow the traps to fall when desired. The traps are held in their normal
horizontal position by means of a spring acting through a rod on a third lever,
keyed or otherwise firmly attached to the same spindle as the supporting levera
The other end of said rod is connected to a lever (afterwards called the releas
lever), pivotted at about its centre to the discharging arm. The opposite e-
of the releasing lever to that to which the rod is connected, when the arin is moved
outwards with the bottle, comes in contact with a pin or roller on the frame of
the machine at a certain point in the movement of the discharging arm. The
pin or roller forces out the end of the lever, which moves the rod at its opposite
end, compressing the spring, depressing the supporting levers and allowing the
traps to fall and release the bottle which has been carried out by them. After
releasing the bottle, the arm is free to move still further on its centre for the
purpose of receiving a capsule as hereinafter described. The traps above referred
to are so hinged that they are free to move upwards with the bottle top, when the
arm is in with its jaws one on each side of the bottle, as it rises to wiring position
and they are cut away on the edge so that, when the bottle holder again lowers,
they will be free to fall back to their former horizontal position with the bottle.
neck between them. The cut-away edges of the traps are a free fit for the neck
of the bottle, but catch the collar at the end of the neck as the bottle holder
descends, drawing it from between the jaws of said bottle holder. On the bottom
sides of the jaws are provided catches, having their faces at right angles to the
traps and parallel to the hinges of the traps, which press against the sides of the
supporting levers, so that the supporting levers are not subjected to the full
stress of drawing the bottle from the bottle holder in the direction which would be
inclined to force the levers downwards.
To supply the wood capsules between the top wires and the cork of the bottle,
we provide a capsule carrier attached to the discharging arm, the said carrier
having a sliding motion on the said discharging arm by which its pan (afterwards
described) moves from over the centre of the traps to a position at the side of the
arm so as to clear the traps and allow them to rise freely as the bottle rises to

page_text: wiring position. The said capsule carrier is moved from the centre of the traps
to the side by means of a bell-crank lever centred on a bracket attached to the
discharging arm and pivotted to the capsule carrier, which is acted on by a sword-
like attachment (afterwards called the sword) of the bottle lifting bracket, which
trips the said lever. A small bracket attached to the discharging arm, which
occupies the other side of the sword to that occupied by the lever which moves the
capsule carrier, prevents the discharging arm from being sprung back by the
sword when pressing aside the lever and ensures that the capsule carrier is
sufficiently withdrawn to prevent it fouling any of the other parts. On the
capsule carrier is a circular pan-shaped receptacle (afterwards called "the pan")
of sufficient diameter to allow the capsule to lie within it, and of sufficient depth
to allow the thickest capsule to lie within it without projecting above its upper
edge or face. The upper edge of the pan is sloped away at a considerable angle,
so that, when it forces aside the door at the bottom of the capsule holder (herein-
after described) from which the supply of capsules is withdrawn one by one as
required, the capsules falling into the pan, if the capsule within the pan is
thinner than the depth of the pan the next capsule above it will not jam between
the edge of the capsule holder and that of the pan, but will slide up the sloping
side of the pan and be forced back into the capsule holder. The capsule holder
is a cylindrical vessel of sufficient diameter to allow a capsule to pass through it
freely, and having a sufficient depth to hold preferably about eight or ten
capsules, lying flat one above another. The bottom of the capsule holder is
normally closed by a sliding door which is held in closed position by means of a
spring. The bottom of the capsule holder and the top face of the capsule
carrier are on the same level, so that when the discharging arm moves out after
it releases the bottle, the capsule carrier is first pushed so that its pan is moved
from the side of the arm to the centre over the traps by contact with the door
forming the bottom of the capsule holder, and then the door is forced back by
the carrier until the pan is under the centre of the holder, when the column of
capsules rest on the pan. The arm then moves in again, one of the capsules
being retained in the pan of the capsule carrier; the door following it closes the
bottom of the holder, and prevents the other capsules within it from falling out.
When the discharging arm moves fully in with the capsule in the pan of the
carrier, the capsule is lifted from the pan by means of a capsule lifter.
The capsule lifter consists of a short bar, having one end about the diameter of
the capsule and the other of smaller diameter, fitted to a hollow screw, which
screw is screwed through a bracket attached to the machine with its axis
vertical and directly over the centre of the bottle when being wired. The
capsule lifter is free to rise and fall within the said screw, but is not free
to revolve. When it has risen to a sufficient height to allow the bottle to be
properly wired, the enlarged part of the capsule lifter comes in contact with the
hollow screw and prevents it rising further, the said screw being for the purpose
of regulating the lift of the capsule lifter to suit different lengths of bottle
necks, so that the cork is compressed into the neck of the bottle by the said
capsule lifter as hereinafter described. The enlarged part of the lifter has pre-
ferably two slots cut into it parallel with its axis and sufficiently far apart to
allow it to fall freely through the two top wires, and of sufficient depth to allow
its face to strike against the capsule when brought in by the carrier without
striking these wires; or the end of the lifter may be flat so that it will pass
between the wires. In the face of the capsule lifter we supply one or more
small spikes, which stick into the capsule and lift it; or the lifter may be hollow
with small holes drilled through its face, the lifter being connected to an air
pump, in which case the capsule will be retained against the face by suction:
or small springs may be provided round the outside edge of the face, which.
spring over the edge of the capsule. Attached to the capsule lifter, and prefer-
ably above the screw, is a weight sufficiently heavy to carry down the capsule
lifter with some force when the weight and capsule lifter are released. The

page_text: weight and capsule lifter are raised by the bottle, and when lifted, are held
suspended by a latch. A rod is carried up from the bottle lifting bracket (after-
wards called the trip rod) on which is a trip, which trip as it rises engages the
latch and releases the capsule lifter and weight, which takes place as the rod
rises with the bottle lifting bracket, and just after the discharging arm and
capsule carrier come in. The capsule lifter then falls, driving the small spikes
in its face into the capsule and securing it to the capsule lifter. The capsule
lifter and weight, when they fall, strike the top of a suitable spring or springs,
compressing them slightly as the capsule lifter secures the capsule. The
reaction of the springs raises the capsule lifter and attached capsule sufficiently
far above the pan of the capsule carrier to allow the carrier to draw to the side of
the discharging arm and clear of the bottle coming up to be wired, by means
of the sword attached to the bottle lifting bracket acting through the bell crank
attached to the carrier and discharging arm as before described. The bottle,
then raised by the bottle lifting gear, raises the traps, the cork coming against
the capsule and capsule lifter with the top wires within the grooves in the
capsule lifter (before described), and over the capsule, raises the lifter, capsule,
and top wires until the enlarged part of the capsule lifter comes against the end of
the hollow screw stopping it. The bottle lifting gear, still continuing to lift,
compresses the cork sufficiently to allow of a secure tying of the bottle, or to
force it back should it have come slightly out between the corking and wiring
operation. If from any cause there should be no bottle in the bottle holder or if
the neck should break off the bottle, in order to prevent the capsule lifter from
fouling the looping hooks, etcetera, as they come across to get the wires for
the next bottle and also to have it suspended in readiness to secure the capsule for
the said bottle when brought in by the capsule carrier, a catch is provided on the
tripping rod (herein before described) which raises the capsule lifter sufficiently as
the bottle lifter rises to allow it to be caught by the latch and held suspended
in the same way as if a bottle had come up in the bottle holder.
To provide a sufficient supply of capsules to keep the machine running for a
considerable time without the necessity of renewal, we provide suitable revolving
chambers each capable of holding a considerable number of capsules. These
chambers preferably consist of any required number of holes in a disc having
their centres at about equal intervals, round a circle having as its centre the
centre of the disc, the said disc being carried on the bracket in which is the
capsule holder, each of the holes in said disc being capable of coming alternately
over the capsule holder, a face being provided on the upper side of the bracket
on which said disc slides round as it revolves, the face of the bracket forming
a closed bottom for each of the holes in the disc except the one which is at the
time over the capsule holder. On the lower side of the disc, a circular groove is
cut concentric with the disc and passing through the centres of the holes for the
capsules. At the side of the hole in the bracket forming the capsule holder is
a stop projecting upwards into the circular groove in the disc and being an
casy fit in the said groove, the object of the said catch being to prevent the disc
from revolving, when acted on by the spring hereinafter described, while a
capsule remains in that hole in the disc but allowing it to revolve as soon as
that hole is empty, the capsule jamming itself between the stop and the side of the
hole in the revolving disc while one remains within the said hole in the disc.
For the purpose of revolving the disc, we provide a number of ratchet teeth.
preferably round the outside rim of the disc, with which a sliding pawl
attached to a spring engages, the spring inclining to pull the disc round when
the pawl is in engagement with the ratchet teeth, but being prevented from doing
so by the capsules within the holes of the disc engaging with the stop as above
described. Once during the tying of each bottle the spring is compressed
sufficiently to relieve the null on the pawl and to move the disc slightly back-
wards, relieving the capsule jammed between the hole in the disc and the catch
and allowing the column within the disc to fall and fill the vacancy within the

page_text: capsule holder caused by the removal of the capsule from the said holder.
This continues until all the capsules within that hole are exhausted, when the
disc, being free to move round under the spring and pawl, and when during
the tying of the next bottle the spring is again compressed, the pawl passes the
next tooth on the disc, and catching it as the spring is again released, it again
moves the disc round, the action being continued until a chamber having capsules
within it comes over the capsule holder, when the capsules jamming against the
stop prevent the disc from again moving until that chamber is emptied. To make
each chamber hold as large a number of capsules as convenient, we extend each
of the holes in the disc by putting a tube in each hole with an open side so that
it is possible to examine the capsules and see that they are properly packed
within the tube; or preferably four vertical wires are put round each hole, so that
the capsules lie between them as in a tube, this allowing the capsules to be
replaced with great ease.
For the purpose of bending down the twisted end of the wire and the loop
against the neck of the bottle after the loop has been released from the looping
hooks and the wire used for tying has been cut off, we provide two thin flat arms
keyed to a spindle, one on each side of the bottle neck when at wiring position.
On the spindle is keyed a lever which gives an up and down motion to the
arms, when desired, through suitable levers, connecting-rods, etcetera, from a
cam on the cam shaft. This cam is so arranged that it presses the edges of the
levers down on the wires soon after the bottom wires have been drawn aside by
the side hooks, thus holding the top wires down at the side of the neck of the
bottle as it rises to wiring position, and keeping them more central with the
looping hooks and twisting spindle, thus ensuring a good twist. The arms
are held in this position until the twisting is about half done, when they rise
slightly, insuring the twist going more tightly up to the neck of the bottle;
the lever at the side on which is the loop is hinged near the spindle, so that it is
free to move outwards and inwards from and to the bottle neck. The end of
the hinged arm is guided in a suitable cam-plate, so that after it passes
the centre of the looping spindle, when bending down the loop, it has first
an outward, then, as it comes further down, an inward movement. This first
bends down and then presses in the loop against the bottle neck as the arms
are brought down by the cam, this motion of the lever preventing the loop from
being disfigured as it would be were a rigid arm used. The other arm, having
only the twisted end of the wire to bend down, may be rigid.
To start the machine, the wires are threaded up from the reels through suitable
guides, then through the tension boxes, and next through the holes in the spindle.
The ends of the wires are then caught together by a small pair of ordinary
hand pliers, and the twisting wheel revolved by hand twisting the ends of the
wires together. A lever may then be inserted between the lever which moves the
cutting off jaw of the cutters and its cam; the cutting off gear having been
brought to cutting position by the movement of the twisting wheel; pressing the
jaws together and cutting off any unnecessary wire. The machine is then ready
to start. The looping hooks come across and, inserting themselves between the
twisting spindle and the twisted end of the wires as the looping hooks are closed
by their cam, they secure the end and draw backwards pulling the wires across the
centre of the position in which the bottle comes up to be wired, the looping
jaws gathering in the wires slightly to bring the top ones into proper position
for the slots in the capsule lifter. The side hooks, under the action of their cam,
then come in open, and insert their points between the bottom and top wires; the
locking bar being then pushed under the hooks, they turn up and secure the
bottom wire between the hook and the said point. The cam then draws the hooks
backwards with the wire, leaving an open space between the wires for the neck
of the rising bottle. During this time, the capsule carrier has moved back
and secured a capsule from the capsule holder as before described it then moves
slightly forward with it in its pan. At this point, the catch which suspends the

page_text: connecting rod of the starting gear is withdrawn by its cam, which allows the
wedge shaped lever to insert itself under the head of the key, drawing it out of
the notch in the pulley and stopping the machine. When a bottle is placed in
the bottle holder, it presses on the bottom of the holder and releases the latch
which holds up the suspended weight of the starting gear, allowing the weight to
fall. This withdraws the wedge shaped lever, and allows the key to again drop
into the notch of the pulley starting the machine. The capsule carrier and dis-
charging arm then come in, and, as the bottle lifting bracket rises with the
bottle, the trip on the sliding bar of the capsuling gear actuated by the said bottle
lifting bracket trips the latch of the capsuling gear, and allows the capsule lifter
to drop with its slots over the two top wires; the pins in its face sticking into and
securing the capsule in the pan of the capsule lifter. The capsule lifter,
rebounding on its springs as before described, rises clear of the capsule carrier.
The sword on the bracket of the bottle lifting gear, next inserts itself between
the bracket on the discharging arm and the bell crank attached to the capsule
carrier, draws back the pan of the carrier to the side of the arm, leaving a free
passage for the bottle. The bottle still rising, pushes aside the traps of the
discharging arm, and coming up, lifts the capsule carrier and capsule along
with it, as also the two top wires, until the carrier is stopped by the hollow
regulating screw through which it works, the cork being slightly compressed as
before described. The side hooks then release the wires which come round the
bottle neck, and the tension boxes are allowed to grip, draw back and tighten the
wire round the neck and over the top of the bottle. The twisting gear is then
started by its cam revolving the hollow twisting spindle, and, the segment wheel
coming into gear with the pinion on the looping spindle, it is also revolved. The
twisting spindle twists the portion of the wire between it and the bottle,
forming the tie on that side of the neck, and also a portion of the loop for
the next bottle; the looping spindle twisting the portion of the wire between
its looping hooks and the bottle forming a loop round said hooks as before
described. The bending down arms rise slightly to allow the twist on the wire to
go as closely as possible to the neck of the bottle. As the twisting wheel
comes round revolving the twisting spindle, it also brings the cutting off gear
into working position, and, the cam on the driving shaft coming in contact with
the lever attached to its sliding jaw, severs the twisted wire, leaving a portion of
the twisted part on the end of the spindle to form part of the loop of the next
bottle. The bending down arms then come down past the loop and the twisted
portion of wire on the bottle, and bend them in against the neck of the bottle.
The bottle lifting gear then begins to descend, the bending down arms being
lifted at the same time. As the bottle descends, the capsule lifter is caught
by its latch, and held suspended for the next bottle. When the bottle neck is
caught by the trap on the discharging arms, the bottle is drawn from the bottle
holder, and, when the bottle holder has descended far enough to clear it, the
arm moves round carrying with it the bottle. The lever on the discharging arm
then comes into contact with its catch, which depresses the supporting lever and
allows the traps to drop letting go the bottle, which may be caught in a shoot
or other suitable receptacle, the arm moving further back to secure the capsule.
During this time, the looping hooks have come across, secured the wire and drawn
it across for the next bottle, the side hooks drawing the wire aside as before
described.
Having now set forth the particulars of our invention, we do not bind ourselves
to the precise mechanical details herein before described as it is obvious that
the same results may be obtained by slight modifications in the construction of
parts.
T
1. 011
f Tama 1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.

page_text: Figures 3 to 32 are detail drawings of the different devices or mechanism which
together constitute the complete machine.
Figure 3 is a partial end view of the machine illustrating the starting gear
of which Figures 5 and 6 show details.
Figure 4 is view illustrating the bottle raising gear.
Figure 4 is a detail plan of the bottle holding and supporting bracket.
Figures 7 and 8 are elevations of the wire cutting mechanism in its inoperative
and operative positions respectively.
Figure 9 is a plan of the wire twisting and cutting mechanism and also the
looping mechanism in the position occupied just after a bottle has been wired.
Figure 10 is a plan of the tension gear, bottle delivery mechanism and the de-
vices employed for applying the wooden capsules.
Figure 11 is a sectional view of a detail shown in Figure 10.
Figure 12 is a plan of the bottle delivery mechanism and capsuling devices in
the position occupied just after a bottle has been delivered.
Figure 13 is a sectional elevation corresponding to Figure 12.
Figure 14 is a transverse sectional elevation of the bottle delivery mechanism
with a bottle in position.
Figures 15 and 16 are detail views relating to the capsuling mechanism,
Figure 17 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism employed to draw the two
lower wires aside to allow the bottle neck to pass between them, the mechanism
being shown in its position ready to draw the wires aside.
Figure 18 shows the same mechanism but in the position occupied after the
wires have been released. This view also shows in sectional elevation the device
employed for placing and holding the capsule on the bottle cork.
Figure 18 is a detail plan on a smaller scale illustrating the action of the
mechanism shown in Figures 17 and 18.
Figures 19 to 26 are detail views illustrating the wire feeding and looping
mechanism.
Figures 27 and 28 are respectively elevation and plan of the mechanism em-
ployed for pressing the projecting ends and loop of wire against the bottle neck
after the wiring has been completed.
Figure 29 is a detail view relating to Figure 27.
Figures 30 and 31 are respectively sectional elevation and plan of the mechan-
ism employed for placing a capsule on the bottle cork.
Figure 32 shows the developed plans of the several cams hereinafter referred to.
In all the figures similar parts are indicated by similar letters or figures of
reference.
The machine is driven by a belt on a pulley 1 which runs loose on the driving
shaft 2 when the machine is at rest, but is arranged to be keyed to the shaft and
drive the machine as soon as a bottle is placed in the machine ready to be wired.
The mechanism for starting the machine is illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, and 6. The pulley 1 runs loosely on a sleeve 3 which is keyed to the driving
shaft 2. The sleeve 3 has a collar 4 through a hole in which a key 5 slides
under the action of a spring 6 to engage with a slot 7 in the boss of the pulley 1,
thereby securing the pulley to the shaft 2. The withdrawal of the key 5 causes
the machine to stop and it is accomplished by means of a wedge which is made
to engage in a slot 9 in the key and force it out of engagement with the pulley.
The wedge is formed on one end of a lever 8 pivoted upon the machine frame.
A link 11 is attached to the other end of the lever 8 and the weight of this link
when allowed to act upon the lever is sufficient to bring the wedge into engage-
ment with the key 5 and stop the machine. The lower extremity of the link 11
is formed with a slot 12 in which engages a pin on a short crank 18 which oscil-
lates with the same shaft 10 as a heavily weighted lever 13. The lever 13 which
instead of being weighted might be controlled by a spring is normally held sus-
pended as shown in Figure 4 by a latch 14 engaging with a catch 15 on the
lever. The latch 14 is fixed on an adjustable bolt 16 sliding vertically against

page_text: a spring 17.
When a bottle is placed on a support 18 hereinafter referred to it
depresses a rod 19 attached thereto which comes in contact with the sliding bolt 16
and thereby depresses the latch 14 and releases the weighted or spring controlled
lever 13. The latter in falling oscillates the shaft 10 and the arm 18 raises the
link 11 and thereby withdraws the wedge 8 from the key 5 which immediately
engages with the pulley 1 and the machine is started.
The link 11 is temporarily detained in its raised position by a catch 19 engag
ing in a slot 20 in the link. The catch 19 is withdrawn at the proper moment
for stopping the machine by a pivoted lever 21 operated by a cam a. The weighted
lever 13 is raised to its normal position by a rod 23 at the upper part of the
upward stroke of the lifting bracket 24. The rod 23 permits of the initial move-
ment of the bracket 24 and is lifted by the engagement of the bracket with the
nut 231 at the upper part of the upward stroke, the slot 12 allowing the lever 13
to move upwards without disturbing the link.
It will therefore be understood that the machine is started by a bottle being
placed upon the bottle support 18 and that, as the cam a is set to release the
catch 19 as soon as the wiring operations are completed and the bottle is delivered.
the machine will automatically stop and remain at rest until another bottle is
placed on the support.
To raise the bottle to the wiring position a bracket 24 is provided capable of
sliding vertically on a column 27 the bracket being preferably raised and lowered
by means of the cam acting through the lever 26 and the link 29 on the dupli-
cate toggle levers 25 one pair of which we preferably attach at their lower ends to
the plunger and spring 30 Figure 1 & 2 which relieves any excess of pressure
on the frame should any of the bottles be slightly longer than their fellows. The
upper ends of the other pair of levers 25 are pivoted to the bracket 24. Attached
to the brackets 24 but capable of vertical adjustment therein to suit different
lengths of bottles by means of the screw 31 is a slide 32. A lateral table 33 is
provided at the upper end of the slide and a lateral ledge 331 at the lower end.
while a tube 38 is fitted so as to connect them and carries within it the rod 19
of the starting mechanism previously referred to, (Figures 3 and 4).
Brackets 35 are provided upon the table 33 which are preferably four in num-
ber and serve to carry gripping levers 34 whose extremities 36 are acted on by
the weight 37, this weight has a free vertical movement on the tube 38 and an
upward movement of the weight simultaneously opens the gripping levers 34.
When the lifting bracket 34 is lowered a catch 39 Figure 1 comes in contact
with the weight 37 raising it relatively to the slide 32 and the table 33 and
opening the gripping levers as shown in Figures 12 and 3. As the bottle lift-
ing bracket 24 rises, the weight 37 is raised with it, away from the stop 39
(Figure 1), when it is carried on the ends 36 of the bell crank gripping levers 34
forcing them together on the bottle placed between them as shown in Figure 4. On
the table 33 of the slide 32 is a block 18 before referred to which is shaped to
fit the bottom of a bottle. A rod 19 depends from the block 18 and when the
bracket 24 is at its lowest position it comes in contact with the adjustable bolt 16
the block 18 being raised slightly above the table 33. When a bottle is placed
between the gripping levers its weight acting through the rod 19 presses the
adjustable bolt 16 and releases the weight 13 of the starting gear as herein-
before described. The cam h is so formed that the bottle is lifted and lowered at
the proper time; in the position of the cam indicated in Figure 4 the slide 32
and bracket 24 have just arrived at their upward position.
The bottle when wired is removed from its support and delivered to a shoot or
receptacle by means of the delivery mechanism illustrated in detail in Figure 10,
12, 13, and 14.
A bracket 40 is mounted upon a spindle 41 on which is a pinion 42 deriving
its motion from a rack 43 operated by suitable levers 44, 441, from the cam
(Figure 3), The levers 44, 441 are each secured to a spindle 442 mounted in

page_text: a bracket secured to the machine frame, the cam d causes the bracket to oscillate
with its spindle as indicated by the dotted line in Figure 10.
The spindle 41 is mounted within brackets 541 and 542 provided upon the
machine frame, (Figures 1 and 2.)
Two jaws 46 are hinged on extensions 47 of the bracket 40. They are so
shaped that the opening between them is a free fit for the neck of a bottle just
below the collar, but not large enough to allow the collar to pass through. The
jaws 46 are free to move upwards on their hinges at all times, but are normally
prevented from falling downwards by small levers 48 Figure 13 which are held
in the horizontal position, at which they prevent the jaws from falling by means
of a spring and plunger 49 acting on a small lever 50 keyed to a spindle 51
carried within the bracket 40 on which spindle the levers 48 are also keyed. The
levers are depressed when the bracket 40 is brought to the position at which the
bottle is delivered. This action releases the jaws 46 and allows the bottle to fall,
the position at which the bottle is delivered is a little in the rear of that indicated
in Figure 10 the part being disposed as illustrated as illustrated in Figure 12.
The release of the jaws 46 is effected by a lever 52 pivoted to the bracket 40
at 53 and as the bracket 40 swings round, the extended end of the lever 52
comes in contact with the pin or roller 54 provided upon the bracket 541
Figures 2 and 3, which moves that end of the lever outwards, pressing in the
plunger 49 which depresses the lever 48 and thereby allows the jaws 46 to drop
and deliver the bottle into a shoot or receptacle as illustrated in Figures 12 and 13.
In Figures 3 and 10 the bracket 40 is shown as about to move to the rear
into position centrally below the capsule lifter (hereinafter described), the pin
within the cam slot of the cam d moving outwardly as is indicated in Figure 3.
After the bottle is released the bracket 40 moves still further out to receive
a capsule as afterwards described, after which it returns into the position at which
the bottle is wired, when the next bottle raised by the lifting gear lifts the jaws 46
until the collar has passed them. As the bottle descends the jaws fall to the hori-
zontal position shown in Figure 14 with the collar in the bottle neck above them,
and as the bottle lifting bracket 24 Figure 1 still continues to descend the bottle
is drawn from the holders 34 Figure 1 and carried round and dropped as above
described. The jaws 46 are supported by the levers 48 in such a manner that
the full strain of pulling the bottle from between the levers or holders 34 does
not come directly upon the end of the levers and for the purpose we provide suit-
able catches 55 attached to the under side of the jaws 46. When the jaws 46
are in the horizontal position as shown in Figure 14, the catches press against the
sides of the levers 48 thus entirely relieving them of downward pressure.
The wires used in tying the corks are fed from recls 161 situated upon some
convenient part of the machine framework as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
They pass through a device illustrated in detail in Figures 10 and 11 which is
designed to apply a tension to the wires as the capsule lifter descends to secure a
capsule and also during the twisting operation, (afterwards described) and to
release the wires when they are required to be fed forward.
Four boxes 56 are provided one for each wire, each box having a wedge-shaped
piece 57 fitted within it, one side of the box being formed with the same angle
as the wedge, the other forming a face against which the face of the wedge can
grip the wire, the wedge being held in the gripping position by a spring 58 act-
ing on a pin 59 attached to the wedge. The boxes 56 slide on the bars or guides 60
fixed in a bracket 61 attached to the frame of the machine. The boxes 56 are
acted on by springs 62, which, when the wire is gripped by the wedges, incline
to keep the wire in tension. A sliding piece 63 free to move independently of
the box slides on the guide bars 60 under the action of a cam 6 (Fig. 3) through
the lever 64 and is for the purpose of compressing the springs 62 and also for
pressing the pin 59 against the stop 65 which compresses the springs 58 and
releases the wedges 57, leaving the wires free to be drawn through the boxes as

page_text: shown. When the sliding piece 63 is moved away from the tension boxes 56
they follow under the action of the tension springs 62 draw the pins 59 out of
contact with the stop 65, and allow the gripping wedges to catch the wires, which
will then be put into tension by the tension spring 62. The wires are thus
allowed to travel freely through the tension boxes, or a tension put on them when
desired the cam being suitably formed to apply tension, or to remove it at the
proper moment.
As illustrated in Figures 3 and 32 the cam operated lever 64
is moved laterally when the pin within the cam slot reaches the position indicated
at 200 (Figure 32) and thereby tension is put upon the wires while the capsule
lifter descends to secure a capsule. The cam operated lever then returns and the
pin within the cam slot reaches the position indicated 201 and the tension is
thereby released. The cam operated lever again moves forward by the diversion
of the slot at 202 and the tension is again immediately put upon the wires-
while the twisting movement is effected. The cam operating lever then again
returns and releases the tension.
The mechanism illustrated in Figures 9 and 19 to 26 is for the purpose of
catching the wire and drawing it across the portion of the machine which is occu-
pied by the bottle neck when it is being tied, and also for forming a loop on
the tying to facilitate the removal of the wire when desired. Referring to
Figure 9, which shows the mechanism in the position occupied on the comple-
tion of a tying operation, a pair of pointed hooks 66 are pivoted at 67 to a
spindle 68 and are so formed that they are inserted behind the twisted end of
the wire at the spindle 69 (hereinafter described) when acted on by the catches 70
(Figures 19 to 26). The catches press against the block of the hooks and close
them when the sleeve 71 to which they are attached is moved forward and they
catch against the small piece 72 on the hooks GG and force them open when the
sleeve 71 is drawn back. In addition to these hooks we provide two jaws 73, 78,
each pivoted to the spindle 68 at the points 69¹ and at right angles to the hooks 66
the other ends of each of the jaws being extended past the pivots 691 and termi-
nating in pins 74 which engage in respective cam slots 75 in the sleeve 71.
These jaws gather the wire round the looping hooks holding them at the correct
distance apart, and maintaining them closely together before twisting, thus assist.
ing in securing a good tie.
a b
spindle 68 and sleeve 71 revolve together the sleeve 71 passing through
capable of revolving in the bearing 77 mounted within the bracket 150.
A pias..
is fitted in a bearing 79 which allows it to revolve when acted on
by the segment 80 (shown dotted in Figure 9) but prevents any lateral motion
This bearing is supported within a bracket 791 (Figure 1.) by which the spindle 68
is carried. The spindle 68 passes freely through the pinion 78 and is attached
to it by means of a feather thus allowing of the endwise motion of the spindle 68
within the pinion, the spindle revolving with the pinion when geared by the seg-
ment 80 attached to the cam h. On the boss of the pinion 78 is formed a con-
cave piece 82 which when the pinion is not in motion fits against the rim of
the cam and locks the pinion in a certain fixed position so that when the
spindle is at rest the opening movement of the hooks is vertical and that of the
jaws horizontal. A portion of the rim of the cam h is cut away opposite to the
segment 80 allowing the pinion to be turned by the same segment, the rim again
engaging the concave piece 82 and locking the pinion as soon as the required num-
ber of twists have been given the wires. To give the looping hooks 66 with their
attached spindle and also the sleeve 71 with its cam slots 75 and catches 70 the
necessary lateral motion grooved collars 83 and 84 are provided attached respect-
ively to the sleeve 71 and spindle 68. These collars are engaged by suitable
forks 85, 86 respectively in which they are free to revolve. The fork 85 is con-
nected by suitable links to the lever 87, and the fork 86 to the lever 88 which
levers receive motion from the cam 7 (see Figures 1 and 32) the cam being so
formed that the sleeve and spindle are moved forward with the hooks and jaws
open as shown in Figure 9 until the hooks 66 reach the spindle 69. This move-

page_text: ment corresponds with the movement of the cam rollers in the part of the slots
indicated 205 and 206, respectively Figure 32. The sleeve is then moved slightly
forward relatively to the spindle corresponding to the greater length of the part
of the slot 205 over that of the part 206 of the cam g so that thereby the
hooks 66 are forced behind the twisted portion of the wire.
The cam then moves the levers and draws the spindle 68 and sleeve 71 with
their attached hooks and jaws and wire across the gap of the machine where the
bottle is wired, this movement corresponding to the movement of the cam roller
in the parts 203 and 204 of the slots in the cam. The part of the cam slot 201
being longer than 203 the spindle 68 moves still further into the sleeve 71. This
movement of the spindle relatively to the sleeve partly closes the jaws 73 to bring
the top wires to the position which allows the capsule lifter afterwards described
to fall freely. After the bottom wires have been drawn aside by the side hooks
(afterwards explained) and the bottle raised to wiring position the sleeve 71 moves
still further outward on the spindle 68 and entirely closes the jaws 73. This
movement corresponds with the movement of the cam roller in the part 214 of
the cam slot. The sleeve and spindle then advance slightly towards the bottle
neck, this movement being caused by the parts 212 and 213 of the cam slots.
The segment 80 then gears with the pinion 78 revolves spindle 68 with the
sleeve 71 and the attached hooks and jaws, the wire being twisted between
the hooks 66 and the neck of the bottle and a loop formed round
the hook 66. This twisting movement corresponds in time to the move-
ment of the cam rollers within the respective parts 210, 211 of the cam slots. The
sleeve then draws back, this movement which corresponds with the part 209 of the
cam slot opens the hooks and side jaws to their full extent in order to release the
loop; the sleeve 71 and spindle 68 then draw back in order to allow the loop
room for bending down, this movement corresponds with 207 and 208 of cam
slots when the suitable levers hereinafter described bend down the loop and the
twisted end of the wire attached to the bottle which has been twisted by the twist-
ing spindle and cut off by the cutting jaws (hereinafter described), while the loop
was being formed. The bottle is then removed and the hooks travel across again
and repeat the operation above described.
Before the bottle starts to rise up to its. wiring position the two lower wires are
drawn aside to allow the collar on the neck of the bottle to pass between them
and they are afterwards released so as to lie closely against the bottle neck just
beneath the collar.
The mechanism employed to perform this function is shown in detail in
Figures 17 and 18 of the drawings.
Two hooks 90 are pivoted at the points 91 to the sliding tubes 92 which are
capable of sliding in the bearings 93 within the bracket 150. Within the tubes
and capable of sliding endwise therein are locking bars 94 which are so formed
that they are cach capable of being pushed. under the flat surface in the lower side
of the hooks 90 and turning them on their pivots 91 till they assume the hooked
position shown in Figure 17, the locking bars 94 passing far enough under the
hooks 90 and past the pivots 91 to support them beyond the pivots and lock
them so that the pull of the wires will not force the hooks round on their pivots.
which would release the wires. A pointed portion 95 is attached to each tube 92
for the purpose of separating the. top wires from the bottom ones, when both
hooks are pushed forward as shown in Figure 17 and to prevent the top wires
being caught by the hooks 90. The hooks 90 when closing pass the sides of the
points 95 and each bottom wire is enclosed between the hook and the point so
that they are completely engaged and they cannot slip from the hooks 90 until
the locking bars 94 are drawn back and the hooks are released, the points serv-
ing the double purpose of separating the bottom wires from the top and retaining
the former on the hooks. For the purpose of moving. and opening and closing
these hooks we preferably provide a cam e having two grooves. one of which is
shown in full in Figures 17 and 18, the other being dotted. The groove which
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page_text: is shown in full acts on a T shaped lever 97 pivoted upon a pin 971 through
the roll 98 attached to the longer arm of said lever, the shorter arms being con-
nected by links 99 with levers 100 which are pivoted at the points 101 to the
frame of the machine, their other ends being pivoted respectively to each of the
sliding tubes 92. The links 99 are connected at a point near the centre of the
levers 100 as shown in Figures 17 and 18. The groove which is shown dotted
ncts on the second T shaped lever 102 (seen in Figure 18) through a roller 103.
.It is connected through the links 104 to levers 105 pivoted to the frame of the
machine at the points 106 their other ends being attached to the locking bars 94.
The links. 104 are connected to the levers 105 at a point about the centre of said
levers. As the cam ee is revolved the levers. 97 and 100 with their respective
links 99 reciprocate the sliding tube 92 with. the hooks 90 attached thereto and
the other levers 102 and 105 and links 104 reciprocate the locking bars 94. The
.respective movements are so arranged that the wires are caught by the hooks 99
and released at the time required, the bars 94-being moved inwardly relatively to
the tubes 92 and the hooks being thereby turned upwards to hook the wires as
seen in Figure 17 and the bars 94 being drawn out relatively to the tubes. 92
when the wires are released seen in Figure 18.. The necessary
inward movement of the rods 94 and tube 92 is effected by the
shaping of the
cam slot in a V shape at the part 215 while the
closure of the hooks 90 on that inward movement is effected by arranging one
part 216. of one of the cam slots to be coincident with the other while the other
respective parts 217 are not so. The rods 92 accordingly advance as the cam
rollers pass into those parts of the slots that are coincident and thereby the closure
of the hooks is effected. The mechanism employed for twisting and cutting the
wire is illustrated in detail in Figures 7, 8, and 9 of the drawings.
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The wires are led from the tension gear before described through a hollow
spindle 69 drilled with four holes in its solid end one for each wire. A pinion 107
mounted upon the spindle gears with a spur wheel 108 running loosely on the
main driving shaft of the machine. The wheel is driven at the desired moment
by a clutch 109 connected to the driving shaft by a feather key and operated by a
lever 110 from a cam c, (Figure 3).
When it is desired to twist the wire the lever 110 throws the clutch 109 into
engagement, with the wheel 108- which then turns with the driving shaft and
revolves the pinion 107 and the spindle 69 four or five times giving the necessary
twist to the portion of the wires between the end of the spindle 69 and the neck
of the bottle. To cut off this wire after it has been- twisted the cutting arrange-
ment is provided as shown in Figures 7, 8, and 9 of the accompanying draw-
ings. The cutter when out of action occupies the position shown in Figure 7 and
consists of an arm 118-fixed to a spindle 111 and having at its end the fixed cut-
ting jaw 112. Sliding in the arm 118 is a sliding bar 113 at the end of which
is a cutter 114 which passes the fixed cutting jaw 112 and shears the wire
between them. The sliding bar 113 is held back by a spring 114 so that the
cutters are normally open, the bar 113 being connected to a lever 115 free to
move on the spindle 111, independently of the arm 118. A lever 116 is rigidly
attached to the spindle 111 to which the arm 118 is keyed, and its end is guided
by the cam 117 in the wheel 108 said cam moving the arm 118 downwards with
the spindle 111 as centre until the cutters 112 and 114 come one on each side. of
the wires as shown in Figure 8 just as they have been twisted together by the
revolving of the wheel 108. When the arm 118 has been brought to the position
shown in Figure 8-the shaft still revolves till the cam 89 comes in contact with
the lever 115 forcing it forward and moving the cutting jaw 114 past the fixed
jaw 112 and shearing the wire between them at about the centre of the twisted
portion (see Figure 9) one part tying the bottle, the other part remaining attached
to the spindle to form part of the loop on the next bottle. At this point the cam▸
moves the lever 110 drawing back the clutch 109 as shown in Figure 9, and re-
leasing the the wheel 108 when a coil spring 119 on the twisting spindle 69 which

page_text: was wound up when the wire was twisted comes into action and turns the wheel-108
in the reverse direction into its normal position, when the catch 120 strikes the
stop 121 as shown dotted in Figure 7. The wheel 108 when thus returning moves
the arm 118 from the position shown in Figure S to that shown in Figure 7
leaving the end of the wire which extends beyond the spindle 69 free to be seized
by the looping hooks as hereinbefore described.
The mechanism shown in Figures 27 to 29 is designed for bending down the
loop and the twisted end of the wire against the bottle neck after the loop has been
formed by the looping hooks Figure 25 and the wires for tying severed from that
in the spindle as hereinbefore described. Two levers 122, 123 are keyed to a
spindle 124 mounted within the bracket 150 to which spindle is keyed the
lever 125 connected by the rod 126 to the lever 127 which receives its motion from
the cam f on the shaft k. The lever 123 is hinged at. 128 and its point is guided
by the slot 1291 in the cam plate 129.
When the side hooks 90 before described with reference to Figures 17 and 18
have drawn aside the two bottom wires the cam acting through the levers. 127,
128 and the connecting rod 126. presses the levers 122, 123 firmly down on the
top of the wires which are thereby forced in against the neck of the bottle as the
bottle rises to be wired, thus helping to secure a good tie. To further secure the
same object, the levers are slightly lifted before the twist is finished which allows
to twist to come against the bottle neck. Just after the wire is cut off by the cut-
ting off jaws and the loop has been released from the looping hooks herein before
described the levers 122, 123 are brought fully down the lever 123 on the loop
side of the bottle moving in the slot in the cam plate 129 which just imparts
to it an outward motion to prevent it injuring the loop and afterwards an in-
ward motion against the neck of the bottle which folds the loop against the bottle
neck. The levers are. then raised by the cam fand the connections above des-
cribed so that they are clear of the looping hooks until they are again required.
To maintain the cam roller of the cam operated lever 127 in contact with the cam f
a spiral spring 1271 is employed which surrounds a rod connected to one arm of
the lever 127.
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In order that the cork shall not be cut by the wires a small wooden capsule
or protector is placed on the cork under the wires previous to the. tying opera-
tion. A supply of capsules is carried by a rotary reservoir and the capsules are
automatically applied one by one to the bottles by the mechanism hereinafter
described with special reference to Figures 10, 12, 14, 16, 30 and 31.
A sufficient number of capsules to allow the machine to run a considerable
period without attention is contained within tubes or containers 130 mounted
on a revolving perforated disc 131.
The disc is so centred on a pin 132 carrried by a bracket 133 that the chan
bers 130 can be brought successively over the opening 134 by means of a ratchet
pawl 135 acting on ratchet teeth 136 round the rim of the disc, the pawl being
moved by any suitable reciprocating part of the machine, preferably the tension
gear before described as shown in Figure 10. The pawl 135 is moved on the
working stroke by a spring 137 and only receives a definite movement from the
tension gear when moving in the direction in which the pawl does not engage.
On the edge of the opening 134 on the side towards which the disc, 131 moves, is
a small stop or catch 138 (Figures 10-16) a groove 139 shown dotted in Figure 10
and in section in Figure 16, being cut round the disc 131 on the under side, so
that when the chambers 130 are empty, the disc 131 is free to revolve the
bracket 133 forming a bottom for each of the chambers except the one over the
opening 134. If there are capsules in any of the chambers the catch will engage
them and prevent the disc turning further until all the capsules in that chamber
have fallen into the opening 134 when the disc will be again free to revolve
under the action of the pawl and spring 137 until a capsule in another chamber
comes in contact with the catch. In this way the disc 131 with its chambers will
continue to supply the capsules automatically till its store is exhausted. the pres-

page_text: sure on the capsule against the stop 138 caused by the spring 137 being relieved
once during each revolution of the machine (see Figure 10) allowing the cap-
sules to fall from the chamber into the opening 134.
The capsules from the containers above described descend through the open-
ing 134 into a capsule carrier 140 attached preferably to the oscillating bracket 40
before referred to said capsule carrier having a pan 141 in which the capsule is
carried. The capsule carrier has a motion on guides 160 attached to the
brackets 40 approximately tangential to a circle drawn with the centre of the
spindle 41 as centre, the movement of the capsule carrier moving the pan 141
from the position over the centre of the opening for receiving the bottle neck in
the jaws 46 shown in Figure 10 to a position quite clear of the opening in the
bracket 40 through which the bottle passes as shown in Figure 12 to allow the pan
to clear the jaws and bottle as it rises to be wired. To draw the capsule carrier
backwards as the bottle rises, we provide a bell crank lever 142 which is pivoted
to the bracket 40 at the point 143 (Figure 15). A sword shaped piece 144 is at-
tached to the bottle lifting bracket 24 before described, which as that bracket
rises, presses the arm 145 of the bell crank lever 142 and draws back the capsule
carrier to the position shown in Figure 12, the sword shaped piece 144 passing
between the end of the lever 145 and a bracket 146 attached to the delivery
bracket 40 which holds the bracket firmly in position while the carrier 140 is
being moved.
The capsules pass to the capsule carrier through the opening 134 (Figure 10,
16) in which a few capsules can lie, said opening being closed on the under side
by a sliding door 147 shown dotted closed in Figure 10 and in section open in
Figure 16. The door is pushed open by the capsule pan 141 after it has brought
the capsule carrier back to the position shown in Figure 16, said pan then form-
ing the door which closes the bottom of the opening 134. The circular hollow cut
in the pan 141 is capable of holding one capsule on its flat, and the edges of the
hollow part are chamfered off, so that if a second capsule comes partly out of the
openings 134 as seen in Figure 16, it is forced back by the chamfer on the edge
of the hollow pan 141 as the bracket 40 moves towards the centre of the machine
where the bottle is wired. To lift the capsule from the pan 141 and hold it in
readiness under the wires of the rising bottle, and also for the purpose of com-
pressing the cork in the bottle neck, the device shown in Figures 30 and 31 is
provided. A plunger 148 hereinafter referred to as the capsule lifter slides
vertically in the screwed bush 149 the bush being threaded into the bracket 150
for the purpose of regulating the amount that the capsule lifter can rise with the
bottle as it rises to wiring position. In the capsule lifter 148 are two slots 151
which are deep enough to allow the. capsule lifter to pass through the two top
wires and to secure the capsule from the pan 141 (Figures 10, 14, 15, 16) on
the needle points in its face.
On the capsule lifter is a weight 152 with which engages a latch 153 and holds
it with the capsule lifter suspended when the latter is raised by the bottle. A
rod 154 has a free vertical movement, in the guide 155 attached to the weight 152
and is acted on by the bottle lifting bracket before referred to through part of its
stroke. Attached to the rod 154 is a collar 156 on which a catch 157 is hinged
in such a way that it engages with the pin 158 in the latch 153 on the upward
movement of the rod 154 but passes the pin without engaging it on its downward
movement. The collar 156 coming in contact with the guide on the weight 152
also serves to lift the capsule lifter 148 and prevent it fouling the looping hooks
before described, if by accident the machine should be started without a bottle
being in the bottle lifting bracket. As the bottle lifting bracket with the bottle
rises to be wired, the capsule is carried in on the pan 141 when the lifting bracket
raises the rod 154 brings the catch 157 into contact with the pin 158 on the
latch 148 thus releases the weight 152 and the capsule lifter 149 which falls, the
slots 151 allowing the capsule lifter to pass through the two top wires and secure
the capsule on pins in its face. The bottle lifting bracket still rising, the sword

page_text: shaped piece 144 (Figures 1 and 15) comes in contact with the arm 145 of the bell
crank lever 142 drawing back the capsule carrier 140. The bottle then continues
to rise until the collar on the capsule lifter 148 comes in contact with the bush 149
which compresses the cork. The latch 153 under the action of the spring 159
then catches the weight 152 and suspends it in readiness for the next bottle. As
the bottle descends the collar on the neck is caught by the trap jaws 46 (before
referred to) and drawn out of the holders 34 (Figure 14) and carried by the
bracket 40 and dropped into a shoot as before described. The delivering bracket 40
travels further back until the pan 141 comes in contact with the door 147 when
the capsule pan is first moved back to the central position in the bracket 40 and
then opens the door 147 and secures another capsule in the pan for the next bottle
to be wired.
Each separate part of the machine having been described in detail the general
operation of the complete machine may be described as follows:-
It is assumed that the machine is at rest and that a bottle has just been wired
and delivered. The machine will then be ready to receive another bottle and
several of the mechanisms will have already performed their functions namely
the looping hooks will have secured the wire and drawn it across the gap of the
machine, the side hooks 90 (hereinbefore described) with reference to Figures 17
and 18) will have drawn aside the two lower wires, and the capsule holder 140
will have already received a capsule from one of the containers 130 as herein-
before described with reference to Figures 10 and 16 and the bracket 40 will have
started to move in and will occupy the position shown in Figure 3.
Another bottle is now placed upon the support 18 and by its weight acting
through the rod 19 and bolt 16 releases the weight 13 which through the rod 11
and lever 8 allows the pulley 1 to be keyed to the main or driving shaft 2 and
the machine is started all in the manner as hereinbefore described in detail. with
reference to Figures 4, 5, and 6.
As soon as the machine is started motion is transmitted from the driving shaft 2
to the cam shaft k by the pinion and wheel and the different mechanisms are
set in motion in their proper order as hereinafter described.
The first to be affected is the bottle lifting gear the cam h acting through
lever 26 and toggle levers 25 to raise the lifting bracket 24. As this bracket
rises the weight 37 bears upon the ends 36 of the levers 34 which latter are
thereby caused to grip the bottle and hold it centrally upon the support 18 as
before described with reference to Figures 3 and 4.
The tension gear is then actuated by the cam 6 through the lever 64 and a
tension is applied to the wire as before described with reference to Figures 10
and 11.
The bracket 40 next moves in its inmost position indicated by & Figure 10
carrying the capsule carrier 140 with it so that the capsule pan 141 is entirely
under the capsule lifter 148 which is released and falls on to the capsule, the top
wires passing in the slots 151. The weight 152 causes the lifter 148 on falling
to secure the capsule on a pin or pins on its face. When the lifter secures the
capsule it raises it just clear of the pan 141, all as before described with refer.
ence to Figures 30 and 31. Then the sword shaped piece 144 on the bottle lifting
bracket which latter has been rising during the above operations, comes in contact
with the arm 145 of the lever 142 and the pan 141 is drawn back as before
described with reference to Figures 10, 12, and 15.
The bottle then continues to rise and its neck passes between the lower wires
when the tension on the wires is relieved. The bottle rises still further until it
reaches the capsule when it raises the capsule lifter together with its weight until
a shoulder on the former engages with the bush 149 (Figure 30) and a slight
further movement of the bottle compresses the cork. At this instant the cam e
causes the side hooks 90 (as before described with reference to Figures 17 and 18)
to release the lower wires when a tension is applied to the wires.as described with
reference to Figure 10 which causes the lower wires to spring tightly against the

page_text: bottle neck just below the collar. Then the cam C through the lever 110 throws
the clutch 109 into connection with the wheel 108 which latter drives the pin-
ion 107 and causes the twisting spindle 69 (Figure 9) to rotate and begin twist-
ing the wires. The segment 80 then comes into gear with the pinion 78 and
rotates the looping spindle 68 and the twist on the loop is started as before-
described with reference to Figures 9 and 19 to 26. As soon as the loop is finished
the looping 'hooks 66 Figures 9 and 19 release the wire, when the cam slot 117
in the face of the wheel 108 as already described with reference to Figures 7,
8, and 9 operates the lever 116 and brings the cutter 114 down on to the wires
and the cam 89 comes in contact with the lever 115 and the wire is cut. The
spring 119 then revolves the spindle 69 in a reverse direction removing any twist
in the wire between the spindle and tension gear and at the same time-revolving
the wheel 108 backwardly so as to remove the wire cutter away into its normal
position, the cam c through the lever 110 having by this time released the wheel
from the clutch 109.
When the wire is cut the cam f operates the bending down levers 122, 123,
through the bellcrank 127, which levers are depressed on each side of the bottle
neck and press the ends of the wire and the loop firmly against the neck, as-des-
cribed with reference to Figures 27, 28 and 29.
The wiring of the bottle having been completed the tension on the wires is
again relieved and the bottle and lifting bracket begin to lower leaving the
weight 152 of the capsule lifter suspended upon its catch 153 (Figure 30).
The collar of the bottle on lowering is then caught by the jaws 46 and the
cam d oscillates the bracket 40 by means of the lever 44 and pinion 43. The
bracket 40 carries the bottle suspended in the jaws 46 away from the bottle holder
into a suitable position over a shoot when the roller 54 comes in contact with the
lever 52 which depresses the plunger 4 withdraws the catches 148 from under
the jaws 46 and allows the latter to drop and release the bottle all as before des-
cribed with reference to Figures 10, 12, 13 and 14. By this time the bottle
lifting bracket 24 will have arrived at its lowest position.
Just as the bottle is caught in the jaws 46 as above described the cam g starts
to move the levers 87, 88 which cause the looping hooks 66 to start moving across
the wiring space to grip the wire ready for another bottle. They advance until
the hooks engage behind the twisted end of the wire (as already described with
reference to Figure 9) when the jaws 73 (also described) grip the wire, and the loop-
ing spindle then moves backwards and draws the wires with it.
The came next begins to operate the side hooks 90 and 91 which move inwards
and secure the bottom wires (as described with reference to Figures 17 and 18).
Just at this instant also the bracket 40 will have reached the limit of its oscilla-
tory motion and the capsule pan 141 will have come under the capsule holder 131
and received a capsule from the container 130 which is over the opening 134 (as
before described with reference to Figures 10 and 16). As soon as this happens
the side hooks 90 recede and draw aside the lower wires and the bracket 40 starts
on its inward movement bringing the capsule carrier 140 with a capsule in its
pan 141, but before it finishes its inward movement the cam a engages with the
lever 21 (Figure 3* and withdraws the catch 19 from the notch 20 in the lever 11.
The latter then falls under its own weight and causes the lever 8 to withdraw the
key 5 from the boss of the driving pulley 1 and the machine is stopped all as
before described with reference to Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The machine will then remain at rest until another bottle is placed on the sup-
port 18 when the whole operation above described will be repeated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is;-
1. In bottle wiring machines, in combination means for starting a machine upon
the cloning of a battle within the battle halden in sanskination with morno to nut

page_text: the machine out of gear upon the completion of the operations necessary for
tying one bottle, substantially as described.
2. In bottle wiring machines, means for starting a machine consisting of a rod,
which supports the bottle and is depressed by its weight such rod upon depression
releasing a weight or spring by means of which a clutch is engaged to put the
machine in gear substantially as described.
3. In bottle wiring machines means for putting the machine out of gear after
the tying of one bottle substantially as herein before described.
4. In bottle wiring machines means for lifting the bottle bracket consisting of
a cam and toggle joint and connections substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated.
5. In bottle wiring machines; means for holding the bottle in position upon its'
bracket consisting of arms which are held to grip the bottle by means of a weight
centrally disposed and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated.
6. In bottle wiring machines in combination means for holding the bottle in
position upon its support consisting of arms which are held to grip the bottle by
means of a weight centrally disposed, in combination with means for lifting the
bottle bracket substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
7. In bottle wiring machines means for the delivery of a bottle after tying,
consisting of an oscillating bracket in which bottle supporting jaws are mounted,
so as to be capable of allowing the upward passage of the bottle neck, but which
grip it as it descends, substantially as described.
8. In bottle wiring machines means for the delivery of a bottle after tying
consisting of an oscillating bracket in which bottle supporting jaws are mounted,
so as to be capable of allowing the upward passage of the bottle neck, but which
grip it as it descends and means for releasing the gripping jaws substantially as
hereinbefore described.
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9. In bottle wiring machines, means for releasing the bottle supporting jaws
consisting of levers which are depressed by means of a lever operated by
upon the oscillation of the bottle supporting bracket substantially as described.
10. In bottle wiring machines, means for releasing the bottle supporting jaws
by which the bottle is delivered substantially as hereinbefore described.
11. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for manipulating the bottle substan-
tially as herein before described.
12. In bottle wiring machines means for exercising tension upon the tying
wires employed whereby each of the wires is separately gripped when required.
substantially as described.
13. In bottle wiring machines means for exercising tension upon the tying wires
employed consisting of a number of boxes corresponding to the number of wires
employed having within them wedge shaped pieces which grip the wire against
the side of the box the boxes being under the action of springs tending to main-
tain the wires gripped, such boxes being moved rearwardly when required against
the action of their springs on operation by gear thereby releasing the tension
on the wires substantially as described.
14. In bottle wiring machines means for exercising tension upon the tying
wires employed consisting of a number of boxes corresponding to the number of
wires employed having within them wedge shaped pieces acted upon by springs
such pieces gripping the wire against the side of the box, while the boxes are
under the action of springs tending to maintain the wires gripped in tension such
boxes being moved rearwardly when required, against the action of their springs
in operation by gear, thereby releasing the tension on the wires substantially as
described:
15. In bottle wiring machines the construction of tensión mechanism substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
16. In bottle wiring machines means for feeding and looping the wire sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described,
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page_text: 17. In bottle wiring machines means for drawing out the looped or twisted wire
remaining on the twisting spindle in combination with means consisting of jaws
for gathering the wires round the hooks by which the looped or twisted wire is
drawn substantially as hereinbefore described.
18. In bottle wiring machines means for periodically preventing the rotation
of the twisting spindle substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in
Figure 94.
19. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for feeding and looping the wire con-
structed substantially as hereinbefore described.
20. In bottle wiring machines in which three or more tying wires are employed
and in which the neck of the bottle passes between two of the wires, means for
drawing these latter wires apart consisting of side hooks which are caused to
engage the wire upon the operation of a bar the bar afterwards receding and re-
leasing the wires substantially as herein before described.
21. In bottle wiring machines in which three or more tying wires are employed
and in which the neck of the bottle passes between two of the wires, means for
drawing these latter wires apart consisting of side hooks attached to the extremity
of tubes within which bars slide and are capable of causing the hooks to engage
or release the wire substantially as described.
22. In bottle wiring machines in which three or more tying wires are employed
and in which the neck of the bottle passes between two of the wires, means for
drawing these latter wires apart and separating them from the other wires con-
sisting of side hooks which are caused to engage the wire and projections upon
the parts by which they are carried which with the hooks serve to completely en-
close the wires for the neck substantially as described.
23. In bottle wiring machines in which three or more tying wires are employed
and in which the neck of the bottle passes between two of the wires, in combina-
tion means for engaging the latter wires and drawing them apart consisting of side
hooks attached to the extremity of tubes within which bars slide and are capable
of causing the hooks to engage or release the wire, and a cam for producing the
combined movement of the tubes and bars and their relative movement substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
24. In bottle wiring machines in which three or more tying wires are employed
and in which the neck of the bottle passes between two of the wires, the construc-
tion of mechanism drawing these latter wires apart and releasing them substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
25. In bottle wiring machines means for twisting the wires after such have
been placed upon the top and neck of the bottle consisting of a spindle in which
holes are provided for the passage therethrough of tying wires such spindle having
a spiral spring mounted thereupon which is wound on its rotation and has mounted
thereupon a pinion in gear with a spur wheel upon a rotating shaft which spur
wheel is put into and out of gear by means of a clutch arranged and operating sub-
stantially as described.
26. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for twisting the wires after such
have been placed upon the top and neck of the bottle constructed and operating
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
27. In bottle wiring machines means for cutting off the wires after such have
been placed and twisted upon the top and neck of the hottle consisting of a pivot-
ted lever, which is operated by a cam and carries a fixed cutting jaw, and of a
sliding jaw operated to cut the twisted wire upon the pivotted lever being
depressed so that its cutting jaw can engage with the wire substantially as
described.
28. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for cutting off the wires after such
has been placed and twisted upon the top and neck of the bottle constructed and
operating substantially as hereinbefore described.
29. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for twisting the wires after such have
been placed upon the top and neck of the bottle in combination with mechanism

page_text: for cutting the wires after having been twisted, operating substantially as here-
inbefore described.
30. In bottle wiring machines in which a loop is formed on wiring, means for
bending down the loop consisting of levers, one of, which is hinged and has its
free end within a cam plate by means of which the lever has a motion first out-
wards then inwards whereby the loop is bent down against the neck of the bottle
without damage substantially as described.
31. In bottle wiring machines in which a loop is formed on wiring mechanism
for bending down the loop constructed and operating substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated.
32. In bottle wiring machines, a rotating container or reservoir provided with
chambers capable of containing a considerable number of capsules, which chambers
are capable of moving over an aperture and delivering the capsules thereto and
when the capsules in one chamber are exhausted another chamber automatically
takes its place substantially as described.
33. In bottle wiring machines a rotating container or reservoir constructed
and operating substantially as hereinbefore described.
34. In bottle wiring machines means for automatically supplying capsules to the
bottles consisting of a sliding carrier capable of receiving a capsule from a storage
chamber, such carrier having a motion on an arm from and to said chambers and
operating substantially as herein before described.
35. In bottle wiring machines mechanism for automatically supplying cap-
sules constructed and operating substantially as herein before described.
36. In bottle wiring machines capsule lifting mechanism constructed and oper-
ating as herein before described.
37. In bottle wiring machines means for automatically supplying capsules to
the bottles consisting of a sliding carrier capable of receiving a capsule from a
storage chamber, such carrier having a motion from and to said chamber and
operating as herein before described in combination with capsule lifting mechan-
ism constructed and operating as hereinbefore described.
38. In bottle wiring machines in combination mechanism for regulating the
tension on the wires employed, mechanism for feeding and looping the wire,
mechanism for separating the wires for the neck of the bottle, mechanism for
twisting and cutting, and mechanism for bending down the projecting ends and
loop of wire against the neck of the bottle, all substantially as described.
39. In bottle wiring machines in combination the several mechanisms herein-
before described for manipulating the capsule all substantially as hereinbefore
described.
40. A bottle wiring machine constructed and operating substantially as here-
inbefore described and illustrated.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, and 25, Cross Street, Manchester,
Agents.