Improved Machine for Forming Grooves Around the Ends of Boxes and Cases.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1886
Complete Left, 21st Feb., 1887.
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Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Forming Grooves Around the Ends of Boxes
and Cases.
We DAN RYLANDS of Hopes Glass Works near Barnsley in the County of York,
Glass Bottle Manufacturer and JAMES WEGG of Cemetery Road in Barnsley aforesaid,
Manager of Wooden-box Manufactory do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for an IMPROVED MACHINE FOR FORMING GROOVES AROUND THE ENDS OF BOXES AND
CASES to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object a simple method of recessing or forming a groove
of any desired width and depth and shape all round each end of a Case or box
simultaneously; We accomplish this by means of the Improved Machine which wo
will now briefly describe.
The Machine is capable of being adjusted to suit any width or length of box and
with due regard to economy we adjust the saws or cutters which cut the grooves so
that they may be worked until-they-are worn to a very small diameter.
On a frame-work or bed-plate we fix a horizontal bed which has a fixed head-stock
The loose head-stock by means of a
at one end thereof and at the other a loose one.
hand-wheel fixed at one end of bed and operating a horizontal screw which passes
through a nut fixed to underside of said loose head-stock. Each head-stock carries a
suitable spindle which has a small pulley keyed thereon and affixed to the end of
each spindle are one or more suitable Circular Saws or cutters the teeth of these
Circular Saws are made in a suitable form so as to cut the desired width of groove on
the Boxes.
Each head-stock has a horizontal table attached thereto which can be adjusted
vertically by means of a hand-wheel placed in front of the Machine and connected to
a worm-wheel and vertical screw, which latter passes through a nut secured to the
lower part of the table. The Saws or cutters which are secured to the horizontal
spindles work vertically, their working edges or teeth pass through a suitable oblong
slot or hole formed in the tables. The Spindle which is carried by the loose head-
stock has a certain amount of lateral play, and one end works against a spring which

page_text: is in a box fixed on the outside of the loose head-stock. The table which is attached
to the fast head-stock has a guide fixed thereon, and the table which is fixed to the
loose head-stock has also a guide thereon which is not fixed stationary but is capable
of moving in suitable slides attached to the top of table; this moveable guide
is so arranged and connected to the spindle of the loose head-stock that whatever
amount of lateral movement takes place in said spindle also simultaneously takes place
in the guide.
The driving arrangement is placed at the back part of the Machine and consists of
the following:
A horizontal shaft works in bearings which are attached to each side of the frame
or bed-plate, a key-way is formed on the whole length of this shaft and the portion of
the shaft which comes within the frame of the machine has four pulleys fixed thereon,
one of which is permanently keyed thereto, the other can be adjusted and fixed on any
part thereof by means of set-screws. A belt passing around the permanently fixed
pulley drives the spindle on the fast head-stock, and a belt passing around the
adjustable pulley drives the spindle on the loose head-stock. The other two pulleys
are one fast, the other loose. The horizontal driving shaft may work either under or
over the frame of the Machine a suitable distance, and a suitable belt motion is
arranged whereby the Machine may be started or stopped from the front part
thereof.
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page_text: We DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works, near Barnsley, in the County of York,
Glass Bottle Manufacturer, and JAMES WEGG, of Cemetery Road, Barnsley aforesaid,
Manager of Wooden Box Manufactory do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention has for its object a simple method of recessing or forming grooves
of any desired width or depth and shape all round each end of a case or box
simultaneously. We accomplish this by means of the improved machine which we
will now briefly describe.
The machine is capable of being adjusted to suit any width or length of box, and
with due regard to economy we adjust the saws or cutters which cut the grooves so
that they may be worked until they are worn to a very small diameter.
On a frame work or bed plate we fix a horizontal bed which has a fixed head
stock at one end thereof and at the other a loose one. The loose headstock may be
moved to or from the fast headstock by means of a hand wheel which is fixed at one
end of bed and operating a horizontal screw which passes through a nut fixed to
underside of loose head stock. Each headstock carries a suitable spindle which has a
small pulley keyed thereon, and affixed to the end of each spindle are one or more
suitable circular saws or cutters; the teeth of these circular saws are made in a
suitable form so as to cut the desired width of groove on the boxes.
Each headstock has a horizontal table attached thereto which can be adjusted
vertically by means of a hand wheel placed in front of the machine and connected to
a worm-wheel and vertical screw, which latter passes through a nut secured to the
lower part of the table. The saws or cutters which are secured to the horizontal
spindles work vertically; their working edges or teeth pass through a suitable oblong
slot or holes formed in the tables. The spindle which is carried by the loose head-
stock has a certain amount of lateral play, and one end works against a spring which
is in a box fixed on the outside of the loose headstock. The table which is attached to
the fast headstock has a guide fixed thereon, and the table which is fixed to the loose

page_text: headstock has also a guide thereon which is not fixed stationary but is capable of
moving in suitable slides attached to top of table; this movable guide is so arranged
and connected to the spindle of the loose headstock that whatever amount of lateral
movement takes place in said spindle also simultaneously takes place in the guide.
The driving arrangement is placed at the back part of the machine and consists of
the following -A horizontal shaft works in bearings which are attached to each side
of the frame or bed plate; a keyway is formed on the whole length of this shaft, and
the portion of the shaft which comes within the frame of the machine has two pulleys
fixed thereon, one of which is permanently keyed thereto; the other can be adjusted
and fixed on any part thereof by means of set screws. A belt passing around the
permanently fixed pulley drives the spindle on the fast headstock, and a belt passing
around the adjustable pulley drives the spindle on the loose headstock. Two other
pulleys, one fast and one loose, are also attached to the horizontal shaft for the
purpose of driving the same. The horizontal driving shaft may work either under
or over the frame of the machine a suitable distance, and a suitable belt motion
is arranged whereby the machine may be started or stopped from the front part
thereof.
In order to completely describe our invention and cause the same to be more
fully understood we hereunto attach a drawing of which the following is, a
description:-
The drawing (Fig. 1) is a perspective view of our improved machine. On the
framework or bed plate H is fixed a horizontal bed A which has a fixed headstock C
and a loose headstock B. The loose headstock B can be moved to or from the fast
headstock C by means of a handwheel L fixed at one end of the bed A. and which
operates a horizontal screw which passes through a nut (not shown) fixed to underside
of said loose headstock B. Each headstock B and C carries a suitable horizontal
spindle which has a small pulley G keyed thereon, and affixed to the end of each
spindle Fare one or more circular saws or cutters J'; the teeth of these circular saws
or cutters J are made in a suitable form so as to cut the desired width of groove on
the boxes.
Each headstock B and C has a horizontal table D. attached thereto which can be
adjusted vertically by means of a hand wheel M placed in front of the machine and
, connected to a worm wheel N and vertical screw, which latter passes through a nut
secured to the lower part of the table D. The saws or cutters J which are secured
to the horizontal spindles work vertically; their working edges or teeth pass through
a suitable oblong slot or hole formed in each table D D. The spindle which is
carried by the loose headstock B has a certain amount of lateral play, and one end
works against a spring which is in a box H fixed on the outside of the loose
headstock B. The table D which is attached to the fast headstock Chas a guide or
fence E fixed thereon, and the table D which is attached to the loose headstock B has
also a guide or fence E thereon which is not fixed stationary but is capable of moving
in suitable slides attached to the top of the table D; this moveable guide E is
connected to the spindle which runs in the loose headstock B by the. connecting
rods oo by this means whatever amount of lateral movement takes place in the
said spindle also simultaneously takes places in the guide E. The driving arrange-
ment is placed at the back of the machine, and consists of the following:-a horizontal
shaft works in bearings which are attached to each side of the frame or bed
plate H a keyway pl is formed on the whole length of this shaft P, and the portion
of the shaft which comes within the frame of the machine has two pulleys K. and K',
fixed thereon. The pulley K which drives the spindle on the loose headstock B can
be adjusted and fixed on any part of the shaft P, to suit the position of the loose.
headstock B suitable belts pass over the pulleys K and K and drive the pulleys
GG on the headstocks B and C. The fast and loose pulleys t may be driven by a
belt coming from either under or over the machine. The machine may be started and.
stopped by means of the rods which operates a suitable belt motion in connection

page_text: with the fast and loose pulleys t. The boxes or cases required to have grooves
formed around their ends are pressed down on the tops of the tables D D and
pushed forward; by this means the cutters or teeth of the saws J form the desired
grooves.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The combination of a bed A having a fixed headstock C, and an adjustable
headstock B which carry horizontal spindles F and vertical cutters J and also
vertically adjustable tables D D substantially as described and for the purpose
specified.
2. In connection with the vertically adjustable tables D D the guides or fences E,
one guide or fence being fixed stationary and the other automatically adjustable
substantially as described and illustrated.