Improvements in certain of the Machines known as .and used for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1889-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
"Guillotines,"
Improvements in certain of the Machines known as
.and used for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
We THOMAS FURNIVAL of The Reddish Iron Works, Reddish in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer EDWARD TUDOR Junior of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish in
the County of Lancaster, Cashier and WILLIAM BYWAY of 138 Princess Street
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Plumber do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
Our Invention relates to such of the machines known as "guillotines" and used for
cutting paper and other materials as are provided with means or apparatus by which
without attention on the part of the attendant, the paper or other material being cut
is held while being cut and released when cut and our invention consists in arrange-
ments by which we are enabled to cause the paper or other material to be securely
held while being cut and to be readily released when cut.
According to one part of our Invention we cause the crank or other part employed
to cause the clamp or other part employed for such purpose to hold the paper or other
material while being cut and to release such paper or other material when cut; to
operate a piston or plunger adapted to be moved in a cylinder or barrel placed in or
connected to a tank or other suitable receptacle arranged so as to be capable of being
slidden upon or in suitable guides and connected by means of rods or in any other
suitable manner to the clamp or other part employed to press upon and hold the paper
or other material while such paper or other material is being cut. We provide the
cylinder or barrel above mentioned with an opening or openings communicating with
the interior of the tank or receptacle above mentioned and we fill the said cylinder
or barrel and partially fill the tank or receptacle aforesaid with water or other
suitable liquid.When the paper or other material to be cut is required to be held
the crank or other part above mentioned will cause the piston or plunger above
referred to, to move and press or act upon the water or other liquid in the cylinder or
barrel and tank or other receptacle above mentioned so as to cause such cylinder or
barrel and tank or other receptable to act upon the clamp or other part employed by
means of the rods or other suitable means provided for the purpose, and cause such
clamp or other part to press upon and hold the paper or other inaterial while such paper
or other material is being cut. The escape of water from the cylinder or barrel through
the opening or openings before mentioned controls the pressure upon the paper or
other material being cut.
When the paper or other material has been cut or when it is desired to release such
paper or other material from the clamp or other part employed to press upon and
bold it, the crank or other part above mentioned will cause the piston or plunger to be
moved in a direction contrary to that in which it was previously moved; and so that
it will relieve the water or other liquid employed, of the pressure previously placed
thereon and so that by a partial vacuum being produced in the cylinder or barrel
above referred to such cylinder or barrel and the tank or receptacle above mentioned
will be caused to act upon the clamp or other part employed to press upon and hold
the paper or other material to be cut and cause such clamp or other part to release
the said paper or other material-We provide the tank or receptacle above mentioned
with an opening, tube or passage or openings, tubes or passages by means of which
air may pass out of such tank or receptacle when the piston or plunger above referred
to exerts a pressure upon the water or other liquid aforesaid.
The said opening, tube or passage or openings tubes or passages may be provided
with a cup or cups or other means by means of which any water or other liquid
expelled from the tank or receptacle aforesaid may be retained and allowed to return

page_text: to such tank or receptacle through the opening tube or passage or openings, tubes or
passages above mentioned.
In some cases we propose to wholly or partially counterbalance in any suitable
manner the weight of the cylinder or barrel and tank or receptacle and the water or
other liquid contained therein in order that the clamp or other part employed to press
upon and hold the paper or other material being cut may be more readily caused to
release such paper or other material.
In some cases we provide a valve which allows air to pass into the cylinder or
barrel when the piston or plunger is moved to release the paper or other material
being cut.
In some cases we cause the piston or plunger when being moved to release the paper
or other material being cut, to arrive against a projecting part. upon the cylinder
or barrel and thus cause such cylinder or barrel and the tank or receptacle to be
moved so as to cause the clamp or other part aforesaid to release the paper or other
material being cut.
In some cases we form the tank or receptacle air-tight and partially fill such tank
or receptacle with water or other suitable liquid so that when the piston or plunger
before mentioned is moved to cause the paper or other material being cut to be held,
the air in the said tank or receptacle will be compressed and when the piston or
plunger is moved to release the said paper or other material will tend in expanding
to move the piston or plunger in a contrary direction and thus lessen the amount of
power" required to work the machine.
"
According to a further part of our invention we employ a piston, ram or plunger
and a cylinder for causing the clamp or other part employed to hold the paper or
other material being cut to be pressed upon and hold the paper or other material
while such paper or other material is being cut and we cause water or other liquid
to be at certain times forced into the cylinder by means of a pump or suitable
apparatus actuated by any convenient part of the machine. The piston, ram or
plunger or the cylinder we connect in any suitable manner to the clamp or other
part employed to press upon and hold the paper or other material. When the clamp
or other part is required to release the paper or other material the water or
other liquid is allowed to escape from between the piston ram or plunger and the
cylinder.
In some cases instead of supplying water or other liquid to the above mentioned
cylinder by means of a pump or other similar apparatus actuated by the machine we
propose to supply water or other suitable liquid to the cylinder before mentioned by a
pump worked in any convenient manner or we supply water or other suitable liquid
from any suitable source.
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By our Invention we are enabled to cause the paper or other material being cut in
a guillotine" to be securely held while being cut and readily released when cut and
this without causing the machines to be dangerous or noisy in operation.
Dated this Twentieth day of February 1889.
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in certain of the Machines known as " Guillotines,"
and used for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
We THOMAS FURNIVAL of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish, in the county of
Lancaster Engineer, EDWARD TUDOR, Junior of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish in
the county of Lancaster, Cashier and WILLIAM BYWAY, of 138 Princess Street,
Manchester in the county of Lancaster, Plumber 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 relates to such of the machines known as
"
guillotines" and used for

page_text: cutting paper and other materials as are provided with means or apparatus by which
without attention on the part of the attendant, the paper or other material being cut
is held while being cut and released when cut, and our invention consists in arrange-
ments by which we are enabled to cause the paper or other material to be securely
held while being cut and to be readily released when cut.
According to one part of our invention we cause the crank or other part employed
to cause the clamp or other part employed for such purpose, to hold the paper or
other material while being cut and to release such paper or other material when cut;
to operate a piston or plunger adapted to be moved in a cylinder or barrel placed in
or connected to a tank or other suitable receptacle arranged so as to be capable of
being slidden upon, or in suitable guides and connected by means of rods or in any
other suitable manner to the clamp or other part employed to press upon and hold the
paper or other material while such paper or other material is being cut. We provide
the cylinder or barrel above mentioned with an opening or openings communicating
with the interior of the tank or receptacle above mentioned and we fill the said
cylinder or barrel, and partially fill the tank or receptacle aforesaid with water or
other suitable liquid. When the paper or other material to be cut is required to be
held, the crank or other part above mentioned will cause the piston or plunger above
referred to to move and press or act upon the water or other liquid in the cylinder or
barrel and tank or other receptacle above mentioned so as to cause such cylinder or
barrel and tank or other receptacle to act upon the clamp or other part employed by
means of the rods or other suitable means provided for the purpose, and cause such
clamp or other part, to press upon and hold the paper or other material while such
paper or other material is being cut. The escape of water from the cylinder or barrel
through the opening or openings before mentioned controls the pressure upon the
paper or other material being cut. When the paper or other material has been cut,
or when it is desired to release such paper or other material from the clamp or other
part employed to press upon and hold it, the crank or other part above mentioned
will cause the piston or plunger to be moved in a direction contrary to that in which
it was previously moved, and so that it will relieve the water or other liquid employed
of the pressure previously placed thereon.
In some cases we propose to wholly or partially counterbalance in any suitable
manner the weight of the cylinder or barrel and tank or receptacle and the water or
other liquid contained therein, in order that the clamp or other part employed to
press upon and hold the paper or other material being cut may be more readily
caused to release such paper or other material.
In some cases we cause the piston or plunger when being moved to release the
paper or other material being cut, to arrive against a projecting part upon the
cylinder or barrel and thus cause such cylinder or barrel and the tank or receptacle
to be moved so as to cause the clamp or other part aforesaid to release the paper or
other material being cut.
In some cases we form the tank or receptacle air-tight, and partially fill such tank
or receptacle with water or other suitable liquid so that when the piston or plunger
before mentioned is moved to cause the paper or other material being cut, to be
held, the air in the said tank or receptacle will be compressed and when the piston or
plunger is moved to release the said paper or other material, will tend in expanding
to move the piston or plunger in a contrary direction and thus lessen the amount of
power" required to work the machine.
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This part of our invention is illustrated in Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4 of the accompanying
drawings. Fig. 1. is a side elevation, Fig. 2. a back elevation, Fig. 3. a plan and
Fig. 4 a vertical section taken on the plane indicated by the lines A. A. of Figs. 2
and 3, illustrating a guillotine or paper cutting machine of the kind now well
known as "Furnivals." Parts of the machine which are not necessary for the
illustration of our invention, are not shown in Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4.
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In Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4 the same letters of reference are applied to corresponding
parts.
In Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4 a. a. are the side framings of the machine and b is the holder

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or stock to which the knife or blade a employed' in the. "guillotine" is secured. dis
the "clamping bar" or "top press." The ends of the "clamping bar " or top
press "d project through slots a¹ which slots a' guide the "clamping bar" or "top
press "d" during its upward and downward movement. To each end of the
clamping, bar" or "top press d is jointed a side rod e the lower end of which, is
connected to the tank or receptacle f. The ends of the tank or receptacle f extend
through slots. a3 formed in the side framings a. The sides of the slots a² act as
guides to guide the tank or receptacle f while being moved upward and downward.
is the shaft by which the stock or holder 6 of the knife or blade is operated. The
shaft g is actuated by means of the gearing 9 ordinarily employed. Projecting from
the face of the disc g* upon the shaft 9 is a crank-pin h which is embraced. by one
end of a connecting rod j the lower end of which is jointed to a piston k situate in a
cylinder or barrel l secured in the tank or receptacle f. A cup leather k¹ is
employed to prevent the leakage of water or other liquid between the piston k and
the cylinder or barrel 7. Secured to the upper end of the cylinder or barrell is a
cover m in which is formed a. slot m¹ through which the connecting rod j passes so
as to be free. to work therein. When the tank or receptacle f and piston k are in
the position which they occupy in Figs. 1. 2 and 4 the tank or receptacle f is
supported by the piston k by the cover m resting upon the upper edge of the piston k.
In the bottom of the cylinder or barrel we place a valve n which valve n allows
liquid to enter the cylinder or barrel from the tank or receptacle f. When the
machine has been erected the tank or receptacle f and cylinder or barrel l'are
partially filled with water.
When paper or other material is to be cut, such paper or other material is placed
upon the table o and beneath the clamping bar or top press d. The attendant by
depressing the treadle
P. will' by means of a connecting rod q lever r and' connecting
rods draw down the "clamping bar or "top press d upon the paper or other
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material and thus be able to ascertain whether the knife or blade c will cut the
paper or other material' at the required place. The attendant then releases the
treadle P which is then raised by the counterbalance weight p₁ so that the "clamping
bar or "top press
"d is raised to the position in which it is indicated in Figs. 1
and 2. The attendant then "
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starts the machine in the usual manner and the
disc g² is caused to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow B. The revolution
of the crank-pin h will cause the piston k to descend and allow the tank or
receptacle resting thereon to descend and bring down along with it by means of
the side. rods e the "clamping bar" or "top press d until the descent of the
clamping bar" or "top press d and tank or receptacle f is arrested by the
clamping bar " or "top press d arriving upon the paper or other material to. be
แ
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cut.
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A continued revolution of the crank-pink will cause the piston k to descend' within
the cylinder or barrel and exert pressure upon the water or other liquid therein
and thereby force the cylinder or barrel l'and' tank or receptacle f downwards and
will thus by means of the rods e. e. press the 66
clamping bar ""
or "top press " d
upon the paper or other material being cut. Through the valve n we form a hole n¹
through which water. may pass from the interior of the cylinder or barrel'l to the
tank or receptacle f. During the descent of the piston or plunger & the pressure of
the water within the cylinder or barrel is regulated or controlled by the size of the
hole n¹.
When the piston or plunger & bas arrived at its lowest position the "cut" will have
been completed and a continued' revolution of the crank-pin h in the direction
indicated by the arrow B will cause the piston or plunger k to ascend. The ascent
of the piston or plunger will raise the valve n and water will pass from the tank or
receptacle finto the interior of the cylinder or barrel l. The piston or plunger & will
continue to rise in the cylinder or barrel until the upper edge of the piston or
plunger k arrives against the cover m and a continued revolution of the crank-pin h
will raise the tank or receptacle f until the tank or receptacle has arrived in the
position in which it is indicated in the drawing whereupon the machine will "stop."

page_text: The raising of the tank or receptacle f into the position in which it is shown in the
drawing will have allowed the clamp or top press d to be raised by the weight p¹
into the position in which it is shown in the drawing.
The water or other liquid above mentioned passing from the cylinder or barrel
into the tank or receptacle fand from the tank or receptacle f to the cylinder or
barrel is used over and over again. When it is required, fresh water or other
liquid may be placed in the tank or receptacle f.
In some cases we propose to wholly or partially counterbalance in any suitable
manner the weight of the cylinder or barrel 7 and tank or receptacle and the
water or other liquid contained therein in order that the clamp or other part
employed to press upon and hold the paper or other material being cut may more
readily be caused to release such paper or other material.
In some cases we form the tank or receptacle fair-tight and partially fill such tank
or receptacle with water or other suitable liquid so that when the piston or
plunger k before mentioned is moved to cause the paper or other material being cut
to be held, the air in the said tank or receptacle will be compressed, and when the
piston or plunger k is moved to release the said paper or other material, will tend in
expanding to move the piston or plunger k in a contrary direction and thus lessen
the amount of power required to work the machine.
"
By our invention we are enabled to cause the paper or other material being cut in
a guillotine" to be securely held while being cut and readily released when cut,
and this without causing the machines to be dangerous or noisy in operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. For use in the machines to which our invention relates, the hereinbefore
described arrangements for causing the paper or other material being cut, to be
securely held while being cut, and to be readily released when cut, which arrange-
ments consist in the application to each of such machines of a cylinder or barrel
supplied with water or other suitable liquid in the manner herein before described,
and a piston or plunger so operating in conjunction with each other and in
conjunction with other parts, that on the piston or plunger being thrust into the
cylinder or barrel, the clamp or other part employed for the purpose shall hold the
paper or other material being cut, and on the piston or plunger being withdrawn
from the cylinder or barrel, the said clamp or other part employed to hold the
paper or other material being cut, shall be released substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. For use in a machine of the kind to which our invention relates, the hereinbefore
described arrangements for causing the paper or other material being cut to be securely
held while being cut, and to be readily released when cut, which arrangements consist
in a cylinder or barrel such as filled with water or other suitable liquid, and
provided with a valve n operating and employed substantially as hereinbefore
described, a tank or receptacle such as f, partially filled with water or other suitable
liquid, and piston or plunger such as k, all constructed, arranged and operating in
conjunction with other parts substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein-
before described in reference to and indicated in and by the accompanying drawing,
and so that the water or other liquid employed shall be employed over and over
again.
1000
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.