IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING TOBACCO."
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles James Fox, of 61, King's Cross Road, in the
County of Middlesex, Millwright and Engineer, for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING TOBACCO."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles James Fox at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th January 1882.
"
CHARLES JAMES Fox of 61 King's Cross Road in the County of Middlesex
Millwright and Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING TOBACCO."
My Invention relates to machines for cutting tobacco. Hitherto machines
employed for this purpose have been constructed with a revolving drum block,
with rollers above, between which block and rollers the tobacco is passed; the
knife cutting the tobacco, coming down on to the revolving block which is thus
gradually cut away, causing differential speed between the said block and the top
rollers, thus producing either a finer or coarser material at the top or bottom of
the cut. The block is thus required to be constantly renewed, and further by this
action the knife does not cut the tobacco in the manner to produce the best
results.
Now according to my Invention these objections and the renewal of the revolving
block are avoided.
In carrying out my Invention I adopt mainly the following arrangements.
Over the revolving block I fix an adjustable block so formed as to permit of said
revolving block working in the ordinary manner. This adjustable block rests upon
the revolving block and by screws can be adjusted as required. The tobacco is
fed in the manner before described but instead of the knife cutting into the
revolving block it comes onto the adjustable block which is horizontal on its face
and thus a clean cut through the tobacco is ensured. The said adjustable block
can be removed and renewed with facility. The block may be constructed with
or without a groove. When a groove is used it is filled in with wood or other
material, the knife when cutting coming onto the said material so that as it is
worn away same can be removed and a fresh piece inserted.
Or the whole of the block can be made in one or more pieces which can be
replaced as required by similar blocks.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Charles James Fox in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
7th July 1882.
"
CHARLES JAMES Fox of 61 King's Cross Road in the County of Middlesex,
Mill Wright and Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING TOBACCO."
My Invention relates to machines for cutting tobacco. Hitherto machines
employed for this purpose have been constructed with a revolving drum block
with rollers above between which block and rollers the tobacco is passed, the
knife cutting the tobacco coming down on the revolving block, which is thus
gradually cut away, causing differential speed between the said block and top
rollers, thus producing either a finer or coarser material at the top or bottom of the
cut. The block is thus required to be constantly renewed, and further by this
action, the knife does not cut the tobacco with the best results.
Now according to my Invention, these objections, and the renewal of the revolving
block are avoided. In carrying out my Invention I employ an adjustible block
which I will now describe by reference to the accompanying Drawings.
Fig. 1 shows sectional elevation of portion of tobacco cutting machine with my
adjustible block applied thereto.
Fig. 2 detail view in plan (full size) of my adjustible block (part only shown).
Fig. 3 section on line A B Fig. 2.
Over the revolving block A I fix an adjustible block B, so formed as to permit of
said revolving block A working in the ordinary manner. This adjustible block B
rests upon the revolving block A and by screws C can be adjusted as required.
The tobacco is fed in the ordinary manner between the rollers D and revolving
block A, but instead of the knife F cutting on to the revolving block A, it comes
on to the adjustible block B which is horizontal on its face as shown and thus a
clean cut through the tobacco is ensured. The said adjustible block B can be
removed and renewed with facility. The block may be constructed with or
without a groove.
When a groove is used as shown in Figs. 2, and 3, it is filled in
with wood or other material G, the knife F when cutting coming onto the said
material, so that as it is worn away, same can be removed and a fresh piece
inserted. Or the whole of the block can be made in one or more pieces, which
can be replaced as required by similar blocks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner same is to be performed I hereby delare that I
claim the Invention of "Improvements in Machines for Cutting Tobacco" in
which a particular and important point or feature is the use of the adjustible
block B with or without the portion G substantially as hereinbefore set forth and
described.
In witness whereof I the said Charles James Fox have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Sixth day of July One thousand eight hundred and
Witness
T. MORGAN
21 Cockspur Street
Charing Cross
S.W.
C. J. FOX. (L.S.)