improvements in or relating to Cigarette-making Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1900-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1900
improvements in or relating to Cigarette-making Machines.
A communication from JULES FAUCHEUR, Engineer, and ERNEST VAN
MELCKEBEKE, both of Brussels, Belgium.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The present invention relates to a machine to be called the "universal cigarette-
making machine" operated by hand for the manufacture of all kinds of cigarettes
with an outer cover of paper, whatever may be their shapes and sizes.
The apparatus comprises a stationary gauge or mould, the inner form and
dimensions of which are adapted to the form to be given to the cigarette, and
into which is introduced the tobacco which is then pressed, trimmed and cut
to the desired length, by means of a movable cutter, the roll of tobacco_being
subsequently forced out by a plunger operated by hand, into a tube of thin
tough paper previously prepared and arranged for that purpose.
The cigarette-making machine consists essentially of a plate or stand, to the
front end of which is secured, say by screws a gauge or mould plate, the vertical
portion of which is provided at its upper part with a hinge joint on which swings
a hand lever upon which it secured a knife holder.
This knife-holder is formed in the shape of a four sided prism, the large base
or end of which is secured to the lever, the smaller outer end being longitudinally
concave, the hollow groove of which corresponds to the shape to be given to the
cigarette. One longitudinal side of the knife-holder is provided with a groove
or recess in or to which is secured a cutter-blade fixed by means of screws or
other wire to the knife-holder.
The gauge or mould is cut away at the top in an inwardly inclined direction
ending in a circular groove of the same form and length as that to be given to
the cigarette. The front inclined inner wall is straight while the other wall
is curved as at near the circular groove and then followed by an inclined por-
tion. The curved portion forms a recess into which the tobacco in excess enters
after being cut by the knife.
Close to the joint the mould is provided with an adjustable upright pin adapted
to arrest the lever when lowered. The side of the gauge or mould is provided
externally with a small tube forming a prolongation of the longitudinal groove
into or on to which is inserted a wrapping tube of paper. On the other side is
arranged a removable plunger rod of a shape and size corresponding to the
cigarettes to be manufactured. Said plunger is provided with a masher of rubber
serving to lessen the impact with the mould and is secured to a plate provided
with a stud and working in a guide secured to the foundation plate.
The stud engages a slot in an operating lever which rotates about a pivot.
At one end, said lever is provided with a handle and at the other it is attached

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to a spring arranged within a protecting tube and guided at its other end, said
spring is attached to a screw and serves to draw back to its normal position the
lever, which is guided by means of a plate and is checked in its back movement
by a stop.
.
The manufacture of cigarettes by means of the above described device is
performed as follows:-
After having inserted a paper-tube on the tube the operator fills up the gauge
or mould with tobacco, and by means of left hand, lowers the lever carrying the
knife. During this operation the external edge of the knife-holder presses
against or slides along the tapered portion of the gauge, and presses the tobacco
into the groove, the sharp edge of the knife cutting off any tobacco which is in
excess and which is pushed into the adjacent groove. At the same time an
elastic block at the end of the knife-holder presses against the paper tube in
order to hold it in position. After having lowered the lever carrying the knife
which the operator holds by the left hand, the operating lever is pushed by the
right hand in such a manner as to cause the plunger rod to enter the mould
groove thus forcing out from it the tobacco into the paper tube. Thus the
cigarette is formed and the operator has only to draw it off from the tube.
Then the operator releases the operating lever which operated by its spring
returns automatically to its former starting position and the described operation
is ready for making another cigarette.
In order to change the shape and size of the cigarette one has only to remove
the mould, the knife-carrier and the plunger and replace them by others.
For the purpose of manufacturing certain cigarettes, as for instance ladies or
ovalshaped cigarettes, the mould, the mould plate and lever, owing to the diffi-
culty of adjusting, may be made in one piece.
Tatad 41 OF 1 Joy of Cantaml
1800
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Cigarette-making Machines.
A communication from JULES FAUCHEUR, Engineer, and ERNEST VAN
MELCKEBEKE, both of Brussels, Belgium.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
The present invention relates to a machine to be called the "universal cigarette-
making machine" operated by hand for the manufacture of all kinds of cigarettes
with an outer cover of paper whatever may be their shape and sizes.
The apparatus comprises a stationary gauge or mould, the inner form and
dimensions of which are adapted to the form to be given to the cigarette, and
into which is introduced the tobacco which is then pressed, trimmed and cut
to the desired length, by means of a movable cutter, the roll of tobacco being
subsequently forced out by a plunger operated by hand, into a tube of thin
tough paper previously prepared and arranged for that purpose.
The annexed drawing shows a practical form of construction of the improved
device,

page_text: Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine, the knife-holder being turned back
out of action;
Figure 2 is a cross section of the mould, the knife-holder being raised, and
Figure 3 is a front view of the knife-holder.
The cigarette-making machine consists essentially of a plate or stand to
the front end of which is secured, say by screws r, a gauge or mould plate a.
the vertical portion of which is provided at its upper part with a hinge joint y
on which swings a hand lever f upon which is secured a knife-holder d.
This knife-holder and former is in the shape of a four-sided prism, the large
base or end of which is secured to the lever f. the smaller outer end being
longitudinally concave, as shown in Figure 2, the hollow groove of which
corresponds to the shape to be given to the cigarette. One longitudinal side
of the knife-holder c is provided with a groove or recess in or to which is secured
a cutter blade e fixed by means of screws or otherwise to the knife-holder.
The gauge or mould is cut away at the top in an inwardly inclined direction
ending in a circular groove h of the same form and length as that to be given
to the cigarette. The front inclined inner wall is straight while the other wall
is curved as at 9 near the circular groove and then followed by an inclined por-
tion. The curved portion forms a recess into which the tobacco in excess
enters after being cut by the knife e (Figure 2).
Close to the joint y the mould is provided with an adjustable upright pin
adapted to arrest the lever f when lowered. The side of the gauge or mould
is provided internally with a small tube, forming a prolongation of the longi-
tudinal groove into or onto which is inserted a wrapping tube of paper a. On
the other side is arranged a removable plunger rode of a shape and size corre-
sponding to the cigarettes to be manufactured. Said plunger is provided with a
washer of rubber / serving to lessen the impact with the mould, and is secured
to a plate provided with a stud and working in a guide 7 secured to the
foundation plate t.
The stud
a pivot p.
k
engages in a slot el in an operating lever m which rotates about
At one end said lever is provided with a handle o and at the other it is attached
to a spring 7 arranged within a protecting tube guides. At its other end, said
spring is attached to a screw r and serves to draw back to its normal position the
lever m which is guided by means of a plate W and is checked in its back move-
ment by a stop n.
The manufacture of cigarettes by means of the above described device is per-
formed as follows:-
After having inserted a paper-tube al on the tube a the operator fills up the
gauge or mould with tobacco, and by means of left hand, lowers the lever f
carrying the knife. During this operation the external edge of the knife holder f
presses against or slides along the tapered portion of the gauge, and presses the
tobacco into the groove the sharp edge of the knife c, cutting off any tobacco
which is in excess, and which is pushed into the adjacent groove g. At the same
time an elastic block at the end of the knife holder presses the paper tube a¹
on the tube in order to hold it in position. After having lowered the lever
carrying the knife which the operator holds by the left hand, the operating
lever mis pushed by the right hand in such a manner as to cause the plunger
rod to enter the mould groove b, thus forcing out from it the tobacco into the
paper tube . Thus the cigarette is formed and the operator has only to draw
it off from the tube .r.
Then the operator releases the operating lever m which operated by its spring g
returns automatically to its former starting position, and the described operation
is ready for making another cigarette.
In order to change the shape and size of the cigarette one has only to remove
the mould b, the knife carrier and the plunger c, and replace them by others.
For the purpose of manufacturing certain cigarettes, as for instance for ladies,

page_text: or oval-shaped cigarettes, the mould b may be made in one piece. with the mould
plate a, on which the lever f, is supported, in order to avoid difficulty of
adjusting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is:-
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1. A cigarette making machine comprising a plate or stand carrying the
mechanism, a mould plate, a lever carrying a knife, a removable mould, a remov-
able knife holder with an elastic block, a removable ejector plunger and a hand
lever for operating the plunger and a spring for returning said lever to its normal
position, substantially as described.
2. In a cigarette making machine of the kind described the combination of a
plate or stand, a lever carrying a knife, a knife holder, an operating spring lever
with a removable mould having a recess with inwardly inclined sides terminating
in a groove of the same form and size as that to be given to the cigarette, one
inclined wall having a longitudinally curved or grooved portion adjacent to the
cigarette forming groove, to receive the excess tobacco, substantially as described.
3. In a cigarette making machine, in combination with a plate or stand, a
gauge or mould carrier, a lever carrying a knife, a gauge or mould, an ejector
plunger, and operating lever therefor, and a spring for returning the lever to its
initial position, a removable knife holder in the form of prism, the lower face
being longitudinally grooved and forming with the groove of the gauge or mould
a section exactly corresponding to that to be given to the cigarette to be manu-
factured, said prism being also provided with a recess containing a cutter adapted
to cut away the excess tobacco substantially as described.
4. The complete cigarette making machine. substantially as described or illus-
trated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 95th day of June 1900.
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.