An Improved Machine for Pasting Paper Strips or Bands on to Cardboard and other Boxes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1894-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1895
COME DID DE BUITIATION
An Improved Machine for Pasting Paper Strips or Bands on to
Cardboard and other Boxes.
1, EMIL JAGENBERG, Merchant, of No. 9 Kronprinzenstrasse, Düsseldorf, in the
German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what männer
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention consists of a machine enabling cardboard and other boxes of
moderate size to be readily and quickly provided with the usual paper covering,
the paper employed for the purpose being automatically pasted on to the whole or
part of the sides or surfaces of the box.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention;
Fig. 5 shows the same, except that the platform p¹ has been placed in a horizontal
position.
Fig. 2 is a plan,
Figs. 3 to 12 are detail views.
The paper band or strip to be fixed to the box, having been cut to the required
width, is wound on a roller r and made to pass over guide rollers w² to roller a.
The latter is connected by toothed' gearing d'd' with another roller b dipping into
the paste reservoir wand thereby adapted-as it revolves-to take up and transfer
to the roller a the requisite supply of adhesive material.
A small space is left free between the rollers a and b, by providing the latter
with flanges b' (Figs. 9 and 10). This intermediate space between the rollers is
intended for the layer of adhesive material taken up by the roller b; or the
bearings of the roller a may be adjustable, so that the clearance between the
rollers a and b can be increased or diminished as required.
Figs.
and 5 of the drawings show set screws y for lifting or lowering
the bearings, and a spirit lamp for keeping the adhesive material in the box w at
the required temperature.
Having been supplied with paste by the roller a the paper strip or band is carried
on to the roller c. This roller c, being geared with the roller a by means of a spur
wheel d, is arranged to rotate in the direction opposite to that in which the paper
moves as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5 by arrows-whereby a more even distribution
of the paste is ensured. From mechanism for applying the paste, the band is
carried, over one or more rollers g' and r, to the work table, where it advances
under a spreading device the side coated with paste being uppermost..
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The box to be glued or pasted is now laid on the strip, so that the latter adheres
firmly, after which the box together with the strip is pushed along, so that it
arrives on the plate p', where it is held fast by a ledge (Fig. 1). The plate p' is
arranged in a slanting position; in order that the strip may be cut off exactly at
the edge or slightly in front of the same. The knife m (Figs. 1 and 5) is situated
in or near the angle which the plates p p form with each other, and as the knives
move vertically, it may reach to the edge of the box or below the same, which
would not be the case in a horizontal position of the box.

page_text: The plate pl may be rigidly connected with the platform p or pivoted on hinge
joints s, in which case it is supported' by an adjustable stay o, so that its angle of
inclination may be varied as desired. The stay o consists of a tube and a
telescopically movable spindle or core n which inay be secured in the desired
position by means of a binding screw e.
The knife m for cutting off the strips may be lifted by means of a weight and
caused to descend by a pedal through the intermediary of a rod q.
During its descent, the knife meets the paper strip situated over the sharp
edges and cuts off the strip by acting with the edge like a pair of shears.
(Figs. 1, 2, 5).
In order that the box may occupy exactly the correct position while the paper
strip is being pasted on, and while being cut off, adjustable stops h and I are
provided. The ledges, which are connected with the guide piece h¹ and guided
by the ledges, can be adjusted laterally by the screws h³ (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5).
To the ledges h are secured the ledges . The ledges are angular: (Fig. 2) and
provided with a slot u through which pass the screw bolts k. The latter are fixed
to the ledge situated below the angular rail.
The bolts carry the thumb nuts serving to clamp the rails / fast, so as to
prevent their shifting. In order to guide or hold the boxes still more accurately
the rail / may be provided with an additional ledge, which can be placed further
forward or backward by the screw and which then serves as a stop.
The rails or ledges and I do not touch the plate p, but allow some clearance
space for the strip of paper placed under the said rails (Figs. 1 and 5). Two
strips may be pasted on at the same time with ease and certainty, in which case two
guide arms.e are used for guiding them on the sides (Figs. 1, 6, and 7).
These guide arms may be shifted on the rod t and fixed in position by the
clamping screws k.
In order that the borders and paper strips may be pasted on to the boxes and
cases accurately in the desired line, an inking roller with narrow edge is
employed.
This roller draws on the paper strip placed under the same a straight line, and
up to that line the paper strips are either pasted one upon the other, or they are
pasted in such a manner, that the said line coincides with one of the box edges
(Fig. 2). This inking roller is very useful, if the bottom strip and the pasting
strip, or two other strips are to be pasted on simultaneously. Instead of an inking
roller, a coloured pencil or similar instrument may be employed.
The roller may be shifted, so that the line will be drawn at a variable distance
from the edges of the strip. The roller may have several projecting edges or
anking flanges, and instead of one roller, two or more may be used.
In the drawings
Fig. 3 is a cross section through the plate or platform p and guide ledge h.
Fig. 4 a longitudinal section through platform p and guide piece /', and
ledge h³.
Figs. 6, 7, and 8 show the guides for the strip or strips.
Fig. 9 shows the rollers a and b.
Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of the device for applying the paste or glue.
Figs. 11 and 12 show the inking roller on a larger scale.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
In machines for pasting paper strips on to cardboard and other boxes, a gumming
or pasting apparatus having the following distinctive features:-.
1. The combination of the pasting roller a, with a roller 6 dipping into the
paste and placed or adapted to be placed at a slight distance from the roller a.
2. A work table having an inclined or adjustable extension plate arranged so that
the strip may be cut off at the edge or below the box.

page_text: 3. A marking roller or ruling pencil adapted to facilitate accuracy in pasting on
the strips,
The whole substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 21st day of May 1894
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents.