IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES Com-
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake of the firm of Haseltine Lake
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& Co Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES Com-
municated to him from abroad by The Cowman Cigarette Machine
Company for foreign Countries," of the City and State of New York United
States of America
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st August 1882.
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FOR
The
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co, Patent
MACHINES
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
Agents, Southampton Buildings, London
MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES Communicated to me from abroad by
Cowman Cigarette Machine Company for foreign Countries" of the City and State
of New York, United States of America
This invention relates to improvements in machines for manufacturing cigarettes
and consists in certain novel features or elements hereinafter described.
The said invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of the right hand side of my improved machine, and,
Figure 2 is a similar view of the left hand side of the said machine.
Figure 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the said machine, and,
Figure 4 is a front view of the same
Figure 5 is a detached sectional view of the front end of the tobacco feed table,
the upper and lower slides, and connecting mechanism.
Figure 6 is a detached side view of the plate which carries the roller for forming
the cigarette-pocket in the rolling apron.
Figure 7 is a face view of the wheel and cam for driving a shaft or arm herein-
after described the said arm being shown in dotted lines.
Figure 8 is a central vertical section of the devices for feeding and cutting off
the paper
Figure 9 is a detached view of one end of a slotted bar hereinafter described
Figure 10 is a detached view of the paper cutting knife.

page_text: Figure 11 is a detached vertical section showing the tilting table in an upright
position, the arms thrown forward in position to take the strip of paper from the
said tilting table, and the flexible sheet, the dotted lines showing different positions
of the said devices.
Figure 12 is a detached view of the rear end of lever hereinafter described...
Figure 13 is a detached side view of the rear portion of the said arm
and lever.
Figure 14 is a view of the left hand end of a carriage showing one of the
aforesaid arms in a vertical position; and the mechanism whereby it is thrown
forward.
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Figure 15 is a top view partly in section of one of the said arms and
connections..
Figure 16 is a detached vertical section of the paste rollers.
Figure 17 is a side view of another arm and a pawl and connecting mechanism
hereinafter described..
Figure 18. is a detached side view of a standard.
Figure 19 is a broken detached view of the said standard the upper and lower
slides and the upper and lower scraping bars.
Figure 20 is a detached perspective view of an arm or carrier bar hereinafter
described.:
Figure 21 is a perspective view of the table and attachments.
Figure 22 is a detached side view of the front end of the arm shewn in Figure 7,
Sand,
Figure 23 is a similar view of the rear end of the said arm.
Figure 24 is a detached section of one end of an upper jaw.
Figure 25 is a detached view shewing the upper end of one of the bars
supporting the tobacco-knife and one of the bars or plates carrying the pocket-
roller.
Figure 26 is a view of one end of the pasting apparatus.
The remaining Figures are hereinafter described.
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A B denote the two sides of the machine, in the rear portion of which, upon the.
rollers CD is arranged the horizontal travelling feed belt or apron E, upon which
'the tobacco is placed by hand when the machine is in operation and by which it is
carried forward to the knife hereinafter described. The front roller D is provided
at its right hand .end (see Figure 1) with the ratchet-wheel E, which is operated
by the long pawl F pivoted to the rear end of the lever G mounted upon a pivot
or lug on the side A of the machine. The front portion of this lever G has a set-
'screw and locking nut H by which the extent of its sweep or movement may be
regulated. The pawl F is connected with the hand lever I (which is pivoted on
the side of the lever G) by a spring J, by means of which connection the pawl may
'be thrown clear of the ratchet-wheel E and its effect upon the same thus discon-
tinued when desired. The central and forward parts of the lever G rest upon a
cam K secured upon the right hand end of the shaft L and the said lever is
-alternately raised and lowered by the said cam as the shaft is operated. When
the lever G is raised it depresses the pawl F and causes the ratchet-wheel E to
rotate a given distance; this movement of the ratchet-wheel E is communicated to
the front roller. D, which, upon revolving, causes the belt or apron E' to move
forward and feed the tobacco a distance equal in length to the rotation of the said
ratchet-wheel. It will be perceived that the feeding of the tobacco is thus
intermittent, it, being fed forward only when the greatest excentricity of the cam K
is in contact with the under surface of the lever G. In order to discontinue this
feeding forward of the tobacco it is only necessary to throw the pawl F out of
engagement with the wheel E by the lever I and spring J when the other parts.
of the machine may be operated at will without affecting the apron E¹ or the
tobacco.
Over the front portion of the apron E' and at a suitable distance above the
the sides A, B, are connected by a bar M, from which is suspended by the
same,

page_text: springs N (preferably four in number) the presser-board. P; see Figure: 3, which has
a limited vertical movement as hereinafter described, and is employed to press the:
sheet of tobacco and 'hold it down while the tobacco-knife is making its cut: 'In
the centre of the presser-board P upon its upper surface, is a seat: Q, in which rests.
the lower end of the post or vertical rod.R: the upper portion of which passes
through an aperture in the bar M; the upper extremity of the said rod is engaged
by the dog S, mounted upon an 'axle between the ears T, the forward end of the
said dog being provided with a set screw. U. and locking-nut V by which the
extent of its movement is regulated. The lower end of the screw U is provided
with a small bearing W which rests upon the cam X secured at about the centre
of the shaft L. When this shaft L is rotated the cam X will at regular intervals.
elevate the front end of the dog S, thereby depressing its rear end, which, acting
upon the post R depresses it and causes the presser-board P to descend upon the
tobacco, so as to flatten it out and make a firm layer. After the bulge or.raised
portion of the cam X has passed the end of the dog S, the springs N will draw the
presser-board P up from the tobacco and thereby elevate the post R to its former.
position. The shaft L carrying the cam X receives its motion from the driving
shaft Y and the connecting gear-wheels Z and A¹.
In front of the forward end of the belt E' is a bar B₁ extending across the
machine and forming a continuation of the tobacco-feed-table. The tobacco is cut
off in strips of appropriate size and at the proper time by the knife C' which
extends across the machine and is rigidly secured to the lower ends of the vertical
bars D¹, (see Figures 3 and 25) that pass upward and are provided in their upper
portions with the elongated slots F¹, which encircle the ends of the shaft L. 'Below
the slots F¹ and upon the sides of the bars D' are secured the wheels 1 which are
acted upon by the cams G³ mounted upon the shaft L.. The rotation of this shaft L
causes the cams G¹, at regular intervals, to press against the wheels 1 at the lower
ends of the slots F' and thereby depress the said bars D¹, whereby the knife C
is caused to pass downward between the slide H', hereinafter described, and the
bar B and to sever that portion of the tobacco which had previously been.fed in
front of its cutting edge. After the knife Chas reached its lowest point, that is
to say, when the pressure of the cams G' upon the wheels 1 has ceased, the springs I¹
will draw the knife and vertical bars back to their former position, where they
will remain until the cams G' again depress them. Between the time at which..
the knife C is elevated and the time at which it is again depressed the table or
belt E' feeds forward a sufficient quantity of tobacco to be used in forming another
roll or elongated cigarette.
In front of the table E' and tobacco knife C at each side of the machine aro
rigidly secured the vertical bars J¹ shewn in Figures 18 and 19; between the
lower ends of these bars are fastened the two bars or rods K¹ L¹ (shown in
Figures 5, and 19,) which are employed for the purpose of scraping the rod of
tobacco after it has been cut by the knife C₁ from off the upper slide H¹ and lower
slide N¹, as the said slides are moved toward the front. The slides H' N' hold the
rod of tobacco after it has been cut until it is dropped into a pocket formed in the
rolling apron hereinafter described. Between the upper ends of the bars J' is
mounted a horizontal shaft P' extending across the machine and having arranged
at its ends between suitable collars the swinging bars R' and S₁ the two bars R!
being between the two bars S¹ (see Figures 3, 4 and 5). The upper portions of the
said bars R¹ and S' are provided with the projecting surfaces U₁ carrying small
bearing wheels V₁ which impinge against the surface of the cams W and X4
secured upon the shaft L the wheels V' on the bars R' being in contact with the
cams W₁ and those on the bars S' in contact with the cans X¹.
The upper
extremities of the bars R¹ and S¹ are drawn towards the rear of the machine by
the springs Y¹ see Figure 5 whereby the bearing wheels V₁ are kept in firm contact
with the said cams W₁ and X'.
The upper slide H¹ is placed between the two scrapers or bars K¹ L'; its upper.
surface is flush with the upper surface of the feed table E', and it is connected.

page_text: with the lower extremities of the bars S¹ whereby it is actuated when the machine
is in operation.
The lower slide N₁ is set in the inclined grooves Z₁ formed in the lower ends of
the bars J and contains apertures in which the lower ends of the bars R¹ are
placed. The lower edge of the said lower slide N₁ inclines downward against the
lower portion of the bar B¹. During the operation of the machine the tobacco
knife C passes downward between the said bar B¹ and the upper slide H', cutting
off a rod of tobacco, which will rest upon the said slide until the same is actuated.
At this point in the operation the rear edge of the lower slide N' is in contact with
the bar B¹. As soon as the knife C has severed the strip of tobacco, the upper
slide His caused to move toward the front by the tension of the springs Y₁ the
projecting surface on the bars S', having passed the bulge on the cams X'. When
the slide His thus moved toward the front the strip of tobacco resting upon it
will be scraped off by the bar K', and will fall upon the lower slide N'. The
motion of the machine continuing the knife C¹ will be elevated and the upper
slide H¹ will at once resume its former position by reason of the cams X' acting
upon the bars S₁, thus leaving the rod of tobacco enclosed between the two
slides H' N. During this movement the feed table E¹ feeds forward a sufficient
quantity of tobacco upon the upper slide to form another long cigarette. When
the knife C¹ starts to. descend again to sever another strip of tobacco, the projecting
surfaces on the bars R¹ will be passed by the bulge on the cams. W' at which time
the springs Y will throw the lower ends of the said bars R¹ and the lower slide N'
toward the front, whereby the first rod of tobacco cut off is left unsupported and
will fall into a pocket provided for it in the rolling apron hereinafter described.
During the outward movement of the lower slide N¹ the bar L' acts as a scraper to
prevent the tobacco sticking to the said slide. Before the second strip of tobacco
is severed by the second descent of the knife C! the lower slide N¹ will return to
its position in contact with the bar. B' in order to catch the said strip of tobacco
when the knife has completed its descent and the upper slide H¹ has been moved
toward the front. These movements of the two slides H' N' are continued at each
revolution of the main shaft L and the rod of tobacco is by them dropped into the
said pocket provided for it in good condition.
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Upon opposite sides of the machine in front of the bars R¹, S¹, are
set-screws a the sliding plates. b see Figures 3, 6, and 25 one plate being arranged
at each side of the machine. In the plates b are cut two curved slots c in which
the set screws a are placed, the said screws permitting the plates to slide without
losing their position. Between the lower ends of the plates b is mounted the
pocket roller d, and upon the inner face of the said plates are small studs to which
the lower ends of the springs e which tend to draw the plates upward are secured.
Upon the ends of the shaft L are excentrically secured the cam shaped discs two
corresponding discs separated a distance about equal to the thickness of the
plates 6 being arranged at each end of the shaft. At about the greatest excentricity
of the discs g is secured between each pair of them a small wheel or roller h.
When the discs are in motion they will pass over the sides of the plates b until the
small wheels h come in contact with their upper ends, when the said plates will be
forced downward with the pocket roller d until the wheels h have passed the said
ends, at which time the springs e will at once retract the said plates to their former
position. In order that the plates b upon their upward movement may not jar the
machine, I provide the springs against which the said plates may strike as a
cushion or buffer.
Below and in front of the knife C¹ is secured the convex table having segmental
ends m; upon this table is placed the rolling apron n. The rear end of the said
apron is secured upon a rod p, see Figure 21, which rod is connected with a rod t
by the set screws u. This rod t has bearings between the sides of the machine and
has a short arm won one of its ends, which arm is connected by a link x to the
pivoted arm y see Figure 2, secured upon the left hand side of the machine, aud
having its forward end in contact with the surface of the cam a'. The rear end of

page_text: the said arm has in it a slot b₁ in which the end of the link x may have a lateral
movement and is drawn downward by the spring c¹ so that its front end is kept
against the aforesaid cam a¹. The front end of the apron n is secured upon the
rod d¹ which is adjustable by set screws, see Figure 3.
Upon the ends of the shaft f¹ sustaining the table and between the segmental
ends m and the sides of the machine, are mounted the rocking bars h¹ each of which
has a vertical groove upon its inner face; in these grooves are placed the bars l¹
adapted to have a vertical movement and carrying upon their inner faces the wheels,
or rollers m' which travel in the cam slots n¹ formed in the outer faces of the
segmental ends m and also carrying between their upper ends the roller w¹.
When the machine is in operation the pocket, roller d is driven downward
between the rear edge of the table and the roller w' whereby all slack in the
apron n is drawn to that point and a cradle or pocket t¹ is formed, as shewn in
Figures 3, 11, and 21. Upon the return movement of the plates b and the pocket
roller & to their former position (which movement is accomplished in the manner
herein before described) the lower slide N' moves to the front and the rod of tobacco
previously cut is thereby caused to fall into the pocket t preparatory to being
rolled into a firm rod and to receiving the paper to complete the cigarette. At this
point in the operation the carrier bars are at their highest position, and as the
machine continues its motion the rocking bars h' rotate toward the front, the bars,
receiving their motion from the gear wheel A¹ through the cam x¹ the connecting.
rod y' and the link A", which is secured directly upon the end of the shaft f¹ see.
Figure 2. When the bars h¹ are moved forward, the wheels or rollers m' travel
down the incline (see Figure 11) at the rear end of the cam slots n', thereby,
lowering the carriers and also the rod w so that the pocket t¹ is made to close on
the strip of tobacco, after which the wheels m' travel along the cam slots n¹ without
interruption until the projections or elevations B" in the slots are reached, when
the wheels m¹ will ride up the same and thus elevate the carriers and rod w¹ a;
sufficient distance to permit the strip of paper, hereinafter described, (which at this.
point rests upon the front portion of the apron n) to enter the pocket t and be
rolled around the rod of tobacco by the forward movement of the upper fold of the
apron. While the rod w¹ and carriers are being lowered to close the pocket t¹at.
the commencement of their forward movement, as aforesaid, the depression C" of
the cam a' on the outer face of the wheel 2" reaches the front end of the arm y.
and permits the said end to rise slightly; the rear end of the said arm is therefore
drawn downward and effects the depression of the link x and arm w, see Figures 2.
and 21, and gives the rod ta rocking movement, whereby the rod p is thrown
upward and the tension on the apron n caused by the downward movement of the,
rod wand carriers thus relieved; the object of this arrangement is to permit the
pocket to remain of its full size until the rod of tobacco is started forward.
After the rod w¹ and carriers have started to roll the strip of tobacco forward.
the depression C on the cam a¹ will pass the end of the army when the said end,
will be depressed, the rear end of the same elevated and the rods t and p rocked,
downward to their former position; the slack in the apron n is thus, taken up and
the pocket t¹ reduced to an appropriate size to effectually roll the tobacco. The.
rod wand carriers l'are moved forward until the strip of tobacco is rolled into:
the paper and then passed over the front of the table and to the cutting devices,
hereinafter described, whereby the long cigarette is severed into smaller cigarettes;
of the proper size for use.
I will now describe the means for feeding the paper, cutting it off, and conveying.
it to the front portion of the table Z preparatory to being rolled around the rod of
tobacco:
The paper is fed to the machine from a large roll, and its end passes over the
table S between the jaws or nippers T", U" which are retained at their ends by;
the standards W₁ see Figure 4. The lower jaw T" is, rigidly secured to the
standards W" and the upper jaw U" has a vertical movement in the said standards,
which serve as guides.. The said standards W are rigidly secured to the racks X",
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page_text: (one rack being arranged at each side of the machine) which have a horizontal move-
ment and carry with them the jaws T", U". The teeth on the lower surface of the
racks X" gear with the teeth on the toothed wheels Z" mounted on the shaft a",
which has bearings in the sides of the frame of the machine and receives its motion
from the bar b¹¹ see Figures 2, 4,7 22 and 23 on the left hand side of the machine.
This bar 6 carries a rack c" which gears with the cog-wheel du secured on the
end of the shaft a¹¹. The rear end of the said bar 6" is slotted and encircles the end
of the shaft e¹ whereby the bar is sustained in position and at the same time per-
mitted to have a longitudinal movement. Upon the rear end of the bar 6" is
secured a pin f" which enters the cam slot h" on the inner face of the wheel i" by
which the bar is actuated. When the wheel is revolved the portion k" of the
cam will come in contact with the pin f" and force it and the bar 6" forward,
thereby causing the wheel d" and shaft a" to revolve, which movement causes the
jaws TU to travel to the extreme limit of their forward movement as shown in
Figure 8 the, motion being imparted to the jaws by the wheels Z" and racks X".
After the part of the cam slot h" has passed the pin f" the bar b" has a move-
ment toward the rear, and the jaws T", "U", are thereby retracted to the extreme
limit on the rear stroke, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8.
The lower jaw T" has a thin strip of packing m" on its upper surface so as to
more effectually bind or hold the paper. The upper jaw U" is pressed downward by
the bar or flat spring n"; this downward pressure of the spring when the jaws are to
be separated to permit the passage of the paper between them, is overcome by the
pins set in sockets in the ends of the upper jaw U", and having a spring tension
towards the sides of the machine. The point of the pins t" when the jaws T", U",
are in their forward position, press against the faces of the blocks u", and when
the jaws are in this position they are closed against each other. When the jaws
T", U", are moved toward the rear the pins t" move in contact with or scrape
along the blocks u" until they come opposite the recesses 'w" when they enter the
same, the jaws still remaining closed and this being their rear position. Upon
the return of the jaws T", U", the pins t" ride up the front inclined wall of the
recesses w¹ and in so doing overcome the tension of the spring n" and elevate the
upper jaw from the lower jaw, thereby permitting the escape of the paper as
bereinafter described. During the return of the jaws T" U" towards the front
of the machine the pins t" travel in the inclined grooves x" until the base of the
grooves become flush with the blocks u" when the bar spring n" will force the upper
jaw U down upon the jaw T" so as to securely hold the paper between them.
The movement of the jaws T, U, toward the rear feeds the paper into the
machine, the width of the paper fed being regulated by the space traversed by the
jaws; during their movement to the front the jaws assume a proper position to feed
forward another supply of the paper. The distance the jaws shall move and the
width of paper fed into the machine may be regulated at will by allowing more or
less lost motion in the rack cl which is retained upon the lower front end of the
bar b by a set screw and the plate y" having the elongated slot z" in which the set
screw is placed. In rear of the rack cl is secured upon the lower end of the bar 6"
by a set screw the plate A³, which may be adjusted toward or from the said
rack c"; when the plate A³ is adjusted close up to the rack c¹ there will be no lost
motion and but one width of paper will be fed; when the plate A³ is adjusted one-
sixteenth of an inch, for example, towards the rear, the rack will have just that
much lost motion before it acts upon the gear wheel du and the width of
paper fed will be one-sixteenth of an inch less than it was before. The width
of paper fed is thus regulated by adjusting the said plate A³ which is clearly shown
in Figure 22. In practice several graduated steps B³ are cut in the bar 6 against.
which the plate A³ may be set, the steps at the same time serving as a bearing and
as a guide for adjusting the plate.
At the rear of the lower jaw T" is secured across the machine the bar C³ the
upper surface of which is on a level with the upper surface of the lower jaw T and
directly over the bar C³ is arranged the bar D³ the ends of which have transverse

page_text: slots E³ and vertical slots F3 as shown in Figures 8 and 9, the latter slots fitting
over the two lugs G³ at each. side of the machine and the transverse slots fitting
over the rear ends of the sliding bars H³ the said ends also passing between the
lugs G³ at each end of the bar D³. The sliding bars H³ are secured by set screws
passing through the inclined slots I³ cut in each of the bars, and are provided on
their front portions with the studs J³. When the upper jaw U" is moved toward
the front it strikes the studs J³ and imparts to the sliding bars H³ a forward and
upward movement equal to the length of the slots 13 and this movement of the
said bars H³ elevates the bar D³ slightly so as to allow the paper to escape, as
shown in Figure 8. The bar D³ is preferably provided with a facing of elastic
material so as to effectually hold the paper. When the jaws T" U" are in their
rear position adjacent to the bars C³, D³ the upper jaw and upper bar are closed
down upon the paper, and the upper bar remains in that position until the knife K³
moves down and cuts off the strip of paper, after which the bar rises again and'
permits the paper to be moved. The upper jaw U moves back before the bar Da
rises. The knife K³ consists of a bar La having a series of pointed bevelled blades
or knives M³ attached to it, and has a vertical movement in grooves at each side
of the machine and is drawn upward by means of the springs N³. The said knife
is given its downward movement, so as to cut the paper by the forward move-
ment of the upper jaw U which acts upon the said knife through the arms Ps
pivoted on the ends of the studs Q3 and having their rear ends secured to the
lugs R³ on the knife bar L³ the front ends of the said arms P³ extending forward'
in proper relation to the spring dogs S³ to be acted upon by them. These dogs are
pivoted on the front side of the jaw U and when the jaw is moving forward they
catch in the notches T³ as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8, and elevate the
arms P³ thereby depressing the paper knife K³; during the backward movement of
the jaw U the dogs S³ strike the bent front ends of the arm P³ and pass along
the side of them, without affecting the position of the knife, the spring tension of
the said dogs permitting this movement. The knife K³ in its downward movement
enters the groove U³.
At the rear of the bar C³ is journalled between the sides of the machine, the
shaft W³ upon which is arranged a series of clamps X³ and a bar Y³. The ends
of this bar Y³ are provided with collars or ears Z³ through which the said shaft W³
passes.
Upon the right hand end of the shaft W³ is arranged a lug a' in which is pivoted
the lower end of a rod b' (see Figure 17) the upper end of which passes upward
and occupies such a position in relation to the cam c secured upon the axle of the
gear wheel d' as to be acted upon by it. The upper end of the rod b is linked in
the end of the rod e* and is sustained by it.
Upon the extremity of the shaft W³ is a small pinion f¹ which gears with the
teeth of the rack g' formed upon the end of the arm h*; this arm is secured upon'
the outer extremity of the axle of the gear wheel d' see Figures 1 and 17 its rear
end terminating in close proximity to the cam secured upon the face of the gear
wheel m*.
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At the left hand end of the shaft W³ is arranged a spring n shown in Figure 3
to throw the clamps X³ back into position when they have been tilted rearward.
In order to retract the bar Y³ when it has been forced rearward from the rear edge
of the aforesaid bar, the spring t (see Figure 1) is attached to the bar h' and serves
to force the said bar back to its former position after the bulge of the cam i' has
ceased to act upon it. This movement of the bar h is communicated to the
pinion and thereby retracts the bar Y³ to its former position. The front edge
of the bar Y³ is supplied preferably, with a strip or series of bristles for the purpose.
hereinafter mentioned which may be secured in place by inserting its edge in a'
groove formed in the bar or in any other suitable manner. This strip of bristles
may be dispensed with if desired but it is preferable to employ it, as it facilitates
the proper pasting of the paper for the cigarettes. When the bar Y³ is in its normal

page_text: position its front edge will rest against the bar C³ and its upper surface will be on
the same horizontal plane as the said bar C³.
At a suitable distance above and in rear of the bar Y³ is the pasting apparatus
consisting of the two rollers w* and *, connected by gear wheels so as to have a
simultaneous movement; the lower roller w is mounted on an axle y' which has
upon one end the cam see Figure 26 and a gear wheel A' which engages with
the gear wheel d' and is operated by it. The wheel A* is loose upon the axle y'
and is provided with a spring pawl 2 which engages with the ratchet-wheel 3
rigidly secured to the axle; thus when the wheel A* is rotated by the adjacent
gear wheels its pawl 2 will engage with the ratchet-wheel 3 and rotate the axle y
whereby motion is communicated to the lower paste roller w' and by it transmitted
to the upper roller a through the connecting gear-wheels. As above stated when
the wheel A* is revolved it rotates the axle y but when power is applied directly
to the axle or hand-wheel 4 shewn in dotted lines in Figure 1 the pawl 2 will slip
over the ratchet-wheel 3 without moving the said wheel A. This is to enable the
attendant to turn the paste-rollers so as to ensure the paste being thoroughly
spread over them without running or operating the machine. Below the cam 2 a
small wheel or roller B is secured upon the side of the machine, and as the lower
roller wis rotated by the gear-wheel A the bulge of the said cam will ride over
the said wheel B* and be forced upward by it, which movement elevates the front:
portion of the pasting apparatus for the purpose hereinafter described. The centre
of the upper roller is slightly in rear of that of the lower roller w' and is mounted
upon an axle having bearings in the sliding blocks C operated by set-screws D*.
By turning these set screws D the upper roller may be either pressed more firmly
against the lower roller or retracted therefrom; this adjustment is desirable in
order that the same quantity of paste may be fed whether the same is thick or
thin. Upon the end of the pasting apparatus is provided an arm E by which the
same may be turned up toward the rear and the paste-rollers thus raised clear of
the paper. This raising of the paste-rollers is only necessary when it is desired to
examine or correct some of the parts of the machine. Upon the arm E* is provided
a pin F* which springs out over the edge of the side frame A when the apparatus
is elevated and sustains it in such position. The arm E' is also provided on its
outer side with a stud in which works the set-screw G having a locking nut H* as
shown in Figure 26. The point of the screw G impinges against the edge of the
side frame A and supports the front portion of the pasting apparatus. The elevation
of the front portion of the said pasting apparatus may, therefore, be regulated by
the set-screw G* and the relation of the paste rollers wx to the tilting bar Y³
carrying the paper may thus be controlled at will. When the rollers w¹ x are
lowered, the paper will have a broader sweep against the roller w', and when they
are elevated it will have a narrower sweep; thus the width of the paste on the edge
of the paper may be readily governed.
At the rear of the pasting apparatus is journalled in the sides of the machine, the
shaft upon which is mounted the rocking carriage J4 and the cam K. In the
said carriage J is journailed the shaft L (having secured upon its ends the arms M')
and the shaft N' which is connected with the shaft 1 by the gear-wheels P4 so
that each of the said shafts I* N* will have a similar movement at the same time..
The arm M at the right hand end of the shaft L' hangs down in near relation to
the cam K at the end of the shaft I. Upon the ends of the shaft N are loosely
mounted the arms R' which extend forward and liave pivoted in the outer edges
of their ends the fingers S which are clamped against the faces of the ends of
the arms R' by the springs T₁ as shewn in Figure 15. Near the upper ends of
the arms R are provided pins U which rest in pockets formed in the arms M" and
cause motion to be imparted to the arms R. Upon the ends of the shaft N* are
secured cams W' which will operate at the proper time to draw the levers X* and
arms Y' (which extend from the fingers S) upward and remove the contact of the
fingers from the ends of the arms R. The rods or arms Y* are pivoted at their

page_text: lower ends in the outer extremities of the pivoted fingers. S₁ their upper ends
being pivotally connected with the levers X' which are pivoted to the carriage J*.
Upon the left hand end of the carriage J is pivoted an arm or link Z having its
outer or rear end connected by a pivot to the upper end of the lever as the lower
end of which is adjustably secured in the slot 65 see Figure 3 by a set-screw, the
purpose of the adjustment being to govern the sweep of the rocking carriage J4 and
its connections.
Upon the left hand end of the shaft I' is mounted a cam c which operates,
through the lever a³ and arm Z, the carriage J' rearward.
Springs dare provided for the purpose of exerting a downward tension upon
the arms R. The carriage J' is provided with springs e which extend from the
ends of the carriage to the sides A B and operate to draw the carriage forward
after it has been tilted rearward in the operation of the machine.
In the description above given I have set forth the operation of preparing the
tobacco, feeding it forward in a sheet, cutting off a strip of tobacco and depositing
it in the pocket t. While this operation of preparing the strip of tobacco for the
cigarette is being performed, the paper to surround the said strip is fed inward in
the manner above described. After the proper quantity of paper has been fed
inward upon the bar Y³ the knife K³ will descend severing a strip, as aforesaid,
to serve as a wrapper for the rod of tobacco. Just prior to the strip of paper being
severed the rack g' which is actuated by the cam through the arm has above
stated rotates the pinion f' and shaft W³ to throw the clamps X³ upward, over
and upon the rear surface of the bar Y³ the clamps in this position serving
effectually to hold the rear portions of the strip of paper firmly and smoothly
against the bar Y³ when the latter is in a horizontal position. The motion of the
machine continuing the cam c¹ forces the rod 6 downward against the lug a¹ so as
to tilt the bar Y3 and the strip of paper upward and rearward, as shown in
Figure 11 in full lines, the front edge of the strip of paper, which is left projecting
over the flexible edge of the bar Ys being in this movement brought in contact
with the paste-roller w whereby the said edge of the paper, for a space of about
one-sixteenth of an inch, is covered with a thin layer of paste. In this movement
of the strip of paper to the paste-roller w the clamps X³ turn with the tilting bar Y³
and retain the paper upon the same. At this point in the operation the cam z'
will come in contact with the small wheel B* secured on the side of the machine,
and in riding over it will elevate for a moment the front portion of the pasting
apparatus, whereby the said roller w is lifted up clear of the strip of paper without
danger of tearing it. After the edge of the paper has received a layer of paste
and the paste-roller has been elevated, as above described the springs e operate
to tilt the carriage J' forward, while the cam K acting through the shaft L on
the arms M* brings the ends of the arms R* up in close relation to the ends of the
strip of paper which is on the tilting bar Y³ and at the same time the cams W4
draw on the levers X' and arms Y' thereby overcoming the tension of the
springs T. and opening the fingers S from the ends of the arms R'. These
arms R are of such length that when they are thrust forward toward the ends of
the bar Y³ they will just reach the ends of the strip of paper, 'and when the
fingers S are open their inner ends will be on the front side of the two opposite
ends of the strip of paper. The cams W when the arms R* and fingers S* are in
this position, pass from contact with the levers X' and arms Y* thereby allowing
the fingers S to close upon the ends of the strip of paper, and securely hold the
same against the arms R*. At this point in the operation, the lever h having the
rack 9 and operated by the cam will rotate, through the pinion f* the shaft W³
toward the rear, thereby raising the clamps X³ from the bar Ys and strip of paper
and lowering them out of the way. At the same time the cam c' passes the rod 6*
and permits the spring to throw the said bar into its former horizontal position
to receive another strip of paper from the feed jaws, after which the clamps X³ are
brought up and made to hold down the paper against it as before. The movement
continuing, the cam c³ on the shaft It operates, through the lever a³ and arm: Z to

page_text: tilt the upper end of the carriage J rearward when the arms R carrying the
strip of paper will fall into a vertical position after which the said cam co having
passed out of contact with the lever a³ the springs e will draw the upper portion
of the carriage J* forward, thereby thrusting the arms R* vertically downward,
and carrying the said strip of paper downward and holding it very close and at a
tangent to the front portion of the flexible apron n resting upon the table l.
At this point in the operation of the machine, the strip of paper has been cut off
and its edge pasted, and it is held close to the front upper surface of the flexible
apron while the strip of tobacco, corresponding in length to the strip of paper,
is resting in the pocket at the rear end of the said flexible apron n. The oscillating
bars are now brought forward on their bearings, and cause the pocket t¹ to travel
toward the front, over the table 1. As the bars h¹ are moving forward as aforesaid,
the strip of tobacco will be caught by the rubbing surfaces of the pocket t¹ and
rolled into a round firm rod of tobacco. The strip of tobacco is now being rolled
forward in the pocket t¹ toward the strip of paper held by the arms R at the front
portion of the table and the movement of the machine being continued, the said
strip of tobacco will be rolled on to the said strip of paper, which will be rolled
around the strip of tobacco by the movement of the upper half of the pocket t¹.
The tobacco having been rolled in the rear portion of the strip of paper, the
cams W operate through the levers X and arms Y to open the fingers S*, when
the strip of paper will be completely rolled around the rod of tobacco and be
retained thereon by its pasted edge, herein before described, lapping onto the dry
portion, thus forming a long cigarette. Upon the opening of the fingers S* at
this point they loosen their hold upon the strip of paper, and are carried upward
again by the cam K4 acting through the shaft I on the arms M' to receive another
strip from the bar Y³.
The long cigarette, formed as above set forth is rolled off the front edge of the
table by the forward movement of the bars h³ and passed to the cutting devices
hereinafter described. After the long cigarette has been rolled from the said
table the bars h¹ return to their former position and bring the sheet n into the
proper location to receive another strip of tobacco to be used in the formation of
another long cigarette. At every revolution of the driving axle of the machine,
the mechanism is operated to form a long cigarette and cut it up into smaller
ones of the proper length for use. The movements of the different elements of the
machine are all automatic it being only necessary to apply motive power, to feed
the tobacco and to provide a roll of paper.
When the long cigarette has been rolled off the front edge of the table / it will
slide down between the wire racks D¹ and E" to the cylinder F" mounted in
bearings in the sides of the machine. These racks D¹¹ and E" consist of two
inclined open wire frames separated at such a distance from each other as to
permit the passage of the cigarette between them, that is to say, they act as guides,
and the upper end of the frame D" is flared toward the front so as to form a
mouth to receive the cigarette from the table as shewn in Figure 3. The
cylinder F has a number of pockets G¹¹ formed at regular intervals on its surface,
the said pockets extending the full length of the said cylinder and being of proper
size to effectually hold the cigarette. The said cylinder F" is encircled at regular
distances apart by the grooves H¹¹ see Figure 4 in which the edges of the knives I¹¹
work when the machine is in operation
These knives I" (preferably five in number) are secured upon the shaft Ju
which is mounted in bearings above the cylinder F" and receive their motion
through the medium of a belt K" from the band-wheel L" mounted upon
the end of the driving shaft Y. Upon one end of the shaft supporting the
cylinder F is secured the ratchet wheel M" which is engaged by a pawl N".
the upper end of which is pivoted in the lower end of the arm P" see Figures 1
and 17; the upper end of this arm is so arranged relatively to the pin Qu
as to be acted upon by it as the gear-wheel R is rotated. When the
pin Q strikes the upper end of the arm P the lower end thereof is moved

page_text: forward thereby thrusting the pawl N" toward the front and rotating the ratchet
wheel M" and cylinder F a distance equal to the space between two of the teeth
on the said wheel M". The machine is timed so that at every revolution of the
driving shaft the cylinder F" will have this partial revolution, whereby as each
cigarette is formed and rolled down the racks D¹¹ and E" the cigarette previously
formed is brought up under the knives I" and cut into lengths.
Figure 27 shews the arrangement of the roll from which the paper to be used
in the formation of the long cigarette passes over the table S".
In Figures 28 and 29 I have shewn a modified arrangement of devices for
cutting a long cigarette into shorter cigarettes. In this arrangement instead of
using the long cylinder F" having the pockets G", I employ a series of wheels 10
arranged in pairs at regular intervals upon the shaft 11 and having the pockets 12
as illustrated in Figure 29. In connection with these wheels I employ a series of
stationary knives 13 which incline downward from the front end of the table
and have their forward extremity inserted between the pairs of the wheels 10.
In front of the wheels 10 I provide a series of small discs 14 mounted upon the
shaft 15; the edges of these discs extend between the pairs of wheels 10 as
indicated in Figures 28 and 29. The long cigarette as it rolls over the front edge
of the table falls upon the inclined edges of the knives 13 just as the wheels 10
revolve towards it, and the said cigarette is caught by the pockets 12 and carried
against the cutting edge 16 of the said knives and thereby separated into lengths
of the proper size for use, the extent of the lengths being governed by the distance
between the knives 13. The discs 14 revolve in an opposite direction to the
wheels 10 and serve to clear any paper or tobacco from between the said wheels
that may have been caught there during the operation of cutting the cigarettes.
Having thus fully described the said invention as communicated to me by my
foreign Correspondents and the manner of performing the same I wish it understood
that I Claim in a machine for manufacturing cigarettes:-
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First: The tobacco-presser-board adapted to flatten the tobacco prior to its
being acted upon by the knife and to rise after the tobacco has been cut, sub-
stantially as set forth.
Second-The tobacco presser-board adapted to have a vertical reciprocating
movement and to flatten out the tobacco prior to its being acted upon by the knife,
substantially as set forth.
Third: The tobacco presser-board drawn upward by springs and adapted to be
forced downward upon the sheet of tobacco being fed, and to press it to the proper
thickness and in that condition retain it until a strip has been cut therefrom by
the tobacco-knife, substantially as set forth.
Fourth-The tobacco-feed-table, the tobacco-knife, and the upper slide which is
adapted to support the strip of tobacco to be used in the formation of the cigarette
and then to move away so as to drop the strip upon a lower slide or directly into.
the rolling pocket, substantially as set forth.
Fifth The tobacco-feed-table, the tobacco-knife, and the upper and lower slides,
the upper slide being adapted to drop the strip of tobacco upon the lower slide,
and the lower slide to drop it into the rolling pocket, substantially as set forth.
Sixth In the said machine in which the tobacco is rolled upon a table
having an apron, the pocket-roller, with mechanism for thrusting it against the
apron to form a pocket for the tobacco, and then to raise it therefrom, substantially
as set forth.
Seventh-The pocket-roller secured between the lower ends of plates and
adapted to be forced downward to form a pocket in the rolling apron, and then
to be returned by spring-tension, substantially as set forth.
Eighth The pocket-roller secured between the ends of the plates having a
sliding movement and adapted to be depressed by a cam, and to be raised by.
spring-tension, substantially as set forth.
Ninth The feed-table, the tobacco-knife, the upper slide adapted to be moved
away from the said table when the strip of tobacco has been cut, and the upper,

page_text: scraping bar which prevents the sticking of the said strip of tobacco to the said
slide when the same is moved outward, substantially as set forth.
Tenth The feed-table, the tobacco-knife, the upper and lower slides, and the
upper and lower scrapers, substantially as set forth.
Eleventh-The tobacco-feed-table, the tobacco-knife, and the upper and lower
slides secured upon the lower ends of the swinging bars, the upper ends of which
are drawn by spring-tension toward the rear, and are adapted to be moved toward
the front by cams, substantially as set forth.
Twelfth-The tobacco-presser-board suspended by springs and adapted to be
forced down upon the tobacco by a cam acting through the medium of a vertical
post, substantially as set forth.
Thirteenth-The feed-table, the tobacco-knife, the upper and lower slides, the
pocket-roller, and the rolling-apron, substantially as specified.
Fourteenth The rolling apron having the cigarette-pocket, the roller for moving
the said pocket forward, and means for giving to the said pocket slackness while
being closed and then taking up the slack after the pocket has started forward,
substantially as shewn and described.
Fifteenth-The rolling apron having the cigarette-pocket, the roller for closing
the said pocket and moving it forward, and the rod adapted to be rocked upward
while the pocket is being closed and then to turn down again during the forward
movement of the pocket, substantially as set forth.
Sixteenth-The apron having its rear edge secured upon a rod, and adapted to
have a cigarette-pocket formed at its end, in combination with the rod for closing
the said pocket and carrying it forward, and with mechanism for giving the said
rod at the rear edge of the apron an upward movement, while the pocket is being
closed, and then a downward movement substantially as set forth.
Seventeenth :-The apron having its rear edge secured upon a rod, and adapted
to have a cigarette-pocket formed in it, in combination with the rod for closing the
said pocket and carrying it forward, and with the rod t, the link x, the lever or
arm y, and the cam a', the rear end of the said lever being drawn downward by a
spring, substantially as set forth.
Eighteenth The devices. for feeding the paper to the paper-knife preparatory to
being out for the cigarette, consisting of two jaws or bars which are adapted to
close, move toward the knife, and then open, and return to their forward position,
substantially as set forth.
Nineteenth-The devices for feeding the paper, consisting of the two jaws or bars
adapted to close, move toward the knife, then open and return to their forward
position, one of the said jaws having a surface of flexible material, substantially as
set forth
Twentieth -The travelling jaws for feeding the paper to the knife in the manner
described, the upper jaw having a spring-tension downward upon the lower jaw,
and adapted to be opened on its forward movement by the pins in its ends moving
in inclined grooves, substantially as set forth.
Twenty first:-The travelling jaws for feeding the paper to the knife in the manner
described, the upper jaw having a spring-tension downward, and adapted to be
raised on its forward movement by the pins in its ends moving in inclined grooves,
and to be lowered at the extreme extent of its forward movement where the grooves
merge into the adjacent surfaces by its spring tension downward, substantially as
set forth.
Twenty second-The paper-cutter having a spring-tension upward, and adapted
to be driven downward against the paper by the forward movement of the feed-
jaws substantially as set forth.
Twenty third: The paper-cutter consisting of a bar to which are secured the
series of bevelled pointed knives substantially as set forth.
Twenty fourth-The paper-knife having a spring-tension upward and sustained
in the ends of pivotally secured arms which are actuated by the forward movement
of the feed-jaws to depress the knife, substantially as set forth.

page_text: Twenty fifth-The clamping jaws adapted to hold the paper while the paper-knife
is making its cut, and then to open to permit the passage of more paper through
them, substantially as set forth.
Twenty sixth-The feed-jaws adapted to feed the paper between the clamping
jaws and under the knife and the clamping jaws adapted to hold the paper until
the knife has made its cut, the said clamping jaws being opened at the end of the
forward movement and closed at the end of the rear movement of the feed jaws,
substantially as specified.
Twenty seventh-The travelling feed-jaws, and the clamping jaws adapted to be
opened by the elevation of the sliding plates between which the upper jaw is secured,
the movement of the said sliding plates being accomplished by the movement of the
said feed-jaws, substantially as set forth.
Twenty eighth-The feed-jaws adapted to receive a travelling movement from the
racks and pinions operated by a cam through the bar having a rack on its end and
a pinion, the said rack being adapted to have more or less lost motion, whereby
the extent of the paper fed may be regulated substantially as set forth.
Twenty ninth-The feed-jaws adapted to have a travelling movement commu-
nicated to them from the bar 6 through intermediate mechanism, the said bar
having a rack provided with adjustable bearings whereby more or less lost motion
may be given to the rack and bar and the extent of the movement of the jaws thus
regulated, substantially as set forth.
Thirtieth-The tilting bar adapted to carry the paper against the paste-roller, and
having its edge tipped with a strip of bristles substantially as set forth.
Thirty first: The pasting apparatus consisting of the rollers adjustable toward,
or from, each other, substantially as set forth.
Thirty second-In combination with the pasting apparatus, the set-screw and
locking nut by which the elevation of the front portion of the apparatus may be
adjusted at will, substantially as set forth.
Thirty third: The pasting apparatus having the bar provided with the spring-
pin, by which the apparatus may be elevated and sustained in that position and the
rollers moved without interfering with the other parts of the machine, substantially
as set forth.
Thirty fourth-The pasting apparatus consisting of the two rollers geared
together, the lower roller receiving its motion from a gear-wheel mounted loosely
upon the end of its axle, the said axle having a rigidly secured ratchet-wheel, and
the gear wheel a spring pawl, whereby the motion of the wheel may be commu-
nicated to the axle, or the axle may be turned by a hand-wheel while the said gear-
wheel is at rest, substantially as set forth.
Thirty fifth-The mechanism for cutting the cigarette into the proper lengths for
use, consisting of the pocket-cylinder adapted to revolve and bring the cigarette
into contact with the cutters, substantially as set forth.
Thirty sixth-The revolving cylinder having longitudinal pockets and annular
grooves as described, in combination with the cutting knives, the edges of which
extend partially into the said annular grooves, substantially as set forth.
the
Thirty seventh-The rolling apron adapted to roll the cigarette, in combination
with the inclined ways upon which the cigarette falls from the said apron,
pocket-cylinder, and the cutters substantially as set forth.
Thirty eighth-A machine for manufacturing cigarettes consisting of the parts
constructed, combined, and operating, substantially as herein set forth.
In witness whereof I the said William Robert Lake have hereunto set my
hand and seal this First day of August in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
W KUB LAKE (L.S.