Improved Apparatus or Machine used in the Manufacture of Nall's Patent Van Boxes and Packing Cases, or Packing Cases or Boxes Bound with Hoop-Iron or Wire.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1891-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus or Machine used in the Manufacture of Nall's
Patent Van Boxes and Packing Cases, or Packing Cases or Boxes
Bound with Hoop-Iron or Wire.
I, JABEZ NALL, of Spring Vale Saw Mills, Penistone, in the County of York,
Van Box Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention relates to apparatus or machine which more especially employ
in the manufacture of the improved van boxes and packing cases such as illustrated
and described by me in my Specification numbered 15506 and dated the 3rd of
October 1889 titled Improvements in the construction of Van Boxes and Packing
Cases for Containing Bottles or other Articles and the object of my present invention
is to construct an apparatus or machine whereby the said van boxes or packing cases
are effectually gripped or held securely in required position in order that the steel
or iron wire pieces which pass under the box and through the vertical holes in its
ends or sides or the wire pieces or hoop iron employed for binding the same may
have their ends easily bent over and forced or hammered to the sides or corners of
said box or packing case so as to fit tight thereto and in order to bind the sides
ends and bottom of said case or box together as tight as possible to attain which I
construct a machine or apparatus as set forth in the accompanying sheets of
drawings which are to be taken as part of this Specification and read therewith.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved apparatus or machine showing the
van box or packing case secured thereby for the purpose described.
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Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation taken on line a. a and Fig. 3 a cross sectional
plan taken on line b. b. of said Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modification of my improved machine or apparatus
and Fig. 5 a cross sectional elevation of the same taken on line c. c. of Fig. 4 and
Fig. 6 is a sectional plan taken on line d. d. of said Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the upper portion. Fig. 8 a cross sectional elevation
taken on line . . of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 à sectional plan taken on line y. y. of said Fig. 7
of a further modification or improvement in said machine or apparatus.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 my improved apparatus or machine consists of two
cast iron end frames D which support a table C.
The said table C has a groove c' wherein works or rests a horizontal spindle or
screw constructed with right and left handed threads. The said spindle F
extends the full length of the groove c¹ and one end thereof bears in or is supported
by a plate c² which is bolted or otherwise secured to the table C and frame D and
the opposite end of said spindle F extends beyond and on the outside of the
frame D and receives a suitable hand wheel G which is keyed or otherwise
fastened thereto.
The groove c' also receives two jaws H the right handed thread of the screwed
spindle F passes through one said jaw H and the left handed thread through the
other jaw H and each jaw H is formed with a projecting portion which bears on
the table C as shown. The side frames D support standards D₁ which may be
bolted thereto as shown or may where preferred be made in one therewith. Each
tandard D' has a vertical slot d which receives the ends of the sliding
ross bar J. The sliding cross bar J is carried by means of the vertical screw K
which passes through a threaded box L secured by means of bolts to the upper stay
r girder D³. The sliding cross bar J is formed with slot holes through which
ass bolts n carrying or supporting the adjustable pressure pieces M.
The upper
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page_text: part of each bolt a' receives a lever nut so that when desired the adjustable
pressure pieces M may be released and adjusted to suit the special width of van-box
or packing case which is being manufactured. The vertical screw K
through the girder D³ and has secured to its upper portion the hand or fly
wheel P.
passes
In working my improved apparatus or machine as described with reference to
Figs. 1, 2 and 31 take the van box or packing case Q and place it with its four
corners of one end thereof so that the two lower corners come between the jaws H.
I then turn the hand wheel G in a direction so as to cause the screw spindle F to
draw together the jaws H and I so turn the wheel G until the jaws H have
effectually gripped or secured the two side lower corners of the box or packing
case Q and pressed into position the iron or steel wire pieces. Subsequently or
simultaneously I turn the wheel P in a direction to screw down the screw K and so
cause the pressure plates M to effectually press down upon and secure the two upper
corners of the said box or case Q which is now firmly secure with the ends of the
iron or steel wire pieces and bent over and the further necessary bending over
of the same can now be expeditiously accomplished by means of hammering them
over the corners and subsequently their ends into the wood of the box or case
consistent with the construction of my patent box or case. After four corners of
the box or case have been so manufactured the hand wheel G and the hand or
fly wheel P are turned in the opposite direction so as to release the jaws H and
remove the pressure bars M from the box Q when the opposite four corners of said
box Q are brought so as to take the place of the four corners already manufactured
and the same operation is again performed as hereinbefore described. The table C
is preferably arranged with a number of planed pieces or strips 3 whereon to place
the lower edges of box or case when being manufactured in accordance with my
present invention and the table C has also projecting portions at the back arranged
with slots so as to receive adjustable slot pieces which enable the operator to
place each box or case in its right position before being gripped in the manner
hereinbefore described.
With reference to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings hereunto attached I find it of
considerable advantage in some cases to arrange the pressure bars or pieces M so
that they first press down on the centre part of the top edge of the box or case Q
and subsequently apply the necessary pressure to the corners thereof and for this
purpose arrange the screw K with a plain part which passes through the cross
bearer J and a cross plate ³ kept apart by a strong spiral spring . The plate ³
is secured to the sliding cross bar J and is held up to the screw K by the
underwasher or mut k².
The pressure plates M are made in two separate parts the main part M being
secured to the sliding cross bar J in the manner hereinbefore described with
reference to Fig. 1 and the separate parts m' are secured by means of nuts and
bolts to the plate which is made with a slot for the purpose.
The lower ends of the pressure pieces m' stand a little liigher than the underside
of the main parts of the pressure plates M so that when the hand wheel P is turned
to force down the pressure plates M onto the edges of the box or case Q the
pressure plates M first press down on the centre parts thereof and subsequently
press on the iron or steel pieces q' so that it will be obvious that in this arrangement
the iron or steel binding pieces q₁ are not so liable to become jambed or bent within
the vertical holes q* of the box Q.
Referring to Figs. 7, 8 and 9 which represent a further plan of bending
or pressing down the steel or iron wire binding pieces 9 at the top edge of
box subsequent to the gripping of the box I arrange each adjustable pressure
plate M with a flange m and a fixing m forming a jaw as shown at Fig. 8
for the reception of the pin m which carries the pinion Whaving made
with or attached to it the lever w¹. Within the jaw or between the flange m³ and
fixing arrange a rack X which is free to slide in the grooves m³. The said
rack Xgears with the pinion W and it has a projecting portion a' which extends

page_text: downwards for the purpose hereinafter described. The box or case Q is placed in
the machine or apparatus with the four corners of its end in position shown at
Fig. 7 and after the plate J has been pressed down by means of the screw K. so as
to press the plates M upon the top edge of said box the levers o' are pulled or
forced one to the other thus driving outwards each rack X and causing the projecting
part of the same to press down upon the steel or iron wire pieces bending them
over as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In the manufacture of Nall's patent or other boxes bound with hoop iron or
wire the use of a machine or apparatus combined and arranged substantially as
described and illustrated at Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings annexed.
2. In the manufacture of Nall's patent or other boxes bound with hoop iron or
wire the use of a machine or apparatus combined and arranged substantially as
described and illustrated at Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a machine used for the purpose described the arrangement of sliding
racks Xpinions W and levers w for the pressing over of the bending pieces g
subsequent to the gripping of the ends of box or case substantially as described
and illustrated at Figs. 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings hereunto attached.
Dated this 30th day of January 1801
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Lordon, Sheffield, and Barnsley, Agent.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Lordon, Sheffield, and Barnsley, Agent.