Improvements in Machines for Making Luggage and similar Labels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Arr., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 11th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr.,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Making Luggage and similar Labels.
We, FRED WAITE, of 32, Mount Pisgah, Otley in the County of York,
Printer's Engineer, and WAITE AND SAVILLE, LIMITED, of Falcon Works,
Otley, aforesaid, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates particularly to improvements in machinery or apparatus
for making that class of label in which one end is folded over at an angle on either
side and is folded over again parallel to the end a suitable distance from the apex
of the angle formed by the previously folded sides and in which a metallic eyelet is
usually passed through the label and folds thereof.
For this purpose we employ a table or bed on to which the papers or other material
to form the label may be fed which paper may be previously cut to the required
size, and particularly if fed by hand a fence or fences or its or their eqiuvalent
are provided to facilitate placing the label in position over an opening formed
through the table. What may be termed the front end of this opening is formed of
two sides cut at such an angle to each other that they are respectively parallel to
the first two folds to be made in the label from opposite sides. The remainder of
said opening may be made the size and shape of the largest label to be formed or
the size of the folded end of same. The opening may be fitted with a spring or a
spring door adapted to give when pressure is applied to it which door may be
afterwards lowered by a cam or its equivalent to release the label. A folding
blade or plate which may be carried by a vibrating arm is mounted above this
opening and the end of this blade above the front of the said opening is formed of
two sides parallel to the sides forming the front of said opening. The folding
blade is arranged to be brought, down upon the paper or other material from
which the label is to be formed when the latter is placed in position and thereby
press it a suitable distance below the bed thus partly forming the first fold, then a
suitable spring or other elip or clips which may be carried by a horizontal
slide or a vibrating arm is passed over the front end of the blade to complete the
folds. The slide carrying the said clip or clips is then moved in the reverse
direction carrying the partly formed label with it so that the front end projects &
suitable distance over a second folding blade or folding device fixed on an arm
carried by a rocking shaft or its equivalent. This arm is then raised preferably
by a tappet on the clip slide so as to fold over the end of the label and a further
movement of the said slide completes the fold and carries the end under the
punch to form the hole for the eyelet. After the punch is disengaged from the
Inbel a further movement of the clip slide carries the end of the label into any
suitable eyeletting machine and the eyelet is inserted and whilst it is held
thereby the clip slide is withdrawn to disengage the clip or clips therefrom.
After the clip or clips are disengaged from the label a pusher operated by a
connection with the clip slide or in any other convenient manner is provided to
discharge the wrapper from the eyeletting machine.
The various movements are effected by means of cams or their equivalent on a
cam shaft which may be operated by power and springs may be employed to effect
the return movement. And provision is made for regulating the extent of said
movements to the requirements of the size of the label to be made.

page_text: When the first two folds are made so that one more or less over-laps the other
the herein before mentioned clip may be formed and arranged to fold one side
sufficiently in advance of the other to prevent their edges catching each other as
they are folded.
Dated this 10th day of April 1805
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
Improvements in Machines for Making Luggage and similar Labels.
We, FRED WAITE, of 32, Mount Pisgah, Otley, in the County of York,
Printer's Engineer, and WAITE AND SAVILLE LIMITED, of Falcon Works,
Otley, aforesaid, Engineers, 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 improvements in machinery or apparatus for making
luggage and similar labels and particularly tc machines for making that form of
label in which one end is folded over at an angle on either side and is folded over
again parallel to the other end a suitable distance from the apex of the angle
formed by the previously folded sides and in which a metallic eyelet is usually
passed through the label and folds thereof.
To fully describe our invention reference is made to the accompanying sheets of
drawings forming a part of this Specification, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a side view of the machine.
Figure 2, represents an end or front view with the table omitted.
Figure 3, represents a plan view.
Figure 4, represents a longitudinal section showing certain parts only.
Figures 5 to 13 represent views of detail hereinafter referred to.
The driving shaft A mounted in bearings formed in the side frames B, and B 2 is
provided with fast and loose driving pulleys A 3 and A 4; and a fly wheel A 5 is
fixed on its other end. The belt fork A 6 is secured on one end of the horizontal
slide A 7 and a handle A8 is fixed on the other end of this slide. The cam
shaft Cis mounted in bearings above the shaft A and is driven therefrom by the
toothed wheel A 9 fixed on A engaging the wheel C 2 fixed on C.
The table D is fixed across the top of the side frames B and B2 and is
provided with fences D2 and D3 against which the piece of material from
which the label is to be made is placed as shown by the broken lines E Figure 5
which represents a plan view of a portion of the table. Figure 6, represents
a cross section of the same on the broken line a, b Figure 5. The
fence D3 is made adjustable as its position varies according to the width
of the label. The door D 4 hereinafter referred to is shown in Figure 6 but is
omitted in Figure 5 in order to more clearly show the shape of the opening D5
through the table. This opening is made fully the size of the largest label the
machine is intended to make. The front end of the opening is angular the inclined
sides d, d of which meet in the centre and are for ordinary labels made at an
angle of 90° to each other and at an angle of 135° to the sides of the label. It is
immaterial what form the remainder of the opening takes but we prefer to make
it with parallel sides d 2, d 2 and an enlargement d 3 at the back for the arm F
(carrying the folding plate F 2) to pass through. The door D 4 fixed on the
rocking shaft G lies flush with the surface of the table D when the label E is
placed on the table consequently it can be readily placed against the fences D 2

page_text: and D 3 in position to be folded without any liability of catching the edge of the
label against the sides of the opening. The label is placed in position when the
folding plate F 2 is up in the position shown in Figure 1 then the plate is brought
down to the position shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 the door D4 is lowered and the
label is pressed through the opening D 5 and the corners resting upon the angular
sides d, d are turned up as shown in Figure 6. To raise and lower the door D4
an arm G2 is fixed on the end of the shaft G which arm carries an antifriction
roller G 3 resting upon the periphery of the cam G 4 fixed on the end of the cam
shaft C.
Whilst the label is momentarily held in this position the folding clip H fixed on
the slide or carriage H 2 is moved over the plate F 2 and label to complete the
fold as shown on a larger scale in Figures 7 and 8. This fold is effected by the
thin folding blades H3 on each side having inclined edges H4 which meet
the turned up corners of the label and fold them over on to the plate F 2. The
slide or carriage H 2 is then moved towards the second folding blade J and carries
the label with it as it readily slips off the plate F2 and remains in the clip with
the folded end projecting as shown in Figure 7. When the slide H 2 reaches the
position shown in Figure 4 the blade J is in the position shown (on a larger
scale) in Figure 9 and the cross sectional view Figure 10 in relation to, the
folded end of the label. At this point the blade J is lifted from below to above
the path of the slide H 2 and during this movement engages the projecting tip of
the label and bends it up as shown in Figure 11 and the further movement of the
carriage completes the fold as shown in Figure 12. The carriage then carries the
label under the punch K the folded end being held down by the presser or guide
piece L after it (the folded end) is disengaged from the blade J. The punch K
is now operated and the hole punched and the punch withdrawn then a further
movement of the slide H 2 carries the label between the eyeletting die N and N2
with the hole in position to receive the eyelet carried by the lower die N 2. The
eyelet is then introduced and whilst the label is held between the eyeletting dies
the clip is drawn off the label. The label is then released by the dies and the
pushers are moved from the position shown in Figure 1 to that shown in
Figure 4 to push the label into the inclined chute Q which discharges it from the
machine.
The spring L 6 fixed to the underside of the guide piece L is provided with
perforations for the punch K and die N 2 and besides pressing on the folded part
of the label as it passes beneath prevents the fold being lifted by the punch when
the latter is withdrawn. The pushers O are fixed to the short shaft 2 mnted
in a bearing piece B 3 in the punch standard B 4 and are normally held in the
position shown in Figure 1 by the spiral spring (0) 3 (Figure 13) which is stretched
between the screw stud 04 in the shaft 02 and the screw (5 fixed in the
standard B 4. The pushers are brought forward to discharge the label by means
of the extension 06 ou the clip slide H 2 engaging the projection 07 on the
pushers each time the clip slide reaches the folding plate to fold and receive a
fresh label.
The upper eyeletting die N is a stationary, die fixed in the projection B5 on
the standard B4 and the lower die N 2 is mounted upon the vertical slide N 3
fitted in projections B6 and B7 on the standard B 4. The slide N 3 is operated
by the lever N 4 engaging its lower end and loosely mounted on the lever sliaft B8
fixed across between the side frames B, B2. The other end of the lever N 4
carries an anti-friction roller N 5 which engages the eyeletting cam N 6 on the
cam shaft. A spiral spring N 7 mounted on the slide N 3 is provided to lower
the slide and to keep the anti-friction roller N 5 in contact with the periphery of
the cam N 6.
The eyeletting apparatus consists of any ordinary eyelet feed appliance
adapted to deliver the eyelets the right side up down a suitable chute to the
eyeletting punch. In the drawings P represents such an eyelet supply box
provided with a delivery chute P2 and mounted upon a link P 3 pivoted to the

page_text: bracket P4 in such a manner that by the vibration of the arm P5 (the end of
which is connected to the chute P 2 and supports it) the eyelet feed apparatus
may be bodily moved towards the eyelet dies so as to bring the end eyelet in the
chute immediately over the pin n of the lower die which latter is then at its
lowest point. Whilst the chute is in this position the die N 2 is sufficiently raised
to pass the pin n through a slot or notch in the end of the chute and through the
last eyelet in the chute then the chute is withdrawn thus leaving the eyelet on the
pin n ready to be inserted in the label.
The arm P5 is fixed on the rocking shaft P6 mounted in lugs B 9. B9 at the
back of the standard B 4. The shaft P6 is vibrated by the arm P 7 rigidly fixed
to it and carrying at its opposite end an anti-friction roller P8 engaging the
cam P9 on the cam shaft C. A spring Y is connected to the frame B 2 and
the end of the arm P7 and is adapted to keep the roller PS in contact with the
periphery of the cam P 9 whilst the eyeletting apparatus is in operation. But to
prevent the eyelets being used when the attendant is absent and no labels are being
fed into the machine the arm P 7 is preferably held out of action by the hook
piece S engaging the end of said arm as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4.
A pedal S2 connected to said hook in the manner shown or in any other suitable
way is provided and is arranged to be depressed by the attendant to keep
the hooks out of contact with the arm P7 when the eyelets are required to be
used.
The clip slide H 2 is mounted in guide grooves H 5 formed on the inside of
each side frame and this slide is reciprocated by the lever H 6 connected to it by
the link h. The lever H 6 is loosely mounted upon the lever shaft B 8. and is
provided with an anti-friction roller H 8 which engages the cam H 9 on the cam
shaft and vibrates the lever in one direction whilst the spring rod T coupled to
the extension T2 of the lever H 6 keeps the anti-friction roller H 8 in contact
with its cam and vibrates the lever in the other direction.
The width of the second fold that is to say the size of the folded end of the
label turned over to form the second fold is determined by the distance the clip H
passes over the label when completing the first fold. This distance is regulated
by the adjusting screw T 3 fitted in the cross stay 62, which screw engages the
projection T4 on the slide 12 and limits the movement of the slide in that
direction.
The folding blade J is mounted on the rocking shaft J 2 mounted between the
frames B and B 2. This rocking shaft is operated by the arm J 3 rigidly fixed upon
and carrying an antifriction roller J 4 which is engaged by the tappet J 5 on the
slide H 2 eacli time the slide is reciprocated. Wings or inclined projections J 8, J 8
are formed on the folding blade to guide the label into the chute P when it leaves
the eyeletting dies.
The arm F carrying the folding plate F 2 is mounted on the rocking shaft F 3
which shaft is rocked by its arm F4 carrying an anti-friction roller F5 bearing
on its cam F 6 on the end of the cam shaft. A spring F 7 stretched between the
arm F 4 and the stud F 8 on the frame B2 is provided to keep the anti-friction
roller F 5 against the cam F 6.
The punch K is mounted on a vertical slide K 2 fitted in the standard B 4.
The punch is raised by the spring K 3 and is depressed by the lever K 4 pivoted
on the stud K 5 fixed in the top of B 4. This lever is operated by the rod K 6
connected to the bell crank lever K 7 loosely mounted on the lever shaft and
provided with an anti-friction roller K 8 engaging the cam K 9.
The standard B4 is fixed to one of the cross stays 6 between the frames B
and B 2.
When the first two folds are made at a less angle than 90° to each other and one
folded portion more or less overlaps the other one of the inclined sides H 4 of the
blades H 3 of the clip is placed more forward than the other so that one fold is
made sufficiently in advance of the other to prevent the edges of the folded parts
catching each other as they are folded down."

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a label making machine, the combination with a movable folding blade, of
a feed table having an annular ended opening to partially fold the label, and a
movable folding clip adapted to complete the fold and retain the label, sub-
stantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a label making machine, the combination with a folding clip adapted to
complete the first folds and carry the label towards the punching device, of a
second folding blade arranged to move across the path of the label and form the
second fold, substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In a label making machine, the combination with a feed table having an
opening for the label to pass through, of a door fitted in said opening and adapted
to be brought flush with the table whilst the labels are fed thereon, substantially as
herein shown and described.
4. In a label making machine, a folding clip adapted and arranged to complete
the first fold and retain the label and carry it to the second folding device and
then successively present it to the punching and eyeletting appliances, substantially
as herein shown and described.
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5. In a label making machine, the combination with the herein before mentioned
folding clip, of an eyeletting appliance adapted to hold the label to release it
from the folding clip, substantially as herein shown and described.
6. In a label making machine, the combination with an eyeletting appliance, of
the pushers arranged and operated in the manner herein shown and described to
eject the label.
Dated this 10th day of Februere 1896
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.