Improvements in Pasting and Fastening Apparatus used in the Manufacture of Mouth-pieces for Cigarettes and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1895
Improvements in Pasting and Fastening Apparatus used in the
Manufacture of Mouth-pieces for Cigarettes and the like.
J, JOSEPH SAMUEL BEEMAN of Station Street, Camberwell, in the Colony of
Victoria, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manuer the same isto be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
This invention has reference to certain parts of apparatus.or machinery (useid in
the manufacturo of mouth-pieces for cigarettes and the like) wherein strips of paper
are shaped by mechanism said, shape being retained by fastening the end of the
paper by the application of a suitable adhesive medium.
The invention has special reference to the mechanism or means for
(1) The intermittent conveyance of the paste (paste 'being used for sake of
convenience in lien of the words adhesive medium) from the source of supply to
the mechanical contrivance (hereinafter called for sake of convenience the "paster")
used for depositing the paste on the desired portion of the paper blank and
(2) To the mechanical contrivance (the paster) for depositing the paste on
the desired portion of the paper blank. My invention is equally efficacious
whether the paste be liquid like a thin sohition of gum or very thick like
thick-boiled starch.
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By the employment of my invention a more uniform and reliable film of paste
is ensured than is the case with existing appliances, that is to say the apparatus
enibodied in my improvements ensures a more even quantity and certain distri-
bution of the paste upon the paper, and further the supply of paste is not
constant, but intermittent, that is to say 'the supply of paste is only furnished
intermittently.
In order that my invention may be the more easily understood reference may be
made to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 isa front view of apparatus embodying my improvements.
Figure 2 is a-side view of same.
Figure 3 is a detailed illustration of one of the parts shewn in both above-mentioned
figures.
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In these drawings "A" represents a convenient source of supply of paste.
"A" is a shoot or duct on to which paste may drop from the paste reservoir A
through a suitable adjustable plug valve "A" (not shown in detail).
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"B" represents what I call a "conveying distributer and is composed of
any suitable material capable of receiving by contact paste from the end" "A"
of "A" and holding the said paste and giving up the major portion of the 'paste
held by it to any object with which it comes in contact before receiving a fresh
supply of paste.
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In the drawings "B" represents a suitable form of "conveying distributer
and is a brush mounted in a metal holder "B" of such a 'size as to pass freely
'through the hole "B" in the sleeve" C." The holder "B" of the brush "B"
is.retained in any desired position in the hole "B" by the aid of a 'set screw "B"
said set screw being carried by C." The sleeve "C" has a counter sunik hole
shewn by dotted lines, said hole being for the purpose of 'receiving the end of
rod "D." The sleeve "C" is held and adjusted in any desired position to "D"
by means of the thumb screw "C" I can employ any suitabile mechanism to

page_text: move "B" so as to travel between and alternately coming in contact with "A1"
and "I" to be referred to bereafter, suitable mechanism being the rod "D" which
works in a slide bearing "D" on top of the standard "D" "D" being bored
to receive the said rod "D" and allow it to slide therein. "D" is a horizontal
slot cut in the rod "D" and in which pointed screw key "D" is inserted in such
a manner that when the rod "D" moves horizontally backwards and forwards the
key "D" prevents the rod turning. "E" is a fork arranged to receive the
thumb "F" of a lever as "F." The said thumb" F" is preferably constructed in
the form of an antifriction roller and is set at right angles to the arm or lever "F."
"G" is a connecting rod for conveying, motion to the lever arm. "H" from any
convenient source of power such as a footpedal or the like, the whole being so
arranged that when the said rod "G" is pulled downwards the inclined lover "F"
will radially travel forward upon its pivot "F3" and push the fork "E,"
rod "D" and brush "B" to the required distance in such a manner that the..said
brush "B" will rub or smear along the edge of "1" thereby transferring a portion
of the paste held by "B" on to "I." This latter "I" is a piece of thick flannel
or cloth held in position between the two plates "J" and "K" which latter are
squeezed or held tightly together by the screw bolt "L" working in a binged
L'" centred on the screw-pins "L², L'" (see Fig. 3).
piece
J" is a simple
butt piece of metal.situated in the front and at the centre of "J" and is simply
for receiving the thrust or pressure at the point of the screw "L."
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"K" is a tube or sleeve, being an integral part of "K" for connecting the
latter with the bent portion "M" of the lever "N" (see Figs. 2 and 3). The said
sleeve "K" is provided with a screw pin "K" for holding the said sleeve "K'"
in position on the bent arm "M."
"0" is,a,lever, centred at "01" upon the pedestal "P" and is operated from
any convenient source of mechanism such as. a cam or crank employed in. the
cigarette mouth-pieco machine."
In Figures 1 and 2 "R" represents & mandrel such as is usually employed for
curling the papers, and it will be noticed that the bottom of the flannel paster "I"
can (after having been first smeared with paste by the brush "B" in the latter's
forward and backward motion) descend and touch the paper (coiled around the
mandrel) with an even line of paste at the exact spot required-a synchronous
motion for this purpose having been imparted to the lever "U" by the mechanism
appertaining to the mandrel "R."
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I would specially desire to call attention to the top portion of "K" (see Fig. 2).
'S" is a plate spring kept in position by screws "S" and provided with an
adjustment screw "S" carried by a plate "S" attached to a standard "P"
to increase or decrease the pressure of "S" upon the plate "K" below same.
"S" exercises sufficient downward pressure upon the plate "K"at "S" to bring the
flannelled edge "1" into line parallel with direction of line of advance of conveying
distributer "B" in order for it ("I") to receive a regular smear of paste from the
brush "B" and I also desire it to be noted that when the 'bent arm
M, N
descends carrying with it the plate "K" the latter escapes from the pressure of
spring "S" and ou coming in contact with the inclined mandrel "R" the flannelled
edge "1" adjusts itself to the inclination of the said mandrel. For this purpose a
small radial play is provided in a direction around "M." The screw pin
K2" bas
free movement (see Figs. 2 and 3) in the small lateral slot "K" so that the
sleeve "K" may oscillate the requisite distance to alter the level of the flannelled
edge "1" when in operation as aforesaid.
Reverting again to the paste box or reservoir "A" I desire it to be understood
that the parts "A" "A" and "A" are for the purpose of permitting and
adjusting the supply of a convenient amount of very fluid paste that is required by
the brush "B" when in operation; but I may in some cases in lieu of "A" "A""
"A" "A1" employ a roller or an endless band revolving or working in a box of
prepared paste, the paste in these cases may be thick boiled starch and so arranged
that the brush "B" may receive its required supply of paste from the said roller.

page_text: or baud; or may feed the said brash "B" with the sticking medium from any
other convenient source of supply.
In cases where the paper blanks have had their edges gummed previous to being
supplied to the mandrel, the brush "B" and the flannel edge "I" would be simply
supplied with water (preferably hot water) that is to say that in lieu of the
brush "B" taking pasty matter from the reservoir "A" it (the brush) would
simply receive a wetting of water and communicate or distribute such water
along the edge, of "I' so that the latter would simply fulfil the function of
moistening the dry gummed edge of the paper blank upon the mandrel as
previously set forth.
Reverting again to the paster composed of parts "K, J, I, L, L!, K¹" and "K""
I desire it to be understood that I do not arbitrarily limit myself to this form of
paster as in place of flannel "I" 1 could use a brush, or piece of india rubber or
sponge fastened to a block of wood, said piece of wood being firmly fastened to
the lever "N." In such a case the rod "D" instead of moving parallel with
the axis of the mandrel' would preferably move parallel with the outside of the
mandrel.
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 pasting and fastening mouth-pieces-In combination means for furnishing
a supply of paste to the intermittently acting conveying distributer "B"-the
conveying distributer such as "B" and means such as "I" for receiving an
intermittent supply of paste from "B" and means whereby "B" cap
alternately inove to and from "A" or "I" substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
2. In pasting and fastening month-pieces-In combination, an intermittently
conveying distributer "B" means for intermittently supplying "B" with paste
or water and means for intermittently abstracting a supply of paste such as a
flannel strip "I" from the conveying distributer "B" and for transferring the
said paste to the paper on the mandrel substantially as and for the purposes set
forth:
3. In pasting and fastening mouth-pieces-In combination the conveying
distributer. "B" means for supplying "B" with paste or water a flannel
strip "I" depending from an oscillating or radially moving frame and the
mandrel "R" substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. In pasting and fastening mouth-pieces-in combination, the conveying
distributer as "B" means for supplying "B" with paste or water the
lever "N" "O" sleeve "K" plates "K" and "J" hinged piece "L'" and
screw "L" substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. In pasting and fastening mouth-pieces-In combination, the conveying
distributer as "B" means for supplying "B" with paste or water the
sleeve "K" and plate "K" the spring "S" and the regulating screw "S".
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 12th day of November 1895.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.