Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 188
Specification Accepted, 18th May, 1889
1, LOUIS LEON TISSIER of Rue Saint-Sabin 56, Paris, in the Republic of France,
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 for making cigarettes, and in order to enable
the said invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by reference to the
accompanying drawing in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved apparatus for making cigarettes
shewing the riband drawn out; figure 2 is a view of the left hand side of the
apparatus figure 3 is a cross section shewing the apparatus open and the riband
drawn out; figure 4 is a similar view of the apparatus closed and ready for rolling
the cigarette; figures 5 to 9 are views of some of the parts.
The improved apparatus is constructed of two metal cases or shells A and B
connected by a hinge H; on the case A is rivetted a spring which has for object
to operate a pawl or catch 1 bent at an angle at fand pivotted to the end of the
case A; it is caused by the spring bearing under the bent portion to engage with
a ratchet wheel V on a roller consisting of a tube Q (shown detached in longitudinal
section at figure 5) within which is fixed by solder or otherwise a socket b; this
socket carrying the tube Q is free to rotate upon one end of a rod carrying a spiral
spring s. This arrangement of socket, rod and spring is illustrated in longitudinal
sectional elevation at figure 6. One end of the spring S is fixed to a boss t on the
rod and its other end is fixed to the socket b. One end of the rod » projects
through a hole y in the end of the tube Q and is formed with a square V¹ which is
located in a similarly shaped hole Y' in a plate I hereinafter described and represented
in face views at figures 7 and 9 and in edge view at figure 8 so as to prevent the
rod from being rotated whilst winding up the spring. The spring is wound up
by pulling out the riband R which is attached to the tube Q and serves to roll the
cigarette. The pawl or catch D can be moved free of the ratchet wheel V by simply
pressing on the part f, and the spring in recoiling automatically rolls up the sail
riband the case B contains a roller X mounted and capable of revolving in the case

page_text: at o, o¹ and a rod e is rivetted in each end of the, case B, the .said. roller and rod
serving to guide the riband R which passes between them and thence between the
rode and the upper edge of the case as clearly shewn in figure 3.
A concave plate m is attached to the case B and on this plate bears a spring k
fitted to the case A for the purpose of causing the two parts A and B to automatically
open as shewn at figure 3; the plate m is an important feature of the apparatus as,
besides the purpose just referred to, it forms a curved trough-shaped bottom upon
which the cigarette formed. The plate I is formed with a projection I within the
case A with which the plate m comes in contact when the apparatus opens for the
purpose of preventing it from opening beyond a certain distance represented by
the angle n, H, n¹ figure 3.
n and n¹ are two small lugs which prevent the two shells or cases A and B from
passing one within the other when closing the apparatus.
In order to make a cigarette by means of an apparatus of this construction the
riband R is first drawn out as shewn in figure 1 whereby the spring s will be placed
in tension or wound up, the teeth of the ratchet wheel V meanwhile riding over the
pawl or catch D. The apparatus will then, by the action of the spring k, open
automatically. A cavity or pocket must now be formed by pressing down the riband
into the apparatus until it rests on the plate or bottom m, one edge of a leaf P of
cigarette paper is then inserted, a suitable quantity of tobacco Z is placed in the
pocket formed by the riband and the apparatus is closed as shown in figure 4.; the
upper edge of the cigarette paper P is moistened and then by pressing on the
button f, the pawl D is removed from engagement with the ratchet wheel V when,
under the action of the spring s, the riband is rolled around the roller Q and the
tobacco is compressed into a roll in the pocket of the riband below the rollers Q
and X, the sheet of cigarette paper being at the same time wrapped around it and
when the riband has passed into the apparatus as far as the stop T will allow, the
cigarette is finished and can be removed from the apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :
(1) In apparatus for making cigarettes the arrangement of spring roller for
automatically rolling the cigarettes in combination with the mechanism for retaining
and releasing the said roller, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
(2) In apparatus for making cigarettes the use of a plate such as m and spring k
for automatically opening the apparatus when the moulding riband has been drawn
out substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
(3) In apparatus for making cigarettes the arrangement for limiting the extent
of opening of the apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
(4) The improved apparatus for making cigarettes hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
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