Improvements in Cigar Mould Making Machines and in Tools connected therewith.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Mould Making Machines and in Tools
connected therewith.
We, THOMAS TYZACH JONES, and WILLIAM JONES, of the firm of Jones
Brothers, of Broad Marsh, Nottingham, in the County of Nottingham, Cigar-
box Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cigar mould making machines and in
tools connected therewith and consists in the employment of a machine and peculiar
shape of rotary cutter for forming the cigar cavity in the mould and in a machine
for shaping the sides of the he part thereof.
The first named machine consists of a frame in which is arranged to be raised
and lowered by means of a foot lever, a slide the travel of which may be varied
according to requirement by means of a lever pivoted to the side of the said frame.
The upper extremity of the said slide is formed or furnished with a bed, in which
is arranged to slide, by means of a rack pinion and handle, a table on which the
she portion of the cigar mould to be operated upon is fixed by means of a
suitable clamping arrangement. The front of the said table is formed with a
number of slots at suitable distances apart from each other, which in conjunction
with a stationary stud fixed on the aforesaid frame, act as formers and give the
width and depth of the cigar cavities in the she portion of the mould. At the
back of the said table a head stock and at the front thereof a tail stock, is
employed on the top of the. aforesaid frame, between the centres of which is
fixed the rotary cutter aforesaid, by means of which the cigar cavities are cut
into the mould. The cavities in the she part of the mould are formed by raising
the table supporting the she part against the rotary cutter and the cigar cavities
in the he portion of the mould by fixing the he portion into a frame, suspended
from a weighted lever pivoted to an arm fixed to the frame of the machine and
actuated by hand.
The machine herein before referred to for shaping the sides of the he portion of
the cigar mould which takes place previous to forming the respective cigar cavities
therein, consists of a bed suitably supported, on which are arranged to slide to and
from each other, in contact with a former, two tables each carrying a shaft, one
end of which is furnished with a pulley and the other end with a rotary cutter.
The said shafts are mounted on the said table in a horizontal plane at an angle, the
cutter ends thereof being nearest together. On the said bed is made vertically
movable between the said tables and cutters, by means of a weighted foot lever
connected thereto, a sliding frame. This sliding frame carries the aforesaid former
and is furnished with a clamping arrangement, consisting of a flap hinged to the
portion of the sliding frame which passes between the said cutters, which flap
serves to receive the he mould portion to be shaped at its sides. During the
cutting operation the said flap remains locked by means of a bowl pressing against
the same, which bowl is carried by a lever on a shaft actuated by a handle fixed
thereto.
The rotary tool hereinbefore referred to, consists of a cigar shaped cutter, formed
with a left and right hand spiral cutting edge, joining in the middle and tapering
slightly off towards each end to conform with the shape of the cigar.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1890.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Mould Making Machines and in Tools
connected therewith.
WC, THOMAS TYZACH JONES, and William JONES, of the firm of Jones
Brothers, of Broad Marsh, Nottingham, in the County of Nottingham, Cigar-box
Manufacturers, 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 cigar mould making machines and in
tools connected therewith and consists in the employment of a machine and peculiar
shape of rotary cutter for forming the cigar cavity in the mould and in a machine
for shaping the sides of the "he" part thereof.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto two sheets of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figure 1, Sheet I, is a front view, Fig. 2 a plan & Fig. 3 an end view of the
machine for forming the cigar cavity in the mould.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the tool, which cuts the cigar cavity into the mould, showing
it in the "she" part thereof.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the "he" portion of the mould.
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Fig. 6 is a section of the "she" and "he portions of the mould placed into
each other, shown at an enlarged scale.
Fig. 7, Sheet II, is a front view, Fig. 8 a plan and Fig. 9 a vertical cross
section at line A-B of Fig. 1, of the machine for shaping the sides of the "he'
portion of the mould.
Fig. 10 is a plan, & Fig. 11 an end view of the "he" portion of the mould
shown at an enlarged scale.
Fig. 12 is a front view of the mould complete and
Fig. 13 a plan of the "she" part only shown at a reduced scale.
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In carrying out our invention and referring to Figs. 1, 2 & 3, the first named
machine consists of a frame a in which is arranged to be raised and lowered by
means of a foot lever a slide c, the travel of which may be varied according to
requirements, ie. the depth of the cigar cavity or thickness of the mould, by
means of a lever d arranged to slide in slots on the side of the said frame a.
The foot lever bis pivoted to the frame a of the machine at and connected to
the slide e by means of a link e. The slide e which is shown in its lowest position
is formed with two projections arranged to come into contact with and rest on
inclines formed on the lever d by means of which on pushing the lever d forward
or backwards the drop of the slide c can be increased or decreased as may be
required. The upper extremity of the slide c is formed or furnished with a bed e
in which is arranged to slide transversly, by means of a rack e', pinion e² and
handle a table on which the she portion of the cigar mould to be
operated upon is fixed, by means of a suitable clamping arrangement. The rack e
is fixed to the underside of the table and the pinion e² on a shaft g mounted in
a suitable bearing underneath the bed e. The clamping arrangements consist of
a ledge, formed on, or fixed to the table, in connection with a plate frendered
adjustable thereon towards the ledge by means of two screw spindles f³ and two
bolts adapted to clamp the "she parts of the cigar mould. The front of the
said table, ie. the ledge thereof, is formed with a number of slots i at suitable
distances apart from each other, which in conjunction with a stationary stud or
studs fixed adjustable to the tail stock on the aforesaid frame a, act as formers
and give the width and depth of the cigar cavities, see Figs. 4 & 6, to be cut
into the she" portions of the mould. At the back of the table a head stock k
in connection with the tail stock k at the front thereof is employed on the top of
the frame a, between the centres m of which is fixed the rotary cutter n aforesaid,

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by means of which the cigar cavities a¹ are cut into the mould. The cavities s¹ in
the she" portions of the mould are formed by raising the table, supporting the
"she" portions, against the rotary cutter n and the cigar cavities in the "he"
portion by fixing or placing the same into a frame 2 suspended, by means of a
shaft and link, from a weighted lever ² pivoted to an arm n³, fixed to the
frame a of the machine and actuated by hand. The lever is connected to a
spring which has the tendency of raising the lever after having been depressed
and released by the hand. The frame being formed with a slot h³ can be slid
on the lower end of the shaft so as to always exert the pressure necessary for
the cutting of the "he" part of the cavity direct over the same.
The machine herein before referred to for shaping the sides of the "he" portion h
of the cigar mould which takes place previous to forming the respective cigar
cavities therein, see Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13, consists of a bed o supported
on legs o, on which bed o are arranged to slide to and from each other, in contact
with a former p, two tables peach carrying a shaft q, mounted in suitable
bearings, one end of which is furnished with a pulley and the other end with
a rotary cutter 7. In order to reduce friction between the tables and the
former, we fix adjustably on each of the tables a slide p, made adjustable
thereon by means of the screw p³ and furnished with an anti-friction pulley pi
which bears against the former p. In order to keep the anti-friction pulleys t
always in contact with the former p, cach table is brought under the influence of
a weighted angular lever having its fulcrum at in the bed o and being connected
to the table by means of the link o². The shafts are mounted on the tables pl
in a horizontal plane at an angle, the cutter ends thereof being nearest together.
On the said bed o is made vertically movable, between the said tables pl and
cutters, by means of a weighted foot lever a sliding frame. The weighted foot
lever is pivoted to the leg of the machine and connected to the sliding frame u by
means of the link . This sliding frame which is guided in uprights u', u² fixed
to the bed carries the aforesaid former p fixed between centre and in front is
furnished with a clamping arrangement, consisting of a flap e hinged to the respective
portion of the sliding frame n, which passes between the said cutters q³, which flap v
serves to receive the "he" portion of mould which are formed in blocks ³, sec
Figs. 9, 10 & 11. During the shaping of the sides of the blocks the said flap v
remains locked, by means of a bowl e pressing against the same, which bowl wis
carried by a lever we fixed on a shaft w mounted in suitable bearings on the
upright and actuated by means of a handle w fixed to the slot w After the
said blocks 3 have been shaped at their sides, as shown in Figs. 10 & 11, they
are fixed at equal distances apart from each other on a strip of wood, sec Fig. 12.
The cavities s in the "she" portions of the cigar mould having been cut to half
their depth in the first named machine, the "he" portion of the cigar mould is
placed into the frame 42 and the first block into the corresponding cavity s' in the
she" portion of the mould. The latter is then raised and the former lowered by
the respective levers & n² so as to cause the rotary cutter n to cut the cavity
of the "she" portions to the required depth and the cavity into the "he"
portion of the cigar mould. The she portions of the cigar mould is then
lowered and the "he" portion / raised and the cutter introduced into the next
"she cavity when the operation will be repeated as described, until all the
cavities are finished. The "she" and "he" portions of the cigar mould are retained
together by means of pins and in order to facilitate the opening of the cigar mould
two recesses are formed therein which permits of inserting a tool.
In order to
limit the depth of the cavity in the " she" portion sof the cigar mould
independently of the former stud i, an adjustable screw is employed in a
projection cast on the frame a of the first named machine, see Figs. 1 & 3,
which comes into contact with another projection formed on the slide c when the
same has been raised to its required height.
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The rotary tool n for forming the cigar cavities s¹ & in the mould, herciubefore
referred to, consists of a cigar shaped cutter see Fig. 4 formed with a left and right

page_text: hand spiral cutting edge n* & *, joining in or about the middle and tapering
slightly off towards each end to conform with the shape of the cigar.
This cutter may also be used for forming other cavities than those described
for cigar moulds.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is :-
"In cigar mould making machines."
1st. The general construction and arrangement of parts adapted and operating
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2nd. A slide e arranged to be raised and lowered between a frame a and carrying
a bed e in which is made transversely movable a table on which is fixed the "she
portions of the mould to be formed with cigar cavities s' in combination with a
rotary cutter n positioned across the said mould between centres m & in and
adapted to form the "she" cavities therein, with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3rd. The table f formed with slots i, in combination with an adjustable former
stud adapted to enter the said slots i, with reference to Figs. 1, 2 & 3,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4th. The projection on the frame a of the machine, carrying an adjustable
screw in combination with a projection formed on the slide c and adapted
to come in contact therewith on the slide being raised, with reference to
Figs. 1, 2 & 3, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
5th. The table and rotary cutter n, as specified in the second claim, in combina-
tion with the hand lever 2 from which is suspended a frame 2 adapted to receive
the "he" portion of the mould to be formed with cigar cavities and to bring
the same against the rotary cutter n, with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6th. A bed o on which are arranged to slide against a former p two tables p',
carrying two rotary shafts q positioned in an inclined plane the free ends of which
nearest each other are respectively furnished with a rotary cutter q³ in combination
with a sliding frame u, carrying the said former p and adapted to receive the
block for the "he" portion of the cigar mould and to pass the same between
the said cutter q and thus shape its sides, with reference to Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11,
substantially as set forth.
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7th. The combination with the frame u specified in the preceding claim of a
flap hinged thereto and pressed against the block 3 by means of an oscillating
lever wadapted to keep the block ³ in position on the frame u, with reference to
Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, substantially as set forth.
8th. A rotary cutter n formed with a left and right hand spiral cutting
edge n & n which join each other and taper off towards their ends, with
reference to Fig. 4, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th day of January 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.