Improved Device for Cutting Cigar-wrappers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1893—Accepted, 23rd Sept.; 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Cutting Cigar-wrappers.
1, CHARLES ARTHUR ALLISON, of 52 Chancery Lane, London, in the County
of Middlesex, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (which has been communicated to me from abroad by the "Owl
Cigar Company" Incorporated, of 207 East 27th Street, in the City and State of
New York, United States of America), and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved device for cutting
cigar-wrappers, which device can be used with a bunch wrapping machine, or
independently of the same.
The invention consists in the combination with a supporting plate, of a blade on
the same having the shape of the desired cigar-wrapper, a roller suitably mounted
to pass over said blade, a swinging plate adapted to press the wrapper or a portion
thereof on the blade.
The invention also consists in the construction and combination of parts and
details which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the
claims.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan-view of the improved cigar-wrapper cutter, as applied for a
cigar bunch wrapping machine.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.
Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3, 3, Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal sectional view of the roller and cutter blade.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
On the table A supporting the cigar bunch wrapping device, the standards B
are erected at an inclination and carry the supporting plate C, which is also
arranged at an inclination, and on said plate the blade D is fixed, which has the
shape of the wrapper, said blade being provided with a filling D' of wood on which
a metal plate D2 is fixed, which latter is slightly below the cutting edges of the
blade. From the rear edge of the plate C the arms C¹ project. laterally, and on
the ends of the same standards C2 are fixed, which are connected by a rod C. A
carriage E having rollers E' is mounted to slide on the rod C³, and is provided
with an arm F2 projecting toward the front, which arm has a forked part F³, and
on the top of said forked arm a handle-knob F is fixed: A metal roller G is
mounted to rotate in the fork F³. From the plate C arms H project laterally near
the front, upon which arms the roller G can rest during part of its movements.
The plate C is also provided at its rear edge with the short standards 1, which
may be connected by a rod J on which a plate K is mounted to rock, said plate
is shown as having an opening K' corresponding to the contour of the blade D,
but it is not necessary that the plate should extend entirely around the blade; to
the underside of said plate K rubber or leather strips L are fastened along the
edges of the opening K¹, which strips project into the opening as shown in Fig. 3.
A rod L is connected with the swinging. plate K and extends downward, and is
connected at its lower end with a collar M of a rod N, surrounded by a helical
spring O which presses it upward. A foot lever, not shown in the drawings, is
used to draw down the rod L. The other parts illustrated in the drawings merely
serve to illustrate a bunch wrapping machine, and form no part of this invention.
The operation is as follows:-
The roller G is at one end of the rod C³, and the plate K is raised. The tobacco
leaf is placed upon the cutting blade D in the proper position and smoothened,

page_text: and then the plate K is swung down by means of the foot lever previously mentioned,
the leather or rubber strips L slide down over the beveled edges of the cutting
blade and draw the tobacco leaf taut over said blade, and hold it. The top surface
of the plate K is now slightly below the top edge of the blade. The roller G is
then moved from right to left by means of its button or knob F¼, and passes over
the tobacco leaf resting on the blade, and produces sufficient pressure to force the
blade through the leaf, whereby the wrapper is cut out from the leaf; the foot
lever is then released so as to permit the spring O to draw the rod L and the
plate K upward, when the wrapper that has been cut can be removed. Then
another leaf is placed on the blade, and the plate K is again depressed, and the
roller G is moved from left to right, and so on.
The wrappers are all cut at a uniform size, the edges are sharp and clear and
not ragged, and the operation is performed very rapidly. This cutter can be fixed
on any table as it is entirely independent of the cigar bunch wrapper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a cigar-wrapper cutter, the combination, with a blade of the shape of the
desired wrapper, a swinging plate having an open contour corresponding to that of
the blade, means for lowering the same upon the blade, said swinging plate being
adapted to press a wrapper leaf upon the blade when in lowered position, and a
roller mounted to pass over the leaf and blade, substantially as set forth.
2. In a cigar-wrapper cutter, the combination of a table provided with a plate,.
a wrapper-cutter blade on said plate, which blade has the shape of the desired
wrapper, a swinging plate having an opening, in conformity with the shape of the
blade, flexible strips attached to said plate along the edges of its opening, means
for raising or lowering said plate upon the blade, and a roller mounted to pass over
the blade and swinging plate, substantially as set forth.
3. In a machine for cutting cigar-wrappers, the combination, with a supporting
plate, of arms on the same, a rod supported on said arms, a carriage mounted to
travel on said rod, a roller supported in said carriage, a cutting blade of the
desired shape of the wrapper fixed on said supporting plate, a swinging plate
mounted on the supporting plate and having an opening in conformity with the
shape of the blade, and means for operating said swing plate, said plate surrounding
the blade when lowered, substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine for cutting cigar-wrappers, the combination, with a supporting
plate, of arms on the same, a rod supported on said arms, a carriage mounted to
travel on said rod, a roller supported by said carriage, additional arms projecting
from the supporting plate for supporting the roller in its end positions, a swinging
plate on the supporting plate, which swinging plate has an opening in conformity
with the shape of the blade, flexible strips secured into said plate and projecting
from the edges of the opening, and means for operating the swinging plate, said
swinging plate surrounding the blade when lowered, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1893.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: the action of the counterweights k³. Thus the charging slide c', is raised and the
valve disk e¹, revolved to be in proper position for the next operation.
As soon as the descent of the treadle 1, is completed and the bottles have been
properly charged and corked the foot is taken off the treadle I, and the latter will
fly back under the influence of its counterweight m², to place all the parts of the
machine back into their normal position, ready for the filling of a second pair of
bottles.
The counterbalancing platform will equalize the strain or pressure upon both
bottles and cause a balanced operation of the entire machine.
My machine works rapidly, accurately and can be adjusted with the greatest
nicety.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manuer the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a bottling machine the combination of a charging slide with a syrup pump
secured thereto and with a water valve provided with a perforated movable disk
that is connected to the charging slide, substantially as specified.
2. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a water valve
connected to both the slides, substantially as specified.
3. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a water valve
provided with two perforated disks, of which one is operated by the charging slide
and the other by the corking slide, substantially as specified.
4. In a bottling machine the combination of a charging slide having nozzles with
a water inlet valve composed of a pair of perforated disks and which are connected
to said nozzles, substantially as specified.
5. The combination of a charging slide and corking slide with a pair of
perforated disks and with a rod having an elongated eye h', secured to the corking
slide and operating one of said disks, substantially as specified.
6. The combination of a charging slide and corking slide with a pair of treadles
for operating the same and with a knee bar i, having nose j', that locks the charging
treadle and a projection d', that engages said nose upon the descent of the corking
treadle, substantially as specified.
7. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a pair of
treadles, a knee bar j, and counterweights operated by one of said treadles and a
projection d, and counterweight m², operated by the other treadle, substantially as
specified.
8. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a pair of
treadles, a knee bar j, having nose j₁ rod j², spring j³, and slide j*, substantially as
specified.
9. The combination of a fulcrumed scale frame n, with platforms n³, pivoted to
said frame, springs n¹ beneath the platforms and with a vertically movable plate n²,
that supports the scale frame and the springs, substantially as specified.
10. The combination of a vertically movable plate n², with a balancing platform
supported thereby and with rods d, corking slide d, and adjustable collars upon the
rods for engaging the movable plate and gaging the corking slide, substantially as
specified.
11. In a bottling machine the combination of the following elements: a charging
slide, a corking slide, a water valve, a syrup valve, corking plungers, a pair of
treadles and mechanism for causing one treadle to release the other treadle,
substantially as specified.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1802
ALLISON BROS.,;
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: drawn into the thread way c, and under the rounded end of the weight g; and as
the shuttle passes back and forth in the loom, a constant and even pressure or
tension, is exerted on the thread, by said weight and spring. When it is desired to
give a greater tension to the thread, the screw threaded plug h, is advanced in the
opening, thereby compressing the springs, and causing the weight g, to bear with
greater force on the thread and thus create greater tension.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is-
1st. A loom shuttle, having a horizontal opening in the side of its head, in line
with and connecting with the delivery eye thereof, adapted to have the thread
from the bobbin passed therethrough by the fingers of the operative; and having
a horizontal thread-way, in line with the spindle, connecting said opening, with an
opening in the side of the spindle cavity, adapted to have the thread passed through
it by the fingers of the operative, substantially as shown, and for the purpose
described.
2nd. A loom shuttle, having a horizontal opening in the side of its head, in
line with and connecting with the delivery eye thereof; and having a horizontal
thread way in line with the spindle, connecting said opening, with an opening in
the side of the spindle cavity; and having a vertical opening, connecting with said
thread way, in the track of the thread from the bobbin; a weight, fitting loosely
in said vertical opening, and adapted to press on said thread; a screw threaded
plug, adapted to close the outer end of said vertical opening, and be advanced
therein at certain times; and a compressible spring interposed between said screw
threaded plug and said weight, whereby, when the screw-threaded plug is advanced
or retracted in said vertical opening, the weight g, is caused to bear with greater
or less force on the thread, and thus give the required tension, substantially as
shown, and for the purpose described.
Dated this Seventeenth day of July 1893.
STEPHEN MERRIHEW HAMBLIN,
EDWIN STETSON DAMON,
By Allison Bros.,
Agents for the Applicants.