Improved Machinery for Wrapping Newspapers and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT HOE, of 504, Grand Street, in the City
of New York, United States of America, Printing Press Manufacturer.]
Improved Machinery for Wrapping Newspapers and other
Articles.
I, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Patent Agent, 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 :-
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved wrapping machine,
and especially to increase the speed at which newspapers and other publications
may be wrapped, and to provide a simple and rapid machine of that class used for
this purpose, and known as newspaper wrapping machines.
In accordance with the present invention, the paper and wrapper are advanced
with the wrapper lapped over the leading end of the paper sufficiently to provide
a surface for pasting the other end of the wrapper thereto, and with the other end
of the wrapper projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap upon the first
layer of wrapper upon the paper, and then reversing the direction of movement of
the paper and delivering it between pressing surfaces, by which the end of the
wrapper is pressed down upon the layer of wrapper upon the paper for pasting,
and the wrapped paper thus secured.
It is evident that this method may be carried out by machines of widely different
construction and employing various devices, it being necessary only to provide
feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper shall be advanced in proper
relative positions, pressing and delivery devices to which the rear end of the paper
is transferred by any suitable means, and by which the reversed paper is advanced
for delivery, and devices for applying the paste to secure the wrapper, all of
which may be of any suitable construction, and of widely different form and
movement.
There is shewn in the present case, however, a very simple, compact, and
efficient construction of wrapping mechanism embodying the invention, in which
three feeding rolls are employed, which co-operate to form two pairs of feeding
rolls acting respectively as feeding, and pressing and delivery devices, and there is
employed, as the means for transferring the rear end of the paper from the feeding
to the pressing and delivery devices, a carrier which receives the leading end of
the paper and wrapper from the feeding rolls, and delivers the rear end of the paper
with the wrapper overlapped thereon, to the other part of rolls formning the
pressing and delivery devices, by which the paper and wrapper are advanced, and
the wrapper secured.
While it is possible to carry the paper and wrapper from one pair of rolls to
the other by a carrier having only an oscillating or equivalent movement between
the rolls, it is preferable to employ a carrier having, in addition to such movement,
a reciprocating movement toward and from the pressing and delivery rolls, so that
the paper is positively carried thereby into the grip of these rolls, thus insuring
its proper receipt thereby, and increasing largely the rapidity at which the machine
may be operated with certainty.
In order that the movement of the carrier in transferring the paper from one
pair of rolls to the other may be as small as possible, and that the paper may be
positively controlled throughout its entire movement, it is preferable to form the
carrier of fingers, between which the paper is received, and provide the outer

page_text: rolls of the feeding and pressing delivery devices with grooves within which the
fingers play, so that the paper is in the positive control of the fingers, and supported
thereby from the time that its leading end passes between the feeding rolls, until it
is delivered between and grasped by the pressing and delivery rolls. Any suitable
mechanism may be used for mounting and actuating the carrier, but a simple and
efficient construction, which is used preferably, and which in itself forms a part of
the present invention, has been devised.
It is
This wrapping mechanism may be effected by hand, or any suitable feeding
devices for automatically advancing papers and wrappers to the wrapping
mechanism in proper time, together or independently of each other, may be
combined therewith, and the papers may be previously folded to the size desired,
or folded by mechanism embodied in and forming part of the machine. The
wrapper also may previously be cut to the desired size, and fed to the wrapping
mechanism as sheets, or fed from the web and severed in the machine.
preferable, however, to feed the wrapper from a wrapper web, and a simple form
of machine is produced, especially adapted for wrapping thick folded papers or
pamphlets, by feeding the papers or pamphlets from a box or holder in which they
are piled. The proper positions of the paper and wrapper, when delivered to the
wrapping mechanism, may be secured in any suitable manner, but it is preferable
to feed the wrapper downward in the line of movement of, and in front of the
papers as they are advanced to the wrapping mechanisin, so that each advancing
paper will engage the wrapper upon the desired line, and carry it with it to the
wrapping mechanism.
The paste for securing the wrapper may be applied to the first layer of wrapper
upon the paper, or to the loose end of the wrapper, prior to, or at any desired
time during the operation of wrapping. When the paste is applied to the loose
end of the wrapper, however, it is preferable to employ pasting, by which the paste
is applied after the wrapper has been advanced into position to receive the
advancing paper, the movement of the wrapper, after the paste is applied, being
thus reduced, and the danger of wiping off the paste on parts of the machine
lessened.
In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this Specification, there is
shewn a complete machine of the general construction above described, which will
be found an efficient and convenient embodiment of the present invention, and a
detailed description of the same will now be given, and the features forming the
invention specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings,-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine,
Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, with the wrapper roll omitted.
Fig. 3 is a plan view.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and
Figures 56, are broken views similar to Figure 4, shewing the different steps in
wrapping.
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Figure 7 is a perspective view of the product.
Referring to said drawings, the frame of the machine may be of any suitable
construction for supporting the operating parts. As shewn, it consists simply of
two end frames A, B, in which all the parts are mounted. At the rear or delivery
side of the frame, is mounted the wrapping mechanism proper, which consists of
the rolls C, D, forming the feeding rolls by which the paper and wrapper are
advanced, the roll E which co-operates with the roll D to form a second pair of
feeding rolls, by which the reversed paper is advanced for delivery and the wrapper
pasted down, and a carrier F by which the paper is received from the rolls C, D,
and its rear end, with the wrapper overlapping it, transferred to the rolls D. E.
The carrier may be of any suitable construction and movement.
It is prefer-
able, however, to employ the construction shewn, in which the carrier consists of
two sets of fingers 1, 2, which swing between the two rolls C, E, and preferably
enter grooves 3 in the same, so that the paper may be positively held and guided

page_text: thereby throughout its entire movement, when out of the positive control of the
rolls. The fingers 1, 2 by which the paper is received, may be mounted on a
single piece, so as to move together, and may have only an oscillating, or oscillating
and reciprocating movements, but it is preferable to mount the fingers 1 so as
to have an oscillating movement between the rolls C, E, while the fingers 2 are
mounted so as to have, in addition to this movement, a reciprocating movement to
and from the rolls D. E.
For mounting and actuating the fingers 1, 2, the following construction is
provided :-
:-
The fingers are mounted rigidly upon a shaft G supported in the side
franes A, B, and the fingers 2 are connected by a plate 4, which carries the central
finger, and curved plates 5 which form pushers, which reciprocate with the
fingers 2, and engage the end of the paper, so as to force it downward between
the fingers, and deliver it positively into the grasp of rolls D, E. The fingers 2
and plates 4, 5, are carried by rods 6, which extend through holes in the shaft G,
and are mounted to slide therein, being normally held in their withdrawn position,
as shown in Figure 4, by springs 7 coiled outside the shaft G, and pressing against
the shaft, and set nuts 8 on the rods.
For the purpose of rocking the shaft G for the oscillating movement of the
fingers 1, 2, and for moving the rods 6, through the shaft, against the tension of
springs 7, the shaft G is provided with a crank arm 9 carrying a bowl, which is
engaged and actuated by a cam disc H on a shaft I mounted in the frames A, B.
The shaft G is also provided with crank arms 10 carrying bowls which engage
crank arms 11 on a rock shaft 12 mounted in the frame A, B,-these arms 11
being slotted to engage pins 13 carried by bars or rods 6, so that the arms 11 and
the rods 6 move together.
It will be seen that, by this construction, the rocking of the shaft G through
crank arm 9 and cam H, rocks the arms 11 through crank arms 10, and moves the
rods 6, fingers 2, and pushers 5, downward against the tension of springs 7, and
that upon the release of the crank arm 9 by the cam H, the springs 7 will
return the rods 6 to position through the shaft, and, by the engagement of the
pins 13 with the arms 11, the arms 11 are rocked back to their normal position,
thereby rocking the shaft G, and returning the crank arm 9 by means of the
bowls or crank arms 10, all the parts thus being returned to their normal position
by the springs 7.
As above stated, the paper & wrapper may be advanced to this wrapping
mechanism by any suitable means, and the proper relative positions of the paper
In the machine shewn,
and wrapper secured in any suitable manner desired.
however, which is especially adapted for wrapping papers previously folded to
wrapping size, or magazines, the papers or magazines are placed within a
holder K mounted on the front side of the machine, and the bottom paper advanced
from the holder to the feeding rolls L M, and thereby to the rolls C D, by a
series of pivoted fingers 14, carried by a slide 15, moving on rods 16 mounted in
the frame of the machine, and being pressed upward, so as to engage the bottom
paper, when withdrawn by means of springs 17 carried by the slide under the
fingers. This slide 15 is reciprocated upon the rods 16, to advance the papers in
proper time by means of slotted levers 18, carried by rock shaft 19, mounted in
the side frames A, B, and operated from the main shaft of the machine N by
means of a pitman 20, connected to one of the arms 18, and an excentric 21 on
the shaft N. The holder K is shown as adjustable, so as to hold paper of different
widths and lengths, this result being secured by mounting the sides on rods 22,
adjustably secured in the frame by means of set screws 23, and the rear end of the
box being slotted, and made adjustable by set screws 24. The holder K is open
at the bottom, and the papers are fed out by fingers 14 over guides 25, between
which the fingers play. In order that papers of different thickness may be fed
out from the holder, and the delivery of more than one paper at a time be prevented,
the front end 26 of the holder K is preferably made adjustable to and from the

page_text: guides 24, by a set screw, as shown. The specific construction of this sheet-
folding and feeding mechanism, however, forms no part of the present invention,
and may be varied as desired.
The wrappers may be previously cut and fed from a holder by suitable
mechanism, but it is preferable to use a wrapper web, and, in the construction
shown, the wrappers are cut, pasted, and advanced into the line of the paper, as
it is fed to the wrapping mechanism, by the following means :-
At the top of the machine are mounted two cutting and feeding rolls O, to
which the wrapper web y is advanced from the wrapper roll P, and by which it
is severed in wrapper lengths. From the cutting and feeding rolls O, the severed
wrappery is fed downward between guides 27 to feeding rolls Q, and by the latter
past the feeding rolls L, M, which do not engage the wrapper, and downward
between the guides 28 below the rolls M, D. The lower ends of the guides 27,
and upper ends of the guides 28, are curved, so as to form guides between which
the paper passes from rolls L, M, to rolls C, D, but it will be understood that
these guides may be found not absolutely necessary in all cases, and that they may
be formed independently of guides 27, 28, if preferred.
As above stated, the paste may be applied to the wrapper at any desired point,
but it is preferable to place the pasting devices below the rolls M, D, so that the
pasted end of the wrapper has only the reverse movement between the guides 28,
and about the roll D, before it is pasted down. These pasting devices may be of
any suitable form. As shown, they consist of the revolving paster R, paste
fountain roll S, from which the paster receives its paste, and which runs in paste
fountain T, and roll U on the opposite side of the wrapper from the paster, and
against which the paster presses in applying paste. The paster R is preferably
cut away, so as to apply paste only to that part of the wrapper between guides 28,
so as to avoid the possibility of the paste striking the guides as the end of the
wrapper is drawn up between them during the operation of wrapping.
The operative parts of the machine, independently of the means for feeding the
papers from the holder K to the rolls L M, are driven from the main driving
shaft N, as follows:-
The shaft N carries, outside the frame A, a large gear 30, which drives the feed
roll L through an intermediate 31 and a pinion 32 on the shaft of the roll. The
rolls L, M, are geared together directly by gears 33, 34. The roll D is driven
from the roll M through an intermediate 35 and a gear 36 on the shaft of the
roll D. The rolls C. E are geared directly to the roll D by gears 37, 38,
meshing with gear 36, so that the three rolls of the wrapping mechanism are
driven at the same rate of speed.
The wrapper cutting and feeding rolls are geared together by gears 39, and
driven from gear 30 on shaft N through the intermediate 31, and a second inter-
mediate 40, and the wrapper-feeding rolls Q are geared together by gears 41, and
driven from one of the cutting and feeding rolls through intermediate 42,
meshing with gear 39. The cam disc H is driven from the same cutting and
feeding roll through an intermediate 43, meshing with the gear 39, and with the
gear 44 on shaft I. The shaft N carries a second gear 45, meshing with a gear 46
on the shaft of paster R, and the paste fountain roll S and pasting roll U are
driven directly from the paster shaft by gears 47, 48, and 49.
The parts are so timed, as will be seen from inspection of the drawings, that
the cam H, the wrapper cutting and feeding rolls O, the paster R, and the paper
feeding fingers 14, operate in unison, and make one complete movement to each
rotation of the shaft N, so that a paper and wrapper are fed to the wrapping
mechanism at each rotation of the shaft, the wrapper being first fed down into the
line of movement of the advancing paper, and receiving paste from a paster R,
and then the advancing paper engaging the wrapper, to carry the latter with it
to the wrapping mechanism. The feeding rolls L, M, and the rolls C, D, E. of
the wrapping mechanism, however, are speeded up so that the operation of
wrapping is performed at a comparatively high rate of speed, and the paper being

page_text: wrapped is drawn quickly out of the path of the next wrapper, as the latter is
advanced by the rolls Q.
The operation of the machine will be understood from the drawings and the
following brief description.
When the parts are in the position shown in the main views, and Fig. 4, the
wrapper y has been fed downward from the wrapper roll by the feeding and cutting
rolls O, and the wrapper severed thereby has been advanced by these rolls and
feeding rolls Q downward between the guides 27, 28, and is in its lowest position
with the paster R, just applying paste to the leading end. The paper to be
wrapped has been fed forward by the fingers 14 to the feeding rolls L, M, and is
just in position to engage the wrapper on the proper line to carry it with it to the
wrapping mechanism.
It will be understood that the wrapper may be of any suitable length to overlap
upon the paper sufficiently for pasting. As shown, the wrapper is about three times
the length of the paper, so as to overlap the full length of the latter, and the paper
strikes the wrapper at about one third of its length from the rear end.
The bowl
or crank arm 9 is on the lower part of the cam disc H, and the carrier is withdrawn
by springs 7, and held thereby with the fingers 1, 2 in position to receive the
leading end of the paper and wrapper, as they are advanced by feeding the
rolls C, D.
In the position of the parts shown in Fig. 5, the paper and wrapper have been
advanced by the rolls C, D between the fingers 1, 2, and against the pushers 5, and
the cam disc H is just about to actuate the carrier through crank arm 9, and against
the tension of springs 7, to carry the paper from the rolls C, D, and deliver it with
its rear end between the rolls D, E, the rear end of the paper having passed the
rolls C, D, so as to be free to swing with the carrier. The cam on disc H now
rocks the shaft G through the crank arm 9, thus swinging the rods 6 and fingers 1, 2,
from the rolls C, D to the rolls D, E, and at the same time the crank arms 10
engage the slotted arms 11 on rock shaft 12, to force them downward, so as to carry
the rods 6 downward by engagement of the slotted arms with the pins 13, the paper
thus being swung into position above the rolls D, E, and then positively forced
downward by the pushers 5 into the grasp of these rolls. This position of all the
parts is shown in Fig. 6.
The bowl on crank arm 9 now rides upon the outer face of the cam H, and the
shaft G and carrier are held in the position shown in Fig. 6 a sufficient time to
ensure the proper grasping of the paper by the rolls D E, and until the paper has
been fed downward between said rolls sufficiently to allow the carrier to return when
the bowl is released by passing onto the lower part of the cam disc H, and the
springs 7 return the parts to their normal position, as shown in Fig. 4.
It will be seen that as the paper is advanced by rolls C. D, and transferred by the
carrier to rolls D. E, the leading pasted end of the wrapper y is drawn upward
between the guides 28, and that the rear end of the paper is transferred to the
rolls D, E, with the wrapper lying about the upper surface of roll D, so that the
wrapper is overlapped upon the paper, as the paper and wrapper are fed downward
between rolls D, E, and the pasted end of the wrapper is pressed down upon the
layer of wrapper upon the paper, and secured thereto, the wrapped paper being
delivered as a product of the form shown in Fig. 7.
During the operation of wrapping, another wrapper has been fed downward
between the guides 27, and as the wrapper upon the paper is carried out of the way,
the next wrapper is advanced downward between the guides 28 to the paster, and
another paper is advanced by the fingers 14 to the rolls L, M, when the operation
described is repeated.
.It will be understood that many modifications may be made in the construction
shown without departing from the invention. Thus, while the wrapping mechanism
has been shown as consisting of three rolls, one roll being used both in advancing
the paper to the carrier and delivering the paper, it is evident that the feeding and
pressing rolls may be independent pairs of rolls, but the construction shown is

page_text: simpler, and, moreover, reduces the movement of the carrier in transferring the
paper. It is evident, also, that the relative positions of the three rolls may be
changed, but that which has been found most satisfactory is shown. While it is
preferable to use a carrier which is actuated to carry the paper positively into the
grasp of the pressing and delivery rolls, as shown, it will be understood that a con-
struction inay be used in which the carrier operates simply to carry the paper into
position above the pressing and delivery rolls,the paper then being allowed to drop
into the grasp of the latter. The term "delivery devices" had been applied to the
rolls D, E, but it will be understood that these may not form the final delivery, but
that the term is used only to define the devices as advancing the paper from the
wrapping mechanism.
The construction shown provides a very simple machine by which papers and
pamphlets may be wrapped at a very high speed, but it will be understood that the
construction of the parts co-operating with the wrapping mechanism proper, may
be varied widely, the special construction of wrapper and paper feeding mechanism,
and arrangement of guides, being shown only for the purpose of illustrating a
complete machine, and that the wrapping mechanism may be combined with any
other suitable mechanisms forming an independent wrapping, or folding and
wrapping, machine, or that the wrapping mechanism be combined with any of
the ordinary forms of folding and delivery mechanisms may now in use in folding
mechanism or printing presses, so that the papers may be folded, delivered, and
wrapped by a single machine, the wrapping mechanism herein shown being of
sufficient capacity to be applicable to rapid web-printing presses.
While the invention has been described as applied in wrapping newspapers and
other publications for which the machine shown is especially adapted, it will be
understood that it is not to be thus limited, but that the method may be applied in
wrapping other articles, and the invention may be carried out and embodied in
machines especially adapted for such use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me from
abroad, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of feeding devices advancing a paper with a wrapper lapped
over its leading end, and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap on the
layer of wrapper on the paper for pasting, pressing and delivery devices, and a
carrier receiving the paper from the feeding devices, and transferring the rear end
to the pressing and delivery devices, and simultaneously folding the wrapper over
the end of the paper, substantially as described.
2. The combination of feeding devices advancing a paper with a wrapper lapped
over its leading end, and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap on the
layer of wrapper on the paper for pasting, pressing and delivery devices, a carrier
for receiving the paper from the feeding devices, and means for actuating the
carrier, to transfer the rear end of the paper to the pressing and delivery devices,
and advance it positively into the grasp of the latter, and simultaneously fold the
wrapper over the end of the paper, substantially as described.
3. The combination with paper feeding mechanism, of wrapper feeding mechanism
by which a wrapper is advanced transversely to, and into the path of movement of
the paper, feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper are received from the
feeding mechanism, with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper, and
projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlay upon the layer of wrapper on the
paper for pasting, pressing and delivery devices, and a carrier receiving the paper
from the feeding devices, and transferring the rear end to the pressing and delivery
devices, and simultaneously folding the wrapper over the end of the paper,
substantially as described.
4. The combination with paper-feeding mechanism, of wrapper-feeding mechanism
by which a wrapper is advanced transversely to, and into the path of movement of
the paper, feeding devices by which the paper and wrapper are received from the

page_text: feeding mechanisın, with the wrapper overlapping the leading end of the paper, and
projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap.upon the layer of wrapper on the
paper for pasting; pasting devices for applying paste to the wrapper, pressing and
delivery devices, and a carrier receiving the paper from the feeding devices, and
transferring the rear end to the pressing and delivery devices, and simultaneously
folding the wrapper over the end of the paper, substantially as described.
5. The combination with a pair of feeding rolls advancing a paper with a wrapper
lapped over its leading end, and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap
on the layer of wrapper on the paper for pasting, of a roll co-operating with one of
said rolls to form a pair of pressing and delivery rolls, and a carrier receiving the
paper from the feeding rolls, and transferring the rear end to the pressing and
delivery rolls, and simultaneously folding the wrapper over the end of the paper
against one of the feeding rolls, substantially as described.
6. The combination with a pair of feeding rolls advancing a paper with a wrapper
lapped over its leading end, and projecting behind the paper sufficiently to overlap
on the layer of wrapper on the paper for pasting, of a roll co-operating with one of
said rolls, to form a pair of pressing and delivery rolls, a carrier receiving the paper
from the feeding rolls, and means for actuating said carrier, to transfer the paper to
the pressing and delivery rolls, and advance it positively into the grasp of the latter,
and simultaneously fold the wrapper over the end of the paper against one of the
feeding rolls, substantially as described.
7. The combination with the rolls C, D, E, forming two pairs of feeding rolls, of
a pivotted carrier receiving a paper from the rolls C, D, and means for oscillating
said carrier between the rolls C, E, and advancing it to carry the rear end of the
paper positively into the grasp of rolls D, E, substantially as described.
8. The combination with rolls C, D, E, forming two pairs of feeding rolls, of a
pivotted carrier, having fingers 1, 2, between which the paper is received from the
rolls C, D, and pushers 5 engaging the end of the paper, and means for oscillating
said carrier, and actuating said pushers to carry the paper from the rolls C, D, to
the rolls D, E, aud advance the rear end of the paper positively into the grasp of
the latter, substantially as described.
9. The combination with rolls C, D, E, of rock shaft G, fingers 1 rigid ther. on,
fingers 2 and pushers 5 carried thereby, but mounted to move transversely to the
shaft, and means for rocking said shaft and actuating said pushers, substantially as
described.
10. The combination with the rock shaft G, of rod 6 sliding through said shaft,
spring 7 pressing against said shaft and rod, crank arm 10 on said shaft, slotted
rock arm 11 engaging said rod and engaged by said crank arm, and means for
rocking said shaft G against the tension of spring 7, substantially as described.
Dated this 16th day of October 1894.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.