Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Pleated Paper Capsules for Bottles, Soufflé Cups, and analogous Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1806
[Communicated from abroad by HANS ANDREASEN LUND, of Frederiksborggade 26,
Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, Stationer.]
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Pleated Paper
Capsules for Bottles, Soufflé Cups, and analogous Articles.
We, MANSELL, HUNT, CATTY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, of Cressy Road,
Hampstead, Manufacturers, ALFRED THROWER of No. 1 Chalcot Gardens,
Haverstock Hill, Mechanical Engineer and Director of a Public Company, and
CARSTEN PETERSEN of No. 28 Lisburn Road, Mechanical Engineer, all in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
follows:-
The present invention relates to improvements in machinery for the manufacture
of pleated paper capsules for bottles, soufflé cups, and analogous articles.
In carrying it into effect, we provide a suitable base for the operative members
of the machinery, which base is adapted to stand upon a table or work bench.
Some of the mechanism by which the operative members are actuated, is con-
veniently fixed to the underside of the said bench.
A suitable table is provided upon which the paper discs to be converted into
capsules, soufflé cups, or into other analogous articles, are laid, one by one. A pair
of fingers, or equivalent device driven with a suitable. reciprocating horizontal
and linear motion, engage the disc and draw or push it forward, leaving it upon
a set of pleating fingers or pleaters. Suitable adjustable stops are, preferably,
It is
provided to prevent the fingers above mentioned sending the disc too far.
intended that the fingers and stops shall provide for the disc being left centrally
upon the set of pleating fingers. These pleaters are arranged in plan around a
centre according to the ultimate general contour of the capsule, e.g., circular,
square or hexagonal.
Above the set of pleaters, a corresponding set is carried at the bottom end of a
vertical spindle capable of a reciprocating vertical motion in suitable guides. The
latter are, conveniently, eyes at the ends of a pair of arms supported at a suitable
distance apart by a column standing up from the base above mentioned.
The pleaters of the first mentioned, or lower, set, are pivotted upon a suitably
shaped block and lie, in their idle position, in relative radial slots in a second
block, in a central cavity in which, the first mentioned one is capable of a to and
fro vertical motion.
A spindle is carried downwards from the centre of the first mentioned or pleater
block through the base and table or bench above mentioned, through which
spindle a downward motion can be communicated to the pleater block, the latter
being returned by a spiral spring interposed between it and the said second block.
The pleaters of the last mentioned, or top, set, are pivotted around, and to the
under face of a pleater block fast on the end of the vertical spindle above
mentioned. The periphery of this block is slotted radially to receive the pleaters
and is, further, capable of a short sliding motion up and down the end of the said
vertical spindle. Each pleater is connected to the bottom outer edge of the
pleater block, by a device of the slot and stud type. There is also provided a
suitable guide and stop for the vertical motion of the pleater block upon the

page_text: vertical spindle. The latter and the spindle of the lower pleater block are both
connected by horizontal arms to a reciprocating vertical rod for the purpose of
their both being moved down, the lower one into its outer block and the upper one
down upon it. A suitable guide is provided to prevent the said rod turning about
its axis during its vertical motion in either direction.
The descent of the two pleater blocks with their two sets of pleaters, effects the
crimping of the disc. The pleating is effected by a rotary motion through the
required are on the part of the spindle which carries the upper set of pleaters.
This arcual motion is effected by the presentation of a fixed incline of the proper
contour, in the path of an arm fast upon the said vertical spindle and projecting
from it. A suitable spring for returning the spindle is provided.
The crimping and pleating motions are conducted too rapidly for it to be safe or
economical to rely upon the deftness of the human fingers for effecting the removal
of the pleated disc. According to our invention, there is provided a removing and
transferring arm, the outer end of which is expanded into a hollowed palm. At
the proper moment this arm is swung on its axis so that its hollowed palm shall
catch up the pleated disc and transfer it under the finishing spindle.
This latter is mounted and operated after the manner of the upper pleater
spindle, and synchronously with it. The bottom end of the spindle carries a block
of the same contour as that of the finished capsule or other article, and this
block enters the pleated capsule in the hollowed palm and carries it down
into the counterpart which is a cup shaped to the external contour of the finished
article.
A capsule requires an indentation all round it near the edge of it. According
to the present invention, this indentation is effected by a wheel adapted to rotate-
at right angles with the axis of the capsule. This wheel is pivotted upon a block
capable of a reciprocating sliding motion in a suitable guide, which motion is
derived from a bell crank lever. At the proper moment a segment of this wheel
is pushed through the side of the counterpart whereupon the capsule is rotated
past it. This rotation is effected as follows. A pulley is held concentrically-
about the spindle in such a way that it can rotate freely about it but is incapable
of motion vertically. For that reason, the pulley is made fast to a sleeve which
rotates between one of the eyes through which the spindle passes and the spindle
itself. A ratchet wheel is fast upon the top of the loose spindle, and a second
ratchet wheel, adapted to engage therewith, is fixed upon the top of the spindle at
an engaging distance from it equal to the descent of the spindle.
Suitable provision is also made, by modifying the contours of the block on the
end of the spindle and of the counterpart, for imparting the desired contour to the
edge of the soufflé cup or other article.
The motion of the transferring palm is completely circular and it is stopped in
its circular travel by the finishing spindle. To compensate for this, there is
interposed between the spindle which carries it and the regularly rotating shaft
from which that spindle receives its motion, a spiral spring long enough to absorb
the motion of the said shaft during the stoppage of the palm.
The end of the finishing spindle is fitted with a discharging device of the
following construction. A disc of the same diameter as the spindle end is made
fast to the end of a short spindle which is entered into a tube bored axially up
into the spindle for the length of the short spindle. A stud or inner end of the
latter projects through a vertical slot in the finishing spindle. A loose collar is
interposed between the stud and some fixed point past which the finishing spindle
must move, say the lower eye in and through which it moves. As the finishing
spindle rises, the short spindle is stopped by the loose collar and the article
pushed off the spindle.
The mechanism by which the above mentioned operative members are actuated
is as follows. The first motion shaft is hung in bearings under the table or work
bench above mentioned. It is fitted with a speeded pulley which is driven from
any suitable counter shaft or other source of motion. The reciprocating vertical

page_text: rods which respectively actuate the pleater spindle and the shaping spindle, are
pivotally connected by their lower ends to two levers which have their fulcra in
their opposite ends on the opposite side of the first motion shaft. These levers
The
are depressed by cams on the said shaft and returned by suitable springs.
disc feeding fingers are operated by a slide which receives a reciprocating linear
motion through suitable connections and levers actuated by a cam or eccentric on
the said shaft. The constantly rotating shaft of the arm swinging mechanism is
driven from the same shaft through a pair of mitre gears, a connecting rod and a
second pair of mitre gears. The bell crank lever is actuated through a lever and
cam mechanism like those which actuate the vertical rods above mentioned.
Dated this 1st day of June 1895.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Pleated Paper
Capsules for Bottles, Soufflé Cups, and analogous articles.
We, MANSELL, HUNT, CATTY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, of Cressy Road,
Hampstead, Manufacturers, ALFRED THROWER of No. 1 Chalcot Gardens,
Haverstock Hill, Mechanical Engineer and Director of a Public Company, and
CARSTEN PETERSEN of No. 28 Lisburn Road, Mechanical Engineer, all in the
County of Middlesex, 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 present invention relates to improvements in machinery for the manufacture
of pleated paper capsules for bottles, soufflé cups, and analogous articles, and more
especially to the feeding, pleating, transferring, moulding and driving mechanisms.
It has hitherto been the practice in the manufacture of the above mentioned
articles, to provide one machine capable of effecting the crimping and pleating;
and a second one, quite separate and distinct from the other, for the moulding.
The blanks or paper discs were fed between the two sets of pleaters by hand,
thereby exposing the fingers of the operator-generally a girl-to the risk of
serious injury between the sets. The pleating was a distinct and manual operation.
Both machines were worked by hand or foot, the several motions of each being
caused by a special motion of the hand or the foot of the respective operator.
Consequently, the machines followed the operator in respect of each of their
motions.
The effect of the present invention is to substitute for the above mentioned two
separate machines with their disconnected motions and as many actuations, a single
machine in which all the members are correlated and form so many links in a
catena of operation, the driving power for which is communicated to them
independently of the will and muscles of the operator. The two separate operators
of the separate machines are replaced by one attendant. A distinction is intended
between the terms ** operator" and "attendant." The former term is intended to
indicate that the duties of an operator are more onerous than those of one who is
only an attendant. As a consequence of the correlation above mentioned, she
must keep pace with the machine in the only act left to her which is one of merely
placing the discs seriatim within reach of an automatic feeder.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part of this
Specification and read therewith :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine..
Figure 2 is a front elevation corresponding with Figure 1.
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page_text: Figure 4 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the rod for giving the requisite twist to the top set
of pleaters.
Figure 6 is a sectional elevation of the top and bottom sets of pleaters in the
pleating position.
Figure 7 is a sectional elevation of the moulding mechanism in the moulding
position.
A is a base for the operative members of the machinery. It is supported in a
horizontal position and at, a convenient height by any suitable means, e.g., a
bench a.
The driving mechanism of the machine is fixed under the rear of the bench a
and consists of the following members. B is a countershaft having its bearings in
hangers b, fast to the bench a. b is a driving band. Its pulley loose on the
shaft B between a fast one described further on and a clutch 62 capable of a sliding
motion on a feather 3 on the said shaft. 6 is a spur pinion fast on the latter and
gearing with a spur wheel 6 fast on the first motion shaft 66 which has its bearings
in extensions of the hangers b, b above mentioned. The shaft 66 carries the
cams d³ (for drawing the disc feeding fingers to the rear), 4 (for working the
crimping and pleating mechanisms), m (for working the transferrer), o (for
working the moulding spindle), p (for working the indenting wheel), and s (for
working the vibrating delivery arm).
C is a shelf projecting forwards from the base A. It is upon this shelf that the
discs are laid, one by one, by the attendant. c' is a ledge along the sides and
round the front of the shelf. 2 is a finger guard. It is fixed across the shelf C
from one side to the other, to prevent the possibility of the attendant pushing her
fingers even as far as the pleaters.
According to the present invention, an automatic mechanism for feeding each
disc c from the shelf C on to the bottom set of pleaters, is provided which is driven
from the first motion shaft 66 above mentioned. This consists preferably, of a pair
of fingers, or equivalent device, worked with a suitable horizontal and linear motion
so as to engage the dise c on the shelf C and draw or push it forward far enough
to be left by the return motion of the said device concentrically upon the bottom
set of pleaters. Such being the requisite nature of the automatic mechanism, any
one capable of discharging the functions is within the scope of the present
invention. The one which we prefer to use, consists of a pair of fingers D, D
standing up above the level of the shelf C in front of the disc c and symmetrically.
These fingers
right and left of a line drawn through its centre from front to rear.
are connected in the way detailed in Figure 4, to the front end of a bar d¹
extending rearwards of the base A where it meets the upstanding end of a lever d².
The adjacent ends of the said rod and lever are pivotally connected together, while
the lower end of the said lever has its fulcrum in the rear end of a short
horizontal bar d³ made fast for that purpose upon a transverse rod d carried by
the lower extremities of the hangers b.
The lever stands in the same plane as the cam¸d and is held in contact with
it by a tension spring d pulling from a fixed point, to wit, a rod d', depending
from the base A. Under these circumstances it, the fingers D, D derive their
feeding or rearwards motion from the cam do and their return motion to the front
of the shelf C from the spring de. Suitable slots d³ are cut in the shelf C and the
finger guard 2 to allow of the above described reciprocating motion of the
fingers D, D, and the front end of the rod d. d, d' are disc stops. Their
function is to prevent a disc c being jerked too far, i.e., with its centre past the
axis of the pleating mechanism. For that reason, they are fixed to some suitable
part of the machine, but so as to be adjustable in respect of their radial distance
from the said axis. Two of these stops are illustrated both standing at angles of 45°
This is a
with a diameter drawn through the said axis from front to rear.
suitable number, but may be varied.
E, E are the bottom set of pleaters. e is a pleater block or cup concentric with

page_text: the axis of the pleating mechanism. Its top has radial and equidistant slots e¹
formed in it to receive the inner ends of the pleaters E which are pivotally held
to the said cup after having been inserted in the respective slots, by a continuous
wire which is threaded through the pleater ends and the intervening and
upstanding portions of the cup.e. e, e are prolongations of the inner ends
aforesaid. They are adapted to act as stops to the respective pleaters by engaging
with the concaved interior fan e³ of the cup e. e is a spindle depending from the
centre of the cup e. e' is a disc fast in the top of a short spindle e standing in an
axial bore e in the top of the spindle e. 10 is a compressible spring standing on the
bottom of the bore e and adapted to support the disc e' in the position illustrated
in Figure 4. The spindle e is continued downwards through a second block or
cup F external to and concentric with the cup e. The edge of this cup F has
slots in its edge to receive and support the pleaters E in their horizontal or
inactive position. The inner ends of these slots are cut away to prevent them
making the upward motion of the pleaters jerky. The cup F is held fast to the
base A but the cup e is capable of a to and fro vertical motion by reason of its
being fast to the top of the spindle eº. Its upward motion is due to the resilience
of a returning spring e¹³ surrounding the spindle e and acting upon the opposite
faces of the two cups e and F. The provision for effecting its downward motion is
described further on.
G, G are the top pleaters, and g the top pleater block. It is shewn in Figure 4
as made fast to the end of the top pleater spindle H by being turned down and
entered axially up the spindle and securely held thereto by a screw g¹. The
pleaters G are held to this block by having their inner ends, suitably shaped for
the purpose, entered into a groove 2 in the periphery of the block in and to which
they are pivotally held, by a continuous wire g³, equidistantly about the axis of
the mechanism and in plan interspacing the bottom pleaters E. I is a second and
outer top pleater block. It fits over the spindle H with a sliding fit. Its bottom
face is concaved and the edge i has radial slots formed in it, and in which the
pleaters G can stand. The latter are further held to the said edge by a continuous
wire threaded through an arcual slot 3 in each, and the intervening portions of
the said edge i. The sliding motion of the block I up the spindle H, or rather
that of the latter through the former, is limited in one direction by the block g and
pleaters G and in the other by the projection of a feather carried by the block I
into a groove, in the said spindle and which projection serves also to prevent any
circular motion in the block I. So far, the pleating mechanism described above,
is substantially the same as heretofore.
Both sets of pleaters receive their downward motion from the following
mechanism. J is a column standing up from the base A and holding out two
arms j, j to the front, far enough for their eyed or socketted ends j, j to serve as
supports for the spindle H. A second pair of vertical eyes or sockets ³ ³ are
formed in the said arms to receive a rod K which must have a to and fro vertical
motion through the last mentioned sockets. k is an arm projecting from the rod K
towards the spindle H which it embraces between two collars ³, j.
The top collar is fast on the spindle H, but it is obvious that the connection
of the bottom collar to it must be one which while compelling it to carry the
said collar up and down with it, will allow it to turn in such collar with the
pleaters. For this purpose, the collar in question is held to the said spindle by
any suitable device such as a pin passed horizontally through the said collar. and
entered into a horizontal slot of the proper arc cut in the periphery of the spindle H
to receive it.
A guide capable of keeping the motion of the rod K truly vertical, is provided
by the engagement of a forward prolongation of the bottom collar j³ in a
vertically slotted bar fast to the front faces of the ends. The connection
between the rod K and the bottom set of pleaters is substantially the same as is
described above. It consists of an arm k projecting from the rod K towards. the
spindle. The latter is continued downwards through the base A and bench a

page_text: and terminates in an enlargement 12. The eyed or socketted front end of the
arm embraces the spindle e between the cup F and the enlargement e12. The
object of the amount of lost motion in the connection of the arm k with the bottom
set of pleaters, which the drawings indicate is to allow of the top set of pleaters G
reaching the particular disc c under it, before the downward motion of the spindle e
begins. The bottom end of the rod K is pivotally connected to the front end of a
k is a
lever having its fulcrum on a bracket 3 fast to the rear of the bench a.
cam of a suitable contour and fast on the shaft 6 in a plane parallel with that of
the lever . The latter is kept in gear with the said cam by a sufficient spring.
arrangement which pulls on the front end of the said lever and from the
bench a above. This spring power also serves to return the top set of pleaters G.
is an antifriction roller pivotted on the side of the lever in a proper position
for engaging with the periphery of the cam kt.
The pleating of a crimped capsule is effected by a short arcual motion through
the required are on the part of the top set of pleaters G. The pleaters are
individually of the well known L section. This section will be perceived in
Figure 1, the horizontal members being in the bottom and top edges of the top and
bottom sets of pleaters. The pleaters are shewn in Figure 3 as interspacing each
other in plan. The upper ones descend, are rotated till their horizontal members
are under those of the bottom set, and then reversed. The necessary. arcual
motion is imparted to them by the following mechanism.
L is a vertical bar
capable of a reciprocating vertical motion in suitable guides. is an incline on the
upper part of it and running out through the top end. is an arm fast on the
spindle H and projecting into the path of the bottom of the incliue / or in other
words the top of the bar L. The passage of the arm downwards over and up the
incline imparts the above mentioned amount of rotary motion to the spindle H,
but its rate is not sufficient. To increase this rate, the bottom end of the bar L is
pivotted to the front end of a lever 12 having its fulcrum on the before mentioned
bracket is a cam.on. the shaft 6 immediately under and engaging with the
lever. Its contour is adapted to make the incline meet the arm thereby
doubling or otherwise increasing the rate above mentioned. is a fixed finger.
It stands in a proper position to engage the arm soon after it has begun its
return stroke and to swing it back into the position from which it was diverted by
the incline l.
The crimping and pleating motions are conducted too rapidly for it to be safe or
economical to rely upon the deftness of human fingers to effect the removal of the
pleated disc from off the bottom set of pleaters E. According to the present
invention, there is provided a removing and transferring arm, the outer end of which
is expanded into a hollow palm. At the proper moment this arm is swung on its
axis so that its hollowed palm: shall catch up the pleated disc and transfer it to the
moulding mechanism.
arm.
The details of the arm in question and its mechanism are as follows:-M is the
It projects horizontally from the socket M¹ fast on the top of a vertical
spindle m adapted to rotate in a vertical bush m² standing up from the base A.
The outer end of the arm carries a hollowed palm or half ring m² concaved and
open on one side so as to engage under a crimped and pleated disc and to carry it.
m³ is a finger overhanging the palm, being thereby adapted to prevent the disc in
the palm being wafted out of it during the transfer. The spindle m is continued
downwards below the bench a where it carries a short arm m¹ fast to it. The
outer end of this arm is connected by a link m³ to the top of a lever me having its
fulcrum in the rear end of a transverse bar similar to the one d³ already described.
The actuating agent is the cam m' fast on the shaft 6 in front of the lever me and
engaging with it. The two are kept in engagement by a spring mounted and
acting in the same way as the spring d already described with reference to its
respective lever and cain. m³ is a shelf fixed at the height of the bottom of a
crimped and pleated disc. Its function is to prevent the latter dropping out of the
palm:m³.

page_text: The moulding mechanism (to be next described) is illustrated in the figures as
being on the left of the crimping and pleating mechanism. The spindle m
therefore stands to the rear of the two mechanisms about equidistant from each,.
the normal position of the arm being just outside the crimping and pleating
mechanism.
The moulding mechanism is mounted and operated after the manner of the
upper spindle H and synchronously with it. N is the moulding spindle. It is.
capable of a reciprocating vertical motion through two sockets n, n in the ends of
two arms, n', n', projecting horizontally to the front from a column n² standing up.
from the base A. ³ is the moulding block fast on the end of the spindle N, and
n is the die or counterpart held fast in an outer casing n³ which is made fast to the
base A. n is a funnel mounted upon the top of the die and casing. Its inner
surface is continuous with that of the upper portion of the die n* and its object is.
to receive the crimped and pleated (and therefore partial hollowed) disc from the
palin m².
It may happen, and sometimes does, that the said disc is not left in the
funnel n in a concentric position.
There is therefore provided, an automatic position adjuster adapted to lightly
touch and push a lopsidedly, or eccentrically positioned disc into a concentric
position. Such is the inverted funnel of a larger diameter than the funnel »
and therefore capable of overlapping it and also of getting at and bearing down
upon the edge of the eccentricity above described. This inverted funnel hangs
down from a sleeve n which fits loosely over the upper portion of the moulding
block n³. Both sleeve n and parallel portion aforesaid are too long to part.
company during the downward movement of the block 3 after the funnel n is
stopped by the other funnel nº.
6.
The top edge of the sleeve n is swaged to a smaller diameter than the top of
the block n³ so that as the latter rises, it shall engage the sleeve n³ and carry the
funnel n up with it. The spindle N is driven from the shaft by a mechanism
consisting of a rod capable of a reciprocating vertical motion in guides o, o
supported by the column n² and the arms n', n', above mentioned. The bottom.
end of it is pivotally connected to the front end of a lever o¹ having its fulcrum on.
a bracket o fast to the rear of the bench a. os is a cam of a suitable contour and
fast on the shaft 6 in a plane parallel with that of the lever o'. The latter is kept
in gear with the said cam by a sufficient spring arrangement which pulls on the
front end of the said lever and from the bench a above mentioned. o is an anti-
friction roller pivotted on the side of the lever o¹ in a proper position for engaging
with the periphery of the cam o³.
p is the well known wheel for forming the necessary indentation in the side of a
capsule. It is mounted upon a vertical axis carried in the end of a bell crank.
lever pl having its fulcrum p in a pillow block standing up from the base A.
The opposite end of the said lever p' is pivotally connected to the top of a vertical
rod p capable of a reciprocating vertical motion through the base A and the
bench a.
The bottom end of it is pivotally connected to the front end of a
lever p³ having its fulcrum in the bracket 02 above mentioned. p is a cam of a.
proper contour for actuating the wheel p.. It is fast on the first motion shaft 6 in
the plane of the lever p. The two-lever and cam-are kept in contact by some
suitable spring device. The latter is not illustrated in the figures. After the
moulding block 3 has been driven down by the cam p and the connecting devices
above described, there still remains the usual rotary motion of the said block to be
provided for. The present invention does it by means of the following mechanism..
is a pulley carried in the horizontal plane by a sleeve to which it is fast. This
sleeve has its bearing in the top socket n, turning therein outside and around the
spindle N, but free of the latter and without affecting it. q' is the cord by which
the pulley 9 is kept in constant motion. It receives its motion from a pulley q²
fast on the shaft B between which and the pulley q, it is led over the necessary
guide and antifriction pulleys 93, 93. Obviously, the above mentioned rotary
motion is only required during the time that the block n³ is within the die n' and

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such requisition is met by the combination of two crown ratchet wheels 9ª, 9º. The
former is fast on the top of the pulley q and presents its teeth to engage the
opposite teeth of the wheel 9 which is fast on the spindle N at the proper distance
from its fellow. The device for pushing a capsule off the block n³ consists of a
disc normally lying within the end face thereof. It is carried by a spindle
capable of moving freely up or down for the necessary distance within the axial
bore in the spindle N. 72, 72 are pins projecting laterally from the opposite
sides of the spindle through slots r³, in the shell of the bore r³. 76 is a resilient
spring constantly acting between the pins 2 and the block n³ as indicated in
Figure 7. is a sleeve on the spindle N constantly in touch with the pins 2, 2,
and long enough for the disc to be stopped by the bottom socket n during the
rise of the spindle N. The continued rise of the spindle N takes the block n³ up
away from the disc r whereby the capsule then being held to the block n³ by the
presence of the indentation in the groove p', is pushed off to be caught by a
shelf then passing under it from the right to the left and by which it is delivered
into a suitable receptacle. This shelf is carried by a vibrating arm s¹ which is
vibrated by a replica of the devices which vibrate the transferrer M. Thus, the
arm projects horizontally from a socket s² fast on the top of a vertical spindle s³
adapted to rotate in a vertical bush s standing up from the base A. The
spindle is continued downwards below the bench a where it carries a short
arm fast to it. The outer end of this arm is connected by a links to the top of
a lever shaving its fulcrum in the rear end of a transverse bar similar to the
one d³ already described. The actuating agent is the cam 8 fast on the shaft b
behind the lever s' and engaging with it. The two are kept in engagement by a
S
spring s pulling on the top of the lever s from the bracket o².
The mechanisms above described relate to the manufacture of round articles.
Any other shape such as hexagonal, square, or the like is obtained by operating on
the round article in a special die fitted with a suitable former.
t is a treadle adapted to be depressed by the attendant's foot when the driving
clutch 62 is to be opened. The connecting devices may be of any suitable kind.
The clutch is closed automatically by a spring which also serves to keep it
closed, and consequently, the machine, normally, in constant motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
cion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. In machinery for making capsules and the like, the herein before described
combination of mechanisms driven from one shaft for feeding, crimping, pleating,
transferring and moulding, as set forth.
2. The automatic disc feeding mechanism, as set forth.
3. The automatic crimping mechanism, as set forth.
4. The combination of automatic disc feeding and crimping mechanisms, as set
forth.
5. The automatic pleating mechanism, as set forth.
6. The combination of the herein before described automatic crimping and
pleating mechanisms, as set forth.
7. The combination of the hereinbefore described automatic disc feeding,
crimping and pleating mechanisms, as set forth.
8. The automatic transferring arm and mechanism, as set forth.
9. The combination of the herein before described automatic crimping and
transferring mechanisms, as set forth.
10. The combination of automatic crimping, pleating and transferring mechanisms,
as set forth.
11. The automatic moulding mechanism, as set forth.
12. The combination of moulding spindle, and automatic mechanism for inter
mittently rotating it, as set forth.
13. The combination in a moulding mechanism, of moulding spindle, moulding

page_text: block, die, automatic pushing off device and automatic capsule adjusting device, as
set forth.
14. The combination with an automatic moulding mechanism, of the automatic
indenting wheel, as set forth.
15. The combination of an automatic transferring mechanism, an automatic
moulding mechanism and an automatic delivery mechanism, as set forth.
16. The combination of driving pulley, countershaft, first motion shaft, cams and
levers, with the treadle, driving clutch and closing spring and the operating parts
of the machinery, as set forth.
17. The general automatic arrangement and construction of the improvements
described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1896.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.