Year: 1888

page_text: I, JAMES HUNTER YOUNG of Priory Park, Castlehead, Paisley, in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Timber Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This Invention which relates to improvements in the machine described in the
Specification of Letters Patent, granted to James Anderson No. 14,656 of
6th November 1884, for manufacturing cigar and other boxes, has for its object
to nail the parts of the boxes together in such a manner as to strengthen the box
considerably at the joints.
According to the present Invention the improvements consist in the arrangement of
the nail driver or hammer guide blocks. Instead of having these guide blocks
placed parallel to each other, as in the machines at present in use, the central block
remains fixed to the machine as before, whilst the two outer blocks lie in the same
plane, with the central one, but are inclined at an angle to it, the vertex of the said
angle being towards the front of the machine. This arrangement of the blocks
necessitates a slight alteration in the form of the two outer nail-drivers or hammers,
to allow the said hammers to slide across the machine whilst being driven backward
and forward.
The back end of all the hammers is formed with a projection extending upwards
into a rectangular groove or recess in the plate by which the said hammers are driven.
The projection on the central hammer remains exactly as it was, that is, with the
front and back edges lying at right angles across that portion of the hammer which
slides within the groove in the guide block, whilst those of the two outer hammers
coincide with the corresponding sides of the rectangular recess in the plate, but lie
obliquely across that portion of the hammer which slides within the groove in the
guide block. To permit the machine to manufacture boxes as large as possible, the
outer edge of the upward projecting part of the two outer hammers is formed at right
angles to the front and back edges so that when the hammer is at the end of its back

page_text: stroke the said outer edge lics close to the frame or cheek of the machine. The outer
guide blocks are similarly cut away at the back to suit this arrangement. It is to be
understood that the outer guide blocks are capable of being adjusted nearer to or
further from the central block by the present arrangement of a right or left handed
screw shaft, so as to admit of boxes of different sizes being nailed by the same
machine, and the relative position of the nails as consistent with strength arranged for.
When so adjusted the hammers or nail drivers move sidewise with the guide blocks,
the upward projection of the hammers travelling longitudinally along the recess in the
driving plate, so that in whatever position the said hammers are they can always be
forced forward by their connection with the plate. It is evident that my present
improvements can be easily applied to existing machines.
Dated this 26th day of March 1888.
D. DRYSDALE AUSTIN,
101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Petitioner's Agent.

page_text: I, JAMES HUNTER YOUNG of Priory Park, Castlehead, Paisley in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Timber Merchant, 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 which relates to Improvements in the machine described in the
Specification of Letters Patent, granted to James Anderson No. 14656 of
6th January 1884 for Manufacturing Cigar and other Boxes, has for its object to
nail the parts of the Boxes together in such a manner as to strengthen the Box
considerably at the joints.
According to the present Invention the Improvements consist in the arrangement
of the nail drivers or hammers and haminer guide blocks. Instead of having these
guide blocks placed parallel to each other, as in the machines at present in use, the
central block remains fixed to the machine as before, whilst the two outer blocks lie in
the same plane with the central one but are inclined at an angle to it, the vertex of
the said angle being towards the front of the machine. This arrangement of the blocks
necessitates a slight alteration in the form of the two outer nail-drivers or hammers to
allow the said hammers to slide across the machine whilst being driven backward and
forward.
The back end of all the hammers is formed with a projection extending upwards
into a rectangular groove or recess in the plate by which the said hammers are
driven. The projection on the central hammer remains exactly as it was, that is with
the front and back edges lying at right angles across that portion of the hammer
which slides within the groove in the guide block, whilst those of the two outer
hammers coincide with the corresponding sides of the rectangular recess in the plate,
but lie obliquely across that portion of the hammer which slides within the groove in
the guide block. To permit the machine to manufacture boxes as large as possible,
the outer edge of the upward projecting part of the two outer hammers is formed at
right angles to the front and back edges, so that when the hammer is at the end of its
back stroke the said outer edge lies close to the frame or cheek of the machine. The
outer guide blocks are similarly cut away at the back to suit the arrangement. It is
to be understood that the outer guide blocks are capable of being adjusted nearer to
or further from the central block by the present arrangement of a right and left
handed screw shaft so as to admit of boxes of different sizes being nailed by the same

page_text: machine, and the relative position of the nails as consistent with strength arranged for.
When so adjusted the hammers or nail drivers move sidewise with the guide blocks,
the upward projection of the hammers travelling longitudinally along the recess in the
driving plate so that in whatever position the said hammers are, they can always bo
forced forward by their connection with the plate. It is evident that my present
Improvements can be easily applied to existing machines.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood & readily carried
into effect, I will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 is a plan with one half of the driving plate removed, & Fig. 2. a section
through the line A B. Fig. 1. of the Improvements in the before-mentioned box
nailing machine constructed according to & constituting this Invention.
My present Improvements relate to the nail drivers or hammers and their guide
blocks. Instead of placing the said guide blocks parallel to each other, as in the
machines at present in use, the central block C remains by preference at right
angles to the screw-shaft MI and fixed to the framework N of the machine as before,
whilst the blocks D lie in the same plane with the central block C but are inclined at
an angle to it, the vertex of the said angle being towards the front of the machine.
This arrangement of the guide blocks necessitates a slight alteration in the form of
the nail drivers or hammers E to allow the said hammers E to slide across the machine
whilst being driven backward and forward.
The back end of all the hammers is formed with a projection ƒ extending upwards
into a rectangular groove or recess g in the driving plate H. The projection on the
central hammer K remains as it was, that is, with the front and back edges lying at
right angles across that portion of the hammer K which slides. within the groove i in
the guide block whilst the projection f of the hammers E coincide with the
corresponding sides of the rectangular recess gin the plate but lie obliquely across
that portion of the hammer E which slides within the groove i in the guide block D.
To enable a machine of a given size to manufacture the largest boxes possible, the outer
edge of the projection f on the hammers E is formed at right angles to the front and
back edges so that when the hammers E are at the end of their back stroke (as
represented upon the annexed drawings) the said outer edge lies close to the cheek L
of the machine. A portion at the back of the guide blocks D is similarly cut off to
suit this arrangement.
The guide blocks D are capable of being adjusted nearer to or further from the
central block C by the present arrangement of a right and left handed screw shaft M,
which is supported at its ends in the cheek L and centrally in the block C, so as to
admit of boxes of different sizes being nailed by the same machine and the relative
position of the nails as consistent with strength arranged for. When so adjusted the
hammers or nail drivers E move sideways with the guide blocks D, the projections f
travelling longitudinally along the recess g in the driving plate H, so that in whatever
position the said hammers E are, they can always be driven forward by their connec-
tion with the plate H. P & Q are the usual recesses in the framework N and driving
plate H respectively to receive the ends of a bifurcated lever, which on depressing
a treadle, moves forward the driving plate H. The said lever and treadle being
the same as those in the machines at present in use, they are not shown on the
accompanying drawings.
It can be easily seen that from the present arrangement of the guide blocks C and D
the hammer K will drive the nails straight into the wood as before, whilst the
hammers E will force them in at an angle thus nailing the parts of the box together
more like what is done by hand and consequently strengthening the box considerably
at the joints.
It is to be understood however that 1 do not confine myself to use three guide
blocks only, as shewn on the annexed drawing, but that I may employ four or more if
desired, & also that the fixed block C, need not lie at right angles to the screw shaft M
as hereinhefore specified, but may be inclined to any angle, like the blocks D, the
hammer K being altered to suit.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;
In machines for the manufacture of cigar or other boxes the arrangement of the
inclined movable blocks D with their hammers E in relation to the fixed block C
whether inclined or not substantially as described and for the purpose specified with
reference to the annexed drawings.