Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Wrapping Newspapers, Pamphlets, and the like for Mailing.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1895-Accented, 14th Sept.,
1395
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Wrapping Newspapers,
Pamphlets, and the like for Mailing.
A communication from abroad by JAMES POLK HENDERSON, of Logan, in the
County of Hocking, State of Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of No. 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the improvement of means for wrapping newspapers,
pamphlets and other printed matter ready for mailing, and the objects of the
invention are to provide a superior machine of this class of such construction and
arrangement of parts as to greatly facilitate the effective wrapping and sealing of
papers, pamphlets and similar matter in a rapid and convenient manner and to
produce improvements in the construction of said machine which will be more
specifically pointed out hereinafter.
These objects are accomplished in the manner illustrated in the accompanying
drawing, in which-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the improved machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of
the same.
Fig. 3 is a view of the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.
Fig. 5 is a central vertical section on line - of Fig. 1. Fig. 5A is a similar
section of the upper portion of the machine on a larger scale.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line y-y of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a detail view in clevation of the paper feeding mechanism.
Fig. 8 is a detail view of the outer face of one of the gear wheels. Fig. 9 is a
similar view of one of the gear wheels.
Fig. 10 is an inner face view of the wheel shown in Fig. 8.
Fig. 11 is a detail view in perspective of a portion of the paste box and paste
roll.
Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail view of the knife operating mechanism and
Fig. 13 is a face view of a portion of the knife blade.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The main frame of the device has the general form of a table of which 1 are the
end supporting portions each consisting of two legs connected by suitable cross
frame pieces, and a horizontal top portion 2 which connects said end portions.
From the table top 2 and near the ends of the latter rise vertically frame
standards 3.
4 represents the main shaft of the machine, which as shown in the drawing, is
journalled in and extends between and through the frame portions 1. On one of
the outer exten ling ends of this shaft 4 is mounted loosely a belt wheel 5 which is
provided on its inner side with a clutch hub 6, the latter being adapted to interlock
with an ordinary clutch ring 7 sliding upon the shaft 4 and keyed to the latter.
On the opposite end of the shaft 4 from that on which is mounted the wheel 5 is
carried a pinion wheel 8, the latter gearing with a gear wheel 9 above and in
vertical alignment with the wheel 8 and mounted upon the outer projecting end of

page_text: a shaft 10, the latter being above and parallel with the shaft 4.
also journalled in the end frame portions 1.
This shaft 10 is
On the outer side of the wheel 9 is loosely mounted on the shaft 10 a gear
wheel 11, the latter gearing with a pinion wheel 12 loosely mounted on a short
horizontal shaft 14 projecting outward from the frame portions 1 in the upper
portion of the latter. This pinion wheel 12 is centrally connected with a gear
wheel 13 on the outer side thereof and a roller wheel 15 is loosely mounted on said
shaft 14 on the inner side of said pinion 12, said roller wheel being of such
circumference as to slightly overlap the outer face of the wheel 9.
Upon the shaft 4 toward that end thereof on which is mounted the pinion 8 is
carried a bevel gear wheel 16. This wheel 16 gears with a bevel wheel 17 at
right angles therewith, said bevel wheel 17 being carried on a short shaft 18 which
is mounted in a suitable boxing supported froin a bracket 19, the latter being
secured to the framework. On the opposite end of the shaft 18 is carried a sprocket
wheel 20. Upon the shaft 10 on that side of its center on which is carried the
gear wheel 9 is fixed a cam wheel 21, the latter consisting of a disk shaped body,
which has formed in its periphery adjacent to one side thereof an involute recess 22.
Toward the opposite end of the shaft 10 is mounted thereon a cam wheel 23 in the
periphery of which is formed a continuous groove 24. This cam groove 24 crosses
the cam wheel substantially in a diagonal path as indicated at 25, thence runs
substantially parallel with and adjacent to the outer end of the wheel to connect
the ends of said diagonal portions as indicated at 26.
To the outer face of the wheel 9 adjacent to the toothed periphery there of is
pivotally connected at 27 a clutch block 28, the body of which has a general oblong
form and which by pressure of a spring strip 29, one end of which is secured to the
outer face of said wheel and the remaining end of which bears against the inner
side of said block 28 on one side of its center, is retaine within the are described
by said wheel. A indicated at 30 the outer side of the block 28 toward one end
thereof is beveled. The wheel 11 has its inner face provided at points oppositely
located and on opposite sides of the center thereof with projecting lugs 31. As
indicated in the diawing the inner end portion of the block 28 is supported in the
path of said lugs 31 for the purpo-e bereinafter described. On the opposite side of
the wheel 9 and about the central opening therein is provided a projected cam
ring 32, the latter having as indicated a notch 33 formed in its periphery.
34 represents an angular stop or brake finger, one arm of which is pivotally
connected with the outer side of one of the frame legs and the inwardly exten ling
upper arm of which is in frictional contact with the periphery of the cam ring 32
against which it is held by means of a suitable spring 35, the latter connecting the
lower arm of said stop or brake with a cross frame piece 1ª of one of the fiame end
portions. At the angle of the finger 34 is provided a short inwardly projecting
pin 34". 36 represents a pinion wheel which gears as shown with the upper side of
the wheel 13, said pinion being mounted upon a mandrel 37. This mandrel 37 bears
at one end as shown in a suitable boxing 38 supported upon one end of the table
top 2.
Said mandrel extends inward from the boxing 38 over the table top 2 and
terminates at a point near the opposite frame standard 3. That portion of the
mandrel which is between said frame standards 3, is as indicated in the drawings,
tubular or cylindrical in form, said tubular portion having formed therein a
horizontal slotted opening which extends throughout the length thereof and which
is indicated at 39. The periphery of the tubular portion of the mandrel 14 in
frictional contact with two parallel rollers 40, which are journalled one above the
other upon the forward face of a cross plate 41 which is supported in a horizontal
position in rear of said mandi el. This cross plate is pressed toward the mandrel
by having extending therefrom a horizontal pin 45, the latter having a sliding
bearing in two vertical arms of a bracket 45 and that portion of said pin 45 which
is between the arms of the bracket 45° being surrounded by a coil spring 45, one
end of the latter being connected with said pin 45. 42 represents a knife supporting
drame which has the form of an elongated staple as shown.
The lower end of

page_text: these knife arms are pivoted to suitable lugs 43 which rise from the table top 2 at
points in front of the mandrel and adjacent to the standards 3. The upper and
longer arm of the knife carrying frame 42 has supported thereon a knife blade 4+
which extends throughout the length of said frame arm and the sharpened rear edge
of which projects rearwardly over said frame arm in the manner indicated in
Figs. 5 and 54 of the drawing. With one of the vertical arms of the frame 42 is
jointedly connected an outwardly extending arm 46, with the outer end of which is
jointedly connected the upper end of a downwardly exten ling arm or bar 47, the
latter passing through a slotted opening 48 in the table top 2 and being fulcrumed
in its upper half to a lug 49 which depends from said table top as shown in Fig. 12
of the diawing. The lower portion of the arm 47 is connected by means of a coil
spring 50 with a pin or other projection 31 which depends from the under si le of
the forward portion of said table top. The lower end of the arm 47 is provided
with a lateral projecting finger 52 which by combination of the spring 50 is
normally pressed into frictional contact with the periphery of the cam 21.
shown in the drawing, the spring 50 also serves to retain the knife carrying frame
in an inclined position. As indicated in Fig. 13 of the drawing the knife blade 44
is preferably provided with a serrated or cutting edge shown at 44°.
a tension block which is supported in the manner hereinafter describel
table top 2 in a position in front of and parallel with the mandrel 57.
is movably supported upon the table top by means of a bolt 55 which pisses
downward through said block and thence through a slotted opening 56 in the table
top, the lower end of said bolt having a nut thereon which serves to retain the
block in contact with the table top plate.
As
53 represents
upon the
This block 53
In the forward side of the block 53 adjoining the upper side thereof a semi-
circular groove or seat 58 is formed in which is supported a friction roller 59, the
latter also having a bearing against the periphery of the mandiel 37.
The ends of
the block 53 are connected by means of short coil springs 60 with the end arms of
the knife frame 42, said springs serving to retain the friction roller 59 in frictional
contact with the mandrel 37.
Extending between the frame standards 3 near the center of the width and
Leight of the latter and having its end connected therewith is a vertical plate 62.
Extending upward and thence forwardly from the stationary cross plate 62 near
cach end thereof is an angular guide arm 63, the latter being as shown in the form
of an inverted L.
64 represent the vertical arms of a U-shaped frame 65 the lower horizontal arm
of which extends as shown beneath the table top 2 while the vertical arms thereof
extend upward through said table top on the inner sides of the standards 3. These
vertical frame arins 64 pass loosely through the forward end portions of the angle
arms 63, the latter forming guides for said vertical frame arms. The frame
arms 64 also pass through openings in the forward ends or through hook shapel
terminations of upper and lower parallel arms 67 of a frame 66, the vertical arm of
the latter connecting the rear ends of said horizontal arms 67. The upper portions
of the vertical arm of the frame 66 are connected on opposite sides by parillet
transverse plates 68-69. The lower arm 67 of each of the frames 66 is connected
with the upper arm of the angle piece 63 by means of a vertical coil spring 70, the
latter passing loosely through an opening in the upper arm 67 of said frame 66.
As indicated at 71 the central portion and upper side of each of the cross plates 69
and 68 is recessed or cut away for reasons hereinafter specified. To the upper end
of each of the trame arms 64 is jointedly connected at 72 one end of a trigger rod
or arm 73. This trigger rod projects slightly forward from its pivot point aud
hangs as shown in a position in front of the vertical arm 64 and substantially
parallel therewith. Each of the trigger arms 73 is provided on its rear side in its
upper portion with an angular lug 74. The lower end of each of the tugger
aims 73 normally rests on the outer projecting end of the upper arm 67 of the
frame 66. The lower horizontal arm of the frame 65 has fulcrumed to the center
of its length, the upper end of a lever arm 75 the lower end of the latter being

page_text: jointedly connected with the upper end of one arm of a bell crank lever 76. This
lever 76 is fulcrumed at its angle to a suitable bracket 77 which projects outward
from the inner side of one of the frame supports 1, and the remaining arm of said
bell crank which is indicated at 78 is provided with an end pin which is adapted to
fit and travel within the groove 24 of the cam 23. Between the arms 61 of the
frame 65 and in the upper portion thereof is journalled a transverse rod 80, the
latter having a squared central portion. On the central portion of this rod 80 and
on the rear face thereof is secured the upper portion of a short plate 81, and in
rearwardly projecting lugs on the lower side of said plate is journalled a
shaft 82, Fig. 7, upon the center of which is carried a notch or ratchet wheel 83.
On opposite sides of this ratchet wheel the shaft 82 carries frictional rollers 84
which are preferably covered with or formed of suitable pliable material. As
indicated in the drawing, these rollers are adapted to bear against the forward face
of the cross plate 62.
85 represents a pawl which is jointedly connected at its upper end with the
upper portion of the plate 81, and the lower end of which is adapted to engage
with the teeth of the ratchet 83.
In order to retain the roller plate 81 in the desired vertical position, a short
spring 87 is coiled about one end of the rod 80, one end of said spring being rigidly
connected with the adjoining frame arın 64, and the remaining end connected with
a collar 88, the latter being secured in its position upon the rod 80 by means of
set screws 89.
90 represents a transverse reel carrying shaft the squared ends of which are supported
in the upper ends of the standards 3. Surrounding this shaft 90 in its central
portion is a somewhat larger sleeve 91, the latter serving as a spool upon which
is wound a roll of wrapping paper as indicated at 92. Upon the shaft 90 adjacent
to one end of the spool 91 is fixed a conical collar 93, the inner and smaller end of
which is adapted to bear against one end of the spool 91. Upon the shaft 90 at
the opposite end of the spool fits and slides a smaller conical collar 94 the inner
end of the latter being held against the end of said spool by means of a coil spring 95
which surrounds said shaft 90 and which bears between said collar 94 and a fixed
collar 96 on said shaft.
Extending between the standards 3 in the rear portion thereof is a transverse
plate 98. Upon this plate 98 18 supported a box shaped frame or seat 99, the
latter having its forward side open and supporting therein an oblong paste box 100.
The plate 98 is provided with a rearward extension 101 the latter having a central
slotted opening therein. This slotted extension of the plate 98 is normally covered
by a rearward extension 102 of the box 99. 103 represents a set screw which is
adapted to pass upward through the slotted opening 101 and into the back of the
plate 102 or downward extension of the latter.
The forward and lower side of the paste box 100 is as indicated in the drawing
cut away and within the opening thus formed in said paste box partially projects a
roller 105, the end spindles of the latter being as indicated at 106, Fig. 11,
journalled in the ends of the frame 99. Upon one end of the paste roller 105 is
carried a ratchet wheel 107, with the teeth of which is adapted to engage the inner
end of a pawl arm 108. This rearwardly extending pawl arm 108 has its rear end
connected with one end of a rod 109 which extends outwardly between the arms of
one of the standards 3, and is jointedly connected at 110 with the upwardly
extending arm of a bell crank 111, the latter being fulcrumed at its angle as
indicated at 112 to the outer side of said standards 3. The lower arm of the bell
crank 111 is adapted to bear upon the periphery of the mandrel 37 near one end of
the latter and in the path of a cam lug 113 which projects from said mandrel and
which when in contact with said bell crank is adapted to raise the lower arm of
the latter as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawing.
Projecting upward from that end of the table top 2 near which the
open tubular
end of the mandrel 37 terminates are two vertical and parallel standards 115, the
latter being provided as shown with vertical slotted openings extending throughout

page_text: the greater portions of their heights as indicated at 116. Between these slotted
st inlaids and having their spindles extending within said slotted openings are
journalled one above the other rollers 117 and 118. The lower roller 117 is divide 1
rentially to form two separate sections thereof and between said sections is carried
thereby a sprocket wheel 121. The upper roller 118 has its enl spindles be airing
as indicated in sliding blocks 119, the latter being adjustably supported against
the outer side of the standards 115 by means of a suitable or well known form of
clamping screw 120.
Immediately beneath the table top and parallel therewith is journalled a short
shaft 125, the latter carrying on one eud a small sprocket wheel 126 and on its
remaining end a sprocket wheel 127. As indicated in the drawing the sprocket
whed 126 is in vertical alignment with the lower sprocket wheel 20 and said
sprocket wheels are connected by an endless driving chain 128.
The sprocket wheel 121 and wheel 127 are connected by an endless driving
chain 129. As indicated at 130 the horizontal chain 129 has secured to one of
its links an outwardly projecting lug, the latter being shown in Fig. 4 of the
drawing.
The manner of operating and utilizing the machine is substantially as follows
and in order to facilitate the illustration of the operation, it will be supposed
that the parts of said machine are in the positions shown in the drawing,
or in a position to begin the operation of wrapping a newspaper or simila.
publication.
Rotary motion is contributed to the operating shaft 4 through a belt connection
from suitable power to the belt wheel 5. Through the rotation thus imparted
to the pinion 8 on said shaft 4, it is evident that motion will be contributed to
the gear wheel 9. Owing to the fact that the square end of the block 28 of said
gear wheel 9 is in contact with one of the lugs 31 of the wheel 11, it will be
seen that a partial rotation will be imparted to said wheel 11. The latter having
made a half rotation, it will be seen that the beveled face of the block 28 will
have been brought into contact with and subjected to the pressure of the wheel
or roller 15. This pressure resulting in so moving the block 28 as to disconnect
it from the lug 31. The block 28 having passed the wheel 15 it is evident that
the wheel 11 will not be subjected to another half revolution until the squared end
of the block 28 has come into contact with the remaining lug 31 of said wheel 11
when the operation above described will be repeated. During the operation or
half revolution of the wheel 11 above referred to, it will be seen that motion will
be contributed therefrom through the pinion 12 to the gear wheel 13 and through
the latter to the pinion 36 and mandrel 37. In practice it is preferable to so gear
said parts as to result in five revolutions of said mandrel during said half revolution
of the wheel 11, although the proportionate number of said revolutions may be
made to vary if desired. During the rotation of the wheel 9 it is evident that
one end of the spring actuated finger 34 as shown more clearly in Fig. 10 of the
drawing, will be in contact with the periphery of the cam 32. This finger 34 is so
set with relation to said cam 32 that when one of the lugs 31 is released from
contact with the block 28 the inner end of said finger 34 will momentarily bear
within the notch 33 of said cam, thus causing a sufficient inward movement of the
pin 34 to result in the latter coming into contact with the recently released lug 31
of the wheel 11 and serving to stop the latter from further movement which might
be caused by the momentum previously imparted thereto.
Before imparting the previously described movement to the various parts, the
new-paper to be rolled and wrapped is flattened to a squared or flattened form
and one edge of said flattened paper is inserted within the slotted opening 39 of
the mandrel 37.
The rotation imparted as above described to the wheel 9 and consequently to the
shaft 10 and its cam wheels 21 and 23 results in the pin of the bell cranks 76-78
shifting into the diagonal portion of the cam groove 24 which in turn results in
the downward movement of the lever aims 75-76, and in a consequent downward

page_text: movement of the frame 65 with which said arm 75 is connected. Prior to the
operation of the machine the free end of the paper roll 92 is threaded downward
between the plates 68 and 69 the pressure or friction rollers 84 serving to press
the wrapping paper strip against the forward face of the plate 62. The downward
movement above described as imparted to the frame 65 results through the contact
of the depending arm 73 with the fiame arm 67 in forcing the frame 66 downward.
This downward movement of the arms 64 of the frame 65 also results in carrying
downward the shaft 80 and its roller carrying plate 81. Owing to the fact that
the paper strip is clamped between said rollers 84 and the plate 62 and that the
engagement of the pawl 85 with the ratchet teeth 83 prevents the rotation of said
rollers, it will be seen that the paper will be pulled downward by the downward
movement of said rollers. It will be seen that the downward movement above
described of the frame 66 will result in the guide plates 68-69 moving downward
with the paper.
A
When the frame 65 has descended sufficiently to result in the contact of the
lug 74 of the depending arm 73 with the outwardly projecting end of the frame 63,
it will be seen that said arm 73 will be forced upward by said contact and
thereby disengage from the upper arm 67 of the guide frame 66 thus allowing said
guide frame through the tension of the spring 70 to spring upward to its upper
position. Meanwhile the rollers 84 have descended sufficiently to feed one end of
the paper strip into the fold of the newspaper which is being rolled about the
mandrel by the revolution of the latter. By this time the pin of the bell crank
lever 78 is assuming its former position in the cam groove 24 with the result that
the frame 65 is driven upward to the position shown in the drawing, said frame
carrying with it the roller plate 81. During this upward movement of said roller
plate, it will be seen that the rollers 84 will travel backward in the direction of
the pawl 85 and thus roll against the paper strip without moving the latter.
sufficient length of the paper strip or wrapping paper having been thus drawn
downward and rolled about the newspaper which is wound upon the mandrel result
in completely enclosing said newspaper about its central portion. The arın 47
will have traveled about the periphery of the cam wheel 21 and will have dropped
into the depression 22 thereof this movement of said arm 47 resulting in con-
junction with the spring 50 in throwing the kuife frame 42 inward and causing its
blade 44 to come into contact with and sever the paper strip. This inward cutting
movement of the knife blade also results by contact with the piper strip in
forcing the latter against the paste roll 105, which results in the severed end of
the strip taking up sufficient paste from said roll to securely paste said edge to
the body of the wrapper when the pasted edge reaches the latter. This paste roll
is kept in motion by movement of the pawl 108, the latter receiving sufficient
impetus at each elevation of the lower arm of the bell crank 111 which is caused
by contact with the mandrel lug 113 to engage with a new notch of the ratchet
wheel 107.
The spring actuated friction or pressure rollers 40 and 59 serve not only to press
the wrapping paper in close contact with the newspaper upon the mandrel, but
also serving to press the paste carrying end of said wrapper sufficiently close to
the body of the wrapper as to cause the desired adherence. By this time the
wheel 11 has completed its first half revolution and for the reasons herein before
described has ceased to revolve, thus resulting in a stoppage of the rotation of the
mandrel. By this time the lug carrying chain 129 has traveled to such position
that said lug 130 comes into contact with one end of the wrapped paper which is
upon the mandrel, and through the continued movement of said chain and its lug,
the paper so wrapped is driven outward through the open end of said mandrel
and between the rollers 117 and 118, and by the rotation of the latter is
assisted in its outward movement to a suitable place of deposit. It will be
observed that the wrapped and pasted paper thins delivered may be flattened or
subjected to any desired pressure by adjusting the roller 117 to the deel height
between the slotted standards 150.

page_text: The mandrel being thus clear of the newspaper or other similar roll, the
operation of the various parts is repeated in the manner above described.
It is evident that there may be attached to the herein described machine any
well known or desirable forin of addressing mechanisin by means of which the
address may be pasted or printed upon the wrapped paper.
From the construction and operation which have been described, it is evident
that the papers may be wrapped and pasted in a rapid an effective manner and
that the parts of the machine are of such construction and relative arrangement a
to admit of their operation in a positive manner and with but slight labor on the
part of the operator.
Unted this 27th day of November 180.1
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agen'.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Wrapping Newspapers,
Pamphlets, and the like for Mailing.
A communication from abroad by JAMES POLK HENDERSON, of Logan, in the
County of Hocking, State of Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County
of London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered 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 invention relates to improvements in means for wrapping newspapers,
pamphlets and other printed matter ready for mailing, and the objects of the
invention are to provide a superior machine of this class of such construction and
arrangement of parts as to greatly facilitate the effective wrapping and sealing of
papers, pamphlets and similar matter in a rapid and convenient manner and to
produce improvements in the construction of said machine which will be more
specifically pointed out hereinafter. These objects are accomplished in the
manner illustrated in the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification, in
which-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation
of the same.
Fig. 3 is a view of the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is rear elevation.
Fig. 5 is a central vertical suction on line x-x of Fig. 1. Fig. 5A is a similar
section of the upper portion of the machine on a larger scale.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line y-y of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a detail view in elevation of the paper feeding mechanism.
Fig. 8 is a detail view of the outer face of one of the gear wheels. Fig. 9 is a
similar view of one of the gear wheels.
Fig. 10 is an inner face view of the wheel shown in Fig. 8.
Fig. 11 is a detail view in per-pective of a portion of the paste box and
paste roll.
Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail view of the knife operating mechanism and
Fig. 13 is a face view of a portion of the knife blade.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The main frame of the device has the general form of a table of which i are the
end supporting portions each consisting of two legs connected by suitable cross
frame pieces, and a horizontal top portion 2 which connects said end portions.

page_text: .
From the table top 2 and near the ends of the latter rise vertically frame
standards 3.
4 represents the main shaft of the machine, which as shown in the drawings, is
journaled in and extends between and through the frame portions 1. On one of
the outer extending ends of this shaft 4 is mounted loosely a belt wheel 5 which is
provided on its inner side with a clutch hub 6, the latter being adapted to interlock
with an ordinary clutch ring 7 sliding upon the shaft 4 and keyed to the latter.
On the opposite end of the shaft 4 from that on which is mounted the wheel 5 is
carried a pinion wheel 8, the latter gearing with a gear wheel 9 above and iu
vertical alignment with the wheel 8 and mounted upon the outer projecting end of
a shaft 10, the latter being above and parallel with the shaft 4. This shaft 10 is
also journaled in the end frame portions 1.
On the outer side of the wheel 9 is loosely mounted on the shaft 10 a gear
wheel 11, the latter gearing with a pinion wheel 12 loosely mounted on a short
horizontal shaft 14 projecting outward from the frame portions 1 in the upper
portion of the latter. This pinion wheel 12 is centrally connected with a gear
wheel 13 on the outer side thereof and a roller wheel 15 is loosely mounted on said
shaft 14 on the inner side of said pinion 12, said roller wheel being of such
circumference as to slightly overlap the outer face of the wheel 9.
Upon the shaft 4 toward that end thereof on which is mounted the pinion 8 is
carried a bevel gear wheel 16. This wheel 16 gears with a bevel wheel 17 at right
angles therewith, said bevel wheel 17 being carried on a short haft 18 which is
mounted in a suitable boxing supported from a bracket 19, the latter being secured
to the framework. On the opposite end of the shaft 18 is carried a sprocket
wheel 20. Upon the shaft 10 on that side of its center on which is carried the
gear wheel 9 18 fixed a cam wheel 21, the latter consisting of a disk shaped body,
which has formed in its periphery adjacent to one side thereof an involute recess 22.
Toward the opposite end of the shaft 10 is mounted thereon a cam wheel 23 in the
periphery of which is formed a continuous groove 24. This cam groove 24 crosses
the cam wheel substantially in a diagonal path as indicated at 25, thence runs
substantially parallel with and adjacent to the outer end of the wheel to connect
the ends of said diagonal portions as indicated at 26.
To the outer face of the wheel 9 adjacent to the toothed periphery thereof is
pivotally connected at 27 a clutch block 28, the body of which has a general
oblong form and which by pressure of a spring strip 29, one end of which is
secured to the outer face of said wheel and the remaining end of which bears
against the inner side of said block 28 on one side of its center, is retained within
the are described by said wheel. As indicated at 30 the outer side of the block 28
toward one end thereof is beveled. The wheel 11 has its inner face provided at
points oppositely located and on opposite sides of the center thereof with
projecting lugs 31. As indicated in the drawings the inner end portion of the
block 28 is supported in the path of said lugs 31 for the purpose hereinafter
described. On the opposite side of the wheel 9 and about the central opening
therein is provided a projecting cam ring 32, the latter having as indicated a
notch 33 formed in its periphery.
34 represents an angular stop or brake finger, one arm of which is pivotally
connected with the outer side of one of the franic legs and the inwardly extending
upper arm of which is in frictional contact with the periphery of the cam ring 32
against which it is held by means of a suitable spring 35, the latter connecting
the lower arm of said stop or brake with a cross frame piece 1ª of one of the
frame end portions. At the angle of the finger 34 a short inwardly projecting
pin 34 is provided.
36 represents a pinion wheel which gears as shown with the upper side of the
wheel 13, said pinion being mounted upon a mandrel 37. This mandrel 37 bears
at one end as shown in a suitable boxing 38 supported upon one end of the table
top 2. Said mandrel extends inward from the boxing 38 over the table top 2 and
terminates at a point near the opposite frame standard 3. That portion of the

page_text: mandrel which is between said frame standards 3, is as indicated in the drawings,
tubular or cylindrical in form, said tubular portion having formel therein a
horizontal slotted opening which extends throughout the length thereof and which
is indicated at 39. The periphery of the tubular portion of the mandrel is in
frictional contact with two parallel rollers 40, which are journaled one above the
other upon the forward face of a cross plate 41 which is supported in a horizontal
position in ear of said mandrel. This cross plate is pressed toward the mandrel
by having extending therefrom: a horizontal pin 45, the latter having a sliding
bearing in two vertical arms of a bracket 45 and that portion of said pin 45 which
is between the arms of the bracket 45* being surrounded by a coit spring 45º, one
end of the latter being connected with said pin 45.
42 represents a knife supporting frame which has the form of an elongated staple
as shown. The lower ends of these knife arms are pivcted to suitable lugs 43
which rise from the table top 2 at points in front of the mandrel and a jacent to
the standards 3. The upper and longer arm of the knife carrying frame 42 his
supported thercon a knife blade 44 which extends throughout the length of said
frame arm and the sharpened rear edge of which projects rearwardly over said
frame arm in the manner indicated in Figs 5 and 5 of the drawings. With one
of the vertical arms of the frame 42 is jointedly connected an outwardly extending
arm 46, with the outer end of which is jointedly connected the upper end of a
downwardly extending arm or bar 47, the latter passing through a slotted
opening 48 in the table top 2 and being fulcrumed in its upper half to a lug 49
which depends from said table top as shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. The lower
portion of the arın 47 is connected by means of a coil spring 50 with a pin or other
projection 51 which depends from the under side of the forward portion of said
table top. The lower end of the arm 47 is provided with a lateral projecting
finger 52 which by combination of the spring 50 is normally pressed into
frictional contact with the periphery of the cam 21. As shown in the drawings
the spring 50 also serves to retain the knife carrying frame in an inclined
position.
As indicated in Fig. 13 of the drawings the knife blade 44 is preferably provided
with a serrated or cutting edge shown at 44".
53 represents a tension block which is supported in the manner hereinafter
described upon the table top 2 in a position in front of and parallel with the
mandrel 37. This block 53 is movably supported upon the table top by means of
a bolt 55 which passes downward through said block and thence through a slotted
opening 56 in the table top, the lower end of said bolt having a nut thereon which
serves to retain the block in contact with the table top plate.
In the forward side of the block 53 adjoining the upper side thereof a semi-
circular groove or seat 58 is formed in which is supported a friction roller 59, the
latter also having a bearing against the periphery of the mandrel 37. The ends of
the block 53 are connected by means of short coil springs 60 with the end arms of
the knife frame 42, said springs serving to retain the friction roller 59 in frictional
contact with the mandrel 37.
Extending between the frame standards 3 near the center of the width and
height of the latter and having its end connected therewith is a vertical plate 62.
Extending upward and thence forwardly from the stationary cross plate 62 near
each end thereof is an angular guide arm 63, the latter being as shown in the form
of an inverted L.
64 represents the vertical arms of a U-shaped frame 65 the lower horizontal arm
of which extends as shown beneath the table top 2 while the vertical arms thereof
extend upward through said table top on the inner sides of the standards 3. These
vertical frame arms 64 pass loosely through the forward end portions of the angle
arms 63, the latter forming guides for said vertical frame arms. The frame
arms 64 also pass through openings in the forward ends or through hook shaped
terminations of upper and lower parallel arms 67 of a frame 66, the vertical arm
of the latter connecting the rear ends of said horizontal arms 67. The upper
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page_text: portions of the vertical arms of the frame 66 are connected on opposite sides by
parallel transverse plates 68-69. The lower arm 67 of each of the frames 66 is
connected with the upper arm of the angle piece 63 by means of a vertical coil
spring 70, the latter passing loosely through an opening in the upper arm 67 of
said frame 66. As indicated at 71 the central portion and upper side of each of the
cross plates 69 and 68 are recessed or cut away for reasons hereinafter specified.
To the upper end of each of the frame arms 64 is jointedly connected at 72 one end
of a trigger rod or arm 73. This trigger rod projects slightly forward from its
pivot point and hangs as shown in a position in front of the vertical arm 64 and
substanti lly parallel therewith. Each of the trigger arms 73 is provided on its
rear side in its upper portion with an angular lng 74. The lower end of each of
the trigger arms 73 normally rests on the outer projecting end of the upper arm 67
of the frame 66. The lower horizontal arm of the frame 65 has fulcruined to the
center of its length, the upper end of a lever arın 75 the lower end of the latter being
jointedly connected with the upper end of one arm of a bell crank lever 76. This
lever 76 is fulcrumed at its angle to a suitable bracket 77 which projects outward
from the inner side of one of the frame supports 1, and the remaining arm of said
bell crank which is indicated at 78 is provided with an end pin which is adapted to
fit and travel within the groove 24 of the cam 23. Between the arms 64 of the
frame 65 and in the upper portion thereof is journaled a transverse rod 80, the
latter having a squared central portion. On the central portion of this rod 80 and
on the rear face thereof is secured the upper portion of a short plate 81, and in
rearwardly projecting lugs on the lower side of said plate is journaled a shaft 82,
Fig. 7, upon the center of which is carried a notch or ratchet wheel 83. On
opposite sides of this ratchet wheel the shaft 82 carries frictional rollers 84 which
are preferably covered with or formed of suitable pliable material. As indicated
in the drawings, these rollers are adapted to bear against the forward face of the
cross plate 62.
8.5 represents a pawl which is jointedly connected at its upper end with the upper
portion of the plate 8i, and the lower end of which is adapted to engage with the
teeth of the ratchet 83.
In order to retain the roller plate 81 in the desired vertical position, a short
spring 87 is coiled about one end of the rod 80 and one end of this spring is
rigidly connected with the adjoining frame arm 64, and the remaining end with a
collar 88, the latter being secured in its position upon the rod 80 by means of set
screws 89.
90 represents a transverse reel carrying shaft the squared ends of which are
supported in the upper ends of the standards 3. Surrounding this shaft 90 in its
central portion is a somewhat larger sleeve 91, the latter serving as a spool upon
which is wound a roll of wrapping paper as indicated at 92. Upon the shaft 90
adjacent to one end of the spool 91 is fixed a conical collar 93, the inner and
smalle end of which is adapted to bear against one end of the spool 91. Upon the
shalt 90 at the opposite end of the spool fits and slides a smaller conical collar 94
the inner end of the latter being held against the end of said spool by means of a
coil spring 95 which surrounds said shaft 90 and which bears between said collar 94
and a fixed collar 96 on said shaft.
Extending between the standards 3 in the rear portion thereof is a transverse
plate 98. Upon this plate 98 is supported a box shaped frame or seat 99, the latter
having its forward side open and supporting therein an oblong paste box 100.
The plate 98 is provided with a rearward extension 101 the latter having a central
slotted opening therein. This slotted extension of the plate 98 is normally covered
by a rearward extension 102 of the box 99.
103 represents a set screw which is adapted to pass upward through the slotted
opening 101 and into the back of the plate 102 or downward extension of the
latter.
The forward and lower side of the paste box 100 is as indicated in the drawings
cut away and within the opening thus formed in said paste box partially projects a

page_text: roller 105, the end-pindles of the latter being as indicated at 106, Fig. 11, journaled
in the ends of the frame 99. Upon one end of the paste roller 105 is carried a
ratchet wheel 107, with the teeth of which is adapted to engage the inner end of a
pawl arm 108. This rearwardly extending pawl arm 108 has its rear end connected
with one end of a rod 109 which extends outwardly between the arms of one of the
standards 3, and is jointedly connected at 110 with the upwardly extending arm of
a bell crank 111, the latter being fulcrumed at its angle as indicated at 112 to the
outer side of said standards 3. The lower arm of the bell crank 111 is adapted to
bear upon the periphery of the mandrel 37 near one end of the latter and in the
path of a cam lug 113 which projects from said mandrel and which when in contact
with said bell crank is adapted to raise the lower arm of the latter as indicated in
Fig. 6 of the drawings.
From that end of the table top 2 near which the open tubular end of the
mandrel 37 terminates two vertical and parallel standards 115, project upwardly
and are provided as shown with vertical slotted openings extending throughout the
greater portions of their heights as indicated at 116. Between these slotted
standards and having their spindles extending within said slotted openings are
journaled one above the other rollers 117 and 118. The lower roller 117 is
divided centrally to form two separate sections thereof and between said sections
is carried thereby a sprocket wheel 121. The upper roller 118 has its end spindles
bearing as indicated in sliding blocks 119, the latter being adjustable supported
against the outer side of the standards 113 by means of a suitable or well known
form of clamping screw 120.
Immediately beneath the table top and parallel therewith is journaled a short
shaft 125, the latter carrying on one end a small sprocket wheel 126 and on its
remaining end a sprocket wheel 127. As indicated in the drawings the sprocket
wheel 126 is in vertical alignment with the lower sprocket wheel 20 and said sprocket
wheels are connected by an endless driving chain 128.
The sprocket wheel 121 and wheel 127 are connected by an endless driving
chain 129. As indicated at 130 the horizontal chain 129 has secured to one of
its links an outwardly projecting lug, the latter being shown in Fig. 4 of the
drawings.
The manner of operating and utilizing the machine is substantially as follows
and in order to facilitate the illustration of the operation, it will be supposed
that the parts of said machine are in the positions shown in the drawings,
or in a position to begin the operation of wrapping a newspaper or similar
publication.
Rotary motion is contributed to the operating shaft 4 through a belt connection
from suitable power to the belt wheel 5. Through the rotation thus imparted to
the pinion 8 on said shaft 4, it is evident that motion will be contributed to the gear
wheel 9. Owing to the fact that the square end of the block 28 of said gear wheel 9
is in contact with one of the lugs 31 of the wheel 11, it will be seen that a partial
rotation will be imparted to said wheel 11. The latter having made a half
rotation, it will be seen that the beveled face of the block 28 will have been
brought into contact with and subjected to the pressure of the wheel or roller 15;
this pressure resulting in so moving the block 28 as to disconnect it from the lug 31.
The block 28 having passed the wheel 15 it is evident that the wheel 11 will not
be subjected to another half revolution until the squared end of the block 28 has
come into contact with the remaining lug 31 of said wheel 11 when the operation
above described will be repeated. During the operation or half revolution of the
wheel 11 above referred to, it will be seen that motion will be contributed therefrom
through the pinion 12 to the gear wheel 13 and through the latter to the pinion 36
and mandrel 37. In practice it is preferable to so gear said parts as to result in
five revolutions of said mandrel during said half revolution of the wheel 11, although
the proportionate number of said revolutions may be made to vary if desired.
During the rotation of the wheel 9 it is evident that one end of the spring actuated
finger 34 as shown more clearly in Fig. 10 of the drawings, will be in contact with

page_text: the periphery of the cam 32. This finger 34 is so set with relation to said cam 32
that when one of the lugs 31 is released from contact with the block 28 the inner
end of said finger 34 will momentarily bear within the notch 33 of said cam, thus
causing a sufficient inward movement of the pin 34° to result in the latter coming
into contact with the recently released lug 31 of the wheel 11 and serving to stop
the latter from further movement which might be caused by the momentum
previously imparted thereto.
Before imparting the previously described movement to the various parts, the
newspaper to be rolled and wrapped is flattened to a squared or flattened form and
one edge of said flattened paper is inserted within the slotted opening 39 of the
mandrel 37.
The rotation imparted as above described to the wheel 9 and consequently to the
shaft 10 and its cam wheels 21 and 23 results in the pin of the bell cranks 76-78
shifting into the diagonal portion of the cam groove 24 which in turn results in the
downward movement of the lever arms 75-76 and in a consequent downward
movement of the frame 65 with which said arm 75 is connected.
Prior to the operation of the machine the free end of the paper roll 92 is threaded
downward between the plates 68 and 69 the pressure or friction rollers 84 serving
to press the wrapping paper strip against the forward face of the plate 62.
The
downward movement above described as imparted to the frame 65 results through
the contact of the depending arm 73 with the frame arm 67 in forcing the frame 66
downward. This downward movement of the arms 64 of the frame 65 also results
in carrying downward the shaft 80 and its roller carrying plate 81. Owing to the
fact that the paper strip is clamped between said rollers 84 and the plate 62 and
that the engagement of the pawl 85 with the ratchet teeth 83 prevents the rotation
of said rollers, it will be seen that the paper will be pulled downward by the
downward movement of said rollers. It will be seen that the downward movement
above described of the frame 66 will result in the guide plates 68-69 moving
downward with the paper.
When the frame 65 has descended sufficiently to result in the contact of the
lug 74 of the depending arm 73 with the outwardly projecting end of the frame 63,
it will be seen that said arm 73 will be forced upward by said contact and thereby
disengage from the upper arm 67 of the guide frame 66 thus allowing said guide
frame through the tension of the spring 70 to spring upward to its upper position.
Meanwhile the rollers 84 have descended sufficiently to feed one end of the paper
strip into the fold of the newspaper which is being rolled about the mandrel by the
revolution of the latter. By this time the pin of the bell crank lever 78 is
assuming its former position in the cam groove 24 with the result that the frame 65
is driven upward to the position shown in the drawings, said frame carrying with
it the roller plate 81. During this upward movement of said roller plate, it will
be seen that the rollers 84 will travel backward in the direction of the pawl 85 and
thus roll against the paper strip without moving the latter. A sufficient length
of the paper strip or wrapping paper having been thus drawn downward and rolled
about the newspaper which is wound upon the mandrel, resulting in completely
inclosing said newspaper about its central portion, the arm 47 will have traveled
about the periphery of the cam wheel 21 and will have dropped into the depression 22
thereof, this movement of said arm 47 resulting in conjunction with the spring 50
in throwing the knife frame 42 inward and causing its blade 44 to come into contact
with and sever the paper strip. This inward cutting movement of the knife blade
also results by contact with the paper strip in forcing the latter against the paste
roll 105, which results in the severed end of the strip taking up sufficient paste
from said roll to securely paste said edge to the body of the wrapper when the
pasted edge reaches the latter. This paste roll is kept in motion by movement
of the pawl 108, the latter receiving sufficient impetus at each elevation of the
lower arm of the bell crank 111 which is caused by contact with the mandrel lug 113
to engage with a new notch of the ratchet wheel 107.
The spring actuated friction or pressure rollers 40 and 59 serve not only to press

page_text: the wrapping paper in close contact with the newspaper upon the mandrel, but
also serve to press the paste carrying end of said wrapper sufficiently close to the
body of the wrapper as to cause the desired adherence. By this time the wheel 11
has completed its first halt revolution and for the reasons herein before described
has ceased to revolve, thus resulting in a stoppage of the rotation of the mandrel.
By this time the lug carrying chain 129 has traveled to such position that said
lug 13 comes into contact with one end of the wrapped paper which is upon the
mandrel, and through the continued movement of said chain and its lug, the paper
so wrapped is driven outward through the open end of said mandrel and between
the rollers 117 and 118, and by the rotation of the latter is assisted in its outward
movement to a suitable place of deposit. It will be observed that the wrapped
and pasted paper thus delivered may be flattened or subjected to any desired
pressure by adjusting the roller 117 to the desired height between the slotted
standards 150. The mandrel being thus clear of the newspaper or other
similar roll, the operation of the various parts is repeated in the manner above
described.
It is evident that there may be attached to the herein described machine
any well known or desirable form of addressing mechanism by means of which the
address may be pasted or printed upon the wrapped paper.
From the construction and operation which has been described, it is evident that
the papers may be wrapped and pasted in a rapid and effective manner and that the
parts of the machine are of such construction and relative arrangement as to admit
of their operation in a positive manner and with but slight labor on the part of the
operator.
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. The combination with a main frame and a slotted rotary mandrel adapted to
receive the edge of a paper to be wrapped, of a wrapping paper roll mounted on
said main frame, a vertical reciprocating frame, guide plates carried thereby
between which said wrapping paper passes, a roller carrying shaft mounted in a
reciprocating frame 65, rollers 84 carried thereby, the latter rotating in but one
direction and bearing against said wrapping paper and means for automatically
separating said wrapping paper into lengths, substantially as specified.
2. The combination with the main frame, a rotary slotted mandrel mounted
therein and adapted to receive the edge of a paper, a wrapping paper roll
mounted in said main frame and means for feeding the same into folds of a
paper on said mandrel, of an endless belt or chain travelling adjacent to said
mandrel, and a lug carried on said belt adapted to move the rolled and wrapped
paper off said mandrel longitudinally by contact with one end thereof substantially
as specified.
3. The combination with a main frame, a rotary slotted mandrel mounted therein
and mechanism for stopping the rotation of said mandrel at regular intervals, of a
wrapping paper roll mounted in said main frame, means for feeding said wrapping
paper on to said mandrel, an endless belt travelling adjacent to said mandrel and a
lug on said belt adapted to force a rolled paper off said mandrel, substantially as
specified.
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W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.