Improvements in Oigar-making Machines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oigar-making Machines.
I, HENRY BROGDEN, of Hale Lodge, Altrincham, in the County of Chester'.
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in machines for rolling and making cigars
from leaf tobacco and the object of my invention is to construct a strong, simple and
inexpensive machine by which cigars of the desired form can be made in one
operation.
I employ a nest of three or more rollers preferably four rollers placed at a suitable
distance apart and mounted in a convenient frame one roller at least being mounted
in brackets pivoted to the frame; the axes of these rollers are provided with toothed
pinions which all gear into a pinion fixed upon a driving shaft or spindle on which is
a pulley or clutch by means of which the driving shaft can be instantly put in motion
or stopped; the apparatus as above described is similar to certain machines used in
the manufacture of cigarettes but the rollers and other parts are made larger and
stronger.
In order to form the body of the cigar of the desired shape I propose to recess the
surface of the rollers and to form the pointed end of the cigar I employ say four small
conical rollers mounted loosely upon studs fixed in the frame. The apexes of the
cones are fitted closely to the ends of the four rollers and at least one of the conical
rollers is carried upon the pivoted bracket above named.
The tobacco leaf is placed between the nest of rollers when the upper roller is
thrown back, this roller is then.closed and the rollers are rotated to roll the same into
a plug or body ready to receive the bunch wrapper, the cigar is then finished by
adding the outer covering.
To make cheroots and other shapes of cigars I use rollers of suitable form, the
conical rollers being used only when necessary.
Dated this 25th day of February 1890.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar-making Machines.
I, HENRY BROGDEN, of Hale Lodge, Altrincham, in the County of Chester,
Engineer, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in machines for rolling and making cigars
from leaf tobacco and the object of my invention is to construct a strong, simple and
inexpensive machine by which cigars of the desired form can be made in one
operation.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a plan of my improved machine with the cover removed. Fig. 2 is a
side view and Fig. 3 a transverse section on the line A A, Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is an
alternative arrangement of rollers.
Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3,-a designates the frame of the machine
and 6 a bracket secured thereto for carrying one end of the driving shaft c and
gearing.

page_text: I employ a nest of three or more rollers d preferably four rollers placed at a
suitable distance apart and mounted in the frame a, one roller (d) at least being
mounted in brackets e pivoted at el to the frame a; the axes of these rollers are
provided with toothed pinions which all gear into a pinion g fixed upon the driving
shaft or spindle c on which is a clutch pulley h by means of which the driving shaft c
can be instantly put in motion or stopped; the apparatus as above described is similar
to certain machines used in the manufacture of cigarettes but the rollers and other
parts are made larger and stronger.
In order to form the body of the cigar of the desired shape I propose to recess the
surface of the rollers d d' and to form the pointed end of the cigar l employ say four
small conical rollers i mounted loosely upon studs fixed in the frame a. The apexes of
the cones are fitted closely to the ends of the four rollers d and at least one of the
conical rollers i is carried upon the pivoted bracket e above named.
The tobacco leaf is placed between the nest of rollers d when the upper roller d' is
thrown back, this roller d' is then closed and the rollers are rotated to roll the same
into a plug or body ready to receive the bunch wrapper, the cigar is then finished by
adding the outer covering.
To make cheroots and other shapes of cigars I use rollers of suitable form, the
conical rollers i being used only when necessary. In Figs. 1 to 3 a nest of conical
rollers i is shown at each end of the large rollers in order that the machine may be
employed with either right or left cut covering leaves.
The arrangement shown in Fig. 4 is suitable for rolling cheroots or other similar
shaped cigars. In this case no conical rollers are required and the rollers d are
tapered instead of recessed and their axes set at an angle instead of parallel to one
another as in the previous arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The construction use and application of a nest of recessed rollers substantially as
berein described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3.
2. The combination with the rollers d or their equivalents, of a nest or nests of
conical rollers i substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
3. The alternative arrangement of rollers illustrated by Fig. 4 as and for the
purposes described.
Dated this 25th day of November 1800.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.