An Improved Cigarette Machine.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1891-4ccepted. 7th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cigarette Machine.
I, WALTER ALBERT NORMAN, of 330, Euston Road, Regents Park, N.W.,
London, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
This my invention relates to an improved hand machine for making cigarettes,
and may be described as follows :—
I employ a three-fourth cylinder of metal or other suitable material, of sufficient
diameter to contain tobacco for an ordinary sized cigarette, and of ample length for
same. To which three-fourth cylinder I join at one end a circular piece of metal
or other suitable material, that it may be firmly held. I pass a suitable close fitting
ferrule ejector push slide over the complete three-fourth cylinder to the aforesaid
circular piece end.
It will be seen that when a sufficient quantity of tobacco is closely pressed into
the open side of the said three-fourth cylinder it will form a solid roll within the
cylindrical space provided.
The tobacco will then be ready to be encased in paper.
The paper employed is an ordinary gummed edge cigarette paper rolled around
the three-fourth cylinder containing the tobacco, and fastened down, thus forming
an outer caseing, tube, or receptacle of paper.
The transfer of the tobacco from the metal, or other three-fourth cylinder into
the paper tube is then accomplished by withdrawing apart from each other the afore-
said ferrule ejector push slide, and the said three-fourth cylinder, when the tobacco
will be encased in the paper tube.
Dated this Nineteenth day of November 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cigarette Machine.
I, WALTER ALBERT NORMAN, of 330, Euston Road, Regents Park,.
London, N.W., in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 my invention relates to an improved hand-machine by means of which
cigarettes may be made in a neat simple, and expeditious manner, as will be herein-
after pointed out, reference being had to the drawings left with the "Provisional
Specification" in which like letters indicate similar parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a perspective elevation of the three-fourth cylinder of the machine,
showing the circular end permanently affixed thereto.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing position of ferrule ejector push slide on three-
fourth cylinder; also end view of the ferrule ejector push slide, showing the ejector
flange.
Fig. 3 is a perspective elevation showing the position of, and manner in which
the tobacco (leaf or cut) is placed in the machine.
Fig. 4 shows the machine with a cigarette paper in place thereon.
In this my invention I employ a three-fourth cylinder A. to which is secured the
circular end B. toward which is passed onto the three-fourth cylinder, "as in Fig. 2
and 3," the ferrule slide C. fitted with a piece of metal forming an ejector push
flange which passes within the said three-fourth cylinder.

page_text: The manner in which my invention is operated is as follows :-
A sufficient quantity of tobacco, (leaf or cut) is passed through the open side of
the three-fourth cylinder and distributed along same from the slide C. until filled,
being pressed closely in by thumb and finger, an ordinary gummed-edge cigarette
paper D. is rolled around the machine and fastened down.
If desired tobacco leaf can be used, also."
The machine is then held in one hand by the ejector slide C. and in the other by
the circular end B. the three-fourth cylinder A. and the slide C. are then drawn
apart the one from the other, and the cigarette is ready for use.
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 1
claim is :-
A. cigarette machine consisting of a three-fourth cylinder A. fitted with the
circular end B. and adapted to engage the ejector flanged push ferrule slide C. all
substantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and illustrated in the
drawings furnished and left with the Provisional Specification.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of January 1891.
WALTER ALBERT NORMAN.