Year: 1888

page_text: I, GERSHOM MOORE PETERS, residing at Xenia, in the County of Greene and
State of Ohio, one of the United States of America, 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 hy the following statement
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My Invention relates to Cartridge Loading Machines and is an improvement to
that granted to me in Letters Patent, No 4668, of March 29th, 1887
The main features of the machine therein described were a stationary table on
which were placed the various filling devices, eight in number, an intermitting
rotating table inside the stationary table and on a plane with it, for carrying the
cises containing the shells, a solid perpendicular central shaft actuating the devices
on the stationary table, a hollow shift surrounding as a sleeve the solid shaft to
which the rotating table is attached and all operated from beneath by a single cam
wheel The machine now presented, simplifies mechanically the methods for carrying
out the principles heretofore established
The various devices will be described in detail and in their general relation to each
other and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1, is a top plan view of the driving apparatus
Figure 2, a top plan view of the devices for operating the rotating table
Figure 3, a similar view of the tables
Figure 4, a top plan view of the table with the filling devices
Figure 5, a side elevation partly in section of the actuating mechanism
Figure 6 a side elevation of the actuating mechanism with the filling devices

page_text: Figure 13, (sheet 3) a side view of the actuating lever, W
Figure 14, (sheet 4) a plan view showing the cases midway between the filling
devices
Figure 15, (sheet 5) a top view of the head block
Figure 16, (sheet 6) a sectional view of the friction clutch
Figures 17 and 18, (sheet 7) side and end views respectively, of the shaft and its
connection with the cross frame
Figure 19, (sheet 8) a side view of the feeder
Figure 20, (sheet 8) a top view of the feeder
Figure 21, (sheet >) a cross section of the bridge on the feeder
Figure 22, (sheet 8) a detail view of the hook on the feeder
Figure 23, (sheet 8) an end view of the cage on the feeder
Figure 24, (sheet 9) a section of the shell placer
Figure 25, (sheet 9) a tront view of same
Figure 26, (sheet 9) a side view of same
Figure 27, (sheet 9) a top view of same
Figure 28, (sheet 9) a sectional view of the opening for the passage of the shell to
the filling case
Figure 29, (sheet 10) a side view of the powder and shot filling devices
Figure 30, (sheet 10) a cross section through the center of the machine
Figure 31, (sheet 10) a side sectional view showing the sloping bottom
Figure 32, (sheet 10) a top view of the hopper
Figure 36, (sheet 10) a top view of the base with the hopper removed
Figure 34, (sheet 11) a side view of the wad cutter and placer
Figure 35, (sheet 11) a side sectional view of the cutter with the rammer inside
Figures 36 and 37, top sectional views of the cutter and head block.
Figure 38, a top view of the levers for operating the cutters
Figure 39, side view of the indenter
Figure 40, a plan view of the slotted arm head
Figure 41, a top view of the rammer head and slotted arms
Figure 42, a detail view of the indenter
Figure 43, a side view of the extractor
Figure 44, a top view of the supporting frame and bearings for head block for the
extracting rod, and
Figure 45, a top view of the inking roller and actuating mechanism
The same parts are designated by the same letters of reference throughout
Referring more particularly to the drawings, in figure 1, the driving apparatus is
shown in plan view, and consists of a fly or balance wheel, A, a friction pulley, B, to
which a driving belt is secured, meshing gear wheels, C, which transmit movement to
a cam wheel, D, which in turn carries the roller, E, for operating the central shaft, F,
and the roller, G, for operating the horizontal slide, H, which in turn actuates the
lever, I, the shaft, F, is provided with suitable bearings, S A cast iron frame, J,
supports these parts and rests on legs J1 The slide, H, (figure 8) is bent downward
at, I, in order to bring the roller, G, on a line with the cutter of the cam wheel, D,
and is provided with bearing, M, at its rear end, which bearing is bolted to the
frame, J The lever, 1, is pivoted at point, N, the bolt forming same passing through
slot, in the slide, H, to iccommodate the backward and forward movement of the
slide A boss, O, is secured at either side of lever, I, and has a bolt passing through
it for-holding rollers, P, which move in the ogee slot of the lever, 1, the roller, G, 1s
pivoted to slide, H, it point, Q, (figure 9) the forward bearing of said slide is bolted
it, R, (figure 10) to the cross piece of the main frame, J The devices for operating
the rotating table, (figure 2) consist of a lug plate, T, having eight lags, U, carefully
spaced on inilling machine to give eight equal movements necessary to complete a
revolution of the rotating table, currying the shell cases, this lug plate is connected
to the table by means of the hollow shaft surrounding the solid central shaft, F
A lever, W, is pivoted about the hollow shaft and has a horizontal movement back and
forth, equal to one eighth of a revolution, the outer end of this lever is provided with

page_text: a sloping spring catch, X, which as the lever moves forward takes hold of the lugs, U,
causing plate, T, to turn, as the lever, W, is thrown backward the sloping slide of the
catch, ✗, strikes the next lug and pushes the catch back into its socket until it gets
behind the lug, when it again flies out ready to take a new hold
The lever, W, 15
operated by the lever, I, through the intervention of links, Y This link is screw
threaded at its ends so that it may be lengthened or shortened
As explained in my former patent, it is necessary to stop the rotating table at one
eighth of its revolution and hold it exactly at that point while the filling devices are
in operation
To accomplish this, two spring catches, A¹, and, Z, are provided, to embrace the
lug, U, on either side, these catches have their bearings bolted to the cross piece, B³,
of the frame of the machine and are made adjustable by means of slotted holes so that
the catches can be set exactly to the point required, the catch, Z, acts horizontally
and the catch, A', perpendicularly, A, stopping the movement of the lug plite, and, Z,
preventing its rebound It will be seen that catch, Z, is operated in the same manner
as catch, X The catch, A', is raised over the lugs by means of the arm, C₁, extending.
from the lever, W, which strikes the sloping side of the catch, lifts it as lever, W, 18
thrown back and holds it up until the lug plite is moved forward, carrying the
rejected lug underneath it, when the catch drops and is again ready to be struck by
the next lug
The shape of the catch, A', and the manner in which the arm, C³, strikes and lifts
it, is more fully shown in detail figure 11
The speed at which the lug plate, T, revolves would cause the lugs, U, (if not
prevented) to strike catch, A', with such force as to jir the machine To provent this,
an air cushion connected with catch, A¹, is provided This consists of a horizontal
cylinder, D', placed at a proper angle with reference to the cuculir movement of the
lug plate, T The cylinder is solid at its rear end excepting sin ill perture into
which is fitted stop coch, E, to regulate the escape of ur This cylinder is smoothly
bored and into it is fitted an air-tight piston, F¹, (figure 11) and to this piston is
attached the catch, A¹ It is necessary to set this piston or draw it out for each lug,
so that it may be driven back against the air cushion when it is struck, this is
accomplished by the arm, C', which not only lifts the catch, A', but carries it forward
to the opposite edge of the ing by taking hold of the notch or shoulder, G₁ The
catch, A, extending above and below the piston, requires a slot as, H¹, (figure 12) to
be cut through the cylinder, of sufficient length to accommod ite the movement in and
out of the piston, F¹, and also serves to hold catch, A', in perpendicular line, at the
same time the bearings of the piston are proserved throughout its movement
crank or lever, I', is irranged at one side of the machine for the convenience of the
operator, in throwing in or out the friction clutch which takes hold of the pulley, B
In figure 13, we have a side view of lever, W, showing the manner in which the
arın, C, is attached, and the general shape of the cisting, the lever being cast with
one half of the boxing, J', which surrounds the hollow shift, V
A
The stationary table (figure 3) supports the filling devices, and within this rotates
a table, L', to which are attached the eight cases, M, for carrying the shells during
the operation of filling These cases are open at top and bottom and do not differ
materially in structure from those described in Letters Patent 4668, as here shown
the cases are supposed to stand under the various filling devices
To show the intermediate positions I will refer to figure 14, where the cases are
supposed to be standing midway between the filling devices, exposing to view openings
in the table as follows
N', the opening through which the shell placer (hereafter shown) thrusts the shells
up into the case, M', as into the breech of a gun, 0', the openings for carrying the
shells from the hopper to the shell placer, P₁, the opening through which the shells
when loaded are extracted from the cases As in my formici patent we first start with
a placed shell and then traverse the various filling devices to the extricter The
arrangement of the filling devices placed in their propci order is shown in plan,
figure 4 Starting with the placer, Q, a shell is thrust upward into the holder, next,

page_text: passes to the powder filler, R', then to paste-board wad cutter and placer, S¹, thence
to the felt wad cutter and placer, T¹, next to the shot filler, U¹, thence to the paste-
board wad cutter and placer, V₁, then to indenter, W₁, and finally to extracter, ✗¹
All of these devices are attached to an octagonal head block, Y', on top of the central
shaft, F, and are thus all operated in common These devices will be hereinafter
described in detail Figures 5, 6 and 7 show the several features of the central shaft
and table actuating devices In these figures the filling devices on the station v
table are removed
Referring to figure 5, D, is the cam wheel in which play rollers, E, and, G, the
former operating the central shaft, F, the latter, the rotating table, L', these rollers
are actuated by the cam, Z¹ This cam has variation in and out from the center of
four inches It is arranged on quarters, two quarters conform to the center, one
near it, the other four inches farther away, one of the other quarters bringing the
rollers toward the center, the other taking them from the_center The rollers are
also arranged on quarters or at right angles to each other, E, at the top, giving the
shaft, F, a perpendicular movement, G, at the side giving the slide, H, a horizontal
movement Thus it will be seen that when roller, E, is in movement, roller, G, is at
rest, and vice versa
The roller, E, and shaft, F', are keyed to cast iron base, A³, which has two arms or
prongs having bearings on the cross piece, J This gives steadiness to the roller, E,
while being acted upon by the cam and prevents the shaft F, from turning This
shaft also has bearings through the hollow shaft, V, and extends through the boss, (",
cast on the rotating table, L', and having at its upper end the octagonal head
block, Y, resting on a shoulder and firmly held down by a nut and sciew
The roller, G, moves the slide, H, which operates the lever, I, and this in turn
through link, Y, operates the lever, W, which throws the lug plite T, and so the
rotating table, L, operating also by means of arm, C, the catch, A, and air cushion, D¹
The lever, I, is of peculiar construction, it is bell cranked in form and midway down,
it divides into two blades, one on either side of slide, H These blades have uniform
ogee slots, D³, in which play rollers, P, connected with the slido H These slots
serve as cams for moving the lever, I
This method is adopted in order to give ease to the starting and stopping of the
rotating table L', it is also necessary in order to operate the air cushion, DT, which
requires a slowing down of the movement as the air cushion 1 compressed This
lever is capable of being lengthened or shortened by means of the bar, E³, sliding in
and out of a socket and is held by the set screw, F" The link, Y, has universal joint
connections by which the perpendicular and horizontal circular movements of the
levers, I, and, W, are accommodated to each other The toothed-flange; G³, cast on
the under side of the rotating table, L', is for the purpose of operating the feed wheels
of the wad cutters In figure 6, the manner in which the catch, X, of the lever, W
takes hold of the lugs, U, is more clearly shown So is also the toothed' flange, G
H', is an end view of the support of the rotating table, L', with its attachments of
hollow shaft, V, and lug plate T 12, gives the connection between the crank lever, I³,
and the friction pulley, B In figure 16, we have a sectional view of the manner in
which the friction clutch, J', takes hold of the pulloy, B In figure 7, there is shown
more fully the connection of lever, 12, with the clutch, J2, pivoted at, I, also a sido
view of the base, A2, of shaft, F, with spread of prongs, B³, and connection of
roller, E, (vade also figures 17 and 18) K², shows the divisions of lever, I, into' the
two blades before described W, is the lever for throwing the lug plate, T, X, the
catch for taking hold of lug, U, J₁, tho fastening to hollow shaft, O¹, the arm
extending from lever, W, for striking the catch, A', and operating the air cushion, D¹,
and, Z, the catch for preventing rebound, its support being attached to cross frime, B¹
The relation of the two catches is here seen, the support, H2, of the rotating table, I',
being bolted at both ends to the cross frame, B¹
Having described the general mechanism for attaching the table carrying the
shell holders. I will now describe the innaratus for delivering the shelle' to the

page_text: The shell feeder shown in side view, figure 19, is intended to be placed in the second
story of the factory or at a considerable elevation above the machine It may be
operated by a bolt connected with the shaft of the cam wheel, D, or by means of
other connections more directly with the driving power The main features are
substantially such as described in my former patent The new features are wire
cago M³, for conducting the shells, thus permitting the operator to see if the feeding
15 being properly done, a hook, N³, for detecting and arresting a shell that may
be entering wrong end foremost, tilting bridge 03, for throwing out shells
arrested by the hook, N³, or an excess of shells should the feeding be done fist, and
a returning belt, P2, for carrying back to the original hopper, any shells that
may be thrown out by the tilting bridge, O' The shells are first thrown promis-
cuously into a hopper, Q, this hopper is reduced to 1 long narrow shallow
trough, R³, scarcely more than the diameter of a shell In the bottom of this
trough is belt, S, of roughened surface or having clents distributed long it in
order the more readily to draw out the shells The trough being narrow, but one
shell it time can be taken by the belt and that must go lengthwise The trough is
shallow at the upper part in order that should there be more than one layer of shells,
the riders will be forced to roll off, and falling into the trough, T, are carried
back to the hopper, Q³ To prevent riders it is desirable to place the hopper on
in incline so that they will tend to fall back This may be assisted by placing a
feather or small broom in the trough so as to keep the riders brushed back The
shells should all go butts foremost To turn those that go open end foremost, the
same sort of tilting device is provided as in my former patent and here shown
rt, U'
Should any fail to turn and continue on open end forward, the hook, N³, will
catch in the open end and arrest the shell To better expose the open end to the
hook the bridge, O³, is elevated somewhat above the cage, M³, thus permitting the
shell that has passed to drop down out of the way When the shells go solid end
foremost the hook is pushed up out of the way and rides on top of the shella
The bridge, O, hangs on pivot and has an adjustable bilance, W, which is so
adjusted that when three or four shells get on to the bridge at once, the bridge tilts,
spilling the shells into the trough, T, to be carried back to the hopper, Q³, by the
returning belt, P' This extra accumulation of shells occurs when the cage, M³,
is full, or when the hook, N2, arrests a shell No accumulation of shells must be
allowed at the point, U³, else the dropping of shells will be prevented The cage, M³,
curves downward from the bridge and descends perpendicululy on to the table, K',
depositing the shell through the opening, O', into the shell placer The pulley, X³,
(figure 20) shows the cross belt necessary to ictuate the returning belt, P³, as driven
by the pulley carrying the feed belt, S³ An enlarged cross section of the bridge, O³,
1s shown in figure 21, as well as the adjustable balance, W³, pivot, Y, and the
relation of trough, T2, for catching tilted shells, an enlarged end view of cage, M³,
the hook, N, and arrangement of the four wires, Z3, is shown in figures 22 and 26
The shells having been brought to the table it is necessary to describe the shell
placer
A side sectional view of the placer is shown in figure 24 The shells are fed butts
downward into the pocket of the block, A³, which by means of suitable bearings has
a sliding horizontal movement back and forth like a shuttle The pocket is open at
top and bottom depending on the bearing, B³, to close the aperture below
The depth
and width of the pocket are such is that it will accommodate a single shell at a time
When the shell his dropped into it the block, A³, 15 moved forward until the pocket is
directly under the shell case, M', and over the piston, ( This piston starts to move
at the same time that block, A³, does and comes against the shell just as it gets over
it, and continuing upward, shoves the shell through the opening, N¹, into the shell
case, M¹
The piston and block are then returned to their former positions, ready to
repent the operation They are actuated in common by the double blades, D³
piston is directly attached as at E³, but the block is connected by means of a pin or
roller, Fs, playing in the cam slot, G³ As the blades, D³, move upward they carry
the piston the entire length of their movement, which is regulated by the distance
The

page_text: necessary for the piston to do its work The upper slanting portion (which may be
straight or ogeo) of the slot, G³, throws the block, A³, forward into position where
the lower and perpendicular portion of the slot holds it while the piston is carried up
through it and returned The blades, D³, are operated by the lovers, H³, (two in
number to allow the cage, M³, to pass between) connected by link and arm with the 5
head bloch, Y', on the central shaft, F When the block, A³ is moved forward the
bearing surface, 13, at the top of the same becomes a cut off for closing the cage, M³,
thus preventing the dropping of shells until the pocket, emptied, returns The placer
with the relation of the parts as just described, is shown in front view figure 25
The
placer as it appears below the table with the bearings, J, of the blades, D³, 18 shown 1
in side view, figure_26 These blades also have bearings cut in the table through
which they pass
The opening, 0¹, in the table with the arrangement of the wire
cage about it is shown in plin figure 27 N', (figure 28) is the opening through
which the shell is shoved up into the case, M', the spring catches, K³, holding the
shell until the case is moved forward
We now come to the filling apparatus
The main features of the powder and shot filling devices are alike The hopper, L³,
figure 29, containing the powder (or shot) is circular in form On the upper end of
the powder hopper is cut à thi cad, M³, for screwing on a tube or pipe to extend up
through the floor above and near the roof where an opening is provided through which
the powder may expend its force in case of an explosion A lever, N³, operates
the feed and is connected with the head block, Y' This lever may be actuated
directly as here shown, or by means of an ogee slot as described in my former patent
O³, is a ratchet wheel for operating the feed and may have direct connection with
lever, N³, or by means of an intermediate lever, P³ A cut off blade, Q³, prevents 2
discharge when not desired, the movement being in and out The shell case, M',
receives the shell The hopper, L³, is bolted to the base, R³, which in turn is bolted
to the stationary table, K₁ This is not only a bise for the hopper but contains the
feed apparatus now about to be described The feed wheel, S³, figure 30, contains
openings, Ts, four or more in number, for receiving powder and shot and delivering a
it into the shell, one opening being brought over the shell with each movement
of central shaft These are graduated by means of the slides, Us, which bend down
into the cavities and enlarge or diminish them as shown in previous Letters Patent,
or they may be the entire thickness of the wheel The feed wheel, S³, has a horizontal
movement and is operated by the ratchet, O³, by means of beveled gearing, V,
W³, is a wheel lying on top of feed wheel, S³, having cam slots for reguliting the
slides, U³
This regulating wheel has a stem extending down through the hollow
shaft of, S³, and attached to the gauge wheel, X, which has scale marks indicating
the various sized loads, and which when set is held by the thumb screw, Y³, bearing
against bevel wheel, V³ Z³, sloping bottom cast in hopper, L', to guide the powder
oi shot down to the feed opening, Ts, and cause the hopper to clean itself, also to
cover over and protect the gauge wheel, W* A*, is a flange cast above, Z³, sloping
toward it and extending to within, say one-half inch of it. This is especially intended
for the shot hopper, to keep the great weight off the feed wheel, S³ Figure 31 is a
side sectional view We have here better shown the sloping bottom, Z³, and the
flange, A*
We have also the location and relation of the cut off, Q It will be
seen that it slides just underneath the feed wheel, S³, and closes or opens at the bottom
the feed holes T³, as may be desired B, is an opening in the base, R³, just over
where the shell case, M², stands Through this opening the powder or shot is delivered
into the shell as each feed opening, T³, of feed wheel, S³, comes over it In figure 32,
we have a top view looking down into hopper, L³ Z, sloping bottom, S³, feed
wheel, T³, feed openings, Us, gauge slide Z, is so shaped as that while one of the
feed openings, T, is delivering the others me being filled and packed thus always
insuring a full and accurate mensure In figure 33, we have a top view with the
hopper, L, removed, leaving the base, R, with its embedded parts exposed, S³, feed
wheel with feed openings, T, and gauge slide, U There is shown more clearly the
gauge wheel, W³, with cam slots, C², taking hold of pins, D*, in gauge slides, U³ It

page_text: is evident that as the gauge wheel is turned one way or the other the sudes are moved
in or out, thus tending to close or enlarge the feed openings E, shows the opening
down into the shell underneath Q³, top view of the cut off and its location
Figure 34 presents side view of the wad cutter and placer Three are used on the
machine, two for pasteboard and one for fult, the three being essentially the sa ne
device This wad cutter and placer consists of a tubular cutter, F, for cutting the
wad, and an interioi solid rammer, G4, for carrying the wad when cut down into the
shell and ramuning it home, said rammer moving back and forth inside the cutter,
the cutter cutting against a hird bell metal die There are also feed rollers, H' for
feeding the wad strips, I, operated by ratchet, J', through the intervention
of bell crank lever, K, which in turn is operated by the toothed flange, G³, on the
rotating table, L' All of which is substantially as set forth in Letters Patent
No 4668
There is no change in the principles there set forth The only change here made
1s in the method of operating the cutter and rammer, with the addition of a
device for detecting the accuracy of the loading, all of which we will now proceed to
describe
The rammer, G, is operated directly by the arm, I^, attached to the head
blook, Y1 The cutter, F, is operated by the arm, LA, through the hell crank
lovers, M two in number, one on either side of the arm These have their pivot
in the standard at, N*, and are operated by a pin in the arm, playing in slots
as at, 0¹
It is necessary to carry the cutter down through the wad strip, I, cutting the wad,
then to hold it (the cutter being too large to enter the shell) while the rammer goes
on, places the wad and returns within the cutter, when both ascend together, as
described in Letters Patent above named This action of the cutter is produced by
means of a cam slot, P, in which plays a pin or roller, Q, attached to the head of
the cutter, F This slot is a cam, say, for one-third of its length, with a slope
graduated so as to move the cutter downward the proper distance The rest of the slot
conforms to the center, H*, so holding the cutter where the cam left it till the rammer
goes on, completes its work and returns, when the cam portion again opciates to carry
the cutter up along with the rammer, the rammer having the continuous movement
of the arm, L, to which it is attached
This device greatly simplifies the compound movement of cutter and rammer as
related to each other, and gives increased power of leverage for operating the cutter
It is important to know whether all the wads and the proper amount of powder and
shot have gone into the shell and gone in correctly To this end a tell-tale, R*, 15
provided and placed on one or more of the wad cutters and placers It consists
of a bell to be struch whenever there is an inaccuracy in the load, calling the attention
of the operator to the fact
On the rammer, (+4, is a collar, S As the rammer descends this collar may be
made at any desired point to strike the lever, T, which has on its outer end chipper
cusing it to fly up and striko the bell
a button, setting off an electric bell
extends back and finds bearings, U¹
screw, V¹
Or the lever, T4, may be made to touch
The level, T, is pivoted to an arm which
This arm is made adjustable up or down by
The manner of operating is this Ascert un exactly where the rummer, G*, is to
go for a given load, the filling being properly done, then set the lever, T, by me ins
of the screw, V, ex ictly to thit point is related to the collar St Now if the powder
or shot is shot in the slightest degree, or it one of the wads is absent or tilted on
edge, the rammer will descend turther and so the lever, T, will be struck by the
collir, S, and the bell will sound the tarm
Figure 35, is side sectional view, showing the cutter, F, with rain uci, G', inside,
all as about to descend on the wad strip, I' We here see the manner in which the
rammer, G4, is attached to the arm, LA and operated X, is head cast on the outer
end of arm, L, which contains a coil spring, Z, and serves as a socket for the upper
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page_text: portion of the rammer, G, which passes through it Y is a shoulder on the rammer
This serves to prevent the rammer from dropping out of the socket At the same
time it furnishes a bearing surface for the spring, Z The spring is regulated in its
tension by the nut, A³ This nut is hollow and furnishes a bearing for the upper
part of the rammer It will thus be seen that the pressure on the load can exactly
be regulated by means of the nut, A³, and spring, Z, also that the spring when
set will always be compressed to a given point for a given load If therefore
the lord is short in any way the spring will force the rammer to go further
down in the shell, so causing the collar, S, to strike the bell as before described
To cause the arm, L', to move perfectly true and steady, a bearing as, B³, is
given it in the standard Like bearings are also given the head block of the
cutter F4, at, C³ These may be more clearly seen in figures 36 and 37, which are top
sectional views
To avoid slipping on the wad strip and to compel the rollers, H', to move
together, they are geared together by cog-wheels, D', (figure 36) which have teeth
sufficiently long to admit of the rollers being spread without affecting the action of
the gearing
Figure 38, a top view of the arm, L*, showing opening, E, for the wad strip to
pass through Here also we have top views of the two levers, 'M', for operating-the
cutter, one on each side of the aim, L
Figure 39, presents a side view of the indenter for making the indentations for
holding the last wad The tripod, F, attached to the rammer, Go, for carrying the
indenters, H', with the bent bars, I³, for throwing same in and out, the depressions in
the bottom of the rammer conforming to the indenting points, the spring, J', in the
table on which the shell rests during operation, all are substantially as described in
Letters Patent 4668, (figures 29 and 32, pages 5 and 6)
The improvement consists in the device for operating the indenting points
and tripod for carrying same The bent bars, 1º, for throwing the indenters in
and out are attached directly to the arm, K', at, L', and are continuous with its
movement
The difficult thing to do is to move the rammer, G³, carrying the tripod, F³, down
a certain distance (namely to the point where the load is properly compressed) and
there hold it steady while the indenting points are being thrown in and withdrawn
To accomplish this, two cam slotted arms, M³, are bolted to the arm, K³, one on either
side The slots, No, in these arms, are horizontal a part of the way and finally curve
up into a perpendicular line In these slots play pins or rollers, 0³, attached to
levers, P, which also have curved slots Q, which, by means of pins playing therein,
these pins being solidly attached to the flattened head, Rs, of the rammer, G³, operate
the rammer and tripod The rammer head, R', has bearings in the arm-head, S", of
the arm, K, there being slots in arm-head through which the pins pass that work in
slots, Q, in lever, Ps, sud slots being of sufficient length to accommodate the movement
of the rammer, G, (see T³, figure 40)
It will be seen that as the arm Ks descends, it carries with it the levers, P³, and
so the rammer, G³, with tripod, F³, until the pins, Oʻ, reach the perpendicular portion
of the slots, N', (being the point at which it is desirable to compress the load) where
the levers, Ps, with rammer and tripod, are held stationary while the arm, K",
continues on thrusting the indenters, H, in and withdrawing them, by means of the
bent bars, I', when the pins, 0, reaching the curved and horizontal portion of the
slots, No, all are carried up together to their original position
It is the intention to use the spring, J', only in case of an accidental overcharge of
powder or shot, being strong enough not to give with an ordinary load and
pressure To accommodate the various sized loads a set screw, U³, is used to raise
and lower the slotted arms, M There is also for the same purpose a regulating
screw, Vs, and set screw, W', which takes hold of block, X³, which supports the pivots
of levers, P*
Figure 41, is a top view, showing arrangement of slotted arms, M³, and relation to

page_text: levers, P We see here by dotted lines how the pin, Y, passing through the flattened
rammer-head, R, takes hold of the levers, Ps We have here also shown the
bearings, Z, in the arm, K, for the rammer-hend, R³
Figure 42, gives a different shaped indenter from that shown in previous Letters
Patent, which was designed to cut simply the bottom of the indentation and shove it
in over the wad The object of this now indenter is to cut the top as well as the
bottom of the indentation so that the indentation may be shoved in at the top
as well as the bottom, a form thought to be desirable in some instances
accomplish this the knife-like edges, A, are provided at top and bottom of indenter
The edge, B, in this case, is perpendicul ir instead of slanting, as formerly
represented
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After the indenter has completed its work there is nothing to be done but to print
the designation of the lord and extract the cartridge from the shell case
accomplished by the Extractor, figure 43, a side view of which is here given
cartridge is shoved out of the case, M', through the hole, P¹, in the stationary table, K¹,
by means of the extracting rod, C, which is caused to move downward with the
central shaft, F
The diameter of the extracting rod is such as to prevent its striking and crushing
the indentations over the wad It has a being for its lower end through the pro-
jecting support, DⓇ The upper end is fistened to the head-block, E', which has
bearings in the frame, Fe It is necessus to give this extracting rod a longer
movement than is afforded by the shaft, F This is accomplished by the intervention
of the lever, Go, operated by the arm, H
As shown in the previous Letters Patent the printing on the rod the designation of
the lord, is done in the act of extracting the cartridge, by means of an adjustable
die, I, on the end of the extracting rod The only change here is in the manner of
inking the die This is done by means of the inking roller, Je, made of felt or other
absorbent, capable of holding a considerable quantity of ink, passing over the die as
the extracting rod descends This is effected by the arms, K, supporting the roller
being so pivoted, as at, Le, that the roller is pushed aside, and so rolled across the
surface of the die, by the descent of the extracting rod
To throw the roller bach when the extracting rod returns, and to hold it firmly
against the die, a spring, as, M., is provided, which bends around the pivot post, L³,
and hooks into the arms, K, giving them a tendency to fly up In order to prevent
the roller, Je, from bearing against the extracting rod while it continues to descend,
thus keeping it daubed with ink, a slight projection or pin, No, is provided to hold the
roller off
Figure 44, gives a top view showing the supporting arms or frame, -F%, and the
bearings in same of head-block, Ee, of extracting rod
Figure 45, top view of inking roller, Jo, with supporting arms, K., and actuating
springs, M
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the actuating mechanism,
and central shaft actuated by a cam wheel, provided with eccentric guide ways, with
in and out trends, about equal to a quadrant apart, a roller for operating said central
shaft, and a roller for operating a horizontal slide, each engaging such eccentric way
and said slide being connected with and operating a lever, I, in a reciprocating manner,
by means of rollers at the outer end of said slide, playing in an ogee slot or slots in
said lever, the other end of the lever being connected to mechanism for rotating a
shell supporting table, as and for the purpose set forth
2 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with a horizontal slide, H, having
rollers, P, connected thereto, of the adjustable lever, I, having slotted blades engaging
the rollers, said slots being ogee in shape and acting as cams to impart motion to the
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page_text: lever, I, through the intervention of the rollers, and intermediate connections between
the lever, I, and the revolving shell carrying table, as and for the purpose set forth
In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the central shaft and its
actuating mechanism, of a hollow shaft and rotating table secured thereto, lug plate
having lugs corresponding to the shell cases, said lug plite being connected with the
table by means of hollow shift, as and for the purpose set forth
4 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the contral and hollow
shift, and their actuating much inism, a rotating shell supporting table and a lug
plate connected thereto, of a lever pivoted to a hollow shaft, having the extension, C¹,
for operating the catch, A', and the spring catch, X, for engaging successively the
lugs on the lug plate, and pushing them till caught and held by the catches, Z, and, A',
as and for the purpose set forth
5 The combination with the rotating shell carrying table of a cartridge machine,
of the lug plate connected thereto, and having lugs, U, a lever, W, pivoted on the
shaft of the lug plate, having an arm, extending therefrom, and connected with
suitable operating mechanism and two spring catches, A¹, Z, carried by the frame of
the machine, and embracing the lugs in succession one citch acting horizontally and
the other perpendicularly so is to stop the movement of the lug plite and prevent its
rebound, is and for the purpose sot forth
6 In a cartridge loading machine the combination of the rotating table and lug
plate connected thereto, of an air cushion or chamber provided with a piston engaged
and actuated by the lugs successively, whereby the jar of the lug plate and rotating
table is prevented, as set forth
7 The combination with a rotating table, its lug plate and actuiting mechanism,
of 1 catch, A¹, provided with a piston moving in and out of the air chamber, the lugs
on the lug plate, when the latter is rotated, alternately coming into contact with the
catch, said cylinder having slot to accommodate the sliding movement of the
piston, and hold the catch in position, as and for the purpose set forth
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8 In cartridge loading michine the combination with the driving mechanism of
cam wheel, having variations from its center, arranged in quarters, and intermediate
connections between such cam wheel indiotary shell carrying table, and the
reciprocating shaft, which supports the loading implements, whereby these parts are
alternately operated, as set forth
9 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the driving mechanism, of
a cam wheel engaging rollers, actuating a central shaft and horizontal slide, said cam
wheel having a central variation arranged in quarters, the rollers engaging said
variations at right angles and alternately, one roller giving the central shaft a vertical
movement, the other giving the slide a horizontal movement and such slide being in
operative connection with the rotary shell carrying table, as and_for_the_purpose
- set forth
10 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the central shaft, a hollow
shaft surrounding the same, and slide, H, having rollers, P, connected thereto, and
engaging a rotary cam on the driving shaft,' of the adjustable lever, I, having
slotted blades engaging the rollers, said slots acting as cams to impart motion to the
lever, I, through the intervention of the rollers, and by intermediate connection to a
rotary shell supporting table carried by the hollow shaft, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth
'11 In cartridge loading machine, a shell feeder consisting of a hopper gradually
dinimshing in width and depth from the receiving to the discharge end, a conveying
and return belt, a wire cage for conducting the shells to the shell placer, a hook for
ariesting said shells entering said cage, wrong end foremost, and a halting bridge for
throwing out arrested shells or excess of shells
12 In a shell feeding device the combination with a cage leading to the shell
placer, of a talang pivoted bridge, provided with a balance weight, so adjusted that
when more than one shell is on said bridge it will automatically tilt and displace the
excess of shells

page_text: 13 In a cartridge loading machine a shell placer consisting of a piston and shell
holding block, said block sliding horizontally in bearings beneath the shell holder, of
the rotating table, the upper bearing of the block forming a cut off to the shell feeder,
when the block is moved bone ith the shell holder, as and for the purpose set forth
14 In a shell placing device the combination with the actuating mechanism, of a
hollow block to receive the shell from the feeder, a piston for forcing the shell into
the case, said block and piston being actuated by slotted double blades, D, on the
lever attachment to the central shaft, the block being connected thereto by a roller
moving in the cam slot, the roller in the upper portion of the slot moving the block
forward into position, and in the lower portion of the slot, holding the block while
the piston passes through it, as and for the purpose set forth
15 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with a powder or shot hopper,
of a feed wheel operated by a ratchet, said feed wheel containing four or more
openings to the shell, said openings being graduated by slides radiating from the
center of the feed wheel, and regulated by a cam slotted wheel, conforming to said
center, and having a stem reaching downward through the bottom of the hopper, as
and for the purpose set forth
16 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with a support for the wad
strip of a wad cutter and placer consisting of a tubular cutter and an interior rammer,
the rammer being actuated directly by the arm, L, extending from the head block of the
central shaft, and the cutter being actuated by the same irm, through the intervention
of cam slotted levers, M*, by which said cutter is moved to a certain distance, and
held in position for the return of the rammer as and for the purpose set forth
17 The combination with the shell supporting mechanism of a shell indenting
device, consisting of the rammer, G³, with flattened head, R, the tripod, F, for
carrying the indenters, the bars, I', for throwing the indenters in and out, the arm, K',
with bearings, S, the cam slotted arins, M, the levers, P, and the indenting points,
with knife-like edges or projections, A, at the end, as and for the purpose set forth
18 In a cartridge loading machine the combination with the shell holder and a
reciprocating plunger for ejecting the loaded shell, said plunger carrying a wid
marker at its lower end, of a spring pressed vibrating lever, pivoted to the frame
which supports the plunger, and carrying an ink roller in position to engage and be
pressed aside by the plunger head, as set forth
Dated the 5th day of June 1888