Improvements in Apparatus for Pasting and Marking Wrappers for Enclosing Substances such as Tobacco, Cocoa, Soap, Blacklead or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: * Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1900-Accepted, 18th Aug., 1900
Improvements in Apparatus for Pasting and Marking Wrappers for
Enclosing Substances such as Tobacco, Cocoa, Soap, Blacklead or
the like.
I, WILLIAM ROSE, of the Firm of Rose Bros., cf Albion Works, Ropery Road,
Gainsborough, in the County of Lincoln, Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to apparatus for pasting and marking or dating wrappers
to be used in machines for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa; soap, black-
lead or the like and has for its object to apply the paste in patches on the
wrappers in such positions that when the wrappers are folded round the sub-
stance to be enclosed therein, the parts of the wrapper which are brought into
contact will be effectually connected together and not be liable to open or gape,
it also has for its object to mark each wrapper with a date or other distin-
guishing mark at the same time that the paste is being applied. According to
my invention I provide beneath a table or trough along which the wrappers
are conducted to the wrapping mechanism a atud on which discs are mounted
having projections on their peripheries of a size and arranged at such distances
apart as to paste only the parts of the wrapper which are to come into contact
when folded onto the substance to be enclosed The said stud may also carry
a making device which may consist of perforating points, or of types to per-
forate or print as the case may be the date or other distinguishing mark in
or on the wrappers. Paste is applied to the projections on the pasting discs,
by wheels or discs, caused to rotate in contact therewith the said discs or
wheels being caused to rotate partially immersed in a paste trough so that as
they rotate a thin film of paste is carried thereby into contact with the pro-
jections on the pasting discs, a scraper or other suitable device being provided
to remove surplus paste from the said paste conveying wheels or discs.
The wrappers are conveyel along the trough to the wrapping mechanism by
an endless chain having projections thereon at suitable distances apart accord-
ing to the size of the wrappers, the said projections engaging the wrappers
in succession and carrying them towards the said wrapping mechanism. The
upper rim of the endless, chain travels in a longitudinal slot or opening in
the bottom of the trough or table other openings or recesses being also pro-
vided in the said bottom through which the pasting discs and marking device
project so that as each wrapper moves along the trough the under side
of the wrapper comes into contact with the projections on pasting discs and
receives paste therefrom and also in contact with the marking device, pressing
wheels or discs being provided to rotate in the wrapper feeding trough by
which pressing wheels the wrapper is held in contact with the bottom of the
trough during the pasting and the dating or marking of the wrappers. The
bottom of the wrapper feeding trough is provided with longitudinal ribs. or

page_text: raised surfaces on which the wrappers are supported as they move along the
trough so that the pasted parts of the wrappers cannot come into contact with
the bottom of the trough. If it be desired to print a date or mark on the
wrappers, the types or characters to be printed may be removably fitted in a
wheel mounted on the stud or shaft which carries the pasting discs, an inking
pad on the periphery of a disc-being also provided to rotate in contact with
the types or characters and a pressure or impressing roller or wheel may be
mounted on the stud which carries the pressing discs herein before described.
The pasting discs and marking wheel which as before described project up
through the bottom of the wrapper feeding trough, are secured on the stud by
means of a screw so as to be readily removed therefrom for cleaning and for
changing the date and a portion of each disc and marking wheel is cut away,
so that when the flattened portion of the discs from which the part has been
cut away, is adjacent to the under side of the trough or table the said dises
can be slid from the stud. The rotating parts of the apparatus are geared
together by toothed wheels and may receive motion from the endless chain by
which the wrappers are fed into the wrapping machine.
The type, or printing characters may be each provided with a notch or gate
which may be caused to engage a rib on the holder or type wheel so as to be
readily placed in position and removed as required and the said types may be
held in the holder by a wedge and clamping screw or other suitable retaining
device.
Improvements in Apparatus for Pasting and Marking Wrappers for
Enclosing Substances such as Tobacco, Cocoa, Soap, Blacklead or
the like.
I, WILLIAM ROSE, of the Firm of Rose Brothers, of Gainsborough, in the
County of Lincoln, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of my said inven-
tion 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 apparatus for pasting and marking or dating
wrappers to be used iú machines for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa, soap;
black lead or the like, such as washing blue for example and has for its object
to apply the paste in patches on the wrappers in such positions that when
the wrappers are folded round the substance to be enclosed therein, the parts
of the wrapper which are brought into contact will be effectually connected
together and not be liable to open or gape: it also has for its object to mark
each wrapper with a date or other distinguishing mark at the same time that
the paste is being applied. According to my invention I provide beneath a
table or trough along which the wrappers are conducted to the wrapping
mechanism, a stud on which discs are mounted having projections on their
peripheries of such size, and arranged at such distances apart as to paste only
the parts of the wrapper which are to come into contact when folded on to the
substance to be enclosed: The said stud may also carry a marking device which may
consist of perforating points, or of types, to perforate or print, as the case
may be, the date or other distinguishing mark in or on the wrappers. Paste

page_text: is applied to the projections on the pasting discs, by wheels or discs: caused to
rotate in contact therewith the said discs or wheels being caused to rotate
partially immersed in paste so that as they rotate a thin film of paste is carried
thereby into contact with the projections on the pasting discs, a scraper or
other suitable device being provided to remove surplus paste from the said
paste conveying wheels or discs.
The wrappers are conveyed along the trough to the wrapping mechanism by
an endless chain having projections thereon at suitable distances apart, accord-
ing to the size of the wrappers, the said projections engaging the wrappers
and carrying them in succession towards. the said wrapping mechanism. The
upper run of the endless chain travels in a longitudinal slot or opening in
the bottom of the trough or table other openings on recesses being also pro-
vided in the said bottom through which the pasting discs and marking devico
project so that as each wrapper moves along the trough the under side of the
wrapper comes into contact with the projections on the pasting discs, and
receives paste therefrom, and also in contact with the marking device, pressing
wheels or discs being provided to rotate in the wrapper feeding trough by
which pressing wheels the wrapper is held in contact with the bottom of the
trough during the pasting and the dating or marking of the wrappers. The
bottom of the wrapper feeding trough is provided with longitudinal ribs or
raised surfaces on which the wrappers are supported as they move along the
trough, so that the pasted parts of the wrappers cannot come into contact with
the bottom of the trough. If it be desired to print a date or mark on the
wrappers, the types or cliaracters to be printed may be removeably fitted in a
wheel or holder mounted on the stud or shaft which carries the pasting discs,
an inking pad on the periphery of a disc being also provided to rotate in
contact with the types or characters, and a pressure or impression roller or
wheel to press the wrapper onto the type may be mounted on the stud which
carries, the pressing discs herein before described. The pasting discs and mark-
ing wheel which, as before described, project up through the bottom of the
wrapper feeding trough are secured on the stud by means of a screw, so as to
be readily removed therefrom for cleaning and for altering the date, and, a
portion of eacli disc and marking wheel is cut away, so that when the flattened
portion of the discs from which the part has been cut away, is adjacent to
the underside of the trough or table the said dises can be slid from the stud!
The rotating parts of the apparatus are geared together by toothed wheels and
receive motion from the endless chain by which the wrappers are fed into the
wrapping machine.
The type, or printing characters are each provided with a notch or gate which
may be caused to engage a rib on the holder or type wheel so as to be readily
placed in position and removed as required, and the said types are held in
the holder by a wedge and clamping screw or other suitable retaining device.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will further describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a
side elevation Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 an end elevation of wrapper
pasting, and date or other mark. printing apparatus. constructed according
to my invention. Figure 4 is a plan of a portion of the bottom of the trough
along which the wrappers are conducted to the wrapper folding mechanism and
Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line' 5-5 Figure 4. Figure 6 is a plan
of the paste trough and paste conducting rollers. Figures 7 and 8 are eleva-
tions at right angles to each other of the holder for the printing characters
detached, and Figure 9 is a plan of the same. Figure 10 represents in eleva-
tion at right angles to each other one of the printing characters detached:
Figure 1 is a plan of a wrapper with the patches of paste thereon. Figure 12
is a plan and Figure 13 an end view of a rectangular packet of substance
surrounded on four of its sides by a wrapper and showing the position of the
patches of paste for connecting the unfolded parts of the wrapper when folded

page_text: down. Figure 14 is a plan and Figure 15 a side elevation of the said rectangular
packet with the upstanding end of the wrapper shewn in Figure 13 folded
onto the patches of paste shown in Figure 12 and with the top portions of the
protruding ends of the wrapper folded in. Figures 16 and 17 represent in
plan and end view the packet with the sides of the protruding ends of the
wrapper folded in and Figure 18 is an end view of the packet completely
enclosed in the wrapper. Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 A is the table or
trough along which the wrappers are conveyed to the wrapper folding
mechanism by an endless chain B. having projections 6 which project through a
longitudinal groove or opening a in the bottom of the trough and engage the
wrappers one by one in succession so as to propel them along the trough
towards the folding mechanism, the upper run of the said chain being sup-
ported on a plate a secured to the underside of the trough. Fixed to the
underside of the trough A by a flange e is a vertical plate C.carrying studs d'd¹
d² dª¸àª àª² and do the studs d and each carrying a chain wheel 61 6%, respec-
tively, round which the endless chain B passes. The chain wheel has a long
hoss on which is fixed; or formed integral therewith, a spur wheel in gear
with a spur wheel on the stud which wheel gears with a spur wheel fon
the stud. the latter wheel gearing with spur wheels and mounted on
the studs d respectively, so that by the travelling. movement of the end-
less chain B motion of rotation will be given to the several gear wheels carried
on the said studs. Fast on the stud d' is a socket in which is inserted a
stem projecting from a lug 02 on a trough or vessel D containing paste, the
said stem being sufficiently long to project througli the socket g and being
provided in the projecting end with a notch or groove to receive a hooked
plate pivoted to the socket g, by which plate the said stem can be retained
in the socket. The lug is stepped on its upper surface as shewn at g with
which stepped surface a correspondingly stepped surface on the lower end of
the socket engages, so as to hold the paste trough D rigidly in position:
Mounted on the slud is a sleeve E having discs E¹ E made fast thereon,
or formed integral therewith, the said discs having on their peripheries the
projections e e by which patches of paste are applied to the wrappers as
hereinafter described. Paste is conducted from the paste trough or vessel D
to the projections e e¹ on the discs E E by rollers F mounted on the stud ;
the said rollers rotating partially immersed in paste contained in the trough D,
a scraper. such as G on the studd, bearing against the periphery of the
rollers to remove_superfluous paste therefrom. The discs EE project
through openings H H in the bottom of the wrapper feeding trough A (see
Figure 4) so that as the wrappers are conducted along the said trough by
the endless chain B. the under surface of each wrapper comes into contact with
the projections e and e¹ on the said discs E' E and receive paste therefrom, the
said wrappers being pressed into contact with the said projections by discs E
mounted on the stud. If it be desired to print a date or other distinguishing
mark on the wrappers, I fix on the stud, or on the sleeve carrying the discs E'
Ea holder I Figures 7. 8 and 9 for type or printing characters, which holder
projects through one of the openings H in the bottom of the wrapper feeding
trough A. (See Figures 4 and 5) The holder I for the type or printing
characters i has therein a channel or recess in which the types are held by a
wedge and clamping screw each type being also provided with a gate or
notch to engage a rib or projection on the holder I. The types are inserted
in the holder one by one in the order required each type being inserted! verti-
cally until the notch therein is opposite the end of the rib or projection and
is then slidden along the said rib into position. and when all the required types
are in position the wedge is inserted and the whole tightened up by the
clamping screw Ink is supplied to the printing characters by an inking
disc or roller K mounted on the stud and a pressing disc or roller L is
mounted on the stud to press the wrappers into contact with the printing

page_text: characters as the said wrappers pass along the trough beneath the pressing
discs or rollers E and L. The apparatus shewn in the drawings, is intended.
to be employed with machines for making rectangular packets, the projec-
tions e on the discs E being arranged to deposit patches of paste eest
and as shewn in Figure 11 near the edges or sides of the wrapper and the
projections on the peripheries of the discs to deposit patches of paste e
near one end of each wrapper between the patches e whilst the printing device
is arranged to print or mark each wrapper with a date or other distinguishing
mark between one of the patches and the adjacent patch e of paste as
shewn. The patches of paste e²ece and eare of such size and shape,
and are
situated, that wlien
SO
the wrapper
is folded round the
four sides of the material to be enclosed and the upstanding
end of the wrapper, as shewn in Figures 12 and 13, is folded down onto the
packet, the patches e of paste will connect the part of the wrapper to the
part beneath it the said part covering the date or mark printed on the
said wrapper by the printing device hereinbefore referred to: If it be desired
not to cover the date or like mark on the wrapper the printing or marking
device I may be adjusted on the stud so as to effect the marking of the
wrapper at a part which will not be covered when the wrapper is folded. At
the next folding operation the top portions of the projecting ends of the
wrapper are folded down against the ends of the substance, as shewn in
Figures 14 and 15, the patches of paste being on the exterior surface of
the folded-in parts while the patches e and are on the exterior surface of
the unfolded-in ends. The sides ha of the projecting ends of the wrapper are
next folded in as shewn in Figures 16 and 17 by the folding mechanism the
said side folds being secured by parts of the patches and 3 of paste, parts of
the patches of paste and being on the exterior surface of the part of the
wrapper which is next the end of the packet the other parts of the said'
patches being on the upper surface of the tabs to be. next folded. The
final fold of the tabs of the wrapper is next effected by the folding mechanisni
the said tabs being folded against the end of the packet and secured in their
folded position by the patches of paste eet and the enclosing of the sub-
stance by the wrapper. being thus completed: To prevent the pasted and
printed portions of the wrapper from coming into contact with the bottom of
the trough A, ribs or raised surfaces K' are provided in the trough on which
raised surfaces the unpasted parts of the wrappers bear when being conducted
along the trough to the folding or wrapping mechanism. The several dises
mounted on the studs are engaged with the driving spur wheels, by notches
and projections so as to cause them to rotate therewith and the disc or holder
for the printing device and also the pasting discs, which project through the
bottom of the wrapper feeding trough, are flattened or cut away as shewn at
so that by turning the discs so that the said flattened parts are parallel and'
adjacent to the underside of the bottom of the trough A the said discs can be
slidden off their carrying studs when required:
said:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is;-
1. The combination with mechanism for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa,
soap, washing blue, black lead, or similar substances of a device for mechanic-
ally depositing paste or its equivalent in patches on different parts of a wrapper
substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The combination with mechanism for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa,
soap, or the like of a pasting device comprising a roller having projections on
its periphery and means for supplying paste or its equivalent to the said pro-
jections substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
3. The combination with mechanism for enclosing in wrappers tobacco,

page_text: cocoa, soap, washing blue or the like, of a device for mechanically depositing
paste in patches on different parts of the wrapper and mechanism for marking
or printing a date or other distinguishing mark on the wrapper substantially
as hereinbefore described.
4. The combination with a machine for enclosing in wrappers, tobacco, cocoa,
soap, black lead, and the like of a pasting device for mechanically depositing
paste in patches on different parts of a wrapper and a device for printing a
date on the wrapper the said printing device comprising a holder for inter-
changeable types or printing characters the said holder having a channel in
which the types are placed, a rib or projection on the holder, a notch or gate
in each type stem to engage the rib, and means for clamping the types in the
holder substantially as hereinbefore described:
5. The combination with a machine for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa,
soap, black. lead, and the like of a pasting device for mechanically depositing
paste in patches on different parts of a wrapper, a trough along which the
wrappers are fed to the folding mechanism, projections on or depressions in
the bottom of the trough to prevent the pasted portions of the wrapper from
coming into contact with the bottom. of the trough substantially as herein-
before described
6. The combination with mechanism for enclosing in wrappers tobacco, cocoa,
soap, washing blue, blacklead or the like, of a printing device carrying inter-
changeable printing characters for printing a date or other distinguishing mark
on the wrappers in their passage to the enclosing mechanism substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
7. The combination of parts constituting the apparatus for depositing paste
in patches and for printing the date or other distinguishing mark on wrappers,
in their passage to mechanism for enclosing in the wrappers articles or sub-
stances, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accoin-
panying drawings.
DR 144K
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. W.C., Agents.