Improvements in Cigar Making Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Making Machines.
I, JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS, of No. 33, Evergreen Place, in the City of East
Orange, in the County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, United States of
America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:
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The invention relates to improvements in cigar making machines, and par-
ticularly to machines for forming the head ends of cigars.
In accordance with my invention, the cigar, after having been wrapped and
while the end of the wrapper is loose and projecting from the end of the cigar
ready to be finally applied and the head of the cigar finished in the usual manner,
is introduced to the machine made the subject hereof and the said projecting end
of the wrapper is, by means of said machine and without the employment of
hand labor, applied to the end of the cigar and the latter finished to completion.
I have termed the machine made the subject hereof a cigar heading machine,
since, as above indicated, the wrapper is applied by any of the usual methods to
the body of the cigar, leaving the end of the wrapper loose at the head of the
cigar, and the head of the cigar is then completed by said machine.
I have embodied my invention in the machine shown in the accompanying draw-
ings, said machine comprising a revoluble frame having a clamp in which the
cigar to be finished or headed is placed, a thimble having a cone-shaped recess to
receive the head end of the cigar held by the said clamp, a knife for trimming
the projecting end of the leaf at the head end of the cigar, pasting devices for
properly applying an adhesive substance to the leaf in order to secure it per-
manently in place, means for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, means for ejecting
the cigar from the said revoluble frame after the cigar has been completed, and
operative mechanism for actuating the various parts hereinbefore referred to.
The object of the invention is to diminish the time, labor and expense incident
to finishing the heads of cigars and to produce a machine which will automatically
and perfectly finish the cigars, the latter, when ejected from the machine, being
ready for the market.
The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter
presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a top view of a machine constructed in accordance with and embodying
the invention;
Fig. 2 is an end view of same, looking at the right hand end of the machine;
Fig. 3 is a detached elevation of one of the cams forming a part of the operative
mechanism of the machine and which will be specifically referred to hereinafter;
Fig. 4 is an edge view of same;
Fig. 5 is an end view, partly broken away, of the left hand end of the machine;
Fig. 6 is a face elevation of one of the operative cams of the machine;
Fig. 7 is an edge view of same;
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8 ie a rear elevation. partly broken away. of the machine:

page_text: Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse section through the machine on the dotted
line 9-9 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow;
Figs. 10 and 11 respectively show the side and edge of one of the operative
parts connected with the driving gearing of the machine, and are specifically
referred to hereinafter;
Fig. 12 is a vertical transverse section through the machine on the dotted
line 12 12 of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow;
Figs. 13 and 14 respectively show the face and edge of one of the cams of the
machine;
Fig. 15 is an enlarged detached view of a portion of the revoluble frame, thimble
and pasting mechanism of the machine;
Fig. 16 is a vertical section of same on the dotted line 16-16 of Fig. 15;
Fig. 16 is a detached front elevation of the thimble with the table thereon
shown in its elevated position, and of a portion of the guide having the finger
which at the proper time presses said table downward that it may be caught.
by the spring catch on the end of said thimble;
Fig. 17 is a view corresponding substantially with Fig. 15 but showing the
cigar placed in position for the subsequent operation of being rolled at its head
end and trimmed at its tuck end; in this figure the clamp for holding the cigar,
the knife for trimming the tuck end of the cigar and the knife co-operating with
the thimble are in their upper positions;
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Fig. 18 is a view corresponding with Fig. 17, but showing the clamp as having
descended upon the cigar to hold the latter in the revoluble frame and showing
also the cigar as having been, turned sufficiently to draw the lap end of the leaf
partly within the thimble and around the head of the cigar; this figure shows
the knife which co-operates with the thimble in its lower position and by dotted
lines indicates the action of the ejector fingers in throwing the finished cigar forward
from the revoluble frame and toward the operator;
Fig. 19 is a detached end view of the thimble which receives the head end of
the cigar;
Fig. 20 is a detached vertical section through the driving shaft and fulcrum
shaft and illustrating the gearing by which power is transmitted from said driving
shaft to the revoluble frame holding the cigar during a portion only of the
revolution of the main driving shaft ;
Fig. 21 is a vertical section of same on the dotted line 21-21 of Fig. 20;
Fig. 22 is a central vertical longitudinal section through a portion of the
revoluble frame carrying the cigar, this portion being a sleeve and jamb-nut by
which in connection with a longitudinal screw, a slide carrying the tuck cutting
knives may be adjusted in said revoluble frame to meet the varying lengths
of cigars;
Fig. 23 is a detached vertical section through the clutch connected with the
main driving shaft of the machine and by which the motion of the belt wheel
may be imparted to or cut off from the said driving shaft;
Fig. 24 is a central vertical longitudinal section partly broken away of the
paste cylinder for supplying paste to the leaf at the head end of the cigar held
by the thimble;
Fig. 25 is a vertical section of same on the dotted line 25-25 of Fig. 24; and
Fig. 26 is a detached vertical section through the eccentric located on the end
of the auxiliary driving shaft for reciprocating the arm carrying the pawl for
driving the ratchet shown in Fig. 25 connected with the pasting mechanism.
In the drawings A denotes the supporting frame of the machine; B the bed
plate thereof; 27 the main power shaft, and 28 the usual belt wheel by which
power may be applied to the shaft 27 and from said shaft to the operative parts
of the machine. The shaft 27 is provided with clutch mechanism of any suitable
character, which will automatically cut off the power of the belt wheel 28 from
the shaft 27 at the end of each revolution of the latter. The machine will be
provided with a treadle, not shown, but connected to the pitman rod 29 (Figs. 2, 5

page_text: and 9) for effecting the engagement of the clutch and the consequent starting
of the shaft 27 whenever desired. The clutch mechanism for stopping the shaft 27
at the end of each of its revolutions and the treadle for again starting the
shaft 27 are well known in this art, and this invention is not limited to any special
means for stopping or starting the shaft 27. In the drawings, however, the
numeral 30 indicates the clutch sleeve and 31 a series of pins on the belt wheel 28.
Within the clutch sleeve 30 is the usual slide 130 (see Fig. 23) for engaging the
pins 31, said slide being spring-pressed toward said pins and normally in engage
ment therewith when unopposed by a force resisting said spring. In the present
instance I provide the arm 32 having a blade 33 (Figs. 2, 5 and 9) to disengage
the clutch slide 130 from said pins 31 and consequently to disengage the belt
wheel 28 from the shaft 27. The arm 32 is held in its upward position by a coiled
spring 131 which, when unopposed retains the arm 32 in its upward position,
and when said arm is in its upward position, the beveled end of the clutch slide 130
will at the end of each revolution of the shaft 27 pass against the blade 33 of said
arm 32, and thereby said slide will be driven inward and from the pins 31 of the
belt, wheel 28, and the latter will revolve without affecting the shaft 27. The
arm 32 is secured upon the short shaft 34 and upon this shaft, as shown in Fig. 5,
is secured the arm 35 to which the treadle rod 29 is connected. When the foot
of the operator is pressed upon the treadle to pull downward on the rod 29 the
arm 35 will rock the shaft 34 and pull the arm 32 downward free from the
clutch, and at this time the clutch slide 130 will engage the pins 31 of the belt
wheel 28 and the power of the latter will be imparted to the shaft 27 and. through
said shaft to the operative parts of the machine.
The revoluble frame carrying the cigar to be headed is designated by the
numeral 36, and this frame has a circular end 37 and a substantially semi-
circular body, as indicated in Figs. 1, 9 and 12. The frame 36 is in the nature of
a shell, and it is supported by and has its revoluble motion within the bearing 38
(Fig. 1) which encloses the circular right hand end of the said frame 36. Upon
the end of the frame 36 is secured the gear wheel 39 which engages a similar
gear wheel 40 (Fig. 2) and the latter, through intermediate mechanism, receives
its motion from the auxiliary driving shaft 41, which receives its power from the
main driving shaft 27 through the inter-meshing gear wheels 42 and 43, clearly
shown in Fig. 8. The shaft 41 makes one revolution with every revolution of
the shaft 27 and is stopped at the end of each revolution by the stoppage of the
shaft 27, and the revoluble frame 36 will make about three and one-half revolu-
tions during a partial revolution of the shaft 27, said revoluble frame 36 stopping
prior to the stoppage of the shaft 27 and prior to the stoppage of the shaft 41.
The revoluble frame 36 receives its motion from the shaft 41 through the segment
gear 44 on said shaft 41 (Figs. 9, 20 and 21) which segment gear 44 engages the
pinion 45 which is free on the fulcrum shaft 46 and is connected with the large
gear wheel 47 on said fulcrum shaft 46. The gear wheel 47 on the shaft 46 is
in engagement with the pinion wheel 48 mounted on the inner end of the short
shaft 49, said shaft 49 having upon its outer end the above mentioned gear
wheel 40 (Fig. 8) which is in direct engagement with the gear wheel 39 secured
upon the end of the revoluble frame 36. The revoluble frame 36 will be revolved
during all of the time that the teeth of the segment gear 44 are acting upon the
pinion wheel 45 and through said pinion wheel 45, upon the gear wheel 47,
which, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 20, actuates the pinion wheel 48,
gear wheel 40 and gear wheel 39, to revolve the frame 36. It is desirable, how-
ever, that the gear wheel 47 and pinion wheel 45 shall at the proper time be
locked against movement in order to hold the frame 36 stationary during such
time as the shaft 41 continues to revolve after the segment gear 44 has left said
pinion 45, and hence intermediate the gear wheel 47 and pinion wheel 45, and
preferably cast on said gear wheel, is the locking dog 50 (Figs. 20 and 21) having
a concave end and rigid with both the gear wheel 47 and pinion wheel .45, said
locking dog 50 thus revolving with said gear wheel and pinion wheel free on the

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fulcrum shaft 46, which has no revoluble motion. When the teeth of the segment
gear 44 are in engagement with the pinion wheel 45 the locking dog 50 performs
no function whatever, but when the teeth of said segment gear 44 have left their
engagement with the pinion wheel 45 the segment rim or flange 51 on the said
segment gear 44 and the concave end of the dog 50 will come together, the con-
cavity of the end of the dog fitting the convexity of the said rim or flange 51 on
the segment gear 44, as shown in Fig. 20, whereby the said dog 50 will be locked
against movement without interfering with the continued movement of the
segment gear 44 and shaft 41. The convex flange or rim 51 on the segment
44 will move within the concavity of the dog 50 and thereby lock the said
dog and the pinion wheel 45 and gear wheel 47 against movement. As soon as
the end of the rim or flange 51 carried by the segment gear 44 leaves the concave
end of the dog 50, the teeth of said segment gear 44 will pass into contact with
the pinion wheel 45 and again set said pinion wheel and the gear wheel 47 in
motion. It is desirable that the strain of starting the pinion wheel 45 and the
parts intermediate the same and the revoluble frame 36, shall not come upon the
teeth of the segment gear 44 and pinion wheel 45, and hence upon one face of
the segment gear 44 I provide the plate 52, shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 20, having the
toe 53 which projects outward sufficiently to contact with the corner of the
dog 50 at the time when the flange or rim 51 of the segment gear 44 leaves
said dog, and the purpose of this contact of the toe 53 with the corner of the
dog 50 is thereby to start the revoluble motion of the pinion wheel 45 and gear
wheel 47 just at the time when the segment gear 44 is commencing its engagement
with said pinion wheel 45. In this manner the strain of starting the wheel 45
and its connected parts is removed from the teeth of the said wheel 45 and the
segment gear 44 and taken by the toe 53 acting on the dog 50.
The revoluble frame 36 thus receives its motion from the driving shaft 27
through the gear wheels 42 and 43 (which communicate the power of said shaft 27
to the shaft 41) and thence, through the segment gear 44, pinion wheel 45, gear
wheel 47, pinion wheel 48, short shaft 49, gear wheel 40 and gear wheel 39, the
latter being directly on the end of said frame 36; and said frame 36 is given a
rapid revoluble motion as compared with the motion of shafts 27 and 41 and
revolves during only a part of the revolution of the shaft 41, by reason of the
segment gear 44 engaging said pinion 45; and said revoluble frame 36 is locked
against movement during the concluding portion of the revolution of the shaft 41
by means of the locking dog 50 and flange or rim 51. The strain of again
starting the pinion wheel 45 and its connected gearing leading to the frame 36
is taken from the teeth of the gear wheels 44 and 45 by the contact of the toe 53
of the plate 52 with the dog 50 after the latter has been relieved from the rim
or flange 51.
The revoluble frame 36 stops prior to the stoppage of the auxiliary driving
shaft 41 in order that the cams on said shaft 41 may, prior to the stoppage of
the shaft, operate the mechanisms hereinafter described and which mechanisms
act when the frame 36 is at rest.
The cigar to be headed is placed upon a soft pad 54 located adjacent to the
open end of the frame 36, and the head end of the cigar with the end of the
wrapper projected outward therefrom is placed within the concavity 55 of
the thimble 56 (see Fig. 17) and said cigar is thus held upon the pad 54 of the
frame 36 with its head end projected within the concavity of the thimble 56 by
means of the clamp 57 (see Fig. 18) which has a spring tension toward the cigar
upon the pad 54 by reason of the coiled spring 58. It will be understood that
the frame 36 receiving the body of the cigar revolves while the thimble 56 receiving
the head end of the cigar remains stationary so far as any revolving motion is
concerned, said thimble 56 having merely at the proper time a sliding or recipro-
cating motion toward and from the open end of the frame 36. The clamp 57 is
shown in its open position in Fig. 16, wherein it will be seen that said clamp is
lined with a soft padding 59 to prevent injury to the cigar held by it.

page_text: At opposite ends of the pad 54 placed within the frame 36 to receive the body
of the cigar are the ejector fingers 60, 60, these fingers being concave at their
inner ends to permit the cigar to be placed over them and upon the pad 54, and
being utilized after the completion of the cigar to throw the finished cigar upward
and frontward toward the operator (see Fig. 18), a plate 61, shown by dotted lines
in Fig. 1and full lines in Fig. 12, being preferably provided to receive the
cigars as they are, one after another, ejected from the frame 36 by means of the
fingers 60.
When the frame 36 is in its normal position ready to receive a cigar to be
treated, the ejector fingers 60 will be in their lower position and the clamp 57
will be in its upper position, shown in Figs. 16 and 17, said clamp being there
held by the arm 62 secured upon the rock sleeve 63 (Fig. 1) which sleeve is
free on the rock shaft 64 and has secured upon its end the arm 65, which is
pivotally connected to the upper end of the rod 66 extending downward through
the bed plate B of the machine (see Fig. 12) to the transverse arm 67 which is
hung from the shaft 46 and carries the roller 69 in contact with the cam 70
secured upon the auxiliary driving shaft 41. A coiled spring 68 shown more
clearly in Fig. 8 retains the roller 69 against the periphery of the cam 70, the
latter being clearly shown as to its form in Figs. 13 and 14. The purpose of
the cam 70, arm 67, arm 66, arm 65, sleeve 63 and arm 62 carried by said sleeve,
is to open the lid or clamp 57 from the cigar at the proper time and to retain
said lid or cover open preparatory to a cigar to be treated being placed upon
the pad 54 ready to be held by said clamp 57, after which the cam 70 will
permit the spring 58 to close said clamp 57 upon the cigar and to maintain the
same in its closed position during the revoluble motion of the frame 36 and until
the proper time has arrived for the finished cigar to be ejected from said frame 36
by means of the fingers 60. The clamp 57 is provided with the rearwardly pro-
jecting arm 71 shown in Figs. 1, 12, 16, 17 and 18 against which the arm 62 acts
to open the clamp. When the projection 72 of the cam 70 is acting against the
roller 69 carried by the jointed arms 66 and 67, the said arm 66 and the arm 65
connected therewith will be pulled downward and rock the sleeve 63 and arm 62 for-
ward and downward, the latter at such time contacting with the upper surface of the
clamp arm 71 and thereby depressing said clamp arm 71 and elevating the clamp 57
against the opposition afforded by the tension of the spring 58.
After the pro-
jection 72 on the cam 70 leaves the roller 69 carried by the jointed arms 66 and 67,
the spring (8 will be permitted to draw the arm 66 upward and thereby through
the arm 65 and sleeve 63 elevate the arm 62 entirely clear of the clamp arm 71,
at which time the spring 58 being thus relieved, may close the clamp 57 and
maintain it in its closed position until the projection 72 of the cam 70 again
operates to depress the jointed rods 66, 67 and thereby again cause the arm 62 on
the sleeve 63 to press downward upon the clamp arm 71 for the purpose of again
elevating the clamp and freeing the cigar. When the machine is at rest and in
its normal condition, the projection 72 of the clamp 70 will be in about the
position in which it is shown in Fig. 12, said projection being against the roller 69
of the jointed arms 66 and 67 and maintaining the clamp 57 in its elevated
position ready to be brought downward upon a cigar to be placed upon the pad 54.
When the cigar to be treated is placed upon the pad 54 and the machine set in
motion, the projection 72 of the cam 70 will almost immediately leave the jointed
rods 66 and 67 and thereby permit the clamp 57 to close upon the cigar; and the
clamp will remain closed upon the cigar during all the revoluble movement of
the cigar carrying frame 36, said clamp 57 being permitted to remain closed by
the narrower or inner portion of the cam 70, which, as may be seen upon reference
to Fig. 13, is of much greater extent than the projecting portion 72 of said cam.
During the first portion of the revolution of the cam 70 therefore, the clamp 57
will be closed upon the cigar and will remain closed upon the cigar during the
three and one-half (about) revolutions of the revolving frame 36, and then during
the continued motion of the auxiliary driving shaft 41, the cam 70 through its

page_text: projection 72 will again act upon the jointed rods 66 and 67 to open the clamp 57
from the cigar, the clamp 57 being opened prior to the conclusion of each revolu-
tion of the driving shaft 41 and cam 70. In view of the fact that the clamp 57
is closed during the first portion of the revolution of the cam 70 and is open
during the latter portion of the revolution of said cam, the machine when arrested
at the end of the revolution of the driving shaft is left in condition to receive
another cigar to be treated.
When the cigar is upon the pad 54 its tuck end will rest upon the cutter 73
and its head end will be within the cavity 55 of the thimble 56. After the
rolling of the head of the cigar by the revoluble motion of the frame 36, the tuck
end of the cigar will be trimmed by the cutter 73 co-operating with the oscillatory
cutter blade 74 (whose operative connections will be hereinafter described) and
after the trimming of the cigar by the cutters 73, 74, the lid 57 elevates and
the ejector fingers 60 then throw the cigar forward upon the receiving plate 61,
shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and by full lines in Fig. 12. The mechanism for
operating the oscillatory cutter blade 74 and the ejector fingers 60 will be
explained hereinafter in appropriate places.
The thimble 56 is a practically solid piece of metal having the cavity 55 in line
with the pad 54 of the frame 36 and having the angular surface 75 at its end
farthest from the said frame 36. The cavity 55 of the thimble 56 has its walls
converging toward one another as they approach the angular surface 75, said
walls being of the form it is desired the end of the cigar will have when finished.
The thimble 56 also has by preference the hinged table 132, which, as shown in
Figs. 15 and 16* is of sheet metal and covers the outer upper portion of said
thimble. The table 132 is capable of being elevated at its outer or left hand
portion by means of the wire spring 133 (Fig. 16) and of being locked downward
at said portion by the spring catch 134. The table 132 is held in its downward
position by the catch 134 at the time the cigar to be headed is placed in the
frame 36 and thimble 56, and the projecting portion of the wrapper will be
extended over upon said table, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18, and thereafter when
the knife (numbered 85) hereinafter described descends to trim off the wrapper
overhanging the thimble 50 its end will contact with said catch 134 and spring
the same out from the table 132, thereby permitting the latter to spring upward
to the position shown in Fig. 16 and elevate the loose end of the wrapper on a
line descending from above the center of the pointed end of the cavity 55 toward
the larger part of said cavity. Thus when the cigar is in condition to be rolled
in the inachine the loose end of the wrapper will be not only turned upward by
reason of the table 132 being in its upward position, but will be held on an
inclined line corresponding with the inclination of said table 132, the higher end
of the wrapper being at the point of the cigar; and the main purpose of thus
maintaining the wrapper preparatory to the latter being rolled around the head
end of the cigar is to ensure the movement of the wrapper during the turning of
the cigar toward the thicker part of the head end of the cigar instead of toward
the point of said head end. In this manner a solid, even point is formed on the
head end of the cigar and the wrapper is prevented from bunching at the point
The table 132 is not in
of the cigar or creating a loose formation at said point.
all cases a necessary feature of the thimble 56 but is a desirable adjunct to said
table when the tobacco leaf, owing to its texture, treatment and other conditions,
is soft and flabby, and has a tendency to hug against the upper surface of the
thimble. When the leaf is in a condition in which it will not have to be simply
dragged over the upper forward portion of the thimble 56, the table 132 may be
omitted. I have employed the thimble 56 shown in the drawings both with and
without the table 132 in the practical manufacture of cigars, and find
that the table 132 is not necessary when some classes of leaf are used
for the wrappers and that the table 132 is a very useful adjunct to secure perfect
results when other classes or conditions of leaf are used for the wrappers.
The thimble 56 is secured to the slide 77 which is adapted to reciprocate in the

page_text: guide 78 under the oscillating action of the arm 79, the movement of the thimble 56
and slide 77 being a limited one and being directly in line with the pad 54 held
in the frame 36. When the thimble 56 is adjacent to the frame 36 the table 132
will be held in its lower position by the spring catch 134, said table 132 remaining
in its lower position until said catch 134 is freed from the end of said table 132 by
the contact of the cutting blade 85 with said catch, as above described. After the
cigar has been rolled and completed the thimble 56 and slide 77 move outward
from the frame 36 so as to release the head end of the cigar from the cavity 55 in
said thimble, and this outward movement of the thimble 56 from the frame 36 I
utilize in the closing of the table 132 downward to be engaged by the catch 134,
and upon reference to Figs. 15 and 16* it will be noticed that upon the guide 78
is provided a finger 76 beneath which the outer edge of the thimble 56 passes on
its outward movement to the left. When the outer end of the thimble 56 passes
below the finger 76 on the guide 78 the outer end of the table 132 will strike
the finger 76 and be by the same depressed sufficiently for the spring catch 134
to engage said table 132 and lock it in its lower position. Thus when the
thimble 56 again starts to the right to co-operate with the revoluble frame 36,
the table 132 will be in its lower position and be there held by the spring
catch 134 preparatory to the head of the cigar being placed within the cavity 55
and the projecting end of the wrapper being spread upon the said table 132.
above described, after the wrapper has been placed upon the table 132 the
knife 85 will descend to trim off that portion of the wrapper overhanging the
angular edge 75 of the thimble 56 and in performing this function the end of
the knife 85 will come into contact with the spring catch 134 and press the same
outward sufficiently for the table 132 to spring upward into the position in which
it is shown in Fig 16, in which position it will hold the wrapper in proper
condition to be accurately wrapped upon the head end of the cigar.
As
When the cigar is placed upon the frame 36 its head end will at the same time
be introduced into the thimble 56, and at this time the thimble 56 will be in
but after the
position adjacent to the frame 36, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18;
cigar has been rolled and finished, the thimble 56 under the action of the slide 77
and arm 79, will move toward the left from said frame 36 and thus relieve itself
from the cigar, which thereafter may be conveniently thrown frontward upon
the receiving table 61 by the ejector fingers 60. The reciprocating movement
of the thimble 56 and slide 77 toward the frame 36 is imparted from the
auxiliary driving shaft 41 through the cam 80 (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8) on said
shaft acting against the roller 81 secured to the angle arm 82, the latter being
connected with the lower end of the vertical rock shaft 83 to the upper end of
which the arm 79 connected with said slide 77 is secured.
The reciprocating movement of the thimble 56 and slide 77 from the frame 36
is secured by the spring 84 (Fig. 8) on said vertical shaft 83, and which spring
retains the roller 81 against the said cam 80, the latter thereby controlling said
spring and the outward movement of said thimble 56. The mechanism just above
referred to for imparting movement to the thimble 56 is shown more clearly in
Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, the cam 80 being shown in detail in Figs. 6 and 7. The
projecting portion of the periphery of the cam 80 retains the thimble 56 stationary
and in position adjacent to the frame 36 during almost the entire revoluble motion
of the frame 36 carrying the cigar, but just as the frame 36 comes to a full stop
the depression in the cam 80 will reach the roller S1 and permit the spring to
withdraw the thimble 56 and slide 77 outward from the frame 36 and from the
head of the cigar.
The wrapper for the cigar is both trimmed and pasted at its end while the
cigar is in the frame 36 and thimble 56, the trimming being performed by the
knife 85, above referred to, and the pasting through the nozzle 86, as more clearly
The knife 85 is secured upon a pin or screw
illustrated in Figs. 1, 15 and 16.
close against the angular surface 75 of the thimble 56, as shown in Fig. 16, and
said knife 85 is provided with the shank end 87 which is acted upon by the crank

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arm 88 secured upon the left hand end of the rock shaft 64, the latter, as illus
trated in Fig. 1, being within the sleeve 63 and having at its right hand end
the arm 89 by which, as more clearly shown in Figs. 12 and 16, the said shaft 64
and arm 88 are actuated and controlled by the cam 90 (Fig. 12) secured upon
the auxiliary driving shaft 41. The arm 89 is pivotally secured by the connecting
rod 91 to the arm 92 which carries the roller 93 in contact with the said cam 90.
During the revolving of the shaft 41 and cam 90 the latter pressing on the roller 93
will drive the arm 92 and rod 91 downward and thereby cause the rock
shaft 64 and arm 88 to turn upward, said arm 88 turning upward against the
shank end 87 of the knife 85 and causing the blade portion of said knife to
descend along the angular surface 75 of the thimble 56 and cut off all that
portion of the leaf overhanging said angular portion 75 of the thimble 56.
depression in the cam 90 permits the spring 94 for the rod 91 and arm 92 to
rock the shaft 64 and arm 88 thereon forward and downward, thereby relieving
said arm 88 from the shank of the knife 85 and permitting said knife to elevate
under the tension of the spring 95, illustrated clearly in Figs. 15 and 16, which
spring 95 acts upon the shank 87 of the blade through the medium of the pivoted
nozzle 86 and arm 96 carried thereby. The arm 96 is above the shank 87 of the
blade 85 and hence when the arm 88 has descended from said shank 87 the spring 95
acting through the arm 96 will pull said shank downward and turn the cutting
portion of the blade upward. Thus the blade 85 is moved downward to trim
the wrapper at the head end of the cigar, from the driving shaft 41 through
the medium of the arm 88, rock shaft 64, arm 89 on said shaft, connecting rod 91,
cam arm 92 and cam 90, and said blade is turned upward after performing the
operation of trimming the leaf by means of the spring 95 and arm 96, said
spring 95 and arm 96 being permitted to act by the depression in the cam 90
which allows the spring 94 to turn the rod 91 and arm 92 upward and thereby
rock the shaft 64 and arm 88 forward and downward.
The nozzle 86 to which the arm 96 is connected is in the nature of a hollow
tube having a broadened discharge end 97 and is primarily used to convey the
paste to that portion of the wrapper to be applied to the head end of the cigar.
The nozzle 86 is pivotally secured to the standard 98, shown more clearly in Fig. 16,
which is secured to and travels with the slide 77 and thimble 56. The spring 95
above referred to is at one end secured to the standard 98, as shown in Fig. 16,
and at its other end to the adjustable block 99 secured upon said nozzle 86. The
block 99 carries the arm 96 which is over the shank 87 of the blade 85. By
adjusting the block 99 on the nozzle 86 the tension of the spring 95 may be
regulated at will. The broadened discharge end 97 of the nozzle 86 when said
nozzle is in its lower position, is in close proximity to the wrapper extending
outward from the concavity 55 of the thimble 56 and discharges its paste in
limited quantities upon the exposed upper surface of said wrapper. The broadened
end 97 of the nozzle 86 when in its lower position helps to retain the wrapper,
while drawn inward by the revolving of the cigar, in a smooth and uniform
condition, and hence when the cigar leaves the thimble 56 its head is entirely
smooth and without wrinkles or other roughness.
The nozzle 86 receives its paste from the reservoir or cylinder 100 to which it
is connected by the flexible tube 101, as clearly shown in Fig. 1; and said
nozzle 86 being pivotally secured to the standard 98 receives its upward move-
ment, shown in Fig. 16, by the tension of the spring 95 when the arm 88 on the
rock shaft 64 descends to permit said spring 95 to act, the said spring 95, when
the arm 88 is in its lower position, serving both to elevate the discharge end of
the nozzle 86 and the cutting portion of the blade 85, and hence it will be observed
that when the cutting portion of the blade 85 is in its upward position the
nozzle 86 will also be in its upward position. When the arm 88 ascends against
the shank of the blade 85 to depress the cutting portion of the latter, the said
shank will ascend against the arm 96 connected with the nozzle 86 and depress
the discharge end of said nozzle. The blade 85 and nozzle 86 thus have a

page_text: simultaneous action upon their pivotal supports both upward and downward,
the object being to apply the paste to the wrapper from the nozzle 86 after the
knife 85 has descended to trim the leaf and to cause said nozzle to close a part of
the outer end of the cavity 55 which receives the head end of the cigar.
As above described, the paste for the nozzle 86 is supplied by the reservoir or
cylinder 100 which is removably secured to the bed plate by means of the
clamps 102, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, and said cylinder 100 contains a
reciprocating plunger 103 (Fig. 24) which is caused by a slow intermittent motion
to travel inward toward the discharge end of said cylinder 100 and drive the
paste therein in limited quantities into the tube 101, and thence through the
nozzle 86 to the wrapper on the thimble 56.
The plunger 103 has its inward movement imparted to it from the driving
shaft 41 by means of the eccentric 104 (Figs. 5, 8 and 26) on said shaft, which
eccentric during the revolving of the shaft 41 imparts a limited reciprocating
motion to the rod 105, which rod 105 extends upward and actuates the driving
pawl 106 (Figs. 24 and 25) to move the ratchet wheel 107.
The plunger 103 in the cylinder or reservoir 100 is connected with the screw
threaded stem 108, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 24, and this threaded stem is
provided with the longitudinal key-way 109 and passes through the internally
threaded rigid sleeve 110 which caps the outer end of the cylinder or reservoir 100.
The ratchet wheel 107 above referred to, is fastened upon the right hand end
(shown by dotted lines in Fig. 24) of the cylinder 111 which cylinder has a pin 112
extending into the longitudinal key-way 109 of the threaded stem 108. The
cylinder 111 and ratchet wheel 107 revolve together under the force of the driving
pawl 106, and during the revolution of the ratchet wheel 107 and cylinder 111
the pin 112 carried thereby will force the piston rod or stem 108 to turn axially
and during this turning movement of the piston rod or stem 108 it will be forced
to move longitudinally by reason of the fact that its thread is in engagement with
the interior thread of the stationary sleeve 110. Thus with every thrust of the
rod 105 the pawl 106 will revolve the ratchet 107, cylinder 111, and, owing to
the pin 112, the piston rod or stem 108, and during the revolving motion of this
stem 108 the internally threaded sleeve 110 will cause said rod to have a
reciprocating motion. The pin 112 loosely enters the key-way 109 of the stem 108
and hence said stem is permitted to have a longitudinal movement without losing-
its engagement with said pin 112. A stop pawl 113 of usual character is provided
for the ratchet wheel 107 as more clearly shown in Fig. 25. The cylinder 111
receives the ratchet wheel 107 on its right hand end and turns with said ratchet
wheel, and said cylinder is mounted in the bearing 135 and receives between its
integral collar 114 and the ratchet wheel 107, the free collar 136 which is formed
with a projecting plate 116 as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 25, to which the
rod 105 is pivoted, as at 117, and which receives the usual pawl 106, above referred
to, the latter, as shown in Fig. 25, having a tension toward the ratchet 107 by
means of a coiled spring. With every thrust of the rod 105 the collar 136 with
its plate 116, is given a limited axial motion determined by the eccentric 104,
and during the upward movement of the rod 105 the pawl 106 will simply slide
over the teeth of the ratchet, but, during the downward movement of the rod 105
and plate 116 the pawl 106 will drive the ratchet 107 to have a limited revolving
motion and to impart its motion to the cylinder 111 and threaded piston rod or
stem 108, as above explained. The eccentric 104 on the end of the driving
shaft 41 is shown in section in Fig. 26 and may be of any usual character, its
purpose being simply to impart a limited reciprocating motion to the rod 105 in
order that the latter may effect the movement of the piston 103 against the paste
within the cylinder or reservoir 100 in order to expel the paste into the Hexible tube 101
and nozzle 86 and thence from said nozzle upon the upper exposed surface of the
wrapper held by the thimble 85. The bearing 135 has cast with it a standard 115
to receive the pin supporting the stop pawl 113, as shown in Figs. 24 and 25.
The cylinder 111 at its outer portion freely receives the outer part of the threaded

page_text: rod 108, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 24 and full lines in Fig. 1, and con-
stitutes a hub which may revolve within the bearing 135.
It has been described above that the cigar to be treated is placed upon the
pad 54 and across the ejector fingers 60, the tuck end of the cigar resting upon
the cutter 73 and the head end of the cigar being within the cavity 55 of the
thimble 56. The cigar having been thus placed in position, the clamp 57 descends
upon it and this is immediately followed by the descent of the knife 85 to trim
the leaf overhanging the thimble 56. The downward movement of the knife 85 is
practically simultaneous with the downward movement of the paste nozzle 86,
and upon the knife 85 and nozzle 86 having reached their lower positions the
frame 36 will commence to revolve and will revolve sufficiently to complete the
head end of the cigar, whereupon the frame 36 will stop, the thimble 56 just
prior to the stoppage of the frame 36 will slide outward free from the head of
the cigar, and then the knife 74 will descend to co-operate with the knife 73 in
trimming the tuck end of the cigar, immediately after which the clamp 57 will
elevate to free the cigar and the ejector fingers 60 will turn upward to throw the
finished cigar forward upon the plate 61. . The mechanisms for effecting all of the
results just above specified, have been herein before described, with the exception
of the mechanism connected with the cutters 73 and 74, and the ejector fingers 60,
and these elements will now be described. The cutters 73 and 74 will first. be
referred to since they act prior to the operation of the ejector fingers 60 for
throwing out the completed cigar.
The form of the cutter 73 is clearly illustrated in Fig. 12, and this cutter 73 is
secured upon a slide 139 (Figs. 1, 17, 18) which is mounted upon the rods 140
and 141, extending lengthwise of the revoluble frame 36. The rod 140 operates
the knife 74, and the rod 141 carries the fingers 60. The slide 139 is adjustable
upon the rods 140 and 141 in order to adapt the cutters 73 and 74 for the varying
lengths of cigars, and hence when the longer cigars are to be treated, the slide 139
will be moved outward to the right on the rods 140 and 141, and when shorter
cigars are to be treated the slide 39 will be moved toward the ejector fingers 60.
The movement of the slide 139 is effected by the screw 142 which engages the said
slide 139 and the sleeve 144 (shown enlarged in Fig. 22) which receives said
screw 142 and has at its outer end the head 143 by which it may be conveniently
turned. The screw 142 within the sleeve 144 is engaged by the internal thread
of the latter and said sleeve is revoluble within the head of the frame 36 and is
provided with a jamb-nut 145, the latter being utilized to lock the screw 142 in its
adjusted position and prevent the same from becoming loosened or changing
position during the revoluble motion of the frame 36. By turning the sleeve 144
the screw 142 and slide 139 may be moved back and forth at will. The frame 36,
slide 139 and rods 140 and 141, with the parts carried by said rods, all revolve
together, as an integral structure, and after the frame 36 has ceased to revolve
the knife 74 trims the tuck end of the cigar and the fingers 60 thereafter eject the
finished cigar. The frame 36 comes to a stop after completing about three and
one-half revolutions and prior to the completion of one revolution of the driving
shaft 41, and it is during the concluding portion of the one revolution of the
driving shaft. 41 that the knife 74 descends to trim the tuck end of the cigar, the
clamp 57 ascends to free the cigar and the fingers 60 turn upward to eject
the finished cigar. The knife 74 is on the rod 140 intermediate the knife 73 and
the slide 139 and hence moves with said slide and preserves its relation to the
knife 73. The rod 140 is provided with an elongated groove 146 as shown in
Fig. 1, wherein the knife 74 is keyed to, said shaft 140 and which groove 146
permits of the sliding movement of the knife 74 under the action of the slide 139
and screw 142, without any disengagement of said knife from said shaft, the
shaft 140 being thus permitted to operate the knife 74 at any point at which
the slide 139 may be adjusted on the rods 140 and 141. The knife 74 is normally
held in its upward position by the coiled spring 147 acting on the rod 140 (see
Fig. 1) and remains in its upward position during all of the revoluble motion of

page_text: the frame 36 carrying the cigar and descends to trim the tuck end of the cigar
after the frame 36 comes to a stop. The downward movement of the knife 74 is
effected by the segment 148 (see Fig. 2) on the rock shaft 149 (see Fig. 1)
which rock shaft is actuated from the main driving shaft and causes the
segment 148 to move upward in engagement with the segment 150 which is on
the right hand end of the shaft or rod 140. When the segment 148 moves upward
and engages the segment 150, the latter is thereby moved upward and turns the
shaft 140 toward the operator, thus causing the knife 74 to descend and trim the
tuck end of the cigar. The rock shaft 149 is mounted in bearings 151 upon
the bed plate B, as shown in Fig. 1, and has at its left hand end the arm 152
which is pivotally connected with the rod 153, the latter passing downward through
the bed plate B and having connected to its lower end the arm 154, as shown in
Fig. 9, which arm carries a roller 155 in engagement with the cam 156 located
on the driving shaft 41. The arm 153.is given an upward tension by the spring 157
(Figs. 8 and 9) whereby the roller. 155 is kept in contact with said cam 156 and
said cam is enabled at the proper time to depress the arm 154, rod 153 and
arm 152 and thereby through the rock shaft 149, turn the segment 148 upward
to engage the segment 150 and effect the turning of the rod 140 to depress the
knife 74 and enable the latter to trim the tuck end of the cigar. After the cigar
has been trimmed by the knife 74, the depressed portion of the cam 156 will
reach the roller 155 of the arm 154 and enable the spring 157 to pull upward
on the arm 154, rod 153 and arm 152, and thereby turn the rock shaft 149 to
move the segment 148 downward to its normal position, shown in Fig. 2, and thus
the segment 150 on the rod 140 will be fully released and the spring 147 (Fig. 1)
on the rod 140 will be enabled to maintain the knife 74 in its open position. The
form of the cam 156 is clearly illustrated in Fig. 9, and the work of trimming
the tuck end of the cigar is performed almost instantaneously while the projecting
toe on said cam 156 is passing over the roller 155 carried by the arm 154, to
throw the segment 148 upward against the segment 150, and as soon as the toe
on said cam 156 leaves said roller 155 of the arm 154, the spring 157 will
immediately return the segment 148 to its normal position, shown in Fig. 2. The
action of the cam 156 through the intermediate mechanism to depress or turn
downward the knife 74, occurs after the revoluble frame 36 carrying the cigar
After
has come to a stop and before the clamp 57 elevates to free the cigar.
the cigar has been trimmed by the knife 74 the clamp 57 elevates, and then
the fingers 60 eject the finished cigar.
As described above the fingers 60 are secured upon the rod 141 and this rod
is provided with a spring 159, as shown in Fig. 1, whose tension is to maintain
the fingers 60 in their lower position below the cigar to be treated and to return
said fingers to their lower position after each upward movement of the same in
ejecting a finished cigar. The mechanism for operating the rod 141 to cause the
fingers 60 to eject the cigar is probably illustrated more clearly in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4,
and in the former figure it will be seen that upon the right hand end of the
rod 141 is secured the segment 160, said segment being in position
secured
shaft 162 and
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upon
to be engaged by the segment 161
operated from the main driving shaft through the rod 163, arm 164, roller 165
and cam 166, the latter being on the driving shaft 41 in position to engage said
roller 165. The cam 166 by bringing its projecting portion or toe against the
roller 165 will cause the arm 164 to rock downward on the fulcrum shaft 46 and
draw the rod 163 and segment 161 downward, the said segment 161 on its down-
ward movement engaging the segment 160 on the shaft 141 and turning said shaft
toward the operator, thereby causing the fingers 60 to be moved quickly upward
and throw the cigar resting thereon frontward toward the operator, the cigar
falling upon the plate 61. As soon as the projecting portion of the cam 166 leaves
the roller 165 of the arm 104 the spring 167 on the shaft 162 (see Fig. 1) will
restore the segment 161 to its former upward position, shown in Fig. 2, and the
spring 159, (Fig. 1), on the rod 141 will return the fingers 60 and the segment 160

page_text: to their normal position. The spring 167 is on the shaft 162 carrying the
segment 161, and this spring retains the roller 165 of the arm 164 constantly
against the cam 166. The segments 148 and 150 operate to cause the knife 74
to trim the tuck end of the cigar just prior to the operation of the segments 161
and 160 to move the fingers 60 upward for the purpose of ejecting the finished
cigar. Upon the shaft 141 as shown in Fig. 2 is a stop arm 168 which engages
a pin 169 on the gear wheel 39, this arm 168 and pin 169 being to arrest
the rod 141 at the proper time and thereby to prevent the spring 159 from unduly
driving said rod 141 beyond its normal position; and likewise the rod 140, as
shown in Fig. 2, is provided with a stop arm 170 to engage the pin 171 on the gear
wheel 39 and thereby arrest said rod 140 at the proper time and prevent the
spring 147 from unduly turning said rod 140.
The various parts of the machine made the subject of this application have been
so thoroughly described hereinbefore as to their construction, mode of operation
and timing, that it would seem unnecessary to further describe the operation of
the machine in any detail. Figs. 17 and 18 illustrate the work the machine
performs. The cigar to be headed is wrapped by hand or by any of the well
known methods, the wrapper at the head end of the cigar being left free, as
shown in Fig. 17, to be wound upon the cigar to complete the head thereof by
the axially revoluble motion of the cigar. The cigar is held within a suitable
frame 36 which has a rapid revolving motion, while the head end of the cigar
is within the cavity 55 of the thimble 56. A clamp 57 firmly holds the cigar
during the revoluble motion of the holding frame 36 and after the revoluble.
frame 36 has made about three and one-half revolutions and has come to a stop,
the co-operating cutters 73, 74, trim the tuck end of the cigar, the thimble 56
recedes from the head end of the cigar, the clamp 57 elevates from the cigar
and the ejector fingers 60 throw the cigar forward toward the operator and upon
the receiving plate 61. The revoluble frame 36 has a more rapid motion than
that of the driving shaft 41 and makes about three and one-half revolutions during
a part of one revolution of said driving shaft and said frame 36 comes to a stop
before said driving shaft has reached the end of its revolution in order that after
said frame has come to a stop the said driving shaft may impart the proper move-
ments to the knife 74, clamp 57 and ejector fingers 60 before it reaches the end
of its revolution. The rear angular edge of the thimble 56 is important in that
by reason thereof the wrapper overhanging said angular edge may be conveniently
trimmed off on a line which will ensure the proper formation of the point of the
cigar. The angular edge of the thimble 56 may, if desired, be faced
with steel, as illustrated in Fig. 19, in order to form a hard edge
against which the trimming blade 85 may move during the trimming
of the overhanging wrapper. The thimble 56 may be made of brass. The
operation of the table 132 connected with the thimble 56 has been fully described
hereinbefore, and said table is of importance particularly with some classes of
wrappers, as above described. The machine above described has been put into
practical use and has demonstrated great efficiency. While the form and con-
struction of the various parts of the machine are regarded as important and novel,
I do not limit the invention to such form and construction of the parts nor to
the various details above described, further than they may be specifically pointed
out in the claims. The form, construction and arrangement of the various
parts may be modified in many respects without departing from the invention
sought to be protected hereby.
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 machine of the character described, the revoluble frame carrying the
cigar, combined with the thimble receiving the head end of said cigar and at its 5
outer side cut off at an angle to the longitudinal center of the cigar, and the

page_text: wrapper trimming knife arranged to move along the angular side of said thimble;
substantially as set forth.
2. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame carrying the
cigar, combined with the thimble in line with said frame and receiving the head
end of the cigar, a knife co-operating with said thimble for trimming the pro-
jecting part of the wrapper, and means for moving said thimble inward toward
the said revoluble frame to receive the head end of the cigar and outward there-
from to release the finished cigar; substantially as set forth.
3. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame to receive the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end
of the cigar, combined with the knife for trimming the projecting portion of the
wrapper, and the paste nozzle supplying paste to the exposed upper side of said
wrapper adjacent to the head of the cigar, substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame and to receive the head
end of the cigar, combined with the knife for trimming the wrapper at said
thimble, and the paste nozzle having a widened discharge end for supplying paste
to the exposed upper surface of the wrapper adjacent to the head of the cigar and
in close proximity to the opening in said thimble; substantially as set forth.
5. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end
of the cigar, combined with the knife for trimming the wrapper at said thimble,
means for operating said knife, the movable paste nozzle adjacent to said thimble,
means for supplying paste to said nozzle, and means for moving said nozzle
downward adjacent to the thimble to supply the paste to the exposed upper
surface of the wrapper; substantially as set forth.
6. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame and receiving the head end
of the cigar, combined with the knife for trimming the wrapper, means for
operating said knife, the pivoted paste nozzle, means for supplying paste to said
nozzle, and means intermediate said knife and nozzle whereby upon the descent
of said knife to trim the wrapper said nozzle will also descend to supply paste to
the exposed upper surface of the wrapper on the thimble; substantially as set forth.
7. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame and receiving the head
end of the cigar, combined with the pivoted knife, means for operating said
knife to trim the wrapper, the pivoted paste nozzle, means for supplying paste
to said nozzle, the spring normally maintaining the discharge end of said nozzle
in its upward position, and the pin extending from said nozzle over the shank
end of said knife whereby the upward movement of said shank end due to the
depression of the blade of the knife will turn the discharge end of said nozzle
downward to deliver the paste upon the exposed upper surface of the wrapper on
the thimble substantially as set forth.
8. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame and receiving the head
end of the cigar, combined with the pivoted knife for trimming the wrapper,
means for applying paste to the wrapper while held by said thimble, and means for
moving said thimble toward the end of said revoluble frame to receive the head
end of the cigar and away from said revoluble frame to release the cigar; sub-
stantially as set forth.
9. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of
the cigar, and means for moving said thimble toward said frame to receive the
head end of the cigar and away from said frame to release the cigar, combined
with the pivoted knife for trimming the wrapper, means for operating said knife,
and the paste nozzle adapted to discharge the paste upon the upper exposed
surface of said thimble; substantially as set forth.

page_text: 10. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end
of the cigar, combined with the knife for trimming the wrapper overhanging
said thimble, means for operating the knife, and means for applying paste to
the upper exposed surface of the wrapper on said thimble; substantially as set forth.
11. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for receiving
the cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for holding the cigar thereon, and
means intermediate said clamp and the driving shaft for operating said clamp,
combined with the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame for receiving the
head end of the cigar, the knife for trimming the wrapper over-hanging said
thimble, means intermediate said knife and the driving shaft for operating the
knife, means for applying paste to the wrapper held by said thimble, and means
intermediate said frame and the driving shaft for operating the frame from the
said shaft; substantially as set forth.
12. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar in said frame, the
ejector carried by the frame below the cigar, and means for operating said clamp
and ejector from the driving shaft, combined with the thimble adjacent to the end
of said frame for receiving the head end of the cigar, and means for moving said
thimble toward said frame to receive the head end of the cigar and away from said
frame to release the finished cigar, substantially as set forth.
13. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp retaining the cigar in said frame, the ejector carried by said
frame below the cigar, and means for operating said revoluble frame, clamp and
ejector from the main driving shaft, combined with the thimble adjacent to the
end of said frame, the knife for trimming the leaf over-hanging said thimble, means
for operating said knife from the driving shaft, and means also operated from the
driving shaft for applying paste to the wrapper held by said thimble; substantially
as set forth.
14. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for holding the
cigar, the clamp for retaining the cigar in said frame, the trimming knives carried
by said frame for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, and means for operating the
movable one of said knives from the driving shaft, combined with the thimble
adjacent to the end of said revoluble frame to receive the head end of the cigar,
the knife for trimming the wrapper over-hanging said thimble, and means for
operating said knife from the driving shaft; substantially as set forth.
15. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp for retaining the cigar in said frame, the slide carried by said
frame, the stationary knife carried by said slide, the movable knife carried by said
slide for co-operating with the said stationary knife to trim the tuck end of the
cigar, means intermediate said movable knife and the driving shaft for operating
the former from the latter, and means for adjusting said slide in said frame in
accordance with the various lengths of cigars, combined with the thimble adjacent
to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, and the knife for
trimming the wrapper over-hanging said thimble, substantially as set forth.
16. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame below the cigar, means for operating said clamp and ejector
from the driving shaft, the stationary knife carried by said frame, the co-operating
movable knife carried by said frame, and means intermediate said movable knife
and the driving shaft for operating the former from the latter, combined with the
thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, and
means for moving said thimble toward said frame to receive the head end of the
cigar and away from said frame to release the cigar; substantially as set forth.
17. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame below the cigar, means for operating said frame, clamp and

page_text: ejector from the main driving shaft, the stationary cutter carried by said frame,
the movable co-operating cutter carried by said frame for trimming the tuck end of
the cigar, and means for operating said movable cutter from the driving shaft,
combined with the thimble at the end of said frame to receive the head end of the
cigar, the knife for trimming the wrapper over-hanging said thimble, a paste nozzle
adjacent to said thimble for supplying paste to the wrapper held thereby, means
for operating said thimble knife from the main driving shaft, means for forcing
the paste from said nozzle from the main driving shaft, and means for moving said
thimble toward said revoluble frame to receive the head end of the cigar and away
from said frame to release the cigar; substantially as set forth.
18. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame below the cigar, the adjustable slide in said frame, the
cutters carried by said slide for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, nieans' for
adjusting said slide, and means for operating the movable one of said cutters, said
revoluble frame, said clamp and said ejector from the driving shaft, combined with
the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar,
the pivoted knife for trimming the wrapper over-hanging said thimble, means for
operating said knife from the driving shaft, the pivoted paste nozzle carried by said
thimble and adapted to discharge the paste upon the upper side of the wrapper held
on said thimble, and means operated from the driving shaft for forcing the paste
through said nozzle; substantially as set forth.
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19. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame, the ejector also carried by said frame, the
shaft carried by said frame and upon which said ejector is mounted, means for
operating said frame from the driving shaft, and independent means intermediate
the said shaft carried by the said frame and the main driving shaft for operating
said shaft and through it said ejector, combined with the thimble adjacent to the
end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar; substantially as set forth.
20. In a machine of the character described. the revoluble frame to receive the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for holding the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame below the cigar, the parallel shafts carried by said frame and
upon which said clamp and ejector are respectively mounted, means for operating
said frame from the driving shaft, the slide mounted on said shafts within said
frame, the cutters carried by said slide for trimming the tuck end of the cigar,
and the movable one of which is mounted on one of said parallel shafts, means for
adjusting said slide, and independent means for operating from the driving shaft
the two shafts carried by said frame and through them said movable cutter and
ejector, combined with the thimble at the end of said frame to receive the head end
of the cigar, and means for operating said clamp from the driving shaft;
substantially as set forth.
21. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame to receive the
cigar and being cylindrical at one end, the bearing for said end of said frame, the
gear wheel upon said end of said frame and means for holding the cigar in said
frame, combined with the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the
head end of the cigar, gearing intermediate the said gear wheel and the driving
shaft of the machine whereby said revoluble frame is caused to have a more rapid
revolution than said driving shaft and to stop before said driving shaft has reached
the end of its revolution, and means for stopping said driving shaft at the end of
each of its revolutions; substantially as set forth.
22. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the thimble adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of
the cigar, and means intermediate said revoluble frame and the driving shaft of the
machine for operating the latter from the former and imparting to said frame from
said driving shaft a more rapid revolution than that of the shaft and stopping said
frame before the driving shaft comes to a stop, and means for stopping said shaft
at the end of each revolution; substantially as set forth.

page_text: 23. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame for ejecting the finished cigar, and the thimble adjacent to
the end of said frame for receiving the head end of the cigar, combined with means
intermediate said frame and the main driving shaft for imparting a rapid revolution
to said frame and then to stop said frame before the said driving shaft comes to a
stop, and means intermediate said clamp and said driving shaft for operating said
clamp after said frame has come to a stop, and means intermediate said ejector and
said driving shaft for operating said ejector after said frame has come to a stop and
after said clamp has been released from the cigar; substantially as set forth.
24. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame for discharging the finished cigar therefrom, and the cutter
carried by said frame for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, combined with the
thimble adjacent to the end of said frame for receiving the head end of the cigar,
means intermediate said revoluble frame and the main driving shaft for imparting
a more rapid revoluble motion to said frame than that of said shaft and then
stopping said frame before said shaft comes to a stop, and means intermediate
said clamp, ejector and cutter and said shaft for operating the same from the shaft
after said frame has come to a stop and before said shaft has come to a stop;
substantially as set forth.
25. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame for discharging the finished cigar therefrom, and the thimble
adjacent to the end of said frame for receiving the head end of the cigar, combined
with means intermediate said thimble and the driving shaft of the machine for
moving said thimble toward the frame to receive the head end of the cigar and then
outward therefrom to release the finished cigar, means intermediate said driving
shaft and said revoluble frame for imparting a more rapid revolution to said frame
than that of said shaft and stopping said frame before said shaft comes to a stop,
means intermediate said clamp and said shaft for operating said clamp from the
shaft after said frame has come to a stop, and means intermediate said ejector and
said shaft for operating said ejector from the shaft after the said frame has come
to a stop; substantially as set forth.
26. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame to receive the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame to retain the cigar therein, and the knife
carried by said frame for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, combined with the
thimble adjacent to said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, means inter-
mediate said frame and the driving shaft for imparting a more rapid revolution to
said frame than that of said shaft, means intermediate said knife and said shaft
for operating the former from the latter to trim the truck end of the cigar, and
means intermediate said clamp and said shaft for releasing said clamp from the
cigar after said frame has come to a stop and before the driving shaft has come
to a stop; substantially as set forth.
27. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame receiving the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for retaining the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame for discharging the finished cigar therefrom, the thimble
adjacent to said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, and the knife for
trimming the wrapper overhanging said thimble, combined with means intermediate
said revoluble frame and the driving shaft for imparting to the former a more
rapid revolution than that of the shaft and stopping said frame prior to the
stoppage of the shaft, means intermediate said knife and shaft for operating the
former from the latter, means intermediate said clamp and shaft for operating
the former from the latter, and means intermediate said ejector and said shaft for
operating the former from the latter after said revoluble frame has come to a stop;
substantially as set forth.
28. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame to receive

page_text: the cigar, means for holding the cigar therein, the thimble adjacent to the end of
said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, and the cutters carried by said frame
for trimming the tuck end of the cigar, combined with means intermediate said
frame and the driving shaft for revolving the former from the latter, and means
intermediate the movable one of said cutters and the driving shaft for operating
the former from the latter; substantially as set forth.
29. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, the ejector carried by said frame for ejecting the finished cigar, the clamp
carried by said frame for holding the cigar therein, the slide carried by said frame
and adjustable therein, and the cutters carried by said slide for trimming the
tuck end of the cigar, combined with the thimble adjacent to said frame for
receiving the head end of the cigar, the knife for trimming the leaf overhanging
said thimble, means for operating said knife, means for moving said thimble toward
said frame to receive the head end of the cigar and then from said frame to
release the cigar, means intermediate said frame and the driving shaft for i̇m-
parting a more rapid revolution to said frame than that of said shaft and then
stopping said frame before said shaft comes to a stop, means intermediate the
movable one of said cutters and said shaft for operating the former from the latter,
means intermediate said clamp and said shaft for operating the former from the
latter, and means intermediate said ejector and said shaft for operating the former
from the latter and after said frame has come to a stop; substantially as set forth.
30. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for holding the
cigar, the clamp carried by said frame for holding the cigar therein, the ejector
carried by said frame for ejecting the finished cigar therefrom, the parallel shafts
in said frame, the slide mounted on said shafts, means for adjusting said slide on
said shafts, the stationary cutter carried by said slide, and the movable cutter
carried by said slide and keyed to one of said shafts, the other of said shafts being
connected to said ejector, combined with the thimble adjacent to the said frame
to receive the head end of the cigar, means intermediate said revoluble frame and
the driving shaft for imparting a more rapid revolution to said frame than that
of said shaft and stopping said frame prior to the stoppage of said shaft, independent.
means intermediate said parallel shafts and said driving shaft for operating the
former from the latter, and means intermediate said clamp and the driving shaft
for operating the former from the latter; substantially as set forth.
31. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame for carrying
or holding a cigar, a clamp for holding the cigar in said frame, and the thimble
adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, the said
thimble having its outer side at an angle to the longitudinal center of the cigar
clamp, combined with the knife for trimming the wrapper over-hanging the outer
angular edge of said thimble, the driving shaft, means for operating said
knife from the driving shaft, means for operating said revoluble frame
from the driving shaft, means for applying paste to the wrapper on said
thimble and means for operating the paste mechanism from the driving shaft;
substantially as set forth.
32. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame for carrying
or holding a cigar, a clamp for holding the cigar in said frame, the driving shaft,
means for revolving said frame from the driving shaft, and the thimble adjacent to
the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, the outer side of said
thimble being at an angle to the longitudinal center of the cigar clamp, combined
with the knife for trimming the wrapper overhanging the outer angular edge of
said thimble, means for operating said knife from the main driving shaft, a nozzle
for applying paste to the upper exposed surface of the wrapper on said thimble,
a paste reservoir, a flexible tube connecting said nozzle and said reservoir, and
means intermediate said reservoir and the driving shaft for forcing the paste
therefrom through said flexible tube and said nozzle to the wrapper on said
thimble; substantially as set forth.
33. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the

page_text: cigar, means for revolving said frame from the main driving shaft and the thimble
adjacent to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, combined
with the knife for trimming the wrapper overhanging the edge of said thimble,
means for operating said knife from the main driving shaft, means for moving
sáid thimble toward said frame to receive the head end of the cigar and then
from said frame to release the finished cigar, the pivoted paste nozzle carried by said
thimble, means for moving the discharge end of said nozzle downward to deliver
the paste upon the wrapper held by the thimble and then upward therefrom, the
paste reservoir, the flexible tube connecting said nozzle and said reservoir, and
means intermediate said reservoir and the main driving shaft for forcing the paste
from said reservoir through said flexible tube and nozzle to the wrapper held by
said thimble; substantially as set forth.
34. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, means for revolving said frame from the driving shaft, the thimble adjacent
to the end of said frame to receive the head end of the cigar, the knife for trimming
the wrapper overhanging the edge of said thimble, and means for operating the
said knife from the driving shaft, combined with a paste nozzle to direct the
paste to the wrapper held by said thimble, the reservoir connected with said nozzle
for supplying paste to the same, the piston in said reservoir and acting against
the body of paste therein, the threaded stem carried by said piston, the threaded
sleeve engaging said threaded stem, the ratchet on said stem and loosely keyed
thereto, and means for imparting to said ratchet an intermittent motion from the
driving shaft of the machine, whereby said ratchet is caused to turn said thr.
stem and said threaded sleeve is enabled to move said threaded stem and its p
against the paste in said reservoir; substantially as set forth.
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35. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame riding the
cigar, combined with the thimble receiving the head end of the
table on said thimble to receive the projecting portion of the wrapper, said table
being inclined downward from a point above the longitudinal center of the point
of the cigar; substantially as set forth.
36. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, combined with the thimble receiving the head end of the cigar, and table
on said thimble to receive the loose portion of the wrapper, means for locking
said table in its lower position to facilitate the introduction of the head of the
cigar to the cavity in said thimble, means for freeing said table after the cigar is in
position, and means for elevating the outer end of said table in order that said table
may elevate the projecting portion of the wrapper on a line extending downward
from the outer end of said thimble; substantially as set forth.
37. In a machine of the character described the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, combined with the thimble receiving the head end of the cigar, the table
on said thimble to receive the projecting portion of the wrapper, a spring impart-
ing a normal upward tension to the outer end of said table, the catch for holding
the outer end of said table in its lower position, and the trimming knife for cutting
off the wrapper overhanging the edge of said thimble and adapted to engage said
catch and free the same from said table in order that the latter may spring upward,
substantially as set forth.
38. In a machine of the character described, the revoluble frame holding the
cigar, and the thimble receiving the head end of the cigar, combined with the
table carried by said thimble to receive the projecting portion of the wrapper,
the catch for holding said table in its lower position to facilitate the introduction
of the head of the cigar to said thimble, the spring imparting an upward tension
to the outer end of said table, means for moving said thimble toward said frame
to receive the end of the cigar and away from said frame to release the end of the
cigar, means for engaging the outer end of said table with said catch when saiá
thimble has moved outward from said revoluble frame, and means for freeing
said table from said catch in order that its outer end may spring upward when saïd

page_text: thimble is at its inward position adjacent to said revoluble frame and has received
the head end of the cigar; substantially as set forth.
Dated this 25th day of October 1897
JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS,
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS,
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.