IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING BRUSHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co, Patent
Agents Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING
BRUSHES" to be as follows ;—
This invention relates, to machines for manufacturing brushes and consists in the
novel construction and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter more fully set forth
by which a more effective device of this character is produced than is now in
ordinary use.
The improved machine considered as a whole embodies the following instru-
mentalities in combination with suitable operative mechanism, that is to say, a
feeding dovice for feeding the blanks or backs to the boring and tufting devices; a
pattern device for determining the location of the tuft holes in the blank; a dovice
for moving the blank laterally in respect to the pattern, boring and tufting devices;
a boring device for boring the tuft holes; a feeding device for feeding the bristles,
hair or fibre to the tufting device; a feeding device for feeding the securing wire
to the tufting device; a cutting device for cutting off the securing wires; a tufting
device for inserting the bristles, hair or fibre and securing wires in the tufting
holes; a device for adjusting the blank vertically in reference to the tufting device;
a device for connecting the boring device and tufting devico with the pattern
device in such manner that they may be operated in unison; a device for adjusting
the boring device horizontally in respect to the pattern device; and a shipping
device for stopping the operations of the tufting and boring devices automatically.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a suitable frame ar body
in which the main shaft, on which is the driving pulley, is supported.
The feeding device proper for feeding the blanks to the boring and tufting
devices consists of two rollers, a bed, and a ratchet lever. The said lever is
pivotted at its inner end to the shaft of the upper of the said two rollers and is
provided with pawl and ratchet mechanism for turning the said roller and feeding
the blank to the boring and tufting devices, the roll being caused to bear on the
blank by means of set screws.

page_text: The pattern device proper for determining the location of the tufting holes in
the blank consists of the upper roller, a bar, the ratchet lever and a transverse
lever. The upper roller is provided with a series of longitudinal grooves extending
partially around its periphery, and with two circumferential grooves, one at either
end, the longitudinal grooves being provided with a series of indentations or hules
corresponding with a pattern of the brush. A portion of the upper roller is not
provided with grooves or holes, this part of the roller corresponding with that part
of the blank which is not to be bored.
The said bar is for locking the upper roller in any desired position, its lower end
entering the indentations or holes in the upper roller, the said bar being worked
vertically by means of the transverse lever which is pivotted to the frame of tho
machine.
The device for moving the blank Interally in respect to the pattern, boring and
tufting devices consists of the said bed, having a vertical bar attached to its under-
side at either end. These bars respectively carry horizontal slides, which are fitted
to move back and forth in proper ways on vertical slides which work in ways
secured to the frame of the machine. A rack is attached to each of the horizontal
slides which rack intermeshes with corresponding pinions on a horizontally
journalled shaft carrying a hand wheel.
The boring device proper consists of a vertical spindle provided with a mitro
gear wheel and a horizontal shaft also provided with a mitre gear wheel and with
a pulley. The vertical spindle is fitted to slide through the first mitre gear wheel
being prevented from turning therein by means of an ordinary fin or spline, the
spindle being raised and depressed in the operation of boring by a collar and a
horizontal lever provided for that purpose.
The feeding device proper for feeding the bristles, bair, or fibre to the tufting
device comprises a hopper, a feed roller, a rock-shaft, vertical sliding bars, a crank,
an extending bar, a spring, and cam discs. A roller is provided with two rows of
curved or inclined spurs or teeth which are inclined in a direction opposite to that
in which the roller revolves, and work in corresponding elongated slots in the upper
side of the hopper. The rock-shaft is mounted in the upper ends of the vertical sliding
bars and provided with two upwardly projecting fingers which work in corresponding
slots in the lower side of the hopper. The said bars are provided at thoir lower ends
with studs, which are acted upon by cams which cause the said fingers to enter the
slots; the fingers being withdrawn therefrom by the bars falling when the studs
have passed the said cams The extended bar is provided with a shoulder which
engages a stud on a pitman rod operated by the said disc. A lever is pivotted on
the shaft of the toothed roller and provided with ratchet and pawl mechanism for
revolving said roller intermittently, the said lever being operated by a cross-bar
the throw of the lever being regulated by an adjustable bar having a stud, tho
lever resting on the stud when it falls to its lowest position.
The feeding device proper for feeding the securing wire to the tufting devico
consists of a horizontally pivotted lever having an ordinary feeding clutch-head
which grasps the wire to draw it forward to the cutting device, and releases it as it
returns to take a new hold, the lever being operated by a pivotted bent lever which
is pivotted and actuated by a cam on the said disc, a spring keeping the lower end
of the bent lever in contact with the disc.
The cutting device proper for cutting off the securing wires consists of a bed die
and a movable die or plunger, the bed die being disposed in the vertical tubo or
the tufting socket, and provided with a holo through which the wire passes into
the socket.
The tufting device proper for inserting the bristles, hair, or fibre in the tufting
holes consists of a vertical tube or tufting socket attached to a cross-head which is
worked vertically in proper ways in the frame of the machine by means of rods
and face cams on the said disc. The plunger is attached to the cross-bar and is
operated by the discs and pitmans.

page_text: The device for adjusting the blank vertically in reference to the tufting device'
consists of a screw, at either end of the machine, the upper end of the screw
working in a nut attached to the frame, and the lower end in brackets attached to
a vertical bar or slide.
The device for connecting the boring device and tufting devico with the pattern
device in such a manner that they may be operated in unison consists of a rocker
shaft, a pitman attached to the outer end thereof and to the transverse lever, and
a second pitman attached to the centre of said shaft and to another lever. The
rocker shaft is elongated and has an upwardly turned arın at its inner end which
operates a clutch on the driving shaft causing it to engage the driving pulley
which is loose on the said shaft until secured by the clutch.
The device for adjusting the boring device horizontally in respect to the pattern
device consists of rods provided with cranks at their outer ends, and with tho
screws at their inner ends, the screws working in brackets on a movable frame in
which the boring spindle is mounted.
The shipping device proper, for stopping the operations of the boring and tufting
devices, consists of a horizontally arranged pivotted lever its free end working in
connection with the cam disc, the lever being operated by a cam.
The inner end
of the said lever is provided with a vertically arranged sliding bar working on the
frame of the machine and having a slot into which a stud projects. This slot is
provided with a supplemental slot branching at right angles from the first slot
which, in connection with the stud, forms a rest for the vertically sliding bar the
upper end of which engages and lifts the transverse lever.
The cam discs are mounted on a shaft journalled horizontally in one end of the
framework of the machine, and are provided with a gear wheel which intermeshes
with a pinion on the driving shaft.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
The frame carrying the boring spindle provided with a suitable bit is moved
longitudinally on the frame of the machine by means of a rod and cranks until
the distance between the centre of the bit and the centre of the tufting socket
corresponds with the circumference of the pattern or upper roller.
The strip or blank is then placed on the bed of the machine, being pushed
through under the pattern roller (which also acts as one of the feed rollers) until
its inner end passes beyond the boring spindle a distance corresponding with the
end margin of the brush, the strip being centred or adjusted laterally by the screws
and strips.
The pattern roller is then turned until the end of the bar rests in the first groove
forward of the blank on said roller. The set screws are then turned down until the
pattern roller is brought into forcible contact with the strip, the cam disc being also
turned to bring the tufting socket down to its lowest point.
The bed is next raised by means of screws until the lower end of the tufting
socket stands at a distance from the bed corresponding with the thickness of the
strip and the pressuro bars turned down into loose contact with the strip by means
of screws or so that the strip will pass freely under the bars and at the same time
bo prevented from being raised from the bed by the action of the boring or tufting
devices.
The bristles, hair, or fibre cut to a proper length and otherwise suitably prepared
are then placed in the hopper in a horizontal position and centrally adjusted therein
by means of loose guides and set screws for adjusting the said guides, the sliding
bar and stud being adjusted so that the ratchet lever will have sufficient range of
motion to cause the roller to turn so as to feed the requisite quantity of bristles to
the tufting device.
Power is now applied to the pulley and the bed moved laterally by the hand-
wheel until the bar falls into a hole in the pattern roller, the free ond of the
transverse lover to which the bar is pivotted being forced down by a spring and its
opposite end elevated drawing up a pitman, rocking a shaft, and forcing up the
second pitman, thereby depressing the inner end of the lever and forcing down the

page_text: spindle, bringing its bit into contact with the strip and boring the hole, which
corresponds with the hole in the pattern wheel. After the first hole has been bored
as described the transverse lever is raised withdrawing the bar from the hole and
the bit from the hole in the strip. The bed is now moved laterally by the hand-
wheel until the point of the bar enters one of the circumferential grooves in the
pattern roller, which is then turned back by means of the ratchet lever until the
point of the bar is opposito the next longitudinal groove in the said roller, or
opposite the groove next in front of that in which the hole is located. The bed is
now moved laterally until the bar enters the first hole in the groove, and the
operation of boring another hole in the blank is repeated in substantially the same
manner as already described.
After all of the holes necessary for one brush, or a number of holes corresponding
with the holes in the pattern roller have been bored in the blank, the bed is moved
latterally until the point of the bar enters one of the circumferential grooves, after
which the pattern-roller is turned by means of the lever until the bar coines
opposite the groove in which the next hole is situated.
Power is next applied to the loose pulley and the bed moved laterally until the
bar enters the said hole, thereby permitting the spring to depress the free or outer
end of the transverse lever, drawing up the pitman, depressing the spindle and
causing the clutch to engage the driving pulley.
The clutch being engaged with the driving pulley the main shaft will be caused
to revolve, transmitting motion through the pin to the shaft and cam discs.
The hole first bored in the blank being now directly under the tufting socket, and
the discs revolving, the studs of the sliding bars will be brought into contact with
the cams on the said discs, and the fingers on the shaft caused to enter the slots in
the bottom of the hopper, the fingers passing upwardly through the bristles in the
throat of the hopper. At the same time that the shaft is raised the face cams
on the discs acting on studs in the sliding bars or rods cause the bars to descend
and the tufting socket to be brought into contact with the blank.
The discs continuing to rotate the stud on the pitman will be brought into
contact with the shoulder, under the bar, drawing the bar forward and causing the
shaft to partially rotato in the direction of the tufting socket.
The fingers, having been passed up through the bristles in the throat of the
hopper, when the shaft is partially turned as described, that portion of the bristles
in front of the fingers, or enough to form one tuft of the brush, will be forced
forward out of the throat of the hopper into the tufting socket, and deposited
across the path of the plunger.or vertical hole through the socket in which the
plunger works, the plunger being elevated.
A cam on the disc is now brought into contact with the lower end of the lever
causing it to operate the feed lever to feed the wire forward into tho tufting socket
through a hole in the bed die over the bristles then in the said socket. The wire
having been fed into the socket, over the bristles as described, the plunger actuated
by the discs through the pitman descends and acting as a shear in combination
with the dic, cuts off that portion of the wire which is in the socket, and continuing
on its downward course comes into contact with the bristles forcing them down
into the hole in the blanks the tuft of bristles being doubled or folded by the
plunger as they pass through the mouth of the socket and before they enter the
hole in the blank.
A slot is formed in the rear central portion of the tufting socket for receiving the
bristles from the throat of the hopper. This slot is of the saine width as the
diameter of the bolo forming the mouth of the socket, and of a length extending
laterally entirely across the socket.
The plunger is composed of a thin narrow strip of metal slightly wider than the
slot, and extends into the side slots, the wire also extending across the bristles into
the said slots so that when cut by the plunger as described, the piece cut off will be
longer than the diameter of the mouth, in the socket and corresponding hole in the
blank, and when the wire and bristles are forced by the plunger into the hole, the

page_text: end of the wire will " drag
or be brought into contact with the sides of the hole in
such a manner as to cause the wire to be bent slightly downward at its centre, and
when the bristles reach the bottom of the hole and are compressed by the plunger
the wire will be straightened causing its ends to pierce or engage the sides of the
hole and secure the tuft in position.
After the tuft has been forced into the hole, as described, the discs continuing to
revolve will raise the pitmans, and withdraw the plunger from the hole, and cams
acting on rods, will raise the tufting socket, drawing it off the tuft secured in the
blank, preparatory to inserting another tuft, which is accomplished in substantially
the same manner.
After the plunger and tufting socket have been raised, as last described, tho
disc continuing to revolve, brings the cam, into contact with the end of a lever,
and raises a sliding bar causing the transverse lever to act upon the pitman, and the
shaft to raise the boring spindle and disengage the clutch, from the driving pulley
thereby stopping the operations of the boring and tufting devices.
After the clutch has been disengaged and the boring spindle raised as described,
the stud being in the cross slot and the bar elevated the pattern roller is again
adjusted preparatory to boring another hole by means of a lever and by moving tho
bed laterally, as hereinbefore described. The said vertically sliding bar is moved
by means of a belt crank treadle acting upon its lower end to force the stud out of
the supplemental slot, into the vertical slot, thus permitting the bar to fall, after
which the bed is again moved laterally to bring the bar into one of the holes in
the pattern roller.
It will be obvious that the circumference of the pattern roller is equal to one
section of the blank, or corresponds with the length of the brush, also that any
pattern of brush may be produced by changing the pattern roller, or holes therein,
as desired.
The machine may be used for "set work" by using coment instead of the wires
for securing the tufts in the holes, the cement being introduced into the holes by
any suitable means for that purpose. It will be obvious however, that when used
for set work the feeding and cutting device for the wire may be dispensed with.
I do not confine myself to the use of either wires or cement for securing the tufts.
Instead of one hopper, and feeding device for feeding the bristles, hair, or fibro
to the tufting device, two may be used, if desired, the other necessary mechanism
to render the same operativo being added.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"
I HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING BRUSHES
and in what manner the samo is to be performed, to be particularly describod
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to machines for manufacturing brushes, and consists in the
novel construction and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter set forth whereby a
more effective machine of this character is produced than is now in ordinary use.
The improved machine considered as a whole, embodies the following instru-
mentalities in combination with suitable operative mechanism, that is to say:-n
feeding device for feeding the blanks or backs to the boring and tufting devices;
a pattern device for determining the location of the tuft holes in the blank; a
device for moving the blank laterally in respect to the pattern; boring and tufting
devices; a boring device for boring the tuft holes; a feeding device for feeding
the bristles, hair or fibre to the tufting device; a feeding device for feeding the
securing wire to the tufting device; a cutting device for cutting off the securing
wires; a tufting device for inserting the bristles, hair or fibre and securing wires in
the tufting holes; a device for adjusting the blank vertically in reference to the
tufting device; a device for connecting the boring device and tufting device with
the pattern device in such a manner that they may be operated in unison; a device
for adjusting the boring device horizontally in respect to the pattern device; and
a shipping device for stopping the operations of the tufting and boring devices
automatically.

page_text: ordinary pawl and ratchet mechanism, H, for turning the said roller and feeding
the blank, I, to the boring and tufting devices, the roller being caused to bear on
the blank by means of the set-screws, J.
The pattern device proper for determining the location of the tufting holes in the
blank consists of the roller, D, bar, K, ratchet lever, G, and lever L. The roller D
is provided with a series of longitudinal grooves M extending partially around its
periphery, and with two circumferential grooves, N, one at either end, the longi-
tudinal grooves being provided with a series of indentations or holes, a, corresponding
with the pattern of the brush, as seen in the plan Figure 10. A portion of the
roller D from 6 to c, is not provided with grooves or holes, this part of the roller
corresponding with that part of the blank, I, which is not to be bored. The bar, K,
is for locking the roller, D, in any desired position, its lower end entering the
holes, a, in the roller, the said bar being worked vertically by means of the lever, L,
which is pivotted at d to the frame of the machine.
The device for moving the blank laterally in respect to the pattern, boring and
tufting devices consists of the bed, F, having a vertical bar, O, attached to its
underside at either end. These bars, O, respectively carry horizontal slides, P,
which are fitted to move back and forth in proper ways on the vertical slides, U,
which work in ways secured to the frame of the machine. A rack, Q, is attached
to each of the horizontal bars, P, which intermeshes with corresponding pinions, R,
on the horizontally journalled shaft, S carrying the hand wheel, T.
The boring device proper consists of the vertically arranged spindle, V, provided
with the mitre gear wheel, W, and the horizontally arranged shaft, X, provided
with the mitre gear wheel Z, and the pulley, Y. The said spindle is fitted to slide
through the gear-wheel W, but is prevented from turning therein by means of an
ordinary fin or spline, the spindle being raised and depressed in the operation of
boring by the collar collet, f, and a horizontal levor, g, provided for that purpose.
The feeding device proper for feeding the bristles, hair or fibro to the tufting
device consists of the hopper, h, feed roller, i, rocking shaft ; vertically sliding
bars, k, crank l, bar, m, spring, n and cam discs, p. p. The roller, i, is provided with
two rows of curved or inclined spurs or teeth, 75, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the
teeth being inclined in a direction opposite to that in which the roller revolves,
and working in corresponding elongated slots, ?, in the upper side of the hopper.
The shaft, j, is mounted in the upper ends of the bars, K, and provided with two
upwardly projecting fingers, t, which work in corresponding slots, u, in the lower
side of the hopper. The burs, K, are provided at their lower ends with studs, v,
which are acted upon by cams, 2, on the discs p causing the fingers, t, to enter the
slots, u, the fingers being withdrawn therefrom by the bars falling when the
studs, v bave passed the said cams. The bar, m, is provided with a shoulder, w,
which engages a stud, y, on the pitman rod, z, operated by the disc, p. A lever, 3,
is pivotted on the shaft of the roller, i, and provided with ratchet and pawl
mechanism, 4, for revolving the said roller intermittently the lever, 8, being
operated by the cross-bar, 5, the throw of the lever being regulated by the
adjustable bar, 6, having the stud, 7, and the lover resting on the stud when it
falls to its lowest position.
The feeding device proper for feeding the securing wire to the tufting device
consists of a horizontally arranged lever, 8, pivotted at, 9, and having an ordinary
feeding clutch-head, 10, which grasps the wire to draw it forward to the cutting
device, and releases it as it returns to take a new hold, the lever being operated by
the bent lever, 11, which is pivotted at, 12, and actuated by the cam, 13, on the
disc, p. a spring, 14, keeping the lower end of the bent lever in contact with
the disc.
The cutting device proper for cutting off the securing wires consists of the bed
die, 15, and movable die or plunger, 16, the bed die being disposed in the vertical
tube or tufting socket, 17, and provided with a hole through which the wire passes
into the socket.

page_text: The tufting device proper for inserting the bristles, hair or fibre in the tufting
holes consists of the vertical tube or tufting socket, 17, attached to the cross-
head, 19, which is worked vertically in proper ways in the frame of the machine
by means of the rods, 20, and face cams, 21, on the discs, p. The plunger, 16, is
attached to the cross-bar, 5, and is operated by the discs, p, and pitmans, Z.
The device for adjusting the blank vertically relatively to the tufting device,
consists of a screw, 22, at either end of the machine, the upper end of the screw
working in a nut, 23, attached to the frame and the lower end in the brackets, 24,
attached to the vertical bar or slide, U, which is connected with the slides, P,
bars, O, and bed, F.
The device for connecting the boring device and tufting device with the pattern
device in such manner that they may be operated in unison consists of the rock-
shaft, 25, the pitman, 26, attached to the outer end thereof and to the lever, L, and
the pitman, 27, attached to the centre of the said shaft and to the lever, g. The
rock-shaft is elongated and has an upwardly turned arm, 28, at its inner end, which
operates tlie clutch, 29, on the driving shaft, B, causing it to engage with the
driving pulley, C, which is loose on the said shaft until secured by the clutch.
The device for adjusting the boring device horizontally relatively to the pattorn
dovice, consists of the rods, 30, provided with the crank, 31, at their outer ends,
and with the screws, 32, at their inner ends, the screws working in the brackets, 33,
on the movable frame, 34, in which the boring spindle is mounted.
The shipping device proper for stopping the operations of the boring and tufting
devices, cousists of the horizontally arranged lever, 35, pivotted at, 36, to the frame
of the machine its free end, 37, working in connection with the cam disc, 2, and
the lever being operated by the cam, 38. The inner end of the said lever is
. provided with a vertically arranged sliding bar, 39, working on the frame of the
machine, and having a slot, 40, into which the stud, 41, projects. This alot is
provided with a supplemental slot, 42, branching at right angles from the slot, 40,
which in connection with the stud forms a rost for the sliding bar, 39, the upper
end of which engages with and lifts the lover, L. When the lever, L, is down, the
bar K in one of the holes on the pattern roller D, the boring spindle V depressed,
the cranks, 43 and 44, of the rocker-shaft, 25, elevated, the clutch, 29, engaged with
the pulley, C, the stud, 41, in the slot, 42, and the free end, 37, of the lever, 35, in
contact with the disc, p, the machine being in operation, if now the cam, 38, acts
upon the lever, 35, the end, 37, of the said lever will be depressed, the bar, 39,
elevated, the lever, L, and bar, K, thrown up, pitman, 26, lowered, shaft, 25, turned
and its cranks, 43 and 44 depressed, pitinan, 27, and lever, g, operated to raiso the
spindle, V, and the clutch, 39, disengaged from the driving pulley, C, thereby
stopping the action of the boring and tufting mechanism.
The cam discs are mounted on a shaft, 45, journalled horizontally in one end of
the frame of the machine, and are provided with a gear-wheel 46, which inter-
meshes with the pinion, 47 on the driving shaft B.
The operation of the improved machine is as follows that is to say :-
The frame carrying the boring spindle provided with a suitable bit is moved
longitudinally on the frame of the machine by means of the rod, 30, and cranks, 31,
until the distance between the centre of the bit and the centro of the tufting
socket, 17, corresponds with the circumference of the pattern roller, D.
The strip or blank, I, is then placed on the bed, F, of the machine, being pushed
through under the pattern roller (which also acts as one of the feed rollers) until
its inner end passes beyond the boring spindle a distance corresponding with the
end margin of the brush, the strip being centred or adjusted laterally by the
screws, 50, and strips, 51.
The pattern roller is then turned until the end of the bar, K, rests in the
groove, 55, or first groove forward of the blank, 56, on the said roller, this groove
being provided with but one hole, 57. The set screws, J, are then turned down
until the pattern roller is brought into forcible contact with the strip, tho cam
discs, p, being also turned to bring the tufting socket down to its lowest point.

page_text: The bed, F, is next raised by means of the screws, 22, until the lower end of the
tufting socket, 17, stands at a distance from the bed corresponding with the thick-
ness of the strip, I, and the pressure bars, 52, turned down into loose contact with
the strip by means of the screws, 49, or so that the strip will pass freely under the
bars and at the same time being prevented from being raised from the bed by the
action of the boring or tufting devices.
The bristles, hair or fibre cut to a proper length and otherwise suitably prepared
are then placed in the hopper, h, in a horizontal position and centrally adjusted
therein by means of the loose guides, 53, and set-screws, 54, for adjusting the said
guides, the sliding bar, 6, and stud, 7, being adjusted so that the lever, 3, will have
sufficient range of motion to cause the roller to turn so as to feed the requisite
quantity of bristles to the tufting device.
Power is now applied to the pulley, Y, and the bed, F, moved laterally by the
hand wheel, T, until the bar, K, falls into the hole, 57, in the pattern roller, the free
end of the lever, L, to which the bar is pivotted, being forced down by the spring, 58,
and its opposite end elevated, drawing up the pitman, 20, rocking the shaft, 25, and
forcing up the pitman, 27, thereby depressing the inner end of the lever, g, and
forcing down the spindle, V, bringing its bit into contact with the strip, I, and boring
the hole, 59, (seo Figure 10) which corresponds with the hole, 57, in the pattern
wheel. After the first hole has been bored as described, the lever, L, is raised
withdrawing the bar, K, from the hole, 57, and the bit from the hole, 59, in the
strip, I. The bed, F, is now moved laterally by the hand wheel, T, until the point
of the bar, K, enters one of the circumferential grooves, N, in the pattern roller,
which is then turned back by means of the ratchet lever, G, until the point of the
bar is opposite the next longitudinal groove in the said roller, or opposite the groove
next in front of that in which the hole, 57, is located. The bed, F, is now moved
laterally until the bar, K enters the first hole in the groove, and the operation of
boring another hole in the blank is repeated in substantially the same manner as
above described.
After all of the holes necessary for one brush, or a number of holes corresponding
with the holes in the pattern roller have been bored in the blank as shown in
section, 60, of Figure 10, the bed, F, is moved laterally until the point of the
bar, K enters one of the circumferential grooves, N, after which the pattern roller
is turned by means of the lever, G, until the bar comes opposite the groove in which
the hole, 57, is situated.
Power is now applied to the loose pulley, C, and the bed, F, moved laterally
until the bar, K, enters the hole, 57, thereby permitting the spring, 58, to depress
the free or outer end of the lever, L, drawing up the pitman, 26, depressing the
spindle, V, and causing the clutch, 29 to engage with the pulley, C.
The clutch being engaged with the pulley, C, the shaft, B will be caused to
revolve, and thereby transmit motion through the pinion, 47, and gear-wheel 46,
to the shaft, 45, and cam discs, p.
The hole, 59, first bored in the blank, I, being now directly under the tufting
Eocket, 17, and the discs, p, revolving, the studs, v, of the sliding bars, K, will be
brought into contact with the cams 2, on the said discs, and the fingers, t, on the
shaft, j, caused to enter the slots, u, in the bottom of the hopper, h, the fingers
passing upwardly through the bristles in the throat of the hopper. At the same
time the shaft, j, is raised, the face cams, 21, on the discs, p, acting on the studs, 64,
in the sliding bars or rods, 20, cause the bars to descend and the tufting socket to
be brought into contact with the blank I.
The discs, p, continuing to rotate the stud, y, on the pitman, , will be brought
into contact with the shoulder, w, under the bar, m, drawing the bar forward and
causing the shaft, j, to partially rotate in the direction of the tufting socket, 17.
The fingers, t, having been passed up through the bristles in the throat of the
hopper, when the shaft, j, is partially turned as above described, that portion of
the bristles in front of the fingers, or enough to form one tuft of the brush, will
be forced forward out of the throat of the hopper into the tufting socket, 17, and

page_text: deposited across the path of the plunger, 16, or the vertical hole through the socket
in which the plunger works, the plunger being elevated.
The cam, 13, on the disc, p, is now brought into contact with the lower end of
the lever, 11, causing it to operate the feed lever, 8, to feed the wire, 61, forward
into the tufting socket, 17, through the hole, G2, in the bed die, 15, over the
bristles, 63, then in the said socket. The wire having been fed into the socket, 17,
over the bristles as above described, the plunger, 16, actuated by the discs, p,
through the pitmans 2, descends and acting as a pair of shears in combination with
the die, 15, cuts off that portion of the wire which is in the socket, and continuing
its downward course comes into contact with the bristles, 63, forcing them down
into the hole in the blank, the tuft of bristles being doubled or folded by the
plunger as they pass through the mouth, 65, of the socket and before they enter
the hole in the blank.
A slot, 66, is formed in the rear contral portion of the tufting socket, 17, for
receiving the bristles from the throat of the hopper, h. This slot is of the same
width as the diameter of the hole, 65, forming the mouth of the socket, and of a
length extending laterally entirely across the socket, or from 67 to 67.
The plunger, 16, is composed of a thin narrow strip of metal slightly wider than
the slot, 66, and extends into the side slots, 68, the wire, 61, also extending across
the bristles, 63, into the said slots, so that when cut by the plunger as described, the
pieco cut off will be longer than the diameter of the mouth, 65, in the socket and
corresponding hole, 59, in the blank, and when the wire and bristles are forced by
the plunger into the hole, 50, the end of the wire will "drag" or be brought into
contact with the sides of the hole in such a manner as to cause the wire to be bent
slightly downward at its centre, and when the bristles reach the bottom of the
hole and are compressed by the plunger, the wiro will be straightened, causing its
ends to pierce or engage with the sides of the hole and securo the tuft in position.
After the tuft has been forced into the hole, as described, the discs continuing to
revolve will raise the pitmans, z, and withdraw the plunger from the hole, and
the cams, 21, acting on the rods, 20, will raise the tufting socket, drawing it off
the tuft secured in the blank, preparatory to inserting another tuft, which is
accomplished in substantially the same manner.
After the plunger and tufting socket have been raised, as above described, the
disc, p, continuing to revolve, brings the cam, 38, into contact with the end, 37, of
the lover, 35, (the stud, 41, being in the slot, 42,) and raises the sliding bar, 30,
causing the lever, L, to act upon the pitman, 26, and the shaft, 25, to raise the
boring spindle, V, and disengage the clutch, 29, from the pulley, C, thereby stopping
the operations of the boring and tufting devices.
After the clutch, 29, has been disengaged and the boring spindle, V, raised as
above described, the stud, 41, being in the transverse alot, 42, and the bar, 30,
elevated, the pattern roller is again adjusted preparatory to boring another hole by
means of the lever, G, and by moving the bed, F, laterally, as hereinbefore
described. The bar, 39, is then tripped or pushed back by means of the bell-crank
treadle, 69, acting upon its lower end to force the stud, 41, out of the transversc
slot, 42, into the vertical slot, 40, thus permitting the bar to fall, after which the
bed F is again moved laterally to bring the bar K into one of the holes in the
pattern roller, and the operation of boring and tufting a hole in the blank is
repeated.
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It will be obvious that the circumference of the pattern roller is equal to one
section of the blank, or corresponds with the length of the brush, also that any
pattern of brush may be produced by changing the pattern roller, or the holes
therein, as desired.
The machine may be used for "set work" by using cement instead of the wires
for securing the tufts in the holes, the cement being introduced into the holes by
any suitablo means. It will be obvious, however, that when used for "set work"
the feeding and cutting device for the wire may be dispensed with. But I do not
confine myself to the use of cithor wires or comment for securing the tufts.

page_text: Instead of one hopper and feeding device for feeding the bristles, hair or fibre to
the tufting device, two may be used, if desired, the additional mechanism necessary
to render the same operative being employed.
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
First. In a brush making machine substantially as described the combination of
the following instrumentalities and operative mechanism therefore, viz:-a pattern
device for determining the location of the tuft holes in the blank, a device for
moving the blank laterally in respect to the pattern, boring and tufting devices,
a boring device for boring the tuft holes, a feeding device for feeding the bristles,
hair or fibre to the tufting device, a tufting device for inserting the bristles, hair
or fibre in the tuft holes, a device for adjusting the blank vertically in respect to
the tufting device, a device for connecting the boring device and tufting device
with the pattern device in such a manner that they may be conjointly operated,
a device for adjusting the boring device horizontally in respect to the pattern
device, and a shipping device for automatically stopping the operations of the
tufting and boring devices, all substantially as set forth.
Second. In a brush making machine, the combination, substantially as set forth,
of the following instrumentalities, viz:-a pattern device for determining the
location of the tuft holes in the blank, a device for moving the blank laterally in
respect to the pattern, boring and tufting devices, a boring device.for boring the
tuft-holes, a feeding device for feeding the bristles, hair or fibre to the tufting
device, a tufting device for inserting the bristles, hair or fibre in the tuft-holes,
a feeding device for feeding the wire to the tufting device, a cutting device for
cutting off the securing wire, a device for adjusting the blanks vertically in respect
to the tufting device, a device for connecting the boring device and tufting device
with the pattern device in such a manner that they may be conjointly operated,
a device for adjusting the boring device horizontally in respect to the. pattern
device, and a shipping device for automatically stopping the operation of the
tufting and boring devices.
Third. The combination, substantially as set forth, of feeding rolls, one of which
is provided with grooves and holes whereby it is adapted to serve as a pattern
device, means for adjusting the pressure of the said rolls, means for operating the
said rolls, means for moving the said rolls laterally and means for arresting the
lateral movement of the rolls at the desired points.
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Fourth. In a brush making machine, substantially such as described, the pattern
wheel D, provided with the longitudinal grooves M, circumferential grooves N,
holes a, and blank side 56, substantially as set forth.
Fifth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of feed rolls, means for
adjusting the same vertically and Interally, a boring device and a tufting device.
Sixth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of rolls one of which is
provided with grooves and holes whereby it is adapted to serve as a pattern roll,
ineans for moving the said rolls laterally, means for arresting the lateral motion of
the said rolls in accordance with the pattern holes, a boring device and a tufting
device.
Seventh. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a tufting socket, means
for moving the said socket vertically in respect to the bed of the machine, a
plunger and means for operating the latter.
Eighth. The combination, substantially as set forth, in a brush machine, of a
feeding device, a pattern device, a tufting socket, a plunger therefore, and a
wire feeding device, the said plunger being provided with cutting edges adapted
to sever the wire.
Ninth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a pattern device, a boring
device, a tufting device, and a bristle feeding device, having a roller provided with
Leeth inclined reversely to the revolution of the same.

page_text: Tenth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a boring device, a tufting
device and a feeding device for feeding the blanks to the boring and tufting
devices, consisting of the rollers D, E bed F, lever G and operative mechanism
therefor.
Eleventh. In a brush making machine, substantially such as described, a pattern
device for determining the location of the tufting holes in the blank, consisting of
the roller D, bar K, levers G, L, and operative mechanism therefor, combined and
operating substantially as set forth.
Twelfth. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, a device
for moving the blank laterally in respect to the pattern, boring and tufting devices,
consisting of the bed F, bars O, P racks Q, shaft S, pinions R, wheel T, and
operating mechanism therefor, the said elements being combined and operating
substantially as described.
Thirteenth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a pattern device, a
tufting device, an intermediate boring device and means for horizontally adjusting
the said boring device relatively to the said pattern and tufting devices.
Fourteenth. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, n
feeding device for feeding the bristles, hair or fibres to the tufting device, consisting
of the hopper, h, roller, i, rocking shaft, j, fingers, t, bars, c, crank, l, bar, m,
spring, n, rod, z, lever, 3, bar, 6, discs, p, and operative mechanism therefor, all
combined and operating substantially as set forth.
Fifteenth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a tufting tube, a clutch
lever, 8, for feeding wire to the said tube, a lever, 11, for actuating the said clutch
lever, a cam for moving the actuating lever, and a spring for restoring the said
levers to their normal positions.
Sixteenth. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a tufting tube,
mechanism for feeding bristles to the said tube, a wire-feeding mechanism, a die
within the said tube, and a plunger for cutting off and inserting the wires.
Seventeenth. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, a
tufting device for inserting the bristles, hair or fibre in the tufting holes, consisting
of the vertical tube or socket, 17, plunger, 16, cross-head, 19, rods, 20, cross-bar, 5,
pitmans, z, discs, p, and operativo mechanism therefor, all combined and operating
substantially as set forth.
Eighteenth. In a brush making machine, substantially such as described, a
device for adjusting the blank vertically in reference to the tufting device, consisting
of the slide, U, screws, 22, nuts, 26, slides, P, bars, O, and body, F, the parts
being combined and arranged substantially as described.
Nineteenth. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, n device
for connecting the boring device and tufting device with the pattern device in such
a manner that they may be operated in unison, consisting of the rocker shaft, 25,
pitman, 26, lever I, pitman, 27, lever, g, arın 28, clutch, 29, pulley, C, shaft, B, and
operative mechanism the parts being combined and arranged to operate substan-
tially as described.
Twentieth. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, the
combination of a pattern device a tufting device and a device for adjusting the
boring device horizontally in respect to the tufting device consisting of the rods, 30,
cranks 31, screws, 32, and frame, 34, substantially as described.
Twenty first. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, a
shipping device for stopping the operations of the boring and tufting devices,
consisting of the lever, 35, having the stud, 41; bar, 39, having slots, 40, and 42,
lever, L, shaft, 25, pitians, 26 and 27, lever, g, clutch, 29, and disc, p, having the
cam, 38, and operative mechanism therefor, all combined and operating substantially
as set forth.
Twenty second. In a brush making machine substantially such as described,
the tufting socket, 17, provided with the slot 68 formed partially in the cross-

page_text: head, 19, and partially in the body of the socket, 17, to receive the edge of the
plunger, 16, and end of the wire, 61, substantially as set forth.
Twenty third. In a brush making machine substantially such as described, the
treadle, 69, in combination with the lever, 35, and bar, 39, having the slots, 40
and 42, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dat this 17th day of Rabu 100
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.