Improvements in Machines for Closing Medicinal Cachets or Capsules.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Closing Medicinal Cachets or
Capsules.
A communication from abroad by KARL MORSTADT, Prag, Austria,
Manufacturer.
I, THOMAS CHRISTY of 25 Lime Street, London, Merchant do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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In order to simplify the working of the well known Morstadt cachet closing
machines the following improvements have been made to facilitate the closing and
working.
The Morstadt cachet closing machine has three metal plates, of which two
are fastened by means of hinges on to the opposite sides of the one plate. The
middle plate, and one of the outer ones, contain spaces to hold a dozen or more
cachets of various sizes. The spaces of each plate correspond accurately with one
another. The other outer plate contains holes somewhat smaller which correspond
accurately with the spaces of the other plates, and which will hold a funnel for
filling purposes.
Both outer plates are arranged so that they fold flat, one at a time over the
centre plate one of the plates having to be open to allow the other one to be used.
In order to completely close the apparatus, one plate folds over the centre,.
whilst the other plate for the funnel is folded right round and underneath by meaus.
of a hinge running in a slot and kept in position by a thumb screw or fastening.
In the improved machine the two outer plates are arranged differently the hinge
arrangement being practically reversed, and modified. The outer plate with
spaces for the funnel is hinged on to the middle plate by a simple hinge and the
other outer plate with spaces for cachets is fastened to the centre plate by means
of a hinge working in an elongated slot, so that the cachet plate folds flat and
accurately over the centre plate, and both under or over the funnel plate.
I am now able to fit on an extra plate with spaces and arrangements for filling
and closing a larger assortment of sizes.
The advantages gained by these improvements are
1st A much larger assortment of sizes of cachets can be filled and closed by
one and the same cachet closing machine &
2ndly The whole manipulation of filling and closing the cachets by means of my
apparatus is greatly simplified.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1892.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Closing Medicinal Cachets or
Capsules.
Being a communication from abroad by KARL MORSTADT, Prag, Austria,
Manufacturer.
I, THOMAS CHRISTY of 25 Lime Street London, Merchant, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In order to simplify the working of the well known Morstadt cachet closing
machines the following improvements have been made to facilitate the closing

page_text: and working. The Morstadt cachet closing machine has three metal plates of
which two are fastened by means of hinges on to the opposite sides of the one
plate. The middle plate and one of the outer ones contain spaces to hold a
dozen or any number of cachets of various sizes. The spaces of each plate
correspond accurately with one another. The other outer plate contains holes
somewhat smaller which correspond accurately with the spaces of the other
plates and which will hold a funnel for filling purposes. Both outer plates are
arranged so that they fold flat one at a time over the centre plate one of the
plates having to be open to allow the other one to be used. In order to com-
pletely close the apparatus one plate folds over the centre, whilst the other
plate for the funnel is folded right round and underneath by means of a hinge
running in a slot and kept in position by a thumb screw or fastening.
In the improved machine the two outer plates are arranged differently the
hinge arrangement being practically reversed & modified. The outer plate
(Fig. I. C.) with spaces for the funnel is hinged on to the middle plate
(Fig. I. B.) by a simple hinge and the other outer plate with spaces for
cachets (Fig. I A.) is fastened to the centre plate by means of a hinge working
in an elongated slot (Fig. I. D) so that the cachet plate folds flat and accurately
over the centre plate and both under or over the funnel plate (Fig. I C). I am
now able to fit on extra plates (Fig. 2.) with spaces and arrangements for filling
and closing a larger assortment of sizes. Fig. II E shews an adjustable plate
which fits on to A & is fastened at H by means of a small bolt working in a slot.
Fig. II. F. & G are plates similarly arranged to fit over B. and C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The use of an outer plate in cachet filling & closing apparatus working in
an elongated slot so that the cachet plate may be folded both under or over the
funnel plate.
2. The use of adjustable plates that can be fixed on to a small sized cachet
closing apparatus and so arranged that all sizes of cachets can be filled & closed
by their means equally as well as if a large sized apparatus were employed.
Dated this 29th day of March 1893.
THOS. CHRISTY.