Improvements in Apparatus for Packing Tea and other Granulated or like Material in Small Quantities.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Packing Tea and other Granulated
or like Material in Small Quantities.
I FRANK AARON EDEN of 106 Wilberforce Road, Finsbury Park, London,
Superintendent of Great Tower Street Tea Company Limited do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object the packing of tea and granular material generally
in lead or other foil, small boxes or other receptacles specially suitable for easy
distribution or for sale in shops in fixed quantities.
According to the present method of packing tea in given small quantities for
consumers use, a hand machine is employed which requires great skill and judgment
on the part of the operator in making a large number of packages of equal quantity
weights so that they possess the same appearance when finished. Now the object
of my invention is to so construct and operate a machine by power that the same
amount of pressure, the same quantity of material shall occupy the same bulk and
produce in every instance identically the same result and appearance besides
turning out a larger quantity of packages in a given time than can be produced by
three or four of the present hand packing machines.
For the purpose of my invention I affix one or more plungers to a cross head to
which an up and down motion can be given by crank, disc or otherwise from a
shaft under the packing table.
In connection with the shaft but preferably at right angles thereto I arrange an
eccentric cam or its equivalent to operate the funnel mould into which the dry tea
is poured in order that as the plunger is descending the funnel mould is rising out
of the lead foil bag so that the plunger acts only on the tea for compressing or
packing same within the foil to the proper degree the foil and tea being then in the
inould box ready for turning in the top ends of the package which operation would
be performed by a separate assistant to that who folded the lower end of the
package casing and entered it into the mould box while the plunger is travelling up
and down again.
Dated this 20th day of Law 1905
H. GARDNER,
Per R. Core Gardner,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said F. A. Eden.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Packing Tea and other Granulated
or like Material in Small Quantities.
I, FRANK AARON EDEN, of 106 Wilberforce Road, Finsbury Park, London,
Superintendent of Great Tower Street Tea Company Limited, 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:-
This invention has for object, the packing of tea and granular material generally
in lead, or other foil in small boxes, or in other receptacles specially suitable for
easy distribution, or for sale in shops, in fixed quantities.
According to the present method of packing tea in given small quantities for
consumers use, a haud machine is employed, which requires great skill, and
judgment on the part of the operator in making a large number of packages of equal
quantity weights, so that they possess the same appearance when finished. Now
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page_text: the object of my invention, is to so construct, and operate a machine by hand, or by
power, that the same amount of pressure, the same quantity of material shall.
occupy the same bulk, and produce in every instance, identically the same result:
and appearance, besides turning out a larger quantity of packages in a given time
than can be produced by three, or four of the present hand packing machines.
For the purpose of my invention, I affix one, or more plungers to a cross head,.
to which an up and down motion can be given by crank discs, or otherwise, from a
shaft under the packing table. In connection with the shaft, but preferably at
right angles thereto, I arrange an eccentric cam, or its equivalent to operate the
funnel mould, into which the dry tea is poured, in order that as the plunger is
descending, the funnel mould is rising out of the lead foil bag, so that the plunger
acts only on the tea for compressing, or packing same within the foil to the proper
degree, the foil and tea being then in the mould box ready for a turning in of the
top ends of the package, which operation may be performed by a separate assistant
to that who folded the lower end of the package casing and entered it into the
mould box, while the plunger is travelling up and down again.
My invention will be more clearly understood by referring to the annexed
drawings.
Figure front elevation.
Figure 2 side elevation of a machine composed of a frame and table A with
uprights B, B, as guides for the crosshead C in its up and down movements by the
rods D, D, operated by crank discs E, E, on the shaft F, said shaft being driven
by the spur gearing G, G, from the drive shaft H, which is driven either by the
pulley I and strap, or by the pedal J, as found convenient.
The crosshead, or beam carries the plunger K, which can be adjusted and set by
the hand wheel L, and screw threaded portion M of the plunger röd K to suit the
depth to which the plunger has to descend, which plunger has a presser K that is
easily removable for a larger, or smaller one to be fitted to the rod, as may be
required.
The shaft F has a cam N, which revolves and rubs against a roller P of an arm Q,
attached to a short arm R of a bell crank lever fixed upon a rocking shaft S, the
other arm T of the bell crank lever being connected to vertical rods U, U, from
which the moulding funnel V is lifted by the wings W, W, projecting
therefrom.
A is the table on which the mould box X can be slid, and be fitted in
position directly, and centrally under the plunger K by the base sliding in the
cheeks Y, Y, which form part of the table.
The up motion of the funnel is so timed with relation to the downward
movement of the plunger, that the funnel V is lifted before the downward
stroke of the plunger K is completed, so that the ingredients are packed tightly
in their cases, and the packages are therefore all of the same size.
The order of sequence of the various operations is as follows:-The stem of
the funnel is wrapped with foil, or other suitable material, the lower edge of
said foil being folded inwards to form the bottom of the package the funnel
neck with the wrapper on is now placed in the mould; and the desired weight,
or measure of ingredients is poured in, and the mould slid into position centrally
under the plunger K, so that on descending compresses the ingredients firmly
into the foil case, the funnel V being at the same time lifted by the wings W, W,
under the action of the cam N, and uprising of the rods U, U, said funnel V
being completely lifted before the down stroke of the plunger K is completed,
so that the ingredients are tightly packed into the space occupied by said funnel,
as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a machine for packing tea, or other ingredients, the combination of an

page_text: adjustable descending plunger, and uprising vertical rods, and adjustable appliances
for lifting a funnel from the package, and compressing said tea, or other ingredients
firmly into a foil, or other suitable wrapper, operated in the manner and in sequen-
tial order, substantially as described.
2. In a machine in which tea and other ingredients in small particles, or in a
pulverulent condition, can be packed in wrappers, the arrangement of geared
appliances for effecting the automatic retirement of a shaped funnel like apparatus
simultaneously with the advancing pressure apparatus as herein described, and sub-
stantially as shown in the drawings.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frank Aaron Eden.