Improvements in Machines for Cutting out Wrappers or Binders for Cigars and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1897 -Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Cutting out Wrappers or Binders for
Cigars and the like.
I, JOIN 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 ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The invention relates to Improvements in Machines for Cutting Out Wrappers or
Binders for Cigars and the like, and consists in a machine of the character described
adapted to be operated by power and comprising, in its preferred form, a die in the out-
line of the wrapper or binder to be cut and connected with air suction for holding the
tobacco leaf over the die, a table encompassing the die and adapted to be lowered
and raised so that after the wrapper or binder has been cut the said table may be
raised to a level with the die and utilized by the operator in rolling the then cut
wrapper around the bunch or filler tobacco, a movable arm carrying rollers across
said die to effect the cutting of the wrapper or binder from the leaf, mechanism
connected with the driving shaft for stopping said movable arm at the end of each
of its movements so as to give the operator an opportunity to roll the then cut
wrapper or binder around the bunch or filler tobacco and place a fresh portion
of the leaf over the die for the next wrapper or binder to be cut, and mechanism
connected with the driving shaft for raising and lowering the said table. Tho
machine embodying the features above briefly referred to and hereinafter fully
described is intended for the use of a cigar roller or operator who will start the
machine by a foot treadle after each automatic stoppage thereof, and who will
place the tobacco leaf over the die preparatory to the cutting of the wrapper or
binder therefrom and then after the cutting of the wrapper or hinder, roll the same
around the bunch or filler. When however, the machine is desired only to cut
wrappers or binders the said table surrounding the die may be omitted, and should
it be desired the said table even when it is present may be left stationary although
it will be found to be more convenient to have it movable so that it may be raised
to the level of the die when the bunch or filler is to be rolled within the cut
wrapper or binder. The invention also embraces novel mechanisms and combina-
tions of parts for securing the proper movements of the said arm carrying the
rollers across the die and of said table surrounding said die, and also embraces
new features pertaining to the said rollers carried by said arm. All of the parts
of the machine will be fully described hereinafter, and the novel combinations
and features thereof will be pointed out in the claims.
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Referring to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a top view of a machine constructed in accordance with and embodying

page_text: Fig. 2 is a section through a portion of same on the dotted line 2-2 of Fig. 1
and illustrating more particularly the means for moving upward and rolling tablo
to about the level of the upper edges of the dio in order that a proper surface may
be formed upon which the wrappers or binders cut by the die and held by air
suction may be rolled around the "bunch" or filler";
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Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly broken away of the machine;
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the machine on the dotted
line 4 4 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached side elevation of the end of the oscillating arm
carrying the pressure rollers, and illustrates on an enlarged scale the means pro-
vided for supporting the frame for said rollers from the said arm and adjusting
the said rollers to suit the outline of the cutting die;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of said oscillating arm, pressure rollers and the
means intermediate said rollers and said arm for supporting and adjusting the
rollers;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached vertical section through the air valve and its
casing, said casing in use being connected at its upper end with the interior of
the cutting die and at its lower portion with the main air pipe leading to the
usual suction blower or other means for creating a downward suction through the
platen of the die;
Fig. 8 is an enlarged dotached face viow of the gear wheel mounted on the
driving shaft and by which, through intermediate mechanism, the oscillating arm
carrying the pressure rollers has its movement imparted to it;
Fig. 9 is an edge view of said gear wheel;
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Fig. 10 is an enlarged detached face view of a disk or plate which in use is 2
secured to or made integral with the gear wheel shown in Figs. 8 and 9;
Fig. 11 is an edge view of the plate or disk illustrated in Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a face view of a lock which is secured on the shaft driven by the gear
wheel shown in Fig. 8, and which locks said shaft against rotation, without inter-
fering with the continued rotation of the said gear wheel, by the engagement of 3
the ends of said lock with the regular portion of the periphery of the plate shown
in Figs. 10 and 11;
Fig. 13 is an edge view of said lock;
Fig. 14 is an enlarged face view of the cam which is utilized to depress the rolling
table surrounding the die and maintain the same in its depressed position during 3
such time as the operator is. engaged in placing the leaf on said die and the pressure
rollers carried by the oscillating arm are moving over said die to cut the wrapper
from said leaf, after which the said cam clevates the said table in order to furnish
a suitable surface upon which the filler may be rolled within the cut wrapper or
binder;
Fig. 15 is an edge view of the cam illustrated in Fig. 14;
Fig. 16 is an enlarged view showing the relations of the gear wheel, plate and
lock shown respectively in Figs. 8, 10 and 12, Fig. 16 having been presented to
clearly illustrate the mechanism by which the oscillating arm carrying the pressure
rollers is moved across the cutting die and arrested at each end of its movement 4
without interfering with the main driving shaft continuing its movement until
it has made a complete revolution, when it is automatically stopped by the clutch
mechanism provided for that purpose, and Fig. 17 is a detached enlarged vertical
section through the clutch sleeve.
In the drawings the numeral 25 designates the main bed plate of the machine, 5
and 26 the supporting legs or frames therefor. Upon the front portion of the bed
plate 25 is mounted the cutting die 27 and upon the rear portion of the bed plate
is secured the post 28 upon which is pivotally secured the rear end of the oscil-
lating arm 29 whose front end carries the pressure rollers 30 and by means of said
rollers effects the cutting of the wrapper by means of the die 27. The die 27 is 5
in the path of the line of travel of the rollers 30 and with each motion of the arm 29
across the die 27 a wrapper is cut.

page_text: The die 27 is in the outline of the wrapper or binder to be cut and is supported
upon the table 25.
The dic 27 is hollow and connected with the air suction
pipe 31 and adjacent to the upper portions of the die 27 is tho two-part table 32
which is adapted to have a limited vertical motion and is held at its ends in the
horizontal guides 33, which enable the two parts of the table 32 to have a slight
laterally yielding motion and follow the vertical surfacos of the die 27. The two
parts of the table 32 are connected by the coiled springs 34 which pull the said
parts of the table toward one another and against the edges of the die 27. The
table 32 is supported upon a frame 35 having at its ends the above mentioned
guides 33 and supported upon the rods 36 which extend downward through the
hed plate 25 and have collars 37 at their lower ends. Upon the rods 36 inter-
medinte the collars 37 and bed plate 25 are the coiled springs 38 which have a
downward tension tending to pull the rods 36, frame 35 and tablo 32 to their
downward position. Below the rods 36 is the plate 39 which is driven upward
against the rods 36 when it is desired that the table 32 should ascend to its position
about on a level with the upper edges of the die 27. The plate 39 is moved to its
upward position by toes 40, 40, secured on the crank shafta 41, 41, as indicated
by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and said shafts 41 upon being turned in their bearings
will cause the toes 40 to turn upward against the plato 39 and move the latter
upward to effect the elevation of the table 32. Upon one of the shafts 41 is
secured the wheel 42 and upon the other shaft 41 is secured the crank arm 43 and
said crank arm and said wheel are connected by the pivoted rod 44. The wheel 42
is provided to receive the end of the chain or like connection 45, which, as herein-
after described, is acted upon to effect the elevation of the table 32 and maintain
the latter in its elevated position by power from the driving shaft. Within the
dio 27 is provided a suitable platon 46 through which the air suction may act to
hold the leaf upon the die during the cutting of the wrapper and then hold the
wrapper under air suction during the rolling of the filler therein. The platen 46
may be of any of the known forms adapted for the purposes intended.
In the present machine the table 32 is moved in one direction by power from
the main driving shaft and in the other direction by the springs 38 on the rods 36
supporting said table 32, and the pressure rollers 30 receive their motion from tho
main driving shaft.
The main driving shaft of the machine is designated by the numeral 47 and
receives its power from the belt wheel 48 through the inter-meshing pinion
wheel 49 and gear wheel 50, the former being on the shaft of the belt wheel 48
and the latter being on the main driving shaft 47. Adjacent to the gear wheel 50
the main driving shaft 47 is provided with the clutch 51 which operates to auto-
matically stop the driving shaft 47 and consequently the entire operative part of
the machine at the end of each revolution of said driving shaft.
The gear
wheel 50 is loose on the shaft 47 and the clutch is provided with the projecting
slide 52 which as usual has a spring tension toward the gear wheel 50 and engages
the pins formed at the inner side of said wheel 50, as shown in Fig. 1. At tho
end of each revolution of the shaft 47 the projecting end of the slide 52 will come
into contact with the edge of the pivoted blade 63 and be thereby moved outward
in a direction from the gear wheel 50, thus disengaging the said gear wheel 50
and allowing the latter to turn freely on the shaft 47 without revolving the latter.
When it is desired that the power from the gear wheel 50 should revolve the
shaft 47 the operator by pressing on the foot treadle 54 will, through the pitman
rod 55 turn the blade 53 downward from the slide 52 and thus permit the latter
under its spring tension to again engage the gear wheel 50 and thereby connect
the latter with the shaft 47. The blade 53 is held in its upward position against
the clutch by means of the coiled spring 56 as shown in Fig. 3, and hence upon the
complete revolution of the shaft 47 the said blade 53 is in a position to force
the slide 52 outward from the wheel 50. The projecting end of the slide 52 is
beveled, as shown in Fig. 1, in order that it may pass upon and he moved outward
by the blade 53, the latter passing between said projected beveled end of the

page_text: slide 52 and the collar 57 of the clutch. The clutch mechanism shown in Figs. 1
and 3 constitutes simply a convenient form of clutch for stopping the driving
shaft 47 at the end of each of its revolutions. The present application is not there-
fore limited to any special form of clutch mechanism for the stopping of the
shaft 47 at the end of each of its revolutions.
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The shaft 47 carries the cam 58 which is utilized in connection with the opera-
tion of the table 32 and said shaft also carries the gear wheel 59 which, through
intermediate mechanism, imparts to the arm 29 its oscillating movement to enable
the latter to carry the rollers 30 across the die 27. The cam 58 is more clearly
illustrated in Figs. 14 and 15, and in its operative position is illustrated in Figs.
and 4. The cam 58 is rigid on the shaft 47 and is in the form of a wheel having
a depression 60 cut therein. Below the cam 58 is mounted the rod 61 whose rear
end is pivotally secured to the hanger 62 and whose front end is connected with
the chain 45 connected with the wheel 42. That portion of the arm 61 imme-
diately below the cam 58 contains an elongated opening 63 within which is
mounted the roller 64, the latter being for direct contact with the periphery of the
cam 58. During the revolution of the driving shaft 47 and cam 58 the periphery
of the said cam will press upon the roller 64, the latter being held up against said
cam by reason of the tension of the springs 38 acting to drive the plate 39 and
toes 40 downward. The depression of the toes 40, will, as will be apparent from
an inspection of Fig. 2, cause the winding of the chain 45 upon the wheel 42 and
consequently the front end of the arm 61 will be pulled upward and the roller 64
will hug the cam 58. While the depression 60 of the cam 58 is passing over the
roller 64, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the springs 38 will be permitted to have their
fullest action and will retain the plate 39 and table 32 in their lower position.
After the depression 60 of the cam 58 has passed beyond the roller 64 the greater
projecting surface of said cam will pass against the roller 64 and drive the front
end of the arm 61 downward, causing said arm to pull downward on the chain 45
and through the intermediate mechanism to drive the rods 36 and table 32 upward
to their upper position about on a level with the upper edges of the die 27. The
elevated portion of the cam 58 is numbered 65 and is greater in extent than the
depressed portion 60 of said cam and hence the cam 58 will retain the table 32 in
its upper position a longer time than the depression 60 of the cam will permit the
table under the action of the springs 38 to remain in its lower position. The
depressed portion 60 of the cam 58 acts upon the roller 64 and rod 61 to permit
the lowering of the table 32 during such time as it is necessary for the operator
to pluce the leaf upon the die 27 aud for the rollers 30 to pass over said leaf to
effect the cutting of the wrapper therefrom, and the projecting portion 65 of the
cam 58 acts through the rod 61 and intermediate devices to hold the table 32 in
its elevated position a sufficient length of time for the operator to roll the filler
within the wrapper held by air suction upon the platen 46. Thus the cam 58
directly effects the elevation of the table 32 and permits the springs 38 to lower
said table, and the timing is such that the table 32 is maintained in its upward
position a greater length of time than it is permitted to remain in its lower
position in order that there may be no waste of time after the passage of the
rollers 30 over the die and before the operator commences to roll the filler within
the wrapper, all the time possible during the revolution of the shaft 47 being
given to the operator to roll the cigar.
The die 27 is connected with air suction which holds the leaf preparatory to
the cutting of the wrapper therefrom and then holds the wrapper while the latter
is being rolled upon the filler, and this air suction may be created by any suitable
suction blower connected with the main air pipe 66 into which is led the auxiliary
air pipe 31 passing from the valve casing 67 more fully shown in Fig. 7, and
which is directly below and in communication with the die 27. Within the
valve casing 67 is provided the valve 68 whose rod 69 is provided with the coiled
spring 70 and is connected with the pivoted lever 71, the latter being pivotally

page_text: connected with the upper end of the pitman rod 72 adapted for operation by a
foot treadle 73. The suction blower may be used for a number of the machines or
for only one of the machines. When used for only one of the machines, the
valve 68 may be left open constantly since little or no waste is caused thereby;
but when the suction blower is connected by piping with various machines, some
in operation and some not, it is better that the valve 68 for the machines not in
use be closed so as not to detract from the force of the air suction in the machines in
The spring 70 on the valve rod 69 operates to automatically close the valve 68
and when the valve 68 is to be opened, pressure will be applied upon the foot
treadle 73, whereby, through the lever 71, the rod 69 will be driven upward and
the valve 68 elevated from its seat. The effect of the air suction is, as is well
known in this art, to smoothly hold the leaf while the wrapper is being cut and
then to hold the wrapper smoothly while the filler is being rolled therein.
use.
The oscillating arm 29 carrying the rollers 30 receives its movement from the
driving shaft 47 through the rack 75 wliich has a reciprocating motion in the
guide 76 and engages the segment 77 rigidly connected with the lower end of
the pin or post 78 which extends downward through and is rendered rigid with
the tubular rear end of the arm 29, and lower end of said pin 78 also extending
downward through the tubular post 28 upon which the rear end of the arm 29 is
mounted. The segment 77 is provided with a collar 79 which is fastened to the
lower end of the pin 78 by means of the screw 80 as more clearly shown in Fig. 16.
The rack 75 has a definite reciprocating motion imparted to it from the shaft 47
and during its motion in one direction moves the arm 29 to carry the rollers 30
from the position of said rollers shown in Fig. 1 to a corresponding position at
the other end of the rolling table 32, and during the motion of said rack 75 in
the other direction it actuates the arm 29 to carry the rollers 30 back to the
position in which said rollers are illustrated in Fig. 1. The arm 29 stops at the
end of each movement across the table 32 and die 27 and during each movement
across said table and die effects the cutting of a wrapper. The rack 75 has con-
nected to it the pitman rod 81 which at its forward end is pivotally connected with
the crank 82 mounted on the inner end of the shaft 83, the latter being supported
in bearings below the bed plate 25 and having at its outer end the pinion wheel 84
and locking plate 85, said pinion and locking plate being rigid on the shaft 83,
and their form being illustrated more clearly in Figs. 12 and 16. The pinion 84
on the shaft 83 is engaged at definite intervals by the teeth on the gear wheel, 59,
said teeth being few in number in order that the pinion wheel 84 and arm 29 will
not have a movement continuous with the revolution of the shaft 47 but will com-
plete their movement before the shaft 47 comes to a stop at the end of its revolution.
Ipon the side of the gear wheel 59 is secured the pluto 160 whose form is clearly
illustrated in Fig. 10 and which co-operates with the locking plate 85 to hold the
shaft 83 against revolution after the arm 29 has completed its stroke from one
end to the other end of the rolling table 32 aud die 27. The locking plate 160 is
provided with the short recess 161 and the longer recess 162 and between these
recesses is the projection 163; while from the outer edge of the recess 161 to the
outer edge of the recess 162 the surface numbered 164 of the plate 160 is smooth
and regular and conforms to the concave surfaces at the opposite ends of the lock-
ing plate 85, as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 16. When the plate 160, gear
wheel 50, locking plate 85 and pinion wheel 84 are in the relations in which they
are illustrated in Fig. 16, and the driving shaft 47 is in motion, the toe 163 of
the plate 160 will strike against the lower corner of the plate 85 and commence
the rotation of the shaft 83, the said lower corner of the plate 85 turning into the
recess 161 of the plate 160 and the few teeth of the gear wheel 59 coming into
contact with the pinion wheel 84 and rotating the latter with the shaft 83. The
pinion wheel 84 and plate 85 revolve in unison, and, hence, in order that, what is,
in Fig. 16, the upper end of the plate 85, may not interfere with the rotation of
the shaft 83 unduly, the recess 162 in the plate 160 is provided, and during the
rotation of the gear wheel 59 and pinion 84 the said recess 162 will receive what

page_text: will then become the lower corner of the plate 85 in order to permit the pinion
wheel 84 to complete its extent of movement necessary to effect the reciprocation
of the slide 75. As soon as the teeth of the gear wheel 59 leave the pinion wheel 84,
what in Fig. 16 is illustrated as the upper end of the plate 85, will become the
lower end of said plate and will engage the surface 164 of the
plate 160 and since said end of the plate is concaved to fit the con-
vexity of the said surface 164 of the plate 160, it will be evident that the latter
may continue its rotation with the shaft 47 and at the same time by its engage-
ment with the plate 85 lock the latter and through it the pinion 84 and shaft 83
against rotation. Thus during the movement of the extended surface 164 of the
plate 160 against the end of the locking plate 85, the latter and the pinion wheel 84
and parts operated therefrom will be locked against movement and remain at rest.
As soon, however, as the toe 163 of the plate 160 comes into contact with the then
lower end of the plate 85 the said plate will be caused to turn preparatory to the
teeth of the gear wheel 59 reaching and engaging the teeth of the pinion wheel 84,
after which the pinion wheel 84 will continue to be rovolved during such time
as the teeth of tho gear wheel 59 are in engagement with it. And after the teeth
of the gear wheel 59 leave the pinion wheel 84, the then lower end of the locking
plate 85 will be engaged by the surface 164 of the plate 160, with the result that
the pinion wheel 84 and oscillating arm 29 will be locked against movement. The
number of teeth in the gear wheel 59 should be sufficient simply to effect the move-
ment of the oscillating arm 29 from one end to the other of the rolling table 32
and die 27. Thus with each revolution of the gear wheel 59 the arm 29 carrying
the rollers 30 is moved from one end to the other of the rolling table 32 and die 27
to effect the cutting of the leaf and is then arrested to enable the operator during
the continued revolution of the driving shaft 47 to roll the filler within the cut
wrapper held upon the platen 46. It will be observed that only a small portion
of the revolution of the driving shaft 47 is utilized to effect the movement of the
arm 29 for the purpose of cutting the wrapper and that the shaft 83 during the
cutting of each wrapper makes simply a one-half revolution.
The oscillating arm 29 carrying the rollers 30 is not in itself new, but the means
shown for supporting the rollers 30 from said arm and adjusting said rollers com-
pose a part of the present invention. This portion of the invention is more clearly
illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, in which it will be seen that the rollers 30 correspond
with one another and are mounted end to end upon a shaft 90, the latter passing
through central openings in said rollers, which openings, as indicated by the
dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 6 are greater in diameter than the diameter of the
shaft 90, thus permitting the shaft 90 to be rigidly held by the screws 91 and
allowing the rollers 30 to have an upwardly yielding motion thereon. The ends
of the shaft 90 are secured in the depending portions 92, 92 of the frame 93, which
is secured to the front end of the arm 29 by means of the two screws or bolts 94, 94.
The lower ends of the bolts 94 enter threaded apertures in the longitudinal center
of the top of said frame 93, as indicated in Fig. 6, and have at their upper ends
the heads 95 and washers 96. The openings in the arm 29 through which the
screws or bolts 94 pass are much greater in diameter than the diameter of said screws
or bolts 94, as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 6, and the purpose of thus
having the enlarged openings in the arm 29 to receive the upper portions of the
bolts or screws 94 is to permit of either a lateral or longitudinal adjustment of
said bolts or screws 94 within said' openings, in order that the frame 93 carried by
the lower ends of the said bolts or screws 94 may be adjusted so that the rollers 30
will meet the shape, wear or other exigencies of the die 27. The bolts 94 also
permit of a vertical adjustment of the frame 93, whereby the said frame and the
rollers 30 are rendered still further capable of adjustment to meet the conditions
of the die 27 and also with regard to the nature and condition of the leaf to be
placed on said die and from which the wrappers are to be cut. At opposite sides t
of the front end of the arm 29 are provided the screws 97 which engage threaded
openinga in said arm 29 and have upon their upper ends the nuts 98, while their
lower end simply impinge the upper horizontal surface of the roller frame 93,

page_text: I prefer to use four of the screws 97 and their purpose is to constitute adjustable
stops against which the roller frame 93 may be tightly moved by the operation of
the screws or bolts 91. In the operation of adjusting the rollers 30 the screws or
bolts 94 by means of their heads 95 will be screwed either upward or downward
as circumstances require to the proper distance, and the stops 97 will be corre-
spondingly adjusted in order that by screwing downward on the bolts 94 the
frame 93 may be drawn rigidly against the lower ends of the screws 97 and bo
firmly maintained in its set positiou. The nuts 98 on the screws 97 are jamb-nuts.
By means of the enlarged openings in the arm 29 to receive the bolts 91 the
frame 93 may be adjusted longitudinally or laterally or given an axial motion, or
ono end of said frame 933 may be tilted either downward or upward within limited
extents and the frame 93 may be secured in its set position by means of the stop
screws 97 which are independently adjustable to meet the desired position for the
framo 93. The rollers 30 should bo upwardly yielding to a limited extent and to
secure this result, I provide each roller with the yokes 99 which are suspended
upon the screws 100, the upper ends of the latter passing upward through the top
of the frame 93 and being provided with the adjusting nuts 101. Intermediate
the ends of the yokes 99 and the lower surface of the top of the frame 93 are pro-
vided the coiled springs 102, which press downward upon the ends of the yokes 99
and yield upward under the pressure of the rollers 30 against said yokes. The
yokes 99 extend transversely over the top of the rollers 30 and are curved upward
at their middle portions; and said yokes 99 carry the rollers 103 which impings
the rollers 30 at each side of the longitudinal center of said rollers, as more clearly
indicated in Fig. 6. When the rollers 30 are moving over the cutting die 27 they
will be pressed upward against the rollers 103, and this pressure will be exerted
indirectly against the springs 102 which will yield sufficiently to prevent the
rollers from either injuring the die 27 or bruising the leaf from which the wrapper
is to be cut. When the rollers 30 are being moved in one direction across the
die 27 the pressure will be exerted more directly against the rollers 103 furthest
removed from the end of the die first acted upon by the rollers 30 and when the
rollers 30 are being moved in the opposite direction a like result will occur, riz;
the pressure of the rollers 30 will be more directly exerted against those rollers 103
farthest removed from the end of the die first acted on by the rollers 30; and said
rollers 103 will thus during both movements of the arm 29 serve to keep the
rollers 30 down against the die 27 and in proper condition to effect the cutting
of the wrapper from the leaf.
The operation of the machine made the subject hereof will probably be under-
stood from the description hereinhefore given, and but a brief further reference
to the operation of the machine seems to be all that is necessary.
The parts of the machine being in condition in which they are illustrated in
Fig. 1 and power having been applied to the belt wheel 48, the operator will depress
the trendle 73 to open the air valve 68 and then spread the leaf smoothly over the
die 27; after which she will remove her hands from the tablo 32 and depress
with her foot the treadle 54 in order that the blade 53 may be pulled from the
clutch and the latter put into operative engagement for the purpose of permitting
tho power from the wheel 48 to drive the shaft 47. The shaft 47 having thus
been put in motion, the cam 58 will temporarily retain the table 32 in its down-
ward position and the toe or projection 163 on the locking plate 160 will strike
the locking plate 85 and cause the shaft 83 to commence its movement, whereupon
the teeth of the gear wheel 59 will engage the pinion 84 on said shaft 83 and
compel the movement of said shaft 83 for the purpose of moving the rack 75 and
segment 77 and thereby effecting the movement of the oscillating arm 29 across
the table 32 and die 27, this movement of the arm 29 causing the rollers 30 to
move over the die 27 and effect the pressing of the leaf thereon and the outting of
the wrapper. As soon as the arm 29 and rollers 30 have moved across the die 27,
the surface 164 of the locking plate 160 will engage the end of the locking plate 85
and arrest the shaft 83 and arm 29 and absolutely lock said parts against motion

page_text: during the continued movement of the shaft 47 to complete its revolution. Thus
while the arm 29 is operated by power, it is held at the end of each of its move-
ments, and will not commence a second movement until the operator by placing
her foot on the treadle 54 again connects the clutch mechanism so as to permit
the shaft 47 to commence another revolution. As soon as the rollers 30 have
moved across the die 27 and a wrapper has been cut from the leaf, the cam 58 on
the shaft 47 will, by reason of its projecting portion 65, drive the arm 61 down-
ward and thereby effect the elevation of the table 32 to about the level of the
upper edges of the die 27, whereupon the operator will immediately roll the bunch
or filler within the wrapper held upon the platen 46, and by the time this has
been accomplished the cam 58 by reason of its depression 60 will permit of the
lowering of the table 32 by means of the springs 38. The machine will at this
time have completed one revolution of its driving shaft 47 and come to a stop.
The operator will thereupon at once spread another leaf upon the die 27 and
depress the treadle 54 to release the clutch mechanism and permit the power from
the wheel 48 to revolve the shaft 47, whereupon the operation above outlined will
be repeated in the cutting of another wrapper and the rolling of the same around
the filler or bunch. The arm 29 carrying the rollers 30 is moved to perform its
duty during a one-half revolution of the shaft 83 and during a small fraction of
the revolution of the shaft 47; but it is necessary that the shaft 47 continue its
revolution after the arm 29 has come to a stop in order that the cam 58 may elevate
the table 32 and maintain the same in its elevated position during the rolling of
the filler or bunch, and also permit the lowering of said table 32 just prior to the
stopping of the shaft 47 at the end of its revolution, whereby the die 27 upon
the stoppage of the shaft 47 is left in proper condition to receive another leaf for
the subsequent operation of cutting a wrapper by the passage of the rollers 30
across said die. The toe or projection 163 on the plate 160 by coming into contact
with the plate 85 before the teeth of the wheel 59 engage the pinion 84, takes the
strain of starting the pinion 84 and parts connected therewith instead of leaving
this strain to come upon the teeth of the gear wheels 59 and 84. In the absence
of the toe or projection 163, the teeth of the gear wheels 59, 84, should be of
sufficient strength not to be strained by starting the shaft 83 and arm 29.
If it should be desired to simply cut wrappers and not roll the cigars on the
machine, the table 32 might be omitted, and if any cigar manufacturer should be
willing to put up with the inconvenience of a stationary table in lieu of a vertically
movable table 32, the cam 58 could be omitted from the main driving shaft 47.
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. In a machine of the character described, the die, movable table encompass-
ing said die, and air suction apparatus connected with said die, combined with
the oscillating arm, the pressure rollers carried thereby, the driving shaft,
mechanism intermediate said shaft and said arm for moving the latter and said
rollers across said die and arresting said arm at the end of each of its movements,
and mechanism intermediate said shaft and said table, for securing the lowering
of said table for the passage of the pressure rollers over said die and the raising
of said table thereafter and then the lowering of said table; substantially as sot
forth.
2. In a machine of the character described, the die, the movable table encom-
passing said die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, com-
bined with the oscillating arm, the pressure rollers carried by said arm, the driving
shaft, means for automatically stopping said shaft at the end of each revolution,
the means for manually starting said shaft after each stoppage thereof, mechanism
intermediate said shaft and said arm for moving the latter and said rollers across
said die and arresting said arm at the end of each of its movements, aud mechanism
intermediate said shaft and said table, for securing the lowering of said table for

page_text: the passage of the pressure rollers over said die and the raising of said table thore-
after; substantially as set forth.
3. In a machine of the character described, the die, the movable table encom-
passing said die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, com-
bined with the oscillating arm, the pressure rollers carried by said arm, the
driving shaft, means for automatically stopping said shaft at the end of each
revolution, the means for manually starting said shaft after each stoppage thereof,
mechanism intermediate said shuft and said arm for moving the latter and said
rollers across said die and arresting said arm at the end of each of its movements,
and mechanism intermediate said shaft and said table for securing the lowering
of said table for the passage of the pressure rollers over said die and the raising
of said table thereafter and then the lowering of said table, the mechanism being
so arranged that said pressure rollers are moved and said table elevated and then
lowered during each revolution of said driving shaft and that said rollera aro
moved to effect the cutting of the wrapper during the early part of the revolution
of said shaft and are then arrested until said shaft starts to make another revolu-
tion; substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine of the character described, the die, the movable table encom-
passing said die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, com-
bined with means normally holding said table in its lower position, the oscillating
arm, the pressure rollers carried by said arm, the driving shaft, means for auto-
matically stopping said shaft at the end of each revolution, the means for manually
starting said shaft after each stoppage thereof, mechanisui intermediato said shaft
and said arm for moving the latter and said rollers across said die and arresting
said arm at the end of each of its movements, the cam on said shaft, and mechanism
intermediate said cam and said table for raising said table after said rollers have
pussed across said die and maintaining said table in its elevated position a definite
length of time and then permitting it to lower; substantially as set forth.
5. In a machine of the character described, the die, the inovable table encom-
passing said die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, com-
bined with means normally holding said table in its lower position, the oscillating
arm, the pressure rollers carried by said arm, the driving shaft, means for auto-
matically stopping said shaft at the end of each revolution, the means for manually
starting said shaft after each stoppage thereof, mechanisin intermediate said shaft
and said arm for moving the latter and said rollers across said die and arresting
said arm at the end of each of its movements, the cam on said shaft, the arm acted
ou by said cam and hung by a pivot at one end, and means intermediate the other
end of said arm and said table for raising said table after said rollers have passed
across said die and maintaining said table in its elevated position a definite length
of time and then permitting it to lower; substantially as set forth.
6. In a machine of the character described, the die, the table encompassing said
die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, combined with the
driving shaft, means for automatically stopping said shaft at the end of each
revolution, means for starting said shaft after each stoppage thereof, the oscillating
arm, the pressure rollers carried thereby, the mechanism intermediate said shaft
and said arm for moving the latter and said rollers across said die and arresting
said arm at the end of each of its movements; substantially as set forth.
7. In a machine of the character described, the die, the table encompassing said
die, and air suction apparatus for holding the leaf on said die, combined with the
driving shaft, power mechanism therefor, the oscillating arm, the pressure rollers
carried thereby, and mechanism substantially as described intermediate said shaft
and said arm for moving the latter and said rollers across said die and arresting
said arm at the end of each of its movements without interfering with the con-
tinuing of said shaft on its movement; substantially as set forth.
8. In a machine of the character described, the die, and air auction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the driving shaft, power mechanism

page_text: therefor, the oscillating arm, the pressure rollers carried thereby, and mechanism
substantially as described intermediate said shaft and said arm for moving the
latter and said rollers across said die and arresting said arm at the end of each of
its movements without interfering with the continuing of said shaft on its move-
ment; substantially as set forta.
9. In a machine of the character described, the die, and air suction apparatus for
holding the leaf thereon, combined with the driving shaft 47, the gear, wheel 59
on said shaft, the locking plate 160 on said shaft and having the regular surface 164,
the auxiliary shaft 83, the pinion 84 ou said auxiliary shaft, the locking plate 85
on said auxiliary shaft and having a concave surface to engage the convexity of
said regular surface 164, the oscillating arm 29, the pressure rollers 30 carried by
said arm, and means intermediate said shaft 83 and arm 29 for, imparting motion
from the former to the latter; substantially as set forth,
10. In a machine of the character described, the die and air suction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the driving shaft 47, the gear wheel 59
on said shaft, the locking plate 160 on said shaft and having the regular surface 164,
the auxiliary shaft 83, the pinion 84 on said auxiliary shaft, the locking plate 85
on said auxiliary shaft and having a concave surface to engage the convexity of
said regular surface 164, the oscillating arm 29, the pressure rollers 30 carried
by said arm, the segment 77 on said arm 29, the sliding rack 75 engaging said
segment and the crank and pitnian connecting said rack 75 with said auxiliary
shaft 83, substantially as set forth.
11. In a machine of the character desired, the die and air suction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the driving shaft 47, the gear wheel 59
on said shaft, the locking plate 160 on said shaft and having the regular surface 164,
recesses 161 and 162, and toe 163, the auxiliary shaft 83, the pinion 84 on said
auxiliary shaft, the locking plate 85 ou said auxiliary shaft and having the con-
cave surfaces at its opposite ends to engage the convexity of said regular
surface 164, the oscillating arm 29, pressure rollers 30 carried by said arm, and
means intermediate said shuft 83 and said arm 29 for imparting motion from the
former to the latter; substantially as set forth.
12. In a machine of the character described, the die and air suction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the arm 29, the pressure roller
frame 93 carried by said arm, the bolts 94 supporting said frame 93 from said
arm and engaging at their lower ends threaded apertures in said frame and passing
through free apertures in said arm 29, the adjustable stop screws 97 carried by
said arm and engaging the top of said frame 93, and the pressure roller 30 carried
by said frame 93, said bolts 94 being at the longitudinal center of said frame 93
and said stop screws 97 being at opposite sides of said center; substantially as set
forth.
13. In a machine of the character described, the die and air suction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the arm 29, the pressure roller frame
carried by said arm, means for adjusting said frame on said arm, the pressure
rollers 30 carried by said frame, the yokas 99 extending transversely over said
rollers 30 and having the contact rollers 103, means suspending said yokes 99
from said frame 93 and upwardly yielding springs 102 intermediate the ends of
said yokes and said frame; substantially as set forth.
14. In a machine of the character described, the die and air suction apparatus
for holding the leaf thereon, combined with the arm 29, the pressure roller frame 93
carried by said arm, the bolts 94 engaging the top of said frame 93 and passing
through free apertures in said arm 29, the series of screw stops 97 passing downward
through said arm 29 and impinging the top of said frame 93, the pressure rollers 30
having a central opening and carried by said frame 93, the shaft 90 journalled in
the ends of said frame 93 and passing through openings in said rollers 30 but
heing less in diameter than the diameter of said openings, the yokes 99 passing
transversely over said rollers 30, the contact rollers 103 carried by said yokes at

page_text: opposite sides of the longitudinal center of said rollers 30, the screws 100 support-
ing said yokes 99 and the springs 102 on said scrows 100 intermediate the ends
of said yokes 99 and the top of said frame 93; substantially as set forth.
Dated this Bighth day of October 1907
JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.