Machine to Strengthen and to Join the Corners of Pasteboard Boxes with Metal Strips or Clasps.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1899-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Machine to Strengthen and to Join the Corners of Pasteboard Boxes
with Metal Strips or Clasps.
Max Koci, residing at Dresden, Eliesabeth Street, No. 54, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The invention before us is a machine to join and strengthen the corners of
pasteboard boxes by fastening strips or claspes of metal to them by means of an
adjustable device which after each cutting and fastening pushes the perforated
metal band so much further as equals the required length to be cut; this device
works together with another which acts as a brake.
The machine is shown on the accompanying drawings as follows:
In Figure 1. The front elevation of the machine.
In Figure 2. The front elevation of the brake attached to the guiding rails
for the material to be cut.
Figure 3. The brake from above.
Figure 4. The side elevation of the sliding carriage.
Figure 5. A piece of metal cut and finished seen from above.
The machine consists of a standard a, in the hollow of which work the rod b
and the spring c, both attached to the foot lever d with their lower end.
The rod b is coupled at its upper end to the moveable arm f which carries
the hammer g by means of the bolts h, and in this manner the arm f is com-
pelled to follow the movement given it by the foot lever d. To the shoulder
piece of the centre part i is fastened the anvil k, which is so arranged that it
can be changed according to the size of the box for which the metal strip or
clasp is to be used.
On one side of the centre piece i the lifting arm m with the controller rod n
vibrates on the pin 7. The lifting arm m and the controller n receive their
motion from the rod o to which the lifting arm m is attached by means of the
coupling piece p, the coupling piece plays between two adjusting rings 7, of
which the upper is stationary, while the under one is moveable by means of
the screw q
The sliding carriage s runs on the rail r between the hammer g and the
middle piece i, to it is attached the latch u, which is pressed down by a spring s¹,
and to this again is attached the tappet u¹.
The bevelled edge of the tappet u¹ permits it to return over the piece of
metal v.
The sliding carriage has rollers and the flanges which latter are carriers
of the pins. This pin runs in the slit of the controller n, and by this connec-
tion with the controller the sliding carriage receives its to and fro movements.
By means of the forward movement of the controller n the metal band is
carried forward in starts, and in such lengths, as, on the one hand, the stroke of
the lifting arm m, and as on the other hand, the adjusted position of the rabbet y
with the spring y¹, on the rail, which is graded, permit.

page_text: The spring y lifts the latch and the tappet u¹, and causes the tappet u to
leave the perforations of the metal piece.
On the hammer g is the cutter w, which when its lower end strikes on the
anvil is pushed upwards and cuts the metal band the necessary length whereas
at the same time the cut off piece is fastened by the stroke of the hammer to
the box held on the anvil.
The Figures 2 & 3 show the brake, which consists of the guide body a, the
snout piece and the latches, the latter are under the pressure of the
springs.
When the sliding carriages is pushed forward by the controlling rod n, the
greater force of the action of the controller rod n releases the metal band from
the grip the brake springs have on it.
This action completed, the metal band is again grasped by the latches ¹..
On the return of the sliding carriage s, the brake that is the latches ¹,
prevent the metal band from running back, and the tappet ¹ on its return
slides over the metal band v, as the latter is held fast by the brake and the
tappet is bevelled so that on its return it in no way grasps the metal band .
It is not only to hold the metal band tightly that the latches of the brake grasp
the metal band, but also to hold the metal band exactly in its right place, so
that the cutter can cut off the exact length required from it and this exactly
in the spaces between the punched holes, without in any way injuring the
punched holes. It stands to reason the brake is set at the necessary distance..
z, is the drum from which the metal band is rolled.
The working of the machine is thoroughly understood from the preceding
description, but nevertheless we will still hereby determine it:
The material on the drum is first pushed through the brake and then
through the sliding carriages under the latches u and under the tappet u¹, and
carried on to the cutter w, this done, the foot lever d is put in motion and by
means of this the arm f with the hammer and the cutter w, the two latter
fall on to the anvil k and cut and fasten the strip of metal band to the box.
On the retreating of the arm f and of the hammer g from the anvil k the
lifting arm m is drawn upwards by the rod o, so that the controller. n must
swing in the direction of the hammer g. The tappet and the latches u under
the pressure of the spring s grasp in the holes of the metal band and on the
forward movement of the controller n towards the hammer . push the metal
band as far forward as required.
The sliding carriage strikes on the rabbet y and the latch u on the spring y¹,
by means of which they are lifted up, the same time the tappet ¹ is
forced out of the jagged holes of the metal band which is necessary to allow
the sliding carriage to run back, when this is done the latches a snap back
and clasp the metal band again tightly.
Dated this 10th day of May 1899
FELIX F. LOEPER,
Agent for Applicant.
Machine to Strengthen and to Join the Corners of Pasteboard Boxes
with Metal Strips or Clasps.
MAX KOCH, of No. 54, Eliesabeth Street, Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a machine to join and strengthen the corners of
pasteboard boxes by fastening strips or clasps of metal to them by means of
an adjustable device which, after each cutting and fastening, pushes the per-
forated metal band so much further as equals the required length to be cut;
this device works together with another which acts as a brake.
The machine is shown on the drawings left with my Provisional Specification;
in these drawings:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine.
Figure 2 a front elevation of the brake attached to the guiding rails of the
material to be cut.
Figure 3 shows the brake seen from above.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the sliding carriage.
Figure 5 shows a piece of metal cut and finished, seen from above.
The machine consists of a standard a, in the hollow of which work the rod b
and the spring c, both attached to the foot lever d with their lower end.
The rod is coupled at its upper end to the moveable arm f which carries
the hammer g, by means of the bolts h, and in this manner the arm f is com-
pelled to follow the movement given it by the foot lever d. To the shoulder
piece of the centre part i is fastened the anvil k, which is so arranged that it
can be changed according to the size of the box for which the metal strip or
clasp is to be used.
On the side of the centre piece the lifting arm m with the conroller rod n
vibrates on the pin 7. The lifting arm m and the controller n receive their
motion from the rod o to which the lifting arm m is attached by means of the
coupling piece p, the coupling piece plays between two adjusting rings q, of
which the upper is stationary, while the under one is moveable by means of
the screw g1.
The sliding carriage s runs on the rail between the hammer g and the
middle piece, to it is attached the latch w, which is pressed down by a spring s¹,
and to this again it attached the tappet u¹.
The bevelled edge of the tappet permits it to return over the piece of
metal v.
The sliding carriage has rollers and the flange which latter are carriers
of the pins. This pin runs in the slit of the controller n, and, by this connec-
tion with the controller, the sliding carriage receives its to and fro movements.
By means of the forward movement of the controller n, the metal band is carried
forward intermittently and in such lengths, as, on the one hand, the stroke
of the lifting arm m, and as on the other hand, the adjusted position of the
rabbet y with the spring y¹, on the rail, which is graded, permit.
The spring lifts the latch and the tappet u', and causes the tappet u¹ to
leave the perforations of the metal piece.
On the hammer is the cutter, which when its lower end strikes on the
anvil, is pushed upwards and cuts the metal band the necessary length whereas
at the same time the cut off piece is fastened by the stroke of the hammer to
the box held on the anvil.
The Figures 2 and 3 show the brake, which consists of the guide body, the
snout piece and the latches r¹, the latter are under the pressure of the
springs
When the sliding carriage s is pushed forward by the controlling rod n, the
greater force of the action of the controller rod n releases the metal band from
the grip which the brake springs have on it.
This action completed, the metal band is again grasped by the latches.
On the return of the sliding carriages, the brake that is the latches r¹,
prevent the metal band from running back, and the tappet u¹ on its return

page_text: slides over the metal band r, as the latter is held fast by the brake and the
tappet is bevelled so that on its return it in no way grasps the metal band v.
It is not only to hold the metal band tightly that the latches of the brake.grasp
the metal band, but also to hold the metal band exactly in its right place, so
that the cutter can cut off the exact length required from it and this exactly
in the spaces between the punched holes, without in any way injuring the
punched holes. It is obvious that the brake is set at the necessary distance..
Z, is the drum from which the metal band is rolled.
The operation of the machine is as follows:
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The material on the drum is first pushed through the brake and then
through the sliding carriages under the latches u and under the tappet u¹, and
carried on to the cutter w, this done, the foot lever d is put in motion and by
means of this the arm f with the hammer g and the cutter w; the two latter
fall on to the anvil k and cut and fasten the strip of metal band to the box.
On the retreating of the arm f and of the hammer g from the anvil k, the
lifting arm m is drawn upwards by the rod o, so that the controller n must
swing in the direction of the hammer g. The tappet u¹ and the latches u¨under
the pressure of the springs engage in the holes of the metal band and on the
forward movement of the controller n towards the hammer g, push the metal
band as far forward as required.
The sliding carriage strikes on the rabbet y and the latch u on the spring y,.
by means of which they are lifted up, and at the same time the tappet u is
forced out of the jagged holes of the metal band which is necessary to allow
the sliding carriage to run back, when this is done, the latches snap back
and again tightly clasp the metal band.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A machine for affixing metal edges or clasps to boxes, provided with an
automatic feed for the metal strip or clasp-band and wherein, in the upward
motion of a hammer arm, the pin. or tappet of a reciprocating carriage, which
is connected to the hammer-arm by a rod, lever and controller, feeds forward
the metal strip towards the hammer-cutting-off device through a distance equal
to the length to be cut off, whilst in the downward motion of the hammer arm,
the said carriage with the tappet raised by a stop or projection, is moved back
empty, during which operation, the metal strip is held in position by a detent.
2. In a machine such as is herein before described, an adjusting-ring or sleeve q
on the rod o and an adjustable stop y on the bar for the purpose of enabling
metal-strips of various lengths to be affixed.
3. In a machine such as is hereinbefore described, a brake or detent
consisting of a guide-body with two lateral latches or pawls acted upon by
springs, which latches or pawls engage in the lateral corrugations of the metal
strip in such a manner that they hold the said metal strip fast during cutting
off but release it during its forward motion.
4. The improved machine constructed substantially as described with reference
to the accompanying drawing, for the purposes specified.
Dated this 28th day of October 1899.
FELIX F. LOEPER,
Agent for Applicant.