IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND THE SIMULTANEOUS PRINTING OF PAPER BAGS FROM WEB PAPER
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Louis Simon, of the Town and County of Nottingham,
Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE
MANUFACTURE AND THE SIMULTANEOUS PRINTING OF PAPER BAGS FROM WEB
PAPER." A communication from abroad by Hermann Hölscher, of Lengerich,
in the Empire of Germany.
Sealed the 1st July 1879, and dated the 3rd January 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Louis Simon at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd January 1879.
LOUIS SIMON, of the Town and County of Nottingham, Engineer. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND THE SIMULTANEOUS PRINTING
OF PAPER BAGS FROM WEB PAPER." A communication from abroad by Hermann
Hölscher, of Lengerich, in the Empire of Germany.
This Invention relates to machinery by which two papers in web or long lengths
are taken, and by successive operations made into paper bags complete; the
printing, cutting, pasting of edges, the pressing, and the delivery being accom-
plished in the one machine simultaneously.
To carry this Invention into practice two lengths or webs of paper of different
widths are led from rolls, one, ie, the wider of the two, being passed into or
between a printing apparatus to receive the desired impression; the two papers
then meet and pass over adjusting rollers, the upper or narrow paper passing over
or between grippers to separate it from the wider paper, which receives a pasting
on the two projecting edges by pasting appliances supplied from a reservoir.
pasted edges pass each into a turn-over lip or folding blade of part of the machine,
along which both papers are dragged by a travelling carriage a distance corre-
sponding to the desired length or depth of the bag to be made. The two papers
are there released, the upper or narrow paper being drawn back by the grippers
as to leave the end of the lower paper exposed. The two edges become pressed to
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page_text: unite them together, the exposed end of the lower paper is turned over, at the same
time receiving a pasting by a distinct pasting appliance; a continued motion of the
folding blade closing up the end, which now forms the bottom of the bag. The
closed end of the two papers is caught hold of and drawn by a travelling carriage
to a determined length or depth. A cutting apparatus is then brought into action 5
to sever the bag, which is passed by tapes of a delivery appliance on to a table.
The actions of the various portions of the machine are in regular order, simul-
taneously, the travelling carriage, which is adjustable, always drawing the two
papers from the web rolls when it moves in one direction.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Louis Simons in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 3rd July
1879.
LOUIS SIMON, of the Town and County of Nottingham, Engineer.
" IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND THE SIMULTANEOUS PRINTING
OF PAPER BAGS FROM WEB PAPER." A communication from abroad by Hermann
Hölscher, of Lengerich, in the Empire of Germany.
This Invention relates to machinery by which two papers in web or long
lengths are taken and by successive operations made into paper bags complete; the
printing, cutting, pasting of edges, the pressing, and the delivery being accomplished
in the one machine simultaneously.
To carry this Invention into practice two lengths or webs of paper of different
widths are led from rolls, one, i.e., the wider of the two, being passed into or
between a printing apparatus to receive the desired impression; the two papers
then meet and pass over adjusting rollers, the upper or narrow paper passing over
or between grippers to separate it from the wider paper, which receives a pasting
on the two projecting edges by pasting appliances supplied from a reservoir. The
pasted edges pass cach into a turn over lip or folding blade of part of the machine,
along which both papers are dragged by a travelling carriage a distance corre-
sponding to the desired longth or depth of the bag to be made. The two papers
are there released, the upper or narrow paper being drawn back by the grippers as
to leave the end of the lower paper exposed. The two edges become pressed to
unite them together, the exposed end of the lower paper is turned over, at the
same time receiving a pasting by a distinct pasting appliance; a continued motion
of the folding blade closing up the end, which now forms the bottom of the bag.
The closed end of the two papers is caught hold of and drawn by the travelling
carriage to a determined length or depth. A cutting apparatus is then brought
into action to sever the bag, which is passed by tapes of a delivery appliance on to
a table.
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The actions of the various positions of the machine are in regular order simul-
taneously, the travelling carriage, which is adjustable, always drawing the two
papers from the web rolls when it moves in one direction.
The Invention will be clearly understood by the annexed Drawings, Figure 1
being a side elevation of a complete machine, the width of which would be
determined by the width of the largest paper bag desired to be made; but any
sized bag smaller than the width of the machine can be made in it, the exact width
being determined by the width of the edge fold over blade.
At the back ond of the machine are two rolls of paper A, A, having different
widths, the ends of which (after the lower and wider paper A' has been led through
the printing apparatus B, and has there received the desired impression) are led
over the 3 adjusting rollers of a standard frame D. Here the papers are again
divided, as shown, so that the lower or wider paper A' passes beneath the guide C
and the upper or narrower paper A between it. The lower paper is now led
under two pasting apparatuses E, by which it receives paste on its upper surface
at the side edges. Both papers are then led between grippers Finto two folding
blades H, H, by which means the edges of the lower paper previously furnished
with paste are turned over towards the arrower paper, as shown in Figure 2 to
the completion of the paper bag. When the two papers are drawn the desired
distance the knife I cats the two papers to form the front or top edge of the bag,
the gripper F seizes the upper narrower paper A and draws it as much back as the
bottom turn over is to be broad. The bottom is then turned over by the bottom
folding blade J on to the blade K, which has previously received the necessary
adhesive material from the box L during the forward movement of the carriage.
After the bottom folding blade J has fallen back the carriage is by means of the

page_text: eccentric crank M and the connecting rod N brought forward, during which the
grippers close and draw the paper from the rolls.
The lever P is thrown back by means of the eccentric on the crank M, and by
means of the connecting rod Q the grippers R, R, which open, are made to meet the
advancing carriage. The grippers R, R, at the same time seize the bottom of the
papor bag, and moving back draws it further out of the folding blades H, H.
When the carriage has returned and is at rest the knife I (by means of the cam
which turns in the direction shown by the arrow and the lever T) is drawn down,
and the paper pushed forward is cut off. When the kuife goes up again the lever U
is moved, and thus the connecting rod V pushes the guide C back. At the same
time its flap is released and pressed downwards by a spring, by which the upper
narrower paper is seized and drawn back. The bottom folding blade is turned
over by means of the lever W, the toothed segment X, and the gearing Y. In the
further course of revolution of the cam wheel S the half tooth wheel Z, which is on
the same axis, meets the gearing a, by means of which the crank eccentric M
revolves, and the carriage G with the grippers R are put in motion again. At the
same time the grippers open and the cut off paper bag is led by tapes to the
delivery apparatus c and delivered on the table d.
The paste or adhesive material holder L consists of 2 parts, as shown in
Figure 1, of which the front part is moveable, whilst the blade K fixed on the stud e
is raised by the projection on the folding blade H; when the carriage goes
forward it is pressed against the projecting edge of L, whereby K receives some of
the paste. When it descends the movable part of L falls and closes the opening
-beneath.
The printing apparatus is as follows:-The shaft g, driven from the front on 1 of
the machine carries gearing which gears into the spur wheel h. The axle of i carries
a tooth sector (half wheel) j, which at each revolution gears alternately into h and k,
the number of teeth of which is equal to that of the geared wheels k and h, in con-
sequence of which half a revolution of the wheel j produces a complete revolution of
the gearing and h, at the same time the crank Z by which the pressure rod m is
moved up and down. When the impression rod m is in its lowest position, and the
toothed wheel j is not in gear with K, a continued revolution puts the toothed wheel j
into gear with the toothed gearing, effecting its revolution, by which the crank n
is also revolved, and by that means a to and fro motion is imparted to the lever p.
The lever pis guided at its upper end in a slot of the slide which carries the ink
rollers v, q. By this to and fro motion of the lever p the ink roller g is carried
over the type on the impression lever m when the latter is in its lowest position,
thus inking the type with ink taken from the distributing rollers. The dis-
tribution roller is moved backwards and forwards by 8, which is driven by means
of a belt or by means of a cord t from the toothed sector X to the lever u, the
counting apparatus being worked at the same time. Fresh ink is carried by the
roller v from the ink box w on to the distribution roller 3.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as the Invention communicated to
me as aforesaid,-
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The appliances arranged and acting in the manner described and shown in the
annexed Drawings, or any equivalent or imitation of same, for making paper bags
from web paper of different widths, as set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Louis Simon, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this First day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and seventy nine.
LOUIS SIMON. (L.S.)