Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding Blanks, Cards, or the like for Box-making or for Filling or Packing.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding Blanks, Cards, or the like for
Box-making or for Filling or Packing.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BUTLER, Secretary, of North Street, Harrison, Westchester
Co., New York, United States of America, 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 object of these present improvements is to provide an apparatus for delivering
cards advertisements or the like to a machine for forming and filling boxes,
the cards or the like to be enclosed in the packet with the goods, or instead
of cards the apparatus may be employed to deliver the blanks from which
the boxes are to be formed, or the apparatus may be duplicated and used for both
purposes on the same machine.
In order that the improvements inay be the better understood I have appended
the accompanying sheets of drawings in which :-
Fig. 7. is a side elevational view of the apparatus for delivering the cards.
Fig. 8. is a plan of the underside of Fig. 7.
Fig. 9. is a sectional view of part of the above mechanism.
Fig. 10. is a view of a detail to an enlarged scale, and
Fig. 11. is a plan illustrating an application of the card delivering apparatus to a
packetting machine.
Referring to Fig. 7. Sheet 1. 50 is a hollow pedestal having a base 51 by means
of which it may be secured in any suitable manner to a machine, and carrying a
tubular shaft 52. which shaft is free to revolve therein and has upon its lower
extremity a lever 53 to which is pivotted the end of a rod 54. operating a piston or
plunger within the chamber 55. To allow of the radial movement of the head of
the rod the chamber 55 may be pivotted as shewn at 56. A rubber tube or the
like 57. is connected to the end of the central tubular shaft and the chamber as
shewn Figs. 7 and 8.
To the upper end of the shaft 52 is pivotted a tubular arm 57 carrying at its
outer end a suction box of any convenient form 68, and having perforations formed
upon the side in contact with the card. The pivot upon which the arm moves is
provided with an air way 50 see Fig. 9. and has at its shorter extremity a valve 60
and roller 61.
Upon the pedestal 50 is cast or otherwise formed a projecting piece 62 with which
the roller is kept in contact by means of a suitable spring 63. The piece 62 has a
depression forined therein as shewn at 64 Fig. 10 and the roller upon the
horizontal movement of the tubular shaft 52 is caused by the action of the spring to
descend therein and raise the arm 57 until it assumes approximately the position
indicated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.
The spindle of the valve 60 is prolonged and is encircled by a spring 65 by which
it is always kept upon its seating until the movement of the arm brings the end of
the said spindle into contact with the piece 66 carried upon the projection 62.
The top of the tubular shaft 52 has secured thereon a lever 67 to which may be
attached one end of a rod 68 and having a fork carrying a roller to engage with a

page_text: cam upon a shaft of the machine to which the apparatus is attached as shewn in
Fig. 11. Sheet 2.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
Motion being imparted by the rod and cam to the lever 67 will cause the same to
partly revolve the shaft 52 and with it the arm 57 and the box which will then be
resting upon the cards or the like within the magazine shewn in the plan at h. The
roller under the action of the spring will descend to the hollow 64 as indicated by
dotted lines in Fig. 10 thereby raising the box 58 at the end of the arm.
The
continued movement of the lever 67 will cause the arm to be again lowered and
occupy the position shewn by the dotted line in Fig. 11. During the movement
above described, the lever at the lower extremity of the tubular shaft 52 actuating
toe rod 54 will draw the air from the box and cause the card or the like by suction
to adhere thereto as shewn in Fig. 9. and the same will be carried with the box until
the valve is opened and the card released by the end of the spindle coming into
contact with the piece 66. which is so arranged as to operate only when the card is
in position as shewn by dotted lines at Fig. 11.
It is obvious that the various parts above enumerated and the method of operating
the same may be varied to suit the requirements of the different machines to which
it may be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
In a machine for packing cigarettes the combination of parts herein described
and set forth for the purpose of introducing printed cards, advertisements and the
like into the packets.

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 4th Sept.,
1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting and Printing on Strips of
Cardboard or other material for making Boxes or for other
purposes.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BUTLER, Secretary, of North Street, Harrison, Westchester
Co., New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this In-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for cutting and printing
on strips of cardboard or other material for making boxes and for other purposes
and has for its objects, to provide an improved cutting and printing mechanism for
cutting portions from a strip of cardboard or other suitable material and printing
on the strip, the construction being especially adapted for forming box blanks
from a strip of material and for attachment to box making machines and similar
machines by which box blanks are formed into boxes either with or without filling.
In order that the improvements may be the better understood I have appended
the accompanying sheets of drawings in which :-
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Fig. 1 is a side view of the printing and cutting mechanism.
Fig. 2 is a plan, the frame being sectioned on line 2, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section looking to the left of the line 3 Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section of the cutting, feeding and printing
device on the same scale as Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a cross section looking to the left of the line 5 on Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a detail side view of the ductor and fountain roll and their actuating
device.
Referring to said drawings, A is the frame which may be of any suitable form
to support the operating parts B B¹ a pair of cutting cylinders by which portions
are cut from a strip of material so as to form a strip of blanks of the desired form,
and C C are a pair of feeding rolls in advance of the cutting rolls B B¹.
The upper roll C is provided with a feeding surface 10 coacting with the feeding
surface 11 of the lower cylinder C¹ to feed forward the strip of blanks, and with
a feeding segment 12 at each end of the roll C coacting with the pressed feeding
surface 13 on the lower roll C to feed the portions r¹ cut from the strip in forming
the blanks, these portions cut from the strip being guided downward away
from the strip and delivered from the machine by the curved guide 14. The
Fegments 12 are of such height as to assure the separation of the cut portions .¹
from the body of the strip r and their proper delivery by the guide 14, by
positively depressing the leading ends of these portions to the proper side of the
guide 14.
The strip is shown as fed to the cutting rolls B B₁ from a web roll X supported
in the upper part of the frame, the strip passing around the guide roll 16 and
between side guides 17 so as to be delivered accurately to the cutting rolls B B'.

page_text: Beyond the feeding rolls C C the strip of blanks passes over a support 15
above the guide 14 and then to the printing devices which, in the form shown,
consist of the type and impression, rolls D E the type roll D being shown as
carrying a single printing plate a, although two or more plates may be used, for a
plurality of impressions to each rotation of the rolls. The impression roll E,
carries one or more impression blocks b of rubber or similar yielding material so
that the rolls may be positioned for a heavy impression without danger of injury
to the printing plate if the machine be run without a strip in it. The plate a is
inked from a form roll F, supplied with ink from a supply roll G, coacting with
distributing roll H, and taking ink from the ductor roll I, which moves between
the supply roll G and the fountain roll J, running in the fountain K.
For the proper distribution of the ink on supply roll G, in connection with the
distributing roll H, this roll G, is mounted to slide upon the shaft 8, by which it
is rotated, being shown as splined to the shaft, and this roll G, carries at one end a
cam 19 which engages a roller 1, inserted in a pin 20 on the frame, so that, as the
roll G, rotates with its shaft 8, it is moved longitudinally of the shaft by the
engagement of the cam 19 with the roller 1, on più 20 and returned to position by
coiled spring 21, on the shaft.
The ductor roll I, is moved between the supply roll G, and fountain roll J, so as
to carry ink from the latter to the former, by the movement of a block 22 sliding:
horizontally in a slot in the frame and in which the roll I, is mounted, this block
being actuated to carry the ductor roll I, into contact with the fountain roll J,
by lever 23 connected to the block 22, and engaged by an arm 25 on the shaft S,
this lever 23 being pivoted on the frame and returned to position after engagement
by the arm 25 by the spring 26. The fountain roll J, carries inside the frame a
ratchet wheel 27 and the block 22 is provided inside the frame with an arm 28
carrying a pivoted pawl 29 which engages the ratchet wheel 27 and thus rotates
the fountain roll J, as the ductor roll I, is moved into contact with the fountain
roll J.
The parts may be driven by any suitable means, but in the construction shown
all are driven from the shaft of the roll C, through suitable gearing as follows:--
The feed rolls C, C, are geared together by gears 30 and the rolls B, B, by
gears 31, the latter being driven from shaft of roll C, through intermediate 32.
The type and impression rollers are geared together by gears 33 and driven from
the shaft of roll C, through a large intermediate 34. This intermediate also drives;
shaft 8, through gear 35 thereon.
Above the support 15, is a guard or partition 40 under which the strip passes to
the type and impression rolls D, E, this partition acting to prevent the dust and
small particles of material resulting from the cutting and feeding of the card-
board strip from passing forward to the type and impression rolls where they would
interfere with the printing, and to guide the strip so that it will pass to the type
and impression rolls properly. The support 15 is shown as formed of a plate
provided with an opening 2, behind the partition 40 through which said dust and
light material will fall, the support 15 with the sides of the frame and partition 40
thus forming a box through which the strip passes. It will be undersood, how-
ever, that the support 15 may be formed of separate bars or in any other suitable
manner to support the strip and at the same time permit loose material to pass
through. Below the support 15 and just behind the type roll D, is a guard 41
extending downward a sufficient distance to protect the inking devices from dust
and similar light material passing through the opening 2 or carried forward
below the guide 14, the entire printing devices thus being kept clear of such
material.
It will be understood that the printing devices will be omitted if the strip
is not to be printed, and that the printing devices may be used also for printing
without the cutting and feeding devices illustrated, so that these two groups of
devices form in themselves parts of the invention, although preferably used;
together.

page_text: Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination with devices for cutting portions from a strip of material,
of feeding devices for advancing the strip of material, a guide for directing the
portions cut from the strip away from the strip, and means for separating the
leading ends of said portions from the strip to secure their proper guidance,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with devices for cutting portions from a strip of material,
of feeding devices acting upon the strip of material and portions cut therefrom,
a guide for directing the portious cut from the strip away from the strip, and
means for separating the leading ends of said portions from the strip to secure their
proper guidance, substantially as described.
3. The combination with devices for cutting portions from a strip of material,
of a guide for directing said portions away from the strip, and feeding rolls having
feeding surfaces engaging the strip and feeding surfaces moving in another plane
and engaging the portions cut from the strip, substantially as described.
4. The combination with devices for cutting portions from a strip of material,
of a guide for directing said portions away from the strip, and feeding rolls having
feeding surfaces engaging the strip and feeding surfaces moving in another nlaue
and engaging the portious cut from the strip for separating the cut portions from
the strip, substantially, as described.
5. Feeding rolls C, C', having feeding surfaces 10, 11 and 12, 13 in different
planes, substantially as described.
6. Feeding rolls C, C, having feeding surfaces 10, 11, and 12, 13 in different
planes, in combination with a guide on opposite sides of which material is fed by
the feeding surfaces, substantially as described.
7. Feeding rolls CC having feeding surfaces 10, 11, said roll C having feeding
segment 12 projecting above feeding surface 10 and coacting with feeding sur-
face 13 on roll C, below feeding surface 11, substantially as described.
8. The combination with the cutting rolls B, B', of the feeding rolls C, C, having
feeding surfaces 10, 11 engaging the strip, and feeding surfaces 12, 13 in a
different plane engaging the portions cut from the strip, substantially as described.
9. The combination with the cutting rolls B, B₁, of the feeding rolls C, C,
having feeding surfaces 10, 11 engaging the strip, feeding surfaces 12, 13, in a
different plane engaging the portions cut from the strip, and a guide on opposite
sides of which the strip and portions cut therefrom are fed, substantially as
described.
10. The combination with the cutting rolls B, B', of the feeding rolls C, C',
having feeding surfaces 10, 11, engaging the strip, said roll C having feeding
segment 12 projecting above feeding surface 10 and coacting with feeding
surface 13 on roll C¹, below feeding surface 11, and a guide on opposite sides of
which the strip and portions cut therefrom are fed, substantially as described.
11. The combination with the cutting rolls B, B', of the feeding rolls C, C¹,
having feeding surfaces 10, 11 engaging the strip, said roll C having feeding
segment 12 projecting above feeding surface 10 and coacting with feeding sur-
face 13 on roll C', below feeding surface 11, guide 14 between the strip and
portions cut therefrom, support 15 for the strip having opening 2, and
guards 40. 41, above and below the strip, substantially as described.
12. The combination with strip cutting devices, and a printing mechanism
acting upon the strip after it leaves the cutting devices, of guards 40, 41, above and
below the strip between the cutting devices and printing mechanism, substantially
as described.
13. The combination with strip cutting devices and a printing mechanism acting
upon the strip after it leaves the cutting devices, of guards 40, 41 above and below
the strip between the cutting devices and printing mechanism, and support 15
for the strip having opening 2, substantially as described.

page_text: 14. The combination with the supply roll G and arm 25 rotating therewith,
of lever 23, ductor roll I moved by said lever, fountain roll J, a ratchet on the
fountain roll, and a pawl actuated by the lever 23 for rotating said fountain roll,
and means for returning the lever, substantially as described.
15. The combination with the supply roll G, and arm 25 rotating therewith,
of lever 23, sliding block 22 engaged by the lever, ductor roll I, mounted in the
block 22 fountain roll J, a ratchet on the fountain roll, and a pawl carried by
the block for rotating said fountain roll, and means for returning the lever,
substantially as described.
16. The combination with the supply roll G, and arms 25 rotating therewith,
of lever 23, sliding block 22 engaged by the lever, and ductor roll I, mounted in
the block, substantially as described.
17. The combination with supply roll G, its shaft S and means for moving the
roll longitudinally on its shaft, of ductor roll I, and fountain roll J, sliding
block 22 carrying the ductor roll, lever 23 engaging said block, arm 25 on shaft 8
actuating the lever, and means for returning the lever, substantially as described.
L
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1008
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding Blanks, Cards, or the like for
Box-making or for Filling or Packing.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BUTLER, Secretary, of North Street, Harrison, Westchester
Co., New York, United States of America, 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 object of these present improvements is to provide an apparatus for delivering
cards advertisements or the like to a machine for forming and filling boxes,
the cards or the like to be enclosed in the packet with the goods, or instead
of cards the apparatus may be employed to deliver the blanks from which
the boxes are to be formed, or the apparatus may be duplicated and used for both
purposes on the same machine.
In order that the improvements may be the better understood I have appended
the accompanying sheets of drawings in which :-
:-
Fig. 7. is a side elevational view of the apparatus for delivering the cards.
Fig. 8. is a plan of the underside of Fig. 7.
Fig. 9. is a sectional view of part of the above mechanism.
Fig. 10. is a view of a detail to an enlarged scale, and
Fig. 11. is a plan illustrating an application of the card delivering apparatus to a
packetting machine.
Referring to Fig. 7. Sheet 1. 50 is a hollow pedestal having a base 51 by means
of which it may be secured in any suitable manner to a machine, and carrying a
tubular shaft 52. which shaft is free to revolve therein and has upon its lower
extremity a lever 53 to which is pivotted the end of a rod 54. operating a piston or
plunger within the chamber 55. To allow of the radial movement of the head of
the rod the chamber 55 may be pivotted as shewn at 56. A rubber tube or the
like 57. is connected to the end of the central tubular shaft and the chamber ag
shewn Figs. 7 and 8.
To the upper end of the shaft 52 is pivotted a tubular arm 57 carrying at its
outer end a suction box of any convenient form 58, and having perforations formed
upon the side in contact with the card. The pivot upon which the arm moves is
provided with an air way 50 see Fig. 9. and has at its shorter extremity a valve 60
and roller 61.
Upon the pedestal 50 is cast or otherwise formed a projecting piece 62 with which
the roller is kept in contact by means of a suitable spring 63. The piece 62 has a
depression formed therein as shewn at 64 Fig. 10 and the roller upon the
horizontal movement of the tubular shaft 52 is caused by the action of the spring to
descend therein and raise the arm 57 until it assumes approximately the position
indicated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.
The spindle of the valve 60 is prolonged and is encircled by a spring 65 by which
it is always kept upon its seating until the movement of the arm brings the end of
the said spindle into contact with the piece 66 carried upon the projection 62.
The top of the tubular shaft 52 has secured thereon a lever 67 to which may be
attached one end of a rod 68 and having a fork carrying a roller to engage with a
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page_text: cam upon a shaft of the machine to which the apparatus is attached as shewn in
Fig. 11. Sheet 2.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
Motion being imparted by the rod and cam to the lever 67 will cause the same to
partly revolve the shaft 52 and with it the arm 57 and the box which will then be
resting upon the cards or the like within the magazine shewn in the plan at h. The
roller under the action of the spring will descend to the hollow 64 as indicated by
dotted lines in Fig. 10 thereby mising the box 58 at the end of the arm. The
continued movement of the lever 67 will cause the arm to be again lowered and
occupy the position shewn by the dotted line in Fig. 11. During the movement
above described, the lever at the lower extremity of the tubular shaft 52 actuating
toe rod 54 will draw the air from the box and cause the card or the like by suction
to adhere thereto as shewn in Fig. 9. and the same will be carried with the box until
the valve is opened and the card released by the end of the spindle coming into
contact with the piece 66. which is so arranged as to operate only when the card is
in position as shewn by dotted lines at i Fig. 11.
It is obvious that the various parts above enumerated and the method of operating
the same may be varied to suit the requirements of the different machines to which
it may be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
In a machine for packing cigarettes the combination of parts herein described
and set forth for the purpose of introducing printed cards, advertisements and the
like into the packets.
Dated this 4th day of No. 1907