IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR CUTTING WOOD FOR MATCHES, SPILLS, AND THE LIKE AND STAMPING, IMPRESSING, OR PRINTING THEREON FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES
Year: 1885

page_text: Advertising Purposes.
I EDWARD SCHOOLING of 12 Eardley Crescent Earl's Court in the County of
Middlesex Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVED
MACHINERY FOR CUTTING WOOD FOR MATCHES, SPILLS, AND THE LIKE AND STAMPING,
IMPRESSING, OR PRINTING THEREON FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
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The object of my invention is to stamp, impress, or print on wood for matches,
spills, and the like consecutively, and almost simultaneously with the operation of
cutting or dividing it. The invention consists substantially in combining with the
cutting tools employed, means for stamping, impressing, or printing on the wood
cut for matches, spills, and the like so that they can be used for advertising
purposes. In order that my Invention may be readily understood I proceed to
explain the same with the aid of the accompanying drawings wherein the like
letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.
Figure 1-Is a side elevation of the Machinery.
Fig. 2 Is a sectional plan of the disk.
Fig. 3 Is a front view of the scoring knives, and chopper as the same
respectively are being brought into operation.
Fig. 4 Is a front elevation of the chase, type, and inking rollers.
I provide a frame a, fig. 1, of iron or other suitable material in the centre of
which is a disk b, figs. 1 & 2, of any suitable material which is divided into a
number of troughs, channels, or guide spaces c, figs. 1 & 2, of the requisite capacity
to receive the blocks of wood to be cut up. Rotary motion is given to this disk
by means of a ratchet c³, fig. 1, and cam c³, fig. 1, which are attached to the driving
shaft d, fig. 1, which runs through the centre of the aforesaid frame a.
The cam c³,
works the slide n, fig. 1, which is connected to said cam by means of a stud or
pin n¹, fig. 1, Said slide n is connected to one end of a rod n', fig. 1, by a joint.
or hinge n³, fig. 1, The other end of said rod is connected to the ratchet lever n*,
fig. 1, which works the ratchet wheel c¹, connected with the disk b, The aforesaid
blocks of wood are of a uniform and convenient length, and are placed when
necessary in said troughs, channels, or guide spaces c by the attendant in charge of
the machine. At one end of the aforesaid frame a, and in a line with the centre of
the disk b, I provide a set of scoring knives e, figs. 1 & 3, and a chopper f, figs. 1 & 3,
respectively working in a vertical slide f¹, figa. 1 & 3, which is caused to travel
and down or reciprocate in a vertical direction by means of a cam or eccentric f³
fig. 1, fixed to the driving shaft d. At the other end of the frame ɑ, and in a line
up

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with the centre of the disk b, I provide a slide g fig. 1, which travels horizontally
and is formed at it's outer end to hold a chase or type-box, or other equivalent
device g¹, figs. 1 & 4, fitted with springs or otherwise in which the type for the
required advertisement is arranged The cam i, fig. 1, attached to the shaft d,
fig. 1, is connected to the slide g, fig. 1, by means of the slide o, fig. 1, and lever o¹,
fig..1, which slide o, and lever o¹, are respectively connected by a rod o³, fig. 1, in
the like manner, as is herein before described with reference to the slide n, and
ratchet lever n'. The inking roller h, figs. 1 & 4, is operated by an endless band
or other equivalent means, and the inking roller h¹, figs. 1 & 4, is operated by a
cam h, fig. 1, attached to the driving shaft d. The driving shaft. d, upon being
put into motion by any of the ordinary means of propulsion, causes the slide
advance or be pushed forward, and at the same time the chase or type-box g¹, is
worked to and fro, by the cam i, on the driving shaft d, and the block of wood
which at that time is under the type is stamped impressed or printed on in several
series or rows with the required advertisement. At this stage of the operations
the vertical slide f', is descending for the purpose of bringing into action the
scoring knives e, and the chopper f: The stamping, impressing or printing and
the scoring, and cutting operations having been executed, the block of wood in the
trough, channel, or guide-space next in succession in said disk b, is brought into
position for the type, scoring-knives, and chopper, and the stamping, impressing,
or printing and the scoring and cutting operations herein before mentioned are
repeated in regular sequence, and so on in succession. The blocks of wood are
kept fed up to the scoring knives and chopper by means of a small fluted roller j,
figs. 1 & 2, worked by a ratchet k (fig. 1) and a lever k¹ (fig. 1) which lever in the
course of the revolution of the disk b, comes into contact with a stop k³ (fig. 1)
fixed to the frame a, and brings the wood up to position. No special arrangement
for inking the type rollers is necessary for the machinery herein described.
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. In a machine for cutting wood for matches, spills, and the like, and stamping,
impressing or printing thereon for advertising purposes the combination and
arrangement of a disk actuated by a ratchet, ratchet wheel, and cam which cam
is attached to the driving shaft, and scoring knives, and a chopper which travel in
a vertical slide and are actuated by a cam attached to the driving shaft substan-
tially as and for the purposes herein described, and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2.-in a machine for cutting wood for matches, spills, and the like, and stamping,
impressing or printing thereon for advertising purposes the combination and
arrangement of a slide travelling horizontally, and formed at it's outer end to hold
a chase or box containing type, and inking rollers actuated by an endless band or
other equivalent, and a cam attached to the driving shaft for the purpose of
stamping, impressing, or printing on such wood substantially as is hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
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Dated this 24th day of Octoba 1885.
EDWARD SCHOOLING.
P. O'Halloran,
Agent for the Applicant,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, W.C