Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Wrapping Up Books, Pamphlets, and Folded Papers for Transport.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan.. 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT Hoe, Printing Press Manufacturer, of
504 Grand Street, in the City of New York, State of New York, United
States of America.]
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Wrapping Up Books,
Pamphlets, and Folded Papers for Transport.
1, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Patent Agent, 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 the present invention is to provide an improved wrapping method
and machine, and especially to provide a simple and rapid method and machine for
wrapping books, pamphlets, and folded papers for mailing. As the invention is
especially designed for use in wrapping books and similar articles, the term
" books
will be applied hereafter to the article to be wrapped, but it will be
understood that this term is used only for convenience, and intended to include all
other articles of suitable form and character, to be wrapped by the method and
machine described.
In attaining this object, the successive books to be wrapped are advanced to the
desired point, with the wrappers overlapping their leading ends, and with the flaps
of the wrappers behind the books, and the wrapper flap of each book is closed
down on the layer of wrapper on the book for pasting by the next succeeding
book.
It is
The invention may be embodied in machines of widely different forms, and the
books may be advanced, and the proper relative positions of the successive books
for the closing down of the wrapper flaps, secured in any suitable manner.
preferable, however, to secure this proper relative position by moving the book,
the wrapper flap of which is to be turned down, sidewise out of the path of the
next succeeding book, and for this purpose mechanical devices are preferably used,
by which the books are moved sidewise independently of the next succeeding book,
preferably employing a plunger moving transversely to the path of the advancing
books, so as to positively move each book sidewise when it reaches the proper
position, this plunger being withdrawn, to permit the next book to be fed into
position between the preceding book and plunger, thus closing down the Hap of the
wrapper on the preceding book, and being in turn moved sidewise by the plunger.
The books may be advanced to the wrapping point, and moved out of the path of
the advancing books, in any suitable plane, and devices of widely different form
may be used for securing the proper movements of the parts, and the proper
position of the flap of the wrapper, in order that it may be closed down for pasting
by the next book. It is preferable, however, to feed the books horizontally to the
wrapping point, and to raise the successive books out of the path of the advancing
books, the wrapper projecting from the upper side of the book, so as to naturally
fall across the path of the next advancing book. A very simple and efficient
construction is thus provided, a sufficient number of books preferably being kept
in the pile to be raised by the plunger, to secure the required pressure upon
wrapper, this construction resulting also in the delivery of the books in the most
convenient form for subsequent handling, that is, in a pile open at the top for the
removal of the books as desired. The construction above outlined is very efficient,
the

page_text: and certain features therein may be used in constructions in which the flaps of the
wrappers are closed down wholly or partially by other means than the next
advancing book, and such features form in themselves parts of the invention, and
are thus claimed.
In wrapping such articles as books or papers, it is important that the wrapper
should be held firmly, so as to prevent the book or paper from slipping out of the
wrapper, and one convenient means of securing this result, is by inserting the
leading end of the wrapper between the leaves of a book, or the plies of a folded
paper. It is preferable to provide for securing this result in connection with the
method and machine above described, and this feature forms a part of the invention,
and may be used in wrapping machines embodying other methods of wrapping.
The invention may be carried out in machines in which either the books or
wrappers, or both, are fed by hand, and such a machine be practical, and of
commercial value, on account of its simplicity, and the convenient delivery of the
wrapped books arranged side by side, or one upon the other, in the best form for
subsequent handling; but it is preferable that both the books and wrappers should
be fed automatically; and a simple, convenient, and compact machine is provided by
feeding the wrappers from an independent roll of paper transversely to the path of
the advancing books, so that each book, in advancing to the delivery point, takes
up and carries with it its wrapper properly overlapped. This wrapping mechanism
may be combined with any other of the ordinary forms of folding or delivery
mechanisms now in use in folding machines, or combined printing and folding
machines, so that books or papers may be printed, folded, wrapped, and delivered
by a single machine, or the wrapping machine may be an independent machine, in
which books or papers are fed from a holder of any suitable form.
For a full understanding of the invention, there is shown in the accompanying
drawings a construction embodying all the features of the invention in the preferred
form, and a modification thereof, omitting the feature of inserting the end of the
wrapper between the leaves or plies of a book or paper; and a detailed description
of these constructions will now be given in connection with the accompanying
drawings, forming a part of this Specification, and the features forming the invention
will then he specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings:-
Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section taken inside the frame, shewing a
machine of the preferred form.
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Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the same on the line 2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a vertical section looking to the left from line 3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a detail section of the wrapping mechanism, on an enlarged scale,
with parts broken away, to shew the construction.
Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are detail views, showing successive positions in
wrapping.
Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 1, shewing a modified form of machine.
Figure 11 is a horizontal section on the line 11 of Figure 10.
Figure 12 is a vertical section looking to the left from the line 12 of Figure 10.
Referring now especially to the machine shewn in Figures 1 to 9, the frame of the
machine may be of any suitable form to support the parts. As shewn, it consists
of the two side frames A, B, in which all the parts of the machine are mounted.
The books to be wrapped are shewn as fed from the bottom of a pile contained
in the holder C, and the wrapped books delivered upwards into a vertical holder D,
these holders being mounted on opposite sides of the path of the wrapper y, which
is fed downward from the wrapper roll Y in the upper part of the machine. The
books are arranged in the holder C with the free edges of the leaves or plies
rearward relatively to the line of feeding movement, and they are advanced to
the wrapping point over guides 10 by a carrier E sliding in ways in the side
frames A, B, and provided with an inclined blade a entering between the leaves or
plies of the books, this blade terminating at its rear end in a shoulder 11, which
limits the movement of the blade between the leaves or plies, and engages the

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rear end of the book, for advancing the same with the carrier.
be continuous, as shewn, or formed of a series of fingers, but the continuous blade
shewn is preferred, and it is preferably made convex, as shewn, for ease and
The carrier is provided also
certainty in entering between the leaves or plies.
with a supporting plate 12, upon which the pile of books rests during the feeding
of a book, the next book in holder C moving downward onto the guides 10, when
the carrier is withdrawn again, and the blade a carried rearward of the pile.
A series of guides 13 are preferably used above the path of the book or paper,
and extending forward from the holder C nearly to the path of the wrapper.
Below the holder D for the wrapped books, is mounted the plunger F, which
acts to lift the books successively out of the path of the next advancing book,
this plunger consisting, in the form shewn, of a series of plates carried by a
shaft 14 mounted in blocks 15 moving vertically in guideways 16 in the frames A, B,
these plates moving between guides 17, upon which the books are supported prior
to the lifting movement of the plunger F, and over which they are fed by the
carrier E. To support the books in the holder D, above the path of the next
advancing book, a movable support G is used, this support consisting of a series
of fingers, between which the plates forming the plunger move, this support G
being carried by a plate 18 extending across the machine, and moving in
guideways 19 in the frames A. B.
For the purpose of tucking the leading end of the wrapper between the leaves
or plies of the book, a tucking blade b, having a series of fingers, is used, which
is carried by a carrier H, mounted in the same manner as the carrier E, and
moving with the latter during the feeding movement, for the purpose of actuating
the blade b, to tuck the leading end of the wrapper between the leaves or plies
of the book, as fully described hereafter in connection with the operation of the
machine. The blade bis hinged on the carrier H, and normally pressed upward
by springs 1, so as to permit the fingers to follow the incline of the blade a, in
tucking in the wrapper. For the purpose of raising the leading end of the
wrapper for the action of the tucking blade b, a series of fingers c are used, between
which the fingers of blade b move, these fingers being carried by a bar 20 extending
across the machine, and sliding vertically in guideways 21 in the frames A, B,
this bar 20, and the fingers c, being normally held in their lowest position below
the guides 17, and the path of the advancing book, by springs 22, coiled about
pins 23, extending downward from the bar 20 through brackets on the frame. To
raise the fingers c, against the pressure of springs 22, levers 24 mounted on studs
in the frames A, B, are used, these levers projecting into openings in bar 20 at
opposite sides of the machine, and being provided at their rear ends with bowls 2
engaged by trips 25 carried by carrier H, and acting to depress the rear arms of
the levers 24, and thus raise the forward arms and the bar 20 with the fingers c,
these trips being pivotted to swing upward on the return of the carrier H, so as
The plate 12 of the
not to actuate the levers 24 on the return movement.
carrier E is provided, just rearward of the shoulder 11, with a slot extending the
full width of the wrapper, through which the fingers c raise the leading end of
the wrapper, for the operation of the tucking blade b.
The wrapper web y
is led from the web roll Y between a pair of cutting
cylinders I, by which the wrapper web is severed into wrapper lengths, and fed
downward between the guides 26, which extend downward nearly to the path of the
advancing books, and paste is applied to the tail end of the wrapper, between the
guides 26, by a rotary paster K, acting against a roll 27, and taking paste from a
fountain roll 28 in fountain 29. Below the path of the books are a series of
guides 30, between which the wrapper is fed downwards.
Any suitable means may be used for operating the parts thus far described in
suitable time. The construction shewn is as follows:-
The carriers E, H, are actuated respectively by slotted levers 31, 32, engaging
pins on the carriers, & actuated from the main driving shaft S by pitmen 33
& cams 34. The plate 18, carrying the support G, is actuated by similar slotted

page_text: levers 35, pitman 36, and cam 37. The shaft 14, carrying plunger F, is mounted
directly above the shaft S, & is 'actuated therefrom by pitman 38 and cam 39. The
paster K is driven from the shaft S through a series of intermediates 40 and a
gear 41 on the shaft of the paster. The feeding and cutting cylinders I are driven
from the gear 41 by intermediate 42, and gears on the shafts of the cylinders.
The operation of the construction is as follows:-
As shewn in Figure 5, a book a, with the wrapper about the same, has just been
raised into holder D, out of the path of the next book to be advanced, the tail of
the wrapper, which is formed by the rearward extension of the layer of wrapper
on top of the book, extending downwards across the path of the next book; the
fingers forming the support G are just advancing into position to support the pile
of books when released by the plunger, and carriers E, H are withdrawn rear-
ward of the books in holder C, and are just about to be advanced to feed forward
the bottom book in holder C, which book rests on guides 10. The fingers c are
in their lowest position, so as to be out of the way of the book a, when it is advanced
by carrier E.
As the operation of the machine continues, the plunger F is lowered below the
guides 17, so as to permit the pile of books in the holder D to descend, and rest
upon the support G, which has been advanced into position to support the books,
prior to the release of the books by the plunger F, and the carriers E, H, are
advanced, the blade a passing between the leaves of the book, so as to open them,
to receive the end of the wrapper and the book being advanced by the pressure of
the shoulder 11 against its rear end, the plate twelve of the carrier supporting the
other books in the holder C during this feeding operation. All the parts are now
in the position shown in Figure 6, with the wrapper y fed downward into proper
position, and the books just about to engage said wrapper, for carrying the latter
with it over the guides 17:
The book is now advanced beneath the pile of the books in the holder D, which
books are supported by the movable support G, and the tail end of the wrapper on
the next preceding book is thus carried under the book in holder D, and lapped
about the layer of wrapper upon the book, so that the paste upon the tail of the
wrapper will be pressed up against the wrapper on the underside of the book
and the wrapper secured, and at the same time the advancing book laps its
wrapper over the leading end of the book, and carries the wrapper with it
heneath the pile, the support G withdrawing as the book is advanced, so as to
allow the latter to be fed in beneath the pile of books, before the latter are released
by the support. As shewn in Figure 7, the book has been partially fed in beneath
the pile in the holder D; and the support G has been partially withdrawn, the
pile of books being supported in part by the advancing book, and in part by the
support. It will be seen that the pressure of the pile of books upon the book
being fed in over the guides 17, acts to draw tight the wrappers of both the
advancing book and the bottom bock of the pile, and this is a very important result
in securing the desired tightness of the wrapper upon the book.
The advance of the carrier E with the book, and the withdrawal of the
support G, continues until the support is entirely withdrawn from beneath the pile
of books in the holder D, and the advancing book is fed into line with the others,
thus lapping and pressing down the pasted tail of the wrapper of the preceding
book upon the layer of wrapper thereon, and completing the wrapping of that
book. When the parts reach this position, the carrier E stops, and the carrier H
is advanced, and as carrier H moves forward, the pivotted trips 25 engage bowls
on the rear arms of the levers 24, and rock these levers, so as to raise the plate 20
and fingers e against the tension of springs 22, and carry the end of the wrapper
projecting below the underside of the book, that is the leading end of the wrapper,
upward through the slot in the plate 12, and across the path of the fingers forming
the blade b, and as the advance of the carrier il continues, the blade b passes the
fingers c, and tucks this leading end of the wrapper between the leaves of the book
beneath the blade a, the inclined position of this blade opening the leaves

page_text: sufficiently for this purpose, and the blade & follows down the incline, depressing
the springs 1. The trips 25 then pass off the bowls 2 on the rear arms of the
levers 24, and release the levers, which are then returned to position, & the
plate 20 and fingers c depressed below the guides 17 by the springs 22. All
the parts are now in the position shewn in Figures 1 & 9, with the leading end of
the wrapper tucked in between the leaves of the books, & the blades a & b ready
to be withdrawn, while the plunger F is just advancing into position to raise this
book into the holder D.
The carriers EH are now returned to normal position, and as the blades a and b
are withdrawn from between the leaves of the book, the plunger F engages the
bottom book, and raises the pile of books in the holder D above the top of the
support G, and the support G then returns to position beneath the books, so as to
support them as the plunger is again withdrawn. Upon the withdrawal of the
plate 12 and blade a, the tail end of the wrapper for the book which has just been
advanced, drops from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 9, so as to hang downward
across the path of the next advancing book, and all the parts are now in the
position shown in Fig. 5, and ready for another operation as just described.
In
In Figs. 10 to 12, there is shown a simple construction substantially the same as
that already described, except that the end of the wrapper is not tucked between
the pages of the book, so that the construction can be simplified by the omission of
the parts employed for this purpose in the construction previously described.
this simpler construction, the supports 10 for the books in the holder C, form a
permanent base for the holder, and the carrier E carries spring-pressed feeding
fingers m, which move between supports 10, and are adapted to engage the rear
end of the bottom book, and move it forward, in the same manner as the shoulder 11
of the construction previously described, the carrier E being actuated through the
levers 31 and connecting rods 33 employed in the construction previously described,
and a crank arm 50 on shaft S. The operation of this construction will be readily
understood from the drawings in connection with the description previously given,
the relative timing and action of the feeding carrier E, the support G, the
plunger F, and the other parts of the mechanism, being substantially the same as
previously described.
:
It will be understood that many modifications may be made in the construction
shown, without departing from the invention, and that the invention is not to be
limited to the specific form and arrangement of the devices shown. It will be
obvious that the machine may readily be arranged to act upon books of different
thicknesses, by making the parts adjustable, as common, in this class of machines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
from abroad, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A machine for wrapping books and other articles, in which the books are
advanced with the flaps of the wrappers projecting behind the books, and the
wrapper flap of each book is closed down by the next book, as the latter is
advanced.
2. A machine for wrapping books and other articles, in which the books are
advanced with the flaps of the wrappers projecting behind the books, and the
successive books are moved transversely to and out of the path of the advancing
books, with the wrapper flaps extending across said path, and the wrapper flap
of each book closed down by the next book, as the latter is advanced.
3. A machine for wrapping books and other articles, in which the books and
wrappers are advanced in a horizontal plane, with the flaps of the wrappers
projecting behind the books, and the successive books are raised into a pile
formed by the preceding books, with the wrapper flaps extending from the top of
the books, and the wrapper flap of each book is closed down by the next book, as
the latter is advanced beneath the preceding book.

page_text: 4. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon, of a holder opposite the path of the advancing books, and means for
moving the successive books with the pile of books in the holder, transversely to
and out of the path of the next book, with the wrapper flap extending across said
path, whereby the wrapper flap of a book is closed down by the next book, and
the pressure of the pile of books utilized to press down the wrapper flap,
substantially as described.
5. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon in a horizontal plane, with the wrapper flaps projecting behind the books,
of a holder above the path of the advancing books for receiving a pile of books,
and means for raising the successive books, with the books in the holder, out of the
path of the next books, with the wrapper flap extending across said path,
substantially as described.
6. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon, of means for moving the successive books transversely to, and out of the
path of the advancing books, a support for holding the successive books out of
the path of the advancing books, and means for withdrawing said support, as the
books are advanced, substantially as described.
7. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon, of a plunger for moving the successive books transversely to and out of
the path of the advancing books, a support for holding the successive books out
of the path of the advancing books, when the plunger is withdrawn, and
means for withdrawing said support, as the books are advanced, substantially as
described.
8. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon in a horizontal plane, with the wrapper flaps projecting behind the books,
of a plunger for raising the successive books out of the path of the advancing
books, a support for holding the pile of wrapped books above the path of the
advancing books, when the plunger is lowered, and means for withdrawing
said support to permit the books to be advanced beneath the pile, substantially
as described.
9. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon, of means for moving the successive books transversely to and out of the
path of the advancing books, with the wrapper flap extending across said path,
whereby the wrapper flap of a book is closed down by the next book, and means for
tucking the other end of the wrapper between the plies of the book, before the
wrapper flap is closed down, substantially as described.
10. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books with wrappers
thereon, and with the wrapper, flaps projecting behind the books, of means for
moving the successive books transversely to and out of the path of the
advancing books, a blade for separating the plies of the book at the rear end,
and means for tucking the leading end of the wrapper between the plies of the
rear end of the book, before the flap of the wrapper is closed down, substantially
as described.
11. The combination with a carrier for advancing books with wrappers thereon,
and with the wrapper flaps projecting behind the books, of means for moving the
successive books transversely to and out of the path of the advancing books, a
blade on the carrier for separating the plies of the book at the rear end, and
means for tucking the leading end of the wrapper between the plies of the rear
end of the book, before the flap of the wrapper is closed down, substantially as
described.
12. The combination with a carrier for advancing books with wrappers thereon,
and with the wrapper flaps projecting behind the books, of means for moving the
successive books transversely to and out of the path of the next book, a blade on
the carrier for separating the plies of the book at the rear end, means for
bringing the leading end of the wrapper into position across the rear end of the

page_text: book, and a blade for tucking the leading end of the wrapper between the
plies of the book, before the flap of the wrapper is closed down, substantially as
described.
13. The combination with the book and wrapper feeding and wrapper pasting
devices, arranged to associate a book and wrapper with the latter lapped about the
leading end of the book, and the wrapper flap projecting behind the book, of
means for moving the successive books transversely to and out of the path of
the next book, with the wrapper flap extending across said path, whereby the
wrapper flap of a book is closed down by the next book, substantially as
described.
14. The combination with book and wrapper feeding and wrapper pasting
devices, arranged to associate a book and wrapper, with the latter lapped about the
leading end of the book, and the wrapper flap projecting behind the book, and
advance the book and overlapped wrapper in a horizontal plane, of means for
raising the successive books out of the path of the next book, with the wrapper
flap extending across said path, whereby the wrapper flap of a book is closed down
by the next book, substantially as described.
15. The combination with book and wrapper feeding, and wrapper pasting
devices, arranged to associate a book and wrapper, with the latter lapped about the
leading end of the book, and the ends of the wrapper projecting behind the book,
of means for moving the successive books transversely to, and out of the path of
the advancing books, and means for tucking the other end of the wrapper between
the plies of the book, before the wrapper flap is closed down, substantially as
described.
16. The combination with book and wrapper feeding devices, and wrapper
pasting devices arranged to associate a book and wrapper, with the latter lapped
over one edge of the book, and the two ends of the wrapper projecting beyond the
other edge of the book, of means for tucking one end of the wrapper between the
plies of the book, and means for closing down the other end or wrapper flap,
substantially as described.
17. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers
thereon, of means for tucking one end of the wrapper between the plies of the book,
before the wrapper flap is closed down, and ineans for closing down the wrapper
flap, substantially as described.
18. The combination with feeding devices for advancing books and wrappers,
with the opposite ends of the wrappers projecting the books, of means for tucking
one end of the wrapper between the plies of the rear end of the book, and means
for closing down the wrapper flap, substantially as described.
19. In a machine for wrapping books and other articles, consisting of two or
more plies, and having the wrapper lapped over one edge of the books, and the
two ends of the wrapper projecting beyond the other edge of the book, the com-
bination of means for tucking one end of the wrapper between the plies of the
books, and means for closing down the other end or wrapper flap, substantially as
described.
20. In a machine for wrapping books and other articles, the combination with
means for lapping the wrapper over one edge of the book, with the ends of the
wrapper projecting beyond the other edge of the book, of means for tucking one
end of the wrapper between the plies of the book, and closing down the other end
or wrapper flap, substantially as described.
21. The combination with a blade for separating the plies of a book, of means
for moving the end of a wrapper across the book, and a tucking blade for tucking
the end of the wrapper between the plies, substantially as described.
22. The combination with an inclined blade for separating the plies of a book,
of a tucking blade for tucking the end of a wrapper between the plies, substantially
as described.
23. The combination with a slotted blade for separating the plies of a book, of
fingers for moving the end of a wrapper across the book through the slot, and a

page_text: tucking blade for tucking the nd of the wrapper between the plies, substantially
as described.
24. The combination with, carrier E, having inclined blade a for separating the
plies of the book, of spring-pressed pivoted tucking blade b, substantially as
described.
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25. The combination with carrier E, having blade. shoulder 11, and a slot
behind said shoulder, of tucking blade 6 and lifting fingers c, substantially as
.described.
26. The combination with carrier E, having a blade for separating the plies.
of a book, of lifting fingers c and tucking blade b, substantially as described.
27. The combination with carrier E, having blade a and shoulder 11, of
carrier H, having tucking blade b and lifting fingers c, substantially as described.
28. The combination with holder C, of carrier H, having plate 12, inclined
blade a and shoulder 11, and a tucking blade, substantially as described.
29. The combination with holder C, of carrier H, having plate 12, inclined
blade a, and shoulder 11, tucking blade b, and lifting fingers c, substantially as
described.
Dated thin 10th day of Danamhon 1905
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.