US522139A

US522139A - Machine fob selecting and boxing cigarettes

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Publication number: US522139A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 1911-06-26

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MACHINE FOR SELEGTING ANDBDXING GIGARETTBS. No. 522,139. Patented June 26, 1894..

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J. N. WOOD. MACHINE FOR SELECTING AND BOXING GIGARETTES.

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J. N. WOOD. MAGHINB FOR SELECTING AND BOXING OIGARETTES.

No. 522,139. Patented June 26, 1894.

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JAMES NELSON WOOD, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASOIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO W. P. DE SAUSSURE, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR SELECTING AND BOXING CIGARETTES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 522,139, dated June 26, 1894.

i Application filed January 21,1893- Serial No. 459,210. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES NELSON WOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Selecting and Boxing Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to in apparatus which will receive in a suitable hopper a quantity of cigarettes, pass the same successively through a suitable passage in which is located a sorting device which permits the escape of those which are either too heavy or too light, pass the perfect ones forward and collect them five or more at a time, then drop the row thus collected into a suitable receiver until the requisite number of ten, or 'more or less, is as-' sembled, then pass the charge thus collected into a box held open for the purpose, then fold and tuck the closing flap of the box and then discharge the filled box and bring another empty box into position, the whole being eifected systematicallyin a continuously repeated operation and the entire apparatus being actuated by driving connections which are automatically broken in the event of the cigarettes in the hopper becoming exhausted, or nearly so.

The invention will be fully understood upon reference to the accompanying drawings, in which 7 Figure 1 represents, in vertical longitudinal section, that part of the machine in which the cigarettes are first delivered, sorted, and collected in a sufficient number to filla box. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the machine looking toward the'right-hand of the machine as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, and showing in section those parts of the machine by means of which the box is opened, or slid forward if it is a slide box, by which the charge of cigarettes is passed into and retained in the box, and the means'by which the flap of the box is folded and tucked and the slide returned within the cover, and Fig. 3 is a plan of the entire machine illustrating especially the means bywhich the box is ejected after it has been filled by the steps above enumerated.

- The frame of the machine consists principally of two side-boards, 1, 2, between which is mounted a hopper 3 having its top and front end open and mounted to slide vertically in the frame by means of lugs 4 on the sides of the hopper and grooves 5 in said side-boards. The

hopper, thus constructed and mounted, is held.

normally elevated, by means of a spring 6 attached at its upper-end to a cross-rod 7, which passes between the side-boards, and at its lower end, to a projection 8 on the bottom of the hopper. The open front of the hopper is closed by means of an endless belt 9 which passes over rollers 10 and'll mounted in the side-boards. When the hopper is held in its elevated position, the bottom 12 is in such close proximity to the lower roller 11 that there is no escape for the cigarettes. When, however, a sufficient number of cigarettes is placed in the hopper to bear it down by their weight, in opposition to the spring 6, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, an opening 12 is formed, through which the cigarettes may escape one at a time. In order to keep the cigarettes agitated and relieve pressure at the opening which would otherwiseoppose their escape, the belt 9 is kept moving, its inner side upward, by any substantial gearing, not shown, which will communicate motion thereto from the main power shaft. The cigarettes pass from the hopper, and fall transversely upon an endless apron 13 mounted upon and receiving motion from rollers 14,

15, and by this apron the cigarettes are delivered to a selecting device, the cigarettes being held against displacement by a shield 16. The selecting device consists of a pair of tiltingtables or trips 17 and 21, the trip 17 being pivoted at 18 and having a counterpoise 19 which holds it normally inclined and which is of such weight that a cigarette of less than the desired weight falling upon the board 17 from the apron 13, will not depress said board in opposition to the counter-bah ance 19 but will roll oi as indicated by 20 and fall into any desired receptacle.

Should the cigarette be of sufficient weight however,

it will tilt the board 17 in opposition to coun-t terpoise 19 and be delivered on a second trip 21 pivoted at 22 and having a counter-bah" ance 23. The trip 21 is mounted in the reverse position oi trip 17 and its counterbalance 23 is of such weight that the trip is held normally inclined forward, so that a cigarette of the proper weight dropping upon said board will not tilt it, but will roll on into a passage 25 which leads to the filler. Should, however, the cigarette be too heavy it will overcome the counter-balance 23 and drop into a chute as shown at 24. The cigarettes having been thus sorted and those of proper weight selected, the latter move through the passage 25 by gravity until they enter a vertical chute 26. This chute 26 is of such width as to cause the cigarettes to rest one on top of another, the column being sup ported at bottom, by the floor of a horizontal passage way 27 above which the chute 26 terminates. In the passage way 27 is arranged a reciprocating plunger 28 and said passage way 27 terminates at its forward end in acollecting box 29which hasa sliding valve plate 30 on a level with the floor of passage way 27, and,

beneath said valve, a receiver 31. Suitable connections, which are hereinafter specifically described,reciprocate the plunger 28 and withdraw the valve 30 so that the cigarettes are pushed one at a time from the passage way 27 onto thevalve plate 30 untilfivc, or any other desired number, are there collected, and then the valve plate is withdrawn from beneath the cigarettes and permits them to fall into the receiver 31 which is supported at the bottom of the collecting box 29. This operation is repeated and when two rows of cigarettes are deposited into the receiver, they are introduced by said receiver into the box held in waiting in another part of the machine as will hereinafter appear.

In order to effect the reciprocating movement of the plunger 28, it is connected by means of a pitman 32 with a crank 33 on a shaft 34. The shaft 34 receives rotary movement from a shaft 35 which is a power shaft and which isconstantly rotating. In order to transmit movement from shaft 35 to the shaft 34 and at such time as there are cigarettes in the hopper to be utilized, said hopper has, projecting downward from its bottom, an extension 36 connected at 37 with the arm 38 of a bell-crank lever 39 which is pivoted at 40 and carries at its free end an idler 41. On the

shafts

34 and 35 are mounted

pinions

43 and 44. The parts just described are so related that when the hopper 2 is depressed by a suflicient weight of cigarettes the idler 41 is forced into engagement with the

pinions

43 and 44 and thus communicates movement from the latter to the former. It is from the shaft 34 as will hereinafter appear, that movement iscommunicated to all of the other parts of the machine and it will therefore be seen that this vertical movement of the hopper consequent upon the weight of cigarettes in the hopper, controls the operation of the whole machine.

Returning to the collectingbox 29, in which the cigarettes are collect ed and deposited into the receiver, it will be found desirable to ried by the shaft 48.

force the row of cigarettes downward in order to avoid loss of time and to cause them to lie smoothly, and this may be accomplished as follows:45 represents a block fitting in the upper part of the collecting box 29 and held normally in elevated position above the horizontal plane of the passageway 27, by

-means of springs 45 confined between the top of the box 29 and the heads 46 on rods 46, which rods are connected to block 45 and work through the top of the box 29. One part of the block 45 also projects upward through the top of the box 29 to receive the impact from a cam 47 on a shaft 48. This cam 47 is of such shape that when rotated by .the shaft to which it is fixed, it will depress the block 43 a distance sufficient to force the cigarettes evenly into the receiver 31. Mount- 1 ed upon this same shaft 48 is a cam 49 which 1 operates on the end 50, shown in dotted lines, of the lever bell crank 51 which is fulcrumed at 52 and has slot and pin connection 53 at jits lower end with the slide valve 30 hereinbefore referred to and on which the cigar- 1 ettes are collected. f49 bears such relation to the cam 47 that the lever 51 will be thrown out at its lower end carrying the slide valve 30 with it, before 1 the block 45 can be depressed. If desirable, I the block 45 may be provided on its upper side with a friction roller 54 which receives the pressure from the cam 47 in depressing I the block. end with a gear wheel 48, which is adapted As will be seen, the cam The shaft 48 is provided at one to be engaged and rotated by the gear teeth of the mutilated gear wheel 48 which is car- The shaft 48 is suitably geared to the power shaft so that it will be rotated twice to every ten revolutions of the shaft 34. After being filled in the manner above described,the receiver 31 is slid lengthwise across the end of the machine, in a direction away from the eye in Fig. 1, and toward the left-hand in Fig. 2. This movement of the receiver 31 is continued until the receiver enters the top one of a stack of cigarette boxes 55, which is held in open position to admit it. This movement of the receiver is effected by means of a toothed extension or rack 56 projecting from the rear of the receiver and in such relation to a mutilated gear-wheel 57 as to be engaged by its teeth 58 after said wheel has rotated to a certain extent. This mutilated gear wheel 57 is mounted on a shaft 59 which is constantly rotating while the machine is in operation, and which receives its movement as will be seen, in Fig. 3, from the shaft 34 which carries the gear-wheel 43 and crank 35 as hereinbefore described, but the gear-wheel 57 only aifects the receiver during a part of its revolution, and the receiver is moved for ward a sufficient distance to charge the box and returns in a short time. The gearing between the shafts 34 and 59 is so proportioned that the latter will revolve only once while the former is revolving ten times. When the receiver, which now acts as a charger, enters the box held open to admit it, a discharging plate mounted in a bracket 61 and held normally in elevated position by a spring 62, is engaged by a cam 63 mounted on the shaft 48, and forced down into the rear end of the receiver 3.1 and behind the ends of the cigarette, where it is held until the teeth 58 on the gear 57 have passed from engagement with the rack-bar 86 and said rack-bar is released-when the receiver will be returned suddenly by means of its spring 64, leaving the cigarettesin the box. Prior to the movement which thus transfers the cigarettes from the receiver into the box however, the box has been opened if it is a slide box, by advancing the tray slightly, in order to permit the cigarettes to be held fully within the box by plate 60 and to facilitate folding the flap after thecigarettes are inserted. This advancement of the slide of the box is effected by means of a horizontally reciprocating push bar 65 working in abearing 66 and having at its rear end slot and pin connection 67 with the free end of a lever 68. The lever 68 is pivoted at 69 and controlled by a pitman 7 0. The pitman 70 is provided with a spring 71 for holding it normally in retracted position while it terminates at rear in an upturned end 72. This upturned end 72 is normally held adjacent to a cam 73 on the constantly rotating shaft 59. The cam 73 has a swell which affects the pitman 70 momentarily, at a time just before the charging from the receiver so that the box is opened without interfering with the working of the other parts. The box being thus filled, the next operation is to close the same, and this is effected by the following meansz-The boxes 55 are stacked with their flaps 74 normally in extended position. 75 represents a horizontally reciprocating bar having a spring 76 for holding it normally in retracted position and carrying at its forward end a tucker 77. This bar 75 terminates at rear in a downward extension 78 in proximity to the shaft 59, upon which shaft,and in the vertical plane of the 6X1 tension 78, of the bar 75, is mounted a cam 79 having a horn 80 which engages the extension 78 once in each revolution, and gives said bar 75,aforwardmovement. Whenthismovement takes place, the tucker 77 which hangs normally downward as shown in Fig. 2,engages by means of an end 81, a stationary bar or lug 82 in the horizontal path of the extension 81, and this lug operates when the tucker 77 is moved past it, to raise the tucker to a vertical position as the bar 75 completes its stroke. Itis to be understood that the reciprocation of the bar 75 takes place beneath the flap 74 of the box and when the tucker assumes the vertical position as stated, the flap is raised by the folding end 83 until the flap comes in contact with the ends of the sides of the tray. The folding end'83 then continues its movement, folds the outer end of the flap over at right angles, and holds it in such position, the tray being held in its projected position by the pressure of the spring follower 96 against the stack of boxes. While this is taking place and before the bar 75 retracts the folder 77, a closing bar 84 moves forward and bears against the folded flap, and returns the tray of the box with its end folded within the cover. This movement of the closing bar 84,

is effected by a bell crank lever 85 having.

The manner of holding the boxes will readily.

appear upon reference to Fig. 2 in which they. are shown stacked in a feeder, and in Fig. 3 I have shown an ejecting rod adapted to displace the top box sidewise when it is filled,

and at which time another box takes its place. The ejecting rod is operated at its rear end by a cam 91 having a born 92 which engages the rear end ofsaid ejecting rod once in each revolution. The cam '91 is mounted on the shaft 91 which is journaled above the shaft 34 and properly geared thereto so as to make one revolution to every ten ofthe' shaft 34. The cam is timed to forward the ejectingrod 50 at the proper interval after the other steps in the process, which aifect the box to be ejected, have been completed. The ejecting rod 90 is mounted in the bearing 93-and has a retracting spring 94: which promptly returns it to normal position after it has finished its stroke. As soon as the filled box is ejected in the manner described, a new empty box is forced upward into position and opened. This is effected by having the boxes stacked in a chute 95, having a spring-pressed bottom 96, whereby the stack is fed upward as soon as a box is removed from thetop.

While I have not minutely set forth the various belt and gear connections between all the working parts of the machine, it is obvious that they may be connected and run from a single source of power and the manner of connecting them by multiplying or reducing gear so that each stroke or step in the serieswill be performed by its part in the proper time can be readily arranged by those skilled in the art and in a manner common to machines which are constructed to perform a number of steps successively.

From the foregoing description it will be, seen that the operation of passing the cigar-,

ettes from a hopper to a box, is effected in a continuous and uniform manner. The cigarettes are sorted, and the entire process of filling the boxes carried on automatically.

By the term charging device or charging mechanism, employed in the claims, I mean any suitable means for receiving the cigarettes from a suitable supply and depositing them in the box. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable hopper into which the cigarettes are fed, a holder for holding the box into which the cigarettes are to be packed, a reciprocating receiver adapted to enter said box, means for transferring cigarettes from the hopper to the receiver, means for discharging the cigarettes from the receiver into the box, and suitable operating connections for reciprocating the receiver when the cigarettes are collected therein, substantially as herein described.

2. In a box filling machine, the combination of the reciprocating receiver, suitable means for supplying cigarettes to the receiver, a box holder adapted to hold the box to be filled in proper position to permit the entry of the reciprocating receiver for charging it, and a discharging trip plate adapted to enter behind the cigarettes in the receiver, after the receiver has entered the box, whereby the cigarettes will be discharged from the receiver into the box when the receiver with draws, substantially as herein set forth.

3. A box filling machine, comprising an open-ended reciprocating receiver, suitable means by which cigarettes are introduced into the receiver, a box holder adapted to present the box in position for the reception of the open end of the receiver, and a reciprocating trip plate adapted to enter behind the cigarettes in the receiver, when the latter is at its forward-limit within the box, and to trip the cigarettes from the said receiver when it withdraws, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of means for holding a box, a reciprocating receiver adapted to receive the cigarettes and enter the box therewith, means for retracting the receiver out of the box and for holding it normally in retracted position, means for moving the receiver forward into the box with the cigarettes at the proper time, a discharging plate adapted to descend behind the cigarettes in the receiver and hold them in the box when the receiver is withdrawn, means for feeding the cigarettes to the receiver, and suitable operating mechanism, substantially as set forth. g

5. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of suitable means for holding a box to be filled, a reciprocating receiver adapted to receive the cigarettes and carry them into the box, a suitable spring for holding the receiver normally in retracted position, a rack bar carried by the receiver, a gear wheel adapted to engage said rack bar for moving the receiver forward against the action of the spring, a discharging plate adapted to descend behind the cigarettes in the receiver when the latter is moved forward into the box, so as to hold the cigarettes in the box when the receiver is retracted by the spring, means for supplying cigarettes to the receiver,

and suitable operating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

6. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a holder having a spring-pressed bottom in which the empty boxes are stacked and fed gradually forward, suitable charging mechanism for filling the boxes with cigarettes, suitable means for supplying cigarettes to the charging mechanism, a reciprocating discharging bar adapted to displace the top box when it becomes filled, and suitable operating mechanism for properly operating the charging mechanism and discharging bar, substantially as set forth.

7. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a holder adapted to support the boxes in stacked position and feed them gradually forward into position to be filled, a hopper for receiving the cigarettes to be boxed, suitable box charging mechanism interposed between the hopper and the stack of empty boxes, and adapted to receive the cigarettes from the hopper and deposit them in the boxes, means for feeding the cigarettes from the hopper to the box charging mechanism, a reciprocating discharging bar for displacing the top box when it becomes filled, and suitable driving connections for the discharging bination of a suitable box holder, a box charging device adapted to receive cigarettes from 1 a suitable supply and introduce them into the box, a passage-way or chute through which the cigarettes pass to the charging device,

means for supplying cigarettes to the passage-way or chute, a reciprocating plunger operating in the passage-Way for feeding the cigarettes successively to the charging device, and suitable operating connections, substantially as setforth.

9. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable box holder, a box charging device adapted to introduce cigarettes into the box, a hopper for receiving the cigarettes to be boxed, a passage-way or chute through which the cigarettes pass from the hopper to the box charging device, means for supplying the cigarettes from the hopper to said passage-way, a reciprocating plunger op erating in said passage-way for feeding the cigarettes successively to the charging device, and suitable timed driving connections, whereby the charging device will operate after a certain number of cigarettes have been collected therein by the reciprocating plunger, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

10. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable box holder, a box charging device adapted to receive the cigarettes from a suitable supply and introduce them into the box, a reciprocating box-opener located in rear of the box holder and adapted to advance the slide of the box, means for closing the box after the cigarettes are deposited, and operating mechanism timed to operate, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

11. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable box holder, a box charging device adapted to receive the cigarettes from a suitable supply and introduce them into the box, a reciprocating box-opener located in the rear of the box-holder and adapted to advance the slide of the box for the reception of the cigarettes, means for folding the flap of the inner box'after the cigarettes are inserted, means for returning the inner box back into position in the outer box, and suitable operating mechanism timed to operate, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

12. A device for-introducing cigarettes into boxes, comprising a suitable collecting box, means for supplying cigarettes to the collecting box, a box holder adapted to support the box in position to be filled, a charging device adapted to receive the cigarettes from the collecting box and introduce them into the box to be filled, a valve located in the collecting box for interrupting the passage of the cigarettes to the charging device, and suitable timed driving connections for the charging device and valve, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

- 13. The device for introducing cigarettes in the boxes, comprising a suitable box holder, a collecting box, means for supplying cigarettes to the collecting box, a receiver adapted to receive the cigarettes from the collecting box and carry them to the box to be filled, a valve located in the collecting box for interrupting the passage of the cigarettes to the receiver, means for discharging the cigarettes from the receiver into the box, and suitable timed connections for reciprocating the receiver and valve, substantially as set forth.

14. A device for introducing cigarettes into boxes, comprising a suitable box holder, a collecting box in which a number of cigarettes are collected, a hopper in which the cigarettes are delivered for boxing, a passage or chute leading to the collecting box, means for supplying cigarettes from the hopper to the passage-way or chute, a reciprocating plunger in said passage-way for feeding the cigarettes forward to the collecting box, a reciprocating receiver adapted to receive the cigarettes from the collecting box and carry them forward to the box in which they are to 'be packed, a valve located in the collecting box for interrupting the passage of the cigarettes to' the receiver, means for discharging the cigarettes from the receiver into the box, and suitable timed connections for the reciprocatingplunger, valve and receiver, whereby the valve withdraws and permits the collected cigarettes to fall into the receiver after a certain number of movements of the plunger, and the receiver moves forward for depositing the collected cigarettes into the box, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.

15. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a receiver from which the clg arettes are introduced into the box, a collecting box in which the cigarettes are collected for delivery to the receiver, a valve located 1n said collecting box above the receiver, a passage-way and chute leading to the collecting box, a hopper from which the cigarettes are supplied to said chute, and areciprocating plunger operating in the passage-way to feed the cigarettes successively forward said valve and plunger havingdriving connections timed so that the valve will be withdrawn to permit the cigarettes to fall into the receiver aftera certain number of strokes of the plunger, sub

stantially as and for the purpose specified.

16. In a cigarette boxing machine, the cornbination of the receiver from which the cigarettes are introduced in bulk into the box, a collecting box in which the cigarettes are collected for delivery to the receiver, a valve in said collecting box for intercepting the passage of the cigarettes to the receiver, areciprocating block located in said collecting box above the valve, suitable means for supplying the cigarettes to the collecting box, and drivingconnectionsfor periodicallywithdrawing the valve and forwarding the reciprocating block in succession, whereby the cigarettes are collected and delivered to thereceiver, substantially in the manner and for the'purposes set forth.

17. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of the box holder,a reciprocating receiver from which the cigarettes are adapted to be introduced in bulk into the box, a collecting box into which the cigarettes are collected for delivery to the receiver, a valvein the collecting box above the receiver, a reciprocating block above the valve, a passage-way through which the cigarettes are introduced to the collecting box above the valve,a rec procating plunger for forwarding the said cigarettes one at a time, and suitable driving connections for the reciprocating receiver,

the Valve, the reciprocating block, and the reciprocating plunger; whereby, after a suitable number of strokes of the plunger, the valve is withdrawn and the block is depressed, and after the proper number of cigarettes have been thus introduced into the receiver, said receiver is introduced into the box for the delivery of the cigarettes, substantially in the manner and for the purposes explained.

18. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination with mechanism substantially as herein described for receiving cigarettes from a suitable supply and introducing them into boxes; the driving connections for said mechanism; and means for controlling said driving connections for throwing the same out of op eration when the supply of cigarettes is exhausted said controlling means consisting of a spring-supported movable hopper adapted to carry the cigarettes to be boxed, a gear wheel interposed in the driving connections, and a lever connected to said hopper and adapted to control the gear-wheel, substantially as herein set forth.

19. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable box holder, abox charging device adapted to receive the cigarettes from a suitable supply and introduce them into the boxes, means for feeding the cigarettes to the charging device from the supply, driving mechanism for actuating the boxing and feeding device, and means for throwing said driving mechanism out of operation when the supply of cigarettes becomes exhausted;

said means comprising a spring-supported movable hopper which is adapted to carry the cigarettes to be boxed, alever controlled by said movable hopper, and a gear wheel interposed in the driving connections, and held into engagement therewith by said lever, substantially as explained.

20. In a cigarette boxing machine,the combination of a suitable hopper formed with an open front through which the cigarettes may pass, an endless traveling belt supported so as to partially close said open front for keeping the cigarettes in the hopper agitated and suitable mechanism for transferring the cigarettes to the boxes, substantially as set forth,

21. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a vertically movable hopper formed with an open front through which the cigarettes may pass, means for supporting the hopper in raised position when it is nearly or quite empty, and for allowing the hopper to rest in lowered positionvwhen there is a sufficient quantity of cigarettes therein, an endless traveling belt supported independently of the movable hopper and adapted to completely close its open front when the hopper is in raised position, and to keep the cigarettes agitated and allow them to pass one by one from the hopper when it is in lowered position, and suitable mechanism for transferring the cigarettes to the boxes, substantially as set forth.

22. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of a suitable hopper for supplying cigarettes, means for transferring the cigarettes from the hopper to the boxes, and the herein-described selecting device which comprises two pivoted counter balanced trip plates interposed between the hopper and boxes and on to which the cigarettes are successively dropped, the first of said plates being arranged to oppose tilting by cigarettes that are too light and inclined in a direction to throw such cigarettes out of the course of the cigarettes that are being passed to the boxes, while the second trip plate ontowhlch the cigarettes are delivered after theytilt and pass the first plate, is inclined in a direction for passing the cigarettes toward the boxes and counterbalanced to oppose tilting cigarettes of proper weight, and to permit tilting by cigarettes of too great weight, all substantially as herein explained.

23. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of the box holder for supporting the boxes to be packed, means for supplying cigarettes to the boxes, and a closing device comprising the pivoted tucker which is adapted to be 'reciprocated beneath the flap, and the lug with which said tucker engages to cause it to assume a vertical position and fold the flap, substantially in the manner explained.-

24. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of the box holder adapted to hold a box to be filled, suitable means for introducing cigarettes into the box, and'a closing device comprisinga reciprocating rod, a pivoted tucker mounted on said reciprocating rod and formed with a right-angled extension which is adapted to bend the end of the flap of the box, and a lug with which the pivoted tucker engages to cause it to assume a vertical position for raising,bending and inserting the flap, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

25. In a cigarette boxing machine, the combination of the box holder, suitable means for introducing cigarettes into the box, and the box closing device comprising the reciprocating pivoted tucker which is adapted to fold the flap to conform to the end of the box, the lug with which said tucker engages, the reciprocating rod adapted to engage theend of thebox after the flap is folded and finish the closing operation, and suitable driving connections for advancing the tucker and reciprocating bar in proper relation to each other, substantially as and for the purposes explained.

JAMES NELSON WOOD.

Witnesses:

EDWIN P. 00X, WM. E. KNIGHT.

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