US11260A - Eyelet-machine - Google Patents

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H. LpLIPMAN. SELF FEEDING EYELET MACHINE.

, Patented July 11, 1854.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HYMEN L. LIPMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EYELET-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,260, dated July 11, 1854.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HYMEN L. LIPMAN, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyelet-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification, and which represents a perspective view of the entire machine.

The nature of my invention relates to the combining with the fastening apparatus of an eyelet machine, a self feeder, which will carry the eyelets from a reservoir underneath the fastener.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describethe same with reference to the drawmg.

The stock A, may be cast in one piece, of any suitable form of material, and is provided with a punch B, and fastener C, both of which may be operated by a double acting lever D, the one rising as the other is forced down. The shanks of the punch and fastener are surrounded with helical springs, so asto keep their tops in contact with the lever D, and each are respectively furnished.

with their counter dies or anvils b, 0.

On the table E, or on the stock itself, may

be arranged the ways F, in which slides or moves a forked carryingarm G, towhich is attached a cord at, and weight H, for drawing it back, its forward motion being achieved by means hereafter described.

A reservoir or receptacle I, for holding.

the eyelets attached to the machine and supported by the arm J. A stem or wire d, on which the' eyelets are threaded passes through the center ofsaid reservoir, and as the eyeletsare successively carried forward to the fastener 0, they descend along said. rod or wire cl so that at one eyelet is always ready to be caught between the jaws e e of the carying arm G, and transferred under the fastener.

The eyelets f on the stem (a portion of the tube or reservoir being broken away to show their position) set one within the other, this being due to their form, and it is obvious that a mere pushin arm would not separate them. To meet thls difficulty the jaws e, e, have inclined planes on their upper sides, so that while they catch the lower eyelet, they at the same time raise up the balance of the column of eyelets, so as to release the under one. The bottom of the tube is just near enough to the slide to allow the slide to move, but prevent the eyelets from dropping out.

A lever arm K, is connected with the lever D, so as to be operated by it, and to this lever arm is connected a cord g, which is fastened to an eye h, on the slide Gr. Vhen the lever D, is thrown to the left it draws the slide forward under the fastener with its eyelot, and when the lever is swung the other way the weight H, draws back the slide, it having left the eyelet directly under the fastener. The paper,leather or whatever is be furnished with the eyelets is placed with the hole previously punched in it over the eyelet, the lever brought down, and the material is forced over the eyelet, and the flange turned over on top of the eyelet, and

the whole secured.

Now it is obvious that modifications of this machine may be made without in the least changing its character or principle. A spring may be used instead of the weight,

the lever D, may be of different form, and

operated by foot treadles from below, or by a yoke on top. The punching may alsobe done by a separate machine if found essential, and adjustments and stops be added, for making the machine very exact in all its movements. All these will suggest themselves to any skillful mechanic without requiring invention, and I desire to protect my inventionagainst the more changes of parts, that will accomplish the same results, by substantially the same means.

Having thus fully described the nature of. my invention and shown how the same may be practically applied, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In combination with a fastener C, and a reservoir of eyelets I, the conveying apparatus for carrying the eyelet from one to the other, made and operated substantially in the manner herein described.

2. I also claim the threading of the eye lets upon a rod or stem from which they may be delivered one at a time to the carrying apparatus substantially as described.

HYMEN L. LIPMAN.

IVitnesses:

A. B. SToUoI-rroN, TI-IOS H. UPPERMAN.

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