US1128144A - Combined carriage and former for wire-bound-box machines. - Google Patents

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R. G. INWOJI) & P. G. LAVENBERG. COMBINED CARRIAGE AND FORMER r01; WIRE BOUND BOX mammsk APPLICATION FILED 001214, 1904,

1,128,144. Patfizl bed Feb. 1%.

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R. G.-INWOOD & P. G. LAVENBERG.

CGMBINED CARRIAGE AND FORMER FOB WIRE BOUND BOX MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1004.

1,128,1l4. Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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RICHARD G. INWOOD AND PERRY C. LAVENBERG, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGN- OBS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO WIREBOUNDS PATENTS COMPANY, OF KIT'LEEY,

11IAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

COMBINED CARRIAGE AND FORMER FOR WIRE-BOUND-BOX MACHINES.

Application filed October 14, 1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RICHARD G. Lvwoon and PERRY LAvnNBnRG, citizens of the United States, residing at South Bend, in

5 the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful 1mprovements in Combined Carriages and Formers for VVire-Bound-Box Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the manufacture of wirebound boxes and pertains more particularly to work 'controlling means for determining or maintaining desired relative positions of dilferent parts of box blanks or 12 blank sections preparatory to securing said parts together.

An object of the invention is to provide such work-controlling means for box blanks or sections of blanks formed of side sheet material, separate or individual cleats, and

binding wires.

The invention is hereinafter described, for illustration, as embodied in a combined carriage and former arranged to hold in proper 5 relative positions the side sheets and individual cleats for a sectional box blank in which provision is made for the overlapping of the edge of one side sheet by the margin of the next adjacent side sheet, at eaqh lat- 0 eral corner edge of the completed box." The illustrative construction shown in the drawings comprises means for determining a desired overlap margin of the side sheet in a manner and for purposeshereinafter more fully explained.

The carriage and former shown in the drawings may be used in conjunction with any practicable apparatus for securing to gether the wire binding and other parts of 40 blank sections. .For instance a suitable machine for this purpose comprising a carriage and former such as that shown in the present drawings, is described and claimed in an application co-pending herewith, filed October 27, 1904; Serial No. 230,249.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the illustrative carriage and former. Fi g. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showinga portion of the channeledbar and adjustable spacing block slidably mounted thereon. Fig; 3 is a transverse section on the line X. X. of Fig. 2, showing the channeled bar, the. divided spacing block and Specification of Letters latent.

Serial No. 228,443.

means for clamping the latter to the bar. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the bar and spacing block mounted thereon, showing the adjustment of the separate block members relative to each other, so as to increase or decrease the intervening space between cleat ends as they are assembled on the carriage. Fig. 5 shows a longitudinal sectional detail of one of the bars comprising the carriage, with cleats positioned thereon and spaced apart the desired distance by the adjustable spacing blocks. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the nien'ibers comprising a box blank assembled and positioned on the can riage and means for holding the against displacement upon the cleats. Fig.

7 is a fragmental plan view of a cleat 4 showing a cleat in position between the spacing blocks and means for holding cleat firmly in the cleat bar.

The combined carriage and former preferably comprises two longitudinal plates or bars 1, which are connected and firmly held together parallel with each other, and at a distance apart corresponding to the length of the box sheets, or boards, by lengthwise adjustable cross bars 2, which are formed of sections centrally slotted and held together by clamping thumb screws, allowing the bars 1 to be adjusted so as to increase or decrease the Width of the carriage. The longitudinal bars or plates are provided with dovetailed grooves 3, and side flanges 4, extending above the face of the bed plate 5, upon which the box cleats rest, the flanges 4 serving to position the cleats against lat eral displacement.

A spacer or spacing block '6, comprising in the illustrative form two members 7, 7, is provided for maintaining adjacent cleats in their proper relative positions and as par ticularly illustrated in Fig. 5, maintains an interval between adjacent cleats A, A, and projects upwardly between the cleat ends into engagement with the side sheets B. B. Thus where'gtspacer block occurs between the cleat ends, its upper portion serves, as wilj be apparent tram Fig 5, as agage by which the operator may position a side sheet 13,13 whenhe introduces the same to the carriage or former. The spacer block members 7 7 have inclined face portions 8, which. terminate in-extensions 9, 3 (Fig. 3), con-- Patented Feb. 9,1915.

ithatside sheet B forming n ao eecingaeaovanejusted are locked against displacement byclam ingscreyvs'104 which draw themparts together-"and clzlinp the extensions 9, to the bed plate 5, the said members'normally slid ing freely in said bed plate when not clamped; thereto "Referring to Fig; 5, it' w ill *be seen that this spaoing bl'ockfl in 'the middleo'fi the-fig ure; coiiperate's with the similaFblook-at "the 'ght efah'e figure' to form a sort-ofpooket in whichn=-cleat -rests and the upper portions of said two blocks, extending into en 'gagementwith the side sheet-"1B, provide gagesby which theoperator may position in relatiowto its cleat A; In other words, the two spacer blocks and the part connecting-them, provide a former or work-holder for a side unit orsection of the'box.'-

Referringfagain' to'Fig. 5, it will be ob served that-eachof the sheets B, B, has-a margin which projects beyon'd the end of its cleat. With this arrangement, as *Will'b'e evident to those skilled in 'thei'artf when' a binding Wire is secured alon' the'sheet, and the sections are then folde'j, for instance, by folding-thesection on 'th'e rightof Fig. 5, ina clock-Wise direction,-'the edge of the right hand sheet B may be turned under the margin of the 'lefthand sheetB whilethe projecting margin of-the right hand sheet B will 'be folded against the end of the topinoststep of'th'e lefth'and cleat Thus, when folded, as described, the :projccting margin of the lefthand sheet B provides what we term an overlap margin by which one side sheet overlaps the other to form a tight closure. 'lt will also be readily apparent to those skilled in the artthat the overlap margin of the right handsheet'B of Fig 5 is provided to *mate with the specific form of cleat used.

When the sidesheets are positioned with their edges a distance apart less than the thickness of the side sheet (as shown in v Fig. 5), andthe Wire bindings are" secured to the 'sheets so -p0sitioncd,-the' folding'of the' blank, in which one sheet'edgeis forced under an adjacent overlap margin, puts the Wires under heavy tension and'holds them thus tensioned to maintain the overlapping sh'eetsat the corner firmly held and tightly closed. Thus it will be seen that the particular spacing blocks 6, in their application to the specific construction of box parts shown inthe drawings, each performs two ofiices besides that of positionin adjacent cleatends'in' a cooperative fol able relationshipl: via, gto-assistith'e operator in'ireia tively positioning or gaging a eleat and side sheet to provide an overlap margin on one sheet of a width approximating the thickness of the sheet to be overlapped; and to assist the operator in gaging or positioning the respective side sheets with their edges in proper relationship, 6. 9,, a distance apart .not greater than the thickness of the overjust them, and fastemng'thsm in adjusted position, they may-"be caused to space apart adjacent step-mitered ends of the cleats,

when the latter are placed in thebara'as requiredfbythe thiclmess-of the lumberforni ing the sheet sections B.

In'Fig. 2, the members? are shown in register whereby-this eieats at "their adjacent step-mitered ends are positioned close to gether,'while in Fig. 4: the m'erahersare adjnsted relatively to increase the speee be tween the adjacent step-'mitercd ends of positioned cleats.

In'order to hold the sheets against displacement upon the cleats-as the carriage is passed through the stapling machines, two arms'12, are pivotedrespectively "to the end cross bars 2 at'13, and theii free ends -con nected by a rod 14, which is swung over on to the sheets and rests thereonythe weight of the rod holding them, against displacemerit. See Fig. 6. As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the arms 12 are pivoted t0frock'substantially inthe planes of the adjacentedges of the side sheets B and consequently, as will appear to those skilled inthe art, one-or both said arms will'serve as a stop or steps to position the sidle sheet material in relation to the carriage and the cleats held by the spacers 6. When-said arms 12 are located as shown in Fig. 6 they stand in position to prevent any material movement of the side sheets lengthwise the cleats, While the stops 16 on the blocks 6 h'old'theside sheets against movement trans 'ersely of the cleats, Thus all the parts are'held in'proper relations to be wired together to form a flexible wirebound sectional blank. Since the sheets, as

preferred, how'ercr, to have the additional gaging means provided by the upwardly projecting parts of the blocks 6 (Fig. 5).

In practice the spacus or sprtcingblocks are adjusted on fihe clent bars so as to conform to the width of the box to be manufactured, the length of the cleats determining the width of the box sides. This being acmm'pli-ihed the cleats A are positioned on the bars betnccn the spacing blocks and the sheets B placed thereon so that the edges join or are quite close together, after which the retaining bar 14, swung orer as to rest on the sheets, and. hold them against dis placement. This accomplished the carrier with its as nblcd box parts is passed through c stapling machine and the sheets stapled to the cleats over a stay or reinforcing Wire, which holds the sections together when the blank is removed from the carrier. big. (5 also shows the stay Wires C and the staples D which straddle said Wires after which the carriage withdrawn from the machine and the completed box blanks re-- moved tlnt'reironi. and the some operation repeutedb it is obvious that several carriages or Qfl'lllPS of spacing and gaging devices, such as those. des" ibed, may be introduced in succession to a single stapling machine so as to permit the box parts to be assemblednpon one of said groups of parts While a preceding carriagcorgroup is presenting its assembled box parts; to a etopling mechanism.

In order to hold the cleats firmly in the channel and ageinstthe outer flange of the cleet bar, so that the cleats will register with the edges of the sheets, and to prevent wobbling of the cleats and possible displacement we provide plate springs 15, which are secured at one end to the inner flange of the bar or otherwise, and their free ends raving engagement with said bar, the springs nor-- really oeing distended or bulged in toward the center of bar, as shown in dotted lines z. T. The swing being depressed as a elect is inserted as indicated by full lines, thus firmly binding the elect in position on the bar.

As will be :zmvnrent to those skilled in the art, this invention constitutes: an important advance i the box inching: industry: came it i'C-s for the first time ontrolling side mate in: yichnil cleats (which a r. of ellzap Waste material) pic par I to applying binding wires thereto by Min-ab to form fini ed fohlnble wiresections.

The invention of curse not limited to the specilii'z ministructicn. organization and mod:- o't'nmcrntion lus-icinl'n'rtorc .ed for illni zlr tmn.

What we claim 3.: new on? desire to so? lifil i'uulli l. W(n*-ii-controlling means for-use in sembling box parts to be folded and secured together toform boxes,'coinprising, in cont bination, clout-positioning means to rec a plurality of cleats disposed subs-tan 1 end to end; and means rellively to poo-l I the adjacent ends of said cleats in campers tire foldable r lutionship.

wit-controlling means for use in I scmbling box parts to be folded and sec-n; together to form boxes, coinprisincg in corrr bination, clcutyositioning means to receive a plurality of rows of cleats disposed sob stantially end to cnd'in the respectire row and means relatively to position the fid itw cent ends of the cleats in each row in co operative foldeble relationship and to nlinc transversely thereof the cleats in the l'fiblmtw tire rows.

3. \Vorlvcontrolling means for use in no scmbling box parts to be folded and eecured together to form boxes. comprising, in combinntion clcit-positioning n'seuns to rcreiv; a plurality of elects d sposed Ibstuntnlly end to end; side-material positioning inc-n s; and means relatively to position the :1 cent ends of said cleats in cooperative fold able relationship.

-l. lVork-controlling means for use in sembling box parts to be fold d and 5%. together to form boxes comprising. in .1 binntion, dent-positioning nit-ail. to receive a plurality of cleats disposed substantially end to end; and means, adjustable relatively to said positioning means, to be positioned at adjacent cleat ends-ell constructed and arranged to position the cleats in :1. plurality f rows with adjacent clcat ends in each row in cooperative fOldzlblQ relationship.

York-controlling means for use in the nmnufucture of \virebcnnd boxes. comp ing, in combination, clentpositioning n ns to ecci've a plurality of cleats llisposccl sol stnntially end to end; and means rel: ix'ely to position the adjacent ends oi said cleats in cooperative foldnble relationship, said lnstnmned means being: adjustable to suit cleats of different lengths.

(l. \Vork-controllingr means for use in the nnznufncture'of wircbound boXcz-5 comprisinc. in combination, clcz:t-positioning means a receive a plr 21lll V of rows at cleats dis nos-zed substantially and to end: and clout Sl'jitlcillfl means relatively wljnstnble to s it lIKl'H'ldIhll cleats ol' ilill' rent lengths to meal" 0 in the comprisorg ing, in combination, cheat-positioning means to receive a plurality of rows of cleats dis posed substantially end to end; and cleatspacing blocks having sections relatively ad justable to vary the spaces between the cleats.

9, ll 'ork-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured toiflether to form boxes comprising, in combination, cleat-positioning means to receive a plurality of rows of cleats disposed substantially end to end; means for relatively adjusting said cleat positioning means in a direction transverse to the rows of cleats;

andmeans relatively to position the adjacent cleat ends in cooperative foldable relationship.

l0. \Vork-controlling means for use in as sembling box parts to be folded and secured. together to form boxes, comprising, in combination, mechanism for positioning cleats substantially end to end in a plurality of rows, and positioning adjacent cleat ends in cooperative foldable relationship; and means for relative adjustment of said mechanism, for positioning rows of cleats at difi'erent distances apart. I

ll. Vorkcontrolling means for use in the manufacture of boxes comprising, in combi- 8.0 nation, cleat-positioning means to receive a succession of cleats; cleat spacin means to space endwise certain of said (2 eats; and means to clamp such cleats in position.

12. W'ork-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form wire-bound boxes comprising, in combination, side-material and float-supporting members arranged side by side; means relatlvely to position adjacent 40 cleatends in cooperative foldable relationship; means for holding the side material in position; and means for holding the cleats in position.

13. Work-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in combination, cleat-positioning means to receive a succession of cleats; and means to predetermine successive spaces between the ad- 59 jacent cleat ends to position said ends in cooperative foldable relationship. 14;. Work-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and selcured together to form boxes, comprising, in combination, cleat-positioning means to receive a succession of cleats; means to predetermine successive spaces between the adjacent cleat ends to position said ends in cooperatiae foldable relationship; and. 30 means to position side material relatively to the cleats. I 15.lVork-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in 5 combination, cleat-positioning means to 1'6 ceive a plurality of cleats disposed suhstmn tially end to end; and means to positioned between the ends of one cleat and the next to position said ends in cooperative foldable relationship. H

16. Work-controlling means for use in as sembling box parts to be folded and so cured together to form boxes, compris" combination, chat-positioning means to re ceive a plurality of cleats disposed. sub in stantially end to end; and means construct ed and arranged to engage both of two ad iacent cleats to maintain their adjiscent ends in cooperative foldable relationship.

17. Work-controlling means for use in as 8%} sembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in cembination, (neat-positioning means for a. pinrality of rows of cleats; and clest spacing means to predetermine successive spaces between the adjacent ends of, cleats in a row, said means being arranged to position said ends in cooperative foldable relationship and to space said ends apart a distance not substantially less than the thicknessbf side Q material to be used with said cleats.

1.8. Workrontrolling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes comprising, in com bination, (float-positioning means for a snc- $5 cession of cleats; and means to be positioned between the ends of one cleat and the next to position said ends in cooperative f0lflable relationship and to maintain between said ends a space not substantially less than. the thickness of side material to be used with said cleats.

l9. omi-controlling means for use in sembling box parts to be folded and sec together to form boxes compri g, in. V9153 bination, cleat positioning mes a cession of cleats; and cleat spacing to space apart the ends of one cleat and the next, a distance not substantially less than the thickness of the end of a cleat to be oser- 11 lapped by side material, to position ends in coiiperative foldable relationshipv 20. Work-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in combination, cleats-positioning means for a sno cession of cleats; and spacing means to space apart the ends of one cleat and the next, a distance not substantially less than. the thickness of side material plus the thickness I of a cleat end to be overlappedby side material, to position said ends in cooperative foldable relationship.

21. Work-controlling means for use in the manufacture of boxes comprising, in tombination, sleet-positioning means to po sition individual cleats foria box side; and. means to position side material relatively to said cleats to provide an overlap margin on at least one edge of said side material. 330

Kort-controlling me'ans for use in mblsng lox parts to be folded and seam to to form boxes comprising, -wnhin.....om :l ut-positioning means for arson of fleets; means to spare cleats :ipziri endwise a distance not substantially than the tiiWlillPFS f the intended side to PUHHLlHil said ends in coopen e l'oliluble rehitionship; and gagging :1 (lent-interval by reference to 'lul' line of the side materiel nwd in proper relation. to said intriwel. Work-iiontrolling means for use in asv l lllljlllig box parts to be folded and secured. zogzeiluzr to form boxes comprising, in comblimtiou. rile;t-positioning means to receive (-1 nlurnlit of cleats disposed substantially end to and: means relatively to position the min-rm ends of said cleats in cooperative \uide itdutinuship; and gagging means by i'l'itlfilltlj, to which the corner line of the vlilldllillntlltll may be located to suit the fold- ;i lu ieliui-ionship of said clent ends.

r23, \i owl; 'OIIti'OlllI'lg means for use in usrsuiiling lm\ parts to be folded and secured 'x'l'ilQl' to i'ortn boxes comprising, in com- --currying means to receive e 1 of rivers: and spacing means to WU-ll lwtvveen clout ends to posl ends in cooperative foldu velar ats-4:31 and zuruiuicd tofb carried with flow rolling r""-"i1is for 'ie of boxes comprising, in combi' win so oi clout-position r means so hold :1 pair ot ole side by (ll wt ii-mtuir siritf ms to hold :1 s n so, .itial cndn'ise dlSll.('Tl- 4n iind Ale-material pi'isitioning means ind ,msitlouing: the side innterial s to provide m overlap margin on one edge of said material. l"(.wk-coiitrolling menus for use in the lure of wirebound boxes comprist positiouiiw.menus for a succession alcons to position longitudinally 't to the cleats. side mutt inl exmoi :zrd upon such succession of curl luv-ens iii-ting upon a surtute of nmieriul for m-iintuining the some lmic rriidive to the cleats.

we in: .rolling' means for use in the of u'irebound boys comprisunion, :1 pair of i at-positionle find em h for a suc med substantially end 11? clout SPtlClZlg devices tic, means, including rut ol' :1 blank and one corto (gun cl 1, irtcr'sul. l osiwi (lt'iilfi of a blank and to posielem, ends n. i operative fold Hm mon. the s ac ng devices; of one been; w, ctivcly nlined, t ansnersely :it loud in the.

of said cleats, with corresponding devices of the other series, to position cleats in transrrsely ulincd pairs for individual side Scetions of it box.

-Werk-controlling means for use in usi-euibling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in combinzttiou, cleiit positioning means to receive a succession of cleats disposed substantially end to end; means relatively to position the adjacent clout ends in cooperative foldablc relationship; and means to posit-ion side materinl with at least one edge thereof in desired relation to certain of the cleats.

29. fork-controlling means for use in the manufacture of boxes comprising, in com: bination, cli nt-positioning means to receive. it succession of cleats disposed substantially end to end; means relatively to position adjacent cleat ends in cooperative foldable relotion; and gaging means by reference to which corner lines of side material may be positioned in proper relation to the said clezit ends.

30. Work-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes comprising, in combination, a series of groups of positioning means, each group for a side section of a lmX. and comprising means to position a, pull of cleats in transverse alinement and means to position. sectional side material. with at least one of its edges proximate the ends of cleats; and said groups of positioning means being relatively arrangei'l to position. the ends of cleats of adjacent box sections in coi perat-ive foldable relationship.

I l. former or Work holder for positioning the ports of an individual side section for a sectional box, ronuirising, in combiniu tion, menus to position a pair of individual cleats side by side and in transverse aline ment; and means to position side material relatively to said cleats to provide an overlap margin on at least one side edge.

3L. lVork-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured together to form boxes, comprising, in (H1- blnut-ion, cheat-positioning apparatus, for a plurality of cleats disposed substantially end to end, constructed nnd -ranged relu 1n s-.work-veontroliingflmemls.for um nbling e sectional box blank, a.pluis for positioningrespective .s, the said means being relatively constructed end arranged to position their respective ho): sections in cooperative i i labile relationship Us). A!worlveontrolling means for use in assembling the pertslor a, box blank oomrising, in combination, sleet-positioning zneeimnism for a plurality of cleats dispmeedsuhstentially end to end, constructed and arrangedrelatively to position the adjacent clear. ends in eoperetivefoldable reietionsiaip; and means relatitely to position the edges of side material at opposite ends ot-the blank in cooperative foldable relationship.

36. A Workmontroliing moans-for use in assembling the parts for a. box blank comprising, in combination, client-positioning inertlsanisn'i for a plurality of cleats dis posed substantially end to end, constructed and arranged relatively to position thendgeeent (:loat ends in' cooperative 'foldeble relationship; and means relativelyito position the edges of side material at o posits ends of the blank to sense said edges to in") when the blank is folded.

1*!oslseontroiling means for use in .hling box parts to be folded. and cured together in melting hoxessaid parts inc" oldable along sub-- 'nlirig side material siantieily pereliel corner lines'to provide has; sides, and box members to be secured in mirs to said side material between and d 'posed transversely of corner lines there and near he extremities of said corner nnprisingnncombination,position to receive said members in pairs snl tsutielly end to end, construct- "rniged to space one said pair from at predetermined distance permit- 7 d pairs to be folda'oly connected and folded into a predetermined relation in "forming in box; and means to Position materiel relatively to said palrs of members to he foldsble tl'ierewith.

31%. vorla-eontrolling means ,for use in assemldin box parts to be folded end serured together in making boxes, comprisingtin combination, qleetrpositioning apparetusiior, a, plurality oflcleats disposed substantially endtoend, constructed and errauged toospeoe said cleats apart end-Wise a. predetermined distance topermit them to be foldably. connected and folded into a predetermined relationship in forming a. box; undmeens to position side material extending 9W1 and. upon said cleats and the spaces between them.

39. Workmontnolling means for use in assembling boxparts to be folded and-secured together in making boxes-comprising, in combination, cleahpositioning meansto receive a plurality of cleats disposed substantially end to end; andvmeansto s aee endwise apart one said cleat for a given side of the box and another said cleatfor anon-adjacent side of the box, a distance appropriate'to dimensions of a desired intervening box slide.

40. Work-controlling means for use in assembling box parts to be folded and secured togetherinmaki boxes, said parts including side material ldable along sub stantiallyparallel corner lines to provide box sides, and box members to be secured in pairs to saidside material between and disposed transversely of corner lines thereof and near the extremities of said corner liiiesflonipx'ising, in combination, positioning means, to receive said members in pairs disposed substantially end to end, construoted and arranged to space one pair-for one box sidmfrom another pair for anotherand non-adjacent box side, a predetermined distense appropriate to intended dimensions of an intervening side, permittin said pairs to be folds-lily connected and olded into a. predetermined non-adjacent relation in forming a box; and means to position side material relatively to said pairs of members to be foldable therewith.

Intestimony whereof We alfix our signatnres, inpresence of twosubscribing witmesses.

RICHARD G. INWOOD. PERRY C. LAVENBERG. Witnesses:

Gnome Ours on, GRACE M. COLE.

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