US1188814A

US1188814A - Labeling-machine.

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Publication number: US1188814A
Application number: US9525216A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nelson Muslar
Original assignee: PIERCE LABELING MACHINE Co
Current assignee: PIERCE LABELING MACHINE Co
Priority date: 1916-05-03
Filing date: 1916-05-03
Publication date: 1916-06-27
Anticipated expiration: 1933-06-27

Description

N. MUSLAR. LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 'DEC. 30. 1909. RENEWED MAY 3. 1916.

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NELSON IIIUSLAR, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO PIERCE LABELING MACHINE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, IvIASSACHUSETI'S,

A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

LABELING-MACHINE.

Application filed December 30, 1909, Serial No. 535,659.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, NELSON MUsLAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, inthe county of WVorcester and State of 'Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Labeling- Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to machines for applying labels to bottles, cans and the like.

The main object of the invention is to provide a machine of cheap and simple con struction, positive in its action and capable of being operated with great rapidity without excessive vibration.

Another object of the invention is to simplify the means for applying glue or other adhesive to the label pickers and to this end I provide a single glue roll positively operated from the main shaft of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide a label holder of improved construction which is adapted to beloaded from the front without changing the position of the label holder or removing the follower plate.

Further objects and features of the invention will be noted hereinafter in the description of the illustrated embodiment of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the labeling machine complete; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a "ertical section of the same taken on the median plane looking from left to right; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the clutch mechanism on line 4.-i in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a view on an enlarged scale, partly in section and partly in elevation, online 5 in Fig. 8, showing a portion of the clutch mechanism; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the clutch mechanism on line 66 in Fig. 8; Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the cam and connecting rod which raise and lower the yoke carrying the wipers and showing in dotted lines the cam-path in the other side of the cam which governs theoperation of the label clamp; Figs. 8 and 9 are front elevations of the fixed cam which controls the length of the connecting rod to hold the Wipers and pickers stationary at the proper time in the operation of the machine, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

Renewed May 3, 1916. Serial No. 95,252.

embodiment of the invention, the main operative parts of the machine comprise a bottle-rest 8 adapted to support the bottle during the labeling operation, a label holding device for a stack of labels 9 arranged above the bottle-rest, label pickers 10 to transfer the label from the label holder to the bottle and to apply paste to the edges of the labels,

aclamp 11 to hold the label in place upon the bottle and two wipers 12-, one on each side of the bottle, to press and secure the label to the bottle. In addition a member 18 is provided which serves both as a gage to fix the position of the bottle in the bottle-rest and as a means for starting the machine in operation when the bottle is placed on the bottle-rest.

The bottle-rest 8 is provided with a concave upper surface which centers the bottle in the machine when laid on its side in the rest. The latter is mounted with a ver tical tongue and slot connection upon an upright rod 14 which is secured by suitable bolts to the frame of the machine. The rest may be movedvertically to suit various sizes and shapes of bottles and is secured in any adjusted position by a set-screw 15.

The label pickers 10 are provided with fiat upwardly directed surfaces substantially horizontal and are mounted upon two upwardly extending arms 16, one on each side of the bottle-rest. The arms 16 are connected at their lower ends by a yoke 17 which is arranged to move vertically to raise and lower the pickers and for this purpose ismounted upon two vertical slide rods 18 which move in guides 19 on the frame of the machine. a

The adhesive, which may be glue, paste or other suitable material, is applied to the flat surfacesof the pickers by means of a glue roll 20 adapted at a certain stage in the operation of the machine to be thrown forward to pass over the operative surfaces of the pickers, leaving thereon a thin film of paste or glue. For this purpose the roll 20 is journaled in the ends of two horizontal rearwardly extending rods 21, supported in guides 22 on the frame of the machine, and connected at their rear ends by a cross-rod 23. The ends of the latter are bent and pivotally connected to the rods 21 thereby permitting a pivotal movement of the cross-rod 23 which is also pivo-tally connected to the upper end of a lever 24 pivotally mounted at 25 on arms 26 extending rearwardly from the frame of the machine. The lower end of the lever 24 is provided with a roll 27 which moves in a cam-track on a cam 28 mounted on and actuated by the power shaft 29 of the machine.

The form of the cam 28 is such that for the greater portion of each rotation of the power shaft 29, the lever is retained in an inoperative position but in the remaining portion of each rotation of the shaft, the lower end of the lever 24: is thrown suddenly rearwardly and then forwardly thereby moving the glue roll forwardly and back. This operation is so timed with reference to the operation of the pickers that the glue roll will pass over the upper operative faces of the pickers, when they reach their highest position and while they are held sta tionary.

The glue roll 20 is supplied with glue from a large roll 30 j ournaled within a glue reservoir 31 and adapted to be partially immersed in glue or adhesive. The reservoir 31 is mounted just below and to the rear of the label holder on a forwardly extending arm which is a part of the frame of the machine. The upper and forward corner of the reservoir 31 is cut away to'permit the roll 20 to be drawn into contact with the large roll 30 which is rotated during the operation of the machine and thereby applies the adhesive to the small roll. A scraper 32 secured to the top of the reservoir prevents a surplus of adhesive being carried to the small roll 20.

It is important that the roll 30 should be rotated constantly during the operation of the machine in order to apply the adhesive to the roll 20 and to this end the spindle 33 upon which the roll 30 is mounted is extended on one side outside of the reservoir and provided with a beveled gear 3% which meshes with a similar gear on the end of a downwardly extending rod 36, the lower end of said rod being provided with a like gear 37 meshing with a beveled gear integral with a pinion 39 the latter being operated by the power shaft in a manner to be hereinafter explained. The rod 36 is journaled in brackets 40 on the frame of the ma chine.

The foregoing construction has the ad vantage of simplicity in that it employs a single glue roll for applying the adhesive to the pickers instead of two rolls, one for each picker. Furthermore the pickers may be changed on the machine to operate on labels of different sizes and shapes withoutnecessitating any change in the glue roll. It will also be noticed that the application of the adhesive to the picker surfaces is more uniform and positive because the glue-roll travels over the pickers twice both in its forward and its return movements thereby spreading the glue or paste evenly and surely.

The labels 9 which are appliedto the bottles are held in a label holder comprising two vertical members 41 and i2 adapted to engage the front and rear edges of the stack of labels. These members are supported upon two parallel horizontal rods 43 which project forward from a yoke slit movably mounted as hereinafter described. The members t1 and 42 may be adjusted by hand on the rods 43 in any desirable position in order to be engaged by the pickers or to accommodate various sizes of labels and when so adjusted are secured in position by set-screws Narrow lips 47 on the lower edges of the side plates all and a2 are adapted to engage the labels at their edges and serve to support them in the holder without offering appreciable resistance to the removal of the lowermost label by the label pickers.

The ends of the labels are engaged and positioned by vertical guides 48, to which are fixed the arms 50, slidably mounted upon transverse horizontal guide rods 51, which are fixed upon the lower part of the yoke l4, The end guides 48 are adjusted to accommodate labels of different lengths by moving the arms 50 upon the guide rods 51 and for this purpose the arms are engaged by a right and left hand adjusting screw 52 provided with a hand wheel 53 by which it may be turned. The end guides are also provided with narrow lips {L7 to retain the labels in the holder. When the label holder drops in the operation of the machine, the lowermost label 9 is thereby brought into engagement with the pickers 10 and the adhesive upon the surface of the pickers is thus applied to the marginal portions of the label at its ends. WVhen thepickers 10 fall again the label adheres to the pickers and is drawn out the bottom of the holder. labels are held in the label holder by means of the lips 47. The label thus withdrawn is laid across the upper surface of the body of the bottle by the downward movement of the pickers and is then in position to be pressed against and secured to the bottle by the wipers.

To insure the feeding of the labels from the label holder a follower in the form of a plate 54: is laid upon the top of the stack of labels. The weight-of the follower is sufiicient to insure regular downward movement of the labels as they are removed one by one from the holder, while not sufficient The other i engages the pickers.

to press them so firmly against the lips as to substantially resist withdrawal of the lowermost label in the manner hereinbefore de scribed. To insure the adhesion of the lowermost label to thepickers and the application of the adhesive to this label, it is desirable that the labels be pressed against the pickers with a force greater than that necessary to raise the follower 54, and for this reason the follower is provided .with means for resisting the upward movement of the follower when the lowermost label To this end vertical rods are mounted on the arms 50 and are provided with toothed inner surfaces. The follower 54 is provided with a spring 56, the ends of which are adapted to engage the toothed inner surfaces of the vertical rods 55. As the height of the stack of labels diminishes, the follower moves downwardly, but whenever it tends to rise under the pressure of the pickers against the bottom of the stack, the ends of the spring 56 are moved into engagement with the inner toothed surface of the rods 55 which thereby prevent the upward movement of the follower plate beyond a limited extent. The spring 56 permits the follower plate to yield slightly to prevent the production of undue pressure between the labels and the pickers. To remove the follower plate from the label holder the spring 56-is provided with two finger pieces 57 to enable the spring to be drawn out of engagement with the inner I toothed surfaces of the rods 55, whereupon the follower may be lifted from the labe holder.

Although the label holder may be loaded with labels from the top by removing the follower plate it is preferable because of the saving of time and labor to load it from the front. 'For' this purpose the front vertical member 41 is hinged and adapted to swing outwardly and upwardly. A pin 46 looks the member 41 against pivotal movement when in a normal vertical position. To load the holder the pin a6 is withdrawn sufliciently to unlock the member ll when itmay be swung upwardly and the labels inserted in the holder. The member 41 is then swung downwardly into vertical position and locked.

As the label holder is normally in front of the glue roll, it is necessary that means be provided for raising the label holder when the glue roll is thrown forwardly to apply the adhesive to the pickers during the operation of the machine, and to this end the yoke 4A is mounted upon two vertical rods 59 vertically movable in a bracket 60 pivotally mounted on a post 62 set in the head of the frame of the machine and secured thereto by a set nut 61. Upon the forward ends of the horizontal rods 21 which carry the glue roll 20 are mounted cam tracks 68, having rearwardly extending inclined and elevated portions and upon the cam tracks ride rolls 64 mounted on the yoke l4: and thereby supporting the label holder. The forward depressed portion of the cam track permits the label holder to rest in its normal lowest position, but when the glue roll and horizontal rods are thrown forwardly they carry the cam tracks with them and the rolls ride upon the inclined and elevated portions of the cam tracks and thereby the label holder is thrown upwardly and out of the path of the glue roll. Springs 66 upon the return of the glue roll to its normal position, serve to depress the label holder into operative position.

il hile the glue roll is passing over the pickers l0 and applying the adhesive and until the label holder returns to its normal position, the pickers remain in a stationary position. The label holder, as the glue roll returns to normal position, and the rolls 6% reach the forward depressed port-ions of the cam tracks, drops to its lowest position and the lowermost label comes into contact with the upper glued faces of the pickers. The weight of the label holder reinforced by the expansion of the springs 66 causes the bottom label to adhere to the pickers and the operation of the pickers is so timed that they then start on their downward journey with the label which is drawn from the label holder as hereinbefore described.

After the label has been laid across the upper surface of the bottle by the label pickers, it is temporarily held in place by the clamp 11. This clamp is provided with a central bottle engaging portion 7 0 of rubber or other flexible material, and is slotted on its upper surface to engage one end of a bellcrank lever 73 upon which the clamp is supported; the bell-crank lever being supported in hangers 72 forwardly and downwardly extending from the frame of the machine beneath the glue reservoir. The other end of the bell-crank lever 78 is secured by a link 7% to a bell-crank lever 75 pivoted at 71 on the frame of the machine; the lower end of the last mentioned bell-crank lever being co11 nected by a link 76 with a vertically moving slide 77 which moves in a guide-way on the frame of the machine. The slide 77 carries a cam roll 78 which engages a'cam path in a cam 9 mounted upon and actuated by the power shaft 29 of the machine. By the operation of the cam 79 and the mechanism above described the clamp is moved pivotally downward into engagement with the bottle at the proper time of the cycle of operation of the machine. The cam 7 9 also operates the glue roll 31 hereinbefore described and to this end is provided with a circumferential rack adapted to mesh with the pinion 89.

The movement of the cams 28 and 7 9 and the power shaft 29 is not continuous but these parts are thrown into operation intermittently upon the introduction of each bottle into the machine. The shaft 29 is actuated by a pulley which may be belted to any suitable source of power. The pulley is journaled loosely upon the rear extension of the shaft 29 and normally runs freely thereon, but by means of a one rotation clutch the pulley is caused to impart a single rotation to the power shaft at each operation of the machine. The driving member of the clutch comprises a ring 81 fixed within a recess in the hub 82 of the pulley. The driven member 83 of the clutch is fixed to the shaft 29 and provided with inclined surfaces as shown in Fig. l. The inclined surfaces act as seats for rolls 81 interposed between the driving ring 81 and the clutch member 83 and when the rolls are wedged between their inclined seats and the inner surface of the driving ring, the two members of the clutch are locked together and the shaft 29 is turned with the pulley S0. The rolls 8% are movable on their inclined seats and except when wedged as above stated the clutch members are not locked together and the pulley 80 runs wild. The position of the rolls on their inclined seats is controlled by a tightening ring 85 loosely mounted on the driven member 83 and having fingers 86 which project rearwardly between the rolls so as to engage them. The rolls can be moved on their inclined seats into or out of operative position only by moving the fingers 86 and the ring 85 and a very slight movement of the ring 85 suffices to move the rolls into or out of operative position.

As above stated, the tightening ring 85 is loosely mounted on the driven member 83, fixed on the shaft 29 but it is connected to the driven member and its rotary movement thereon is controlled by a helical spring 87 interposed between the ring and the driven member one end of said spring being connected to a pin in the ring 85 and the other end to a pin in the driven member 83. Normally the spring 87 maintains the tightening ring 85 in such relation to the driven member 83 that the rolls 81 are wedged in operative position and so long as this condition continues the machine operates. hen the tightening ring is moved with relation to the driven member so as to compress the spring 87 then the rolls are moved into the depressed portions of their seats and are inoperative.

The clutch mechanism thus far described is identical in construction and mode of operation to that shown and described in another application for labeling machines filed by me in the United States Patent Oiiice December 30, 1909, Serial No. 535,658.

Owing to the location of the cam 28 the tightening ring cannot be operated directly tothrow the clutch into and out of operation and therefore a second tightening ring 90 is movably mountedon the forward end of the hub of the cam 28 and is connected to the hub by a helical spring 91 (see Fig. 5) in the same manner as the tightening ring 85, that is, one end to a pin 88 in the hub and the other end to a pin 89 in the ring. The two tightening rings are connected by rods 92 and therefore move in unison. The cam 28 is provided with curved slots 93 through which the rods 92 pass and which permit the tightening rings and connecting rods to be moved relatively to the cam which is secured to the shaft. The ring 90 is provided with a cam 91 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5) having an abrupt face which normally engages a detent 95 carried by an arm 96 (see Fig. 6) mounted upon a rod 97 which slides horizontally in the frame of the machine. So long as the cam 91 engages the detent 95, the

rings

85 and 90 cannot op-- erate and the rolls 81 are prevented from wedging between the clutch members and locking them together. When the ring 90 is released by disengagement from the detent 95 the

springs

87 and 91 operate to move the

rings

85 and 90 relatively to the shaft sufficiently to wedge the rolls between the clutch members and thereby the clutch is operated andcontinues operative until the tightening ring 85 makes a complete rotation and is again arrested by the detent, when the shaft turns a short distance with relation to the tightening rings, compresses the

springs

87 and 91 and throws out the rolls.

The clutch detent is controlled by the bottle gage 13 hereinbefore described. The bottle gage is mounted upon the forward end of a horizontal sliding rod 100 which is pivotally connected, by means of a grooved collar 101, with the upper end of a lever 102. The lever 102 is pivoted at 103 upon the frame of the machine and its lower extremity is pivotally connected with the clutch detent. A spring 10s normally thrusts the detent rearwardly-into operative position. When a bottle is placed in the bottle-rest and is pushed rearwardly against the gage 13, the gage is moved rearwardly, and, through the connection above described, the detent is moved forwardly out of engagement with the abrupt face of the cam on the tightening ring 90. After the labels the labels ilk nseam engaging extremities 105 of soft rubber or other flexible material and are mounted upon upwardly-extending arms 10G mounted upon the forward ends of horizontal rock shafts 107. The rock shafts are mounted at the upper extremities of a yoke 108 which is carried upon two vertical guide rods 109 moving in guides 110 on the frame of the machine. The yoke 108 is raised and lowered to actuate the wipers by means of a conn cting rod 111 which connects the yoke with a crank pin 112 on the cam '79, so that at each rotation of the cam the wipers are raised above the bottle and are then lowered to cause them to engage the bottle and thereon.

During the upward movement of the wipers they are .separated to hold them out of engagement with the bottle, and provision is made for moving them inwardly during the first part of the downward movement to bring them into operative engagement arev formed integral with, and extend up-.

wardly from, the arms 16 upon which the label pickers are mounted.

The vertical movements of the label pickers and their supporting mechanism are produced by mechanism comprising a pinion 116 which engages racks formed upon the

guide rods

18 and 109 as shown in Fig. 3. Owing to this arrangement the vertical movements of the guide rods 109 and the yoke 10S cause the pickers, and their actuating mechanism, to move simultaneously with, but in opposite direction to the wiper mechanism. As the wipers descend, therefore, the pickers ascend to engage the labels in the label holders, and this relative movement causes the arms 113 to be actuated by the cam paths 115 so as to swing the wipers inwardly over the bottle, and during their continued descent the wipers engage the labels at each side of the clamp and press the ex tremities of the labels smoothly against the bottle, thereby completing the labeling operation.

The above described arrangement for moving the wipers and pickers in opposite directions at the same time secures mechanical balance between the mechanism by which these parts are actuated, thereby conducing to the smooth operation of the machine and permitting the machine to operate rapidly without excessive vibration. The movement of the wipers and pickers is not however, continuous. To facilitate the application of adhesive to the upper faces of the pickers, it is necessary that thepickers when they reach the end of their upward journey be held stationary for a period of time suflicient to allow the glue roll to be thrown forward and back and the label box to drop and press the lowermost label upon the pickers. This result is secured by controlling the movement of the crank-pin 112 and thereby lengthening or shortening the connecting rod 111. The crank-pin 112 is loosely mounted in a radial recess 120 (see Fig. 7) in the front face of the cam 79 and is extended forwardly and provided with a roll 121 which travels in a campath in a cam 122 bolted to the frame of the machine'in front of the cam 79. The cam-path in the cam 122 is provided with a dwell in the lower portion thereof which is in the form of a curve of radius equal to the length of the connecting rod 111. -While the crank pin is traveling through this dwell, the vertical positions of the wiper frame and the picker frame remain stationary and the dwell is so located on the cam 122 that it will hold the pickers stationary at the proper moment in the operation of the machine and for a sufficiently long period to permit the operation of the glue roll and label box hereinbefore described. Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate this operatlon. In Fig. 9 the connecting rod is shown in two positions, namely entering and leaving the dwell, and between these two points, the vertical elevation of the pivoted end of the connecting rod remains the same.

My invention is not limited to the embodiment hereinbefore specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may be embodied in various other forms within the nature of the invention and the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A labeling machine, comprising two vertically reciprocating frames carrying pickers and wipers respectively and adapted to move simultaneously in opposite direc tions and means whereby said frames are held stationary for a short period during the operation of the machine.

2. In a labeling machine, the combination of two vertically reciprocating frames carrying pickers and wipers respectively and adapted to move simultaneously in opposite directions and cam operated means whereby said frames are held stationary for a short period without interrupting the operation of the machine.

3. A labeling machine, comprising two vertically reciprocating frames carrying pickers and wipers respectively, means for moving said frames simultaneously in opposite directions, and means for causing said frames to remain temporarily in a stationary position without interrupting the operation of the machine.

L In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocating pickers and wipers adapted to move simultaneously in opposite directions of means for causing said pickers to remain stationary to receive glue when in an uppermost position and means for applying glue to said pickers.

5. A labeling machine having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest, vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, a label-holder, means for holding said pickers stationary at the end of their upward movement while glue is being applied to their operative surfaces and means for applying glue to said pickers while held stationary.

6. A labeling machine, having, in com-- bination, a stationary bottle-rest, vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, means carried by said pickers for moving said wiper mechanism laterally, a labelholder, means for holding said pickers stationary to receive glue and means for applying glue to said pickers while stationary.

7. A labeling machine, having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest, vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, amovable label-holder, means for holding said pickers stationary to receive glue and means for raising said label box and apply ing glue to said pickers while stationary.

8. A labeling machine, having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest, vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, a label-holder, a label clamp for holding a label on a bottle while being wiped, means for holding said pickers stationary at the end of their upward movement while glue is being applied to theiroperative surfaces and glue-applying means.

9. A labeling machine comprising vertically reciprocating pickers, vertically reciprocating Wipers, means for moving said pickers and said wipers simultaneously in opposite directions and means for holding said pickers stationary while glue is being applied to their operative faces.

10. A labeling machine comprising vertically reciprocating pickers, vertically reciprocating wipers, means for moving said pickers and said Wipers simultaneously in opposite directions, means for holding said pickers stationary while glue is being applied to their operative faces and means for applying glue to said pickers.

' 11. A'labeling machine comprising a pair of vertically reciprocating pickers, two vertically reciprocating Wipers, means for moving, said pickers and said wipers simultaneously in opposite directions, means carried by said pickers for controlling the lateral movement of said Wipers and means for holding said pickers stationary in an uppermost position to permit glue to be applied to their operative faces.

12. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically movable open-bottom label-boX, vertically reciprocating pickers, means for holding said pickers stationary to receive glue when in an uppermost position, means for applying glue to said pickers holder, means for holding said pickers'stationary when in an uppermost position, means for applying glue to said pickers while stationary and means for raising said label holder while glue is being applied and lowering it upon said pickers after the glue is applied.

14. A labeling machine comprising an overhead movable bottom-delivery label holder, a pair of vertically reciprocating pickers for drawing the lowermost label from said holder and applying it to a bottle, a pair of vertically reciprocating wipers for wiping the label onto the bottle, means for moving said pickers and said wipers simultaneously opposite directions, means for holding said pickers stationary while glue is being applied to their upper faces, a hori zontally movable glue roll, means for mov ing said glue roll over the upper faces of said pickers while stationary and means for raising said label-holder out of the path of said. glue roll and lowering it upon said pickers after the glue is applied.

15. In a labeling machine, the combination of two vertically reciprocating yokes, pickers carried by one of said yokes, wipers pivotally mounted on the other of said yokes, cams carried by said picker yoke adapted to control the lateral movement of said wipers, means for moving said yokes simultaneously in opposite directions and means for holding said picker yoke'stationary to permit glue to be applied to the operative surfaces of said pickers. V

16. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating frame, pickers carried by said frame, a shaft, means connecting said. shaft and said frame, said means being movably connected at one end, and means for controlling the movable end of said connecting means to cause said frame to remain stationary during a portion of each revolution of said shaft.

17. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating frame, pickers carried thereby, a shaft, a cam mounted thereon, means connecting said frameand said cam, said connecting means being movably connected to said'cam and means for controlling the movement of said movable end to cause said frame to remain stationary durlng a-portlon of each revolu tion of said cam.

18. In a labeling machine, the combination of vertically reciprocating pickers, vertically reciprocating wipers, a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft, a rod connecting said wipers with said cam said rod being movably connected to said cam and means for controlling the movement of said rod with relation to said cam.

19. In a labeling machine, the combination of a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft and provided with a radial recess, a fixed cam having a cam-path provided with a dwell in its lowermost position, a pin movably mounted in said radial recess and extending into said cam-path in said fixed cam, a vertically reciprocating frame carrying pickers and a rod connecting said movable pin and said reciprocating frame.

20. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating yoke carrying pickers, a vertically reciprocating yoke carrying wipers, a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft and provided with a radial slot, a fixed cam having a cam path, a pin movably mounted in said radial slot and extending into the cam path in said fixed cam, and, a rod connecting said movable pin and said wiper yoke.

21. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating frame carrying pickers, a vertically reciprocating frame carrying wipers, pinions located between and meshing with gears in the lower parts of said frames whereby they are moved simultaneously in opposite direc tions, a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft and provided with a radial slot, a fixed cam, 21. pin movably mounted in said radial slot and having its movement therein controlled by said fixed cam and a rod connecting said movable pin and said wiper frame.

22. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocating pickers of a horizontally reciprocating frame carrying a glue roll, a vertically movable label holder, means carried by said reciprocating frame for raising said label holder when said reciprocating frame is thrown forward, and means for moving said frame.

23. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocating pickers of a vertically movable label holder, a horizontally reciprocating frame, a glue roll carried by said frame, a lever pivotally mounted on the frame of the machine and connected at one end to said reciprocating frame, means for operating said lever to move said reciprocating frame, and means carried by said reciprocating frame for raising said label holder when said reciprocating frame is thrown forward.

24:. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocating pickers of a vertically movable label holder, a horizontally reciprocating frame provided with means for raising said label holder, a rotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, means for applying glue to said glue roll, and means for moving said frame horizontally.

25. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocating pickers of a vertically movable label holder, a horizontally reciprocating frame provided with means for raising said label holder, a rotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, means for applying glue to said glue roll, a lever pivotally mounted on the frame of the machine and pivotally connected at one end to said reciprocating frame, a shaft, a cam mounted thereon and provided with a cam path to receive the free end of said lever and to move said lever to operate said reciprocating frame.

26. In a labeling machine, the combina tion of a horizontally reciprocating frame, a glue-roll mounted on said frame, a vertically movable label holder, means carried on said frame for raising said label holder when said reciprocating frame is thrown forward and means for moving said reciprocating frame.

27. In a labeling machine, the combination of a horizontally reciprocating frame, a rotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, means for applying glue to said glue roll, means for moving said reciprocating frame, a vertically movable label holder and means carried by said reciprocating frame for raising said label holder from the path of said reciprocating frame when it is thrown forward.

28.' In a labeling machine, the combination of a horizontally reciprocating frame, a glue roll mounted on said frame, a label holder vertically movable and provided with rolls, cam-tracks mounted on said reciproeating frame adapted to support said rolls on said label holder and having elevated portions for the purpose of raising the label holder when said reciprocating frame is thrown forwardly.

29. In a labeling machine, the combination of vertically reciprocating pickers, a bottom-delivery label holder above the pickers, means for moving said pickers, means for holding said pickers stationary when in an uppermost position, means for applying glue to said pickers while stationary and means for raising said label holder while glue is being applied to said pickers and for lowering said label holder upon said pickers after the glue is applied and before the pickers start on their downward movement.

30. A labeling machine, having, in combination, an open-bottom label holder, a pair of pickers for taking the bottom label from the stack in the label holder through the open bottom of said label holder and presenting it to the bottle below the label holder, a clamp for holding each label in place while being applied to the bottle, a

pair of wipers for smoothing the label onto the bottle and rack and gear means for movlng sald plckers and sald wipers vertically and simultaneously in opposite directions.

31. A labeling machine comprising two vertically reciprocating frames, rack and gear means whereby said frames are moved vertically and simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair of wipers carried by one frame and a pair of pickers carried by the other frame.

32. A labeling machine comprising two vertically reciprocating frames, means whereby said frames are moved simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair of wipers carried by one frame, a pair of pickers carried by the other frame and means on the picker frame for controlling the position of the wipers.

- 33. A labeling machine comprising two reciprocating frames, means for moving said frames simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair of pickers mounted on one frame, a pair of wipers pivotally mounted on the other frame and means carried by the picker frame for controlling the movement of the wipers about their pivots. V

3%. A labeling machine comprising two reciprocating frames, means for moving said frames simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair of pickers mounted on one frame, a pair of wipers pivotally mounted on the other frame and cam operated means carried by the picker frame for controlling the movement of the wipers about their pivots. V

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this the twenty-fourth day of December, 1909.

- NELSON MUSLAR.

lVitnesses p E. F. UNIAo, FRANCIS J. V. DAKIN.

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