US132362A - Improvement in tobacco-presses - Google Patents

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l. T. HARDY & C. PEPER.

improvement in Tobacco Presses.

No. 132,362. Patented Oct. 22,1872.

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lMPROVEMENT IN TOBACCO-PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,362, dated October 22, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ISHAM T. HARDY and CHRISTIAN Pnrnn, both of St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Tobacco-Press; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and true description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to presses chiefly for packing, shaping, and pressing tobacco. The nature thereof consists, firstly, in combination with a press operating the plunger by means of a triangular cam to compress the tobacco or material in a funnel-receiver, the arrangement of a sliding frame, which'is operated by trippers on power-shaft to lift and withdraw said funnel out of the sack; this part of our improvement being to compress and pack smoking-tobacco, spices, &c., in small bags or sacks. Secondly, our invention consists in providing the press with a feeder attachment, operated by .wipers from power-shalt, to feed various molds or forms containing leaf-tobacco directly in line to plunger for purpose of pressin g, shaping, and packing plug-tobacco ofequal weight and size. Lastly, to certain detail improvements, all of which will now more fully appear.

' To enable those herein skilled in the art to make and use our said improvements, we will now more fully describe the same, referring to Figure 1 as a transverse sectional elevation; to Fig. 2 as a front elevation to Figs. 3, 4, and 5 as showing various forms used for forming plug-tobacco; to Fig. 6 as a plan of table at line as x.

A represents a suitable frame of wood or iron. B is the driving-shaft, secured in proper journal-bearin gs. U is belting-pulley, to be operated from power source. The shaft B we provide with a triangular cam, D, arranged to operate in yokeE, (see Figs. 1 and 2.) The yoke E is guided in its vertical movement by its guy-rods c a sliding in the top cross-piece e while the plunger-stem E (which forms part of yoke) is guided through cross-piece 0 as shown in Figs. 1 and-2. The operation of the cam D imparts to yoke E a vertical intermittent motion 5 said motion being communicated to plunger F, which simply hangs from the hook end of plunger stem or shaft. Properly attached to frame A is a table, G. Within ress A we arrange to slide a movable frame,

in g to top at g, where said frame is acted upon by the revolution of the respective trippers 9 which are secured on driving-shaft. (See Fig. 2.) By the action of the trippers engaging the sliding frame G the same is lifted-the re quired lift movement being accomplished and the trippers passing out of engagement from said frame, the same by its own gravity drops into its original operative position. The fallingaction of the sliding frame G is graduated by a proper weight placed in the notches of the treadle-lever G said treadle-lever being pivoted at g to the frame, and properly connected to the bottom of the sliding frame. If represents-the funnel-receiver, which is placed and supported in the cross-piece g of the sliding frame G The sack to be filled is partially drawn over the lower portion of the funnel H, which is filled with smoking-tobacco. The plunger F descends, forces, and presses the tobacco into bag or sack, and as soon as the lift movement of sliding frame G takes place, the funnel is lifted and withdrawn from the packed bag. Thus smoking-tobacco, spices, and similar articles can be packed in small packages, bags, or sacks in a most ready and efficient manner.

We further provide the press with the following feed attachment for plug-tobacco: To one side of frame A, and properly guided, we arrange a connecting rod or bar, I said bar at top has its projection acted upon by a wiper, i, which is keyed to end of drivingshaft. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) At its lower end the connecting-bar I is pivoted to a link, 'i, on end of the lower shaft 1 which turns in proper journal-bearings bolted to frame A. Further, the shaft 1 by its arm 1 connects with a secondary bar, 1 which is pivoted to the feed-guide 1 arranged to properly slide on the table G, as indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 6. The operation of the wiper i by its pro jection (shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1) engaging with the top of the connecting-bar I, raises and actuates same to communicate to the feeder I an inward feed motion. Various wooden or metallic formsof different sizes and shapes Said frame has its sides beveled or slantcan be made and used for the formation of plug-tobacco.

Figs. 3 and 4 represent a double form; Fig. 5, a single form for this purpose; the constructive manner of said forms being clearly indicated in said figures. The leaf-tobacco after being properly weighed is placed in the required forms. One or more of said forms thus filled and placed on the table, so as to abut against the ledge of the feeder I, are carried or fed in line to the plunger, which presses, shapes, and packs, and forms the required plug. The feeder attachment by its own weight returns in operative position, the operator replacing another form, and thus successively each form is fed to and acted upon by the plunger. The table G is provided with.

brackets h, containing set-screws M, which engage and operate the pivoted guide-bars h", as clearly shown in Fig. 6; the object of this arrangement being to properly steady and guide the boxes or forms as they are being fed to plunger. The plug-tobacco is thus formed in a most ready manner and each plug of equal weight and size, avoiding the ordinary method of rolling, wrapping, and flattening the tobacco, and especially avoidin g the use of any cuttingprocesses whateveradvantages that are readily apparent.

Having thus fully described our said improvement, what we claim is- 1. A press, consisting of frame A, driving shaft B, pulley 0, variable cam D, yoke E, guy-rods e 0 plunger-stem E, cross-piece e, plunger F, and table G, all constructed to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The arrangement of a sliding frame, G v

cross-piece g weighted lever G funnel H, and trippers as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The arrangement of a sliding frame, G cross-piece g weighted lever G funnel H, trippers g, in combination with a press, consisting of frame A, shaft B, variable cam D, yoke E, guy-rods 6 e plunger-stern E, crosspiece 0 plunger F, and table G, all constructed to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. The feeder devices and guide attachments, being a connecting-rod I, link 4?, shaft 1 arm 1 connecting-bar I feed-guide I, brackets h, screws h pivoted guards h operating in combination with a press, as here shown and described, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of said invention we have hereunto set our hands in presence of wit nesses.

ISHAM T. HARDY. CHRISTIAN PEPER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, ROBERT BURNS.

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