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E. T. MASSEY.

FINISHING MACHINE FOR EMBLEMATIC BUTTONS.-

- APPLICATION FILED NON. 5. 1918.

1,325,526. Patented Dec. 23,1919.

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E. T. MASSEY.

FINISHING MACHINE FOR EMBLEIVIATIG BUTTONS.

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EDWARD T. MASSEY, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.

FINISHING-MAQI-HNE FOREMBILEMATIC BUTTONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23,1919.

Application filed November 5, 1918. Serial No. 261,216.

To all whom'z't may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. MASSEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Queens, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finishing- Machines for Emblematic Buttons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has reference to a machine for finishing emblematic buttons.

In an application filed concurrently here-- with, I describe a 'method of making emblematic buttons from sheets of paper, and

ordinary straight pins of the type commonly used in dressmaking. The pins are subj ected to various bending operations during the manufacture of the button until they finally assume the requisite U-shaped form. The machine which forms the subject matter of this application accomplishes the bending of the pins in a substantially automatic manner, and automatically alines the pins prior to the bending so that they point in the proper direction.

The drawings accompanying this'specification show one embodiment of my invention, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of my apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus partly in section.

Fig. 3-is a section of'Fig. 2 on the line Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 2 on the line 4-4:, and i Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detall view of some of the elements of my apparatus.

In the drawings, the bed or foundation of the apparatus is indicated in its entirety by the reference character 10 and comprises two substantially identical side frames 11 and 12 placed in spaced relation. "The upper central portion of each of the side frames 11 and 12 is thickened at 18, to form a bearing for journals 14: extending from each side of a tray supporting roller 15. A. plurallty of bearings 16 are provided on the upper surface of each of the side frames 11 and12 to carry the journals 17 of rollers 18. The rollers 15 and18 form a rolling bed for a tray, which willfbe described. Each of the side frames '11 and -12 have an upwardly project- .ing i nriicket ;1'9,pr eferably located directly 9V9? fih am- 1 1 f he bra k t 19 has a central opening or groove 20: adapted to receive a vertically movable pillow block 21, and they areconnected to each other by a span 22. The pillow blocks21 support journals 23 and 24 which extend from each side of a main presser roller. 25 The journal 24: is extended beyond'its bearing and is provided with a worm gear 25.

V A bracket 26 extends laterally from the side frame'12 and supports a rotatable worm 27, which meshes with the worm gear25. The worm may be actuated by any suitable source of motive power which may be thrown in upward movement is definitely limited ,by-

the screw 28. The main presser roller 25 is provided on each end thereof with peripheral gears 30. A yoke or bridging.;member 31 has an end connected to each of the side frames ll and 12 ,and extends across the machine in front of the main presser roller 25 and preferably substantiallyparallel therewith. qThe yoke 31' isprovided with a plurality of downwardly depending screws 32, each of which is formed so as to provide a bearing 33 at its lower end, and having a shouldered portion 3 1'adapted to abut against the lower surfaceof the yoke.

A, roller 36 is journaled in th'e bearings '33, and extends across the machine in front of'and parallel. to the main roller 25. This roller accomplishes the preliminary bending {-Of the pins, as will appear hereinafter. Plates 3?, having a plurality of slots 38, rest on the upper surface of the yoke 31 and are held inv place by the screws 32, which have their shanks located in these slots. Theslotspermit movement of the plates 37 relativelyito the yoke 31. A downwardly depending swinging plate 39 is hinged toeaoh cf. the platesl87 and in turn supports; a plate or curtain 40. This curtain is provided with a plurality of vertical slots {11 preferably ev n y sp c d a d of finfli ee hei h permit the pi 0 the ilyfillished ut ons to pass therethrough. These vertical slots divide the lower portion of the depending curtain into a plurality of blades 42, to the lower ends of the side "blades of which there are connected forwardly projecting extensions 53, and to the lower ends of each of the remaining intermediate blades 42 there connected by the cross arms 54. of the unfinished buttons which may not be is connected a forwardly projecting guide finger 43, having a beveled lower face 44,. and terminatlng in a tr1angularshaped nose 45. The front ends of the extensions 53 are Any pins properly alined, strike this nose and are thereby forced into the proper position (i. e. are alined). WVhen inserting the work 52, the frames formed by the extensions 53 and cross arms 54 are first tilted upward, there by tilting upward the fingers 45 with them, and upon the work 52 having been properly placed, the frames are then brought down upon the edges of the work as shown in Fig. 2. The tilting of the frames together with the fingers. 45 is also of value in facilitating the removal of foreign material collecting between the roller 36 and the fingers 45. The strap or brace 46 may connect the span 22 with the yoke 31 to prevent vibration thereof. A slidable tray 47 adapted to ride on the supporting rollers 15 and 18 is provided on two opposite edges with guide flanges 48 bolted thereto, each of which have rack teeth 49 formed on their upper edge,

which mesh with the peripheral gears 30 of the main presser roller 25. The'tray 47 is longitudinally moved by the rotation of these gears. The lower end of each of the flanges 48 projects below the tray 47, forming guide rails which abut against the side of the supporting rollers '15 and 1S, journaled in the side frames, and prevents lateral gears 30 on said roller, by engagement with the rack teeth 49 move the tray 47 transversely with respect to this roller. The upwardly extending rows of pins of the un finished buttons which are not in alinement through the slots 41.

in the course of the movement of the tray 47 strike the pointed noses 45 of the guide fingers 43, and the pins are forced into alinement thereby. The pins then pass Each row of pins now points in the same direction (6. e. they are alined). Afurther movement of the tray 47 carries the platen 50 under the roller 36, which partially turns down the pins. The pins then pass under the main roller 25, which bends the pins to their final posltlon, and firmly unites the sheets of paper comprising the button. The buttons are then ready to be removed from the blank, and are in their finished form.

Iclaim:

1. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of means for alining the pins of the unfinished button, and means for bending the pins to their re quired position.

2. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of means for alining the pins of the unfinished buttons, means for bending the pins, and means for progressively carrying the buttons into op- V erative relation with each of said means.

8. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of means foralining pins of the unfinished buttons, sliding means adapted to carry the pins through the alining means, and means for bending the alined pins. I

4. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of a frame, means for alining the pins, a sliding tray movable in said frame and adapted to carry an assemblage of unfinished buttons having up wardly projecting pins through said alining means whereby the pins are caused to point in the same direction, and means for bending the pinsto their required position.

5. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of archer, aphrrality of guide fingers eachhaving a pointed nose and sufficiently spaced from each other to permit passage of the pins of the buttons between each pair of fingers, and means to carry the pins of the unfinishedbuttons be tween said fingers, and in a direction substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the fingers and into operative relation with said roller.

6. Mechanism for alining the pins of 1111-" finished buttons, comprising a plurality of parallel guide fingers, each having a pointed nose and spaced from each other to permit passage of the pins between each pair of fingers.

7 Mechanism for alining the pins of unfinished emblematic buttons comprising a swinging curtain having 'a plurality of blades spaced from each other, a guide finger having a pointed nose secured to each of said blades.

8. In a machine for producing emblematic buttons, the combination of a frame, means to aline the pins of the unfinished buttons, comprising a downwardly projecting swinging curtain having a plurality of forwardly projecting guide fingers in spaced relation,

and slotted openings between said fingers, a roller cooperating with said means to partially bend the pins to an inclined position, a main roller located behind said last named roller to bend the pins to their required position, and a tray movable relative to said means and adapted to carry the unfinished.

buttons between said fingers, through said slots, and progressively into operative relation With the rollers.

In witness whereof I subscribe my signature.

EDWARD T. MASSEY.

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