US1421730A

US1421730A - Toilet-paper winder

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Publication number: US1421730A
Application number: US422274A
Authority: US
Inventors: Scusa Lino
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-11-06
Filing date: 1920-11-06
Publication date: 1922-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 1939-07-04

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L. SUSA.

TOILET PAPER WlNDERp- APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6, 1920.

Patented July 4I, 11922 4 SHEETS-SHEET I.

L. SCUSA.

TOILET PAPER WINDER. APPLICATION FILD Nov.6. 1920 Patented J 1113r 4I, 192

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L/'rzo Scusa. 5y ATTORNEy,

l.. SCUSL TOILET PAPER WINDER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. I92o.

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I.. SCUSA.

TOILET PAPER WINDER. APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. 1920.

Patented July 4, 1922.

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LING SCUSA, 0F PHOENIX, NEW YORK.

TOILET-PAPER WINDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten Jury a, ieee.

i Application iled November 6, 1920. Y Serial No. 422,274.

To all whom it may concewt:

Be itknow'n that I, LINO SCUSA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of- Oswego and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Paper Winders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for winding toilet paper and the like, and has particular relation to certain attachments for rendering parts of the machine automatic.

The object of the invention is to providea machine of theclass, which in addition to feeding, slitting and vwinding a plurality of toilet paper rolls, is equipped with means forA automatically `winding cores .for said rolls, the forming of the cores being effected upon mandrels which later receive and vwind the paper, and the winding of the cores upon one mandrel being simultaneous with the winding-of the paper on another mandrel. A further object is to provide means for automatically aifixing labels to the finished rolls of toilet paper before the latter are removed from the mandrels, the said labeling operation being effected simultaneously with the making of another series of thel cores, and the windin of another series novel and simple -means for automaticall and successively stripping the labelled rolls of paper from the mandrels. A further object is to provide novel, simple and automatic means for applying adhesives to both the core blanks and the labels. And Ya further object is to provide a novel automatic means for timing the successive operations and for indexing and holding the inandrels during the operative periods.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows andas illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front end elevation of one form of toilet paper Winder, to which m improvements are applied, the full and dot? ted lines indicating idle and voperated positions, and certain parts being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 is a front side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectomatically tion, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; showingl 4 4 of Fig. 2; showl operate the stripping mechanism. Fig. 6

is a1 1 enlarged view of one of the mandrel driving-heads; showing the means for auconnecting and disconnecting the mandrels.- Fig. 6a is a vertical section, taken on line a/ a of Fig. 6. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail viewof the indexing lever relation to the reel, taken on the line 7 1n Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a' top-plan view, taken in the vdirection of the arrows of line 8-8 in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a vertical section, taken on line-9 9 of Fig. 8. l() is asimilar section, taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a vertical longitudinal section, taken on line 111l of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is an enlarged top-plan view of one of the clutch operating levers. And Fig. 13 is respectively a side and anedge view of one of thef clutch members. of the rolls. A further o ject is to provide In the drawings, the main frame comprises chiefly the

upright ends

2 and 2, which support all of the working and other parts. 3 represents the relatively broad web of paper, which is drawn through the machine by a grooved rollero4 and similar press-rolls 4 and 4a. The roll 4 is mounted on the main driving shaft 4b, which is fitted with a gear 4c which meshes with gears 4d and 4E, which respectively drive the usual perforator 5, and a pair of slitter shafts 5 which are equipped lwith a plurality of rotary slitting knives, as 5a and 5b, which slit the web 3 into a number of narrow strips comprising the toilet paper -The foregoing are all parts of an old and well-known device. My invention consists of the following parts 6 representsv a shaft whose reduced ends are journalled in brackets 6 mounted on the front sideof the frame. Upon one` end of shaft 6 is rigidly mounted a head having .posite end of shaft 6 is mounted a sleeve 6, to which three corresponding arms 6", 6c and 6d are pivoted, so that they may be swung outwardly for releasin the corresponding ends of the ma-ndre s while the rolls of paper w are being stripped from the mandrels (see dotted lines in Fig. 2). These swinging arms are provided with suitable bearings for the ends ofthe mandrels, and said arms are provided with handles 6-, by`v which the reel is rotated by the/ operator at the completion of each winding operation. The mandrel 7 (see Figs.1, 2, 3 and 6) is shown in the position for winding the paper, and when so positioned is rotated by a .driving-head 8, which is mounted on the inner yend of a shaft 8, upon the outer end of which is mounted a pulley 8, thelatter being driven byl a pulley 4f, mounted on shaft 4b, by means of a belt 8b. The drivinghead 8 is provided with a number of ecoentrically disposed pins 8, which are spaced to receive lflattened tongues 7b of the7 mandrels, and which effect the rotation 'of the mandrels while permitting the latter'to be moved into and out of the driving positions automaticallyv whenever the reel is rotated, as described. Similar heads 8 are provided for simultaneously driving the mandrels 7 and 7a (see Fig. 6a), while said mandrels are in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. 9 represents a bell-crank lever, whichis pivoted to the end 2 of the frame, one arm 9 serving as a handle, while the other arm I 9a overlaps the pivoted arms of the reel, and

is provided with an inverted V-notch 9", which engages pins 9c carried by said arms, for indexing and holding the mandrels 7 in their operative positions, as described.l The lever 9 is resihently held in the operated position by a spring 9d, which permits the lever 9 to yield, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7, whenever the reel is forcibly rotated for freeing one of the pins 9, as well as' *for allowing the nextpin 9c to snap into the notch 9b [for indexingthe corresponding man` drel for a subsequent winding of the paper w. The toilet paper a' is usually wound upon hollow cores 10, consisting of strips ofcardboard 10', which are usuall wound several turns and pasted or otherwlse fastened, and then telescopically applied to the mandrelsv which they preferably fit snugl At the start of the winding, the free ends of the paper m are laid upon the cores 10 (see dotted broken lines in Fig. 2) beforethe machine is started. The operator then gras'ps extends parallel to the mandrel 7 and swings the holder forwardly and downwardl (see dotted lines b in Figs. k1 and 3). The older .11 is equipped with a number of brushes 11,

which when idle are submerged in abath of water 11b, and whenl the brushes are brought into contact with the light paper the latter becomes wet and adheres to the paste-board cores 10. This adhesion is sufiicient to hold the paper a: until thewinding is well under way, after which there can be no slipping or yielding of the paper. When the rolls are completed, Ythe machineI is stopped and the brushes 11a are again brought into contact with the paper m (see dotted lines c in Figs. 1 and 3), which softens the latter sufficiently to cause it to break along-the moistened line at theV rstslight turnlng of the reel, and at the same time causes an adhesion'of the ends of the paper, zvhih lasts until the labels are finally af- In the present case,`the cores 10 are wound on the mandrels as they successively reach the position held by the mandrel 7", while the labels are afiixed to the

toilet paper rollsl

1, 2 and 3). The mechanisms employed for winding the cores and the labels, and for pasting these parts, as well as for stripping the labelled rolls fromfthe mandrels, are operated intermittently, at the same or at different times, by a constantly driven shaft 12, which is journalled. in `brackets 13 and 14. Shaft 12 supports a spur-'gear 12,.which is rigid on said shaft by a key 12, and said gear is driven by a smaller gear 12b mounted on a shaft 12, upon which is a pulley 12d, the latter Abeing driven by a belt 12e. The opposite sides of the gear 12 are provided with a plurality of clutch sockets 12, whichare engaged at suitably timed intervals by similar clutch members 15 and 15', the latter being positioned adjacent and parallel to shaft 12, and a similar alining but independent shaft 12". Between the gear 12 and the bracket 13 are located and concentrieally mounted on the shaft 12 the following parts: 'A sleeve 15a, which has a longitudinal slot 15b, in which is slidably disposed the clutch member 15, the said sleeve having a circumferential groove 15c in vwhich a tooth 15d of said member is disposed. l Adjoining the sleeve 15 is a cam16, having two throwpoints 16 and 16a which successively lift a horizontal lever 16" by Contact with a roller 16c carried by said lever. The cam 16 moves with the sleeve 15. `Next to the cam 16 is another cam 17, having but one throw-point 17 which lifts a similar lever 17 by .means of a roller 17". Next to the cam 17 are two mutilated spur-

gears

19 and 20, Both of said cams and the

gears

19 and 20 operate mon shaft 17e, which is supported by the brackets 13 and 14. The clutch members 15l and 15' are normally under the tension of springs 15, which tend to force said members in to engagement with the gear12. vThe clutch members are held in the released position shown in Flg. 11, which corresponds to the full line position of the related parts in all of the views, by levers 21 and 21', each of which has a chisel-like free end which engagesthe teeth 15d and forces wedge-like, the clutch members away from, the gear 12 when the said members are rotated by said gear towards a certain point; The leverv 21 is rigidly mounted on a shaft 21a, one end of which lis journalled in bracket 13, while its opposite end is supported by the bracket 14. The shaft 21a is rocked in the direction for lowering and releasing the free end of the lever 21 from clutch member 15 by another lever 21", also rigid on shaft 21, and whose free end is .positioned in a recess 13a in the bracket 13, where it contacts with a three.- point or star-gear 6X carried by the reel shaft 6, the several points of the star-gear corresponding as to position with the

arms

6b, 6 and 6d of the reel. The arrangement of the star-gear and the lever 21 is such that, at, the initial rotation of the reel, the levers 21 and 21b are rocked downwardly for permitting the spring 15e to move the clutch member 15 into vengagement with the gear 12', which effects the driving of the ,sleeve 15a, the two cams, and the

gears

19 and 20, as one part. By this construction and arrangement, every time the reel is shifted a step, as at the completion of the winding of the rolls the clutch 15 operatively connects the cams and the

gears

19 and 20, with the constantly rotating gearv 12', for effecting their intermittent operations. 22.represents an elongated trough extending lengthwise through the machine and containing liquid glue, or other quick setting adhesive 22". 23 represents a similar trough which extends across the lower front of the machine. The trough 23 is supported by a rocking inclined frame 23', whose lower endis pivoted to the corresponding feet 2'EL of the main frame, and upon frame 23' is mounted a plurality of. stacks of labels 23a, there being one stack for each roll of the toilet paper as best seen in Fig. 2. The full lines in Figs. 1 and 3 show the label holder in the released position, the dotted lines showing the operativeposition. Adjacent the trough 22 is positioned a shaft 22', which supports a number of paste brushes' 22a, which normally liesubmerged in the adhesive 22", ready to be swung clockwise bysaid shaft for applying the adhesive to the top ends of the labels 23a. Adjacent the trough 23 is also positioned a rod 23", to which is attached as many paste brushes 23 as there are stacks of the labels 23a; This i rod is` mounted on levrs 23d, which are pivoted at 2 3e to the frame 23. The rod 23b ismovable upwardly Vand inwardly for applying theadhesive obtained from the trough 23 to the bottom ends of the labels 23a. 24 representsl another frame, whichs'upports a similar number of stacks of flexible cardboard strips 10', from'which the cores 1() are made. The table'24 is mounted on a series of rollers 24' disposed on an incline, as best seen in Figs. 1 and 3, so as to facilitate the free gravitation ofthe core blanks towards the right during the winding operations. The cores are wound upon the vempty mandrels 7a, during .the interval in which the paper m and the labels 23a are being wound on the mandrels'? and 7' ,and for this purpose each mandrel is provided with two or more longitudinal grooves 7, into which the upper ends of the blanks 10 are forced at the proper time, by'a series of friction rolls 25, which are mounted on a common shaft 25', the said shaft beingfitted at one end with a ratchet wheel 25, which is rotated by a pawl 25h, the latter being carried and operated by a lever 25. 26 represents a shaft similar to 22' ,which supports a number of paste brushes 26', which normally lie submerged in the adhesive 22".V The brushes 26 are employed for applying thev adhesive 22x to the free ends of the core blanks 10', just before said yends are broughtfto a stop beneath a spring 26a (see Fig. 3), which holds the said ends under compression until the adhesive takes' effect. The dotted lines in Fig. 3 show the position of the free ends of the core blanks at the instant the adhesive is applied. The pasting and winding of the labels and the core blanks areaccomplished by the following means.:

When the clutchkv member 15 is released and engages the gear 12', the sleeve 15a, cams 16 and 17, and gears 19 and Y20, all start rotating in the direction shown by the arrows in Figs. 1, 9 and 10. The throw-point 17' of cam 17 from the startbegins to liftthe lever 17a, from which depends a link 27, one of whose edges comprises a rack, which operates a pinion 27 which in turn is rigid on and roe (see dotted lines in Fig. for applying the adhesive 22X to the tops of the labels 23a.`

Link 27 connects with one arm of a bellcrank 28, whose other arm connects bymeans of a link 28 and a spring-28L to one of the levers 23d, which `effects the rocking of the brushes 23c for applying the adhesive to the lower ends of the labels 23a. The horizontal arm of the crank 28 also connects through a link 28b to the lever-25, which rotates the friction rolls 25 and moves the core blanks 10 towards the mandrel 7u. During the short interval required to operate the last named parts, the gear 20 has also been rotating in unison withthe cams and other parts, but owing to the omission of a number of its teeth, as at vsaid gearis delayed in meshingfwith a gear 29, which is mounted on a shaft 29. The shaft 29 carries one of the driving heads, that connects with and rotates the mandrel 7 which contains the fully' wound pa r :v and is about to receive the labels 23". lo that by the time the adhesive is applied to the opposite ends of the labels,

the gears 2,0 and 29 become' fully meshed .and the winding of the labels starts. But just an instant before the ar 29 starts, the label supporting frame 23 1s rocked from the full line to the dotted line position (see Figs. 1

and 3) for bringing the pasted or gummedupper ends ofthe labels against the rollsv This is accomplished by a link 16d which depends from lever 16h and resiliently connects with a 'lever 23 by a spring 16. The lever 16"' in this mstance is raised by the throw-y point 16 of cam 16, which is timed to lift said lever at the vend of the pasting opera-l tions, and an instant before the gears 20 and 29 become meshed, as described. During the short. interval required to Awind the labels 23, the throw-point 16xl of`cam 16 is'moving drives a`y pinion 30, the latter being opera-l tively connected with one of the drivingheads 8 and operates the mandrel 7B; In order to allow thefriction rolls 25 time to feed the paste-board blanks 10 into the slots of the mandrels, a few of the teeth of said gear adjacent the gear 30 are omitted. When' the

gears

19 and 30 finally become meshed, the gear 19, owing to its reater diameter,

vrotates gear 30 severaltimes during the winding of the cores 10. When the lcores are nearly wound, the second lifting of the lever 16b by the throw-point 16a operates a link 26", a spring 26, and a lever 26d, which is mounted on the shaft 26. This rocks4 the shaft 26 in the direction for applying the adf hesive 22x to the lower ends of the core blanks 10, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. All of the last described operations are preferably accomplished while shaft 12 and gear 12 are making one revolution, at the end of which the clutch member 15 is forced outwardly against the tension of spring 15", by the chisel-end of lever 21, which engages the tooth 15d. The Vlever 21l after being rocked by the star-gear 6x is returned to the operative `position immediately after the clutch member has been released, by a spring 21", and is therefore ready to release the clutch 15 from gear 12 upon the completion of the several functions, as described.'v

`A moment or two before the completion of the winding of the labels 23, certain parts are made ready for stripping the inlshed and labelled rolls :v from the mandrel 7. This is accomplished in the following manner:

Sleeve 15 is provided with a pin 31,- which rotates in the ath of a lever 31, but-does not engage said lever until sleeve 15'aL has moved about three-quarters of a turn. Then the vpin 31 engages an inverted V-tooth 31 allows spring 15e to force said memberinto engagement with the opposite side of gear 12,"which effects the rotation of asimilar sleevel 15", Awhich supports the member 15.V

Levers 21 and 31 are returned to and resilientlyheld in operative position by a y 33, mounted on the outer end of a shaft 33 whichis supported by the brackets 13 an 14. On the opposite end of shaft 33 is mountedfa bevel gear 33, which drives a similar gear 33h, the latter being mounted on a shaft 33c which supports a sprocket wheel 34. The stripping :of the yrolls is effected by means of forks 34', which are 'carried by a chain 34, the said chain being supportedv at the opposite' end of the machine by a similar sprocket 34". The chain 34EL is driven in the direction of the arrows in Flg. 2. Following each of the forks 34 is a part 34c which engages and travels along the underside of the mandrel 7 for supporting said mandrel while its left end is freed from its bearings, for allowing the rolls m to be-stripped olf. The arrangement of the parts 34 is such that, when the stripping iscompleted, one of said parts is left between the pivoted bearing 6c of the reel and the first or adjacent roll of the paper (see Fig. 2), and it remains in that position until the start ofthe next stri ping operation. At the first movement of t e chain 34, the part 34c engages-and forces the pivoted arm 6c which supports the mandrel 7 outwardly, so as to provide clearance for the ejected rolls m, as shown b The provision o the reel, which carries the three mandrels, the latter adapted to be dotted lines in Fig. 2. l

. the novel driving means provided for each .-'mandrel ,"and the novel and accurate timing v'stockinto finished rolls ready for packing tion with Adie `pa`rts, cfa! reel I Ytatable yin-v the direction of the travel of the mechanismsl for effecting theoperations of the-several parts automatically at the right times,`enables me to convert the toilet pa er and shipping at comparatively small expense, and besides, I am able to eatly in- `creaseandffacilitate the production, thereby effecting a great economy in the'production, as well as reilui'ring fewer machines and fewerfjoperators or carrying /out 'the work. I-Iav'in thus described my invention, what 1. IIn .a toilet. paper winder,the combinaisposed 'inl the path and ropaper, a plurality of vmandrels journalled in said reel adapted to be successively moved towardsthe position yforwinding the slitted paper by the rotation of said reel, means for indexing saidmandrels, means for driving themandrels for winding thestrips of paper, means for winding hollow cores upon sa1d mandrels before they are moved to the paper winding'position, and means carried by said i reel for, eiecting thev starting of the core winding mechanism.

2. In a toilet paper winder, the combination with vthe paper feeding and lslitting mechanism, of a reel, a pluralit of mandrels supported by said reel adapte for winding the slitted paper as each mandrel is successively brought to a certain position, means for indexing and holding the mandrels in said position during the winding operations,

Y means for driving all of said mandrels simultaneously, means for aiixing labels to the rolls of paper carried by one mandrel while the paper is being wound upon another mandrel, means carried by said reel for effecting the starting of the label winding mechanism, and 4 means for stripping the rollsfrom the mandrels at the end of the label aiiixing operations.

3. In a machine'for winding toilet paper, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts,of a reel, a plurality of mandrels upon which the aper is successively I wound supported by sa1d reel, driving heads joiirnalled in the frameof the machine for rotating said mandrels. simultaneously, means for winding hollow cores on one mandrel while toilet paper is being wound on another mandrel, means for winding labels 'on the finished rolls carried by one mandrel while the paper and cores are being wound at diierent points on said reel, means for applying adhesives to the cores and the 'paper' feeding and slitting labels, `means forfeeding the core blanks and the labels towards the winding positions,

and means for-stripping the rolls of labelledv afiixing labels to the toilet paper rolls after theirma'ndrels have been moved away from the `winding position, means for applying adhesives to th labels and core blanks, and

means carried by the reel for'eflecting the starting of the parts which wind, the labels and the'cores and apply theadhesives.

5. In a toilet paper winder, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts, of a reel disposed in the path of the slitted paper, a plurality `of mandrels rotatably supported by the reel, said reel being operable step-by-step for successively bringing the mandrels into position wherein they may be simultaneously rotated, driving heads for operating the mandrels independently, means for indexing and holding the mandrels in axial alinement with the driving-heads, means for o erating the mandrels in sequence for winding the slitted paper, means for aiixing labels to the rolls of paper carried by one mandrel while the slitted paper is being wound upon the next mandrel, means for winding hollow cores upon the third mandrel before it is advancedto the paper winding position, and means carried v by the reel for effecting the starting of the label and core winding mechanisms.

6. In a machine for winding toilet paper, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts and means for driving the saine, of a plurality of mandrels upon which toilet paper is wound successively, drivingheads adapted to be successively engaged by f `rolls, means for rotating said rolls for winding the labels around them, means for moving the label frame towards the rolls for pressing the free ends of the labels against the rolls, and means `for stripping the labelled rolls from their mandrels.

7. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts, of a reel disposed across the path and Arotatable--step-by-step in the direction of the travel of the slitted paper, mandrels journalled equidistantly arnund the reel, f `means for indexing the' mandrels as they are paper winding operation.

8.*In a toilet paper winder, the combination with the p'aper feeding and slitting parts, of. a plurality of mandrels, a reel for supporting the mandrels adapted for successively moving the mandrels towards the position orwindng the slitted paper, a driving-headvor'successively rotating each man- 'drel, means for indexing and holding the mandrels in operative engagement with the;y `driving-heads, a gravitative frame supporting a supply of core blanks, a mechanism for `feeding said blanks towards a mandrel,

means for winding the core blanks on said mandrel while the slitted paper is being wound on the preceding' mandrel, a mechanism for applying an adhesive to 'the core blanks, a constantly rotating gear, a cam for operating said mechanism, a clutch for operativelyconnecting said gear with said cam,

. rotation of said reel, means for driving al1 and means carried by said reel for releasing said clutch for starting said cam and the core winding parts. 4o'

9. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts, of a reel disposed across the path of the slitted paper, a plurality voi' mandrels journalled in said reel adapted to be successively moved towards the position for winding said paper, means for winding hollow'cores upon said mandrelsbefore they are moved to the paper winding position, means for applying an adhesive to the core blanks, a cam for eiecting the operation ofv said adhesive applying means, a clutch for controlling said cam, and means set in motion by the rotation of saidreel for operating said clutch.

' 10. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts, and a reel rotatable in the path of the slitted paper, of a plurality of mandrels supported by said reel adapted for winding the slitted papier as each mandrel is successively broug t to a certain position by the of said mandrels simultaneously, meansl for aixing labels to the rolls of toilet paperk after they are moved vaway from the winde mandrels whileth'e latter are heldv of a plurality of mandrels adapted-to parts, and a -the latter from the reel.

sive tothe opposite ends of the-labels, a-cam against the rolls of paper, aclutch controlling the Voperation of said cins,ja`ndmeans for operatmg said clutch. f

I1.' v In a toilet pa er winder, tion with thepaper ieeding and slittin parts,

successively moved into theV paper winding ingposition, a cam for-, applying' airadhethe omaha-'j position, a reel for supporting and shifting. v

said mandrels, independent means'for driv- 1ng all of said mandrelssimultaneously, a mechanism vfor winding cores on said mandrels in advance of the windingof the paper,

a mechanism for winding labels on the rolls of paper 'while other `cores -and rolls j are bein wound, and means 'for effecting the startlng ofboth of said mechanisms by each step-b -step movement of said reel.

12. n atoilet' paper Winder, the combination with the paper winding and slitting lurality ofl mandrels rotatably disposed in the path of the slitted paper, of a trough containingan aqueous liquid disposed adjacent the mandrels when the latter are in the paper winding position, a plurality of brushes normally submerged in the liquid, a brush-holder pivotally disposed parallel to said mandrels and ,adapted tobe swung in the direction for'bringing thewet brushes in contact with the f ends of the slitted paper for effecting, the temporary adhesion of the paper to the cores, and means for rotating the mandrels for windingthe paper. Y

13. The combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts and a reel disposed in the path ofthe paper, ofa plurality of mandrels journalled in said reel and adaptedto be successively moved towards the position for winding the slitted paper, means for winding hollow cores upon the mandrels before they are moved to'the paper winding position, manually operable means for effect- .ing the'adhesionof the ends of the slitted `paper to -th'e `cores prior to the starting of the machine, the operation of said means adapted to be repeated lat the end of the paper winding operations for effecting the breaking of the slitted strips of paper and iis for effecting the adhesion of the broken ends of said strips to the bodies of the rolls,

means for applying labels to the rolls of` paper, and means for stripping the labelled rolls from the mandrels without the reel adapted to be successively' moved into the'paper windingposition, independent means for driving all of said mandrels,

a mechanism for winding @Cres 0n the manremoving the path of the* to connect the stripping mechanism with said gear, effecting the starting of all of said mechanisms, and means for automatically releasing said clutches for stopping said mechanisms.

In testimony whereof I aix my si nature. 15

means carried by said reel for 10