US1442212A - Staple-tag-affixing machine - Google Patents

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' Jan. 16, 1923. 1,442,212.

W. BORCHERT ET AL.'

Jan. 16, 1923 1,442,212.

W. BORGHERT ET AL. STAPLE TAG AFFIXING MACHINE.

FILED OCT-29, 1920- 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented Jan. 16, 1923;

w nner; Boson-madam FRED L. :eoRd EnT, ornooxronn,innri iorsfnssre l 1:"

v To THE rAeIrcoMPANY, "or nocxr onn, ILLINOISLA oonronerionon irnrivoisi l- STAPLE-TAG-AFFIXING'; MAoHI N-ni v To all w homz'tindy conic 21%.: a Be it known that we, WIIJJAM} Bonormnr and" FRED L. Bonom sr, citizens of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago andStatenof,- Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iniStaple-Tag AffixingMachines; of, which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to machines acterized by their rectangular fabric body.

equipped at eachgend, with a pair ofmetallic spurs or staples which are pressed through the goods and clinchedunderqto fasten the ,tag to the-goods. T Theflfabric body between the spurs is used for marking. 1

These tags are frequentlyputon by fha'nd, that is,the spurs are pressed through the goods and clinched under vby hand. Mechanical devices have also beenemployed for attaching these tags; but in many instances the means employed have-been unsatisfac-.- f

tory for thereason that tags are notsecur'ely attached and the spurs are not properly clinched, and in. many instancesthe points project and are a source of danger; v

One of the primary objects, therefore, of

the present invention is to provide aasimple machine for so attaching staple tagsand the like to'flat, material that they will be firmly secured thereto with the pointsof the spurs turned under and embedded innth e goods so as not to scratch or mar, v e Another important object: is the provision of a novel machine for afiixingstaple tags by a simple hand pressure movement. a

We have also aimedto provide a staple tag-affixing machine soconstructed that the operator places a tag. in a holding device; then positions the goods or other material 'over an anvil; and-then by pressure by the handsholding thegoods, causes the tag insaid holding device to beolinclied to the .gOOClS. I i I I Still another object resides thespro vision of a hand-operated lever-carrying anvil overwhich the goods'tobe tagged is placed, and in the provision 'of atag car rier and a hammer both actuated move.-

' .ment of, the hand 1ever,} the former 'l f er .properlygpositioning thetag with respect lto the goods andthelatter for driving thetag spurs through and clinching them under the goods I e j I I r We have alsowflaimedj-to provide a staple tag-alfixing machine ofnovel' construction capable of being manufactured-at a cem paratively lowcost. 7 r

Other ob'ects. andjv attendant'. advantages 7 will be/appreciated by thosefamiliar'with this art as theinventi on;becomesjbetter understood by reference. to the following, de; scription when considered in connection with the accompanying drawin in whih+y r iguref is a side "elevation 'offl'a'" staple tag-alfix ng machine embodying our inventlony L e Fig, 3', a top view thereof;

sltantially the machine normalposition; I j p f e .Figs'. 5gand 5, fragmentary sectional views h vertical, sectionaLvie'witaken sub- I the line f Fig: g hq g Fig. .2, ,a front elevation the f I similar to Fig. 4, but showing the .p'arts in '7;

different operated positions},

end of the p ra gl fi 'F 'she esm nta r ia e v w; of lie 8, afront view of'the partsshown" in Fig; ,7

, 'Fig. 9, a, y substantially on the? line 9+9 of Fig? 7,; and

4. Fig. 10,; a "perspectiye "view of; a staple laundrytag,

end. While the' present machine is designed to-aflix a staple tag of this particular type, it should be understoodthat the principles of this invention have afbroader application I and are adaptable to other ,longfipurftags.

or similar articles having attaching-spurs;

Brieflystated, the operation is to place a fragmentary'secfioilal viewta lieu v a e The of are i 1 supported by astandard designated- 'gen-' 1 I 901 has an elongated fabric marlz'receivingibodv a 14 and a pair of spurs or staples 15 :at each' fa tag carrierldesignated by character "18;. v I

"then pla' e the goods or 'in'ateria'l' 19 over an anvil structure at the outer (eI' il 'ofa lever 21," as shown in Fig.4, holdingf-thegoodsby and then pressing downwardly on said thumb re'stsin a quick action. This swings the lever 21 downwardly and through means which will be presently described, causes the outer end of the ag carrier to des end a d engegetthe goods 19 so. as to'hold it in position and provide a suitable guide for. the tag which will by the said action be forced by means of a hammer designated by character 23, through the tag carrier until the spurs 1.5 have pierced the goods and been clinched thereunder. Upon releasing the the main lever and have dished faces, t liat 'is,

returns all ofthe parts front and rear portions 31 of the anvil'inclined'downwardly toward the central port wh ch is ompara v ly flat. These vils project through openings 32 in a goodsreceiving platefig is Inovably mounted on the lever engl2'8, being retained in P s by sop; 4 a d. censtantly urged'by expansion springs 35 to an uppe'r 4 position, shown in Figs. 2,4,8 and 9.1 In

lnnitthe inward position of the goods 19.

this r i the apertu es o the Plat 33 i slightly bov the op; su f e-q the anvils 29. It will be observed i 'riom IFigz Tthatthe opposed Sides 6, oi t e qp ni 82 converg from ach nd and that th vils29 correspond in shapefto these openings. Upstanding stops 37' on the lever 21 Thhammei .81 Par of a We ahted'leve p vo lly nte at 39 upon a d b tween the sides 26 of the 'By means of 1inks4l pivotally connecting the ma lever 2 and hamm lever 38.,f latter will be swun in a clockwise direction at:

a considerably, aster speed than the main lever when this level is depressedbythe hand operation above, referred to: The ou r nd fthb. hammer ever as a weigh ie: w en adds temperate s l n u and driving force to the blow. 1 I Thejtag carri r 18 also, pivotally mounted o t 9 @d str dl the vees has abifurcatedouter end, the, spaced sides 43 of w h 'ar 'fo m d t their inner Si s with tag. grooves or guides 44,",l Theltag' seat mem er, 6fment one bove i ri eted a 4 betwe 'the was 431 nd e iistantlir u elia sret tkw e es-t b a a le spring 46, to a pos tion 1 111111; by the stop 47 as shown in Fig. This seat is adapted to be swung in a clockwise direction entirely out of the space between the guides 44 to give way to the hammer 23 and withdraw from the tag. Arflat spring 48 carried by the hammer lever 38 urges thetag carrier in a clockwise direction until stopped by the pins 49 on the outer sides of the links 41, as

best shownin Fig. 1., It will be observed 1 from "Figs. 2 and 3', thatithe head of the hammer 23 is full width to fit between the grooves 44, and as shown'in-Fig. 4, is of ar cuate shape correspondingitotl'ie arc, ofthe grooves 44, concentric with the pivot 39.

The operation is as' followsr The staple tag 16 will be placed on the seat 17 which is of such width as to be entirely disposed between the spurs 15, leaving'thesejspurs I projected down. The goods. 19 held in both hands will'be positioned on the plateBS, and

with the thumbs over the thumb'rests 22 ,the

latter "will? be depressed. This pressure swings the lever 21 downwardly and the latter through the links 41, will swingthe han'nner'forwardly to aflix the tag; It will be observed that the instant the main lever 21 starts to descend the stoppins 49 will be withdrawn from the tag carrier 18 allowing 1 the, spring 48 to move the tag carrier downwardly into engagement withthe goods,

thereby holding the same and properly positioning the tag, the spurs of which be driven through the goods.

' The hammer descends and engages the tagtl'iroughout its length asshown in Fig.

are to 5,I"Q ing the seat lTout of its path, as

shownin'liig, 6. In other words, the tagv will be 'CtlfllBCl down through'the guide pro vided by'the ways 44, squarely upon the q goods so thatall of the four spurs enter the goods at same'instant. Since the goods is supported 'theY-plate33 in a plane slightly above the faces of the anvils the spurs will] pass entirely through the goods and upon striking the "curved surfaces 31 will be turned inwardly. In the event that the spurs deflect laterally, they will be guided by the adjacent walls 86 'substantially into alignment crosswise of: the tag.

It will th us be seen that before the fabric body 14 of the tagreaches the plate 33 the spurs will be projected through the goods ti rned inwardly; As the tag is pressed down by'the haminer, the plate willflbe depressed until theful'l pressure of the hen:

nler is brought to bear (as the spurs resting on the anv l faces; This construction 1nsures passage of the spurs completely through the goodsand the directing and g id n e of the spurs inwardly'ina-prede tei inined path and finally a forcible comspu rs-andthe tagf'togoods, A's a'result 0f he action of the-anvil faces 31,the points of tli'spiirs will be curvedinwardly a d-h p ssing blow which securelyclinches the be made in the construction and arrange wardly and so embedded in the body of the goods as to be thoroughly protected against any danger from scratching or marring. It

best results are obtained bypressing down on the main lever in a quick movement,

thereby imparting a rapid movement to the hannner, which due to its weighted construction imparts a forcible striking blow to the tag. In view of the fact that the machine is portable and the operating parts are supported entirely-by the base, they have been arranged forwardly overhanging the base so that the rebound of the hammer-upon releasing the main lever after affixing a tag will be effectually counteracted.

. It is'believed that the foregoing conveys a clear understanding of the objects prefaced above, and whilewe haveillu'strated but a single working embodiment, it should be understood that variouschanges might ment without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims, in which We claim:

1. In a tag-affixing machine,'the combina-' tion of a swinging lever provided'with an anvil, normally held in position to receive the goods, a tag-carrier and guide for receiving a tag and holding it away from the anvil, a hammer for driving the spurs of the tag through the goods, and means operated by swinging movement of the anvil-lever for moving the tag-carrier and guide into operative relation with the anvil and for moving the hammer to force the spurs through the goods and fasten the tag thereto.

2. In a tag affixing machine, the combina tion of an anvil on which the goods is adapted to be placed, a hammer, a tag-carrier and guide having a pivotal seat upon which a staple tag is adapted to be supported ina plane transverse to the movement of the haminer, and means for moving said tag-carrier from a position remote from the goods to one engaging the goods and holding it against the anvil, said hammer and tag-carrier being so relatively arranged and the hammer being so operated as to move in the path of said pivotal seat, whereby said seat will be swung out of the path of the hammer and the tag will be carried with the hammer through the guiding portion of the tag-carrier and whereby the hammer will force the spurs through the goods for affixing the tag thereto.

3. In a tag-aflixing machine, the combination of a main lever equipped at its free end with an anvil, means manually operable for moving the lever, a tag-carrler and a hammer concentrically mounted intermediate the ends of the lever, the tag-carrier being interposed between the hammer and the anvil and adapted to ca y a t g in the path of the hammer and in a position to beatfixed to goods'p'ositioned on the main lever over the anvil, and means operated by moveshould be noted that in a'flixing the tagthe m'ent of themain lever formoving the .tag- 7 I carrier'into engagementwith the goods for holding thefsameagainst displacement and for. moving the" hammer inv a striking blow to force the spurs of the tag-"through the goods and clinch the'tag thereto.

4. In a tag-affixing'machine, the combi" nation of. a lever provided at one end with an anvil, a swinging'tag carrier above-said anvil equipped with a pivotal seat for bold ing a tag, a hammer adapted for'engaging the tag, moving it from said seat, and forcing the tag spurs throughthegoods on said anvil, and meansoperated by said'lever for operating the hammer to aflix the tag.

5. Ina tag-afiixing machine, the combination of a lever provided at one end with an anvil, a swinging tag carrier above-said anvil equipped with apivotal seat for hold-:.

ing a tag, a hammeradapted for engaging the tag, moving it fromfsaid seat, and forcing the tagspurs; through the goods'on said anvil, and means operated by said lever for operating the hammer to affix thetag, and

for causing the tag carrier to hold the goods again'st said leverprior to the time the spurs pierce the goods.

' 6. -In a machine of the character scribed, the combination of par t'having a pair of laterally spaced upstanding anvils,

'a goods-receiving plate yieldingly supported on said part and having openingsfitting 10osaidanvils and through which the latter are adapted to pass by depressing the'plate, the

opposed sides, of each opening converging from each end, and the anvils being correspondingly shaped, and means for driving the spurs of a staple tag downwardly throughgoods supported on said plate with the staples in alignment with said anvils for affixing the tag to the goods.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofa leverhaving a pair of laterally spaced upstanding. anvils, a goods-receiving plate yieldingly supported on said lever and having openings fitting said anvils and through which the latter are adapted to pass by depressing the plate, a thumb rest on each side of the lever adapted to be operated in a tag-affixing movement, and means operated by such" movement of. the lever for forcing the spurs of a staple tag through the goods on said plate to thereby aifix the stapleto the goods;

S. Ina-machine of the character described, 4

the combination of a lever equipped at one end with a goods-receiving part and. with thumb rests at each side. of said part,a swinging tag-carrier adapted to support a tag above the goods, a weighted hammer, and means operated by said. lever upon 'depres sion of 'sald thumb rests to movethe tag oarrier into operative relation. tothe goodsreceiving part and to cause said hammer to affix: the tag to the goods.

9. in a machine of the character described, the combination of a goods-receiving part, a tag carrier and a hammer each pivotally mounteth and means connecting said pivoted parts for causing them to move from a tag and goods-receiving position to a tag-affixing position by pressure applied to the goods-receiving part.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a goods-receiving part, a tag-carrier movable from a tagreceiving position remote "from said part to one in proximity thereto for guiding the just prior L0 its application to the goods, a pivotal seat on said carrier adapted to support a staple tag in the path of a hammer, a hamme adapted to move through said tagoarrier and to carry the interposed tag before it and force the spurs through the goods, said pivotal seat swinging to a retracted position by said action of the hammer, and means for returning said seat to its normal position after the hammer has been Withdrawn from the tag-carriers.

11. In a machine of the character de scribed. the combination of a lever having an anvil, a pivoted tag carrier adapted to carry a staple tag above the anvil a pivoted Weighted hammer adapted to strike said tag and force its spurs through goods positioned over said anvil, and means operated by said lever by depression of the anvil end thereof to move the tag carrier into co-operative relation with the anvil and to swing the hammer in a tag-afiixing movement.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a lever adapted to be manually depressed at one end and equipped at such end with stationary anvils and a depressible goods-supporting part, means for supporting a staple tag above said anvils, a pivoted Weighted hammer, and

supported in spaced relation above saidgOOClS-IQCPJVIHg part and equipped With a pivoted seat adapted for holding a staple tag, a Weighted hammer adapted for strik-- ing the tag on said seat, removing it therefrom and forcing the tag spurs through goods on said goods-receiving part, means operated by depression of said lever for operating the hammer in a tag-afiixin movement and means operated by the iammer for moving the tag-carrier into engagement with the goods before the tag spurs pierce the goods.

WILLIAM, BORCHERT. FRED L. BORCHERT.

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