US1463918A - Machine for folding towels - Google Patents

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US1463918A
US1463918A US407263A US40726320A US1463918A US 1463918 A US1463918 A US 1463918A US 407263 A US407263 A US 407263A US 40726320 A US40726320 A US 40726320A US 1463918 A US1463918 A US 1463918A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/02—Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/06—Folding webs
    • B65H45/10—Folding webs transversely
    • B65H45/101—Folding webs transversely in combination with laying, i.e. forming a zig-zag pile
    • B65H45/107—Folding webs transversely in combination with laying, i.e. forming a zig-zag pile by means of swinging or reciprocating guide bars
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • illy invention relates to machines 'for foldini; soiled towels so that they may be washed.
  • the object of my invention is to provide a machine which will quickly and efficiently fold the towel in a compact bundle.
  • the towel after being folded is securely pinned at both edges and y placed in the washing ⁇ machine for washing.
  • lplaure 2 is a top plan view thereof
  • the numeral l indicates a frame having: horizontal members 2 and A roller 4 is journaled in bearings secured to the members t? and smaller roller 5, adapted to contact with the roller 4, is journaled in arms G and 7, which are journaled in bearings secured to the members 2 and 3. Springs 8 on the arm journals create a pressure between the rollers 4 and 5.
  • tubular pendulum 7L is journaled on trunnions 8a in the members 2 and 3, below the contact point of the rollers 4 and 5.
  • a shaft 8 is journaled in the members 2 40 and 3 forwardly of the roller 4.
  • a pulley 9 is secured to one end of the shaft 8, so that power may be applied there to rotate said shaftL
  • a pitman ll which is also secured to the pendulum 7, to transmit a vibratory motion thereto.
  • a chain l2 travels over sprockets i3, on the shaft 8, and 14 on the shaft of the drum 4, thereby rotating said drum.
  • the towel is fed by the rollers 4 and 5 50 and down thru the oscillating pendulum 7, which folds the towel upon itself at the beginning of each oscillative stroke.
  • the edges are pinned together and the towel is placed in a washing machine for washing.
  • A. machine for folding towels including a frame, a tubular pendulum pivoted at its upper end to the upper part of said frame, a shaft journaled on the upper part of said frame, a feed roller secured on said shaft with its periphery in alignment with the upper end of said tubular pendulum, asprocket on said roller shaft, a crank sha-ft journaled @5 in the upper part of said frame, a crank on said crank shaft, a pitman connecting said crank and the upper part of said pendulum,
  • crank shaft a sprocket on said crank shaft, a chain ex tending' over the sprocket on said roller 70 shaft and said crank shaft, a pair of arms journaled on the upper part of said frame, a pressure roller engaging said feed roller by gravity directly above the upper end of said pendulum, and means whereby said crank shaft may be driven.

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Aug. 7, 1,923.
.L N. BORROUGHS MACHINE FOR FOLDING TOWELS Filed Aug. 31, 1920 Patented Aug. Y, i923.
JOSEPH N. BOEROUGr-IS, DF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
MACHINE FOR FOLDING- TOWELS.
Applcation filed August 31, 1920. Serial No. 407,263.
To all fn/0m t may concern.'
Be it known that l, Josnrrr N. BoRRoUeHs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful ,improvements in Machines for olding Towels, of which the following is a specification.
illy invention relates to machines 'for foldini; soiled towels so that they may be washed.
ln washing very long;` towels in a washing macliine, they often become so tangled, and torn, that they are useless. The object of my invention is to provide a machine which will quickly and efficiently fold the towel in a compact bundle. The towel after being folded is securely pinned at both edges and y placed in the washing` machine for washing.
Those objects are accomplished by the particular structure and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing', which forms a part of this specification, and in which Visure l` is a transverse sectional View of my towel folding,i machine.
lplaure 2 is a top plan view thereof,
Referring' more particularly to the drawing. the numeral l indicates a frame having: horizontal members 2 and A roller 4 is journaled in bearings secured to the members t? and smaller roller 5, adapted to contact with the roller 4, is journaled in arms G and 7, which are journaled in bearings secured to the members 2 and 3. Springs 8 on the arm journals create a pressure between the rollers 4 and 5.
A. tubular pendulum 7L is journaled on trunnions 8a in the members 2 and 3, below the contact point of the rollers 4 and 5.
A shaft 8 is journaled in the members 2 40 and 3 forwardly of the roller 4. A pulley 9 is secured to one end of the shaft 8, so that power may be applied there to rotate said shaftL To a crank l0 in the shaft 8 is secured a pitman ll, which is also secured to the pendulum 7, to transmit a vibratory motion thereto. A chain l2 travels over sprockets i3, on the shaft 8, and 14 on the shaft of the drum 4, thereby rotating said drum.
The towel is fed by the rollers 4 and 5 50 and down thru the oscillating pendulum 7, which folds the towel upon itself at the beginning of each oscillative stroke. When the whole towel is folded the edges are pinned together and the towel is placed in a washing machine for washing.
HavingA described my invention l claim:
A. machine for folding towels including a frame, a tubular pendulum pivoted at its upper end to the upper part of said frame, a shaft journaled on the upper part of said frame, a feed roller secured on said shaft with its periphery in alignment with the upper end of said tubular pendulum, asprocket on said roller shaft, a crank sha-ft journaled @5 in the upper part of said frame, a crank on said crank shaft, a pitman connecting said crank and the upper part of said pendulum,
a sprocket on said crank shaft, a chain ex tending' over the sprocket on said roller 70 shaft and said crank shaft, a pair of arms journaled on the upper part of said frame, a pressure roller engaging said feed roller by gravity directly above the upper end of said pendulum, and means whereby said crank shaft may be driven.
In testimony whereof l afix my signature.
JOSEPH N. BORROUGHS.
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US5927051A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-07-27 Kt Holdings Inc. Packaging a continuous strip of material
US5956926A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-09-28 Kt Holdings, Inc. Packaging a strip of material by folding and cutting the folded package
US5987851A (en) * 1998-05-20 1999-11-23 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material
US6009689A (en) * 1998-02-17 2000-01-04 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material in layers
US6067775A (en) * 1997-11-18 2000-05-30 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material by folding
US6176068B1 (en) 1998-04-23 2001-01-23 Bki Holding Corporation Packaging a strip of material in layers with intervening splices
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US6321511B1 (en) 1988-05-20 2001-11-27 Bki Holding Corporation Packaging a strip of material with compression to reduce volume
US6321512B1 (en) 1999-03-08 2001-11-27 Bki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a strip of material
US6336307B1 (en) 1997-10-09 2002-01-08 Eki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a strip of material for use in cutting into sheet elements arranged end to end
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US2691523A (en) * 1950-03-10 1954-10-12 American Linen Supply Co Unwinding and folding machine
US6321511B1 (en) 1988-05-20 2001-11-27 Bki Holding Corporation Packaging a strip of material with compression to reduce volume
US5921064A (en) * 1997-06-16 1999-07-13 Kt Holdings, Inc. Packaging a strip of material
US6729471B2 (en) 1997-06-16 2004-05-04 Bki Holding Corporation Packaging a strip of material with compression to reduce volume
US5927051A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-07-27 Kt Holdings Inc. Packaging a continuous strip of material
US5956926A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-09-28 Kt Holdings, Inc. Packaging a strip of material by folding and cutting the folded package
US5966905A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-10-19 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material in layers with intervening splices
US6035608A (en) * 1997-06-19 2000-03-14 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material
US6526899B2 (en) 1997-07-08 2003-03-04 Bki Holding Corp Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom
US6263814B1 (en) 1997-07-08 2001-07-24 Bki Holding Corporation Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom
US6336307B1 (en) 1997-10-09 2002-01-08 Eki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a strip of material for use in cutting into sheet elements arranged end to end
US6067775A (en) * 1997-11-18 2000-05-30 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material by folding
US6926655B1 (en) 1998-01-02 2005-08-09 Bki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby
US6009689A (en) * 1998-02-17 2000-01-04 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material in layers
US6176068B1 (en) 1998-04-23 2001-01-23 Bki Holding Corporation Packaging a strip of material in layers with intervening splices
US5987851A (en) * 1998-05-20 1999-11-23 Stac-Pac Technologies Inc. Packaging a strip of material
US6679028B2 (en) 1999-03-08 2004-01-20 Bki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a strip of material
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US6321512B1 (en) 1999-03-08 2001-11-27 Bki Holding Corporation Method of packaging a strip of material
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