US1642386A - Apparatus for operating upon labels - Google Patents

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3 Sheets-Sheet l J. M. REIS ET AL APPARATUS FOR OPERATING UPON LABELs Filed Dec. l, 192?,

Sept. 13,1927. v

Sept. 13, 192.7.

J. M. REIS ET AL APPRATUS FOR OPERATING UPON LABELS 3.5L1eets-Sheet 2 Filed Deo. 1, 1922 Se t. 1 192 p 3 7 J. M. REIS ET Ax.

APPARATUS FOR OPERATINGUPON LABELS Filed Deo. 1 3,922 3 sheets-shee't -wfoww E; im

Patented Sept. 13, 19277.

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mUfL'ms. 1v1. .RErs Ann EMIL n. Business, or NEW YORK, n. Y., AssIGVNoRs To Ver. Janis a; BRO., INC., or NEWYozsK, n. Y.. aconnonnmron or NEW YORK.

' h ernannt-ns Fonornnnimrnonron LABELS. 'i

Application .filed December: l,y 19272. serialV No.f 5f)4f,r2l3v2.V

l The invention lrelates 'tov apparatus forl pperating upon labels 5f and; partieul'arly` to apparatus for accurately feeding contin. nous label tapes orfstrips successive portions of vwhich are to be used as labels1 cutting off the individual label Portions, and. thereafter moving the same into position for furtheroperations tol be performed, thereon.

The invention is 'directedl in its preferred lf -embolclirnent, toy thev provision of' 4devices for fe'dna'tane 0f.' woven fabricv 011 which labels. are printed SiieCeSSiV/ly. and fof Oper-j atingupon the labels prior t'o the sewing' of t-hesame upon articles of clothing or other'k 1"? goodsp' In some aspectsV of the invention, lfoweve'r, tapefon which the successive label indicia are wovven.l` or otherwise formed, rather than print d, may And .in Sonie aspects et the invention die e@ curate feeding of theprinted tape maybe for a differentpurpose' from that ofdpresent-y ing the `,saine Vproperly registered, .to a cut- A Q ich as'-ferithefpupose-0f properly rg; the tapegnnsevered. witlinprinting- 25 arparatus 'for printing further matter there on; 'In thepr'eferred forni of the inventioin however, 'the same constitutes part o'fror an adjunct to a sewing machine, .which individual labels are cut off from thetape and fed into position to be sewedv on articles, and are thus sewed,Y successively. l

. Great difficulty liras previously been ein perienoed,l where label tape is to, be fed for-f iva-rd to a cutter or to other means requirins alignment, n Obtaining 'accurate regis# tration. .This is for theLl-Ozison thatsuch. rtape is liableto stretch more ,or` A slightV 'error i y eacl label` length fed'. or in Sonie of t-he Same, naturallyfresults in a multiplied errorthroughont the length. of a tape, 'so that automatic feed in Vsuch a case inigl t well result in a, label being ycut* off in the middle of tlieprnted matter, t

s Then ithasbeenprOpQSed to vprovide de-L vices for-,feeding the tape, cutting 0H indi-v vidual labels,y .folding thev same Vand sewing them on articles. successively, thej dilliculties inthe way of automatic operation have been sinh 'as heretofore to' prevntfplicfil elw.-

The functions referred to are successfully achieved in .ourk invention. A tapev is yused having what *Y may be termed an abutment th reen between eaoh pair ojindividual laels'.' v, ln 'the case of' a'printed'laliehr in be operated upon.;v

the form of the invention specifically illustrated, the tape is proyided with transverse slitsy between the labels. which constitute such abutments. A reciprocatingl member slides` forwardlyY over the tape, from a point a short distance to the rea-i'1 of a. slit, engagesV the slit, and moves `the tape forwardly tothe end of the forward vstroke of the member.v Thereby the slitsl are positioned sii'ccessively withcertainty at' a predetermined point,y re"- gardless of anyv slightvariatio'ns in length ofthe label sections, either caused by. stret'clif ing of the tape. ctc., subseqnentto the printing' 'of 'the labels, or because of inaccuracies. in the forming ofY the-vsflits-f`` The A'front label may be rout oft fromv the tape.' after each slitv has been thus. positionedby properly timed means acting at a pointintermediate the first and second Vlabels,and preferably Vat or adjacent to the said point-at which the slit has been positioned by the reciprocating rflesiding*meml'ieix This point being alwaysY hed at the rearedge of the severedV Ivabel. the position of lthe front label itself will be invariable at this time, with tSPCt to the fixed .bed 0f the' machine. Ac cordinalt( other devices may accurately engagethe label and perform vother operations thereon in timed sequence, such yas i bending the ends thereof .21nd, properly positioning for' movement into position to be machine sewed, around the edges thereof, to' gar-A ment.

ectsof the invention comprise the' provision of Simple and effective devices. 0f the characterfindicated. The invention n con-u sistsV in the novelvconstrnction, arrangement andfcombination .of parte hereinafter. described. accordinp; to .the preferred embodiinents'thereof. rlhe invention will be more particularly pointed yout inthe appended claims.i y

.In order that theinvention maybe more clearly understood attention is hereby directed to the accompanyingd drawings. illustratine" 01,1@ form of apparatus embodyes the invention. In the drawings Fig'. llfis iA-perspective View of a machine for ysewing lahelsongarments containing our invntionfshowing Vthe same position of the? parts as FigQ 3 the machinebeing viewed/from one'side; Figo.' 2 is a perspective .view of thesame .machinev .vie-wed from 4the other side;

3;. is plan view/'partly in section el the bed plate. et the machine and parts carried thereby7 showing` the parte in the positions occupied when a label po noned in readiness to be moved transversely beneath the presser toot, the sewing oi the jiireviouelj`- transferred label on the garment having just been completed;

Fig. 4t is a similar view showing the parts in the same position, except that the label has been moved beneath the presser tout. so that the sewing ot the label on the garment is about to begin;

Fig. 5 is a similar view at the time when one side of the label has been sewed and the next label is about to be cutI 'from the tape; and

Fig. G is a vertical sectional detail showing the connections 'for operating the imite whereby labels are severed from the label tape.

Fig. T is an enlarged vertical section taken on line `T-T of Fig. '-1.

Referring to the drawings. our invention is shown as applied to a sewing machine having a stationary bed plate 1. a standard having a forwardly extending overhanging portion 3 and a trout verticalljT extending head carried therebj7 in which is contained the mechanism for operating the needle 5.

The needle is operated in usual fashion which need not be described. In the operation of the machine a shaft 6 is rotated by belt running over a pulley 7 thereon. A shalt 8 is also rotated by connections which need not. be described throughout the rotation ot the power shaft 6. A disc 9 rotates with shaft 8. this disc carrying various cani grooves with which pins or rollers coactas will be subsequentljv described.

In the operation ot the machine a label is positioned. b v means to be described, ben ath the presser 'l'oot l0. This presser 'toot is carried by a bracket l1 and comprises a rectangular trame. the needle being adapted to sew alongside the 'tour inner edges of this Atrame in sewing the label ou a garment. During the operation ot the machine the presser loot is moved in such manner as to cause the label to be sewed successively about its tour edges; the mechanism for etlecting such movement old and accordingljY will not be described more than is necessary 'tor an understanding of our invention.

In the operation oi the machine a continuous label tape Al2 is 'ted one label length at a time into thel machine.` the lirontlabel is severed and is advanced into position to be accurately positioned beneath the presser iloot 10 to be sewed on a garment.

The label tape is shown (Fig, Ll) as being wound on a suitable reel 13 supported by a bracket 14; at one side of the machine. The tape led from this reel into a guideway which is ixedljfv secured to the adjacent side edge ci bed plate 1. Gruidewajv 15 is shown, Fig'. 3. as having a side flange 16 thereon, secured to a bracket 1T which is secured to bed plate 1.

The label tape lil, in the :lorm of our in- 'vention illustrated, comprises a continuous strip oli woven ilabric having transverse slits 1S extending part way across the saine at approximately uniform intervals, printed niatter ajjipearing on each sert ion o't tape bctween a pair ot adjacent slits, the individual labels to be Aformed from the lengths ol tape comprised between adjacent slits. The tapes preierabljY are prepared ttor use in the apparatus herein d escribed b v 'forming the slits at the same time that the label sections are printed. The slits thus 'liorn'ied will be equally spaced on the tape but in subsefluentlyY handling the tape, as explained, a certain amount ot variation in the distance between adjacent slits may occur because oi stretching ot the labric, etc. Also a certain amount o'f: 'ariation in the spacing ot the slits as 'formed may be pern'iittcd, with our invention, the ior 'ard feeding of the tape. presently to be explained, enabling the individual labels to be properlj7 presented to the cutting` folding, and sewing mechanism in spite of such variations.

The guidewaj7 l5 is positioned with its inner or forward edge slidaliiljY resting within a guide portion 19 olI a movable member, presentlyv to be described. The fixed guideway 15 is oi a width suitable to accommodate the tape and is j'n'ovided itor at least a portion ot its length with top flanges 20 which extend over the side edges of the tape to lieep the same 'trom buckling. Guide member 15 is also provided with means tor preventing baelnvard movement ot the tape during operation. This in'eiterably takes the ttorm ol a weighted member resting on the tape. As shown. this member preterablv takes the form oi" a metal bar Q1 pivoted at its rear or outer end on aV pin Q2 carried b v lugs 2f-l which extend uj'nvardly 'from the outer end o't guide The rear, or outer, cud o'l the pivoted weight 21 is preferably provided with a lip Qilat the outer side ot pivot pin Q2. which may be. engaged and depressed b v the thumb in order to raise weight Q1 when the 'forward end ot the tape is first inserted into guide '15. The guide is pre'lerabliy provided with vertical side 'flanges Q5' between which pivoted weight 2l is mounted.

The tape is ted 'forwardly through guide 15 by means of a reciprocating arm or pusher member 2G pivoted at its rear end on a horizontal stud 27 rarried b v thc upper end portion ot an arm Q8. the lower end of which is secured to a rock shaft 29 mounted in vertical flanges of the bracket 17 secured to bed plate 1. Rock shaft Q9 is provided lllll (lll with another upwardly' extending arm 80, the upper" end of which carriesfhorizontal pin31 on which yis mountedA a yole 32. A horizontal rod 33 is rconnected to yoke 32 and extends-across bedy plate 1 to the oppo-y adjusting the lengths of pusher 26 the same i is preferably madel in two parts, namely the pivoted strip 26and a thin strip v261 carried thereby and `secured thereto by suitable means such as screws 34 Vextending through slot 85 in strip 261` and into the member` 26. The thin .strip 261preferablyncurves slightly downwardly andforwardly and is provided at its forward end kwith a nose v.36 having a smooth forward edge, adapted to enter slits 1,8in thetape. The pusher may, of course, be spring .pressed downwardly, if desired, but in the form of construction shown the weight Vof member-26 is sufficient to hold nose. 36 lin contact with the tape. `Shoulders 3'- are provided on strip 261 at the 'rear of nose 36 which I shoulders will abut against thefabric of the tape at each end of `af slit tov limit the distancenose 86 enters within al slitv during the feeding ofv the tape.

pThe height ofpivot pin 27 `may be made adjustable if desired, by forming this pivot pin as a. threaded bolt which is secured. in adjusted Yposition within a Aslot 38 in arm 28. l Correspondingly pin'l may be'formed as a bolt adjustably mounted at a desired height in the slot 39. of arm 80. The outer end of rod 33 may be screw-threaded, as shown at 46, and yole 32. secured in proper position thercon'between a pair of adjusting nuts 41. The lforward movement of the pusher 26 is limited by an adjustable'stop which rpreferably comprises a lscrew 42 carried bythe flange 16 of bracket 17 'which screw is engaged by thel forward edge of arm28. 'y I'lhe horizontal rod 33 is pivotally 'con` nected at its opposite endas Vshown in Fig. 4 to an arm 43 of a. bell crank pivoted at 44 to base plate 1. Bod v33 may be provided at its end with a short sleeve member 45 having a tongue 46 which extends between the arms 4T, of a short bifurcated member 48, a horizontal'pin screw 49 extending through arms 46 andV 47 toconstitute a pivotal connection between member 48 and rod 33. A. vertical screw 50 extends through thel end portion of bifurcated member 48 and into arm 43 of they bell crank to constitutea vertical 'pivot connection between lmember 48 andthe arm 43.'- The other' arm, 51,4 of the .bell ycranlrpivoted at44 is p'ivotallyl Vconnected to a block 52 by means of vertical cam slot 62 of pivot .pirrg Bloch 52 isfbi'furcated 'and similar `to member 48. `A link 54 extends between the arms -of bifurcated block 52 and lis pivotally ,connected thereto by a khorizontal pin 55,. 1 z v p e j Link 54 is pivot-ally connected at its opposite end to the lower end of the vertical arm 57 v(Fig. ,of a bellrcrank pivoted at 58 to a verticalbracket 59'rising from the bed platel.VV

The bell crank, referred to, has'a'liorizontal arm 60 which carries a pin 61 which eX- tends into tbe 'cam groove 62 of the revolving disc 9. The result of this construction is to reciprocate arm 38 and the pusherfor `'tape feeding vrdevice 26, 261, lat proper timed in-l tervals during the loperationof the machine,

groove 62 being properly shaped for this purpose.

In'theoperation of pusher 26, 261, thee-ame moves outwardly', nosef36 of the pusher sliding` rearwardly or outwardly over the face of the tape until the nose 86 reaches its point of extreme outward movement; At this time the nose 36 will be a short distance, such, for example, as one-quarter finch, or threeeighths of an inch to the rear, thatfis oute wardly from, one of the slits 18, this d'i'sl tance varying somewhat if the spacingof the slitsv is not entirely exact Von .account of stretching, etc. 'On the 'succeeding forward or inward movement of pusher 26, 261, `nose 86 will slide over'the tape until it enters' the foremost slit 18, the nose entering the slit Y until shoulders 37" engage against the material atk the ends of the slit. The pusher then continuing to advance will slide vthe tape forwardly until arm 28 contacts against stop 42 atwhich ,time the' p'usherwi-ll be atit-s eir-` treme limit of inward movement. A certain amount of lost motion is provided in the Vdevice caused by the loose llit of piny 61 in disc 9. Accordingly the slit 18 engaged by nose 36 will be positioned exactly at a predetermined point, at the extreme limit of inward movement of the pusher when arm 28 engages stop 42. The pusher will subsequently be retracted from this position leaving the tapein its advanced position with the slit referred to at adetinite point which point will be invariably the eX- tremerinward limit of movement of nose 86 regardless of any Vvariation in thespa'eing of the slits on thettqae.` y y Y The slit thus engaged will in each instance be the one at the rear end of the forward label section of thetape. The front label thusv positioned withits rear edge at the predetermined point mentioned will now be cut off and'clarnpedor gripped by a device rwhich will move the same forwardly, that is in theV direction ofmovement of the' tape, a further. distance'into aposition from 1 which it may subsecpuentlyv be transferred, in a direction transverse Yto its former-direc? i lo tion ot movement. underneath the preeer foot 10. The devices for carrying; ont theee inovemente with incidental reference. to the meehaniemn b'v which the preeeer toot ,is properlyv moved to cani-e the sewing! ot' a label around the :tour Sides: thereof will now be described.

lt should be underetomfl that t1 label beneaith the preirner toot i+1: lieinir sewed into position upon :1y garment at the toune time thnt the label tape in heine' `ted torwnrdlv and the forward label portion thereof moved into position to be ted beneath the preeeer Atoot as econ an the sewing' ot the label then under the preeser t'oot if; completed.

Prerser 'toot itl. an tate1l in carried b v erm 11, which ie mounted on t1 member till which ie mounted tor elidinrr mid pivtunl movement on bare plete 1. .Member (38 is moved back and :torth over bane plate t. in a plane Substantially at rie-ht anrjlee` to the g11i lenvawr 15, at proper times` to cause the needle 5 to sew .filone the two ende (Si of the rectangular opening in the preelcer loot. Member G3 together with bracket ,Il and presser toot l0 are also swung at properly timed intervals abouty :1 vertical pivot at the rear of member tll in order to cause the needle to eew alone' the liront and rear ede'ee oit the rectan ;ulail openingl in the presser foot. hileclianisnis for acconiplishiiigl these movements of the presser 'foot are not in themselves part ot onr invention and the Same will be merel)7 referred to brietlv.

The ttorward and back movement olz inember G3 ie acconmlished bv the conc-tion oi a pin indicated at GG (Fig. 4t) which operatee in a cam groove on the inner or boek itaee ot cam dine 9. Pin GG is carried bv an arm G7 which is pivoted at its lower end and which is osc'illated about its pivot by the movement ot pin (3G in its cani 1groove in dise 9. Arm GT carries a pin GS indicated in dotted lines in Fig. "1- which is secured to the upper portion oitl a verticalljT extending `flanged member G0 which is pivotally enepended at ite connection with pin (itl. A vertical rod TO extentie throur'h the :treme (i9 and through the member Gil in which it is mounted, rod Til carrying' :1 block 7l. which is adapted to bear alainrtthe iliront :1nd rear inner .Laurtacen1 ot the 't1-ome (it). The oscillation of l'rame. (itl in a vertical planen about its pivot adjacent its upper end. canned bv movement olfA arm fr? imparted thereto h v the entrantL ment ot pin (itl in ite cam gtroovd caneefs pressure to be exerted bv the lower part oi Ytreme (39 on block Tl. The latter as Stated is carried by rod Ttl which is carried b v Slide G3, und accordhiel)7 the latter will be reeiprocated in the direction ot ite length. at proper times` in accordance with the {contig} nretion of the cam groove engaged b v pin Gti.

The pivotal movement o't member G23, referred i109 trikes pleee elw-mt: elmitr, to a.

center. This movement effected (Fig. Ll) b v an arm 7:2 connected at one end to a` pin Tf1 which entende downwardly from me1nber titl through a Suitable Slot in the base plate. Arm 72 is connectedr to an arm 74; of a bell crank pivoted to the under side of the base plete, the other arm of which, Tft", is Slotted. A pin T5 e: rried b v the end of a link 'Ttl engnigee within the eletl o't arm Tl'. ,llink To is connected lo the lower end of a lever TT pivoted intermediate its.4 ends to a bracket enrried b v the heee plate. The 11pper end ot lever Ti' carriee a pin 78. Fig. 4t, which entgegen within cam groove 62 at the outer .t'aee of ca n1 dise t), this beine' the same CHIH ,'.ll'oove with which pin G1. coacts, an previouel v deeeribed. whereby the movement ot the pusher 16 ttor the label tape is etl'ected. 'lhe rotation of the cum dine resulte through the lever and link connections just deeeribed in the oeeillation ot member 623 about vertical shaft T0 an a center to etl'ect the transverse movementf; olf the presser loot at proper timen.

.is hanl been previouelvstated the :forward end ot the stationary tape lruido 15 rests within a sliding gnide member 19 which is oxialljv olie'ned with the e'uideway 15. The sliding); `:guide member 1S) is lelidably mounted in a guiding` slot 7S) on the 'face of bed plate 1t and extending.; beneath the fixed guide member 15. Guide "ay 19 is part ot a traneversel)Y movable carriage which eerrien at the inner or torwnrd end ot the gruidewev 19` a pivoted knife SO. Beyond knife in the direction otI movement ot the label tape is a pivoted clamping' member S1 whereby the :forward label section ot the tape, eut ott1 by knife Si), in gripped and moved into alignment with presser foot 10.

The carriage eomi'n'isine' Slide 19 und the other ports mentioned is given its transverSe movement trom the pivotal movement; ot member G3 ehout, ite vertical center 70. A link 82 is pivotall)7 connected at one end h v pin S?) with member (i3. At its other end link 82 is pivotalllv connected with a. lever Si which in pivoted intermediate its ends at upon the upper Surt'aee ot the base plate. rl`l1e opposite end ot lever Se is pivotolly connected to a Short: link 8G, the opposite end ot' which is pivotallv connected at 87 to the transversely movable carriage eom prisino` the sliding guidewav 1t).

lilith this construction it will be noted that euidewa-y 19 together with pivoted knife S0 and the clan'lpinn member 8l will, move transversely across the bed plete dni'- ing the swingingr movement ot member 63 arrose the bed plate and in opposite direction thereto.

The clamping member 81 is pivotally carried bv an arm 88, the rear end .of which is Secured to a short horizontal traneverse rook Rhett:J1 indiented et 89, the teer ttul oit knife A8O beingjsecjured 1to .the-Samerrrocli shaft, (Figs. iindw). 'iKnife 80 and-clampa getheiyat the properti-mes forthe forward labelriobe veut-,frein the tape byv the vlrniffe and *to be grippedy bythe clamping device. This vImperative movement off thejlrnife and l clamping member is caused 'by a horizontal rod `:90 which extends forwardly underneath the becl'f `pl a:te :tromga .lifted connection{aft-9 1 with' member .63, Fig'. el, thelug 91.0i1'nembers. 63 extendinp;y downwardly Jhrongh a suitable slotin Lthebed plate. Rod 90 is pivot-ally connected at its orwardend 'to a downwardly extending `arm y891 secured to y 6 3 v.begins to. slide tothe'right, Yreiterring zto Eigs. {2L11dw'5,gatthe; ,time when-knife 80 isqnroperly positioned withzresfpect ,to the labellftape', t-he knife-will be operated by the connections. re

Vice' Six-iat the-saine; ti1ne1,gripping the -s'evered 'forward label section. The ,lnn-le and .theyclarnpingmember Iwill againfbe rai-sed vwhen `.member l63 and the presser .eot *10 begin to move :to t-lieleft, relferri-ng;t oy F1gs-z3, .4 and 5, at, which time the 'transverselymovable Acarriage',.carrying the lnil'e and .the clamping member for the' forward Vlabel `willi have been positioned in' alignment with -.the .;presser o otV as 'is .shown in Eig. Y

Af spring l.linger -92fi's carried yby anfarm y,93, pir-otedat 9.41 to the transversely slidablef carriage. Th'i'sargin-f1`s provided. `at its oppositeior innerfend,'.witlra-.slot 95,. in which iS1f OS1tionedgavertica'l pin 96 on fthe hori- :dental frame :by which the presser i'oot isicarried. "pficcordingly, arm 93 and springy 92' ywill be' swung transversely Aofi-the base plate between the positions shown .in Figs. 5 'and 3 as pin Qiinoves with the transviersely moving carriage fand pm 96 ,v swings ii1,the,oppositedirection, withfthegesnlt. of

moving the spring ymember fQQ-forwardly to press :firmly upon the severed front label,.at the time when v the `label 3 has been aligned withithe presser Vfoot. The spring will ac'- cordinglybe in pesit-ion fto holdsthe label when clamping member. .851 (Ives. "land 3,)

carries@heiclainpingmember Sleadditionally i includes.l the surface 07,4 (lfigs- -1 and ,75, in

alignment. with the sliding gnideway -19.thi;s being the surfacenipon whi ch-tl1e sever-ed rrontlabelis.clamped by member 81. This snr-tace, is E.provided )with fa pair of i parallel scored .lines 98 `.whichextend .transverse to the. line .of movementjof tthej-labeltape through iguideways 115; and 19. rGlamping member S1 is lprovrdedi withjdownwardly extending end flanges 99 ywhich .are adapteding member 8 1 areiswunggclownwardly, to;`

rerred tjo, to ont :oit the for#V ward label sec on :of theitapmclamping clehas been raised,A

e trsa-nsverselv1 travelling carriage whichVV toaregister'with the grooves or scored-lines.

9 8.. Vhen, accordinglyfthe "clamping mem-y berswangs `downwardly upon rthe severedV label it will not only .clamp the' saine 4 to thesnrface `97, but w.ill also serve frobend the l:end portions of the labelsomew'hat upv wtirdlyj by pressing theportions of ythe label' adjacent tothe endsinto .thegrooves .98, as

stated. The .ends otlthe label` are thusybent` up so fas to V'tacilitate the f oldinglover 1ofthe same whenthe y.labelfis ,inserted beneath the l p resserj'lnoot.-

' As state cl,-,one label is'sewedfito af'garinent;

beneath presser 'foot lOdnring the time :that

lthe label tapepis being fed' omifardl-y, the frontlabel section Aent therefrom, `and the severedflabel positioned .in alignment' with vthe presser 'foot in the posi ti on show noin At this point itl-heoperation the machine is.- stop'pedb1y fthe operation oa beltJ shi fter 100, Fig. 2,y which :shifts the power *beltV from Vthe. fixed pnlley ,7 l to the loose pulley 1 01 on thepowershaft 6'.V rI ihe operation ofthe belt shi'fterisY controlledby a pin 102 operating' in groove 103 ongthe i'acev of earn V.disc r9, this `pin-doeinag@,connected to, a suitable lever -arm (not shown) `con-Q nected to operate thebeltshiter. A lateral recess. (not. shown) opens 'into' groove V103L and Vpin 102 moves laterallyfinto .thefsame once each revolution rof ,disc S,when 'this lateral :recess'eomes into Yalignment with pin 102. The machine is aceordinglystopped at;

label sewed thereon. The presser `foot .may be lifted up .1nthe usual manner ,to .permit thischange of work. The article being positione'd Vupon .the forward surface 104. .which constitutes-a forward extension-of themovf able membervGS, andthe prescr footbeing' repositioned lthereoin' the label :which is `now' held` to the rear-of thepresserV 'foot-"beneath the springfin-ger 97 is advanced forwardly intosewiiig position. This is accornplished.A inthe form of invention illustratedbymeans otafoot treadlewhichlis connect-ed by chain 1054 tothe-,arm 105` pivoted at 1011" atthe rearof the, machine. Arm 106 is'piv.-

otally connected at. its vforward. end. to an, arm. bell Vcrank vpivotedat 109 to thel 108 ,of -abracket 110. Arm `106 is 'normally heldin raised position byv ..a .spring`l11 secnredto..

thebraclet112- ,c '.The bell` crankpivoted at.109 isprovidefd ywith a downwardly. extendingjarm`11 3, Fig". 2,.carry1ng ap1n 114 which-,was shown 1nY Figs and 4, eXtendslaterally between a.

pair of upwardly extending arms 115, which are rigid with a slide 11G slidably mounted on the base plate at the side of member 63.

This slidable member 116 is provided at its forward end with jaws l1? and a transverse rear seating surface 118 (Fig. 5). Then member 11G is moved forwardly by the operation of the foot treadle, as stated, the jaws 11T, 118, will slide beneath spring linger 9i? and will position the label beneath the presser foot jaw or surface 11S pushing against the rear edge of the label to push it forwardly, while `iaws 117 serve to engage the side edges of the label to hold it smooth, jaws 117 and 118 being shown in their for wardly extended position in Fig. et.

As the label moves forwardly beneath the presser foot its bent up end edges will be folded over completely' by passing beneath the bevelled inner edges of members 119, and will then move beneath the overhanging ends of members 120, secured upon the support 104:. the under surfaces of which are provid/ed with serrations to hold the label against backward movement when slide 11bl moves back. The label will thus be positioned beneath the article to which it to be sewed upon plate lO-l and in proper alignment beneath the rectangular opening in pr sser foot, 10.

A second foot treadle (not shown) is now depressed by the operator, this treadle operating through chain 121 connected to pivoted arm 122, Fig. Q, which will serve to swing belt shifter 100 to return the power belt to the .tired pulley 7 and again start the machine in operation.

The operation of the apparatus is briefly as follows: a label tape having been placed on reel 13 is inserted into guide l5 beneath the pivoted weight 21, far enough so that the foremost slit in the tape, that is, the slit at the rear of the foremost label section of the tape, will be positioned on guideway 15 a short distance in front of the nose 36 of pusher QG when the latter is in its rearmost position. The machine being started in op eration the slit engaged by nose 3G will be advanced to the predetermined point pre viously referred to, this point being determined by the engagement of arm 2 with stop L12. The point referred to is the position occupied by the knife in Fig. Knife 8O will be positioned in alignment with this point after pusher 26 has receded somewhat therefrom on its backward or outward stroke. The knife will, when positioned at this point, operate to cut oil"` the front label section, while at the same time the gripping member 8l moves downwardlyv to grip the severed front label and to so1ne what bend the ends thereof upwardly. The travelling carriage carrying the knife and gripping member and the slidable guideway 19 will then be moved away from pusher 2G into the position shown in Fig. 3. The machine now stopping, because of the shifting of the driving belt from fixed pulley 7 to the loose pulley 101, the operator will depress a a. foot treadle, as stated, to cause the operation of arm 106 and the forward movement of slide 11G to position the severed label beneath the presser foot with its ends folded over in posit-ion to be sewed upon a garment which has previously been inserted by hand beneath the presser toot. The position of the parts after the label has thus been moved transversely beneath the presser foot is shown in Fig. 4.

The operator now depresses the other foot treadle to start the machine again in oper* ation, whereupon the label thus positioned beneath the presser foot will besewed to the garment while at the same time the next forward label section of the tape will be moved iorwardly, cut ott' and moved into the position shown in Fig. 3 at the moment when the sewing of the label beneath the presser foot is completed.

The timingl of the various parts will be as follows. The needle 5 is shown in Fig. 3 in the position occupied when the sewing of a label is about to commence. The pusher Q6 whas started to move forwardly shortly before this time` and has already engaged its nose 36 with the foremost slit 18 of the tape.

Starting with this position, the presser toot and parts connected therewith swing to the right about the vertical center 70, which is to say that the presser foot moves in the direction of feed of the label tape, or upwardly of the drawings, Figs. 3, 4 and 5. Accordingly, the right-hand edge of the opening in the presser foot moves past needle 5 until the needle has sewed along a side edge of the label from the position of the needle shown in Fig. 3 to its position shown in F ig. 5.

During this relative movement of the needle from what may be termed the first corner of the rectangular opening in the presser foot to what may be termed the seeond corner. the pusher 2G will advance the slit in the tape engagedthereby to its limit of forward movement and will have started somewhat on its backward Kn'iovt-m'ient into the position shown in Fig. 5. During this movement also the movable carriage comprising sliding guideway 19, knife 80, etc., will be moving in opposite direction to that of the presser foot because of the reversing connection provided by lever 84 and connected parts interposed between the sliding guideway 19 and member 63. Accordingly, this travelling carriage moves in opposite direction to that of the forward feed of the tape, that is downwardly of the drawing in Figs. 3 and Knife 80 will reach its furthest out position, in aligiiment with the slit 18 which has been positioned at the point of Elli l no

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when -*the relative movement between needle and presser foot"10`fhaspositioned needle 5,

above the lsecond or lower right-hand corner ofthe rectangular opening in `the presser foot, as shown in Fig. 5; y

The presser foot now moves to vthe right, referring to the drawings Figs'. 3 to 5, because 'ot'thecoactionot pin 66 yin'its cam groove on the back or inner face of discf), as fshownin Figi 4; rThe needle 5 will accordingly'be ybrought to thelower left hand corner of the label, orioiwthe opening in the ypresser yfoot, referring tothe figures indif cated, vor what I may term the third corner.

During fithis. movement of the lpresser foot knife 80 "will move downwardly Vto cut ott the frontlabel` section from the tape and'member Slfwill move down'wardlyto clamp the sever'edla-bel section in position and to Vbend up itsends somewhat, as stated. The knife and gripping member will, of course, have no movement offtranslation` across the bed plate during this timeybu'tthe pusher 26 will continue'to move back oroutwardly towards its outermost position during Vthis time.

`VThe vmember 63 now swings to the left about its pivot so that needle 5 will sew along `the; outer edge of the label,v moving t'romthe lower left-hand to the upper Ylefthand corner, kor from v'corner three to corner tour. Pusher {26 completes its backward movement during this time, which positions nose B6 a short distance back of,-or out-V wardly from,'the-neXt-slit in the tape. Sliding guideway '19 and connected parts move in opposite rdirection to 'that of the presser i'oot during all of this time, so .that the severed label :grippedbetweenfmember 81 4above the label Vand the travelling surface 97 beneath `the Vlabelv will beino'ved into -the positi-on shown in Figa 3, yairivingin'such position v4atfthe moment `when needle 5 is positionedin. the fourth, or upper left-hand corn'er of "the label .which is being sewed. Pusher 26 starts on its next forward movement just v'before needle 5 reachesthe upper.

left-hand corner ofthelabeh in the relative Vn'ioven'ient between the needleand the presser foot. Y

- The presser foot and-connected partsnow moiife-to the lett,re'ferring to Figs. Band 5, to Abring the needle into its initial position f atthe upper right-hand corner at which'time the y'sewing oitlie label isv completed. During this movementpusher 26 is advancing somewhat.- The travelling 'carriage' comprising slideway 19v is stationary but the sliding movement to k-thevl'eft of' member 63 causes linite SO to be swungupwardly about its pivot 189 andfthe clamping member 81 to I`be sw ng upwardly.

n The clamping spring 92,"Figsj1 and 5, is `swung forwardly over t-he front label section which is-'clainpe'dby member 81,*a'sthe latter reaches the position sli-'own jin 3. The arm carryingfthis spring, ."pivo't'ed at 94 'Lto travelling carriagey 19,` will swing from its pesition showny in "F ig. 5 to vthe kposition` shown in Fig. 53, wh-ile needle 5 is sewing along the edge I of the -l'a'bel -under the presser fo'ot-Lli'omthe lower lett 'to theupper leftrf hand corner, at which timet-hespring192 has Vmovedfinto position over the Tlabe'lCt-o hold 'the latter when member 81 rises. i

The label beneath the presser ffoot having now been completely sewed about vits edges to the rgarment,'the machine willbe auto'v maticallyfstopped, theope'rator will remove the garment with the-label sewedthereon .and `will;position' another garment beneath l the-presseri'oot whereup'oi'i he will `operate f the vifoot treadle -to tr'anster'the label iposi tioned beneath Yspring 92 into lpositic'in'to be: sewed'to the garment'and will then Simmediately start the Vmachine again in operation,`

ashasbeendescribed.V g Y tIt should be understood that "the invention i isv not liiiited to :the exact details'of construct-ionwhich have been particularlydescribed, otherwisethan vas is indicated by the accompanying claims. i p' 1t 'will be noted that'iwhile the labels have been described asbeing sewed tothe under side of the garment, lthey may be sewed to the upper side of 'the garment, withsuitable modication oithe apparatus. In thiscase the ends of the labelwvhich'has'been cutv oli' from the tape will be bent downwardly,rin

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` `What we stead of upwardly, as has been=described claim is .1. In'a'device of the characterdescribed,

the'combination"of'means for guiding -forwardly a continuous label tape provided at intervals with rtransverse slits, feeding mechanism, comprising a reciprocating member arranged to slide forwardly along the tapev periodically in contact therewith, from a point appreciably to the rear'oi'a slit,ire gardless of stretching ofthe tape, engage the slit, advance the slit to a predetermined point, and then move back to its starting point, means for severing the tape along the line of said slit at vsaid predetermined point,

after the slit has been` positioned at- .such

point, and means for gripping the severedA 8 maltese.

point appreeiably to the rear of a slit regardless ol" stretching' o-E the tape, engage the slit, advance the slit to a predetermined point, and then move baci: to its starting point, m ams for severing the tape at a fixed point intermediate the forward label and the neat. label thereto, atteisaid slit and tape have been advanced by said recipro- :atingl member, and means lor movingthe severed 'forward label at an angle to the direction of movement ot said severing met ns, into a fixed position to a further operation to be conducted thereon.

3. In a` device ot' the character described, the combination ot' means for guiding' torwardly a continuous label tape provided at intervals with abutment means, feeding mechanism, comprising a reciprocating inember arranged to slide forwardly along the tape periodically in contact therewith, from a point appreciably to the rear ot an abutment means, regardless ol' stretching` of the tape, engage the same. advance the same to a` predetermined point, and then move back to its startingr point, a tape cutting device, means `for recnurocatinl,r the same lengthwise of the tape. relative thereto. and means it'or operatingthe same, to sever the tape alom@lv the line of said abutment means at said predetermined point7 atter the abutment means has been positioned at` such point; and said 1'eciprocatinea Feeding member has been re* tracted :trom said point.

l1. ln a device olf the cha Iactcr described, the combination ol means tor guidingv tor- Vardljv a continuous label tape provided at interrals with transverse slits. feeding mech anifnn. comprising a reciprocating member ar tinged to flide foiwvardl)7 alcun.; the tape periodically in contact. therewith. l'rom a point to the. rear ot' a slit. engage the slit. ad ance the .slit to a predetermined point. and then move bach to its startingI point. reciprocating cuttiincl and label-xnovine means. means 'tor moving said meansl in opposite direction to that ol said tape. from a Martine; position in advance ol the tape to align the said crttiire` imams with a point intermediate the tirst two labels on the tape and then in reverse direction to said starting; position. and means tor :arising said cuttingmeans` to cnt oliA thc l'orward label and said label moviirea nrans to tirmlv `grip the sew ered label. to move the same therewith to ital said starting` position.

t). lin a device ol the character described. the combination olE means Alor A.fjtiidiiig 'ton wardtv a continuous label tape provided with transverse alnitment means at approximatelv uniform intervals. between the individual label portions of the tape, feeding means, comprisingl a member arranged to move` 'l'ornnrdl5'Y alongl the tape in contact therewith from a point appreciablv to the rear oi" the abutment means immediateli` to the rea ot the liront label portion regardless otstretchingl ol the tapel` engage the same. advance the same to a predetermined point and then move bach to its starting` point. means l'or severingl the tape inten mediate the lirat; and :.ccond label portions. and means l'or moving; the severed vl'orvard label Vlnrther torward into a tired position 'n' a :tru-ther operation to be conducted l(l`tt)ll. i

l. `ln a device oli' the cha` 'acter described, combination ot meansl tor guiding 'forwardly a continuous label tape provided with transverse? abutment means at aprumtiinately uuitfi in intervals between the individual label ions ei: the tape. and teeding means conifj' an upwardlyv extending arm, a feedin pivoted thereto with its tree end a at all times on the tape, .means havlo t motion. comprising; a cam and roller coat-ting; therewith, and connections to said tiret named arm lor movingl said first named im; ai bea ri n arm baci; and Ytorth to canse the end of said arm to engage an abutment neans on. the tape cach stroll.x and advance the same, and

a poi'itre atop engaged by said 'irst named arm to delne thc end nl the Ylorward stroke. otl said tccdne arm.

T. ln a device ot' the character described. the combination ol incarna. lor rantingI torwardtv a continuous label tape provided with Irans\cr.- abutment means at approximatelv unit'orm intervals. between the indi vidnal label portions ol the tape1 a reciprocating); pusher having` a smooth edge arrannjed to .slide along the tape in contact therewith from a point to the rear ot one ot said abutment meansq engage and advance the .same to a prtaletermined point, and then more back to its r'ztarting` point7 verticallyY acting means `for severing: the tape at said preda-ternlined point utter said pusher has moved. baclt therefrom. means mo'able as said severing; means operates to grip the label section in ad Yance otl .said severingmeznrs. and means tor drawing said gripl pine` means and severed label therewith hori- Montaniv into a lixcd position.

tt. .ln a device ot' the character described. the combination ot'v a tixed `trame member, a carriage comprisim;- a guideway member slidablv uumntial tlnfreou. a stationary njnidewtrxv in alignment. with said slidable .iuidewirv. with its .'tn'ward end resting thereon. said `Luidewnys adapted to receive a label tape provided with transverse abutf ment means atr apprtiximatelv nniliorm intervals. a rcciproatingfeeding member having' a .smooth edge arranged to slide along' the tape on said stationarjY g'uideway 'from a point to the rca r ot one ot said abutment means. ene-age and ad 'ance the same to a preiletermined point. means tarried by said carriage '.lor severing the tape. means for advancing said carriage ttnvards said tape f feeding member to align said severing means with said predetermined point after said feeding member has moved back therefrom, and to thereafter return said carriage, away from said feeding member, means for operating said severing-means at said predetermined point, and meansl for gripping a severed'label on said carriage as the latter returns, away from said tape feeding member. 9. In a device of the character described, the Combination of a fixed frame member, a carriage comprising a guideway member slidably mounted thereon, a 'stationary guideway in alignmentv with said slidable guideway, kwith its forward end resting thereon, said guideways adapted to receive a label tape provided with transver'e abutment means intermediate the individual label sections thereof, a reciprocating feeding member arranged to slide along thetape on said stationary guideway from a point to the rear of one of said abutment means, and to engage and advancethe saine toa predetermined point, a: knife carried by said carriage, means for advancing said carriage, in opposite direction to? that of theV tape, to align said knife with a pointion the tape, on said slidable guideway, intermediate the front label section and the next label section, after said abutment means yhas been positioned at said predetermined point, and to thereafter move said carriage in opposite direction, and means for causing said knife to sever the tape when'it is so aligned. i

l0. In a device of the character described, the combination of means for guiding forwardly a continuous label tape iprovided with transverse abutment means intermediate the individual label sections, a travelling carriage onto which the `tape is fed from said guiding 1meanaa knife carried by said earriage, a. reciprocating feeding member above said guiding means. means for operating said feeding member, to slide the same along the tape from afpoint to the rear of one of said abutmentmeans, to engage and advance the latter to a. predetermined point, and to` then retract said memberI over the tape, means for moving said carriage in opposite direction to that of the tape during the adlvanee of the latter and for an interval after ksaid feeding member. starts to retract, to

align said knife with said predetermined point, for then holding the carriage vstationary for aninterval and for then moving it iny opposite direction, and means for operating said knife at said predetermined point while said carriage is stationary. f

1l. In a device of the character described, the combination of means forsewing al label about the edges thereof to` an article, means, operable while a label is being sewed, yfor feeding forward a label strip having abutment means between individual label sections thereof, to align one of said abutment means with a. predetermined point, a knife,

Vmeans for automatically operating the same to cut off the front label section when said abutment means'is so aligned, label gripping and transferring means, means vfor moving the same in reverse direction to that of said strip feeding means, while theplatter is movmg forwardly, to align the same with. the

,forward label when the latter is severed, to

thereafter move said label into alignment-` with said sewing means, and means for moving said label laterally into sewing position,

l when the previously sewed'label and article are removed.

l2. In a'device of the character described,

the combination of means for feeding forwardly a label tape, to, position a point on the tape intermediatethe first two label sections thereof periodieally at a predetermined fixed position, aearriage carrying a knife and label gripping means, and means for moving said carriage in a different direction to that of the tape, substantially' parallel thereto, while the tape is moving forwardly,

rto position said knife at said predetermined position after said intermediate tape pointy has there come to lrest and to position said gripping means above the forward label section, and for thereafter moving said carriage in another direction. L

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

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