US1663534A - Eringe-tasseling machine - Google Patents

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March 20, 1928.

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UNITED STATES ROBERT E. WALLISER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRINGE-TASSELING MACHINE.

Application filed February My invention relates to a fringe tasseling machine, designed for use in producing tassels on fringe heading material, borders or trimmings for upholstery, cushions, curtains, and the like, and for use as well in such other places or capacities where it can be conveniently or advantageously employed in adorning finishing materials with tassels, and the main object of my invention is the provision of an automatic machine of this character which will embody certain desired features of simplicity, efiiciency, and convenience, and which will be capable of producing an attractive tassel fringe at a low cost.

It is within the province of the present invention to provide a machine of this class characterized by having means for holding or positioning the fringe heading to be furnished with the tassels; by having means for applying the tassel material in the form of warp rope to the fringeheading; by having means for securely holding the warp rope during the severing of the tassel lengths therefrom and" during the interlocking of the severed lengths with the fringe heading; by having meansfor severing the tassel lengths; by having means for interlocking the tassel lengths with the fringe heading and for combing out the tassel lengths; by having means for compressing the tassel lengths prior to binding the same into tassels: by having means for forming wire binders and binding the tassel lengths into tassels upon the heading material, and finally by having means for trimming the completed t-assels.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter de scribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference ,to the accompanying drawings forming a part. of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 represents a front elevational view of my machine, parts being broken away and parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of my machine;

Fig. 3 represents a horizontal cross section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of 9, 1926. Serial No. 87,038.

Fig. 1, this view showing the operating shaft and parts associated therewith;

Fig. l represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 44 of Fig. 1 and showing the operating treadle, the cam controlled mechanism for operating the wire binding mechanism and the compressor fingers; i

Fig. 5 represents a vertical cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mecha nism for operating the holdingjaws and also for operating the folding and combing fingers;

Fig. 6 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 66 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mechanism for operating the claw, and showing also the folding and combing fingers in elevation;

Fig. 7 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mechanism for operating the loop positioning collar, also showing the cam controlled mechanism for operating the trimmers, this view further showing in broken lines the cams controlling the operation of the claw and sleeve;

Fig. 8 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1 and showing the cam controlled mechanism for operating the cutters for shearing the tassels from the warp rope;

Fig. '9 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 99 of Fig. 1, this view showing the cam. controlled mechanism for operating the sleeve shaft;

Fig. 10 is a top plan view taken on the line 10-10 of Fig; 5 and illustrating the top clamp'for the binding wire;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation showing the mechanism for feeding the binding wire;

Fig. 12 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the parts shown in Fig. ,11;

Fig. 13 is a top plan view showing a tassel as it appears when formed and bound upon a heading loop, and also showing the means for combing the tassel and the means for trimming the same;

Fig. 14: is an elevational View from the front or operators side of the machine, this I ill and 1 the cutters .end standards 31, and ahousingr upon the table alone the front portion there stantially on the line 16-16 of Fig. 2, looking from the inside of the machine toward the front thereof and showing the female.

stapling die member, the compressor lingers for severing the tassel lengths;

Fig. 17 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 16 but showing the male stapling die member carrying the staple or wire hinder of the tassel round the tassel length in position to sur "length therewith, and showing the comj pressor fingers squeezingtlie tassel;

Figs. 18" to 21, inclusive. are vertical sectionaldetail views showing: the successive steps "involved 111' carrying the warp rope through the loop heading;

iFigp22 is a top plan section taken substantially on the line 22-22 of Fig". 21 and showing in particular the holding; jaws closed upon t ie warp rope;

F 23 is a vertical cross section illustrating the tassel length after it has been cut oif'the warp rope "with the folding and combing fingers folding the tassel length upon the heading loop;

Fig. 24 is a vertical cross section illus tratiiig the folding lingers they appear when 'COIHlDlIlgOUlJ the tassel length upon the heading loop prior to the application of the binding wire; and.

i Fig. 25 is a top plan showing the collar for holding the heading loops on which the tassels are produced, showing the means for supporting the collar, and also showing" the holdinr 'aws for the tassel lenaths alone; 3 l k? 14 with the means for closin said jaws.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawin s my fringe tasseling machine preferably embodies a table-3O suitably supported upon arranged of to afford a shield for protecting the open ator of the machine from coming into contact. wlth the various operating mechanisms and further to afford a supportupon which the operator may suitably rest her arms while performing her worlr. In the housing;

' or shield 32 is a slot 33- in which operates a c0llar'34: which has an open side As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 25, the collar is carried by a head 36 secured by screw ele- .ments 37 to an arm 38 which is pivoted at 39 formovement between the two stops up on the table 30 Within the shield or housing 32. The head 36 has its under face recessed the table.

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at 40 for the operation of a pair of holding aws 41 which are pivoted intermediate their length at 42 to said head 36. At their rear ends, these holding jaws are made with complementary hook-like ends 413 adapted to receive and hold the tassel material therebetween. These holding aws are normally held in open position by means of spring members 44: which are arranged to bear upon the correspondingly curved and. cam like outer ends 45.

The arm 38, pivoted at 35) upon the table and within the shield or arm rest 32 and carrying the open collar and also the pivoted holding jaws ll. is .operated by means of admin of members comprising a pivoted link 46, with which is engaged at 4-7 a universal joint 48, and a depending arm 49 7) fiilcriiined at 50 to depending bracket 51 having adjustment in the table slot 52 and having: support from aplate 53 adjustable upon the table by means of a clan'ipinpf device 54. Und this arrangement, the bracket 51. to which the vari'n 4:9 is fulcrumed is adjustably supported from The low r end (of the arm 49 carries a roller 55 arranged to turn on the ring cam 56 supported upon lugs 57 cast on the disc 58 fixed upon a shaft 59 which represents the main driving shaft of the machine. The ring cam 56 adjustable upon the lugs 57, the means for this purpose comprising pins 60 which pass through elongated slotsGl in the ring cam.

-By referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 4:, it will be seen that the main driving shaft 59 is arranged to be driven by a pulley (32 through belt63 which may receive its power from any suitable source. The pulley 62 normally loose upon the shaft 59 and provided with projecting pins 62. is arran ed to cooperate with a spring pressed clutch composed of two dislt parts 64 and 6-4; keyedbii the shaft and connected by a-spacing pin l ho disk part- 64- is provided with openings 22? for receiving the pins 62 and with a contact pin 223; while the coiinectcddislc part 64: has a cam 224; and a shield 22...both otwhich project toward the dish part (34:. 435 is a shifting lever made with a canrr-rdgze 2 6 and a stop lug 227; said shifting lever liieing pivoted at its lower end on a stud QEES-where it is provided with oppositely directed arms 229 and 230. A linlt G6 operatively con uect-s the arm 229 witha treadle member GT. A repositioningspring 231. connected with the other arm 230, as best shown in Fig; 4-, normally urges the shiftingleveri to such position thatits cam edgre 226 will engage the cam 22 i for shifting the clutch against the urge of spring; 232 to free the dish part M from the pins 62 and also the time that its stop lug 2.17 will he in the path of the eontactpin 223 to prevent turning of the shaft 59. With the depression of the treadle member 67 the shifting lever 65 is pivoted away from the clutch, withdrawing the. cam-edge 226 from cam 22st and stop lug 227 from contact pin 223 thereby :treetime the main shaft is to make a revolution.

Adverting to Fig. 7, it will be seen that cam ring 56 comprises an open ring having a cam extremity 68, aperiphery 6S) and a cam extremity 70 for engagement by the roller 55 on the tulcrumed arm 4.) suitably I a new heading loop.

tensioned by a pull spring 49. By making the cam ring in this manner, each time the main driving shaft 59 rotates the cam extremity 68 engages the roller 55 so as to move the collar 34 to the rear of the slot 33, which, it will be observed, is an open slot; and each time the cam extremity T0 is disen gaged from the roller 55. the collar will be moved to the front end of the slot 33, owing to the tensionot' the pull spring 119.

As best illustrated in Figs. .18 to 21. the collar 34 protrudes a distance above the arm rest 32; and as best illustrated in Fig. 13, the collar isdesigned to serve as a suitable holder forthe loops formed on the hinge heading 71. In accordance with the principles involved in this machine, each time the collar is moved to the front end of the slot 33, the operator of the machine may place thereon one of the heading loops 7 2 on which a tassel is to be formed and bound; and each time the collar moves rearwardl y of the slot at tassel is formed and bound on the heading loop, which is removed from the collar on the ensuing forward movement thereof and just prior to the application of From this. it will be. understood, that the operator of the machine will be required to. remove a tasscled heading loop 72 and to apply an nntasselcd hcading loop 72 during each forward reciprocationof the collar, which, ot' course. means that these operations must be carried on during the interval of time that lapses between the disengagementof the roller 55 with the terminal cam and the engagement thereof with the terminal cam 68.

The tassel lengths 73, from which the tassels are produced, are cut from warp rope Tl fed through a tube 75 from any suitable source of supply where the warp rope may be suitably held under tension, as by a wheel, bobbin or the like. The feed tube 75 is preterably supported in such position that the collar 34 will be in substantial alinement therewith when it is moved into its rearward position, so that the warp rope may conveniently be seized at the end of the teed tube and drawn through the collar 34-. The

means "for drawing or pulling the warp rope through the collar 34: comprises a sleeve 76 movable on a rod 77 which is hollowed and split at its upper end so as to produce the spring claws 78. The sleeve 76 is operatively held by a guide block 78 which is suitably attached to the table 30. To the lower end of the sleeve 76 is attached an offset head 7 9 attached to a rod 80 provided with a yoke 81 arranged to operate on the main shaft 59 (Fig. 9). Said yoke 81 is operatively positioned at its lower end by means of a rod 82 which slides ill a guide 83 attached to the main frame. The yoke 81 carries a roller 84 which turns in a cam groove 85 cut in the face of the disc 58. Turning now to Fig. 6, it will be seen that the claw rod 77 also ha a yoke 86 with a rod 87 operating in the guide 83. Yoke 86 carries a roller 88 which turns in cam groove 89 cut in the face of disc 90 which is pinned fast to the main shaft 59. The claw rod and sleeve therefor are arranged to be reciprocated through the collar 34 when the same is positioned to receive the warp rope theret-hrough; and the purpose of the claw and sleeve arrangement is to provide means for pulling the warp rope through the collar sustained heading loop for the production of the tassel thereon. The cams controlling the claw rod and sleeve are so constructed and arranged that the claws 78 will be locked in closed position when passing through the collar; and the construction and arrangement of said cams are further such that above the collar where the warp rope is seized by the claws, the claw rod will. be given an advancing movement by the cam high point 92 to unlock the claws from the sleeve, the sleeve for this action being slowed up because of the groove section 91 and subsequently being advanced to lock the claws upon the seized warp rope by reason of the cam groove section 93. Below the collar, where the warp rope is to be released, the claw rod is given an advancing movement to unlock the claws from the sleeve by reason of the cam groove section 89 on the disc 90: and after the releasii'ig of the warp rope and before reaching the collar, the sleeve is given an advancing movement to again lock the claws by reason of a cam groove section 93 on disc In this connection it is to be noted that the came for the claw and sleeve arrangement are so related to the cam for moving the collar that the claw and sleeve will be projected illlfillgll the collar immediately the collar is moved into position to receive the warp rope. lmmcdiately upon the warp rope being drawn by the claw and sleeve arrangement through the collar, the holding jaws ll are closed upon the warp rope just below the collar. The means for closing the holding jaws against the tension of the springs 44 com prises a rock shaft 94 preferably held by operating: snail 59. This arrang r ut bracketbearino'QS Fi and earl-vino a o b a shoe 96 arranged to be swung into the path of the parts 15 so as to force the pzws 11 to close with the opposite extremities firmly clamping the warp rope.

and 99 (Fig. 5), the last nanied arm having pivoted action at one end upon a fixed shaft 100. The arm 99 carries a roller 101 arranged in. the path. of a earn 102 tired on the main shaft 59. By this arrangement, the shoe 96 is swung intoposition to close the jaws upon the warp rope 1i ust soon the same has been pulled through the collar sustained heading loop.

Following upon the clamping ot the warp rope by the holdingjaws, the warp rope is severed to produce the tassel length '13. This operation is accomplished. by means of plate cutters 103 and .1041 arrai'ieed to slide in housing 105 supported uponv uprights 1013 rising from the table 3 'lhe cutters 103 and 101 have apertures 103 and 10st, re-

spectively, tor the reception therethro-ugh ot the warp rope; and the walls defining .aid apertures are ground to form cooperating cutting edges. To effect the severing" oi. the warp rope, the cutters 103 and 101 are operated in opposite directions, the power 101 operating the same being obtained from a rock shaft 110 arranged in bearings 111 supported upon the table 30. Carried by said. shaft- 110 is a cross arni 109 to the free ends of which are pivoted links 108, oi? which one is pivoted to a lug 107 on the cutter 103., while the other is similarly connected to a similar lug on the cutter 104. The shaft 110 has an arm 112 to which the upper end. 0'? depending link 113 is pivoted. Said link 113 is preferably made adjus able so as to vary the stroke ot the cutters at will. The lower end of link 113 is. pivoted to a crank arin 114: which has rocking; movement on the fixed shaft 100. To the tree end of the arm 11 1 is fixed a roller 115 arranged to ride on the periphery oili cam 110 on the main.

severinpgthe warp rope is so correla the application of the l'ioldinp; jaws the severing; of the warp rope l'alzes PltLCQ 'in'unediatcly upon the closing ol'lzhe holding jaws upon the tassel length to be. out oft. lVith the arm 1141 (Fig. is associated a repositioning spring; 11.7.

Having thus sheared oil the tassel length the next step is to told the same while it is being held by the holding jaws upon the heading loop surrounding the collar. To this end, 1 provide a pair oi? folding and combing fingers 118 (best seen in 24?: and Figs. 18 to 21). Fingers 118 are formed at corresponding ends with hoolelilte por noeaesa tions 118l1aving half round faces 118" jointly comprising. means-for surrounding and. combing the tassel length. .As. best shown. in Fig. 24:, the fingers 118 are pivoted intermediate their length upon. a heading 119 fixed to a. shaft 120 keyed for reciprocatn'iovement in a bearing head 121 constituting part of a bracket 122 rising 'tromthe table 30. Above the table 30, the shaft120 has a crank (Fig. 2) 123 connected to a link 12%1- tor connection through a suitable crank 125 with a rock shaft 126 journalled in uprights 1120 upon the table 30. To the rock shaft 126 is pinned a crank127 on which is adjustable an arm 128 having pivoted con.- nection with rock arln 129 operatively attached at one end to the shaft 100(see Fl Rock arm 129 carriesua roller .130

anrged to turn on cam 102. By thisarrangenient. the shaft 120 carrying the/fold.- ing and (01]1l1111g fingers 118, is reciprocated in. the bearing head 121;. it being noted.v in this connection that a pull. spring 131 (Ri 5) suitably t nsions the rock arm 129. The bearing head 121 has a top notch 1333to13minc; a. cam surface for the curved shoulder 132 oi the bearing; head 121 there is provided a shoe 131 for engaging the curved shoulder 132 oi? the bottom finger 118; Beyond the bearing" head 121 the tree ends of the fingers 118 are connected by a pull spring 135, whereby normally. to urge the fingers into open position and. whereby to maintain the curved shoulders 132 of the lingers in slidinn; contact with the bearing parts 133 and 1- 1 so that during; the advancement of the shaft 120 the fingers will be opened by the spring; 135 and. further so that upon the retraction. of said shaft 120 the fingers will be closed. The shaft 120 is thus arranged For reciprocating; 1110VQ1D011131HI11 thefingers 118 are thus pivoted on said shaft for opening" and closing; movement; it being noted in this connection that the shaft is, smpositioned as to operate in line with. the open side ot the collar 34. and. further that Pol when the shaft is advanced toward. the col lar the lingers 113 will. be opened to lie upon opposite sides 01 the collar in position to have the hooked ends 118 thereof engage the portions of the tassel length extending above and. below the collar in such. manner as to fold said portions upon themselves during the retracting movement of the shaft.

of the top arm 118, while at the bottom.

operative relation with the cam 152.

the heading loop. After the combing and folding operation has been completed, the severed tassel length, now comprising a tassel, is compressed, bound by a wire staple, and trimmed. Referring to Fig. 5, 136 designates an upright bracket having feet 137 mounted on the table 30. In this bracket is provided a lengthwise slot 138 (Fig. 15) which is closed by a side plate 139 slotted at 140. Arranged for sliding movement in the slot 138 are two bars 141 and 142 which are operated by cams 143 and 144, respectively, provided on a rock shaft 145 having bearings 146 rising from the table 30. The rock shaft 145 has a crank arm 147 (Fig. 1) linked to arm 148 which is pivotally connected to arm 149 fast on a rock shaft 150 operatively supported by the frame. Said arm 149 has a roller 151 arranged to turn on cam 152 fast on the main shaft 59. By this arrangement the bars 141 and 142 are reciprocated each time the shaft 59 revolves, and a pull spring 153 (Fig. 4) serves as means whereby to maintain the roller 151 in The bar 142 is advanced ahead of the bar 141 and has a cutting edge 154 adapted to shear off a length from a wire 155 which is fed downwardly through clamping devices 156 and 157. The clamping device 156 is supported upon rods 158 rising up from the bracket 136 and comprises cooperating clamping members 159 and 160 which are held together by pins 161 and compression springs 162 arranged on the pins and resiliently urging the member 160 into clamping relation with the member 159 (Fig. 10).

The clamping device 157 comprises a carrier or blocknionnted for reciprocation on the rods 158. This carrier is reciprocated by means of a gripping shoe 163 which works on a pivot stud 163 and is connected by a link 164 to a crank arm 165 fast on rock shaft 166 which is mounted in bearings 167 secured to the table 30. The rock shaft 166 has an arm 168 (see Fig. 2) linked to arm 169 which extends to a crank 170 fast on shaft 110 which is driven from cam 116 on the main shaft 59. By this arrangement the carrier or block 157 is vertically reciprocated by power obtained from the shaft 110. Cooperating with the gripping shoe 163 is a stationary gripping shoe 171. These shoes serve to grip and advance the wire 155 with the downward movement of the block or carrier 157 on which there is a guide lug 172 for the wire. Under this arrangement, each time the carrier block 157 is elevated the gripping shoe 163 is pivoted so as to be drawn out of gripping engagement with the wire 155. As best illustrated in Fig. 12, the carrier or block 157 is frictionally held to one of the rods 158 by means of a shoe 173 which is acted on by a spring 174 and a suitable adjusting screw 175. Under each downward movement of the carrier or block 157 a length of wire sufficient to extend around and bind a tassel, is fed down through a guide 176 arranged in bracket 136 (Fig. 14) and terminatively with this feeding movement a similar length of wire is severed by the cutting edge 154 of bar 142. The bar 142 is bifurcated to produce a slot 181 in advance of which is an anvil member 177 which projects from an arm 178 pivoted at 179 between two brackets 180. The wire 155, prior to being severed, is fed between the anvil 177 and the furcations of the bar 142. Arranged to operate in the slot 181 is an elongated die member 182 which is formed integral with the bar 141. The free end of the die member 182 is concaved'as at 183 for the purpose of bending the cut off wire on the curved anvil 177 so as to produce a U-shaped staple. The bar 141 is made with a cam surface 184 designed to engage a cooperating shoe 185 pinned to the arm 178. This arrangement is such that the anvil 177 will be swung clear of the path of the die member 182 prior to the movement thereof for placing the U-shaped staple on the tassel.

The arm 178 is repositioned by a spring 186 after each action.

The U-shaped staple designated by the numeral 188 and produced in part upon the anvil 17 7 and in part by the die member 182 pressing it into the groove 187 in bar 142, is advanced by the die member into a groove 189 provided in bar 190 (Figs. 16 and 17) which reciprocates in upright posts 106. The said bar 190, which represents a female die, is reciprocated by cam 191 on rock shaft 192 arranged in bearings 193 upon the table 30. Rock shaft 192 has a crank arm 194 linked to arm 195 (Fig. 8) which is pivoted to a crank arm 196 having one end fast on rock shaft 150. As shown in Fig. 22, the groove 189 is turned laterally at 197 so as to slightly twist and over-lap the ends of the Ushaped staple as such ends are closed to complete the wire binding 198 of the tassel (Fig. 13).

Just prior to the application of the U- shaped staple to the tassel by the die mem-- her 182, the tassel 73 is compressed to a size to receive the U-shaped staple thereon. As a means for compressing the tassel, the female bar 190 is equipped with an eyelet 199 through which is extended a pair of fingers 200. These fingers occupy a position in a. groove 201 in caps 202 attached to posts 106 (Figs. 7 and 16). The forward portions 203 of the fingers are bent in opposite directions so as to be closed upon the tassel 73 by the eyelet 199 when the female bar 190 is moved forward. A spring 204 (Figs.

1 and 16) is arranged to hold the bars 141 and 142 in operative relation to their cams 143 and 144: and a spring 205 holds the" female bar 190 in operative relation to its staple is applied 'to the compressed tassel and bound thereon.

The means for trimming the wire bound tassel 73 consists of a pair of cooperating snips 206 and 207. The snip 206 is carried by a roclc shaft206" opcratively arranged in bearing 208 which is secured to the table 30. The rock shaft 206 has an abutting collar209 provided with a crank 210 which is connected by a link 211 -(Fig. 7) with an arm 212 fulcrumed for rocking movement upon thefixedishaft 100. The fulcrumed Err-111.212 carries a roller 213 arranged to turnpn a cam 214 fast on the main operating shaft 59. Pi'voted at 215 to the rear free end of thearm'212 is a connecting ,link' 216 whose it top end has pivotal connection with: arcranlr 217 arranged on a rock shaft 218 which extends through the rock shaft 206 and carries the snip 207. A coiled spring 219, surrounding the shaft 218 and imprisoned between collar 209 and a collar 220yserves to urge, the rock shaft 218 in a directionto keep the snips 206 and 207in proper frictional engagement. The snips 206 and 207 are/thus arranged for opening and, closing movement to have a scissorslike action for trimming the free ends of the tassel 73 as best illustratedin Fig, 13, it being observed that the tassel is still held bythe folding and combing fingers during the trimming operation. For carrying away the waste resultin from: the trimming operations,l-provide a downwardly and rearwardlyinclined chute 221.

As has been previously intimated, the operatorunay employ the shield. 32 which protectsherifromzthe working mechanisms as a rest fonherarmswhile applying and 'removing the heading loops from the collar. In the operation of the machine, theopera tor having applied a heading loop? 2 to the collar; depresses the treadle thereby throwing in the clutch and automatically operating the various-mechanisms as hereinbefore described. Upon the application of powerto the maindrivingshaft,- the collar:

is moved *rearwardly in its slot to the posiiton for receiving the warp rope which is drawn therethrough by the claw and sleeve mechan'sm and is thereupon seized by the holding-"jaws; Thereuponi the warp rope is severed and the severed tassel length is combed into folded position upon the'collar sustained headingloop. The wire stapling mechanism is then broughtinto operation with the result that thewire is fed, a length thereofcuti off and formed into a til-shaped staple which is applied to the folded tassel as soon as the same is compressed for the purpose; and finally, the tassel having been bound, the free ends thereofare trimmed before the collar is moved forwardly in its my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without depart ing from the spirit of the invention; I therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described ineluding an open collar for sustaining a heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereof exposed; co-operating mechanical.

means for automatically passing tassel mate rial through said spread loop; means comprising co-operating fingers arranged toopcrate upon the tassel material for folding it' over upon the exposed portion of said loop;

and instrumentality for securing together the folded over portions of the tassel mate rial substantially as described.

2. A machine of the class described in cluding meansfor holding a heading loop;

means for pulling tassel material through said loop; means for holding the applied tassel material in relation to said loop; means arranged to operate upon'thetassel material for folding it upon said loop; and instrumentality for wire binding the folded 'po'rtions into a tassel substantially as described.

3. A machine of the class described 'in. cluding a holder forsustaining a heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereof exposed; means for passing tassel material through the opening of the spread loop; instrumentality comprising cooper ating fingers for engaging and folding the tassel material upon the exposed portion of said loop; and cooperating snips for trimming thefolded tassel material, substantially as described.

A machine of the class described in. cluding an open collar for holding a heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereof completely accessible; means for passing tassel material through said spread loop cooperating jaws for holding the applied tassel material in relation to said loop; cooperating fingers for engaging and folding the tassel material over the accessible portion of'said loop; and cooperating snips IOU

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