US1711647A

US1711647A - Feeding mechanism

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Publication number: US1711647A
Application number: US66778A
Authority: US
Inventors: Michael J Milmoe
Original assignee: F B REDINGTON Co
Current assignee: F B REDINGTON Co
Priority date: 1925-11-04
Filing date: 1925-11-04
Publication date: 1929-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1946-05-07

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M. J. MILMOE May 7, 1929.

FEEDING MECHANISM 5 Sheets-Sheet ,6

Filed NOV 4 1 925 IN V EN TOR.

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UNITED] STATES a I 1,711,647 PATENTOFFICE. v

' uranium J. MILMOE, or CHICAGO, ILLIN'oIs, AssIcnon 'ro r, B. nn'nme'rolw com-- PANY, or cnroaeo. ILLINOIS,

A .CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

- FEEDING MECHANISM.

Application filed November This invention relates to mechanism for 7 feeding packages or thin articles from a mag- Fig. 1 is an elevation ofa portion of a wrapping machine having one embodiment of the'present invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, with parts omitted;

. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the feeding mechanism, with parts insection;

Fig.4 is a fragmentary sectional view substantially on line 4-4 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the parts in a dilferent position;

Fig. 6 is a yiew looking in the direction of the arrow6 in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section substantially on line 7 7 of Fig. 4.-

' In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the feeding mechanism is shown as applied to a machine-for placing a number of wrapped razorblades together in a package. The blades in their individual wrappings are designated by the numeral 10. Theyare ar- .ranged in stacks in a hopper 11 consisting of an inclined back plate 12 and longitudinal ribs 13 projecting upwardly from the top of the-back plate. The blades are stacked upon one another in' the inclined troughs or grooves between the ribs 13. As shown in Fig.1, the hopper 11 is supported on the frame 14 of the packaging machine by means of a bracket 15. A second bracket 16, shown in Fig. 3, supports the hopper llat the side opposite the bracket 15. A shaft 17 is journaled in bearings '18 and 19 supported by 4, 1925. Serial a... 66,778.

bearing 18. A tube 24 slidably engages the recess 22 and is provided with a support 25 forholding theouter end'of the tube .in regis- ,a drum.26 secured thereto and arranged to rotate=therewith.- The drum is provided with a series of circumferentialflanges 27, the peripheries of which are arranged 1n reglstration with the'lower ends of the grooves or troughs between the ribs 13 on the hopper '11. The drum 26 is provided with

internal chambers

28 and 29 which are separ'atedby a partition wall 30.. For convenienceof manu tration with the opening 22. The shaft 17 has i acture the drum may be made in separate sections and the sections fixed together, the ends of the drum being closed to seal the

chambers

28 and 29. Radiating from the

chambers

28 and 29 and disposed'within the circumferential flanges 27 is a series of air ducts 31, there being four air ducts in the first and thirdflange starting from the left in Fig. 3, and six air ducts in the second and fourth flange, the six air ducts being arranged insets of three, as shown in Fig. 4. The air ducts in. the difi'erent flanges are arranged in registration with one another and. the drums are bored longitudinally to provide openings. for slide valves? 32 intersecting the 1 air ducts 31 Adjacent each of the air ducts 31 is a vent 33 which is connected to the air duct 31 by a port 34 in the slide-valve when 34 leading to -atmosphere. When the valves are inthe position shown in the lower portion of Fig. 3 the air ducts3l are closed.

The

chambers

28 and 29 are connected to the interior 22 of the shaft 17 by perforations 36. The perforations in the chamber 28 may be closed by sliding the tube 24 to the right, as

viewed in Fig. 3. .The tube 24 is connected to an exhaust pump, not shown in the drawings, so that when the tube is in the positionshown in Fig. 3 air will be exhausted from both

chambers

28 and 29. When the tube is slid inwardly past the opening 36 the portion-of the drum connected with the chamber 28 will be placed out of operation,-while the air ducts connected with the chamber 29 will continue to operate. v;

travels on ways 45 arranged below the drum 26. The chain 44 is provided with links having upwardly extending teeth 47 providing pockets 48 for receiving the articles from the flanges 27 The conveyer 44 is moved intermittently by a ratchet wheel 49 operated by a pawl 50 carried on the end of a bar 51. The'bar 51 is provided with a cam roller 52 which meshes with a groove 53 in a cam 54 stack of blades.

secured'to the main drive shaft 42. The cam groove 53 is shaped to permit the conveyer to remain stationary during a quarter of a revo= lution of the drum 26. During the next quarter revolution the conveyer will be moved forwardly the length of one link of the conveyer chain. During the next quarter of a revolution the conveyer will remain stationary again and will be moved the distance. of another link during the fourth quarter of a revolution. While the conveyer "is stationary thethree air ducts on-the second and fourth flange from the left in Fig. 3 arranged in one quarter of the drum will be brought successively into registration with a pocket in the conveyer and willeach discharge a razor blade in the pocket beneath it. At the same time the two corresponding air ducts in the first and third flange will he brought into registration with the conveyer pockets beneath and discharge two blades in these pockets. It will thus be seen that when a particular pocket has passed all four of the flanges the pocket will have received in all ten blades,wwhich is the number commonly placed in a package. A fifth flange 55 may be provided on the drum 26 for depositing a cardboard strip or other identification or advertising article on top of the The mechanism for feedingthe cardboard strip is not shown in the drawings as the particular feeding mechanism for this purpose is not a part of'the present in- Vention. i

At the outer end of each of the air ports 31 the flanges 27 are provided with flattened portions 56 'for receiving the blades 10. The blades 10 are periodically raised in their magazines out of contact with the flanges 27 by fingers or blades 57 which are secured to a bar 58 pivotally mounted at 59. There is one finger 57 at each side of each of the flanges 27' and disposed beneath the ends of the blades 10, as shown in Fig. 6. The fingers 57 are limited in their downward movement by stops 60' so that when the fingers are in their lowermost position the blades 10 will be permitted to slide downwardly to permit the lowermost blade to engage the periphery of the flange lowered position, as shown in Fig. 4, so that.

the lowermost blade 10 will rest upon the periphery of the flange 27. The suction in the

chambers

28 and 29 will cause the blades to adhere to the periphery of the flanges 27 and be withdrawn from the stacks inthe magazine. ,In order to facilitate removal of the lowermost blade it is desirable to prevent the weight of the entire stack from resting on the blade to be withdrawn. This result is secured by means of arms 62 pivoted at 63 on the magazine 11. Each arm carries a plate 64 at its lower end which projects at opposite sides of the arm 62 and overlies the blades 10 in the magazines at each side of the arm62. There is one arm 62 for each pair of magazines. The arm 62 is provided with an angularly disposed extension 65, the adjacent ends of the arm and extension being spaced from each other and connected by'plates 66 secured at each side of the arm62. This provides an opening 67 between the arm 62 and its extension through which a threaded rod 68 proj ects, the rod being fixed to the rib 13 beneath the arm 62. I r g A plate 69 is provided with a perforatlon through which the rod 68. extends, the plate resting on top of the bar 62 and being pressed against the bar by a spring 70 surrounding the rod 68. Lock nuts 71 are provided for adjusting the compression in the spring 0. The spring ordinarily presses the plate 64 against the ends of the blades 10 to hold them inplace in the magazine. A pin 72 extends transversely of the extension 66 and carries at its opposite ends detents 73 which bear on the Y peripheries, of the adjacent flanges 27 The detents 73 are resiliently pressed against the flanges by. engagement with the springpressed plate 69. The flanges 27 are provided 11y at the time that the bars 62 are lifted by t e pin 7 4. This will raise the stacks f blades in their magazines and while they are thus lifted the pin 74 will release the bars 62 and the plates 64 will be returned into engage ment with the blades. The plates 64 are pro vided with extensions 7 6 which engage all but a small number of the blades at the bottom of the stack. These blades, as shown in Fig.4,

will be permitted to drop down against the periphery of the flanges 27 when the fingers 57 blades.

are released so that the lowermost blade may be easily extracted from the magazine without the resistance which would be offered if the" entire weight of thesta'ck rested'upon the If more than a single blade is withdrawn it will be intercepted by the detent 7 3 as the flange 27 rotates. If it should happen that a blade is not in exact registration with the flat portion on the periphery of the disc but extends rearwardly beyond the flat por-.

. tion, the. end of the blade will project above the outer periphery of the disc.

prevent the blade from passing beneath the This'will not detent 7 3, however, since the forward end of the blade will pass beneath the detent and the 'detent' will yield to permit the rear end to pass due. to' the resiliency of the spring 70. The spring 70 does notpress the detent 73 inwardly beyond the periphery of. the flange 27 and the flat portion 56 on the periphery of the held against the peripheries of the flanges un-- til they are brought into registration'with the 30 I conveyer below the drum.

' Disposed in the grooves between the flanges 27 at the bottom of the drum are guide fingers 7 7 supported from the ways by a bar 78.

' The fingers 77 have beveled portions 79 at their forward ends to direct the blades into registration with the pockets in the conveyer 44. The fingers 77 have shoulders 80 for engaging the ends of the blade'and causing them left, as viewed in Fig. 3, so as to close the air to drop-from the flanges 27 into-the conveyer pockets. engage the shoulders 80 the end of. the slide valve 32' engages, a cam surface 81 projecting from the bracket 20 sliding the alve to the ducts 31 and connect the outer ends of the air duets with the atmosphere. Thisreleases the suction in. the air ductxand permits the blade to drop freely into'the conveyer pocket. The

7 present invention.

parts are positioned to release the blade before it is moved to. the extreme end of the pocketas otherwise there would be-danger that the end ofthe blade might rest against thebar 78 instead of falling to a flat position in the bottom of the pocket. A guide bar 82 is arranged at the front side of the pocket and spaced outwardly a shortdistance from the conveyer, as shown in Fig. 4. This bar has an inclined portion approaching the conveyer so that the blades are moved inwardlyby the beveled in-- ner face of the bar as the conveyer moves to-- ward its discharge end. The blades are discharged from the conveyer to suitable packaging mechanism which forms no part of the At the same time that the blades.

It will be seen that the mechanism automatically extracts the blades from the hoppers and deposits a definite number in the pockets of the conveyer. If the tube 24 is in the position shown in Fig. 3 each pocket will receive ten blades, but if the packages .of five are desired the tube may be moved inwardly to disconnect the chamber 28 and the machine will then operate to deposit five blades only in each pocket. i

I claim 2 1. In combination, an inclined magazine for supporting a series of flat articles on top ing a suction opening therein arranged adjacent the bottom of said series, tlie bottom of said series being disposed adjacent the path of rotary movement of said device at one side of the uppermost position of said'device and means for rotating said suction device to move said opening upwardly past the bottom of said series to extract the lowermost article most of said articles to a lowered posit-ionto be-engaged by said extracting means at the a time said article is extracted from the lower end of said magazine.

3. In combination, a magazine for supporting articles to be fed, and a member mounted stationary with respect to said magaz'ine for frictionally engaging the articles in said magazine, said engaging means being operative to support the upper articles but inoperative to support the lowermost articles to permit the lowermost articles in said-magazine to move downwardly while retaining the upperarticles in position.

4:. In combination, an inclined magazine for supporting articles to be fed, a contact member extending along the. side of said of one another, a rotary suction device haw magazinevforengaging said articles, means I 5. In combination, an inclined magazine 5 for articles to 'be fed, a contact member extending along the upper side of said magazine for engaging the articles in said magazine, meansfor periodically lifting said con-- tact member out of engagement with said articles, and means for raising said articles lifted, said contact membenbeing permitted in said magazine while said contact member is to ge-engage said articles while liftedto retain said articles in their lifted position, the lowermost articles 1n said magazine being below traction of an article from the lower end of said magazine.

articles in said magazine from theweight of the upper articles therein to permit easy ex- 7. The combination with a magazine for supporting a stack of articles, of a rotary suction member for extracting articles from the lower end of said magazine, and frictional means extending along the upper portion of said magazine but terminating above the lowermost article therein for supporting the upper articles in-said magazine above the lowermost articles therein to facilitate easy removal of the lowermost articles by said rotary suction member.

8. In combination, a magazlne for supporting a stack of articles, a suction member movable past the bottom of said magazine in a direction transverse to the axis of said magazlne to extract articles from the bottom of said magazine, means for periodically raising all the drticles in' said magazine, and

means for sustaining the upper articles in said magazine in their raised position while the lowermost articles therein are returned to the bottom of said magazine to permit extraction of the lowermost article by said suction member whilesaidarticle'is free from the weight of the stack in said magazine.

9. In combinatiom'an inclined magazine for supporting a stack of articles, a rotary suction member movable in an upward direction past the lower end of said magazine, means for periodically raising the articles in said magazine, and a contact member for engaging the articles in said magazine to retain the upper articles therein in their raised position while permitting a limited number of the lowermost articles to move downwardly tothe bottom of said magazine to permit the lowermost-article to be extracted by said rotarysuction member while free from the weight of the stack'of articles in said magazine.

10. -In combination, a magazine for supporting a stack of articles onto of one another, a spring-pressed contact member for engaging said articles to prevent downward movement thereof in said magazine, a rotary suction device for extracting articles from the lower end of said magazine, and means on said suction device for releasing said contact member in timed relation to the movement of said suction device 11. In combination, an inclined magazine 12. In combination, a magazine for supporting articles to 'be' fed, a rotary member disposed adjacent the bottom of said magazine for extracting articles therefrom, a lifter 7 arranged to engage the articles in said magazine, means on said rotary member for periodically engaging said lifter to raise the articles in said magazine, a contact device for engaging all but the lowermost articles in said magazlne, and means on said rotary member for releasing said contact device during the operation of said lifter.

13. In combination, a, magazine forsupporting articles on top of one another, a rotary member for extracting articles from the bottom of said magazine, a lifter for raising the articles in said magazine, a contact device for holding all but the lowermost articles in said magazine from movement therein, and means controlled by said rotary member for operating said lifter,

and contact device in timed relation so that said contact device is released during the up ward movement of said lifter but returned to engagement prior tot he return movement of said lifter.

14. In combination, aninclined magazine H having the to thereof open, a spring-pressed plate dispose above the top of said magazine for engaging the upper surfaces of articles therein, said magazine extending below the lower edge of said plate so that the lowermost articles in'said magazine are free from said plate, means for extracting articles from the bottom of said magazine, and means operated by said extracting 'means for lifting said late.

P 15. In combination, an inclined magazine having the top thereof open, a spring-pressed plate disposed above the top. of said magazine for engaging the upper surfaces ofarticles therein, said magazine extending below the lower edge of said plate so that the lowermost articles in said magazine are free from said ,plate, means for extracting articles fromthe bottom of said magazine, means operated by said extracting means for lifting said plate, and means'for raising said articles in said magazine while said plate is lifted.

16 In combination, a magazine for sup porting aseries of articles, a rotary suction device having a suction opening arranged to rotate adjacent the bottom of said magazme,

and a detent for engaging said suction device to limit the number of articles extracted at 'one time from said magazine by said suction device.

7 17. In combination, a magazine for supporting a series of articles on top of one another, a rotary suction device having a suction opening therein arranged to rotate adacent the bottom of said magazme for exflattened portion on the periphery thereofarranged to move adj agent the endmost articles in said magazine, a detent for limiting the number of articles extracted from said magazine by said drum, and means for holding said detent against the cylindrical periphery of said drum but permitting said detent to clear the flattened portion of said drum.

20. In combination, a magazine for support a stack of articles on top of one another, a drum arranged to rotate adjacent the bottom en'dof said magazine, said drum having a flattened portion on the periphery thereof and a suction opening extending through said flattened portion, a detent for engaging said drum adjacent said magazine, and resilient means for pressing said detent against the. cylindrical surface of said drum but permitting said detent to free said flattened portion so that articles held against said flattened portion will move readily befieath said detent.-

21. In combination, in inclined magazine for supporting articles on top of one another, said magazine having the top face thereof open, a spring-pressed contact member for engaging the articles in said magazine, a lifter for raising the articles in said magazine, a drum arranged to rotate adjacent the lower end of said magazine, said drum having a flattend portion on the periphery thereof and a suction opening extending through said flatriphery of said drum to limit tened portion, means oh saidodrum for raising said contact member, means on said drum for operating saidlifterwhile'said contact member is raised, said contact member being arranged to re-engage said articles while lifted but leaving the lowermost articles free, and a spring-pressed detent for engaging the pethe number of articles extracted from said magazine by said drum, said detent being resiliently held against the cylindrical portion of the periph cry of said drum but arranged to clear the flattened portion thereof to permit ready movement of an article held on said flattened portion past said detent. a

-22. Feeding mechanism comprisin a suction member having a plurality of holding faces, and an exhaust device connectible with differentnumbers of said faces to vary the capacity/of said feeding mechanism.

' 23. Feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of suction chambers, article holding faces separately connected with said chambers, and an exhaust devicearranged to be cdnnected with one or more of said chambers to vary the capacity of said feeding mechaso nlsm.

, 24, Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary suction device having a plurality of suction chambers therein, said suction device having separate article holding faces separately connected with said suction chambers, and adjustable means for exhausting air from one or. more of said chambers.

25. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having internal chambers sepa-- rated by apartition wall, article holding surfaces on the periphery of said'drum connected with said chambers respectively, 'a hollow shaft on which said 'drum is mounted, and a suction device disposed in said shaft and movable therein to exhaust air from one or more of said chambers. J

26. Article feeding mechanism comprising a hollow drum having a transverse partition therein and having air ducts extending from the interior of said drum to the periphery" thereof at opposite sides of said partition, a hollow shaft for said drum, and a suction tube arranged to slide longitudinally'in said shaft to exhaust air from said drum at one or both sides of said partition.

27. Article feeding mechanism comprising a drum having circumferential flanges thereon, said drum being providedzwith a plurality of internal chambers having air ducts extending outwardly through said flanges to the peripheries thereof, a hollow shaft extendingthrough the center of said drum and communicating with chambers therein, and allexhaust tube mounted. to slide within said hollow shaft into one position for closing the communicationfrom one of said chambers to said exhaust tube and into another position for exhausting air from said chamber.

28. Feeding mechanism comprising a drum having internal chambers separated by a transverse partition, circumferential flanges. on said drum having air ducts therein com municating with said chambers respectively, means for supporting articles adjacent the peripheries of said flanges, a hollow shaft for "said drum having openings therein communieating with the chambers in said drum, and

an exhaust tube slidably mounted in said shaft and movable into position to close or open the openings in said hollow shaft communicating with one of said chambers.

' 29. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary suction device having a radial air duct therein, means connected with the interior duct, means for opening said valve to con nect the open end of said air duct with said exhaust chamber when said open end is in one position, and means for shifting said valve to close the connection between said open end and said chamber and to connect said open end with atmosphere when said I open end is in another'position.

31. Feeding mechanism compr sing a rotary suction device having a plurality of air ducts therein spaced from one another in the direction of'the axis of said suction device, and a common valve disposed eccentrically of said rotarysuction device for controlling said air, ducts.

32. Feeding mechanism comprising a ro- "tary drum having a suction chamber therein and a plurality of air ducts connecting said chamber with the periphery of said drum, a valve extending longitudinally of said drum eccentrically thereof andintersecting said air ducts, and means for sliding said valve longitudinally to control the passage of air through said air ducts.

33. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having a plurality of suction chambers therein, an exhaust device adjustable for exhausting air from one'or more of said chambers, said drum having air ducts therein connecting said chambers with the periphery of said drum, means for supplying articles to the-periphery of said drum, a slide valve intersecting said air ducts, and

cam devices-at opposite endsof said drum for alternately moving said slide valve in opposite directions.

34. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having an air duct provided with a peripheral opening, an exhaust device connected with the. inner end of said air duct, means for supporting articles to be fed adjacent the path of movement of the open end of said air duct, an article receiver spaced from said article supporting means and adjacent the path of said peripheral opening,

a slide valve intersecting said air duct, means for engaging said slide valve to move said valve into position to connect the open end of said air duct with said exhaust means when said open end is adjacent said article supporting -means, and means for moving porting articles adjacent the peripheral openings of said air ducts, receiving means arranged adjacent the peripheries of said flanges, means for moving said valve in one direction when the openings of said air ducts are adjacent the article supporting means, and means for moving said valve in the opposite direction whenthe openings of said air .ducts are adjacent the article receiving means.

36'. The combination with a rotary carrier having an air duct provided'with a peripheral opening for holding] an article against the periphery of said carrier, of a pair of spaced guides adjacent said carrier in position to permit an article to be moved by said carrier between "said guides, saidguides having shoulders thereon for engaging said article when said article reaches its discharge position.

37. The combination with a rotary carrier having an air duct provided with a pcripheral opening, of a conveyer having pockets therein, mechanism for moving said conveyer adjacent said carrier and for bringing said conveyer to rest with the pockets therein in registration with said carrier, a pair of guides disposed at opposite sides of said carrier for directing an article on said carrier-into registration with a pocket on said conveyer, said guides having shoulders for disengaging said article from said carrier, and means for connecting said air duct with atmosphere when an article on said carrier is in osition to en a e said shoulders.

38. The combination with a conveyer having a plurality of pockets therein, of a rotary carrier having spaced suction means for hold,- ing articles on the periphery thereof, said rotary carrier being movable to position each of a plurality of said suction means over'a corresponding pocket in said coveyer and means for moving said conveyer relative to said rotary carrier to bring the pockets under said suction means successively into registration with said suction holding means.

39. The combination with a conveyer having pockets thereon, of a drum having a plurality'of longitudinally spaced suction means for holding articles against the surface of said drum, means for moving said carrier to bring the pockets thereon successively into registration with said holding means, and means for disengaging the'articles from said drum to deposit articles from each of said holding means in various pockets on said carrier as said carrier is moved from one to the other of said holding means. L

40. In combination, a magazine for supporting a series of articles on top' of one another, a member having a suction opening therein arranged to rotate adjacent the bottom of said magazine for extracting articles therefrom, and a detent arranged at the side of said magazine where said suction opening moves away from said magazine for limiting the number of articles extracted at 'one time from said magazine by said suction opening.

41. Feeding mechanism comprising a r0- tary member having a plurality of air ducts therein spaced from one another'in the direction of the axis of rotation of said member, and a common valve disposed ecce'ntrically of the axis of rotation of said member for controlling said air ducts.

42. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary member having a plurality of suction chambers therein, an exhaust device adjustable for exhausting air from one or more of said chambers, said member having air ducts therein connecting saidchambers with suction openings equally spaced from the axis of rotation of said member, means for supplying articles to said suction openings, 'a slide valve intersecting said air ducts, and cam devices at opposite ends of said member for alternately moving said slide valve in opposite directions.

43. The combination with a conveyor hav* ing a plurality of pockets therein, of a rotary carrier having spaced suction means for holding articles, said rotary carrier being movable to position each of a plurality of said suction means over a corresponding article receiving area on said conveyer, means for moving said conveyer relative to said rotary carrier to bring said article recelvlngn areas on said conveyer under said suct1onmeans successively into'registration with said spaced suction means. 44:. In combination, amagazine for containing articles to be fed, a rotary'carrier having a suction device thereon for extracting articles at the lower end of said magazine, means for lifting all the-articles in said magazine, a contact member associated with said magazine for engaging the articles at a predetermined position to retain the articles above and release the articles below said position, means for operating said contact memher to release the same while the articles are a.

for re-engaging said articles to release the lowermost articles and hold theremainder of the articles in position in said magazine, and means for operating said suction device and rotary carrier to extract the lowermost released articles from said magazine.

45. In combination, a series of inclined magazines, a rotary carrier at the bottom of the magazines for extracting articles from said magazines, means upon which the articles are deposited by said carrier in position to form stacks, and means for moving the stacks from one position to another to deposit on each stack an article from more than one of said magazines. A

46. In combination a series of magazines, a rotary carrier havmg a plurality of circumferentially arranged suction devices for extracting articles from each of said magazines, means upon which the articles are deposited by said carrier in separated positions to form stacks, and means for moving the stacks to deposit on each stack an article from more than one of said magazines.

47. In combination, a series of magazines,

a rotary carrier having a plurality of circumferentially arranged suction devices for extracting articles from each of said magazines and depositing them in a row, means upon which said row of articlesare deposited by said carrier to form stacks, and means for moving each of said stacks to receive an article from more than one of said magazines.

In testimony whereof I have signed m .nameto this specification on this 30th day of October, A. D. 1925.

MICHAEL J. MILMOE.