US1855846A

US1855846A - Glove machine

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Publication number: US1855846A
Application number: US276114A
Authority: US
Inventors: Shimer Calvin John
Original assignee: Boss Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Boss Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1928-05-08
Filing date: 1928-05-08
Publication date: 1932-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1949-04-26

Description

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WMMW mun /M Patented Apr. 26, 1932 untrue STATES PATENT ores cu Y CALVIN JOHN SHIMEB, or FOR-'1 WAYN INDIANA, assrciion TO run BOSS new rnc'rnarnc COMPANY, or KEWANEE, rumors GLov n MACHINE 'Application'filed May 8, 1928. Serial N0.276,11e.

This invention relates to glove machines, and embodies in its contemplation novel and eiiicient glove ironing or pressing mecha: nism and novel and etieient; means for automatically assembling and stacking the ironed or pressed gloves, and associated glove boxing instriunentalities. I

While the inventions herein described are susceptible of use generally'in connection with gloves, mittens, or gauntlets, of various types and materials, they are of particular advantage in connection with gloves of the workmens type, which are usually constructed of fabric, or fabric in association "with other materials, and in connection with formed, by eliminating wrinkles a ndthe like,

and to this end ironing or pressing mechanism employed.

It is also an important object of the invention to provide means whereby the gloves as ironed or pressed will be automatically as seinbled and stacked inconvenient position for sorting, and whereby the stacked gloves will be automatically fed into boxes or car tons provided for the receptionthereof,

'l hrough the instruinentalities provided, it is contemplated that, fromthe timethe gloves are placed in operative position with respect to the ironing or pressing ineclianisin,;tlie hands of the operator arenot brought in: contact therewith untilafter the completion of the stackingoperatiomatwhichtime the desired supply of stacked gloves willbe assembled in the receiving box or carton.

B13113 Oil' the advantages of the improvements embraced by the present inventions will be appreciated from a brief review of the practice heretofore vogue. ltrhas been the quite general custom prior to the present invention to remove the gloves after formation and after they have beeninspectechover what known as the hot form to place the same manually into what is known asa stacking box, and after, say a dozen pairs of gloves rave been stacked, they are then placed by the hand of the operator into the cartons provided therefor. In some instances the gloves are removed from the hot form'and stacked in "ri-ghts-and-lefts arrangement on either side of the operator who thenmanually places them directly into the cartons by pairs until say a dozen pairs have been positioned in the carton. These operationsarequireconsiderable time and labor on the part of the operator, each glove being handled several times from themoment they aretaken from the hot form until they are finally disposed of in the carton. The handling of the gloves in this way (aside from the possibility of soiling) oftentimes causes wrinkling, and

the amount of Inussing or wrinkling is of course increased where the gloves have not been subjected to a preliminary ironing or pressing operation, with the result that the boxed gloves under existing practice are frequently untidy in appearance.

The above and other objections are overcome-by the present invention, and to this end more particularly the invention includes means whereby the gloves may be arranged on a conveyor and- :ted through an ironing machine from which-they are discharged into operative position with respect to the stacking mechanism,the operation of the stacking mechanism being controlled by the movement of succeeding gloves through the ironing mechanism, and the stacking mechanism being designed to properly register the gloves with a suitably supported box or carton and when the desired number'of gloves has been assembled, with respect tothe box, suitable indicating mechanism, such as a bell, is designed to automatically apprise theoper ator of the tact, and the operator then removes the box with the contained gloves.

Other improvements'and novel'details in the construction arrangement of the parts in connection with the invention will be more fully'understood from thedescription to follow, when read in'connection with themcompanying drawings which form a part yea hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the pur pose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention; it being understood in this connection, however, that various features of the combined machine may be used alone, or in other connections, if desired, and minor details in the construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from or avoiding the general principles or spirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine made in keeping with my invention;

Figure 2 is an opposite side perspective;

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section;

Figure 4 is a side elevation enlarged and broken away, illustrating more particularly driving mechanism for the glove transfer parts and stacking parts;

Figure 5 is a top plan enlarged of the same mechanism Figure 6 is a top plan enlarged of the m chine;

Figure 7 is a detail, enlarged, of a slidable glove support useful in connection with the stacking mechanism;

Figure 8 is a detail enlarged, partly in section, and illustrating more particularly trip mechanism for the glove support, referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the machine with parts removed;

Figures 10 and 11 are enlarged detail views Figure 12 is a bottom plan of Figure 4; and

Figure 13 is a cross-section of Figure l.

Taking up now for consideration the details of the mechanism illustrated, it will be understood that like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views ofthe drawings.

The glove ironing or pressing mechanism, together with the glove feeding mechanism and glove discharging mechanism, will first be described in connection with the general framework of the machineproper.

The main framework for the machines includes side walls, preferably of metal, and generally designated by the reference characters A and B, and for convenience in the reading of the drawings that side of the machine having the side wall A will be referred to as the front side wall, and that side of the machine having the wall B will be referred to as the rear side of the machine. The walls A and B are spaced from one another a distance slightly in excess of the normal length of the gloves to be operated upon, and these walls are connected to a bottom wall C. The framework as thus far described may, if desired, be supported at any convenient height by upright standards or the like (not illustrated), or may rest directly upon a work table, bench, or other suitable support, conveniently arranged adjacent the glove forming machine, which latter constitutes no part of the present invention and is therefore not illustrated.

The side walls A and B have adjacent the bottom thereof

elongated extensions

1 and 1, respectively, adapted for connection with the side walls of a glove stacker frame or chute to be hereinafter described. The

top edges

2 and 2 of the side walls conveniently incline upwardly towards what may he said to be the rear end of the machine and connect with

curved parts

3 and 3* which in turn connect with the projecting arms 4 and 4E.

The side walls A and B are adapted to support therebetween the glove conveyor and pressing mechanism. 5 is a relatively large main roller which projects between the side walls A and B and has a suitable shaft 6 pr jecting at its ends through suitable bearings in said side walls A and B. Positioned upon that projecting end of the shaft at the front side of the machine, is a suitable drive wheel 7 which is adapted to be rotated in any desired manner, as by hand manipulation, but which in the present embodiment of the invention conveniently takes the form of a pulley having a peripheral groove 7 adapted to receive a belt 8, which latter has movement imparted thereto by a suitable motor diagrammatically illustrated at 9 (Fig. 6). The relatively large roller 5 may be termed a main presser roll; and operatively associated with the latter is an auxiliary presser roll 10, which latter, however, is normally spaced out of contact with the main presser roll 5. The auxiliary presser roll 10 has shaft ex ensions 11 mounted in suitable bearings taking the form of slotted ways 12 in the side walls A and B of the frame adjacent the front upper end thereof.

A suitable spring 13 connects at one end with an arm or bracket on the shaft 11, and at its opposite end to the side wall A, said spring tending to normally exert inward pressure on the auxiliary pr-esser roll where by the shaft 11 for said roll will assume a p sition in contact with the lower edge of the slotted Ways 12. An upper guide roll 1% s mounted upon a suitable shaft 15 having bearings in the side walls A and An intermediate guide roller 16 projects between the side frame extensions 4 and 4t and is freely mounted for rotation on suitable pintles l7 projecting through slotted ways 18 in said side frame extensions, and said pintlcs are adapted to be secured in adjusting positions along said slotted ways as by securing bolts or the like 19. A lower auxiliary guide and presser roll 20 projects between the side Walls A and B, said roll being mounted upon a shaft 21 the extended ends of which are positioned in slotted ways 22.

A lower guide roll 23 is provided, having a shaft 24 projecting through slotted ways 25 in the side walls A and B; and suitable springs 26 connecting atone end with the side wall frames and at the opposite end to a pro jeeting lug or bracket 27 sleeved upon the shaft extension 24, serve to exert constant spring-pressure in a direction towards the

extensions

1 and 1 of the side frame parts.

A combination endless glove-carrier and presser belt 28 is provided, the same being constructed of any suitable material but being preferably of leather or the like and having a relatively smooth glove-receiving surface. This endless belt extends over the main presser roll 5 and the guide roll 16 and is adapted to travel under the influence of the driving pulley 7 in the direction of the arrow as illustrated in Figure 3.

Any normal slackage in the belt 28 is taken care of through the medium of the adjustable connection l819 for the guide roll 16. The combined feed and presser belt 28 is of a width preferably slightly less than the space between the side walls A and B and is wider than the length of the gloves to be conveyed and ironed, and the upper ply of the be t constitutes an extended movable receivingshelf adapted for the continuous deposit of the gloves by the operator who receives the same from the usual hot form of the glove ironing machine and places the gloves while still. in a heated condition on said movable shelf formed by the belt 28, in alternate relation; that is to say, the left-hand gloves projecting towards one side wall and the righthand gloves projecting towards the opposite side wall (rights and lefts being in alternation), so that the gloves as delivered to the stacking mechanism (to be later described) will be arranged in paired relation.

An auxiliary endless belt 25-) projects around the guide rolls 1% and 23 over the aurailiary presser rolls and 20, whereby the inner ply of said belt will lie in contact with that portion of the presser belt 28 in engagement with the main presser roll 5.

The upper part of the endless belt 29 below the main presser roll 5 will constitute a dclivery or discharge conveyor for the ironed or pressed gloves, whereby to deliver said gloves to the transfer assembly and stacking mechanism to be later described.

it being assumed that the gloves-have been arranged in altern ate relation upon the unpcr portion of the belt 28 which constitutes a feed for the gloves, the latter are delivered one after another between the opposedadjacent faces of the

belts

28 and 29, and by reason of the pressure exerted upon said gloves by the belt, by reason of the cooperative action of the presser rolls 5, 10, and 20, said gloves will be ironed or pressed whereby to remove wrinkles and the like, andwill be delivered in flattened, smooth condition by that portion of the belt 29 arranged below the main presser roll 5. It will be noted in this connection that the gloves will be maintained in spaced relationship while being fed through the ironing or pressing mechanism.

The glove transfer, assembly, and stacking mechanism will now be described.

A runway or chute comprises a bottom wall 30 and side walls 31, the rear portions of the side walls being fitted within and secured to the

forward extensions

1 and 1" of the side walls of the main frame. The side walls at their point of connection with the main frame side walls are separated from one another a distance somewhat in excess of the length of the gloves and have inwardly inclined parts 31 connecting with separate portions 31 which latter are spaced from one another a distance substantially the length of the glove; The enlarged space between the rear portions of the side walls 31, which as stated is somewhat greater than the length of the gloves, will be of assistance in the movement and assembly of thegloves in the chute under the stacking action; and the intermediate inclined portions 31 assist in the aligning of the gloves for reception in the reduced space provided by those portions of the side walls 31*, the gloves substantially filling this latter space, as

noted. It is desirable that the gloves be as sembled in the chute or runway in an upright or edgewise condition, with one edge of the glove in contact with the bottom wall of the runway; and to this end means is employed to insure proper assembly and positioning of the gloves as they leave the delivery portion of the belt 29 after the ironing operation. A transfer paddle or guide p ate 32 is pivotally mounted so that in one position the upper end thereof will contact with that portion of the belt 29 projecting around the guide roll at which time the paddle will assume an inclination, thereby constituting in effect a continuation of the general curvature or in clination of the adjacent portion of the delivery belt. It will thus be appreciated that the foremost glove on the deliverv of the belt. which at this time is. spaced from the nextadjacent glove, will be delivered from said belt directly onto the paddle or plate 32' and slide down the latter, whereby one ed e of the glove will rest upon the bottom wall of the stacking chute. The glove is retained temporarily in this position by movable abutment comprising an angle plat-e one portion 33 of which, when the paddle or plate 32- is in the position just described. w ll project u wardly as illustrated in Figure 3. for in stance; and the other portion 34 of Which abutment at this time project-s substa t ally horizontally and in contact with the bottom wall of the stacking chute and beneath the lower edge of the paddle orguide plate 32.

The paddle or guide plate also constitutes atransfer medium whereby to deliver the gloves in stacked relation agalnstone another side projections 32 passing through slotted ways 39 in the bottom wall and having laterally projecting pintles 40 mounted upon bearings on said carriages; 38, whereby the padr lo or plate 32 is adapted for sliding movement 5 along the chute with the carriages and is also adapted for swinging movement about the axis provided by said pintles 40.

Supporting brackets 41 project outwardly and downwardly from the side frames 1 and 1"-, being secured to the latter as by bolts or the like 42, at a point between the bracket supports 35 and passing to the outside of the elongated carriage guides 37.

These brackets 41 are adapted to support therebetween a transverse rotatable shaft 43. Afiixed to that side of the shaft 43 projecting to what has been termed the front side of the machine, is an arm 44 projecting upwardly and pivotally connected at its free end as by a pin 45 to a horizontally extending arm 46, the said

arms

44 and 46 constituting a toggle lever, the arm 46 of which is connected with the carriages 38 to impart movement to the latter. It will thus be seen that according to the rotation of the transverse shaft 43 in one direction or another, the carriages will have movement imparted thereto, either forward or backward, along the guide bars 37. Assuming that this trans- A verse rock-shaft is moved in a direction to impart forward movement to the toggle oint 4446, the carriages 38 will have forward movement imparted thereto which in turn imparts forward movement to the transfer paddle plate 32 in a forward direction. A suitable transversely projecting shaft with offset terminals 47 is adapted to overlie the forward surfaces of the downwardly projecting lugs 32 on said transfer paddle plate 32, whereby to maintain said plate in its initial inclined position, as illustrated in Figure 3. Fixed abutments 48 project inwardly from the bracket supports 42 adapted to, as the transfer paddle or plate 32 is moved by the carriages, contact against the free lower terminals 32 of the transfer paddle plate 32, whereby in the continued forward movement of the carriages 38 the said transfer plate 32 will be tilted about its axis to assume an upright position in the stacking chute, as illustrated more particularly in Fi ure 4.

The limit of the forward swinging movement of the transfer plate 32 is taken care of by a transversely extending bar 49 projecting between and connected to the carriages 38.

The glove-abutment angle plate 33-34 is pivoted at 33 to the bottom wall of the stacking chute, and a spring-actuated arm 50 is connected to the under surface of one arm 34 of this angle plate abutment and projects through a slotted opening in the bottom wall of the glove stacking chute for connection with a suitable spring 51 adapted to normally move the angle plate 33-34 when released by the transfer paddle plate 32 into a position whereby that portion 33 of the abutment angle platenormally vertically disposed to constitute an abutment for the gloveswill assume a flat position against the bottom wall of the stacking chute to permit the glove under the action of the transfer paddle plate 32 to readily pass over said abutment plate 3334. In the reverse movement of the transfer paddle plate 32 the lower edge of the same will contact with the rear portion of the love abutment angle plate and swing the latter about its pivotal support against the action of the spring connection so as to re-pos'tion that portion 33 of the abutment angle plate in glove-abutting position, as illustrated in Figure 3, and in which position it is held, as previously described, by the engagement of the lower edge of the transfer paddle plate 32 with that portion 34 of the abutment angle plate.

Slightly spaced forwardly from the angleplate abutment 33-34 is a pair of laterallyspaced upwardly-projecting glove-abutment fingers 52 which project through slots 53 in the bottom wall 30 of the chute. These abutment fingers at a point below the slots have angularly disposed rearwardly-projecting arms 54 fixed upon a transversely-extending rock shaft 55 having bearings in the rear lugs 35 projecting downwardly from the forward extensions of the main frame. Fixed to said rock shaft 55 at 56, at the front side of the machine, is a substantially U-shaped bracket, the base of which projects vertically, and the lower arm of which 58 constitutes a camway 59 adapted to be engaged by a pivoted dog 60 mounted on the arm 46 movable with the carriage 38, which dog is adapted in the forward movement of the carriage to tilt the U-shaped bracket about its axis whereby to turn the rock shaft 55 and thereby cause the connected abutment lingers 52 to move downwardly through the slots in the bottom wall of the runway and disappear beneath the chute to thereby allow the gloves to pass thereover under the action of the glovetransfer plate 32.

Cooperating glove-abutment fingers 61 project downwardly between the side walls 31 of the runway or chute at a point in substantial alignment with the lower abutment 1 fingers 52, and said fingers 61 connect with rearwardly and upwardly extending arm supports 62 positioned on a rock shaft 63 projecting transversely across the top of the glove runway or chute and having bearings in bracl: ts 64.- on the forward extensions 1 of the main frame. Secured to that end of the rock shaft 63 at the front side of the machine is a rearwardly extending arm 65 pivotally connected at 66 to a downwardly extending arm 67 forming with said arm a toggledinlr connection with the upper arm 58 of the U-shaped bracket, the connection being indicated at 68. By reason of this connection for the upper abutment fingersit will he observed that these fingers will under the action of the U-shapedarms 57, 58, 58 move simultaneously with the lower abutment fingers 52, but in a reverse direction with respect to the lower abutment fingers. In other words, the movement of the U- shaped bracket under the action of the dog 60 riding over the cam surface 59 in one direction will impart upward movement to the upper abutment fingers 61 and downward movement to the abutment fingers 52; whereas when the dog 60 is moved out of engagement with. the camway 59 the upper abutment finger 62 will be lowered into the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 4, and the lower abutment fingers 52 will be raised into the position indicated in full lines in Figure 3.

A glove-supporting plate 68-is adapted to normally assume a vertical 'position'in the runway forwardly of the glove-abutment fingers 52-61 against which the gloves contact under the action of the transfer plate 32, the parts being constructed and arranged so that as the gloves are moved by the transfer plate through the medium of the carriages 38, the upper and lower abutment fingers 52-61 will be moved respectively above and below the path of the gloves so that the gloves assume a fiat position against the abutment plate 68 while still engaged by the transfer plate. 'ifihereupon, and before the transfer plate moves in a reverse or rearward direction under the action of the carriages 38, the upper supporting lingers 61 will move downwardly into the position illustrated in Fig re 3, for instance, and the lower fingers will assume an upward position in the path of the gloves, as illustrated in the same figu e The

fingers

52 and 61 will at this t1 be in contact wi h the rearmost glove uhe runway, whereas the abutment plate 68 will be in contact with the foremost glove in the runway, thereby maintaining the gloves stacked position in said runway; and the abutment plate 8 will remain in this posi- 1 ring the rearward movement of the n plate 32, the transfer plate being provided with slots 39 to permit of the movement of said transfer plate past the upper fingers 61. In order to maintain the

fingers

52 and 61 in the innermost position in contact with the loves, a suitable spring 69 is provided, the same being secured at one end to the rock shaft and at its opposite end to the bearings for said shaft. By reason of this construction, as the dog 60, movable with the carriage 38, arrives at the forward end of the camway 59., the camway 59 will be released, and under the action of the said spring 69 the

fingers

52 and 61 operatively connected with the rock shaft and U-shaped 5''? will assume the innermost position, as illustrated in. Figure 3. It is understood that in the meantime by reason of the engagement of the dog with the camway 59 the

fingers

52 and 61 have been held in outermost position and out of the path of the glove transfer operation.

The abutment plate68 at the foremostend of the stacked loves is adapted to be moved automat'cally with the accumulating supply of gloves in the runway, a suitable weight 70 being connected to a cord 71 passing over a pulley 72 supported in any desired manner upon the framework of the machine, and said cord connecting at 73 with a supporting plate 74 positioned beneath the bottom wall of the chute and to. which supporting plate the abutment plate 68 is pivotally. connected by the arms? 5 projecting through slots 7 6 in the bottom wal of the chute. The abutment plate 68 is normally held in upright position by a locking dog 7 7 pivoted at 7 7 to the supporting plate 74: and spring-held in this position by'a spring 78. Said d'og'77 is adapted. at one end to engage the projecting member 68 oft-he abutment plate, and said dog is adapted to be released and moved against the action of the s rin b a cam surface 79 fixed upon the bottom wall of the chute when the abutment plate 68 is'moved to the end of the slot 7 6 in the bottom wall of the chute. It will be observed that the dog 77 under the act on of the cam surface 7 9 releases the dog from holding contact with the projection on the abutment plate 68', and the abutment plate is thereuioon adapted to move about its pivotal connection in the continued movement of the'gloves along the runway, the abutment plate assuming a flat position as illustrated in Figure 8 against the bottom wall of the chute whereby to permit the gloves to pass thereover. At this time the gloves will be in engagement with a suitable box or casing applied to the discharge end of the runway, the bottom of the bOX taking the place of the abutment plate 68. When the box has been filled with the requisite amount of stacked gloves and removed from the machine, the abutment plate 68 having been freed by the gloves will under the action of the spring again assume an upright posiion and automatically move rearwardly under the action of the connected weight 70,

whereby to cooperate with the glove-stacking mechanism, including the transfer plate and associated parts, for succeeding stacking operation.

The main driving mechanism for the stacking operation, including the transfer plate 32, abutment plate 68, and holding

fingers

52 and 61, is preferable of a character to be controlled and set into operation auto mat-ically by the movement of the gloves through the ironing or pressing mechanism heretofore described; and a preferred embodiment of this feature of the invention will now be described.

A driving disc is .sleeved upon an extension of the large presser roll 5 at a point outside of what may be termed the rear side wall of the main frame of the machine and has a peripheral arm extension 81 to the free end of which is pivotally connected at 82 an elongated actuating rod 83 which latter is in turn pivotally connected at 84 to the upper end of a rock arm 85 having in turn pivotal connection at its lower end at 86 to that downwardly extending bracket 41 supported from the main frame. The actuating rod 83 is threaded at its opposite ends and connects with its pivotal support ng terminals whereby to permit of lengthwise adjustment; and the pivotal connection 84 between the supporting bracket at the forward end of the actuating rod 83 and the rock-arm 85 includes a bolt adapted to fit in one of the apertures 84 in said arm to permit of adjustment at this point of connection at will. A transverselyextending carriage actuating arm 87 is pivotally connected at 88 to the rock-arm 85 and at its opposite end to the carriage 38 at this side of the machine, which carriage 38 is of course connected by a transverse rod with the carriage 38 and connected parts at the front side of the machine.

Arranged to rotate with the shaft- 6 of the main presser roll at a point between the actuating disc 80 and the adjacent side wall of the framework is a ratchet wheel 89 adapted to be engaged by a tooth 90 upon a curved pawl 91 pivoted at 92 to the inner surface of said actuating disc 80, which pawl is normally held by a spring 93 so as to posi tion its tooth 90 out of contact with said ratchet wheel 89. An adjustable abutment 94 is provided upon the side wall of the frame and adapted to, in one position of the pawl 91, contact with the free end thereof and move the tooth 90 of said pawl out of engagement with the tooth of the ratchet wheel 89.

The pawl 91 is adapted to be moved into cent side wall of the main frame and having a p1n-97 on the free end of its actuating arm projecting through a slot 98 in the lower end of an arm 99 secured at 100 to the side wall of a piston cylinder 101 in which is positioned a coil spring 102 sleeved upon the rod 103 of the piston and engaging between the piston head and the top wall of the cylinder. The upper end of said piston rod 103 is secured to a collar 104 sleeved upon an extension of the shaft 11 of the small presser roller 10.

A locking dog 105 having an offset shoulder 106 to engage under the pin 97 of the bell crank lever 95 is pivoted at 107 to the arm 99 and is normally maintained in locking engagement with said pin by a spring 108. A releasing pin 109 is secured to the inner surface of the actuating disc 80 and is adapted in one of the positions of the disc to engage the free end of the locking dog 105 and move the same about its pivot 107 against the action of the spring 108 whereby to permit the bell crank lever 95 to move about its pivotal connection 96 and release the pawl 91 from ratchet-holding engagement with the ratchet 89. A spring 110 secured to the projecting arm 81 of the actuating disc 80 and to the adjacent side wall of the main frame, tends to move said projecting arm of the disc in a rearward direction when the disc has been freed from locking engagement with the ratchet wheel 89, and this rearward movement of the disc arm 81 imparts rearward movement of the elongated actuating rod 83 and its connecting mechanism for imparting rearward movement to the

carriages

38 and 38 operatively connected to the glove trans- .fer plate, abutment fingers, and associated parts.

The operation of the driving mechanism above described may now be briefly reviewed.

Assuming that the large presser roll 5 is under constant rotation, through the medium of a motor or other power-drive mechanism, or hand-operating means, as desired, and assuming further that the parts of the driving mechanism are in substantially the posi tion illustrated in Figure 9, and assuming further that no gloves are at this time passing through the machine, no movement will be imparted to the actuating disc 80 and associated parts for driving the glove-stacking mechanism, for the reason that the large presser roll 5 at this time freely rotates with respect to the actuating disc 80, and the tooth 90 of the pawl 91 is held out of engagement with the ratchet disc 89 which rotates with the driving shaft 6. Now, as the gloves are fed to the machine by being placed on the upper surface of the feed belt 28, as each glove in turn assumes a position between the adjacent faces of the belt 28 and the belt 29 at a point between the large presser roll 5 and the upper relatively small presser roll 10, the glove causes the upper presser roll 10 to move upwardly, due to the thickness of the glove, and in this upward movement of the presser roll 4 A bell 111 is positioned on one of 10 th latter in turn carries upwardly the connected collar 104;, piston cylinder 101, and connected arm 90. At this time the shoulder 106 of the locking jaws 105 carried by the arm 99 is brought into engagement with the pin 97 at the actuating end of the bell crank lever 95, and the lever will thereby be moved upon its pivot 06 so as to force the free end of the bell crank lever inwardly whereby to force the pawl o1 inwardly against the action of a spring 93 whereby to engage the teeth 90 of said pawl 91 with the tooth of the ratchet wheel 8*. The ratchet wheel being now fixed for movement with the drive shaft of the large presser roll 5. The actuating disc 80 will thereby be caused to move in the direction of the arrow illustrated in Figure 10, against the action of the spring 110 to impart forward movement to the actuating rod 88 and the parts operativey connected therewith. This movement of the disc and actuating rod 88 in a forward direction will continue until the locking dog for the bell crank lever has released the pin 9. of the bell crank lever by contact of the free end f th locking dog 105 with 'theabutment pin 109 of the actuating disc 80; whereupon the free end of the locking pawl 91 will contact with the abutment 9d thereby releasing the tooth 90 of the locking pawl 91 from looking engagement with the ratchet wheel 89, the spring 98 holding said pawl with its tooth out of ratchet engagement; and the spring 110 will at this time impart areverse movement to the actuating disc 80, and. simultaneous rearward movement to the actuating rod 83 and the stacker mechanism.

Means to indicate the number of gloves passing through the machine, whereby to keep a check on the number of gloves oper ated upon as well as to assist the operator in checking the number of gloves to be bored in each carton placed at the front end of the glove runway, will now be described.

v the side walls of the machine, and arranged to operate with said bel s a striker arm 11. pivoted intermcd ends at 11. t side wall of the machine; and said s arm has a striker knoh 11 1 normally hell in contact with be hell by a spring 115 secured to the l to adjacent side wall of the frame at 116. The opposite free end 112 of the striking arm is arranged in the path of a pin 11? secured to one surface of a ratchet wheel 118 adapted to have intermi tent movement imp arted thereto by a springactuated pawl 119 lllOtlDJQCl upon the inner surface of the actuat' The parts are so constructed and a *anged that in each movement of the t disc 80 in one rection the pawl 110 will eng c with a tooth of the ratchet wheel 118 and impart movement to the latter the distance of one tooth. Assuming that the teeth of'this ratchet wheel 118 correspond in number to the normal supply of gloves for each box or carton to be filled, it will be appreciated that the successsive operations of the ratchet wheel 118, tooth by tooth, as each glove passes through the tion.

Carton or box-supporting mechanism is associated with the glove runway or chute. The runway or chute at its forward end is of construction and size to have fitted over said lnner end the glove receiving box or carton 120. Elongated, horlzontally disposed spring arms 121 are secured through the means of downwardly extending flanges 122 to the side walls of the runway or chute, and these spring arms assume a position extending inwardly from and slightly spaced upwardly from the sides of the chute with the forward terminals 121 upwardly curved so that as the box is positioned over the front end of the chute the upper side of the box will slip between the spring arms 121 and the upper edges of the sides of the chute. In assembling the box, that portion of the usual folded top which connects with the side of the box now disposed uppermost may be folded back as indicated at 120 upon the uppermost side of the boX whereby to engage beneath the spring arms 19.1 and thereby offer no obstruction at the open end of the box for the ready passage of the gloves along the chute and into the box. bars 123 may also be positioned upon the bottom wall of the chute adj acent the front end to be enga ed by the lower side of the wall of the box and thereby space the inner surface of said lower side of the box from the bottom wall of the chute and from the movable parts beneath the chute associated with the movable glove-abutment plate within the chute. These spacing bars 123 are inclined at the ends as illustrated at 128*, whereby to facilitate the ready passage of the box over the end of the chute.

A general brief review of the operation of the entire machine follows.

The machine having been placed in operation through the medium of hand or motor power applied to the drive wheel fixed to the shaft 6 which carries the large presser roll. 5, an operator takes the gloves as manufactured, and preferably promptly after leaving the hot form of the usual glove-forming mecha- Suitable spacing pawl upon the front side of the ma nism, and places said gloves in spaced relation and in alternate arrangement, that lofts and ri hts, upon a conveyor belt 28. The gloves as they move with the belt 28 between the surface of this belt and the cooperating belt 29, will be ironed or pressed in a substantially flat condition and free from wrinkles by reason of the pressure exerted as said gloves pass under the

belts

28 and 29 between the presser rolls 5 and 10 and 20. The foremost ironed glove will be delivered by that portion of the endless carrier 29 arranged beneath the )resser roll 5 to the forward end of said conveyor which passes around the guide roll 23, and the glove will ride off said conveyor at this point onto the glove-transfer plate 32 which at this time assumes a rearward inclined position 'ith the free upper end thereof in contact with that portion of the conveyor passing around the guide roll 20. At this time, the various parts of the glove-stacking mechanism will be substantially in the position illustrated in Figure 3; that is to say, the forward gloveabutment plate 68 will have been moved rearwardly along the glove runway or chute under the action of the weight until saidabutment plate is in contact with any gloves already assembled in the chute, assuming that no gloves have been fed into a position adjacent the glove-

holc ing fingers

52 and 61. The gloveholding fingers at this time will be in innermost position in contact with the rearmost stacked glove, assuming that some gloves are already in stacked position in contact with the glove-abutment plate 68. At this time, also, the pivoted angle-abutment plate 33 arranged between the transfer plate 32 and the holding

fingers

52 and 61 will as sume the position illustrated in Figure 3, with one flange of said angle plate projecting upwardly whereby to constitute an abutment for the glove as it sl des down the transfer plate 32 as delivered from the belt 29. As a succeeding glove moves into position between the large presser roll 5 and the upper smaller presser roll 10, the glove transfer and stacking mechanism is automatically brought into operation, the connection between the upper presser roll 10 and t is hell crank lever 95, as previously described, in the rising movement of the presser roll 10 under the outward pressure of the glove therebelow, will move the pawl 91 into holding engagement with the ratchet 89 movable with the drive shaft 6 of the large presser roll 5, with the result that the actuating rod 83 will be moved forwardly and carry therewith the carriages 38,

38 As said carriages move forward the will ride over the camway of the U bracket, and thereby tilt said ket. nd bv the rising of the operative connection between said bracket and the glove-holdiiu:

fingers

52 and 61 said fingers will be move;

transfer plate 32 having also been mov forwardly with said carriages 38- l8, said transfer plate has imparted movement to the glove lying upon said plate over and past the angle abutment plate 33, said plate swingin about its pivot under the pressing action or the glove and transfer plate. As the

glove holding fingers

52 and 61 move out of the path of the glove in contact with the transfer plate, said glove in contact with tae transfer plate 32 will be positioned by the continued movement of the transfer plate into contact with the rearmost glove in the stacked series At about this time the pawl 91 having been brought into contact with the abutment plate 94 will be moved with its tooth 90 out of engagement with the ratchet disc 89 thereby re leasing the actuating disc 81 which under the action of the spring 110 will move the connected disc and actuating rod 83 rearwardly. As the U-shaped bracket 57 is released by the dog 60, the operatively associated

gloveholding fingers

52 and 61 will assume innermost position, or in contact with the inward transfer glove; and in the return movement of the transfer plate 32 the slotted ways in the latter permit the plate to readily slide past the holding fingers 61, and the lower edge of the transfer plate will tilt the abut ment plate 33 into glove-abutment position as illustrated in Figure 3. The transfer plate 32 will at this time have assumed, under the return movement of the actuating rod 83, a position with its free end in contact with the delivery end of the belt 29 whereby to receive a succeeding glove to be transferred and stacked. At this time the shoulder 106 of the locking dog 105 which was previously released by the abutment pin 109 to permit of the release of the pawl 91 on the ratchet 89, will again have assumed a position in contact with the pin 97 whereby to cause the subsequent tilting of the bell crank lever 95 in contact with the ratchet 89 as a succeeding glove presses the small presser roll 10 upwardly and with it the piston and arm connections 99,101,102, 103, and 104. By reason of the piston connections just briefly referred to, a safety relief is provided to protect the parts against undue pressure, etc.

As succeeding gloves are delivered into contact and in stacked relation in the chute, the foremost abutment plate 68 in said chute will slide forwardly while the weight in connection therewith will maintain the plate in position to cooperate with the 61 to maintain the stacked relation of the gloves. The operator having placed a box or carton on the end of the chute in the manner previously described, the gloves will automatically assume a position in said box or cart-on, and at the proper time the retaining means for the foremost abutment plate 68 will be automatically released under the movement of said plate whereby said plate will assume a flat position in contact with the bottom wall of the chute, and at which time the bottom boX or carton on the chute will take the place of the abutment plate 68 in the further stacking and boxing operation. When the desired number of gloves have been received into the box or carton, the operator will be apprised of this fact due to the automatic operation of the signal 111, as previously described; whereupon the operator will remove the box with the contained gloves from the chute and place another box in glove-receiving position. As the abutment plate 68 is released, it will under the action of its weight 70 again assume an upright position and move rearwardly so as to be in position to receive a subsequent supply of gloves, or into a position in contact with any remaining gloves in the runway.

Certain features of the invention herein illustrated and described but not claimed are made the subject-matter of claims in my copending application Serial No. 509,208, filed January 16, 1931.

It is to be understood that Whereas the in vent-ion is primarily adapted for use in connection with the pressing and stacking of gloves, and whereas the claims specify gloves as the articles ordinarily handled by the machine, it is obvious that other articles of a similar nature may be ironed and stacked through the medium of the mechanism embodied herein, and such articles are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a machine ofthe character described for pressing and stacking gloves, the combination of glove pressing mechanism, a glove stacking frame or chute, means for delivering gloves in an upright position directly from said pressing mechanism to said chute, and for feeding the gloves along said chute while maintaining their upright position, said means being operatively associated with the pressing mechanism and governed by the latter.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of an endless glove feed adapted to receive pressed gloves, glove-stacking chute or runway open at one end a. d having means to support a glove-receiving carton at said end, and movable means adapted to engage said endless feed adjacent one end of the latter for receiving gloves therefrom and for delivering gloves to said chute and means for successively feeding the gloves along said chute and into the carton.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a cooperating presser roll and an endless belt conveyor, a horizontally disposed glove-stacking frame or chute adjacent one end of the conveyor, a movable abutment plate in said chute, and means operatively associated with said conveyor for delivering gloves in succession from the conveyor into said chute and positioning the same upright against one another into contact with said abutment plate, said abutment plate being movable with the gloves along the chute.

4. In a glove pressing and stacking machine of the character described, the combination of a presser roll and an endless feed, said feed cooperating with the roll to press the gloves, a stacking frame or chute, means cooperating with the endless feed for delivering the pressed gloves into said chute, and cooperating means to engage a series of gloves therebetween and maintain the same in stacked position while moved along said chute.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove pressing mechanism, a glove-stacking frame or chute, means interposed between the pressing mechanism and the stacking frame or chute and cooperating with both whereby to receive the pressed gloves and deliver same into the chute, an abutment plate for the gloves in said chute, means for automatically maintaining said plate in glove-abutment position, and means for releasing said plate from glove-abutment position under the action of the gloves through the machine.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove-stacking frame or chute, an abutment in said chute, said abutment being substantially L-shaped, with one arm thereof normally arranged up "ight in said chute to engage the foremost glove in said chute and said arm being adapted to be moved under the action of the gloves out of the path thereof and in its movement to position the other arm in an upright position, and means movable into and out of glove-holding position adjacent the rearmost glove in said chute. V I

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove-stacking frame or chute, an abutment member in said chute, and means to maintain the gloves in upright position against said abutment member, including pivoted fingers having curved terminals movable vertically into and out of the path of the gloves in the chute, and gloveactuating means for said maintaining means and fingers.

8. In a machine of'the character described, the combination of a glove-stacking frame or chute, a glove actuated abutment member in said chute, means to maintain the gloves in upright position against said abutment member, including means movable into and out of the path of the gloves in said chute, and glove-actuatingmeans forsai-d last-mentioned means. i

9. In a machine of the character de/ scribed, the combination of glove pressing means, of a glove-stacking frame or chute, and a plurality of vertically spaced oppositely disposed glove-holding means movable into and out of the path of the gloves in said chute, and operative connection between said glove-holding means and the glove-pressing means whereby the one is actuated by the other.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aglove-runway or chute, an abutment member to be engaged by the foremost glove in said chute, glove feeding mechanism, and means mounted for pivotal and slidable movement disposed between said feeding mechanism and the abutment for transferring the gloves from said feeding mechanism into a position against said abutment and longitudinally along said chute.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove runway or chute, an abutment member to be engaged by the foremost glove in said chute, combination glove feeding and pressing mechanism, glove-transfer means disposed between said feeding mechanism and the abutment for transferring the gloves from a substantially horizontal position on said feeding mechanism into a substantially vertical position against said abutment, and upper and lower glove-holding means for engaging the rearmost of the series of gloves adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof and maintaining the same in stacked position when relieved by said transfer means.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove-receiving member, glove-feeding mechanism, and a slidable and pivotally-mounted transfer plate adapted to receive the gloves from said feeding mechanism and deliver the same in upright position in said chute.

13. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove-stacking member including a receiving frame, glove-stacking member including a receiving frame, glove-feeding means, movable glovetransfer means in addition to the feeding means, to receive the gloves from said feeding means and deliver the same in upright position in said frame, and means for holding the gloves in upright position when delivered bv the transfer plate, including an abutment member to engage the front of the gloves, and independent means arranged to.

the rear of said abutment adjacent the upper and lower edges of the gloves and adapted to move into and out of contact with the gloves.

14. In a machine of the character described, a glove-stacking frame, a forward abutment plate, movable vertically spaced rear glove-abutment means, and a transfer plate operatively associated with said rear glove-holding means and being slotted at its upper edge in alignment with the upper abutment means.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-feeding means, a glove-receiving chute or runway, an n abutment in the runway, cooperating abutments in the runway, and glove-transfer means positioned between the last-mentioned abutment-s and the glove-feeding means and constructed and arranged for swinging and sliding movements.

16. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove-stacking frame, an abutment, glove-feeding means, and a pivoted inclined transfer plate to receive a glove from the feeding mechanism and cooperating with said abutment to maintain the glove in contact with the transfer plate, said abutment and transfer plate being adapted for longitudinal movement along the stacking frame.

17. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of glove-feeding means, glove-transfer means, and means for maintaining the transferred gloves in stacked condition, said transfer and stacking mechanism being governed and con trolled in its movement with respect to pre-. ceding gloves by the movement of succeeding gloves under the action of the feeding means.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a. horizontally-disposed stacking frame or chute, an abutment plate in the chute, cooperating abutment members in the chute adjacent the top and bottom thereof and movable into and out of glove-holding contact in the chute, and a tiltable glove-transfer plate adapted to position another glove in contact with the stacked gloves as said movable abutments are released from contact with the stacked gloves, and said plate having abutment member slots.

19. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-pressing mechanism, glove-stacking mechanism, glove-transfer mechanism interposed between the glove stacking and glove-transfer mechanism, drivin mechanism for the pressing mechanism, and cooperative connection between said driving mechanism and the stacking mechanism controlled by the movement of the gloves through the pressing mechanism.

20. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-pressing mechanism and glove-stacking mechanism, and oporatin g means for the latter governed and controlled by the movement of the gloves in the pressing operation.

21. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-pressin g mechanism, glove-stacking mechanism, transfer mechanism interposed between the glove-pressing and glove-stacking mechanism, and operating means for the glove-transfer means,

operatively connected with the pressing mechanism and controlled in its movement by the movement of the gloves in the pressing operation.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-pressing mechanism and glove-stacking mechanism, operating means for the pressing mechanism, operating means for the stacking mechanism, and clutching means between the driving means for the pressing and stacking mechanisms set into operation automatically by the pressing operation on the gloves.

28. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-pressing mechanism, glove-stacking mechanism, and an intermediate glove-transfer mechanism, driving mechanism for the glove-transfer and glove-stacking mecl1anisms,'and means driven from the pressing mechanism and controlled by the movement of the gloves through the pressing mechanism for actuating the transfer and stacking mechanisms.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-stacking mechanism, glove-pressing mechanism, and interposed as sociated means governed by the operation of the pressing mechanism for automatically dclivering the pressed glove directly from the pressing mechanism to the stacking mechanism in upright condition.

25. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove-stacking mechanism and glove-pressing mechanism, and interposed associated means for automatically delivering the pressed gloves to the stacking mechanism, and for maintaining the gloves in upright position in said stacking mechanism said means being operatively associated with and controlled by the movement of the gloves through the pressing mechanism.

26. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove stacking frame, glove pressing rolls, and conveyor mechanism adapted to feed gloves into operative relation to the presser rolls and transfer means engaging said conveyor member and controlled in its movement by the conveyor means for the gloves to deliver the pressed gloves to the Y stacking frame.

27. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of glove pressing mechanism, glove stacking mechanisnnand means controlled by the glove presser mechanism to impart movement to the glove stacker.

28. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of glove pressing mechanism, means for feeding gloves thereto,

3 a glove stacking runway, and stacking mechanism associated with the runway, said mechanism being controlled by the feeding movement of the gloves.

29. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove pressing or ironing mechanism, means for feeding gloves thereto, and cooperating glove-feeding mechanism operated by and controlled by the first-mentioned feeding mechanism- 30. In a machine of the character described, the combination of glove ironing mechanism, and glove stacking mechanism operated and controlled by the ironing mechanism.

81. In a machine of the character. de-

scribed, the combination of a glove ironing.

and arranged to press the gloves and deliver the pressed gloves in stacked relation on said runway, the said actions on the gloves following the pressing operation being. dependent on andcontrolled by the pressing operation on succeeding gloves.

3%. In a machine of the character described', the combination of a glove runway having means to support a glove-receiving box at the open end thereof, glove ironing mechanism, glove stacking mechanism, and glove transfer means interposed between the stacking and ironing mechanisms, the stack ing and glove transfer means being governed and controlled by the movement of the gloves in the glove-pressing operation.

35. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a main presser roll, a cooperating presser roll, endless conveyors interposed between said presser rolls. said conveyors being adapted to receive therebetween gloves to be pressed by movement between the rolls, and a pivoted transfer plate adapted at its freeedge to engage the discharge end of one of said conveyors and to be moved. with the glove away from said conveyors.

86. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a main presser roll and a cooperating presser roll, endless conveyorsinterposed between said rolls, said conveyors beingadapted to receive therebetween gloves to be pressed by movement between the rolls, and one of said conveyors projecting horizontally forwardly beyond the rolls and acting as glove feeding means in the feeding operation and the other corrveyor projecting rearwardly beyond therolls and acting as glove deliveringmeans for the pressed gloves, and glove stacking mechanism operatively associated with said rearward projection and controlled in its movement by the movement of the gloves through the pressing mechanism.

37. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a relatively large presser roll, a guide roll arranged forwardly of the presser roll, an endless conveyormounted upon said rolls, and projecting horizontally to constitute a glove-receiving movable support a pair of relatively smallpresser rolls arranged in operative association with the main presser roll, an auxiliary guide roll, an auxiliary endless conveyor mounted upon the small presser rolls and auxiliary guide roll and arranged to contact with the first mention-ed endless conveyor at its point of contact with the main presser roll, whereby the conveyor members are adapted to receive therebetween gloves to be pressed by said presser rolls, and stacking mechanism operatively associated with that endless carrier at the discharge end of the machine, the stacking mechanism being controlled in its movement by the pressing action on the gloves.

38. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a relatively large presser roll, a guide roll arranged forwardly of the presser roll, an endless conveyor mounted upon said rolls, a pair of relatively small presser rolls arranged in operative association with the main presser roll, an auxiliary guide roll, an auxiliary endless conveyor mounted upon the small presser rolls and auxiliary guide roll, and arranged to contact with the first mentioned endless conveyor at its point of contact with the main presser roll, whereby the conveyor members are adapted to receive therebetween gloves to be pressed by said presser rolls, and stacking mechanism governed and controlled by the move-- ment of the gloves between the presser rolls. 39. In a machine for treating gloves, the combination of a glove runway or chute, glove-stacking mechanism operatively associated with the runway, movable cooperating elements arranged at the forward end of the I runway or chute adapted to press gloves therebetween, means whereby the glovepressing elements and the stacking mechanism operate in synchronism, and one of the glove-pressing elements constituting a dis charge feed for the pressed gloves to deliver pressing operation, stacking mechanism arranged to receive the pressed gloves, and said stacking mechanism being operatively associated with the pressing members and controlled in its movement by the latter.

4:1. In a mechanism of the character described, cooperating members forming therebetween, pressing means for gloves, and glove-stacking mechanism set into operation by the movement of the gloves between said pressing members.

42. In a machine of the character described, cooperating members forming therebetween pressing means for gloves, and glovestacking mechanism, said mechanism being timed in its movement by the pressing action of the gloves.

43. In a machine of the character described, cooperating pressing members between which gloves are permitted to pass for pressing operation, stacking mechanism, driving mechanism for the latter including a releasable clutch, and means cooperating with said clutch and pressing members for controlling the movement of the stacking mechanism.

44. In a machine 01": tne character described, an endless belt constituting a delivery platform for pressed gloves, roller means cooperating with said belt to form a pressing mechanism, and stacking mechanism including a glove-transfer plate to engage said belt, and cooperating means between said stacking mechanism and said roller means for governing the operation of the stacking mechanism through the pressing mechanism.

4i5. In a machine of the character described, a large roll, a plurality of smaller rolls arranged about the periphery of the larger roll, belts interposed between said smaller rolls and the larger roll adapted to receive gloves therebetween r'or pressing operation, and operatively associated glove-stacking means for the pressed gloves.

46. In a machine of the character described, a large roll, a plurality of smaller rolls arranged about the periphery of the larger roll, belts interposed between said smaller rolls and the larger roll adapted to receive gloves therebetween for pressing operation, and operatively associated glove-stacking means, the latter having operative means set into operation by the engagement of the gloves between said rolls.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

CALVIN JOHN SI-IIMER.

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