US2090306A - Honey section folder, press, and foundation fastener - Google Patents

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HONEY SECTION FOLDER, PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENER Aug. 17, 1937. A. H. PETERSON Filed Sept. 23, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet l wklfw BY mz. 2 M

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Aug. 17, 1937. w A. H. PETERSON HONEY SECTION FOLDER, PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENER Filed Sept. 23, 1935 4 Sheegs-Sheet 2 FIEfE IN VENTOR. aZ 2742 12140 MATTORNEY.

Aug. 17, 1937. PETERSON 2,090,306

HONEY SECTION FOLDER, PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENER Filed Sept. 25, 1955 4 heets-Sheet 3 V INVENTOR. 77 WA 9, mkm.

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1937. A. H. PETERSON 2,090,306

HONEY SECTION FOLDER, PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENER Filed Sept. 25, 1935 I 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIE-E Z0 33 i ll 1 /l -i f i FIE-E INVENT OR. I

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BY wmhm Patented Aug. 17, 1937 HONEY SECTION FOLDER, PRESS, AND- FOUNDAIION FASTENER Axel H. Peterson, Kewanee, Ill.

Application September 23, 1935, Serial No. 41,640

'lar frames or sections, and providing such sections 1% Another purpose thereof is to provide a simple My invention has reference to a machine for forming honey sections of that type which are furnished in blanks with dove-tailed ends, and converting the same into the usual rectangu- Claims.

with wax starters at some point in the operation. The chief purpose of the invention is to increase the general efficiency and facility of operation of machines of that kind.

and effective means for delivering a quantity of the section blanks in orderly succession to devices contained in the machine by means of which the sections are formed and joined. In connection -with the storage facilities of the machine there is included means for varying the capacity thereof so as to be capable of holding blanks of different widths.

Another feature of the invention; embraces 5.";- mechanism of a novel character for feeding a quantity of wax foundation material to other deviceswhich conduct it to the section blanks and' secure it in place thereon. This is done before the forming of the blanks into sections is begun, and with the wax starter portions in a vertical position. Included with the feed mechanism for the wax is a means for varying the length of feed thereof, and correspondingly changing the width of such portions. The strips of wax from which the starters are formed are fed upwardly by means of metal combs the teeth of which engage the irregular faces of the strips. Other means is provided for preventing a return movement of.

the strips. The means for gripping the Wax starters and feeding them to the section blanks is also of a novel and simple character.

.While the honey sections are being formed, and in the delivery thereof from the machine, they are maintained in an upright position, withthe. wax portions held vertically, and without thev danger of such portions being displaced or distorted, as is likely to occur if the section is tipped to one side or the other.

. The above named, and other features and ad-@ vantages of the invention will be more fully apprehended from the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

I Fig. 1 shows the invention in plan View, with some of the parts broken away.

-- Fig. 2 is a side elevation'thereof.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the dotted line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 is a detail of the latch mechanism for the, grip frame 96.

Fig. 4 is a detail of the grip actuating ap-' paratus, enlarged.

Fig. 5 shows the support for the roller 60, and devices for the adjustment thereof.

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the section forming mechanism.-

Fig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 66 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 7 is a detail of the section blank supportsat one end of the magazine.

Fig. 8 is a cross-section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 9 is an end view of the devices shown in Fig. 5.

Similar parts are indicated by corresponding reference characters throughout the several figures.

"The machine has a supporting frame, consisting of a pair of side pieces H and end pieces l2, with vertical supports I3 and I4 therefor, the lower ends of which are secured to base members I5. Secured to the side pieces I l is a cross-frame having side bars I6 and I1, and secured lengthwise of the main frame near the center thereof is a pair of rails l8 and I9, upon which is slidably supported a section forming head or plunger 20, the rails being engaged in channels in the bottom plate of the plunger. capable of a reciprocating movement on said rails. Secured on the side pieces II are bearings 22, in which is journaled a shaft 23, provided with a crank 24, which crank is connected by a rod with a pin 26 in the side flanges of the plunger 20. On one end of the shaft 23 is a sprocketwheel 21, connected by a sprocket-wheel 28 with a small sprocket-wheel 29 on one end of the driveshaft 30 of an electric motor 3 I, supported at the side of the machine. The opposite end of the shaft 23 is shown squared, to receive the socket of a hand crank, in case itshould be desired to operate the machine manually. When this is done the chain to the motor is disconnected.

From the bar I! is supported a pair of horizontal plates 33', on opposite sides of the plunger 20, each of which plates is adapted to be heated by a lamp, shown at 34,'supported on a crossplate 35 of the frame. The purpose of these will be more fully explained hereinafter.

The side-pieces II are projected forwardly into extensions 36, to which is secured a crossplate 31, which, with the end piece 12, supports a bed-plate 38, the upper face of which is on a' slightly lower plane than the lower face of the plunger 20, and which bed-plate receives theplunger in its forward movement. At the sides The plunger is of the plate 38 are flanges 39, curving outwardly and downwardly at their rear ends to receive some of the parts of the section blanks shown at 40. These sections are formed in four parts, foldably united, and the end pieces are provided with dovetailing to permit of such ends being joined. One of said parts, shown at A, is in position for engagement by a cross-plate 2| on the forward end of the plunger 20, at one. end of which part A is an end piece D, and at the other end a part B and end piece C. These parts are capable of being folded into rectangular shape to produce one of the well-known commercial honey sections. 7

A quantity of the blanks 40 are held in nested position transversely of the machine, just in rear. of and extending downwardly from the rear edge. of the plate 38. The pileof blanks is held in place at one end by means of a pair of vertical plates 4|, secured to a channel-plate 42 fixed to the main frame. At the other end the blanks are held by a pair of plates 43, one of which is bolted to the leg-support l4, and the other to an angle-plate 44 attached to the frame. There are different widths of the blanks in stock, the one shown in Fig. 1 being of a narrower kind, and if it is desired to use the wider types the plates 43 are removed, leaving a space between the support I4 and plate 44 which will accommodate blanks of greater width. The width of the other end of the space can be increased by removing the plates 4| and inserting washers 45 of suitable thickness between such plates and the channel-plate 42.

The column of blanks is supported'on a crossbar 41 vertically movable in the space containing the blanks, to which bar is attached one end of a cable 48, which passes upwardly and over pulleys 49 supported from the frame, to a connection with a counter-weight 50, the tendency of which is to move the column of blanks upwardly. The magazine for the blanks can be easily loaded by feeding them in from the side of the machine through the space between the plates 43.

The upward movement of the blanks 40 is interrupted by a pair of stops 52 projected from the face of the plate 2|, the stops being positioned so as to permit the uppermost of the blanks 40 to reach a point just above. the plane of the plate 38. As a consequence, in the forward movement of the plunger 20 the uppermost blank is moved forwardly along the plate 38. At the same time the parts B and D of said section encounter the curved edges of the flanges 39, the upper edges of which are also curved, as in Fig.2, and said parts B and D are bent upwardly into vertical positions. The movement of said parts toward each other is limited by stops 53 on the face 2|, and additional stops 53 on the sides of the face 2| prevent the side portions from tipping rearwardly. The width of the straight part of the channel on the plate 38 is sufficient to admit the passage of a honey section therethrough, in erect position, and the movement of the plunger continues until the section reaches a frame 54 on one of the flanges 39, fixed to which is a cross-head 55, from which is projected rearwardly a cam-shaped arm 56. The part C of the blank comes in contact with said arm, and is bent over thereby toward the part D, until the dove-tailed ends of said parts are ready for joining.

At one end of the cross-head 55 is a bearing 51 in which is rotatably held a shaft 58, on the outer end of which is an eccentric enlargement 59, on which is rotatably mounted a flanged roller 60. As the corner of the section passesbeneath said roller the dove-tailed ends are forced together, forming a perfect joint. On the outer end of said shaft is a handle 6|, by means of which the shaft can be rotated, causing an adjustment of the roller 60 vertically, toadapt the same to the work. The shaft 58 is held normally from movement, however, by means of a setscrew 52 in the shaft 58.

The end-plate 2| of the plunger is also provided with a projection 63 at its upper edge, which guides the portion C of the. blank and prevents it from getting out of true position. At the outer end of the plate 38 is a horizontal support 64, along which the sections are moved as they are completed, in the same position in which they are formed, and from which they can be removed by hand, without disturbing the wax starters therein.

As the uppermost blank of the pile is moved forwardly for forming a section the next lower blank is being fitted with the wax starters, this being done while the blank is still in position at the upper part of the pile. .In accordance with common practice, and as set forth in the present application, the wax starters are attached to the inner faces of two opposing sides of the section, such as B and D in the present case, as indicated in Fig. 1. For this purpose two rolls of wax substance are provided and fed to points convenient for being attached to the blanks. This is done by duplicate devices on opposite sides of the section forming mechanism, and arranged to reciprocate coincidently therewith, so that as one honey section is being formed and moved along the central channel the starters for the next blank will be moving forward and adhered thereto. In the following description the recital will be directed to one of said duplicate mechanisms, it being understood that such recital has like application to the other of said mechanisms in which the position of the cam mechanism is reversed, however, both of said mechanisms being on the outer side.

As shown in Fig. 2, a roll of wax substance 65 is supported in the lower part of the machine, at each side thereof, as by a. reel 66 supported on a. shaft 66 mounted on supports 61 fixed on the base of the machine. At one side of the reel is a channel-plate 68, pivoted as at a to brackets 69 fixed to the lower side-pieces of the frame. The channel 68 is thus held rockingly in avertical position, in which position it is also held yieldably by a coiled spring 10, attached at one end to the channel-plate, and at the other end to the rear part of the frame. The strip of wax passes from the reel 66 along one side of a roller II in the channel plate 68, and thence upwardly along the rear face of a wooden strip 12 extending vertically of the channel. Said strip is spaced from the front of the channel-plate as. at 13, which space is adapted to contain a supply of water which permeates the wooden strip and cools the same, and prevents the wax from sticking to the wood as it is liable to do in hot weather. At the upper end of said channel-plate is. a cutting block 14, adapted to force the strip of wax against a cutter-blade 15, supported by a bar 16, fixed in the frame.

The strip of wax is fed upwardly by an intermittent movement for a sufiicient distance for a starter of desired width to be severed therefrom, the feed mechanism consisting of a lever TI, fulcrumed on a shaft 18 fixed in the frame.

The

'pieces I l of the frame.

combl l9,l for. engagement with the rear;face of thelstrip. The short arm ofv said lever .is providedcwith. a..pin..80, the upper endof which is engageable by a :cam .8 I, fixed onthe shaft 23.

At :each rotationtof: said shaft the. wax strip is moved upwardly. above the .blade I5 for the desired'distance toprovide one .of the starters when the projecting portionhas .been severed. The amount of movement of the arm. 11 can be varied by adjustment of the pin. in. theendof .s'aid arm, and a further adjustment may be made by means of a setscrew 82 in. the plate 83 on the frame II, (Fig. 3) the lower end of said setscrewbeing in contact. with a seat in the upper side ofthe bearing for the lever". By this means the short end-hf the lever can. be moved downwardly, with a longer movement of. the cam 8| before it engages the pm. It is the practice to have the wax starter in one side of a section of greater width than at the other side, and .the above'arrangement makes it possible to regulate theamount of feed of theltwo strips of wax to correspond therewith;

The upper end of the channel-plate 68 is given a movement toward the front of the machine by means of a plate 83 attached to the rear of the channel-plate and-engageable by a cam 84 on a-shaft 85 rotatable in bearings 86 on auxiliary (Fig. 2.) Rotary movement'is imparted to said shaftby means of a sprocket-wheel 88 fixed thereon and connected by a chain 89 with a similar wheel 90, fixed on the shaft 23. Coincidently with the forward movement of the plunger 20 the wax carrying devices at each side of the'machine are rocked sufliciently to sever portions thereof for use as starters, the severing being accomplished by the cutter-block I4 forcing the wax strip! against the blade I5.

.- The starters when thus severed are in Vertical' position, and are presented in that position to the section blanks, in position ion attachment on a central'line thereof, as shown at 65 in Fig. 1. Each of the channel-plates 68. is provided with a brush 9I, (Fig. 2) pivoted between the sides of said channel-plate, and bearing against the strip of wax. Any tendency of the strip 65 to move downwardly is overcome by the engagement of the ends of the brush with the roughened face of the wax strip.

Each of said wax starter portions, after being severed, is conducted to the point for attachment to the blank by identical apparatus, one of which is shown more particularly in Figures 3 and 4. The wax portions, while standing in the vertical positions mentioned, and coincidently with the severing thereof, are engaged by gripping devices,

each consisting of a vertical plate or frame 93,

connected by arms 94 with a shaft 95, connected with the rear end of the plunger20, so as to reciprocate therewith. Hinged to the upper portion of the plate 93 is a gripping frame 96', held normally in raised position by a coiled spring 91,

attached at one end to the frame 96 and at the other end to the bearing for the arm 94.

Projected from one side of the frame 96 at right angles therewith is an arm 98, from which projects a pin 99, for engagement with a cambar I00, pivoted-at d on an upward extension of a bracket IN on a plate I02 fixed-to the frame' The bar I00 has an angle I03 at its free.

II. end, and is held normally with said end in contact witha set-screw I04 in the bracket, by

and bracket.

the pin 99 comes in contact with the angle E03 moving said pin upwardly, and the frame 96 downwardly, as in Fig. 4, until the severed piece of wax is gripped between the plate 93- and frame 94, the gripping surface of both of said parts being larger than the starter, with little danger of the wax being injured thereby. The wax starter is then carried forwardly, with the pin 99 riding on the straight portion of thebar I00, until the wax is presented on the central line of the blank 40, as mentioned. The parts B and D of the blank are simultaneously provided with the starters.

In the forward movement of the vertical pieces of wax they pass over the heating plates 39, preparing the lower edges of said pieces for attachment to the blank. To more securely grip the wax portion, the frame 96 is fitted with a spring catch I06 for engagement with a latch I0'I pivoted at its rear end to the frame 96, and automatically engageable by the catch. This engagement is made more positive by means of a spring plate I08 secured to the bracket IOI which tends to force the catch beneath the latch. After passing the end of said spring-plate I08 the catch I06 is free to be released again, which release is effected by the upward movement of the latch I01, and which permits the frame 96 to swing upwardly again under the action of the spring 91, and pass over the wax starter in its return movement. At the forward end of the cam-bar I00 is an elevated portion I09, upon which the pin 99 rides, resulting in a slight elevation of the gripping devices, with the wax portion still embraced thereby. This is just after the lower edge of the wax has been subjected to the heating operation, and by the upward movement of the gripping frames the wax is lifted therewith, and carried along to the point of adhesion to the blank without danger of the heated'edge of the wax dragging on any of the frame parts, or being injured thereby. As the pin 99 passes from the end of the bar I00 the gripping parts drop downwardly with a positive action, the downward movement being limited by a set-screw 93 bearing against the side flange of the plunger 20'. The slight drop of the gripping devices serves to seat the wax on the blank, while the wax is still in a semi-melted condition and cause the same to adhere thereto. The release of the frame 96 is effected at the same time by means of a foot or extension III) of the latch I01, which comes in contact with the upper face of the upper blank in the magazine, and raises the latch. In the rearward movement of the gripping devices the pin 99 passes below the bar I00 until it comes in contact with the angle I03 thereof, beneath which the pin passes, lifting the bar sufficiently for its passage, after which the bar'drops downwardly again, in position for another forward operation of the gripping parts.

When the wax is being attached tothe blank the plunger 20 is at the end of its forward movement, and the crank 24 is moving downwardly at the forward end of its cycle. This tends to retard the return movement of the plunger, which is of advantage in the seating of the wax on the blank, as itgives the wax a little longer time in which to set before the outward movement of the blank. This movement may be still further retarded by providing an elongated hole for the ends of the pin 26 in the bearings thereof, asat II2. (Fig. 2.) In the return movement the pin must move. from the forward end of the .holeatofthe. rear end, before .the' move,-

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ment is imparted to the plunger, with a correi sponding delay at the other end of the stroke. 1

From the time when the sections are being formed until the time of their delivery from the chute 38 they are in an upright position, and as they leave the machine they pass onto and along the support 64 in a continuous column, and in the same position, the sections in advance beingcarried along by the movement of those just formed, with the wax starters maintained in vertical position, and with little danger of the same being displaced or distorted.

The mechanism for driving the plunger 20 and parts-associated therewith is preferably arranged so as to give a variable speed thereto, the forward movement being relatively slow, and the.

return movement more rapid. This arrangement consists in having the sprocket-wheel 21 eccentrically mounted, with the chain 28 passing round an idler pulley I I5 in a block I I6, connected by a coiled spring II! with the lower part of the frame. The spring contracts and takes up the slack in the chain at the forward part of the cycle of the Wheel 21, and expands when theslack is taken up on the other part of the move- A means is also provided for assisting separation of the wax strips from the paper-dividers with which the strips or rolls are provided, which is particularly necessary in'hot" weather to keep such parts from sticking together. This consists of a shaft I20, the ends of which are loosely supported in vertical slots in bearings I2I fixed to the rear of the frame. The paper I22 which comes from between the layers of wax is reeled on the shaft I20. Rotation is given to said shaft by means of a pulley' I23 on one end of the shaft I20, connected by a belt I24 With-a similar pulley I25 on the shaft 85. In case the continuous movement of .the paper is too rapid for the intermittent movement of the Wax strip, the tension will cause the shaft I20 to raise in its bearings, causing a slippage of the belt I24, and compensating for the differ-f ence in movement.

Changes can be made in theconstruction an arrangement of the various parts of the machine without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as set forth herein;

What I claim and desire to secure, is': 1. A machine for forming honey sections from blanks having interlocking ends, comprising a main frame provided with a space adaptedto' hold a quantity of nested blanks in consecutive order, means for feeding said blanks to a point for successive engagement by section forming de vices, means for forming said blanks into sections including a plunger operating in a horizontal plane, and moving the sections on a horizontal plane during the forming thereof, and-means for interlocking the ends of said sections." a r 2. In a machine of the class described; in combination with a machine adapted for holdinga section blank in an upright position throughout its movement through the machine and delivery: therefrom, mechanism for forming said blank" into a section and delivering the same from the machine, means for presenting a wax starter portion to said blank in its original position, means for heating one edge of saidstarter pore.

tion in its translationto the blank, and means for causing the heated edge of saidwax portion to adhere to the blank.

3. In a machine of the class described, a main frame including supporting members .forming a.

in the aosa'soes space transversely of the machine for the storage of a quantity of section blanks in nested position,- means forvarying the width of said space-,means for feeding the blanks in said space in succession to section forming devices,:section forming mech-. 1 anism, including'a plunger provided with stops vto.

prevent .distortion of a section whilev bein formed,and a bed-plate. for. the passage'of a blank, provided with means .for bending vthe foldable parts thereof into rectangular form, and joining the ends thereof. i

4. In a machine of the class described, a main frame, includingsupporting members forming a;

receptacle for a column of section blanks, means for feeding said blanks upwardly inflsaid receptacle, a bed-plate adapted to receivesaid blanks insuccession and provided with means for bending .the foldable sides thereof, means for cone ducting said blanks to the bending devices, in-' eluding a reciprocating plunger, .means for re-- ciprocating said plunger, a roller supportedon said bed-plate, engageable with said blanksto cause the ends thereof to be joined, and means for adjustment of said roller with reference to its work.

5. A machine of the class described, comprising a main frame, a receptacle therein adapted to.

contain a quantity of sectionblanks in nested position, means for moving saidblanks upwardly to present the uppermost blank in position for being formed into a section, means for conducting said blank to the forming devices, including. a

plunger provided in its face with stops for aiding in forming the section,.means for-giving arecipe rocating movement to said plunger, and means for receiving a blank which is being propelled.

by said plunger and forming the same intoa section.

6. A machine of the class described, comprising a main frame, a receptacle therein adapted to,

contain a quantity of section blanks in a vertical column, means for moving said blanks upwardly for delivery in succession to a point for forming the same into sections, means for conducting said blanks to the forming mechanism, including a plunger having a reciprocating movement in the;

machine, means for giving a reciprocating movement to said plunger, including gearing for giving a relatively slow movement to the plunger when advancing to its workand an increased speed on the return movement, and means for receiving andforming said blanks as they are,

being propelled by said plunger.

7. Ina machine of the class described, wherein a column of flat horizontal blanks, is presented one at a time for the attachment of wax starters thereto, means for-feeding a supply of wax sub. stance into the line of movement for presentation to said blanks, means for separating one of said vided with means for holding a section blank in a flat horizontal position beforebeing formed, a

wax supply formed of continuous strips, means" for moving said strips upwardly in the machine,

means for severing starterportions from said strips in vertical positions, meansfor conducting said starter portions to said blank and attach-- ing them to samein said vertical, positiommeans; forheating one edge ofthe-starter portions for,

adhesion to said blank, and means for folding said blanks into sections and. delivering them from the machine with said starter portions retained in vertical positions.

9. In a machine of the class described, means for supplying a quantity of wax substance to be formed into starters for honey sections, consisting of a reel adapted to hold a roll of wax substance, with divider material rolled therewith,

10 means adjacent thereto for winding up the divider material between the layers of said roll, means for moving said wax upwardly intermittently, means for preventing a return movement of said wax, and means for severing said wax into 15 starter portions for delivery to the blanks. in a vertical position.

10. In a machine of the class described, a main frame, a storage space therein for a quantity of section blanks in a vertical column, means for 20 moving said blanks upwardly for successive delivery to devices for forming the same into sections, at slideplate adapted to receive one of said blanks and provided with means for forming the same into sections, a plunger mechanism adapted 25 to convey said blanks one at a time to said forming means, means for reciprocating said plunger mechanism, gripping devices adapted to engage starter portions of wax in a vertical position and convey the same to a section blank for adhesion 30 thereto in a vertical position, means for reciprocating the gripping mechanism coincidently with the plunger mechanism, and means for supplying a succession of starter portions in the position mentioned.

11. In a machine of the class described, means for conducting a strip of wax substance to a point to be formed into starter portions, consisting of a vertical channel-shaped guide, a partition of moisture permeable wood in said guide, with a 40 water space in rear of same, means for giving an intermittent. movement to said strip, and means for preventing a return movement thereof.

12. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a plunger therein for operation in form- 45 ing blanks into sections, means for reciprocating said plunger, means for feeding a supply of wax substance into the machine, means for cutting the same into starter portions, means for heating one of the edges of said portions, gripping de- 50 vices adapted to engage said portions and conduct them to the blanks for attachment thereto, means connected with the plunger mechanism for reciprocating the gripping devices, and means for controlling the action of said gripping devices 55 "to cause the same to engage a starter portion for delivery to the blank and release the same upon delivery thereto.

13. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a receptacle therein for a plurality of section blanks in vertical column, for forming into honey sections, means for conducting wax starter portions to said blanks, consisting of means for holding a supply of wax material, means for feeding said material to a point to have said starter portions severed therefrom, gripping devices for engagement with said starter portions at the time of separation thereof, consisting of a vertical plate and a frame hinged thereto, means for holding said frame normally raised, means for giving a reciprocating movement to said plate, and means for lowering said frame at the start of a forward movement, and releasing the same at the end of such movement.

14. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a section blank supported therein in horizontal position, means for forming said blank into a section after being provided with wax starters, means for conducting a strip of wax substance upwardly to a point in line with said blank, means for severing a portion of said wax for use as a starter, means for conducting said severed portion to said blank, consisting of a gripping apparatus, including a vertical plate capable of movement to and from said blank, and a frame hinged thereto and normally disengaged therefrom, stationary cam devices at the side of said plate, means on said frame for engagement with said cam devices to cause a lowering of the frame for engagement with a starter, and a raising of the gripping devices near the end of the forward movement, and release thereof near the end of such movement, means for reciprocating said grip-plate, means for heating an edge of said starter in its movement to the blank, and means for attaching the starter to the blank in vertical position. I

15. In a machine of the class described, a main frame, a receptacle therein, adapted to hold a quantity of section blanks in nested position, means for feeding said blanks to a point of discharge from said receptacle, one at a time, means for removing said blanks in succession from the receptacle, and means for varying the capacity of the receptacle, to accommodate blanks of different widths.

16. In a machine for forming honey sections from foldable blanks, means for storing said blanks, means for feeding said blanks, one at a time into position to be folded, a slide-plate adapted to receive said blank provided with flanges having an inward and upward curvature to engage the ends of said blanks and bend the same inwardly, a cam plate supported above said slide-plate adapted to bend one of said ends downwardly, and means for moving said blank to and along said slide-plate.

1'7. In a machine for forming honey sections from foldable blanks having interlocking ends, means for presenting a blank in position for folding, a slide-plate adapted to receive said blank, provided with flanges having an inward and upward curvature to bend portions of said blanks toward each other in their passage along the same, a frame mounted on said slide-plate, and supporting a cross-plate, a cam plate supported from said cross-plate adapted to engage an end portion of said blank and bend it toward the bottom portion of the blank, a joining mechanism at one corner of said frame, adapted to join the ends of said blank, and means for causing a movement of the blank during the forming operation, including detents for holding the blank in true position.

AXEL I-I. PETERSON.

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