US352123A - Machine for printing oil-cloths - Google Patents

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F. 0. GETGHELL. MAGHINE FOB, PRINTING OIL oLoTHs, m.

Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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F. 0. GBTGH'EL'L.. MAUHINE FOR PRINTING UIL G LOTHS, 6m. No. 352,123.

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. FEED ofris GETGHELL, or AUGUSTA, MAINE.

MACHlNE Foe PRINTING OIL-CLoTi-ls, abo,

SPECIFECATION ormingpart of Letters Patent No. 352,123. dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed May 22, 1886.

simi No. 203,024. (No meer.)

gusta, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented a neW and useful Im- "provement in Machines for Printing Oil? Cloths, Garpets, and the Like, of Which the` following is a specification.

My invention relates toy improvements in machines for printing oil-cloths, carpets, and

the like; and it'consists of the peculiar combination and arrangement of devices and novel construction of parts, substantially as hereinf after fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims;

The objectof this Ainvention is to provide novel means for automatically supplying the .printing or stamping devices With the coloring matter or composition simultaneously with the movement of the feeding device or carrier; to convey the printed part or surface of the carpet or work from beneath or'away from the stamping devices and bring another unprinted surface 'of the carpet beneath the stamping devices,to be acted on thereby and receive the impression therefrom; to provide means Where? by the stamps are caused to evenly and uniformly take up their proper supply of Vcoloringinatter from the`supplyhoppers; to provide means whereby the stamping devices can be operated simultaneously, or any one or all of them can be thrown out of operative position;

` and, iinally, to improve the machine in minor details of construction, so that ready access can be had thereto to clean or detach the parts; and the parts are simple and strong in construction, not liable to be easily broken or get out of order, and can bebuilt or'constructed comparatively cheap. y

lj y yof Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end elevation look- 45 is a detail viewof one of the printing ory 5@ ing at the delivery end of the machine. Fig.

stamping devices.' Fig. 6 is a detached detail iview of the clutch mechanism for actuating the'A traveling carrier or feed device; Fig-7 isa detail view of one of the journal-bearings to permit ready detachment of one of the rolls or shafts. Fig. 8 is a detached View of one of the supply-hoppers to the stamping or printing devices. drum O for one of the printing or stamping devices. Fig. l0 is a longitudinal sectional view throughone of the supply-hoppers detached from the machine. tached detail view of the cam-Wheel J.

Referring to the drawings, in which like let- Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of:

6o Fig.V ll is adeters of reference d'enote corresponding parts. Y

in the several figures, A designates the main frame of myin'iproved carpet or oil-cloth printing machine, which carries a table, B, for the y support of the traveling carrier or feed device presently described; and C, the supplemental frame for the support of the mechanism `for actuating the printing or stamping devices.

The table B is arranged longitudinally of the main frame A and elevated for a short distance above the latter and at a suitable height from the licor, so that the operator can readily reach the same, and the supplemental frame U' projects or is arranged to one side of and at' rightangles to the main frame A, as shown;

or feed device D. These chains Dare arranged 1 on opposite sides of the table B, and they each comprise a series of flexibly-connected links or loops, el, of any preferred form, and each link visprovided with an upwardly-projecting but I would have it understood that changes 4pin or stud, d', that extends therefrom at an' angle, and is adapted to take into the carpet, oil-cloth, or other worlgto more effectually carry or convey the latter With the traveling carrier. rEhe chains or belts of the carrier` Work. or extend over drums or pulleys E and F, whichA are arranged at opposite ends of the table B. These drumsE and .F are arranged in pairs at each end of the table, andthe drum of each pair is provided with a circumferential groove, g, between its edges, in which are tted or work the chains of the traveling carrier,

the drums being further provided with `a series IOO ofr spaced pins or studs, g', which are arranged inline with each other on opposite sides of the grooves g in the drum, and fit between two adjacent links of the chains of the carrier, as will be readily understood, to prevent the chains from slipping in the grooves of the drums.

The drums E and F are arranged on opposite sides of the table, so that the peripheral grooves g thereof are in line with the longitudinal grooves or channels b of the table, to permit the chains D' of the carrier to pass freely and easily from the drum to the table, and vice versa, and the carrier is given or operated by an intermittent motion by the mechanism which I will now proceed -to describe, to wit: One of the drums, E', of the pair of drums E is arranged without or exterior to one of the side sills or beams of the frame A, and it carries a clutch face or hub, H, which may be either cast or formed therewith, or seeuredthcreto by bolts or other suitable means, and with this clutch-face H is adapted to cul gage asimilar clutch face or section, H', that is carried by a pulley or drum, I. This pulley or drum is made in the form of an annulus or ring, and it tits over and bears on the periphery of a cam, J, that is made in a complete circle at its periphery, and provided with a circumferential groove, j, into which projects a guide-pin, j', that passes through the pulley I, and serves to retain the said pulley on the periphery of the cam J and pre vent it from becoming displaced thereon. This circumferential groove j of the cam J is made straight for the greater part of its length, asshown; but it is provided with a portion or section, ji, that lies to one side of and is out of line with the straight portion j, and connected therewith by diagonal or curved parts j", which extend in opposite directions to conduct the guide-pin j' successively into and out of the portions j and j", as will be readily seen. rIhe pulley I is driven in one direction continuously by an' endless belt, which will be hereinafter described, and it carries with it the pin j', and the fixed grooved cam J is rigidly secured on and supported by a short rod or bar, J', which is firmly and immovably secured at its outer end in the main frame A of `the machine. The pulley I carries with lit the clutch face or section H', and the rod or bar J', on which the fixed cam J is supported, isarranged in linewith the shaft G, on which the drum E' is secured. It will thus be seen that during the greater part of a single revolution of the pulley I the side edges thereof lie in line with the corresponding edges of the fixed cam, and the pin j' rides or moves in the straight part of the groove on the said fixed cam, and when the said pin rides in the straight part or section j of the groove the pulley is arranged so that the clutch face or ysection H', carried thereby, is drawn away from and is out of engagement with the clutch-face H of the drum E'. When the pin j' of the pulley I rides in the section jz of the peripheral groove of the xed cam, the pulley is forced or moved laterally of the cam to throw the side edges of the cam and pulley out of line, and thereby cause the clutch face or section H' on the pulley to engage with the clutch face or section H of the drum E', to rotate the latter and the shaft G, on which it is secured, whereby the drums E and E' are rotated by the pulley I during a portion of the revolution of the latter and move or drive the traveling carrier or belt D a limited distance. The pulley I thus successively engages with and is disengaged from the drum E', to rotate the shaft G of the drums E and propel the carrier and to stop the motion thereof, and for the sake of convenience I will hereinafter dcsignate the pulleys or drums E as the drivingpulleys and the pulleys F as the idler-pulleys.7 These pulleys E and F are rigidly secured on and carried by shafts G, which are journaled in suitable bearings or boxes, Ii,

-that are secured to the frame A by bolts or other suitable means. One of these boxes is shown in detail in Fig. 7, and it consists of two sections, k, which are each provided with recesses on their inner opposing faces, one end of the sections being secured or connected together by means of a throughboltand nut, 7c', and the other end being connected by a removable pin, k2, whereby the pin can be readA ily removed to permit the upper one of the two sections 7a to be moved or adjusted out of line with the lower section, and thus enable the ready displacement of the shaft that is journaled in the box or bearing.

L designates a driving-shaft for operating the variousmechanisms of the machine, which is arranged beneath and longitudinally of the table B, and this shaftis journaled in suitable bearings, l, which are of the form shown in Fig. 7. O ne end of this driving-shaft is extended beyond the frame A at one end thereof, and has a pulley, crank, or other suitable device secured thereon, whereby power Afrom any suitable source may be applied thereto to rotate the shaft, and the other end of the driving-shaft carries a bevel gear-wheel, L', that meshes with a similar wheel, M', that is secured rigidly on a counter-shaft, M, arranged at right angles to the driving-shaft and journaled'in bearings m on the frame A, the opposite end of this counter-shaft extending beyoud the frame A and carrying a pulley, M2, over which passes a belt, M3, that communicates the motion of the driving and counter shafts to the pulley I and the drums E and the traveling carrier, as is obvious.

N designates the oscillating levers or arms for carrying the stamping devices, which are pivoted or journaled near one end, as at n, on the supplemental frame C of the machine, and these levers or arms are arranged at right angles to the traveling carrier and the table. A series of these levers is employed, which le vers are arranged parallel with and a short distance from each other, and I prefer to employ nine of these arms or levers, although I IOO have shown vonly two herein, which, however,

will serve to illustrate the construction and operation of my invention.

The rear ends of the levers are provided with verticallydisposed friction -rollers n',

which are4 journaled looselyon pins or studs carried by the levers, and which it or work in serpentine grooves o, that are formed in the periphery of pulleys or drums O, one of which is provided for each of the levers or arms N. The cani drums or pulleys O rare'secured rigidly on and rotated byindependent shafts'Oa, which are journaled so as to rotate freely and separately of each other in boxes or bearings o', which are secured in the supplemental frame C, and the drums or pulleys are' arranged above the outerends of the levers or arms.

\ Each ofthe circumferential grooves o of the f and two angular sections, p and p2, which arecam-wheels comprises a straight portion, p, which is arranged parallel with and a short distance from one ofthe side edges of the drum,

. arranged at an angle to eachother and to the straight section p, and open into the same to form one continuous groove. When theroller a of one of the levers works in the straight I section p of the groove of its drum or"pulley,

the upper end of the roller bears on thecir- `cumferential bottom edge of the groove-sectionsp and allows the free end ofthe lever to Y descend toward and be elevated'from the table. When it `rides in the sectionp, it is elevated above a supply-hopper and forced laterally or to one side and over the hopperto causeV the platen carried thereby to take its ink from the hopper, and when it enters the section pz the free end of the lever is forced .back to its iirst position and away from the supply-hopper, so lthat it can act upon the carpet on the table. AIt will thus be seen that the lever has avertical and lateral movable movement, so thatit .is caused to successivelybe brought into l,position to first act upon the fabricon the table; second, elevated and carried laterally over the supply-hopper to ink the platen carried thereby, and, third, be

brought againinto posit-ion or returned to act upon the fabric or carpet.

The cam-rollers 0 are -rotated by means of belts O', which pass overpulleys O2, that are secured on and carried by shafts q, that are joui-naled in bearings q', secured to the-supplemental frame C, and arranged below the cam'rollers or drums O; and the pulleys O2 ing-levers or arms, so that they are operated The arms.

independently ofthe fellow arms.

or levers can be operated. simultaneouslypor any one of the levers can be'thrown out of use by merely slipping one of the belts O or Q. from the rollers "O and O2, as will be readily understood. The opposite ends of the levers are provided with the stamping devices R, the construction of which is as follows: Each of the stamping or printing devices comprises a platen, R', a carrier-plate, R2, to which the platenis detachably connected by 7 5 means of binding or thumb screws 1^, which pass through the carrier-plate and platen at the corners thereof, and the carrier-plate is provided with parallel .iianges or lugs r', be- Y tween which is arranged and piroted the free 8o end of the oscillating lever or arm. The carrier-plate is further provided with a guide pin or bolt, s, which projects upwardly therefrom and passes through an opening in the pivoted end ofthe oscillating lever, and acoiled spring, s,encircles this guide-pin and bears against the 'carrier-plate and the lever, to' normally depress the platen and carrier-plate, so that the rear end of the platen can bear very squarely and firmly on the work when it passes beneath the 9o saine. The carrier-plate is further providedwith friction-rollers S, which areloosely journ naled in suitable shafts that are secured on the plate R2, and these rollers bear against a horizontal arm, t, cfa vertically-disposed guide, T, which is arranged at one side of the table and suitably secured thereto. The front or free end of the oscillatingllever to which the platen is secured is normally depressed by a coiled spring, U, which is connected at one roo endto the lever and at its other end to the supplemental frame, and when the lever and the printing device R, carried thereby, are elevated' and' moved laterally the platen is forced or l brought into contact with a conveying-roller,

which the printing or coloring matter or coIn- 1roposition is placed, so that when theplaten. bearsthereon the roller is rotated by frictional contact and conveys the coloring-matter` from the hopper onto the lower or relief surface ofthe platen, as is obvious.

YThe supply-hopper is provided with a snpplemental chamber, V', which opens or is in' communicationwith the main chamberof the hopper by a suitable opening or port, and in this supplemental chamber is placed the oolor- 12o ing-matter, which ilows through the port intoY the main chamber of the hpper, so that the hopper can be replenished at any time withont interfering with theoperatin of printing. rIhe hopper is also provided with depending feet o', which fit in recessed seats v2, that are formed inthe sides of`the main frame A,'to` prevent longitudinal or lateral play or movement of the hopper; and it is more securely printing- 'and iirmly held and maintained in place by a r,o

locking device, V2, which preferably consists:-

oi' a pivoted hook that is adapted to engage with an eye or staple. XV designates avertical bracket, which is arranged to and secured on' one side of the main frame A, and this bracket is provided with a shaft or pin, which projects at right angles therefrom, and carries a friction roller, w, that is loosely journaled thereon. A series of these brackets is provided on cach side of the frame A, and the friction rollers w thereof project over the upper edges of the table, so that they bear on the chains D of the traveling carrier, and the work secured lhereon,to prevent the work from being elevated with the stamping or printing devices, and thus securely retain the work in place on the carrier while the rollers are free to revolve, and thus they do net hinder or retard the motion of the carrier. y

One end of the table B is provided with the receiving guide-rollers X and X, the former of which is arranged in close proximity to the upper surface thereof, to cause the carpet as it passes beneath the same to engage with the pointed pins or studs of the traveling carrier, and the rollers are journaledin vertical standards m, which are arranged at the sides of and suitably secured to the table, the said roller X being removably journaled in the standards,

so that it can be detached therefrom when desired; and the opposite end of the table is also provided with a delivery guide-roller, Y, that is journaled in standards y, which are secured to the table, and elevate the roller journaled therein some distance above the table, whereby when the carpet passes over this roller it is freed from engagement with the pins or studs of the traveling carrier. Thus the work is kept in place on the carrier and delivered or disengaged therefrom without requiring the attention of the operator after the machine has been once set in motion.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The work or carpet is first passed over the roller X and then beneath the roller X,which forces it in engagement with the pins or studs ofthe carrier, which conveys the work beneath the printing` devices R. Motion is com municated to the driving-shaft L to rotate the latter, and the pulleyl is driven by the miter and belt gearing intermediate of the said roller and the drivin g-shaft, so that the clutchface H is caused to engage the similar face, h, and thus rotate the driving rollers or pulleys E intermittently to propel the carrier D forward, the idler-drums F revolving under the motion of the traveling carrier. Simultaneously with the rotation of the driving-shaft the drums or cam-wheels O are rotated by the intermediatebelt-connections@and Q, so that the 'friction-rollers a of the oscillating levers N are caused to ride inthe grooves of the cam-wheel O. The whole or any desired number of the cam-wheels and levers N can be actuated or employed, and simultaneously with the elevation of the front ends of the le vers and the printing devices from the work or carpet the traveling carrier is moved forward by the clutch mechanism at the delivery end of themachine, to convey the printed surface of the carpet away 'from the printing or stamping devices and bring an unprintcd or unstamped surface of the carpet in position beneath the printing devices, so that upon the descent -of the levers again upon the work the fresh or unprinted surface receives the impression and the carrier is then fed forward, this operation being continued until the dcsired quantity of carpet has been printed. Simultaneously with the traveling motion of the carrier the free end of the lever and the printing device carried thereby are elevated by the action ofthe cam-wheel O on the rear'end thereof, and the frictionrollers carried by the carrier plate of the printing device strike against the arm t of the guide, which depresses the front end of the printing device, so that when it is forced laterally the lower relicfsurfaee will strike or impinge against the conveying-roller c of the supply-trough very evenly throughout its entire surface, so that the coloring-mattei' is uniformly spread over the lower face of the platen, and upon the retrograde movement ot' the lever and printing device the conveying-roller is further actuated to convey the matter from the trough onto the platen.

It will thus be seen that all of the printing devices can be actuated simultaneously to print upon the carpet or oil-cloth, or only one or more can be used, and that the carrier has an intermittent niotion,which takes place when the printing devices are elevated and moved laterally over the supplyhoppers to ink the platens thereof, whereby a fresh surface of the carpet is presented for the action of the printing devices thereon upon the return or retrograde movement thereof from the supply-hoppers. NVhen the front ends of the levers are elevated, the"retracting-springs Uv are extended, and they aid in depressing the front ends ofthe levers; and when the levers are lowered, so that the platens can impress the work, the spring s' of the lever bears against the rear end of the carrier-plate to depress that end of the platen andcause the same to bear very firmly and evenly upon the work. The platen, moving on a center which is formed by the pivot of the front of the lever, is liable to cause the printing or relief surface thereof to bear unevenly on the work, and thus deliver an imperfect impression, which objection I overcome by the use of the coiled spring s.

If desired, regulatingplates Z may be secured to the supply-hoppcrs, to prevent too great quantity of coloring-matter from passing onto the rollers, and these plates are arranged on opposite sides of the conveying-rollers v, that work in the hopper, the plates being adjustable toward and away from the rollers by means of thumb or binding screws z, which are passed through slots in the ends of the plates, as will be readily understood.

I would have it understood that I do not desire to confine myself to the exact details of construction and form and proportion of parts herein shown and described as an embodiment of my invention, as I am aware that numerous IIO changes therein can be made without departcombination of a traveling carrier, 'a supply hopper or trough, a swinging arm or levercapablevof vertical movement and a lateral movementvover the hopper, and aY printing dev-ice carried by the said arm or lever to impress the work on the vertical movement 'ofthe'arm and take its supply of coloring-matter from the hopper on the lateral movement of the arm, the traveling carrier being capable of an' intermittent motion which takes place simultaneously with the withdrawal of the arm or lever and the printing device from the work, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

. 2. In a machine for printing carpets, the

` combination of a traveling carrier, the drivswinging arm or lever carrying a printing de` y vice and capable of vertical and lateral moveing and idler drums therefor, ahopper, the

mentsj to impress the work on the carrier and take its su-pply of coloring-matter from the hopper successively, a driving shaft, and

clutch mechanism intermediate of the drivingshaft and the driving-drums for rotat-ing the latter and feeding the traveling carrier simultaneously with the lateral movement of the swinging arm-or lever and its printing device toward the hopper, substantially as described,

0i'or the purpose set forth.

3. In a machine for printing carpets, the combination of an intermittently-fed carrier, a supply trough or hopper arranged above the carrier, and a swinging lever or arm carrying the printing device and having Va vertical movement tofimpress the work on the carrier 'and a lateral or swinging movement to take Vits'supply of coloring-matter from the hopper, substantially as described..

4. In a machine for printing carpets, the combination of an intermittently-fed carrier, the delivery and receiving'rollers thereto', the

hopper arranged above and out of contact with.

the carrier, aiswinging arm or lever having a vertical and lateral movement, and a springactuated printingdevice carried by the lever and pivoted thereto, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth. c

, 5. In a machine for printing carpets, the combination of a traveling carrier, a swinging lever carrying the printing device, the drivi ing and idler drums for supporting the carrier,

and a continuously-rotated pulley capable of lateral movement during a part of each rotation thereof, to be successively engaged with and released from one of the carrier-drums to feed the carrier forward with an intermittent motion, substantially as described.

6. The combination of 'a traveling carrier, the driving-drums, one of which has a clutchface, and a continuously-rotated pulley carrying a similar clutch-face and' capable of lateral the the printing devices and capable of successive vertical and lateral movements, andvsupplyhoppeyrs arranged to one side of the levers and their printing devices to deliver their contents yto the said printing devices when they are elevated and moved above the same, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

8. In a-machine for printing carpets, the

`combination of a hopper, a swinging lever carrying the printing'device and capable of a vertical and lateral movement, and a traveling carrier having an intermittent motion that takes place during the lateral motion of the printing device to feed a fresh surface of work beneath the printing device to receive the impression at the succeeding stroke of the same, substantiallyas described.

9. In a machine for' printing carpets, the combination of a troughhaving aconveyingroller, a swinging arm carrying the printing device and capable of a vertical movement to be successively depressed upon and elevated from the work, and also of a lateral movement over the hopper to bring the relief-surface of the printing device in contact with the roller, and a traveling carrier arranged beneath the printing device and fed with an intermittent vmotion that takes, place simultaneously with the lateral movement of the lever and' the printing device carried thereby,l substantially as described; for the purpose set forth.

l0. In a machine for printing carpets, the

combination of a swinging lever, a carrier-` IOO per having a conveying-roller, substantially as Idescribed.

1l. Ina machine for printing carpets, the combination of a swinging lever,'a` carrier-fl plate pivoted thereto, a platen detachably connected to the carrier-plate, the spring bearing against the carrier-plate and the lever, the

rollers carried by the rcarrier-plate, a guide having an arm -against which the rollers impinge during the elevationo'f the plate, and a hopper having a conveying-roller, substantially as described.

12. The combination of a hopper having a conveying-roller, a swinging lever, a carrierplate pivoted to the lever, a detachable platen connected to the carrier-plate by`bindingscrews, the friction-rollers journaled at the front edge of the carrier-plate, a guide-pin secured on the plate and passing through the lever, a spring bearing against the lever and carrier-plate, a spring, U, connected with the against which the rollers impinge during the vertical movement of the lever and the carrier-plate, substantially as described, for the purpose set i'orth.

13. The combination of a traveling carrier, a'pivoted swinging lever carrying the printing device and a friction-roller, and a camwheel having the circumferential serpentine groove into which the friction-roller of the le- Ver projects, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

14. The combination of a carrier, a swinging pivoted lever carrying a printing device and the friction-roller, and a cam-wheel i'or actuating the lever and having the straight groove-section p, and the inclined groove-sections p and Z2, arranged at an angle to and opening into each other and the groove 1J, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

15. The combination of the driving-shaft, a cam-wheel, O, having a serpentine groove, gearingl intermediate of the cam-wheel and the driving-shaft for rotating the former, and a swinging lever carrying the printing device and a friction-roller extending into the groove oil' the wheel, substantially as described.

1G. In a machine for printing carpets, the combination of a driving-shaft, a counter-shaft driven thereby, a continuously-rotated pulley driven by the counter-shaft and carrying a clutch-face, a cam upon which the pulley is mounted, and having a groove in which a pin of the pulley fits, and. a driving-drum having a similar clutch-faee,with which the pulley is adapted to be alternately engaged and released during apart of each of its revolutions, substantially as described.

17. The combination of a cam having a peripheral groove, with a lateral curved or incylined portion, as described, a pulley seated on the periphery of the cam, and carrying a projection which iits in the groove and aetuates the pulley laterally when it rides in the lateral curved portion thereof, so that the clutch-face carried thereby is alternately engaged with and released from a driving-drum, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

18. The combination of a table having the longitudinal channels, the swinging arms carryingthe printing devices, the retaining-brach ets secured upon the table and having the rollers, and a traveling carrier working in the channels of the table, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

19. The combination of the table having the longitudinal channels, the driving and idler drums at the ends thereof, a traveling carrier working over the drums and in the channels of the table, the swinging arms carrying the printing devices, and the vertical brackets having the rollers projecting over the edges oi' the table for preventing the work on the carrier being elevated by the printing devices, substantially as described.

20. The combination of a table, a traveling carrier, theswinging arms carrying the printing devices, and ahopper foreach of the printing devices, and arranged to one side thereof and detachably secured on the table, substantially as described.

2l. The combination of a table having the longitudinal channels, a traveling carrier working in the channels and having the pro- `jecting studs, the receiving and delivery rollers supported on the table, the driving and idler drums at opposite ends of the table for supporting the carrier,ahopper elevated above the traveling carrier and having the conveyingroller, aswinging arm Carrying the printing de-' vice to impress the work on the carrier and take its supply of coloring-matter from the hopper, the cam-wheel O, for actuating the swinging arm, a driving-shaft, L, gearing intermediate of the driving-shaft and the cam-wheel O, a counter-shaft driven by the driving-shaft,

a continuously-rotated pulley actuated by the counter-shaft and having a clutch-face, and a cam-wheel upon which the pulley is seated for forcing the same laterally and alternately engaging its clutch-face, and releasing it from a similar clutch-face on one ofthe driving-drums, the whole arranged and combined substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ai'lixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED OTIS GETGHELL.

Vitnesses:

XV. B. NicitELs, S. B. GLAZIER.

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