US396829A - Machine for stiffening hats - Google Patents

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

P. J. MURPHY & A. M. BUNDLE. MAGHINHFOR STIFPENING HATS.

Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

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(NO Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 P.'J. MURPHY & A. M.-RUNDLE. MAGHINE FOR STIFFENING HATS.

No. 396,829. Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

UNTTE STATES PATENT EEicE.

FRANK J. MURPHY ANT) ANTHONY .M. RUNDLE, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

MACHINE FOR STIFFENING HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,829, dated January 29, 1589.

' Application filed April 10, 1888. Serial No. 270,172. (No model.)

To all whom it 'nmg concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK J. MURPHY and ANTHONY M. BUNDLE, citizens of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Stiffening Hats; and we do hereby-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has for its ob jeet to carry forward and perfect the invention covered by our Letters Patent, No. 361,073, dated April 12, 1887, so as to adapt the principle of the rotating brush supplied with stiff from the interior to the stiffening of the crowns and bodies of hats, our present machine as well as the former being equally adapted to the stiffening of either fur or wool hats. \Vith these ends in view we have devised the novel construction of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numbers being used to denote the several parts.

Figure l. is a side view illustrating the position of the parts just after the completion of the stiffening of a hat-body, the slide, turning plate, spindle, and conebeing at the retracted position, the hand-lever in section, and the rear end of the bed and slide being broken away to show the construction; Fig. 2, a plan view illustrating the position of the parts just after the operation of stiffening a hat-body has commenced, the retracted posi tion of the cone being indicated in dotted lines; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section of the cone detached, illustrating the construction of the clamping device for holding the hatbodies in place upon the cone; Fig. 4, an end elevation of the bed, slide, turning plate, spindle, and belt-pulley, looking toward the right in Fig. 1, the tripping-lever and link being in section; Fig. 5, a detail view of the rear end of the bed, the view being from the opposite side to that in Fig. 1 to illustrate the operation of the trippinglever; and Fig. 6 a rear elevation of the cone, illustrating the manner in which the clamping device is operated.

1 denotes the bed of the machine, provided in the present instance with a slot, 2; 3, the

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slide, adapted to reciprocate longitudinally in ways i in the bed, and 5 the turning plate, which is pivoted to the slide, as at U, and adapted to swing laterally thereto, as will presently be more fully explained. The slide is reciprocated by means of a link, 7, pivoted at the rear end thereof and to an adjustable crank-pin, 8, on a gear-wheel, 9, j ournaled at the rear end of the machine. Motion is imparted by means of a shaft, 10, having a worm engaging the gear-wheel and a beltpulley adapted to receive a belt (not shown) from a main or counter shaft.

11. denotes the spindle, which is journaled in standards 12 on the turnin plate, and 13 a cone to receive the hat-bodies, which secured to the forward end of the spindle.

1i and 15 denote, respectively, tight and loose pulleys on the spindle, and 10 a belt extending to a suitable power-shaft (not shown) and passing around said pulleys alternately. The hat-bodies (denoted by 17) are held in place upon the cone by a strong spring carried by a series of arms, 18, curved at their forward ends, the rear ends of said arms being pivoted to cars 19, secured at the rear end of the cone. 2O denotes a stron sprin which lies in the curved forward ends of the arms and surrounds the cone, clamping the hat firmly thereon. The rear ends of arms 18 are connected by rods 21 to ears upon a sleeve, 22, adapted to slide longitudinally on the spindle. A spline, 23, upon the spindle engages the sleeve and holds it against rotary motion independently of the spindle.

Sleeve 22 is operated by means of a hand lever, 24:, which is bifurcated to engage halfcollars 25, lying in a groove in the sleeve, the half-collars being provided with pins engaging slots 26 in the arms of the lever. The hand-lever is pivoted to a standard, 27, at the forward end of the turning plate, the pivotal point of said lever to the standard being denoted by 28.

29 (see Fig. 6 and dotted lines, Fig. denotes a pin projecting downward from the lever, which engages recesses 27 in the stand This pin, when in engagement with the right recess, serves as a stop for the lever and acts to hold arms 18 and springs 20 at the opened position, so that a hat-body may be removed and another one placed on the cone, as will be more fully explained.

denotes rollers, one only being shown, journaled in the under side of the turning plate, which travel on a curved plate, 31, secured to the slide and projecting outward therefrom, as shown in Fig. This plate in shape is preferably an arc of a circle of which the pivotal point of the turning plate to the slide is the center.

32 denotes a spring, one end of which is socured to the rear end of plate 31 and the other end to the turning plate, its action being to draw the turning plate and the parts carried thereby forward to the position shown in Fig. 2 as soon as said plate is released, as will presently be explained.

is a roller journaled at the edge of the turning plate, which bears against a plate, 34:. This plate is secured in place in any suitable manner, (not shown in the drawings,) and is provided with an incline, 35, down which roller 33 rides as the slide and turning plate move backward, the action of spring 532 at this instant being to throw the tip of the hatbody upon the cone against the brush, so that the tip itself will be thoroughly stiffened.

30 denotes the brush, which is made in substantially the same manner as in our said former patent, No. 361,073, the essential principle being a hollow shaft or spindle through which the stiffening material is supplied to the brush. This brush, being fully described and claimed in our former patent, is not thought to require description in detail at this time, the operation being the same as in that patent.

37 denotes a curved plate at the rear end of the slide, which projects in the opposite direction from plate 31. This plate, also, is preferably made in an arc of a circle of which the pivotal point of the turning plate to the slide is the center.

38 denotes rollers journaled in the rear end of the turning plate, which travel on plate 37 as the turning plate oscillates in use.

39 is a spring at the rear end of the turning plate, upon the left side thereof, as seen in Fig. 4, which is provided with a shoulder, 40, adapted to engage the edge of the slide, as is clearly shown in Figs. +1 and 5.

41' is a plate at the rear end of the bed. at

the left, as seen in Fig. 4:, to which the trip ping-lever 42 is pivoted. The forward end of this lever passes under the projecting end of spring 39, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and is held at its normal position by a spring, .43, one end of which is connected to said lever and the other to a standard, 44, projecting upward from any suitable portion of the frame-work.

45 (see Fig. 2) is a pin projecting from the inner side of gear-wheel 9, which is adapted to engage the rear end of the tripping-lever, forcing it downward and raising the forward end, thereby lifting the projecting end of spring 39 and disengaging shoulder from the edge of the slide. Pin is preferably made continuous with crank-pin S, that being the simplest way in which to construct the parts, and also to provide for changes of adj ustment when required.

It will of course be apparent that in stiffening the various sizes and grades of hat-bodies it will be necessary to stiffen farther down upon the brims of some sizes than others.

In order to-accomplish this adjustment in the simplest manner possible, we have made the crank-pin adjustable in a slot in gear-wheel 9. This being a common means of adjustment, detailed description is not required. In order, however, that slight changes in the adjustment may be made without the necessity for adjusting the crank-pin, we have provided a series of adjusting-arms, 40, whichare pivoted to a bracket, 47, upon the forward standard 12. These arms are adapted to pass between a collar, 48, on the spindle and the forward journal-box of said spindle,.whieh we have designated as if).

In order that the spindle may be held firmly in position, so that the stilfening action will commence at the same distance from the tip of each hat-body, we provide a spring, 50,

which bears against a collar, 51, at the rear end of the spindle and against the rear journal-box, denoted by 52. Suppose that in usin the machine it desired that the stiffening should not commence quite far down upon the hat body as formerly. The spindle is pushed forward against the power of spring 50, and one or more of the adj Listing-arms to are turned over upon the spindle, so as to lie between. collar 48 and the forward journalbox, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Should it be required that the stiffening be placed farther down upon the hat-body, the spindle is forced forward and one or more of the adjusting-arms are turned backward out of the way. Should still further adjustment of the cone relatively to the brush be required, it is effected by adjustment of the crank-pin, thereby increasing or lessening the throw of the slide. The operation is as follows: The movement of the gear-wheel which causes the reciprocation of the slide and turning plate is of course continuous. \Vhen the parts are at their retracted position, as shown in Fig. 1, belt 16 is upon. the loose pulley, so that the cone is not rotated thereby. The brush of course is kept continuously in rotation. \Vhile the cone is at the retracted position, the sleeve, arms, and spring 20 being still in the position shown in Fig. 2, hand-lever 24 is raised to disengage pin 29 from the left recess 27, and is then swung toward the right and the pin engaged in the right recess 27, thereby forcing sleeve 22 toward the left, which drawsdown the rear ends of arms 18, lifting their forward ends and distending spring 20. This allows the stiffened hat-body to be removed from the cone and another body to be placed thereon. This operation in practice requires TOO less time than it takes to describe it. As soon as the new hat-body is in position on the cone, the lever is lifted again to disengage the pin from the right recess and is swung toward the left, as in Fig. 2, and the pin engaged in the left recess, thepin and recesses actingto lock the lever at the two extremes of its movement. As the lever requires to be pretty stilt, we pivot it loosely to standard 27, as shown in Fig. 2. As soon as the lever has been swung toward theleft, as just described, spring 20 contracts upon the hat-body, as shown, thereby holding it firmly in position. By this time the forward movement of the slide and turning plate will have already comnlenced. As soon as said parts are at the extreme of their forward movement, which is definitely determined by the zuljnstment of the cranlepin, as already described, pin 4-5 will engage the tripping-lever, raising its forward end, which disengagcs spring 39 from the edge of the plate and allows spring to draw the turning plate, cone, spindle, &c., to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2--tha-t is, so as to place the hat-bod y to be stiijfcned in contact with the brush. lefore the slide and turning plate shall have reached their extreme forward position belt to will have passed from the loose pulley upon the tight pulley aml the spindle and cone will have been placed in rotation, they being preferably caused to rotate in. the opposite direction from the brush. The stiffening of a hatbody commences at the instant the slide and turning plate are at the extreme of their forward movement and the turning plate has been swung backward, carryin g the hat-body upon the cone against the brush, and the operation is completed during the baclnvard movement of said parts. As already explained, roller 33 rides down incline just as the tip of the hat reached, which causes the cone to be swung still farther forward, so that the tip itself is placed in contact with the brush and thoroughly. stiffened. will have passed upon the loose pulley and the rotation of the spindle, cone, &c., will cease. The operator now, by means of lever 2%, draws the tnrningplate, spindle, cone, &c., against the power of spring 32 over to the position shown in Fig. l and in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the rollers at the opposite ends of the turning plate traveling on plates 81. and 37. As soon as the plates are at their extremeposition toward the front, (see dotted lines, Fig. 1,) the shoulder on spring 39 will engage the edge of the slide, as in Fig. 4, and lock the parts in this position while the stiffened hats body is removed and another one placed upon the cone, already explaine'l. As soon as the moving parts have again reached their for ward position, tripping-lever 42 will again disengage the shoulder on spring 339 from the edge of the slide, and spring 32 will act to draw the turning plate forward and place the hat-body on the cone in contact with the brush. These operations are continuously rely this time the belt.

peated, the sizing of each hat-body requiring but an instants time and being performed in the most thorough manner possible.

It will of course be understood that the various details of ctmstructi on maybe varied to an almost unlimited extent without departing from the principles of our invention.

\Ve claim- 1. The combination, with a stiffen lug-brush, of a rotary cone by which the hat-bodies are carried and a reciprocating slide upon which the cone is ,journaled.

2. The combination, with a rotating stil't'en ing-brush, of a rotary cone by which the hatbodies are carried, a reciprocating slide upon which the cone is journaled, and a spring, 3", acting to hold the cone in contact with the brush.

5. The combimttion, wit h a sti ffcning-brush, of a rotary cone by which the hat-bodies are carried, a spring, 30, by which they are held thereon, and a recipi ocating slidc upon which the cone is journaled.

4C. The spindle having at its forward end a cone to receive the hat-bodies and a sliding sleeve, 22, in combination with arms 18, pivoted at the rear end of the cone, a spring, 20, at the forward ends of the arms, and rods connected to the rear ends of the arms and to the sleeve, whereby when said sleeve. is moved away from the cone the tbrward ends of the arms are lifted, thereby expamling the spring, so that a hat-body can be removed and another substituted.

5. The spindle having a cone at its outer end to receive hat-bodies, a sliding sleeve, and a spline for holding said sleeve against rota tion independently of the spindle, in combination with arms pivoted to the cone, a spring carried by the forward ends of the arms, and rods connecting the rear ends of the arms with the sleeve.

6. The spindle having a cone at its outer end and a sliding sleeve, in combination with arms pivoted to the cone, a swing engaging the forward ends of the arms, rods connecting the rear ends of the armswith thesleeve, and a lntnd-lever for naming said sleeve.

7. The spindle having a cone at its outer end and a sliding sleeve having a groove, in combinatitm with arms pivoted to the cone, a spring, 20, carried by the arms, half-collars engaging the groove in the sleeve, rods connecting the arms with the sleeve, and a bifurcated lever engaging the h alf-collars, whereby the sleeve is reciproeated to expand the arms.

8. The spindle having a cone at its outer end to receive hat-bodies and a sliding sleeve, in combination with arms pivoted to the cone and. curved urnvard at their forward ends, a spring lying in the curved ends of the arms, and rods connecting the rear ends of the arms with the sleeve.

0. The combination, with the spindle having a cone at its outer end, arms pivoted to said cone, a spring, 20, and a sliding sleeve on the spindle, of rods connecting the rear IIO ends of the arms with the sleeve, a standard having recesses 27, and a bifurcated lever pivoted to said standard and engaging the sleeve and having a pin, 29, engaging said recesses, whereby the lever is locked at the extreme of its oscillation.

10. The combination, with the spindlehaving a cone at its outer end, arms pivoted to said cone, a spring, 20, and a sliding sleeve having a groove, of rods connecting the rear ends of the arms with. the sleeve, a spindle having recesses 27*, and a bifurcated lever loosely pivoted to said standard, the arms of which engage half-collars in said groove, and having a pin engaging said recesses, as and for the purpose set forth.

11. The spindle having cone 13 at its forward end and sliding sleeve 22, in combination with. arms 13, pivoted to cars at the rear end of the cone, a spring surrounding the cone and engaging the forward ends of the arms, and rods connecting the rear ends of the arms with the sliding sleeve, whereby the forward ends of the arms are lifted, thereby expanding the spring, so that hat-bodies may be removed and placed in position to be acted upon.

12. The con'ibination, with the brush, cone, and spindle, of longitudinally-reciprocating slide 3, turning plate 5, pivoted thereto and carrying the spindle, spring 32, acting to draw slide 5, the spindle, &c., toward the brush, and spring 39, having a shoulder which acts to lock the turning plate at its retracted position.

13. The combination, with the brush, cone, and spindle, of longitudinally -reciprocating slide 3, the turning plate pivoted thereto and carrying the spindle, spring 32, acting to draw the turning plate, spindle, &c., toward the brush, spring 39, acting to lock the turning plate at its retracted position, and tripping-lever 4C2, acting to release spring 39, so'

that spring 32 can act to draw the turning plate forward, thereby placing a hat-body upon the cone in contact with the brush.

1%. The combination,with the spindle, cone, and turning plate having standards in which the spindle is journaled, of. the reciprocating slide to which the turning plate is pivoted, wheel 9, having a crank-pin, and a link connecting said crank-pin with the slide.

15. The combination, with the spindle, and the turning plate having standard, in which the spindle is journaled, of slide 3, to which. the turning plate is pivoted, gear-wheel 9, having a crank-pin, a link connecting said crank-pin to the slide, and rotating shaft 10, having a worm engaging wheel 9, substantially as described.

1b. The reciprocating slide, the turningplate pivoted thereto, and a spindle and cone journaled 011 said turning plate, in combina tion with the stiffening-brush and spring32, acting to draw the turning plate forward, so that a hat-body upon the cone will be acted upon by the brush, a spring, 39, at the rear end of the turning plate, having a shoulder engaging the edge of the slide to hold the turning plate at its retracted position, and tripping lever 42, which releases the turning plate, thereby placing the hat-body upon the cone in contact with the brush.

17. The cone and spindle carried by the turning plate, the slide to which the turning plate is pivoted, spring 32, acting to draw the turning plate forward, and spring 39, acting to hold it at its retracl ed position, in combination with tripping-lever 42, wheel 9, having a crank-pin to which the slide is connected, and a pin, :45, actingupon the tripping-lever to disengage spring 39, as and for the pur pose set forth.

18. The reciln'ocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto, spring 32, acting to draw the turning plate forward, and spring 39, acting to lock it at its retracted position, in combination with the tripping-lever acting to release spring 39, spring 43,101' returning the tripping -lever to its normal position, and wheel 9, havingapin which engages said lever at each revolution, as and for the purpose set forth.

19. The brush, the reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto and carrying the cone and spindle, and spring 32, acting to draw the turning plate forward, in combination with plates 3] and 31, secured to the slide, and rollers in the turning plate which travel on plates 31 and 37.

20. The reciprocating slide having plate 31, the turning plate pivoted to said slide and carrying the spindle and cone, and a spring, 32, whose opposite ends are secured to plate 31 and to the turning plate, in combination with spring 39 upon the turning plate, having a shoulder engaging the slide to lock the turning plate in its retracted position against the power of spring 32. i

21. The brush, the reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted to the slide and carrying the spindle and cone, and provided with a roller, 33, in combination With plate 34, having an incline, 35, and spring 32, acting to hold saidroller in Contact with plate 34:, so that during the return movement of the parts roller 33 will ride down the incline, thereby placing the tip of the hat in contact with the brush.

22. The reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto, and spring 32, acting to draw the turning plate forward, in combination with the spindle journaled 011 the turning plate, belt 16, and fast and loose pulleys on the spindle, over which said belt passes, whereby said spindle is caused to rotate during the backward movement of the slide and to remain stationary during the forward movement thereof.

23. The combination, with the stiffeningbrush, the reciprocating slide, the turning plate, springs 32 and 39, and the trippinglever, of the spindle journaled upon the turn ing plate, and fast and loose pulleys, and the IIO cone upon said spindle, whereby when the parts have reached their forward position the turning plate is released and swung forward, placing the hat-body upon the cone in contact with the brush, in which position it remains during the backward movement.

24. The combination, with the brush, the slide, the turning plate, springs 32 and 39, and the trippi n g-] ever, of the spindle and con e journaled on the turning plate, plate 3i, having incline 35, and roller 33, engaging plate 34, whereby when the tip of the hat-body is reached during the operation of sti l'lening the roller will ride down the incline, thereby swinging the turning plate farther forward and placing the tip in contact with the brush.

25. The combination," with the brush, the turning plate, and the spindle journaled in boxes 49 and 52, and having collars 4:8 and 5], of adjusting-plates 46, adapted to liebetween collar 41 and journal-box .49, and spring 50, bearing against collar 51 and journal-box 52, whereby said spindle may be adjusted rela tively to the brush to place more or less of the hat-body in contact therewith during the 7 operation of stiffening.

20; The combination, with the brush, the cone, means, substantially as described, for retaining hat-bodies thereon, and the spindle, of the reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto and having bearii'lgsin which the spindle journaled, a spring acting to hold the turning plate at its retracted position, a trippinglever acting to release the turning plate at a predetermined time, and a spring acting to draw the turning plate torward when released, so that the hat-bodyis placed in contact with the brush.

27. The combination, with the brush, the cone, means, substantially as described, for retainin hat-bodies thereon, and the spindle, ot' the reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto and havin bearin in which the spindle is journaled, a spring acting to hold the turning plate at its retracted position, a tripping-lever acting to release the turning plate at a predetermined time, and a spring acting to draw said slide forward when released.

28. The combination, with the brush, the cone, means, substantially as described, for retaining hat-bodies thereon, and the spindle, of the reciprocating slide, the turning plate pivoted thereto and having bearings in which the spindle is jonrnaled, a spring acting to hold the turning plate at its retracted position, a tripping-lever acting to release the turning plate at a predetermined time, a spring acting to draw the turning plate forward when released, plate 34, having incline 35, and roller 33, engaging said plate and incline, as and for the purpose set forth.

29. The brush, the reciprocating slide, and the turning plate pivoted thereto and carrying a spindle and cone, in combination with springs 32 and 39, trip1.)ing'leve1' 42, clamping mechanism whereby the hat-body is held upon the cone, and hand-lever 2-1, for operating said clamping mechanism and for drawing the upper slide to its retracted position against the power of spring 232.

30. The ctnnbination, with the brush, the slide, the turning plate, springs 32 and 39, and the tripping-le\er, ot' the cone and spindle, elamping-spring 2t), arms for distending said spring, a sliding sleeve upon the spindle, rods connecting said arms with said sleeve, and a handlever for operating the sleeve, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix. our sign atu res in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK J. MURPHY. ANYlllONY M. RUN DLE. 'itnesses:

LEVI K. hlANSFIELD, N. T. BULKLEY.

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