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(No Model.) Z-Sheets-Sheet I. A. SUHRADER & O. STURM. MACHINE FOR WIRING BOTTLES Patented Mar 19, 1889.

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MACHINE FOR WIRING BOTTLES.

No. 399,787. Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALVVIN SOHRADER AND OTTO STURM, OF DESSAU, ANHALT, GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR WIRING BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,787, dated March 19, 1889.

Application filed July 11, 1888. Serial No.2'79,629. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALWIN SCHRADER and OTTO STURM, manufacturers, of Dessau, in the Duchy of Anhalt and German Empire, have invented a new and useful Machine for \Viring Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to a machine for wiring bottles.

The machine is illustrated upon the annexed drawings.

Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section through the machine; Fig. 2, a cross-scction through same. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. a represents the tongs for cutting off the wire ends. Fig. 5 shows the neck of a bottle with the wire put around.

The present invention has for its object to provide a machine for wiring bottles which acts in such a way that the cork is firmly secured to the neck of the bottle by a wire, which is automatically twisted.

The machine operates in such a manner that the wire, which is Wound upon coils, is first twisted, then caught by a bottle, put around it, twisted again, and finally cut off.

The machine is provided with a table, a, on which a pedestal, b, is secured, and upon this table the bottle is wired. Under the table is provided the hollow spindle 0, upon the enlarged fork e of which are arranged the spools cl. The spoolsd are mounted upon a common pin, f,. which is secured in place by means of a thumb-screw, g. The wire is carried fromthe spools dthrongh the hollow spindle 0 into the head h thereof. On the machine illustrated there are provided three spools, (1. They are carrying their wires 1' ii 21 in such a way through the head It that a wire passes to and over each side of the head, while the third one goes through the middle. By the spring Jo, Fig. 2, the spools (Z are pressed or held fast, andthe wire is thus prevented from being drawn out too far. The spindle c is held in the bearing Z and caused to rotate by turning the tooth-wheel n and the pinion m, which is fixed on the spindle c. The wheel 77. is rotated by the crank o. The

hollow spindle c is also furnished with collars 1), within which are placed runners on the forked end of the lever q. The latter is connected by the rod r to a treadle, s, pivoted at t on the frame of the machine. By putting the foot upon and pressing down the treadle s the treadle s will move downward while the hollow spindle c is carried upward. The crank-shaft n, which is caused to rotate by the crank 0, is fitted with. two arms, 0' v", provided with pins 10 w, which pins work against the legs 00 11; of the shearing-tongs .90. The legs of the tongs are arranged at different heights, so that the pin 10' will bear on the top leg and the pin 10 on the lower leg. The leg 01: of the tongs 00 is somewhat curved at 420 If the crank 0 be turned in the direction of the arrow 1, Fig. 3, the pin w will finally be caught by and lodged in the curved recess 50, and the pin w will come in contact with the leg 00, whereby the jaws of the tongs will be caused to shut. These tongs serve to cut off the wire 011 the bottle when twisted. The tongs y, Figs. 1 and 3, are intended for holding the upper end of the wire loop. These tongs consist of a fixed jaw, y, and a jaw, 3 having a weight, 1 upon it. The moving jaw will be pressed against the fixed jaw y and clasp the wire when introduced in them.

The operation of the machine may be described as follows: The ends of the wires (be- Big 1:1 7?) wound upon the coils are passed through the hollow spindle c and the three holes in the movable head It and then caught by means of wire pliers. By turning the crank 0 the wire is twisted in the pliers or underneath them. Now the wire is so prepared that the regular Work may take place without the aid of any tool. The twisted end of the wire is then inserted in the tongs y, this being effected by lifting the lever 11 Then the bottle is put on the bottle-holder and its neck passed between the two exterior wires, '5 and 1, until the cork touches the elastic head 2, while the third wire, 2' is carried by the center portion of the end of the cork and is bent out, as shown in Fig. 1. Now the hollow spindle c is turned by means of the crank 0, whereby the ends of the wires m i are twisted, so as to firmly secure and hold them together. By further turning the crank the shearingtongs a: are finally put in operation, for the pins 10 w of the arms "a W'Wlll bear upon the legs of the tongs a: 00 and move them until the jaws of the tongs x are closed and the wire is sheared below the loop or twist just formed. During the time the twisted wire ends are being inserted in the tongs 1 the treadle .9 must be pressed down. Thereby the hollow spindle is caused to move upward. It will then only be necessary to raise the lever g and release it again, and the twisted wire end will be caught by the jaws of the tongs y. The wire hoop fastened round the bottle has the shape shown in Fig. 5 and holds the cork in the bottle. Instead of three Wires, four or more may be employed where the cork itself is required to be held in position by two or three wires.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is

l. A machine for wiring bottles, comprising arevolving wire supply, 0, having the twist- 1ng-head h, the tongs 1 y g 1 for holding the Wires so arranged that some of the Wires may be passed around the neck of the bottle, while other wires may be passed over the cork, and the shearing-tongs :r, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a machine for wiring bottles, the combination of the revolving Wire-supply c, having the twisting-head h, the treadle s, pivoted at t, and connected by means of link 1' and lever q to the wire-supply and the tongs y y 3 1 all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a machine for wiring bottles, the combination of wire-supply c, tongs y, shearingtongs w, and revolving head h, substantially as set forth, with crank 0, wheels at m, to turn the hollow spindle c, and with arms-r r and pins to w, with legs a: of the shearing-tongs, to cut off the twisted wire all substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two witnesses.

ALVVIN SCHRADER. OTTO STURM. Witnesses:

CARL BORNGRAEBER, ERNST SoHoLz.

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