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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 1. G. L. GORRELL.

OAN LABELING MACHINE.

No. 476,879. Patented June 151, 1892.

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CAN LABELING MACHINE.

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No. 476,879. PatentedJune 14, 1892;

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l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. GORRELL, OF BELAIR, MARYLAND, ASSIGN OR OF THREE FOURTHS TO THE GORRELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CAN-LABELING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,879, dated June 14, 1892.

Application filed June 20, 1891. Serial 110.396.887. (N0 model.)

To all whom it mayconcern; Be it known that I, CHARLES L. GORRELL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at chines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in can-labeling ma chines; audit has for its object, among oth- .ers, to so construct the device that all the parts necessary shall be adjustable for .the purpose of accommodating the machine to different lengths of labels, different sizes of cans, and for adapting the device to be operated either by hand, steam, foot, or other power.

I provide simple and. efficient mechanism for feeding the cans to the device, means for rotating the cans as the label is applied, for smoothing the label upon the can, for separating the labels at the proper time, for automatically clamping the cans, for automatically holding and releasing the labels after they are separated from the'sheet, and for automatically discharging the cans after the label has been applied.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation with a portion broken away and parts shown in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line a ,2 of Fig. 2, looking in Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the label holding and releasing mechanism. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. '7 is a vertical cross-section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a top plan of the can-teeth ing conveyor and its holding and releasing mechanism, with a portion broken away. Fig.

being considered the front.

9 is a side elevation of the same, showing, also,

a portion of the drum.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures or the drawings.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a suitable frame constructed to support the operating parts and mortised and tenoned or otherwise formed as may be deemed best.

At the rear end of the machine there is arranged a vertically adjustable frame A, which is in two parts,as seen best in Fig. 3, and designed to be adjusted both vertically and longitudinally of the machine, which adjustment may be accomplished in any suitable manneras, for instance, by a screw-rod A as seen best in said Fig. 3, and in Fig. 1, said provision being such that adjustment may be had in eitherdirection independently of that in the other or in both directions simultaneously, as circumstances may require.

Journaled in suitable bearings a in longitudinal timbers a of the inner of. the two adjustable frames A is the shaft a designed to carry the roll of printed labels a as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This shaft of course, together with its roll of labels, is adjustable with the frame. ings a in this frame is the main operatingshaft B, which carries near its longitudinal center a guide-roll b, loose upon said shaft, for the labels,aud over whichsaid labels pass from the front toward the rear, as seen best in Fig. 3, that end into which the cans are fed The uprights b of this adjustable frame carry' slotted brackets or bearings N, as seen best in Figs. 1 and 2, in the slots of which work the pintles b of the upper guide-roller B, between which and the roller 1) the labels pass, as seen in Fig. 3, said labels passing under the upper roller 1) from front to rear, and thence upward and over the small guide-roller 13 suit-ably journaled at the upper part of the machine, substantially in vertical line with the said upper roller, as seen best in Fig. 3, the said labels thence passing toward the front of the machine, where they are acted upon by mechanism which will soon be described.

13 is the crank-wheel carried by the main Journaled in suitable bearin Fig. 5.

shaft B and carrying upon its inner facea cam-shaped lug B, as seen best in Fig. 4, and the object of which will soon be made apparent. This crank disk or wheel is provided with a radial slot 1), in which is designed to be adjustablysecured in any suitable manner the crank-pin I), to which the pitman B is connected in any suitable manner, so as to be adjustable when desired, and the otherend of this pitlnan is connected in any preferred manner with the crank-arm B on the rockshaft 13 which is journaled in suitable bearings or boxes I) at the upper end of the adjustable frame A, as seen clearly in Figs. 2 The other end of this rock-shaft car-;

grooves c in the side bars 0 or longitudinal chambers of the inner adjustable frame A. The frontcross-bar of this frame 0 carries at theright-hand cornerabeveled lug c, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, for a purpose hereinafter described. Extending forward from this front cross-bar is the longitudinal bar 0 the forward end of which carries the cross-bar 0 provided with vertical openings 0, and just to the rear of this cross-bar is the transverselysliding bar C the upper right-hand end of which is beveled, as shown at 0 (see Fig. (3,) and is provided with a longitudinal horizontalslot O in .which works the pin 0 carried by the forward cross-bar 0 This slotted bar is designed to move in suitable guides transversely of the frame, and its other end is acted upon by a spring 0 which at its rean end is connected to some fixed part of the frame, as shown at c.

c is the pivoted frame pivoted to the frame 0, as shown at 0 and at its forward end depending from the cross-bar 0 thereof are the pins 0 designed to work in the vertical holes 0 of the end cross-bar. This longitudinal bar 0 has secured thereto (or it may be integral therewith) the portion 0 as seen more clearly in Figs. 2, 5, and (i, and whichis provided upon its under face with a transverse recess or groove 0 as shown best in Fig. 6, and in which recess the bar C is adapted to slide. The bar 0 is also provided with a transverse recess or groove, as indicated in Fig. 6, the said grooves forming a guide for the narrowed portion 0 of the sliding bar all as clearly shown in Fig. 6. C are springs acting upon the underside of thishinged frame to normally keep the same elevated, as shown The longitudinal bars of the upper hinged frame are notched or recessed, as shown at 0 to permit of its closing down over the transversely-sliding bar, as shown This feed i clearly in Fig.5. The upward movement of this hinged frame is limited by the fixed stop C as seen best in Fig. 5. The lug c is designed as the feed-frame is moved forward to ride beneath the tail-piece d of the pivoted arm D, which is normally held down by the spring D, secured to the longitudinal rail 0 and bearing upon said tail-piece to the rear of its pivot, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, and at its forward end this arm D carries an inwardly-projecting lug D the inner face of which is beveled, as shown at (1 and as the forward end of this arm is forced downward by the engagement of the lug c with the tail-piece, this beveled end engages the beveled end of the sliding bar 0 and forces the same endwise against the action of its spring 0 and this movement of the bar 0 removes the pins (1 which are carried by said bar c out of engagement with the holes in the plates d which are carried by the longitudinal bars of the hinged frame a, which engagement of the pins with the holes in the plates had heretofore held the hinged frame down against the action of its springs C, the parts being thus shown held down in Fig. (5. The upper faces of the free ends of these pins should be beveled, so as to allow them to readily enter the holes in the plates. This hinged frame is designed to be forced down, and thus held by the engagement of its pins with the holes in the plates by the hammer E, so called because it is designed to strike or be thrown upon the forward cross bar of the frame to force the same downward. This hammer or frame consists of the longitudinal bars e and the forward cross-bar 6, connected thereto in any suitable manner,

and on the under side of which the hammer as seen best in Fig. 5, and upon said rear endsthe springs E are arranged to bear, as seen in said Fig. 5, to normally keep the hammerframe elevated in the position in which it is shown in said Fig. 5. The hammer-frame is forced down and caused to strike the forward end of the hinged frame as the feed-frame U is moved to the rear by the engagement of the rear ends of the said bars of the side frame 0, which work in the grooves c of the longitudinal bars 0, riding under the rearward cam ends of the hammer-frame and acting in opposition to the springs E to force the said rear ends upward, and consequently the forward or hammer end downward, the feedframe 0 having in the meantime moved rearward such a distance that the hammer will strike upon the forward part of the hinged frame C in such ainanner as to force the pins 0 thereof down through the holes 0 in the cross-bars c and the points of the pin are thus driven into the label, so that inthe next IIO forward movement of the feed-frame the la bel will be carried thereby.

To the forward ends of the central longitudinal bars I) of the adjustable frame are secured the pieces 6 in the forward ends of which is held the brush E which is arranged insuch position relatively to the can-holding drum, hereinafter described, as to bear upon the periphery of the can and the label thereon to'smooth the same and press it in contact with the can, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

F is the paste pot or receptacle suitably supported at the forward end of the inner adjustable frame and within which is arranged to revolve the paste-roller F, which is provided with peripheral grooves f, as shown best in Figs. 2 and 4, these peripheral grooves being necessary to permit of the passage of the pins of the feeding device, as will be readily understood. The upper face of the forward portion of the top of the paste-receptacle is provided with similar and coincident grooves f, as seen more clearly in Fig. 2, for a like purpose.

The paste-rolleris caused to revolve in the following manner: On the shaft B is a grooved roller F and on the extended end of the paste-roller is a similar grooved roller f the two being connected by a crossed belt F as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, so that as the shaft B is revolved by mechanism hereinafter described the said paste-roller will be revolved in the opposite direction.

G is the stationary knife secured in position in any suitable manner-for instance, by the screws g-a short distance to the rear of the paste-roller, as seen more clearly in Fig. 2, and G is the pivoted knife. This pivoted knife is pivotally connected beneath the forward end of the frame A, and is designed to work in a transverse slot therein and acting in conjunction with the fixed knife or cutter, which latter is provided with grooves g for the passage of the pins of the feed mechanism, said grooves being coincident with the grooves f and f of the paste-roller and the top of the paste-receptacle. The end of the pivoted knife is pivoted between the bifurcations of the arm G which is fulcrumed on the under side of the paste box or receptacle near its center and at its other end Jivotall Y connected with an arm G which in lug B on the crank disk or wheel 13 as the lat:

ter rotates, as will be clearly understood from Fig. 4, the action being to force the shifting bar endwise and through the medium of the connections above described force the knife downward at the proper interval to sever the label from the endless Web. As soon as the lug on the crank' disk or wheel has passed the anti friction roller the shifting bar is returned to its normalposition and the pivoted knife elevated by reason of the spring G secured to the frame A and acting upon the end of the shifting bar, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4.

H is the main operating-shaft, journaled in bearings h in the forward extension h of the frame, the said bearing being rendered adjustable longitudinally by means of the setscrews h which work in the elongated slots h of the longitudinal side bars k of the adjustable frame H, which is adjustable vertically in any suitable manner, as by the adjusting-screws 72, as seen best in Fig. 4. By this means the shaft and consequently the drum and its accessories carried thereby are rendered adjustable in all directions, to accommodate it to varying sizes of cans. On this shaft is the sprocket-wheel 11*, around which passes the sprocket-chain 11 which passes around a similar sprocket-wheel h on the shaft B, whereby motion is imparted from the shaft H to the said shaft B, and through i of twolike parts, as seen best in Figs. 2 and 4. Each part consists of a disk I, which is provided with a deep peripheral groove, as seen more clearly in Fig. 4, forming the flanges i, as seen in said Fig. 4. These disks are keyed or otherwise held to the shaft, as indicated at t" in Fig. 4, and held in these flanges 1' are the shafts I, which are free to rotatein their bearings in the flanges, and at their other ends, which project beyond the outer flanges, have secured thereto the friction-rollers i which are preferably covered with some frictional surface, as felt or analogous substance, and at their inner ends carry the can-holding disks 1 the faces of which are also preferably covered with some frictional surface to increase their hold upon the ends of the cans. The friction-rollers t are designed to normally travel out of contact with any bearing surface; butat predetermined periods they are designed to engage cams f upon disks 1 which are secured to hearings on the shaft 11 in any suitable manner, so as not to rotate therewith, the said cams being arranged upon the upper face of the disks, as seen clearly in Figs. 1 and 2, so that as the drum revolves the friction-rollers will ride upon said cams and serveto rotate the holding-disks to rotate the cans. The shafts I are normally held inward to firmly hold the can by means of springs J, which are fast at one end upon the inner face of the outer flange of the disk, as seen best in plan in Fig. 2, and their other IIO ends bifurcated or' otherwise constructed to embrace the shafts 1 and bear upon the col lars or other devices I, which are fast upon the shafts I between the flanges zlof the disks.

The shafts I are .moved endwise by means of the cam-lugs K, as shown best in Fig. 2, which are carried by the table L, as seen best in Figs. 2 and 3, the said lugs being arranged at such a point as to engage the disks 1", at,

the proper period after the label has been placed upon the can and smoothed thereon by the brush so as to release the cans and perj mit them to drop upon the table L, the inner faces of the collars I being beveled or roundi ed, as shown best in Fig. 2, 'to facilitate the engagement of the cam-lug therewith.

The table L is supportedin any suitable .manner as for instance, by the legs L, which may be hinged theretoif desired, as seen in Fig. 3- and the said table preferably removably sup ported in position where it may be removed and the legs folded into small compass when it"is not in use.

The'table L is provided with inwardly-extending portions or bars L as seen best in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which extend in sufficiently to receive the can after it has been labeled and asit is released from the can-holding disk,

the said extensions or bars being slightly inclined toward the exit, as seen best in Fig. 3, so as to give the can a slight impetus toward the table as itis dropped on said bars or extensions. The cams K are of such a length as to hold the can-holding disks separated until they approach a point Where the cans are delivered, when thecollars I move away from the side-cams, allowing the springs J to act upon the collars to force the can-holding disks inward to grasp the can at the proper period.

Thecans are fed totlie machine in the following manner: Referring to Figs. 1, 3, 8, and 9, M is a bar supported upon the cross-bar of the extension h of the frame, as seen best in Fig. 3, and rendered longitudinally adjustable by means of the bolt m, working in the longitndinal slots 'm' of the said bar, and to the outer end of this barM is arranged avertical bar .N, which is provided with a vertical slot 11, in which works the horizontal bolt n, by which the said vertical bar may be adjusted The upper end of this bar N is P is a shaft journaled at the in notches, as seen best in Fig. 9. P is a slide adapted to move in guides upon the under side of the feed-table or in arecess therein, as seen in Fig. 3, the said slide carrying upon its ends the blocks P the inner edges of which are inclined, as seen best in Fig. 9, and adapted to move with the said slide. They are impelled forward by means of springs Q, which are suitably secured to some fixed part of the feed table, as seen in Figs. 8 and 9. R are cams suitably pivoted upon the inner ends of the side bars of the feed-table, as seen in Fig. 9, to correspond with the bevel or incline of the blocks P, as seen best in said Fig. 9. The normal position of these parts is shown in full lines in Fig. 9,the slide being forward,so that the teeth of the star-wheels engage therewith, and in'this position the said star-wheels hold the cans. The cams R are moved by the lugs S on the periphery'of theinner flanges t of the disks, as seen inFigs. 2, 3, and 9, there being one lug for each can-holding disk upon the drum. The outer end of the feed-table may be supported in any suitable manner as, for instance, by. the cross-bar Z, connecting the legs ofthe table L, as seen in Fig. 3.

The operation is simpleand will be readily understood from the above description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. The web of labels is placed upon the roller (1 and over and under the feed-rollers, as shown in Fig. 3, and upon the top of the paste-receptacle. The cans are fed to the machine down the incline of the feed-table, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the first can being held by the star-wheels until the drum is revolved into such a position that, the one set of can-holding disks is opened and ready to embrace the can. In the further revolution of the drum one of the lugs S comes in contact with the lower end of the cam R upon each side of the drum, forcing the same into the position in which itis shown by dotted lines in Fig. 9, this movement of the cam forcing the slide P upward or away from the star-wheels, and as soon as the slide has passed a sufficient distance to clear the peripheries of the said star-wheels the weight of the can upon the said wheels will cause the same to revolve partially and deliver the can to the set of can -holding disks that is at this time at this point. At this moment the collars I leave the cams K and the springs J force the two opposite can-holding disks inward and press them against the ends of the can, holding it firmly. As soon as the lug S passes the cam R the springs Q force the blocks P and cams B into their normal position, throwing the slide P in the path of the star-wheels and holding the latter against further movement until the next lug S comes in contact with the cam R when the same operation isrepeated and another can is taken up by thenext set of can-holding disks. The continued revolution of the drum carries the cans thus clasped around until the first one thus clamped comes to or beneath the paste-receptacle. In the meantime the labels have been moved forward by the mechanism hereinbefore set forth and the first one severed by the knife and its forward edge delivered onto the can. Just at this stage the friction -rollers on the shafts of the set of can-holding disks which hold the can ride upon the lugs i of the disks 1, and cause the can to rotate, the label being placed against the can and smoothed by the brush E As the drum continues in its revolution the can is held firmly by the disks until it has revolved into such a position that the collars I on said shaft come into engagement with the cams K, which serve to spread outward the said shafts and thus relieve the can, which falls upon the extension L of the feed table, and, rolling down the incline thereof, is delivered upon the table, from whence it may be removed in any desired manner. The parts are adjustable in all the ways which ever present themselves in this class of devices. The parts are so timed that each comes into play at the proper interval, and the device as a whole is so constructed as not to be easily deranged and so as to require the minimum amount of attention on the part of the operator.

Various modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advan faces.

I sometimes employ a paste-supply box S, which may be supported in any suitable position on the frame or otherwise and arranged to supply the paste or other adhesive to the paste-receptacle F bymeans of flexible pipe or otherwise. In Fig. 3 is seen the entrance of the said pipe into the paste-receptacle F.

011 reference to Fig. 9 there will be seen a registering mechanism for registering the number of cans labeled. anism may be employed for this purpose; but I have chosen to show a simple form in which the registering-wheels are incased in a case Q, supported in any suitable manner and provided with a ratchet mechanism of usual construction, arranged to be actuated through the medium of the arm Q connected with and moving with the slide P so that each time the slide is moved to permit the passage of a can to the machine the units-wheel will be moved one tooth or notch.

T is a rod which may be employed. l/Vhen used, it is pivoted, as at t, to some fixed part of the machine, as the frame 0, on the opposite side of the label-carrier from the knife and connected with the rod G by the links T and T, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 7 and actuated by the same cam B that operates the pivoted knife. This rod is arranged just in rear of the pasteroller and a little forward of the knife, and is arranged to be actuated a trifle in advance of the knife to hold the back end of the label down while being severed by the knife until it passes over Any suitable mechthe paste-roller, when it is raised as the labelcarrier moves forward.

The operation, construction, and arrangement of the rod T and its connections are exactly like that of the knife Gr.

\Vhat I claim as new is- 1. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the adhesive receptacle and its grooved roller, of the feed device having projections or pins for engaging the label, asset forth.

2. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the adhesive receptacle having grooves in its upper face and the roller provided with coincident grooves, of the labelfeeding device having pins working in said grooves, as set forth.

3. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the adhesive receptacle and its grooves and grooved roller, of the stationary cutter having coincident grooves, the movable cutter, and the label-feed device having pins vertically movable, as set forth.

4. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the paste-receptacle provided with grooves and grooved roller, of the stationary cutter having coincident grooves, the movable knife, and the label-feed device having pins carried by a movable frame and arranged to act directly on the labels, as set forth.

5. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the pasting mechanism, of the labelfeed device having pins carried by a pivoted frame and a hinged hammer for actuating said hinged frame and means for holding and releasing said frame, as set forth.

6. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the reciprocating label-feed frame with its pivoted frame carrying pins, of the vertically-movable pivoted hammer actuated by said feed-frame, means for holding the pivoted frame in its downward position, means for releasing the frame,and means for returning it to its upward position, as set forth.

7. In a can-labeling machine, the combina tion, with the reciprocative feeding-frame and its pivoted frame carrying pins, of the transversely-sliding bar for holding said frame in its downward position, means for actuating the pivoted frame, means for operating the sliding bar to release the frame, and means for returning the pivoted frame to its upward position, as set forth.

8. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the reciprocative feeding-frame and its spring-actuated pivoted frame carrying pins, of the transversely-sliding bar for bolding said frame in its downward position, and means for actuating said bar to release the frame, and means for depressing the frame, as set forth.

9 In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feeding-frame and its pivoted frame carrying pins, of the spring-actuated transversely sliding bar for holding said frame in its downward position, and means ICC 10. 111 a can-labeling machine, the combinat ion, with the reciprocative feedi n gt rame and its spring-actuated pivoted frame carrying pins, of the spring-actuated transversely-sliding bar for holding said frame in its down- 3 ward position, and means for actuating said bar to release the frame, and means for de- 1,

1 ing wheel, the cams pivoted to the feed-table pressing the frame, as set forth.

1 1. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the reciprocative label-feed frame F with its pivoted frame, of the vertically-mov-I able pivoted hammer actuated by the feedframe, means for holding the pivoted frame; in its downward posit-ion, means for releasing the frame, means for returning it to its upward position, and can holding and releasing mechanism, as set forth.

and an automatic can holding, rotating, and releasing mechanism, as set forth.

13. In a can-labeling machine, the combination,with the feed-table and the can-holding drum equipped with reciprocating shafts carrying disks and springs acting thereon, of a can-holding wheel and slide adapted to normally prevent rotation of the wheel, as set forth.

14. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table and the can-holding drum equipped with reciprocating shafts carrying disks and springs acting thereon, of a can-holding wheel and spring-actuated slide adapted to normally prevent rotation of the wheel, and means actuating the slides, as set forth.

15. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table and the can-holding drum equipped with reciprocating shafts carrying disks and springs acting thereon, of a can-holding wheel and spring-actuated slide adapted to normally prevent rotation of the Wheel, and means for actuating the slide in opposition to its spring at predetermined periods, as set forth.

16. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table and its can-holding wheel, of the slide and the cam at the inner end of the feed-table and intervening devices for actuating the slide, as set forth.

17. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table, its slide, and canholding wheel, of the can-holding drum provided with lugs, and the cams on the feedtable, arranged to be actuated by the lugs, means for returning the slide to its normal position, and connections between the cams and slides, as set forth.

18. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table, its slide, and canholding wheel, of the can-holding drum provided with lugs, the cams on the feed-table, arranged to be actuated by the lugs, and the blocks on the feed-table, connected with the slide and arranged to be actuated by the said cam, as set forth.

15). In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table and its slide, of the blocks carried by the slide, the can-holdand arranged to actuate said blocks, means for returning the slide to its normal position, and the can-holding drum provided with lugs to actuate the cams, as set forth.

20. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the feed-table and its slide, of the blocks carried by the slide, the can-holding Wheel, the cams pivoted to the feed-table and arranged to actuate said blocks, the can-holding drum provided with lugs to actuate the cam, and the spring on the feed-table, acting on the blocks in opposition to the cam, asset forth.

21. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the drum and the shafts journaled therein and carrying the can-holding disks, of means for rotating said shafts with their disks at predetermined periods, and means for moving said shafts endwise at predetermined intervals, and label feed, pasting, and severing mechanism, as set forth.

22. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the drum and the shafts journaled therein and carrying the can-holding disks, of means for rotating said shafts with their disks at predetermined periods, means for moving said shafts endwise at predetermined periods, and springs acting upon said shafts to return them to their normal position, and label feed, pasting, and severing mechanism, as set forth.

23. In a can-labelingmachine, the combination, with the grooved drum and means for rotating the same, of the shaft journaled therein and carrying can-holding disks and friction-rollers, and the fixed disks having cams to engage said rollers at predetermined periods, as set forth.

24. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the grooved drum, of the shafts 3' ournaled in the flanges thereof, the collars fast on the shafts and arranged in the grooves of the drum, the springs acting on the collars, and the fixed cams arranged to engage the collars at predetermined periods to force them in opposition to their springs, and means for rotating the drum, as set forth.

25. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the drum and its shafts carrying can-holding disks and friction-rollers, of the fixed disks having cams, the springs acting upon the shafts to move them endwise,.and the fixed cam for moving the shafts in opposition to their springs, and means for rotating the drum, as set forth.

26. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the power-shaft, its drum and shafts, disks, springs, rollers, and the fixed cam and lugs co-operating therewith, of the label-feed mechanism and the intermediate connections, substantially as described, between the power-shaft and said feed mechanism, as set forth.

27. In a can-labeling machine, the combination, with the power-shaft, the drum and its shafts, disks, springs, rollers, and the fixed cam, and lugs co-operating therewith, of the label-feed mechanism, the adhesive-applying mechanism, and connections, substantially as described, between said parts, as set forth.

28. In a can-labeling machine, the combina tion, with the power-shaft, its drum and its shafts, disks, springs, rollers, and the fixed cam, and lugs co-operating therewith, the feed mechanism, the label-feed mechanism, and the adhesive-applyingmechanism, of connections, substantially as described, whereby all of said parts are operated from the main power-shaft,-as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES L. GORRELL.

Witnesses:

O. 0. HOUSE, PHINEAS F. BALL.

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