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LUTHER C. CROWELL, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT HOE. STEPHEN D. TUCKER, THEODORE H. MEAD, AND CHARLES W. CARPENTER, OF

New YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,567, dated Novembervll., 1893. Application filed January 22, 1892. Renewed April 21,1893. Serial No. 471.354. (No model.)

To all whom it may concer-7e:

Be it known that I, LUTHER C. CROWELL-a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and'State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper-Trapping Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved machine of that class used in wrapping papers and other Vpublications for mailing and generally known as newspaper wrapping machines, and especially to provide a simple and efficient wrapping machine of high capacity.v

In a prior application, I have described and claimed broadly a machine for wrapping newspapers in which the paper and wrapper are wound upon a central core, the pasted wrapper secured about the' core, and the wrapped paper removed from the core either" by pushing the paper from the core or withdrawing the core from the paper. In the construction shown in that application as one of the preferred forms of such machines,the paper was gripped by a core and the paper and wrapper woundV upon the core and the wrapper secured'by pressurebetween the core and a wiper outsidethev core either by the rotation of the core with the paper and wrapper pressed against a stationary wiper or by rotating a wiper about a stationary core.

In constructions embodying the present invention, the paper and wrapper are not gripped by the core but I employ feeding devices co-acting with the core to wind the paper and wrapper thereon, the paper and wrapper being advanced by pressure between the feeding devices and core. It is evident that the core and feeding devices and the manner in which they co-act to wind the paper and wrapper upon the core and secure the wrapper may be varied, and that the wrapped paper may be delivered from the core in different ways. l prefer, however, to use a rotating core and positively driven belts as the feeding devices co-acting therewith, and 1p1-eferably mount the core and belts to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper and deliver' tion theyoccupy in receiving a paper.

, The frame of the machine the latter by withdrawing the core and belts therefrom. The core may consist of a single cylinder and the paper be supported through.

the whole or a part of its width, butI prefer to form the core ot' two cylinders supporting the paper at its opposite side edges, and de liver the paper by withdrawing the two cylinders and their respective belts in opposite directions, a sufcient support for the paper being thus provided with a small delivery movement, even for wide papers.

In theaccompanyingdrawings I have shown myinvention as embodiedin a machine of the preferred form, and a full description thereof will now be given, and the features forming myinvention specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a sectionaI-'Si'defelevation lookin/g in the same direction, thesection being taken inside the frame". Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4. is a front elevation of the machine looking to the left in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 of Fig. 2 showing the parts in the position they occupy in receiving a paper.-

Fig. 6 is a section on theline 6 of Fig. 40u an enlarged scale, showing the parts in the posi- Figs. 7 and S are diagrammatic sections similar to Fig. 6 showing the parts in different positions, Fig. 7 showing the paper as partially wrapped and Fig. 8 as completely wrapped and being delivered. Fig. Q'is a view similar to Fig. 7- showing a slightly modified method of wrapping. Figs. lO-and ll are perspective views of products of the two methods, the scale be-A ing that of" the general views. Y l

may be of any` suitable formpto support the operating parts.v As shown, it consists of the oppositeend frames A, B, and base frame Conwhichthey are mounted. At the top of the machine thet main driving shaft D is mounted-in the end frames A, B,this shaft being driven from any' suitable source of power. I

The 'paper and wrapper are introduced intox vthe machine at the upper pai-tof the front side, and the core, belts and other parts of the wrapping mechanism are mounted in4 the IOO lower central part of the machine in two interior vertical frames E, F, which slide in grooves in the base plate C so as to be moved outward in opposite directions in delivering the paper.

The wrapped papers are shown as received by a attening and delivering mechanism mounted below the core in the stationary frames A, B, and delivered thereby at the rear side ofthe machine, this flattening and delivering mechanism consisting in the form shown of series of converging tapes by which the papers are advanced and gradually flattened. The parts forming the wrapping mechanism proper will first be described.

The core upon which the paper and Wrapper are wound, and about which the wrapper is secured, consists in the preferred form, as shown, of two short cylinders G mounted so as to support the paper at opposite sides and with each of these cylinders co-operate feeding devices which consist in the form shown paper. with the pulleys when withdrawn to deliver of belts H of leather or other suitable material co-acting with the surfaces of the cylinder forming the core to advance the paper and wrapper.4 The belts, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, are preferably of the same or substantially the same width as the cylinders G, so that the paper is engaged `by a large surface, but it will be understood that this is notabsolutely essential:

As the construction of the cylinders G, belts H, and actuating devices therefor, is identical at the two ends of the machine, the same reference letters and figures will be used for both, and a description of the left hand end of the machine in Fig. 5 will be understood to apply also to the opposite end.

The cylinder G is mounted to rotate freely upon a stud 11 carried by the sliding frame E, and the belt H is carried by driving pulleys 12, 13, mounted on opposite sides of the cylinder G so as to strain the belt about the cylinder, and by pulley 14 mounted in the rear lower part of the frame. The belt driving pulleys 12,13 are carried by shafts 15 mounted t0 rotate in sleeves 16 on frame E. The pulley 14 is carried by an arm 17 pivotal'ly mounted in the frame E by a short shaft 18 passing through the frame and provided with a crank arm 19, so that the pulley 14 may be raised and lowered to loosen and tighten the belt, the arm 19 being normally pressed into position to hold the belt taut by Spring 20 coiled about a rod 2l pivoted to the arm 19 and sliding in bracket 22 on frame E. The belt H is thusheld under spring tension allowing it to' yield as the paper is Wound upon the cylinder G, and the pulley 14 may be raised by rocking the shaft 18 so as to loosen the belt and allow the cylinder and belt to be readily withdrawn from the wrapped To insure the lnovernentof the belt the wrapped paper, the construction shown is preferably used, in which the pulleys 12, 13 and 14 are provided with grooves, and the belt I-I carries a series of projections 23 on its inner surface which run in and are held by the grooves.

For securing the proper movements of the cylinder G and belt H in wrapping and delivering the paper I provide the following connections with the main shaft D, the parts being so timed that the paper and wrapper are wrapped upon the core, and the wrapper secured about the core during two rotations of the latter, and during the next rotation the core and belts are withdrawn from the ends of the wrapped paper to release it and returned to normal Wrapping position to receive another paper. It will be understood, however, that any othersuitable form of driving connections may be used, that the paper may be wrapped any desired number of times upon the core, and that more than the time of one rotation may be used in withdrawing and returning the core and belts if desired, the driving connections being readily varied for this purpose.

The frame Ecarries on its upper sideashaft 24 rigid therewith and adapted toslidethrough a sleeve 25 in the frame A. This shaft 24 carries at its outer end outside the frame A a bracket 26,and in the upperend of this bracket and in the frame E is mounted a shaft 27. The main shaft D carries a gear 28 which meshes with a broad faced gear 29 keyed to the shaft 27 just described, so that the gear 29 remains in mesh with the gear 28 as the frame E is reciprocated, and this broadfaced gear 29 meshes with the gear 30 on belt driving pulley 12. The pulley 12 carries agear 31 which meshes with a gear 32 on the cylinder G, and the cylinder G drives belt pulley 13 bya gear 33 on the roll meshing with gear 32, so that the belt and cylinder G are driven at the same rate of speed. As shown,and as above stated, the gears are so timed that the cylinder G is rotated three times to each rotation of the shaft D.

The shaft 24 carries inside the frame A a sleeve 34 preferably adjustable on the shaft by a set screw as shown, and provided with astud or bowl 35 which is engaged by a forked lever 36 pivoted on a fixed part of the machine, and provided at its opposite end with a bowl which runs in a cam groove 37 formed in a cam wheel I carried by the shaft D, this cam, as shown, being so formed, that the frame E and parts carried thereby are held in their inner position for wrapping during two revolutions of the core and then Withdrawn for delivering the wrapped paper and returned to position for receiving another paper during the third revolution. The shaft 18 is rocked to raise the pulley 14 and loosen the belt H as the parts are withdrawn for delivering the wrapped paper, this being effected by means of a stationary cam 38 carried by the frame A and engaging the arm 19 as the frame is withdrawn.

Any suitable form of feeding devices may be used for advancing the paper and wrap- IOO l'IO

per to the core and belts. As shown, the paper and wrapper are advanced-over a series of guides 39'by a feeding roll 40 Vand series of feeding disks 4l, the latter projecting between the guides. The guides 39 extend partially about the curved path of the paper between thecylinders G and are preferably made of spring metal so as to yield as the head ofthe paper and Wrapper are brought above them on the lirst revolution and beneath them on the second revolution of the core. The guides are also preferably spring pressed toward the core, being shown as adjustably mounted on a shaft 42 which carries an arm 43 spring pressed by a spring 44 coiled about a rod 45 pivoted to the arm 43 andv sliding in a bracket 46 on the frame' A, a stop 47 being preferably provided, against which the spring 44 holds the arm 43. I

The shaft of feeding roll 40 and vthe shaft of the feeding disks 4l are geared together by gears 48, and 49 and the shaft of roll 40 carries another gear 49, by which iit is driven from 'the shaft D'through anintermediate 50 meshing with 'a gear 51 carried by the shaft D, the feeding mechanism being timed, as shown, so that the feeding roll 40 and feeding disks 41 are driven at the same rate of speed as the core G and belts I-l.

With the'construction shown, in which the tape rolls l2, 13 are separateda considerable distance on-opposite sides of the path of the paper as it. passes to the core, space is provided for a guide by which the paper is directed about the core at this part of its movement, and I prefer to use this guide to aidin delivering the paper by moving it between the two end cylinders forming the core as the paper is released thereby, so as to carry thepaper out of line of the core and deliver it to thelattening or other deli/very mechanism provided for receiving the paperthe guide thus forming an ejector moving transversely to the paper.

The guide 52 consists in r`the'fo'rm shown of a plate bent to conform substantially to the curve of the cylinder G forming the core, and extending substantially the full width of the paper opposite and Vbetween the cylinders. This guide 52 is carried by arms 53 adjustably secured upona rod 54 which is carried in arms 55 on a rock shaft 56 mountedin the frames A B. Outside the frame Athis shaft 56 carries a crank arm 57 which is provided with a bowl engaged by a cam 58 on a cam disk K carried by the `shaft D, so that the shaft 56 is rocked once in each revolution of the shaft'D to throwthe guide 52 inward between the twocylinders forming th'e core, as shown in Fig. 9, the guide 52 being returned to normal position by a spring'59 coiled on a rod 60, sliding in a bracket 6l onthe frame A, and pivotally connected toasecond crank arm 62 on shaft 56. y I

It is evident that the wrapped paper may be allowed to drop directly from the core when `released therefrom without the use of the movshown a simple and efficient construction in which a pair of converging delivering tapes are used to which the wrapped paper is delivered from the core. These delivering and liattening tapes L are mounted to run on opposite sides-above and below the cylinders G, forming the core, each pair of tapes being carried by driving pulleys 62 and pulleys 63, the pulleys 63 being preferably carried, as shown, by bars 64 adjustable in brackets 65 which are adj ustably mounted on shafts 66 carried by the frame of the machine so that the belts may be adjusted to take up slack, and also to vary Vthe position of the receiving ends of the belts relatively to the core.' Thebelt driving pulleys 62 are geared together by gears 67 and are driven from shaft D'by gear68 on the shaft of one of the pulleys, gear 69 on the shaft D, and intermediate 70.

The operation of the machineis as followsr- It will Vbe understood that the wrapping and delivering mechanism may form a complete machine and the papers and pasted wrappers be fed thereto by hand, but suitable devices will preferably be combined therewith, by which the paper and wrapper shall be fed to it in proper time and paste be applied to secure the wrapper, an automatic machine of high capacity being thus produced. It will be understood, also, that the wrapping and delivering mechanism may be combinedl with suitable wrapper feeding and pasting'devices, and the delivering mechanism of a printing press, or with a'folding machine of any of the usual forms so as to receive and wrap the pa# pers as folded.

While the machine will preferably be use as aV high speed machine and suitable devices for feeding both the paper and wrapper and for applying paste to the latter be combined therewith, it is unnecessary to show such'devicesin the present case, as it is evident that they maybe of any suitable construction, it being necessary only to time the feeding devices so that the heads of the paper and wrap:- per shall reach the feeding roll 40 and disks 4l simultaneously.

With the machine shown, two methods of wrapping differing slightly from each other may be employed. In one, the paper is of a IOO rio

sufficient length to extend about the core one Y wrapping bythe second method shown in Fig.`

9 the paper extends about half way about the core, so that the wrapper is unsupported on one side when the wrapped paper is delivered from the core, and the spring of the paper causes the latter to spring out to a Iiat form when released, thus tightening the wrapper upon the product. In this construction the attening mechanism will generally be found unnecessary, but may be used, it' desired, to compress the paper and reduce the thickness of the product. ,In wrapping by the first method, it is evident that the paper is folded and may be reduced to one-half its original size when the paper extends about the core but once, or a further reduction may be produced by winding the paper upon the core two or more times. In the second construction it is evident that the paper must be reduced to its final length before wrapping, no folding resulting therefrom.

Referring to the drawings, the operation of the mechanism in wrapping by the rst method will now be described. The parts being in the position shown in the general views and Fig. 6,the papera: and wrapper 'y are fed in simultaneously over the guides 39 by the u feeding roll 40 and disks 41 until they are gripped by the core G and belts H, the tail of the wrapper having been previously provided with paste on the portions between the guides 39, as shown in Fig. 3. They are then advanced together by the core and belts, the latter yielding slightly against the tension of spring 2O according to the thickness of the paper, and upon the second revolution of the core the leading end of the paper and wrapper pass beneath the curved lower. ends of the guides 39, which yield against the tension of spring 44. The parts are shown in Fig. 7 just as the leading end of the paper and wrapper are passing guide 52, and about to pass beneath the guides 39. As the leading ends of the paper and wrapper advance from the position shown in Fig. 7, they pass beneath the guides 39, as previously stated, and the wrapper is drawn down over the guides, and as the rear end of the paper passes off the guides, the rear end of the wrapper comes in contact with the first layer of wrapper upon the paper where not separated therefrom by the two inner guides 39, the outside guides 39 being, as previously stated, cut off so as not to extend between the belts and core, and the rear pasted end of the wrapper is gummed down upon the layer of wrapper on the paper to secure the latter by pressure between the belts H and the paper on the core, and at the end of the second rotation of the core,it is evident that the paper will be fully wrapped and the rear end of the wrapper secured over a considerable portion of its edges. During the operation thus far described the bowls on levers 36 have been running in the straight part of cam grooves 37, and the cylinders G forming the core and the belts H have been held in their inner wrapping position, the belts also having been held taut upon the cores but allowed to yield slightly against the pressure of springs 2O to accommodate the paper, as previously described. As the second rotation of the core is completed and the paper is fully wrapped, however, the bowls on levers 36 are actuated by entering the cam portions of grooves 37, and the levers are moved thereby from the positions shown in full lines in Fig. 5 into the positions shown in dotted lines in the same figure, so as to move the frames E, F corresponding distances outward in opposite directions, thereby withdrawing the cylinders G and belts H from opposite ends of. the wrapped paper, so as to release the latter, and allow it to be delivered between the cylinders. The cylinders and belts are withdrawn during a half of the third rotation of the core, and at the completion of this half rotation and the full release of the paper, the part-s are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 8, a-nd the rear end of the wrapper has passed below the inner guides 39 and is by them pressed upon the body of the wrapped paper so as to secure also the inner pasted portion of the wrapper, and the outer pasted portions of the wrapper have again been pressed by the belts so as to secure the wrapper more firmly. As the frames E, F are withdrawn, the arms 19 press against the stationary cams 38 and the shafts 18 are thus rocked to raise the pulleys 14, and slacken the belts H, so as to allow the belts and cylinders to be readily withdrawn from the paper as indicated in Fig. 8. The paper is now free to fall or be otherwise delivered from between the cylinders, and just at this time the cam 58 on cam disk K rocks the shaft 56 through crank arm 57 and against the tension of spring 59 to carry the guide inward from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 8, to that shown in dotted lines in the same figure. The wrapped paperis thus compressed against the inner guides 39 from a circular shape to the oval shape shown in said figure, and is thus carried forward into the control of delivering tapes L, and by them advanced, the paper being 'compressed to its final iiat form as it passes between the rolls 62 as shown in dotted lines. The completed product folded and wrapped by this method is shown in perspective in Fig. lO on the same scale as the general views.

The operation of the construction in wrapping by the second method, as shown in Fig. 9, is substantially the same, and will be understood without further description, it being apparent that the paper is held in the circular curved form only by the belts and core, and that when released therefrom its springs outward so as to strain the wrapper upon the paper, the product being of a width equal to one half the circumference of the core G, as in the previous case, but the paper being unfolded. In this construction the guide 52 will operate to throw the unsupported side ofthe wrapper inward toward the body of the paper, thus assisting in the process of delivery.

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The product of the second method is shown in perspective in Fig. 11, on the same scale as the general views.

In. the drawings it is evident that the paper 1s wound about the core but once or more, but itis evident that this will depend upon the length of the paper, and the size of the core employed. In the construction shown the core is designed to be about seven inches 1n circumference, so that the papers wrapped by the rst method are previously folded to a length of aboutiseven inches, and the product is about three and a half inches wide. These relative sizes of core and paper will be found to produce a product of convenient form, as shown in Figs. l0 and 11. It is evident, however, that with a core of this size papers of any desired length may be wrapped by increasing the number of rotations of the core before delivery, and lengthening the wrapper the construction being modiied in an obvious manner for this purpose. While this size of core will be found convenient, it is evident that if a smaller and more closely wrapped product be desired, the size of the core may be reduced to any extent desired, and that on the other hand the size of the core may be increased so as to form products of larger size, this depending upon the size, thickness, and character of the publications to be wrapped.

As above stated, the flattening mechanism may be omittedand the papers be delivered in the circular form by the rst method, or in flat form bythe second method. With light newspapers and a core of considerable sizethis construction would not be desirable with the rst method, but with a smaller core on which the paper is rolled tightly, such a construction is practical, and with thick magazines and similar publications the circular may be found the preferred form of product.

What I claim isl. The combination with a core, of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them uponthe core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, and means for delivering the wrapped paper from' the core, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a rotating core, of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, and means for delivering the wrapped paper from the core, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a core, of belts moving about said core and co-act'ing there-A with to advance Aa paper and wrapper an wind them upon the core by pressure between the belts and core, and means for 'delivering the wrapped paper from the core, substantially as described. v

4. The combination with a rotating core, of

belts moving with saidy core and colacting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the belts and core, and means for delivering the wrapped paper from the core, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a core, of spring pressed belts moving about said core and coacting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the belts and core, and means for delivering the wrapped paper from the core, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a core, of belts moving about said core and co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the belts and core, means for delivering the wrapped paper from the core, and means for slackening said belts for the delivery of the Wrapped paper, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a core mounted to move longitudinally, of feeding devices coacting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, and means for withdrawing the core from the wrapped paper to deliver the paper, substan-` tially as described. l

S. The combination with a core, of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said core and feeding devices being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, and means for withdrawing the core and feeding devices to deliver the wrapped paper from the core, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a rotating core, of

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belts moving with said core and co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the belts and core, said core and belts being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, and means for withdrawing the core and belts to deliver the wrapped paper from the core,substantially as described.

l0. The combination with a core consisting of two cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides and mounted to move longitudinally, .of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, and means for withdrawing said cylinders from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a core consisting of two cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides and mounted to move longitudinally, of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, means for withdrawing said cylinders from the wrapped paper'in opposite directions to deliver the pairo per, and a fiattening mechanism to which the wrapped paper is delivered from the wrapping mechanism, vsubstantially as described.

12. The combination with a core consisting of two cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides, of feeding devices co-actiug therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said core and feeding devices being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, and means for withdrawing said cylinders and feeding devices from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a core consisting of two cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides, of belts moving about said core and co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said core and belts being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, and means for withdrawing the cylinders and belts from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a core, consisting of two cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides of belts moving about said core and co-aeting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said core and belts being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, means for withdrawing the cylinders and belts from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, and means for slackening the belts during the withdrawal, substantially as described. 15. The combination with a core consisting of two rotating cylinders adapted to support a paperat opposite sides, of feeding devices co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said core and feeding devices being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, and means for withdrawing said cylinders and feeding devices from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a core consisting of two rotating cylinders adapted to support a paper at opposite sides, of spring pressed belts moving with said cylinders and co-acting therewith to advance a paper and wrapper and wind them upon the core by pressure between the feeding devices and core, said cylinders and belts being mounted to move longitudinally of the wrapped paper, means for withdrawing said cylinders and belts from the wrapped paper in opposite directions to deliver the paper, and means for slackening the belts during withdrawal, substantially as described.

17. The combination with the rotating cylinders G, of feeding devices coacting with said cylinders to wind au papel' and wrapper thereon, and guides 39 over which the paper and wrapper are fed to the cylinders, and beneath which they pass on the second rotation of the cylinders, substantially as deser1bcd.

18. The combination with the cylinders'G, of feeding devices co-acting with said cylinders to wind a paper and wrapper thereon, means for withdrawing the cylinders in epposite directions to release the wrapped paper, and a guide 52 reciprocating between the cylinders to deliver the paper, substantially as described.

19. The combination with the cylinders'G, of feeding devices eoacting with said cylinders to wind a paper and wrapper thereon, means for withdrawing the cylinders in opposite directions to release the wrapped paper, a flattening mechanism, and a guide 52 reciprocating between the cylinders todeliver the paper to the flattening mechanism, substantially as described.

20. The combination with cylinder G,of a belt H eo-acting with said cylinder to winda paper and wrapper thereon, mechanism for driving said cylinder and belt, a cam and connections for withdrawing the cylinder and belt from the wrapped paper and returning them to position to receive another paper, and means for holding the paper during the withdrawal of the cylinder and belt substantially as described.

21. The combination with the sliding frames E, F, of cylinders G and belts H carried thereby, mechanism for driving said cylinders and belts, and means for withdrawing said cylinders and belts in opposite directions and returning them to position, substantially as described. A

22. The combination with the sliding frames E, F, of cylinders G and belts H carried thereby, shaft D and connections for driving said cylinders and belts, cams I carried by said shaft, and levers 36 actuated by said cams and connected to said frames, substantially as described.

23. The combination with the cylinder G, of belt H coacting with said cylinder to wind a paper and wrapper thereon, aspring pressed rock arm on which one of the belt pulleys is mounted, whereby the belt is held against the cylinder under spring tension, means for withdrawing the core and belt from the wrapped paper, means forholdingthe wrapped paper during such withdrawal and a cam and connections for rocking said arm against the spring pressure to slacken the belt, substantially as described.

24. The combination with paper wrapping mechanism advancing the paperand wrapper in a circular path to wind or roll the paper and wrapper together, and constructed to release the wrapped paper for sidewise delivery, of an ejector moving transversely to the paper, substantially as described.

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mechanism advancing the paper and Wrapper in a circular-.path to wind or roll the paper and Wrapper together, and constructed to release the Wrapped paper for sidewise delivery, of

a member forminga guide for the paper dur'-v ing the Wrapping Operation, and means for moving said guide transversely to the Wrapped paper to deliver the latter, substantially as described.

26. The combination with paper Wrapping i mechanism engaging the paper at opposite sides and constructed to release the Wrapped paper, of a member forming a guide for the "paper during the wrapping operation, and

means vfor reciprocating said guide transversely to the Wrapped paper to deliver the latter, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two snbscrlbing Witnesses.

LUTHER C. CROWELL.A

Witnesses: n

L; E. HOWARD, J. J. KENNEDY.

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