US581751A

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Publication number: US581751A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 1914-05-04

Description

3 Sheetsf- Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

` C; MILLS.

MACHINE FOR ATTAGHING CLIPS TO GARD GLTHING.

No. 581,751. Btented May 4, 1897.

(No Model.) 3 sheets-sheet 2.

C. MILLS.

MACHINE PCR ATTACIIINC CLIPS To CARD CLOTHING.

No. 581,751. Patented May 4,1897.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets=Sheet 3.

C. MILLS. MACHINE FOR ATTACHING CLIPS T0 CARD CLOTHING.

Patented May 4, 1897.

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*rares Artnr FFME r'rnn CHARLES MILLS, CF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE PETTEE MACHINE VORKS, CF SAME PLACE.

IVICi-liNE FOR ATTACHiNG CLIPS TO CARD-CLOTHING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,751, dated May 4, 1897.

Application led October 23, 1896. Serial No. 609,800. (No model.)

To LZZ whom t 71mg/ concern: b3 b4. The rests are about the width of the Be it known that I, CHARLES MILLS, a subparts a of the side clips. The walls or supject of Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain, residports b3 and b4 are separated from each other ing in Newton Upper Falls, in the county of bya space equal to the width of the clothing 55 Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have and the thickness of the side clips. The reinvented a new and useful Improvement in cess or holder has at one end a clamp C. It Machines or Devices for Attaching Clips to is represented as comprising a plate c, con- Card-Clothing,of which the following isafull, tained in the end of the recess or holder and clear, and exact description, reference being the inner end c' of which acts as a gage and 6o 1o had to the accompanying drawings, forming abutment, as will hereinafter be explained, a part of this specification, in explaining its and a jaw c2, having a movable grasping end nature. c3, which cooperates with the plate c.

The invention is designed to attach side The jaw is loosely attached to the plate c clips similar to those described in Patent No. at its end cL by a screw c5, which passes 65 564,691, dated July 28, 1896, to the edges of through an enlarged hole therein, and its end card-clothin g and also to attach end clips c3 is moved downward by a lever c, having a thereto. depressing and locking cam cT at its end which In the drawings, Figure l is a view in front bears upon the jaw and depresses it and locks elevation of a machine having the Yfeatures of it in its lowest position. This lever is pivoted 7o 2o rnyinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical secto lugs at cs. A spring c9 serves to lift and tion upon the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. l. Figs. hold elevated the jaw after the depressing- 3 and et are enlarged detail views, in vertical cam has been moved from it. section,of the plunger and holder for the card- One end e of the card-clothing E is adapted clothing. Fig. 5 is a view in plan of a porto be grasped and held by this clamp with 75 tion of the bed of the machine and of cloththe end a3 bearing against the end of the ing-stretching devices. Fig. Gis a view in gage and abutment c', the abutment servlongitudinal section upon the dotted line C G ing to hold the end clip in position and also of Fig. 5. Fig. is a View in perspective of to locate that end of the wired section of the a side clip. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective clothing. At the other end of the recess or 8o 3o of the ends of the side clips and of an end clip holder B/ is a movable clamp D. This is attached thereto preparatory to the attachcomposed of a plate d, attached to a iiexible ment of the said clips to the clothing.` drawing-band d and a jaw cl2, having the The side clip is angular in shape and has movable engaging end d3, attached at its the section o, which lies upon a surface of other end d* to the plate d by a screw d5, ex- 3 5 the clothing at one edge and from which the tending through an enlarged hole therein. prongs d extend, and also a section d2, which This jaw is moved downward and held locked extends by the edge of the clothing and the in its depressed position by the lever d, havedge oi the flat and is adapted to lap upon the ing the cam depressing and locking end (Z7 inner surface of the flat; and the object of this and which is pivoted to the lugs carried by 9o 4o invention is to simultaneously attach clips of the plate D at (ZS. A spring d9 serves to lift this character to the edges of the card-cloththe jaw and hold it lifted when the cam-lever ing as well as the end clips represented in has been removed from it. Fig. 8. The band d' is attached to a winding-drum B is the bed of the machine. It has rund10, which is secured to a shaft d, having 45 ning lengthwise at about the center oi its hearings at the outer end of the bracket CP2. width a recess or holder B', which has the sec- This drum is adapted to be turned by a handtion b, of a depth, width, and length sufficient wheel dlg, and it is locked in opposition to the to receive the wired portion of the clothing strainuponthebandandclarnpbytheratchetwhich extends therein while the clips are bewheel d on the said shaft and the lockingroo 5o ing attached to the clothing. It also has the pawl d, pivoted at d1 and the end of which rests b' b2 and the walls or vertical supports engages the teeth of the wheel. (See Figs. l

and 5.) This clamp D is adapted to engage the end c' of the clothing and by its movement when drawn by the winding-drum to stretch the clothing in the recess or holder B to any desired extent. The end clip d3 at that end of the clothing is located by the gage and abutment F. This gage or abutment F is in the form of an angle-iron which may be slotted on the portion which rests upon the bed and may be fastened thereto by means of a set-screw, so as to be longitudinally adjustable thereon.

It will be understood that before the cardclothing is attached to the end clips and stretched in said recess B2 the side clips have been located or placed upon the rests b' b2, with their sections a2 against the supports b3 b4, as represented in Fig. 3, and that the end clips are also located at the ends of the side clips, with their arms d4 resting upon the sections ct of the side clips and between the prongs a and the sides a2 (see Fig. 8) and with the cross-bar a3 of the clip at the ends of the side clips and bearing against the gage c' at one end of the recess B and the gage F at the other end of said recess. The clothing is then placed in the recess or holder B' between the side clips and over the prongs, and one end is attached to the clamp C and the other end to the moving clamp D, and the moving clam p D is then moved outward by the winding-drum and the clothing E stretched longitudinally to any desired extent between its ends and over the prongs and without disturbing the side clips or the end clips, and while held so stretched a plunger Gis moved from a position behind the said recess or holder B', as represented in Fig. 2, to a position immediately over the clothing and between the side clips.

The gages g, attached to the brackets g, determine when the plunger has been so located. It is/then moved downward upon the clothing and between the clips by the eccentrics g2 upon the eccentric-shaft g3, supported by the brackets g, and the clothing is moved downward, causing its edges to be forced upon the prongs and a strong union or attachment with the clips to be made, while at the same time the end clips are attached to the clot-hing by the side clips.

It will be understood that this movement of the clothing in relation to the prongs oi' the clips is continuous throughout its length and that both edges of the clothing make simultaneous engagement throughout their lengths with the pronged sections of the clips and that without causing the clips to be spread and also while the clothing is longitudinally stretched or under tension. The bearing-sections of the plunger G are upon its under surface along its outer edge, there being a recess or space between the two, whereby the pressure of the plunger is delivered only to the edges of the clothing. (See Fig. 4t.) The eccentrics have suitable eccentric-straps upon the shaft g3, which are connected with the plunger G by the rods g4, and the plunger is adjustable upon the ends of the rods by a screw connection therewith. The shaft g3 and the eccentrics are turned by the'levers g5, attached to the ends of the shaft. The plunger. G is movable backward from the holder or recess B to the position' shown in Fig. 2 to exposethe recess or holder throughout its length and permit the ready insertion of the clips and clothing and unrestricted engagement with the clamps and the easy removal of the clothing and attached clips at the end of the operation of the machine, and it is so held by a weight gg, which is attached to one of the rods g4 by a strap Q7. (See Fig. 2, where the weight and strap are shown by dotted lines.)

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. In a machine for attaching clips to cardclothing, the combination of clip -holding mechanism, a clothing-stretching device for stretching the clothing longitudinally, and a plunger adapted to press the edges of the stretched clothing into engagement with the clips, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, in a machine for attachin g clips to card-clothing, of a holder consisting of rests to receive the clips, and a recess between said rests to receive the wired portion of the clothing, a cloth-stretching de* vice for stretching the clothing longitudinally between the clips, and a presser adapted to press the edges of the stretched clothing into engagement with the clips, as and for the purposes described.

3. The combination in a machine for attaching clips to card-clothing, of a clip-hold- 'ing mechanism consisting of rests to receive the side clips separated by a recess to receive the wired portion of the clothing and end gages to hold end clips, the clothing-stretching devices adapted to stretch the clothing lengthwise, and a plunger for moving the stretched clothing into engagement with the clips, as and for the purposes described.

4. The combination of a clip-holding mechanism, a plunger adapted to reciprocate toward and from said clip-holding mechanism and to be oscillated forward and back, and a gage located to check the forward movement of said plunger and guide it in its downward reciprocation into said clip-holding mechanism, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination with the holder B, the plunger G adapted to be reciprocated vertically toward and from said holder, the lower end thereof being movable laterally in relation to said holder and provided with means for holding it in its removed position, as and for the purposes described.

6. The holder B provided with rests to receive the side clips and adapted at each end to receive an end clip, in combination with devices for stretching the clothing longitudinally and for simultaneously attaching the IOO IIO

stretched clothingl to the side clips and end clips, as described.

7 The combination of the holder B having` the recess the rests h', h2 and the side Walls b3, b4 with clamp C at one end of said recess, and a movable clamp D in the other end of said recess, means for moving said clamp D and iorholding` it in any desired position, and the plunger G, as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination in a machine of the character specified, of the holder B having means for receiving` the clips and the Wired portion of the clothing and provided at one end With means for holding the end of the clothing, a clamp D adapted to engage the other end of the clothing, means whereby said clamp may be pulled and said clothing stretched, and whereby said stretched clothing may be attached to said clips, as set forth. 2o

CHARLES MILLS. In presence of- F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M DOLAN.