US635018A

US635018A - Pocket cigarette-machine.

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Publication number: US635018A
Application number: US69722598A
Authority: US
Inventors: Morris Keen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1898-11-23
Filing date: 1898-11-23
Publication date: 1899-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1916-10-17

Description

' Patented Oct. 17, I899.

No. 635,0l8.

r4. KEEN. POCKET CIGARETTE MACHINE.

(Application filed Nov. 23, 1898) .(No Model.)

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PATENT rrrcn.

MORRIS KEEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

POCKET CIGARETTE-'MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,018, dated October 17, 1899. Application filed November 23, 1898. 61 NO- 6971Z25- (N0 111M161l To all LU/00711, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, MORRIS KEEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pocket Cigarette-Machines, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in pocket cigarette-rolling machines of the class employing a single traveling apron, the object being to provide a construction in which the movement of the apron, as wellas the pressure that is applied to the cigarette as it is being rolled, is manually controlled, that the speed of said apron and the comparative pressure applied can be regulated to produce a cigarette that is rolled in accordance with the existing conditions-that is to say, the class of tobacco used and the desire of the smoker for a tightly or loosely rolled cigarette.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a cigarette-machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of Fig. 1, showing the initial step of rollinga cigarette, the parts being shown in operative position when pressure is applied thereto. Fig. 3 represents a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing the parts in closed position when pressure is applied thereto and the cigarette in nearly-finished condition.

Fig. at represents a perspective view of the cigarette-machine, showing the cigarette finished and ready to be discharged from the machine. Fig. 5 represents an end elevation of the cigarettemachiue.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a pocket cigarette-machine,the same consisting of a base B, the end walls 0, and the front and rear walls D and E, respectively.

Mounted in the end walls C and rotatable freely in either direction is a shaft F, provided at one end with a finger-piece F by means of which it can be rotated, it being noted that this shaft is not confined in its bearings, but is free to rotate in either direction. The said shaft is situated near the front wall D, so that a chamber H, extending throughout the length of the casing, is formed in the space between said shaft F and the walls D and E. The apron F is attached at one end to said shaft, being provided at its other end with the transverse enlargement or stop Q. It is thus seen that the apron can be drawn out or unwound from the shaft by pulling upon the end thereof and that it is wound upon said shaft by manipulating the fingerpiece F The lid J of the casing of the cigarette1nachine is hinged at the upper edge of the rear wall E, and its upper member K overlaps the front wall I) when closed. The said lid J carries a lower and resilient member L, or, in other words, a spring-plate, the same being situated adjacent the inner face of said member K and wide enough to rest upon the top edge M of the front wall D, the said resilient member or spring-plate L normally standing away from the inner face of the member K, as best shown in Fig. 5. The saidresilient member or spring-plate L is provided with a longitudinal ridge or offset N, which when the lid is closed is situated on the inside of the upper edge M of the front wall D and is adapted to bear upon the apron F. The enlargement or stop Q at the free end of the apron serves to limit the extent to which the apron can be wound upon the shaft when the lid is closed, as best seen in Fig. 3.

R represents a wrapper, S tobacco, and T the finished cigarette.

The operation is as follows: To roll a cigarette, the parts are placed in the position seen in Fig. 1, the lid J being opened and the apron F preferably turned thereover. The wrapper R is placed in position, so that a major portion thereof projects, as seen in said figure. Thetobaccohavingbeenplaced upon the. wrapper, the lid is closed to bring the parts to the posit-ion shown in Fig. 2. It is best, then, to hold the machine in the left hand, conveniently between the thumb and forefinger, with the thumb resting upon the lid. The thumb and forefinger of the right hand can then be used to turn the finger-piece F to Wind the apron upon the shaft. In so doing the experience of the operator will lead him to regulate the pressure upon the lid, which is conveyed to the apron through the resilient member or spring-plate L on the inner face of the lid to determine the pressure that is applied to the cigarette during rolling to effect a tightly or loosely rolled article, while at the same time he will wind the apron at such speed that secures the best results, it

being noted that the same can be wound slowly or quickly or the speed varied according to existing conditions. These conditions relate to the kind'and quantity of tobacco as well as the desire for a tight or loose cigarette. It is obvious that by placing considerable pressure upon the lid and Winding the apron slowly a tighter cigarette is formed than if only a moderate degree of pressure is exerted and the apron is quickly wound. WVhen the enlargement or stop reaches the lid, as shown in Fig. 3, it tends to raise the same and simultaneously discharge the cigarette from the machine.

It is evident that I provide an improved cigarette-machine that possesses the capabilities set forthnamely, the perfect control and regulation of the means for rolling and for exerting a pressure upon the cigaretteand that,furthermore,the constructionis simple, inexpensive, and durable.

It is to be noted that the said spring-plate or resilient member L can be formed integral with the lid by constructing the same of a single piece of metal folded upon itself to form the membersKand L and running the pintle of the hinge-joint between the lid and the easing through the bend thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what being provided exterior to said casing with 7 means for manipulating the same, whereby the speed with which the apron is wound upon the shaft can be varied and regulated as the cigarette is being rolled, and a lid upon said casing provided with a resilient member situated on the inner side thereof to engage said apron to exert a spring-pressure upon the cigarette as it is being rolled.

2. In a pocket cigarette-machine, a casing, a shaft mounted therein and capable of rotating freely in either direction, an apron having one end secured to said shaft, said shaft being provided exterior to said casing with means for manipulating the same, whereby the speed with which the apron is wound upon the shaft can be varied and regulated as the cigarette is being rolled, and a lid upon said casingprovided with a resilient member situated on the inner side thereof to engage said apron to exert aspring-pressure upon the cigarette as it is being rolled, said resilient member being provided with a longitudinal ridge or offset.

MORRIS KEEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. 0. WIEDERSHEIM.