US670835A

US670835A - Can-capping machine.

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Publication number: US670835A
Application number: US2959900A
Authority: US
Inventors: Saave K Bergland; John H Teigen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1900-09-10
Filing date: 1900-09-10
Publication date: 1901-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 1918-03-26

Description

No. 670,835. Patented Man. 26, I90l.

S. K. BERGLAND & J. H. TEIGEN.

CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN GAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN GAPPING MACHINE. (Application filed Sept. 10, 1906.)

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CAN-CAPPING MACHINE.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,835, dated March 26, 1901.

Application filed September 10, 1900-. Serial No. 29,599. (No model.)

mary object is to provide a device of this char.-

acter to which cans are adapted to be supplied in any desired number after the same have been filled. The caps are fed automatically to the machine and are provided with means whereby the same may be held under control at all times. A novel arrangement of magnets is provided whereby the caps are conducted one at a time to a point above the cans and are discharged thereon, and means are also used in connection with the machine whereby the caps are properly seated at the center of the tops of the cans.

A further object is to provide a novel arrangement of magnets whereby but one cap can be fed to a can at a time.

Another object is to provide a frame for the machine which may be so adjusted as to adapt the device for use with cans of various sizes.

To these ends the invention consists in providing a frame having a shaft passing vertically therethrough, to which is secured adesired number of laterally-extending revoluble shafts. These shafts are each provided with a collar secured thereto and adapted to travel upon a ring mounted upon the frame and inclosing the vertical shaft. A gear is secured to each collar, and these gears are adapted to mesh successively with a rack secured to the ring and extending partially therearound. Arms extend upward from the supports of the lateral shafts and serve as guides for rods which are provided at their lower ends with magnets and which are secured to wrist-pins of cranks formed at the outer ends of the lateral shafts. it is obvious that as these shafts revolve the rods secured to the cranks thereof will be carried up, moving the magnets therewith. At a point below the center of the rack before referred to is arranged a cup the bottom of which communicates with an upwardly-curved tube which is adapted to be filled with a desired number of caps for use upon cans to be sealed. Mechanism is provided upon this cup for preventing the caps from being forced up and out of said cup, while at the same time permitting them to be readily removed by the magnets as they are brought successively into contact therewith. The gears of the lateral shafts are of such size and the rack is of such length that the cranks will reach their lowest positions when their magnets are at a point directly above the cup.

The invention also consists in providing a magnet at a point below the path of the magnets of the rods, and this magnet is adapted to attract the surplus cap or caps should two or more adhere to any of the conveying-magnets. This lower magnet is provided with means which operates automatically and which discharges the cap attracted thereto from the machine. The vertical shaft of the device is provided with means whereby motion is imparted thereto from the cans which are supplied to the device, or vice versa, and a novel arrangement of brushes and a roller are employed in connection with the machine, whereby the caps after once being deposited upon the cans will be seated at the proper point in the center thereof.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of our invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the cap-feeding tube and its cup. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section through the cup and the adjacent portion of the tube. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the cup. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the cam which incloses the cup. Fig. 7 is a perspec tive view of one of the supports of the cup. Fig.8 is a side elevation of one of the lateral shafts and the mechanism secured thereto, the support of said shaft and the magnet secured thereto being shown in section. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the ring, showing the rack in position thereon. Fig. 10 is a transverse section through a portion of the ring. Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11 11 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is an elevation of the ring, showing the cap-detaching plate secured thereto. Fig. 13 is a top plan view of said plate. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the discharge mechanism for the surplus caps. Fig. 15 is a detail viewof the shaft ofsaid mechanism. Fig.

16 is a front elevation of the mechanism for centering the caps. Fig. 17 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 18 is a horizontal section therethrough. Fig. 19 is asection through a portion of the centering mechanism, showing the means for adjusting the same vertically.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 is a preferably semicylindrical casing having down wardly-turned ears at the ends thereof, which are secured in any suitable manner to a bed-plate 3, having flanges 4 extending upward from the edges thereof, and forming guides for a slide 5, having suitably-arranged cross-strips 6 thereon. Standards 7, preferably three in number, are secured at regular intervals upon the base 1 and extend upward therefrom. These standards are stepped at a point between the upper and lower ends thereof, as at 8, and eX- tend transversely of the device at the upper end, forming a platform 9 for the support of the upper mechanism of the machine. This platform 9 is provided at the center with an aperture for the reception of a shaft 10, which extends vertically through the device and is journaled within the center of the cross-strip 11 of the base 1. Secured to this shaft at a point adjacent to said cross-strip is a turnstile 12, the arms 13 of which are adapted to extend over the inner flange 4 successively and contact with the cans upon the slide 5 as the same are moved between the guides. These arms are equal in number to and are in vertical alinement with the number of magnets which are employed in the machine and which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Secured to the upper end of the shaft 10 by means of a nut 14 or in any other suitable manner is adisk 15, having arms 16 extending therefrom in vertical alinement with the arms 13 of the turnstile. These arms 16 are provided at their outer ends with downward extensions 17, each of which contains a vertical slot 18, within which is journaled a shaft 19, which extends the-rethrough, and the opposite end of which is journaled within a bracket 20, secured to the under surface of the arm 16 at a point adjacent to the inner end thereof. This shaft is revoluble within the bracket 20 and v the extension 17 and is provided at its outer end with a crank 21, the wrist-pin 22 of which extends through a slot 23, which is arranged longitudinally within a rod 24. This rod extends upward for a suitable distance and is slidably mounted at its upper end within a forwardly-extending bracket 25, which is secured to the arm 16 of said crank and is inclined to a point above said arm.

The lower end of each of the rods 24 is provided With an outwardly-extending stud 26, which is threaded and adapted to pass through plates 27, arranged at opposite sides of a magnet 28 of desired form. These plates are clamped upon the magnet by means of a nut 29, engaging the threaded portion of the stud, or the same may be secured thereto in any other suitable manner. In the drawings ordinary horseshoe-magnets are shown employed in connection with this device, but it will of course be understood that electromagnets may be employed in lieu thereof.

Secured to the platform 9 are standards 30, each of which is slotted at its upper'end, as at 31, for the reception of a bolt 32, which passes through a ring 33, inclosing the shaft 10, and is locked in position by means of a nut, as 34. This ring, as before stated, passes around the shaft, and secured to the outer surface thereof at a point adjacent to the upper edge is a rack 35, which extends for a suitable distance around the ring. This rack is adapted to be engaged successively by gears 36, which are secured to the shafts 19 at points adjacent to the inner faces of .the downward extensions 17, and collars 37 are also secured to said shafts and to the gears 36 and are adapted to travel upon the upper edge of the ring 33. These collars are circu lar in end View, excepting that each has a segment removed from one side thereof, as at 38, so as to prevent the rotation of the collar and its shaft when the gear is not in engagement with the rack, and when said collar is moving upon the upper edge of the ring 33 this flattened portion of each collar is so located that when the same is in contact with the ring the crank of the shaft to which it is secured will be located at its lowest point. The upper edge of the ring is recessed at 39 for a distance equal to the length of the rack 35, and the ends of this recess are inclined upward, as shown. A second recess 40 is formed within the upper edge of the ring at a point directly opposite the center of the recess 39, and an arm 41 is secured to the ring at a point adjacent to the lowest point of the recess 40. This arm has an outwardly-extending portion 42, which is, secured to one side of a disk 43, having a slot 44 extending inward from one edge thereof and terminating in an inclined wall 45.

The arm 41 is provided withaslot 46,which receives a bolt 47, whereby the same is secured to the ring, but is adjustable in relation thereto.

The recess 40, before referred to, is formed with two downwardly-inclined edges, which meet at their lower points, said meeting point being in Vertical alinement with the center of the slot 46, before referred to.

The rack 35, before described, is secured at points which are in vertical alinementwith the center of two adjacent standards 7, and to the step 8 of each of said standards is secured a bracket 48, which extends outward from said standard and serves as a supportfor a bracket 49, which brackets are arranged in alinement ICC with each other and are provided with upwardly-extending inner ends 50, adapted to be bolted to a cup 51 of peculiar construction. This cup 51 is in the form of a hollow cylinder and is inclosed by a cam 52, formed of two

sections

53 and 54, respectively, one of which is provided with an inwardly-extending arm or tongue 55, while the end of the opposite section 54 is bolted or otherwise detachably secured to said tongue, as at 56.

Ears 57 project frornthe outer surface of the cup near the upper edge thereof and at opposite sides, and within these cars are pivoted arms 58, which extend to points below the cup and are provided with inwardly-extending feet 59, having sharpened edges, as shown.

Ears 60 are arranged upon the outer face of the cup at opposite sides thereof and at points adjacent to the lower edge, these ears being located in a plane at right angles to the plane of the ears 57, and arms 61 are pivoted therein and extend to points above the cup, and are also provided with inwardly-extending feet 62,which are provided with sharpened edges.

Pins or studs 63 extend upward from the bracket 49, and loosely mounted upon each stud is a coil spring 64, the free ends of which are secured to an arm 58 and an arm 61, respectively, and adapted to hold the same normally in contact with the cam 54, before referred to. The outer edge or face of this cam is so shaped as to force the

arms

59 and 61 outward alternately, and when one set of arms is in this position the remaining set will be unaffected by the cam.

Spring-strips 65 are secured at regular intervals within the cup and extend longitudinally thereof, the upper ends of the springs beingbentoutward. Thesespringsareadapted to contact with caps within the cup and prevent accidental displacement thereof after the same have been released from engagement with the arms 61 of the jaws.

The standard 7, arranged adjacent to the guides 4 and which supports one of the brackets 49, contains a stud 66, to which is secured a coil-spring 67, the free end of which is provided with an eye 68, adapted to engage a rod 69. This rod is connected at its opposite end to the tongue 55 of the cam 52, the same passing through a perforation formed between the ends of said tongue. Said tongue extends inward to a point within the path of a loop 70, which extends laterally from the shaft 10 and is adapted to contact with said tongue once upon each revolution of the shaft.

A tube 71, preferably formed of wires 72, secured by rings 73, suitably placed therearound, is secured at one end.to the bottom of the cup 51 and is curved upward at a point below the cup and secured at its upper end to a hollow cylinder 74, which may be closed at the top and can contain a weight, spring, or other mechanism adapted to bear upon caps 75, located within the tube and adapted to be fed to the machine.

Secured to the standard 7,which is arranged upon the base at the side opposite to the standard of the stud 66, is a bracket 76,which extends forward to a point adjacent to the intermediate standard 7,and is provided with an extension 77 at the upper end thereof, within which is journaled one end of a shaft 78, the opposite end of which is mounted within the end of the bracket 76. A coilspring 78' incloses the shaft, and one, end thereof is secured to the extension 77, while the opposite end bears upon an arm 79, which extends forward from the shaft and thence downward to a point below the path of the magnets 28. Secured to the lower end of this arm is a disk 80, having a slot 81 therein, which receives the ends of an invertedmagnet 82. This magnet is secured to an arm 83, which extends laterally from the bracket 49, before referred to, the magnet being secured to said bracket by means of plates, &c., in the same manner as the magnets 28.

The spring 78 is so arranged as to hold the disk normally in position about the ends of the magnet.

An arm 84 extends upward from the shaft 78 into the path of the lateral shafts 19 of the conveyer-magnets, and this arm is adapted to be contacted by said shafts successively as they travel upon the ring arm is contacted and thrown forward, the arm 79 of shaft 78 will be raised, lifting the disk 80 therewith and inclining the same.

Extending laterally from the bracket of the stud 66 is a second bracket 85, having an upwardly-turned outer end 86, within which is fitted a bolt 87, which is adapted to engage a slot 88, formed within one arm 89 of a yoke 90. The arms of this yoke are of equal length and the lower end of each arm is provided with a brush 91. These brushes are arranged at an angle to the arms and are arranged in the form of a wedge, the apex of which is at When said 7 the end farthest removed from the center of the machine.

Links 92 are pivoted at their upper ends to the inner surfaces of the arms 89, and their lower ends are pivoted to the ends of links 93, extending to opposite sides of a wheel 94 and pivoted to the center thereof.

The tube 72 is filled with caps 75, and as the weight of the caps within the long arm of said tube is greater than that of the caps within the short arm and the cup 51 said caps will be forced upward within the cup and will contact with the feet 59 of the downwardlyextending arms 58 of said cup. These feet will obviously prevent the upward movement of the caps within the tube. The tongue 55 of the cam 52 is then swung away from the stud 66 and the cam secured thereto will force the jaws of the arms 58 outward and at the same time permit the jaws of the arms 61 to swing inward. As soon as the feet 59 are removed from engagement with the caps the' same will slide up into and fill the cup, and

tube, While the remaining arms will be moved out of contact therewith. Cans are placed upon the slide 5, between the cross-strips 6 thereon. Said slide is then placed upon the bed-plate 3 and slid thereon toward the machine. When the first can contacts with one of the arms 13 of the turnstile 12, it will force said arm around, carrying the shaft therewith, and the adjacent arm will come in rear of the can and in position for engagement by the can following. When the shaft is turned, it will obviously cause the upper disk 15 to move therewith, carrying the arms 16 and their shafts. The flattened faces of the collars 37 will slide upon the upper edge of the ring 33, and when said collar reaches the end of the recess 39 the same will drop therein, carrying the shaft 19 therewith, this being permissible in view of the fact that said shaft is mounted within the slot 18 of the extension 17. As the shaft is lowered the teeth of the gear 36 are brought into engagement with the teeth upon the rack 35, and as the disk 15 and its arms continue to revolve it is obvious that said gear will be turned, carrying its shaft therewith. This gear is of such diameter that the crank 21, secured to the shaft, will reach its lowest point when it arrives at the center of the rack. When the magnet 28 upon the rod 24 is lowered with the crank 21, upon reaching the center of the rack it will be brought into contact with the upper cap within the cup 51. As the arms continue to revolve, the shaft of the gear meshing with the rack will be also turned and the crank will be moved upward, carrying the magnet and the cap adhering thereto therewith.

The operation of each succeeding shaft 19 and its crank and magnet is the same as that above described. Should two or more caps adhere to the magnet after the same leaves the cup, the lower caps will be attracted by the magnet 82 and will adhere thereto until the arm 84 of the disk 80 is contacted by the shaft of the magnet from which the cap was removed. When the shaft contacts with this arm, it will throw the same forward and cause the disk 80 to swing upward upon its shaft 78 and obviously remove the cap from the magnet 82 and discharge the same from the machine. As soon as the shaft passes the arm 84 the disk 80 will be returned to its normal position by the spring 78*. The magnets with the caps adhering thereto are carried around as the shaft 10 continues to revolve, and upon reaching a point slightly in advance of the detaching-plate 43 the collar 37 descends into the recess 40. The magnet then slips into the slot 44 within the plate 43 and the cap slides thereunder into a position above the can which has been slid thereunder. It will be seen that when the collar 37 continues in its movement it will rise out of the recess and draw the magnet away from the cap, causing the same to fall upon the can. Said magnet will then continue its movement until the cup is once more reached, when a second cap will be attracted thereto. As the caps are removed from the cup it is of course understood that the distance thereof from the crank will be increased. This, however, will not prevent the magnets from coming into contact therewith, as the rods 24 to which they are secured are provided with slots,whereby longitudinal movement thereof is permitted. When, however, the device has completed its revolution, the loop 70 will contact with the tongue and force the same forward. This will revolve the cam 52 upon the cup 51 and cause the upper feet 62 to swing inward, while the lower feet 59 will be brought out of contact with the caps within the tube. Said caps will then promptly press upward into contact with the upper feet 62, and when the loop passes the tongue 55 the same will promptly swing back into its original position and the upper feet 62 will swing outward, while the lower feet will again engage the caps. The upper caps within the cup will then be in a position to be attracted by the magnets as they pass successively thereover. As the cans continue forward between the guides of the bed-plate 3 the cap which has been deposited upon each can will be brought into position beneath the roller 94 and the same will prevent said cap from becoming accidentally displaced. The brushes 91, which are arranged diagonally at opposite sides of the wheel 94, will sweep the cap toward the center and cause the same to be seated within the groove ordinarily provided for it about the opening within the top of the can. The cans are then in condition for sealing, and after being removed from the strip 5 additional ones can be placed thereon, and the machine again placed in operation by forcing the cans successively into contact with the arms 13 of the tnrnstile 12. It will be seen that as one arm is contacted by each can and as a magnet is arranged in vertical alinement with each arm, said magnets and the cans will always arrive in position at the same time. By mounting the ring 33 upon the slotted standards 30 the same can be adjusted vertically to adapt the machine for use with cans of any desired size, and for the same purpose the yoke 90 is also adjustable upon the bracket 85, as before described.

While we have described the caps as being fed to the cup by the pressure of the caps within the long'arm of the tube, we do not wish to restrict ourselves to this operation thereof, as, if desired, springs or weights may be arranged within the tube to force the caps into the proper position.

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While we have described this device as operated from the moving cams upon the sliding strip 5, we do not desire to limit ourselves thereto, as, if desired, the shaft 10 may extend above or below the machine described and be provided with a pulley adapted to receive motion from a belt or other similar means connected to suitable driving mechanism. In such case the cans and the slide upon which they are mounted would be moved by the arms 13 of the turnstile, and, if desired, in lieu of the slide 5 an endless belt could be provided having cross-strips secured thereto. In this manner cans could be placed upon the traveling belt as fast as the caps are placed in position thereon.

In the foregoing description we have embodied the preferred form of our invention,

though we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve to ourselves the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope'of our invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed, anddesired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

I. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a tube adapted to contain caps; means upon said tube for limiting the discharge of the caps therefrom; adhering devices; and means for lowering said devices into contact with the caps successively, said devices being adapted to convey the caps to a point above a can.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cup secured to said frame, a tube opening into the bottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps, alternately-operating jaws at opposite ends of the cup adapted to retard the movement of the caps, a magnet mounted upon the frame and adapted to contact with one of the caps and convey the same to a point above a can.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tube opening into the bottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps, arms pivoted without the cup at the upper edge thereof and having feet adapted to engage the caps within the tube, arms pivoted within the cup at the loweredge thereof and having feet adapted to engage the caps extending through the cup, a cam inclosing the cup and normally contacting with said arms, a shaft within the frame, means for operating the cam upon each revolution of the shaft, thereby moving the sets of arms alternately, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft and adapted to contact with one of the caps and convey the same to a point above a can.

I. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a cam encircling the cup, arms pivoted to the upper and lower edges of the cup and adapted to extend over the opposite edges thereof, means for holding said arms normally in contact with the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame, means for operating the cam from the shaft and swinging the arms away from the cup alternately,and a tube opening into the bottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps.

5. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tube opening into the bottom of,the cup and adapted to contain caps, said tube comprising parallel curved rods, rings for securing the said rodsin position, a cam encircling the cup, sets of arms pivoted at the upper and lower edges of the cup respectively, means forholding said arms normally in contact with the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame, means for imparting motion to the cam therefrom whereby the sets of arms are swung outward alternately, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft and adapted to contact with one of the caps within the cup and convey the same to a point above a can. 6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tube openinginto thebottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps, said tube comprising parallel curved rods and rings for holding the rods in proper position, a cam formed with hinged sections and encircling the cup, sets of arms pivoted at the upper and lower edges of the cup respectively, said arms adapted to engage the caps at points above and below the cup, means for holding the arms normally in contact with the cam, spring-strips within the cup contacting with the caps and adapted to extend to points above the arms, a shaft journaled within the frame, means for operating the cam from the shaft and swinging the sets of arms outward alternately, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft and adapted to contact with one of the caps and convey the same to a point above a can.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tube opening into the bottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps, said tube comprising parallel curved rods and rings for holding the rods in proper position, a cam formed with hinged sections and encircling the cup, sets of arms pivoted at the upper and lower edges of the cup respectively, said arms adapted to engage the caps at points above and below the cup, studs upon the frame, coiled springs upon the studs, free ends to the springs adapted to contact with the arms and hold the same normally in contact with the cam, a tongue to the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame, a loop thereon adapted to contact with the tongue and force the same in one direction and operate the sets of arms outward alternately, aspring for returning the cam to normal position, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft and adapted to contact with a cap and convey the same to a point above a can.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring encircling the shaft and mounted upon the frame, brackets extending from the shaft, shafts journaled within the brackets and contacting with the ring, and magnets connected to said shafts, said ring having recesses in the upper edge thereof whereby the magnets are brought successively into contact with the caps within the feed.

- 10. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a cap- 'feed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring mounted upon the frame and encircling the shaft, brackets extending from the shaft above the ring, shafts journaled within the brackets, collars thereon bearing upon the upper edge of the ring, a rack secured to the ring above the feed, a gear upon each shaft, said ring having a recess in the upper edge thereof adjacent to the rack, whereby the gears are brought successively into engagement therewith, cranks to the shafts, and magnets connected to the cranks, said cranks adapted to revolve only when the gear is meshing with the rack and to bring the magnets successively into contact with the caps within the feed.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a shaft journaled within the frame, a ring mounted upon the frame and encircling the shaft, brackets extending from the shaft above the ring, shafts journaled within the brackets, collars thereon having flattened faces adapted to contact with the upper edge of the ring, said ring having a recess within its upper edge, a rack secured to the ring adjacent to the recess and above the feed, gears upon the shafts adapted to engage the rack successively, cranks upon the shafts, brackets extending above the cranks, rods slidably mounted within the brackets and secured to and. slidable upon the cranks, and a magnet sec nred to each rod and adapted to be brought into contact successively with the caps within the feed by the revolution of the cranks.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring encircling the shaft and mounted upon the frame, said ring having recesses within its upper edge, a rack secured to the ring adjacent to one of the recesses and above the feed, a disk secured to the shaft at the upper end thereof, brackets extending therefrom, shafts journaled within the brackets, collars upon the shafts having flattened faces adapted to bear upon the ring, gears upon the shafts adapted to successively engage the rack, cranks to the shafts, brackets extending up ward from the disk, rods secured to the cranks and slidably mounted thereon and within the brackets of the disk, a magnet secured to each rod and adapted to be brought into contact with a cap upon the downward movement of each crank, and means for automatically removing said caps from the magnets.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a ring mounted upon the frame and encircling the shaft, said ring having a recess in its upper edge, magnets secured to the shaft and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps in the feed, an arm depending from the ring at a point adjacent to the recess therein, a plate secured to the arm and having a slot therein in the path of the magnets, and an inclined end to the recess of the ring whereby the magnets may be Withdrawn from the slot successively.

14. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed, of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a

slide, guides therefor, a turnstile secured to the shaft and adapted to extend over the slide, magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps in the feed, a slotted plate secured to the ring in the path of the magnets, said ring having a recess adjacent to the plate whereby the magnets may be withdrawn from the slot successively, a bracket overhanging the slide, diagonally-arranged brushes thereto, and a vertically-movable wheel mounted between said brushes.

15. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a slide, guides therefor, a turnstile secured to the shaft and adapted to extend over the slide, magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps in the feed, a slotted plate secured to the ring in the path of the magnets, said ring having a recess adjacent to the plate whereby the magnets maybe withdrawn from the slot successively, a bracket overhanging the slide, a yoke adjustably secured thereto, diagonally-arranged brushes at the lower ends of the arms of the yoke, links pivoted within the yokes, a wheel, and a rigid connection between said wheel and the ends of the links whereby vertical movement thereof is obtained.

16. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a bed-plate, guides thereon, a slide mounted between the guides and having cross-strips, a turnstile secured to the vertical shaft and having arms adapted to extend over the slide and contact with the cans thereon, magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be successively lowered into contact with the caps within the feed, a slotted plate secured to the frame at a point above the slide and in the path of the magnets, means for lowering the magnets upon approaching said plate, and means for withdrawing the magnets from the slot of the plate.

17. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a bed-plate, guides thereon, a slide mounted between the guides and having cross-strips, a turnstile secured to the vertical shaft and having arms adapted to extend over the slide and contact with the cans thereon, magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be successively lowered into contact with the caps within the feed, a slotted plate secured to the frame at a point above the slide and in the path of the magnets, means for lowering the magnets upon approaching the said plate, means for withdrawing the magnets from the slot of the plate, a bracket overhanging the slide, a yoke secured thereto, brushes diagonally arranged at the lower ends of the yoke, and a wheel mounted between the brushes and secured to the yoke, said wheel having vertical movement.

18. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, magnets connected to the shaft and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps within the feed, a magnet arranged adjacent to the feed and below the path of the magnets connected to the shaft, a disk inclosing said magnets, and means for automatically removing said disk from its magnet after the passage of each of the upper magnets thereover.

19. In a device of the character described, I

the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, means for imparting motion to the shaft, brackets extending from the shaft, shafts journaled therein, magnets connected to the shafts and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps in the feed, a magnet secured to the frame adjacent to the feed and below the path of the magnets of the shafts, a disk inclosing the upper end of said magnet, means for holding said disk normallyin such position, a shaftjournaled within the frame and connected to the disk, and an arm to said shaft. within the path of the shafts of the magnets, said arm adapted to trip automatically and remove the disk from its magnet.

20. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame having a capfeed, of a vertical shaft journaled therein,

means for imparting motion to the shaft, brackets extending from the shaft, shafts journaled therein, magnets connected to said shafts and adapted to be lowered automatically and successively into cont-act with caps in the feed, a magnet secured to the frame at a point adjacent to the feed and below the path of the magnets of the shafts, a shaft journaled within the frame, a disk inclosing the upper end of the lower magnet, a rod connecting the disk with said shaft, an arm extending upward from the shaftinto the path of the shafts of the magnets and adapted to be tripped thereby, a spring encircling the shaft of the disk and adapted to hold said disk normally in position around the magnet, and means for automatically detaching the caps from the magnets.

21. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame; of a cap-feed having a cup at the discharge end thereof, arms for limiting the movement of the caps within the feed,a cam for operating said arms alternately, a tongue to said cam, a vertical shaft journaled within the frame, means for imparting motion thereto, a loop to the shaft adapted to contact with the tongue upon each revolution thereof, means for automatically returning the tongue to normal position,magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be lowered automatically and successively, into contact with the caps within the cup, a magnet secured to the frame adjacent to the feed, a disk inclosing the end of the magnet, means for holding said disk normally in such position, a shaft journaled within the frame, a rod connecting said shaft and disk, an arm to the shaft adapted to be tripped automatically and remove the disk from its magnet after the passage of each of the upper magnets thereover, a slotted plate secured to the frame, means for lowering the upper magnets into the slot of said plate and removing them therefrom, a slide movable beneath said plate and adapted to contain cans, a bracket overhanging said slide, a yoke secured thereto, diagonally-arranged brushes upon the lower ends of the yoke, and a vertically-movable wheel between the brushes, said wheel and brushes adapted to contact with the tops of the cans as the same are forced successively thereunder, and a turnstile upon the vertical shaft adapted to engage said cans.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a frame; ofa shaft journaled thereon; a tube adapted to contain caps; a cup at one end of the tube; arms pivoted without the cup and adapted to normally engage the caps within the tube; arms pivoted without the cup and adapted to be thrown into engagement with the caps; means for operating the armsalternately; magnets connected to the shaft and movable therewith; and means for lowering said magnets into contact with the caps successively,

said magnets being adapted to convey the with the plate and for withdrawing the mag caps to a point above a can. nets from contact with said caps.

23. In a device of the character described, In testimony whereof We affix our signafrhe combination with a frame having a captures in presence of two witnesses.

5 feed; of a shaft journaled upon the frame;

magnets secured to the shaft and adapted to ESSX TE? be lowered successively into contact with the caps within the feed; a plate secured to the Witnesses:

frame; and means for successively lowering CHRIST CHRISTOPHERSON,

10 the caps upon the magnets into engagement ABE WINDEN.