US697706A - Guide-plate for cigar-wrapper-cutting machines. - Google Patents

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No. 697,706. Patented Apr. l5, I902. N. DU BRUL.

GUIDE PLATE FOR CIGAR WRAPPER CUTTING MACHINES.

(Application filed June 4, 1901.) (No Modal.)

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NAPOLEON DU BRUL, OF OINOINNATI, OHIO.

GUIDE PLATE FOR CEGAR WRAPPERPCUTTING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersfatent No. 697,706, dated April 15, 1902.

Application filed June 4. 1901. Serial No. 63,138. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, NAPOLEON DU BRUL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oincinnati,county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Guide-Plate for Oigar- "Wrapper Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

In the type of cigar-wrapper-cutting Inachines originated by Albert Du Brul, two embodiments of which are disclosed in his two Letters Patent of June 18, 1901, No. 676,677 and No. 676,813, respectively, a guide projects over the cutting-platen from a support outside the same and has a guiding or directing edge conforming to the outline of the wrapperto be cut and engaged by the cutting tool in such a way as to determine the path in which the latter travels, and thus give shape to the wrapper that is cutout. The preferred embodiment of this type of cigar-wrapper-cutting machines is that disclosed in my Letters Patent No. 683,201, dated September 24, 1901, and comprises an unobstructed cutting-platen with a cutting-tool carrying a rotary cutting-disk mounted on a horizontal axle at the lower end of the tools vertical axis and means on the tool for engaging the directing edge of the guide on two sides, so as to confine the tool to the guide and at a plurality of points on one side, so as to hold the axis of the cutting-disk at all times normal to the path in which it travels. in this lastnamed embodiment of the type of wrappercutting machines referred to it is obvious that a single machine maybe adapted for cutting many different shapes of wrappers bysimply applying to the machine a guide appropriate to the shape of work to be produced. The guide for this type of machine thusbecomes a distinct article of manufacture, to be made up on order for any wrapper which it is desired to produce, and to be sold inde pendently of the machine.

My present invention consists in a novel construction of guide for cigar-wrapper-cutting machines, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a guide constructed in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are vertical sections showing the wrapper to be cut and projecting vertically from the inner edge of the frame 5. 7

It will be seen that the arm dis shorter than the arm 3, so that the major axis of the ap:

proximately elliptical frame 5lies at an angle to the back bar 1, which is parallel to the front of the machine in use, thus cutting the wrapper in a convenient position for rolling, as described in my patent aforesaid. The position shown is suitable for what is termed a left-hand leaf. If the guide were adapted for a right-hand leaf, the longand short arms would be reversed and the shape of the di rooting edge would be the counterpart of that shown in Fig. 1, or as if turned completely over on an axis running from front'torear of the machine.

According to Fig. 2 the flange (5 projects upwardlyfrom the frame 5 and is designed for use in connection with a tool having a downwardly -opening bifurcation to straddle the directing edge. 7

According to Fig. 3 the flange 6 projects downwardly from the plane of the frame 5, this form being adapted for a tool having an upwardly-opening bifurcation to straddle the flange.

It is obvious that the guide could be still further modified by having two flanges projecting, respectively, upward and downward from the frame 5, as is shown in Fig. 4E, and thus not only be adapted for either form of tool, but adapted to be reversed in position, so that the angular position of the guide would be suitable either for right-hand leaves or lefthand leaves, for which it is now customary to have two different machines.

Havin thus described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a replaceable or interchangeable shaping-guide tachable connection with the machine and designed to be parallel to the front of the machine when so attached.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a shapingguide for cigar wrappercutting nachines, employing a floating tool; the same comprising an open frame constructed of a horizontal base-flange, integral attachingarms extending outwardly from and in the plane of said base-flange, constructed for replaceable attachment to the machine without disturbing the workingparts of the latter, and having a flange conforming to a cigar-wrapperoutline projecting vertically from the horizontal base-flange along the edge of the opening, out of the plane of the base-flange and providing a track for engagement with the tool and direction of the latter over the projecting arms.

3. As a new article ofmanufacture, a replaceable or interchangeable shaping-guide for cigar-wrapper-cutting machines of the type employing a floating tool; the same comprising an open frame formed along the inner edge of the opening with a thin vertical toolreeeiving track or flange and around the outer side with an outwardly-extending stilfening base or flange, and arms extending rearwardly from said flange or base on one side only of said frame and provided at their rear ends with means for detachably securing them to the type of machine specified; said arms being connected at their rear ends by a crossbar which lies parallel to the front of the machine when the guide is connected for use, and the arms being of different lengths whereby they hold theshaping-guide in a position with its major axis at an angle to the front of the machine.

4. A cutter-guide plate for wrapper-cutters, comprising a frame, and means upon opposite faces thereof for guiding a cuttingtool.

5. A cutter-guide plate for wrapper-cutters, comprising a frame, and angularly-disposed tracks upon opposite faces thereof.

6. A cutter-guide plate for wrapper-cutters, comprising a frame, means upon opposite faces thereof for guiding a cutting-tool, and a long and a short supporting-arm.

The foregoing specification signed this 18th day of May, 1901;

NAPOLEON DU BRUL.

In presence of- EDWIN S. GLARKsoN, HERVEY S. KNIGHT.

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