US726661A

US726661A - Machine for fastening fan-sticks to fan-tops.

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Publication number: US726661A
Application number: US12277402A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis Edward Elson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-09-10
Filing date: 1902-09-10
Publication date: 1903-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 1920-04-28

Description

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1902.

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MACHINE FOR FASTENING FAN STICKS To FAN TOP-S.

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MACHINE FOR FASTENING FAN-STICKS TO FAN-TOPS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart Of Letters I Patent No. 726,661, dated April 28, 1903.

Application filed September 10, 1902. Serial No. 122,774. (No model.) 7

This invention relates to improvements in devices for applying and fastening fan-sticks to folding-fan tops, the object being to provide a machine of simple construction by means of which the work may be rapidly done.

I will describe a machine for fastening fansticks to fan-tops embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for fastening fan-sticks to fan-tops embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 at of Fig. 1. 7

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the bed-plate of the machine, supported on suitable legs or end pieces 6. Extended transversely of the bed-plate and in the segment of a circleis aseries of openings 7, through which fingers 8 are designed to pass. fingers 8 are extended upward from one end of a plate 9, hinged at its opposite end to a cross-bar 10. The plate is held yieldingly upward by means of a spring 11.

A series of pairs of spring-yielding guidefingers 12 are arranged above the bed-plate slightly forward of the openings 7. These guide-fingers are also arranged in the arc of a circle and are designedto direct the fansticks 13 to the fan-top 14, as will be more fully described hereinafter. The several fingers 12 are attached to a rock-bar 15, having bearings in uprights 16 on the bed-plate. An arm 17 extends from the rock-bar 15 and is designed for engagement with a spring-hook 18, attached to one of the uprights 16, and

These engaging with this spring-hook at its inner side is a spring-finger 19. For moving the guide-fingers to an upward position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, I employ, as here shown, a spring 20, attached at one end to the arm 17, coiled around the rock-bar 15, and connected at its opposite end to the upright 16.

to conform to the curve of the fan-top. This plunger-plate is movable in guides 26 at the sides of the bed-plate and is moved to a rearward position by means of a spring 27,

attached at one end" tothe plungers and at theother end to the bed-plate or to an upward. projection therefrom. This plungeriplate is provided witha handle 28, and on its under side it has a channel 29, the upper wall ofwhich is arranged in two horizontal planesthat is, one portion is on a higher plane than the other, as indicated at 30 and 3l-the two planes, being connected by an incline 32.

plate has hinged connection 36 with one side of the bed-plate and its opposite side is designed, when in looking position, to engage with a spring-hook 37, attached to the bedplate. When released from the spring-hook, a coil-spring 38, attached at one end of the locking-plate and at the other end to a fixed portion of the machine acts to swing said locking-plate upward.

At the forward end the bed-plate is provided with a recess 39 to receive the pivoted ends of the fan-sticks, and the upper portions of the fan-sticks, at the pivoted end, may be engaged by a clip-plate 40, mounted to swing on the bed-plate.

In operation when the fingers S are in their uppermost position the fan-top is to be placed thereon, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4, then the guide-fingers are to be moved downward, as indicated in Fig. 4, and the sticks placed between the fingers, it being understood, of course, that an adhesive is to be placed on one side of each stick before placing them in the guidefingers, and for placing the sticks in position the locking-plate is to be moved downward thereon with the outside sticks 41 extending upward, as these are not to be secured to the fan-top until after securing the other sticks thereto. When the parts are in this position, the plunger-plate 25 is to be moved forward, so as to engage its forward end with the adjacent end of the fan-top, and by a continued movement of the plungerplate 25 the fan-top will be moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The arm 34.- just before the completion of the forward movement of the fan-top will engage with the spring-finger 19, forcing the hook 18 out of engagement with the arm 17, permitting the guide-fingers to move upward to the position indicated in dotted lines. Upon a slightly-forward movement of the plunger-plate the inclined plane 30 31 will engage the button 83, which, being fastened to the plate 9, will cause a downward movement of the fingers 8, and then the under side of the plunger-plate will engage the upper sides of the latches 2t, forcing them clownward, permitting the pressure-arms 21 22 to move inward or upon the tops of the said latches, the sides of the plunger-plate 25 being cut away, as indicated at 4:2, to permit such slight movement. Thus upon releasing the plunger-plate the spring 27 will move it quickly to its normal position, and during this movement the spring 23 will cause the arms 21 22 to move inward against the fan, forcing the sticks and fan-top closely together,which practically completes the formation of the fan. After the formation of the fan the locking-plate 35 is raised and the fan removed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a machine for the purpose described, a bed-plate provided with openings, springpressed fingers movable through said openings, guide-fingers for fan-sticks, a rock-bar supporting said fingers, and a plunger-plate for forcing a fan-top along the fan-sticks.

2. In a machine for the purpose described,

a bed-plate provided with a series of openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in said openings, spring-yielding guide-fingers arranged in pairs, a rock-bar supporting said fingers, and means for forcing a fan-top along the fan-sticks held in the guide-fingers, the said means also serving to force the firstnamed fingers downward.

3. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having a series of openings arranged transversely in it, springpressed fingers movable in said openings, spring-yielding guide-fingers arranged in pairs forward of the first-named fingers and mounted to swing, means for holding said fingers downward, a plunger for forcing a fantop along the fan-sticks, and means carried by said plunger for releasing the guide-fingers.

4. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having a series of openings, a plate mounted to swing on the under side of the bed-plate, fingers extended from said swinging plate into said openings, a spring for moving the swinging plate upward, a pin extended. from said plate, stick-guide fingers arranged in pairs forward of the firstnamed fingers, a swinging bar supporting said guide-fingers, and a plunger-plate for forcing a fan-top along the fan-sticks, the said plunger-plate also being adapted to engage with said pin to force the first-named fingers downward.

5. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having a transverse row of openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in said openings, guide-fingers for the fan-stick arranged forward of the first-named fin gers,and the spring-actuated presser-arms.

6. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate havinga series of openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in said openings, a spring-actuated rock-bar, springyielding guide-fingers arranged in pairs on said rock-bar, means for locking said guidefingers in lowered position, a plunger-plate, means carried by the plunger-plate for releasing the rock-bar, spring-actuated presserarms, and locking-latches for said presserarms, the said latches being released from the presser-arms by the plunger-plate.

7. A machine for the purpose described,- comprising a bed-plate having a series of transverse openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in said openings and normally extended above the surface of the bedplate to receive the folds of a fan-top, spring-yielding fingers for guiding fan-sticks to the folds of a fan-top, means for moving the fan-top material along the fan-sticks, and a lockingplate for the fan-sticks.

8. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate, movable fingers for engaging between folds of a fan-top, means for directing the fan-sticks to the folds, and means for pressing the fan-sticks and folds together.

9. A machine for the purpose described,

comprising a bed-p1ate having openings, fin- 10 the openings, and means moving laterally over the bed for pressing the sticks, with the fan-top thereon, together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS EDWARD ELSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES MORGAN, J ENNIE O. HASSILDINE.