US741466A - Apparatus for boxing matches. - Google Patents

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'PATENTED ,o cTfls, 1903; I

' J. 0. DONNELLY.

, APPARATUSFOR BOXING MATCHES. APPLICATION FILED JUN E 9, 1893. RENEWED JAN. 17, 1898.

a SHEETS-SHEET 1.

NO MODEL.

PATENTED OCT. 13-, 1903.

. J. O. DONNELLY. APPARATUS FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 1893. RENEWED JAN. 17,- 1898.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

; .Illu.

w Him No. 741,466. PATENTED 001. 13,1903.

' L0. DONNELLY.

APPARATUS FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1893. RENEWED JAN. 17, 1898. N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

mnmuz; III M I "Hl lHIllullllll .AIIIIIIIIIIHIIIH HTHIFWIJI QM aw y I x W WT p a citizen of the United States, and a resident,

' which- UNITED: STATES;

v ,Patented October 13, 1903; e

i PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH c. DONNELLY, on PHILADELPHIA;PENNSYLVANIA, ssIeiioR TO THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, OF:NEW YORK, N.Y.', A CORPORA- 'IION F ILLINOIS.

, APPARATUS "FIO 'R '\B OXING 'M'ATC-H E's.

srncmrc'nrron formi g part of Letters Patent No. 741,4ee,"1atea October flfi, .1903.

I t ncm n ieacrm 9,1893; I Renewed-Tannery17,-1898. v Serial 1p. 667,002. (No mam To all fwflo m it may concern:

Be vit known that '1, J QSEEH 0,. D'oNNELLY,

otPhiladelphia,in the county of Philadelphia, and in the State of Pennsylvania, ha've'in vented certain new and useful Improvemen ts in Apparatus forBoxing, Matches andlfI' do hereby declare that the following is a full, "clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 shoivs a vi'eW'of machine partlyin side elevation and partly in vertic'al section, theplame of section being on line acw of.

Fig. 4; Fig. 2, a'pla'nview of the same with the hopperremoved; Fig.-3,-a'view oft the" same in end elevation ,With'part or- 't heframe and operative mechanism removed tosh'ow the pocketed drum;'f-F-ig. 4, a detail view,- on .20,

an enlarged scale, shoyving-a section on line y y of Fig.'1'; Fig. 5, 3; detail'view, also on'an enlarged scale, showing partly in elevation.

and partly in section the "device'- for seating the protection-strips in the pockets of the druni whilethe latteris rotating"; Fig. 6, a" detail perspectiye viewof the guide for guide ingthe material for the protection-strips from the supply-roll, and eFig. -7 is a similar} view showing the means .for shaking or jarringthe matchesto settle 'themin thef.,tenipoi ary parts in reach, of the'iig'u res;

' The object of myinventi0n has beentoprovide an improvednrachine- ,fo-riputting. up

- matches in 'the'tray and. shriekform of box,-

which shall fillthetrays with the proper quantities of matehes, .h-aving protectionstrips applied to them; and place such.- filled trays within the reiidired hqlding, and-j covering I ,shuoks, and an iinproved process of securing; such boxing and" to this end my, invention consists ,inthe machi'ne'and the parts-thereon as hereinafter specified;

vised! and intended fespecial-ly for boxing matches, and 'I' shall hereinafter describe it aslso used, I desire itto be"' u'nderstood that theunecha'nism is also applicable {or employ;

While the present apparatus-has beeirde! I than 'rnatches as, for instance, toothpiclrs'. or any smallstripsor sticks-of wood or other materialwhich it may be desirable to putup as matches-are, i i-certain predeterminedquantities, placed in trays and provided With suitable covers to" complete the inclosurexof the tray contents. In' the drawings-A .A

designate the main Y standards of the frame, which at their lowerends may be bolted to any'suitable-bedor sup port or,if desired, made, as indicated, ini'one piece, with a connecting bed-platewhicliis naled' in suitable hearings in, such standards is the Q'mai'n shaft BQwhich has fixe d to its portion between thestandardsthe large drum to he bolted to'the-desired support. I Jour- O, whicliihas its peripheryrnadeslightly nar-'- pressions c c a little deeper than such trays .rowerfthan the trays which are-to be filled and-provided with a series 015 recessesor dey to be passed-down within it." Such recesses are situatedrsoas to leave portions- (1 c ofvvthe:

outeriperiphery of the drurnbtwe'en'thennfor' v a purpose to befezgplained hereinafiter. .Attached to andextending along-thebottoin of without leaving space suflicient for amatch-v eachrecess is a -thin, plate c ','-prefer ab1y of metah which-haslon its oppositeends'the up- -,Wardl'y'-and outwardly turned portions c 0 parallel to the respective ends of therecess I and just far enoughtherefrom to allow'the downward passage of the end wallsofla tray splintto get iiitofl 'ln other words, the plate with its upturned port'ion's is of alengthsub stantially equalj'tp that of the interior of, a

tray,so that the latter can'beplaced-downover the upturnedparts c c and the latter tiill then befcl'o'se against the inner if-aees of the ray ends, s indicate -in the drawings; a

In order, to make it possiblefto regulate the. number of; matches that can-be put in a the space, betweenthe parts rc? c of v the plate,- I

. contemplateusinganadjustahlefalse bottom' 'for euch spacen Forth-is purpose Icojntemt plate using the plates etcfor; each recess attached to opposite faces of the d'run'ns'o'as to. be: radiallyadjustable tl'xe'reon, vand each having a portion 0 extending inward, over. the body of plate a for .a,=difs tance, but not so as to meet that of the other plate c.v In order that the radial adjustmentmaybe had, the plates c can be attached to the drum, as indicated in the drawings, (see Figs. 1 and 4,) by screws 0, passing through slots 0 and screwed into the drum. While I regard this construction as desirable for the purpose of rendering the available space within the upturned parts of the plate 0 adjustable to reg- -ulate the number of matches which may be 1 received therein at any time, I do not limit myself thereto, but candispense with this'adjustable feature without departure from my invention. Ordinarily it will be sufficient to have amachine for each size of boxto be filled.

The temporary match-holders, formed by plates 0 with their parts a 0 can then be formed to accommodate the proper number of matches and no adjustment would be needed.

- The shaft B is to be driven by any'suitablemeans so as to rotate the drum 0 in the'direction indicated by the arrow .in Fig. 1. For this purpose said shaft can be' provided with a band or gear wheel to be connected with any suitable motor or source of power bya belt or gearing. As shown, it has two pulleys or band-wheels B Bi of dilferent diameters, so that the drum maybe driven at different speeds from'a'suitable belt. 1

that of the drum andits that of the latter. I

On the portions c c'of the drumperiphery,

D designates a roll of thin strawboard or;

other material from which thejprotectionstrips are to be made supported on a rolleror spindle journaled in open hearings on the frame A. From this roll the strip of mate rial extends upward and forward close to the drum periphery, being on its'i way passed between the two feed-rolls E-E, one of which, is driven by a band E, engaging apulley EH? fixedon' its shaft, so that. the strip will be. positively fed onward. J us't -ab'ove these 1 feed-rollers there is a guide F, which has the upright bddy to hold the strip from movingaway from the drumC, and theside ribs f f, ,to prevent the strip from movingto either. side of its desired 'straightpath. Both this guide and the feed-rollers can be supported from the frame A in any desired way. J ournaled in bearings on the frame is the elastic roller G,-preferablyof rubber, situated above the guide" F and having its axis parallel to between the adjoining recessesc c, I place the cutting-blades H H, agai,nst-which the v elastic roller Gwill press the strip from roll between the ends of theadjoining recesses c c..'

D, so as to cut-the same in lengths sufficient to make the desired protection-strips. Each blade H, havinga length equal to the width of the strips to be cut, is arranged midway On opposite sides of each cutter, close to a the edges of the recesses,the'd rum periphery is provided with the strip-scoring ribs I I, made lowenthanthecutter, so 3 3130 score or dent the strip and not. out it, I Such scoringcaused by the elastic roller G pressing the I -way. periphery close to matches d mass strip from roll D against the said ribs is to 'make said strip bend easily without breaking as the ends of a protection-strip are being turned up, in the manner to be described.

Just beyond roller G is a plunger K, guided in guides K K on frame A, so as to move in and out radially with reference to the drum 0. Such plunger, being rectangular in crosssection, is of a length slightly less than the space between the upturned ends 0 c of plates (2 c in the drum-recesses c 0, so that as one of such recesses with a scored and cutofi portion of the strip from roll D is brought around to it by the rotation of the drum said plunger will, upon being moved inward, force such portion of the strip down into the space between portions 0 0 of the respective plate 0 As the main part of piece of strip is engaged and forced down to and against. the

vplate c the end portions of the said piece will be bent upward, so that, a complete inverted protectionestrip will be formed .bot-

tomed uponplat'efo? In order to allow for the continued rotation of the drum while the proteotion-strip is being thus formed and the plunger is being withdrawn, I make a portion 'of the latter which is on the rear side with reference to the drums rotation movable upon the other,'as shown in' Figs. 1 and 5. For. this purpose the stationary or forward part of the plunger is provided with a cavity k, in: which is guided the shank 7c of the 'movable part A stop-pin k on said shank engages a slotk in the stationary part,so as to limit the outward movement of part k while a spring [6 within the cavities is and 7t in the stationary part and shank 7c presses part is normally outward as far as the'stop-.

pin and slot will'let it go.

For forcing the plunger-inward each time that a recess 0 in the drum 0 is brought provide -anarm L, attached to a rotary shaft L, journaledin suitable hearings on frame around to it by the rotation of the drum, I 7110 quickly into each recess we as it is brought around opposite it by;the drums rotation.

A spring L attached at its outer end to a portion of the frame A and at its inner end .to the'plunger, serves to draw the latter out-j ward away from the drum.

, Just beyond the plunger K is the hopper M,

into which the matches to be boxed are fed I in any desired way, having its lower end open andrclose'to the path of the drum periphery. For jarring, straightening, and working the into' the temporary holders formed of plates c c c insthe drum-recesses c Iprovide within 11 through the hopper-opening clear the path of said edge, is used,"attach'ed .thehOpperthe plate MQhiriged at m and hay-- ing'its lower edge situated close to the pc-. riphery of the drum, while to prevent any matches-from gettingrbetween such under ledge. and the said periphery as the plate swings the stationary plate mt, curved to just to'ormade in one piece with the hopper. For giving plate M a series of short quick swings an. arm m is rigidly attached to-it and has on its lower end a wedge-shaped toe m which engages and is held by spring m againstthe toothedperiphery of *diskgm, fixed on and revolving with shaft B. -With this construction the arm m and consequently the plate M1; will obviously'be given a's'eries .of short quick swings as the teeth on; the disk ride'past-the toe m A'roller- N,--journaled in suitable bearings on the hoppersides and having a yielding surface preferably. made,

as shown in the drawings, of bristles, but, if

- desired, forniedof rubber or other elasticmateriahiis intended to keep back the matches inthe hopper which are above the plane of the periphery of the drum 0,.so' that the temporary holders carried bythe latter can pass outof the hopper completely'filled, butwithout any extra matches above the planes of their-upper edges. Such roller is to be driven in a direction to carry its underside rearward For instance, it can be so any one of the temporary holders formed of plates 0 with their upturned ends 0 a may 4 receive a series of. jars such as would tend-to shake .-the1n down snugly into place, so ,ihat

said temporary holder will be properly and completely filled each time that it'fc'emesfi 7 around to; the hopper, I hinge to, the sides-of the latter the plates '0 O, which ,beingfsituated close to opposite-sides of .the'd-rnmiwillbe-in-p'ositipn to strike the-sides of any col- .lectionfof matchesdelivered from the hopper 7 into aftefinporary holder, so as to jar and "shake such, collection niuch as the contents of a trayjwould be shaken-by slight blows deliveredlupon the tray sides; This has been fonnd to be the best kind of motion to give atray'in order to'best settle its contents down into place. 'For-swinging thesehinged jarring-plates alternately inward,so as to'enga-ge the match ends, I provide atoothed wheel P,

iniadelike the'esoape-wheel of a ti me-movement, which being journaled in a part of ,fra A is-drivenbya' belt P, running over 6e a pul ey P 'on the wheeL'shatt, and a drivingbelt or band-wheel P rotating with the shaft carryingithe arni for actuating plunger K,

' described hereinbefore. A rocking piece 1", attached to a rock-shaft P -","has on-its opposite arms teeth 19 p, which are engaged by those of wheel P," so that asthe {latter rotates the .piece will herocked, as is the anchor of].

a. cl0ckescapement. Attached to the rock shaft P are thetwo arms P9P, extending out -,on opposite sides of the drnmandeach 11m ing its farther end connectedv with one ofthe swinging plates 0 0. Toallow'for the movement of the armsand plates in different 'the outer" sides of the plates .bymcans'of loops or sockets 0 0, which are arranged to allow the necessary'play of. the ends of the planes, I prefer to'connect'the arm ends with;

arms with reference to the plates, while cansing the latter to move in and outwith the arms; r v

Extendingdownwa'rd and forward over the drum in front -of ,hopper M-is a chute-R, adapted toreceive the trays R and guide, them down to a point directly overthe path of the temporary m atch-holders on the drum. An abutment S onrthe guide S, which extends forward and downward concentrically with the drum, serves as'a stop to limit the movement of a tray'in the chute as it comes into position in a plane tangent'to the drnms. periphery; The trays are placed-in thechute in an inverted position, so-' that as each one reaches the stop S -it will.be-in-position to} h be passed downward over any one of the tem-j p'orary holders 0 c as, which may be brought directly below it by rotation of thedri m O;

To automatically move atray in such way.

as eachholder comes into position below-"the place occupied by the lowest of the series of trays, Iprovide a plunger R which is guided guides R R v under face-preferablyof substantially the same size 'and shape as the upturned'bot'toinuof a tray, is actuated-by a link R4, pivotally.

. -9: radially with reference. to the drum in-the Such plunger, which has its 'connected at'its opposite ends with "ears-on: the plunger andthe end of a lever-R respec- ,ti'vely. flhislever is actuated by-a-recipro cati'ng ba'r R connected with its'outer end and having its own lower portion forked, to embrace the shaft 13 and provided 'with'a' pin orroller R engaging the cam-Wheel-RK fixed on said shaft- A spring R", attached at "one end to the frameand ,atthe other to bar.

It, serves' to draw the latter downward;

for'each recess or temporary holder on the drum. Each of these cams isso situated'as" to engage and. force the pin or roller R .iip-' ward, so as toraise theouter end of lever 11?, and consequently depress the plunger R as the-respective temporary holder c 0 c filled with matches, isbrought around into position directly below the. plunger and the inverted, tray. fed under the latterv from the supply A chute. The slides or traysth'ns placed'ov'e r' and inclos'ing the respectivetemporary hold 1 ers-filled' with matches-are carried onfwar'di and downwardby the rotation of the dru-ni and are retained inplace'nntil they reach As they are brought to such point, being of course .turnednpright in their travel, the discharge-awn T, projecting downward and 3' the underside of the drum by'therguide S.-

forward into the path of the protection-strips in the temporary holders, forces the. trays down from said holders, so that theyrwill rest on table T, in-"the manner shown in the drawings. To accommodate the dischargearm, the drum is provided with the annularwayl and the temporary holders are slotted 1ongitudina1ly, as indicated at T in the drawings. For supporting the arm while the drum revolves I provide the supporting rigid bracket-arm T attached to one of. the upright side guide-plates U U, and extending therefrom in through an annular slot T? in flanged wheel W, having its vertical axle wjournaled in bearings on frame A. XV designates a similar wheel at some distance from 'W, journaled upon a stud. w, which can be supported on any s'uitable frame or support. Rigidly connected or made in one piece with this second wheel IV is a ratchetwheel 10 (indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2.) Over and around these two wheels passes-a belt W hav'ingattached to it the series of U-shaped pieces W W, preferably made of thin plates of metal, which asthebelt'is-moved by rotation 'ofwheel W are successively brought so.

as to stand in line with the trays as the latter are moved from table '1" by plunger V. In-

stead of beingthus made with open sides these tray receivers and holders could without departure frommyinventionbe. made with closed sides in theshapeof open-ended boxes large enough to receive the traysslid within them. The flat fingers constitutingthe legs of said pieces are j ust far enough apart to receive andhold a tray between them and of such length as to come close to the end'of the table T.

Supported on frame A parallel to frame is. an uprightchute or hopper X, adapted to receive a series of the shocks tobe used with the tray, the arrangement being such that the longest dimensionflof a'shuck will lie in the direction of wheel W. Underneaththe open lower end of this shuck-hopper. is a table adapted to support ashuck in position to be pushed longitudinally over the pair of fingers on any piece W as the latter is brought around to the table by the heltW; The height of the lower end of the hopper above this table is such asto'jus'tlet-the lowest shuckrestingf on the table-be pushed longitudinally'but;

ward. For this moving the-.shuck to slide it over a pair' of the tray-holding fingers pre? sented in line with-it I.useareciprocating plunger X, which being guided in guideson frame A is actuated by a pitman X conshuck hopper.

nected with the wrist-pin X on the wheel X Pivoted to plunger X is'the pawl X to engage the teeth of ratchet-wheel W and turn the latter as the plunger moves back after having slid a shuck from the table below the the pawl to its work while the plunger is moving back and to allow the pawl end to ride over the next tooth on the ratchet-wheel 'as the plunger moves forward again. The-arrangement of the ratchet-wheel and the-throw of the pawlare such that at eachrearward movement of the plunger the ratchet-wheel,

and consequently wheel NV, will be turned just far enough to bring one of the pieces W with its tray-receiving fingers in line with the shuck-applying plunger X.

Q AtY, I have arranged a discharging-arm to engage theinner ends of the filled and completed boxes and move them outward fromthe htlding-fingers.

The two wrist pin-carrying Wheels, from which" the slide and shuck moving plungers are actuated; can be driven from a single shaft W by; suitable belt or gearing connections, so thaili' such plungers will be moved simu;ltanes y: .t

A s indicated in thedrawings, the shafts of the wristipin wheels are provided'with pulleys W, which are driven by bands or belts W fulfil NV, am the latter is shown as driven by a driving-belt 'W from a wheel vor pulley W on shaft 13. V

In order to keep'tally of the number. of boxes filled, I contemplate using in connection with eitherplunger a counting device to be actuated at each forward movement of thefplunger. Such device is indicated in .a conventional way at Z. It consists of any of the well-known forms of registering or count- 'ing mechanism withan arm Z, by which it can be actuated. A pin Z on the plunger A spring X fserves to hold int; over wheels WV W on the shaft strikes and moves this arm to turn the regis-- ter at each forward movement of theplunger. In showing the strip cutters and scorers: on

the drum 0, I have exaggerated their height in order to show them clearly. In practice they are much lower. in comparison. with the size of the drum, as the cutter has to have a height only about equal to or but very slightly greater than the thickness of the strip of material a from which theprotection-strips are formed,

' and the scorers are even lower than that.

- Thefupright side'guide-plates U U, attached to or supported from the table T, are adapted to guide the-slides or trays .after they have been placed over thematches'i'n the, respective temporary holders and cause them to be delivered properly in line-with the'plunger V and'have' theinwardly-carried portions-u u,

situated'just beyond the swinging-plates O 0,: between; the latter and. the point where the r inverted trays are placed over the filled tempom ry holders,jin the manner described here: inbefore; At theends of those portions u 11; toward the hopper are the inwardly and forper, so that an inverted protection-strip will 1 be bottomed in s'aidholder, with its upturned wardly inclined guidingfaces u a, leading to the straight parallel inner faces of said portions u' u. The latter are set at a distance apart but slightly greater than the length of side faces of the drum or may be projecting farther beyond .one'side of the holder than I they do beyond the other will be moved into proper position, so as to be just out of the paths. of the sidesof the tray or slide which is tobe placed'down over the holder by the described mechanism provided for such plac-. ing.- The contents of each holder will thus be trued up into. the desired rectangular shape to fit'within a tray.

The operation of the various parts of my machine andthe manner in whichthe boxing is performed, which will be understood from,

the foregoing description and the drawings, are briefly as follows: With the matches fed into the hopper M, the roll ofstrawboard or other material from which the protection strips are to --be-made fed up between the v feeding-rolls and through the guide provided for it, a series of inverted trays or slides fed down chute R and the shuck-holding hopper filled with the shucks, if the machine be started a cut and. scored strip .of the strawboard will be forced down into the temporary holder, which is approaching the match hop- 1 ends against the inner faces ofportions c c of the latter. The holder containing this inverted protection-strip then passes on under the hopper, from which'the' matches being jarred by the swinging plate'M are fed down into it. The mass of matches collecting in .the holderis, by the plates 0. 0, given a series of quick jarring blows, which shake the matches to settle them-down closely together, so'that the space between the endsof the holder willbe closelyand' compactly filled;

- As the vdrum continues to revolve the filled temporary holder is carried on from under the hopper, all the matches in the latter above the upper edge of the holder being kept back 'by the roller N. The opposite guiding devices a to It to on the plates UgU. engage any projecting match ends and true up the collection of matches in the .holder,so that it I will come .central'ly under the tray or slideapplying plunger as" it travels onward with the drum. As the holder so filled comes into position below said plunger the latter descending forces an inverted'tray,'which has-been delivered below it bychute R, down over holder and contents, soas to inclose the samel The holder andtraythen pass onward anddownward behind guide Sfnntil the under sideof the drum is reached, Theinclined "closed in it.

discharge arm Tthen engaging the protection -'slip, which is over the tray contents forces the tray down from the, holder and deposits it on the table T, with the matches inn The protection-strip goes out of the holder with the rnatches'andextends over the same withfits ends projecting down between the ends of'thc traycontents. The plunger V then pushes the filledtra'y longitudinally off of the table T into the grasp of theupper and lower flat arms of one ofthe pieces. W on belt W which has stopped with such piece in line withthe path of the plunger. By the pawl-and-ratchet-driving ,mechanism described and shown this-belt has been moved tobring a piece Winto said position and is then leftstationary while the "plunger is moving the filled tray, as described.

During the return of the plunger such mechanism -moves thebelt to bring'the next piece W up into tray-receiving position.

Repetition of this step-by-stepmovement of the belt W finally brings that piece-which has received and'is holding the filled tray into line with the shuck-applying plunger X,

which as such piece comes-to a-rest, slides a shuck from hopper X longitudinally over the fingers of the tray-'holdingpieee andthetray itself, so as to inclose them. Subsequent movement of the belt taking the piece to which the shuck hasbeen applied away from the path of plunger X brings the inner end of tray and shuckintocontact with the 'inclined face of dischargearm Y, which reholding arms. The operation thus described is carried on continuously, as the temporary moves the filled and completed box from the holders on the" drum 0 are successively brought .up toward, under, and. beyond the hopper M by the drum s'rotation.

By using the inverted protection-strip andthe temporary holder in the manner described with the inverted tray or slide 1 am enabled to secure both'the-filling of the tray andthe application of the strip which is needed in tray and completed box in the easiest ;-and

most'certain manner without the danger of injury to or ignition of the matches, With the tray. so filled and having the protectionstrip applied and the holding fingers to receivea tray and project over its bottomand top I am enabled to safely apply the desired shuck quickly without possibility of, undue ordangerous friction onthe matches, sothat this part of the operation of boxing may be carried on as rapidly as desired without any danger of igniting the box contents.

The jarring of the matches filled into a temporary holder has been found to be very desirable and advantageous for the purpose of settling the matches and securing uniform filling of the difier'ent holders.

The machine or apparatus used for-carrying out my process is simple and cheap in construction and not liable to get out of or- ,denwhile withitthe continuous operation of filling the trays and completing the boxing can be carried on much faster than by the hands of a number of operatives.

Having thus described my invention, what' I claim is 1. In a machine for boxing matches, the

2. In a machine for boxing matches, the

combination, with a movable carrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for filling said holders successively, means for delivering one or more jarringblows onaside of the holder contents, and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around such holders and their contents, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with amovable carrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for filling said holders successively, means for delivering one or more jarring blows upon the side of the holder contents, substantially at right angles to the direction in which the matches are to lie in the filled holder, and means for moving inverted trays down. upon and around such holders and their contents, substantially as described. 4.. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrier, and

means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for-filling said holders, means for jarring the holder contents alternately in opposite directions substantially parallel to the longest dimensions of the matches as they are to lie in the filled holders, and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially as described.

5. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means forfeeding the matches into the holders so as to lie transversely thcrein,a movable jarring-pieee laterally of the holders, means for actuating the same to jar the holder contents, and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holders, and their contents, substantially as described.

6. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for feeding the matches into the holders so as to lie transversely therein. oppositely disposed jarring-pieces laterally of the holders, means for actuating the same to jar the holder contents, andmcans for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially as described.

7. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for feeding the matches into theholders,the oppositely-disposed swinging pieces laterally of the holders, means for actuating said pieces toward and from the holder sides, and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for boxing matches, the.

combination, with a movable carrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders arranged on said carrier, the hopper under which the holders are successively carried, the swinging pieces on opposite sides of the hopper-outlet, means for swinging such pieces alternately in and out,

and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially as described.

9. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination with a source of supply of matches,

a series of holders arranged adjacent to each other, means for supporting the same and passing them successively across the path of the matches discharged from such source, means for jarring the matches in a direction substantially at right angles to the direction in which they are to lie in theholders, a source of supply of trays in inverted positions, and means for moving one of such trays down upon and around each holder and its contents, as the holder is brought into position below the tray, substantially as described.

-10. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination with a movable carrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders,.with open tops and ends,

arranged on said carrier, means for filling the successive holders, a source of trays in inverted position and guides between which the filled holders are moved adapted to center and true up the matches in the holders, and means for moving one of such trays down upon and around each holder and its contents, as the holder is brought into position below the tray, substantially as described. 1

. 11. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrienand means fdr actuating the same, of a temporary holder on said carrier, a source of supply of matches across the path of which the holder is carried, and an inverted-tray-feedingmechanism to which the holder is subsequently carried, and means for moving a tray down upon and around such holder, substantially as described.

temporary holders, with open tops, arranged adjacent to each other on said carrier, means for filling-the successive holders, asource of supply of trays in inverted positions, and

means for moving one of such trays down upon.

and around each temporary holder and its con: tents as the holder 'is brought into positi on' below the tray, substantially as described.

13. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, "with a movable .carrierand 7 means for actuating the same, of a series of in advance of the feeding device, and means for forcing one of such trays down upon and around each temporaryholder andits contents, substantially asdescribed'. v

14. Ina machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination withthe rotary drum the like, in combination with a'movable carrier, the series of temporary holders carried thereby, a feeding device to fill such holders, as they are successively brought to it by the movement of the carrier, a plunger over the path of the holders. after they leave the feeding device, means for moving the plunger to wardthe mouth or top of each holder brought below it by the carrier, so as to force a tray down upon and around said holder and means for feeding trays in inverted position into the ".path of the plunger, when the latter is re-" tracted, substantially as and for the purpose shown. e

' 15. In a machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination with'a temporary 1 holder for the quantity of matches or other articles to be boxed, the inverted protection strip placed in the bottom thereof, having the main part-extending along the bottom of the holder, and the upturned end portions and means for supplying matches to the holder at rightangles to the contained strips,said holder being constructed to receive an inverted tray,

, substantially as and for the purpose set forthf '16. In a machine forboxing matches and the like, in combination. with anopen-topped temporary holder constructed'to receive the inverted-tray, the protection-strip placed longitudinally in the bottom of the h lder, with its bent end portions extending up alongthe holder ends, and means for a1itomatically'inas and for the purpose described.

sorting such strip in'the holder, substantially 17. Ina machine for boxingmatches and,

the like in combination with a temporary holder to receive the desi red quantity of matches orotherarticles for one box, a source of supply of material for protection-strips,

, each of, said strips comprising a main or body part-with upturned ends, and a plunger to force a piece of such material long enough for one strip down into the holder so th at the-main body part of the strip will lie longitudinally in the bottom-of the holder and the upturned ends will' lie against the 'ends of theholder,

saidholder being constructed to receive an inverted tray, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

' 18. In a machine for boxing matches and matches-or other articles for one box, a source of supply ofmaterial for protection strips,

means for feeding su chstrips over the holder, a-cutter to cut off thepiece for the strip',.the

scorers to scorethe latter, and the plunger to.

.force the cut, and scored piece. down into the temporary holder, said holder being constructed to receive an inverted tray so as to form from such piece a main or body partthat lieslongitudin'allyin the bottom of the holder. and upturned ends that lie against the ends of the holder, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

19,. Ina machine for boxing matches and 1 andtheseries of temporary holders with open 1 tops carried thereon, a'strip of material to makeprotection-strips, of feeding devices'for feeding it alongwith the drum, cutters on thedrum between the temporary holders, scorers on opposite sides'of the cutters also carried by the drum, a roller with yielding face pressing the strip against the cutters and scorers, and

a reciprocating plungeractuated, as each holder comes below it, to force the cut and scored piece of material forthe protectionstrip down into suchholder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. 'In a machine .for boxing matches and the like, in combination with the rotary drum 1 and the series of open-topped temporary holders carried thereby, means for seating inverted protection-strips in theholders, a filler for filling the holders, afterthey' leave the protecting-strip-applying devices, a source of, supply of trays, in inverted position, over the drum beyond the "feeding device, and means for forcing a tray from such source down over each,

temporaryholder afteritleavesthe filler, substantially as and for the purpose described.

21. In a machine-for boxing matches and 7 the like, in combination with a moving support and, a temporary holder with open top strip; consisting of a strip ofmaterial extendcarried thereby, havingwithin it 'a protectioningalong within the holder, and having its ends turned up, a filler to fill the holder with the matches or other articles, and meansfor placing an inverted tray-down over the holder and contents thereof, substantially-as, and for the'pu'rpose specified. I

22. Ina machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination with a rotary drum having a series'of' temporary holders each adapted to hold a quantity of the matches, or other articles; suflicient for one box, and to v receive an inverted tray placed over it, a dis charging-arm to move thetray with the contents of the'hold'e'r away fromthe latter, when the tray has been brought substantially upright by the rotation of the drum, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

23. In a machine for boxing matches, and the like, in combination with a moving plunger and a support for the filled trays, a traveling belt carrying a series of tray-holders to receive andhold trays moved 'into them by the plunger and means for moving the belt intermittingly, to bring the holders successively into line with the travel of the plunger, into line with which the trays h eld betwe en a the belt-fingers are successively brought, and a source of supply of tra-y-inclosing shucks, fed down into the pathof the second plunger, so as to be forced thereby, longitudinally over the pairs of fingers and trays held therein, substantially as and for the purpose described.

25. In a machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination with a moving plungel and a support upon which the filled trays are deposited, a traveling belt carrying pairs of fingers to receive and hold a tray between them, means for intermittingly moving the belt to bring the pairs of fingers successively around into position to receive a tray moved by the plunger, another reciprocating plunger into line with which the trays held between the belt-fingers are successively brought, a source of supply of tray-inclosing shucks, fed down into the path of the second plunger, so as to be forced thereby, longitudinally over the pairs of fingers and trays held therein, and a discharger to remove'the trays and inclosing shucks together from the belt-fingers, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

26. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanism for supporting and advancing a filled tray, of receivingfingers, and means formoving the same into the path of said tray, whereby the tray in its advancement is inserted between and embraced by said fingers,and mechanism whereby, when the tray is thusembraced, a shuck is longitudinally applied to said fingers so as to inclose the fingers andthe. tray.

, 27. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanism for supporting and advancing a filled tray, of yielding trayreceiving members, and means for moving the same into the path of said tray, whereby the tray in its advancement is inserted between and embraced by said members, and mechanism whereby, when the tray is thus embraced, a shuck is longitudinally applied to said members so as to inclose the same and the tray.

28. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanism for supporting and advancing a filled tray, of a U shaped tray-receiver, and means for moving the same into the path of said tray, whereby thetray in its advancement is inserted between and embraced by said receiver, and mechanism whereby, when the tray is thus embraced, a

shuck is longitudinally applied to said receiver so as to inclose the same and the tray. 29. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanismfor supporting and advancing a filled tray, of a U shaped tray-receiver havingyielding arms,and means for moving said receiver into the pat-hot said tray, whereby the tray in its advancement is inserted between and embraced'by said arms, and mechanism whereby, when the tray is thus embraced, a shuck islongitudinally ap plied to said arms so as to inclose the same and the tray.

30. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a support fora filled tray, of yielding tray -holding fingers, means for moving the same to and from the path of the tray, means for introducing the tray between said fingers, and means for slidingv a coverin g-shuck over such fingers, and the tray held thereby, substantiallyas described.

7 31. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination, with a support upon which the filled trays are successively delivered, of yielding holding-fingers arranged at intervals apart, andmeans for supporting said fingers and advancing them successively toward the tray-support,means for introducing the trays between said fingers successively, and means for sliding shucks or covers over such fingers and the trays held therein, substantially asdescribed'.

32. In a machine for boxing. matches, the combination with a source of match-supply, of an endless carrier, a series of match-holders thereon, means whereby the carrier is actnated to move the holders successively across the path of the matches from the source of supply, means whereby trays are applied to said holders after they leave the source of supply, and are caused to travel onward therewith, means whereby the tray with its contained matches is removed from the holder, and means whereby a shuck is applied to said tray.

In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a source of match-supply, of a series of match-holders, means whereby said holders are moved successively across the path of the matches from the source of supply, and subsequently inverted, means whereby trays .are applied to said holders when the latter are supplied with matches,

.and means whereby the trays with the con tained matches are ejected from the holders when the latter are inverted.

34. In a machine for boxing matches, the

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whereby. trays areyapphed to. sa d holders combination, with a source of match-supply, of a series of match-holders, means whereby said holders are moved successively across the path of the matches from the source of and subsequentlyinverted, means when the latter are supplied with matches,

means'whereby he trays w th the contained matches are ejected from the holders when the latter are inverted, and means whereby shuck's are applied to said trays.

35. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a carrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of holders with r opentops arranged adjacent to each other on the carrier, a feeding devi'cejto and beyond whichthe holders are progressively carried, v a source of supply of trays, and means whereby the trays are caused to surround and emzobrace said. holders.

36. The combinatiomwith a source of matchsupply, of a carrier having devices for receiv- ..ing and alining in superposed rows a quantity of matches, .of means whereby a series of :5 boxes are-caused to surround and embrace said devices and travel onward therewith, andmeans whereby said boxes ,with their match contents are removed from said devices.

' 37 The combination,witha source of matchsupply, of a carrier having devices for receiving and alining in superposed rows a quantity of matches, said devices having open tops and sides and also members that support the matches lengthwise,

devices and travel onward therewith, and means whereby said boxes, with their match contents, are rcmoved from said devices.

' 38; The combination,withasource of match:

to supply, of devices having parallel walls which afiord-late'ral support for a quantity of matches, means'whereby a series of boxes are-caused to surround said devices and move onward therewith, and means whereby said boxes with their match contents are removed from said device's.

, 39. In amachine for boxing matches, the

- combination with a source'of match-supply,

of match-holders in end-toend series, means whereby said holders are moved successively across and below the path of the matches from the source of supply in a direction at right an- I gles, or substantially so, to the length of the matches, whereby a quantity of matches in 5 5 parallelism is progressively delivered to,'and

throughout the length of, each holder, and means whereby a tray is applied to each of the filled holdersfand caused to travel onward therewith v I I I 40. In a machine for boxingmatches, the combination with a source of match-supply, "of match-holders in end-to-end series, means whereby said holders are moved horizontally in continuous succession across and below the 3- path of the matches from thesource of supply 1 in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, tothe length of the matches, whereby a 7 by a shuck is applied of means whereby a 5 series-ofbox'es are caused to inclose the said quantity of matches, inparallelism, is pro-.

gressively delivered to, and throughout the length of, each holder, is applied to each of the. filled holders and caused to .travel onward therewith, means whereby the traywith its contained matches is removed from the holder, and means whereto "said tray.

41. In amaehinc for-boxing matches, the

means whereby a tray combination with a sourceof match-supply,

of match-holders in end-to-end series, a carrier therefor, and means whereby said carrier combination with-a source of match-supply,

rier therefor, means whereb'ysaid carrier is actuated to feed the boxes horizontally below and past the source of supply in a' direction at right angles, or substantially so, to the "of match-holders in end-to-end series, a caru length of the 1natches,-whereby'a quantity of matches, 1n parallelism, isdelivered to, and throughout the length of, each holder, and means for continually jarring the matches as with means whereby a tray is applied to each of the filled holders and caused to travel onward therewith.

43. In a machine for boxing matches, the

combination with-a source of match-supply,

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"they are being delivered to the holder,together of match-holders in end-to endseries, means for feeding saidholders-lengthwisebelow and past the source of supply cession, in a 'directio'nat right angles, or substantiallyso, to the length of the matches,

in continuous suc- 7 whereby a quantity of matches, in parallel ism, is' delivered to and throughoutthe length of, each holder,

together with means whereby atray is applied travel onwardvtherewith.

44. In amachine for boxing. matches, the combination with'asource of;match-supply,v

and means for continually jarring the matches throughout the length of each holder while the latter is being filled,

"to each of the filled'holders and caused to' of match-holders in end-to-end series, means for feeding them lengthwise past and below the source of supply in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, to the length of the matches, whereby aiquantity of matches, is progressively delivered to in parallelism, I and throughout the length of; each holder,

andmeanstorcontinually jarringthematches in a direct-ion substantially parallel to their leng h, together with means whereby a tray is applied to each caused to travel onward therewith;

of the filled holders-and 45. In a machine for boxing matches, the I combination with a source of match-supply, of match-holders in end to-end series, means for moving them lengthwise below and past the source of supply in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, to the length of the matches, whereby a quantity of matches in parallelism is progressively delivered to and throughout the length of each holder, and a jarring mechanism for said matches occupying a fixed position relative to the travel of the-holders to be filled, together with means whereby a tray is applied to each of the filled holders and caused to travel onward therewith.

46. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with a source of match-supply, of match-holders in end-to-end series, means for movinsaid holders lengthwise below and past the source of supply in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, to the length of the matches, whereby a quantity of matches, in parallelismfis progressively delivered to and throughout the length of each holder, and movable devices adapted to act against the extremities of the matches in each holder, together with means whereby a tray is applied to each of the lilled holders and caused to travel onward therewith.

-17. In. a match-box-lilling machine, means for filling the tray, means for holding the tube, means for locking the matches in said tray, and in engagement with the matches the whole length of the tray, said tube receiving said tray and locking means during the entire insertion. v

48. Ina machine for boxing matches, the combination with an endless carrier, of trayholders carried thereby, each of said holders including a thin metal plate which covers the top of the tray throughout its entire length and prevents displacement of the matches therein.

49. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with an endless carrier, of trayholders carried thereby, each of said holders including a thin metal plate which covers the top of the tray throughout its entire length and prevents displacement of the matches therein, and means for applying a shuek to the tray thus held.

In testimony that I-elaim the foregoingl have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of May, A. D. 1893.

JOSEPH O. DONNELLY.

\Vitnesses:

enAs. F. FQNDEY, SAML. B. S. EARTH.

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