US771869A

US771869A - Machine for applying tips to cigarettes.

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Publication number: US771869A
Application number: US17723003A
Authority: US
Inventors: Richard Gabrielsky
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1903-10-15
Filing date: 1903-10-15
Publication date: 1904-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 1921-10-11

Description

No. 771,869. PTENTED OCT. 1l, 1904.

R. GABRIELSKY.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING TIPS T0 GIGARETTES.

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MACHINE POR APPLYING TIPS TO OIGARETTES.

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MACHINE FOR -APPLYING TIPS T0 CIGARETTES.` AYLIOATIONTILED 001.215.1903. No MODEL. 'V

A Harney Patented October 11, 1904.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD` GABRIELSKY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOROF l VVONE-HALF TO JACOB WERNER, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE Fon APPLYlNe TIPS To CIGARETTES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.-771,869, dated October 11, 1904. Application filed October 15, 1903. Serial No. 177,230. (No model.)

To LZZ when@ it puny concern:

Be it known that I. RICHARD GABRIELSKY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State'of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Applying Tips to Cigarettes, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to machines for applying cork tips to cigarettes.

The object of my invention is to provide for rapidly and effectively applying and securing blank tips of cork or other suitable material to cigarettes for making them more agreeable and satisfactory to a smoker.

More particularly, the objects of my invention are to provide for uniformly feeding cigarettes and holding them in position in the machine while beingv operatedupon, applying gum or paste circumferentially to the wrapper at one end of the cigarette, then applying the blank tip of thin sheet-cork or other suitable material to the gummed wrapper, folding up or over the perforated end piece of the blank and causing it to adhere by tabs to the wrapper, applying gum to one edge of the blank tip for causing adhesion of the overlapping edge, and then releasing the cigarette and conveying it by a conveyer-belt through pressing devices for sealing the circular portion of the blank on the wrapper of the cigarette and discharging the cigarette from the machine.

The operations above described are successively and simultaneously performed by my machine at a very rapid rate, and the machine may be geared and speeded to apply cork tips at the rate of twenty-live thousand or more in a day of ten hours.

The devices and combinations of parts constituting my invention herein will be set forth in the claims.

l will now describe the details of construe, tion land operation of my machine by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the machine with the feeding devices in position. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the machine with the feeding devices removed. Fig.

supporting disks on line 16, Fig. 1.

3 represents a longitudinal vertical section on line 3 3, Fig. 2, showing parts in elevation. Fig. 4 represents a vertical transverse section on line 4 4, Fig. 2, looking toward the lefthand end of the machine. Fig. 5 represents a vertical transverse section, on enlarged scale, through the magazine for blank tips with parts in elevation. Fig. 6 represents a vertical transverse section on line 6 6, Fig. 2, looking toward the left-hand end of the machine, part of the devices being omitted. Fig. 7 represents a top plan view, on enlarged scale, of the sliding jaws or plates and device for holding the cigarette in position above the conveyer-belt. Fig. 8 represents a perspective View of a holding-button for the cigarette. Fig. 9 represents an end elevation,on enlarged scale, showing a part of the table and operating devices at the left-hand end of the machine. Fig. 10 represents a side elevation of the longitudinal gum-box, the view being taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 9. Figs. 11 and 12 represent transverse sections of the gum-box on

lines

11 and 12, Fig. 10. Fig. 13 represents a detail view, on enlarged scale, of the folding devices for the blank tip and a cigarette in position. Fig. 14 represents an end view of a cigarette and a blank tip. Fig. 15 representsasectional detail View on line 15, Fig. 7. Fig. 16 represents a sectional detail view through the feeding and Fig. 17 represents a sectional detail view on line 17, Fig. 16. Fig. 18 represents a perspective view of the cam and operating levers for the cigarette-feeding disk. Fig. 19 represents a perspective view of the cigarette-feed tube and operating devices. Fig. 2O represents a cross-section on line 20, Fig. 19. Fig. 21 represents a sectional detail view on line 21, Fig. 2. Figs. 22, 23, and 24 represent top plan views of cork tip-blanks. Fig. 25 represents a detail elevation of a cam and operating levers at the left-hand end of the machine. Fig. 26 represents a detail end View of the gearing.

The operating parts of my machine are mounted upon the working-table 1 and the base 3, the table 1 being supported by legs 2 on the base. The revolving feeding-disk 5, Figs. 3 and 16, is mounted centrally upon the supporting-disk 4, which latter is supported at its edge in the transverse slots 8 in the four posts 6 and is held in place by set-screws 7. The posts 6 are secured to the table 1 by screws 9 passing' up through the table or in any other convenient manner. The supporting-disk 4 may be of glass, hard rubber, or polished metal and is provided with a radial slot 10, Fig. 3, for passage of a cigarette to the holding-jaws on the table below. This slot 16 extends to the left beyond the holding-jaws 100 and 101, so that the cigarette when dropped into the groove of the jaws will project a short distance to the left of the jaws in position for such projecting end to be engaged and supported by the concave endsf of the oppositelyreciprocating gum-

boxes

124 and 125 for applying gum to that part of the wrapper where the blank tip is to be applied. This relative arrangement of parts is important for permitting a free projecting end of the cig'arette to be held in the path of the g'um-applying devices,so that the wrapper shall only be gumnicd where the tip or mouthpiece is to be applied. The revolving disk 5 is secured to disk 4 by the central pin or aXle 11 and nut 12. A disk 13, of felt or other soft fabric, is interposed between the

disks

4 and 5 to act as a retarder for disk 5. A fi'iction-retarding device 14, having an under face of leather or similar soft material and having a squared opening, is fitted on pin 11. When the nut 12 is tightened upon the pin 11, it presses the retarding device 14 upon disk 5 for retarding its revolution when moved by its operating-lever 40. The friction device 14 acts as a drag or brake to prevent disk 5 from being revolved too farat each movement of its operating-lever. The disk 5 is provided with a circular flange or rim 15, to which are secured the short pins 16, suitably spaced apart for permitting the disk to be turned the right distance for receiving and discharging a cig'arette at each movement. The disk 5 is provided with a series of radial slots or receptacles 17, which are preferably formed by the turned-up

flanges

18 and 19, cut from the metal of the disk, as indicated in Figs. 1, 16, and 17. The slots 17 are of the correct length and width for receiving an oval cigarette, as shown in Fig. 17. The bottom of each slot is provided with a strip 20, of muslin or other light fabric, forming a liap, which is glued or otherwise attached at one edge to the under side of disk 5, as shown in Figs. 3, 16, and 17. These cloth bottoms slide over the disk 4 and support the cigarettes, so that they are not turned in the slot 17 as disk 5 is revolved. This construction is desirable and advantageous when oval cigarettes are operated upon, but is not required when cylindrical cigarettes are used, as they may be turned in the pockets without interfering with the correct application of the cork tips, and my invention, therefore. is not limited to a feedingdisk having cigarette receptacles or pockets provided with exible bottom flaps.

The cigarette-feed tube or chute 21, Figs. 1 and 19, is provided with a flaring' mouth or hopper 22 and a longitudinal slot or opening 23, Fig. 20, also with a side lug 24, by means of which and a set-screw 25 it is adjustably secured to the supporting-standard 26, held by the foot 27 on the table 1. A feed-regulating' device 28, provided with a damper or stop 29 and a presser-cushion 30, is connected by a projecting' crank-arm 31 and pivotal pin 32 to the side lug 24. A bent operating-lever 36 connects, by its forked end 35, with a pin 33 on the crank-arm 31 and is connected by hinge 37 to the table 1, and the lower end of said lever is provided with a bent portion 38 for bearing on the cam 39. The bent portion 38 may have a roller for bearing on said cam, if desired. The cam 39 is secured upon the main shaft 48, as shown in Figs. 3 and 19.

A retracting coiled spring a connects with lever 36 andwith the base 3 for drawing the lever downward when it is not forced upward by the cam. The lever 36, actuated as described, imparts a tilting or oscillating motion to the feed-regulating device 28, so that as the damper 29 is withdrawn from the lower end of tube 21 for discharg'ing a cigarette the presser-cushion 30 will enter the slot 23 and hold the next cigarette in place until the device is again tilted and damper 29 closes the end of tube 21. A stop-hook 34 is secured to the device 28 and passes over the tube 21. Every time the damper 29 is withdrawn from the lower end of tube 21 a cigarette is discharged into one of the slots 17 of the feeddisk 5, so that there shall always be a supply' of cigarettes in said slots or receptacles.

Although I prefer to feed cigarettes into the receptacles 17 in disk 5, they may be discharged one at a time directlyT into a groove in the holding-jaws 100 and 101, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 6, and I wish it understood that my invention is not confined to the use of the rotary feed-disk 5. The cigarettes may be placed by hand in the receptacles 17 while the disk is revolving, or they may be placed by hand in the hopper 22 of the feedtube 21 and discharged therefrom into the receptacle 17, as above described.

The mechanism for revolving the feed-diskl 5 consists of the following devices: A long elbow-lever 40, Figs. 3 and 18, is pivotally connected by a pin 41to the rear side or edge of the base 3 and is provided at the top with a pivoted spring-pawl 42, pivoted to the bracket 43- for engaging with the teeth or pins 16 on the rim 15 of the plate or disk 5. The edge of table 1 is recessed at 44 for the lever 40 to work in, as shown in Fig. 1. The

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shoulders formed by the recess serve as stops for lever 40. Near the lower end of lever 40 is secured an arm 45, having a longitudinal slot 46 and a hooked end 47, to the latter of which part is connected the coiled retractingspring b, which is secured at its lower end to the base 3. The cam-lever 49 is provided with a projecting rod or cylindrical portion 50, passing through the slot 46, and is pivotally connected by pin 52 to the post 51 and is provided at its inner end with a bearingroller 53. The operating-cam 54 is secured by its hub to the main shaft 48, as shown in Figs. 3 and 18, and bears upon the roller 53 for operating the

levers

49 and 40. The main shaft 48 is supported in standards or

posts

55 and 56 and the end plate 57 secured to the base 3, as shown in Fig. 3. The posts and end plates will in practice be provided with suitable journal-boXes. The conveyer-belt 60, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, is passed around the pnl*- leys or rollers 58 and 59, mounted on suitable shafts. The pulley 58 is mounted on a shaft fixed in a slot or opening near the lefthand end of the table 1 just below the reciprocating jaws 100 and 101, and the pulley 59 is mounted on the transverse shaft 61, supported in bearings at the ends of the supporting-arms 62. These arms 62 are secured in any suitable manner to the right-hand end of table 1 or the frame of the machine. Thepulleys 63 and 64 are also mounted upon the shaft 61. The driving-belt 65 is passedl over pulley 63 and also over the belt-wheel 66 (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3) and which in practice is mounted on a shaft 89, which is supported on posts or standards secured to the base 3. A twisted driving-belt 67 is passed over the

pulleys

64 and 68, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The pulley 68 is secured to the short transverse shaft 69, mounted in the posts 70 on table 1, as shown in Figs. 1,' 2, and 3. A grooved presser-roller 71 is also secured on shaft 69 between the two posts 70 and just above the conveyer-belt to'serve for pressing dpwn and sealing the corktipiup'on the wrapperof the cigarette. YThe fiat guides 72 and 73 are secured to table 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, for guiding the conveyer-belt 60. A curved or oval belt-guide 74 is also secured to table 1 a short distance back of the grooved roller 71, as showninFigs. 2, 3, and 21. This guide and presser device is provided with a slot or opening 75 at the junction of its side and top portions, as shown in Fig. 21, for permitting the edge of the conveyer-belt to project through the same. This curved guide 74 serves for folding the conveyer-belt around the cigarette to seal the gummed tip upon the wrapper. A friction presser-roller 79 is mounted upon the ends of the arms 78, connecting with the bracket 76, which is secured by a set-screw 77 to the supporting-arm 62, as shown in Fig. 3. The roller 79 presses the belt 60 against the pulley 59, so that the belt shall be given positive motion as the pulley is revolved. A spring-arm 80, secured to the under side of table 1, is inclined downward and outward and carries at its outer end a roller 81, which bears on belt 60. This spring-arm and roller serve to tighten the belt or take up the slack thereof and cause it to be more positively traversed by its supporting-pulleys. The large toothed wheel 82 is secured by its hub and a screw to shaft 48 and meshes with a pinion 84 on a counter-shaft, to which is secured the toothed driving-wheel 83. A belt-pulley 85 may also be secured to the same countershaft, which is mounted in the supportingstandard 86, secured to the base 3. It will be understood that the toothed wheel 82 is driven by the engaging pinion 84 upon the same shaft with the driving-wheel 83. The wheel 83 may be engaged and driven by another gear-wheel, or a power-belt may be passed over the pulley 85 for turning the pinion 84. An electric motor may be used and connected with the driving-gear in any well-known manner. A beveled gear-wheel 87 is secured on the outer end of shaft 48 and meshes with a beveled gearwheel 88 on the transverse shaft 89, to which is secured the belt-wheel 66. dotted lines in Fig. 3.)

The reciprocating jaws and devices for holding the cigarette while being gummed and a blank tip applied thereto may be constructed and arranged as follows: The reciprocating jaws or supporting-plates 100 and 101, Figs. 6 and 7, are fitted to work loosely in the

guideways

102 and 103, which are secured transversely on the table 1. The jaws at their interior or meeting edges are beveled or formed with quarter-grooves 104 to form when the jaws are slid together a semicircular groove for receiving a cigarette. The rear ends of the jaws are provided with slots 105 for the forked ends of the operating-levers 118 and (Indicated by 119, which engage with the pins 117 in said slots. The interior edges of the jaws are provided each with two slots 106, as shown in Fig. 7, for receiving the bent guide-wires 107, which are secured by

screws

108 and 109 or other suitable means to the

guideways

102 and 103, as shown in Figs. 7 and 15. To the jaws are connected the holding fingers or

buttons

110 and 111 by means of the pivotal pins 112. To these buttons are connected the eccentric-pins 113, which are connected by rods 114 to the screws or pins 108 on the guideways, as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The bent guide-wires 107 serve for holding the cigarette. centrally upon the conveyer-belt 60 when it is dropped from the jaws 100 and 101. The holding fingers or buttons 110 are provided with turned-up outer ends 115, as shown in Fig. 8, for sliding over the curved surface of the cigarette without injuring the wrapper. To the rear ends of the jaws are TOO IIO

connected the coiled retracting-springs 116, which are also connected to the table 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The jaws are reciprocated b y means of the

bent levers

118 and 119, which connect at their forked upper ends with the pins 117 and are pivotally connected near their lower ends by pivotal pins 120 to the supporting-posts 121, secured to the base 3, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The two operating-cams 122 and 123 are secured by their hubs and screws to the shaft 48 and are each provided with a flat cam-face c and (l. The lower ends of the

levers

118 and 119 may be provided with bearing-rollers. The cams 122 and 123 are circular except at the fiat faces c and d, so that they serve to hold the jaws 100 and 101 together during the greater portion of their revolution and while the cigarette is being operated upon.

The means for applying paste or g'um to the circumference of the cigarette-wrapper preferably consists of two reciprocating paste or

gum boxes

124 and 125,arranged parallel with the jaws or plates 100 and 101, as shown in Fig's. 2 and 4. The

boxes

124 and 125 are provided at their under sides with dovetail guidcways which [it upon the dovetail guidebars 126, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the bars 126 are connected by hinges 127 to the table 1. Small buttons c are pivoted to the table for holding down bars 126. The

boxes

124 and 125 are provided with concave inner ends f, which are covered with felt or other soft fabric for applying` gum to the wrappers of the cigarettes, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. They are also provided with openings g g for supplying paste or gum. To the sides of the gum-boxes are secured the side arms 128, having projecting' rods which are engaged by the forked ends of the two operating' crank-

levers

129 and 130, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 25.

Thelevers

129 and 130 are provided with short inwardly-turned lower ends and are pivotally connected by pins la. /t to the end plate 57. The inwardly-turned ends of the levers are provided with semicircular notches which are engaged by the pivotal pin 7c passing through the upper end of link 131, which is pivotally connected at its lower end by pin Z to the cam 132, secured on shaft 48. The pivotal pin l is secured eccentrically to the cam as compared with its shaft 48, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. By means of this eccentric connection an oscillating or to-and-fro motion is imparted to the

levers

129 and 130, so as to reciprocate the gum-

boxes

124 and 125. This reciprocating motion causes the gum-boxes to meet at their concave inner ends f for applying gum to the entire circumference of a cigarettewrapper. The inner ends of the boxes are perforated, so that the gum or paste will flow into the felt covering. The gum-

boxes

124 and 125, meeting at their concave ends, abut one against the other and support between them the end of the cigarette, so that the same is not subjected to sidewise pressure. This is an important function and obviously could not be performed by a single reciprocatinggum-box, as a single box would not support the projecting end of the cigarette when applying g'um to the wrapper. For the purpose of applying a tip or mouthpiece it is also necessary that the entire circumference of the wrapper be gummed, and this can best be done by the simultaneous pressure of the two oppositely-.moving gum-boxes. By means of the hinged guide-bars 126 the gum-boxes may be lifted out of engagement with the forked ends of the

levers

129 and 130 and then removed from the guide-bars for giving access to other parts of the machine or for cleaning or repairing the boxes. Gum or paste having been applied to the wrapper at one end of the cigarette, the magazine 174, containing blank cork tips, is next raised against the gummed surface, so that one tip shall adhere to such surface, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and the folding mechanism is then brought into operation. 1f a blank tip having a perforated end piece 186, such as shown in Figs. 22 and 23, is used, then folding' mechanism is broughtinto operation, which may be constructed and arranged as follows: A sliding' rack-bar 133, Fig. 13, is supported in the bracket-frame 134, and a toothed pinion 135 is supported in the frame above the rack-bar and has secured thereto the folding-tongue 136 for folding up the end piece 186 of the blank 185, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 13. The rack-bar 133is pro- IOO vided with a short pin, which is engaged by the forked end of a lever 137, which is pivotally connected by a pin .7' to the top of the table and provided with a cylindrical outer end, which is engaged by a crank-lever 138, which is pivotally connected to the end wall of the opening 184 in the table, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The outer end of the cranklever 138 is connected by a twisted link 139 with the outer end of the cam-lever 140, as shown in Fig. 4, and the lever 140 is pivoted near its lower end to the post 90 and provided with a bearing end or roller m, which bears upon the cam 132 at the left-hand end of the machine, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 25. To the lower end of the link 139 is connected the coiled retracting-spring n., which is connected at its lower end to the base 3. By means of this mechanism the rack-bar 133 is slid inward, thereby turning pinion 135 and raising' the folding-tongue 136 into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 13. This motion turns up the end piece 186,with its tabs 187, in position to be folded down onto the wrapper by the following mechanism: To the head-block 141 are secured the three foldingngers or rods 142, which are made with flat inner surfaces at theirforward ends and slid through openings in the bracket-frames 134. These fingers are arranged in a semicircle in the frame 134, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to bear upon the three tabs 187 and fold them down upon the cigarette-wrapper which has been previously gummed. The operating-lever 143 is engaged by its forked end with a pin p at the under side of the head 141 and is pivoted by pin Q to a bracket or hanger at the end of the table, as shown in Fig. 9, and is pivotally connected at 1 to the twisted link 144 at the Linder side of the table. This link is pivotally connected to the elbow-lever 145, which is pivoted by a pin s to a hanger 200, secured to the Linder side of the table, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The lower end of the lever 145 is connected by a link 146 to the cam-lever 147 which is connected by pivot-pin t to the post 148 and is provided at its lower end with a bearing-roller u in position to be engaged by the operating-cam 149 on the shaft 48, as shown in Fig. 4. This mechanism causes the head 141 and folding-fingers 142 to be reciprocated in the bracket-frame 134. Stop-block 0 is secured by a set-screw to one of the lingers 142 for arresting its rearward motion.

A longitudinal and tilting gum-box 150 is provided with a guideway 151, working on the guide-bar 152 at the left-hand end of the machine, for applying' gum to one end or edge of that portion of the blank tip which surrounds the cigarette and is to be overlapped, as illustrated in Figs. 9 to 12, inclusive. The guide-bar 152 is secured to the supporting roller or sleeve 153, which is connected by hinge 154 to the top of the table, as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. The operating-lever 155 is connected at its forked end with the `long pivotal pin c at the rear end of the box 150. This long pin u is required for permitting the box to tilt, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. The lever 155 is connected by a pivotal pin w to a post on the table 1 and has a projecting cylindrical end or rod which is engaged by the forked upper end of the side lever 163, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 9. This lever 163 is a crank-lever and is pivotally connected at .e to the leg 2 or frame of the machine. The lower forked end of the lever 163 engages the outwardly-projecting rod 164 of the cam-lever 147 and is operated by said cam-lever. A coiled retracting-spring 165 connects the end of the cam-lever 147 with the base 3, as shown in Fig. 4. The top of the gum-box 150 is provided With a cam projection 156, and the bottom of the same is provided with a projection or lug 157, which rests upon the supporting-pin 158, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. The top of the box 150 is inclined downward near its inner end and the gum-applying lip y, projecting downward from theunder side of the box, isl

slightly inclined at its lower face upward and outward, as shown in Fig. 10, so that when the box is tilted, as shown by dotted lines, such lower face of the lip g/ shall be in horizontal position for applying gum to the end of the blank tip which is to be overlapped. Thel gum-applying lip y, as shown in Fig. 10, is long enough to apply gum across one end or edge of a blank tip and its lower face is perforated, as shown in Fig. 12, and covered with a strip y of felt or other soft fabric, like the concave ends of the

boxes

124 and 125, above described. A suiiicient amount of gum or paste will pass through the fabric to coat the edge of the blank when the lip is pressed down upon it. A roller 159 is secured on rod 160, which is held in the post 161 by the set-screw 162, and said roller bears upon the inclined upper surface of the box 150 and upon its top cam projection 156 when the box is pushed forward and causes the same to tilt or rock on its supportingroller 153 into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. As the box 150 is pushed forward its lower projection 157 drops off from the supporting-pin 158, permitting the box to be tilted, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10. At the time the box is thus tilted the cigarette-blank 185 is attached by gum to the wrapper and is held in a horizontal position, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14, but with its end projection turned up and its tabs sealed on the wrapper. A narrow bit of gum or paste is now applied by lip g/ of box 15() to the edge of the blank which is to be overlapped. In order to effectively apply this gum to the edge of the blank, such edge must be supported at the under side, and for this purposeI provide a supporting device in the nature of a lever 166, having a supporting-face or turned-up end 173, as shown in Fig. 4. The crank-lever 166 is pivoted by pin a at the under side of the table and is pivotally connected to the link 167, which is connected to the lever 168, pivoted by pin b' to the Acurved hanger 169, secured to the under side of the table. A link 170 connects the outer end of lever 168 with the outer end of the cam-lever 147. A coiled retracting-spring 171 connects to the upright bent rod 172 on top of the table and to the upper end of the link 167 for retracting or bearing downward and backward the cam-lever 166.

It is to be noted that three operating partsviz., the folding fingers 142, the tilting gumbox 150, and the supporting-lever 166, with its bent-up supporting face or end 17 3-are all connected to and operated simultaneously by the cam-lever 147 The vertically-reciprocating .magazine 174, Figs. 3, 4, and 5, is provided with lateral guide-pins 175, which engage with the vertical slot 176 in the end plate 57 for guiding the magazine. A roller 177 is journaled to TIO the bottom of the magazine for bearing upon the long operating-cam 17 8, which is secured upon the shaft 48. A vertical guideway 191, Fig. 5, is secured to the end plate 57 as a bearing for the roller 177, as it is pressed upon by the long cam 17 8.

The magazine is provided with a verticallymovable bottom 181, to which are attached the cords and

weights

179 and 180 for raising the bottom and pressing upward the blanks 192. A coiled 01 other spring may be arranged in theinagazine for raising the bottom 181. The upper edges 182 of the magazine are slightly turned inward .for lightly holding the edges of the blanks 192, but permitting the blanks to be removed one at a time.

when the magazine is raised against the gummed cigarette wrapper. A rctracting coiled spring' 183, Fig. 4, connects with one side of the magazine and with the base 3.

The blank tip 185, Fig. 22, is cut from a thin sheet of cork, with the end piece 186 at one side of its middle portion, such end piece having the three tabs 187. rI`he perforated end piece may be made centrally with the blank, as shown in Fig. 23. A modified form of the blank tip 189, Fig. 24, consisting of a rectangular strip of cork, may be used and applied as a mouthpiece to the cigarette-wrapper. My machine is well adapted for applying the plain blank tip 189 around the wrapper at the end of a cigarette and will be operated for this purpose by simply disengaging the levers which operate the foldingtongue 136 and fingers 142. All of the other parts will operate just the same and will rapidly apply and seal the blank 189 upon cigarette-wrappers to form mouthpieces therefor. The machine having been constructed as above described, it may be operated for applying blank tips or mouthpieces to cigarettes, as follows: Cigarettes are placed in a suitable number of the receptacles or pockets 17 of the feed-disk 5, and the machine put into operation. As disk 5 is revolved, one of the pockets 17, containing a cigarette, will register with the slot 10 in the supportingdisk 4 and drop the cigarette into the groove 104 at the edge of the reciprocating jaws 100 and 101. As the jaws close together the pivoted fingers or

buttons

110 and 111 are turned inward and hold the cigarette in place. The

Yreciprocating gum-

boxes

124 and 125 now slide together and apply gum by means of the concave felt surfacesf to the wrapper at one end of the cigarette. As the end of these boxes come together the cigarette is supported between the concave felt surfaces f' while gum is being applied, so that the wrapper is not bent or broken. The cigarette is thus preserved in a neat and salable condition. Immediately following this gunnning operation the gum-

boxes

124 and 125 are slid apart by their operating-

levers

129 and 130 and then the vertically-reciprocating magazine 174 is forced upward by the long cam 178 until one of the blanks 192 is pressed against the gummcd wrapper and caused to adhere thereto. The magazine is then immediately retracted by reason of its roller 179 falling off from the outer end of the cam 178 and by the action of the coiled spring 183, as shown in Fig. 4j The blank tip is now in the position shown by full lines in Figs. 13 and 14, and its end piece 186 is immediately folded up by the tongue 136 into the position shown in dotted -lines and the tabs 187 pressed downward and sealed upon the wrapper by the reciprocating fingers 142. Then the supporting-lever 166 is raised, with its supporting-face 173, in a horizontal position, and at the same time the reciprocating and tilting gum-box 150 is pushed forward and tilted into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10, thereby pressing the lip i/ down upon the left-hand end or edge of the blank (shown in Fig. 14) and applying gum thereto. The supporting-lever and gumboX being' immediately retracted, the holdingjaws 100 and 101 are opened, dropping the cigarette upon the conveyer-belt 60, by which it is conveyed through the oval belt-guide and presser 74 and thence under the grooved presser-roller 71, by means of which devices the blank tip is sealed upon the wrapper, and the cigarette is then discharged at the rear end of the machine into a suitable receptacle. rIhese operations are all performed very rapidly and in the exact time for giving the most effective and satisfactory results. In the continuous operation of the machine cigarettes will be fed by hand into the feed-tube 21 or may be placed in the receptacles or pockets 17.

In case a plain blank tip, Asuch as 189, Fig. 24, is used then the folding-tongue 136 and fingers 142 are thrown out of use by disengaging their operating-levers, and the other parts of the machine will be operated the same as before described, and Iwish it understood that my machine is quite as effective and useful for applying the plain blank tips 189 as it is for applying the

blank tips

185 or 188 with the end pieces 186.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The combination with movable holding jaws or plates for a cigarette,of means for feeding cigarettes to said jaws, comprising a stationary plate having an elongated opening, for passage of a cigarette, above the jaws, and a movable plate havingl means for dropping a cigarette into said opening, substantially as described.

2. The combination with movable cigaretteholding jaws, of a plate above the same having i a slot or opening extending beyond the jaws for depositing a cigarette with its end projecting beyond the jaws, and oppositely-mov- IOO IIO

ing devices operating to simultaneously apply gum to the circumference of the wrapper at the projecting end of the cigarette, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of means for feeding cigarettes thereto, means for applying gum to the circumference of the wrapper at one end of a cigarette, and a conveyer-belt traveling below the holding device in line with the held cigarette, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with a cigarette-holding device on a table, of a gumming device operating to apply gum to the circumference of the wrapper, a movable magazine for supplying blank tips to the gummed wrapper, a conveyer-belt traveling below the holding device, and means for sealing the blank tip on and around the wrapper, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of means for applying gum to the circumference of the wrapper of a cigarette, a reciprocating magazine for applying a blank tip to the gummed surface and means for folding and sealing it on and around the wrapper, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of a pair of oppositely-movable gumboXes, having concave innerends adapted to embrace a cigarette and operating simultaneously to apply gum to the circumference of the wrapper, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws or plates on a table, and having' means at their meeting edges for holding a cigarette, of a conveyer-belt traveling transversely of the jaws, below their meeting edges, means for applying gum around the circumference of the wrapper of a cigarette, means for applying a blank tip to the gummed surface, and means adjacent to the conveyer-belt for folding it around the cigarette and sealing the blank on the wrapper, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws for holding a cigarette, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes serving to support the end of the cigarette and simultaneously apply gum at opposite sides to the wrapper, whereby the wrapper may be gummed around its circumference without being broken or mutilated, substantially as described.

9. A cigarette-feeding device comprisinga stationary supporting-platehavingacigaretteopening, and a revoluble Y cigarette-feeding disk on said stationary plate, and having a series of radial cigarette-receptacles extending through it and adapted to register with said opening inthestationary plate and drop cigarettes therein, substantially'as described.

10. A cigarette-feeding device comprising a stationary plate having an opening for passage of a cigarette, and a revoluble plate or disk having a series of cigarette-receptacles arranged to register with said opening in the stationary plate, and each having a yielding bottom, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a slotted supporting-plate, of a pivoted, revoluble cigarette-feeding plate or disk having a series of radial cigarette-receptacles provided with bottom flaps of flexible material attached at one edge to the disk adjacent to said receptacles, substantially as described.

12. rlhe combination with a slotted supporting-plate and a revoluble feeding-disk pivoted thereto and having radial cigarette-receptacles, of a retarding device or brake bearing on said disk and means for revolving said disk, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a pivoted, revoluble feeding-disk having cigarette-receptacles, of a feed-tube having a regulating device for controlling the discharge of cigarettes to the revoluble feeding-disk, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a feed-tube having a longitudinal slot, of an oscillating feedcontrolling device having at one end a daniper or stopplate, and at the other end a presser-cushion, and means for operating said device, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a pivoted revoluble feeding-disk, having radial cigarette-receptacles, of a pair of reciprocating jaws below the same for holding a cigarette, and a conveyer-belt below the meeting edges of the jaws, substantially as described.

16. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a pair of reciprocating jaws in guideways, and -having beveled inner edges to form a groove, and pivoted fingers or buttons adapted to hold a cigarette in the groove, substantially as described.

17. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a pair of reciprocating jaws, beveled or grooved at their inner meeting edges to form IOO a cigarette-receptacle and having pivoted holding lingers or buttons provided with eccentric pins and rods connecting them to a fixed part, whereby the buttons will be turned inward and outward when the jaws are reciprocated, substantially as described.

18. A pair of reciprocating jaws grooved at their inner edges, and having pivoted holding devices, slots at, or near, the inner edges and guide-wires in said slots, substantially as described.

19. The combination with a pair of slotted reciprocating jaws, guide wires and holding devices, of a conveyer-belt below the meeting edges of the jaws, substantially as described.

20. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws and cigarette-holding devices, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes adjacent to the jaws, and having means at their IIO SES

inner, meeting ends, for supporting the end of a cigarette and Simultaneously applying gum, at opposite sides, to the wrapper, substantially as described.

21. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws for holding a cigarette, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes serving to support the end of the cigarette, and at the same time applying' gum, at opposite sides, to the Wrapper, whereby the wrapper may be gummed around its circumference without being bent or broken, and a conveyor-belt traveling transversely below said jaws, substantially as described.

22. rlhe combination with cigarette-holding jaws and means for simultaneously applying' gum at opposite sides to the cigarette-w rapper, of a movable magazine for blank tips, adapted to apply a blank to the g'ummed wrapper, substantially as described.

23. The combination with cigarette-holding jaws and a pair -of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes acting' to support the cigarette and apply gum at opposite sides to the cigarettewrapper, of a vertically-reciprocating magazine for applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, substantially as described.

24:. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes acting to support the cigarette and apply gum at opposite sides of the wrapper, and a reciprocating magazine for blank tips, of a conveyer-belt, separate from the holding device, and means adjacent to the belt for folding, pressing and sealing the blank tip on and around the wrapper, substantially as described.

25. rlhe combination with reciprocating jaws and holdingn devices adapted to engage with the body of a cigarette, but leave a free projecting end thereof, means for appl ying' gum to the circumference of the wrapper at such projecting end, and reciprocating means for applying' a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, of separate means for appl ying gum to the edge of the blank which is to be overlapped, substantially as described.

26. The combination with a cigarette-holder, means for gununing the circumference of the wrapper at one end and applying a blank tip to the gummed surface, of a reciiirocating and tilting gum-box having a downwardly-projecting perforated lip adapted to bear upon and apply g'um directly to the edge of the blank tip which is to be overlajiiped, substantially as described.

27. The combination with reciprocating jaws and holding devices adapted to engage with the body of a cigarette, but leave a free projecting end thereof, means for applying gum to the circumference of the wrapper at such projecting end, and reciprocatingmeans for applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, of separate means for applying gum to the edge of the blank which is to be overlapped, a conveyer-belt independent of the holding-jaws, and folding and sealing devices adjacent to the belt, substantially as described.

28. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a reciprocating gum-box on a guidebar mounted to tilt or turn on a bearing, and the box having at its under side a downwardlyprojecting gum-applying lip at one end, and means bearing on the top of the box for causing it to tilt, substantially as described.

29. The combination with a reciprocating and/tilting gum-box having at its under side a downwardly-projecting g'um-applying' lip, of a movable support for a blank tip while being gummed at one edge, substantially as described. v

30. The combination with devices for holding a cigarette, with one free projecting end, gumming the circumference of the wrapper at such end and applying a blank tip, having an end piece and tabs to the gummed wrapper, of mechanism for 'folding up such end piece of the blank and then sealing the tabs on the circumferential wrapper, substantially as described.

31. rlhe combination with devices for holding a cigarette, gumming the surface of the wrapper and applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, of a folding-tongue for turning up the end piece of the blank tip having tabs, and reciprocating fingers for sealing the tabs upon the wrapper, substantially as described.

32. In a cigarette-machine, folding devices for a blank tip consisting of a rack-bar, a pinion engaging therewith and having afoldingtongue, aframe and reciprocating folding-fingers working therein, substantially as described.

33. ln a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a reciprocating gum boX having a guideway and a gulli-applying lip, in combination with the guide-bar therefor mounted on'a pivotal support, means for reciprocating the gum-box and means bearing upon its upper surface for causing' it to be tilted, substantially as described.

34. The combination with a gum-box, having a downwardly-projecting gum-applying lip, of means for reciprocating' the box, means for causing it to be tilted, and a pivotal lever having a bearing-face for supporting a blank tip while being g'ummed at the edge, substantiallyas described.

35. The combination with devices for holding a cigarette, gumming the surface of the wrapper and applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, of a rack-bar, a pinion engaging' therewith and having a folding-tongue and reciprocating rods or lingers adapted to slide longitudinally over the end of a cigarette,

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for folding and sealing an end piece and tabs of a blank tip upon the Wrapper, substantially p as described.

a conveyer-belt and devices adjacent thereto for folding and sealing the blank upon the Wrapper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name I5 to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RlCHARD GABRIELSKY.

Witnesses:

JACOB WERNER, JAMEs KELLY.