US823021A - Machine for eyeleting envelops, tags, or the like. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

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MACHINE FOR EYELETING ENVBLOPS, TAGS, OR THE LIKE.

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APPLICATION FILED DEG. 7. 1904.

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MACHINE FOR BYELETING ENVELOPS TAGS, OR THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED no. 7. 1904.

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I 0. H. ANDREWS. MACHINE FOR EYELETING BNVELOPS, TAGS, OR THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 7. 1904.

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CHARLES H. ANDREWS, OF WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR EYELETING ENVELOPS, TAGS, OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed December '7, 1904. Serial No. 236,085.

To all 2072/0711, may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at West'Chester, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Eyeleting Envelops, Tags, or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises a novel machine especially designed for punching 0r eyeleting completed envelops, tags, or the like.

The invention resides not only in the punching or eyeleting mechanism, but in the provision of means for feeding the material operated upon to said eyeleting or punching mechanism.

Eyeleting-machines are commonly in use; but in practical operation it is necessary in operating upon envelops, tags, or similar parts to feed the material to the machine by hand, thereby giving rise .to increased labor, and. owing to the slowness of the feeding operation the work of a single machine is reduced to a minimum.

In carrying out the invention my machine consists of a suitable holder or magazine adapted to receive a supply of envelops, tags, or the like, punching or eyeleting mechanism, means for successively feeding the envelops or tags from the magazine to the punching or eyeleting mechanism, and peculiar connections whereby the several mechanisms aforesaid are operated by the same motor.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features there of, still the preferred embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a machine embodying the essential features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken about on the line Y Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the feeding-plate and adjacent parts, one of the cam-actuators cooperating with said feederplate being shown. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the mounting of the auxiliary feed-rollers and the stationary unch. Fig. 6 is a broken perspective view 0 the movable set and the eyelet-carrying bar mounted therein. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are similar vertical sectional views, parts broken away, showing the positions of the punches in the operation of eyeleting envelops, or similar parts. Fig

10 is a plan view illustrating an arrangement of shafts and gears by which motion may be transmitted from the main drive-shafts to the main feed-rollers.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the practical use of my invention the feeding of the envelops or tags to the eyeleting or punching mechanism is entirely automatic after the supply of the material has been placed in the magazine or holder for reception of the same. It will thus be seen that a single operator will be sufficient to handle a number of machines, it being necessary 0111 to keep the supply-magazines filled. The saving of money and labor involved in the foregoing is obvious.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the base of the machine, and this base supports a suitable frame 2, in which the several mechanisms before generally described are mounted. The frame 2 of the machine may be of any suitable construction conducive to lightness particularly, and the sides are preferably cut away, so as to expose to the greatest extent possible the interior mechanisms in order that ready access may be had to the latter for purposes of repair or otherwise. The machine is of a size which may be readily carried by a small stand. (Not shown.) Adjacent one end of the ma chine and mounted transversely is a driveshaft 3, which carries spaced sprocket-wheels 4. A strap-eccentric 5 at a point between the sprocket-wheels 4 connects the driveshaft 3 with a pitman 8, the latter being con nected with a slidable actuator 6, consisting of a cross-head mounted upon guides 7, se cured to the sides of the machine. Power is communicated to the drive-shaft 3 from any suitable source, and actuation of said shaft transmits reciprocal movement to the crosshead 6.

The magazine or holder 9, which receives the material fed to the eyeleting mechanism,

is located at the end of the machine opposite that at which the guideshaft is disposed, and this holder consists of sides 10, suitably at tached to the frame of the machine, so as to be adjustable thereon. The magazine 9 is of a size dependent upon the size of the envelops or tags which are to be fed therefrom, and at the front end of said magazine is mounted a feeding-plate 1.1, which virtually closes said end, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The feeding-plate 11 is vertically disposed and is mounted upon spaced vertical bars 12, secured adjacent its vertical edge portions, said bars 12 projecting some distance below the lower extremity of the feed ing-plate. The bars or members 12 are provided adjacent their lower ends with vertical slots 13. A U-shaped supporting member 14 extends downwardly from the cross-heads 6, and secured to the side of this member 14 are spaced actuating-bars 15, which project through the slots 13 in the lower extremities of the members 12, upon which the feeding plate 11. is mounted. The feeding-plate is reciprocated vertically as the cross-head 6 is actuated, and for this purpose the actuatingbars 15 are provided with double cams 16, said cams projecting from the upper and lower edges of the bars 15. The cams 16 are designed to insure a positive reciprocatory movement of the feeding-plate 11 as the cross head 6 is actuated, this being neces sary in order to insure a positive feed of material from the magazine 9. In order to reduee friction, the slots 13 are provided with small rollers 13' at the upper and lower extremities thereof. An Lshaped standard 17 is secured to an upwardly-extending portion 18 of the base 1 of the machine, said portion 18 being located between the extremities of the base and adjacent the feeding end of the magazine 9. The standard 17 is provided upon the side adjacent the magazine 9 with a vertical recess 19, in which is received a supporting-plate 20. The recess 19 and the plate 20 are of dovetail form in crosssection, and the part 20 is adapted for vertical movement in the recess 19. Between the fee'dingplate 11 and the supporting-plate 20 is received a chute or raceway 21, which feeds the eyelets 22 to the punching mechanism. A spring 21 at the lower end of the chute 21 prevents the eyelets from dropping out of the same. The chute 21 is attached to the supporting-plate 20 and is vertically movable with. said plate 20 in the operation of the machine. The chute 21 leads from a hopper located at its upper end, and this hopper contains the supply of eyelets. The hopper, which is not shown, may be of any conventional construction at present .in use and is provided with suitable mechanism for shaking the eyelets to cause the latter to flow freely to the chute '21. The means for actuatingthe supporting-plate 20 is similar to seaoiii that by which the feeding-plate 11. is actuated and consists of an arm 23, projected latorally from the part 14 of the cross-head 6, the arm 23 being provided with a cam 24 at its outer end, said cam cooperating with the lower extremity of the supporting-plate 20 in order to force said plate 20 upwardly and carry the feed-chute also upward after an eyelet has been received therefrom by the eyeleting mechanism. The cam 24 of the arm 23 enters a slot 25 in the lower portion of the supporting-plate 20, said slot being also provided with an antifriction-roller 25 at its upper extremity. The weight of the plate 20 and the chute 21, with that of the hopper carried by said chute, are SU'ffiOlGIlt to return said parts to the lowermost limit of their move ment as soon as the cam 24 is disengaged from the plate 20 as the cross-head 6 moves away from the standard 17. The slidable actuator 6 not only carries the initial means by which the plate 20 and the feeding-plate 11 are actuated, but said actuator 6 also carries a movable hollow set 26, the latter being threaded at its rear end, as shown at 27, so that it may be screwed into an extension 26, projecting from the head or actuator 6. An adjusting collar or flange 28 upon the set 26 admits of adjustment of said set, so that same may be usedin operating upon material of different thicknesses. The forward end of the set 26 operates inan opening 29 in the part 18, which extends upwardly from the base of the machine, being guided in said opening.

Mounted in the set 26, which, as above mentioned, is hollow, is an eyelet-carrying bar 30, reduced somewhat at its front extremity, so as to readily pass through the lowermost eyelet in the chute 21 before said chute is forced upward by the arm 23 provided for actuation thereof. The eyeletcarrying bar 30 is projected from the set 26 in its normal position, being ejected from said set by means of a projection or pin 31, which extends therefrom, passing through a slot 32 longitudinally of the same. The pin 31 may be threaded into an opening in the eyelet-carrying bar 30, and a nut 33 is threaded upon said pin 31, as shown most clearly in Fig. 6 of the drawings. A friction member, preferably a washer 34, of soft material, is interposed between the nut 33 and the punch 26, and this member 34 by its frictional contact with the member 26 will hold the eyeletcarrying bar 30 in an ascertained position relative to the set carrying the same until said bar is positively actuated. The set 26 cooperates with a stationary punch or set 35, the latter passing through a tubular support 36 and mounted in a bracket 37, which is attached to the arm of the machine at a point beneath the magazine 9. A set-screw 37 admits of adjustment of the set 35, which is rigid or stationary in the actual operation of stub-shafts 46, carrying the rollers 44, ex'

the invention. The eyelet-carrying bar, which is normally projected from the hollow set 26, is adapted to engage and carry the eyelet to the stationary set 35. However, as soon as the bar 30 engages the part 35 said bar is forced into the body of the set 26, the latter continuing in its movement and engaging the eyelet to clench or upset the same against the set 35. The above operation is performed, of course, when the set 26 reaches the limit of its forward movement, and assaid set is withdrawn or carried away from the set 35 the pin 31 is adapted to engage an adjustable stop 38, mounted upon a plate 39, projecting from the L-shaped standard 17. The plate 39 is slotted longitudinally, so that the pin 31 may operate in said slot, and the stop 38 is adjustably mounted upon the plate 39 adjacent the outer extremity of the same.

Adjacent the feed end of the magazine 9 are mounted main ejecting-rollers 40, which rollers are carried by short shafts 41, mounted between the sides of the frame of the machine and the L-shaped standard 17, before described. The rollers 40 are positively driven by the drive-sprockets .4, which are connected with similar sprockets 42 upon the shafts 41 by means of suitable sprocketchains 43. The main rollers 40 are driven at a comparatively high speed and are adapted to discharge the envelops or tags from the punch mechanism after these parts have been operated upon. The main rollers 40 are disposed upon one side of the feed-plate 11, and upon the opposite side of this plate and approximately just beneath the feed end of the magazine 9 are mounted auxiliary ejecting-rollers 44. (Shown most clearly in Fig. 5.) It will be noted that the rollers 44 are located upon opposite sides of the set 35, and the tubular part 36, above mentioned, which receives the set 35and is slidable thereon, is provided with laterally-extending arms 45, upon which said rollers 44 are mounted. The

tend from square journal members 47, which latter are mounted in horizontal slots 48 in the sides of the frame 2. The auxiliary discharging-rollers 44 are adapted to cooperate in the operation of discharging the envelop or package from the eyeleting mechanism, and for this purpose these rollers have a slight amount of longitudinal movement relative to the set 35. Normally the rollers 44 are held in contact or nearly in contact with the main rollers 40 by means of coil-springs 48, mounted upon rods 49, projecting from the journal members 47. The coil-springs 48 are interposed between the members 47 and'guide-brackets 50, secured to the parts 15 of the machine and provided at their lower ends with bolts 51, by which end portions of the actuating-bars 15 are secured thereto. The longitudinal or back-and-forth movement of the rollers is caused by cams 52 at the lower edge portion of the feed-plate 11. The cams 52 are formed at the lower extremities of adjustable plates 53, attached to the side of the feed-plate 11, opposite that to which the members 12 are secured. The cam-plates 53 are vertically slotted, as shown at 54, and securing members 55 pass through these slots, thereby admitting of vertical adjustment of the plates 53. The cams 52 of the plates 53 are adapted to engage the journal members 47 of the rollers 44, so as to force the members 47 in a direction away from the feed-plate and against the tension of the springs 48. The above is done so that the envelop or tag may pass freely down between the set 26 and the set 35, and as soon as the feed-plate is caused to move up wardly by the actuating-bars 15 the springs 48 cause the rollers 44 to move toward the set 26, and said rollers thus carry the eyeleted envelop or tag off of the set 35 preparatory to being fed out of the machine by the rollers 40.

The feed-plate 1 1 is provided with a springengaging member 56, adjacent its lower edge and between the sides thereof, and this mem ber consists of a spring-plate curved outward slightly from the plane of the feed-plate 11 and having its lower extremity cut away arcuately at 56. The portion 56 of the member 56 is adapted to engage a circular tab or disk 57 at the lower end of the envelop or tag upon one side thereof. The tabs or disks 57 are applied to envelops, tags, or the like by a special machine for this purpose, which will not be described. Two of these tabs or disks are secured to each envelop or tag, being applied to the same upon each side thereof, so as to reinforce the attachment of the eyelet or to reinforce the opening which may be punched centrally through the envelop or tag should the said part not be eyeleted. Should the feed-plate 11 fail to feed an envelop or tag, due to the failure of the member 56 properly engaging the adjacent disk 57 of the envelop in the magazine 9, the eyelet which is lowermost in the chute 21 will of course be carried forward by the eyelet-carrying bar 30 and will be upset in the usual manner. In order to clear the set of an eyelet which may not have been secured to an envelop, due to the failure or omission in the feed of the latter, a suit-able clearer is provided, said clearer comprising a transverse bar 58, secured at its ends to the lower end portions of the members 12 of the feed-plate 11. Projecting upwardly from the central portion of the bar 58 are spaced fingers 59, the upper extremities of which are beveled and adapted to receive the set 35 therebetween as the feed-plate 11 is actuated upwardly. The beveled extremities of the fingers 59 are engaged with the eyelet 22, which may be carried by the set 35 if an envelop has not been fed through, and this eyelet will be forced ofi' of the set, so as IIO to be out of the way of the envelop or tag which is next brought down by the feed-plate 11 and eyeleted. Breakage of the parts is thus obviated by the provision of the clearer, as above set forth, and this is of important advantage in a device of this class. The material received in the magazine 9 is positively fed forward to the feed-plate 11 by means of a spring-actuated follower 60, mounted in the magazine. The follower 60 is forced toward. the feed-plate 11 by means of springs 61., which are secured at one end to projections 62, extending through longitudinal slots 63, provided in the sides of the magazine 9. The opposite end of each spring 61 is coiled about a wheel 64, which wheel is likewise spring-actuated. Preferably each wheel 64 is provided interiorly thereof with a coil-spring 65, similar to a clock-spring, said spring being secured at one end to the part upon which the Wheel is mounted and at its opposite end to the inner peripheral portion of the wheel. Any suitable means, however, may be utilized to cause the follower 60 to push the suply of material against the adjacent side of the feed-plate 11, so that as this feed-plate comes up the engaging member 56 will positively engage an envelop or tag to carry the same downward to the eyelet mechanism.

The general operation of the several mechanisms combined, as hereinbefore set forth, is as follows: The eyelet-hopper supplied, the eyelet-chute 21 being filled, and the magazine-9 likewise supplied with envelops, tags,

or the material to be fed therefrom, as the motor drives the actuator 6 forwardly or toward the magazine the actuating-bars 15 will positively actuate the feed-plate 11 downwardly. The member 56 or feed-plate having previously engaged the tab or disk of the adjacent envelop or tag, this envelop or 4 tag will have been fed downwardly with said plate 1] to a position. such that the center of the disk 57 is about on a line with the set 35. The eyelet-feeding chute 21,, which at the initial movement of the actuator 6 in the forward stroke is at the limit of its lower movement, is caused to move upward as soon as the cam 24 engages the su .)portingplate 20, which carries said chute 21., but not before the eyelet-carrying bar 30, which has also been carried forward. by the actuator 6, has passed through the lowermost eyelet in said chute. Continued forwardmovement of the actuator 6 raises the chute 21 out of the way of the set 26, and when the bar 30 engages the adjacent disk on the envelop which IS received between the set 35 and said bar the latter is gradually forced into the set 26, which has been advancing toward the envelop. (See Fig.7.) As soon as the hollow set 26 strikes the eyelet 22, held in position against the envelop by the eyelet-carrying bar 30, said set forces the eyelet through the envelop or tag and upsets the same against taste the set 35 in a manner apparent The eyelet 22 is upset when the head 6 is at the limit of its forward movement, and said head now begins the reverse stroke carrying the hollow set 26 away from its cooperating member 35. This movement forces the feed-plate upwardly preparatory to feeding the next envelop or tag down, and the cams 52, which force the auxiliary rollers 44 away from the envelop as the feed-plate is brought down, are now forced against the envelop under the tensions of the springs 48. The rollers 44 carry the envelop off of the set 35, and as soon as the said rollers reach the limit of their movement effecting this result the envelop is engaged by the main rollers as well and is quickly fed downward thereby. It will be understood that the envelops or tags when fed from the rollers 44 and 40 may be received in a suitable receptacle beneath the base 1 of the machine or at any desirable point. The upward movement of the feed plate, which has been caused on the reverse stroke of the head 6, has also caused the fingers 59 of the clearer 58 to move toward the set 35, so that should the envelop not'have been fed down an eyelet upset and held upon the part 35 would be thrown off of said member. The cam 24 likewise moves out of engagement with the supporting-plate 20, carrying the chute 21 upon the reverse stroke or movement of the actuator 6, and the weight of the parts 20 and 21 causes said parts to' lower and brings the lower extremity of the chute 21 into such a position that the eyelet at this point will be located properly, so as to be engaged by the eyelet-carrying bar upon the next forward stroke of. said actuator.

The pin 31, projecting from the eyelet-carrying bar 30, strikes the stop 38 just before the set 26 reaches the limit of its reverse movement, and the bar 30 is thereby projected from the set against the influence of the friction member 34. The supporting-plate 20,

carrying the chute 21, is provided with a vertical slot 66 adjacent the opening 29, in

which the punch 26 operates, said slot allowing a certain amount of vertical movement of the srmporting-plate while the set 26 is cooperating with its mating member 35.

In order that the feeding means may be thrown out of operation quickly without shutting off the main drive mechanism, should anything appear to be wrong with the operating parts of the machine suitable means are provided, and said means consists, essentially, of a lever 67, pivoted to the up per portion of the standard 17 and connected with the supporting-plate 20 of the chute 21. This lever 67 is provided with a suitable handle 68 at its upper end, and the opposite end of the lever is extended beyond its connection with the plate 20 and adapted to pass through a vertical slot 69 in the feed-plate 11. 7 When the lever 67 is forced downwardly by IIO the operator, the supporting-plate 20 will be moved upwardly and the lower extremity of the lever will be projected into the magazine 9, so as to engage the envelops or tags and force the same away from the feed-plate 11.

1o zine 9 is checked.

The arrangement of the various parts of the machine as hereinbefore described is such that the several mechamsms are all actuated by the shaft 3, from which the initial power is derived. The connections are such that the parts may be arranged compactly, and such arrangement is conducive to sim plicity.

It is contemplated to use any suitable 2 0 means for transmitting motionfrom the driveshaft 3 to the main rollers 40, and instead of using the sprocket-wheels 4 and 42, which are connected by the sprocket-chains 43, it will be obvious that a suitable train of gearing may be substituted for the above in order to actuate the wheels 42 and the rollers 40. Such a train of gearing is illustrated in Fig. 10 of the drawings, and, referring to this figure, the designation 3 indicates the drive-shaft,

upon which are mounted the beveled gears 4,

equivalent to the sprockets 4 in the preferred construction. Transmittingshafts 4 are provided with beveled gears 4 at one end and with other beveled gears 4 at the o o- 3 5 site end, the latter in mesh with the beveled gears4 carried by the stub-shafts 41, equivalent to the stub-shafts 41 in the preferred construction. In this instance the shafts 4 would transmit the power from the drive shaft to the said shafts 41 upon which the main feed-rollers are mounted. The modified construction of the invention, as above described, is equally Well adapted for the purposes set forth, as is the preferred construc- 4 5 .tion.

Further, it will be understood that where the term envelop is used herein this term is designed to include similar packages of any kind, tags, or any articles of like nature which it may be desired to punch or eyelet by means of a machine of the type hereinbefore set forth.

Also the parts 26 and 35 constitute elements of an eyeleting mechanism in clenching 5 5 the eyelet, yet it will be understood that these parts will cooperate to punch an article, the point of the part 35 serving as a punch in such operation. It is contemplated that any suit able punch and die may be substituted for the members 26 and 35,-as found necessary and desirable for different punching operations. The mechanism for actuating the members 26 and 35 is therefore a punching, as well as an eyeleting, mechanism in the contemplation of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a movable set, eyelet-feeding mechanism including an eyelet-chute, a feed: ing-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, an actuator comprising a sliding head, and direct operative connections between the sliding head and the feeding-plate, the eyeleting-chute, and movable set, for imparting reciprocal movement to these parts.

2. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a movable set, eyelet-feed ing mechanism including an eyelet-chute, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, an ac tuator comprising a sliding head, and direct operative connections between the sliding head and the feeding-plate, the eyeletingchute, and movable set, for imparting reciprocal movement to these parts, the set being movable in a plane at an angle to the plane of movement of the feeding-plate and chute.

3. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine, an actuator comprising a sliding head, a set carried by said head and movable therewith, a second stationary set cooperating with the first-mentioned set, an eyelet-feeding chute for feeding eyelets to the sets aforesaid, and arms carried by the sliding head and having cams coacting with the eyelet-chute and the feeding-plate for actuation of the latter.

4. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a movable set, a sliding actuator carrying said movable set, a feedingplate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, a stationary set, an eyelet-chute for supplying eyelets to the eyeleting mechanism, an eyelet-carrying bar mounted in the movable set and having an end normally projected therefrom and adapted to be forced into the movable set when the same engages with the stationary set, a proj ection extending from the eyelet-carrying bar, and a stop arranged to engage said proj ection to actuate the eyelet-carrying bar after the same has been forced into the movable set as above mentioned.

5. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including movable and stationary sets to operate upon material fed from the magazine, means for feeding material from the magazine to the sets, and means for ejecting such material from the sets including main ejecting-rollers and auxiliary ejecting-rollers,

the auxiliary ejecting-rollers being movable to positively disengage the material from the sets.

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6. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mech anism including movable and stationary sets to operate upon material fed from the magazine, means for feeding material from the magazine to the sets, means for ecting the material from the sets including main ejecting-rollers, auxiliary ejecting-rollers, and means for forcing the auxiliary rollers toward the main rollers to positively disengage material from a set and coact with the mail rollers to eject such material, as specified.

7. In a machine of the type described, the combination of a magazine, a set, means for feeding material from the magazine to said set, and ejecting means movably mounted upon the aforesaid set for positively forcing material therefrom.

8. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a set, means for feeding material from the magazine to said set, a support movably mounted upon said set, and ejecting-rollers carried by said support for positively disengaging material from the set and ejecting said material.

9. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a set, means for feeding material from the magazine to said set, main ejecting-rollers, means for actuating said rollers, and auxiliary ejecting-rollers coacting with the main rollers to eject material from the set.

10. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a set, means for feeding material from the magazine to said set, main ejecting-rollers, means for actuating said rollers, auxiliary ejecting-rollers movable to positively force material from the set aforementioned, and means for forcing said auxiliary ejecting-rollers toward the main ejecting-rollers in the ejecting operation.

11. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a set, means for feeding material from the magazine to said set, main ejecting-rollers, means for actuating said rollers, a support movably mounted upon the set aforementioned, auxiliary ejecting-rollers carried by said support, and means for moving the auxiliary rollers toward the main ejecting-rollers to effect cooperation of said main and auxiliary ejectingrollers in ejecting the material.

12. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine to receive material, eyeleting mechanism including movable and stationary sets, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the sets, eye1et-feeding means for the eyeleting mechanism, main ejecting-rollers for the eyeleting mechanism, means for driving said rollers, and auxiliary ejecting rollers movably mounted upon the stationary set and adapted to coact with the main ejecting-rollers, as specified. r

magazine to the eyeleting mechanism said eyeleting mechanism including a set, and retating means for ejecting the material operated upon by the eyeleting mechanism from the machine, said ejecting means being adapted to positively remove said material from the set.

15. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting. mechanism, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, means for ejecting material from the eyeleting mechanism moving in a plane at an angle to the plane of movement of the feeding-plate, and means whereby movement is imparted to the ejecting means as the feeding-plate operates.

16. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, means for ejecting material from the eyeleting mechanism moving in a plane at an angle to the plane of movement of the feed ing-plate, and means carried by the feedingplate for moving the ejecting means as said feeding-plate is actuated.

17. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism embodying a movable set, a feedingplate for feeding material to the eyeleting mechanism, a chute for supplying eyelets to the eyeleting mechanism, operating means for reciprocating the movable set, the feedingplate, and the chute aforesaid, and ejecting mechanism for the eyeleting mechanism moving at an angle to the line of movement of the feeding-plate and operated thereby.

18. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine for envelops, eyeleting mechanism including a stationary set and a movable set cooperating therewith,

means for feeding an envelop from the maga- 7 zine to the stationary set means for actuating the movable set, means for positively forcing the envelop away from the stationaryset after the punching operation, and a clearer cooperating with the stationary set.

19. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a stationary set and a movable set cooperating therewith, means for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, means for positively delivering the material from the parts of the punching mechanism after the eyeleting operation, and a clearer carried by the feeding 'means and cooperating with the eyeleting mechanism. v r

20. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a stationary set, a movable set, a feeding-plate for feeding material from the magazine to the eyeleting mechanism, a support movably mounted upon the stationary set, auxiliary ejecting rollers journaled upon said movable support, main ejecting-rollers coacting with the auxiliary rollers, means for driving the main rollers, the feeding-plate aforesaid being movable in a plane at an angle to the line of movement of the support for the auxiliary rollers, and cams carried by the feeding-plate and arranged to move the auxiliary rollers at a predetermined point in the movement of said plate.

21. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feeding-plate for said magazine, punching mechanism, means mounted independently of the feeding-plate for positively ejecting material from the punching mechanism, and means carried by the feeding-plate for governing the actuation of the ejecting means aforesaid.

22. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, punching mechanism, means for feeding material from the magazine to the punching mechanism, and means mounted independently of the feeding-plate for positively ejecting material from the punching mechanism governed in operation by the material-feeding means of the magazine.

23. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feed-plate therefor, punching mechanism including a stationary set, means for ejecting material from the stationary set, means for actuating the feed-plate and cams carried by the feedplate for cooperation With the ejecting means aforesaid to govern the operation of the latter.

24. In a machine of the type set forth, the

combination of a magazine for envelops,-

punching mechanism, a feeding-plate arranged adjacent the magazine to deliver the envelops to the punching mechanism, and ejecting-rollers for feeding the envelop from the punching mechanism and for positively disengaging said envelop from the said punching mechanism.

25. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine for envelops, punching mechanism, a feed-plate arranged adjacent the magazine to deliver an envelop to the punching mechanism, ejecting-rollers for feeding the envelop from the punching mechanism after the same has been operated upon, and cams carried by the feeding-plate and cooperating with said ejecting-rollers.

26. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a set, means for feeding ma terial from the magazine to the set, an actuator operably connected with the above mechanisms for actuation thereof, and a clearer movable to traverse the set.

27. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feeding-plate for said magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a stationary set, a movable punch and a clearer mounted beneath the feed-plate for cooperation with the stationary set aforesaid.

28. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feed-plate, a movably-mounted eyelet-chute, eyeleting mechanism, an actuator operably connected with the eyeleting mechanism, and cams carried-by said actuator for cooperation with the eyelet-feeding chute and the feed-plate of the magazine.

29. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a support, a magazine thereon, a feed-plate for said magazine, a supporting-plate movably mounted in the support, an eyelet-feeding chute mounted upon the supporting-plate, eyeleting mechanism including an eyelet-supporting member, an actuator, and cam devices projected from said actuator and cooperating with the supporting-plate of the chute aforesaid and with the feed-plate of the magazine.

30. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism including a set, means for feeding ma terial from the magazine to the set, an actuator operably connected with the above mechanisms for actuation thereof, and a clearer operated by the actuator aforesaid and adapted to traverse the set as specified.

31. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a support, a magazine thereon, a reciprocating feed-plate mounted adj acent said magazine, an engaging member-projecting from said feed-plate, punching mechanism including a stationary set and a movable set, means for actuating the movable set, ejecting-rollers upon one side of the feedplate, auxiliary ejecting-rollers upon the opposite side of the feed-plate, and means for actuating the auxiliary ejecting-rollers to disengage material from the punching mechanism.

32. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feed-plate for said magazine, main ejecting-rollers upon one side of the feed-plate, auxiliary ejectingrollers upon the opposite side of the feedplate, eyeleting mechanism, means for supplying eyelets to the eyeleting mechanism, and means carried by the feed-plate for forcing the auxiliary ejecting-rollers away from the main ejecting-rollers.

33. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, a feed-plate for said magazine, means for reciprocating said feedplate, eyeleting mechanism, an eyeletsupply chute leading to the eyeleting mechanism, means for elevating the eyelet-supply chute, main ejecting-rollers upon one side of the feed-plate, auxiliary ejecting-rollers upon the opposite side of the feed-plate, and means carried by the feed-plate for actuating the auxiliary ej ecting-rollers.

34. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a feedplate, eyeleting mech anism embodying relatively stationary and movable sets, and a clearer carried by the feedplate and arranged to traverse the stationary set to clear the same.

35. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, punching mechanism, means for feeding material from the magazine to the punching mechanism, means for actuating the punching mechanism and the feeding means aforesaid, and means for shutting off the feed of material from the magazine to the punching mechanism Without affecting the main actuating means aforesaid.

36. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, punching mechanism, means for feeding material from the magazine to the punching mechanism, main actuating means for the punching mechanism and the feeding means aforesaid, and means for shutting off feed of material in the magazine Without affecting the actuation of the punching mechanism or of the feeding devices.

37. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a magazine, eyeleting mechanism, means for supplying eyelets to the eyeleting mechanism, means for feeding material from the magazine to said eyeleting mechanism, main actuating means for the eyeleting mechanism and the feeding mechanism of the magazine, and means for shutting ofl the feed of material from the magazine and eyelets to the eyeleting mechanism Without affecting the operation of the main actuating means aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES H. ANDREWVS.

\Vitnesses FRANK B. RUPERT, MARY E. RUPERT.

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