US908688A - Attachment for bottle-stoppering machines. - Google Patents

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M. H. MULKEY. ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE STOPPERING MACHINES. APPLIOA'TIOK II'LED SEPTJB, 1907.

Patented Jan. 1 1909.

WITNESSES.-

MARTEN HENRY MULKEY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

ATTACHMEfiT FOR BOTTLE-STOPPERING MACHINES.

I Specification a Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Application filed September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,199.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTEN HENRY MUL- KnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Bottle-Stoppering Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates .to improvements in bottle-stoppering machines in which the bottles are crowned or sealed with cork lined metal crowns, said crowns being fed from a chute into a rotating series of crowning heads.

The heads of the bottles are forced into the crowning heads and -the crowns crimped over their mouths; and the objects of my invention are,-first, to provide an adjustable attachment. to automatically release all dofective or damaged crowns which clog up and wear out the parts and cause stoppage of the machine; second, to dispense with the expensive channel ring generally used, which fits intothec'hannel intowhich the crown chute enters, and third, by dispensing with said channel ring, tobe able-to instantlylocate trouble without unbolting and unlatehing said channel ring as heretofore. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which? Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a standard bottle-stoppering machine as now in use; Fig. 2 is a front elevationbf the rotating crowning heads with the channel ring removed, eXposing the slots by which the crowns enter the crowning heads, also showing the crown chute with the attachmentforming the object of my invention in position; Fig. 3 is a top view of a-segment of the crowning heads with a portion cut away, ex-

posing the channel and slot. and showing the attachment and adjusting spring secured to the crown chute; Fig. 4 is a detail view 1n perspective of the attachment'and ad usting spring; Fig. 5 is atop view of the channel ing; and Fig. 6 is a top view of the crown chute with the cover partlyremoved, showing the spring latch and the adjusting s ring each bolted permanently to the crown c ute.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. .1, I-I is a ho per'into which the crowns are placed in bul r, sorted and del1v-.

ered to the crown chute C, down which they fall in single succession into the crowning heads, fA A A A, as they revolve before said chute C said heads are carried by a rotating disk A When all the said crowning heads .A A A A, are each supplied with a crown, no more pass from chute The channel ring It. is hinged to holder m, secured to standard 8, and opens and closes by latch h, this ring is cut away. as shown at 1) (Fig. 5) for the crown chute to enter. The bottle seats 0 0 0 0 revolve on the same shaft as the crowning heads A AA A, each seat under its respective crowning head; bottles are placed on seats 0 o 0 0 at point Z and theseats and heads revolve from left to right, the seats ascending a gradual incline to the point illustrated by bottle B, at which point the bottle is forced into the crowning head A, the crown crimped over its mouth after which the, seat and bottle descend the incline on-the o posite side resuming the level of the tab e r and the bottle is discharged, the empty o g head e e in a newn a i revolves before the chute ""C. The base F contains the machinery necessary-to revolve the crowning heads and seats, also to operate the hopper H..

The above arrangement is well known and forms no part of my invention.

In carrying out my invention as shown in Fig. 2-, I omit the ring R, thus x osing the channel (1 and the slots ."f through which the crowns enter and the crown chute -G is secured to said chute G by the after adjusting-spring K .(Fig. 3) is placed in position.

set screw In Fig. 6 the attachment is bolted to the walls of chute C by screws e e, the parts K and G being separate Referring to Fig. 3 the attachments oper; ate in the following manner: The crowning heads .A A revolve before the chute O in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

should a crown be carried entirely around with the head and become dislodged or protrude in the crowning head A on the right, approaching chute C, it willbe forced back into place when it comes in contact with the curved end of spring K; if a damaged crown refuses to pass into slot from chute 0 or foulsa crown already said slot it will be carried: against oint g of. latch I, causing said latch to 0 en and'release the defective crown, latch zinstantly resuming its place by springs 'c annel d (Fig. 2), cutting and wearing the parts, and necessitating stopping the ma chmery and unlatching the channel ring R). What I claim as my invention and desire to" secure by Letters Patent is:

11'. 'A bottle stoppering machine com rismg ,a'. rotating series of crowning hea s, a chute for dellvermg. the crowns to each. head in succession, and means at the mat ofconnection of thechute with the ead for releasin the crown when said crown is preventer from entering the crowning head.

2. A bottle stoppering machine comprising a rotating series of crowning heads, a c ute for delivering crowns to each head in successlon, and yielding means carried by the chute at the pdint of connection of the chute with the head forreleasing the crown'when said crown s prevented from entering a head.

"3. A bottle stoppering machine com ing a rotating series of crowning. hea s, a

ch'ute for-delivering crowns to said heads in succession, and a spring latch removably secured to the chutefor releasing the crown when the latter is prevented from entering a head.

would become.

latch to the chute.

4. A bottle stoppering machine compriseoases iing arotating disk, a series of crowning heads therein, achute for to each of said heads in succession, and a s ring latch remov'ably connected to said 0 ute for releasing a crown when the latter is prevented from entering ahead.

5. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series of crowning: heads, a cliute for delivering crowns to each of said heads in succession, a latch pivoted to the chute and adapted to release a cro when the latter is prevented from entering a head, a spring controlling the movement of said-latch, and means for detachably connecting said latch to the chute. v

6. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series of crowning hear s, a chute for delivering crowns to each of said heads in succession, and a spring for forcing the crowns into the said heads.

. 7. A bottle stoppering machine com rising a rotating series of crowning heads, a chute for delivering crowns to each of said heads in succession, a spring-controlled latch for releasing a crown when the latter is prevented from entering a head, a spring for forcing the crowns into the said heads and a yoke de-t tachably connecting the said spring and delivering crowns 'In' testimony whereof have signed my name to this specification 1n the. presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MART EN HENRY MULKEY. Witnesses:

G. S; RoBrsoN, E. F. WEmNEB

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