US937702A

US937702A - Machine for spinning and twisting stick-candy.

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Publication number: US937702A
Application number: US40??630?A
Authority: US
Inventors: Dennis Thomas Igou
Original assignee: EDWARD G IGOU
Current assignee: EDWARD G IGOU
Publication date: 1909-10-19
Anticipated expiration: 1926-10-19

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D. T. IGOU. MAGHINB FOR SPINNING AND TWIS'IING-STIGK CANDY.

APPLICATION FILED JANA. 1908. 937,702.

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ATTORNEY.

D. T. IGOU.

MACHINE FOB SPINNING AND TWIS'IING STICK CANDY.

APPIJIOATION FILED JAN-4. 1908.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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D. T. IGOU.

MACTHNB FOR 5111mm mm TWISTIWG STifii GANET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. 1903.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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1). T. IGOU. MACHINE FOB. SPINNING AND TWISTING STICK GAITDY. APYLIOATION TILED JAN 4, 1908.

937,702. Patented Oct. 19,1909

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UNITED STATES PATENT oiri ioiaf DENNIS THOMAS IGOU, or SPRINGFIELD, omo. ASSIGNOR 'IO EDWARD e. Icon, on

' SPRINGFIELD, 01110.

MACHINE FOR SPINNING AND TWISTING STICK-CANDY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented om. m, 1909.

Application filed January 4, 1908. Berta] No. 409,263.

Springfield, in .the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lmproveinents in Machines for S inning and Twisting Stick-Candy, of Wliichlthe following is a specification, referenceheing-had therein to the accompanying drawings. t

This invention relates to machines for spinnin and twisting stick candy.

The 10 ject of the invention is to provide an improved machine of this character Whi ll will spin the inaterialjnt'o a strip of uni orm diiimeter and provide the same with a. uniform twist throughout. its length.

To this end it is a further object of the iii- ,vention to provide a machine of this charncter in which the spinning mechanism, to-

ether with the batch of material which is oing operated upon, will rotate, while the spun or drawn out portion of the material will he held a ainst rotation, thus impartinga twist to t 1c drawn out portion after it leaves the spinning mechanism; to provide improved means for feedingthe inzitcrial to .the spinnjnganechanism; to provide iinproved means for carrying off the drawn out. 0!; reduced portion of the material and holdin the same ngninst rotution; andto pr vi; e, a machine of sini ile construction and of sim ile, but highly cliicient operation.

lVith these oh ectS in view my invention consists in rcrtniri novel features of construction and in certain parts and combinations hereinafter to he described, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is at side elevation of a machine embodying my invention, partial] broken away; Fig. 2 is a. vertical sectionii view on the line a: w of Fig. I Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the iuiper portion of what is shown in ig. 2;

Fig. 4 is ii transverse sectional view on the line m m of l ig. 2; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the (lllI'llIllSl'lCl 0n the line 2 z of Fig. 2; Fig. (3 is u top plain view of the upper pair of spinning rollers showing the mutei'iiil us it is full to said rollers; Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the spinning mechanism, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the lower hollow trunnion for the spinning mechanism; Fig. 9 is a detail view of the locking mechanism for the hinged snpportuig frame for the spinning mechanism; Figs. Miami 11 are detail views of the operating inech anism for the diininislier; Figs. l2 and 13 are detail views of the guide plate forming art of. the conveying nu-eliunisni; Fig. 14 is a detail view of the operating mechanism for the s innin rollers; Fig. [5 shows a ortion o the fiiiislied stick of candy; and

i ig. 16 is a side elevation of the conveying.

mechanism.

In these drawings, I have illustrated the preferred form of my invention and have shown the same as mounted upon :1 suitable main frame 1 comprising a plurality of *upright members 2 provided at interval v with suitable brackets or projections 3, adopted to receive and support the transverse memhers or

plates

4, 5 and 6, upon whiclrtlie various parts of the machine are mounted. The s inning and reduchu prefera ly con ipriscs n supporting frame mounted within the main frame I and he mecha nism tween the transverse members and 5 and is adapt-ed to rotate about suitable hollow trunnions mounted in bearings carried by said transverse members. This supporting frame has mounted therein one or more pairs of spinning rollers adapted to engage the material and spin the some into a con tiunousstrip or stick of uniform diameter. The sup )orting frame preferahly comprises a pair oi substantially

parallel plates

7 and 8 provided at their upper and lower ends with

hollow trunnions

9 and 10, which trunnions are'journale'din suitable hearingupen tures formed in the

plates

4 and 5. A plurelity of pairs of. spinning rollers 11 are rotatahly mounted between the

plates

7 and 8, the rollers of each pair having their axes located in substantially the same horizontal plane and extending suhstantiall parallel one to the othor, Mid having their peripheries grooved to form a assage between said rollers. This groove, W ich is shown at 12,

40 ceeding pair,

"order 'to a 50 ablyrnounted late and can be swun- .awa

erab y connected pivot lugs and 16 exten -R g;

posits sides of the is substantially semicircular in cross section, and, as the peripheries of the rollers :of each pair lie very close one to the other, it will e seen that a substantially circular passage 5 is formed between said rollers. The width 10 thereof. These rollers are also of a greater width at the receiving end of the supporting frame'in order to accommodate the larger width of the groove 12,'and the rollers of each successive air are of less width than 5 the rollers of t e preceding pair and that portion of the

plates

7 and 8 located between the successive pairs of rollers converges downwardly. The

plates

7 and 8 are provided with a series of partitions 13 of a widthequal to the distance between said plates and located between thesuccessive pair's of rollers on opposite sides of the passa 5 formed between the same. Thus, it wil be seen that a continuous inclosed con- .25 duit '14 is formed through the spinning mechanism, the spinning rollers extending into said conduit at intervals and being adapted to engage the material, feed the same throughthe conduit and s in the same to a uniform diameter. Eac successivepair of rollers preferably feeds the material at a slightly greater speed than does vthe preceding pair of rollers. Thus each pair of I rollers exerts a pull upon the material and prevents the same from pllin up or ac-f cumulatin between the successive pairs of rollers. his' is accomplished in part by constructing each successive pair 9 rollers of a slightly greater diameter than the sucwhereby their peri heries move at a y reater speed than c o the ri heries o -the receding pair and 'is urt er accentuated y rotating the axles of i Peach successive pair of rollers at a'g'reater speed than that at which the axles of the preceding air of rollers is rotated.

fl drd ready access to the spinning rollers and to the interior of the'bonduit, onset the parallel plates is preferably mov relatively to the other. In the present form, the plate 7 is rigidly "secured to the hollowtrunnions 9 and 10and occu pies a fixed position relatively thereto, while the plate 8 is movably connected to the fixed .from the same. hese plates are pre means o from one side thereof and connected 'on'eto the other-by suitable 1pivot pins 17. The op ates are provided w1 h means for oeldng the samein their normal or closed position, which, in the Egesent instance, consists of one or more lts18 pivotally conn cted to a lug or lugs 19 carried by one of the bolts and adapted .24 in supporting t same by the rotation of gear to engage a slotted lug 20 carried by the other plate, ithin which it is secured by means of a humb nut 21, the slotted lug bei g provided "with rojections' 22 to preven the thumb nut slipping oil the end of the same. The partitions 13 are preferably rigidly secured to the fixed plate 7 by means .of bolts 23 and remain at all times in the same relation to the spinning rollers and further serve as stops to limit the inward movement of the movable plate 8. The fixedplate 7 is provided with a plurality of bearings 24, in which are journaled shafts 25 which extend inwardly from said plate and have mounted thereon the spinning rollers 11.

The ends of the shafts 25 extend beyond the spinning rollers and are adapted to engage suitable bearings carried by the movable plate 8. In the present instance, these bearings comprise screw-threaded plugs26 mountedin the plate 8 and having conical bearin recesses 27'adapted to receive the conica ends 28 of the shafts 25 and to'serve as'bearings to coiiperate withthe -bearin s I eshafts 25 between

t e lates

7 and 8,'t e screw-threaded lugs 26 'ing adjustable el-atively tothe p ate 8 to bring the same-into proper enga' ement with the ends of the shafts. The s afts'25 exare provided on their puter ends with suitable gears '29 for rotat ng the same. Movement may be imparted to said gears in any suitable manner, but 'I prefer to actuate the to supportin frame, thus maintaining the rotation oft e spinning rollers at a uniform ratio to the rotation of the s inning To this and I provide a, shaft 30 extending longitudinally of the, late 7 a' d mountedin provided wi a plurality of pinions 32 adapted to coiiperate with the ears Q9 for rotating the several shafts 25. j hose gears and pinions are preferably both of the spiral type. ie shaft '80 is provided at'its lower with a pinion 38 fixed thereto and adapted to engage a ,fixed circular rack or 34:, whichjis secured to the transverse member\5 of the main frame and surrounds the trunnion 1Q ofthe spinning mechanism, Thus, as the spinning'mechanism IS'gI'OtEbOd. about its, long tudinal or vertical axis, the

pinion 38 of the/shaft, B0 will travel over.

theifixefd rack '84 and will','imp,art a rotarytend beyond the outer side ofthe plate 7 and mechanism as a whole.

suiable bearing-dogs 1 carrie thereby and movement to' said shaft and the pinions B2.

R ta'ry" movement may be imparted to the spinning mechanism in any suitablema'nner,

but I preferito mount a bevel gear, 35 upon the trunnion 9 which exthe upper end of tends above the plate 4 of themain frame.

This gear is rig dlysecured to said-truib,

ted to mesh with and ti) be ;3o

nion and is adap rotated by a pinion 36 mounted upon one end of a shaft which is journaled in a bearthe hollow trunnion 10, which extends below ing 37 carried by the main frame and is the transverse member 5. A .bevel pinion 49 provided on its outer end with suitable mounted on the opposite end of the shaft 4.) means, such as a pulley 38, for operatively meshes with a bevel gear 50 mounted on a P, mullet-Ling the same with a source of power. transverse shaft 51 carryin the roller 41, 7

Suitable conveying mechanism is provided which shaft is provided on t to opposite side for carrying away the drawn out or reduced of the bracket 39 with a gear 52 adapted to portion of the material and for holding the mesh with the gears 53 mounted on the same against rotation. This conveying

transverse shafts

54 and 55 of the rollers mechanism preferably comprises a

plurality

43 and 42, res iiectively, the relation of said ot' grooved rollers mounted upon a bracket gears to the pinion 48 being such as to cause 3!) supported from the transverse n'iernber of the rollers to move at substantially the same the main frame and comprising two upspeed as do the last pair of spinning rollers wardly extending members, each having an 11. Thus, it will be seen that the spinnin 1', arm -t0 extending substantially at right anrollers will draw out or spin the materia no glcs thereto, A grooved roller 41 is moulitinto a cylindrical stick or stri of anniform ed between the upwardly extending menr diameter throughout its lengt h and that. inbers of the bracket 3!} and a second 'rooved asmuch as the rotation of thespinning rollroller 42 is mounted between the arms 40 of ers has a fixed relation to the rotation of the go said bracket in substantially the same hori spinning mechanism as a' whole a uniform n5 zon'tal plane with the roller 41 and adapted twist will be imparted to the stick throughtUfiOllPtbI'Blfi with that roller. The periph out its lenp'th. eral grooves of the rollers $1 and 42 arc'of A suitable support is mounted adjacent to a size"approximately equal to the diameter the spinning), mechanism and is adapted to -5, of the drawn out or reduced portion of the receive the batch of material and fold the no material and are adapted to engage'the same same to the spinning mechanism. n the and'carry it away as it passes out through present instance, thissupport consists of a the lower hollow trunnion 10 of the spinning d imi'nisher which is most y mounted on mechanism. A third grooved roller 43bit: the main frame with its dischar .e end in so preferabl mounted between the upri ht al'inementwith the receiving end ogthe spinmembers of the bracket 39 in substantiailly nin mechanism and adapted to have its side the saitivertical plane asthe roller 41 and wal s mo ved toward and away from each has a" iez iphera'l' groove corresponding to. other tocornpress the mass of material cm the roove'oftha't reuse A suitable curved tained between the same and so diminish it 35 guioe plate 44; is siipporte l from the arms in size as to enable it to pass through the 40 of fllfif'b ialiet 3ll'and extends between small discharge endof the diminisher. This the passageformed between the rollers 41 dimmisher preferably comprises a plurality and twand the sta e formed' 'between-the of downwardly converging tapered plates-,5; rollers d'lja'n'd 3 and serves to guide the" supported above the 5 main}; mechanism 40 stripfof fhaterial 'from the first-mentioned and forming a receptac e within which the passage'to the second, thuscausing the same batch oftnaterial to be span is placed. A, to be fed outwardly at substantially right" suitable sheet of flexible material 57 extends angles to the spinning ,mechanism. As between the 'lates or members 56 and serves stated! the pass-a between the rollers 41 to pre'vent 1 to escape of the material there 45 and '42 and 413ml} 43 are of substantially front. Tl'iese sheets are preferably of resili-v the sarlie diametit'as the reduced portion of ant material and are connected at their edges the materiall -animus serve to engage the, to the adjacent edges of the plates 56 and samea and eat"? it away from the s inning are of a width greater than-the distance bemechanism an also serve to hold t e same tween the adjacent edges ofsald plates and 50 gains t rotation. Thus, it will be seen that are thus paused to bend inwardly, as shown the rotntion of the spinning mechanism and at Fig. 4 Suitable means are provided for the mass of material. carr|ed thereby will IHOVlflglflltt plates 56 inwardly OI'lUWnHFGHJ'. cause a twist to be imparted to that part of another 0 compress the mass of material tte d rawn out or reduced portion of the mawithin tl c same, and, as this inward move: 55 t rial which lies between the last pair of ment les'ens the distance between the adjaspinning rollers and the, conveying mechancent edges of the plates the sheet of resilient. is'm. material'lii' is caused to bend inwardly and The rollers ofthe conveying mechanism thus asl-rists in compressing the maternal lare operated by the rotation of the spinning within the recc itacle. When the plates 50 mechanism in any suitable manner, preferare aga n movei outwardly apt] thedpuneter 1.25 ably byitnonnting a vertical shaft in a of the rece tacle correspondingly increased, hearing In 46 carried by the bracket 39 the mate-rm therein drops downwardly 'u'ntll and mounting a e'ear 4-7 on the upper end of it again comes into contact with theslde walls staid shaft, which gear is adapted to mesh of said receptacle. The dlmlmsher may be 5 wt a gear 48 mounted on the lower end of supported in any suitable manner and any walls converging downward] said suitable means may be em loyed for actuating the side walls thereo but I refer the form herein shown in which the iminisher is mounted within a frame or casing 58 extending about' the same and having its side to corres 0nd to the side walls of said diminisher an terminating a short distance above the lower end thereof where it is rigidly secured to a support or base ortion 59, which, in turn, is rigidly secure at a point beneath the diminisher to the .upper side of the bevel gear 35, which, as above stated, is fixed to the trunnion 9 of the spinning mechanism. The

means. for actuating the side walls of the diminisher consists of a plurality of levers 60 egrtending throu h apertures 61 in saidcasing or framean pivotally mounted on rame and adapted to move through a vertical plane. Thls lever 60 is preferably mounted on a horizontal pivot in 62, mounted in a bracket 63 carried y said frame. The inner end of each of these levers is pivotall connected to one of the plates 56 at a point between the ends thereof,

,whereby, when'the outerend of the lever is ,moved' through a vertical plane, the plate,

to which the innerend of. said lever is connected, will be moved toward or away from said frame or casing. Any suitable means may beemplo ed for actuating said levers, but I preferab y employ some means which is.actuated by the rotation of the diminisher, and; as here shown, this means consists of a connectin rod 64 connected at one end to the lever y means of a universal joint 65,

which is here shown as being of the ball and socket type, andat the other end to a band Iorstraap 66 extending about an eccentric 67 forme on the outer face of a pinion 68, which, in turn, is journaled upon a suitable bearing stud 69 carried thy-the "frame Thus, itfwillbe sen that" V V inion G8. andfthex fcent'ric aringstu'dfiti will movethe rod 64 and the outer end of the lever 60 through a vertical plane. v

The connecting rod '64. referably has its opposite pnds serew-t 'rea ed in opposite directions, as shown at 0 and 7'1,-an adapted toengage correspondingly threaded sockets in 'tlieuniversal joint and theband 66-,

-frame and is thus enabling the same to be adjusted to refiilate the length of throw of the inner en of the lever,60.- The inions-,68 are: adapted to mesh with afixe annular rack' end of the diminislier, is fixed to the main reierably mounted on 'a bracket 73, whi in turn, is mounted u on Q the mainframe 1. Thus, it will be seen -t at. as the casing 58,-. with-in which-the dimin isher, is mounted, rotates with-.,the gear 35 and the, spiilning mechanism,ithe pin1ons 68. will travel over the rack 72 and will be roits lower tated, thereby causing the cam 67, which rotates in unison therewith, to actuate the lever 60, which, in turn, actuates the downwardly converging plates of the diminisher and causes the mass of material which is contained therein to be reduced in size and fed through the lower end of said diminisher to the spinning mechanism. Suitablemeans are provided for causing the plates 56 to move a uniform distance throughout their 76 length. This means preferably consists of links 60 of a length equal to that portion of the lever 60 lyingbetween the ivoted pin 62 and the plates 56 and extending at substantially the same angle to said plates. The 80 plates56 of the diminisher preferably extend substantially parallel one to the other for a short distance at a point near the lower ends .thereof, as shown at 74, and these parallel portions of=the plates are so an ranged that the opening through the same is of greater width in one direction than in the other; and this greater width extends transversely of the shafts 25 carrying the spinning rollers 11. from the diminisher in a strip,the diameter of which in a direction transversely of the axes of the spinning rollers' is greater than the diameter of the'passage'between the first pair of said rollers and the diameter in a direction parallelwith said axes is less than the diameter of said passage, thereby enabling the strip of material to enter the passage without coming intoconta'ct with the sides of the grooves and preventing the material from being forced over the sides of the grooves. and between th'e'peripheries of the rollers. l a

The diminisher is provided with a hopper by means of which the material is fed to the diminisher- This ho, r is hereshown as comp i ng a en s.

nf. the "(1 thin wardly.extend'ingdarfgs 7 6,by which it is sup orted on the upper end of .the casin 58. has, as a batch of material islworke downwardly in the diminishen, a second batch may be placed in the ho per, .and, as both batches are i-n'a-soft p aistic condition, those portions thereof which come .in contact-wi l unite and form a single batch 'of mater-ial, has enabling the material to be fed to the spinning rollers in a continuous 1 4;. a s. 4,

'lg e operation of the machine will be readilytinderstood from .tl'ie-foregoin dezscriptionsof the several parts thereo and titwill be seen that ,I have provided amachine of this character, which the; iuning and reducing mechanism, that in appa'rat'us andihe batch of material thereby are rotated about" a common axis -and that thematerial is carried through said spinning mechanism and gradually reduced Thus, the. material is fed 90 in size oi! spun out into a strip or stick of uni fiorn'i diameter throughout; its length, thestick being reduced in size as it is drawn from the diminisher by the first pair of rollers and then tuiiljhcr reduced by each succeeding pair of l'i illers that such stick is engaged by the spinning rollers lorated between the spinning, mechanism and carried to one side of the machine. where it may be deposited on a'snitable conveyer t'or removinggthc same; and further, that this reduced or spun out portion of the material is held against rotation and thus a twist inlparted toth'at' part of the reduced portion of the material lying between the last pair of spin hing rollers and the conveying rollers. This tvizist, which is shown by the stripe 77, is. uniform throughout the length of the stick owing to the fact that the feed of the malerial through the spinning mechanism and the. rotation of said spinning mechanism are inafixed ratio, one to the other. Further, it

- will seen that I have produced amachilie to accomplishing this result. which is simpie in its construction and operation, and, at

the same time, highly etlicient in operation.

,1, wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

lla what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is .t. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame, spinning and reducing mechanism mounted thereon, means forsupporting a batch of material adjacent .tdsaid spinning and reducing moelmnism, means for rotating said s limiting and reducing;mechanism and hatci of material, and

means for holding the reduced portion of said batchbf material against rotation.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a main fianne. a support rotatably mounted thereon and adapted to re ceive a batch of material, spinning and rcduringmechanism rotatably mounted on the frame adjacent to said support. and in aline- 0 ment therewith, means [or rotating said sup portand said spinning and redmring meelr anisim, and means for holding the reduced portion of said batch of material against rotation.

3. A machine of the character des ribed comprising a main frame. a support to .tatably monntet' thereon and adapted to receive abalch of umterial, s mining and reducin r mechanism rotatab y mounted on 9, said iiame adjacent to said support and in alinement therewith, means for rotating said support and said spinning and reducing mechanism, and conveyor mechanism supported mljarrnt to said spinning mechanism 95 and adapted to receive the reduced portion thus fully described my invention,

of said batch of material and hold the same against rotation.

4. A machine of the charactcr described comprising a main frame, spinning and reducing mechanism rotatably mounted thereon. a dilninisher rotatably supported adjacent to said spinning and reducing mechani m and adapted to support 'a batch of material and feed the same to said spinning and reducing i echanism, means for rotating said diminishe' and said spinning and reducing mechanism, and means for holding the reduced portion of said batch of material against rotation.

A machine of the character described con'lprising a main frame, spinning and reducin mechanism rotatably mounted on said rame, a diminisher rotatably mounted on said frame andso connected to said spinning and reducing mechanism as to move in unison therewith, and means for rotating said spinning and reducing mechanism.

(5. ln a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a vertically arran ed, rotatable support ing frame, a plurali of pairs of rollers 'mounted on said frame, the rollers of each pair having their axes parallel and in db stantially the same horizontal plane, and means for so actuating said rollers as to cause the several pairs thereof to feed the material forward at different speeds.

7. In a machineof the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising'a vertically arranged, rotatable supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of rollers niounted on said frame, the rollers ofeach pair having their axes in substantially the same horizontal plane, having their adjacent sides parallel and having grooves in their peripheriirs to form a passage between the same, and means for so actuating said rollers as to rotate the same in opposite directions and to cause the several pairs thereof to fibtl the material forward at ditl'erei'it speeds.

H. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing lllttlltl lllslll comprising a rotatable supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted onsnid frame, the rollers of each pair having their adjacent sides parallel and having grooves in their peripheries to form a passage between said rollers, the rollers of each successhje pair beingof greater diann-tei than the rollers of the preceding pair, pinions tor actuating :alid-htiilers. the pinions of each spcceeding paimof rollers being of less diameter than the pinions of the preceding pair, thereby causing each successive pair of rollers to feed the material at a greater speed than it is fed by the preceding pair of rollers and means operated by the rotation of said supporting frame for actuating said pinions.

9. In a machine of therharaeter described, spinning" and reducing mechanism compris- 20 and the 40 comprising a pair of 6 eaves a passage between said rollers, each successive pair of rollers'being of greater diameter than the preceding pair and means for rotating each successive pair of rollers at a greater speed than that at which the preceding pair 10 of rollers is rotated.

10. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing me hanism comprising a supporting frame, a gurality frame, the rollers. of each pair havin vtheir) axes of pairs of rollers mounted on sa parallel and having grooves in t sir-peripheries to form a passage between said rollerseach successive pair of rollers being of greater diameter than the preceding pair ooves in each successive pair 0 rollers bein of less de th than the grooves in the rece ing airo rollers.

11. n a mac ine of the character described, spinning. and reducin mechanism comprising a pair of plates hinged one to the other, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted between said plates, and means for rotating said rollers.

12. In a machine of the character described, a air of plates, one of said plates plate and adapted to engage the adjacent ends of said shafts rollers mounted on said shafts, and means for rotating said shafts.

13. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism plates, one of said lates bein fixed and the other plate being ada te to be moved toward and away from said fi'xed plate, a lurality 'of airs of shafts jonrnaled in sai fixed plate, ear- 46 ings carried by said movable plate and ada ted to engage the adjacent ends of said shafts, rollers mounted on said shafts, partitions carried by one of said plates -and extendin between the successive pairs of roll- 50 ers, an means for rotating said shafts.

. [14. In a machine of the character de; scribed, spinnin and reducing mechanism comprising a pair; of plates means for rot'ating the same abouts longltudinalaxis a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted etween said plates, the rollers of each successive pair being ofless thickness than the rollers ofthe preceding pair, the ad'a'cent surfaces of said plates converging own wardly in the space between saiddpairs of rollers and means for rotating sai rollers.

-l5. n a machine of the character described, a mainframe, bearings carried by said main frame s inningmnd reducing mechanism comprising a suppsriiag frame hollow tru' nnions at the opposite ends 0 said supporting frame adapted to engage said bear ngs, means for rotating said'supportin g frame in saidbeariiigs, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted on said supporting frame, each pair of said rollers having their axes parallel and having their peripheries grooved to form a passage between said rollers, and means for rotating said rollers.

16. In a machine of the character described, a main frame, bearings carried by said main frame, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a supporting frame hollow trunnions at the opposite ends 0 said supporting frame adapted to engage said bearings, means for rotating said supporting fraine in said bearings, a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted on saidsupporting frameya circular rack secured to said main frame and surroundin one of said trunnions, a shaft extending longitudinally of said supporting frame and adapted to rotate therewith, a pinion secured to said shaft and adapted to engage said circular rack, other pinions fixed on said shaft, and

main frame and surroundin one of said trunnions, a shaft extending iongitudinally of said supporting frame and adapted to rotate therewith, a pinion secnredto said shaft and adapted to engage said circular rack, other pinions fixed on said shaft, said other pinions decreasing in diameter as they approach one end of said shaft, and gears connected to said rollers and adapted to be engaged by said other pinions.

18. In a machine of the, character described, a diminisher comprising a plurality of downwardly conver ing p ates having their lower ends space a art to form an outlet, the diameter of sai one d rection hem greater than the diam} eter thereof taken in another direction and means for mining said plates inwardly at intervals t o-compress the material withi th same.

resilient. material. extending between and 19. In a machine of -the character described, a diminisher comprising E plflrality of downwardly converging plates, she ts of outlet taken in Y plates, and means for moving said plates inwardly at intervals to compress the material within the same.

20. In a machine of the character described, a diminisher comprising'a frame, a plurality of-downwardly converging plates within said frame, inwardly curved streets of resilient material extending between and connected to the adjacent edges of said plates, and means for moving said plates in ,wardly at intervals to compress the material within the same. l 21. In a machine of the character described, a. dimlnishercomprising a frame, a plurality of downwardly conver ing plates within said frame having their ower ends free, a plurality of levers mounted on said frame, each lever havin its inner end con nected to one of said p ates at a point be tween the ends thereof, means for moving said lever about its pivotal center, and a link conne ting said plate to said frame at a point ab ve said lever,

22. In at machine of the character described, a imilisher comprising a frame, a plurality of do nwardly converging )latcs within said frame, a plurality of levers mounted on said frame, each lcvcr ha ring its inner end connected to one of said plates, and cam actuated means for moving said lever about its pivotal L'fllttil'.

23. In a machine of the character described, a diminisher comprising a frame, a plurality of downwardly converging lates within said frame, a plurality 0 overs mounted on said frame, each lever having its inner end connected to one of said plates, a cam rotatably supported near said levcr, means for connecting the outer end of said lever with said cam, and means for actuating said cam.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with the main frame, of a diminishcr comprising a frame, a plurality of downwardly converging plates within said frame, a plurality of levers pivotally mounted on said frame. each of said levers having its inner cud connected to one "of said plates, a plurality of piuions rotacd on each pinion, a ring extending about and) of said cams. a connecting rod ronncct' ronlincss the material \iillain l amc. and a hopper supporlcd a ove soul (lHIHll lnl',

lit in a llliltliltw of the character do- I? I ers about their horizontal axes by the rotation of said spinning mechanism.

27. Ina machine of the character described, the combination, with a mom frame, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a supporting frame having hollow trunuions journaled in said main frame, spur ning rollers carried by said supporting frame, and means for rotating said supportingi frame, of a conveying mechanlsm locate adjacent to one of said hollow trunnions and comprising a plurality of rollers, passages formed between said rollers and extendin r at substantially right angles one to the ot ier, a shaft supporting one of said rollers and having a bevel pinion on the outer end thereof, a second shaft rotatabl supported near said first-mentioned sha t and having a bevel pinion adapted to mesh with the first-mentioned bevel pinion, a gear on the other end of said last-mentioned shaft, and a pinion carried by the adjacent trunnion of said supporting frame and adapted to mesh with said gear.

28. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism wmprising a supporting frame, a pair of spinning rollers mounted in said supporting frame, each of said rollers having grooves in the. periphery thereof to form a substantially circular passage between said rollers, and feeding mechanism mounted above said supporting mechanism and adapted to feed the material to said rollers in a strip having its greatest diameter extending transversely of the axes of said rollers.

29. lna machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a pair of spinning rollers, means for rotating said rollers about their axes, means for rotating said pair of rollers about an axis extending at suhsl untiallyrightangles to the axes of said rollers, conveying mechanism arranged to receive the material from said spinning and reducing mechanism and to hold the same against rotation, whereby the rotation of said pair of rollers will twist the material.

30. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a supporting frame, 5 inning rollers mounted therein and adapte to rotate a l out horizontal axes, means for rotat ing said supporting frame about a vertical axis, and conveying mechanism arranged to receive the material from said spinning and reducing, mechanism and to hold the same against rotation, whereby "the rotation of; to hold the reduced portion of the material 10 said supporting frame will twist the maagainst rotation. terial. In testimon whereof, I aifix my signature 31. in la Inactiune o1 thehchamcter dad in presence 0 two witnesses. 5 scribe ,tie com ination wit spinning an reducing mechanism, umi means for rotating DENNIS THOMAS IGOU' the same, of conveying mechanism having a Witnesses: discharge passage at an angle to said spln- E. O. HAGAN, ning and reducing mechanism and adapted EmvAnn S. Rm.