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Description

. Reissuesd Oct. `9, |900. P. E. SHIRK.

MACHINE FUR CUTTING CIGAR WRAPPERS. I

(Application :Bled July 8l, 1900.|

PATENT OFFICE.

PETER E. SHIRK, OF BLUE BALL, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNR TO THE JOHN A. PEEPLES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYL- VANIA.v

MACHINE FOR CUTTING CIGAR-WRAPPERS.'

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent No. 11,864, dated October 9, 1900. Original No. 6855182. dated September I9. 1399. Application for reissue iiled July 31, 1900- Bsrlnl No. 25,471.

chine forj cutting cigar-wrappers and that.

shall be more simple in construction, cheaper, and more convenient to operate than those now in use.; second, to so construct Athe ma@ chines that any required number of the same may be placed in a row on a cigar-makei"s bench third, to provide for rolling the bunch in the wrapper withoutremovingsaid wrapper from the position occupied thereby when itis cut, and, fourth, to automatically retract Y the -roller after the wrapper is cut `bythe saine mechanism that pressed said roller down on the cutting-blade.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the various parts, as i hereinafter fully described and then pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 isa side view of a machine embodying my invention,

showing the roller inits normal position; Fig. 2, a similar view, but with' the roller in its v the machine,taken ou'broken line 4 4of Figi?.

Similar letters indicate like parts lthroughout the several views.

Referring to the details. of the drawings, A lindicates a cigar-makers bench, and B the bed-plate of the machine, set-in the bench and secured thereto by screws b and over an opening therein, the wall of which is indicated by a in Fig. 2, the upper face of the bed-plate being approximately in the same exhaust-chamber. p

is a coiled spring F', having one end thereofy plane with the top ofsaid'v bench. On the j rear side of one end of bed-'plate B is a somewhat downwardly-extendinglip B', having its outer end b' upturned, so as to form a slight pocket bil fora purpose to be described. D indicates an exhaust-chamber, the walls -d whereof form a rectangular box which is located Ain bench-openingsl and secured to the under face'of bed-plate B by screwsd.

Bed-plate B has an opening conforming in vshapewith a continuous endless cutting-blade E of the foim of a cigar-wrapper, the back of which blade rests on the bottom D of the exhaust-chamber and .the cutting edgeof v'which extends slightlyabove bed-plate B.

In the space surrounded by blade E is aperforated diaphragm or platen E', set slightly below the cutting edge of blade E and secured by screws f to the upper ends of rods F, located near the ends of said space and passing down through the bottom D' of the Surrounding each rod F bearing againstV the'wunder side of platen E' and the other enden the bottom of the rods Fand platen E being limited by nuts f' on the ends of rods F, projecting below bottom D', which ends are threaded.

G indicates a hanger securedv to the rear-` sov side of thebottoxn of the 'exhaust-chamber,l

and on the lower end of the hanger isa'rear wardly-extending horizontal bracket G', having anouter upturned` end g, in which upturned end and hanger G is secured ahingerod h, whereou is hinged the lower ends of jaws H' of lever H,. the upper end whereof carries the pressure-roller L, attached thereto, as I amrabout to describe. Lever H extends upward from bracket G' through aslot a in said bench A,`and above 4that bench and Y on said upper end of lever H is a bracket IOO 75 exhaust-chamber, the upward movement of `jaws Z2, wherein isjournaled said pressure-Y roller L. On bracket L is a socketM, pass-` ing nprightly through `which is a rod M, hav' ingitslower end'secured to lever L2. On the uppervend of rod M' is a head m, thatlimits the depression of roller L, caused by a spring fm', coiled around said rod and having one.

vend -bearing on lever L2 and the other end against the top of socketM. Bracket L' ex'- tends4 beyond arms Zand has oh its free end an upright handheld M2. p Y

Beneath and opening into the exhaustchamber is a valve-chamber N', in the bottom whereof is the seat n f a puppet-Valve I, and beneath the valve -seat chamber N is connected with an exhaust-pipe P, which maybe one of a number connecting as many machines with a main exhaust-pipe (not shown) ex tending along behind the cigar-makers bench. 'The stem I of valve I passes down through the lower part of the valve-chamber, and be low .the 'same there is a spring t, coiled around said stem, the spring having its 'upperend bearing against the .bottom of the valvechalnber and its lower end on a pin fi', 'passing through the stern. Bearing against the lower end of the valve-stem isthe arm R of a lever R R', fulcrumed at r to hanger G, the arm R beingconnected with a `treadle T by achaint; p Y

.Along and outside of the rear portion of cutting-blade E are a series of perforations S through bed-plate B and leading into eX- haust-chamber D, and valve-charnber N is so located as to open both-into thespacesur-Y rounded by said cutting-blade and into the space between the cuttingblade and the front portion of wall Las is' shown in Eig.4,whereby when valve'l is opened the air is exhausted from both of those spaces, so that atmospheric pressure is induced on the portion of the to bacco-leaf-covering lplaten E' and Vthat extending back perforations. f y

'V indicates the front of the cigar-makers bench, so that bed-plate B is located between thefoperator and lever H. The pressure-roller L normally rests in pocket?)2 of lip B', and,'

asshown in Figs. l and 3, cutting-blade -E slopes upward from the end adjacent to said lip to near the center of its own length, as shown at and from that point to its other end the edge of said blade is horizontal.

I In operating the tobacco-leaf is spreadover the platen and over the perforations S of bedplate B. The `valve I is raised and as soon as atmospheric pressure is induced on said leal' the operator vgrasps handheld M2 and pushes the pressure-roller over cutting-blade E, when, loosening his grasp of handheld M2, he takesabunch and at once proceeds toroll the 'same in the newly-eut wrapper. clined position of rod M.' and the reaction from the pressure. of spring 'n1/coiled around' said rod, on pressure-roller L automatically force the vibrating end of lever Il back to:

of cutting-blade E and over' Them- Where the vreaction -is 'somewhat' lessened.'

When the roller L reaches pocket b2, its return movement is stopped by upturned end 5' of lip B. By reason of the cnrved'surface of end 'b' the stoppage of roller L is gradual, and consequently easier on the mechanism than would be the case were the roller to be stopped by a square shoulder.

Cutters embodying my invention are made for rolling the cigars either from the right or from the left. In both cases the lip B and the pressure-roller L are located at the end of bed-plate B opposite the end of the endless lcutting-blade at'which was begun ythe rolling of the bunch in the wrapper. In the drawings a right-hand machine is shown, said lip B and the pressure-roller being-to the left of the operator and the rolling of thev bunch in A the wrap per lbeginning tothe right of said operator. l p

I do not restrict myself to the details of construction herein shown and described, as itis obvious that many alterations may be made therein without departing from the principle and scopeof my invention. *I p 1 Having thus described niyinvention, what I claim asnew, and desi-re to secure'by Letters l. The combination of an exhaust-chainber, a continuous'endless'cutting-blade resting on -the bottom of said chamber, a perfo- IOO rated platen in the space 'surrounded-bythe cutting-biade,.a bed-plate' covering the exhaust-chamber and throughan .openingin' which'theendless blade passes',lsaid^bed ro5 IIO ting-blade projecting above thel bedplate, av

concave lip formed on an end of the bedplate, a lever, and a' pressure-roller'carried by said lever, the uptnrned extremity of said lip being adapted to limit vthe return Inove- .ment of said roller, for. the purpose specified.

3. The combination 'of a bed-plate, a cutting-blade'projecting above the bed-plate, a concave lip formed on an end of the .bedplate, a lever, and a pressure-roller carried by said lever land resting normallyin said concave lip, the nptnrned extremity of said lip being adapted to'limit the return inovc` ment of said roller, for the purpose speci fied.

4. The combination -of a cigar makers bench, a bed-plate having its upper surface approximately liush with the top of Asaid bench, an exhaustchamber secured. to the underside of the bed-plate, a continuous end-` less cutting-blade resting on the bottom of said chamber and entending up through a 'the upturned .I5

' ting-made similarly-shaped opening in said bed-plate and slightly above the same, a perforated platen in the space surrounded by the cutting-blade, the bed-plate having perforations therein adjacent to an outer face of said cutting-blade, a valve-chamber opening into the bottom of the exhaust-chamber beneath the space surrounded by. said blade and beneath the space between the cutting-blade and the outer wall of the exhaust-chamber, a concave lip formed on the end of the bed-plate, a lever, anda pressure-roller carried by said lever and resting normally in said concave lip,

extremity of said lip being' adapted to limit the return movement of said roller, for the purpose speciiied.-

5. The colnbination of a bed-plate, a cutlever, a bracket on the swinging end of the lever, jaws extending outward from the bracket, a roller-carrying leverfulcrurned be- .tween said jaws and extending inward bencath said bracket, .a pressure-roller journaled in the inner end of the roller-carrying lever, an upright rod on the roller-carrying lever and located between the pressure-roller and the fulcrum of said lever, said rod being inclined outward from the pressure--roller,`and a spring on the upright rod, and bearing on ghe roller-carryin g le ver, for the purpose specied.

6. The combination of a bed-plate, a lever, a bracket on the swinging end of the ever, jaws extending outward from the bracket, a roller-carrying lever fulcrumed between said jaws and extending inward beneath said bracket, a pressure-roller journaled in the inne r end of the roller-carrying lever, an upright rod on the roller-carrying lever and located between the pressure-roller and the fulcru'm of said lever, said rod being inclined outward 'from the pressure-roller, a spring o n the upright'rod and bearing on the roller-cartying lever, and a cutting-blade projecting above the bed-plate and having the edge sloping downwardfrom toward the center thereprojecting above the bed-plate, a`

of to the end. adjacent to the position normally occupied by the pressurefroller, for the purpose specified. l

' 7. Thecombination of a bed-plate, a cutting-blade projecting above the bed-plate, a. lever pivoted in a vertical transverse plane through the cutting-blade, a bracket von the swinging end of the-lever, jaws extending outward from the bracket, a ,roller-carrying lever fulcrunied between said jaws and extending inward beneath said bracket, a pressureroller journaled in the inner end of the rollercarrying lever, an upright rod on the rollercarrying lever and located between the pres.` sure-roller and the fulcrum of said lever, said rod being inclined outward from the pressureroller, and a spring on the upright rod and bearing on the roller-carrying lever, for the purpose specified.

8; The combination of a bed-plate having a concave lip on one end, a cutting-blade projecting above the bed-plate and having the edge sloping downward 'from toward the center thereof to the end adjacent to the concave lip, a lever pivoted in a vertical transverse plane through the cutting-blade, a bracket on the swinging end of the lever, jaws extend- 4ing outward from the bracket, arollercar r inor lever fulornmed between said 'aws and y c .l

vextending inward beneath the bracket, a

pressure-roller journaled in the inner end of the roller-carrying lever, an outwardly and 'upwardlyinclined socket on said bracket, a rod passing through the socket and secured to the roller-carrying lever between the pressure-roller and the fulcrum of said lever, and a spring coiled around said rod and bearing against the top of said socket and on the rollen carrying lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

-PETER E. SHIRK.

Witnesses:

C. G. BAssLER, WM. R. GERHART.

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