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8.0.1.0011'2; Graih-Bi'n'dgr. No.9,l02. Reissued" Mar. 2, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYr-VAYT S I). IAOGKE, OF HOOSICK FALLS, NEW YORK.

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srscrmoa'rmu forming part of Reissued Letters Patent N... 9,102, dated March 2, 1880.

Original No. 60,208, dated December 4, 1866. Application for reissue flled October H, 1879. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLVANUS D. LOCKE, tformerly of the city of Janesville, county of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, but now of Hoosick Falls, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Bindwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automatic binders in which the band is caused to encircle the gavel and the ends are secured by the action of the machine; and itconsists'in improvements in the binding-head, in the means by which itis operated, in themechanism for holding the freshly-severed end of the band material and in details and combinations herein after pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top view, representing certain of the parts as they are related to each other. Fig. 2 is a section, showing apart ol. the binding-head from the back or inside of the same, representing generally the manner of communicating power to the wire-twisting apparatus. Fig. 3 is a view of the end of the binding-arm enlarged. Fig. 4 shows the star-pinion or band-holder detached and reversed, so as to expose the pawl and pawl-spring. In Fig. 5 are shown the seat and ratchet for said starpinion and pawl. Fig. 6 is an end view of the binding-head, portions being broken away so as to properly represent the connection of the various parts with each other. Fig. 7 gives the general form of the knife used for cutting the wire after a bundle has been bound.

The various members herein described have been illustrated in connection with other elements of an automatic binder in Letters Patent No. 56,580, granted me July 24, 1866, the application for which was concurrent with the original application in this case, and reference to said patent will assist in properly understanding the nature and mode of operation of the present invention.

A is the lnmd-carrying arm, and l the arm which carries the binding-head, secured, rcspeetivoly, to the shafts U and meshing with and operating upon each other at their heel ends by means of the segmental gears a b. vl) is the arm which operates the band-sir curing mechanism, E the hub to which it is attached, and F G pitmen' or motive arms moving independently of each other, and actupolicy or sheave g and the spring-dog h.

This dog is held to its proper position against the pin i while closing with the binding-head The binding-head is mounted by the spring on the outer end of the arm B.

In appropriate ways moves'a sliding rack, I], having a lateral lu'g, upon which turns the antifriction roll h. pinion, I, made fast to a drives the twister K.

Upon the pinion-shaft i is a scroll-spring, j, so connected that it is wound up by the forward revolution of the pinion in the twisting 0perati0u. I

The twister is mounted in a suitable casing, slotted, as at k, to receive and guide the wire, and upon this casing, to one side of the slot, is mounted a star-pinion or belayavheel, M, so that as it revolves its arms shall successively project over the slot. This star-pinion serves as'a wire-holder, and it is driven, one arm at gear-wheel, which a time, by the dog upon the band-carrying arm. It is provided on the under sidewitli a The rack meshes with a pawl, m, against which presses a spring, in.

In the seat a, formed in the side of the easing for the cylindrical shank of the star-pinion, is a fixed ratchet, it, against the periphery of which the pawl is constantly borne by its spring, and by which retrograde niotion of the pinion is prevented. 'lhe pawl, instead ofthe ratchet, may be fixed and the ratchet makea part of or be attached to the star-pinion.

A knife, N, is pivoted to the binding-head and vibrated by a segmental project-loo, 0, upon the face of the gear-wheIT J, coming against it, as indicated in dotted lines, so as to.

swing it across the slot in the twister beneath the holder and cut the wire' between the two.

The wire is taken from reel or other equivalent device stationed ncarthe binding-head on the arm B, passed along the arms B A and arm, 1;, of the star-pinion, andthcn introduced sorted in and passes down the slotit meets into and through the slot k into the opening thearm of the stanpiuionJercmud which passes or mortise q, when it is secured by twisting a the looped end of the wire aforementioned, 7o 'knot on the end. This knot will now p'orpetu l and, with the aid of the sp, 'ng'dog, drives it ate itself as the machine is worked. i down ovcr'ihe face of the slot, taking with it The fingers e f are used .to curry the wire l the loop and twisted knot and turning the down into and keep it secure in the jaws of l star-pinion sufliciently to bring down another the binding-head, the former passing down arm, around which, after being twisted and a 75- just back of the Jews and the letter passing I knot fOI'.ll'.l, l1-.E r te looped us fare; is into the mortise g. This object is more fully? in will be seen that the office of thespringsecnred through the cooperation, ol'fthe star dog is torrid. the wire in operating the stor pinion, one arm of which is carried/down by pinion. Properly construciedflhe star-pinion the wire and springdog, while another arm is can he open-uteri by the wire alone; but, to give 80 brought into position above it and keptin certainty and uniformity to its movement, I place by, tl epnwl, thus rendering it iniposslprefer to use the spring-dog. Y

ble for the wire to esca iie in any contingency. It will also be seen that the oflice of the The dog being held in position against its starpinion is peculiar and important. After stop-pin by a spring, and acting positively in the wire is looped around the first arm of the -8 5 the forw urd movement of the bnndrw ying; stur-pinion end then passed around the bun-. 2o arm,reaadily yields and rides o'v he arms of die and again inserted in the slot, driving the sflir piniou as during the warning of the down the first arm and bringing the second machiueth'e binding-arms are curried back to arm above the wire, as above described, the their origiifal posihio1i,{show11 in Fig. 3.) end of the wire is not released, but the first 0 The vibrating arm D, actuated liliflltf proper urrn, though somewhat withdrawn, is still retime (immediately after the ends of the wire tuii'icd in theloop, thus holdingthecnd of the have been brought together withinv the hindwire until the bundle is bound and the twisted ing-heml}hy its pitninn', swings buck, pressing; knot and loop are again formed. Indeed, to

against the roll upon the rack and drawing insure the holding of the wire, the lirst arm is 5 the latter down, thus someiuniceting motion not entirely withdrawn from the loop until the w the pinion end gear-wheel, which iu'turu wire is, for the third time, inserted in'the slot, rotatethetwistingpinion.and at the some time ilriving' down the second arm. andv bringing wind up the scroll-spring. shove it, as before described, the third arm.

After the proper twisting oi the wire around ii ere the urn), it is being driven down the oo the sheaf it will be found that the segmental slot to be withdrawn from the loop, the end projection e on the gear), through its revolir of the wire would escape or be drhwn with the tion. has been brought in contact with the cnttwisted knot againstthe cutting-face of the ting-knife, carrying it forward so for as to sever twisting-pinion, in either event preventing the v the wire midway of the twist, so as to leave a continuous working of the machine. :05

twisted knot on the cut or free end of the The arms olthc slnr-pinimiarc made taper- 0 wire in addition to the twist uniting the ends ing and hooked, so as to admit of their being of the n ire on the bundle. ensilywitlnlrawn from the loop by being driven When the pressure of the arm 1:3 isrenioved onward, as abovedescribed. from the anti-friction roll in. the scrollspring It will be seen that the scroll-spring may no 1 4 j causes the several parts described as belongbe dispensed with by attaching or connecting 5 ing to the bindiughemfl to return to the posithe outer or working and of the vibrating or tion shown in the drawings, the pin r in this reciprocating arm Dtothe reciprocating rack,

movement coming into contact wlth the knife and so driving the rack in both directions by and returning it also to its original. position. the arm. I 15 After the wire is severed and the binding The inter gear-wheels may also be arms A B commence opening, the out or free dispensed wi end of the wire above (mentioned. lies in the connection with rhortiseq, and-is prevented from being with In case other t drawn from the slot k and. thus esca-pin g by device he used, the twisted knot aforesaid and by an arm of ruugeinenhs might in: the star-pii'iion, which was brought; down above using" the slotted twi the wire as it entered the slot, as above deemploy the scroll scribed. 1 I diets gear-wheels,

As the binding-arms continue to open the shortenedundtro; ore idiiy adjusted, n 5 wire is carried over and looped around the so as to uniformly Md surely return the slot- 6o arm lastabovcmentioncd of the star-pinion, ted pinion, after the bundle is bound, to the and thence laid horizontally across or under desired position, with its slot so presented as thebindin -table, while the cut or free end to agninfrcely receive the wire when the bindwith the twisted knot is still retained in the lug-arms engage. 13o mortise. If the operation of binding be re I am aware that a twisting and also a tying -peated, the wire will be passed around the device have been used, and I do not claim bundle and inserted again in the twistingthem or citherof thermoxccpt when combined pinion, as also in the slot. As the wire is inus hereinaftermentioned.

ng the rack in direct sting or tying device. in; devices or a. tying l of these last ar- :20 o nimble; but when 'ug-pii"ni I prefer to u the intermog the rack is {one direction,

pivot of one of the gears in the train, which is I am also aware that a star-pinion or belaya wheel has been used, and I do not claim it, gexcept when constructed and operated substantially as and for the purposes described. 5 I 'claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a revolving twisting or tying device, a rack reciprocating in ways and gearing-with said device, an independent vibratingarm'by which the rack is driven in and a scroll-spring upon the wound'npby the positive forward movement *of the rack, and returns it to position at the conclusion of such movement. I

2. The combination of a moving bindinghead, a reciprocating rack mounted in ways in said binding-head and gearing with the bandsecuring mechanism, and an independent vibrating arm by which the rack is driven.

3. The combination of a revolving twisting or tying device and a scroll-spring with a vitbrating cutting device, substantially as set orth.

4. The combination, in a binding-head, of a rotary twister and a rotary holder.

5. The combination, in a binding-head, of a rotary twister, a rotary holder, and a cutter between the two.

6. The combination, in a binding-head, of a rotary twister, a rotar holder, and a cutter between the two, actuated by the same pinion whi drives the twister.

11 uwiththahand cuttiugand 'securingdevices, a rotary band-holder mounted at th side of a slot, through which the band is phased, with its radial holding-arms projecting over said slot in their'revolution. l

8.In combination with the rotary band-- holder having radial holding-arms and positive mechanism for moving it intermittingly in one direction, a pawl and ratchet to prevent retrograde motion.

9. A rotary band-holder having radial holding-arms, in combination with a band-carry ing a rm, actuating said holderin its movement of the arm and ride over 10. A rotary band-holder havingradial holda slot,

ing-arms mounted upon the side of through which the band is passed to the securing device, sothat its arms may successively project over such slot as it revolves, in combination with a band-carrying arm, actuating said holder in its gavel by impingement against one of said arms.

11. The combination, with a rotary twister, of a radially-armed rotary holder, arranged in such relation thereto that when actuated upon the delivery of the bandit first presses and retains the latter in the twister, audafi'erward holds the severed end when it has been twisted and cut.

12. In combination with a rytary twister, a

rotary holder having radial ho! ing-arms, serving also as Delay-pins, over which the band is looped in the return carrying arm to receive a fresh gavel;

13. In combination with a rotary bandholder having radial holding-arms, a mortise or enlargement in the casing beneath such holder for the twist upon the wire.

14. In combination with a rotary band movement of the bandmovement to I encircle the holder and a vibrating band-carrying 'arm. a

pivoted dog upon the latter-,arranged to drive the holder positively in the forward movement of the arm and ride over itupon the return stroke.

15. ,ILmmhiuatiQnIwithTaLIrotaryI baud:

holder and a vibrating band-carrying arm, a pivoted dog upon the latter, arranged to drive the holder positively in the forward movement it upon the return stroke, and a pawl and ratchet whereby the holder is locked against the stress of the dog in such return.

SYLVANUS 1 LOCKE' Witnesses WM. M. AROEIBALD, 0. A. BROWN.

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