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ART OF AND MACHINE FOR MAKING BOXES, 8,00.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,162, dated February 5, 1889. A li ti fil d August 30, 1886. Serial N0.212,210. No motleld To all whom it nmy concern..-

Be it known that I, \[CCLINTOCK YOUNG, of Frederick, in the county of l rederick and State of Marvland,have invented certain new and usefutImprovements in the Art of and illachines for Making lioxes of Paper, &e., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of that class of boxes which are produced from strips of paper or its equivalentsuch, for instance, as combined paper and cloth, & c.; and my object mainly is to prod uce'from a strip of paper, &c., a series of connected longitudinally pasted and flattenedbox-tubes which upon being separated from each other and expanded or opened are converted into boxes.

My invention, hereinafter particularly pointed out by the claims, consists in certain novel methods and in improvements in mechanism employed for carrying out such metheds.

The accmnpanying drawings show a suitable ()lfg'tlllZtttlOll of mechanism and some modifications thereof for carrying out my invention.

Some of my improvements may be used without others or in connection with equivalents for omitted features.

Figure l is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view with various parts omitted, the bedplate and the reciprocating frame which carries the cutters, printing-s amp, (be, being among-the omitted parts. Fig. l: is a side elevation with parts omitted. Fig. is a view partly in plan and partly in section on the line 5 of Fig. 4-. Fig. (5 is a view partly in end elevation and partly in section on the line (3 of Fig. i. Fig. 7 is a view partly in end elevation and partly in section on the line 7 of Fig. "3. Fig. 9 is a view partly in end elevation and partly in line 8 of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a view partly in end elevation and partly in section on the line 9 of Fig. 1-. Fig. 10 is an elevation of the cross-head slide of the reciprocating frame which carries the cutters. &c. Fig. 11 is an inverted plan or bottom view of the reciprocating frame detached from its cross-head slide, with the cutters, &c., carried thereby;

section on the i and Fig. 12 is a similar view of a portion of the reciprocating frame of a construction adapted to a modification of the printing apparatus by duplicating it. Fig. 13 is a plan of the reciprocating carrier for the feedingelamp. Fig. it is a sectional view on theline 1. of Fig. H of the head of the feeding-clamp. Fig. 15 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section on the line 15 of Fig. 7, showing the former and supporting-plate for the paper while being pasted, folded, and pressed,

and means for pressing the pasted tube; and Fig. '1 (3, a plan of the supporting-plate and former detached. Fig. '17 is a plan of one of the folding-plates detached, and Fig. 18 a plan of the vibrating lever and support for the folding-plate. Figs. 19 and 20 show an inverted plan or bottom view and a side elevation of the cutters and creasers and their head or frame, and Figs. 21 and 32 are similar views of a modification thereof. Fig. 23 is a diagrammatic view designed to represent the manner in which the paper is printed, out, creased, and folded into connected flattened box-tubes. Fig. 2t is a view in perspective of one of the boxes open at one end. Fig. 25 is a view of the same character as Fig. 23, showing a modification of the box-tubes; and Fig. 26, a view in perspective of a box produced from one of such modified tubes.

A strip of paper or its equivalent, a, is supplied from a roll, A, and is advanced intermittingly or step by step, by means such as in turn to be described, a distance at each feeding actuation equaling the length of a box-tube blank minus the combined length of the two end flaps or securing-lips thereof, when they are provided. \Yhen, however, certain features are omitted and box-tubes formed for open-ended boxes, as hereinafter to be explained, the length of feed of the strip at each actuation, while remaining the same, is such as to advance it the length of a box-tube blank. The roll A, about which the paper studshaft, a, supported by a bracket, A, secured to the base or bed-plate A of a suitable main frame at one end thereof. Too free ro tation of the roll and unwinding of the paper therefrom is prevented in suitable way. As shown, a rubber collar, A is loosely sleeved is wound, is mounted to rotate on a.

upon the shaft It and embraces the projeetii'lg hub (i (see dotted lines, Fig. 'l) of the roll, and this collar is (.ODIPILSSGtl endwise and rods. The connecting or intermediate crossarin, c moves in the slot of the bearingbracket 13", and the supportlng-posts pass held b the metal collar or washer (1 and a throu h oJenin 's in the framcdate (1. In

set-,- *ew in obvious way, so as to produce sufficient friction against the roll to prevent it from turning too readily, thus requiring that proper tension be to unwind it. The strip passes first over a printing apparatus, by which desired words or marks may be printed upon, it during cessations in its feeding movement through the machine, the printing being donev in lines such as to appear upon any (1 esired surface or upon all sides of a box when completed, as preferred. In this instance the strip is printed upon in such manner that the four sides of the box will be marked.

ers, farther on to be described, are carried by a vertically-reciprocating frame or plate, A", to and beneath which they are secured. A

driving-shaft, l3, operated and thrown out of action in suitable way, as by means of the fast and loose bainl-wheels l3 3 and a drivin g-band, is nnilunted in l.n'acket-boarin b I), secured to uprights NZ) of a suitably-constructed main frame of the machine. The dri ving-shaft is'geared with and rotates a main actuating-shaft, B by way of which the mechanism is operated, the gearing connecting the two shafts consisting of the bevel-pinion U and the be vetgear B. The main actuatingshaft is mounted in bearings Z2 b at the ends of the main frame and in an intermediahe hearing, 1), formed in the lower end of a slot;- ted bracket, B", which is bolted at its upper end to the under side of the the main frame.

Eceentrics upon the main acluatingshaft engage eccentric rings or straps C which have joi n ted eon neet-i on by way of pivotstuds 0 c with a cross-head slide, which carries the vertically-rcciprocat ing frame A These pivot-studs are fixed to or formed with the end cross-arms, c c, of the cross-head slide, and these arms are joined by the connecting-piece or intermediate cross-arm,

of the cross-head slide, which has a downwardly-projecting slotted slide, looselyembracing the main acmating-shaft and workin g in a guideway (shown as'formed by grooves c) in two l1anger-brackets, C" C", of the main frame. These guideway-brackets are strongly secured at their upper ends to the under side of the main f1ftlll6-1llll0 C, and projectdownwardly at opposite sides of the actuatingshaft 113*. Four supporting-posts, l), (shown as cast with the reciprocating frame A",) are detachably secured to the cross-head slide.

These posts are tubular, rest at their lower ends upon the corners of the cross-head slide, (the ends of the crossarms c 0 and are secured in place by serew-rods d passing through them and through the ends of the arms 0 c and nuts upon the ends of these exerted upon the strip j roller between guides a" a" and to suitable l The printing-stamp, as well as cutters, ereasers, and primary fold- 1 top plate, of

order to secure most accurate adjustment of the parts, two d iagonal ly-opposite supporting posts are nrovided at their lower ends with short lugs or fixed pins to engage with corresponding holes in the ends of the arms c.

As will be umlcrstood from the above description, the reciprocal ing frame A is raised and lowered by the rotation of the actuatingshaft. As in this instance shown, theprinting is done by means of a stamp, the letters,

&c., being upon the block ll), suitably eushl ioned and secured in the stamp-holderD 'arried by the reciprocating frame A". It is obvious that in lieu of the block-stamp a chase might be employed to provide for the use of type and for varying the form at tached to its reciprocating carrying-frame by being screwed to angle-barsd, secured to the frame by bolts d", provided with nuts and passing through elongated slots at right angles to each other in the frame and angle-bars, respectively. A pad or block, is secured in the holder c7, attached to the main frameplate t, and supports the paper while being acted upon by the stamp.

Although it may be lrefelable for some work to resort to the usually-employed inking pads or rollers, I in this instance use, instead of them, an ink-ribbon, I), which passes beneath the stamp of the printing apparatus and about rollers l)" l) at )1)0Siiitsides thereof, carried by the reciprocating frame A. At their inner ends 1 he ink-ribbon rollers havebearing in inwardly-bent bracketarms I) l), secured to the opposite sides of the reciproeating frame, and at their outer ends their bearings are provided in the lower ends of spring-arms (1 (1 each adjnstal1 lysecured by a bolt or screw, (1" d, to the end of said frame. As shonldersare formed in making the reduced ends or journals of the rollers, it will readily be understoodthat the pressure of the spring bearing-arms against 1 the adjacent shoulders of the rollers, and the ders of the rollers against their lwaringmrms l)" 1), produces sufficient frictional resistance accidental movement, and thus the ink-ril.)bon is kept under proper tension. The ink-ribbon is automatically fed. from one roller to the other by means of rz'itchet-wheels (Z (Z and a spring-pawl, I). Each of the ink ribbon rollwill. The stz'nnp-lmhler is adjustably at-.

eorrespomling pressure of the opposite shonh to the turning of the rollers to prevent their ers has one of the ratohets fastened to it near and secured by a bolt, (Z passing through its bent shank and through the block into a threaded hole of the top plate. There are two of these holes, d", in the top plate, (the unused hole is shown in Fig. so that the pawl may be adjusted to. actuate either roller to feed the ink-ribbon first one way and then the other,

.winding it upon the opposite rollers alternately.

From the above desta-iptlon it will be seen that upon the upstroke of the reciprocating frame carrying the printing apparatus the pawl will actuate aratchet to turn the inkribbon rollers and feed the ribbon, while yielding to prevent interference with the parts upon the return-stroke, and that when the ribbon has been unwound from one roller and wound upon the other the pawl shifted so as to feed the ribbon in the opposite direction.

Fig. 12 represents a modification of the pri n ti n apparatus,whereby provision is made for chromographic printing or for lettering in different colors, if desired, two stamps and two 'ink-riblmns being provided, (more may be provided,) one stamp acting upon a'length of the paper strip to be subsequently formed into a box-tube blank simultaneously with, but upon, a portion a step in advance of that being acted upon by the other stamp, as will readily be understood, the stamps being so constructed that the printing done by one does not interfere with that done by the other. For instance, one stamp might print in lines on one side of the center of the strip, and the other in lines on the opposite side of the center, or the printing be in alternate parallel lines by the respective stamps.

Yertically-reciproca-ting combined cutters and creasers or scorers carried bythe reciprocating frame A are as follows: The single head or holding frame E for all the cutters and creasers is of rectangular form and provided with the opposite side flanges, E E, I

cuts g, extending to the opposite ends of the slotted to receive securing-bolts,which, by engaging with cross-slots in the reciprocating carrying-frame A", adj ustably secure the head to the underside of said frame against a suitable cushiou-block, c, in obvious way.. The cutters and the creasing-plates, with clamping and. spacing blocks, are clamped in place by two sets of clamping-screws,c and c passing through screw-taps in two adjacent sides, E of the head, the screws of the one set extending at right angles with those of the other. For rectangular boxes with folding ends and securing-flaps (see Figs. and 214) are provided creasers and cutters which together operate upon a portion of the length of each box tube-blank equaling the length of the cut made by each longitudinal cutter E The transverse crcaser 11, which is next the strip-supplying roll, creases the strip at f for a portion of its width corresponding with that included between. the extreme longitudinal creases d e. The trans erse cutter G cuts at g in line with the crease f from a point in line with the longitudinal crease c to the adjacent margin of the strip. The pair of diagonal cutters G, make the short cuts g g, extending, respectively, from the margin to the cutg and from this cut to a point in line with the crease c. The transverse c'utter G is in line with the creaser F, and cuts at g from a point in line with the longitudinal crease c to the adjacentmargin. The almve-describctl transverse creasers and cutters extend in a line parallel with the two lines of transverse cutters and creasers now to be described. The creasers F and F respectively form the creases f and f, the crease 1'' extending from the margin to a point in line with the adjacent longitudinal crease c, and the crease f extending between points in line with the longitudinal creases 6' The cutter G makes the cut in that part of the strip which would cross between the longitudinal creases c c were they extended, and the cutter G makes the cut g", reaching from a point in line with the longitudinal crease c to the margin next the longitudinal crease c. The creasers F FF of the remaining line respectively form the transverse creases ff f", the crease f" extending from the longitudinal crease e to the margin adjacent to the crease e, the crease f extending from near the longitudinal crease c to near the longitudinal crease and the crease extending between the longitudinal creases e c. Two short transverse cutters, G, make the transverse crease f from the longitudinal creases c" c, and the transverse cutter G makes the cut g from the longitudinalcrease e to the adjacent margin. The pair of diagonal cutters G make the two short cuts g g extending from the opposite ends of the transverse crease f to points in line with the longitudinal creases respectively.

A suitably-slotted stationary plate, I], (best shown in Figs. 3 and 9,) for co-opcrating with cutters and creasers in obvious way, is sup- 1 ported beneath the cutter and creaser head there are provided four longitudinal creasers, 1

E E E 1 for in-edetermining the side corners of a box by the longitudinal creases c I c c' c of the strip, and corresptmd in length with the length of a box when it has its ends folded and closed by the securing-flaps.

In line with and abutting against the ends of the creasers most remote from the stripsupplying roll there are four longitudinal cutters, E For transversely creasing and transversely and diagonally cutting the strip there upon a die-block, ll, to which it is bolted. This die-block is secured in a holder attached to the top plate of the main frame and. has grooves corresponding with the slots of the plate ll. H H to and between which the block is screwed, the block resting on the top plate of the main frame and the angle-bars being adjustably secured in place by means of bolts passing through slots in them and in the top plate. A passage-way, H is provided he The holder consists of angle-bars- Too ' other, the cutters and creasers are located a distance in advance of the printing appara tus equaling the length of feed of the strip at one actuation, or so that during operation there shall be l. et \\'een the printing apparatus and the cutters and creasers a portion of the strip of a length such as is advanced at 1 each feeding-actuation.

The operation of the mechanism so far as described will be seen tobc asnext explained,

longitiulinal clamping and spacing blocks are it being understood that there is provided proper feeding ll1(.(i1;tlllfilll,i) which the strip is fed intermittingly, so as to advance it at each actuation a distance corresponding to the length of the longi tudinal creases, together with the length of the longitudinal cutters, which distance is the same as the length of the longitudinal creases, adding the length of that portion of the strip which is included between the trz'tnsverse crease f and the line of creases f ft/ and also the same as the length of a box-tube blank less the combined length l of the two securing-flapsf f, formed. at opposite ends of the blank between the cut g and creasef and between the creases f and f". \Vith the mechanism properly timed, and

assuming that the strip of paper has been properly adjusted and the machine set in motion after the first feeding action, the print ing for the leadin box-tube blank takes place,

the cutting and creasing occurring at this time being in a portion of the strip which is not printed. After the second feed the printing for a second blank is done, and the advance end of the first-printed blank is acted upon by the t 'ansverse crcasers and cutters and the diagonal cutters, the longitudinal cuts and creases being made in the unprinted portion of the strip.

blank is printed. The advance end of the second blank and the rear end of the first frame.

blank are acted upon by the transverse and diagonal cutters and the transverse creasers. The action of the longitudinal creasers is upon the first blank between the folding, front and rear ends of the box to be made, i and the longitudinal cutters act upon the front end of the first blank. After each subsequent feed there is produced a cut and creased box-tube blank, and each of these blanks is united with the next by the conprovided to bear down upon the arm to rennccting-neck or narrow unsevered creased portion f*. This neck, while serving to make a sufficiently strong connection between the blanks about midway the width of the strip, to provide for feeding the strip by a pull or draw, may be torn or cut in the line of the short crease f to separate the blanks when they are to be used for boxes. \Vhen, instead of making the boxes with folding ends After the third feed a third are mmlilicd,as shown in Figs. 21 and 252.

in obvious way.

and securing-flaps, they are to be made with open ends (see Figs. 25 and 2(3) to serve as the cases of drawer-boxes, such as used for con taining matches, &c., the cutters and creases In accordance with this modification the longitudinal and diagonal cutters are dispensed with, and instead of the before-described transverse cutters and creasers, I employ the single short transverse creaser, li,b@t1\\'((ll the two transverse cutters I I, which cut from this creaser to the opposite margins of the strip, leaving the creased narrowconnecting portions or uniting-necks between the adjacent blanks. One transverse clamping-block, I, is used instead of the three transverse clamping and spacingblocks before employed. The

made longer than before, the longitudinal creascrs are made longer than before, (the increase in the length of these creascrs equaling the length of the discardtnl longitudinal cutters,) and the stationary plate II and die H for the cutters and creascrs are modified Xe other alterations are needed to make the boxes in accordance with this modification.

Although I deem it best to crease the strip, as at f, across the narrow connecting-neck between one blank and another, this creasing is not absolutely necessary and may be dispensed with if not desirable under any circumstanccs.

After the strip is cut and creased the boxtube blanks are each pasted at or near one edge by mechanism as follows: A paster', con sisting of a rotating brush, J, formed by a wheel with radial bristles at its periphery, is secured upon the inner end of a shaft, J, mounted to rotate in bearingsjj in a rocking bracket, J of angular form. The bearings for the shaft of the paster are formed in forks of the paster-bracket, and this bracket is mounted by bearings j'j to rock vertically about a supportingstiul, j extending at a right angle with the shaft of the rotating paster. This supporting-stud is fixed to a bracket, J upon the top plate of the main A downwardly and inwardly proj ecting bent actuating-arm, J suit-ably secured, as by screws at its outer and upper end to the rocking pasterbracket, is provided at its opposite or inner e11 d with a pin, j", bearing upon the periphery of a controlling-cam. (Shown as formed in two sections, J J 1) The actuating-arm J of the pastor-bracket is held down to its controlling-cam by gravity; but if deemed essential a springmay obviously be cured to the main section by means of a set- IIO screw, passing through a curved slot, j, in the main section and engaging a screw-tap in the adjustable section. It will be seen that when the recessed port-ion of the controllingcam is presented to the pin of the paster-actuating arm the paster-bracket descends, the paster at this time being brought in contact with the strip, and that when the regularlycurved portion of the cam is acting on the pin the paster-bracket is elevated, at which time the pasteris lifted above the strip. The pastershaft J is rotated by a crossed belt, j (shown dotted in place,) passing about the smallpulley J fast on the paster-shaft, and about a larger driving-pulley, J fast on a short driving-shaft, J rotated from the main actuating shaft by bevel-gearsj j. The paster drivingshaft J is mounted in bearings in the ends of the forks or arms of a hanger-bracket, K,which is secured by screws to the under side of the top plate of the main frame. A small d rivin gpnlley, K, on the paster driving-shaft imparts motion by way of a crossed belt, K to a larger pulley, K, fast on the outer end of a shaft, K, rotatin in bearings A: in the arms of a bracket, K secured by screws upon the top plate of the main frame. At the inner end of this shaft K" there is secured a pastesupplying wheel, 7. partly sub merged in paste in a reservoir, 7. supported over that edge of the strip to be pasted by a yoke-like bracket,

7t, scoured at its opposite ends to the top plate of the main frame. \Vhen at work or in contact with the edge of the strip to be pasted, the paster rotates clear of its paste-supplying wheel; but when the pasteris elevated, as before explained, its bristles rotate in contact with the supply-wheel, which rotates constant] y in the paste in the reservoir, but much slower than thepaster. In this way the paster is supplied with paste from the paste-reservoir at each intermission in the feed of the strip and descends upon the edge of the strip and applies paste to it every timeit is advanced. A line of paste is applied to each box-tube blank upon that edge next the longitudinal crease e of a length corresponding with that of said crease and equaling the length of the pasted fold to be made. By rendering the controlling-cam of the paster adjustable, as before explained provision is made for varying the length of the lines of paste applied to the strip, and so box-tubes for either of the forms of boxes represented may be properly pasted to thoroughly unite their seams. The strip while having paste applied to one edge of the box-tube blanks passes over and is supported by a plate, L, that portion of the strip to which the plate is applied by contact of the paster passing over the narrow and roundedged side lug, I, of the supporting-plate. By providing this lug and causing the edge of .the paper to be pasted to pass over it and overhang the edge of the supportingplate a more thorough application of paste is insured, as the paster slightly depresses the edge of the strip at either side of the lug, and the bristles thus act upon the strip not only above the lug, but at either side thereof, or somewhat below the level of its top surface. In this way it will be seen that a--longer portion of the strip is being acted upon at the same time than could be were the lug dispensed with, and the descent of the ends of the bristles below the level of the top of the plate to follow the slight curvature of the strip at the sides of the lug prevented. The connected and pasted box-tube blanks are successively folded about a thin blade-like former, L, as they are in turn presented to it by the intermittent advance of the strip. The former is shown as formed by a narrowed extension of one side of the plate L of somewhat less than half the width of this plate. The former is beveled at its edges, and is of a width corresponding, or nearly so, with the width of the pasted flattened box-tube to be formed, and with the combined width of one of the Wide sides (the top or bot-tom) and one of the narrow sides of the box to be produced.

"hen a pasted box-tube blank is brought over and comes to rest upon the former, it is acted upon by two pairs of folders and the blank is folded into a flattened tube along the lines of the creases e 6. Two verticallyreciprocating primary folders, M M, of similar construction, are carried by the reciprocating frame A", to and beneath which they are adjustably secured, in suitable way, as by set-- screws passing through slots in the reciprocating frame and engaging screw-taps in the flanged upper ends, I, of the folder-shanks. Each of these folders is made with two slots, m, producing the three short folding arms or lugs m, and the folders are secured to their reciprocating carrying-frame in such manner that the distance between the folding-lugs of the respective folders very slightly exceeds the width of the formcr,in order that the foldinglugs may work close to the opposite edges of the former while embracing the blank between them and the former edges. Upon the downward movement of their carrying-frame the folders come in contact with the blank between its opposite marginsand the creases e 6 and give to the blank an inverted-trough form, as will be understood. The two folders N N, which act upon the downwardly-turned sides of the blank to fold them inward and upward to the former, with the pasted edge above or inside of and lapped by the side of the blank next the longitudinal crease a are similar in construction and operate alike,with the ex zeption that the folder N, which turns in the pasted edge, acts in advance of the folder N, so that the unpasted edge will be outside. Each of these side-folders consists of a plate having the slotn and the two short spring-arms or yielding folding-lugs n a, curved downwardly at their outer ends, formed at the sides of the slot. These plates are carried by supports N N at the upper ends of vibrating levers N N with spaces (see Fig. 7) between the folding-plates and the supby which it is mounted upon a stud, N, fixed 1 at one end to a downwardly projecting lnacket, N", secured to the under side of the top plate of the mam frame, and the levers work through a slot in this plate. 'lhelevers are of elbow l'orm, each being provided'with the short arm N at its lower end, having a pin, '11, carrying a roller, n, acted upon by a controlling-cam, N on the main actuatingshat't. The pivoting-sleeve of each leverhas a spring, a, coiled about it, one end of the spring bearing against the under side of the t'rame top plate, and the other against a pin, 11 of the short arm ol the lever. 'lhese springs act to keep the rollers 91 in contact with the co]itrolling-eam and to move the folders inward and cause them to act with a yielding pressure upon the blank. of this controlling-cam is such (see Fig. 7) that the 1 older N is acted upon in advance of the action of the [folder-N, so that the folder N is moved both inward and outward slightly before the corresponding movements are imparted to the folder N, both folders acting for a time together upon the blank wit-h a \;'ielding upward pressure, the cam being cut away sutl'iciently for that: portion of its periphcry which comes beneath the rollers 01 during the action of the folders upon the blank to allow the springs 11 to act freely, the rollers at times being out of contact with the cut-away portion of the cam, as will readily be understood. The lugs a of the folders X l\" pass to the blank by way of the slots at of the vertically-reeiprocatin folders.

To keep the paper down upon the former a presser is provided above the former and the blanks are fed between this presser and the t'm'mer: As shown, the presser consists of a plate, 0, acting in turn upon the blanks between it and the former, provided with a shank, o, bywhich it is guided, and allowed to play vertically to the needed extent in a gnideway-opening in an overhanging arm, 0, secured to the bracket 7, The presser acts by gravity, and its shank has a pin, 0, attached to it and pro ,j eetiin g out at a slot in the end of the arm 0 to provide For raising the presser to adjust the strip.

The primary folders M M, after actin upon a blank, are elevated to clear it before its advance; but the final folders N X continue to act upon the blank during the time, or the greater portion of the time, of its advance by feeding mechanism, such as next to be described, this continued action of the final folders serving to render more certain the proper adhesion of the pasted seam.

The shape with the slide-lugp.

The top plate of." the mainframe provided with a guidewav l l for a .reci )rocat- 1 ing carrier for the 'leeding-clamp. The carrier consists of the slide I, beveled at its edges to work in the guideway, and having the side arms, l 1., each perforated at its outer end. The slide also has a perforated lug, p, and two parallel ribs, 9) p. A bent clamp-lever, l", of U shape, pivoted between the arms I l" by its sleeve or hub p and the pin 1) passing through the sleeve and through the erl'orations in the outer ends of the arms. A clamp-head, 1", having attached to its under face one or more pieces of rubher or equivalent, is shown as formed with the upper end ol' the clamp-lever and as connected with one end of a coiled spring, I,

the other end of this spring being connected This spring acts with a tendency to move the elamp-heznl downward agai nst or toward the ribsp'p, between which and the clamp-head the strip of box-tubes is clamped at the proper time. A guide, p", formed by a curved strip of metal screwed to the clamp-head, serves to direct the strip beneath the clamp-head. A smooth-surfaeed arm, 1 curved downwardly at its outer end and lirmly secured to the frame top plate by screws passin through its flange p, is curved downward upon the upper surface at its in nor end, where it terminates close to the former, so that the connected flattened tubes pass to and over it. This tube supporting arm projects over the slide l and between the elamp-ribsp 1 thereof. The clamp-lever P, which passes through and is reciprocated in a slot in the frame top plate, is provided at its lower end. with a canvactuated elongated pin, 1), and a stlnhp secured to the slide l and projecting downwardly through a slot of the frame top plate, carries a roller, P which is acted upon by a cam to move the reciprocating carrier of the feeding-clamp in one direction or away from the former. This carrier is moved in the opposite direction or toward the former by a spring, Q, coiled about midway its length and connected at its oppo site ends to the frame top plate and to the slide. This spring acts constantly with a tendency to move the carrier inward or toward the former and folders. The cams R R for actuating the feeding mechanism are shown as formed together, and they are secured to the main actuating-shatt. The cam R, which acts by its periphery upon the pin p of the clamplcver, is at one end of a short cylinder, which at its other end is cut away to term the cam, R for acting upon the rollerol' the stud ot' the clamp-earrier slide.

By reference to Fig. (i it will be seen that for somewhat more than one-third of each revolution of the cam R the pin p is acted upon. by that portion 2' of the cam which is of regular curvatureand of greatest radius, and

that while the regularly-curved portion "I" of the cam which. is of least radius and extends for somewhat more than half-way around itis presented beneath the pin, the spring P is allowed to act to depress the clamp-head with sufficient force to clamp the strip of box tubes and insure their movementwith the clamp unless there is some unusual obstruction to the feed. As the clamp-ca rrier reciprocates, the crank p slides crosswise of the cams peripheries. lVhile the incline r of the cam it is acting on the roller P the clamp-carrier isadvaneed or moved outward, the clamp being down upon the strip. \V hen the straight or regular portion 1" is presented to the roller, the carrier, comes to rest, and during this pause in its movement the clamp is elevated to release the strip of tubes. \Yheu the ineliner is opposite the roller, the spring Q acts to move the earrierinward to the extent'allowcd by an adjustable stop, shown as formed by a screw, q, working in a fixed lug, q, at one side of the inner end of the guideway for the carrier-slide, and against which thcinner side arm, P of the carrier abuts at the comple tion of its inner stroke. \Vhen, upon the completion of the inner stroke of the carrier, the cut-away portion ol the cam is brought opposite the roller P and there is a slight pause in the movement of the carrier, the clamp-head is brought down pre n1ratory to the advance of the cl amp-carrier. The length of feed may be varied by adjustment of the stop q, the cam R being cut away at to an extent snliicient to allow of greater movement being imparted to the carrier by its spring tihan is allowra'l to be given to it when the stop is adjusted, as in this instance shown.

The strip of connected box-tubes passes over the tube-supporting arm 1 to a hinged inclined conductor, S,by way of which they are directed to a roll, T, about which they are formed into a compact circular bundle or roll. The roll T ant omat ically keepst he strip under tension and tightly winds up the box-tubes, insuring that the strip shall be kept taut durin intermissions in the feed, hel'ore reaching the feedclamp, and always keeping taut the length of liattened connected tubes between it and the clamp-head, while compress ing the tubes wound about the roll and thus insuring that the pasted seams shall be held under pressure until the paste is completely dry. The tubc-conductor S is hinged at its upper end to the l'rame top plate close to the outer end of the tulie-supporting arm 1 so that the strip of tubes passes from this arm direetly onto the eoinlnctor. The hinge for connecting the conductor to the frame top plate is shown as formed by a bent rod, .5, secured at one end by a screw, .9, to the plate, and forming by its horizout'ally-exlended opposite end a pivotal support for the (ZOiltlllGlOl' to allow of its vertical play to conform to the size of the roll of paper upon which its lower end rests, as will readily be understood. The roll T, about which the tubes are automatically wound, is mounted by its sleeve or long hub T upon a stud, t, supported at one end by the frame-bracket U. The roll is provided with a ratchet, u, and a spring-actuated pawl, n, and at one end the sleeve-hub of the roll forms a drum, about which is wound a cord, V. The cord is attached at one end to the drum portion of the hub about which it is wound, and passes over a pulley, c, at the top of a high standard, \Y, and has a weight, '11, secured to its opposite end. This standard is secured at its base to the frame bed-plate. It will readily be seen that by the action of the weighted cord and pawl and ratchet the tubes are wound tightly about their roll.

From the above description it will be understood that starting with a' stri p of paper or its eqnivz'i lent, of proper width, l by my method manufacture in rolls series of connected fiattened longitudinally seamed and pasted boxtnbes, which may be stored in small space or compactly packed for transportation and separated as required for use. The tubes may either be separated and made ready for use in advance, or rolls of tubes For boxcssnch as shown by Fig. Bis-may be hung upon reels and the tubes separated as required for use by grocers, contectioners, and others. it will further be seen that by slight modi lications such as varying the cutters and crcaserstubes for boxes of other term than those shown may be manufactured without departure from the spirit of my invention, and also that the tubes may have tl ieir connecting-necks formed with lines of small perforations in place ol? the mere creases f to 'laeilitate the separation of tubes by tearing them apart, a creaser serrated or provided with a row of pointed pins being used instead of the straight-erilged creaser F described.

I claim as o'l' my own invention 1. As an improvement in the artot manntactnring boxes from a strip of paper, &e., the described method of preparing the connected blanks for pasting and it'oldii'ig, consisting in intermittingl y advancing the strip, and during inter-missions in its advance movement cutting and creasing to successively and completely form the respective blanks of a series of unfolded unpastcd blanks connected at their ends by narrow necks, substantially as set forth.

2. As an improvemei'it in the art of man ufacturingboxes from a strip of paper, &e., the described method of preparing the connected printed blanks 'l'or misting and folding, consisting in intcrmittinglyadvancing the strip, successively printing the respective blanks during intermissions in the advance movement of the strip, and cutting and creasing other blanks, also during intcrmissions in the advance movement of the strip, to successively complete the respective blanks of a series oli'nn t'olded unpasted blanks connected at their ends by narrow necks, substantially as set forth.

3. As an improvement in the art of mannfactnring boxes from a strip of paper, 850., the described method of producing the connected box-tubes, consisting in intermit-tingly ad- IIO nected box-tubes, substantially as set: forth.

-l. As an improvement in the art of manufacturing: boxes from a strip of paper, &e., the described method of producing and compactly bnnt'lling and compressing the connected boxtubes, consisting" in intermittino'ly advancing the eonma'ted cut and creased blanks, applyingpaste, foldinginto flattened connected box-tubes, and windingthem under tension into a compact roll, substantially as set forth.

As an improvement in the art of manufacturing boxes from a strip of paper, &c., the described method of pre arin;r the connected blanks and producing and eompactl bum dling and compressing the connected box.- tubes, consistingin int'm'mittiuglyadvancing the strip, cutting and eieasing it to successively form the respective blanks ot' a series, with the narrow necks connecting them, applying past e to the blanks, folding the blanks, and linally winding them into a compact roll, substantially as set forth.

ti. As a new article of manulfactuiw, the series of connected. pasted flattened box-tubes, snbstant iallyas and for the njirpose set forth.

7. A compact roll of connected pasted flattened box-tubes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination of the paper-supplying roll,-t.hc \"ertically-reciprocating cutters and creasers, their head, the reciprocating frame by which the head is carried, pasting apparatus, substantially such as described, the primary folders carried by said reciprocating frame, the final folders, the springs acting upon them, feeding mechanism, substantially suchas described, the spring by which it is moved one way, the main actuating-shaft, by mechanism substantially such as described, connected with which the reciprocating frame and the final folders are actuated and the feeding mechanism moved in opposition to its spring, and the bundling-roll auton'latically actuated to wind up the connected box-tubes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination of the former, the Vertically-recip'rocating primary folders slotted and provided with the folding-lugs, and the final folders provided with the folding-lugs to enter the slots 1 letween the lugs of the primary folders, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony wlmreoi l have hereunto snbscribed by name.

MOULINTIOCK YOUNG.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. ELDRIDGE,

Jr. M. SMITH.

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