US858044A - Wrapping-machine. - Google Patents

Description

No; 858,044. PATENTED JUNE 25, 19 07. "G. T. WARWIGK.

WRAPPING MACHINE. I AP PLIOATION FILED NOV.21.1905.

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No. 858,044. I I PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

. .G. T. WARWICK.

WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED NOV. 21, 1905.

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N0. s5s,044, PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907. GRT. WARWICK. WRAPPING MACHINE.

AIPLIOATION FILED NOW 21. 1905.

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PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

G; T. WARWICK.

WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1905.

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No. 858,044. PATENTEDJUNE 25, 1907..

G.. T. WARWICK. WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1905.

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cessive wrapping operations being arranged GEORGE TQ- WARWICK, or SPRINGFIELD,- MASSACHUSETTS;

' WRAPPI NGrMACHINE i g No. 858,044."

To all whom; it-1'1t(!,7 c072,ce 7 nr Be it kno'wnthat ,I, GEoRenT. WA wIcK, a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of Springfield, in the county of I-Iampdenand, State. of Massachusetts,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wra ping-Machines, of which the following is a nil, clear, and exact description' 1 This invention relates to improvements in machines 'for automatically wrapping rectangular pieces, such as c aramels or other confectionery, soap, yeast cakes, boxes and the like, with an entirely inclosing wrapper,

and causing a stickingof the last folded portions of the wrapper, or other portions there of, to make a satisfactorily secured package.

'the formation. of the ments thereof. p In the attainment of leading objects of this invention, the piece to be wrapped is conveyed onto a progressively movable table relatively to which the wrapping sheet is hrought,-the devices performing the sucat different positions successively reached a by the piece on such table, so that the wrapping devices are distributed in comparatively open arrangeinent,insicad of being closely grouped,and conducive to easier accomplishment of ihe ends to be attained. And

in this machine triplicate movable folding boxes or receivers are-provided on the pro-- gressive table, there being at least one foreach of-i'he mechanisms for partially wrapping the pieces, so. that the wrapping operations, whether initial, intermediate, or final foldings on several pieces are simultaneously performed in the-machine, thereby insuring capacity for turning out a ma xin'un'n of completely wrapped and secured packages in a given time. Y

The invention consists 'in combinations and arrangements of devices or mechanisms and the constructions of certain of said devices and parts thereoflall substantially as hereinafter fully described andset forth in the claims.

In the description hereinafter given, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed be 21,1905. Serial No. 288,485.

Patented June 25, 1907.

uniformity, herein termed pieces. In the draw1ngs,F1gurell s ajplan view articles to be wrapped are, for brevity and of the complcte'machin'e, showing'the re'-- I iceiving tray and a quantity of wrapped packages in regular rowsthereon,a portion of the feedcoiiduit for the pieces, and i the feeding table at an'upper part of the machine, being absentfrom this-view. .Fig.

. 2 is a vertical sectional view and elevation of parts seen at and beyond the plane of section represented infline 2-2, Fig! 1, and on a somewhat larger scale. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof parts as seen below the line 33,

Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a perspective view showing. a ortidn of the progressive table, pne of the fofding boxes, the plunger for performing the first wrappingoperation, and a portion 'of the wrapping, feeding, and. severing mech thereof projecting beyond the opposite ends of the piece,-Fig. 9 representlng the last named condition of thewrapperrelatively to the piece. Fig. 1.0 is a perspective view the endwise projecting -portions of the wrap per inwardly againsttheoppcsite ends of the piece. Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the mechanism for tuck folding side portions of the endwise projecting portions of the wrapper against the ends of the pie'ce,- -Fig. 12 being an'elevation of the same. Fig. 13 is a. perspective view showing the nearly co1n-' pletcd wrapping of thel package, which condition is brought by the last mentioned mechanism. [Fig. 14 is ape'rspective view showing a portion of the'gummer, and indicating the mannerof its action on theremaining unfolded flaps of the wrapper. Fig. ,15 is a vertical sectional view, astaken on the line 1515, Fig. 3, more particularly" illustrating the discharge of the wrapped pieces and their delivery to the receiving tray. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of 'the completely wrappedpackage.

Similar characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

, This invention includes a conduit A for showing a part of the mechanism for folding T ered; means for forwardly feeding the Wrap-- ping paper, comprising a support 0 for a paper supply roll 0; intermittently operating sheet-advancing mechanism and intermit tently o erating paper severing mechanism to out 0 an advanced portion of the paper suitable for making the wrapper; an lHtBI- mittently progressive table D having one or more u wardly open trough-shaped folding boxes thereon; and means for intermittently advancin the table; also'a reciprocatory plunger F having a recess 20 in its lower end corresponding to the shape and size of the piece to be wrapped, and cooperative with the trough-shaped folding box to force the piece with the wrapper into the box and to upturn the opposite sides along-- side the piece "and with the end portions of the paper projecting beyond the opposite ends of the piece, and the upturned sides projecting above the top of the folding box and the piece, therein, (as seen in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6); apair of slidable folders G, G2 located at opposite sides of tlie'course of intermittent motion of the table, and folding box'thereon, and having means for moving them successively across and close to the top of the box and the piece to be wrapped, and for bringingthe wrap er to tubular condition, as represented in 1igs. 7 and 9; and also cooperative with the movable table and foldin'gbox is a plunger H which may be advantageously located for its vertical movements in a line between the opposite horizontal top folders G, G which plunger has downwardly projecting extensions separated by "a space slightly greater than the transverse dimension of the iece to be wrapped and operable to engage the overlapped end portions of the wrapper at the plane of the top of the piece the piece, at or about the plane of the bottom of the trough shaped box, and fold ers or tuckers J, J are provided to work through theseapertures for making the side tucks, which close from opposite corners against each end of the piece, as represented in Figs. 12 and 13.

At a location suitably beyond that of the last mentioned tuck formers or folders and relatively to which the table with the folding box and nearly wrapped piece therein are brought, is a reciprocatory gummer K having separated depending gummer members in conjunction with which gum supplying mechanism L is provided; and said gummer is operable to straddle about the piece so far wrapped, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14, and to deposit patches of adhesive on the remaining unfolded endwiseprojecting bottom portions of the wrapper, as shown in Fig; 15, so that when these gummed portions of the wrappers are foldedagainst the ends of the package the wrapper will be stuck and thereby-secured in its closed condition.

,Each trough shaped folding box is constructed with a. rectangular aperture 22 through its bottom providedat which is a sliding horizontal plate or movable bottom R having a rectangular aperture 23 at a portion thereof which is normally outside of the folding box; and the table has a rectangular aperture 24 vertically therethrough and directly below the aperture in the folding box bottom, so that all of these apertures may, when the slidable bottom is properlymoved,

establish a passage or opening down through which the wrapped pieces may be discharged and for the purpose of positively insuring the expulsion of the wrapped pieces, a plunger M is provided with means for imparting thereto its descending'movement at the proper time to downwardly push the packages.

Below the delivery aperture in the pro- V gressively movable table is a vertical chute or package receiving opening d-communicating with a horizontal ackage conduit e adj acent which isa tray or receiving table N onto which the packages .may-be successively 'pushed,-a periodically acting pusher 0 be,-

ing provided therefor, and after a row, including a predetermined number of the pack ages, has been formed. on the receiving tray IOO IOQ

or table, another pusher P operates to move them in a line at right angles to their course ofentrance onto the tray t9 leave space for a new row of the packages to be formed on the tray. 1 A description of the machine in respect of the particular design and specific form and construction of the mdividual devices thereof will now be given, it being at this time stated that a machine including less than all of the mechanisms-shown, and to be particularly de-' scribed, or in which some of the mechanisms are of modified character maybe employed under some circumstances with entirely'sat- 33 having a comparatively large aifixed horizontal disk 34 at its upper end, surrounding the frame top is a fixed upstanding short stud which studbelow the disk is a sleeve hub 35 (Fig; 2 ofthe progressive table'D which is circular, wider-than the frame disk 34 and.

has at regular intervals on and distributed around its ,marginal portion the upwardly open trough-shaped folding boxes E, the

- lengths ofwhich are at right anglestqlines 39 near the lower E awl carpier 43; the spring pressed rad1al of the circulanta'ble.

36 represents the'diiving shaft of the machine horizontall Qmounted in suitably elevated journal bearings and has a driving pulley 37 and by bev'el gearing, 38, imparts continuous rotary motion to, a vertical shaft which is iointed to the horizontal swin ing pawl 44 of whichsuccessively engages in the ratchetlike teeth 45 -.of the rotary table, and set at eightli sf at-the edge thereof, to intermittently move thetableeighths'of rotations, such pawl havin retracting movements in each rota- 2 tion 0 the shaft 39 to engage a new tooth of the table; andeight of the trough-shaped folding-boxes E are provided to' correspond tothe "l P Q1 teeth of the circular tab .le--D.'

The point inthe machine at whi ch the first wrapping operation is performed is at the right hand side, Fig. .3, adjacent the location of the paper supply C. I V g: I

The paper is led off from the supply roll onto the shelf 47 at about the plane-017 the 'fee blade or shear .56, suitably guided for its ver-;

topsofthe folding boxes, under a guide roll 481,;and between a pair of feed rolls 49 and 50.

One of the feed rolls 49 has a spur gear 52 affixed on its journal shaft with which a muti- 'lated gear 53 meshes to 'periodicallycause feel ding movements of'the said pair of feed 1'0 s. horizontal shaft 54, which by bevel gearing represented at 55 derives continuous rotary The mutilated gear 53 is affixed .on a

movement from the aforementioned vertical shaft 39. p

The aper being inwardly fed at the proper .time w en one of the folding boxes E is in proper position relatively to such'pa er in- I r the the cutting off action is imparted tical movements, which movements are imparted thereto by the pitman 5-7. pivotally connected to the blade and to a crank or eccentric stud 58 carried on one of the feed roll journals; V 55 The feed cliutc or conduit A for the pieces leadsfrom afeed or supply table 60 suitably 1 elevated above the top of the machine frame shown in Fig; 2,'an l in order that the pieces to a position slightly above the first position of each'folding box, thischute havin proper inclination'to impart a gravitative feed to the pieces, itsv delivery end portion, however,-

beingcmore or less nearly horizontal, as

may be stoppedand squared k'lirectly over ortion of which is a cam 40 cooperating wit "the rolls of a cam-rod 42 the foldin box, a vertical stop'blade is vided, as s IQWII in Figs, 2, 4' and 5.

In order that the pieces may be carried,

oneat a time, only, mto folding boxes successively in position-therefor, and 'only'i'as positively forced,-.the detent B is provided adj acentand as a continuation of the base of the feed'conduit' A, and is shown as consisting vertical s'lideb'ar movable in the slides 66,

carriedby upright portions of the frame, and

the positions and movements of thisplung'er frame are controlled by the ,path or groove cam"67., and cam roll 68 in engagement therein, ""asseen in Figs. 2' and 15.; The lunger-[E performs the operation clearly illustratdin Fi s. 5 and 6 Now on the upward retiring o; the plunger F, the rotary table is advanced one-eighth of a rotation, carrying the folding b'o xwith the piece and wrapper therein to thesecond position at which are locatedtlle' top "folders Gr and G which folder have: eir operations in quick I succession-{fl ceiyed in s. 7l-and 8.4 The outer-folder G '1" t e wrapping results peris carried, a "liart of the slidebar 69 horizontally Inovab e through the slide way 70,

and themoyements of this slide bar. are imparted positively in one direction by, a cam 72 on the rotarys'h-aft 73 through connec tion 'by' gearing,--indicated at--f74, with the aforenamedx vertical shaft 29,-while the outwardly retracting movement of this slide bar is caused by the spring 75.- The inner folder Gr of thepair operable at the position. 2 and in a suitable slideway 71, is actuated by a toggle-like bar 77 arranged in an inclined position and pivotally connected to the plunger frame and the slide G? sothat the vertical reciprocation of the plunger frame will impart the horizontal-reciprocal: tions of the sliding. folder-G The wrapper,

brought to tubular condition. represented in i F 8 and 9 is, before the departure of the folding box fromposition 2,- also further foldedto condition represented in Fig. 10, and by the action of the plunger H having a recessed bottom assists tostraddle over'thc' piece and fold down the top's'ftif the endportions of the wrapper and thetriangular portions of the wrapper sides; and this plunger H is made in the form of a simple bar or block- 'attached'to' and dependingbelow the lunger frame, the descent of which quickly ollows the folding action of the folder G2 The table having its further one-ei hth move m'ent brings the foldingboX to the position- 3, whercat the tuck folders J, J 2 have their Operations, bringing the piece to the nearly.

wrapped conditions shown in Figs. 12 and 13.

it will now be particularly noticed thateach of the trough-shaped folding boxes E has in both side walls thereof the pairs of apertures 80, 80, separated by a distance approximately that of the lengthof the piece, and the tuck folders, J J have carried on the slidebars 82, which move inways 83 therefor, folder or, tucker wings v85, "85, at their inner ends, and in separation so that in moving through said apertures 80 and intothe space in the trough-shaped folding box, they will embrace the piece and effect the tucking of the opposite endwise or extending portions of the wrapper against the ends of the piece, one tuck overlapping the other, as represented in Fig. 13; and for the purpose of most nicely performing these operations, the extremities of the tucker wing are rounded or beveled, as represented in Figs. 11 and 12.

The slide carrying the tucker J having its movements inwardly before the other tucker has its operation, is actuated by the cam 86 on a horizontal shaft 87, which by gear ing at 88 is driven from the shaft 73, which in turn is driven from the vertical shaft 39, the spring 90 retracting the slide after this positive cam im arted movement.

The inwardly ocated tucker J 2 is operated in a similar manner to the folder G that is by a toggle like inclined bar 92 pivotally connected both'to the tucker slide 82 and to the lunger frame 64.-

T e rotary table a'd'vancin with the foldingbox to position 4, brings t e piece nearly wrapped, as represented in Fig. 13, subject to t re action 0 the gummer K, which con- .sists of a fork-shaped frame pivotally hung at 96 in depending ears of the plungerframe, and is provided with an angularly bent lever arm 97 cooperating with which is an affixed abutment 98 upstanding above the top 32 of the machine, frame. When the plunger frame is moved downwardly, the impinge= ment of the roller provided extremity of the lever extension 97 by impingement against the approximately horizontal portion of the abutment 98 causes the gummer K to be swung to its vertical position for its gumming action, and in the continued downward movement of the plunger frame, the gummer and its extension lever, the extremity of the latter has a sliding contact against the vertical side of the abutment 9,8 for constraining the gummer in its vertical position. The returning upward movement of the plunger frame carrying the gummer at the bottom therewith, finally brings the extremity of the extension lever 97 to the top of the abutment, whereupon the gummer retracting spring 99 becomes effective to swing the gummcr to its inclined position shown in Fig. 2, so that its gumming ends have an impingement peripherally against the gumming rolls 100, wlnch are partially submerged in the gum box 102-; and such impingement of the gummers against the edges of the gumming rollers is effective to cause artial rotation to such rollers so that free gum supplying surfaces are brought to the points of contact of the gummers. The progressive table now carrying the folding box and its nearly wrapped piece therein to the'position- 5, at that point there is no mechanism for coaction on the Wrap er, although at this of the folding box open, and whereby no,w-

the piece with the wrapper in the condition shown in Fig. 14 mayv be downwardly dis charged through the bottom of the box and through the aperture thereon ina marginal portion of the rotary table, and into the yer that the action of the projecting end portions of the wrap or in the planeof the bottom of the piece re atively to the opposite margins of the hole throughthe foldmg'box bottom result in the closing .of the gummed portions of the wrapper against the end'of the package.

-tical receiver (1, it being clearly understood The plunger M carried by the plunger frame has its line of vertical movement atposition 7, and"positively forces the piece downwardly into the receiver openin The pusher O, which forces the pieces fully wrapped as shown in Fig. 16, horizontally through the conduit e into the tray- N,

is. operated by an angular lever or pullely f crank 104 with which a downwardl. extenr ing rod 105 carried by the plunger liever, has a pin and slot engagement. The forcing pressure by the pusher O againstthe wrapped pieces being in the line of the gummedends,

lie.

and causing one piece 'to be in firm-contact endwise against the ends, precludes any lia bility of the gummedfinal flaps from opening away from the ends of the package.

The pusher P which has its movement in the tray at.'right ang1es"to the line of entrance of the pieces into the tray,-i's given this pushing movement once in a given number of feedings of pieces into the tray,

say once every time a rowv of-16 becomes complete,by means of lever 1 07 intermediately pivotally mounted on the frame top 32 having one member thereof engaged with the pusher P, and having the inclined nose of the other member thereof in the s gressing' to theplace'of discharge.

5 on the sleeve-like hub of the rotary table. ing the wrapper sides, and further means lo- The retracting movement of the pusher P catedadjacent thepath of the box, and to and lever 107 engaged therewith is accomwinch the latter, with the partially wrapped plished' by the spring 101, Fig. 1. p1ece,, s conveyed, operable to fold upwardly In the movement ofthe table and folding pro ecting side portions of thewrapper 11011- to box to position 8, the inner extremity of the zontally onto the top of the piece. slidable closing bottomR forthe folding box 3. The comb nation with a hor zontal rois in impingement against the fixed cam 112, tarytable havlng an upwardly'open troughwhereby such bottom'is forced to its normal like folding box thereon and means for 11nouter and folding box aperture-closing posiparting intermittent progressing movements .tion. to the table and box, of means for bringing a 8;:

mounted spur gear wheel 109, which is in mesh with the smaller spur gear affixed.

- While in the foregoing detail description referencehas been made to-an individual' folding box, and to the mechanisms with which it is successively brought for coaction therefor, itis clearly to beunderstood that each-one of the series ofeight or other num- 'ber'of the foldingboxes, whichmight be pro- "vided to'similar receiver'p'ieces and Wrappers thereinto, and theinachine is accomplishing o'ldingiof a 'wrapper about another piece is.

,being'performed at the box next in advance,

while in the box still further in advance the I tucking folders are made, and this during the time the gumming is being performed at the box in a still further advancing position; and

the final wrapping and discharging of the fully wrapped piece is done simultaneously with the fold-ingoperations being performed o'nseveral o ther pieces intermittently pro- I claim:

.1"; In a wrapping machine, a movable ta.-

on, constructed with an apertured bottom,

. bl'e, having atrough-like folding box there- 45 and a movableclosure therefor, means respectively located adjacent, the path of the bOxfOrimpar-ting Wrapping operations upon a wrappi'ng sheet, and about a piece to be movement vertically relatively to the position assumed by the folding box, the wrapper and the piece, and operable for forcing the piece and wrapper into the box, upturnwrapper adjacent a given position to which the folding box: is brought by the table,

across the top of the box, means for conducting a piece to a position over the box and wrapper, a plunger having areciprocatory 8 rocating vertically across the circular path of the box, suitably removed from the first named plunger, and operable to tuck the end extensions of [the upper horizontal portions of the wrapper against the ends of the piece. 10c

4. The combination witha horizontal rotary table having an upwardly open trough like folding box thereon'and means for imparting intermittent progressingmovements to the table and box, of'means for-bringing 105 a wrapper adj acenta given position to which the folding box is brought by the table across-3 the top of the box, means for conducting a piece to a position over the box and wrapper,

a plun er having a reciproca'to'ry movement *IIo vertically relativelytotheposition assumed the folding box, the wrapperand the" piece, for forcing thepiece and wrapper into the box, upturning the'wrapper sides, further parts of package mak ing operations ,simul- 9o 7' "1' taneously at several points'in the orbit ofthe path .of the box and to the'l'atter,fwith [boxes 's'othat at the'time the blank or piece the partially wrapped piece, is conveyed,

fed-toone box, that is at the time the operable to fold upwardly projecting side blankand pieces are being fed to and are beportions of the wrapper horizontally pnto-the ing-partially' Wrapped ,at. one box, the 'top top of the piece,..'and a second plunger recip- 5 means'located adjacent the path. of the'box, and to which the latter, with" the partially wrapped piece, is conveyed, operable to fold upwardly projecting 'sideportions of the wrapper horizontally-onto the 'top of the wrapped, which piece and sheet conducted to-and carried by the box, means'for displacing said movable closure to leave the aper ture at the bottom of the folding box open, ii and Imeans. for forcing the wrapped pieces 5 5 from the box through the said aperturen piece, a second plunger reciprocating verfr'o H "2', The combination with a horizontal r0 tically across the circular path of 'the box, -""tar'y table having an upwardly open troughe suit'a ly removed from the position of the;

I {parting intermittent progressing movements are named plunger, and operable to tuck the I end extensions of the upperhorizontal por i tions of the wrapper against-the ends of the "1;? piece, and means'locatedadjacent a further point in .the path. ofjthe' box oppositely operable to tuck 'ex'te'nded' side portions of the wrapperagainst the end or ends 'of the piece.

5. The combination witha horizontal, ro-i go I like folding box'thereon, andmeans for-im- 6o ,to thetable and box, of means for bringing, 'a wrapper adjacent a given osition, to liwhich the folding box is-brought y the table,

facross tlietop of the box,- means for conducting a' -piece toa position over the box and 65, wrappenj'a' plilngei having a reciprocatcry tary table having an upwardly-open troughlike folding box thereon and means for imparting intermittent progressing movements to the table and box, of means for bringing a wrapper adjacent a given position to-which the folding box is brought by the table across the top of the box, means for conducting a piece to a position over the box and wrapper, a plunger having a reciprocatory movement vertically relatively to the position assumed by the folding box, the wrapper and the piece, for forcing the piece and wrapper into the box, upturning the wrapper sides, further means located adjacent the path of the box and to which the latter, with the partially wrapped piece, is conveyed, operable to fold upwardly projecting side portions of the wrapper horizontally onto the top of the piece, a second plunger reciprocating vertically across the circular path of the box suitably removedfrom the first named plunger, and operable to tuck the ,end extensions of the upper horizontal portions of the wrape'r against the ends of the piece, means 10- cated adjacent a further point in thepath of the boxoppositely operable to tuck extended side portions of the wrapper against the end or endssof the piece, and means for folding the final endwise extendedportions of the wrapper against the end of the package. 6. The combination with ahorizontal ro- -tary table having an upwardly open troughlike folding box-thereon and means for 1mparting intermittent progressing movements to the table and box, of means for bringing a wrapper adjacent a given position to which the folding box is brought by the table across the top of the box, means for conducting a piece to a position over the box and Wrapper, a plunger having a reciprocatory movement vertically relatively to the posit-ion assumed by the folding box, the wrapper and the piece, for forcing the wrapper and piece into the box, upturning the wrapper sides, further means located adjacent the path of the box and to which thelatter, with the par-' tially wrapped piece, is conveyed, operable to fold upwardly projecting side portions -of the wrapper horizontally onto the top of the piece, a second plunger reciprocating vertically across the circular path of the box suitably removed from the first named plunger,

I and operable to tuck the end extensions of 3 the upper horizontal portions of the wrapper against the ends of the piece, means located adjacent a further point in the path of the box oppositely operable to" tuck extended side portions of the wrapper against the end or ends vof the piece, and means for gumming endwise extended portions'of the wrapper.

7. The combination with'a horizontal rotary table having an upwardly opentroughlike folding box thereon and means for 1mparting intermittent progressing movements to the table and box, of means for bringing Y a wrapper adjacent a given position to which the folding boxis brought bythe table across the top of the box, means for conducting a piece to a position over the box and wrapper a plunger having a reciprocatory movement vertically relatively to the position assumed by a folding box, the wrapper and the piece, for forcing the piece and wrapper into the box, upturning the wrapper sides, further means located adjacent the path of the box and operable to fold upwardly projecting side portions of the wrapper horizontally onto the top of the piece, a second plunger reciprocating vertically across the circular path of the box suitably removed from the first named plunger rod, and operable to tuck the end extensions of the upper horizontal portionsof the wrapper against the ends of the piece, means located adjacent a further point in the path of the box oppositely operable to tuck extended side portions of the wrapper against, the endor ends of the' piece, means for gumming endwise extended portions of the wrapper, and means for folding the final endwise extended portions of the wrapper against the end of the package.

8. The combination with a horizontalro tary table having an upwardly open trough shaped folding box thereon, and means for imparting intermittent progressing movements to the table and box, of horizorftal slides located adjacent the path of the box, at the level of-the top thereof, having means for moving them crosswise of the box, and operable to fold upwardly projecting side portions of the wrapper horizontally onto the top of the piece, and a plunger located, and having reciprocatory movements vertically adjacent said slides, and operable to vtuck the end extensions of'the upper horizontal portions of the wrapper against the ends of the piece.

- 9. The combination with a horizontal rotary table having thereon an upwardly open trough shaped folding box, and means for imparting intermittent progressing rotational movements to the table and box, of horizontal slides located adjacent the path of the box at the level of the top thereof, having means for moving them crosswise of-the box, and operable to fold upwardly projecting side portions of the wrapper horizontally onto the top of the piece, a plunger located and having reciprocatory movements vertically adjacent said slides, and'operable to tuek'the end extensions of the upper horizontal portions of the Wrapper against :the ends of the piece,

-having thereon at-regularly spaced intervals the bottom-opening-of each folding box and folding the final end portionsof the wrapper a plurality of.upwardly.open trough shaped. 1 folding boxes, a series of mechanisms having I mg awrapper to one of the positions to which fixed locations adjacent the circular path of the boxes, and independent of which the table has its pro ressive movements, relatively to which the olding boxes are, successively and respectively moved, viz: means for feedthe boxes are successively brought, and'means for -conducting a piece to be wrapped. above the wrapper and to such position ofthe boxand a vertically reciprocating plunger for forc-- ingthe' piece and wrapper downwardly. intoextending portions of the wrapper against the ends of the piece; and opposite horizontally sliding t uckers for folding endwise projecting side portions of thewrapper against the ends a reciprocatory plunger located adjacent one of the piece.

1 1. A table and means for imparting thereto substantially progressive movements, and

[said tableihavin thereon'at regularly spaced intervals a lurality of folding boxes,- haying 98', 'ertures t rou h their bottoms which are a so continued t ought the table, and movable closures for said apertures al series of mechanisms relativelyto which the folding boxes are successively and respectively moved, viz: means forffeeding and receiving a Wrapper, and means-for 'conducting'apiece tobe. wrapped adjace t a folding box and above the wrapper,'an a plunger for forcing I the piece and Wrapper downwardly into the box; {means for fo n upstanding side porfolding the-top portionsof the wrappers.

' against the ends of the piece; and opposite ag'a'instthe ends'of the piece.

i tervals therearound, meansor imparting intermittent progressive movements to the horizontally operable 'tuckers' for folding endwise projecting portionsof the wrapper against the ends of the piece, and means for forcing each partially wrapped piece through 12; In a wrapping machine, aframe having thereon afhorizontal rotary circular table having a. shaped f0 ding boxes at re 'ular. spaced intable-and boxes, means. for bringing a Wrap- "per adjacent a given position-to which each olding 'boxis. successively-brought by the "table, acrossthef top of the bo'x, 'me'a'ns fo-r .spective' means \su ported by the machine frame independent y 'of the table, and rela-" tively t'o which .each folding boxonjthe latter] bringing a piece to be wrapped toposition on the wrapper over a box, and further 'an'd reis successively moved, forforcing-th'e wrapper andpiece intothe fol dingbox,upturning ing beyond thepicce against the end of the "latter.

ing'the wrapper and piece into thefolding,"

v *tion from theplunger, and aroiind to which lurality of upwardly open trough" the wrapper sides; for horizontally folding tions of the wrapper horizontally projecting 7o endwise beyond the piece against the end of the latter; and for inwardly tucking opposite side portions of the wrapper endwise project 1 3. ln-awrapping machine, a frame having thereon a-horizontal rotary circular table havi-ng ,an annular marginal portion prov ded with a lurality ofupwardly open trough. shaped olding boxes at regular spaced intervals therearound, means for imparting intermittent progressive movements to the table andboxes, means for bringing a wrapper adjacent a given position to which each olding box is successively brought by the table across the top of the box,ja vertically of the position-s of the folding boxes, for forcv ingthe wrapper-and piece into the folding box, u turning the wrapper sides, and Oppoo sitely ocated horizontalslides, mounted on portions .of the frame inside and outside of 1 the annular marginal portion of the table, at

a farther position to which a box is brought, movable inwardly over and away from over thejbox top, and means for. moving said slides.

14; Ina wrapping machine, a'fr'ame having thereon a horizontal rotary circular table having anannular marginal portion provided with a plurality of upwardly open trough shaped folding boxes at regular spaced inter-' vals. therearound, means for imparting in. termitte nt progressive movements .to the table and boxes, means for bringing a wrap- A er adjacent a. giv en position to which each folding box is successively brought by the table, across the top of'the box, a verticallyreciprocatory plunger located adjacent one of the positionsof the folding boxes, for -forc box, upturning the wrapper sides, and'oppositely located slides, mounted on portions of the machine frame inside and outside of the annular'portion of the table, at al farther posithe table and-box are brought' said slides having tuck folding members-at theirapproached portions located between the'planes of the bottomand top of the box, and means for moving s a idi tucker. slides horizon-tally crosswise .of, the a trough openinging'the box. -15."'In a'wrappingmachine, a frame having thereon a horizontal rotary circular table having. a annular marginal portion pro' .vided with, a plurality ofjupwardly open-fra trough shaped folding boxes at regularly; S aced intervals therearound",.=-the opposite i s 1(le..walls .of said boxes haying apertures 'therethrough between the intermediate and e'nd'porticns, means for imp'artingintermit 13o tent progressive movements to the table and boxes, 'means for bringing a'wrapper adjacent a given position to whicheachfoldingbox is successively brought by the table, across the top of the box, a vertically reciprocatory plunger located adjacent one of the positions of the folding boxes, for forcing the wrapper and piece into the folding box, upturning the wrapper sides, oppositely located slides, mounted on portions of the machine frame inside and outside of the annular portion of the table, at a farther position from the plunger,. and around towhich a box carrying portion is brought, both of the slides having separated tuck folding members at their approached portions located between the planes of the bottom and top of the box and adapted to enter through, and" be Withdrawn from, said box side apertures, and means for moving said tucker slides horizontally transversely relatively to the foldingbox.

16. In a wrapping machine, a frame having thereon a horizontal rotary circular table having an annular marginal portionprovided with a plurality of upwardly open trough shaped folding boxes at regularly spaced intervals therearound, means for imparting intermittent progressive movements to the table and boxes, means for bringing a wrapper ad acent-a given position to which each folding box is successively brought bythe table, across the top of the box, a vertically reciprocatory plunger located adjacent one of tin positions of the folding boxes, for forcing the wrapper and piece into the folding box, upturning the wrapper sides, oppositely located horizontal slides, mounted on portions of the frame inside and outside of the annular marginal portion of the table, at

a farther position to which a box is brought,

movable inwardly over and away from over the box top, and means for moving said slides, and a vertically reciprocatory plunger additional to, and at a position remote from the first named plunger movable transversely relatively to the folding box and operable to downwardly turn upper endwise projecting portions of the wrapper against the end of the piece, and means for reciprocating said plunger.

17. In a wrapping machine, a frame having thereon a horizontal rotary circular table having an annular mirginal portion provided with a plurality of upwardly open trough shaped folding boxes at regularly spaced intervals therearound, means for imparting intermittent progressive movements to the table and boxes, means for bringing a Wrapper adjacent a given position to which each folding box is successively brought by the table, across the top of thebox, a vertically reciprocatory plunger located adjacent one of the positions of the folding boxes,

for forcing the wrapper and piecejnto'the folding box, upturning the wrapper sides,

oppositely located horizontal slides, mounted A on portions of the frame inside and outside of the annular marginal portion ofthe table, at a farther position to which a box is brought, movable inwardly'over and away from over the box top, and means for moving said slides, and a vei tically reciprocatory plunger additional to, and at a position remote from the first named plunger movable transversely relatively to the folding box and operable to downwardly turn upper endwise projecting portions of the wrapper against the end of the piece, means for reciprocating said plunger, another pair of oppositely located slides, mounted on.portions of the machine frame inside and'outside of the annular box carrying portion of the table at a position farther around from that of said first named slides and around to'which the box on the table is brought, both of said latter slides having separated tuck, folding members at.

ofsaid circular frame section, provided with .a plurality of upwardly open trough shaped folding boxes at regularly spaced intervals I therearound, means for impartingintermittent progressive movements to the table and boxes, means for bringing a wrapper adjacent a given position to which each folding box is successively brought bythe table, across the topofthe box, and further and respective means supported by the machine frame, independently of the rotary table and relatively to which each folding box on the latter is successively moved, for forcing the wrapper and piece ontothe folding box, upturning the wrapper sides, horizontally folding the opposite portions of the wrapper upstanding above the folding ;b'ox horizontally onto the piece, downwardly-folding portions of the wrapper horizontally projecting endwise beyond the piece againstthe end of the latter, and inwardly tucking opposite side portions of the wrapperendwise projecting beyond the piece againstthe-end'o'f the latter.

19. In a Wrappin machine, the combination with a rotary tsible having a folding box, of a horizontal slide 1G} cam operating and spring retracting mechanism for reciprocating said slide in a plane a proximately coinci-' dent with the top of t-e folding box, and 1 means for imparting intermittent-rotational movements to the table to position the foldl ing box thereon in cooperative relation to vmovements imparted thereto in conjunction with the movements of the plunger frame.

21. In a wrapping machine the combination with a rotary table having a troughshaped folding box thereon, of a vertically reciprooatory plunger frame provided with a depending plunger having separated lower members, a pair oftransversely ,slidable wrapper folders oppositely operable adjacent and transversely of the path of movement of the folding box on the progressive table, a rotary shaft having a cam thereon and a cam rod engaged therewith and connected to one of said slidable folders, and a bar pivotally connected to the plunger frame and to the other .Of said slidable folders and having a toggle-like action imparted thereto by the reciprocatory -movements of the plunger frame.

22. In a Wrappingmachine the combination with an intermittently movable table,

having thereon an upwardly open folding box constructed with pairs of apertures through its opposite sides, of oppositely operable slide bars having separated tucking folders movable'through the apertured sides of the folding box, and means for imparting reciprocating movements to said slide bars.

23. The combination with an intermittently rotatable table provided with a' plurality of trough-shaped folding boxes thereon, each having a pair of apertures through each side thereof, of a vertically reciprocatory plunger frame provided with a depending plunger H recessed at its lower end, a pair df'slidable folders oppositely operable transversely of the length of one folding box and near the planeof the top thereof, an oppositely operable pair of tucking folders at the position of another of the boxes and having separated folding members arranged for movements through pairs of said apertures, cam actuated means for respectively operating the slidable folders which are at one side of the path of movement of the folding boxes, and means actuated by the plunger frame for actuating the slidable folders which are at the other side of the path of the boxes.

24. In a wrapping machine the combination with an intermittently movable rotary table having a plurality of trough-shaped folding boxes thereon, of a vertically reci rocatory plunger frame provided witha'p ungum su plying roll..

ger, coacting with one of the folding boxes, a pair of oppositely operable folders for tucking side portions of a wrapper for a piece in one of the folding boxes, leaving endwise projecting portions of the Wrapper at the bottom of the box, a gummer comprising depending gumming members, and having its location near and above one of the folding boxes, pivotally hung to the plunger frame, gumming rollers'adjacent the gummer, and means for alternately swinging said gummer to positions, to gum the endwise extending portions of a wrapper in'a box and. to contact on the 25. n a wrapping machine, the combination with-a progressive table having a folding box thereon, of a stationary abutment 98 and gum supplying rolls 100, a vertically reciprooatory plunger frame. having a forksh aped depending gummer pivotally hung thereon and provided with an angular lever like extension 97 formed and'arranged for '00- action with the said abutment for the purposes set forth.

26. In a wrapping machine the combination with a rotary table having a folding box constructed with an apertured bottom, and a slide, provided to the folding box, having an aperture, and normally closing the box bottom of a cam felatively to which the box and its slide are brought bythe table operable to' force the slide to bring its recessed portion coincident with the folding-boxaperture.

27. In a wrapping machine the combination with a rotary table having a folding box constructed with an apertured bottom, and a tom, of a cam relatively to which the box and its slide are brought by the table operable. to force the slide to bringits recessed portion coincident with the folding box aperture, and means operable adjacent a portion to which the box is moved foi' forcing the piece therein downwardly through the opened apertured bottom thereof.

28, In a wrapping machine, the combination with a rotary table having a folding box constructed with an apertured bottom,and a slide, providedto the foldin box, having an aperture, and normally closing the box bottom, of a cam relatively to which the box and its slide are brought by the table oper-- able to force the slide to bring its recessed portion coincident with the folding box aperture, and means beyond the location of said cam, and relatively to which the box is moved, for imparting a bottom-closing movement to said slide.

Signed by me at Springfield, Mass, in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I GEO. T. 'WARWICK. Witnesses: 1

WM. 8-. BELLoWs, G. R. DRISOOLL.

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