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Vof the city, county, and State ot' New' York, other ends connect with the guide-rods h of for Gnmming and Printing Envelopes, &c.; glimmer D, and also the type-case E, or, it'

which will enable others skilled in the art to The face ofthe glimmer is supplied with 'by the line X X, Fig. 1, and looking in the di- Fig.

to form'the bearings for the various workingr will act as a spring to carry the arm k and v the action of cams d in the driving-shaft c, dia-rubber cloth or other suitable material, is

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE. y

ll'llN tY C. BERLIN AND GEORG H. JONES, OF Xllti YORK, Y., ASSIGNEES OF THOMAS V. XVAYMOTH.

MACH l N E Fo R GUM MING AN n Pal NTI'NG- ENV'LOP'ES'.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,56?, dated une l2, 1866 Reissue No. 2,366, dated September 25, ieee.

To all 'whom it mag/.concerm f rollerstiulsfsccnrcd tolever f/,whichare piv- -f-Be it known. that THOMAS V. WAYMOT ,oted at one end to the frame A, whereas their has invented a new and Improved Machine the yoke c. This yoke carries the picker or and we do hereby declare that the following desired, the type-case mayjoe connected to a is a full, clear, and exactdeseription thereof, separate lvoke.

make and use the same, reference being had gum by means ot a roller, t', the axle of which to the accompanying drawings, forminga part has its bearings in the ends of the gum-boxj, of this specification, in whichand .this box is secured to an arm, k, which is Figure 1 representsaplan or top View of this, keyed t0 a vertical arbor, V, to which an osinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical cillating motion is imparted by means of a section of the same, taken in theplaneindieated cam, m, lacting ou a tappet, n, as shown in rection of the arrow opposite to that line. Fig. By the oscillating motion ofthe arbor V the 3 is a similar section in the same plane, but l'ollerst' are made to sweep acrosstheface of the looking inthe direction opposite the arrow` gummei` whenever said gummer reaches its marked near the lineX X in Fig. 1. Figs. 4, highest position; and in order to enable the 5, and 6 are detached vic-Ws of various modiroller to transfer the requisite supply of gum cations of my movable friction-separator. to the glimmer arevolving motion is imparted Similar letters of reference indicate like t-o it by extending its axle beyond the arm 1.-, parts. so as to obtain room vfor a small pulley, o. A

This invention relates to a machine 'forgumbelt, p, stretched over said pulley, and over ming` and printing the blanks for envelopes, a pulley, q, on the driving-shaft, transmits the wrappers, and other similar articles. desired'motion from this last-named shaft to A represents a frame inade ot' iron or any the gum-roller i; and this belt may bemade other suitable material of suiicient strength ot'india-rubber orother elastic materiahtvhieh partsofmymac'hinc. Theblankstobegummed gumsbox j back to their original position as and printed are supported by a table, B, which soon as 'the cam m ceases to act on the tappet rests on two arms or legs, a, that are hinged n, or, if desired,`a suitable tightennfig-roller to the frame A, so that the table can be raised may be applied to the belt p, so that the same up to a horizontal position, as shown in Figs. will he enabled to aeconnnodate itself to the 2 and 3 or that it can be turned back to an varying position ofthe pulley o on the axleot' inclined position. Said table is operated by the gum-roller i.

a' lever, b: which is pivoted to the frame A, The arm k is provided with tuolugs or proand the inner endet' which connects, by a jections, r, which form the bearing for the ink- A link, C, with the table. roller s, which is intended to transfer the requi- It the lever and, link are in line, as shown in site quantity ot' printing-ink to the types in Fig. 2, they form a brace, which retains the thetypeease E. This roller receives its suptable in its horizontal position; but by turn-A plyT of ink from a suitable ink-well, which is ing the leter up in the ldirection ot' the arrow not shown in the drawings.

marked opposite to itin Fig. 3,'thc table is In order to facilitate the operation ot' trans` made t0 swing back. ferringthe gum from the guinmcr to the blanks, Above the table B rises the yoke c, to which and particularly to facilitate thc operation ot' a rising and falling motion is imparted by printing,` an elastic bed, t, made of thick insaidcams being arranged so that they act on placed on the table B, under the pile of blanks,

' itself, and to drop down on the carrier.

, slipping oiitron'i the carrier.

and this bed may be cut out to correspond to the shape of the blanks, or it may be made in any other desirable forni or shape. By the action of the gummer one blank after the other lis lifted oft' from the pile, and delivered to thc reciprocating carrier F. The separation ot' each blank from the pile is facilitated by weak springs u, which bear down on the ends of said blanks, causing them to bendes the pick ers raise them up, and a perfect separation of i the blanks one from the other isinsured by a movable separator, G. This separator con sists of a brush orratehet-wheel mounted on a shaft, t, to which a rapid revolving motion is imparted by the belt p, which also serves to impart motion to the gum-roller i, or instead of a brush-or ratchet-Wheel an endless apron or belt may be employed, which would be stretched over suitable pulleys, and which might be armed with suitable teeth or wings. Said separa-tor moves in close proximity to the edges ot' the blanks, so that by its action and by the'action ofthe current of air created by its motion, the blanks are effectnally separated one from the other, and only one blank at a time' is lifted from the pile and delivered to the carrier., y

The carrier F consists of a platform, c", which is supported by two arms, b, extending from upright levers c, to Whicltan oscillating motion is imparted by the combined action of cams d and a spring, c; The arms b arev snpn ported and guided by grooved roller j', andl their motion is so timed that the carrier l? is made to pass under the gommer as soon the latter has been raised enough to admit the same. At that point the gommer stops, re taining the blank raised by it, so that the carrier can pass between the same and -the pile of blanks on the table B, and after thef'c'arrier" has reached its'extreme position'it stops for a,

short time While the gommer reassumes its ascent, thereby bringing the blank in contact with the guard y, and causing it to disengage Said carrier is provided with two hooks, It', which catch over the edge of the blank, and prevent Immediately after the blank has been deposited on it the carrier moves back from under the gommer,

and deposits the blank on the endless apron ll. rlhis apron is stretched over two rollers, fi, which have their bearings in suitable boxes or standards vsecured 'to the frame A, and on one ot'thesc rollers is mounted a ratchetw-heel,

j', and apawl, it", which engages with the teeth of said ratehetsvheel, and imparts to it and to the endless apron an intermittent motion. Said pawl is pivoted to one of the ieyers g, which connect with the guide-rods of the yoke c, andy to which an oscillating' motion is imparted by the action oi' the cam d, (see Fig..2) or the requisite motion may be imparted to it in any other suitable manner.

As 'the carrier arrives at the back ends of its stroke over the inner end of the endless apron the edge of the blank resting on the same. is caught between two pairs ot' pressingrollers, li', situated above and belenr the apron in such a position that the same are compelled to revolve by the action ofthe apron, and that they compel the blank to more along with said apron without fail. After the motion of the apron has been completed a` ngeipc, descends and presses upon the blank just delivered, so as to prevent it irom being disturbed in its position by the next succeeding stroke of the carrier. A rising and falling motion is im parted to said finger by the combined action of a spring, onand cam d, which actin adoublcarmed lever, p', to one end of which the finger is connected, as shown in Fig. 3.

The motion of the apron H is so regulated that the same travels a'distance equal to the Width of the gummed space on the blanks after the delivery of each blank, and by these means vthe gnmmed surface of one blank will not be covered by or permitted to come in contact with the succeeding blank, thus preventing said blanks from sticking together, and giving ample time to the gummed surfaces to dry.

From the foregoing description itis apparent that the nature of this invention consists 1n, first, the operation of the hinged table 1n com- -bination with the glimmer second, the operation of the movable separat-orG, in combi nation with the gommer; third, imparting an intermittent mot-ion to a suitable mechanism combined with the endless apron H and the reciprocating carrier F and gnmmer D; fourth, the operation or" the iingerl' and rollers K,iu combination with the apron H and carrier F; fifth, putting on the gum on the seal-iiap of van envelope-blank by the picker or gummer,

so that the envelope is being raised or held stationary while the balance of the pile is removedr By thisl machine the seaLila-ps of the blanks for envelopes can be gummed in a simple, quick auth eiective manner, and, simultaneously "with the operation of applying the gum, any desired words or characters can be print- 'ed on the blanks.

The samemachine may also be used with advantageltor gumming and printing the blanks of newspaper-Wrappers, or of any other similark article. Y t l What we claim as the, invention-of THOM- As V. WAYMo'rH, and desire to secure by' Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

1. The operation of the hinged table B, in ,combination with the gummerD, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. vThe operation of the movable separator G, in combination with the gommer D, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. n

'Si Importing an intermittent motion to a suitable mechanism combined with the endiess apron H and the reciprocatingcarrier Fv und gllmmer D, operating in the manlief and for the purpose described.

4. The operation of the linger l' and rollers K', in combination with the apron H and ca-rrier F, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

5. Putting on theA gum on the seal-flap of al1 envelopeb'la-nk by the piek'erot' glimmer, so

that the envelope is raised or held stationeryr while the balance of the pile is removed, substantially ill the manner and fertile purpose described. Y.

H. o.' BERLIN.' .GIIBU. H. JONES. vW-ituesses:

HENRY WEHL,

'GUSTAV ZIHMERMANN.

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