US1981366A - Banding machine - Google Patents

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Nov. 20, 1934. F x MALQCSAY 1,981,366

BANDING MACHINE Filed March 6, -1954 3 Sheets-Sheet l Q INVENTORI Nov. 20, 1934. F. x. MALocsAY 1,981,366

I BANDING MACHINE Filed March e, 1954 s sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR Wamel?? /falocsrag/ NOV. 20, 1934. F X, MALOCSAY I 1,981,366

BANDING MACHINE Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES BANDING MACHINE Francis X. Malocsay, Upper Saddle River, N. J., asslgnor to International Banding Machine Company, New York,

New York N. Y., a corporation of Application March 6, 1934, Serial No. 714,229

Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in cigar banding machines and has for its object the provision of a machine by which two cigar bands may be simultaneously applied to a cigar.

5 In view of the relatively small size of a cigar band as used at the present time upon cigars, it has been fc-und desirable in some cases, toapply two cigar bands to a cigar in order to provide space for advertising matter. For example, one of the bands employed may contain the trade mark of the cigar and the name of the manufacturer, while the other band may, if desired, differ from the rst in shape and design and possibly bear an advertising slogan or other descriptive matter. The use of two bands on a cigar not Only enhances the general appearance of the cigar, but affords an opportunity to the cigar manufacturer to unobtrusively advertise his product.

The invention, therefore, relates to a machine which will speedily and accurately apply two bands simultaneously to each cigar in spacedapart relationship, with the same facility and einciency of a single-band applying machine as used at the present time.

A further object of the invention is to provide means by which adjustment of the double banding mechanism is had to enable the two bands applied to each cigar to be positioned at a desired distance apart on the cigar.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cigar-feeding means movable with a band conveyor, to move a cigar and a band simultaneously to band-applying position, and to provide also a cigar-aligning means movable with a sec- 35 ond band conveyor to align the cigar relative to the banding means.

More particularly, the invention contemplates a two-unit banding mechanism by which two bands are simultaneously applied to a cigar, and also two conveyors movable to and from the banding means to simultaneously deliver to such means the two bands which are applied.

in the accompanying drawings, wherein an embodiment of the machine is shown, Fig. 1 is a 43 plan View of the improved machine; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the machine; Fig. 3 is a iront elevation, with parts in section, of one of the band-applying units; Fig. 4 is a side elevation, with parts in section of one of the band conveying devices and associated parts; Fig. 5 is a plan View of the support on which one of the cigars rests during the application of the two bands; and Fig. 6 is a front elevaticn of the banded cigar.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings is shown a cigar which (Cl. ISL-,61)

has been banded by the machine of this inven-v tion. It will be there seen that two separate. spaced cigar bands have been appliedto thecigar. These two bands may be alike in shape or design, or may be entirely dissimilar, according to trade requirements. Both bands are applied simultaneously and the spacing of the bands on the cigar may be regulated by simple adjustments of the banding units as WillV be hereafter fully pointed out. In the drawings, one of the bands is designated by the numeral 23 vand the other by numeral 16.

Referring to the drawings, the machine is provided with a suitable frame, portions of which are disclosed at 10, 11 and 12. At 13 is showna table supported on the frame portion v12, over which the band-applying devices and other parts of the machine are positioned. A portion of the table, shown at 14, supported by an adjustable frame 18, and supports on brackets 77 a bandV- stack 15, from which ythe smaller bands 16 are removed for application to the cigar. This frame portion 18 also supports on an outwardly extending lbracket 18a band-conveying mechanism which `removes successive cigar vbands from the bottom of the stack 15, carries them' to meistening means and from' thence to'position below band-applying means generally designated by the numeral 19.

The cigars to be banded,`,indicated at 20 in Fig. 1, are supported on the tableelements '13 and 14 and are successively fed by an operator inthe direction of the arrow. Manual move-4 ment of the cigar by the operator is stopped when the cigar reaches an abutment 21 in the form of a plate extending vertically from the table portion 14. The cigar, located against the abutment 21, and then in the `position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 is next pushed to the left in Fig. l, to a position below the bandY applying device 19 and also below the companion bandapplying device 22,- where the` two bands v16 and 23` are simultaneously applied to thev cigar. The means which pushes the vcigar to a position be-` low the band-applying units 19 and 22, com` prises a plunger having a head 24 secured on the end of a stem 25 `adjustably held in guides, one of which is shown at 26 in Figs. 1, 2 and 4..

AThe guide 26 is secured to' and extends upwardly from a slide 27 whichis mounted to reciprocate in the bracket 18a.. The slide is pro-y vided on its under side with a rack 29', meshing with a spur gear 30 secured on a shaft 31 mounted vin suitable bearings in the bracket 18a. `Fas-V tened on the shaft 31 is a pinion 32 meshing with a segmental gear 33y pivoted on a stud 34 on the frame member 18. Projecting from the segmental gear is an arm 35 carrying a cam roller 36 actuated by a 'cam 37 secured on a cross cam shaft 38 mounted in bearings 39 dependent from the frame portion 18. Said. cross cam-shaft 38 carries armitregear 40 (Fig. 1) which meshes with a mitre gear 41 slidably held on a shaft 42.

Shaft 42 carries a mitre gear 200 which meshes With a mitre gear 201 secured on the main cam shaft 99 which is driven by gears from the drive shaft 202 driven by chain 203 from anysuitable source of power. A yoke 43 supportedzon the cam shaft 38 engages the` hub of the mitre gear 41, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1, so that' the two mitre gears 40 and 4lv are constantly held in mesh. The frame member 18, carrying one of the band conveyors, and also carrying the band stack 15 and attendant mechanism is adjustable to and from the band-applying units 19;'and22 to compensate'for cigars of diiierent lengths and to regulate thel positions of the two bands Ion the rcigars. Frame member 18 is, thereforeysupported on studs 44 (Fig. 2) projecting from:thedownwardly-extending ange 45 of the frame `.portion 10. These studs project through bosses.. or `guidesp46 on the frame memberi'lS, and the frame member `18 carrying the bandstack 15 andwband conveying mechanism and other parts mayybemoved to or from the banding vunits 19and2?I and fixed in the desiredposition of adjustment by the set screws 47. The yoke 43,holdingthe two mitre gears 40 and 41 in constant mesh, will, during the adjustment of 'the'frame member 18 to or from the frame member 10,;l move the mitre gear 41 along'on shaft 42... Shaft 42 is splined as indicated at 48 in Fig.;V 1 and permitsjlongit-udinal shifting of themitre gear-41onit, but, ofcourse, rotates the gear 41 when itis rotated.

The cam 37 is sofprol'ed as to give an intermittent reciprocating` movement to the slide 27 asfwillbe-hereinaftergdescribed., ,v Theroller 36 vis yheld against the edge of the cam, 37 `bynieansoffa coil lspring 204 which has onefof itsiends. attached to an arm 205 `extending from the segment 33, and itsv other end attached toxfasimi'lar arm on another segment 33 at the left side of the machine. Y y.

Mounted von the upperside of the slide 27 is aiY bracket 50 onpwhich -is pivotallyfastened at 51,`.one ofthe parts 52 comprising the band conveyor 53whi'ch has fastened` to itsfree end an extension 54m the end of which are located two suction holes v55; The suction holes are connectedby air .passages which extend lengthwise through theextension 54 and terminate in a nozzle S6-extending fromV the side of the member 52; 'Aexible air tube 57 connects the nozzle 56ste a; source of suction, such as a suitable'suc tion pump,notshown.

The band conveyor has a swinging movement, that isto say, a raisingand lowering action on itspivot. 51, which is brought about in the iollowing manner.. When the machine is in its normal 'or stop position, a roller 58 mounted on a stud 59 extendingy from the side ofthe meinb'er 52 is directly over and in contact with a shoe 60 formed on'the end of a cam 1ever61 Whichfis ypivoted at 62 on the frame member 18;? VAn arm 63 of the cam lever 61 carriesa cam roller 64 'held in contact with av cam 65 fastenedI onf.the.1shaft 38. (See Fig. 2).y The cam 65 `is so profiled as to rock cam lever-61 on its pivot `the band stack 15. The machine starts its cycle an arm 82 formed on thev bracket 78.

62 to cause the shoe 60 to raise and lower the conveyor when it is in position with its suction holes 55 in line with the stack of bands 15. The roller 58 is held in constant contact with the face of the shoe 60 by means of a spring 66 which has its lower end attached to the bracket 50 and its upper end securedto a pin v67 extending from a lug 68 projecting upwardly from the top of the member 52.

When the machine is in its normal or stop position, the suction holes 55 in the extension member 54 of the conveyor are directly beneath of operation,.and through the action of the cam 65, the shoer60, operating against the roller 58,

raises the conveyor 53 'to swing the extension member 54 thereof upward against the lowermost band in the stack 15. Suction is then exerted through the holes 55 causing the lowermost band to adhere to the face of theY extension member 54 With the printedfface ofthe band disposed uppermost. The conveyor 53, with the band pneumatically held on it, is then lowered and is, K by movement of the slide 27 carried to the left 100 and to a position Where the gum at one end of the band is moistenedpreparatory to the application of the band about the cigar. Upward movementY of the conveyor 53 under the impulse oi the shoe 60 is restrained bye stop pin 69 which has a limited movement in `a slot 70 formed in a plate 71 secured to and extending up-wardly from the bracket 50.

The band magazine, inwhich the stack 15 is contained, issirnilai` .to that in which'the other stack 75 is contained `and therefore, a description of one will suiiice for both. Each stach comprises two vertically disposed uprights or end supporting members 76 secured to the brackets `'Wand 78 attached to the frame member 18.115 Each of theupriglfits 76-carries a pairy of pivoted side gui-:ie 'rods l72) Which are adjustable to and awayfrom each other ,by means of a right and left hand threaded screw 80 to taire care of vbands 0;? various widths... Drivenin thebase of these 12o uprights 76 are supporting pins, not' shown which support the stack of bands. `Asgthe construction `of this band` stack isiully shown and described in my prior Patent No. 1,812,704,4 a further de' scription `of-.it here is deemed unnecessary. 125 Suflice it to state that it supports the band stack in such a way las to permit the successive re- 'moval of the lower-most band-from the stack by the pneumatic band conveyor. i

After a band has been removedfrom the bottom of the stack, the slide 27 is then moved to the left of Figs'l 1 and and pauses with the gummed end of the band supported by it positioned directly beneath ar cushion member 81 in the form of 'a rubber pad or block which isheld in A moistened .tape 83 extending over ainoistening lhead'84, is then moved upwardly through an aperture 85 (Fig. 5) inthe frame-fmemberl 18 and table supported on it, and is brought into 1.11.1 contact with the gummed end of the band-forcing the upper face of the band into Contact with the cushion 81 and moistening the gum on the band. The moistening device of which the tape 83,' moistening head 84 and cushion 81 form part, is not herein shown and described in detail sinceit is fully described in my prior Patent No. 1,653,644. It is sufficient to state that when the band held by the conveyor pauses below vthe cushion member 81, the tape` 83 is moved up- 15o Wardly to moisten the gummed end of the band. The moistened band 16 is next carried to a position below the band-applying unit 19 where it is applied about the cigar.

The band applying units 19 and 22 are alike in construction and operation and are so coupled together that they act to simultaneously wrap the bands 23 and 16 about the cigar. These coupled banding units will now be described. Mounted to slide in suitable bearings and 91 in the frame (Fig. 2) is a vertical shaft 92 having secured on its extreme upper end a frame or bracket 93. Secured at the lower end of the vertical shaft 92 is a yoke 94 which connects to the lower end of a connecting rod 95 having its upper end pivotally attached to a cam lever 96 carrying a roller 97 which is actuated by a cam 98 secured on the main cam shaft 99 of the machine. Cam lever 96 is pivoted at 100 in a bearing 101 secured to and projecting from the frame of the machine (Fig. 1). The cam 98 is so proiiled as to impart an intermittent vertical reciprocating movement to the vertical shaft 92 and since the two banding units are carried by this shaft, they are raised and lowered at the proper time. The coil spring 102 surrounding the shaft 92 aids in this operation, said spring having its lower end bearing against a guide bracket 103 secured on the shaft 92 and provided with an end 104 having a square opening extending through it, which opening fits on a square guide post 105 supported in the frame part `12. Through this arrangement of guiding means, vertical movement of the shaft 92 without swing about its longitudinal axis, is secured. Held in suitable bearings 106 and 107 of the frame or bracket 93 is a vertical hollow stem 108 (Fig. 3) carrying a platen 109 on its lower end. The upper end of said hollow stem is threaded for the purpose of adjustment by means of the nuts 110 and 111, said end terminating in a hose nozzle 112 to which is attached a flexible tube 113, the other end of which is attached to a T-shaped hose nozzle 114 on the end of the vertical shaft 92 which has an air passage extending through it for its entire length, to the lower end of which is connected a iiexible tube 115 connecting with a pump or other suitable suction-creating means,

v by which air is exhausted from the hollow stem 108 as will be explained.

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be seen that a spring 116 enclosing the hollow stem 108 between the shoulder 117 of the stem and the bearing .-106 tends to keep the hollow stem in its lowered position. The hollow stem 108 is raised against the tension of the spring 116 when the platen 109 comes into contact with the cigar, as shown in Fig. 3, as the vertical shaft 92 is moved down- Ward. Mounted on the shafts `113 and 119 are rocking folder arms 120 and 121. Rocking folder arm 121 turns freely on the shaft 119, which is fixed in the bracket 93, while folder arm 120 is keyed on the shaft 118 which turns in bearings 122 and 123 located on the opposite sides of the bracket 93. Each of the rocking folder arms 120 and 121 carry a pivotally mounted folding finger 124, held in their normal positions by means of leaf springs 125 which exert a pressure against the upwardly extending members 126, said members resting against stops 127 provided on the inner side of the arms 120 and 121. Each of the lingers 124 carries a small roller 128, at its free end, and a roller 129 on its pivot pin 130. The platen 109 is slotted to receive the end of the folding tapes 131, said tapes passing under the fingers 124 and around the rollers 129, their ends being attached to the ends of the vsprings 132, which are in turn attached to the springposts 133 secured in the upper ends of the rocking folder arms 120 and 121, said springs 132 causing the folder tapes 131 to vbe held under tension. The upwardly extending end 134 of the folder arm 121 is connected to a link 135, the other end of said link being connected to the armof a bell crank 136 mounted on a stud 137 in the frame or bracket 93. Pivotally connected to the other arm of the bell crank 136 is a downwardly extending connecting link 133 which extends to suitable cam mechanism operating at the proper time to rock the bell crank 136 about its axis 137 to cause it to operate through the link 135 and move the folder arm about its axis 119 to bring its lower end either to or from the hollow stem 108.

The movement of the folder arm 121 to its open position is limited by the upper end 124 of said folder arm coming in contact with a stop 139 secured in the upper bearing 106 of the frame or bracket 93. Secured on the shaft 118 is a downwardly depending iinger 140 providedwith a projecting stud 141 to which is attached one end of a coil spring 142 having its other end attached to a stud or spring post 143 in the bracket 93. Pivoted at 144 in the bracket 93 is a bellcrank having an upwardly extending arm 145 adapted to bear against the finger 140. The other arm 146 of the bell crank is attached to the upper end of a link 147 which extends to cam mechanism by which the bell-crank is actuated. By the mechanism just described, folder arm 120 is caused to move to and from the hollow stem 103 as required to properly function during the band application.

The description of the banding unit thus'far l given, has been that of the unit 22. The unit 19 is generally similar to the unit 22, and similar parts in both units bear similar reference characters. As will be clear from Figs. 1 and 2, the bracket 93 is formed with a boss 148 from which a short shaft 149 extends, said shaft passing through and supporting a bracket 150 which-is generally similar to the bracket 93, in that it acts as a support or carrier for the rocking folder arms and other associated mechanism` of the unit 19. The shaft 118 on which the folder arm 120 is keyed, is also keyed to the similar folder arm 120.01c the bander unit 19. Consequently when the springy 142, and co-operating elements 140 and 145 move the folder arm 120 on the unit 22, a similar folder arm on the unit 19 Will-,be simultaneously and similarly moved. AFolder arm 121 of the bander unit 22 carries a dog 151 which engages with a complementary dog member 152 secured to the folder arm 121 of unit 19. In this way, when arm 121 of unit 22 is moved, it will, through the engagement of the dog members 151 and 152, correspondingly move the similar folder arm 121 of unit 19. Unit 19 is 'adjustable to and from unit 22 by loosening the set screw-153 which passes through the bracket 150 and then moving the entire unit 19 to or from the unit 22, and thereafter tightening the set screw when the proper position of adjustment of one unit relative to the other has been secured. Through this arrangement, the relative positions of the two bands 16 and 23 on the cigar can be regulated to suit different requirements. As will be clear from Figs. 1 and 2 the upper end of the hollow tube 108 on banding lunit 19 is connected by a exible tube 154 to the T-connection 114 at the upper end ofthe vertical shaft 92" so -that whenl suctionis exerted through said shaft, the air inplatens 108` of both of the banding units will be exhausted.

At the left side of the machine, when viewed as in Figs. 1 and 2, is a band conveyor 155 which is similar in every respect to the conveyor 53 at the right side of the machine. The mechanism for reciprocating the conveyor 155 is similar in all respects to that employed for reciprocating the conveyor at the right side of the machine. Reference numerals similar to those employed on the parts for reciprocating and raising and lowering the conveyor 53 are used to indicate the like parts which operate similarly with respect to the conveyor 155. The cams 37 and 65 which reciprocate and raise and lower the conveyor 155 respectively, are in this conveyor mechanism,l secured on the shaft 99. In all other respects, the conveyor 155 operates similarly to the conveyor 53. That is to say, it takes a band from the bottom ofthe band stack and carries it to a point below the cushion 81 where the `band has its gummed end moistened. Thereafter it carries the moistened band to a position below the band unit 22. An adjustable rod 156, similar to that shown at 25 at the right side of the machine, is carried by the slide on which the conveyor 155 is mounted and this rod has its inner end provided'with a V- shapedgauge 157. When the conveyor 155 has reached the end of its stroke inwardly or toward the banding unit 22, the guide 157 has been moved inwardly and is so positioned that it will receive the end of the cigar located below the banding units 19 and 22, and will act to position said cigar in proper alignment with the banding units. The

rod 156 is longitudinally adjustable so that the V- shaped guide may be so positioned relative to its slide that it'will accommodate cigars of diiferent lengths. p

4The-manner in which the cigars are banded willlnow be readily understood. In Fig. 1 the parts of the machine are in their normal or stop position, at which time it will be seen that the conveyors 53 and 155 have their suction holes 55 located directly below the band stacks 15 and 75 =respectively. The conveyors are elevated so that they areV in contact with the -lowermost band in their respective stacks. Suction: is exerted through the holes 55 and the conveyors are lowered and then moved toward one another, carrying the bands which they have removed from the stacks to the moistening position. The meistening tapes 8.3 provided below each of the cushions L 81 ascend to moisten the gummed` ends of the two bands. The conveyorsthen continue their movement toward each other and bring their bands below the platen 109 of each oi the banding units 19 and 22. This occurs while-the banding units are in their raised position and the bands are carriedfby the conveyors over the cigar which has been pushedto banding position by the head 24 of plunger 25 and is located beneath the banding units and over apertures 158 in the table. Vacur um in the conveyors is broken and at the same time the air is exhausted from the hollow stems 108 of both of the banding units, thereby translferring the bands from the conveyors to the two platens 109 of the bandingA units. The conveyors then move away7 leaving the machine in its nor- .mal or stop position.

Y The hollow stems 108 of both banding units, by operation of the vertical shaft 92, move downlwardly until the bands rest on the cigar, compressing `the springs 116 'as the folding mechanisms continue down to-their-lowermost position.

hollow stems-by the cigar,v together with the folder tapes 131, the ends of which are attached tothe platen 109 on each of the hollow stems 72, has wrapped the band around the top and both sides of the cigar, the beginning of 4which movement.v is shown in- Fig. 3, leaving both ends of said band extending downwardly through apertures 158 and directly in the path of fold-ing tapes 131 and the folding ngers 124. The connected rocking folder arms 120 of both banding-units then` move to` their closed position, the folding iingers 124 carriedvby said arms bringing the folding tapes 131 and the ungummed ends of the bands around the under side of the cigar. y The rocking folder arms 121 now move toward theirclosed position carry-,- ing the folder tapes 131 and the gulnmed ends of the bands around and over the ungummed end, while the rocking` folder arms v120 are moved to their open position. The rocking folder arms 121 now move to'their open position, and during this movement a rubber cushion 159 on the upper face of a reciprocating iinger 160 is moved upwardly through each of the apertures 158 into contact with and exerting a yielding pressure on the overlapped ends of the bands. The banding mechanism, comprising the two coupled units 19 and 22 is then raised and the discharge mechanism carries the banded cigar along with it and away from the banding mechanism.

Any suitable means may be employed for moving the Abanded cigars away fromvthe banding units, examples of several of such ejection de- .The retarding ofthe downward movement of the A l vices being shown in my patents, Nos. 1,812,704

consists primarily of iingers 161 which co-operate with the cushions or pads 159 to engage the banded cigar and carry itbeneath retaining members 162 which press lightly upon the cigars beneath them and keep themv from rotating. l

The operation oi the machine is brieflyv as lows:

lThe operator, positioned in portion 13, atthe lower portion of Fig. 1, slides a cigar inwardly to the position shown vin dotted lines nthat iigure until the cigar abuts against the stop plate 21. The machine is then started and conveyors 53 and 155 draw bands from the respective stacks 15 `and 75 and move them to i the moistening position where the gum on the two bands is moistened. As conveyor 531 moves toward the left in Fig. '1, the head 24 of plunger 25 slides the cigar toward the left, and as confolried by it beneath the platen 109 of the banding unit 19, the cigar has been moved by the head 24 to banding position beneath the platens of the two'Y banding units, as shown in Fig. 5. Ink the meantime, the V-shaped head 157 on the rod 156 has, by movement of the slide carrying conveyor 155, been moved to soposition it that the frontof the table 12,0

veyor 53 reaches a position with the band carv tip of the cigar then moved into banding posi- What I claim is:

1. In a cigar banding machine, means for simultaneously applying two cigar bands to a cigar in spaced apart relationship and means for regulating the spacing of the bands on the cigar.

2. In a cigar banding machine, a cigar banding unit for applying a band about a cigar, a second cigar banding unit, and means for coupling the two units together so that they simultaneously operate each to apply a band about a single cigar.

3. In a cigar banding machine, means for simultaneously applying two bands about a cigar, two band stacks, a conveyor for removing successive bands from each stack, and means for simultaneously moving the two conveyors to cause them each to bring a band to the band applying means.

4. In a cigar banding machine, two band conveyors movable to and from one another, a band stack for each conveyor and from which each conveyor receives a band, moistening means for moistening each band while it is held on its conveyor, and banding means positioned betweenl the two conveyors for receiving a band from each and simultaneously applying the two bands about a cigar.

5. In a cigar banding machine, two band stacks, two band conveyors, each of which removes a band from a stack and moves the band to a position where it is rendered adhesive, and then moves it to a second position where it is applied to a cigar, and banding means for receiving the two bands and applying them simultaneously at spaced positions on a cigar.

6. In a cigar banding machine, a band applying device provided with a pair of arms having pivoted ngers and tapes for applying a band about a cigar, a second band applying device also having a pair of arms with pivoted iingers and tapes for applying a second band about the cigar, and connections between the rst pair of arms and the second pair of arms whereby the second pair of arms is actuated simultaneously with the first pair.

7. In a cigar banding machine, means for applying two bands about a cigar, two conveyors for bringing two bands simultaneously to the band-applying means, means movable with one of the conveyors for moving a cigar to banding position, and means movable with the other conveyor for aligning the cigar relative to the bandapplying means.

8. In a banding machine, band-applying means, conveying means for carrying bands to the band-applying means, a cigar-moving element movable with the conveying means to push a cigar to banding position, and a cigar-aligning means also movable with the conveying means to align a cigar with respect to the band-applying means as said cigar is moved into banding position by the cigar-moving element.

9. In a banding machine, band-applying means for applying two bands in spaced relation on a cigar, two conveyors movable to and from one another to carry the two bands to the bandapplying means, a cigar-moving element movable with one of the conveyors to slide a cigar to banding position, and a cigar-aligning device 'movable with the second conveyor to align the cigar moved into banding position by the cigarmoving element.

10. In a banding machine, band applying means, two band conveyors, means carried with one conveyor to move an article to banding position and means movable with the other conveyor to align the article, the positioning and alignment of the article occurring on movement of` the two conveyors toward one another.

11. In a cigar banding machine, a frame for supporting means for applying two bands in spaced relationship to a cigar, a conveyor and band stack supported on said frame in definite spaced relationship to thebanding means, a frame portion adjustable relative to the banding means, means for maintaining the adjustment of said frame portion relative to the frame, andA a band conveyor and band stack supported on said frame portion and movable with it to or from the banding means.

12. In a cigar banding machine, a banding device provided with movable, banding elements operative to apply a band aboutva cigar, a second band device positioned adjacent to the first, said second device being provided with banding elements, and coupling means between the banding elements on the iirst device and the banding elements on the second device to cause the elements of both devices to be operated in unison, and means for operating the banding elements of the first device.

13. In a cigar banding device, a pair of reciprocating band conveyors simultaneously movable to and from one another, a band stack for each of the conveyors and from which each conveyor removes bands, a moistening device foreach conveyor which meistens a band when held on each conveyor, a double-unit banding device situated between the conveyors and positioned to receive a band from each conveyor at the end of the stroke of each conveyor toward one another7 and means for operating both units of the banding device in unison so that both bands are applied thereby to a cigar.

14. In a cigar banding machine, banding means provided with a pair of movable elements operating to apply a band about a cigar, a second pair of movable elements for applying a second band to the cigar, coupling means between the two pairs of elements to operate them in unison to simultaneously apply the two bands to the cigar, two conveyors, means for supplying successive bands to each conveyor for delivery thereby to the banding means, means for moving both conveyors in unison toward and away from the banding means, means for adjusting one pair of the movable band-applying elements relative to the other pair, and means for adjusting one of the conveyors and its band supply to and from the banding means.

15. In a cigar banding machine, means for simultaneously wrapping two cigar bands in spaced relationship about a cigar and adhesively uniting the respective overlapped ends of the bands, means for delivering two bands simultanef ously to the banding means, and means for moistening the respective gummed ends of the two bands before they are wrapped about the cigar.

FRANCIS X. MALOCSAY.

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