US Patent: 295,705
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| Button Machine
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Patentee:
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| George R. Williams (exact or similar names) - Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 23, 1883 |
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Mar. 25, 1884 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Abstract:
My invention relates to a machine with the io following parts: first, a lathe-wheel containing a series of mandrels or lathes, each of the ends of which is utilized for polishing buttons; second, the belt, which gives rapid motion to these lathes during a certain part of its rotation; third, a series of sliding and revolving spindles, which act as clamps or but- ton-holders, and are actuated by springs and cams while the lathe-wheel revolves; fourth, a hopper whence the buttons are fed to the lathe-chucks; fifth, a feed-spout that automatically separates the buttons ns they come from the hopper; sixth, a guide-plate (or series of plates) that assists the entrance of the buttons into the chucks; seventh, a file or tool that polishes the edges of the buttons.
Claim:
In a machine for smoothing the edges of buttons, the receptacle which holds a supply of buttons, in combination with tubes or channels, substantially as shown, which automatically separate and convey the buttons to their go appropriate places in the machine. |
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