Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office Volume 156 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...pipe and the first mentioned pipe, and a suction nozzle connected to the said first mentioned pipe. 1. In a machine for applying spiral mouthpieces to cigarette shells the combination of a pair of tubes placed co-axially in relation to each other, means for inserting a spiral mouthpiece into the said tubes in such a position that the said mouthpiece is partly within each of the said tubes, means for turning one of the said tubes in relation to the other, an abutment within one of the tubes in position to meet the outer edge of the spiral mouthpiece, and means for removing the mouthpiece and the cigarette shell placed on the one tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. In a machine for applying spiral mouthpieces to cigarette shells the combination of a pair of tubes placed co-axially in relation to each other, means for inserting a spiral mouthpiece into the said tubes In such a position that the said mouthpiece is partly within each of the said tubes, means for turning one of said tubes in relation to the other, said tubes having longitudinal slots, one edge of one of the slots forming an abutment in position to meet the outer edge of the spiral mouthpiece, and means moving in the said slots for removing the mouthpiece and the cigarette shell placed on the one tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 3. In a machine for applying spiral mouthpieces to cigarette shells the combination of a series of tubes, a second series of tubes, each tube of one series forming a prolongation of one tube of the other series, means for feeding the two series of tubes into different positions, means for inserting a spiral mouthpiece into two co-azial tubes, when in a certain position, so that the said mouthpiece is partly in one tube and partly i...