Letters Patent is: 1. An apparitus for the described purPOse, havin@@ embodied thereiii an assemblinstation ai-id ,i forming statioi-i spaced one loo -rom the other. means for receivin(y and poSi-L"1011,ln(y Siti@ai@-ht flan(,ed ciii ends to the ossemblin(@, stqtioi-i aiicl transferrina the same ith aii assembled ring liner to the formin. n sti'ion, meii-is for positioning t gasket rin -g 10 5 liner at the assemblin(y st,,ttion ancl in axial alinement with t can elid, reciprocation mei,i-is at saicl s'Latioi-i for ,Lpplying the gaslcet liner to the flaiige of the held can en@l and mechanism at the forming station ad,,ipted 110 to act upon the can end transferred thereto ith its assembled liner to (yroove its con"icetirig member 'Lo.r the retention of the li--,ier relative to the flanue o'l th-. can end. 2. In aii ,,.I)I)aratus 'Lor the described pur- 115 I)ose. the combi ation with ii-iterconnected n meel@anism for receiving ancl placinu in axial aliiieinent at ai-i assembling station ,t flang,-,d can end and ,t glsli:et liner means tt said st@itioii @Cor assemblin(y the alined mem- 12 0 bers, devices for transferrii-ip, tl-ie assembled inemb(,rs 'to a 'Lorming stition, and co-actino, ),VOI'kin- instrumentalities at said statioli for -rooi,iiig the coiinec'uln(y wall member of the t, zn caii er@d for the retentioii of the assembled 12 5 liner relative to th, flange thereof. 3. The co bi-nation i,;ith interconiiected m mech,,,iiisiii for assembling a ring liner relative to the outs'Lancliiig fltnge of a. can ei-id, and devie.es for grooving t,he connecting 130

t3 1,363,542, wall member of the flanged end for the retention of the assembled liner relative to the flange thereof. 4. In an apparatus for the described pur6 pose, the combin,,ttion with means f or cutting a rilig liner from liner material, devices for trtiisferring the rincy liner to an assembling station means for positionin(y at said st,,Ltion and I in axial alinemeiit ivit@ i@l the liner a can eiid provicled ivith tn outstanding ilan(ye and trtnsferring the same -with th-- liner assemb'ied relative to the flange thereof to a formino- station, devices at 'uhe assembling st,,ttioii for applyiiig the 15 liiier to the flaiige of the can end, aiid reciprocatiiig devices situated at the forming ,,z@tatioii for grooving the connectin- ",all member of the can end for the retention of the assembled liner rel,,itive to the fl,,tiige' ,,o thereof. 5. An appartitus for the described purpose the same comprisiiig assembliiia me,,tns ,iiid forming means spaced th refrom for e grooving the connect-Lng wall member of the 25 Can eiid I to retain the liner relative to the flange thereo'L,, mechinism for positioning a ring Iiiier aiid ,t c,,tn end provided with an outstanding flanue in axial ,tlinemeiit tt the n asseml,)Iing means for the applyin,- of the 3o liner by the assembliiig means to the flanue n Of the, can encl, aiid means for transferrilig t'he assembled members to the said for.-riin_@ means' 6. In an app,,tr,,ttus for the described pu ose the combination with co-,,.teting instru3 5 p mentalities for cutting r@ ri-.ig liner from fl-@it Iiiier material, of interconnected instrumei,italities for positionin the liner and a g c@,,ii ei-id provicied -with ,tn o-LLtstanding -io flange in axial aliiiement, means for assembling the alinemeiit members) and devices 'Lor groovii-ig th-. connectiiig wall member Oi' the can end to retain the assembled liner relative to the fl@,.nge thereof. 7. In an apparatus for the clescribed purpose, the combination ",ith co-acting instrlimentalities for grooving at the iiiner edge .of the applied gasket Iiiier the coiinecting wall member of t c,,in end p@ovided -with an o o-Litstandiiig flaiige, of me,,tns ior positioning I)etiveen said formiiig instrLiment-,tlities a caii end -with a gasket I.iner assernbled relative to the outstanding flange thereof, metiis foi-- ,ii-itom,,tt'Leally positionii-ig the gasket 55 liner on the flaii-e of the can end, and mechaiiism -'Lor actuating said Nvorking p,,trts in tlined relttion. S. In ,Ln tpparatus for the described purpose, the combination with a groove form60 ing die, of m-,,,tns for posiioiiing withiii the sphere thereof ,t can end provi ed with an outst,,tiidiii- flanoe havincr an ,Lssembed gaszn kr l@:et ring ii7er thereon, means for autom,,itically positioning the -aasket liner on the 66 flalige of the can end, and device@ co-acting with the forming die for grooving at the inner edge of the applied gasket ring liner the cond.ecting wall member of the caii end ',I-o retain the assembled liner relat;-ve thereto. 9. In -Lii app,,im, t-Lis for the described Pur- 70 pose proiided ivith a cuttiiag station, an assembling station and a forming station spaced one fro.-n the othell carrier means for posi'Lioniiig at the assemb I liliz station a can enci provicied ivith an outst@inding flange 75 and trai-isferring the sime with an assembled liner @Llo the formiiig station, carrier meaiis for 'Lransferring @t cut ring liner froni the statioii to the assembling station and positioning the same lor axial 80 alinement witl.-i a C-ali end, co-acting means tt the cutting station for severiiig a ring liner from lilier niiterial, means at the as-, sembling stitioil for applying the liner to the fltinge o-" the ea, end, and co-tictiiig in 8 5 n strumelitalities situated ,tt the foi-ming stc,tioii for grooving the coiinectiiig wall meniber of the can elid to retain theassembled liner relativ(,, to the fiaiize tl-iereof, and mechanism for actliatingthe mentioned go worl,:ing parts in timed i-elatiou' 10. In an apptra'u-us for the described purpose provided ivith a cuttill station and 9 an ass(,mbling station spaced therefrom, reciprocatiii cuttilig mecheii,Lsra s-tuated at 95 9 the cuttiiig stat-Lon and an assembliiig plunger situated at the asseiiiblino-- station, connection between the etittilig mechanism and the sal-L 'd plunger wherebv the same work iii uiiison, devices --f'or delivering liner material ioo to the cuttinp@ inechinism foi@ the severino, tn of a ring liner therefi,om, and tr,,tnsferi,iDg the s,,tid Iiiier to the assembliiig station devices for positioillil(, a flltiiged can eiid at the - Lssem'oling station to have a liller ap- lo5 plied to the flange thereo'L and trlnsferring the said e@-id Nvith its applied liner to a forming st,,ttion, and co-acting devices situated at the forminy station for gi-ooving the coiinectliig wall member oi the can end to iio i@- e'u-ain the assembled liner relttive to the ilqaiige thereof. 11. Iii an apparatus for the described purpose, the coinbin,@tion ivith co-acting meel-ianisi-n f6r cuttiiig aiid aseinbling ring liners ii5 relative to the olitstaiieiiiig flttiige of caii ends, of nieans for grooving the connectiiig Y,,all member of the cin eiicl'@to i-etain the asserpbled liner relative to the flange thereof. 12. In an apparatus for the described pur- 12o pose, tl-ie combiiiation with reciprocatinly assembling melln Iii-ier to t o ou ali-,ed can eiid, to @ict relative to t e conn mem- 125 ber of the can end Lt the i ,ind aboi-e the Iiiier to shape the same to retain the tssembled liner relative to the flai-ige of the caii end, means for transferring the assembled can end and liner from the assem- 13o ying ti gasket @ing ange.of an axially apted

bling means to the forminc, mechanism, and devices for ,ictuating said -worIKing parts iii timed relation. 13. In an ,ipparatus for the clescribed purpose, the con-ibin,,itioii v7ith t formilig die@ of iiieans for i)ositioiiing ,t gasket linec, caii eiid to ivithiii tl-ic sp!lere of saicl die, a formino, roll co-actino@ -witl-i said die to sh,,tpe the connecting wall j@einber of the can end at the 10 @nner eclge of and above the liner for rot,,iinii,ig the assembled g,,tsl@cet liner relative to the flanue of the can end, ,tnd inter-connected @vorlcing instrumelitalities for im 1),irting rotary reciprocating and radial 1 5 movernelit to the forming roll. 14. In ,tii ,ipp,,Lr,,ttus for the described purpose, the combli-iation with ,t forming die, of means for positionino- a str,,tioht flanged can end -with ,in assembled gasket liner relative 20 to the die -with its vertical connecting wall member in parallel relation to said die, a formiiig roll ,idapted to co-act with the die for acting tgoLiiist the connectino, wall member of the c,,tn end to shape the s,,ime to re25 tain the ,tssemblecl liner relative to the flange thereof , and me,,ins for impartino- rot,,L:@y, vertic,il ,tnd r,,.Lclia,l movement to the said T-ormii,io, roll 15 i7n an a'pptratus for the described pur30 pose the combinatioii with an ii-itermittently operated c,,Lr@- ler adapted to i,eceive and ,tdvance can ends i)rovided with ,in outst,@tndin(y ft,,tnge h,,tvi@<), a gasi@et liner assembled relative thereto -@vithi@ll the sphere of f-orm35 Ing Mech,,tnism, said mechanism. comprisinu ",L rol, -ary 1-iead provided with an iiiternal formin(y die, a reciproc-,tting forming roll adapted to move a can end ivith its ',Issembled liner -within the sphere of the formin,@,, 40 dl'.e with the connectii-i- wall member of the c,iii ei-id in parallel relation to s,,tid die, aiicl to co-act Avith s,,tid (lie to shape saicl 'Wall member on the cqn eiid to retain the as,,@embled liner relitii,e to the flan-e thereof, -with 45 means for imparting ro'ary, vertical and radi,,il movement to said forming roll, ,tnd intercoiinected mechanisni for ,ictuating said wo,-kii,ig p,,Lrts in timed relation. 16. In tn apptratus for the described pur50 pose, the combinqtion -with a i!otary memI)er pro-k,ided with ,in interiially disposed die, of ,t fornain- roll aclapted to co-,,tct -with s.tid die for shipiliu the connecting wall niember of ,t flaiiged ciii end -with an as55 semblecl liner thereoii. to retain the liner relative to the fl,,tnge of the can encl, cooperating autom,,ttic means for holding ,t succession of can ends aiid carrying them within the sphere of oper,,ttion of said roll, 6o and means I:or impti@tiiig rotary, vertical aiid rtdial iiiovements to said forming roll. 17. in ,tn apparatus for the described pur'7 pose, the combination -witli a-Litom,,ttic means tor assembling a ring liner relative to the outstanding flaiige of a c,,tn end, -Lnd co- 65 acting forming devices tdapted to act relative to the coniaecting wall mernber of the c,,tn encl ,it the inner edge of the @Lpplied ring liner l'or shaping the s,,tme to retaiii the -,tssembled liner reli,tii,e to the flange of the 70 siid can end. 18. In ,t ra,,ichine for the described purpose, the combiiiitioii ivith means for asse blii@ gasket liners relative to the outm st clin. -i(ye of can eiids, of co-acting 7 an , fl,,ti rot,-Lry formin-g devices ad,,tpted to act relative to the connecting wall members of the can end to shape the same to retain the assembled liner rel,,ttive to tlle flange of the c,,tn end, and means for imparting rotary, 80 vertical and r,,idial movement to at le,,tst one of said rotii-y forming devices. 19. Tn an apparatus for the described purpose, the conibination of inter-connected working instrumeiitalities for successively ,tliniii(x flano-ed caii ends ,-tiid gasket liners, ,tssembling the alined members and sh,,tping the connecti.n., wall member of the can end ,tt the inner edge of ,tnd ,Lbove the liner to retain the assemble(I liner rel,,itive to the flange of the caii end, and me,,tns for actuating s,,tid inter-connected workiilg instrumentalities in timed relation. 20. In an appar,,ttus for the described plirpose, the combination with a rotat,,ible can eiid turret providecl with ,t series of eircumferenti-,Llly vertic,,tlly disposed spaced can ciid aperttires, of ,t i-otat,,ible liner carrier provided with a series of- spacecl vertically disposed liner apertures ad,,tpted to reo-istei- i ivith the ,tpertures of- the can encl turret, devices for deliveriiio; can ends successively to the ,Lpertures of the said can end turret, devices for delivering liners successively to the apertures of the liner turret, me,,Lns for 1 0 6 assembling the liners relative to the flange of the can ends -when the apertures of the turrets are in registry, mechanism for imparting step rotation to said ttirret for pl,,tcing -lie liner and c,,in encls in ,txial aline- 110 ment and tr,,tnsferrino@ the members so assembled to a formii-ia station, and means at s,,iid st,@Ltion for sh,,tp @ng the coni'lecting wall member of t can end at the inner edge of and above the liner to rettin the assembled I 1,@ liner relative to the fl,,tnge thereof. In testimony -whereof , liai,e signed my i-iame to thisspecification in the presence ot two subscribing ivitnesses. IVAN D. THORNBURGH. Witnesses: N. A. AcKi,:R, D. B. RicHARDs.

Y'o all w7ton?, it inay concern r)e it ]@iioi@rii tbit T., IvA-,-@- D. Tiior,-z\rURGH, a citizeii oj'-' th(-, U@n@ted.St-,ates, i-esi.ding at iliel:l@eley, ii-I c(tility of aiid @--,tate of Californi.,.i, hav@,, ini,eiitect certain -,ind -Etse+'til impi-ox,emeiits ii-i ikl)pai-atus for Vssei-ablin(-,, and --Lii-iei-s to ('an Eiicls, oi' -",hich the followiiig is t specification. 10 The hereiiiafter clescribed. invention rel,ites to nieaiis foi- I)o,,itioning a Q-,-tsIK-t riii(Y li,,@i.er iii axi,,,.l alineiiient vi@tl-i t straight fliii@@ed -Linfinisl-ie('i can ei)d, ,tsseml)liiig the sani-e rel,,itile to tile, Yq"tn"70 oi' the sild ei-id 15 and completin,,,, or finishino, tlle c,iii ejid so is to holci o@.- the assembled Iiiieii,el.ative to its In mech,,i,iiism oi.-cliiiarilv eiiiployed for asis c-Li,@,@.toniary ei.thei- to apply 20 of a c,,in ei-id it t-l-ic i@inl, liner to the of the c,,,in end and retaiii th(, saw@e thc@reoii @:)y q; clirl bein,,),@ (Ylven Li.pst,,iiic[iiio- eirciiinfereiiti,,Ll Tq@tn(,e or to ,, 11 @l, ?7 w,,,ill of the otitsttnding qtral@,ht flan,-Ye of 25 the caii end oi.@ to tsserqble the Iii-ier relative to an. iinc-Lirled ou'stpii(lin(y fl,,tii(,e o@f@ the encl h,.tvi,ng ,t ei reiiniferential (Ti,oove formocl in the oulter s@,irf,,tce of its 30 coniiectin- v,,,,ill meirber by ctlising i d.istortion of the iiiiier ecige, oj-' i;he riiiy liner to pei@mit of th6 s,,tme passing ,-tii ove rl-ian,, of- the ei,reiimfereii-+-ial qroove in theconiiectiiiff iv,,tll m(,i-.nber of tli.e cin end. 35 The object of the pr,-,seiit@ iiivention i-s to c.],Ispeiise -,,vith the curl heretofore given to the Lipstaiid'lig eircunifereiitial -,vt'Ll of the fl@iiige of the c,.ii-i end ir@cl 'L-,o clisponse with (yro(ving the connect@iit(, w,,ill meml)c-r oTthe 40 Rano,e pi-iol, to assei-@iblin(, oi@ applyin(y the (y,i,s].@et Iiii(,,r to the fla,noe of the cin end, and thiis in the 1,,itter case, tvoicliii- the necossity of clistort-L3i(Ir the inner eireii-mferenti,,il ed,,e of the ri-i)(Y Iiii-or fis asseml)lecl rel,,i45 live to tl-ie flange of the can end, li'l tl-ie preferi-ecl embodiment of -,Ln a-,oparati-is for cairyin!,y oiit the liereii-iafter descrit)e(I i.nveaition, tiiere is.utilize(I nie,,ing for stt,ai t flan(yed unfi-Tiished can 50 (,ncl f@'om t holcler o-e mq(Tazine, to a seat iiithiii ,t c,,iii ei-icl carrier irieans for feeling ,i disl@ bl -,tp,l@ froiri a liolder oiinagazi-,ie to iyithiii ,in ap(,rture fOrMe(l iD ,t i@in(y liner e@, c,ii-riei- 'turi,et, mech,@i;iiism foi- cutting % i-ing 55 liner froro the positioiied disk of gasIK@et U'I'\IITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. IVAX D. TTrOP,-WBURGTI, or, C.P@LIFORNIA, ASSIGXO-R, TO AX7-RICA1\T CAX COMPAXY, OF SAX FRAYCISCO, CALIFOBXIA, A CORPORATIOX or, NEW TERSEY. APPARATUS -ROR ASSEMELI.L@TG AXD @SECUR'FNG RINGLINERS TO CAN FNDS. :1,363,542. Specification of Letters Patent. Piteiitecl Dec. 28, 1920. Application filed October 19. 1918. Serial No. 258,844. iiiier material combiiiect with inechanism for actlia ting the ttii@rets to position the cut ring liner in axial alinement ivith a positioned can eiid at ,in assembling station of the apparat us, and mechai-iism for asseml)].ing -the 60 liner i,elative to the f-taill-e of the positioned ciii end, (qnd groove T rming means for 0 (yro ollin(, the coni-iectin- wall of the can end -ifter the gasket li.ner has beeii applied or asse mbled relative to the flaiige thereof, in 65 orcl er to see-Lire or retain the gasli:et liner in fixe d i@elation. rel,,,ttive to the flange of said can end. While in the present case the app,,tra tus is so constrlicted @Ls to cut ,L gasket i,ing liner froin ,t disk of liner material, it 70 will be apparent the ring liners may be fed to the rotating turret from a stack of previously cut i-in(y lin.ers, or that the s,,ime seinblii-ig gaskel- li.-t,.ers to the i'lar@ge be cut froln. tt web of liner material, prefei -elice is oiven to the severing 75 Iitil 0 Ll"l-l or cuttiii'- of the cyasl@et liner from disks of @-I li.iier material aiicl transterrino, the ci-it I-in(y n Iiiier to ,in assei-nbling stition and i axi al ,iliiiemeiit with ft can end there I)ositioned; the essence of t]-i(-, ini,eiitioii residing in the 8o foimati.on of t (,i,oove iii tb,c, condecting ivall meinber of tl)e c,,tj-i end,.,Oiholdi.ng aii assembled Iiiie-r i@el,@ttive to the flan(-e tl-iereof after the said Iiiier h,,t.s l-,@een applied to s,,tid fl,,in-e, ,,tnd by @o (loing, obviat- 85 ing or overcon-ilii-.ig tl-te di,3toi,tioii. of the eircLimferei-iti,,tl eci-o-- of the i-in@)- lij.,ier ,is here;e tofore ,tpplieC[ to a previoiiql'y ,,rooved can encl provicled with aD. o-Litst,,ti-idipg fl,,tnge, one form of stich tvt)e of mech,,tnism beiiio, 9o ftilly set fortli ancl: (17escribed in iny pending a-oi)Iication entitled Ot-o-,,tnized al,)par,,itus fop arooiing caii eii(Is ap,)l ying ri '-ng Iiiier s there,tb, Serial N r 7,636 filed Octo ber tO, 1.918. 95 In order to cornprehe.-,,id tl-ie inie,-ition ,ts set forth iii the preferred embodiment there-e-r6nee sh6Lld b haci to tl-ic accomof. ref e I'V pany in@r sheots of dri gs, win liere in Fi(yure 1 i-, ,t @-rencral plan view of the ap100 paratus illu:strating the c,.i.ii encl carrier or c6nveying turret t6gether -with its associ@Lied caii end feed -Trech,,tnism, tnd the gisket blanlz and rin(y carrier turret ,tnd its associated feedincr mechanism and the posi@uion 105 of the cuittin(;'mechai-iism for severing ,t ring liner from t clisk of Iiiier material, also disclosiiig the I)osition of the m,.,chanism for asseinblin,(@ tl-ic i@ii-ig liner rel,,ttive to a position(,d can end, and the position of the means 110

1,363,542 for grooving the connecting -wall of the flano-ed can end after the assembliiig of the ring liner relat've thereto in order to hold the same in its assembled position. 5 Fio-. 2 is a frodt elevation of the upper portion of the apparatus or the mechanism supported above the rotatiiig turrets, iiiustratin,, the drive rneaiis for the apparatus, the can end c,,irrier turret Lnd the -asket io blanlc and ring liner carrier turret, a@d the upper rinu cutiing die, together -vvith the can enii feedi@.g mechaiiism and the disk blank feeding mechanism. Fig. 3 is a sectioiial vieiv of the lo-wer por15 tion of the apparatiis tali:eli on the sectional line 3-,S Fig. 1 of the clranvings @ind vienved in the dire,tion of the arrows, illustratiny the lo-wer die of the cutting mechanism and the grooi,e forming mech,,ini-Sm ancl its as20 sociated drivincr parts. Fi(T. 4 is a central se,,,tion,,il view of the lower part of the apparatus taken on the line 4-4 Fig. I of the drftwings and vie-wed in the directioli of the arrows, ill-Listrating 25 the ccin eiid c,,irrier tlirret and the disk blaiik an(I ring.Liner carrier turret, Avith the mechanism for ,tctuating the sime, als6 ill-Listratiiig the feed me-, haiiism for conveying a disk blanl@: from the sttek contained -withiii a so holcler to the aperttires of the disk carrier turret and the plunoer for assembling a cut riiiu liner relative to a cin eiid in axi,,tl ,tlinement tliere-witi-i. Fio-. 5 is t transverse secf-ional view taken 3,5 on the line 5-5 Fio- 1 of the drawings and vieived iD the direction ci the arro",s, illtistratino@ the can end holder magazine ',Ind t@ the me,,ins for feecling caii ends successively theref-rom to within the apertbres of the 4 0 rotatable c,,in eiid turret, and also illustrtting the me h,,Lnis-.ni for arooi,in(y the connectiii(V mcmber of the f-iapged can end after @t rin- liner his been assembled on the fl-,irige thereof. 4 5 TAir. i) is i, detailed sectio-.iql view, of the clin encl holder or map,,azine ancl the supporti.n@r cut-out knives or biqdes ,issociated therewi 'th, said view beiii- tal;:en on the section,,il line 6--6 F;@p:. I of tge drawings and viewecl ,9 0 in the clirection of the arrows. Fi,(Y,. 7 is a broken plan sectional view t,,ik---n oii the irregi-ilar Iiiie 7-7 Fig. 3 of the drawilnzs illtistratinc, tlae arrangement of the clriie gears for actuating the va@ious 55 I)arts of- tli@ ,.tp-o,,trettis. , parts being removed for cleqrness of the dra-widg, the Gei-ievt (-Irive mechtnism being illustrated in dotted lines. Fi,g, 8 is i, Dlan se-tion,,tl det,,tiled view of 60 parts controllin!E@ the action of the grooviiig r.lieebanism, s,,iicl sectionil view beirig taken on the irrevullir line 8-8 Fio ,@. 3 of the .dra-winl,,s and viewed @In the direction of the "irilo"ws. k;5 Fig. 9 is a longit-Lidinal sectional elevation 'aken on the line 9-9 Fig. 1 of the drawings, ,tnd viewed in the direction o-L" the arroivs, said vieiv illustrating the die-cutting mechanism for cutting a ring liner from liner material. 70 Fig. 10 is a cliagrainmatic view illustratingi (a), the relationship of a disk blank relative to i straight flanged uni'liiished can end; (7)), the relationship of a cut rina Iiiier 75 to the lianer shoulder of the -ptirtitlly f-ormed can end; and a' (c), the relationship of the assembled can end aiid gasket ring Iiii-er to the finally formed can eDd -with its gasket Iiiier beld in 50 position by an overhang of tl-ie groove of the connecting ",all member of the cin end, the various parts of the view, ttken in connection oiie Niith the other, ilIListrating tl-ie successive operations performed in the appara85 tus (lesigned for carrying out the invention. In the dr,,twino,s the numeral 1 is used to designate any suitible form of a suitable frame capitble of slistaining the ivorking parts of the apparattis, ,tnd Nvhich, in the go -present case is formed ivith a top bed plate 2. Over the said bed plate 2 Nvork two horizont,,tlly di-sposed n-iovable ttirrets 3 ancl 4, the former being provided with a series of sp,,teed eircumferentially disposed 95 can eitcl recei,,Ting apertures 5, and the latter Nvith -t series of ci.reumferentially disposed spaced liner receiving and slist,,tining apertures 6. The tiirrets 3 and 4 are moun'Led respectively on the upper ends of loo the vertieftl shafts 7 and 8, Figs. 1, 4 and 7 of the dr,,Lwin(ys. Caii ends 9 to be grooved I-D Lre maintained in st,,ick formation within -,Lii opep boLtOmed end holder or magazine 10 s7Lipported at one sid of the machine by a 105 bra,,ket 11 projected frorn the frame of the in,,iclline, the stack of ends within the holder or Diagaziiie being upheld by the supporting bl,,tcles 12, Figs. 1, 2@ 5 and 6 of the drawings. @'i,-bove the bed plate 2 at a position substan110 ti,,Llly ,it riglit an(yles to the bolder 10 is situated @in opeii bottomed holder or magazine 14, ,tdiptecl iii the present case to contain i sla'ck of disk blanks Ir) composed of suitable liner ni,,iteri,,tl from which the aasket 11,5 riilg liners 1.6 are cut, Fig. 10 of the drawings, spid bolder beiilg stipported by a br,,tcket I'@ projected from the fraine of the apptiratus aiid being provided with ,t projectiiig exteiision IS ad,,tpted to partly over- 120 haiip- the tiirret 4, Fi s. I and 4 of the 9 The shaft 7 carrying the can encl ,tpettured ttirret 3 is driven by meaiis of- a ge,,ti19 securecl to the lo-vver end portioii thereof , 125 Fi-gs. 4, 5 and '@ of tl-ie dr,,twinps, me,,@hing' -with a ge,,ir 20 secured to a lower verticil ch,,ift 21 -within the frame of the machine, which said gear in t-Lirn mesbes with a gear 22 fixed to the lower end of the shaft 8 for 130

the ttirret 4. Th6 @haft 21 foi- inip-ai-ting rot,@tion to the ttirret sbafts 7 aiid 8 is iiitermittentl.y driven by metins of the Genev@,t -wheel 23 fixed t6 the lower end thereof Figs. 3, 4 aiid 7 of the dr,,twin(Ts. Intei-mittent movement is tr,,tlis.Tnitted to the Genei,a wheel 23 from the continuotisly drii,en vc@rtic,,tl shaft 24 tl-irouo-h'the medium of the Genevt tii-m 25:sectire(I to said shaf-t, -i o the folli)Nvino" i-oll 26 carried@at the oliter eii(t thereof ivorIKin!,y in @,ind out of the@ ridi,@il slot@ 27 formed iii @tiid Genevb, Nvheel. Motion is imparted to the@ sh,,Lft 24 fi@om th(, horizontally dispoqed driveii sh,,ift 28 -work13 ing ivithin bearings ':)@,9 withiii the frami@ of tbo machine, by means of the bevel dears, 30 ,tnd 31, secured resp6etively to t-he sttfts 28 and 24, Figs. 3 @ and 4 of the drawiiigs, qnd said shaft 28 is driven fi@om the vertical o sliaft 39-, molli-ited in bearings 33 and 33', Figs. 2; 3 aiid 4 of the drawings, by mee@ns of a bevel ge,,i,r 34 @eotired to tl-ie lower- elicl thereof @ me,, ling ivith ,t similar geir 35 fixed to the outer end o@f the@shaft@l-)S. 25 To @ the upper end of the vertical sh6,ft 24 there is seclired ,tn under grooved cam 36, Fivs 3 and 4 of the drawings, with which coacts ,i follo-,,vincy roller 36' carried at the inne@r enlarged end 37 of a reciprocating 30 rod 37' S,,tid eiilarg.ed end 37 of the rod 37' is slotted to str,,tddle the shaft 24 the otiter end of the rod 37' beitig pivotally'connected to the lo-wer portion of a throw lever 38, pivoted at its lo@ver end to a bracket 38' 35 projectecl from the f-r,,ime striiet-Lire of the m,,ichine Ficy 5 of the drawings. The le-,rer 38 ,it its -Lipper end is conne6ted by -t link 39 to ,t horizoiitally recil)rbcqtiiig feed qlide 391 Nvorl@ing ivithin ,t giiide-ivay@formed,iii@the 40 lipper s-Lirface of the siippo@ting braeket 11 for the eitn eiid holder. A's tilo glicle is thrown iiiivard the head tllereof m6-ves from between the rolls - 1.2" ofIthe cut otit blad6s 12 of the cAn etid holder or ni,,io,,,tzine@ 10, 45 when tho tension @ of'tho, spriii,& i2a di-anvs inNv,,ii@dly the oiiter ends of@ - aid@ ciit@ 6tit blades, c,,ilises the iniier encl.R6to s@viiig OLltiv,,Li.@dly to rele,,ise. tl-ie stack @of can ends -@@ithr in the liolder. ix-t'a p e .50 lowermost c,,iii encl belo,,v s,,tia blades h,,is been placed witliin the, p@Ltb of iiio@einent of the reciproc,,ttin slide,, whicli fote6@@::the 9 same from within the holder' thi,ough its outlet opening ancl move8 the-cln end -%,%7ithiii 5.5 one of the apertlii-ecl. opei-iiligs 5 positioned to i-eceive the sime -@vhile the ttii-ret 3 is'at a state of rest. The cq-ii end is moied within the spl.iei -e of the, apertured openin-, 5 throuo-h t i,acli,,il etit'-out soction in the iin60 (Ter face of the turret 3 ,Ldjacent each:openi,iig 5 aiid d-Liring its inv,,trd rhovement it slid(,s o-,i the uppei- stirf@ice of the bed 2@of the m,,ichiiie. It ivill be understoocl that as the -,Iide 39' is move@-I out-@vardly the@ rolls 65 12' arei eng,,tged by the head thereof iand ---epop6ration the ar6,ted or forced apart, causilig the free ends of the etit olit blades fulerumed to the brde ket 11 at 13', Fig. 1 of the dr,,twings to swin g iiiivordly ivithin the holder 10 beneat h the st,,tck of can ends to support the 70 same is the slide 39' moves from beneath the same. But the blades at this time clit out thellowermost can ei-id, -",Iiieh is. lei@t iii the path of the;slide -,ts seen in Fig. 6. Th e disks of liner material are removed 75 succ e@siv6ly from -@vithin the holdei- 14 by me,,i iis of- the i@eciprocatiiig etit-otit slide;40, Fig. 4 of the dr.-twin(ys, ivhich slide is actrtated by a ftilerumed lever 40' which is co-niiect e(1 it its ti per end by a link 41 to the 80 s,,tid slide 40. The lever 40' is ftilerurned at 42 to t br,,tol@@et projec@ting fi@om the frame of the machine ,tnd at its free inwardly proj ectiiig eiid c,,trries a followiiig roll 42' - ,vhich -kvorIKs within the groove 6f ,t c,,tm 43 85 secii red to the verticil shaft 32. DLiriiig the rot,,ti-y rdotio@il of the s,,tid shaft 32 the is throwii and olit lever 40' ' wardly to imp,,ti-t an inw,,trdly aiid ;ut-wardly recipr6catihg gtroke to the etit-out glide; 40, 9( which moves @ beneath the holdei- 14 tnd removes the lo-",ermost disli: blank of the st,@telc of bl,.inks 15 contaillocl witb.iii stid holder, iiid deli-@ers th6 cut oiit lowermost bl,,ink to -witl-iin cine of the apertured openings 6 of 9,5 the turret 4, said cut-out disk dtiriiig its transfer from tho holder thro-Livh the aperture of the said di,sk rnovino,- benetth the overhai-ig wall or projection 18 of the holder 14, , the said disk-bl,,tiik moviii(y ivithin a po- loo sitioned ,iperture 6 of the turret 4 thr6ugli the i-adial etit out portion 6' iii the upper siirftee of the turret 4 adjadent to e,,ich 0 the ,tpertlures 6 and c6nnecting the@e-with, ther e being provided a grooved section 6a 1(5 in - ,(@hich the clit out bl-,ide 40 workq.,,is moved to @ po@itioii @,f liner disIK -,vithin'a @ positioned ape'rt ure 6, -kvhich apettlire at su6li tilae standg at rest@ bene,,ith the 6-@erliino, IS of the hb1cl6r: 14, an'd iii rtdi,,tl alii@einoii'-t @there- 110 with,' Figs. , aiid 4 of the d@,,twinos. Rot ar3r motioii is impat-tecl to the sh,,ift 32 f(@r actuatiny the'driven shtft 28 by meaiis of- th e:bevelecl oear 44 seei-ired to the upper end the!7@of, -ne@31iiiig ivith ,i sim.ilar Year 4-AT' 115 socii.r ed t6 orie end of the ho7.-izontallv di-s1)dsed clrivel.-,haft 45 (Ii,aNirin(ys, tliei,e@ b@in,-@ se@Lired to tl-ie opposit(,, encl of the drive sh,,ift 45 a belt pulley 45' over -v@,hich@is ,idapted to tra@rel i power 120 belt not sho-,vn f or tiansmittinu power thereto fr6m an oiitside source o f supplv. The drive shaft 45 is formecl -%vitli. ,t centr, LI crank section 46, to which is secured ,i er,,ink hetd 46' Fig. 2 of tlie drgwin(rs, ,tnd the driven 125 shaft 28 Fi<), 3 of the draiiings, is ,tlso provicled witl@ 2an'cr,,ink sectioii 4'4, to -,vhich is seetited ,t eri,nk head 47'. The ei-ank head 4@(' is conneeted by ,t crank trm 48 'Lo -L vertically movable'slide block 48@ -,vhich works.@130 1- incl 2 of the

1,363,542 in (Yuidewdys -within the frime of the rfi,,tchine Fio, 3 oj' the drawin(-Ys. ancl -NVhich at its u pel- end carries a die-rino49, vhich is adaptecl to project or Avoi@ll, through an apertiire 49' in tl-ie bed 2 of 'Lhe ,L-Dp,,trati-is. The er,,Lnk head 46' of the clrive sh,,tft 45 is coniiected by ,t ertnk arm 50 'o a vertically movtble or reciproc,,tting slide block 50' which -works within guide--%va3rs of a super10 structure 51, Fi(y. 2 of '-he clr,,tNN,ings, ,tnd the said slide 50' carries at its loiver encl the cuttino- die-member 52, Fi(,Ys. 2 tnd 9 of the clr,,t-wiiio,,s, -@vhich s,,iid cuttincy-die is surroiinded by a sidring helcl.. eie@ctor riiia 52?. i5 The vertically i@ovable slicl@ head 50' carries an arcuate br,,tcl@et '3, Figs. 1, 2 and@ 9 of the drawings, which cqrries at its outer end ,tnd holcls -within the head 53' thereof a vertically disposed stem 54 of ,tn assembling 20 plungei- 54' ivhich is ,tdapted on its downward stroke to move within ,tncl through one of the aperttires 6 of the turret 4 ivhen the s,@ime is I)ositionecl in registry with one of the apertlires 5 of the turret 3 -with a cut 25 ring liner 16 in Lxial alinement -@vith the straiog,hntu oLuiltisti,,).nclino, flange of ,t can end 9., Fic,. 4 of the clrawings, ,tt S-Liell time, to remove or force the rincy liner 16 from off its retaining seat 16a ancl press the stme onto 30 the flange 162 of the caii encl 9, Fig. 4 of the dra-wings. The ti-ir-.L@et 4 receives dtirii-iu ,t period of r--st into oiie of its aperttii-es 6,7a disk blanIT 15 at the station A, of- the ,tpparatus -tncl is 35 thereafter transferred by the step rotation of the ttirret 4 to within the sphere of the clie cutting members situated @-Lt the station B of the apparattis@ Fig. 1 of the dr,,twin(,Ys, and ,tfter the cutting of the ring liner the 40 sctme is coiiveyed slipported -within ,t shotildered seit ofthe ipertLire 6 by the step rotation of the tlirret 4 to the assemblinu st,,itioii C of the appar,,itus, b)r which timwthe iinfinished flanged can ep4 9 deli-vered into one 45 of the apertures 5 of the turret 3 at the c,,tn end feed statioii D, has been tr,,,,nsferrecl from s,,tid stltion by the sl-ep rot,,ttion of the turret 3, and I)Iaced in ,txial alinement -with the cut ring liner at the'station C, -where 50 during t period ' of rest in the movements of the turrets 3 and 4 the ,issembling plunger is brou@zht into operatioii by the downw,,ird movement of the slide block or he,,tcl 50' to force the cut ring liner 16 from its seat 16a 55 onto the fl,,i,nge 162 of the positioned cin encl. The assembled can end qnd liner is the@ tr,tnsferred -Irom the stition C by -t step rotation of the turret 3 to pl,,ice the ,t-- sembled member qt the station E for the (,Yrooving of 60 the coniiecting wall member 1-6-' of the clin end to permit the eircumferenti,,tl groove 164 to retain the assembled rin.7, liner 16 onto the flano-e 16' by @n overhang shoulder a Fi@. 10 of the driwings. 65 At the assembling station and above the rot,,itable turret 3 and at a point approximately opposite the can end feed mechtnism islocated a h oiising 55, Fi(r. 5 of the drawings, -wlthin which housin@ is mo-Linted for rotary m6vement a. die rin(y blocli: 55', haV- 70 in.g cut oil th,.- outer face !hereof the gear teetl-i 56. Thi.s die rino- block is provided in the lower central portion thereof with ,i die rino- 56', and -within the said block 55' is mounted a spring-pressed ejector block 57. 75 rtotai,@ motion is imparted to the die ring head 55' from the continuously driven Vertically disposecl shaft 58 throlio-,h the medium of the gear 562 mesliing -with the teeth of the said block, Figs. 3, 5, 7 and 8 of the clraw- 80 in-s, -which said shaft at its lower encl carries a gear 58' f or meshin-a with the gear 59, securei to the upper por@ion of the shaft 24, and beneath the slotted he d 37 of the connecting rod 37' for actuatino, the can end 85 feed lever 38. The shaft 58 incermediate its length has secured tbereto a gear 60 which meshes with a gear 60' secured to the lower end of a vertic,,illy disposed shaft 61, Fig. 5 of the di-a-wincs. The shaft 61 is extended go through an eccentric bushinlf 62 and at its upper end carries a groove f8rming roll 620'. 'The said shaft 61 derives its rotary motion from the shaft 58 and iii addition to its rotary motion it has vertical movem-ent im- 95 'oqrted thereto, which motioii is given to the said sliaft by means of ,i roelz lever 63, Fi(ys 3 and 8 of the drawings, -which lever is f,ul-, crumed to a braelket 63', and carries at its outer end a following roll 64, -wbich works 100 within ,t grooved collar 65 secured to the lo-wer end of the eccentric biishing 62. At its inner end tbe, rock lever 63 carries a following roll 66 -which worIKs within the peripheral groove of a cam 67 securecl to the 105 vertical sbaft 68, continuous rotation being transmitted to the shaft 68 from the sbaft 58 through the medium of the ge,,ir 58' meshing witb the gear 68' seeiired to the lower end of the sbaft 68. On the shaft 68 110 and ,ibove the peripheral groovecl cam 67 is secured a cam 69, wbich coacts with a following roll 69' secured to one end of a lever 70, mounted for oscillatioli on the sbaft 58, and which lever terminates in an enlarged 115 gear segment,,il head 70', the teetli of which mesh with the external teeth of the se(,- mental busl-ling 62. During tlie rotation @f the shaft 68 the cam 69, coacting witb the following roll 69'. oscillates the lever 70 to 120 c,,tuse th@ segmental (year end thereof to aet-Liate the eccentric busbing 62, said lever 70 - having its roller 69' maintained against the surf ace of the c,,im 69 by the tension of the spring connection 71. It will thtis be noted 125 that a continuous rottry motion is transmitted to the shaft 61 carryino,'tbe groove forming roll 62', and that vertically reciprocating motion is imp,,trted tbereto during this @ontinuous rotation through the me- i8o

dium of the i@ock lever 63, while eccentric motioi-i is transmitted to the said shlft by the actioii of the ecceiitric bushing 62, for movin(,y oi, tl-irowii-i,)- the formin(, rolf 62' carriecl b3, tlae sh,,tft 61 toward aiad from the die riii- 56' of the rotating die rino, head -oon,e l@ormina roll 62 55'. TI-ie gi I of the shaft 61 coacts ivith the die i-iiia 56' for ,teting against the inner surface of the condect10 int.), Avill n-lember 16, of the positioned can eiicl 9 witl-i its (yasl@:et liner 16 assembled rel,,ttive to its f-lange 162, for pressin(y 'the metal thereof do@vnwardly over the die ring 56' for the o-roovin@y of the said connectin(t Nvall 15 membertof the t'can eiid to provicle an zn overhang a I-or retaii-iing the ,tssembled gasket iiiier 16 in place relative to t@e outstancling 'ilangeofthecanend. AfLerthecomp'letionof tlae grooving operatioi-i the shltft 61 throu-oh 20 the clescribed cam actuited mechanism is lowerecl to place the groove foi-minu roll from -within the sphere of the aperture 6 of tlae turret 3, when the spring pressed block 57 I.owers or moves the finishecl ciii end -with 25 its issembled liner fully within the aperture 6, it being unclerstood thtt qs the shaft 61 is raised the -orooi,e formiiig die be,,trs aoainst the under@tirf,,tee of the body member @of tl-io can eiid and moves the same upiv,,trdly from 30 Avithin the iperture 6 to place its vertical connectingg -wtll member in radi,,tl alinement with the clie rin(y 56', a portion of the pei@ipheral -wall of"the olitstancliiig fiange of tha can end at tll times being maintained 35 A-vithin the apei@ture 6 of the turret 3. It ivill be no'ecl that in the preferre-,l emI)odiment of aii apparatus for carryina oilt the de.-scribed iniention there are five distiiact stations emi)loved, A , ]Deino, the feed'n,-r st,,itioii for -clel.'Ivering disk-s of liner 40 1 @, .matei-i,i,l to the aperttires of the intermitteiit rotating turret 4; B, the station at which the ring liner is cut from the disi@c of liner iii,,Lteri,t] ; D, the station for the deliverv of 45 ungi-ooved or unfinished caii ends to the'apL,i,tures of the iiitermittently rottting turret 3 C, the station for the assemblin(y of the rill,u, Iiiier relative to the flano,e of-the can encl coni-eyecl thereto and in axial alinem(,nt 50 ivith the rin(y I.iiier b3, the inter@-nittei-it or st-ep rotttion'@'of the t-Lirret 3, and E, is the station at NiTbich the grooving of the can end is perfornied for sectiring or holdino, he assembled riii(, liner relative to the flanue 55 of the can endI,lThile etittii-ig mech,,tnism has been illi-istrp.tecl for the etitt;.ng of a rin(y liner from (lisks of liner material, it is obviolis that in case pi,eviously c-Lit rin(y liners are fed from @n 60 the holder or ma--azine 14 to within the ,tpertilires 6 of the 6irret. 4, the cutting mech ,i,i-iism miy be dispeiised with, and it is also obvious thtt instead of utilizing disli:s of liner iyfaterial or feecting previously cut rina 6,5 lin ers, that a web of liner material may be vitilized from -which to cut the rinc, liners; in stich case, the web of liner material beino, so disposed ,is to trai,el or move over the si-irl-,,ice of the rot-,ttiii(- ttirret 4 aiid between the saliie and the cuttinc, mernbers for the 70 zn severing of -@ ring liner. -@)Tllei@e a ring liiier is cut fi-om liner material, as for a disk of Iiiier matcrlal, it is necessti@y that the central core piece 1.5' be clisposeci of, ancl for this pur- 7 5 pose, t-he slide carrying the die 49 is provided witli a disebarge channel 482 which commi@inic,,ites with in Lpert-Lire 152 through Nvhlch the core pieca falls into the dischar(ye chaiinel 482 Fio-s. 3 and 9 oT the clrawinos. tn 80 A-f ler the o'@looving of the can end for the 1!etentio n of t-he. <Y,,tsl3:et ring liner 5 the step rot,,ition of the turret 3 advances the can end aboi,e @-he diseliarue chute 3a Fi(y. 4 of the dr,,iwinu s. ,it which point the c,,Ln end falls 85 from ",itfiil-i the aperture 5 of the.tiirret 3. While the apparatus 'oi-, cari,yino, otit the inventio n has been disclosed in its preferred embodi ment, I CIO not wish to be understood ts coiifining or Iiiniting myself 'o the details go O@t t-lie workin- p,,irts herein shoivn ancl deZ, scribed, but on the contrary -wisli to be under'st ood as claiming the iiiventioii as bro,,icllv as the st,ate of the ,Lrt w.ill pei-niit. Haviii g thus described m- y invention -what 95 I claim as new tncl desii-e to protect by