4 1,774,401 'tliout clepartir,(y from our inveiiti.oli, ftp-cl wi tn that the disclo.4ure liereof sl-ioulcl be co,,-istr-LLecl ,is illusti-ative not is unclul@, "Liiiiitii-io-. What we claiiii is:- 1. In combination, n-ie@ins for applyi.,i(y water-pro,)fii-i(y i-iiiterial to pal,,er malerial el6sure clisks, a ivide flat belt co.-iA,-e3,or for ,iclv,tiicin o, successi@-e ti,ansvoi-se rows of disl,-s restlii(,r flat oii said belt aiad received froiii 10 sai,,l iiiechanisiii[, iiicliiied bl.a(Lcs restiiicy fl,-tt oii said belt for ari,an(riii(, s@tio, ciisi-,s beiii(,r ,tdvaiieccl by s,@tid belt@' a 'n7'cldeli-vc,,riiic', s,,ticl disks from the blacle rear fro@ e-ncls iii parallel sep,,tratecl ro-NNs, clep(-,iicTiii(y discharge 15 throats alilied with s-,tld 1-o@@'s, roq-pectively, ancl iiito whicli said disl,:s ire di@oppecl, and several iiiechti-iisiiis for stacl-iiig saicl disks aii(I deliverin(- the sta(!ks iiito pacl,-iii-- tiibes, zn said DICC]iaiiisms receivin(y @,isks fron-i said 20 throats, respectively. 2. Ili combiiiation, ',L W;@cle belt coiiveyer for carryiii(r closui-e disl@s arr,,Liiged horizontally ttioreoii, space,,l dereiiclii-i,)- disc!-iLr,)-e throats ari@aiiged to recei@,e th(,, disl@s f row, 2,5 said conveyer and provide(I with iiieaiis to guide the disks against titri-iiii(y over, to discharge tl-ie saine iii up,,-iflit o-t- e,-.Lo-ewise I)ositions all faciiio- in the siiiie etirectioii, and disli: staciciii(y ,ti-id ptc:kii-i,,- tube fillii-ig iiiech3o anisms, one f or each diseli,,tro-e throat arr,.inged to receive the upri,,-ht disks one beZ7' hind the otber froiii s,,tid throats. 3. Tn combinatioi-i, a flat belt coiiNTeyer, a diseliarge tliroat arrai-iged to receiie disi ,@s z;5 therefrom aiid provided -with iiieans to ho@.Cl the disks agqinst turniii- over to disel-iar-e disks iii upi-iglit edgeivise position all f,,teinff in the sanie direction, and t disl@ stacliiiig aii(-l p,,icl@:iii(, tube fillino- niechanisiii -,trranged to 4o receive disks from said throat aiid gatlier the saiiie all facing in the saiiie direction iiito a stacl@: and advance the stack iiito a pack-ing tube. 4. Apparatus for stackin(y closure disl,-_s aiid deliveriii- the stacked disl@s into p,,tekiiig tubes, embodyin a nozzle for delivet@iii(i the g @n stack@d dislcs into the I)acl6ji- tube aild for exteriorly ,ind i@emovabl3, i-eceiving tl-ie tubes, atid nieaiis for (- atlierino, t-he disks into ,L 5o stack aiid delivering the stack throii(,rl-i the nozzle includin(y a dislc (,uidiiig tro-Lialilong!tudili,,illy alined -with the 1-iozzle, ,tnd aii endless series of spaced disk adv-,tneincy fino'ei,s arranged traiisi,ersely with respect to and b5 iiio-%,able lon(ritlidii-ially of said trougl-i toward said n@'zzle. 5. In combiiiation, ,t conveyer for ,idi,aiiein- closure disl@,s resting loosely thereoii visible for iiispection and iiiechiiiism for stack60 in,, s,,tid disks and fillin(y paci@,iii," tubes witb t said clisl@s beiiag e-:-L)osecl li:e stacli:ed disk,,, by said mechaiiism for iiisi)ection and sepai,ate removal therefrom l@rior to delivery iiito tl-ie packing tube, and me,,tris for deliver65 iiig disks fron-i said conveyer to said meeliaiiisin iii upi,iyht edaewise position, said means zn t5 iiieludin(, a ,Yui(le to liold the clisk a(raiiist turnili(, over for delivei-iiig the clisl@s all f aping ii-i the saiiie directioii. 6. Mechaiiism for stacki-n(y closui-e disi@s 70 cl. ai:icl,,tdi,arciligtliostacl-ot is lcstofillpicktiibes, includ@n- a tlibular iiozzle to rea I)aclcing tlibe, iiieaiis to expose disks fo,@- iiispection and reiiioa-,il iA71iilc -.ttliering the Cisks ,til faciii(, in the s@iiiie dii,ection iilto 75 ,i sttelc aiid aclvqi-iciii(y the st,-@clc tliroul-yli s,,iid iiozzle, and iiieaiis for i-eiidei-;ng tl-ie l@l)@@@iglit '@jack faces of the disks belli,(," adval-,C(-,(-l vis'lble -1@roi-ii a pos@.tioii f i-om whicii the upri(,,ht f ront si@,es of the disl@@,,, are directly A,isible. SC 7. ialechtiiism for cliar(,iii(, packing ti-ibes -@y-ith closiire disl@s, iiiclii@liiig ai-I cloii,),ate(I opeii,-top tube o,ui -cliii- ti-otiyli ineltidiii(r a ti-ibtilar housirig aild a nozz'-e for removal)ly li-ll(. loii(,i@-tidii-i,,iltv of said troucyh' provi(lecl Avith ,iii eiidless s@ri(@s of for disl@s a, i-,-Lnge(I trailsvel -sely of saicl ti-oitrh loii(,Yitildiiially tlicreof aiid into Z7' ,iiad ii'leaiis s,.iid holisin(,r to cooiderate witli. s,,ti.d fiiigei,s iii assembliii,), sai(I Oislcs ii-ito a staci@, slid fih('ei.@s propellin,, the .t,,Lck throu(yh sai(I hotisli-icr Ind ilito aiid tli,@-oiiol-h the i-iozzle. S. Atechanisiii for cliar(yijig packincr tubes 95 Avitli closure clisks, iii.eltidiliff all elon-ate(I n open-top trough leaclin- to a. nozzle for remov,,tbli, receiviiiz pacl@.i.ilg tubes, meails for (,;S" @ -'-n ]),)Sition ii-il--,O 1',Id trinsversely of said tro-Li(,,I-i, qn ei-Ldlo(, 'i ess triATel clisl@@ coiiveyei- travelliiig loti (,i tiidinally of said trolt(yli toi-varcl said nozzle iiid providecl with dislc prol)elli.ng and se)),trat;iig fiii(Tei-s, ai.-i(I iiieal-s fol- vil)i@-atin(. @-,aid cojiveyor to sei-tic aii(-.1. position the disks iii 105 said tro-Li(yh. 9. In appargtiis for closiirc (lisks ,tnd the lil@e; a -Nvide flat belt coiai,eyor for adiaiiciii- dislcs 1--estin- flit <,,i-i th(', 1,)Clt, rearwardly exten@Liii(, later,,illl, iiieline(I 110 bl,-@cles havin- rear free ei-ids, sa,;d blades t, restljiu fla't-. oii the, belt ai-id supportecl fl-OrfL above aiid iiidep(,ndeiitlv of the bel.t, alid arraiiged to o-ather the clis'),:s cal-ried reirwardly by tho, be'lt tncl delivei@- tho, saine f i-ojii the I 1 Ili blade rear eii(is in 1)ar,,illel separiited roavs, Plld n-ie,,ins al@.iiied i@,'Iluh sa;ld j.-oAA,s, respectively, to receive said clisks ,iiid deliver the saiiie to staelcii-i(y iiiechaiiisms. 10. Apparatu,,, for stackin- clostire dislis 120 tiicl the I'lko, e,.iibod),iii g a wide belt conveyor, adothcr Avide 'belt coni7e.@,ol, ai-rii-i,,ed to receive disks fron-i the firsf, iialiiecl conveyor, iiieaiis being provided to (Yti;cle the clisl@s against ttiriiin(- over to delii,er the @2@, disks froiat f,,tce up oii the secoiid cojiveyor, dislc stael-iiag iiio(!Iianism, aiid liieans to deliver disli:s from the second conveyor to the disk stickii)(, iiiechanisiu, said last mentioned means provided with auidin(@, inealis

1,774,401 to prevent the disks turning over, for deliv7erino, the disks all facino- in the saine dire,2t,on to the stacl@:ing me@hanism. 11. Apparatus for stacl@inu closure disks and the like, emblodying an ei7dless conveyor having an endless series of means to separate disks a-.id maintaiii the same in upriglit position -with their iront faces exposecl for inspection -while ti,aveling forward, a relativelo ly stationary sl,.de-way for said cllsl-is trranged longit-Liclinally of and in which the disks are, advancecl by said conveyer, and disk stacl@ing means receiving the disks from sai(I sliclenvay and conveyer. 15 12. Apparatus foi- stackinu closure disks 11 and the like, embodying an endless conveyor ha,ving an endless series of means to separate disks and loosely maintain the same iii upr@i(_Yht positioii -with their front faces ex20 POSed for inspection while traveling f or-wai-cl, stacking means receiving tl-ie disks from the conveyer, and means for vibratiiig the conveyor to shake and level the disks L,hereon. 25 13. l@pparatus for stacking closure disks ancl the lil-e, comprisino, an (@,long,,Lted ttibular iiieml)er to feed for @ward a stacl@ of disks and deliver 'the same into a packing tube, said tlibiilar n-len-iber ha-ving a Ion-ittidinal 3o top openino, along ivhich 'LI-ie, upper portions T -whereby the o' the clisg of the s'(.ack travel, d-'--sks are visible and accessible, for manipulation, and -,ne-,ins for arranging disli:s in a st@ck and for 1)ropelling the disks into and 3 r, forcing the same for-vvard in said tubular member. 14. Apparat-Lis for stacking ancl Dacking closure disks aiid t@h(,, lili:e, embodyieg a nozzle for guidino, an advancing st,,ick of disks 40 into t packiiig tube, a rearwardl.y yielding finger under constant tendency to forwardly enter the nozzle in opposition to the advance of clisks t',herein, and @ - ,idapted to be pushed to one side by the advqncing st,,tek ,incl to ride on the edo-es of the disks thereof ; and mechanism for assembling ,tnd advancing ,t successioii of loosely and edgewise arraho'ed disks and for successively pushing the same together into stack form iii said nozzle in O-P-Position to said finger and advancing the s'Lack throuuh the nozzle and zn into the packing ttibe. l@,5. Apparat,us for stacking clostire disks and the like, embodying an elonaated endless conveyor having an endless series of spaced disk p-Lishing and separatiiig fingers, and disk stackino- means receiving the disks from said conveyer and in - which the disks are pushed forward in stack form by said c@,, fingers. Signed at FiLlton, Oswego County, State of Ne-w Yor-k, th-is 30th day of July, 1928. KENNETH G. QUADE. C. H. LA BEEF.

Patented Aug. 26, 1930 11774@401 UNITE@D ,STATES @PATENT OFFICE: OF :FULT01i, NEW YORK ASSIGNOR -S RE1@TNETH G. QUADE AND CI-IARLES H ',A B@k]E'7 TO OSWEGO FALLS CORPORATION, Ol,' FULTGI,4', NEW YORK, A COR:PORATION OF NEW YORK A-P:PARATUS FOR STACKII!@G CLOSUF,,E DI@@io AND THE LIXF, Application filed A-Ligiist 24,1928. Seri-al No. 301,838. Clos-Lire clisli:s of the type l@nown as bottle caps, or -Inilk bottle caps, are produced by qtiai,,titi, i)roduction methocls through the use o-L' cap machines that ei-it" or punch the flat pi-oer clisks from sheet paper material fed f--colii rolls these machines iisu,,illy embody printi-iig meel-i@tiiisms ivhereby the caps de!ia-ered by the machines are prit-ited on one sicle, and also soinetimes embody ptill tab or hL--Lidle f,)r--Lniiig meelipnisms tlicit of-,Ie,,i inclu,-Te stapli--Tig cl6vices so that the caps delivere,-l by s-Lich machinery embody pull t,,ibs aiid cal,rv staples. Usually the caps fron-i these il " m @p-, c i-i--ver? @,,) -- LI sms whereby the 6dps are A-vi+-T,,,DrooT d or 15 i-ii e -ol@,raffili@@d. Where the finished caps are to te appl.ied to the bottl-ls by capping machinery, the cap m,,tl@,ing machines are provided -iitli -ttt,,tchments to gath@r or assen-ible the 20 ea-,,)s delivered from the paraffinino, mechanis--Ins iiito sticks ,tp-d feed the st,,tcl@s into i-laper t-Libes i-ncl ther,--by form e,-@ p,,tc!K@- p -,iges. The erps .tre shipped in these pacl@:ages -which cai-.t be placecl in the c,,tpping 25 mechaiii.sriis. "Phe printecl sides of tl-ie parallel clps in the tLibes must all face in the same @cilreell-ion and it -.s clesir,,tble that all tubes of the same le,@,.o-th cont,,tin the same rated num- - Z, T - -f. perfect caps. - be. @ his necessitates care30 ful ip-spection of the caps dLir;-nl- the process ofassembli,.ig t',, e cat)s into stacks ind forcino@ the stteks into Llile shippin,& or paci@,ing tlibes, a,id tl-iis co,,-is".alit close inspection by attend"ITits CT-Liririg the proc6ss of Yafhering the caps z5 into the staelc ,,ssembly is-necessary bee,@tuse of the teiirlency of c,,tl:)s to become reversed in pos@tion, or of one or more caps to get out of alinemen@u aiid c,,iuse jamming or other-wise breal@: up the stacl,- formations. TI-iese cliffi40 c-Lilt;es thi't, -iecessitate constant inspection (@,f the ctps dtirino ,tssem bly into stack form, p re.i,-Ier ;.t clesirable tc,. rovicle li'lechanisms \Vhereby the caps are not only clearly visible, btit @ii-so reidily accessible for removal of de45 fectii,-e caps and for re,,irrangement or relocat-'Lng o-il misplaced caps, throuohout a,@]:)710.-,Iimat-,Iy the entire tr,,ivel of the baps from the paraftining inechanisni to the paclkin tubes, @ilr invention relates to -meeb@a-,nism for arraiiging assembly of disks or caps into stacli: - L@orms for pacl@ing iiito shipping tubes, and t-l-ie objects ai-id niture of the invention -will be @uTiderstood by those skilled in the art in vie-w of the ioregoing remarl@s and the following explanatioiis of the ,iccompLiaying clr,,twiiigs ti-iat show wh,-t -we no-w believe to be the prefeirecl inechinical expression oi embocliment o,-' our ini 7 en'Lion from ain6iig other forms, con-il)in,,ltions, ind ,irrangemeiits within the 60 st)irit and scope of the invention. kn object of the invention is to provide cap or closure clisIK: gtthering, or stacl,:ing mechan-. sm, ivill avoid tl-ie disadvantages, diffletilt . es, ,iiid dan@@ cidental to the 55 I , -er or injury in Lise of screiv or worm conveyers for deliveri-iig the clisl@s to ancl picl6n(v the same,in tl-ie tubes, ai-id that will also nleet the req-LLireiu,-nts herei-nbefore pointecl olit, aild tll@it -will ilso tetid 'Llo speed up prodtiction of pack,,tged 70 anci tend to redtice the iiui-nber of ne6essii@l, at'ey-idants for eael-i unit of cap aking u m ,iiid t-Libe filli-iig machinery. 'ill-ith tliese and other objects in view, our ;.Rven@,-ion coiig---'Ls iii certaiii novel fe,,it-uires 75 of constructi-oii,- form,,ition, arrangement, ,iu-d/or combillation, as more fully and part;-til@arly described ,inci specifiecl'hereinafter. eferi-ing to the accom@,,tnying drawings 7 formi-Lig,,i part hereof; so Fig. I is t top plan, more or less diigramri-atical, of paraffinina niechanism at the discl,,ftr@@e end of t cap @nal,-in machine, show9 iiia closure clisl@: (cap) gatherinu and stacki-il" i - ntion. 85 - g jilech,,iiiism embodyi-n(y our nve Fi u. 2 sho-ws 'Lhe meel-ta--riisms of Fig. 1 in sicl e elevation. F ig. 3 is ,i longitudinal vertic-,il section. F ig. 4 is @t cross section on the line 4-4, Fil u. 2. 90 F ig. 5 is a- cross se@ction on the lina 5-5, F i (,Y. 2. F ig' 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6, Fig . 2. F ig. 7 is a detail perspective of a disk deliv9 .5 ei @inp. 9,'Uide funnel. F ig. 8 is a det,,til lon itudinal vertical see9 tio n. Tli-,, cap or clo,,,ure disk raaking machines f)-fte,,n empl()v gings of 414D,,g cr puiicheg that 100

2 1,774,401 i-,,ill at each stroke cut from the sheet paper stock eiclit, more or less, roivs of printed haiidled or stapled disi@:s or c,,ips, a,-id these ei(,ht par,,tllel roiv.@; of caps ai-e carriecl forward iiito the paraffinin(, mechaiii-,iii, ai-id deliirei-ed tlierefrom. Iii the drawin(rs, ive dia(,,ran-iiiiaticall.), ilItistr,,ite paraffiiiiii@_r n-iecliai-iistii that receives the disks o-.- cil)s a, from the c,,tp maklil<), ililtchiiie. This iiiechanism, as ali exai,,iple, ciii iiielucle a pail- of iipp.-r,,ti-id lower cooperatin(-, rotatiiigparafrliiiiicr i-olls 1 2 that recei@70 an(I i-rio-ve the disl-s or c,,ip f orivarcl ,tiicl apply hot liqtiid 1)ariffii-i tliereto from ,t suitable hot 15 liqtiidl)ai@affiilpo'L-orb,,ith,notsliown. These roll,s (lischar(ye the liot 1),,iraffiiied cii)s into the flatliorizojital tol) f@tee of a suitably (11.jven ,tdvancin- coiii,-cyer belt 3, Nvhich is 1-ISI,@allv wet witli ],,ot I)araffjii. The caps 20 shotil(i lie 'iat on this belt )rintecl fices til). The conve-,7er belt 3, cliselia-:ges the disl-:s onto tlio tol) f@ice of ,t siiit,,,I)lv drii-eii horizoiitallv disposed, off-bearin,; en(liess c()r,- v(,-,-er belt 4:, arran(,ed at a len-el below 25 belt 3. A (T@u-'i(l(, or strippino- pl,,tte 5, incliiies down'",-,irdly fi-om the dise',iarge oT belt 3, toivarcl the receiviii(y portioii of belt 4, to cause tl-i(, disi@s to slide from belt 3. to I-elt 4, on I)Iate 5, withotit pilin@_y on eacli other 'O -,iltliout tiltiil,- incl or turniii(, o-jer. til, i@n such nianiier that the di.s,K@s -will be cl.(,Iive,'@,-cl onto I)elt 4, pr;ii@,-,d siCLe up ,incl gpaced ap,,trt ,tcross s,,,id belt. The dryiii(y belt 4, discharcres the d,-I@s bv 35 (Traiitv into the 1,,trge opei-i upl)er ep-cis ofsil.L 'tably slipported clel-)ei-icling fitnnel-like d-isel.iar(.,e t,liroits Qr lioppers 6, ari,,,in,ed to clrop tiie @lisks b@,T gra-@-it@T iii position -%v;th their prii)tecl siclef, forw,,trcl from the 40 Smqll lo-wer encis of the tliroats into t]-ie receiviil,(r ellcls of disk acii,anciiig and (-,uiclinmechaiiisms. A (le-reiidiii@_, clischarge tliroat 6, is provided for etel@tube or pacl@iii- mech45 ani,,;iii, incl these siii-lilar tliroats, -whei-e more tliaii oiie is emj)lo@'C'cl, ai-e ui-iifoi-mly sp@tced across the discharge of the bell.- 4. Each throat i-s formed with ai-i ini-ier tol) edge 6,1, to strip the adv-iiiciii(r disks froiai the cleseend,5o iii(r portioji of the belt for (Ti-avity drop tlirou(-rli tl-te tTiLr,),It, \I-Ilil-e, tile throqt isforiiied to (rtii@le confine tlte f alliii dis',@: to inaint:i,iii the iipri(rlit, positioii ti-iereof at-id to cleliver ',lie disk iii an iipri(,-iited position pi-,inte(l, face forivai-d. Tli.,-, tliroit i-s cf@ forinecl. Avith i, vertl'clllly s-wlii,yible foi-Av,,)r @n reai-warrlly-pi-essi-,iff depeiidinfroiit ii,-all or fidcrer 61) liai-iiic, a free lower ciid. This fin.-er is particularly desi-,o-,ne(i to 6-3 vield to re-N-ent the disl,:s from clog(-Yiiig or p @n j',I@mm@iiig in the ti-irott and to 7,)elrmit the disks 4Lo drop oiae b.), one froin the throat. Means are preferably provided to c,,t,,ise the (lisks trai,elllii(,, from the mechanism to dischar(-e iinto the tbro,,tt 6, if bul@- ojie is einployecl, or to distriblite the disl@@s to the tlir,)ats wlie,:e moi-e tliiii onc, 1,,,, cmplo@@ed. For instaiiee, AAhere the cap iiiakinc,- ii-iacliine delii,(-@i-s disi@-s to tiie p.,irafliniii(y rolls iii o;,o,-ht spt-,ecl l@iiies so that disks adi,,tiiec 70 witit l,elt i,)" !II ei(rlit 1)arallel roivs, -we -Lisually eiiii)loy fo@ir t,,@b-3 --our ' "iroa-"-,@@ 6 foi- delilTo-,"I)IY @i'si@s tliereto, resl)ectii-ely. AV(, hei-ice p,,@ovi(le to coiicaiit@-al@e 'clie e-; (,Yiit i,dA, a ilolvl@ I)f ,Is 7, deli@;ei,e(i i'i-om pi,.-afriiiin,, 1-olif@, distribtite the saliae iiato foiir aclvanciii(- rows al.i-lied A-vith the lu-',-,-oLts 6 resl)ectivel-@,. For iiistaiiee, iie prov].OLe aiiv sliital)le siil,)ports for sever,,)l forina,- clly e--,teiiclin(r loii@-rittidi- 80 ijicl;i,@ed di@l@- fl@tiiclill" blades lDr fji),(Iyei-s 8, qt tlleir lower edre-, bearii-i(, oii oiie, of the belts, I)refer@ibl.), l@elt 3, teriiie@,,,I.ate the )@ri clf@'L-i tliereof . tl-icse ai-c .irran (,ect to iiiterce,,)t of tlle roivs of idvanciii(y 85 aii,-l (leliver the cl@sl@s of sai.(! rows froiii the fi-o,it fi-ec@ (,iicls o'l the oblique oi- inclii-ied 1)1,,i(- Iesiiltoo'@,lier,,,ows,ai)(,Ttherel)@,fornifoiii.i.,oais of I(Ilr"@ileii(, d'sl@s tl)-at ii-e aljiiecl with an-! floiy ijito tli2 tliroats C. 90 iii tl-ie exan-iple that we liappen to' illilstr-,Lte T-or j),,irposes of ex])Ianatioi. fotir F,,i)acel foiir fo3- siiniilta-- neoi-.sly fillin(, 'our i acl@in(, ti@bes with disks 95 -L cleliverecl bv said thro:its, resl)ectively althoii-ii 1Ne do not ivish to so Iii-nit o-Lir inventi6ii, as oiie or more paelkinc, ttibe fillinmecli,,tnisn-is c,,in be eiiiployed. In this ex,iiiiple, sii-d meeliaiiisms are similar and are 100 stiit,.tbly supported bv ,iny desirable means, itot slio-wn preferctl)ly extendii-ig, forwarclly in par"lllelism, ,ind are unobstriietecl and clea,.-Iv i,-jsi.ble accessible fi-oii-i above, to the a@iendant sittirif@r or st,.tndiii- to oiie side. 105 Etch D-lechanisii@- emboclies a stationary zontal dislr,-r'ece; 1,1,i@Cw' ,,ty, in the form of an oleii-toi) ryietcl trou(,I@ or (,Yuidew,,i,), 9 freferably U-shape in cross section. The 110 horizontal width of this troii(yh si.iglitly exceeds the di.,.iiiicter of tli.e cap@, or disi@s while the vertical cli,,imeter or deptli of thG@ troti(yli prefertbl% is less th.,in the disk I)tit ffi-eater than the cl;,sk i-acli-Lis,. At its outer or disch,,tr(,,e end, this ffuide or troti@,,Ii is provide(I -Niitli7 a tiil)iil.ai.- (liseliai--e llil)l@le 6r tliroat 10, ri(yid and loii(yittidinally alined with the ti-oucyh to exteriorly and loii(,itudinally recei-ve the papeil pacl@:in- 120 zn ttil)e 7), to be filled with tl)e stack of (lisl@s formecl in the trou,@;h and advaiicing thereiii aiid dischar "ed otitwtrdly thr,)ugli throat 10. The i-literna'l cli@Lmete,., of c ,,,q ),Iii) (ii @'@ @ I th. at 10 is slightly gre,@iter thaii the dislc diameter, 125 ivliile the exterior diameter of throit 10 is S-Lieli that the tube b, will removtblv sli(le and fit tliereon ivith t close or friction fit. The outlet encl of the fui-inel 6 is locqted centrilly above the receivin- or froiit end of i3o

1,774,401 3 the trougli 9, to drop disl-s @in uprio;ht position @.nto the trough thi-ough the open top thereof and to assume position tlierein tratis.. versely oi the lon(yltiidin,,tl ,txis o'L the trough. The trbugli is Ion itlidinally open or slo4u9 ted at its bottom to periiiit the bottoiii edges of the disl@:s in the trough to rest oi-i the tipl)er llui.-_I@a;ce ffl'tl,.e top oi- i)ly o-l@' all ,,@iidi-ess trai,elling co-.)-ve3Ter Celt 12,'arraii(yecl loligittidin,.illy @of the trotio-li This belt is ctr@nried by ptilloys 13 suitably n-iounted ancl suppoi-ted and driven i-n any suitable manner, ,s by clrivino,, belt 14, t-o const,,tntly adv,,ince 'Lhe toi) ply of conveyer 12, to-ward the di-scharge nip,,)Ie 10. This conveyer 12, is equ-'Lppecl witli an endless series of -Liniforml- .y spaced similar clilsk upholdino- and I)r,oi)ellino- siibst-antially rio-ici blacles or finger@ 15, i7igicl with the'- bel@ and tipst,,tnding f r-om a--Lid prpendicular 'Llo the top lengtli of the -oiii,-eyer. These finuers, in this ex,,imple, ,ire in leno,tli less than tl-ie dia@laeter of the The finuers are si)aced al),,tr'Ll a suffl4 e.ent distance to permit s@veral, E@s two, disl@s to rest loose,ly in the space between iny two fin-,ers' 'TI3.@ fip-uers advance throug@ the or,en front extremity of the t,rough and tl-ie disks clro-t-) into the trotig'ii from funnel 6, enfering bet-ween the fingers ,ind restiiic, on ,-,b the conveyer. The conveyer ,ind fingers th-Lis cai-r)T the dislcs longit-Liclinally of tl-ie trougli, -while the clisl@:s are preventecl from Linduly tilting bacli: or forwardly by the finge-s and the vertically coneaved side -wills of the @z. troligh. Intermediate the le-ngt-h of, the to-p length of conveyer 12, -we provide means for shaking or vibrating the conveyer to separate the disks carried tliereby and cause saicl disks to settle to their desired lo-,west positiloiis -with the centers of @the disks ,tlined lono-i'udii-ialll, of the tropgli. Some of the disks sometimes tend to ctteh or aclliere in elevated I)ositions, by reason of the projectin- edues or ortions of the t-- p staples therein ' or bec,,tuse of the adhesive ,ir.icter o-@ tlie poriffiii or for other reaso-,is. For this purpose 'we now e@mploy a suit,tbly @iuounted a -I clriven rot ry sht' 17, n 11 -Lt ,irrangecl ti,ansversely Li-nder the upper length of conveyer 12, and driving an eccentric 18, be,,irino; 'Tlst said length f t@-ie conve-ver an(,l 'LIP ser-ving to rapiclly shake verticq or vibrate ti-ie saiiie , Ily' 55 The coiiveyer 19,, and trotigh 9 1 are extended iii length to a-ffoi,d tmple tine for clrying the p,,iraffin on the disks and particularly to a@ff-ord tin-le for cqreful ins e(@tion of the p disks to detect imper' et or cl6fectived,.slK:s 'e c-0 ancl disl@s thal.- htie been reversed in position, i. e. -,with their printed sicles not f acinol, in the direction desired. At its rear portioii where the fincers swing clown-wardly -'Lrom the trotioh 9, s,,tid trouo-h 65 forms ,i, tlibtilar holising 20, in rigid longi-L,,tidinal contiiiuition of the trough, ancl as tlle -'tii-ige@s descend tlixough the floor of this hotisiii- tiie fiiigers 15 push the disks -L'orwarcl arcl together in this holsinw to f6rn-i the stack o-L' disks, which stack is beiiig constftn+,Il, idvaiieed 'Uoward ilipple 10, by tlle p,,ishi-iig iii,essure of svid fiiigers. n 'ttidinal n Tlii-s l@oiisino- 20, pi,ovides a lo gl top slot throt,,ch whicli the vertically.swii-ig,Lble spring pi-ess(-.d Iiiigei@ -92, de e-.ids iiito the - p pi'bli of 'Llic,, adi,aiiciiiu i,.-i the hoiisino- to cooi )(-@rate iii the,,Torm,,i:u'ioi of tiie stack and iii alining the disk-s. The feiger caii be pivottily supported it 9-3@ ii-id the spriiig 24, coiistan'uly acts o,-i the fiiiger to press its lo-wer end forwardly to gather tl-ie c,-,ps and prei v,-i-i-t theiii froiii ti ting or fallil-io, forwardly a i,un of cil,)s has started-',tnd before the stack of c,,tps has been foriiied and adv,,,.rcecl iiito nozzle 10. @@s the stp.-ek is 'Lornied -,nd pressecl for-ward, the fiii(,er 22, is elevated a.(YIinst the poiyer of its spriiig ,tnd the caps are pressed Linder the finoei- -@vh-ich bears do@vn ',hereon ancl teiid--- to hold (he c,,tl)s upright -@3 ti,,d I)ress the spme do Nwii into alineineiit. he nozzle 10, coi-istitutes ,t rigid lonaittidinal coiitiiiuitioii of the housing 20 ai-id the reir portion 20a, of the housing is loiigittidiiially ope-ii at 'Lhe top@ to expose the top c@ .5 of tl-Le stick of disksjllerein fo@r flilil inspeetion thereo,-', ,incl for inaiiiptil,,ttion when removiilg aiid applyin- pack-ing tubes b, tncl for otlier purposes. The disks ivliiie in trough 0, being aclvaiaced by fai-iger 15, -.re, exposed at t.1-ieir front and reir s-ide faces. To eiiable the attet-iclant to qU4 ,ckly q,.iet easily observe b6@L-h the rear as @v-111 as the froiit, faces of the disks 'Llo delect 0,,'sli:s th,,it are iii reversed positioii as to their 103 priiited faces, we iiiotip-t a sm,,ill u-lirror 27, e 0-i. each clischl ue f tililiel on the @i'roiit si(I r, 6 iii such iijaiiiier as to i-eflect the reir 'Laces of the ,,clvaiiciiig dislifs aiid tlius reiider the retv laces as well as tl-ie fi-ont f aces of the iio disl-,s visible from the atteiidaiit's position. It will be observed that the disks are exposed to observttioii aiid ,ire readily accessible -" oiii th at!-endli 's position 'LIirotio-hout -Lr e lit r, iii ex-u'e@.,,cled path o-il inoveiiient ind for ,i substt@.itiil leiigth o'L tilne, -,iame@y, from the -"Iiine the disks ,ire depositecl on coiiveyer 4, until they enter the discharae oi- tube fitting liozzle 10, and d-Lirin- t , his tr,,tvel the disks are nioviiig it ,t sti'ificieiitly lo-w speed to en@ible the atte.-Idant to rel-nove etefective or o eiii@g or obstriietin,,-; clis s, etc. ivitholit the ii-lee@@zsiLy oL stoppiiig the operator of the cap n-iacliiiie. In f act, -we have found that one attendaiit is @ust,,ally able to perforni tl-ie duty of inspecti.I(Y and correctiilg obstructions duriiig the stackiiig and packino, ttibe operitioiis. It is eviclent that various changes, departures, and modi-ficatiojis can be resorted to :30