MATCH SPLINT MACHINE

MACHINE A FAIRE LES ALLUMETTES

Claims

Claim lst The combination, with frame I having rails 2.21, polygonal wheels 3 4 and feed boxes 6, of the endless apron 5 composed of plates or links pinned together, carrying scoring knives 15 and slicing knives 16, a feed gear intervening the boxes and apron to intermittently feed the splint blocks to the knives, and troughs 17 having an endless belt bottom 18 to receive the splints, whereby the splint blocks ere successively scored and sliced by knives moving in a continuous direction, and the splints collected, substantially as set forth. 2nd. The combination, in a machine for making match splints, of boxes to feed the splints to the knives, an endless apron carrying scoring and slicing knives in succession, and an intervening feed gear operated by the apron, whereby the splint blocks are intermittently fed and consecutively scored and sliced by knives moving in a continuous direction, substantially as set forth. 3rd. In combination with frame I having feed boxes 6, the endless apron 5 carrying scoring knives 15, and slicing knives 16 to operate, substantially as and for the purpose described. 4th. In combination with frame I having feed boxes 6 provided with feed gear, substantially as set forth, the endless apron 5 carrying scoring and slicing knives, and cams 14, whereby the splint blocks are automatically fed, scored and sliced, as set forth.