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Morton Mfg. Co.
Romeo, MI; Muskegon Heights, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
303,178 Aug. 05, 1884 Combined Key Seat and Gear Cutting Machine Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
333,324 Dec. 29, 1885 Key Seat and Gear cutting Machine Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
373,680 Nov. 22, 1887 Key and Key Seat Cutter Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
390,306 Oct. 02, 1888 Portable Key Seat Cutter Matthew Morton Detroit, MI Wells W. Leggett - patent attorney
416,479 Dec. 03, 1889 Combined Key Seat and Key Cutting Machine George W. Marshall Romeo, Macomb County, MI
439,673 Nov. 04, 1890 Universal Cutter Head Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
453,653 Jun. 09, 1891 Combined Portable Planer and Key Seat Machine Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI Newell S. Wright - patent attorney
453,654 Jun. 09, 1891 Attachment for Key Seat Cutting Machines Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
468,072 Feb. 02, 1892 Key Seat Cutting Machine Matthew Morton Romeo, Macomb County, MI
472,061 Apr. 05, 1892 Reversable Universal Shaper Matthew Morton Romeo, MI Wells W. Leggett - patent attorney
This patent and #550004 were for the Morton Drawcut Shaper. The basic idea was to cut on the inbound part of the stroke which gives more stability and allows for heavier cuts.
550,004 Nov. 19, 1895 Universal Shaper Matthew Morton Muskegon, MI Parker & Burton - patent attorneys

This patent and #472061 were for the Morton Drawcut Shaper. The basic idea was to cut on the inbound part of the stroke which gives more stability and allows for heavier cuts.



618,894 Feb. 07, 1899 Key-seat-cutting machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon, MI
    Key-seat-cutting machine Matthew Morton Muskegon, MI  
682,218 Sep. 10, 1901 Shaper Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI Parker & Burton - patent attorneys
    Shaper Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
713,903 Nov. 18, 1902 Counterbalance for Traveling Head Shapers, &c. Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Counterbalance for Traveling Head Shapers, &c. Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
757,562 Apr. 19, 1904 Slotting Machine Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Slotting Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
848,191 Mar. 26, 1907 Attachment for Draw Cut Shapers Matthew Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI
    Attachment for Draw Cut Shapers Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI  
848,192 Mar. 26, 1907 Apparatus for Holding Connecting Rod Brasses for Locomotives, &c. Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Apparatus for Holding Connecting Rod Brasses for Locomotives, &c. Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
848,193 Mar. 26, 1907 Scribing Device Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Scribing Device Horace Mann Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
848,190 Mar. 26, 1907 Shaper for Crowning and Finishing Driving Boxes on Locomotives, &c. Matthew Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI Newell S. Wright, patent attorney
Our invention is designed to provide a shaper or planer adapted for various kinds of work, the same being particularly fitted, for example, for crowning and finishing the driving-boxes of locomotives, including the planing of the exterior surfaces of said boxes.
What we claim as our invention is:
1. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a hollow reciprocatory ram, a hollow arbor there within adapted to be rotated, a removable head engaged in one end of the arbor and projecting forward of the ram and rotatable with the arbor, a rod extending through the arbor engaged with said head to longitudinally adjust the head in the arbor, and means engaging the opposite end of the rod to longitudinally adjust the rod in the arbor.
2. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a hollow reciprocatory ram, a hollow arbor there within adapted to be rotated and provided at one end thereof with a tapered recess, a removable head rotatable with the arbor provided with a tapered shank to fit into the corresponding recess of the arbor, a separately-constructed tool-holder engaged in said head, an adjusting-rod extending through the arbor and engaging said head, and means engaging the opposite end of the rod to draw the rod longitudinally of the arbor.
3. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a hollow reciprocatory ram, a hollow arbor there within adapted to be rotated, a removable head engaged in one end of the arbor and rotatable therewith, an adjusting-rod passing through said arbor engaged at one end with said head, a separately-constructed tool-holder engaged in said head, and means engaging the opposite end of the rod to longitudinally adjust said head in said arbor.
4. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a hollow reciprocatory ram, a hollow arbor there within adapted to be automatically rotated provided with a conical recess in one end thereof extending longitudinally of the arbor, a removable head provided with a conical shank engaged in the recessed end of the arbor, a separately-constructed tool holder engaged in said head, and adjusting mechanism to tighten the shank of said head in the recess of said arbor, whereby the head and the arbor will be simultaneously rotated.
5. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a rotatable head, a tool-holder engaged with said head, a tool in said holder, said head provided with a hub projecting forward of the tool-holder, and index mechanism engageable upon said hub for setting said cutting-tool.
6. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a rotatable head, a tool-holder engaged with said head, a tool in said holder, said head provided with a hub projecting forward of the tool-holder, and index mechanism removably engaged upon said hub and projecting under the lower end of the cutting-tool to set the cutting-tool.
7. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a chambered rotatable head, a separately constructed tool-holder pivotally engaged in the chamber in said head provided with a separately-constructed supplementary slotted holder extending lengthwise there through, and a cutting-tool engaged in the slot of the, supplementary holder to rotate circumferentially together with the head, the slot of the supplementary holder extending there through at an acute angle to the perpendicular to hold the cutting-tool, whereby the cutting-tool may be set to cut to the right or to the left of the longitudinal center of the head at the will of the operator.
8. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of a reciprocatory ram, a tool-holder engaged with said head, said head provided with a hub projecting forward of the tool-holder, a depending arm provided with a scale removably engaged upon said hub, a bracket vertically adjustable upon said arm and extending underneath the cutting-tool, and a micrometer-screw carried by said bracket for adjusting the position of the cutting-tool.
9. In a draw-cut shaper the combination of an arbor, a head engaged in said arbor, a tool-holder pivotally engaged in said head to oscillate longitudinally of the head, an interchangeable supplementary holder engaged in said head provided with an upright slot, and a cutting-tool engaged in the slot of the supplementary holder, whereby the cutting-tool will relieve from the work on its return stroke.
    Shaper for Crowning and Finishing Driving Boxes on Locomotives, &c. Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI  
855,583 Jun. 04, 1907 Work Holder for Shapers or Planers Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Work Holder for Shapers or Planers Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
862,926 Aug. 13, 1907 Work Holder for Shapers or Planers Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Work Holder for Shapers or Planers Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
893,532 Jul. 14, 1908 Scribing Mechanism Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Scribing Mechanism Horace Mann Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI  
901,724 Oct. 20, 1908 Mechanism for Planing Shoes and Wedges Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
910,216 Jan. 19, 1909 Attachment for Draw Cut Shapers Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
934,088 Sep. 14, 1909 Suporting Mechanism for Draw Cut Shapers and Analagous Machines Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
    Suporting Mechanism for Draw Cut Shapers and Analagous Machines Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
940,938 Nov. 23, 1909 Tool Holder and Means for Setting the Tools Therein Matthew Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
982,979 Jan. 31, 1911 Work Holder for Shaping Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon, MI Luther V. Moulton - patent attorney
My invention relates to improvements in work-holders for shaping machines having a reciprocatory and rotative tool holder, and more particularly for such machines as show on Patent # 848,190 dated 26 Mar, 1907, to myself and Matthew Morton jointly, and its object is to provide means whereby, when the machine is working upon one piece of work, another like piece of work may be placed in the machine ready to be operated upon, and that when one piece of work is finished, the other may quickly be adjusted in position to be operated upon, thus making the operation practically continuous.
983,748 Feb. 07, 1911 Draw Cut Foundry Shaper Matthew Morton, deceased (estate of) Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI Newell S. Wright - patent attorney
Our invention has for its purpose and design an improved draw cut foundry shaper adapted for various uses, as for example, to remove shrink heads or surplus stock from steel castings or other work for which it is adapted.
What we claim as our invention is:
1. In combination a frame, a reciprocatory ram carried by said frame, means to reciprocate the ram, a tappet bar provided with tappets to control the reciprocation of the ram, a shifting clog actuated by the tappet bar, a crank actuated by the shifting dog, a cam actuated by said crank, a clutch shaft provided with clutches, and means actuated by the cam to shift said clutches.
2. The combination of a frame, a reciprocatory ram projecting laterally from said frame and having a cutter head on its outer end, means for controlling the actuation of said ram, a tappet bar extending outward from the frame parallel with said ram, tappets on said bar, a member movable with the ram to engage said tappets and move the bar, a support on the frame for the bar within which said bar is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally, means for locking said tappet bar in its adjusted position, and means actuated by the movement of the tappet bar for operating the controlling means.
3. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for actuating said ram, means for changing the direction of movement of the ram, a movable member for actuating said means, a tappet bar adapted to be actuated by said ram, locking means for adjustably connecting the tappet bar to said member, and means whereby the locking means is adapted to be operated by the turning of said bar.
4. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for actuating said ram comprising clutches, means for operating the clutches to change the direction of movement of the ram, a member adapted to be moved to actuate said means, a tappet bar, an arm on said ram engaging and supporting said tappet bar, tappets on said bar adapted to be engaged by said arm, and a locking member on said member through which the tappet bar is longitudinally adjustable for holding said bar in its adjusted position relative to said movable member.
5. The combination of a frame, a reciprocatory ram projecting laterally from the frame and having a cutter head on its outer end, means for actuating said ram comprising clutches, means for operating the clutches, a tappet bar extending outward parallel with said ram, tappets on said bar, a member movable with said ram to engage said tappets a handle on one end of the bar adjacent to the cutter head, a member adjustably supporting the tappet bar, and means operated by the turning of said bar for locking the same in its adjusted position.
6. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for actuating said ram, means for changing the direction of movement of the ram, a member adapted to operate the changing means provided with a tapering bore, a tappet rod adjustable longitudinally through said bore, a split bushing for said bore having screw threaded engagement therewith and adapted to be turned by the turning of the rod to force the bushing into the bore and clamp the rod, tappets on said tappet rod, and means on the ram to engage said tappets.
7. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for reciprocating said ram comprising clutches, means for operating the clutches, a member for actuating said means provided with an internally screw-threaded and tapered bore, a tappet bar adjustable longitudinally in said bore, tappets on said bar, a member movable with said ram to engage said tappets, and a split bushing externally screw-threaded to engage the bore and adapted to be turned within the bore by turning the tappet bar.
8. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for reciprocating said ram comprising clutches, a tappet bar actuated by the ram, a cam bar slidable longitudinally with the tappet bar and provided with means 75 for adjustably holding said bar, a shifting dog actuated by said bar, and means for transmitting motion from said dog to actuate the clutches and change the direction of travel of the ram.
9. The combination of a reciprocatory ram, means for reciprocating said ram, means for changing the direction of travel of said ram, a tappet bar, tappets on said bar, a member movable with said ram to engage said tappets, a cam bar, a block on the cam bar having a tapering and screw threaded bore, a split bushing in said bore connected to said bar to be turned thereby, and a member actuated by the cam bar for actuating the means for changing the direction of travel of the ram.
10. The combination of a frame, a reciprocatory ram on said frame extending laterally therefrom, means for actuating said ram comprising clutches, a tappet bar extending parallel with said ram, an arm on the outer end of the rain engaging and supporting said bar and through which the bar is adapted to slide, tappets on said bar adapted to be engaged by said arm, a bar extending parallel with the tappet bar and slidable therewith, means on said sliding bar for engaging and adjustably holding the tappet bar, and means actuated by the sliding bar for operating the clutches.
11. The combination of a support, a traveling frame upon said support, a hollow shaft, means for transmitting motion from said shaft to move the frame upon its support, no clutches on said shaft, a rod extending through said hollow shaft to simultaneously operate said clutches, means for transmitting, a continuous motion to said shaft through one of said clutches, a reciprocatory ram on the frame, means for actuating said, ram, and means for transmitting an intermittent motion to the other of said clutches from said ram actuating means.
12. The combination of a support, a traveling frame upon said support, a shaft, means for transmitting motion from said shaft to move the frame upon its support, clutches on said shaft, means for simultaneously operating said clutches to throw one into operative position and the other out of operative position, a driving shaft, means for transmitting a continuous motion in either direction from said driving shaft to the first named shaft through one of said clutches, a reciprocatory ram on the frame, means for actuating said ram, a bell crank actuated by said means and carrying a gear segment, a gear engaged by said segment, and means for transmitting motion from said gear to the other of said clutches.

    Draw Cut Foundry Shaper Henry E. Morton, administrator (of estate) Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI  
991,347 May. 02, 1911 Work Holder for Shapers Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI
    Work Holder for Shapers Horace Mann Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI  
1,033,921 Jul. 30, 1912 Work Holder for Shapers Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,063,934 Jun. 03, 1913 Shaper Table Support Henry E. Morton Muskegon, MI Lewis E. Flanders - patent attorney
Application renewed 12 Apr, 1913.
This invention relates to improvements in draw-cut shaper table supports, and its object is to provide a device which may be quickly and conveniently adjusted both vertically and horizontally, and is so constructed as to give a wide range of vertical adjustment, and rigidly hold the table in any position to which it may be adjusted.

1,167,649 Jan. 11, 1916 Traveling Head Shaper Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI
1,167,647 Jan. 11, 1916 Milling Attachment for Shaper Rams Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI
1,167,648 Jan. 11, 1916 Boring Attachment for Shaper Rams Henry E. Morton Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI
1,206,884 Dec. 05, 1916 Draw Cut Shaper Head Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI Moulton & Liverance - patent attorneys
1,218,951 Mar. 13, 1917 Head for Draw Cut Shapers Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,471,624 Oct. 23, 1923 Magnetic Chuck Henry E. Morton Muskegon, MI Barthel & Barthel - patent attorneys
1,521,827 Jan. 06, 1925 Tool Carrying Attachment for Metal Working Machines Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,854,522 Apr. 19, 1932 Flash Removing Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,882,158 Oct. 11, 1932 Bracing Means for Shaper Rams Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,920,476 Aug. 01, 1933 Traversing Support for Metal Working Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
1,970,016 Aug. 14, 1934 Tool Holder Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
2,009,670 Jul. 30, 1935 Flash Removing Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
2,015,955 Oct. 01, 1935 Double Ram Flash Removing Machine Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI
2,022,730 Dec. 03, 1935 Work Supporting Attachment Henry E. Morton Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, MI