US1007672A

US1007672A - Time-stamp.

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Publication number: US1007672A
Application number: US51379209A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Clarke
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-08-20
Filing date: 1909-08-20
Publication date: 1911-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 1928-11-07

Description

G. B. CLARKE.

TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1909.

1,007,672. Patented N0v.7, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED "AUG. 20, 1909.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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APPLICATION P111131) AUG. 20, 1909.

Patented Nov. 7,1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. CLARKE, OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO NEWELL C. SMITH, 0F DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

TIME-STAMP.

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tickets or checks, report slips, etc., by ship-' ping and receiving clerks, watchmen and others for stamping reports, etc., and in short by widely varied classes of persons for widely varied purposes.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a plan View of the time stamp; Fig. 2 is a view of one side of the time stamp, part of the upper jaw being broken away; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view of the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the face of the upper jaw; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the face of the lower jaw; Fig. 7 is a cross section on line' 77 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a cross section on line 88 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 9 is a detail View in plan of the parts connecting the clock works and the type hands.

Referring to the drawings, A and B represent respectively the lower and upper members of a pair of parallel-movement jaws. These jaws are provided as usual with rearwardly extending arms a and b, slotted at their ends as shown at a and b. In order to secure the accurate registering of the two jaws when they are brought together, a socket and tenon are provided between the opposed faces of the arms a and b, the socket being shown at a and the tenon at 6 This socket and tenon are slightly tapered in form as shown. Said parallelmovement jaws are secured to and operated by a pair of pivoted pincer-handles C and D of usual construction, said handles each being forked as shown at 0 and d, and pivoted to each other at f. The forks c and (Z are pivoted respectively to the arms 6 and a of the jaws at 0 and d, and bars 0 and (Z Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 20, 1909.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

Serial No. 513,792.

connecting the forks o and d respectively work in slot-s a and b. The pincerhandles and consequently the jaws are normally held open by a spring S, which is held at its ends between the handles D and G by the bosses or studs d and 0 One of said jaws, preferably the lower jaw A is made hollow to provide a chamber a and carries a time piece comprising clock works and type hands and dial stamping types. An annular disk 6 is screwed into the opening of the chamber a and is provided with embossed or raised dial stamping types 0, as best shown in Fig. 6; the annulus e is locked in place by the set screw 6 Concentric with the dial stamping types 6, and rotatably mounted in the annulus e is a disk 6 provided with a type hand 6 at the margin. On the center of the exposed surface of the disk 6 is a pad 6 for cooperating with movable date types carried by the other jaw as presently to be described. A ring 6, screwed to the underside of the disk 6 and provided with a flange 6 projecting under flange e on annulus 6, prevents the removal or dislodgment of the disk 6 from its jaw.

Secured to the underside of the annulus e is a time piece or clock works 9 which may be of any suitable construction, for operating the disk 6 and type hands 6*. The chamber a containing the clock works 9 is provided with an aperture a"=, through which a key or other instrument may be inserted for winding and setting the time piece. The aperture a is surrounded by a hub a covered by a cap a, which is provided with an arm a for locking the cap in place as hereinafter described.

Instead of operating the disk 6 and type hands 6 directly from the arbor g of the time piece, which might result in stopping the clock should the jaws be held closed more than momentarily, the arbor g is connected indirectly with the disk 6 with provision for lost motion between them, so that if the type hand is arrested and held stationary by the closing of the jaws, the action of the clock will not be affected for several minutes-much longer than the jaws are likely to be kept closed. The mechanism for accomplishing this, consists of the cup 9 centrally fixed to arbor g, and turn ing therewith. The rim of the cup is provided with a slot 9 into which extends a pin g fixed to the underside of disk 6 The slot 9 is broad enough to provide a clearance allowing considerable play of the pin 9 in slot 9 (See Fig. 9). The rim of the cup is also slotted at g to hold one hooked end of spring g within the hollow of the cup, the other hooked end of the spring engaging pin 9 The cup 9 being rotated clock-wise by the time piece, carries the disk 6 and type hand 6 in the same direction, the disk 6 being actuated by the spring g which is stiff enough normally to hold the pin 9 against the side of the slot in the position shown in Fig. 9. Should the disk and the type hand be arrested by the closing of the jaws together, the rotation of the cup 9 will not be affected until it has moved far enough to bring the pin 9 into engagement with the opposite side of slot 9 the spring g being meanwhile compressed, which will consume several minutes. Upon again opening the jaws, the type hand 6 will be released and the spring 9 will restore the disk and type hand, by means of pin 9 to normal position with relation to the cup 9 Referring now to the upper aw B and its associated parts; the face of the aw is provided with a central, circular aperture with which pad 0 of jaw A registers. Adjacent to this aperture is the marginal pad h which registers with the path of the type hand 6 and surrounding pad h are the dial stamping dies h complemental to the dial stamping types 6 on jaw A. Mounted in a chamber in jaw B and projecting slightly below the face of the jaw through the central aperture, so as to engage the pad 0 are the movable type wheels 2', rotatably mounted on shaft 7' and bearing date stamping types, as best shown in Fig. 5. On the upper side of jaw B is a hood K, pivoted to the forward end of the jaw at 70, and provided at its rear end with a tail piece 72 turned downward and having a perforation through which pivot pin 0 passes. The pivot pin 0, which is removable, serves not only as a pivot for the pincer C but as a bolt for securing the hood K in closed position. One end of the pin 0 is provided with a nut Z, the nut and pin both being bored to receive the loop of a wire Z, the pin ends of which are sealed in any suitable way, as by a lead seal Z Thus the hood K when closed and sealed cannot be opened without breaking the seal Z The inner surface of the hood K is provided with a projection 70 which enters between the movable types 6 securely locking them in the desired position when the hood is closed, and preventing the user from altering the date. Then the hood K is closed its rim also covers arm a of cap a thus locking cap a in place and preventing any tampering with the time piece through aperture a A suflicient clearance is provided within the rim of hood K to permit arm a to slide therein when the aws are closed. The upper aw also carries a counter M of usual construction, inclosed within the hood K. The counter is read through a glass covered aperture 7s in the hood. The counter is operated each time the jaws are closed, by v means of a rod m which extends downward and is actuated by jaw A. (See Fig. 2). A bell N is secured within the chamber a of the lower jaw, which is sounded by a hammer n, actuated each time the punch is operated by the plunger rod 91, extending upward into the path of jaw B.

A rotatable type piece R is mounted in the margin of jaw B at the side, bearing on one side the character A and on the opposite side the character P, to indicate respectively A. M. and P. M. A spring 7 bears against the upper side of the type piece R and yieldingly holds it against accidental rotation. It may be turned when desired by the slot T. On the opposite jaw A a complemental pad r is provided registering with the type piece R. Each tool is also provided with an identifying number in type adjacent to the dial, as shown at T, which is impressed on the ticket or check beside the dial, thus indicating on each ticket what instrument was used and consequently by what conductor the ticket was issued.

Near the margins of the front ends of the jaws are a punch P and its complemental die P. The punch P is made sufficiently long so that it will enter the die P and perforate the paper before the stamp makes any impression. Thus when the jaws are operated, the first part of the movement will punch the paper and further or complete movement of the jaws will impress the time stamp on the paper. It will be seen therefore that the punch may be used if desired independently of the stamping devices; and further that as the punch ing precedes the stamping, the punch will be certain completely to perforate the paper when the two operations are performed successively, whereas if the punch and stamp operated at the same instant the stamp might arrest the jaws before the paper had been completely perforated.

I claim:

1. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types in the face of one at least of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws with a type hand actuated thereby, movable types in the other of said jaws, and their complemental pad mounted in opposition on the jaw carrying the time piece.

2. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types in the face of one at least of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws with a time hand actuated thereby, movable types in the other of said jaws, and their complemental pad mounted in opposition on the jaw carrying the time piece, and a punch with its complemental die located near the margins of said jaws.

3. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping'types in the face of one at least of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws, a rotatable disk bearing a type hand, concentric with said dial stamping types and actuated by said time piece, movable types in the other of said jaws, and their complemental pad mounted in opposition on the said rotary disk.

4. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types in the face of one at least of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws, a rotatable disk bearing a type hand, concentric with said dial stamping types and actuated by said time piece, movable types in the other of said jaws, and their complemental pad mounted in opposition on said rotating disk, and a punch with its complemental die located near the margins of said jaws.

5. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types in the face of one at least of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws with a type hand actuated thereby, movable types in the other of said jaws, and their complemental pad mounted in opposition on the jaw carrying the time piece, and a punch with its complemental die, located near the margins of said jaws, said punch and die adapted to engage and perforate the paper before the same is engaged and impressed by the types.

6. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types and their complemental depressions on said jaws respectively, a time piece in one of said jaws, a disk provided with a type hand at the margin within and concentric with the dial types, rotatably mounted in the jaw provided with the time piece and actuated thereby, an annular pad mounted in opposition to the path of the type hand on the other of said jaws, movable types in the latter jaw opposite to said disk, and a pad carried by said disk adapted to engage said opposed movable types.

7. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types on one of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws, a rotatable type hand, a rotatable springholding cup actuated by said time piece, and a spring in said cup connecting the cup and the type hand, adapted normally to rotate the type hand with the cup and to permit the type hand to be arrested without arresting the rotation of the cup.

8. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, dial stamping types on one of said jaws, a time piece in one of said jaws, a cup fixed to the arbor of the time pieceand rotating therewith, a rotatable disk provided with a type hand covering said cup, and a spring in said cup, connecting the cup and disk, adapted normally to rotate the disk with the cup and to permit the disk to be arrested without arresting the rotation of the cup.

9. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, one of which carries a rotatable type wheel, a hood for said type wheel movably mounted on the outside of the type carrying jaw and provided with a lock to engage said type wheel, and means to secure said hood in closed position.

10. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, one of which carries a rotatable type wheel, a hood for said type wheel movably mounted on the outside of the type carrying jaw and provided with a lock to engage said type wheel, and a securement for said hood adapted to be closed by a seal.

11. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, one of which carries a rotatable type wheel, and the other of which carries a time piece, the latter jaw having a key aperture in its side, a cap covering said aperture and provided with an arm eX- tending close to the side of the other jaw, and a hood for the rotatable type wheel, movably mounted on the outside of the jaw carrying the type wheel, and inclosing the end of the arm of the cap on the other aw, said arm sliding within said hood.

12. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, time stamping types on one at least of the faces of said jaws, and a punch and its complemental die on the faces of said jaws, the punch adapted to operate to perforate the paper during the first part of the movement of the jaws, and the time stamping types adapted to impress the paper by a further movement of the jaws.

13. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws one of which carries a rotatable type wheel, and the other of which carries a time piece, the latter jaw having a key-aperture and a cap covering said aperture, a movable hood for the rotatable type wheel mounted on the jaw carrying the type wheel, and a single securement by which both said cap and said hood are held in closed position.

14. In a time stamp, a pair of relatively movable jaws, one of which carries a rotatable type Wheel, and the other of which I closed position and to hold said armand its carries a time piece, the latter j aw having a opposed jaw in sliding connection. 10 key aperture and a cap covering said aper- Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts ture and provided With an arm separably this 17th day of August 1909.

and slidably connected With the opposite CHARLES E. CLARKE. jaw, a movable hood for the rotatable type Witnesses:

Wheel mounted on the jaW carrying the type ROBERT CUSHMAN,

Wheel, and means to secure said hood in CHARLES D. WOODBERRY.

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