US1088670A - Address-plate. - Google Patents

Description

W. R.`ALLEN.

DDRESS PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAN. 1911.

Patented Feb.'24, ,1914,

unirse STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM R. ALLEN, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To THE AMERICAN IULM- GRAPH COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, oHIo, A con-Pennen or omo.

ADDRESS-PLATE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed May 8, 1911. Serial. No. 625,858.

` and useful Im rovenient in .\ddressl"lates, y yof which the ollowing is a tull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide a- .simple and efficient device for carrying an addiess made iip'of individual type, the device being utilizable as a unit in addressing machines, printing machines, etc. ltis eonvenient to refer to the assembled device an address plate.

ln its preferred and complete forni it coinprises a slotted plate. individual grooved t' pe adapted to be carried in the slots, means or holding the type Aagainst longitudinal shifting, means for holding the tines caused by slotting the plate in the proper position,-

and means for eonvei'iiently indexing the address carried. Y

ne of the^`ieatures of the present address plate is its embodiment in such foi-in that similar plates inav 'oe stat-lied. one upon another7 enabling the convenient withdrawal of the plate, as desired. ci' The invention is hereinafter uiore `fully explained and its essential characteristics are summarized in the claims.

ln the drawings. Figure l is a perspective view of my address plate eoinplete; Fig. Q is a plan of sneh plate with the locking liar removed: Fig. -i is a perspective view ol the locking har itself; Fig. 4 is a bottoni plan of a portion ot' the plate near the ends of the tines; Figs. 5 and t3 are perspective views of two foi-nis or looking clip for hold` ing the type in place; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the indices; Fig. 8 is a diagram, in the nature ot an end View, illustrating the stacking of the plaies.

The body of the complete address plate consists ot a single piece of sheet inetal 10 slotted from one e. by parallel slots l1 and having its tides 12 ilanged. from the intermediate portion of the plate. If the plate is to be used on a rotarv member, the intermedia-te portion is preferably curved on an are corresponding to such member and the flanges 1 2 are more or less nearly radial.

2O indicates type 4grooved on its opposite sides and adapted to stand in rows in the re* speetive slots 1-1. The drawing shows three of these slots and the type arranged to make a complete address of three lilies, giving the naine. the street numbery and the city. It is to be understood, however, that the number of slots may be Varied, as desired. The type inav be of the standard Multigraph pattern, having, in addition to the grooves in the "sides, the transversely tapered toot or -the feet may be plain. ln either ease. the foot of the type lines on the under side of the plate 10, the head rests on the upper side and the neck occupies the slot.

To brace the slottedplate and hold the respective tines thereof in proper position l provide a locking bar 30, shown in Figs. 1, 3 and S.- This har has in it a series ol openings 3l adapted to pass over the ends of the various tines of the plate, and also over the ends of two projections lLlon the end of the-plate outside of the outermost, slots l1. 'lhese two projections lll are formed with notches' 15 in their outer edges. When the Patented Feb. 24, 1914.-'

locking bar is in place on theeiid of the plaie l0. as shown in Figs. l. and 8, these notches l5 are oeenpied by the end portions of the locking liar and, accordingly, the bar is held on the plate against. accidental displacement. To put the bai' 1u place, the side portions oi' the plaleare siinpli' pressed together slightly7 enabling the bar to lie passed over the outwardly hooking ends of the pro-.

ieeiions 14.

lt will be seen troni Figs. 3 and 8 that each opening 3l in the har 30 is connected with the lower edge o the bar by a. narrower opening 32. Thus narrow opening .ines with the narrowffspace between the feet of the respective type lines. This, enables the plate to seat on projecting parallel strips which support the respective tines 15 Accordingly', it is syery simpl- 30 edges so v 45 spring eotion .tends to stiLiiglit-e the slips iriilntoly supported :1t tile proper height-to- 110 Lesser/o and. thereby support tlie t 7pe, iiese strips loles 1S in one of the side walls 12, and by may convenientlybe the web portions oi mums of these holes I seoureto such wall arallel teils similar to those used in the one or more index glates 50. These index iiultigrepli., the ieods of the being' pistes are shown in Figs. l and 7 und con- 5. i'nojecl.1 when the plete stands oo, suoli sisopFGterably of body portion and two so Webs, tiies ort the piste talee tbe piece projecting tongues 5l which are adapted to of tlee beads of the ro l` be bent :it right angles to the body portion shows e series and passe l through .the holes 18 and bent surmoiiiitecl or stacked., over onto the inner side of the Wall 12. The l@ the sides 12, ot'eaoli i late rosto'vfei adjacent tongues of two adjacent index :fr:

edges on the 'top soi-fece adjacent to the plates may be passed through the same hole.

siioliiciers of the nekt lower piste with the Fig'. l shows two index plates which are type and looking bar ot'eacli plete out oitI shown carrying initial letters correspondoonteo. with either of the miiiicent to the two Words of tlie address name.

index :feature instr' be extended, as de so d, 'there boing; room on the Wall .l2 to supp?" the index with the name, city an n, as may be desired.

'will be seen from the above description tlmt my address piste not only simple and 3.5 cheep in construction, but tliqt it 1s very elioctive in service, carrying e complete, propo-i indexed address; that such address is heid against displacement in the late:

that. tlm plates may be stocked :ind siifted 90 2 and t?, oi" they have the one on the other with greet :md thatv ing diagonally' toward. einen other, es now i when it doeii-cl to discord any address, the

et 4.0 onse, there are typo muy be easily removed from the plate two fi. neli notolir opposte and tlio plete used for another address. By

ey may be prt Jl intof. miti-ying actuel instal type, the comlete 95 slots stoop-led, by the type. 5 address plate is endowed 'with great ura-v the metei 'Causes 'ill eiips to 1T bility' moreover, by the use of snob type nn c iiiipi'int in imitation of typewriting, if de` Fired. may be easily obtained.V The address muy be cons-ed to print with the body of a 100 letter. printingnn addressed letter at one omimit to impression, or it may be used -tor supplying shove tliein lengthwise ot tbe from mld? ,is at n different time to ny letter, or

above, While on the under side, by taking tor printing' eddie. es alone. By arranging l 4o hold of oneleg, eiip may be very easily tlm plates Witlislots carrying grooved metal 10b drawn along. in the term shown in Fig'. 5, typo, the type maybe-m* on their shoulders on the spring action tends to bring the logs tlm top ot the plate und the bottom of the mori-nearly togetliertlmii they asume when pleite between the type .lines may bear on in position, White in the rm in (3 tlio ribbed supports, so that the type may be nc- 'slide longitudinelijyv any 'for use. To preventv the displaoem 20 iii their ,respective slots suitable eliges ot sprintf 2Q iieyiiigiiotoiies Wboifebytf t slots, the spring; of the metal -clips to 'bind against upper a surfaces ort the times Tliese may be for y 25 their legs timing', es shown at,

Wliiola or biting the legs for? :Voort than the norpaper; and, by having the tines of o' size mel. neitliet" the isplmom 'tI-o i :md .siepe corresponding to the heads of i tile fictive position Nient free enst of the 'leg allows it ed, Wliile7 when released, tio-f itself place due to tbe binding 4f" i'fi'iis :ind allowing the plate to rest on the 115 mining Webs.

"l wing tous doserioed my invention, what o i' under eflgss ot tf t n ""nss to e l I i claim is; i

should tl ey f .in .fifldres's plete comprising a member oo, the i linking' s, plurality of lots adopted to hold 12n s :i plumlity oi rows of grooved individualtype, and. s. removable Vlotvling bar common be loi-ido', I, ceo Wit to the timos between the slots of said properly positioned, if mslit stationary member. so centering devises, tile :sro mitoinstif lo z. devise of the olmmoter described, 125 oeiiy shoved, not oiiiy nlowm the emi'ibinfition oi plete slotted by a plusily, it pissed, so es Ato rml yotslots iromone eiitigmdja removable comte position for lomo r' To :my address plot to Gory so goffo i Y ,o3 o soLss o ssi index of the address, i piro :Hamam 3. In an address plate, thecombnation et a plate slotted from one end providing-time, hooks onv the end of the plate portions ontside of the tines, and a. tllfnsverse bai.' have ing openings for such hooksV and openings recessed to make their end portions hooke ,i

and al transverse bar having openings tore- .ceive ,such tines. y t

. In an address plate, the combinauon ofa plate slotted from one end and thus providing tines, a movable 'transverse' end bar having openings to receive such tlnes, and

, means on the side portions of the plate outside of the tines tolock the bar in place.

6. -In an address plate, the combination of a. plate slotted from one end and thus providing tines, and a transverse bar having openings to receive such tines.l there being openings from the lower edge of the bar intol the tine openings referred to, such lower edge openings registering with the space beneath the tines.

7. The combination of a metal plate slotted from one end, grooved type carried in such slots, and alocking bar extending transversely of the plate and having openings engaging the respective tines, said locking bar extending above the plate to a less distance than the printing face 0f the type.

8. In an address plate, the combination ot' a plate having parallel slots, grooved individual type carried in such slots and projecting above and below the same, downturned edges at the two sides of the plate projecting below the feet of the type, and a transverse bar at the end of the plate secured to the body of the plate and having openings for receiving the respective tines.

9. In an address plate, the combination of a metal plate 'having a segmental intermediate portion with projecting edge flanges, an index carried by one of the edge flanges, longitudinal slots in the segmental portion, and individual type in such slots.

l0. The combination of a plate having down-turned edges and intermediate slots having tines between them, a brace for the tree ends ot' said tines` and an index device on one of the down-turned edges.

ll. rl`hc combination oit a slotted plate having a flanged edge, a series of alined holes through such edge, index plates each provided with a pair of tongues, said tongues projecting inwardly through holes in the edge.

l2. In an address plate, the combination of a slotted plate, grooved type in the slots, spring metal clips tor preventing the longitudinal movement'o'f a type, each clip hav- -iag om nge waa man mais amm ptsitidned to. 'require relative displacement. offtho legs, to. enable them to slide on` the tines whereby when at rest the legs bind on tfhef tintas of the plate.

1&3.. The oolnbinatlom, withk a holder for o line of groaned. type, ot a clip tor limit.-

ingthe positionof such. line, saidA elipbeing an approximately U-shaped spring having two legs. each. with a. pair of notchestherein,

the normal position of said legs tending to canse the clip. to bind on said holder.

14. The combination, with a slotted member adapted to carry grooved type, of a spring clip for limiting the position of a .line of such ty e, said clip being an approximately U- aped iece of sheet metal having notches in its egs and tending to assume a position to bind on the upper and under sides of said member.

15. The combination, with a pair of arallel separated guiding edges adapte to hold between them a row of type'grooved on their opposite sides with the edges occupying the grooves of the type, of a clip for limiting the position ot such row, said clip comprising a two-legged spring with a not h in each leg, the legs being normally out ci parallelism and the notches being of less height than the diagonal distances through the guiding edge measured in-the normal planes of said legs, whereby the legs must be relatively displaced to slide on such guiding edge.

16. An address plate having a plurality of tines with V-shaped grooves on one face whereby they may be accurately positioned.

1T. An address plate having a plurality of tines with V-shaped grooves on one face vwhereby they may be accurately positioned combined with a locking bar having o enings to receive such tines and hold tiem properly spaced.

1S. .\n address plate having a body ortion slotted to holdtype projecting above and below the plate, a recessed cross Abar adapted to engage and holdrthe tines rovided by the slots at one end of the p ate, the plate having its edges projecting downwardly a greater distance than the downward projection of the type or cross bar.

1S). In an address plate, the combination of a segniental plate having parallel slots extending from one end, grooved individual. type carried' in s' n slots and projecting above and below the same, down-turned radial edges at the two sides of the plate proiI :ting below the foot of the type, and a removable transverse bar at the end of the plate held by hooked projections to the body of the plate and having openings for receiving the ends of the respective tines between the slots.

20. The combination, with a holder for a line of grooved type, of a clip for limitias of the holdeland casing th clip to bind on lsaid holder. 1:1 In testmlony whereof, I hereunto aix my Slgnotlue 111 the presence of two Wltnesses.

VJ'ILLIAM R. ALLEN.

Witnesses YV. DUNLAP, ALBERT H. BATES.

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