US1091240A

US1091240A - Numbering-machine.

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Publication number: US1091240A
Application number: US74783613A
Authority: US
Inventors: Milton W Phillips
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-02-12
Filing date: 1913-02-12
Publication date: 1914-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 1931-03-24

Description

M. W. PHILLIPS.

NUMBERING MACHINE.

' APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 12, 191s.

1 ,09 1 ,240, Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

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To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I,MILroN W. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Numbering-Machines, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of numbering machines, particularly that type of machine where the operator at every operation, or at a number of operations, wishes to use the same number, and it consists of means for rapidly and readily moving the printing wheels to the desired position, While the hand of the operator is'resting on the handle or knob of the machine, sothat the weight of the hand will depress the numbering head sufliciently to remove the felt pad from the wheels, and permit the ready operation of the levers by the fingers of the hand, which is resting upon the knob, while the other hand of the operator is free for handling papers or the like. This construction of levers for the finger tips within reach of the handle is one which not only gives the advantage above described, but provides for the removal automatically by the weight of the hand of the ink pad from the characters, so that the wheels may move readily, and will not'wear out the pad or become clogged with thefib'ers of the pad.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved means of securing accurate alinement of a machine of this character, so that the user on moving the segmental lever to approximately the proper position will be aided by an automatic alining device to hold the'wheels all in the same line. This second advantage is secured by placing the same number of gear teeth on the pinion which is fastened to each character wheel, as there are characters or printing spaces including blank spaces on the wheel itself, and providing a detent' toenter the gear teeth notches immediately-that the wheel changes from one number-to another, to aid in seating such wheel-in proper alinement. 1

The scope of my invention will be ed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of my improvedinvention with a part of the human hand pointshown in Fig-2 isa'plan view of my'improved inachine.

position for operating-the device.

Fig; 3 is a sectional front view on l ne 3-3 on Fig.- 4. Fig; 4 is a sectional. side elevation on line 4% Fig. 3.

i As shown in the drawings, 1 is the usual operating knob or handle secured to a numbering head 2, which head and handle reciprocate in a frame 3, at the bottom of which there is provided a gage plate 4. In

the numbering head 2 there is mounted a shaft 5 carrying character wheels 6, there being provided plnions 7 secured thereto.

' Each pinion is provided with the same number of gearteeth as there are prlntlng characters or printing spaces on the number wheel; for example the wheels shown are adapted to' print -O987651321 and are also providedjwith a blank space; therefore the gear wheel will carry twelve teeth, and between eachpair of teeth is the detentS having a rounded nose to fit between the I teeth." It is pivoted to the numbering head at Q'andis'held firmly against the number-- ing wheel by a detent comb spring 10, having one prong engaging each of thedetents. The comb'spring is attached to a plate 11 secured across the numbering head to inclose the back thereof. -The ink pad 12 is secured in-a carrier 13 pivoted at 14t'o the frame, and secured by a link 15 to the shaft 5 of the numbering'head, so that upon the first'slight depression of the handle 1 and the numbering head the ink pad will be moved out of contact with the numbering wheels. Secured'to the numbering head on a shaft 14 are a number or gear segments 15 each having an upwardly extending lever arm 16 extending through a slot 17 in anindex plate 18, and carrying a dished out finger rest 17 having straight sides, so that the ball of the finger will 'fit nicely in the cup to move the same without being confined sidewise to prevent the operation of a wrong key. a p

Immediately beneath the finger piece 17 a is an index frame 18 adapted to surround that character which is about to be printed by the 'machine after selection, as will be seen on examination of Fig. 1." It will be seen that the index block 18 is carried by the lever on that side away from the handle so that the character inclosed by it will not be obscured by the operators hand or fingers. The index plate 18 is carried on the upper part of a housing 19, which is secured to the numbering head, and rises and falls with it, and incloses the mechanism of the lever and segment. The levers, when in blank position extend parallel with theoperating rod of the operating handle 1, so that they will be readily accessible to the fingers of a hand pressing upon the knob or handle, to remove the ink pad and allow the ready movement of the levers to the desired position as indicated in Fig. 1 by the operation of one hand alone, thus avoiding undue wear of the pad, gumming of the characters, life of machine, and readiness of operation for the levers which would operate very hard if they had to be pushed across the ink pad in contact therewith on every change.

It will be seen that the segment is so mounted on its shaft 14: with relation to the shaft 5 of the numbering wheels that it will be caused when swung to move across the vertical center line of said shaft, swinging at all times more under the operating knob than shown in Fig. 4. Due to this location of the two shafts in the reciprocating frame, I am enabled not only to secure a machine of perfect balance for the kind of work required of a numbering machine today, i. 6., a portable machine as distinguished from the platform or stationary machine, but I am also enabled to get a construction which will at all times place the operating keys within reach of the normal hand resting on the operating knob. It will be noted that a clearance space is provided above the number wheel shaft to permit the swinging of the segment between the frame and shaft, so that the pivot point of' the segment may be located close to the frame and thus make it possible that the levers will always be within reach of the hand of the operator when in place upon the knob or handle.

In carrying out this invention, details of construction may be varied from those shown, and yet the essence of the invention be retained; some parts might be employed without others, and new features thereof might be combined with elements old in the art in diverse ways, although the herein described type is regarded as embodying substantial improvements over such modifications.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of the inven tion could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is furthermore desired to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim as my invention:

1. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a gage plate and frame, a reciprocating handle therein, a numbering head carried by the handle, numbering wheels carried by the head, and inking means, a gear wheel secured to and turning with each numbering wheel, a gear segment engaging a gear wheel and adapted to be swung over and across the vertical center of said numbering wheels, a shaft for the segment, an extending lever for the segment, an index plate with slots and index characters adjacent said slots, a finger grip for the said lever on the outside of the index plate, said index plate, segment and lever traveling with the numbering head.

2. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a gage plate and frame, a reciprocating handle therein, a numbering head carried by the handle, numbering wheels carried by the head, and inking means, a gear wheel secured to and turning with each numbering wheel, a gear segment engaging a gear wheel and adapted to be swung over and across the vertical center of said numbering wheels, a shaft for the segment, an extending lever for the segment, an index plate with slots and index characters adjacent said slots, a finger grip for the said lever on the outside of the index plate, said index plate, segment and lever traveling with the numbering head, said finger pieces of the lever having straight sides and a curved finger grip surface.

3. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a gage plate and frame, a reciprocating handle therein, a numbering head carried by the handle, numbering wheels carried by the head, and inking means, a gear wheel secured to and turning with each numbering wheel, a gear segment engaging a gear wheel and adapted to be swung over and across the vertical center of said numbering wheel, a shaft for the segment, an extending lever for the segment, an index plate with slots and index characters adjacent said slots, a finger grip for the said lever on the outside of the index plate, said index plate, segment and lever traveling with the numbering head, an index block scoured to the levers inclosing the index characters one at a time, as the lever is moved.

4. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a gage plate and frame, a reciprocating handle therein, a numbering head carried by the handle, numbering wheels carried by the head, and inking means, a gear wheel secured to and turning with each numbering wheel, a gear segment engaging a gear wheel and adapted to be swung over and across the vertical center of said numbering wheels, a shaft for the segment, an extending lever for the segment, an index plate with slots and index characters adjacent said slots, a finger grip for the said lever on the outside of the index plate, said index plate, segment and lever traveling with the numbering head, an alining detent resiliently held against each gear wheel.

5. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a gage plate and frame, a reciprocating handle therein, a numbering head carried by the handle, numbering wheels carried by the head, and inking means, a gear wheel secured to and turning with each numbering Wheel, a gear segment engaging a gear Wheel, a shaft for the segment, an extending lever for the segment, an index plate with slots and index characters adjacent said slots, a finger grip for the said lever on the outside of the index plate, said index plate, segment and lever traveling with the numbering head, the index plate beginning at a point above the frame adjacent to the operating handle, and curving outwardly therefrom, so that the levers will always be within reaching position of the fingers of a hand which is impressed upon the handle, in combination with operating means for the ink pad, adapted to move the same upon the depression of the numbering head, whereby the weight of the hand upon the handle when shifting the levers will serve to lift the ink pad from the wheels.

6. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a frame, a reciprocating plunger therein, an operating handle for the plunger, a number wheel carried by the plunger head, a shaft therefor, a gear for the number wheel, a clearance space im-.

mediately above the number wheel shaft in the plunger head, a segment carried by the plunger head and adapted to enter the space above the gear wheels upon its reciprocation, a lever for reciprocating said segment, said segment and lever carried by the plunger head.

7. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a frame, a reciprocating plunger therein, an operating handle for the plunger, a number wheel carried by the plunger head, a shaft therefor, a gear for the number Wheel, a clearance space immediately above the number wheel shaft in the plunger head, a segment carried by the plunger head and adapted to enter the space above the gear wheels upon its reciprocation, a lever for reciprocating said segment, said segment and lever carried by the plunger head, said shaft for the segment being mounted close, to the stationary frame of the machine, whereby the lever when in vertical position will occupy a position closely adjacent to the handle.

8. The herein described numbering machine consisting of a frame, a reciprocating plunger therein, an operating knob for the plunger, a number wheel carried by the plunger head, a. shaft therefor, a gear for the number wheel, a clearance space immediately above the number wheel shaft in the plunger head, a segment carried by the plunger head and adapted to enter the space above the gear wheels upon its reciprocation, a lever for operating said segment, said segment and lever carried by the plunger head, the segment adapted to be reciprocated so as to pass over the vertical center line of the number shaft.

9. In a numbering machine, having a frame, a reciprocating plunger head, an operating knob, a shaft, number wheels on said shaft, a gear and geared segment operating said number wheel, an index plate having characters along its slots, an operating lever projecting through said slots, and carrying an index block in advance of the lever, that is, on the side of the lever away from the handle, whereby, when the hand is on the operating knob and the finger on the lever, the block will lie adjacent an index character in advance of the lever itself.

Signed at New York city, 6th day of February, 1913.

MILTON W. PHILLIPS. Witnesses:

FRED FRANCIS WEISS, F. WARREN WRIGHT.

New York, this Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatents,

Washington, D. G.