US1098335A - Autographic register. - Google Patents

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S.R.SHOUR AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED N0v.1s,19o9. EBNBWBD ooT.1s

Patented May 26, 1914.

Attest:

:graphically transferred to the strips unil-ev 'ofvleeping the printed i'ornis O-i the various SAMUEL R. SHOUP, OIF HOBQK'EN, NEVJ JERSEY.

UTGGRPHIC REGISTER.

E sgfg, Specification of Letters Patent. Pgrignqgq' igby 2R35 i9@ 1e Application ile Eweznber 13, w09, Serial No. 527,776. Renewed. Uetober 1G, 1913. Serial No. 795,563.

ifo @ZZ fui/720m it may concern it known that l, SAMUEL R. Siioir, a Citizen oi' the United States, a residentol Ellobolcei-i, in the eo-unty oi' Hudson .and ate ot' New Jersey', have invented certa-in new anil useful linnn-(nements in Antogra-phic Registers, of which the following a spee-i-lieation.

'flhis invention relates to what, iro generally known as au'togfrapliie registers, suoli devices comprising a snit-able casing within which are niountetlwa plurality of rolls of Apaper strips, each usually hai/'ing a series ot' printed forms thereon, which strips are adapted `to he hrougl t over a suitable tablet or platen with *.ianifoliling material there between` whereby 'ivo-rds or characters which are written upon the top strip will be antoneath, after which the portions of the strips vvhieh rave been written np'on are withslrawn from the. easing and detached, thereby thawing` new portions or forms' upon the tablet or platen for another writing' operation. lt is well known to those familiar with the use of these devices, that the principal difficulties encountered arev first, that strips' in proper register with each other; second. that 'of insuring' withdrawal of the superposeil enils ol the strips through preeisely ythe proper distance, so that the forms (letaeheil inay Ahe o the ri`-`A size ainl the foi-ins left ou the tablet or platen in proper position for the nentV .i weeding writing operation Partieularly, where ineoliauicziil means are employe/[i te advancethe paper strips. aiitoinati :ally checking movement lhereiul2 ai the proper point with or without ille provision of means Vfor severing the projeeting' ein'l portions olI the strips, it iinportant that such inee'ianisin ope-,rate with the utmost preei* l' on. slight anil immaterial variations during` the first of a reries of Operations gradually inei-easin;y until iluring the last ot such series the forms are, Completely out oi ree's'ter both with the tablet or platen and with eaeh other. l"ur thernuire, it is sometimes i'isireijl to provide for the 'retention within the casing of one of the strips for purposes of record, in such manner that it will he inieessilfleeXn vention is the yprovision of a flevice olf this eharaeter which 'will insure' Athe withclra al oi just the proper lengths of Strips after each writing; operation, which' will keep the hrinteil i'orins` in perfect register, and which will autoniaiioally sever the enti portions of the -srips whiifh have been written upon anil ,vitlnlrawiny Celiveringl one or more thereorp Yto areessible position and siiorini,r another thereof in convenient forni within lio loelzefl Casing'.

Illy invei'ition will he more reailily ui'nlerstooil' hy reference to the accompanying drawings. iorining' a part of tl'iisi specifi/faiion, in whieh Figure. l is a longitiulinal vertical' tion oi an autographie register emborilying thereof, taken substantially on the lino oli Fig, l, and Fig'. 3 a vertical section jrken substantially n the line l-3 of Fig.

Reiter-rn now Yto the drawings in detail, numeral ll refers to a suitable metallic i,nstrn 'tion, inountetl upon the usual baseboaril l2. ln the side walls of the casing are inounteil in the usual manner the spools upon which are wonnil the usual rolls l l?) of paper slrips, nerally three in number. Froni these rol theI paper :strips are passed over suitable ii'ller rollers il and across a tablet or platen l5 below a corresponding orifice 16 in the. top laoe of the easing', where carbon sheetsor other suitable ]nanitoliling' inateriahare interposed between the strips in such manner as to be helcl stationary while said Strips ar'x drawn across the saine. At the forwarcl end of the platen l5, are .journalecl the 4,grip rollers l? and 1S, preferably yieldingly held in eli-)So The principal object of the present inf in v invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section ingr or' ronnnon anc-l well-known forni anil" Cer n?, :.L'l

Contact witli eacli other to trictioioel-ly engage the Superposcd stripe unich are advanced in the usual inuouer upon rotation. of said rollers. it tlie end ot Suid. rollers are provided the iueslied gez-rs lS) and 2t), respectively, insuring equal Vvelooities. when said rollers are rotated. Preferably the lower roller 11T is provided with a Cr'iil 2l., exterior or the using, by miens of 'which are rotated. Journaled inthe e. or the easing is tlie shaft 22, driven by ineens, of L gear *28 trom the roller it' tl'irr li the interposed 2li and 9,5 in 1 r und with the `gears 'i9 and respectively. i

Mounted upon tire oaee ot tlie easing :ire

I the etrindarde E26 2G, iu which .ie journaled 'the eliat't Q?, loose upon Wliieli is the drum. 28 to Wluelfi i5 eeeurecl the rear 29. Within the drum is provided a spiral spring f3() having one thereof secured to the outer wall o' the drum ind tire end thereof to the sli-aft @n the 2Q is provided a pinion Si. in. mesh withl the and adapted :pou rotation ot tlie roller l? 1u tlie direction to advance the strips, to rotate said drum egaiuet tlio ,fiction of the spring 3f) and tli tore energy in said spring to rotate the strait Mounted on said shaft one ou. each. eide ot tlie drum. 2S are t-lie eoiral com disks and 32', eaeli provided li stop adapted to 'be engaged by the tente and respectively. These dey p ed, as shown, in, l saio. stop-dens, und each t tapering or wedgeeliaped nd to he engaged by a pin 'u tlie drum 28, the pin 35 to engage the deteut 2323 and .roin tlie stop in lthe ie piu. 3G being adapted to rneiigied tace oit the detent 34t- 'uw the seine troni the Stop in in Suitable slide bearings in the S: the trarne Si", the knife to reciprocate vertically, anl .ocation between. the e 'oss-bars flo of rlie casting, to sever the taperat tl, poirt. The shaft 27 is u i (tra cranks .il and eti. et the y while connecting' rods l-B and o rely, are pivoted to the ende ot mit to the ends ot the urine or #to and lo cured to the knife 3S. u rrd. iu the `ide ineinbers of the easing; il .is the err. bar it?. which is preferm order to direct the two ebljv tapering; Lippe" :istripf\I oi pu per to accessible position. Y of the sing, tlie lower strip peseino' beneath tli saine. es shown in Fig. .i'liif; tizlr provided ivili apertures afd tlii'oiwli which the spike-tiles or otebliers et?? which ure mounted upon the reeaese lfniife 38. These spilreeiiles or stabbers 4.19 preferably comprise a horizontal portion, the end of ivliieli is secured to the lolite und projects torwardly therefrom, being bent to provide the vertical portion, shown, at the upper end of which is provided the head 50 Wliicn tapers to a piercing point adapted to penetrate and pass through the lower sheet and engage the same in the usual man ner to eznrv it downwardly upon downward movement ot seid. knife and etalobers.

Below the bar 39 and. in iront ot the roll ere 1.7 and 1S, l prefer to provide the comparatively tl'nn guide bars 5l and designed to separate tlio lower from the tivo upper strips oi paper, the lower strip passing between the guides l and and. the other strips passing between the guide t7 and tlie bnr These members are so positioned as to hold the paper stripe in propel' position for the operation ot the knife 38. it will now be apparent that when the crank. Il is rotated in tire proper direction, the gripping; rollers i? and 18 will advance the paper Strips across the platen 1.5, tlie tivo upper strips passing out oi the easing 'in the inanuer shown and the lower strip being` guided oy the member et? into the forward end o1 the oasiiw. As tlie roller 17 is rotated, the gear train `will effect rotation of the sliatt and. through the pinion 31. rotatie the `gear 29 and store energy' in the spring 30. said gear :29 and the drum 2S are rotated, the pine and 3G will advance. one slightly ahead ot Lthe other tor reasonv ivlneli Will be hereinafter explained, operating' in turn to Withdraw the detente 3l and B3, on each occasion releasing; the sli-att 2 for rotation through a slight are which is cheeked by the detent and next through a inueli longer are and again checked by the detent 3ft. Rotation of the ,allait 2i Will, through tl'ie oranlre eil and 4t2, reciprocate the knife 38 and therewith the 9 spike-tiles 7/ or saboers 4:9. end portions of all three strips are detached, the stabbers fl?) passing upwardly through the apertures L18, thus piercing the lowest detached sheet, and operating to re'tirri the eamo with. said stabbers into the reoi'aptaele therefor in tlie forward part of the eeeinm The two upper detached sheets are removed .tor usein the usual course ot business.

The spring rliould be of considerable power iu order that the imite and stabbers may be reoiprocated with `great rapidity and thoroughly perform their functions. if this spring is made suitloiently powerful, it Will be apparent that if one detent alone be enr ployed, there "would oe a possibility that the shaft 2?', rotating with suoli great velocity, would ineke one revolution prior to the detent living returned to position to stop the saine. ifm this account, I. provide tivo de As the knife is raised, the

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tents, the first releasing said shaft' for a short arc and then returning to operL tive posit-ion and insuring the engagementoit the disk when said other detent has been Withdrawn to release the shaft for its rotation through the great are. It Will be furthermore apparent that the snring is self-winding, being Wound trom the gripping rollers 1T and reliered upon each rotation or' the shaft Q7. hviously, a spring-pressed detent must be provided to hold the drum 28, through the gear 29, against rotation under action ci the spring 30.

Many modiiications of minor details ot my improved antographic register will doubtless suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which -it appertains, and I therefore do not desire to limit my invention to the spccilic construction hereinafter shown and described.

l. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. En an autographic register, the combination, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips ,with the end portions of said strips directed over a suitable. platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, normally checked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife, and means for releasing said reciprocating means when a predetern'iined length of strip has heen drawn across said platen.

2. ln an autographic register, the comlination, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strip with the end portions of said strips directed over a suitable platen and means for advancing said strips across said platen, of a. knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path ol movement of said strips, normally checked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife, and means actuated by stripsadrancing means to release said reciprocating means when predetermined lengthA oi strip has been-diL 'vn across said platen. i 3. In an autographic register, the coinloimation, with means for rotatably mounting Ja plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted to loc recii'irocated .across the path of movement of all of said strips, a. piercing tile adapted to be reciprocatcd across the path of movement o1" one of said strips only and engage. said strip, normally checked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife and said file, and means for releasing said reciprocating means when a-predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen.

d. In an autographic'register, the combi-- nation, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of .paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted to ce reciprocated across the path ci? movement of all of said strips, a piercinglile adapted to be recipro cated across the rath of movement ot" one of said strips only and engage said strip, nor mally checked means constantly tending` to reciprocate said knife and said tile, and means actuated lo-y said strip-advancing means to release said reciprocating means when a. predetermined length or" strip has been drawn across said platen.

ln an autographic register, the combina tion, With means for rotatably mount-ing a plurality of l end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, 'of a knife adapted to he reciprocated across the path o movementA of said stri a spring :tor reciprocating said knife,

vmeans for checking movement of said knife under action of said spring, and means for releasing saidr checking means when predetermined length ot' strip has been drawn across said platen.

ln an autographic register, the combination, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereorn directed over a suit able platen, of knife adapted to he reciprocated across the path of movement ot said strips, a spring for reciprocating said knife, means normally checking movement of said knife under action ot said spring, and means for automatically releasing said checking means When a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen.

T, In an autographic register', the combination, with means for rotatably mounting a vplurality of rolls or' paper strips with ythe end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted to loe reciprocated across the pat-h of movement of said strips, a spring for reciprocating said knii'e, means normally checking4 movement of said knife under action o said spring, means for automatically' releasing said checking means when a predetermi edlength of strip has been drawn across said platen, and means for restoring the energy or" said springby the operation of withdrawing said strips.

8. ln an autographic register, the combination. with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paperstrips with the end portions thereoi:l directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to he reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, normally checked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife, and means actuated by said advancing mea-ns to release said checking means vwhen a predetermined length of strip has heen drawn across said platen.

t). in an aumgraphic register, the combi rolls of paper strips with they llt;

nation, with means for rotatably mounting; a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a snitaole platen, and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a spring for reciprocating; said knife, means non mally checking` movement of said knife nnder action of said spring, and means actuated by said advancing means for automatically releasing said checking,- means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen.

10. In an autographic register, the combii nation, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a sln'ing for reciprocating said knife, means normally checking movement of said knife under action of said spring', means actuated by said advancing means for automatically releasing,` said checking means when a. predetermined. length of strip has been drawn across said platen, and means for restoring the energy of said spring by the operation of withdrawingr said strips.

ll. In an antographic register, the combination, with means for Yrotatably mounting" a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a sait able platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing tile adapted to be reciprocatcd across the path of movement of `one of said strips only and engage said strip, a spring for reciprocating` said knife and said lile, means for checking movement of said knife and file .under action of said spring, and means for releasing said checking means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen.

12. In an antographic register, the combination, with means for rotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a snitable platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing tile adapted to be reciprocated across the pa'th of movement of one of said strips only and engage said strip, a spring for reciprccating` said knife and said le, means normally checking movement of said knife and file under action of said spring, and means for automatically releasing;n said checking means when a predeter mined length of strip'has been drawn across said platen.

13. tn an autographic register, the combination, with means for rotatably mount- Lacasse ing a plurality of rolls of paper 4strips With the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing` file adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of one of said strips only and engage said strip, a spring for reciprocatingsaid knife and said tile, means normally checking movement of said knife and tile under action of said spring, means for automatically releasing said checking,r means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen, and means for restoring, energy of said spring by the ope 'ation of withdrawing said strips.

14.-. ln an autograpl'tic register, the combination, with means for rotatably mount-ing a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advance said. strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing file adapted to be reciprocc-.tedl across the path of movement of` one of said strips only and engage said strip, normally checked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife and said file, and means actuated by said advancing' means to release said checking,

means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across said platen.

l5. In an autographic registenfthe combination, with means for rotatably mount ing' a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement ofsaid strips, a piercing tile adapted to loe reciproca` across the path of movement of one of aid strips only and engage the said strip, a spring for reciprocating said knife 'and said fila, means normally checking movement of said knife and tile under action' of said sprintf, and means actuated by said advancing means` for automatically releasing said checking mea-'ns when a predetermined length of strip' has been drawn across said platen.

1G. ln an antographic register, the combination with means for rotatably .mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to be reciprocate'd across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing .tile adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of one of said strips only and engage the said strip, a spring for re'eipro1 cating said knife and said file, means non mally checking movement of said knife and tile under action of said spring, means actuated by said advancing means for automathereunto set my hand n the presence of two cally releasn said checking means when e Witnesses. predetermne length of strip Jnas been drawn across -sad platen, and means for re- 5 storing energjI of said spring by the opera- Witnesses:

tion of withdrawing said strps.` F. T. WENTWQRTH,

In testimony of the foregoing, I have P. FRANK SONNEK.

SAMUEL R. sHoUP."

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