US1156000A - Check-protector. - Google Patents

Description

l. ENGSTROM.

CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19. m2.

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HIIIIIH l. ENGSTROM.

CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED Oct. I9. 1912.

1,156,000. Patented 0013. 5, 1915. l

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I. ENGSTROM. CHECK P'ROTEGTOR.

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Patented Oct. 5, 1915. 4 ssss I EEEEEE 3.

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CHECK PROTECTOR. v APPLICATION FILED 061219 1912- Q 1,156,0Q0. Patented Oct. 5, 1-915.

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To all whomit may concern:

Be it. known that 1, Ivan Encs'rnqm, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city-of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented "certain new and useful Improvements in Check- Protectors; and I do hereby declare that the;

following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

Of the numerous check protectors heretofore put on the market, but few, if any, have been capable of correctly marking and cutting or indicating-on the check (or other evidence of value) the exact money value represented thereby unless said money value should chance to be) one of the particular denominations of the few the protector is capable of indicating. Losses have frequently occurred for this reason.

It is an object of this invention to afl'ord a construction in which any desired money value may be correctly expressed, and

. wherein accuracy is assured by afiording at all times a yisible indication of the amount or numeralin printing or marking position.

It is an object'of the invention to adord a construction, practlcally all of whlch may be constructed by means of dies and by stamping, and which admits of exceedingly cheap and economical construction and afi'ords the utmost simplicity and durability. I

The invention is illustrated (in a preferred form)'in the drawings, and is hereinafter more fully described.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention, showing the same in position to receive a check therebeneath. Fig. '2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 of Fig. '2, showing the machine setand preparatory to actuation to engage the, check.

Fig. 4: is a similar view, showing the machine in operation marking the check. Fig.

5 is a section on line 5 of Figi i Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 of Fig. 3. ig. 7 is an enlarged section on line 7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8 of Fig. 6. 'Fig. 9 is a face view of one of the marking elements, showing the same removed from the machine.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary side elevation, with parts omitted, and showin the operating handle attached'directly to t e casing. Fig.

is a type edge view of the marina elements.

Fig. 13 is a view of the sliding. limitin Fig. 16 is a viewillustrating the arrangement of the words and numerals when an 1m ression is made.

' s shown 1n the'drawmgs, 1, lndzcates a rate'ateaoca's.teas, Application filed Octoberl-D, 191a. 'serialmvaaereif 11 is a section online 11 of 3.: Fig. 12 i standard or base, as shown constructed of pressed metal, though obviously capable of being made otherwise. At the rear end er said base are provided upwardly directed lugs 2, which may be struck up from the top of the base, as indicated in Fig. 5, and each of which is provided at its rear edge with an upwardly facing shoulder or notch 3. Extending through apertures in said lugs, is a shaft 4, and secured on the outwardly extended ends of said shaft is a casing 5, which may also be constructed of pressed metal, if preferred, and comprises a top portion 6,

and rounded front end portions 7, and side plates 8, through the latter of which the ends of said shaft extend. The topplate 6,

lip 9, adapted to engage the upwardly projectingstop or shoulder 3, on said lugs to clusive, though, of course, the number may vary with the size of the denominations to beindicated. Each of-said indicating elements is struck or stamped of a sheet of metal to substantially a circular shape, as indicated in Figs. 3, 4:, and 9, and is proextends rearwardly and is provided with a vided with an integral handle 18, which pro-- jects' through slots in the front end 7, of said casing, and'is shaped at its outer end to be engaged by the finger'sof the operator.

At the rear of said handle, said markin elements are notched or ratcheted to afior teeth 19, having recesses therebetween to receive a detent 20, one of which is pro.-

vided- -',zior each of said markin" elements,-

position. 7

Diametrically opposite the teeth 19, nu=

and whereby the same is held in adjusted merals from 1 to 0 are marked upon'the periphery of the marking element, as indicated at 21,- and in the case of the numeral designating theIparts-oi a dollar er the cents, a smaller underlined numeral isused pa as shown in Fig. 12. Secured on the handle of each of said marking elements, and fittingclosely within the casing, is an indr eating tape or ribbon 22, preferably metallic, on the face of which is marked the numerals s 1 to O successively, as shown in Fig. 14, the

order being identical with that of the type upon the marking edge of the marking element, and the numerals being so arranged uponsaid tape that the same will appear at so a view aperture or slot in the casmg indicated by 23, in Fig. 2, so that the numeral on the marking edge of said element that is in position to mark or print, will be correctly indicated by a like numeral at said view ap- 2av erture,

Supported upon the base is an upright standard 24, which extends through the top oi the casing. -Within said casing and se cured on the shaft 4, is a forwardly extendto ing bracket or arm 25, which extends obliquely upward to near the shaft 10. Downwardly depending links 28, are secured on the shaft 10, within the casing, and pivotally connected therewith at their lower ends,

85 is a linker connecting rod 27, which is i ulcrumed near its rear end on the forwardly I ro'ectin arm b means of a )ivot I in- 28. Connected with the rear extremity of said connecting rod 27', 1s a rod 29, the upper to end of which is engaged on the rearwardly directed end 30, of .the operating lever 31,

which is journaled, as shown, at the top of said standard 24:. Also secured on said shaft 10, isan inking pad 32, comprising a at strip of metal bent to U shape, and extending beneath the printing elements, and from side to side the machine and provided with integral arms 33, which extend upwardly behind the links 23, and engage on said shaft to 10, by means of said lever and linking contion.

Seated in the bed in position to receive the impression of the-type, isaprinting bed or platen, 34, which may be constructed of hard rubber or any suitable material to suitably co coact with the printing faces on the marking elements. Extending through said side walls of the casing near the top thereof, and directly above the shaft 10, is a shaft 34:, and secured thereon and on the shaft 10,

6 are broad depending bars 35, and 33, on one menses r Secured on the rear side of the bar 36,

is a stud 39, having wound theron the coil of a spring, one of the free endsdfl, of which extends downwardly and into a slot in the sllding type bar 38, known as the limiting type bar. The other end 41, of said spring extends transversely and outwardly toward the side of the machine and passes through the slotted end of a bent lever 42, which is fulcrumed on a shaft 43, extending through the side walls of the casing. Said lever is provided at its lower end with a stud 4-4, which projects laterally and intoa slot in the bracket 25. Each of the marking elements is provided .with a notch or recess 45, beyond the numerals marked or. printed on the marking edge thereof, said notch being in register with the end of thelimiting type bar 38, when the marking' elements are at normal.

The operation is as follows: The appropriate keys or levers are actuated on the machine to indicate the dollars, tens, hundreds, and thousands, etc, it is desired to indicate or mark upon the check, andthe marking elements having been rotated by means of said levers, are held in said position by the detents 20, which engage in the notched periphery -thereof diametrically opposite the marking faces on said elements. Having set the machine correctly, as may be seen by reading through the sight aperture 23, (wherein the various numerals on the respective types'connected with the marking elements actuated must indicate the same reading as the reading in marking position on. said element) the lever 31, is pressed downwardly, thereby swinging the inking pad away from the marking faces and simultaneously projecting-the limiting type bar 38, through the notches 45, behind the marking elements not actuated or required in marking, the required amount upon the check. 'The check is now inserted upon the printing plate and the casing struck downwardly thereupon bringing the top of the marking element thereon. to mark the required value. The casing immediately upon being released, is thrown upwardly by the spring 9", returning the inking pad to normal position and also the lever 31, retracting thelimiting type bar. The keys are now returned to normal preparatory to the next use.

@t course, if desired, it is to be understood that the lever may be secured direct upon the casing, as indicated in Fig. 10, and the operations hereinbefore described may be performed by actuating the casing only.

I have, however, shown but a preferred form of my invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted on this application otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

Throughout the claims I have used the word printing in its generic sense, meaning thereby any operation of printing, em-

' bossing or impressing of the check by which the check may have imprinted upon it the desired amount.

I claim as my invention:

1. A base, a casing hinged thereon at one end, a spring normally supporting the casing, rotative marking elements in sand casing, a lever for manual actuation on each marking element, a sight indicator attached to each marking element, a detent for holding said marking elements in adjusted position, a spring impelled limiting type adapted to engage and hold the marking elements not used from movement, an inking pad, and levers controlling the limiting type and inking pad to swing the latter away from the type, and permitting the casing to swing downwardly to printing position.

2. A machine of the class describedembracing a pivotally supported casing adapted to be struck down, rotative marking mechanisms therein each appropriated to a single denomination and capable of independent operation, a detent for holding the same in adjusted position, a limiting type acting to lock the marking elements not used from movement, and a spring acting to elevate the casing when struck downwardly in making the impression.

3. In a device of the class described a printing check marking device comprising a base, a casing hingedly supported thereon and containing the marking mechanism and adapted to be struck downwardly in making the impression, means for adjusting the individual marking elements independently, a limiting type acting to look all marking elements from movement when not used, and

resilient means for retracting the same as the machine returns to normal.

4. In a machine of the class described. adjustable and rotating marking elements having numerals consecutively arranged and on a segment of its periphery, a type bar rigidly secured adjacent the-marklng element for the lowest denomination, a limiting type bar slidably engaged to be automatically projected against the marking ele ment for the highest denomination at any given actuation, elements, a spring acting normally to hold said casing and mechanism elevated, and means operated by the normal upward swing of the casing to retract said limiting type bar after each actuation.

5. In a machine of the class described a a casing containing said base, a casing hingedly connected therewith atone end, a spring acting to hold the vfree end of the casing elevated, adjustable marking mechanism in said casing, a platen in the base positioned to receive the impression thereof, an inking pad adapted for actuation across the printing faces of the mark ing mechanism, a lever for swinging the 1 same away from the printing faces, and a transversely slidable limiting type bar operatlvely connected to be moved into printing position simultaneously with the withdrawal of the inking pad and prior to the downward swing of the casing to printing posi tion, said spring acting to swing said casing and lever and operating parts to normal simultaneously.

6. In a check protector an oscillatable casing,'a-rigid base therefor, rotatable type disks in saidcasing adapted to move therewith, a bracket 1 mounted on saidbase, a

lever pivoted on said bracket, a link con-- necting said leverand said casing, and an actuating member connected to operate said lever to oscillate said casing.

across the type and pivotally connected to said bracket such that actuatlon of said casing causes simultaneous movement of said ink pad.

S. In a device of the class described a rigid bracket, a, casing pivoted to move relative thereto, levers connected to said'casing and said bracket for actuation of the casing,

rinting mechanism in said casing, and inkmg means therefor pivoted on said casing and on said bracket to moveaway from the printing mechanism when the casing is actuated for printing.

9. In a check protector, the. combination of a base, a casing, printing mechanism in the casing, mechanism for plvoting the casing to the base, a manually-operable printing lever pivoted to the base, and a link independent of said pivoting mechanism ivotally connecting said lever with the casing.

10. In a check. protector, the combination of a base, a casing pivoted-to the base, print ing devices in the casing and carried thereby, devices for variably and independently settin crate mechanism for moving the casing towardthe baseto print a desired amount, a platen carried by said base, an inking'de-v vice, and levers connecting the inkin device and base for moving the inking evice from between the printing devices and the said printing devices, manually-op platen by motion of the casing during a P ing operation.

evice of the class described comprising a base, a casing hinged to the base,

a spring normally supporting the casing, ordered marklng elements in saidicasing, a lever for manual actuation securedto each marking element, a detent for holding said marking elements in adjusted position, a limiting type adapted to hold and engage the marking elements not used from movement, an inking pad, and mechanism controlling the limitlng type and inking pad to swing the latter away from the type, and permitting the casing to swing downwardly to printing position.

12. A device of the class described comprisi'n a pivotallv-supporteol casing adapted to he struck down, mark ng mechanisms in said casing, each marking mechanism appropriated to a single denomination capaable of independent operatlon, a detent for said casing containing a plurality oat marking elements and adapted to be struck downwardly in makin an impression, means for adjusting the in ividual markin elements independently, a limiting type acting to lock the marking elements from movement when not used, and means for retracting the same after the machine returns to normal.

14. A machine of the class described comprising ordered marking elements having numerals consecutively arranged thereon, a bar rigidly secured adjacent the marking element for the lowest denomination, a lint iting type bar slidably engaged to be automatlcally projected against the marking element for the highest denomination at any given actuation, a casing containing said elements, means acting normally to hold saidcasing and mechanism elevated, and means operated by the normal upward swing of the casing to retract said limiting type bar after each actuation.

In testimony whereotv I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of twa subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr, GEOR E R. Moonn.

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