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WILLIAM D. HAWLEY, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, AssICNoR, BY I IRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To INTERNATIONAL TIME RECORDING COMPANY OF NEW YORK, E ENEIcoTT, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TIME-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

Application filed July 3, 1915. Serial No. 38,033.

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Be it known that I, WVILLIAM D. IIAWLEY,

- a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondagaand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulTime-Recorder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to time recorders particularly applicable for keeping the time of post-ofiice clerks and carriers, or employees required to make trips at intervals into and out of an establishment or department, and for keeping. costs, etc., and it consists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a front elevation of a preferable form of my recorder, the casing being removed.

Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views, parts being omitted, taken respactively on the planes of lines AA and B, Fig. 1.

Fig. i is an enlarged sectional view through the time controlled actuating mechanism, taken on the plane of line CC, Fig. 2.

F ig. 5 is an enlarged detailgview, showing in plan a portion of the time controlled actuating mechanism omitted. in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is. a. view similar to Fig. 3, the motor being shown in section and the mechanism being illustrated in a different position from that seen in Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating a portion of the mechanism between the motor and the part for shifting the card receiver.

Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views, partly broken away, of the card receiver and con tiguous parts.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view illustrating in side elevation the manually operated member.

Fig. 11 is a sectional View of parts seen in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a. fragmentary view illustrating the arrangement of the type wheels whereby they make their imprints one above the other.

Fig. 13 is a detail view showing the time controlled member which operates to disconnect the card receiver from the manual.

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Fig. 14 is a detail view illustrating the minute type wheel and the pawl for shifting this wheel ahead one step while the. hour wheel is being shifted.

Figs. 15 and 16 are similar face views of post-oflice time cards used in my time recorder.

This time recorder comprises, generally, time mechanism, a recording couple including two elements, one of said elements including recording means, as. type wheels, and the other a card receiver, means for shifting one of said elements step by step relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, means for effecting the operation of the recording couple to make a record, means controlled by a card of predetermined form for shifting the shiftable ele ment out of its normal position or from the position into which it has been automatically shifted, that is, for setting said shiftable element back a predetermined amount from said position, and mechanism arranged to be actuated by said cardto connect the manual means and the setting back means.

The machine also includes in this embodiment of my invention, time controlled means for preventing the setting back of the shiftable element at certain intervals when it otherwise would be set back by the operation of the manual means if the proper card were inserted in the receiver.

The invention furthermore includes a relative arrangement of the type wheels and the card receiver, and of the type on the wheels, whereby the records of the wheels are made one above the other with respect to the base line of the card so that the record resembles a fraction.

Some of the foregoing parts and functions may in some instances be omitted.

1 is the frame of the time recorder which may be of any suitable form, size and construction.

:2 is the face of the clock, the hands of which are actuated by a time movement located behind said face. 3 is the pendulum forming part of the time movement. 4 and 5 are minute and hour type wheels.

6 is the card receiver arranged to support a card in position to receive the record of the type wheels. In this embodiment of my invention, the recording means consists of type wheels arranged in horizontal position with their type 7, S, Fig. 12, standing crosswise of the periphery of the wheels so that the record composed of two numbers arranged in the form of a fraction. For example, if the record represents the time of 12:15, the imprint 12 of the hour wheel is arranged above the imprint 15 of the'minute wheel thus The card receiver is here illustrated as disposed in vertical position, that is, with its entrance 9 opening upwardl the receiver being arranged to support t 1e card in vertical position. In this embodiment of my invention, the card receiver 6 is also shiftable laterally to brin'ga difi'erent space on the card to the printing line, and the shifting of the card receiver is effected by time controlled means.

The type wheels are actuated from this clock movement, and both wheels are connected to the clock movement through a suitable shaft 10 and separate connections between the shaft 10 and the wheels 4, 5. The shaft 10 rotates with the minute hand shaft of the clock.

Thes'haft 10, Fig. 4, is here shown as arranged in vertical position, and as composed of two sections connected by a flexible coupling 11. The lower section 12 of this shaft is connected. to the minute wheel 4 by means of intermeshing gears 13, 13 mounted respectively on the shaft section 12 and the axle ofthe type wheel 4. The type wheel 5 is intermittently actuated from the other section of the shaft 10, and the mechanism between the same and the wheel 5 comprises driving and driven members '14, 15 arranged concentric with each other, a coil spring 16 between the members and ar ranged to betensioned by the driving memher, a detent 17 acting to hold the driven member from being actuated by the spring, and time cam 18 mounted on the upper section of'the shaft 10 for moving the detent out of operative position at predetermined intervals.

The driving member 14 includes a gear wheel -19meshing with a gear wheel 20 on the upper section of the shaft 10, and the driven member 15 includes a stem extending axially through the gear 19 and having'an annular flange 21' opposed to an annular flange22 on the'driven element 15; and the spring 16 is located between said fianges 21 and 22, and is connected at its opposite ends thereto. The driven member is provided'at'itslower end with'a semicylindrical portion23 and an arm or pin 24 *projecting radially therefrom and located diametrically opposite the semi-cylindrical :portion. The

type wheel 5 has fixed thereto a disk 26 hav-' ing peripheral arc-shape cutouts or notches 27, Fig. 2, and a series of teeth or pins 28 paired with the cutouts.

When the type wheel 5 is stationar the semi-cylindrical portion 23 of the riven member 15, which is the actuator for the wheel 5, meshes into one of the notches 27 and holds the wheel 5 from movement, and when the driven member 15, or actuator for the wheel 5 is released by the detent 17, the driven member 15 rotates under the impulse of its spring 16 which has been tensioned by the 'constantl rotating 'gear 20, and thus carries the semi-cylindrical portion 23 out of the notch to ermit the point between two notches to c ear the actuator and the arm 24 to engage one of theteeth 28 and advance the wheel 5 one step.

The detent 17 "is released once during each rotation of the shaft 10 b the cam 18 which is in the form of a scro 1, see Fig. 2, and coacts with a wiper '29 on the detent 17. The detent'coa'cts with two shoulders 30, 31, Figs. 2 and 4, located on a disk 33, Fig. '4, which is mounted on the upper end of the driven member 15 or actuator for the type wheel 5, these shoulders 30, 31 being located different distances from the center or axis of the disk 33an'd out of radial alinement. The hook 34 at the end of the detent 17 is normally engaged with the inner shoulder 30, and duringthe movement of the cam 18 the detent is pushed gradually out of engagement with said shoulder '30 and when released therefrom the driven member 15 rotates until the hook 34 of the detent engages the shoulder 31. This operation takes place as the wiper 29'of the detent rides on the high point of'the scroll cam 18. As the wiper 29 drops ofl the high oint of 'the scroll cam, the detent is pulled I y its spring 35, Fig. 2, inwardly toward the axis of the disk 33 so that its hook 34 is again in the path of the shoulder '30. The driven member 15 completes its revolution under the influence of the spring 16, after the detent disengages from the shoulder 31.

Means is provided for moving one of the type wheels a single step from the position to which it has been advanced by the shaft 10, through the mechanism just described, and as 'here shown, the minute wheel 4 is actuated one advance step duringeach 'revolution thereof, by the actuator 15 for the hour wheel 5. As'here illustrated, the minute wheel 4 is formed with a single tooth 36, Fig. 14, 011 the lower side thereof; and a pawl 37, Figs. 2 and 14, connected 'to the intermittently operated actuator forthe hour wheel, coaets with said toothythe pawl'being suitable bracket 39, and a second 'rockarm 40 being fixed to this shaft3'8and formed fixed'upon a rock shaft 3'8 supp0rtetl by 11 with a slot 41 which receives an eccentric pin 42, Figs. 2 and 4, on the disk 33 above the shoulders 30, 31. Hence, during the rotation of the actuator 15, the pawl 37 is moved forwardly, and when the pawl engages the tooth the hour wheel 5 is advanced one step. This advance is permitted asthe coupling 11 includes resilient arms which restore the parts to their original relation after said wheel 1 has been advanced. This advance is made just as the hour wheel is changing,.and if a record were made at this point, for instance, when the hour wheel is changing from 7 to 8, and the minute wheel has the numeral 59 at the printing point, a record taken at this time would be 8 59 instead of 7:59, and therefore in order to avoid an inaccurate record the minute wheel 4 is moved ahead one minute by the mechanism which operates the hour wheel. The time controlled mechanism for the type wheels is supported by a suitable frame d3 carried by the main frame 1.

The time controlled, means for. shifting the card guide laterally one step preferably includes a motor i l, Figs' 3 and 6, connec tions between the motor and the card rcceiver 6, and time actuated means for controlling the operation of the motor. The motor a l is employed in order that there may be ample power to shift the card receiver 6, but obviously, the clock motor may be utilized, and applicant does not attach any importance to the employment of the additional motor l l, the only feature of importance being time actuated means controlling the shifting of the card receiver.

This time actuated means includes a cam 45, Figs. -l and 5, loosely mounted on a stud 4L6 dependingfrom the frame 4:3 and located beneath tl e type wheels 4, 5, and a train of gearing 47 connecting the cam to a gear 48 mounted on the lower section 1:2 of the time shaft 10. The gearing 4C is utilized to-obtain the proper speed of the cam which makes a revolution every 2 f hours. Said means also includes a wiper 4L9 engaging the cam, a lever 50 on which the wiper is provided, a rock shaft 51 on which the lever is mounted, said shaft extending verti cally in the frame, a pawl 52 carried at the free end of the lever and coacting with a detent 53 normally holding a disk 54 from rotation, a shaft 55 on which the disk is mounted, and a gear 56 on the shaft 55, Fig. 6, which gear 56 meshes with a gear 57 on the motor, the detent operating to normally hold the disk 54f and shaft 55 from rotation by the motor Me.

As the cam 15 revolves it gradually moves the free end of the lever 50 until the hook of the pawl 52 engages a shoulder 58 on the detent 53, and as the Wiper 49 rides off the hi 'h point 59 of the cam T5, the free end of the lever is pulled downwardly carrying the detent 53 therewith. The tail of the pawl 52 engages a suitable knockoff device 60, which releases the detent 53 and permits the same to return to its normal position under the influence of a suitable spring 61, Fig. 5. The lever 50 is actuated in one direction by the cam 15, and in the opposite direction by a spring 62 connected to the rock arm 63 mounted on the shaft 51.

In order to relieve the tooth of the disk 5% from the shock when engaging the detent after said disk has been actuated by the motor, a centrifugally operated stop Gel, Figs. 1 and 8, is provided on the shaft 55, said stop including a pivoted depending arm 6% which flies outwardly during the rotation of the shaft 55, and encounters a shaft 100 located parallel to the shaft 55 and performing a function to be hereinafter described. The shaft 100 is merely utilized for convenience.

The motor 44: in addition to the gear 57 includes a scroll cam 66, Fig. 7, mounted on the same shaft 68-011 which the gear 57 is mounted, a spring 69, Fig. 6, connected at one end to the gear 57 and at the other end to the shaft 68, and a beveled gear 70, l and 3, mounted on the shaft 68 and meshing with the beveled pinion 71 mounted on a key shaft 72 having a square end 73 located outside the frame 1 for receiving a key by which the spring 69 may be wound up. All the parts of the motor, with the exception of the beveled gears and other associated parts, are located between two pla'es 7ft, 75 constituting the frame of the motor which plates are held separated by suitable posts 76. The construction of the motor forms no part of this invention.

The motion of the cam 66 is transmitted to the card receiver to shift the same by any suitable means here shown as comprising a link 77 having a wiper 78 coacting with the cam 65, a rock arm 79 to which the link is pivoted and which is movable by the link against the action of a spring 80, a

second rock arm 81 movable against the action of a spring 82 and arranged coaxially with the rock. arm 79 and being coupled thereto by the spring 82 and a pin-andslot 83, a sliding bar S t connected to the "second 'ock arm 81 and having a toothed rack 85 meshing with a pinion 86, Fig. 3, a vertical. shaft 87 on which the pinion 86 is mounted and a second pinion 88 at the upper end of the shaft 87, Fig. 8, the latter pinion meshing with a rack 85 on the card receiver.

The cam is fixed to the gear 57, and when the gear 57 is released by the operation of the lever 50, pawl 52 and detent 53, the cam is rotated at predetermined distance and pulls the link 77 to the right, Figs. 3, 6 and 7, moving the rock arm 79 against the action of the spring 80. The movement of the rock arm 79 also tensions the spring 82 interposed between the rock arms 79 and 81 until such time as thesliding bar 84 is released. from a pawl 89, Fig. 3, the function of which will be hereinafter described. The rock arm 81 transmits this motion to the bar 81- through a shoulder on the bar.

l hen the wiper 78 of the link 77 rides off the high point of the cam 66, the spring 80 returns the parts to their starting position, the movement to the right by the cam 66 being a step by step movement, and the movement to the left by the spring 80 being equal to the combined lengths of the steps.

A suitable pawl 91, Fig. 3, normally holds the bar 81 from retrograde movement, and a spring 92 connects the bar 8 1 and the rock arm 81 to permit return movement of the rock arm 8]. relatively to the bar 84 until the pawl 91 is released, as will be hereinafter explained. The pawl 91 is held in its operative position by a suitable spring 93. A stop 94 carried by the frame 1 limits the retrograde movement of the rock arm 79 by the spring 80.

The manual means for effecting the printing operation includes a carrier lever 95, Figs. 1 and 10, mounted on a rock shaft 95, a handle lever 96 pivoted at 97 at one end to the lever 95 and bearing intermediate of its ends against the outerend of ,a push rod 98, a rock arm 99 pivoted at 100 to a bracket 101 supported by the frame, the rock arm coacting with the rear end of the push rod 98, a rock arm 102, Fig. 2, mounted on the shaft 100 and connected by a link 103 to one arm of-a bell crank lever 10a pivoted {It-105 to a bracket 106 supported by the frame 1, alink 1.07 pivoted at one end to the other arm of the bell crank lever 104, the link 107 extending forwardly and being guided at its front end at 108 in the frame, and a pawl 109 carried by the link 107 and coaoting with an arm110 mounted upon an arbor 111 upon which is also mounted the spring shank 112 of a horizontal hammerv 1.13 arranged on the opposite side of the card receiver to that on which the type wheels are located. A spring 1145 is connected to the arm 110 to cause the hammer to strike its. blow.

During the movement of the handle lever 96 about its axis-97, the rod 98 is pushed inwardly rocking the shaft 100 and causing the link 107 to be pulled rearwardly, and the pawl 109 thereof toengage the arm 110 and :retract the hammer against the action of its spring 114 until,-owing to the movement'of the-link 107, the pawl 1.09 slips off from the arm 110 and permits the spring 114 to actuate the hammer to strike the blow. The arm 99 and parts actuated thereby are returned to their normal positions by a spring 115, Eig. 11.

A ribbon 116 moves across the type wheels at the printing line, this ribbon being supported on spools 117 which are actuated in any suitable manner.

The hand lever 96 is also utilized to actuate a card abutment or support 118 movable in the card receiver; and the hand lever 96 and its carrier 95 are movable about the axis of the shaft 95 to position the card abut- 10 ment 118, and the motion is transmitted. to the card abutment through a segment 119, Figs. 1 and 10, mounted on the rear end of the shaft 95, a gear 120 mounted on the shaft 121 and meshing with the segment, a I second gear 122 .on said shaft, a rack 123, Fig. 1 meshing with the second gear and having a bearing 124 slidable along a guide rod 125, and a rigid arm 126 extending laterally from the bearing and carrying the 80 card abutment 118.

The bearing 12') and card support 118 are counterbalanced by a weight 127, Fi 1 suspended at one end of a cord 128 whlch runs over a pulley 129 and is connected at its 35 other end to the bearing 124. By reason of this counterweight, the rotary movement of the lever 96 is even in any position from which the card receiver 118 starts, and the card abutment and hand lever remain in 90 any position to which they have been shifted. The free end of the hand lever 96 moves over an arc shape perforated plate or dial 130, Fig. 1, having suitable holes 131 there-' in corresponding to certain positions on the Q6 card and designed to receive a pin 132 on the lever 96 when said pin is brought into registration therewith, the pin and perforations accurately determining the position of the records on the card.

The dial plate 130, here shown, is lettered and adapted for the cards of carriers and post-oflice employes who make a certain number of trips a day, as indicated, and

each hole has a designating character as B, 1,05

L, R or E, the initials of the words-begin, leave, return and end. The letter carrier registers the pin 132 with the holes 131 corresponding to these initials as he begins work or reports at the post-office ata certain time, later leaves on his trip, thereafter returns, and finally finishes any affairs relative to the trip before beginning another trip.

The mechanism for setting back-the shift- 1,16 able element as the card receiver one step from the position to which it has been automatically set by the cams 45 and 66, is operated by manual. means, and controlled in its operation by the card in the receiver. ,130 As here shown, said mechanism comprises the pawl '89, a carrier 133, an actuator for the carrier shiftable into and out of effective engagement therewith and being norarm 136 mounted on the shaft 100 near the lower end thereof, that is, near the base of the frame 1, the actuator or link 134 having means by which it can be clutched to, and unclutched from, the pawl carrier 133. Hence, said actuator is essentially a clutch section. As here shown the actuator is formed with an angular slot 137, one part of which extends lengthwise of the link and the other crosswise thereof, and the slot receives a pin 138 projecting upwardly from the pawl carrier 133. This pawl carrier is merely an arm pivoted at 139 at one end and carrying the pawl 89 at its other end. The actuator or link 134 is acted on by a spring 140 which holds the same in such position that the pin is in the lengthwise portion of the slot 137, and when the actuator is shifted on its pivot 135 by a certain card in the receiver, as will be presently described, the pin passes into the crosswise portion of the slot 137 so that the movement of the actuator 134 to the left by the rock arm 136 .is transmitted to the pawl carrier to actuate the pawl to shift the sliding bar 84 one step in a retrograde direction, that is, to the left in Figs. 3 and 6. This movement of the pawl. carrier 133 is against the action of a returning spring 141. The pawl 89 eoacts with a rack 142 on the sliding bar 84.

The means controlled by the card in the receiver for shifting the actuator 134 into effective engagement with the pawl carrier 133 comprises a rocking part 143, Figs. 8 and 9, carried by the support or abutment 118 and extending crosswise of the card receiver, a rocking part 144 coacting with the part 143 and being in the form of a bail arranged vertically and mounted at its onposite ends upon a shaft 145 supported in the frame, a controller 146 supported in the card receiver and movable with the abutment and arranged to be engaged by the card as 147 moving into the card receiver, a part as a rock arm 148 carried by the rocking part 143 and extending into the path of the controller 146, and an arm 149.

v Figs. 3 and 6, carried by the bail 144 and shoulder 150 by time controlled means, as

- hereinafter described.

coacting with a pin 150 011 the actuator or link 134, thisarm 149 being shiftable vertically into and out of engagement with the The vertical portion of the bail 1 44 Figs. 1 and 8 is long enough to engage with the rocking member 143 in any vertical position of the card abutment 118, and the rocking part 143 is long enough to engage with the vertical part of the bail'144 in anv lateral adiustment of the card receiver 6. The controller 146 is carried at one end of a spring pressed arm 151 which is pivoted at its other end at 152 to a suitable support or bracket rising from the card abutment 118. This wan-0 is has sh a in t e f m the left one step.

of a T pivoted at 154 at the middle of the head of the the head of the T having laterally bent lugs 155 arranged to engage the lower edge of the card moving into the receiver. The leg of the T depends toward the rock arm 148 in order to coact therewith.

When an ordinary card, such as shown in Fig. 15, is inserted in the card receiver, that is, a card with a straight lower edge, the edge bears equally on the lugs 155 at both ends of the T head and holds the controller so that the leg of the T is above and at one side of the rock arm 148. Therefore, when an ordinary card is placed in the card receiver, no motion will be transmitted by the controller 146 to the rock arm 148 and hence the actuator 134 will remain in its position shown in Fig. 3, and no motion will be transmitted to the pawl carrier 133 when the handle 96 is pushed inwardly and actuates the lever seen in Fig. 11, and hence the card receiver will not be set back. But when a card having a notch, as indicated at 156, Figs. 9 and 16, is placed in the card receiver, which notch is arranged to come into alinement with one of. the lugs 155 at opposite ends ef the head of. the T shape controller, the edge of the card bearing on the other lug will tilt the controller 146 on its pivot 154 so that the leg of the T is moved directly above the arm 148 of the rocking member 143, and hence as this card approaches its lowermost position in the receiver, the arm 148 and rocking member 143, Figs. 8 and 9, will be tilted, actuating the bail 144, which in turn moves the arm 149 thereon to push against the shoulder 150 on the actuator 134 shifting the actuator into the position shown in Fig. 6, so that when the handle 96 is pushed inwardly the motion of the rock shaft. 100 is transmitted through the arm 136, actuator 134, pawl carrier 133, pawl 89 and the bar 84 to shift the same to After the card is removed. the springs 115, Fig. 11, 140 and 141, Figs. 3 and 6 and 157, Fig. 3, the latter acting on the bail 144, return the parts to their original position.

In order to permit the step by step movement of the card receiver, and sliding bar 84 to the right, by the time controlled means as heretofore explained, means is provided for moving the pawl 89 out of engagement with the rack 144 ust prior to the time when the feeding of-said parts takes place. As here shown, this means comprises, a push arm 158, Figs. 3. 6 and 7, .uitably guided in the frame of the motor 44 by a pin-andslot 159, the push arm coacting at one end with the tail 160 of the pawl 89 and at its other end with a cam 161, Figs. 3 and 7, mounted on the shaftand supported between the plates of the motor 44, the shaft 55 as previously described being actuated by the gear 56 mounted thereon and meshing means as previously described, the gear 56 will be rotated to actuate the cam 161 and push arm 158 to withdraw the pawl 89 out of engagement with the rack 142. The pawl 89 is returned into engagement with the rack by a suitable spring 162, Fig. 6.

The pawl 91, as before stated, prevents retrograde movement of the bar 84 and in order that the retrograde movement of said bar may be effected by the pawl 89. means is provided for withdrawing the pawl 91 out of engagement with the rack 142 at the time the pawl 89 is actuated.

As here shown. the pawl 91 is pivoted at 163 to the base of the frame 1, and has an extension 163 with which coacts an extension 164 of the actuator 134 for the pawl carrier; hence, when the actuator 134 is shifted on its pivot by the card in the receiver, owing to the engagement of the parts 149 and 150 the angular extension 164 pulls the pawl 91 out of enagement with the rack 142 of the sliding bar 84. This pawl is returned to its normal engagement with the rack 142 by the spring 93.

\Vhen the bar 84 and card receiver 6 are in their farthest position to the right and about to be returned to their starting posi tion by. the spring 80, as when the wiper 78, Fig. of the link 77 is about to drop off the high point of the cam 66, the pawl 91 is moved out of position in order to permit said retrograde movement by a shoulder 165 carried on a latch 166 which is pivoted to an arm 167 rigid with the rock arm 81, see Fig. 3. this latch 166 being held against a shoulder 168 on said arm 167 and being movable an inactive position.

away from said shoulder 168 as the shoulder 165 ratchets over the tail 169 of the pawl 91, into the position seen in Fig. 6.

During the initial part of the return movement of the rock arm 81 by the spring 80. the shoulder 165 engages the tail of the pawl 91 and tilts the pawl on its pivot, moving the same out of engagement with the rack 142 of. the sliding bar 84. In order to hold the pawl 91 out of operative position after its actuation by the shoulder 165 until the sliding bar 84 has reached its starting position. the pawl 91 is provided with a laterally extending pin 170 thereon which coacts with diverging surfaces 171 on an upright yielding extension of a part'172 fixed on the base of the machine. During the shifting of the pawl 91 by the shoulder 165 out of engagement with the rack 142. the pin 179 passes over the apex of the surfaces 171 and toward the front of the machine into position to frictionally hold the pawl 91 in As the sliding bar 84 approaches its starting position, a projection 17 3 thereon, Fig. 3, engages an arm 174 rigid with the pawl 91 and returns the pawl so that the pin 170 again passes over the apex of the surfaces 171 toward the rear of the machine.

The spring 92 permits enough movement of the arm 81 relatively to the sliding bar 84 to cause the latch 166 to withdraw the pawl 91.

The step by step movement of the rack or sliding bar 8-1 takes place usually at midnight,- and the card receiver usually makes seven steps to the right and is returned in one long step to the left to its starting position. When the bar 84 and the card receiver have been shifted to their last step, so that the printing couple is in position to print on the Sunday space of the card, and the setting back mechanism is operated by a card in the receiver, the record after such setting back will be in the Saturday column on the card, and the parts will be in theif In order to return the pawl 91 under these" conditions to its normal position. the pawl 91 is provided with an arm 175 arranged in the path of the arm 167. so that fter the setting back operation by the pawl 89, which setting back operation also moves the rockarm 81 relatively to the rock arm 79 against the action of the spring 82, the spring 82 returns the arm 81 and hence the sliding bar 84 to their position occupied before said setting back operation. Hence the arm 167 will strike against the arm 175 of the pawl 91 and return the pawl to its operative position, again moving the shoulder 170 over the apex of the diverging surfaces 171 toward the rear of the machine.

The time controlled means for disconnecting the pawl carrier at predetermined intervals from the mechanism operated by the card. as here shown, comprises a rockin shifter, or lever 176 mounted on the base 0 the frame 1 and means connecting the level 176 and the time movement. The lever 176 is in the form of an angle lever, see Fig. 13, pivoted at its angle and having one arm located under the arm 149 of the bail 144, which arm 149 is pivoted at 177 to the bail. The connecting means is here shown as a rock arm 178 mounted on the shaft 51 on which the lever 50 is mounted, which lever coacts with the cam 45, Fig. 5. as before ex plained, and a link 180 connecting the rock arm 178 and the lever 176. Hence, at predetermined periods, the arm 149 will be shifted upwardly out of engagement with the pin 150 so that even if a notched card is placed in the card receiver, the actuator 134 ,for the pawl carrier will not be shifted into clerks, and as the work-day in the post-oflice is twenty-four hours, some of the clerks come to work before midnightand leave after midnight or in the morning, and for ease in keeping the records it is desirable that the records of the men coming to work before midnight be arranged in one column, as for instance, the records of men beginning Tuesday night and ending Wednesday morning should be in the Tuesday column. This setting back operation cannot be time controlled as the night clerks are leaving at the same time day clerks are coming in and hence the setting back operation is provided. hen a clerk having a notched card and coming to work before midnight places his card in the receiver, the setting back operation does not take place as the clock controlled means tor preventing the operation of the setting back mechanism is in such position at this time that the setting back mechanism is rendered inefiective. However, after midnight, the clock controlled mechanism does not render the setting back back operation.

mechanism ineitective and the notched card inserted in the receiver causes the setting All carriers and clerks not working after midnight would have an ordinary straight edge card.

Although this card clock is designed for use in post-oflices, it can be adapted for any other purpose, especially for keeping the time of messengers and delivery clerks of various descriptions, keeping costs and various other uses.

The letter carriers use a card which as shown in Fig. 15 has divisions running along the vertical edge of the'ca-rd reading, Trip 1,

.2, 3, etc., which divisions are subdivided into spaces identified by the letters B, L, R, E, corresponding to the like letters on the dial 130. When a carrier begins trip No. 1, he places his card in the receiver 6, then swings the handle 96 to the left in alinement with the first hole B, and presses inwardly on the handle, thus making a record on his card.

' The pivotal movement of the lever 96 laterally positions the card abutment 118 so that r the space. designated trip 1 and the particuvlar sub-division designated B are at the printing line.

As the carrier leaves the post-oilice on trip No. 1, he places his card in the receiver and moves the handle opposite the second hole ottrip 1 marked L and operates the handle. Upon returning he moves the hanvdle opposite the hole R, trip 1, and when the business in connection with trip 1 is over he moves the lever opposite the hole E of trip 1 and operates said lever. On trips 2, 3, at, etc., these registrations are repeated in their proper spaces on the dial.

A clerk or other person who comes to work before midnight and leaves after midnight is provided with a notched card and when the notched card is placed in the receiver it tilts the T-shape lever 14-6, and hence it all other parts were in their normal positions, the setting back operation would take place But at this time the arm 1&9 is moved out of engagement with the pin 150 by the time actuated lever 176.

lVhen this clerk eaves after midni ht, say at 7 A. hi, the time controlled lever 176 has been moved by its controlling cam L5 out of operative position so that the arm 119 is engaged with the shoulder 150 of the actuator for the pawl carrier and hence the notched card of said clerk registering after midnight will cause the controller 14-6 to actuate the arm 148 and rocking part hi3, hail 114-, arm 1-19 and actuator 13% into the position shown in Fig. 6, and thus when. the handle is pushed inwardly to ctl'oct the printing operation, the pawl carrier will be artuated to etlect the setting back operation.

lVhen a clerk arriving at 7 A. M. puts his unnotched card in the receiver, and operates the handle, the printing operation takes place but the card receiver is not set back, as the controller 1&6 is not tilted by said card.

What- I claim is 1. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, and means for setting baclf the automatically shiftable element from the position to which it has been automatically set, the last-mentioned means being controlled by the card, substantially as and for the purpose spccified.

2. In a timcrecorder, in combination a recording couple comprising two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receir time controlled means for shifting one of the said elements relatively to the other by a series of steps, and means, including devices, adapted to cooperate with certain portions of the time card card for setting the shiftable element in aposition diflerent from the position in which it has been set by the aforesaid means, and time controlled means to prevent the last mentioned shifting movement during predetermined time periods.

4. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, and manually operated means for shifting the sliittable element a predetermined distance out of the position in wnich it has been antomatically set, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other step by step at predetermined intervals, and manually operated means for shifting the shittable elcmert a single step in a retrograde direction from the position in which it has been automatically set. substantially as and for the purpose specified.

(3. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other step by step at predetermined intervals, manually operated means for shifting the shiftable element a single step in a retrograde direction from the position in which it has been automatically set, the manually operated means being normally disconnected from the shiftable element, and mechanism operated by the card for connecting said manually operated means to the shiftable element, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7 In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receiver, means for automati cally shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, and manually operated means for shifting the shiftable element a predetermined distance out of the position in which it has been automatically set, the last-mentioned means being controlled by the card moving into the receiver and including a part arranged in the path of said card, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In atime recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receiver, one of the elements being shiftable automatically relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, and means for setting the shiftable element into a different position from that to which it has been. automatically shifted, the latter means being operable by the said operating means and controlled in its operation by the card, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means, and the other a card receiver, one of the elements being shiftable automatically relatively to the other at predetermined periods, means for operating the recording couple to make a. record, power transmitting mechanism between the operating means and the shiftable element to set said element in a position di derent from that to which it has been automatically shifted, said mechanism being controlled in its operation by the card, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 10. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, and mechanism operating during predetermined operations of the recording couple for setting back the shiftable element a predetermined amount from the position to which it has been automatically shifted, and restoring the same to said position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, ieans for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism operating during predetermined operations of the recording couple for setting back the shiftable element a predetermined amount from the position to which it has been automatically shifted, and restoring the same to said position, and mechanism operated by the card for controlling the operation of the former mechanism by said operating means, substantially as and. for the purpose set forth.

12. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements,

one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism for shifting one of said elemcnts, said mechanism being connected to the operating means and including a shiftable clutch section, and mechanism operated by the card for controlling the shifting of the clutch section, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

, 13. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled mechanism for shifting one of said elements automatically relatively to the other predetermined intervals, manual means for operating the recording couple to make a record, power transmitting mechanism between the manual means and the shiftable element to set said element in a position different from that to which it has been automatically shifted, said mechanism including a member shiftable into and out of position to make the same eifective and being normally out of said position, and means extending into the path of the card moving into the receiver, for shifting said member, substantially as and for the purpose de scribed.

14. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled means connected to one of said elements to shift the same step by step at predetermined intervals, manual means for operating the recording couple to make a record, power transmitting mechanism between the manual means and the shiftable element to set said element back one step, said mechanism including a member shiftable into and out of position to make the same eifective and being normally out of said position, and means extending into the path of the card moving into the receiver for shifting said member into effective position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. In a time recorder,vthe combination of a recording couple including two elements, one of said elements comprising recording means" and the other a card receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism for shifting one of said elements, and time controlled means for disconnecting said mechanism from the shift-- able element at predetermined periods, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

16. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, power transmitting mechanism between the operating means and the shiftable element to shift the same, said mechanism being controlled in its operation by the card, and a time controlled means for'disconnecting said mechanism from efiective relation with the shiftable element, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17. In a time recorder, the combination with a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording, means and the other a card receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism for shifting one of said elements, said mechanism being connected to the operating means and including a shift-able clutch section, mechanism operated by the card for controlling the shifting of the clutch section, and time controlled means operating to shift the last-mentioned mechanism out of operative relation with the shiftable clutch section at predetermined intervals, substantially as and for the purpose described.

18. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled means for shifting one of said elements automatically relatively to the other at predetermined intervals, means normally preventing the shifting movement of said element by the time controlled means, and means operated by the time controlled means for rendering the last mentioned means inoperative to prevent said shifting movement, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

19. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements one comprising type wheels and the other a card receiver, time controlled means for shifting one of said elements relatively to the other at predetermined periods, mechanism for setting the shiftable element into a position different from that to which it has been shifted by the time controlled means, said mechanism including a pawl, and means operated by the time controlled means for movin the pawl out of operative position at predetermined intervals to permit the automatic movement of the shiftable element, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver and a card abutment movable in the receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism for shifting one of said elements, said mechanism being connected to the operating means and including a part movable into and out of operative position, and mechanism operated by the card for controlling the action of said movable part, the latter mechanism including a movable part carried by the abutment and coacting with the card, substantially as and for the purpose described.

21. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and 125 the other a card receiver and a card abutment movable in the receiver, means for operating the recording couple to make a record, mechanism for shifting one of said elements, said mechanism being connected to the operating means and including a part movable into and out of operative position, mechanism operated by the card for controlling the action of said movable part, the latter mechanism including a movable part carried by the abutment and coacting with the card, and time controlled means operating to force the first-mentioned movable part out of operative position, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In a time recorder, the combination ot a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled means for autinnatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other in one direction, a detent for preventing retrograde movement of said shiftable element from the position to which it has been automatically shifted, means for settingback the shiftable element a step during certain printing operations, and connections between said means and the detent to move said detent out of operative position to permit the setting back of the shiftable element, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

23. In a time recorder, the combination ot a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled: means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other in one direction, a detent for preventing retrograde movement of. said shiftable element from the position to which it has been automatically shifted, means for setting back the shiftable element a step during certain printing operations, said means being con trolled by the card and including a shiftable part, and connections between said. part andthe detent to move said. detent out of operative position to permit the setting back of: the sl'iittable element, substantially as and: for the purpose specified.

9A. In a time recorder, the combination of a recording couple including two elements, one comprising recording means and the other a card receiver, time controlled means for automatically shifting one of said elements relatively to the other step by step in one direction, including a rack, afdetent coacting with the rack toprevent retrograde movement thereof, means for operatingthe recording couple to make a record, a pawl coacting with the rack and acting in opposition 'to the detent, a carrier for the pawl, an. actuator for the carrier shiftable into and out of effective coaction with the carrier and normally out of said effective coaction, means forshifting the actuator, and a connection between the actuator and the detent to shift the detent out of engagement with the rack during the shifting of the actuator into. said effective coaction, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

25. In a time recorder, the combination oi a recording couple including two elements, one of said elements comprising recording means: and the other a card receiver, time controlled means for shifting one of the elements automatically relatively to the other including a. motor, coimections driven by the motor and connected to the shii'table element, a rotatable member connected to the motor, a detent normally preventing the notation of said member by the motor, a time actuated cam, and a pawl carrier coacting with the cam and having a pawl movable therewith into and out of engagement with the detent to withdraw the same at predetermined periods, substantially as and tor the purpose specified.

26. In a time recorder, the combination of type wheels, time actuated mechanism connected to one type wheel, driving and drivenmembers, the driving member being time controlled and the driven member being connected to. the other type wheel, a spring interposed between said members and anranged to be tensionedv during the movement of the driving member, a detent for nor mally holding the driven member from actuation by its spring, and time controlled means for releasing the detent, substantially aS and for the purpose set forth.

27-. In a time recorder, the combination of a pair of type wheels, time actuated mechanism connected to-ono typo wheel, a notched plate associated with the other type wheel and formed with a series of teeth ired with the notches, an intermittently rotatable actuator having a segment normally arranged: in one of-the-notches and; a laterally projecting arm oppositethesegment and arranged to engage the teeth, the portion of the actuabor'near the armbeing cut away to permit thenotched plate'tx) clear the actuat'or when thearm engages a tooth, and time cont-rolled means for intermittently operating said actuator, substantially as and for the purpose described.

28. Ina time recorder, a type wheel having aplateassociated therewith formed with a series of'peripheral arc-shape notches and with a series ofteeth paired With the notches, anintermittentl operated actuator having a part cylindrical portion normally arranged in one ofthe are-shapenotches, and anarm projecting fromthe side of theactuator oppositesaid part cylindrical portion, the armbeing long enough to engage said teeth asthe actuator revolves, and the'part cylindrical portion moves out ofthenotch, substantially as and for the purpose; set forth;

29: In a time recorder, the combination of a frame, a time actuated shaft supported by the frame, a pair of type wheels also supiio ported by the frame, one being connected directly to the shaft, driving and driven members, the driven member coacting with the other type wheel and the driving member being connected to said shaft, a spring interposed between the driving and driven mem bers, a detent normally preventing actuation of the driven member by the spring, and a cam mounted on said shaft and coacting with the detent to release the same at intervals, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

30. In a time recorder, a card receiver, an abutment carried by the receiver, a controller pivoted to the abutment between its ends and having shoulders on opposite sides of its pivot for engaging the advance edge of the card, and a third arm arranged at an angle to the former arms and movable into and out of operative position during the pivotal movement of said controller, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

31. In a time recorder, in combination a minute wheel and an hour wheel, means for actuating the said wheels and means operable as the hour wheel moves from one hour to the next for turning the minute wheel an additional step, whereby records may be correctly taken upon even hours.

32. In a time recorder, the combination of minute and hour wheels, and means for actuating the minute wheel once during each rotation thereof in addition to its normal actuation, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

33. In a time recorder, the combination of an hour shaft, hour and minute wheels, connections between the shaft and the minute wheel, intermittently actuated connections between the shaft and the hour wheel, a pawl coacting with the minute wheel and connected to the connections for the hour wheel to be actuated thereby, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

34. In a time recorder, the combination of an hour shaft, hour and minute wheels, the minute wheel having a single tooth, connections between the shaft and the minute wheel, intermittently actuated connections between the shaft and the hour wheel, a pawl arranged to coact with the tooth of the minute wheel, and connections between the intermittently actuated connections and said pawl to actuate the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 2nd day of July, 1915.

WILLIAM D. HAWLEY.

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