US1279497A

US1279497A - Extracting mechanism for autographic registers.

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Publication number: US1279497A
Application number: US11702916A
Authority: US
Inventors: England J Barker
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-08-26
Filing date: 1916-08-26
Publication date: 1918-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 1935-09-24

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' E J. BARKER.

EXTRAGTING MECHANISM FOR AUTOGRA PHIC REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.19165 Patented Sept. 24, 1918.

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E. 1. BARKER.

EXTRACTING MECHANISM FOR AUTOGBAPHJC REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26,19l6. 1,279,497.

Patented Sept. 24,1918.

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w fiuesses E. l. BARKER.

EXTRACTING MECHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.1916.

I Patented Sept. 24,1918.

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ENGLAND J. BARKER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'nxmorme MECHANISM roa A'UTO'GRAPHIC nners'rms.

Specification of Lettersllatent. Patented Sept. 24, 1918..

Application filed August 26, 1916. Seiial No. 117,025).

To all whom ii may concern.-

Be it known that LENGLAND J. Barman, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extracting Mechanism for AutographicRegisters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrlption. A

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in autographic registers, and

"frame or cover which is placed next and substantially parallel to the discharge end of an autographic register, and which cov-' ers over the margins of the platen, over which the strips of paper are drawn after they have been written upon, was'made very thin, and a superposed tearing-blade con-j nected to the top of the side-frames ofthe register at the discharge end of the same immediately back of which this very thin stretch of the cover reposed. In the old type of autographic registers this tearingblade was stationary, but in the more recent types in Which paper extractor mechanism is employed, the tearing-blade 1s adapted to move forward together with the underlying plate a limited distance after the extracting mechanism is operated, substantially as set forth in application for Letters Patent of the United States, filed by me .May 25, 1916, Serial Number 99,732. Thls thin end stretch of the cover is liable to become bent and effect the operation of the register and the alinement of the paper strips in transit from the machine.

The object of my invention is to combine the end stretch of the cover and the tearingblade in one piece, particularly when used in connection with my improved extracting mechanism and thus greatly strengthen the same and avoid the possibility of the said end of the cover bending or warping. Another object of my invention is to use such a cover having an integral tearing-blade in connection with extracting mechanism employing pins that project up through and move longitudinally in longitudlnal slots in the discharge end portion of the platen, so that when saidpins are at the limit of their forward or extracting movement and are withdrawn from the perforations in the paper strips, the platen will. support the extracted end of said strips while the pins are being withdrawn from the perforations therein. These and other objects are accomplished by means of my improvements, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and as particularly pointed out .in the claims.

In the drawings: a

Figure 1 is an end' view of the upper broken .away portion of an autographic register embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation ofthe same.

Fig. 3 is a side View or the side ofhe register opposite that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a vertical longitudinal section taken on dotted line 4-4:, Fig. 1.-

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on dotted line 55, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a similar section taken on dotted line 6-6,'Fig.- 1. v Fig. 7 is a similar section taken on dotted line 77, Fig. l. v

Fig. 8 is a horizontal longitudinal section taken on dotted line 8-.8, Fig. 1, looking in the direction ofthe arrows.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the broken away i end portion of said register showing thecover raised from the words, opened. Referring to platen, or' other the drawings, A, AQ'represent the corresponding side+frames of an autographic register; -B the platen or bed connecting the upper edges of said sideframes, and C represents the rectangular open frame or cover which is hinged to the outer longitudinal edges of the trough or magazine D (concerning which further'debe closed down over the margins of the platen so as-to leave an open-space for the convenience of the operator to write such records or memoranda upon the paper stri s as he desires. At its discharge end, t e platen extends practically to the end edges of the overhang of the ends of the sideframes and it is provided with

longitudinal slots

9, 9, on either side of the center thereof that extends back from the end edge of the platen a suitable distance, substantially as shown in the drawings.

' scription is unnecessary) and is adapted to l forations, and-the perforations of each sea aerator drawn from the register.

The paper strips nsedin the register em- 'bodying my invention are provlded with two longitudinally arranged series of perries are at equal distances apart throughout their lengths, and the perforations of one series are arranged to pair with the corresponding perforations in transverse. alinement therewith. These perforations are so located that when the paper is withdrawn they will move longitudinally over and reg-- ister with

slots

9, 9, in the discharge end pf the 'platemand be engaged by vertically disposed pins ld, lei, which latter pass up through the perforations and enter overhead longitudinal grooves 15 made in the underside of tearing-blade l9.

Pins 14:, A are mounted upon the forward ends of longitudinally disposedfiat springs l6, 16, the rear ends -of which are suitably secured to longitudinally disposed flat metal bars 17 that constitute the side-members of a carrier-frame, and these side-members are held flat against the underside of the platen by means of headed screws l8, l8 and 19, 19, that pass through longitudinal slots 20 and 21' into the platen. These side-members l7, 17, are connected near their rear ends by a cross-bar 22 and the entire carrier-frame is normally kept at the limit of its rearward movement by means of a coiled contraction sprin 23, one end of which is secured to cross ar 22 and the other end .to a leg or screw secured on and depending from the underside of the platen. Pins let pass up through suitable openin s 25 made in the forward portions of members 17, and the entire carrier-frame is moved forward so as to enable pins ll'that engage the perforations in the paper to move said paper strips forward a suficient distance so that the end edges thereof can be grasped by the hand and held when said pins are withdrawn downward out of said perforations and returned to their original positions.

The forward ends of side-

members

17, 17, have arms 26 secured to the underside thereof that project downward a suitable distance and have their lower portions bent forward, substantially as Shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The rear side of these arms are engaged by anti-friction rollers 27 that are journaled in the upper ends of hookshaped arms 28 and these arms are secured to and project from a transverse rock-shaft 29 the ends of which are journaled in suitable bearings in the side-frames of the register near the forward edges thereof. ()ne its bearings a suitable distance and has an tion from said shaft 29 and is provided with a flattened treadBlon the upper edge of its forward end. Arm 30 is depressed to arm 30 secured to the extremity thereof, and this arm 30 projects in a forwardly direcrock shaft 29 so this tread is engaged by an end ofa plunger 33, which latter extends up through suitable guide-bearings 34:, made integral'with' and projecting from end-member c of cover C to a suitable point above the same where it is provided with a head ormiob 35 by means of which it can be manipulated. This causes. arm 30 to move downward and thus moves rock-shaft 29 and causes arms 28 to engage arms 26 depending from the longitudinal members 17 of the carrier-frame and moves the latter,

forward. Rock-shaft 29 is restored to its normal position by means of a coiled torsion spring 36 surrounding the same between. arm 30.andthe adjacent side-frame of the reg1ster,oneend of said spring being se- 7 cured to said shaft and the other to said side-frame.

. The mechanism for causing the pins to move downward when they shall have reached the limits of their forward movement is the same as that described and claimed by me in the'aforesaid pending application.

.When arm 30 is depressed rock-shaft 29 is turned sufiiciently to cause arms 28 to engage arms 26 and push the carrier-frame forward to the limit of its forward movement, and when said arm 30 is released, spring 50 on shaft 29 and spring 23, hereinbefore referred to, will return the carrierframe to the rearward limit of its moveanti-friction wheel 32 journaled inthe lower llt ment. When it does this, it is necessary for pins 14, which have previously engaged the filing holes in the paper strips, to withdraw therefrom to prevent the strips from being buckled when the carrier-frame returns to the limit of its rearward movement. This ll accomplish by means of a longitudinally reciprocable wedge 51 the upper fiat side, of which is held in sliding engagement with the underside of the platen by means of a screw 52 which extends down through a longitudinally elongated slot 53 in the rearward extension 541 of the wedge. The forward end of wedge 51 terminates (when at the limit of its rearward movement) a short distance to the rear of the forward end of the carrier-frame. A short distance back of its forward end the underside of the .70 end of this rock-shaft 29 extends through rearward and'overlaps the rear edge of a transverse bridge 55, the ends of whlch latter are secured to springs 16. A short distance to the rear of its beveled surface, the 5 wedge is provided with a downward bifurcated lug 56 which engages the upper end of an arm 57 that extends upward from a boss that is loosely mounted upon the center of length of shaft 29. One side edge of the boss of arm 57 is provided with a segmental slot or recess 58, and shaft 29-is provided with a pin 59 that projects into thisrecess 58. Bridge 55 has the forward ends of springs 16 bear down upon the same. When shaft 29 is turned to move the carrier-frame forward it moves independently of arm 57 until pin 59 comes in contact with the lower terminus ofrecess 58, orin contact with the end of a gage-screw 60 tapped .through the lower portion of the boss of arm 57 whereupon said arm is moved and propels wedge 51 forward and moves bridge 55 and'leafsprings 16 downward. By the time the carrier-frame reaches the limitof its forward movement, said. pins will have been with: drawn from the perforations in the paper strips, and when this happens and the operator releases the pressure on arm 30 the car- --rier-frame immediately returns to the limit of its rearward movement, and when pins 59 of shaft29 engage the upper terminus of recess '58, wedge 51- is moved rearwardly to the limit of its rearward movement.

- ner in which arm 57 is actuated, the rearward movement of the wedge is delayed and thus keeps pins 14 at the limit of their downward movement until after said pins have moved' to the rear of the filing openings of the paper strips from which they were last withdrawn. In order to prevent the' strips of paper from moving backward when thus released from said pins, and during the time the carrier-frame has been moving rearwardly independently of the wedge, a suitable rectangular tension-plate 61, whose .upper horizontal edge extends up through a recess in the forward edge of the platen presses the paper toward tearing-blade 10. The lower edge of this tension-plate is pro: vided with a knuckle that is loosely mounted upon a transverse stationary shaft 62 whose ends are secured in the side-frames of the register and the upperedge of said tension- 66 plate is 'kept'pressing' against the paper in the manner just described by a spring 63 whose central yoke bears rearwardly against plate 61, and whose coiled ends are wound about said shaft 62.

Heretofore the cover has been retained in its closed position over the platen by means of devices (not shown) located at the rear of the register frame. This has caused the forward end ofthe cover to be more or 65 less loose and given to vibrating vertically.

It will be noticed'that, owing to the man- By making the forward end of the cover stronger 1n the manner hereinbefore explained, it is possible to provide the end of the tearin-g blade or end-member c opposite plunger 33 with a lug .37. -A latch 38, the lower end of which is pivoted to the sideframe of the register, is normally kept in engagement with said lug by a flat spring 39 whose lower end is secured by means of a suitable screw 40 to the nearest side-frame, and the upper end of which engages a shoulder in the forward edge of theupper portion of the latch, substantially as, shown. The movement of thislatch is limited by pegs 41 and 42 projecting from said sideframe,-substantially as shown, and the upper portion of therear edge of the latch is beveled so that when the cover is closed down over the platen,--lug 37 will force 'it for-' ward until the shoulder of said latch snaps overthe same. e a In order to guide the paper strips so that as they are extracted the perforations will always aline-with'pi-ns 14, I have provided the side edges of platen B under the ends of the vtearing-blade with

tongues

43, 43.

These tongues are bent upward and when cover C is closed down over the platen they enter suitable longitudinally

elongated recesses

45, 45 inthe underside of the tear- -mg-blade,' substantially v as shown in the drawings. c The tearing-blade near each end is provided with peep-holes 4, 4, at-the rear sides of slots 15 through WhlCh the tops of-"pins 14 can be seen when the cover is closed down .over the platen to'enable the operatorlto see that the pins engage the perforations in the paper strips when the required lengths thereof have been drawn out from between the platen and tearing-blade.

What I claim as new is:

L In an autographic register, the combination with side-frames and a platen connecting the same, of a cover havmg'a writ-.110

'ing opening which is adapted to lock down over said platen and having a transverse member that overlies the discharge end of the platen and has its forward edge sharpened to constitute a tearing-blade for the strips of paper extracted from said re 'ster, and a tension-plate engaging the underside of said tearing-blade. 2. In an autographic register the combination with a platen and cover therefor the transverse end member of which overly ngthe discharge end of said platen being widened and constituting' a tearing-blade,

of pins for extracting strips of paper from the register that pass up through longitudlnally elongated slots 1n said platen and engage said tearing-blade, and longitudinally movable means upon which said pins are mounted and movable therewith.

3. An autographic register comprising a said slots, pins that pass up through said slots and move in said grooves and engage and extract paper strips from said register,

and longitudinally movable means upon which said pins are mounted.

d. In an autographic register, the com- I bination with side-frames, and a platen connecting the same, of a cover havmg a writ ing openin therein adapted to lock down over said p aten and having the end member thereof overlying the discharge end of the platen suitably widened and its forward edge sharpened to constitute a tearing blade for strips of paper extracted from said register, and means including vertically movable pins for extracting said strips from v the register. V v

5. An autographic register comprising a platen, a cover for said platen the end memer of which overlying the "discharge end thereol constitutes a tearing-blade, longitudinally movable means, and pins carried thereby that are'adapted to engage and extract paper strips from the register, a spring returnable rock-shaft, arms projecting therefrom that engage and move sa1d means, another arm projecting from one end of said rock-shaft, a plunger vertically movable in said cover and adapted to engage said last mentioned arm.

6. An autographic register comprising a platen having longitudinally elongated slots in the discharge end edge thereof, an open cover the end member of which over lying the discharge end of the platen is suitably widened and constitutes a tearingblade, vertically movable pins adapted to engage paper strips passed over said platen, longitudinally movable means by which said pins are carried, a spring returnable rock-shaft through the medium of which said means are moved, an arm projecting forward from one end of said shaft having a flat tread on its outer end, and a vertically movable plunger reciprocable in an extension of said cover adjacent the dis-' charge end of the register;

7. An autographic register comprisin a platenhaving longitudinally elongated slbts in its forward end'edge, a cover adapted to close down over said platen the forward end member of which overlying the discharge end of the platen is widened, a

aerate? through the medium of which said means.

are reciprocated, an arm projecting forward from one end of said rock-shaft, and a plunger movable vertically in the extension of said cover and adapted to engage the forward end of said. arm.

8. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a platen connecting the same which near its discharge end is provided with upwardly extending projections for guiding paper strips in transit over the platen, vertically movable pins adapted to engage seriatim a longitudinally arranged series'of perforations in said strips, and a tearing-blade under the ends of which said projections are located.

9. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a platen connecting the same which near its discharge end is provided with upwardly extending projections for guiding pa er strips in transit over the platen, vertically movable pins adaptedto engage seriatim a longitudinally arranged series of perforations in said strips, and a cover for said platen the end member of which overlying the discharge end of the platen being suitably widened and constituting a tearing-blade under whose end portions said projections are located when said cover is closed.

10. An autographic register comprising-a platen the discharge end of which has longitudinally elongated slots therein, of a cover for said platen the end member of which overlying said discharge end is suitably widened and constitutes a tearing-blade, pins carried thereby that pass up through said slots and engage and extract paper strips from the register, and longitudinally movable means upon which said pins are mounted; said tearing-blade being provided with holes therein through which said pins can be seen when said cover is closed,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day or August, 1916.

ENGLAND J, BARKER. -Witnesses:

G. J. MILLER, A. P. SIMON.