US1301127A - Machine for protecting checks and the like. - Google Patents

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C. H. HASBROUCK.

MACHINE FOR PROTECTING CHECKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. 1916- 3 SHEETS-SHEET l- Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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MACHINE FOR PROTECTING CHECKS AND THE LIKE- Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Application filed August 1,1916. Serial No. 112,539.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Hasa citizen of the United States, and resident of Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Machines for Protecting hecks and the like, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to machines for protecting checks and the like.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a machine for printing checks or other drafts in such a manner as to prevent its amount being altered. To this end, I provide 'a type wheel having the dlfblver a platen wheel between which, the check or draft is printed.

The second object of the present invention is to provide means for rotating the type wheel to bring the different amounts in printing position on the check to be printed.

Another object is to provide a novel means for operating the type wheel to print the required amount on the check.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for regulating the pressure of the type wheel so that it will print on paper of different texture.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a mechanism of the above mentioned character having means associated therewith for raising the type wheel off the check or other draft after the amount has been printed thereon, so that the check or draft will not be mutilated or soiled upon the return of the type wheel to its normal position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide inking means that is operatively connected with the type wheel rotating means whereby to readily tell when the desired amount to be printed is in printing position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a'novel mounting for the type wheel and rollers which supply ink to the same.

tion, consists of few parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and which may be placed on the market at a comparatively low cost.

The above and other objects of my invent1on will fully appear from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and be explicitly,

defined in the appended claims.

Common subject matter which is shown and described in this application but not clalmed herein is claimed in my copending applications for machines for protecting checks-and the like, one case filed November 27, 1917, Serial No. 2043210 and the other filed March 3, 1917, Serial No. 152,425.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a top view of themachine.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4+4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5-is an enlarged view of certain elements of the machine.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the machine, parts of which are shown in" section; and

Fig. 7 is a view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 1. 1 f Y Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral. 5 indicates the base of the machine upon which is mounted the raised plate 6, beneath which the checks or other drafts are inserted. Mounted on the base 5 at one end thereof is a substantially U- shaped member 7 and a vertical supporting member 8 at its opposite end. ounted in the U-shaped member 7 is a shaft 9. Slidably and pivotally mounted on this shaft 9 1s a frame 10 through which extends a shaft 11 carrying a pinion 12 upon its outer end. Connected with the frame 10 at its pivot point is a contractile spring 10' which is connected with the U-shaped member 7 Keyed to this shaft 11 is a type wheel 13 which is formed with a hub portion 14: and a plurality of radially extending partitions 15. Mounted upon the outer face of this wheel 13 is a plurality of projections 16 having suitable indicia thereon. These projections '16 are grooved or milled as at 17.

Supported on one endof the shaft 11 is an L-shaped bracket member 18 which supports an inverted U-shaped member 19 having bearings 20 formed'upon its extremities. Mounted in these bearings 20 are inking rollers 21. 1

Connected with the U-shaped member 7 and the vertical member 8 adjacent to the base 5 is a strip 22. A strip 23 also extends around the rear longitudinal edge of the plate 6 and is secured to the base 5.

Supported by the brackets 24 is a trackway 25 which is provided with a longitudi= I the vertical member 8 is a bar 29 having a longitudinal slot 30 therein.

Movable along the inner face of the bar 29 is a plate 31 having an extension thereon which isaccommodated in the slot 30 of the bar and is connected to a plate 32 Which is adapted for movement along the outer face of the bar 29., Projecting from this plate 32 is a pointer or indicator 33 that moves along a scale bar 34 having indicia thereon that correspond to the indicia on the type wheel and which is mounted upon the bar 29. Also formed on the plate 32 is a sleeve 35 having a handle 36 projecting therefrom. Loosely engaged in this sleeve 35 is a lever 37 that is pivotally connected to the member 22. Pivotally connected with the lever 37 is a link 38 which in turn is pivotally connected to links 39 and 40, as at 41. The lower end of the link 39 is pivotally connected with the member 22 and the lower end of the link 40 is pivotally connected with the rack bar 27. By this arrangement, it will be seen that by simply moving the lever 37 longitudinally by means of the handle 36, the type wheel will be rotated to the desired position.

Mounted on the base 5 adjacent to the free end of the frame 10 is a guide member 42 having longitudinal grooves 43 upon its opposing faces. Slidably mounted in these grooves 43 is a vertically movable member 44 having spaced grooves 45 and 46 therein which are divided by the wall 47. This wall 47 does not extend the entire length of the grooves 45 and 46. The opposite ends of this wall 47 are beveled. Pivotally mounted upon this vertically movable member 44 is a cam 48 which is normally held in position shown in Fig. 7 by means of a coil spring 49. Extending from the vertically movable member 44 is a relatively short pin 49' which limits the movement of the cam in one direction.

Projecting from the frame 10 is a pin 50 which is adapted to move in the grooves 45 and 46. In order to exert varied pressures on the frame 10 so that the grooved surfaces of the members 16 will out to the required depth in paper, of different textures, 1 provide an adjusting means which consists of a rod5l which is swiveled in the guide member 42 and threaded into the vertically movable member 44.

Rotatably mounted in a recess 52 in the base 5 is a relatively small platen wheel 53 having grooves to correspond to the grooves or milled surface of the members 16.

Pivotally mounted on the base 5 is a lever 54 having a head 55 upon one end thereof which is adapted for engagement with the frame 10 to shift the same transversely of the base 5. To insure perfect registration of the grooves in the wheel 53 and the grooves in the respective members 16, a pin 54 is provided which is mounted on the strip 23. When the type wheel 13 is shifted transversely, the pin 54 enters between two of the partitions15 and thereby prevents the wheel from rotating in either direction.

In order to prevent the checks from slipping away from' the type wheel, I provide a lever 55 which is pivoted to the U-shaped member 7. This lever is normally held against the check or draft by means of a coil spring 56.

Adj ustably mounted on the base 5 are the guide members 57. It will be seen that by moving these guide members, checks or drafts of different widths may be inserted in the machine.

The mode of operation of the device is as follows: The lever 55 is rocked so that the check may be inserted beneath the strip 22, beneath the raised plate 6 and between the guide members 57. This lever is now released and the lever 37 is now shifted longitudinally by means of the handle 36, to any desired point. This will shift the rack bar 27 which in turn rotates the gear 12 to bring any one of the members 16 into alinement with the grooved wheel 53. The lever 54 is now rocked so that the head 55 engages the frame 10 and shifts the same transversely which willcause the check or draft to be shifted longitudinally between the grooved platen wheel and the members 16, thereby printing a desired character or word upon the check or other document. During this operation, groove 46 until it is moved past the beveled end of the wall 47. The cam 48 now engages this pin and shifts the same to the groove 45 whereby the carriage will be permitted to return to its normal position by means of the spring 10'.

' From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. While I have described the principle of operation together with the device which I now consider to be the-pin 50 moves in the the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A mechanism of the character described including a base, a type wheel mounted thereon, means for rotating said type wheel, a grooved wheel mounted on the base adapted to co-act with the type Wheel, means for adjusting the pressure of the type wheel, said means-including a guide, a vertically movable member mounted in said guide and having operative connection with the type wheel, and a rod swiveled in the guide and threaded into the vertically movable member. r

' 2. In a printing machine, a

and transversely movable frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, a platen mounted on the base, means for bringing the characters of the type wheel selectively in alinement with the platen and shifting the type wheel across the same, and means for adjusting the pressure of the type wheel.

3. A printing machine comprising a base, a frame pivotally and transversely movable on the base, a printing wheel carried by the frame, said printing wheel being provided with printing characters, means for shifting the frame transversely, means cooperating with the printing characters to causea printing operation upon the transverse movement of the frame, and means for adjusting the pressure of the printing wheel, the last mentioned means comprising a guide, a vertically movable member mounted in said guide, and a rod swiveled in said guide and threaded into said vertically movable member.

4. A printing machine comprising a base, a frame pivotally and transversely movable on the base, a printing wheel journaled within said frame, said printing wheel being provided thereon with printing characters, a platen wheel carried by said base, means for shifting the frame transversely to cause the printing wheel and platen wheel to cooperate to perform a printing operation, and means for adjustlng the pressure of the printing wheel, the last mentioned means comprising a guide, a vertically movable member mounted in said guide, and a rod swiveled in said guide and threaded into said vertically movable member.

5. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movable frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, a platen wheel to cooperate with the type wheel, means for bringing the characters of the type wheel selectively in printing position, and a vertically adjustable member mounted on the base and having operative connection with'the frame whereby to regubase, a pivoted late the printing pressure of the type wheel.

6. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movable frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, a platen wheel 'to cooperate with the type wheel, means for bringing the characters of the type wheel selectively in alinement with *the platen and shifting the type wheel across the same, means normal-1y urging the frame away from the platen, a vertically adjustable member mounted on the base and having parallel grooves therein, a pin projecting from the frame and extending within one of the grooves, and means adapted to engage the pin after the printing operation to move the same to the other groove whereby the frame will be free to return to its normal position.

7. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movable U-shaped frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, means for bringing the characters of the type wheel selectively in alinement with the platen and shifting the type wheel across the same, means normally urging the frame away from the platen, an adjustable member mounted on the base having parallel grooves therein, a pin projecting from the frame and extending within one of the grooves, a spring held cam pivotally mounted adjacent the rear end of the longitudinal grooves adapted to engage the pin to move the same into the other groove after the printing operation, whereby the frame will move to its initial position.

8. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movable frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame and carrying a pinion, a platen mounted on the base, a channel-shaped guide arranged adjacent the type wheel, a longitudinally movable rack bar mounted in the guide adapted to mesh with the pinion to rotate the type wheel, an indicator, a scale bar over which the indicator moves, means operatively connecting the indicator with the rack bar to indicate the resultant position of the type wheel when the rack bar is shifted, and a lever mounted on the base adapted to engage the frame to shift the same to move the type wheel into printing position with the platen.

9. In a printing machine, a base, a rotatable and axially movable type wheel mounted thereon, the type wheel including a hub, and a plurality of partitions extending radially therefrom, a platen cooperating with the printing wheel, means for rotating the type wheel to bring its printing characters selectively in alinement with the platen, means 10. In a printing machine, a base, a rotatable and axially movable type wheel mounted thereon, the type Wheel including a hub, and a plurality of partitions extending radially therefrom, a platen arranged in proximity t0 the type Wheel, means for rotating the type Wheel to bring its characters selec tivelyvin alinement with the platen, manually operated means to shift the type Wheel into printing engagement with the platen, a horizontally disposed pin mounted above the platen and adapted to enter between a pair of the partitions during the axial movement of the type wheel, a pivoted member adapted to engage the instrument to be printed to prevent the same from moving away from the type Wheel, and means for adjusting printing pressure of the type Wheel.

11. A printing machine c0mprising a base, aframe pivotally and transversely movable thereon, a printing Wheel jou'rnaled within said frame, said printing Wheel being provided with printing characters, a platen Wheel carried by said base, a lever pivoted on the base and adapted to engage the frame to shift the same transversely across the platen wheel to bring the printing Wheel into printing engagement with the platen Wheel, and means for adjusting thepressure of the printing Wheel, the last mentioned means comprising a guide, a vertically movable member mounted in said guide, and a rod sWiveled in said guide and threaded into said vertically movable member.

CHARLES H. HASBROUCK.

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