US1309937A - Planooraph co - Google Patents

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G. P. DOHERTY.

COPY LINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1914- RE NEWED DEC. 18,1918;

1 ,309,937 Patented July 15, 1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

G. P. DOHERTY.

COPY LINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1914: RENEWED DEC. 18.1918.

Patented July 15, 1919.

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George PDoherty THE COLUMBIA PLANouRAPn c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

TINTTED STATES PATENT QFFTCE.

GEORGE P. DOI-IERTY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COPY-LINER.

' Application filed May 20, 1914, Serial No. 839,811.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. DOHERTY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Liners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in holders employed to give support and hold copies while being read, and includes a traveling spacing bar which is successively advanced as the copy is read and the object of my invention is to provide a device of this general character, of a simple and inexpensive nature and of a compact and durable construction, including a holding means for copy while the traveling spacing bar shall be capable of convenient and accurate adjustment in position upon the copy, in a manner insuring the spacing bar at all times accurately registering with the lines of the copy, and my invention further includes an adjustable actuating mechanism for successively advancing said spacing bar.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it being further understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:

Figure 1 shows a front elevational view of a copy holder embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top view;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4, 4, of Fig. 7;

Fig. 5 is a rear View;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6, 6, of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective detail of the carriage.

In my invention I provide a simply constructed, positively operating copy holder, enabling typewriter operators, public speakers, proof readers, compositors and others to accurately follow copy line byline, in that I provide a traveling spacing bar which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Renewed December 18, 1918. Serial No. 267,404.

is successively advanced over the copy so that the consecutive lines may be brought into view in operating a key lever, thereby avoiding repetition, or omission of a line in following the copy.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I employ a suitable pallet 9, preferably made of sheet metal having the opposite extending parallel flanges a, the top flange a and the bottom flange a, shown in Fig. 5.

Secured centrally to this pallet 9 is a head 8, carrying a wing-nut 7 this head having an opening through which extends the upper end of the standard 6 which is held by means of the wing-nut 7 Secured to the rear of the pallet are two legs 5, so that the pallet is supported upon a tripod.

Secured to the rear of the pallet 9 are the flanged plates 10 and 12, the plate 10 having the flange 11 which extends therefrom at right angles and being secured to the pallet by any suitable means. The lower plate 12 has the extending arm 14, shown in Fig. 6, to the end of which is secured a threaded stud 15, by means of a nut 16. At its lower end this stud 15 carries a pivot pin 17, givend of the spring22 which has its upper end fastened to an ear 13 extending from the flanged plate 12, this construction being clearly shown in Fig. 6. The spring 22 passes through suitable openings Within the arm 14 and lower flange a;

Extending from the lower edge outward are the supporting ears 23 shown in Fig. 1. These ears may be employed as a support for a book or other copy.

Passing through the key lever 18 is a suit able adjusting screw 24 carrying the lock nut 25. This screw 24 limits the upward movement of the key lever 18, the end of this screw contacting with the under face of the arm 14, as will be understood in referring to Fig. 6.

Passing through suitable openings within the flange 11 and arm 14, is a preferably square trip rod 26, which at its upper end has a slot 6 and a pin 27 upon which is held the adjustable stop head 28. In Figs. 5 and 6, one adjustment of the stop head 28 is shown. In the position of the stop head shown, in tilting the key lever 18, the spacing bar will be advanced twolines, While in revolubly held, and as the different edges are brought into service the spacing bar willtravel various distances. By means of the screw. 27, the head 28 is frictionally held between the split end of the trip rod 26. A

.finer, adjustment, of the rod-26 isattained through the screw 24 which limits the upwardmovement of the rod 26. a

Suitably securedto the flange 11 and the arm 14 in parallel spaced relation are thetwo guide rods.29, 29, these rods giving suitable support. and guiding the carriage A, which is used inmyinvention. The guide bars 29 are secured below by meansof thescrews 39, and above by; means. of the screws 31,;these screws passing through suitable openings within the flange 11; and arm 14.-

The carriage A is providedwiththe guide ears .32 and 33 secured one above the other at one end; of the carriage,while at the opposite,end, I; provide two similar guide ears34 and 35, the upper. benig shown in Fig. 7, and'the lower 1n.F1g.' 4. The carriage A has an outstanding collar 5 arranged for co-.action-, with the trip rod, 26, as shownin Fig. 7 while extending-laterally from this collar 5 isan offset collar 36., Slidably held within the ofiset collar 36 is the plunger 37. As shown in- Fig. 4, the carriage A upon its outer face adjacent one, of the guidebars 29, is. provided-with an opening arranged to receive. the brake head 38 extending from the collar 0, from which extends the reduced neck- 39,. Secured toqthe outer face. of the carriage A is aleaf; spring.40 held in place by means of the screw 41,- the stem 39 passing.through .a suitable opening within the spring'40. This spring serves to force-the brake head 38 into engagement with the .bar 29 preventing any casual v displacement 4.5

of the carriage.

Extending fromlthe rear face ofthe carriage A, are thesuperposedpin ears 42, 42, which give support to thepin 43 and-pivotally held upon thispin-43 is an L-shaped plate 4, havingv the pin sleeve m and to the angular extension of this plate 4 is pivotally secured the spacing bar 45 clearly shown in Fig-. 1.

Secured'to the outer face of the. carriage A, by means of a screw, 4), is the releasing lever '46 which has a cam nosing 48in normal-contact withthetrip rod 26. This cam nosing 48 is in normal contact with the trip rod 26 and serves-as a stopin limiting the upward movement of the lever 46, in that it stops against the loweredge of the collar 5. The downward movement of thelever 46 is limited by means of this cam 48, though if desired, a stop pin.4 7 maybe provided, preventing the dropping down of the lever; 46

6 when the carriage is removed from the supporting members,

Secured-to the outer face of the carriage A. above the lever 46 and upon the side opposite the nosing 48 is the dog 49 held in position by means of the screw 50. This dog 49 has a nose cl, arranged to engage the edge of the bar-26 upon the side opposite that engaged by the cam nosin 48, this construction being shown in Fig;

In order to hold the dog 49 in normalengagement with the trip rod 26 I employ the leaf spring n having the extending ear 6, normally. resting upon the upper edge of the dog.

The. plunger 37 is of such a length that the ends. thereof a are in normal contact with the. lever 46 and the dog 49, sothat. this spring n serves to force the dog 49 into contact-withthe trip rods 26, as well as forcing the releasing lever46 downward, insuring its. nosing 48 contacting with the rod- 26.

-T-he spring at is secured by means of the havingthe operating handle 61. This shaft is, provided5with reducedportions threaded'in opposite directions these reducedporw tions carrying boxings or collars 62, 62. Pivotally held upon suitable screws passing through the flange a are the clamping arms 64 Which have their ends pivotally secured to the, threaded collars or boxings 62. In. turning the shaft 60 in one direction, the

arms are-carried outward, while rotating the shaft in opposite dlrection results n the arms being clamped against the pallet.

From the foregoing it will be understood that by means of the member 28, the downwardmovement of. the trip rod 26 can be accurately regulated so that the spacingbar will properly feed downthe copy ateach stroke of the key lever 18. The upward movement of the member. 26 is regulated by means of the screw. 24, as described.

The operation ofthe devicev is as follows:

Inthe use of the devicethe carriage A is manually forced upward its full height. This is done in grasping the releasing lever 46 to force the members 48and cl out of engagement withthe trip rod 26. As soon as the carriage is stopped. by the flange 11, the lever is released. The brake 38' however, prevents the carriage from slipping down and the carriage must be actuated against the tension ofthe spring 40.

Now in depressing thekey lever 18, the

member26 is forced downward-and in its.

A downward, as the members 48 and d, are in frictional contact with the member 26. On releasing the key lever 18, however, this key lever is promptly carried upward by means of the spring 22, and this upward movement of the rod 26 carries the lever 46 and the dog 49 upward, so that they freely slide over the trip rod without disturbing the position of the carriage which is held in place by means of the plate 38. As soon as the rod 26 stops, the members 48 and d, again lock the carriage to the rod. In addition to the adjustment of the head. 28, the distance traveled by the spacing bar can be accurately regulated by means of the screw 24. In raising the releasing lever 46, the carriage can, of course, be stopped at any desired point from which the downward feed can be regulated by means of the member 28 and the screw 24.

The device is simple and inexpensive in construction, and both durable and efiicient in operation, and the copy can be instantly and accurately secured to the pallet, while the adjustment of the spacing bar is affected with ease, accuracy and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a guide bar, of a carriage slidably held upon said bar having a collar, a slidably held trip rod passing through said collar, a dog pivotally secured to said carriage in normal contact with said rod, a spring in engagement With said dog, a lever pivotally secured to said carriage having a cam to engage said trip rod, and a plunger in contact with said dog and lever.

2. In a device of the character described,

- the combination with a guide bar, of a carriage slidably held upon said bar having a collar, a slidably held trip rod passing through said collar, a dog pivotally secured to said carriage in normal contact with said rod, a spring in engagement with said dog, a lever pivotally secured to said carriage having a cam to engage said trip rod, a plunger in contact with said dog and lever, and means to limit the upward movement of said lever.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a guide bar, of a carriage slidably held upon said bar having a collar, a slidably held trip rod passing through said collar, a dog pivotally secured to said carriage in normal contact with said rod, means to hold said dog in engagement with said rod, a lever pivotally secured to said carriage having a cam to engage said trip rod, a plunger in contact with said dog and lever, means to limit the downward movement of said trip rod, and means to limit the upward movement of said trip rod.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE P. DOHERTY.

Witnesses:

W. J. ONELLL, M. F. MCCARTHY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

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