US1438578A - Address-plate holder - Google Patents

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C. CHISHOLM.

' ADDRESS PLATE HOLDER.

APPLlcATloN FILED SEPT. 16. 1920;

1 ,438,578, Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

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ADDRESS PLATE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. IE. |923j Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIFTON CHISHOLM, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN MULTIGRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ADDRESS-PLATE HOLDER.

Application led September 16, 1920. Serial No. 410,710.

To all whom if may conce rm Be it known that I, CLIFTON CHIsHoLM, a. citizen of the United States. residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Address-Plate Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to address plates and holders therefor. It is particularly concerned with plate-like mounting frames for carrying the plates to facilitate conveying apld handling both mechanically and manua y.

In the use of address plates for multi-copy work. letter work, etc., the plates are ordinarily stored in filing drawers and are re moved from the filing drawers and presented to the printing mechanism and are then again assembled in the same or a corresponding order and stored. By my invention the conveying of these plates to and from the machine, the storage and mechanical indexing thereof. as well as the mechanical automatic selection of the plates for addressing purposes is greatly facilitated. The machines in which such address platesV are useful are those having automatic means for removing the plates from a column or stack and conveying them past the inking and printing mechanism, and then depositing them in another stack or column, the con* veying being accomplished by the use of flexible members engaging the sides or ends of the plates. An example of such a machine, is that shown and described in my co-pending application on an address printing mechanism filed November 26th, 192() Serial No. 426,412.

The particular objects of my invention include the provision of plate holders having such characteristics that the holders with the address plates may be most conveniently handled by addressing machines used for printing addresses on letters, circulars, cards, envelopes, etc., and the particular invention is concerned with the construction of such a plate holder, which is simple and durable and nay be comparatively cheaply manufacture Another object contemplated by the present invention is to provide a plate holder that may be readily stacked in the magazine of such a machine directly from a filing drawer and removed therefrom, conveyed past the inking and printing mechanism and returned to the drawer in proper filing order.

Another object of the present invention is to provide means on the plate holder for controlling the ink supplying means in an addressing machine whereby the inking means is prevented from coming in contact with any portion of the device except the embossed characters in the plate carried thereby.

Another object of the present invention is to provide means whereby the printin matter carried by the holder may be readiy discerned from either side of the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing the printing plate from becoming dislodged when passing throu h the machine.

A urther object is to provide means for preventing the indexing means carried by the holder from becoming displaced when passing through the machine.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described in connection with a convenient embodimnt of the same as shown in the drawings, and the essential characteristics of the invention are set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. l is a front elevation of the plate as it is seen from the front of the filing drawer, While Fig. 2 is a view of the plate holder `as seen from the rear of the drawer; Fig. 3 is an end view of the plate holder which clearly shows its compact and comparatively thin construction, while Fig. 4 1s a view of the embossed printing plate which is adapted to be slidabl mounted on the plate holder.; Fig. 5 1s a iiagmentary section "substantially along the line 5 5, of Fig. 1, while Fig. e is a section along the line 6 6 of the same view; and Fi 7 is a similar section substantially along t e line 7 7 in Fig. 8 I have shown a section along the line 8 8 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 9 is a section substantially along the line 9 9 of Fig. 1; Fig. 10 is a view of an adjustable indexing tab which is adapted to be uickly attached at the top of the plate hol er; Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 14 are sectional views of the plate holder in transit through an addressin machine.

The plate older is particularly designed sheet of metal in such a manner that the thickness of the holder in combination with the plate may be very small in order that a large number ot the holders may be stacked in one drawer.

Referring to the various parts by nu- 'merals, in Fig. l, a thin sheet metal blank with the rectangular opening 3 and the i1'` regular opening 4 is bent along the parallel edges 2 and 10 to form the clips 11'aud 12, which provide retainin means for holding the printing plate rigi ly in the holder and against the back of the plate holder 9. An inverted head 18 is also formed in the sheet at the time the openings 3 and 4. as well as the indented portions T and 8 arc formed.

I also have provided recesses 15 inthe printing plate 1G, which are spaced equal distances from the ends oi' the plate, anyone of which is adapted to be engaged by the indented portion T of the clip 12, and with the plate stop lug 33 serves to accurately register the printing plate as it is being mounted on the holder and to retain it in that position thereafter. The corners of the plate are also trimmed to facilitate the sliding of the plate as it is being inserted. This movement is inwardly from the right hand side of the plate holder. The opening 3 in the holder provides access to the back of the plate for gripping it when inserting and removing the same.

This opening also exposes the back of the plate so that the printing characters embossed thereon may be easily read, as the characters appear in their normal reading position from the back of the thin plate into which they are embossed.

y The identifying card 19 ma be inserted from the same side of the ho der, and the indented portion 8 of the clip 18 serves as a stop for the same on the right hand side of the holder.

It is essential that means be provided for protecting the embossed characters on the plate when the holders are stacked in filing drawers to protect the backs of the holders from coming in contact with the adjacent plates, and it is also desirable tol provide a lateral stitlening means on the holder. To accomplish this I prefer to form the rails 13 am 14 by tnrnin the ends of the sheet from which the holder is shaped over and under the bod portion of the holder with the upper en s 36 rotrndin beyond the upper margin of the liolder. he lower ends of the rails are adapted to be engaged by flexible conveying means while the upper extending ends may serve to protect the removable indexing tab 20, as will be hereinafter described.

To facilitate the locating of a certain holder contained in the filing drawer 1 have provided an indexing tab which may carry letters, names of cities, etc., and which may be adapted to be slidably mounted at the top of the holder. A tab which may be conveniently used in shown in Fig. 10. This tab is formed of a narrow strip of metal with a letter face 2l and a clamping portion 22 with its end slightly beaded and the elongated portion 23 on the back of the tab. which acts as a stabilizer when the tab iS snapped over the top ot' the plate holder. This tab may be placed along the top of the holder anywhere within the width of the shorter part of the opening 4.

To insure proper inking of the embossed printing plate and to avoid any consequent smearing of the ink I have incorporated an inking controlling means directly within the plate holder. 0n the front of the holder and at the sides I have provided parallel indentations 25 in line with the rails 13 and 14 and opposite the ends of the printing plate which may serve the following purpose as the chain 34. with properly spaced raised links 35` paes beneath the stack of holders in the magazine of the machine, the links 35 engage the ends of the rails 13 and 14 and convey it from beneath the stack of holders to the ink roller 26. at which time the projecting ends 36 come in contact with the ink roller wheels 2T and raise the ink roller to clear the indexing tab 2() and clip 12. and upon reaching the indented portions 25 of the holder the wheels 2T lose contact with the holder` thus causing the ink roller to come in contact with the raised or em bossed portions 17 of the printing plate. By this arrangement I prevent the ink roller from coming in contact with the plate holder and only in contact with those ortions of the printing plate which are em ossed. As the plate passes the ink roller, the roller is again raised by the portion of the rail 37, which holds the roller out of contact with the portion 11 of the plate holder. In Fig. 14 I have shown the plate holder passing over the rotary )laten 30 and beneath the compression rol 31. While being conveyed by the chain 32 and when passing between the rolls 31 and 30, the holder becomes separated from the conveyingchan 34 and is guided by suitable means to the filing drawer, where it is restacked automatically in proper order.

It is to he seen from the foregoing de-l scriptlon of my invention that I have conf' rectl under the plate location, it is possible to i entify the printing characters of the plate by reading the embossed letters as seen from the rear of the holder or by reading the identifying card carried on the front or printing side of the holder.

It will be understood, furthermore, that by havin this opening in the back of the p ate hol er the act of mounting the printing plate upon the holder or the dismounting of the same is greatly expedited, as it is possible to grasp both sides of the plate when sliding it on the holder.

It will also be seen that b havin the ink controlling means embodie direct in the holder so that the inking period 1s determined by the relative movement of the holder to the inking mechanism, I have eliminated the possibilities of the holder or plate gathering ink at any place except where desired, and consequently avoid soiling the correspondence being addressed by the lates. y,

aving thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An address plate holder having a printing plate mounted thereon, and having an identifying card retaining means located above said plate and extending over the upper edge of the same, whereby said card retaining means may also act as part of the plate retaining means.

2. In a device of the character described, a plate holder having a printing plate and an identifying card removably mounted there- Von, and elongated apertures through which the printed matter on said plate and said card may be read, and a removable index tab mounted above one of said apertures.

3. In a device of the character described, a plate .holder having a printing plate mounted thereon, and having means for controlling an inking mechamsm.

4. In a device of the character described, a plate holder having a printing plate mounted thereon, and lhaving means for maintaining the ink roller of an inking mechanism out of contact with the surfaces of said holder. f

5. In a device of the character described,

a plate holder having an embossed printing plate mounted thereon, and having means for maintaining the ink roller of an inking mechanism out of contact with the unembossed surfaces of said printing plate.

6. In a device of the character described, a plate holder having a printing late mounted thereon,` and means for contro ling an ink roller including indented portions in said holder op osite the ends of said plate, whereby c lin rical members mounted coaxially wit said ink roller ray lose contact with the surface of said holder, and rmit the ink roller to come in contact with t e embossed sections of said plate.

7 As an article of manufacture, a plate 4 holder having transverse dan s on opposite sides and having the longitu l sides foldv. apertures are arranged -two flan s whereby. the latter will ed over to form retainin means for a printing plate and an identi ying card.

8. As an article of manufacture, a plate holder havin a part of its longitudinal margins turned inwardly and substantially parallel with the surface of the bod part of the plate holder, one of said turne portions being inwardl beaded to define channel parallel with saidy longitudinal margin. i

9. As an article of manufacture, a plate holder havin upper and lower longitudinal portions fol ed back upon the undistorted section of the holder, said upper portion having an elongated aperture therein and the said lower portion being substantially narrower than the upper portion.

10. As an article of manuufacture, a `plate holder having transverse flanges extending beyond the upper edge of the holder, and an elongated aperture between said flanges.

11. As an article of manufacture, a plate holder having depressions therein and having transverse flanges, said depressions being located parallel with said flanges and the body portion of said plate.

12. As an article of manufacture, a plate holder comprising a central portion having the edge portions thereof folded inwardly to define card holding and inking control means.

13, A plate holder comprising a, body part having an aperture therein, a pair of flanges, one at either edge of said body part, said flanges being folded to lie parallel to said body part and the ends thereof being bent at right angles to the folded portion of the flanges, the body part adjacent each flange being providedwith a depression., a flap on said body part bent to lie thereover, aseoond flap having an aperture therein and bent to lie upon, the body portion, the edges of said flap being arranged adjacent said first mentioned aperture whereby the two one above the other, the line of bendin of said second flap being within the area efined by the ends of the ro'ect above t e body portion in the nis ed article.

14. A plate holder comprising a body part having a large aperture therein, a. pair of flanges, one at 'either edge of said bod` rt, said flanges being folded to lie rar-af:

el to said body part and the ends t ereof being bent at right angles to the folded portion of the flanges, thebody adjacent each flange being rovided with a depression, a flap on sai body part bent to`lie thereover, a second flap Having anl a rture therein and .bent to lie upon the y portion, the edges of said flap being arranged adjacent said first mentioned aperture, whereb theA two apertures are arranged one above t e other the line of bending of said second; flap within the area defined by the ends of the two flanges. whereby the latter will project above the body )ortion in the finished article. said second flap being provided with a set of retaining beads and a. slidahle index tab mounted to engage and move along an edge of said second mentioned aperture. l

15. A plate holder having a printing plate mounted thereon and having ribbed ends with depressions extending longitudinal of the ribs. and an inking device` having contact members adapted to occupy the depressions when the inlring device is to be active and to be out of the depressions when said device is to be inactive. A

1G. An individual address form holder having an embossed member mounted thereon and having its ends turned backwardly to make hollow ribs, there being depressions extending longitudinal of the ribs. and an inking device having contact members adapted to occupy the depressions when the inking device is to be active and to be out of the depressions when said device is to be inactive.

17. In a device of the character described, an individua-l address form holder having a rinting member mounted thereon, and havlng means for cont-rolling an inking mechanism.

18. In a device of the character' described. a holder having printing means mounted thereon, and having means for maintaining the ink roller of an inking mechanism out of contact with the non-printing surfaces of said holder.

19. In a device of the character described, a holder having an embossed printing member mounted thereon, and having means for maintaining the ink roller of an inking mechanism out of contact with the unem' bossed surfaces of said member.

20. ln a device of the character described, a holder having alremlmssed printing member mounted thereon. and means for controlling an ink roller includingr indented portions in said holder opposite the ends of said member, whereby cylindrical members mounted coaxially with said ink roller may loose contact with the surface of said holder, and permit the ink roller to come into contact with the embossed sections of said member.

21. In a device of the character described, a plate holder. and means on ythe plate holder adapted to enact with an `inking device whereby. during the operation of printing. ink is supplied to a portion only of the plate holder.

E22. A printing plate holder comprising a body part having an identifying card secured thereon and also having a member provided with printing characters thereon, and means on said holder wghereby an ink ing roller may be passed over the plate holder to ink said printing characters without inking the identifying card.

23. In a device of the character described, a printing member comprising a plate holder having embossed printing characters associated therewith and having means thereon for controlling an inking mechanism, whereby the inkng mechanism may be moved toward the printing member only when the printing characters are beneath said inking member. f

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my signature.

CLIFTON CHISHOLM.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified um the assignee in Leners Patent No. 1,438,578, grunted December 12, 1922, upon the application of Clifton Chisholm, of Cleveland, Ohio, for an improvement in AddressPla.te Holders, was erroneously described and specified as American Multgraph Company, whereas said aignee should .have been described and specified as The maricon Hultigrpk Company, as shown by the records of assignments in this nfce; and that the seid Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Gmac.

Signed and sealed this 9th dey of January, A. D., 1923. i

[mh] KARL FENNING,

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