US1453392A

US1453392A - Printing device

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Publication number: US1453392A
Application number: US553481A
Authority: US
Inventors: James P Jackson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Addressograph Co
Priority date: 1922-04-17
Filing date: 1922-04-17
Publication date: 1923-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1940-05-01

Description

May 1, 1923.

J. P. JACKSON I PRINTING DEVICE Filed April 17 NFN.

Patented May l, 1925.

JAMES I. JACKSON, OF CHICAGQ'ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ADDRESSOGRAPH COMPANY,

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

PRINTING DEVICE.

Application led April 17, 1922, Serial No. 553,481.

To all' whom 'it f/naqz/ concer/L Be it known `that il, Jarras P. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the countyfof Cool; and State of Illinois, =have invented certain new and useyful Improvements in 'Printing Devices, of

which'the following is a specification.

This invention relates to printing devices andparticularly-to that type comprising a metal frame carrying a metal address plate and adapted to lbe arranged in accordance with ra card index system and run through an addressing machine for printing upon envelopes, lletterheads, pay rolls, etc.

The `objectof the invention is to provide a compact device otsimple construction and convenient arrangement whereby a record maybe conveniently'kept in connection with the address on the :printing plate for ready reference.

In the z accompanying drawing illustrating the invention- Fig. 1 is azplan viewfof `the front of the device;

Fig. A2 yis a plan view'of the back ofthe printing device;

Fig. Sisa'bottom, edge view;

fFiig. t is a sectional view onthe line lof F ig. f1.

Referring -to the drawings 5 is a frame which is stamped `from a single sheet of metal and is provided on its front with a bead G-,at its upper edge and with a bead 7 at its lower edge, andon itsfback with spacing aanges Y 8 8.

The vfront vof I.the :frame 4is vdivided vinto three -sections adapted qto receive and hold a printing :plate .-9, lhaving an address or other matterstamped in relief thereon, an address Card '10 bearing an impression `from the yprinting plate and a record card 1.1, 'the printing :plate being located at the `bottom of rthe frame, the address cardat the topvof the .frame and the recordcard between the printing gplate and the address card.

The bead 7 is preferably continuous, and spaced therefrom is a discontinuous bead formed by the

sections

12, 12, 12". The printing `device fis slida'ble endwise beneath the continuous -beadand the sectional bead and it is held in .place at its ends by 'the spring stops 13-13 which arestan'iped `from the frame and project suiciently to engage the ends .of the plate.I Thus the plate can be inserted or removed at either end of the printing plate section of the frame by dev pressing one spring stop suiiiciently to permit insertion of the end of the plate beneath the beads, after which theplate is slid along until its end engages the opposite spring stop, whereupon the 'iirst mentioned spring stop will resume its normal 'position to engage the other end of the plate. The plate is rigidly heldin place beneath the beads and between the spring stops so that it will not become disengaged in handling orduring the printing'operation.

rlllhe card 10 is held in place beneath the bead'6, the lips 14 which engage the bottom edge of the card, the lip 15 which engages one end of the card and the stop 16 which engages the other end of the card. The card is sufficiently flexible to slide over the s'top 16 when it is inserted beneath the bead 16 and the lip 14 adjacent stop 16 and while the card is being slid lengthwise into position between the lip 15 and the stop 16, and also suiiicient to permit the card to be lifted clear of the stop 16 and slid lengthwise outof the frame. This card bears an impression of the characters on the printing plate and is used .to readily identify the device and to 4facilitate arrangement'in accordance with a card index system. The frame is also preferably providedbehind the card I10 with means 17 for holdingiindex tabs as, set forth for exam le, in U. S, Patent No. 1,026,253 patented ay 14, 1912.

The record card 11 is rremovably held in place cn'the frame by the lip 18 which enengages the card at sits upper corner at the other end thereof, ythe corner lip 22 `located below the lip :21 to receive and engage a lower cornerof thecard and the spring stop 23 located between the-lips 21 land 22 to engage the corner of the card. The spring stop 23 is spaced from `the lip 20 a distance substantially equal to the length of the record card so A'that `the spring stop `will hold the record card snugly beneath and in engagement with the lip 20. rlhe `lips 21-and 22 are spaced from the lip 2O at a somewhat greater distance than the length ofthe card to permit fthe card to move lengthwise sufficiently beneath the lips 21 and 22 :to clear the lip 20 after the spring stop has been disengaged from the end of the card, so that the card can be lifted above the lip 2O and slid lengthwise to the right in Fig. l from engagement with the frame. To insert the record card in the frame it is slipped into position beneath the lips 18 and i9 and sli'd lengthwise over the spring stop 23 until it has cleared the lip 20 after vwhich it is slipped backward, to the right in Fig. l beneath lip 20 until the si 'ing stop engages the adjacent end of the card.

My invention provides a simple and convenient means whereby a permanentreccrd may be maintained with respect to a person regardless of changes in address which re quire corresponding changes in the printing plate and address card. That is to say .an address device for a particular customer will contain the printing plate, the address card and the record card, the latter bearing commercial ratings or other desirable information; if the customer changes his address a new plate is supplied bearing the new address and a new address card is supplied to correspond therewith but the record card may remain unchanged in the same frame. This is of considerable importance because record memoranda with respect to a customer may be of a secret and confidential nature, it may represent a long series of dealings, and it may be data complied from many different sources and of great value; for example, any credit rating. lf it were necessary to rewrite this card with every change of address there would be involved the usual chance of error or mistake besides the cost in time and labor involved. l have referred to data useful in credit rating but data for other purposes may be just as important and valuable; for example a record of previous orders, a record of complaints, a record of losses on insurance policies, etc. t is very common now to maintain cards in a card index system bearing useful information regarding customers and transactions: in a great many lines of business and address printing devices have been used to a considerable extent in such systems but, so far as l am aware, without the record card separate from and separately mounted from the printing plate and the address card in the frame for permanent preservation. Commercial use of my invention in the particular forni illustrated has demonstrated its value and importance in business not only in a savingof the cost of maintenance but primarily, l believe. in the elimination of the chance for error and mistake'which would occur in rewriting the record data.

l have shown and described the invention in the form which has been found to be desirable commercially for many reasons but it is possible to change the form, construction and arrangement of details to accommodate the inventiony to various conditions and requirements and therefore I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

l claim:

l. A printing device comprising a frame, a card, devices on the frame to engage the card at the ends thereof and spaced from each other a distance greater than the length of the card to permit endwise movement of the card, and a stop arranged to engage one end of the card to hold it against endwise movement and beneath said devices.

2. t printing device comprising a frame, a card, lips struck from the frame and arranged to engage the card at the ends thereof, said lips being spaced apart a greater distance than the length of the card to permit endwise movement of the card, and a spring stop to engage one end of the card and hold it against endwise movement beneath the lips.

3. A printing device comprising a frame, a card, lips struck from the frame to engage the ends of the card, said lips being spaced apart a greater distance than the length of the card to permit endwise movement of the card. and a lip at one end being larger than` the lip at the other end, and a stop adjacent tlie larger lip to engage the end of the card and prevent endwise movement thereof.

4:. A printing device comprising a frame, a card, lips struck from the frame to engage the ends of the card, said lips being spaced apart a greater distance than the length of the card to permit endwise movement of the card, their ,being two lips at one end of the card and one lip at the other end and the two lips being larger than the one lip, to permit endwise movement of the card, and a stop -between the two large lips to engage the adjacent end of the card and hold the card against endwise movement.

5. A printing device comprising a frame, a card, lips on the frame to engage the upper and lower edges of the card, one of said lips engaging the lower edge of the card adjacent one end thereof, a relatively small lip on the frame engaging the end of the card at the corner thereof above said last mentioned lip, a pair of relatively large lips on the frame to engage the other end of the card, one of said lips being a corner lip to engage both edges of the card at the lower corner thereof, said relatively largelips beingspaced from said relatively small lip a' distance greater than the length of the card, and a stop located between the relatively large lips to hold the card against the relatively small lip and prevent endwise movement of the card.

JAMES P. JACKSON.