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K J. H. REEDY PAPER SORTING TABLE Filed sent. s. 1922 KM? www@ Patented Sept. ll, 1923.

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JOHN H. REEDY, OF HAMILTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHAMPION COATED PAPER l COMPANY, OF HAMILTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

PAPER-SORTING TABLE.

Application filed September 5, 1922. Serial No. 586,383.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. REEDY, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident.

of Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Paper-Sorting Table,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. y

My invention relates to devices for sorting paper upon which paper is deposited by trucks or otherwise and from which the sheets are inspected and counted and distributed inthe desired manner, The great diliiculty in the sorting of large bundles of paper in the past has been that the bundles are high, bulky Vand very heavy, and that either at the start the bundle is too high, or at the close it is too low for convenient reach by the operator, `Also it has always been a dilicult proposition to properly deposit a bundle of paper sheets to be sortedor counted on a table from the factory trucks on which the bundles are transported, since it requires jacking up prior to deposit and a lateral deposit from the truck, even after jacking up. d Also in machines where the paper is brought directly from a cutter onto a counting and sorting table, it is a great disadvantage to have a fixed surface or table onto v which the sheets are shiftedone by one,

since if the support ishigh enough at thestart of cutting a batch of sheets, the pile is too high for convenient manipulation toward the end of the operation.

It is thus the object of my invention to provide a sorting table for paper sheets and the like, which can be moved by power to any desired height, such as five feet, and as low as flush with the floor of thelfactory, and can be shifted gradually from any position to another within this range, so that the top of the bundle of sheets at any one time will be conveniently placed, and so that a truck can be rolled onto the support and unload its bundle downwardlyLV into place.

I also have as an object the provision of a hydraulic operation for the support, so that it can be readily moved by power and will keep its adjusted position against the] heavy "loads which it isv required to withstand.

by that cert-ain construction and arrange- I accomplish my objectsl above set vforthment of parts to be hereinafter more specilically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the device.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a detail section through the piston.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the piston. v

I have shown a well or casing 1 of suitable structure, such as concrete, and a floor 2 erected on the concrete base. The cylinder 3 of heavy construction has a flanged head 4.- which rests on the base of the platform countersink 5 `in the concrete. Thel head Dis preferably held down -by suitable bolts (not shown),

There is a water pipe 6 running to the drain and a service water pipe 7 containing water under pressure. Each pipe has a valve 8 and 9, respectively. i. y r y The support or table 410 is formed of a heavily constructed metal plate with a cen'- tral boss 11 beneath it, in which engages the large head 12 of the piston, rod 13, the piston rod being guided in the head of the cylinder.

The piston is formed of a central member 14 of cylindrical shape having on its upper and lower faces, heavy metal plates 15, 16,

19 thereon, and a heavy coiled spring 20 set u around the rod bears on this collar and on the periphery of the boss 21. This spring serves as a buffer to take up jars and holds the piston normally', somewhat above the base'of the socket in the boss 21.

' I have shown the boss beneath the table as partially oif-center, the reason for this being that sheets of different sizes are often counted or sorted on tables of this character, and the of-center'placing is so arranged that large sheets and small sheets in bundles may be placed on the ltable with the center ofl gravity maintained alon the axis of the table boss at all times. hus the size and position of the largest sized sheets likely to be used on any one installation will govern the position of the boss olf-center, and the operator will be directed to place his larger size sheets in a more or less definite posi'tion on the table.

In use *the Water supply valve is turned on to permit water to flow through the pipe 22 from the common connection or T 23 of the waste and supply pipes into the base of the cylinder. This water forces the piston upwardly until the valve is turned oif or the piston is as high as it will go. When it is desired to lower the table, the supply valve is turned of and the waste valve opened, whereupon by gravity the table will force out the sustaining column of water and the table settle down under con- .trol of the waste valve until it has reached -a point within the counter-sink and on a level with the floor.

Thus in ltaking oif from a cutter the table will be fed up to y,the desired height and gradually lowered as the bundles pile up to maintain the desired' level. In loading onto a truck, the easiest height can be ar rived at. In loading the table from a truck, it is moved to the level of the floor, the truck run over it and dumped.

-In working on a pile on the table, the height of the top of the bundle is maintained where most desirable and the column of water beneath the piston is a non-compressible medium capable of sustaining any load that the mechanical parts will sustain, so long as both valves are closed.

Tables of this character are often used in rows and any revolution of the table would not be desirable. With this in view it is preferred to have the piston rod keyed by means of a key-way 24 in the rod engaging a key or projection in the cylinder head. A like key is provided for the socket in the tableq boss and the upper end of the piston rod is fitted into the boss, so tha-t its keyway registers with the key.

The advantage of working on a table of 'this character with heavy bundles of paper what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a buildingiioor having a recess therein to house a table top, a table top, land means located beneath the floor to carry said table top, said means being controllable from a point outside of the table to move the table top to a variety of horizontal positions above the floor, for the purpose described.

2. In combination with a building oor having a recess therein to house a table Ltop to be flush with the loor, a table top, and a hydraulic piston and piston rod, said rod being engaged with the table top to move it to desired positions above the recess, said hydraulic piston and rod being located beneath the said building oor.

3. In a sorting tablefor paper bundles, the combination with a horizontal support for paper bundles, able carrier for said support, adapted to locaite and hold the support at a variety of positions, said carrier comprising -a hydraulic piston and piston rod, the piston rod being in engagement operative control of the piston located out.

side of the support.

` JOHN H. REEDY.

with the support and y of 'a controllable, mov-

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