US1490729A

US1490729A - Posting tray and binder

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Publication number: US1490729A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1924-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 1941-04-15

Description

Apmi 15, 1924.

,729 w. F. BLOCK POSTING TRAY AND BI' ER Filed May 5, 1919 2 Shees-Sheet 1 INVENTOR h l'lkelm E3100 April '15, 1924. 1,490,729

, w. F. BLOCK POSTING TRAY AND BINDER Filed May 5, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN "EN TOR Wl/zelm EBlOc/i.

Patented Apr. 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILHELM L BLOCK, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

POSTING TRAY AND BINDER.

Application filed May 5,

T all whom it may concern p Be it known that I, VVILHELM F. BLOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Posting Trays and Binders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention 1 relates to p posting and binding trays, particularly adapted for use in mechanical bookkeeping systems.

In most mechanical bookkeeping systems now used, it is common practice to have trays, within which ledger sheets may be held and from which they may be readily transferred for posting. These sheets are usually held in individual, binders which must be separately loosened and removed in order to allow the posting operation.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a set of complementary trays, one of which is used for binding purposes and the other for posting, and which trays will conveniently accommodate ledger sheets both to bind them and to permit them to be instantly separated and posted.

The present invention contemplates the use of a posting tray which is permanently mounted upon a base and is provided with a sliding leaf by which posting will be facilitated when ledger sheets are transferred from a binding tray, said binding tray being movable and equipped with a binding member by which the sheets may be temporarily secured in position thereon without the use of other binding means. i

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which- 7 Fig. 1 is a view in plan, illustrating the binding and posting trays mounted upon a base for use.

Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation, disclosing the trays, as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in central section through both of the trays, as seen on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. j

'Fig. 1 is a View in perspective, disclosing the binding tray.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, indicates a base member. This member is preferably rectangular in shape and has opposite side rails 11 and12-connected at their ends by

end rails

13 and 14. This formation provides a rectangular opening in the center of the base, within which the

brackets

14 and 14 of the trays may 1919. Serial N0. 294,758.

15 which in the binding tray provide a suit- I able substructure "for an inclined sheet-metal floor 16. Upon this floor the ledger sheets are adapted to rest. In this tray the floor 16 has a central rectangular depression 17, within whicha clamping jaw 18 is slidably mounted. This jaw is intended to move laterally of the floor 16 and is fitted with a threaded sleeve 19 operating upon a lock screw 20. The end of the lock screw 20 is squared, as indicated at 22, to receive a suitable key by which the screw may be rotated and the lock jaw 18 moved along the recess.

The floor 16 of the binding tray is formed with an upturned ledge 23. This ledge occurs at the lower or rear end of the floor and stands at right angles to the main floor. The height of this ledge corresponds substantially to the height of the clamping jaw 18. Formed as a continuation of the ledge is a back plate at which is hinged along'the upper edge of the ledge by means of hinge members 25, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4. Due to this construction the ledge 23 and the jaw 18 Will act to provide gripping means for a plurality of ledger sheets, as indicated at 26, at the same time allowing the back plate 2 1 to swing and thus to feather edge the ledger sheets held upon this tray.

In order to adjustably hold the back plate 24, a slotted bracket 27 is secured to the plate and extends rearwardly and downwardly on an arc of a circle concentric with the hinges 25. The bracket 27 is engaged by a lock screw 28, carried upon the standard 29 at the rear ofthe board 15. This screw is fitted with a wing-nut 31 by which the bracket may be clamped and the back held as desired. I

The binding tray is generally indicated at A, while the'posting tray is indicated at B. The posting tray is formed with spaced

side floors

16 and 33 are substantially the same,

thus making it convenient to read the ledger sheets and to carry them from the binding tray to the posting tray.

It is preferable that a rigid end leaf 35 be secured to the back member 34:, and upon one end thereof, as indicated in Fig. 1. This leaf is immovable, which is in contradistinction to a movable leaf 36 mounted upon the opposite end of the'posting tray. lhe leaf 36 is formed with an extension having slots 37 which are engaged by lock bolts 38, and

' which permit the leaf to be moved in and out in the direction of arrow a, as indicated in Fig. 1. By this means the leaves and 36 may be adjustably spaced in relation to each other and will facilitate the posting operation, when desired.

It will be understood that while the base member 10 is here shown as formed to dispose the binding and posting trays'one in front of the other, it is to be considered within the spirit of the present invention to form the base with a side extension, so that the trays may be mounted alongside of each other, when desired.

In operation, the binding tray is filled with ,a desired number of ledger sheets and these are mounted to rest upon the floor and to lean against the back plate 24. The adjusting screw 20 is then rotated by means of a suitable key and the jaw 18 drawn toward the ledge 23 of the floor. This will clamp the lower edge of the ledger sheets in place and at the same time will permit them to be easily referred to. In this connection attention is directed to the fact that the clamping jaw 18 does not extend the length of the floor 16 but is comparatively short, so that the ends of the ledger sheets may be referred to without releasing them.

When the sheets are bound, as indicated in Fig. 3, the binding tray may be placed at any convenient position for reference, as, for example, it may be disposed upon the tellers desk for use during banking hours; and, as it is light and portable, may be easily carried to the bookkeeping machine for use with the posting tray B. When the base member 10 is formed as shown in the drawings, the binding tray is mounted directly in front of the posting tray and in this position the operator reaches over the posting tray to obtain the ledger sheets.

In the event that the operator desires to post the accounts, the leaf 36 is moved outwardly from the side of the back 3A and thereafter set. lVhen this is done the ledger sheets are successively moved from the hinding tray and may be partially segregated when deposited on the posting tray, so that the unposted accounts will rest with their ends against the leaf 33 and the posted accounts against the adjustable leaf 36. If the accounts are not to be posted, the leaf 36 may be moved in against the side of the back 341,

as will be understood. After the posting operation, the ledger sheets may be collected and lifted back on to the binding tray and thereafter clamped by a slight movement of the screw 20.

It will thus be seen that the trays here disclosed may be very easily and inexpensively manufactured, and when used in connection with the work intended will provide simple and quickly operating means for binding ledger sheets and for permitting them to be posted and rebound.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A tray structure for mechanical bookkeeping systems comprising a fixed posting tray, a base upon which said tray is mounted, and a binding tray adapted to be removably positioned upon said base.

2. A tray structure for mechanical bookkeeping systems, comprising a posting tray adapted to receive ledger sheets and a binding tray complementary to the posting tray and by which the ledger sheets may be temporarily bound.

3. A tray structure for mechanical bookkeeping systems, comprising a base, a posting tray fixed thereon, a binding tray detachably seated thereon, and means incorporated in the structure of the binding tray for temporarily clamping ledger sheets in position thereon.

4:. A tray structure for mechanical bookkeeping systems, comprising a base, a posting tray secured thereupon, said tray having an inclined floor and an inclined back secured at right angles to each other, and a detachable binding tray adapted to be seated upon the base having an inclined back and floor at right angles to each other and disposed with its floor and back at opposite angles from the vertical to the angles of the floor and back of the posting tray.

5. A tray structure comprising a base, a posting tray fixed at one end thereof and having an inclined fioor and a back wall at right angles to each other, a binding tray adapted to be detachably disposed upon the base and having an inclined back and floor at right angles to each other and being positioned by the base so that its floor and the floor of the posting tray will stand at equal angles to the horizontal and extend in opposite directions. 7

6. In a tray structure, a base, a posting tray fixed thereon having an inclined floor,

a fixed end leaf at one end of the back, and an adjustable end leaf at the opposite end of the back.

7. In a device of the character described, a tray having a base portion, an inclined fioor mounted thereupon, a back leaf hinged thereto and adapted to be adjusted in relation thereto, and clamping means whereby a plurality of ledger sheets may be secured upon the tray.

8. A binding tray comprising a base portion, an inclined floor, a ledge formed as a continuation of the rear edge thereof and extending at right angles to the floor, a back hinged to the upper edge of the ledge, means 15 for adjusting the angular disposition of the back, a movable jaw mounted upon the floor, and clamping means for operating the same, whereby a gripping action will be exerted between the jaw and the ledge of the floor. 20

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILHELM F. BLOCK.

Witnesses:

W. W. HEALEY, M. E. EWING.