US1529992A - Combined printing and autograph machine - Google Patents

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J. C. DUNBAR COMBINED PRINTING AND AUTOGRAPH MACHINE March l Filed Oct. 25, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patente-d Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE."

JAMES c. DUNBAR, DnonAsnn, LAfinoi1 wiivnrrne, MAN'r'roBA, cAiiAnA; :BY MARY EMMA DUNBAR, ADMINISTRATRIX, on WiNNirnG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

CGMBINED PRINTING AND AUTOGRAPH MACHINE.

Application filed October 25, 1923. Serial No. 670,792.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, MARX.r EMMA DUN- BAR, of the city of lliinnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, widow, and ad- 5 ininistratrix of the estate or" JAMES C. DUN- nAn, deceased, in his lifetime ot the said city of lVinnipeg, printer, and that the said JAMES C. DUNBAR did invent a certain new and useful Improvement in Combined Printingl and Autograph Machines, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to a combined printing and autograph machine `and an obu j ect of the invention is to providea machine or device by means of which a merchant, such as a grocer, can print his own memo blanks or forms in duplicate progressively with their use and note his sales on the o0 printed blank as he iiow does upon what is known as a printed counter check book supplied him and by so doing make considerable saving in his printers bill.

A further object of the invention is to construct the machine` in a simple, durable and inexpensive manner and so that access can be readily had to all workin` parts for inking', setting or repairing purposes, it needs be.

A further object of the invention is to provide the device with means whereby the merchant can easily and quickly 'feed the paper from the machine, enter the account ot' his sale on the printed sheet, detach the sheet so entered and reset the machine :tor

v the following bill.

A further object is to construct the machine so that no trouble is experienced or time lost in setting the machine to make the duplicate bill.

lith the above more important objects in view the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of paits hereinat'ter more particularly described and later pointed out in the appended claims, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings in which Figl is a side view ci the complete Inachine with the paper removed.

Fig. 2 is a plan view ot theinachine as above.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed longitudinal sectional view centrally through the inachine.

Fig. t is a horizontal sectional .view through one side of the machine, the section being taken at 4 4 Figure 3.

Fig 5 is a vertical sectional view at 545',

Figure and looking forwardly.

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross sectional view at 6--6 Figure 3 and looking rearwardly.

Fig. 7 is a vertical cross sectional view at 7 7 Figure 3.

`Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the roller carrier frame.

In the drawings like characters of refer ence indicate corresponding parts'in the several figures.

The machine casing` various rollers, later described, is preferably formed from sheet metal and is of neat design and appearance, the front end being` partially closed by a cross plate 2 and the rear end being wholly closed by a hinged l which contains the I gate or door 3 which can be latehed. The f bottom ot' the casing` is closed and the side walls thereof are provided with upper and lower pairs ofcpposing horizontally disposed spacers 4-4 and 5 5, these spacers guiding` the roller carrying; frame work 6 which is slid into place within the casingv through the doorB, the bottom o't the trame work slidingv on the bottoni ot the casingyand v y The side members of the traine work carry i,

forwardly a type or printing` roller 14 which is positioned above an under guide roller i5, the rollers being,` carried by cross shatts'or spindles 16 and 17 which have their ends projecting beyond the ends of the rollers and rotatably mounted in the vertical plates This could be d 13. The opening or bearing 18 for the top shaft in each plate is made so that the shaft can move a limited amount vertically, this permitting the top roller to bear continuously and heavily on the paper passed between the rollers as later described.

Associated with the printing roller I have an inking, platen, or bed roller 19 which is carried by a shaft 20, the ends of the shaft being mounted in vertical slots 21 provided in the top bars 7 and`9. The lower ends of thev slots are deflected towards the roller 14 so that the printing roller which is purposely made heavy .will press against the face of the roller 1st. To the rear of the rollers 14 and 15 I loc-ate a pair of idler rollers 22 and 23 Carried by the plates 12,` the shaft 2st of the top roller being mounted in elongated vertical openings 25 provided in thel said plate, such permitting of a limited vertical movement of the roller. These idler rollers serve to guide the paper'to the rollers 14 and 15.

The plates11 carry rotatably a cross shaft 26 which, supports a spool 27. The shaft 26 has the ends thereof entered in more or less L-shaped slots 2S provided in the .plates 11,*such slots permitting of theV puttlng in place of the spool from the back.

By making` the side members of the frame work 6 independent one of the other it is a very easy mattei-to put the rollers in place. 'After they have been placed one simply slides the side members into position within the casing through the rear end thereof.

rIhe printing roller in the present instance is fitted .with a tubular printing form 29 of cylindrical shape,'it beingimportant that it fit closely and uniformly on the roller and be firmly secured thereto. The form which I use is what is commonly known as a rubber stamp. the rubber strip being` placed around the. face of the roller andt securely cemented thereto. The said printing roller is adapted, when inked, to print the paper passed between the printing roller and the roller 16 inthe usual form as used by a merchant, such as a grocer, for rendering ay A'tween the rollers 22 and 23 and those ldaud 15 and obviously as the strips are pulled forwardly through the front end of the machine the upperV face of the top strip 30 will be printed by the form 29 which is inked by the felt pad of the roller 19.

At the front end of the machine I provide convenient means for supporting the paper strips so that they can be written upon, also means for withdrawing the'strips each-time a sale is made and also means for conveniently'. making the carbon v.or duplicate copy of the salefentered. Such parts are now described.

The front lower. part of the machine is extended to provide a slightly inclined top plate or writing table 32 over which the sheets of paper 30 and 31 are drawn and on which the sales entries are made. from time to tim-e. The edges of the table extend be yond the sides thereof to `provide guidesr and on the table I mount a sliding plate 83 which has the ends thereof ,turneddown-4 wardly as indicated at 34, the turned down' ends co-acting with the extended edges of. the table to retain the slidingplate in place.A

The sliding plate has the forward edge thereof upturned to providea locking flange.

downturning the ends of the'plate37 as -best shownlin Figure 6. Spaced strips 38A and 39 are inserted between'the edges of the platesBS and 37, these .spacers holdingthe-y plates apart a fixed distance equal to the thickness of the two vsheets ofpaper 30 and 31 passed therethrough. stops limit the backward movement. of the plate 37 and the forward movement thereof' is limited byr the contact ofthe forward ends of the spacers with the flange 35, this.'

occurring when thez forward edge of the plate 37 is practically engaged with the flange. The strips of 'paper 30. and 31, after passing between the'plates 33 and37 pass over the flange and thenllie onthe face of the table, with the result' that one can, by

advancing the plate 37 securely. grip the twov sheets of paper between the flange and the advanced edge of the locking plate 37.

' A hand grip 40 is secured tothe plate 37 and it is provided also atthe front edge with a forwardly extending straight vedged tearing plate 4:1.

After one has advanced the. locking plate tc grip the strips of paper he'can, by. further advancing the locking plate, cause the sliding plate to advance and in so doing pull the strips of paper over the face of the table.

The forward position of the advanced plates is limited by a stop Ll2. After the strips of paper have been brought'to-'the latter position the locking plate is moved baekto engage the stops SGand thereafter both plates are carried back to their original position at the rear end of the table. This leaves the Obviously the' pulledfout strips of paper lying on the face as it might be necessary for storing and of the table and in a position such that a bill of sale can be conveniently madeA out on the upper printed sheet.

In order to make the duplicate or carbon copy of the sale I `have provided a carbon sheet holder l43 which comprises a substan-v tially L-shaped side bar `44' carried by a lengthwise extending side shaft 45 rotatably mounted in suitable bearings attached lto the right hand side of the table. The bar 44 carries two pairs of spring arms 46 and 47 suitably spaced vapart and adapted to receive between them a carbon sheet 48. The spring arms have their right hand ends permanently attached to the bar 44 and their left hand ends detachably connected to-v gether by demountable clips 49 and 50.v This latter arrangement permits of the renewal of the carbon sheet from time to' time by simply removing the clips, then inserting the new sheet and subsequentlyreplacing the clips.

The general arrangement of the holder is such that when in use ythe carbon 4sheet will lie directly over the strip 31 when the same is extended over the table. Consequently when a bill of sales entryis made on the` printed top sheet the carbon sheet will make a duplicate copy on the underlying strip.

During the interval that the sliding plate and locking plate are being pulled ahead and returned to their original positionv the carbon sheet holder occupies a position to the side o f the machine with the carbon sheet extending upwardly and the" bar`44 entirely clear of the path of travel of the moving plates.

A thumb piece 51 is attached to the carbon sheet holder so that the same can be easily and quickly thrown up or down.

After one has returned the sliding plate and locking plate to their inner position he lifts the top strip 30 and swings the carbon sheet into a position above the bottom. strip 31. He then lets the top strip take its position over the carbon strip and can at this time make his bill of sale. This having been done, the carbon holder is swung to the side and the locking plate and sliding plate are again shifted to their forward position. t

This movement passes the bill made out in duplicate ahead and brings forward a new printed strip with its underlying *duplicate. The made out bill is torn ofi", this being facilitated by the tearing plate 4].. This being done, the locking plate .and sliding plate are returned to'their original position, the carbon sheet `is subsequently en-v` tered into place and o ne is ready to make a new entry or bill of sale. y

lVhilst I have shown the table integrally formed with the casing of the machine, I do not desire to be limited to this construction shipping purposes to 'have the table deall the working parts associated with the table are entirely independent of the casing` and it would only be a matter' of demountable connectingthe inner'end of the table `mount-able. This is a very easy matter as l. In a combined printing and autograph machine, an outer casing, a framev work insertable 'within the casing and presenting side members, a guide roller rotatably car-- ried by the side members of the frame work, a printing roller above the guide roller and rotatably carried by the side members of the frame work, an inking roller rotatably carried by the side members of theframe work and contacting with the printing roller, a" pair of idler rollers positioned to the rear of thel guide roller and a removable spool carried by the rear end of the frame work and provided with a roll embodying duplicate strips, the ends of the stripsI passing from the roll forwardly between the idler rollers and between the guide roller and the printing roller and a table at the forward endo-f the machine on'which entries'can be made on the uppermost of the strips passed t-here- 2; In a combined printing and autograph machine, a casing having the forward end thereof partially open and therear end thereof normally closed by a gate, a roller carrying frame work insertab-le' within the casing through the gate and presenting side members, a guide roller positioned forwardlyv of the frame work and carried by the side members thereof, a printing roller riding the guide roller and carried by the side members of the frame work, an inking d t front end of the casing and carrying the extending ends of the strips.

3. In a combined printing and autograph machine, a casing having a partially open front and the rear end thereof normally closed by a gate, pairs of upper and lower lengthwise extending spacing bars securedl l permanently tothe side walls of the casing, opposing similar, side frames inser-table` within the casing through the gate and bearing against the spacers, a rotatably monili-ti- Y side';frames a: printing; roller riding;k the` guide'froller and also carriedby the. sidey ed guide., roller Ycarried forwardly, byy the frames, an inking roller rotatably carried .1 `by the side' frames and contacting v continuously with thezprinting roller, a=pair of idler: rollersrotatably carried by the sid-e` fra-mes and` positioned rearwardly of theV former rollers, a removable spool rotatably carried bythe rearends of the side frames, duplicatehstrips wound around-f' the spool and having their outer ends extendedfforwardly-` betweenvthe` contacting rollers and out, throught-he open forward endof the.

frameand, a Y table located lat vthe forward end of the casing. and receiving theextending ends` ofthe strips.

4.-Th'e, combinationwith a guide and a printing roller and-a roll embodying duplixcatestrips withdrawable from `the roll betweenthe rollers, of al tablek onwhich the` withdrawn ends of the strips can rest, means carried byl the@ tableY for releasably grabbing the strips; to extend lthem. over the table and a a 4duplicating sheet associated with ,the table. and insertable between. the strips lupon the same being withdrawn overthe-` table.

5. The'combination witha guide and a printingroller anda roll embodyingduplicate strips withdrawable` fromitheroll b`etween the rollers, of a table for supporting tween t-he rollers, of a table` for receiving the` withdra-wnends of the strips, a. plate crossing the table: and endwise slidable,` thereon, said plate` having; the. forward Aedge 4 thereof upturned, a. lockingy plate slidably carried by the former plate and spaced therefrom to permit ofthe passage between the-platesv ofthe strips, said lockingplate beingadapted, when shifted towards the up..-

Y turnedendrofthe other plate, to grab and holdthestrips, anda carbon sheetholder pivotally, attached to the side of thetable andv adapted, when swung-overthei table, topermit. of the placingof the carbon sheet` between the strips..v p*

7. The combination with a` machine for printing the upper ofduplicate paper strips,

the duplicating strips-beingpulled from a, roll'inthe machine to efi'ectthe print1ng,ofv

a table located at thefront end ofthe machineand over which the strips arep-ulled` andion which entries canbe maderonthe strips,y meansy carried by the table for. re-.

leasably. gripping the strips in a.v location adjoining Ithe Imachine and forA subsequently pulling the v gripped strips over* the` table,

said i means j bei-ng resetta'ble thereafter at t.

the yopposite endof theftable and meansfor inserting a carbonisheetibetween the withdrawn ends of-thestrips1 8The combinationlwith a machine for printing y,the upper of duplicate paper strips, the duplicating stripsbeing pulled fromza rollin the machineito eifectthe printing, of a tablelocated atfthek frontend ofy the machine -and overI which* the ,strips are pulledl and onfwhichfentries canbe made. on the strips, n means slidably, carried :byj the tableandmcvable towardsg and away, from the machine, means associated with said latter means permitting of the gripping Yof the strips adjoining them-achine and the release of the grippedrst-rips in a location away from .the ,machineand ymeans for inserting a .carbon sheet between theends ofthe withdrawn strips.

9. The combination with, a machinel for printing the upper of duplicate paper strips, the duplicating strips being polledfroma rollin the machine to, ellectthe printing, of atable locatediatthe front end of the machineand overwhichthe stripslare pulled and f on.l which entries can be'.madev on kthe strips, al plate slidarbly..mountedlon theta-ble and movable .endwise `thereon towards `and away from the machine vand over which t-he sheets'pass, said plate havingI the side remote fromthef machine upt-urned to provide a. gripping flange,a plate slidab'ly mounted on said former plateand adapted to be advanced towards the .-flangevto gripthe strips and a carbon sheet. holder associatedwith the table and insertable. between the strips.

10. The combination with a machine'for printing the: upperv of duplicate paper strips, the duplicatingstripsbeing pulled from a roll in the Vmachineto effect the printing, of a table located'atthe front end of'the machine and overl which the strips are pulled and oirwliich entries can be made on the strips, a plate slidably mounted `on the table and movable endwise thereon towards and awayy fromy the machine and over which the sheet-s pass, said plate havingthe side remote from the machine upturned to provide a gripping flange, a plate slidably mounted on said former plate and adapted to be `advanced towards the flange to grip the strips and a carbon sheet holderipivotally attached to the side ofthetable and inwardly swingable over the table to take a position between the strips. y

- l1. The combination with a machine for print-ing the. upper of duplicate paper strips, the. duplicating strips being pulled from a roll inthe. machine .to effect the printing, of a table located atthe front end ofthe machine and-.over which the strips are pulledv and onwhich entriesv can be1madevon the strips, releasable means carried by the table for gripping the strips and pulling the saine over the table, said means being re-settable after the strips have. been pulled over the table and a carbon sheet lioldei' pivotally attached to the side of the table and adapted to be swung over the table to permit the carbon sheet to take a position between the strips after the strip gripping means has been returned to its original position.

Signed at Vinnipeg, this 5th clay of June, 10 1923. f

MARY EMMA DUNBAR, Admz'm'stmtrw of' James O. .Du/mbar, deceased. In the presence of:

GERALD S. ROXBURGI-I, MADELINE B. KELLEHER.

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