US1551367A - James cabb - Google Patents

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Aug'. 25, 1925. i

CARR PRINTING MACHINE Filed'Aug. 8. 1924' 1' E/v'roR I I v M 'i ./77'7'0 /vgys Patented Aug. 25', 1925'.

lUNITED STA TES .lf-Mm: emes.;

JAMES CARR, 'on sYnAcU-sn, :mwV Yonx.

` PRINTING Macnnm.

Application ledV August 8, 1924. Serial No.V 730,848.

other articles which it ymay be desired to f label with theA name and address offthe owner for identification.- c

These tags are usuallymade of non-corrodible sheet metal, andthe names and Vadn dresses of the owner are usually printed thereon with steel dies for permanency of impression, and the main object of ythis'invention is to provide a simple, compact and v eiicient machine for` expeditiously printing' the various letters and number of thename and address of the owner in uniformlyy spaced relation and-in one or more lines upon the tag. a

Another object is toprovide means for automatically shifting the tag longitudinally .along each line for proper spacing lof the letters and numbers. v Y 7 Y Y,

A Jfurther object is to provide means for adjusting the tag holdertransversely relatively to the die-operating member for printing in parallel spaced lines upon thetag.`

Other objects and uses relating to speciiic parts of the machineV will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view .of one construction of machine 4for carrying out the object stated. n f .Y

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same machine 45 taken on line 2 2, Figure 1,A except that lz the upper'portion of the plunger is broken;v

away.

Figure?) isa perspective view of a'tag to". be printed. '1' j 1 Y 50 Figure 4 Vis ahorizontalvsectional. vier?. taken in the plane of line 4 4, 4Figure2 Figure 5 is a detailvertical sectional .vier

taken in the planeof line 5445,A Figure 4.

As illustrated, this machine'comprises'i I and, guiding the base ,--l-` having a central upright post 55 2J-,' the upper portion of which-forms a 'tubular guide Vfor a verticallymovable plunger -3- having atV its upper end, a handle -4- by which yit maybe depressed by hand against the action of a retracting spring -5-. A

The base -lf is substantially flat and adapted to restr upon a bench or other suit-k able support for holding the machine in an upright positionand is disposed in a plane at right, angles to the axis of the guide tube 2- and vplunger" 3, said base being provided along its front edge with an upstanding guideV flangeQ- yextending i `longitudinally in astraight line some distance 1n front of the produced axis of the plunger 3 for engaging the front edge of a horizontally movable carriage 7- e same in ;its vlongitudinal movement.

The ybase -lyis also` providedV with a Vpair offraisedr hollow bosses -8- at the rear of the carriage -7K-or receiving. a pair of yielding friction members -9-"and a pair of coil springs ,-fl0, which serve to 30 press the friction members .-.Q-,fagainst the rear edge .of the carriagefor holding the front edge of theffcarriage in .frictional en gagement with the'filange -'6- and thereby permitting free/longitudinal movement of said carriage andy at thejsamertime preventing excessivemovement thereof by its operating means presently described.

`A tag-holder -lle is movable transverselyv of and upon the carriage #7+ at 90 right angles to the plane of movement thereof orreceiving and" supporting a tag as -A-, vFigure 3, andY or'this purpose is -providedron its underside withV a transverse rib -12-vmovable in a corresponding 95 groove --`-l3-'4 in the upper'face v'of the carria'geH-T-k vand, is also' provided ion its undersidel with a' downwardly projecting. pin -14- adapted'to enteranyone of a plurality of,in this instance, three transfversely alinedapertures 15e-.which are arranged in transversely spaced relation cor-l responding to the three `printing spaces --a-V in the blanktag, as shown in Figure 3.

j Thisl transverse adjustmentv of the tag holder for line` spacing of' the printing is accomplished by lifting theholder to dis- Hngwg., its pin ,-:14-1 lfromH one aperture and then moving it transversely to register the pin withanother aperture and afterwird` lowering the plate to cause theppin to enter the registering aperture for assisting the guide, this operation being effected by hand, while the rib '-121- in theeguide groove 153- serves to keep the holder in proper transverse alinement relatively to the carriage.

Suitable means is also provided for clamping and releasing the tag upon and 'romtheholder, and for this purpose, the rear edge'of the plate is provided with a raised' liange 1 6- having an end stop ,17, said plate l1- being also provided with an upright post or bearing -18- upon which is mounted, a rotary eccentric -19- adapted to engagjein an aperturein the adjacent portion of a clampingplate +20-, Figure '5.

This clamping platerests upon. the upper face of the plate -11- in front of the flange -16- and stop -l?- leaving sutilcient space when the clampingy plate is withdrawn by the proper rotation o'lf the eccentric -l9 to permit the tag -A- to be inserted insaid sp'acelengthwise ot-the carriage and latwise upon the upper fac@J ot the plate'between the iiange "-16- and rearedge or" the clamping member 2O so that when the tagV is properly placed for printing,-itmay be clamped in position by the rotary' adjustment of the eccentric -l9-, which in turn, tightly impinges the tag between the rear edge of the clamping plate 2.0- and ii'ange -17-, the eccentric -l9- being provided with aknurled han dle by which it may be rotated byv hand and at the willof the operator.

The plate -llis also provided with a pair of lugs -21- rising therefrom at opposite sides of the clamping plate 20- for holding the latter against lateral movement while permitting it to be moved forwardly and rearwardly.

It will now be understood that the carriage` -7-, plate -11 and clamping member -20- are movable in parallel planes at right angles to the axis of the plunger and that when the tag is properly clamper in place for printing, it will also be disposedin a horizontal plane at right angles to said axis.

Tie Ameans `i'or setting the carriage J7- andparts carried thereby transversely of the airis vof the plunger for letterV andnumber spacing consists,l in this instance, of a toothed raak-22- 'rigidly securedto the` upper faceo'f the carriageV near the rear ontlie 'lower end of a rock armor lever -24.- which is pivotedl intermediate its ends at M25- to the uprightpost --2'- and has its upper end provided with a pivoted a stud or shoulder 2,7m on said post as shown in Figure 2.

The pawl -23- is pivoted at 28- to the lower end of the lever 24hW and is yieldingly held in engagement with the teeth of the rack -22- by means of a spring -29-, said pawl being also provided with a handle -30 by which it may be tripped at will when it is desired to set the carriage at any particular point relatively to the printing die as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2.

A spring -31- is interposed between the lower portion. ont the lever 24- and adjacent side of the post -2- between the pivots 25M and 28 lor retracting the lower end of' the lever and pawl carried thereby after each downward movement of the plunger which operates the lever to 'feed the carriage in'this instance, from the right to theleft hand of Figure 2, one tooth space at a time. Y

The abutment 2Gh is pivoted at -33 to the upper end of the lever 2%. to permit its inner end to swing downwardly independently of the lever by the engagement of the pin -27- therewith when the plunger is depressed, but is extended outwardly some distance beyond its pivot tor engagement with a pin 34- on said lever` to limit the upward movement et itsV inner end and thereby to cause the pin 27- to move the upper end or" the lever outwardly and its lower end inwardly for feeding the carriagev one tooth space at each upward movement of the plunger after the latter has operated the die -B- to malre the desired impression upon the tag -A.-.

A spring 55-V is connectel to the inner endpot the member -26- for yieldingly the pin 3a- The stud -2- preferably consistsof a screw engaging in the 'threads 27ein the plunger -3- to permit it to be adjusted for regulating the movement of the lever 24- andl thereby regulating the amount of movement oi the pawl 23H and carriage 3?- following each printing opera tion.

The type bars -B-- are placed by hand' in an upright position against a pair of shoulders .-36-V with their lower ends restingupon the upper surface of the tag to be printed, said shoulder being rigidly'secured in *vertically spaced relation to the plate 3'7- which in turn is secured'to the post f2- just above the work holder -l'lr-.

The plate -37- and shoulders -36- form respectively, a back rest and a side rest and constitute a guide for the type bar by when depressed for producing the printing impression on the tag.

Operation.' l

The blank tags -A- are placed upo the holder -llagainst the shoulders -16- and -17- and clamped in place by the clamping plate -20- and if the impressions are to be made'in the first line space, the holder -11- is adjusted with its pin 14.- in the outermost aperture -l5- and the carriage -7- is moved to the right to the proper position to print the first letter of number at the left hand end of the first printing space on the tag.

Each type bar bearing the letter, number or other character to be impressed upon the tag is placed by hand against the shoulders -36 with its lower printing end resting upon the tag whereupon the plunger -3- is depressed by hand to engage the upper end of the die and to force its printing face against the underlying tag with sufficient force to make its impression therein.

During this downward movementvof the plunger, the inner' end of the abutmentl 26- will be depressed against the action of its retracting spring -35- by the stud r-27-, which by the downward movement of the plunger, is moved below the member -26- without disturbing the position of the lever E24- but upon the return upward movement of said plunger by the spring -5-, the engagement of the stud eration by placing another type bar in op-y erative position against the shoulders -36-, these operations being repeated along the line of the tag operated upon.

If it is desired to. print in the next line space, the work holder -11 is shifted inwardly toward the axisv lof the plunger from one aperture -15- to the next adjacent aperture whereupon the successive printing operations may be performed upon the corresponding line of the tagand when this work is completed, the holder may be again shifted to the next aperture 15 to print upon the third line in the manner previously described. l Y When the printing operations are completed as for example, the name in one line, the street and number or town in the next line, and the state in the third line, the yplate may be withdrawn by hand by simply releasing-the clamping plate -20-.

I claim:

1. Ina machine for printing videntification tags and the like, a main supporting base, a carriage slidable horizontally upon the base for letter spacing, a .work-support mounted on the carriage to move'therewith and having an independent adjustmenty transversely thereof for line spacing, a type bar guide in fixed r'elation to the carriage, a removable type bar insertible by hand to rest against theguide with its printingface adjacent the work on the, support, means forV operating the type bar to make its impression upon the work, and means for sliding the carriage step by step lengthwise of andupon the base. Y

2. In a machine of the character ldescribed, a main supporting base, a carriage slidable horizontally upon the base, a work support mounted on the carriage to move therewith and having an independent adf justment transversely thereof for line spaeing, a type bar rest in fixed relation to the carriage, a type bar adapted to be placed by hand against the rest with its printing face adjacent the work on the support, a

plunger for operating the type bar, means yfor retracting the plunger, and means actuated by the retraction of the plunger for feeding the carriage longitudinally for character spacing. i i

vIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my .hand this 26th day of July, 1924.

JAMES CARR.

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