US1644044A - Machine for attaching color chips to cards - Google Patents

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Oc't." 4, 1927.

D. A. URlE MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COLOR CHIPS T0 CARDS Filed May 28, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 1927. Oct D. A. URlE MACHINE FOR ATTACHING' COLOR CHIPS TO CARDS 5 Sheets-Sheet Filed May 28, 1925 325 J9? R5 jgf QNL nass Y Oct 7 D. A. URIE -MAGHINE FOR ATTACHING COLOR CHIPS TO CARDS .Filed hay 28, 1925 .5 sheets-sheet s D. A. URIE oci. 4, 1927.

.MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COLOR CHIPS TO CARDS 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 28,' 1925 4 1927. Oct D. A. URlE MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COLOR CHIPS T0 CARDS 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 28, 1925 Patented Qct. 4, 1927.

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DLVD A. URIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Application ltd May 2S My present invention is i n the nature of an improvement upon the machine shown and described iii Letters Patent No. 1.586.864. granted to me ,lune 1 1.926. which is a machine that operates to a large extent auto- Inaticallv for producing sample cards used in the Lpaint selling 'industriv to illustrate lth different colors and e rides of mixed paints so that 'the purchaser can readil;7 sel'eet the desired color. Such sample cards usually. carrj,Y quite a number ot color chips small cards colored on one side to illustrate acertaijn shade or color. which chips re arranged in symmetrically disposed rows on the sample card. Obviouslyv it is .desirable that the cards present a neat and 'tractive appearance. and as large numbers ot such sample cards are distributed gratuitou'sly paint manutacturgs. it is necessary fronr'ensiderations ot economiY that the work be done expeditiously and inexpensively. and vtodo such work more ei'iicientlv i's the object of my present invent-ion. lThis obu'ect l accomplish as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described. lVliat regard as new is set torth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings. which illustrate the to'rm in which l prefer to embod;IT my im'p'iovements.- Fin. 1 is an end View of my im iroved machine showing the platen which carries the blank sample cards in the position it occupies whentlie, cards are to be applied Vto or removed from it. The positionor" said platen a'tthetiine when chips are being applied Ato it is indicated 1n dotted lines on said ligure:

Fig. Q is an enlarged Ipartial vertical section on line ot 1:

Fig. 3 ,is a partial front elevation with a part ot the front portion ot the stand or trame broken away. and part of one ot the 'chip holders shown in vertical section:

Fig. 4 is a plan View with one end portion of the platen brohen away;

5 is a detail. heilig au enlarged perspective View showing the manner in which the glue or' paste-applying pads are irouutcfjl;

(i is a partial vertical section on line 6-6 of Fig. 1:

Fie; 7 is a partial Vertical cross on liiie T T of Fig. 3:

8 is a partial sectional View. taken longiintliii'nllir the platen. on lino Q1-S at Fig'. 7 ;T

serial no. 33,45.

on line 12 showing the brakingdevice.4v

My improved machine is similar, .venerally speaking. to that of my said Letters Patent, in that it comprises a suitable siipport in the form of a stand or table having :tore a; d aft extending rails at its endson which a platen-carrying frame is arranged to Itravel back and forth. The platen. which is adapted to hold a supply of blank 'cards to which the color c hipsare tobe applied, extends approximately from end-to end of the machine, and is hinged Ito the platenearnl ing frame at its lower margin so that it may be swung up to an approxi-mately upright, but somewhat rearwardly inclined, position for convenience of the operator in applying cards thereto or. removing them therefrom. It will be understood that the operator stands in front of the machine where he has convenient access to the platen and may easilj.v swing it up or down. and also more it Jfore and aft when it is swung down to its horizontal or operative position. This is practicallyv the onlyv Worlr thatqthe operator has to perform. since. as will hereisi-after appear. the mechanism for applying glue or paste lo the cards. and for applying chips to the glued portions thereof, opera-tes automatically. .it the rear of the stand and extending transversely of the path traveled h r the platen-supporting trame is a t-anlr or receptacle arapted to contain a suitable adhesive in liquid form. such as liquid glue. la this: taal: are mounted a number of pairs ri"- pads or dauhers. the pairs corresponding; in nnniher and position to the number and position of the chin: to be attached to vthe card, and these pads are supportedso that theymafi he projected upwardly in the tri-an 'het hereinafter described to apply glue' to' partial sectional View on line a partial longitudinal section of a View showing `one of ythe the cards. The. pads are adjustablymounted so that the points at which glue is applied to the cards may be arranged as dcsired. At the front ot' the stand are a number of chip holders each having a plurality of rectangular compartments or pockets,

each of which is adapted to hold a pile or.

stack of prepared color chips, such chipholdingl pockets corresponding in number and position to the number and position of the pairs of glued points on the cards. Associated with each chip holder are a number of plungers arranged to be moved vertically to lift the stacks of chips so as to apply the uppermost chip in each pocket to the lowermost card carried by the platen. which, as will be understood. then overlies the chip holders and is in a substantially horizontal position. After the application of the chips, as above statedf the plungers recede, thereby permitting the-stacks of chips to drop back, and the platen is swung up to its inoperative position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The outermost card to which tht` chips have justbeen applied is then removed. exposing a fresh card to which cliips may be applied by ay repetition of the cycle of operations, which consists in Hrst swinging the platen down to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, then shoving the platen-supporting frame and platen back to the rear of the stand so that the platen then overlies the glue-applying pads, and then drawing the platen-supporting frame forward so that the platen overlies the chip holders. Mechanism is provided that is automatically actuated by the rearward movement of the platen-supporting frame to effect the operation ot' the glue-applying pads. and in like manner mechanism is provided that is automatically actuated by drawing the platen-supporting frame forward to the front of the stand to effect the actuation of the chip-applying devices. ln the foregoing generally described prn'ticulars` my improved machine is similar to that of my said Letters Patent, but it differs therefrom in severa-l important respects which may more conveniently be pointed out in connection with the description of the machine as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring now to the drawings. it will be seen that the stand or supporting frame of the machine illustrated is rectangular in form and comprises four corner standards or legs 16. 17. 18. 19, best shown in Fig. 12. which at their upper ends carry a horizontally disposed rectangular frame composedv of endrails 20. 21 and front and rear rails 22. 23. The corners of this horizontal fram;` are braced by means of angle corner plates 24, 25 at the front and rear ends respectively of the side rails 20, 21. which corne!l plates are provided with upwardly extending lips 2G, 27. respectively. which form stops to limit. thc forward and rearward movement of the platen-supporting frame, as will hereinafter appear. Hvtending t'ore and aft over the side rails 20, 21 are tracks 28, 29 cou'iprising plates secured to said rails it), 21, respectively, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. its will be hereinafter described, the platen-supporting frame slides on the upper surfaces of these tracks.

'In addition to the front and rear rails 22, 23, I provide an intermediate rail 30 parallel with the other two which is disposed about midway between them, as shown in Fig. 7, and supported by the rear rail 23 and the intermedia-te rail 30 is a tank 31, preferabl'7 of sheet metal, which is adapted to hold glue or some. other suitable liquid adhesive. Said tank extends from end to end of the machine between the end rails 20, 21., and is preferably supported by means of flanges 32, at. its front. and rear upper margins arranged to extend over the upper margins of the rails 23, 30, as shown in the latter figure.

Mounted within the tank 31, so as to be movable vertically therein, is a pad-supporting frame 34, see Figs. 4, 6 and 7, which is of open-work construction and is Connected at its ends to the downturned ends 35, 36 of vertically reciprocable straps 37, 38, the,

upper ends of which are of inverted U-shape so that said straps may extend from the end portions of the frame 34 up over the end rails 20, 21 and down on the outside of said rails` as best shown in Fig. 6. The downwardly extending portions 39, 4() of said straps are guided by passing them between guides comprising plates 41 secured to the rails 20, 21, and plates 42 secured to the plates 41 in spaced relation thereto and enibracing the downwardly extending portions 40 of said straps. Thus the straps are held so that they move vertically. By reference to Figs. 4 and 6, it. will be seen that the tracks 28, 29 extend over the upper end portions of the straps 35, 36, and to permit upward nnwement of said straps from their normal position shown in Fig. 6, said tracks are provided with openings 43 large enough to permit the upper ends of the straps to be projected through theni. as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6. lt will be understood that the straps 3G are reciprocated in uni- ;-on to raise or lower the fra me and mechanism b v which this is accoinplisbed will be hereinafter' described.

Resting upon and adjustably connected to the frame 34 is a Supplemental frame 44 preferably secured to the frame 34. by screw clamps 45 located at the corner portions of the supplemental frame, as shown in Figs, 4 and 6. and carried by said supplemental frame `re a number of fore and aft extending pad holders 4G in the form of channel plates having their side flanges bent inwardvel() ly to forni dove tailed. .channels adapted to receive similar-ly shaped blocks t? .and hold their; in position. The channel plates V46 are preferably lsecured in place ron the supple mental frame 14 'by screw clamps 48, as lshown .in Fig.- 5. A number of the blocks 47 ane l'placed in cach channel. the length of such ,blocks being equal to the distance at. which the ivglue-applying pads are to te spaced 1apart. Held between consecutive blocks are a number of 'glue-applying pads 4 9 in the form of comparatively thin metal plates .each having Aa `clove tailed tongue at llewe-r margin adapted to lit vbetween adjoining' Ale-locflss sind be held thereby' with pad. in an upright position, as shown in If-ig, 5.. As ibest illustrated in Fig. 4, the frame 45t isA :designed to carry a number of theehe-ninel plates 16 arranged parallel with each other, and. eaehof said channel plates is ladapted.l to cari-y a .comparatively large number of the pads t9 which, as' shown` are `naaranged;at rig-ht angles to the length of the channel plates and` ashas'been. Suggested, magy be spaced. -at different distances apart` depending on .the spacing' between the streaks of v@hie Vto be .applied to the colorchip carrying cards. -Obvionsly the position of the seyeigalgchannel plates Smay be adjust/ed by shifting them-,along the traine il to vary the spacing. of the rows of colo-r chips` and the famme may easily be -remoye'd if it he desired 'to substitute another frame for it. The aise ,of the 4block-s for holding` the pads 4inpition is adi/'fantag-eous. because the pads aire incre thinly held, so that they are not fapt. to get out of the position in which they ra-rc set..

A til-ie front of the .machine between the vinterfmeiliate nail 30 and the front rail- 32 afi-e placed 4the chi-p holders, the `number and posiv.tion 'of which correspond to the number and position of the channel plates each of .saidi chip- -holdcrs being provided with pochets corresponding' in number and position .to the seveizalv pairs of glue-applying pads 49; This clearly ilustraited in Fig. et, in

which 5l. indica-tes the chip holders and the chip-holding jgiocltet-s th'e-reof. lilach of said chip .holdens is in the forni of a rectangular block hav-ing'. a row of the pockets 52 feimed-therein a'ndf separated by vertical partitions 53. rlfhe severa-l chip holders` are mountedin a rectangular frame or till comprising front and rear members l. and

and. members 56, i. all firmly secured together and prefer-ably mad-e of metal. Extending-along the lower margins of the front and rea-r members 5i, 55 are inwardly project-ing; ni-bs or flanges 58. 59 which forni on which theend portions of the chip holders nest, the lower. marginal portions of said chipiholdersbeing preferablyprovided with grooves in which said ledges fit, as best shown 7. rlhe `chip holders are clamped in position between the front and rear members 5l, 55 by bolts 60, 6l .passing throughthe members 54. 55, so that the chip holders can readily :be removed or replaced by looseninfr said bolts. rhey may also be adjusted lengthwise of the till along' the ledges 58, 39, since, as shown in Fig, 3, the bolts 60. 6l are litted in longitudinally extending slots 62 in the front and rear members 54. 55, so that they may be shifted endwise of the till.

The till itself is mounted at its ends between brackets 63, 64: detachably secured -to the end 4rails 20, 2l, respectively, so as to be adjustable fore and aftt As shown in Fig. fl, the end portions of said brackets bear against the inner faces of `the end rails, and said brackets are secured in position by thumb screws 65, 66 which extend through slots :6T in said end rails and screw into bosses 68, 69 at the inner sides of said brackets. By screwing up the thumb screws o5, 66 their respective brackets may be tightly drawn against the inner faces of the end rails by which they are respectively snpnorted. but when said thumb screws are loosened the slots 67 permit said brackets to be adjust-ed fore and aft. For making' the latter adjustment, adjusting screws 70, T are provided which are mounted in screwthreaded holes in the front portions of the corner plates 24. as shown in Fig. 4, and eff tend through the front rai 22 into engagiement with the forward ends of the brackets o3. @el with which they are rotatably connected. Therefore, by sore ring the' adi-ustingr screws TO. Tl in or ont, said brackets may be shifted correspondingly.

The till is provided at. its ends with vertically disposed ribs '"2 which are arranged to slide iu vertically disposed ,grooves at. the inner faces of the. end portions of the brackets (il. as shown in Fie'. 4;. so that .said till may be moved vertically with respect to said l'naclfets. which serve the purpose not only of holdingl the till against- `endwise movement and adjusting it fore and aft. but also of guiding it it is moved rer-tially. Suid brackets are also provided with fixed stops 'Til which project under the end members 5th 5T of the til-l and' limit its downwart. movement. as shown in Fig. -l. The purpose of mounting the till so that it may more. vertical-ly is to provide for moving' the several chip holders as ak uuit up andl down to carry them tow-ard or from the platen when it is in its horizontal position. vand thereby reduce to the minimum the extent to which the stacks of chips must be moved in their respective poclzets during; the operation of applying; the uppermost chips to the card. as will be more fully here-inciter explained.

Vlie several stacks of chips are simultaneously moved upward in their several poel:-

ets by means of a series of plungers 74, one for each pocket, each of which plungers is preferably provided with an upwardly extending slot so that its lower end is bifurcaled, as shown in Fig. 3. The slots 75 eX- tend fore and aft and the several slots of all the plungers of the same chip holders are alined, so that by passing a rod 76 through such alined slots and connecting its ends to the chip holder, as shown in Fig. 7, said rod will serve to prevent the plungers from dropping below a predetermined point.

Each plunger is provided at its lower end with a pair of coiled springs 77, the lower ends of which bear on a head '78 in the form of a horizontal table which extends under all the plunger-s of the several chip holders carried by the till. as best shown in F ig. 3. Said head is provided with a centrally located downwardly extending stem 79, and is guided by means of guide rods 80, 8l projecting downwardly from the end portions of said head into suitable sockets 82 in a horizontally disposed plate 83 carried by a transverse beam 84 which forms a part ot' the frame structure of the machine. Obviously by movincr the head 78 upward, the several plungers 411 may be moved upward in their respective chip-holding pockets, thereby simultaneously lifting all the stacks of chips carried by the several chip holders. rihe lifting power is applied yieldingly to the several plungers through the spring 77, which compensates to some extent for the reduction in the quantity of chips and makes practicable the movement of the head 78 upward to the same extent for a considerable time. `When, however, the stacks of chips have been reduced to such an extent that further upward movement fof the plungers is necessary in order to properly apply them, provision is made, as will be hereinafter described. for moving the head 78 upward to :i higher point without, however, varying the length of its stroke.

Considering now the mechanism by which the glue pads and chip-applying plungers are operated, it will be seen by reference to Figs. 8 and l2. particularly. that an electric motor 85 is provided, which is mounted on a platform 86 provided at the lower part of the. stand. as best shown in Fig. 8. Said motor drives a sleeve 87 that is loosely mounted on a. shaft 88 and extends longitudinally of the rear portion of the platform 86 and is mounted in suitable bearings carried h v standards 89 secured to said platform. The sleeve 87 is driven through a train of gears comprising a pinion 90 on the arma ture shaft of the motor, speed reducing gears 91, 92 carried by a countershaft 93 also mounted on the platform 86 in bearings carried by standards 91, and a gear 95 mounted on and rotating with the sleeve 87 and meshing with the speed reducing gear 92. The motor 85 rotates in a clockwise diN rection as viewed in Fig. 1, and the sleeve 87 rotates in the same direction. The sleeve 87 is therefore constantly driven by the motor 85, but ordinarily it rotates idly on the shaft 88. To further support said sleeve it is mounted intermediately in a suitable bearing carried by a standard 96 supported on the platform 86, as shown in Fig. 12.

The shaft 88 is used to actuate the glueapplying pads, and to this end it is arranged to be driven from vthe motor 85 through the the sleeve 87 by means of clutch mechanism comprising a clutch member 97 fast on said sleeve and provided with internal teeth 98, as best shown in Fig. 13. With said clutch member cooperates another clutch member 99 which is fast on the shaft 88 and is disposed adjacent to the clutch member 97 in position to be operatively connected there with by means of a dog 100 pivotally connected with the clutch member 99 by means of a pivot 101. A spring-102 carried by the clutch member 99 tends to move the dog 100 into engagement with the teeth 98 so as to connect the two clutch members 97 and 99 and thereby cause the shaft 88 to rotate with the sleeve 87. Said dog, however, may be moved ont of engagement with the teeth 98, against the action of the spring 102, by means of an arm 103 fixedly connected with said dog and projecting beyond the periphery of the clutch member 97. As shown in Fig. 12, said arm projects rearwardly and is provided at its upper surface with a leaf spring 104 arranged so that it normally eX- tends at an angle to said arm, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 13. The purpose of this spring is to absorb the shock when the. arm 108 is actuated to disconnect the clutch members 97, 99 as hereinafter described. The shaft 88 is arranged to be automatically disconnected from the sleeve 87 at the end of each complete revolution of said sleeve by means of a tripping device comprising an endwise movable rod 105 mounted to slit e in a bearing 106 carried by a standard 107 4mounted on the platform 86, as best shown in Fig. 12. said rod when projected being in position to intercept the arm 103 and prevent rotation thereof, Consequently when the clutch members 97, 99 are engaged and rotate. at the completion of a single revolution. the arm 108 will be moved into engagement with the rod 105 and be held against further rotation while the clutch members continue their rotation of a slight extent, thereby rocking said arm to carry the dog 100 out of engagement with the teeth 98`r as illustrated in Fig. 18. When this action occurs, the spring 104 first engages the rod 105, which cushions the stoppage of said arm and avoids shock. The clutch member 99 and shaft 88 accordingly stop, while the clutch member 97, and the sleeve 87 by which it is carried, continue to rotate. The rod is retracted to release the arm 103 and permit connection of the clutch members 9T, 99 by means ot the dog 100 under the action ot the spring 102, by devices which will now be described.

y reference to Figs. 1 and 12 it will be seen that a bell-crank lever having a depending arm 108 and a horizontal arm 109 is fulcrumed at 110 on the standard 18, and that the outer end of the rod' 105 is pivotally connected at 1'1'1 with thevarm 108 of said bell-crank. The horizontal arm 109 or" said bell-crank is pivotally connected at 112 with the lower end ot.a rodl 113, the upper end ot which is pivotally connected at 114 with the horizontal arm 115 of a trip lever, also in the form of a bell-crank, tulcrumed at 116 on the upper" end portion ot said standard 18. The upper arm 117 of said trip lever extends up alongside the rail 21 in position to be actuated by a tripping device carried by the platen-supporting trame, as will be hereinafter described, the arrangement beingl such that when the platen-supporting traine is moved. rearwardly to its paste-ap-l plying position. the trip lever will be rocked in al'.counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig, 1. thereby moving the rod 113 upward and the roet 105 outward, or to the lett as viewed in Fig. 12, thereby' retracting the latter rod tar enough to release the arm 103, which, as has been explained, connects the shaft 88 with the sleeveBT and causes its rotation. When said shaft rota-tes, it op er-.itcs to more the straps 39, 4'0 upward to litt the glue-applying: pads highA enough to apply paste to the lowerrnost card carried by" the platen, which then overlies said pads, as will be explained more in detail later. This movement ot' the straps 39, 40 is effected by the following instrnmentalities: As shown in Figs. 1 and 12. the shaft 88 carries at its ends cranltdiscs 113 which are Xed thereon so as to rotate therewith. Each of said discs is provid-ed with an outwardly ext/ending. wrist. pin 119 on which is journaled a block 120. Each of said blocks is connected: by parallel rods. 1.21 with a head 122, which in turn is connected by a pivot 123 with a head- 124 secured to a block 125` one ot which blocks. is nttachcdf to the lower end ot each ot the straps 39. 40. Cushioning springs 1126 are mounted on the rods 121 for yieldnr transmitting tho-upward thrust or" said rods to. the headI 122. as shown in Fig, 1. It

will be seen troni the foregoing description that. the rods 121 may rock laterally with reference to the straps 39, 40. and that by the rotation ot the. shaft 88 said rods act as pitmzins to reciprocate the straps 39. 40 and thereby more the `,ltie-applying,- pads up and down. 1t tol-lows that w ienever he slia't't 85 actuated. the glue-applying pads 1will be moved up into operative posit-ion and then 4be moved downagain into the gluecontaining tank 31, where they will remain until the next actuationlotl said shaft.

The reciiiirocatiou ot the chip-applying piling-ers '2%1- is etl'ccted in inuch the sar-ne way as that ot the glue-applyingpads, similar. clutch mechanism and tripping devicesl being used tor thatI purpose.l Referring again to Fig. 12,- it will be seen that a shaft 12? is mount-,ed on the platform v86 nearA the front thereorn in paralleli relation to the shaft 88, the end portions ofl the shaft 12,7' being.

journaled in bearings carried bystand'ards 128. 129. Loosely mountedonsaid slr-aft is a sleeve similar to the sleeve l87 and dri-yen therefrom by meansy ot a chainorf link belt 131 which ru'ns over sprocket wheels 132, 133, respectively carried by the sleeves 8T and 130. A belt tightener 13 '41 is preferably rovided, as showninv Figs. 1 and 12. rlihe s eeve 130 carries aclutch member 135 fixed thereto, whichl is similar t@ the clutch member 97, vand cooperating with' the clutch member 135 is a clutch member; 130V similar to the clutch member 109 and prciided with an arm 13( similar to the arm 103; trip rod 138, similar to the trip rod 105, is provided inconnection with the arrn 13T. and is connected with the lower arm 139 ot a bell-crank having a horizont-al arni 140 which is tulcrumed at 141 on a standard 142 rising trom the platform 86 shown in Fig. 12. The arm 140 is connected to a rod 143',- tlie upper end o fwhich is connected to the horizontal arm 144 ot a bell-crank pivoted at 145 to the side rail 21 and haviinr an upwardly extending arm 146 corresponding with the arm 117. The` arm 146 is arranged to be rocked in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1v by forward movement ot the platensupportingA frame into chip-applyinp` posit-ion, and by such rocking to retract the rod 138 and release the arm 137, thereby connecting1 the clutch- meinbers 135, 136 and causing the shaftl 127 toV make one complete' revolution, atter which it is automatically stopped by the disengagement ot said clutch members in the same way as that described inconnection with' the shaft 88. Both the tripping devices a bore described are normally held by gravity in the positions shown in 1 with their respective rods 105. 133 in their project-ed or operative positions. the weightof' the rods 11i-l. 143 being sufficient tor this purpose.- From the foregoing it will be seen that When' the motor 85 in operation the sleeve 130 is constantly driven. but the shaft 127 is st tionary except when the clutch members 136 are enga-ged by the actuation otthe trip arni 146. and thatatter thev shaft 127 r Yes avcoinplete revolution it automatically and remains stopped until said trip again actuated.

To control the rate ot i'i a titl ' rangement..

shafts 88 and 127, each of said shafts is preferably lprovided with a braking device in the form of a brake disc 147 which is mounted on and rotates with the shaft to which it is applied. Over each of said brake discs extends a strap 148, one end of which is connected with the platfor'm 86, while the other end thereof is connected to a rod 149 which passes through said platform and at the under side thereof carries a spring 150 thrusting against a nut 151 screwed on the lower end of said rod. Obviously by adjusting the nut 151, the tension of the strap 14S-may be regulated to control its braking effect on the disc 147.

The function of the shaft 127 is to reciprocate the chip-applying plunger-s 74, and also to vertically reciprocate the till 54 which carries the chip holders. To this end said shaft carries cams 152, 158 at its ends, and an intermediate crank disc 154, as shown in Figs. 3 and 12. Associated with the cams 152, 153 are vertically swinging arms 155, 156, respectively, which at their rear ends are connected to a shaft 157 supported at the rear ofthe platform 86 in parallel relation to the shafts 88 and 127. Said arms respectively carry rollers 158, 159 near their forward ends which extend over the peripheries of the cams 152. 153, respectively, and bear thereon, so that by rotation of the shaft 127 said arms'will be swung vertically under the action of the cams. The two cams 152, 158 are of course alike in contour and ar- Connected with the forward ends of said arms are upwardly extending rods 160, 161 arranged to slide in suitable bearings 1,62, 163 carried by the plate 88, as shown in Fig. 3, the connection between said rods and the arms 155, 156 being preferably an adjustable one made by providing yokes 164,165 pivotally connected to said arms and having screw connection with the lower ends of said rods. as best shown in Fig. 1. As best shown in Fig. 2, the rods 160, 161 are tubular. and at their upper ends they are connected with the end members 56, 57 of the till by means of yokes 166, 167 which embrace said end portions of the till, and are yieldingly connected with the upper ends of the rods 160. 161 b v means of bolts 169, the lower ends of which are secured to collars 170. 171 secured to the rods` 160, 161 b v set screws 172. The upper ends of said bolts pass through angle plates 173. 174. and above said angle plates carryY nuts 175. Between the collars 170, 171 and the lower ends of the. vokes 166. 167 are spring.- 176. 177 which tend to thrnst upward on said `vokes and yieldingly transmit the upward thrust of the rods 160. 161 to theh` respective vokes and to the end portions ot' the till carried hv them. As shown in Fig. '2. each of said yokes carries at its lower end a rod 178, which telescopes in the corresponding tube or 161 and serves to.

hold said yokes in alinement with their respective rods. It will be understood that the bolts 168, 169 are arranged to slide freely through the holes in the angle plates 173, 174 through which they extend, so that they do not interfere with the yielding connection between the parts as described. The function of the bolts 168, 169 is to regulate the extent to which the yokes may move away from their respective rods 160, 161 under the action of the springs 176, 177, and thereby provide for properly regulating the range of movement of the till.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that when the shaft 127 rotates, by reason of the consequent rotation of the cams 152, 153, the rods 160, 161 will be moved upward, thereby yieldingly thrusting upward on the end portions of the till 54 so that the till will be lifted into position for the application of chips to the card, carrying with it the several chip holders, which, as willA be hereinafter explained, are thus moved up into engagen'ient with the lo werinost card on the platen.

Rotation of the shaft 127 also moves the head or table 78 upward to actuate the several plungers 74 to move the stacks of chips simultaneously upward in their several pockets and apply the uppermost chip of each stack to the card. This is accomplished by means best shown in Figs. 3 and 12. As therein illustrated. the shaft 157 also carries a vertically swinging arm 179, similar to the arms 155, 156, which is located approximately midway between said arms and extends forward at one side vof the stem '79 of the head 78, as shown in Fig. 3. To the forward end portion of said arm is attached one end of a link belt 18() which hangs pendent therefrom and is looped around a pulley 181 pivoted at 182 upon the stem 79. rThe opposite end of said chain passes up alongside of said stem and over a sprocket wheel 183 mounted on a shaft 184, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 7. The latter shaft extends fore and aft, its forward end being mounted in a suitable bearing in the transverse beam 84, and at its forward end said shaft carries a spur gear 185 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 186 pivoted at 187 on the beam 84, as shown in Fig. 3. Said pawl serves to hold the gear 185 and shaft 184 against rotation in either direction. but by disengaging it from said gear the shaft andgear may be rotated to adjust the length of the bight of the chain 180. rl`he upper end 188 of said chain hangs looselyY from the sprocket wheel 183. lt will be apparent from the foregoingr description that b v swinging the arm 179 upward the bight of the chain will be moved upward. and accordingly the stem 79 and head 78 will be lifted; also that by taking up or paying out the chain 180 the Inn normal position of the head 78 may be adjusted vertically, since in that way the point toA which. the pulley 181 may descend may be varied. l l

. 'The arm 178 is moved upward by rotation ot' the shaft 127 through the action ot' the crank. disc 151i, which, as best shown in Figs. l and 14, is provided with a crank pin 189 which projects laterally Linder the arm 179, so that when said shaft rotates said crank pin strikes a plate 190 carried at one side of the arm 17 9j and-lifts said arm. As shown inlig.- 1 4, the forwardend 'of the plate 190 is curved' upwardly to permit the arm 179 to descend gradually as. the crank pin 189 learesf'sad Plate.

Afs has been explained, the shaft 127 rotates only when the clutch members 18.5, 136 are engaged, and such engagement is effected by tl'iefac'tuation of the tripv lever 146 resulting from -`the forward movement of the platenrSupp'orting frame; also it has been pointed out that said clutch members remain inf engagement onlyduring a single complete rotatiolithereof. It will be understood, therefore, that when said shaft is rotated the tilllii'alan'd'the chip holders carried by it are moved u and that the head 78, which actuates the. chip-applying plungers 74, is also' moved u ward, these upward movements occurring at the beginning of the rotation of said shaft.` Toward` the end of such rotation they are lowered again to their` norinal position. V'It should, however, be eX- plaineds in this connection that the cams 152, S-'are so shajgied,l and the crank pin 189 so located with respect to said cams, that the chiv eldersl move up into engagement with theoverlying card carried' by the platen before theiplunlgers 745move the stacks of chips upward fai" enough to apply the uppermost chipse to the card` and that after the chips have: been-applied the plungers 74 are permit-ted to descend' before the chip holders move down out ofengagement with the card. The object oiik so timing the operation of these, parts is to relieve t-he stacks of chips of pressure tending to thrust them upward, before the chi-p holders are moved away from the card, andv thereby avoid the danger of moving the chips upA out of the holders, which would be apt to cause them to become disarranged, making it necessary torearrange them before the next chip-applying operation. Moving the chip holders up into engagement with the card is also advantageous. because the stacks of chips do not h ave to he moved up very far when applying them to the card, and in applying the chips the uppermost chips do not have to be moved appreciabl;7 beyond the upper margins of the chip holder, which also avoids danger of disarrangei'nent and assures the application of the chips to the card at the proper points. Thesprings between the head 78 and the plungers 74 compensate in some measure for the reduction in the stacks ot' chips incident to consiunption thereof, sov that it is not necessary to adjust the chain 180 except after a considerable number ot' `chips have been applied. lfhen the staclis of chips have been reduced to a large extent. it .is necessary to adjust the chain 181) so that the head 78 will stand high enough when in its lowered posiion to hold the plungers 74 up near the upper ends of the chip-holding pockets, since the stroke or said plungers is always approx` imately the same. The springs 176, 177 between the rods 160, 161 and the till transmit the upward thrust of the cams 152, 153 yieldingly to the till, and compensate for the reduction in thickness of the pile of cards carried by the platen incident to the consumption. thereof, and the bolts 168, 169 holdthe till normally in proper relation to the actuating devices therefor, so that the reduction in the weight of the till incident to the consumption of the chips will not cause it to assume a 1nigdier normal position under the action ot' the springs 176, 177 than that for which it is set.

rPhe cards to which the color chips are to` he applied are carried by a platen 19-1 in, the form of a board that extends from end to end of the machine and is hinged at its lower margin to a platen-supporting trame 192 which comprises guide members 193 that slide on the tracks Q8, 29. The hinges connecting the platen with the platen-supporting frame arr best shown at 191 in Figs. l and 3, and it will be seen that they are arranged so that the platen may be swung up to an approximately7 upright but. somewhat rearwardly inclined position, as shown in Fig. 1. It is provided at its upper surface near its forward margin with a handle 195 by which it. may be swung up or down, and on that face which is toward the iront. when the platen is swung upward it is provided with fingers 196 that extend downward. when the platen is in operative position, adjacent to the inner faces of the tracks 28. 29 to assist in holding the platen against endwise movement. It will be understood that the platen is adapted to be swung down into a horizontal position, :is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that it rests on thi' tracks 28, 29. and then the platen with the platen-supporting 'frame may be moved horizontally back or forth on said tracks. The lugs 26 at the front ot the trame limit its movement in a forward directionA and position it when it at the front ot' the frame, and the lugs 27 perform a similar oilice when it is at the rear of the tr; nie. rien in the latter position, it is necessary that the plat-en do not interfere with the iugward movement oi the straps 89, 40. and therefore it is provided with holes 197, best .shown in Fig. 3, that register with said straps when the pla-ten is in position tor the application ot glue to the cards carried thereby, said holes being large enough to permit the upper ends ot' said straps to rise through them.

On its tront tace the platen 191 is pro vided with means tor holding a. bunch of the cards to which the chips are to be applied, such means comprising horizontally disposed bars 198, the outer end portions 199 ot which are somewhat U-shaped to adapt them to fit over upright guides 200 adjustably mounted on the platen. The bars 198 are connected with the guides 200 by screws 201 which pass through transverse slots 202 in the ends 199, so that the bars 198 may be adjusted with reference to the screws 201. Said screws are adapted to be screwed in any of a number of holes 208 provided in the guides 200, so that the bars 198 may be variously positioned on the front tace of the platen, fine adjustment being obtainable by means of the slots 202. The guides 200 are adjustably secured to the upper and lower margins of the platen, so that they may beshitted endwise thereof, by providing hooks Q04. 205 at the lower and upper ends thereof. The hooks 204 are integral with said guides and hook ovei a plate 206 at the lower margin ot' the platen, while the hooks Q05 ot' said guides are formed separately tl'leretrom and are adjustably connected therewith by means ot' screws 207, best shown in Fig. 9. By means ot said screws the length of each ot' the guides 200 as an entirety may be adjuster to hold the guide tightly in place. As shown in Fig. 10, the hooks 9.05 engage a. plate 208 at the upper margin of the platen. it will be understood that the bunch of cards is in tended to rest on the face of the platen above the bars 198 and between the guides 200, and by adjusting the bars 198 vertically and the guides 200 laterally, obviously cards ot al-` most any size can be accommodated.

The cards are held on the platen by means of fingers 209, 210, Q09 indicating the intermediate fingers and 210 the end lingers. lach o't` the end lingers .210 is secured at its lower end to a block 211 by means ot a. set screw 212. Each ot said blocks is journaled on a sleeve Q13 adjustably mounted on a, rod 214 secured to the lower marginal pon tion oi" the platen by end brackets Q15, shown in Fig. 4, and cach ol the sleeves L13 is secured in position by a set screw 3io, slniwn in Fig. b. Attached to and prelerably i'ormcd integral with each blocl; is a rerwnardljr projecting arm 21T which adapted to engage the platen-supporting trame 192 when the platen is swung back to its upright position. owing to the action ot a spring 218 that. tends to roel: the biocl; so as to move the linger 210 thereof into engagement with the platen. Consequently when the platen is moved to its rearwardly inclined position shown in Figs. 7 and 10,

the block will be rocked, against the action t' said spring, to move the finger 210 connected therewith away from the front face of the platen, as illustrated in said ligures. As best shown in Fig. 10, the end fingers 910 are offset intermediately, as shown at 21.9` which oitset portions are adapted to register with and fit in grooves 220 in the bars 198. The purpose of providing these grooves and ot' offsetting the fingers 210 is to permit the upper end portions of 'said lingers to bear closely on the cards above the bars 198, notwithstanding the fact that said fingers extend over said bars. The in` termediate fingers 209 are not offset, because, as shown in Fig. 8, they do not extend over the bars 198; otherwise they are mounted in the same way as the end lingers. The purpose ot mounting the lingers in the manner described is to provide for their automatic operation by the swinging upward or downward of the platen, and also to permit them to be adjusted longitudinally of the platen to correspond with the adjustment of the card-supporting devices to accommodate cards ot different sizes. This is particularly necesfgary with regard to the end fingers 210. since when the guides 200 are adjusted longitudinally ot' the platen, it is necessary lo adjust the end lingers 210 correspondingly. rl`he intermediate lingers 209 are of course so located that they do not interl'ere with the application ot the chips to the cards; that. to say. they aline with the spaces between the adjoining chip holders, as shown in Fig. 3. Any suitable means may be provided for limiting the extent to which the platen may be swung back., such, tor example, as the stop shown and described in my Letters Patent hereinbefore referred to.

vWhile the operation of the machine has been described to a large extent in connection with the description ot' the construction thereof, it may be stated briefly that a bunch of cards is placed on the platen when itis in the position shown in Fig. 7, at which time the lingers 209, 210 stand out away from what is then the front tace of the platen. The operator then swings the platen 'forward and downward lo the position shown in dotted lines in said tigure, and onder the action ol the springs 218 said lingers automatically swing back into engagement with the bunch ot' cards to hold them in place soon as the arms 217 move away from the plateirsupporting trame. and thereby permitsaid springs to function. The motor 85 being in operation, il will be nmlerstood that the sleeves 87 and 130 are rotating idly` and that the shafts 88 and 19T will not be in operation. The operator then shoves the platen-supporting frame and platen rearwardly to carry the platen over the glue tank 31. This rearward movementtrips 4 theirip lever 117 through the instruriientality ot' adepending. triparin Q21 carried gby .the plalten-suppe rtingframe.. as shown in 1, xv rich arm is pivote-:il at so. that it may swing away trom the. vertical in a clockwise direction, but cannot string in -a counterclocki-vise direction. As the platen-supporting traine is moved rearwardly, said arm ei-igages the upper end of the triplever 117 and' rocks it in a counterclockvvise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. This. -actuates the clutch 4i-nechanism compr-isingf the clutch members97, 99 to connecti the sleeve `87 with theshaft 88, whereupon the glue pads are raised to apply-,glue tothe lower-most card carried by the platen. Upon v,the completion of this operation, the glue-.applying pads are returned to thetank 31 and ,the Shaft 88 stops. The platen is `then dra- WnforWard to the position shown in dotted vlines in Eig. 1 and con this forward operation the triplex/er 146 that controls the opera-tion of the shaft 127 is act-iiated by vmeans of a depending trip arm pivoted at :224; .to the .platen-supporting frameA This arm is similar to the arm-221, but is tree 4to swing from the vert-ical only in the opposite direction. By forward movement of ,the Aplat-en it engages the trip .lever 146 and rocks it in a clockwise. direction as viewed -in Fig. 1 thereby actuating the clutch mechanism comprising: the xnienibers 135, 136 to connect shaft 127 with sleeve 130,'and thereby rotate said shaft. This actiiates the chip-applying' plunger's 74. aniil also the tillliftingmechanism in the manner that has been described. Chips are accortingly applied to the glued points` on the card. after Which the plungers and till dcscend and the shaft 127 stops. The platen is then .lifted and after the card to which thel color chips have been applied is. rcmoved. the same c vcle ot' operations may lie repeated. The purpose of mounting` the arms 221. 228. asdescrihfd is that the aria 221 will act only upon rearward movement ofthe platen` andthe arm 223 will act only oiiV forward movement thereof. 4It will lbe understood that aft-er the ariii 221 actu-aies the trip lever 117, it then lies haelt` of said lever, and When the pla-ten is drawn forward it trips idly over said lever. In lil-te manner when the platen is moved rearwardly. the armQQB trips idly over the trip lever 146, but when the plat-en is drawn forward it operatively engages said lever and actiiates it.

The springs 176. 177 not only yieldingly transmit the' thrust of the rods 160. 161 to the end portions of the till. but also they provide for the adjustment of the till with reference to said rods so that. its stroke may be properly regulated. By adjustingl the position ot' the collars 170. 171. coarse adjustment of said usprings .may be obtained.,

andiner or. microinetrio amustmeiit may b e ma eb'y' means oi the n 175011' 'the-bolts 168,- 169. It'ivill be 1noted that, a'sshoivn in Figs. 3 and 7, the side. margins of' the chip holders are cut down somewhat, the purpose. of which is vto peiinit the chip holders to move up between the card-holding fingers 209, .210, into engagement With the cards, or with the platenrif nocard is in place.

So lar as I am avv-are, .no one has heretoiore provided a machine of the type described in Which-the. chipholders are movableteyfa-rdand fromtlie platen, orone in which the 4inc )vement of the chipholders and .the operationoftl'ie chip-applying plinigers .aretimed relatively to .each other in Vthe manner described. invention therefore includes these features generically, and .in

addition it 'i'.ncludes various specific features-` i'" of improvement, all as particularly pointed o ut rinv the claims appended hereto. Further-more, l .wishit to-j be understood that While I liave described indetail the embodiment ot my invention .illustrated in the draw-in as. in invention .contein lates such variations or modifications as would occur to those slrilledjin tlieart, and therefore the claims are rohe construed accordingly.

Y hat l claim as my invention and `desire Ato secure by vLetters Patent, is-

. 1. In iamachine for applying color chips to' cards, the combination with means for `holding a card,` ot -means' for applyingcolor chi-pst-hereto comprising a. holder having a 4pocltet for holding-a `stack of chips, means tor moving said' chip-holder toward the .'Qard, .and ineens. for .moving the Stack 0f chips relativelyto theciln'p holder to apply the outer-most chip to the card.

,In a machinefor applying color chips to cards, the combination With means for holdingja card, of means for applying color chips thereto comprising a holder having a poc-liet for holdinga stack of chips, means torinovinggsaid'chip-holder toward the card. and ii' ins for moving thestaclrv of chips relativelytodhe chip holder to apply the outeriiiost chip to lille 4.card after said chip-- holder has been moved into proximity to the card.

v Ina machine for applying color chips to car-ds, the combination with means for holding;` a card, or" means for applying color chips 4thereto comprising. a chip holder for holdinga stack ot' chips, means for moving said chip-holder toward the card, 4and means operating'to move the stack of chips relatively to the chip holder to apply the, outermost chip to the card after said chipholder-has been moved into proximity to the card', andto permit theI` stack of chips to e. ,In ainachinelo'r applying color chips k:fito

to cards, the combination with means for 4 plunger' operable to move t-he stack of chips toward the card, and means for moving said plunger toward and permitting' it to recede from the card while said chip-holding means remains in proximity to the card.

5. In a machine of the classy described, the combination with :a suitable support, and means for holding a card, ot a chip holdei1 having pockets to hold a plurality of stacks of'chips, said chipholder being movable toward and from the card, andmeans for moving the several stacks of chips in the holder to simultaneously apply a plurality of chips to the card.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, and means for holding'a card, of a chip holder movable upwardly into engagement with the card and having a pocket to hold a stack ot' chips,means for reciprocating the chip holder, and means operating to move the stack ot' chips upward in the holder to apply the uppermost chip to the card, and to permit the stack to move downwardly in the chip holder.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suit-able support, and a card-carrying platen movable thereon into and out of position for the application ot' color chips to a card carried thereby, ot color-chip-applying means comprising avertically movable holder for holding a stack of chips, means tor moving said chip-holder upward into engagement with the card, and means operating to move the stack of chips relatively to the chip holder to apply the outermost chip to the card, and to permit the stack of chips to move downward in advance o't downward movement of the holder.`

8. In a. machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, ot a card-earrying platen movable thereon into and out of position forthe application ot color chips to a card carried thereby, a reciprocable chip holder movable toward and from t-he platen, mea-ns for reciprocating the holder, a reciprocating plunger tor moving the chips in the holder to apply them to the card, and means for reciprocating said plunger.

9.- In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suit-able support, and a card-carrying platen movable thereon into and out of position for the application ot color chips to a card carried thereby, ot color-chip-applying means comprising a chip holder movable toward and from the card, means actuated by movement of the platen for moving the chip holder toward the cart and means for moving the chips relatively to the holder to apply them to the card.

l0. In a machine ot the class described,

the combination with a suitable support, and l a card-carrying platen movable thereon into and out of position Jfor the application ot' color chips to a card carried thereby, ot color-chip-applying means comprising a chip holder movable toward and from the card, means actuated by the movement of said platen tor' moving the chip holder toward the card, and means actuated by movement of the platen for moving the chips relatively to the holder to apply them to the.

la card-carrying platen movable thereon into and out of position tor the application of color chips to a card carried thereby, ot' color-chip-applying means comprising a till, a. chip holder mounted on said till and movable therewith, means actuated by movement ot' the platen for moving the till toward the platen, and means for moving the chips in the holder to apply them to the card.

13. In a machine et the class described, the combination with a suitable support, and a card-carrying platen movable thereon into and out et' position for the application ot color chips to a cord carried thereby, ot' color chip-applying means comprising a chip holder movable toward and from the card, and devices actuated by the movement of the platen to first more the chip holder toward the. card and subsequently to move the chips relatively to the holder to apply them to the card.

i4. In a machine ot the class described, the con'ibination with a suitable support., and a. cardrarrying platen movable thereon into and out ot position for the application ot color chips to a card carried thereby, of color-chip-applying means comprising a chip holder movable toward and from the card, and devices actuated by the movement of the platen to move the chip holder toward the card, then to move the chips relatively to the holder to appl)vv the uppermost chips to the card. and subsequentl).vv to move the stack of chips and the chip holder away trom the card in the order named.

15. In a machine ot the class described, the combination with a suitable support, and

plurality of chip holders a ca iid-carrying: .pla-ten m ovable thereon into and out ort position .tor theapplication of color chips to a card carried thereby, of color-chip-applying mean-s comprising a chi-p holder adapted to hold a stack of chips, aplunger for movi-ng the stach of chips to- Wardthe card, mechanism actuated bymovement off the platen for moving the chip holder .Y actuated bymovement or the platen for yactuuitingr-said plunger to move the stack of cliipsnrelatively to the holderan-d "toward the card.y

16. In a machine of the class described5the combination with a suitable support,- of a till mounted on'said support to. slide vertically, .means carried 'by said till for holding,` a plurality of chi-.p holders,v cam actuated means connected with the end portions of the till fori moving the .same vertically, :means for moving the chips upward in the chip holders to apply themto. a card, and a platen movable into- .and out of position oversaidl chip holders.

l?. Iii-a machine 'ofthe-class described, the combination. with aAA suitable support, of a. till mounted: on sai-d support to slide vertically, means carried by said till for holdingl a plurality ot" chip l'i-olders,v cai-n actuated means yield-Finelyconnected with the end portions of the till for moving the same vertically, means for movingA the chips upward in the chip holders to apply them to. a card. and-a platen. movable intoY and out of y positionoversaid chip holders.

i8. In a. machine.ofthe-class: described, the combination with a suitable support, of'a till mounted on saidA support' to-.sli-de vertically. means carriedby-said till for holding a plurality of chip holders, cam actuated rods adi-ustablv connected with the end-portions of the till. springs interposed between said rods and .the till-and arranged to transmit the upward thrust 'or said rods to the fll, means for moving the chips-upward in the chip holders to apply them to a card, and a platen movable into and out or position over said chip holders.

1Q'. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with a suitable support. of a till mounted. thereon to slide' vertically, a plurality of chip hold-ers mounted in said till andv movable verticallyv therewith, plungers operating: in said chip holders to move the chips therein upward. a head disposed under said. plungers, springs interposed between said head and said plungers for transmitting the upward thrust ot said'head lto said. plungers,` means for moving the till vertically, and means for moving said head verticall 20. In a machine of the classv described.-

the combination with a suitable support, of a. till mounted thereon to a n mounted in said toward the card, and mechanismslide vertically, a-

till and movable vertically therewith, plungers'operating i-n said chip holders lto move the chips therein upward, a head disposed under said plungers, springs interposed between said head and said plungers for transmitting the upward thrust otl said head to said plurucgfers.y meansior movincl the till vertically, means formo-ving Sai-d head vertically, and means for adjustingr vertically the normal position of said head.

2l. In a machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support, of aftill mount-ed thereon to slide vertically,-a plurality of chip holders mounted in said till and movable vertically therewith, plungers operating in said chip holders to move the chips therein upward, a head disposed under said plunger-s, springs interposed between said head and saidplungers tor tra-nsmitting the upward thrust of said head to said' plungers, cam actua'ted'devices connected. with the end portions of the till tor moving the saine vertically; and means for moving' said head to actu-ate said plungers.

22. In a machine of the combination with a suitable support, oi a till mounted thereon to slide vertically, a. plurality ot chip holders mounted in said till=and movable vertically therewith, plungers operatingv in said chip holders to move the chips therein upward, a head disposed under said plungers, springs interposed between said head and said plungers Jfor tra-nsmitting'- the upward thrust of said head to said plunge-rs, a normally idle rotatable shaft. cams mounted on and rota-ting with said sha-ft, means actuatedby sai-d cams for movi-ng the till vertically, meansactuated by said shaft for moving: said head vertically. and means operable to intermittently rotate said shaft.

23. In a. machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support. and a card-carryingplaten, of a till mounted on dsupport to move vertically toward and from the platen. a pluralityof chip holders mounted in said till and movable verticalhY therewith, plungersoperating in said chip holders lto move the chips therein upward. a head disposed under said plungers. springs interposed between said head and said plungcrs for transmitting the upward thrust ot' said head to said pla-angers, a normally idle rotatable shaft, devices actuated hy the rotation of said shaft and operatingr to lift said till and said plungers to move the chip holders into contact with a. card carried b v the platen and to apply the chips to the card, said devices operating also to partially lower said plungers While the chip holders remain in contact with the card, vand means 'for intermittently rotating 'said shaft.

In a machine of theclassdescribed, the combination with a suit-able support, and

card-holding means, of a vertically movable 5"* the class described.

lui;

till mounted on said support, means for moving said till vertically, means for adjusting said till laterally, chip holders carried by said till, plungers operating in said chip '2 holders, and means for actuating said plungers.

25. In a machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support, and card-holding means, of chip holders, vertically movable plungers operating in said chipy holders, a head for actuating said plungers, said head having a depending stem, av vertically swinging arm, la chain connected with said arm and having a loop connection with said stem, a. normally idle rotatable shaft, a crank carried by said shaft and adapted to actuate said arm to move said stem upwardly, and means for intermittently rotating said shaft.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination.t with asuitable support, and card-holding means, of chip holders, vertically movable plungers operating in said chip holders, a head for actuating said plungers, said lhead having a depending stem, a vertically swinging arm havingan upwardly lcurved plate, a chain connected with said arm and having a loop connection with said stem, a normally idle rotatable shaft, a crank carried by said shaft and adapted to engage said plate to actuate said arm to move said stem upwardly, and means for intermittently rotating said shaft.

27. In a machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support, of a platen-supporting frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a platen hinged to said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising vertically disposed guides engaging marginal portions of said platen and adjustable longitudinally thereof, card-supporting bars connected with said guides, and swinging lingers for holding the cards on the. platen between said guides.

28. In a machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support, ot' a platen-supporting frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a platen hinged to said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising vertically disposed guides enga-ging marginal portions of said platen and adjustable longitudinally thereof, card-supporting bars connected with said guides, and swinging fingers for holding the cards o-n the platen between said guides, said fingers lieing independently adjustable longitudinally of the platen.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, of a platen-supporting frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a platen hinged to said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising a. rod mounted adjacent to the lower margin of the platen, blocks journaled on said rod, lingers carried by said blocks and extending over the platen in position to hold the cards thereon, arms carried by said blocks and operating to rock said fingers away from the platen when the platen is turned up to its inoperative position, and springs associated with said blocks tending to move said fingers into engagement with the platen.

30. In a machine of the class described. the combination with a suitable support, of a platen-supporting frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a platen hinged tov said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising a rod mounted adjacent to the lower margin of the platen, blocks journaled on said rod, ingers carried by'said blocks and extending over the platen in position to hold the cards thereon, arms carried by said blocks and operating to rock said lingers away from the platen when the platen is turned up to its inoperative position, springs associated with -said blocks tending to move said fingers into engagement with the pla-ten, guides mounted on the platen and adjustable longitudinally thereof, and card-supporting bars'connected with said guides, said bars having grooves adapted to receive certain of said lingers when the latter are moved into engagement with the platen.

3l. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, of a platen-supporting frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a platen hinged to said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising uprightguides having hooked ends adapted to engage the upper and lower margins of the platen, the hooks at one end ol said guides being adjustable to clamp said guides in place, horizontally disposed bars connected with said guides for supporting cards on the platen. and lingers mounted at the lower marginal portion of the platen and movable into and out of engagement therewith, for holding the cards in place thereon.

32. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, of a platen-supporting` frame mounted thereon to slide fore and aft, a plat-en hinged to said platen-supporting frame to swing toward and from a horizontal position, and cardholding means carried by said platen comprising upright guides having hooked ends adapted to engage the upper and lower margins of the platen, the hooks at. one end of said guides being adjustable to clamp said lill Cai

guides in place, horizontally disposed bars connected with said guides for supporting cards on the platen, and fingers mounted at the loiver marginal portion of the platen and movable into and out of engagement therevfith, for holding the cards in place thereon, said fingers being independently adjustable longitudinally of the platen.

33. In a` machine of the class described, the combination With a suitable supporting frame, a glue-holding tank at one side of said frame, and chip holders at the other side of said frame, of a platen-carrying frame movable over said supporting frame to carry the platen into position either over said tank or over said chip holders, means operating in said tank for applying glue to the cards carried by said platen, means for moving the chips in said holders into engagement with the cards carried by said platen, and driving mechanism for actuating said devices comprising no `mally idle parallel shafts, a motor, means actuated by movement of said platen-carrying frame in one direction for driving one of said shafts from said motor, means actuated by movement of said platen-carrying frame in the opposite direction for actuating the other shaft, and means for disconnecting said shafts from said driving mechanism at the end of each complete rotation thereof.

34. In machine of the class described, the combination With suitable supporting frame, a glue-holding tank at one side of said frame. and chip holders at the other side of said frame, of a platen-carrying frame movable over said supporting frame to carry the platen into position either over said tank or over said chip holders, means operating in said tank for applying glue to the cards carried by said platen, means for moving the chips in said holders into engagement with the cards carried by said platen. and driving mechanism for actuating said devices comprising normally idle parallel shafts, a motor, sleeves loosely mounted on said shafts respectively and constantly driven by said motor, clutch mechanism operable to connect said shafts respectively with the sleeves mounted thereon, means actuated by movement of said platencarrying frame in one direction to actuate the clutch mechanism associated with one of said shafts, means actuated by movement of said platen-carrying frame in the opposite direction to act-nate the clutch mechanism associated with the other shaft, and means for automatically disconnecting said clutch mechanisms at the end of each complete revolution thereof.

In a machine of the class described, the combination With a suitable support, of

:laten movable into and ont of position over i said chip holders.

36. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a suitable support, of a till mounted on said support to slide vertically, means carried by said till for holding a plurality of chip holders, cam actuated rods adjustably connected With the end portions of the till, springs interposed betiveen said rods and the till and arranged to transmit the upward thrust of said rods to the till, bolts carried by said rods and adjustable to vary the tension of said springs, means for moving the chips up- Tvard in the chip holders to apply themto a card, and a platen movable into and out of position over said chip holders.

37. In a machine of the class described, the combination ivith a. suitable support., of a till mounted on said support to slide vertically, means carried by said till for holding a plurality of chip holders, cam actuated rods adjustably connected with the end portions of the till, springs interposed bet veen said rods and the till and arranged to transmit the upward thrust of said rods to the till` collars carried by said rods, bolts connected with said collars and adjustable to regulate the tension of said springs, means for moving the chips upward in thel chip holders to apply them to a card, and a. platen movable into and out of position over said chip holders.

38. The combination With a suitable support, a vertically movable chip holder having a pocket to hold a stack of chips, and means for moving said chip hol-der vertically, of a platen movable int-o position over said chip holder, and card-holding fingers carried by said platen, said chip holder being movable between said fingers into engagement with the card.

39. The combination with a suitable support, a vertically movable chip holder, and means for moving said chip holder vertically, of a platen movable into position over said chip holder, and card-holding fingers carried by said platen, the marginal portions of said chip holder being cut avv-ay to permit the chip holder to move between said fingers into engagement with the card.

DAVID A. URIE.

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