US1681159A - Manifolding book - Google Patents

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- J. W. ANDERSON MANIFOLDIING BOOK Filed Nov. 16, 1923 INVENTQR BY @waf; WM f MM ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 21, 1928,

UNITED STATES JAMES, w. ANDERSON, or New r0311 1v.

COMPANY, LIMITED, or rononro, ONTARIO, CANADA, A conronnrron or 01m.

TARIO, CANADA.

PATENT OFFICE.

Y., ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN SALES ZBOOK MANIFOLDING BOOK.

Application filed. November 16, 1923. Serial No. 675,199.

This invention relates to an improvement in implements or pads for use with manifolding machines and with respect to its more specific features to books or pads wherein the forms are assembled prior to superposition in writing position.

An object of this invention is to provide a pad of the character described which will be simple and economical to manipulate and accurate in the registry of its forms.

Another object is to provide a pad of the character described which when used with automatic feeding device will insure accurate registration of the forms with eachother and with the feeding mechanism.

A further object is to provide a pad of the character described in which the leaves may be operated upon by a feeding mechanism with accuracy and convenience.

Other objects will be in part obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understandingof the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the book or pad, with a part of the. upper strip broken away, showing one embodiment of the invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of other embodiments, the strips being shown straightened and slightly separated;

lgig. 4: is a perspective view of a single strip; an

Fig. 5 shows the way in which the device is adapted to cooperate with a feeding device.

In the embodiments illustrated the book 4 comprises a plurality of superposed sets of leaves, each set comprising a plurality of superposed record leaves. In each of the em bodiments illustrated at least one of the leaves of each set is arranged end to end with the corresponding leaf of the adjacent sets to form a continuous web or traveller record strip which may be folded into compact form.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, three such strips, 1, 2, and 3 are provided, each having forms printed thereon,and control apertures definitely positioned relative to said forms. These strips are intended to be subsequently severed between the forms and to facilitate such severance each strip may be' provided with transverse severance lines 4 preferably weakened, as by perforations, and positioned between respective adjacent blank forms of the strips. These severance lines, in effect, divide each record strip into successive recording areas, which include the printed blank forms mentioned. The control apertures 5 bear definite relation to the respective adjacent severance lines 4.

Auxiliary record sheets 6, which may also hear aprinted form, are attached to one of the webs in registry with each of the forms printed thereon. For example, at several different points longitudinally of the strip 3, auxiliary record strips, or sheets 6, may be pasted to the under face of the strip 3 at the advance end of each of the sheets 6, as indi-'v cated at 7. As illustrated in Fig. 1, only one such'auxiliary sheet 6 is provided for each set of records.

Within the broader aspects of the invention the webs 1, 2, and 3, together with the auxiliary sheets or record leaves 6, may then be arranged in any suitable compact form as for example they may be interwound into a composite roll, but I prefer for many purposes to fold them back and forth, zigzag with the corresponding forms of the different strips in superposed relation as shown in Fig. 1. The improved book or pad is thus composed of a plurality of superposed sets of superposed leaves, the sets being in successive relation to each other so as to be successively drawn from the pad, whether in roll or zigzag form, some of the leaves of each set being attached together at their advance ends, the leaves of any set advancing as one.

When used in registering machines, the leaves of each set are in succession superposed on a writing tablet, by feed mechanism, which is rendered ineffective to advance the strips by engagement with the feed control apertures 5. Thus the feed of eachstrip is checked as the leaf to be registered comes into registry'position on the writing tablet. Such feed mechanism is illustrated in Fig. 5 comprising a plurality'of discs 22 in alignment with the control apertures, and a roller 23 between which and the discs, the web is gripped until the point of contact between the discs and the rolls comes opposite a perforation. l/Vhereupon the gripping ceases and the rolls can no longer feed the strips.

Transfer sheets are arranged above the writing tablet, the said sheets usually extending transversely of the tablet, and being fixed at the opposite sides of the tablet. The strips 1, 2 and 3 are interleaved with the transfer sheets, and with three strips for instance, two transfer sheets may be used, and with each strip added, another transfer sheet may be provided.

he auxiliary sheets may be of different materials for different purposes, as, for example, the sheet 6 may be of translucent material whereby a single double faced carbon between the strips 2 and 3 will be sufficient to enable records to be made upon the strip 2 and upon the reverse side of sheet 6, thus making an original and two carbon copies with but one carbon sheet.

Under other circumstances it may be preferred to have the sheet 6 coated on one face with carbon whereby a record may be made upon the strip 2 without the insertion of a transverse carbon sheet therefor. Under other circumstances it may be preferred to make the sheet 6 opaque and to insert an additional carbon between it and the superposed form. In such case the auxiliary sheet may be attached to the upper rather than the under face of the strip.

In the embodiment illustrated, the attachment of the separate leaf is in rear of the feed control apertures, so that the functioning of the said apertures is not interfered with. Since the separate leaf is at the ad- Vance end of the strip, the transfer leaves will not interfere with the movement of the separate leaf, nor will the separate leaf interfere with the transfer sheets, during the su erposition of the strips on the writing ta let.

The separate leaves 6 may be plain or they may our forms similar to those on the leaves of t e strip to which they are attached. The separate leaves being of translucent material, the transfer sheet which is between the strips 2 and 3 will make an impression on the reverse of the separate leaf, and this impression will be visible through the leaf.

In the form illustratedFig. 2 strips 9, 10, and 11 are provided similar to strips 1, 2, and 3 of Fig. 1 but the auxiliary sheets 8 are attached to the intermediate strip 10 instead of to the upper strip 3 as illustrated in Fig. 1. With this modification, if sheet 8 be made of translucent material an ori 'nal and three carbons may be made with at two carbon sheets. In Fig. 3 strips ,14, 15, and 16 are similar to stri s 1, 2 and 3, but in this modification I pre er to provide auxiliary sheets" 12 attached to the intermediate strip and sheets 13 attached to the upper strip. In this way, if the auxiliary strips be made of translucent material, an original and four carbons may be made with but two double face carbon sheets.

In Fig. 4: an embodiment of the invention is shown, for use in registering machines, wherein a strip of connected record leaves is provided, each leaf having feed control form registry apertures, each leaf carrying one or more supplementary leaves connected thereto in any suitable manner, as for instance by pasting to the under face of the leaf at the advance end, and in rear of the feed control form registry apertures. As shown the strip 17 of successive forms is folded reversely into zigzag form, but it is obvious that it may for some pur oses be wound into a roll. The individual forms are separated by lines of partial separation 18, and each record leaf has a plurality of feed control form registry apertures 19, which apertures are definitely arranged with respect to the form, and with respect to the line of partial separation. ()n the under face of each record leaf of the strip. one or more auxiliary record strips, or supplementary leaves, are arranged, the said leaves being two in the present instance, and indicated at 20 and 21. These leaves are pasted or otherwise suitably attached to the record leaf near the advance end thereof, preferably in rear of the apertures 19, and they ma be connected in superposed relation as s iown, or one in advance of the other when more than one is used. It will be obvious that as man supplementary leaves may be used as may e desired.

While the lower records may be made in any suitable manner as by separate carbons. it is preferred that each leaf, except the undermost, be provided on its under face with transfer material as shown, so that an impression made on the said leaf will be transmitted to the next lower leaf. Since the strip itself is the uppermost leaf of each set when the sets are superposed in writing position. the leaves of the strip have transfer material on theirnnder faces, properly arranged to transmit impressions to the first supplementary leaf. The supplementary leaves may be opaque or translucent, or one or more may be opaque and the remainder translucent. With this arrangement the record leaves are arranged in sets, each set including as many leaves as may be desired, and one leaf of each set carries the remaining leaves of the sets, and the supporting leaves of the sets are connected together in a continuous strip. \Vhen separate carbons are used, this may be the lowermost strip, but where the transfer material is placed on the back of the sheets thereof, the continuous web may preferably fur nish the leaf which is uppermost when the sets are in writing position. When the feed control form registry apertures of a leaf are in position to render the advancing mechanism ineffective to advance, all the leaves of a set will be in writing position. It will be evident that instead of providing two separate supplementary leaves, when two are required, a single folded leaf may be used, it being folded to provide the two supplemen tary leaves. a It may be noted that the length of the strip 3 includes successive leaves, be tween which are the weakened lines 4, and that each of such leaves is a leaf of one or an:

other of the manifolding sets including an auxiliary leaf or strip. such as the strip 6 or registering machine, the preceding inscribed set will be'in position for proper disposition, one or more or all of the leaves of the latter set being severed or torn from the succeeding set as is customary in such registers. Thereupon the leaves of the severed set may be disposed of as desired, the auxiliary strips or sheets being readily detached or torn from the strips to which they are pasted, for such disposition as may be required or desired.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description" or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the folloiving claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A traveler record strip having a longitu dinal series of traveler record leaves joined end to end and a translucent auxiliary record leaf for and lapping each of a series of adj acent joined traveler record leaves and attached along a line transversely thereof to the traveler strip in the vicinity of the juncture of the lapped traveler record leaf with the next v preceding record leaf, said auxiliary leaves being adapted, by virtue of their attachments with saidtraveler strip, to be carried forwardly successively into inscription-receiving position.

2. A traveler record strip having a longitudinal series of traveler record leaves joined end to end, each leaf having a blank form thereon, and an auxiliary record leaf for and lapping each of a series of adjacent successive joined traveler record leaves and attached along a line transversely thereof to the traveler strip in the vicinity of the juncture of the lapped traveler record leafwith the next preceding record leaf, said auxiliary leaves being adapted, by virtue of their attachments with said traveler strip, to be carried forwardly successively into inscription-receiving position, and being free from attachment with the traveler stri at points thereof laterally opposite to said printed form.

3. In combination, a traveller strip having a longitudinal series of traveller record leaves joined end to end and adapted to travel forwardly to bring successive record leaves into inscription-ieceiving position and an auxiliary record leaf for each traveler leaf arranged in lapped relation therewith for simultaneous reception of an inscription, said auxiliary record leaves being secured to the traveller strip along successive transverse lines thereof and forming with the respective traveller record leaves a succession of adjacent sets of manifolding traveller record leaves.

4. A record supply device for manifolding liiachines including, in combination, a traveller record strip having transverse severance lines dividing the strip into a longitudinal series of traveller record leaves having recording areas thereon, and an auxiliary record leaf of translucent material for each said first mentioned record leaves and arranged respectively in superposed manifol'ding relation therewith so as to .form a succession of adjacent sets of manifolding traveller record leaves, said auxiliary leaves being connected to the traveller strip at their advance ends and being free from attachment thereto at their lateral edges, whereby they are con; strained to travel forwardly with the travel ler strip. to bring successive auxiliary leaves into inscription-receiving position, said record strip having strip-controlling apertures longitudinally spaced apart and respectively positioned in pre-determined relation to the auxiliary leaves. 1

5. A record supply device for manifolding machines including, in combination, a traveller record strip having transverse severance lines dividing the strip into a longitudinal series of traveller record leaves having recording areas thereon, and a plurality of auxiliary record leaves for each of said first mentioned record leaves arranged respectively in superposed manifolding relation therewith and wit-h each other, so as to form a succession of adjacent sets of manifolding traveller record leaves, and transfer material upon the re-- verse side of each traveller record leaf respeccombination, a plurality of traveller strips arranged in superposed relation and assembled together into a single pad, said strips having controlling apertures and having transverse severance lines dividing the strips into a succession of attached adjacent sets of traveler record leaves, the leaves of said sets being respectively arranged in superposed manifolding relation, an auxiliary leaf for each of said sets of record leaves arranged in overlapping manifolding relation therewith. said auxiliary leaves being attached to one of said traveller strips along successive transverse lines thereof so as to be carried along with the traveller strip into inscription-receiving position.

7. A manifolding supply pad including, in combination, a plurality of traveller strips arranged in superposed relation and assembled together into a single pad, said strips one of said traveller strips along successive transverse lines thereof so as to be carried along with the traveller strip into inscriptionreceiving position, the transverse attaching lines of said auxiliary record leaves respeci tivelv bearing a definite relation to said controlling apertures and being respectively positioned at the forward parts of the adjacent record leaves.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

J. W. ANDERSON.

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