US2130909A - Manifolding device - Google Patents

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Sept 20 1 938- AM. w. sHoEMAKER 2,130,909

MANIFOLDING DEVI CE Filed March so, 1957 INV ENT OR. BY /VHRK h/ @foam/(ER ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 20, 1938 UNITED STAT- ES j PATENT V"oi-"rior:

MANrFoLnmG nevica Mark W. Shoem Rotary` Printing Com corporation of Ohio Applicationv March 30,

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lll., lssllnor to The pany, Norwalk, Ohio. a

1937, Serial No. 133,858

s claims. (o1. 1oz-13s) The present inventio n relates to apparat These super-imposed lstrips ed as they are pulled portions and various forms.

previously 20 shown my Ili'that supports a I2 is adapted to be er. The forms lmay o With the machine illustrate bon strips are interleaved b strips or forms ad d, transfer or'caretween the record jacent the regions platen I4 of the 55 typewriter mechanism I2. At the forward end of 1the bed are a series of aligning pins arearranged to engage perforations 2 in the web.v The perforations of the normali .24 by 24, which 5 formed pressed clamp 2l, carri as at 28, tothe fram ed by a. 5 e of the machine.

' The paper is maintained I4 by a weighted roller 30 arms 3|, pivotecl to the The guide lbar ed on brackets 33, which taut across the bed carried by a pair of guide bar 2B, adjacent l0 is preferably mountmay be secured to the oi which is indicated at in Fig. v2, are removably positioned in suite openings 36 in the plate $3, preventing exces downward movement oi' the ries the weighted roller 30.

which cooperate with the pin ing pins hereinafter to be 33 ble sive arm 3l, which car- 20 The perorations as,

s 24. and other aligndescribed, are proone end thereof and s. Hence, it will 24 will serve to retain the fo forms in alignment.,

It has been found ccurat however, that to insure e alignment of the s position a fresh sheet or page beneath the typewriter I2. For this purpose, l.' 35 have povided a second'set of pins 4G, arranged to engage a subsequent set oi' openings 25 in the strips or forms, as the latter are heine drawn forwardly across the table.

When the operator desires sheet beneath the typewriter foot pedal 50, which, through the medium of a link 5I interposed between the pedal and the lever 28, raises the clamp 2l out o engagement with the forward edge of the forms. The operator then raises the forms out of contact with the pins 24 and draws them forwardly. Simultaneously with the raising of the clamp 21, the pins 4I! are brought into position to engage a set of openings 25. as the forms are drawn iorwardlyf This is accomplished as' shown in Figs. 1 and. 3, by a link or rod 52, which is interconnected between the pedal il and an arm 53, that is secured to a bail I4, which is pivoted as at I5 to u to bring a fresh 40 he depresses a l) pair of spaced guides 10 another set of openings in the respective forms,

said last-named prongs when in engagement with the openings in the forms being in substantially the same horizontal plane as the iirst named prongs. and tensioning means disposed interme- 15 diate said pairs of prongs to act upon the forms while they are held in engagement and alignment by said pain; o1' prongs, and to form a downwardly extending loop in said forms when the movably mounted prongs are withdrawn from the openings in respective forms.

Y 8. A device for registering super-imposed canment with aligning holes provided at form length intervals in the forms, a pair of bars extend-V carried by said bars and beneath which the forms pass in their advance toward the table, a second named guides'and above which the forms pass in their advance toward the table. a pair of arms pivoted at one end to said bars, and carrying at their other end a plurality of pins adapted and arrangedtobemovedintothepathoftheopenings in the forms and between the guides of the second-named pair, a pair of links, one end ot each link being pivoted to said bars. a weighted roher disposed between the other ends of said the table, a pair of guides disposed bet-Ween the l'stlinks and resting on the forms between the pivoted pins and the table. an adjustable stop carried by the table to restrict the downward move- 'ment of roller in various positions, a foot operable pedal and a connection between the pedal and the pin carrying arms. whereby the pins may be rocked about the pivots of such arms as desired.

9. A typewriter feeding mechanism for align# ing a plurality of superimposed continuous forms over a platen across which-the forms are advanced to bring a fresh form into writing position on the plated' comprising a pair of aligning pins at the delivery sideof the platen for engagement with aligning holes provided at form .length intervals in the forms, a paix of bars extending rearwardly at the intake side of the platen, a pair of spaced guides carried by said bars and beneath which the forms pass in their advance toward the platen, a second pair of spaced guides disposed between the iirst-named guides and below the forms, a pair ci' arms pivoted at one end to said bars and carrying at their other end a plurality of pins adapted and arranged to be moved into the path o't the openings in the forms and between the guides of the second-named pair, a pair of links, one end oi' each link being pivoted to said bars. a weight carried by said links adjacent their other ends and resting onthe forms between the pivoted pins and the platen to tension the forms, an adjustable stop to restrict the downward movement of the weight in various positions, a foot operable pedal. and a connection between the pedal and the pin carrying arms whereby the pins may be rocked about the pivots o! such arms as desired. and where said weight acts to advance that portion of the forms adjacent said pivoted pins consequent upon the dis-

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