US2195844A - Card punch and printer - Google Patents

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US2195844A
US2195844A US150942A US15094237A US2195844A US 2195844 A US2195844 A US 2195844A US 150942 A US150942 A US 150942A US 15094237 A US15094237 A US 15094237A US 2195844 A US2195844 A US 2195844A
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  • the record card has parallel columns of per- 5 foration receiving points or index points or positions, variously perforated according to a selected code to represent data.
  • the cards when subsequently run through accounting machines such as tabulators or sorters control the latter according to the perforations.
  • the Hollerith code is used, in which each column is given a single perforation to represent a value.
  • the index points are assigned values 9 to and a perforation in one of these points represents the value corresponding to the index points.
  • the 8 position of a card column is punched to represent value 8.
  • the card is usually printed at the top along a single line with the values punched in the card columns, each printed character being at the top of the column interpreted thereby.
  • the width of a printed character plus its spacing from the adjacent characters can oo- 25 cupy only the width of a column.
  • the interpretation given in a single line of narrowly spaced printed characters is too crowded to provide for convenient and facile reading.
  • the eighty column card in which the columns are narrow and the punched hole in a column is oblong and correspondingly narrow.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide means for interpreting punched columns by printing characters not restricted in width to the width of a card column.
  • this object is to print the column interpretations along difierent lines, thereby spacing the characters further apart along eachline for a given number of columns.
  • this object is to print the interpretation of the punched representations along the top and bottom of the card columns to per- 45 mit wider and more legible characters to be printed.
  • Another object is to provide an improved combination printer and punch for record cards. Further, the latter object provides for a lesser number of punch columns than the number of card columns to be punched thereby.
  • the latter object contemplates adjustment of the punch columns and card relatively to each other to shift the relative positions between the card columns and the punches so as to enable the latter to alternately punch different spaced groups of card columns.
  • the latter object also includes the joint adjustment of the printing means and the selection of the columns to be punched whereby when cer- 5 tain columns are punched, the printing means prints along one line and when other columns are punched, the printing means prints along a different line.
  • Still another object is to provide novel means for selectively blocking any printing for interl5 preting any desired card columns.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the machine with most of the top cover broken away
  • Fig. 2 is an outside side view
  • Fig. 3 is a section along lines 3-3 of Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view with the casing removed and top parts removed to show the interior
  • Figs. 5 and 6 are sections, respectively, along lines 55 and 6-6 of Fig. 1,
  • Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are sections, respectively, along lines 'I'
  • Fig. 10 is a view of a-card operated on
  • Fig. 11 is a side section through a modification.
  • the machine comprises a casing l0 enclosing a U-shaped or channel frame H, between the sides of which is fixed a cross bar l2 (Figs. 1 and 3). Journaled by the frame is a shaft 13 parallel to bar l2.
  • Parallel punch and type bars I4 arranged side by side andwhich may be referred to as punch bars, have horizontal elongated slots l5 through which bar l2 and shaft l3 pass to guide the punch bars for horizontal slidable adjustment.
  • the punch bars are arranged in groups, spaced apart by space bars l6 (Figs. 1 and 6) to keep the punch bars in proper printing and punching planes.
  • the machine has ten punch bars I4 for punching twenty card columns, numbered and arranged as in Fig. 10.
  • the number of punch bars and the width of the machine may be varied according to the number of columns of 55 the card T to be punched, in each case half as many punch bars as card columns being provided.
  • Each punch bar has a width equal to that of two card columns and has means to punch and interpret two adjacent card columns, one column at a time.
  • the first, right hand punchbar (as viewed in Fig. 1) has means adapted to punch columns I and 2 of the card shown in Fig. 10 and to print the interpretation of these columns.
  • the scheme of operation is such that upon one operation of the machine, the punch bar means may punch column I (transaction colunm) with the designation representing the required datum and print this datum along the top of the card while on the second operation of the machine the,
  • punch bar means may punch column 2 (number of items) and print the interpretation along the bottom of the card. Similarly, all the other odd numbered columns may be punched and their interpretation printed along the top of the card during one operation of the machine and upon a succeeding operation of the machine, the alternate even numbered columns punched and interpreted at the bottom of the, card.
  • each punch bar I4 is formed with a horizontally elongated card slot I6 for receiving the card T.
  • the bar Approximately at the middle of the punch bar and exactly centrally between the sides of the bar (see Figs. 1, 3, and 6), the bar has a punching couple consisting of a punch pin II vertically slidably mounted in the bar above slot I6 and a punch die I8 below slot I6 and vertically alined with punch pin I I. Since each bar I4 is the width of two card columns and the punch couple is centrally located between the sides of the bar, the adjacent punch couples are also spaced apart the width of two card columns.
  • the interposed column is one column width away from either punch couple. Now, if the card be moved transversely the distance of one column width, the interposed column will come into line with an adjacent punch couple.
  • the punching couple is adapted to punch an elongated oblong hole in a card column (see Fig. 10).
  • the upper end of each punch pin I'I passes through an elongated slot I9 (Fig. 3) in a punch restoring plate 20 of spring metal which is rigidly secured to a punch pressure plate 2I.
  • the restoring plate 20 and pressure plate 2 I which may be referred to as a punch operating device, is mounted for vertical slidable movement by fixed vertical guide pins 22 (Figs. 1, 3, and 6).
  • Each punch pin IT has above its guiding slot I9 in restoring plate 20, a transverse stud 23 resting on a solid part of the latter plate. The top of the punch pin underlies the solid pressure plate 2
  • simultaneously acts on all the punch pins I1 to depress the latter and force them through the card and into dies I 8, thereby punching holes in the card.
  • restoring plate 20 acts on studs 23 to lift the punches clear of the card and above card slot I6.
  • Reciprocation of the punch operating device is effected by pivotal connection of pins 24 at opposite sides of the device with slotted ends of levers 25 and 26 fixed to shaft i3.
  • Lever 25 is a bell crank lever, lower arm 25 (Fig. 3) of which has a roller 21 engaging a cam slot 28 in cam disk 29 fixed to main shaft 30.
  • shaft 30 carries operating handle 3
  • Each punch bar I4, at opposite sides of the punch die I8 carries two horizontally alined sets of types 322? and 32b, each set having types for printing digits 0 to 9.
  • Types 32t are arranged to print at the top of the card and types 32b at the bottom.
  • the 0 type 3223 is adjacent the punch die while the 0 type 32b is furthest from the punch die, and the spacing between these types and other corresponding types for printing the same character is such that if both sets of types were simultaneously operative, corresponding types, one from each set, would print the same character at the'top and bottom of the card.
  • the types selected for printing correspond to the position of adjustment of the punching couple I 'I-I8.
  • the punch bar It is adjusted to set the punch couple at the 5 index position for punching a 5
  • the 5 types- Hi and b of this punch bar are located, respectively, in positions to print at the top and bottom of the card.
  • the punch bars ll are individually adjustable, each bar having in its upper edge a series of nine notches Ila numbered 1 to 9, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • a bar I4 When a bar I4 is in the position shown in Fig. 1, it is in 0 position, in which the punch I1 is above the 0 index point of a card column and the 0 type 32t and b are in printing positions at the top and bottom of the card.
  • the punch bar is set in the position corresponding to the number of the notch receiving the stylus.
  • the bar I4 is set in its 5 position, in which the punch I1 is above the 5 index point of the card column and the "5 types 32t andb .are respectively, at top and bottom printing positions.
  • Each type 32t and b is vertically slidably mounted, below slot I6, in the lower half of the carrying punch bar I4, and normally depressed by a spring 34 to hold its upper, printing end below card slot IS.
  • a pair of like rubber platens 35 are set in each punch-bar I4 flush with the upper edge of card slot I6, one for coating with the set of types 32t and the other for coacting with the set of types 32b. It is understood that suitably supported ink ribbons (not shown) are provided at the top and bottom printing positions and which will lie between the card and the types at printing positions.
  • a pair of pivoted hammers 362? and 36b is provided for each punch bar I4, the hammer t for striking a type 321. at top printing position and the hammer 36b for striking a type 32b at bottom printing position.
  • the ten hammers 3Iit one for each of the ten bars I4, are pivotally mounted side by side on a rod 31 and the ten hammers 36b similarly mounted on a rod 31', both rods being fixed between the sides of frame II.
  • a pivoted latch pawl 38t For each hammer 36t,-there is a pivoted latch pawl 38t, the upper end of which is held by a spring 39 under the tail of the hammer to restrain actuation of the latter.
  • a spring 40 is connected to each hammer 36t to rock the nose of the latter upwardly when released by latch pawl 38t, to strike the type in printing position for eifecting printing thereby on the card within card slot I6.
  • hammers 36b are latched by pawls 38b and, when released, are actuated by springs 4
  • Rods 31 and 31' pass through elongated slots of parallel bars 42 and 43 located in planes along either side of the group of punch bars l4 (see Figs. 4 and 5) and rigidly connected to each other by tie rods 44 and 45 (see Figs. 3 and 9).
  • the side bars and their tie rods constitute a hammer reset frame, mounted by rods 31 and 31' for horizontal slidable movement.
  • Rod 44 extends across the front of depending portions of hammers 36t, and rod 45 across the front of dependent portions of hammers 36b, so that upon movement of the reset frame to the right to the position shown in Fig. 3, these tie rods reset all the actuated hammers into latching engagement with pawls 38t and b.
  • Side bar 43 is pivotally connected at one end to the lower end of an arm 46' (Figs. 3, 4, and 7) rotatably hung from shaft l3 and provided with a follower roller 41 engaging the periphery of cam disk 29.
  • a spring 48 connected to arm 46 maintains follower roller 41 engaged with cam disk 29 and also urges the reset frame to the left (as viewed in Fig. 3).
  • the selection of printing for either the top or bottom of the card is made through releasing the latch pawls from the group of hammers which are intended to effect printing and allowing the other group of hammers to remain latched.
  • the following means are provided:
  • a pair of arms 49 and 49' are hinged intermediate their lengths on pins ,50 secured to the opposite side bars 42 and 43 of the reset frame (Figs. 1, 3, and 4). Bridging the rear ends of arms 49 and 49' is a cross rod 5H; and bridging the forward ends of the arms is a cross rod 5") (also see Figs. 7 and 9). Arms 49, 49', and rods 5It and b constitute a rigid open rectangular latch-releasing frame carried by the reset frame 42-43-44-45 for translational movement therewith. When this latch releasing frame is in the position shown in Fig. 3, both rods 5lt and b are completely below the hammer latches 381.
  • arm 49 is formed with a laterally extending U-shaped extension 52 (see Figs. 4, 7, and 9), through which freely, slidably passes a fairly long pin 53 fixed at one end to a plate 54.
  • Plate 54 is rotatably carried by a longitudinallyextending-shaft 55 journaled on frame II (see also Fig. 5).
  • Plate 54 has a hole 58 at its upper end adapted to receive a stud 59 projecting from a handle 60.
  • Handle 60 is fastened at its lower end to a yoke 6
  • Handle 50 may be rocked on its hinge pin 62 in a direction away from plate 54 and to the position indicated in Fig. 7, in which its pin 59 is completely removed from hole 58 of plate 54.
  • handle 60 When handle 60 is rocked towards plate 54, its pin' 59 enters hole 55, thereby coupling the handle to the plate for common rotational movement about the axis of shaft 55.
  • pin 53 determines the angular position of the latch release frame for selecting the printing condition.
  • the three conditions are no printing, with pin 53 in mean position, printing at the top, with pin 53 raised, and printing at the bottom of the card, with pin 53 lowered.
  • the punch bars and the card must'be shifted relatively to each other parallel to the plane of the card and for the width of one column.
  • the card when in punching and printing positions is supported by a shiftable card carriage C (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8), in the general form of a U-shaped structure, the sides of which comprise vertically disposed parallel U-shaped bars 64 (also see Fig. 7) the upper ends of which are formed with horizontally projecting ears 64, extending outside frame I i (see Figs. 1, 4, and 8).
  • the ends of the U-shaped structure comprise fiat horizontal plates 55 and 65' secured to and bridging ears 54, and lying almost completely external of frame II and easing l0.
  • Comb bars 56 secured to the sides of frame ll coact with ears 54' to slidably guide and mount the card carriage for horizontal adjustment transversely of the length of the machine.
  • Plate 55 of the card carriage is provided with a pair of pins ,61 for coacting with holes 58 of the stub t of card T (see Fig. 10) to definitely locate and hold the card in fixed position on the card carriage. Th the shifting of the carriage will likewise and to an equal extent shift the card.
  • the card supporting surfaces of plates 55 and 55 of the card carriage are alined with the guide passage formed between upper and lower.
  • card guides 65 and 69' fixed to frame H and located at opposite sides of the punch bar assembly (see Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6).
  • the card supporting surfaces of plates 65 and 65 and the passage between guides 59 and 59' are alined with card slots it of the punch bar.
  • the outside case or housing III has a slot or throat 10 (see Fig. 2)
  • Handle 60 is hinged by pin 52 to collar 63 for rockable movement relative to the collar (see Fig. 7) in a direction generally longitudinally of shaft 55, but since the collar is fixed to the shaft, rockable movement of the handle about the axis of the shaft, rigidly rocks the shaft correspondingly.
  • Shaft 55 has fixed thereto a pair of sectors H, each adjacent one of the side bars 54 of the card carriage (see Figs. 4, 5, 7, and 8). Each sector 1
  • the upper portion of handle 60 projects upwardly, externally through an H-shaped slot 14 in the top of easing Ill. 'The .slot 14 guides handle and restricts it to predetermined movements.
  • shaft is at its counterclockwise limit, indicated in Fig. 8, and the cardcarriage is locating the odd numbered card columns in punching position.
  • shaft 55 is rocked clockwise (Fig. 8) to shift the card carriage to the right one column width for locating the even numbered columns in punch position.
  • one of the sectors II is formed along an 'edge with a pair of notches 15 (see Fig. 8), each notch for engagement with a latch spring 16 in one extreme position of the shaft.
  • handle 60 is shifted along the Punch leg of the H slot 14, it does not vary the printing condition.
  • the handle is first. shifted to the middle of the "Punch side of the H slot I4. In this position of the handle, its pin 59 is directly in line with hole 58 of plate 54.
  • the handle is then moved through the connecting slot between the sides of the H slot and into the side marked Punch & print.
  • the latter action of the handle is a rocking action about hinge pin 62 and brings pin 59 of the handle into hole 58 of plate 54, thereby coupling the handle and plate for angular movement about the axis of shaft 55.
  • the handle is moved to the end marked Top of the Punch & print leg of the H slot.
  • shaft 55 is rocked to its counterclockwise limit to move the card carriage for locating the odd numbered columns in punching position.
  • the plate 54 now coupled to the handle, is rocked counterclockwise (as viewed in Fig. 9), causing pin 53 to rise which by its engagement with the U-shaped piece 52 of the latch releasing frame 4949-5lt5lb rocks the latter counterclockwise (as viewed in Fig. 3).
  • the rod 5lt of the latch release frame is thereby positioned for releasing latches 38t of hammers 3625 during the forward stroke of the latch release frame along with its carrying and reset frame 4243-4445.
  • print leg of the H slot 14 the card is set to have its odd numbered columns punched and interpreted at the top of the card by types 321..
  • handle 60 is shifted to the Bottom end of the Punch 8: print leg of the H slot 14.
  • This action of the handle rocks shaft 55 clockwise (Fig. 8) to cause the card carriage to shift the card one column width to the right, thereby placing the even numbered columns in punching position.
  • the same action of the handle rocks plate 54 clockwise (Fig. 9) to lower pin 53 causing the latch release frame to swing clockwise (as viewed in Fig. 3), thereby placing rod 5lb in position for releasing latches 38b of hammers 35b.
  • the card is set to have its even numbered columns punched and interpreted at the bottom by types 32b.
  • handle 60 is first shifted to the middle of the Punch & print leg of the H slot. This places plate 54 in its mean angular position, in which pin 53 holds the latch release frame in mean position shown in Fig. 3, with both rods 5
  • the extreme right hand bar I4 (as viewed in Figs. 1, 5, and 6) is set to transaction code value 5 by placing a stylus in the 5 notch I40, and sliding the bar forwardly till the stylus abuts bar 33.
  • the setting of bar l4 also places the 5 types 32t and 32b in printing position, respectively at the top and bottom of the card.
  • t-5Ib is carried by the reset frame along with the latter through its forward stroke.
  • t now in upper position, engages the lower arms of pawls 38t and unlatches the latter from all the hammers t.
  • Springs thereupon impel the hammers upwardly to strike the types 32t located in printing position.
  • the types in printing position have been selected by the value setting of punch bars l4 to correspond to and interpret the code perforations beingpunched in the odd numbered card columns.
  • a modification of the printing control is shown.
  • handle 68 is not associated with the printing controls but only with the card carriage for shifting the latter and the card carried thereby.
  • the modified printing control enables the columns of the printing means to be individually blocked out or rendered ineffective.
  • the reset frame does not carry a rockable latch release frame.
  • the modified reset frame comprises horizontally slidable side bars 88 with a pair of restoring cross rods Hi and 8") and also with a pair of latch releasing cross rods 82t and 82b. Extending parallel to punch bars l4 and below them are ten slides 83, one for each punch bar and for each pair of hammers 36t and 36b. The slides 83 are mounted in the same manner as the reset bars 88 on the pivot rods 84 of the hammers.
  • each slide 83 is adapted to engage and ride on studs 8523 and 85b extending transversely from the sides of a pair of hammers 38't and 36'1).
  • Slides 83 extend at the rear exteriorly of the casing in, and the rear portion of each slide has four longitudinally spaced notches 86 in its upper edge and similarly spaced notches 81 With a slide in the position shown in Fig. 11, the rearmost upper notch 86 is outside the casing and the slide is impositively held in position by engagement of a latch spring 88 with one of the lower notches 81.
  • the slide 83 associated with the punch bar is moved further to the rear by inserting a stylus in the rear notch 86 and shifting the slide to the rear until the next notch comes into view.
  • the slide will be held in this second position by coaction of spring latch 88 with the second notch 81 from the rear end.
  • a slot 88 of the slide is located above stud 85t of the associated hammer 36't while the lower edge of the slide still abuts stud 85b of the associated hammer 36'b.
  • cam disk 29' will permit link 41' to rock clockwise for moving the reset frame 88 through its forward stroke.
  • rods 82f and 82b will engage pawls 38't and 38'b, releasing them from hammers 38't and b.
  • the hammer 38t which has its stud below notch 89 of the associated slide 83 will thereupon be free to rock upwardy for striking the type 32't in printing position.
  • the corresponding hammer 36'b which has its stud 82b still engaged with the bottom of slide 83 will be unable to rock upwardly to cause printing, although the hammer has been unlatched from its pawl 38'b.
  • slide 83 is moved out another notch; that is, till the third notch 86 from the rear appears outside the casing.
  • this third position of a slide its bottom edge is again engaged with stud 85t of the associated hammer 36t but the angular cut-out 88 in the front end of the slide is above stud 85b of the associated hammer 36'b.
  • the latter will be free to operate when unlatched by pawl 38'!) while the alined hammer 38t will be restrained from operating, although unlatched by itsv pawl 38't.
  • the slide 83 associated with the printing means of this card column is set in the first position, blocking both hammers 38't and b from operation.
  • a fourth position of slides 83 is provided for enablin the perforation in one card column to be interpreted at the top and bottom.
  • column I may have its transaction code 5 interpreted at the top and bottom of the column, and column 2 (items) may similarly be interpreted at the top and bottom.
  • column 83 To place a slide 83 in its fourth position, it is moved rearwardly untillits fourth notch 86 from the end appears in view.
  • thereof lies above stud 85f and the front notch 98 is still above stud 85b of the associated pair of hammers 36't and b.
  • both hammers are free to operate when unlatched for causing top and bottom printing of an item jointly with the punching of this item in a card column.
  • means to punch a column of a record sheet with a designation representing an item according to a predetermined code means to record the item in conventional form to interpret the coded designation, means to select one of a plurality of different spaces adjacent the column to receive the item record from the recording means, operating means, and means operated by the operating means to cause the punching means to punch the column with the item designation and the recording means to record the item in the selected space.
  • means to punch a column of a record sheet with a designation representing an item according to a selected code means to print the item, to interpret the coded designation, at the top or bottom space adjacent the column, means to select either the top or bottom space to receive the item print from the printing means, operating means, and means operated by the operating means to cause the punching means to punch the item designation into the column and the printing means to. print the item in the selected space.
  • means to punch a column of a record sheet with a designation representing an item according to a selected code means arranged to print the item, to interpret the designation, at the top and bottom spaces adjacent the column, means to select either the top or bottom space or both spaces to receive the item print from .the printing means, operating means, and means operated by the operating means to cause the punching means to punch the item designation into the column and the printing means to print 'the item in the selected space or spaces.
  • types to print an interpretation of data designating perforations of columns of a record sheet at the top and bottom of the columns means to select the types for printing in accordance with the perforations in the columns, and means cooperating with the selected types to efiect printing of the interpretation at the top and bottom of the sheet columns.
  • types to print an interpretation of data designating perforations of columns of a record sheet at the top and bottom of the columns means to select the types for printing in accordance with the positions of the perforationsalong their columns, and means for selectively effecting printing by the selected types at either the top or bottom of the sheet columns.
  • each set having types to print an interpretation of a punched data designation in a column of a record sheet, means to simultaneously position types, one of each. set, each type corresponding to the designation in the column, the type of one set in position to print at the top of the column and the type of the other set in position to print at the bottom of the column, and means for selectively coacting with the positioned types to effect printing by one of them at a time.
  • means to punch columns of a record sheet with data designations means to print an interpretation of such designations, and means to effect punching of spaced columns together with interpretation by the printing means of the designations of the latter columns during one punching operation and during another punching operation to effect punching of columns interspersed between said spaced col-.
  • punching means' to punch coded designations in a record sheet having a plurality of columns to receive the designations printing means to print an interpretation of such designations, means to locate the sheet relative to the punching means to be punched in spaced columns, means for operating the printing means to interpret the latter columns along one line, means to alternatively locate the sheet relative to the punching means to be punched in columns intermediate the aforesaid spaced columns, and means to cause the printing means to interpret the intermediate columns along a line parallel to the first mentioned line.
  • punching elements arranged to simultaneously punch alternate columns of a record sheet with data designations during one punching operation
  • printing means to print an interpretation of the designations at the top or bottom of the columns
  • means to alternatively position the sheet relative to the punching means to be punched during one punch operation in certain alternate columns and to be punched during ano ther punching operation in the columns intermediate the previously punched columns
  • means to cause the printing means to print the interpretation of the columns punched during one punching operation along the top of the columns and to print the interpretation of the columns punched during the other punching operation along the bottom of the columns.
  • a punch bar having punching means to punch a column of a record sheet with coded information and having printing means to print an interpretation of such coded information at the top or bottom of the column, means to simultaneously locate the punching means and the printing means to punch and print corresponding information, and means for selectively effecting printing of the interpretation.
  • a punch bar havin punching means to punch one column of a record sheet at a time with coded information and having printing means to print an interpretation of the information adjacent the top or bottom of the column, means to locate the punching and printing means to punch andprint corresponding information, means to selectively effect printing by the printing means of the interpretation during the punching of said column adjacent the top of the column, means to shift the punch bar and sheet laterally relative to each other to locate a column next to the first-mentioned one in position to be punched during a second punching operation, and means to cause the printing means to print the interpretation of the column punched during the second operation adjacent the bottom of the latter column.
  • punching means to punch coded information into columns of a record sheet, means to position the sheet and punching means relatively for simultaneous punching of certain spaced columns of the record sheet, and means for alternatively positioning the sheet and punching means relatively for simultaneous punching of columns interspersed between the spaced columns.
  • punch bars each having punching means to punch one column of a record sheet at a time, the punching means of adjacent bars being spaced apart a distance which is a multiple of the space between adjacent card columns, means to position the sheet and punch bars relatively for punching of certain spaced columns, and means to shift the punch bars and sheet relatively to position the sheet; for punching in columns intermediate the aforesaid spaced columns.
  • punching means to punch coded information into spaced columns of a rec-- ord sheet during one operation, means to shift the sheet and punching means relatively to position the sheet for punching in columns intermediate the spaced columns, means to print an interpretation of the coded information in different portions of the sheet, and means controlled by the aforesaid shifting means for selecting the portion of the sheet to receive the printed interpretation.
  • punching means arranged to punch coded information into spaced columns of a record sheet during one operation, means to print an interpretation of the coded information in difierent portions of the sheet, means to select the columns to be punched, means to select the portion of the sheet to receive the interpretation,
  • punching means to punch columns of a record sheet with information in coded form
  • printing means to print said information adjacent the columns of the record sheet to interpret the punching thereof
  • said printing means including types and a coacting hammer with means for latching the hammer against operation
  • operating means means operated by the operating means for effecting punching operation
  • manual means settable at will to set the tripping means in position forrendering the latter ineffective to trip the hammer, so as to suppress printingv during a punching operation.
  • punching means to punch spaced columns of a record sheet at one punching operation and columns intermediate said spaced columns during a second punching operation
  • printing means to print an interpretation of the punchings in the sheet
  • means for selecting the columns to be punched during a punching operation and means, the eflectivity of which 20 is controlled by the position of the selecting means, for suppressing operation of the printing means during punching oi the columns.
  • printing means including types and a printing hammer for coacting with the types to effect a printing operation, means to latch the hammer, a device movable along either of a plurality of paths and including means effective when the device is moved along one of said paths for engaging and tripping the latch means from said hammer to cause operation of the latter and movable past said latch means without engaging or tripping the latter when said device is moved along another of said paths, selecting means to set the device for movement along a selected one of said paths, and operating means to move the device along the selected path.

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US2874632A (en) * 1955-06-22 1959-02-24 William F Collins Check printing and punching machine
US3036518A (en) * 1957-10-16 1962-05-29 Internat Postal Supply Corp Record punching and printing machine
US3049989A (en) * 1958-10-07 1962-08-21 Shell Oil Co Record punching machine
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US3094923A (en) * 1959-10-06 1963-06-25 John J Lobas Machine for imprinting and punching the number of shares on a stock certificate
US3143060A (en) * 1961-06-06 1964-08-04 Vip Inc Card printing and punching device
US3183829A (en) * 1962-12-11 1965-05-18 Hedman Company Check writing machine
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US2431714A (en) * 1941-06-24 1947-12-02 Underwood Corp Selective printing and punching machine
US2661682A (en) * 1945-08-30 1953-12-08 Automatic Systems Corp Automatic store
US2614489A (en) * 1947-09-03 1952-10-21 Ncr Co Remote-control recording mechanism
US2520077A (en) * 1949-08-23 1950-08-22 William H Wolowitz Printing identification plate or the like
US2874632A (en) * 1955-06-22 1959-02-24 William F Collins Check printing and punching machine
US3036518A (en) * 1957-10-16 1962-05-29 Internat Postal Supply Corp Record punching and printing machine
US3049989A (en) * 1958-10-07 1962-08-21 Shell Oil Co Record punching machine
US3088398A (en) * 1958-12-29 1963-05-07 Ibm Document preparation device
US3094923A (en) * 1959-10-06 1963-06-25 John J Lobas Machine for imprinting and punching the number of shares on a stock certificate
US3143060A (en) * 1961-06-06 1964-08-04 Vip Inc Card printing and punching device
US3183829A (en) * 1962-12-11 1965-05-18 Hedman Company Check writing machine
US3416443A (en) * 1966-07-08 1968-12-17 Brunswick Corp Selectively positionable print heads for scorer printer
US3638563A (en) * 1970-07-24 1972-02-01 Data Card Corp High-speed automatic card embosser
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