US2195860A - Control card blank - Google Patents

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US2195860A
US2195860A US113562A US11356236A US2195860A US 2195860 A US2195860 A US 2195860A US 113562 A US113562 A US 113562A US 11356236 A US11356236 A US 11356236A US 2195860 A US2195860 A US 2195860A
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Harry O George
Thomas R Skofteland
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/02—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/2419—Fold at edge
    • Y10T428/24215—Acute or reverse fold of exterior component
    • Y10T428/24231—At opposed marginal edges
    • Y10T428/2424—Annular cover
    • Y10T428/24248—One piece
    • Y10T428/24256—Abutted or lapped seam
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24273—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.] including aperture

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  • FIGJI /5 v NVENTOR
  • 'Ihis invention relates to 1 Claim.
  • control cards for statistical machines and various types of calculating machines such as Vtabulating and record sorting machines
  • Records containing data in the form of perforations are run through the machines and the machines are caused to perform certain operations such as the-sorting of the records, or
  • the location of perforations arranged in columns or otherwise determines the Value of the perforations and the machines are controlled in accordance with the location of the perforations.
  • the stock from which the cards are ⁇ made must be such that the effects of atmospheric conditions are minimized.
  • the dampness of the atmosphere must not cause the cards to swell or become soft along their edges and thu s cause the cards to stick in the throat or -be'come mutilated -by either the throat.- or the feed picker.
  • the stock from which the cards are made must be durable so that the 'damaging of the edges of the cards, by the card feed mechanisms, etc., is' reduced to a minimum. Slight defects in the edges thereof will often result in crumpling of the cards and consequent stoppage of the machine during the transition of the cards from the stack to another position. Also, the stock must be such that it,
  • the stock must also be of cards can be handled and such quality that the fed through the Amachines a large number of times Without being destroyed or so mutilated as to fail to feed properly in the machines.
  • a method for making these cards comprises pasting two or more sheets of paper together so as to produce cards'that are so balanced that atmospheric in thereon.
  • a method commonly employed for sensing the perforations comprises running the cards between a row of electric brushes onvone side, and an electric' contact plate or roller on the other.
  • 'I'he brushes usually comprise strands of fine wire 5 and a separate brush is associated with each column on.- the record card. Sensing takes place While the card is in motion. As the card passes under the brushes, Wherever a perforation appears in one of the columns, the brush associated with that column lwill reachy through the perfo. ration and engage the contact plate on the other side, thus closing a control electric circuit through a 4magnet or relay to control the operation of the machine.
  • the location of the perforation in the column represents the value of the entry and also determines the time ⁇ in the card feeding cycle at which the circuit is closed, and the time at which the circuit is closed determines the control upon the machine.Y In other words, it determines the value to be added in the accumulating devices or to be printed upon a report sheet.
  • I specks may be minute particles of carbon or coal dust, or metallic or other substances which are capable of acting as conductors for electric current.
  • An object of the present invention is to produce a record card in lwhich defective spots will u ents.
  • Another object of the invention is to produce a multi-ply pasted control card with one or both edges more durable than the usual slitter cut edge card described in the aforementioned pat-
  • Such cards may be produced by slitting the paper to be pasted into strips twice the desired width of the control card and folding in such a manner that the cut edges meet along the central portion of the card, The long edges of the finished card have no cut edges since they are formed by the folds in the paper. In this manner, smooth edges difficult to fray are thus produced.
  • Cards may be produced by the following methods involving this principle:
  • the cut edges may form a straight line along a longitudinal line of the card.
  • out edges may be indented either in a symmetrical or unsymmetrical manner, and formed so as to correspond, which may be fitted or locked together, and not form a line of weaknessalong the longitudinal line of the card.
  • Fig. 1 is apla'nview of a strip of paper from which the ⁇ cards may formed.
  • Fig. 2 is a view to show how areformed.
  • Fig. 3 is a view illustrating one form of Jfinished record card printed and punched, ready to use to the folded edges control the operations of statistical machines.
  • FIG. 4, 5 and 8 illustrate other forms of record cards embodyingthe principle of the presentinvention.
  • Fig'. 9 illustrates a'finished record card of the typev well known at present, printed and punchedfor use andillustratlng carbon specks and slime v spots.
  • Fig. 10 is a section l view of a type of card feed.- ing mechanism. ⁇ l Fig. 11 illustrates a'con'trol vcard being sensed in a calculating machine, v
  • Fig. 1 Vthe card stock I is shown and lcom prises a sheet of paper, the width (a) of which is cordance withthe present invention, the specks twice the width of a control card to be formed.
  • Fig. 3 shows a complete card 8 with .5
  • control perforations 9 located in the various columns at .different index point positions to represent A different values. These perforations serve to controll the operation of the calculating or other machines.
  • reference numeral Il designates a stack of perforated control cards III-a as shown in Fig. 9, from which the cards are picked off one by one by the usual card pickerv II which feeds a card through thethroat I2 to the transport rolls I3.
  • 'I'he picker II is moved or positioned to and fro in the usual way by means of a lever I4 pivoted upon shaft I5 and moved through connecting link I6 by a disk I1 which is operated by suitable means, such as a 40 motor (not shown).
  • Fig. 4 it is shown that in some cases the edges 26 and 21 of the paper stock 2d may be cut in a straight line and folded so that the long edges of the cards are formed by the folded portions of the paper stock and pasted together by the adhesive 29 to produce the completed card 30 as shown in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 8 only one edge 3
  • an inner core or strip of paper stock 33 may be pasted to a portion of the paper stock 35 comprising a vsheath which may be made of a higher quality of paper, the edges 31 and 38 of which may be cut as described hereinbefore, and folded in the manner in 'accordance with the principles of the present invention to form a multi-ply control card comprising at least three plies and one in which the long edges are formed from folds in the outer sheath of paper.
  • control cards may be formed and .which have been found to be more durable and more diiiicult to fray, in this manner, imparting longer life to the control cards, making it possible to use cheaper grades of paper, creating freedom from foreign or conducting particles, and uniformity of the two formed surfaces.
  • a control card blank for use in record card controlled statistical machines comprising a sheet of imperforate material having serrated edges, said sheet being folded in along two lines disposed parallel to one another to form a card of uniform thicknessl the longitudinal edges of said card being formed by the folds of the sheet, and the said serrated edges of the sheet when folded in and secured interlacing one another on one side of the said card.

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DENDAT691452D DE691452C (fr) 1936-12-01
NL50877D NL50877C (fr) 1936-12-01
US113562A US2195860A (en) 1936-12-01 1936-12-01 Control card blank
FR830131D FR830131A (fr) 1936-12-01 1937-11-29 Cartes pour machines à statistiques
GB33089/37A GB506538A (en) 1936-12-01 1937-11-30 Improvements in control cards for record card controlled statistical or accounting machines

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2506915A (en) * 1946-11-06 1950-05-09 Fraser Products Company Binding strip joint
US2694662A (en) * 1950-06-10 1954-11-16 Eastman Kodak Co Opaque sheeting and method of making same
US2775405A (en) * 1953-08-18 1956-12-25 Paston Louis Coded envelope to facilitate sorting
US2777631A (en) * 1953-10-14 1957-01-15 Zalkind Joseph Statement sheet and envelope
US3305418A (en) * 1962-04-25 1967-02-21 Siemens Ag Method and apparatus for use in the fabrication of electrical capacitors

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2506915A (en) * 1946-11-06 1950-05-09 Fraser Products Company Binding strip joint
US2694662A (en) * 1950-06-10 1954-11-16 Eastman Kodak Co Opaque sheeting and method of making same
US2775405A (en) * 1953-08-18 1956-12-25 Paston Louis Coded envelope to facilitate sorting
US2777631A (en) * 1953-10-14 1957-01-15 Zalkind Joseph Statement sheet and envelope
US3305418A (en) * 1962-04-25 1967-02-21 Siemens Ag Method and apparatus for use in the fabrication of electrical capacitors

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