US2362330A - Manifolding stationery - Google Patents

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N0v.'7,1944. l H, J, WMEWTR` 2,362,330

MANIFOLDING STATIONERY Original vFiled Feb. 20., 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 7, 1944.l

H. J. wAEcHrER. 2,362,330

MANIFOLDING STATIONERY l y Original Filed Feb. 20, 1941 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 7, 1944 MANIFOLDING STATIONERY 3 Harry lJ. Waechter, vMount Healthy,

'signor-,to Paul Benninghofenand Fritz G. Dies# i i bach, Hamilton, Ohio, trustees .Original application Febru Divided and t ary 20,1941, serial No.' his application December so, 1942, serial No. 470,602r n f e claims. c1.2s2 21 This invention relates to manifolding or ycontinuous lforming stationeryvof the type utilized in autographic registers which present the forms successively upon a writing platen and which are effective for feeding, aligning and delivering the forms. Y

More particularly, this invention is directedto improvements in manifolding stationery which comprises a plurality of superimposed forms; or, in other words, a manifolding pack with the sets of forms separated from each other by means of weakenedtransverse lines lwhich permit separation. y

f The present application constitutes a division of co-pending applicationv Serial No, 379,850 led February 20, 1941, and entitled Autographic register, which application has now issued into Patent No. 2,326,109 dated August 10, 194.3. The register disclosed in the co-pending application is reffective for feeding the continuous form sta-l tionery of this invention.l y

It has been an object of the present inventor provlde manifolding 1 stationery which is purpose regardless of variation monshaft which is spring urged to provide a peripheral contact between the two sets.

The feeding mechanism may incorporate three sets of rolls, one engaging the strips midway of at the appropriate point. At this point, the center roll continues the feed until the forms, regardless of their lengths within practicallimits,

are substantially delivered; whereuponthe tread 4 surface of the center roll orv disc engages' the upper roll through theenlarged apertures in the paper, and the feed is delinitely stopped insofar `engagement with. the apertures 'tinued as engagement -by the tread as the center rollsare concerned. Thereupon, pins associated with the outer.y rolls move into andA feed Vand align the strips -in the nal short feedingphase.

The center-holesin the paper are of suicient sizevto permitlagofy the marginal apertures relative to the line'of contact ofthe outer1rollsso that the apertures can beentered by the vpins without tearing the paper.rv forded by the large central apertures permits the last -feeding phase `without l y interference from the central rolls. These central rollscontinue to engage through the aperturewithout placingany drag on thestrips. i *i The strips, making up thesuccessive packs of sales forms, include weakenedvtear-oif lines dening vthe sales forms or slips. Each form includes three apertures which cooperate with the three Vsets of,rolls. 'I'he central aperture, as

stated, is larger than the marginal apertures, yfor the purpose of permitting theprevlously described .lag of the marginal .apertures and the nal aligning feed of the `paper without interfeed the/strips; i and three, Ya. minor feeding operation wherein the strips are and the forms dispensed. A n

In the rst stage, the strips are always advanced a distance slightlyflessthan. the Vshortest .form`A of thelower to be used. vInthis stage, all three feed rolls engage the strips. f

In the second stage,,feedingofthev strips i means of the two marginal feed rolls is ,discon-y portions ceases. Thereupon, alone is effective.

advances vthe f strips in the superimposedtween the compensating rolls.` At this time, the feeding .contact of the compensating vrolls with the strips is broken since therollsx'contact each other through .the

The, clearance af'- anadjusting feeding. operation the compensating rolls are employed tof absolutely aligned the compensatingk feed ,roll Thecompensating, feed roll until-'the central apertures. forms "are all aligned' bef .central apertures.' Thus, Y it;`

l2 2,362,330 will be obvious that within practical limits, any slightly beyond the line of the periphery of the length of form may be dispensed. roll. The' pins may be made integrally with the In the third stage or phase of feed, which is feed rolls, as shown, and are positioned on the inreferred to as the aligning phase, the pins assoside of the roll in each case. The compensating ciated with the outer feed rolls become effective 5 feed roll 35 is mounted on the shaft 24 medially, by engagement within the lagging marginal between the two feed rolls. apertures. At this time, lof course, the outer feed The adjusting 0I compensating feed roll 35 has rolls are out of engagement with the strips and a Continuous tread; that is to say, at 110 pOint iS the pins may move in easily and advance the .it relieved. Thus, it is ContinuOLlSly eieCtVe for strips by engagement with the forward walls of 10 feeding the paper until it has fed the strips t0 the marginal apertures. At this time, the strips (brng'the Central apertures in registry between it 1 slip forwardly between the central rolls within and its upper IQll, as illustrated in Figure 8. The the clearance afforded by the large apertures. :Outer .feed IOIIS 34 provide tread pOrtions 40 ex-4 other objects and certain advantages of the tending around approximately two-thirds of present invention will be more fully apparent l5 'their circumferences. The balance of the outer pins without damage to the strips, such as would ce the case if the apertures were too far advanced. Therefore, in this nal phase of strip advance, the strips are completely aligned; that is to say, the apertures are aligned since the pins contact the fo-rward walls of the apertures and advance the strips by direct contact with the forward edges of the apertures, thus pulling them all into aligned contact against the forward faces of the pins.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A pack of sales forms of the type adapted to be fed through a manifolding machine, comprising superimposed strips of paper, including successively arranged sales forms separated by weakened transverse tear lines, said superimposed strips folded in zigzag form on said weakened tear lines, the strips making up the forms including for each form a series of three feed control apertures, said apertures disposed in transverse alignment, the central aperture beingof greater size than the outer two, the corresponding apertures of the respective strips and forms being in alignment when the forms are zigzag folded.

2. A continuous strip of sales forms, said forms adapted to be separated along weakened transverse tear lines, each form including three feed control apertures, one aperture located -centrally and being of larger diameter than the others and the other two located in transverse alignment with the rst and adjacent the respective sides of the strip,

3. A pack of sales forms of the type adapted to be fed through a manifolding machine, compris' ing superimposed strips of paper, including sucsize than the outer two, the apertures of the respective superimposed forms being in alignment when the forms are zigzag folded.

HARRY J WAECHTER.

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