US2591728A - Locked copy ticket writer - Google Patents

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April 8, 1952 F. R. scHULz LOCKED lCOPY TICKET WRITER Filed April 7, 195o 2 SHEETS- SHEET l 7 .7| w w A Iv 2H 9 WWHMWMNNNWW. ITLI m rlsi I 5 4 m s n W uw n0 .a 2 5 a 5 A 6 l5 5 MAI MUIIIIN. -um i .l s/ i..- O/ 1 1111! .I M F 5. .5 wl D m. 1J

INVENTOR FRED R. SCHULZ ATTORNEY April 8, 1952 F. R. scHuLz LOCKED COPY TICKET WRITER Filed April :7. 195o 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 2 L U H C S R D E R F ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, 1952 LOCKED COPY TICKET WRITER Fred R. Schulz, Berkeley Heights, N. J., assignor to Sondon` Systems Corporation' Red Bank, N. J.,a corporation of New lJersey Application April 7, 1950, Serial No. 154,523

14 Claims. (Cl. 282-5) tion inthe device and in automatically effecting A a successive sales slip or ticket from the device. More particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character described having an automatic control for definitely positioning the locked copy sheet with respect to the writing area `of the'device and a sales ticket disposed over said area'.

Thenovel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawings, in which, certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separateparts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of'a lockedv copy writer` device made according to my" invention.

Fig. 2 isl a longitudinal sectional plan view of `the device onan enlarged scale withparts of the` construction broken awayv and omitted.

n Fig."` 3.

5 is abrokensection on' the'line'E-E of Fig. 2 on anv enlarged scale.

Fig. Gis a partial'section on the line .I5-6j of Fig;VV 5. Y

` Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one end andside portion of the device omitting the outer casing `and 'omitting the. sales tickets.

`vFig'f is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing only partv of the construction on an enlarged scale with partsy broken away and with parts in a different position. d

. Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-19 of Fig. 8; and'- Fig. ll .is a perspective detail View illustrating sheet flexure by the control arm of the device..

. Considering Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a locked copy ticket writer I comprising antelongated thin casing, the top wall' of which has-a large rectangular opening I6, said wall adjacent the. opening having a pair of key pins Ilufor,positioningrsales tickets I8, one at a time thereon,1inthe,operation of recording sales; The

top wall ofthe'casing, adjacentthenpperend thereof, is bevelled, as seen at I9, to a contracted discharge end 20, whereas the other end'of 'the casing is rounded, as seen at 2l.l Pivoted tothe sides of the contractedend 20 is a handle member 22 which can be folded onto the lowersurface of the casing, when not in use.

One 'side wall 23 of the casing has an elongatedslot 24, in which an outwardly protruding iingerpieceY 'or hand-grip 25 passes and operates,`as later described. '.j

Considering now Fig. `3 of the drawing, at-26 is shown the bottom wall of the casing which has a large opening extending from the uppercon- 'tracted end 23 to apoint adjacent the ends Vof tickets I8 supported inthe casing and 'this opening is controlled` by a cover 21 hinged, asseen at 2-8, the cover having suitable key lock mecha# nism, not shown, for retaining the same in closed position.A The bottoml wall 26 and cover 21 have supporting feet, as at 29, of suitable cushioning material for arranging the device, when notfin use, on a table, counter or other support.

Supported beneath the opening I6 is a thin strip or sheet of suitable carbon or transfer ma'- terial 30 which is held in position by bordering strips, part of which areseen at 3| in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Arranged below the sheet 3|.'Ifis a table or platform 32, over which the lockedcopy strip or sheet 33 passes. The strip is disposed beneath the transfer sheet 30, as will be-apparent.

At the upper portion of the casing is a com'- partment, the bottom wall of which is indicated at 34 in Fig. 3 of the drawing and, in this compartment and supported upon the Wall 34;A is a folded stack of the more or less endless sheet 33, as partially seen at 33' in Fig. 3.

The end of the sheet is threaded through the machine by passing downwardly over arounded upwardly protruding portion 35 of the WallV 34 near the top of the device and then around a drum or large roller 36, from which the' strip 33 passes upwardly onto the table or platform 32. Considering Fig. 3, it will be noted that the upper end of this platform is depressed and slightly rounded, as seen at 32".

The strip 33 then passes over a roundedportion 3'I` near the lower portion of the casing and, thus, onto the core 38 of a spool 39, note in this connection Fig. 5 of the drawing. The spoolv 39 .constitutes the direct medium of winding ofthe strip 33. vThe spool has an axis portion-4 0 rotatably supported in the casing I5, as seen at 4I. The axis `40 includes a friction drive disc 42 having la plurality of friction beds, as at 43, the disc and axis supporting a sprocket 44 actuated by a ball chain drive 45, part of this chain being more clearly illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawing.

The chain 45 also passes around another sprocket 46 disposedat one end of the drum 36, the drum having a suitable support in side frame plates of the device. These plates are shown :at 41 and 48 in Fig. 2 of the drawing. An offset extension of the plate 41 is shown at 41 in Fig. 6, and also seen in Fig. 2, and a similar offset of the frame 48 is seen at 48 in Fig. 2 and in section in Fig. 5. l

Considering Fig. 4 of the drawing, it will appear that the sprocket 46 is secured to the outer end of a trunnion or shaft portion 49 on the drum 36 and inwardly of the sprocket is a friction disc 50 and a ratchet 5|. 'I'he ratchet 5I is indicated clearly in Fig. 8 of the drawing.

Secured to the frame 48 and extending longitudinally thereof is a channel rail 52, note Figs. 'I andi). Mounted upon and movable longitudinally of this rail is a slide carriage 53. The carriage lias a housing portion 54 terminating at its upper end in a pair of hook-shaped flanges 55 which operate in the upper channel 56 formed by Vthe rail 52, as clearly seen. The lower portion 51 of the carriage bears against the face of the rail, .as illustrated clearly in Fig. 9 of the drawing. The ngerpiece or hand-grip 25 is secured to the slide or carriage 53, as at 25', clearly noted in Fig. '7.

The carriage or slide has, at the lower portion 51 thereof, an upwardly directed extension 56 having, on the upper surface thereof, teeth forming a rack 59, note Fig. 7, Supported on the extension 58 and extending slightly beyond the rackr 59 is an upwardly curved spring finger 66. VThe housing portion 54 of the slide or carriage .53also has, near its outer portion, an upwardly extending bevelled trip-finger 6I. At this time, it might be well to say that the terms upwardly and otherwise are associated with respect to what is termed the upwardly contracted end 29 of the casing.

Supported in the housing 54 of the carriage i 53 is an axis 62 supporting a clutch disc 63 having a series of recesses in the periphery thereof, one of which is shown at 64 in Fig. 8 of the drawing. vOne wall 65 of this recess is slightly bevelled to facilitate jamming of a clutch ball 66 against a vsprocket 61 in utilizing the sprocket as a means lto'feed or drive the chain 45.

The ball 66 operates against a U-shaped spring 68 in the recess 64 in freeing the sprocket so as to rotate freely around the clutch disc 63. In other words, when the finger-grip is moved from its extreme upper position, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing to the lowered position in the slot, the clutch 63 jams or locks the sprocket 61 to establish a definite coupling engagement with the chain 45, thus serving to draw the chain in the direction mentioned and rotate the spool 39 to wind the strip 33 thereon and, at the same time, to rotate the drum 36.

In the aforesaid stroke motion of the fingerpiece 25, should the operator fail to complete the stroke and return the ngerpece 25 to the upper position, as shown in Fig. 1 then, in this operation, the sprocket 61 is free to rotate and feed itself along the chain, which isnt moved. The operator will then realize the necessity of feeding :the strip 33 a greater depth and will again move the fingerpiece in the downward direction 4through the ydrive of the chain until a control `finger 69, constituting part of a long arm 10, has

passed over the T-crosshead portion 1| of a slit in the strip 33. The other portion 12 of the T-slit allows the finger 68 to drop downwardly, flexing the portions 13 of the sheet 33 in this operation in the manner indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 10 of the drawing. This operation takes place when the edge 69 of the finger registers with the crosshead 1I. The finger 69 of the arm 19 is held in light tensional engagement with the strip 33 at all times by a spring 14, note Fig. 8, one end of the spring being secured to the casing and the other end to a pin 15 which operates in an elongated slot 16 in a pawl 11. The arm 10 and pawl 11 are both swingably mounted on a common pivot 18. A spring 19 operates to hold the pawl in a depressed position. However, it will appear that the linger 69 supported by the sheet 33 holds the pawl in raised inoperative position with respect to the ratchet 5I, as seen in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The finger 69 is arranged on an upwardly, as well as angularly offset portion 10 of the arm 10 and, adjacent the offset portion is an outwardly extending trip plate 86, which plate is adapted to be engaged by the trip extension 6I on the slide or carriage 53 to move the arm 10 into raised position, in other words, assuming that the arm 19 has dropped to lower the finger 69, thus allowing the pawl 11 to drop into operation engagement with the ratchet 5 I, as seen in Fig. 8. This then locks the ratchet against any further feed motion of the chain or the strip 33. However, the flngerpiece 25 is then moved upwardly in the slot 24, returning the same to the position shown in Fig. l, in which operation, the ratchet 61 rotates freely around the clutch 63 and rides along the chain and this operation continues until the trip 6I moves the arm 16 and pawl 11 into raised position, as shown in Fig. 3.

During the aforesaid return stroke motion of the carriage 53 by the fingerpiece 25, the rack 59 operates to rotate a pinion 8| at one end of a shaft 82, on which are arranged a pair of spiked discs 82' which operate as feed discs for feeding the uppermost ticket |8 in a pile to deliver or feed the same through a discharge slit .83 at the top of the device. Suitable tension means, not shown, will maintain an uppermost ticket of the pile in position to be engaged by said spiked discs. At the end of the shaft 82 is a clutch 84, generally similar 4to the clutch 63 for providing the direct feed drive of the roller 62 only as and when the pinion 8| is driven by the rack 59. The spring finger provided on the rack is simply to engage the pinion Ito positively set the teeth for proper meshing with the first tooth of the rack should one of the teeth of the pinion be in a non-meshing alinement. It will be apparent that the operation of the rollers 82 takes place only as and when the rack establishes a driving engagement with the pinion 8| and on completing the stroke which is sufficient to project one of the tickets I8 sufficiently to be grasped by the hand; then in the reverse motion of the rack 59, the

' pinion 8| will be rotated but the shaft 82 and spiked discs 82 will remain idle, the clutch being then in an inoperative position.

Returning now to the lower end of the casing and the spool mounting, it will appear that another axis support 85 is provided for the spool 39, this axis being supported by a spring arm 86, note Figs. 2, 5 and '7, the axis 85 passing freely through an aperture 81 in the frame extension 41. The spring arm 86 is held in operative position by a swinging yoke or retaining member 88,

rotatablefonltheaxis 85,'.` the member 8-8 having a .pairsof flngersf89l adapted .to 'span the frame..

4'I'iand.- the springfarm 86 in maintaining the axisinzaposition,to properly support the spool 391'.. However,:,when the top of the casing is removedbyfsuitable 'control means, .which is not The above operation takes place as ,and when it'iis'; necessary for removal of the .locked copy strip orsheetf33.`

'Ihespoolz33 is of a .two-part construction, as more. Jclearly.descr.ibed in a companion applicationpled of equal date herewith, and by separatingthe separate parts of the spool, the cylinde'r Aof wound. strip 33 can easily be removed,

whereupon the spool may be reassembled and placed-in the device, preparatory to lthe Winding of another. strip, ysimilar to the strip 33 thereon.

It lwill be apparent that the T-slits 1I-12 are positioned on the strip 33 at measured spaced inter-vals so as to properly position a, length ,of the strip beneath the opening I6 for recording of sales written on a ticket I8 disposed over said opening. The table or platform portion 32, or its extension 32', has an aperture 92 therein, note Fgs.'2 and 10, one end wall of this aperture having bevelled wall portions, as at 93, and the finger 69 isadapted to drop into the aperture 9.2 as and when the crosshead portion II of the slit reaches the position, just beyond the lbevelled walls 93, as-.:at 94, note Fig-2". This position is also indicated in Fig. 10 of the drawing. The bevelled walls 93 serve to feed the depressed portions 13 of the strip 33 upwardly in the next successive feed-of said strip. A pair of rubber rollers 95 are supported on a swinging rod 96 and are adapted to. hold the strip 33 against the drum 36, as indicatedinFigZ, anda spring 91 engages the arm 96 to hold the rollers 95 in operative position.

Fromithe' foregoing.v it will be apparent that,

in the' normal feed motion-of the strip 33 through thev medium/of the chain drive actuated through theacarriage or slide, 53. having the fingerpiece25,`

the strip is Iwound `upon the spool 39and a new section-ofy the'stripis positioned beneath the OpeningJIS. This ,position is. controlled by `the droppinggof thengerfSS into the aperture 92 asandwhen the crosshead II of a new slit ape proaches the position previously. mentioned. Then :the carriage is'molved upwardly, whichoperation '.eifectspne of the tickets I8 which `is lstripped fromthe machine byv hand, then placed over-thepin I'I and :a new sales recorded. s After the. salesnhave'been recorded, this ticket is removed andthe aboye operation is again'repeated tobring anew section of the strip I3 into position,y the. previous sectionwith the. recorded sales thereon having been wound upon or, at least for the mostpart, the spool 39.`

Havingzfully described my invention, .what I copy.` sheet is .adapted to. Ibe `moved; means zfor.. it supporting, an elongated; copy :sheetin folded position inA the casingfbeneath said :p1atform;\. spool rotatablysupported in'one endof `the cas..l

ing-and on whichA saidsheet sadaptedto'bezv Wound,a drum rotatably supportediin thee other f" end of :the casing,` said spooland .drum-.having. sprocket ends overawhicha .chain .is vadapted .to passione sidewall offthe` casing havingan .elongatediaperture, a railzextending longitudinally of. the casing inwardly. o-fsaid aperture, a slidezmov-s able..longitudinallynof. the;.rail .and .3 having 1a z. ngerpiece portion extending .through said aper-J.- ture, aclutch sprocket mounted on 'andmovabley with said slide and operatively,engagingthe chai-n.;4 in positive feedV of vthe chain' .in vone direction tog;

wind said zsheet on said spool, and. the clutchof.

said .last-named sprocket facilitating-.free move.;

ment. of. the. slide longitudinally of. the. chain in;`

theopposite` direction. f l

2...A device .of .the character. described,.com., prisinga casing, havingv a .rectangular opening...`

in one wall thereof, withmeans on said .wallrforf supporting a vticket oversaid opening, a `plat-:- form in .the .casingl `beneath said opening,.:'over.:

which a copy sheet is adapted to be moved, means.

for supporting an` elongated copy sheet in folded position in the casing beneathsaid platform.a spool. rotatably Asupported in fone end of the cas-x.

ing.. anden which said sheet is `adapted tobe.y

wound,` a drum rotatably lsupported in the other.: end of .the casing,lsaid spool Vand drum having@` sprocket ends. over `which a chain is adapted `to pass, one side. wall ofthe casing having an elon;

gated aperture, `a rail extending longitudinally. of Vl in positive .feed of the chain in one direction-toV windsaid sheet on said spool, the clutch of said last named sprocket facilitating free movement of the slide `longitudinally ofthe chain in the opposite direction, said sheet having, at predeterl mined spaced intervals, slits, and means comprising attensioned finger engaging said sheetl in alinement with the slits thereinfor controlling free movement of said slide upon the finger engaging a slit in said sheet.

3. A device of the character described',` comprising a casing, having a rectangular opening in one wall thereof, withv means on said wall forsupporting a ticket over said opening, a platform in the casing beneath said opening, `over whichv a Acopy sheet is adapted to be moved,means for supporting an elongated copy sheet in folded position in the casing beneath said platform, a spool rotatably supported in one end of the casing yand on which said sheet is adapted to be wound, a drum rotatably supported in the other end of the casing, said spool and drum having sprocket ends over which a chain is adapted to pass, one side wall of .the casing having an elongated aperture, a rail extendingv longitudinally of the casing inwardly of said aperture, a'slide movable longitudinally of the rail and having a ngerpiece portion extending through said aperture, a clutch sprocket mounted on and movable with said slide and operatively engaging the chain inpositive feed of the chain in one direction to wind said sheet on said spool, the clutch of said last named sprocket facilitating free movement of the slide longitudinally of the chain iin. the.'opposite.,.direction,.said sheet having, at

predetermined spaced intervals, slits, means comprising a. tensioned nger engaging said sheet 1n alinement with the slits therein for controlling free movement of said slide upon the linger engaging a slit in said sheet, andY said last named means including a pawl and ratchet structure at one end of said drum and adapted to check rotation of the drum in one direction.

4. In a device of the character described employing a copy sheet on which sales are adapted to bev recorded, a' casing, means comprising a spool at one end of the casing for Winding said sheet in storage of recorded sections thereon, a chain andsprocket structure for rotating said spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing, said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a flngerpiece portion protruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on said slide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction to rotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticket ejector means, and means actuated by the rack portion of said slide for operating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets from the storage through one end of said casing.

5. In a device of the character described em.- ploying a copy sheet on which sales are adapted to be recorded, a casing, means comprising a spool at oneend of the casing for winding said sheet in storage of recorded sections thereon, a chain and sprocket structure for rotating said spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing, said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a fingerpiece portion protruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on said slide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction to rotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticket ejector means, means actuated by the rack portion of said slide for operating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets from the storage through one end of said casing, and means comprising a pawl and ratchet for feed movement of the chain in said rst named direction.

.6. In a device of the character described employing a copy sheet on which sales are adapted to berecorded, a casing, means comprising a spool at one end of the casing for winding said sheet in storage of recorded sections thereon, a chain A and-sprocket structure for rotating said spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing, said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a finger piece portion protruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on said slide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction to rotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticket ejector means, means actuated by the rack portion of said slide for operating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets from the storage through one end of said casing, means comprising'a pawl and ratchet for feed movement of the chain in said first named direction, and means comprising a spring actuated nger operatively engaging said sheet controlling movement of said pawl into operative position.

7. In a device of the character described, employing a copy sheet on which sales areadapted to be recorded, a casing, means comprising a spool at one end of the casing for Winding said sheet in storage of recorded sections thereon, a chain and sprocket structure for rotating said spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing, said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a ngerpiece portion protruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on said slide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction to rotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticket ejector means, means actuated by the rack portion of said slide for operating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets from the storage through one end of said casing, means comprising a pawl and ratchet for feed movement of the chain in said rst named direction, means comprising a spring actuated nger operatively engaging said sheet controlling movement of said pawl into operative position, and means on said carriage engaging said finger to move said pawl into inoperative position.

8. In locked copy writers of the characterv described employing an elongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of the casing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheet and Winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinally spaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in alinement with said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking Winding movement of said sheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position, and said finger releasing the pawl for movement into operative position upon engagement of the nger with a slit in said sheet.

9. In locked copy Writers of the character described employing an elongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of the casing for Winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheet and Winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinally spaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in' alinement with said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking winding movement of said sheet on the spool, said nger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement into operative position upon engagement of the finger with a slit in said sheet, and said sheet feed means having means for moving said pawl into inoperative position in one directional movement of said feed means.

10. In locked copy writers of the character described employing an elongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of the casing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheet and winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinally spaced slits, a spring control nger engaging the sheet in alinement with said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking Winding movement of said vsheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement into operative position upon engagement of the finger with a slit in said sheet, and said rst named means including means for moving said pawl into inoperative position.

11. In locked copy writers of the character described employing an elongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of the casing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheet and winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinally spaced slits, a spring control finger engaging thesheet in alinement with said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking winding movement of i said sheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement into operative position upon engagement of the iinger with a slit in said sheet, means for storing tickets in the casing, and means actuated by said first named means for discharging tickets one at a time from said casing.

12. In locked copy Writers of the character described employing an elongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of the casing for Winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheet and winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinally spaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in alinement with. said slits, a

pawl and ratchet for checking Winding move-` ment of said sheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position, said :linger releasing the pawl for movement into operative position upon engagement of the finger with a slit in said sheet, means for storing tickets in the casing, means Vactuated by said first named means for discharging tickets one at a time from said casing, said last named means comprising a rack on the first named means, a pinion driven by said rack, and a ticket gripping and feed disc and a clutch controlling rotation of said disc in one direction.

13. In ticket writers of the character described, a casing in which a locked copy sheet is adapted to be arranged, a spool at one end of the casing on which the sheet with recordings thereon is adapted to be wound, said spool having pivot axes at the ends thereof, one pivot axis 10 including a friction disc, means in the casing for driving said disc, the other pivot axis being yieldably supported in the casing facilitating attachment and detachment of the spool, and

means rotatable about the last named axis for clamping said axis in operative position.

14.-. In ticket Writers ofthe character described, a casing in Which a locked copy sheet is adapted to .be arranged, a spool at one end of the casing on which the sheet with recordings thereon is adapted to be wound, said spool having pivot axes at the ends thereof, one pivot axis including a friction disc, means in the casing for driving said disc, the other pivot axis being yieldably supported in the casing facilitating attachment and detachment of the spool, means rotatably about the last named axis for clamping said axis in operative position, and

said clamping means having means for moving vand supporting said axes in inoperative position.

FRED R. SCHULZ.

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