US2805085A - Pattern marking device - Google Patents

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Sept. 3, 1957 L. WEINBERG PATTERN MARKING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 17, 1955 V INVEN TOR. LEWIS WEINBERG BY p AI'IJH/V') us 2 N5 I? Sept. 3, 1957 WEINBERG 2,805,085

PATTERN MARKING DEVIQE Filed Nov. 17, 1955 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. LEWIS WEINBERG Sept. 3, 1957 WEINBERG 2,805,085

PATTERN MARKING DEVICE Filed Nov. 1'7, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. LEWIS WEINBERG United States Patent 2,805,085 PATTERN MARKING DEVICE Lewis Weinberg, New York, N. Y. Application November 17, 1955, Serial No. 547,520 4 Claims. (Cl. 2825) Summarized briefly, the present invention comprises a table supported horizontally between a pair of end frames, each carrying a plurality of rolls. Supportable upon the table are webs of paper, unwound from the rolls of one frame, and adapted to be wound upon the rolls of the other frame, with said other frame having its rolls formed with meshing gears, so that simultaneous rotation of the rolls of the respective frames will be provided. Mounted upon one end frame are additional rolls, on which carbon paper, inked on both sides, is wound, and the carbon paper is extendible between selected webs extending from the firstnamed rolls so that, when a garment pattern or the like is produced upon the uppermost web, and pressure is applied along the designs marked thereon by means of a pencil or stylus, the pattern will be impressed upon the portions of the webs supported upon the table, after which rotation of the geared rolls is effected for the purpose of positioning over the table superposed, clean portions of the webs. Associated with the webs of carbon paper is a retaining pin assembly, adapted to be shifted into position efiective to hold the carbon paper against slippage longitudinally of the table from the desired positions of the carbon paper between the superposed webs or laminations on which the pattern is to be transferred.

The broad object of the present invention is to provide a conveniently operable, relatively simple structure adapted to permit the swift reproduction of a garment pattern, on a plurality of sheets, while at the same time facilitating the winding of said sheets upon a plurality of rolls in an arrangement wherein the pattern can be repeated over the full lengths of the wound sheets.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a structure of the nature referred to wherein the marking of the pattern on the webs extending from a plurality of adjacent rolls will be facilitated by the provision of specially arranged and novelly formed pin means for holding the carbon paper used in the process releasably in position over the table, in interleaved relationship with the webs.

Yet another object is to provide a device as stated wherein the removal of the several rolls will be facilitated by a particular mounting of the rolls upon the end frames, which mounting will be such that on exhaustion of the material wound upon the rolls, said rolls can be swiftly replaced by new rolls.

A further object of importance is to so relate the several rolls of paper on which the pattern is to be marked as to cause all the rolls to be exhausted substantially simultaneously, concurrently with the completion of the rolls on which the marked webs are wound, assuming that the supply of rolls are initially of the same size and are all started together.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a pattern marking device formed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, enlarged perspective view showice ing one end of the table and illustrating the carbon paper holding means.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the interleaved webs and carbon paper.

The device constituting the present invention includes a pair of end frames 10, 12, between which extends a horizontally disposed table 14.

Considering first the construction of the end frame 10, this includes a fiat, rectangular base plate 16 adapted to be bolted or otherwise fixedly secured to a suitable supporting surface. Integral or otherwise made rigid with the base adjacent opposite sides thereof are pairs of up standing posts 18, 20, the posts 20 being somewhat higher than the posts 18 as shown in Fig. 1. Providing strength: ening means for the end frame are cross braces 22, 24 fixedly connected between the posts 18, 20 respectively.

Integral with the posts 18, 20, and extending horizontally therebetween intermediate the upper and lower ends of the posts are connecting bars 26, and integral with the respective connecting bars, intermediate opposite ends thereof, are upstanding standards 28.

The posts 28 are provided intermediate the opposite ends thereof with laterally opening, inclined slots 30, receiving trunnions projecting from the opposite ends of a roll 32; thus to provide a journal for the roll, with the construction being such as to permit the roll to be bodily removed from said journal whenever desired,

A similar slot is formed in the standards 28 adjacent the upper, extremities thereof, receiving trunnions provided upon the opposite ends of an upper roll 34 identical in all respects to the roll 32. The-posts 20 at opposite sides ofend frame 10 are each formed with laterally opening, inclined slots spaced uniformly along the length thereof, and said slots provide journals: for: the opposite ends of rolls 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. At one end, these rolls are rigid with gears 46, 48; 50, 52, 54, the several gears being in mesh so that, on rotation of a crank 56 secured to the shaft of the uppermost roll, the several rolls will be rotated in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the end frame 12, this includes a base plate 58, similar to the base plate 16. Rigid with and projecting upwardly from base plate 58, adjacent opposite sides thereof, are posts 60, 62, cross, braced as at 64, 66 respectively- A horizontal connecting bar 68 extends be tween and is made rigid with the posts 60, 62 at each side' of the end frame 12, and rigid with and projecting upwardly from the intermediate portion of connecting bar 68 is a standard 70 having inclined, laterally opening slots providing journals forthe trunnions of rolls 72, 74. Posts 62' are similarly slotted, and rotatably support rolls 76, 78, 80.

The table 14 is extended in a horizontal plane adjacent the upper ends of the posts 18, 60 of the respective end frames, and terminates at its opposite ends at the location of said posts 18, 60. Angie brackets 82 are secured to" the inner surfaces of the table-supporting posts, and the table is fixedly connected to and is supported upon the angle brackets, at the several corners of the table.

As will be noted from Fig. 1, there are five rolls sup -j ported upon the end frame 12, and wound upon said rolls are webs of plain paper or other material adapted to receive an impression through the medium of carbon paper, said webs being designated 88, 90, 92, 94 and 96, respectively; The rolls 32, 34- have carbon paper webs- 98, wound thereupon, while the rolls 36, 38, 40, 42', 44 are arranged for winding of the webs 88, 90,92, 94, 96 respectively thereupon, following marking of the patternupon said webs..

In the marking of apattern, the first step is to rotate the crank 56, to an extent sufficient to cause the severa'f webs of plain paper to be unwound from the rolls carried I by end frame 12, to dispose clean areas. thereof in superposed relation upon the table 14. Then, the carbon paper webs 98, 100 are pulled in an opposite direction, that is, from left to right in Fig. l, and after they have been pulled for substantially the full length of the table, they are engaged against retrograde movement from right to left in Fig. l, byrthe means of a retaining pin assembly generally designated at 106.

The pin assembly 106 has been illustrated to particular advantage in Fig. 4, and includes, at one side of the end frame 12, a vertically swingable arm 108 extended to form a handle, said arm being pivotally connected at one end to post 60. An arm 112 is similarly connected to the post 60 at the other side of end frame 12, but is shorter inlength than the arm 108. The arms pivot about a common horizontal axis extending transversely of the end frame 12, with the handle 108 swinging between the full and dotted line positions shown in Fig. 1.

An elongated, straight, pin support rod 114 extends transversely of the end frame 12, and has its ends slidably and pivotally engaged in longitudinal, closed slots 116, 118 of the handle 108 and arm 112 respectively.

Normally tending to swing the handle and arm downwardly about their pivot axes are contractile springs 120, 122 connected at their lower ends to lateral projections 124 formed upon the posts 60. To hold the arm and handle in their upwardly swung positions against the restraining pull of the springs there is provided a U-shaped keeper 126 secured at its upper end to a sleeve 128 rotatably mounted upon a laterally extending pin 130 engaged in the adjacent side edge of table 14.

Limiting the downward swinging movement of the bandle and arm are stop lugs 132 rigid with posts 60 and having inclined top surfaces engaging the handle and arm when the same are swung downwardly responsive to contraction of the springs.

Fixedly secured to the respective end portions of the rod 114, inwardly from the extremities of the rod, are upwardly extending, sharply tipped retaining pins 134 slidable in openings 136 formed in the opposite side portions of the table 14.

88 is the shee t 90, and interleaved between sheets 90 When the springs 120, 122 are free to contract, they swing the handle and arm downwardly, and under these circumstances, the pins 134 are fully retracted within the openings 136, so as not to project above the top surface of the table. When, however, the handle is swung upwardly, the pins project upwardly a short distance above the top surface of the table as shown in Fig. 4, and to hold the handle in its upwardly swung position, the loop or keeper 126 is swung about its pivot axis 130 into a handle-receiving position shown in Fig. 4 and also shown in full lines in Fig. 1.

In use of the device, as previously mentioned, the crank 56 is turned clockwise in Fig. 1, so as to unwind a selected amount of plain paper from the rolls carried by frame 12. The carbon paper sheets 98, 100 are now and 92 is the upper sheet of carbon paper 98. Sheet 94 is in face-to-face contact with sheet 92, and extending between sheets 94 and 96 is the lower carbon sheet 100.

It may be noted from Fig, 5 and also from Fig. 3 that the carbon paper is substantially wider than the sheets of plain paper, so as to permit penetration of the carbon paper by pins 134 without, at the same time, causing penetration of the sheets of webbing unwound from the rolls carried by the end frame 12.

The carbon paper is of the type inked on both faces thereof and, accordingly, when the patterns 104 are traced with'a pencil or stylus, the sheets 90, 92, 94, 96 will all be impressed with the pattern. The master sheet 102, in this connection, would have an inked underside, for marking of the pattern upon the uppermost sheet of plain paper 88.

After the patterns 104 have all been traced, the crank 56 is turned, to wind upon the rolls 36 through 44 the portions of the sheets on which the patterns have been impressed, this operation at the same time causing clean portions of the webbing unwound from the rolls of end frame 12 to be disposed in face-to-face contact with the carbon sheets 98, 100 which are left in their original position. The pattern-duplicating operation can now be repeated, and as will be readily seen, the operation can be repeated as long as plain webbing remains upon the rolls carried by the end frames 12. When the rolls of end frame 12 are fully exhausted, there will have been wound upon rolls 36 through 44 elongated lengths of webbing provided from end to end thereof with duplicate, impressed pattern markings.

At the completion of the operation, the keeper 126 a is swung outwardly to the dotted line position of Fig. 1,

releasing the handle 108, and the springs 120, 122 new contract, retracting the pins 134, so that the carbon paper will be automatically wound upon the spring-provided rolls 32, 34.

It may be desirable to inhibit fully free rotation of the 'rolls'carried by the end frame 12, and under these circumstances, so that there will be no overrunning of the webbing whenever the rolls are turned, suitable frictionproducing means can be employed in the journals of said rolls. Alternatively, the rolls can be provided with springs tending to restrain fully free rotation of the rolls of end frame 12 in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 1.

It is to be understood that the master sheet 102 could be eliminated and the design drawn directly on the uppermost web 88, also that a suitable gear and crank arrangement may be providedrfor moving the webs back toward the web rolls to permit inspection of the finished work.

pulled to the right in Fig. l, and the handle 108 is swung upwardly, to cause the pins 134 to penetrate the carbon sheets in the manner shownin Fig. 3, thus to maintain the carbon sheets against retrograde movement from right to left in Fig. 1. In this connection, the rolls 32, 34

are of the type including springs normally tending to rotate the rolls in directions shown by the arrows in Fig. 1, that is, in carbon-paper-winding rather than unwinding directions. 7 a

Whenthe sheets of carbon paper are pulled from left to right in Fig. 1, they will be interleaved with the respective sheets of plain webbing, and reference should now be had 'to Fig. 5, showing clearly the relative arrangement of the carbon and plain sheets. As will be noted, the master sheet 102, on which the patterns 104 have been previously imprinted, is positioned over the uppermost sheet of plain paper, this being the sheet 88 unwound from roll 72. In fact-to-face contact with sheet While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. A device for providing carbon copies of a selected design on a plurality of webs simultaneously, comprising a pair of end frames, a table extending horizontally therebetween, a plurality of rolls rotatably mounted upon one of the end frames for supplying webs on which the design is to be'marked, said table providing a supporting surface for portions of the webs unwound from the rolls,

paper will be interleaved with selected webs, and means on said one end frame for retaining carbon paper supplied to it in said position, said carbon paper retaining means including a pair of pins mounted in the table at opposite sides thereof, and extendible upwardly above the top surface of the table to penetrate the carbon sheets, said pins being connected for joint movement between extended and retracted positions thereof, the connection between the pins comprising a rod extending transversely of the table below the same and rigidly connected to said pins, said pin assembly further including a handle pivotally connected to said one end frame at one side thereof for vertical swinging movement and an arm connected to the other side of said one end frame for movement about an axis common to that of said handle, the ends of said rod being slidably and pivotally engaged in the handle and arm respectively so as to effect vertical movement of the pins between extended and retracted positions responsive to up and down swinging movement of the handle and arm.

2. A device for providing carbon copies of a selected design on a plurality of webs simultaneously, comprising a pair of end frames, a table extending horizontally therebetween, a plurality of rolls rotatably mounted upon one of the end frames for supplying webs on which the design is to be marked, said table providing a supporting surface for portions of the webs unwound from the rolls, winding rolls on the other end frame adapted to wind the webs in a direction from said one to said other end frame following impressing of said designs thereon, means for winding said latter rolls, rolls for supplying carbon paper mounted on said other end frame and rotatable in a direction to shift the carbon paper over the table surface in an opposite direction to a position in which the carbon paper will be interleaved with selected webs, and means on said one end frame for retaining carbon paper supplied to it in said position, said carbon paper retaining means including a pair of pins mounted in the table at opposite sides thereof, and extendible upwardly above the top surface of the table to penetrate the carbon sheets, said pins being connected for joint movement between extended and retracted positions thereof, the connection between the pins comprising a rod extending transversely of the table below the same and rigidly connected to said pins, said pin assembly further including a handle pivotally connected to said one end frame at one side thereof for vertical swinging movement and an arm connected to the other side of said one end frame for movement about an axis common to that of said handle, the ends of said rod being slidably and pivotally engaged in the handle and arm respectively so as to effect vertical movement of the pins between extended and retracted positions responsive to up and down swinging movement of the handle and arm, said handle and arm being under spring bias tending to swing the same downwardly for normally retracting the pins.

3. A device for providing carbon copies of a selected design on a plurality of webs simultaneously, comprising a pair of end frames, a table extending horizontally therebetween, a plurality of rolls rotatably mounted upon one of the end frames for supplying webs on which the design is to be marked, said table providing a supporting surface for portions of the webs unwound from the rolls, winding rolls on the other end frame adapted to wind the Webs in a direction from said one to said other end frame following impressing of said designs thereon, means for winding said latter rolls, rolls for supplying carbon paper mounted on said other end frame and rotatable in a direction to shift the carbon paper over the table surface in an opposite direction to a position in which the carbon paper will be interleaved with selected webs, and means on said one end frame for retaining carbon paper supplied to it in said position, said carbon paper retaining means including a pair of pins mounted in the table at opposite sides thereof, and extendible upwardly above the top surface of the table to penetrate the carbon sheets, said pins being connected for joint movement between extended and retracted positions thereof, the connection between the pins comprising a rod extending transversely of the table below the same and rigidly connected to said pins, said pin assembly further including a handle pivotally connected to said one end frame at one side thereof for vertical swinging movement and an arm connected to the other side of said one end frame for movement about an axis common to that of said handle, the ends of said rod being slidably and pivotally engaged in the handle and arm respectively so as to effect vertical movement of the pins between extended and retracted positions responsive to up and down swinging movement of the handle and arm, said handle and arm being under spring bias tending to swing the same downwardly for normally retracting the pins, the pin assembly further including a keeper pivoted upon the table and adapted to be swingably adjusted into a position engaging the handle in the upwardly swung position of the handle.

4. A device for providing carbon copies of a selected design on a plurality of webs simultaneously, comprising a pair of end frames, a table extending horizontally therebetween, a plurality of rolls rotatably mounted upon one of the end frames for supplying webs on which the design is to be marked, said table providing a supporting surface for portions of the webs unwound from the rolls, winding rolls on the other end frame adapted to wind the webs in a direction from said one to said other end frame following impressing of said designs thereon, means for winding said latter rolls, rolls for supplying carbon paper mounted on said other end frame and rotatable in a direction to shift the carbon paper over the table surface in an opposite direction to a position in which the carbon paper will be interleaved with selected webs, and means on said one end frame for retaining carbon paper supplied to it in said position, said carbon paper retaining means including a pair of pins mounted in the table at opposite sides thereof, and extendible upwardly above the top surface of the table to penetrate the carbon sheets, said pins being connected for joint movement between extended and retracted positions thereof, the connection between the pins comprising a rod extending transversely of the table below the same and rigidly connected to said pins, said pin assembly further including a handle pivotally connected to said one end frame at one side thereof for vertical swinging movement and an arm connected to the other side of said one end frame for movement about an axis common to that of said handle, the ends of said rod being slidably and pivotally engaged in the handle and arm respectively so as to effect vertical movement of the pins between extended and retracted positions responsive to up and down swinging movementof the handle and arm, said handle and arm being under spring bias tending to swing the same downwardly for normally retracting the pins, the pin assembly further including a keeper pivoted upon the table and adapted to be swingably adjusted into a position engaging the handle in the upwardly swung position of the handle, said one end frame including stops disposed in the path of swinging movement of the handle and arm when said handle and arm are swung downwardly under the spring bias thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 488,004 .Glennon Dec. 13, 1892 891,387 Sullivan June 23, 1908 1,046,426 Barker Dec. 10, 1912 1,102,210 Cave June 30, 1914 1,141,170 Boerner June 1, 1915 1,826,991 Carroll et al Oct. 13, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,856 Great Britain July 24, 1909

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