US3006451A - Hand operted embossing tool - Google Patents

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US3006451A
US3006451A US809072A US80907259A US3006451A US 3006451 A US3006451 A US 3006451A US 809072 A US809072 A US 809072A US 80907259 A US80907259 A US 80907259A US 3006451 A US3006451 A US 3006451A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/38—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for embossing, e.g. for making matrices for stereotypes
    • B41J3/39—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for embossing, e.g. for making matrices for stereotypes hand-held

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  • This invention generally relates to tools for embossing various letters, numbers or other indicia on. a strip of material, and is more particularly directed towards an improvement in the type of tool disclosed in Patents Nos. 2,275,670 and 2,415,526.
  • a hand operated tool in which a strip of material to be embossed is fed past a pair of dies, actuation of a handle effecting movement of the dies to emboss the strip and release of such handle serving to advance the strip and place the same in position for receiving the next embossment. While such a tool possesses certain features of advantage, it will be readily appreciated from a study of these patents that the portion of the strip being embossed is located at a substantial distance from the end of the tool where the strip emerges as well a from a window or cut-out portion through which the embossed portion of the strip is visible.
  • the user can either waste the portion of the strip extending between the dies and the cutter, or can once again effect a rearward movement of the strip in the difiicult task of trying to blindly position the free end of the strip closely adjacent the embossing dies.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a tool as above described in which a conventional strip advance and retraction mechanism may be utilized, but which is modified in an extremely simple manner to permit positive longitudinal indexing of the strip during movement of the latter.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character referred to in which either the end of the strip or a previously embossed portion thereof may be properly oriented relative to the embossing dies for subsequent operations.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the embossing tool.
  • FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view.
  • FIGURE 3 is another side elevational view, but looking at the other side of the tool than that shown in FIG- URE 2.
  • FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view, on an enlarged scale, showing a portion of the structure shown in FIG- URE 2, parts being broken away to disclose features of internal construction.
  • FIGURE 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken substantially in the plane indicated by line 55 of FIG- URE 4.
  • the present invention constitutes an improvement in the strip advancing and retracting mechanism disclosed in the previously cited patents whereby the longitudinal position of the strip may be simply and positively oriented relative to either the strip end or to prior embossments marked thereon.
  • a conventional tool is disclosed for the purpose of embossing selective indicia on a strip 12 of metal, plastic or the like.
  • the tool includes a longitudinally extending body 13 provided with a magazine 14 at the rear end thereof, in which a roll of said strip material may be contained.
  • the forward end of the body is provided with a transverse pin 16 to which an operating handle 17 is connected for pivotal movement from and towards the body.
  • the body and handle each have generally opposed channel-like cross-sectional forms for assisting in guiding the strip 12 as it passes from the magazine to the front end of the tool.
  • a pair of friction rolls 19 and 21 are utilized.
  • the upper roll 19 is fixedly mounted on a shaft 22 extending transversely of and journalled in a medial portion of the body.
  • a manually operable drive wheel 23 positioned in a cut-out portion adjacent an edge of the body, and a ratchet wheel 24. It will thus be clear that upon manual rotation of the wheel 23, shaft 22 and the roll 19 and ratchet wheel 24 will likewise be rotated.
  • the lower strip advancing roll 21 is journalled on a shaft 26 and positioned adjacent the roll 19 so as to be driven thereby.
  • Ratchet wheel 24 is normally engaged by a pawl 27 pivotally mounted on the handle and resiliently urged into engagement with the ratchet wheel by a torsion spring 28.
  • the arrangement is such that when handle 17 is moved towards the body, the pawl will freely ride over the teeth in the ratchet wheel 24. However, upon release of the handle, the pawl will engage the teeth and rotate the ratchet wheel in a counter clockwise direction (as viewed in FIGURE 4), thereby rotating shaft 22 and its associated drive rolls for advancing the strip.
  • the pawl has an angular extension 31 adjacent its pivotal connection to the handle, whereby it may be manually released from engagement with the ratchet wheel to permit rearward movement of the strip.
  • the handle is normally held in the open position shown in the drawing by a coil spring 33 extending between the handle and a plate 34 carried by the body, such plate serving as a support for a pair of manually rotatable cooperating embossing dies 36 and 37 bearing the desired indicia, such as letters and numbers.
  • Die 37 is provided with flexible teeth bearing the indicia, with each of such teeth being engageable by a plunger slidable in a sleeve 38, as clearly set forth in said patents.
  • the front end of the tool is provided with a strip cutting device 39, also as fully described in said patents.
  • a link 41 extending between shaft 22 and the pivot 42 for the pawl is provided, and is slotted adjacent the latter to permit free movement of the handle from and towards the body.
  • a detent 51 mounted on the body and frictionally engageable with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 24.
  • the detent has a flat spring body and an integral arcuate portion engageable with the teeth. In this manner, the strip can only be advanced or retracted with audible clicks, and the operator can also feel the respective engagements of the detent with teeth.
  • a line or mark 52 is provided On the body adjacent the Window, such mark being positioned a predetermined distance from the embossing area, e.g. the distance corresponding to a rotation of five teeth on the ratchet wheel. Therefore, the operator, in making his check, may advance the strip until his last embossment is aligned with the mark 52. Then, he need only retract the strip for five clicks by the detent 51 on the teeth.
  • a second mark 53 is positioned adjacent the window, rearwardly of mark 52, which visually advises the operator where to place the end of the strip in commencing his operations.
  • a tool for embossing a continuous strip of material having a body, a handle pivoted to said body, com plementary die members on said body between which said strip is adapted to pass and actuated by movement of said handle towards said body, a strip feed roller disposed rearwardly of said die members, a ratchet wheel and a manually rotatable drive wheel transversely journalled on said body for simultaneous rotation, a spring loaded pawl engageable with said ratchet wheel and normally limiting rotation of said wheels and roller in a single direction, means for releasing said pawl, and means interconnecting said handle and pawl for rotating said ratchet wheel in said single direction upon handle actuation, said body having an opening forwardly of said die members through which said strip is visible, the combination with said tool of a detent resiliently urged into contact with said ratchet wheel during each direction of rotation of the latter to indicate the degree of rotation of said ratchet wheel and said feed roller and consequentlythe length of strip advanced or
  • a tool as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by a second mark on said body adjacent said opening and spaced from said embossing members a different distance than said first mentioned mark.
  • a tool for embossing a continuous strip of material having a body, a handle pivoted to said body, die means on said body actuated by movement of said handle towards said body for embossing said strip, a ratchet wheel, a strip feed roller disposed rearwardly of said die means and operatively connected for rotation with said ratchet wheel, and a pawl operatively connected to said handle releasably engaging said ratchet wheel for unidirectional rotation thereof for advancing said strip past said die means upon movement of said handle away from said body, said body having strip viewing means positioned forwardly of said die means through which embossed indicia on said strip are visible; the combination therewith of a detent independent of said pawl engageabie with said ratchet wheel during each direction of rotation thereof whereby said strip may be advanced in order to expose the last embossment through said viewing means and then retracted an equal amount to properly position the strip for the next succeeding embossment.
  • a tool for embossing a continuous strip of material having a body, a handle pivoted to said body, complementary die members on said body between which said strip is adapted to pass and actuated by movement of said handle towards said body, a strip feed roller disposed rearwardly of said die members, a ratchet wheel and a manually rotatable drive Wheel transversely journalled on said body for simultaneous rotation, a spring loaded pawl engageable with said ratchet wheel and normally limiting rotation of said wheels and roller in a single direction, means for releasing said pawl, and means interconmeeting said handle and pawl for rotating said ratchet wheel in said single direction upon handle actuation, said body having an opening forwardly of said die members through which said strip is visible, the combination with said tool of a detent resiliently urged into contact with said ratchet wheel during each direction of rotation of the latter to indicate the degree of rotation of said ratchet wheel and said feed roller and consequently the length of strip advanced or retracted
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US3239048A (en) * 1964-02-24 1966-03-08 Bogeaus Benedict Earl Strip embossing implement having enclosed dies and sliding embossing contact
US3276559A (en) * 1965-08-18 1966-10-04 Dymo Industries Inc Embossing tool having plural triggers with interlock means
DK152984B (da) * 1977-07-26 1988-06-06 Sato Co Ltd Baerbar etikettrykkemaskine med fremfoeringsmekanisme

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US3129800A (en) * 1963-03-18 1964-04-21 Benedict E Bogeaus Strip embossing implement
US3203528A (en) * 1963-11-05 1965-08-31 Tapeprinter Inc Electrically operated imprinting apparatus
US3239048A (en) * 1964-02-24 1966-03-08 Bogeaus Benedict Earl Strip embossing implement having enclosed dies and sliding embossing contact
US3276559A (en) * 1965-08-18 1966-10-04 Dymo Industries Inc Embossing tool having plural triggers with interlock means
DK152984B (da) * 1977-07-26 1988-06-06 Sato Co Ltd Baerbar etikettrykkemaskine med fremfoeringsmekanisme

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