US3307476A - Duplicate printing checkwriter - Google Patents

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US3307476A
US3307476A US426867A US42686765A US3307476A US 3307476 A US3307476 A US 3307476A US 426867 A US426867 A US 426867A US 42686765 A US42686765 A US 42686765A US 3307476 A US3307476 A US 3307476A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
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  • FIGURE 2 is a front view of the checkwriter of FIGURE 1, with the housing removed;
  • FIGURE 5 is a sectional View taken substantially on line 5-5 of FIGURE 2;
  • the printing characters of the latter two segments are smaller than those of the first three segments and a short underscoring cross bar is disposed beneath each character, as will be apparent from FIGURE 7.
  • the second cent segment is provided, at the right face thereof, with a supplementary type bar 176 attached thereto bearing an abbreviation for cent aligned with the respective type characters on the type bar of that segment and a short underscoring bar underlying each such abbreviation.
  • Each of the printing segments 13 to 17 has a two way rack 27 which extends a substantial distance radially outward beyond the hub portion of the segment, opposite the type bar thereof.
  • the racks 27 extend approximately one half the circumference of the respective segments and are slotted for the major portion of their extent, for
  • a stop 32 is secured to the left side of rack 27 of segment 13 and is disposed to contact index bar 28 when segment 13 is in its 1 printing position.
  • the three remaining slots 33, 34 and 35 are shorter than slot 31, with their upper ends in the plane of the upper end of slot 31 and their lower end in a common plane spaced above the lower ends of slots 30 and 31 a distance such that the corresponding segments 15, 16 and 17 can be turned from zero printing position to nine printing position, but can not be turned to nonprinting position.
  • printing segment 13 can be adjusted from non-printingposition to I printing position only
  • segment 14 can be adjusted from non-printing position to nine printing position
  • segments 15, 16 and 17 can be adjusted from zero printing position to nine printing position only.
  • a second series of printing members or type segments 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a and 17a are mounted for turning movement on shaft 7, between collar 18 and a collar 37 on shaft 7 adjacent side frame plate 3, such segments being spaced apart by spacing collars 38.
  • the segments of the second series are the same as those of the first series, with the racks 27 of the latter and the supplementary type bar 17b of segment 17 omitted, and need not be described in greater detail 'here.
  • the segments of the second series are respectively secured to segments 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the first series by rigid connecting members in the form of substantially L-shaped brackets 13c, 14c, 15c, 16c and 170 fixed at their ends to the segments of both series.
  • brackets 13c to 160, inclusive pass through the slots in the racks 27 of the segments 13 to 16, inclusive of the first series.
  • the slots in such racks are of adequate length to permit adjustment of the corresponding segments to permissible maximum extent in either direction.
  • the bracket 170 is secured to the rack of the last segment 17 of the first series and to the last segment 17a of the second series.
  • the bracket 13c securing segments 13 and 13:: together is disposed nearest to shaft 7 with the radial distance from the shaft of the brackets connecting successive segments increasing, the bracket 17c connecting segment 17 of the first series to segment 17a of the second series being the greatest radial distance from shaft 7.
  • the printing members or type segments of both series cooperate with a platen 41 mounted on the forward ends of two arms 42 rockably mounted on a shaft 43 having reduced ends mounted in base elements 4 of side frame plates 2 and 3.
  • the rearward ends of arms 42 are connected to a toggle 44 pivoted at its upper end between plates 2 and 3.
  • the pintle of toggle 44 is connected by a link 45 to a cam 46 pivoted on side frame plate 3.
  • operating lever 47 is attached to earn 46 and normally extends upwardly and rearwardly therefrom.
  • Inking means comprising a pan 48 and an inking roll 49 therein, is provided in front of the printing line.
  • Inking means comprising a pan 48 and an inking roll 49 therein, is provided in front of the printing line.
  • the point of cam 46 contacts an end extension of inking roll 49 and holds it down out of contact with the printing characters on the printing line.
  • the lever 47 is swung downward and forward.
  • the inking roll 49 is released and is moved by spring means, upward into contact with the printing characters on the printing line.
  • the inking roll is rolled across the printing characters, in pressure contact therewith, effective for inking them.
  • a clearing yoke 52 of substantially inverted U-shape and appropriately formed bridges both series of printing segments and has its arms rockably mounted on shaft 7.
  • the left arm of yoke 52 is disposed between the upper end of prefix post 8 and a spacing collar 53 on shaft 7 adjacent side frame plate 2 and the right arm is disposed adjacent the outer end of spacing collar 37 of shaft 7 at the outer face of printing segment 17a.
  • the yoke 52 normally is held in an upper position, in contact with a yielding bumper 55 fixed to the inner face of side frame plate 3, by a torsion spring coiled around collar 53 with one end anchored to an upper cross rod 6 and its other end attached to the left arm of yoke 52.
  • a substantially rectangular blank positioning plate 60 is removably secured by screws 61 and nuts threaded on their lower ends, to the top wall of base section 62 of housing 1.
  • the plate is provided with a substantially T-shaped opening 62 which accommodates upward movement of platen 41 and arms 42 incident to a printing operation.
  • a shelf 63 extends inwardly of opening 62 and is provided at its right hand end with an upwardly extending tab 64 spaced rearwardly of and aligned with a similar tab 65 bent upwardly from the body of plate 60.
  • the rearward portion of shelf 63 is bent forwardly and downwardly providing a flange 66 spaced above shelf 63 and defining therewith a slot or groove for reception of the paper or instrument to be printed upon.
  • the plate 60 extends into slot 5 a proper distance for accurately positioning therein the money order or analogous blank in respect to the printing line of the machine.
  • the machine illustrated by way of example is intended for printing American Express Company money orders in amounts less than two hundred dollars. Accordingly, the prefix plate has on its printing face-Amexco
  • the money order blank to be printed upon, with its attached stub, is so positioned by the plate 60 that the amount for which it is to be drawn will be printed at the proper location on the main or body portion of the blank, and the same amount will be simultaneously printed on the stub, which may then be severed from the body portion.
  • the maximum amount which the first segment 13 can be set to print is I. Accordingly, the maximum amount which the machine can print is one hundred ninety nine dollars and ninety nine cents.
  • a frame a transverse shaft mounted in said frame, means defining a printing line, a first series of printing type segments mounted on said shaft and individually adjustable thereabout, a second series of printing segments mounted on said shaft and individually adjustable thereabout, the segments of said second series being similar to those of said first series and the segments of both series having printing characters selectively positionable on the printing line by adjustment of said segments, brackets respectively fixed to the segments of the first series and to the corresponding segments of the second series, said brackets being spaced increasingly greater distances radially from said shaft and effective for adjusting the respective segments of the second series similarly to adjustment of the segments of the first series and incident thereto, platen means cooperating with the printing characters disposed on the printing line, and operating means for elfecting a printing operation.
  • a frame a transverse shaft mounted in said frame, means defining a printing line, a first series of printing type segments mounted on said shaft and individually adjustable thereabout, a second series of printing segments mounted on said shaft and individually adjustable thereabout, the segments of said second series being similar to those of said first series and the segments of both series having printing characters selectively positionable on the printing line by adjustment of said segments, a slotted index bar adjacent said seg ments, arcuate slotted racks secured to the segments of said first series and extending into the slots of said bar, brackets respectively securing all but the last of the racks of the segments of said first series to all but the last of the segments of said second series and passing through the slots of said racks, a bracket securing the last segment of the first series to the last segment of the second series, said brackets being spaced increasingly greater distances radially from said shaft and the slots in said racks being of an extent to accommodate maximum permissible adjustment of the respective segments of both series, platen means cooperating with the printing

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US3467006A (en) * 1967-07-19 1969-09-16 Hedman Co The Limited amount check writer
US3601043A (en) * 1969-06-02 1971-08-24 Vernon W Cook Jr Adjustable check writer with plural printing station
USD313560S (en) 1987-02-03 1991-01-08 Kummunsalo Pentti M Meter for monitoring temperature
US4995315A (en) * 1989-10-10 1991-02-26 The Paymaster Corporation Money order imprinter
USD338485S (en) 1992-01-28 1993-08-17 Mcdermott Joseph E Portable checkwriter
USD344268S (en) 1991-11-04 1994-02-15 Mitchum Theodore W Check writing device

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US2070763A (en) * 1933-11-02 1937-02-16 Ward Edward John Machine for printing money values
US2539949A (en) * 1946-10-10 1951-01-30 Ericsson Ruben Cash register
US2826140A (en) * 1955-06-27 1958-03-11 Theodore B Hirschberg Jr Inking ribbon means for checkwriter
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US1728826A (en) * 1926-05-19 1929-09-17 Gruttmann Franz Registering stamp
US1765859A (en) * 1927-02-11 1930-06-24 P W Device Corp Feed board for printing presses
US1909141A (en) * 1931-06-24 1933-05-16 Int Register Co Check writer
US1957167A (en) * 1933-02-20 1934-05-01 Ibm Coupon ticket printing machine
US2070763A (en) * 1933-11-02 1937-02-16 Ward Edward John Machine for printing money values
US2019442A (en) * 1934-06-14 1935-10-29 Victor Adding Machine Co Dual platen and type bars therefor
US2539949A (en) * 1946-10-10 1951-01-30 Ericsson Ruben Cash register
US2826140A (en) * 1955-06-27 1958-03-11 Theodore B Hirschberg Jr Inking ribbon means for checkwriter
US2853001A (en) * 1955-10-05 1958-09-23 Theodore B Hirschberg Jr Machine for printing postal money orders and like instruments
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US3467006A (en) * 1967-07-19 1969-09-16 Hedman Co The Limited amount check writer
US3601043A (en) * 1969-06-02 1971-08-24 Vernon W Cook Jr Adjustable check writer with plural printing station
USD313560S (en) 1987-02-03 1991-01-08 Kummunsalo Pentti M Meter for monitoring temperature
US4995315A (en) * 1989-10-10 1991-02-26 The Paymaster Corporation Money order imprinter
USD344268S (en) 1991-11-04 1994-02-15 Mitchum Theodore W Check writing device
USD338485S (en) 1992-01-28 1993-08-17 Mcdermott Joseph E Portable checkwriter

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