US434451A

US434451A - Photograph-mounting machine

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Publication number: US434451A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 1907-08-19

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L. C. MADS'EN. PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTING MACHINE.

No. 434,451. Patented Aug. 19. 1890 Kl witnesses awvemfoz 4 5 (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

L. O. MADSEN. PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTING MACHINE. No. 434,451. Patexhted Aug. 19hl890.

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No.-434,451. Patexited Aug. 19, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFEICE.

LOREN CHRISTIAN MADSEN, OF SLEEPY EYE, MINNESOTA.

PHOTOGRAPH-MOUNTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,451, dated August 19, 1890.

' Application filed May 3, 1890. Serial No. 350,501. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOREN CHRISTIAN ll/IAD- SEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sleepy Eye,in the county of Brown and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photograph-Mounting llrIachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in photographic mounting machinesin which a roller O and arms J J are operated in conjunction with a rotating photo-holder by means of treadle-power; and the object of my improvement. is to perform by treadlepower what is usually done by hand-rollers, and also to provide a convenient holder for the photographs while waiting to be mounted.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

My invention is described as follows: The table-top A,the uprights a on which said tabletop is mounted, and the brace a, attached to the rear edge of said uprights, constitute the frame-work of my invention. To the rod B, running horizontally through the lower ends of the uprights a a, is attached the oscillating upright bar b, by means of its perforated anchor-extensions l), and to the upper end of the said bar I) is secured a plate 0, and to the said plate 0 is attached the U-shaped guide-bars c, on which move up and down the perforated roller-l1olders 0'. Between these roller-holders is pivoted a roller 0 This roller is operated by said guide-bars 0, plate 0, upright-bar b, treadle D, and cords E, and rolls back and forth over the surface 0 of the table-top. Attached to the lower middle of each of the said roller-holders c is a rod 0 with its lower end bent in the form of a hook, and is hooked to the upper end of the spiral springs 0 thelower ends of which are hooked to the arms 0, which are secured near its lower end to the upright bar I). To another rod F, running through the front feet on the lower ends of the uprights a a, is attached a treadle D, to the outer or rear end of which is fastened one end of each of the cords E, which run under the brace a and over the pulleys e, which are pivotedin U shaped bearings to the lower edge of the frame-work of the table-top A, thence direct to the upright bar I), to which they are attached by means of the pin b Under the bed of the table A is attached a prism G, with six or more sides, by means of a shaft 9 and cleats g. To the rear end of the said shaft g is attached a ratchet-wheel H, bar h, and dog h',and to the free end of said bar h is pivoted the upper end of rod h the lower end of which is attached to the free end of the treadle D, which is thus made to revolve the said prism G. On the top of the table A and over the said prism G is an opening g which allows the sides of said prism to rise as it revolves to the level of the top of the table.

I is a roller, around which is wrapped one end of a cloth, the other end extending under the plate 1', and is attached to the roller 0 and acts as a blotter. unwinding and following the said roller as it rolls forward and over the photographs on the plane 0 and winding up on said roller as the same rolls back. Said plate z'is kept down by spiral springs z", wound around and under threads of pins 71 J J are arms pivoted to the sides of the plane 0 in the slots 3' to hold one end of a blotter, the other end being placed under the plate 1', said blotter extending under roller 0 and out over the plane 0 The lower ends of said arms are provided with an L-extension j, to which is attached a rubber band or spring j", the rear end of which is attached to a staple j Said arms J J are pressed down into the grooves j when the roller 0 runs forward, and made to rise by means of the said rubber band or spring 3' when the said roller runs back. This arrangement is to lift the blotter from the mounted photographs after the retreating of roller 0 K is a wire spring, being spiral at one end, having its spiral end secured to the brace 01, and braced against one of the uprights at, its free end resting against the front face of the upright bar 11, and operating to push the said upright bar back after it has been brought forward by the cords E.

L is a spring attached to the rear edge of the table-top A, to hold the ratchet-wheel II from running backward.

To operate the machine, acard is placed on the surface a and on the sides of the prism Gare stuck the photographs face down. The backs are then covered with paste. Now, one is placed in position on the said card. The treadle D is then operated, which moves the roller 0 forward over the photographs and mounts it. Then while retreating the arms J lift the blotter. The treadle attachment in the meantime turns the next face of the prism up, so that another photograph is ready at hand to be placed on another card on the plane 0 The operation is repeated as above described until all the photographs on the prisms are mounted, and then the said prism is refilled, the backs of the photographs cov ered with paste, and the mounting continued as before. Thus it will be seen that the treadle D operates the roller 0*, arms J and the roller G.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the table A, having the opening 9 and slots j, uprights a, and cross-brace a, upright oscillating bar I), pivoted on the rod B, plate (3, secured to the upper end of said upright bar, spring K, secured to the brace a, cords E, attached to the free end of the treadle D, passing over the pulleys c and to the upper end of said oscillating bar to move the same forward,

upright U-shaped guides c, secured to the plate C, roller 0 pivoted in the roller-holders 0, plate 1:, and roller I, attached to the top of said table in rear of said roller 0 arms J J, pivoted in slots j j and operated by the rubber bands j arms 0', springs 0 rods 0 attached to the roller-holders c, and roller 0 and oscillatin g bar B, prism G, rotated by the ratchet H, arm h, dog h, rod 7L2, and treadle D, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the table having in its top the opening 9 and slots j j, oscillating upright 12, its lower end pivoted on the rod B, plate 0, mounted on the upper end of said upright, U-shaped guides c, secured to the said plate C, roller 0 pivoted in the roller-holders 0, plate 2', and roller I, secured to the top of said table in rear of roller 0", arms J J, pivoted in the slots ,y'j and operated by the rubber band j and the roller 0 rods 0", secured to the lower edge of the roller-holders a,

spring 0 secured to said rods 0 and arms 0, said arms cf secured to the oscillating upright I), cords E, secured to the treadle D, thence passing over the pulleys e, thence to said upright b, to which it is secured, and spring K, attached to the brace at, its free end pressing against the front face of said upright b, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the table having in its top the opening g, the roller G, pivoted on the under side of said table, treadle D, pivoted on the rod F, rod if, its lower end secured to the free end of said treadle andits upper end to the arm h, arm h, pivoted on the journal of said roller, dog h, p ivotcd to said arm,and adapted to rotate ratchet-wheel II, ratchet II, rigidly secured to the journal of said roller, and spring L, to prevent said ratchet from turning backward, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

L. G. DAVIS, CHAS. P. BLACK.