US450913A - Check-punch - Google Patents

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CHECK PUNCH.

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No. 450,913l lIatenmsd Apr. 21, 18.91.

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CHECK PUNCH.

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1L. M. MILLS.

CHECK PUNCH.

Patented Apr. 21,1891.

A TTOHNE YS NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LLOYD M. IIILLS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CHECK-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,913, dated April 21, 1891.

` Application filed April 8, 1890. Serial No. 347,035. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom 'it may concern.-

Be it known that l, LLOYD M. MiLLs, of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Check-Punch, of which the `following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to providea new and improved cheek-punch which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and easily manipulated to quickly punch or cut the desired numeral or iigure out of the check, draft, the., so that the several numerals or figures stand in perfect alignment.

The invention consists of spiingpressed rods carrying a male die and adapted to slide toward a common center, and a check-holder adapted to slide under the said rods and actuated by the saine.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed ont in the claims. 4

Reference is to be had to the accompanying` drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure l is a front view of the improvement with one of the die-rods pressed. Fig. 2 is a plan view o the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line .r of Fig. l. Fig. et is a transverse section of the same on the line y 1/ of Fig. l, and Fig. 5 is an end elevation ot' the shifting-rod.

The improved check-punch is provided with a suitably-constructed base A, in which is Iitted to slide laterally a frame B, on the top of which is hinged a clamping-plate C, be tween which and the top oi' the said frame is placed the check or draftto be punched. The clamping-plate C is pressed down onto the paper by a spring C2, the t'ree en d of which presses on an upwardly-extending projection C3, formed to project rearward from the piv ots C' of the said clamping-plate G.

Below the clamping-plate C is arranged a female die-wheel D, provided with female dies D', formed to indicate numerals, preferably from Oto 9,inclusive, and iigures representing dollars,cents, dsc., as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. The several dies on the die-wheel D are preferably formed by a series of apertures, as indicated in the said Fig. 3; but each numeral or figure may be made of one single opening extending vertically through the die-wheel. The latter is mounted to turn on a suitable stud arranged in the top of the base A.

In the clamping-plate C is arranged a slot C4, through which one of the dies D of the die wheels D can appear at a time, and through this slot is adapted to pass one of a series of die-rods E, fitted to slide' in suitable bearings in a frame-work A', arranged on top of the base A. Each of the die-rods E is provided on its lower end with a male die, representing a numeral or figure corresponding to one of the numerals and iguresformed in the die-wheel D, so that when one of the rods E is pressed down onto the top of the die-wheel D the corresponding numeral or figure is under the die-rod, as hereinafter more fully described. 'lhe several die-rods E are arranged in such a manner that when pressed downward they pass onto a common center.

On the upper end of cach die-rod is arranged a button or key E', containing a numeral or figure corresponding to the male die on the lower end of the rod. The rods E are held in an uppermost or outermost position by means of coil-springs E2, coiled around the upper ends of the rods E, and each pressing with one end against the under side of its button, while the other end rests on the trame A. (Sec Fig i.)

'lach of the rods E is provided with a pin E3, adapted to engage a groove F', formed in a cone-shaped wheel F, provided at. its upper end with a hub F2, arranged vertically and mounted to turn in suitable bearings in a bridge secured to the top of the frame-work A. Each of the grooves F' is straight at its upper end and then extends to one side, as is plainly shown in Fig. 4E, so that when the corresponding rod E is pressed and its pin E3 engages the said groove F the said wheel F remains stationary during the time the pin passes through the upper part of the groove F', while the wheel F turns when the pin E3 passes through the lower or laterally-extending part of the slot F'.

The grooves F in the cone-shaped wheel F IOO vary in inclination to permit the respective key when pressed to revolve the said coneshaped wheel a greater or lesser distance, thereby revolving the die-wheel D a greater or lesser distance, so that the pressed die-rod meets the corresponding die on the die-wheel. One of the die-rods when pressed, however, does not move the wheels. This die-rod has the mark formed on the die, as shown in Fig. 2, and is directly under the mark on the die-wheel D, and the groove F for this die-rod is perfectly straight, so that on depressing` the key the wheels do not revolve. The groove F, acted on by the ueXt die-rod having the numeral l, is only a trifle slanting, suiciently, however, to move wheels F and D until the numeral l is in the common center of the die-rods and in the place occupied by the mark when the machine is in the normal position. The slant of the following grooves F increases correspondingly. When the pressure on the pressed rod E is released, the spring E2 forces the rod upward, so that the wheel F is again turned to its former position, and when the rods are in their uppermost position the several pins E2 are disengaged from their correspondin g grooves.

On the upper end of the hub F2 of the wheel F is secured a gear-wheel G, meshing into a smaller gear-wheel G', secured on a vertically-arran ged shaft G2, mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the base A and the frame-work A. Near the lower end of the shaft G2 is secured a gear-wheel G2, which meshes into a large gear-wheel D2, formed in the periphery of the die-wheelD, so that when one of the rods E is pressed down, as above described, and the wheel F is turned a suitable distance, then a rotary motion is transmitted from the said wheel by the gear-wheel G to the gear-wheel G', which, on account of being secured to the shaft G2, causes the gear- Wheel G2 to rotate, and the latter, by meshing with the gear-wheel D2, turns the die-wheel D so as to bring the corresponding numeral or ligure on the die-wheel into line with the lower end of -the respective rod E which has been depressed and carries the same numeral or figure.

On each of the rods E and near their lower ends is secured a pin E4, which extends outward and is adapted to engage the ring H', formed `on a lever H, pivoted at H2 to one side ofthe frame-work A. The inner end of the lever H is connected with a spring I, held on the frame-work A', and which serves to draw theinner end of the lever upward against the stop J, formed on the frame-work A.

On the outer end of the lever H is fulcrumed a pawl K, adapted to engage one of a series of teeth B, formed on the top of the frame B, as is plainly shown in Fig. l. On the pawl K is formed a transversely-extending pin K, adapted to be engaged by an arm L formed on a rod L, mounted to slide vertically in suitable bearings in the frame-Work A. On the upper end of -this rod L is held a button or key L2 for conveniently depressing the said rod. A spring L2 is coiled on the rod and serves to hold it in an uppermost position, as is plainly illustrated in Figs. l and 5.

On one side of the rod L and near its lower end is arranged a pin L4, adapted to engage an arm C4, projecting from one end of the clamping-plate C, so as to open the latter whenever it is desired to place a check between the clamping-plate and the frame B or when the frame B is shifted laterally, as hereinafter more fully described. On the lower end of the rod L is also pivoted an arm M,Y the lower end of which passes through a slot A2, formed in the top of the base A, and on the extreme lower end of the said arm is formed a transversely-extending pin N', engaging a slot in the frame B. This arm N serves to return the said frame B to its original position after a check has been punched.

On the lever H previously referred to is pivoted a downwardly-extending arm O, provided on its lower end with a lug O', adapted to engage anotch or recess formed in the under side of the die-wheel D, so as to lock the latter in place during the time the rods are disengaged from the wheel F, which, by being connected with the said die-wheel D, as previously described, is also locked in place, so that the several slots F in the said wheel are always in line with the pin E3 of the corresponding rods E. Vhen the lng O engages the notch in the under side of the diewheel D, the latter stands in its first position, as shown in Fig. 3.

The operation is as follows: In order to place the check or draft to be punched between the clamping-plate C and the frame B, the operator first presses the key L2 so as to move the rod L downward to compress the spring L3, at the same time causing the pin L4 to press on the arm C4 of the clampingplate G to swing the latter upward against the tension of the spring C2. draft can now be placed between the clamping-'plate and the top of the frame B, so that it is in the proper position to be operated on by the dies, the place on which the numeral or ligure is to be punched into the check being at. one end of the slot C4 in line with the center from which the several rods E radiate. As soon as the operator releases the pressure on the button L2 the rod L moves ,upward to its normal position and the clamping-plate C swings downward, so as to clamp the check or draft securely to the frame B. At the same time the pawlK engages the outermost tooth of the number of teeth B on the frame B. The operator now presses the rod E, having the die the numeral or iigure of which is to be punched into the check. When the desired rod E slides downward, its pin E3, in passing through its corresponding slot F in the wheel F, turns the latter, which, by the connection previously described, turns the die-wheel D so as to bring the corresponding IIO The check or female die D in line with the movement of the rod E, the said female die being in position before the male die on the lower end of the pressed rod E strikes the draft or check. When two dies act on the paper, the desired numeral or figure is cut out of the same, and

then the operator releases the pressure on the pressed rod E, so that its compressed spring E2 forces the rod back to its former position. Then the rod E moves downward to punch the check, its pin E, pressing on the ring H of the lever H, swings the inner end of the latter downward against the tension of the spring I, at the saine time raising the outer end of the said lever, so that its pawl K passes onto the next tooth B', and when the said i'od E moves upward to its normal position after the check has been punched the spring I causes the inner end of the lever II to swing upward and the outer end to swing downward, so that the pawl K moves the frame B to the left the distance of one tooth, whereby the check is carried to the lett with the said frame. The operator then presses the next rod E provided with a die having the numeral or iigure to be punched into the check next to the numeral or figure previously punched. The above-described operatien is then repeated-that is, the second rod, by being pressed downward, turns the wheel F and the die-wheel l) to bring the corresponding numeral or figure of the die-wheel in line with the second rod to be depressed. lVhen the several figures and numerals have been punched in the check, the operator presses the button L2, so that the rod L slides downward, and by its pin LAx causes an opening of the clamping-plate C to enable the operator to remove the check. At the same time the downward movement of the rod L causes the arm N to abut, with its pin N', against the end of the slot in the frame B to shove the latter to the right until it assumes its former normal position. The check-punch is then again ready to punch another check or draft.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a check-punch, the combination of a series of die-rods adapted to slide toward and from a common center on a die-wheel mounted to turn below the said rods and actuated from the latter so as to bring the corresponding die of the die-wheel in line with the actuating-rod having a corresponding die, substantially as shown and described.

2. In achec-k-punch, the combination, with spring-pressed die-rods, each provided on its lower end with a male die7 of a die-wheel provided in its face with female dies corresponding to the male dies on the said dierods, and intermediate mechanism actuated from the said die-rods and serving to turn the said dic-wheel when one of the die-rods is depressed so as to bring the corresponding female die in line with the male die of the pressed die-rod, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a check-punch, the combinatioii,with a frame fitted to slide laterally, of a springpressed claiiipiiig-plate pivoted on the said frame and adapted to clamp the check or dral't to the said frame, and a spring-pressed rod for opening the said spring-pressed clamping-plate, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a check-punch, the combination, with a frame fitted to slide and provided with a clamping-plate to hold the check in place on the said frame, of a spring-pressed rod for opening the clamping-plate and intermediate mechanism connecting the said springpressed rod with the said frame to slide the latter laterally, substantially as shown and described.

5. In acheck-punch, the combination, with a frame and clamping-plate held on the said. frame and serving to hold the check in place, of a series of male die-rods fitted to slide and each provided with a pin, a spring-lever adapted to be engaged by the pin of the said die-rods when depressed, and a pawl held on the said lever and adapted to engage ratchetteeth on the said frame to shift the latter laterally, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a check-punch, the combination, with a dic-wheel mounted to turn and provided on its under side with a notch, of a springpressed lever provided with an arm havinga lug adapted to engage the said notch, and a series ot' die-rods Iitted to slide and each provided with a pin adapted to engage the saidlever, so as to unlock the said lug from the notch in the die-wheel, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a clieck-puncli,the combination, with die-rods radiating from a common center, of a conical wheel provided with grooves adapted to be engaged by pins on the said die-rods substantiallyas shown and described.

8. In a check-punch, the combination, with a seiies of die-rods radiating from a common center and a die-wheel mounted to turn, the said common center of the die-rods being at or near the face of the said diewheel,ot` a conical wheel provided with cam-grooves adapted t0 be engaged by pins on the said die-rods, and intermediate mechanism for connecting the said conical wheel with the said die-wheel to turn beth simultaneously, substantially as shown and described.

LLOYD M. MILLS.

Witnesses:

M. S. GooDnNow, JOHN L. BENJAMIN.

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