US498843A

US498843A - Label-printing machine

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Publication number: US498843A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-06-06
Anticipated expiration: 1910-06-06

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(No Mode-1.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. N. M. P. CLOSE.

LABEL PRINTING MACHINE. No. 498,843. Patented June 6, 1893.

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N. M. P. CLOSE.

LABEL PRINTING MACHINE.

No 498,843. Pate nted June 6, 1893.

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I N A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE, OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA.

LABEL-PRINTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,843, dated June 6, 1893. Application filed September 14, 1892. Serial No. 445,867. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tustin, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented a new and useful Label- Printing Machine, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and easily operated machine for conveniently labeling wrappers, &c., at the time they are required for use and at the same movement of the hand by which the wrapper is picked up for the purpose of applying it to the article to be wrapped.

My invention is specially adapted for labeling tissue wrappers for use in wrapping oranges, lemons and other fruits.

My invention consists essentially in the combination of a suitable printing stamp and means for inking the same; means for bolding a bundle of sheets in position to be acted upon and printed by the stamp; mechanism for forcing the stamp upon the bundle of sheets to print the same and a hand plate or bar connected with the stamp operating mechanism and arranged in the path through which the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing the sheet from such bundle so that the hand can conveniently operate the same at such movement.

My invention also embraces other features and combinations hereinafter set forth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine in operation, showing the position the parts occupy when the label has been printed upon the tissue sheet and before the machine has resumed its normal position. The dotted lines in this figure show the normal position into which the parts are brought by the operation of the springs immediately after the hand is removed from the hand plate. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal mid-section of the machine in its normal position ready for a stroke. Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the machine in the same position.

AA, 850., indicate a'series of printing plates or rubber stamps which are mounted respectively upon suitable spring sustained stems B B, &c., which are arranged to reciprocate in guide ways upon a suitable turn table 0 D which is pivoted to a cross-bar E of the main frame E by the pivot post F. Each printing plate and its stem and spring support com prise a suitable reciprocating stamp for printing the desired advertisement on the wrapper, &c.

G is the stamp stem depressing bar which constitutes one member of the stamp actuating frame the other members of which frame are lettered respectively H H h h. The said frame is mounted upon and sustained by the pivoted standards I I which are pivoted to the main frame F of the machine by pivots 1i.

J J are springs arranged to hold the actuating frame in its elevated position as shown in Fig. 2 and also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

K is the turn table pawl pivoted to the actuating frame and arranged to engage the ratchets L of the turn table to force the turn table forward when the frame H H, &c., is drawn forward to depress it.

M is the hand plate or bar connected with the front bar H of the actuating frame by the stirrup N which is pivoted to such frame at the front end thereof. The hand plate is arranged in the path through which the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing the sheet from such bundle and is adapted to move along such path so that the hand can conveniently operate the plate at such movement:

0 is a spring pawl arranged to engage the ratchet notches P of the turn table to prevent rebound or back action of such turn table.

Q is the sheet holding clip plate to which the sheets are secured. This plate is made removable and the bundle of paper q is ordinarily secured thereto by means of a tack or nail R driven through one corner of the sheets into the clip plate. S is the inking roller which is arranged beneath the rear side of the turn table to project into the path through which the printing faces of the stamps travel when the turn table is rotated, and arranged in such position as to be engaged by the several printing plates A A, &:c., when the same are carried across at the rear of the machine by the rotation of the turn table.

The stamp carrying stems B B, &c., are pro vided at their tops with the spring seating caps T T, &c., fixed to the top of such stems and arranged to play through the top plate C of the turn table, and springs U are arranged to rest upon the lower plate D of the turn table; (through which plate the stems pass, and which plate serves as the lower guide for such stems) and the upper ends of such springs are arranged to press upward against the caps to hold them elevated, thereby normally holding thestems and the stamp plates in their elevated positions shown in Fig. 2. The spring seatingand stem sustaining caps T, to which the stems are rigidly secured, pass through holes in the upper plate 0 of the turn table, and together with such plate form the upper guide for such stems. This arrangement of the caps provides space for the springs without reference to the distance between the plates; thus allowing (with same distance between the plates) a greater take up of spring than can be provided without such caps.

WV is a stop arranged to prevent the stamp operating frame from being drawn back far enough to allow the standards I I to assume a Vertical position so that the frame is held normally in position to be easily depressed.

The stamp stems B are provided at their lower ends with suitable means such as the seats or plates V for securing in place removable printing plates which are preferably plates provided with rubber stamps.

X, X are posts which secure the upper and lower plates of the turn table together.

In practice the operator secures the bundle of paper upon the clip plate Q by suitable means such as the tack R driven through the upper end at one corner thereof so that the sheets will be held in position thereby but can be rapidly and easily detached therefrom. The inking roller S being supplied with ink and the paper being in place and the printing stamps in place on the stamp seats V, the operator draws the hand plate M toward the front with a quick light movement, thus pulling the frame H, &c., forward, thereby depressing it and the stamp operating bar G and pulling forward the pawl K, which pawl engages a ratchet L and throws the turn table around into position to bring one of the stamp stems and its spring seating cap into position to be engaged by the descending barG; such bar forces the stem and cap downward until the stamp A engages the top sheet of the bundle; the plate is then released and the springs J J draw the frame back into its normal position. If the stamp were properly inked prior to this movement, the top sheet would be printed with the label of the stamp. The operator then grasps the printed top sheet of paper in the same manner he would grasp it in ordinarily wrapping the fruit or other article to be wrapped, and in the movement of withdrawing his hand and the printed sheet, he again engages the hand bar or plate M and draws it forward in the same manner as just described, thus operating the machine and printing the next sheet. Then removing his hand from the hand bar M he wraps the fruit and is then ready to repeat the operation in the manner just described.

The printing or stamp plates A are detachable so that they can at pleasure be removed and replaced with other plates containing different matter.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r 1. The combination of a suitable printing stamp; means for inking the same; the sheet holding plate adapted to hold a bundle of sheets to be printed; mechanism for forcing the stamp upon the bundle of sheets to print the same, and a hand plate or bar connected with the stamp operating mechanism and arranged in the path through which the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing the sheet from such bundle, and adapted to move along such path, so that the hand can conveniently operate the plate at the same movement which withdraws a sheet from the bundle.

2. The combination of a turn table provided with a series of printing stamps and pivoted to rotate; means for inking such stamps; means for rotating the table to bring the stamps successively into position to be acted upon by stamp operating mechanism; such stamp operating mechanism connected with the means for operating the turn table and arranged to act upon the stamp to produce the impression, and a hand plate connected with such stamp operating mechanism and arranged in the path through which the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing a sheet from beneath the stamp so that the hand can conveniently operate the same at such movement.

3. The combination of a turn table provided with a series of stamps and pivoted to rotate; the stamp actuating frame mounted upon pivoted standards and adapted to actuate the stamps; springs arranged to hold the actuating frame in its elevated position, and the hand plate or bar connected with the stamp actuating frame and adapted to be actu ated by the hand to draw the stamp actuating frame forward and downward to engage and operate the stamp.

4. The combination of the pivoted turn table provided with the ratchet and with the series of stamps; the stamp actuating frame mounted upon pivoted supports and arranged to be moved forward and downward to operate the stamps successively; the pawl pivoted to the stamp actuating frame and arranged to engage the ratchet of the turn table when the stamp actuating frame is advanced and I depressed and means for advancing and depressing the stamp actuating frame.

5. A printing machine provided with a turn table having mounted therein a series of reciprocating stamps and provided upon its top with a ratchet; a frame arranged to be ad vanced and depressed to operate the stamps successively, and a pawl pivoted to such frame and arranged to engage the notches of the ratchet to rotate the turn-table when the frame is operated. I

6. The combination of the upper and lower plates secured together to form the turn-table; the stamp stems arranged to pass through such plates; the spring seating caps respect- I0 ively fixed to the tops of such stems and arranged to play through the top plate of the turn table, and the stem supporting springs arranged to rest upon the lower plate of the tnrn-table and having their upper ends arranged respectively to press upward against [5 the caps to hold them normally elevated.

NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE. Witnesses:

JOHN LECK, JAMES R. TOWNSEND.