US796346A

US796346A - Binding-machine for way-bills, &c.

Info

Publication number: US796346A
Application number: US23566104A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles F Mcbee
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-12-06
Filing date: 1904-12-06
Publication date: 1905-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 1922-08-01

Description

110.796,346.; 'PATBNTED AUG.1,1-9o5.

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`^ BINDING'MACHINE FORWAY BILLS, 5w;

` ArPLIdATIoN FILED Dnc. e, 1904 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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APPLICATION FIIf'IID DEO. 6, 1904 SHEETS- SHEET 1 Armmvfrs 110.796,34'. I PATBNTBD AUG. 1,1905,

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` BINDING MACHINE PORy WAY BILLS, .&o.

,ArrLioATlongrxnm pms; 1994 ATTORNEYS UNITED srATEs PATENT. OFFICE. f I j CHARLES F. Maen, OFATHENS, OHIO.v

BINDING-MACHINE FoRwAY-BILLS, ae.

Patented Aug. 1', 1905.

Application filed December' 6, 1,904. `Serial No. 235,661.

To MZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. MoBnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio,`

have made certain new andl useful Improvements in Binding-Machines for VVay-Bills and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to binding-machines; and it consists substantially in the improvements hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

The invention has reference more especially to machines for binding together in book form any desired number of paper or other sheets, as way-bills, checks, or the like,and one of the principal objects thereof is to overcome numerous disadvantages and objections clommon .to many other machines hitherto devised for similar purposes.

A further object is to provide a machine of t the character specified which is'isimplein construction, easy of manipulation, and inexpensive to manufacture, besides being thor` Fig. 3 is a central transverse sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a rear perspective View showing the swinging evener (broken off) for the sheets as swung partly'open to disclose the interior construction and .organization of parts more clearly. Fig. 5 is a perspective view representing the machine as turned upwardly on end and the parts thrown to position to enable the insertion of the binder for the sheets subsequent to the formation of the holes through the latter. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View illustrating a modication.

Before proceeding with a more detailed description itrnay be stated that in the forms of my improvements herein shown I employ 'suitable means for receiving or containing any desired number of paper or other sheets to be bound together and also employ a suitable pressure device for holding the sheets in solid or compact relationship to enable a row of holes to be formed therethrough near one of their edges for receiving a wire, cord, or other binder for the sheets. The holes for the v'binder arepreferably formed by means of an ordinary manually-operated rotary bit, and I employ suitable means for evenly guiding the bit in its movements, aswell as for gaging the distance between the holes. I still further employ suitable means for evening the edges of the sheets adjacent to which the holesl are formed, and while I have herein represented my improvements incertain preferred embodiments it will be understood that I do not limit myself ,thereto in precise detail, since immaterial changes therein may bemade'and still come within the vscope of my invention.

y Reference being had to the drawings by they, designating characters marked thereon, 1 represents in entirety what I term a receiver for the paper or other sheets 11 to be bound together, the same comprisinga base or bottom 2, having suitable supporting-feet 3 and also provided with opposite sides 4 of suitable height and depth. The said receiver may be constructed of any suitable material, and as a strengthening device therefor I preferably employ a longitudinal frame 5, having vertical side port-ions 6 sunken in recesses therefor in the outer surfaces of the said sides 4and provided at their upper ends with eyes 7. The

rearward ends vof the said sides 4 of the receiver` extend somewhat beyond the rearward edge of the base or bottom 2, as shown, and hinged at 8 to the said rearward edge of the base or4 bottom is a longitudinal block 9, hav ing therein a series of vertical holes 10, preferably disposed equal distances apart, said block being adapted to be turned outwardly with respect to the base or bottom for the purpose hereinafter to be described. Thishinged block 9 is provided in its outer face withpreferably two recesses 11, in which are received corresponding members 12, projecting from the inner surface of a swinging evener 13 for the sheets hinged at one end to the rearward end of one of the sides 4 of the receiver and provided at its other end with any suitable,

face of each of the latter being notchedat 19 to form a suitable rest or support for the said strip 16. This strip is formed with a series of vertical holes 20, corresponding in position to the vertical holes in the hinged block 9 above referred to, the two sets of said holes serving as guides for an ordinary rotary bit employed for forming corresponding holes in the sheets 1u near. or adjacent to one of their edges, as will be presently explained.

In connection with the receiver for the sheets 1u I employ a suitable pressure device for the sheets comprising a removable platen 21 of dimensions practically equal to the inner dimensions of the receiver and provided at the rearward edge Q2 thereof with a block Q3, hinged at 24 tothe platen, so as to be capable of being turned outwardly in a direction opposite to that in which the block 9 is turned at the time of inserting a wire or other binder through the holes 20, which are formed in the sheets. The said hinged block 23 is also provided with a series of holes 27, corresponding to the holes 10 and 2O in the block 9 and strip 16` respectively, and the upper surface of the platen 21 is provided with suitably disposed rotatable arms 28, which preparatory to boring the holes through the sheets are turned in position to bring an end of each of them across the upper surface of the block 23, thus to securely'hold the latter downwardly upon the sheets. The upper surface of the said platen 21 is preferably provided with a plate 29, having a central bearing or recess for receiving thelower end of a screw 31, working in a central vertical opening 32 of a longitudinally-disposed yoke 38, having at each end thereof a pair of separated metal eyes 34, receiving between them one of the eyes 7 of the side pieces 6 of the strengthening-frame 5 for the receiver.

Passing through all of the eyes referred to at each side of the machine is a suitable device, as a pin 35, for securing the yoke in its mounted position upon the upper edges of the sides of said receiver, it being noted that the upper end of the screw 31 is provided with a suitable operating-handle 37.

Asthus constructed and organized the operation of the machine is as follows: I first place upon the Lipper surface of the base or bottom of the receiver preferably a sheet of cardboard orA the like, as indicated at 1", and then I place upon said sheet the pile or stack of sheets 1 to be bound together, it being understood that at this time the block 9 and the strip 16 are in the positions indicated in Fig. 4 and that the evener 13 is in the closedposition thereof. (Indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.) The inner or rearward edges of the sheets are held evenly against the inner surface of the said evener13, as will be understood, and after the pile or stack of sheets has been properly the receiver another of sheet cardboard 1 is preferably placed upon top of the same, whereupon the platen 21 is introduced and the hinged block 23 thereof turned downwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 4, being held in its position by proper adjustment ol the rotatable arms 26, as hereinhefore mentioned. The screw 31 is now operated to cause the platen to exert suiiicient pressure upon the sheets to hold them in solid or compact relationship while the holes are being bored therethrough. rlhe bit 4 (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1) is successively introduced through the corresponding openings of the hinged strip 16 and the hinged block 223, and then by properly turning the bit the holes are formed in the sheets one after the other, as will be apparent. The holes 10 in the block 9 are for the purpose of receiving the end of the bit after it has passed all the way through the sheets, and after all of the holes have been formed in the sheets the machine is turned upwardly on end, as indicated in Fig. 5, whereupon the evener is unfastened and carried upwardly and downwardly against one of the sides of the receiver, and the block 9, strip 16, and block 23 are carried to the positions also indicated, thus exposing the inner or rearward end portions of the sheets in such manner as to enable the wire or other binder to be inserted through the holes 20" therein and suitably fastened to secure the sheets together. After this the pressure upon the platen is relieved by rotating the screw 31 in the opposite direction, and then the sheets may be withdrawn from the machine, all bound together in book form, as will be apparent. In some instances l may dispense with the evener 13, since the sheets may be sometimes placed within the machine in suiiiciently even shape without it; but I prefer to employ the same for the purposes of eiiectiveness in the use of the machine.

Instead of the pressure device (illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive) I may sometimes dispense with the yoke and screw, together with their appurtenances,I above set forth, and employ a simple weight (see Fig. 6) for exerting the desired pressure upon theplaten 21, said weight being' conveniently provided with a threaded pin 46 on its under side, screwing into a threaded opening therefor formed in the upper side of the platen.

In the event the evener 13 is dispensed with it may also be desirable to dispense with the supporting-feet 3 for the receiver, so as to enable the base or bottom of the latter to lie flatly upon the upper surface of a table or bench while the bit is heilig operated to bore the holes through the sheets oneaftcr the other, as already explained. In this way, then, the

hinged blocks

9 and 23 will be maintained in proper relationship both while the pressure devices are being applied to the sheets and placed in position upon the base or bottom of l while the bit is being operated. lhe holes in the block 9 are each merely to provide a clearance for the end ofthe bit after the latter has been forced all the way through the sheets,

and in the use or employment of both the.

evener and the supporting-feet the block 9 will be held in proper relation to the block 23 and base 2 of the receiver in virtue of the entrance of the members 12 on the evener into the recesses of said lirst-named block. It is apparent that other means than the rotatable arms 28 may be employed for holding down the block 23, and also that the yoke 33 may be constructed in different ways, and that simple pieces of wire or the like may be sub-r stituted for the pins for securing the eyes on the yoke to the eyes on the sidesof the receiver. The sheets of cardboard or the like applied to the outer sides of the pile or stack o1c sheets serve as backings for the latter, and when the machine is turned on end, as indicated in Fig. 5, and the evener 13, the strip 16, and

blocks

9 and 23 are turned outwardly or away from each other, as shown, the binder for the sheets may be conveniently inserted l througl'i the holes therein in any suitable way. The machine may be made of any desired size, and the height of the pile or stack of sheets to be bound together may be varied 4within the limits thereof, as will be understood. To remove the platen, it is simply necessary to loosen the screw 31 sufficiently, and to detach the yoke 33 the fastenings therefor are first removedfrom the eyes at its ends.

In the event o't' the weight `45 being used in lieu of the yoke and its screw the machine may no t be turned on end, as in Fig. 5, to

\ insert the binder through the holes in the sheets, since the platen and weight would then be likely to fall out of position and disarrange the sheets. Instead, however, the machine may be moved so4 as to cause the rearward end thereof'to project slightly beyond an edge ofthe supporting table or bench for the machine and the binder applied to the sheets after throwing open the evener and strip 16 and turning apart the

blocks

9 and 23, as already explained with reference to said Fig. 5. In thus operating the machine even the weight 45 may sometimes be dispensed with, provided the platen itself be made heavy enough to exert the desired presl sure upon the sheets to hold them in position.

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

1. A binding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, and means to guide an implement for forming holes through the sheets adjacent to one of their edges, said receiver having a base'and opposite sides, and a swinging evener for one of the edges of the sheets.

2. A binding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, and means to guide an implement for formingv holes through the sheets adjacent to one of their edges, said receiver having a base, opposite sides, and a swinging evener for one of the edges of the sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, and means togulde an implement for forming holes through the sheets adjacent to one of their edges, said receiver having a base and oppositesides, the latter having eyes at their edges, and said pressure device being constructed of a removable platen, a yoke and a screw working in the yoke and against the platen, each end of the yoke having separated eyes receiving between them an eye of one of said sides, with a device detachably securing the eyes together.

41A binding-machine for Apaper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and' a pressure device for the sheets, and means to guide an implement for forming holes through the sheets adjacent to one of their edges, said receiver having a base, opposite sides, and a.

swinging evener `for one of the edges of the sheets, the sides being provided with eyes at their edges, and said pressure devicebeing constructed of a removable platen, a yoke and a screw working in the yoke and against the platen, each end of the yoke having separated eyes receiving between them an eye of one of said sides, with a device detachably securing the eyes together.

5. A binding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and -a pressure device for the sheets, said receiver having a base and opposite sides, a block hinged to the rearward edge of the base, having holes therein, and a strip'hinged above said block, having corresponding holes therethrough, land said pressure device having a removable platen with a block hinged to its rearward edge, having holes therethrough corresponding to the previously-mentioned holes, and means for holding this block down upon the sheets.

6. Abinding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, said receiver having a base and opposite sides, a block hinged to the rearward edge of the base, having holes therein, and a strip hinged above said block, having corresponding holes therethrough, and said pressure device having a removable platen with a block hinged to its rearward edge, having holes therethrough corresponding to the previously mentioned holes, and rotatable arms on the platen for holding this block down upon the sheets.

7. A binding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, said receiver having a base and opposite sides, a block hinged to the rearward edge of the hase, having vertical holes therein and provided in its outer sur'- face with recesses, a hinged strip above said block, having corresponding holes therethrough, and a swinging evener for the sheets, having projections for entering said recesses; and said pressure device including a removable platen With a block hinged to its rearward end, having holes therethrough corresponding to the previously-mentioned holes.

8. A binding-machine for paper or other sheets, comprising a receiver and a pressure device for the sheets, and means to guide an implement for successively forming holes through the sheets, adjacent to one of their edges, said receiver having a hase and opposite sides, and provided with a hinged evencr for the sheets, having means for securing the saine in closed position with reference to said sides.

CHARLES F. MGBEE. Titnessest JNO. Kumi' J oLLY, FRANK H. Dum.