US816063A - Manifolding apparatus. - Google Patents

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110.8111063.v a, y PATENTBDMAR.27,-19o6.

1. BBNGOUGH, J. A. TANsLBY.& w. J. REIDELL.

MANIFOLDING APPARATUS.

ArPLIQATIoN FILED 1111.111. 1904. s SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 816,063. PATBNTED MAB.. .27, 190.6.

l ;J. BBNGOUGH, J.- A. TANSLEY a; W. J. REIDBLL.

y MANIPOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JULY 14, 1904.

v a SHEETS-SHEET z.

INI/E T ORI Wl T NESSE S No. 816,063. PATENTBD MAB.. 27, 1906.

J. BBNGOUGH, J. 'A. TANSLEY & W. J. REIDELL.

. MANIPOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY14, 1904.

WTNESSES.-

UNiTED sTATEs PATENT oiaiEioE`l JAMES BENGOUGH, JOHNALMOND TANSLEY, AND WILLIAM JOSEPH REIDELL, OF 'NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS. TO THE CARTER-CRUME COMPANY, LIMITED, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF CANADA.

' MANIFOLDINGAPPARATUS.

Patented Marca 27, ieoe.

Applimiqn fiiea -Juiy 14. i904. sarai No. iefilso.

To all, whom it may concert/1.:

Be it known that we, JAMES BENGOUGH, JOHN ALMOND. TANsLEY, and WILLIAM JosEPH REIDELL, residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifolding Apparatus, of

which the following is af full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use,the same.

' This invention relates to manifolding apparatus. One of the objects thereof is to provide a means of -obtaining several copies of a manuscript without the necessity for the fre uent handling of the transfer medium an yto provide means whereby the latter is readily replenished.

Another object is to provide an apparatus ofthe above type which has peculiar advantages with respect to the arrangement, guid-y ing, removal, and renewal ofthe paper.

A broad object is to provide means where- Dy one or more copies of. bills of lading, shipping-receipts, order-blanks, and other writingsl of this general natureniay quickly and conveniently be made.

Other objects will be in art obvious and in part pointed out hereina te The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, vcombinations lof elements, and arrangement of parts which'are exemplified in the apparatus hereinafter described and the scope' of the application of which will be' indicated inthe following claims.

` tached. Fig. y5 isa similar. view, showing In the accompanying drawings, .which illus-v i trate one of various-possible embodiments of .our invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire ap aratus. kFi y. 2 is a longitu. dinal section ta en substantially on theline a: of Fig. 1. Fi 3 is a cross-section taken substantially on t eline y y of Fig. 1'. Fig. .4 is a perspective viewof a portion vof the 'apparatus, showing the'tearing edges inoperative position and sheets of paper partially. de-

a portion of a sheetof transfer-paper parta ly torn against the correspondingZteariIig-,edge.-

Fig. 6 is a detail elevation showingsome of .the mechanism by whicha grippingl'member i placed in inoperative position.-

of the same.

Similar reference characters refer tol similar parts throughout the several views. In order better to understand the description of the embodiment of our invention herein iven, it may be noted that ,it is a highly desirable feature in apparatus of this general type that the original sheet and the copies thereof may b e detached immediately after making the same, so as to be in condition readily to be separated, and such disposition made of them as is desired. It is also a feature of importance that the several sheets of paper be held firmly with reference one to another while portions thereof are being detached, -so as to prevent any relative slipping If it be attempted to use a construction in which the tearing-knife is always in operative position with re ation to the paper, and particularly with a grippin or holding mechanism likewise continuous y operative, itwill be found that the passage through which the paper is to be fed is obstructed and the renewal or readjustment of the same inconvenient. Also. if the transfer medium vbe used in the ordinary manner in apparatus of the general nature'v of that herein described it is necessar to raise the paper, insert the transfer me ium, and readjust the paper, with consequent vexatious delay and soiling of the fin ers.' The above and otherdefects are renie 'ed in constructions of the nature of that herein set forth.

Referring now to 1, Arepres'ents a rigid frame comprising SuitablyL- connected side members 1 and' 2, which maybe of any desired form, although that herein shown has been found to be peculiarly adapted for the ap aratus. A Mounted within .openings in the si' e members are pins or spindles 3, which kmay be held in position in any desiredmanner, but as herein shown have their ends split and sprung apart, so as to enga e the openings in which they arepositione with considerable firmness. Upon these pins are filler-'blocks 4, uponwhich are mounted the rolls 5, 6, and 7, which are formed u on tubes'.

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l ing against the ends of tubes 8. In this manner the excessive freedom of movement of .the rolls is obviated. From' roll 5 the paper .is led over a guiding-roller 10, as shown in v Fig. 2, and thence over .the upper member or bed 11 of the frame. The paper from rolls 6 and 7 is fed in a similar manner over the guiding-rollers 12 and 13 and passes over .the bed 1 1, resting smoothl u on the paper from rolll 5. Atthe end of t e bed adjacent roll is a recess 14, which permits the ready seizing of the paper in order to drawthe same from the ap aratus, as hereinafter described.

' ounted-uion frame A. immediately below the end of be 1 1 inwhich recess 1'4 is formed, is a pin 1 5, about which is vcoiled a s ring 16.

, Upon the centerofV this pin is fixed a at plate or gripper 17, normally held by spring '16 in a posltion with its upper edge 18 pressing against the lower surface of the paper through f the rear portion of the recess 14. At the end of pin r15, opposing spring 16, is a lever-arm 19, rigidly lmounted upon the pin or spindle and by means of which the same may be moved, so as to draw the gripper 17 from con.

ltact with the (paper. A second pin or spindle adjacent pin 15 and has osi- 20 lis mounte tioned at either end -lever-arms 21 an connected by a 'Iplate or bar 23, having a tearhis plate is normally held ining-edge 24. its upper position by means of a spring 25,

.coiled about. spindle 20 and secured to the frame member 2, substantially. as shown. Lever 21 is preferably provided with athumbpiece 26, b means of which the plate 23 may e presse downwardly against the pa er upon bed 11, so as to enable the same rea ily to be torn against the edge ,24 thereof at this ever, that upon the depression of lever 21 so as to bring the edge 24 in operative position thetooth 28 upon collar 2'9 will bereleased, and the gripper will be' consequently thrown upward, so as to engage the paper and hold the same during the tearing operation.l

Mounted upon the side member 2 of frame A is a casing 30, adapted to contain a roll of vtransfer-paper or other transferring medium 31. 'B the expression'transfer-paper or trans erring medium as used throughout vthis 4description and the following claims is meant any medium adapted upon pressure being transmitted to the same to make a mark corresponding in position to such pressure upon any writing-surface with which it may be in contact. In the construction `double-faced transfer-sheet be use ed e for the transfermaterial.

shown this roll is doublv Wound, so as to proeach of the three sheetsnof paper herein described. It will be understood, however, that this apparatus may be used for duplicating instead of tri licating, if desired, 1n which case a single sfieet of transfer-paper only will be required. It-Will also be obvious that as many rolls of paper may be used as there are copies desired and that in any case the number of sheets in the roll of transferrin material would be made to corres ond t ereto, and it will also be understood t at, if desired, one of the sheets may be of thin pa er and a in conjunction therewith. Fitting the outer edges of casing 30 are projecting perforated lugs 32 and thropgh which passes a pin or hinge-rod 33. Pivotally mounted upon this hinge-rod by'means of lu s 32 is a cover or top late 34, adapted to incIose the casing 30 an extend entirely over the bed 11 and having a downturned ange 35, which serves as a tearing This cover is he d in `its closed position by means 'of a spring-catch 36 of any desired form and is provided at the end adjacent the .tearing member 23 with an upwardly-extending flan e 37, which is adapted to serve as a stop for fille same. The opposite end of the cover extends over the uiding-rollers 10, 12, and 13, and the centra portion is cut away, so as to expose the surf ace of the upper sheet of pa-V per. It will thus be seen t at this cover` tends to hold the several sheets of paper with the transferring medium inserted therebetween smoothly u on bed 11, and it is assisted in performing t 's function at the end adjacent the tearing member 23 by means of a cross-bar 38, detachably connected to frame A,and spaced slightly from bed 11, so as to permit the paper topass below the same. i

The operation of this embodiment of our invention is as follows: The several supplyrolls 5, 6, and 7 having been placed in operative position with. the spring members 9 pressing firmly against the same, the ends are carried over the corresponding guiding-rollers, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and thence to the upper surface of the bed 11. The'transfer material isldthen drawn from roll vide a transfer-sheet for insertion between ICO IIO

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31 and inserted between the several sheets of paper extendin slightlybeyond the edge of the bed 11. T e arm 19 is then depressed until tooth 28 is engaged by tooth 27 and the gripper is in inoperative position, as before described, the teaiinglate 23 being held in its uppermost position by means of s ring 25. A clear passage iS 119W provided for t e ready insertion of the several sheetsrof aper beneath bar 38 and out to a position flush with the edge of the bed The cover 34 is then closed andthe Hange 35 clasps the edge of the transfer-paper and holds the same firmly in position. he gripper 17 may now be released bymeans of a slight depression of leverA 21, and the apparatus is in condition for. use, the several sheets of paper being held Vfirmly b this member in'con'unction with the cover plate before describe Arf` desired record may now be made upon the exposed sheet of ypaper'and the same will be transmitted to the and relative sliding of the'same prevented -by means of the gripper, 17, as above indicated. When these members are withdrawn to the desired extent, the tearing-bar 23 is depressed 'by means of thumb-piece 26, which may readily be accomplished, as one hand only is required in the withdrawing of the v paper. The edge 24 compressing the paper firmly against bed 11 permits the same readily to be torn at this point, and the original and several copies are thus detached and any desired disposition may be made of the same.

This o eration ma be repeated as often as i with great ease. .5o

desire and when t e transfer-paper becomes used to such an extent that it is desirable to replenish the same it is necessary merely to re ease the catch 36, raise cover 34, and draw the transfer material in a direction at right angles to the direction of delivery of the paper. When such an amount of transfer material has been withdrawn as to entirely replace that portion of the same which lies between the several sheets of paper, the cover 34 is closed and latched in position and the used transfer-paper may bc torn against the edge 4of flange 35, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The pa er may thenibe again used as desired until t 1e rolls are exhausted, in which case new rolls are inserted in an obvious manner.

It will thus -be seen that we have provided a simple, durable, and inexpensive piece of apparatus which is convenient to use and the material used in which may be replenished clear passa e is rovided through which the l paper may e fe and yet the several sheets of the same are firmly held in their proper relative position while it is being used, with-v drawn, and detached. The advantages of the springs 9 which press against the supply-rolls n will readily be seen, as they tend to prevent the yloosening of the several sheets of paper and consequent disarrangement'of the same. It will be understood that this mechanism is not limited in its use to paper, but any me. dium upon which writing or printing may be l. v made may be therein utilized and the 4vword paper as used throughout the following claims is intended to comprehend any such substitution;

It will also be seen that al As -manychanges could be madeiin the above construction and many lapparently.

widely different embodiments of our inventlon could be made without departing from the scope thereof, We intend that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitin y I sense. We desire it also to be understoo that the langua e used in the following claims is intende to cover all of the generic and s ecic features of the invention herein descri -ed and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described our invention, what we Aclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1. In manifolding apparatus, in combination, means adapted to supply a continuous sheet of pa er, spring-pressed means adapted to grip sai paper, a tearing-bar movably positioned wit reference to said paper, and engaging means betweensaid tearmg-bar and said spring-pressed means com rising means for interlockin and releasing t e same with-l out bringing t e tearing-bar into operative position.

2. In manifoldin apparatus, in combination, means adapte to supply a plurality of continuous. sheets of paper, spring-pressed means adapted to grip said paper, a tearingbar movable with reference to said paper, locking means upon said spring pressed means,and coactin locking means upon said tearing-bar adapte to engage and. interlock l with said first locking' means.

4 3. Inmanifolding apparatus, in combination, means adapte to supply a plurality of continuous sheets of paper, a sprlng-pressed member ad'apted normally to engage and compress sai pa mounted with re erence to said paper, a tearer, a pair of arms pivotally loo ing-bar mounted upon said arms, means conl nected with said spring-pressed member, and coacting means upon one of said arms adaptedito engage and Interlock therewith.'

l ,4, In manifolding tion, means adapte to `supply paper, a member having a tearing edge normallyspringpressed -into ino erative position and adapted to be move into an operative positlon with referenceto said paper, and a springpressed member adapted normally to engage and compress said paper, said-members be# ing provided with means adapted to hold said last-mentioned member in inoperative position out of contact with said paper.

5'. In'manifolding apparatus, 1n .combinat1on, means adapted tosupply a continuous sheet'of a transferrlng medium, means adaptapparatus, in combina- IIO ed to supply a plurality of continuous sheets i 7 i of p aper 1n operative relation to s aid trans,- ferr1ngmedium,'a ymember having a tearing edge operatively posltioned with respect to said transferring medium' upon the side of" said paper opposite said first-mentioned supplying. means, a member having a tearing edge normally s ring-pressed into inoperative position an ada tedto be moved into operative position wit reference 'to said paper upon' the sideof said transferrin medium opposite. saidsecond-mentione suppying means, and a spring-pressed member a ipted normally' t-o engage and compress sai paper'gsaid two last-mentioned members being provided with a catch adapted tto hold said spring-pressed member in inoperative position out of contact with said'paper.

' with a tearing y member adapted to hol 6. In combination', means adapted to supporta sheet of epaper, a member provided e mounted adjacent said sheet of paper an normally vs rmg-pressed into inoperative'position, an la member adapted to engage and press against said sheet, said members having means controlled in accordance with the osition of -said first said second member in inoperative position.

l means adapted to supply a pluralityo lsheets of paper upon said be a pair of arms ivotally mounted with reference to said tearing-bar connected with said arms, and a spring-pressed member, said spring-.pressed having means adapted to engageand interlock, with oneof said arms; 'and Y A member maintain itself in inoperative position.

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9. In combination, a frame, a bed mountf` ed thereon, means adapted to supplya plurality of sheets of paperto said ed, means me ium between two of said sheets of paper, a pairof arms pivotally mounted upon said ted to supply a sheet of a transferring l frame, a tearing-bar connected w1th` said" arms adapted to be forced into contact with said paper, a spring-pressed member adapted to enga e and compress said paper, a s indle upon wIiich said sprin pressed mem er is fixed, a collar upon saidg spindle, anda tooth upon said collar adapted to engage a correspondin part upon one of said arms and to lock sal spring-pressed member in inoperative position.

10. In. combination, a frame,'a bed, means adapted to serve a plurality of sheets of paper upon said b ed in onedirection, means adapted to serve a sheetof a transferring medlum upon said bed in lanother direction, a

cover adapted to fit said frame, a tearing edge upon said cover adapted to coact with said sheetof a transferring medium, a pair of arms pivotally l tearmg-,bar connectln sal arms, said tearmounted-u on said frame, av

ing-bar being adapte to be forced into engagement w1th`sa1d paper, a spring-pressed member adapted to engage. and compress said paper, l pressed member is fixed, and means upon said last-mentioned member adapted to en- -gage with coacting means upon one of said arms and retain said tearing-bar and lsaid ed, a'

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spring-pressed member ininoperative posi- In testimony whereofl we aiiriour signatures 1n the presence of two Witnesses.v

JAMES BENGOUGH. JOHN ALMOND TANSLEY. v WILLIAM JQSEPHREIDELL vVVitnessesz' GEORGE A.'I1-IefRAM,'l

J. E. SILLENoE.

a member to which said spring`

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