US821122A - Machine for the manufacture of facing-slips for the postal service. - Google Patents

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No. 821,122. PATENTED MAY 22, 1906.

. I J. E. RAY. MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE 0]? meme SLIPS FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE.

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3,1, Luz-mu No. 821,122 PATENTED MAY 22, 1906.

J. E. RAY. I MACHINE FOR THE MAN UFAGTURE OF FACING SLIPSIOR THE POSTAL SERVICE.

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J.- E, RAY. MACHINE FOR THE MAN UFAGTURE 0F moms-sum FOR THE; POSTAL ssavm.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT 15. 1902.

No-782L122.

MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FACING SLIPS FORT-HE POSTAL SERVICE.

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R O T N E 3 slips to be used upon each one of their trips. Usually one or two lines of the facing-slip are A turefof facing-slips which are printed and JABEZYE- RAY, or ronnno, orrid-Assi tance. s i iiiisiijrii Assi eNMENra;

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., ro THE l'rosirAL rinnrme a SUPPLYQQMPANY, aconrom'rioia MACHINEFOR THE MANUFACTURE or .FACING-SLIPS FOR THE' PO STA L SERl/lCE.

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Be it'known that I, JABEZ E. RAY, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Toledo,

in the county of 'Lucas and State of Ohio,

i do. declare the following i and exact\description 01 IO. which-it appertains 'to .make and use the "samefreference being had to the accompanyhave invented'c'ertain new and useful Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Facing-Slips 'for the Postal Service; and I to be a full, clear, the invention, such as, will enable others skilled in the art to Y drawings, and to. the characters of refervence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

- In the railway postal service each mailouch or parcel of mail-matter transferred om one'line' or route to'another carries whats known as a facing-slip. These slips bear the name of the route from which it came, together with the number of the train, the'name of the mail clerk from whose khargeitcamathe date, and the name of the mute andfthen'umber of the train to which It is. to be, transferred. These slips when used upon pouches or sacks are folded in suchmanner as'to' slip into the metal ties or holderswhich accompany each pouch or sack, and the slips' must be so folded that the destination of the pouch or sack is exposed in the tie or holder. It will be seen that no two 3 ofthe. facing-slips used by a railway postal clerk arealike and that for this reason much,

care, time, and labor are necessary in the preparation bythe postal clerks of the facing printed, and the remainder of the slip is filled I U out with inked hand-stamps or with writing,

.orbothf I My nvention relates to means for overcoming largely the objectionable features of [the time, labor,'and care necessary in the preparation of these facingslips; and its ob- 1ect 18 to provide 'a machine for the manufac- ,fold edfcomplete and arranged in their proper order ready for u'se.

yseparategslip the bu k and weight It is obvious th t if in the printing of these facingfslips a separate tyee-plate were to be employed for printin al the lines of each Specification of Letters Patent. I Application filed September 15, 1902. Serial No. 123,380.

of the Patented May 1906.

A further object of my invention is to overcome this difficulty by providing in my machine two separate cooperating. printing mechanisms, one of which shall print those lines which are uniformas, for instance, the.

date, the name of the route and the number type-plates would be so great as to practi cally forbid their use.

of the train, and the name of the postal clerk from whom the slip camethe other printing mechanism being designed to print in succession from a series of small light typeplates the lines of the slips which are of a variable character-such, for instance, as the name of the routeand the number of the train to which the slip is to be transferred.

1 attain these objects by means of the mechanism, devices, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine forward of line y 1 Fig. 2, alike elevation of the opposite side of my machine; Fig. 3, a'

central vertical longitudinal sectional elevation of my machine backwardl'y from the tension-roller 3, hereinafter referred to; Fig.

4, a side elevation of the rear end 'of my machineseenfrom the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a front end elevation of my machine; Fig. 6,'a top plan view of my machine back of the; tension-roller, herei'nafter'referred to; Fig. 7, a'transverse sectional elevation taken on line 00"00; Fig. 8, a

' diagrammatical view of the type-plate-handling mechanism, hereinafter referred to; Fig. 9, a cross-sectional elevation taken on line w ac, Fig.3; Fig. 10, a central vertical longitudinal sectional elevation of thefolding and packing mechanism, hereinafter referred to, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 11, aside'elevation of the plate 133, hereinafter referred to,

showing the channels and bridges by which the travelin frame 130, hereinafter referred to, is cause to move to and fro in different the upper end ofthe slip-box, hereinafter referred to, together with the latch-hook 1'50, disengaged from the flame of the machine to permit the removal of the slip-box. Figs. 13,

horizontal planes; Fig. 12, a side elevation of 14, 15, and 16 are side elevations, partly in section, of the -mechanism for carrying and dicate like parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings,- A' is a stout elongated rectangular frame, upon the top of which. is supported a "table 13-. Journaled in the sides the frame is a driving-sliiaft C, which. car 4 hes a suitable driving-pulley (Not shown in the drawin s.)

D is' a shat 'journaled in one side of the frame andv driven by a miter gear-wheel which engages a I corresponding gear-wheel on the driving-shaft.

1 is a roll of: paper from which the facingslips are to be manufactured and which cor responds in width with the lengthofthe slips. This roll is mounted on. a spindle 2, removably supported in hooks, as shown, and passes overatension-roller 3, journaled in frame 3*, boltedon the frame of the machine, and beneath a tension-plate 4, which is pressed normally toward'the tensionaroller by means of springs 5. These are adjustably tension ed. by means of screws 6.

From the tension device 3 4 the paper leads between feed-rollers 7 7. These rollers are driven by a grip pawl 7?, which when moving in one direction engages the rim of a frietion-whecl TLufixed on the shaft 7 c of the bottom feechroller. Loose on the end of this shaft is a segmental gear-Wheel 7, to an arm i of which 7 is pivotally secured the pawl 7 The gearavheel 7 is engage :l by a horizontal toothed rack 7, supported at the side of the frame of the macl no in guide-blocks 7 The rack is pivotally connected with oneend of a means of tension-screws 9.

printing operations,

connecting-rod connected witha crank 7 i on the end of the driving-shaft. 8 8 are tension-springs which press one of the feed-rolls against the other, the stress of which springs is governed by By means of the gearing here described. the rack-bar l intermittent forward. rotation between the hereinafter to be described.

In its passage from the tension-roll 3 to the feed-r0lls 7 the paper passes over a platen 10, secured upon the table. Above the platen is 'a type-bar holder adapted to removably rcceiveand hold a plurality of type-bars 12. (See Fig 3.) The type-bar holder, 11 is pivwhich is movable vertically in guides or ways 14, bolted to the under side of the table. 15 is acamrod pivotally connected at one end to the frame 13 and having at its other end a camroller 16, which rides upon and is actuatedby a cam -17 on the shaft D. The type-bar holder 11 has at each end slotted arms 11. Through theslots of these arms passes a sta 7 the other end of which is is re ciprocated, and through-the grip-pawl 7 and l the friction-wheel '7 the feed-rolls are given tionary rod 11*, secured to. the

frame of the.

machine. hen the part 11 lifted by the cam 17, the slotted arms which engage the stationary rod cause the type-barholder to turn upon its pivots with the faces of the type-bars turned upwardly, so that they are now exposed to the action of the inlsing-rolh ers 11, which are caused at each impression to move from the distributing inking-rollers 11 over the inking-plate 11 in which is an opening 11.", through which the face of the types is presented to the inking-rollers 11. The frame in which the inking-rollers 11" are journaled is mounted upon and between the extremities of a pair of arms 1b,.extending down through the table and rigidly connect ed. with a shaft 19, whichis journalcd in bear ings upon the under side of the table. The arms 18 are actuated by a cam-rod 21), pivotal'ly connected at its pper end with one of the arms 18 and carrying at itsl'owcr end a cam-roller 21, which rides upon cam 22 on the shaft- D. \Yhen after each impression the type-bars 12 are turned upwardly and presented through the opening 11", the cam 22 and its connections causethc arms 18 to swing downwardly, carrying with. them the inking-rollcrs 11", whichnowtraycrsc the exposed upturned faces of the type-bar and then return to the position shown in Fig. 2).

23 is a type-wheel mounted upon and seciired to a shaft 24, which is journalcd in standards or plates '25, which spring from the topof and are rigidly connected with the frame of the machine. (in one end of the shaft 21 is fixed a ratchebwhecl 26, which is intermitteinly actuated by a pawl. .27, pi\'-. oted on one end of an arm 28, the other end of which is journaled loosely on the shaft 2-1.

The arm given motion by means of a camrod 22), pivotally and adjiistably connected at its upper end. to the arm 28 and having at its lower end a cam-roller 30, upon a cam 31 ,secured to the driving-shaft C.

32 is a platen verticallymovable in guides which rid cs or ways rigidly connected with the frame of the maclm'e.

A- downwardly .-projccti:1g 211111 of the platen carries at bottom a roller 32,),

which rides upon a cam-whccl 31, fixed on shaft 1). The face of this cani wihccl-is broader than the face of' the. rollci,'.and the will roll without Yerti 'al mo cnicm upon the.

circular portion of .the face of the cam-lurch The cams 31 and 34 are so arranged o'i'thcir' io each other that the the pause of the ts of the shafts and in relation plaicn 3! is liffcd durir-g t \-pc\\'hccl 23 between lhc mo cmen pawl 27.

07 is a rack or trough for holding the type I ypeqjl ates,iaftertfthey i ,dischargedffrorn thetype-wheel Ac'rosst ,gwheeland nd ti'eh manner periphery off'th'e"type-wheel 23 are.aequidisj as toiimpmgeuto *end of the typeeb ar,

' which;.exactlyfconforms to and is adapted to For illustration: these type-plates may be in pinionis loosely near its end.

" ,end of the feed-screw. "cured'to and forms a with and longitudinally upon crank-arm 5 0. This crank is secured ii-to the extremity. of shaft 51, journaled in the frame of the machine, which shaft has a mi- 'ter gear-wheel gear-wheel 53 on the 7 (See Fig 8.)

roller .57, which s engagedby a cam 58 on -the shaft D, which lever and carrier.

. aiidfl thecarrier 5.6 are in harmony, so that at each rotationof the screw a type-plate is 1 j pressed-iiatwiseihto the jaws of the carrier.

series of type-plates are fed forwardly in "45, which carries at its outer extremity a "guide 47 'pivotally mounted upon the outer mouth of the carrier is toward and in line 37. .'The le'ver54 at its lower from" the holder into its re which'is forced This fingrdoves, each of I p J cess in thefac'e of the type-wheel.

tant rectan ularrecesses: or.

receive and tolioldone of the type-plates.

' ported at each end on the frame of the machine. The finger or practice four inches long, seven-eighths of an inch wide; and one-sixth of an inch thick. Tliesejztype plates are shown in position in their rack'sfasat' 40, in Figs. 1 and 2. The

with and is actuated by a connecting-rod 62, which at its outer end is pivotally connected, as at 63, with the upper end of the lever64, fulcrunied, as at 65, on the frame which rides its" outer extremity a roller .67,

each endof upon a cam 68 on shaft D. At

pivoted to the upper half. The two parts are held'i'n closedposition by a catch 41*, which is adapted and arranged to be tripped by a-- roller41',-=mounted on an arm of the catch. This roller at the endof the forward movement "of the follower rides upon an inclined plane 41% ,The'I-lift of the. roller and the arm disen'gages the catch, throwing the threaded portion of the 'nutl out of engagementgwith the feed-screw '42, by which the follower is actuated, thus causing the follower to stop at the proper point in its travel; The feed- "screw 'is journaled beneath therack 37 and has "secured to itsj outer end a ratchet-wheel 43 This'ratchet-wheel, and the screw are intermittently rotated by, means of pinion 44, having rigidly-connected with it an arm wardly-turned flange 69, of a circle and overlappingslightly the Qcir curnferential face of the type'\ vheel. These flanges form guides which retainfthe typeplates in place until tireyreaclrthepoint where they are to be removed. (SeeFig'. 3'.) is another finger or plunger like the finger or plunger 59.

fixed rod 71 and is connected, as at 7, one end of a connecting-rod 73,\i'lii.cl1 atits with the upper end of a lev frame. (See Fig. 7.) is pivotally connected at one end, as at 78, to the lever-'75, and at is other end is pivotally connected, as at 79, is rigidly connected to the shaft which forms fulcrum 65, The throw of the lever 64 when it is actuated by the cam 68 causes pawl 46, which engages the ratchet 4 3. The journaled upon the screw 42 z The teeth of-the pinion 44 are engaged by .a rack-bar '47, which slides in -The rackbar is secontinuation of a connecting-rod 48, whichis pivotally connected adjustable, as at 49,

plate edgewise out of the holder into one of the recesses 39 in the fa'ceof the type-wheel. The t vpe-wheel turns step by step until the type plates are in succession presented to themovable platen 32 and are printed from and are brought opposite to the endof the trough or rack The two levers 64 and .move in unison in opposite directions. When a type-plate is. pushed into the typewheel, the plunger or instant pushes a type-plate out of the wheel onto a stationary rack or shelf S1,1fro1n whence the type-plate is picked up bya.ca-1 rier,82, having jaws like the carrier 56.

ding (See 52 driven by a correspon driving-shaft. Figs.-2 and 7.) 1

54 is a lever fulcrumed upon shaft 55. At, the top of this leveris a having a spring jaw 56 The carrier 56,.

type-plates in the rack with the-advancing end carries a imparts motion to the The movement of the feed-screwandpf the cam 58, thelever 54,-

" faces reversed, it is necessary typeplate another half-turn in. order that chine shall preserve their original order, thus dispensing with the necessity;forrearranging the upper end of the the type-plates by hand This is (accomthat the type-plate l plishe'd as follows: The-carrier ,The' earn 58 now .swings lever -w1th.the, carrier, so

the. type-wheel is a plate having an in formed in the arc This member slides on 'a' witln p a liilii tiii W e r t wp wh tJbreusht et e with thee ia f 31andfi fiis' asirf artroughor rack for l l l {w "eelE A fingenorz ger orp'lunger is supported on a rod 60, sup-- brackets secured. to t plunger 59 is pivotally'connected, as at 61,.

rack 37by means of a'follower. 41, PIOVldBd with a divided'iiut 41 Only the lower half of the machlne. (See Fig. 7.) The lever of this nut is a threaded. The lower half is 64 has an extended arm 66, which carries at;

other end is pivotally connected, 'asfat 74,

er 75, fulcrumed; as at 76, on a bracket secured to the side A connecting-rod 77- k to an arm 80, which.

v the finger or plunger 59 to push the type- Since the typeplates, while they are in the type-wl1eel,are given a half-turnandare discharged froin' the type-wheel with their to give the the series of plates when taken from the maing-rod S4 with the lever 5%1,upo11 which Projecting laterally.

swings the carrier 56. from-the ends .ofthe carrier 82 are pins 85,

which project through irregular slots 86 in.

the .sides of the trough or rack 38. (See Fig. 8'.) When the arm 83 is swung, the pins 85, guided by the slots 86, cause the carrier to describe half a revolution on the, pivots 82, so that the type-plate is reversed and placed right side up in rack 38 and in regular order to be quired. v y In order that the type-plates as they pass from one trough or rack into the type-wheel and into the other trough or rack may preserve their upright position, I provide springplates S7, whi-chpres s upon the top margins oflthe type-plates at the ends of the racks and which hold the plates erect and keep them from falling flatj The carrier delivers the plate flatwise, and the upper and lower margins of the plate are clasped between the bottom of the trough or rack and the spring.- plate and held against returning with the receding carrier. As the succesive plates are delivered by the carrier to the clasp of the spring the series of plates moves onward step'by step in rack 38. I

The inking-roller 11, heretofore referred to is given-motion by a pulley on .its shaft, over which pulley passes a v belt, which. passes over and is (driven byshaft 51. The inking-roller 11 engages a train of rollers, the last roller of which train rolls upon and inks the type-faces of the type-bars in the recesses 39 as the type-wheel carries these type-plates toward the platen 32. -(See FigJ 3'and dotted lines in Fig. 1.)

The ribbon of paper-from the roll having passed between the platen 32 and the'typeplate and having received its second impression passes onto a drier. This drier may be of any preferred form. I have shown by way of illustration a plate 88, over and in contact with which the paper travels and under which is a perforated gas-pipe 89,

which suppl es a flame to the bottom .of the plate.

' Before folding the printed slips and depositing them in the order in which they will be re hired for use it is necessary to sever the slips tromthe ribbon of paper. This 18 21.0- complishe-l. by means of a verticallysw1ng 'ing knife 90, which works through a slot 91 in the table. The knife is secured to a'lever ,92, fulcrumed, as at 93, and is held normally elevatedby spring M. The lever 92 is connected with the top of a connecting-rod 95, which at hottom is pivotally connected with one end'nf a lever 90, the other end of which lever-carries a roller 97, which rides p pcna I again placed in rack 37 when recam 98 on the dl'iving sliaft. The cam 98 moving in unison with the other mechanisms of the machine causes the knife to slice off the printed slips at the proper points. I

.As the paper leaves the feed-rolls it passes and'is pushed forwardupon the to of the table under the knife and beneatha at plate 99, secured to the top of a carriage 100.- This carriage is adapted to be moved manually upon guides or ways 101 onthetop of the frame of the machine, but is normallystaa tionary. The severed slips of paper as they are pushed forward emerge from beneath'the plate 99and pass edgewisebetween two flat parallelblades 102. Each of these blades at its outer end is secured to a head or shank 103, having a shaft extension 104, which shaft revolves and slides in a journal 105,-

fixed on the carriage 100. The two blades are given longitudinal motion toward and away from each otherby means of the mechanism now to'be described. At the outer end of each'of the shafts 10 1 is a collar' 106, towhioh is pivotally connected, as at 107,

(see Fig. 9,) one end of a connecting-rod 108. The other end of this rod is connected with a lever 109, fulcrumed, as at 109*, on carriage 100. The short curved extremity of the lever 109 carries a roller 110, which lies in the path of inclined planes112, formed by the upturned flanges of plates 113, which are adj'ustably secured to the extremities of a crossbar 114, securedto the top of standards 115, which spring upwardly from the opposite sides of the grid-frame 11. 6. This frame slides upon grooves or ways 117 (see' Fi 9)- Projecting down om on the carriage 100. the frame or carriage are two arms or brackets 118, in the lower end of which is journaled a rock-shaft 119, carrying at its end a crank 119*. (See Fig.4.) Tlns crank rec is engaged by a connecting-rod 12 0, .as indi- I cated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. TlllS connecting-rod engages at its 0' posite endacrank 121 on the driving-sha t. Secured to the rock-shaft 119 isan upwardly-projecting arm 122, which at its top is pivotally connected with one end of a connecting-rod 123, which at its other end is pivotally connected with the grid-frame'llG. The inward swing of levers 109 compresses a spring in each of the dash-pots 124,secure:l tothe carriage 100. NVhenthe inclined planes 112 cause the rollers to swing outwardly-and the long arms of the levers 109 to swing inwardly,

a pawl 125 engages a notch 126 on the lever and for. the time being holds the lever stationary with the two'blades 102 overlap mg each other. The shanks or heads .103, w nch carry the blades 102,have upon their adjacent ends inclined portions127, (see Fig. 9,)

againstwhich they ends of the blades abi' t when they are moved into overlapping pos I The inclined planes 127, upon which tion. the ends of. the'hiadesslide, causethe blades to laterally towardeach other and to pinch'between their flat adjacent sides the slip'of paper which the'feerhrolls have fed bepermits the springs in the dashpo ts"124 to throw the levers 109 outwardly, pulling the blades lengthwise away from each othe r. The release of the pawl 125 is effected by means of a projection (not shown in the drawings) upon frame 116, which on the return of the frame comes in contact with and trips the pawl.

The two blades are given rotary motion by means of inions 128 on the shanksior heads of the blades, which pinions when the blades are in overlapping position'lie in the path of rack-bars 129, adjust-ably secured, as at129 20.

tothe grid-frame 116 and movable therewith. When the grid-frame moves toward the blades, the teeth of the rack-,bars passing under'and engaging the pinions cause the blades, with a severed slip clamped'between them, to describe two complete revolutions, pullin r the paper out from between the plate 99 and the floor of the frame 100 and wrapping the paper around the blades in flat folds and move the frame 130.v 45

in such manner that the printed portion of the facing-slip which is to be exposed when in use will be turned downward.

130 is a horizontal frame supported on forward rollers 131.and rear rollers 131 journaled on the ends of cross-bars on the frame. These rollers movein races 132 in the inner sides of side plates 133, which are rigidly secured to. the frame 100. The cross-bars which carry the rollers 131 pass between lugs 134, which project upwardly from the frame 116 and form guides between which the ends of the cross-bars which carry the rollers 131 move vertically; As the frame 116 is moved to and fro the lugs 134 engage The races 132 are irregular and guide the rollers 131 and 131, so that-the shafts, which are a part of'the frame 130, have a vertical movement between the lugs 134 as well as a longitudinal horizontal motion. The races 132 at their part nearest the rear end of the machine have upper andlower connected tracks. The rollers 131 in moving away from the foldingblades traverse the lower track, and moving forward the rollers 131 and 131 traverse the upper track. This is effected by means of bridges 135, which are pivoted at one side and which are lifted by the rollers 131 as theymove backwardly and pass underthe bridges, but which. lie flat, forming a support over which the rollers travel into the upper track on their return. Thus it will be seen the frame 130 and its appendages move away from the fold ing-blades in a plane below the plane of their return movement.

From the forward part of the frame 130 in Fig. 3. framebeneath each of the fingers 136is a slips between them rest between projects a series of horizontal fingers 136, which are rigidly connected with the frame. The fingers are curved upwardly at front and at rear and have vertical shoulders, as shown Secured to theunder' side of the spring 137, which conforms to and presses normally upwardly against the fingers 136.

Adjustabl'y secured to the side plate 133 is a rear stop 138and a forward stop 138 which lie in the path of a tripping-lever 1'39, fulcrumed .on the'frame 130. There are two of these levers'disposed at opposite sides' of the frame 130, and they are connected by a cross tie-rod 139 This, rod rests upon the top of the springs 137, and when the trip ping-levers come in contact with the stops 138 one end of the levers is thrown upwardly, while the opposite ends of the levers are thrown downwardly, thus by means of the cross-rod 139 pressing the forward ends of the springs down and forming open j awsbet-ween the extremities of the fingers and the springs. When the trip ping-lever comes in contact with the forward stop 138, the lever is swung inthe opposite direction, allowing the cross-rods and the springs to move upwardly. At this point the overlapping blades with the folded the fingers and springs.

140 is a box removably securedbene-ath I I the table to the bracket 118. The box in transverse area is slightly larger than the folded sli ,has an open upturned mouth, and a sliding ottom 140 pressed upwardly and controlled by a spiral spring 140?, surrounding the lifting-rod 140, secured at top to the sliding bottom. I

When the springs and fingers which clasp the folded slip move away from the foldingblades, the two airs of rollers 131 and 1'31 travel downwarr ly'on the inclined portions of the lower track of race 132, so that the folded slip passes directly over the upturned mouth of the box 140. At the'top of the rear side of the box are lugs or short fingers 141, (shown in Fig. 6 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3,) which project upwardly between the pairs of springs and fingers and which as the fingers and springs continue their backward motion catch the edge of the folded slip directly over IIS the mouth of the box and force it ezlgewisefrom between the fingers and springs.

142 is a cross-bar, the ends of which rest in and slide upon the ways 117. Projecting backwardly from this bar is a series of fingers 143, which fingersmove toand fro between the lugs 141, just behind and in line with the fingers and springs 136 and 137, and which when the folded slip is released, as above described, slide upon the top of the 'slip and force it downwardly into the upturned mouth of the box. The bar 142, with its fingers, is actuated by means of a pair of connecting-rods 144, pivoted at one end to the crossbar 142, (see Fig. 3.1, and having at their opposite ends elongat d lin --.s 14.3, which engage loosely the extremities of a cross-shaft 146, which is secured to the under side of the frame gers secured to the rear cross-bar of frame 1 16 in-line with the fingers 143. 1

When the frame 116 is at the end of its backward stroke, the fingers 143 rest across thetopof-the box 140, holding the folded slips down in the box against the upward pressure of the s ring 140?; When the frame 116 moves fhrwardly or toward the forward end of the machine, the fingers 143 remain motionless, while the shaft 146 moves forward in the open links of the connectingrods 144, which'actuate the fingers 143, and when the fingers 147 slide over the top of the box and hold the slips in. place the shaft 146 engages the ends of the links and pushes the series of fingers 1 43 back to, the end of its backward stroke. Thus either the fingers 143 or 147 rest constantly on the top of the box between the lugs 141, except at the inoment when the paper is deposited'in the top ofthe box, at which moment there is enough space between the adjacent ends of the two sets of fingers to not interfere with the movement of the fingers and springs 1.36 and 137 and to permit the deposit of the slip, as above described.

The'rectangular box in which the slips are deposited is provided with and supported by hooks 148, which engage a stout rod 149, se cured to the side arms of the bracket} 18. The box also has'a latch-hook 150, which engages the under side of a lug on the bottom ofcarriage 100, as shown in Fig. 3. Upon 'the'box slides a sleeve 151, to which is votally "secured an arm 152, which carries a series of fingers 153, which are adapted to swii'ig between the fingers 147. The sleeve may be slipped upwardly far enough to permitthe 45 fingers 153to-swing by the aid of spring 154 over the top of the'box to prevent the escape of the deposited folded slips. When the sleeve is slipped upwardly, it strikes and dis-v engages thelatch 150, permitting the rod and box to to be swung on 148 149 and to be lifted off and to be taken out of the machine. To empty the box, the arm 152 and the fin gers 153 are swung out of the way, and the spring 140 forces the column of slips out from the box. his now only necessary-to reverse thecolumn of slips and tie it in a con venient package, when the printed faces of the rinted slips appear uppermost 111 the order in which they are to be used.

The operation of my maci he is as follows: Assuming that the parts are assembled as above describedthat thecarriage 100 carrying its movable frames 116 and 130 is suitably secured in place, that the paper from the roll 1 is threaded, as above described, he-

147 is a series of forwardly-projecting fintween the tension-iolland tension-plate'and between the feed-rolls and eneath the knife, and that the inking mechanisms are properly 1 supplied with ink. Assuming,-also,that the series of facing-slips to be prepared is for a railway postal clerks one day run and that 1 upon each. slip is to be printed, first, .the

1 name of the route and the number of the trainfrom which the slip proceeds; second, the date; third, the name of the postal clerk from whose charge it came, and, fourth, the name of the route and the number of the train to which the slip is to be transferred. Now type-bars 12 bearing the first, second, and third of the above items are secured in the type-bar holder 11 and a series of type-bars bearing the fourth of the above items is screw-fed follower resting against the last plate in the series of type-plates, the divided nut 41, however, being left open at the start. hlotion is now given to the driving-shaft, and the paper begins to move in the machine. When that portion of the strip of paper which has passed beneath and has received impressions from the type-bars 12 arrives above plate40, which is thefirst of the series of "type-plates and which has been fed into the type-wheel, as above described, and

brought into position, the feed-screw 42 is ing the divided nut 41 and the type-wheel is thrown into operative engagement with the driving 111601131118111' by means of the. shifter 36. Now the slips which have been printed by the type-bars 12 as they arrive above the platen 32 receive successively and may be. printed. In practice these operations are repeated with a change of the datebar for each run for a month. a month's sup .ply being furnished during the then current month for the next succeeding month. From the second printing operation the strip of paper moves on over the drying-pinto HS be tween the 'lccd-rolls. beneath the knife, and between the plates (H1 1111). The sc crcd slip of paper as it emerges from beneath the plate Wis clamped between the two blades 11);. N ow the frame 1 removes forward, carrying pinions on the shanks of the blades, causing placed in position in the rack'37 with the platen 32 and beneath the opposing type-- the series of slips necessary for the next trip with it'the rack-bars 129,'which engage the manually engaged with the follower byclosin proper order impressions from the typeout from beneath the plate 99 and to fold the paper-around the blades in flat folds. The spring-jaws1136. 137 now clasp the folded paper, and at thelsaine instant'the pawl 125 is disengaged from the lever 109, and the blades are by thefacti'on of the levers 109 and the spring and the dash pots 124 pulled lengthwise and in opposite directions out from the folds'in the paper. 7 The jaws carrying the "folded vslipmove away from the foldingblades and, as above described, deposit the folded slip at the mouth of the box 140. As the jaw-carrying frame moves to and fro the folded slips; are held in place and are pressed into the box by the reciprocating fingers 143 and 147.

This operation is repeated until the entire series is printed, when the box is removed, as above described, and the bundle of slipsis ejected by the spring to be caught and tied together for use, as may berequired.

In case the slips are not to be foldedas, for

' instance,when the slips are to be used in la beling letter-packages instead of pouches or sacks-the carriage 1.00, with its burden, is moved back upon its track out of the way, and the. slips new fall flatwise from beneath the plate 99 withoutfolding.

-While I have fully described the construction and operation of my folding mechanism, I have not in this specification made claims therefor, for the reason that this part of my.

invention is to be made the subject of a separate application for a patent. 5

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1'. In a machine of the described class, two cooperating registeringprinting mechanisms, one of said printing mechanisms being adap ted and arranged to repeat its impressions uniformly, the other of said printing mechanisms being adapted and arranged to change its impression at each succeeding imprint, and means for intermittently feeding paper to said printing mechanisms successively in harmony with their movement.

2. In a machine of the described class,-

means for printing a series of slips the subject'matter of which is, in part, uniform, and, in part, varied with each succeeding slip, said means comprising a printing mechanism for the constant matter, a printing mechanism for the variable -matter, the imprint of the latter printing mechanismregistering with that of the first-mentioned printing mechanism, means for actuating said two printing mechanisms in harmony with each other, and means for feeding paper successively to said two printing mechanisms in harmony with their movement. i

In a machine of the described class,

means for printing upon a series ofslips matter which is uniform throughout the series, means for pr nting upon said slips matter like regular intervals upon said paper, the impressions of said printing mechanisms being successive butregist-ering with each other, means for feeding the paper through said printing mechanisms in harmony with their movement, and means for severing the paper at regular intervals between its printed-por tions. I

' 5. In a machine of the described class, a roll-holder for apaper-roll, means for'printing upon such paper, at regular intervals, matter which is. uniform, means for printing uponsuchipaper, at like intervals, matter which constantly varies, means for feeding paper from such roll in harmony with the movement of the printing mechanisms, means for severing the paper between theprinted portions thereof, and means for folding the paper with the variable matter printed there on exposed. I

6. In a-machine of the described class, two cooperating printing mechanisms, means in one of said mechanisms for printing uniform matter, means in. the other of said printing mechanisms for printing variable matter, a drying device, a cutter, and a folder, combined with a paper-roll holder, means for preholder to the successive action of the printing mechanisms the drier the cutter and the folder.

7. In a machine of the described class, a printing mechanism for printing upon a series of slips matter which is-uniform throughout the series, a printing mechanism for printing upon said slips matter which varies throughout the series, means for folding said slips with the variable matter exposed, and I means for assembling said folded slips in their proper order in a suitable receptacle.

8. In a machine of the described class, a cylinder, a series of'typeplates bearingconstantly-changing matter, means for operatively securing said type-plates upon said cylinder, means for imparting intermittent too, senting a strip of paper from aroll onsaid v j rotation to said cylinder, means for feeding to said cylinder a series of type-plates, means for printing from said type-plates in succession, and means forremoving said type-plates successively from said cylinder combined with a cooperat ing printing mechanism adapt-- ed to print uniform matter which registersv with said changing matter.- 4

9. In a machineof the described'class, a cylinder, means for detachably securing typeplates in operative position upon the cylinder, two holders adapted to receive a series of type-plates, means i or transferring said typeplates successivelyfrom one holder to the cy inder, means for removing said type-piates successively irom the cylinder to the other holder, said latter means including devices for giving each type-plate a half-turn during its passage from the cylinder to the latter holderwhereby the printing-face of the typeplates will be disposed in the latter holder in their original relative and successive positions without rearrangement.

10. In a machine of the described class, a paper-roll holder, two cooperating registerprinting mechanisms, means for present- I means for operatively securing type-plates "upon said cylinder, a platen, means'for 1nking' the type-plates,

plates successively other holder.

two holders for a series of type plates, means for removing said typeplates successively from one holder to the cylinder, and means for removing said typefrom the cylinder to the 11. In a machine of the described class, a 'ayhnder having. upon its face spaced recesses.

for the reception of type-plates, a platen,- an

i inking mechanism for such type-plates, two

screw, a follower in one of said type-plate holders controlled by said feed-screw, means for successively removing a series of typein said cylinder; means'for removing said typeother type-plate holder, and 'means for imparting harmonious intermittent movement to the feed-screw the cylinder the platen the inking mechanism and the devices for mov ing the type-plates to and from the cylinder.

ably securing type-bars therein, pivotal supports for said holder, a platen, means for reciprocating the holder to and from the platen, means for invertingthie holder upon its pivotal support after each impression, and an inking mechanism adapted to ink the typebar faces at each inversion of the holder, combined with a cooperating printing mechanism which registers with the imprint of the adapted and arranged to change the impression at each succeeding imprint, and means for intermittently feeding the paper-successively to said two printing mechanisms;

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

y JABEZ E. RAY. Witnesses:

C. W. F. KIRKLY, S. A. DORLAND holders for a series of type-plates, a feed-v plates from said latter holder to the recesses plates successively from said cylinder to said 12. In a machine of the described class, a holder 11. for type-bars, means for remov-' first-mentioned, printing mechanism, .andis

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