US850526A - Automatic card-stop for time-recorders. - Google Patents

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No. 850,526. PATENTED APR. 16, 1907. J. 8: A. DEY.

AUTOMATIC CARD STOP FOR TIME REGORDERS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 26, 1905.

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WITNESSESw E 1% g ATTORNEYS No. 850,526. PATENTBD APR. 16, 1907.

J. & A. DEY.

AUTOMATIC CARD STOP FOR TIME REGORDEBS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. 1905.

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' VENMRS Gib Br ATTORNEYS PATENIED APR.16, 190v. J. & A. DBY. AUTOMATIC CARD STOP FOR TIME RBGORDERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1905.

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UNITED s ra rnsenrnnr orrron.

JOHN DEY AND ALEXANDER DEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO DEY TIME REGISTER COMPANY,

PORATION OF NEW YORK.

OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A COR- AUTOMATlC CAQD STOP FOP; TlNlE RECGRDEFlSB NO. 850,526. V

Application filed May 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN DEY and ALEX- ANDER DEY, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful im provements in Automatic Card-Stops for 'iime-Recorders, of which the following is a full clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- 1o pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to mechanism for causing intermittent motion and with regard to its more specific features to clock-controlled mechanism for use in positioning a record-card in a workmans time-recorder.

One of the objects thereof is to provide simple and eflicient means for intermittently driving a part from a continuously-moving member. 1

Another object is to provide practical and automatically-acting means for intermittently moving a member for a certain predetermined number of steps in one direction and then retracting the same to its original 2 5 position.

Another object is to provide means of the above general type in which an abutment or stop is automatically moved and accurately positioned and yet the certainty of action of 0 the same not sacrificed.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of 3 5 elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the mechanism hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one of various possible embodiments of our invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of certain parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. is a r 5 rear elevation of certain parts appearing in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the action of ratchet-and-p awl mechanism. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a card-receiver and associated parts. Fig. 6 is a plan of the 0 same.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

1905. Serial No. 262.388.

As tending to render better understood certain features of our invention it may here be noted that in a mechanism employing a toothed member having coacting therewith actuating and holding pawls respectively adapted, as indicated by their names, to move this member and to hold the same in the position in which it is moved if the operative portions of these pawls be positioned a su'llicient distance apart to insure the entry of the holding-pawl into operative position upon the actuating-pawl completing its movement there is for this reason certain amount of backlash or play which is taken up as the actuating-p awl is removed from its engaging position. This action would result in the placing of the toothed member in either of two positions, according as the actuating-pawl is in operative relation thereto or is thrown into an inoperative position, thus letting the member drop upon the holding-pawl. If mechanism of this type be used in positioning a record-receiving surface, it will readily be seen that the slight shifting of the same due to the above-mentioned play or backlash will throw the record out of alinement. It may also here be noted that if in connection with the mechanism immediately above referred to a single step be missed due, for example, to the failure of the holding pawl to reach beneath the tooth which it is to engage, the entire recorder is thrown out of order and the records confused. It may also be noted at this point that in the case in which a member is intermittently actuated by continuously-driven clockwork a considerable burden is imposed upon the clockwork at the time of driving the intermittently-driven member, necessitating the employment of powerful driving mechanism un less means be provided to render the distribution of the load thereon more uniform. The above and other defects are remedied in constructions of the nature of that hereinafter described.

Referring now to Fig. 5 of the drawings, there are shown, diagrammatically, printingwheels 1 of any desired form, the same being preferably driven from clockwork, (not here shown, as it in itself forms no part of the present invention.) Opposite the printingwheels is record-card receiver comprising the front and rear plates 2 and 3, the former of which is flared, as shown at at, so as to provide an openingof the desired width. Between these plates are positioned card-engaging members 5 and 6, having secured thereto cover-plates 7, adapted to inclose the card-receiver except at the portion. between these members. A suitable pressure-lever 8,

pivoted, as by the screw 9, upon a post 1.0,

may be actuated in any desired manner, as by the rod 11,1lexibly connectedtherewith, to force a record-receiving member inserted between the members 5 and 6 into engagement with the printing-wheels 1, and thus form a record thereon.

The downward movement of the card or other record-receiving member within the receiver is limited, as by an. abutment 12, :[ixed upon a strap 13, which is clamped about a sleeve 14, slidably iinounted. upon the vertical guide-rod 15, shown in Fig. 1. of the drawings. This strap, which is guided, by the sliding contact of its portions 16 and 17 with the rear plate of the card-receiver, is moved in a vertical direction by means hereinafter described.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings there is shown a sleeve 18, driven in any desired manner, as from clockwork, a portion of which is shown at 19. This sleeve has fixed upon its outer end, as by means of screw 20, a disk or plate 21, having pivotally mounted. thereon cam member 22. The movement of cam 22 relative to plate 21 is limited, as by pins 23 and 24, serving as stops therefor with the cam in position either closely adjacent the sleeve 18 or at the extreme of i s movement away from the same. A disk 25 is shown in the illustrative embodiment set forth, which ma "act as a support for the plate 21 or to perform any other desired function.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, there is shown a frame 26, having the upwardlyprojecting ears 27 and 28, within which is journaled a rock-shaft 29. Longitudinal movement of this rock-shaft within its b ar-rings is prevented, as by an adjustable collar 30 and a disk 31, and there is formed thereon or secured thereto an arm 32, adapted to project within the path of travel of the cam 22 above described. This arm is normally held in its uppermost position by means of a spring 33, one end. of which. is secured in fixed relation to the ear 28 and the other end of which is connected with an arm 34. upon the rockshaft 29 and holds the same in engagement with a lug 53, hereinafter described. Upon the end of the rock-shaft adjacent the abovementioned sleeve 14 is fixed a yoke 36, having ournaled therein so as to swing in a substantially horizontal plane a pawl 37, adapted to engage and coaet with a rack 38, secured upon the sleeve. This pawl is provided with a spiral spring 39, tending normally to wardly, as shown at 10 inv Fig. 2 of the drawings, for a purpose hereinafter described.

Journaled upon the lugs 11. and 42, formed upon ear 27, is what may 'be termed a holding-pawl 4-3 of a form sin'iilar to that of the pawl 37 above described and normally maintained in engagement with the rack, as by means of a spring 4 1, connected with the bent lower end thereof, as at 4.5. The depending end 416 of pawl 413, however, terminates as a point above the corresponding portion of pawl 37 for a purpose hereinafter described. By the above means as the rockshaft is oscillated by reason. of the successive engagements of the cam 22 with the arm 32, formed thereon, the pawl 37 raises the rack 38 tooth by tooth, the latter member being held in its raised. position. by the holdingpaul 43. The upper edges of the pawls 37 and 13 are spaced one from another by a dis- "ance slightly greater than twice the pitch of the rack 38, or, in, other words, than the distance between corresponding portions of alternate teeth of this member. it will thus be seen that as the pawl 37 raises the rack under the inlluence of spring 3 3 a slight clearance is provided between the upper edgeof the pawl 13 and. the face of the tooth beneath which it is to engage, thus permitting the spring 4 1 readily to swing the holding-pawl into operative relation to the rack. With. the above mechanism as the pawl 37 or actuating-pawl, as the same may be termed, is slowly retracted by the action of the cam 22 the rack 38, and consequently the abutment 1.2, would be permittted to fall slightly on account of the above-mentioned clearance or play, with a consequent error inv the alinement of the records made at this time. Such error is eliminated. by the 'follmring means.

Recurring to Figs. 1. and 3 of the drawings, there are shown a pair of upwardly-exten.iing lugs 35 and 17, formed upon the member 26 in such manner as to form bearings for a lever-arm 48,the lug also acting as a stop for the arm 34. as above described. Leverarm 48 is normally drawn toward the rack, as by spring 49, and is connected, as by a link 50, with a trip or releasing arm 51, journaled in lugs 12 and 52, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This arm, which is normally swung in the direction of the rack, as by a spiral spring 53, is adapted to be rotated in a horizontal plane upon the lever-arm 4'8 swinging within its bearings. Such motion of the lever-arm is brought about by the engagement therewith of a. pin 5 1 upon the cam 22, the same tending throi'igh the abovedescribed connection to rotate the arm 51. Under normal conditions this rotation of the arm 51 causes merely the disengagemem; of the pawl 37 with the rack 38, the same being swung through the depending tip 10. Upon throw the same into engagement with the l the rack being raised throughout a certain.

- 1 l rack. and the tree end. thereoi is bent downi prodeterminec distanceas in the present case throughout a space equal to seven teeth, each tooth preferably corresponding to a day of the week upon the record-surface useda pin 55, fixed upon the rack, engages the arm 51 and raises the same, compressing the spring 53 so as to spring the arm above the depending end 46 of pawl 43. Upon the same then being swung as above described through the lever 48 not only actuatingpawl 37, but holding-pawl as also, ill be thrown for a time from engagement with the rack, thus permitting the same to fall to the position from which it was raised.

In order readily to indicate the position of the abutment 12, an indicator 56 is mounted upon a shaft 57, journaled within hangers 58 and 59 and having fixed thereon a pinion 60, intermeshing with a rack 61 upon the sleeve 14. l'his indicator, which is preferably of a cylindrical form, has printed or otherwise formed upon its outer surface clniracters indicative of the several positions of the abutment 12, these characters in the illustrative embodiment herewith shown representing the days of the week. In this manner as the rack 38 is raised throughout its successive steps the indicator 56 is rotated throughout corresponding angles and serves to publish by the characters displayed in a predetermined position the position of the abutment.

The operation of the above-described em bodiment, which should be largely obvious from the above description, is as follows: Assuming the rack 88 to be in its lowermost position, the cam 22 is swung by the sleeve 18, which preferably undergoes one revolution every twenty-four hours, in such position as to engage the arm 32 and rest in contact with the stop-pin 24. The arm 32 is thus depressed until the same passes the point of greatest eccentricity of the cam, whereupon it is released and snapped upwardly by the spring 38, thus causing the pawl 37 to raise the rack throughout a predetermined distance and the pawl 43 to be in position to hold the same substantially in the position into which it has been raised. Immediately after the release of arm 32, however, the pin 54 engages lever 48 and swings the same so as to draw the pawl 37 from engagement with the rack and permit the same to rest upon the pawl 43, thus insuring the correct alinement of the record, as above described. The rack is thus raised throughout the desired number of steps, and when it has completed its prxictermined path of travel the trip-arm 51 is raised as before described, so as to engage not only the depending end' lO of pawl 37, but the corresponding portion 46 of pawl a3, and upon being swung through the lever l8 withdraws both pawls and permits the rack to fall to its initial position. This cycle of operations is then repeated.

The indicator 56 operates in the insurer above set forth. to show the position of tn abutment 12, and thus indicate within certain limits the portion of the card. upon which the record will be printed. If desired, a grip or knurled portion 62 may be provided upon the sleeve 14, so as to permit he same to be adjusted manually.

Owing to the peculiar construction of the cam 22, the clockwork may be moved in the reverse direction from that indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 of the drawings to any desired. extent without affecting either the rockshaft 29 or the lever-arm 1-8. This action is one to the fact that upon the sleeve 18 being rotated in a clockwise direction with reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings the cam is lifted towad pin 23 upon engaging arm 32 and passes over without depressing the same, thus carrying pin 54 over lever 48.

It may here be noted that the expression immediately subsequent is used throughout the following claims as descriptive of the relative times of actuation and release of the ctuating-pawl in a broad sense as denoting a time of release subsequent to a time of ac tuation and prior to the next following use of the instrument for recording purposes. It may also be noted that the term rack is used in a broad sense to denote any toothed member adapted to perform the functions set forth with regard to this part.

It will thus be seen that we have provided simple and eflicient means for accomplishing the several objects of our invention. The

mechanism used, moreover, is of the simplest,

most durable, and inexpensive construction, and the action of the same is positive and entirely automatic. It will also be seen that the alinemeint of records made by mechanism of the nature of that above described is without material error and that this perfection of alinement is attained without sacrifice of the free and yet positive action of the mechanism whereby the card-abutment is ctuated. It will also be apparent that several features of our invention are of value in other relations, although peculiarly adapted for that herein shown, and that this invention may, be used in connection with instruments new in use with slight alterations in the construction thereof.

ns many changes could be made in the above construciioi'i and many apparently widely (ll'l'lGlGHl) embodiments of our invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, we intend that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as lllUS'tl'iLtlVB and not in a limiting sense. We desire it also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein (l6- scribed and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said fall therebetween.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a til11616001d61, in combination,

printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction ol a coacting record-card, a rack connected with said step, actuating and holding p awls coacting with. said rack, clock-actuated means adapted intermittentl to operate said actuating-rmwl, releasing means adapted to coact with said pawls, means controlled in accordance with the pesiti on oil? the said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative condition and means upon said clock-actuated means adapted to operate said releasing means.

in a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a'rack connected with said step, actuating and. holding pawls coacting therewith, a clock-actuated member, means actuated from said. clocli-actuaied member adapted. upon the same rotating in one direction to operate said actuaring-g'iawl and adapted upon said clock-actuated. member rotat ng in the opposite direction to remain inoperative with respect to said actuating-pawl, and means controlled in. accordance with the position of said rack and operated by means upon said cloch-ac tuaied member adapted to release said actuating and holding pawls.

a. In a time-recorder, in con'ibination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative .movement in one direction. oil" a coacting record-card, a rack op erativel connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, clocleactuated. means adapted intermittently to op erate said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said pawls, means upon said clock-actuated means adapted to actuate said releasing means, and means controlled. in accordance with the position. of said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative con- (lition.

5. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting with said rack, clock-actuated means adapted intermittently to operate said actuatingpawl, means adapted to release said actuating and holding pawls, means on. said clock-actuated means adapted. to operate said releasing means, and means controlled .in accordance with the position oi said rack to operate said releasing member, and means carried by said rack adapted to throw said releasing member into operative relation. to said actuating and said. holding pawls.

7. in a ti;ne-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, a releasing member adapted to throw said. actuating and holding pawls into inoperative position, clock-actuated. means ada tcd intermittently to operate said. actuating-pawl and to movi said. re leasing member, and means controlled in accmdance with the position. of said rack adapted to throw said releasing member into operative relation to both said actuatin and said holding pawls.

8. in a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement .in one direction. oi a coacting record-card, a rack comiected with said step, actuating and. holding pawls coacting therewith, a clocleactinited member, a cam carried by said clock-actuated member adapted intermittently to omvrate said actuatingpawl, a releasing member adapted to swing into contact with said actuating and. said holding pawls and throw the same into inoperative comlition, means controlled by said clock-actuated 'niemlwr adapted to actuate said releasing member, and means carried by said rack adapted to move said releasing member into operative relation to both ol said pawls.

9. in a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-canl, a rack connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, a clock-actuated member, a cam carried by said clock-actuated member adapted upon. being rotated in one direction intermittently to operate said actuatingpawl, a releasing member adapted to swing into contact with said actuating and said holding pawls and throw the same into inoperative position, means controlled by said clock-actuated member adapted to actuate said releasing member, means carried by said rack adapted to place said releasing member in operative relation to both of said pawls, and means adapted upon said clock-actuated member being rotated in the opposite direction to prevent the operation thereby of said actuating pawl or releasing member.

10. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, a clock-actuated member, a cam carried by said clock-actuated member adapted upon the same being rotated in one direction intermittently to operate said actuatingpawl and upon said clock actuated member being rotated in an opposite direc tion to remain inoperative with respect to said actuating pawl, a releasing member adapted to swing into contact with said actuating and said holding pawls and throw the same into inoperative position, means controlled by said clock-actuated member adapted to actuate said releasing member, means carried by said rack adapted to move said releasing member into operative relation to both of said pawls, and means adapted visually to indicate the position of said stop.

11. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a toothed member eperatively connected with said stop, means adapted to move said toothed member, means adapted to hold the same in a predetermined position, and means adapted to throw said toothed member upon said holding means.

12. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing me chanism,means controlling the p o sition of a coacting record-receiving member, a toothed member operatively connected therewith, means adapted to actuate said toothed member and means adapted to remove said actuating means from engagement therewith immediately after each actuation thereof.

13. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, means adapted to de termine the position of a coacting recorda-eceiving member, a toothed member operatively connected with said means, a pawl adapted to actuate said toothed member, a pawl adapted to hold the same substantially in the position in which it has been moved and means adapted to operate said actuatingpawl and to release the same from engage ment with said rack immediately subsequent to each operation thereof.

1a. In a time-recorder,- in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operatively connected with said stop, actuating and holding pawls coacting with said rack, clock actuated means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, and means adapted to withdraw said, actrating-pawl from engage ment with said racl; immediately subsequent to each operation thereof.

15. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operatively connected. with said stop, an actuating-pawl coacting with said rack and adapted to raise the same, a holding-pawl adapted to swing beneath one of the teeth of said. rack in the position into which it has been raised by said actuatingpawl, said holding-pawl having a clearance with reference to said tooth, clockactuated means adapted to operate said actuating-pawl, and means adapted to release said actu ating-p awl from said rack subsequent to each operation thereof and permit the same to rest upon said holding-pawl.

16. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operatively connected to said stop, an actuating-pawl coacting with said rack and adapted to raise the same, a holding-pawl adapted to swing beneath one of the teeth of said rack in the po sition into which it has been raised. by said actuatingpawl, said holding-pawl having a clearance with reference to said tooth, clockactuated means adapted to operate said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said actuating-pawl from said rack subsequent to the operation thereof and permit the same to rest upon said holding-pawl, and means adapted to release both pawls upon said rack being moved throughout a predetermined distance.

17. In a time recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operatively connected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting with said rack, clock-actuated means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said pawls, means upon said clock-actuated means adapted to actuate said releasing means, and means adapted immediately subsequent to each operation of said actuatingpawl to withdraw the same from engagement with said rack and permit said rack to be supported by said holding-pawl.

18. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operatively connected with said stop, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, clock-actuated means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, means adapted to resaoeae lease said pawls, means controlled in accordance with the position of said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative condition, and means adapted immediately sul. sc quent toeach operation of said actuatingpawl to withdraw the same from engagement with said rack.

19. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operative :y' con nected wlth said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, clock-actuated means adapted upon being driven in one di rection intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl and upon being driven in the opposite direction to remain inoperative with respect to said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said pawls means controlled in accordance with the position of said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative condition, and means adapted immediatel subsequent to each operation o'l said actuating-pawl to withdraw the same from engagement with said rack.

20. In a timerecorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operativel v cennected with said step, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, clock-actuated means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said pawls from engagement with said rack, means controlled in accordance with the position of said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative condition and means controlled by said clock-actuated means adapted tocause said releasing means to withdraw said actuating-pawl from operative relation with. said rack immediatel subsequent to each operation thereof.

21. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the relative movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a rack operativel} con neoted with said. stop, actuating and holding pawls coacting therewith, clock-actuated means adapted upon being rotated in one di rection inteimittentl to operate said actuating-pawl and upon being rotated in the opposite direction to remain. inoperative with respect to said actuating-pawl, means adapted to release said pawls from engagement with said rack, means controlled in accordance with the position 01 said rack adapted to place said releasing means in operative condition, and means controlled by said clock-actuated means adapted to withdraw said actuating-pawl from operative relation with said rack immediately subsequent to each opera tion thereof.

22. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, means controlling the her with relation to the printing mechanism, a member operatively connected with said means, means adapted to actuate said memher, and means adapted to remove said actuating means from engagement with said member immediately after each actuation thereof.

In a time-recorder, the combination of printing mechanism, means to determine the position of a card relative to said mechanism, actuating means arranged to engage said determining means to impart an intermitteiiit step-by-stcp movement thereto, a holding device to hold the determining means in each of the positions to which it is moved and means to disengage the actuating means from the determining means alter each actuation of the latter.

24. In a time-recorder, the combination of printing mechanism, me ans to determine the position of a card relative to said mechanism, actuating means arranged to engage said dotermining means to impart an intermittent step-by-step movement thereto, a holding device to hold. the determining means in each of the positions to which it is moved, means to disengage the actuating means from the determining means after each actuation of the latter, and means to cause the disengaging means to move both the actuating and holding means from operative engagement with the determining means alter the latter has completed a cycle of movements.

25. In a time-recorder, the cemhimition of printing mechanism, means to determine the position of a card relative to said. mechanism, actuating means arranged to engage said determining means to impart an intermittent step-bv-step movement thereto, a holding device to hold the determining means in each of the positions to which. it is moved, means to disengage the actuating means from the determining means after each actuation oi the latter, and means operating in accord ance with the position of the determining means, to cause the disengaging means to move both the actuating and holding means .l'rom operative engagement with the determining means alter the latter has completed a cycle of movements.

26. In a time-reconler, he combination ol printing mechanism, means to determine the position of a card relative to said mechanism, actuating means arranged to engage said determining means to impart an intermittent step-by-step movement thereto, a holdii'ig device to hold the determining means in each. oi the positions to which it is moved, and clock-actuated means for disengaging the actuating means from the determining means after each actuation of the latter.

27. In a time-recorder, the combination of printing mechanism, means to determine the position of a card relative to said mechanism,

position of a coacting recordaeceiving mema cloch-controlled actuating means arranged IIO to engage said determining means to impart an intermittent step-by-step movement thereto, a holding device to hold. the determining means in each of the positions to which it is moved, and clock-actuated. means for disengaging the actuating means from the determining means after each actuation of the latter.

28. In a time-recorder, he combination of a printing mechanism, means to determine the position of a card relative to said mechanism, clock-controlled actuating means arranged to engage said determining means to impart an intermittent step-by-step movement thereto, and clock-actuated means for disengaging the actuating means from the determining means after each actuation of the latter.

29. In a time-recorder, the combination of printing mechanism, a card-stop movable relative to the printing mechanism, clockcontrolled actuating means arranged to en.- gage said step to impart thereto an intermittent step-by-step movement, a holding device to hold the stop in the several positions to which it is moved, a releasing device to disengage the actuating means from the stop after each movement of the latter and operating in accordance with the position of the stop to disengage both the actuating means and the holding device from the stop after the stop has completed a cycle of movements 30. In a time-recorder, the combination of a printing mechanism, a card-stop movable relative to the printing mechanism, clocl controlled actuating means arranged to en gage said step to impart thereto an intermittent stepbystep movement, a holding device to hold the stop in the several positions to which it is moved, means to automatically disengage the actuating means from the stop after each movement of the latter and means to disengage both the actuating and holding means from the stop when the latter has completed a cycle of movements.

31. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a eoacting record-card, a toothed member connected with said stop, actuating and holding pawls coacting with said toothed member, clockcontrolled means adapted upon rotation. in one direction intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, and adapted to be rotated in a reverse direction without ailecting said actuating-pawl.

32. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a stop adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a toothed member connected with said step, actuating and holding aawls coacting therewith, and a clock-actuated pawl, said cam being mounted to become inetl'ectivc to operate said actuating-pawl upon rotation in the opposite direction.

33. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, a movable abutment adapted. to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a toothed member operatively connected with said abutment, an actuating-pawl and a holding pawl coasting with said toothed member, clocleactuated means adapted to operate said actuating-pawl, and means controlled by said toothed member and movable reattive thereto to throw said holding member into inoperative position.

34. In a time-recorder, in combination, a toothed. member, holding and actuating p awls coaeting therewith, a cloch-controlled means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, a single automatically-acting means adapted. simultaneously to maintain said holding and said actuating pawls out of engagement with said. toothed member, and. means adapted to render said last-mentioned means operative upon said actuating-pawl being operated a predetermined number of times.

35. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, an abutment adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a toothed member operatively connected with said abutment, holding and. actuating pawls coacting with said toothed member, clock-controlled means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, and a single member adapted upon said actuating-pawl. being operated a predetermined number of times to hold said actuating and holding pawls simultaneously out o1 engagement with said toothed member.

36. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, an abutment adapted to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a toothed member operatively connected with said abutment, holding and actuating pawls coacting with said toothed member, clock-controlled means adapted intermittently to operate said actuating-pawl, and single member adapted upon said actuating-pawl being operated a predetermined number of times to hold said actuating and holding pawls simultaneously out of engagement with said toothed memer, said last-mentioned single member being controlled in accordance with the position of said toothed member.

37. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing mechanism, an abutment adapted. to limit the movement in one direction of a coacting record-card, a clock-actuated member, means adapted to be actuated by the rocam adapted upon rotation in one direction tation of said clock-actuated member in one intermittently to operate said actuatmg- 1 direction to move said abutment, said clockprinting meehanism, an abutment adapted actuated member being ineiieotive for the opera tion oi said. moving: means upon being;- rotated in the opposite direetion.

38. In a time-reeorder, in e(.)i'nbinati n,

to limit the movement in one direction of a ooaetingr record-card, a dock-actuated. member, n eans adapted to move said. abutment, a cam upon said. Ci()(LC-&Ct11ttt0(i mom] er adapted to actuate said IHWJiUfI means upon said 0am ieingz; rotated in one direction, said cam. being ine'fi'eetive for the operation of said moving means upon bei' g2; rotatei in another direction.

39. In a time-recorder, in combination, printing ineehanisnm an abutment adapted to limit the .IIlOVGlllOiltin one direetion of a coasting reeortbeard, means adapted to move said abutment, a rotatable clock-auto.- ated member, and a earn on said clock-actuated n'ieinber pivoted at a point eooentrie to the axis thereof adapted to engage and aotu ate said moringij means.

40. in a time-ireix'nder, in eonibination, printin z meehanism, an aimtmem'; adapted to iimit the movement in one direction or a (co 'ting l'eeoi'd-eard, means adapted to mow said abutment, a r31ovioaetuated member, a eam pivoted on said (loo\:aotuated member et'rt ei'itrio to the axis thereof adapted to engage and actuate said moving means, and a stop adapted to limit the movement of said 0am in a direction away from said. axis.

In testimony \x'hereot we aiiix our signa' tures in the presenee oi" two witnesses.

JOHN DEY. A LEXANDE it DE Y Witnesses:

Grain E 1 iii. 1' J UNn, CLARA SACKELT RAYMOND.

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