US874635A - Registering device. - Google Patents

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No. 874,635. PATENTED DEG. 24, 1907.

R. STORM, J. F. UNDERWOOD & R. JACKSON.

REGISTERING DEVICE. APPLIcATIoN FILED MAY 1o, 1907.

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No. 874,635. PATENTED DEC. 24, ,1907.

R. STORM, J. F. NDERWUOD 6L R. JACKSON.

REGISTERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10.1907.

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entrev sterne RALPH STORM,- Josnrs F. UNDEsWoon, AND Rosse-r Ericsson, or WATn'eLoo, IOWA.

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useful improvements in, Registering Devices, of which the following is .e specircetion,

invention relates to improvements in registering devices, andthe object o'fonr irnprovenients isto provide registering mechenisinto loe used inreilWny stations in con:

:section with trs-insignels, whereby e record may yhe mede end kept oiipessing treinsend of their stopping for orders. This object we have accomplished-bythe mechanism which is hereinafter fully described end claimed, and which is described in the` eccompenying drawings, in Which- Figure l is. sidiegreihmstic side elevation of 'our improved registering device, with one side of the. casing removed, showing the seme operatively connected ,with e semaphore maling mechanism. Fig. 2 is e front eleva,-

I tion ot the registering device with the front 4part of the casing removed, and showing e. peirof such devices cased beside each other iut otherwise independent ot' each other. Fig. 3 isa detail perspective view ot that ,dert ot the apparatus `vvhiclrconteins the circuitclosing device end disk lock.' 1Fig. l is e de teil view of aportion 'of the record tepe, showing its rear side. Fig. 5 is e diagram of the Velectric circuits between two stations. Figi '6 is e detail view of n portion. ot the record tape and its slottedcssing. Fig. is e.

diegrem showing lthe method of Wiring hetween e station registering device registeringdevices of the stations on either side. Fig. 8 is=en enlarged detail viev.T depictv ing that/part of the epperetus used for pro-- d ucing e punctured record on thetepe. lig. 9 is en enlarged detail view of the toothed guard -in operative 'contact with the recordtape. g

Siniil'aiyreference characters refer to simi ler parts Athroughout the several views.

Ourdevice is particularly intended to op .erste its e. checkagainst both treininen'end station operators. :Its action is positive in Ruse to recordfthe movements of passing trains, and its absence of atrecord will also f ositlvely disclose the fact that e train crew es improperlyrun. by a' stopsignelt l check is providedajgeinst attempts of en op- Specioeton of Letters lzzttent. Appellation mercy 1o, iso?. serie to. 372.367,

:strnment is placed in IPetented-Bec. E241-, 1907.'

erstery to remove evi dencesof .his defenles the action of en operator et another stationis requisite in. order to `the electric circuit used actuating mechanism to unlock the recording device. Other checks are proegsinst effective tempering with the apparatus to cheijigel or improperly make a. record, tellihllv disclose the tact of strain, stopping tor, orders, or of its running bye properly placed signal contrary to the rules.

l The mechanism offeech registering device .is closely incesed et esci stntionin shox,

The hoi; has two compertinentsya4 sind b,

seperated troni each other hv e. partition, there being no communication between seid compartments. A conrleteregistering in' llrornpartnient, the instrument in the compartment c being pierced in electricel, circuit ivithe similar instrunientl l," located in. estetion to ,one.side, Whiley the instrument int/the compartment b is likewise placedinfen independent elec*A tricsl circuit with. 'a similar instrument 1310- ceted to .the otherside of the initial Station', the irst pair of instruments e end 11'; copersting for signaling trains, moving inieit er direction hotw'een the initial. station andthe st tion to its lett, While the instruments bland of A'cooperen',e in the seine Way. The Wiring between any pair of such cooperating instrninents isshown in Fig. 5, While the conrpleto wiring circuits, oetweensuchpeirsof instruments used between the initial stall tion end the neerest sta-tions oneither side for trains `nmving ineitlier direction, is Clis-` closod in l improved registering device may' be connection :ny approved forni ing fit-vice, vnot for purposes of illusis depictedr es being operatively el sini: ration it connected with e semephoresignel located outside the station so es to be seen approaching train.

The semaphore is etteched to e lever,49 which is medie-ily pivoted on s. bolt 52 set in nprightsfon the post till' The end of the from l an lever t9 has en oriiice to receive the upper' end of the vertice-l rod 4S, and hes -e small ernennt oi" play thereon between nuts secured thereto. The lower` end of the-rod 48 is supplied with e. weight 47 adapted to exercise stress upon the semaphore tonormallykee it extended in its horizonte-l signaling posiltion, the end of seid rod below the'weight hevinffe pivotal connection et 46 to the lever A 'record properly mede will in@ Y roo lio mounted by 41-42, the latter pivoted at 4S to some iixed body. The lower end of the bell-crank lever L1i-42 is pivoted at 45 to a link 40, which in turn is pivoted to the lower end of' the bellcrank lever @87"37, the latter pivoted at its angle to some lifted body, and having its upper member vpivo'tcd to the lower end of a pitrnan 35, whose upper end is pivoted on a cranlcwstud 35 connected between the disks 53 and 4. The disk 53 is fixed to the. shaft to which the outer and smaller disk 69 is iXed, said shalt and disks being rotated by means ci the crank 33 outside of the casing-box- The crank-stud 35 causes a like rotation of the innermost and largest disk 4, the latter being mounted on a stud shaft 71 proj ecting from a bearing in the partition oi' the casing.

The numeral 13 denotes a pawl pivoted to stud on the inner face of the casing, and adapted to engage with the single notch 34 in the outer disk 69 at a certain position on its circumferential edge, whose use will be eX plained later. l

To the inner face ol the innermost disk 4 near its edge is attached a boss 14, adapted to enter the path oi the reciprocatory plunger S and move the latter outward at a certain moment in the action of the device, the plunger having an antifriction roller thereon to lfurnish a :trictionless contact with said boss. At a predetermined point on the circumferential edge of the disk 4 a large right-angled notch 5 is located to receive the contacting lower corner oi the slider 1. This corner is supplied with an anti-friction roller 6 to insure rictionless contact with the edges oi' the notch 5 in the disk 4. The forward portion olI the slider passes through an orifice in the iront oi the casing and is supplied with a push-buttonhcad- T he rear portion of said slider is bent upwardly and then rearwardly in a horizontal member 2 the vertical upward movement oi the latter being` limited by a stop 3. T he upwardly bent portion oi saidslider has a forwardly extending branch which forms a stop for the vertical slid cr when the latter is in its lowerinost position. Referring to Fig. 3, it will be scen that the slider 54, which moves in a bearing opening in the lixed block is suran armature 25 adapted to be attracted to and move into contact with the poles ot an electro-magnet 24-5S in the' usual manner. An angularly bent arm 29 extends from the lower part of the slider 54, and when the latter moves upward drawn by the electro-magnet is received ndthin a slot 65 in said blockBZ. The outer end of the arm 29 has a short upwardly-extending member 63 received within a staple or loop 64011 said block 32, Pivotally mounted in bearings in the iront casing and in the block 32 is a short rcclosbaft 07, whose outer end without the furnished with crank The inter-mediale n ci' said .shalt has a laterally projecting arm 62 furnished with insulated electrodes 59 and 61 adapted to contact with the electrodes 57 and 58 mountedin the block 32 when the arm is in its loworinost position, and thus close a circuit to be hereinafter described. When the crank 20 is rocked over in the reverse direction theelectrodes 61 and 59 come in contact with the fixed electrodes 55 and 56 mounted in said block 32 on the opposite side of the shaft. A short arm bearing' a counterweight 31 is laterally extended from the shaft di rectly opposite to the arm 62, and tends to keep said arm 62 elevated out ot contact withA the electrodes in the block 32. The upturned member 63 of the arm 20, in a certain position of the slider 54 acts as a stop for the arm 62 preventing the latter irom arriving `at its lowermost position to eiect Contact between the electrodes thereon and those on the block 32 thereunder. When the slider 1 is in the position indicated in Fig. 1,. its rearniost lower corner is locked into thev notch 5 in the disk 4, eliectually preventing rotation oi the latter. The slider 1 cannot be movedv forward so as to clear said notch and permit rotation oi the disk 4, unless the circuit is closed through the electro-magnet 24, thus elevating the armature 25 with its attached slider 54, so that the lower end of the latter will pass from the path ci the member 2, llflhen the slider 1 is drawn forward, the mechanism is in readiness to perform a registration7 which may be of two kinds as hereinafter described.

ln the inner front lower corner of the' box is a small receptacle or boxingl in which is mounted a rotatable spool 15 enwrapped with a supply ot thin paper tape 16. 'lhis tape, as depicted in l"1g.`4, may be oi uniform length with other tapes ol the kind, and have its rear surface printed with large characters or other arbitrar j devices in or der to divide it into a predetermined number ci spaces of equal lengths ditl'erentlydesignated, to prevent alteration or delaccinent to change a certain record thereon. vEach station is given some arbitrarily determined character or characters 111, such characters being written or printed on each equal division of the rear surface he ta ie, This countersigned character on each ivision is a further saieouard against alteration or substitution of the ta e. The tape 16 is coni ducted outA oi the oxing through a narrow slot and between the rollers 108 and 109 and between toothed guard-combs 103 into a flattened conduit 18. The combs 103 have sharp teeth 11.0, and are mounted o posite each other en ,pivoted studs 107 so that the teeth bear against leach other with the thin tape 16 between them. lt is obvious that any attempt to tain er with such tape by drawing it down wou d be intile, the sharp teeth 110 would in that event engage the iso ward end of 515 on the sin benin cent the cutting and snclr orilnwe 1s provided for the use of not be how-ere4i vided with gear placed at a err erases n o slr. gli. secure sing and a ilat conduit d tin n into hen 23, whose iront may' l i ol glass if desired, vbut such .iront he g hinged at the bottom, canordinarilyon account of the catch en creamed at 91 te a hearing .projecting from the inner surface the box cover.

iecting arm lthereto and exten ing through w.. or n the con cover Whereb l D a i- 7 saro lever niarf be depressed at its rear end to elevate its forward end to release the hook 78 from the catch However the inner end ci the said lever has a de ending imiteedge 20 adapted. to be receive lnto a socket- 21 seein-eil to theiront oi the casing immediately beiow the iront opening of the conduit lill, the 16 passing between such lrniie and socket, and any attempt 'to open the boi; 2E to withdraw the tape, will result in severing such rape ii'thcarm 19 be de-` pressed. v The friction-.circles 93 and 95 have each opposed. to each other two rings of minuteteeth which slightly puncture the tape and assist in drawing it up, and the parallel punctnres thnsniade in the tape help to prevent alteration oi' the record thereon. l`he drum 05 is mounted as an idler, but the opposed drum 93 has at one end a flange pro- Lseth 30, the latter ada ted 'the similar gear-test ron to interniesh i the gear-wheel .v

and the wheel in?? lseing mounted on shafts ling i Attached to the outer side of the gear-wheel .50 is a small ratchet-wheel 100. A. short har 97 pivotcd. at its forward end to a stud l ler l, and is provided on its up` per side with several teeth 98 adapted. to he. teeth voi the ratchet-wheel 100 wlan re slider is moved backward, but` to ever when the slider is4 moved forward, ht cempressiomspring 102 keeping such act with said ratchet-wheel. :lrward once fthe slider 1 train ol" gearing induces the rilhon pn. by means of t 'movement of the tape 16 to an extent equal to one -ot its reg .ar subdivisions.-

"vfi'fis shown in lig. 6, an aperture 1T is gement place in tnefront part 'of 'the casing innnediately over the tape 16 in the :flat conduit 18, hut immediately over Forward. end 10 oi",the. plunger 8,

- the operator, .it-being the intention that at d thence forward through a 1 11 can only make a 'when the slider 1 is reeased and drawn 'for- -ing the hook 78v on the for 'Ward andthe. plunger can lonly record its the lever 92, the latter ful he' in-` ner end' sail lever has an upwardly robearings :12. 105 and 9; are usedt'o exercise a hac beth. the drums 93 and rom hearings in the casinglsuch aperture with his station character and f the date. m73 extends dwnwardlyl-- Jfrom the-sliderl 'd hasaforwardlybent' punch 11` set horizontally opposite 'tothe unch, 10 on the plunger 8, so `that whenh` one recordl the `oth are .used'for makin plunger 10 will perforate ord portion 77 at 76 opposite tofthelpuncf ture 7 5 made bythe punch v11'. The punchj 'misturaathe tape' puncture;whenv the released 'disk 1 'hasbeen rotateda sufficient 4distance to causeits boss '14 to drive said plunger forward' within-its Small. compression s rin'gs Ward.

traction 'on the punches 11 and. 10 respec-j tively. A shortdistance below the'punches referred to, i's 'a slot `in the casing at v104;, a

curved guidelate 106 extending int-dit' to convey theret oulll the clippings madefby the punches in ma 'ng the punctures in theA- tape 16, said punches moving throughan! opening in the conduit 18 and between ,a plate 105 attached thereto and the plate 106.

Our improved device is operated inthe-f Afollowing manner. In the event that a train is approaching a station having'the de vice a--b therein from the West, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7, and is about to pass said station, the operator therein having Ahis semaphore 50 in the up or warningto stop positlon, as indicated by the full lines in Fig.` 1, in the event that said ope'rator has no orders requiring a stop and vdesires' to, lower the semaphore to its position indicated by the dotted lines to permit the train to pass Without stopping, tor lat the station next lto theeast bytelehone or telegraph to give him his assistance in completing an electrical circuit throu h the device before an adj ustmentof the meollanism can be madeto lower said signal. IAs will be seen by reference to the diagrams in Figs. 5 and?, each circuit is broken in two places, for instance, in the case herei'nbefore supposed, one break in the circuit will be in box c and the other iii box a at the station 'I to the east thereof. lhebreakin each case occurs in that part of each'. mechanism between the electrodes 59 and 61v on the-arm Iset in the block'32. operator cannot-close the circuit himself, but requires the assistance or connlvance of an# he must first notify the 'opera- '62, 'andthe electrodes 57 and 58 or 55 and 56 This being the case one v other operator atv a distant station to'electl i the pur ose.

ive the circuit,v v he closes the break at his en by rocking the When the operator at thev cleshaft 67 so that the bar 62 will move down Ward and cause the electrodes thereon 'to contactlwith'thc electrodes 157-and 158 (the latter corresponding with numbered 57 and 58 in' Fig. 3), ,which closes -the electrodes.

' the proper subdivision '7 7 of the tape 16 with the punch 11. At'this juncture, said operator turns the crank 33 rotating the disk 69 till the pawl 13 engages the notch. 34, and the Amovement of the disk 53 actuates the lever 36, and the intermediate connections between said lever and the semaphore 50, lowering said semaphore, thus signaling the approaching train to pass, the block being clear ahead, and no orders to stop, The continued rotation of said crank causes the disk 4- and its boss 14 to also rotate until said boss contacts with and drives forward the plunger 8, causing its punch l() to make a record 75 on the'opposite side of the subdivision 77 of the tape 16, and the two records on one subdivision thus indicate the fact that the train was allow ed to pass without orders, and that the semaphore was duly lowered. 'lhe continued rotation of the disk 4 again brings the notch 5 to its former position, where the. spring 105 causes the slider to again Contact with said notch, and the cireuit'being broken through the electro-magnet, the slider 54 again locks the slider 1 against thenotch. A pawl 112 pivoted to the casing and serve, to engage the notch 34 in the disk 69, and prevent any attempt ol the operator to tamper with the mechanism, by trying to reverse the rotation ol the disks to change the position of the semaphore arm 50 without a record beingl taken. When the slider 1 is pushed back by the spring 105, its connected toothed bar causes a rotation of the train of gea-rs and the toothed drums, and moves up the tape 16 to uncover another subdivision 77 for record. `When the semaphore lremains up, and the approaching train stops l'or orders, before the operator can give a clearance card he has to assure himself that the block ahead is clear, and he does this in the following wey. lle calls up the operator at the next statipn ahead, and ii the block is clear ahead the latter operator closes the circuit in the manner hereinbelo-re described. 'the iirst operator then pulls out the released slider l, thus making a. record on the tape with its bracketed punch l1, and this record by itself then indicates that the operator has properly ascertained that the block ahead is clear and is his record authority for issuing' a clearance card. ln the event that a train should run by a raised semaphore, the coiiufidencc ol' a blank record l l i l 1. A device of the character described,

,consisting of an electrical circuit between two stations, an electro-magnet inserted in said circuit at one station, a make-and-breal device inserted in said -circuit at the other station, a semaphore-signal device at the former station, means at the same station foract-uating said semaphore-signal device, locking-means operatively engaged'between the armatureof said electro-magnet'and said semaphore-actuating means adapted to lock the latter in one-position, recorders separately connected with the Asaid lockingmeans and with said sema-phoreactuatingn means ada ted to independently record the action of t ieir said connections on a tape, a movable tape adapted to receive successive records from said recorders, and inclosures for said tape adapted to preventalterations in the records impressed therein.

2. AZ device of the character described, consisting of an.electrical circuit between two stations, an electro-magnet inserted in said circuit at one station, a make-and-break device inserted in said circuit at the other station, a semaphore-signal device at the' former station, means at the same station for actuating said semaphore-signal device,

locking-means operative y engaged betweenthe armature of said electro-magnet and said semaphore actuating means, a movable tape, means for progressively moving said tape in connection with said locking-means, and recorders separately connected with said locking-means and with said semaphoreactuating-means adapted to independently record the action of their said connections on said tape.

l3. A device of the character described, consisting of two electrical circuits between separated stations, a make-and-break device in each circuit at each station, an electro-magnet in one circuit at one station, an electro-magnet inthe other circuit at the other station, a semaphore at each station, means at each station for actuating its semaphore, locking-means at each station adapted to lock its semaphore in one position and adapted to be released only by the adjacent electro-magnet connected Athereto when the circuit is closed through said device by the use of both of the make-and--break devices at on the tape wir h the failure of the trainmen said stations, and means at each station conxiected to seid locking-meses end. to seid recette dislr having eiigcgirig nieces thereon end operatively connected with seid semaphore slgnaldevice, 'c slide edspted to lool; into seid engaging means when in s predictor 'mined position, en armature to en gage end loclr scid slide into its seid. preden terniled position, when the circuit is broken through scid electrosuegnet eed to released from seid slide Wbeii the circuit closed, end s melre-eriddireel; device in serted in seid circuit et tbe other sts'tl ii,

,. 5. A device of the ober-coter described, consisting of en. electricel circuit between two stctiorsen electro-magnet inserted in seid circuit et one ststiorr., e semcpscreeig nel device et the seme steticsi, c, rotcteble disk having engsgmg mee-cs therese ond operstivelycocnectsd with here signal device,I c slide adapted to'locr. roto l'to ' nel deviceet the seme stetiori, rote.

scid 'eligcgiisg mecnsjwhenin e predetern Vmined position, en ermcturestop lattested by said electrcerrcgcet end cdepted to hold seid slide in s desired position whence-id cirn cult is broken end to-be disengsged there from VWlicic the circmt is closed, ssd mela@ cadets-eels devices inserted in seid ciicuit et each-steden 1 i 6. A. desiree oi tee chemo-ter descrsoed, consisting of er. electricel clrcoit between m seid circuit et one stetioc, e semeplicr disk. having' erige-ging meses thereon and opera-tively connected with seid semaphore signed device, e slide edcjoted to lock irrt@ sacd engaging means when in c pre-deter 'mined position, en armature-stop ectiisted by scid electro--msgnct ccd adapted to hold said slide in e, desired positiontvieri seid circuit is broken and to be disengaged there- Jfrom when seid circuit is closed, c record slip, c recording-device operetiv ,y nected to scid slide ssd, edsrited to niiclre c record ori seid slip when` tbel slide is diseneged from seid disk, end me? srid-bresfi-i evice inserted ir; seid ciicuit et tile other ing engaging .ineens thereon slid opi connected with scid scmcphoresigrim de-` vice', s slide adapted to lccl; into sci-i erre-cgiug means when iii c. predctermiced position,

su armature-stop ectucted'bvscid electromztgnet and adapted to hold scid slide in a desired position when seid circuit'is broken and to be disengaged therefrom when said circuit'isl closed, s record-slip, c recordingdevice, means on scid 'disk adapted to con tect with seid recording-device and cause the letter to malte e record on seid slip when. thev disk is rotated, and sA melie-end-breeli device inserted in seid vcircuit att-he other station.

8. A. device of the character described, consisting of en electrical circuit between two stations, en electro-magnet inserted in said circuit ct one station, e semaphore-signal device et the same station, @rotatable disk having engaging means thereonlsnd operatively connected with scid semcplrore--signsl device, c slide edcpted to lock into scid engaging means Ween in a predetermined position, ou armature-stop actuated ,by scid electromcgnet and adapted to hold seid slide in e. desired position when scid circuit nis broken slid to'loe disengaged therefromrtlien seid circuit is closed, record-sli e recording@` device operatively connecte( to seid sli end adapted to malte c record on seid slip when the slide is disengcgedirom said disk," smother recordingdevice, means on seid disk edspted to contact with the letter recordingdevice and cause it to malice record o'n sacd slip when the disk is rotcted, end c malte-cnd- -bresk device inserted iii-seid circuit et the 9. L .device of the olierecter described, consisting ci en electrical circuit between two stations, en electrdmolgnet inserted in seid circuit ct one station, s semeplioresignsl device et the seme station, e rotatable dlslrllcfv ing eugsgiiig' means thereon end operetively connected with seid serriepliore-signsl device, slide sd-cpted to lock into said engaging means when in e predetermined. ositiomsn arrestare-stop ectueted by seid e cetro-meg-4 net and adapted to hold said slide in .s desired position when said circuit is broken end to be disengaged therefrom when seid circuit is closed, s recordmepe, tape-envaging means contsctiog with scid tepe en opera-tively connected with scid slide sud cda ted to move seid tape c desired dists-nce \v` en the slide is.,;moved into engagement with the en ge/ging means on said disk., e recording-device operatively connected to ,seid slide and miep-ted to make c record on scidnt'e e when the slideis disengaged 'from the dis and a. mcke-snd-brcs'k device inserted in seid circuit et the other'stction.

10. A device of the character described, consisting of sin electrical circuit between two stations, en electro-magnet inserted in seid circuit et one station, c semaphore-signal device et tliescme station, c rotatable disk hevin'g engaging mocos thereon end operatively connected with seid semaphore-signal device,

s slide edcpted toloclr into seid engaging ineens when in predcternnned position, an armaturestop actuated by seid electro-mag net :ind adopted to hold. said slide in e desired. position when seia'lcircnit is broken and to he disengaged thereirfnn when said circuit is closed, a recordtipe, tape-engaging means contacting with said tape end operativenv connected with scid slide and adapted to move said tape a desired distance when the slide is moved into engagement with the cngeging means on said disk, a, record ing-devi fe,

inea-ns on seid disk cadapted to contact with I said recording-device to cause the letter to ineke a. record on said slip when the disk is rotated, end c, make-nnd.-.hi'e:ik device inserted in said cir init at the other station.

11. Adevico of the character described, consisting of an. electrical circuit between two stations, enelectro-magnet inserted in seid circuit at one station, e seincphoresignel deyvice at the saine station, it rotatable disk heving engaging means thereon and operatively connected with said scinaphore-signal device, a slide adepti .i to lock into said engaging ineens when i r. a predetermined position., an armature-stop actuated hy said electro-insgnet and adapted to hold said slide in. e desired position when said circuit is broken en d to he disengaged therefrom when said circuit is closed, e record-tape, tspe-engsging inea-ns contacting with said tope land operatively connected with said slide and adapted to inove seid te e a desired diste-nce when the slide is movedl into en agement with the engaging means on seid t isk, means for making e record on seid tatpe when either the slide is moved out ol engagement v 'ith seid disk 'or whenseid disk is rotated, a casing about said tape and said 'recording devices, slice-ringmea-ns in said casing adapted to sever seid l tape w ien the letter is pnt under tension below said sneefrine' means and recording.- devices, end a. manc-and-hrczik device inserted in seid circuit et the other station.

l2. A device ci the character,described, consisting oi an electrical circuit between two stations, an c.ectro-msgnet inserted in said circuit et one sts-tion, a semaphore-signal device at the saine ste-tion, e rotatable disk hsv ing engaging ineens thereon and operatively7 connected with seid seinsphere-signal device, ay slide adapted to lock into said engaging means when ir s predetermined position, an armature-stop actuated by said electro-megnet and edap ted to hold seid. slide in e desired position when seid circuit is broken and to he disengeged therefrom when said circuit is closed, s record-tape, tape-engaging ineens contacting with seid tape and operatively connected with seid slide end ade )ted to move seid tape :i desired distance when the slide is moved'inteengagement with seid disk, ineens for nie-king record on said tape when either the slide is moved out of engagement with seid disk or when seid disk is ro teted, shearing-devices both shove end below to sever el from se of any ed from said recording devices and adopted said tape and prevent its wi:l the surrounding casing by the e' other force thereon than that seid tape-engaging means, i iclosing said tape end seid recording di, and e meke-end-hreak device inserted in said circuit et the, other station.

13. A device oilv the character described, consisting of en electrical circuit loetWt-:en tv/o stations, in elcctro-Inegnet inserted in said circuit ttt one station, s semaphore-signal de vice et the seine station, e rotatable disk heving engaging means thereon end operatively connected with said. semaphore-signal device, a 'slide adapted to lock into seid engaging means when in e predetermined position, an armature-stop actua-ted by said electro-inagnet and adapted to hold said slide in a. desired position When said circuit is broken and to he disengaged therefrom When seid circuit is closed, a record-tepe, seid tape being divided and marked into a predetermined number of spaces of equal length, tepe-engaging means contacting with seid tape and operatively connected with said slide and adapted to move said tape through one of the said equal spaces Whenever said slide is moved int'o engagement with said disk, means for making e record on one of the said equal spaces on sind Lepe when either the slide is moved out of erf gegeinent with the disk or when the disk is rotated, end e make-and-hreek device inserted in said circuit at the other station.

14. A. device ol the character described, consisting of en electrical circuit between tWo stations, an electro-magnet inserted in seid circuit et one station, a semaphore-signal device et the saine stat-ion, e rotatable disk having engaging means thereon and operatively ,connected with said semaphore-signal device, e slide adapted to lock into seid engaging means when in a ilnedetermined position, an armature-stop actuated oy said electro-inagnet and adapted to hold seid slide in a desired position when said circuit is broken and to be disengaged therefrom when said circuit is closed, e record-tape, tape-engaging means uni und contacting with seid tepc and operatively connected with scid slide :md adapted to move said tape s desired distance when the slide is moved into engagementwithsziid di l ineens for making e pui'ictnred record on sontape when either the slide is moved out o1"Y cngagement with seid disk or when seid disk is rotated, e casing entirely inclosing seid tape and scid recording ineens, a conduit adapted to convey out ot' said casing the clippings from the puncturcd topo, and s inoke-einl-hroek device inserted .in said circuit st the other station.

15. A device of the character described, consisting ot' an electrical circuit between two sts-tions, en electro-magnet inserted in seid operatively `connected with said rotatable d1sk, a slide adapted to lock into said engaging means When in a predetermined position, an armature-stop actuated by said electroniagnet and adapted to hold said slide in a `desired positionwhen the circuit is broken and to'be disengaged therefrom when the oirouit is closed, a record-slip, means for making a record on said slip When either the slide is moved out of engagement With said disk or When said disk is rotated, means for prevent- 15 ing rotation of said disk in one direction, and a make-andebieak device inserted in said oirouit at the` other station.

Signed at Vaterloo, Iowa, this 7th day of RALPH STORM. JOSEPH F. UNDERWOOD. klOBERT JACKSON, l/Vitnes`ses:\\

G. O KENNEDY, H. M. HARER,

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