US938243A - Coupon printing and delivering apparatus. - Google Patents

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J. -W. JONES. GOUPONPRINTING AND DELIVEMNG AEPARATUS.

APPLICATION II ELED MAY 22, 1909. 4 938,243 Patented 001;. 26, 1 909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Wane/mm J. w. JONES. COUPON PRINT ING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1909.

' Patented 0015.26. 1909. A.

1 ceura mmm e A m" DELIVERING memes.

- f l 1 I fieitknown'thatli, JOSHUA Jon-us, of

Harrisburg, in the county-of Dauphin and tits of Pennsylvania,"have invented a cergne'w and useful Improvement in Cou- Printing' and Delivering Apparatus iuihxelear, and exact description ofl'the reference being, bad totheaccompany J rawings, formii'ig a part of, this specifiand toathe The present invention sifelates to the class p or; on; printing and ideliver-ing appaifi' fetus alnd described inm prior No. 901,369, dated December 22,

inp'rove the eonstructionqof'the mechanism erebygif summ n entire body ofjprintmatter mayhe' izpplied to 'eaohcoupon, as t; sladyancedyfor; c ivger I to a passenger, A further. object: oil '6" invention is :to fvide a 'n eans whereby :the strip willpbe 'dvaneed regularl t he prmtedmat- V a ponssuch asnu'mpromo 1y or marked on .with portions jbro en away to illustrate 40 :lunderl parts; iis a detail section :thr'o' the printinglrolleii showing the,pre- 'ierre construeti'onf Fig, 5 is a section 'shqwi the removable prihting type and or mtainingthenrin position in the Gen r.

i' indicate the same-parts. v

v-The device illustratedherein conforms in p "general outlineiand construction to the de- Jenn-that is to'say, there isafsubstantially cylindrical casing'ihaving' a hinged cover Y to facilitate- 'theiplaeingf of the roll of specifikiatiouct'lietters'Extent; ja piuaummea Ma ne,wee. sem s-0' e? coupons}? hiiithei c alsing. p. t v

are'conven-ieiitlyvheld between rotary disks;

- do herehyEdeclar'e the following to be g-fignres and letters of ref-f] 1. i 4 around asecjondt guide 'rol1er c",--the guide 1,'11h bject oflithe present invention is to.

printin' ,nnd -,delivering the coupons,

y. and with certainty so, as

y gee a the length ofone coupon. i

During the rotation. of the feeding and. platen roll and immediately preceding the; I engagement of, the projection D with the 1-.

Siinilur letters of reference in the severalvice illustrated in the. bef orementioned part5 as in said prior device, but not illustrated f Jesuits solves, or HARRISBUR rEN-NSY VA I'A.

et rsen-eases, 19s

herein, and journa'led 1 on a center s indle B;

The mn f coupons is in the ormof'n';

strip up'on which, 1f desired, suitable print-l ed matter 'ni'ay'be placed and each coupon is given a distinctive number. From the roll the free endj of the strip passes beneath a guide pin or roller C, thence forwardly in guide-way formed by. protecting walls 0 and v rollera'c' being-exposed to facilitate: thread;

ingthe stripinto and through the apparaaj .tus. 'Afterpassing'around the guide" roller 0' the end of the strip is passedinwardly "F around the feed and platen'roller D,being guided in its passage by the curved shield or- 1 guide surface D by which theend ofgthe strip willbe'a ain directed forwardly soka-sfi to pass out of the ap aratus between the] I 75-1 gripping edges of theqaws F and G which Jaws correspond to the similarly lettered jaws in theappara-tus offthe' prior patent;

The jaw- F isa: pivoted jaw and at one'ndcir-rie'san arm or rejection f (Fig.1) with;

whi elranfadjusta"1e:projection,1)!- pn the shaft or the feeding and platen 1-011 D 115? adapted topengagepfor holding the. jaw. tightly its closed position when theroller has advanced "a distance "corresponding? o arm f a second projection D on the shaft of roller D operates an alarm devioefor in-' -dicating that' a coufponhas been advanced for dehveryJ In the present apparatus this alarm device consists of a reedor flat spring Ewhich is adaptedto be put under tension by the proje'ctionrD and'tobe released by' the continued rotation ofthe roll. When released it will snap againstior;strikethe fwall ofltheFtubi lar gu-id eDf makin i-amdi's' L tinctive noise which will with cer't eintyatagainst the-coupon strip. passinglover the;

same, said printing roll, however,

being capable of a movement toward and from\ the platen and feeding roll. To permit of this movement it is journaled in movable bearings I preferably in the form of disks on each side of the main casing and cqnnected by adjustable rodsI' with atransverse shaft i otally connected or hinged to' the main cas- I mounted on the movable front K of the casing. The front K of the casing is at its upper edge pivotally connected with swinging section K, the latter being, in turn," iving' at is. To hold. these parts down in proper position with the printing roller bearing against the platen roller a hook or catch lever L having a shoulde Z is mounted on the pintle connecting' the sections K and K" 'of the casing and in position to have its hook N-L to pass under a fixed cross-bar L :lVhen the catch is disengaged from the cross-bar L and moved outwardly and upwardly, the shoulder Zengag 2g the section K ofthe casing front will ther independent movement and further upward movement can only take placeby lift-- ing the entire front wall of the casing together with the printing roller.

Mounted within the fronto'f the casing and bearing on the printing I'Oilt is an inkingi roller M, said'roller being journaled in .slotbearings'm (Fig. 1) and being adapted to be pressed downwardly againsf-adi printing roller by an ink distributing roller Mf mounted in slot bearings m and held down by springs M one at each side. For giving access to the ink distributing roller Ma movable cover K is mounted on the section K of the casing and for giving access to the printing roller the lower end of the front wall of the casing-is in the form of a door K hinged at k to'the lower edge of the section K of said front wall.

By providing adjustable cont-Lotions beand to secure thisend said rollers are provided at one em" with intermeshing gear f wheels-O O (Fig; 3). The teeth of these gears may, however, be disengaged by lift- -mg the printing roller, as hereinbefore described, for instance, when a strip is being inserted or when it becomes desirable for any reason toadju'st the-relation of the strip to 'p the printing roller so as to secure proper tacked as before described. g c In order to impart the mitlal movement arrest its fur-' to the feed roller in a COIHBIIIGIIlS manner a rangement it registry of the type faces with the indicationson the coupon strip.

In the operation of the device it is de- I H signed that the edges of the gripping jaws G and F shall serve-as sivering or tearing edges for the projected oupon, thus nor- 'mally leaving no projecting edge which can be grasped and, in order to'project the next succeeding coupon or'the end of the same so that it maybe withdrawn, partial rota-- tion is imparted to the platen. and feeding,

roller, thereby opening or releasing the Jaws F and G gears O(". Having projected the end of the coupon strip said end is grasped by the and rotating the printing rolle through the engagement of the intermeshing conductor and a coupon drawn outwardly until the aws are again automatically closed through the engagement of the projection D with the a 'm f when the movement of the strip will be arrested and the coupon is dewiththsame hand which is to grasp the pro ected end of the coupon, a reciprocatory feed lever P is journaled on one end of the shaft of the feed roller and provided with -a pawl p adapted to engage the spring pressed teeth of-the vgear wheel'On. A Q, on the lever P means whe eby it may be depressed so asto finger piece advance the feed I'Ollc-J a sutlicient distance to release the ]L\" ?Td project the'end of the coupon far entngh to ,ena-blc'it to be readily grasped, after which the coupon itself may be drawn out to complete the operation, yetfit so desired, the feed lever may be itself operated a succession of times sufficient in number to advance the coupon the desired,distanceat the propel. instant the alarm sounds as a warning that one coupon h' been pro ect'ed. The'feed. lever P is return ed to normal position by a spring 9 secured to the casing and bearing on-a stud q on the lover. The disk I and feed lever itself form a casing for inclosingwthe gear wheels 0- O which gear wheels may, as a conseqiu flee, be conveniently located on the outside of the main casing.

The printing. roller is conveniently madeser es as a convenient with a stereotype metal body portion indicated by theletter H but having in opposite faces thereof recesses or chambers extending longitudinally of the axis'for the reception of movable and in 'er-- changeable type R adapted to be held Ta place by springs r at the ends or the recesses-or chambers. These type are adapted to print the changeable data on the coupons and those types'not in use for the time being may L: held in a receptacle S at the top of. the-a1 varatus. The

'errnanent data to be printed on the coupons is preferably contained on the stereotype ceases faces T, said faces being-"curved to conform I claim, as new and desire to secure by- Let ters Patent, is: V

1. In a device such 'liveri'ng and automatically printing consecir. tively numbered coupons from a coupon strip, the combination with a casing having coupon roll supporting means, gripping jaws for gripping the 'stri .in rear of the projectedcoupon and fee ing and printing rolls between whichthe strip passes to said' aws,

of means for initially moving said feeding roll to simultaneously release, and advance the strip, embodying an operating lever having a project-in finger piece and a clutch intermediate said lever and feeding roll;

substantial'ly as described; i

2. In a coupon holding and delivering; de- ,vice, the combination with acasing having means for holding a coupon roll, grip ing jaws for gripping the strip in rear 0 the projected coupon, strip and 006 )erating projections on one of said jaws an feeding roll whereby the jaw is moved into its closed position when the feeding roll is at rest and-is released by a movement of the feedin roll in a direction to advance the strip, 0 a feeding roll o p' eratin mechanism embod. in a lever W- 'i' ctally mounted on the axis of the feeding roll and having a projectingfinger'plece and a pawl on said lever for advancing the feeding roll when the lever is depressed.

' ricd by said lever 3. In a coupon holding and delivering device, the combination with a casing havmg means for holding a coupon roll, gripping jaws for gripping the strip in rear oi the feeding and printing projected coupon,

the coupon isfed and rolls between which gear wheels on said rolls whereby one is driven from the other, of an operating lever,

a pawLon said lever cooperating with one of the gear wheels and a finger piece carping jaws, whereby said lever may be depressed. to release said aws-and inaugurate the movement of the coupon strip.-

4. In a coupon feeding and delivering device, the combination with the casing having means for supporting roll of coupons and ripping jaws for gripping the strip in'rear of the projected coupon,

feeding and printing rolls engaging said strip intermesh-' in advance of the gripping jaws,

. forv adjusting the position as described for, de- A a feeding roll for said means for supporting in proximity to the grip;

- the feet ing roll to of coiiperating ing connecting said feed and rinting rolls,a feed lever for inau rating t e rotation of said rollsembodying a finger piece projecting in proximity to the gripping jaws, means whereby the gripping jaws may be closed when the feedingroller is at rest and released when said'feedingroller is advanced by the lever and means whereby said internieshing gears may be disengaged of the coupon with relation to the printing roller.

5. In a coupon holding and delivering de vice, the combinati on with thecasing having means for supporting a roll of coupons, gripping jaws for gripping the strip in rear of the projected coupon,and printing and feeding rolls engaging the'strip in advance of said gripping jaws, of a rcicip'rocatory feed lever for inauguratin the advance of the feeding roll and releasing the grippin awe from the stri a finger ")iec'c on em I L lever projecting in proximity tothe grip" ping jaws, intermeshing gears between the feed and printing rolls and an adjustable support for advancing the printing roll toward the feeding roll, whereby the pressure of the printing surface against the coupon strip may be regulated. v

6. In a con onholdm and (halrvermgdo vice, the com matron with a casing having means for supporting a roll of coupons,

for gripping the strip in gripping jaws rear oi the projected coupomprinting and. feeding rollers coiiperating in advance of the grippin' jaws and means for inaugurating the fee ingi'movement of the feeding roll and the gripping jaws, embodying aiioperating lever having a finger piece projecting in proximity to said aws, of spring pressed inking and inkdistributing rollers located above' and cotiperating with the printing roll, substantially as described.

7. Ina coupon 'holdin vice, the combination with a casing having aroll of' coupons, gripping j aws for gripping the strip in rear of the projected coupon, feeding and printing rolls cotiperatingwith the stri in advance of the gripping jaws anc whereby the movement of said feeding roll may be inauguratedandthe gri ping jaws temporarily released, of movab e temporarily releasing means with the strip and delivering debearings for the printing roll, adjustablesupportsfor locking" lever for holding gripping jaws for gripping the strip in rear in engagement with the feeding roll and 10 of the projected coupons and feeding, printhinged covers on said casing for giving acing and inking rolls such as described, of a cess to the printing and inking rolls, sub-'- means whereby the-movement of the rolls stantially as described.

may be inaugurated and ,the gripping jaws v temporarily released, embodying a recip- JOSHUA N rocatory lever having a finger piece projeot- Witnesses:

ing in proximity to the gripping jaws, a WM. C. ARM012,

1 locking lever for holding the printing roll MARY E. HAUER.

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