USRE12761E - Reissued mae - Google Patents

Description

REISSUBD MAR. 10, 1908.

o. T. HAWLBY. WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

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, IC-.YTl HAWLE'Y. *Y WOEKMANS rMME RECORDER.

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C. T. HAWLBY. WORKMANS 121MB 111111011111111. APPLIUATIGNILED 11110.16, 1907.

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, T. HAWL'EY. WoEKMANs TIME RECORDER.' APPLICATION lFILED DEO. 16. 1907.

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NVENTOH No. 12,761. l REISSUED MAR. 10, 1908.

\C. T. HAWLEY.

WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

-APPLwuIoN num Dno.16.`1so7.

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, a citizen of the VUnited States, and

Iof'Gra'rdner7 county of ioicester, .'Massachusetts, have invented an Improve- /speciicatiom -like letters on ils ,conve absences must be. recor records forone day .can

. the `time whena Workman his" placey of employment, each employee readiness to stamp' or in ,UNITED STA'F `cHJiRLEs fr. HAWLRY, oil GA,'RDNERQA RECORDER COMPANY, or GARDNER enusnrrs.:

To all whom tmc/y concern: Y Be 1t lknown that I, CHARLES T. HAWLEY, a resident 'ment in Vorkmens'flime Recorders, oi' which the following description, in connection with the accompanying` drawings, is a the drawings representing like parts. i

This invention relates to apparatus for recording on afsuitable card or'other check enters or leaves having his individual card, which in practice niently'used for oneweel, the rec'- ords onthecard determining thecompensation due the workman Yfor a given period.

Should the employee longer or shorter period between theregular hours for beginning and stopping work such that employee, inorder that suitable deductionsmaybe made for lost time.

In the present embod` nent of my invention I have so constructed and arranged the' apparatus"that.time` records for each day will be made in vertical columns onthe card,

the columns being arranged in parallelism in Here- Y the sequence of the days of' thel week. in I have shown a time recording apparatus of the.V type wherein the lworkman, by la selective movement., sets the apparatus in larl; the proper' In or Out record on the card.V The position of the. card in the card receiver or guide is determinediby suchselective moven'ien-t, and

the relative position oiv the card and., the

vstampinginstrumentality is thereby` one direction. Such. relative position, o course,l varies for diierent. times during the day, the several recordsfiallingundereach other in thecolumn for that day., and Ihav'e .provided novel meansv whereby therelative position of the card and.- stamping instru mentality, laterally,l is so governed that.v no

n Xed in be superposed upon those for Aanother day. This.*relative-lateral positioning of the'` time stamp and. the Icaitdfis governed by periodicallyTv changing means, and rendered` operative bythe employee-.who first operates -the apparatus after such .pei riodic change, so Vthat during that Mperiod, for convenience twentygfour hours, therewill -i WRKMANS rrM-Rncoitbnrt: Specification of Reiss-.ned Letiters'IP-atent 1907, semi Nd. ceases.v Appiaann Ysemana 406,824.

State of leave his Work for a' ded on the card 'of'.

l tip -l i @F11-ICE be no change vtime stamp. 'guide is vfixed relatively thereto, and at the lend period the stamp returned automatically to' a neutral or starting ppsition, in readiness `Herein the eardre'ceiver nor period bythe vfirst operation 'of the' apparatus time record that the earlies't'lrecordis'made the time of later being recorded at The timerecording in''s'tr'umentalityisoperv.ated and controlledby or through'afsuitable time movement or cloclgfbut the detailed mechanism' of such instrumental" y f 1 andV c'opending herewith.. f I

i. iii irse-lf et inffftlk Figa Sliema 'th p. l varices the'said hour m lor reissue 'IedIiDecemb'er 16,

in the lateral'positioning 'offtlie to bej positioned properly for 'the'..ensuing' `'at or near the top" of the appropriate column," y

operations of the apparatus intervalsdown the column.

claimed herein, as itrformsafpart -lie sub-4 i* iect matter of another application Serial I.

:protective ,asing-f.

individual cards or check'sfus'ed connection and-the time stamp is movable,

fof-each .l

thereafter as will bel made" clear herein-after. The cardis so positioned/for thev daily .The variou'snovel features of jniyf` resent i invention'will beullyfdescribedf iii-.t iejfsubi a 'times'tamp,

motor Abemgalternately vvound up and re- -leased, as will bedescribe'd; Fig.' 8'is a right hand side elevation of the frame work on tical section on the line 9-9, 8, ofthe Av1|, visualV indicator and the retracting s ring;

10' is a-fro'ntelevation of the car e osi.- tioning 'stop'y and the-means by whic its movement 1s'r v'effected Vthrough operation ofV the manually-o rated actuator, said parts 'being shown'in 3 fin the position assumed 1 at the end Aof eac daily-period; Fig. 11 is a transversese'ctionlonthe ine 11-.11,.Fig. 3,

"showingthe parts of the apparatus below the ition assumed 'in `section line, and in the 3; 12 is a left handsideielevation of the hour and minute markingmembers vof Vthe and apart ofthe adjacent mechvanism;.Figi-:13 is a view of., the parts at "the left of thefline13f-13, Fig'."'3,'but with such-4 artsin aj 1 iffe ent position, the timestamp.

einginits proper"ositionlaterally withfrelp :lation to the can receiver, and with the nnpres'sionfandgjust about,

Vl v'actuatin' vux'nifsou lefd `from the jactiiating handle, taken *1 justa ser therelease orancnupiing which 40 handle iSz operated; 161s anen'largedj right hand -side elevationfof the; time .stamp -fcarriage, the p'erifodicallyv changing gms whithigovem fthe ...1mm r .t efca j.' shown l Tis. aV Partial Vfront elevation 'andsecti'on ofthe j )ieriodically `changing .means',.to.show clearly t `edrurn or carrier on arranged; the-connection between lsaid 'drum and t `el ljstn'iiant thereof; .1 81sfan1onter .face`r f view-of the glear`shown-inFi'gsJ-16 and-17 as 't 'f' eis'egmental slot "1.11 the sur., l'sind the. spring betweethe latter,

' vi... desribdrthe# jwithag'ea'r -24fast'onanupright spindle 25 moun'tedin 'fixed "bearings on the frame of' "the time movement vand.` connected by auni.- versal joint with an extension 25X.

- .z apparatus, basin. itsujliper portion a time 'movement orcloc'k 'exposed dial "and dem uqlialin suchf'pparatathe bottom f jinclosmg-zfandprote'cting the,

or recording the ie retreating means for the time.

tomatically from the*c o n'7 'device; Fig, 14 the'mech'anisni the time stamp.l is coupled. to. and

siitio'nof taken justeafterfajc an e'andY with V'the .leteos-iniengagement with' t e .de-

tent, thezineans.foly'controllingthe Vlatteralso asecond and larger kear 16 meshin -pim'on -717 on a's in le 18,'Fi beingcon'nected y annivers'a joint Withan 1. extension 18X Yn )peratively connected with itl-the lef'ttf'."theline*18,.Figs1'7w` Thecasingl, 1gofsuitable -size'and e operative V:parts of the '.icedly mounted Athe h ub o time upon asuitable card, an opening ati2 in the casing communicating with the open'.

er end Oifthe vcard receiver or guide'.

u vVglngs at the sides of the opening direct thev and a sightfopening 4 permits a visual Aindicator to. be seen from' i the exterior, the'indicator card into the receiver,

showing the day of' the Week'.v The lower portion' of the casing has a transversely arched top Figs. 1, 3 and '4, provided with an elongated guideway or slot 7, and intersecting the same at right. angles are a series of parallel, shorter slots 8, ten of such short transverse slots being shown in 'Fig. 4. These slots serve to guide the secondary movement' of the actuating member or'h'andle at selected points in its `main path of movement along the slot 7, said -handle being moved by the operator or workman until it is oppositethedesi'red slot o the series 8;

Preferably the series Will be properly marked to indicate to the workman vwhich one 'he should select fora given period -in 4the day', vsuch as Morning in,"-l

cations 'willbe obvious, but `it maybe stated Ythat the .Morning`in"v slot is used when a Workman desires to'. stamphiscard when 'going'to work, and for lost time, Amorning or aftemcon,fthefLosttime in, and Lost timeout slots will be sed, at one or the 'other'side of the oon^ slots. I

` -'Overtimeisindicated'bythe'tivo slots atffr vthe extreme right of--the -Will'be manifest that any Isuitab l9o out,l eto.,*as' shown in F ig. 4, the .phrases `'b'ein g' 'abbrevi'at ed on disks or buttons 9 se- `cured tothe casing. The use of such indic'ai series Fi '4, but-ite numberv more or less, of indicating or uide slots,

may beemployed," according to-t e exigen- 'cies .of a articular case. y

"The ar o r of the minute hand lof the time movement has -a pinion 1.1 fast thereon,

Figs. -5 and 6,. driving a train ofl gears 12, 13,

'14,"the latter fast on a shaft 15 provided with and `to drive continuously the minute marking member or wheel of thetime'stamp, to be sharp pitch, is mounted on the shaft 15,' Fig.

i6 to coperate Withaf pin 2O on land vcontrol 11owltha e latter ,tlierotation oanarm -21-'fast .on anupright f' shaftg2-2 provided vvwith@alpinon` 23 meshing in Which-.is located. a coiled motor springlf` one end ofwhich'isfsccuredto 'the disk at 32, it s.otlier,=ond beinggattaclied at 325 to the hub ofia gear' vwl'iioh rotates loosely on vthe disk hub, sa gear. meshing with the gear orapin- AWhenithe Wormlet-oilit9 isfin engagen'ient with the pin 20 the spindle 2o is thereby held from rotation, and consequently the shaft 26 and spring-c ase 3() are maintained st-z'itionary, but the gear 34 is being 4rotated from the arbor of the minute hand, and the motor spring 31 is Wound up. Upon the release of "the pin 2() by the let-oill 19 the spring is free to` expand, and it rotates the spindle 25,`the arm 21 making one complete revolution and again engaging the worm, whereupon the foregoing operation is repeated. 'The gearing is so proportioned that the let-oil releases the spring at hourly intervals, .and Ithe hour marking member or wheel of' the time stamp is connected with and drive-n by the extension 25X, so that said marking member .is advanced at hourly intervals while the minute marking member is driven continuously. l`he gradually storednp energy in the spring 3l serves to effect a quick advance movement ofthe hour marking member' at eaclrrelease, so that the change of the houris iliade promptly and accurately.

l The "arrows on Figs. 5 and indicate the direction of the several gears, shafts and spindles therein shown. The record card or check. used in the present apparatus is shown in FigpQ, and

preferably it is made of stili' cardboard hav'- Iing ,at its upper end a heading for the vname 'or number of the employee, vand below it thev proper abbreviations for th'e days'lof the 'week are 'printed in a horizontal line across `the card.

Bv means of vertical-rulings the card-is divided into a series of parallel columns, each `corresponding to a day, and. att-he left is a column in which arenprinted indications as .to t'lie.time of day, such as Morning in,

" "Lost time, "Noon out, etc.

r a comparison of', Si the indicator @or the.' relativefvertical position 'of `the -Thc card divided hori:mntallyr by a space in which the. v'Word Afternoon is ited, andbelonT the horizontaldivision 1n- Night out 7 a space-is left for` over several columns. t Y A the` card in Fig-r with nus ne, ardsnn' thelr'present appara?, cords of. each employee for a 'i da -1` stamped;or'printed` 'in the ver-` :olumn corresponding ,tof such day, and

card andl the' time stamp is determined at the will of theoperator, when heniakes a record on. his` card, while a daily change in therelativel of l sition ot the card and timestamp is provi( ed;

yi'or, such dailychange being automatically; governed .by periodically,. changing means;

7,0' but the. latter `are broughtinto operation by orthrougli the first actuation of the apparatus on a neuT day. f

When the employee comes to Work in the morning, the actuating device ,or handle ol"- the apparatus to be hereinafter described is moved along the slot 7, Fig. 21, until opposite the transverse i slot 8 Iindicating Morning inf. this iirst movement of the actuator or handle being what I term a selective movement," and when properly positioned, the handle. is pushed or moved inward along thel selected slot S, and this secondary move-.

absence is Lost time, and the properree-A Vords of such lost timeare made in the spaces, on the card opposite the "Lost time indi-I cations printed thereon. .l

The operating mechanism is vmountedon a skeleton frame, comprising a base plate 3 5, lo@ upright vsides 36, 37 ,rigidly connected lWith the base plate, and a-bridge'S rigidly lconnecting the sides, the latter also -beingconnected attheir rear upper corners by a crossgirth 39, a second cross-rod 40 being secured 105 at its ends to the sides lower down,- see'Fig. 13, and in front of the rod 40 is a. cross-girth 41. The cross -or tie- rods 39, 40 fform a f fixed track on which moves transversely the carriage on. which the time stampis mount' 110 ed. A rod 42 is extended inward from 'the frame-side 37 to engage apart of the carriage when the latter is retracted, to' limit its reftracting movement. y in.v

`rllie card receiver or guide, in Whiiclrtbe V115 card is inserted and held when a time record is made is shown as an upright metallicl case 43,iixecll v secured to thebridge 38, by screw* 600', see dotted linesliig. 3 and at-its'lower'- end to. the erossgirth-Lll, the uppervend of. l['20 the: receiver registeringwith the 'opening 2 'i A in therasing, and the mouth offlie reeeit er, esponr-lsto the indicating slots S., t

- f [be readily/ inserted thereinfand Withdrawn.

is. fia-reim. 44, Fig.L is, Seite@ the card iia'i,

after the record is made.

its? length, andinto this opeingprojectsaila.

Y i. stop 4 6 ivliich is movable up and dovrn and vforms the bottom' for the receiver, and on which the lower edge ol' a card rests whenV inserted in the receiver Yto receive a record' 'thereon. This stop 46 is made-by bendingover the upper end of' a platee? pivotally connected to parallel links48, Figs. 3 andlO,

' up-perend'with one of the links is pivotedat "its lower end at'5l to ashor'ter arm 52j, fule cruined at 53- on a plate 54 fast on `a shortv yfulcrunied at their vouter 'ends at points 49,. on the frame-side 36, the swinging of theto raise .or lower the Sto-and links serving maintaining the stop t6 horizontal.

' A radius bar 50 pivotallv connectedat its fulcrum shaftl55, mounted torockinbearf ings 56,]on' the baseeplate 35 ofthe frame.

This plateserves as a rocking support for the.' actuating handle 57, the latter 'beingfpivot allyconfnected at 58'With the support between ears '59 thereon, see Fig`. 13, the pivot 58 being iat rightanglesto the fulcruni' 5 5, 'so that the handle can be swung in'unis'on with Vthe support-54,- ab'out the fulcruni 55 yand said handle lean also be swung in a .plane at right-angles 'to such movement on its pivot'58.

The upper edge'o'f the support-is rovided" with a series of shallow jte'e'tli 60, adp

apted to beeiiga'edone atvaitime by. the c'letnt 6l. mounte 'hold the support in anvgiven position, Whenengagingon'e ofthe teeth 6 0, until th e'said support'is positively moved-therefrom. Here- .in the teeth are so-'arranged that the one at the'eXtremeright-liaiid end of the sup ort, Fig.` 10, is' brought iiitoeiigagen'ient wit ithe detent for the "l\lorning in position of the actuating handle, the second tooth for Morning out, the third tooth for Noon in)"1 and the fourth tooth 'for Night out,V it being 'unnecessary to provide teeth -for the .lost

vcalled into operation,

If it' is desired to throw operation altogether, itcan be accomplished by a throw-oli' lever 63, fulcrurned adjacent the pivot of the detent and having. a camend kthat the selective movement of thehaiidle or'. actuator' inits maiirpatli of movement Will of the vertical o rnday columns higher u p or tov bearagainst the latter, as shown inFigslB y and 10.- Of course,jit Will beundcrstood that this throvv=olf device can only be made oper# lattive] by opening the casing of the apparatus, such throw-off device being absolutely outv ol control of the employee Frfm the 4d'esC-,ription'so far 'will be seeii determine the height'of the stop 4;\vithfrevlation to 'thev card receiver, and therefore the greater the selective;movement of the handle,

Vthe less will be the effective 'depth of the card receiver, so that4 tlie-reeo'rdf stamped or marked upon af'cardwill bepositioned in one that the ;on'. the frame, andV normally con-v time or overtinierintervals which m'aybe`` the detentoutfor lower down thereupon, according to WhetherA the stop is lowered .or raised respectively. v

A leaf spring 64 is arranged to bear againstjlthe advancing edge of the (plate or support 54 I when the rhandle isA move `3,?the spring acting! to return the handle to normal or .initial position shown in Fig. 3,

v'Whenever the d etent isV rendered inoperative, .such release being effected automatically at periodic intervals, as will kbe hereinafter described.

to 'tlie right,` Fig. i

`one side of the fulcruin'55 ,'and theradius bar,

50.is connected at 5 1 with'th'ea'ri'n,52fat the. i

other'side of the fulcruni, and'whenuthe sup-g.

port 541 is swuiigto the .ri ht from 4its 'sition shown in Fig. '3, an a' instable stu 52X `oi`1"t-l`ie arm 52is caused tofengage tliehubof- I the support, and as'tlie movement ofthe sup-.

thereby' 'raisin the'other' orfree endv of; sad' arni52, aiidt rough the radius barjlllyandl l.

'said member 68 on its ispermitted to`act.

the "links 48 elevatin'gthe ca-rd stopilf', pro portionatelyto the angularityof;movementy f The face of the coupling 'iiiieinberjs adapt.

ed either :to ride overV the curved'edge'bttlie segment as in Fig. 10, orto engage thetend" 7 1 thereof when ,thev couplingl meinberis 'pcfsitioned as shown in vFi If' he couplingv mem eris'vmaintainedin such latter position, operat1ngmovenie'nt,of

the actuating handle Will. causefthe', coupling Y member to couple" together' thev handle s'u'p-f.

port 54' and the segment, so thattlielatteri Will rockin unison Withs'aid support,elevat scribedf.

' A cam-likecontrollerrv 72-sliowir in section Eig. '3, and indotted lines F -10`, isi-mounted.. o n a bracket 73X, Figs. lll'and 13, onthel when' the coupling .niemberjis turnedy asv in Fig.- 3, thefollower will travel'beneath the! 'base plate, in sucli positionjthat thefollower 'fl 69 can ridevunderor above the controller and controller` and in .enga ement therewith,v

when thev actuating-haii( le .is s 'wun to. the.v

right,jaiid as the cou ling member t ienacts against tlie'edge 71 o the segment, the latter will be coupled-to the handle, andwill. be moved therewith until. the folloWer leaves the upper end of the controller 72d, Where- 55 coupling Inenlber[into-A coupling .position 'when thespring() isfree to. actltolhold the" s'egment and positioning *de-vicey inc coperw fnpon the 1ne1nber168' will be immediatelyfswung on its pivot into the relative 'position shown in '.F'ig.- 1.0,.-nncouplingthe segment e fromfthenhandle. the lreturnjoi"the lat 5 vter ytoits normal or starting posi-tion,`.the fol? 'y lower will, when it reaches the edge 71 of the segment, either-drop down andagai'n position the. follower-69 below the controller 72, or if the coupling memberis maintained in .the relative position shown .in Fig. 10, the 'follower.will travelahove the top of the controller '72. i

Anrarm 73 loosely lmounted to'sWing on the fnlcruni 55 has a peripheral portion 7410i IQS/,Qthesame 4curvature.as the edge of the segment, and ifigsfaid arm is, moved up against the segment, as in Eig. 10,' the return movementof the handle to starting positioniwill carry the -controlling member 68 onto the face74 ofthe arm 7 3,'preventing Vany tnrninginovenient of the coupling: member into' `conplingpositiom and so long as the parts y Areinainin this position, there Will bev no coupling of the. segment 'G5-'With the'actuating handle.

zoY

tothe arm 7 3, and lat its other endfto a short leverl76`fulcrumcd at 77` on'the frame-side 3 7`,the shorter arm of the lever 76 being piv.-V

3Q otedito `a link-7 8 having aslotand in connection 'ftTQAwith the detent 61. 1 spring 80. normally acts to maintain" the arm 7f3 jand- -segment in. engagement as ,shoWnd-n Figl 10.1' When, however, thelink -75is moved against the action of its spring, it separates the arnrand segment, as in Fig. 3, and permits the coupling .meinberfto .turnvonitrs pivot 637 into coupling position, the follower .'rlro-pping. down from the ,left Vhandv endl of the As will .be 'hereinafterdescribed, the movement of the time stamp carriage to its initialorstartingosition at 'the end of'eachday movestlie ink 75 against its springSO' to separate theiarnr 73 and.- the segment, and

permitl thecoupling member to assu'me its of said member into coupling position whenA lthe'positionin 4device; vand the segment. are' separated', 'an preventing movement of the Asma te viwreintftrriesribed, up@ the l"lifirst- "operative m'ovenient of the actuatingA 1 out the vrest of that day maintain the relative .position shown in Fi '10.:

ends respectively to theext'ension'andto the A link 75 is pivot-ally connected at one lend controller .72 into position underneath"it.,. f

The fixed controller( andjtheirnovable positioning devicether'eforecoperate infamam ceiver for that-particular day, and such posi .tioning of the car-riage permits the spring 80 toact upon the positioning device 73,' to move it into cooperative relation With'the segment, instantly'npon the -`nncoupling ofthe latter from the actuating'handle, so that the segment and positioning device thro lh- The relative positions of.' the .handle'f-sup I port 54, the segment 65 and the positioning device 7 3, on the `u1crumshaft 55," are clearly shown in litige.l 11 and`-13,'fthe 'end of s0l 'the positioning device being bent orfoset laterally to lie the path of the segment, and it will be noted that the extensionorprolongation 66 of the segment is also .bent `later ally to bring it in proper position lwith relation to a sheave 8 2 fast ona 'horizontal shaft .S3 mounted in bearings on thefrarnelside' 36, ya flexible connection 84 being attachedfat its sheave. 1 `90 "A larger sheave 85 fast on said shaft-8,3" has attached tov it one end of a flexible connection, 86, the other end ofwhichnis attachedto af slides-bleek -or traveler 87 mounted.,to slide transversely on 'a guideway 88 securedto 'or 95 forming part of the crossgirth 41, saidtrav-l 'eler-,having a projecting lug '89 fora purpose to bedescribed. f y v- 1 v The connections 84 `and 86-fare oppositelyv Wonndvaround their respectivesheavea' and 100 in such-manner thatl when the segment is swung by movement ofy the actuating handlel .57,1 as hereinber'ore described, the shaft 83 Willbe rotated in the direction oairow 90,

lfigf., 3,'and thereby partly'wind np the con- 105 -nection86 on its sheave to draw' the traveler ',-87 to thelleft, v iewing Figs. 3 and 11. vThis `=n"1ove1nent of Ithe traveler'consequentlyl is efdh fectednpon'the first operativerrnovement of y the actuator-or handle ofthe ap'paratnszon 110 any given day, 'and such.l traveler movement Vservesv to properly position the timestamp f carriage with relation tothe'Qcard receiver for that day. f l -Ahai e tached tov fthe traveler is :"'vvolirid aroundA horizontal shea've 92 pivotallyl mounted;` Q

segment to itsV normal positi0n,.' as Vsh 1i orl'other suitable'connectionQQl at,v '115,

l() f' -of thefcarrage.: -Said 'carriage consists of Referring to ll'and 13, an abutmentv 94 is shown as mounted on a vertical pivot 95 on the cross-girth 41,.the tail of the abutment vbeing 'normally held against a/ stop" 96 Fig. 11,5 the abutment thus movement in a horizon-tal path a ainst the action of its spring, .said abutment eing utillized to coperat'e Withone of a series of car'- age stops-anddetermine the lateral position two lconnected and substantiallyt shaped sides 98 provided at their lower ends wit a. connect' member 99,- see Fig. 17,

15 vprovided with guide rolls 100, which travel es being connectedv by a cross-piece 101,

provided with a roll 102, which bears vagainst ya tie-rod 39 when the carriage is lin its nonstamping position, see Figs. 13 and 16.

O n .thecarriage I mount thejhourmarking .member` or Wheel H, provided -with yperipheral type, equally disposed around 25 the periphery and running from 1 to 12 inclu- 5 sive for the A; M'. hours, andfrom 1 to 12 inj elusive for the'P. Mahours', a ring-gearh and' -tacenterirlg'ratchet h bein attached Atothe the ring-gear meshing With a pinion h2 `fasten ashort shaft ha rotatably mounted on 5 1 the'carriag andv connectedv by Suitable un" u' versal joints with .the -extension '25X hereinbefore referred'to, ivherebv the intermittentadvance'of the hour Whee is effected. rThis "cnstruction is shownin Figs'. 13 and 16.:

''1` he minute-marking member orwheel VM,

'shows in Fig. 12, is periphrlly divided and provided with numbers, preferably from 1 to '59inclusive, an'd' zero, and a' ratchet m is connected withthe minute wheel'to rotate therewith, va bevel-gear m fast on the minute wheel vshaft meshing with a bevel gear m2 on the' minute Wheel is Vdrivencontmuously' from the' clock or vtime movement.

f m',.b -means of'a link 103,"FigL 12, to center 'lthe 'our and'minutemarking wheels. at the timethestamp is operated to mark animp're'ssiono'n the card. .A

'much as the hourand.' Wheels.

'endf the means forcontrolling thev s ameform f. no part of this present invention, being fully de$c ribed` and claimed Vin my (3o-pending application herein before `referred to further deript'fon o'ffsuchfparts will notfbe made heresuiiicing to `say that the lmk 1s d el'f-'pressed"when the .time stampis moved to markanmpressiom the-19m end. o f als I have. r0-

by a sprin 97 yielingly controlled and having a' uponthef'tie-rod' or track 40,- to vertically Silpport the carriage,vthe upper ends of the a' short shaft/(n.3 niountedin-bearmgs on thecarriage, said-shaft in practice being connect.- theextension 18X, nfwhereby` l i r`Apawl h x, Fig. 413, 1s arranged to cooper-' atefwith :the ratchet h', and a second pawl :mx is arranged to'coperate with the ratchet -tatably mounted. -a drum or Iolioiver 104, yclearly shown in Fig. 1 1, and o'n a larger-scale in Fig. 17, the drum being provided witlra series .of r diallyprojecting and helically or spirally rranged. stops 105, there being '70 s Lown herein seven of such stops corres ond- -in'gin number to' the Y'days of? the 'Wee inlcluding Sunda' i- One end of die drum shaft 106 is extended 'through the side frame 98 of the carriage and has loosely mounted upon it a gear '107, in mesh with a pinion. 108 on thel lower end ofja shaft 109,see .particularlyFigsL 13, 16 and '17', supported 1n vfixed-bearings 110, on the carriage, the' upper end of the shaft having a! 3 0 largle'r gear 111, fast upon it, and meshing 1 Wit a pinion 112, fast on the vshaft of the hor-markingmemberor Wheel H, said shaft also having fast thereon a cam-disk 113, provided with a low-point or drop 114, and op- 35 posite the' drop a guard portion 115 is mount- 'ed to rotateWith the hour-marking member.

A follower roll 116 is mounted .on an arm 117, ulcrumed at 1'18 on the. carriage, and connected by a link 119 Witlra detent120, fulcrumed at 121 on the carriage; The follower 116-as it cooperates with the periphery 'ofthe cam 113, operates through themter'- veningy connections to normally retain-'the vdetent 120 in operative osition, Fig. 1'6, in 95 engagement Withone o the .teeth 121 of .a

. let-off member 122," there being seventeethV -on said member, the latter being loosely mounted on the reduced outer end off the drum-shaft 106, vas shown in Fig. 1'7. Such let-ofi'- member, however, is normally connected' to rotate .with the drum by means of a pin 123,'carried by a springnger 124, fast on a plate 125, mounted onthe squared endi10.6X ofthe drum shaft, andheld in place' thereon by a suitable head'dstud 126, TheV let-off member is provided with a seriesofz holes 127 circularly arranged and into an one of which the-pin 123 can be inserte As the plate rotates With the drum, it -Will be manifest that the vlet-off member 122' .Willalso rotate Vwithlthedrum, When-the'. pin f 123 is seated injone'of the'holes 127. l By1; e.l,f tracting'the spring finger 124,the let-effi"V member canbe turned-With relation to or viceversa' to per,mit a'manualai justment of the carriage With'relationlto the-il* card guide.

The gear 1071s providedwith `a se 'l lent/ al fii l slot 128., see Fig.' 18, and one endo a bowrotate thegear 107,- the. transmitting gearing intermediate saidhour Wheel and gear beingV so proportioned that for, one complete. rotation ofthe hour Wheel the gear ',1 U7 .will bel moved through an angular space;v substantially equal to the length of thel slot, 128,Y thereby compressing the spring 129. When such compression of the. spring has been ef-A fected, the `tollen-'er roll 116 drops into the low part` 114 of the cani, being positively directed. vthereinto bythe guard'115,.and the linlr119 ismoved downward to Withdraw the detent-IZO, Ireleasing the letfofinieinber 122. The spring 129 now expands, .and in so doingturns the let-oil member fand the drum one bringing the ,nextr stop' 1.05' into operative position and also presenting a new tooth of the 4let-oil member to be engaged by the detenltlf .The .release of the let-oil` member and drum just described is caused to be .effected at midnightjjol 4.each day,l and when such re- -lease occursr the carriage fw ill be retracted to 'an initial o'rstartii'ig position, as will be explainefil, il the. carriage has been previously moved outward away fromA such position,

and the continuedadvance of the hourtvhee'l "acts through the lcani 113 'to yrepositionV the detent. to cooperate IWiththe 'let-off member before the working hoursof-thenew day.

; The 'se-ries of carrie le stops' 105 lare so lovcated that the particu ar one which is oper atively positioned by periodically changing 4 means just described, will lie in thev path of' the projection 89A of the .traveler l87", so that l ..When the traveler'i's moved to th'efleft, vie vvingf Figs; 3 and 11.-, `by the first operation of the actuating handle zonany given day, the

.projection 89 willpick Eup the operativley positioned stop, and willnioveV the. carriage .bodily to the leftlromfits initial or staring 'positionFig 11, the-operatively,positioned :stop wipingfove-r, the. abutment 94 and de pressing` it until the traveler has carried the i The spring of thelatter 'thereupon operatively .positions the abutment behind the stop on the drum j and as the traveler returns to its normal j stop'10'5 beyond the end of such abutment,

position, the abutment holds the carriage and f'wthe time stamp. in proper position with relation to the card receiver or guide.

` Theftotal operativestrokeolfthe-traveler long enough to bringany one of the car-- ,Jriage stopsjl into cooperation witliftlie iihutin'ena vas-has; .been (lescribed, and ,suchY y eooperatien will. ,continue luhtil at midnight' .of the given day the periodical "changing fed step, thereby releasing thestop 165, then` in coperationivith the abutnieflltgso; that thef Carriesecan bfrtraeted tfetia stop ofthe series .-ifsibrought into operatiye .pOStiQn; `the same. time the next succeeding not be brought into operation;

one of the days of the Week, and the laterah positioii ofthe carriage Awith relation to the; card receiver 1s governed by the Sparticular.

stop which `is in operative position at the time the traveler is operated. lt will be manifesa however, that- While the period' ieally-changing vmeans described' governs the position of the carriage, such `means will be brought into operation only by or through the first manual movement of the actuating device or handle following a periodic change.

Il the carriage in its initial or startingposi` tion is not` moved therefrom for one or'more days, the s'tep-by-step dailychange'or ad.-.

vance of thedrurn continuesso long as the 'time movement remains in operation, so that the apparatus is in proper condition for'- operation notwithstanding the. intervention of Sundays and holidays on which the appan would ratus, under ordinary circumstances',

lp. order to retract thecarriage toiinitial or starting position, a band or other flexible connection 132 is attached at one end to the "carriage, and is brought round a guidesheave 1334mounted on the frame side 37', and then carried up and around a sheave 1.34

Vfast on a sleeve 135, see Fig. 9,3rotatably mounted on an elongated stud 1i'36,rigidly held. in a bracket 137 on the side frame- 'par'- allelto the path of movement of the carri-a ef.,

' The sleeve 135 has secured to -i-t one endloa spring 138, coiled -around the stud, andsef' cured thereto at its other end by avbloek '139, Fig; 9, u' hile the hollow druin'orcylipder 140 is rigidly attached `to the sleeve als-by a set screw 141. A curved shield 142 is mounted on the bracket 137, and partly surroundsthe drum, the shield having asight opening 144',

see Fig. 3, throughwhich may be seen the naines of the days of the week Whiol'r-are dis? played upon` the outer surface of the cylinder 140, and by reference lto Fig. '1, it will Abe seen that the sight opening 4 in the casing comes opposite the shield opening 144] YVhen the carriage is moved l'frorn its tial -or 'starting lposition as 'has been 'described, thetlexible connection 132is movedA inthe direction of the, arrow 145, Fig, 8,; to turn the cylinder 140, and wind up or comipress the spring 138,'-the .rotation offthef cylinder corresponding A to the' 'distance laterally through which thecarr'iage is moved@ Theday indications on the cylinder are so spaced thatjwhen any one of thefcarriagej; stops 105 is brought into c operationwithff the abutment 94, the corresponding 'd-ay'of fthe Week Hwill be visible through the sight openings, 'so that a'visualindicator'fis .thus provided to indicate to theoperatorwhether' the lrarriage is properly' set f or the day of the Wee l When the abutment a'ridgloperati carfriage stop'. are released or fis'llgngfthe spring"r 138 expands and a 1jr-versev direction cylinder- 1.40, windingnp to" a certain 'extent the-connection 1312v on the sheave 134,1 end tlireby retracting the cari? '.riage to startingfposit-ion azgfai-I'1s-t the'sto'p f and inclu'desayisnal indicator to'indic'atet e tothe card receiver? fthefr'letent' 61is arranged tofcoperatewith one of. the seriesof teetl 1;6 0, on thel'plateor support 54 for the handle', anl'ss the detentwoLlld 'ordinarilygengage nthe imerlnost one' of 'such'.fteeth lat the closeofa day-s work; 1

' 4have devised-means to vcausethe detent to when the carriage is returned..tofstarting `on jthe fraineside atv 147, .the rearward, longer ar'rnjof theleverglying in v.thep'ath'of' some portion .of 'the carriage,- `While. the 'front'.

` loosely. agliole inthe link '175.' "Fhefspr'ing 60 normallyftenlsto draw saifllinktothe right,

Fig'. `3., and 'to maintain thedetent foperatlve, and the rear armof the IeYerMBietheIeby position shown in .Fi 3, V'and thro'u "hthe short'flever '7 6 end lin '17810 retractt e detent 611 'fromm` the toothed 'portion 191i, jthe4 handle Support;"releasingfthe latternndper.-

When the Carriage frornfinitial position by .the traveler,l the springA SO again f asuniesjcontrol-lof' the -linkv 75 and the dej-` ing nevenient of the'detent'over the teeth he actatingfhandl'e is a-dvanced."V

night, the saidhandle is in proper :posi-tion the time stnmpto ni'aifkfor stan'ipnareco'rd on'a card in thejreceiver. Y' A.. An. operating rockfljshaft' 1519,. show-nas v lbroken out in Fig. 1'1 ,.is mounted in suitable hearings onf-the'.lralne-'sidesv .36,37, said ."Shaft having. -fast upon it two rockerarine 42' hereinbeiore referred v tof This. mech-l 'anism Just descrlbed therefore constitutes' a.

retrating deviceorneans for the carrla e `lateral 'position of thecar'ri'age with relation release4 the 'handle' support automatically- `2o position at' the tirnelof periodic "cl'milg'e. this- 1end a lever 146,1seeFig."11,'.iSpivoted -I 'swung inward from the sidefofqthe [nainA4 ie autoniati'c release ofthe actuati r'ig='v handle, whichin'practi'ce occure at m1d- -5'5 "for the frstenrployeewho cornes 1 n onthe following morning to'ope'rate the apparatns.-

` l Wil-l now'describetbe' means-for ca.us1ng' 15() forming one menibe-rlor a toggle, "the other nieinher 1.52 being pivotedat its lower. end,atf153,y towllat I have termed a bellcrank 154 'fulcrurned at 15S-'on the base plate of. the .main frame,l Said bell-crank hagac'urved facef156 eccentric with .the yulcrum, and at the. rearV end ,of thelface. the belle cfrankis cut away to present ash'onlder 157g A tog `lefawtuator 1 58 is fulorurn'ed coaxiall'y' with t e bellcrank and has pifvotally attached. '75 tovi'tfone vend* of"`:3|.' li1 fik l59extendedffor-5. ward and' connected at 1.60,' Fig.'1f 1.,f with thel cle'endingencloftheactuating handle57r-. kllhen.: the parts -arewinnorni'al position ,,f as'in Eig.};15 the 'r'oll 102 oftl-ie ear-ria e restsngainst.theftiefroxl' '391 and the 4togge I 150; 1-52, the bellg'crnnk and thefactuatofr are. in the positionfs'hown- At its upperend the togglemctuatorh'as pivot'ed to itat-'161 f a ,coupler 1 62 herein shown as triangular and providedv with'a follower 1.63 adapted-to coperate with the Ystationary 'detent164- II 1ounted` on a bracket `165 secured 5to-"theA baseplate. A spring 166. .tends-to turn the couplerinto the posltion shown in- Fi 15r 90- ;.when thepartsjare 'in normal 'eondltiomv bringing t-he baseof the coupler into, position behind andY t o. engage the shoulder jl57 ofr the-'bell-crank, and at'su'ch tI'ne-tllefollower `163 iszunde menacent 164.. The 15111167 ma" y which. the epring isl attached at' suc-h tlnle serves ae a r stop to limit tin-'ningv movement" of the coupler, saiclf'pin 'resting agamstthe rear edge of thet'c'ig'glegactuator158. IA *i I untilthepartsl are in subs'tantiallythepoeitionshown in Fig.13 'wherein the follower 5163; iS just about to leave thefupper forward end f the detent'.- f

heavy spring 168 attached.y to an arrnf169 011.the'rock7shaft acts against such turning 'Ip'yement of the shaftgwhich' latter is made f eiectve .to siwing the Vcarriage forward 'to lbring thehour and 'minutemembers of the .time Stamp' into 'printing positionil and falso to operate arplaten tobe referred to to mark the Hnpression on a card. y

The lrnpres'sion is Hind@ just before thencytuating.` handle`'57 completes its .secondar- Amovement in one of"thes l'otsl'8, ancl .'aSfSu y In'o'vement, is4 completed,- the. f follb'wer, 166 pasejbeyondpthe"`xeddetentA 164, andthereuponfthecouplerturnaon its pivot endl-i136 maar rides up onto theiirved face 156 of the bellcrank, releasing or 4uneoupling lthe latter from thetoggle actuator. VThe spring 168 immediately operates to turn baokit-he shaft 149 and cause the toggle and the bell-Crank, to resume the'position shown in Fig. 15. .As soon as the` handle is released, it siving's for- Ward by its own Weight ,toward the front of the easing, and the toggle actuator is returned to normal position, the follower now traveling over the 4top of thelixed detent untilit-drops off the lower end thereof, and

the spring 166 then rie-positions the coupler in readiness'for the next stamping operation. Parallel bent levers 17() are fulcrunied on the frame sides, and are connected by a cross,-

vrod 171, liig, 13, and these levers'areveon- -neoted by depending links 172 vWith rocking arms 173, see `liig. 11, fast onthefrook-shaft 1419, the conneoting rod 171. being adaptedto engage the-eross-pieee. 101 on the upper end of the carriage frame. Then lthe roekshaft 149 is turned as has been described,` by or through the secondary movement ofthe aetuatii'ig handle, the links l172 are drawn downward, rocking the bent levers 170, and

swinging forward the cross-rod 171,'to thereby swing the carriage forward. on itsguide Way or track 4() as a fiiloruni, bringing the` 179 suitably support-ed on the time stamp into printing position, and of1 Course as soon as the sha-ft 149 is released and returns to its normalposition, the cross-rod 171 swings back and the oarriage follows, it` until the roll 162 rengages thetierod .39. As the cross-rod 171 `Aextends'from'onelto the. other side of the frame, it will properly eo; operate with the carriage at any point\i the transverse movement of the latterle The front and rear Walls of the card: cei'rer are out away opposite the printin point, and a. of -the opening inthe front wall, said platen. sliding horizontally in guidesv 175 on the bridge 11h, see Fig. 3, and it is connected rby short links 176 with upturned ears 177 on "a sleeve178 adapted to rook ona. rod or shaft bridge.

The sleeve is shown in 'F ig. 1B as having an attached rearwardly exteniled arm 18() oonnected by a compoundl link 181, 182, With a bell-crank- 183 fuierumed on the base plate, the two members of the link being Connected by a pin 184 on one member entering a slot 185 in the other member, al bow spring` 186 tending to maintain the link-members longitudinally extended, one end ofthe spring being fixed on the linklmeinber Y182, yandits other member bearing against the.. pinflSLl.

- The bell-Crank 18B is pivotedto one-end ofv 19() With'the roeker arm "lYhen the-hitter! is Fig. 15,

-the platen, in ease -ribbon supported between the'.

platen 171i is movable in and out slot' indica 'eeix''er Thi proper and :it its `front, 'iippei? Corner-1p 'the link 190 swings the l"sxlggrnent and through the connecting li l 187, the/bellorank 183is rocked to dravidown'the coin'-A poundflink 181, 182,fto thereby t'iirn'thie sleeve; 178 and press the platen inward against the' back of the card, foreiiigthe lat'-` ter against the printing.orrmarking wheelsr'of the time stanip just at the instant that the printing positiorn, y I.

When the roek-'shaft 149'` isfrel'e'asedanl .returns to normal'position, the intervening connections justdeseribed ,ietr'aet the platen,

so .that the card can befreadily'jvithdravvn frolnthe eard-reeeiyer. 1, The lbow-s'pring 186 .aots as a vcouplin thevplateii l should-be stopped before the'srok-shaft has feomf Eleted its turningv movement, .forl then"4 ovv spring will be compressed,-Vas 'the belle orank183 continues toroekrwhile th l'ten remains stationary';: Y n

..Any suitable inking 'means may be l ployed to ink. the Lmarkingl Wheels,,fof th;

uisean in "er and the marking` Wheels, and preferablylzthe ends .-,of the ribbon will be,woimdfffupon,up

'. right'-spools, one of which is asgl9'v1', y es Fig. S.

The spools may be rotated in any suitable latter are moved Y,forward "andreaeh full n'ianner, involving novpart-.Qffthis invention, to` traverse the ril'ibon longitudina-ily, and

eir

they'may also be made to eliaiiget tion vertieally to e'lifeot an up K shift of'the ribbon,- if desired',substantially as-provi'dedin my eo-pendiiig applijoaytion;

Sofar as my,` )resent,inventionfise "l any 'suitable eliaraeter,andso `tiinltlie marking members ofr vWheels. of the time stamp and the meoljianisni to operate ,the

be of any suitable fornnand vnota-t tus hasbefen 'explained'. frointime to ytime herein, a brief statement ofthe, `conjiplete- I eerned, however, t ieinking device niaybeiof iio operation will be given, and it xvilllbe superg 'posed that the periodioe-hangepof the means governing the time stampearriage has taken plaoe. The carriage tl'iereforeiyilljjbe inits initial or starting position, and -when the first Workman arrives the-.followingmorning .to register his time', 'liefplaeesfh-iseard in the Acard receiver, graspsfthe aetuatm'ghandlo 5.7,-

-and ,movesiit along its main pathyin tlieslot 7 of tl'i'e.; easing, unt-il oppo "ite thetransyerse hereby posi# tioningv hi.

lin s f `tlius @been re a eher-lg: eandA in. making QSiLiQ-h ath oftinoveiiie rit of the uatiiig h ndleV l movements'tlie toothedporti-on of gtflifehandle support has-'been brought into engageiiient? Izo with the cooperating detent, and at the sainel time, the segment 65 has been coupled to and moved withthe handle- Support to act through the means described'and properly osition the carriage for that particular day.A

his is all effected automatically byor through the simple selective movement of the actuating handle, and thereafter the said handle is moved in the proper slot 8 to 'cause the time stamp to stamp the card in the '-inanner' hereinbefore' described.

The release ofthe handle from thev means which effect the printing or stamping movey Y ment vof the carriage and platen is instantlyl 15 bell'is frequently employed-to be rung at the noticeable to the employee, and in practicea instant the im resfsion on the' card is made.

Having: ma e the impression the handle is released, it swings back into'itsselective path, but remaining opposite the transverse. slot 8' cgust used, and the card properlyisI taken out, and the apparatus is- 'stampe vreadyfffor the next employee'. The first se- -is moved up into .position against the end 7l.

lective movement of the actuating handle also causes the'uncou Vling ofthe segment 65, andthe handle, and t ie positioning device 73 ofthe segment. Thereafter any number of .em loyees may operate the apparatusfbut 4Wit out lagain coupling the handle and seg- 4ment for that day.

' d ay, the'periodic change takes place, the car- At 1.2 oclock midnight of that particular riage is released by moving one of its stops from engagement withrthe abutment v94,' the latter being stationary or fixed relatively to the movement of the carriage, and the latter is returned to starting osition, the detent 61 being automatically re eased thereby, and at the same time, the positioning device 73 is moved into the position shown in F ig. 3, so that Ythe Coupling memberl is positioned-to cou le thehan'dle'and segment 65 together here be noted that by t at t e first o eration. the next morning.

In order t iat. certain .underlying features of this invention'may be rendered somewhat clearer land more readil fie peculiar mounting and connections of the actuating lever 57 and associated parts this'mechanism is compactly and'eiiicientlyl disposed and adapted for a maximum of ease and simplicity of actuation. v`By reason off these features ofvcon# 1. struction one definite and distinct motion jdetermines the positionofthe record cardwith respect to'tlie printing Wheels and ariother' definite and differentmotion -causes the formation of the records, this arrange-- ment permitting an accurate positioning of the recordand its formationat precisely the desired instant.

These features' Vofwconstruction have already been clearly set forth `and' -are' reiterated atthispoint merely Vto and rendery clearer the correspond..-

of applicants invention; I'

understood, it mayA My invention is not restricted to 'the precise construction and arrangement of parts .herein shown and described, as the same may .be changed or modified by those skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit and scipe of inventionaving ully described my invention, what I claim as new and .desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. In a` time recorder, the combination with a time stamp, pf a fixed card receiver or guide, an actuating device for causing the stamp to mark a card inl the receiver, a movable stop to coperate with and vary the position ofa card in the receiver to thereby vary the position of the Vcard relatively .to the stamp, said s top being positioned by operat'ion of the actuatingdevice, and periodically changing means' to govern the relative posi-1.

guide, a movable stop to coperate with a card'inserted therein and position such card relatively to the time stamp, ainanuall operated actuator to move the stop at will to any desired operating osition and alsoto cause the stamp to mar a' card in the receiver, and periodically changing means to govern the relative position of the stamp and card receiver.

3. In a: time recorder, the combination with a time stamp, of a fixed card receiver or guide,..a movable stop to coperate with and position a card, inserted in said receiver, relatively to the time stamp, and an actuator having a selective movement to determinev the position ofY the 'stop and .having .an-

other movement to cause the stamp to mark a Cardin the receiver. g

.4.- In a time recorder, the combination With a time stamp, of a fixed card receiver or guide, 'a movable stop to coperate with and positiona card, inserted in said receiver-,"1 i 11:19

relatively to the time stamp, anda manually operated actuator having ya selective 'move-'f ment one path to determine-tl;ie' position ofthe stop and having anothermovement at y different points in. such' pathgto cause-'the stamp to mark a card iii the receiver.

guide, a movable stop tocoperate'with and position a card, insert-ed insaid receiver,

`relatively to thetime stamp, -an `actuator having a selective-movement in anv angular path to determine tha-positionof l'the stop thereon -to cause the' stamp to mark'a card means to stamp an cardreceiven 6. The combination'withgatime stamp, 19,132

and .a cardreceivefor guide, of a mova liis i 5. In' a time-recorder,- the combination :with a'time stamp, of alixedrca'rd receiver-'or maar mark the card when-positioned, periodically f means to gov ern the ielativ'e'jposi.-`

changinfJr tion of tllie stamp and card rcceiver-and con nections' between said means and :the stopposition-ing means vto render the formerop- .erative, after a through the first su lattermeans.

eriodic change",l 'by or 7. The' combination' Witha time stamp,4

and a 4card receiver or guide', of a movable stop to `cooperate 'Withand vary 'the' position of a card in the receiver relatively tothe stamp, aii actuating deviceyto position`r the stop" and also to cause Vthe-"stamp to mark a card in 1the recei\*er,'periodjically changing means 'to govern the relative positioiifoil the vtime stamp 'and card receiver, and ineans`in- `t'erinediate said actuating device and vsaid governing means to' renderjthe latter operay tivefby the iir'st operation qrfily of tb.e'actuat.

ing device after a periodic changel "8. In a timel recorder, the combination with a time stamp, of a card receiver or u'uide, a movable stop. to position a card.

inserted therein relatively to the stamp, an Vactuator havinga selective movement in onepath,l and a diiieri'nt movement at predetermined points in such. path, the former movement determining the position :of the stop and 'the-.lattermovement'causing the stamp to mark a card in the receiver,-and

amde'tent to retain the actuator at any one of 'siichpredetermined points until positively moved therefrom.

9. In a time moorden-the combination with 'a time stamp,'oi a'card receiver'orl guide,- a movable stop tovposition a card. in-

serted therein relatively to the stamp, an..

actuator manually movable to vany one of a plurality of points in a single path, to position thestop, a detent to retain the actuator at 4a selected point until positively moved therefrom, the"actuator havinga diierent `movement from a selected point to cause the stamp to mark a card in the receiver, and means to lautomatically render the detent inoperative at predetermined intervals rof time.

10.- The combination withv a manuallyactuated timestamp, ofa fixed card receiver or guide, va movable stop `tovary the position of a card` in said rreceiver relatively -to the time stamp, means to eil'ectfthemovement ofthe stoplat will toany desiredpos'ition ""po's'itioned, 1' and means to govern the relative vposition of lthe stampiand receiver,l .said

fineafn's "being changed' automatically: atpre-` determinedv intervals' 'and l rendered operai 'ive tionig means after a change.

:tive position vof the stam and receiv' r,

sequent operationof the ing means., V*and toactu'ate-the stamp Whenthe stop is @56 vivitli a card receiver or guide yand-a ..js t o'pto vlim-1t movement a card .therein relatively 11i. The combination Withfa'tiin'e and a fixed' card' receiver. orginele, 'cfa' Inov-A abe sto p tp cooperate with the receiver and vary theposition of a card therein relatively f: A

to the timestamp, 'means to change the posifly tion of the stopV at will, and ,automatic peri-' A(,)dioally changingmeans to govern the relai;

brought into operation by -t ying means.v

rll-he combination with af' time stai'npj-, and aiXed card receiveror guide,`of"a frr'i'ov! e stop-positie Aable stop to cooperate With-the receiverand vary the position-of a cardltherein relativelyiA to the time 'stai-np', means 'toj change the poele tion of the stop at will, a 'detent to retainsaid means and the stop in a given position 'un-til.

positively m oved l' t herefronli *periodically changing means, brought into-operation .by the stop-positioning means ,tofgovern 'the' 5f relative position of theA stampand cardreceiver, and a device torender inoperative the detent upon -each of suchv periodic changes 13. In a' time recorder, 'tlie-j'coinbination Witha time lstamp and operating"l means therefor, of a card guide or receiver-rela tively to which." the time vstampis 'adjustable I in one direction, a card-engaging 'stopmanu-y ally movable to any ydesired point relatively 95 to the stamp in anotherdirection, andperiodically changing vmeans to governthe ad? justinent of the time stamp With relation` to the 'card receiver. .5, l2

14. ln a time recorder, .the v'coni'bination with. a time stamp and .operting'fineans' tlierefor, of a card guide or receiver relatively tol which the time stamp is adjustable in one direction, a stop movable at thewill-ofthe' operator toposition a cardat any,v desired 10:5 point in the receiver relatively -to theatime stamp., means to govern the adjustmenjL of the latter relatively tothe card-receiver; and time mechanism toeffect periodic changes in said means. i f 15. lira time recorder,` the combination` with 'a time stamp and operating. inea-ns therefor, of a card guide orgrecever relag'f tively to which the time stam is adjustable.v in one direction, a s to inova le at ,the Will `115 of the operator to position a ca rd at any des" sired point in the receiver relatively to the time stamp, Vperiodically-changing 1means to govern'the adjustment of the stampvrela# tively tothereeeiver, a time` mechanism `to effect such changes, and stopfp'ositioning means to renderl operative thesaid govern;

1.6., fln a time recorden. the ,125

to 'the time; stamp, 'of a timestamp, atime movement controlling it, an actuating `de-` the `stamp tov mark; lcardfigi thel-ijece '4.5 Y to engage a card therein and position it relanieansfincluding' al member 'periodically changed by'said time movement, to govern the relative positionof` the stamp and card- Areceiver, and rconnections .between said- .means and the actuating device'tobring the' former into operation upon the .rst actuai' Avtion yoffthe latter after a periodicchange.

.17? vIii;a time recorder, the combination with'a. card-receiver or guide, anda stopte- 10 limit movement of ecard thereinrelatively to the'time-stamp, of atimestanip, movable e laterally-of the card'mceiver,'a manuallyoperated4 actuatordifferent -move' 1 ments Ito position the'jstop' and cause the stamp' to mark a' card. inthe-receiver, a time -niove'ment -controlli'nthe stamp, means' niovagblq'daterally cludingaj-niember-iiiteriiiittingly changed by'.

Wit th'elatter, .and in-` the time1,rniovement,'.to govern, theposition of, the: stamp With 'relation to the cardA vreceiver, and mechanism `operated bythe first movement -only of the actuator after .a

change 'in 'said member of the ygoverning means: to. bring the'latter into operation.

. 18.111 a time recorder, in combination, -a

-fxe'd'caiid receiveror guide, afmovable'stop to'engage a card therein and position it relatively to the time stamp, an actuator forsaid stop, atime stam a carriage on which i-t is mounted, movab e laterally' ofthe card re'- ceiver, anlabutment, faseries of sto s bodily Vmovable with tliecarriage and a apted to coperate singly With said abutment, to-

thereby position the .time stamp with relatioint'o thecard receiver, automatic means' to vone after another of said stops into' o .erative position at predetermined interva s,

; and amechanism to move the .carriage later- .ally to effect cooperation between said abut.-

nient and the operatively-positioned stop of i the series upon the first movement of the actuator after stop.

19 In a time recorder, in combination, a fixed card receiver or guide, a movable stop automatic positioning of such tively to the time stamp, an actuator for said y stop, a time stamlp,

. 'mounted, movab e ceiver, an abutment, a spirally arranged sea carriage on Whicliit is laterally of the card reries .of stops bodily movable with tlie carriage, to coperate singlywitl'i the abutment retractin'g device for tlie carriage, and mech-y and position the time stamp relatively to the cardfreceiver, automatic lmeans to bring one after another of the sto s into operative position at predeterminedp intervals of time, a

anism to move the carriage laterally toieffect v cooperation between said abutment and the o eratively-,positioned stop of the series upon tliie first movement of the actuator, after automatic positioning of such stop, each automatic changein the position of the stops disengaging the then cooperating stop and the abutment and permitting the retract-ing deerationinanually, f j A 2.1. The 'combination'with 'a laterally mov- -vice to return the carriageto inactive position.

2 0.- Tlie combinationiwitli a time stam of anuright, fixed card receiver or gui e,

manual y controlledl means to at will vary the effective 'depth-thereof, Vsaid means 'inl cluding, a vertically movable stop Pto forni a bottom for` the receiver, andperiodically changing means togovern the lateral position' of the time stam with relation to said receiver, s aid meanseing' brought into 'op` able time stamp, of a fixed card reeeiveror guide adjacent thereto and having .an up- -right opening therein, a stop .movable ,1n

such opening to sup ort and determine' the position of a card in t e-receiver'relatively to .the time stamp', an actuator operatively con-4 nected `With and to move the stop at=Will,

means, including a periodically changino" deb vice, to-govern the 4lateral position ofJ the time stamp, and rmechanism operated by initial movement ofsaid actuatorafter a pe-' riodic'change to .bring said governing'means. linto operation, whereby the lateral'position 'of 'the time. 'stamp is .determined until the- -neXt periodic change.

. 22. The combination, Witlia time stamp,

anda laterally movable 'carriage on which vit is mounted, of an adj acent'upri'ght card receiver having a stamping opening,a vertically movable stop, to sustain a card in the receiver, whereby different portions fa the card Will be presentedat the stamping 9 en-r ing, a manually operated actuator to e ect A movement 'of the Vstop and also to cause the stamp to mark the card, a rotatable drum or carrier mounted on the cai'ria e and provided With-a .series of radial, elica/Lily arranged stops, a stationary spring-abutment to engage any one of such stops and'jtliereby hold the 'carriage and time stam 'in a defi-.1

nite position with relation to t e/ card vreceiver, aA time movement to -auto'matically and intermittingly eiiect rotation of the drum or carrier to bring one after another of said stops, beginning With the innermost, into position to cooperate With the-abutment, a device to retract thecarriage when ever a stop is moved out ofthe path` ofthe abutment, and mechanism' automatically operative upon theinitial movement of the .actuator after retraction ofthe carriage, to

move said carriage vand effect coperation'between the abutment va'nd the stop'of the series then in operative position.. l

2 3. In a'tini'e recorder, in combination, a

time movement, a time impressin or `stamping instrumentalit i driven there y, 'a4 mov# able carriage on w iich said. instrumentality is mounted, a retractingdevice for the car-` riage, a series of vcarriage stops controlled by the time movement and movable'one by one into .operative positionI at predeterirsev mined intervals of-timea relatively stationary abutment 4to cooperate with' an operatively positioned stopand thereby rey-taintheV carriage in a given` position until such time interval terminates, a ,manually operated actuator4 and mechanism acting A.upon-"the first movement ofv saidA actuator in lao' one "of the `tinieintervals to'-'inove the carriageagainst its retracting device and eiiect fcoperation between the abutment and the operatively positioned carriage stop.

24. In a time recorder, in combination, a

`card receiver, `manually operated meansv to vertically position -a card therein, 'a time stamp, af time movement 'by Whichvthe stamp is driven, a carriage on which the stamp is mounted, movable horizontally adjacent said'- receivenfa stationary.abutment, a Vseries of vstops on the carriage, to cooperate-individually with the abutment and thereby fix the position of the timestamp relatively to a card in' the receiver, mechanism controlled by the timeA movement to bring the stops singly into operative position, a .retracting device for the carriage, and` a manually actuated traveler to engage the operativelyT positionedstop 'and move the carriage from starting 'position and bring such stop into cooperation with theabutiiient. n In a t-ime recorder, iii-combination, a time. stamp, iiieai'is to at will change the vertical position of a card relatively thereto, vwherebysuccessive records tor a given lday will liein a' vertical column on the card,L 'a horizontally ii'iovable carriage on which the stamp is i'1iounte d, .means operated upon/the first vje'rtica-l positioning of a card at the be# 1 ginn'in'g ol" each day to properly. position the stainpand card laterally, said mea-ns including an` automatic daily change mechanism to govern the positioning of the carriage and time stamp, and a visual indicator to show the dailyr change.

26. "lhefcomb'ination with ari-upright card receiver, a., manually# actuated, A vertically movable stop to cooperate with card thereinfaiid dete'r'i'nine its vertical vposition rela-y tive'to'the time stamp, and such time stamp,

n Ialaterallyfmovab e carriage adjacentthe '50 receiver, a relatively fixed abutment, a hori-f 'z onta'l rotatable drum on the carriage provided with aseries` of helically disposed stops,

to' successivelycooperatewith the abutn'ient and thereby positionv the` carriage at graduall v.gincreasmg distances from its vstarting point, means to rotate the drumstep by step at predetermined iiitervals of tili'ie, 'to'lbring onev stop fatter another into' operative yposi- 'tv ioii and to diseiigage stop" from the abutment, 'releasing -tlie car v7ice to ringe, a sprin vactuated retracting ft return' vthe' released. carriage st arting positioitaud iiiiaiiiiallyVA actuated iiieansfto move the.carriage from such 'position attergan adviiiii-e ot the druiiifand therebyto eliett .co-

ing .'traveler 'having fa rfixed 'c'liaiijgefof stops and' bring A 4'traveler andactiiatdr aft" operation between the abutment .andpth 4' operatively positioned stop.

27. yThe combination', with a cardreceiver, ot a time stamp, a carriage therefor` movable laterally of thecard' receiver and fadj-acent 70 thereto,'a relatively fixed abutment, a series of stops on the carriagevto successively eooperate with the abutment when the car. riage is at gradually increased distances from A its starting point, means'to move s'aidseries A75 of stops automatically at midnight of'each day, lto release one stop from the vabutment and bring the next stop into operativeposition,a device to return the carriage to' its. starting point When so released, and mechL anism, including avmanuallyoperated actu! atoi` land a sliding traveler having a fixedV stroke, to move the carriage from its `starting vposition after a changeof stop and'bring the newly vlpositioned stopinto cooperation "35'.

With the abutment.

2S. The combination, with a card receiver,

of a time stamp, a carriage therefor movable laterally ot the card receiver and adjacent thereto, a relatively fixed abutment, a series 9e of stops on the carriage to successively 'co` operate with the abutment lWhen the. carriage is at gradually 'increased distances from its starting point, means to move said series of stops automatically at :midnight of eachl day, to release one stopfrom the abutment and bring the next stop into operative position, a device to return the carriage-toits starting point when so released, mechanism,

including a manually operated actuator and 10g a sliding traveler having'a tixed stroke, to move the carriage lfrom-itsv starting point after a change of stops and bring `the newly positioned stop into cooperation with the abutment, and an automatic trip to disconlj nect said traveler and actuator.after the first operation of the latter to set tlie carriage.-

29. The combination, With' a card receiver, i

'of'a time stamp, a carriage therefor movable 11.0

laterally of the card receiver andadjacent thereto, a relatively fixed abutment, a, -ser-'ies of stops on the carriage to successively coperate with the abutment when Ytire?'carriage is at gradually increased distances from its' 115 starting point, means to lmove said series of' stops automatically'at midnight 'of each day, to release one stop from tli'eabutment and bring the next stop-into operativel position, a.:

`deviceto `return the carriage togits startingo'lzo pointwhen'so released, mechanism, incli1ding amanually op "te'dfa'ctuato'r "11de theI 'carriagefrom it s tioned stop into pera ment, `a trip-to1v automatic ly d' Acnnecttlie e "fir y of the. latter to setgtlie cari e land ineansztoh operatively `connect the traveler `anl"a'ctu' 130

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