US1361540A - Stamp-rack - Google Patents

Description

. NIEMEYER.

STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 1919.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1919.

Patented Dec.-7, 1920. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WILLIAM H. NLEMEYEB, or owmesivrILLs, MARYLAND.

STAMP-RACK.

1 Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 15, 1919. Serial No. 330,939.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l VILLIAM H. Nin- MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owings Mills, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamp-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvcntion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to stamp racks.

Among the objects of my invention are:

To produce a stamp rack occupying a corn-v paratively small space and yet capable of housing a'large number of'stamps.

To provide a stamp rack capable of supporting a plurality of stamps and so arranged that any stamp can be instantly presented for use.

To provide supports for the stamps so arranged that the stamps can be readily removed therefrom for use and returned to their proper support after use.

To provide a casing permitting of ready access to the interior thereof for the purpose of oiling, cleaning, etc.

To provide means for readily moving: the operating handle to the position at which the selected stamp will be properly presented for use.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of the instrumentalities illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved stamp rack. V v

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the rack shown Fig. 1, a portion of the top thereof being broken away toshow some of the interior par s.

Figv 3 is a view of the parts of the rack shown in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in said figure, a portion of the casing being broken away to show some of the interior parts, some of the stamp brackets and s amps being omitted for the sake of clearness. V

Fig. 4 is an enlarced partial plan view of the tnrn table showing some of the stamp brackets secured thereon and stamps supported by saidbrackets. i U Fig". 5 is a view of one of the stamp brackets' shown in Fig. 4 lookine" in the direction of the arrow 5 in said figure.

Fig. 6 is a detall vlew of parts of the op erating handle and index plate. r

i In the drawings 10 represents legs, of which there may be any suitable number, secured to the base 11. The base 11 may be of any approved shape but is preferably made circular and provided with the ring 12 which fits in the interior of the cylindrical casing 13, the latter be i j mcd of any approved sheet materi-a The top 1%, preferably circular in shape, is provided withthe ring 15 and the latter tits in the top of the cylindrical casing 13. The casing 13 is secured in any approved manner to the rings 12 and 15 as by screws such as 16.

The brackets 17-17 are secured to the base '11 in any approved manner and further braced thereupon by the braces 1818.

The table 19 is secured upon the brackets 17 in any approved manner and said table is provided with a slot therein for the reception of the inking pad 20, the latter being prevented from dropping through the bottom of said slot by the closure 21. Between the table 19 and the adjacent surface of'the casing 13 there is provided a slot for the reception of the lower end of the door 22, the upper end of which slides in a slot between the casing 13 and the offset 23 of the index plate 24:, the latter beinp; secured to the casing 13 in. any approved manner.

i The door 22 is provided with a box-like portion 25 formed integrally therewith or secured thereto which serves as a cover for the inking pad 20 when the latter is not in use.

A flanged boss 2*?) is secured to the block 27 and the latter is secured upon the base 11.

' The shaft 28 has its lower end revoluloly mounted in the boss 26 and the upper end of said shaft is revolubly mounted in the flanged boss 29, the latter'b'eing securedin any approved manner in the support 30. The shaft 28 and the cylindrical casing 13 are in-axial alinement. The gear 31 is secured to the upper end of the shaft 28 andmeshes with the gear sector 32, the latter being revolubly mounted upon the shaft 33 which is fixed to the suppo t 30.

i The arm 34 is slidably mounted in a hole in a boss provided on the gear sector 32, said arm be ng prevented from turning by the spline 35 mounted in said arm and sliding in a key-way provided in said boss.

A handle 36 is secured to the outer end of Patented net. *7, 1920.

the arm 34 and the spring 37, having one end attached to said handle and the other end attached to the gear sector 32, serves to press said handle toward the shaft 28. The handle 36 is provided with a cylindrical index pin 38 which is adapted torest between adjacent indices 39. In order to provide for movement of the handle 36 about the axis of the shaft 33, a slot 40 is provided in the index plate 24.

The flange 41 is secured to the shaft 28 and the turn-table 42 is secured to the flange 41. The reinforcement 43 is secured to the bottom of the turn-table in order to afford additional support for the stamp posts 44, of which there may be any suitable number, distributed around the turn-table 42. The stamp bracket 45 is provided with a hole which fits snugly upon the post 44 and is retained thereupon in any suitable manner as by the screw 46.

Clamping springs 47-47 are secured upon the bracket 45 by a rivet such as 48 and said s rings clamp the handle of the stamp 49. 'lhe pintle 50 is fixed in the stamp bracket 45 and the pulley 51 is revolubly mounted upon said pintle.

A cord 52 has one end secured in the pulley 51 and it is then wrapped any pre-determined number of times around a groove in the periphery of said pulley and its other end is secured to the stamp 49 by the screw eye 53. A spring 54 has one end secured to the pintle 50 and the other end secured to the pulley 51, and the normal tendency of said spring is to revolve the pulley in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5. 1

A cord guard 55 with a suitable hole for the passage therethrough of the cord 52 is provided to guide said cord into the groove of the periphery of the pulley 51.

In order to permit ready access to the interior of the stamp rack, I provide. the cover 56 having a flange which fits snugly within a hole in the top 14 so that said cover may be readily removed when desired.

The operation of my improved stamp rack is as follows The door is to be moved from the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown by dotted lines in said figure, thus providing access to the hole 58 cut in the front of the casing 13, and at the same time, removing the cover 25 from the inking pad 20. The operator then refers to the list card 59 upon which will be written the designations of the stamps corresponding to the numbers upon the index plate 24, as shown in Fig. 1. He then grasps the handle 36,

v pulls it toward him against the force of the spring 37, thus removing the index 38 beyond the range of the indices 39. He then moves the handle 36 along the slot 40 in either direction. The index pin 38 comes opposite the number of the stamp that he desires to use. He then releases the handle 7 36 and the spring 37 brings the pin 38 between the adjacent indices, thus locking the handle in position.

When the handle 36 is moved along the Slot 40, the gear sector 32 is rotated and through the gear 31 and shaft 28 a corresponding rotation of the turn-table 42 is produced.

The stamp posts 44 are set in such positions upon the turn-table 42 that their relative positions correspond to the relative positions of the numbers in either the top or bottom row of numbers upon the index plate as shown in Fig. 1.

The handle 36 having described and allowed to come to rest, there will be presented to the hole 58 two of the stamps 49 and the upper stamp will correspond to the upper number opposite the index pin 38 and the lower stamp will correspond to the lower number opposite said pm.

It is to be noted that the stamps are placed alternately high and low, as shown in Fig. 3, for the purpose of introducing a correspondence between the upper row of numbers on the index plate 24 and the upper row of stamps and a like correspondence between the lower row of numbers and the lower row of stamps, and for the additional reason, that the handles of the stamps may be placed in somewhat closer juxtaposition than if all the stamps were supported with their lower surfaces in the same plane.

In order to prevent dust from accumu lating in the interior of my improved stamp rack, I provide the slide 60 which is slidahly mounted in the gibs 61-61. The slide 60 has a hole for the passage therethrough of the handle 36 and by the arrangement just described theslide 60 moves with the handle and yet it effectually closes the slot 40.

l/Vhile 1 have shown one embodiment of my improved stamp rack, it is evident that many changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

1. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-table revolubly mounted in said casing, said casing comprising a hole through the cylindrical wall thereof providing access to said table, an index plate provided with an oflset secured to said casing, a table secured adjacent to said casing, and a cover for said hole slidably mounted at one end between said casing and said offset and slidably mounted at the other end between said casing and said table.

2. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-table revolubly mounted in said casing, stamp brackets mounted on said turn-table in alternate high and low positions, an index plate comprising a slot been moved as just secured to said casing, a handle for revolving said turn-table extending through said slot, indices upon said plate, an index pin carried by said handle and cooperating with said indices to stop said turn-table in predetermined positions and upper and lower rows oi numbers on said index plate designating the stamp brackets in said high and low positions, respectively.

m 3. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-table revoluloly mounted in said casing, stamps supported by said table, said casing comprising a hole through the cylindrical wall thereof providing access to said stamps, a cover for said hole slidable transversely around said casing, a table supported adjacent to said casin and a cover lor said pad secured to said first named cover for covering an inking pad.

4. In a stamp bracket, the combination with a body portion and a supporting post therefor, of a hole in said portion for the reception of said post, springs for supporting a stamp, a spring-controlled pulley revolubly mounted on said portion, a cord connecting said pulley with a stamp, and a set screw for adjustably securing said portion on said post.

In a stamp rack, the combination with a casing, of a shaft revolubly mounted-in said casing, a turn-table secured to said shaft, said casing comprising a slot, a han dle for operating said table projecting through said slot and a slide provided with a hole in which said handle slides.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. NIEMEYER.

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