US1782388A - Manifolding device - Google Patents

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Nov. 18, 1930. w. A. PRINGLE'ET AL 1,782,338

MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed Dec.v13, 1927 `2 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEY;

Nov'. 18, 1980.-'

w. A. PRINGLE E 'r AL MANIFOLDING DEVICE 13, 192'? 2 sheds-sheet '2 Filed Dec.

BY '@*wm ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 18, 193()` Y UNIT-ED sTATEsPATl-:Nr or-Flca WILLIAM A. PRINGLE' AND LOUIS FRED HAGEIIANN, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NRW YORK, AssIeNoRs TO AMERIcAN'sALEs ROOKy COMPANY, LIMITED, or TORONTO, CANADA,

A A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO, CANADA nANrFOLDING DEVICE Appiieason mea December 131927. seriai No. $9,648.

This invention relates to improvements in mamfolding devlces and with reference to some of its more specific features, it relates to,

improvements in machines for simultaneous- 5 ly making a plurality of copies of an inscription by means of the use of transfer or carbon sheets, and commonly known as autographic` registers.

It is ageneral object of the invention to provide, -in a machine of the class mentioned, 'an improved arrangement which is simple in construction and l'se whereby .an inscription maybe transferred to parts only of an auxiliary sheet or card while otherparts thereof are protected from inscription reception.

Another object of the invention is to provide forx machines of the class mentioned, an improved arrangement for` inserting an 0 auxiliary` record card orsheet into mani-1 folding lrelation with the other record sheetsA without disturbance to the latter.

A further object of the invention is to pro` vide in a machine of the classV mentioned,.an improved support for supporting the supply of transfer or carbon strips in the usual position' for machines of this class, but arranged so asto permit free insertion or removal of CII an'auxiliary record card or sheet toor from 0 manifolding positiony overthe platen of the machine.

A further object is to provide in machines of the class mentioned an improved relative arrangement of an entrance slot for auxiliary record cards and a transfer sheet support or housing in such a manner asto permit free insertion or removal of the Vauxiliary card and to facilitate the loading of the transfer sheet into manifolding position. y

Other obj'ects will be in part .obvious in connection with the followingl `detailed Adescription' of an illustrative but 'preferred embodiment of the invention and will be inpart pointed out'therein.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which Will be exemplified in thel construction hereinafter set forth and the scope, of the application of which will be indicated -in the claims. i

ferently positioned.

kFor `a more-complete understanding-,1 of ,v I

the nature and objects'of the invention, reference is made to the following detailed disclosure, and to the accompanying. drawings, inwlnch:V I Fig. lis a plan view'of an autographic register embodying thefeat'ures of the invention. y i

Fig. 2 is a4 side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary section' taken approximately on thek line 3--3 of Fig.l 1,- looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. '4 is anvenlarged fragmentary planv parts being disclosure. i

Fig. 5 isa fragmentary section similar to that of Fig. 3, but showing the parts difbroken awayfor clearness ofthe Fig. Gis a fragmentary side elevation of the machine showing the entrance slot for the auxiltiary record' card.

' Fig. 7 1s a longitudinal vertical centralsection showing the mounting at the rear end of thep-laten and the position of the stop plate relativethereto. t

`Referring .more particularly to the drawings for a complete detailed description of the embodiment of the invention there shown', thel present improvements' are disclosed as being applied to an autographic reg,-

. ister having known 'features of construction4 and embodying acasing provided with an interior storage compartment at one-end for the reception of a suppl of record strips R assembled in superpose y relation in the form ofa zigzag folded supply pad orpack R', the strips being led from ther pad over Suitable guiding mechanism to the. platen or writing table 11 upon which they are supported for manifolding inscription. The

machine v*shown is provlded. at its forward` part with a storage compartment l2 in which one or more of the record strips may be folded by appropriate folding mechanism and retained intact from unauthorized access. Forwardly of the platen and intermediate the supply the storage compartments is a feedingv land folding mechanism for the record strips which as shown, may include a main feed shaft'l carrying for rota-tion therewith feedl disks 14 adapted to grip the record strips against an overlying feed roll 15 carried by a housing and support 16 mounted fr swinging movement to and from operative position upon pivoted supporting arms 17, and retained inoperative .position by means of appropriate latching mechanism 17a.. An operating handle 18 is attached to the external end of theoperating shaft 13 and a spring Aufessed retractable stop 19 is mounted upon' the casing wall in position to contact with the operating handle to limit rotation of the operatingshaft to a single revolution, until the stop is manually retracted to release the handle to further rotation. The feed disks are thus limited to a feeding cycle of a single revolution, this being suiicient to advance the record strips the length of a printed form and to align said strips by entry of the feed .isk edges in feed controlling anthaligning apertures formed in the strips in a manner well known in the art.

A cover 20 alapted to overlie the writing platen and having an inscription opening aligning with said platen isl pivoted at one side of the machine to suitable supporting brackets 21. This cover carries at its free or swinging edge a clamp 22.pivoted thereto for clamping the forward ends of the car- `.:-on or similar transfer sheets Cy in interleaved or transfer relation with the record strips above the platen. f

Forsupportihg the carbon'sheet supply roll C -in position on the machine a support- Overlying the platen 11 and spaced slight- ,ly thereabove is a shield or stop plate 31 forming with the platen a slot or pocket 32 for the reception of an auxiliary record card A, such for example as a card for usein tabulating machines and having thereon a blank form for the reception of certain data or information desired for tabulations. The stop plate may be supported in its operative position in superposed relation with the platen as shown in the drawing by means of supporting and spacing ribs 33, and may be foldedaround the rear edge of the platen or otherwise appropriately attached to the platen at shown in Figure 7, to provide a smooth guiding surface for the record strips R in their passage into writing' position upon the platen. .The stop plate'is so shaped or so provided with cut away portions as to expose certain areas of the auxiliary card to inscription reception while .shielding or stopping off other areas thereof on which inscription is not desired, as will be clear upon reference to Fig. 4 showing an auxiliary card in inscription receiving position within the pocket 32, said card beingl accurately positioned by Vstops which may be provided for example by, the spacing ribs 33. The stop plate may be secured in position by screws or other securing devices. Guide plates 34 may be attachedto the inside of the cover is down) upon "the top surface of the stop plate 31, and in guiding relation with the ing housing 23 is mounted at the side of the g machine oppositeto clamp 22, being preferably pivotally mounted as shown at 24by means of supporting lugs or ears 25 pivoted to the brackets 21. The cover plate 20 and` carbon housing may thus swing inde endently of each other as clearly shown in igs. 3 and 5, said housing being thus adapted to be disposed outwardly at the side of the machine as shown in Fig. 5, or upwardly as in Fig. 3, with its receiving opening 26.

the supply roll C and a swinging retaining plate'2 is pivotally carried Within the housing bya rod 28 mounted in the end plates thereof and\having an external operating;r

handle 29 and a spring 30 tensioned to hold lateral edges of the record strips R for re taining the latter in correct Writing position. Due to the fact that the stop plate 31 supports the record strips R in inscriptionreceiving position, it may be regarded as an upper or auxiliary platen plate.

As clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5 the stop plate 31 extends laterally at one edge beyoud the plane of the'side wall of the casing 10 and positioned immediately below'this projecting edge is a bracket or platel 35 secured to the casing 10 and having a dbwn- Wardly curved smooth guiding surface opposing the stop plate 31 and having a centrally disposed finger opening 36 therein. Positioned adjacent theouter edge of the stop plateA 31 are guide members or blocks 36a having curved surfaces opposing the surface of the guide plate or bracket 35 By means of this construction and arrangement an entrance slot or passageway is provided for the card A, communicating at its inner end with the pocket' 32 whereby the card may be readily inserted into manifolding position with` the strips lit and carbon sheets C over the platen. The auxiliary card or sheet is guided at its edges into the entrance slot 32 by means of a laterally disposed guiding plate 37 at one edge and at the other edge by means of one of the hinge brackets 21.

By virtue of the construction above `set forth it will be observed, that an auxiliary record card or sheet A may be readily inserted at any time through the entrance slot into the receiving pocket 32 into manifolding position, and when so positioned certain portions of the face of the card will be exposed to reception of an' inscription made upon the top record strip R, it being understood that the lower carbon sheet C has its lower carbonized face in position for contact with the upper face of the auxiliary.

card as clearly appears in Fig. 4. After this selective inscription has been entered the or removed it lwill be understood that the' auxiliary card-may be' removed independently ofmovement of the lrecord strips.

When the auxiliary card is thus inserted \housing 33 will be moved upwardly as shown in Fig. 3 so as to leave the entrance slot entirely unobstructed permitting freeinsertion and removal of the card. When it is desired to lift the cover 20, as-for example when the carbon strips( are'inserted or adjusted, the carbon housing 23 may be swung-- outwardly over the entrance slot and in this positionas suggested in Fig. 5,*the ends of the carbon sheets may be led forwardly and threaded through thecover slot 20a into position for placing in interleaved relation with vthe record strips R. Thecover is then I swung into normalposition andv the carbon housing moved to resume the shown in Fig. 3. Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and' different embodiments 'of the invention could be made Without departing from the scope thereof, it-is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shallbe interpreted as Villustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It isalso to lbe understood that thev fol-` lowing claims are intended to-cover allof the generic uand specific features of the invention herein' described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matterl of language might be said to fall therebetween. f i A fr Having described our invention what we cla-im as nJew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y 1. `In= a lnanifolding device, in combination.4

l means for feeding 'a traveller record strip and supporting it in position for reception of an inscription, supporting meansV for supporting' transfer material with partsthereo'f in transfer relation with the record strip,

a support for supporting an auxiliary record card for independent insertion into manifold- .ing relationfwith said traveller recordstrip and transfer 'material and for independent removal from manifolding position, `and a passagewayl opening laterally at the outside .of one side of the manifolding device for position as relation with the part of the record strip in inscription receiving position, a support for supporting an auxiliary record card with apart of the inscription area thereof in cooperative inscriptionreceiving relation with said record strip'and said transfer material, l

and shielding means .for effecting selective -c inscription reception upon parts of said aux- 1l1ary record card 1n superposed relation with .said record vstripf;

3. In a manifolding device, in combinationf, means for vfeeding a traveller record strip and supporting it in position for reception of an incription, supporting means for` supporting transfer material withy parts thereof in transfer relation with the record strip, a support for supporting an auxiliary record card for independent insertion into manifolding'relation with said traveller record strip and transfer material and for independent' removal from manifolding position, and means for shielding from inscription reception'apart only of said auxiliary record card when inserted in superposed relation with saidrecord strip.

4. In al manifolding device, in combination, means for feeding a traveller record strip and supporting it in position for recep- 4 tion of an inscription, supporting means for supportin transfer material in transfer relation wit the part of the record strip sup i ported in 'inscription receiving position, a support for sup o rting an auxiliary record card in manifol ing relation withsaid traveller record'strip, and a stop plate for overlapping said record strip' for effecting selective inscription reception by said auxiliary recordl card when inserted in superposed 'manifolding relation with said record strip.

5. In a manifolding device, in combination, means for feeding a traveller record strip and supporting it in position for reception of an inscription, supporting means -for supporting transfer material with parts.

thereof in 'transfer relation with the record stri a support withl a receiving passageway P leading'thereto, said support positioned for supporting an auxiliary record card for independent insertion through said-passageway into manifolding relation with said traveller record strip and transfer material and for independent removal from mani'folding position, a swingably mounted cover adapted to be swung into overlying position with said record strip,l and a transfer sheet supply housing swingably .mounted adjacent to saidl cover. t 6. -In amamfolding device, incombinap positioned laterally alongside ofthe said in-v scription receiving positlon, and a transfer strip supply houslng inovably mounted for tnovement into obstructing and non-obstructingpositions with said entrance slot.

7. In a manifolding device, in combination,

i means for feeding a traveller record strip and` supporting it in position for reception of an 'ascriptiom supporting means for supporting transfer material with parts thereof in transfer relation With the record strip, a support for supportingan auxiliary record card for independent insertion into manifolding relalion with said traveller record strip and transfer material and for independent re-j moval from manifolding position, an entrance and removal'slot for said auxiliary card positioned laterally along side of the 'aid inscription receiving position, a transfer strip supply housing movably mounted for movement into obstructing and non-obstructing positions with said entrance slot, and a swingably mounted cover adapted to -be :wang into overlying position With said record strip and being mounted adjacent to said supporting housing.

8. In a manifolding device, in combination, means for feeding a traveller record strip 1nd supporting it in position for reception of an inscription., supporting means for supporting transfer material With parts thereof in transfer relation With said record strip, a support for supporting an. auxiliary record ard for independent insertion into manifolding relation with said traveller record strip and transfer materialJ and for independent removal from manifolding position, an entrance and removal slot for said auxiliary ard 'positioned laterally along side of the said inscription receiving position, a transfer strip supply housing movably mounted for movement into obstructing and non-obstructy ing positions with said entrance slot, and av wingably mounted cover adapted to be swung into overlying position with said record strip and .being lnounted adjacent to said supply housing, said cover having a slot through which the transfer. sheet may be passed into manifolding position and said .housing having a `receiving opening and be- Y ing movable into position against said cover so as'to close said opening.

9. In a manifolding device,`in combination, n. platen, means for feeding a ltrajveller rec- .movable into obstructing ord strip into manifolding position upon said platen, and a stop plate overlying said platen and forming therewith a pocket for the rerelation with said platen and forming a 4 pocket for reception of an auxiliary recordY card so as to expose parts of said ,card to inscription reception and to stop olf other parts thereof, said pocket having an entrance slot positioned laterally adjacent-to the platen,

and a movable transfer sheet housing positioned adjacent said entrance slot and being and non-.obstructing positions with said slot. v

11. In a manifolding machine, in combinationa platen, means for feeding a traveller record strip to position successive recording areas thereof in inscription receiving position upon 'said platen, a stop plate insuperposed relation with said platen and forming therewith a pocket for reception of an auxiliary record card so as to expose parts of said card to inscription reception and to stop off other parts thereof, said pocket having an entrance slot positioned laterallyadjacent to the platen, a movable transfer sheet housing positioned adjacent said entrance slot and becing movable -into obstructing and non-obstructing positions With said slot and having a receiving opening in the sidev thereof, a

cover plate or shield swingably mounted ad-k jacent said transfer sheet housing and having a slot through which the transfer sheet passes to the platen, said housing being adapted to move against said cover plate to close its receiving opening.

12. In a manifolding machine, in combi` nation, a platen, means for feeding a traveller record strip` to position successive recording areas thereof in inscription 'receiving position on the platen, and a transfer sheet supply housing pivoted adjacent the platen and having a receiving opening inthe side thereof in position to be closed by movement of the housing against the machine. y

13. In a manifolding machine,in combination, a platen, means for feeding a traveller record strip to position successive recording areas thereof in inscription receiving p0- sition on the platen, a cover plate swingably mounted at one side of the machine, and a transfer sheet supply housing `movably mounted adjacent tothe mounting of said cover plate rand havinglan opening'in the side thereof in position to be closed by movement of said housing against the top face of said cover plate.

14. In a manifolding machine, in combil* nation, a platen for supporting a record strip in inscription receiving position, a pocket adjacent said platen for reception of an auxiliary record card, an entrance slot for said pocket at the side of the machine, and a transfer sheet supply housing pivotally mounted adjacent to said slot and being movable to obstructing and non-obstructing positions with reference thereto.

15. In a manifolding machine, in combination, a support for supporting a traveller record strip in inscription-receiving position,

a support for supporting transfer lmateriall l in transfer relation with the record strip, a v

card support for supporting an auxiliary record card in manifolding relation with said record strip and said transfer material, and a passagewayopening laterally of record strip feed and leading to said card support so as to permit lateral insertion of the auX- iliary card into manifolding relation.

16. In a manifolding device, in combination, upper and lower platen plateslspaced apart in different levels over which a traveller record strip may be. fed, a supporting pocket for receiving and supporting an auxiliary record sheet with partsI thereof overlying the lower platen plate and parts underlying the upper platen plate so as to effect selective inscription thereon, and a receiving passageway for said pocket opening i laterally of the direction of record strip feed.

17. In a manifolding device, in combination, a cover plate mounted for swinging movement at one side ofthe manifolding device, and a transfer sheet supply housing pivotally mounted on 4the same side of the device with said cover plate.

18. In a manifolding device, in combination, a cover plate pivotally ymounted for swinging movement at one side of the manifolding device, and a transfer sheet supply housing pivotally mounted on the same, side of the Ldevice with said cover plate, said supply housing and said cover plate being positioned for swinging movement on their pivotal mountings in the same path.

In testimony whereof we aix our signatures.

WILLIAM A. PRINGLE. LOUIS FRED HAGEMANN.

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