US2520707A - Memo recorder - Google Patents

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Aug. 29, 1950 B. A. BARRETT I 2,520,707

' MEMO RECORDER Filed June 24, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY B. A. BARRETT MEMO RECORDER Aug. 29, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 24, 1946 4 5 as IE 56a 5 6 J {fir ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 29, 1950 MEMo- RECORDER) Bernard Alvin Barrett, Vancouver, British Col mbia, anada Application June 24, 1946, Serial No. 678,722

19; Claims.

This invention relates to a device for providing a record roll on which notes: be made-i Q slips for this purpose while making a record of any notes made on the slips.

A great many people who. work in ofiioes and other places of business make numerous notes on scratch pads or slips of paper throughout the day, usually as reminders to do certain There is no way of checking whether everything has been done and if a slip islost or misplaced, the work is not done. Furthermore; there is: no Way of checking toascertain whether the full instructions have been complied with.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a device adapted to, provide a record roll on which notes-may cc-made, or slips of paper on which notes may be made inthe ordinary way and which makes a recordof the. notes so. that. a person may periodically check back ta see whether or not everything has been done. The device may also be turned back in order to make surethat: the instructions have been properly carried out, or for anyother purpose.

This memo recorder provides slips of a paper of any desired length or slips of apredetermined length upon which notes may be made. At. thesame time, these notes are transferred to. another piece of paper which is wound on to a roll so that it will be available when desired.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the memo recorder,

Figure 2 is a side elevation with the: near side removed,

Figure 3- is a plan view of the device with the top: removed and: certain partsomittedfor the sake of clarity,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective of one: end of the recorder with some parts: removed, Figure-5 1s a side elevation similar to- Fig re 2* of one-end of an alternative form of the invention, Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view ofpart of the alternative shown in Figure 5, and- Figure'l' is a fragmentary side elevation ofstill sleeve 21 towards theslot H1 Theslotl it acts as atearme edge, as. will nere nafiterapp ar.

A. roll of. paper- 21': i remov bly moun ed in one endcf the casi g; on atransverse-bol or shaft 22, and a strip of paper 231 from; said roll extend hem/eon relatively; large flanges. 24- and beneath a core 25 moun ed on a transverse shaft or belt 26, over a transverse roller 21 mounted; near top of! the casina u s antially midway b ween th ends: thereon and: ro nd another tra sverse relier t8 mounted near the opposite end of the casing adjacent. the top thereon Af r pa ing aroun he roller 28, the strip 2&- merge h ough. the not I6; s strip passes over the ten l3: beneath the guides ,l8,, down through slot 1.11, over aroller a loca d n r the:- op of the ca ing a ovean betweenthe shafts 2-2 and 26, nd: down between theflanges 2.4 on the ore 2-5, This eorewhas a slot, 3 t iormed therein adapted to receive the end of the strip of paperso that the latter may he wound thereon The strips 23 and 29 formareeerel st pf r he device- With this arrangement, the record strip may be unwound from the; roll 2|; and after it passes over the top Hi of the ca ing, it is wound on the core 2%. The flanges 24 are-fixed to and rotate with the core; 2.5,v and act a guides for th paper as it comes; 015 the roll 2 I and both before and while itwindson the; core 25. Itwil-l be noted that the flanges; 24, overlap. the roll 2| so that, it is impossible for the record strip to: get out of alignment between this roll and the: cor 25 so lon as the paper in the roll is overlapped; by the flan es This overlapping; condition can be made to-continue as-lons-r as desired, depending uponthe diameter of. the.- flanges an the sizeof paper roll used,

The head 35, see Figure .,of the shaft or belt at is countersunk in aboss 38 formed: on the inner surface; of the wall I2. Theopposite end. of; the bolt isjthreadeds into a sleeve 31' which; extends through a. boss 3.8 formed onthe outer surtace or the wall I sleev has an annular shoulder 39 termed on its inner; end which acts as a; p cer t r. the adi n fla ge 2A, whil a knob 40,; is: fixedly secur d to the: oute 91 G20 said When the bolt is: tightened, thehead: is drawn against flange 214: and the le ve aii drawn in the pposite. direction: so that th fianee and core iorm a single unit which be rotated by means of the knob 41h One or both of the flaneesz l' are removablerfrom the: core 2 E in order that, when: the bolt 25 is withdrawn any paper whichis rolled on the coremay be removed therepoints adjacent each end of the slot I6 partway from;

' provided inside the wall I i and a felt ring 52 may be located between the boss 38 and a knob 43 by 'means of which the roll 2i may be turned. The washer and felt ring form a friction assembly which prevents the roll 25 from turning too freely. A handle a l pivoted to the knob 53 may be' pro videdin order that the latter may be turned relatively fast. Thus, the knob 46 may be turned to move the paper from the roll 2| to the core 25,

and the knob d3 turned to reverse this movement.

'of the casing l6 near its bottom beneath the slot I6. This. yoke has upwardly extending projections 48 which carry a transverse shaft'49 on which one or more rubber rollers 50 is or are mounted. A spring 55, see Figure 2, normally urges theinnen end of the yoke upwardly and, consequently, tends to keep the rollers 58 away from the roller 28, but said end may be depressed until the rollers 56 are pressed against the roller 28 or against any paper passing therebetween. A

handle 52, see Figure'3, extends from the inner end of the yoke through a slot in the side !2,

whereby the end of the yoke may be depressed.

A roll of paper 55 rests on the bottom It in a compartment formed by said bottom and spaced cross members 56 which may be supported from the'sides of the casing, as shown,

or fromthe bottom It. Spacers 56a prevent endwise movement of this roll. A strip of. paper 51 extends from this roll over a platform 58 mounted on the bottom [4 between vertical guidesfie, between the rollers 28 and 50 beneath the strip 23, through the slot l5, and up over the top l3 between the guides [8,where it terminates.

lever 61 has a shoulder 69 adapted to fit over a portion of the handle 52 which projects out wardly from the yoke to hold down the inner end thereof. A spring H normally urges said shoulder towards the handle, and the lever is provided with a face 72 which bears against the handle 52 when the inner end of the yoke is not depressed.

When the yoke is depressed by means of the handle 52, said handle moves downwardly off the face 12 of the lever 6'! until it is engaged by the shoulder 69. Thus the yoke is locked down until the finger 66 moves around and pivots the lever 67 to" disengage the shoulder from the handle and allowing the spring 5| to return the yoke to its normal position. A counterweight 13 may be provided on the shaft 65 to ensure the finger 66 moving past the lever 6'! after it has released the yoke. i a 7 'When the yoke is depressed in this manner,

'the'memo strip feeds with the record strip until a, slip of a predetermined size is produced on This strip forms a memo strip, and suitable transfer means is provided between it and the strip 23. For example, the memo strip may be carboned on the side thereof facing the strip 23.

NQrmalIy When the knob 4c is turned to wind the record strip from the roll 2! on to the core 25, the memo strip 5'! does not move. The weight of the roll 55 on the bottom It! creates sufficient friction to prevent this paper from moving when it is not required. However, when the handle 52 is depressed, the rollers 50 press the memo strip against the record strip and the roller 28, so that said strips move in unison. When notes 'are made on the memo strip, they are inscribed on'the record strip so that when a slip is torn from the memo strip, the notes are permanentlyrecorded on the other strip. The knob'43 maybe turned to unwind; any amount of the record strip from the core 25 in order that the notes thereon may be reviewed.

Thememo stripl51 may move only'while the handle 52 is depressed, as described above, or

suitable means may be provided for producing slips of a predetermined size. Figures 2 and 4 illustrate one means of accomplishingfthis. gear 63 is mounted on one end'of the shaft 49 and meshes 'with'another gear 64 mounted on the end of a transverse shaft 65 carried by the yoke 46. This latter shaft has a finger 66 on its opposite end which isladapted to engage one the top of the casing. As the gears 53 and 64 are turning while this is being done, the finger 66 moves around to cause the handle 52 to be disengaged, thus freeing the memo strip from the record strip. 7 7

Figures 5 and .6 show means for producing a memo slip of indefinite length without the necessity of holding the handle 52 down while it is being done. In this case, a shaft l5'extends across the casing near the inner end of the yoke and has a projection 16over1apping said yoke. The rod l5 has a handle 71' outside the casing which maybe depressed to cause the projection 16 to depress the yoke. Suitable means, such as a boss 18, is provided for retaining the handle I! down until it is moved upwardly again. Thus the slip is continuously formed until this handle is'raised.

Figure 7 illustrates one way of turning the core 25 faster than it can be done by means of the knob 46. A ratchet wheel 89 is mounted on the shaft-26 and it is engaged by a spring-loaded pawl 8| pivotally mounted on a lever 82 which is pivoted at 83 onthe wall II and is offset to extend through a slot 84 insaid wall. A spring 84 normally holds the inner end of the lever'83 down. When the outer end of this lever is depressed, the pawl 8| rapidly turns the ratchet wheel which rotates the shaft 26 and the core 25.

What I claim as my invention is: V

1. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casing for'receiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means in the casing for receiving the record strip from the first means, means for rotating the rotatable means to move the strip thereupon, a portion of said strip being exposed outside the'casing, means for receiving memo paper in strip form, said memo strip extending out of the casing and overlapping at least a portion'of the xposed part of the record strip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, and. means for selectively pressing the strips together to cause the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip.

2. A memo recorder according to claiml including means for automatically stopping the movement of the memo strip after it has moved a predetermined distance.

3. A memo recorder according to claim 1 including means for causing the memo strip to move with the record strip until said means is released.

acad'rov 4. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casing for receiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means. in the casing for receiving the. record strip. from the; first means, means for rotating the rotatable means to move the strip thereupon, aportion of said strip being. exposed outside the, casing, meansfor receiving memo paper in strip form, said memo stripextending out of the casing and. overlapping at least a portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfer means between the overlapped strips", a roller in the casing over which the memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, and means for selectively pressing the said strips together and against the roller to cause the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip..

5. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means in the casing for receiving record paper in strip form, rotatable means in the casing'f'or receiving the record strip from the first means, means for. rotating the rotatable means to move the strip thereupon, a portion of said strip being exposed outside the. casing, means for receiving memo paper in strip form, said memo strip extending out. of the casing. and. overlapping at least a portion of the exposed part ofthe record strip, transfer means between. the overlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which the memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, a yoke pivotally mounted at one end' in the casing beneath the roller, at least one roller mounted on the yoke above its pivot adjacent the first roller, and spring means normally retaining the yoke with it's roller away from said first roller, said yoke being movable to cause its roller to press the memo and record strips together and against the first roller.

6. A device according to claim 5 including means'for retaining the yoke with its roller-pressing the memo and record strips together a predetermined time.

7. A device according to claim 5 including means for retaining the yoke-with. its roller-pressing the memo and record strips together until said means is released.

8. memo recorder comprising a casing, a core removably mounted in the casing, a relatively large flange at each end of the core, means for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing in line with the core with its axis parallel with said core, a strip of paper from said roll extending out of the casing over a portion of the top thereof and back into the casing, and a plurality of guides in the casing for directing the strip of paper between the flanges both before it leaves the casing and after it returns thereto.

9. A device according to claim 8 in which the flanges overlap at least a portion of the roll of paper when it is placed in the casing.

10. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extending transversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, a relatively large flange at each end of the core, a strip of paper from said roll extending out of the casing over a portion of the top thereof and back into the casing, means for turning the roll of paper and the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing the strip of paper between the flanges both before it leaves the casing and after it returns thereto, and means for applying tension to said strip of paper.

11 A memo recorder comprising a casing having spaced transverse slots in the topthereof, means for mounting a roll ofpaper in the casing adjacent one end, a core mounted in the casing near the roll, means for turning the core, a relatively'large flange at each-end of the core, a roller near the topof the casing spaced from the core, a second roller adjacent the top of the casing between the roll and the core, and means for directing'a stripof paper from the roll between the flangesbeneath the core, over the first roller, out and in through the slots in the casing, over the second roller, and between the flanges on to the core.

12-. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extending transversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, a relatively large flangeat' each end'of the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing a record strip from the roll between the flanges, over a portion of'the top of the casing, and between the flanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paper fromwhich a memo strip extends out of-the casing overlaps at, least. a. portion of the oxposed part'of the record strip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, and control means for selectively" causing the memostrip to, move in unison with the record strip..

13.. A deviceaccordingto claim 12 in which the casinghas a compartment with a bottom and the memo roll rests. on said bottom.

14. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means. for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing, the axis of. said roll extending transversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extending transverse- 1y thereof in line with. the roll mounting means, a relatively large flange ateach end of the core, a plurality of guides inthe casing for directing a record strip from the roll between the flanges, over a portion of the top of the casing, and between the flanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paper from which a memo strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least a portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, control means for selectively causing the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip, and means for automatically stopping the movement of the memo strip after it has moved a predetermined distance.

15. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing, the axis of said roll extending transversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, a relatively large flange at each end of the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing a record strip from the roll between the flanges, ove a portion of the top of the casing, and between the flanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paper from which a memo strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least a portion of the exposed part of the record strip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which the memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, and means for selectively pressing the said strips together and against -the rollerv to cause the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip. 7

16. A memo recorder comprising a casing, means for removably mounting a roll of 7 paper inlthe casing, the axis of said roll extending means for applying tension to the memo strip.

19. A memo recorder comprising a casing havingspaced transverse slots in the top thereof,

7 means for mounting a roll of paper in the casing transversely of the casing, a core removably mounted in the casing and extending transversely thereof in line with the roll mounting means, large flange at each end of the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing a record strip from the roll between the flanges, over a portion of the top of the casing, and between the flanges'on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll of paper from which a memo'strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least'a portion of the exposed part of the 'record'st'rip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which them'emo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing; a yoke -pivotally mounted at one end inthe casingbeneath the roller, at least one roller; and springmeans normally retaining the yoke with its roller away from said first roller, said yoke being movably to cause its roller to press the memo and record strips together and against the first roller. 7

17. A memo recorder comprising a casing, a core-removably mounted in the casing, a relatively' large flange at each end of the core, means 'for removably mounting a roll of paper in the casing in line with-the core with its axis parallel with said core, means for turning the roll of paperand the core, a plurality of guides in the casing for directing a record strip from theroll between the flanges, over a portion of the top of the casing, and betweenthe flanges on to the core, means for applying tension to the record. strip, means in the casing for receiving another .roll of paper from which a me'mo strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least a portion of the exposed part of therecordstrip, transfer means between the overlapped strips, and means for selectively causing the memo strip to move in unison with the record strip. r w

,18. A device according to claim 17 including adjacent one end from which arrecord strip extends, a core mounted inthe casing near the roll, means for turning the core, a relatively large flange at each end of the core, a roller near the top of the casing spaced from the core, a second roller adjacent the top of the casing. between the roll and the core, said record strip extending, from the roll between the flanges beneath the core, over the first roller, out and in through the slots in the casing, over the second roller, and

between the flanges on to the core, means in the casing for receiving another roll or paper from which a memo strip extends out of the casing and overlaps at least a portion of the exposed part ofthe record strip, transfer means betweenthe overlapped strips, a roller in the casing over which the memo and record strips pass before emerging from the casing, a yoke pivotally mounted at one end in-the casing'beneath the roller, at least one roller mounted on the yoke P above its pivot adjacent the first roller, and a spring means normally'retaining the yoke with its roller away from said first roller, said yoke bein movable to cause its roller to press the memo and record strips together and against the firstroller. Y

BERNARD ALVIN BARRETT.

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