US901954A - Town-marker for addressing-machines. - Google Patents

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s; COX. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES. I

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

Patentd 0011.27,]908.

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m 9. 1 uay offizjiar S. G. 00X. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

APPLIOATION FILE D MAY 29, 1905.

' Patented 0ct..27,1908.

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S. G. 00X. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

ABPL'IOATION FILED MAY 29 19 05.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908. 5 SHBETS-SHEET 3.

.s. a. 00X. 2 TOWNMARKEB FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905. 901,954.

Patented 00t. 27,1908.

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TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES, APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1,9415

901,954. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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SANDFORD O. COX OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO COX MULlI-I'IAILER COMPANY, QF'AUGUWIXN, MAINE, A OQRPORATION OF MAINE.

TOWN-MARKER FOB ADDRESSING-MACHINES; 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0012.27, 1908.

Application filed. Kay 29, 1905. Serial No; 262,723.

T all whom it may c0ncem:.

Be it known that I, SANDFORD C. COX, a citizen of the United States,- residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Town-Markers for Addressing;-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specificationl My invention relates to means for automatically separating into definite batches the various papers or other like articles addressed to or intended for subscribers in certain towns or localities, andv for the want of a more generic term it is herein desig-[ nated as .a town marker for addressing machines, but 1t Wlll nevertheless be understood that it is applicablet'o other uses and in fact all purposes where it is desired to automatically separate or distinguish one batch of papers or other articles from another after the same have been individually ad dressed or otherwise treated. f

a The generic invention forms the subject of my pending application Seria' filed June 24th, 1901, upon whi invention is designed as an nn and. my present invention has forntsiob'ect to provide improved mean'sadapt'ed to place upon the papers an imprint or other dis tinguishing device by which the various batches maybe distinguished onefrom another. .jl

The invention consists in certain features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts by'which I accomplish the said objects and certain subsidiary objects and which will -now be fully de scribed with reference to the accompanying drawings and .more particularly pointedout in the claims. In the said drawings-Figure. l yis'ia side elevation of a part of an addressing' 'machine" embodying my improvements. 'Flg. 2 is plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation of a part of the addressing means. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail plan view of the marker. Fig. 5 is a detail cross section on the line 5, 5 Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is-a detail viewof one of the notched slugs. Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the unnotched slugs.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the marking mecham S111 with associated parts in section and showing the marker clevated' Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the marker depressed or in action. Flg. 10 1s an en'- the slugs 3, 4: lodge and are held by suitable clamps 5, while the papers 6 pass over the slugs and are stamped or printed by a.

stamper 7, which is forced downwardly against the paper at the proper time and thereby impresses the paper against the top .slug for printing the address thereon, all as shown and described in my aforesaid application. Cut into the edges of the slug pockets concentrically with the drum or wheel 1 are notches or grooves 9 in which engages a shoe 10' mounted upon a lever or arm 11 pivoted on any s'uitable support at 12 at one end and having its other end connected to a. sleeve 13 by meanso'f 8. lug 14; and adjustable connection, preferably comprising two rods 15, 16 pivoted to the lug F14 and arm 11 respectively and screw threaded in a turn buckle 17 whereby the position of the sleeve 13 withrelation to the shoe 10 may be varied at will.

The sleeve-13 is looselylnounted upon a shaft 18, or any other suitable support, and carries a clutch member 19 rigidly secured thereto opposite a companion clutch member 20 which may also beloosely mounted upon the shaft 18 and which is provided with an arm 21,;connected inany suitable way to a driving-shaft 22. The means shown in the drawingoonsists of a shaft 23 connected by bevel gears 24 to the shaft 22 and having a cam 25 which engages a stud 26 on an arm 27 rigidly secured to the shaft 18 and also to aifrocker" arm 28 through the medium of the shaft and to which shaft the rocker arm' 28 is pinned or otherwise secured and has a I forkedend engaging a pin 29 onthe short arm 30 of a lever pivoted 011 a stud 31 and having its long arm 32 provided with a pin 33 which engages in a fork 34 in the free end of arm- '21 and consequently when the shaft. 22 revolves, causing the cam 25 to oscillate the arm. 27 and thereby rock the shaft 18, the clutch member 20 will be accordin ly rocked or oscillated, and should the mem er .19 at that time be in engagement with the member 20, the sleeve-13 will be accordingly rocked and a marker arm 35 secured to the sleeve will be depressed, but at all other times the arm will remain inactive. As better shown in Fig. 5 the shoe is arranged in line with the concentric series of not-hes 9 in the slug'drum or wheel and is therefore pressed outwardly by the slugs 4 in the pockets 2 and prevents the clutch member from engaging-the member 20, but some of nstantly act to push the clutch member 19- into engagement'with its companion member and marker arm 35 will be thereby de-' gin ofthe paper. 7 I v Before the stamper 7 depresses the paper the slugs 3, Fig. 6, are provided with notches 3* in their ends orare otherwise-propor tioned differently from the slugs 4 so that when the notches 3* reach the shoe 10, a spring 36 arranged on the shaft 18 and bearing against the end of the sleeve 13 will pressed, but as soon as the 'shoe 10 is engaged by one of the slugs 4 the clutch member 19 will be withdrawn.

The notched slugs 3' may be the ones which bear either the last or first address ofall papers going to each town or locality 41 upon which may also be arranged a. spring 42 for lifting the impression wheel or roller 37 out of engagement.

Arranged immediately below the paper is a support 43 for sustaining it while the impression of the roller 37 is being made, and

immediately below the roller 37 in the support 43 is formed a countersink 44 into which the roller 37 depresses the edge of the paper, as shown in Fig. 10 just as the edge projects slightly beyond the edge of the countersink. This enables the roller to make its impression on the edge of the fold rather than on the face of the sheet so that when the papers are stacked the mark onthe edge of the fold will be visible, it being under-' stood that this mark is produced on the mar against the slug the paper is squared up and momentarily stopped and it is at this time thatthe marker37 produces its impression,

, the paper being stopped in such a position that its edge will slightly project beyond the edge ofthe countersink 44. The means for accomplishing this comprises a number of arms 4'5 having stops 46 mounted thereon .and adapted to descend across the line of movement. of the papers which are carried between conveying tapes 47 48 which serve to conduct them over the slugs in the slug the sleeve so that the rod may drum or wheel 1 and to carry them between guard plates 49, 50, which are provided with slots 51 for the admission of the stops 46. The arms 45 are mounted upon a rocker shaft 52 which is oscillated in anysuitable manner just before each impression occurs, as for example by-an arm mounted on the shaft 52 and engaging a can'r54 on the end of driving shaft 22.

The slug wheel or drum 1 is driven in unison with the shaft 23 by any suitable means, such as a worm 55 mounted upon 7 shaft 23 and engaglng a'worm wheel 56 se cured to shaft 57 upon. which the drum 1 1s mounted whereby the drum will be rotated at such a speed that one of the slugs or slug pockets willbe brought under the stamper 7 each time thestamper shaft 18 is oscillated.

The papers are delivered by the tapesi47, 48 upon a traveling conveyer comprising tapes 58 and rolls '59, 60 over whichthe tapes 58 travel andwhich rolls are mount- I ed on any suitable frame 61. The roll'60 isconnected by sprockets 62, 63and .a chain 64 with the shaft 57 whereby the tapes. 58

will be caused to travel in a direction away, :from the machine and conduct Qthe papers away as rapidly as they are deposited,-the' papers being thus deposited, one upon .an-

other with the edge of the bottom one slightlyin advance of the top-one 'sothatthe. marks produced bythe marker 37 will be visible as the papers lie upon the table or conveyer. w

In order that. the table" conveyer may be adjusted at the outer end to suit the ole ovation of any ordinary table or support that may be placed contiguous thereto for receiving the papers therefrom,.the frame 61 is pivoted on the shaft 65 ofthe roll 60.and

its outer end is supported by a rod 66 anda sleeve 67, which latter is pivoted at 68 to the frame of the machine and into'whioh a threaded'end 69 of the rod is inserted and carries a nut 70 resting against the end of as desired. 1

be 7 adjusted Having thus described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to secnre by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device for the purpose described the combination of individual disconnected and independent addressing devices, 1 means for causing the sameto travel to and from a prmtmg position, means for placing {a distmgulshing mark upon the papers, conveyiug. means for conducting thepapcrs past said marker, means for holdingthe marker inactive while some of the papers pass 11;, and means operatively related to some of said addressing devices for rendering the marker active while other papers pass 1t.

"ices, means for causing the same to travel I 2. Ina device for the purpose described the combination of individual addressing de edge of some of the papers.

to and from a printing position, an ink impression device for marking the papers,'conveying means for conducting folded papers and presenting the folded edges thereof to said ink impression device, means for holding the impression device inactive while some of the papers pass it, and means operatively related'to some of said'add'ressing devices for. pressing the impression device against the folded edge of the paper contiguous thereto.

3. In a device for the purpose described the combination of individual devices for ad dressing folded papers, and means operatively related to some of said'devices for placing an impression against thev folded 4. In a device for the purpose describe the combination of a paper addressing means, a-table comprising a pivoted traveling conveyer for receiving the addresseda ers' means for ad'ustin said conve er upon its pivot, and meansfor projecting the papers upon the conveyer.

5. In a device for the purpose' described the combination of means for addressing the papers, means for conducting the papers to the addressing means, means arranged in line of movement of the papers for squaring the papers up preparatory to being addressed, a marker for engaging the papers and producing zit-distinguishing mark thereon, means for holding said marker inactive While. some of the paper's pass it, means for rendering the marker active When others of the papers pass it, operatively related to the said means for'squaring the papers up Whereby it will act in time therewith.

6. Ina device for the purpose described, the combination of a support for the papers to be marked, having a depression, a marking" device movable towards and from said depression for pressingthe edge of the paper thereinto as it rests upon said support, means for conductin the papers to said support, individual ad ressing devices for'producing an imprint uponthe papers, diifer'ently proportioned with respect to each other, and means cooperatively related to said addressing devices of a certain proportion for actuating said marking device.

7. In a device for the purpose described,

. the combination of means. for placing an imprint or address upon papers, embodying a rotating slug carrying Wheel adapted to carry a plurality of printing slugs, a plurality of such slugs in said Wheel differently proportioned with respect to each other, means for placing a distinguishing mark upon the papers printed by the slugs of a certain proportion, embodying a marking member adapted to engage the paper to be marked, an actuating member cooperatively related to the slugs inthe Wheel and having cooperative relation to the said marking member.

8. In an addressing machine the combina tion With a means for feeding the articles to be addressed and printing the addresses upon one side thereof, of mechanism actuated by the first mentioned means for aflixing a distinguishing mark to the other side of the article to be addressed.

SANDFORD C. COX.

Witnesses FRANCIS A. Hornms, CHAS. H. SEEM.

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