US1451791A - Manifolding pack and holder - Google Patents

Description

Apr. 3?, 1923.

'MANIFOLDING PACK AND HOLDER Fi led Sept. l8, 1920 1,451,791 J. A. B. SMITH i Patented Apr. 17, 19.23.

STAR

aigzi JESSE A. B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB 'IO UNDERWOOD TYPE- "WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

IVIA'NIFOLDING PACK AND HOLDER.

Application filed September 18, 1920.

To (ZZZ 1072,0722. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn A. B. SMITH, a citizen. of the United States, residing in Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifold ing Packs and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to inanifoldii'ig, and more particularly; to the assembling of work-sheets and transfer-sheets and the introduction around the platen from the front thereof of the assemblage thus formed. The invention is illustrated in connection with an Underwood standard typewriter.

In carrying out this invention, use may be made of a machine provided with a collating-table mounted between the end walls of the carriage and adapted to co-operate with the front portion of the platen. The collating-table is provided with several spring clamps to aid in the preliniinar positioning of the sheets, these clamps being later moved to an ineffective position. The

invention contemplates the use of a pack of long sheets of carbon, preferably fastened at both ends before insertion around the platen, and at the lower end alone after insertion, to prevent relative shifting of the sheets. A guide, or dummy, sheet in the form of holder is slid over the oarbonpack, and the holder and pack are then run around the platen from the rear in the usual manner. The carbons are separated at their forward ends and interleaved be tween work-sheets which. are arranged in proper relative positions on the collating table, and the assemblage thus formed is then run around the platen in the reverse direction, i. e.. from the front to the rear.

The holder is of such length that, in the initial operative position when the work sheets are to be inserted, a portionthereof is beneath the platen and a portion projects above, and when the assemblage is moved to its rearward position preparatory to typing, the forward portion of the holder will be under the control of the platen. Each of the work-sheets, but the outer one, is guided rearwardly around the platen by the carbon behind which it is positioned, and theouter work-sheet is guided around the platen 'by a portion of the holder outside of the carbon-pack and under the forward end of which the rear end of the out- Serial No. 411,181.

side work-sheet is placed. It will be seen that the last-mentioned portion prevents projection of the rear edge of the outside work-sheet and furnishes a. smooth outer surface during rearward movement of the assemblage, thereby insuring proper insertion of the outer worksheet.

Other features and advantages will here ina'fter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view of the platen and accompanying parts of amachine, showing the front collating-table, and the holder, carbon-pack, and work-sheets in position.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, and shows the mechanism for rotating the springs" on the collating-table to ineffective position and for maintaining them in such position.

Figure 4. is a perspective view of the holder, or dummy sheet.

Figure 5 shows the holder applied to a carbon-pack.

The drawings show an ordinary platen 1O journaled in end walls 11 (one of Which is shown in Figure 2) by means of a shaft 12 and operated by the ordinary knob 13. There is shown also the usual paper-table 15 having an apron extension 16, the latter being provided with openings 18 to accommodate the pressure-rolls 19. The printing position is indicated by the typebar 21, with wing-scales 22 at either side of such position.

A front collating-table is mounted in the end walls of the carriage by means of a. shaft 32 passing through the depending ears 31 on the table. The table is positioned tangentially to the front portion of the platen. One edge of the table is provided with an aligning edge or flange 35. Fitting over the flange 35 are spring clips 37 which terminate below table 30 in upstanding portions 38 rigidly attached by means of screws 41 to shaft 39 passing therethrough. the shaftbeing journaled in brackets 40 fixed to the under side of the table 30. Rigidly attached to shaft 39 is a collar provided with two notches 46 and 4.7 into which av detent spring 49. fixed to the table at 50, is adapted to fit. It will be seen that in the position shown in Figure 23. the spring clips 87 rest upon the table,

Ill)

and the detent e9 having its end in notch 46 tends to hold the clips in this position. However, the clips can be rotated to ineffective position, thus rota-ting shaft 39 and hence collar 45, and bringing notch 4C7 into engagement with detent 49 which then tends to hold the clips in ineffective position.

The holder or dummy sheet illustrated in Figure lmay be made of paper or other suitable material, and comprises a front portion 60, a rear portion 61, and members 6:? connecting the lower part of the rear por tion 61 with the upper part of the front portion 60, A part6?) of the front portion 60 thus overlaps the rear portion 61. Figure 5 shows a pack of carbon-sheets fastened. at both ends, the upper end having perforations enabling the sheets to be separated after they have been inserted in the machine, relative shifting of the sheets being thus pre vented. The carbon-pack is shown projecting between the front and rear portions of the holder which thus forms a slide on the pack. I

The use of the device is as follows: The holder having been positioned with respect to the carbon-pack, as in Figure 5, they are run into the machine from the rear of the platen in the usual manner until the holder and pack rest upon the collating-table. As shown in Figure 1, the lower front portion of the holder ,is still below the platen, while the upper front portion 68, the rear portion 61, and a part of the carbon-pack, rest upon the collating-table. The upper edge of the carbon-pack is opened and the work-sheets are then inserted in the carbon-pack in alternate layers, one being placed at the front and another at the rear of the pack, and collated on the table, the springs 37 tending to hold all the sheets on the table when their relative positions are fixed. Vv hen this is accomplished, the springs are swung to ineffective position, and the holder, containing thecarbon-pack and worksheets, isrun into the machine by turning mob 13 so as to draw thework around the platen from fri'mt to rear.

' The front portion 60 of the holder presents a smooth surface to projections facing the platen, and, since its lower edge is maintained belowthe platen, it enables any worksheets inserted in front of the platen and back of the front portion 60 to be drawn around the platen from front to rear. Rear portion 61 is made longer than front portion 63 (the latter must be short to enable the work-sheets to be seen while they are positioned on the table), so that when portion 63 passes around and beyond the lowest portion of the platen, 61 will still be in a position to aid in drawing the carbon-pack and work-sheets around the platen. A

' worksheet having been fully typed, the

sheets are run to the position shown in Figure 1, the work-sheets withdrawn and others inserted. When a section of the car hon-sheets becomes worn the holder can be shifted to another position.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprising a plurality of superposed transfer sheets secured together at both ends and a holder therefor, having a back sheet behind the forward portion of the transfer sheets, and a front sheet connected around the sides of the transfer sheets with the back sheet adjacent the rearward end of the latter and extending rearwardly from the connected portions and also forwardly, the forward portion being less in length than the back sheet.

2. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprising a plurality f superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both ends and a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and bands joining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, to facilitate the front insertion in the machine of work-sheets associated with said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected.

3. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprising a plurality of superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both ends and a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and

IOU

bands joining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, to facilitate the front insertion in the machine of Work-sheets associated with said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected, said transfersheets having provision at their forward ends to enable said ends to be removed easily to free the forward portions of the transfer sheets, so that the work-sheets may be introduced rearwardly therebetween.

t. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprising a plurality of superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both ends and a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and bands joining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, to facilitate the front insertion in the machine of work-sheets associated with said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected, said holder having an outside flap behind which the lower edge of a Work-sheet outside of the outer transfer-sheet may be placed to facilitate the front insertion of said work-sheet.

5. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate the use! of the latter for manifolding in a typewriting machine, comprising a front sheet, a back sheet and bands joining the edges of the back sheet at the rear end thereof with the edges of the front sheet intermediate the ends thereof.

6. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate manifolding in a typewriting machine, comprising a holding portion, a forward extension to enable the holder to remain under the control of the platen and feed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to the rear thereof, said forward extension lying to the rear of the pack to avoid interference with typing, and a rearward extension of sufficient length to extend between the platen and the feedaolls when the holding portion is moved to the front of the platen.

7. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate manifolding in a typewriting machine, comprising a holding portion, a for ward extension to enable the holder to remain under the. control of the platen and feed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to the rear thereof, said forward extension lying to the rear of the pack to avoid interference with typing, a rearward extension of suflicient length to extend between the platen and the feed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to the front of the platen, and a front flap extending from the holding portion to receive the rear end of a worksheet to facilitate the front insertion thereof at the outside of said pack.

8. A transfer-sheet pack for use in manifolding in typewriting machines in connection with work-sheets. inserted at the front of the platen, comprising a plurality of superposed transfer-sheets and attaching means whereby they are secured together at both ends, and having a transverse line of perforations across the forward end of the pack, between the attaching means and the body of the pack so that this end of the pack may be torn off after insertion to permit the forward ends of the sheets to be separated to receive work-sheets therebetween, the fastening at the rear end of the pack preventserted at the front of the platen, comprising a pack of transfer-sheets connected at their rear ends and of suihciently greater length than the work-sheets, that, when advancedat the front of the platen to enable worksheets to be associated therewith, the rear ends of the transfer-sheets will remain under the control of the platen, and a holder comrising a band extending around the transfer-sheets adjacent the lower ends of the work-sheets associated with the forward ends of the transfer-sheets, said holder having means to overlie the lower end of the work-sheet on the outside of the transfersheet pack and thereby insure proper guiding of this work-sheet around the platen when the latter is given a reverse movement.

10. A manifolding assemblage for use in a typewriting machine with work-sheets inserted at the front of the platen, comprising a pack of transfer-sheets connected at their rear ends and of sufficiently greater length than the work-sheets that, when advanced at the front of the platen to enable worksheets to be associated therewith, the rear ends of the transfer-sheets will remain under the control of the platen, a band extending around the transfer-sheets adjacent the lower ends of the work-sheets, a portion extending forwardly from said band at the rear of said work-sheets and the interleaved portions of the transfer-sheets, and a portion extending rearwardly from said band so as to be under the control of the platen when the transfersheets are in advanced position, the forward portion being under the control of the platen when the sheets are in retracted position.

JESSE A. B. SMITH Witnesses:

EDITH l3. LIBBEY, JENNIE P. THORNE.

Images