US2269666A - Autographic register - Google Patents

Description

Jan. 13, 1942. JENSEN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed April 12 1940 2.Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 13, 1942. w JENSEN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed April 12, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lfiuen/ar x jazz/5.1272662 :3 won w; 4%6/2/ Patented Jan. 13, 1942 AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Louis Jensen, Chicago, Ill., assignor to United Autographic Register 00., a corporation of Illinois Application April 12, 1940, Serial N 0. 329,379

Claims.

This invention relates to autographic registers, and more particularly to an improved base in the bottom of the machine to serve as a record compartment.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved record compartment which may be opened readily to receive record copies of stationery slips which have been filled in and delivered from the casing of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved connections between the base and casing portion of the register whereby the operator may reach over the delivery end of the casing and open the machine without difficulty, and the casing will be properly aligned with respect to the base during a closing operation.

Still another object of the invention is to provide spring means to facilitate opening and closing of the machine and also to serve as a partial closure for the record compartment to retain the record slips in proper position.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a machine embodying the invention; Figure 2, a broken side elevational view, partly in section, with the machine open showing how finger pressure is applied to operate the latch; Figure 3, a front elevational view showing the delivery end of the machine; Figure 4, a plan sectional view, taken as indicated at line 4 of Figure 1; Figure 5, a fragmentary sectional View, taken as indicated at line 5 of Figure 2; and Figure 6, a fragmentary side elevational view, partly in section, taken as indicated at line 6--6 of Figure 3. I

In the embodiment illustrated, A designates a base member provided with a leaf spring A; and B, a register casing provided with a latch member B.

The base A preferably is an open-top traylike sheet metal member having its front end portion cut away, as indicated at l, to receive the latch member B. The bottom 8 of the tray is provided with rubber supporting strips 9 and a finger I0 is struck upwardly to form a fulcrum for a wide leaf spring A which is secured to the base at H. The member Ill forms a rear abutment for the record compartment l2 which is provided by the base, and the member A also helps to confine stationery slips IS in the record compartment when the machine is in the open position, as indicated in Figure 2. As best shown in Figures 2 and 5, a front abutment member I4 is secured to the base and extends vupwardly through a slot l5 provided in the bottom wall of the casing B. The top of the abutment member is rounded or tapered so as to center or align the casing when it is being lowered in closed position.

The register casing B preferably is formed of plastic material suitably reinforced with sheet metal. It contains suitable stationery feeding and aligning mechanism I6 which is operated by finger piece I1, as shown in Figure 3. A stationery supply compartment I8 is provided in the casing from which stationery may be drawn by the feed mechanism 16 over the exposed platen. The supply compartment l8 may be opened to insert a pack of stationery strips in the well known manner, by pressing on the button I811.

The casing is connected to the base by means of a transverse hinge l9. It will be understood that the spring A bears against the bottom of the casing and urges it to open position. It also acts as a cushion when the casing is lowered. The latch B is curved generally into the form of an L and is hinged to the bottom of the casing, as indicated at 20. A stop member 2| limits its downward movement and it is urged against the stop by means of a coil spring 22. As shown in Figure 6, the member B is provided with a slot 23 which fits over an angularly disposed catch member 24 on the base A. The part 24 is so positioned that it is firmly gripped by the latch by a cam like action, but may easily be released by slight backward finger pressure on the latch 13, as indicated in Figure 2.

The operation of the device will be readily understood. After a set of forms have been filled in on the platen at the top of the casing B, the forms are extracted and torn oiT. The operator then reaches over the delivery end'of the casing and presses on the latch B which enables the casing to be raised assisted by the action of the spring A. The casing may be raised as high as desirable to meet the operators convenience. The record slip is then placed in position under the leaf spring and the casing lowered into locked position. The leaf spring cushions the closing movement and facilitates the operation.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom for some modifications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

claim:

An autographic register comprising:

I 1. an

open-top tray-like base in the form of a record compartment; a register casing hinged to the rear end of said base and forming a closure for said record compartment; a leaf spring having one end secured to said base near said hinged connection and extending forwardly over said record compartment so as to form a partial closure therefor and serve as a guide for stationery slips thrust into the compartment; a fulcrum on said base holding said leaf spring in elevated position with the free end portion of said spring bearing against the bottom of the register casing to urge it into raised position; and a spring latch adapted to hold the casing in its lower position against the pressure of the leaf spring.

2. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the front central portion of the base is cut away and the latch has a centrally disposed finger bar hinged to the casing so as to fit into the cut away portion of the base and engage a catch on said base.

3. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the upwardly extending abutment is provided in the front portion of the record compartment having a tapered end adapted to project into a slot in the bottom of the register casing and align the latch with respect to the base during a closing operation.

4. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the fulcrum is struck out of the base and forms a rear abutment for the stationery slips.

5. An autographic register comprising: an open-top tray-like base in the form of a record compartment, an upwardly extending abutment in the rear of said compartment; a register casing hinged to the rear end of said base forming a closure for the record compartment; a, leaf spring secured to said base and fulcrumed on said abutment so that the free end of said leaf spring bears against the bottom of the register casing and urges the casing to open position; and a centrally disposed spring latch hinged to the lower portion of the casing to engage a catch on said base, said latch extending into a cut away portion at the front of the base so that an operator may reach over the delivery end of the casing and release the same.

LOUIS JENSEN.

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