US2332605A - Filing apparatus - Google Patents

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Oct. 26, 1943. R. P. SCHOLFIELD 2,332,605

FILING APPARATUS Original Filed April 1, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 1943. YR. P. SCHOLFIELD I 2,332,605

FILING APPARATUS Original Filed April 1, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 application SerialNo.

Patented st. 26, 1943 I -f to Scholfield Service, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York :firiginal application April 'l, 1941, SerialNo. 386,326. Divided'and thisiapplication August 26,1342, Serial No. 456,25-1 ,1

The present invention relatesto filing apparatus of the type wherein a plurality'of cards are secured upon the periphery of a rotatablefiling drum, to facilitate access to a' greatplu'ralityof cards by an operatrirJjTheinvention includes modification of, improvements upon, and additions to filing apparatus of the type shown in the prior patent to" Scholfieldet al. No. 2,046,- 655, July 7, 1936- and in my" application Serial No. 75,883, filed April-"22, 1936; now Patent-No. 2,231,029. This application -isa division of'my 386,326 filedrApril' 1, 1941, since matured into Patent No. 2,316,489 "dated April 13, 1943.

An object of the present invention is t provide improved card retaining "rail-structures,

adapted to perform certain new" and improv d functions, a i

' A further object of the invention isto provide improved card retaining means whereby a plurality of cards may be removed simultaneously or en bloc from the-periphery of the "drum.

'A further object of the invention is ,to provide improved card'rail shapes and cards having novel slots therein adapted to cooperate with the rails,

to secure the cards thereon in an improved manner. v

With filing drums of the type shown in the aforementioned patents, -the-- cards are placed upon the card retaining rails by fiexingthe material of the card adjacentf'the-keyhole-shaped slots therein, thereby effectively but temporarily widening the opening at the narrowv throats of the slots and permitting themto-move'bver the rail heads-For a great manyuses', drum -and cards of that type are entirely satisfactory,- but in some cases, it is desirable toremove, from a drum, ajrelatively great plurality of cards simultaneously; as a group. *The presentinvention provides a construction wherein the cards may 'be readily removed from the drum periphery by radial movement. 1 '1 I A-preferred-einbodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, but it must be understood that the invention isnot limited to' the specific details or construction shown therein and described below, as many modifications will readily occur to one skilled in the-art, from a consideration of the disclosure of this specification. I

In the drawings: i 1

Figure lis an elevation and partialsection of one form of filing drum.

Figure Z" is a transverse; radial section of-the upper half of the drum of 'Fig-ure 1-.

= Figures3 and 4ware enlarged sectionalviews of a movable card retaining member in its two positions.

Figure?) is a view imilarto Figured, with one :of the'cards in a difierentposi-t-ion. p

The filing'flrum shown in Figure 1 comprises .a pairofdrum'heads :10, H, which may be formed ofistampedor spun metal, and-a cylindrical rim l2, preferably constructed of cast aluminum,

suitablylmachined and secured upon shouldered portions l3, M ofthe drumgheads by tie-bolts i5 which draw the head together and firmly clamp the rim 12 in; place. Anti-friction bear-i, H

'ings, not shown, are carried by the drum heads and are journalled upona stationary shaft it, as is 'more' fully described ain the aforementioned Patent 2,231,029. As disclosed in said patent and in Patent 2,046,655, one-way-brake] means, not shown, may be interposedbetween the drum and the stationary shaft, The ends of the shaft may l1, I8, carried by any suitr dmblq ks able form of support or cabinet, for instance, of

i ,any oneof the types shown in the above patents or in my prior Patent [the rim I'2 is, provided with an integral, outwardly projecting card retaining rail 20, which is accurately machined to the desired cross-sectional shape, preferably a shown in Patent 2,231,029, Figures 5 and 6. In thatpatent, a continuousrail is disclosed, but, in accordance with thepresent invention, the'rail is'interrupted,

for instance, atfour'spaced points around the circumference of the drum, where the rim is apertured as at 21. rim adjacentthe ends of the openings, is provided with downwardly projecting lugs 22 which areisocketed to receive pintles 23, 24 of a pivoted member 25" having two 'webs projecting radially in right pintles. One web 26 has the same cross sectional the outer edge'of the web. The other web 28 is-plane-sided and terminates at its outer edge in 'a free, non-headed end Appropriate means, su'chas a spring pressed latch 30 (Fig; 2) is pr0Vid'ed,'-to hold the member '25 in either ofits two positions, as shown in Figures 3 and 4,- respectively. i

. shape as the. rail 20 and includes aheaded portion 21, at

" When the pivoted member 25 is in the posi 'ti'on shown in Figures 1, 2 and i, thefihead-Zl "constitutes a continuation of the'fixed rail 20 and; therefore, the card retaining railis con- 1 tinuous around the entire circumference of the drum. Ifthe'member 231's swung to the other position assshown in FigureB, however, the'non- 2,205,932, June 25, 1940..

The inner surface of the angular relation from the axis of the headed web 28 is aligned with the fixed card taining rail. When cards are moved onto this rail section, they may be removed therefrom by radial movement, en bloc, since no head 21 is disposed within the keyhole-shaped openings 3| of the cards.

If desired, the outer edge 29 of the web may be of increasing heightflrom end to end, so that, as the cards are moved circumferentially onto that web, the edge 29 will engage the inner edges of the keyhole slots '3! and project the cards outwardly beyond the adjacent cards on the fixed re- I rail section, thereby facilitating removal of the cards from the drum.

In this form of the invention, both the fixed card retaining rail section and the movable card retaining rail section have their heads 21 constructed in accordance with the disclosure'of my prior Patent 2,231,029, whereby the circular apertures in the cards make a line contact with the railhead, as shown in'Figures 4 and-5 and as described in the aforesaid patent.

Itwill thus be seen that, in accordance with the present invention, a plane-sided, non-headed rail section may be aligned with a fixed rail section, so that cards moved from the latter onto the former, may be removed'th'erefrom en bloc by radial movement relative to the non-headed section.

The filing drum of the present invention may be used in conventional manner, in accordance with the disclosures ofthe patents mentioned above. However, if it is desired to remove a plurality of cards simultaneously from the drum, or i to place a relatively large group of cards thereon at the same time, it is simply necessary to swing the headed rail section laterally to a position below the drum periphery thereby bringing the nonheaded section 28 into alignment with the fixed headed section; Cards may then be placed upon or removed from the non-headed sectionby radial movement.

' at one end, wherebycards moved circumferem' As stated above, thefinvention is not limited to the specific details of construction shown "in" the accompanying drawings and described above, but

includes all modifications coming withinthe scope of the appended claims andtheir equivalents;

I claim:

1. A rotary filing drum comprising a substantially cylindrical rim, and headed card retaining rail means associated withlsaid rim,said rail means comprising fixed and movable sections normally aligned in end to end relation and constituting a substantially continuous circumferential rail, the movable section beingpivoted for lateral swinging movement from the normal card retaining position to a card removing position,

where said pivoted railsec'tion is disposed radiw may be swung laterally into said openings and out of alignment with the cards, to. permit removal of cards en bloc. r l 3. A rotaryfiling drumcomprisinga cylindrical rim having an opening in its circumference,

, tionedimeans comprising an outwardly projectingfixed, headed card "retaining rail terminating adjacent the opening, and a movable, headed, card retainingrail having its ends pivoted in'the ends of said opening and movable from a card retaining position in alignment with the fixed rail to an inoperative position in the opening, below the rim and out i of alignment with the cards. I

.- A rotary filing-drum comprising a substantially cylindrical rim, a card retaining rail comprising a headed web projectin outwardly. from the rim, and means associated with the rail adapted to facilitate removal of av plurality of cards therefrom en bloc, comprising a movably mounted member having a headed web, adapted in one-position to constitutea continuation of the, rail, and a plane-sided web adapted inanother position of the'member to be aligned with the rail 1 circumferentially of web, whereby cards moved the drum onto the plane-sided web may be radiallylremoved therefrom en bloc. I x

,5. A rotary filing drum comprising asubstantially cylindrical rim, a card ret ainingirail projecting outwardlytherefrom, and meansyasso ciated: with the rail adapted tofacilitateremoval of a plurality of cards therefrom en bloc,s aid rail comprising a, web connected to, the rimgandia w headat the outer end of'the web, said last-men:

member having a web. and head adapted in one position to constitute a continuationofithe. rail having'aplane-sided,

adapted in the other the rail Wfiband being. f of increasing height fromaendjto, endv v ndfproweb and head, said member non-headed web portion position to be aligned With jecting outwardly beyond the adjacent rail head tially of the drum onto said portionare projected outwardly beyond adjacent cards onithe rail and may be removed therefrom by-radial,movement. 1 p I 6. A; rotary filing drum, having a cylindrical rim and a headed railprojected outwardly therefrom adapted to retain cards having keyhole slots with said trail; j adapted in one position to facilitateremovaloff cards en bloc and in another position to retain therein, and means associated the cardsthereon, said means comprising a member pivoted for lateral swinging movement with a respect tothe rail and havinga headed section constituting,- in one ;position, a; continuation of the rail, said member also having a straight- I sided, non-headed web adapted, in the other 1305i tion, to constitute a continuation of the rail-,from which the cards may be removed by radial movement.

a cylindrical rim carried thereby having an opening in its circumference, an outwardly projecting, fixed headed card retaining rail terminating adjacent the opening, and a member-having its ends pivoted in the rim at the ends of .the opening, said member having a pair. ofwebs project ingoutwardly in right angular relation from the pivotal axis, oneofsaidwebs; having a headed end adapted to be aligned in one position with the fixed rail-and constituting, in that position,

a continuationthereof, the other webjbeing plane-sided and unobstructed at; its outer edge,

whereby, when it is aligned with the, -ii xed rail,

cards may be moved thereon by circumferential movement and removedtherefrom en bloc by radialmovement. i

,8. A rotary filing drum comprising drum heads,

a cylindrical rim carried thereby having an opena movably :.mounted 7. A rotary filing druin comprising drumheads;

ing in its circumference, an outwardly projecting, fixed, headed card retaining rail terminating adjacent the opening, and a member having its ends pivoted in the rim at the ends of the opening, said member havinga pair of webs projecting outwardly in right angular relation from the pivotal axis, one of said webs having a headed end adapted to be aligned in one position with the fixed rail and constituting, in that position,

a continuation thereof, the other web being 10 plane-sided and unobstructed at its outer edge, and increasing in height from end to end and projecting outwardly beyond the adjacent fixed rail at one end when aligned therewith, whereby cards moved thereon by circumferential movement project radially outwardly beyond the cards on the fixed rail and may be removed therefrom en bloc by radial movement.

RICHARD P. SCHOLFIELD.

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