US2519031A - Apparatus for duplicating slotted cards - Google Patents

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Aug. 15, 1950 M. J. DRACHMAN 2,519,031

APPARATUS FOR DUPLICATING SLOTTED CARDS Filed Jan. 25, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR. [Vreom J fieAcmm/v F76. v BY 1950 M. J. DRACHMAN 2,519,031

APPARATUS FOR DUPLICATING SLOTTED CARDS Filed Jan. 25, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Myewv J fieAcHMAN 9 I gag-W 0 m m W 477001/5 5 i at ented Aug. 1 5 1 95 0- UNITED STATES earazm omen APA RATUS FOR DUPLEX-PING :SLQTEED- GARDS V to "mhe MoBee Gampan y, nt/hens, Ohio; "a cor- Appiication January 25, 194.7, Serial No. "724,238-

I The present invention relates to dev'iees fer slotting m'arginally' perforated cards, and is more particularly directed to mechanisms for selectifi eiy slotting Cards in accordance with the slatted areas onmaster cards.

Inna-iced "States Patent "No: 12:23:): ,662', issued toeanterd 'Di Busten irr. 'et 'al. a duplicating mann rs illustratedffor slotting the marginal area of ,a perforated: card in accordance with :a pattern '0n5a ke or master card. The'pre'sent" invention has for an dbj'edt the rovision of impreyed'seiecto zand c tter devices, especiall adapted for use in the typeo'f duplicating ma.-

. chine above mentioned; insure the completenotching or vcutting of a duplicate -marginany perforatedkcardlto. the particular perforationsls'e'lected by theamaster card.

Another idbjeot of the invention resides in. an

improved inechanismifor actuating thercut'ters of almachine' ior inotc'hing a duplicate card in ac dimer-dance. with the pattern on a master card.

Qertain types of cards have a;p1ura1'ity 0f rows of; perforaitions along: their marginalaareas vparallehtojthe carid edges. .For example, a. cardmay have parallel rows of-zinner and outer perfor-a-- tions, and slotting 'or note-hing ma-y be performed:

tion:;in the outer-raw, 'themumber 1 2" or ""4" may be indicated. slotting inwardly through the number 4 perforation to the number Y perforation indicates: the latter. number... By slotting. {any two of the four numbers fspeeificaily mentionedthey will addtogether to indicate'the 33?) 150): ,rr fanugu 7:59; ,Arfu-rther objeetsof the invention is to provide a duplicating zcntter: mechanism capable of. selectively' hatching; a cardin a'cdordancerwith homespondin'g notches on a master card-extending to itseuter or. inner rows of perforations, or. to stern of .SuGh rows'of perforations.-

@ne farm which the inventionmay assameis;

exemplified in the following. description and i1- lustrated byway :of-texampleinatheacebmpanying drawings, in which:

,15- 'Claim'S'; (Cl. 1 6 1- 114 r2 Fig. 1 is'a frontteTevation of part of a dupIica'ting machine "embodying the invention.

- Fig "2 rs-a transverse view threughthe 'm'ajc'h'ine showing the duplicating mechanism in side el'e Fig. "3""is a side elevation of the cutter mecha--. nism in one selected position with respect to master 'andt'duplicate' cards on the machine card supports; V

Fig. '4' "is a View similar to F'i'g. f3 disclosing "the Glitter of the mechanism at the of its shear! ingstroke'. f Figs. 5' and 6 are partial yi'ews similar to Eig. 3, diselos'in'g' "the selector and cutter in different sel'ective positions'withresp'edt to the master card andirduplieate card.

Fig. "7' is an isometric View of the "cutter, se-l lector and driving. mechanism.

fFig. "Sis'a transverse section taken along the .Fig'..f9' is a plane View of (a master cardfla'nd'. dtip'licate 'card capahle 'oiiuse in the machine,"

Referring morepartieulariy to Figs. .1 andT2,..a. no'tdhednr perforated efar'd duplicating machine. isdisdljdse'dwvhiich has aba'se w from which Lprh-j' je'ctdong'itudifially space'd 'ver'tical arms 'I 1.. b'a'r' 1'2: extends lengthwise of the machine 10etween the arms andfcarries an inc'iined support--. in'gpiatentorbed '13 for .a duplibate card Hgfitbf be matched "to conform with theberforaltionSfi.

the jpl'aten 13' is slotted inwardly to form a" plurality 'ofuniiemfly 'spaceddie .nec'essesil o'rnav'iti'es' 'lfilinto which mittens .917 of the ma-s in'g orslotting innetidns' am the lower margi'nzflf areianf the d'up'licate c'ard' M. f'I'h'e lower end Jo'f f tnepi'aten 4.3 has an upwardly projecting. rib IBagainst which the lower end of the cardifl a may rest. Thed'ieeavities Hi extend inwardly asu'f fidient extent tn ,ena'hIe cards It to be notched. teen inner rcw'nf perforations we, as well toaneuter'row of perforations r41). 1 A pairofspaced"supportirfghraekets I?!) extend" upwardly from thearms "H' and have a master card snpperting platen -20 pivotally mounted on a red 21 seeured "to the braekts :and extending v lngth-tfise' o'f the machine. master card. snpperting *rii-aten or piate 2071s inclined down: weirdly-toward theiront of the machine and...'is l arse provided Withia p'iuraiity of spaced recesses or'cavities 22*a:1igned with therecesses 16in 'lthe lower platen and extending "inwardly a 'suific'rent extent to permit the iingers "23 of ieeler' or seleetor devices "(described'in arm-1 belowi w enter slotted portions of a master card 25 to its innermost row of perforations 25a. This platen 20 is also provided with an upwardly projecting rib 23 at its forward edge against which the lower edge of the master card 25 may rest.

A cutter and feeler mechanism 21 is designed to cooperate with a master card 25 placed on the upper supporting plate 20 and to notch a pattern corresponding to the master card pattern on the duplicate card I i placed upon the lower plate or platen 13. A feeler and cutter mechanism 27 is provided for each of the aligned slots [6, 22 in the plates, and they are all mounted in juxtaposition to one side of the plates I3, 20 upon a common operating shaft 23 suitably supported for rotation in the side arms I l of the apparatus, the shaft projecting outwardly from one arm H where a suitable operating handle or lever 29 is secured thereto, in order to rock or rotate the shaft 28 through a predetermined angular extent.

Further details of the general machine organization is unnecessary to an understanding of the present invention and may be found in the Buster, Jr., et al. patent, above referred to. The present invention is particularly concerned with the feeler and cutter mechanism 21 for selectively notching the cards. J

Each apparatus or device 21 for slotting the duplicate card I in accordance with a corresponding slot on the mastercard 25 includes a feeler 2a which may be made of sheet metal bent into generally U-form and consisting of central spaced body portions 33 interconnected by a. web 31. Upper feeler arms 32, intermediate cutter pivoting arms 3.3 and lower arms 34 project forwardly from the body portions, the lower arms 34 being rotatably mounted on the shaft 28 of the machine.

An operating armor lever 35, which may also be made of sheet metal, is bent into generally U-form and has the lower end'of its sides 36 secured to the shaft 28 by means of a key 31 positioned in opposed grooves or recesses in both the shaft 28 and sides 33 of the operating arm. This key cannot transmit motion in a card slottingdirection to the feeler 24, since the lower arms 34 of the latter are provided with arcuate r'e-; cesses 38 allowing the key 31 to move freely within end is secured to the feeler body 30. The upperv end of the operating or driving arm 35 also carries a pivot pin 35 on which a cutter or shearing blade l? is oscillatably or pivotally mounted. This cutting or shearing blade may be made of sheet'metal, being bent intogenerally U-form, and having a cutter head M extending forwardly toward the lower bed or platen i3 and also spaced depending lower lever arms 42 extending along the exterior of the intermediate cutter pivoting arms 33, to which they are drivably connected by means of a pin 43 projecting in opposite directions from the intermediate. feeler arms into inclined slots 34, in the cutter arms M.

The sides 35 of the cutter head are adapted to effect a notching action on the marginal areas of a card positioned on the duplicating bed i3 from one of the perforationsoutwardly toward the card edge. The proper shearing action is facilitated by inclining the forwardend lla of thecutter head and by providing an inwardly extending central-$101745 through the web 41 ofcutting action. Thus the slot 46 imparts a resiliency to the forward or cutting end of the cutter so that a closer and tighter fit thereof with the slot 56 is possible than would be possible with a solid cutter.

Each feeler 24 has a plurality of fingers 23 extending forwardly of the upper arms 32 toward the master card supporting plate 20. In the specific embodiment disclosed in the drawings, there are three fingers or steps disclosed; a forward finger 23a, adapted to engage the master card stock between an outer perforation 25b and its edge 250; an intermediate finger 23b stepped backwards from the first-mentioned finger and adapted to engage the card stock between an inner perforation 25a, and an outer perforation 25b, and a rearward finger 23c adapted to engage the card stock inwardly of the inner perforation notched inwardly of its edge. -In Figs. 3 and 4,

25a. The particular finger engageable with the card stock determines the movement of the cutter. I? with respect to the duplicate card I4.

Upon depression of the operating handle or lever 29, the shaft 28 is rocked inits supporting arms I I and the cutter and feeler mechanisms 21 are all moved toward the master and duplicate card supporting platens 20, I3, the motion of the operating or cutter driving arms 35 being transmitted to the feelers 24 through the springs 39. The operating arm 35, feeler 24 and cutter parts ll of the device all move substantially in unison until one of the fingers 23 on eachfeeler engages the master card stock, which prevents further movement of the feeler 24 in a direction inwardly of the machine. Continued movement of the operating shaft 28 and each'driving lever 35 then moves the cutter ll toward the duplicate card platen l3 and swings the cutting head 4| in an arcuate path downwardly in a plane aligned with the die recess or cavity [6, since the pin 43, oneach intermediate feeler arm 33 acts as a fixed pivot point and causes the cutter I! to swing downwardly about the driving arm pin 40. It is during this downward swinging movement that the cutter head 4| can efiect slotting of a duplicate card It, or no slotting, as the case may be, depending upon the extent to which the feeler 23 has moved, as permitted by the master card 20.-

Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, illustrate different operating conditions of the mechanism, depending upon the extent to which a master card has been the inaster card 25 has not been notched at all. Accordingly, during forward motion of the shaft,

the foremost finger 23a engages the card stock between the card edge2 5c and its outer perfora- "tion 25b, which positions the feeler pin 43 at a definite forward point, as disclosed in Fig. 3. Continued forward movement of the driving arm 35 then causes the foremost edge la of the cutter head 35 to swing downwardly along an arcuate path, designated by the dotted line A, which trated in Fig. 4, wherein it is seen that the cutter completely misses the duplicate card M, and, consequently, effects nonotching therein. The lowermost position of the cutter l1 andthe innermost position of the operating arm 35 are illushas been incapable of notching the card l4. Moreover, the key 31 in the shaft 28 has been unable to transmit any further forward driving motion to the feeler 24 because of its free moveto their original positions, as shown in 5 p oteins-1 5 lathe event that the master. card has. been notched i d y to an outer perforat on 25o. tbclhforward driving motion. of the cutter drivire arm 5 u s t foremost fin er 2, 01; of the ieelertoenter the notch and Pass into the slot 22 of themaster card supporting bed .2 However, the iotermediatefinger,23b comes to, rest upon the card stock between the inner and outer perforations 25a, .2512, which positions thefceler 13 43v closer to the lower shear plate L3 and causes contiuued forward movementoi the. driving arm. t o tos wing the foremost cutter-edge 4 l a alongthe arcuateipath designated .bygdotted line B- in, Fig.5., which position the duplicate card i 4 is notched inwardly from it edge M0. to an .outerlperfora the M a g similarly. if a deep notch is present in the master card to an inner perforation 25o, the; first twoiingerszli 23b can enter this "notch freely, passing into the plate cacity .22 until. the roar finger 23c comes torest against card stockinwardly or the inner perforation 25a, which positious the feeler pin. 43 still closer to the shear plate is supporting the duplicate card l4, and eauses the foremostxedgeoia of the cutter head to followan arcuate pathdesigmted bydotted line Gin. Eigsdunder the continued driving; influence of the cutter drivinggarm 3'5, to notch theduplt cote. card deeply to an inner perforatioullia and makeit conform exactly with the corresponding: notch. the master card 25.,

It is apparent that. although only the operate tionof one setof dealers, cutters it and dripinc-arrests has been described effecting notohma or a card is, the same opera-tionstakesplace all of the other sets mounted on the driving: shait 2-8 with the fingers zsor each feel-er selecting the inward position of the pin 41% on. the inter mediate ieeler arms 33,. which position determines the arcuate path to be. followed by the foremost portion di of each cutter head. lituish accordingly possible to cheat either no hatching inward stram the edge Me of, the card, a shallow: notch to an outer perforation. 14121 or ahdeep notch toa inner perioration led, in accordance with the notched or slottedpattern along the margin 'material, despite the.- faet that there; might be some slight misalignment-between; the BBIfOFQJ.

tions in the duplicate card the platen die cavities Hi therebelow.

By way of exemplificationoi the inventiom let it; heassumedthat the master card 25: has-been.

notchedinone held tothe number? and numbo-r- "Z- perforations, to represent the number i8 3 and ingthe next. adjacent field to the; numher: 2 perforation, and. that. it. ,is' desired to. duplicate this pattern on-the duplicate card M (see; 9). The master card isxplaced-on the upper platen 2c and the duplicate. card. on the lower platen it; The operating handle 29 is depressed to move all of the driving arms 35 toward the cards, as well as the feelers .24 and cutters 17, motion. being impartedto the feelers through the springs 39. The foremost fingers 23a on all of the feeler arms 32, with the exception of those aligned with number 1' and number '7 perforations 25b, 25a in the first field and the number- Q? perforation 25b-inthe next adjacent field will engage card stock between its edge 25c and outer perforations 25?), which will cause their cutter heads to. swing along the archaic paths A and be incapable ofnotchingtheduplicate card .14 The intermediate fingers 2312 on the .feelers aligned with anumber :1 notch in thefirstfield and the number 2"uotchin the second field will engage master card stock between the inner and outer perforations 25d, 2511, since the :foremost tumors 23% could enter the associated card notches and platenslots .22,while: the rear finger 230mm theieeler aligned with the-deep number ."7" notch would engage card stock inwardly of the??? perforation .2 5a, the foremost and intermediate fineersxztcuew entering the. deep. notch or slot. .Accordinsly, he num er 1 and numher .2. cutter heads-4i would be caused to swing along the dotted lines, represented by the paths B, o-.cut a shallow notch in the duplicate card to the number 1 and number .2 perforations in theadjacent fields, while. the cutter head at aligned with the number '7 deep notch. would swinsalongthe dotted line path C to cut a. deep notohin the duplicate card is representative of the number?!" in the first. field on the master card. Itis thus apparent. that with a single stroke of the operating handle 2-9, the. exact notched pattern, whetherembodying notches to only a single row of perforations or to multiple rows of perforations, is accurately reproduced in the duplicate card.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it. is to be understood that various changes may be made in itsconstruction by those Skilled in the art without departing from the s irit of the invention as defined in the ap n d claims Having, thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

.1.. Apparatus for slotting. a duplicate card. in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising selector means cooperabie with. said master card, cutter means for slotting said duplicate. card and movable with respect. tosaid selector means, and driving means for moving said selector. means and cutter means, said driving moans first moving said cutter means to a p sition determined by stopping of said selector means with respect to said master card and then moving said. cutter means across the plane of said duplicate card after said. selector means.

. has come to rest.

2.. Apparatus of. the character described comprisinga support for a master card, a support for a duplicate. card, selector means. cooperable with a card adapted to be. placed. on said master card support, cutter means. for slotting. a card, adapted to be placed upon said duplicate card support; and. driving means for moving said see lector means and cutter means toward said supports, said. drivin means first moving said outter means. to a position determined by stopping of said selector means with respect to a card. on said master card support and then. 'moving said cutter meansyacross the plane of said duplicate card support after said selector means has come to rest.

3. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate cardin moving said selector means toward said .master card and for positively moving said cutter means;

across the plane of said duplicate card.

Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern in a master cardcomprising aselector cooperable with said master card, driving means for moving said selector toward said master card, a cutter mounted on said driving means for movement toward said duplicate card, and coengaging means on said cutterhand selectorfor effecting movement of said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card under the influence of said driving means after said selector has come to rest.

Apparatus for slottin a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising a selector cooperable with said master card, .a driving arm, elastic means for transmitting the motion of said driving arm to said selector, a cutter mounted on said driving arm for movement toward said duplicate card, and coengaging means on said cutter and selector for effecting oscillation of said cutter on said driving arm and across the plane of said duplicate card.

6. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in accordance with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising selector means cooperable with said master card, cutter means for slotting'said duplicate card, and driving means for moving said selector means toward said master card and for moving said cutter means across the plane of said duplicate card and in a direction outwardly of an edge of said duplicate card adjacent said cutter means.

'7. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with-the slotted pattern of a master card comprising a selector cooperable with said master card, a driving arm, elastic means for transmitting the motion of said driving arm to said selectona cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm for movement toward said duplicate card; and coengaging means on said cutter and selector for effecting swinging of said cutter on said driving arm across the plane of said duplicate card and in a direction outwardly of an edge of said duplicate card adjacent said cutter.-

8. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprisin a selector, a driving arm, a spring connected to said driving arm and selector, a cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm, and a pin and slot connection between said cutter and selector.

9. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master cardcomprising a selector having a plurality of stepped fingers, a driving arm, a spring connected to said driving arm and selector, a cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm, and a pin and slot connection between said cutter and selector.

'10. Apparatus for'slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising a drive shaft, a selector rotatably mounted on said drive shaft, an arm secured to said drive shaft, a spring connected to said arm and selector, a cutter pivotally mounted on said arm, and'a pin and slot connection between saidcutter and selector.

.111. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising a drive shaft, a selector mounted on said drive shaft and cooperable with said master card, means fortransmitting the motion of said drive shaft to said selector, and a cutter movable by said means and selector about anaxis :8 removed from the axis of said drive shaft across the plane of said duplicate card.

12. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card havinga plurality of rows of perforations parallel and adjacent to its edge comprising cutter means for slotting said duplicate card in accordance with said master card; selector means engageable with the stock of said master card between its edge and a perforation in an outer row, betweena perforation in an outer row and a perforation in an inner row, and with the master card stock inwardly of an inner row perforation; and driving means for moving said selector means into engagement with said master card and said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card in accordance withthe portion of said master card stock engaged by said selector.

13. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card comprising a cutter for slotting said duplicate card in accordance with said master card; a selector having fingers selectively engageable with said master card, and driving means for moving said selector fingers toward said master card and said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card in accordance with the engagement of said master card by a selector finger.

14. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card having a plurality of rows of perforations parallel and adjacent to its edge comprising a cutter for slotting said duplicate card in accordance with said master card, a selector having a first finger engageable with the stock of said master card between its edge and a perforation in an outer row, a second finger engageable with said master card stock between a perforation in an outer row and a perforation in an inner row, and a third finger engageable with the master card stock inwardly-of an inner row perforation, and driving means for moving said selector fingers toward said master card and said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card in accordance with engagement of said master card by a selected one of said three fingers.

15. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slotted pattern of a master card having a plurality of rows of perforations parallel and adjacent to its edgecomprising a drive shaft; a selector rotatable on said drive shaft and having first, second, and third fingers engageable, respectively, with the stock of said master card between its edge and a perforation in an outer row, betweena perforation in an' outer row and a perforation in an inner row, and inwardly of an inner row perforation; a driving arm secured to said shaft, a cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm, elastic means connecting said driving arm to said selector, and coengaging means on said cutter and selector for moving said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card in accordance with the engagement of said master card by one of said fingers.

' MYRON J. DRACI-IMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,233,662 Buster Mar. 4, 1941

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