US764660A - Addressing-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 12, '1904.

J. S. DUNCAN.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. wos.

NO MODEL.

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PATENTE'D JULY 12, 1904.

J. S. DUNCAN. ADDRBSSING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 190s.

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N0 MODEL.

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PATENTBD JULY 12, 1.904.

J. S. DUNCAN.

ADDRESSING MACHINE. APPLoATIoN FILED JUNE 27, 196s.

No MODEL.

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No. 764,660. PATENTED JULY 12, 1904. J. S. DUNCAN.

ADDRESSING lMACHINE. i

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 27, 1903. No MODEL. 1o spams-SHEET 4.

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PATENTED JULY l2, 1904.

No. r)666660.

J. S. DUNCAN.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. 160s.

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No MODEL.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE27, 1903.

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ADDRESSNG MACHINE,

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PATENTBD JULY 12, 1964. J. s. DUNCAN. ADDNBSSING MACHINE.

APPLOTION FILED JUNE 27, 1903` 10 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

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PATENTED JULY 12, 1904.

J. S. DUNCAN. ADDRBSSING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED .TUNE 27, 1903.

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L' A'TTORNEK No. 764,660. PATENTBD JULY l2, 1904. I

0. S. DUNCAN. ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

PMFENTl OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. DUNCAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO ADDRESS()- GRAPH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,- ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ADDRESSING-NIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,660, dated Ju1y'12, 1904.

Application filed June 27, 1903. Serial No. 163,433. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. DUNCAN, 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 Addressing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

'Ihis invention relates to improvements in machines for printing addresses or other subject-matter on envelops or other material from independent and unconnected printing devices.

It is the object of this invention to provide a machine of simple construction and automatic action which can be easily operated to carry a number of separate printing devices one at a time from a supply into printing position and then take 'a clear and distinct im.

pression therefrom.

'Ihe invention also has for its object to provide a machinewhich is adapted to receive at one time a number of printing devices which are arranged in a tray in accordance with and forming part of a card-index system, ink and feed them one at a time to printing position, take an impression therefrom. and then deposit them in regular order in the tray.

'Ihe invention alsohas other objects in view and discloses many important features of novelty, which will also be fully pointed out hereinafter in the detailed description of the accompanying drawings, showing one manner in which the machine may be embodied.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the front of the machine on the line l 1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. l with the envelop-plate removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing one side of the machine mostly4 8 and 9 illustrate the guides for the printing devices. Fig IO'shows a friction-dog. Fig. l1 is afront elevation and bottom plan view of the hinged front of the magazine. Fig. 12 is a front elevation and bottom plan view of the magazine with the front removed. Fig'. 13 is a side elevation of the magazine with the front removed. Figs. 14 to 16 show details. Figs. 17 and 18 show the envelop-plate, the former being la top plan view, but showing only a fragment of the plate 55. Fig. 19 shows the governor. Figs. 20 to 26 show details. Fig. 27 illustrates a printing device which consists of a card-index holder carrying a printing-plate- Fig. 28 is a sectional view on the line 28 28 of Fig. 29 and shows the arm 98 in position behind the follower 96 to move it forward in the tray when the latter is pushed back into position'on the support 92. Fig. 29 i's; a sectional view on the line 29 29 of Fig. 28.

I have shown my improved addressing-machine adapted for use in connection with the printingdevice covered by vLetters Patent No. 692,994, dated February 11, 1902, and the tray for holding said devices disclosed in my' application, Serial No. 154,519, filed April 27, 1903; but other printing devices and trays can be used, and it will be distinctly understood that I do not in any way restrict this invention tov a construction adapted for or to its use with the printing device and tray described in said patent and application. In the patent aforesaid a printing-plate or a printing-form made up of rubber type .is carried by a card-index holder, and hereinafter in referring to a holder I desire to be understood as meaning and comprehending any suitable device carrying a printing-form or anyother kind of :printing device which can be used with my machine with or without adapting the machine specifically thereto. A

y Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings, and, referring thereto, 1 designates the supporting-frame, and 2 the bed-frame, which are held together by tie-rods 3 and constitute the frame of the machine. l rIhe magazine 4 for the holders 5, Fig. 5, is pivotally mounted on therear end of the bed-frameby' a pin 6, which passes through the rearwardlyextending lugs 7 on the magazine. The holders 5 are held in place in the magazine by a front 10, which is pivotally mounted on the magazine. For this purpose I preferably employ one or more shutter-hinges 12, or hinges of like character, which will prevent the front from swinging when in closed or open position. The holders rest upon the projections 8, Figs. 12, 13, when the magazine is tilted', and upon the rear end of the bed 9, Fig. 5, and the rollers 25 when the magazine is in an upright position. The magazine is held rigidly in upright position by means of an arm 13, which is mounted on arod 14 and provided with ashoulder 15 and a socket 16 above the shoulder. A spring 17, Fig. 4`, is fastened to the bed-frame and to. said arm and normally holds it in anupright position, with the roller 18 on one of the guide-brackets 19 on the mag-azine in engagement with said shoulder. When it is desired, to iill the magazine, the front is thrown1 open. and the rear end, of the tray 2O is inserted between the guide-brackets 19. into the bottom of the magazine. Then the tray is turned to upright position in the magazine and both are tilted back, as shown in dotted' lines in Fig. 3, so that the tray can be removed, leaving the holders inthe magazine in a compact and even stack. In thus tilting the magazine suiiicient force is applied to overcome the tension of the spring 17 and carry the roller 18up over the shoulder and intoythe socket 16. The swinging front 10 is then closed and the magazine moved into upright position. The holders will be arranged in the magazine in the same way in which they were arranged in the tray, with the last holder in the tray at the bottom of the magazine, so that they will be moved to printing position, as hereinafter described, in reverse order of their arrangement, and consequently they can be repacked in the tray after the printing operation exactly as they were originally arranged therein. This is an important feature of my invention, because the arrangement of the holders in accordancev with a card-index system... can be constantly maintained. The holders are carried one by one from the bottom of the vmagazine intoy printing position by means of a carrier, Figs. 6, 7, which comprises the side bars 21, fastened to, the head 22, located between said bars, nearthe forward ends thereof. This carrier is reciprocated beneath the bed 9, and the side bars travel on the rollers 23 and 24. At the rear end of the carrier are a series of antifriction-rollers 25, which travel beneath the stack of holders in the magazine and hold the same elevated above the hooks 26, which are arranged to engage the top edge of the bottom-holder when the carrier is beginning its forward movement to carry said holder from the magazine and one step toward the printing operation. These rollers also facilitate the movement of the carrier beneath the holder, and they are mounted on shafts 27, one or more of which may be shouldered for the purpose of holding' the rear ends of the side bars 21 rigidly together in proper position.

The pedal-lever 28 is pivoted at 30 to the supporting-frame, and a link 31, pivoted to the pedal-lever at 31, connects said lever to a shaft 32, carried by an arm 33 of the crank 34, which is rigidlymounted on the rock-shaft 35. The heavy spring 29 moves the carrier forward from its rearward position, and it is adjustably connected at one end to the rear end of the link 31, and its other end is fastened to the supporting-frame. The rock-shaft 35 carries a loose bell-crank, Fig. 5, one arm, 36, of which receives the shaft 32 and the other arm` 37, carries an antifriction-roller 37 in engagement with the rocker-arm 38, which is mounted on the shaft 49 and held under the tension of a spring 39, lighter than the spring 29. and tending to pull said arm rearwardly. This rocker-arm is connected by a link 40 with the lugs 41 on the head of the carrier. The rocker-arm 38, Fig. 15, has a plane face 38 to provide a short lost motion at the upward limit of movement of the crank-arm 37 and a rest therefor and -a curved cam-face 38", against which the antifriction-roller 37 travels. When the pedal-lever is pushed rearward against the tension of the spring 29, the shaft 35 will be rocked to carry the crankarm 37 downward off of the plane face 38 and against the curved face 38, land thus permit the spring 39 to pull the rocker-arm 38 rearward. and thereby move the carrier back to get a holder from the magazine. The spring 29 thus normally holdsl the pedal-lever in position to prevent the movement of the carrier, and when said. lever is moved rearward this spring is extended, while the spring 39 contracts, and when the pedal-lever has completed its rearward stroke the spring 29 pulls it and the carrier forward and stretches the spring 39. The carrier is limited in its rearward movement by the rear end 42 of its head cngaging with the fixed stop 43 on the bed-frame, and the engagement of the roller 37 with the cam-face 38 causes the carrier to move evenly and without jerking.

A number of feed-dogs 44 are pivotally mounted at 44 on the side bars of the carrier, Figs. 6, 7, and project above said bars to engage the top edges of the holders at their ends and feed them along the bed step by step from the magazine to printing' position. These feed-dogs are held up to their work by gravity; but springs 45 may be providedto insure that they will properly engage the holders. The dogs are adapted to swing slightly on their pivots when moving back under the holders and are limitedin their swinging movement by pins 46 on the side bars, operating'in openings 47 in the dogs. When the carrier starts forward from its rearward position, the hooks 26 will engage and carry forward one step the bottom holder in the stack, and thereafter at IOO IOS

each operation of the machine this holder will.

ried without departing from the invention..

The forward pair of feed-dogs discharge the holder from printing position into the tray, the bed-frame being provided with an inclined front 48 to guide the holder as it slides down into the tray.

The printing-forms are each inked twice after they leave the magazine by an inking device coinpiising a pair of pads 50, carried on the arms of crank-shafts 51 and operated by the crank 34. The inking-pads swing forward from the supply-pads 52 into engagement with the adjacent type-forms, while the holders remain at rest during each rearward movement of the carrier, and when the carrier moves forward these inking-pads swing' back to the position shown in Figs. 8 and 5 upon the supplympads. The inking' operation is coincident with the printing operation and the rearward movement of the pedal-lever, and each form will be inked a second time by this inking device. The two inking-pads are carried by the holder 53, and the two upwardly-projecting arms of the crank 34 are connected to the arms of the crank-sliafts by links 54.

My invention is especially adapted for printing addresses; but it will be understood that so far as the machine is concerned any subject-matter can be printed upon any suitable material. A plate 55, Figs. 17, 18, to support the material to be printed on and designated for convenience an envelop-plate is pivotally mounted on the machine on the studs 56, Fig. 2, and it is provided with an opening 57, through which the printing-form prints upon the material. A sliding pad 58 is carried by a rod 59 beneath said plate in the plate-frame 60, and this pad is arranged to engage the form which is in printing position immediately after it reaches that position and until the platen 61 starts on its downv ward movement, which takes place, as hereinafter described, on the rearward movement of the pedal-lever. This pad isprovided for the purpose of distributing the ink evenly over the form and to remove surplus ink; but, if desired, the pad may be utilized as an additional inking-pad for the form and also for the dating-forin hereinafter described. Arms 62 are mounted on the shaft 49 and are connected together b va tie 63. Each of these arms carries on its upper end a shoe 64, Fig. 16, which rides beneath a roller 65 attlie rear end of the envelop-plate and holds the envelop-plate in tilted position.

forward movement of the arm and causes the pad vto Contact with Vthe form. l/Vlien the A heel 66 onv the shoe engages the roller at the limit of the ,heels ai'e moved from beneath the rollers, a ,flat spring 67 on' the frame and engaging the post 68 on the under side of the envelop-plate, Fig. 4, throws the forward end of the en: velop-plate up sufiicicntly to release the pad from contact with the form and permit of its retraction. It will be observed that only a comparatively slight tilting mov-ement of the envelop-plate is required to permit .the pad to be moved into and out of contact with theA form, and this movement is afforded entirely by the heels, which cause the pad to make a Y proper contact and quickly release it when the pedal-lever is moved rearward. I provide the lost motion hereinbefore mentioned vbetween the crank-arm 37 and the rocker-arm H38, sothat the heels will not throw the pady down into contact with the form until after the carrier has brought the form into printing position and come to rest and also to re-y lease the pad from contact with the form bcfore the carrier begins its rearward travel.

The pad is normally held in its forward posi-y tion beneath the envelop-plate, as shownin Fig. 5, to contact with the form by means of a`n aim 69, Fig. 4, on the shaft 49, which engages a roller 70 on the rod 59 and pushes the pad forward. This arm is pushed forward by one arm, 71, of a bell-crank rigid on the shaft 35, with its other arm, 72, connected.

to the shaft 32. The rock-shaft 35 thus earries the crank 34, which'operates the main inking device and the envelop-plate tilting arms, the bell-crank which operates the rocking arm 38, andthe bell-crank which operates the arm 69, and each of these cranks is connected also to the shaft 32, whereby the coioo incident movement of all three cranks is posi-.

tively insured. A spring 7 3. Fig. 17, retracts the pad58 when the shaft 35 is rocked to carry the crank-arm 71 down. and permit. This arm 69, Fig. 14, has a plane face 74, which provides a lossV the arm 69 to swing back.

motion similar to that providedby the plane face 38 of the arms 3S, so that the retractive movement of the pad 58 will not begin until lIO after thefpad is raised out of contact with the. l

form. 76, into which the roller 75 slips, so that the arm 69 may swing rearward with a quick movement, and thus permit the spring 7 3 tov retract the pad quickly.

A supplemental envelop-plate 77, Fig. 5, is pivotally mounted at 7 8 on the front of the bed-frame, and its rear end rests upon the forward ends 79 of the frame of themain envelop plate.

which is attached to the supplemental plate.

.between its pivot and its rear end. l/Vhen it .is desired for any purpose to remove a holder Beneath. the plane face 74 is a socketA This supplemental plate isl v dished, as shown, to accommodate thc fingers.

from the carrier, this supplemental envelopplate can be swung forward on its pivot against the tension of its spring, and thus provide access toy the forward end of the carrier. It will be observed that the spring 80 will hold the supplemental envelop-plate in either position.

The platenl is carried by an arm 81, Figs. 1, 3, which is mounted on a pivot 82 in the supporting-frame. This platen is operated by the pedal-lever through suitable connections, which comprise a link 83, connecting the upper end of the pedal -lever with the crank-arm 84 on the shaft 85, mounted in bearings in the top of the supporting-frame. This shaft also carries crank-arms 86, which are connected by links 87 with the end of the platen-arm. When the pedal-lever is operated, the upper end swings forward and rocks the shaft 85 t0 swing the platen-arm 81 on its pivot and carry the platen down into engagement with the envelop on the envelop-plate and cause it to contact with the form. On the return movement of the pedal-lever the platen is carried up to its elevated position.

It is important that thel machine should never be operated less than a full forward or backward stroke, and I therefore provide a simple device for locking the pedal-lever against return movement until it has finished its forward or its backward stroke. lThis device comprises a locking-dog 88, pivoted at the upper end of the pedal-lever and having an upwardly-eXtending arm provided with an engaging-face 89, reversely inclined from its center to engage a block 90 on the supporting-frame. This locking-dog is held in position at all times in substantial alinement with the pedal-lever by means of a spring 91, fastened to said lever and to its dowmvardly-extending arm, so that its upper end is constantly in position to engage with the curved face of the block 90. This engaging face on the upper end of the locking-dog is formed so that when the pedal-lever carries the d og forward it will engage the block 90 and swing backward slightly against the tension of its spring 91 until it reaches a position in which one of the inclined faces is complementary to the curvature of the face of the block 90, which will permit the continued movement of the pedallever, Fig. 31; but if the pedal-lever should be brought to a stop before completing its rearward movement the crown formed by the juncture of the two inclined faces on the locking-dog would bind against the block 90 and prevent a reverse movement of the pedal-lever. Each complete stroke of the pedal-lever forward or rearward carries the lockingdog entirely across the face of the block 90, and if the pedal-lever is stopped before completing its stroke either forward or backward the locking-dog will bind against the block to prevent a reverse movement until the completion of the stroke. This is an important feature of the invention, as the machine may be worked by unskilled operators, and 1t is :therefore desirable to take every precaution against; an improper operation of the carrier, which would tend to crowd the holders in their travel from the magazine and otherwise interfere with the proper feeding thereof.

Then the holders in the tray have been discharged into the magazine, the tray is arranged beneath the machine to receive the holders as they are discharged after printing operation. The tray is rested upon a swinging support 92, which is adjusted to an inclined posit-ion, Fig. 5, by an arm 93, provided with a handle 94k, and arranged to engage a stop 95 on the supportingframe. This tray is provided with a follower 96, Figs. 1, 28, 29, which is held in adjusted position therein in a suitable manner, as by springs 96@ which engage the tray. An arch 97, Figs. 1, 5, 24, 28, 29, is fastened to the traysupport and carries an arm 98, pivoted at 98. The tray will usually be full of printing devices, and consequently the follower will be located at the back end thereof, and after the printing devices are discharged from the tray into the magazine the follower must be moved forward to the front end of the tray to support the printing devices as they are discharged into the tray from printing position. This can be done by hand before the tray is placed in position on the support; but to avoid the possibility of the operator neglecting to properly adjust the follower by hand I have provided the arm 98, which falls down into position, (shown in Figs. 28 and 29,) where it necessarily engages the follower and pushes it forward to the front end of the tray when the tray is pushed backward lengthwise into position on the support. In this way I entirely avoid the possibility of the tray being arranged to receive the printing devices without having the follower properly arranged to support them in upright position, for the tray cannot be arranged in proper position on the support without the arm falling into operative position to engage the follower, as previously described. In Fig. 5 the tray support is shown supporting the tray in tilted position to receive printing devices discharged from printing' position, and when it isdesired to remove the tray and replace it with another the arm 93 is disengaged from the stop 95 to lower the tray-support until it rests upon its swinging bracket 100 and the main frame at 99. Where the tray-support is in its tilted position, as shown in Fig. 5, the end 101 of the swinging arm 98 is engaged with an adjustable stop 102, Fig. 1, which holds the arm up above the follower, so that the latter can move backward in the tray. When the tray-support is lowered, as previously described, the end 104 of the arm 98 is permitted to swing down into operative position, as shown in Fig. 28, and it remains in this IOO IOS

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position to engage the follower until the traysupport is raised to its tilted position again, whereupon the end 101 of the arm 98 will engage the stop 102 on the supporting-frame and swing the arm up from behind the follower, so that the latter can move backward in the tray as the holders drop therein. arm 98 is limited in its downward movement by the lug 103 and in its upward movement by the lug 104C, which engage the arch, Fig. 5. I provide a packer for moving the follower and the holders in the tray back to provide room for the next holder at each operation of the machine. This packer 105, Fig. 5, is pivoted at the front of the bed-frame and eX- tends down into the tray between the follower and its front 106. The packer is operated coincident with the rearward movement of the pedal-lever by means of a link 107, which connects the. packer with one of the arms 62, the latter being' provided with a pin 108 to operate in a slot 109 in said link, so that the movement of the packer will take place at the proper time. of the packer is limited by a pin 110 thereon, which works in an opening 111 inthe bedframe. lVhen a form-holder is discharged by the carrier from printing position, it will fall down over the inclined front 18 of the bed-frame and drop in an upright position face foremost into the tray between the follower and the packer. On the next rearward movement of the pedal-lever the packer will push the holder and the follower in the tray back a limited distance, so that a suficient space will always be provided for the next holder discharged by the carrier, while at the same timethe holders in the tray will be supported by the follower in an upright position. The packer maintains the holders in a compact and upright position, and it will be observed that the holders are repacked in the tray as they were before being discharged into the magazine.

As has been heretofore explained, the formholders are moved along over the bedV from thel magazine to printing position step by step by the feed -dogs of the carrier. It is of course desirable and important that the holders shall move evenly and regularly and not bind on the bed or move too far at each step, and for this reason I provide a side guide 128, with a flange 129, Fig. 9, along one side of the bed and a channel-guide 130, with a ange 131, Fig'. 8, along the other side of the bed,

the holders being adapted to move on the bed with their ends beneath the flanges 129 131 of said guides. Both of said fianges are cut away at the printing position, Fig. v2, to permit a holder to be removed from the carrier when desired. Iithin the channel-guide 130 a numberofspring-pressed friction-dogs 132, Fig. 10, are arranged to bear against the ends of the holders which travel in the channelguide with sufficient pressure to hold-the hold- The' Furthermore, the movement bottom thereof) and cause it to slide down along the inner face of the packer. By thus supporting the holder in a horizontal posijtion until it is wholly or about. discharged ofiI of the bed I prevent the holder from swingling down and binding on the end of thel bed vand also facilitate the dischargeof the holder by the carrier into the tray.

In Fig. 21 I have shown a yoke 133, which `is employed for spacing apart the rollers 23' and 42K1, so that they will properly support the. earrier.

It may be desired to date each impression as it is made, and for this purpose I provide `a split bracket 112, Figs. 1, 2, which is fastened on the end of the tie-bolt 3 by a thumbscrew 113 and adapted to receive a printing-v form containing a date or any other subjectmatter to print upon the envelop adjacent to each main impression. This bracket isad- ;justed in proper position by means of a screw ,114, which operates through a lug 115 'on the bracket and is adapted to bear against a'lower .lug 116 on the frame. When it-is not desired Atouse the dater, it can be swung upside dow'n on the tie-bolt by simply loosening the thumbscrew 113.

My machine so far described is adapted to4 take a single impression from each printingfform; but it may be desired to duplicate the impressions or to take a number ofx impressions from each form, and for this reason I Qprovide a governor 117, Fig. 19, whiclris revolubly mounted in a plate 118, Fig. 22, adjustable on the frame and held by the fastening device 118', Figs. 2, 22a. The governor illustrated is adapted to enable one, two, or ,an indefinite number of impressions to be taken from each form, and for this purpose it is provided at one end with siX projections 119 and six depressions 120, at the other end with three projections 121 and three depres-v sions 122, and between its ends with a round surface 123. It will be understood, of course,

that these three parts of-A the governor may be f =disposed in other relations to each other than Ithat herein shown: and described, if desired. A stop-arm 124 is vpivotcd to the frame, and if arranged to engage the pin 46 on the carrier the latter will be held in stationary position and repeated impressions taken from the .same form; but the arm may be adjusted so that one or two or more impressions can be taken-from the-same form, as desired.v To

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this end the arm is provided with a tin ger 125, which rides on the governor, and the latter is turned stepby step by a rod 126, tastened to one of the envelondate-operating ari-ns 62'. In Fig. 2 the rod 126 is shown arranged to turn the governor one step at each complete operation of the pedal-lever, and the nger 125 of the stop-arm rests alternateiy in a depression 122 to engage the pin 46 and on a projection 121 above the pin, so that duplicate impressions from each form will be taken. If it is desired to repeat a number of times from cach form. the governor-plate should be adjusted so that the rod 126 will not en gage the projections 119 while the finger 125 still remains in one ot the depressions 122. Iny this adjustment the rod- 126 be permitted to resten the round surface 1231;. but to avoid any possi-bility of the governor be ing turned i provide a ling 125 on the platerame to support the rod 126 when ini this positie-ni. It' a single impression is: desired from each form, the governor-frame shonld be adjaisted so that the ringer 125 xviii rest upon the round snrtace123,.and as the rod 12.6 Wilrlf not then engage the governor the Latter Willi remain stationary, supporting the stoparrn` abofvethepin'ltf A spring 1 17 bears against thenndersideo-ii the governor tofholtl; itagainsty accidental movement..

While machine comprises. a number ot parts and operations,l itl is characterized by simplicity and substantial construction.. it with be apparent that the operation of talting impressionsy from a tray tulfi oi' holders and repac'kiing the hol lfers in the trayy can be: conzducted? with rapic ty, White at the saine time in the tray. This enables ine to arrange the forrrrholnlersl in accordance with a card-index system and ruin them through the machine Without, destroying the arrangement. The e-nveiopsy also be preserved, asv they are printed in accordance with the subdivisions ot" the system.

While machines ot' thisv character are very largeliy4 used for the purpose of addressing envelope, they are also uscd for many4 other purposes-such as addressing hitters,y bilis, &c.- and' of course it is immateriai as regards the mach-ine itself Whether it is used' toY print an address or a yother subject matter and on any' materi While the mach-.ine is in open ation., tive .printing devices will; be spaced apartat, intervals on the bed-plate advance of the magazine, and they are moved aio-ng to printing position Without comin-g ijn contact with each othcrtoavoid crowding and bin din-g.

Without limiting myself tothe exact con-Y struction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, what I claim,l andi desi-re to] secure Letters; Patent, is"

1. lin an addressing-rnachine, the corn-bination or? a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, and a reciprocating carrier for moving said printing devices spaced apart at interval-s along the bed from the magazine to printing position.

2. in any addressiiig-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, and a carrier reciprocating beneath the bed to move the printing devices one by one and step by step from the magazine to printing position and space them apart on the bed at intervals.

3. In an addressing-machine, the combination. of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, and a reciprocating carrier provided at intervals lengthwise thereof with devices for engaging and moving the printing devices one by one and step by step along the bed.

4r. lin an addressingemachine, the com-bination of ai magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, and a carrier reciprocating beneath.` the bed to move they printing devices one by one and step by step from the magazine to printing position., saidA carrier comprising independent deviccsfor separately engaging each printing device in itstravel along the-y bed. i

5. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, abcd, and a carrier reciprocating beneath the bed to move the printing devices one by one and stepl by step from the maga zine toy printing position, said carrier cornprising independent feeding-dogs for separately engaging the ends oi' the printing devices on the bed.

6l. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for hol-ding printing depreserving the proper position of the holders. i

vices, abe-d, and a carrier reciprocating beneath the bed to`r move the printing devices one by' one and step byy step,y from the magazine to printing position, said carrier comprising independent pivotedl feeding-dogs for separate-ley engaging the ends of the printing devices to feed them a stepv on the forward-movement of ther carrier and; adapted to sliide beneath the feeding devices on the rear- Soi IOO

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Ward movement of the carrier without disturbing them.

7i. In an addressing-machine, the combination ot' a magazine for holding printing devices, abed, and a'reciprocating carrier for moving said printing devices along the bed from the magazine to printing position and comprising' a head, side bars connected toI said head, and feed-dogs pivotall y mounted on said side bars and projecting above the same to en-gage and feed thep-rinting devices on the forward movement of the carrier.

8. In an addressing-machine, the combination 'of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, a reciprocating carrier for moving said printing devices along the bede from the magazine to prlnting position, anitifrrction-rollers at the rear end of the carrier arranged to travel beneath and support the stack of pi'iiiting' devices in the mag'azine, and hooks on the carrier for engaging and moving the bottom pi'inting' device of the stack forward from the mag'azine.

E). In an addi'essing-inachine, the combination of a iiiag'azine for holding' pi'inting' devices, a bed, means for moving' said printing devices along the bed fi'oin the magazine to printing position, and independent friction devices arranged to act on all the pi'inting devices during the feeding thereof from the magazine to the discharge end of the bed.

10. In an addi'essing-macliine, the combination of a mag'azine for holding printing'devices, a bed, means for moving' said printing devices along the bed fi'oni the mag'azine to printing position, and a sei'ies of independent friction devices to act against the ends of the printing devices while they ai'e being fed to pi'inting position.

11. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, means for moving said printing devices along the bed from the magazine to printing position, and spring-pressed fi'ictiondogs arranged between the magazine and printing position to act upon one end of each of the printing devices being fed to printing position.

12. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a. magazine for holding' printing' devices, a bed, a cari'ier for moving' said printing devices along' the bed fi'om the magazine to printing position, g'iiides for the printing' devices adjacent to the bed, and independent spring-pressed fi'iction devices arranged lengthwise from end to end of one of said guides to act upon the ends of the printing devices traveling adjacent thereto.

13. In an addi'essiiig-maehine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, a carrier for moving' said printing devices on the bed from the magazine to pi'inting' position, guides along' each side of the bed provided with flangesto receive thev ends of the printing' devices thereunder, and spring-pressed friction-dogs arranged to beai' against the ends of the printing' devices adjacent to one guide and push the other ends of slaid printing' devices against the other gui( e.

14. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, a eai'i'iei' for moving' said printing devices one at a time along' the bed fi'om the magazine to printing position and adapted to discharge the printing device aftei' an inipi'ession has been taken, and a friction device engaging' the printing' device while it is being' discharged to hold it in proper relation to the bed to prevent binding' until it has been moved forward free of the bed.

15. In an add ressing-machine, .the combination of a niag'azine for holding' printing' devices, a bed', a carrier for moving said printing f devices along' the bed from the magazine to `said printing' devices along the bed from the magazine to pi'inting' position, inking devices located above the bed between the magazine and printing position. and means for opei'ating said inling devices.

17. In an add ressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, intermittent means for moving' said printing' devices along the bed fi'oin the mag'azine to printing' position, inking devices located above the bed between the magazine and printing position, and means for operat-y ing' said inking devices to ink each printing' `device twice.

18. In an addressing'-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing` devices, a bed, intermittent means for moving' said printing' devices along the bed fi'oiii the magazine to printing position, an inkingpad and a i'einking-pad connected togethei', ink'- supply pads, and means for operating said `inling-pads to alternately eng'ag'e the supply-v pads and adjacent' printing devices and ink each printing device twice.

19. In an add i'essing-macliine, the'combination of a magazine for 'holding printing devices, a bed, intermittent means for moving said printing' devices along' the bedfrom the 'magazine to printing position, inking devices vcomprising' a holder, inliing-pads carried by said holder and adapted to engage adjacent printing' devices, ink-supply pads, and means for swinging said inking-pads forward to engage tlie pi'inting' devices and back to the supply-pads. i'

20. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding' pi'inting' devices, a bed, a reciprocating' carrier for moving said pi'inting' devices along the bed from the magazine to printing position, inling devices located above the bed between the mag'a-` zine and printing position for inlving each printing device twice, and means for operating said inking device to engage adjacent printing devices while the cai'i'ier is moving rearward and the printing' devices ai'e stationary on the bed. Y 21. In an add ressingmachine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing de-` vices, a bed, a carrier for moving said printing devices along thebed fi'oin the magazine to printing position, a pair of crank-shafts located above the bed, `inking-pads,4 a holder carrying said inking-pads and connected with the cranks of said shafts, ink-supply pads` a pedal-lever for simultaneously moving' the 4carrier rearward and swinging. the inking- TOO ISO

pads forward on the crank-shafts to engage the inking devices on the bed, and means toi' simultaneously moving the carrier forward tion of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, intermittent means for moving said printing devices along the bed from the magazine to printing position, a plate above the bed to receive the material to be print-ed, a pad carried by said plate to engage the printing device in printing position, printing means, and means for withdrawing said pad from above the printing device as the printing means operate.

23. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, a bed, means for moving said printing devices along the bed from the magazine to printing position, a plate abovethe bed for supporting the material to be printed, a pad carried by said plate to engage the printing device in printing position, printing' means, means for moving said pad into and out of position above the printing device, and means for moving said pad into and out of engagement with said printing device.

24. In an addressing-niachine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, means for moving said printing devices from the magazine to printing position, a plate for supporting the material to be printed, a pad located beneath the plate to engage the printing device in printing position, a rocking arm provided with aheel adapted to throw the pad into engagement with the printing device, and a spring adapted to throw the pad quickly out of engagement with the printing device immediately after the heel of the rocking arm swings out of operative position.

25. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding printing devices, means for moving said printing devices from the magazine to printing position, a plate for supporting the material to be printed, a pad for engaging the printing device in printing position, means for tilting said plate to carry the pad into engagement with the printing device, means for tilting the plate to carry the pad out of engagement with the printing device, and means for moving said pad into and out of position above the printing device.

26. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a main plate to support the material to be printed, and a movable, dished, supplemental plate located in front of and forming a substantial continuation of the main plate.

27. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a main plate to support the material to be printed, and a pivoted supplemental plate located in front of and forming a substantial continuation of the main plate.

28. In an addressing-machine, the combina? tion of a main plate to support the material tofbe printed, a pivoted supplemental plate located in liront ot' and forming a substantial continuation of the main plate and adapted to tion ot' means for supporting a printing device in printing position, an oscillating arm,.

a platen carried by said arm, a rock-shaft, a pedal-lever for actuating said rock-shaft, a crank on said rock-shaft connected with the pedal-levenand another crank on said rockshaft connected with the platen-arm.

30. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a platen, a pedal-lever for operating the platen, and a device for preventing return movement ot' the pedal-lever untilit has completed its Jfull forward or backward stroke.

3l. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a platen, a pedal-lever for operating the platen, and a locking device carried by the pedal-lever and adapted to prevent return movement of said lever until ithas completed its forward or backward stroke.

32. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a platen, a pedal-lever, and a device for preventing return movement of said pedallever until it has completed its forward or backward stroke comprising a fixed block having a curved face, and a spring-controlled locking-dog carried by the lever and provided with a `tace reversely inclined from its center to engage the curved face et' the block.

33. In an addressing-macliine,the combination of means for moving printing devices one at a time from a stack into printing position, a pivoted magazine for holding the stack of printing devices, and a movable front for the magazine. Y

34. In an addressing-machine, the combination et' means for moving printing devices one at a time from a stack into printing position, a tiltable magazine for holding the stack of printing devices, and projections forming .a bottom for the magazine when tilted to support the printing devices therein.

35. In an addressing-machine, a pivoted magazine adapted to hold the printing devices, and ribs at the back of said magazine to engage the top edges of the printing devices and providing a space to receive projections on said devices.

36. In an addressing-machine, a tiltable magazine Jfor holding the printing devices, and a spring-controlled arm for holding said magazine steadily in upright or tilted position.

37. In an addressing-machine, a tiltable magazine for holding the printing devices, a guide on the magazine,and aspring-controlled arm provided with a shoulder to engage the guide and a socket to receive the guide.

38. In an addressing-machine, a tiltable IOS magazine for holding' the printing devices, a movable front for said mag'azine, and guides at the bottom of the magazine to receive the tray when depositing the printing devices therein.

39. In an addLessing-machine, the combination of a tray, means for supporting the tray in position to receive the printing devices from pi'inting' position, a depending packer pivoted on the frame of the machine above the tray-support and adapted to enter the tray when the latter is arranged in position to i'eceive the printing devices, and means for swinging said packer to pack the printing devices in the tray at each printing' operation.

40. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a tray-support, and means for holding said support and tray in tilted position beneath the machine to receive the printing devices as they are discharged from printing position.

4l. In an addi'essing'-machine, the combination of a tray, a follower in the tray, and a device on the machine for engaging' said follower to push it forward in the tray in position to support the printing devices as they drop into the tray from printing position.

4Q. In an addressing-machine, the combination of atray-support, a tray, a follower in the tray, and a pivoted device carried by said tray-support and adapted to engage the follower and push it forward in the tray as the latter is arranged on the support.

. 43. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a tray-support, a pivoted arm on said support adapted to eng'ag'e the follower in the tray as the latter is arranged on the support,

and a device on the machine for swinging said arm out of. engagement with the follower when the support is tilted.

44. In an addressing-machine the combination of a mag'azine for holding printing devices, a bed, means for moving the printing devices one by one from the magazine to printing' position on the bed, a tray, means for supporting the tray beneath the bed, means for discharging the printing devices from printing' position on the bed into the tray, and means for causing the printing devices to move from horizontal printing position to upright position when they are discharged into the tray.

45. In an addressing'machine, the combination of a magazine for holding a stack of independent printing' devices, a carrier for moving the printing devices one at a time from the stack into printing' position, printing means, and means for controlling the movement of the carrier to regulate the number of impressions to be taken from each printing device.

46. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding' a stack of independent printing devices, a carrier for moving' the printing devices one at a time from the stack into printing position, a stop on the carrier, printing means, and a device for eng'aging' said stop to hold the carrier against its feeding movement.

47. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding a stack of independent printing' devices, a carrier for moving the printing devices one at a time from the stack into printing position, printing means, a stop on 4the carrier, a pivoted arm adapted to engage said stop, and a governor for controlling' the position of said arm.

48. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a magazine for holding' a stack of independent printing devices, a carrier for moving the printing devices one at a time from the stack into printing position, printing means, a stop on the carrier, a governor, an arm controlled by said governor and adapted to engag'e the stop, and means for actuating the governor.

JOSEPH S. DUNCAN. Witnesses:

WM. O. BELT, HELEN L. Paoli.

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