US874587A - Paper-ruling machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED DEG. 24, 1907,

[all PAPER RULING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. e, 1907.

No. 874,587. PATENTED DEG..24, 1907.

' J. W. HAYSQ PAPER RULING MACHINE.v APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. HAYS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE L. SIMONDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-RULING- MACHINE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907..

Application filed March 6. 1907. Serial No. 360.945.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. HAYs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Paper-Ruling Machine, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

My invention relates to machines for ruling lines on Hat sheets of paper, and its object is to afford a convenient and easily manipulated machine for use in oiiices, for ruling the sheets used in loose leaf systems by which accounts and records are now extensively kept, and which can be easily adjusted and operated by ineX erienced help.

A further o ject of the invention is to enable the bed of the machine to be so presented to the ruling devices so that the work mounted thereon can be ruled with lines extending first in one direction and then in other directions without removing the work from the bed, and yet another object is to permit of the adjustment or removal of the ruling device to enable any number of lines cording as desired. This I accomplish by thev means hereinafter fully described and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on dotted line 2 2, Fig, l. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a portion thereof broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a side elevation of one of the ruling devices.

In the drawings A represents a suitable base-plate of wood or other material, which is provided with parallel channel tracks c, a, that are suitably secured upon its upper surface parallel and adjacent to its longitudinal side edges. B represents a longitudinally reciprocal carrier comprising a rectangular plate, preferably of metal, which is narrower than the space between the tracks a, c, and is provided with laterally projecting runners o, that consist of flat metal strips, one longitudinal edge of each of which 1s secured to the under side of carrier B, and the opposite edge of the portions thereof projecting beyond the side of the carrier, are bent Adownwards and rest in the channels in the tracks a, a. The longitudinal reciprocal motion of this carrier B is limited by means of a suitable stop c secured to and projecting down from the underside of the same near one end,

and `by an adjustable post C. This post consists of a bolt the screw-threaded lower end of which enters an inverted T-shape longitudinal groove c made in the base-plate A, and it has a square nut C on its lower end within the under cut portion of said groove. Post O can be loosened in the groove c by turning it in the proper direction and adjusted longitudinally in said groove to whatever point desired. By turning it in the opposite direction so that nut C will bind the post in any given position its head will intercept stop c and arrest the movement of the carrier towards it.

Supporting and resting upon the carrier B is a bed-plate I), which is, preferably, of the same dimensions as said carrier, and is rotatively connected thereto by means of a centrally located pivotal stud d secured to the underside thereof, which stud enters and is journaled in suitable bearings d located in the center of the carrier B, substantially as shown. The carrier B is provided with a series of equi-distant holes e, that are intersected by an imaginary circle struck from the center of the pivotal stud d, and bed- `plate D is provided with a springd'epressed olt E, constructed substantially as shown, and located near one edge of the bedplate, which is adapted to engage said holes e. One end of the bed-plate D is provided with a suitable paper-clamp consisting of one or more spring-depressed pressure-feet F, which are journaled mediate theirends in lugs f secured to and arising from the bed-plate, and have their opposite ends connected by a bar f, by means of which they can be simultaneously manipulated to release the paper from the bed or clamp it thereto.

Near one end thereof, the base-plate A is provided with oppositely projecting L- shaped brackets G, that are located in transverse alinement, and have their upper ends bifurcated to accommodate suitable vertically reciprocal substantially rectangular guide-blocks H, the bifurcations of said brackets being channeled on said inner sides to accommodate and retain said blocks between them. These blocks are kept at the limit of their upper movement, about as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, by coil springs 72., seated in the crotch of said bifurcations and supporting said blocks. IConnecting said blocks H, H, is a transverse rod I, which is, preferably, square in cross-section, and adjustable longitudinally on this bar I is a series of ruling devices, each of which consists of a perpendicular shaft the upper end of which is provided with a substantially square head c, that has one vertical side provided with a transverse groove or recess of such dimensions that the bar I can snugly fit into the same so that one side will be fiush with the vertical surface of the'head.

Preferably just below where the bar I enters this transverse recess, a thumb-screw J is tapped into the head, and this thumb-screw has a barrel of greater diameter than the screw-threaded end thereof, from which a lateral finger m projects, Which, when the screw is turned projects over the mouth of said transverse recess and clamps the ruling device to the bar, The lower end of the shaft of the ruling device is provided with a circular chamber K, which is occupied by a revolving ink-pad n which is journaled in the side of said circular chamber, and the lowest segment of said circular chamber is provided with a slot through which the ruling disk M revolves and has circumferential engagement with the ink-pad. The ruling disk is journaled between lugs eX- tending down from the mouth of said slot, and if the bar I is depressed sufficiently, theseruling disks will bear upon the paper placed upon the bed-plate and when the carrier is moved longitudinally will draw the lines desired upon said paper. The construction ofthe circular chamber, the inkingpad, and the ruling disk are substantially the same as that described and claimed in my application for patent for typewriter, filed September 24, 1906, Ser. No. 335,900, and I do not wish to be understood as claiming the same herein except in combination with the other hereinbefore described features of my invention.

The operation of my improved machine is substantially as follows: The paper to be ruled is placed upon and clamped to the bedplate D by the spring actuated pressure-feet F, and then the bed-plate is moved longitudinally to a position where the point at which it is desired to commence ruling the line or lines, will be immediately under bar I. The bar I is then depressed until the ruling disks bear upon the work, and then the bed plate is moved longitudinally a distance corresponding to the length of line it is desired to rule; the surface sheet of paper is then removed and the next sheet ruled in the same manner. When it is desired to rule lines on the paper at right angles to the length of the carrier B, the bolt E is pulled upwards out of the opening e, and the bedplate revolved until the paper is in the proper position to be ruled in the direction desired, whereupon said bolt E is released, and shot into .the opening e under it, and locks the bed-plate in its newly adjusted position.

The bed-plate is then moved and the ruling disks will rule the work, substantially as hereinbefore described.

I can, if desired, provide means for depressing` both ends of the bar I simultaneously and more equally than Vwhen such depression is effected by hand. This consists of a superimposed horizontal bar O, the ends of which are downturned and terminate in bosses o, 0, that are mounted on the ends of the bar I next the brackets G. This bar O bridges the bar I from end to end, and at its center of length is, preferably, provided with a button P, or its equivalent, which can be grasped by the hand when it is desired to depress the bar I, and borne down upon so as to distribute the pressure equally on both ends of bar I. I do not desire to be confined to the use of this superimposed bar I, for it can be dispensed with, if desired.

l/Vhat I claim as new is 1. A ruling machine comprising a reciprocal carrier having a bearing therein and having a series of openings arranged around said bearing, a bed-plate having a pivotal stud engaging said bearing whereby said bedplate is rotatively mounted upon said carrier, a bolt carried by said bed-plate and adapted to engage said openings, and a superimposed depressible series of ruling devices adapted to engage the paper on said bed-plate.

2. A ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate, tracks thereon adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof, a longitudinally reciprocal carrier, runners therefor the outer longitudinal edges of which engage said tracks, a bed-plate rotatively mounted on said carrier, and a superimposed depressible series of ruling devices adapted to engage the paper on the bed-plate.

3. A ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate, tracks thereon adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof, a longitudinally reciprocal carrier, runners therefor the outer longitudinal edges of which engage said tracks, a bed-plate mounted on said carrier, means for. rotatively adjusting said bedplate on said carrier, and a superimposed depressible seriesof ruling devices adapted to engage the paper on the bed-plate.

4. A paper ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate,. a bed-plate reciprocally mounted thereon, oppositely located brackets secured to and arising from said baseplate, a transverse bar the ends of which are vertically movable in the upper portions of said brackets, a series of ruling devices adjustable on said bar and means for restoring plate, a transverse bar the ends of which are vertically movable in the upper portions of said brackets, a series of ruling devices removably adjustable on' said bar and means for restoring said bar to its original position after it is depressed.

6. A paper ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate, a bed-plate reciprocally mounted thereon, oppositely located brackets secured to and arising from said baseplate, a transverse bar .the ends of which are vertically movable in the upper portions of said brackets, a series of ruling devices removably adjustable independently of each other on said bar and means for restoring said bar to its original position after it is den pressed.

v7'. A paper ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate, a carrier reciprocal on said base-plate, a bed-plate mounted on said carrier, oppositely located brackets secured to and arising from said base-plate, a trans verse bar the ends of Which are vertically movable in the upper portions of said brackets, a series of ruling devices adjustable on said bar and means for restoring said bar to its original position after it is depressed.

8. A paper ruling machine comprising a suitable base-plate, a carrier reciprocal on said base-plate, a bed-plate mounted on said carrier, means for rotatively adjusting said bed-plate on said carrier, oppositely located brackets secured to and arising from said base plate, a transverse bar the ends of Which are vertically movable in the upper portions of said brackets, a series of ruling devices adjustable on said'bar and means for restoring said bar to its original position after it is depressed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of February,

JOSEPH W. HAYS. Witnesses:

FRANK D. THoMAsoN,

E. M. LUNDY.

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