Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivery and Winding of Paper Strips for Receiving and Recording Writing.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivery and Winding
of Paper Strips for Receiving and Recording Writing.
I, BOGUMIL VON SZCZAWINSKI, of 1 Harmonie-Strasse, Elberfeld, in the
Empire of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to apparatus for receiving writing and for producing by as
simple means as possible at the same time as the original is written, any suitable
number of transfer copies, one of which serving as a record of the written matter,
is wound automatically on a drum, thus forming an uninterrupted strip of record
while the original and the copies upon the other strips may according to their
respective length of the writing be torn off or separated from the apparatus without
any unnecessary loss of material.
In the annexed drawing Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the new or
improved apparatus and Fig. 2 is an illustration of the method of actuation of the
essential constituent parts.
The desk plate a is hinged on the brackets b and c, which latter can be suspended
on a wall. In the bearing b¹ of the bracket b-this bearing forming a slot-and in
a similarly shaped corresponding bearing in the other bracket c, turns on its axle
pins the roller d, on which is wound one or more strips of paper.
Where, as is usually the case, only the original writing and one copy are required,
the roller, as is assumed in the following description, receives two strips of paper
only.
Such a pair of strips d¹ d² is first led from the roller through the slot a¹ over the
desk plate and then beneath the cutter or knife e. This knife is hinged by its
lateral arms e¹ and e' on the desk plate and rests with slight pressure upon the pair
of strips did. The knife is secured to the desk plate by its pivotal screws.
In the above mentioned slot bearings of the two brackets rotate the axle pins of
a receiving roller f the weight of which presses it upon the roller d. This roller f
serves to receive the under strip d' of the two paper strips.
Between the two strips on the writing surface of the deak the transfer paper
sheet is placed. This paper is stretched smoothly and is kept in position by the
aid of two small bars and running in appropriate grooves. When the upper
strip d' is written upon, the pressure of writing produces an exact copy on the lower
strip d, the upper one is then drawn forward and to be torn off against the knife,
while the lower strip, fixed on the roller f, is wound up for a length exactly
corresponding to that wound off from the lower roller d.
Fig. 2 illustrates the winding up and off of the paper strips and their leading
over the desk surface. The different component parts are lettered in conformity
with Fig. 1.
It is of importance that the paper strips are simultaneously wound over the roller
and that the upper receiver roller winds up automatically as long a strip as the stock
or supply roller winds off, while the written portion of the upper strip being of
various length is capable of being torn off as far as the writing extends.
The winding up of the record strip being automatic instead of being done by hand,
obviates the danger of forgetting to wind up the record strip after tearing off of the
upper strip, and which would result in the new writing being entirely or partially
written over the underlying previous writing, thus confusing the record.
If on the other haud the upper strip were not torn off by hand according to the
respective length of the writing but antomatically by the apparatus-namely always
for the same length, it would be necessary to sacrifice a whole strip even if only one

page_text: line of writing or number as often in retail shops is written down, thus unnecessarily
wasting paper on both or all strips.
This apparatus can obviously also be used as a standing instead of a hanging
desk, if the lateral brackets are replaced by standards of a suitable shape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a copying desk or apparatus for receiving writing with record arrangement
for original and transfer copies, a stock roller d with any suitable number of strips,
which roller transmits its movement directly to a receiving roller fin contact there-
with, for receiving the copy or record strip so that on tearing off of the original
strip d for any desired length the record strip is wound up to exactly the same
length automatically.
2. In the apparatus described in Claim 1, a stock roller provided with two or
more simultaneously wound up paper strips, for the purpose of providing that all
strips wind off simultaneously whether only one or more is or are torn off,
substantially as described.
Dated thin 7th 1...
1000
R. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, Agent for Applicant.