Improvements in Autographic Registers or Recorders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 13th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
Improvements in Autographic Registers or Recorders.
We, ISAAC SMITH REMSON, of 232 Ainslie Street and EDWARD ALFRED
SCHOETTEL, of 264 Ewen Street, both in Brooklyn, in the County of Kings, and
State of New York, United States of America, Gentlemen, 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 :-
Our invention is an improved manual register or recorder for entering up sales,
orders, or the like in duplicate.
The object of the invention is to provide a simple and convenient form of recorder
adapted to be secured to the wall in convenient location or placed upon a counter
or desk, and so arranged that a duplicate and a main order or entry may be made
at one and the same time.
A further object is to provide a recorder of the nature described in which two
webs or layers of paper for the main and duplicate orders are wound in a roll held
within the recorder and provided with suitable frictional means to prevent the roll
from unwinding too freely.
We have also aimed to provide a simple and effective means for holding a strip
or sheet of carbon paper between the free ends of the webs of paper at the place
where the entries are effected so that the main entry will be duplicated upon the
second sheet.
With these and other objects in view, our invention consists in a recorder having
a roll formed of two webs of paper therein, with the free ends of the paper passing.
over a suitable writing surface and a sheet of carbon paper held between the layers
of paper.
The invention also consists of a recorder having a roll of paper held within a
wedge shaped pocket by means of which, as the paper is used and the roll necessarily
becomes smaller, constant friction on the paper is maintained.
The invention further consists of a recorder containing a roll composed of two
webs of paper held within a wedge shaped pocket with a writing surface over
which the paper is drawn, and a carbon strip removably held between the webs
above said surface.
The invention also includes the additional features and details of construction
which are hereinafter described.
We have illustrated our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a recorder adapted to be secured to a wall.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.
Fig. 3 is a detail plan view..
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form of recorder designed to be
placed upon a counter or desk.

page_text: The recorder shown in these figures comprises an outer casing having the side
walls A, A, and the rear wall B, which is provided with suitable means for securing
it to a wall. The front panel or face C is set at an inclination to the rear wall,
thus forming a wedge shaped pocket within which rests the roll of paper D, which
is supported by the converging walls of the pocket. The roll of paper is formed of
two webs of paper wound upon a core D' and we find it desirable to form this core
of some heavy substance such as metal to increase the frictional contact between
the surface of the roll and the walls of the pocket. From this roll the webs or
strips of paper as they are unwound, pass up through a slit e in the top or lid E, of
the casing and over the portion E of said lid which is adapted to serve as a
desk or support to the paper while it is being written upon.
After passing over the portion E', the paper is drawn down through a slit or
opening e¹ and these two slits serve to guide the paper and prevent its being swung
to either side.
In order to duplicate the entry made upon the upper web we insert a carbon
strip F between the two webs of paper with the carbon side resting upon the lower
layer or web. The ends of this carbon strip are held by suitable clamps, and we
have found that a convenient form of clamp for this purpose is that illustrated in
the figures, in which it will be observed that two rollers H are eccentrically
journalled in ears h, which project upward from the lid upon each side. The
rollers are provided with a suitable flange or extension h¹ by means of which they
may be operated by turning the flange in a vertical position to cause the eccentric
to release the edge of the carbon paper, or by pressing said flange down upon the
lid to cause the eccentric to clamp the carbon between itself and the surface of the
lid. It is desirable to either coat the eccentric with rubber or form it entirely of
hard rubber that it may more effectually clamp the carbon without the liability of
tearing the same. After the entry is made the free end of the paper is drawn
upon, drawing the portion written upon down through the slit e', when it is in a
position to be severed from the web. For severing it quickly and easily we have
provided the knife edge I, secured to the outer edge of the lid against which the
paper may be drawn and thus severed from the main portion.
In order to insure a straight smooth cut we have provided a strip of hard
rubber K, mounted upon the pivoted arms k, and this strip of rubber may be
swung upward to clamp the paper tightly against the knife edge. It will be
observed that as the web is used, and the roll consequently becomes smaller, it
will drop downward in the wedge shaped pocket, the walls of which will there-
fore always bear against the surface of the roll which is supported entirely
thereby, and a constant friction will thus be maintained at all times preventing
the web from unwinding too easily. In order that it may be easily ascertained
when the roll has become nearly or wholly unwound a slot or opening Lis
formed in the front of the casing through which the roll may be viewed. When
the roll has become unwound the lid may be raised and the core removed and
a fresh roll substituted therefor.
The form of recorder shown in Fig. 4 is identical with the one just described
except that it is provided with an enlarged base to enable it to be placed upon
a counter or desk, the walls of the casing being changed only as is found
necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a recorder, the combination with a casing having a wedge-shaped open topped
pocket, of a cover-plate hinged to said casing and having a slit extending through
it into said pocket, said cover-plate being extended so as to overhang beyond
said pocket at one of its edges, and being provided with a slit in said over-
hanging portion and a knife edge mounted on said overhanging portion of the
cover adjacent to said slit substantially as set forth.

page_text: 2. In a recorder, the combination with a casing a cover-plate on said casing
having a slit communicating with the casing through which the paper passes, a
slit in the opposite end of the cover-plate through which the paper is led, a
clamp for holding the free end of the paper, a knife for cutting the paper and
clamps arranged on the cover-plate for holding and guiding the paper, in the
manner described.
3. In a recorder, the combination with the cover plate having a slit through
which the paper passes therefrom, of a knife edge arranged adjacent to and parallel
with said slit, and a clamping strip pivoted adjacent to said slit and adapted to
press the paper against said knife edge, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.