Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping the Lengths of Piece Goods upon Tickets to be Affixed to such Goods and for Registering the Lengths and Number of the Ticketed Pieces.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1890-Accepted, 16th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping the Lengths of Piece
Goods upon Tickets to be Affixed to such Goods and for
Registering the Lengths and Number of the Ticketed Pieces.
I HENRY SHEPLEY BOOTH, of the firm of H. S. Booth & Co., of 6 Hall Street,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Packers, do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention to be as follows :-
In an apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention I make use of discs
placed side by side upon a common axis and I furnish the periphery of each disc with
a duplicate set of figures one set of figures which are the stamping figures say
from 0 to 9 occupying a portion of the periphery equivalent to less than of the
circumference on one side of the disc and the other set which are the indicating
figures occupying an equal portion of the circumference on the other side of the
disc. In a set of say three discs the figures on the first disc represent tens; those
on the second disc, units and those on the third disc fractions. The discs can be
revolved independently on the axis any indicating figure which is brought opposite to
a fixed pointer, indicating that the corresponding stamping figure is in position to
stamp. Spring catches hold the discs when at rest. Thus if the first disc is turned
so as to bring the indicating figure 9 on the first disc opposite to the fixed pointer;
the second disc so as to bring the figure S opposite the pointer and the third disc so
as to bring the fraction opposite the pointer then the stamping figures on the other
portions of the peripheries are in a position to stamp 983 as the length in yards of
the piece. The discs are carried in a parallel motion frame hinged to a suitable
fixed support and furnished with a handle by which the stamping discs can be
manipulated and moved from one side to the other of the central support in the
operations of inking, registering and stamping.
By means of the parallel motion frame the stamping figures when once set are
preserved in a horizontal plane no matter how they may be moved. On one side of
the fixed central support of the parallel frame is placed the pile of tickets, to be
stamped.
Midway in the curved path of the discs and preferably carried by the central support
is the inking roller; and on the other side in a position corresponding to the pile of
tickets is an endless band or tape of paper which is moved forward a degree at each
return motion of the discs by a ratchet or other suitable motion. When operating
the apparatus, the discs having been set to the length to be stamped are carried by the
parallel motion frame first over the inking roller from which the stamping figures
receive a supply of ink and then are brought down upon the tape register stamping
the length thereon. On the return stroke of the frame the figures again come in
contact with the inking roller and are brought down upon the top ticket of the pile
stamping a number which corresponds to the number which has just been stamped on
the tape register. The stamped ticket is then removed from the pile, the discs
re-adjusted and the operation carried on as before. The gearing which moves the
tape register is preferably so arranged as to leave a wider space between each ten of
the register numbers the tape register being thus in groups of ten and therefore the
number of pieces being more easily reckoned. . By the means described I thus obtain
not only a check register of the number of tickets stamped but also a register of the
various lengths. In addition to the register described I might employ a counter in
conjunction with the apparatus such for example as is used in connection with textile
machinery, the indicating discs of the counter being actuated from the corresponding
stamping discs so as to exhibit corresponding figures and fractions.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1889.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping the Lengths of Piece
Goods upon Tickets to be Affixed to such Goods and for
Registering the Lengths and Number of the Ticketed Pieces...
I HENRY SHEPLEY BOOTH of the firm of H. S. Booth & Co. of 6 Hall Street
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster Packers, 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 and accompanying
drawings:
:-
My said Invention relates to apparatus for stamping the lengths on piece goods
tickets and simultaneously registering the said lengths on a travelling endless tape
which thus preserves a separate record. To render my invention perfectly clear I
will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the annexed sheet of illus-
trative drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus.
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Fig. 2 is a front elevation at right angles to Fig. 1. In my improved apparatus
I make use of discs a b c placed side by side upon a common axis d and I furnish the
periphery of each disc with a duplicate set of figures one set of figures e which are
the stamping figures say from 0 to 9 occupying a portion of the periphery equivalent
to less than of the circumference on one side of the disc and the other set which are
the indicating figures being engraved on an equal portion of the circumference on the
other side of the disc. In a set of say three discs as shown on the drawings the
figures on the first disc a represent tens, those on the second disc bunits and those
on the third disc c, fractions. The discs can be revolved independently on the axis by
means of the knobs any indicating figure which is brought opposite to a fixed
pointer or part such for example as the party indicating that the corresponding
stamping figure is in position to stamp. Spring catches h hold the discs a be when
at rest. Thus if the first disc a is turned so as to bring the indicating figure 9 on the
first disc opposite to the fixed party the second disc b so as to bring the figure 8.
opposite the part g, and the third disc e so as to bring the fraction opposite the
part then the stamping figures on the other portions e of the peripheries are in a
position to stamp 98 as the length in yards of the piece. The discs a b c are carried
in a parallel motion frame a hinged to a suitable fixed support i rising from the sole
plate j, with a handle k by which the stamping discs can be manipulated and moved
from one side to the other of the central support in the operations of inking,
registering and stamping. The pivotted portions of the parallel motion frame are
connected by a cord as shown so as to obtain uniformity of motion combined with
a certain amount of freedom. By means of the parallel motion frame the stamping
figures on the discs when once set are preserved in a horizontal plane no matter how
the frame may be moved. On one side of the fixed central support of the parallel
frame that is to say directly beneath the discs is placed the pile of tickets to be
stamped. The tickets are confined in their proper position relative to the stamping.
dises by means of adjustable fences m which are adjustable and held by means of the set
Screws n. Midway in the curved path of the discs a b c and preferably carried by the
central support is the inking roller o and on the other side in a position corresponding
to the pile of tickets is an endless band or tape p of paper proceeding from a roll p and
passing between feed rollers q. These feed rollers are moved forward a degree at each
return motion of the discs and parallel frame by a ratchet wheel r which is actuated
by a pawls from the lever of the frame x. When operating the apparatus the
discs having been set so that the figures will correctly show the length to be stamped,
are carried by actuating the parallel motion frame a first over the inking roller o from
which the stamping figures receive a supply of ink and then are brought down upon
the tape register stamping the length thereon. On the return stroke of the frame the
figures e again come in contact with the inking roller o and are brought down upon
the top ticket of the pile, stamping a number which corresponds to the number which

page_text: has just been stamped on the tape register. The stamped ticket is then removed from
the pile, the discs re-adjusted and the operation carried on as before. I provide a
buffing spring t to keep the stamping figures from contact with the sole and to give
elasticity to the stamping functions. The gearing which moves the tape register is
preferably so arranged as to leave a wider space between cach ten of the register
numbers, the tape register being thus in groups of ten and therefore the number of
pieces is more easily reckoned. A suitable mode of effecting this is to make the tenth
tooth of the ratchet wheel spaced at a greater distance than the others. Whenever
the ratchet pawl acts on this tooth the paper tape is moved to a slightly greater extent
making a visible gap between each group of ten figures. By the apparatus herein-
before described and illustrated I obtain not only a check register of the number of
tickets stamped but also a register of the various lengths. In addition to the register
described might employ a counter in conjunction with the apparatus such for
example as is used in connection with textile machinery, the indicating discs of the
counter being actuated from the corresponding stamping discs so as to exhibit
corresponding figures and fractions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The general arrangement construction and combination of parts comprising my
improved apparatus for stamping lengths on piece goods tickets and for checking or
registering the said lengths simultaneously on a separate strip or tape, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shown.
2. An apparatus for the indicated purpose, consisting of discs having stamping
figures and capable of being set independently of each other and carried in a parallel
motion frame in combination with the inking roller, buffing spring, endless tape
register and feeding arrangement substantially as described and shown.
3. In apparatus for stamping piece goods tickets, the employment of a number of
discs carried on a common central axis and capable of being rotated and set relatively
to each other, each disc having half or less than half of its periphery occupied by
stamping figures and the other half by indicating figures from which the discs are
set, the discs being also provided with knobs or projections for the purpose of setting
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1890
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.