Autographic Register.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
Autographic Register.
I. CHARLES ARTHUR ALLISON, of 52 Chancery Lane, London, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
(which has been communicated to me from abroad by the Egry Autographic
Register Company, of Dayton, Ohio, United States of America), 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 autographic registers of that type in which several
strips of paper, stored within the machine, are laid over a tablet, where transfer
paper is interposed between the strips, and then led between feed-rolls, the strips
as used going forward, one strip to a storage compartment in the machine and the
others to be torn off in sections. In the present instance the stored strip is
folded up by the machine and stabbed on darts, the folded strip together
with two of the darts to hold it together being bodily removable from the
machine.
Assume that the machine will deal with three strips of paper, the lowermost one
of which is to be folded up and retained in the machine, the lowermost strip will
be herein termed the record paper, and the other two strips will be termed the bill
paper. The interposed transfer paper will be termed carbon-paper.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a sectional plan of the register, the section being in the plane of line a
of Fig. 2:
Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section of the register in the plane of line of
Figs. 1 and 3:
Fig. 3, a plan of the machine with the main cover thrown entirely open, and
with the lid 51 of the carbon-paper box also open :
Fig. 4, a side elevation of the register showing the various covers and other
movable case-parts in exemplifying open position to indicate the openable character
of the casing:
Fig. 5, an elevation of the inside face of the end door of the casing:
Fig. 6, a plan of the mechanism for separating the feed-rolls:
Fig. 7, a perspective view of a portion of one of the movable spindles for
carrying the rolls of paper stored in the machine, together with one of the spindle
bearings; and
Fig. 8 a vertical transverse section of the carbon-paper box in the plane of line d
of Fig. 3.
In the drawings :
1, indicates the usual box-like casing of the machine:
2, the end door thereof hinged at its base and located at that end of the casing
where the record paper is to be stored :
3, the main cover of the register, extending from the rear end of the casing to
near the forward end thereof and hinged at its forward end to the casing:
4, the hinge of cover 3:
5, a glass plate forming a roof for that portion of the casing forward of cover 3,
this glass plate sliding in grooves in the side walls of the casing so that it can
be withdrawn from the end of the casing when the end door is open, as

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partly withdrawn:
where the end door 2 is partly open and he glass pract
6, the rolls of paper, three in number, disposed within the casing as usual in
autographic registers, one of these rolls being to supply the record-paper and the
other two the bill papers:
7, the lower feed-roll, this roll being mounted across the top of the machine just
to the rear of glass plate 5:
8, the upper feed-roll mounted in spring bearings and having, preferably, an
elastic jacket:
9, a crank on the lower feed-roll, on the outside of the casing and serving in
turning the rolls and operating the general mechanism of the register, the hub
of this crank having a spiral groove engaging a pin projected from the shaft of the
roll so that the crank will be drawn upon the roll-shaft and turn the roll if the crank
be turned in the forward direction, but disengaged from the roll-shaft if turned in
the reverse direction :
10, a main shaft journalled in suitable supporting bearings within the casing
below the feed-rolls:
11, gearing connecting the feed-rolls with shaft 10 and so proportioned that
shaft 10 will make one turn when the peripheries of the feed-rolls shall have
advanced the distance corresponding with the length of check or bill being dealt.
with, it being understood that bills of definite length will be torn from the strips of
paper after passing between the feed-rolis :
12, an opening in cover 3 to expose the paper on which the writing is to be
done:
13, the tablet supported by the casing below this opening to furnish a supporting
backing for the paper on which the writing is to be done, it being understood that
the three papers will go from the rolls 6 and pass over tablet 13 and between the
feed-rolls, the lower or record paper going again into the casing at its forward end
for storage in folded form while the other two papers are projected above glass
plate 5 to be torn off for removal, the extreme forward edge of cover 3 forming a
tearing edge:
14, hinge-pivots uniting the forward edge of tablet 13 to the side walls of the
casing and permitting the tablet to be turned up as indicated in Fig. 4:
15, an extreme rearward portion of the tablet 13, this rearward portion being,
however, separate from the main tablet and being permanently attached to the
side walls of the casing to brace it at the rear of the main tablet :
16, a pair of barbed stabbing darts removably held in the upper portion of the
inner face of end door 2 and presenting their barbed ends to the rear, these darts
being flat and having holes vertically through their front ends:
17, sockets on the end door to receive the perforated ends of these darts:
18, a latch-bar extending across over the sockets 17:
19, latch-pins projecting from latch-bar 18 down through vertical perforations
in sockets 17 and through the perforations in the heels of the darts, whereby the
darts are securely but removably held in the end door of the register:
20, a spring holding latch-bar 18 downwardly in latched position, the raising
of bar 18 serving to withdraw the pins from the darts and permit the darts to be
removed:
21, a pair of permanent darts, without barbs projecting from the lower portion
of the end door :
22, a roll-opening shaft journalled across the casing below the feed-rolls:
23, a pair of wedge-arms carried by this shaft and engaging under the shaft of
the upper feed-roll and serving, as the shaft is rocked to urge the wedges rearwardly,
to lift the upper feed-roll so as to permit the papers to be readily inserted and
adjusted between the feed-rolls:
24, a handle on shaft 22 exterior to the casing:
25, an arm projecting forwardly from shaft 22 to near the inner face of end
door 2, the end door preventing the rising of this arm and consequently preventing

page_text: he operation of the roll-opening device except when the end door is open, and the
projection of this arm, when raised in the operation of the wedges, preventing the
losure of the door until the wedges are retracted:
26, a plate disposed across the casing just forward of the feed-rolls:
27, a channel formed between this plate and glass plate 5 and serving to guide
he record-paper from the feed-rolls into the forward portion of the casing where it
s folded and stabbed upon the darts:
28, a stabbing-plate forming a reciprocating transverse partition in the casing,
his plate being perforated at the darts, its upper end being turned under
plate 26, the office of plate 28 being to force the folds of record-paper onto the
larts:
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plate 26, the office of plate 28 being to force the folds of record-paper onto the
larts:
29, a guide-stem projecting rearwardly from the stabbing-plate :
30, a fixed guide for this stem:
31, a flanged interior cam fast on the main shaft 10:
32, a pin or roller projecting from guide-sten 29 into engagement inside the
flange of cam 31, whereby as the cam revolves, the stabbing-plate is drawn back
and then released :
33, a heavy bar lying against one wall of the casing, the forward end of this bar
projecting to the front of the stabbing-plate 28 when that plate is in its normal
rearward position as indicated in Fig. 2:
34, a folding-rod projecting horizontally from the front end of bar 33 parallel
with and a short distance in front of the stabbing-plate when the latter is in
rearward position :
35, a fixed pivot engaging a longitudinal slot in the rear end of bar 33 so that, as
the bar vibrates, its front end may move in a vertical plane :
36, a lever with its front end mounted on a fixed pivot under bar 33, the rear
free end of this lever being armed with a roller engaging under bar 33 so that the
bar may be lifted by the lever :
37, a flanged cam fast on shaft 10:
38, a link having its lower end attached to lever 36 and having at its upper
end a pin or projection engaging within the flange of cam 37 so that as the
cam makes a turn the bar 33 will be raised and then permitted to descend by
gravity:
39, a spring drawing downward on lever 36 and keeping the roller of link 38
always in engagement with the flange of cam 37:
40, a lever pivotted within the casing and having its upper end connected with
guide-stem 29 of the stabbing-plate:
41, a spring acting on the lower end of lever 40 and tending to press the
stabbing-plate toward the end door 2 of the casing when released from the action
of cam 31, cam 31 serving to draw the stabbing-plate to its rear position and
hold it there till the time of release, whereupon the spring urges the stabbing-plate
forward:
42, a stationary nipper-finger supported by the casing at one side of and in front
of the base of the stabbing-plate when the plate is in rear position, the stabbing-
plate being narrow enough to pass this finger :
43, a pivotted finger co-operating with the stationary finger 42:
44, a lever mounted on a fixed pivot and having its lower end linked to
finger 43:
45, a spring acting on lever 44 and tending to close finger 43 against stationary
finger 42:
46, a cam on main shaft 10, engaging the upper end of lever 44 and serving, as
the shaft makes its turn, to retract finger 43 and hold it so, thus opening the
nippers, and then to release the lever and allow the nippers to be closed by
spring 45:
47, a vertical guide-rib on one side wall of the casing near the front end of
bar 33 and engaged by a groove in the side of that bar and serving, as the bar

page_text: vibrates, to guide the folding-rod 34 in a vertical plane in front of the stabbing-
plate:
48, a standard rising from the floor of the casing and serving to support the
bearings for shaft 10 and guide 30, and also certain pivots, it being understood that
shaft 10 does not extend to the further side of the casing where it would interfere
with the vibration of bar 33:
49, a trough or box disposed outside the casing parallel with its farther side wall,
the top of this box being even with the top of the casing and the length of the box
corresponding substantially with the length of opening 12 in the main cover 3, this
box being the carbon-paper box :
50, a spindle seated in upwardly open notches in the ends of the carbon-
paper box and serving for the support of a roll of carbon-paper placed within
the box :
51, a lid for the carbon-paper box, hinged to the exterior wall of that box and
shutting down within the box over the roll of carbon-paper:
52, a flat spring secured to the under surface of lid 51, its free end being
adapted to press down upon the roll of carbon-paper when the lid is closed and
held so, and adapted to lift the lid when the lid is released:
53 (Fig. 3) a pair of upwardly open sockets in the upper edge of the wall of the
casing opposite the carbon-paper box:
54, a pair of short studs projecting from the under surface of main cover 3 and
adapted to loosely enter the sockets 53 when the cover is closed:
55, upwardly open bearings on the inner wall-surfaces of the casing where
the walls are perforated to receive the spindles for the support of the paper-
rolls 6:
56, the spindles for the paper-rolls, which are inserted through the walls of the
casing and through the rolls of paper and seat within the bearings 55 :
57, spring wires projecting across the open bearings 55 at one side of the casing
and impinging upon the spindles held therein, and preferably engaging grooves
in the spindles, these springs thus serving to prevent the accidental endwise
movement of the spindles and
58, a spring supported by the casing and engaging a groove in the hub of
crank 9 and preventing the accidental disengagement of the crank from the roll-
shaft on which it is loosely mounted.
Assume the machine to be empty and that it is desired to charge it with paper
and prepare it for operation. Refer to Fig. 4. Cover 3 may be turned up, and
tablet 13 may be turned up, thus exposing the rear interior of the casing and
permitting the three rolls of paper to be placed in position. Refer to Fig. 2. The
ends of the three strips of paper may then be brought upwardly from the rolls and
tablet 13 closed down in working position. The record paper is then to be laid
over the tablet and passed between the feed-rolls and through channel 27 and behind
rod 34 and then up and stuck on darts 16, this placing of the record strip being
easily accomplished by reason of the fact that end door 2 and glass plate 5 are
openable. The glass plate is then to be placed in position. A roll of two strips of
carbon-paper is then to be placed in trough 50, one strip of the carbon-paper being
drawn over the record-paper lying on the tablet, the end of the carbon-paper
projecting somewhat beyond the nearer side of the main casing. The first of the
bill papers is then to be drawn over the tablet and passed between the feed-rolls
and out over glass-plate 5. The second strip of carbon-paper is then to be placed
over this bill-paper. The second strip of bill-paper is then to be passed over the
tablet and between the feed-rolls and out over the glass plate. The feed-rolls are
then to be closed by means of handle 24. The lid of the carbon-paper box is then
to be closed, thus bringing spring 52 down onto the roll of carbon-paper. Main
cover 3 is then to be closed, this act serving to retain the lid of the carbon-paper
box and press its spring into contact with the roll of carbon-paper and serving also
to punch the spurs 54 through the strips of carbon-paper into sockets 53. The

page_text: ends of the strips of carbon-paper projecting from the nearer side of the casing may
then be torn off leaving the carbon-paper firmly held on the tablet, at one edge of
the tablet by spring 52 and at the other edge of the tablet by spurs 54. The
machine is now ready for operation. Crank 9 being turned, the two bill-papers
are projected out over glass plate 5 and the record-paper is fed down in front of
the stabbing-plate, the bend of the record-paper being carried downward by rod 34,
acted on by the gravity of bar 33. Rod 34 carries the bend of the paper down to
the base of the stabbing-plate within the grasp of the nippers, cam 46 at proper
time releasing the finger 43, causing the nippers to grasp the fold of record-paper.
Cam 37 then lifts bar 33, carrying rod 34 up above the top of the stabbing-plate.
Cam 31 then releases the stabbing-plate which moves quickly forward stabbing the
two folds of paper upon the darts and withdrawing the bend of the fold from the
nippers. The two bills may then be torn off for use. The two bills will contain
such writing as may have been done upon the top paper over the tablet, and
a triplicate of the writing is on the record-paper. At the next use of the machine
rod 34 again descends and the operation is repeated, the successive double folds
of paper being stabbed neatly upon the darts. Much of the last entry on the
record-paper may be inspected through glass plate 5. The closing-parts of the
casing should have locks to prevent unauthorised access to the interior of
the register.
End door 2 may be opened and the record strip severed and the book of folded
records may be removed bodily from the door by releasing darts 16 from the door
and pulling the lower portion of the paper from permanent darts 21. The folded
record book is thus temporarily in the hand, away from the register, and bound at
one end temporarily by darts 16 which have accompanied the book. The entire
record may be inspected leaf by leaf and may then be replaced in the register and
the record-paper started anew as an addition to the book thus far formed. Or the
book, while out of the register and bound at one end by the darts 16, may be bound
at the opposite end by suitable fasteners put through the holes made by darts 21,
after which darts 16 may be removed and replaced in the register, leaving the
record book in good form for inspection.
Handle 24 is employed in separating the feed-rolls to permit the convenient
adjustment of the papers between the feed-rolls, and arm 25 prevents the closure
of end door 2 until after the feed-rolls shall have been closed together again.
Should the feed-rolls be turned, in testing the action of the machine while the end
door is open, and inadvertently before the feed-rolls are closed upon each other,
then the friction of the shaft of the upper feed-roll upon the wedges will at once
move the wedges forward and cause the automatic closure of the rolls.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is -
:-
1. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, with
feed-rolls, darts, and a stabbing-plate, of a shaft geared to the feed-rolls, a cam
thereon for operating the stabbing-plate, a pivotted bar vibrating past the end of
said shaft, a cam on said shaft to vibrate said bar, and a folding-rod carried by the
free end of said bar in front of the stabbing-plate.
2. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, with
feed-rolls, darts, and a stabbing-plate, of a shaft geared to the feed-rolls, a loosely
pivotted vibrating bar, a folding rod in the free end thereof in front of the
stabbing-plate, a vertical guide for the free end of the bar, and cams on said shaft.
to operate the stabbing-plate and bar.
3. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
pair of feed-rolls one of which is mounted in yielding bearings, a shaft parallel with
the rolls and having a handle, and wedges carried by said shaft and engaging the
shaft of said yielding roll and adapted to move said roll from its fellow-roll and to
be moved out of action by the turning of the roll.

page_text: 4. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing supporting a pair of feed-rolls and a hinged tablet, and a cover hinged to
the casing and fitting over said tablet.
5. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing having a tablet, one portion of which is hinged in the casing and an
extremity of which is rigidly secured across the casing.
6. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing, its contained mechanism, a trough-shaped carbon-paper box outside the
casing, a lid thereto, a spring carried by the lid, and a main lid covering the casing
and the lid of the carbon-paper trough or box.
7. In an antographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing, a carbon-paper box at one side thereof, a gripping-spring for the carbon-
paper therein, and pins and sockets at the opposite edge of the casing.
8. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing, feeding and stabbing mechanism carried thereby, a door to the casing
provided with sockets and a latch, and darts with their heels removably held in
said sockets by said latch.
9. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing, a feed-roll shaft projecting therefrom and having a projecting pin, and
a crank fitting on said projecting shaft and having a spiral groove engaging
said pin.
10. In an autographic register, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a
casing perforated for the reception of spindles to carry rolls of paper, upwardly
open bearings at said perforations, and spring wires bridging over said bearings.
Dated this 16th day of February 1897.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.