Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
Fig. 2, a plan view.
Fig. 3, a detail of a portion of the lower die or matrix plate.
Fig. 4, an elevation of the feed wheels and operating pawl.
Figs. 5 and 6, detail views of the feeding devices, the latter being a section on
the line x, x, of the former.
Fig. 7, a view of part of the series of male dies and notched guide plate for the
operating lever.
The base 1, of the machine is segment shaped, made of any suitable material,
and carries at its rear end the standard 2. At its forward end are the standards 3
and 3, upon which the lower (matrix or female) die carrier 30, is supported, and
about the middle of the sides are two curved standards 4, 4, which are connected
by a bridge 5, carrying the upper or male dies 14.
The rear standard 2, overhangs at its top and in the overhanging portion of it is
journalled the upper end of vertical shaft 6, the lower end of which is stepped into
the base plate of the machine. The shaft 6, has rigidly connected to it two arms 7'
and 8, directly in line one above the other and extending toward the front of the
machine. The lower arm 7, carries at its end a case 31, in which are mounted the
lower feed wheels 9, 9, and upon the upper arm 8, is a case 20, containing the upper
feed wheels 10, 10, and their actuating devices. The paper to be embossed or
perforated is supported between the feed wheels and upon the upper plate of case
containing lower feed wheels and rods 35, extending rearwardly. The swinging
arms afford a movable support by which the paper feeding and carrying devices
may move along the series of punches together. The arm 8, is jointed at 11, to
allow of lifting the upper off the lower feed wheels, and the introduction of the
check or paper to be operated upon between the wheels.
Pivoted to arm 8, at 12, is an operating lever 13, by which the arms 7 and 8,
may
be swung from side to side to bring the lever over and the check between any
desired male and female dies, and upon depressing which the male die immediately
beneath is forced down and with its corresponding female die embosses or cuts the

page_text: check with the figure or character carried by said dies. The lever 13, is guided
so as to register with and descend accurately upon the tops of the dies 14, by
means of a notched plate or comb 15, the teeth of which project vertically from
the front edge of bridge 5. The shanks of the dies 14, pass through holes in upper
and lower flanges of bridge 5, and the dies are returned to position, after being
depressed, by springs surrounding them.
The feeding rollers are actuated as follows: The lever 13, carries a pin 16,
working in a slot in arm 8, and resting upon the head of a rod or bolt 17, vertically
movable through, and guided in a grooved standard 33; attached to the top of
case 20. Rod 17, carries a lug 18, projecting through a guide slot in the rear
wall of the case and perforated so that it may slide up and down on a vertical
post 19, fixed in a flange on the bottom of the case, and surrounding this post is a
spring upon which lug 18, rests. To the lower end of rod 17, is pivoted a pawl 21,
which engages a ratchet wheel 36, fixed upon the shaft of one of the feed wheels 10.
Rigid upon the same shaft is a cog wheel 22, which gears with a pinion 23, pivoted
upon the rear wall of case 20, and this with a cog wheel 24, upon the shaft of the
other feed wheel 10. Mounted upon the outside of the rear wall of case 20, and
vertically adjustable by means of a slot, and binding screws tapped into the case,
is a piece 25, having a pin 26, the office of which is to engage the heel 27, of
pawl 21, and so disengage the pawl from the ratchet at the proper point in the
downward stroke of rod 17. The point at which this disengagement occurs is
determined by the adjustment of piece 25.
At the end of the series of figure dies is a die (and matrix) indicated at 29, by
which a series of parallel lines or other character may be embossed for the purpose
of making an impression at each end of the line of embossed or cut figures and
which will prevent their being made to indicate a different sum. by addition of
one or more figures.
A guide and clearing plate 28, is attached to the lower part of case 20.
Bars or rods 35, extend rearwardly for the purpose of supporting the check.
The machine is operated as follows:-
The arm 8, is raised and the check introduced between the feed wheels, the
lever 13, then swung to the right or left carrying with it the arms 7 and (the
feeding devices and the check) until over the proper die. Upon being depressed
it is guided onto the top of the die by the comb 15, and in its descent carries down
with it rod 17, which by means of pawl 21, and the ratchet wheel and gearing turns
both upper feed wheels in the same direction so as to feed the check held between
them and the lower wheels the proper distance. Just before the embossing.or
cutting takes place the feed pawl is disengaged by pin 26, so that the check.is
held stationary while being impressed or punched: On releasing lever 13,
spring 19', throws up rod 17, and the pawl, and by means of pin 16, lever 13, also.
The operation described is repeated until the desired figures or characters are
impressed.
It will be noticed that in my improved check punch the feeding is done by the
positive action of the lever under pressure imparted by the hand. In check
punches as ordinarily constructed the feeding is done on the reverse movement of
the lever by the operation of a spring which does not always act with certainty so
that sometimes the paper may fail to feed and the check may be spoiled. In my
device there can be no failure on this account.
The disengaging devices consisting of the pin that engages with the operating
pawl insure the disconnection of the operating power from the feed wheel before
the purch or die engages with the paper. This is a feature of great importance in
ny.improved check punch and I do not desire to limit myself to any particular
form of disengaging device as, the invention consists broadly in operating the feed
wheel on the downward movement of the actuating devices for 'the purpose of
impressing or cutting the check and in disengaging the portion of the mechanismu
that operates the feed wheel before the paper or die engages with the paper, by
any suitable mechanism.

page_text: The movable arm or guide R, forms a gage or stop for determining the distance
to which the check shall be introduced. This arm is pivoted at its lower end.
friction tight and can be swung backwards or forwards according to the line in
which it is desired to emboss or punch the check.
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. The combination of a series of dies arranged in the arc of a circle, the
swinging support pivoted at the rear of said dies and carrying at its opposite end
an operating lever pivoted to said support, and paper carrying rolls and actuating
devices therefor, substantially as described, supported on the lever end of the
support over the series of dies.
2. The combination with the series of stationary punches arranged in the arc of
a circle, of the paper carrying and feeding devices mounted on a movable support
and movable along the series of punches, and an actuating handle movable with
said support, and overhanging the punches.
3. The combination of a series of dies arranged in an arc of a circle, a swinging
support pivoted at the rear of said dies, an operating lever pivoted to said support,
feed wheels carried by said support, a ratchet disc carried by one of said wheels,
and a vertically actuated rod provided with a pawl for rotating said ratchet disc.
4. In a check punching apparatus, the combination with the dies and the
operating handle therefor, of the feed wheels for the paper, a ratchet disc, a pawl
operated by said handle for operating said disc, and a stop for disconnecting the
pawl from the ratchet disc before the dies strike the paper.
5. In a check punching apparatus, the combination with the dies and the
operating handle therefor, of the feed wheels for the paper, actuating devices.
therefor, substantially as described, operated by said handle on its downward
movement, and a trip pin or projection in the path of said actuating devices for
disengaging the same from the feed wheels before the dies strike the paper.
6. In a numbering and perforating machine, the combination of the arcuate
series of dies and punches, the paper carrier, a swinging support therefor pivoted
concentrically with respect to said arcuate series, and having its forward end
moving directly in rear thereof, and a handle pivoted on said swinging support
projecting forward and overhanging said punches.
7. In a check punch, the combination with a segmental row of punches and
corresponding dies, of a connected check support and feed roller carried by a
suitable support mounted behind the row of punches, a single selecting and
actuating lever connected with said support to move with the same, and mechanism
for operating the feed roller from the selecting and actuating lever.
8. In a check punch, the combination with a row of punches, of an upper
clearing plate and feed roll carried together on a movable or swinging support
adapted to be moved in a vertical plane, and mounted in turn on a movable or
swinging support moved in a horizontal plane, and an actuating handle carried on
said swinging support at the end thereof contiguous to the punches.
Dated this 30th day of October 1894.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.