US1638752A - sheldrick - Google Patents

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.9 1927. 1,638,752 Aug G. E. SHELDRICK ADJUSTABLE TRACK 'FOR MAIL STAMPING MACHINES Filed Oct. 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l I L w 3140mm Geay ei'. 571a ZzZrzcJf 1,638,752 -9' 9 G. E. SHELDRICK ADJUSTABLE TRACK FOR MAIL STAMPING MACHINES Filed Oct. 22; 1923 ZSheets-Sheet z i Q 1 :fl.

Patented Aug, 9, 1927 ,i UN! GEORGE E. SHELDRI'CK, or rne'rnoin MICHIGALL" Assre'non, BY MEsNE' NME 1 T PITNEYBOWES PosrAeE METER COMPANYNOF STAMFORD,- coNnEo'rIcUmjA CORPORATION or IDELAWARE.'

.AnJUs'rABLE TRACK FOR. MAIL-STAMPING MAonIiI'Es.

Application filed October 22 1923. s ria No. 670,190. r

This invention relates-to machines for stamping letters or other" mail I matter.

Among the machines to which'the invention is applicable are those for affixing stamps to mail matteryprinting stamps or permits:

tables withreference to the stampingimeans" or other means acting upon the mail matter in its travel,1 such adjustment primarily serving to adapt the machinefor handlingf letters or the likef'of' various sizesfi i In the drawingsz f Figure jl-is a plan view of an" envelope which the invention is shown applied a Figure2 isan enlarged plan view 'show-f in'gfsolely'the; track adjustment means}; 1' i Figurefl3 is a sectional elevation. off-said: adjustment means, theplane of sectionb'eff ing indicated by line 3- 3 of Figure" 2. 1

' *Thereference' characters-'1 and 2' 'desi'g-A nate respectivelyaninitial and-a final work: table, said tables 'being located at opposite ends of afbasefplate '3; In :the illustrated embodiment of the inventionthe mail matter" which is" handled by -Zthe machine has; the

7 nature of envelopes and tlie'machine func tions 'to sealz said envelopes and to's'ubse-- quently'print mailing "permits or; other stamps thereupon; The envelopes are fed through; the machine in su'ccessionflin substantially upright; position antral-e supported and'guided in their travel by achan 4 nel shaped rail4. Said rai'l 'has-a unitary connection fwith the work tables -1 ana ;12- and=the unit 1 2 and4 isverticallyadjust e able according to thesize-of the envelopes 5 which form'the work,-"in-order'to' establish the proper level 'ofgthe' flap carryingupper edge'of said envelopes'relative to the seal} 7 ingvmeans and also to insureappl'ication of i j ,the printed permit or stamp to'the envelope,

in proper proximity tosaidedges ofthe sealing and stamp printing fimachine to:

envelopes. travel of] the envelopes throughthe machine fromthe table 1 to the table 2' 1s COIltlIlllQllS, being affected by: a series of pairsfof feed rolls 6;,;'6 Z17, 8,8-,"

,9, 9",-and'10, 10"." The first operationper formed bythe machine is moistening of the,

vadhesive icoated ,flap's; T-he'. specific; means for accomplishing this result isfno feature f:

of the present/invention and said means; i

may be sufliciently described as comprising an inclined driven disk element 11, thelowe'r' v s portion ot-which isfimmersed in a water vessel 11", while its upper portioni engag the gummed flapsof the, envelopes 5 as the latter are advancedfby the; rolls 7, 71

Sealing of; theflap. is accom-I Y and 8, 8.

plished vjointly the rolls 9, 9'{ and- 10, 10' r and coaxial with-the roll '8 is a rotary printer I 12' for applying the stamp or permit to the "1 envelopes. without interruption .of their travel. For the purpose of its adjustment, a; theqrail 4- fcarr'ies' two interiorly=threaded v sleeves 13;;one of which is: formedas an integral'downward projection'fromthe iniso tial feed tablerl, while the other depends integrally from anarm 14 projecting later-g v Said sleeves act las feed nuts for ra sing vand lowering the'track. and 7' ally from said rail.

tables through engagement offthe sleeves with a pair- 0f vertical screws 15:"and" 155M which. are journaledlin the .base;3 and. are v 1' ::adapted to be driven inLunison'byla m h; f anismu'arrangedsbeneath said base; The unitary "drive 'connection betweengthe twa screws comprises a shaftlG below thebasel '1 an'dna 'pairof" spiral gears 'il7 a nin -5 ends of said shaft meshing with spiral gears:-

18 -up0n the lower endportions of said: 'iscrewswPower .is applied to the screw15v and from the latter'to th-e-screw '15 through the shaft 16*an'd gears 317318. For driving p "the" screw lflyaispurgear 19 is\n'oounted; fast.--v upon the lower end'thereof: and is adapted tobe;driven by a-n'idler piniQn' QO ithr a QW'hich a gear 21 in turn has .drivingiengage-Ja j. me e rh pinion ZO-andfgeajr 21 are xl9 'nal'ed- 'upon aniarm,22varrangedradial1y to the screwj15 beneath the base 3 andf -formed 1 with an; integral bearing 23; journaled inlri "said base and- :engaged' by the journal .p'or-c. tion of' the screw =15.- Above the base a; 7

control handle 24 is rigidlysecuredtb thearm 22'by pins- 25',-the journal-portion of 5 the"screw'15"passingyalsothrough theend 4 7 i' said handle" which engages said p operation. Through rocking the ar1n'22 by mean'sof thehandle 24:, the gear 21 may be r selectivelyfmeshedwith either of the gears F26 and 27 v and thus afdriveuniform in speed and selective in "di-rectionfni'aybe 'ap-.

will be evident that the sleeves or nuts 13 Will "be "fed upwardly or downwardly upon 1 reotionfofdrive ofthe latter "and thus the .vwardlv according to the limiting position to" Qvvhich tlie" handle '24 is shifted. 'In the in terme'di'ate position of said handle, which is V .26 and 27Qandfthe track and work jitables am-consequenuy stationary; T

j 1;,Weight', the-elimination of necessity for rais- 'Qing or' lowering said units imanuallyis quite I e c 4 A :Wtweensa1d supports and Inechanis1n as- :sociated I with one of; said supports adjust;

able to-efi'ect' a driveitheret'o in opposite di- 105 jddesirable. i

What' I claimas" m invention is I 1 1:111 a rnachine of theccharacter described, jthe combination with means for operating -c. "iipjon article's,- and' a trackiuponzwhich arti-f cl'esare adapted 'tobe fed to saidwmeans, a feed table and a delivery table i connected i with said; trackand adjustable therewith,

. ,pfispaced screws supportinglsaidtrack, and:

-' f 'inea'ns' :for. driving said screws .1n unlson' to h fi iltracli'relative tosaid operating 'ime'ansy i i y c the t-combination j With nieans for operating 'iiponf articlesnof al'track upon whith articl es f are adapted-to be fed tfo sald ineans,-screws;f.

V engagingmm .track at'lspaced points there i f of, 1 andinl'ean s ffor drivings aid SCleVVS'mlIl' unison alternatlvely in e ther directlon'bto efiect'raisingif or, loweringj'of Isai'dytiack;

' 1 therewitlfiva support. for said'trac'k rotatableupon articles, and a track upon which articles gpliedto the, two-feed screws and 15'; It V fsupport ir'oln the memberrcarned bysaid 'trackA; and'the Work tables 15' and 2 will be i adjustedin unison either upwardly or down shown 'infull lines in Figure-2, the gear 21" I is *disehgzjigedlfrom-both of the drive gears" 2 1 inach'ineof the characterdescribed z V I 3i ,In-ainachi-netof thecharacter described, i .i thebombina'tionswitli' means for operating upon articles, and a track l o'r feeding articles I "to said 'means', alfee'd table; andadfelivery- I qtable connected to; said track and adjustable,

establishing a drive connection from'said shaft to said rotatalole support. 7

4. Ina machine of'the character described, the combinationwith means for operating are adapted to be "fed to said nieans, of a member supporting said track rotatableto efiect vertical adjustmentofthe track, continuously oppositely driven shafts, a pivotal arm having a handle member, a member carried by said arln adapted to be driven alternately by said shafts in'limiting' positions of said'arnn' and Ineans establishing a; f constant driveconIie'ction tosaid-rotatable;

5. In a machine of the 'character describedr the combination With means foruoperating-wy upon articlesyand-atrack uponiwhich arti cles are adaptedto'be' fedfto said"n1eans,-of 7 a screw rotativelyengaging, said track-1 tow} vertically adjust'the same, an arm-pivoted: coaxially with said screw, a rotative transmission member mounted upon said arm and 'havinga constantdrive connectionivith said screw, and continuously oppositely-driven members alternatively; having a drive con z nection to the memben on'saicl arm in op H posits limiting positions of pivotal adjust inent of the arm.

the combination with means for operating upon articles, and a track upon "which articles a are adapted to be fedto said neans, of

spaced support-s for saidtrack rotatablegto eflect vertical?aidjustrnentvof theitrack, means 1 establishing-a constant drive-connection be: p

rectionsj v saidmeans, a mounting for saidstrackiadapt a I "ing the same foradjustmentrelativetogthegv "operating means; andmeans-jfor applying :power to effect such adjus t 1ne11t. 3

8. In a machine as set forth in claim oppositely driven means, and means? for-"en: gaging the power applying ineans With either I of said drivenmeansaccordingto whether} i fit is desired. to 1 raise or lower said; tracks 1 9 In ia'- maili'ng machineof the character described having ifeed; table; a delivery 7 table, and rn'eansfor feeding; stamping and. delivering envelopes disposed betweensaid ,1 manager atrack upon which the envelopes" are adaptedto be fed pastzsaigdimeans from, one tabletotheother, said tables anditrack l. v being connectedjand movablel'as ajunit, op;, @to effect vertical adjustment oft-hetrach'aj continuously driven .shaftfland lneans ffort Y positelv driven means "for vertically; adjust i 6'. "In a machine a thecharacter. ascri ed, 9

means for engaging the power applying means With either of said driven means according to Whether it is desired lower said track.

10. In a machine of the character de scribed,' the combination of'a" feed table, a delivery table, and meansintermediate the to raise or tables for operating upon articles, and a track upon which articles are adaptedv to be fed past said means; from 'one table to the 0ther,-of a support for said track ro'-:

tatable to effect vertical adjustment of the 7 track, oppositely driven shafts, and means for selectively driving said rotatable sup portfrom elther shaft.

GEORGE E. SHELDRIOK.

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