US1780118A - Combined sectional operating-table unit and conveyer section - Google Patents

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- Oct. 28, 1930. 1,780,118

COMBINED SECTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT AND CONVEYER SECTION E. DHUMY 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 2, 1929 Juventqnl Jrfiand EdHumy,

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Oct. 28, 19301 F. E. DHUMY 5 COMBINED SEGTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT AND CONVEYER SECTION miea April. 2. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q mg F. E. D HUMY COMBINED SECTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT AND CONVEYER SECTION Filed April 2, 1929 3 sheets-sheet a Fatented Get. 2 8, 1930 1 'FERNAND n. DHUMY, on SGABSDALE, NEW YORK; ASSIGNOR} no-THE wns rnmvunron TELnGRAPHooMPanY. onnnw YORK, N. 'Y., A oonronarion .OFI'NEW YORK COMBINED sEo'rIoNAI. OPERATING-TABLEVUN'IT ANDCONVEYEIR SECTION Application filed April f2, 1929., ,s riarm, 351,95

'This invention relates to the equipment of telegraph olhces and has special reference to an instrument desk or table equipped with a novel arrangement of the fconveyer.

The principal objects of the present inven tion are to provide van I improved arrange -T ment of instrument desk or table for telea conveyer section, the desks being arranged v1);) for positioning side by side in alinement' and the oonveyer sections, upon the desks being.

thuspositioned, interlocking to" form a continuous oonveyer frame; to, provide a series of desks equipped with interlocking conveyer frame sections adaptedto support a continuous conveyer'belt, the end members of the series being provided with belt drive and take-up means,- whereby three or'more of such desks may be assembled side by side and 29 provision beingmade at the delivery end of upper partthereof.

the conveyer for receiving messages carried of the desk at the left hand end of the series,

the conveyer belt being omitted.

I Figure 3 is a View of the middle desk, or

of one of a pluralityof intermediate desks. Figure 4 is a view of the desk at the 'de-.

livery end of the series.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of the lap joint between two of the conveyer frame sections. r

F iguref6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sideview of the lap joint.

Figure 8is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure V Figure 9-is a perspective view of a modified form of deskand conveyerv wherein the conveyer is carriedby the desk behind the Each of'the desks here shown provided with the usual top -10 supportedjon legs 11 and having a drop leaf portion 12 to "receive upstanding and carriedby the sides of't'he the typewritinginstrument used in connec tion, with the modern receiving sets, this leaf being also used to holdany otherassociated instruments as desired. Inthe form of the invention shown in F igures l to 8there is secured to the top of eachdeskat the rear thereof a plurality of U-haped brackets l3 for the support of the conveyer'jsection. In' the form shown in Figure 9,U-shaped brackets ltare'secured to the back of the desk or table by the upper part of one leg so that these bracketshang down below such desk or tablef Each of the conveyer frame sections includes an upper trough'portion having side walls 15-converging from the; top downwardly and terminating at the bottom in outwardly'extending portions 16ha'ving depending flanges 17 at their outer edges, these flanges being. secured to a channel-bar 18 arranged with'it's web'extending across the space betweenthe flanges and having its flanges directed downwardly; QAtfthe top the.

sides 15 areflangedioutwardly as at 19 and rebent as at 20 to engage beneath the .ho'ri Zont al leg of respective; reinforcing angle iron"2l.'f The angle irons 21 an'd flanges are secured to the sides of the brackets 13, orl lfin the form shown in Figure 9,v and belowthiS part of the convey-erthere is pro vided" a channelmember 22 having its flanges supporting brackets. 1 An endless oonveyer belt" 23 isffused inf connection with thiscon: Y ye' f.ram .;t11e u pe g ifa iven of the belt lying, the space, between the flanges .17

on the web 18; an'dhav-ing itsside edges cov ered'bylthe-portion16. The. inactive or re- 7 turn 'run ofthe belt, travels infthe channel 22. a

' ThesecOnVeyer frames thus extend trans: versely across the rear ofthe respective tables andwhenthese tables are arranged side by 1 T side in alinement the conveyer sections will likewise. be alined In'order' to connect the malends of these section s'the end of sectiont whichlandther' is to be conshort the: end edges of the trough meni ber f-l 'as'sh wn at 24 in F gure. 5. T end intended-t join this end has the. angle irons 2 5 r -"sjeeme bey a t e ppe 'f nected has the angle irons 21 cutto terminate side trough members as at 25, these projecting ends being of such length as to abut against the shortened ends 24. Also the trough sides 15 are stuck outwardly as at 26 and the portions 16 are struck upwardl as at 27 so that when assembled these parts ie on the outside of the correspondingparts of the adjacent conveyer section. Furthermore, the flanges of the channel 22 are struck outwardly as at 28 and downwardly as at 34 to engage the outer sides or faces of the legs in the corresponding channel of the adjacent conveyer frame. Obviously, each terminal section may have but one end equipped for connection to the adjacent section but the intermediate section or sections will have both ends equipped in this manner, one end having the angle irons shortened and formed as shown at the left of Figure 5 while theother end will be formed as shown atthe right of Figure 5.

One terminal section is provided with an idler pulley 29 supported on a belt tightener or tensioning device 30 while the other terminal section is provided with a drive pulley 31 driven b any suitable means, here indicated b the be t pulley 32. The belt 23 runs around the pulleys 29 and 31 and, in the form here shown, the upper or active run of this belt moves to the right. At-the right or delivery end of the conveyer there is provided a tray 33 to receive the messages. It is obvious that the tray may be replaced by an ordinary conveyer if desired.

The multiple unit outfit above described provides a means for collecting the typed telegraph mes'sa es from the entire group of o erators,'trans errin them in upright positlon and assembling t em in the same order, face up in the receptacle. As the conveyer is within easy reach of the operators, the messages are immediately placed in the conveyer trough in upright position and expeditiously transferred and collected in proper position while the operators remain continuously at their positions to receive the. incoming messages without interruption. By thus concentrating the incoming telegraph channels into a single unit which emodies a single message collecting means so organized that the messages continuously move in upright position and are likewise assembled in proper order without necessitating any operator to move from his operating position, the work of receiving messaggs is greatly facilitated.

said trough being positioned within reach of the operators and having smooth unobstructed sides adapted to support the messages in an upright position as they are conve ed therethrough and receiving means positioned at the delivery end of the conveyer to receive the messages as they are delivered thereto in upright position from the conveyer.

table comprising a series of table sections each adapted to support telegraph transmittin and receiving apparatus, and provided wit 'conveyer frame sections having their proximal ends interfitting to form a continuous trough, a conveyor belt extending through the trough sections from end to end, said trough being positioned Within reach of the operators and having smooth unobstructed sides adapted to support the messages in an upright position as they are conveyed therethrough, a belt drive at one terminal section, a belt tensioning device at the other terminal section and receiving means positioned at the delivery end of the conveyer to receive the messages as they are delivered thereto in up ri ht position from the conveyor.

11 testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FERNAND E. nHUMY.

avin thus described the invention, what is claime as new, is:

1. A multiple unit telegraph operators table comprising a series of table sections each adapted to support telegraph transmitting and'receiving apparatus, and provided conveyer frame sectionshaving their proximal ends interfitting to: form a continuous trough, a conveyer beltextendin through the trough sectionsfrom end to en 2. A multiple unit telegraph operators

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