US1201735A - Cloth measuring, cutting, and cost-computing machine. - Google Patents

Description

W. E. HOSCH.

CLOTH MEASURWG, CUTTING, AND COST COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED OCT-5,1914.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

4 SHEETSSHEET I.

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APPLICATION HLED OCT 1, I914 4 SHELIS SHEET 2 sch y a 4 SHEEIS-SHEET 3- Putenhwl (M. 17,1916.

W. E. HOSCH.

CLOTH MEASURING, cunmc, AND COST commune MACHINE.

APPElCATlQN HLED OCT 5. 39%.

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CLOTH MEASURING, cunma, AND COST LOMPUJING MACHINE.

APPLICATEON men ocrfs. 1914.

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Jlfifnessem W4) fil UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER E. nbsca, or s'r. moms. mssoenr.

CLOTH MEASURING, CUTTING. AND COST-COMPUTING MACHINE.

Application filed October 5, 1914.

1' 0 all wlumt it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VAL'rnn I5. Hoscn, a citizen of the l'nited States. residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri. have invented new and useful Improvements in Cloth Measuring. Cutting. and ost-Coniputing lvlachines. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cloth measuring, cutting and cost-computing machines. and has for its general object, to provide a machine of this type which will permit cloth to he measured by simply passing the same through the machine until the required length of cloth has been measilred oil, without the necessity at setting the machine to measure a definite length of cloth: also to provide a machine which will permit the length and cost of remnants of cioth to be readily ascertained by simply drawing the cloth through the machine, which latter will he operated while the cloth is moving therethrough. and when the end of the cloth passes out of the machine, will cease movement. the indicating and computing devices showing respectively. the length of the remnant down to inches, and the cost thereof, to the nearest quarter. or other fractional part of a yard: also to provide a machine of this character which will he operated by drawing the cloth through the same to indicate the length and cost of any given length of material. and the movement of which machine may be reversed by simply drawing the cloth through the machine in the opposite direction to that in which it was first drawn through the machii'ie. in

the event the clerk should inadvertentlyv measure of; a greater length of material than was requested. or the customer-should decide upon a less amount of the cloth than that. first measured off: and which. as soon as the movement of the cloth therethrough in either direction is stopped. will indi -ate the length of material passed through the ma chine. and the. cost thereof: also to provide a machine of this type which shall he simple :yfnl compact in construction, and reliable in operation. and one which may he economically inalnlfnctured.

With the ahovi general objects in view, the invention comprises. essentially. an indiciting devicc. having a dial with two circilar series oi figures arranged thcreon. and two hands adapted to niove over the dial Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Oct. 17. 1916..

Eerie-1N0. 865.066.

in the manner of the hands of a. clock; one hand hcing dcsignei'l to designate the ligui ca o1 one series. which indicate yards. and the second hand to designate thc figures in th other series. which indicate inches; means for turning said hands operated lay the. movement of cloth drawn through the machlne; .ineans permitting the ready resetting of the hands to the zero position. after each measuring operation: a cost ind icatiug drum. and means for operating the same simnltanco:oily and in svnchronisin with the movement of the hands over the dial.

Cornhined with the :ll ove teatures of the machine. is a cutting device which. while not in itself being a novel idea. embodies certain novel Features of miu'ietruction which constitute suhsidiarv but important features of the present in vention.

In ti 1 :n-rompanying drawing. Figure l. is a plan view of the machine with a portion of the top thereof hrohcn away to illustrate a portion ol one oi' the fiiction rolls: Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation. at pin-(ion ot' the top of the casing hcing hrokcn awav to in dicate certain parts of th driving flHtllzP nism; l ig. 3 i a side view partly in section and partly in elevation: Fig. 4 is a fragnmnL-inv section on the tine -l---lol' Fig. 3: l ig. 5 is a similar view on the line :1; of Fig. ll: and l ig. I3. is a detail liagn'icntarv view of a portion of the computing drum.

Referring now to the drawings tic metal '1 indicates a (ac-Eng ill which l li::.1.-ithe stcoinputing drum and the gcarii. for'inn-ratnig the same: and the numeral L indi'atea a h using supported on and secured to the top of casing l. and in which is housed the gcarin; or driving mechanism which secures the nnuclneut of the hands over the indicating dial. and ihcrotatior of the cost-com]:uting drum. by the passing oi" the material to he measured through tin machine.

The casing "J has an integral. laterallyprojecting portion I3. Mounted on the top of casing l. and extending paciliei with. but at a distance from the projecting poition 3. is a sup dcnientarv housing 4. lilo construction providing a space .3 ldtWtPl'l the parts 3 and l. as clearly shonn in his. 2. Located in the housing 4 is a :irhhri roller (1. prci'cralllv oi rnllhcr. which pro iecis upward through a l ngitudinal open dug I. in the top of housing 4. The driving ill) roller 6 is fast on a shaft 5. which has a hearing at one end in the upper part of a standard 9, located within the housing 4, and at its other end in a standard 10, lo-

rated in the housing nca r one side thereof. The shaft. 3 is provided beyond the housing 4 with a worm 11, which is in mesh with a worin'gear 12, mounted as later described. The shaft 8 has secured on its outer end be- 1o yond the standard it). a gear 13. which is in mesh with a. spur gear 14. mounted on a stub shaft 15. the latter being supported by having its inner end threaded and screwed into a boss 16. provided on the upper end of a standard 17. Figs. 2 and 5. Formed integral with. or secured to, the spur gear 14. and located on the inner side thereof, is a relatively small beveled gear 18. which is in mesh with a larger beveled gear 19. which is fastened on or formed integral with a sleeve ill. Secured on the Tipper end of the sleeve 20 is a knob 21. having its outer surface knurled as shown by Fig. 4, and pro indicator 5352.

The worm gear 12 is fastened on the lower end of the sleeve 23. and on the upper end of said sleeve is secured a ratchet member 24;. -'Ihe worm gear 19. is supported on a 80 hearing 25. which is secured in an opening in the top 21" of casing The bearing 25 and the worm gear 1:2 are centrally apertured, which apertures are in alinement and f the same diameter as the bore of the sleeve. and extending upwa'id through nilltIl hearing. worm gear. and sleeve, is a. vertical shaft 2". which has secilred to its upper end. a knob 28. having its'buter surface knurled, as shown by Fig. 2; the knob 49 ER is prrnided with a hand or indicator 29, which is soon-what shorter than the indi into! :2. the latter corresponding to the minute hand of a clock, and the indicator E5) to the hour hand.

The numeral 30 indicates a pin which extends transversely through the upper end poition of the shaft 27, and projects outwardly from either side thereof, said projecting ends normally resting in spaces be- 50 tween teeth of the ratchet member 24. The knob 28 is provided on its under side with a recess -31. which incloses the ratchet member 24 and pin 30, so that these parts are con ealed from View.

ii Secured on the lower end of the shaft "27 is a Hanged g ar 3:3. the flange of which is provided with equzdlyspacwl notches 33. which are adapted to engage equally spaced Hlllllr; :31, se ured to the inner face of a disk 50 35. which is mounted to revolve on a. stub shaft. lit. which is in turr riveted in a bracket plate 37 secured at its upper end to the top 26 of the casing I. The notches :33 are of sulii n at depth to permit the shaft 27 to be raised a suilicicnt distance to lift pin 50 out ecting outward from this knob is a. hand on of engagement with the ratchet member 52-}, without efl'ecting disengagement of said notches, or any of them, with the studs 34.

The bracket plate 37 projects forwardly beyond the disk 35, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, and t similar bracket plate is provided on the opposite side of the ma. chine. and in the outer ends of these bracket plates are secured studs 38, which project inwardly and afford bearings for the receased ends of a shaft 39. Collars -10 are secured on the shaft 39, near opposite ends thereof. and on these collars are mounted disks 41, extending between and around which, and suitably secured to said disks, is a shell. preferably of paper. The said disk and shell constituting a cylinder 42. Around the periphery of this cylinder, and extending parallel with the axis thereof, are ar ranged cohuuns 43 of numbers Fig. 6; the 5 numbers indicating the cost of given lengths of material at different prices per yard. and each column having at its head numbers or fractionalxnumbers, as indicated by the numeral 44, indicating the length of material to which the prices in the corresponding column 43 apply. Innnediatcly above cylin der 42, the top of the casing 1 is provided with a longitudinal opening 45, extending throughout the length of said cylinder, the portion of the casing containing the slot 45 being shaped to hold in position a lens 46, which is of the same length as the Slot 45. This construction permits the operator to see the numbers on the shell 42, the lens of course. magnifying the size of the numbers to make them more readily visible. Secured on one of the disks 41, at a slight distance therefrom. is a gear 47, the recesses between the teeth of which are adapted to engage over the studs 34 on the disk 35. so that the cylinder 42 will he revolved by and in unison with the disk 35. i

Extending along the one edge of the slot 45 is a strip 48. having arranged thereon a 310 series of' numbers. indicating the price per yard. said prices running from two cents up to three dollars. as indicated in Fig. l. and said numbers being arranged to be directly opposite the numbers in the various columns 4-3. so that as the cylinder 42 is turned. in the operation of the device, to a given position. according to the length of material purchased or measured. the number at the head of the column 43 will indicate the 129 length of material measured; and by running the eye down the column 48 until the number is reached indicating the price per yard at which the material was sold, the number on the cylinder 42 directly opposite such price number will indicate. the cost of the length of the material measured.

The numeral 49 indicates a dial mounted on the top of housing 2, which dial is provided with an outer circular series of mun- 133 hers 50, with which the hand 22 cooperates at an indicator, and an inner circular series of numbers 51, with which the hand 29 cooperates as an indicator The numeral 52, Fig. 3, indicates it lever which it; pivotally nuumted at 53 in bear lugs provided on H, standard 54, which in turn is mounted on the top 26 of the casing. lino end of the lever 5:! projects through on opening provided in the side of housing .1, and. has mounted thereon a. knob 56. The opposite end of the lever .32 provided with it hook M, with which engages one end of a coil. si'uing 18, the other end being engaged ii; a hook. uii, mounted on the top 26 of the {u ing Projecting laterally from lever 52 n th lilri -'Llcscrilived outer end,is anintegral 'l' m l Fig. l, in the outer end of which Juiuldv mounted one end of 2t Sllftfll 61, on e hii'li :mrulml a pressure roller 62, the

other 21! oi said shuit being rotatably m uiitisi lever 5:2 as indutstcd in Fig. L5. The is likewise preferably of ruhhri. and fe igncd to cooperate with hip driving ro ler (3, to muintuin material plmed luituecn the rollers in frictional contact with the roller 6, so that the latter will be turned by drawing the material between the rollers.

The standard Sal; has cured thereon a laterally projecting member 63 Fig. 4, the upper edge of which is sharpened to provide one member of a cutter or shear. Pivot ally mounted at 6 on the side of said stand ard 54, is the second member of said shear, indicated by the numeral 65, the member having its lower edge sharpened to coop crate with the upper edge of the cutter 63. The cutters (33 and 65 project through an opening (ill, in the side of the housing 2. The lever in! has a. lateral, integral projection 67, which also extends through the opening (36 in the side of the housing, and said projeclion UT carries a stud 68, which works in it slot on provided in the cutter or. The rear end of the cutter 65 is provided with a shoul' der T0. Pivotally mounted :it 71 on the standard 54, is a dog 72, the upper end of which is normally pressed into contact with the rear end of the cutter (if) by in spring 73 secured on the top 26, as indicated at 74.

The numeral indicates one arm. of a. bell crank lever, which is pivoted at 76 in the well of thl housing 2: the other member 77 of said lever, PI'OJLCElIlg through an opening in the end wall of said housing, and efl'ording a thumb -piemy. The lower end of the member of the bell crank lever cnguges the lower end of dog 72, so that by pressing down on the thumb-piece 77. the upper end of said dog will be moved outot engagement with the shoulder 70, thereby permitting the spring 5 i draw down the inner end of the lever 52, whi h motion, through the engagement of the stud (58 in the slot of the cutter 65, raises said cutter, such position of the parts being shown in Fig. 4.

The cutters are arranged in line with the rollers 6 and 62, and are used as a starting point for measuring the material; that is to say, in the measuring operation, the end of the material is carried to the cutters and then, after the required length of material. has been drawn between the rollers, the edge portion of the material is placed between the cutters, and the cutter (i5 is operated to slit the edge of the cloth.

The operation of the device is as follows: It being desired to measure a certain length of goods, the operator inserts the end portion of the material between the rollers and places the end of the material opposite the cutters. The thumb-piece 77 is tin-1'1 pressed down, which permits the sprin he to druw the roller 62 down upon the material and press it firmly into contact with the roller l'. The material is then pulled between the rollers, and the movement of the goods will rotate the roller 6, which will in turn, through the worm 11 and the worm gear 12, operate the sleeve 23 and knob 28, with its hand 29; and through the medium of the gears 13, 14, 18 and 19, the sleeve 20, with its knob 21 and hand 22. As the sleeve 23 revolves, the ratchet member 24, engaging the pin 30, will cause the shaft 27 to revolve, thereby throu h the medium of the flanged gear 32, studd ed disk 35 and gear 47, causing the cylinder 42 to be revolved. The gearing operating the hand 22 is proportioned tocause said hand to rotate twelve times faster than the hand 29', which is op crated by the worm gear 12, and one eighth as fast as the surface. speed of the roller 6, which is 4%" or i; of a yard, in circumfer once. The outer series of numbers on the dia] 49 are arranged to divide the dial into thirty-six equal parts, representing inches, and the series of numbers 52 are arranged to divide the circular space enclosing them into twelve e ual parts,which indicate yards. Thus, when t e hand 22 has been caused, by the rotation of the roller 6, and the gear mechanism described, to rotate once around the dial, thus measuring thirty-six inches, the hand 29 will have moved, through the worm gear mechanism, to a position opprsite the digit 1 on the inner series of numbers. Assuming that the purchase]: de sires eleven and one-half (11%;) yards of material, the movement of the cloth between the rollers is continued until the hand 29 passes the numeral 11 of the inner series of numbers, and the hand 22 lies opposite the numeral 18 of the outer series of. IllIIDll'lGI'S, when further movement of the materiel will be stopped, the edge of the goods inserted between cutters 63 and 65. which will then he in the position shown in Fig. -l-., and knob 56 pressed downward, causing the edge portion of the material to be cut at the correct point, and at the same time lifting the roller 62 out of contact with the material, to permit the material to be removed from between the rollers. The operator then cuts off the material with a pair of scissors, or tears ed the. length, at the out, if the goods are of a kind permitting this latter to be done. Assuming the price of the naterial purchased was sixv ((3) cents a yard, the operator would then look for the cost price in the column 43, headed .by 11; ying opposite the digit 6 in the column 48, which would at once show the cost of the material measured was sixtynine (69) cents. The cost of any amount of material, from one-fourth (:1) of a yard up to eleven and three-fourths (ll-i) yards, would be similarly ascertained.

It will at once be apparent that there is a close resemblance between the dial 49 and the hands operating over, the same. and a clock dial with its minute and hour hands. Thus the position of the hands 22 and 29, indicating eleven and one-half (11%) yards, would be the same as the position of the hands of a clock indicating half past eleven (11:30), and the position of the hands of the dial indicating eleven and one-fourth (111) yards, would correspond to the position of the hands of a clock indicating a quarter past eleven (11:15) and so on with other numbers. The operator need scarcely more than glance at the dial to readily -asa certain when the desired amount of material has been measured oil; When the machine isused for measuring remnants of an unknown length, the same operation is followed, except that the hand 22 is first advanced three (3) inches and the whole length of material is drawn between the rollers, and as the end of the material asses from between the rollers, the latter wil of course, cease to be rotated, and the hands 22 and 29 sto movement. Their position will then in icate the total length of goods passed between the rollers, the smaller hand 29 indicating, as above described, the number of yards measured, and the larger hand 22, the number of inches of material in excess of the given number of yards measured. As the shears are three (3) inches from the rollers, in measuring remnants the hand 22 is first advanced three (3) inches, as stated, to allow for this distance, as the length of goods projecting from the rollers to the shears does not pass over the driving roller and therefore would not be registered it this allowance were not made.

In either use of the device. that is to say, for measuring 011' a desired quantity of material, or for ascertaining the length of a given piece of material. the hand 29 can be referred to as indicating yards. and the hand 22 as indicating inches, and fractions of :1

ard, and in order to facilitate the use of'the iiand 22 for indicating fractions ofi'yards, I preferably divide a. circle containing the one inch division marks for the outer series. ofnumbers, into eight parts, by prominent 70 division marks, as shown in Fig. l, to indirate ,l, l, i}, if, i, and 1} yards.

, As hereto ore alluded to, my machine per mits ready alteration of the length of goods measured in cases where the customer changes his or her mind, and orders a less amount of material. In such case, all the operator has to do is to simply draw the material in the reverse direction from that in which it was moved in the initial measur ing operation, until the hands indicate the a length specified by the customer.

It will be seen from the above, that my machine can measure any required length of material, that no setting of the machine is 35 required in measuring, and that it will indicate the length of a piece of goods drawn entirely through the machine. This latter function is extremely valuable in measuring up remnants when taking stock.

After the machine has been used in the measuring operation, the hands 22 and 29 must be returned to the zero position indicated in Fig. 1. To accomplish this, the operator grasps the knob 28 and lifts the same to raise the pin 30 out of engagement with the ratchet 34, and then b turning the knob the hand 29 mo. be readii y brought to the zero position. t the same time that this is done, the cylinder 42 will likewise be turned to the zero position, as the de th of the notches 33 permits the flan ed disk 32 .to be raised a sufiicient distance y the shaft 27 to enable the pin 30 to be moved out of contact with the teeth of the ratchet, without me removing said notches out of engagement with the studs 34. At the same time that the knob 28 is thus turned, the hand 22 may be brought back to zero position by simply turning the knob 21, the connected gearing, in this case, permitting of such movement; whereas, in turning the hand "29, the ins 30 must be raised out of engagement with the sleeve 23, as stated, for the reason that the worm gear 12 cannot be rotated by the sleeve, as the former is in mesh with the Worm 11.

I claim:

1. A cloth measuring machine having a scale thereon comprising a circular series of numbers indicating yards and a separate circnlar series of numbers indicating inches, a pair of indicators, one of which eoiiperatcs with the numbers indicating yards and the other with the numbers indicating inches, upright members supporting the respectiveindicators and one of which members is inclosed within the other, a cost-computing drum,

a price scale cooperating therewith, mechanism operatively connecting said c0st-computing drum with one of said members whereby the cost-comput inn drum will move in synchronism with the indicator supported by said member, a driving roll. mechanism adapted to be operated b dra\vi|i; material over said roll to rotate said members and thereby move said indicators at dill'cr'ol; rates of speed. but in ilelincd relation to die length of material drawn through the mar chine, and to simultaneously rotate the costcomputing drum \vhcrcbv..on cessation of movement of the material the said indica tors will be brought to rest and their i tion will designate the length ol' material drawn through the machine in vards and fractional parts of a yard, respectively, and the appropriate ligurc on the cost-coinputing1 drum opposite the figure on the price scale indicating the price per vard of the matcrial uill .shovi' the cost of the length of ma tcrial measured, and means for disconnia-ting at; will the member ci'inncctcd with said cost-computing drum with its indicator from said mechanism without breaking the connection with the cost-computing drum, whereby to permit such indicator and the cost-computing drum to simultaneously return to the zero position.

2. A cloth measuring machine having a scale thereon comprising a series of numbers indicating yards, and a separate series of numbers indicating inches, a pair of indicators cooperating with the respective scl'ics of numbers, means adapted to be operated b v drawing the material to be measured through the machine to move said indicators at. different rates of speed and in defined relation to the movement of th. lllilltr rial through the machine, said means cone prising a rotatable sleeve, a circular ratchet member mounted on the end thereof. a movable support carrying one of said indicators and a pin adapted to engage said ratchet member, the construction permitting said pin to be moved free of the ratchet member to enable the indicator carried by said support to be turned to the zero position.

3. A cloth measuring and cost-coniputin; machine having a scale thereon comprising a series of numbers indicating yards, and a separate series of numbe indicating inches, a pair of indicators coi'iperating, respectively, with the two series of numbers,

means adapted to be operated by drawing the material to be measured through the machine. to move said indicators at different rates of speed, and in defined relation to the movement of material draun through the machine, \vhereb when the movement iii the material ceases the position of said indicators will indicate the length of mait rial drawn through the machine in yards and inches. respectively, a cost-compntin drum. an actuating member connected thcreith, a driving member co-acting ith said actuatinc member, and bodily movable for a "i\cn distance \vithout brealv'ing its connection with said actuating member. said means comprlsing a rotatable sleeve having a cir ular ratchet member mounted on one end thereof. and a shaft secured at one. end t aid driving member and. carrying at its pposite end one of said indicators and a pin adapted to rest between the teeth oi said ratchet member. the construction permitting said shaft to he raised to lift the pin out of eim'ae -nicnt with said ratchet. and to be rotated independently of said ratchet, to return said indi'ator and the cost-computing drum to the Zul'u position.

i. in amachine of the class described in combination with a driving roll over which the material to be, measured is adapted to be drawn, a pivoted lever, a pressure roll carried thcrelrv, a spring connected to said lever and adapted normally to draw said pressure roll against the driving roll, a liXcd cutter mounted on the machine, a. pivotallv mounted cutter coi") a-ratin{ therewith and ha ving a slot. a stud on said lever vvorhim. in said slot, :1 pivoted dog adapted to engage said movable cutter to hold the same in a closed position and the pressure roll in an elevated position, when said parts have been thus moved by said lever, and means for throwing said dog out of contact with said cutter to peru it the spring to simultaneousl} depress the pressure roll and raise said mo\able cutter.

In tcstimon v whereof. I have hereunto set nvv hand in presence oli two subscribing witnesses.

\VALTICR I IIUSUH.

\Vitlicsscs:

(i. A. PENNINUTON, STELLA HILL.

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