US1256586A - Time-recorder for trucks. - Google Patents

Description

W. MURRAY & E. C. BANTA, JR. TIME RECORDER FORYTRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1916.

1,256,586. Patented Feb. 19,1918.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 19m.

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W. MURRAY & E C. BANTA, JR.

TIME RECORDER FOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY6,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MURRAY AND EDWARD o. mum, in, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TIME-RECORDER FOR, TRUCKS.

Specification of Letters fatent. Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed May 6, 1916. Serial No. 95,773.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM MURRAY and EDWARD C. BANTA, Jr., both citizens of the United States, and residents of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Recorders for Trucks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to time-recorders for use on vehicles, and particularly onautomobile trucks, which make a great many trips every day and for this reason spend a good deal of time in loading and unloadin The purpose of our invention is to provi e an eflicient device of this character, the operation of which will be largely automatical, and which will ive a clear and complete record of all functions performed in the course of 'a working day and of the time consumed in the performance of these various functions. Further advantages of our invention will be'explained in the description following hereinafter, and the novel features will be pointed out in tho.

appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, with parts in section, of our improved time-recorder; Fig. 2 is a top View of the device, with the cover removed; Figs. 3, 4, '5 and 6 are vertical longitudinal sections, taken on lines 33,'44, 5-5, and

6-6 respectively of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on line 77 of Fig. 2; Fig. 8

is an end view of the various markers cm-. ployed in our device, looking in the d1rec'-- tion of the arrow 8 in Fig. 2; Fig. 9 is a detail horizontal section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3; Figs. 10 and 11 are a front view and aside View respcctivelyof a certain part shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 12 is a detail view of a lever shown in Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow 12 in said Fig. 3; Fig. 13 is a small cross section of certain parts, taken on line 13-13 of Fig. 6; Figs.v l4 and 15 are detail views showing how the strip or sheet of paper on which the record is made, is secured to the drum carrying it; and Fig. 16 shows a portion of the sheet of paper on which our time recorder records, and the manner in which such record is made.

Referring to the drawings, and particuother gear 23 whose diameter is double that of the gear 22, so that the speed of the gear 23 will be half that of the gear 22, that is to say, while gear 22 performs, with the small hand of the clock, two revolutions in 24 hours, gear 23 will perform only one revolution in the same period. Gear 23 is mounted rigidly on a shaft 24 which is carried by, and revolves in, a U-shaped support 25 secured to the base plate 21 by screws 25. Sleeves 26 with set screws 26 prevent axial movement of the shaft 24, while ball bearings 27 assist the rotary movement of the shaft 24 and gear 23 (Fig. 7). On the side of the gear 23 opposite to'the support 25, the shaft 24 carries, removably mounted thereon, a wheel 28 to the rim of which is fastened, by means of screws 28, a cylindrical plate 29. This plate forms a drum whose cylindrical surface is adapted to carry the strip of paper on which our device is intended to record the various functions performed by the automobile truck or other vehicle, as will be described in detail below. By means of a key'24, the wheel 28 with the drum 29 is compelled to rotate with the shaft 24. Forthe purpose of securing the wheel 28 and drum 29 inthe proper position, after the former has been slipped over the key. 24', and to hold said wheel and drum against motion lengthwise of the shaft; we provide a lever 30 pivoted on the wheel at '30 and having its inner end pulled toward the shaft 24 by a spring30. The inner end of the lever 30, is formed with a notch 30* adapted to catch over the annular flange of a sleeve 31 secured to the shaft 24 by means of a set- 4 Figs. 7, 14 and 15 show a simple way of securing the recording strip to the drum 29. At somepoint-of its circumference (which may conveniently be'the point where the two ends-of the plate forming the drum meet), thedrum is provided with a transverse slot 29 through which one end of the recording strip 32 may be inserted and secured to the projection 29" provided on the inside of the drum on one side of the slot 29. On the other side of the slot 29 the drum carries, likewise on its inner side, two

pins 29* extending through slots 33 pro vided in a small plate 33. These slots 33' extend in a direction transverse to that of the slot 29', so that the plate 33 will be capable of a .slight circumferential movement relatively to the drum, collars or nuts on the pins 29* holding the plate 33 against the drum 29, while allowing such circumferential movement. A projection 33" will facilitate the shifting of the plate 33. This latter is also provided with a slot 33* extending parallel to the slot 29' in the drum 29 and registering in one extreme position of the plate 33 with said slot 29', so that the free end of the recording strip (after it has been placed on the drum) can be inserted through these two slots. A lateral shiftingaround the drum and clamp its ends firmly between. the plate 33 and the drum. Of

course, when a protective strip (such as 32',

Fig. 7) is used in conjunction with the recording strip, both strips would be secured at the same time by the clamping device just described.

As shown in Fig. 16, the recording strip is divided by lines running parallel to the drum axis into equal spaces or columns of which there are 24 on the whole strip, representing the 24 hours of the day; each of these columns may be subdivided to indicate the half-hours, quarters of an hour and smaller subdivisions if desired, but for our purpose it will be sutficient to have these divisions indicated as shown in Fig. 16. The recording strip is further divided by lines running lengthwise of the strip, into five spaces or rows of equal width, for the purpose of marking therein the five different.

functions which our device is intended to record, as will be described below.

The first one of the rows just referred to, (1), serves to record therein the speed atwhich the vehicle has been traveling at any time of the day or night, and incidentally thereto also the mileage. This is accomlished by the following mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3: To the base 21 is secured a block 36 which forms a support for two plates 37, 37 standing upright on said block and rigidly secured thereto by means of screws 38. These plates are held "at the proper distance from each other by distance pieces 39, 39', 39" and 39* alternating with thin partition strips 40, 41, and by screws 42. As shown in Fig. 4, the screws 38 press downwardly on a bar 38' resting on the lowermost screws 42. Through this whole structure extends a shaft 43 supported in the side plates 37, 37, and held against longitudinal movement by a flange 43 on the outer side of the plate 37, and by a nut 43 screwing on the end of the shaft on the outer side of the plate 37. Adjacent to the flange 43', the shaft 43 carries a pinion or worm wheel 44 in meshwith a worm 45 on a shaft 46 journaled in bearings 47, 47 secured to the plate 37. This shaft 46 is operated from the wheel of the vehicle by any suitable means, as for instance by a flexible shaft 48, a oneway clutch being preferably provided so that the shaft 46 will be operated only when the truck or other vehicle is traveling forward. Such clutch may consist, for instance, of a disk 46 secured to the shaft 46 and having teeth in mesh with those of a mating disk 48 pressed towardthe other disk by a spring 48 engaging a sleeve on the disk 48' and a collar or head 46" on the end of the shaft 46. The disk 48 is held to turn with the shaft 48-, but allowed to move lengthwise thereof, as by means of keys 48*. To further guard against accidental rotation of the shaft 46 in the wrong direction, we provide agpawl 49 carried by the plate 37 and engaginga ratchet wheel 49 on said shaft.

Rigidly secured to that portion of the shaft 43 which is adjacent to the inner side of the plate 37 there is a disk 50 having a pin 50-arranged to engage, at times, a lever 51 pivoted at 51* between the plate 37 and the first partition strip 41 (Fig. 3). A spiral 'or coiled spring 52, secured to the lever 51 and to one of the :distancepieces 39, normally holds the lever 51 against a stop 53. The lever 51 is provided with slots 51, 51"

(Figs. 3 and 12), of which'the slot 51" will A the pin 50 to clear the lever 51 only after the latter has been swung a distance on its pivot, against the tension of the spring 52.

ivoted on a pin 54 extending from the side plate 37 to the side plate 37 is a lever 55 normally held in its position of rest against the stop 56 by a spring 57 carried by one of the distance pieces 39*. The end portion of the lever 55 adjacent to the stop 56 is forked and carries, pivotally connected therewith at 55, a short arm 58, whose narrow middle portion fits into the forked end of the lever 55. Normally a spring 58 will hold the arm 58 in the position shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 10 and 11 show detail views of the arm 58; it will be seen by reference to these figures and to Fig. 3, that the arm 58 can yield when swung on its pivot in one direction, against the tension of the spring 58. that is to say, its lower portion is capable of swinging to the right in Fig. 3. It cannot swing, however, in the opposite direction, beyond the position shown in Fig. 3, owing to the fact that in this position the short horizontal faces 58 bear against the lever 55; any effort exercised in this direction will not swingthe arm 58 with respect to the lever 55, butwill swing the lever 55 on its pivot 54 against the pressure of the spring 57. The end portion of the lever 55 which lies outside the structure confined by the side plates 37, 37, has a hole, preferably of rectangular cross section (Fig. 9), through which extends a marker 59 of similar cross section atits central portion. The lower portion of the marker 59 is V-shaped in one direction (Fig. 3) and forms a shoulder against which bears one end of a spring 59, the other end of which bears against the lever 55 so as to hold the marker in its normal position shown in Fig. 3, in which position the; nut 59" screwed on the upper screw threaded portion of the marker rests on the lever 55. The lower edge of the V-shaped portion of the marker is intended to make the desired record on the recording strip 32 mounted on the drum 29 and is transverse to the direction in which said strip travels.

The operation of our speed-and mileage recording device is as follows: The proportions between the pinion 44, the worm 45 and the wheels of the vehicle are such that for every mile the vehicle has been traveling (fcrwardlthe pinion 44 with its shaft 43 will have performed one complete revolution. As the disk 50 revolves with the shaft 43 (in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. .3), the pin 50 will once in every revolution engage the lever 51 and swing it on its pivot 51* until the pin enters the slot 51', whereupon the lever 51 will be pulled back quickly by the action of the spring 52 to its original position (in contact with the stop 53).. When the pin 50 on its further travel again reaches the lever 51 (this time from the rear of the lever), it can pass freely without afiecting the position of the lever, owing tothe provision of the slot 51" in the path of the pin. its swing away from the stop 53, the lever 51 will come in contact with the lower portion of the arm 58, which latter will yield by swinging on its pivot 55, and thus allow the lever 51 to pass. On the return swing of the lever 51, however, the arm 58 cannot yield, but will be lifted, causing the lever 55 to swing on its pivot. 54, and this again will cause the marker 59 to strike against the recording strip, or rather against the protective strip 32. The loose, yielding connection between the marker 59 and the lever 55 will'prevent the marker from striking too hard on the drum 29, the spring 59' returning the marker tothe normal position with respect to the lever 55. By means of the carbon paper interposed between the protective strip and the recording strip, each blow delivered by the marker 59 on the drum 29, and therefore each mile traveled by the vehicle, will be recorded'by a transverse line on the recording strip 32. As

described above, the drum 29 is rotated continuously by the clock 20, and the recording strip will therefore show in theparticular space or row (I), a succession 'of course the time during which the vehicle has been stopping, will have to be deducted in order to find the time consumed for a certain distance of travel. I

The second space (II) of the recording stri will indicate at what 'time, and for -what length of time the vehicle has been running during the day, that is during the 24 hours. This is accomplished by a device quite similar to the one just described (see Fig. 4). On the shaft 46 is mounted a bevel gear 60 in mesh with a bevel gear 61 of the same size, which latter is rigidly mounted on a shaft 62 extending through, and supported by, the side plates 37, 37", in thesame manner as shaft 48. A nut 62 on one side and the gear 61 on the. other, parevent lateral movement of the shaft 62.

igidly mounted on this haft is a disk 63 having a pin 64 adapted to engage at and on its return movement lift, ancarm' 68 pivot'al'ly connected at 69 with a lever 70 pivoted at 54 and held by a spring/71 in itsnormal position against the st0p,.56.i

The lever 70 is slotted to receive the arm 68 which is heldin its normal position shown in Fig. 4, by a spring 72, and which n has a short face 68 hearing against the;

lever 70, as has been described above in detailv in connection with the arm 58 and the lever 55 (Fig. 3). lever 7 O is provided with a marker 73 havinga spring 73 and a nut 73 similar to The free end of the those of the marker 59. The operation of this recording device, which will make its marks in space or row II, is exactly the same as described above in connection with row I, except that, owing to the different ratio of gearing, the marker of row II will be 0 erated much oftener than that of row I. 1E transverse line will be marked in row II at every revolution of bevel-gear 61, and

.this may be so connected that one such mark will be made in row II after the completion of every one-twentieth of a mile. The marks or lines in row II will be so close together during each period of continuous travel that.

they will coalesce or run together so as to appear as a wide solid black line covering practically the whole width of row II, as

shown in Fig. 16. )Vhen the vehicle is not traveling, no record will, of course, be made in rows I or II of the record strip, so that the white spaces in row II will show the time the vehicle has been standing, while the heavy black lines will indicate the exact time it has been running.

The neXt two spaces of the record strip, III and IV, serve to mark therein the time spent in loading and unloading respectively. The mechanism for recording the loading tune is shown in detail in Fig. 5 and is constructed as follows: To the shaft 62 is secured rigidly a disk 74 provided on one side with a pin 75 dapted to engage and operate at times, a lever 76 pivoted at 65* and having two slots 7 6 and 76". Normally, this lever is held against the stop 67 by a spring 77, but when actuated by the rotating pin 75 the lever will engage a short lug or dog 78 pivoted at 7 8 to an arm 79 which is itself pivoted at 79 in two adjoining partition strips 40. The dog 78 is held in the normal position with respect to the arm 79 by a spring 7 8". One end of the arm 79 is adapted to engage at times a stop 80, while its other end fits into a recess provided in a slide 81 guidedby two guides 82, 83 secured. to one of the partition strips 40. The end of the arm 79 engaging this recess is slightly beveled off so as to prevent binding of the parts when they are moved. A spring 81 bearing ag inst a projection on the guide 82 tends to push the slide 81 upward against a rod divided by an inclined cut 84 into a slide 84 and a lever 84'. The slide 84 has at its lower face, in proximity to the cut 84,

-a recess 84* adapted to be engaged at times by the upper portion of the slide 81; it is also provided at its end with a handle 84 by means of which it can be moved lengthwise, stationary guide pieces 85, 85, and 85 and 83 serving to guide it properly. Projections 84 and 84 on the slide 84 will limit its movement in either direction by coming in contact with one or the other end face of the guide piece 85. A spring 86 tends to hold the slide 84 in its normal (innermost) position, in contact with the lever 84. The latter is pivotally supported at 54, a spring 87 held by a stationary bracket 87 tending to swing the lever 84' on its pivot against the slide 84. A marker 88 is secured rigidly to the end of this lever; the lower end of this marker is pointed so that it will, by coming in contact with the recording strip (or its protective strip), mark a dot on said strip, or, if this contact continues, it will mar owing to the rotation of the drum 29, a line running lengthwise of the recording strip.

The operation of the loading-time recorder is as follows: At the moment of be- 'and thus prevent the slide portion 84 from returning to its original position. As soon as the slide portion 84 has moved awayfrom the lever portion 84, this latter will swing on its pivot under the action of the spring 87 until the recording point of the marker 88 has come in contact with the recording strip (or rather the protective strip), marking a line in space III of said strip (as shown in Fig. 16), as long as the loading operation continues, that is to say, as long as the vehicle remains stationary. As soon as the vehicle begins to travel, the marking mechanism will be released from engagement with the recording strip in the following manner: The rotation of the wheels is communicated by means of the flexible shaft. shaft 46, and gears 60, 61 to the shaft 62. During the first revolution of this shaft, the pin 75 on the disk 74 will engage and swing the lever 76 on its pivot 65*, the dog 78 allowing the lever to pass by yielding to the right. When the pin 75 has reached the slot 76 on the lever 76, the latter will return to its original position under the action of the spring '77. As described above, the dog 78 cannot yield independently on the return movement of the lever 76, but will be lifted by the latter, causing the arm 79 to swing on its pivot 79 and the slide 81 in engagement with said arm to be Withdrawn from the recess 84* in the slide portion 84. Thus released, this slide portion 84 will return to the position shown in Fig. 5, under the action of the spring 86,-causing the lever portion 84 to swing slightly on its .pivot 54, thus raising the marker 88 from. the recording strip. At every revolution of the shaft 62, the pin 75 will engage and swing the levers 76 and 79 and reciprocate the slide 81, but obviously this will not affect the slide 84 and lever 84' as long as they are in the inactive position illustrated by Fig. 5.

The construction and operation of the.

mechanism for recording the time spent in ing ofthe vehicle is begun, While the lever The recesses in the lever to be engaged by must then of couse be located on" the pin 7 5 thatside of the lever which faces the disk 74.

In Fig. 6, we have illustrated in detail the mechanism for recording in space V of the recording strip, the number of trips performed by the vehicle in the course of 24 hours. A slide 91, provided with a handle 92 is adapted to move in a stationary U- shaped guide 93, stationary guiding strips 94, 9 1i holding the slide down in its proper position Within the guide 93. Normally, the slide is held in its innermost position, with its widened outer poztion 91" against the guide piece 94, by a spring 95, one end of which is securedto the slide 91, while the other end is fastened to the guide 93. A slot 91 is provided in the slide 91, within which is pivotally secured at 96 a dog 96 normally held in the position shown in Fig. 6

by a spring 97. As will be seen from Figs. 6 and 13, the dog 96 is of such a shape that it can swing on its pivot in one direction, against the tension of the spring 9-7, but cannot yield in the other direction. Pivotally mounted at 98 is a lever 98 normally held against the stop 53 by a spring 99. The.

lower portion of this lever is adapted to be engaged at times by the dog 96, while its upper portion will engage at times a short arm 100 pivotally secured at 101 to a lever 102 pivotally supported at 5& by the side plate 37 and one of the partition strips 40. A spring 103 normally holds the arm 100 in the position shown in Fig. 6, while a spring 104 normally holds the lever 102 against the stop 56. .The end of the lever 101 carries a marker 105 adapted to strike at times against the recording strip on the drum 29. The construction of the arm 100, lever 102 and marker 105 is identically the same as described above in connection With arm 58, I

lever 55, and marker 59.. v

This strip-recording device operates as follows: Every time the vehicle starts on a trip, the driver pulls out the slide 91 by means of the handle 92, the engagement of the dog 96 with the guiding piece 94 limiting the movement of the slide.- The dog 96, unable to yield when coming in contact with the lower portion of the lever 98, will swing the latter on its pivot 98. The upper portion of the lever 98 will pass the arm 100, this arm yielding by swinging on its pivot 101. "After the lug 96 has cleared the lower edge of the lever 98, this lever will swing back to its normal vpositna'i,lifting the arm 100, now unable to yield, and caus- 107 -(normai y is Provided in fife/-- frontof the casing, which will allow the drum 29 to be withdrawn at the end of the 24 hours, for the purpose of removing therefrom the recording strip with the record of the working day, and replacing it by a new strip 'for the following day. V

Fig. 16 shows that on the recording strip which has been removed from the apparatus, will be found a complete record of the Work accomplished by the vehicle for the 24: hours during which the recording strip was on the drum. From the time the vehicle has begun to receive its first load until it has returned to the starting point on itslast trip, a record must be marked in any one ofthe three spaces II, III, and IV, that is, the vehicle must either be running andmark a heavy black line in space II, or, if it is standing for a time, there must be foundfor the standing period a mark either in space III or IV, that is to say, the standing time must have been spent either in loading or in unloading. If there is no record in. rows III or IV corresponding to a blank space in row II, the driver must account for the time recording strip may conveniently be made of suflicient width to note thereon an entry such as a rsum or total of the individual records or of data. deduced from such records, such as for instance: mileage, time in service, time running, time standing, time.

loading, time, unioading, loads, deliveries,

average time of loading per load, average time unloading per load, etc. The mileage and sped recorded will not only indicate the distance traveled by the vehicle, but will also enable the owner to figure the average speed for each mile that the vehicle has been run-- ning continuously.

The casing containing our recording mechanism may conveniently be placed in front of or near the driver's seat. In this case, the device will serve at the same time as an automobile clock, if the wall of the casing is made tra iarent in front of the clock, so that the dial will be visible from the outside (Fig. :2). Preferably, the clock will also be arranged in such a way that it can be wound from the outside, without necessitating the opening of the casing. Of course, it is not necessary to employ a 'complete clock (with handsand dial) for feeding the recording strip, but any clockwork or equivalent motor running with sutlicient uniformity of speed can be employed. While we have described the marking of the record strip by means of carbon paper, it will be obvious that we may employ other means, such as the well-known waxed or paraliined paper, or a recording pencil or pen such as are used in meteorological recording instruments.

Ve claim as our invention:

1. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, means operatively connected with the carriage, forrecording, on said strip, the distance traveled, a device, under control of the operator, for making on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is being loaded, another device, likewise under the control of the operator, for making on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is being unloaded, means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing said devices out of action, and means, under control of the operator, for marking on said strip, the number of trips and the time each trip was begun.

2. A recording device for carriages, comprising'a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, means operatively connectedwith the carriage, for recording, on said strip, thedistance traveled, a device, under control of the operator, for marking on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is being loaded, another device, likewise under the control of the operator, for making'on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is beingunloaded, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing out of action the devices which record the loading and the unloading time.

3. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or other motor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with the carriage, for making a mark on said strip whenever the carriage in its travel has completed a unit of distance. a device, under control of the operator, for making on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is being loaded, another device, likewise under the control of the operator, for making on said strip a record of the time during which the carriage is being unloaded, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing out of action the devices which record the loading and the unloading time.

a. A recording device for carriages, com prising a record-carrier, a motor for imparting a continuous motion to said recordcarrier, a device for recording on a strip borne by said carrier the distance traveled, another device, under the operators control, for recording on said strip the time spent on some operation performed while the carriage is standing, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage,-tor throwing the last-named device out of action.

5. A recording device for carriages, comprisinga device, under the operators con trol, for making a separate record of the time spent on some operation performed while the carriage is standing, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing the last-named device out of action.

(3. A recording device for carriages, comprising a plurality of independent devices, under the operators control, for recording individually, the time spent on dilterent operations pert'omed while the carriage is standing, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing any and all of the last-named devices out of action.

7. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with the carriage, for making a practically continuous mark on said strip while the carriage is running, and also t'ar making a mark on said strip whenever the carriage in its travel has completed a unit of distance, a device, under the operator "s control, for recording the time spent on some operation performed while the carria 'e is standing, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing the last-named device out of action.

8. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with the carriage, for making a practically continuous mark on said strip while the carriage is running, and a device, under the opcrators control, for recording on said strip the time spent on some operation performed while the carriage is standing.

9. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with the carriage, for making apractically continuous mark on said strip while the carriage is running, a device, under the operators control, for recording the time spent on some operation performed while the carriage is standing, and means, opertion.

10. A recording device for carriages, comprising a normally inactive'device for recording the time spent on some operation performed while the carriage is standing, means, under the operators control for setting said device in its recording position, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage, for returning said device to its inactive position.

11. A recording device for carriages, comprising a normally inactive device for re cording the time spent on some operation to be performed while the carriage is stand means, operativelyconnected with the carriage, for bringing said recording device back to its inactive position when the car riage is traveling, means, under the operators control, for bringing the device to its active or recording position, and means, whereby the recording device, after it has, been brought to its active position, will be locked in such position while the carriage is standing.

12. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a lever provided with a marker for making a record on said strip, a spring-pressed arm pivoted to said lever and having a limited swingin movement thereon, another lever adapted to engage said arm and to swing it first independently of its lever in one direction and subsequently with its carrying lever, to cause the latter to produce a record, and rotary means, operatively connected with the carriage, for swinging the second-named lever in one direction and subsequently releasing it to allow its return.

13. A recording device for carriages, com prising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever provided with a marker for .making a record on said strip, a spring-pressed arm having a limited movementrelatively to said lever, another lever adapted to engage said arm and to move it first independently of its lever in one direction and subsequently ith its carrying lever, to cause the latter to produce a record, a spring'tending to return the second-named lever to its initial position, and rotary means, operated bythe travel of the carriage and provided with a pin adapted to engage and swing the said second-named lever, the latter being provided with an opening in the return path of said in, and with another opening adapted to al ow the passage of said pin after the lever has been swung by the action of the said pin.

14.' A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor forfeeding a record strip, a movable carrying memher provided with a marker for making a record on said strip, an arm carried by said member and capable of a limited movement relatively thereto, another movable member adapted to move first in one direction and then in the opposite direction and to move the said arm independently of its carrying member during the forward movement of said second named member, and with its carrying member during the return movement of said second-named member, to cause the marker to produce a record, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for actuating said second-named member.

15. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a movable carrying member provided with a marker for making a record on said strip, an arm carried by said member and capable of a limited movement relatively thereto, another movable member adapted to move first in one direction and then in the opposite direction and to move said arm independently of its carrying member during the forward movement of said second-named member, and with its carrying member during the return movement of said second-named member, to cause the marker to produce a record, and a rotary pin, operated by the travel of the carriage, the second-named movable member being provided with a portion extending in the forward path of said pin so as to cause the latter to move said member forward, the latter being also provided with a clearance to allow said pin to pass freely on its return movement, and being further provided with another clearance to register with said pin after the second-named member has been shifted by the pin, allowing said member to return to its normal position.

16. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a movable member, a marker mounted to slide on said member toward or from the record strip, but held against turning relatively to said member, said marker having a marking edge transverse to the path of the record strip, a spring tending to project the marker from said member, and means for operating said member,

17. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a lever carrying a marker for producing a record on said strip, a spring tending to throw said lever into the marking position, a slide normally alining and contacting with said lever and holding itin its inactive position, another slide movable transversely of the first-named slide, to lock the latter in the position in which it releases the marking lever, and means for controlling said locking slide.

18. A recording device for carria es, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a lever carrying a marker for producing a record on said strip, a spring tending to throw said lever into the marking position, a slide normally alining and contacting with said lever and holding it in its inactive position, another slide mov-.

able transversely of the first-named slide and spring-pressed toward it to lock it in the position in which it releases the marking lever, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for withdrawing the locking slide and allowing the other slide to return to its normal position and restoring the marking lever to its inactive position.

19. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying a marker for producing a record on .said strip, a movable member, under the operators control, for normally holding said lever in its inactive position, means for locking said member in the position in which it releases said lever, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for withdrawing said locking means and causing the marking lever to be restored to its inactive position.

20. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for teeding a record strip, a movable marker for producing a record on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker in its inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to release .said marker, means for locking said member in its releasing position, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for withdrawing said locking means and causing the marker to be restored to its inactive position.

21. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a movable marker for producing a record on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker in its inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to release said marker, means for locking said member in its releasing position, a withdrawing lever in operative engagement with said locking means, a

spring-pressed dog carried by said lever and capable of a limited movement relatively thereto, an actuating lever adapted to engage said dog, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for rocking said actuating lever.

22. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feed ing a record strip, a movable marker for producing a record on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker 1n 1ts inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to release said marker, a spring-pressed slide for lock1ng sa1d member in its releasing position, a withdrawing lever engaging said slide, a dog having a limited movement relatively to said lever, an actuating member adapted to engage said dog and move the-slide away from its locking position, and means, ope 'ated by the travel of the carriage, for moving said actuating member.

23. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a movable marker .tor producing a record on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker in its inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to release the said marker, a spring-pressed member for locking the firstnamed member in its releasing position, a withdrawing member engaging said locking member, a dog carried by saidwithdrawing member and having a limited movement relatively thereto, an actuating spring-pressed lever adapted to engage said dog, and a rotary pin, adapted for operation b the travel of the carriage, to engage sai actuating lever and swing it in one direction, said actuating lever having a clearance to allow the passage 0 said pin whenthe lever has been swung a certain distance, so as to allow the lever to return under the influence of its spring, and said lever also having another clearance to allow the passage of said pin on its return movement, after the lever has resumed its original position.

24. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying a marker and provided with a beveled end, a slide alining with said lever in one position thereof and movable into and out of contact therewith, the contacting end of said slide being beveled to correspond to the adjacent lever end, and means for controlling the position of said slide.

25. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying a marker and provided with a beveled end, a slide alining with said lever in one position thereof and movable into and out of contact therewith, the contacting end of said slide being beveled to correspond to the adjacent lever end, another slide movable transversely of the first-named slide and adapted for locking engagement therewith, a withdrawing lever -engaging said locking slide, a spring for pressing the locking slide toward the first-named slide, a spring-pressed dog carried by said withdrawing lever and capable of a limited pivotal movement relatively thereto, and an actuating member adapted for engagement with said dog.

26. A recording device for carriages. comprising a clockwork or like motor for feeding a record strip, a spring actuated lever provided with a marker for making a ree- 0rd on said strip, a spring-pressed arm pivter to produce a record onsaid strip, and oted to said lever and having a limited means for actuating the second-named lever, swinging movement thereon, another lever In testimony whereof, we have signed this 10 adapted to engage said arm and to swing it specification.

5 first independently of its lever in one direction and subsequently in the opposite direc- WILLIAM MURRAY. tion with its carrying lever, to cause the lat- EDWARD C. BANTA, J R.

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