US3331135A - Machine for marking garments for positioning buttons and buttonholes - Google Patents

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F. URN-SH Jwiy H8 W67 MACHlNE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING Filed July 3, 1965 BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOIJES 3 Sheets-Sheet l Jufiy 18, E F. URESH 333L335 MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES Filed July :3, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet w nfllallp llllv l INVENTOR. flare 'Uri ATTORNE Y .Fufiy E8, 39%? F. URESH 3 L MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES Filed July 3, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet IS INVENTOR. Fro: zzii Ur is BY M ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,331,135 MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSI- TIQNING BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES Frank Urish, New York, N.Y., assignor to Gin-Mark Products Company, Inc., a corporation of New York Filed July 2, 1965, Ser. No. 469,244 6 Claims. (Cl. 33190) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Background of the invention The machine of the invention is of the same general nature as that described in my Patent No. 2,572,682, dated Oct. 23, 1951, and that patent and Patent No. 2,925,661 are the most pertinent prior art.

Summary of the invention The machine of the invention includes a base plate having a garment supporting plate thereon above which is vertically reciprocably mounted a crosshead to move toward and away from the garment supporting plate, and on the crosshead are rotatably mounted garment marking devices coactive with rotatable marking devices on the garment supporting plate, and there is power means for simultaneously rotating all of the marking devices including pulleys on the first-mentioned marking devices and sprockets on the second-mentioned marking devices with a cord and return spring for rotating the pulleys and a chain and return spring for rotating the sprockets, also two crank disks on a shaft journaled in stationary bearings and each including a crank pin, one connected to the cord and the other connected to the chain, and there being means actuated by movement of the crosshead toward the garment supporting plate for controlling the power means.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the upper part of a machine, that is one embodiment of the invention, for marking a garment in connection with the positioning of buttons and buttonholes.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan thereof.

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1, in the direction of the arrows.

FIGURE 4 is a front elevational view, corresponding to FIGURE 1 but with parts in section, parts broken away, and to a larger scale.

FIGURE 5 is a view corresponding to FIGURE 4, but showing the crosshead in lowered position as during a marking operation.

FIGURE 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of FIGURE 4 in the direction of the arrows, but to a larger scale.

FIGURE 7 is a detailed vertical sectional view of one of the upper marking devices carried by the crosshead and to a still larger scale.

FIGURE 8 is a detailed vertical sectional view of one of the lower marking devices.

Description of the preferred embodiment Referring to the drawings in detail, one embodiment of the marking machine of my invention comprises a base plate 11 having a hole 12 adjacent each end thereof. A flanged collar 13 is fixed on the upper surface of the plate 11 around the edge of each hole and receives an elongated sleeve 14, the bottom of which rests on the plate 11. A narrow marker-supporting plate 15, suitably fastened on the upper ends of the sleeves 14, has openings 16 adjacent its ends in line with the openings in the sleeves 14 and plate 11. It also has an elongated central slot 17 extending be tween parts spaced from the ends thereof.

Supported on plate 15 and adjustable therealong is a plurality of spaced markers 18, each marker comprising a tube 19 extending loosely through the slot 17. Each tube 19 is externally screw threaded along its middle and lower portions and has a smooth upper portion to which is secured a washer 21 which is adapted to seat on the upper surface of the plate 15. A wing nut 22 is adjustably mounted on the threaded portion of each tube 19 below the plate 15 for clamping each tube and its washer 21 to said plate at a selected location. A shaft 23 extends loosely through the tube 19 and has an enlarged upper end or head 24 protruding above the tube.

Fixed on the upper protruding portion of the shaft 23 is a gear or sprocket wheel 25 with an elongated hub portion 26 extending upwardly along the shaft. The wheel 25 seats loosely on the upper surface of the washer 21, so that the wheel and shaft may be rotated thereon. The upper surface of the head 24 is roughened or serrated, as indicated at 27, so that some of the crayon or other marking material, used for associated upper marking devices, will adhere thereto more effectively. The markers 18 may be slid along the slot 17 of the plate 15 in order to adjust the spacing therebetween and may then be clamped in adjusted positions by their wing nuts 22.

A garment-supporting plate 28 is positioned above the marker-supporting plate 15 and supported on the hub portions 26 of the sprocket wheels 25. The plate 28 is formed with an elongated central slot 29 in the same vertical plane, corresponding to the slot 17 of plate 15, and through which the serrated head portions 27 of the shafts 23 protrude a slight distance. The plate 28 is formed with flanges 31 on its long edges and with openings 32 at its ends in alignment with the openings 16 in plate 15.

The shafts 23 of the markers 18 on the plate 15 are simultaneously rotated at the proper times by a sprocket chain 33 which extends along the space 34 formed by the plates 15 and 28 and which is in mesh with the wheels 25, which are positioned in said space 34. One end of this chain 33 is connected to one end of a coil spring 35, the other end of the spring being secured to a fastening member 36 on the under surface of plate 28. The other end of the chain 33 is connected by a pull cord or cable 37 and passes out from the space 34 beyond the ends of the plates 15 and 28 and is connected to a crank pin 38 mounted on a disc 39 and carried by a power-driven operating shaft 41. The operating shaft 41 is rotatably carried in bearing blocks 42 and 43 supported by a pedestal 44. The latter has its lower end mounted on and extending up from a flanged collar 45 fixed on the upper surface of the plate 11.

An upper or other series of marking devices 46 is supported on a crosshead or frame 47. The crosshead 47 slides or reciprocates with and is operated by elongated posts 48 Which may be connected to a treadle, not shown, at their lower ends and extend upwardly through the aligned openings in the base plate 11, sleeves 14, plates 15 and 23, and through openings 49 in the crosshead 47 at the ends thereof. Upward movement of the crosshead on the posts is limited by nuts 51 on the upper threaded ends of said posts. The crosshead 47 is normally maintained in uppermost position by compression springs 52 around the posts 48, which springs sit on the plate 28 and press against the crosshead. The crosshead 47 is formed with an elongated central slot 53 and may have a reinforcing flange 54 along one edge thereof.

Each upper marking device 46 comprises an elongated screw-threaded tube 55 extending through the slot 53 in the crosshead 47. Threaded on the upper end of the tube 55, above the crosshead, is a block or plate member 56 formed with an annular flange 57 at its lower end which rests on the crosshead 47. Threaded on each tube 55 below the crosshead 47 is a nut 58 which engages the lower surface of said crosshead. Each nut 58 has a knurled annular flange 59 which serves as a finger piece for turning it to clamp the crosshead 47 against the corresponding blocks 56.

Slidably mounted in each marking device tube 55 and extending thereabove is an elongated cylindrical shaft 61. A helically grooved pulley 62 is fastened to the upper protruding end of each shaft 61, as by means of a set screw 63, thus limiting downward movement of each shaft. The lower part of each shaft 61 terminates in an enlarged threaded portion 64 to which is secured means for holding a marking crayon 69'.

The portion of each shaft 61 below the threaded portion 64 is formed with an extension 65 reduced in section. An internally threaded skirt portion 66 surrounds each extension and is threaded to the portion 64. A collet or chuck member 67 is detachably supported by each skirt portion 66. These chuck members each comprise a tubular body of spring metal having external screw threads meshing with internal screw threads on the corresponding skirt portion 66. The tubular portion of each chuck. member 67 surrounds an extension 65 and terminates therebelow. It is slit at its lower end to form spring jaws 68. A marking crayon 69 is inserted between each set of jaws, the inner or upper end of the crayon impinging against the end of the extension 65 and its outer or lower end protruding slightly beyond the ends of the jaws. A sleeve 71 slidably mounted on each body and jaws of each collet 67 serves to clamp the jaws 68 onto the crayons. It will be understood that any other suitable form of collets may be used for clamping the crayons.

A compression spring 72 encircles each shaft 61 with its upper end seated against the lower end of the corresponding tube 55 and its lower end seated and pressing against a flanged upper portion of the skirt portion 66 to urge the shafts downward so that the pulleys 62 normally engage the tops of the washers 56. The operating shaft 41 is driven by an electric motor 73 which turns a sprocket wheel 74 through reduction gearing 75. The wheel '74 is connected to a corresponding sprocket wheel 76 fixed on the shaft 41 by a chain 77.

The shafts 61 of the markers 46 on the crosshead 47 are simultaneously rotated at the proper times by a drive cord or cable 7 8 one end of which is connected to a crank pin 79 carried by a disc 81 mounted on the operating shaft 41. The other end portion of the cord 7 8 is wrapped around each of the pulleys 62 in succession, occupying each helical groove therein. Its extreme end is connected to one end of a return spring 82, the other end of which is secured to bracket 83 carried by the crosshead 47.

In operation, the lower markers 18 on the plate 15 and the upper markers 46 on the crosshead 47 are adjusted along the slot portions of their supports so that they are spaced as desired and are in exact alignment with one another. The length of the movement of the upper markers 46 withthe crayons 69and the pressure of the compression springs 72 may be adjusted by moving the pulleys 62 along the shaft 61. When the markers 46 are properly adjusted, the crosshead 47 is moved downwardly by hand, treadle or other suitable means, not shown, against the action of the springs 52 to bring the markers 46 with their crayons 6% into contact with the serrated surfaces of the marking heads 24 on plate 15.

Such contact simultaneously effects operation of the drive motor 73 by closing microswitch 84 in its power circuit, upon engagement of a push rod 85 carried by the crosshead 47 with an operating spring 86 for said wit h 84. Thus as soon as the crayons 69 engage the corresponding lower markers 18, the motor73 is started to thereby effect rotation of the shafts 61 and 23 whilein the position of FIGURE 5, by turning of the disc 81. Such con- 1 thereby effecting engagement of the upper serrated surfaces 27 of the lower markers 18 by the crayons 69, leaving a quantity of the crayon material thereon for marking purposes. During this rotation, the lower markers 18 are also being rotated first in one direction by the return spring 35 and then in the opposite direction by the motor 73. The crosshead 47 is then released to allow the markers 46 to rise to the position shown in FIGURE4.

The machine is now ready to receive a garment, not shown. The two parts or edges of a garment to be marked for buttons and buttonholes are inserted between the upper and lower sets of markers in overlying relation with the lower part positioned on top of the plate 28, while in the position of FIGURE 4, over the markers 18 on plate 15 and with the upper part directly under the upper markers 46 carried by the crosshead 47. The crosshead 47 is moved downwardly as aforesaid, carrying the crayons 69 to the position of FIGURE 5 and into pressing engagement with the upper surface of the upper or overlapping piece of the garment, causing closure of the microswitch 84, operation of the motor 73 and turning of the shafts 61 and 23, whereby the crayons 69 and marking-material-carrying portions 27 are rotated against the respective upper and lower surfaces of the garment positioned therebetween for effectively marking the same.

Any suitable type of crayon may be utilized, but fluorescent crayons which make marks invisible in normal light but which can be seen in darkness or dim light under special light rays, for example, ultraviolet rays, are preferred.

In view of the foregoing disclosure, it will be seen that I have improved on the machine of my patent referred to, by using power and resilient return means for actuating the upper crayon holders and the lower marker shafts. Each of the upper crayon holders has a shaft on which is a helically grooved pulley aroundwhich passes a cord, one end of which is here power operated and the. 1

other connected to a return spring. The lower marker shafts are here rotated by chain and sprocket means operated by the same motor. The two crank pins of the operating discs are located apart so that as the operating cord is pulled by the motor in one direction, the lower chain is pulledby its spring in the other direction, and vice versa, to thereby balance the load on the motor during the oscillations of the markers.

The helical driving pulleys make it easy to adjust the crayons and they reduce the friction of the contactof the cord or belt with the pulleys. They. also eliminate possible catching of sprockets on a chain, as would be the case if a chain and sprocket drive were used instead of the helical pulleys and cord. Thus with my improved construction, the spring at one end of the cord readily yields to permit relative movement of the marker shafts during their operation, when the crosshead is moved downwardly to press the crayons into contactwith the lower, marker shafts or a garment to be marked.

Changes in details of construction may be made without departing from the principles of the invention.

I claim:

1. A machine for marking a garment in connection with the positioning of buttons and buttonholes comprising a base plate, another plate supported in spaced relation above said base plate, aplate for holding garments to be marked and supported above said other plate, devices for marking the lower surfaces of garments when on said garment holding plate and supported on said other plate, a crosshead movable vertically toward and away from and disposed above said garment-holding plate, other garment-marking devices carried by said crosshead including crayons adapted to yield and rotate when moved down into engagement with said first-mentioned marking devices, power means for simultaneously turning all of the marking devices when the crosshead is moved to cause the crayons to engage the top surfaces of said devices for marking the lower surface of the garments, and control means actuated by movement of said crosshead toward said garment-holding plate for controlling said power means.

2. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim 1, wherein said crosshead-carried marking devices each include a helically grooved pulley, the first-mentioned marking devices each include a sprocket wheel and there are power and return spring means for rotating all of said devices including a pair of discs carried by said shaft driven by said power means one of which discs has a crank pin connected to one end of a cord encircling said helically grooved pulley while the other disc has a crank pin disposed 180 from said first-mentioned crank pin and connected to a chain engaging said sprocket wheels, the other end of each of the cord and chain being connected to a return spring.

3. In a machine as defined in claim 1, said power means including an electric motor and saidcontrol means including a switch stationarily mounted with respect to the base plate, including an operating element, and a push rod on said crosshead to engage said operating element.

4. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim I, wherein said crosshead-carried marking devices each includes a helically grooved pulley, and there are power means and return spring means for rotating said pulleys including a disc driven by said power means and carried by a shaft journalled on said base plate and having a crank pin connected to a cord encircling said helically grooved pulleys With the other end of said cord connected to a return spring.

5. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim 4, wherein the first-mentioned marking devices each includes a sprocket Wheel and there are power and return spring means for rotating said sprocket wheels including a disc driven by said power means and carried by said shaft and having a crank pin connected to a chain that drives said sprocket Wheel and has one end connected to a return spring.

6. A machine for marking a garment in connection with the positioning of buttons and buttonholes comprising a base plate, another plate supported in spaced relation on and above said base plate, devices for marking the lower surfaces of garments and supported on said other plate, a crosshead mounted on said base plate movable vertically toward and away from and disposed above said other plate, other garment-marking devices carried by said crosshead including crayons adapted to yield and rotate when pressure is exerted thereon during the marking operation, power means for simultaneously turning all of the marking devices when the crosshead is moved to cause the crayon to engage the top surface of said devices for marking the lower surface of the garments, and control means actuated by the crosshead during such movement thereof for controlling said power means.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 784,089 3/1905 Werle 33 973,554 10/1910 Pearson 74 s9.2 1,042,628 10/1912 Waybright 7489.2 1,121,796 12/1914 Buswell 74-8922 2,572,682 10/1951 Urish 33-190 2,925,661 2/1960 Bagley 33 190 3,014,463 12/1961 Krohm 7489.22X

LEONARD FORMAN, Primary Examiner. W. D. MARTIN, Assistant Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. A MACHINE FOR MARKING A GARMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSITIONING OF BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES COMPRISING A BASE PLATE, ANOTHER PLATE SUPPORTED IN SPACED RELATION ABOVE SAID BASE PLATE, A PLATE FOR HOLDING GARMENTS TO BE MARKED AND SUPPORTED ABOVE SAID OTHER PLATE, DEVICES FOR MARKING THE LOWER SURFACES OF GARMENTS WHEN ON SAID GARMENT HOLDING PLATE AND SUPPORTED ON SAID OTHER PLATE, A CROSSHEAD MOVABLE VERTICALLY TOWARD AND AWAY FROM AND DISPOSED ABOVE SAID GARMENT-HOLDING PLATE, OTHER GARMENT-MARKING DEVICES CARRIED BY SAID CROSSHEAD INCLUDING CRAYONS ADAPTED TO YIELD AND ROTATE WHEN MOVED DOWN INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST-MENTIONED MARKING DEVICES, POWER MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNING ALL OF THE MARKING DEVICES WHEN THE CROSSHEAD IS MOVED TO CAUSE THE CRAYONS TO ENGAGE THE TOP SURFACES OF SAID DEVICES FOR MARKING THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE GARMENTS, AND CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED BY MOVEMENT OF SAID CROSSHEAD TOWARD SAID GARMENT-HOLDING PLATE FOR CONTROLLING SAID POWER MEANS.

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