[1]P,,ten,tc@d Jij,,,@e 18, 1929. l@7175937 UNITED STATES PATEN"I' OFII--'ICE6 CHARLES T. RASC.HICK, O'@l,' ST. PAUL, XII'Tlqv-SOTA. C-ti-7,'Cl@: '-T-i-OLDER AND CLJTTER. orif.-iiial al)plicatioii filed Febriiary 2, 1920, Se-Lial No. 355,572. Divided aiid this .il)plicatioil. filed jaiiil-a7,y 19, 1924. Aly i.it@-ention '@@o e, cheelc holcler 1111(l cutt("" lvliicli is pai-t-).(@,,ilarly desic,,ned to ilold a kl'iid of cliecks iii a coiiveiiier,t so that tli(,, cjiecl@s can bo -iovecl @lroiii tl-ie st-rb of tlle pad as 4L,,Ii.ey are dc,s-'Lrecl for use ai-icl punebod by the ciit'Ler ,is,--Iociated tliere@iith iviiii,,)rLt i-eqtiiring ,ii-i ex,L-li-a I)ur@cli fol. iii(lications by serrat'ioiis or iio@Lc).ios in ti@e eheeks I)roper. 10 Ai),o'Lliej: oj)ject o--[@ tl)e iiiv(-jit;.oii is to pro vi@.le t back liaiino@ at one cii(I a poelcet togetlier )1'@itli 'I, slidin support 1- @aviii(y 9 uh I v I --)tecl moilp'tecl @ creol ctittei- I li'cli is a IL i I I L,o cliscliai@ge ijito saicl 1)ocl@et. 15 A s'u-ill Turther ol)j,-Ct of the inventioii is to ,ti,range saicl sliOLiiig stil)port and cutter so tlitt th(., sam- ii-iay clos . e s,,iid pocket to coi,fiiie 'the ptliicliin-s tliei-ein or may be -,lid a,)@,ay from said poel@ot to permit of the @!0 reiiio-val'tlic@reoio. A still obiect resides ipari:,,tng'lng ,q,tid pocl@ot ,i@nd etitte,! betoav tlio end of tlio .p,tc! of cliecks inou-Lite(-l i-ii)o-,l said liolder ancl to foriii said slidin(y -@til)port with i shoulder 25 aclal)t@-cl to be by the extreiiie ciid cheel@-,, -iiember o'L tli.e pad of ' ,,, to liolct said 1 ,Inc! cutter to close the opeiiing to said pocket. -@ll T[Lrtlier object of the inventioi-i is to 30 sllspeiicl sii(I check liolder and cutter in sliel-i ,t posilioii tliit Llic etit'ter incl slippoi@t oii @vliicli it is iiiouiited iiatt,.i-,,illy teiid to fall by iiito t position ad,,i ted to close t," p the ol)eiiii,,,,)- to stid I)ock(,,t so that the sai-tio, :@,'j is iioi,naall)T CloSed ai- all tinies. Iii the @ti-aiviii(rs foriniiig part of this specific,itioji: n Fic,,Iire I is a poi-spectii,e i,iew of i,,iy t, @t etitter as it vvoulcl ippear check holclor iii 40 l@.i usc, hold@Iii-,- a pad of cliecks. Fl'o,iire 2 is It cross sectional elevatio,.i of iii3, dei,ice. Fio-tii-e 3 is ,,- pei@spectii,e viei-@ of the iipper C)OPtioil of iiiv device. 45 4 @'s a c@.-oss scelio@i oii the line 4--l of Fiyiire 1(,Llre 5 is a perspect!N,e vieNN, of thc@, lo-",er portion of n-iy device, illusti-atiiig an alternat-'ve foi-ii-i of (11tting Pliliell ivith the cover O'l@ @lie pocl,@et ill open position. This -@pi)licatioi-i is a division of my application '@-'-Oi, elleck holder aiid cutter filed Februai,y 2, 1920 bearinog Serial No. 355,5'@2. I In the A ---epi@eselits illy clieck .55 holder ,ind cull-ter Avli;lcli is des-.glied to liolcl Perial No. 68i,186. a, paO, of cliecks B, @vhich ai-c staplecl togetlier oh Olie eiid -iii tLe ordiii-t-@y known iiiannr-,r ivith the stilb eiids 10 of the checks lield betiveeii the gr'ppin-o face or plate 11 ancl. iloiig ihe back 12 o-" tl),r-l 60 holder A. The face, 11 is formecl as an extension froin the back 12 ancl extepds approximatel@Y araliel tli reto, bein(, conii eted ivi,@h tha p 0 r, e -ie by the ii pe ciicl portiori. 13 to wh' saii p r ich 65 is att-achecl the holdiii(,T loop i-zl- by the cleat@ 10', or in any other sti4,tn,ble maliner. The holdiiig lool 1-4 is ciig,,igecl by a h, f)k il ,I @@l ol. OLL)e-r,- Tioll. sliowLi, i@or atta..- hiil,- the holder A to IL-,he bel.t oa'--' a Nvait7o ress Ol- elcrk ii,, the tisp@ of- tlie ivhile the b6c!y portion or baci@ 12 haiigs free, el.tliei@ exten@lip,(r i- a dow.-Liivard clii!ection or so tiiat it ea-,i be retdily, eng,,to,ed a,-@d vated to i,emove oi-ie of tlie, cliecks '@6 froiii 75 Lhe pitcl B. The cliecli:s 16 are 1)erforated or otl-iei@iiise suitabl3r scored at 17 to allovv thel-n to be easily dien@),,,iged froin tfie stlib portion 10 of the pad. Engao-'ii(, tcetli 18 ii-c foriiiecl 6ii the froiit so edge of ]at 11, wliile a spriiio- 19, AvbiciA the p e is attaclied to the, back 12, tei-ids to lioi.(! the picl B ii-ito with the t@eetli 18. Guide flaiiges 20 ire foriiied f,@-oin the onga,,-iiig i@late 1-1 wli'le 21 p@@oj@o-",t LIPA@',Ircl 'ii-oll-I the back 12 to foi,i-ii sicle ei)ga.4iii iiiembei-s to 1-.old 'che pad in Iiiie iii the hotdei- A Y@,itl-i its cli(,c-"KS e-xtcndirio- along tlio IDacic; 12. A cutte,., puiieli C is cai@i-ied by the eiicl of @)o the holder A opl)osite to ,lie loop 14 and, is providedvN-itl..i a etitti:ng toiigue 22, wlilch is formed of spi,in(r I steel or --o@iic o@Llier c,@,i-itable iiiatei-i wl 'clied to the e 2'E') ,it ,II -iieh is -,tt@a 9- '-- t o tli(, tipwIltrOly project'i-ii,(y 25, 95 -v@'hicli ext eiids as i, pot i,oij of an(]. @l)pi,oxiiria(,cly at, rl(,rlit aii,,Ie to the 13o poi@tio"_i of the I)Iate 23. TI-ie plqte 2,) foi@iiis the back ftnd bo@, port'oii of the c tter I)uiieli C )T II aiid al.so the cover for the I)oeket E which is 1.00 foriiied -.s ai-i i.ntetyral por'L-.Ioii ,tDd extedsioii of the back 12. The plate 23 is lield fi,e.el3, slidable to ti,@e btck 12 by 'he iiiturned flar-l@yes 26 see Fio,ti@re 4, ivliieli en(yao-e aloilg the loiver lon,,itu- 105 d-inallv extendi--@e, the back 12 is eti.t a tucl;,],I,-@'-Iy exteiicling i-ecess ortioiis 27, 11 to p foriii a iiari-oN,@ portioii 28 aloil,- the bacli: 12 of tli6 1-iolder. This iiai-row port-Ion 28 al- 110 s of the back 12, ivh@'le oi- foriiied witli loilyi-
[2]2 1,717,937 ]oa-vs [lie fi:ee en("a(yeineiit of- the checl,:s 16 I)artictilarlv Avhen the, pacl B becoliies I)rac'tically Lised tip aiid 6nly a few cliecks rerliaiiiing ;ii the pacl, and ,ilso alloiA7s the cuttte 21 to be ,,emoved b del)ressing the tei@ pi, y f.on(ytio sliotilcler 29 ivbieli is foriiied by etitZ, ting a portion out of the back 12 and bendin@,, it up)vai-cl to noviiially en(raue a(fainst the flan(ye 25 of the cutter to limit'tlie'bick10 i@,ai-d iiiovement of 'Lhe sanie. This con,-:@truetion ,tlloiNs a neiv cutter tongtie aiid blade to, be provicied f or the holder A at any tijile sliolild it be foiind necessary to do so an tlils feature is of 1-eat iinl)oi-taiiee in Lli @n 15 pi-,,ictical development of my invention. StiiT-eiiiiiflinges 30 aj--e formed exteiicling lon@,,it-Lidi'iially in the portioh 28 t6 stren(ythen ar@d add to the ri-idity of tl-iat portio-n of the bacl@, to pi-oper I ly support the eleii-ie.Tits ()f 20 the liol.d'er. The plate 23 i.s formed witli an -Lipii,ai,dly inclinecl end 31, iiliieli exteiids at ,in obtu,,,e angl.e fi-oni the body portion of the I)Iate an(I @foi,ii,is a coaer @foi@ ttio til)ii,ardly projectliig 25 I)ortion 32 of the ocliet-f4,@ An o enin(y 33 p p ivlii@ch is of the same sliape and of ,i slightl.), lai-geicliiiieiision tl-iiii tlie cuttin(,- end ol@ @7 I)oint 34 of the etittino- ton(,tie 22, is f oriiied in the an(-@ularl extending poi-tion 31 of the tn y -'O plite 23, Avhile the rear portion of the openIii("r 33 extends into the bo(ly 1)ortion of the pl,,-,te 23 and is of ai@y suitibl(@, shape. In this constrtiction the cutter toi-igue of the pltiieli C is formed with an enl,,iroecl rinc,-er 15 (ra(yill(" poi-tio "I eng ii 35, -kvhich limits the do,,,,n.ivai@-d i@iovement of the cutter ton,),tie 22 in the ol)ening 33. A loop mel-aber 36 is secui-ecl to the aii@-),-Lilar pol@'Lion 31 thi-otigh whicli the I)OII-.itecl 40 cuttiii(y eiid 34 of the tongue 32 extencls. 'I'he loop 36 foi-ins a ,u-,ti-d aiid li.i-iiits the ul)ivarcl i.-io%-ei-nelit of the etittin(, end of the ton(ytie 22 ,is it pi-ev,,ents tlle sliai,l) poiiited eiid 3-1 projectilig oi, beiii- beiit tipward into a 45 (laii(,er6us position. Iii a cleilee of tlils kill(,l n it is iiecess@zi@y tb,,it no portions of the saiiie be exl)osed - Lil)6ii Avhicli the ol)erat6r can be e,isil)7 inji,ii-ed qiid the oLiarcl 36 iiill pi-otect thi@- i)oit;t 34 iihile also the upivard@y pro50 liectifig end 'ol of the cover foi-iiis a n,,ttiii-al guard foi- the poiiited cuttiii(y en(I 34. The loop 36 ,,ISO forins a stop or age for the 9 cheel@s 16 to lip@iit the depth 6T the cut or e'LiLtei, I)iiDeh C in the chec!Ks. 515 In operatin(y ti-ie cutter punel-i C a ticket or check 16 take-.i from the pad B is iiiserted Nvitli its edge ao@ainst the gage 36 oiid a portio--q o'L the, el-iecl@ positiot-ied betiveen the poirit of the c-Litter and tl-ie tipl)er end of the GO openin- 33 in the portion 31 of the plate. @A-s the cutt;.iio-- ton-ue 22 is depressed, the, point 34 ivill first piei-ce the check and tl-ien shear a V-sl-iaped port]6n out of the sain-. .-tt a poiiit 0.1 the check to indi-ea.te the C,5 -,motint of a purchase, while the portion of the cliecli: el-il)pe(l ol, puiiehed from the bo(lyof the sanie will be (lepositecl into the chaiiiJ)er 38 of the I)ocket E a,;icl, rotaiiied tlierein until the pocket is op(,,iie(I b3T Pl@Illill(T tlle I)uncli Avitli its plate 2il bacl@llard to cti@,lAv@ 70 the 1.)ortion 31 back sufficieiitly to open the same. The plate 23 ivith tl-ie portion 31 is lield freely slidalile by the flan(-es 26 to the bacli: 12 of the holde@ and tl-ius"' when the holder 75 is in iise and the Pocket E lian@4s do-Nvii-ward the plate 23 iaould iiiove or be liel@d by -ravity into close(I position. HoAvoil-er, the cliecii:s 16 of the pad B engage a(-ainst the flal](YC 25 zn t-@ and forin a stop to hold tl)e cover oil ttio. go pocket E nori-n,.illy in closed position. In this nianner the an-,e 25 poi-forins tlio functions, as it also tends to hold the 1)ad 11 in place al.o@i- the back 12. The covei-@ of the pocket c,,in be ol)ejied, hoiye-,-er, eiren @@5 witli the pad of checks B in place in the holder, by ptillipgb,,,ck-@Nard ao,aiiist the checks to b(,nd th(,,m sufficieiitly t6 alloiv tli(, coa,er to iiiove iiito opeii positioii. In Fi(-ui,e 5 a eiittel, puiicli F is illiis- go t) tl-.atecl, liavincr a ei.ittiiig toii,(Ytt(@ 39 foi,iil(,(l otit of the body portion of the pl,-tte 23@@ the poil)-ted end 40 of whicli coiic@.des Avitli the siii-tilar slial:)ed ol)enin(y 41 foriiied in the z' angularly clispose(:l encl 31 o'@ the pl@,tte 23. ),@5 The f ULlICtiOlIS of this cutter puiicli ai-c identical to that perforiiied by the clitter P-LI-Tich C and this puncli operates to cut a poi-tion f rom the checks to iTidicLte the t o-' a purchase and deposit it lll the 10( amoun i poel@et E fori-iied on tl-ie lower eiid of the back 12. In the operation of a clevice of this iiatiire the geiieral construction of the hol.der is practically indestrtict@Lble with oi-din,,try use 105 and care but it is very desirable to have a repl@iceable etittei@ as t.111-ou@yli contii]Lued I-ISO the cutter is apt t,-) becoiiie clu.11 and oavill" to tlle siliiple inexpensive coiisti-i@,cttoii of n-iy device a neiv etitter caii be quickl - a-iid 110 y easily at't'aclied to the holcler by sli(l,iiig the plate 23 bael-,",ai-d, when the P,,id of el-iecks B is ren-ioved f voin the lioldel, aiid tlio spri n(r ton,,)-ue 29 depressed to allonv the eiityagiiit@ ilinges 26 to iiiove back to tlle narrowed 115 portion 28 of the back 12, -"-li,--reupoji the flanges '-)6 ai,e disen,-,-aued froi-n the ba,-,k to t, el rele@se the etitter punch plate and cover for the back 12. This feature adds ii@.,-,terially to the r,,tctic,,tl nature of n-iy device. p The inclined or a,.i(yularl3, positioiied I)ortioil 31 of the plate 23 I)ei,lilits the cl:ltter toi-igtie 22 to opera,te easilv to make a cleg..icut iiotch in the tieli:ets or checks alid this constructi.on cloe-, iiot reqtiire tl-ie close fit 12,-) between the male and fen-iale poi@tions of the etitter i,)unch as are iiecessary in the ordinary puiiehing devices. The sttib 10 of the pacl B @Ahic'@i i@ left clamped between the back 12 and tl-ic 1-)I,,ite 1-@O
[3]l,'717,937 3 11 aftcr all of tl-ie tickets or cliecks 16 have been remoired can be easily removed eitliciby eiigagii-ig tiie same tlirough the openinp, 42 foi-med iii the pl,,tte 11 to depi@ess the stub and free it froiii tli.e teeth 18 so tha-t it caii be pulled olit and discarded or the stub cin be en-aged between the flanges 20 Z-1 and 21 oii either side of the s,,Lme and i@eleasect by (lepi-essin(, a(,,ainst the spi-ing 19. 10 A iteii, pad of clieclcs can then be iiisei-ted illi the lioldoi- ia,hile the back of the S,',IDie liolds the spring 19 depressed, the spriii(y 19 holdiii(,r the stlib of thc,, pid into ongagel-iient AN-itli the toetli 18 tiid plate 11 while the 15 'Jeai,-es or checks of the pad foi@iii a stop to liold the cover plate 23 in closed position on the pocket E. '-Ilie positi.oiiin- of the pocket E at the opposlu-e eid to the li.oldiiag loop 14 is a ' n 20 essciati,,tl fe@iture of the consti,uctioii of mv (levice, as it allows tl-io ciitter 1:)un(,,Ii C to be opei,,tted withotit removing the holder A froiii the cl-ia'Ln or hook which holds it I)y tl-ie lo,)p 14 to the A-,,,i,i'ress's oi: clet-'j@'s bo'it ill- b,,,i.iic,- eas)7 for the clei-k or -v@aiti.clss to on-,,to-e tl).e eiid of the holder cari-3,ino- tlio ocket ,tnd raise it sufficie-ntly to 1, p eaclily sce ancl opoi@ate the etitter pu.,ich. TI-ie sicle iiie,iiabo-rs of the pocket E are outwaidly incl'nocl as sliown clearly in Fl,"ure 2. The sides of the pocket are showii cletrly ;,,.i persi,)ectli,e in Figui,e 5. With the pai-ticular arran-ement of the Z:D etitter and support therefor in rela@'uion to the poel@:et forriaed ,tt the encl of the holcler the puncliin ' ,-,s -fi-oni the checks qre caused to be deposited i@i the pocket and to be maintaided tiorein so thit the same are no'u dise'li.ai-gecl tipon the floor or other undesirable 40 places. As soon as the pad of checks bas been reinoi,ed the stipport for the cutter may bo s.'Licl awty -'L-'t@oiii the, pocket providin(- aii ope,- lii-ig therein throligh which the clittings oiptiiicliings may be readily discharged. In tli@s iiianii,,,i- an eqsy aild effective ill,-'thod ol 45 eiiiptyl @ig the poclket is liad. li-i accoi-dance with the patent statutes I liai-c d.escribecl the princ'iples of o eration p of iii3, iiiventiol)-, tog(-',tl3.er with tlle appai@,itus i,,,hich I row eonsider to represent the 50 best ciiabodiment thereof, but I desii-e to liave it tin(leistood tlitt the cciisti-uctioii shoivii is oiily illtistrative aiid th;it the invention aii b-, carriecl otit by other means and apPlicd 'Lo Lises otlier than those set fortl-i with- .55 iii the scope of the T-ollowinc,y
