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US3107854A
US3107854A US801594A US80159459A US3107854A US 3107854 A US3107854 A US 3107854A US 801594 A US801594 A US 801594A US 80159459 A US80159459 A US 80159459A US 3107854 A US3107854 A US 3107854A
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Ingemar H Lundquist
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INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SUPPLY CORP
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
    • G07B2017/00274—Mechanical, e.g. keyboard
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/00548—Mechanical printhead

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1. LUNDQUIST POSTAGE METERING MACHINE 26 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 24, 1959.
Oct. 22, 1963 l. H. LUNDQUIST 3,107,854
POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 22, 1963 l. H. LUNDQUIST' POSTAGE METERING MACHINE 26 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 24, 1959.
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POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26 Sheets-Sheet 6 Oct. 22, 1963 H. LUNDQUIST ,1
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POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26 Sheets-Sheet 17 22",, 1963 I. Hi. LUNDQUIST 3,107,854
' 905mm: METERING MACHINE Filed March 1959- 26 Sheets-Sheet 18 F IEIAE.
Oct. 22,1963 1. H. LUNDQUIST 3,107,854
' POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 v 26 Sheets-Sheet l9 Oct. 22, 1963 11. H. LUNDQUIST PQSTAGE'METERING mm 2 6 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed Mar-oh 24. 'JIQSS FIE-i5

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17. IN A POSTAGE METERING DEVICE, A BASE PORTION, A MOTOR DRIVEN MECHANISM MOUNTED IN SAID BASE PORTION, A CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A CYCLIC CLUTCH INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID MOTOR DRIVEN MECHANISM AND SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS AND OPERABLE UPON ENGAGEMENT THEREOF CONTROL THE OPERATION OF SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A FIRST PRINTING DEVICE HAVING A FULL CYCLE POSITION AND MOUNTED IN SAID BASE PORTION FOR ACTUATION BY SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A METER DETACHABLY MOUNTED IN AN OPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID BASE PORTION, MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID METER IN OPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID BASE PORTION AND FOR UNLOCKING IT FOR REMOVAL THEREFROM, A SECOND PRINTING DEVICE HAVING A FULL CYCLE POSITION AND MOUNTED IN SAID METER FOR ACTUATION IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID PRINTING DEVICE, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID SECOND PRINTING DEVICE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS FOR CONTROL THEREBY UPON OPERATIVE POSITIONING OF SAID METER ON SAID BASE PORTION AND OPERATION OF SAID LOCKING MEANS, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVE TO PREVENT ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS WITH SAID CYLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS AND OPERATION OF SAID LOCKING MEANS WHEN EITHER SAID FIRST OR SAID SECOND PRINTING DEVICE IS OUT OF THE FULL CYCLE POSITION THEREOF.
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Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3363549A (en) * 1965-09-10 1968-01-16 Friden Inc Platen control means in postage meter machines
US3469777A (en) * 1967-11-29 1969-09-30 Friden Inc Postage meter
US3477528A (en) * 1966-09-26 1969-11-11 Reuben H Donnelley Corp The Automatic weighing and metering control device
US3876870A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-04-08 Arthur J Malavazos Register for a postal meter
US3890491A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-06-17 A J M Res Corp Arithmetic unit for a postage meter
US3938095A (en) * 1971-11-04 1976-02-10 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Computer responsive postage meter
USRE31875E (en) * 1971-11-04 1985-04-30 Pitney Bowes Inc. Computer responsive postage meter
WO1986002756A1 (en) * 1984-10-25 1986-05-09 Hasler Ag Manually adjustable accounting mechanism for franking machine

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US2056315A (en) * 1936-10-06 Selective denomination printing and registering machine
US2306500A (en) * 1942-12-29 Register control mechanism
US2342325A (en) * 1940-09-26 1944-02-22 Veeder Root Inc Counter unit mechanism
US2373503A (en) * 1937-10-08 1945-04-10 Commercial Controls Corp Control mechanism for mail treating machines
US2660950A (en) * 1953-12-01 L lambert
US2707913A (en) * 1955-05-10 Printing die control
US2726812A (en) * 1955-12-13 Postage meter construction
US2743669A (en) * 1950-02-14 1956-05-01 Gen Register Corp Machines for printing and issuing postal orders and like forms
US2797869A (en) * 1957-07-02 grobl
US2834542A (en) * 1958-05-13 Totalizer engaging mechanism

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2056315A (en) * 1936-10-06 Selective denomination printing and registering machine
US2306500A (en) * 1942-12-29 Register control mechanism
US2660950A (en) * 1953-12-01 L lambert
US2707913A (en) * 1955-05-10 Printing die control
US2726812A (en) * 1955-12-13 Postage meter construction
US2797869A (en) * 1957-07-02 grobl
US2834542A (en) * 1958-05-13 Totalizer engaging mechanism
US2373503A (en) * 1937-10-08 1945-04-10 Commercial Controls Corp Control mechanism for mail treating machines
US2342325A (en) * 1940-09-26 1944-02-22 Veeder Root Inc Counter unit mechanism
US2743669A (en) * 1950-02-14 1956-05-01 Gen Register Corp Machines for printing and issuing postal orders and like forms

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3363549A (en) * 1965-09-10 1968-01-16 Friden Inc Platen control means in postage meter machines
US3477528A (en) * 1966-09-26 1969-11-11 Reuben H Donnelley Corp The Automatic weighing and metering control device
US3469777A (en) * 1967-11-29 1969-09-30 Friden Inc Postage meter
US3938095A (en) * 1971-11-04 1976-02-10 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Computer responsive postage meter
USRE31875E (en) * 1971-11-04 1985-04-30 Pitney Bowes Inc. Computer responsive postage meter
US3876870A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-04-08 Arthur J Malavazos Register for a postal meter
US3890491A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-06-17 A J M Res Corp Arithmetic unit for a postage meter
WO1986002756A1 (en) * 1984-10-25 1986-05-09 Hasler Ag Manually adjustable accounting mechanism for franking machine

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