US2174117A - Check - Google Patents

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Sept, 26, 1939- s. D. BUSTER, JR

CHECK Filed May 15. 1937 ORIGINAL COM PANY m A I A MN \I w v 5 M7 A n A L n T E L m N N L o 0 l 9 D 0 M II. 0 w T b A 0. 0 5 M T N dd n H mm 0 w P m 0 w. A A 0 m C n o m 5 0 w Y o w Tm A m CH L N O UH C n a A 0 u 3 F P E n u Tm T M o u n o A 0 q. 3 C O o M mu C S P & a U 0 ..H D Y N B 0 u u on m 0 D TA T VI M I W 0 B u R u c i N B 0 w m n U UN 0 w M o M M R (0 l O a m m 4 I u A w n O M u T K o 0 HF m A m u z 0 A 0 TO B A H m T B 0 T m X m OR X w n w 7 A a 1 P0 w i mm A n F l Patented Sept. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to means employed to facilitate speedy sorting of duplicate records and more particularly to forms which are used in retail stores or other retail establishments, where there are a number of duplicate copies made in order to segregate the records in their proper departments. In some stores, as many as five sorts are made of each form, the same being time also in oil companies where it is necessary to sort all the forms by account numbers, each account number indicating the billing district and the customers number.

At present, the sorting of such forms is done manually and it not only consumes a very great amount of time but it also prevents the speedy ascertaining of the condition of, for example, the quantity of stock on hand; also the prompt determination of the amount of each customers account and prompt billing of same.

My invention has for its object, to provide a new manner of sorting these forms by providing a plurality of rows of perforations adjacent the separation line of the forms. These perforations are located in spaces which bear printed designations or indicia which determine the proper class into which the particular slip in question should be classifled. Some of these perforations are then slotted out across the separation line so that the sorting needle commonly employed for such purpose will .only select the particular class required of both original and duplicate.

My means of accomplishing the foregoing obiects may be more fully comprehended by having reference to the accompanying drawing, which is hereunto annexed and is a part of this specification, in which a bank check and duplicate is used as an example.

. The figure is a front view of the duplicate check printed with designation and indicia and its accompanying perforations with the original check in position tobe detached.

In the figure I have shown my improved check for bank use. It is well known that checks or vouchers must be sorted for many difierent purposes and expensive and complicated machines are built to facilitate that operation. It is also desirable to provide permanent means to indicate that the amount of the check is not over a certain sum. My invention provides a check 3, which, may be in duplicate form 4 as shown.

The checks 3 and 4 are provided with a plurality with perforations 5 registering with each other adjacent the edge so that they can be conveniently slotted or notched out to the edge. Duplicate check 4 is separable from the body of the original check by a weakened tear line I when an addi- 5 tional record is desired. By slotting or notching the portion between the rows of perforations across the tear line, the checks may be conveniently and speedily sorted after separation by a sorting needle commonly employed for such purpose. Along one edge may be provided various figures as hundreds, thousands, etc., and the words not over the amount slotted out. When the check is made out, the operator hand punches or slots the perforations for the desired amount. 15

Thus it will be seen, I not only provide for convenient sorting. but for an effective means to prevent the check being raised as the punching across the tear line gives the same code on original and duplicate after separation.

Having described my invention what I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A new article of manufacture comprising a sheet of paper or the like having duplicate printing thereon separated by a weakened tear line for facilitating separation of said sheet, and having a series of similar perforations on each side of said tear line and adjacent thereto, said perforations being alined to allow for cutting out I of material crossing said tear line between opposing perforations on each side of said line, whereby when said sheet is tornafter cutting out of said material each part of said sheet carries an identical cut out record.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising a sheet of paper or the like having duplicate printing thereon separated by a weakened tear line for facilitating separation of said sheet into separate units, and having a series of indexing perforations alined along each side of said tear line 40 adjacent and parallel thereto, said perforations being opposed across said tear line in order on both sides thereof.

3. A new article of manufacture comprising a sheet of paper or the like having duplicate printing thereon separated by a weakened tear line for facilitating separation of said sheet into separate units, and having a duplicate series of perforations alined along each side of said tear line,

adjacent and parallel thereto.

SANFORD D. BUS'IER, JR.

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