Apparatus for reviewing perforated tape for typesetting machines

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR STORING, REWINDING AND REVIEWING PERFORATED TAPE FOR TAPE CONTROLLED TYPESETTING EQUIPMENT COMPRISING A FRICTION CLUTCH DRIVING MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SPINDLE AND AN UPWARDLY PRESENTED FRICTION SURFACE, A FRICTION CLUTCH DRIVEN MEMBER RESTING ON AND DRIVEN BY SAID SURFACE, A PLURALITY OF REELS, EACH REEL HAVING A HUB ADAPTED TO BE TELESCOPED OVER SAID VERTICAL SPINDLE AND TO REST ON SAID DRIVEN MEMBER, SAID DRIVEN MEMBER AND HUB HAVING SEPARABLE POSITIVE DRIVING CONNECTIONS AND SAID HUB BEING DRIVEN BY A FRICTION FORCE FROM SAID FRICTION SURFACE PROPORTIONAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TAPE WOUND ON THE REEL AND THEREBY TAKING UP AND STORING THE TAPE AS RECEIVED, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SPINDLES EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE HUB OF ANY ONE OF SAID REELS IN TELESCOPING RELATION AND EACH HAVING A SEPARABLE POSITIVE DRIVING CONNECTION MATING WITH THE DRIVING CONNECTION OF THE ASSOCIATED HUB, CLUTCH MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING EACH OF THE HORIZONTAL SPINDLES IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID VERTICAL SPINDLE WHEREBY TAPE WOUND ON A FIRST REEL MAY BE REWOUND ON A SECOND REEL TO PLACE THE TAPE IN PROPER SEQUENCE AND MAY THEN BE WOUND FROM A SECOND REEL TO A THIRD REEL TO PERMIT REVIEW OF THE TAPE FOR SELECTING THE PORTIONS TO BE FED TO TAPE CONTROLLED TYPESETTING EQUIPMENT.