US513476A - Type-writing machine - Google Patents

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L. B. BERRIEN. I TYPE WRITING MACHINE. No. 513,476. Patented Jan. 80, 1.894.

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L. B. BERRIENQ TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

110,513,476. Patented Jan. 30, 1894.

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W -.L. B. BERRIEN'.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

No. 513,476. Patented Jan 30,1894.

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V L. B. BBRRIEN.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. No. 513,476. Patented Jan. 30, 1894.

writer which will be simple and inexpensive To all w hoin' it may concern:

Improvements inType-Writing Machines, of

' which theifollowing is a specification, r'efer-, 1 cncebeinghad tome-accompanying drawings,

side elevation, some parts beingjin section. ,Fig..3is a central vertical cross section. Fig.

' 'differentposition. Fig. 7 is a side elevation the-letter. raclgshbwing the devicefor adand Figs? and 10 areenlarged details, being 1 side elevations ofthe paper cylinder, showcarrying the type disks and the inanner of mounting-the same.

1 board, which Tnay' be madeof any suitable Y angular, as shown.

' secured at opposite sides of the baseboard 11, and are providedwith suitable bearings .sio

"citizen ofthcUnited States, residing'atli/Ioline,

Fig. 1, showing the paper carriage. Fig. 5 is -accomplish this object as hereinafter specitied and as illustrated in the drawings. j

to fit into the siren STATES mome t. BEltRllilN,

PATENT OFFIQEE.

or harm, 'ILLI NoIs.

TYPE-*W-RITIN'GMACHI'N s.

sjrncrrfosrton part of r Application an A r 2s, 1.292.

Be'itknown that I, LEONARD B. Bnrt'iun'n, a-

in the county of Rock Island and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and" useful inwhich p Figure 1 isatop or plan view. Fig. -2. is a 4' is a partial sectional view on line 4-4 of auenlarged detail, beinga top or plan view of the dog which shifts the paper'carriage. Fig. 6 is a similar view,- show-ing the dog in a of the inking device. Fig.8 is anenlarged. detail, being a front elevation of a portion of jnsting the rack forprinting capital letters;

ing the paper holding bar in difierent positions. 1 Fig. 11, is a detail showing the shaft My invention relates to typewriters, audits object is to providea new and improved type-.

iiFconstrnct ion .amLefiicient in operation. .I,

That which I regard asnew will be pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings-r11, indicates the base material, and is adapted to carry-the various parts of the typewriter. It may be made of any desired shape, but I prefer to make it rect- 12, 1a, indicatesstandards which are rigidly,

in their upper ends.

v '14 indicate a board, preferably rectangu-z lar in shape, which is provided-at each endwith a pivot 15. The pivots 15 are adapted bearings in the standardsy12 or-signs which: are usually used in typewrit- Ipreter to draw-'a'line extending. centrally shown;-the object of which arrangementavill be more fully hereinafter set forth. t

front edgeof the letter board 14 in any suitthe upperedg'e of the board 14, and are antween' the teeth will lie opposite the checks asshown in Fig. 1. I prefer to cast the rack thereto, as shown in Fig. '2, upon'w ich plate 17the letter board 14' is secured; but I donot wish to limit. myself to this construction.

It-is understood that the letter board 14" niade of any 'other'suitable materiah "When the p1ate;1,7 is used, the pivots 15 may be cast way of securing-them in place,'butthey may be secured to-t-he letter boardlt if desired, If

desired, the plate l7 may be'so shaped as to 1 dispense altogether with the letter board 14,

the letters in that case being marked upon the npper surface of the plate 17. r

" 18 indicates a stop which is secured to the sition as. to prevent accidental contact of'the type with the paper when a space is made by means oi the spacing key, as hereinafter described.

19 indicates a lever, which is rigidly con- 'nected' to the inner edge of the letter-board or to the plate 17, and projects upward therefrom at about right angles thereto. it is board to which it is attached. The use of and 18, as shown in Fig. 1, and are placed to the rear of the center of the board 14,so that thelever'19 will be hereinafter set forth. 20 and 21 indicate two standards, which into-spaces, onwhich are marked the differ-- gnla'r, as shown-in Fig. 8. The rack-J16 is so (arranged, that. the angle 9i thespaces beorfspaces marked off on the letter boardl,

- need not necessarily be of wood, but may be plate 17 and projects downward in sucha popreferably located at the central point of thei l the front edge ofthe board may be tilted ing. (For convenience, this board 14. will be hereinafter referred to as the letter boar.d.)"6o

the length .of the board, so as to divide it longitudinally intotwo sections, as shown in Fig. V, 1, and to place the letters and symbols as 16, indicates a rack which is secured to'the I able manner. The teeth ofthe rack lie along- I 16 with a plate 17, extending at rightanglesnp'o'n it, as that would bea more convenient are rigidly secured upon the base beard 11 near the rear of the central portion llBl'BOf as best shown in Fig. 1, and a short distance apart. Pivoted onpivots 22 and 23, which are supported by the standards and 21, is a swinging frame w, in which is a shaft 24:, which is normally in a substantially vertical position, as shown in Fig. 11. Depending from this frame 03 is a lug '01 pin 19' whose function is hereinafter described. ing the shaft 24 upon pivots between the standards 20 and 21, it may be tilted in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, for purposes which will be hereinafter set fOI'th.

25 indicates a bar or plate which is connected to the frame as, and extends to the front and rear thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The forward end of the bar 25 isconnected to a bent lever 26, the forward end of which is bent upward and is pivotally connected to the lever 19 near its upper end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. By this construction, when the forward edge of the letter board 14 is depressed, the upper end of 'th lever 19 will'be thrown forward, thereby pn g the lever 26 forward, as indicated .by tin row in Fig. and thereby causing the st it 24 to tilt, as shown in Fig. 3. When the ownward pressure upon the letter board is removed, it will return to its horizontal position, thereby reversing the motion of the lever 26 and returning the shaft 24 to a vertical position.

27, indicates a sleeve which is mounted upon the shaft 24, the lower end of which sleeve bears open the upper surface of the 7 bar 25, the bar 25; being finished oil to present a smooth surface to receive the lower end of the sleeve 27. The upper end of the sleeve 27terminates near the upper end of the shaft 24, as best shown in Fig. 3.

28, indicates a type disk, which is mounted upon the upper end of the sleeve 27, end is secured thereto bya set-screw or in any other suitable manner, so that it will rotate with the sleeve. .Types of a number of the letters of the alphabet are placed upon the periphery of the dislc28. When the letters are ar ranged upon the letter board 14 as shown in Fig. 1, the types upon the disk 28 would rep resent the letters and symbols upon the right hand side of the letter board, except that both small and capital letters would eppear on the disk, as indicated in Fig. 2, small let iers being placed beside corresponding capital letters.

29, indicates an ink pad which is secured upon the upper surface of the disk 28, as best shown in Fig. 3. 1 v

30, indicatesageer wheel, which is mounted upon the lower end of the sleeve 2! and is secured thereto by aset screw 3); or in any other suitable manner, so that it will rotate with the sleeve27, v

- 32, indicates "More, moun upon the sleeve 2 ove the gear is best shown in .mounted upon the sleeve By monnt-' its lower end,

'genplnte 43, which the operator,

terposed between the wheel 30 and the sleeve 32. The sleeve 32 extends upward and. prob erably terminates a short distance below the disk 38, awasher 34; being interposed between. the upper end of the sleeve 32 and the hub of the disk. 1

35 indicates s second type disk, which is 32 and is rigidly secured thereto so es to rotate therewith. The disk 35 is placed immediately under the disk 28, suiiicient space being left between them to permit of their relation independently of each other.

36 indicates a gear wheel which is connected to or formed upon the sleeve 32 near as shown in 3. The wheel 36 is substantially similar to the wheel 30. in the drawings l have shown the type disk 35, sleeve 32 and gear wheel 86 as being formed integral with. each other, but I do not wish to limit myself to this construction, as they may be made separate if desired, or the dish: end sleeve may be made integral with each other and the wheel 35 be seenred to the sleeve, or they may be arranged in various other ways, The arrangement of the type disks and gear wheels 30 and 36 is such that when the gear 30'is rotated the disk 28 will be correspondingly. rotated, and similarly, 86 is rotated the dish 35 will be rotated in a similardirection, VifhenthesbattZistilted, as hereinbeiore described, the type disks 28 and 35 will also be turned to an inclined position, as shown in ;l,ior purposes which will be hereinafter set forth,

3?, 38, indicate standards which are rigidly secured to the base board 12 atopposite sides, and extend upward therefrom.-

39 indicates rod or bar which is rigidly secured between thestandards 3'7 and 38 near their upper ends,

4E0 indicntes s rod or bar sin 30, which is i so secured arde ow and slightly forward oi i c bar w as shown in 3,

indicates a frame, which is about half the length oi" the letter boerd 14, end is provided with a forwardly extending lever 42 at one end. The lei'er en the stand is preferably cironlar in form, is adapted to receive a linger of The frame provided with rollers l4 and do, which rollers are adapted to more npon the rod means the when the wheel 4,2 is provided with a fin frame 41 may be moved transversely of the base board ll, dos

45 indicates rs r frame which is piyotally secured to the r sine extends recrwcrd and downward therefrom, as shown in Fig, 2. The rear edge of the frame 45 is provided with teeth, which are adapted to mesh with the cogs the wheel 36 in such manner thnt the frame 41 is moved board, the gear wheel Y i i at corresponding direcwhich secured to the;

sisy ra p a underside of the rack frame 45, and projects downward pressureupon the lever will tilt" rearward therefrom to a short distance untheletterboard and. rack, therebythrowing' der the gear wheel 36. By this comstruotio i,v the disk 28 to the rear. As will be'more fully, 4 when the rack frame 45 is raised, as will be. hereinafter described, the paper'is carried 7o,v

' hereinafter described, the 'gear'wheel 36 will. upon a cylinder backoi' the disk 28, and in also be moved upward on the sieeve,27,for such position that when the disk istilted,a's purposes which wili'be hereinafter set forth. shown in Fig. 3, the type 'whichis opposite ,47' indicates astiflf spring, the upper end-of the cylinder will be forcibly brought into eon-g; -.which is rigidly connected to the frame 41' tact with the paper and the letter thereby-75 re and the lower end ofwhich extends under printed'thereupon. The typedisk 28'is northe rack frame 45=and bears against its unmall'y in position to strikethe paper when der surface, asshownin Fig. '3. The ject the shaft 24 is tilted. {The type disk 35,beof thespring 47 is to provide for the lifting ing below it, will consequently not come into of the rear edge of the. rack frame 45-when contact with the paper under ordinary cir- 8c 1 the frame 41 is tilted, as by reason of the fact cujnsta'ncee. When, however, the lever 42 is that the rack frame 45 is pivotally connected operated, which lever. operates the gear 36 1 to the frame 41, it wonldwnot otherwise be and the type disk 85, the downward move lifted. I ment of the lever will throw the rack 45 up 48 indicates a second frame which is in ward, thereby moving the gear 36 upward and "8 v co general similar to the frame 41, being prothrowingthe type disk 35 upward also, into vided with'roll-ers 49,50, which are adapted the position formerly. occupied by the type to-rotatc on the bar 0, and with a lever 51 disk 28.- When the shaftv 24 is now tilted, U which projects forward from one end of said 'one of the types upon the type disk 35 will' frame. The lever 51 is provided with 'a fin come into contact with the paper. In order 90- l V .15 ger piece 52 similar tothe finger piece 43. to limit the upward motion of the typedisksf' The lever 51 is placed on theouter end of the a block 56 is rovided, which is screwed upon frame 48. the upper en of the shaft 24, which shaft is 53 indicates arack frame, which is in many suitably screwthreaded for that purpose. A

respectssimi'lar tothe racirframe 45, and is screw- 57 is screwed into the upperendof the:

3e pivotally connected tothe .frame 48-. The block 56 until it comes in contact with the teeth of the rack frame. 53- are'adap'ted to upper end of the shaft'24. The block 56 mesh with-the teeth of the gear wheel 30,as serves as astop' to limit the upward motion of, shown infiig. 3. the disks 28 and 35. By .uns'crew'ingthe Mindicntes a curved bar, which projects screw 57, the position of the block 56 maybe we 35 downward and forward from the frame 48 in adjusted as desired. I v i i such manner as to partially encircle the rod The t-ypedisks 28and .35 are so mounted I 4'0 and thereby prevent the roliers49 and 50 upon the shait 24 that normally only small from-leaving the 'rod 40fwhen the frame 48' letters or certain symbols will 'be printed.

is tilted. The rods 39 and- 40'are at such a :As has been h'ereinbefore described, the capi; r65 40, height above the letter board 14 as to hold tal' letters are placed beside theirrespective the leyers 42 and '51 a short distance above small letters, and in order to print capitals it the rack 16, so that they maybemoved freely; 'is therefore necessary that the ,type' dis-ks board! should. be turned a little" more or lessftiiana *Bypressing downward vupon the levers42 us'uaLin order to bring the'capital'lettersdn'.r-rc

45 andfl, they may be made to fit into thev position forprintin'g. Iaccomplishthis extra notches between theteeth of the rack 16, and rotation of the type disks by a'lateral shift b'y further downward pressure the rack 16 ing ot' the letter board 14, which'is accomwill be tilted downward to the position shown plished as follows: As above described,the,

in Fig. 8, thereby eflecting the tiltingof-the letter hoard is'mountedinpivots supported it 5 5o shaft 24 and consequently the throwing of by the standards 12 and 13. f1he pivots 15 the ty e disks to the rear. When the levers are made somewhat long, so that they maybe 42 an i 51 aremovedflherack bars carried by moved in their'bearings in the standards 12 them will rotate the respectivegears inasimi-' and 13, whereby the letter board may be lar direction, thereby rotating the type disks slightly shifted transversely of the baseboard. r 5 in a similar direction. When one of the le-, 0n the under side of the plate 17 are provided. vers, as 51, is stopped over one of thespaces two lugs 68 and 69, placed close together so as in which is markeda charactenas for into form as'uitable slot or recess; stance, the number 2, the position of the 60, indi'catesa lever whie'liis provided with i type disk28 which is operated by such lever three. arms 61', 62 and 63, the arms 62 and 63 60 would be so arranged that the type 2 ear resting in a nearly horizontal position upon rled by'such disk will be thrown in position the base board 11,1iepending on the position to come in contact with the paper to bewrit- [of the lever, and the arm 61 extending vertiten-on. By reusing downward upon the le-. eally upward; The upper end of the arm 61 War 51, it W1 1' enter the notch in the rack isfitted into the recess formed by the lugs 63 which is o posite such space, and will be held 58 and 69. The lever 6Q is pivoted at its lower i from mo'v us out of its position. Further end upon a shaft 64, mounted between suitrigidly secured to the board 11 and the other {0 ver 60is thereby caused to lie a short dis- 15 position to print small letters.

rack so as to rotate the corresponding inder. The arm 62 is operated by means of 3c is cennected by means of a lever 70 to a fin- 5 nected to thefiuger board 71 and is pivoted 4o shifted. The finger board 71 preferably ex- 5 to suitable shape, but i do not wish to limit.

so as best shown in Fig. 4. The carriage 77 is 5 lower edge of the carriage 77 is notched to secured to the rod 80 by set screws e, and

6 guides 89 toward or away from the cylinder able standards 65 and 66 in such positlon that it may be rocked transversely ofthe base board.

67 indicates a spring, one end of which is end is adapted to bear upon the upper surface of the arm 63 of the lever 60 in such manner as to hold such arm in contact with the base board. The opposite arm 62 of the letance above the base board, as shown in Fig. 8, and the rack 16 is held in such position that when one of the operating levers restsin one of the notches, the type disks will be in By depressing the arm 62 of the lever, the rack 16 will he shifted transversely of the board 11, there by also shifting theoperating lever which is inserted one of the notches, and moving its type their half a space, or to such position that the'capital letter corresponding to the small letter which it is desired to print, will be moved to a position opposite the paper cyla lever 68, the free end of which rests upon the upper side of said arm, as best shown in Fig. 8. The other end of the lever 68 is pivotaliy mounted in a suitable bearing t9, and

ger board 71, which extends parallel with the lctterboard 14 and a short distance in front of it, as best shown in Fig. 1.

72, indicates a second lever, which is conin suitable bearings 73, as shown in Fig. 1. By pressing downward upon the finger-board 71, the arm 62 will be depressed and the timger board and rack 16 will be correspondingly tends about half way across the typewriter, but if desired it may be made to extend entirely across. prefer to make the levers 68 and YO-out of a single continuous wire bent myself to that construction.

The paper to be written upon is carried by a cylinder 74, which is mounted in suitable bearings and 76 formed in a carriage 77,

provided at its upper end with rearwardly projecting brackets 78 and 79, in which is mounted a rod 80 which extends transversely of the board 11,as best shown in Fig. 1. The

form rack teeth 81, as best shown in Fig. 4., the object of which rack teeth will be ex plained more fully hereinafter.

' 82 indicates guides which are adjustably extend under and around the under por tion of the cylinder 74, to serve as guides for the paper so that it may be readily placed upon the cylinder, by adjusting the said to permit the paper to pass more or less freely around it.

83 indicates a rod which extends longitudinally of the cylinder 74, and is pivot-ally supported at its ends in bearings upon the carriage 77. Said rod is movable laterally in its bearings and is provided with a projecting end 84, which engages the adjacent end of the shaft 93 upon which the cylinder is mounted. The rod 83 is so shaped that, when it is moved laterally and its projecting end disengaged from the shaft 93, it may be turned out of contact with the surface of the cylinder to permit of the insertion of paper and then turned back into close contact with the cylinder to hold the paper firmly in position, and locked in place by being moved laterally into engagement with the shaft 93.

85 indicates a roller, a number of which are secured to the rear of the lower portion of the carriage 77, and are adapted to run upon a rail 86 suit-ably mounted upon the board 11. By this means the carriage 7-7 is prevented from swinging or being moved out of place.

87 indicates a plate which is secured to the rear portion of the brackets 78 and. 79 said plate having an inclined position, as best shown in Fig. 2. The plate 87 is provided with a flange 88 atits upper edge, which is adapted to fit over the upper edge of an inclined plate 89 rigidly scoured upon the board 11. T16 construction is such that the plate 87 will slide upon the plate 89 transversely of the typewriter, to shift the carriage 77 from one side to the other. Instead of a single plate 87, a number of plates may be provided, counected at suitable points to the carriage.

90 indicates an adjusting screw which is mounted in the plate 89, the end of which bears against the inner side of the plate 87. By'screwing the screw 90 in or'ont the paper cylinder will be thrown toward or away from the type disks and the angle at which the type will strike the paper will be regulated. 3y adj usting the said screw the type may be made to strike the paper squarely giving a clear impression.

91 indicates a wheel which is mounted upon a sleeve 92, which sleeve fits upon ashat't 93 upon which the cylinder 74 is mounted.

94 indicates a binding screw which passes through the sleeve 92 and keys it to the shaft 93. 'By turning the wheel 91, the cylinder 74 may be rotated.

'95 indicates a cogged wheel which is mounted upon the inner end of the sleeve 92, as best shown in "Fig. 1.

96 indicates a spring pawl which is mounted upon the rod 80 and extends forward and upward and. bears upon the periphery of the wheel 95, as shown in Fig. 1. The free end of the pawl 96 is adapted to fit into the notches in the wheel 95, and servesto hold the wheel in a stationary position cxceptwhen the wheel 95 is rotated by rotating the sleeve 92 by means of the wheel 91. By this means the cylinder 7 1 is prevented from rotating except Wl a J placed at ed by the operator. The teeth of such a distance-- apart. as toleave sufficient space between the lines of the paper to be written-upon.

The carriage 77 is moved transversely of the board 11 by means of a dog 97, the shape of which is best shown in Figs. and 6. The

dog 97 is mounted upon the board 11, as shown A in Fig. l, and is adapted to be moved at right angles to the cylinder 74 and carriage 77, as

indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. The rear endof the dog is provided with teeth 98 and 99, as

best shown in Figs. 5 and 6, which project therefrom forming a recess 100, the inner surface of which is inclined, as shown. The

tooth 98 is adapted to fit into the spaces between the rack teeth 81, as best shown in v ig. 5.

101, indicates a pin rigidlysecured to the board 11 m the recess 100,'whi'ch pin is adapted to engage the inclined inner edge of such.

recess, as shown.

, 102 indicates a slot formed in the dog 97,

which slot is adapted to receive a pin I) depending from the frame as in which the shaft Zetis supported, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The slot 102 extends a short distance ,lengthwise of the dog 97, so'as to permit moving the dog without moving the pin b.

102 indicates a second slot which is formed in the forward end of the'dog. 97.

104-indieates a pin whichprojects upward from a rod 105' andis fitted into the slot 103. The rod 105 extends to the front of the board 11, and is connected .to a bar 106, as best shown in Fig. 1. The bar 106 extends across the front edge of the board 11 for about half the width of the board, and preferably on the right hand side of the board, and then passes through a suitable opening in the board to the under side of-it, and is pivoted on the under side of the board upon a suitable pivot 107, as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 1.

By this means the rod 106'may be moved in the direction indicated by the. arrow in Fig.

1 and in the opposite direction, to operate the dog 97. I I

108 indicates a spring, oneend of which is secured to a suitable support 109 mounted upon the board 11, and the other end of which is connected to the forward end of the dog 97, as best shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The spring 108 is curved, asshown, and is adapted to ex ert a backward pressure on the dog 97, and

also when compressed to throw the forward end of the-dog 97 in the direction indicated.

in Fig. 6, the tooth 98 being then withdrawn from the rack, and such tooth will be thrown into contact with the pin 101, the rearend'of the dog 97 being thrown to the right, as here- 'inbefore described. .When the'pressnre upon ,the bar 106 ismeleasd, the spring 108 will act to return-,lit to itsformer position and will force the dog 97 backward. Instead of moving into the same notch from which it was withdrawn, however, the fact that .it has moved sidewise, as above described, will "cause it to enter the next succeeding nctchof the rack, and asthe dog 97 moves backward the pin 101' sliding on the inclined surface of the recess will cause the" rack and carriage 77 to be moved si'dewise a distance equal to the width of one space of the rack." f

The recess 100 and pin 1'01 are so arranged a with relation toeach other that they will-be adapted to'operate as described; Bythis means the carriage will be shifted in order to q present a space'upon which the next succeed ing letter is to be printed.

When the shaft 24 is tilted to the position, shown in Fig. 3, as is the case when a letter is printed,-the lower end of the shaft will be thrown forward and such action will cause."

an operation of the dog 97 similar to that de- V scribed when the bar 106 is operated. By" this means, after each letter-has beenprinted,

the earriage will be shifted thedistance of one.;.space. Thebar 106 is intended for use I for. spacing between words and forother spac- 7 ing when it isnot desired to print.

It will be noticed that when the dog 97 is' *moved backward in the act of spacing, the,

pin marked b in Figs. 3 and 6 will be free to move in theslot 102, and the weight of the type disks will have a tendency tofcause the shaftZ-t to tilt, throwing the type dislt-tw-tem5 ward the paper cylinder or platen. This tilt-. ing ofthe shaft cannot take place without causing the. letter board totilt,v as shown'in Fig. 3, and-if there were nothing to limitthe downward motion of, the letter board thetype' would strike the paper and a letter would be, printed every time a space was made; Of course it is necessary that in writing the let'- ter board should be tilted downward sufficiently to cause the type to strike the platen.

In order toregnlate the tilting of the letter board, the rod is provided with an upward projection c in Fig. 2, which, when the rod 105 is thrown outward as in spacing, will occupy the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. When in the latter position the projection 0 will be near the lower endof the 1 rod 18, and-fa slight tilting only of the letter board wiilgcause them to come into engagement with each other, thereby preventing further tilting. When the rod 105 is in its normal position, the projection willbein-theposiv tion shown in full lines in' Fig. Band the rod 18 will not engage it until the letter-boardis tiltedsufliciently-to cause the type disks to :30.

strike the platen. r

110 indicates a bell which is mounted upon w e suitehie stenderd 111 in front of the car- 1 1, and as soon as the carriage has moved be returned to its position on the other side of the board, substentiellyes is the case with lever 116 is pivoted upon the upper portion with, but do not wish to limit myself to that gwerd or forward end the her 118 corresponde end of the lever 1 16 backward or forward,

rings 77, and near one end thereof the standard 111 being mounted upon the board 11.

112 indicates e spring hammer which is il u e by a bracket 113 carried low the carriage 77. The. arrangement is such thet when the carriage 77 has moved a greater part of the distance across the board 11, the mid of the hammer. .112 will be engaged by the upper portion of the standard 111, and thereby moved upward, putting it under ten fsr enough to cause the free'encl of the ham- Iner 112 to pass beyond the standard 111, it will. be releesed andwill strike the bell 110,- thereby lndlcsting thet the carriage should other typewriters.

114. indicates an inking'roller which is mounted upon a plvoted'arm'115'cerried by a bent lever 116, es best shown in Fig. 7. The

of at bar or bracket 117, which in turn is supported by the standard 21, as best shown in Fig. 7. v 1 Y '118indicstes a bar which is pivotnlly connested to the standard 21 and projects upwerd,nnd is connected to the lower arm of the lever 116, as shown in Fig. 7.

119 indicates a spring which is mounted upon e pin 120 upon the lever 116, and bears downward pressure upon said arm, whereby, the roller 114 will be held with greater or less pressure upon the pad 29 end the type. The lower end of the her 118 is rigidly connected tothe swinging frame s, hereinbefore described, and I prefer to form it integral thereoonstruoti on. When the shaft 524 is tilted, the-swinging frame x will be moved back ingiy opersted- This will throw the upper :noyingthe roller l'leupon the pad 29.

The arrangement of the various parts is such thetwhen the shaft 24 is ins vertical position and the type disks are consequently out oi contact with the paper to be written 11 on, the bar 118 will be in at substantially verticnl position and the roller 114 will rest upon the type of the upper type disk which is nesrest the cylinder 74.. When the eheit 2 1 is tilted, es, in operating the niechine the roller ll i will he moved upward onto the pad 29,thereby exposing the type. The type will lee inked by the roller 11% just prior to the time when the type is thrown into, contest with thepeper. The roller 11% does not touch the type disk until the disk has moi-ed bachwerd slightly, and therefore does not proyent ite'free rotation. When the type on the lower type disk are used, as above described, lower type disk will be mov'edupwsrcl so that the type to be used will be inked by the inir ing roller, substentielly in the some manner as that above described. By th'is'constructio n', each type is always freshly inked before it used.

To operate the machine, paper is placed upon the cylinder 74 and the carriage is generallymoved to the extreme right hand side of the board 11. Two of the fingers of the operator are, placed in the finger pieces 43 end 52, and the type disks are rotated to bring the proper .yp'es into section by moving the.

frames 41 and 4.8 across the board, as hereinbefore described. To space, the bar 106 is operated by one ,or more of the fingers of the right hand. Capitals are medeby pressing the finger bonrd'i'l withthe fingersof the left hand. If, for instence it were desired to print the small letter w, the right hand fremedS would be moved so that the lever 51 would fit into the spsce in the rack 16 opposite the letter w indicated on the/letter board;- A The lever'51 would then be pressed downward, pressing, downward the outeredge of he letter board and the rack 16. The type of the small letter w is so located upon the upper type v disk that when the frame 48 is in the position described such small letter will be in position to strike'the' cylinder 74. Downward pressure upon the, letter board would cause the type disk to be thrown backward, and the desired letter would be thrown into contact with the paper on the cylinder 74:. To print the capital letter W, by pressing the finger board 71 before the letter board 14 was pressed downward, as above described, the rack 16 would be shifted sidewise half a. space and the capital letter W would be brought into proper position for printing.

All the letters. are printed in. substantially the some way, except that some are printed by the lever 12 and some by the lever51,de'-

pending on their position.

Theobject of dividing theletter boerdlongitudinelly, as shown in Fig. Lie to permit of arranging the letters and symbols on the letter board sothet the method of writing any small letter, capitol letter'or symbol may be readily understood; When the type are arranged on the disks as shown in "Fig. 2, all small letters are written lay-tilting the letter board with- "out shifting it laterally, as are also all symbols which are marked in the spaces along the front edge of the letter board. All capital letters ereprinted by shifting the letter boerd laterally end then tilting it, end all symbols wliiciinr'e marked in the specee'elong the rear edge of the letter board ere similarly written. In order that: the eye meyinore reedilypicis out any desired lettenhowever, l hove marked the spaces by arranging the letters elt-ernsiely in the front end res-r sec-' tions, and hove used espitel letters for murking; but thet is merely for convenience, es

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above described, end 1 do not wish to limit myself to grills-arrangement. Neither do I wish to limit myself to arranging the reel: 16

so that the notches will be opposite the difman ra ferent sections'of the letter board, although a I prefer that arrangement. If desired,- however,--instead-of arranging the rack with its notch-es opposite the spaces of the letter-board, "itcouldbe placed so that the teeth of the rack would lie opposite the sections of the sire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

1. In a typewriter, the combination with two transversely movable frames, off-two type disks, and devices operated bysaid trans versely movable frames to rotate-said type disks, substantially as described.

' paper cylinder, independent type disks adapt -2.' In a typewriter, the combinationwith independent-transversely movableiframes, of a .:ed' to come intdcontact with-said paper cylinder, and means for rotating said type disks bythe movement of aid frames, substan tially as described. Y I

3. Ina typewriter,tho combination with independent transver sely movable frames, and 1 racks carried thereby, of independent type" .dlsks adapted to be rotated, and gear wheel's versely movable frames,

substantially as described.

adapted to rotate with said type disks-and to 'mtermcsh with the raokscarried by said trans= 4. The combination with a Qtransvctisely 'movable frame and a paper cylinder, of a tilt ing and rotatingiype disk carrying type. de-

vices operated by said transversely movable frame for rotating saidtype disk a tilting let 1 disk, a device connected with said letter board and said type disk, whereby the type disk is tilted upon the tilting of the letter'board, and

income for inking the type on '5. The combination with a transversely movable frame 41, a bracket forsupporting said frame, and a rack frame 45 secured to said frame 41, of a tilting and rotatable type disk, -a sleeve 32 secured to said'type disk, and a gear wheel mounted upon'said sleeve and adapted to inter-mesh with said rack frame, wh' erebyby the movement of said frame 41 the type disk will be rotated, a tilting letter board, mounted independently of the type disk,a device con nectcd with said letter board and said type disk, \vherebythe type-disk is tiltedupon the tilting of the letter board, sub stantially as described.

ii. In a typewriter, the eombination with a paper cylinder, of a shaft pivotally mounted in a vertical position, a type disk rotatably mounted thereupon, type carried by said disk,

--an-ink pad over said disk, a roller adapted to ,ink the type on said disk,"and meansfor tilting said shaft to cause the type on said disk to come in contact with said paper cylinder, substantially as described.

I mounted in a vertical position in front of said said lever 116 being pivotall'y supported near said type'disk, arid a pivoted bar 118 con-. neoted-tosaid lever lljtl and to the shaft 24,-

"tilting said shaft, 0

substantially as and,

. for the'purpose specified. typedisks, a papercarrier; placed near said type disks in suchmanner thnt'when said tor-board, mounted independently of the type the type disk,

. adapted to be tilted, a transversely movable frame, meansforrotatingsaid type disk by 7. Iii a typewriter, the combination with I paper-holding devices, of a shaft pivotally paper-holding devices, a type disk carried by said shaft, typemoanted thereupon, an ink pad over said type disk, a roller adapted 'to roll over said ink pad and to ink each type immediately before it is used, and means'for v 8. The combination with a shaft 2t adapted to be'tilted, means for tilting said shaft, a type rolling said roller over said ink padand over I the type, substantially hs'described;

disk '28 mountedonz said shaft, meansfor r0 tating said type. disk, type carried by said typedisk, and an inkpad over said disk, of a roller 114, a pivoted arm supporting said roller, a lever 116 for supporting said arm 11'5,

whereby when the shaft is tilted the roller 114 nytn type disk,'substantially as and for the I purpose. specified. y

9. The combination with a pivoted shaft mounted. in ;a verticelpositibn, and means for independent type disks mounted upon said shaft and adapted to' rotate thereupon, types carried on the' peripheries of said disks,-m eansfor rotating said shaft is tilted'one of the types on one of the disks will come in" contact with the paper carried by said paper carrienand means for moving one of said type disks vertically to throw the type carried by said disks into position to strike the paper rcarried by said-paper carrier when the shaft is. tilted-substantially as described,-- l V 10. In a typewriter, thecombination witha paper carriage, of a shaft verticallymounted opposite-said carriage, a rotatahlciype disk. mounted upon said shaft, a letter hoard mounted independently of the type disk and the movement of said framc,-devices, for tilt ing said letter board, and a lever connected with said letter board and with theshaftcarrying the type-disk and operated by the tilting of said letter board to bringihe type disk into contact with the paper carriage, substantially as described.

11. The combination with apaper carriage, Q

a letter board adapted to be tilted,- said letter board being marked off into sections in which are placed the letters of the alphabet,

and other symbols, a rack secured adjacent to said letter board, said rack having notches, which lie opposite the letters and symbols on said letter board, independent transversely movable frames, leverscarried by said frames and adapted to be fitted into the notches in said rack and to be depressed to tilt said willloe moved upon said ink pad, and when the shaft is returned to a vertical position the 99' roller will restover one of the types carried 7 I oc,

' as described.

letter board, and independent type disks, of typecarried by said disks and adapted to be thrown into contact with said paper carriage, and devicesoperated by the tilting ofsaidletter board for throwing said type into contact with said paper carriage, substantially 12. The combination with a pivotally mounted letter board, and devices for tilting said letter board, of a shaft pivot-ally mounted in avertical position independently of and adapted to be tilted in a direction at right angles to said letter board, and a rod connectmg said shaft; to said letter board, whereby by the tilting of said letter board the shaft will be tilted, substantially as described.

. paper carriage, adapted to be moved transversely, and a rack on the lower portion of said carriage, of a shaft pivotally mounted in a vertical position opposite said carriage, devices for tilting said shaft, dog 97, having a tooth 98 adapted to fit into the spaces between the teeth of said rack, a recess 100 in the end of said dog, a spring forcausing said tooth 98 to engage the rack, a pin 101 in said recess 100, and a slot 102 in said dog, adapted to receive the lower end 0f said shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. The combination with a paper carriage, and a rack carried thereby, of a dog adapted to engage said rack, said dog provided withtwo teeth and an inclined surface between said teeth, a spring adapted to hold said dog in engagement with said rack, devices for throwing said dog out of contact with said rack, and-a pin located between the teeth of said dog and engaging the said inclined sur face, whereby when it is withdrawn from engagement with said rack it will be thrown laterally into posit-ion to=engage one of the adjacent notches of the rack, whereby the carriage will be shifted laterally, substantially as described;

16. The combination with a transversely movable carriage, a rack carried thereby, a dog 97,,having teeth 98 and 99, reoesslOO, and a pin 101 in said recess 100, of a pivot for said dog, a spring acting to force said tooth 98 into, engagement with said rack and to shift said dog laterally, and a rod 105 for withdrawing said dog from engagement with said rack, substantially as described.

17. The combination with a paper carriage, a shaft pivotally mounted in a vertical posi-' tion opposite said paper carriage, type disk carried by said shaft, small and capital letters carried on the periphery of said disk,said small letters being placed beside the respective capital letters, and-means for rotating said disk, of a letter board having letters and sy'n'r bols marked thereon, said letter board. being .pivotally mounted, whereby it may be tilted,

a transversely movable framefor operating said disk -rotating-devices, a lever carried by said frame, said lever being adapted to bear upon said letter board to tilt it when pressed carried by said shaft, small and capital letters carried on the periphery of said dis,k,said small letters being placed beside the respective capital letters, and" means for rotating said disk, of aletter board having letters and symbols marked thereon, said letter board being pivotally mounted, whereby it may be tilted, a transversely movable frame for operatin g said disk-rotating-devices, a lever carried by said frame, said lever being adapted to bear upon said letter board to tiit it when pressed downward, devices operated by said tilting of 'the letter board to tilt said shaft,

whereby one of the letters carried by said type disk-will be throwninto contact with the paper carried by said paper carriage, lever 60, havingarme '62. and 63, spring for holdingdown said arm 63, lever 68 bearing upon said arm 62, finger board 71 connected to said lever 68, whereby by the depression of said finger board the-letter board will be shi fted transversely, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 4

19.. The combination ally mounted in a vertical position and adapted to be tilted, a sleeve 27 mounted thereup-l on, atype disk 28 mounted on said sleeve, and a gear Wheel 3t) also monnted upon said sleeve, of a transversely movable frame. es, a lever 51 connected thereto,a rack frame 53 carried thereby and adapted to engage gear wheel 30, a pivotally mounted letter board,

with a shaft 24 pivot and devices operated by the tiltingoiflsaid letter board to tilt said shaft at, substantially. as and fertile purpose specified.

2Q.- The combination with a shaft 2% pivot ally mounted in' a vertical position and adapt:

ed to be tilted, a sleeve 32 mounted enemas onga type disk 35 mounted npon said sleeve, and a gear wheel 36 connected to said, sleeve, of a transversely movable frame it, a reel; frame 45 carried thereby and adapted to in termesh-with the teeth of said gear wheel 36, l v a'spring '47 connected to said frame 41,

plate 46 connected to said racial rains and projecting under said gear'whe'e'ldllgand a metre by depressing said lever said type disk 35 may belifted, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

21. The combination with a carriage 7 7, a rod carried thereby, and a paper cylinder 74 hinged upon said rod, of a plate 87 connected to said rod, aplate 89 supporting-said plate 87, a track 86, and rollers connected to the lower portion of said carriage 77 and adapted/to run upon said track, substantially as described. p

22. The combination with a carriage 77., a rod 80 carried thereby, and a paper cylinder 74 hinged upon said rod, of a plate 87 connected to said rod,a plate 89 supporting'said plate 87, a track 86, rollers 85 connected to the lower portion of said carriage 77 and adapted to run upon said track, and a screw mounted in said plate 89, adapted to bear against said plate 87 whereby the position of the carriage may be adjusted, substantially as described. 23. In a type-writer, the combination with a base-board, a transversely movable carriage and a paper cylinder carried thereby, of devices for moving, said paper carriage, types torprinting upon the paper carried bysaid paper cylinder, a plate 89 extending from said base board in'rear of the carriage, a plate 87, sliding transversely on the plate 89, and a set screw passing through the plate 89 and engaging the sliding plate '87 whereby the carriage is moved to or away from said types, substantially as described.

' 24. The combination with a, transversely movable paper carriage, a shaft 24 pivotally mounted in a vertical position opposite said carriage, a sleeve 27 mounted upon said shaft, atype disk 28 and gear wheel 30 mounted upon said sleeve, a sleeve 32 mounted upon said sleeve 27, a type disk 35 and gear wheel 36 mounted upon said sleeve 32, type carried by said type disks, and a transversely movable frame 48, of a lever 51, a rack frame stantially as described.

53 carried by said frame 4.8, said rack frame 53 being adapted to intermesh with the teeth of said gear wheel 30, a-transversely movable frame 41, a lever 42, a rack frame 45 carried by said 1 frame 41, saidrack frame 45 being adapted to intermesh with the teeth of said gear wheel 36,,devices for lifting said gear wheel 36 when the lever42 is depressed, ale tter board 14, rack connected to said letter board, said rack being adapted to be engaged by said levers 42 and 51', rod 26 connecting said letter board withv saidshaft 24, whereby by tilting said letter board the shaft 24 will be tilted, devices'operated by said shaft for shifting the position of the paper carriage transversely, a bar 1306 connected to said can riage-shifting-devices, a finger board 71, devices connected to said finger board for shift ing the letter board transversely, and devices for inking the type carried by said type disks 23 and 35, substantially as described.

25. In a typewriter, the combination with a carriage, a paper cylinder and a shaft on which said paper cylinder is mounted, of a rod pivoted in said carriage so that it may be thrown to or away from the paper cylinder, said rod being laterally movable and provided with an end to engage and disengage the shaft on which the paper cylinder is carried, sub- 26. In a type writer, the combination wit apaper cylinder, of a tilting type disk, atilting letter board, devices connected with said tilting letter board and type disk for bringing said type disk-into contact withthe paper cylinder, a spacing mechanism, and a sliding bar connected with said spacing mechanism to engage the tiltingletter board when the spacing mechanismv is operated, whereby contact of the type disk with the paper cylinder is prevented, substantially as described.

. LEONARD l3. BERRIEN Witnesses:

GEO. B. PHELPS, GEORGE D. DALRYMPLE.

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