US1016250A

US1016250A - Type-writing company.

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Publication number: US1016250A
Application number: US39842507A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas J Coo
Original assignee: MONARCH TYPEWRITER CO
Current assignee: MONARCH TYPEWRITER CO
Priority date: 1907-10-21
Filing date: 1907-10-21
Publication date: 1912-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 1929-02-06

Description

T. J'. GOO.

TYPE WRITING MAGHINB. APPLICATION FIQLED 0C'I.2l, 1907. l lsgg, Patented Feb. 6, 192.

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' T. J. COO.

TYPE WRITING MAGHNE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00212.21, 1907.

Llh Patented Feb. 6, i912.

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`y,africanas J. coo, oEToRoN'ro, oNTAaro, CANADA. AssieNoE To THE MoNAncH TYPE-v T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. Coo, subject of the King ofvEngland, and resident of Toronto,- Province of Ontario, in the county of York and Dominion of- Canada, haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Type-Vriting Machines,\of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularlytok devices for controlling the paper or work sheets; said devices being more especially used for condensed record billing work, though they are useful for other purposes.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide eliicient means of the charac-ter specified.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists of the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to be set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts `in the various views, Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of the platen and carriage of a Monarch machine equipped with `the devices of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view of the saine, taken on the line .r of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line g/-g/ of Fig. 1 andshowing the vpaper feeding and guiding devices in their released positions. Fig. 4; is a fragf mentary plan view of the carriage and some of the par-ts carried thereby, the platen being removed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail plan View partly in section showing the paper finger at the left-hand end of the platen and some of the parts associated therewith. Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary View of the center feed roller and the support therefor; parts being shown in section in this fview.

I have shown the devices of my invention embodied in a Monarch machine, sufficient' only of the machine being shown to 1llus` vtrate my invention in its adaptation to said machine. It should be understood, however,

that the invention may be embodied in other styles of typewriting machines.

In'the drawings, 1 indicates the rear dross.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

y Warren COMPANY. orsvaacusu. NEW YORK, A coaPoRATroNoE NEW-Yoan Patent/a ipeb. 6,1912

bar of the carriage whichwlls supported in the usual manner to move on roller ea, ings. Projecting forwardly from the cross bar 1 are end bars or plates 2 apertured to provide bearings for a .haft 3 ofa rotative platen f1. The left-hand platen head is formed to provide a line spacing ratchet wheel 5. A cross rod 6 extends `from one of the side or end plates 2 to the other parallel with and longitudinally .of the platen and arran ed above it. Lugs or projections 7 extend orwardly from the cross bar 1 of the carriage and are recessed to receive4 hangers 8 which support a shaft 9 of the main paper feed rollers 10. Aspring 11 is secured to each hanger by a screw 12 and bears at its free end against a pin 13 extendin aperture in the associated lug apron 14 .is apertured to 'enable the mam feed rollers 10 to extend therethrough and intol contact with the platen as shown in Fig. 2. This paper apron throughout most of its length conforms to the curvature of the platen and is provided with clips 15 atthe rear side thereof near the upper edge. These clips loosely surround a rock shaft 16 in order to pivotally connect the paper apron to the rock shaft. The rock shaft 16 is received in bearing openings in extensions 17 of the lugs 7 and is likewise received in bearings in the end plates 2 of the carriage. The left-hand end of the rock shaft 16 extends beyond the left-hand end plate of the carriage where it is provided with an arm 18 terminating in a finger piece 19 by which the rock shaft may be turned from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that illustrated in Fig. 3 or vice versa, stop pins 20 and 21 limiting the arm in its movement. The rock shaft 16 is provided with projections 22 which are adapted tocoperate with the hangers 8 and to force them downwardly and rearwardly around their pivots when the finger piece 19 is moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that-illustrated in Fig. 3. The effect of this movement is to move the main feed rollers 10 out of coperation with the platen as indicated in Fig. 3, and the pressure of the springs 11 being exerted endshaft will tend to hold the rock shaft against turning movement and the parts. 'therefor will be locked in the released L positions.

acrossy the A Paper -The parts thus far described are-similar to the corresponding parts found in the Monarch machine. The feed roll hangers 8 extend down beyond the main feed rollers andare apertured to receive anti-friction rollers 23 which are supported by pivots 24. Rigid arms 25 are eachy pivoted 1n the aperture of a lug 7 on a pivot 26 and extend :ydownwardly and'forwardly from its'pivot -10 beneath the associated anti-friction. roller 23 for'- coper-atiou therewith. The forward -endof each arm has a leaf sprin 27 connected therewith by a screw 28.` he free endsof the leaf springs bf'car against the Ia'botto'miof the'paper apron at the forward .portion thereof and tend to turn the paper apron-around its pivot and to press it into vcontact with the platen when the arms 25 are in the positions shown in Fig. 2f Each arm 20 25 has a wire spring 29 which is coiled about its pivot and bears at one l"end against the "bottom'wall of the aperture of the corre- Vspending. lug and at its 'other end is eX- .tended forwardly and bears against the associated arm 25 or againsta screw' 30 carried-thereby. Forwardly projecting lugs 31 extend from the crossbar 1 andconstitute supports for forwardly projecting rigid bracket arms 32 which extendbene'ath the` platen vand paper apron near the ends thereof.` These 'arms are rigidly connected to the lugs` 311 by screws 33. The bracket arms are preferablymade of sheet metal and have ears 34 struck up therefrom at their forward ends 'These ears are apertured to receivapivots 35 which also extend through earsgy'ofyoke-like pieces 37 secured to a platen and' carriage scale 38.near` lthe ends thereof.,A The yoke pieces 37 are preferably formed Las Aseparate pieces and aresecured in any suitable manner to the platen scale and .are eaeliprovided with a rearwardly extendingarm'- 39 apertured to receive the 'hookedend of a wire link 40 connected at its rear end -`to an arm'25- by the screw 30 on the associated arm 25. The links 'or wires Litl-'eidgendy rearwardly and inwardly toward 1 eachother from the-scale to the arms 25, as

.l AshownFig.' 4; This construction is such `.that amovement ofthe finger piece 19 from the osition shown in Fig. 2 to Ythat indi` vcatediv in Fig. 3 is effective to move the mainl feedrrollers 10 to theA releasing position as v .-hereinbefore described and. this same move# mentzis effective to 'turn the arms 25 on ltheir;pivotsl through' the coperation'of the l anti-'friction rollers 23 with said-arms. This. gjniovement.. of the arms 25 results-in lowering 60. Fig.f3,. at they same time turning theplatern4 showninQFig where it4 is .out ofvconta zthe yoke so as' tonormally press the the-paper apron to the positionjshown inl space 'between the'edge of thel platen scale and the platen. When the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 3 Athe work sheet is guided between the platen and'f'papcr apron and through the unobstructed space or channel formed between thel paper apron and platen. When the work sheet is properly positioned so as -to receive the first line of writingthe finger piece' 19 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2. This movement of the finger piece enables the springs 11 and 29 to move the parts back to the normal'positionsto clamp the sheets in place as will hereinafter more clearly appear. The platen scale is preferably bent so as to be of' a form in cross section such as that shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The connecting rod 6 which extends above I the platen constitutesv a supporting rod for

supports

41 and 42. The support 42 carries a spring-pressed paper finger 43 which is pivoted tothe carrier and extends down in front of the platen scale asshownin Fig. 1.

The support 42 also carries on a separate pivot an independently springpressed margin feed roller 44. These parts are or may be of the usual construction employed in the Monarch machine and which are also' fully shown and described in the application of George A; Seib, Serial No. 277,209 and a detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary, except to point out that these parts are adjustable alonr the supporting rod 6. .The support 41 lhas a sleeve 41n (Fig. 5)A which receives a combined friction spring and spline 41b received in a spline, groove 6a in the supporting rod 6 so as to prevent the support from turning but to afford an adjustment of the support along the'r'od.

A special construction of paper finger 45 is pivoted at 46 to the support 41, the construction of the paper finger being best shown in Figs. 3' and 5, from which it will be seen that a sheet metal yoke-like member 47 is pivoted to therigid support 41 at 46 and is provided with a coiled spring 47 which bearsat one end against the fixed support 41 and at its opposite end'aganst ree 'end of the oke'toward thc platen.

(Figs. 2 and 3) to preventwork sheets from catching on the finger during abackward' movement of the work sheets; as will hereinafter more clearly appear. The yokelike' member 47 is likewise provided with a 'projection 48 received between `and c onnected to Ithe -upper ends A'of two ,resilient -,arm .or lfingers, one -of which, 45,1 constitutes the paper finger 4 ber ,49 of which is 'rivetedthereto at 50' ,(Fig: l) and conforms to thegshape ofthe SpaperA finger'proper except-fthaVit is bent I I -f-.fp'masdlyeatitalower. lomudi 13 The upper end o the-iinger'45 is bent upwardly' at 45a i with an oiiset pointer 5.1 whiclrcoperates this construction that a movement of the platen .scale .from normal position on its pivots y in the manner hereinbefore- Ade- -^Scribed will veffect a pivotal movement of the paper finger 4to-the releasedk position vshown in Fi 3 where it isl maintained outl of contact wlth the platen and will likewise cause a corresponding movement of the pa-v lper lfinger 43 at the opposite end of the platen. f

Aimar-ginv paper feed roller 52 is carried byja hanger pivoted at 52IIL on the support- 41- so lthat, the roller may swing into and out of Contact. with the platen andis normally forced by a spring-pressed plunger 52" against theplaten. The support 41 is like- `wiseprovided with a bearing opening for# thereception of a supporting rod 53 ad -justable vlongitudinallymin its ,bearing and secured :in its adjusted position' by a thumb screw 54./'recejived in a tapped opening in the bearing and engaging at its inner end against the supporting rod. 'The rod is bent at'55 in order to .provide an off-setportion orend'561received in an opening in 'an enlarged .extension 57 ofthe supporting rod.

`rTl1e extension 57 is connected to a portion .,85b'y a' knuckle joint 59,

the pivot of said join-t being indicated at 60.

'From an inspection of Fig.l 6 it will be 4seen that-a leaf springl 6 1 is secured by a .screw 6'2to theextension V57- and bears near 'its `'free vend v againstL either vthe flattened side 63 or toe 64ofthelsection or member 58 of the supporting rod, depending whether the portion 58 is in thefull or dotted line posi v`tion shown in Fig. '6. The `normal posltlon ofthe parts is shown in full lines and the pressure of thesprin'g is. at this time exerted against the toe 64 -to maintain the sectionY '5,8 in operative positionfwhereas when the-'section 58 is turnedl to the dottedline position the spring tends to maintain said section'- in the inoperative position. The joint ispreferably disposed as shown in Fig. 1 :sogthat' the; section 58 when turned tothe inoperative position will be turned upwardly fand.- foryvardly. 1 The freeendof the mem-- Eier'fvS earries-acenter paper feed Troller 65` received o n a' shouldered screw66A threaded. into thefree end'. of the member 58..: The pressure of ".thelspringlly when thev parts are norlx'nl position .is exerted.. against the to-exert afslight" pressure enV the! e tion on. the support 41. '70-71 is in Iuse the free arm 71 thereof, -wliich is situated inca plane that extends at feed roller 65 to cause it to bear against the 'platen 011 paper thereon. The length of the supporting rod as a wl1ole is such that the position `of the roller 65 may be varied for a considerable extent longitudinally of the platen, though, generally speaking, the roller 6 5 is what maybe termed a center feed roller and vin use is intended to bear upon the invoice V'sheet about centrally in the Width of the sheet. The supporting rod 53 to the left of the off-set or bent portion 55 thereof has a sleeve 67 mounted thereon for adjustment longitudinally of the rod. This sleeve has a tapped opening for the recept-ion of a set screw 68 which bears at its lfree end against the rod tosecure the sleeve in its adjusted position. One side of the sleeve carries a flat side edge uide or gage 69 situated at or near the front of the platen and the plane of the contact face-of which is at right angles to the axis of the platen, so that thejguide or gage is adapted to coperate with the lefthand side edgeof a work sheet a as shown in Fig.'1. The support 41 has a second transverse bearing opening for the reception of one arm 70 of an L-shaped side edge guide or gage comprising arms 70' and 7l and which is best shown in-Figs. 3 and 5. This mounting affords an adjustment of the guide longitudinally of the arm 70 and of the platen and a set-screw 724 cooperates with the arm 70 and holds the guide in its adjusted posi- When the guide rightfangles to the axis of the platen occupies a position such as' that shown in Fig.

into the machine at the rear of the'platen. .When the guide is not to be used it may be 3 Where the free end. thereof rests upon the papertable 73 of the machine or is situated to one side thereof.-

In the operative position of the guide 7 0-7 1` it extends to the rear of the platen and in a position where the arm 71 thereof may coperate with the left-hand side edge of arecord sheet b as the same is introduced swung forward on ythe supporting arm.70 thereof as a pivotto a position where the arm 71 will notbridge the space between the/paper table and platen. Itwill be understood .that the support 41, like the support 42,;is. adjustable along the support or rod 6 and by .this arrangement the support 41 and all of the parts carried thereby may 'y be adjusted simultaneously tvith thesupport without disturbing the individual adjustment ofthe parts or the. different parts .may be adjusted'y independently of each other. i Thus, for instance, the feed roller 65 may' be adjusted independently. of the support-41'and of thell other parts carried 'thereby and this is likewisetrue ofthe side In employing the devices of my invention for condensed record billing work a condensed record sheet b is employed and this sheet is Widerthan the invoice or bill sheet a.

and is wider than the interposed carbon sheet c, the latter being of substantially the same `widthas or slightly wider than the inspecialy entries which may be written thereon but which are notintended to be written on the invoice sheet.y

In adjusting the devices above described,

. a blank record r loose leaf-sheet b which is usually ruled to receive specic entries in certain -columns thereon, is first. inserted around the platenin the usual manner, the sheet being centered on the platenand usu- .ally` occupying substantially the entire length '.ofthe platen. Where a tabulator is employed in connection with the work, the column stops are next set in accordance with y the ruling on the record sheet and the support 41 is adjusted to the right or left along the supportingrod 6 so as to bring the paper finger 45 tol a position where the slots or openings' 74 in the record sheet will pass under said vpaper finger. The right-hand paper linger '43 and margin feed roller 44 are adjusted to the other edgeofthe record sheet in the usual manner and are positioned as shown in Figl. The side edge guide 70-71 is then adjusted so that the arm 71 thereof will aline with' the left-hand side edge of the record sheet, as shown in Fig. 1. The invoice sheets are-usually of such a character that they bear a specific relation to the record sheet. Thus, for instance, it will be Observed that the Invoice No, Our Order ;No., Customers order No. or date, etc., appears on the invoice sheet a and it will be understood that the record sheet may be ruled to receive these entries in the proper columns or spaces and in this event it is necessary that the invoice sheet bea-r a fixed relation to the record sheet con- 'sidered widthwise of the latter. This may be readily determined in the first instance when the carbon sheet is not in place by in serting the invoice sheet and placing it in proper position with reference to the record sheet but when the carbon sheet is in place this cannot be readily done as the carbon sheet covers the face of the record sheet. 7When' the invoice sheet has been adjusted to the proper positionwith reference to the -record sheet and f brought aroundl to the front face of the platen the supporting rodI 53 is adjusted longitudinally on the support 41 so as to bring the roller 65 about centrally in the width of the invoicesheet and the set screw 54 is tightened to hold the rodin its adjusted position on the carrier 41. The side edge guide 69 is then adjusted along th( rod 58 until its contact face is brought into register with the left-hand side edge of the invoice sheet a as shown in Fig. 1, and the scren7 68 is tightened to hold the guide in its adjusted position. on the support 41. This completes the setting of the parts and a further setting is/unneccssary unlessythe character of the invoice sheet or record sheet or both be changed.

After the parts are set in the manner described above and it is desired to use the ina chine for condensed record work, the condensed record sheet b and carbon sheet c are introduced into the machine from the'rear of the platen in the, ordinary manner with their leading edges together and with thi left-hand edge of the record sheet contact ing with the rear gage or side edge guide -71, as shown in ,Fig le the reccr sheet being nextlo thef-pl'aten'.4 If' desiredy the carbon' sheet may be 'of a Width-fccrrespen'dying substantially to the invoice "sheet" as shown in Fig. 1 in which event the carbon sheet will be situated with reference togthe record sheet so that the left-hand edge of the record sheet will be in or substantially in register with the side edge guide 69. I However, I prefer to use a carbon sheet of a width which will reach approximately from the rightshand edge of the invoice sheet ap' proxiinately t .the left-hand edge of the record sheet and of a length which corre' spends substantially to the length of the long record sheet as this enables the operator to allow the carbon sheet to remain in the machine until a new record sheet is introduced and repeated handling of the carbon sheet at the introduction and withdrawal of the various invoice sheets isunnecessary. Thev leading edges of ,the record and carbon sheets are brought a short distance above the printing line and in a position where the record sheet may receive a copy ofthe first line of writing near the top of the sheet.' The finger piece 19 is now moved from .the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in `Fig. 3, thereby moving` the main paper feed rollers, paper apron and platen scale, away from the platen to provide a free unob structed passage-around the platen and the center feed roller 65 is turned with the member 58-on the pivot 60 to the inoperative po-V sition. At this time,4 however, the margin feed roller 44 remains in contact with they right-hand edge of thc record sheetand the left-hand margin feed roller remains 1n contact with the carbon and record sheets so as to clampsaid sheets-in position while the invoice sheet is being inserted, A bill or in j volce sheet a is then introduced cornerwlse outside of the carbon sheet and 1s moved 'around the platen and up and around/to the VIl() left until-the left-hand edge thereof coperates-.withthe guide 69 until the sheetis squared and vpositioned to receive the firstlin'eofwriting. f Thecenter'roller is then moved yto operative position to clamp the invoice sheet in'place-andthe finger piece 19 is then moved back to the position shown in FigLQ, thereby restoring the main` feed rollers, paper apron7 platen, scale, etc., to normal positionwhere-the parts are effective to feed all three sheets; together. The operator then proceeds to fill in the -bill and to make the specialfentries on the record sheet at Z1* `to the right of the invoice sheet. A copy of thematter written on the bill will be reproduced vthrough the interposed carbon in Itheappropriate spaces on the record sheet. After the bill is completed the operato-r may divide the copy of the bill on the record sheet from the one which is tofollow by drawing'a stylus along the upper edge of the platen scale, thereby imprinting adividing line on the record sheet through the carbon, or the operator may give the platen a double line space movement after completing each bill to effect a sufficient spacing between 'succeeding copies of bills on the record sheet. After the bill is'completed, the roller 65, the mainfeed rollers, paper apron, etc., are moved to the inoperativepo. sitions in the manner hereinbefore explained and the completed invoice is removed Without disturbing the record and carbon sheet-s, they being held by the margin feed rollers. A'nevv invoice sheet is inserted from the rear of the platen in the manner hereinb'efore eX- plained and brought to proper position to receive the first line of Writing and into register with the guide 69. The

feed rollers

65 and 10, etc., are again moved to operative position andthe bill Written as before. The operations described may continue indelinitely or until the record sheet has been.v

filled when a newrecordsheet may be inserted and the operation continued as before.

If during the operation of the machine for condensed billing Work the operator `yhould for any reason desire to remove the record and other 'sheets to use the machine for ordinary vvork such, for instance, as filling in a telegraph blank, itis merely necessary for the operator to observe the point on the platen scale Where the pointer 51 is situated and bear this :po-int, which may be assumed to be five, inmind. After the sheets and c are removed, the support 4'1 may be adjusted Where desired t-o bring the paper finger, etc., carried thereby into coperation with the telegraph blank. After it is -filled in the operator moves the support 41 back until the pointer`51 registers 4With the fifth mark on-'the scale and thefparts are again set to continue the billing operations and the relative adjustment betweelhrH the parts 70-71, 69, 45, 52,etc., have no tbeen disturbed. This feature of my invention I re-A gard as of importance as 1t adds greatly to the general utility ofthe machine.

It is usualin condensed record Work to employ condensed record sheetsI Which have openings 74"there1n near one;l edge thereof by which the sheets may be secured 1n a binder. In practice it has been found that* in the normal position of the parts thatthe record sheet is guided directly' from the paperapron to the linger ,and that-there .is no opportunity for the opening in the record sheet to catch upon the finger. i

Moreover, as the finger 45 lies back of the platen scale, it prevents the ltongues 75 of the openings 74 from catching on said scale, if, for any reason, the platen be rotated backward or during a backward Withdrawal of the record sheet. As the'part 49 lies in front of the scale plate, the

paper finger

45, 49 is liftedv away from the platen when the lever 19 is Inoved to the position shown in F ig. 3, and the paper finger 43 is also lifted away from thel platenI at the same time. This makes it easier to adjust the record sheet on the platen if, at any time, such adjustment should be necessary.

In practice it may be found desirable to use the paper finger 45-49 at both ends 'of the platen in order to prevent the tongues 7 5 from catching if for any .reason the record sheet is reversed so that the openings 74 are presented at the right-hand end of the platen.

-In the Monarch machine the supporting rod 6 is'detachable and it will be understood that the usual left-hand paper linger, margin .feed roller and the support therefor may be readilyI removed and replaced by the .support 41k and the special paper finger 45-49, the side edge guides and other vdevices carried by saidsupport 41 without changing the structural features of the machine and that said special devices of my invention are not only used for condensedrecord and otherbilling Work supporting it and the means for moving i te by,

the scale plate away from the platen when the feed .rolls are cast off, are not of my invention but are the invention of Hubbard N. Josleyn and are claimed in an appli- 5 cation filed by him October 28th,` 1907, Serial No. 399,436. The devices are not claimed by me herein except in combination with novel devices of my invention.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Ina typewriting machine, the ycombi-- 15 nation of a paper linger, two side edge guides, and an adjustable support which l carriessaid paper linger and guides.

2. In'a typewriting machine, the combination o f a platen, a paper finger, an adjustable support therefor, a side edge guide at the Q guide at j the front of the platen, both of the guides being carried by and adjustable with said supp'ort.

j 3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper linger, an adjustable support therefor, a side edge guide at the back of the platen, a side edge guide at the front of the platen, both of the guides being carried by and adjustable with saidsupport, and means for affording an adjustment of each of said guides relatively to the support.

'4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a paper finger; a margin feed roller; two 'side edge guides; and -a support adjustable longitudinally of the platen and on which said vpaper finger, margin feed roller and guides are carried.

5. In a .typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a paper finger; a margin feed roller; a side edge guide at the front of the platen; a side edge guide at the .rear ,of the platen; and a support adjustable 45 longitudinally of the platen and by which said paper nger, margin feed roller land guides are carried. 6. In a typewriting machine, the 'combination of a platen 'ya lpaper linger; a margin feed roller; a side edge guide at the front of the platen coperative with invoice sheets; a side ledge'guide at the rear of the platen and coperative with record sheets; and a support which is adjustable longitudinally of the platen, and by which said paper finger, margin feed roller and side edge guides are supported.

f 7. In a typewriting machine, the combination 0f a carriage; a platen carried therea side edge guide carried by the carria-ge atftherear of the platen, a side edge the carriage at the front guide carried by .of thefplatemja platen scale, and a vpointer adjustable with said guides andcoperat-ive.

emanan Scale..

back of the platen, and a sideedge,y

. nation of' a platen;

noia-zee 8. In a typewriting machine, the'combination of a carriage; a platen carried thereby; a side edge guide carriedby the earriage at the front of the platen; a side edge guide carried by the carriage at the rear of the platen, said last .mentioned guide being mounted to be moved into and out of operative position; a platen scale; and a pointer adjustable with said guides and cooperative with said platen scale.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; a paper finger, two side edge guides, an adjustable support carriedby the carriage andy which carries said paper finger and guides, a platen scale,- and a pointer` carried by and adjustable with said support and coperative with said scale. j

l0. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; a platen; a paper finger' an adjustable support therefor .cariied by the carrie e; a side edge guide at the back of thel mae` ine.;-a side edge guide at the front of the machine, both of said guides being carried by and adjustable with said support; meansfor affording an adjustment for each of said guides relativelyr to the support; a platen scale; and a pointer carried by said support and cooperative with said scale.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; a platen carried thereby; a paper finger; a margin feed roller; two side edge guides; a support carried by the carriage and adjustable longitudinally of the platen and on vvhich said paper finger, margin feed roller and guides are carried; a platen scale; and a pointer carried by said support and cooperative with said platen scale.

12. In a typewriting'machine, the combination of a carriage; a platencarried thereby; a paper l'nger; a margin feed roller; a side edge guide at the front of the platen; a side edgey guide at the rear of the platen; a support carried by the carriage and adjustable longitudinali)7 of the platen and by which said paper finger, margin feed roller and guides are carried; a platenscale; and a pointer carried by said support and cooperative with said scale.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of acarriage; a platen carried thereby; a supporting rod that is carried by the carriage and extends lengthwise of -the platen and above the same; a support adjustable along said rod; a paper finger and margin feed roller carried by said support; two side edge guides carried by and adjustable on said support; a platen scale; and al pointer carried by said support and coperative with said scale.'V

.14. In a typewriting machine, the combia` supporting rod that extends lengthwise of the platen and above 130 relatively to the platen, hand actuated means for controlling the movement of said platen scale relatively to the platen, a supporting rod extending 4above and lengthwise of the platen, a support adjustable along said rod, and a paper finger carried by said support ,and comprising two members one arrangedY at one side and one at the other side of said platen scale, the paper lingeibeing adapted to be moved into and out of coperation with the platen by a movement of the platen scale. j

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a platen scale movable relatively to the platen; hand-actuated means for controlling the movement of said side vof-said platen scale, the paper linger being adapted to be moved into and out of coperation with the platen by a movemen of the platen scale. j 29. In a typewriting machine, the combinationpf a platen; a platen scale movable relativelyto the pla-ten; hand.- actuated lneans for controlling the movement of said platen scale relatively to the'platen; a snpporting rod extending above and lengthwise of the platen; a Support adjustable along said rod; a paper finger; a margin feed roller, and a side edge guide carried by said support, said paper finger comprising two members one arranged at one side and one at the other side of said platen scale, the-pa per linger being adaptedfto be moved into.

and out of coperation with the platen by a movement of the platen scale; and a pointer on the paper finger which cooperates with the indices on the platen scale. Y 30. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a platen scale movable. .relatively to the platen; paper feed rollers;

handactuated means for controlling the ymovement of said platen scale and paper feed rollers relatively to the platen; a supporting rod extending above and lengthwise `of the-platen; a support adjustable along said rod; and a paper finger carried by said support and comprising .two members vone arranged at one, side and one at the other side of said platen scale, the paper linger being adapted to be moved into and out of coperation with the platen by a movement of the platen scale.

3l. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen ;r a platen scale; paper feed rollers;l hand-actuated means fel2 controlling the movement of said' platen scale and paper feed rollers relatively to the platen; a supporting rod extending above and lengthwise of the platen; av support adjustable along said rod; a paper finger; a margin feed roller and side edge guide carried by said support, said paper finger comprising two members one arranged at one side and one at the other side of said platen scale, the paper finger being adapted to be moved into and ont of cooperation with the platen by a movement of the platengscale; and a pointer on tile paper linger which cooperates with Ithe indices on the platen scale.

32. ln a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen carried thereby,"a paper apron at the under side of said platen and terminating below the writing line at the front of the platen, a scale plate carried by the carriage below the writing line, and a paper'fin-ger at the fronto'f 4the platen, said paper linger havinga part which always lies between the' scale plate vand platen and which extends, to a point adjacent the forward edge of the paper apron: l

33. In a1typewriting machine, the combid nation of-a platen, and -two independent side edge guidesat-the same end of the platen cooperative simultaneously with sheets of dif" ferent width, one side edge guide. coperative with a record sheet, and the otheri'side edge Guide coperative with an invoice sheet, both side edge guides. being arranged to coperatewith the sheets when yintroduced and Vpositioned-in the machine from the rear side of the platen one after the other and without disturbance of the position bf either side edge guide.

34. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper linger, two side edge guides one off-set laterally relatively to tlie other, and an adjustable Support which carries said paper linger and guides.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper linger, and an adjustable support therefor,- a side edre guide at the backof the platen and a yside edge guide at the front of the platen both -carried by and adjustable with said support and .the front side edge guide being ar-v ranged near'er the middle of the platen than the real; side edge guide.

36. ln a' typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper finger and an adj ustable support therefor, a rear side edge guide and a front side edge guide carried by said support, and means for enabling each of said guides to be adjusted relatively to said support.

3'?. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a record-sheet side edge guide, an invoice-sheet side edge guide, and an adjustable support carrying -both said guides.

3S. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a record-sheet side edge mde. an invoiceslieet side edge guide laterally separated therefrom, and an adjustand State of New York, this 19th day ofV able support carrying both said guides, vand OctobervA., D. 1907. f means for enabli relative adjustment beytween said guides or varying the amount of THOMAS J" C00' 5- their separation. Witnesses:

S.' ned at the borough of Manhattan city J. BELLE DEEvEs, of lw York, in the county of New ork, CHARLES E. SMITH