US1018639A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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H. H. STEELE.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.1'T, 1909.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1909.

Patented Febi27, 1912.

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TYPE WRITING INE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1909.

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H1 ATT nguitv PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT STEELE, 0F DIARCELLUS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE MONARCH TYPE- WRITER COMPANY 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YQRK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

application filed November 17, 1909.

To all whom it may mmmrn:

Be. it known that l lll'fltl'ilt't ll Hrnnmc, ritizaen oi the il nittul t t-atom and rcsidrut of Aim-colitis in thc moist; thioiuiaga and State of New 2 inrrntn-r'l rcrtain now and osc'loi l nprr, Iiivpc-Writ- 'ing Ma hiucs o. whivl: lin- Following: is a spcciz'ication.

im'cntion especially rm: has to moans .l'mi dupl' A g copics oi typcwrittcn umtlcr and its objw-t," gcmzhaliy stated. to provirlc nproi'tvl drof tho class spcrkilicd.

To the :ztnywc and Ull'n u! my invcntion consists in t 1 rr'iusinuriion, nonil'linationr and arra ncnts of parts hcl .a'l'tcr described and particularly pointed. oiitin tin? claims.

in oar ing out my invcntion in the pros int inst. ncc l provide a supporting traiuo which-is mounted on tho rarriago of the nutrhino. and mirrors two dclircry rolls, a recriw in; roll and. a roll of ri= icating niatcrial. s'uhh as carbon paprr. "l '14? papcr or work shoots from tho two delivery rolls and from tho uni-him roll fed. around the platen, the

.cnrhon hotivccn the two work sheets, the

outermost sheet receiving impressions from the usual ribbon of the machine, which inrprcssions are h1phatetl' through the carbon. on the inner n'orl; shsct. After passing the printing line thc two work sheets are separatelycontrollcrh ths. outer shoot being guided to a severing device by which said sheet may be severed at convenient intervals, while the inner sheet Wound on the receiving roll autoi a idly by dovices which in me prcscnt stanco arc operator'i a Weight. A return feeding mechanism for thecarbon paper is also provided, said mechanism being operated by gravity, so thatswhcn certain of th paper controlling I devices arc rcleascd the carbon shoot is autoniatically rotnrncd, enabling the working figzld thin-wit to ho rcpcatedly used until'snh- My invention will he more particularly dcscrihcil in ronnwlion with the accompanying drawings .i lwroin Figure l is a tianiwcrscvertical sectional View of tho eippcz, writing min-him: r ir-Hlying in)" invention. Fig. Q-is a front elevation of tho mmc. omit-- ting'some of the eleinnts showi'i in Fi 1. Fig. 3 a longitudinal, sectional View 0 the Specification of Letters Patent.

" ii of a Monarch type rammed Feb. 27, 1912.

Serial No 528,462.

ucctions to said roll; tauplan view, partly in section, showing the loft-hand end portion of the receiving roll and, connections. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end view of the receiving roll and associate parts. Fig. 6 is a transverse, sc-

llustrate more especially the releasing uzcnus for certain of the paper feedlng and :rontrolling devices.

ing comprised in a platen carrier or carriage which further includes end'bars 6 projecting forward from the slide bar and supporting a platen 7. The platen is provided-with line Wheel 8 connected to one end of the 'laten adapted to be operated throu h known devices by a line spacing arm or nger piece 10. ,It will also be understood that the usual or suitable printing instrumentalities'. ribbon and ribbon feeding and controlling. devices are also to be employed althonghnot; shown in-the drawings. g i As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, lugs 11' extend forward from the slide bar 5jand pivotally .pair of arms 15 carrying thesecondarylfoed secondary feed roller is arranged f rward of the main feed roller at the under Side of the platen. Above and forward'of the secondary feed roller is a spring-pressed scale plate 18 which extends l'cngthwise' of the platen below the printing line and is fpivotally supported at- 19 on arms 20 which are pressed paper deflector o'r apron 21 is ar- \ranged at the rear and under sides of rccciving roll, and showing also certain'cona Flg. 4 1s a fragmem" Lklthough my invention is shown as ap-' bearings for a slide bar 5, said slide bar bespacing devices which include a ratchet inking support at 12 and 13 sprin pressed arms 14 and 15 arranged in pa-1rs,t 1e pair of arms I 14 carrying the main feed roller 16 and .tll'

tioual view of the platen and carriage to and cooperating with a pawl -9 'whlch is roller 17. The main feed roller cooperates, H with the platen at the rear thereofwhile the.

secured to the slidebarb. A ciirvd springcre protrude toengage the platen.

the platen, being provided with openingsthrough which the sections of the feed roll- Said dc flertoris supported on a rock shaft 22 which carries lugs 23, said lugs cooperating with lugs 24 on them-Ins 14 to swing said arms on their pivots and release the feed rollers and the. scale plate. To. efl'eet the release of the secondary feed rollers-the arms 1-1 act against the arms 15 to swing the latter downward, the lowering of said areas also f 'hlaxing the spring pressure against the deed February 9th, 1909.

flector '21. To release the scale plate 18 one of the arms I l acts against a lever 25, which lever operates on an. arm 26 promoting rear wardi:froin the scale plate, the result being that the-scale;plate is swungon its pivot. 19 away from the platen to theposition shown .in Fig.- '6. The releasing devices for the scale plate are more fully set forth in the patent to George 'A. Seib, No. 912,186, grant- To' turn the rock shaft 22 to release. the paper feeding devices.

means are preferably employed such as aredisclosed inthepencling application of Edwin. E. Barney, Serial No. 403,531, filed. No-

veniber 23rd 1907. Said means include a rocks the shaft 22 and moves the paper feed ing devices to the released or inoperative position shown in said Fig. 6. The arms 29 and 32 constitute toggle elements which are straightened when the finger piece is pulled forward and which operate to hold the parts locked in released positioni Other paperjcontrollin devioesare provided. which are especially .a'aptedto the character of work for which my present improvements were prirnarily designed. Said devices inelude-pressure rolls 33 which cotiperate with theplaten above the printing'line, each pres sure srollrbeing' mounted on an arm 34 which :pi'votglly supported on a bar or rod 35 which maybe the usual paper finger rod, said rod being arrangedabove the platen somewhat to ther'ear of the axis thereof Qnd'being supported/on the end bars 6' to Which-itis deta'tlhablyasecured by screws 35.

.,The.rolls..-.33 are spring-pressed toward the platen as. ;pre's'ently explained and are intended-130606 'eratewith the margins of a wide .OP'lCQI sheet, and I provideeurved a er;

guide fingers 36 which are adapted to con l!"bl ;'Ii3he Si( 1 margins of' narrower sheets. senior wrltin bills in the present instance.

t gers are accordingl secured by screws to the end pla carries a hearing roller 46. lhe roller h;

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ranged each nearer the middle of the platen than its associate p1""ire roll 3 The paper lingo s 30 are s.:urvd by rivets or otherwise to the inward y oil'-set cud portions 37 of arms 68. said arms having upturned ears 38* which en'ibrace ihe associate arms and are pivoted thereto at 3!). A. coiled spring H) is arranged between each pair of ears and is partly housed in a cavity in the arm 38, said spring pressing the paper finger toward the platen. The pap r tingers extend downward, m'erlying tln ale plate 18 at their lower ends. while their up per end portions are curved forwanl as indicated at 36 'l'or purposes ]H f. -i(*,l"il.l to he described. It will. be apparent that when the paper releasing mechanism is operated by the finger icon 30 the scale plate 18 flllglll ate against the lom' 36 and will sir away from the plat said lingers any pap them. It will .tnr release of the pap tinge-rs feet the pressure. rolls The paper supply devices in the present instance are mounted on a supporting frame which coniiprises two side p l-li each of which has an iim'ardly pro which bears on the rod 35. '1 he are connected by tie rods 413 a rearward over the carriage he n55. lower rear portions of said plates her needed by a cross bar 44 whicl'l is adja bears on a her or trsu way 4-? whichis so cured by screws 18 if lugs 2 integral the standards 55. The supporti frame may he held fron'i. mover ml relative to the platen carriage as by 'o s. ti) threaded through the hubs or collars 42 and engag iug the rod It mu he understood that during movements of the carriage to and fro over the top plate, the su 'iportin frame will move along with the carriage, e roller 46 running along the fixed track 47. The supporting frame is held in place by the rod or bar 35 which may he readily detached from the platen carrierso that the supporting frame and the parts it carries maybe readily and quickly rei'noved or detached. The supporting frame carries two d -. livery roll holders 50 and 51 arranged one" above the other and a receiving roll holder the construction of the latter being hilly illus- The roll holder mounted on a shaft 53 having'a flattened side 54 and said roll holder comprises flanges 55 and 56 having bosses 57 and 58 through which the shaft 53 passes, said bosses having openingscorresponding with the flattened shaft 50 that the shaft and the fl ng s, will t rn t g ther. Tubes orere slot (H to receive the loose end of the asso ciate rotl of paper. The shaft is adapted portedin the side plates to turn in round bearing openings in the side plates ll. The left-hand end of the shaft carries. a pinion (32 which is connected with devices presently to he described for trans- I muting-motion to the shaft and from it to t-hefroll holder 52. he right-hand end of the shaft is reduced and threaded to receive a .th-umh nut 63. The pinion 62 and thumb nut 63prevent accidental displacement of the shaft and roll holder.

The shafts 64 and 65 which respectively support the roll holders 5t) and 51 are shut lar. to the shaft 53 except that they are not flattened. there being no necessity of trans -1nitting movement from these shafts to their roll holders 50 and 51 which may turn freely on their shafts when the work shee'ts'oarried by, said roll holders are unwound. In lieu ofJthe pinionat the left end of the shaft 53 each of the shafts (34. and 65 is provided at its left-hand ,end with an enlargement or head ,66- The rightdiand end 0; each of the shafts (34 and 65 ca ries a thumb nut 37,

The roll holders prolper 5i and 50 carry rolls of material or \VOI'C sheets (38 and 6E) and are constructed like the roll holder which has already been described. The roll holder 50'delivers the record sheet 69 which is comparatively Wideto the roll holder and the'flanges of the roltholder '50 are close to the inner faces of the side plates 41. The roll. holder 51. supplies the hill sheet (38 which is narrower than the record sheet. so

thatthe roll holder at does'not occupy the .full lengtlrof its supporting shaft G t he tween tfhe plates 41. ln order to prevent endwise movement of the roll holder 51 on its shaft, spac1ng sleeves 70 are arranged on said shaft, one. between each flange of the rollholder 51 and the ad acent side plate tl.

Fo Wardtif the shaft 64 a shaft- Tl is sup 1 11, said shaft carryin'g a roll holder for carbon paper coinpriitig e core 72 and flanges ,73 (Fig. l).

the lefthantl side plate 41. The right-hand end of the shaft 71 is reduced and hreaded as indicated at 71 to receive a thuu'io nut 76,.-

'll1e"- threading is continued along the reduced pcrtionfl'fi? well within the right-hand I side -=p1ate4t so that when the thumb nut 76 o1] holder is of the same leiwtli as the Okla 51 and accordingly spacing sleeves T iind or clamp the ca bon holder frir-iionaltv to the side plates lit prevent rotation o said roll holder is shown in Fi '1 the freeend of the ca rhon paper 7 rawn down over the top and at the rear or it: roll anti is led over a metal roller T3. the ends of which are reduced as indicated at 79 and are adapted to hear in upwardly and rearwardli' inciined slot-ways St) foruief in the side plates i'l, iid slot-ways terminating at. their upper ends in enlargements r through which the roller TH nu he removed. The roller T8 is adapted to act as a gravity device to draw hack the carbon paper after it has been fed forward for writing purpose? also to dra w a fresh simply of papr hon roll holder wit u the nut 7h i.- lrreferahli hinio s are secured duced end per 79 outside plates ll and these. pinious cooperate with will operate through the roll and n i in l and exttiding lengthwise of the slot 80. The racks and pinions cooperate to prevent skewing of the gravity roller 1'8 and cause it to more uniformly up and dmvn in the slot-\i'a'vs. The carbon paper 7'7 passes under and Ztli'lilfltl'iiii? :l.'-

a no over a flanged wooden guide roller which is arranged above the top of the 'slot- .va -'s 80 and .ightly to the rear theref. rid {guide roller being mounted on a s aft which is supported on the side. piates ll. The t hon paper 77' pass over and around said le roller and thence down over the usual paper tan... to the niain feed roller it roller and thence is led upward the pres ure rolls 3F the d: .11. said pressure rolls hemp; greater he width of the carbon sheet as well as of the outer "work sheet 68. The unwound portion of said work sheet 68 is led forward and dowit ard from the top of its roll, passing over the paper table 86 between the same and the carbon paper 77 and thence around the platen between-it and the main secondary feed toilets and paper guide fingers 36. 'l;- ing guided upward and forward over the fm-wardly curred ends 86 of said paper tin- .g'ers, to a curved guide r 5 late 87.

The curved plate 871 ove roll holder 525d the front, being provided at ts ends a 1 8S. these arnis each teri'ninating in a h'tib or center 89 which is perforatedto permit of 16 around the platen andhetween the same' ally nnflingfpins 90 which, as best shown in Fig i, engage slots or recesses u tin-med in fm jwnrdly projecting portions of ihe side plates 41'', Those slots 91 coiiperate with the pins 90 to maintain the guide plate in normal position; but when the shaft is with drawn from its bearings the guide plate may be readily removed. Embracing the guide plate is hniiie orcutter bar 02, the angi'ilarly disposed end portions 93 whereof are perforated at. their inner ends to provide openings for the shaft. 53. The leftl'uitud. side portion engages the shaft 53 aetween the pinion (l2 andthe left-hand p while the right hand side portion 03' engagessaid shaft between the thumb nut GB and the right-hand side plate 41. The lmifc or cutter bar is frictionally controlled near its bearings by the side plates H. and .nmy be swung to and set in any predeteimnineifl position circiunferentially of the guide plate 87 by a finger piece 94 so as to vary the distance from the printingpoint at which the sl'ieet 68 may he severed. This enables the bar to be readily moved to the prop place for cutting a work sheet which divided at regular intervals by perforating marks or otherwise. The limits of nujivement of the cutter bar 92 are indicated. by the dotted linc positions of said cutter bar shown in Fig. 1. near the upper and lower ends of the guide plate 87, said limits l. eing determined by step pins 95 extending laterally outward from the lett-hand side plate 4.1 (Fig. and being adapted to be engaged by the left-hand side portion or arm 93. The work sheet 68 passes up over the front of the guide plate 87 and between the same and the cutter bar 02, whichv bar serves to maintain the loose end of the work sheet against the guide plate. Theportion of the work sheet (38 above the cutter bar may be severed when desired by pulling for ward against the sharpened upper edge of the cutter bar The unwound portion. of the work sheet or record sheet 69 is drawn for wardover the top of its roll and down andaround a wooden guide roller 96 which 15 arranged near the upper front corners of the side plates still and is mounted on a rol or shaft .97 "supported on. said side plates; 3

From the guide roller 3 the work sheet 69 extends downward. and ."t arward between the carbon roll holder and the r passes behind a guide and thence downward around the platen and between saidplaten and the carbon sheet 77 At the front of the machine and above the printing sheet 69 passes upward to the receiving roll holder and behind and over the top of the core thereof, the loose end of said work sheet engaging in the slot 61 in the core piece 60. holder tends constantly to turn to wind the work sheet 69--thereon so that as the writing,

proceedsand the work is line spaced the written portion of the work sheet 69 is drawn upward automatically and wound on the receiving roll holder. The automatic means for turning said roll holder in the present instance comprises devices which are connected with the pinion 62 on the left- Preferably the receiving roll point the side margins of the sheetsfil) are hand end of the shaft 53. As best shown in FigsJ-l, 4- and 5 said devices include a gear wheel 102 which meshes with the pinion 62, said gear wheel being mounted on a shaft 103, the inner end whereof is reduced and bears in an opening in the adjacent side plate 41 iwhile the outer end takes bearing in a bracket 10 1 which is suitably secured as by screws 105 to the left-hand side plate 41 and curves outward and forward there from as shown in Fig. 4. The outer end portion 103 of the shaft.. 103 projects beyond the supporting bracket. 104 and is squared to coiiperate with a detachable k (notshown) which may be applied to sai shaft for winding purposes as hereinafter explained. Supported-on the shaft between the bracket arm. 104 and the'gear 102 is a spool or drum 106 which is secured tothe shaft as by a cross pin 10750 that the spool and shaft will always "turn together. That periphery of the fiangelof said spool which is contiguous to the gear wheel 102 is formed with ratchet teeth 108, thus providing a ratchet wheel integral with the spool. Cooperative with the ratchet wheel is a pawl 109 which is pivoted at 110 to the gear wheel 102 and is constantly pressed into engagement with the ratchetwheel by a leaf spring 111 which is secured to the'g'ear wheel 102 by a screw-112. The construction is such that when the spool is turned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5 the ratchet Wheel 108 will coi'iperate with the pawl 109 to force the gear Wheel 1052 to turn "alsoand rotary motion will be transmitted from said gear wheel to the pinion 62 and thence to:

the shaft- 53 and receix ing roll holder 52.

Rotary motion of the drum 106 in the opposits direction will not affect the gear wheel 102 and the receiving roll holder.

The drum 106 is constantly urged to turn in At the opposite side of the pulley 11.4 from the hook or anchor 116 the cord passes over an idler wheel 1.18 which is pivoted at 119 to a bracket 120 secured to the support 117, the cord 115 passing downward from the front of the wheel. l18 to the drum 1.06. It will be understood that the weight 11;} falls as the receiving roll holder is turned to wind on it the work sheet 69. From time to time thereafter it will be necessary to turn the drum 106 backward, winding the cord 115 thereon and, lifting the weight 113. This backward turning of the drum is aecouiplished preferably by applying a key to the squared end 103 of the shaft. 103 and turn ing said shaft backward or in a direction opposite to the arrow in Fig. During the backward movement of the drum the ratchet teeth 108 will slide from under the pawl 109 and will not afl'ect the gear wheel Assuming that normally the parts are in the relationship shown in Fig. 1, it will be understood that al. the writing takes place the type impressions will be produced on the outer sheet 68 which may be a hill or invoice sheet through the usual ribbon (not 1 Shown) and will be reproduced on the face of the inneror record sheet 69 through the carbon paper 77. To space between the lines of writing the platen will be turned by operating theline spacing finger piece 10, thereby advancing the three sheets (.38 77 and 69 simultaneously. As the work sheet 69 is advanced the slack will be taken up by the receiving roll holder 52.

The work 3 sheet 68 as it advances will pass upward i over-the uide plate 87 and above the cutter bar 92, w ile the carbon sheet 7 7 will follow I l 1 its slot-ways and wit the enlarpgmuents 31.

the work sheet 68. It will be recalledthat the carbon roll holder is normally held clamped from rotation. (onseqliently as the carbon sheet is advanced during line spacing movements the gravity roller 78 will be lifted, traversing the slots Sol hen. the entries comprising a bill have been eoni- .jpleted or when the end of a written bill -'passe5 above the top of the cutter bar 92 or at .e ny other convenient time, the written portion of the bill sheet (38 above the cutter bar may be severed. 'lhereafter 'or when desired. the finger piece 30 may be pulle-zl forward. The latter operation releases the outer sheet (38 and the carbon sheet 77 but does not release the record sheet which 5 ulv).

will be held by the pressure rolls soon as the carbon paper is released the gravityrollcr 78 will fall to the bottom of i the slots 8Q, thereby retracting the carbon paper over the platen and around the guide roller 84 unt1l said carbon paper is restored l l l paper may be severed and a l'resh p bwug'ht into use. 'i perallon iua as fol low and the exhausted llllll of ll tlllcskt (he printin point and gravity roller is rat =d some di guide slots", then \v'lilli-llt ieleasiu npap:

'iing dawic-r-x the thumb uul it, mar

loosened. permitting the gravil To to run down normal position. i the gravity roller uns down it will unwind a. fresh portion oi carbon paper on the carbon holder, which will turn. of (Killl'sv. during such unwinding movement. ."i h r the grravi3 itv roller rear-hes inn-inn; pirsiiion the raw bon roll holder may again be lted by tightening the thumb nut Tl the next. bill is prinlial and prior to releasing the paper feeding device-e the used porl on ot' the hon paper may no torn ol'i jains' cutter bar ill. along with the bill it will be lllltltl'ilttlUll th 1 t'herea the linger piece l leasing the carbon pa n i drawn barl: and by i, roller until the top of the new wri no t n g; portion oi said rarbou paper lies lllall ahme the print ing line )kl' has been lVllOll the carbon 1 exhausted from its roll holder and. a. carbon roll-holder containing a fresh supply to be substituted. thug" roller 1 h slunild first be removed by l airing it through Alter the new carbon roll holder has. been put in place. the end of the 'arbon paper is drawn around the platen to a point above the prinli" line and is held by the 'leed rollers. 'llu-n the gravity roller 77 is replaced and allowed to drop in its slots. drawing a eorr spoinling amount of carbon paper from the supply roll.

it will be apparent that when in the course of the worl; the paper on any deliv on roll holder is rolnplelii ly exhausted, then a fresh r ll may readil be arranged in place it being; oulv nwessary to unscrew the thumb nut ll -Hlrtld :l with --.:li(l roll holder and then to remove the supporting shaft. after which the roll holder may lie slipped out and the frirtionaily held parts separated so that the lrnger Pore piece may receive the fresh roll of paper. it willalso be appar rent that from time to time as the receiving roll. holder is filled. it maybe disn'ioinited .imaqliv l 1 iiite sui Ll e "'1 iii lee lea eriwiiierit i011" late-(l that tl I 1. Thee tielits are in the aaa' 1;:hl: that sent out "lithe (implicate exirollers r t0 he asline on the iii it tiel ret after inn is We the lI'Ql'lUlKil roll presem ts eus eelumn of entries in eoi idensed lengths between. the entries 011 sueshv tieliets.

(lea/i herein difllssed may 1 any 0, M31 Way that found in ee'm'ieetieii with matter to be tten. i all he noted that by my present invenplaten carriage comprising a removable bar, or paper finger rod in the present instance, which is arranged over the platen and extends lengthwise there f, in eon'ihinatien with a detachable sup-porting frame cam prising side plates hearing 03:1 said bar and a traasverse bar connecting said side plates id transverse bar carrying; a Wheel which runs on a fixed traeleway, said sup-- pertin frame supporting roll holders which are arranged between the plates; that said roll lihlders are momited en shafts said shafts beig jcmrnaled on aid, side plate" that said lll'jlll. lmlde roll helder fer trails earhmi pups and. a receiving roll holder;

'llien the sheet nigh there may be blank spaces of.

carved plate that in the present instance said reeeivili'g rell holder receives use of the written W01'k sheets; that said reeeivi'ilg roll holder is adapted to be tui'ned-- aut0matieally by gravityeperated means; that said gravity-0pm ated in ass cemprisesa Weight and a hard; that said cord is connected with, said receiv jug roll. holder by means comprising inter meshing gear wheels and a connected drurii;

the 5r .d drum is connected with one of said 5'5, 1 t( it mg gear." wheels by a pawl and:

rateee mechanism; that the rotary device 01: reeewmg roll holderlast referred to is.

mlapted to be turned in one direetienhy automatic means which include a gravity-- operated element; that hand contrelled means are adapted to move 831d element against the farce (if gravity and independently of said rliitary device; that the auto matie means includes a gravity operated shaft; that manual means are adapted. to turn said shaft in. the opposite direction to gravity independently of said rotary device; that rotary holder for n'uiiterial adapted ts be fed, over the platen is provided, said re try lielder emnpr'sing flanges having hubs and tuijmlar cure pieces fixed to said halls, (me more piece fitting inside the other; that mimii'ting shaft for said lielder has a tie;- parties, Whiel'i eeliperates Wit-h in said hubs, said openings each 'aig it de engaging the flattened I edit, shaft; that; means 'areprevideitl for feeding a plurality of sheets of 'n'iaterial ever a platen in Combination with a rotary holder for certain of said sheets and a curved guide for certain other of 'i at I said guide partly lieusing said i 12:; hatsaid guide is-stationary and is eeneentrie with said holder and cletaehably i'nounted on a frame which supports saidholder; that said guide in the present instance is a curved plate having singularly disposed parallel arms engaging a shaft on which holder is mounted; that, said. has pin and slot eenneelims with the 1 pporting frzmiefor-said ho der; that a severing device is eencentric with said guide or eur'ved plate; that said severing devise as herein shown is a cutter bar which adjustable to desired" positions around said served guide 01' plate; that in eombinatiun with a platen are provided a p are rnll ea rier and a spring-pressed guide linger pivoted to said carrier; that a pr sure roll has a hearing on an inwardly intending portion offset from a springpr .7 l arm which is pivoted on'a bearing arranged lengthwise of a platen; that -a seemid springqn'essed arm is pivoted to said first na ad arm, said second arm also having an in. ardly eff-set portion te which is se (aired a curved. g le fingerfthat the off-set portion at one arm is loiiger than the offset pert-ion 0i. the'other so that the guide finger lively to the platen.

and the pressure roll are in diilerentplanes; that pairs gz nide fix til 1 and pairs of rolls being; farther apart than the the guide fingers being. adapted to eooperaie with narrow sheets whit-h pass hetween the rolls without being engaged therein: that in combination with a platen means are providedindependentot' the platen tor tee-ling 'ial relawhit-h material is fixed or that at one end: that in the present in stanee the means last referred to i gravity operated: that it arts to feed material independentlji' ot' the platen whit'h is last at one end at a point away trons the platen: that releasabl material ieedi means pro vvided in roialiini (ion with th platen. together with me; is tor liat-l- (ding materiai when i-aid ale means are re rele: a: leased. the end o1 said material whit-h a wavironi or. in the present instanee. ahore the platen. heine' seenred that does not more when the other parts oi it are being ted haeitward over the platen: that the liat'lt Feeding int aliove referr d to are in the present instant-e operated in grai'- itv; that thegjraVitjW-operated mean in the present instant-e eoinpri, may he 01' metal or other material whieli is of snilahle wei in; that raelt and pinion (lPYlLPH are ends oi a gravity roller to eontrol the same: that a roll holder is provided for material whieh is adapted to he ted over a platen in" releasable means: that a t-lainp is adapted to elanip or fix said holder: that means tast so 1 the materia reterred to while said laten and said roll holder are t niest or motionless; that derit'es are provided For let-ding material relatively to the platen while the rollholder \vhieh rarries tl( l material is t-lamped or otherwise held. t or fixed; that said deviees are operative also to turn said roll holder to unwind the material theretrmn: that prior to so turning sait'l roll holder the latter must of eonrse he nnelainped or released" that means are provided for Feeding material while the holder tliereoi is inoperative, being held from operatiim by (lamping means; that a hole antmimtieallv operated means is provided wherehv a sheet ol' nniterial may moved endwiset, as distinguished from a sidewise movei'neni longitndinal ot the platen. this endwise move-- ment, tal inn plat in eith r dirt-etioia that is forward or haeltward. at the will of the operator and aeeording one end portion or the other of the sheet of material is held from movement, aeparately eontrolled means being provided tor oiiperating with the opposite end portions of the material to hold it as d-eserilied; that said separately eontrolletl means eoi'n in the DH 'ent instance on onehand a releasahle teed roller are provided for t'eetli last a roller which prormed toeooperate with the arranged over the platen the same. a detaehahle supporting framefixed traelt for said wheel.

arranged between said side plates and stipmaterial; that two rolls over which material,

"ed are eomliined with a single means for feeding material away from either of said rolls at. pleasure; that two rolls between which material in sheet torm arranged are; eonihined with a grant operated device arranged between said rolls and means for ransmg: said deriee to operate at \\']ll to feed material away from either roll at pleasure without affecting the relationship'between" said material and the other roll; that'intlependent-l v'operated sets of deviees arepro-f ll lltffl for releasing material from a" and. For which supplies said material to the platen; said sets being; combined with neans opei atingg tmtomatieallv to teed the inaterial when either of said sets is operatedr that there is provided a v a platen. mains for holding against the platen the materialsupplied b)" said. roll platen releasing: a 'elamped roll holder" 9O combination of a roll" 5 holder. means tor holding the same fined.

holder. a guide roller between said platen andsaid roll holder. and a gravity-operated t'eedingz device eot'iperative with said material lietween said guide roller and said roll holder: thzt lions: and that provided tor feeding material liaelovard and tor-ward. said device being morahle inde pendently of the material which it is adapt:

ed to teed. p Various el'ian z'es may he made withoiit the parting from my invention. What I elaini as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

1. lit a tvpewriting maehine, the combination oi a platen carriage eoniprisinp; a bar antl lengthwise of eoinprising side plates b aringon said bar, and a transverse liar eonneeting said side: plates. a wheel on said transverse bar. a and roll holders portedthereon f. in a typewriting machine. the combination of a platen earriage comprising a bar I platen and above same. a detachable supporting frame airing on said liar.

side plates, and a ing said side plates at arranged lengthwise of the the comprising side plates h tie rods eonnet'ting said transverse bar eonneel the rear, a roller-on said bar, a fixed trackaigraritv-operated device adapted to teed material in opposlte diree-z a grarttvamerated (lGVK'O is, J

Way for said roller, a plurality of shafts journaled on said slde plates, and roll hold ersxnounted on said shafts.

3. In typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen carriage mmprising end bars, and a bar supported on said end bars and arranged above the platen, a detachable supporting frame comprising side plates having collars bearing on said bar, tie rods connecting said side plates, a cross her carried by said side plates, a roller on said cross bar, a fixed track-Way for said roller, :1. pair of delivery roll holders mounted on said side plates, a carbon paper roll holder mounted on said side plates, and a receiving roll holder mounted on said side plates.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a rotary dev1cetrureceiving smaterlal fed. from said platen,

means for automatically turning said denation of a platenameans for feeding a plurality of sheets of material over said platen, a rotary holder for certain of said sheets, and a curved guide for certa in other of said sheets, said guide partly l'u'auaiug said holder.

7. In a typeivriting nuufhiue, the combination of a platen, means'for feeding a plu rality of sheets of material over said platen, a rotary holder for certain of said sheets, a supporting frame for said holder, and a guide for certain other of said sheets, said guide being concentric with said holder and detachably mounted on said slui mrting frame.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means forfeediug a plurality of sheets of material over said platen, a rotary holder for certain of said sheets, a shaft for said holder, and a curved "plate for guiding" certain other of said sheets, said plate having angularly disposed parallel arms engaging said shaft.

9. In a typewriting,n iaehine, the combination of a platen; means for feeding a plurali ty of sheets of material over said platen; a rotary holder for certain of said sheets; a shaft for said'holder; a curr ed plate for guiding certain other of said shoe said plate having angularly disposed. ,parallel arms engaging said shaft; and a frame other a curved which provides a support for said sha it, said cum/ed plate having pinunrl slot connections with said frame.

10. In typewriting niaclliru-r, the cowhination of a platen; means for feeding a plurality of sheets of material or rid platen a rotary holder for certain oil sheets; a curved guide for certain. other of a 1d sheets. said guide partly housing said v and a severing device cor ientric with said g 11. In a typeu'riting machine, the combi- J'iation of a platen; means for feeding a plurality of sheets of u'iaterial over said pl' in; a rotary holder for certain of aid sheets, a curved, guide for certain other o't said sheets, said guide partly housing said holder; :iuid a cutter bar tuljustahle along said curved guide. i

12. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen; means for feeding material over said platen; curvec'l guide plate for guidhig said n'niterial after it leaves the platen; and a cutter har adjustable to desired positions around said guide plate.

13. In a ,fltH'ltl-Stl'lli'fi 'ewriting machine, the combination of a platen a bar ranged lengthwise of the platen; a. s ring pressed arm pivoted on said her and pro-- vided with an integral inwardly extending oil-set. portion; a pressure roll having its bearing in said oft-set portion; a seecmd spring pressed arru pirotod to id fret named. arm and having an inwarctlly ol'le't portion; and a curved guide linger secured to said second ar i. i Y

1 1-. In a typewriting mar nation of a platen and gui prising two piwiatally moi uted pivoted on the other and each ha m n Wardly oil-set POM-hill, one otl set portion being low than the ot one of said ottset portions .rryiug a p :e roll and. the

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1.5. In a front-., ilre typewritiugnmchine, the eon'ibinatirm oi; a platen; a liar arranged above the same; a pair of inwardly ott-set supports pivoted on said har; springs controlling said supp( 'ts, pressure rolls pivoted on the ofl'-sets of said. suppmrts and adapted to cooperate with wvide sheets; arms having inwardly off-set portions and pivoted on said supports; springs for said last named arms; and guide fingers mounted on said last named arms and cooperating with narrow sheets.

16. In a "front-strike ty )eWI'it-iI1g machine, the combination of a platen; feed rollers at the under side thereof: a scale plate arhine.

ranged lengthwise of said platen below the printing line; means for releasing said feed rollers and inoving said scale plate away from the platen; andspring pressed guide lingers rl'zleasahle by saidscale plate.

.17. In a front-strike typewriting machine,

. the combination o't'a platen: feedrollers at r 3 held from movement at one end as the under side thereof; a scale plate an ranged lengthwise of said platen below the printing line; means for releasing said feed rollers and moving said scale plate away 5 from the platen rolls which rolls coijperate with the platen above the printing line: and guide fingers pivoted on said arms and releasable by said scale plate independently of said pressure rolls.

18. In a front-strike typewritingmachine.-

the combination ofa platen;'feed rollers at the under side thereof; a. scale plate extending lengthwise of the platen below the print- 16 ing line; guide fingers extending trans versely of the printing line and having outwardly curved portions at their upper ends;

- and a curved guide plate arranged. above and forward of the curved portions of said;

20 guide fingers. 5,. 19. In a typewriting machine, the comb1- nation of a platen; and means independent of the platen for feeding material relatively thereto, said material being held from movement at on'eaend'as it is fed.

20. In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a platen, and gravity operated means for feeding material over theplaten independently thereof, the'material. being it is fed.

'21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, releasable means eoiiperative with the platen for feeding material thereover, the end of the material away from the platen being held from movement, and means for back feeding said material when said releasable means are released.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of aplaten; releasable means cotip- 40 ativewith the platen for feeding material thereover, the end of the material away from the platen being held from movement;

' and gravity operated mea'nsfor feeding said material back over the platen when leasin means are released.

" 23. n a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; releasable means 006perative with the platen for-feeding material thereover in one direction, the end of the v material away from the platen being held from movement; and means for retracting said material in the opposite direction inde endently of the platen when said releas ab e means are released.

24. Ina typewriting machine, the co1nbination of a platen; releasable means cooperative with the platen for feeding material thereover in one direction, the end of the material away from the platen being held "from movement; and a gravity roller for -retracting said material in the opposite direction independently of the platen when saidreleasable means are released. 25. In a typewriting machine, the combi- 55 nation of a platen, a. gravity roller for movarms carrying pressure ing endwise material over the'platen inde pendently thereof, one end of said material being held from movement, and rack and pinion devices controlling said. roller.

26. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; releasable .means for moving endwise material over said platen; a roll holder for said material; a clamp for roll holder; and means for moving endwise said material while said platen and said roll holder are quiescent.

27.. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a roll holder for material I adapted to be fed over said platen; a clamp for said roll holder; and devices for feeding said material relatively to said platen while roll holder is clamped.

28. In a 'typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a roll holder for material adapted to be fed over said platen; aclamp for said roll holder; and devices for feeding saidJinaterial relatively vto said platen while said roll holder is clamped, said devices being operative also to turn-said roll holder to unwind said material therefrom. :29. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotary platen; a rotary roll holder forriaterial adapted to be fed over said platen; holding means for maintaining said material against said platen; means for clamping said roll holder; and means for moving endWisc said. material while said holding means is inoperative and said clamping means is operative.

30. In a typewriting machine, the. combinationof a rotary platen; a'rotary roll holder for material adapted to be fed over said platen; holding means for maintaining said material against said platen; means for clamping said roll holder; and means for moving endwise said material while said holding means is inoperative and said clamping 'means is operative, said last named means also operating when said clamping vmeans is inoperative and said holding means is operative.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of platen, and paper feeding devices comprismg an automatically operating device for moving a sheet of material end- Wise, said device acting at will to move 0 posite end portions of said sheet, the. change of direction. in the movement of'the sheetbeing eifected'independently of the connection between said sheet and said automatically operating device. i

In a' typewriting machine, the. combination of a platen, paper feeding devices comprising an automatically operatin device for moving a. sheet of material enfwise, and separately controlledmeans for holding opposite end port-ions of said material from movement.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, and paper feeding dewhich paper isied, and a evice operative to move thepaper endwise away from either of said rolls at will. when the other roll held from movement.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two rolls between which material in sheet form is arranged,'a gravity operated device between said rolls,- and meansfor causing said device to operate at will to feed material away from either of said rolls at pleasure without afiect-ing the relationship between said material and the other roll.

36. In. a typewriting machine, the combination of a roll holder, means for holding the same fixed, a platen, means for holding against the platen the material said roll holder,independently of devices for releasing the material from said platen and for releasing said roll holder,

and means operating automatically to move endwise said material when either of said sets of devices is operated.

7. In a typewritmg machine, the combisupplied. by operated sets nation of a roll holder, meahs f or holding the same fixed, a platen, means for holding against theplaten the material supplied by said roll holder, a guide, roller between said platen and said r l holder, and'a gravit operated feeding device cooperative wit said material between said guide roller and said roll holder. v

' 38. In a typewriting machine, material moving means comprising a gravityoperated device for moving endwise material in opposite directions at pleasure, the change of direction in the movement oft-he material being effected independently of the connec" tion between said material and said gravityoperated. device.

39 In a typewriting machine, material moving means comprising erated device for movin material endwise, said device actin direct y on, said material and being mova le independently of said material.

Signed at Syracuse, ondaga'and State of day of November, A. D. 1909. v t HERBERT H. STEELE.

in the county of Qn- Witnesses:

; ANNA T. LYNCH,

GEORGE L, Comm}.

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