US1023895A - Adding-machine. - Google Patents

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J. G. VINCENT; DDING MACHINE. .IfrLIoATIoN ULM) nu 27, 19o. v v

f Patented Apr. 23,` 1912.

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J.A G. VINCENT. ADDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1905. 1,023,895,

' J. G. VINCENT.

- ADDING MACHINE. yAPPLICATION PILE-D MAY 27, 1905.

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` Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

J. G. VINCENT.

` ADDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED HAY 27, 1905.

. Patented Apr. 23, 1912.`

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UjNrrED STATES" PATENT onirica.

. JESSE VINCENT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T BUBROUGHS ADDING MA- CHINE COMPANY, OFJDETROIT. MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION MICHIGAN.

ADDING-MACHINE.

l citizen of the United States, residing atDey 4'substantial y'Patents Numbers 504.963 and 505,078, is-

troit, in the county of Tayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adding-Machines, of Which the following 1s 'a speclhcaticn.

My invention relates to adding machines and therlike of that ,type 0r character capable. oflisting, printing and adding or accumulating individualntems, such character of machine being-exemplified by the Well known Burroughs adding machine made in accordance With Burroughs Sued on September l2, 1893.V

yThe object of myfinvention is to provide I efficient 'and reliable means for automatically taking atotal by a blank operation of lao the machine without the employment of the usual total keyor button or any equivalent mechanismrequiring manipulation or setting by the operator inthe operation of tak-l ling a total (subtotal or grand total).

In the present instance, for the sake of a clear and deinite description of my invention, I have illustrated and wlll hereinafter describe my invention as embodied 1n an. adding machine ofthe Burroughs type, 'but it will be'understood that my invention is not restricted in its application or scope -to suoli particular machine, but that it may be employed 1nconnectionv with machinesv of the same general character and used for the same general purposes.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of some of the principal operating parts on the right-hand side of a Burroughs adding Y machine, the parts more particularly illustrated being the ones in connection lwith which my attachments orimprovements eooperate for the purposes stated; Fig. 2a View similar to Fig.- l-but of the left-hand side of the machine; Fig. 3 a detail view of my attachments and the parts of the regular Burroughs machine directly associated therewith, such View illustrating the rel-ative position of the parts after a value key on the keyboardhas been operated or depressed;.Fi g. e a. similar detail view illustrating the relative position of parts when Y operated by a blank stroke or operation of the machine, Figs. 5 and 6 detail views of certain ofthe ,newv parts, and Figs. 7 and` 8 Specicatlon. of Letters Patent.

plained Application led May 27, 1905. Serial No. 262,585.

detail views of a m diied form of mechanism forautomatical y taking the sub-total.

The same numerals and letters of reference are employed to represent corresponding parts in the several views.

The Burroughs adding machine being Well-known, and illustrated and described in a number of patents and pending applications for patents, I shall here describe only those parts thereof which are assoj ciated. with and concerned in the operation of the parte which I Yhave added to the machine for the purpose of automatically taking a total'in the manner hereinafter eX- The Burroughs machine employs a series of adding wheels 912 mounted in the upper end of a rocking frame 910, Figs. 1 and 2, each provided upon its side with a pinion 916,v said pinions being adapted to coperate with racks G10 (shown in dotted lines) carried by the front-ends of levers 611 hung upon the central4 shaft 600 of the machine and carrying at their rear ends. the printing type 618 coperating with the platen roller 1599. f

The main .operating shaft of the machine, to which ower is applied, usually by means of a suita le handle, 1s the rock shaft SOO-shown in Fig; 1; and thev ordinary 0peration of the machine consists in' depressing or setting the proper number or value,- keys 291 and then yrocking said shaft for- Ward and backward through its limit of movement. Whenon'e of the keys 291, in any given denominational row, is depressed or set, and the rock shaft 300 rocked for- Ward, the rack 610 carried by the lever 611 corresponding to suoli row of keys will be released and permitted to drop downward a distance measured by the value of the operated key; and when the rock shaft is rocked backward to normal position the rack will be lifted to its normal position again and theoperated key be released.

By engaging the pinions 916 of the adding wheels with the rack 610 during the movement of the latter in one direct-ion, and holding themlout of engagement therewith during their 'movement in the opposite direction, the values of the operated keys may beV added upon said Wheels. In the Burroughs machine the adding Wheel pinions, While normally engaged with rthe racks,

" 1 .backward movement'of`the o Figs. 1 and 2, are disengaged therefrom at ,the beginning of each adding operation of the machine, andM held out of engagement with them during the downward movementof the racks, and then rengaged with them prior to their upward or return n iovement and held in engagement with them during such movement. This is accomplished by the meanbfashown inFig. 2, where it willl be seen that a'three-armed lever 913 hung u on a stud 941 has pivoted to the lower en of .its middle ,arm the rearend of a forwardly extending `arm 914which is supported near -its forward end by along link 911 h at its upper end to the front endof the crank 227 fulcrumed upon framework'in the 'machine at 204. At its front end the arm 914 is divided into -twodiverging arms, the

, upwardly extend-ing one 914:l AofI which is provided with anotch engagin a stud 958 upon one of the side arms 910 o the roc frame which carries the adding wheels. In the normal operation -of the machine, for the purpose of printing and,.accumulating individual items or amountsthe arm 914 is swungbodily forward at the beginning of each operation of the machine, to disengage kthe adding wheelpinions from'the racks,

and is swung bodily backward, to rengage them therewith, .at the beginning of t-he perating handle and rock shaft 300.v Thisis accomplished by means of a wiper plate 821, pivoted uponthe upper end of an arm 813 fast upon a rock shaft 800 which is so connected with the operating rock shaft 300, Fig. 1, that with studs 961 an rearward movement of the they move in reverse directions, the arm 4813 being swung rearward at the forward move# ment of the operating handle andy ro'ck shaft chine it is simply necessary to leave the addl ing wheel pinlons 1n mesh Ywith the racks while the latterare permitted todrop and vturn the wheels backward to zero. This will set the type carried by the rear ends of the levers 611 to position to rint Athe amount represented upon vthe addpin -wheels prior to the turning of. them bac ward to zero. If it be desired to leave the adding wheels at' zero, after taking the total, and to thus clear the machine, ions arel disengaged from the racks while in zero position, the racks then re- Afront end of the bell c the adding wheel pinturned to normal position; but if it be desired to leave in the machine the amount which had been accumulated on the adding wheels, and take onl a sub-total, the adding wheel pinions are lel in mesh with theracka during the return movement of the latter andare consequently turned forward again to the respective positions which they before l occupiedl `To permit the adding wheel inions to remain in mesh with the racks uring the downward movement ofthe latter, for the purpose of taking a total, it is necessary to swing the front end of the arm'914 down andv disengage the notch in its upper end from the stud r958 of the adding wheel frame, so that upon theforward movement of the arm 914 t e wheel frame will not be swungfo'rward as itnormally is. In the'Burroughs machine as heretofore generally constructed this depreion of the front end of the arm 914 was accomplished by means of a total ke secured to the 227, by depressing which key the arm`914 would lio-sw `'downward and disenga ed from the stu 958 on the addin rassion of the whee l Such dent end of the arm 914 rought the hooked lower end ofits lowe'r -forward arm 914' in position to engage a stud 958* upon the lower end of the side arm 910 of the adding wheel frame at the' backward or return movement of ythe arm 914, with `the result that at the beginningof the return movement, of the operating handle and `connected parts the adding wheel frame would be rocked upon its pivotal su port. 900,aad the imons disengaed m the racks, there y leaving the ad i wheels at zero while the racks return to normal position. When it was desired to take merely a sub-total, the total key was held depressedonly .during the forward movement of the operatin handle, and then released, thereby lpermitting the front end of the arm 914 to rise to normal position and'its subsequent rearward movement to havel no effect uponl the addin wheels, whose inions therefore romaine in mesh with e racks during the return upward movement of ,the latter.

. AHaving now described the usual operation of taking totals and sub-totals upon the Burroughs machine, and the parts concerned in such operations, I will roceed to an explanation of the, means w ich I have provided for automatically taking a total by a mere blank or extra handle:

The rock shaft 204 to which the bell, crank 227 is secured extends transversely through the machine and, has secured to its opposite end (Fig. 1) a depending arm 227, corresponding'to the depending arm 22T of the stroke of the operating4 hell-crank 227. Pxvoted about midway of la f hooked rear 'end of the leverv 62.7 is adapted" its lengthgupon the arm 227R is a v lever provided with a hooked rear end and albev-v eled or cam shapedA forward= end. `The torcoperate with a 'stud 663 upon the up- 4per'endY of *a bell-crankarm .626 :loosely lever with said stud. The `'short forwardly y 311*L forming in the present instance anin-y v tegral part. and rearward extension of the,4 l short sector plate 311 of the Burroughs ma-l projecting arm of the bellcrank 626 carries a roller 634, coperatingwith'a cam plate chine, fast7 upon the rock shaft- 300r The Y.plate 311'* has an abrupt shoulder at its ,'up-

per forward end, against which the roller 634l normally rests, so thatateach operation ot' the machine the bell crank 626wil1 .be

rocked and its upwardly projecting arm thrown rearward at the beginning of the movement of said yplate, the remainder of the cam `surface'or edge of the plate being approximately concentric'to' the shaft 300 so as to simply holdthe bell-crank 626 in its moved position during the further travel of the plate. It the hooked rear end of the le-A .ver 627 bein engagement withthe stud 663 on thebell-crank626 at the time .the latter is thus swung rearward, the arm 227R which carries the lever 627 will be swung rearward and thereby rock; the-shaft 204 and swing downward the forwardly project-ing arm of the bell crank 227, Fig. 2, so as to prevent the adding wheel pinions from bein disengaged from the racks by the forwar vmovement 'ot' the arm 914, as heretofore described, and thuspermit said pinions to vremain in mesh with the racks during the descent of the latter, forthe takingv o? a total. In the `normal operation of the machlne, for the purpose of accumulating and printing individual items or amounts, however, the hooked rear end of the lever 627 is maintained out of engagement, with the Stud r663, so that the rocking of the bell crank'626 has no etl'ect upon'said lever and the parts .with which itis connected. This is accom plished by means of a stud 657 carried by a bail composed oftwo vertical side arms 4211K and 42%1, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, fast at their lower ends upon a rock shaft 400 and having their forwardly extended upper ends connected by a crossrod 402. This rod l02 lies immediately in rear of the downwardly bent ends 214a of the series of sliding platesr 214 of the Burroughs machine, of which plates there is one for each row of keys 291- each plate being adapted to be forced rear- Wardly by t-he depression or setting of any key in its row.` lVhen any one or more of the 'keys 291 is depressed, therefore, the bail carrying the stud 657 is swung rearwardly, and said stud, engaging and riding over the beyeled or came aped forward end ofthe lever 6.27, rocks the latter to the position Ashown in Fig.v 3 and disengag'es lits hooked rear end from the stud 663 on the bell-crank 6261.

So'long as any one or more of the 'keys 291 tis depressed, therefore, the forward.l

movement4 of the'operating handley and rock shaft 300 will have no edect upon the parts concerned in the. taking of a total and they -will remain' inert. l .Upon the first succeeding or blank stroke of the operating handle, however, the stud 663 upon the bell crank 626 would, but foritheprovision of the additionaldevices/to be now described, engage the hooked rear end vof lthe lever 627 and pull the latter rearwardyandzrock the shaft. 204 and depress the arin 914'arid leave the add* ingwheel pinions in mesh with the racks for ,the taking of a total. 'It lis considered de sirable, however, to take a spacing stroke yimmediately before taking a total, in order `to leave a slight blank space between the last item ina column and the total to be printed beneath it, and thus toseparate and distinguish the 'tota-l from such `last item;

and in the Burroughs'machine as usually sol constructed it is further necessary, to take..

such a spacing stroke for Ithe purpose' of fully restoring tonormal position anyy ofthe racks 610 which may have. been set for transfers, andthus insure a proper-acvidual items. Inasmuch as I have illustrated my present inventionl as applied to' a Burroughs' machine of this character, Iv

have provided the? additional devices, to be now described, for preventin l of the hooked rear end of theever 627`with the stud 663 upon the bell. crank 626 until after such a spacing stroke has been taken,so

sist ofa latch for holding the' bailcarrying- 100 engagement the stud 657 in its rearwardposition, as i shown in Fig. 3, during the taking of such spacing stroke; and the devices co-perating with the latch tov trip or disengageit after such stroke has been taken. This latch 628 is in the form ota bell crank pivoted at658 to a fixed plate 3-10EL in, the framework of the machine and vhaving a spring 685 connected to its short depending arm and ytending to swing its forward end downward. The front end of this latch arm` 628 is provided with a hook adapted to coperate with a stud 656 u on one of the side arms 424B of the bail w ich carries the stud 657 whichcoperates with the front end of the lever G27. 4Vhen the machine is at rest and no keys depressed the nose of the hook of-this latch restsnpon the upper surface'of the stud, as seen in ig. 1. When an'ykeyis depressed and lthe bail carrying the stud-656 95 f cumulation or adding up of all the indiin such position the stud 657 carried by said bail maintains the lever 627 in the position shown in Fi 3, with its hooked rear end disengaged m the st-ud'663 of the bell crank 626. v

The latch arm 628 is provided on its under side, about midway of its length,

with a beveled lug or projection 628` adapted to coperate with a stud 655 upon an upwardly and forwardly projecting arm 922R 'ection u on the llatc fast upon a rock shaft 904 which extends transversely through the machine and has secured to its left hand end, Fig. 2, a lever 922" whose upwardly and forwardly extending arm corresponds to the arm 922R of Fig. 1, and to the lower end of whose depending armi is connected the forward end of a link 918, whose rear end has a slot-and-pin connection with the arm or lever 813. heretofone described. Near the end of the forward movement of the operating handle and the rock shaft, and rearward movement of the arm 813, the pin or stud u on the latter will engage the rear end of t e slot in the link 918 and draw the latter slightly rear- Ward, thereby rocking the shaft 904 and swinging the stud l655, Figs. 1 and 3, upward and forward a ainst the beveled proarm 628, to lift the atter an disengage its hooked forward end from the stud 656 upon the swinging bail whose stud 657 eoperates with the lever 627. At the end of the forward movement of the operating handle and rock shaft 300, therefore, the latch 628 is disengaged from the stud 656, so that if not otherwise restrained the swinging bail would be pulled forward from the position shown in Fig. 3 by its yspring v482, and the hooked rear end .of the lever 627 permitted to rengage the stud 663 upon thebell crank 626. But under -the conditions shown in Fig. 3, where one orvmore o f the keys 291 is depressed, the swinging bail carrying the stud 657 is held rearward by the downwardly bent front ends of 011e or more of the sliding plates 204 engaging the cross rods 402 of said bail; and inasmuch as the depressed keys are 'not released in the Burroughs machine until the operating handle and connected parts have returned a considerable distance toward normal position, the latch 628 will be permitted to rengage the stud 656 (owing to the character of the slot and pin v"connection of the link 918 with the arm 913, Fig. 2,) before the depressed or set keys are released., The result will be that, while the latch 628 is lifted at each operation of the machine,-its movement is an idle one so long as any of the keys 291 are depressed,`

since it rengages the stud l656 upon the bail before the fatter is released bythe de` pressed keys. At the first blank or spacing stroke taken, however, the bail lbeing then free from the restraint imposed by any depressed keys, and being held in rearward position solely by the latch 628, the lifting of the latter will release the bail and permit its spring 482 to pull it. forward to normal position, and cause its stud 657 torelease-the lever 627 and permit the hooked rear end of the latter to engage the stud vupon the bell crank 626; and upon the next or second blank stroke the parts will be swung to the position shown in Fig. 4, and the shaft 204 be rocked to swing down the forwardlyV projecting arm of the bell crank 227, and, through the medium of the depending link 911, to depress the front end of the arm' 914 and disengage the notch in its arm 914* from the stud 958, and thereby permit the adding wheel pinions to remain 1n mesh wit-h the racks during the descent of the latter, for the taking of a total; and as the parts will be held in their moved osition, with the arm 914 depressed, unti the operating handle and rock shaft 300 have completed their forward stroke and returned nearly to normal position, owing to the travel of theroller 634 upon' the concentric surface of the cam plate 311, Fig. 4, the adding wheel frame will be rocked forward at the beginning of the return movement of the operatinghandle and rock shaft, by the engagement of the lower hooked end of the arm 914b with the stud 958, and the adding wheel pinions be thereby held out of engagement with the racks during the return of the latter to normal position, and the machine thereby cleared.

The lower ends of the two arms 227R and 227L depending from the rock shaft 204 are connected by' forwardly extending links 216 with a cross rod 209 cooperating with the latches 415 which normally hold the racks 610 in elevated position; so that whenever the arms 227 n and 227L are swung rearward in the manner above explained, for the taking of a total, all of the latches 415 are likewise swung rearward and disengaged from the racks, and all of the latter permitted to drop until their 'respective adding wheels have turned backward to zero position.4

The latches 415 are individually operated,l

to release their respective racks, inthe ordinary work of accumulating yand printing individual items, by the upturned front ends of the sliding plates 214 which are operated by the depression of the keys as heretofore explained.

In the automatic taking of a total in the manner and by the means above described the machine is cleared, that is to say, the adding wheels are left at zero owing to the fact that`their pinions are disengaged from the racks 610 prior to the return upward movement of the latter; but for the purpose of enabling a Vtotal to be taken without' clearing the machine I provide-*means for preventing such disengagement of Itheduiding wheel pinions from the racks, so that they may remain in engagement therewith during the return upward movement of the racks and be thereby turned forward again to the respective' positions -occupiedby them before the takingoliv the total. SuchA means consist in the lpresent insta-nce of a vertically sliding key or rod 221", Fig. 2, whoseloiver end, when the rod is depressed,

is adapted to stand in the path ofthe wiper plate 821 on the arm 813 ,when the latter` is swung to the rearward position shown by the dottedlines' in Fig. 2, and to depress said wiper pla-te to the position indicated by the lowermost dotted lines in said figure' so that, it will not engage the `stu`d96l on Athe three-armed-lever 913 at the return` for;I

-ward movement of the. arm 813g.'l Consequently the lever 913 will not be rocked `back t0 normal position at the return', forward movement ofthe arm 813,1and the arm 914 will not be 4drawn rearward whilein .de-v

. pressedpositiom-and its' lowerfhooked arm.

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914 will not' engage the stud. 958",o`nthe adding wheelframe and rock the latter, to@ disengage the pinions from the v-racks vl For'the purpose of'detaining the key 211 in depressed `position during the operation of the machine,". and obviatingth'e necessity of holding it down by -hand,'I provide a pawluor detent 228- pivoted at 201 andl 'adapted' to engagea notch 1221" inthe rear side of thekey 221* Awhenthelatter is de.

presse'cL- a spring 285.eonx 1'ecting thejdete'ntand key serving tohold thelatter normally l elevated. The detentv is in the present instance constructedindetail as shown in Fig.

6, having a'rearwlrdlyextending arm 228 connected with-the pawl or detentproper by the ycross portion1228t, .and both arms` ofthe structure having` a bearing upon the pivot 201. A spring 288 connected toyrthe arm 228v and to a fixed part ofthemachine serves to hold the vvsaid arm down'and enforce en-V gagement of the pawl or detent 'with the notch of the key when the latter is depressed', n a function in which the spring r285 also takes part owing to its connect-ion with the detent in rear of the la'tters pivot.` The inclined or beveled rear end of they arm 228? stands in the path of the key-restoring rod or shaft 202. so that at the forward movement of the latter, near the endvo f,each'op` eration of the machine, the rear end of the arm 228b will be thrown upward and the detent disengaged .from the .key 221, to release the latter and permit it to be lifted to normal position by the spring 285. The key 221* is provided at its upper end. with a .finger button 291,"Fig. 5, an'd constitutes what iscommonlv called a sub-total key, inasmuch as by` its use a subtotal, e., a`

total withoutclearing the machine, may be' taken. y y 'f .The keyres'toringlrodi202 cooperates in fthe' well-knownA waywith `the pawls' 228,

Figs. 1 and' 2, to release the 'operatedor set 70 keysat ,the end of-eac'h operationof the Amachine,and the error key 293B, F 1, has a slotand-pn connection atits lower end with the forwardly extending arm of, one ofthe two bell cranks whichare fast' upontlie rockfshaft 207 and `carry at their upper ends thescross rod-202, so that by depressing the error keyatanytime the subtotal key 221,= as well as any operated or set number keys, maybe released. l 80 VFor the purpose of enabling the operatory to take a series of spacingstrokes at any, .time desired without operatingthe. devices foriptkinga'total I place a stud-659 upon)vv therepeat key'leverGlS, Fig, ,1, which st/ud g5 yqinderlies the hooked'lever 4627v and lifts the yrear vend of the-latter outgcof engagement. -with the stud l623 on the bell crank 626` whenever the 'repeat key 293'R is depressed.y l

Under the. construction and arrangement of partswhich have been described a grand total, or'total accompanied by a clearing of Vthe machine, is automaticall taken byj a secyond spacing stroke of the operating handle without' any preliminary operation Vor, Set- 'tingof a total key, and the latteris requiredonly where a subtotal, o r 'total unaccompanied-by afclearing ofthe'machine, is to be taken. The machine .may, however', be A 'readily' arranged for `tl1ereverse operation, 100 to wit, an automatic taking of a `subtotal by the second 'spacngvstrokep of the operati'n handlepandzthe, .employment of'a specie ,v key, to be preliminarily setor operated,`r for the takingof a and total and 'in-'Figs 7 and 8 I have-il ustrated such'any arrange-v ment of\parts. As-tbere shown' there is p hung .upon the shaftv 600 a lever D whose llower end, vwhen swung forward to the' p0- -sition indicated by the dotted lines, is adapted to -interferewith the operation of the 4wiper plate'8v21 upon the arm 813 and vvprevent its 'coperation with the stud 961 upon the'three-armed lever 913-Wlhen the arm 813v andI wiper plate 821 are swung forward frein' the position 'indicated bythe dotted lines to 'that of the solid lines .in Fig. 7.- 'substantially as does the subtotal key 221* of Fig. 2 when depressed, and with the same result, z'. e., to preventfthe'arln 914 being 12o' p .drawn rearward' whilein depressed position and thereby disengagingthe adding wheel pinionsfrom theracks. 1 .A Is ring con'L nected to the lever 'above' its ulcrumtend to vswing its 'upper end rearward and i #A125 lower end forward, butit is normally restrained from movementvbyla link A (pivoted at its forward end to they depen ing arm 227L of .the bell crank 227 and having 'means shown in Fi afp matically ta ment of parts, whenever the bell crank arm -227L'is .swung rearward by the rocking' of the rock shaft 204, as it is at a second spacing stroke of the operatin liandlc'by the heretofore' described, the 'spri be :permitted to pull'the upper en `ef the lever D rearward and twin its lower endfforward to the position in icated by the dotted lines, thereby preventing any coperation ofr the wi r.

plate 821 withjthe stud.961 onl the lever' 13, with the result that at such second ing stroke" of the operating handle the adding. vwheel inions will not be disengaged from the raclcs, and thelatter at their,v return upward movement will-'restore the` ad A' wheels to the position which the occupi prior tothe taking of the tota .fIn this 20y manner a'subtotal, or totaliinaccompanied by a. clearing of the machine, will be autoen by of the operating handle.

For t r the Lmachine, whenever des1rod,.Ipr`ovide means for holding. the lezer D in normal po- ,sition `during such o ration and' thereby preventing any inter erence with thenormal operation of the wiper late 821 with the three-armed levei- 913. o this end I hooked rear end B of a three armed lever B whose forwardly extending arm is 5onnected to the lower end of u total-key l `wls 2248101 the' Burrou hs wilgen o is slid rearwgprdiy by de.

221., Upon depressing this key 221, and holding 'r #pressed during the'second spacing st:l kf of the operating handle, its hooked rear end Will prevent movement of the lever D, notvvithstandinr ,the bell crank arm 227IJ is swung rearward and the lever D freed from the'normal restraint of the link A; with the result that` th wheel pinions will be disengaged om the racks prior to the return upward movement of the latter; and consequently left atzero after the taking of the total. y

For` the. purpose of holding the total key 221 depressed during the operation ofthe machine, and obviate the necessity of holding1 itdown by hand, I pivot to the lower en of the middle de ding ar'm" of e three armed lever B gdedttednlines Fig. the forward end of a metal stripq) wli'ie near its rear end is given 4a quarter turn as shownand adapted to coperate with the shoulder of a pawl 228 similar in construe tion yand'raction'to the regular key controlmachine.

the pimion'o the total key 221 it willbe eligaga! and held by the pawl 228", thus main- 'e total key'in'depressed position; #the end of thepopcration of the a second spacing Vstroke,

7- be depressed after the total key'hasbeen depressed andthe stud 261carried downward behind the arm 4244 of saidbeiL On 'the other hand, when anynumber key is depressed prior tothe operation ofthe total e purpose, of taking a grand' total,A or a total unaccompanied by a clearing o'f addingnous si e of the lever B near its forward end (dotted lines Fi 7 and full lines'Fi i. 8,) which-stud is a apted, when the totake'y is depressed, to move downwa immediately behind the upper end of one the side arms 424 of vthe swinging bail which carries the crossrod 402', Figs. 3 and 4. Inasf much as this', bail is swung rearwardlyby the depression of any one of the number keys it follows that none of such keys can key, the swinging rearward of the bail which carries the cross will carry j the upper end of the .arm 4211*, Fig. 7, bef` neath the stud 261, 'and thereby preventany operation of the total key :until the operated number key has been released and the bail has been restored toits normal for- .ward position; andinasmuch as the bail is not restored to suchposition until one blank or spacin stroke has been taken, as heretofore exp ained, it. follows that the total key 221 cannot'be depressed until the machine is readv for a second blank vor spaci j stroke and the consequent taking of a totld The total key may be released, et any time --after depression and tonnenment of the operatin ha e, by deprev ing. the error .key 8', which latter, as shown in Fig. 1` and heretofore lained, will serve toswin forward the key releasing rod the rear end of all the pawl 228 and thepiwl 228* .and ther'eb release the 221 in t e manner' eretofore explained.

I claim: Y t 1. In gn iddingl machine,the ion wit t etotaiz' r'mtiv ,.an mechanisms thereofV p 'msj means of o5'A rating connections with the totaliaing m neetions inoperative whenan amount or item is set u on thelkey mechanism, and means foi" 'rigv auch connections in mism, means for 'rendering said con iio iis

operative position duringsubU-equent itdmi 2.Inan

addingy ine, combinaon, with thetoh izmg printgkand l'y of operating'connections with thetotalizing mechanism, means for rendering said connect-ionsV inoperative .when an amount or item is set up on the vkey mechanism, and 'a latch arranged to retain such connections in inoperative position during subsequent iteinizing and adapted Vtobe operated to release the vconnections upon operation of vio the actuating means Without itemizing.

In an addingmachine, the combina tion, With the totaliziiig, printing, key

`mechanisms,thereof and actuating means, of operating connections with the totalizing' mechanism, means under the control of and ,15' ing said connections inoperative when vanl amount or item. is set upon the key mech' actuated by thekey mechanism for render-v yanism, and means for retaining such 'consequent -itemiaing f --nections in inoperative position during sub- ."20

4. In an adding machine, the'` combina tion, with the clearing and key mechanisms sition during subsequent -itemizing with thaclearing and key meclianismsthereof andl'actiiat'ing means, -of Aoperating .con-

` for rendering saidconiiections inoperative 8b v mechanism, and alatch arranged to retain such connections in inoperative position durf,

, ing subsequent itemizing and adapted to' be operated to releaset-he connections yupon opthe. actuating means Without item-A tion, with the totalizing and4 printing `-i`zing.

'6.' In an adding machine, the combination, A with the totalizin printing, and key mechnections with the clearing'mechanism, means when an amount or item is set up onthefkey eration -o'f anisms thereof an actuating means, of operating connections with the totalizing mechf anism, means for rendering said connections inoperative when an amount or item is set up on4 the key mechanismand retaining the same in suchcondition during subsequentl itemizing, and manually operated 'mechaj msm for rendening said connections inoperative to permitspacing strokesof the actuating means to be taken Without affecting the totalizing mechanism. n

7. In an adding machine,thc-ffmbination, with the totalizing, printing, and key mechanisms thereof and actuatingmeans, of o erating connections with the totalizingmec anism, means for rendering said connections inoperative Vwhen an amount or .item is set up on the key mechanism and for retaining the same in such condition during subsequent itemizing, and key-controlled mecha-- nism for rendering said connections inopera- 5; In an adding'machine, the combination,v

the machine, and a latch for retaining tiveat the will of vthe operator to 'permit ,spacing lstrokes of the actuating means to be taken without aifecting the toializiiig mechanism. l `v 8. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totaliziii g 'andl printing mechanisms thereof, of anloperating lever connected ivith the totalizingl mechanism for goperat ing the latter, an operating member ar.

ranged toactuate said lever, the latter being vnormally in operative relationship with said member, means for interfering with said relationship when an item is set up .on the machine, and 'means for retaining saidlcver in its inoperative position during subsequent itemizing. e

arranged to actuate said lever, the latter be-v 9. In Van adding machine, the .combina- .tion, with the totaliz'ing and printing' 'mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever l connected with the vtotalizing mechaiiismfor t operatingthe latter,- anoperating member ing normally in operative -relaltionshipwith -i VsaidA member, means-for interfering with said relationship when an item is setup on the machine, and alatchyfor 'retaining-said Vleverin its inoperative positioii during subsequent itemi'zing.

10; In anadding machine, the combination, With the totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof, of an operating4 lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for 'operating the latter, an operating lmember,

arranged to yActuate said lever, thelatterbeinggnormally in operative relationship with saidi member, means 'for interfering with said relationship'when an item is setup on the' machine, `and means for retaining said leverin its inoperative position.

11. In an adding machine, the combinamechaiiismstliereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for loperatingthe latter, an operating member arranged to -actuate said lever, the latter be'-l arranged to actuate said lever, the latter beingnormally in operative relationship with l said member, means for interfering with said relationship when an item is set up on;

the machine, anda latch for retaining sai leverin itsinoperative, position during thel subsequent'itemizing. Y

13. In an adding machine, the' comb/ination,v with the totalizingy `and 'printing lsis mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanlsm for operating the latter, lan operating member arranged to actuate said lever, the latter being normally in operative relationship with said machine, a rock arm ooperating with said leverand arranged to shift the latterto an inoperative position when an item is,

set up on the machine, and means for retaining said lever inv its inoperative position during subsequent itemizmg.

14. In an adding machine, the combination, With `the totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for operatin the latter, an operating member arrange to actuate said lever, the latter being normally in operative relationship with sald member, a rock arm cooperating with said lever and arranged to shift'the latter to an inoperative position when an item is set up on the machine, and means coperating with said arm for retainin the latter in the position to which it has n rocked to shift said lever.-

15. In anadding machine, the combination, with the totalzing and printing mechanisms thereof, of'an operating lever conneetedlwith the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating member arranged to actuate said lever, the latter being normally in operative relationship with said member, a rock arm coperating with said lever and arranged to shift the latter to an inoperative position when` an item is set up on the machine, and a latch arranged to engage and retain said arm in the osition to which it has been rocked to shift said lever. v

16. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing and,A printing mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechan'lsm'for operating the latter, an operating member arranged to actuatesaid lever, thelatter being normally in operative relationship-with said member, a rock arm coperating with said lever and arranged to shift the latter to an inoperative position when a`n\itemis set up on the machine, said arm having a pin or stud, and a latch arranged to engage said stud when the arm is rocked to a. position to shift said lever.

17. In an adding machine, the combina' connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating member- 6o arranged to actate said lever, the latterbesaid lever and arrangedio shift the llatter to an inoperative osition when an item is set up ontle mac ine, and a latch tending with a yielding pressure to engagesad ami u #nected with the totalizmg mg normally in operative relationship .with said member, a rock arm coperating with to retain it when rocked to a position to shift said lever.

tion mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for operati the latter, an operatingmember iarrange to actuate said lever, the latter being normally in operative relationship with said member, a rock arm cooperating with said lever andarranged to shift thel latter to an inoperative osition when an item is set up on the mach1ne,said arm having a pin or stud, and a spring pressed latch tending to .engage said stud and thereby hold the arm when rocked to a position to shift said lever. v Y

19. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing and printing mecha` nisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for operatin the latter, an operating member arrang to actuate 'said lever,- the latter being normally in operative relationship .-.withsaid member, and a rock arm in whose path of movement said lever is interposed and which is adapted to shift the latter .ethrough separable engagement therewith to separably contact one end of said lever to and thereby prevent an operation of lthe totalizing mechanism.

21..,In an adding machine, the combina# tion, with the totalizing and printing mechanected with theV totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating member Varranged to actuate said'lever, the latter being normally inoperative relationship with said member, and arock arm having aprojection toseparably contact Aone end ofv said the totalizing mechanism."

22. In an adding machinj`e,:.the combination, with the totalzing mechanisms thereof, of an o lever'oonfor operating the latter, an-operatin member arranged to actuate said lever,'the attr being normally in operative relationship 4with said memberpnd a rock arm having an `anti- Afriction roller to eeparably contea one end of said lever to rock the same to an inoperaleyer to rock the same to an inoperative po sition and thereby preventan operation of 18. In an adding machine, the .combinawith the totalizing and printingmachine, the combina-v said member, and a rock arm adapted to rock the lsame to an inoperative position ,nisms thereof, of an o rating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism foroperating the latter, an operating member arranged to actuate said lever, the latter being normally in operative relationship With said member, one end of said-lever having a cam` face, and a rock arm having a projec-` tion arranged to contact said camf. face and thereby rock the lever to an inoperative position when an item is set upon the machine'.

2li. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, lever pivotally connected at a point intermediate its length to the totalizing mechanism for operatingthe latter', an operatingV member arranged to coperate with one end of said lever to shiftit, said lever being normally in operative relationship 'with said member, and a -rockarm operated by the setting up of an iternon the machine and arranged to. coperate with the other end of said lever and the-reby rock the latter to an ino erative position.

25. In an ad in machine, the combination, with the tota-lizing mechanism thereof, of an operating lever pivotally connected at a point interinediateits lengt to. the totaliz`ing meclianism for operating the latter, an operating member arranged to cooperate with one end of said lever to shift it, saidl lever being normally in operative relationship with said member, and having a camY face at its other end, and arock arm operated by the setting iip of an item'on the machine and having a projection arranged to contact said' cam face to rock the lever toy an ino erative position.

26. n an addin tion, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of an operating lever pivotally connected at a point intermediate its length to the totalizing mechanism for operatin the lat-ter, an operating member arrange to coperate with one end of said leverto shift it, said lever "being normally in o erative relationship with said member, an `having a camface at its other end, and a rock arm operated by' the setting up of an item on the machine and having a projection arranged to contact said cam face to rock the leverto an inoperative position. v

27. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof,

oan operating lever pivotall w the maiioperatingmember arranged to coperate with one end of said lever to shift itfs'aid lever being normally-inoperative relationwith said' member,a rock arm oper- -ate by the-fsetting np of an itemcnlthe said lever, and a rock arm under the conmachine, the combinal connected atthe machine.

machine and' adapted, vWhen operated, to n rock said lever, and `means for retaining said t arm in its operated position.

28,. In an addingmachine, the combinat-ion, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of an operating lever pivotally connected vat a point intermediate its length to the total- -izing mechanism for operating the latter, an

operating membergarranged to cooperate With one end of said lever to shift it, said 75, lever being normally in operative relationi ship With said member, a rock arm operated by the setting up of an item on the machine and adapted, when operated, to rock said lever, and a latch arranged to engage and thereby retain said arm in' its operated position. y

29. In an addingv machine, the combination, with the totalizing and key mechanismsr thereof, of an operating' lever connected with the totaliizin'gmechanism for operating the latter, an 'operatingy or driving member arranged to cooperate with and operate trol of the key mechanism and arranged, when operated, to move the lever to an inoperative position With respect to said driving member.

'30.111 an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing and key mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected'with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating or driving member arranged to coperate with and opeiate said lever, and a spring rcssed rock arm arrangedA to be rocke against its tension '.directly .by the key mechanism when an item is set upon the machine and adapted to directly move the lever to an inoperativeosition with respect to said driving niemer.

31. In an adding machine, the combina.-

-tion', with the totalizing and key mechanisms thereof, of. an operating lever connected with t-lie totalizing lmechanism fori operatving the latter, an operating or driving member arranged to coperate with and operatesaid lever, a rock arm under the control of the key mechanism and arranged, when operated, to inove the lever to an inoperative position withres' ect tosaid driving member, and means or retaining the arm in such o erated position.

"32. In any a ding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an -operating or .driving member arranged to coperate vwith andoperate said lever, means for moving said lever to an inyyoperative position when the first item is set yup on the machine, and means for retaining the lever in such inoperative posit-ion while the subsequent items are being inserted in .in :in adding machine, the combinaii-.-n, with the totalizing and key mechanisms thereof, of an operating lever connected with the totalizing mechanismfor operating the latter, an operating or driving member arranged tocoperate with and operate said lever, a` rock arm 424 having a stud (35T and arranged to be rocked when an item is setup on the .machine to cause its stud to contact: and rock the lever to an inoperative position, said arm having a second sind G56, and a latch 628 arranged to engage the latter stiid to hold the arm in rocked position.

3l. ln an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm 22T connected with the totaiizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism and comprising a bell cran rocked when the machine is operated and adapted to activate the lever.

35. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm Q27 connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating lever connected at a` point intermediate iis` length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating saidlever to operate the totalizin mechanism and coirprising a. bellv crank having a stud to engage and shift the lever, said bell crank being rocked when the machine is operated.

36. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm 22T connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, :in operating lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking .said lever when an item is set up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism and comprising a bell crank a'rranged to cooperate with and shift said lever, and a cam operated when the machine is operated and adapted to coperate with and rock the bell crank.

3T. ln an addingr machine` the combina.- tion, with the totalizing mechanism thereof.I of a swinging arm QQTR'connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to opei'ate'the totalizing mechanism and comprising a bell crank arranged to coperate with and shift said lever, said bell crank liavinga projection, and

a cam rocked when the machine is operated and arranged to co crate with the projection and thereby roc the bell crank.

38. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm 227 connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an o rating lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism and comprising a bell crank, arranged to coperate with and shift said lever, said bell crank having a projection and also havin l a stud, said lever having a hookshaped en with which said stud is adapted to coperate, and a cam rocked when the machine is operated and arranged to contact the projection and thereby rock the bell cran 39. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm 227 connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operatin lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set up on the machine and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism, and comprising a bell crank arranged to cooperate with and shift said lever, a cam rocked when the machine is operated and arran ed to contact and rock the bell crank, and means for holding the lever and bell crank in operative relationshi with a `yielding pressure.

40. Iii an addin machine, the combination, withthe totalizin of a swinging arm 227 totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is set Iup on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism, and com rising a bell crank arranged to copcrate with and shift said lever, a cam rocked when the machine is operated and arranged to contact and rock the bell crank, and a spring tending to hold the lever and bell crank in operative relationship.

41. In an adding machine, the combina tion, with the totalizing mechanism thereof, of a swinging arm Q27 connected with the totalizing mechanism for operating the latter, an operating lever connected at. a point intermediate its length to said arm, means for rocking said lever when an item is up on the machine, and a driving device for actuating said lever to operate the totalizing mechanism, and means tending to hold the lever and driving device in operative relationship with a yielding pressure.

mechanism thereof, connected with the .42; 'In an adding machine, ythe combination, with the totalizin' mechanism thereof, vof a swinging arm 227 connected with the totaliaing mechanism for operating' the latter, an operatin lever connected at a point intermediate its length to said arm,

tively connected therewith, means for s ifting the lever to break'said operative connection when an item is set up on the 'machine means for retaining said lever in its shifte position, and means for releasing said retaining means.

44. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizingmechanism, of an operating lever connected with such mechanism for' operating the latter, a drivingvmemloer for actuating the lever when operatively connected therewith, an arm o erated when an item is set up on the mac ine and arranged to s liift the lever to break said operative connection, means forretaining said arm in its shifted position, and means for releasing said retaining means.

45. In an adding machine, the combination, Withthe totalizing mechanism, of an operating lever connected with such mech- 'anism `for operating the latter, a driving `member for actuating .the lever when oper- 40 atively connected therewith, an arm operated when an item is set up on the machine and arranged to shift the lever to break said operative connection, a latch for retaining saidvarm in its-shifted position, and

means for releasing said latch.

s 46. In an adding machine, the combination, with the totalizing mechanism, of an operating lever connected with such mechanism for operating the latter, a driving 8'0/ member for actuating the lever when. Joperatively connected therewith, an arm o erated when an item is set up on the mac ineand arranged to shift the lever to break said operative connection, a latch for retain-- ing said arm in its shifted position, and a l movable stud or projection for releasing said latch.

` 47. In an addin machine, the combination, with the tota izing mechanism, ofan operating lever connected with such mechanism for operating the "latter, a driving member for actuating the lever when operativelj.7 connected therewith, an arm o er- .ated when an -item is sd up on the mac inel 35 and arrangedwto shift the lever to break said o'pe'rative connection, a latch for retainingl said arm'in its shifted position, and a rocking arm and having a stud arranged to release the latch. s i U '48. In an vadding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms 'thereof and actuating means, of means automatically actuated for operating the4 totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator cooperating With the accumulating mechanism for preventing a 'clearing thereof butlperr mitting a sub-total to be printed when such totalizing. mechanism is operated, such lattermeans comprising a key having operating connections to coperate with the accumulating mechanism, and comprising also mechanism for holding position. o

4:9. In an adding machine, the combinathe key in operated? tion, with Vthe accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and actuating means, of means automatically. actuated for" operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator oo operating with the. accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof but permitting a subtotal tol be printed when such ltotalizing mechanism is o erated, such latter. means comprising'a ey having operatingconnections to coperate wlth the accumulating mechanism, and comprising also` mechanism'for holding the key in its. operated position until the o veration Aof the ma chine has been complete 50. In an adding machine, the combination, with lthe accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and actuating means, of 4means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and

means under the controlof the operator co-` operating With the accumulating mechanism for preventing'a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total tobe printed when such totalizmg mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to interfere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, and a retaining device for coperating with and retaining said key stem Am operated position. l v 51. In an adding machine, the combination, with -the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms-thereof and actuating means, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing -mechanismj and)` means under the control of-'the koperator co-j permittin a sub-total Ito be printed when `operating with the accumulating frmech'a-"j msm for preventing a'olearing'thereof but.,r

such totalizing mechanism'is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a :stemarra'nged to interfere` with th'normaloperation of the accumulating mechanism, 'a spring pressed detent 'normally tending to in said lier ieans her r engage and ri. position, ano

5;?. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totaliz-ing and printing mechanisms thereof and actuating means, of means automatcal y actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the. control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing of the machine but permitting a sub-total to' be printed when such totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprisin a heyY hariig a stem arranged to interre with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, saio. tem having a notch on one edge, a detcnt arranged to engage said notch to retain the key stem in operated position, and means for releasing said tlc-tent.

In an adding machine, the combination, `with the accumulating. totalizing and printing mechanisms thereot1 and actuating means, of means automaticallyv actuated-for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the. operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-totalto he printed' when such totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to interfere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism,

said stem hariwy a notch on one edge. a;

spring press-:ed c etent normally tending to engage and retain said lreystem and adapted to enter its notch when the stem is operated, and means for releasing said detent.

54. In an adding machine, the co1nbination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and `with the he;v mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, or' means antoniatii call;V actuated for operating the totalizing mechauisn'i, and means under the control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thercol hut permitting a euh-total to he printed when such totalizing mechanism operated. such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to interfere with the normal. operation of the accumulating mechanism, and a detent adapted to engage and detain the key stem when operated and under the control of said keyrestoring mechanism for disengaging the dctent from the hej' stem.

55. In an adding machine, the combination. With the accumulating. totalizing and priming mechanisms thereof and with the he;v mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automaticall;v actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator coperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a cit-airing thereof but permitting' a sob-total to he printed when such totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged. to interfere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, and a spring pressed detent normally tending to engage and detain the key stem when operated, :said detent heing under the control of the restoring mechamsm for disengaging the detent from the key stem.

56. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and rinting mechanisms thereof and with. the Key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automa-tieally actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under thc control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof hut permitting a sub-total to be printed when such totalizing mechanism is operated. such latter means comprisin a key haring a stem arranged to intergere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, a pirated detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or pairl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to coperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is actuated.

5T. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizin and printing mechanisms thereof and wit the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizng mechanism, and means under the control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof hut permitting a. sub-total to he printed when .such totalizing meclm-A nisn. operated, such latter means comprising a key having ar stem arranged to interfere with the normal operationv of the accumuiating mechanism, a pivotcd detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, means for holding the key stem in normal position with a. `Vielding pressure, and an arm or pawl underthe control `ot the irq-restoring mechanism and arranged to coperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is actuated.

5S. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and with the hey mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator. cfiperating Vwith the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total to be` printed When such totalizing mechai nism is operated, such latter mea-ns comprising a key having a stem arranged to intertere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, a pivoted detent which is arranged to engage and detain 'the key stem When operated anda spring connecting between the detent and key stem.

59 In an adding machine, `the combinap tion, with. the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms i thereof and with the key mechanism and the key-restoring s mechanism-of the machine', of means autois operated, such latter means vcomprising a key 4having a stem arranged to interfere with the normal operation of theaccumulatmg mechanism, a pivoted detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, an arm or pawl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to coiiperate with and release the detent when such latter' mechanism is .actuated, and a spring connecting between said detent and key stem. i

60. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and With the key mechanism and the key restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator coperating With the accumulating mechanism for preventing a 'clearing thereofbut permitting a sub-total to be printed when such totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to interfcre With the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism,` a pivoted detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or pawl under the control of the keys-*restoring mechanism and arranged to cooperate With and release the detent when suchlatter mechanism is actuated, said detent having a movement independent of the said armor pawl.

61. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and With the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means autom: tically actuated for operatin the total izing mechanism, and means un er the control of the operator coperating with the accumulating mechanism for prevent-ing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total to be printed when such totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising akey having accumulating mechanism, a pivoted detentwhichfis arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm-or 'pawl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to coperate with and release the detent When such latter mechanism is actuated, said de- -tent and 'pawl 4being pivoted on :the same axis.

62. In an adding machine, thecombination, With/the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and with the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means 'under the control of the operator coperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total ,to be printed when such totalizing mechanism' isoperated, such latter means comprlsing a key having a stem arranged to intertere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, a pivoted detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or .pawl

under the control of, the key-restoring.

mechanism and arranged tocoperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is actuated, said detent having a projection arranged to be engaged by the paWl when the latter is actuated by the keyrestoring mechanism.

63. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and print-ing mechanisms thereof and with the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism ofthe machine, of means 4automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanisnnand means under the control of the operator coperat-ing with the Vaccumulating mechanism ,forpreventing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-totalv to be printed Whensuch totalizmg mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to iny terfere with the normal operation of the accumulating mechanism, a pivcted detent Which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or lio patvl under the'control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to coperate with and release the Adetent when such latter mechanism is actuated, said detenthaving a projection arranged over and adapted to be engaged by the pawl to rock the detent when such paWl is actuated by the keyrestoring mechanism.

64. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizin and printing mechanisms thereof and Wit the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means nndcr the control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mechanism for preventing a ,clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total to be printed when suoli totalizing mechanism is operated, such latter means comprising a key having a stem arranged to interfere with the normal operation of the nccunmlating mechanism, a pivoted detent 1o which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or pawl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to cooperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is actuated, a spring cooperating with the detent to hold it against the key `stem which is notched to receive the detent when the hej' stem is depressed, and an arm or paivl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to cooperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is operated.

65. In an adding machine, the combination, with the accumulating, totalizing and printing mechanisms thereof and with the key mechanism and the key-restoring mechanism of the machine, of means automatically actuated for operating the totalizing mechanism, and means under the control of the operator cooperating with the accumulating mecha ism for preventing a clearing thereof but permitting a sub-total to be rinted when such totalizing mechanism 1s operated, such latter means comprisin a 85 key having a stem arranged to inter ere with the normal operation of the accumulat ing mechanism, a pivoted detent which is arranged to engage and detain the key stem when operated, and an arm or pawl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to cooperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is actuated, zu spring coperating with the def -tent to hold it in position to engage the key stem `When operated, and a spring pressed arm or pawl under the control of the key-restoring mechanism and arranged to coperate with and release the detent when such latter mechanism is operated.

66. In a. 'machine of` the character described, the ycombination h vith the accumulating mechanism and its controllin nectio'ns adjustable for either itemizmg or COD totalizing operations of said mechanism, of

' means operating to adjust said connections fora totalizing operation, with provisions for disabling said means by the act of preparing the machine for accumulating an item and also provisions for maintaining the disablement between item accumulating operations.

67. -In a machine of the character described, the Acombination with setting up devices, accumulatinfY mechanism and controlling connections ihr the latter adjustable to bring about either itemizing or totalizing operations of said mechanism; of means operating to adjust said connections for a totalizing operation, with provisions for disabling said means by the setting up devices and for maintaining the said means disabled between itemizing operations.

68. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the accumu lating mechanism and its controlling connections adjustable for either itemizing or totalizing operations of said mechanism, actuating means, of means operating to adjust said connections for a totalizing operation, with provisions for disabling said means by the act of setting the accnmnlating mechanism and also provisions for maintaining the disablemcnt between item accumulating operations; together with means for renabling said means in an operation of the actuating means Without a settin of the accumulating mechanism.

69. n a machine of the character dcscribed, the combination with setting up devices, accumulati mechanism, and controlling connections or the latter adjustable to bring about either itemizing or totalizing operations of said mechanism; and actuating means, of means operating to adjust sald connections for a totalizing opera tion, with provisions for disabling said means by the setting up devices and for maintaining the said means disabled between itemizing operations; together with means for renabling said means whenever the actuating means are operated independently of the setting-up devices.

. JESSE G. VINCENT.

Witnesses:

ALVAN MAGAULEY, R. S. Mmmmr.

00p!" u! 'ihk wohnt may 'be obtl'lned for ve cents cach, by addressing thc-"mmluioner of Patents.

Wnhinfto, D. C.'

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