US1036751A - Type setting and distributing machine. - Google Patents

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W. A. TWININ". TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MAGHINE.

APPLIOATXON FILED DEG.14,1907v 1,036,751 Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBC.14,1907.

Patented Au 27, 1912.

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W. A. TWINING.

TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION PILBD'DEG.14,1907.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED D3014, 1907.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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W. A TWINING.

TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.14, .1907.

1,036,75 1 Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. TWINING, 0F GLEVELAND,.0HIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A: GORPQRLTION OF OHIO.

TY PE SETTING AND DISTRIBU'BING IAO HIN E. I

Specification of Letters Patent: Patented' Aug. 27, 1912.

Applicationfiled December 14, 1907. Serial rile, 406,465

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM- A. Twin mo,

a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of- Cuyahoga, and State have invented anew and useful Improvement in Type- Settin'g Distrib specification,

ments in printing. mechanism andlto a type setting and distributing device for use in conjunction therewith; In its general aspects such invention ismore orflessclosely related to the subject-matter of two .copending applications Serial No. 390,020,

filed August 24-, 1907, andSerial No. 403,658.

filed November 25,. 1907. Among, such general aspectsmay be "enumerated firstly, the adaptability of the printing. machine for office use aud to print in. imitation? of typewriting where, as in the use named, the matter of alinement and justification is but of. secondary importance; and, secondly, the employment of key-board mechanism in setting up the type in and distributing the type from the printing member. The first aspect or characteristic above namedis commercially known as "t e; multigraph; while the second, in the'particular embodiment illustrated in the two applications rerred to, as well as her/em, is unique.

.with a relatively fixed discharge point. In

the first of the two applications above named, the printing member consists specifically of a rotary drum provided with a E plurality of. t pe receiving sockets respectively adapte to receive individual type, and the type case consists specifically of a double set of. superimposed; cells adapted. to hold the'type assorted as to characters, 'andthemselves interchangeable in position.

In the machine of; such-application the. keyboard mechanis n. is adapted to shiftthecase to place the desired'stype ,cel1 .;iii" aliiienient shared: with a machine now largel employed and lwiththe. discharge point and then either to anemone a type from such cell and insert the gsame 111- asocket of the drum, or else, rclv-er-slng its. action, to withdraw a type from ithe latter and restore it to the type case. l-The second type of machine, illustrated in gthe second application above referred to,.is ispecifically an adaptation of my invention gtothe'setting up and distributing of type in. ;connection with a printing member of the Esort employed in the multigraph, wherein lthe type are held in undercut or recessed igrooves into which the type are adapted to be inserted laterally and-then shoved along ito their proper positions longitudinally of such groove. In such second form of the in- I ivention I have retained the cylindrical or Edrum shaped type-holding and printing imembers that characterize the multigraph, gnot because they are necessarily the most ;convenient or advantageous, even wheremy invention is not employed in conjunction it-herew-ith, but because as stated it was de- Esired. to illustrate-the adaptation of the invention. to the specific machine named.v

i In the present instance I desire to illusgtrate the employment of the invention in iconjunction. with a flat printing member in f contradjgtinction. lshapedfi'iiember of the-two previous devices, iinv which. however, the type are held in the 'zsa'me manner as 'in. the multigraph, viz. in Zundercut grooves. Not only does a printing ueinber. or form of this sort present certain aadfvantages over a rotary drum, as will be ireadily apparent to those skilled in the art 30f printing, but inthe corresponding modiification of the type-holding member or case, required to adapt the same for use with such gfiat printing member, a number of advantages are secured not only in the more comipactc form attainable, but also in the simpler connections possible between such case and the key-board mechanism whereby the case is shifted in the manner above described.

The eneral relation, asfiyg ell as the obj'ects, 0% the present inventioifli'aving been thus set forth, the means entering. into such invention: will now be takennp, such means being hereinafter fully described and par- ?ticularly pointed out in. the claims.

The annexed drawings and tlie following to the rotatable drum description set forth in detailcertain mecha nism. embodyingthe invention, such 3 means constituting, however, but on of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings: Figure 1 represents my invention in;-.plan view, a portion, however, of the printing member, as also parts of a majority of the kev levers being broken away, Fig..-2 is a si e elevation'of the invention, a portion of the casing being broken away'in order to reveal the construction of the mechanism'proper; Fig. 3 is a front elevation, a portion of the casing being again broken away and the key-board mechanism being substantially entirely removed in order to avoid confusion in the illustration of the remaining mechanism; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one member of the ty e case constituting a prime feature of t e present invention; Fig. 5 is a perspective-view of another member of such case constituting specifically the outer sup porting portion thereof; Fig. 6 is a view, on a larger scale,,of the device for positioning.

the printing member, the plan of such view being indicated by the l1ne.66, Fig. 3; and Fig. 7 is a similarenlarged view of several elements entering into the construction of the type-transferring device, such elements being shown as dlsassembled.

JHaving reference, then, to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, first of all, attention will be directed to theconstruction and manner of mounting derstood. Such printing member, or form A is slidably mounted on guides b in the general supporting frame B of the machine,

F igx3, thedirection of movement in the frame being transverse to the type holding grooves aforesaid. Printin member A is furthermore entirely remova le from guides 11 when so desired, from which construction it will be apparent that when one form has been set up another may be inserted in its place if desired, the printing operation in" either event being performed in a separate I machine. The latter is not here illustrated,

inasmuch as it forms no part of the present invention. It is contemplated that by a,

pro er construction of the grooves so as to hol the type with sufficient tightness to inviding means for locking such type securely in the grooves, the form in question may be adapte fit in mind. When the printing-mem er A for .use in regular printing opera-. tions as well as m the oflice printin r outthe type holding grooves a thereon are designed to be in a plane with the point from which type are discharged, or transferred, from the type-case to be described later. Owing to the necessity of a support, such as that afiorded by frame B, at each side of the printing-member as well as of the type-case, it is not convenient to have the lateral ed es of the two members in question contact. .0 sustain the type, while in transit across the intervening space, there is provided on the intermediate frame portion an extension b, Figs. 1 and 3, provided with a groove with which the respective grooves of the type caseand printing member may be brought into register. So far as the latter is concerned, the alining of successive grooves thereon with the groove in extension 6', thus marging the dllscharge point, is had by si ly a vancing tie member ste by ste BI dii g guides b. To this end a shift A mounted in machine frame B, directly below member A and transversely of the same, and two pinions a, mounted near the respective ends of such shaft, are adapted to engage with racks a" on the underside of the member. Intermittent rotative movement of shaft A is-derived from a key-lever A oscillatorily mountedon an axis a and connected with the shaft b means of a pawl and ratchet device. T e latter, tgether A with a stop; or locking mechanism, operating in conjunctiomtherewith, is shown in 6. Referring to this figure ac-- detail in Fig; cordingly, t e upper end a of lever A will vbe seen to have a cam-engagement with a pin alaterally projecting from a lunger a; In the normal position of the eyer, a compression spring a is adapted to raise the plunger into en agem'ent with the adjacent rack a on the bottom of printing member A, such plunger being mounted in the arms of a bracket 6", Fig. 3. Forward movement of lever-end a, however, such movement occurring upon depression ofthe lever, is

effective to retract plunger a and leave the member free to move. A toothed dog,"or pawl, a pivotally mounted u on the lever end, and adapted to be! raise by a tension spring a, is adapted to engage a ratbhet 15 wheel a upon shaft A immediately after the member A is thus released, such dog being retained out of engagement with the ratchet wheel in the normal position of the lever by engagement with a pin a. i p

, The construction of the type-case C'irom which type are designed to be fed to the oprinting member just described, and thence sure their accurate alinement, and by proreceived again, Wlll next be noticed. This lease is mounted so as to be'movable in the general frame B of the machine in the same direction as the printing member A; but, inasmuch as movement of the type-case will obviously be more frequent, race-ways b and balls 6 are provided so, as. to provide luill-bcarilws as a means of so )ortiu the l P i case in the frame and render-such niovement as nearly frictionless as possible. The casocomprises essentiallv tw o members t". C as illustrated respectively in land Of these the outermost supporting member C as it has been termed before. is in ett'ect a rectangular box provided at its respective inner corners with vertically alined guides c that receive corresponding tongues c, on the outer corners of the inner member C, or type case proper. The latter will thus be seen to be susceptible of two movements, one, in common with the case as a whole, ina direction parallel with that of the printing member, or transverse of the grooves a in the latter, and another movement in a plane vertical with respect'tothe plane of the first movement. T he mechanism for securing-these several movementswill be noted moreparticularly presently. Adverting, then, to. the construction of the type-case C proper, the latter will be seen to consist,

.in the printingrnember alined Fig. ,4, of a frame in the form of a channel, consisting in other words of simply abo-ttom c and two sides 0, the ends being open. Projecting inwardly from the sides of such frame are three pairs of vertically spaced trays, the members r of each pair being in the same pl he and separated from each other by an opening alined with the corresponding opening between the two remaining pairs. The distance between the superposed trays is such as to permit free lateral movement thereof with respect to the feed bar D of the transfer mechanism to be described later, just.. as the openings between the members of each pair are adapted to permit free vertical movement of the case as a whole with respect to such bar when such openings are alined with the latter. 'lheconstruction of each of the trays which constitute the type holding elements, proper, of the 'case renders the same in effect a replica of'the printing-member which has already been described. In other words,

each tray is provided with a plurality of parallel type-receiving grooves, or ways 0 exactly similar to those in such printingmember, and adapted by virtue of the two movements of the type-case to be brought into alinement with the groove in extension 7) and thus with any predetermined groove a of the printing member or form.

It has-been explained above how, in order to bring a selected type-groove 0 in one of the lower shelves c of the i'nnertype case G #into alinement with the type-groove a with the discharge point, it is necessary that the feed rack that operates in conjunction with the type'case should be adapted toenter both between the respective pairs of shelves or trays, and bet-ween the superposed trays 1H order to engage the type in such particular 4 of'the printing member.

E movement of translation in the horizontal plane that'positions the particular groove. thus selected, in alinement with the groove The means \vhereby this vertical movement is etlected will now be described, such means being inde pendent of the keyboard mechanism whereby the final selecting of the type groove is had.

Mounted laterally of the outer supporting member of the type-case is a rock-shaft supported in suitable brackets 1:, Figs. 2, 3, and 5. Connected with this shaft at each end is a lever arm 0 which extends in wardly to approximately the center of the type case, the inner ends of each lever being connected with the inner ends of two oppositely disposed levers c mounted on the inside of the case wall and bearing segmental gears 0 at their outer ends that mesh with vertical racks a attached to the correspond-- ing corners of the inner type-case C. L nnection between levers a and these segmental gear levers c is'had by means of pins 0 in the ends of the former extending through slots 0 in the case wall. A torsional spring 0 mounted upon the shaft 0 and having its opposite ends fixedly secured in a collar on such shaft and the adjacent bracket is adapted to almost bid not quite sustain the weight of the inner case so that the latter will be seen to be pratically balanced; a very slight force will accordingly suffice to elevate the same, when such movement becomes necessary in order to render available either of the lower pairs of trays or shelves. This elevation "is had by means of two keys 0 0 the. first of which is mounted on the inner end of lever 0 and is adapted to depress the. latter its full range so as to raise the lowermost pair of trays of the inner type case onto the operative. level. The second key c is mounted on anindependent lever 0" having its range of movement limited by a step 0 Fig. 3, and v is adapted by virtue of connection of such lever with the inner end of the lever 0 just referred to, to depress the latter a sufficient amount to raise the second or intermediate pair of trays of the inner type-case onto the operative level. A spring actuated. catch a, Figs. 2 and 3, formed with two inwardly projecting teethis adapted to engage the lever a? to hold thesame in. either of the two positions justmentioned. Upon withdrawing catch 0 the leveraand with itthe case, return again to their normal positions in which the upper pair-of trays are on the operative level. It will he understood that ordinarily the uppertravs'will be utilized for the characters most frequently emwould beheld the capitals 'and on the lowermost pair figures, the punctuation marks and other miscellaneous characters, requiring to be used the least frequently. It will be understood, of course, that various dis-- positions of the font of type may be made according to the particular use for which any model of the machine may be designed.

In view of the construction of inner typecase C, the case as a whole requires to be normally positioned so as tolocate the vertically-alined spaces between the respective members of each Ipair of trays 0 directly plungers are turned upwardly so as to be.

engaged, upon appropriate movement of the type-case by corresponding lugs 0 extending downwardly from its under side. r

It has already been indicated that ke board mechanism is emplo ed to shift't e' type case as a whole in or er to bring any selected type row oftheipair of trays to lying in the operative plane into alinement with the dischar e point in order to permit the transfer of ype from such row to the alined groove the printing member, or vice versa', ThlS key-board mechanism 18 preferably mounted ina forward extension of that portion of the frame B wherein is supported the type case. Such mechanism comprises a plurality of levers E oscillatorily mounted upon a transverse shaft E and provided at'.their forward. extremities with keys e of the usual construction'. Parallel with the shaftE upon which the key levers are thus mounted, and substantially directly below the transfer mechanism D, is mounted a shaft E provided with a plurality of segmental gears e of which a portion project in a general forward direction and the remainder in a general rearward direction. The rear ends of the key levers are likewise formed into segmental gears 6 respectively adapted to mesh with gears 0 thus mounted upon the shaft, those gears that mesh with the rearwardly extending gears .on the shaft facing obv ously in an opposite direction from those meshing with the forwardly extending gears. Normally the gears e borne by the key-levers do not mesh with those a on the shaft E their arcs bein parts of circles properly tangent but not t emselves touching; a very slight movement of any gear '6 however, suffices to engage the corres ondin gear e while the sha is left er ectly cc to rotate so far as the other 7 arsare concerned. Actumember C of the t pe case.

ation of the key levers E will accordingly Such various rotation of the shaft is translated into corresponding reciprocable' movement of'the t pe-case C either forwardly or rearwardly fi'om its normal position by means of a larger se mental gear 6 mounted upon one end 0 shaft E (the left in Figs. and 3) and meshing with a rack C on the underside of the outer supporting Having once determined which tier of trays a is to be em loyed by depressing the proper key, eit er a 'or a, on the front of the type case,

depression of the proper key of the keyboardi mechanism just described will suflice to bring the corresponding type row of such tier into operative position with respect to the type discharge point and transfer mechanism D as will be obvious. Upon the release of the key, however, the type. case is again restored to its normal position so far as movementin a horizontal plane is concerned, but not as to the tier being operated upon, the particular tier selected remaining in the operative plane as has been explalned until another one is chosen.

I In view of the necessity of securing an accurate alinement of th, type rows of the selected tienflof trays with the way of the printing drum whereon a line of type is bemg composed, it is necessary that the typecase 'be more accurately positioned or centered than is possible by the actuating means described. There is accordingly provided, adjacent to the rack C wherewith'segmcntal gear a engages, a second rack C, Figs. 2 and 3, with triangular or saw teeth a supported adjacent to the inner face of gear 6",

Figs. 2 and 3, and so disposed with respect to a spring-pressed vertically reciprocable plunger e. that when the latter engages any particular notch therein, a corresponding way or groove of the type-case will be in exact alinement with the type discharge point. Spring-pressed plunger e, thus adapted to registerwith the notches of'rack C in order to stop the movement of the type-case and accurately center the same, is normally held out of engagement with such rack by a lever E drawn down by a spring e, and engagin a lug e projecting later ally from said p unger, as shown in Fig. 2.

This lever forms .a part of a universal bar E constructed as usual in the form of a frame, the side members 6 of which lie within the respective sides of the machine frame and are pivotally mounted on the same shaft E as the key levers. The universal bar a, proper, lies transversely of the machine directl below the forward ends of the key levers so that. depression of the universal bar is a second operation resulting from the striking of anykey. One effect of such operation, it has already been soon,

will be-to permit the plunger to engage the rack and center the type-case and lock the same against further movement.

Disposed transversely of the machine and adjacent to the lever thus controlling spring pressed plunger e is a short rock shaft 6 provided with a lever extending inwardly and likewise adapted to be actuated by the universal bar just described through a link connection 0 had with lever Upon the other end of such rock shaft is mounted an upwardly extending arm 6, the upper extremity of which is forked and loosely en the notch in the rack G which it is desired to have engaged by the plunger 6, has passed the latter; the plunger, being released a moment later, will enter the selected notch and center the type-case even though it may have passed a short distance beyond its proper stopping point.

For the reason that more or less momen tum is acquired by the type-case in its toand-fro movement, (although this momentum is considerably less than where a rotatable. drum is employed owing to the maximum range of movement being shorter), I have deemed it advisable to provide other heavier stop means supplementary to the rack C and spring-pressed plunger (2*. the primary function of these latter elements being to center the type-case. Such supplementary stop means comprise simply a plurality of vertical plungers reciprocably held in sleeves or bushings 7r mounted in the frame plate 7) beneath the. type-case. There will be one such plunger for each key lever E, and the position of the plunger transversel) of the frame will be chosen so as to bring its lower end in loose contact with the rearward extending portion of such key, a spring b serving both to maintain the plunger in its lower position and the key a of the lever in its normal elevated position. Only several of these plungers are illustrated, Figs. 2 and 3, in order to avoid confusion. on the under side of the outer member (.7 of the type-case C are a plurality of studs ctransversely distributed so as to be respectively alined with such plungers 7) and engage therewithwhen raised by the depression of the corresponding key lever E. The position of each stud 0 longitudinally of the. case is so chosen that the engagement with plunger 6 will take. place. coincidently with the selected type row' infthecase being brought into alinement' with the discharge point. By such engagement, it will accordingly be seen, the type case is brought practically to a standstill before the centering device is called into operation at all, thus relieving the latter of considerable strain.

For effecting the transfer of the type, either from the type-case to the printing member, or vice versa, when a groove of the one is alined with. a groove of the other, any desired form of transfer mechanism may be employed. The mechanism D illustrated in the drawings, Figs. 1, 3 ,and'T, comprises essentially two alined feed racks or bars D, D disposed directly above the groove in extension 5' that bridges the space between the type-case and printing member and extending. thence over said case and member, respectively. These racks are provided at their respective ends with slots (Z surrounding pins (1 carried on the frame of themachine, the confm'mation of the slots being such that when either rack is given an inward longitudinal movement it will be lowered and then advanced horizontally.

ment of teeth r1 on the under side of the rack with a chaser I? one of which is slidably carried in each of the channels or ways of the type-case, and temporarily in the operatively alined channel of the printing member. 0 eration of either feed bar is designed to e ecta sufficient movement of the particular chaser engaged to advance the line of type, against which it presses. one type space, or, in other words, to move the type at the inner end of the channel or. groove of the member thus affected into the groove in the extension 7) and thus ultimately into the alined groove of the other member.

To actuate the respective racks D D either to set up type vor distribute type, as the case may be, a rock-arm (1 borne by the inner end of a horizontal rock-shaft l) is provided. The upper end of such arm carries a pin (1 that engages horizontal slots (7 in the inner overlapping ends of the racks. These slots are of sufficient length to permit inward movement of either rack thereby without interfering with the other rack, springs (Z serving normally to retain are also, of sufficient width to permit the bars the vertical movement incident to their longitudinal reciprocation. Rock shaft D is mounted in the machine frame B and projects some distance forwardly therefrom, Fig. 2. This forward end is additionally supported in a standard 6 and bears a cross-arm (Z that is adapted to optionally. have its respective ends connected both bars in their outer positions. Slots (1 The effect of this movement is the engagewith the correspondin side member of the universal-bar frame 5 by a link d. To facilitate the changing of this connection the upper end of the link is provided with a spring actuated pin d bearing a knob d at its outer extremity, such pin being adapt-' ed to engage either of two apertures al one in each end of the cross-arm. Depending upon the end with which connection is thus had, depression of the universal bar, such as occurs as a second result of the depression of any key-lever E, will effect operation of the transfer mechanism either to compose type upon printing member A or to distribute it to case 0. Inasmuch as the way or ways of the type supply case appropriated to blank'typefor spacing can only be brought into alinement with the discharge point and transfer mechanism by transverse movement of the case as a whole,

the space bar e corresponds in its manemploy the following expedient: A raceway F for ballsf is provided on the inner side of the front casing 72 inclosing the key-board mechanism and immediatelv below the lowermost series of keys. Such race-wav is of course intersected by the slits or openings in which the keys move. so that, in eflect. a series of inclosed brackets are provided for the retention of the balls. The size and number of the latter are {raged so as to leave a space between the ends of the race-way and the balls, when crowded together. just sufiicicnt to nermit the passa e of a single key lever. Those levers thatlie in a plane higher than the others are pro vided with a downwardly projecting big e of the same thickness as the levers them selves, and the levers, or such lugs, as the case ma be, are adapted to enter the corresponding slits in the race-way immediately upon depression of the lever being attempted. Such depression will obviously be possible for but one lever at a time, inasmuch as the depression of any" ne lug crowding the balls together in the race-way will effectively block the passage. of another lever across such race-way.

The general operation of the machine a should be fairly apparent from the foregoing description of the construction of its component parts" and the individual oper ation of the same. Assuming, then, a pripting member, or" form, to be properly: in-

..type thereto from the type-case across the the corresponding key of the keyboard serted in the uides therefore rovided in the right b51115 side of the .mac ine frame, any desired groove .01 way thereon can be brought into alinement with the transfer mechanism so as to permit the transfer of 7 groove in the extension that bridges the interveningspace between such member and type-case. Having thus positioned the printing member, the setting up of a line of type is begun by first bringing the proper tier of type holding trays in the type case into the operative level, or, in other words,

into the same plane as the printing member and such extension. This is done by the depression of one or the other of the keys 0 0 in front of the type case, unless, indeed, it isdesired to utilize the type held in the upper of such tiers, in which event 'no vertical adjustment of the type case at all is necessary. Selection of the desired type from among those held in the several grooves or ways of the particular tier thus operatively positioned is effected by depressing mechanism. Such operation is at the same time effective to lock the type-case in proper position and to discharge the type from the type-case into the groove onto the extension intermediate between the case and the printing member. Successive type are thus transferred from the type case to the printing member until the line first brought into position .has been filled. The printing member is thereupon advanced to bring the next line into position by means of lever A, and the operation thus continued until the form is completely set up. When it is desired to reverse the operation and distribute the type from the form to the tyne-case, the operation so far as'the key-board mechanism is concerned is the same, the connection of the universal bar with the transfer mechanism being merely reversed so as to cause a withdrawal of the type from the member instead of feeding of the type thereto. The key-board mechanism now serves to select the proper type row for the reception of the type, just as before it served toselect the same preliminarily to the disbe obviously obtained.

It should be stated that both in the specifi- 126 cation and in the claims the term printing member is employed in a broad signification, it being intended to thereby designate the member whereon the type are assembled or composed. irrespeptive of whether such B8 thnsmove said member to m invention insane-i member is used directly in the printing operation as would be the case in the illustrated machine described or whether said member be utilized merely to receive the type pending;

thereupon transferred to the chase or other type holder proper of a printing press of the ordinary kind. The term in question will accordingly be seen to comprehend such modifications in the construction of the member as will facilitate its use in the letter comiection.

Other modes of applyingthe principle of may be employed instead-of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly. claim as my invention 1. The combination with a type-case provided with ways respectively adapted to hold type assorted as to characters, of keyboard mechanism adapted to move said typease rectilineally to bring a selected char-ac ter into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, 7

2-. The combination of a type-case provided with ways respectively adapted to hold ty-pe assorted as to characters. means normally positioning said typccase, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said member rectilineally from its normal position to bring a selected character into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point.

3. In mechanism of type-case comprising a plurality of superpos d pairs of horizontally extending trays p 'ovidcd with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said pairs of trays being verticaliyspaccd from each other and the trays of respective pairs being laterally separated by vertically aligned spaces, said type-case being movable in a vertical direction to bring any one of said pairs of trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point and in a direction transverse to such ways to bring a selected way in the member thus positioned into alineinent with such discharge point.

'4. The combination with a flat member provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of ty e and movable in a direction angular wit respect tos 'sl ways, of key-board mechanism adapted to thus move said member to bring a selected way into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point.

5. The combination with a flat member provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type and movable in a direction at right angles with respect to said ways, of key-board mechanism adapted to bring a selected composition. the latter being,

the class described, a

way intovalinemen't with a relatively fixed discharge point.

8. The 'bombinatioii of a type-case comprising a plurality of flat members spaced from each other in the direction of their fiat faces and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, means adapted to position said typecasc in the direction 'of such spacing tobring any one of said members into a plane with a relatively fixed 5 discharge point, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said .case in a direction transverse to said ways to bring a selected way in the member thus positioned into alinementwith such discharge point. i 7. The combination of a type-case comprising a plurality of superposed'horizontally extending trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, means edto vertically position said type-case to bringany one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point and keyboard mechanism adapted to move said case in a direction transverse to said ways to bring a selected way in the traydahus positioned into alinement with such discharge point.

S.The combination of a typo-case comprising a plurality ot'v superposed pairs of 5 horizontally extending trays provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said pairs of trays being vertically spaced from each other and the members of the respective pairs being laterally separated by vertically alincd spaces, means adapted to vertically position said type-case to bring any one of said pairs of trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point, and kcy-board mechanism adapted to case in a direction at right angles to said ways to bring a selected way in the tray thus positioned into alinemcnt with such discharge point.

9. The combination of a type-case com- 1 0 each adapted to hold rows of type assorted as to characters, means adapted to discharge any desired type from said case when properly positioned with refposed of elements erence thereto. and means adapted to move said type-case in angularly related directions to thus position selected type, and

thereupon to actuate said discharge means. 10. The combination of a type-case comprising. a plurality of synnnetrically dis- 1'20 posed elements adapted to carry rows of type. means adapted to discharge type from any one of aid elements when properly po-. sitioned with reference thereto. and independent means respectively move said type-case in angularly related directions to thus position a selected typecarrying element. and thereupon to actuate said discharge means.

11. The combination of a type-case comadapt- 3 move said 05 adapted to prising a plurality of elements adapted to carry type, said elements being alined in such series with respect to said type-discharge means and thereupon to actuate the latter.

12. The combination of a type-case comprising a plurality of elements adapted to carry type, said elements being allned in two rectangularly related directions, means adapted to discharge type fromtany'one of said elements when properly positioned with reference thereto, means adapted to move said type-case in one such direction to bring an alined series of elements into the operative plane with respect to said type-discharge means, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said type-case in the other direction to thus'properly position a selected element of such series with respect to said type-dischargc means and thereupon to actuate the latter.

The combination of a type-case composing a plurality of flat members spaced from each other in the direction of their Hat faces and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, means adaptcd to discharge type from any one of said ways when properly positioned with respect thereto, means adapted to move said typecase in the direction of such spacing to bring any one of said members into the operative plane with respectto said type-discharge means, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said type-case in a direction transverse to such ways to bring a selected way of the member thus positioned into proper position with said type discharge means, and thereupon to actuate the latter.

14. The combination of a type-case comprising a plurality of superposed horizontally extending trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel Ways adapted to carry rows of type, a longitudinally reciprocable "member parallel with such ways and adapted to discharge type from any one of the same when positioned adjacent to said member, means adapted to move said type case in a vertical direction to bring any one of said trays into the operativc plane with respect to said member, and key-b0: rd mechanism adapted to move said typecase in a direction transverse with resiect. to such ways to bring a selected way oi the tray thus positioned adjacent to said member, and thereupon to actuate the latter.

each pair being respectively adapted to ac-.

commodate said bar, means adapted to move said type-case in a vertical direction to bring any one'of said trays into the'operative plane with respect to said bar, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said type-case in a direction transverse with respect to'such ways to bring a selected way of the tra thus positioned adjacent to said bar, and tlereupon to actuate the latter.

16. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising a supporting member and a type-holding member made up of a plurality of trays spaced from each other in the direction of their fiat faces and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said type-holding member being movable on said supporting member in the direction of suchspacing to bring any one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point, and said supporting member being movable in a direction transverse to such ways to bring a Way in the tray thus positioned into alinement with such dischargepoint.

17. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising a movable supporting member, a type-holding member movably mounted upon said supporting member, counter-balancing means for said typeholding member, and means adapted to ie cure the latter in various elevated positions with respect to said supporting member.

18. In mechanism of the class described, a type-caseeomprising a movable supporting member, a type-holding member movv ably mounted upon said supporting member, resilient means tending to counterbalance said typehol'ding member, and means adapted to secure the latter in various elevated positions with respect to said supporting member. a

19. In mechanism of tl1e class described, a type-case comprising an outer movable sup orting caseprovided with vertical i es, an inner type-holding case mounted tween said guides, and means mounted on said-outer case and engaging the respective corners of said inner case for elevating the latter with respect to the former.

20. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising an outer movable supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case mounted between said guides. means mounted on said. outer case and engaging the respective can ucrs of said inner case for elevating the latier with respect to the :i'ormer. and a catch cooperative with said means to secure said inner case in various elevated positions.

21. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising an outer movable supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case mounted between said guides, means mounted on said outer case and engaging the. respective cermm of said inner case for elevating the lat ter with respect to the former, resilient means cooperative with said elevating means "and tending to counterbalance said inner case, and a catch also cooperative with said elevating means and adapted to secure said inner case in various elevated positions.

22. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising an outer supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case mounted between said guides and provided with vertical racks near each corner, segmental gears mounted upon said outer case and engaging said racks, respective y, and a lever adapted to simultaneously actuate said gears to elevate said inner case. I v 23. lnnicchanism of the class described, a typc-case comprising an outer supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner "type-holding case mounted between said guides and provided with vertical racks near each corner, segmental gears mounted upon said outer case and engaging said racks, respective y, and two lovers respectively adapted to simultaneously actuate said gears to elevate said inner case to ditlerent heights.

24. In mechanism of the class described, a type-case comprising an outer supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case n'iountcd between said guides and provided with vertical racks near each cornensegmental gears n'iounted upon said outer case and engaging said racks, respectively, two levers respectively adapted to sin'iultan'eously actuate said gear to elevate said inner case to different l' eights, and catch adapted to engage such elevating mechanism to retain said inner case at each of such heights.

25, in mechanism of the class described, a ty case comprising an outer supporting case provid *d with verticalguidcs, an inner type-holding case mounted between said guides and provided with a pair of opposed vertical racks on each of two opposite sides, said racks being located near the corners of said case, corresponding pairs of segmental gears mounted upon the sides of said outer case and engaging said racis s, rock shaft moan"? upon said outer casetransversely levers connecting pairs of gears, respectively, with said shaft, one of said levers-serving as an actuating lever. whei by said inner case may bev cl rated to dintrentheights.

as. .ln mechanism of the classdescribe-l, a types; :e compris g an outer supporting ease provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case mounted between guides and provided with a pair of opposed bu u.

-vertical racks on each of two opposite sides,

vmore limited movement, whereby said inner case may be elevated to a less height.

27. In mechanism of the class described, atype-case comprising an outer supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-holding case mounted between said guides and provided with a pair of opposed vertical racks on each of two opposite sides, said racks being located near the corners of said case, corresponding pairs of segmental gears mounted upon the sides of said outer case and engaging said racks, a rock shaft mounted upon said out'er case transversely of said gears, levers connecting said pairs of gears, respectively, with said shaft, one of said levers serving as an actuating lever whereby said inner case may be elevated to a maximum-height, another lever connected with aforesaid lever buthaving a more limited movement, whereby said inner case may be elevated to a less height, and a catch adapted to variously engage aforesaid lever to sustain said inner case at each such height. i

In mechanism of the class described, a tyne case comprising an outer supporting case provided with vertical guides, an inner type-, holding case mounted between said guides and provided with a pair of opposed vertical racks on each of two opposite sides, said racks being located near the corners of said case, corresponding pairs of segmental gears mounted upon the sides of said outer case and engaging said racks, a rock shaft mounted upon said outer case transverse-iv of said gears, levers connecting said pairs of gears, respectively, with said shaft, one of said levers serving as an actuating lever whereby said inner case may be elevated to a maximum height, another lever connected with aforesaid lever but having a more limited movement, whereby said inner case may elevated to. a less height, a catch adapted e to variously engage aforesaid lever to sus rain said inner casc iiteach such height, and a torsion syring mounted upon said. shaft and adapted to counterbalance sarl inner ."lhc combination with a typo-case (Ullllll'lniilll a siuniorting memlusr a typeholdiup member made up oi siu'ierposed trays vertically spacfl from each other and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said typeholding me1nher being vertically movable in said sup" porting member to bring any one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed dis charge point, and said supporting member being movable in adirection transverse to such ways to bring any way in the tray thus positioned into alinementwith such point; means borne by said supporting member adapted to secure said type-holding men'lber in each position thereof; and key board mechanism adapted to move said supporting member to bring a selected. way into alinement with such discharge point.

30, The combination with a type case comprising a supporting member, a type holding member made up of superposed trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said type-holding member being vertically movable in said supporting member to bring any one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point, and said supporting member being movable in a direction transverse to such ways to bring any way in the tray thus positioned into aliuement with such point; means borne by said supporting member adapted to secure said type-holding member in each position thereof; means normally positioning said supporting member; aud key-board mechanism adapted to move said supporting member from its uormal position to bring a selected way into alinement with such discl'large point.

The combination with a type-case comprising a supporting member, a typeholding member made up of superposed trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel ways-adzpted to carry rows of type, said type-holding member bcing vertically movable in said supporting member to bring any one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point, and said supporting memher being movable in a direction transverse to such ways to bring any way in the tray thus positioned int-o alinement with such point; means borne by said supporting member adapted to secure saidJype-holding member in each position thereof; means normally positioning said supporting member; hey-board mechanism adapted to move said supporting member from its normal position to bring a selected way into alinement with such discharge point: and a centering device adapted to hold said member against movement when thus positioned.

The combination with a type-case comprising a supporting lllQlllbOl, a ty holding n'1embcr-madc up of superposed trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel \vays udapteddo carry rows of type, said type-holding niem her being vertically movable in said supporting member to bring any one of said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed ber being movable in a direction transverse to such ways to bring any Way in the tray thus positioned into alinement with such point; means borne by said supporting member adapted to secure said type-holding zuen'iber in each position thereof: means normally positioning said supporting member; key-board mechanism adapted to move said supporting member from its normal posit-ion to bring a selected way into alinement with such discharge point; and a ch'itch adapted to control the connection of said mechanism with sa'id'membcr, said mechanism including a universal bar adapted to break such connection.

The combination with a t vpecase comprising a supporting member. a typeholding member made up of superposed trays vertically spaced from each other and provided with parallel ways adapted to carry rows of type, said type-holding member being vertically movable in said supporting member to bring any one wof said trays into a plane with a relatively fixed discharge point, and said supporting member being movable in a direction transverse to such ways to bring any way in the tray thus positioned into alinement with such point; means borne by said supporting member adapted to secure said type-holding member in each position thereof; means nor mally positioning said supporting member: keyboard mechanism adapted to move said supporting member from its normal posit-ion to bring a selected way into alinemcnt with such discharge point; a clutch adapted to control the connection of said mcchanis with said member; and a centering device adapted to hold said member against movement when a way is positioned as aforesaid, said mechanism including a universal bar adapted to actuate said clutch to break such connection and thereupon to render said centering device'efi'ective.

34. The combination of a frame, a type supply member provided with ways adapted to carry rows of type, said member being movably mounted in said frame so as to bring any desired way into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, and a flat printing, member likewise provided with ways adapted to carry rowsof pe, said. frame being formed with guides a apted tosupply member provided with ways adapted to carry rows to carry.rows of type, said member being movably mounted in said frame so as to bring any desired way into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, a flat print ing member likewise provided with ways adapted'to carry rows of type, said frame being formed with guides adapted to removably support said printing member in a 'plane with such discharge point, and means adapted to intermittently advance said printing member to aline successive ways thereon with such point. Y

36. The combination" of a frame, a type supply member provided with ways/adapted of type, said member being movably mounted im said frame so as to bring any desired way into-,alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, a flat printing. member? likewise provided with ways adapted to' carry rows of type, said including frame being formed with guides adap'ted to removably support said printing member in a plane with such means adapted to intermittentlyh advance said printing member to aline successive ways thereon with such point, such means a rackon said member, a pinion meshing therewith, pawl and ratchet mechanism for rotating said pinion, and a lever adapted to actuate said mechanism.

7. The combination of a frame, a type supply member provide with ways adapted discharge point, and

to carry rows of type, said member being movably mounted in said frame so as to bring any desired Way into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, a fiat printing member likewise provided with Ways adapted to carry rows of type, said frame being formed with guides adapted to removably support said printing member in a plane with such discharge point, means adapted to intermittently advance said printing member to aline successive ways thereon with such point, and means adapted to lock said member against movement.

38. The combination of a frame, a type supply member provided with ways adapted to carry rows of type, said member being movably mounted in said frame so as to bring any desired way into alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, a' flat printing member likewise provided with wayg adapted to carry rows of type, said frame being formed with guides adapted to removably support said printing member in a plane with such discharge point, means adapted to intermittently advance said printing member to aline successive ways thereon with such point, and means adapted WVILLIAM A. TWINING.

Attested by? E. B. one, J N0. F. OBERLIN.

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