US1043262A

US1043262A - Type-writing machine.

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Publication number: US1043262A
Application number: US69685812A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Smith
Original assignee: UNION TYPEWRITER CO
Current assignee: UNION TYPEWRITER CO
Priority date: 1912-05-13
Filing date: 1912-05-13
Publication date: 1912-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 1929-11-05

Description

G. E. SMITH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 13, 1012.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1912.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, CHARLES E. SMITH, citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough. of Brooklyn, city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a' specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly to tabulating mechanism.

One object of my invention, generally stated, is to provide means whereby column steps may be readily adjusted to orset in different columnar determining positions. Afprther object of my invention, generally stated, is to provide simple and efli f cient means for clearing the column stops preparatory to resetting them in different arrangement.

Considered from a more specific point of view one object of my invention is to provide a construction in which the number of column stops employed need not be in excess of the number that are to be act-uallyused at any one time and'in which such stops may bereadily set or cleared.

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

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts in the various views, Fi ure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation W1 h parts 1n sectlo-n of one form of typewriting machlne embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail fragmentary front elevation with parts in section, showing a means for controlling the decimal key, the view also including one of the adj acent'denominational keys. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail fragmentary plan view of a portion of the tabulator stop setting and clearing mechanism and some of the associated parts. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail fragmentary side elevation, with parts in section, of some of the parts represented in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail fragmentary perspective View of the column stop and retaining bars. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the column stops. Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary side arrive at anunderstan t-ions disclosed in my Patent No. 979,216;

dated December 20th, 1910, and in the patent to Walter E. Palmer No. 1,008,053, dated November 7th, 1911, and also some of the same objects asthe construction disclosed in the application of Arthur W. No. 687,400, filed March 30th, 1912.

One form of the invention is shown in the present instance embodied ina No. 11 Remington machine, although some of the features of that machine are only conventionally represented and only so much of the machine is shown as be necessary to ing of the invention. It should be understood, however, that the invention maybe embodied in various styles of typewriting machines and that various changes in the construction may be made as are required to edeet such embodiment.

The frame of the machine in the present instance comprises a base 1, corner posts 2 anda top plate 3. A carriage 4:, as the parts are represented in the present embodiment of the invention, carries a cylindrical platen 5 and is mounted on anti-friction rollers 6 for movement over the top plate from side to, side ofthe machine. The type bars are adapted tostrike upwardly and rearwardly against the front face-of'the platen, the type bars being segmentally arranged and actuated by usual or any suit-able type bar actuating devices. Rearwardly extending bracket arms 7 are fixed to the carriage by screws 8 andconstitute means by which a column stop bar 9.is connected to the carriage. This column stop bar in the present instance is provided with teeth 10 project.-

ing from the top and bottom thereof, said teeth forming interdental spaces 11 between them. The teeth 10 extend throughout only a portion of the width of the bar so as to provide untoothed portions or channels 12 on the top and bottom of the bar. A. securing or retaining bar 13 is fixed to the column stop'bar by screws 14. The heightof the securing bar is sufficient to overlap the untoothed port-ions 12 of the column stop bar as shown in Fig. 5, for purposes which will hereinafter more clearly appear. The forward face of the securing bar 18 is prois a fragmen- Smith, sr.

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' may be moved on will be brought and to vided with forwardly projecting teeth 15 forming interdental spaces 16 between them. Each column stop is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 1'? and there are preferably as many column stops provided as are to e used at any one time in the machine. Each of these column stops is preferably of a width which corresponds to a full letter space movement of the carriage so that when the stops are arranged in contact with each other, as shown in Fig. 3, the engaging face 18 of situated a letter space distance apart. Each column stop is substantially U-shaped, being 15 P rovided with an opening 19 which extends in the direction of the length of the stop in order that each stop may straddle the column stop bar and be able to move fore and aft of the machine thereon. Inwardly projecting. oppositely disposed teeth 20 are formed on each stop, and the thickness of each of these teeth corresponds substantially to the width of aninterdental space 11 in the column stop bar. The length of each tooth 20 is slightly less than the distance between the inner ends of the teeth 10 and the rear face of the retaining bar 13, in order that the column stops may slide freely along the column stop bar when the teeth 20' are in register with the channels 12 in the stop bar. Each column stop is also rovided near the forward end thereof with inwardly projecting oppositely disposed teeth 21 which are arranged in alinement with the teeth 20 andare adapted to be received in the interdental spaces 16 in the retaining bar 13. .It will be understood that when the retaining bar 13 is removed, any suitable number of stops may be slipped into position on the column sto bar and the'retaining bar 13 may then be moved lengthwise through'the central openings 19 in the column stops whenfthe latter are moved forwardly on the column stop bar to the inoperat-ive position shown in Fig. 3. The 'retaining bar may then be secured in place and the column stops cannot be removed from the column stop bar although the sto s the bar fore and aft of t e machine and maybe adjusted longitudinally of the bar. Thus, when a sto is moved forwardly on the column stop bar to the full line position shown'in Fig. 4, the teeth 21 on the stop are disengage from the interdental spaces 16 between the teeth on the retaining bar and the teeth 20 on the stop into register with the channels 12 so that a relative sliding adjustment of the column'stops along-the column stop bar may be effected at this time. When, however, a column stop is moved rearwardly to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 4, the position shown in Fig. 3, the

. teeth'20 on the column stop will be seated in interdental spaces 11 and the teeth 21 adjacent stops will be facilitate a proper will be seated in a corresponding interdental space 16 in the retaining bar, .thus locking the-column stop againstrelative movement longitudinally of the stop bar. I prefer to bevel the forward edges of each of the

teeth

20 and 21, as indicated at 22 and 23 respec tively, in order to aid the teeth in readily entering the interdental spaces betweenthe

teeth

10 and 15. Y

From the foregoing description it will be understood that each columnstop is adapted to receive a rectilinear movement fore and aft of the machine on the column stop bar and in a plane which extends transversely of the bar and that each stop is also adapted to receive a relative sliding movement or adjustment along the column stop bar when the stop is released from its locking means. The right-hand 'face of each column stop is preferably beveled at 2 l-to engagement of. one of the denominational stops therewith, as will hereinafter more clearly appear. Each. stop is likewise preferably recessed on its righthand face, as indicated at 25 and 26, for cooper'ation withia stop arresting device to be hereinafter described. The parts are so constructed and arranged that when a column stop is moved forwardly on the column stop bar to the inoperative position and is disen 'aged from the

teeth

10 and 15, there is suiicientfrictional contact between the column stop and the column stop bar to carry the stop along with the bar until such time as the stop is arrested. .At this time,

however, a further independent movement of the column stop bar independently of the stlop may take place, the stop being carried a on frictional contact.

When the column stops are moved rearwardly on the stop bar to the position shown in'dotted lines in Fig. 4, they are in the operative position where they are adapted to co-act with key controlled tabulator stop mechanism of any suitable character. In the present instance I have shown denominational stop mechanismof acharacter simi-. lar to that employed in the No. 11 Reming ton machine. Thus, a tabulator frame'27 is fixed to the frame of the machine by screws 28 and 29. This frame is therefore rigidly secured to the frame of the machine and for the purposes of the present invention may be regarded as a part of he frame. Denominational stop levers 3 are pivoted at 31 in the frame 27 and extend upwardly and forwardly to provide denominational stops 32. The lower end of each'stop lever is connected to a link 33 which in turn is connected at its forward end to a depending arm 34 of an angular lever 35.] The angular levers 35 are pivoted on a rod 36 which is fixed to the frame of the machine. A forwardly extending arm 37 is suitably connected toits with the bar at this time wholly by actuating keyas for example by being recelved between pins 38 on a key stem' 39 provided at its upper end wit-h a denominational key 40. A returning spring 41 is connected at one end to the angular lever and at its opposite end toa plate 42 fixed to the frame of the machine. This plate 42 and the corresponding plate 43 are apertured to receive and guide the key stems 39. A depression of a denominational keyis eifective to move the corresponding denominational stop intothe path of the column stops when the latter are moved'rearwardly on the stop bar and locked in the operative position.

In the present instance I have provided the usual means employed in the No. 11 Remington machine for cooperating individually with the column stops to move them rearwardly to operative position. Thus, a

'stop setting key 44 is arranged atthe keyboard of the machine and its 'key lever 45 is fulcrumed on the usual fulcrum bar 46.

' A returning spring 47 is connected at one end to the key lever 45 and at its opposite end to a plate 48. An upwardly directed link 49 extends through an opening in the top plate and is connected to a rearwardly projecting crank arm 50 on a rock shaft- 51. This rock shaft is mounted to turn in a bracket 51? secured to the top plate of the machine. Connected to this rock shaft, isxa stop setting device or finger 52 which at its engaging portion 53 is of a thickness to engage but one column stop at a time. IVhen the column stop is in register with the engaging portion of the stop setting finger, as showh in Fig. 3-, an actuation of the key 4-1- is efiective to move the finger 52 rearwardly, thereby moving the registering column stop from a forward inoperative position on the column stop bar rearwardly to bring about an engagement between the

teeth

20 and 21 with the teeth 10 and 15on the stop bar and the retaining bar respectively. The column stop therefore is moved to operative position and. into engagement with the means by which it is locked to move with the column stop bar.

In the present instance I have pro-vlded means for moving the column stops forwardly of the stop bar, which means are similar to those ordinarily employed in the No. 11 Remington machine. Thus, to'the left of theserie's of denominational stops 32 'I have arrangeda wiper, cam, stop releasing or clearing devlce 54 provided with an "inclined face 55. This cam 54 is provided with a stem 56 mounted in a bearing formed in the tabulator frame 27. The stem 56 is formed with an inclined cam groove 58 which is coiiperative with a correspondingly inclined cam projection 59 on a ste n 60 which extends at right angles to the stem 56 and receives a bearing in abearing open- -ing formed in the tabulator frame. The

finger piece or key 63 which is tapped to receive a threaded projection 64 on the upper end of the stem 60. The power of the coiled .spring is exerted to normally maintain the stem 60 in the uppermost position and to withdraw the cam 54 to the inoperative or full line position represented in Fig. 3. A

depression of the finger piece 63, however, is

effective to move the cam forward to the dotted line position where it is adapted to cooperate during the travel of the'carriage, with such of the column stops as are in the operative position. If at this time a movement of the carriage is effected'the cam will co-act with the operative stops to move them successively to the inoperative position as shown in Fig. 3, and out of engagement with the locking means by which they are locked to move with the column stop bar.

A bracket plate 65 is secured by screws 66 to the top of the tabulator frame 27 and carries the usual forwardly projecting bracing arm 67 by which the usual stop bar is braced. This bracket plate is provided with upwardly projecting ears 68 which constitute bearings for a rock shaft 69. A stop positioning device which in the present instance is in the nature of a crank arm 70 is fixedto the rock shaft by a screw 71, and a coiled spring 72 surrounds the rock shaft and bears atone end against the bracket plate and is connected at its opposite end, asat 73, to the hub of a crank arm 70. This spring tends to turn the rock shaft and normally maintain the crank arm 70 in its elevated position. The right-hand ear 68 is prolonged to form a bearing plate or abutment 74 which extends forward over the column stop .bar but clears the bar and the stops thereon, as indicated in Fig. 4. A second crank arm 7 5 is secured to the rock shaft by means of a screw 76 and extends forward over the column stop bar and is limited in its upward movement by an offset projection or lug 77 formed on the bean ing plate 74. This lug not only limits the upward'movement of the crank arm 7 5 but also the upward movement of the crank arm 70. The crank arm 75 is provided with two depending engaging projections or sto s 78 and 79. The projectlon 78 is arrange for-' ward of the column stop bar and the projection 79 is arranged in the rear thereof. In the normal positions of the parts the crank arm 75 is maintained by the 'spring.

72 in the elevated position where the engaging or stop

members

78 and 79 are out of the path of the column stops. When,

.When the finger piece 63 is depressed to pressed move the cam 54 to the dotted line position a downward movement of the crank arm 70 is effected. and this movement is transmitted through the rock shaft 69 to the crank arm 75, moving the. latter from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that represented in Fig. 4, where it is interposed in the path of the column stops.

In practice the finger piece 63 is not deuntil the carriage has been moved to the extreme left-hand position preparatory to clearing the column stops or moving them to inoperative position. After this movement of the carriage hasbeen effected and the finger piece 63 has been depressed, the carriage is given a movement to the right and the column stops will be brought successively into engagement with the inclined face 55 on the cam 54, thus movin each stop forwardly on the column stop ar to disengage the stop from its locking means.

' After each stop is disengaged from its lockcoi itact along with the column stop bar until it is arrested by the member 75 which is maintained'interposed in the path thereof. Thus after the column stops are successively cammed forward during the movement of the carriage to the right the first of the column stops to the right is first engaged by the member 75 and the next column stop is arrested by engagement with the preceding column stop and so on the various-column stops may be grouped against the memat one time in a machine. However, if an extremely long :carriage is employed and a greater number of column stops are used, the space between the member 7 5and .the decimal stop 32 may be increased accordingly.

When the column stops are grouped in the manner indicated in Fig. 3 by a movement of the carriage from left to right, this willmeans it will be carried by frictional,

- stood "that a leave the group of column stops at or near the left-hand end of the column stop bar when the movement of the carriage to'the.

right is completed and all of the column stops are grouped together in the manner shown. It is desirable to provide means for holding the group of column stops in the position shown while an independent move-.

ment of the carriage and column stop bar to the left iseffected' From certain aspects of the present invention any suitable means may be employed for thispurpose. In the present instance, however, I special means for controlling the decimal stop 32 so that this stop may be projected into the path of the column stops, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, to hold the group of stops in a position where thelefthand stop of the group will register or be in cotiperative relation with the engaging portion 53 of the stop setting device. These controlling means consist in the present instance of theprovision of two keys, 40 and 81 (see Fig. 2), the key 40 corresponding to the ordinary denominational key which controls the decimal stop. The connections between the key 40 and thedecimal stop are similar to those of the other denominational stops in the machine except that the arrest ing abutment 82, provided on the other angular levers 35, is cutaway, as at 83, to afford a greater dip of the key 40 under certain conditions, as will hereinafter ap pear. The auxiliary key 81 has its stem 84 connected by an ofl'setpivot 85 to an ear 86 which projects laterally from the key stem 39 for the decimal stop. The key stem. 84 has a depending arm or portion 87 which is received in a guide slot 88 formed in the upper guide is also provided with two stop faces 89' and 90, one arranged above the other and to the.

left thereof. A leaf spring .91 is connected at one end to the angular key stem 84 and bears at its free end against the key stem 39 so as to cause the depending arm 87 to normally bear against the left-hand end wall 92 of the guide slot 88. It will be underdepression, of the decimal key 40 will carry the key stem 84 down with it until the stop or abutment 89 engages the guide plate 43 and arrests the further downward movement of the parts. This movement of the decimal key 40*,is effective to carry the decimal stop forward to a position corresponding to that represented in dotted lines just to the right of the dec mal stop 32 in Fig. 3, to 'interpose the decimal stop in the path of any of the column stops which may be projected rearwardly on the column stop bar to the operative position", owever, this movement isinefi'ective to bring have provided plate 43. The depending arm.

the decimal stop into the pathof the column.

stops when the latter are in the inoperative position shown in 3. It follows, there-' fore, that the actuation of the key 40* is efiective to actuate the decimal stop in the ordinary mannerfor the purposes for which it is ordinarily employed in tabulating operation. When, however, the decimal stop is to be employed to aid in effecting a setting of the column stops, the key 81 is depressed, therebv first turning. the key stem 84 on its pivot 85 until the depending portion 87 engages the key stem 39*. When the pivotal movement of the key stem 84 is thus arrested a continued downward pressure on the key is efi'ective to move the key stem 39* downwardly until the stop or abutment 90 engages the guide plate 43, it being understood that the pivotal movement of the key stem just described is efl'ective to carry the abutment 89 out of cooperative relation with the guide plate and to bring the stop or abutment 90 to a position where it will co act with the guide plate 43 to arrest the downward movement of the parts. The ad-- ditional downward movement of the key stem 39 thus effected is effective to move the decimal stop 32 -forward beyond the position to which it is ordinarily moved by an actuation of the key 40". This movement of the decimal sto under control 81 is represented 1n dotted lines tive to hold the group of stops while the carriage moves to the left.

The actuation of the decimal key operates in the usual manner to effect a release of the carriage but the carriage is held by hand as it moves under the power of its spring drum 93 from right to left until the carriage reaches the position where the first column stop is to be located. 1 This may be determined in any suitable manner either I by direct reference to a sheet in the machine and an inspection thereof with reference-to the printing point or with; the aid of the ordinary carriage scale and pointer when the positions where the column stops are to be located have been previously determined. When the carriage arrives at the position where the first column stop is to be located to cooperate with, say, the decimal stop, then the decimal stop controlling key' 81 is released, thereby again placing the carriage under control of its escapement mechanism. An actuation of the stop setting key 44 is then efiected to the left-hand one of the group of column stops rearwardly to operative position and into engagement with its locking means, so that the stop is locked to the column stop bar.

of the key in Fig. 3,-- -from which it will be seen that the decimal The ordinary space key may then be depressed to eflect a letterspace movement of the carriage, thereby bringing the next column stop to a position where the-decimal stop may cooperate therewith when the decimal stop is projected to operative position by its key 81. This will hold all of the column stops to the right of the decimal stop against movement with the column stop barw'vhen the movement of the carriage to the left continues. When the position where the next column stop is to be located has been attained in the manner hereinbefore described,- pressure on the key-81 is released and the stop setting device 52 is actuated by its key- 44 to. move the next column stop rearwardly into engagement with its locking means and into operative position, and" so on the various column stops may be set.

Any suitable means may be provided for ,keepingthe column stops within a range of adjustment determined by the teeth 10 along the stop bar.

In the present instance I have provided pins 9 at opposite ends of the bar to prevent the stops from passing beyond the range of the teeth.

It will be understood that the construction is such that the column stops are adapted to remain'indefinitely in either the operative cor inoperative positions to which they are moved on the column stop bar;

that a single movement of the carriage to a the right, effected when the finger piece 63 is depressed, is operative to successively move the column stops from, the operative to the inoperative position, or from the .locked position on the column stop bar to a osition where they are released from their coking means, and that this same movement is effective to group the column stops against the stop positioning member 75, as shown in Fig. 3, and to hold them in such position against movementiwith the carriage during the travel of the latter to the right. It will also be seen that the group ng of the stops in this manner locates them where they are received between the stop positioning device 75 and the declmal stop when the latter is projected to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3; that the decimal stop when it is in this position holds the group of column stops against movement to the left with the column stop barduring the travel of the carriage to the left; that the group of stops when so held maintains the left-hand stop of the group in reglster with the stop setting device 52, so that an actua= tion of such stop setting device at any letter space position of the carriage is effective to move the column stop that is in register therewith to operative position and into locking engagement with its locking means; and that when a stop is thus moved and locked in operative position and the earriage is given a letter space movement, the

parts are so positioned that the next actuation of the decimal stop is'efiective to bring itinto the path of the next column stop to the-right of that which has been moved to operative position. Moreover, it will be understood that the plate 74 against which the right-hand face of the positioning device 75 bears is adapted to effectively resist any movement of the positioning device to the right while the column stops are being grouped against the positioning device. Furthermore, it will be observed from an inspection of Fig. a that the depending engaging

projections

78 and 79 on the positioning member 75 are adapted to co-act with each column stop at opposite endportions thereof and on opposite sides of the column stop bar so as to provide an effective resistance at opposite ends of the column stop to the movement of the column stops with the carriage while the stops are being grouped in the position indicated in Fig. 3. There is little liability, therefore,

of the stops jamming on the column stop bar while they are being grou ed.

If fewer stops than those s own are In- I tended to be employed, it is merely necessary to set up as many stops as are to be used and those which are left over remain on the column stop bar in the inoperative position to the right of the last stop set up so that they remain in a position where they are not available for tabulating work and no difficulty is presented from the fact that they remain on the bar. If desired, however, the stops in excess of those ever used at any one time mayl be removed from the column stop bar in t e manner hereinbefore indicated.

M present invention is ada ted to be readily embodied in the No. 11 emington machine without materially modifying the construction now embodied in that machine. ,Thus the column stop bar and column stops of the present invention may be readily substituted for the stops and bar now employed in the machine. The plate 65 and the parts carried thereby may replace the ordinary plate which supports the usual arm 67 and the key stem 39 and the parts carried there- 'by may replace the ordinary decimal key and stem usually employed in the machine. These and other slight changes may be made to embody the present invention in place of the column stop setting and clearing-mechanism now employed in the machine, and in which a separate stop is provided for each letter space position in the travel of the carriage.

In order to obtain a more efiicient engagement between the decimal stop and the column stops'when the former is employed to hold the group of column stops, I prefer inpractice to modify the form of the usual declmal stop as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and

to slightly modify the form of the column stops. The parts which correspond exactly to those hereinbefore described will be' designated by the same reference numerals employed to indicate such parts in the preceding figure. From an inspection of Figs. 7 and 8 it will be seen that the decimal stop 32 is of greater width from the top to the bottom edges thereof than the denominational stops shown in the construction previously described, and has two forwardly. projecting fingers 94: at the top and bottom. The space 95 between these fingers is greater than the vertical diameter of the stop bar 9 so that when the decimal stop is moved forward from the dotted line to the full line position shown in Fig. 7, the fingers 94: extend above-and below the stop bar. The fingers are at this time adapted, if necessity requires it, to be received in longitudinally extending recesses 96 formed in the righthand face of each column stop 1'7 near to the top and bottom edges thereof. While these recesses enable the fingers 94: to be received between two adjacent column stops, nevertheless each column sto may have a bearing against its adjacent stop throughout a considerable portion of the length thereof as indicated at 97 in Fig. 8, so that one column stop may lie flat against another and there is no liabilityof the column stops teetering one on another and binding on the rod. Moreover, it will be understood that when the decimal stop is projected to the full line position in Fig. 7, and to the position shown in Fig. 8, such stop presents by its fingers 94 and by the engaging portion 98 of the stop a three point contact for the column stops to co-act with. Thus the upper finger 9 1 is adapted to be engaged by a column stop above the bar 9, whereas the lower finger is adapted to be engaged .by a column stop at the opposite side or below the bar, and the engaging portion 98 is adapted to be engaged by the rear end portion of a column stop. This rovides an efiective arresting means whlch extends throughout a considerable portion of the length of each column stop as indicated in Fig. 8 and against which the column stops may be effectively held without any tendso that the left-hand column stop of the groupis in register with the stop set-ting device as indicated in Fig. 3, the stop'32 will be moved farther forwardly to the full line position indicated in Fig. 7. This last points along the bar,

mentioned movement may be effected by an auxiliary key, as the key 81. i

The recesses 96 in the column stops enable the decimal stop to be received between adj acent column stops under the same conditions that the decimal stop 32 may be received in the recesses 25 in the column steps of the previously described construction, and which has been hereinbefore explained.

While -I have described with considerable detail a construction in which the column stops are carried by the carriage and in which the stop positioning means, setting device 52 and the clearing device 54 are carried by the frame of the machine, it should be understood that from certain aspects" of my invention the parts in question may be otherwise arranged and that various modifications may be made without departing from my invention. Moreover,

,certain features of the invention maybe employed without others or in combination with other features diiferent from those disclosed herein.

NVhile I refer herein to a carriage it should be understood that this term is em ployed in a generic sense and is intended to include typewriter carriages whatever the character of the carriage may be and whether or not the carriage carries a platen. V

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops each adapted to be locked relatively to said bar or to receive arelative sliding adjustment to different means for locking the stops against relative adjustment alongsaid till bar, releasing means for releasing the stops from said locking means, and automatically actuated positioning means controlled by said releasing means and thrown into coiiperative relation with said column stops by an actuation ofsaid releasing means.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a col imn stop bar, a series of column stops each adapted to be locked relatively to said bar or to receive a relative sliding adjustment to different points along the bar, means for locking the stops against relative adjustment along said bar, releasing means for releasing the stops from said locking means, and automatically actuated positioning means controlled by said releasing means and thrown into cooperative relation with said column stops by an actuation of said releasing means, the column stops and positioning means being carried one by the carriage and the other by the frame of the machine.

3. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops each having a relative sliding adjustthe stop ment along said bar and also having a bodily sliding\ rectilinear movement in a plane which extends transversely of said bar, each of said stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two positions transversely of the bar to which-the stops may be moved, locking means which are cooperative with said stops to. lock them against relative adjustment longitudinally of the bar, and a single key-actuated means operable individually on said stops'to effect such rectilinear movements 'of the stops to bring about an engagement of the column stops with their locking means.

'-ment longitudinally of the bar, and a single key-actuated means operable ind1vidual'ly on said sto-ps to effect such rectilinear movement of the stops togbring about an engage: ment of the column stops with their locking means, said series of column stops and keyactuated means being carried one by the carriage and the other by. the frame of the machine. 7

5. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechamsm the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops each having a relative sliding ad ustment along said bar and also having a bodily sliding rectilinear movement in plane whichextends transversely of said bar, each of said stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two positions transversely of the-bar to which the stops may be moved, locking means which are cooperative with said stops to lock them again st relative adjustment longitudinally of the bar, means cooperative with said column stops to eil'ect a rectilinearmovement of the stops transversely of the column stop bar in one direction to release the stops from their locking 'mean's, and a single key-actuated means operable individually on said stops to effect a rectilinear movement of the stops in the opposite direction to bring about an engagement of the column stops w1th the1r locking means.

6. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops each having a relative sliding adjust-- ment along said bar and also having a bodily rectilinear sliding movement in a plane which extends transversely of said bar, each of each of said stops said stops being'adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two positions transversely of the bar to which the stops maybe moved, locking means which are cooperative with said stops to lock them against relati've adjustment longitudinally of the bar, means cooperative with said column stops to effect a rectilinear movement of the stops trans versely of the column stop bar in one direction to release the stops from their locking means, and a single key-actuated means op erable individually on said stops to etfect a,

. rectilinear movement of the stops in the op- I riage,

sliding rectilinear movement in aplane which extends transversely of said bar, each of said .stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two positions transversel of the bar to which the stops may be move and a cam which is cooperative successively with said column stops to move them transversely of the column stop bar.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a stop bar, a stop mounted on said stop bar for relative sliding adjustment along the same and for a bodlly rectilinear sliding movement in a plane which extends transversely of said bar-and to either one of two positions, said sto being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said two transverse positions, and a series of teeth on said bar and with which the stop engages when it is moved to one ofsaid transverse positions and from which teeth the stop is disengaged when it is moved to the other of said transverse positions to lock the stop relatively to the bar in one instance and to free the stop for relative adjustment longi- 'tudinally of the bar in the other instance.

9. In a typewriting machine-and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops which are adjustable in the direction of the travel of the carriage along the part that carries said stops and which are also movable into and out of operative position, and means for grouping the column stops one next to another when they are in the inoperative position,said means comprisinga key controlled device which under control of its key may be interposed in the path of the column stops in order that the stops may be grouped against said device.

10. In a typewriting machine and tabulat ing mechanism, the combination of a caring mechanism,

relative sliding adjustment locking means riage, a series of column stops which are adustable in the direction of the travel of the carriage along the part that carries said stops and which are also movable into and out of operative position, keyv controlled tabulator stop mechanism which is cooperative with said column stops'when the latter are in operative-position, and means independent of said key controlled tabulator stop mechanism for grouping the column stops one next to another when they re in the inoperative position, said means comprising a key controlled device which under control of its key may be interposed in the path "of the colunm stops in order that the stops may be grouped against said device.

11, In a typewriting machine and tabulatthe combination of a carriage, a column I riage, a series of column stops mounted for along said bar, for locking the column stops stop bar carried by the carand bar against relative sliding adjustment, means operating successively to release the and column stops from said locking means, b

key controlled positioning means earned the frame of the machine and movable under 7 control-of the key into the path of the column stops to hold the released stops against movement with the carriage while the column stop bar continues its movement with the carriage, stop mechanism cooperative with said column stops.

12. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops mounted for relative sliding adjustment along said bar and adapted to be locked relatively to the bar in their adjusted positions, and a keycontrolled sto'p positioning device distinct from the tabulator mechanism but movable into the path of the series of column stops to bring about a grouping of the stops against said stop positioning device and against one another.

13. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, riage, a column stop bar carried thereby, 'a series of'column stops carried by the carriage and mounted for relative sliding adjustment along said column stop bar and each stop being also mounted for individual movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, said stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either one of two different transverse positions to which the may be moved, locking means with. which the stops are cooperative to lock the stops against relative adjustment along the bar, means carried by the frame of the machine and operative individually on the stops to efiect a transverse movement thereof in one direction to bring about an en-gagement of the stops with their locking means, releasing the combination of a car'- and key controlled tabulator I Loeaaea I means for moving the stops transversely of the bar in the opposite direction to disengage them from their vlocking means, and key controlled stop positioning means carried by the frame of the machine and movable into the path of the column stops to hold them while the carriage and column 7 stop bar move independently thereof to efiect a relative adjustment of the column stops along the stop bar.

l4. In a typewriting machine and tabulatmg mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a

and operative individually on the stops to; move them transversely of the bar in one direction to effect an engagement of the stops with their locking means, releasing means for moving the stops transversely of the bar in the opposite direction to disengage them from their locking means, stop positioning means carried by the frame of the machine and movable into thepath ot the column stops to hold them While thecarriage and column stop bar move independently thereof, and means whereby the releasing means are effective to control the movement of the stop positioning means into and out of cooperative relation with the column stops. I

15. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops mounted for relative sliding adjustment along and on said bar and for movement thereon into and out bf operative position, means for controlling the movement of the columnstops into and out of operative position, and means to aid 'in' efiecting such sliding adjustment of the column stops,'said means comprising a key controlled stoppositioning device independent of the tabulator mechanism and which is movable by its key into cooperative relation with the column stops, said stop positioning means also being distinct from the means for moving the column stop into and out of operative position.

16. In a typewriting machine and tabulati'ng mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops mounted for relative sliding adjustment on and along said bar, means for looking the stops in and for freeing them from their adjusted positions, and means to aid in edecting such sliding adjustment of the column stops, said means comprising a keycontrolled stop positioning device independent of the tabulator mechanism and separate and distinct from the means by which the column stops are locked in and freed from the adjusted positions;

17, Ina typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops eachhaving a relative sliding adjustment along said bar and also having a bodily sliding rectilinear movement in a plane which extends transversely of said bar, said stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two transverse positions to which they may be moved, locking means which are cotiperat-ive with said stops to lock them against relative adjustment longitudinally of the bar, a single key-actuated means operable individually on said stops to effect such rectilinear movements of the stops to bring about an engagement of the column stops wit-h their locking means, and stop positioning means cooperative with the re leased stops to hold them relatively thereto while an independent longitudinal movement of the column stop bar is effected.

18. In a typewriting machine and tabulat-ing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops each having a relative sliding adjustment along said bar and also having a bodily rectilinear sliding movement in a plane which extends transversely of said bar, said stops being adapted to remain indefinitely in either of two positions transversely of the bar to which they may be moved, locking means whichare cooperative with said stops to lock them against relative adjustment longitudinally of the bar, means cooperative with said column stops to efl'ect a rectilinear movement of the stops in one direction to release the stops from their lockin means, a single key actuated means opera-b e individually on said stops to effect a' rectilinear movement of the stops in the opposite direction to bring about an engagement of the column stops with their locking means, said series of column stops and key actuated means being carried one on the carriage and the other on the frame of the machine, and stop positioning means cooperative with the released stops to hold them relatively thereto while an independent longitudinal movement of the column stop bar is effected.

19. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop barcarried thereby, a series of column stops each having a relative adjustment along said bar and also having a movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, locking means to lock the stops against relative movement alongthe bar, releasing means carried by the frame of the machine for effecting such transverse movement of the column stops to release them from the r locking means, and

a stop positioning device carried by the 'independently thereof.

20. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops each having a relative adjustment along said bar and also having a movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, locking means to lock the stops against relative movement along the bar, releasing means-carried by the frame of the machine for effecting such transverse movement of the column stops to release them from their locking means, a stop positioning device carried by the frame of the machine and movable thereon into the path of the column stops to hold the stops while the stop bar and carriage move independently thereof, the movement of said stop positioning means into and out of co- OPBIMBIXG relation with the column stops being under control of said releasing means.

21. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops each having a relative adjustment along said bar, cooperative key controlled tabulator stop mechanism carried by the frame of the machine, and -a stop positioning device carried by the frame of the machine to the right'of said key controlled tabulator stop mechanism and movable into and out of the path of the column stops so that the stops may be grouped against said positioning device and held relatively to the frame of the machine while the column stop bar and carriage move independently thereof.

22. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops each having a relative adjustment along said bar, and also having a movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, locking means to lock the stops against relative movement along the bar, releasing means carriedby the frame of the machine for effecting a transverse movement of the column stops to release them from their locking means, key

controlled tabulator stop mechanism carried by the frame of the machine and cooperative with the column stops, and a stop positioning device carried by the frame of the machine to the right of' said key controlled tabulator stop mechanism and movable into and out of the path of the released column stops so that the stops may be grouped against said positioning device and held relatively to the frame of the machine while the column stop bar and carriage move independently thereof.

23. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops'each mounted for rel ative adjustment along said bar and for movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, a cam carried by, the

out of cooperative relation with said stops and operative to effect a transverse movement thereof, a stop positioning device mounted on the frame of the machine for movement into and out of the path of the column stops, and means whereby a moveframe of the machine and movable into and v ment of' the cam into cooperative relation with the stops is effective to move the stop positioning device into the path of the column stops, so that the latter after they leave the cam may be brought into cooperation with the positioning device to be held thereby wltile the column stop bar and carriage continue their movement independently of the stops.

24. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a

series of column stops each mounted for relative adjustment along said bar and for movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, a cam carried by the frame of the machine and movable into and out of cooperative relation with said stops and operative to effect a transverse movement thereof, a stop positioning device mounted on the frame of the machine for movement into and out of the path of the column stops, means whereby a movement of the cam into cooperative relation with the stops is effective to move the stop positioning device into the path of the column steps so that the latter after they leave the cam may be brought into cooperation with the positioning device to be held thereby while the column stop and carriage continue their movement in onedirection independently of the stops, and a second stop posi tioning device movable at will into the path of the stops so as to hold the stops while the stop bar and carriage may continue their movement in the opposite direction independently of the stops.

25. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column stops'mounted for relativeadjustment along said bar, two positioning devices which are spaced apart and are operative on opposite sides of the series of column stops, one of said positioning devices operating to hold the series of stops relatively thereto in one direction and the other positioning device 7 stops mounted for relative adjustment along of column stops, one of said positioning de vices operating to hold the series of stops relatively thereto in one direction and the other positioning device operating to hold the stops relatively thereto in the opposite direction, and means operable at will to bring either of the positioning devices into cooperative relation with said column stops, the column stops and positioning devices being carried one by the carriage and the other by the frame of the machine.

, 27. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, a series of column said bar, means for locking the column stops relatively to said column stop bar and against relative adjustment, means for releasing the stops from their locking means, two independently movable positioning devices which are spaced apart to receive the entire series of column stops between them and are operative on opposite sides of the series of column stops, one of said positioning devices operating to hold the released stops relatively thereto in one direction and the other positioning device operating to hold the released stops relatively thereto in the opposite direction, and means operable at will-to bring either of the positioning de vices into cooperative relation with said column stops, the column stops and positioning devices being carried one by the carriage and the other by the frame of the machine.

28. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a ear riage, a column stop her carried thereby, a series of column stops mounted for relative adjustment along said column stop bar, two stop positioning devices carried by the frame of the machine, said positioning devices being spaced apart to receive the entire series of column stops between them, and means for moving said positioning devices into and out of cooperative relation with the column stops, each of said positioning devices being adapted to hold the column stops against movement in one direction while a relative movement between the column stop bar and column sto s may be effected.

29. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops mounted for relative adjustment along said column stop bar, two stop positioning devices carried by the frame of the machine, said positioning devices being spaced apart to receive the entire series of column stops-between them, and means for moving said positioning devices into and out of cooperative relation with the column stops, each of said positioning devices being adapted to hold the column stops against movement in one direction while the column stop bar and carriage move independently thereof and one of said positioning devices also acting as a tabulator stop.

30. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a

series of column stops each mounted for relative adjustment along saidcolumn stop bar and for movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, locking means for locking the stops in their adjusted positions', releasing means for efiecting a transverse'movement of the stops to free them from their locking means, two stop positioning devices carried by'the frame of the machine and movable thereon into and out of the path of the column stops, said positioning devices being spaced apart to receive the entire series of column stops between them, means controlled by said releasing means for moving-one of said positioning devices into the path of the released stops, and separate means for moving the other of said positioning devices into the path of the column stops.

81. In a typew'riting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops each mounted for relative sliding adjustment along said column stop bar and for movement in a plane which extends transversely of the bar, looking means for locking the stops in their adjusted positions, releasing means for effecting a transverse movement of the stops transversely to free them from their locking means, by the frame of the machine and movable thereon into and out of the path of the column stops, said positioning devices being spaced apart to receive the entire series of column stops between them, one of said positioning devices being a tabulator stop which ordinarily acts as such, and means for moving said tabulator stop into the path of the column stops when the latter are in the released position so that the tabulator stop may act as a positioning device.

32. In atypewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationlof a carriage, a series of column stops movable into two stop positioning devices carried and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such positions, a cooperative key controlled tabulator stop, and means whereby the tabulator stop may bebrought into cooperative relation with the column stops whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position. t

33. In a typewrit-ing machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such positions, means which look the column stops on the parts which carry it and against relative adjustment when the column stops are in the operative position and which are freed from such locking means when the stops are in the inoperative position, a cooperative key controlled tabulator stop, and means whereby the tabulator stop may be brought into cooperative relation with the column stops whether the latter are'in the operative or inoperative position. l

34. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such positions, a cooperative key controlled tabulator stop, and means whereby the tabulator stop may be given varying extents of movement .to operative position and may thus be brought into cooperative relation with the column stops whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position.

35. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such positions, cooperative denominational stop mechanism including a key controlled decimal stop, and means whereby the decimal stop may be brought into cooperative rela-' tion with the column stops Whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position.

36. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such posi- .tions, means which look the column stops on the part which carries them and against relative adjustment when the column stops are in the operative position and which sto s are freed from such locking means when t e stops are in the inoperative position, denomination stop mechanism cooperative with said column stops, said denomination stop mechanism including a key controlled decimal stop, and means whereby said decimal stop may be brought into cooperative relation with the column stops whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position.

37 In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carvriage, a series of column stops movableinto and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of;

such positions, a cooperative key controlled tabulator stop, and means where-' by the tabulator stop may be given varying extents of movement to operative position and may then be brought into cooperative relation with the column stops whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position, said means for bringing'the tabulator stop into cooperation-with the column stops comprising two keys operatively connected with said tabulator stop, one extent of movement of the tabulator stop being effected under controlof one key-and adifi'erent extent of movement of the tabulator stop being effected under control of the other of saidkeys. I

38. In a typewriting machineand tabulating mechanism, the combination of==-a carriage, a series of column stops movable into and out ofoperative osition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of such positions, means which lock the column stops on the part which carries them and against relative adjustment when the column stops are in the operative position and. which stops are freed from such locking means when w the stops are in the inoperative position, a cooperative key controlled tabulator stop, and means whereby the tabulator stop may be given varying extents of movement to operative position and may thus be brought into cooperative relation with the column stops'whether the latter are in the operative or inoperative position, said means for bringing the tabulator stop into cooperation with the column stops comprising two keys operatively connected with said tabulator stop, one extent tmovement of the tabu lator stop being efi'ect'ed under control of one key and a different extent of movement of the tabulator stop being effected-under control of theother of said keys.

39. In a typewriting machine'and tabulating mechanism, the combination'of a carriage, a'series of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely 1n either of 'suchpositions, cooperative denominational stop mechanism includlng a key controlled decimal stop, and means whereby'the decimal stop into cooperative relation with the 001- of New York, in thecounty of New York, *umn stops when the latter are in the operaand State of New York, this llth'day of 10 tive position and an actuation of the other May, A. D. 1912.

of said keys will bring the decimal stop into 5 cooperative relation With the column stops- I CHARLES SMITH .When the latter are in the inoperative -posi- Witnesses: tion. E. M. WELLS,

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city M. F. HARNWEHER.