US1113227A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

Description

C. F. LUIDEBIEIRG.`

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DBU. 2, 1909.

1 1 1 3,227. Patented '006;"13, 1914.

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. o. P'. LUN-DEBERG. TYPEVWBITING MACHINE. V AAPPLIOAIIN FILED DBO. .2,'1-909. Ll 1; 3,227. Y Patented Oct. 13,'1914.

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emile STM-ES PATENT -Y CARL F. LUNDEBERG WRITER COMPANY, oFNnWYonK, n,

Application filed December 2, 1908. 'Serial No'. 530,904.

T @ZZ whom it may' concern Be it known thatl, CARL F. LNDEBERG,

` a citizen of Athe-United States, residing in Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ot Connecticut, liave'invented certain new and useful improvements in Typel/Vritine' Machines, of whiehthc following is a specification.

yThis intention relates to paper-iieeding and gaging devices for vtypewriti'ngV ma# cliines, and particularlytliose .equipped for ward feed ofthe paper if d esire't,=

A'Winding or unwinding. of4 the tally billing, inl which it is desired to insert each` ,separately'entered on the tally strip; `oronly between the entries of total lamounts oit the tally strip,

One feature of the invention is to impirove and simplify the tally strip feeding mechanism, and render it more reliable in operation, whereby the operator can eontrol the trip simultaneously with the4 forwarder back- 1'0- tating the plat-ea forward or baekwarfil, to make correctionsjor to enable theopera'tor to line-space .the paperaiidftallystrip' byhand. The feeding mechanism is also made compact and simple, and easily and quickly ,oi'ie'itated-.v I may effect' this by directly connectingtlie winding spool of the tally-strip mechanism and the. platen by means of gears, so thatfrota'tion of thepla'tenv in one v direetion will wind the tally strip, in vthe opposite direction will ldraw 'on the "fwound up tally istrip so as .lto unwind it,. meansbeing interposedv between the platen and spool for, enabling the rotation ofithe plate-n 'and' spool independently.

Another feature of tlieyinvention' is` to improye and simplify the tally vstrip 'meeha-v easily placed and removed. 1"iiiay`fe'ect 4',:tl'iis by mounting gudgeons "in the' opposite oF Han'rronn, CONNECTICUT, Assieivonro Uiiipniiwoon frfrfnfj AY., n ooneonnrion os-NnwiJnR-SE;

` rrPE-wnitrine MACHINE.-

Specieati'onof Letters Patent.

. gudgeons being i'etractable,t o,perini sidesof the roll-supporting iframe to enter Patent-ea eee 1:;

the opposite ends of', tlieipape'r. A rollsg.

t them: sertion and removal offt'he rollsmniit'gle'aet oneof the gudgeons may be rotatablewand lhas means for turning the 'roll Above the platen may be inouiitedapapei gaging device providedwith ,gagespforuthe leading and side edges ofthe paper, ith'ere by when the. usual pressure rolls, aref'i'eleased or cast off, oneoi'inoie slieetsfnia'y be introduced around the platen aiidmadi j usted to the gages s that the irst itenifand amount, and all succeeding items yand amounts Written thereon shall appear :in alinenient upon the written bill, v evt-:n though 'the latter is Withdrawn" and inserted between the writing @f each it-enel", i 4 Another feature of the`inveiition 'is te iin? pijove,' si'1nplify and lreffider "morevl acfcuiate the papergaging mechanism, so thatftiefr maybe no obstruction t`o`the'operatoi"s view ofthe paper. This object may be 'obtained by providing a gage to overhang the tablet when the paper is to' be aliiied, but normally lying behind the tablet 'wl iere it 'is' out .of the way. The gage may be thrown into and -outofetfective position by. the usual 'pressure roll release key.

A further object is to improye paper ,gaging mechanism whereby the operator'ean easily obtain fine adjustments of' thepaper relative' to the printing line, to print-onth'e 'linesof ruled sheets, for Vinstanc This ad- ;vant'age may beV obtained"byfshiftably vmounting the paper#arresting4 grage, so that the adjustment of a lei/ier willithro','wl -tlie gage'away from or towardI the printing-line to yaryfthe'distance between the and 'printing'l line, as required, -ineaiisibeing'fprol vided for detainingl the gage' -iri 'a'tlustd position, The gage ismaintained' 'parallel 'with the' printing line att-all times.L ff -f`' The paper 'gaging meehanism -inybejadjustable fromendto 'en d of vthe'-platen'ffor sheets of diiferent widtlis,"a clip'oi'Vlockir-igJ device, including' a pair bf c'ontract'ilejaws, being carried by the mechanism and biting upon a guide rod to releasablyfdetain 'the mechanism in adjusted? position'- aga inst'f'adis' placement ineither directiomj-rTher-jaws when lsfpi'eczed' together to release fthe fred, constitute a handle Whereby-.to'slide fthe pa per- Qa eine mechanism-:along 1 the platen;

By causing the right hand edges 'ofgthebill f, register witn-"the'iiight hand edge 'of the 4' 1.1y-: st;rip, through thepaper-gaging mechand by the zinsertion 'of a vcarbon @aber between ,th --bljl'and strip, the.=oper {ttor-enters the ani rectly leenea-th eachother on thef-bills and tallys tirip.-v Gtherfeatures and advantagesA will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanymg .strike writing n1achine, showing -one embodiment omy invention applied thereto, parts l 'being broken away to show theconnection between the pressure roll release key,.t he paper-arresting gage,z ,jand the tally-strip feeding mechanism Fig. 2.`is an end view.' of the tally strip frame,- the full lines show# ing iterected for use,'the dottedlines indieating. its folded position. Fig'. 3'is a front lView of the tally strip devices, parts being shown'in section to illustrate the roll-suppqrting mechanism'v andthe tally strip feedingmeehanism. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveyiew of the tally strip eedingmechainiszn,v Figs. -and G are detail views of the release. key-actuatedpawl vfor `feeding the leased, showing the-pawl in and out'of use, respectiyelyf .'Fig. '7 is a detail perspective view bf. the' clutch interposed between the platen-'and the windingI spool, the parts bedisassembled. Figs. 8 'and 9 are detail erqssseeti nal views taken at right anglesto each other; of the clutch mechanism, show-A 10 land-"1.1 are `similar=views oithe clutch nechanisni, show-1n the clutch in idle or released positiong- -F1g.`.12 is a detail rear per-L msm", showingthe-.f-paper-arresting gage in 'elevated position. .Fi-gs.-13 and .14-are detailedge .views of thechp ineffective posiandlever connection between .the gage ,Sections whereby the gage isadjus'ted toward srrifmmshrrntin igifljeS-atde-L A u on the bills and tally eheets simultaneously.

portance for the appearance of the bills and.

n tlie latter maybe added ati drawings, Figure 1 A 1s a perspective view of the platen and pla-ten r'ameof an'Underwood type of front-l Fig "16 is a l Fig'. 18 isa detail rear view. of' Ythpapeiitablet' and its gage, showing the 'Fig. 22 is'an endection between -the -1 the pressure rolls -detailcross-sectionalview showing theltally sitiontthe`rol'l being released.v d

naledjin a platenframe. 3. Theplaten is 'linelspacedf by a lever-driven slide 4 to ratchet' 6.on the axle 2.v

'surace of the 'platen 1,' .and are cast oil? .to a. cranll() .journaled in the platen frame 12'on'a rockshaft 1 3jour naled beneath the platenan'd having a-ts 14=engaged`by the surerolls 7, '8.x To-cast'off the rolls', the reto. bring. the unreduced periphery thereof between'theadjacent'ends of the lever arms 15,'thereby separating thelatter against the Atension of-springs 16,. as shown -in Fig- 22. The leading end ofxa tally strip 34 is infV serted in a slit 39' (F`ig;.- 3)v in a winding spool 35 fixed upon shaft 21,-having knobs 38. Adriving. gear meshes, with an. idlegear 41, which in turn .meshes with a driving gear 42 on the winding-shaft 21. 1

The operator can, by. rotating the platen forward, turn Athe spool 35 to wind the strip as theA work sheet is advanced, while the 'backwardrotationof the platen will pull er1-and unwind the lstrip as' the work sheet is fed backward. i v

'To enable the rotation' of. the platen-inxdependently'of the Atally strip devices, and vice versa,- the -gear 42 is loose on winding shaft 21, and. is secured to-a clutch rneinber 43. .This loosecluteh i'nemberhas a flange or drum 43 encircling a disk, 44 fast fon the -windin'g shaft-21 and havinga cut-away-.or cam portion 45 constituting ,with-the -flange 43"', thewa-lls ot'a racewayfan .which is lo cated ball or roll 46 of greaterg'diainetex thanfthe throat of; the 'racewa`y, and noi'- mally pressed between theconverging suraces loya'springA 4 7. .Rotation of the driver -gear 4 2 andiiange43 in 4only one Adirection viz., ,the direction of the varrow, Fig. 8,'wil cause the outer surface 43a to'froll the bal ,46..farthertup on the high'f-pointfof thecan '.45lethns. closing lthe clntchto ytransmit :th: rotary motion ofthe, platen tothe winding -"'shaft4 and-spoo l 'everserotation of th dfvmjsees ...Lillie-ball .ont @fill 'O 'and' 21 -are front and 'Y espectively, showingv aintaining the Vgage 'and the "paper-arresting' gage.. Fig.- 23 `is a' strip roll-holding gudgeons in retracted po'- wliicliis pivoted'. a pawl 5, engaging a- The usualfeedjrolls 7,' 8 engage .the-under;

rom. th e platenz-by'" a-releasekey 9 secured 3.. link- 11 connects crank 10 with a crank endsois-lever armsA 15 svi-ipporting the'- pres-y lease key 9 is depressed to rock thfeshaft 13,.

-on the platen axle- Ajplaten'l is carriedmby an axle 2'jour@ throat, -and lnomotio'n ywif'ill hev imparted to the'windingshaft.

ofiffha'zmilif'eemy be .bereitete-fat' 46e, to

' 1I-facilita@fhereieasing notiert-of the 605th' 49.

relai-fumariefrendeee: inoperative by 'hal-M1554, andenlgaging. disk anism:v "At Fig; 6 the pawl 6l is shown as held" by-its spring infa position .of'disusei sojthitthe key- 9 A-ca'nlne-operated without-feeding tion, it will be' seen'tliat 'everytime 'the A4o the strip.'

by pawl 6l, each time the pressure rollsfarejv cast off toinsert a new sheet, will- Causeithe ,knopy offene sheet on.the.- striptof bejsepa' lated. fromthe' copy. of the nefxti'byf a bla-'nk A- v mgmechanismgns employedjin connection With th'e'tally s tripm-e'chanism, such vmech a..-

s t rip frameinay be. foldablef to' eeonomize sp'iCej-When--the I'nalune ijsinot 1n nse'fand 'tending. .between the ends of .the platen frame; and a roll-carryingsection 2O. piti-.

otally conneoted'to the base; Winding shaft 2 1'm'aygbejournaled-'in the base sect-ion 17 -60 thefroll carrying section 42O pivoted' Vthereon 'to/swing. over and 4down upon-.the platen' tvhenfthe I'naohine isnot. inu se,-asjshown 1n.

"tween the" sdes of the'rollffclarrying section '20? othetallfystripfrfmdand entering the gud'geons'are munted and' are retractable "into hollo'wbearing'boxes 28,28** on the sides oi the 1ame, to' release' the rolls E25. The gudgeoneare withdrawnby knobs 29.

i Fonconvenienee in'plaeing the'roll or re- `Ino tlingit,1 on'e ofthe gudgeons 26 is' yieldi ingljt! detained out A of use', by a4 springpressedzdetent .30"-p rojecti ng into the box 28 to -lfie on. one 'side' 'or the other of'a collar 31 said detent lo'oksfthe dgeon 'inv Working position?.

endjof-th'f roll is pressed" by aspring 33,

.and carries a-.disk S25-"Which pr .e sses the 'roll a 'against' the', .opposite" si de of the frame; projdii'ng-ja slight -friet'fionl between the paper 12011; andthe frame tfo preyent `overthroW. -of .,thepaper roll or 4to prevent thes'trip from.

flineoiling" 'from :the -roll faster than it is Wound onthe Windingspooh The disk-has .-f -Thej'diskgspurs'and inner endof4 the ygud'- geen, wheny Withdrawn to v release the roll,` areaccommodated m-fthe enlarged innerl end .j Tally` stripjfmechanisms. are usually emvl ployedrwhen writing out 'hills or statements, so" as; .t'o provide. cheek, 'on the-bills and 'aiird' ya reord of theA dayfs' busir iess', the various 'am'fiintsentered ontlietall'y striporder t'o -faeilitate Stich addition andmore- 'over to p rop'erlyfa'line' the bills or statements afterv insertion iI 1"the machine paper 'gagoffthebill-'andof the t'allystrip. to be regis-v 'tere'dso that:` the-:amounts -maylbeentered on nismalso' permitsthe .alinemen't o .the se'veralitems' on :the-bill even thoughV the latter-- i'sremoved and?. reinserted after'every item,

:fpaper gage 63, associated with'a p'aper;s11p-.

porting tablet 64 carried by' brackets 65 slidably mounted on thegilide rod-19 to permit 'the' tablet and gage to be shifted longitudinally of the platen, to accommodate sheets OJdiferent-Wid'th's andtobe moved over or right hand edges off the bill v-and tallystrip,

'ifdesired The gage' 63, by which the' 411pl per edge of the'paperrS is straightened fwhile the pressure roll-s 7, 8 are castfoi", is"

normally in inaccessible or inedective position beneath-the" tablet, but is shiftableinto*-v thepath ot' the upper orleading edge Aof the operator to'gadjust the leading edge of the paper, after which the gage-is-dropped. ,back

of the-paper tablet, vwhereit does not'. ob struct the paper,for the -operatorsview of"- vThe gage 63 .is pivoted to the paper tabletat 66, and is pressed forward to` overhang the outer-sloping` face of the tab` the paper.

let,.by, afspring 67. vThe gage rests 'against .a stop' 68 on the. tablet. Upon depressing the release. key .9, tli'eroclrv shaft 13 .is';"r'.o tated. to castoffithe pressure rolls.7, 8, and

also,to swing. a crank 69. (Figi) connected by a link 70. to an arm 71 on afroclr shaft 72- having a V 'endivise. lVhen brought to the desired po-.

'journaled in the brackets 65, and linger-.73 splined -thereon.

T he .linger '73 'lies'. adjacent an armlor. plate 76 on the gage, and when the' key 9gi s' depressed,'the inger'is rocked 'upward,fas

' shown in' Figs. r15 -and'22, to .permit the.' lspring 6T to throw the gage 63. into Loperative position, simultaneously With there. lease ofthe pressure'. rolls,- freeing4 the sheetl B5 'and allowing it to. be` adjusted; against"- the' gage '63; The cylindrical' portions 'of shaftl mechanically hold the. armsjl apart against tension oit'. springs 16, the key- 9F is heldl depressed, and hence the 1 gage is. heldin Working posit1on-- 'Ihereturn of? 'thekey '9 rocks .thelinger against the-arm 'fto swing' the gage 63 backofzth'e' tablet 64,'as shown in Figs; 1 and' 17.- The finger 78 is connected to slide Withjthe'bra'eket 6.5..

ofthe paper gaging mechanism. on 4theslia'ft .72, to maintain. azioperative relation" with f vshaft-operating.mechanism and loose on the the arm 7 6.

'.lzhe gagev .is adjustable toward andi-from the printing line, so that'a ruled line on the sheet can' be brought 'tothe printing-line simultaneously with the engagement of 'the'.

I leading edge of the paper andthe gage.

eo'. gage sectionis rictionally'held at any point' The Aguage is `madein sections, `the lower one (io which is pivotally secured to 'thetabi let, -at 66,' the remaining ,section`6 3 .be ing adjustably connected to the pivoted section,

as by armstor levers '77, connecte'dby-a linkl 7S to rockin unison. By swinging the handle 79 on one of the levers', the gage section is I raised or lowered relatively .to the tablet and the printingline, .as shown in 1,12,

16 and .18, to effect fine variations Aand a'd-.f

justments of the pap-H85. The adjustable .in adjustment by-a spring clasp 80 on-the "pirated section 6.6,"shown-in Figs. 20 and' paper, Where. it is .accessible to permit the.'

tain the *gage 63 parallelwith the printingline throughout its range of adjustment."

' The' tablet carries a side gage' 64 byf.

which the vside edge of the lpaper 85 is almed, ,and the' adjustment along the' platen widths. To releasably `lockfthe tablet and.

gage at any-point intheir adjustment along vthe platen," I. provide the connecting 4bar 81 of the brackets 65 Ywith a 'clip comprisingza ipair of jaws'82 having apertures 83 slightly larger in 'diameter than the diameter. of the rod v 19- which passes throughthe apertures, as vshown in Fig. 15; The jaws .tend to diverge or 'spread apart fromeach other and hence 'tobite or jam on th rod '19 and pre- Vent end wise .movement of. the paper-gag-- `ingmecha n igsm in either direction. To release the mechanism, the jaws are pinched er 'drawn together bythe lips 8e carried by the l AThe lips constitutea handle whereby the paper-gaging mechanism can be vshifted sition',i.t. is only necessary to release the lips,

-a-ndagain grip thefguide rod 19.

. Varia-tions maybe resorted. to within the improvements -Inay' Abeuse'd Without others, as' for instancethe paper gagmg device may be'employed 'without 'the-tally. strip dex-ice scope of the 'invent-ion, and portions of the Having'fthus. described my invention, v I I C121'111.. 1. lIn 'aj typeW-riting machine, the combinationWithfa platen, of tailystrip mechanism having awinding spool secured to a the clutch including an 'inner-'member fast ,on the s haft,.'an. outerv jawdriven from the shaft',;an element interposed betweenjtne fast' and loosezmenibers for connecting and disconnec'tlng them as the loose 'member 1s 'rotatable shaft., a shaft-.operating.mechanism -llncludinga train of gears extending trom rotated one 'direct-ion or 4the other, and means fordisplacmgthe:interposed clement relative tothe-jaws vto permit theindepend- .ent rotation 'of the platen and winding. spool 1in either direction.

j '2; -In a 'typewriting machine, the' combina'- tionfwith a tally strip mechanism -having alWinding spool secured to a rotatable shaft, of ashaft-operating mechanism and a clutch vinterposed hetWe'r-iithe shaftlopcrating mechanism and the' shaft, the .clutch including an. inner member vfast on the-shaft, an 'oute'r member driven freni the .simili-operating mechanism and loose on the shaft, :inclement interposed betuecfi'tho fasi' and loose moni- .beis for connecting 5 and disconnecting theml as the loose member is' rotated in'o'ne direc# tion'or thepther," means lfor"displacing the v -fZi "iiwt'ki" interposed element relative' to the av-vs to permit l'the independent rotation of the s h'aft, and platen, 'aship'per for shifting the clutchf engaging means, andaspring against Whose tension'the clutch-engaging means is lshifted and held by ,the shipper when maintaining the jaws unco-upled, said shipper being ine-` chanically heldin Working position.

15 i pendent or synchronous rotationof the winding s haft'and ofthe platen in one direction and independent-rotation in the other direcTY Q3. In a typei'vriting machine, the 'combina- 'tionwith a platen and a tally strip mechanism havin 'a Windingspool secured to a rotatablefsha of a train' of gearing extending fi'oitheplaten to the tally strip mechanism, and a clutchidevice interposed between the Vgearing and the spool to permit indef 4'. -In a typewriting machine, the conibination With a .platenjfraind of a foldable -tally strip; frame incliidinga base section relea-s# -ablysecured to the platen f ra'nie, a. Winding shaft rotatably journaled 'in the base section, -a second' section: mounted to swing on the Windingshaft, a Winding spool on the shaft,

meansfor mechanically turning the shaft, Aa

paper jspoolfjournaled in. the swinging section, and [means .for` arresting 'the throw of the'sivingingsectionrelative to the base secv tion when erectnig the frame.

5. In a typeWriting-machine, the combinah tion With-a platen, of a' paper-supporting tablet, a sectional paperarresting gage pivotal'ly mounted, yielding means tending to throw the gage into 'effective position rela- .tively tothe leading' edge of the paper Upon the tablet, and detaining. means normally Ina'itaining the gage-in ineffective position relativel-yto the lead-ingv edge of the paper. 6. In a-typewrit'ing machine, the combination with aplaten, p'ressiire rolls therefor, tall-y strip devices, anda keyforcastingo and restoring tl'ie"` pressure rolls, and for feeding the' tally. strip, lolf-a paper-support? ing tablet,' pivotally'inounted gage for' .alining the leading edge` of thev paper, 'a deviceito'swiug the gageinto position 'and hold it there while the key is"dep'i 'essed.

tablet on which the ,leading edge cf the paper lies subsequent to. its introduction :into the rn'iachine, a. spring-pressed" shifting" gage' tending' to overhang the tablet to arrest and v'enable the operator to stiaight'enthe leading A edge l of the sheet, an .arm carried by the gage, and ay device free from said arm when the gage isin effective position, but normally.

adapted to engage said arni to Withdraw the gage. A'

tion with a platen, of a 4paper supporting tableton which the leading end of the paper may liesubsequent-v tol its introduction into- '7. 'In' a typeivritinginachine, the combina# Ition With a. platen, of aJpaper-supporting 8. In aV typewriting machine, the coinbinathe machine, a spring-pressed shifting. gage' tending to overhang-the tablet to arrest and `toenable the operator tostraighten 4vthelea'd?` ing edge of thesheet, an arm on said gage,

and a ingeradapted to engageljsaid arm to. hold the gage normally, in ineffective position, but adapted to be.'witlidraivn to erinit I the spring to swingthegage to e ective position.

- 9. Ina typ'eWi-itingy machine, the combination with a platen, of a paper-supporting` tablet adapted to be overlaidl by the forii'ard end ofthe sheet, a gage pi'votally sup por-ted and spring pressed about 'its' pivot to position to overhang' the tablet or 'to rock' "behind'tlie latt'er out of the Way of the advancing sheet,- said gage Vbeing' adapted to bc rocked to one or the other-of its positions.

10'. Ina typewriting machine, the conv.

bination Wit-ha platen, of a pressure' roll -ing'tab'let, a spring-actuated gage pivoted' to the tablet and slii.1fj' tableinto and out of the path' of the leading-edge of the. paper,

afstop .for arresting the gage, and mechaiiisni for throwing the gage 4to ineffective position.

l2. In a typewriting machine, thecom- -b'ination with a platen, of a paper-supporting tablet adjustable along 'the platen,` a pa erf-arresting pivoted, spring-pressed gagev shiftable* relatively to the tablet, means Whereby-"'tlie gage maylbe shifted to effec'- tive'or'in'eifecti've position, a rotatable'shaft for actuating theshiftingmeans, the latter -slidable on, the shaft and 'adapted to enf gage the'gage shifting means iu' any p'osition of tablet'adjustment and means whereby the shaft may be rotated.

"13. VIn' -af typewriting machine, the cour binationWith a platen, p ress u re rolls therefor, and 'finechanism'inchiding a key `vfor casting oil' fand.' restoring the pressure rolls,v of a paper-Supporting'j'tablet adjustable endWise of. the platen, a papeikai'resting',

lgage Vsli'iftab'le"relatively to the tablet, and

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gage-sliiftingf'mechanism between the pressure roll mechanismz and the tablet, said gage-shifting mechanism including .a "rw 'tatable shaft, a finger vforvcontrolling the positionof the gag the finger being splined on the shaft, and en arm on thegage engagedbythe finger for effecting the shifting of the gage.

14.- In a'ftypewriting machine, vthe coni- 'relative to theprinting line, andasprin'g adapted to press said gage into paperfsquar-.-

. ing 'position parallel with the. lprinting vline..-

i. 15. In atypewriting-"macliine, the com.- blnation-with a "platen 'and its frame, offa:

paper adjusting tablet'A over the plate'n, f'a

, paper squaringggagecarriedby'said' tablet -fra'me to' effect fine adjustments'of the.' pa-'p er. ,A

relativeA to 4'the printing "line,- a springl adapted to' press 4said.'gagelnto papersquar-- j ingposition parallel .Withthe printing line,f;

a guide rod, 'anda .device for maintaining said 'platen in any-position along. said rod. .l

16. In'sa 'type'writing' machine, the com-. binationwith. a platen, and fa paper. supporting tablet, .of a paper squa'ringfgage shiftablymounted'on said ltablet to permit f adjustment'of the-'leading'.edge ofg'asheet offpa'per whereby the sa id' sheet maybe' straightened, additional means-wherebyne adjustments 'of the paper relative -to' the printix'ig line' ma ybe effected', fand-means 'i automatically "o'ding said gage parallelwith' the 'printing-line. i '1 bination with a platen andi a' paper-sf p-' porting tablet, of a gage 'shiftable relatively to the tablet for permitting squaringofthe leading ledge of. the paper, pivotally sup-- ported levers connected to the -'gage, and

meansfor shifting' the edge partofthe gage relative l to the tabletl -vvhereb'y' inefadjustments of the paper relativelylto the 'printf. latter having a guide rodbetween its" ends, "and a paper'v gaging'mechanisrn includingl a Aside -ga,g;e for the side edge ofthe paper, ad'- 1 justable lalong the rod, of al clip carried byl ing line 'may be effected. l

18. In a typevvriting 'machine, thei'eo'mfbination with a platen and a paperrSl'lpi' .porting tablet,- of a gage shiftablyxc'one.

nected with the tablet for permitting ad-'1 -justment of' the leading edge, of the4 paper,

pivotally-supported levers connected to the 45.

'gage a linh connecting the levers,'and

handle for swinging 'the levers to shift the eiectivev edge part of the gage toward-,and

y from thepruting line.

19. In a typevvriting machine, the combination with a platen, feedrolls therefor,

'mechanism including a key for casting O and restoring the rolls, and a paper. sup' 1 porting tablet, of a paper-adjusting gage Y mechanism :operated by the key to' permit',

shiftably-mounted on the tablet, pivotally supported levers .connected At0 the gage,

l the gage to move to working position, orto Withdravf the gage to permit advance of' the paper, and separate mechanism for' shifting the gage relatively to the 'tablet whereby' fine adjustments of the 'gage rela- I tively to the printingline may beeifected.

v2O. In a typewriting mach1ne,'the' combi-'- natinnwith a platen and apapei'lsupprtv'ir 1gt; let, ofa paper-adjusting gagemountg"sitionf 'behind the paper," as' 1t isadvanced 111 'the rod.

including a paper-s11pporting edlen.; thef tablet, pivotally vsupported levers 'connected tothe gage, and .means to insure parallel-*motion of the gage'l'toward 'and from one edge' of the tablet.

212' In Ia.typew'rfitingf machine, nation with lplaten and .-a pape -ing' tab'let,` of' a paper-adjustingg '.ablyfpivote'd' -on ,the tablet Aand 'having' one ".edge'iadjustable to :have 'a parallel' motion 'toward and from one edgel of' the tablet and' levers for effecting said adjustmentrf 22, Ina 4typewriting machine, the. combi.- na'tion witha" platen'a paper gaging mech- .a-n1sm,'j comprising 'a frame' .carrying 'a tabedge ofthe paper-, and-l a guide. rod relative .to vvhieh'the'-rame' is s lid-able,"of a pair of -sprlngac'tuated jaws jon the frame, lm ,ving

apertures'. throughvvl'iich the rod'passes, the

nation with a platen 'and platen frame havfing* a? guide j.rod,. a. 'paper. aging mechanism adjustable on the rod and gage, off av c'lip A carriedA by 1the ,paper-gaging avinga. side edge mechanism for'A maintaining'. the mechanism in adjusted position, comprising a 'plurality 'of 'divergent 4spring actuated f jaws. `bit-ing i'1 1"3'on1 the rod to- 4prevent displacement A of the mechanism in either direction, and means for releasing the' jaws constituting' a handle for 'slidingthe mechanism along the rod.

' 24.111 a typewriting machine, thecombif n'ationfwith'a platen and platen frame, the

the paperv gagingmechanism to maintain it in adjusted position, cornprlsing 'a vplurality of. jaws having apertures through-Which the' -rod passes, the jawsnormally inclined relativel-yto. each other" to-biteupon the rod, and lips .carried by the'jaws by which they when adju'sting'th'e paper' 'gaging mecha'- nism, .the lips forming a vhandle by which toadjustl the' lpaper-gagin'g mechanism on .25. In a visible typewriting machine,'the combination vWith a platen, tof a paper-gag-v ing mechanism located above theplaten and tablet onto Which'the f 1eading edge ofthe paper isvi'ed, a shift'able l gage to -Which the 'leading edge .let having ai gage atj one 'lend for the side jajvsbeing'fyieldinglyretained in 'divergent 1 *position t'o" bite -upon' the odand lprevent 'displacement of' .the tablet' in' 7either direc- T231 ,'I'n .a 'typewriting machine, 'the combiv may. beV drawn together-to release the rod othe'paper may be adjusted, and a gage vengaggging device no'nmallyA in engagement lWithisaigdgage, but movable out of engageiilent therewith when'the 'gage 'is ineffective position, 'for holding saidgage normally out tif-effective position .may Abe l shifted to a po.-

a sheet may be adjusted, and a single keyV for effecting the casting o and restoration of the rolls relatively to the platen, the feedingof the tally strip and for swinging the gage behind the tablet out of the path of the leading edge of the sheet', the gage being spring-pressed in to operative position.

27. In a typewriting mach-ine, the combination with a strip roll holder and a platen about which said strip passes, of a pressure roll cooperating with said platen, a tablet on 'which a sheet may lie, a gage for the sheet on the tablet normally behind the tablet, pivotally supported levers connected to the gage, and mea'ns for moving said pressure roll lto and from said platen, and means connected to said moving means arranged to move said .gage from and permit it to be moved into position to aline the sheet'.

28.. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a strip rollholder and a platen about which a strip passes from said holder, ofl a pressure roll cooperatingwith said platen, a .strip reel, driving means for said strip reel, a tablet on which a sheet may lie, a gage for the sheet lying behind *said tablet when said pressure roll is against the.

platen, and means for'causing said strip reel to wind and for enabling said gage tomove to operative'position when said pressure roll is released from said platen and means whereby the pressure roll may be released from the platen upon the insertion-of Ipaper into the machine.

29. Ina typewriting machine, the combi'- nation with a strip roll holder and a platen about which said strip passes, of a pressure roll coperating with said platen, a key for casting o said pressure roll, a strip reel, dis- 'engageable connecting means betweeny said strip reel andthe platen, and a drive for said strip reel for advancingl it when said key is operated 'to cast off said pressure roll.

30. In a typewri'ting machine, the conibination with a strip roll holder and a platen about which said strip passes, of a pressure roll cooperating with said platen, a 'key for casting off said pressure roll, a strip reel, a driving gear connection between said Strip reel and the platen, comprising a clutch which releases when said reel is advanced independently of the platen, and means for winding said strip operated by said key for casting o .said pressure roll.

3,1. In a typewriter, the combination with 'a platen and a feedroll, of a key for casting off said feed roll, a tablet on which paper may be lined up for the platen, a gage for said p aper constantly spring-pressed into operative position, means holding said gage in -ineffective position when said roll contacts with the platen, and .a connection from said key for releasing said holding means when the rolls are released from the platen.

39. In a typewriter, the combination' with a platen and a feed roll, of a key for casting off said feed roll, a tablet on which paper may be lined up for the platen, a gage for said paper constantly spring-pressed into operative position, said gage having an 'adjustable edge, means for holding said edge .at each end, a single arm for adjust-ing both ends at once, means holding said gage in ineffective position when said roll moves into contact with the platen, and a connection lfrom said key forv releasing said holding means when .the rolls ,are released from the platen.

In a typewriter, the combination -with a platen and afeed roll, of a key for casting ofi' said feed roll, a tablet on which lpaper may be lined up lfor the platen, a gage having an edge that is adjustable, for said paper means foradjusting both ends of said edge at once, and means for moving said gage into lposition as said roll is moved from ythe platen, and moving said gage to ineffective position when said roll moves into Contact with 'the platen.

34. In a typewriting machine the combination with -a'platen, of a tablet above the platen and a paper gage providedwith an adjustable edge part pivotally mounted on the platen, nandparallel arms on said edge part which are mounted in adjustable parallelism with the main part of the gage.

The combination of a removable platen, a feed' rollI therefor, a vkey to release said feed roll, a tally strip winding mechanism operablel simultaneously with the feed roll release, means whereby the tally strip winding mechanism may be released to run idle,

and meansconnecting the tally stripwind ing mechanism with the'platen to pull the tally -strip backward when the platen. is turned backward.

W. M. DYORKMAN, LYMAN D. BRoUGH'roN.

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