US1145599A - Adding and recording machine. - Google Patents

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ADDING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1909. 1,145,599, Patented July 6, 1915.

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HARRY LANDSIEDEL,"OE POPLARCBLUFF, MISSCURI, .ASSIG-NOR TO DALTON ADDING AonINEcoMPANY, :onsriLoUIs, MISSOURIQAPCORPORATION or MISSOURI.

Amine BAND nnconni xre MACHINE.

Be itknown thatI, HARRYLANDsIEnEma citizen of thefUnited states, residing at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Adding *aridl Recording Machine, of

which thefellowing isya specification.

Thisginvention relatesfto adding and recording machines of the cross carriage type, and it consists inf-the novel combination and arrangement of the. devices embodied therein as fully shown in the. accompanying drawings andfhereinafter described.

Another typeoit' machine to which this invention relates has been patented to Harry H. HelmicliinjLetters Patent of the United States No. 630,053, dated Aiigust 1, 1899,

and re-issued December 27, 1904, underNo.

12,296QAn advanced or improved type of this machine isydisclosed in anfapplication for acombined adding and writing machine filed by l-lnbertpHopkins January 24, 1902, having Serial Number 140,390, and eventuating in Patent No. 1,039,130, of September 24, 1.912. a y '1. a y

It is more specifically in combination with the l-Iopkinsmachine that this inventionis illustrated and described herein, though it will be obvious that it be embodied in any machine of the type referred to in which there is a movable pin carriage inwhich the numbers arefset up or represented through theaction. of keys or otherwise.

a One, object of the invention is to equip such a machine with a carriage of improved construction having number-representing devices, therein and guide-ways by which the number recording devices are properly guided and prevented i rominjurious vibra tions which sometimes result in ncorrect op erationofgthemachine. i

Another object is to pro tion witha carriage and the recording mechanism, tabulating devices -iinde r the control of the operator'whereby the carriagemaybe caused to move from its; idle or rest position to the position prev ously'o ccupiedby t adacent to the recordingdevices at 'asingle operation, the number-representing devices Me i c m ine-y I of Letters Patent. i a l 1 Patented July 6, 1915,

Applieatibn filedDecember2, 1909. Serial no. 530,949.

manipulation of the 'tabnlatingl mechanism whereby thecarrlage w ll'be causedto move automatically to proper; position for the opnismslto repeat saidnumber. a

A further object is to improveadding machines of the type which include a movable carrlage operation of which is necessary beeration of the recording or adding mocha fore theadding and recording mechanisms whereby, when the carriage is in one position, the 'tabulating mechanism may be operatedeffectively to release the escapement withotitsetting any of the tabulating stops, and when the carriage is in another position, ()peration of the tabulating mechanism will set one of the tabulating stops Without releasing the escapement.

Thereyare other objects to be attained by this invention than those specifically mentioned, all of which are intended to be made clear bythe following description, reference being made to the drawings.

@Figure l is'a side elevation of an adding and recording machine inv which my inventionhas been embodied, partsof the case being removed in order to disclose the con nections from the tabnlating key to the device controlled thereby. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine illustrating the automatic devices forrestoring the pinicarriag'e to idle; position after each numberhas been radded or recorded. Figs.

3 and 3 are specimens ofrecords performed :front of the carriage. Fig. 8isa rear b by such machine and illustrate the purpose v of the present invention. Fig. 4c is a vertical side elevation of a guide plate associated with the recording mechanism and the carriage. Fig.9 is a rear elevation of the carriage and the tabulating mechanism; Fig. 10 is a cross sectional view of the carriage.

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the tabulating stop devices. Fig. 121s a cross sectional view of the tabulating device taken on the line 1212 of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a similar View taken onthe line 13-13 of Fig. 11. t r r I j i The keys 10 are arranged in convenient relation at the front of themachine, having levers 11 projecting rearwardly and ter-' minating in a row from front to rear. The said keys are ten in number, there being one for each of the ten digits or figures. The rear end of each lever, except the one for 9 is provided with a vertical extension or hammer 12, above which the movable carriage 13 operates. Said carriage is supported on rails 14 by means of anti-friction rollers 15. Said rails extend transversely and the carriage travels thereon in its movement from order to order when the number keys are operated' The carriage is provided with projections 16 extending into channels or grooves in therails 14 and serving as retainers to prevent removal of the carriage from the rails.

As usual, the carriage includes a series of.

rows of pins 17 Said pins are actuated downwardly by springs 18, Fig. 10, but may be moved vertically to registering position by operation of the number-keys, the extensions or hammers 12 engaging the lower ends of the pins when the said keys are operated, thereby moving the pins to registering position. Sliding latch plates 19 are arranged in proper relation with the rows of pins, whereby when any pin is raised it will be supported in its raised position until another pin in the same row isoperated, whereupon the latch plate will be moved to release the first pin and to engage with and support the second pin. In the upper portion of the carriage the upper ends of the pins extend into grooves or channels 20 within which the heels 21 of the racks 22 travel whenoperated to record numbers set up in the carriage. The racks 22 in the present instance, just as in the Hopkins patent referred to, swing from the shaft 23 and are cooperatively related to type carriers 24 swinging from the same shaft and adding mechanism B. to registeror add therein the numbers contained in the carriage when the racks are operated. The

mechanism for effecting intermittent connection of the adding mechanism with the racks is too well known at the present time ated in the other direction causing the adding mechanism to operate to add numbers in the'usual and well known way. As in said patent the carriage in the present instance is controlled by an escapement device which may be of any preferred type operable by the keys. In the present instance an escapement bar 25 rests upon the key levers 11 and isprovided with a pawl 26 arranged to escape upon a segment 27 attached to the vertical shaft 28. Said shaft 28 has an arm 29 secured at. its upper end and connected with the carriage bya pivoted link 30 whereby rotation of the shaft in either direction will cause corresponding movement of the carriage. An arm 31 is rigid with the shaft 28 and is actuated by a spring 32. i I

From the foregoing it will be seen tha operation of the key levers 11 will result in operation of the escapement permitting the spring 32 to move the carriage step by step across the machine to proper position with respect to the-racks 21 and the type carriers 2 4. The operation of the key levers also results in "setting the pins 17 to representthe number struck on the keys except as to the 9 key which, as previously stated, is without any pin-setting device.

The lever for the 9 key is provided with a standard 33, at theupper end of which a lever 34 is pivoted, said lever having one arm extending vertically and another arm extending under the adjacent rail 14. A spring 35 holds said lever in its idle position as shown in Fig. 4. Operation of the 9 key will cause the horizontal arm of the lever 34 to engage the under side of the adjacent rail 14 and Will cause the vertical arm of said lever to engage the front end of one of the plates 19 effectively to move said plate rearwardly and release any pin that may have been previously set in operative position. There is no pin 17 for the 9 key, the plate 36 being secured to the front side of the carriage in front of all of the rows of pins, said plate acting as an abutment for the heels 21v in operation of the racks and recording devices for adding and recordingx9s. The plates 19 move successively past the lever 34 in the same way that the pins 17 move successively over the key hammers 12. After each number is added or recorded the carriage is returned to its position as shown in Fig. 6,

the number which had been registered in the carriage and had been recorded or addthe pins are supported by the plates 19 until released by operation of other pins as previously mentioned;

i ed being yet retained in the carriage, since The machine of the Hopkins 1 patenttin cludes a rock shaft 60, (Fig. 2), whichyls rocked forwardly and rearwardly as nece sary c ompan m t of recor ng and adding operationsfg'An! arm 6l is support ed: on the shaft, and the springs 62 are arranged tor rock theshaft to l restore it to idle position afterieach" number has been recorded, in the well (understood manner. A link63 has its upper end pivotedupon a stationary support, and'itslower end pivoted to the; front end of a link 64. A rack 615onitherearjportion of saidflink meshes with a segment 66 loosely mounted on'the shaft 28 andihaving apinyGT extending downwardly therefrom, A pints extending upwardly from an arm i69-iwhich is rigidly attached to theshaft 28 is in the path of movement of the pin 67; When the carriage 13 moves from its idle positionathe arm 69moveswith the shaft 28 and carries thepin GS toward the pin 67, so that rearward movement of the link .64 will actuate the sesment fi di ng e r n' w the pinfiS effectivelyito rock the shaft 28 andrestore the carriage13 to its idle positionthrough the medium of the meshing segment 29 and rack 30. Aspring 70Iconnectsthe linkj63 with a stationary part'of the machine and yieldingly holds the link 16% in 'its fforwardposition The link 68- is providedwitha pin/71. The upper. end of the arm 61 supports a hook 72 which is provided with a all vertical arm. arranged to engage with a stationary part 73 when the shaft '60 isat rest, and thereby; holdsthe hook 72 in a plane below the pin 71. When the shaft is rockedforwardly, which is necessary in order to'record the number set up in the carriage 13, the hook 72 is carried forwardly andis raised by the tension of a spring 74 connecting a rearward'extension of the hook to a projection on the arm 61.

When initsforward position the hook 72 engages the pin? 1, so that when the shaft 60 is rocked to its idle position byflthe spring 62 the hook 72 Wlll actuate the links 62 and 6t,"and thereby rock the shaft 28 because ofjthe engagement of the pin 67 withthe pin68 as above explained, This return movement of the shaft60 after any number has been recorded or added in this manner automatically returns the carriage 13 to itsidle position. Asthe hookl72 appreaches its (idle position the upper arm thereof engages the stationary part 7 3 and thereby disengages said hookfromthe pin 71, after which the spring 7 0 retracts and movesforwardly the links 63 and 64:. These devices have; j their substantial counterpart in themaeh'ne of the Hopkins patent, and

fthe Dalton adding machine a which has i been manufactured t in @substantial conl formity with said patent.

:From th'e foregoing will that e the operation.

in order to repeat any number previously represented in the carriage after the carriage has returned to dle pos1t1on,1t will be necessary only to 7 move the v carriage to proper position with respect to the type carriers and racks,; and that nooperation of the pins in the carriagevvonld berequired.

This operation can be efiected either by operating the number keys again which will per Init the carriage to be moved-step byfstep,

a single operation to its proper position, i q a The sub ect-matter of the present invention includes suchtabulatmg mechan sm and comprisesa tabulating key 37 operatively supported n convenlent pos tion and having 5% or it may beeffectedby the .tabulating mech anism causing the carriage to be, movedat its stem extending through an opening in a the case of the machineiand resting upon one arm of therbell-crank lever 88, the op- 1 posite arm of which is connected by a link 39 witha lever 40 attached to a rock-shaft 41 supported by the side framespf thema chine at the rear of the carriage 13. A spring 42 encircles the, stem of the key each operation. to a slight extent longitudinally in its bearings, being actuated leftwardly by a spring a lever, 46 which is pivoted to the rail 14 at the rear. Thus in idle position of the carriage the tabulating key and mechanism are ineffective to operate the lever 46 and said lever maybe operated only after the carriagehas moved one or more spaces." The oppositeend of the shaft 41 supports a lever 47 extending over the tail of the pawl 26 when the shaft 41 is heldin idle position by the carriage; Operation of the tabulating key thereforelwill causeithe lever 47 torelease thepawl 26' from the segment 27 and permitjthe carriagetobe moved one or more spaces until stoppedby other devices than the pawl. The arrangement in this connectionis such that when the tabulating key is depressedthespring 43 ;will be ineffective to ;actuateathe shaft 41 until .saidkey is released, thereby retaining the leyer 4;? in engagement with thepaivl 26 throughout key 37 disengages the lever 47 from the pawl 26' and permits the spring 43 to actuate the shaft ll to the left with respectto the oper- Release of the tabulating 37 returning the same to idle position after a The shaft 4:1 is movable ator, th ereby moving the lever 47 beyond the awl 26 and placing the front end of the ever 40 overthe end of the lever 46.

Within the housing or frame 44 a row of pins 48 are mounted, said pins being arranged in alinement with the respective rows of pins 17. The pins 48 are arranged vertically being movable through holes in the upper and lower sides of the frame 44 and actuated to tl1611 lOWI' positions by encircling springs 49 mounted between ribs wardly to engage against the plate and operate it in opposition to its spring 52 until said rib 53 has passed above the plate, at

which time the plate will be moved under the rib andlatch the pin in its elevated position as shown in Figs. 11 and 13. It will be obvious also that when any one of these pins is'thussupported operation of any other pin willmove said last named pin to upper adjustments.

latched position above the plate 51 and will release the pin previously in such adjustment, permitting its spring to return it to idle position.

When the carriage moves leftwardly on operation of the number keys, the pins 48 are carried successively over one end of the lever 46 as may be seen by reference to Fig. 9. Also the leftward movement of the carriage causes the lever 40 to be placed in operative relationwith respectto the lever 46. Therefore, after any number whatever has been set within the carriage, the tabulating key may be operated effectively to cause the lever 46 to move one of the pins 48 to elevated position as shown in Fig. 11. The pin so moved in any case will be rearwardly from that row of pins 17 in which, or in advance of whichby operation of the 9 key, the last digit struck on the keys was registered. Operation of the recording mechanism will then cause the carriage to be returned to idle position as iswell understood, but the pins 17 which had been set to register the number and the pin 48 which had been elevated will all be retained in their As previously stated, the carriage may now be caused to move to operative position with respect to the racks 22 and their associated type carriers 24 by operation of the tabulating key which releases the escapement .and permits such movement. It is necessary, however, that some device be provided to stop the carriage at the proper position and to prevent it from being moved beyond the desired location. Iwill now describe-this'stopping device.

The shaft 41 has an arm 54 loosely mounted thereon and extending through a notch in a stationary plate'55 to which said arm 54 is connected'by a supporting spring 56 preventing said arm from dropping but permitting actuation thereof when desired. Theplate 55'prevents lateral movement of the arm 54 when the shaft 41 is moved by its spring'43 or by operation of the pin carriage. The sleeve to which the arm 54 is attached has a pin 57 extending laterally in front of a pin 58 rigid with the shaft 41 whereby rotation of the shaft by operation of the tabulating key will cause the arm 54 to swing downwardly into position tobe engaged bythe tabulating stop pin 48 which had previously been raised. Thus the'carriage will be stopped in position to present the previously registered number in proper relation .to the racks and their type-carriers so that said number may be repeated as often as desired without operation of the number keys. Release of the tabulating key at this time will permit the escapement pawl 26 to engage with the segment 27 and there'- by'hold the carriage from further movement.

digits in "lower ordersfr'om the numberalready therein. This is possible for the reason that. the arm 54 in idle position is at such altitude that'the pins 48 in their elevated position may pass thereunder. At any position of the carriage after any digit key has been struck, the tabulating key may be operated effectively to position the desired tabulating stop pin, provided the same has not been positioned at some other time, and to permit any other tabulating stop pin to be returned to idle position.

A tabulating mechanism of this'cha'racter in connection with these machines is especially valuable wherever multiplying or repeating :of numbers is required. By this mechanism any number registered in the carriage may be added or recorded as often as desired, and after the carriage has been returned to idle position and the adding mechanism cleared, the machinemay be put into immediate operation for repeating the same number further without the necessity of again setting said number in the carriage, and the manipulation of a single key is all that is required to cause the carriage to move to the required position irrespective of the number of digits inthe number to be added or recorded. The same key controls I the stop-setting mechanism of the tabulating devices and the escapement release,

I The arm 54 will also be raised asv soon as the tabulating key is released and thereby avoiding confusion and opportunity for error as would arise from the provision ofseparate keys for thesepiirpo'ses. I haveillnstratedmy invention embodie'df l in a machine suchasdescribed in theapplr cationf aforesaid 'ffiled by Hubert Hopkins andinthe Hopkins patent in England, :but

I do not restrict myself to its use in m-achinesofthat specific type sinceit may as Well be "used in connection With anymachine having a movable pin carriage, Whether the pin carriage" constitutes the stop mechanism for theiadding Tand recording devicesor is merely afregisterutilizeddfor other pur- 1. In airadding machine, the combination With a carriagefdevices for setting up numbers insaidcarriagejand moving said carriage to operativeyposition with respect to the recording" {mechanism and mechanism for recording said numbers andres'toring said carriageto idle positiomgof an abuttrolled by said key for positioning said car- ,riage in operative positio with respect to i said recording mechanism,and means for disablingthe last-namedwfunction of said hey incidentallyqto"themovement of said carriage} to.

perative position with respect to the reeordingmechani'sm.

2; In an adding machine, the a combination withidiifei ntialfme'chanism, and means for d fferential mechanism. 1

position a moving sa adding niechat mechanism in the position it occupied in a previousoperation, and means disabling said devicesinoidentallyto the movement of 3. In an addin 'inachine, theycombination with diilk-3r eiitir resent ni mbei s, deyices for settingisaid differential mechan sm to represent" numbers, and means forfnmoying said differential mechanism 0 i ently of saiddevices, and elements disabling said lastfnamedvmeans incidental to" the movement-of Sictldkllfilflilllfll mechanism to mechanism e i amddifi machine, the combination w th difi'erential mechanism movable into n desireto'seoureby'Let echanism settable to rep ositioni to clbiinemte with? p ism, of meansunder coir trolof theoperator for positioning said dif ferential mechanism to cooperate with the I mechanismyin the same position'it occupied in a previous operation independo cooperate With said f adding and out of operative position, of mechanism for controlling themovement of said differential mechanism from idle"pos1t10n to ts various operative POSltlOIlSfIIlGMlS for operating said mechanism to position said differential mechanism in any "selected operative position at a single operation, and

means for disabling said last-named means incidentally to the movement of said difi'erential mechanism. :1

'5.]Inan adding machine, the combination" With adding mechanismarranged in numerical orders, of differential mechanism controlling *the operation of said adding mechanism, means for holding said differential mechanism normally'oiit of position toco6peratefivith said adding mechanismfi named means incidentally to the movement tion' with adding Wheels arranged in numerical orders, racks arranged in numerical orders for operating said adding WhGBlS, differential"mechanism controlling the op eration of said racks and Wheels, means normally holding said diflerential mechanism out of position to cooperate With said racks and Wheels, keys for setting saiddiflerential mechanism to represent numbers to be added, means for moving said differential mechanism to pOSItIOIl' to cooperate Wlfill said racks andsaid heels incidentally to L the operation ofsaid keys, and independent means for positioning said differential mechanism to cooperatewithsaid racks and differential mechanism to and from position {to cooperate with adding niechanismpof{deviceslinderjcontrol of the operator foi positioning said difi'erentialw Wheels in adding a nnmber added in a preceding operation 7. In a machine of' the character described, the combination with a series of type-carriers arranged, in numerical orders, differential mechanism controlling the the nnmbers representedbv said differential mechanism, ofindependent means for positioning said differentialmechanism to cooperate with thesame number 0ftype-carriers which operated in afpreceding opera tion to record the same number recorded in such preceding operation, and means for disabling said last-named means as an moident to the movementwof saiddifferential mechanism by ,the setting of a niimber therein. a

8. In a machine of the character de- T scribed, the combination with adding Wheels 1 arranged in nnmericalforders, and racks a1" ranged in numerical" orders for actuating? means for positioning said adding Wheels, of differential mechanism settable to represent numbers to be added, means for positioning said differential mechanism to limit movement of the required number of racks and adding Wheels in adding various numbers, independent said differential mechanism to cooperate With said racks and adding Wheels in adding the same number added in a preceding operation, and devices for disabling said last-named means as an incident to the positioning of said differential mechanism by said first-named means.

9. In. a machine of the character described, the combination With a series of type-carriers arranged in numericalorders, and differential mechanism settable to limit movement of said type-carriers in recording various numbers, of means for setting said differential mechanism to limit movement of said type-carriers in recording operations, independent mechanism for positioning said differential mechanism to limit movement of said type-carriers in recording a number recorded in a preceding operation, and

' means for disabling said independent mechential mechanism to cooperate With said racks in adding a number added in a preceding operation, and devices for disabling said independent mechanism incidentally to the setting of said differential mechanism to represent a number.

11. In anadding machine, the combination With adding Wheels, racks for operatingsaid adding Wheels, differential mechanism settablev to control said racks, and keys. for setting said differential mechanism to represent numbers to be added by operation of said racks andadding Wheels, of means independent of said keys for positioning said differential mechanism to 00-" operate With said racks in adding opera' tions, and elements for disabling said independent means incidentally to the setting of said differential mechanism by said keys,

substantially as described.

v12. Inan adding machine, the combina tion with adding Wheels, racks for operating said adding heels in adding operations, differential mechanism settable to represent numbers and to limit movement of said racks in adding operations, keys forsetting numbers and controlling the movement of said dlfferential mechanism. to cooperate With said racks, of means lndependent of said keys .for positioning said differential 'mechanlsm to cooperate With said racks to add a number added in a preceding operation, and devices for disabling said independent means incidentally to the setting of said differential mechanism by said keys.

13. In an adding machine, the combination'With differential mechanism movable to and from operative position, keysfor setting said differential mechanismto represent numbers and controlling the movement of said mechanism to operative position, of means independent of said keys controlling the movement ofsaid differential mechanism to an operative position in which said differential mechanism Was located in a preceding operation, and devices for disabling said independent meansincidentally to the setting of said differential mechanism by said keys. a I I 14;. In an adding machine, differential mechanism comprising a movable support, means holding said support, an actuator for moving v said support, movable elements mounted in said support, a manipulative device operable in'one position of said support to set one of said elements and connections operated by said device in another position of said support. to release said holding means and to enable said actuator to move said support, substantially as described.

15. In an adding machine, differential mechanism comprismg a carriage, keys op-- erable to set up numbers in said carnage, an actuator for moving said carriage, means holding said carriage, adevice for disabling said holding means and enabling said actuator to move said carriage, stops settable by said devlce tolimit-movement of sald carriage, and an abutment for said stops controlled by said device, substantially as scribed. I 16. In an adding machine, differential mechanism comprising a carriage,.a releasable device holding, saidcarriage, an actu ator for moving said carr age, a support, stops in said support, an abutment for said stops, a device operable in one position of said carriage to set one of said stops and operable in another position of said carriage to release said holding means and enable said actuator to move said carriage, and means-for moving the stop Which had been setto idle position incidentally to the setting of any other stop, substantially as described.

17. In an adding machine, the combination with a carriage, mechanism for setting up numbers in saidcarriage, means for moving said carriage, and mechanism for returning said carriage to its idle position after any number hasbeen set up therein, of

, said differential mechanism to. represent devices operable to cause said moving means dey determined by the position of said carriage,

whereby one of said stops may be set in one position of said carriage and othe stops may be independently set in other positions of said carriage, devices controlled by said stop setting means for disabling saidholding device and enabling said actuator to move said carriage when said carriage is in idle position, and means controlled by said stop-setting means to prevent movement of said carriage as a result of operating said stop-setting means to set a stop.

29. In an addingmachine, differential mechanism comprising a carriage, a device for holding said carriage, an actuator for moving said carriage, stops on said carriage,

a manipulative device operable in one posi tion of said carriage to set one of said stops, means for adpisting said dev ce by move ment of said carriage to another position so that said device cannot set any one of said 7 stops While said carriage remainsv in such position, and means operable by said device When said carriage is in said last-named position to release said-holding device and to enable said actuator to move said carriage.

30. In an adding machine, differential mechanism comprising a carriage, a device holding said carriage, an actuator for moving said carriage, stops supported by said carriage, an abutment for said stops, a manipulative device operable in certain positions of said carriage to set certain of said stops, means controlled by said carriage n i able to selectively set said stops and to move,

said abutment in position to engage said stops.

32, In an adding machine, differential mechanism, a series of stops carried by said differential mechanism for controlling the position thereof, an abutment for said stops, means for moving said differential mechanism to various selected positions, means for setting one of said stops When said difl'erential mechanism is in oneof several selected positions, and means controlled by said stop setting means to enable said differential mechanism to move and to move said abutment in position to engage the stopwhich had been set. V a l 33. In an adding machine, differentialmeehanism comprising a carriage, series of. mam-- bers in sa d carriage settable to represent.

numbers, means for moving said carriage laterally in one direction as an incidentto .34; In an adding machine, a laterally movable carriage, means for moving said carriage laterally, a support on said carriage, a row of stops in said support for. l m ting lateral movement of saidcarriage,

means for moving said stops selectivelyto position to limit movement. of said carriage,

mechanism controlled by said last-named, means for moving a previously set stop to. idle position incidentally to the setting of another stop, an abutmennQnie'ans nor mally holdingsaid abutment out of posi tion to engage said stops, means for moving said abutment into. position to, engage one,

of saidstop's as an incident to' the setting of any stop, and means for disabling said stop moving' means as an incident. to the movement ofsaid carriage", substantially as de'- scribed. v a

35. In an adding machine, the'combination With recording mechanism operable. to record numbers set in. the difierentialmechanism, of differential mechanism compris ing a carriage, members in said carriage settable to represent numbers,means for setting said. members to represent numbers and movingv said carriage laterally to cooperate ith said recording mechanism, means for restoring said carriage to its starting point as an incident to the opera} tion of said recording meehanism, and independent means for positioning said differ-'- ential mechanism inthe same position it occupied when cooperating With said recording mechanism in the preceding operation.

36. In an adding machine, the combination Withadding mechanism, racks for operating said adding mechanism, and means for operating said racks, of series of stops settable to represent numbers and to limit movement of saidracks, a laterally movable carriage for positioning said stops to represent selected numbers to be added by the operation of said racks and said adding mechanism, means for restoring said stops and saidcarriage tofidle-position as an incident to-"theoperation of said adding mechanism by said racks, and independent means for causing {said carriage" to position the same stops which cooperated With said racks in a preceding operation by a single movement of said. carriage.

37 ...Inan adding machine,i the combination'i dding mechanis' and actuatorsfor. said. adding mechanism,

of a I cei'rizige iliovable from and to" e. certain startingpoint when number is introduced in said eddingmechei ms mimeaiis 1n saidcerrlagegcont olhng the L operation of said actuators, meansfon posl tion of any desired numberof said actua Q j said carriage tocontrol thG jSame aCtll&t0IfS t which were controlled in a; preceding operatio i Whe eby the) semejn imberf will be intioning said carriagetomcontrol the operas I tors, andindependent means for positioning i i k copies toi' ttlii spatent mhyfbe cb tailid for five cents each, by addressing' the j 1 Washington, D. 0.

i; tfoduced into said adding mechanism that was introducedin said preceding operation, any number different fromfwa precedingil substantialy as described.

Witnesses v I RoYE V. LOWREY, HARRY GIESE.

f Commissioner of Patents,

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix mj signature to this specification this 22nd day t i of Nove1nber,'1909,1in the presehceof two WitIlBSGSS- i HARRY LANDSIEDEL. LBJ

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