US1147981A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

Description

AfW. SMITH.

v TYPE WRlTlNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.27. 19M. RENEWED JAN. 28. 1915.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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TYPE WRITING MACHiNE. APPLICATION men JAN-27.1914- RENEWED JAN. 28.1915.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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l-IIQATTEIXRNEY A. W. SMITH.

TYPE'WRITING MACHINE.

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ARTHUR w. SMITH, or NEW YORK, n. Y., COMPANY, or ILION, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON TYPEWRI TER A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2'?, 1915.

Application filed January 27, 1914, Serial No. 814,633. Renewed January 28, 1915. Serial Ito. 4,963.

To all' whoma't may concern: I

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. SMITH, citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing of which the following is a specification. e

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

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement on the construction disclosed in my application, Serial No. 730,350, filed November 9th, 1912.

One of the objects of the present invention, generally stated, is to provide means whereby in addition to the results obtained by my'prior construction Inlay readily ob-. tain denominational selection in the differentselected columns. f

A further. object of the invention, considered from a somewhat different aspect, is to provide improved means by which the denominational selecting mechanism may at will be rendered inoperative or ineffective for denominational selection, so that the column selecting mechanism may be used as such indefinitely and without any interference from the denominational selecting means.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved means by which, in a'single line of writing, for example, tabulation only from one column to the next may be obtained at one portion of the line; in which denominational selection may be obtained at another portion, or at other portions, of a line; in which column selection may be obtained; and in which when desired denomiticillarly pointed out 1n the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the darious views, Fig. 1

is 'a' side elevationwith parts in section of one form of typewriting machine embody- I front and rear rails .bar 17, the depending arm 18 being with a shiftmg my invention, only so much of the machine being shown as may be necessary to illustrate my invention in its embodiment therein. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail perspective view showing a portion of the connections between the colunm.-to-coiumn tabulator key and the carriage releasing. means. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, with parts sectioned away, of a portion. of the'tabulator mechanism and some of the associated parts. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the machine showing a work the machine: Fig. 5 is detail. top plan view of the key controlled coiunin-tdcolumn stop and some of the associated parts.

I have shown my invention, in the present instance, embodied in a No. 11 Remington machine, although a simplified. showing of some of the parts has been included and features of the construction have been modified to fit the requirements of the present invention. It should he understood, however, that the invention may be embodied in various styles of typewriting machines "and that sheet in place in r Fixed oppositely grooved guide rails iars secured to the top plate and receive-antifriction balls or rollers 5 in the grooves therein. Said rollers are also recelvedin oppositely grooved uideways 6 formed in T and 8, respectively, of the carriage, which is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 9. A cylindrical platen 10 is supported-in bearings in a platen frame 11, the latter being connected by parallel links 12 to the carriage in order to afford a vertical case shifting movement of the platen. The usual upwardly and rearwardly swinging segmentally arranged type bars 13 strike against the front face of the platen. The platen frame carries a grooved rollerli which bears upon a shift rail 15. This shift rail is connected to depending links 16 united by a cross bar 17. Depending arms 18 and 18 project from the cross connected to a shift lever 19 provided with a shift ke the machine. The depending arm or link 18 is connected to a shift lever 21 which is provided at the keyboard of the machine 20 arranged at the keyboard of key 22. The shift levers 19 and 21 are pivoted to turn on a fixed pivot rod 23. These shift levers are united by a cross bar 24 which is provided at each end thereof with an outwardly projecting pin 25 to which one end of a contractile spring 26 is connected, the opposite end of each spring being connected to a depending pin 27 (see Fig. 1) which is secured to the base of the machine in a manner to be hereinafter right-hand end portion of thecarriage.-

The carriage is moved by the spring drum under control of the usual escapement mechanism, comprising escapement wheels 31 fixcdly connected to the rear end portion of a shaft 32 which turns in a bearing member 33 secured to the top plate of the machine. The forward end of the shaft is provided with a feed pinion 34.: with which a feed rack 35 meshes. The feed rack is connected at its ends to forwardly projecting arms 36 which are pivoted at 37 to upwardly projecting ears or lugs 38 secured to the rear cross bar of the carriage. Thus each of the lugs 38 is formed as a part of'a bracket 39 which is secured to the rear carriage rail 8 by screws 40. The feed rack is thus pivoted to swing into and out of mesh with the feed pinion 34.-

Each of the brackets 39, hereinbefore referred to, is provided with a rearwardly extending arm 41 to which a column stop bar 4:2 is secured. This column stop bar is provided with teeth on the'front and rear sides thereof for the reception of plate-like column stops in the spaces between. such teeth. There are two sets of column stops on the bar, the stops of one set being designated by the reference numeral 43 and which stops have their contact or engaging portions 44 projecting rearwardly from the column stop bar. Each of the other set of column stops is designated. by the reference numeral 45, and each of such stops has its contact or engaging portion lt) projecting forwardly from the column stop bar, so that the engaging portions of the column stops 43 travel in one path and the engaging portions of the column stops 45 travel in, another path.

A seriesof key controlled stop carrying levers 4.7 is pivoted intermediate the ends thereof, as at 4:8, to a tabulator frame 49. The upper end portions of these stop levers are bent forwardly to provide denominational stops which project through guide openings in a comb plate 51". secured to the tabulator frame 49. The denominational stops are spaced apart at letter space intervals in the usual manner and may be projected forwardiy'to cooperate with the column stops 43, each of said denominational stops moving forwardly in a single path and to a single given extent when it is brought into coiiperative relation with a column stop.

The lower end portions of the stop carrying levers 47 are spaced apart at a plurality of letter space intervals, as shown in Fig. 3, each lever being received at its lower end portion in a guide slot 52 in a fixed supporting plate 53. The lower end portion of each stop lever 47 isconnected to the rear end of a forwardly projecting push rod54= which extends through a guide opening in a member 55. This member may be secured to the base 1 of the machine at the forward portion thereof by set screws 56 which are received in tapped openings inmembers 57 secured to the part 55. The parts. and 57 are spaced apartto receive the lower edge of the forward cross bar of the base 1 of the machine and may thus be clamped to the base by the screws 56. The member 55 has depending projections 58 each of which is apertured to receive one end of a contractile spring 59, the opposite end of each spring being connected to the stem of a set screw 60 threaded into a sleeve 61 which surrounds the associated push rod 54. The inner end of each set screw 60 bears against the associated push rod in order to hold the sleeve or collar 61 in a position to which it may be adjusted along its push rod. Each push rod is also'provided with a yoke or collar 62 secured in its adjusted position along the rod by a set screw'63. A transversely arranged bar 64 is connected at its ends to up-.

wardly extending arms 65 which are pivoted on the pivot rod 23. This bar 64 is slotted at intervals throughout its length'to receive the push rods 54 in said slots, the collars or yokes 62 on the rods bearing against the front face of the bar-64. A rearward movement of any push rod, by its tab'ulator key 54, is effective to move the cross bar 64 rearwardly. Each of the arms 65 is connected to -a rearwardly extending link 66, which in turn is connected at its rear end to a depending crank arm 6'.. The arms 67 are fixed on a rrck shaft 68, mounted at its ends on pivot screws'69 which are supported in the base of the machine.

extends forwardly and then upwardly and rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 1. The free end of this crank arm is connected to an upwardly extending link 71 which in turn is connected at its upper end to a carriage release device or lever 72. This latter is pivoted at 7 3 to a bracket 74 secured to the top The rock shaft 68- is also provided with a crank arm 7 O which plate of the machine. The forward end stood therefore that the actuation of any of against the collar 81 and at its opposite endtogether with the rock power of the carriage tothe.

. its hearings to the right,

the tahulator keys 54 is effective to project the corresponding denominational stop 50 into the path of the column stops 43 and to simultaneously effect a release of the carriage. In order to return the releasing lever or' device 72 and the parts connected therewith to normal position, I have provided a depending crank arm 68 on the rock shaft 68. This arm is connected to one end of a contractile spring 68", the other end of which is connected to a suitable fixed point. This spring tends to turn the arm 68 forwardly and to return the rock shaft 68-and the parts connected therewith to normal position.

I have provided key controlled meanscooperative with the column stops 45 by which the carriage can be arrested in first one column and then the next so as to provide a column-to-column tahulating mechanism operable to control.column-to-column tabulation at a given point or at giv n points in the travel of the carriage. Tne keycontrolled stop mechanism which co-acts with the column stops 45 is as follows: A single key controlled stop 76 is adapted to be turned into the path of' the engaging portions 46 of the column stops 45. This key controlled stop is mounted on one end portion of a rock shaft 77 which is received in bearing openings in bracket arms 78. These arms project from a bracket plate 79 se-' cured to the top plate of the machine by screws 80. This rock shaft is free to turn in its bearings and also to move longitudinally therein. A sleeve or collar 81 is secured to the rock shaft by a set screw 82 and is arranged between the bracket arms 78. coiled expansion spring 83 bears at one end against the left-hand bracket arm 78 in order to force the shaft 77 longitudinally in as represented in Fig. The longitudinal movement of the shaft 1.: this direction is limited by a crank' arm 84 (see Fig. 4) secured to one end of the rock shaft by a nut 85. The construction is such that when the stop 7 6 is projected into the path of the column stops 45 and one of the latter engages the stop 76, said stop 76, shaft 77, will be moved by the left until further movement of the stop 76 is arrested by the complete compression of the spring 83 between the collar 81 and the left-hand bracket arm 78. The main object in shifting the stop 76 in the direction .control of the stop 76, so as bar 88.

of the feed of the carriage, atreiich tabulating operation under control of the stop 76,

' is to prevent a reengagement between the its shaft back to normal positiornthe spring 83 will displace the stop 76 toward-the right,-

thus throwing it out of alinement with the previously engaged column stop 45 and preand the stop 76 turns withventing a reengagement with such column 7 stop on the next actuation of the stop, 76.

n It will be understood, of course, that incidentally there is a slight bufling action effected by the compression of the spring 83 at each tabulating operation under the to prevent undue shock orjar to the parts.

The stop 76 is moved to operative posi- 1 tion under the control of a tabulator key 86 arranged in the keyboard of the machine.

This key is carried by a key lever 87 which is fulcrumed near its rear end on a fulcrum This key lever is connected to an upwardly extending bent link 89 which extends through an-opening in the top plate and is connected at its upper end to the crank arm 84. A suitable returning spring 90 is connected to the key lever 87 in order to return said key lever and the parts connected therewith to normal position when the key 86 is released. An actuation of the tabulator key 86 is effective to operate the carriage-release mechanism in the following manner: A 'hell crank lever 91 is pivoted on the pivot rod 23 and-has a forwardly extending arm provided at its end with an oil'- set laterally projecting engaging portion 92', as shown in Fig. 2. his engaging portion 92 extends beneath'the lever 87, so that the downward movement of said lever 87 is operative to actuate the lever 91. The depending arm of the lever 91 isconnected to one end of a contractile spring 93, the opposite end of which is connected to a 'depending pin 94 carried by a fixed cross bar 95 secured to the frame of the machine. The lever 91 is provided with an elongated hublike portion 96, and to the right-hand end of which is secured a depending crank arm 97. The arm, 97 has 'an off-set laterally'extending projection 98 at the end thereof which extends forward of the left-hand arm 65. The parts 91, 96 and 97 being rigidly connected together, it will be understood that a depression of the finger key 86 is effective -to actuatethe lever 91 and 'the crank arm 97 fixedly connected therewith. This produces a rearward movement of the arm 97, thus actuating the associated arm 65 and the cross bar 64.

effective to operate the links 66, rock shaft weasel position. It will be understood, therefore,

that an operation of the key 86 is effective to project the stop 7 6 controlled thereby into the path of the engaging portions 46 of the column stops 4:5 and to simultaneously effect a release of the carriage.

It will be observed that the stop 76 is arranged'at the forward side of the column stop bar and moves rearwardly from the normal position to cooperate with the column stops 45, whereas the denominational stops 50 are arranged at the rear of the column stop bar 42 and move forwardly from the normal position to cooperate with the column stops 43.

In addition to the column-to-column stop mechanism, and to the denominational selecting mechanism thus far described, I have provided column selecting means which I will-now describe.

The supporting plate 53 is secured to the base of themachine in the following manner: The upper threaded ends of two spindles 99 are received in tapped openings in the base. Each of these spindles is provided with an angular portion 100 by which the spindle may be turned to connect it to i and disconnect it from the base of the machine. Each spindle extends through a hollow spacing sleeve or washer 101 which bears at its lower end against the supporting p'late53, the spindles themselves extending through openings in the plate. Those portions of the spindles which are just beneath the plate 53 are threaded to receive nuts 102 by which the plate is secured in place between the nuts and the spacing sleeves 101 on the spindles 99. The lower end portion of each spindle99 terminates in a pin 27, hereinbefore referred to, and to which a spring 26 is connected.

A sprocket wheel 103 is supported by a headed screw pivot 10%: on the. supporting plate 53. A second spocket wheel 105 is likewise supported by a headed screw pivot 106 on the supporting plate A third sprocket wheel 107 is mounted to turn on an eccentric bearing portion 108 which is secured by a screw 109 in the rotative position to which it may be adjusted, as in the construction disclosed in my application hereinbefore referred to. A fourth sprocket wheel 110 is detachably connected by suitable means, such as those described in my application hereinbefore referred to, to the lower end of a shaft 111 which receives a bearing at the lower end portion thereof in the supporting plate 53. This shaft extends upwardly through an opening in the top plate and carries a gear wheel 112 at the upper end thereof. The gear wheel has a long hub 113 by which the'gear is secured to the shaft, the lower end of said hub bearing against the top plate to support the shaft in place. A rack 114 is fixedly secured by screws 115 to the bracket arms 41 by which the column stop bar is secured to the carriage. This rack 11 1 meshes with the gear wheel 112 to efiect a rotative movement of the shaftlll and the sprocket wheel 110 connected therewith. A sprocket chain, endless band or flexible stop carrier 116 passes around the sprocket wheels 103, 105, 107 and is engaged by the driving sprocket wheel 110. One of the links of this endless sprocket chain is extended to form a traveling stop 117 which, during the last half of the travel of'the carriage fromright to left moves in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3, .or from left to right, past the lower end portions of the series of stop levers' l'? Where the latter extend beneath the supporting plate 53. These contact portions of the levers may be regarded as column selecting stops with which the traveling stop 11! coacts, and each of which column selecting stops moves in a single path and to a single given extent. The chain in its passage from the sprocket wheel 105 to the sprocket wheel 103 is guided in and directed by a troughlike guide 118 which is substantially U- shaped in cross section and has a ange 119 by which it is secured by headed clampwheel 105 and 103 to the other and back again during the movement of the carriage. An actuation of one of the tabulator keys 54: is effective, when the carriage reaches 1 about midway in the travel thereof, to interpose the lower end of the associated stop lever 47 in the path of the approaching traveling stop 117 for cooperation therewith. At

the same time the carriage is released in the manner hereinbefore described and is arrested through the cooperation of thetravcling step 117 with the lower end of the key controlled stop lever which has been moved into the path thereof. If, for example, the column under the heading 1 pd. has been filled in, and the operator desires to go at one operation to the column H under Classification the tahulator key 5% under the index letter H on the tahulator scale is actuated and the corresponding stop lever 47 is moved to project-the lower end thereof into the path of the traveling, stop 117, and

an arrest of the carriage will be effected when the traveling stop co-acts with the projected column selecting stop.

It is at times desirable to provide for denominational selection in the different columns selected with the aid of the traveling stop 117 and the key controlled column selecting stops. In order to bring about this result a number of column stops 43, corresponding to the number of columns which may be selected, are arranged on the column stops 13, thus arresting the the cooperation of the traveling stop 117 with the lower end'of the actuated stop lever 47. In order to prevent this interference I have constructed a denominational stop mechanism so that it may, at will, be rendered inoperative or ineffective for denominational selection, so that the column-selection may be attained. without interference from the denominational selecting devices which are controlled by The construction in question is as follows:

-' The tabulator stop frame 49 is received in a cut-out or opening 121 in the rear edge of the top plate of the machine and is free to move therein fore and aft of the machine pins 12% enacting with but is supported against movement in the direction of the travel of the carriage/ The lower end of the frame 49 is supported on ball-like supporting pins 122 which extend upwardly from the base of the machine. Thee. ha-tllhke pivot pins are received'in sockets in the tabulator frame. In this manner a slight fore aft pivotal movement of the frame around its supporting pins 122 may be efiected. The extent of this movement in opposite directions is limited by screw pins 124 which project through openings 125 formed in depending ears 126 on the top plate of the achine. The screw the forward and rear walls of the openings 125 limit the fore and aft movement of the frame around its pivot pins 122. A contractile'spring 127 has one end connectedfto a screw 128 secured to the tabulator'frame 49, the opposite end of said spring being connected to a perforated bracket arm 1291securedto the top plate.

The force of this spring is exerted to nor- 3 mally maintain the tabulator frame, and the denominational stops 30, in the forward or full line position,'. represented in Fig. 1. However, the frame and the denominational stops carried thereby may, when desired, be

shifted to the dotted line position by means which will hereinafter be described. When the same keys 54 by its key 54 will be ineffective to bring said denominational step into the path of the engaging portions 4a of the column stops 43. Denominational selection cannot therefore be effected at this time, and there will be no interference from the denominational selecting mechanism with the proper selection of the column by the cooperation of the column selecting stops at the lower ends of the levers 47 with the traveling stop 117. I

The tabulator frame, together with the denominational stops, are moved to the dotted line position to render them' ineffective by the following means: The tabulator frame has projecting forwardly therefrom arms 130 to which are secured, by screws 131, a frame comprising side arms 132 and a cross bar 133. This cross bar is arranged above the shift key levers 19 and 21- and in the rear of the pivot rod 23 thereof. A depression of either shift key is effective to elevate the cross bar 1333, thereby turning the tabulator frame on its pivot supporting pins 122 to the position indicated by the dotted lines at the upper portion of the tabu-' lator frame in Fig. 1, thus rendering. the denominational stops ineffective.

While I have shown the tabulator frame machine, in the present instance, it should be'understood that any suitable means or key may be employed for this purpose. However, the shift keys in the present construction constitute a convenient means for shifting the tabulator frame 49, it, of course,

controlled by the ordinary shift keys in the being understood that the shift keys do not come" into play for the ordinar functions .for which they are provided durmg tabulat mg operations. The use of the shift keys, or either of them, for shifting the tabulator frame does .not therefore interfere in any manner with the ordinary use of these keys to effect a.case shifting movement of the platen.

The operation of the tabulator mechanism may vary under different conditions of use but as thesame is shown set for use in connection with the blank A illustrated in Fig. 4 the operation is as follows: Assuming the carriage to be at the extreme right-hand position shown in Fig. the operator proceeds the parts are shifted to the dotted line posie tion, the projection of a denominational stop 86, arresting th at'once to write the estination in the first column under the heading Point. After this ;column,."is filled in the operator depresses the tabulator key 86 to interpose the stop 7 6 in the path of the first'of the column stops 45,.countin from the left, at the same time releasing tlle carriage. This will arrest the carriage at thefbeginning of the second column under the headin Consignee which may then be filled in. The operator again depresses the tabulator key e carriage at the beginning of the third column under the heading Description. This column may then be filled ating a denominational ofthe column stops in. The next column under the heading Weight requires denominational selection and this is controlled by an actuation of key 5 1 which projects the proper denominational stop in the path of the first of the column stops 43 counting from the left. The carriage having the proper denominational position to write the amount under the heading Weight this column may be filled in. The fifth column, under the heading Rate, also requires a denominational arrest of the carriage which is controlled by a key 54 actustop to arrest the carriage at the proper denominational position. The next column under the heading Freight also requires denominational selection which is attained in the same manner by an actuation of one-of the keys 54: If an amount is to be charged aselecting key 545 is actuated to arrest the carriage in the next column under the heading Cgs, whereas, if cost of transportation is prepaid thetabulator key 86 may be depressed to bring the stop 76 into the path of the third 45 to arrest the carriage to write in the column under the heading Ppd, thus skipping the column under the heading Cgs. y this time the traveling stop 117 is brought to a position corresponding substantially to that shown in Fig. 3, where it is ready to co-act with the lower end of any of the stop levers which is projected into the path thereof, thus bringing automatically the column selecting mech-' anism into use, such mechanism being controlled as hereinbefore explained by the same keys 5%? which control the denominational stops. Should the operator desire, for example, to select the column under the heading E it is merely necessary to depress the shift key and actuate the key 54: which is beneath the index letter E on the index plate. Theeffect of depressing the shift key is, as hereinbefore explained,

to render the denominational stops inoperative to co-act with any of the column stops 43. These column stops and the denominational stops will not therefore interfere withthe free travel of the carriage, it continuing its movement until arrested by the cooperation of the traveling stop 117 -coacting with by the actuated tabulator key 54:. When the carriage is arrested it will be in a position to begin writing in the first part of the column under the heading E on the Z This will v sponding blank A. If denominational selection within the selected columnar field E is desired, the depressed the appropriate selecting key 54 is actuated.

be effective to project the corredenominational stop in the path of the next column stop 43 to arrest the carriage at the selected denominational pobeen arrested in the fifth stop lever 47 controlled shift key is released andindex letter on the tabulator scale, or index, T

plate. After the last of the columns under the heading Classification has been filled and the carriage brought to a position where the columns under the head of Bivision in the blank have been reached, the operator actuates one of the keys at for deno'minational selection, since denominational selection is to be effected first in the column under the heading A and next in the column under the heading B. Denominational selection only can be attained in the columns under the headings A and B since the traveling stop 117 travels beyond the last, or right-hand, stop lever -17 by the time the carriage .reaches the line dividing the columns under the headings J and A. On the other hand it will be understood that column-to-column work only can be effected in the first three columns, and this only with the aid of the tabulator key 86. Denominational vwork only can be attained with the aid of the denominational stops and the column stops 43 in the next three columns, and so on.

By my invention 1 provide. tabulator mechanism which affords a wide variation of use, and a wide'variation in the character of tabulation which may be efiected. Of course, it will be understood that difi'erent relative adjustments of the various stops enable theoperator to provide different characters of tabulation at different portions of the travel of the carriage, as may be required by the different characters of blanks employed. It will be understood that in the present blank, for example, the character thereof is such as to require a filling in of the first six columns, whereas either the seventh or the eighth only need "be filled in for leach item. Moreover, only one, say, of the ten columns under the heading of Chas sifioation need be filled in foreach item or line. The item in one line may require the first of these columns under the heading in each of the columns selectednnder the heading of Classification also greatly adds to the eifectiveness of the construction.-

invention, as indicated above,

. a wide variation of uses and is particularly eral lines on available in different classes of statistical work Where an amount in money or tonnage is to be analyzed in a such as foreign abstracting" in auditors offices where freight has traveled over seva through .rate and the total amount of the freight collected must be proportioned to diflerent roads as in railroad freight billing, one example being illustrated in the foregoing description. The construction is also particularly available, for example, in the flour and feed business where different kinds of grair'i are handled such as wheat, oats, flour, bran, middlings, etc., and it is desirableto analyze the sales made to each customer for the purpose of keeping track of the merchandise sold each customer as well as to facilitate the keeping of a perpetual stock inventory. The construction is.likewise available in the retail and wholesale coal business where the ton-' nage is kept by the different classes of coal. The merchants sell anthracite coal in four or five difi'erent'sizes, as Well as bituminous coal in four or five different grades; also slabs, sawed maple, etc., and in some cases cement and sewer pipe. Generally speaking, these firms make a daily recapitulation of the total of their sales by different classifications or commodities. They also recapitulate their sales under the various classifications showing the gr'oss sales of each 'clas'-' sification. With both or either of these forms it would be desirable to column select to the desired column and then decimally tabulate in that column somewhat in the manner hereinbefore described. In fact-the mechanism of the present invention will be found very convenient in the average mercantile business where the analytical work will permit the form to be typewritten. The construction of the present invention is such that the parts may be readily arranged or adjusted to accommodate themselves to different requirements, or of the different characters of tabulating work indicated above. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

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

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, an endless carrier which moves concurrently with the carriage, a stop carried by said carrier, stop devices cooperative with said stop, columnstops, denominational stops cooperative with said column stops, and means'operable at will for rendering said denominational stops inoperative to cooperate with said column stops.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, an endless carrier which moves concurrently with the carriage, a

number .of columns,

stop carried by said carrier, stop devices cooperative with said stop, column stops, denominational stops cooperative with said column stops, and key controlled means for moving said denominational stops to a position where said denominational stops when projected. will be out of cooperative relation with said column stops.

' 3. Inat )ewritin machine the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism comprising denominational and column selecting devices controlled by the same keys, the keys being at all times operable for column selection at a given portion of the travel of the carriage, and key controlled means operableat will for rendering the denominational selecting devices ineffective.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of av carriage; and tabulating mechanismcomprising normally operative denom-.

inational stop devices, normally operative column selecting stop devices, and key controlled means operable at will-for rendering said denominational stop devices inoperative so that the latter will not interfere with said column selecting devices operating for the selection of columns",

5. In a typewriting machine,.the combination of a carriage; tabulating mechanism including column and denominational selecting means, said mechanism means whereby the mechanism is operative for column selection only at a given portion of the travel of the carriagyand key controlled means operable at will for rendering said mechanism inoperative for denominational selection, so as not to interfere with the use of the'mechanism'for column selecti on. I

6. In a typewriting machine, the combiproperly comprising nation of a carriage; tabulating mechanism including column and denominational se lecting means, said mechanism comprising means whereby the mechanism is operative for column selection only at a given portion of the travel of the carriage; and'key controlled means operable at will for rendering and main aining indefinitely said mechanism inoperative for denominational selection, so as not to interfere with the use of the mechanism for column selection.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of'a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including means by which denominational selection only maybe obtained at one part of'the travel of the carriage, by which column selection can be obtained only at another portion of the travel of the carriage, and by which denominational selection in a selected columnar field may be obtained, said means including key controlled means operable at will for rendering the mechanism inoperative for denominational and without interfering with the operativeness of the mechanism for column selection.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including means by which denominational selection only may be obtained at one part of the travel ol the carriage, by which column selection can be obtained only at another portion of the travel of the carriage, and by which denominational selection in a selected columnar field may be obtained, said means including normally eli ective denominational selecting devices, a traveling stop, column selecting devices which at all times may be projected'into cooperative relation with the traveling stop, and key controlled means operable at will for rendering said denominational selecting devices ineffective.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combi-.

nation of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including a traveling stop movable in non'iinational selecting stops to a position where they are ineffective when projected to co-act with said column stops.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including a traveling stop movable in one path, column selecting stops at all times projectable into the path of said traveling stop, a series of traveling column stops which move in a difl'crent path from said first mentioned stop, denominational selecting stops that normally may be projected into the path of said column stops, means operable at will for moving said denominational selecting stops to a position where they are ineffective when projected to co-act with said column stops, and a set of keys for controlling said column selecting and denominational selecting stops.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including a traveling stop movable in one path, column selecting stops at all times projectable into the path of said traveling stop, a series of travehng'column stops \viich move in a different path from said first mentioned stop, denominational selecting stops that normally may be projected into the path of said column stops, means operable at will for moving said denominational selecting stops to a position where they are inefi'ective when projected to coact with said column stops, and a set of keys for controlling said column selecting and denominational selecting stops, each of said keys being operative to simultaneously pro- 'ect a column selectin and a 'denomina l a:

tional selecting stop.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination. of a carriage, two stop carriers one carried by the carriage and the other sepa-- rate from but connected tobe moved'by the carriage, a stop carried by each of said carriers, key controlled means cooperative with one or the other of said stops depending on the position of the carriage in its line of travel, and key controlled means operable at will on said first key controlled means to render the same ineffective to cooperate with the stop on: the carriage. 1

13. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage, two traveling stops which are moved by the carriage and are separated and have separate fixed paths of member to render it inefi'ective to co-act with one of said traveling stops. 7

14. In a'typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage, two traveling stops which are moved by the carriage and are separated and have separate fixed paths of movement, a series of key controlled stop members each movable at an operation thereofinto the paths of both traveling stops, and key controlled means operable at will on said stop members to render them ineffective to co-act with one of said traveling stops.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, key controlled tabulator steps which are spaced apart at given intervals, key controlled stops which are spaced apart at different intervals from said first mentioned stops, a traveling stop which said first mentionedkey controlled stops ineffective to coact with the associated traveling stop.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, key controlled tabulator steps which are spaced apart at given intervals, key controlled stops which are spaced apart at diiierent intervals from the firstv mentioned steps, a traveling stop which moves in one-path and with which said first mentioned key controlled stops cooperate, a second traveling stop 'Which travels in a differ: ent path from the other traveling stop and with which said second mentioned key controlled stops cooperate, the keys which contraveling tabulator stop having a path of movement transversely of said levers and at the opposite side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said levers are cooperative to arrest the carriage, carriage releasing means which are operated to release the carriage when any of said key controlled levers is actuated, and means operable at will on said key controlled levers to render them inefiective to co-actwith one of said traveling stops.

25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a series of key controlled levers pivoted intermediate the ends thereof, said levers at one side of the pivotal centers thereof being spaced apart at letter space intervals to form, denominational stops, the levers at the opposite side of the pivotal centers being spaced apart at a plurality of letter space intervals to form col- I umn selecting stops, a plurality of traveling stops with each of'which the denominational stops are coiiperative, a traveling stop with which said column selecting stops are cooperative, carriage releasing means which are operated to release the carriage when any of said key controlled levers is actuated, and means operable at will on said key controlled. levers to render the denominational stops ineffective on the plurality of traveling stops with which they normally cooperate.

26. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops carried by said stop bar, a series of key controlled denominational stop carrying levers,

the denominational stops being moved by said levers into coiiperative relation with said column stops, a. traveling tabulator stop which is moved by the carriage and travels in a difl'erent path from said column stops and into the pate of which each of said levers is adapted tobe moved, and meansoperative at will on. said hey controlled levers for rendering the denominational stops in effective to cooperate with said column stops.

27. In a typewriting machine, the combination ot-La carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops carried by said a series of key controlled denominati-r: i stop carrying levers, the denomination; )ps being normally moved by said levi into cotiperative relation with said column stops, a traveling tabulator stop which. is moved by the carriage and travels in a different path from said column stops and into the path of i which each of said levers is adapted to be moved, means which afford an adjustment of the column stops alongsaid bar, means which afford an adjustment of the traveling tabulator stop relativelylo the carriage, and

means operable at will on said key controlled levers for rendering the denominatibnal stops inefi'ective to co-act with said column stops.

28; In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar car ,ried thereby, a series of column stops carried by said stop bar, a series of key controlled denominational stop carrying levers, v

the denominational stops being normally moved .by said levers into coiiperative relation with said column stops, an endless band driven by the carriage, a tabuiator stop carried by said endless band and with which said levers are cpiiperative to arrest the carthe denominational stops being i'loivmally moved by said levers into cooperative relation with said column stops, an endless band driven by the carriage, a tabulator stop car-' ried by said endless band and with which said step levers are coiiperative to arrest the carriage, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shifting movement of said denominational stops to a position whei when-any of them is projected it will be inoperative to co-act with .the column stops, the shifting of the denominational stops to ineffective position being produced without affecting the operativeness of the key controlled levers t0 co-act with the tabulator stop carried by the endless band.

30. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar carried thereby, a series of column stops carried by said stop bar, a series of key controlled denominational stop carrying lovers, the denominational stops being normally moved by said levers into cooperative relation with said column stops, a traveling tabulator stop which is moved by the carriage and travels in a different path from said column stops and into the path of which each of said levers is adapted to be moved, means which afford an adjustment of the column stops along said bar, means which afford an adjustment of the trayeling tabulator stop relatively to the carriage, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shift ing movement of said denominational stops to a position where when any of them is projected it will be inoperative to co-act with the column stops, the shifting of the denominational stops to ineffective position being produced without afiecting the operativeness of the key controlled levers to c'o-act,

with the traveling tabulator stop.

31. In a type machine, the combination of a on a column stop bar carried thereby, es of column stops carried by said stop bar, a series of key controlled denominational stop carrying levers, the denominational stops being normally moved by said levers into cooperative relation with said column stops, a traveling tabulator stop which is moved by the carriage and travels in a different path from said column stops and into the path of which each of said levers is adapted to be moved, and key controlled means operable at will.

for efi'ecting a shifting movement of said denominational stops to a position where when any of them is projected it will be inoperative to co-act with the column stops,

the shifting of the denominational stops toineffective position being produced without aflecting the operativeness of the levers on the traveling tabulator stop. I

32. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a series of key controlled levers pivoted intermediate the ends thereof, said levels at one side of the pivotal centers thereof being spaced apart at letter space intervals to form denominational stops, the leve s at the opposite side of the pivotal centers being spaced apart at a pluralitv of letter space intervals to form column selecting stops, aplurality of traveling stops with each of which the denominational stops are cooperative, a single traveling stop with which said column selecting stops are cooperative, carriage releasing means which are operated. to release the carriage when any of said key controlled levers is actuated, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shifting movement of the trolled levers pivoted intermediate the ends thereof, a traveling tabiilator stop having a path of movement transversely of said levers and at one side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said lovers are cooperative to arrest the. carriage, a second traveling tabulator stop having a path of movement transversely of said levers and at the opposite side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said levers are cooperative to arrest the carriage, carriage releasing means which are operated to release the carriagewhen any of said key controlled levers is actuated, and key controlled means operable at will for eilecting a shifting'inovement of ill said key controlled levers to a position where they are ineffective to co-act with one. of said traveling stops, the shifting of said levers being produced without affecting the opera- 'trolled levers pivoted-intermediate the ends thereof, saidlevers at one side of the pivotal centers thereof being spaced apart at letter space intervals to form denominational stops, the levers at the opposite side of the pivotal centers being spaced apart at a plurality of letter spacejntervals to form col umn selecting stops, a plurality of traveling stops with each of which the denominational stops are cooperative, a single traveling' stop with which the column selecting stops are coiiperative, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting shitting movement of said key controlled lovers to move the denominational stops to a position where when any of them is projected it will be inoperative to co-act with the plurality of traveling stops, the shifting of said denominational stops to ineiiective position being produced without affecting the operativeness of the column selecting stops on the single traveling stop.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a series of key con trolled levers pivoted intermediate the ends thereof, the spacing between said levers at one side of the pivotal centers thereof being different from what it is at the opposite side bf the pivotal centers of said levers, a traveling tabiilator stop having a path of move 'ment transversely of said levers and at one side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said levers are cooperative to arrest the carriage, a second traveling tabii lator stop having a path of movement transversely of said levers and atthe opposite side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said levers are cooperative to arrest the carriage. and key controlled means operable at will for edecting a shifting movement of said levers to a position where when anv of them is iiro ected it will be inoperar .i i

tive to co-act with one of said traveling stops but will be operative to co-act with the other of said traveling stops.

36. In a typewriting machine, the coinhination of a carriage, a series of key con trolled levers pivoted intermediate the ends thereof. a traveling tabiilator stop having a path ofmovement transversely of said levers and at one side of the pivotal centers thereof and with which said levers are cooperative to arrest the carriage, a second traveling tabulator stop having a, path of movement transversely of said levers and at the opposite side of the pivotal centers operative t'o co-act with the other of said traveling stops.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination of .a carriage, key controlled stops whichare spaced apart at letter space 1n tervals and constitute" denominational stops,

key controlled stops which are spaced apart at 'a lurality of letter space intervals and constitute column selecting stops, a traveling stopwith which the denominational stops normally cooperate, a second traveling stop which travels in a different path from said first mentioned traveling which said column selecting stops are 00- operative, the keys which control the denominational stops also controlling the column' selectin stops, and key controlled means operab e at will for effecting a shifting movement of. the denominational stops to a position where when any ofthem is rejected it will be inoperative to co-act with the traveling stop with which it is nor- 3.0

mall cooperative, the shifting of the denomlnational stops to ineffective position being produced without affecting the operativeness of the column selecting stops.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, key controlled stops which are spaced apart at letter space intervals and constitute denominational stops,

key controlled stops which are spaced apart at a plurality of letter space intervals and constitute column selecting stops, a traveling stop with which the denominational stops normally cooperate, a. second traveling stop which travels in a different path from said first mentioned traveling stop and with which the column selecting stops are cooperative, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shifting move ment of said denominational stops to a pos1- tion where when any of them is projected 1t will be ineffective to coiiperate with the traveling stop with which the denominational stops normally co-act, the shifting of the denominational stops to ineffective position being produced without affecting the operativeness of the column selecting stops.

39. In a typewriting machine, the com-' hination of a carriage, key controlled stop devices spaced apart at one portion thereof at letter space intervals and spaced apart at other portions thereof at a plurality of letter space intervals,-a traveling stop cooperative with those portions of said devices which have one character of spacing, a second traveling stop which coiiperates with stop and withthose portions of said devices which are differently spaced, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shifting movement of said key controlled stop devices to a position where when any of them is projected it will be ineffective to co-act with'one of said traveling stops hut will be effective to co-act with the other of said itraveling stops.

40. In a typewriting machine, the/combination of a carriage, a series of key con trolled devices spaced apart differently at.

them is projected it will be ineffective to coact with one of said traveling stops but will be effective 'to co-act with the other of said traveling stops.

41. In a typewriting machine, the com-- bination of a carriage, key controlled tabu lator stops which are spaced apart at given intervals, key controlled stops which are spaced apart at diflerent intervals from the first mentioned stops, a traveling tabulator stop which moves in one path and with which the first mentioned 1 key controlled stops cooperate, a second traveling stop which travels'in a different path'from the other traveling stop and with which said second mentioned key controlled stops cooperate, the keys which control the first mentioned stops also controlling the second kev controlled stops, and key controlled means operable at will for edecting a shifting movement of the first mentioned key controlled stops to a position where when any of said stops is PIO1BCtGd it will be inoperative to co-act with the traveling. stop with which it normally cotiperates.

42. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, key controlled-tabulator stops which are spaced apart at given intervals, key controlled stops which are spaced apart at different intervals from said first mentioned stops, a traveling stop which moves in one path with which said first mentioned key controlled stops normally cooperate, a second traveling stop which travels in a different path from the other traveling stop and with which said second mentioned key controlled stops co-'- operate, and key controlled means operable at will for effecting a shifting movement of said first mentioned key controlled stops to a position? where when any of them is proinevgesi nominational selecting devices, and keys each operative to project both a column selooting device and adenominationel select ing device, whereby the carriage may be an rested first at one column and then at the next, whereby column selection may be effected, and, whereby denominational selection in diilerent columns may be effected,

44, In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including column-to-column tabula tor device for arresting the carriage at one column and then atthe next, independently operable key controlled column selectingdcvices, and other key con rolled denominational selecting devices, whereby the carriage may' be arrested first at one column and then at the next, whereby column selection may be effected, and whereby denominational selection in different columns may be effected, the same keys which control the column selecting devices also controlling the denominational selecting devices.

45. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; tabulatinp; mechanism including a column-to-column tebulator device for arresting the carriage at one column and then at the next, independently operable column selecting devices, and denominational selectingdevices, whereby the carriage may be arrested first at one column and then at the next, whereby column selec tion may be effected, and whereby denominn tional selection in diiiereiit columns may be effected; and key-controlled means for rendering the denominational"selecting devices ineffective for denominational selection.

46. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; tabulating' mechenism' including a colur n-to-column tabulator device forurrestin the carriage first at one column and then at the next, independently operable key controlled column lectlng devices, and key controlled denominational selectingdevices, whereby the cur" riage may be ai'rested first eteone column wand-then at the next, whereby column se lcction may be e lfec ted, and whereby dencmii tional selection 111 different columns ms; ,cfl ectedg eud hey-controlled means it dering the key controlled means for the denominational selecting de ces ineiiective for denominational selecti n. r,

47. In a typewri nachine, the combination of a earring id tabulating mechanism including a column-to-column tabulator device for arresting the carriage first at one column and then at the next, inde pendently o able column selecting devices, denominatio selecting devices, column stops which have one oath of movement and with which said column-to-colu mn device comets, column stops which have a difi'erent path movement and with which the denominationalselecting devices co-act, and a traveling step having a third path of move ment and with which said column selecting devices co-ect, whereby the carriage may be arrested first at one column and then at the next, whereby column selection may be effected, and whereby denominational selection in different columns may be effected.

' 48. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mechanism including a column-to-column tabulator device for arresting the carriage first at one column and then at the next, independently operable column selecting devices, other denominational selecting devices, and a carriage releasing means controlled by all of said devices, a column selecting device and. a denominational selecting device being both projected to operative position at each actuation of a tabulator key, whereby the carriage may be arrested first at one column and then at the next, whereby column selection may be effected, and whereby denominational selection in difi'erent columns may be effected.

49. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; and tabulating mec nism including a column-to-column tabulator device for arresting the carriage first at one column 'and then at the next, independently operable column selecting devices, denominational selecting devices, column stops which have one path of movement and with which said column-to-column device co-ects, column stops which have a-ditl'erent path of movement and with which the denominational. selecting devices co-act, a traveling stop having :1- third path of movement lit.

and with which said coliimn selecting dC-/' vices eonct, and carriage releasing means controlled by all of said devices, whereby the carriageway be arrested first at one column end then ct the next, whereby c0ln ne selection may he eliected, and whereby denominational selection in d fierent columns may be efi'ected.

'50. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a traveling stop wh JVQS in one direction during the travel 4 eceriuege 111 the direction its second traveling stop which moves in the opposite direction at this time, a key controlled stop cooperative with said first men-- tioned traveling stop, a key controlled stop cooperative with said second traveling stop, and key controlled means operable at will on one of said key controlled stops to render it ineffective to cooperate with the traveling stopwith which it co-acts.

51. Ina typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, two stop carriersada-pted to move in unison with the carriage, a

stop carried by each of said carriers, a key controlled stop member Cooperative when projected first with one and then with the other of-said first mentioned stops depending on the position of the carriage, and key controlled means operable at will on said key controlled stop member to render it ineilective to cooperate with one of said first mentioned stops. I I

52. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, column stops carried by and projecting from opposite sides of said bar, a singlekey controlled stop cooperative at all times when projected only with those column stops that project from one side of. the stop bar and having only a single extent of movement to operative position, and a separate key con trolled stop cooperative only with those column stops that project from the opposite side of the stopbarand having only'a single given extent of movement to operativeposition.

53'. In a typewriting machine, the combination ofa carriage, a column stop bar, 001- umn stops carried'by and projecting from opposite sides of said bar, a key controlled stop cooperative at all times when projected only with those column-stops that project from one side of the stop bar and having only a single extent of movement to operative position, and key controlled denominational stops each ce iperative only with column steps which project from the opposite side of said bar.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop her, column stops carried by and pro ecting from opposite sides of said bar, a key controlled stop coiiperative at all times Whenprojected only with those column stops that project from one side of the stop bar, said key controlled stop moving into and out of operative position in a single path only and to a single given extent only, and a separate key controlled stop cooperative only with said column stops that project from the opposite side of the stop bar, said second key controlled stop moving into and out of opera.

tive position in a single path only and to single given extent only. a

55. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a column stop bar, column stops carried by and projecting. from opposite sides of said bar, a key controlled stop cooperative at all times when projected only with those column stops that project from one side of the stop bar, said key controlled stop moving into and out of operative position in a single path only and to a single given extent only, and a series ofkey controlled denominational stops each cooperative only with which project troln the oposite side of the stop bar, and each of whic 1 denominational stops moves only in a single path and to single given extent.

Signed in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 28th day of January, A. l). 1914:.

ARTHUR W, SB'HTH" v Vitnes ses: 4

CrrAnn-ns E, grime, E. M. VVELLS.

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