US1174438A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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H. E. PAYNE.

E TYPE WRlTlNG MACHINE. APPLiCATION FILED IHNEN, 1913. 1,174.438. Patented Mar..7,1916.

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H. E. PAYNE.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPUQATION FILED 1uNE14. 1913.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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TYPEWRITING MACHINE. APPLlcmoN FILED JUN: x4. 1913.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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wi. Messe/o 1,5- rfirtS; i impievements To all whom 'it mayy concern.' .Be it known that'I, HALBERT a citizen of the- United States, residlng 1n the city. county,` and State of New York,

`liav-e` invented certain new and useful Im.

Jn the accompanying drawings illustrat ingtheinventionz' Figure 1 is a perspective View of a preferred embodiment of the machine; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, the indeXplate-being removed; Fig. 3 is a 4perspective view of" a form of letter-spaceA mechanism; Figflt is: a vertical sectional View, showing tlreparts in normal position 5 is a similar view, showing the parts I the positionsfwhich they assume when the `index plate is depressed fand `the presser foot"is 'in the act of.producing an impres-f sron; Fig. -'G is a fragmentary plan views showing certain parts beneath-the index plate, the latterl being removed; Fig. 7 is 4`a Yvertical sectional view `showing a modified `constrnction; andFig.` 8 is a fragmentary" `plan View of/parts'withthe index platefremoved.

Theparts.are'mounted on a suitable flat;

base, which is shown as comprising a wooden slab 1 on which is I nounted'a metal plate 2. parts of the latter being 4struck up to afford bearings for the actuating parts,l which. as will become apparent. are few and' simple in construction'. l5 pression surface is provided. and, as shown, `it is4 preferably a part of an' upstandinf.

' step-bv-s tep, movable letter-space carriagel 3. The lattercompises an elongated bot` tonidilzite hwhich is slidably guided on the base plate Qand provided with upwardlyprojecting end pieces The latter are connectedf at their "upper portions by an angular fminber. 6, the approximatel;7 vertical front, Vface 7 of which constitutes 'the impresf55. sioiiffasiirface. A paper feed roller 8 has Specification of Letters Patent.

E. PAYNE,

combinations STATES ,PATENT OFFICE.

HALBERTE. PAYNE, orNEW YORK, N. Y.

, TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Patented Mar. ,7, 1916;

Application led June`14, 1913. ,Seria1No. 773,623.v-

` journals revoluble in the standards 5 and` is provided 'at one end with an appropriate knurled hand wheel 9, the roller being limited to line space movement by a spring pawl 10 engaging the notched base 11 of the wheel 9. A sheet metal paper guide 12 isv secured tothe top of the bottom plate 4 and 1s curved' upwardly and forwardly to .coperate with=the forward .portion of the feed roller. The paper carriage is guided inlits movement by an upstanding flange 13, formed at the rearedge of the base plate 2,

Y andl by another flange or lug 14 which overhangs the' forward edge of the bottom plate 4. This `forward edge of the bottom plate of the carriage is formed as a letter-space rack 15, which cooperates with the actuating parts of the letter-space'mechanism herein-H after described. V/ An index plate 1 6 or 16a isdisposed/over 'the forward portion of the basefand bears character designations 17, which arelaid out in three or 'more straight roWs ,"-the arrangement of the characters being that of the'keyboard of a standard waiting machine. From front to rear these characters are in staggered or oblique relation, so'that the index, presently to be described, can

register with only one characterfat any position `to which it'may bexshifted laterally.

That is to say, from front to back no character is ydirectly in alinement with anyother character. The index 1 plate .preferably slopes downward and forward and isprovided with depending front and end walls,

designated` 18 and 19 in Fig. 1 and 18u and l91`in Fig; 7 so that thewhole constitutes a speciesof hood for inclosing and protecting certain parts. desirably formed on a sheet` or plate 20 or 20JL whiclrunderlies the index plate, the lat- The characters 17 v are teibeing provided with circular apertures' 21 through which 4the characters appeal', the rharacteiebear'ing plate being held in position in any suitable manner.

The printing type 22am formed on a straight, horizontally elongated, flexible rubber band 23, which is united at one l0n gitudinal'edge to the edge of a rigid supportin the form of an elongated metal plate 24, the connection between the rubber vband and metal plate being preferably effected by vulcanizing. The type carrier thus'constitnteti is mounted for rectilinearmovement parallel to the paper carriage and impresvsion surface and'ycrosswise of the machine :for`v the purpose QE ment transve'rsftol this type-selecting movement for the purpose of effecting the im-V pession.

In the `preferred mode-of organizing the .machine a comparatively narrow-space 1s aii'orde'dbetween the index plate 16 and the paper carriage', and the'type carrier is disposed u right in this space so as torslide and 'v vtilton earings at its lower edge. To this end the plate' 24jy has a cylindrical bearing portion or bead formed onjor secured to 4 its lower edge, vand thisshaft-likeportion engages circular'bearing openings formed'in brackets 26 whichrise from the base plate 2.

vThe bearings afiorded by' these brackets are' slotted or'notched at the top, as lshown at 27, so as toA permit the passage' of the plate y 24and the rear edges 28fof these notches constitute stops which limit the plate 24 in its rearward movement to a position beyond 'lao cally flexed in. order that the selected character may reach the printing point, l(see Fig. 5). Thel provision vof fa definite stop to arres't the rigid support 24 `in the same posil tion at each printing operation is of valueas it insuresgood aline'ment. The 4forward edges of the notches 27 also constitute stops foi' limiting the Ireturn movement of the type-carrier, which permitted, to move laway from the Acompression surface far enough for visibility.' l Means are provided for holding the rigid partA of vthe type-carrier against its positive stop while. the presser fyoot is engagedpinI4 locally fiexingrthe type-band to produce the impression.` his means is preferably of a yielding .character and actuated by the presser foot or impression-producing mechanism,so as yto contact with'the type-carrier and swing it against the stops 28 prior to the production of the actual impression by thefiexible portion thereof;l During thel local fiexing of the type-band the spring holds the rigid support 24 against thfixed stop," sothat the center about which'the type-band is fiexed is always the same dis- Itancev from the impressionisfurface That is i "tofsay,` the type-band is fiexe'd about its juncltion withl the rigid platef'as a' center", and

t selectively positioning the type toprint, and also for tilting movebecausel the plate -i'sheld' against -a definite location during-the act of printing. Wa good-alinem'ent is insured.' l

he type 22 are inked by .a pad or pads a vshield plate 30 .apertured' at 31 Ito' permit ystop suchcenter must always haveaiixed'4 In thi?,

101 29, which are :secured to the'front face of the selected ltype to be pressed against the paper.V vThe lower portion of the shieldplate'4 .nl lindrical -portion 25. of the'type-carrier` late-f- 24 as a pivot bearing, and fis-confine vbo-V i' 30 i'sl curved at 32 so as' lto engage the cytween the brackets 26 so thatit does'v notl type member. A.'-

H hepressing. of the selected-. type face partake ofthe longitudinal movement ofthe against the 'paper vis effected by a fore and f:

aft tiltable presser foot,which is 'designated oot'isoperated by the index plate, which is 33 in Fig. 4 and 33'* in Fig. vv7 This'presser .f i .4

l`,ryieldable under finger' pressure for-this pur- 'j pose. The drawings illustrate two forms of construction presentedsin this mode ofjo'peration, and the form shown in Figs. 1V to' 6 will -ow be more particularly described. In these Viewsl the indexA plate vis `ulcrumedl so as to tilt up and downabout its-rear por# tions, that. is to say, the portion nearer the paper carriage. In the constructionshown thisis accomplished by pivotallybonnecting lthe end walls- 19' -with upward-projecting standards 34, the pivots'connectingthe parts being designated 35. Inv the norma-1 position ofthe index plate the lower. edges of the end walls 19,'are inclined upward and .for-

ward, so that the lower' edge of the front` 'wall 18 is disposed at ia" sufiicient distance above the base plate 2 to permit of an ade'- quate downward movement of the index plate. rllhe presser foot 33 is fixed at-.its lower portion to' a rockshaft 36, the endsv of which are'journaled in the brackets '26 heretofore referred to, anda spring 37,'coiled about this shaft and bearing 'at one end -against the brackets 26' and at the other end againstthe presser foot, serves to resto e thi; Y lgi ,The operating connection 'between the 'del' latter to normal position shown in pressible index plate and the tiltable presser foot consists of a single lever 38,y which'extends fore and aft beneath the index plate and is fulcrumed intermediate ithsfends las shown at I39` on a standard '40. The rearfend of 'this' lever is .formed as a iiat tongue v41,-

which engages a notch 42in a rearward `ex-4 tension of the presser foot. At its -forward end lt bears against the index plate or the front wall 18, whereit may pass through a notch/43.

The letter-space :mechanism includes a member 44, which. extends fore and aft lbelneath the index'plate at one sideof the presser foot operating .lever 38 and is con.

nected.,at the rear end 'lwiththe feed pa-wl- 45, while its forward end is arranged tolbe l" heretofore referredrto. The imeinber'is held fration of these parts asalready described.

`pilctiiated ybyythe ldepression,` of theqindexr plate: "Preferably, its forward portionI unf. `,derlieithe front endyof the printing iiieclia I iisrnv l'eyer38,` l so that depression r'of the, foi'-, Ward'end of "the` latter 'also 'depresses the l 'flinderlyi'iigportion ofthe letter-'space mein-,TM

ber." *Toftliis end the saidl member 41 hasaf y `from disengagement `fromftheseznotches by` c a simple upstanding lug 51 attheioppo'site` in*- norinal position by ay spiral spring 52. which-issecuredat one end to a .lug :S-Klient M down romthe member and at the other end anchored iiiiaii opening 53 in th'estandai-dy tei-space rocker in enlgmgement rwith its y notched bearings Upoiireleaseofithe fin` geiypiessiire exerted ou the index plate atl the cloncliiksionI of the printing operation,l

`thisjsy-)ring rocks Vthe member ,44 so as toelevalte thelateral extension '46 and there- A y by" restore theindex vplate to normal posi-i tion; `lnthis action'.italso tends to restore 'the presser foot and the leierf `to nor. Aina'l 1 position,"thoiigh lpreferably a separate sp 1ii'ig`37 is provided for insuring @the resto- The same contractile movement of the spring `52` projectsV the ,feed pawl 45. which is in engagement with a tooth of the' feed rack',I` so as to advance thef'carriage 5 thedistance `offoneletter. In so'fdoing the pawl is'projected` beneath' an overhangingstoiif 5,4," which' locks the pawl to the feedrack and insures `therholding of the carriage rin posi- H tioni for the impression. `This crei-hanging guaiifl c f relationto thefeed rack; `Gravity may-be f Vreliedon to cause the end ot' the` feed pawli sinallspringmay-be4 used for the purpose;

The lateral extension` 46 is disposed, in i i tro'iit ofthe index plate"andfatordsa tlatw` transversely-elongated surface, constituting it a` suitable;letterspace memberv operable i by the fingen or thumb independently of .the` l index plate and printingjleuer 38. )Depres-A fsionjoffwthis -inember also releases Vthe. 'carl` y "ri'age," permitting it to be returned for 1th 'startingfof'anotherv line. Where the mlem l 16.5 bei-.71:4 passes beneath the lower edge of the p `edge ot'tliemember.` ,The member 'isheld" 1 l0. fThisspring alsotends to hold'j the letso.

also retains the pawlv irr operative to drop between the teeth ofthe rack, or a' front wall 18 it is offset downwardly 'as shown at 55, so as notto obstruct the down-` ivard movement ofthe index plate.Y

AThe selectingt movement ot' the flexible type-bandje elt'ected by means of an index,v ufl'iich coirperates with the index' plate. `In the construction shown aowire bail 56 extends across .at the rear. part of [the index plate and has downwardly-bent end members Vthe extremities which are bent `inward and received in sockets afforded by the cylindrical portion 25'of'tlie type-band l support 24., Thus, a pivotal engagement is secured between the bail 5G and the member i ,24. so thaton the one hand the bail is not affected by the tiltingmovement of the typeband-'support -provided for visibility, whilel I on Vthe other `hand the bail may be swung y without affecting the type-carrier. Anarm `5S, preferably in the iiature of a U-sha )ed piece of wire., is secured. at its rear en to the middle of the bail 5G and extends forward over-the index plate.` Onit is slid ably mounted a Vfingerpiece'or index meinv ber 59, which is preferably in the form of `a` l 'cil-'cularly-cupped disk adapted to fit into the circular openings 21. It is provided w'ith'lateialeyes 60 which embrace the rods 58,'aiid an elastic band G1, secured at its oppositc ends to the sides of the finger piece,

serves to hold the finger of the operator fagiiinst slipping out of place.

In operation the operator inserts the tip offhis toretiiiger in the ,linger .piece 597 and by sliding the latter back and forth on the j arm 58 and moving it laterallywith the bail -56 he is able to cause it to register with any fone of the character designations 17 on the keyhoard."'ll1ie lateral 4-moveinent of the bail. by virtue of its direct engagement with the type-band support 24, produces similar `endwise movement of the type-band, and` the positions of 'the 'type on the type bandV andofthe. characters on the index plate being properly correlated, any character thus selected y on the index plate is selectively V "brought into printing position on the typeband. i Since the characters on the index plateare all displaced laterally with refer ence to. each other, a complete set of characters can be arranged in linc on the type band. -v The formation of the Finger piece 59 so that it fits into and registers with the circular character openings 21 insures the exact positioning of the selected type-band character in printing position. ln orderl further to insure this exact positioning and to guard against displacement. a rack (i2.l

`may be secured to the front side of the typebandcsupport 24. The teeth' of this rack are arranged `to receive the shank of the presser between the teeth being substantially equal to the width `of such portion of the presserv vfoot 33 between them when the presser foot e L is moved rearward to print; and. the space 2'5 ort 24as a center.

foot and the extremities of the being.v i

beveled 'so as to aiord daring-entrances to 4such spaces', the 'said movement of the'.

presser foot will automatically effect any 5 slight endwise shifting of the "ty fcan'ier. whichmay benece'ssary to locate .t esel 1^. ed' type in the exact 'nntipgpcm v 'OpenMP-having in" pe which'jsto rint downward@ i i E9 @fammes rier '1s produced b'y fthe pressured the" i'n.. 15 dex' late upon-thejforward'end*of,the rrntf. ing ever 38, 'the rearend'of this ,lever lng thereby'elevated' soas tofoceithe presser foot 33 rearward.v vWhen the type-ln'zrxdisv first engaged by the presserfotfthe said'- '20 -band and its rigid sup wardtogetherfbut, t e-'support-fencol1nter-"- rt 24.are`tilted rearing the stop28, the further rearward movef ment of the4 presser foot locallys'ilexes the type-band about vits junctionwith the supodily fore and aft'tilting 'of the type car- 'rier the printing is rendered visible','and 'by establishing a definite position "for the sup*-V port 24. duringtheprinting operationaline- 1o\men,t` is insured.. The depression of theindex'ilate also'rocks the letter-space member 44 as to retractthe feedv pawl 45 and tension thel spring 52. 'When the operator relaxes the finger pressure on the inde-'x plate 3 5 the parts fare restored lto normal position and the feed pawl 45 is actuated t'o advance the paper 'carriage in the manner already. de-

scribed.' 4

l The construction shown in' Figs.y 7 and 8 40 is substantially similar to thatshown in the other views, b-ut differs in certain"`features which will now be pointed out. The index plate 16I 'is fulcrumed at itsforward portion. being connected by pivots 35* with 4'5 standards 34 rising`from the .base plate 2.

. lonsequentlyl.' the lower'edges of the end walls 19 are normally inclinedupward and rearward.. 'In this constructionxthe presser i foot 33" is Qperateddirectly by, a depressible index plate b v the engagemen't'of theI rear portion of this plate'with the upper portionl To this end a roller 70 of the presser foot; is suitably mounted on the index plata, so as to roll on a suitably formed'forward vedge of thev presser foot. The presser foot has a '-fo-rward extension 7l, which in this instance is for the purpose of actuating thev letterspace mechanisi'l', The latter includes a rock member 44 which extends fore and aft beneath the index plate` and, as. here shown,

may bein the form of a cylindrical shaft engaging open bearings in brackets 49"* and 50.. The said member carries a' .laterally extending arm72 which ove'rlies the notchedv 6 6 forwardend ofthe presser foot extension it* e"index plate. ',This` movement tilts the-bail 56 forward andthe It Vpie-carnet*l 23,

By providing for the" vpawl45 is pivotallyeonnected -to this `por- 71, Aso that upward movement of thelatter. elevates -the arm and thus rocks the member 4 4. The rear end of'this member is bent. downward asf-'shown at V47", and the.v feedl tion in'substantially the` same A manner as in- 'downward-"projectin'garm 53, is placed'jun- 'advance the paper. carriage. f No special 'spring is shown .forrestorln f the presser foot to normal position,'an

I accordingly Athis construction illustrates the fact that the i same, springwhich restoresthe letter-"space 'lmember 'may also 'restore the presser foot.

lVhile this s'ame spring ei'l'orttransn'iitted might be' utilized to'restorevthelatter also tonormal position, va .special spring may be utlhzed V'for this'purpos'e, as .indicated at 7 3.

The rocker 44 projects at the front lthroup'ih vthrough the presser foot tohfe. index plate the index-plate and is provided with'a lati erally-extending' space bar. portion 46,-

which, like th'ev spacebar portion 46'of the other construction, is depressed by vthe operator to effect spacing between words and y 'release of the carriage; A post. 74 rising from the'base serv'es to limit the downward movement of 4the index plate.v The upwardmovement of the latter may be limited, 'bothl in .this and -in the other construction, by .v

brackets 75, which overhanglugs 76 bent in` -wardfroin the lower edges pf the end wallsv 19 or'19. The type carrier 23, 24 and also the shield 30.1 nay be restored to 4normal position, that is to say, moved forward away from theimpression surface after each- 11n` pression, by means of a light spring 77,

which in figure is shown fastened to the' rear side -of the shield and bearing at its other end against one'of the brackets 26.

What I claim as new is ,1. Ina typewriter, the combination of a base, an upstanding paper carriage mount' 'ed forletter space movement on. the-back portion of the base', an 'index plate ful` crumed on the base in yfront of said paper carriage, a vhorizontally elongated fiexible type-band', means supporting the samev up. rightbetween' said index plate and paper carriage `for- .longitudinal f typeselecting movementparallel to the latter, an index connected -tofsaid' type-band and extending forward/lover" said index plate, a tiltable`- means whereby the index plate operates'the 'presser-foot. v

presser -foot in front of said typeband, and- 2 2.. In atypew'riter, the Ycornbina'tignlof an Y Iimpression. surface, a movable index plate havingpluralityv of rows of iso Iiol

" tij gr., In a thereon, 'a' horizontallyy elongatedg flexiblef type-band, and cooperating with said index lplate,` and means'` actuated by the `movable index' plate for impressing-the selected char-4 acterMon the `band against the impression surfacer"` `r u 3.. iIn a typewriter, the combination of an impressioi'i surface mounted for letter space ".nmovementonthe base, ifa movableV index ,l platejniounted to rock in standards vupris-` 5 'ingfrointlie base, a horizontally elongated i" s `flexible type-band, aflongitudinally slidable andtransveisely tiltable rigid` support to i] whichsadtype-band' is fixed, an index con- Ipnecte'dto said support. andcoperatingwith 2 `the index' plate, landjay presser actuated by y theindex plat'e'toengage vthe selected por- ""fftion ofthe type-band.` Y f "il, a, typewriter, the combination of an 'impression surface mountedlfor letter. space 15,` `movement on the bas, a movablejndex platel 1 Aoiintedtojrock.instandardsuprisingfromj the base, a horizontally elongated fiexible "type-band; af longitudinally 'slidable an u transversely -tiltable r`igid support tovwhich coperating with ithef index plate, and a presser actuatedby saidinoifable index plate 3 5"`Qto tilt `said siipportand locally flex the type fband to producean impressions.`

In atypewriter, the combination of an impression `surface and' said,` indexI plate,

i means ,supporting the same'v vvertically be l tween the index plate and impression s lir- `,lfaceifor longitudinalfand bodily tilting `lio 'leally'flexing tlieband t'o produceV the'im-A,

fr!` crumed on the, support infront ofthe irn- "pression surface, a horizontally elongated f flexible type-bandrmounted upriglrtbetween `the impression surface and index' plate, an

*index connected with the type-band to more. Yoiltlie saine longitudinally to select the, desired type, a presser, and means whereby" depression` of thewindex plate forces [said presser rearward against the selected portion of the tye-band. Y l. typewriter, the combination of a base,- a'n impression surface on the rear por- Vtion thereot, a depressible index plate ful- .dex movably 4connected to said support andf ward part of the' index impression surface, a rocking index plate l inountedI torock` in standards uprisingfrom o the base, a horizontally elongatedgtlexible l; type-band mounted `vertically between said *front of said type'baiid to vibrate bitcl crumed on the support in front ol the impression surface. a horizontally elongated Hexible type-band mounted upright between 7G the impressionsurfaceand index plate, an'

index connected' with the type-band to move the ,same 'longitudinally to select the desired type, an upstanding presser foot pivoted on the base in front of'said` type-band, means 75 whereby depression oftlie index pljate rocks said presser foot rearward, and means lfor 4restoring the; index plate and presser foot ,to normal positions.

S. In a typewriter, the `combination of an 80` impression surface, apirota'lly mounted de-V pressible-index plate, a lioriz'ontally-,elonga-ted' lengthwise movable Yflexible type b'and, an index `connected therewithand cooperating with tlie index plate, a v'tiltable 85 presser toot for engagement with the'select- `ed 'portion' of the band, and -a lever consti ltuting an operati-ng connection between said' Vindex plate and presser foot.

1S). In atypewriter, the combination of an *impression siirfacegfaii index plate in lf'ront of said impression surface, said index plate being pivotally sup'portedat the back so as .to be depressible, afspring normally sustaining said plate, a liorizontally-elongated flex- `ible type-baid, *airindex connectedy there- 'with forinoving-tliie same length-wise to select the desired type, a presser foot arranged to engage "with` the selected portion jof the' type-ban'thanda lever engaged by the forl plate and connected with said presser lfoot. v

l0. In a typewriter, 'the' combination of a base, a step-by-step moval'ile' paper carriage 4 mounted onthe rear portion thereof, a depressible index plate fiile-,ruined at`itslrearf` portion on the base in front of said paper arriage, a` longitudinally-niovable flexible type-band located between said index plate anlpaper carriage, an index connected with said band'and coperating with the `index i plate, `apresser foot pivotally mountdfin 'iard and for v4ard; and a lever extending fore and aft beneath the index plate and engaged at the forward end thereby and at the: back' connectedwitliisaid presser footw. f

ll. In a ty1 e\vi'itei,tlie combination with an impression surface,v an elongated typev ca'rrier bearing printingcharacters arranged in lineI and being shittable endwiseqtoselectively position vits type, land fa# member adapted to press the Seleetedcharacter against the paper` ot' a' depiessible index n plate, a printing lever Jiilerumed intermeplate and having a portion engaging the printing lever so as t'obe actuated therewith on. depression of the index .plate and alsol independently operable.

12. In a typewriter, the comblnation of an impression surface, an elongated type car.-

` l rier bearing printing characters arranged in line and being shiftable' endwise to selectively'position its type, a depressible index plate, an actuated by said index plate, and letterimpressionfproducing member i I space mechanism includin a spacebar p r'o-v v'jecting in front of the in ex plate and 'hav- .ing aportionzunderlying said impressionproducing member so as to lbe actuated either thereby `or independently thereof.

' plate, an impression-producing lmemberV` '13. In a typewriter, the combination of an impression surface, an elongated type` c'arrier bearing printing characters arranged in line and being shiftable endwise to.- selec-` tively position its type, a depressible index actuated by saidgplate, a rocker extending fore and aft beneath the index plate, being rockable about al longitudinalraxis and having a laterally-extending sp'ace bar portion disposed in front of the index plate, a'feedf.' pawl connected tol the rear end of said rocker and a-feed rack with which said pawl cooperates.

'114. In'"a typewriter,.the combination with .anv velongated -impression surface and an elongatedendwiseshiftable type carrier, of

jeoting over vthe index plate, anda cupped .-'nger piece mounted slidably onI said. arm

an index plate having openings-.provided with. character desi nations, and fa finger vpiececonnected' wit said type carrier to shift the same and adapted to fitl said( lopenings.A

`115. Ina typewriter the combination with ani'mpressi'on surface and anelongated type carrier, of an'index plate having characterbearing depressions arranged in a plurality of rows, ka. frame'connected to the end'sof said type'carrier and having an armpro- 16'. I n a typewriter,` the combination with an impression surface," of a' type carrier 'zompr-is'ing a flexible type-band and a rigid :support to which the type-band is 'seoured,'

said support being mounted to 'tilt toward andv from the.impression surface, impres-1 'sion-producing mechanism for bodily tilting the type carrier and thereafter' locally-'fieXrV ing thetype-band, and affixed stop posi-` tioned-to be contacted by said support on' the printing stroke and to arrest the/same V i-n a definiteposition while vthe band is locally fiexed., i

an impression surface, of-a, flexible typeband, a supportjther'efor mounted 'to tilt to-. Ward and from' the impression surface, a presser foot,` and means for holding the tiltable support in a definite position while the presser foot locally flexes the type-band to press the selectedtype against the impression surface. f

. 18. In a. typewriter, the combinationfwith an impression surface,' of vai flexible type- .band, a support therefor mounted to ti1t'to ward and from the impression surface, im-

pression-producing .mechanism, 'a definite stop, and yielding means actuated- 'by the able support against said st op.-l andthere 7; impression mechanism .for moving said tilt.

holding-it during 'the local flexing ofthe 'i type-band. to veffect the impression.

ducing an impression.

20. 4Ina typewriter, the conminationwith l an impression surface, ofa type carrier cern- ,v 'prlslng arigid portion mounted .so as to [be movable .rectilinearly for. type selection and reni" the infimes-'"- v also tiltable. toward and vsion surface, and aflexible portion-mounted I on the rigidportion-'andbearingjt impression-.producing mechanism,`

and'yi'elding'mea'ns actuatodby the impression-produclng mechanism --for holding said I rigid portion .act of printing.

name to this specification, 'inthe presencefof '1 00 two` Subscribing witnesses; v

against said Stop :during the f 60. 17. In a typewriter, the combinationwith

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