US1208640A - Automatic operating mechanism for type-writers. - Google Patents

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Hg. Plumas.` AuroMA'T-ic 'oPeRmm McvHAmsMFoR TYP; WRITERS., I' APRLLCAQTIAOM FILED SEPT. 23,419'13.. 1,208,640, Patented Dec. 12,f1916.

l. H PTLLINGS.

AuToMATlc OPERATING MECHANTSM F03 TYPE WRITERS. APPLICATIONYFILED SEPT.29. 1913.

Patented Dec. 41 2, :1916` gwn-emo@ Easy. a.

wirt/ugh@ 1. H. PlLUNGs; AUTOMATIC-0PEHATIN@ MECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

4 APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29. I9I3.

1,208,640. l Ptented` Dec. 12, 1916.

' 1o SHEETS-SHEET a.

-1. H. PlLLINGs.

AUTOMATIC OPERATING IVIECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29 1913.

Patented Deo. 12, 1,916.

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5 num/wko@ I. H, PILUNGS. AUTOMATIC PEHATING MECHANISM FOI? TYPE WRITERS.

I Pam@ Dee. 12,1916;

APPLICATIDR FILED SEPT,29 I9I3 v1,208,640.Av

@Mw/toc LH. PILLINGS.

AUTOMATIC O FERATING NIECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLicATloH man sm. 29. 1913.

1,208,640. Patented 1360.121916,

so SHEETS-*SHEET 5.

1; HpPILLlNss. AUTOMATIC GPI-:RATINGl MECHANISM FR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, |913,l Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

` 1o SHEETS-SHEET? @www I. H. Plumes. AUTOMATIC OPERATING IIIECHANISNI kFOR TYPE WRITERS.

Patfendi '12,A 1915.4.

10 SHEETS-SHEEI 9.

APPLICATION FILED SEFT29| 1913.

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J'.-H'. P\LLINGS. Auommc OPEBAHNG MECHAMSM FUMYPE WRITERS.

APPLIQATWN ElLED SEPT. 29, 19.13'.

y Patented Dee. 12,1916..

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up the letter or form, `and which will be of leration ofthe typewriter vin 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.l

JOHN H. PILLINGS, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 BENJAM-IN H.

` NOYES, OF DAYTON, OI-IO.

AUTOMATIC oPERATiNG MEcHANIsM Fon TYPE-WRITERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Application filed September 29, 1'913. Serial No. 792,368,

Da vton, in the county of h-Iontgomery and', State of Ohio, have invented certain new yand useful. Improvements in Automatic Operating Mechanism for. lype-lVriters,I of

f which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. i

This invention relates to automatic .op-

erating mechanism for-typewriters.

-Mechanisms have been ,produced heretofore for'automatically operating typewriters to produce form letters, .circularsor other lmatterof .which-a plurality of copies isdesired. These devices, howeven. for the most part, if not exclusively, rely upon either electricity. or air, their operation and a perforated web of paper forcontrolling the operation.l More o-r less ,successful operation has been attained by these mechanisms but they areY complicated and require such delicate adjustments that they give trouble in actual service, it requiringthe services of 'a" slrilledgmechanic to ii-iaintain them in.v

proper working condition. Moreover, it is pensive proceeding, and moreover when the -,sheet has been once perforatedit is ver7 difficult t'o make. corrections or alterations therein and the .sheet itselfl is easily dam- .aged and short lived.'

Thai-object of' thepresent invention is'to provide fan automatic operating mechanism 'which will loe mechanical throughout its f constructionandwhich will beof a simple 10 'character andfdurable construction. :.--1 -A- further object of the invention is to provide such a 'mechanism which can be applied -to a 'typewriter withoutl material modification' of the construction thereof and without .interfering-with the manual op'-, the ordinary .mannen It i's also anobject of the invention to provide 'a cntrolling device having-'movablepartswhich maybe adjusted to set such a character that an unlimited number of-copies can be taken therefrom."

' Further.. ai is .an @baci@manifesta to make this controlling device removablel so that a given letter'niay, if desired, be

removed and preserved until it is desired to use the saine at a future time.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of. a device embodying my invention; 2, is a top, plan view of the mechanism with the typewriter reinoved; F ig.-3 is a. vertical sectional view,

. taken longitudinally of the mechanism; Fig.

4 isa detail view of the t-rip mechanism forming a part of the carriage return devicesg'Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing in elevation the selective actuating mechanism and the mechanical controlling devices therefor; Fig. 6 is adetail view of thev tabulator lock; Fig. 't' is a view similarl to Fig. 5 showing the: actuating mechanism set for operating a selected type bar. Fig. 8 is a. transverse` sectional view showing in 'detail the actuating bar andthe devices for operating the same: Fig. 9 is a fractional view of the controllingdrum showing the means for' advancing the same step bv step '.during the. setting up operation; Fig. 10 is' a detail view of one of the adjust-able 'tripping devices forming a part of the controlling device; Fig. 11 is a transverse, sectional view showing the device for connecting and disconnecting the controlling device with the selective actuating mechanism; Fig.4

'l2 is-al plan view of the connecting devices ,between the controlling device and the' ac- "l5 is a sectional` detail view ofthe carriagecontrolling mechanism;l F ig..16 is a transJ verse', ,sectional view showing the construction'of the drum; Fig. 17 isa detail view of one of the operating devices `for the actuating, carriage; Fig. is a detail view showing a modified form of mechanism for actuating t-lie con'trolling lever.

In'car'rying'out'the invention I provide two principal mechanisms. F iist` a selective actuating mechanism'4 which will select and operate the desired "one of the key ha rs and theirconnected elements; and second, a mechanical' controlling device for this selective-actuating meclianis'mv'hich will de lll4 termine which key bar is to be operated and'- Whi'ch can be set up to cause the successive' operation of a series of -key bars and thus cause the typeivriterto writea given Word; sentence or letter. may be of any s uitable construction 4and that embodime'nt of the invention shown in the accompanying draivings has been chosen for the purpose of illustration only.

As here shown the. operating lmechanism as a whole is mounted upon and preferably ivithin asupportingl frame l which is preferably inclosed.` by a cabinet 2L A typevvriter of any construction, such as the 01"- dinary commercial machine, is n iountedadjacent to the supporting'frame and preferably npon the sameyas shown in the drawings at 3. Inasmuch as the typewriter is of ordinary construction it is. Vuni'iecess'ary to describe the-details tliereof. Sufiice it to say that it comprises the type bars/t which are connected With and operated by key bars 5 provided ivith'finger keys'G, l It alsd embodies various other key-operated mechanisms, such as the carriage shifting mecha-v nisni, spacing bar, etc. It will be understood that the term key bar. as employed in this specification and the appended claims includes not only the key bar for actua-ting' thetypebars but also v-iiicl-iides any device which may be actuated manually to cause th'e .operation of some' part of the type livriter. By means of the present invention all of the key-operated functions are automatically performed and this performance is preferablyaccomplished by causing the key bars to be actuated in substantially the same .manner that .they are actuated when the" machine is manually operated. The mechanism is connected with the typewriter with. practically no change therein, although I have added to the ,typewriter mechanism' certain parts to `ooperate-with. the automatic mechanism'.

this can be .accomplished by any suitable sheet or 'web feeding mechanism. Neither.

whole wl'etter. superscription and all is written on. the samemacliine and there is,

of course. laio difference Whatever in the appearance 'o'f the different parts thereof. A single operator can take care of a battery ofsniachines. the number de ending upon the length of the letter,'an inthis way an ordinary card address list may be E m- These two vmechanisms tuating member 'i causes the operationof the kelv ban and its connected parts. AIn' the 'stantially horizontal axis extending parallel The present invention does not conteniplatetlie feeding of thepaper to the type ivriter automatically, although, of course,`

' in the rear of the actuating lmember and Y as having its opposite entl arrangedin front ployed and the changes made therein with the ease and yfacility that they a're made in suchlists under ordinary circumstances.

As stated above .the selective operating' mechanism may be of any suitable construction' butIl I prefer that it should be mechanical throughout and` as here shown, it ycomprises a continuously movingr actuating memberivhich -is'fin the form vof a vertical reeiprocatorir ba'r 4T' mounted in guideiviivs S atY the opposite sides .of 'the frame 1 and connected with a suitable operatingv mechanism forimpartingl retp'rocator)V movement theretocontinuously1 while themachine is in operation; In the pilesentmachine the slide b ar is connectedby means of c'zonnectintr rods 9 ivith eccentrics 10 on lv shaft ll joui. naled in'lbearing plates 1:2 carried bv .the opposite sidemembers offthfframe. and drivenfrom a hiotor'll'by means of a belt 1l extending about a belt Wheel 15 secni'ed to the end of thef shaft 11. In the1 absence of an operative connection ivithwthe rcontrolling device thei vertical, reciprocatory movement of.the actu'ating member or bar has no effect upon'the mechanism ,of the typewriter. This bar is provided with ,a

` plurality of movable fingers,l 165' the number typevvritenlil-Then it is desired to operate a particular key bar its corresponding iinger .16 is' moved into operative relation therewith and the rec-iprocationv of the facpresent form of the machine the 'actuating fingers 16 a're pivotally mounted upon the actuating baratytheiiy upper ends onv `a:sub

vvitli'tlie shaft lland are held normal-ly iii a substantially 'vertical position, which is their inoperative position. by means of springs 1T 'mounted upon the actuatingbar and engaging the respective fingers. To

' connect the 'actuating fingers 16 'With-the respective key bars; each linger is providedv with al connecting member or lever-18 vvliich 1s show-n as pivotally supported at oneend of the actuating member and lconnected by means of a suitable connecting device or link 19 with the corresponding key bar;

The connecting links 1.9 may be of any suitable character but I refer -that-the same should be' formed iviti open slots at their upperv ends throughE which .the respective key'bars eXtend,'-as this permits the key bars to move downwardly .independently of the 1 links and their connecting mechanisms' and thus'enables-the typewriter to be manually operatedV while connected with theauto.-

matic' mechanism. The-lower end of each link is also' .Slottedto receive the 'endlof its i connecting lever and may be provided with 'the respective actuating fingers 416 and each .lever is provided with av depressed portion forming'aprecess 21,'into which the lower end of its actuating finger extends, upon the downward movement of the actuating bar,

without engaging the lever; VhenV it is dei sired to operate a particular lever the co r-.

responding actuating nger`16 is moved about its axis to bring thelower end thereof position.

into alinement with vthat -portion of 'the connecting lever lying immediately in front of the recess, whereby the downward movement of the actuatingbar will cause the fingerl to enga-ge the lever and depress the same.

.. It is desirable thatsome means should be provided lfor retaining'. the linger in opera'- tive engagement with the lever 'duringthe downwardstrokeof the actuating bar and after' the finger has been released from the device which moved. it into -its operative To.this end I have formed a' projection or lip 22 at the forward edge of therecess21 and have notched the lower Zend of the finger 16, as shown at 23, so that ,30

when the finger is in operative relation to "the lever the lipwill enterl the notch and this interlocking engagement of the parts will reta-in them in operative relation until the actuating bar is again vmoved upward to disengage the two narts.

A suitable controlling device is provided t'o cause thev actuating fingers tobe moved into operative relation with their respective.

levers in proper sequence. Various forms of controlling devices may be used forthis purpose but.' that here shown embodiesa,

.principle especially adapted for this purpose and is of such a character that it can be utilized to control a selective actuating mechanism, such as lis here vshown or lother -suitabie actuating mechanism, and either directly or through interposed connecting devices. For the purpose of' the present machine I have illustrated the controlling device as actingthrough certain connecting y devices which will be hereinafter described and I have shown the controlling device as comprising a movable member having adjustable parts and have illustrated this movable member as consisting of a cylinder 24 rotatably mounted upon a shaft 25 and adapted to be rotated either continluously orf intermittently. To impart continuous'yrota'rymovement to the drum I haveA provided the same about its peripherynear one edge thereof with an annular .rack

26 whichmeshes .with a pinion 27 on a short shaft 28' journaled in one of the bearlng brackets 12 and Shaving a wormwheel 29 meshing 'with a Worm 3 0 on a shaft' 31 hav- Ashown a device by meansof which intermitcause the operation of the key bars in Adiftent movement may be imparted to -the drum or movable member and .thlsmechanism comprises a pawl thaving its nose arranged 't'o engage-the teeth'of the-rack 2G` land having its opposite end-connectedl to one arlnof a bell crank lever- 35, the other arm of which is adapted to be engaged by a cam 36 securedto a. rotatable shaft, such as'the shaft 11.4 thepawl may be either positively returned by the' cam or-returnedby a spring, asl shown at' 37, It willbe understood, however, thatthe character of the movable member may be. widely varied from that here shown and that it may be driven in any suitable mannen either continuously or intermittently. l

i The movable member of the controlling device, whether in the form of a drum or otherwise, has a pluralityT of controlling members or tripping devices arranged in .positions to operate the Akey bars in the proper sequence to produce the desired subject matter or letteron the typewriter. Preferably, but not necessarily, these controlling members 'are adapted to be adjusted to diiferentpoints across the width ofthe drum to enable their positions to be changed sov that the controlling device may be set to ferent sequence to produce copies of difierent letters'. Then the controlling members or trippingdevices are adjustable .the con-- struction Iand arrangement are such .that they are normally held against displacement, thus enabling thetype-operating de- The' bell crank lever and vices to be actuated in thesame sequence upon each successive movement ofthe .controlling device. O course, when the controlling members are not adjustable the same result is obtained. These -adju-stable tripping devices may beoj any suitable character and mounted in any suitable manners, but in the present insta-nce, the'movable member vis provided with a series' of transverse slots,

as shown at 38, spaced short distances apart and extending for substantially the full width of the drum. Mounted in these Slots and adapted to be moved therein transversely'of the drum are a series of plates '39 having projections 40 adapted v to extend beyond the'surface of` the movable-member or There is one of these trip devices,4 lor. for the sake of brevity, trips, in each' any ifdesir'edposi-tion'.-l .f'To-.retain A'tl-ie, trip ilo devices in their. 'adj usted .positionsand -preventt the radialdisplacemjentthereof during the :operation o f thel device-the'dm-lm is4 surrouudedby; a series oat4 ribs 38".; spaged ,along the surface apart form slots into which the projections or'trips extend which are thereliv held against movement relatively to the drum.

In the present forni of the actuating mechanism these trips are not adapted to engage directlv with the actuating devices and I have. therefore. interposed suitable connecting devices which in the form here illustrated comprise a series of tripping levers 4l mounted on a single transverse axis, as indicated at l2. These levers are in the form of bell crank levers and each has a` forwardly projecting arm i3 extending of the drum and having its end arranged close thereto and inclined in such a manner that whenengaged b v oneof the trips the arm will he raised to rock the lev'er about its axis and permit the trip to move past the same. .l spring ll bearing against the upper arm l5 of the tripping lever tends to hold the lever normali)Y in' a position to be engaged by a trip. The tripping levers correspond in number with the actuating lingers 1G and suitable means are provided whereby the movement of one of these levers about its axis will move the corresponding actuating finger into operative relation with its connecting lever and thus cause the operation of the corresponding type bar. In the )resent machine this connection is formed l' a sliding bar G mounted in suitable guidewavs'having one end arranged adjacent to and in alinenient with the corresponding actuating linger and having its other end arranged adjacent to and in alinement with the upper arm of the corresponding tripping lever. Thus, the movement of thc tripping lever axis will impart longitudinal movement to the bar G and, consequently, will move the actuating finger into operative position.

It is desirable that the slide har 46 should he promptly and positively moved out of engagement with'thc the return of the linger to its normal position. At the saine time it is desirable that the bar should remain in lengagement with the linger a sullicient length of time to enable the copcrating parts 1of the finger-and its connect-ing lever to be inteiloelced. To accomplish these two ends have provided a locking device which will automatically lock the sliding har in engagement with the {inger and have provided the actuating bar 7 with means for releasingr and returning the slide bar. As here shown each bar 4G is provided in its upper edge near that end adjacent the actuating finger with a notch 47; Extending transversely to the bars abone; the same and adjacent to the notch 4:7/ is a lixed bar 4S having secured thereto a series of springs` 49, one for each slide bar 46;, which springsbear upon the upper edges1 of the respective bars' Artering with about its l actuating finger so asl to preventan)y possibility of the bar inte ranged beneath each slide bar is a second spring 50 of greater strength than thc spring :lll and adapted to move the bar upward against the tension of the spring 49. When the slide ha r is moved in a direction to carry the actuating finger into its operative position the spring il) will enter the notch 1T and thus retain the. liar in this position, thereby preventing the return of the finger. To release the bar and return it to its normal position the actuating bar is provided with a cam surface 51 ar finger 1G and in such relation to the ends of the bars -lli that when the actuating'member has been moved -downward far-enoiigh to cause the linger which is in operative posi-.-

tion to engage its connecting lever thc'cain will engage the end of the corresponding bar 40. move the saine out'of engagement with the sprinty 49 and force it rearward from the actuating finger7 thcrebjv` permitting the return ot' the actuating finger to its normal position the instant it. is released from its connect-ingllcver.

lt will be understood that cach of the ordinary operations of the typewriter is controlled bv the movable controlling incinber or drain and b v placing' the'trips or projections l0 in proper position on the drum the desired operation. of the typewriter will be caused when the mechanism i's in operation. The letter spacing, carriage shiftingt carriage return. etc.`l are all controlled 1n this manner and iii-order to enable the projections or trips to be readily set in their proper positions a gage is extended across the drain or movable member, as shown at 52, this gage haringen its face indications corresponding to those on the key bars, and when aprojection or trip has been moved into alinement with the indication on the gage it will, upon the operation of the machine, cause the operation of the key bar having that saine function. To facilitate the setting of the projections or trips a slidable settingdevice or finger-'53 is slidably mounted on a shaft, 5l adjacent to the drum and in a position to engage a t-rip and move the saine across the drain. During the. setting operation the trips or project-ions which have not been set are moved to-'the right hand side of the, drum into inoperative positions. To so move the projections or trips and thus clear the drum or a section thereof l have provided a second finger arrange normalli1 at the left hand side of the drum and slidably mounted on the shaft 54:. The movement of this linger across the drum from left to right will carry all the projections in the path of the sanic to a position on the right hand sideot' the drain, thus clearing the drum to enable the saine to be again set up. To enable the drum to be advanced step b v'step during the setting operation a lever 56 is mounted along the side `anged in the rear-of the thereof-and has a :nose arranged to engage the teeth of the gear 26 and l thusadvance the drum one step upon each operationof the lever.

' To enable access tobe had to the drum -for -the purpose of setting up the form a trans-` verse section of the retainingdevice or ribs 38a is made removable, as shown in Fig. 14. .I have also provided means whereby the connecting Adevices 'extending between the controlling member and the actuating mechanism may be rendered inoperative when this may be desired, either during the set-ting vup `of the machine or at any other time./ To

accomplish this I have so mounted the slide vbars 46 which connect the tripping levers -with the actuatingl fingers, that the ends of the same 'may bemOved laterally out of alinement with the respective tripping levers, as shown in Fig. '13. To accomplish Vthis the bars are -mounted'so that their rear ends may have movement relatively to the front ends thereof and Vin the presentin-v W stance each bar is formed in two partsl so thatthe rear portion. only is moved'laterally. This, however, is unnecessary to the successfulv operation of the device. A rod 57 extends transversely of' the bars 46, is

connected therewithY andI provided at one4 side of the machine with apivoted handle `58-b-y means of'which 'it may be actuated to imove the bars 46 into their operative or inoperative positions. -If desired, this handle may be connectedwith the controlling device for the motor which, in the present instance, is an ordinary electrical switch having a swinging handle to which the handle or lever 56 is connected. Thus, when the `motor is cut out-the. connecting devices are renderedinoperative. 'If desired, -a supple-ry mental switch or cut-out may be interposed yinthe motor circuit, as 'indicated at 59, and

controlled b v a key or keys 60 on the keyboard for startingand .stopping the motor. Thus,`the operator, after Vhaving written in an address, can by the pressure or'a key'.

start the automatic mechanism and cause the letterto be written. v

A suitable mechanism is provided for auy tomati'cally returning the typewriter carriage to begin a new line.

Inasinuch as this operation is usually performed bygrasping a part of the carriage by the hand and imparting movement thereto itv will be necessary to add an actuating device for the carriage, which, as here shown, comprises a 'flexible member or tape 6l connected with the usual manually operated part or lever,

f Vwhich isshown'at62, and extending about 6.0' vried by a shaft 65 vmounted adjacent to the Vshaft 11.

a pulley 655v and downward to a drum 6,4 car- T-his drum is loosely mounted on the shaft .so that the tape can readily un-` wind therefrom as .the "carriage is `fed' Step bv step across the machine. To rewind-j'tlie engage the clutch members.

tapel and thus return'the carriage a gear66 j l is vloosely mounted lonl the shaft 65 and caused'to mesh With-'a pinion 67 secured to. 'the shaft 11 which, it will be remembered,/is.

constantly rotated. T he gear 66 isprovided Vwith a clutch member 68 adapted tocoperate ,with a clutch member 69 on the drim 64. Ashere shown the gear and clutch-move together onthe 'shafta .and the pinion 617 is wide enough top it'- of the movement of the gear necessary. to engage and dis- The clutch y member 68 has a grooved collar '70- with i which an ordinary. shifting yoke 7l is engaged` This yoke is connected with a lever 7 2, one arm of which is connected with a', key

vbar 73 extending above the key-board for manual operation and is also connected with a connecting lever 18 of the actuating mech-A "anism, whereby it may be automatically op'- erated to move the clutch members'into eni gagement and cause the return of the carriage when it is ldesired to begin a new line.

The lever 72 has an upwardly extending -arm A 74 arranged in the path of' a-nger 75 mount# ed on 'the' carriage and so arranged thatZ when the latter reach-es the point at which it is desired to begin the new line the lever '74 will be actuated, -the clutch members disengaged and the movement of the carriage consequently checked. v. The linger 75" is preferably y adjustably mounted on the carriageto permit of the variation of the point at which the carriage is stopped, asshown in Fig. 4.' I lhave also found' it vdesirable to provide the machine with. means for lockingl the tabulating Lkey :down until the carriage "sliz`1ll have been.

moved into engagement with the tabulating stop. In the manual operation ofthe machine this-key is held down-by the operator for a moment but the automatic operation of, the key bar is so rapid that the carriage would not have timel to move the necessary distance.v lThe tabulating mechanism litself is of an ordinary characterand comprisesa pivoted frame 76 having the usual stops77 and in order to lockthe same in its operativefposition-I have provided it with a slidablerod or ratchet 78 adaptedtto be.,

moved into'fa positionjtof engage a str )pf'o'rrl pin 7 9 mountedion a fi-Xedgpart ofthe 'frame'.f

The rod is spring actuated and'prvide with a beveled Iiose soithat it will automatiscally pass the stop` on the forward movement of the rod and then move into-locking'engagement withA the stop.' ITo release the lock and permitthereturn of ythetabulating device to Aitsnormal position I have provided the rod 78 with stops 80 mounted thereon adjacent to thetabu'lating stops `butin positions .to be engaged by the carriage before ythe tabulating stop is engaged thereby', thus j releasing the tabulating device before the movement l of the' carriage is. Checked' i the path ot' and adapted to be operative -onnections to Qrdinarily form letters and matters of a similar kind are used but once and it is noth desired to preserve .the form but should 'it be desired to preserve the saine-for anytreason the control-ling member'can be readily removed and stored. In the present instance this ivill be accomplished by removing the shaft for the drum from its bearingsand lifting the drum from the frame vand then substituting another drum theretor.`

The construction and operation of the ma,

chine ivill be fully understood from the -li'oregoing description of the -various parts thereof and it will be apparent that the operation of the device is ot' a mechanical construction throughout and that the operation thereof is positively accomplished; that ythe mechanism is of a simple, durable nat-nre, not easily broken or disarranged, and of such a character thatit can be produced at a relatively lovv cost; that the controllingdevice is of; such a character as to be not only certain in its operation but will produce an unlimited number of copies; and further, that the form carried thereby can be removed and preserved if desired.

XVhile 1 have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it ivill be understood that this has been chosentor the purposes of illustration only and that 1 do not desire to be limited to the details of construc- -tion,- for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. For example, it Will be understood that the' trip devices or trips, forming parts of the controlling device. iieed not necessarily actuatea movable lever but that this term is intended to include any such device which is adjusted upon the controlling member and then carried by the controlling member into a position where it ivill have a controlling effect upon the -actuating mechanism. l

Having thus fully described my invention, ivhat I `claim as new and desire to se-` cure by Letters Patent, is j 1. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to be connected vvitli any one of a plurality of devices to be Aoperated, a movable controlling device having parts projecting therefrom, bodily .adjustable thereon and positively lieldagainst displacement, and means' arranged in the path ol and adapted to be engaged by said parts of said controlling device, to cause be established be-v tween said actuating device and selected devices to be operated. U y

2. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to be connected ivitli any one of plurality of devices to be operatedE a `movable controlling device having parts projecting tlieretrom and. bodily adjustable thereon, and means arranged in engaged by said parts .of said controlling device, to

lcause operative connections to be established 'be operatively connected lietvveeii saidactuating-device and selected de vices to be operated,y and means to retain said parts in their adjusted positions to cause said selected'devices to be operated to be actuated in the same sequence by siiccessive movementsof said movable member..

v 3. An operating` mechanism comprisingy an actuating device adaptedto be connected withV any one ot a plurality of devices to be operated, a movable controlling device having parts projecting therefrom and bodily means coperating vvith i said' parts to establish operative connectionsYV adjustable thereon,

between said actuating device and the selected parts to be operated, and means to positively retain said parts in their adjusted positions whereby said? selected device to be operated may be actuated in the Same sequence by the successive movements lof said inovable member. f

i. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to be connected ivith any one ot' a plurality of devices to be operated, a movable controlling device Jfor said actuating device having controlling `members,arranged in normally fixed relative positions and adjustable transversely to the line ot' movement of said controlling device. movable devices arranged to be actuated by said controlling members, and means operated by said movable devices to lause said actuating device to be operatively connected with selected parts to be operated.

An i operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to be connected with any one of a plurality ot' parts to be operated, said actuating device having a plurality of members mounted thereon and separately movable. into positions to establish the connections between said device and its respective .parts to be operated, a con- -tinuously moving controlling device comprising a series of controlling' members, and Aconnecting devices mounted separately from said actuating device and arranged to be engaged by said controlling member and to separately operate the movable members ot' said actuating device to cause thelatter-to with the selected paits to be operated.

6. The combination vvith a machine having operable parts, of a separate operating mechanism comprising a plurality of independently movable parts normally connected vvith the respective operable parts of said machine7 means to impart movement to said movable parts, a continuously movable f,controlling device liaving controlling members to positively control said means, and connecting devices interposed between said controlling device and said means to cause operative movement to be imparted to a se` lected one of said-operable parts.

7. An operating vmechanism comprising being bodily adjustable transversely to thel line of movement of said controlling device, and means to hold said adjusted positions.l

8. An operating mechanism comprising a main frame separate from and-adaptedto support the machine to be operated, a plu'- rality'of members movably mounted-on said frame and adapted to beoperatively con-,

nected withl the' respective operable parts of said machine, an actuating member to impart movement to said movable members, .a movable controlling device having normally fixed controlling members to positivelyy lcontrol the operative connections between said actuating memberl and the several movable members, said' normally fixed. projections being bodily"adjustable transverselyT to the line of movement of said controlling device, and means to hold said projections in their adjusted positions.

9. The combinationv withv a. typewriter, having 4operable parts an actuating mechanisin comprising aplurality of parts operativelyconnected with the'respective parts of said typewriter and a movable controlling device having a. plurality of'projections, each 'of which may be ,moved transversely to' the line of'movement of said controlling device intofa position to 'causefa selected one ofthe movableparts of said actuating mechanism to be operated, and means to-,retain said projections'in their adjusted positions.

l0. The combination, with a typewriter having operable parts, an actuatingmechar nism comprising' a' plurality of parts oper.- -ativelv connected with the respective parts of said typewriter, and a drum havinga plurality of projections 'adjustably mounted thereon. each projection being adapted-to be'moved 'into position'to cause the operation of any one of the parts ot said actuating mechanism.

ll. The combination, .withva typewriter having operable. parts, an actuating mechanism comprising` a pluralityv of parts operativel)` connected witlr the respective parts of said typewriter. and a con trolling device cmuprising a movable member having a series of slots therein, and trip devices ad justabiv mountedfin said slots to cause the operation ot selected parts of said actuating mechanism.

12. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separate from and adapted to support the typewriter, an

projections in their lcorresponding lever.

actuating device mounted for bodily movement on said frame and having a plurality7 .of independently movable fingers, a plurality of connecting dev ices supported adjacent to said actuating fingers and adapted to be connected respectively with operable parts of said typewriter, and a controlling device'havinga part movable into different operative positions and adapted to cause a selected one of said actuating fingersto be moved lintooperative relation with the corresponding connecting member.

13. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separate from andadapted to support said typewriter, of. a-recip'rocatory actuating bar, a plurality of independently movable fingers. carried by I lever.

14. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separate from and. adapted to support said typewriter, of a. reciprocatory actuating-bar, a plurality of independently movable fingers carried byV said -actuating bar, a. connecting lever pivotally supported on said frame adjacent to each of said fingers, normally out of the' path thereof, and adapted to be connected lwith the operable parts of said typewriter,

and means for moving-a selected one of said actuating ngers into sucha position that thereciprocation oi said actuating bar Will Acause said lingers to engage vits connecting lever, and means for automatically restoring said finger to its 'inoperative position.

15. The combination, 'with a typewriter having a. plurality of operable parts, of a plurality of levers. pivotally mounted at one end and having their other ends` pivotally connectedv with the respective parts of said typewriter, an actuating bar mounted above said levers and-having movement toward and away from the same, "a plurality of fingers pivotally vmounted on said actuating bar and arranged in alinement with the re' spective levers, said levers lying normally out of the path of said fingers, and means for imparting pivotal movement to asele cted one of said actuating fingers to establish an operative relation betweenit .and the 16. The combination, with a typewriter havinga plurality of operable parts, of an actuating bar having reciprocatory movement, a plurality of fingers pi'votally mountported at one end and connected at their other ends with the respective `operable partsof said typewriter, said levers being arranged immediately beneath the respect ti ve actuintingl fingers and each lever having n. recess arranged in the normal path of its finger, and means to impart pivotal move mout to a selected-one offsaid finger-sto move it out of alinement -with said recess and cause it to engage and actiiate its lever.

l?. The combinntion, with atypevvriter4 having :i plurality of operable parts, of an actuating bar having reciprocatory movenient, a plurality of fingers ivotallyniouiit ed on Suid bar and Inova le therewith, a plurality of connecting lovers pivotally supported at one end and connected at their other ends with the respective operable parts of .said typewriter, said levers vbeing arranged immediately beneath the respective actuating fingers and cach lever'having a recess arranged in the normal path of its linger, and incans'to impart pivotal movement to a selected -one of said lingers to move it out' of alinement with said recess and cause-it to engage and actuate .its lever, said leveis and said fingers having interlocking partsv to maintain the same in o erative engageinent during the downwar movement of said actuating bar.

18. The combination, with a' typewriter hav'inga" plurality ofy operable parts, of an actuating bar, means for imparting4 constent ji'-eciprocatory movement'to said bar,

Said ba'r, springs or'holding said fin ers in their normal positions, a plurality o levers4 i pivotally'supported beneath the respective ngers and operativelyconnected with the said levers havin recesses to receive the adjacent ends of sai fingers, and a controlling device to movea selected one of said iin ers out of alinement withsaid recess and t us establish an operative connection between said finger and its lever.

19. In an operating mechanism for a type'- v writer, an actuating member havin bodily movement and having parts movab etherewith and independently thereof, connecting 'members adapted to be connected with operable parts of the typewriter and arranged adjacent to the, respective movable parts of Said actuating member, nica-ns to move a selected one of the movable'parts of said actuating member into a position to operatively engage the adjacent connecting member, and- 'means to 'positively retain sai part in such position'l Vurin the full movement of said actuating mem er in one direction.

20. In an operating iiieclninism for a typewriter, an actuating member, a

atingmember, a, -connecting.member sup- 55 portediadjacentoi'aeh of'said fingers and 'cent to ,eac

a plurality of' fin ers pivotally mounted, on

respective operable parts of said typewriter,

lurall ity of Iingers-mu'ivably-l mounted on sai ,actu-f normally outof the path thereof, means for gers into a position to operatively enga e the adjacent connecting member and'to hold the same in suc'h position until said engae- 7o nient has been accomplished, and ot er means to retain said fingersn such en agelment until said connecting member has een fully o erated, I

' n-an operatingbmechanism for a'ty e- 75 Writer, an actuating ar, 'a' plurality ofjd) gers movabiy mounted on said actuating bar, a connectin 4lever pivotally supported adjaof saidingers and normally out of the path thereof, means for moving' xil selectedone ofsaid actuating fingers into 'operative relation with its connecting member, said iin er end said connecting lever having 'inter ocking parts, and a, detent to hold said finger in ai position to engage said the Erst portion' of the movement of said actuating bar, whereby 'sa-id retain said finger and said lever in operatvevrelation during one complete movement 9o of the actuation bar in one direction.

22. In an operating mechanism for a ty e- '\vriter, an actuating bar, a plurality of ngers movably mounted on said actuating a'r, a connecting lever ivotally supported adjacent to c'aoh of said gers and normally out of the path thereof, means for moving a selected'one of said actuating fingers operative relation with its connecting mein-"-y ber,A said Enger and said"connecting lever 'having interlocking parts, a deteit'to'hold said linger in a position-to engage said lever Y during the' first portion of the movement' of -said actuating bar, whereby said detent and said interlocking parts serve to retainsaid finger and jsaid lover inoperative relation duringbone complete movement of `the'actu ating ar. inone direction, and ineans'to release said finger to permit` it to return to its normal position upon the upward movement of said actuating bar. A 23.`The'combina`tion with a typewriter having va plurality of operable parts, of, a plurality of levers connected with the: respective. operable parts of said typewriter, an actuating bar arranged adjacent said levers and having constant movement toward and away from the same, a plurality of fingers movabl mounted onlsaid bar, means to. hold ysai ngers normally in in 12o operative positions relativelyto thel respec` tive levers, means for moving a selected one of said fingers into operative relationwith its lever and for-retaining the same in relation, and means for releasl said' iin-,.125 ger to permit it to be returned to its normal. position when it has been disengaged' from said lever.

9,4.. The combination, with atypewriter ilo hai-ieg o. plurality of operableiper of a` 1,30'

' salid linger as soon as vto said bars and each .them in operative relation, a device vto engage a selectedone of said fingers and move it into operative position with relation to its connecting member, a detent to retain said-finger in its operative position until the cooperating parts of saidfinger and said connecting member have interlocke'd,`and means for moving said device away from said coperating parts have interlocked.

25. The combination, with a typewriter having a plurality connecting members connected with the re'- spective operable'parts of said typewriter', v

an actuating member having movable fingers adapted to be moved into vand out of 1* operati-ve relation lwith the corresponding connecting members, a movablemember having projections, and connecting devices interposed between said movable member and 1 sai-d fingers and adapted to be actuated by said projections to impa'rt movement to the .respective actuating fingers. -v

with a typewriter- 26. The combination, having a plurality of-operable parts, of-connecting members connected with the 'respective operable parts of said typewritenan actuating member having movable fingers adapted to be moved into and out of operative relation with the corresponding con'- necting menibers,l slide 'bars arranged in alinement with the respective actuating fingers, a series. of two armed levers arranged adjacentv to .said bars and having one arm arranged inA alineinent with the adjacent end of the correspondingbar, a movable member arranged adjacent'to the other arm ofsaid levers, and projections carried'by said mov-' able member and adapted toA engage said other arms of said levers to impart movement to said bars and actuate the respective fingersoi' said actuatingd'evice. Y

27. The combination, with a .typewriter having a plurality of operable paits, of connecting members connected with the respective operablel parts of said typewriter, an actuating vmember having movable fingers adapted to be moved into and out of operative relation with the corresponding connecting members, slidebars arranged in alineinent with the respective actuating lingers, a series of two-armed levers arranged adjacent having one arm arranged in alinement with the adjacent end of the corresponding bar` a movable member arranged adjacent to the other aiin of said levers, projections carried by said movable of operable parts, of

member and adapted to engage said other arms of said levers-'to impart movement to Said bars and actuate the respective fingers of said actuating device, and means for moving said bars out of alinement with the respective levers to interrupt the connectionsaid key bar to permit the-latter to have movement therein, and means for connecting said actuating member with a'selectedone .of saidv levers.

29. In' an automatic operating mechanism for typewriters, selective actuating mechanism, a controlling device comprising a movable member having guides extending ltransversely to the-line of its movement, and

a'trip device mounted to be moved along each of said guides into a position adjusted in relationto said actuating mechanism.

30. In an automatic operating mechanism for typewriters, selective actuating mechanism, a controlling device comprising a movablemember havingguides extending transversely to the line of its movement, al trip device mounted to be moved along each of said guides into a position adjusted in relationto 'said actuating mechanism, a gage arranged adjacentto saidv movable* member;` and means for engaging said trip devices to move them along said gage to theiradjusted 31.v In an automatic-operating mechanism for typewriters, selective actuating mechanism, a controlling'device comprising a movable member having versely to theline of its movement, 'a trip' guides eXtending'trans-I- lso' device mounted to be moved along eachofv said guides intoa-position adjusted in relation to said actuating mechanism` means for simultaneously moving aplurality of -said trip devices into positions at one side ot said movable member, and another device for moving said trip devices individually into adjusted-'positions along said guides.

3Q. The combination with a typewriter having operable parts` of an actuating mechanism, comprising a pluralityT of parts operatively connected with the respective parts of said typewriter, and a rotatablecontrolling drum having a plurality of slots formed in the periphery thereof parallel with its axis. and trip devices mounted'in said slots for-'bodily adjustment along the same and having parts projecting beyond the periph` ervof said drum.

, 33. The combination with a typewriter ansm comprising havifii'gfoperable parte, ci i im actuating mecha plurality of parts opera- 'v tively connectedwith the respective parts ldev-icev for said selective actuating mechanism ,and connecting "the former. to selected parts of the latter,'

Airmuntcd forV movement along `ways 'and' having parts projecting beyond4 anda selective 'actuating Vmatically operate the same,

i having operable of said typewriter,

prisingy a' movable member having aseries -o guideways extending substantially parallel with theaxis thereof, trip devices the surface of said. controlling device, and. means'foradvancing said controllingI de-y vice stepby; step as said trip'deviceslare adf iustedinth'e respective guidcways. A i

34,- Thecombination.

device for said actuating mechanism having adjustable `projections to determine the selec- Y tive action said controlling'devicc being, removableV to ci` said actuating mechanism,

enable lthe forni 'up served. .l K

' 35,.' The combination, with a typewriter, and selective actuating mechanism `for auto matically ,operating said typewriter, of a controlling device ior `said selective actuat ing mechanismhaving movable parts adapted'tobe,4 adjusted to' diiierent positions to thereon to be predetermine the selective action of said actua't` ing mechanism, said controlling device being removably mounted to permit of its` removal topreserve `the form `set up thereon.

36. The combination' with a typewriter parts and nselective actuatv ing mechanism having movable members connected with the respective operable partsl of said typewriter, of a movable controlling devices interposed between said controlling device and said actuating mechanism to transmit motion from said connecting devices having parts movable iiitoinoperative positions to interrupt vpart, and means lhaving operable parts,

said'connections. l y

37."The combination, Iwith a typewriter andselective actuating mechanism having movable members connected with the respective operable parts of said typewriter, of a controlling device for said selective actuating mechanism, devices for connecting Isaid controlling device with said actuating mechanism, each oi said connecting devices comprising two parts arranged normally` in alinement, whereby the movement of onepart will act-mits ha rather l f'out of alinemcnt'f with the other part to inlio lling device and terrupt the connection between thecontrol the actuating mechanism. ,BSJThe combination, with a typewriter having operable parte, aifid'selcctive actu'atn ing mechanism haoringy movable members coniiectedwith the i" ective o arable parte of said typewriter, i il; ice',

accento fconnecting devices interposed between said controlling device a controlling device coin-V said guide- 4wi` h a` typewriterlI mechanism to autofl. l of a controlling? 'anismf comprising gaged and. actuated by` saidzconitrolling denormally in a position tobe' operated by mechanism, a

4motor and the means for movin g one of said parte i and said actuating mech anism comprising levers., 'adapted to be en` gaged and actuated by said controlling de vice, bars arranged normally in a positionV to, be operated by connecting Asaid vevers 'with therespectlve members of'sald actuating mechanism, and

means for moving said'bars` linto inoperative positions yrelatively having operable parts, ing' mechanism havingfmovablemembers connected withthe' respective operable' parts ofsaid typewriter, f a controlling device, connecting devices controlling deviceand saidactuating mechlevers I *to the respective le-` vers, thereby, interrupting they c onnection'be-' vi-tween 1the ,controlling .device and; ,the actuf' 'atingmechanism' y 39.11'he combnatioinfwitha typewriterand selective actuabadapted to be en'-4 ,70 the respective" levers-and i interposed between saidmatic actuating mechanism, devices for coiinecting said controllingdevice with said automatic mechanism, means to render said connecting devices inoperative, a motor to impart movement to said automatic actuating tnechanism,f a controlling device for said motor, and aconnection between said controlling device-for inoperative. l v Lil. The combination, with a typewriter comprising a paper carriage movable from one side of said typewriter to the other, seiectivc actuating mechanism forv said typed pct-ver ang mechanism, a device operatively connccted with -said carriage to return the saine to its-normal position, connection between Asaid device and said power mechanism, between said clutch vand said actuatin mechanisin,and a controlling device for said actur ating mechanism 4t2. The ccmbnation, with a typewriter comprisill ier-carriage movable an operative connection said motor and the v l means for" rendering said connecting devices mechanism for driving 4 12C a clutch,4

a from one d pewriter to the other, sc mechanism. tor said type

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