US1372748A - gubeimann - Google Patents

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W. S. GUBELMANN. PAPER SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5,1918.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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//V VE NT 0R W. S. GUBELIVIANN.

PAPER SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5. I918.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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W. S. GUBELMANN.

PAPER SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES.

APPLICAHON FILED JULY 5.1918.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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WILLIAM S. GUBELNIANN, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Original application filed January 10, 1900, Serial No. 1,004. Divided and. this application filed July 5,

To all who 12L it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM S. GUB JL- MANN, a citizen of the United States, res1ding in Buffalo, in the county of Erie and 5 State of New, York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper- Supporting Mechanism for Recording-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to mechanism for supporting paper rolls from which the paper is 1"ed to be printed upon, and is adapted for use in calculating machines, cashregisters, type writers, and other machines of this type. The present applimecha nism and'not falling more particu larly under one of the other dlvisionr Serial No. 183,398, filed July 80, 1917, general combinations drawn to a simple a d ding machine.

Serial No. 251,035, filed Sept. 14., 1e13, ribbon feeding and reversing mechanism.

Serial No. 128,842, filed Oct. 5, 1916, printing mechanism.

Serial No. 130,583, liled Nov. 10, 1916,

my mechanism.

Serial No. 251,476, filed counting mechanism.

Aug. 26, 191.

Serial No. 257,165, filed Oct. 9, 1918, numbering mechanism. T h

Serial No' 269,629. filed Ever. 2, 1918,

12, 1918, Patented Serial No. 243,444.

Serial No. 258,051, filed Oct. 1 1, 1918, split calculating machine.

Serial No. 242,395, filed June 28, 1918 carriage mechanism.

Serial No. 246,158, filed July 22, 1918, non-print mechanism.

Serial No. 248,127, filed Aug. 3, 1918, eliminating mechanism.

Serial No. 249,303, filed Aug. 10, 1918, repeatin mechanism.

Serial 1 0. 260,030, filed Oct. 28, 1918, carriage mechanism.

Serial No. 261,808, filed Nov. 9, 1918, distinguishing means for the keys and dials.

Serial l\o. 249,905 filed Aug. 1 1, 1918, key interlocking mechanism. Patented Mar. 23, 1920, No. 1,334,533.

Serial No. 250,536, filed Aug. 19, 1918, du licate printing mechanism.

Serial No. 251,778, filed Aug. 28, 1918,

word printing mechanism.

Serial No. 256,263, filed Sept. dating mechanism.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means whereby a paper roll may be supported in proper relation to a platen.

Another object is to provide means whereby a plurality of paper rolls may be supported in proper relation toa platen.

Another object is to provide means for supporting the paper rolls on a horizontally movable carriage so that they move with the carriage in its horizontal movements.

Another object is to provide adjustable paper roll supports whereby rolls of diiierent widths may be accommodated by the same su Jports.

Other objects will appear from a reading of the following description and claims the means for attaining all of these objects being illustrated in the accompanying draw- .ings consisting of three sheets in which Fi -ure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a machine embodying my invention and showing the mechanism in the normal or inactive position. I I

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse sec tion, taken in line 2-2, Fig. 1 and showing the means for adjusting the paper-carriage lengthwise of the line printing.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, taken substantially in line 38, Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 isa fragmentary longitudinal sectional elevation showing particularly the paper carriage and the mechanism whereby at their other ends a transverse bar 25 which different parts of the machine may be transverse bar is connected at its ends by thrown into and out of gear. two links 26, with the lfting plates :23

Fi 5 is a vertical t 'ansverse section on a whereln n 3011 raisin the sniitin arms b I P, g T. 7 b .D 1

5 reduced scale, taken in line oo, nig. a and the hrtirg bar 22 1s causee to raise the gear 70 showing the means tor supporting two rolls segments and the other pars connected of webaaper for manifold recordin therewith l'GStlIl on sald bar. n n den 7 D c l 1 b F 1g. 6 IS a detached side elevation 01 the pressing the t1. sverse bar 2;), the paper carriage, viewed from the side op 22 is moved d wnwardly and the l0 posite to that shown in Fig. l. ments resting thereon are permitte 75 Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical section, downwardly with the her until the taken in line 6S, F 5, and showing the are arrestec. means for holding the paper spindle in Each of the gear segments is \fli-Eiillll: place. hold in contact with the lifting ihtl. 3:2 hy a Like letters of reference reter to like parts spring 27 which connects the arm of the so so in the several figures. ment with the transv rse bar 2 Vhile the invention a disclosed in the dmvnward movement of the gear S81; parentapplication is embodied in a maa rested while the shifting arms Q-lt chine for adding numbers. the principles to nave downwardly the lii'ting bl. and construction may be usefully employed moved away from the underside o' 8:)

in machines for various other purposes. of the gear segment and the spr Therefore, in the accompanying drawings strained. The transverse har 2:3 is and description, the adding mechanism is at one end in a segmental notch 2 omitted. in the front part of the rockingi General 7' u j i shown in Fig. 1 and its opposite enl 1 ac ranged in a similar segmental i t- '33 1 represents the main frame of the maformed in a rocking 1 sechine which may be of any suitable concured to the operating shaft 20 on the it struction so as to support the working parts hand side of the machine. r) of the machine. frames 15 and 29 together with the op represents the main gear segments, which mg .l .i 1n the parent apnnca ion are iti /e 4 o1 era frame the machine. \Vhei l ate suitable accumulati: 1 i at rest, as shown in Fig. l i which in the present ins ance Jar 26 engages with the front side :15 move type carriers to position th 1 tches 28 in the rockingframes 1' inc types. Each of these gear segments is arinen tnrnino tl ranged in rear of its companion pinion rwardly, by means 0 and is provit ed at its lower end i 1 direction of the arrow, i 1g. 1. ti e rock 1 wardlv nro'ectin arm 3 which is n-- trames are novel 1 i l in loosely on a transverse supporting no, first part of the movein on the the transverse bar 2:), the GXQG-Dt of thei upper ends oi two rock arms 8 which turn notches 28 along the ends of the bar 2 loosely with their lower ends on a transwithout disturbing the latter. The conr are continned forward movement of the r cking frames causes the rear ends of their notches 11a 28 to engage with the bar 23 and depress the same thereb causing; the lii'tir to be moved downwardly and strain the "erse rock-shaft 9. The rock-arms 5 nected by a transverse bar 10 wh c the two arms to move back and gcther, but for the purpose of t application, it may h consicn arm-s 8 are stationary, and (a springs .17. This causes all of the gear see;- iorth movement may d sregarded. ments which are free, to be moved downrepresents a rocking rams which is se- 1 wz rdly a id to continue their downward cured with its lower portim to rock-shaft 20 journaled in the i and provided outside of the tra. 1 hand crank, whereby this shaftis roe the parts connected therewith are movement until they are arrested. The eX- tent which each segment moves depends upon the QOSitlOYI in which it is arrested.

u, 7 inter toe segments naie neon arrested in 1- their downward movenient they remain in to 'tzifilf this position while the rocking frames conr The gear segments 5 are rais d highest position by means of a return or lit'tplcte their forward movement. "in; bar 22 which extends transversely 1111- Upon now turning the rock-shaft 20 back- 60 derneath all of the arms 6 of 'h wardly by means of the handl 21, the rockments and which is connected 1 i: ing frames a e moved hackwardlv, until the rear ends with the transverse roe. 7 by littfront ends of the notches engage with bar ing plates 23. 2-; represents two sl itta 25. .Vhen the latter is so eni d it in ca" moved backwardlv with the reel ng frames 1 arms which are mounted loosely at their and which sup' ort to the end of their rearward movement 6 ends on the rock-shaft 2O which causes the transverse bar 25 to lift the Oneof these arms is arranged along the lefthand side of each gear segment and consists of an upright front part and a horizontal lower part-which extends rearwardly rom the lower .end ofthe upright part, thereby leaving a clear space in rear of the upright part of the controlling lever, as represented in Fig. 1. The rear end of the lower part of each controlling arm is mounted loosely on a transverse supporting bar 31, while the its companion gear segment.

upper end of its front or upright part is loosely connected with the upper portion of This loose connection permits the controlling arm and the gear segment to swing freely about their individual axes, which are arranged parallel but out of line. While a movable connect ing member is provided between the controlling arm and its companion gear seg ment, for the purpose of the present applica tion, thevsegment and controlling arm are to be considered as immediately contacting.

In the uppermost position of the controlling arms the same bear with their upper ends against a transverse stop bar 32, as shown in Fig. 1, which limits the upward movement of these arms. Each controlling arm is provided on the rear part of its upper end with a locking lug 33, and on the front part of its upper end with a stop lug 31, both of which lugs project toward the left and are preferably stamped out in one piece I 1 with the controlling arm.

nients as represented in Fig. 1.

The operation of the registering devices is controlled by a number of elbow-shaped key levers which are arranged side by side and pivoted to a transverse supporting rod 35. Each key lever is provided with a lower actuating arm 36, which projects forwardly, and an upper stop arm 3? which projects upwardly along the left hand side of one of the controlling arms and gear seg- Each of these key levers isprovided on the rear side of its stop arm with a locking shoulder 38 which is adapted to engage with the locking lug 33 of the controlling arm when the latter is elevated into its highest position and the key-lever is in its fully retracted position, vas'shown in Fig. 1. When the parts are in this position, the key lever'holds the controlling arm against downwardmovement L and the latter holds the gear segment against downward movement. VVh1le the gear segment is so held against downward movement, ifthe rocking frames are turned forward for depressing the gear segment, the

spring 27 of this segment will be strained without, however, shifting the segment.

The upper arm of each key lever is provided on its front side with a vertical series of differential stop shoulders 39, which are arranged step fashion and extend from the upper end of this arm downwardly and forwardly thereon or in other words the stop shoulders 39 are arranged radially out of line with one another and different distances from the pivot of the key lever. These stop shoulders of the key lever are adapted to be moved forwardly into the path of the stop lug 34 on the controlling arm. The stop shoulders are arranged different distances from the stop lug 34 of the controlling arm, so that by moving different stop shoulders of the key lever into the path of the stop lug of the eontroller'arm, the latter and the gear segment connected therewith may be arrested at different points in their downward movement. The uppermost stop shoulder of the key lever is most remote from the stop lug of the controlling arm and therefore requires the greatest forward movement of the key lever, in order to bring this stop shoulder into the path ofthis stop lug.

The stop shoulders of the key lever are so arranged that the distance from the stop shoulders to the path of the stop lug gradually grows less from the uppermost stop shoulder to the lowermost stop shoulder. lVhen the key lever has been moved for wardly, so as to disengage its locking shoulder from the locking lug and moves one of its stop shoulders into the path of the stop lug of the controlling arm, the latter arm and gear segment connected therewith will be moved downwardly upon moving the rocking frames forwardly, until the stop lug of the controlling arm strikes the respective stop shoulder ofthe key lever which stands in its path. By turning the key lever forward more or less and moving one or the other of its stop shoulders into the path of the stop lug 34 of the controlling arm, the distance which this arm descends can be varied, thereby varying the number of spaces which its gear segment turns.

K 61/ mechanism.

40 represents the keys whereby the key levers are operated, and which are guided with their depending stems in the top 41 and bottom l2 of the keyboard. A separate row of keys 40 is provided for each of the key levers 36-37 in the machine.

a Each of the registering keys is yieldingly held in an elevated position by a spring 43 surrounding the stem of the key and connected at its upper end to the key and bearing with'its lower end against the bottom of the key-board. The upward movement of each key is limited by a shoulder 4A formed on the upper part of its stem and engaging with the underside of the top of the keyboard.

The downward movement of all of the keys is substantially the same, but the arrangement of each column of keys lengthwise of the lower actuating arm of each key lever causes the keys to bear against their lever at different distances from its pivot, so that by depressing different keys the same distance, the key lever will be turned dii'len ent distances. The keys which bear against their respective key levers nearest the pivot, throw the key levers the greatest distance and shift the uppermost shoulders into the path of the stop lug 3% of the respective controlling arms. The throw of each key lever upon depressing any one of its keys is so adjusted, that the proper stop shoulder on its upper arm is moved into th path of the stop lug 34 of the controlling arm and the downward movement of the respective gear segment is arrested after having turned a number of spaces corresponding to the key which is depressed.

Recording mechanism.

1&0 represents a printing roller or platen which is arranged transversely in the upper, rear part of the machine and under the lower side of which the sheet or other article is placed which receives the record. represents a number of type segments which are arranged transversely side by side below the platen and which are pivoted at their tront ends to the supporting bar 31 upon which the rear cues of the controlling arms 30 are pivoted. Each of these type segments is provided at its rear end with a segmental row of type carriers M2, which. are capable of moving radially back and forth on the type segment.

Each of the type carriers is provided at rear end with a type and is guided upon the tvpe segment by means of screws or rivets l-i3 secured to the t carrier and arranged in radial slots. lei-i formed in. tie tvpe segment, as shown in Fig. 1. Each of the type carriers is held in its inward or retracted position by means of an S-shaped spring M5. which is arranged between the arrier and the type segment and is secured with one end to the carrier and with its other end to the type segment. Upon raising or lowering the type segment any one of its type can be brought to the printing point or line. and upon striking the bacl: or inne 0 id of the type carrier, when the same is in line with the printing point the type carrier will be driven outwardly and i s tyge will produce an impression on the sheet supported by the platen. After the carrier has received the blow for driving the same against the platen, the carrier is again quickly retracted to its innermost position by means oi its sprin Each of the type segments is connected with one of the controlling arms, that upon depres 'ing a controlling arm and the registering gear segment connected therewith, the companion type segment w'll move the proper type to the printing point.

F or convenience in operating the machine,

keys are separated a considerable disanco on the key-board and in order to pro duce a compact record, the printing segments are arranged closer together than the keys and the registering mechanism. In order to permit of this arrangement, each type segment and its corresponding controlling arm are connected by a connecting arm 1&6, as represented in Fig. l. T he connecting arms of the central controlling arms and segments are comparatively strig t, but the connecting arms of the ype segments and controlling arms are arranged obliquely, the degree oi this obliquity g adually increasing from the central type segments and controlling arms in opposite directions toward the outer type seg ments and controlling arms. The connecting arms H6 or the outer controlling arms re arranged in the spaces behind the upright parts and above the horizontal parts of the controlling arms, thereby permitting the inner controlling arms to move up and down without interferring with the connecting arms Lib the outer controlling arms.

The types on each type segment are arranged to correspond with the teeth of its companion gear segment. lVhen the regis tering gear se ment is in its highest position he t ve segment presents its highest type to p ting position. and as the gear segment moves downwardly the type segment is corresponoingly moved upwardly so as to successively present its types to the printing position.

M7 represents a number or" type drivinghammers whereby the types at the printing position are driven to print. Any suitable controlling mechanism for the hammers whereby operation of the operating lever and shaft 20 eflect printing of the desired t pes under control of the keys, may be provided. In the drawings I have shown the mechanism for this purpose to be that described in full in the parent application Serial No. 1,00%, but as this is not an essen tial feature of the invention sought to be covered in the present application, I shall not fully describe this mechanism here.

P la ten mechanism.

record as presented to the printing line, is

1, 2, 3, 4c, 5 and 6. The supporting sleeve is arrangedto slide transversely on a rod or track 263 which is secured with its ends to the sides of the frame.

The platen is journaled in the upper ends of the front arms 261 of the paper carriage and is held in position at the printing line by means of a catch 264: which engages with its front hooked end over a transverse rod 265 arranged below the platen and secured with its ends to the sides of the main frame, as represented in Figs. 1 and 6. This catch is yieldingly connected with the paper carriage, so as "to permit the platen to recede more or less from the printing mechanism for the purpose of adjusting the platen to the thickness of the sheet of paper or other object which receives the impression and which is interposed between the platen and the printing types- This yielding connection forms no part of the invention claimed in the present application and will therefore not be described'in full. For the purpose of the present application any suitable means may be employed for the purpose of holding the platen in printing relation with the printing types.

When printing upon a sheet of paper,

I this sheetis fed forwardly underneath the platen and upwardly in front of the same so that the sheet passes the printing line. i

The sheet is pressed against the under side of the platen, in rear of the printing line, by a transverse presser roller 270 arranged below the platen and journaled with its ends in the front arms 261 of the paper carriage.

When it is desired to print upon a roll or web of paper, this roll is supported in 'rear of the platen and fed with its web around the platen in the same manner in which a sheet is fed. As shown in Figs. 1. 4 and 6, an upper roll of paper is supported upon a divided spool consisting of two sections 271'which support opposite ends of 272 represents a horizontal supporting spindle which extends through the center of the upper roll of paper and through the sections of its supporting spool and which is supported at its ends in openings formed in the rear arms 262 of the paper carriage. This spindle is held 7 against displacement in the paper carriage by a catch 273 pivoted to one of said arms 262 and engaging with a notch or groove 27d formed in said spindle, as represented in Figs. 5 and 7.

The paper roll may be held against longitudinal displacement on the spindle by any suitable means, for instance by engaging one of its spoolseetions against one of the rear carriage arms and a clamping collar 275 secured to the spindle and bearing against the outer side of the other spool section as rep resented in Fig. 5. By moving the sections of the roll-supporting spool toward and from each other on the spindle the spool can be adjusted to suit different widths of paper.

:When it is desired to print the record in duplicate, a duplicate roll or web of paper is fed simultaneously with the main sheet or web past the printing line. The duplicate roll or web of paper is preferably supported below the main roll on the sections 27 6 of a divided spool which is mounted on a spindle 277. This roll spindle is supported at its ends by means of hangers or hooks 278 which engage with the ends of the rear arms of the carriage, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. The lower spool is held on the spindle by a collar 279 and the lower spindle is held in place on the hangers by a catch 280.

Platcn feed or Zine-spacing;

lever is always the same,and in order to enable the same to turn the platen different dlstances, the rear'arm of the lntermedlate lever is provided on its under side with a i number of notches 292 which are arranged different distances from its fulcrum, and one or another of which is engaged by the lower end of the loop 288 on the connecting link 287. Upon engaging this loop with the notch of the intermediate lever nearest its axis, the ratchet pawl is shifted so that-the platen is turned one line-space at a time;

while upon shifting this loop into engagement with one of the outer notches of the intermediate lever, the platen will be turned forward by its ratchet mechanism a correspondingly greater distanceby the operation of the machine.

The intermediate lever is turned in the direction for shifting the platen, by a transverse bar 293 arranged below the front arm thereof, as represented in Figs. 1 and t. This bar is supported upon the upper ends of two rock arms 294 which are mounted loosely with their lower ends on the cross bar 167. 295 represents a depending arm which is preferably formed in one piece depending arm is provided with a nose which is arranged in rear oi and in the path of the rocking frame 29.

During the last portion of the rearward movement of this rocking frame, it engages with the nose oil the depending arm 95 and moves the same rearwardly, and the upper arms 291 connected therewith are moved forwardly, thereby causing the cross bar 293 to be carried upwardly and turn the intermediate lever in the uirection for feeding the platen and paper forwardly. During the forward movement of the rocking frame 29, the rock arms 29% are turned backwardly together with the intermediate lever and connecting parts by the s aring 2S9 preparatory to feeding the platen forward the next space. As the lines1: acing of the record sheet by feeding the platen occurs after each item is printed and in the same operation in which said item is printed, the printed record is fed up into visible position at each operation of the machine.

If desired the platen may be turned by hand when it is desired to adjust the paper, this being effected by releasing the pawl 28 from the ratchet wheel and then turning the platen by means of a button 296 secured to one end of the shaft, as shown in 3.

The cross bar 293 extends a sufficient distance transversely of the machine so as to engage with the front arm of the intermediate rock lever 286 in all the positions which the paper carriage can be shifted transversely, in the machine.

H ow'zontallg/ movable carm'ag e.

The paper carriage is capable of sliding lengthwise on the rods 263 and 265 for presenting different parts of the paper to any particular type and is held in its adjusted position, by a soacing device which consists of a graduated adjusting sleeve 301 and an adjusting catch 302, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2. The adjusting sleeve is revolubly mounted on the supporting sleeve 260 be tween the carriage frame arms 26]. and is provided with two or more longitudinal se ries of stop notches or graduations 303, 304-. The notches in each series may be equidistant and the notches in one series are spaced different from the notches in the other series, as shown in Fig. 2. The catch 302 is pivoted on the rod 167 and is yieldingly held in engagement with any one of the notches in the adjusting sleeve 301 by a spring 305. hen it is desired to shift the carriage intermittently short distances lengthwise of the platen for writing narrow columns, the adjusting sleeve is turned so as to present closely spaced notches to the catch and the latter is shifted from one of these notches to another as the writing progresses.

'iVhen wider columns are to be written the adjusting sleeve is turned so as to present correspondingly wider spaced notches to the catch. As shown in the drawings, only two series of adjusting notches are provided on the adjusting sleeve, but more series of notches may be provided it' necessary.

It desired sheet paper may be substituted for web paper, to receive the record without changing the parts of the machine. but the devices for holding the rolls of web paper may be removed from the mach'ne when writing upon sheet paper.

While I have shown inking ribbons 306 and 307, any suitable inking means may be employed; and if ribbons are used, any suitable means may be employed for feeding the same.

hile I have described the invention as applied to a key-set machine, it could be employed equally well in a key'bperated machine.

I claim:

1. The combination of a. movable carriage, a platen supported thereby, papersnpply-roll-supporting nieans supported by said carriage and adapted to be moved therewith and to hold a roll of paper, and separately operable printing types correlated with said platen for printing, a plurality of which types can be impressed on said paper during a time when said paper is unmoved in the direction of any of its edges.

2. The combination of a movable carriage. a platen supported by and movable with said carriage, paper-supply-roll-supporting means supported by said carr age and arranged to move with the carriage and to receive a ready-wound roll of paper, and printing types correlated with said platen for printing on said paper.

The combination or a movable carriage, a platen supported by and movable with said carriage, paper-supply-roll-supporting means supported by said carriage and arranged to move with the carriage and to receive a ready-wound roll of paper, and separately operable printing types correlated with said platen for printing on said paper, a plurality of which said types is operable cooperate with said platen as to eliect impressing of a plurality of said types on said paper during a time in which the paper is unmoved in the direction of any of its edges.

e. he combination of a movable papercarriage; a pair of paper roll supports for holding a roll of paper in operative rotation to said paper arriage and adapted-to engage with the opposite ends of a roll. of paper so as, to support said roll and allow paper to be unwound therefrom, one of said supports being adjustable relative to the other, means for maintaining the relative adjustment of said supports, and separately op-v erable types, any-predetermined plurality of which may be arranged to be impressed during a time when said roll'of paper is un moved in the direction'of any of its edges.

5. The combination of a plurality of types; a paper-carriage movable transversely of said types; a pair of paper-rel supportsmounted on and movable with said carriage torholding a roll of paper in operative relation to said paper-carriage and adapted to engage with the opposite ends of a roll paper so as to-support said roll and .allow paper to be unwound therefrom, one of said supports being adjustable relative to the other; means for maintaining the relative adjustment of said supports; and means for efiecting impression of any one of said types on paper unwound from said roll'in any one of a plurality of the transverse positions of said paper-carriage. 6. printing machine, the combination of a plurality of separately operable types, carriage movable with relation to said types, means supported on and movable with said carriage and adapted to carry a plurality of paper rolls in operative relation to said typesrand means cooperative with said types for effecting impression on a plurality of said paper-rolls by a plurality of said types during a single operation of the last said means.

.7. In a printing machine the combination ofa pluralityof separately operable printing types, manipulative members for controlling saidtypes, paper roll supporting means for supporting a plurality of rolls Oil paper, a platen for supportingpaper un: wound from a plurality ofsaidrolls 'in position to receive printing by said type, and means for shifting said platen and said paper roll supporting means transversely of said type in a direction parallel to the line of printing.

8. The combination of a plurality of printing types; a carriage movable transversely with relation to said types; a plurality or" paper-roll supports each supported by and movable with said carriage; a plurality of paper-rolls supported by said paper-roll supports. a plurality of inking devices, one device ior each of a plurality of said paper-rolls, each device being cooperative with said types for eliecting printing on paper unwound from its respective paper-roll; and manipulative members operable for controlling printing by said types on portions of paper unwound from said paper-rolls.

9. In a machine for printing along horizontallines, the combination of a platen movable along a path parallel with said herizontal. lines, paper-supply-roll-supporting adapted to hold a roll of paper, and separ icely operable printing types correlated with said platen for printmg and a plurality o i i which types can be impressed on said paper during a. time when said paper is unmoved in the direction of said horizontal lines.

10. In a machine for printing along lines, the combination of a platen movable along a path parallel with said lines, paper-sup ply-roll supporting means normally movable parallel with the movement of said platen along its side path and adapted to receive a ready-wound roll of paper, and printing types correlated with said platen for printing on said paper.

11. in a machine operable to print along horizontal lines; the combination of a papercarryine device movable along a path parallel with said horizontal lines, a pair of spool sections normally movable horizon- Italy by n'iovement of said paper carrying device and rotatable relative thereto and adapted to engage with the opposite ends of a roll of paper so as to support said roll and allow paper to be unwound therefrom, one of said spool sections being adjustable relative to the other, means for maintaining the relative adjustment of said spool sec tions, and types operable to print along said horizontal lines on paper unwound from said roll;

12. T he combination of a plurality of sets of numeral types each set of which comprises types one to nine inclusive and 0perableto print in horizontal lines; paperroll-supporting means; a platen correlated with said types; a *arriage supporting the platen andpaper-roll-supporting means and movable therewith relatively to said sets of types, in a path parallel with the said horizontal lines; a plurality of series of type-selecting keys comprising a respective series for each set of a plurality of said sets of types, a plurality of keys of each of said series comprising a respective key for each one of a plurality of types of its respective set; and a manipulative operation-controlling member operable to eltect impressing at an operation thereof the type or types selected by said selecting elements, on said paper, and for QHQCtlllg'lllG feeding of said paper from said roll to 'difierent printreceiving positions of said paper.

13. In a printing mechanism, the combinatiouof a paper-roll-support constructed and arranged for the purpose of receiving a ready-wound roll of paper and for permitting paper to he unwound therefrom; paper-backing means in position for backing a portion of the paper unwound from said roll or": paper; a supporting frame common to said paper-roll-sup'port and said paper backing means, for supporting them; types movable toward said paper backing means,

for cooperating therewith so as to effect printing on the unwound portion of said paper; lreys for controlling the printing said types; a supporting frame common to said types and said keys, for supporting them; and means for securing the first said supporting frame and the second said supporting frame together in rectilinearly movable relation to one another.

14:. The combination of a plurality of printing types, a platen for backing a record sheet to be printed on by said types, a carriage supporting said platen and adapted to move the same horizontally crosswise of said types for bringing different horizontal portions of said record sheet into cooperative relation to said printing types, and a paper-roll supporting means adapted to move with said carriage crosswise of said types and to receive and support a ready wound roll of paper in such positions to permit paper to be unwound therefrom and fed to said platen for receiving printing from said types in any one of said different horizontal positions of said paper.

15. The combination of a plurality of printing types a platen for backing a record sheet to be printed on by said types, a carriage supporting said platen and adapted to move the same horizontally crosswise of said types for bringing different horizontal portions of said record sheet into cooperative relation to said printing types, and a paper roll supporting means mounted on and movable with said carriage and adapted to receive and support a ready wound roll of paper in such position as to permit paper to be unwound therefrom and fed to said platen for receiving printing from said types.

16. The combination of a plurality of printing types, of a platen for backing a record sheet to be printed on by said types, a carriage supporting said platen and adapted to move said platen horizontally crosswise of said types, paper roll supporting means supported by said carriage and movable therewith and adapted to support a roll of paper so as to permit paper unwound therefrom and fed to said platen to be printed on by said types, and a second paper roll supporting means adapted to support a paper roll for having paper unwound therefrom and fed to said platen to be printed on by said types.

17. The combination of a plurality of printing types, of a platen for backing a record sheet to be printed on by said types, an operating member for effecting printing of a plurality of said types on said record sheet at a time during which said platen is unwound crosswise of said types, a carriage supporting said platen and adapted to move the same transversely of said types for bringing different horizontal portions of said record sheet into cooperative relation to said printing types, and a paper roll supporting means adapted to support a roll of paper and permit its movement transversely of said types under control of said carriage to such position as to permit paper to be unwound therefrom and fed to said platen for receiving printing from said types in a plurality of horizontal print receiving positions.

ILLTAM S. GUBELMANN.

lVitnesses E. Nnsrnn, lV. A. SPARKS.

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