US1408003A - Paper finger for typewriting machines - Google Patents

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F. W. HlLLAR-D. PAPER FINGER'FOR TYPEWRlTiNG MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR) 7| 192l- I Patented Feb. 28, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

F. W. HILLARD.

PAPER FINGER FOR TYPEWRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7 1921.

2. U 92 n J MP 0.0 3 m m m [UNITED STATES PVATENTVO FREDERIG w. HILLARD, or TOTTENVI'LLE, new YORK.

ToaZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnro W. HiLLAnn,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of Tottenville, New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Fingers for Typewrit'ersyot' which the following is a specifi cation.

field and press up the work sheets at theprinting line to conform to-the cylinder, While the paper finger of the type described, must of necessity overlie the edges of the Work sheets to press them against the platen, their supports mustnot arrest the further feed of the sheets. Hence, the supports for the paper fingers 'IIlllSt be placed outside the field of the .work sheets.

One serious difiiculty which has heretofore existed with this device as heretofore made, is that in carbon: work, it is. quite difiioult to withdraw thework sheets temporari ly for purpose of correcting all carbon copies, as is commonly done during the course of the writing. This difiiculty arises from 'thefact that the paper finger carrying arms extend inwardly from without the field of the work sheets on either side, into such field andoverlap the work sheets, so that the open spacebetween the two paper fingers is materiallyless than the width of the work sheets. Both the finger carrying arms as heretofore made, whicl'rthus extend inwardly from right and letthave been made rigid on the supports, being integral therewith. Hence the carbon copies to be corrected, must be drawn forwardly out from under the paper fingers (which are made liftable for the purpose) or the sup. ports mustibe moved sideways away from each other ontheir pivotal supporting rod to draw the fingers wholly outside the work left hand holding positions.

the position shown in Figure 3-, showing the. paper finger 1n. inoperative position outoi' PAPER FINGER FOR TYPEWRITING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 28 19,22,v Application filed March 7, 1921. Serial No. 450,204. V v r i F CT In order to overcome these objections I" have made my carrying arms separately from the supports, instead of as heretofore, integral therewith; and have provided hinged joints between the-carrying armsand their supports, and spring-pressed lock 7 ing means to restrain said hinges'from op-' erating. while the paper fingers are inthe1r work sheet controlling positions and have the hinge joints to swing the paper fingers out of the field of the work sheets. The spring-pressed locking means also act as means for automatically: relocking thearrying arms when returned into the field'o't the work sheets and into their right .and

For convenience,l show my deviceap-' pglied to a modified Underwood typewriter. ut it provided hand-operated means to unlock will be understood that the invention is capable of wide application on arious makes of ty-pewriters,ahd I accordingly do not intend to limit it touse'o'n the particular machine herein shown. 3 In the drawings,' which form apart of this speeification, Figure l is a plan view of the carri g'e and aportion oi the machine on'which it is mounted. V Figure 2 is a sectional viewon line X-X otFigure 1. y Figure Sis a front View of the righthand finger in raised position, with the paper finger cut away andshown in section.

Figure 4 is a plan iew and in full lines erative position, out of the fieldot the work shows the paper fingerswunginto inopsheets, and in dottedlines, shows the paper 1 finger inoperative the work sheets.

position, in. the field "of Figure 5' is plan View of the device in the field of the work sheets.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary planview with the device in operative position.

Figure '7. is a perspective view olihe device showing the finger in inoperative posi-: tion. V

Figure 8 is a showing a modified pair of paper fingers in operative position inthe field of the work sheets.

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front View of the carriage,

,. port 4.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the modified, paper finger of Figure 8.

Upon the carriage 1 is mounted the platen or paper cylinder 2. To the rear ofthe cylinder and in linetherewith is the pivotal shaft 3 which carries the two paper finger pivotal supports 4. The rod 3 is rigidly mounted on the carriage and is provided with a semi-circular groove 5 in which the pin 6 lies. -The bow shaped spring? yieldingly holds the pin 6 in. groove 5, the pin being provided with the reduced ends 8 to enterw corresponding grooves in the slip The. supports 4 are bored out to .take over the rod 3 and are each provided with two semi-circulargrooves to take in the re ducedends 8 0f the pin 6. This device is the welliknown one of the Underwoodtypewriter, for a holding the paper fingers 9 spring-pressed against the platen and where by they may be rotated upwardand back torelease the paper. Since the parts above mentioned are old andwell known, further description is. believed unnecessary.

Asabove stated, the paper finger sup ports of the Underwood typewriter, includingtheirv carrying arms are made in a 'single piece and in right and ;left hand pairs.

Hence. while said paper fingersare adapted to be turned upwardand back, theyca-nnot be. turned". outwardly out of the field of the work sheets. i

In my improved. paper finger device, the

carrying arms form a part of the paper fingers and are hinged to the supports to permit: of turning them together with the paper guiding fingers 9 which they carry, out p of thefield' of the. work sheets, while the paper finger supports are still in their normal holding position. This results from thevertica'l position occupied-by the hinge pins while the fingers are in normal paperhold ing". position.

In the Underwood device, in lifting the paper finger up and oif from the platen, the pin 6-escapes from its semi-circular groove 5 in'the pivotalshaft 3, owing to the yielding of the:bow shaped spring 7, and there is no tendency of theparts to be restored to their work holding positions by the spring when lifted.

Referring to my improved paper finger device, partsiof the Underwood paper finger device heretofore in use maybe employed, if desired, in making my improved paper overlapping arm which extends into the field of the work sheets and which carries the paper guldlng finger, corresponding to ries the rubber roller 10.

the paper vuidin finger 9 which finger cara b Such modified support I mount onthe carryin shaftfi as usual, with spring '7 and hol ing pin 6. Then I preferably provide a reinforcing bracket 11, as shown (although the support may if desired be-employed alone, or the carrier made in a single piece, if preferred). This reinforcing bracket is provided with: a forwardly extending plate 11 which overlies the platenbeside the plate 4 and is riveted to the plate 4 by rivet 12 and by the two rivets 13, 13, the latter'also riveting on the "retaining spring or retaining element 14-.

The upper end of bracket 11 is bifurcated and curled-into one member 15 of a hinge joint.

Into the bifurcation thus" provided,

is inserted the other member 16 0f thehing joint. This member is onthe supporting or carrying arm 17 which' carriesthe paper guidlng finger 9'. The two members are fastened together by hinge pin 18; Thesiipporting arm 17 is provided with'a finger 19 tocatch into the locking notch 20 of the spring-14 to normally lock down the paper guiding finger 9, and the supporting arm" 17 is provided with a finger piece 21 tobe employed in lifting and swinging the device. Spring 14: is providedat its upper end with a thumb piece orcupped head22. The arm" 17 is recessed at 28 for clearance of cupped I head 22, whenthe arm, 1'7 and its attached paper guiding finger 9 are swun outwardly into the full line position ofl igure 4, to wholly free the work sheets from thepaper fingers and their supports.

In the operation of the device, the opei'a- 1 torpla'ces the thumb of the right hand on the cupped head22 of spring laand the,fin-, gers of the samehand under the" finger piece 21; Then he pushes inwardly with the thumb to free the finger19 from the locking notch 29 of spring 14. -At the same time, he

lefts upwardly'with the fingers under finger piece 21, thereby freeing the arm 17' from the spring let and swinging the arm and paper" finger from the dotted line Position Figure 4, into the full lineone shown in said figure, where it is wholly out of, the field off the work sheets] 7 itthe same time, he performs 'a similar operation with the left hand on the left hand paper finger device, thus simulta- ,neouslyremoving both paper fingers wholly out of the field of the'work sheets. Itis not device, as is necessary in the device hereto fore in use. The arms 17 and fingers 9 thereon can be swung directly outwardly while the supports 4 remain in their operative position. ()fcourse the supports t can be swung upwardly if desired.

A function, of finger 19 is to be bent up; wardly or downwardly relatively toarm117,

so as to properly position the paper guiding also device heretofore used.

finger 9 and rubber roller 10 on the platen 2. The arm 17 can also be bent at neck 23" for the same purpose.

When in normal holding position, both arms 17 and their paper guiding fingers 9 and rollers 10 are preferably rigidly locked down and can only be unlocked by the hand operation ,as above described, the springs 14 and their locking notches 20 being so formed as to. constitute substantially a rigid look. But in the return movement to normal position, the springs are so formed as to yieldingly permit such relockingmovement'automatically when the operator swings the arms 17 inwardly to normal holding position. Of coursethe fingers 17 may be held in normal position by relatively powerful springs which can yieldingly unsnap.

structurally my improved device is much stronger than the regular paper finger Such increased strength in my device resides in the rein-- forcing bracket 11. In my device, as in the regular Underwood, there is the regular yoked bearing. Here the forwardly extending plate is at one or the other end of the yoke,- depending as to whether thepaper fingerbe a right hand one or a left hand one.

The tendency with such yoked bearing, when pulling or pushing the plate to slide it on its way rod 3, inwardly or outwardly, on the rod, is to spring the yoked bearing. My reinforcing bracket, constitutes in effect, an oppositely disposed yoke and resists and counteracts such tendency to stretch or bend the yoked bearings. y

In the. form above discussed, the usual paper guiding fingers 9 and their feed rollers 10 are shown. In Figures 8 and 9, I

show modified, novel and advantageous paper'guiding. fingers 9, and feed rollers 10- which latter are much longer than the regular Underwood feed rollers 10 of Figures 1 to'7- It will also be seen that in the modified finger, the feed rollers 10 at their outer ends are substantially flush with the hinged ends of arms 17, and that at their inner ends they are substantially flush with the free ends of sucharms. It will also be noted that the lower portions 29 of the fingers are ofi-set toward the outer ends of the platen. The lowerportions 29 of the fingersare thus set considerably nearer to the endsofthe platen than in the regular Underwood fingers. The result is that a much wider work field is attainable with the use of the modified fingers than with the use of the regular fingers,

for the reason that when the supports, on which the'regular fingers are mounted, are

moved clear tothe ends of their supporting rod, the fingers are stillpositioned consider ably inwardly of the ends of the platen. In my device on-the other hand, when the supports are placed as far apart as they will go, the lower portions 29 of the fingers are positioned at the ends of the platen, and as a matter of fact attheir outer edges overlie or project beyond the ends of the platen and the inner edges of the lower portions 29 are positioned inwardly of the platen only a relatively small distance.

Furthermore, in my modified device when the supports are moved as far apart as pos sible the rollers extend clear to the ends of the platen and hence a wider breadth ofengaging surface against the work may be had and consequently a more perfect control of feed of the work is obtained.

The modified paper holding fingers are especially adaptedto card writing, or for writing within the marginal space of the paper, as well as writing on wider sheets. If it is desired to write very near the edge of the work sheet or index cards, the fingers may be spaced apart so as not to catch the work sheets or card at all when passing above the printing line, until it reaches the beveled edge 25. Then the fingers can be lifted slightly and the work sheets or cards caught thereunder.

The edge 25 is beveled as shown, so asto securely feed the work sheets thereunder.

For instance, if the paper fingers be so spaced apart as to catch each edge of the work sheets, when the sheets have been fed I up to beveled edge 25, they readily and accu:

wvork sheets thentend to belly out away from theheld edges and thus tendto rideover and outside'the wide part of such paper fingers. s

The lower end of beveled edge 25 forms. a junction with the vertical edge 26 at the point'27. These two edges 25 and 26 are preferably so placed that the junction 27 2 comes 'at the point which is just above the tops-of the upper case letters on the type bars when at the platen, so as to catch over the worksheets or index cards as soon as possible after the printing, but without collisionbetween the upper case type characters and 'the wide part 28 of the paper guiding fingers, or the beveled edges25. I r

In the claims the word plate is used in its broadest sense andto indicate theportion of the support, to which the arm l? is hinged, and which overhangs the platen and p is disposed laterally beyond the field o'r' the work sheet. Any element such as a rod. bar, tube or other element that" is carried by the support and acts as a means to which the linger supporting arm is hinged, may be. used in lieu of the plate. 2

ere, h lai I Spec y a pl te an the parts of which are positioned laterally beyond the field of the work sheets at the platen, or the work field (the two terms be-, ing employed interchangeably), I do not intend to limit the plate to any'particu lar form, but merely intend to state the fact that, whatever the particular form of the plate, itis positioned as a whole laterally beyond the work field; and by the terms positioned wholly beyond the workfield laterally, or the entire plate being so positioned, I. intendto convey the samenieaning.

The reason for so positioning the carrying plate is so as to entirely clear the work field of all parts of the paper finger device, for erasures on the work sheet and particularly 011 underlying carbon copies. Myinv-ention contemplates entirely clearing the work field attheplaten, of all parts of the two paper finger devices at the two ends of the platen. Thus the carrying plates are'positioned at either end of the platen, laterally wholly beyond the field of the work sheets at the platen, so that when the paper finger carrying arms, which extend inwardly from their hinged connections with the carrying plates, into the work field, at either end of the platen, are swung! outwardly on their jointed connections, they will move, together withtheir paper guiding fingers, wholly out of the work field, so that the entire work field will be cleared of all parts of the two paper finger devices; no inwardly extending portions of the carrying plates or paper fingers remaining to obstruct the lifting of the outer work sheets "for correction of underlying ones. v

I have used herein the terms-longitudinal, transverse and lateral. terms, as employed herein and in the accompanying claims, as follows :By the term longitudinal I meanin a direction lengthwise of the platen. The term transverse means crosswise of the platen and the term lateral means toward the sides of the machine. carried by the platen or field of the work sheets at the platen, or work field, I mean that portion of the length of the platen which corresponds to the distance between the overhanging plates, some por tion or all of which is occupied 'bythe work sheets, whether lying on the platen or whenthe upper portions of the outer sheets are swung transversely forward far enough for unobstructedly making corrections on the under sheets, while the lower portions of all the sheets are held on theplaten. A dis-. tinction should be noted between the use of the terms lock, locking means, means for locking the two parts together, and locking means for normally holding the paper finger in its work holding position, on the one hand, and, on the other hand of the term a spring I will define these" By the term field of the work sheet pre e mai i t ily tain t are l reduced ends 8, spring ,7, all operatively connected the support 4, which latteris thereby spring-pressed so as to move its plate towardrthe platen, to normally retain,

the paper linger in work-engaging position;

at the platen.

It will be understood that my reinforcing yoke (designated by thereferenc'e character 11) s applicable equally with the regular Underwood paper finger device and with my hinged paper fingers. Therefore I intend my claim to such reinforcing. bracket to be understood as being intended to cover both saidQdevices; v i 3 Having thus, described the invention what I claim as new,'and desire to secure by Lee 7 ters Patent is 1. .Inl a paper; finger device 51: typwrit;

ers, the combination} with the platen,:of a i support pivotally and slidably' mounted with respect to the platen and having aplate position late-rally beyond thefield of a work sheet carried-by the platen, .a supporting arm hingedly connected to theplate and extending longitudinally ofthe platen into the field of thewo'rk sheet, a paper finger device carried :by the supporting arm, .lockingmeans (so-operating between 1 the plate and the supporting arm to normally retain'the finger in worki -engaging relation with the" platen, and means whereby the locking means may be released from its co-operating relation, whereby the supporting arr'rimay be swung longituc'linally ofthe platen out of the field of the work sheet,

2.- In a paper finger device for typewriters, I the combination with theplateinof a pair' 7 of supports having plates positioned laterally beyond the opposite edges ofwthe work' fieldat the platen, supporting arms" liingedlyconn'ected-to the plates andieirtending longitudinally of the platen into said work field toward each ot'her, paper guiding fingers carried by the supporting arms, locks cooperating between the plates and thesupporting arms to' normally retain the paper guiding lingersin work-engaging relation with the platen, and means whereby'the locks may bereleased to swing the paper guiding fingers away from each other. l r

In a typewriter, the combination with theplaten, of a paper finger supporting'arm, a support-to which the arm is 'hingedly con? nected, said support being positioned 1atered to swing the paper finger transversely of the platen into and out of its normal work sheet holding position, a jointed connection between the paper finger and the support,

whereby the paper finger may be moved longitudinally of the platen into and out of the field of the work sheet, a spring mounted on the support and provided with a notch, a finger carried by the paper finger and adapted to engage in the notch for normally holding the paper finger in work-engaging position relatively to the support,

and a thumb piece on the spring whereby the latter may be moved to disengage the said finger carried by the paper finger, to allow of the paper finger being moved longitudinally of the platen out of the field of the work sheet.

5. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a paper finger and a support therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing the paper finger transversely of the platen into and out of its work sheet holding position, a jointed connection between the paper finger and the support, whereby the paper finger may be moved longitudinally of the platen into and out of the field of the work sheet, and locking means for positively holding the paper finger in normal work-engaging position, relatively to the support, said locking means being releasable in all positions of the support for permitting movement of the paper finger longitudinally of the platen out of the field of the work sheet. i

6. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a paper finger and a one-part support therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing as a whole to move the paper finger transversely of theplaten into and out of its work sheet holding posi-' tion, a jointed connection between the paper finger and the support, whereby the paper finger may be moved longitudinally of the platen into and outof the field oft-he worksheets, and locking means for positively holding thepaperfinger in its normal workengaging position relatively to the support,

said locking means being releasable for permitting movement of the paper finger longitudinally of the laten out of the field of the work sheet. i I

7. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a paper finger and asupport therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing the paper finger transversel of'the platen into and out'of its work sheet holding position, spring pressure means for normally thrusting the paper finger to the platen, a jointed connection between the paper finger and the support, whereby the paper finger may be moved longitudinally of the platen into and out of the field of the work sheet, and locking means for positively holding the paper finger in its normalwork-engaging position at the platen, said locking means being releasable to free the paper finger from the impulse of said spring pressure means tending to press it to the platen.

8. In a typewriter, the combination'with the platen, of a paper finger and asupport therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing the paper finger transversely of the platen into and out of its work sheet'holding position, a jointed connection between the paper finger and the support whereby the paper finger maybe moved longitudinally of the platen into and out of the field of the work sheets, and locking means for positively holding the paperfinger in normal work-engaging position relatively to the support, said locking means being releasable for permitting movement of the paper finger longitudinally of the platen out of the field of the work sheets, the said longitudinal movement of the paper finger being wholly independent of the transverse movement of the support.

9. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a paper finger and asupport therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing the paper finger transversely of the platen into and out of its work sheet holding position, spring pressure means for normally swinging the paper finger to the platen, a oint'ed connectionbetween the paper finger and the support,

whereby the paper finger may be moved the joint closed and thereby positivelyholding the paper finger in its normal work sheet holding position at the platen. I

10. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of'a paper finger and a support therefor, said support being pivotally mounted to swing. theipaper -finger; transversely of the platen into. and out ofits work sheet holding position, and a jointed connection between the. paper finger and the support whereby, the paper finger may be 45 the support being pivotally mounted -relaswung into a reversed position relatively-to therefor.

guiding finger having its work engaging face the platen and beyond the work field when the support is swung to move the paper fingel out of its work sheet holding position.

11. In a typewriter the combination with the platen, of a paper-finger and a support said support being pivotally mounted to swing the paper finger transversely of the platen into and out of its work sheet holding position, said paper fingerbeing provided with a carrying arm extending into the work fieldand a paper ,curved *to conform to and facing the platen, and a jointed connection between thepaper finger and the support whereby the paper finger may be swungbeyond the work field and into such relationwith the platen that the work engaging face of said paper guiding' finger maybe curvedoppositely to and gfacedzaway from the platen, when the support is swung to move the paper finger out of its work sheet holding position.

12. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a [two-part p aper finger device,

,one ,part beino' a support and being pivot- ;ally and slidahly mounted relatively to the platen and including a plate extending forwardly over the platen, the entire plate being positioned laterally beyond the Work vfield, the other part bei-nga paper finger,

. a-hinged connection betweenwthe paper finger and the plate member of "the support, a said support including means for spring- I pressing the paper finger normally .to the platen, and vco-opei =ati;ng means between the paper finger and the plate member of the support effective in the normal position of the parts, to transmit the :force of-the springpressure means to the paper finger at the platen.

13. In a typewriter,.the combinationwith :the platen, of a two-pantwpaper finger dea'lce, one part constituting a support, and the other part C(JIlSt-ltlltl-Hg the paper finger,

timely 'to the platen, whereby the paper fin- :germay he swung transversely of the platen into and out of work-engaging positionrelatively to the platen, the paperfinger being fp-i-votrrlly im'ountetlwon the support in such relation thereto that it may be swung longitudina l ly of the platen into and outof work engaging position relatively to the platen, the swinging movement of the supp t nd the swinging movement of the paper finger being wholly independent ofeach I othen-and locking means for normally 'holding the paper finger in work-engaging position relatively to the" support, said locking means being releasable for allowing movement of the paper finger relatively to the support out or work-engaging position, said locking means operating to automatically lock the paper finger when the latter is 'moved into work-engaging position relatively to the support. I 7 14c. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a two-part paper finger device,

one part-being a paper finger and adapted to iswingatright angles to the other part to move the paper finger into and out ofthe iwork field, the other part being a support positioned wholly outside of said work field,

adapted to swing the paper finger intoand port having a yoked bearing ion-the rod and a forwardly reaching plate o-f-a paperifinger carrying arm hinged to theiplate in front of the platemior radial movement into and out of the field of a work sheet carried on the platen-and locking means between the plate and the carrying arm to inorm-ailly maintain the paper finger in its-operative Work 'hOiding'POSitioIl.*" I

17. In a paper finger device fortype writers, the combination with the platen, a guide red at the rear of the platen, a supportha-ving a yoked bearing on the rod and a forwardly extending plate, of &a "reinforcbracket for the support, oppositely yoked at its 'innerend to the rod and at its outer end provided With a forwardly extendingplate rigidly attached "to the plate on the support, and a paper fingencarrying ar-m hinged to one of the plates in front of the platen, for radial movement into and out of the hold of a work platen. a q r I 18. In a paper finger deviee"i or-;t-ypewriters, the combinationfwith the platen a guide rod at the rear of the-platen, a "support having a yoked bearing on the rod and a forwardly extending plate, or a r'eintorcing bracket for the support, oppositely yoked at its inner end to the'rod and at its sheet carried on the outer end provided with a forwardly oxtending pla te rigidly attached to the plate on the support, and a paper 'fingercarrying arm hinged to one of the-plates in front of the platen, for radial movement into and out of thefield of a worl'c-sheet carriedhnthe platen and'lookin'g means between the plates and the earryingarm to normaliyfma-ig'itain the paper finger in'its operative work holding ositiony f 19.11; a paper finger device for type- Wholly beyond I the i8 5 writers, the combination with the platen, of a support pivotally mounted with respect to the platen and having a plate positioned laterally beyond the field of a work-sheet carried by the platen, a carrying arm on the plate extendinglongitudinally of the platen into the said work field, a paper guiding finger carried by the arm, comprising an intermediate laterally extending part with an upwardly reaching finger at its inner end fastened to the carrying arm and a down wardly reaching work engaging finger at its outer end, the two said fingers being relatively ofi' set, the said intermediate part being beveled upwardly and inwardly at its lower edge, from its junction with the work engaging finger to the inner end of the carryin arm, and being provided with a longitu inally extending feed roll mounted thereon.

20. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen and its printing line, of a paper finger carrying arm, a support to which the arm is connected, said arm extending longitudinally of the platen into the field of a work sheet carried thereon, a paper guiding finger fastened on the inner end of said arm, having its work engaging end off-set outwardly toward the edge of the field of the work sheet at the printing line, a beveled edge part on the paper guiding finger between the printing line and the carrying arm, extending inwardly from the said oil'- set end to the inner edge of the paper guiding finger, and a feed roll mounted on the said part of the paper guiding finger, below the carrying arm and above the printing line.

21. In a typewriter, the combination with the platenand its printing line, of a paper finger device comprising a support pivotally mounted at the rear of and extending forwardly over the platen and having a carrying arm which extends longitudinally of the platen into the field of a work sheet carried thereon, a paper guiding finger carried by the arm at its inner end, the paper guiding finger being ofi'set outwardly be-- low the arm, toward the edge of the field of the work sheet at the printing line, a.

beveled edge part on the paper guiding finger above the printing line extending inwardly from the offset part to the inner end of the paper guiding finger and a feed roll below the supporting arm mounted on said beveled edge part of the paper guiding finger.

22. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a two-part paper finger device, one part including a paper finger, and being pivoted to the other part in such manner that the paper finger may be swung into and out of the work field, and means for locking the two parts of the device together when the paper finger is in normal work-engaging position relatively to the platen, said locking means being releasable when the paper finger is in said work engaging position.

23. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a two-part paper finger device, one partincluding a support movable transversely with regard to the platen, and the other part including a paper finger movable longitudinally with respect to the platen, a hinged connection between the two parts of the device, and locking means efi'ective to lock the paper finger when in normal workengaging position relatively to the support, and ineffective irrespective of the position of the support when the paper finger is out of normal work-engaging position rela tively to the support.

24. In a typewriter, the combination with the platen, of a two-part paper finger device,

one part including asupport, and the other part including a paper finger movable out of work engaging relation relatively to the support irrespective of the position ofthe support, a hinged connection between the support and the paper finger, and a locking means automatically operating to lock the paper finger relatively to the support when the paper finger is moved into work-engaging relation relatively to the support.

25. In a paper finger device for typewriters, the combination with the platen, a a paper finger in work holding position at the front of the platen, a guide rod at the rear of the platen, a support for the paper finger having a yoked bearing on the rod and a forwardly reaching plate carrying the paper finger, of a bracket for the support, oppositely yoked at its inner end to the rod and at its outer'end rigidly secured on said plate and serving to constitute a reinforcement to strengthen the device.

FREDERIC W. HILLARD.

Witnesses:

Mosns GOODMAN, L. B. TOMPKINS.

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