US1497762A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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C. A. MARSCHEL TYPEwImIml MACHINE June 17, 1924.

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C. A. MARSCHEL TYPE-)WRITING MACHINE Filed March 50. 1920 2 Shee1s-$hee1 2 M www Patented June 17, 1924.

yimlrrzn STATES PATENT `.o@iiifflcila:.

CHRISTIAN A. TVIARSCHEL, 0F ST. LDUIS, L

WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW- YGRK, NQ'Y., A CORPORATON 0F DELAWARE.

`wzrnwmrrlvor MACHINE.

Application filediMarch 30,1920. Serial No.369,8,50.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN A. MAR- soHnL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting chines, of which vthe followingis aspecilication,

This invention 4relates to typewriting machines, and is herein disclosed-as applied to an Underwood standard typewriting machine Vof the continuous billing or yso-called fan-fold type, one form of which is disclosed in the 4patent Lto Vernery & Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915.

In such machines, a plurality of plies of superposed webs, either` fan-folded or not, are drawn over a rearward extension of the usual typewriter carriage, and pass beneath the platen, being threaded through carbon-paper-holding devices which are supported on the extension.

ln such n'iai'fnines, the platen is displaceable to enable webs passed beneath it'to be drawn forward substantially straight loeneath the platen when the platen is in its displaced position, so that .the webs may be gaged against a `leading-edge gage and the carbons or carbon-sheets may be withdrawn by moving their supporting devices rearwardly along the extension. n Such machines also usually include a knife located adjacent the printing line, but 4somewhat above it, the relationship of vthe carbonsheets and the knife being such that after the webs have'been gaged, and the supporting devices pushed' rearwardly, the carbonsheets lie behind the cutting edge of the knife, thus enabling the webs to be severed without interfering withthe carbon-sheets.

Such machines are often yused for simultaneously making copies oflbills, statements, way-bills, bills of lading, dray-bills, etc. It is often desired, in making out such simultaneous copies, to have all theentries and extensions appear upon thebill, while only the heading, or only Ithe heading and certain other entries, should appear on certain of the other copies.

According 'to' the present invention, the arbon-paper-supporting devices, which vusually form a single carriage or carrier, are di ideal, being made intov two carriages or carriers ywhich may 4'he separately moved, thus enabling one set of carbon-sheets to be withdrawn kby oneof the carbon-paper-carriarges after :the work-sheet has 'zbeen partly typed, while the other carbon-paper-carriage is left undisturbed, thus permittingxthe carbon-sheets on the last-,named carriage to reproduce the whole ofthe matterftyped upon the outer sheet. The ltwo lcarbon-paper-car- :riages may .run uponthe usual single Iset 0f rails, and each carriage `may have associated therewith an independentlyadjustable Ystop Ifor arresting it. Each of thecarbon-paper- Y Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a vfragmentary sectional side view of a typewriting machine of the class described, showing the present invention as applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a plan view yof the two carriages and someadjacent parts.

Figure is a sectional front view of the rear portion `of the Vrear carriage, showing thefstopsl and their mounting.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic side view similar to Figure l, fbutshowingthe position of `parts after L1-heading on a form or sectionof the web has been written, and before the rear carriage has been moved rearwardlyl to withdraw its carbon-sheet beyond the rear end yof the form of which the headingzhas .beenftypedl i f Figure 5is a view similar to Figure Lhbut showing the -rear carriage moved rearwardly to carry its carbon-sheet behind the printing lline.

Figure@ is a View similar to Figure 5,

but showing the position oflthe parts after the bill or other work-sheet has been fully typed. Y t

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, but

showing the webs gaged against the leading-r typewriter carriage 16, passing beneath the platen 17, and up in front, past the printing point at the type-bar diagrainlnatically shown at 18, to a front paper-table 19..

The Webs 10, 11, 12 and 13 have threaded between them carbon- sheets 20, 21 and 22, the first sheet 2O being supported upon a rear carbon-paper-carriage 23, and the carbon- sheets 21 and 22 being supported upon a front carbon-paper-carriage 24; These carbon-paper-carriages may, in v many respects, resemble the carbon-paper-carriage of said patent, or the carriages of the machines now in use, in which each carriage comprises a body 25 having successively higher steps or bases 26 thereon, upon which carbon-paper clip-bars 27 are adapted to be detachably held fast by pins 28. The bases -26 of the rear carriage 23 are successively higher than the highest step 26 of the front carriage 24. The carriages 23 and 24 are shown as provided with rolls 29 which run upon the edges of rails 30, which form part of the extension 15, and are united by the cross-bar 14.

lVhen the parts are in the Figure 1 position, the carbon-sheets all extend slightlyV above Vthe printing line at 18, and the typist may write the heading or other desired matter uponaform on the outer sheet or web 13 by actuating the type-bars 18 through the usual keys, not shown. After each line is written,

the typist actuates the usual line-space lever Y 31, which is effective on the line-space wheel 32 to rotate the platen 17 by means of the usual gears 33 and 34. After all the heading has been typed and it is desired to type on the rest of the form matter which shall vappear only upon the two outer carbon copies, the typist seizes the webs 10, 11, 12 and 13,which have now reached the Figure '4 position', and, while holding them against the front paper-table 19, actuates the usual finger-piece 35 to free the swing-frarne 36 from the'usual catch 37, and swings the swing-frame 36 forwardly, lifting the platen 17 to the Figure 5 position. This straightens out the webs and enables the typist to push rearwardly, to the Figure 5 position, the rear carbon-paper-carriage 23 by pushing upon its handle 38 which extends forwardly to about the usual position of such handles.

Xtent of such rearward movement is sufficient to withdraw the forward end of the carbon-sheet 20 to the rear of the lower end of the form being typed, and is substantially the same as the length of a forni. Then the typist throws the swing-frame 36 rearwardly, so Vthat it catches beneath the catch 37, and the typist continuesV to type upon the cuter sheet and the two outer carbon-sheets. During this latter typing, the carbon-sheet 26, which is attached to the carbon-papercarriage 23, is fed forwardly with the webs Vand the carbon- sheets 21 and 22 until the carbon-paper- carriages 23 and 24 reach their figure 6 positions.

Then the typist has finished all the typing to be done upon the form now being typedLso that the partsy have reached the Figure 6 position, the typist again actuates It should be understood that the the finger-piece 35 to release the catch 37,

and swings the swing-frame 36 upwardly, and gages the leading ends of the webs against the usual adjustable leading-edge gage 39, which is adjustably mounted upon the usual extension 40 of the front papertable. This may drag the front carbon-paper-carriage' forwardly until the front end thereof strikes some part of the main typewriter carriage 16, and the typist, continuing the pulling upon the webs, pulls the rear carbon-paper-carriage or carbon-carrier 23 forward until the webs arey gaged. Consequently, when the front carbon-paper-car riage 24 is pushed rearwardly by its handle 41 the whole length of one form in the usual manner, the two carriages come together before the front carbon-paper-carriage 24 strikes the adjustable stop 42, positioned in accordance with the length of the 'forms on the webs 10,11, 12 and 13. The forward ends of the carbon-sheets are thus restored -to their proper alignment which is maintained during Vthe movement of the carbonpaper-carriage 24 to its Figure `7'position.

Tn order tok enable the rear carbon-papercarriage 23 to pass the stop 42, said stop is in the forni of a hook having a fiat top 43 adapted to overlie the rail 30, and having a hooked end 44, which embraces the rod 45 Aforming the stiffener for the rail 30. For adjusting the stop 42, there is provided a thumb set-screw 46 passing through it and adapted to.l bear against the: rod 45, so that the flat top 43 is drawn down against the rail 30. To enable the carriage 24 to be arrested by this stop, said carriage is provided Awith a lug 47 on the bottom of its body 25, which lies beneath the body and above the adjacent rail 30. i

Tn order to relieve the mind of the typist of having to Aobserve the distance to which the rear Ycarbo-n-paper-carriage 23 should be pushed by its handle 38 in bringing it 'to the Figure 5 position, there isY provided a stop 18, which is shown as adjustable along the left-hand rail of Figure 3, and which is adapted to be held Kin'position along 'that rail by a thumb-screwv-lQ. The stop 48 may project to any desired eXtentabov-e its adjacent rail 30, and may comprise legs 50, which extend beneath the edges of the rail 30, and are adapted to catch that rail and hold lthe stop in positionupon the rail. The-body y51 of the stop projects far enough abovefthe rail to be struck by the rear end of the body 25 of the carbon-paper-carriage ,Vhen the typist has tinished'the ityping of the forms and has gaged the forms, as shown in Figure 7, and drawn the 4 swingframe 36 back to the Figure l position, it is customary to sever the webs 10, 11, 12 and 18 by drawing them against the usual knife 52, which is somewhat above the printing line, although adjacent it. rhe stop-42 is so positioned relativ-ely to this knife that when the carriages are brought 5to rest with the stop 42 effective, the carbon- sheets 20, 2l and 22 occupy the Figure l position,-so that the webs may Ibe detached by drawing them against the knife 52 to sever vthem without severing the carbon -sheets This leaves the webs and carbon-sheets.positioned as in Figure l., ready for typing the next form.

The machine described `is 4not `limited in use to the particular mode of `operation hereinbefore set forth. yFor example, one fan-fold web may be interleaved with the carbons of the carbon-paper-carriage QSand another fan-fold web may be interleaved with the carbons of the carbon-paper-carriage 24;, and either of these webs may be typed upon to the exclusion ofthe other by simply withdrawing the endof the web which is to be idle with its interleaved carbons from around the platen and laying it back upc-n its carbon-paper-carriage. lith this arrangement-the two websmay also be typed upon together, when desired, by `feeding them to the platen :in superposed relation. n

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. n a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewritercarriage comprising a platen, of a carbon-paper-carriage reciprocable upon the typewriter carriage, a second carbon-paper-carriage behind the first and movable rearwardly independently thereof, and a handle for the first carbonpaper-carriage adapted to move it rearwardly .to move the secondv .carbon-papercarriage.

Q. ln a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewriterA carriage comprising a platen, of a rearward extension of said carriage comprising rails,two carbon-papercarriages running upon said rails, one vbehind the other, a separate handle for each carbon-p:iper-carriage, `and a separately adjustable stop foreach carbon-paper-carriage.

3. `In a typewriting machine, the combination with ay typewriter carriage, of a platen -displaceable in said carriage to permit superposed webs to be drawn forward substantially straight beneath it, andy supporting means for carbon-sheets adapted to whithdraw them rearwardly between the webs vwhen the webs are thus straightened, said supporting means comprising provisions for withdrawing some of said carbonsheets independently of the others.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewriterr carriage, of a platen displaceable in said carriage to permit superposed webs to be drawn forward substantially straight beneath it, a knife at the front of the platen adapted to sever rthe typed webs, a rearward extension of the carriage, a carbon-paper-carriage ruiming on said extension and adapted to withdraw carbon-sheets supported thereon from between certain plies of the webs, a second carbon-paper-carriage also running on said extension and adapted to withdraw other carbon-sheets Asupported thereon `froinbetween other plies of the webs," said second carbon-paper-carriage adapted to move the first carbon-paper-carriage with it in one direction, a stop for the second carbonpaper-carriage adapted to arrest it when moving rearwardly so as to bring all the carbon-sheets behind the knife, and a separate stop adapted to arrest the iirst carbonpaper-carriage at a point still further back when independentlymoved rearwardly.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewriter carriage, of a platen displaceable in said carriage to permit -superposed webs to be drawn forward substantially straight beneath it, a knife at the front of the platen adapted to sever the typed webs, a rearward extension 'of the carriage coinprisinga pair of rails, two 'car-f bon-paper-carriages running on said rails, one behind the other, and adapted to withdraw carbon-sheets supported between dif-1 ferent plies of the webs, a knife nearthe printing line for severing the webs, a stop for the front carbon-paper-carriage adapted to arrest it when pushed rearwardlyto bring the ends of all the carbon-sheets behind the knife, and an `independentlysettable stop for the rearward carbon-paper-carriage adapted to arrest'itfat a different point. A

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewriter carriage, of av platen displaceable kin said carriage to permit superposed webs to `be drawn forward ksubstantially straight beneath it, a knifeat the front of the platenadapted to sever the Cil typed webs, a rearward extension of the carriage comprising a pair of rails, two carbon-paper-carriages running onsaid rails, one behind the other, and adapted to withi draw carbon-sheets supported between dif-l ferent plies of the webs, a knife near the printing line for severing the'webs, a stop adjustable along one rail adapted to arrest one carbon-paper-carriage, and a separately adjustable stop adapted to arrest the other carbon-paper-carriage, one of said stops so placed as to arrest its carriage with its carbonsjust behind the knife.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination witha typewriter1V carriage, of a platen displaceable in said carriage to pernit superposed webs to be drawn forward substantially straight beneath it, a knife at the front of the platen adapted to sever the typed webs, ,a rearward extension of the carriage, a carbon-paper-carriage running upon said extension, a second carbon-papercarriage also running upon said extension, a handle for the first carbon-paper-carriage for moving` it rearwardly independently of the second, a handle for the second carbonpaper-carriage adjacent the :first handle, the arrangement of parts being such that pushing the second handle moves both carriages rearwardly, and independently adjustable stops for both carriages.

8. In a typewritin g machine, the combination with a typewriter carriage coniprising a platen, of a rearward extension of said carriage comprising rails, two carboirpapercarriages running upon said rails, one behind the other, a separate handle for each carbon-paper-carriage', a separately adjustable stop for each carbon-paper-carriage, clipebars successively higher upon the front carbon-paper-carriage, and still higher clipbars also successively higher upon the rearward vcarbon-paper-carriage.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a typewriter carriage comprising a platen, of a rearward extension of said carriage comprising rails, two carbon-papercarriages running ,upon said rails, one behind theV other, a. separate handle for each carbon-paper-carriage, a separately adjustable stop for each carbon-pa5er-carriage, a stop for the front carbon-paper-carriage below the rail level, and adapted to allow the rear carbon-paper-carriage to clear it, and a stop for the rear carbon-paper-carriage above the rail level.

l0. In a typewriting machine, the combi-` at the beginning of writing a form, and a stop for repositioning the second carbonpaper-carriage to bring its carbon-sheet clear of the form after the form has been partly lled out. Y

l1. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a pla-ten, a carriage in which said platen is "mounted, and carboircontrolling means including means mounted for operation to shift to an ineffective position one of a plurality Vof carbons interleaved between a plurality of work-sheets so as to be guided to the same field of the platen, and means for at the same time retaining another of said carbons in effective relation with the worksheets.

12. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen around which are fed a plurality of superposed Vform-webs and interleaved carbon-sheets retractible from a completely typed section of the webs to the next section to be typed, a carriage in which said platen is mounted, and carbon-sheet-controlling' means including a carbon-carrier on said carriage and attached to the rear end of one of said carbon-sheets and a second carbon-carrier on said carriage to the rear of the first carbon-carrier attached to another of said carbon-sheets and engaging the first carbon-carrier when the forward ends of the carbon-sheets attached to the two carbon-carriers are in alignment, the second carbon-carrier being shiftable rearwardly to retract its carbon-sheet to prevent copying therethrough during typing on the portion of the form on which typing is being effected, the first carbon-carrier being shiftable into engagement with the rearwardly positioned second carbon-carrier to restore the alignment between the forward edges of the carbon-sheets attached to the two carboncarriers.Y Y

13. In a typewriting machine, in combination, type-bars, type-bar-supporting means to cause the type-bars to be guided to a single printing point, a platen, means for effecting a relative lettenspace movement between the platen and the type-bar-supporting Vmeans, carbon-controlling means including.

meansfor shifting one ot a plurality of carbons, interleaved between work-sheetson the platen, relatively to the other carbons and to the original work-sheet to render the shifted carbon ineffective for copying while holding the other carbone still effective, and means operable to re-align all of said carbons.

14C. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a traveling carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, and a plurality of independently reciprocable carbon-carriers on said carriage to deliver carbons to the same field of the platen.

l5. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a traveling carriage, a platen mounted Lit) in said carriage, a plurality of reciprocable carbon-carriers on said carriage to deliver' carbons to the same lield of the platen, and means to limit the movement of each of said carbon-carriers. r

1.6. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a traveling carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, and two reciprocable carbon-carriers on said carriage, the first carrier, if in advanced position, being movable by a rearward movement of the second carrier.

17. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a traveling` carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, two reciprocable carboncarriers on said carriage, said carbon-carriers being so related' that one may be shifted rearwardly without the other, but shifting of the last-mentioned carrier rearwardly will cause a corresponding movement of the otherI carrier if in advanced position, and a stop to limit the rearward movement ot' the second-mentioned carbon-carrier, but ineiiective relative to the first-mentioned carbon-carrier.

18. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, a platen mountedr therein, feeding means to co-operate with said platen to feed a plurality of work-sheets with carbon-sheets interleaved therebetween, means to release said work-sheets from said platen and feeding means to permit the worksheets to be substantially straightened beneath the platen, and carbon-sheet-controlling means for retracting all of said carbon-sheets and including means for retracting one of said carbon-sheets independently of the other carbon-sheets.

19. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, feeding means to co-operate with said platen to permit superposed webs with carbons interleaved therebetween to be advanced by the platen, a knife at the front of the platen for use in severingthe typed webs, a rearward extension of the carriage, a carbon-carrier running on said extension and connected with certain of said carbons to draw the same rearwardly, a second earbon-carrier also mounted on said extension to withdraw other carbons, provisions on said carbon-carriers whereby the second carbon-carrier in its movement to the rear will move the first carbon-carrier,l

therewith, a stop for the second carbon-carrier to arrest it when the carbons attached thereto are brought behind the knife, a separate stop to arrest the irst carbon-carrier at points still further back when moved independently of the second carbon-carrier, and means to release the pressure between the platen and said feeding meansand to permit the webs to be straightened so that the carbons may be drawn therefrom.

20; Ina typewriting machine, in'combination, a travelingl carriage, a platen mounted insaid carriage, feeding means toreo-operate with said platen to feed a plurality of webs and interleaved carbons, means torelease the webs from the platen and the feeding means and to'permit the webs to be straightened, and a plurality of carbon-carriers to direct the carbons to the same lield ot the platen and to selectively retract the corresponding carbons when the webs are straightened.

21. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a traveling carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, and means to retract a plurality of carbons interleaved between a plurality of webs on the platen comprising a reciprocable carbon-carrier for retracting certain of said carbons attached thereto at their rear ends and means for independently retracting the remainder of said carbons.

212-. In atypewriting machine, in combination, a traveling carriage, a line-feeding platen in said carriage around which worksheets and interleaved carbons may be fed, andy reciprocatory independent holders guided upon said carriage for delivering sets of carbons to the same iield of the platen, one of said holders movable to position for rendering its carbons ineffective independently of the carbons of the other holder.

23. In a typewriting machine, a pluralityy of carbon-sheets mounted for movement toward and from the same field of the platen and interleaved' with work-webs, means mounted for operation to shift part of said carbon-sheets along `the work-webs with which they. are arranged to co-operate, and means for, at the same time, holding another part of said carbon-sheets stationary with relation to the work-webs with which they co-operate.

24. In a continuous billing typewriting machine for typing on an outside ply of a multiple-ply work-web having registering printed forms thereon duplicating on a second ply of the web all of the matter typed on the outside ply and duplicating on a third ply the matter typed on the upper portion only of the form on the outside ply, in combination, a platen, carbon-holding means, a plurality of carbons held by the holding means and co-operating, respectively, with the second and third plies of web, and carbon-controlling means arranged for shifting the carbon fro-operating with the third ply to uncover the lower portion of the form on the `third ply when the portion of the typed mattei' which it is desired to duplicate on the third ply has been completed, and for at the same time maintaining the carbon` that prints upon the secondply in position to duplicate on the lower portion of the form on that ply the matter typed'on the lower portion of the form on the outside ply.

25. ln a typewrtng machine, in combing handle upon eaoh of said carbon-Carriers natlon, a tlavehng carnage, a hne-spaelng to move 1t hack and forth lndependently of platen mounted 1n sind Carnage, oambonthevother.

carriers to deliver carbone to the same eld CHRISTIAN A. MARSGHEL. 5 of the platen, said carriage having means lVtnesses:

for guiding' said Carbon-carriers in back and A. C. SMITH,

forth movements, and a 'forvvardly-eXtend-v EDMUND BARKER.

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