US1520340A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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WITNESSES INVENTEIS JW W A. ZMW M 9M l-HS ATTEISNEY 5. H. FARNHAM TYPEWHITING MACHINE Filed March 16; 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTEIFQ J MLW Jr.

WWNEEEEE M %,LLQL HIE ATTQRNEY Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES ATE T OFFICE.

STEPHEN H. FAR'NHAM, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

' TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed March 16, 1923. Serial No. 625,449.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, STEPHEN H. FARNHAM, citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, in the county of Kings and State ofNew .York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to collating mechanism for typewriting machines and its object generally stated is to provide new and improved mechanism of the character specified. Specific objects of the invention are to provide, first, av novel paper deflector or apron and means for controlling it; second, an improved pointer and its mounting, which pointer takes the place of a side gage; and, third, sets of paper finger contrivances and means for independently controlling them. Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

To the above and other ends, my invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In order conveniently to control a plurality of Work sheets enabling them to be accurately collated or assembled in varying relationships and fed or moved whenthus assembled. I provide a novel construction of paper deflector or apron comprising two parts swiveled or hinged together, one part being movable relatively to the platen to afford a wide entrance or mouth through which the sheets may conveniently be front fed or applied at the front side of the platen. On this deflector there is adjustably mounted an indicating device or pointer which is so disposed that it may be employed in connection with columnar lines on the work sheets so as accurately to position said sheets widthwisc. Associated with the paper deflector is a plurality of separately controlled sets of paper finger contrivances, the members of which are settable or adjustable towards and away from each other so as to co-operate with sheets of varying widths. The novel devices above briefly described are employed in the present instance in connection with certain paper controlling devices of the No. 11 Remington typewriting machine, these devices comprising the paper feed rollers of said machine, including the terminal or end feed rollers, together operative relationship with the platen independently of each other and in any order that may be desired. The result is that by the employment of my invention, I am enabled to apply work sheets to the platen, adjust them in desired positions with unusual accuracy and maintain them in the adjusted positions, all with more accuracy and readiness than has been heretofore possible. My invention will be more particularly described in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of said invention.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary end View partly in section of the upper part of a No. 11 Remington typewriting machine embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view showing a plurality of Work sheets and the means for controlling them.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on a plane indicated by the section line 11 in Fig. 1 and looking rearward, said Fig. 3,'however, showing a portion of the platen and paper deflector in full lines.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing the lefthand end portion of the carriage and the devices associated therewith but omitting the platen.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of parts of the inventio Figures 611, inclusive, are operating views illustrating various relationships of different parts comprised in the present embodiment of the invention.

Figures 12 and 13 are detail views.

The main frame of the machine as shown in Fig. 1 comprises posts 1 supporting a top plate 2 which is'formed with a depression bar 7 and rear bar 8 of the carriage truck, which also includes end bars 9. Said truck supports a platen frame or carrier comprising end bars 10 (Figs. 1, 3 and 4) and a onnecting cross bar or bridge piece 17 only he left-hand one of the end bars 10 being shown. The platen frame is preferably held in non-shifting relationship with the truck as by screws 18 threaded into the end bars 9 and co-operating with the axle of the platen. Lugs or uprights 19 project upward from the bar 17 to provide supports for the pressure rollers hereinafter described. A rotary platen 20 having an axle 21 is mounted on the carriage and the type bars (not shown) are adapted to co-operate with the front face of said platen. A paper table 22 is arranged behind the platen, being pivotally supported on the platen frame. A sleeve or hollow rock shaft 23 extends lengthwise of the platen and bears rotatively in the uprights 19. The ends of the sleeve 23 are cut away as indicated at 24 to co-operate with shoulders 25 on collars 26 screwed to a rod or rock shaft 28 arranged within the sleeve 23 and having projecting ends which bear in the end bars 10 of the platen frame. Pairs of angular arms 29 bear loosely on the sleeve 23, each pair assisting to carry a rod 31 that supports the sections 32 of a main feed roller.

Draw springs 33 anchored to the bridge piece 17 are connected to the arms 29 and maintain the feed roller 32 normally enga ed with the platen. Outside the uprig ts 19 are arranged carriers each-comprising arms 36 and a cross bar 37, said carriers supporting marginal or terminal feed or pressure rollers 38. The inner arm of each carrier bears on the sleeve 23 and the outer arm on the rod 28. anchored to the bridge piece 17 constantly press the terminal rollers 38 towards the platen. Crank arms 41 fixed to the sleeve 23 are provided with studs 43 which overlie the associate arms 29 so that when the shaft 23 is rocked it will operate through the crank arms 41 and studs 43 to swing the arms 29 downward and overcome the springs 33, re: leasing the main feed roller 32 throughout its length.

This releasing movement of the feed roller 32 is independent of the terminal rollers 38 and is accomplished by devices comprising a plate-like arm 45 which is fixed to the sleeve 23 and is adapted to co-operate with a wheel or rotary cam 49 having a pivot 50 adjustably mounted in the bottom of the depression 3. During the traveling movements of the platen carnage, the arm 45 will engage with the cam 49 which will operate to force the arm rearward, thus rocking the sleeve 23 and automatically releasing the main feed roller at a predetermined point in the carriage-travel. The terminal feed rollers 38 Draw-springs 39 are releasable at will by devices comprising crank arms 56 fixed to the shaft 28 and having studs 58 overlying the outer arms 36 and adapted to swing said arms on the shaft 28 to overcome the springs 39 and release the rollers 38. The shaft 28 may be rocked in the manner described by devices comprising a' crank arm 59 secured to the left-hand end of the shaft and connected to a strap or link 61 which is enlarged at its upper end forming an eye which receives a boss 62 integral with an arm 63 pivoted eccentrically of the boss, said crank arm 59 terminating in a finger piece or release key 65. By pushing the release key 65 rearward the strap 61 is pressed downward depressing the crank arm 59 and rocking the shaft 28 to release the terminal rollers 38. This movement of the shaft 28 operates through the shouldered collars 26 to rock the shaft 23 and effect the release of the main feed roller simultaneously with the marginal rollers. This is due to the fact that the shaft 28 as it turns forward brings the shoulder 25 at the forward side of each collar into engagement with the corresponding shoulder 24 on the shaft 23, forcing said shaft 23 to turn with the shaft 28. Thus it will be seen that the main or intermediate feed or pressure roller. is releasable either automatically or by hand, the automatic release occurring independently of the terminal rollers 38 while the manual. release of the main feed roller is effected concurrently with that of the terminal rollers. A spring pressed bail is provided to co-operate with the front upper side of the platen, said bail comprising side arms 66 and a cross rod 67 provided with pressure rolls 68. The arms 66 are secured to a rock shaft 69 which bears in brackets 70 fixed to the front bar of the carriage truck. Draw-springs 71 exert pressure on the bail to maintain the rolls 68 in contact with the platen above the printing line. The mechanism thus far described corresponds with that found in the Remington No. '11 typewriting machine and is fully' disclosed in the patent to Joseph Phelps, No. 1,100,442 granted June 16, 1914.

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In the prior construction the main feed entrance-way at the front side of the platen.

thus increasing the facility with which work sheets may be introduced at the front sale of the platen and front fed as it is called.

or moved reversely thereover.

As shown in Figures 1, 4-7 and 12, the

.is adjustably secured to' bearing blocks 74:

which fit loosely over and bear rotatively on the sleeve 23. There are two of these blocks or bearing devices 74 which are spaced well apart lengthwise of the sleeve and have the rear plate 72 detachably secured to them in any desired manner. In the present instance, the plate is formed with slots or slightly elongated holes indicated at 75 which receive headed screws 76, the screws being threaded into the upper faces of the blocks 74, (Fig. 12). In order to enable the screws to clamp the plate 72 tightly to the blocks, each block is preferably formed with a slight depression surrounding the screw hole and indicated at 77, the construction enabling the full clamping or gripping effect of the screws to be obtained. Adjustment of the plate 72 on its bearings is afforded by the elongated holes 75 with which the screws co-operate. The forward portion-of the plate 72 has in it a'series of cut-outs indicated at 78 providing openings or windows for the sections 32 of the main feed roller, said feed roller protruding upward through these openings to contact with the under face of the platen. The tongues or portions 79 of the plate 72 between the openings 78 are bent at their forward ends as indicated at 80 to provide open-mouthed slots or bearings for a pivot rod or pin'81 which connects the deflector parts 72 and 73 together. The rod or pin 81 is secured to the rear portion of the plate 73, the rear edge whereof is curled as indicated at 82 to house the rod 81, said rod being suitably fixed in the bearings 82. Opposite the tongues 79, the rear edge portion of the plate 73 is formed with slots or cutoutsas indicated at 83, thereby exposing the pivot rod 81 and providing openings which enable the rod to be hooked into the bent or hooked bearing portions 80 of said tongues. There is thus provided a hinged or pivotal connection between the deflector parts or plates 7 2 and 73, the pivot or axis 81 being substantially under the axis of the platen. The rear plate 72 is provided near each end with a downwardly extending finger 84 suitably secured as by soldering or otherwise to the back of the plate 72, the lower ends of said fingers terminating behind the rear face of the cross bar 17. Hooked over each fin er 84 near its lower end is the rear end of a forwardly extending draw-spring 85, both springs being anchored at their front ends to the cross bar mentof the plate 72 under the action of the f spring devices 85. The fingers 84 and the bar 17 serve in effect as stops for the plate 72, and the fingersbeing of bendable metal afford an adjustment by which the normal position of the plate 72 may be varied, according as the contact ends of said fingers are bent forward or back. As a result the position of the pivot or axis 81 and the front plate 73 may likewise be varied.

The front plate 73 is made movable relatively to the plate 72 on the pivot 81 in order that said plate 73 may be swung away from the front face of the platen to provide a paper-entering throat or mouth of suitable width or spread.- The upper edge of the plate 73 terminates only slightly below the printing line at the front face of said platen and may be, and preferably is, provided with a scale or scale plate 86. At its left-hand end portion, the plate 73 is provided atits upper edge or face with a leftward U-shaped extension or finger 87, the

parallel sides. providing supports for a screw pivot 88. Mounted on the pivot 88 is a connecting link or controlling member designated as a whole by the numeral 89, and providing a disconnectible connection between the releasing mechanism and the plate 73. Said member 89 is made preferably of sheet metal and comprises a portion of an inverted U-shape having parallel sides 90 and 91 connected at the top by a cross portion 92. At their lower ends, said sides are perforated to bear on the pivot 88, the side 90 being loosely confined between the outer face of the extension 87 and the head of the pivot pin '88. The construction enables the member 89 to pivot freely on the pin 88 but prevents displacement lengthwise of said pin. Suitably secured to the cross portion 92 is a finger button or key 93 by which the member 89 may be manually controlled as hereinafter described. From the lower endof the arm or side 91 projects rearward a curved extension 94 terminating in a straight end portion 94, the upper edgewhereof is formed with a notch or depression 95.

The member 89, comprising the U-shaped part 9092 and the notched extension or arm 94, 94 provides a connector between the feed roller releasing mechanism of the machine and the deflector plate 73 whereby the plate may be released concurrently with the feed roller 32. The connection between the member 89 and the releasing rock shaft of sleeve is made by means of a member 96 (Figs. 1 and 3-6). The body of the member 96 1s U-shaped comprising parallel side portions 97 and 98 and aconnecting cross portion 99. The side portion 97 which is at the innen end is provided with a collar 100 which surrounds the sleeve 23 and is secured thereto by a set screw 101. The outer side portion 98 bears on the shaft 28. Bent leftward from the side portion 98 and extending upward is an arm 102 having a leftward extension 103. For constructional purposes it was found desirable to make the part 103 separate from the part 102 and to suitably fix it thereto, but of course this part 103 may be made as an integral part of the arm- 102 which is integral with the U-shaped body portion 97-99 of the member 96.

.It will be apparent that-said member 96 through the screw 101 is fastened on the sleeve 23 and will participate in rotary. releasing movements of said sleeve either communicated automatically through the cam 49 or manually through the release key 65. The extension 103 is formed with a vertical slot indicatedat 104 in which is received the notched portion 94 of the extension 94. A coiled draw-spring 105, hooked at its lower end to the arm or side 90, is anchored at its upper end to a pin 106 projecting inward from the left-hand end bar 9 of the carriage truck, said spring tending constantly to swing the arm 94 upward above the pivot 88 and to maintain the upper edge of the rear portion 94 in contact with the top of the slot. Upon a releasing operation being effected by the cam 49 acting through the arm 45, the sleeve 23 will be turned and the member 96 rocked, the arms 102, 103 being swung forward. If at this time the notch 95 be engaged in ,the slot 94 as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the arm 102, 103 when thus swung will act against the forward wall of the notch 96 to move the arm 94 and the member or link 89, this movement being communicated to the pivot 88 and the deflector plate 73, causing said plate to swing away from the platen about the axis 81 so as to provide an opening or throat which for convenience is indicated in Fig. 6 by the numeral 107. Obviously, when the carriage is moved sufliciently and the arm 45 is se arated from the cam 49, permitting the fee rollers 32 to return to normal position, the arm 103 as it swings back will be followed by the arm 94, due to the action of the spring 105, and by the-plate 73. Moreover said plate 73 may be released independently and restored to co-operation with the platen, at will, without disturbing, the relationship between the arm 45 and the cam 49. Such restoration is effected by pressing rearward and downward against the finger piece 93, causing the arm 94 to swing downward on the axis 88 until the notch 96 disengages from the top of the slot 104, thus disconnect ing the link 89 from the arm or crank 103 and permitting the spring 105 to swing the link or member 89 bodily rearward until the plate 7 3 engages with the platen as in Fig. 7. The link may be reconnected by an opposite actuation of its key 93. This feature will be referred to more fully hereinafter.

Adapted to co-operate with the front side of the platen are paper controlling devices comprising two sets of paper finger contrivances, or, in other words, an inner pair and an outer-pair of paper fingers, the two pairs having separate supports and being adapted to be separately controlled. Each outer contrivanc'e or paper finger 108 comprises a vertically disposed sheet metal body portion 109 which is curved to conform'to the curvature of the platen, and at its upper end portion is notched, as is indicated at 110, to receive a pressure roller 111 mounted on a pivot 112 which takes bearings in the curled u per ends 109 of the part 109 at the sides 0 the notch 110. The lower end portions of the sheet metal bodies 109 are bent or shaped as indicated at 113 providing square openings to surround and frictionally engage with a square rod, bar or rock shaft 114 which extends lengthwise of the platen at the front lower side thereof and bears at its ends in plates or extensions 115 on the end bars 10 of the platen frame. The extensions or plates 115 are herein shown as pieces attached to the end bars 10- but they may be made integral with the end bars, if preferred. In addition to its end hearings in the plates 115, the paper finger supporting rod 114, owing to its length, is preferably also provided with a central support or bearing bracket 116 (Figs. 5 and 13) which is secured to the cross bar 17 by screws 117 and is provided at its upper face with two transverse grooves indicated at 118 and 119.

The front groove 118 provides a seat for the= middle portion of the rod 114 which is rounded as indicated at 120 to fit snugly in its groove or seat. i

The inner pair of paper finger contrivances are constructed and mounted similarly to the outer pair. Each inner paper finger 121 comprises a vertical sheet. metal body portion 122 formed at its upper end with a notch 123 which receives a pressure roll 124 having a pivot 125 which bears in the curled ate with the upper side of the platen above ma am the printing line and thebodies of the paper fingers are adapted to guide the work sheets upward from the deflector plate 73 into the control of said rolls. The rolls 111 of the outer set of fingers are slightly above the rolls of the inner set. It will be understood that all the paper fingers may be independently adjusted lengthwise of their supporting rods, the two sets being thus adapted to co-operate with sheets of varying widths. The inner set of fingers may engage with and control a sheet which may be so narrow that its side edges are inside the rolls of the outer set of fingers, such narrow sheet consequently not being in the control of the outer fingers. By rocking the rods or shafts 114 and 128 the sets of fpaper fingers may be thrown into and out o operative relationship with the platen. 1

Means are provided for automatically releasing and controlling the two sets of paper fingers 108, 121 and also for manually controlling them. Said means comprise disconnectible connections between the two.

paper finger rods or shafts 114 and 128 and the slotted rocking arm 102. The connections for the rod 114 as shown in Figs. 1, 3-5, 10 and 11 comprise a crank arm 130 fixed to the rod 114 near its left-hand end inside the plate 115 and extending upward from said rod 114. Pivotally connected at 131 to the outer end of the crank arm 130 is a curved sheet metal connector or member indicated at 135 and is constantly pressed upward by a coiled spring 136 connected at its front end to the member 132 in rear of pivot 131.

The rear end of the spring is anchored to a pin 137 which is fixed to and extends laterally inward from the end bar 10. The spring is so related to the pivot 131 that it constantly tends to swing the rear portion or arm of the connector or member 1 132 upward about said pivot, and normally the shaft 114 forward and throw the outer paper fingers 108 forward away from the platen, thus releasing said fingers. During this movement, there will be a slight relative pivotal movement between the member 132 and the crank arm 130, the construction the connector or link 132 may be snapped out of engagement with the rocking arm 102, due to the notch 135 being freed from the slotted part of said arm 102. 4 This per= mits the spring 136 to swing the member 132 and the connected parts back to normal position, restoring the paper fingers 108 to cooperative relationship with the platen, as illustrated in Fig. 11. It will be understood that this releasingv or disconnecting action and restoration of the connector or link 132 under the operation of its key 134 is entirely independent of theautomatic releasing devices comprising the cam 49 and arm 45, which may still remain engaged to maintain the arm 102 in its abnormal or forward position, during disconnecting and reconnecting operations under control of the key 134.

Disconnectible connections or linkages between the paper finger rod 128 and the feed roller releasing mechanism are provided which are similar in construction and mode of operation to the described disconnectible connections of the paper finger rod 114 and will now be described with reference to Figs. 1, 3-5, 8 and 9. The rod 128 has fixed near its left-hand end an upwardly extending crank arm 138 which is disposed slightly to the right of the-crank arm 130; Pivotally connected at 139 to the crank arm 138 near its upper end is a curved releas ngand controlling member 140 whlch may be made of sheet metal, said member having the function of a controller and being in effect a link which disconnectibly connects the rocking arm or crank 102 with the crank 138 on the paper finger shaft 128. The rear portion of the link member or controller 140 is curved rearward and upward terminating in a substantially straight portion 141 which is slidably housed or engaged in a vertical slotway indicated at 142, said slotway being cut or-formed in the arm 102 and its extension 103 slightly to the right of the slot .133. The upper edge of the straight portion 141 is formedwith a notch or cut-out indicated at 143. The member or ing rearward and terminating in a laterally bent finger portion or key 144. It will be observed that the key 134 is bent laterally outward or to the left from the body of the member 132, whereas the key 144 of the member 140 is bent inward or to the right. Thus the two keys 134 and 144 while in juxtaposition will not clash or interfere with each other. A coiled draw-spring 145, connected at its front en'd to the member 140 and hooked at its rear end over, the pin 137, is so'related to the pivotal support 139 of the member 140 that it tends constantly to swing the rear part of the member 140 upward. and to maintain the notched upper edge of the portion 141 in contact with the top of the slot 142. Normally the notch 143 is interseated or engaged with slot 142,so that when the cam 49 operates to effect the automatic release of the paper feeding mechansim, the arm 102 as it swings forward will act against the front wall of the notch 143 to move the member or link 140 bodily forward and swing the crank arm 138 forward, thus rocking the rod or shaft .128 and releasing the inner set of paper fingers 121 as shown in Fig. 8. To release or disconnect the link or member 140 and restore the paper fingers 121 to engagement with the laten independently of the automatic devices 49 and 45, it is only necessary to press the key 144 rearward, causing the member 140 to rock on the pivot 139 and drawing the rear arm downward so as to disengage the notch 143 from the slot 142, thus permitting the spring 145 to restore the inner paper fingers 121 and their connections to normal position as illustrated in Fig. 9.

The indicating device or pointer which I have found preferable to the usual. side guide to position the paper or work sheets lengthwise of the platen is-illustrated in Fig. 5. Said device is frictionally and adjustably mounted on the rod or shaft 114 and comprises a sheet metal support 146 which is cut to form an eye surrounding and slidalily engaged with said rod. At its,

upper side, the frictional slide'146 is curved or shaped as indicated .at 147 to house or enclose a pivot pin 148. Centrally the portion 147 is cut away as indicated at 147 to provide room for a pointer member 149, said member having hooked portions 150 which pivotally engage the pin 148 between the walls of the cut-out 147*. The member 149 is provided at its upper end with a tip or beveled projection 151 and its ilower portion is slit to provide a spring tongue 152 which co-operates with the front of the slide 146 to press the pointer towards the platen and, the scale plate 86.. It will be understood that the Indicating device or pointer contrivance is adjustable lengthwise of the platen .alongthe rod or support 114 and that its tip or pointer 151 is close to the paper just above the scale plate 80. In

sheets of varying widths, such sheets being illustrated in Fig. 2 wherein 153 designates. a wide sheet extending substantially throughout the length of the platen and sometimes called a schedule sheet on which are recorded all the entries that are typed on the other and narrower sheets. of these other sheets, the wider 154 is a ledger sheet, this sheet being primarily controlled by the paper fingers 108 of the outer set. The narrowest sheet of the three is designated by the numeral 155, this sheet, usually called a statement sheet, being primarily controlled by the paper fingers of the inner set. In operation the schedule sheet 153 is introduced at the rear of the machine and fed or advanced forward into position to receive the first line of the writing between the platen and both the main feed roller 32 and the terminal rollers 38. The terminal rollers 38 co-operate with the side edges of the schedule sheet throughout the writing thereof and as long as it remains in the machine, unless it be desired for some purpose to adjust the sheet or remove it ahead of time, in which case the terminal feed rolls may be released together with the other paper controlling devices by actuating the release key 65. The schedule sheet having been intrcduced into the machine and adjusted as described, the car riage isnext moved to the leftward limit of its travel, thus causing cam 49 to act on the arm 45 to automatically release all of the paper controlling devices except the terminal rolls 38. In this operation the main feed roller 32 will be released in the usual way, the rock shaft or rod 114 being rocked by the action of the forward swinging crank arm 102 on the connector or link 132,thus releasing the. outer paper fingers 108. The pointer devices, each comprising a slide 146 and a member 149 being mounted on the shaft 114 will be swung forward away from the platen when the shaft is rocked. The arm 102 at the same time will act on the connector or link 140 to rock the shaft 128 and release the inner rollers 121 while concurrently the arm 102 and its extension 103 will move the connecting link or member 89 forward, swinging the deflector plate 73 forward away from theplaten. The throat 107' thus being opened, the journal sheet 154 is front fed into it and. moved backward over the platen into approximate position to receive the entry thereon, this position depending onthe -number of prior entries on the sheet. Next the operator actuates the key 93 operativetion.

pressed plate 73, the spring pressure is not sufficient to interfere with the free adjustment or movement of said sheet. When the plate 73 thus lightly presses the paper or sheet 154, the upper edge of the scale will be close to the bottom of the printing line and will thus act as a line finder for the sheet, while the pointer 151 having beenproperly adjusted may be employed in co-operation with a predetermined one of the ruled vertical column lines on the sheet 154 to accurately adjust such sheet lengthwise of the platen. Said sheet having thus been adjusted in both directions and held by the plate 73, the operator next actuates the release key 134 to permit the paper fingers 108 to be restored from the Fig. 10 to the Fig. 11 position in which position the pressure rolls 111 will co-operate with the side edge portions of the sheet or work form 154 to hold it in adjusted; position. Of course, the paper fingers 108 have been adjusted relatively to each other lengthwise of their support 114-so that said rollers while engaging the side margins of the sheet 154 will allow the narrow sheet or form 155 to pass freely between them. The journal sheet 154 being thus held by the outer paper fingers, the operator next actuates the key 93, pulling it forward so as again to throw off the deflector plate 73, the notch or hooked end 94 of the connector arm 94 snapping up into the Fig. 6 position to hold the plate 73 released. Thereupon, the narrow sheet 155 is introduced through the throat 107 and front fed or moved backward until approximately adjusted in the writing posi- Next the key 93 is pushed rearward permitting the plate 73 to return into cooperation with the platen and hold the sheet 155 lightly thereagainst. -As has 140 from control of the arm 102 been stated, the side edges of the sheet 155 are clear of the rolls 111 so that said sheet may now be accurately adjusted by the aid of the scale plate 86 and the pointer 151 just as in the case of the journal sheet 154. The sheet 155 having thus been accurately adjusted, the operator next presses the key 144 to release the connector permitting the spring 145 to rock the shaft 128 and cause the paper fingers 121 to return to co-operative position, the 'rolls 124 holdingthe side edges of sheet 155 and maintaining said sheet in its adjusted position. All three sheets having now been collated or relatively adjusted, the entries may be made in the usual way, the type impressions printing through the regular ribbon on the outer sheet 155 and being duplicated through the usual transfer orcarbon sheets (not shown) on the underlying journal sheet 154 and schedule sheet or work form 153. The exposed or righthand portion of the sheet 153 may receive any desired entries through the medium of the regular ribbon which it may not be.

desired to reproduce on the narrower sheets. The entry, comprising one or more lines having been completed, the carriage is moved to its extreme left-hand position as before, thus releasing all the paper controlling devices except the terminal rollers 38, enabling the sheets 154 and 155 to be withdrawn and replaced by other similar journal and, statement sheets which are separately adjusted or collated in the manner above described, after which they may be written on and the processes above outlined repeated, continuing until the schedule sheet 153 is completely filledup. Thereupon said schedule sheet may be withdrawn and replaced by a fresh schedule sheet which may be introduced at the rear, as before described, and adjusted for receiving the first line of writing at the top. The bail 6669 may be employed, as is usual, to assist in controlling thework sheets.

It will be noted that by my invention,

there is provided in combination with the platen and the releasable paper feeding means or mechanism comprising the feed roller devices at the under side thereof, a paper deflector, and means for controlling said deflector independently of the paper feeding means or mechanism; that the deflector controlling means is operative by a key which is effective to permit the restoring of the deflector to the platen, as well as the subsequent throwing off of said deflector, independently of the paper feed roller, the deflector being moved or swung back and forth relatively to the platen while the feed roller is held or mounted in the released position; that the sets of aper finger contrivances are similarly controllable, these contrivances being mounted on rocking supports or shafts, each shaft as well as the paper deflector having its own independent connection to the releasing rock shaft; that each of these independent connections comprises a key operative member or link which. has a slotted portion engaging in a slot in a. rocking arm connected to the releasing rock shaft, the keys aforesaid being effective to make and break or connect or disconnect the links from the rock shaft and the releasing mechanism.

It is further to be noted that by my invention there is provided in combination sets of paper feeding, guiding and controlling devices which may be so controlled automatically and by hand as to enable a plurality of co-operating work sheets to be adjusted with unusual accuracy and maintained without slipping in their accurately adjusted positions until all of the sheets have been collated. It will further be understood that while I have explained in detail the mode of making use of my invention in connection with one set or group of work sheets, of course the use of the invention is not limited in this respect, but it may be used to advantage in connection with work employing other sets of work sheets or styles of typewriting; and also that parts of the invention may be used without other parts.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a typewriting machine the combination of a platen, releasable paper feeding means, a paper deflector, and key operated means for controlling said deflector independently of said paper feeding means. a

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper feeding means, a paper deflector, spring means acting on said deflector independently of said paper feedin means, means for releasing said paper ceding means and said deflector, and a key effective to permit the restoring of said deflector independently of said paper feeding means.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, a paper deflector, and a key for controlling said deflector independently of said roller.

4. In a typewriting machine, the com bination of a platen, a main feed roller, a paper deflector, and means operative by a key independently of said main feed roller for moving said deflector back and forth relatively to said platen.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller co-operative therewith, a release key for said roller, a spring pressed paper deflector, and a key for controlling said deflector independently of said release key.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller co-operative with said platen at its under side, a spring pressed paper deflector curving around the under side of said platen and provided with openings for said feed roller, and a key for moving said deflector back and forth relatively to said platen independently of said feed roller.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, terminal feed rollers, other feed rollers arranged between said terminal feed rollers, means for automatically releasing said last named feed rollers independently of said terminal feed rollers, a release key for releasing all of said feed rollers, a paper deflector releasable by said release key, and a separate key for controlling said paper deflector independently of all of the feed rollers.

8. In a typewriting machine, the com-' paper fingers, a paper deflector, .and a separate key for controlling said deflector.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen carrier or platen, sets of paper fingers, separate keys for controlling said sets of paper fingers, a paper deflector, and a separate key for controllin said deflector, all of said keys being groupe on said platen carrier so that they are close together.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a pair of paper finger separate keys for controllin said sets of rods, sets of paper fingers adjustably mounted on said rods, k eys connected with said rods, and a pointer mounted on one of said rods and adjustable lengthwise of the platen.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a laten, a pair of paper finger rods, sets 0 paper fingers adjustably mounted on said rods, keys connected with said rods, and apointer on one of said-rods,

said pointer eo-operating with vertical'lineson the work sheets and, a paper deflector provided with a line finder for indicating the printing lines on the work sheets.

13. In a typewriting machine, the 'combi nation of a platen, a paper table, and a two- 1 part paper deflector, each part extending substantially throughout the length of the platen and the two parts being relatively movable.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper table, a twopart paper deflector, each part extending substantially throughout the length of the platen and both parts normally so disposed as to co-operate with the platen to guide and control paper -in relationship to the platen, andmeans for effecting a relative movement between the two parts of said deflector by moving one part independently of the other part.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper table, a twopart paper deflector, each part extending substantially throughout the length vof the platen and both parts normally so disposed as to co-operate with the platen to guide and control paper in relationship I to the platen, and means foreffecting a relative movement between the two parts of said deflectorto provide a space at one side of the platen to facilitate the introduction of paper.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper table hinged at the rear of the platen, and a paper deflector extending from the lower end of the paper table around the under side of the platen and up at its frontside to a point slightlybelow the printing line, said deflector being provided with a hinge at a point below the axis of the platen and forward of the paper table hinge.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame,-a platen, and a paper deflector comprising two parts, one adjustable on the platen frame and the other hinged to the. adjustable part.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame, a platen, and a paper deflector comprising two parts, one adjustably held on the platen frame and supporting the other part which is hinged to it, said adjustable partxbeing adapted to receive paper introduced at the rear side of the platen and the supported part being movable to provide a throat to facilitate the front feeding of work sheets.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination "of a. platen frame; a platen; and a paper deflector comprising twoparts, one pivoted to the platen frame and the other hinged on the pivoted part, and spring means constantly pressing both parts towards the platen. 1

20. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame; a platen; and a paper deflector comprising two parts, one

pivoted to the platen frame and the'other hinged on the ivoted part, spring means constantly presslng both parts towards the platen, and a-key for effecting relative movement between the parts.

21. In a'typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame; a platen; andv a paper deflector comprising two parts, one

pivoted to the platen frame and, the other hinged on the pivoted part, spring means constantly pressin both parts towards the platen, a key fore ecting-relative movement between the parts, sets of paper fingers oooperative with the front face of the platen above the hinged part of the paper-deflector,

and special keys for controlling said sets of paper fingers.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame, a platen, a paper deflector pivotallyv supported on said platen frame, spring means constantly pressing to said projections and tending to press said deflector towards the platen, and means cooperative with said projections to arrest said deflector.

22L. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen frame comprising a cross bar under the platen, a support on the platen frame, a paper deflector pivoted on said support and curving around the under side of the platen, fingers fixed to and projecting downward behind the deflector, and deflector springs connected to said fingers and normally maintaining them in contact with said cross bar.

25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame, a platen, a feed roller, releasing devices therefor, a paper deflector pivotally supported on said platen frame, and disconnectible connections directly connectingsaid paper deflector and said releasing devices. 7

26. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame, a platen, a feed roller, releas' devices therefor, a paper deflector pivot-a y supported on said platen ing devices, said connections comprising a link pivotally connected to said deflector and having a disconnectible interlocking en gagement with certain of said releasing devices. 1

27. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame, a platen, a feed roller, releasing devices therefor comprising a slotted arm, a paper deflector, a sprin pressed link pivoted on said deflector an having a slotted end engageable disconnectibly with said slotted arm, and a finger piece by which said slotted end may be operatively disconnected from said slotted arm.

v28. In a typewritin machine, the combination of a platen, a p aten frame,.a support on said'platen frame, bearing blocks rotatable on said support, a spring-pressed deflector provided with elongated slots, and

screws passing through said slots and threaded "-nto said bearing blocks to adjustably connetlysaid deflector with said on the platen frame behind the platen, a

from the platen.

' paper fin two-part paper deflector curving around the platen and having its rear part pivoted to said support, fingers projecting from the rear part of said deflector, spring means maintaining said fingers engaged with said cross bar, and separate spring means tending to maintain the front part of said paper deflector engaged with the platen.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen frame comprising a cross bar, a support on the platen frame behind the platen, a paper deflector comprising a rear part and a front part connected together and curving around the platen, said reai part being pivoted to said support, fingers projecting from the rear part of saiddeflector, spring means maintaining said fingers engaging with said cross bar, separate spring means for maintaining the front part of said paper deflector en-- gaged with the platen, and a key for swinging the front part of said deflector away 32." In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, releasing devices therefor, a paper finger, and disconnectible connections between said paper finger and said releasing devices.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen frame, a. feed. roller, releasing devices therefor, a paper finger rod on said platen frame, a

connectibIe connections between said rod and said releasing devices.

34. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, releasing. aper I said link out of use.

' 36. In a typewriting machine, the comer adjustable on said rod, and dis-.

bination of a platen, a platen frame, a feed roller, releasing mechanism therefor including a rocking arm, a rock shaft on said platen frame, a paper finger on said rock shaft, a crank arm connected to said rock shaft, a spring ressed link connecting said crank arm with said rocking arm, and a key connected with said link and effective tooperatively disconnect it from said rocking arm.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, releasing mechanism therefor including a rocking arm, a rock shaft, 2. paper finger on said rock shaft, a crank arm on said rock shaft, and a link pivoted to said crank arm, said link having an interlocking connection with said rocking arm and carrying a key for at will breaking and re-making said interlocking connection.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen frame, a feed roller, releasing devices therefor, a plurality of paper finger rods on said platen frame, paper fingers on said rods, and sets of disconnectible connections between each of said rods and said releasing devices.

39. In a typewriting machine, the combinatlon of a platen, a platen frame, a feed roller, releasing devices therefor, paper finger rods on said platen frame, paper fingers on said rods, sets of disconnectible connections between each of said rods and said releasing devices, and separate keys one for. each set of connections, said keys being operative to make and break the operative connection between said releasing devices and links pivotally connected with said crank arms and provided with slotted endsen; gaging in slots in said. rocking arm, springs for said links, and sep'arate keys for operatively disconnecting said links from said rockin arm.-

41. n a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a. platen carrier; paper feeding mechanism; releasing devices therefor including a rock shaft, an arm fixed thereto, and a co-operating cam on the frame of the machine; a paper deflector pivotally supported on said carrier; sets of paper fingers, each set pivotally sup orted on said carrier independently and in ependent con- =nections between said sets'and said releasing rock shaft and between said deflector and said releasing rock shaft. 1 42. In a typewriting machine, the'combirock shaft.

43. In a typewriting-machine, the comhi-,

nation of a platen; a platen carrier; paper feeding mechanism; releasing devices therefor including a rock shaft, an arm fixed thereto, and a co-operating cam on the frame of the machine; a paper deflector pivot'ally supported on said carrier; sets of paper fingers, each set pivotally supported on said carrier independently; and links pivotally connected to said sets of paper fingers and said paper deflector, each link being disconnectibly connected to said releasing nation of a platen; a laten carrier; paper feeding mechanism; re easing devices therefor including a rock shaft, an arm fixed thereto, and a co-operating dam on the frame of the machine; a slotted rocking arm also connected to said rock shaft; a paper deflector pivotally supported from said platen carrier; a p'air of rock shafts on said platen carrier; paper 'finger contrivances on said rock shafts; key controlled links pivotally connected to said rock shafts and to said paper deflector, each link having a slotted portion engaging in one of the slots in said slotted arm; and springs tending to maintain said links operatively connected with said slotted arm.

44. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen frame, a feed roller, a releasing rocking arm, a paper deflector pivotally supported from said platen frame and carrying a pivot pin, and a memher having a U-shaped portion pivoted on said pin and provided with a key, said meme her having a slotted extension disconnectibly connectedto said rocking arm.

45. In a typewriting machine, the combi-.

nation of a platen, a platen carrier, a paper deflector, two sets of paper fingers, means for simultaneousl rele'asing said deflector and said sets of ngers, and means for restoring said deflector and said sets of fingers independently of each other.

46. In a typewriting machine, the combin'ation of a platen, a traveling carriage, a paper deflector, sets of paper fingers, means for automatically releasing said deflector and said fingers simultaneously during the carriage travel, and means for restoring said deflector and said sets of fingers to cooperative relationship with the platen while the carriage is motionless.

47; In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a traveling carriage, a paper deflector, sets of p'aper fingers, means for automatically releasing said deflector and said fingers simultaneously during the carria e travel, and means controlled by separate eys for restoring said deflector and said sets of fingers independently of each other while the carriage is quiescent.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 14th day of March A. D. 1923.

STEPHEN H. FARNH.

Witnesses:

GHARLns E SMITE- E. M. Wants.

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