US1604233A - Typewriter word register - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES 1,504,233 PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS M. LLORENS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 'IO AUTOMATIC WORD COUNTER, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPEWBITER WORD REGI$TER.

Application filed August 23, 1924.

This invention relates to typewriting machines and particularly to a word counting register combinable with and operative by such machines to enable the automatic counting of actions of certain elements of the typewriter, such as the letter keys, the figure keys and special character keys, which latter differ in different types of typewriter keyboards.

In my Patent No. 1,561,870, dated Nov. 17, 1925, I show a word register which is made effective by the initial letter stroke in writing a word. An object of my present invention is to provide a word register operating on a wholly different principle in that an actuator, of semi-automatic action, is set or prepared for action upon a totalizer by any writing key depressed, excepting punctuation keys not to be counted as words, and which actuator is subsequently released to function when one of a given group of keylevers or other selected levers, is struck following the completion of word, number or certain symbol writing. Such release keys and levers include the space-bar, the tabulator key and the ordinary punctu ation keys, and in the special case of the telegraph typist, all the number and special character keys are employed to release the set actuator.

An object is to provide for a counting of a word by a carriage action in the event of omission, by the typist, to touch the spacebar precedent to shifting the carriage of the machine.

An object is to provide means settable by one group of actions and releasable, to act automatically, by another group of actions to effect a counting operation of the totalizer.

' An object is to provide a single agency for cutting out and throwing in for effect, the register so that the typewriting machine can be operated freely of the register.

An Object is to provide a single media for clearing the set actuator and zeroing the totalizer.

An object is to provide a simple means for adding to the automatically obtained count or total by direct key action on the totalizer actuator.

An object is to provide a .word register, for typewriting machines, which, in viewof thecomplex functions required, 18 s mple,

readily applied, easilyoperable and does" not I Serial N0. 733,796.

materially increase touch resistance, meets the exacting requirements of service to obtain a thorough count, and, especially, will be fool-proof.

Further objects and advantages will be made manifest in the following specification of one embodiment of apparatus of the invention; it being understood that other modifications, variations and adaptations thereof may be resorted to within the spirit of the invention and its scope as here claimed.

The invention consists of structure, elements, and combinations thereof operative substantially as herein set forth to accomplish the requisite functions and having the desired advantages.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the word reg ister as a unit.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan of the register as applied; the rock-shaft and action bars, being broken away.

Figure 3 is an elevation of portions of keylevers and shows the action bars in cross-section and in operative relation.

Figure 4 is a plan of the typewriter keyboard and of the associated word register; parts being in section.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view showing, in relation, the universal setting bar, the release bar, the keylevers, and a space-bar lever.

Figure 6 is a plan of the righthand marginal carriage stop and a register element combined therewith.

Figure 7 is an end view of the margin stop actuated arm. Figure 8 is a side elevation of register mechanism looking toward the clearing means; normal position in full lines.

Figure 9 is an elevation from the opposite side of the mechanism; the adding key being broken away and shown in normal position in full lines.

Figure 10 isan elevation and vertical section within the bearing frame and showing the operative parts in idle position.

Figure 11 is a detail of the stripped actuator body.

Figure 12 is a viewshowing the actuator set or. prepared by the setting lever.

j Figure 13 is an elevation of parts, showing the cut-out key in efi'ective cutting out position, making the totalizer inoperative and free from the typewriter action.

Figure 14 a perspective ofthe set actuator body, and the release or unlocking lever.

Figure 15 is a totaliZer-end elevation of the frame, partly in section.

Figure 16 is a perspective of the totalizer checking tumbler.

Figure 17 is an elevation of the open tumbler and its closing lever.

Figure 18 is an end view of Fig. 17.

Figure 19 is an axial section of the organized totalizer.

Figure 20 is a side elevation of a totalizer wheel and its carry-over and clearing disc.

Figure 21 shows the opposite side of a totalizer wheel.

Figures 22 to 25 inclusive, show, in elevation, a preferred form of clearing means.

As here shown the word register has a base plate 2 on which are provided side frame plates 3 and 4, which are generally similar except for windows or openings 5 for various parts. is preferably enclosed by a box 6 which also covers the shanks of a clearance key C and an adding key A extending in front of the box to be readily accessible at one end of the typewriting machine with which the register is combined. The inner edge of the plate 2 is off-set and has screw holes for leg-- screw 7 and a base-board-hole screw 8 both screwing into the usually provided tapped holes in the bottom of the machine frame The frame F is prepared for installation by drilling alined holes F and F to Fig. 4, to receive a main rock-shaft 10, one end of which is supported in frame'plate 4 and receives a Few 11 to hold it against end play. Thus, the rock-shaft extends under the forward arms of the usual keyboard levers K and over space-bar levers S. To facilitate packing shaft 10 is broken at 10 and has a coupling 1O with a screw 12, Fig. 4:, to fasten the parts together.

Loose on the short end of the shaft 10, in the frame 3- is a hollow shaft 13 one end of which bears against coupling 10 to prevent end play. Detachably secured on the hollow shaft, by a screw 1 L. is a bracket 15 carrying one end of a bar 16, lying parallel to shaft 10, and having at its other end a bracket 17 which is loose on the rockshaft 10. The bar 16 and its hollow shaft 13 tilt freely on the rock-shaft and comprise means for controlling word registering, operative by certain keyboard and other elements of the typewriting machine The rock-shaft has fixed brackets 18 carrying a bar 19 which is universal to the keyboard writing levers and is operable by all of them, excepting the keys of the punctuation marks Z This universal bar 19 is shown as having a notched upper edge and this for the pur- The mechanism within the frame of a complete register unit, the

pose of obtaining an uniform degree of depression irrespective of the difierential stroke of the key, of the different tiers of keylevers, which are identified in Fig. 4 by the key indices and in other figures by reference letter K. (In Fig. 5 the sectioned keylevers K are projected from their relation in Fig. 4:). The notches 19 are so deep that the superjacent levers K will not engage or depress the universal bar 19. All other writing keys K above the bar 19 will.

Machine operators desiring to count words written, ordinarily count a number of more than one digit as but one word, but telegraph operators count each digit key struck as one word, and they count a typed fraction as three words. Hence, the bar 16 has teeth 16 disposed so as to be engaged by every number, fraction and special character key so that every action of such keys will count as a word. When it is not intended to count digit writing strokes as a word for each digit then the bar 16 can be of a length only to include the punctuation keys so as to be actuated thereby, and by the space bar.

The actions of the universal bar 19 and the release bar 16 control operation of a suitable totalizing apparatus. This, as shown, has a spinning or clearing spindle 20, Fig. 19, provided with a pinion 21 engaged by a segment of a gear 22 pivoted on a stud 23, Fig. 8; an arm 24 of the segment 22 being attached to aspring 25 normally retracting the segment. A compound lever device is employed to operate the segment and this includes the clearing key C which is pivoted at 26 on the segment 22 and has a leg C sliding on the base 2 along a guide stud 27. hen the key C is depressed to dotted line position it swings the segment up and spins pinion 20 a full revolution. Nonrotatably mounted on the spindle 20 is a series of carry-over discs 27 with marginal recesses 28 having hooks 29. These discs are countersunk in the adjacent faces of digit wheels 30 which are axially spaced along the spindle 20 and have rigid ratchet wheels 31 which are turnably mounted on spacer bushings 32 on the spindle 20. Pivoted on each Wheel 30 is a transferring pawl 33 which is pressed inwardly by its spring 34 to ride on its carry-over disc. Each pawl has a lateral lug or pin 35 and when this pin rides down into a recess of a disc 27 the nose of the pawl will engage its near ratchet wheel 31 and the acting pawl will drive the next higher place digit wheel. \Vhen the spindle 20 is turned its discs 27 act to hook up with the pawls and pull their wheels around to a zero or clear position at the respective window 36 in the box.

Check means are provided to prevent any over-throw of the wheels 30 when they are spun to clear position, and here includes a 5. totalizer pawls, Fig. 17.

tumbler 37 having rigid stop-ends '38. The tumbler is mounted on a cross pivot 39 in the t'rame-plates 3-4 and a spring 40 normally pulls the stop-ends back from the path of the lVhen the clearing key C is pressed the rack or segment 22 swings around and carries a lug 41 up against a cam face 42 of the tumbler and this is tilted in so that before the pawls 33 get to the stops 38 these are in .stopping position and stop the wheels at zero position under the window 36.

The total i261" actuating means.

Just under the totalizer Wheels is a crossspindle 45, Fig. 15, and on this is pivoted an actuator body having a cross strap 46 with a side ear 4'7 and a long arm 48 projecting inwardly, Figs. 12 to 15. Along the strap 46 is a lip 49 which is a stop for each of a set of clicks 50. Each click tilts on the pintle and has a spring 51 pulling it against the ratchet.

The actuator body (or carrier) has a depending horn 52 and to this is attached a spring 53 for throwing the carrier body up toward a push rod 54 which is attached to a cut-out device.

This spring is given two functions. It is attached to a setting lever 65 secured on the rock-shaft 10, and .so rocks this as to yieldably hold the universal bar 19 up close to the machine keys K; the lever being pressed against the push rod 54. I

On the carrier body 48 a feed pawl 55 is pivoted at 56 and is pressed upward by aspring 57 on the body 48. The pawl 55 has a prong 58 extending under the push-rod 54 and which it engages normally underthe impulse of spring 57. The actuator spring 53 pulls the lip 49 down on the adjacent shoulders 50 of the clicks 50, Figs. 10 and 12.

When the prong 58 is against the push rod 54 a pawl tooth 59 is held back away from the unit wheel ratchet 31 but if the actuator body 48 is tilted down then the pawl tooth is pressed by its spring in to engage the ratchet wheel. A latch 60. Fig. 11-, is pivoted on a cross-pivot 61 just above the bottom of the plate frame and has a notch 62 to take a stub or post 63 in the arm 48 and the latch bar has a cam face pressed in against the near corner of the setting lever 65. There-for, when any writing key of the typewriting machine is depressed in word, number and special character writing the setting lever 65 sweeps down and pushes latch 60 clear of the post 63 and allows this to move down with the lever 65 which is slotted at 65 to embrace the post. A spring '66 throws the latch toward the lever 65.

Also mounted on pivot 61 is a locking hook 67 thrown by a spring 68 across the post 63 of the body arm 48 when this is pressed by settin -Ever :65 so :thattlie on the hook 67.

ratchet wheel 31, and actuator spring 53 tensioned up.

Thus when the lever 65 is depressed by its universal bar 19, the actuator is set for action upon the totalizer and this will be effected when any typewriter element is operated that will tilt the release bar 16 or the hollow shaft 13. This shaft has a lever 70 pulled by a spring 71 up against the push rod 54 to a position above a lateral lug 67 The outer end of the lever 70 has a cam 70 which will engage the hook lug 67 when the lever 70 moves down. The release bar 16 and the release lever 70, there fore, act to press out the locking hook 67 when a count is to be registered bythe totalizer; the hook releasing the actuator 48-55 which acts automatically under effort of spring 53 to turn the unit wheel one tenth of a revolution. While the lip 49 of the actuator is up the clicks 50 have space to operate as the ratchets 31 turn.

Vhen a letter key is depressed the hook 67 looks the actuator prepared for action, but when a number, or a special, key is struck both the bars 16-19 move down concurrently and the hook 67 is held out by the lever cam 7O which prevents the hook from locking the actuator and this immediately returns and actuates the counter.

In some cases it is desirable to manually add to the totalizer count and I provide means. for that purpose. This means includes: the add key A, which is pivoted at 73 on :the plate 4 and has a lateral lug 74 engaging in a lever 75 pivoted at 76. The lever 75 hasa cross-finger 77 held'just above the setting lever 65 and the lever 70 by a spring 78 here attached to key A. Pressing down the adding key depresses concurrently the levers 65 70 and as the lever A is released the actuator gives the unit counter wheel a. tenth of a turn. 4

The cut-out device above mentioned comprises a key O slotted at 80 to ride across a fixed pin 81, Fig. 13; the upper end of the slot being hooked at 82 so as to lock the key 0 under the pin 81 when depressed. The key carries the pushrod 54 and as this goes down it depresses the setting and releaslng levers 6570. The key 0 is suitably guid ed, and is thrown up by a spring 71 here attached to a lever 84 mounted on a pivot part 7 36; the lever-.84 being attached to the key 0. The counter can be entirely neutralized from typewriter action by merely pressing down the cut-out key 0 until it hooks un d-er the retainer 81. To restore-the counter for machine action it is only necessary to tilt back the key 0 to unhook it, which allows the levers 65-70 to come up and this brings the universal bar 19 and setting bar 16 up into path of keyboard action. The key 0 may be pressed down and immediately released to come up when the typist desires to prevent the counting of any writing, as when a word is divided at the end of a line.

\Vhen the clearing key C is depressed to clear the totalizer it also unlocks the possibly locked lever and set actuator. This is done by lug 85 of the leg C of key C, which lug engages alimb 8 f of lever 8%. The limb is pushed by the lug 85 and the push bar 54 presses down on the release lever and so unlocks the setting lever 65. The clearing key C does not act to unlock the cut-out key 0, and this both cuts out and cuts in the counter as a whole.

The typist counting words written learns to strike the space-bar at the end of the written line before returning the carriage of the machine. ButT provide means operated by the return of the carriage, a part of which is shown at M, to ensure register of the word should the typist fail to count by the space-bar. The carriage has the usual stop lever L to engage a margin stop X adjustable along a rod R which has slight end play in its bearings R. A spring 88 thrusts the rod toward the left. \Vhen the carriage hook engages the stop X the rod is shifted endwise into engagement with an arm 89 having a cam face 89 meeting the end of the rod. This may have a cam head 90. The arm 89 is shown as pivoted on the usual small margin rod R and is connected by a wire link 92 to an arm 93 which is secured on the shaft 13. The margin arm 89 is held yieldingly in an upper position by the spring 71. If the count is accomplished by a keyboard action, the actuator is unlocked before the carriage is returned, but if the actuator is set when the return is made, the arm 89 will effect the count. l/Vhile the actuator is un locked, the releasing instrumentality may be operated but is idle, or has no effect.

In Figures 22 to 25 a very simple form of clearing means includes the keylever C pivoted at 26 on the frame plate 3 and its leg G is attached to a spring 25wh0se opposite end is attached to the segmental gear 22; this being pivoted on the frame at 23. The spring 25 has the dual functions of pulling up lever C and pulling the segment 22 down. The segment has a pin 22, above its pivot, engaging in aslot C in the keylever C and when this is depressed the segment is swung up and spins the pinion 21 to clear the totalizer. The slot C is sufficiently wide, vertically, to allow an initial When the keylever C is further depressed it picks up the pin 22, which preferably has an anti-friction roller and then the segment 22 is swung up. To prevent overthrow of the counter wheels 30 the pin 41 of segment22 moves against the cam 42 of the tumbler 37 and this is. thrust in toward wheels to engage the pawls 33 and so check them at the zero position.

When the add key A is struck quickly, over-throw is prevented by the back stop 49 looking the clicks 50.

The bars 1619, when installed in a machine, are above the space-bar levers S. The release bar 16 has a hook 16*, Fig. 5, across which a space-bar lever extends so that when the latter is depressed the release bar 16 is engaged and the shaft 18 is rocked thereby tipping the release lever 70.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A word register for typewriting machines, including a-totalizer, a spring actuator therefor prepared for operative effect by the stroke of the initial, or sole, keylever utilized in writing, and a machine controlled releasing instrumentality for permitting operation of the actuator when the writing is effected, said actuator and instrumentality being operable concurrently in certain Writing key actions.

2. In an action register for typewriters, a totalizer, and a controlling means therefor including a feed pawl, a lever for setting the pawl for action and having an extended shaft, machine controlled means to operate the shaft and its lever, a sleeve on said shaft having a pawl release means to effect a count, and means for operating the shaft.

.3. A'word register for typewriting machines, including a totalizer, an actuator therefor and which is settable for operation concurrently with a stroke of certain keyboard elements, and means for rendering the actuator effective concurrently with the first motion of the setting element.

4. A word register for typewriting machines, including a totalizer, a spring actuator therefor and which is settable for operation concurrently with a writing stroke of given key board elements, and release means for rendering the actuator effective concurrently with the initial motion of said keyboard elements and for registering each action of said given elements.

5. WVor-d, symbol and number writing counting mechanism for typewriters, comprising a totalizer, a spring actuator there for, key operated means for preparing the actuator for action, means for holding the actuator prepared for action, and means for rendering a given holding means ineflective while and when the operative key is making a stroke.

6. \Vord, s mbol and number writing counting mec anism for typewriting machines,- comprising a totalizer, a spring actuator therefor, means for preparing the actuator for action, means for holding the actuator prepared for action, and means for rendering a given holding means inefiective whenand while. an operative key is making a stroke; all saidmeans being controlled by given keyboard keys.

7. lVord, symbol and number writing counting mechanism for typewriting machines, comprising a totalizer, a spring actuator therefor,,means for preparing the actuator for action, and means controlled by machine parts for releasing the prepared actuator to operate the totalizer; said-pre-. paring means being operative by one group of writing keys and the releasing means being controlled by other writing and operative machine parts said preparing means and releasing means including a pair of independent cross-bars mounted on levers having a common axis.

8. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor including a lever carrying a yielding feedpawl acting on the totalizer and which lever is prepared for action by machine writing elements, a re straining latch for the carrying lever, machine operated meansfor releasing the prepared actuator, and a direct, finger key device engaging and throwing out the said pawl independently of the machine release.

9. Automatic word counting mechanism for typewriting machines, comprising a totalizing device, a counting actuator therefor, lock means having a latch for the actuator, means operated by elements of the said .machine to set said actuator preparatory for action, and a release lever operative by parts of the machine to engage and trip said actuator lock latch to effect operation of the totalizer said latch and lever being independently operative. V

10. Automatic Word counting mechanism for typewriting machines, comprising a totalizing device, a counting actuator therefor, including a lever lock means for the actuator engaging said lever, means operated by elements of the said machine'to set said actuator preparatory for action, and a release cross-bar engageable and operative by punctuation keys of the machine to engage and trip said actuator lock to effect operation of the totalizer.

1 1. A writing-action registering mechanism for typewriting machines, comprising an universal bar operable by givenwriting .keys of the said machine, a totalizer having a spring actuated actuator settable by said bar upon action of the given writing keys, restraining means to hold the actuatorset, and a second bar'm'ounted independentiy of the said means operable by other elements of the machine to release the actuator and effect a count by the totalizer said means including a lock latch acting independently of the second bar.

12. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, means operative by typewriter elements to prepare the actuator for action, and means operative by carriage movement to release the actuator for regis-' terlng a previous writing action of the typewriter, said last named means including a marginal stop device. 1

13. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, word writing controlled means for actuating the totalizer, and marginal stop means for efiecting operation of the actuating means to register the writing.

14. In a typewriter Word register, a totalizer, word-writing controlled means for actuating the totalizer, and means for effecting operation of the actuating means and including a carriage shiftedmarginal stop device a 15. .In a typewriter, a shiftable marginalstop rod, and a word registering mechanism controlled by said rod. I

16. In a typewriter word register, atotalizer, anactuator therefor, writing element controlled means for setting the actuatorfor action, means for holding the actuatorset, and an adding keyoperative independently of the typewriter for operating the setting and the holding means to effect an action of the totalizer.

17.- In a typewriterword register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, a keyboard element operated setting lever for the actuator, a keyboard controlled trip means including a lever for releasing the; actuator, and an adding key for operating said levers independently of thetypewriterelement to effect a register.

18. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, a keyboard element operated setting lever for the actuator, a keyboard controlled trip means including a lever for releasing the'set actuator, and a manual cut-out key operative upon bothv of Said levers to render the typewriter elements ineffective on the registering totalizer.

19. In atypewriter word register, a totalizer for word or word equivalents written, mechanisms each operated by a separate group of elements of the keyboard, an actuator including a carrier and pawl for the totalizer, and actuated by said mechanisms preparatory to a count, locking means automatically acting to restrain the actuator following the first writing stroke of a word, and means for rendering the restraining means inoperative so as to effect a count at the completion ofa word, one of said mechanisms operating. only to set the actuator for action and the'other operative both to set the [actuator and to render the locking means ineffective.

' 20. In a typewriter Word register, a totallever, and means connected izer, an actuator there-for, means to set the actuator for action and including keyboard actuated instrumentalities, and a cut-out key whereby the said inst-rumentalities are rendered ineffective on the setting means.

21. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, anactuator therefor, means to set the actuator for action and including keyboard actuated instrumentalities, a cut-out key whereby the said instrumentalities are rendered ineffective on the setting means, and an actuator latch releasable by the said key.

22. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, means to set the actuator for action and including keyboard actuated instrumentalities, an actuator latch, a cut-out key whereby the said instrumentalities are rendered ineffective on the setting means,and releasing means for the latch; said key engaging said releasing means.

23. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, means to set the actuator for action and including key board actuated instrumentalities, a latch to hold the actuator set, a cut-out key whereby the said instrumentalities are rendered ineffective on the setting means, a latch release to the key for engaging and tripping the lever.

24. In. a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an "actuator therefor, means to set the actuator for action and including key board actuated instrumentalities, and a cut-out key whereby the said instrumentalities are rendered ineffective on the setting means, a latch and a latch release lever, and means attached to the key to engage the lever.

25. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, means to set the actuator for action and including keyboard actuated instrumentalities, and means for releasing the set actuator without action on the totalizer.

26. A typewriter word register, including a totalizer, an actuator therefor, keyboard operated mechanism to set the actuator for action, means to latch the actuator set, means to lock the mechanism inoperative by keyboard action and including a device operative on said latch means to release it.

27. A typewriter word register, including a totalizer, an actuator therefor, keyboard operated mechanism to set the actuator for action, key means to lock the mechanism inoperative by keyboard action, latch means to hold the actuator set, and a device operative on said latch means to release it.

28. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, a set of independent bars disposed under and actuated by respect ve groups of key levers, one of said groups consisting of letter keys; a spring actuator perpared for action on the totalizer when any of said letter keys. are struck, means for locking the actuated bar, following the first letter stroke,

for clearing certain keys and the other being provided with high teeth opposite the said notches of the first bar.

29. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, a set of independent bars disposed under and actuated by respective groups of keylevers, one of said groups consisting of letter keys; an actuator including a spring device prepared for action on the totalizer by one of the said bars when any of said letter keys are struck, means for locking the actuated bar, following the first letter stroke;

the other bar being operable by space-bar.

and punctuation levers to release the spring actuator to effect a count, and said second bar being operable by figure and special character keys to render the locking means ineffective and to effect a counting action by the actuator, said bars having coaxial shaft parts one of which has a setting lever and the other a release lever. 1 1 y 30. In a typewriter Word register, a totalizer, an actuator therefor, a mechanism operative by elements of the keyboard to prepare the actuator for action on the totalizer, means to render the actuator inoperative by keyboard act-ion and including a cut-out key, said mechanism including bars engageable by all keyboard elements and which bars are cut out by said key.

31. In combination with; a typewriting machine having a spacer, a word counter operatively affected by the spacer, and a key controlled lock means to lock the counter out of operation and also to release the same for operation by the machine when required and a single key for setting and releasing the lock means.

32. A typewriter word register having a totalizer and means for operating the total izer, said means including a sectional rockshaft to be disposed under a keyboard and having a section telescoping in the other and detachable to facilitate packing and storage.

33. In combination with a typewriting machine frame, with side bars oppositely perforated, a word register having a mechanism frame secured. at one side of one of the bars and a rock-shaft with one end supported in one of the side bar perforations of the machine frame and the other end supported in the mechanism frame.

34. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, a totalizer clearing segment, a totalizer locking latch and its release means, and a clearingkey having a lug to engage the latch release on the initial portion of the stroke of the key; the subsequent movement of which operates the segment.

35. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer, a locking latch therefor, a clearing segment, and a clearing key initially acting to trip the latch and then acting to operate the segment in clearing'movement.

86. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer actuator, a lock therefor, a totalizer clearing segment, and a clearing key having a direct action to unlock the actuator lock.

37. In a typewriter Word register, a totalizer actuator, a lock therefor, a totalizer clearing segment, and a clearing key having a direct action to unlock the actuator lock; said segment having a lug, and said key being slotted to receive the lug and allow lost action initially.

38. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer actuator including a lever, a release lever for unlocking the set actuator lever, and a spring connected to the levers and forming the motor of the actuator, saidpawl being yieldingly pivoted on its carrying lever.

89. In a typewriter Word register, a t0talizer actuator and a lock therefor, a totalizer clearing segment, and a clearing key having an initial movement free of the segment and concurrently acting to unlock the actuator lock and subsequent movement operative on the segment.

40. In a typewriter word register, a totalizer actuator, a lock therefor, a totalizer clearing segment, and a clearing key having a direct action on said segment to unlock the actuator lock; said segment having a lug, and said. key being slotted to receive the lug and allow lost action initially, and a spring connecting the segment and the key to retract the segment and restore the key.

LOUIS M. LLORENS.

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