US1680123A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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J. wALuHEl'M TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Sept. 5, 1924 r. Shoots-Sheet 1 //1 van far Aug. 7, 1928. 180J23 Y J. WALDHEHM TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Sept. 5, 1924 2 Shuts-Sheet 2 //7ve/7 far.

Patented Aug. 7, 1928."

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EEISHERJGOMPANXQOF New YORK, N. 5L, A*CQEEBORA'IIONIOF'DELAWAEE;

'JIYPEWRITING .MACHi-NE;

' a lication fiieesemember"5,:15124 seiial no. 135,028.

This amennm memes to F billing"? type writing .maohines odf whioh "the standard 'lUnderwoodiszansexam ple,

' .other bills, .andzso on. In this manner 1a The objectis to profide s.s'imjple ,efiiclent .and inexpensivemechanism for typing upon ta, woi'kheet hnil tzilly=sheet or Web singly .orteollectivoly. 1' n l v 7 One of the :wofk-sheet-s Iis'usuallya b ll or istatemenhendltheMothers web or tally-sheet. It is intended shtethesin for Cheek) Stan Ibe -in Ltiallly Ltyped npon through themedlum of the wiibrato 'ytmziin.ifik-iilihon atlnte ryals corresponding 'to ma definite number of llIlB- spacings :cif the Lteilly-stfiip with respect to the'hill, to duplicate these typed impressions upon the tzillyrsheetmor stfi p so that a copy of the fdatu typed .upon .the'ibill will he made only on certain lines .0? the telly-strip, .together with similar J lines of typed informstioneop'ied lifroin typed'impress'ions :made on "plurality .033-

lhe successively posi- .tioned .in the paper-cartilage and Ilinefied each (in turn, ,as often as 'it isfne cessany', whereupon ptxpewxlting :may. .proceed upon .the :bills only while these bills ioverlie :the 1 lta'lly sltiip on lfihe ilaten, end in a manner, vso thatithe tellyestnip lwill notreoeive OQPIQS of certain of .the lines typed .upon the hill.

the present inventionjinstead ooafb0n- :s'heets .3 -I1-3i11X lIl2LIy:iIik-.I ilib0n is employed, and Zthefliillingmachixie isreonganizedyso'as i togpnoVidelfor=the operation ,of the auxiliary machine,

Tinkn ilibon :simdltaneously with the mechaliism jit'or lineespaeing :the. t2i1ly=strip, .so that while the aux liary in kwihbon .is 'beillg ishi fted relaltivly to the printing line "of the relatively lto Tfhe 'Iinert platen, and independen'tly o'fthe onterfhill upon the platen, the

outer Zbill haxiing lbeen typed through the main link-rihhoni slbefolze ,the shifting of the auxiliary ribbon to its'non printing position.

Q The ,present im ention provides a :means 'for line-spaeing the v:tellly:stfiip' at m point above .the platen and in .suoh a manner ,that just as soon asttheitzilly-str'lplhas been line-spaced the ing adtion .ean commeneetoty peboth the bill and ithetzislly-stl ip. I

A swinging frame :snnports the: auxiliary inkaribhon, an dgis; manuaLIly eontnolled ,so las to be shifte'd vertieally. The fnameshifts downwardly to "position theeuxilia 'y inksrihhon at :the printing l ne, and upwardly in the printing :zonesof the ..the tally-ship is also ilineespztced to position this salnerihbon near the printingiline. Downwardmovementof the frame eutomeitiealllyfee'ds thesmiiliany ink-ribbon.

spaced, sl pping around the platen interlnittently, the .act-ionhing sueht'hstthe anxiIiaryjink-r'ihbon moves downwardly towards the ,pfintingfline, while the tally-strip Tis ,caused to move upwardly .awny .fn01n the pr'intiig g'line incidents-1 to being line-spaced.

.Ihe vanziili-ary nihbon .is ,guided Circumfer- -.entially of the ,platen and snpported rat :the

" n, section;

.Figurefiiisa frsglnentarydetail View 03M.

. platen ,antl irihbon guide mounted thelteoverh showing theirihhon in shifted posltion.

In the drawings which are mei'ely illustintmeiof the vinvention, $1.0 designates 'the I usual type-"bars carrying :the type-surfaces l1. whih .move tqperatively so; as ,to impinge upon the ma'ininkmi bhon 11 which vibrates machine in .the usual .manner,v and which also-:serves "to tltensfertg ped impressions onto :an auxiliany .iiibbon to the hereinafter described. 12 desiignates the platenwhich ismotatably mounte'd on a shaft :13 having its bearings iin -a plMen-.frame designated broadly :18, the ;usual pltessure feecLrollsjiL l :and 15 being @provided for holding" the worksheets under tension and.inengetgement with rthe under side of the j platen 12 which is :disposed ad ,ljz cent en -21 pron l6 folzming :atpart of e papereshel'f 17. L

19 designates Man euxilial -y rink-ribbon whieh serves as :21 .mani'folding. @agent; in transferring, z'at rstated intervals, typed impressions from .the type s.urfaces 1-1 to one of several work-sheets v held @the platen,

' Figure 6 isn viewsimilaixtoyFigure. fi but preferably the tally-strip A, the other worksheet B being in the nature of a bill or checktyped upon directly through the medium of the main ink-ribbon 11. a

The auxiliary ink-ribbon 19 is disposed for travelin a horizontal plane, so asto' extend longitudinally of the platen 12, as

shown in Figure 1, and is arranged to have its ends movably project through the oppositely-inclined and diagonal slots 21 formed 7 upon suitable guide-plates which have upper extensions 22 and 23 suitably secured upon a swing-frame about to be described.

' upwardly and at right angles to the longi- After passing through the slots 21' the adjacentparts of "the auxiliary ribbon 19 pass tudinalstretch of said ribbon extending adj acent theplaten, and are trained upon feedspools 26 which are operatively mounted :upon trunnions having their hearings in the extensions 23- of the guide-plates 20,

friction being exerted against the rotation of these spools by means preferably of brakes 32 pressed against the sides of these spools by means of thumb-pieces 33. 31

designates supports located at the opposite ends of the platen'frame, and mounted thereupon are brackets 30. Arranged to rotate with each spool 26 is a ratchet-wheel 34 which is engageable intermittently by one of two suitable feed-pawls 35, these pawlsv being mounted one upon a pin 36 secured upon a lever handle 37 having a finger-engaging piece 38' the other pawl issecured'operativelyupon a sleeve 74 surrounding the' shaft 29. This handle 37- is mounted upon the rock-shaft 29 and also operatively mounted upon this rock shaft 29, in a manner to be actuated by the leverhandle. 37, are the end plates 23 of a swinging frame to which'fra'mes are secured the guide-plates 20 and the spools 26 hereinbefore described.

The feed-pawls 'are held in engagement with the ratchet-wheel 34 by means of retractable springs 35 secured at one point to v the pawls, and at 'another point belng fixedly mounted upon the swinging end plates 23, by which means said pawls are yieldably held in engagement with the ratchetwheels. A cam-member 90 is formed in the shape of a crank, and is secured through V fasteners 37 to a collar 37, this member cured upon a crank 40".

37 has a projecting lug providing a pin 41 being provided with upper and lower cam recesses 38 and 39, respectively, in either of which isremovably'located, aroller 40 se-' The lever-handle which slidably projects in a segmental slot 43 formed upon one of the end plates, a retractable spring44 being secured upon the pin 41 atone end, and to a pin'44 fixedly secured to-the end-plate 23, this spring normally holding the pin 41 at the upperend of the segmental slot 43. It will be seen fitted around so as to having its ends j'ournaled 'in a mid-frame consisting of side members 69"and 70,-which mid-frame is pivotally positioned upon-the rock-shaft 29,- and is supported also upon the platen 12 by means of rollers 71 secured to said side members 69 and 70, the rollers 7 .1 rotatably engaging the'platen, as shown clearly in Figure'3,

Also fixed upon the counter-shaft 49' is agear 50 'meshingwithanother gear of the same size designated 51, whichserves as a means for 1 rotating a take-up roll 52,

operatively mounted upon, a counter-frame consisting of side members 61 whichcounten frame is operatively supported upon the mid-frame inthe following manner.

The mid-frame consisting of the side members 69 and 70, is formed, with journal recesses 85 which removably receive the ends of 'a shaft 55 upon which is fast agear 98, the shaft 55.holding afeed-roll 58, this feed-. roll constituting a source of supply of the tally-strip A.

The. side members 61 are pivoted upon the shaft 49, and are also provided with notch portions 62 re'movably ends of the shaft 55, as is clearly shown in Figure3. In this manner the side members e supported "upon the 61 are operatively supported in ,position with respect to the mid-frame, the object being to permit the counter-frame consisting of theside members'61 to'beraised "sufiiciently to permit the removel of the shaft 55 out of the journal recesses 85, made to receive'the same so-asto replenish this shaft with afresh roll of thetally strip.

It will be understood that the tally-strip is arranged to"be moved toward and beyond the printing line of the platen progressively, so as to be line-spacedrbetwe'en the typing ti velythereto without imparting rotation to the platen, The tallystrip then extends upwardly of the platen, and is carried over to the take-up roll52, whichis operated intime with the feed-roll through-the gearinghereinbefore described. "A retractable fsprlng 77 is secured at one end tQ' a pin 79 on a lug 79 formedupon one of the side members 61, the other end engag ng a pin 78 on'the fee'd-pawl 46 to holdit in engagement'with the ratchet wheei" 48. 1A slidable 'push-rod94 extend's'between thesidemembers 61, and stretched the're'over isthe tallystrip A. as it leaves theplaten, and istakenup 'intervals line by line. The tally-strip preferably extends. downwardly from the feedroll 58 and is trained around-thebottom'of r' 'the platen '12, so as to be able to slip'rela noasauaa Rb-y the Stake-111p well i .A Zteartingmff V :printingflinerof.theirnaehine, so there is pro- IE5 wltled 2a :countereshaft 1.86 ijournaled in the :;-side imiembers' 61 and "having 'operat-ively secured thereon :a sleeve 5.86 in which is zmounted :a springebrake .or :tension spring 586 which brake is 'effectiveito :resist ithe unflee windi'ngrof the tfeede'rollinnder normal con- -'ditions, dthat is to say, when the ifeed roll ahasmot E'bQGOZHe iunduly enlarged in its di @ameter; an the latter instance the brake 86 is overcome, but owing'atofthe large diameter rot the1roll58 the friction; and tensionexerted :againsttheend ofithis roll and against the weight thereof by the coil-spring or brake 67 surrounding {the :shaft 49 (as shown *in Figure11),isEincreased the moment the ten- :sion :oftthe spring :or L'brake l 86 is unable FtO provide sufficient itension against :the 1111- winding of the roll-:58. This makes sli brzike, the spring 567 also engagin'gia fixes collar 68 secured upon the: shaftdE). "There "fore :as the -tally strip is Zbeing' continuously unwound from the roll 58 the gear 98 which ret-ates in unison therewith is tensioned by "means of its :mes'hing relationship with ge'ar '91 'on the,-shaft86,:and it follows that the tahe-u'p roll 52, which is mounted on the liollow shaft 53 and upon which the :several 1 eon-volutions "of the tally-strip are 'wound; to V gradually inerease the "diameter "of the }roll,

eannot aceomplishits talte up action upon athe tally strip except against the tension got the b-rakes =86 and 67, for as fast as the tu'kaup r'oll 52 turns in .a' clockwise direction the feedarolls 'turn in a counter-clockwise direction. The effect of the brakes-86 nnd 6? is to assure that during each intermediate ae'tuati'on o'lffthe 'ratchet-wheel 48, the tellystrip A. is Iine s paeed -a distance of say oneline'at all times.

In order to holdthe mid-frame against displaoernent from the rook-shaft 29 the side-members 69 and- 70 thereo't 'are"prosided "with segmental portions 83 which "overlie the top of the sleeve 74 surrounding said roksh-aft, the ho ok-shaped members 1176 extending around the sleeve '74 at a point below the segmental-portions '83 to assure the' proper hearing; "o'l these segmental portions, thereon,ithesehook shaped.members being secured at fi2'uponthe side ineinbers 69 and 7.0.

A 'detent "63 engages the ratchet-Wheel l8 "trated in great tletail. q "lice to -state that when :the leverrhandle 37 'to .prevent the. retrograde amovementithereof step by step qlIl @the iusual tmanner, being pressed iinto engagement with said rratehet- Wheel :by means of tthe .usual :leaflspring :64. The spring-"brake #86 caused :to :rest

at one vendflagainst a collar secured on the shaft "86, as shown in :Figure :2. :In 201- dersto properly position the auxiliary ink- "ribbon J19 and supporti-he same: at printingline position relatively to the platen; "and .7

especially to J prevent :this ribbon being car- .ried along with the platen .as it is z-being :reversely rotated, special guide-members are provided in the shape of segmental :members 7102 .formed with the preferably segmental "or arcuate-slots S103, these members being secured uponarbarfli) which extends longitudinallyiofithe platen, soasato have its'opposite ends secured upon ithe side members 69and 70 of the midetrame. .Theianxiliary 1 ribbon -19 rmovably projects in .theslots 103 of the guide-members 102, the bearing of the latter being sufiiciently close to the printingsurface-ofithe platen to assure xthatthe ribbon "will be in close Jproxirnity ito the printing line and this ribbon is nnovable to a position near the printing :line was it moves cireumterentially =of the zplaten to "this position. slit will be seen that it does :not move avertically, :and :therefore -will not have :a tendency lto ,push 'backwardly the worlesheetaB which is: usually a bill 'or :ohec-k, so asto :disturb the ire-la tive arrangement :of I this worksheet tin 1 contact with-theplaten in a manneuwhieh will I *be Well =understood by those skilled tin the art. Figure'fishowsitheistretches.19'of;the ink-ribbon l9 loll-set "at the point wh'ere'sthc ribbon, after having'ibeen moved: away flfOlfl "the printing line projects:beyondathe guidemcinbers 102, over around the ntuidreplates '20 in the diagonal slots :21. The ;rilibon .rmov-ably projects through :and abieyond "these slots, --so as to be diverted in direction 'ot movement "from a horizontal 'tto .a fviEI-iiilGlll plane.

"The operation of the present invention us @asfollows. ln thefirst placetlre swinging frame supporting the auxiliary :inkfribbon and the ribbon feeding spools torm'theisub- "ject -matter of -'an independent application, so that -'the parts responsible tor the aOPfiI'tL- tion thereof have 'no't been shown 01' illus- However, :it with sufis depressed a short distancethis action results in the pin 41 riding :along the senmental slot -43 formed in the end-plate 28 ot'the swing-frame which zniovement .ot :the "lever-handle takes place relatively to the cam 9O which does-not movesin runison with the lever-handleat this time... The pin rtl ymoves against "the tension of the retractable spring -44, and during ithis zmovement the feed-pa wls 3'5, one-of which is. shown at 46,

are actuated by the lever-handle 37 to intermittently advance the ratchet-wheel 3a a distance of one tooth, whereby the spools 26 are rotated in opposite directions to feed and take up respectively the auxiliary inkribbon 19, so as to bring a fresh surface thereof against the printing line. Finally the pin 41 reaches the end of its movement in the segmental slot 43 while the lever-.

handle 37 is still being pushed downwardly, and this time-the swingingframe consistmg of the end-plates '23, is also depressed.

As the end-plates 23 swing down they turn I the rock-shaft-29 which lifts the cam 90, so

that the roller becomespositionedinthe cam recess 39, shownin Figure 4:, at which time the auxiliary ink-ribbon 19 has been moved in the segmental slots 108 of the rguide members 102, downwardly, so as to be located at the printing line. The roller tO twill then hold the swinging frame locked with the auxiliary ribbon at the printing line. Just as soon as the feed-pawls 35 are actuated during the depression of the lever-handle 37 the other feed-pawl l6is simultaneou'sly actuated to advance the ratchet-wheel '48 a distance of one tooth by virtue of which the gear rotates and causesithe gear 51 to rotate, the latter being fast onthe hollow shaft: 53 which carries the take-up roll 52, thereby causing this roll to wind up the tally-strip A, preferably a distance of a single line-space, as explained, against the tension of the spring-brakes 86 and 67. It will thus be seen that the auxiliary ink-ribbon 19 is lowered in one direction, so" as to bepositioned at the printing line while the tallystrip is being advanced in an opposite direction, so as to be line-spaced. Now it will readily be seen that the main ink ribbon 11 will be in alignment, during the typing action, with the auxiliary ribbon 19, and owing to the fact that the tally-strip overlies the platen, the auxiliary ink-ribbon 19 will be interleaved between this tally-strip and the work-sheet (whether bill or check), which, ,overlies this ribbon,"this auxiliary ribbon having the mainiribbon 11 engaging the same during the typing action.

duce typed impressions simultaneously upon this bill and the tally-strip which latter serves as the means for permanently recording the data thus typed 'seriatum. Now 7 should it be desirable to insert a new bill or check and to type one or more lines thereon without recording the same on the tallystrip, the typis t takes holdof the fingerpiece 38 of the handle-lever 37 and raises the same, so as to lift the swing-frame consisting of the end plates 23 to the position shown in Figure 4, vduring which action the feed-pawls are withdrawn or retracted from their respective ratchetwvheels, and during Therefore any lines typed upon the bill or check pro- 103 of the guicle-members'lOQ, andis moved to a position near-the printing line without disturbing the contacting relationship between the tallywstrip and the worksheet. During this action the take-up rolland feedwhich action .also, the auxiliary ink-ribbon follows the curvatureof the segmental slots rolls remain idle or inactive, and inasmuch as theauxillary mk-ribbon is disposed above the printing line," it follows thatonly the bill or work-sheet B will receivety-ped im pressions through the medium of the main ink ribbon 11 ."ThereaftenJWhen it is desired to reproduce typed impressions :upon

the tally-strip for recording. purposes .it is assured that the typedilines thus reproduced upon the tallystrip "at the time" that the auxiliary: ink-ribbon is again" brought back to the printing line in a'manner'hereinbefore explained, because just before the ink ribbon reaches its printing-line-position the talwill .not coincide with lines already typed ly-striphas been line-spaced automatically;

It will be appreciated that the present in- ,vention provides a simple-con'trivance that will efficiently linespace the tally-strip at the same time that thelauxiliaryink-ribbon 1S being positioned at, the, printing line, and

that the platen 12 canbe rotated forlinB-" spacing purposes in the usual manner, butias 1t rotates 1t WlllOIllY serve to line-space the bill orjouter work-sheet B, so that it will slip relatively to the tally-strip A which 1 is trained thereupon under tension, and will be ineffective to linespacethe tally strip. is If it is desired to lower the auxiliaryink-ribbon 19 to locate it at the printing line without line-spacing it at the same time, this can be done by the typist taking hold of the handie 97 of the lever 96 and turning the same around tocause a cam on the lever 96 to engage the push rod94c whichis attached to the geai 50, so as tocausethis gear'bO is mounted against the tension of the spring the gear50'laterally and out ofvmesh with the Variations maybe resorted to within the scope of the. invention, and portions of the gear 51, so as not to rotate the take-up roll52. V q

to slide the sleeve 92, upon; which-this gear I V 7110 67, shown in Figure 2, which-action moves V a improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1 :1-

1. In a typewriting machine, the-combination with a platen having a workqv'eb engaging therearound,,of an auxiliary ribbon 1 lowering. said supporting means to position said ribbon at the printing line of the platen,

means controlled bythe last-named means 7 for line-spacing said web, and means for tensioning the movement of its line-spacing action.

3. In a typewriting machine, thecombination of a platen-frame, a platen revolubly mounted therein and around which a Worksheet extends, types, an auxiliary ribbon disposed at the printing line of said platen, a

said web during main ribbon producing typed impressions upon said work sheet,said platen alsohav ing a tally-strip engaging therearound and underlying said work-sheet, manually-controlled means for moving said auxiliary rib-' bon to and from printing-linep'osition,,said tally-strip receiving impressions of said types through said auxiliary ink-ribbon, and

7 means operated by said manually-controlled means for automatically line-spacing said tally-strip. j

e. In a typ'ewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen around which a worksheet isheld, means whereby said platon may line-space said work-sheet, said platen also having a tally-strip held in engage m'ent therewith and underlying saidworksheet, means engaging said tally-strip for line-spacing it independently of said platen, a main ink-ribbon for typing said worksheet, an auxiliary ink-ribbon underlying said main ribbon for typing said tally-strip, and means acting in time with the lastnamed means for moving-said auxiliary rib-- hon-away from the printing-line circumferentially of the platen. i v 5. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen having a tallystrip trained thereupon and a work-sheet overlying said tally-strip, a source of supply for said-tally-strip, ahandle actuable independently of said platen for advancing said tally-strip from its source of'supply around said platen, means for maintaining a sub sta ntially uniform tension on said tally-strip:

all'time's as it is advanced, two ink ribbons for simultaneously producing typed impressions upon said worksheet and said tally-strip, andmeans for causing only said work-sheet to receive typed l-IIIPIBSSIOIlSa 6. I In a typewritmgmachine, the combinetion with a platen, a rock-shaft'above said platen and parallel thereto, a swinging frame, and an auxiliary ribbon having its ends supported on opposite ends "of said frame and extending therefrom lengthwise ofsaid platen and beingmoved to-the print g E byswinging said frame to its down position, of a carrier frame' supported on said; rock-shaft and saidplaten a feed-roll for a tally-strip mounted on said carrier frame for rotation against friction, an upper frame superposed on said carrier frame, a take-up roll for. said tally-strip mounted in said upper frame for rotation against friction, and mechanism operable upon downward movement of said Swinging frame and arranged for rotating, said take-up roll to line-space said tally-strip around said platen. i a

.2 In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen having a worksheet fed. therearonnd and a tally-strip underlying said work-sheet, types a main ribbon operatively transferring typed impressions upon said work-sheet, an auxiliary ink-ribbon, and manually-controlled mechanism for moving said auxiliary ink-ribbon circumferentially in one direction to position it in alignment with the main ribbon to receive impressions from action of said types and to transfer the same onto a tally-strip, said mechanism moving said tally-strip in an opposite direction to the movement of said auxiliary ribbon and simultaneously with the latter.

'8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revoluble' platen, line-spacing mechanism for rotating the platen around which a work-sheetmay be fed along when the platen rotates during its line-spacing action, said platen also having a tally-strip arranged therearound to be moved underneath trained thereupon, means for tensioning said platen toall'ow said tally-strip to slip therearound', a take-up roll engaging one end of said tally strip, a feed-roll engaging the other endv of said tally-strip, means for simultaneously actuating'the feed and take up rolls, and an auxiliary ink-ribbon actuated by thela st-named means and positioned thereby at the printing line of the platen.

10. Inatypewritingmachine, the combination of a rotatable platen having a tally-strip trained therea round, means tensioning said tally strip upon said platen, an auznhary ink-ribbon positioned above theprinting line of the platen, mechanism for causing said tally-strip to'slip relatively to said platen,

means moving with said mechanism for positioning said auxiliary ribbon at the printing line of the platen, and manuallypassing through said ribbon-guides, a tally strip being engaged with said platen, means for line-spacing said tally-strip relatively to, the printing line of said platen, said line'- spacing means being mounted upon said swinging frame, and means operable upon;

the moving of said swinging frame to printing-line position for actuating the line-spacing means of said tally-strip.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen-frame, a platen rotatably mounted therein, a ribbon-guide circumferential with respect to said platen and .posi tioned at each end thereof, an auxiliary ink- ,ribbon disposed in said ribbon-guides, a

frame supporting said ink-ribbon, means for raising and lowering said ribbon-frame, said ribbon-frame When lowered positioning said ribbon at the printing line of the platen, means operable upon the lowering ofsaid ribbon-frame for feeding said ink-ribbon along the printing line, and means also operable upon lowering of said ribbon-frame for line-spacing a work-sheet. i

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen rotatable therein, an auxiliary ink-ribbon, a swinging frame supporting said ink-ribbon, manually-controlled means for raising and lowering said swing ing frame, said swinging frame when low ered positioning said ink-ribbon at the printing line of said platen, a tally-strip trained upon said platen, means for tensioning said tally-strip againstsaid platen, and means operable automatically upon the lowering of said swinging frame for allowing said strip to slip relatively to said tensioning means and platen for line-spacing purposes.

'14. Ina typewriting machine, the combination with a vplaten, a rock-shaft above said platen andparallel thereto, a swinging frame fast on said rock-shaft, and an auxiliary ribbon having its ends supported on opposite ends of said frame, said ribbon being moved to the printing line by swinging said frame to its down position, of a carrier frame supported onsaid rock-shaft and said" platen, a feed-roll fora tallystrip mounted for rotation against spring-brake frlction on 7 said carrier frame, an upper frame superposed on said carrier frame, atake-up roll for: said tally-strip'mounted in said upper frame for rotation against brake friction, a knife mounted on said.

upper-frame for severing said tally-strip,

and a pawl and-ratchet'actuating mechanism operable upon downward movement of sald swinging frame and arranged'for rotating said stake-up. .roll to line-space said tallystrip-around said platen and to feed said auxiliary ribbon lengthwise of said platen.

15. In' a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen-frame,aiplaten'rotatably mounted therein, manifolding means above the printing line of said platen and suitable for receiving typed impressions and transferring the sameonto a work-sheet'held against said platen, means for moving said manifolding' means circumferentially with respect to said platen to locate it at the'printingzline ofxthe platen, andimanually controllechmeans for line-spacing said work sheet justfprior to locating'the manifolding means thereatl a 16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable :pla'ten, a swinging -f1'an1e, an auxiliary ink-ribbon extending across said swinging frame at the front of said platen, said swinging frame belng normally held above said: plateniso as to posior tion said ribbon abovethe printing line thereof, a counter frame movableupon the swinging frame, a feed-roll mounted between said swinginmfram'e'fand counter-frame ofi which a tally-'stri is fed to be wound around said platen, a ta :e-u'p roll mounted {in the counter-frame for line-spacing the tallystrip, means on. said swinging frame for actensioning the unwinding of from said feed-roll,

17. In a typewrltingmachine, the comsaid tally-strip V tuating the take up means, and means for binationof a platen-frame, a platen 'rotat- V ably mounted therein, a rock-shaft in back of said platen, a "frame swinging with said rock' shaft to a lowered'position, an ink ribbon mounted upon said swinging frameand positioned at theprinting line of said platen when said swinging frame is lowered, ahandle for manually lowering said swinging frame, means engagingfa tally-strip for feeding it above said platen intermittently,

means engaging-the tallystr-ip' for tension-V ing it as it is fed, and means controlled by s'aidswinging- -frame as it, islowered for actuating. saidfeedingmeans. 1

18. In a typewriting machine, the combinationof a rotatable platenpa rock-shaft permanently mounted thereabove, a swingmg frame fast on said-rocksshaft, anauxiliary ribbon on said swinging frame, means 7 for feeding along i said ribbon, Inanuallycontrolled means for lowering said swinging frame to position the, ribbon at :thefprinting line of-the platen, means controlled by the manual means for actuating the ribbon-feed-r mg means, and means controlled by the lastnamed meansfor f'eedinga tally-stripabove said iaten and rela'tivelytheretd.

1:91. In a typevvriting machine, the .combination With aplaten-and a length ofauxibe liary, ribbon extending longitudinally of S211Cl.

. platen, of means for positioning said ribbon in typingposition, overlying theleading end of'a tally-sheet adjacent the printing line of said platen, said means. including a V bail 1w pivoted in the rearof said printing line and having an arm member positioned. at each end of said platen, mechanism for. latching said; arm members in positionfor support ing said ribbon a short distance above said is printing line in a position so that said talleysheet-may pass bet-ween'said ribbon and said platen, a handle arrangedfor unlatching said arm members and swinging them counterclockwise, and devices for guiding said ribbon circumferentially of] said platen to the printing line thereofj.

20.. In a typewriting'machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, an auxiliary ribbon, a frame supporting said ribbon, a tally-strip beingtrained around saidplaten,

a feed-roll fromyvvhich saidstrip is unwound, a frame supporting said feed-roll andengaging the other: frame, a take-uptroll upon which said strip is Wound, a frame supporting said take-up roll and engaging the second-named frame, T manuallyrontrolled means for intermittently movingsaid ribbon to locate itat the printing line .of the platen,

and means forsimultaneously feeding said 351 ribbon along the printing l ne and actuatlng said. feed and take-up rolls to line-space said strip above the printing line.

21. Ina typewriting machine,jthe combination of a platen-frame a'platen rotatably mounted. therein,ia ribbon-positioning device mounted above said platen, a tally-strip being engaged'with the platen at the printing line thereof, a feecbroll for said strip movably supported on said device, a frame swinging upon said device and raisable to per niit the removal of said feed-roll, a take-up rollon saidswinging frame, and means for actuating said feed-roll'and take up rollsimultaneously With the ribbon-positioning device.

22; In. a typewriting machine, the combinationiofi a platen-frame, aplate1ii'otatably mounted therein, aribbon-positioning do vice over "said. platen, a feed-roll, a shaft upon which said feed-roll is fixed, aframe 5 ing movably mounted in said last-named frame, a countei frame pivoted-upon the second-named frame-and movably supported w from said feederoll around said" platen, a take-up .roll in' said! pivotal frame receiving the free end of said tally-strip, and means on said device manually-operated to move said feed and take-up rolls for line-spacing said tally-strip.

"supported abovesaiddevice, said: shaft beupon said shaft, atally-strip being extended 23. Ina device; of theakind d6SG1ib6d,.fll8l combination of a plateneframe,-.. a platen mounted therein,- arock-shaftrinbackof said platen, a frame: fastened. upon said rocks shaft, 'a ribbon on. said; frame,. means: for holding said frame to position thefribbonabove the printingline of;said;p,laten,,a midframe having side members pivotally sup ported upon said rock-shaft, rollers carried.

by said side members engaging said platen: to supportsaid; mid-frame thereon, a tally strip being trained around said; platen, a feedroll movably mounted in. said mid:- frame and receiving one end: of. said tallys strip, a top frame having side; members pivoted upon the midrframe and having portions movably resting upon the: mid

frame, anda take-up roll. journaled in the top frame and receiving" the other" end of. said tally-strip. i

24. In a typeivriting machine, the combi-- nation of a platen-frame, a platen rotatably mountedtherein, a frame supported above said platen, a tearing-off knife extending longitudinally of said platen and supported upon said frame, a Work-sheet: being: held against'saidplaten and presentable against nation of a frame, a tally-strip being-moved .ther along, means fonstretcliing said tallystrip in movement,.. a worksheet: being:

moved relativelyto and in contact with: said: tally-str1p, means at one end; of: said frame for feeding and actuating said; worksheet,

means at-the opposite end of said framefor feeding said strip relatively to saidv Works sheet, a ribbon transferring typed. impresisions upon said Work-sheet, at second ribbon adjacent said tally-strip, and manuallv-con.--

. trolled means for bringing the twvo: ribbons:

together for simultaneously transferring typed impressions upon saidworl'i-sheet' and tally-strip. i

26. In a typevvriting machine, the combie nation of'a'rotatable platen, a framexswingmg relatively thereto, an ink-r1bbon moved by said frame to, locate mat the printing;

line {of the platen, a tally stripbeing engaged around said platen, means for successively moving sections of said strip past said printing line, gearing for operating said means, and means controlled in movement by said swinging frame for actuating rotatably said gearing.

27. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, an auxiliary ink-ribbon, means normally positioning said ribbon above'the printing line of said platen,

' means for moving'said ribbon longitudinally of said platen, means for shifting said ribhon to locate it at the printing line, a tally-V strip being positioned for movement relatively to said platen about the printing line thereof,-'means for pulling said strip to linespace it, gearing for operating the lastnamed means, a ratchet for intermittently operating said gearing, and means for simultaneously bringing said ribbon to the printing line and actuating said ratchet;

28. In a device ofthe kind described, the combination of'a rotatable platen, a rock shaft disposed rearwardly thereof, a ribbonpositioning frame movable with said rockshaft, a framehaving side members, segmental collars on said side members supportedupon said rock-shaft, hook-shaped members on said side members engaging said rock-shaft to hold said segmental collars against displacement therefrom,'rollers carried by said side members engaging said platen to support the last-named frame thereupon, a work-sheet being held against said platen, means above said second frame for 'line-spacing said work-sheet, means on the second frame foroperating said linespacing means interm ttently, and manuallycontrolled means on said ribbon-positioning frame for actuating said operating means.

'29. In a typewriting'machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, an ink-ribbon extending longitudinally thereof in printlng line position, spools located at the ends of said platen, upon which the ends of'said ribbon are trained for feeding purposes,

means for moving said ribbon circumferentially of sald platen and away from prlntmg-line position, means for'manually-ra,

turning said ribbon circumferentially of said f platen; to printing-line position, and means operated simultaneously wlth the last-named means for feeding said of saidplaten. r

30. In a' typewrlting 'machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, spools rotatably journaled adjacent the ends thereof,

7 said platen and 7 moving independently an ink-ribbon trained upon said spools,

means for disposing the intermediate stretch of said ribbon for horizontal travel longtud'inally of saidplaten,"ineans for rotating said. spools to feed said ribbon, a depressible handle for intermittently operating said spools, a, work-sheet being trained around ribbon longitudinally thereof, and means controlled by said handle when depressed for simultaneously shifting sald ribbon circumferentially of said platen toward the printing line and moving said work-sheet forward around said platen.

3 1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame, a platen rotatably mounted therein and having a work-sheet disposed therearound, spools located adjacent the ends of said platen,-a ribbon extending longitudinally of said. platen and trained upon said spools, ratchet-mechanism forintermittently rotating said spools and work-sheet, means tensioning said" worksheet against saidplaten, means-above said platen for line-spacing said work sheet, ratchet-mechanism for intermittently operating the last-named means, manuallycontrolled means for shifting said ribbon to wards and from the printing line of the platen, and means controlled by the ribbon-:

1 c o l shuting means for simultaneously actuatlng the two ratchet-mechanisms. In a typewritting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, horizontal shaft upon which said platen is mounted,-

horizontal shafts adjacent the end'of said platen, spools journaled upon said lastnamed shafts above said platen, arcuater members positioned betweenthe endsof said platen and sa1d spools and havingarcuate platen, a frame supporting said spools,

guide-members dependingfrom said frame adjacent the ends offs-aid platen, saidguidemembers having arcuate slots disposed in proximity to the circumferential surface; of said platen,.ahorizontabdiposed ribbonhaving its ends m'ovably projecting therethrough,-so as to be guided in said arcuate slots, a ribbon having a stretch extending no r slots, means controlled by 'said spools for moving said ribbon longitudinally of said platen and beyond saidguide-members, and guide-plates supported upon said frame'in linewith and in front of. said 'spools an'd having slots throughwhi'ch-said ribbon mov-V so as to space the horizontal stretch of said ribbon from the'slots in sald guide-members;

ably projects in the direction of said spools 5 12o sonuwaLnnnna 1

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