US1694519A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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J. A. B.'SMITH TYPEWRITING MACHINE Original Filed Sept. 16, 1924 In ven for: VM/M- Affor e Patented Dec. 11, 1928..

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JESSE A. B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWOOD ELLIOTT FISHER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELA'WARE. I

rrrnwnirine MACHINE.

Application filed September 16, 1924, Serial No. 737,961. Renewed I111 17, 1926.

This invention relates to typing upon continuous work-webs, particularly to means in a typewriting machine for gaging and seven ing typed form-sections of continuous workwebs, and for collating other work-forms with reference to the web-forms preparatory to typing.

In mail-order houses it is customary to prepare an invoice to cover'each order of merchandise shipped. The preparation 'of the invoice is begun upon receipt of the order by typing the name and address of the customer in an address space provided on the invoice-form. The invoice-form is then removed from the typewriter and is later completed when the order has been filled by entering other data.

In accordance with the present invention, provision is made of means for expediting the typing of the names and addresses on these invoice-forms. The invoices, connected end to end, in the form of a continuous web, are led into a typewriting machine for the typing of the names and addresses. A web-severing knife is mounted at the delivery side of the platen to sever the leading form, when typed, from the remainder of the Web, and provision is made of means for adjusting the knife toward and from the line of. writing, so that it may be located to register with the line of division between the first and second forms of the web when the address space of the second forinis in Writing position. This relation is important because it enables the work to be positioned at one operation for severing of the finished form and for typing of the new form; The knife-adjusting means preferably consists of mounts for the knife having numerous pairs of threaded openings, any of which pairs may receive screws for supporting the knife. By this means, the'knife can be instantly located in parallelism with the writing line and will be positively supported without liability of slipping out of place under the pull of tearing-off operations. The mount openings are spaced over a sufficient range to enable the knife to be positioned in the desired relation for various forms of invoices having their address spaces differently located.

A leading-edge gage is adjustable to a and the invoice.

position exactly a form-length in advance of the adjustable knife, so that the drawing of the leading edge of the web to the gage will locate the line'of division between the first and second forms in registerwith the knife. in position for. typing. The leading-edge gage serves thus both as a severing gage and a work collating or positioning gage, locating the web at a single operation in position for severing the first form and for beginning the typing upon the second form.-

en it is desired to change from one form of invoice to. another, it is only necessary to adjust the knife in accordance with the length of heading of the new form, so

that the address space .of the 'form, having its leading edge in register with the knife,

will be located at the printing point, and to adjust the leading-edge gage to exactly a form-length in advance of the adjusted knife.

When an address has been typed, the feedrolls of the machine are cast olf and the invoice-web is drawn forward to the leadingedge gage. For the purpose of preventing skewing of the work in such advance, provision ismade of a side-edge gage at the delivery side ofthe platen and side gages at the introductory side ofthe' platen. The gage at the delivery side of the platen is This also locates the second form adjustably mounted for differentwidths of i work, upon the severing knife, provision being made of a series ofthreaded openings in the knife, any one of which 'Inayreceive a gage-attaching screw; This side gage extends downward from the knife through the plane of-"a front paper-table adja ent the provision of means for collating one or more address-labels over the invoice-form in the machine, so.that'the address may be typed at a single operation upon the address-label To this end,.provision is made of a front aligning plate, having leading-andside edge gages, and this aligning gage in its various adaddress-label is inserted downward at the frontof the platen and is squared and collated with reference to the 'ga ged web by means of the aligning plate. The feed-rolls are then made effective to hold the web for severing and to feed the web and addressslip afterward for typing.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. 1

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a typewriting machine embodying the present invention. I

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the web-severing knife and the aligning plate mounted thereon.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic'view showing the collated relation of the leading invoiceform and address-slip.

The machine comprises a cylindrical platen 1O ournaled by an axle 11 in the ends 12 of a platen-frame 13 forming part of a traveling carriage 14, as is usual in the Underwood standard typewriter. The continuous invoice-web 15, which may be carried by a shaft 16 mounted upon thev carriage 14 in the manner disclosed in my application, Serial No. 626,282, filed March 20, 1923, (now Patent No. 1,586,715, dated June 1, 1926), is led, between adjustable side guides 17, down around the platen beneath feedrolls 18, and thence upward over a front paper-table 19 carried by brackets 20 upon the'ends 12 of the platen-frame.

A web-severing knife 21 is secured by screws 22 upon mounts 23 carried by the brackets 20, provision being made in the mounts of series of threaded openings 2% arranged in pairs to receive the knife-securing screws 22 for supporting the knife in parallelism with the writing line of the machine. The screw-receiving openings 24 extend through aconsiderable range so that the knife 21 can be positioned to register .with the leading edges of various invoiceforms when said forms have their address spacesin writ-ing position. leading-edge gage 25 is'adpistable along a gage-bar 26 that extends upwardly from the middle of the'f'ront paper-table 19, andmaybe secured lin any desired position upon the gage-bar by means of. abinding screw 27; The leadingedge gage25 maythus be located a formlength in advance of the adjusted knife 21,

so that, upon the completion of the typing away the front paper-table 19 as seen at 28,

so that the operator may grasp the web 15 close down to the knife 21 and draw it forward with his. hand contacting the gagebar 26 all the way. The gage-bar 26 thus serves as a guide for the operators hand in advancing the web. Provision is also made of a left edge-gage 29 for the web at the delivery side of the platen to co-operate with the side-edge gages 17 at the introductory side of the platen in keeping the web 15 straight. This gage 29 is mounted 1 upon the knife 21, being secured by a screw 30 in any opening of a series of threaded openings 31 in the knife, according to the width of the web. The gage 29 extends downward through the plane of the front paper-table 19, and the front paper-table is provided with a slot 32 to accommodate the gage in its various adjusted positions.

At the same time that the invoice covering an order is addressed, it is desired to address also a shipping label 33 for the goods. Provision is accordingly made of means for collating the shipping 'label'with reference to the invoice-web at the time that the web is drawn forward to the leading-edge gage,

the web being positioned at this time with the address space of the second form. at the printing point, and the feed-rolls being cast off. To thisend, an aligning plate 34, having a leading-edge gage 35 and'a sideedge gage 36 for positioning the address-label, is mounted upon the knife 21 with provision for adjustment. toward and from the writing line, and for angular adjustment to bring the leading-edge gage 35 into parrallelism with the writing line. The knife 21 has ears 37 extending downwardly from it, and these ears have slots 38 for receiving shouldered screws 39 that support the aligning plate 34. The aligning plate may be secured in any desired position, by adjusting these the edge of the knife 21 for tearing off, and

at thesam'e time locates the address space This locates the line of division between of the second form in writing position. The tearing off cannot be effected, however, until the feed-rolls 18 have been restored. An address-slip 33, or a pack of address-slips, with interleaved carbons, is inserted downward at the front of the platen prior to the restoration of the feed-rolls l8, and is collated over the second invoice-form by means of the gages anc 36 of the aligning plate 3%. The carriage may be caused to pass to the right of the right margin-stop if desired to facilitate the front insertion of the address-slip. The feed-rolls 18 are then restored, the leading form-section is torn off, and the typing of the form-section at' the printing point, together with the superposed collatedaddress-slip, is begun.

hould it become necessary to change the invoice-web for one having invoice-forms of a' different length'and having the address spaces differently located, the machine can be quickly accommodated to the change by.

adjusting the knife to register with the lead ing edge of the new form when the address space thereof is at the printing point, and by then adjusting the leading-edge gage a form-length in advance of the knife.

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

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

'1. In a typewriting machine,.the combination with a platen and Writing instrumentalities, of a knife for severing web-sections, means for adjusting the knife toward and from the platen to position it in registration with the leading edge of a web-form having its first writing line at the line of writing of the machine, and a leading-edge gage adj nstable to position it a f0rni-length in advance of the knife, the arrangement being such that the leading-edge gage is effective simultaneously to locate the leading web-form for severingand the second we form for typing.

2. in a typewriting machine, the combiation with a platen and writing instrumeniitics, of a knife for severing web-sections, a front pa er-table forsupporting the web in proximity to the knife, a gage-bar extending upward from the middle of the front paper-table, and a leading-edgega-ge on the gagebar to locate'the web'for severing, the front paper-table being cut away at its upper middle portion to admit the hand of the operator all the way down to the knife, so that the operator may use the gage-bar to guide his hand straight forward throughout the entire advance of the web to the leading-edge gage.-

3. In a typewriting machine, the, combination with a platen and writing instrumentalities. of itl 1ilfef0if severing typed websections, a front papei' tab'le'for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, a leadingedge gage to which the web may be drawn to position it for severing,-and means for guidingtho web squarely in its advance to the leading-edge gage, comprising sideguidingv means at the introductory side of the platen, and a side gage at the delivery side of the platen, said side gage at thedelivery side of the platen being mounted on the knife and extending toward the front paper-table therefrom.

l. In atypewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumen talities, of a knife for severing typed web sections, a front paper-table for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, a lead ing-edge gage to which the web may be drawn to position it for severing, and means for guiding the web squarely in its advance to the Iea-ding edge gage, comprising sideguiding meansat the introductory side of the platen, and a side gage at the delivery side of the platen, said side age being adjustably mounted on the knife and extending through the plane of the front papertable, the front paper-table being slotted to accommodate the side gage in its various adjusted positions. 7

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalities, of a knife forsevering typed websections, a frontpaper-table for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, and a side gage for the web mounted on the knife and extending toward the front paper-table therefrom. l f r h 6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, ofa knife for severing typed Web-see tions, a front paper-table for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, a side gage for the web mounted on the knife and extending toward the front paper-table therefrom, the knife having numerous openings for positioning the gage, and means for co-operating with any one of said openings tosecure the gage upon the knife.

7. In atypewriting machine, the combina tion with a platen and writing instrumentalities, of a knife for severing typed webforms, the knife being located to register with the line of division between the first and second web-forms when the second Web-form is in first writing line position, a leadingedge gage for locating the web at a single operation in. position for severing the first form and for typing the second form, and

means for collating a separate work-sheet with reference to the gaged web. I I

8. In a typewriting machine, thecombination with a platenand writing instrumentalities of a knifefor severing typed web-forms,

the knife beinglocated to register with the line of division between the first and second web-forms when the second web-form is ,with the line of division between the first and second web-forms when the second webformis in first writing line position, a leading-edge gage for locating the web at a single operation in position for severing the first form and for typing the second form, an aligning plate mounted on the knife for collating a separate work-sheet withreference to the gaged web, and means for adjusting the aligning plate toward and from the writing line of the machine.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalitie's, of a front paper-table, a leadingedge gage for positioning a work-sheet on the table in writing position, an aligning plate supp'ort above the table, and a workcollating table in the form ofan aligning plate mounted on the support and having an edge gage for positioning another worksheet outside the first in position for typing the first line thereon. I

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalitie's, of a front paper-table, a web-severing knife above the front paper-table and in proximity thereto, a leading-edge gage for gaging the'web for severing, a front aligning plate for collating an outside work-sheet with reference'to the gaged web, aligning plate-supports on the knife extending downward toward the writing line therefrom, and means for securing the aligning plate in various positions-on the supports.

'12. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalities, of a front paper-table, a leading-edge gage for positioning a Work-sheet' on'the table in writing pos1t1on,-anal1gnmg plate-support over-hanging the table,

a work-collating table in theform of an aligning plate mounted on the support and having an edge gage for positioning another work sheet relatively to the first, and means for adjusting the aligning plate edgewise angularly or bodily.

13. In. a typewriting machine, the combinat on with a revoluble platen, of feed-rolls co-operating with the platen to feed a workweband to hold it stationary for severing, means for casting oif the feed-rolls to permit the -work'-web to be drawn forward a separate work-web with reference to the work-web after the work-web has been gaged and prior to the restoration of the feed-rolls.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalities,- of adjustable means for severing web-sections, means for simultaneously positioning the web-torm for severing the typed web-section and for typing the next web-section, and adjustable means for positioning separate work-sheets on said latter I web section to be concurrently typed there with. r

.15. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumentalities, of means for severing web-sections,

adjustable means for positioning the severing means in various positions parallel with the writing line of the machine, means for simultaneously positioning the web-form for severing the typed web-section and for typing the next web-section, means for posit-ioning separate Work-sheets on said latter web-section to be concurrently typed there with, and adjustable means for securing said last-named positioning means on the severing means in various positions parallel there with. r

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a'platen and writing, instrumentali'ties, of-means for severing web-sections, adjustable means for positioning the severing means in various positions parallel with the writing, line of the machine, means for simultaneously positioning the web-form for severing the typed web-section and for typing the next web-section, means for positioning separate work-sheets on said latter web-section to be concurrently typed therewith, and means for securing said last-named positioning means on said severing means in various posltions parallel therewith and ahead of the same. 7 a, 7

1'7. Ina typewriting machine, the combi nation with a platen andwriting instrumentalities, of a front paper-table for supporting a web, a knife for severing typed web sections, adjustable means for supporting the knife on said table in various positions parallel with the writing line of the machine, an aligning plate, and adjustable means for supporting said plate on said knife in various positions parallel therewith.

18.'In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writing instrumen talities, of a front paper-table for supportpositions parallel therewith and ahead of the ing a web, a'knife for severing typed websame, and means for simultaneously p0sisection s, adjustable means for supporting tioning the Web-form for severing the typed 10 the knife on said table in various positions web-section and for typing the next Webparallel with the Writing line of the machine, section. an aligning plate, adjustable means for supporting said plate on said knife in various JESSE A. B. SMITH.

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