US1775438A - Device for loading type - Google Patents

Description

L. H. MORSE 1,775,438

DEVICE FOR LOADING TYPE Sept. 9, 1930.

Filed may 13, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 I W jk/wk 244% QM Spt. 9, 1930.

| H. MORSE DEVICE FOR LOADING TYPE 5 Sheets-Sheet s Fil ed May 13, 192gv AIM Sept. 9 1930. v L. H. MORSE- DEvIcE FOR LOADING TYPE 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fil dMay 13, 1929 V Sept. 9, 1930. H. MORSE 1,775,438

DEViCE FOR LOADING TYPE Filed ma 13,. 1929 s She'ets-Sheet 5' duct/mgr,

Patented Sept. 9, "1930 N D ST trimmer. H. Mensa, orlionnvnnAun, onio? ASBIGhTid K 'ro iint'rrg r V G3APH-CQMPANY, orcLnvELANnfonIo; ncortrqmm q DEVICE non LOADING TYPE l l Application filed May 13,

r This invention relates to a machine for conveniently loading type into lineholders. The invention is concerned particularly with handling short type, grooved on'its' opposite s'idesjsuitable "for use on the printing: machine known asthe multigraph.- When such type is supplied to us'ers,it is customary to employ a slotted tube as a holder, eachtube being adapted'to carry a convenient number of type of the same character, held in a row in a slot along the tube. The primary object otthis invention is"to provide} mecha nisni for efficiently loadingthetype into such tubesone after another suitable for delivery. My invention also comprises the feature of mounting-the loading device as an attachment on a type casting machine so that the type as discharged bythe'casting machine are auto matically carried to the tubes and loaded therein. "A further object of the invention is toinsure a definite number of ltypebeing in each tube. 7 1 4 3 a Anoth'erobject of this invention is to lock automatically the ends of thetubes to prevent the removal of typeftherefroni until such time as it is desired to discharge type into a siiitablem'achine; The tubes into which my machine sets the type are preferably provided with tongues cut out of the metal of the tube itself and adapted to be pressed inwardly to preventfthe escape of type from either. end of the tube. Myinechanismf automatically presses *these tonguesintocthe locking position, 7 My mechanism also insures the tongue at the receiving end of thetube'being innonlockingjposition when a tubefisaboutto be i loaded; Thisl enables old'tubes inlwhich'the tongues may have'flbecome"displacedto be used in the machine without 'preliminary treatment. V Other features of the invention will. become apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiment shown in the drawings? lln the drawings; Fig; l is a side elevation of my loading device- 1n the position it c cupies When attached to a frameof a type castinginachine, the outline of the adjacent portion of such framebeing indicated by broken linesyFig. 2 is a longitudinal axial section of the loading mechanism :111 a plane 1929. Serial No. 5562;519.

-is detail invertical sectioni'llustrating the upper end of atype receiving.type andthe tonguestraightening plunger which .coacts therewith; Figs. 6 and 7 are cross sections ofthe 'plungeriand tube onthe correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. "Fig. 8 is a transverse section through l the loading ap; paratus substantially in the plane indicated by the l1jne88 in Fig. 1; Fig; 9. is a dctail of gearing operating {theQty-pe. counting device of the loading mechanism, beingfa] vertical section on a plane indicated bythe line 9 -9 -on Fig. 8; FigwlQiis nfen ged cross \SQCUOII through the tube-straightening plunger and adj aeentpafts as: indicated by the line 10''1O on Fig-4; .E-ig ll istan elevaa t'ionof a peripheral portion of the type counting Wheel, associated with rowkof type;

Fig. 12 is a persepective :of; oneef the type with which the counting wheeljof Fig. ll is deslgned to cooperate; Figg l3isatrans verse section through the indexing mechanisln as indicated by the 'line liiwm en Fig.

1; Fig. ll is alongitudin'al Section thrdl gh the inechanlsm forclosinglthe upper locking tongue ofthe type tube, the plane OT thiS 1 tion-being indicated by the line l4-1 4 0n Fi g. 8 ;-Fig:15is a longitudinalsection at the lower endof the tube" carrier, illustratingthe position ofaitube asit is beinggput into place intthe carrier. i Y I The temporary tpeholders .which the specificeinbodimentshown'is designed :to load comprise thin metal tubes having only suitificient gauge of stock t'o enable them to form I efi'jective carriers for shipping the i type: and retaining it until it: is desired to placed-tin the type case. These Ytubjesare illustrated at D in Figs." 1, 2, P7; I l-and 115. IThertllbe has astraight longitudinal slot at from endto end the back'portion of the -tube, diametricall-y opposite the slot, is flattened as shown at d". The distance .across'the slot d isslightly greater than the distaliceacross the. neck 0 of the type C shown Fig. 12 thatthese edge portions ofthe tubeyare adapted to 0ccupy the grooves of the type with the head of the type exterior of the tube and the foot of the type 0 freely occupying the interior.

To prevent escape of the type from the tube, I form on the flattened back of the tube a pair of tongues (Z and d These tongues are made by cutting out a portion of the back and bending it inwardly as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7 lVhen in the position there shown, they are adapted to engage the foot of any type carried by the tube and preventing it passing out at either ends. The tube described forms a convenient holder for a row of type. The loading mechanism is designed to feed a definite number of type, all of the same character, onto such tube and to bend inwardly the retaining tongues d and d Such loaded tube is then ready for the market, and the purchaser is enabled to transfer the type into his type caseby' simply pressing back one of the tongues and shoving the type out of the tube or allowing it to drop, according to the circumstances.

The mechanism of this invention is designed to have a number of the split-tube.

holders placed in it manually; to load each holder with definite number of type, and to press inwardly the tongues of the holder to retain the type therein.

Fig. 1 indicates by the broken line A, the frame of a type casting machine on which my loading mechanism may be mounted as an attachment. The frame of the loading mechanism is a yoke 10 which may be bolted to the casting machine in a vertical plane but in the inclined position shown to such figure. A suitable type guide B (which may comprise a pair of spaced parallel bars) leads from the casting machine to my loading mechanism.

The loading mechanism is preferably timed in relation to the casting machine, and to this end I find it convenient to couple the main driving shaft of the attachment directly to a shaft of the casting machine with which my shaft perfectly aligns. This shaft 20 is shown as mounted by a suitable hearing at the upper portion 11 of the yoke 10. It is thus driven at its right hand end in Fig. 2, the left hand end being shown as equipped with a hand wheel 21 by which the mechanism may be turned over by hand for test mg.

The yoke 10 carries two longitudinally aligned bearings 31 and 32 mounted in the upper portion 11 and the lower portion 12 of the yoke. In these bearings is journalled a longitudinal shaft on which are mounted upper and lower disk- like heads 35 and 36. The upper head 35 is pinned or otherwise secured tightly to the shaft 30, the lower head is adjustable along the shaft, as hereinafter explained, but in operation is rigid with it. The shaft 30 with these heads constitutes a skeleton drum which may carry a large number of tube holders of the character described, and may be rotated step by step to present one tube after another to the mechanism receiving type through the guide B from the casting machine, whereby such holders may be loaded.

To hold the tubes D in the rotary carrier described, I provide a series of equi-distant spring clips and 51 arranged on the heads 35 and 36. These clips are spring stirrups adapted to engage the sides of the tubes and hold them in place, as indicated particularly in Figs. 13. The tubes are positioned by engaging notches 52 and 53 in the heads.

Carried by the yoke-frame beneath the lower head 36 is a disk having an upstanding fiange 61 so positioned that it may freely engage the front or slotted portion of the tubes, when these tubes are in position in the clips of the heads as shown in Fig. 2. The disk 60 is movable up and down for adjustment, but in operation is stationary. T 0 place a tube in the carrier, it is first put in an inclined position with the lower end inside of the flange 61 as shown in Fig. 15, and is thereupon swung into position parallel with the shaft 30 so that it enters the corresponding clips 50 and 51 and is retained in place. In this movement a suitable tongue 55 secured to the lower end of the head 36 engages the retaining tongue (1 of the tube and forces it inwardly if it is not already in that position, thus blocking the discharge from the tube at that end. Accordingly, the mere act of placing the tubes in the mechanism closes the lower tongues.

To rotate the tube carrier, comprising the shaft 30 and heads 35 and 36, I provide the cam-operated indexing mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 13, which I will now describe. Rigid on the shaft 30 is a notched wheel (shown as fastened by a screw to the head 35). Cooperating with the notches ofthis disk wheel on a detent pawl 71 (Fig. 13) and a feeding pawl 72. The feeding pawl is pivoted to an operating arm 73 journalled on the exterior of the bearing 31. A spring 74 connected to the pawl and arm tends to keep the pawl in its operative position. The other detent pawl is pivoted at 7 5 to the yoke and has an extension 76 to which is attached a tensionspring 77. The arm 73 carrying the feeding pawl is formed with a cam portion 78 which is designed to coact with a roller 7 9 on the detent pawl.

lVhen the cam arm 7 3 is swung in the clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 13, the cam engages the roller 79 and withdraws the detent pawl from the notched wheel 70. In this movement the feeding pawl withdraws from the notch and slides idly over the'top of the adjacent tooth and drops into the preceding notch; then as the cam plate 7 3 is swinging a short distance in the opposite direction, the feeding pawl is presented. The rotation is thus step-bystep, a tooth at a time. The spacing of these iteeth corresponds to the spacing of the clips onthe tube carrier, and accordingly each complete forward and backwardstroke of the camarm operates to present a fresh tube to the active position and to withdraw a filled 'tube therefrom. p H The mechanism for giving the described movement-tof the cam arm comprises alink 80 leading from the cam armto a bell crank 81 "(Fig. 1) which is pivoted at 82 to the yoke and carries a pair of cam rollers 83 and 84. These rollers coact respectively with V cams 85 and86 on the main shaft 20. The o camsact in a complementary manner on the two rollers, the cam 85 forcing the rock shaft toward the left (Fig.1) while the cam face 86 recedes to allow it, and thereafter the.

cam 86 forcing the roller 84: to the right or upwardly while therecedinggface of the cam 85 allows this movement. The cams 85 and 86'may really be one integral member pinned to the shaft20 asillustrated in Fig. 2..

It will thusbe' seen, each complete rotation 9.3 ofthe shaft 20 is accompanied-by an angular movement of thetube-carrier a distance corresponding to the spacing .of thesuccessive tubes. the side of the carrier which is visible in m Fig.1. The speed of the carrier is such that there is no difliculty in keeping it continuouslysuppliedlwith tubes. When the tube comes into the extreme right handposition, it is.

thereby properly aligned with the type guide $1,140 -above it so that itmay receive type, as will now beexplained. J i

' Immediately following the described ac-' tion of bringing a tube into alignment with the guide fromthe supply, an actiontakes ,y -p-lace to move such tube longitudinally toward the guide (that is, diagonally upwardly this embodimentytomake a close connection with the guide. Y This is effected by mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and P will now be described. 1 i

Onthe shaft .are' a pair of camslOO, r 101 shown as an integral unit) whichact yin complementary manner on the rollers 102 wand1103 on the bell crank 104.1igid on a shaft 105,;jouriialled in the upper end of the yoke portion. 11. Such mechanism rocks the bell .cmn1 firstin one direction and 11116111111 the other. :This bell crank has a curved extension 1107 WhlCllf engages a roller 110 on the bell a, crankllll pivoted at 112to the yoke and conwnectedat its otherend to a link 113. This link,1at the opposite end, is connected with 11 an intermediately pivoted lever 1141 at the lower end of the yoke frame. The other end us e f thisJever is connected 'by' a link 115 with 'onthe tube whiletheplunger 116 holdsit in described; The tubes are placed manually in .type counting wheel, abouttobe described,

wardly to make the desired closedconnection with the type guide, and thereafter (the plunger is withdrawn.

The link 113 is ad ustable length as by having a portion of it 117 screw threaded into anotherportion. However, as the tubes c715 may not be accurately of the same length,

the link is also made elastic to prevent inj'uring tubes which may be too long. This is effectedby making the link of two aligned separated rods one of which is providing a 550 sleeve 118 which has a limited slidable connection with the. other rod, and placing with inthe sleeve a compression spring 119 abutting the ends of the two members.

As the tubes 1) used in my machine maybe old tubes, it may result that when the tube is placed in the machine the upper tongue d may stand projecting into the tube into position to interfere with the loading of the tube. Accordingly, IWprovide mechanism which operates before thetype enter the tube to press back any tongues so projecting and thus leavethe tubefree toreceive thetype. This mechanism, which operates downwardly p raised types-receiving position, will now be As the type delivered from the casting machine come down the'guide B they are guided between a pair; of spaced bars 90forming 2. .100

continuation of the guide 13.. These bars are shownas secured to a-plate 91 on the right hand side of the yoke portion 11. The edges of barson opposite sides ofthe slot enter the grooves of the type. while the feet of the recess is a plunger 130 (Figs. 1,5,8 andlO), slidably guided between the frame plate 91 and the guide bars 90, and} connected by a link 131 to a rock arm 132 on the rock shaft 105. V i

Theresult of the described mechanismis that at the same time that the linkage system heretofore described is operatedtoshove diately cut out as shown at 137 to enablethe to act on the type.. u

To insure a definite number oftype enter ing each tubular holder, I provide a count ing device which acts on the type as they travel down the guide bars 90 from the re ceiving guide B to the positioned type tube z-lao .2 -05 typeoccupy a recess behmd the slot. In this D. This counting device is so geared and driven that it causes the passage of a fixed number of type for each receiving tube brought into position.

The counting device above mentioned includes a notched wheel 140 extending through the opening 137 in the plunger 130 and engaging the type C in the guiding slot 90. Each notch of the wheel may feed only a definite number of type, as for instance one, two or three type and the wheel is positively driven in timed relation with the stepby-stcp of the tube carrier. Accordingly, the passage of a definite number of tyie to each tube is effected.

In the specific embodiment shown, the type have beveled feet 0 and the notches 141 of the counting wheel are formed to correspond to the bevels of two adjacent type, as illus trated in Fig. 11. Accordingly, 'f it is desired to load for instance fifty type into the tube, there w'll be twenty-five notches on the periphery of the counting wheel.

The counting wheel 140 is rigidly mounted on a shaft 142 journalled in bearings in the yoke portion 11. This shaft carries a pinion 14:5 which may mesh periodically with a segmental gear 146 rigid with the shaft 20. Also rigid on this shaft 20 is a cam 14'? having an arcuate portion adapted to register with a correspondingly concaved edge in a collar 14:8 rigid on a shaft 14:52, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8. The gear 1 16 is shown as pinned to the cam 1 17, and the cam 14:7 as having a lug engaging a collar 14:9 pinned to the shaft 20.

it will be seen from the construction just described, that when the arcuate face of the cam 1 1? is rotated past the collar 1 18, the shaft 1&2 and hence the counting wheel M0 locked stationary. lVhen however the arcnate cam clears the collar 148, the teeth on the gear 1 1-6 come into mesh with the teeth on the pinion 145 and cause that pinion to rotate, thus rotating the counting wheel.

By properly selecting the gearing 145, 146, the counting wheel may cause as many teeth as desired to pass a given point for one rotation of the shaft 20, and thus feed as many type as desired to the receiving tube. 1 have found that fifty type in a tube is a convenient number and that it is convenient to provide twenty-five teeth on the wheel 140 (the wneel feeding two teeth at a time) and arrange the gearing so that the wheel make a complete rotation for each rotation of the shaft 20, but this ratio may be varied as may be desired. This may be readily effected (after the collar 149 and the driving coupling to the shaft 20 have been removed) by removing the cam 147 and gear 14.6 from that shaft and removing the collar 148 and pinion 145 from the shaft 14.2, then substituting parts having difiercnt ratios for those removed.

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As the type are fed by the counting wheel they pass downwardly along the guideway provided by the bars 90 into the upper end of the aligned tube D. After such tube has been loaded, it is desirable to press inwardly the tongue (Z2 to lock that end of the tube. This is effected by a bell crank 150 which has a nose adapted to shove against the tongue (1 as illustrated in Fig. 14. The other arm of this bell crank is connected by a link 151 to the rock arm 132 rigid on the shaft 105, which operates the positioning and tonguestraightening plungers heretofore described.

It will be seen however from the plane of 1* g. 14 as indicated in Fig. 8, that the pusher L acts on a tube one in advance of the tube acted on by the plungers. Accordingly, while the plunger 116 is shoving upwardly a fresh ube to position it to receive a line of type, the bell crank pusher 150 is acting on the tube just loaded to close the tongue d thereof. Following the closing action the loaded tube remains in the carrier until, in the step-bystep rotation of the carrier, such tube comes into engagement with a bracket 12'? (Fig. 13) which forces the loaded tube out of the carrier and it falls into a suitable receptacle.

As the individual type with which this machine operates are very light, it is desirable to provide means to prevent a type sticking in the channel between the counting wheel to the receiving tube. Ordinarily the weight of the type is suflicient to feed them, but if there should be only one or two type in the channel, and particularly if there should happen to be a little dirt on such type, they might fail to reach the tube and thus the tube be delivered without the full number of type therein. To over-come this occasional disadvantage, I provide for delivering a jet of air against the type just as it leaves the counting wheel, and I find this to be effective in overcoming the difficulty.

The mechanism for delivering the air jet above described as illustrated in Fig. 1, comprises a cylinder 160 pivoted at 161 to the frame of the casting machine. In this cylinder is a plunger 162 to which is connected a rod 163 terminating in a strap surrounding an eccentric 164 on a shaft 165 which is preferably one of the shafts of the type casting machine. From the lower portion of the cylinder 160 a tube 167 leads to the vicinity of the type, where they are engaged by the counting wheel, and has a nozzle discharging downwardly directly against such type.

It is desirable to make the machine adjustable for different lengths of tube, in case more than one standard length is employed. I have shown means for adjusting it for two lengths, one being shorter than the standard shown in the drawing. Means for effecting this is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and will now be described.

The lower head 36 of the type carried intime stead of being secured directly to the shaft, as in the case of the upper head 85, is slid ablymounted on the shaft but has secured rigidly of itself two studs'170' on opposite sides of the shaft, which studs pass through. a block 171 rigidly secured by the pin 172 to the shaft. Suitablepins 17 3 normally rigidly lock the studs 170 in the block 171, and thus rigidly secure the head to the shaft, but the removal of these pins 17 3 enables the head to be raised, after which the pinsmay be located in other holes in the standards. I have shown such relocating holes at 174.

Similarly,-the stationary disk 60 has secured to its studs 62 whichextendlslidably into the lower portion 12 of the yoke frame and are normally held rigidly thereto by pins 63. The removal of these pins enables, the disk to be raised, after which the pins may be relocated in other holes, as indicatedat 64.

This allows the disk toabe raisedcorrespondingly to the raising of the head 36. Alonger plunger will then bev substituted 'for the plunger 116 shown ih'the drawings and then the machine will be ready for receiving tubes of the shorter standard.

It is to be understood from the description of the embodiment shown in the drawings,

that my attachment may be secured to a type casting machine or otherwise as desired; that it operates automatically to position tubes, manually placed in the device, and of fectively holds them in registration withthe type delivery channel, and that the mere act ofputting the tube in the carrier automatically closes the lower tongue on the tube. The

machine opens the upper tongue (if it {was not-already in open position), and then to insure a definite number of type entering the tube, after which the upper tongue is closed and the loaded tube 'deliveredfready for, shipping. The carrier isequipped ,for receiving a suflicient number of tubes to enablethe machine cooperate rapidly while still allowing ample time for the manual placing of thetubes. V I have found it very satisfactory to couple my loading device'directly to a type casting machine and'operate it at a speed to receive the type as cast but, obviously, the

machine could ,operate independently of a casting machine, receiving its type fromany suitable source. i r

Iclaimz-N it 1.- In a machine of the character described,

I the combination, with mechanism for guiding type in a row, of mechanism for automatically causing such row to' register with a succession of independently removable tubular type holder's one after theother, whereby type may be transferred from the guide to the type holders. V

2. The combination with a guide fora row of type, of mechanismadapted to carry a plurality of independent removable, type holders, means for bringingjsuch holders the guidetothe holders, i

one after the other into registration with; the guide, and mechanism, for feeding typetroin the guide tothe holders.

af movable carrier; having means there- '3. The combina onjwith a type,

on adiaptied to receive and temporarily hold: a

plurality of individually removable type holders, means for giving said carriera stepby-step movement toypresentflthe' type hold ersone after the other to the guide, andmechanism for feeding; type from the to theholders, v A a,

a 4h The combination; wit-ha type guide,;of a

ingfindividualremovabletype holders, means for giving the carrier a step-by-step rotation rotary carrier, means, on the carrier forholdto present theholderssuccessivelyto the guide,and mechanismgfor feeding type from i 5. The COmb ILZL UOIL WI ll guidmofa rotary shaft, a'pair of headsthereon,,'clips on the heads adapted to hold removable, type V holders parallel with, the shaft,.meansfor giv:

ingthe shaft? a stepsby-step rotation to present thetypeiholderssuccessively to the guide,

for so controllingsuchpassagethat a definite.

number of type shall enter the holder; f

7, The combination of a type guide, a tubular type holder adapted to be held in regis-- tration therewith to receivetype therefrom,

and a countingdeyice movable withthepas sage oftype from the guide toward the holder to regulate the number of type entering the holder.

8. The combination of atype guide,a type. holder, means for positioning it in registra tion with the guide,'an d a rotary counting wheel .coacting with thetype, as fed toward thatype guide, of

the, holder, and adapted to control the y total number of type entering'theholder.

9. The" combination with, a type, guide, a

carrier adapted to. hold a plurality of tem porarytype, holders, means for moving the carrier step-by-step to present the holders to the guide successively, a counting device coacting withthe type, and mechanism for moving said device in t'imed relation with the mechanism for moving the carrier,

10. The 'combinationwith a type guide, a

type holder adapted to register therewith and receive type therefrom, mechanism for presenting the holder to the" guide, a wheel coacting with the type moving in the guide toward the holder, and mechanism for driving said wheel in timed relation with the mechanism for positioning the holder, whereby a definite number of type enter the holder. 1 1; The combination of a type guide,

means for holding a set of temporary type holders, means for causing them to register successively with the guide and receive type therefrom, a toothed-wheel engaging the type in the guide, means for rotating the wheel in the direction to have its engaging face moved toward the holder.

12. The combination of means for holding a temporary type holder, means for feeding type thereinto, and means for thereafter closing the receiving end of the holder.

13. The combination with a type holder having a locking tongue, means for feeding type into the holder, and means for thereafter moving the tongue across the type to lock the type into the holder.

, 14. The combination of a temporary type holder comprising a tube having a slot parallel with its axis and a tongue out out from the base of the tube opposite the slot and adapted to project into the tube, means for loading suchtube with type, and means for thereafter pressing the tongue into the tube to prevent the type passing out that end of the tube.

15. The combination, with a type guide, of a carrier for a temporary type holder equipped with a locking. device, means for moving the carrier to present the temporary holder to the type guide, and means operating automatically to close the distant end of the type holder placed in the carrier.

16. The combination of a type guide, a carrier for a plurality of type holders, means for moving the carrier step-by-step to present successive holders to the guide, and means whereby the placing of a type holder in the carrier automatically closes the type holder in a region distant from the guide.

17. The combination of a type guide, a rotary carrier adapted to hold a plurality of tubular type holders, means for giving the carrier a step-by-step rotation to present such holders to the guide successively, and means operating consequent upon the insertion of the type holder in the carrier for closing the end of the type holder a distance, from the guide.

18. The combination with a type guide, of means for presenting thereto a type holder equipped with a locking tongue, means for forcing said tongue out of the way to enable type to enter the holder.

19. The combination of a type holder comprising a. tube having a longitudinal slot and having a tongue out out from the tube opposite the slot and adapted to project into the tube to prevent discharge therefrom, means for guiding a row of type, means for presenting the tubular holder to the type guide, and automatic means for forcing back the tongue to free the admission to the tubular holder from the guide.

20. The combination of a type. guide, a movable type carrier adapted to hold a plurality of individual typeholders, means for moving the type carrier step-by-step to present successive type holders to the type guide, and means for automatically moving to idle position a locking device on the type holder.

21. The combination of a type guide, means for positioning a temporary type holder in registration therewith, means for automatically moving to idle position a locking device on the type holder, and means acting after the type holder is loaded for forcing the locking device into active position.

22. The combination with a type guide, means for moving a removable temporary type holder laterally into alignment with the guide, such means for moving an aligned holder longitudinally into close connection with the guide.

23. The combination with a type guide, a movable type carrier adapted to hold removable parallel type holders, means for moving the carrier step-by-step to present succeSsive holders to the guide, and means for moving each presented holder longitudinally thereof to form a close connection with the guide.

24. The combination with a type guide, a rotary shaft, a pair of heads thereon each equipped with an annular set of clips, the clips in the two heads aligning whereby they may hold temporary type holders parallel with the shaft, means for giving said shaft a step-by-step rotation to bring one type holder after another into alignment with the guide and means for moving any aligned type holder towardthe guide.

25. The combination with a type guide,

means for moving type holders laterally into registration with the guide, means for moving'any holder in registration longitudinally toward the guide and holding it in that position, and means acting on the portion of the type holder adjacent the guide for forcing back a locking device thereon while said holding means is active. 26 The combination with a type guide, of a movable type carrier equipped to hold a plurality of parallel type holders, means for moving the carrier to present successive holders to the guide, and means for adjusting the carrier to enable it to carry holders of different length.

27. The combination of means for guiding type, of a rotary carrier, two sets of devices on the carrier for engaging temporary type holders parallel with the axis of rotation ad jacent each end of the type holder respec tively, and means for moving one set of said devices longitudinally of the axis of rot-ation to enable the carrier to coact with holders of different length.

28. The combination of a type guide down which type may pass by gravity, a rotary holder having means for carrying a plurality of temporary tubular type holders engaged near their up perand lower ends, means y 25, V while allowing forits adjustment lengthwise of the shaft. i v H for moving said carrier step-by-step to present the upper ends of the type holder successivelyto theguide and means whereby the part of the carrier which engages the 30. The combination of a-type guide, of

arotary shaft, a pair of headson the shaft adaptedto hold'temporary type holders,each head being rotatable with the shaft and-the head which isimore distant from the guide beingadjustable longitudinally of the shaft,

:1 disk-like member beyond the latter head adapted to be engaged by the ends of type holdersmounted on the carrier, and means for holding said disk-likemember stationary 31QThe combination witha t e uide o 7 7 means for holdlnga plurahty or temporary type holders, means for movlngthe holdlng means to successively presenta temporary type holder to the type guide, and there being provisions for causing the type to pass normally fromthe guide into theholder, and additional propellingmeans acting against the type in the guide to prevent its clogging thereini a i 1, A

32. The combination with a type guide down which type may pass by gravity, a type holder, means for holdingit below the guide in registration therewith and means for deliver-in an air blast a ainst tv ein the guide i a w r Y to prevent the type clogging therein;

The combination of a type guide, atemporary type holderfmeans for holding the typeholder in registrationwiththe guide, means for feeding the type along the guide 1 and counting them as they arefed, and pro pelling means acting against the type in the guide between the region where they are counted and the entrance to the type holder.

34. y The combination of atype guide "down which type may pass by gravity,a carrier, means for mounting therein a plurality of type holders, means for moving the-carrier ste o-by-ste to resent successive t aehold 1 P P Yl ers to the guide, and means for j deliveri'ng an air blast agamst the type 1n the guide tendmg to urge them toward an aligned type holder. 35gThe combinationwvith a: type; guide along which type may be fed, offa rotary carrier equipped with means for holding individu'al type holders arranged parallel with theaxis of rotation, 'driveshaft, a cam mechanism for forcing to idle position; a lock% mechanism thereon, and lever mechanism operated thereby forrotatmgthe carrier stepby-step to presentone holder after another totheguide. a i 36. The combination with a type guide along which type may be fed, of a rotary'car- :1161 equipped with means for frictionally holding individual tubular typehol ders arranged parallel with the axis of rotation, means for rotating the carrier step-by-step to present one holder after another to the guide, the cani mechanism, and lever inecha nism operated bysuch cam mechanism for forcing any positioned temporary type hold er'toward the guide.

along which type may be fed, of a rotary carrier equipped with clips for frictionally hold ing individual tubular type holders arranged parallel with the axis of rotation, mechanism for rotating the carrier step-by-steppto present one holder after another tothe guide,

mechanism for moving longitudinally any 37. The combination with a type guide positioned type holder toward the" guide,

ing tongue on the type holder, near its entrance, and mechanism acting thereafter for v forcinglsaid locking tongue to active posi-- tion.

- 38. Thecombination of a type g11ide,mechanisni for positioning a-type holder in regise,

t'ration therewith, a controlling device for causing a definite number of type to pass from the guide to the holder, said controlling device comprising a wheel'adapted to engage l the type, a pinion rigid therewith and a mutt lated gear for giving the wheel interrupted rotations, said gear operating intimed relav tion with the first mentioned mechanismi. i 1 39. The combination of a type guidem eans for positioning a typeholder in registration therewith, a controlling device for causing a definite number of type to pass from the guide to the holder, saidcontrolling device comprising a toothedwheel, a shafttherefor a pinion on the shaft, a driving shaft,and

a mutilated gear on the driving shaft for giving thetoothed wheel-shaft interrupted p a,

rotations 1 y i a 40. The combination of a type gu1de,mea'ns therewith; a controlling device for causinga definite number of type to pass from the guide prising a wheel, a shaft therefor, a pinion on the shaft, a driving shaft, a mutilated gear to the holder, said controlling device com- 7 v on the driving shaft for giving the wheelk shaft interrupted rotation, and interlock members on the driving shaftand wheel shaft forpreventing the rotation of the latter shaft at a time when the mutilated gear isoutof mesh with the pinion.

ll. The combinationwltha tubular type holderhaving a tongueiadapted to be projected inwardly to prevent discharge of type 115 for positioning a type holderin registration from the holder, a type guide, means for pcsitioning the holder in registration v. the guide and means for forcing said tongue inwardly to prevent discharge of the ty in the opposite end from that adapted to receive type from the guide.

42. The combination with. a type guide, a movable carrier having devices for carrying a plurality of temporary tubular ty pe holders, means for giving said carrier a step by step movement to bring one type holder after another into aligmnent with the guide, and means for moving each aligned holder longitudinally toward the guide.

43. The combination with a type guide down which type may pass by gravity, a controlling device engaging the type and driven to control the passage of a definite number of type, a carrier adapted to hold temporary type holders, means for moving the carrier to present holders successively to the guide, an automatically acting air pump and means for deliverin the discharge thereof against type in the guide in the region between the controlling device and the type holder.

44. The combination with a type guide along which type may be fed, of a rotary carrier equipped with means for holding individual tubular type holders arranged parallel with the axis of rotation, a drive shaft, a cam mechanism thereon, lever mechanism op erated thereby for rotating the carrier stepby-step to present one holder after another to the guide, another cam mechanism, and lever mechanism operated by the latter cam mechanism for forcing any positioned temporary type holder toward the guide.

45. The combination with means for producing individual type grooved on its opposite sides, a series of type holders arranged in a circuit on a carrier and having edges adapted to enter said grooves, means for moving the carrier to successively present a type holder to loading position, and means for causing a type to enter the holder at such position.

46. The combination of a rotary carrier, at set of individual type holders carried thereby and arranged about the axis of the carrier, means for casting type, and automatically acting mechanism for loading such type into the type holders.

47. The combination with a type casting machine, of a rotary drum carrying a plurality of type holders, and means driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for turning said drum about its axis to bring one type holder after another into coaction with the casting machine to receive the product thereof.

48. The combination with mechanism for casting individual type grooved on its opposite sides, of a rotary drum having longitudinal type channels with restrictive edges parallel with the axis of the drum, means for rotating said drum, means for loading type from the type casting machine onto dil ferent channels of the drum as presented, both of said means being operated by the typecasting machine.

49. The combination with a type casting machine, of a movable type carrier adapted to hold parallel type holders, and means driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for moving the carrier to present successive holders to the casting machine.

50. The combination with a type casting machine adapted to produce short individual type grooved on its opposite sides, of a movable carrier having means thereon adapted to receive and temporarily hold a plurality of removable type holders each having parallel edges adapted to occupy the grooves of such type, and means driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for moving said carrier to present such type holders one after the other to the casting machine.

51; The combination with a ty so casting machine, of rotary member equipped with means for holding type holders parallel with the axis of the member, and means driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for rotating said member to bring one type holder after another into coaction with the casting machine.

52. The combination, with means for producing type, of a rotary carrier, a set of in dividual removable type holders on the carrier, means for rotating the carrier to present the holders successively to a guide leading from the producing device, and means for automatically transferring type from the guide to any presented holder.

53. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with mechanism for guiding type from a typecasting machine, of mechanism driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for automatically causing such guide to register with a succession of individually removable type holders one after the other, whereby type may be transferred from the guide to different type holders.

54. In a machine for loading type, the combinationwith a type guide from a typecasting machine, a plurality of independent removable type holders carried in the machine at one time, and means driven in timed relationship with the typecasting machine for bringing such holders one after the other into registration with the guide.

55. The combination of a rotary carrier, means on the carrier for holding individual removable type holders, means for turning the carrier about its axis, and means for releasing a holder from the carrier.

56. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotary carrier,

n y a set of longitudinal individually removable 5 i type holdersjarranged parallel With each other about the axis of the carrier andeach adapted to receive a row of type, means for l rotating the carrier to present the holders ejecting a holder successively, and means for fromthe carrier.

' '57. The combination of clips therein adapted to hold removable type holders, 2. device for ejecting 'holders, and

means for turning the member about its axis to present the type holders successively to the ejecting device. a y 7 n In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature. r ,p a V LAWRENCE H. MORSE.

a rotary member,

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