US2477514A

US2477514A - Type dispenser

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Publication number: US2477514A
Application number: US744142A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward W Flood
Original assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1947-04-26
Filing date: 1947-04-26
Publication date: 1949-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 1966-07-26

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July 26, 1949. E. w. FLOOD 2,417,514

I TYPE DI SPENSER Filed April 26, 1947- .7 .frzegendar fizz/lam; a M M. 1

Patented July 26, 1949 UNETE D F j 2,477,514..

r DISPENSER- Eflward; Hopkinton, Mass., assig,no1:. to Benn-isms Manufacturing Cnmpany,. Framing: ham, Mass.,.a inauguration. ofMassachusetts s i l mtimeprirzo, 1941; Serial mesmer z This inventionrelatesti--typ dispensenssand: more particularly-to thercharacter" type disa penser customariiy; used inr' conjunction Withi manual" type sett'ing in; which desired: p eces of: type. of diffierent denomihationsmust heund yrd uail'y sel'ect'ed'bythe operator andmsertedunto.

in in wuss.- d a gn fibj e ct of the inventionis" te PI'QVIQ'FJ" a type, dispenserof" the chara-cter described which will, eflici'ently and accurateiyyintroduc mtoethe fingera of. the, operator: desiitefiindii id uai piece oi typei.properly;positi ed andfready'ior inser tion into. the cDmlIdSih Siiibk; fir other qbaect of the invention is to,.n iovidea: type-dispenser e thachanacten descri-hediwfii is instantaneously capable of successively presenting in manner abovedescrihed, an-ifiaee'qnatei qiiantityofftype" of thewsame denominationw quanta nememshmgertn p h Anothen (m et oittheinvent onfl k pnqyide a twawdispensen. oi thelchatacten'de V which is? easy and. inexpensive; j to -Jasmine, is simpleand-1 durafiletiniconstnuctiorn and; whlch combines adequate capacity fear alii id'enoininations ofi; type.-

neq iuedi in printing w th msasirmimeconomywinssnaeea i In one: aspeet thesinventionsinvoly es a type dispensem compnising a: casing; having chembolster: neceiizimgz atstack -zofi ta ,.sa1id;;.easing,hau ing; at disehargemgening communicatingswithothe chamhem-opposite one 3361: of; iihGjJlQWQiIIQQStxytYPBi an: ejectowmnunteda tea ma ze? incnsat retracted position.- to an advameedu position within said ehanmbeizw and epenativevwixiiev advommgfioz contacttthednnem endt oi: the lumen nslosixr types; and towzejeetaitpthrweh zthe dischans-imaiopeningiand a plungen: having its i nem ends intezconnected witmsaid eiector: omeremd nmiec i gr yonchsai'd icasmg adja'eentzto; said-i diecmrsgeepem the? piflm enib eim'gsliioimetve ihwazadly amt, mama-idly tn; thencasimg r and; being whem: msseda' inwardiyv to caorsvek'.v said ejector to: advance fmzml The piimger iawemnieamy ofiset? flan-me ci iamb'erand a; rocker"interconnects;ltiieeejectomamii the inner end oi the plunger; the eme being operative Whemthe: plimgefizis: pressed ihmdigi te eause iihe ejector 'to advance iromseti aicted fpesi tioni Th s type dispencei fiurtfliei 'comprises fi'ieans iof nor" mgingth orange-1 @uswesmyawe'fee normalimretaihmg thaejciirriihretfactbd position, the parta beihg 'so censtructediand arranged that inwardmovement of theepiungencausestfie ejee= tome to-= advance fimn retrmeted when and" re:

L2zClaimsh (01.312467).

Inanother: aspect the; easing; has i a nectang uw lam-shaped chambenionmeceiaina-a stack ofirtypa; the chamber extending outwardly; to-(the 'edg eyofr theacasing defining; a:-'discha nge!opening ,,the:outem endof the plunger having-antigen pieces'spaced from. and extending; parallel to. :said edge adtia cent-theopening, said finger pieceg'having alatera extensioneatending-transversely ofi-theopen ing but spaced above=-the bottom of: the opening to permit the passage 0ft the lowernwst type through, theopening, the-parts beingso cnmstnucted and arranged that inward pressure uponrthe; finger piece causes the ej ecton: to adyance from retracted positiom and causes thev latenale ext-emsionito obstructr the: opening: therebyto prevent ejection of the remaining type. Prefienabla the plunger-vs is mounted: above the; chamben and the finger piece depends from the outenendrof t-he plungen'. i i

In still another aspect the invention'zinavoives a type; dispenser having; as-plurahty of platea disposed in: 'faee-toi-face relationship the contigu; ous face of at least one of each of the opposedplates having; a; necesstior: receiving a stack of type, the. IZEGBSSwODmmUHi'GEhtiHgtwink-02 161 edge 1 oi the" plate; definingrras discharge opening thec cor-1: tig-uous face oiatleast-,1v one on each of' the ope posed p1 ates having a, grooueacommunicatingwith the recess adjacent its lower Wall, an, ejector; mounted to -move inithe g roove from a retracted position. tonan advanced. position within, the; gre. cess, and operative While advancing tomontact the inner end. of the lowermost type. and; to eject. it through. the-s discharge opening, and a,.plunger: its; inner endinterconnected withv saidv ejecton and! its-1 outer end project-- ingvheyond, one. edge. ofi'the plate, theplunger mounted toy move inwardly and? outwardly, relative to. the. plate and being} operas time. when; messed inwardly, to,rcause said ejfictor to, advance from retracted position. 'Ithe: contiguous iaceoi ateleast one ofieach oflthe. 0.19: posed. plates may have. a .gr,oo.ve .vertica11y+ fiset from the recess,. the, plunges beings mountedio move inwardly and outwardly rel ziitllve,tos the plate in" said second groove. Preferably, the second groove is hvertieall'y, ofllsetr ahovethe recess" The contiguous face. oiiat least one. ofl each of). the opposing plates has a recessv reanwardly oiiset from, thefirst recess and. communicating, Withthe first groove, thelsecond groove communicatin with the second recess ,,and,a rocken-i'sj mounted in the second recess andiinteliconnectsflthe ejector and the inner end of the plunger. Means are mounted in the second recess for normally urging the plunger outwardly and for normally retaining the ejector in retracted position.

In a preferred aspect the contiguous face of one of each of the opposed plates has a recess for receiving the stack of type, the contiguous faces of each of the opposed plates have a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall for receiving the ejector and the contiguous face of the other of each of the opposed plates has a groove vertically offset from the recess of the first plate for receiving a plunger. Preferably also the contiguous face of the other of each of the opposed plates has a recess rearwardly offset from the first recess for receiving a rocker. The outer end of each plunger has a finger piece spaced from and extending parallel to said edge of the plate adjacent the discharge opening, the finger piece having a lateral extension extending transversely of the opening but spaced above the bottom of the opening to permit the passage of the lowermost type through the opening, whereby inward pressure upon the finger piece causes the ejector to advance from retracted position and causes the lateral extension of the finger piece to obstruct the opening thereby to prevent ejection of the remaining type.

For the purpose of illustration, a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the embodiment of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front face elevation of an intermediate plate of the embodiment of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3 viewed from the 1eft side;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation the right side;

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. '7 is a cross section taken along the line l--1 of Fig. 4 shown in association with an end plate.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the invention comprises two spaced parallel end frame members I and 2. A plurality of plates having their edges in registr are held in face-to-face relationship of Fig. 3 viewed from between the end frame members by suitable means here shown as pivot rods 3 extendin through registered openings provided in the plates and end frame members. The plates are preferably made of suitable moldable synthetic resins, as by pressing to the shapes and dimensions required, and comprise intermediate plates 4 and end plates 5 and 6, the end plates having their outer faces contiguous with the inner faces of the end frame members I and '2 respectively.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4 and 5, one face 1 of each an ejector l3, the ejector being adapted to move from a retracted position without the recess to an advanced position within the recess and being operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it from the recess through the discharge opening.

The opposite face I5 of each of the interme- .4 diate plates 4 and the inner face of end plate 6 are formed with vertically spaced grooves I 6 in registry with grooves l2 of the opposed face 1 of each adjoining plate each groove I6 being adapted to slidably receive a projecting side edge of a said ejector l3. Rearwardly offset from each recess 9 of the opposed face 1 of each adjoining plate, each face l5 of the intermediate plates 4 and the inner face of end plate 6 are formed with a recess l'l communicating at its lower portion with a said groove l6 and extending slightly below said groove for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth. The faces 15 of each of the intermediate plates 4 and the inner face of end plate 6 are further formed with vertically spaced grooves l8 each of said grooves l8 being vertically offset above a said recess 9 of the opposed face I of each adjoining plate, and communicating at one end with the front edge 8 of the plate and extending parallel to a said groove l6 and communicating adjacent its opposite end with a said recess I! as shown in Fig. 4. A plunger 2!) is slidably mounted in each groove l8 for movement inwardly and outwardl relative to the plate, the outer end of each plunger normally projecting beyond the front edge 8 of the plate and. the inner end extending into a said recess ll. Adjacent its inner end each plunger is formed at one edge with a notch 2| to receive a finger 22 provided at the top of a rocker member 23. Such a. rocker member is pivotally mounted within each recess I'l on pivot 3 and has a foot 24 which is received in a notch 25 provided adjacent the rearward end and at a side edge of each said ejector [3 (Figs. 4 and'l).

From the foregoing and with reference to Fig. 4,,itis evident that when the plunger is pressed inwardly relative to the plate, the rocker is caused to rock about the pivot 3 causing the foot 24 to advance toward the recess 9 thereby causing the ejector to advance from retracted position to enter within the recess 9. As the foot advances its lower portion projects through the notch 25 of the ejector and freely moves within the lower portion of the recess IT.

A U-shaped leaf spring 26 has its base mounted on a seat 21 provided at the lower rearward corner of each recess l1. One arm 28 of each U-shaped spring abuts the rearward wall of the recess l1 and the opposite arm 29 abuts adjacent its end the inner end of the plunger 20 thereby to normally urge the plunger outwardly and to normally maintain the ejector in retracted position (Fig. 4). The forward edge of each seat 21 provides a stop against further rearward movement of the foot 24 of each rocker thereby to limit the rearward movement of the ejector and the outward movement of the plunger.

At its outer end each plunger 2|] is provided with a depending finger'piece 30 spaced from the front edge 8 of the plate when the plunger is in its outward position and extendingdownwardly parallel to the front edge and adjacent a said discharge opening,.the lower end of the finger piece terminating above the bottom of the discharge opening a sufficient height to permit the free passage of the lowermost type through the discharge opening as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. At its lower end each finger piece is provided with a lateral extension 3| extending transversely of a said discharge opening whereby when the finger piece is pressed inwardly the lateral extension obstructs the opening to prevent passage of the type next above the lowermost type thereby to prevent passage of all but the lowermost type through the opening.

esta es Imhusinetthe tape; dispenserheteim-idesctibsd; eaehlrecess; .Bthas mesafinstwappropriately ldesis r natedahy SilififiblflilfififiHS? her: shown; by: way of; example? im.Fig;. 1 zby -mankinge the. f aceeoi the finger piece; 301. The: appnopriatei typei has; -,be,en: stacked in cache recess; by: inserting the: it tyne through: the discharge; opening: above the lateral; extension 33! ot the: fingerv piece; the; fiootend or: theptypet facing the; dischatgel opening;- The? type-setting operator:- n-ow places =1 his forefinger; r

and: thumb? inltlie position shownin E ise. eat: the: alppnopfiate selected finger piece andvp rzesses the' piece; inwardly; toward the plate. abnta described-,; inward movement; at thefingezc piecezeauses the. plunges to nmveoinwardlyiof plate; which forcesathe, rocker to, mole about: its pivot:- thereby tc foxce the ea'ector to 1110MB irons retl'aeted'position amiito; advanee. witlaim theme oess; Aspthe ejector advances; it contaots the: innerwendoot the lowermostvtype amt-1 ejeots; it, thiiough, the discharge opening; between then-ad? vamci'ng; thumb: and f orefm'g en of the 1 onenatom lateral extension, of the-.fingerpicce; as: it (31* vane-es; inwardly. toward the plate IBIGMGHlIS: time ejection of the remaining-type: oiv thelstockz as aha-tea described; When the lowermostpiece of type, has been; thus: introduced between theafim. gersof: the operator; he; merely pinches his; gers together; Withdraws the: individual pieces oi: type; from; the dispenser by 'tetractimgehis hand and places; the? ptoperly positioned type into. his; composingesticlc.

0m release of -the;uinwezndxpressnnee upon. the finger; piece; and plunger; thespring: exerts; its forcelagainst the; inner end of! that; plungerto cause the plunger toa roturm tolits: mermahzposie tiori projecting, from the frontuedgei. oi tltel plate and: tos-cause'thel ejectorto? returm to: retracted position-without the recess 9-. Simultaueuusly with the withdrawal of the lowermost pieeelofi type fnomzthe recess; and; the-retraction; of the} ejector the lowermost otthe-remainine ype drops to the floor; of: the. recess amlrthe diSP-lmsenisa ins, stasset.ar-ieously' ready-tor successi-v, elypresent to) the opeeatots: finger-- a second piece oi-typeaof' the same: denomination. in1 the; manner:; above: dB: scribed.-

slitxshould be: understooctzthatz the: present: dfiflr olosune Mien-.theupurposa of. illustration: only and thatthis: invention includes alt-modifications equivalents which fall Within threx scope cit-the appended: claims.-

l; A type dispenser: comprising a oasingrhaw mg a rectangular:shapedtchambem for" receiving. astack ot, type, the chamber -ezetending outwardly to the edge of. the casing definingra discharge opening, an ejection mounted: to move front a tetnactedposition to advanced: position said? chamber: and; operative! while- Ladivancinga to contactthe inner end of l the lowenmosttype eiectitvthrough time opening; a. plunger: vertically offset-from the vchamber andrmounted; the: mom in waitdly andt outwardly relative; toz thea-casing and. having its inner: enddnterconnected; withsaid; ejector and: its outer end" profilectingmbeyond the-open end of the casing, theeouter end; lottlie plunger having-1 a finger piece spaced stnoma and extending parelleleto said edge; of the casingtand adi-acent theaopening, said? finger piece-hatingvia lateral-z extension. extending; transtenselyoofi the openingebut spaced aboteithe bottomof: tire-operaa 1 to; permit the passage: at the; lowermost-type throng-lathe opening; the ipartswbemgslsos cone stizuctedanctarrangedsthat;mwardmressumempom stire-upomth disposed-1 in tace-to tecee reletiorisflai theplate a eausesl,tl e ejector to; advance mom retnalctedlipqfiii n d: a4 @s-; he: r extension to Qbstruet; ttielyopcnir g; thereby-to prevent ej'jectinmoisthe emaimns type 2;; Agbmegdisgfinfifit comprising a casing having, arreetangulapeshaped; chamber, for receiving a steel; Qt'type; tnetchemb t extending outwar ly tojqtheg edge; of the; casing defining a discharge operates an zejeetot mounted to move from a re-v ttaeteda position 1 to an advanced: positionwithin, saidlzclaamber-and; operative, while advancing to contact 131162 inneeer d ot; the lowermost type and at act-it fihiQklgllqllhfi; opening, a plunger mounted. alto-i e the chamber tolraoveinwardlyand outward-s 1 nel ative to the; casing; andvhavine its inner end iittercormec -;w-itl,;1 said; ejector and its outer eased mnflzlectin beypnd eioperteud-of the casing, tlmelouter, end o the: 11 1;,Limer -hayiiegadepending fittest oo e e dieccnt the o eni -l dfi s npi having a lateral extensionextendingtransversely :tl e openizug but; spacedabovethe (bottoms of time opening; topermitl, tliezpassage of the IQWGIY", mestttpa thaoeshltla weenmel the p t n so; construe-to ol-. arranged that inward presegee. piecezcauses, the eiector: to traetedposition causes the p v V to;obstruct theopeniug; thereby epresent-emotion otthe; remaining type 3;; retype dispenser-having as.plurality of plates the, conie fiaeeoi at lleos Qne ac Qt hewa w fro at: e; themss s zwmm ei e ew h ned eof; the-plate definipg adischarge opening, the-con,- tig ueus taco ot at least, one of each of the op: nose it ates evmaa ro ve communic new the; iifi5 a-idj acemst its; lower Wall an! ejector mounterito-rrrpveizi the] groove from a retracted; posits.ion; to an; advanced position withinth re? eess and operative while adwancin-g tov contact th esiuueeenrtot tlae lowermost; type and. to eject it, tlamlflgthlthediseparge openingamia plunger lamina itsa; uglier end-interconnected. with; said l c or ts eter ndrotec in beyend we the latter; thesplunger. being mounted; to wardlg aud outwardly relative to the plate and being operative whep spressediiriwardllp to cause; saidlejector to? adyapce-from retracted position i i. Artypc disper seahavinge plurality otplates oispo sed-,in; tac -toz-face relationships h i tisuiousrfiaoezoi at leastione-oteaco oi the opposed pleates hauing al-recess for receiving astaclr 0t type the recess QOmmUiJiQafiH- IQWHI} one edgesot e; discharge opening, the contieuul f fiace otat lea-stone oieachof, the opposed vi e-a st o e omm atin with he aeent its lower wait; an ejector mountedto; aye the ereoye iromlaretraotedpositiorato ucedpositioni wi hin the rec ss; ndl ss we "while, EtdVfl-lifiilif; v to} conta-ot insert 2 and; ts lowermost type ndv o: eject.itthru ehv he dirherg e; opening, the: contiguous-face at at least one otcaelo owf. the.-opposedaplateshayinga rooye vertieally offsetfrom the recess and. a iungeiz moentecls imthe second emote.to. move inwardly andxoutvrardlm relative-.120: the plate. the plunger having. its. inner end interconnected with: said ejects-rt and; its; outer end: projecting-beyond 1 the .ed geiofvthe: plate. whereby inward-movement es the plunger causescsaid: ejector toladvancefrom retsac-tedfiposition. l

EeAttypetdfi-speDser leaving alplura'lityof plates dispose-615m face-terrace: relationship, the; com. tieuoussfiace at least one-oteach. ot the. opposed plates having'a' recess for receiving a stack of type, the recess communicating with one edge of the plate defining a discharge opening, the contiguous face ofat least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a. retracted position to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove vertically offset above the recess, and a plunger mounted in the second groove, to move inwardly and outwardly of said plate, the plunger having its inner end interconnected with said ejector and its outer end projecting beyond the one edge of the plate whereby inward movement of the plunger causes said ejector to advance from retracted position.

6. A type dispenser having a plurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a recess for receiving a stack of type, the recess communicating with one edge of the plate defining a discharge opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a retracted position to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the discharge opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposing plates having a recess rearwardly offset from the first recess and communicating with the groove and having a groove vertically offset from the first recess and communicating with the second recess, aplunger mounted in said second groove to move inwardly and outwardly of the plate and having its outer end projecting beyond the one edge of the plate, and a rocker mounted in the second recess and interconnecting the ejector and the inner end of the plunger whereby inward movement of the plunger causes the ejector to advance from retracted position.

7. A type dispenser having a plurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a recess for receiving a stack of type, the recess communicating with one edge of the plate defining a discharge opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a retracted position to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the discharge opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposing plates having a recess rearwardly offset from the first recess and communicating with the groove and having a groove vertically'offset from the first recess and communicating with the second recess, a plunger mounted in said second groove to move inwardly and outwardly of the plate and having its outer end projecting beyond the one edge of the plate, a rocker mounted in the second recess and interconnecting the ejector and inner end of the plunger, and means mounted in the second recess for normally urging the plunger outwardly and for normally retaining the ejector in retracted position, whereby inward movement of the 8 plunger causes the ejector to advance from retracted position and release of the plunger causes the ejector to retract from advanced position.

8. A type dispenser having a plurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of one of each of the opposing plates having a recess for receiving a stack of type, the recess communicating with one edge of the plate defining a discharge opening, the contiguous faces of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a retracted to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the opening, the contiguous face of the other of each of the opposed plates having a groove vertically offset from the recess of the first plate and a plunger mounted in said second grove, to move inwardly and outwardly of the plate, the plunger having its inner end interconnected with said ejector and its outer end projecting beyon dthe one edge of the plate whereby inward movement of the plunger causes said ejector to advance from a retracted position.

9. A type dispenser having a lurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of one of each of the opposing plates having a recess for receiving a stack of type, the recess communicating with one edge of the plate defining a discharge opening, the contiguous faces of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a retracted to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the opening, the contiguous face of the other of each of the opposed plates having a recess rearwardly oifset from the first recess and communicating with the groove and having a groove vertically offset from the first recess and communicating with the second recess, a plunger mounted in said second grove to move inwardly and outwardly out of the plate and having its outer end projecting from the one edge of the plate, and a rocker mounted in the second recess and interconnecting the ejector and inner end of the plunger whereby inward movement of the plunger causes the ejector to advance from retracted position.

10, A type dispenser having a plurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of at least one of the opposed plates having a recess for receivin a stack of type, the

recess extending outwardly to one edge of the plate to define a discharge opening, the contiguous face'of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a'retracted position to an advanced position within the recess and op erative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it from the recess, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove vertically offset from the recess, and a plunger mounted in the second groove to move inwardly and outwardly of said plate, the plunger'having its inner end interconnected with said ejector and its outer end projecting beyond the one edge of the plate, the outer end of the plunger having a finger piece {spaced from and extending parallel to said edge of the plate adjacent the discharge opening, the said finger piece having a lateral extension ex-' tending transversely of the opening but spaced above the bottom of the opening to permit the passage of the lowermost type through the opening, whereby inward pressure upon the finger piece causes the ejector to advance from retracted position and causes the lateral extension of the finger piece to obstruct the opening thereby to prevent ejection of the remainin type.

11. A type dispenser having a plurality of plates disposed in face-to-face relationship, the contiguous face of at least one of the opposed plates having a recess for receivin a stack of type, the recess extending outwardly to one edge of the plate to define a discharge opening, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove communicating with the recess adjacent its lower wall, an ejector mounted to move in the groove from a retracted position to an advanced position within the recess and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it from the recess, the contiguous face of at least one of each of the opposed plates having a groove vertically offset above the recess, and a plunger mounted in the second groove to move inwardly and outwardly of said plate, the plunger having its inner end interconnected with said ejector and its outer end projecting beyond the one edge of the plate, the outer end of the plunger havin a depending finger piece adjacent the discharge opening, the said finger piece having a lateral extension extending transversely of the opening but spaced above the bottom of the opening to permit the passage of the lowermost type through the opening, whereby inward pressure upon the finger piece causes the ejector to advance from retracted position and causes the lateral extension of the finger piece to obstruct the opening thereby to prevent ejection of the remaining type.

12. A type dispenser comprising a casing having a chamber for receiving a stack of type, the chamber extending outwardly to the edge of the casing defining a discharge opening, an ejector mounted to move from a retracted position to an advanced position within said chamber and operative while advancing to contact the inner end of the lowermost type and to eject it through the opening, a plunger mounted to move inwardly and outwardly relative to the casing and having its inner end interconnected with said ejector and its outer end projectin beyond the open end of the casing, the outer end of the plunger having a finger piece spaced from and extending parallel to said edge of the casing and adjacent the opening, said finger piece having a lateral extension extending transversely of the opening but spaced above the bottom of the opening to permit the passage of the lowermost time through the opening, the parts being so constructed and arranged that inward pressure upon the finger piece causes the ejector to advance from retracted position and causes the lateral extension to obstruct the opening, thereby to prevent ejection of the remaining type.

EDWARD W, FLOOD.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 372,270 Lynde Oct. 25, 1887 973,332 Ablett Oct. 18, 1910 1,504,643 Nudl Aug. 12, 1924 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 22,473 Great Britain 1913 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,477,514 July 26, 1949 EDWARD W. FLOOD It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 5, line 63, for the Words the move read to move;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 20th day of December, A. D. 1949.

THOMAS F. MURPHY, I

Am'atemt Uommaaaioner of Patentc.