US2492887A

US2492887A - Marginal and column stop control mechanism and correlated indicator guides for imprinting machines

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Publication number: US2492887A
Application number: US629184A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rainey Clifton King
Original assignee: RAINEY ACCOUNTING MACHINE COMP
Current assignee: RAINEY ACCOUNTING MACHINE COMP; RAINEY ACCOUNTING MACHINE COMPANY Inc
Priority date: 1945-11-16
Filing date: 1945-11-16
Publication date: 1949-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 1966-12-27

Description

Dec. 27, 1949 c, RAINEY 2,492,887

MARGINAL AND COLUMN STOP CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES Filed NOV. 16, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l 97 as m I w 84 /-@0 1M v ".2 .u. mpqjfg l @J 59 3 497 {NVENTOR M u! Um W E c IFTON KIfj RAINEY". ll BY 7 84- i ATTORNEY Dec, 27, 1949 (31K. RAINEY MARGINAL AND COLUMN STOP CONTRO L MECHANISM AND GORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 16, 1945 INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 2 7,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MARGINAL AND COLUIVIN STOP CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICA- TOR GUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES CliftonKing Rainey, Knoxville, Tenn assignor, by mesne assignments, to Rainey Accounting Machine Company, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn, a corporation of Tennessee. I

Application November 16, 1945, Serial No. 629,184

15 Claims. 1.

This invention relates to typing, prlntingand computing machines and more. particularly to improved paper feeders therefor, although it may be employed with equal advantage for other purposes. This application is a continuation-inpart of my co-pending application. Serial Number 580,117, filed February 28, 1945.

It contemplates more especially the provision of a simplified, improved and more effective front feed carriage for machines of thefcharacter mentioned and more particularly for combined typewriting and accounting machines of simplified construction and improved operation. I

Front feed carriages for typing, computing and accounting machines. are common, but these are intricate, involve many parts, and for practical and commercial reasons are applicable for the most part to elaborate accounting and. simi;- lar devices. In machines involving plural sheets for recording impressions and computations of mechanical devices, the front feedcarriage is very suitable and usually deemed best from a time and labor saving standpoint, intricacy, maintenance and expense being secondary to the results sought. With the teachings of the present invention plural independent sheets are capable of front feed. response without'involving substantially more than the standard back-feed devices from a structural; and production cost standpoint.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction and operation of devices of the character mentioned. 7

Another object is to provide an improved and simplified front feed carriage for typing, printing, computing machines, and the like.

Still another object is to, provide an improved manual front feed carriage for machines of the character mentioned.

A further object is to provide an improved roller friction paper feed for machines of the character mentioned.

A still further object is to provide an improved multiple control stop bar to vary the functions of the machine to which it is applied.

Still a further object is to provide improved paper marginal indexing and functioning means in conjunction with a multiple control stop bar.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of an illustratedembodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view in elevation of a front feed carriage, for typing and accounting machines embodying features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view in elevation taken substantially along broken line II-JI of Figure 5 with parts of the multiple stop bar broken away to clarify the showing.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view in elevation of the multiple stop bar. taken substantially along line IIIIII- of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional side view in elevation of a sectional stop plate utilized in con: junction with the stop bar shown in Figures 2 and 3.

' Figure 5 is a fragmentary side view in elevation of thecarriage and its associated elements illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view in elevation of the stop indexing sight taken substantially along. line VI-VI of Figure l.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail side view in elevation. of the indexing sight stop shown in Figure 6.

a Figure 8 is a detail plan view of the indexing sightstop shown in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary side view in elevation of a front feed frame lever showing the lower end portion thereof.

Figure 10 is a sectional view in elevation of the multiple stop control indexing collar taken substantially along line XX of Figure 2,

The structure selected for illustration is not intended to serve as a limitation upon the scope or teachings of the invention, but is merely i1- lustrative thereof. There may be considerable variations and adaptations of all or part of the teachings depending upon the dictates of commercial practice. The present embodimentcomprises instrumentalities mounted on a machine frame 3 having a cast or otherwise shaped bearing plate 4 (Figure 5) for cooperation through suitable ball or roller bearings 5 and 6 with carriage rails 'l and it to movably support a carriag 9 which includes parallel side plates l0-l I.

The carriage 9 is provided with upstanding side plates l0ll for supporting the instrumentalities'which are required to secure, feed, and print plural sheets of paper according to the purpose or purposes for which the mechanism and instrumentalities have been designed, assembled and integrated irrespective of the particular term or terms that may be utilized to identify the machine or mechanism for illustrative purposes. In the present embodiment, plural sheets such as a ledger sheet I2 and a journal sheet 13 (Figure 5) are supported and guided on inclined chute plates l4 and l5, respectively, which extend between the carriage side plates l|l-| I, and converge downwardly toward a platen l5 having the usual rubber friction tubular sleeve l6 thereon. The platen I5 is supported by an axial rod ll which is journaled in the carriage side plates |lJ-| l. Platen knobs [8-49 are fixed to the extremities of the rod I! (Figure l) to afford manual rotation of the platen 15.

The plural sheet front feeding mechanism cooperates with the platen l5 which has constant frictional contact with a series of lower rubber covered feed rolls 20 mounted in spaced relation on a rod 2| which is journaled in the extremities 22 of levers 23 (Figure 5). The levers 23 are pivoted at their other extremities '24 to screw pins 25 anchored in the carriage side plates l9--l|. A coil spring 26 is anchored at one end as at 21 to each of the levers 23 while the other ends thereof are anchored at 28 to the carriage side plates |'0I| to normally urge the feed rolls 2| upwardly in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5) against the rubber platen surface It so that the plural sheets |2-|3 which may consist of any number of different forms, will be frictionally engaged therebetween. For instance, a statement form will usually overlie the ledger sheet I2 with a carbon sheet therebetween, and similarly other sheets may be superposed therewith and also with the journal sheet l3. For that matter, additional chute plates may be arranged between either or both sides of the chute plates l4--|5 should commercial practice so dictate.

The lower chute plate l4 extends to and around the lower feed roll rod 2|. To this end the chute plate 14 terminates in spaced curved rod engaging end loops 29 (Figure 1) which are interposed between the spaced lower feed rolls 20 to alternate therewith so that the ledger, journal and any other sheets superposed thereon will be guided between the platen surface it and the surfaces of the lower feed rollers 20 (Figure 5). The chute plate I4 has upwardly curved extensions 3!! (Figure 5), which alternate with the rod engaging end loops 29, and these conform in curvature with the platen surface I6 to guide the ledger sheets |2 around the platen l6 and upwardly as will appear more fully hereinafter. The upper chute plate |'5 terminates at the lower edge line of the carriage side plates |--l| (Figure to direct the journal sheet l3 and any other sheets superposed therewith between the surfaces of the platen l6 and feed rollers 20 with the ledger sheet I2 and its associated sheets below the journal sheet l3 and any sheets assocated therewith, all of these passing between the platen l6 and feed rollers 20 which are in frictional contact therewith.

The plural sheets I 2|3 are progressively fed by the platen l6 which is manually rotated by the platen rod I! having knobs |8--|9 thereon for that purpose. The platen mechanism |5|6-|'i not only co-operates with the lower feed rolls 2B which bind all the plural sheets |'2-|3 therebetween, but also co-operates with a front feed frame 3| consisting, in this instance, of confronting platen rod hub plates 32 (Figure 9) which are eccentrically bored as at 33 for .,journaled connection with the platen rod H.

The front feed frame plates 3| have angularly offset levers 34 extending therefrom to project upwardly. The front feed frame levers 34 are maintained in rigid spaced relation by a crossgrasping element to displace the front feed frame 3| about the platen rod H to open and close the front feed frame as will appear more fully hereinafter. The open and closed positions of the front feed frame 3| are indexed by means of spaced notches 45l-4|, in this instance two, on

the peripheral edge of the front feed frame mounting hub plates 32 (Figure 9) comprising, in this instance, an integral part of the levers 3|. The notches 4E)4| on each of the hub plates cooperate with a pawl 42 pivoted to each of the spring anchor screws 28 carried by the carriage side plates A coil spring 43 is connected to the pawl 42 as at 44 while its other end is anchored as at 45 to'the carriage side plates iii-4i (Figure 5) to normally urge the pawls 2-2 into engagement with the notches 40 or 4| to maintain the front feed frame 34 in its closed or open position.

The front feed frame hub plates 32 each have a camming edge 43 of increasing radius in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 9) to co-operate with the lower feed roll rod or shaft 2| so that the feed rolls 2!) will be displaced from contact with the platen surface l6 when the front feed frame 3| has been displaced in a counterclockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5) to assume its open or disengaged relation with the platen surface IE5 or the plural sheets |2-|3 disposed between rollers |6- 2il. This is effected against the urge of the spring 26 (Figure 5) and this open position is maintained by the pawl 42 which meshes with the hub plate notches 40-4| (Figure 9). The plural sheets I2-|3 may be manually displaced along the chute plates |4|5 when the front feed frame 3| is in its inoperative open position in that the lower feed rolls 20 which normally hold the plural sheets against the platen [5, are removed therefrom and permit free displacement of the plural sheets |2-l3 Without rotating or turning the platen I5.

In the closed position of the front feed fram'e (if when. it is in its extreme clockwise position (viewed from Figure 5), the pawls 42 register with the notch 4| on each of the hub plates 32 and the lower feed roller rod 2| recedes along the cam edges 46 to permit the springs 26 to raise the lower feed rolls 20 to either contact the platen surface It or the plural form sheets 2|3 therebetween. In this position, front feed ledger sheet rolls 46' mounted on a rod 41 carried between the front feed frame levers 34 to project through the visor cut-outs 4B (Figure 1), operatively engage feed rollers 49 either directly or through the upturned ledger sheet l2.

As shown, the feed rollers 4950 are in linear alignment for mounting on shafts 5|52 which have reduced extremities for registry with apertures 53 provided in the substantially T-s'haped end bracket plates 54 attached as at 5556 by means of machine screws or other fasteners to supporting bails 51 (Figure 5). The elongated feed roll bails 51 are pivoted at their extremities 58 to the carriage side plates |0|| by means of fpivot scrwstm can springs an re use feedroll-bails il "anchor the urge or gravity in normally displaein'g' the reed roll" bails 51 =in -a counterclockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5) 'to" rrfaintain iricti'6nal 'contacfib'etween the"rolls Fin and the platen siir- -face l6 or-with'-the journal and its-associated sheet"'l3 turned backwardlyaround-the platen and establish friction driving; contact with-the frontfeed' frame upper rollers 46"'whe'n* the ff'rai'ne levers "3i are displaced to and retair'n'a'gi' in their "betwee n; It'is to be notedth at the p lural sheets l1|{-will be held and displaced'betweeh'the'rolls Y Y s -49 m iii- 50 which a e all rotated in ii'nison' withth'e lower feed ro1ls'20 responsive to 'the ispaciiig org-manual rotation'of the'platen l5; it will thushe apparent that the' nie're shiftih'gfof the front feed frar'nefil to its extreme clcickwise 7 i fpositio nYview'ed from Figure '5)fwill' bring M1 I the 'feedrollsinto operative'frictional contactto "*of's fnihietricalbi sections-which a e fi'ttecfto the feedfthe plural sheets l2l3 frofm thein'ch'utes W V N "IL-iiiaround' the platen surface I6, and. between the 'ro11ers"4649 and Ira-. This "'isac- I p complished with extreme simplicity ofstructur tedes of and operation.

"lines '64, in this instance defining'four horizhfital parent visor 31 (Figure 1) to provide for the fdifiereni',"sheet indexing preparatory to" posting 9 and insure the proper alignment'of "the plural i sheets"I'2 l 3 in'the carriageframe loll, For opera pa tor acorresponding I scribed"" upon a paper sheet 66 attached by 'm nf g v H 'fasten'erswfi' to the visor 31 near the 'top'cioss- The rotarii and"longitudinaFpositidn'of the con- "column. To this end, a pair of guidesfBT- GB respectively, are slida-bly mounted on the rod" 35 havefa short upper lip 15 and a longer lower lip I 16 which extend along both sides of the ion'gitudinal visor 3'! and sheet 66 receiving slits 3- -14 '61-1-68 to "be positioned in alignment with the markings on the indexing sheet 56 for the various calibrated or designated.

"6'I-G8 we; set to conform with the'niar g'inal ota-plurality mark ihglines"|1'l8 provided-hieach horizontal I wSheet 'fidentifying space" (Figured); "This* the' 0ther 62 to the carriage side plates l0-l I, supple xpditioasi" dtru iihe operatmg f5andheneath the rolls BBKFigureS);

The iol'l's 49 are no'rmallyin frictional"contat it,

f ftc th ific extreme "clockwise position (Figure *5) "with' fthe IB SUKSt'aIit'ialI lower i'ollers 50 in frictional contaetwith" the t project platen surface IE5 or the sheet" l3'dispose d*therethis -=-f-polygdnal' houltijer -85 mean machine wsst uai ns exag am s ide f the 1 polygonal One or more fine visible spaced parallel hairshoulder '85. The control stops '-8'|"*"oheach s ars-manner I 1 iainefinoiinted sto'p"( 'prbi'iiie coliiniii" stops-- dependent ponthe "rotary ositio of controlbarscthtt In lieindekd-to e of-iour' positions't perform different mbe'r' of different illustrative purposes, the horizontal sp'acestlii'n- 'slie thatmay Beihserted fordi's'plaement' over ten 5"fo'r t desired pbstifigope'i'ations.

spaces 65,"are etched-in the plastic orf'other transbar, enable the operator to set the forms l2"" ld"in trol stops 815 on the control bar effected the proper position for the applicable'posting h'rough the threaded!enagment of the' poygcmrsnoumas--a5-t gerea1ong.--'- F To 'th nd, "thepolygo'nalshould'ersfi are 7 provided with"airialfbbres'90*whicli threaded for adjustable connection therewithby "means tocorrespond with 'ththreads on the'cohtrbl of threaded studs 'H'12 whichext'end through "bar 8!! so"that eaclffullroifation f the stop the'sh'anks 69-48 to engage the rod 35. The "thereonwill e fie'ct their linear c'em'm br having laterally extending tubular shahksBBl-ETB,

are split as at 13-14 to receive the top portion-of arterf turnof 'thepolygozial" sh ulder-"stoi)sf the visorfliand the replaceable indexing sheet ill" the"'iI'EBSKts l'ic'dihg Set screw/"83 66 therebetween. The guide plates 61-'6Beach heretin registry 'vvith 'th longitiidinalgroove 2. duarter tiirn lihearly isplaes-"the hiiul'fieis their stt'ips '86 one i ghti'th Of 'nin'ch. *With this arrangmne e very fine -and ccumt ed-justmnt can be effected to place he Steps i151 their -d r' (iii- 33356 fifci'se posi- A n with the "Bi-sections 8"attachd to the posting operations for which the sheet 6,5 -is ll0*=po gonal'shoulders fifrin any one bracur difireht 'positions with macrim sc'rews aa engaging Whenthe feed frame is in its closed position, corres'iioii'ding1y threaded apertifis-9|extendi1ig the plural form Sheets I2l3 Will be held bythe latrhHYWithifi the ShlildlSflBf therein. This enables the guide platesor strips "f ed rolls l62ll, fi649, and '58 5 bOth' below 0 The CbmwImr-M 1S prdvidd'iv-ith -aiperipheral and above the platen [5. In this closed'operativewc shoulder 92 proximate to one extremity Sit-thereof positionof the frontfeed frame 3|,the visorbr 1 a k.

window 3! will move upward out of the path'of the pivotal typewriter print bars 18 andthe vertical reciprocal posting bars' 19, the former being manual key-operated and the Inter-actuated"py m the"ciihtrol'ibar fln at th e whim- :33 the Ihotor bar (not shown). "Theform s fie ets other ra'm'ef late l[ is'pfrdllitle 'th" I2--I3areinserted after the guide'platesor strips "frontingfbe'aii "att'a ed th reto by means spaced longitudinal grooves I00, in this instance;

four, equi-distantly spaced to serve as an indexing means for the control bar 80. To this end, the knob 98 rotates with the control bar 80 inboth directions when an indexing pin [M is removed from the-path of grooves I with which the pin.

I 0I may selectively register. The pin IOI is fixed to a vertically extending plate I02 (Figures 2 and that is provided with a longitudinal slot I03 having guide screws I04I05 threadely anchored in the frame plate I I (Figure 2) to servev as a vertical displacing guide for the within the limits of the slot I03.

The guide pin I04 has an extension I06 thereon to receive one end of a compression spring I01 while the other end thereof is anchored to a pin I08 fixed to the upper end of the plate I02. As a result, the spring I01 will normally exert a downward pull on plate I02 to maintain the indexing pin IOI against the shoulder 99 of knob 98 for registry with one of the four longitudinal grooves I00 provided therein. This indexes the control bar 80 to a quarter of a turn as the indexing pin IOI is placed in registry with each successive groove I 00. The position of the control bar 80 can be designated by numbers or other indicia I09 provided on the exterior end surface IIO of the knob 98 (Figure 5). These particular stop lugs 8'! or their predetermined combination of lugs 81 may be placed for projection from particular sides of the stop shoulder 85 to column space the frame plates I0-II with their chutes I4-I5 and supporting a carriage for each type of operation corresponding with the descriptive index 66, column indicator lines 'I'I'I8 and sheet guides 6'I--68 set therewith for each posting operation imprinted on the sheet 66 viewable from the front.

As a result, the marginal stop marks IL-I8 shown for each operation and the sheet margin guides B'I68 are adjusted thereto along the rod 35 to enable the sheets I2-I3 to be placed in plate I02 the proper position between the frame plates I0I I and within the chutes I4-I'5 for displacement around the platen I5. It will be apparent, therefore, that the present calibrated marginal stop marks 'II--18 for each of the operations imprinted on the indexing sheet 66 which is also indexed by numbers which will correspond with the numbers or indicia I09 inscribed on the control bar 80 will facilitate posting operations for any one of four or more accounting functions for which the machine is set or intended. The column stops are rendered effective by a marginal or columncontrol key comprising a part of the keyboard so that the carriage can be laterally shifted either manually or automatically responsive to the operation of the instrumentalities which are set in motion for each cycle by a stand- .ard electric motor (not shown) designed for that ment, the control bar 80 can be fitted with the 8 necessary stops 86 which are precisely set thereon to control the operating characteristics of the machine.

In short, the multiple control bar permits the operator to quickly change the instrumentalities for posting and printing on different forms and to automatically control the functions in printing and posting on particular sets of plural form sheets I2I3 which are chute guided to the front feed frame 34. Consequently, the instrumentalities are rendered very flexible for enabling the efficient use thereof for accounts receivable ledger, statements and journal posting; for accounts payable ledger, remittance advice and journal; general ledger accounts and payroll; and employees ledger, checks and journals.

While the instrumentality operating mechanism forms no part of the present invention, there is shown for illustrative purposes standard carriage operating elements such as a carriage release lever II2 (Figure 5). The carriage release lever I I2 is pivoted as at II3 to the carriage side plate I I to present a rack bar I I4 having a linear series of rack teeth I I5 to mesh with a pinion I I6. The pinion I I6 is fixed to the extremity of a stud shaft I I I journaled in the upstanding shoulder II8 of a carriage rail 8 to rotatively support an escapement wheel H9 and a ratchet wheel I20. The escapement wheel II9 cooperates with spacing dogs I 2II 22 which are connected together by a pin HE. A shank I24 extends downwardly for support on a pivot I25 to oscillate the spaced dogs I.2II22 so that one and then the other engages the escapement wheel I I 9. A spring I26 which extends downwardly from the carriage frame 3, is connected to an arm I21 offset from and fixed to the shank I25 to normally retain dog I2I in engagement with the escapement Wheel II9.

While the stop lugs 81 are for illustrative purposes shown to be of uniform length and number on each control stop 85, these may be provided with one or more lugs 81 of varying lengths, shapes and with different contact surfaces to depress control and tabulating levers I28, I29 and I30 to cause the instrumentalities to add or substract, print a date, tabulate to some other column, shift the instrumentalities from adding or subtracting to typing and vice-versa, non-add or non-print or to numerous other functions, both manual and automatic. The multiple control bar 80 permits the operator to quickly change the instrumentalities for posting and printing on different forms and to automatically control the functions in printing and posting that particular set of plural form sheets I2--I3 which are chute guided to the front feed frame 3|. Consequently, the instrumentalities are rendered very flexible for enabling the efficient use thereof for accounts receivable ledger, statements and journal posting; for accounts payable ledger, remittance advice and journal; general ledger accounts and payroll; and employees ledger, checks and journals.

The tabulating levers I28, I29, and I30 are manually operated through pivotal right angular crank arms I3I which have rods I32 pivoted thereto as at I33 (Figures 2 and 5) to provide for their actuation through the proper control buttons or keys on the keyboard of the machine (not shown). Consequently, means are provided for tying together or correlating the functions of the front feed paper guide stops 6I-68 and the indicators TI'I8 with the control bar 80 in such a manner as to make possible the use of a common horizontal tab or stop position for controlling the printing position of particular columnson different forms, even though the columns run the same distance from either the right or the left edge of one form as on any other form whereon different posting operations are to be imprinted. This'arrangement enhances the flexibility of the machine operations without entailing any appreciable time for change-over from one type of posting to another, depending upon the particular operations that are required in maintaining a complete machine-posted set of books or account ing records.

The actuation of the spacer mechanism is well" known on accounting and typewriter machines so that further explanation thereof would serve no useful purpose insofar as the present invention concerns itself with an improved front feed frame and a multiple control bar for facilitating the posting and printing on the plural form sheets l2.-l3 in connection. with the front feed mechanism.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of this invention, it must be" understood that the-invention is capable of considerable variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth. but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scopeof the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. In a device of the character described the combination with. a frame, of a; carriage on said frame, a platen carriedby said carriage: feed rollers cooperating with saidplaten to support plural form sheets against said platen, a" front feed frame onerativelyconnected to said platen to assume an o en a closed paper feeding position relative thereto. means on said front feed" frame to indicate marginal positionsfor particular sheets inserted-in said front feed frame, and a multiple control stop her on said. carriages plural form sheets against said'platen, a front:-

feedframe .operatively connected to said platen to :assume anopen and a closed paper feeding position relative thereto, meanson said frontfeed, frame i to indicate marginal positionszfor particu-. l lansheets inserted in said front feed frame,- guide stonsadiustably mounted :on said front feed:

frame for setting with said front feed frame indicator means, and a multiple control stop bar on said carriage adapted to be selectively set rela tive thereto to correspond with the marginal positions on said front feed frame indicator means.

3. In a device of the character described the combination with a frame, of a carriage on said frame, a platen carried by said carriage, feed rollers cooperating with said platen to support plural form sheets against said platen, a front feed frame operatively connected to said platen to assume an open and a closed paper feeding position relative thereto, means on said front feed frame to indicate marginal positions for particular sheets inserted in said front feed frame, and a multiple control stop bar rotatively mounted on said carriage adapted to be selectively set relative thereto to correspond with the 1-0 marginal positions on said front feed frame indicator means.

4; Ina device of the-character described the combination with'a frame, of a carriage on said frame, a platen'carriedby said carriage, feed rollers cooperating with said platen to support plural form sheetsagain'st said platen, a front feedframeoineratively connected to said platen to assume an" open and a closed paper feeding position relative thereto, means on said front feed frame to'indicate marginal positions for particular sheets inserted in" said front feed frame, a multiple control stop'bar on said carriage adapted to be sele'ctively'set relative thereto, and means for indexing the'rotarypositi'on of said multiple control bar to'correspond with the marginal positions on said front feed frame indicator means.

5.,Ina deviceof thecharacter described, the combination with a frame, of a carriage movably mounted on said frame,. a platen journaled in said carriage, a paper sheet feeding member pivotally mounted on, said carriage relative tov said platen,.a plurality of operating levers for actuation tocont'rol theoperating. characteristics of the instrumentalities. on said carriage, and a multiple control bar iournaledon. said carriage to receivestops thereon; manual means on said control bar to regulatethe .rotary position thereof for controlling the operatingcharacteristics of the instrumentalities onsaid carriage. and means on said carriage to cooperate with said control bar to :index theirotary position thereof commensurate with thefaceson said control bar.

6. In a-device of the-character described, the combination with aframe, of means on said'frame to .controlthe operatingcharacteristics of typing andposting. instrumentalities,v a marginal and column stop indicator onsaidcarriage, a multiple zGOIltY-Ol bar journaled-r forrotary adjustment on said frame, a pluralityofrstops adjustably associatedwith said" frame :to present a plurality of faces'tin thepathzof' saidtcontrol bar, and means for indexing the-srotary position of said control bartocorrespondwithsaid:marginal column stop indicator;

'7;".In2 a device of the character described, the combination with a; base frame having imprinting' instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on said base frame,'apaper feed frame on said carriage, means on said base frame for controlling the operating characteristics of said imprinting instrumentalities", a-marginal stop indicator on said paper feed'fram'e, a plurality'of paper guides adjustably associated with said paper feed. frame to cooperate with" said" marginal stop indicator for' -determining'the-'setting of said. paper guides, a control baron said-carriage, and stops positioned on said control bar to correspond with the marginal stops on said indicator to limit the displacement of said carriage on said base frame.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with a base frame having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on said base frame, a paper feed frame on said carriage, means on said base frame for controlling the oper ating characteristics of said imprinting instrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on said paper feed frame, a plurality of paper guides ad- ,iustably associated with said paper feed frame to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator for determining the setting of said paper guides, a cylindrical control bar on said carriage, and stops threadedly positioned on said control bar to correspond with the marginal stops on said indicator 11 to limit the displacement of said carriage on said base frame.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a base frame having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on said base frame, a paper feed frame on said carriage,

means on said base frame for controlling the operating characteristics of said imprinting instrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on said paper feed frame, a plurality of paper guides adjustably associated with said paper feed frame to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator for determining the setting of said paper guides, a control bar on said carriage, a plurality of polygonal mounts threadedly associated with said control bar for positioning therealong, and stops positioned on said control bar mounts on each of the polygonal sides thereof to correspond with the marginal stops on said indicator to limit the displacement of said carriage on said base frame.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination with a base frame having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on said base frame, a paper feed frame on. said car riage, means on said base frame for controlling the operating characteristics on said imprinting instrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on said paper feed frame, a plurality of paper guides adjustably associated with said paper feed frame to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator for determining the setting of said paper guides, a control bar on said carriage, a plurality of polygonal mounts threadedly associated with said control bar for positioning therealong, stops positioned on said control bar mounts on each of the polygonal sides thereof to correspond with the marginal stops on said indicator to limit the displacement of said carriage on said base frame, and means for indexing the rotary position of said control bar to correspond with the polygonal sides of said stop mounts thereon.

11. A marginal and'column stop control bar for imprinting machines comprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effective length thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with said control bar, means for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedly adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

12. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machines comprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effective length 12 adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

13. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machines comprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effective length thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with said control bar, rotary position indexing means on said control bar corresponding to the sides on said polygonal stop mounts, means for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedly adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

14;. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machines comprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effective length thereof, spring impact compensating means on said cylindrical bar, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with said control bar, rotary position indexing means on said control bar corresponding to the sides on said polygonal stop mounts, means for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedly adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

15. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machines comprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effective length thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with said control bar, there being a linear groove on said control bar for the threaded extent thereof, set screw means cooperating With said linear control bar groove for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedly adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

CLIFTON KING RAINE-Y.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 7 Name Date 1,158,608 White Nov. 2, 1915 1,209,090 Wernery Dec. 19, 1916 1,994,647 Helmond Mar. 19, 1935 2,160,254 Smith May 30, 1939 2,185,424 Anderson Jan. 2, 1940 2,387,068 Hegnauer Oct. 16, 1945 Disclaimer 2,492,887.--0Zz'fton King Rainey, Knoxville, Tenn. MARGINAL AND COLUMN ST oi-i CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FOR IMPiuNTmG MACHINES. Patent dated Dec. 27, 1949. Disclaimer filed Dec. 26, 1950, by the assignee, Rainey Accounting Machine Company, Inc. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 5, 6, 7 9, and 10 of said patent.

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Disclaimer 2,492,887.-0Zift0n King liaz'ney, Knoxville, Tenn. MARGINAL AND COLUMN STOP CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES. Patent dated Dec. 27, 1949. Disclaimer filed Dec. 26, 1950, by the assignee, Rainey Accounting Machine Company, Inc. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of said patent.

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