US2503355A

US2503355A - Copyholder

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Publication number: US2503355A
Application number: US566809A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sattler Stephen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1944-12-06
Filing date: 1944-12-06
Publication date: 1950-04-11
Anticipated expiration: 1967-04-11

Description

S. SATTLER April H, E950 COPYHOLDER Filed Dec. 6, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 nil S. SATTLER April il, 950

y C OPYHOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Deo. 6, 1944 NM1-TN D 'ejnhen Sait er Patented Apr. 1l, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a collapsible copy holder automatically actuated to move copy material therein.

More particularly, the invention relates to a collapsible copy holder having mechanism operable both manually and automatically for progressive movement of copy material, with means to release tensioned copy-gripping elements for insertion and removal of copy material, and means to restore the copy-gripping elements to tensioned condition upon extension from collapsed and untensioned condition.

It is an object of this invention to provide a copy holder operable either manually, or automatically by a typewriter or similar device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a copy holder having automatic operating means actuatable by movement of a typewriter or the like for correlated movement of copy in the copy holder and work in the typewriter.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a copy holder having positive means to restore to tensioned condition upon extension of the copy holder copy-holding means which are in relieved condition when the copy holder is collapsed.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a copy holder having means to release copygripping means for insertion or removal of copy, and to position copy when inserted.

Other and further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description and appended drawings.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a copy holder. according to this invention, with certain parts in section;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the copy holder;

Figure 3 is a side elevational View of the copy holder, looking to the left in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail View of a portion of Figure 3, with the parts in a different position;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of another portion of Figure 3, with the parts in another position;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line VI-VI of Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, but showing the parts in different positions;

Figure Sis a view partially in section of a lever member shown in Figures 6 and 'l Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary side ele vation from the left in Figure l;

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9, but showing the parts in another position; and

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line XI-XI of Figure 1.

The copy holder as illustrated herein is generally similar to the copy holder disclosed in my Patent No. 2,170,161, dated August 22, 1939, entitled Collapsible copy holder, although the invention is not limited to this particular type of copy holder.

As illustrated, the copy holder has a copymoving rear part 2| and a copy-gripping forward part 22, each having upper and lower telescoping sections so that the copy holder may be collapsed or extended by vertical downward or upward movement of the upper sections on the lower sections.

The upper section 23 of the rear part 2| is slidable on vertical standards 24 secured on a base 25, and is held in extended position on the standards by suitable mechanism (not shown) releasable by a release lever 26 to permit collapsing of the copy holder.

The upper section 21 of the forward part 22 has a pair of depending legs 28 each provided with a sleeve portion 29 at the lower end thereof. A horizontal rod 30 is mounted for rotational movement on the base 25, and has its ends extended upwardly to provide a pair of guides 3| for the legs 28 of the upper section 21, the sleeves 29 sliding on the guides 3|. Suitable locking means (not shown) are provided to hold the upper section 21 in extended position on the guides 3|, the locking means being releasable by the releasing lever 26 to permit the upper section 21 to move downwardly.

Projections 32 extend rearwardly from the junctions of the guides 3| and the rod 30, and are urged against the base 25 by springs 33. By this construction, the upper section 21 of the forward part 22 of the copy holder is urged rearwardly against the upper section 23 of the rear part 2|, so that copy may be gripped securely therebetween. A roller 34 is mounted in the upper section 23, and a roller 35 is journallecl in the upper section 21, the copy being gripped between the nip of these rollers. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in application to a copy holder employing rollers for holding and moving copy, since other means may be used for this purpose. Rollers, however, provide a simple means, and for convenience the copy holder is described and shown as including the

rollers

34 and 35.

A rod 36 is mounted for rocking movement along the rear edge of the base 25, and has flat portions 3l aligned with the projections 32, which extend over the rod 3S and seat on the llat portions 3?. Thus, rotation or rocking of the rod 36 will raise the ends of the projections 32 to rock the rod and move the guides 3! and legs 28 forwardly, separating the roller 35 from the roller 34 to prevent any binding of the sleeves 29 on the guides 3l which might be occasioned by the springs 33 in urging the roller 35 against the roller 34. In this untensioned or relieved condition, the upper section 2 can move smoothly on guides 3l.

A crank or lever 38 has one end secured to one end of the rod and the other end pivotally connected to the lower end of a bar 39 which has a lslot 45 therein and extends upwardly and is connected to the release lever 26 at its upper end by a pin 4| engaged in the slot 49. As best shown in Figures .9 and 1-0, movement of the lever 26 to release or unlock the

upper sections

23 and 2 in their extended condition so that they may be moved downwardly on the standards 24 and guides 3|, respectively, to Acollapsed condition of the copy holder draws the bar 39 and the end of the lever 38 connected thereto upwardly, and thus rotates or rocks the rod 36 to move lthe forward part 22 into untensioned or relieved position, as already explained above. The

upper sections

23 and 21 may then be easily moved down to collapsed position.

The lever 25 moves with the upper section 23, with the pin 4l riding in the slot 4i] of the slotted bar 3" and downward movement of the section .23 therefore does not affect the relieved condition of the forward part 22, the rod 35 remaining in `the position to which it was moved by releasing movement of the lever 26. Upward movement of the sections 23 and 2l, and of the lever 2G, from collapsed to extended position, similarly leaves the rod 38 unaffected. A shock or jar might, of course, return the .rod 35 to the position in which the projections .32 rest on the flat portions 3'?, but thisis unreliable and undesirable. The invention provides positive means for restoring the forward part 22 0f `the copy holder to tensioned condition.

At the side of the copy holder opposite that at which the lever 38 and bar 39 are disposed, a bar 42 is secured for substantially vertical reciproca-ting movement to actuate :the mechanism (not shown) for rotating the roller v34. The bar 42 is moved downwardly to -rotate the roller, and is returned to raised position by any suitable means. The bar 42 is provided with a slot 43 and at its lower end is pivotally connected to `the upper end of a connecting bar 44 as by a pin or screw 45 extending through the slot 43. The lower end of the bar -44 is pivotally connected as by a screw 45 to the rear portion of a two-part manual spacing lever 41.

The manual spacing lever 4T has a bent rear part 48 and a straight forward part 4e pivotally connected by a screw G. A support 5l extends forwardly from the base 25, and has the lever parts pivoted thereon, the forward part A49 as by `a knurled head screw 52, and the rear part 48 as by a screw 53. The connection of the bar 44 and lever 41 is at a point slightly forward of lthe rear end of the rear lever part 48.

A key or button 54 is secured to the free end of the forward lever part 49 for depression by the nger of an operator when the copy holder is manually operated. It will be clear that depression of the button 54 moves the rear end of the rear lever part 48 downwardly, and thereby draws the connecting bar 44 and the slotted bar 42 downwardly to rotate the roller 34. The return movement of the bar 42 to raised position raises the rear end of the rear lever part 48 and the front or free end ofthe 'forward lever part 49.

Upon collapse of the copy holder, the slotted bar 42 moves downwardly with the upper section `23, such movement being permitted by the slot 43 in which the pin 45 is entered. Similarly, the slotted bar 42 rises with the upper section 23 when `it is moved upwardly to extended position from its collapsed position. The length of the slot 43, however, is such that in collapsed condition `of the copy holder the upper end of the slot engages the pin or screw 45 and moves the connecting bar 44 downwardly, and with it the rear Aend of the rear lever part 48. As theupper section 23 is moved to extended position, the lower end of the slot 43 engages the screw 45 to move the connecting bar 44 and the rear end ofthe rear lever part 48 upwardly.

As shown in Figures 3 and 5, a curved arm .55 is rigidly secured at one end to the end of the rod 36 opposite the end to which the lever 33 is attached. The .arm 55 extends between the rear lever part 48 and the support 5l and parallel thereto. The rear portion of the rear lever part 43 may be -olset outwardly to provide suf- 4cient space for the arm 55. Disposed above the arm 55 and in the same vertical plane is a pivoting member 5G having a rear oiset ,portion 51 and a portion 58 of its reariedge projecting laterally to engage over the top edge of the rear lever part 48 and to the rear of the connecting bar 44. The pivoting member 5B -is pivoted at its central portion to the support 5l as by a screw 59 forwardly of and above the rod 35.

When the copy holder is collapsed, the rocking of the bar 35 to relieve the spring tension on the forward part 22, as previously explained, rotates the curved arm 55 to the upper position illustrated in Figure 5, with the free end of the arm supporting theforward portion of the pivoting member 5.6. The rear portion of the rear lever part 4B is moved to its Ylowered position. The pivoting member 56 has its rear portion flower than the forward portion, with the oiset portion 5l laterally .spaced from the end of the rod 35 and the secured end of thearm 55, and the lateral projection 58 resting on the rear lever part 48.

When the

upper .sections

23 and 21 are moved upwardly in extending the copy .holder from its collapsed position, the rear portion of the rear lever part 48 is raised by the connecting bar 44, as explained above, and carries with it the lateral projection '58 torotate'the pivoting member about the pivot screw 59, so that the forward portion of the pivoting member 56 forces the curved arm 55 downwardly to the lowered position illustrated in Figure 3. This movement-of the arm 55 rocks the rod 36 back to its position in which the flat .portions 3l receive the projections 32, so that the forward part 22 of the copy holder is again urged against the rear part 2l. It will thus be seen that the curved arm 55 and the pivoting -member 56 provide .positive means for restoring the forward -part .22 yto tensioned condition.

The invention also includes means for temporarily relievingthe tension of the forward part 22 and for separating the roller 35 from the roller 34, and for restoring the part 22 to its pressing position. This means also permits quick and easy insertion or removal of copy, and positions the copy in proper alignment for movement in the copy holder. A horizontal bar 60 is rotatably mounted in the upper section 23 of the rear part 2l at the level of the sleeve portions 29. A plurality of prongs 5I extend radially from the bar 60 at intervals along the length thereof, one of the prongs 6l being aligned with each of the sleeve portions 29. At one side of the copy holder, preferably the side opposite that at which the releasing lever 26 is disposed, a relieving lever 62 is provided which is secured to one end of the rod 60 in any suitable manner, as by a screw B3, to rock or rotate the bar.

As best shown in Figure 4, movement of the lever 62 rocks the bar E@ to move the prongs i into substantially horizontal position, and this movement causes the prongs 6l aligned with the sleeve portions 29 to push against the sleeve portions and move them forwardly, thus rocking the forward part 22 against the pressure of the springs 33 to separate the

rollers

34 and 35. Copy may thus merely be dropped between the rollers and will come to rest on some or all of the prongs 6I to be supported thereby in proper horizontal alignment. The ends of the prongs, at least those moving against the sleeve portionsI 29, are preferably smoothly rounded. The rounded ends are illustrated in Figure 4 as provided by forming the end of the prong Si as a bent or hooked portion 64.

The prongs El preferably extend downwardly in normal position, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and move clockwise as viewed in Figures 3 and 4 upon relieving movement of the lever 82, but it will be clear that the arrangement might be otherwise than as shown and described. Reverse movement of the relieving lever 32, of course, permits the springs 33 to move the part 22 back to its pressing position, with the copy firmly gripped between the

rollers

34 and 35.

The lever 62, of course, may be operated to separate the rear part 2| and the forward part 22 for the purpose of removing copy instead of inserting it. In this case the part 22 may be returned immediately to pressing position, or held in its position separated from the part 2i until additional copy has been inserted.

The invention includes mechanism for automatic operation of the copy-moving mechanism of the copy holder. The automatic mechanism is adapted to be actuated by the carriage or other moving part of a typewriter or similar machine utilized in connection with the copy holder. The mechanism comprises an automatic spacing lever 85 mounted for oscillating movement in a vertical plane parallel to the parts 2| and 22. At its bottom end the spacing lever 65 has a rearwardly extending horizontal projection 6B rotatably mounted in spaced

brackets

51 and 68 carried by the support 5|. The projection 66 may be integral with the lever 65, or rigidly secured thereto, as desired. The bracket 51 is preferably close to the spacing lever S5, and the bracket 68 is located rearwardly of the pivot 53 of the rear lever part 48 of the manual spacing lever 41.

A pressing lever 69 is secured on the horizontal projection 6B to extend radially therefrom with its outer end resting on the upper edge of the rear lever part 48. As shown, the pressing lever 69 has one end encircling the projection Bt and held against rotation thereon by a set screw 10 bearing on a nat portion 'H formed on the projection Gt. If desired, the projection 56 may be provided with a polygonal portion instead of the ilat portion 1l, to permit relative angular adjustment of the pressing lever 69 and the automatic spacing lever 65. Of course, the pressing lever 69 may be formed integral with the projection B6. A spacing sleeve or collar 12 may be Vinserted. between the bracket 68 and the pressing lever 69. A finger 13 extends from the support 5Il above the pressing lever 69 to limit the rotation of the lever 69 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figures 6 and 7, and thus limits movement to the right of the automatic lever 65.

To the upper end of the automatic spacing lever 89 is secured an extension 14, which is illustrated as a channel-shaped member but which may be of some other form', such as tubular. The extension 14 is secured to the lever 65 by screws 15 extending through a slot 16 formed in the wall of the extension 14 to Permit longitudinal adjustment of the lever and extension, so that the combined length thereof may be varied. Two opposed wall portions of the extension 14 project upwardly to provide lugs 11 in spaced relation, with a pivot 18, such as a pin, rivet or screw, extending therethrough. 'A claw 19 is supported by the pivot 18 for pivotal movement between the lugs 11, in the plane of movement of the lever 65. At its upper end as viewed in Figure I6 the claw 19 has an engaging finger 30 and at its lower end a tail 8l, and one edge of the claw is preferably smoothly curved convexly from the finger 8G to the tail 8 I. The other edge of the claw is formed to provide a projection 82 intermediate the finger and tail, and a notch 83 is provided in this projection.

Within the extension 14 between the upper end of the lever 65 and the claw 19 there is a lower block 84 bearing on the end of the spacing lever 55 and an upper block 85 bearing on the lower portion of the claw 19. The lower portion of the block 85 and the upper portion of the block 84 each has a recess 86 receiving one end of a spring 81 urging the blocks apart from each other. Headed pin members such as the screws 88 extend through slots S9 in the wall of the extension 14 and into the blocks 84 and 85 to hold the blocks against movement out of the extension 14 while permitting limited movement of the blocks longitudinally within the extension. The upper end of the block 85 is tapered to an edge 99 adapted to engage the notch 83 of the claw 19.

. It will be seen that the construction of the extension 14 and the claw 19 is such that with the claw 19 in raised position movement of the linger 8U to the left as viewed in Figures 6 and '7 will cause the tail tl to engage the extension 14 and hold the extension and the nger B0 substantially rigid, swinging the extension 14 and the lever S5 in the direction of movement of the finger 80, about the axis of the horizontal projection 66, which, of course, rotates in the brackets 61 and 68 and moves the rear portion of the rear manual spacing lever part 48 downwardly by means of the pressing lever 69.

Movement of the finger 89 in the opposite direction, or to the right as viewed in Figures 6 and 7, is not resisted by the tail 8| and therefore does not cause movement of the extension 14 and lever B5. Instead, the finger 88 moves clockwise about the pivot 18, thus approaching the lowered or retracted position of the claw 19. Any tendency to move the extension 14 and automatic spacing lever 65 with the claw 19 in this direction is prevented by the limiting iinger 13 positioned abovey the pressing lever 89, which acts as a stop to upward movement of the lever 69', and thus to clockwise movement of the lever E and extension 14. The pivoting movement of the claw 19 about the pivot 18 takes place against the yielding resistance of the upper block 8:'5, and when the force causing the movement is removed, the resilience of the spring 81 acting through the block 85 on the lower edge of the projection 82 returns the claw 19 to its raised position.

If automatic operation of the copy holder is not desired, the claw 19 may be moved to its lowered position and the automatic spacing lever 55 rendered inoperative. In this case, the claw is pivoted in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figures 6, '1 and 8, in the manner already described, but the movement is continued until the edge 99 of the block 85 engages in the notch 83 of the claw 19. In this position of the claw, the notch 83 is vertically aligned with the pivot 18 and the edge 9B of the block, and the pressure of the spring 81 therefore does not cause movement of the claw in either direction, but instead holds the claw against movement. lThe claw 1S may be returned to its raised position by reverse pivotal movement thereof, which causes the block S5 to move downwardly out of the notch 83 and again bear against the bottom edge of the projection 82. The edge 99 of the block may be rounded to facilitate its disengagement from the notch.

A typewriter T, or a similar machine, ordinarily used in connection with the copy holder to copy the material carried by the copy holder, is utilized to actuate the automatic spacing lever 65 for automatic operation of the copy holder without requiring manual operation of the lever 41. The copy holder is positioned behind the typewriter T, with the support 5| and the manual spacing lever 4l extending along one side of the typewriter, and with the typewriter so spaced from the parts 2| and v22 that the carriage C of the typewriter T is just forward of the automatic spacing lever 65 and its extension 14. A catch 9|, which may be simply a small plate or bar, may be secured in any suitable manner to the carriage C at a convenient point to extend through the plane of the claw 1S. As the carriage C is moved to the left as viewed in Figures 6 and '1, the catch 9| engages the finger S9 of the claw 19 and swings the automatic spacing lever 85 to depress the rear portion of the rear manual spacing lever part 48, thus drawing down the connecting bar 44 and slotted bar 42 for rotation of the roller 34 to move copy in the copy holder so as to present fresh material for copying.

Since the finger 85 describes an arc about the axis of the horizontal projection 66, continued movement of the carriage C results in the finger 8U swinging below the level of the catch 9| for disengagement therefrom. The return movement of the slotted bar 4i raises the rear end of the rear lever part 48 and with it the free end of the pressing lever 69 to return the automatic spacing lever to its normal position, with the claw 19 in position for engagement with the catch 9|.

As the carriage C and the catch 9| move in the opposite direction, the catch again engages the claw 19, but it merely rides over the convexly curved edge thereof, depressing the finger 80 by pivotal movement in a clockwise direction against the resilience of the spring 81, and as soon as the catch 9| has passed beyond the finger 80 the claw- 19v returns to its raised position, the pivotal movement thereof by the catch 9|' being insufcient to bring the notch 83 and the block 85 into engagement. The carriage C and the catch 9| may thus move to the right without hindrance and Without causing any movement of the automatic spacing lever.

The combined length of the lever G5 and extension 14 is preferably so adjusted that the nnger 8i) and the catch 9| disengage, in operative movement of the carriage C, just after the roller 34 has been actuated. The automatic spacing lever and the carriage C are shown in Figure 6 with the catch 9| engaging the nger 80 of the claw 19 as the carriage moves to the left, and in Figure 7 just after disengagement of the finger 89 and the catch 9| after further movement to the left of the carriage C.

The catch 9 I, although shown and described as provided to engage the automatic spacing lever structure, might in many if not all cases be omitted, and a convenient projection of the carriage C utilized instead, such as the head of a screw, for example.

It will be obvious that in copying on the typewriter T a line from the copy held in the copy holder, starting with the carriage C in its position to begin a line of typing, which corresponds to the extreme left hand position of the carriage as viewed in Figure '7, the carriage C moves to the right as seen in Figures 6 and '1, with the catch 9| riding over the claw 19 as previously explained, until the end of the line is reached, when the carriage C is in an extreme right hand position. The carriage C is then returned by the operator to its extreme left hand position to begin a new line of typing, and as already explained this leftward movement of the carriage actuates the automatic spacing lever structure to operate the copy holder, so that a fresh line of material to be copied is presented. Thus, the movement of copy in the copy holder is correlated with the movement of the paper in the typewriter on which the material is being copied, without requiring any manual operations by the operator other than those required for the operation of the typewriter itself.

When automatic operation of the copy holder is not desired, as when a line-for-line copy is not being made, or when the copy material in the copy holder consists of shorthand notes or the like, it is only necessary to move the claw 19 to its inoperative position as already explained, in

which position it is below the level of the catch 9| so that there can be no engagement therebetween.

The manual spacing lever 41 is not rendered inoperative by the automatic spacing lever and its associated structure. In fact, the automatic spacing lever structure utilizes the rear lever part 48 of the manual lever 41 to operate the copy holder and in effect substitutes the movement of the pressing lever 69 against the rear level' part 48 for the manual depression of the button 54 on the forward lever part 49 of the manual lever 4l. The manual spacing lever 41, therefore, may be employed not only as an alternative to the automatic spacing lever 65 but also,

without rendering the `automatic lever structure inoperative, as a supplement thereto, as when a portion of the copy in the copy holder is not to be copied on the typewriter.

It should be clear, however, that the automatic spacing mechanism need not operate by means of the manual lever 41, since obviously the lever 69 might be connected directly to the bar 44 for drawing the bar 42` downwardly. Similarly, the automatic spacing lever structure might have independent linkage with the mechanism for rotating the roller 313-.

It Will, of course, be understood that various details of construction'may be varied through a Wide range Without departing from the principles of this invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise thannecessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a copyholder having copy-moving means and manual lever means to actuate said copymoving means, an automatic lever for actuating said copy-moving means pivoted in said copyholder with one end formed to engage said manual lever means and the other end positioned for engagement With a movable part of a copying device for movement thereby in one direction to actuate said manual lever means, said other end of said lautomatic lever disengaging said movable part upon continued movement in said direction, and having a portion pivotally movable in the opposite direction to permit reverse movement of said movable part past said end Without corresponding movement of said automatic lever and spring means mounted on said automatic lever and operable on said pivotal portion for returning said other end to position for engaging said movable part.

2. The combination with a copyholder including means for progressively moving copy therein of automatic means for actuating said moving means, said automatic means comprising a pivoted lever structure having a portion operatively connected to said moving means and an arm having a movable tip element engageable with a movable part of a copying device when in extended position and unengageable with said part when in retracted position, movement of said part in one direction while engaging said tip element moving said lever structure to operate said moving means, and movement oi said part in the reverse direction in engagement with said tip element moving said element toward retracted position on said arm to permit passage of said movable part Without moving said arm and spring means mounted on said lever and operable on said tip element for returning said tip element to extended position after passage of said movable part.

3. An operating mechanism for copy-moving means in a copyholder including a support structure comprising an arm mounted for oscillation on the support, a lever part engaging said means, and a tip portion pivotally mounted on the end of said arm, said tip portion upon movement in one direction rigidly engaging said arm for simultaneous movement thereof and upon movement in the opposite direction pivoting on said arm without causing movement thereof.

4:, An operating mechanism for copy-moving means of a copyholder including a support structure, said mechanism comprising a rod mounted for movement relative to the support structure, a hollow extension adjustably secured on said rod, a claw member pivoted on said extension having a finger, a tail, and a notched projection intermediate the nger and tail, a block slidably mounted in said extension and engageable in the notch of said projection, biasing means urging said block against said claw member, said block holding said claw member in extended position when out of engagement with said notch and in retracted position when engaged in said notch.

and a portion on said mechanism engaging said copy-moving means, said nger in extended position of said clavv member being engageable by a movable part of a copying device to engage said tail with said extension upon movement of said part in one direction to move said mechanism in said direction to operate said copy-moving means, and being engageable by said part upon movement in the reverse direction to move said claw member toward retracted position for disengagement of said finger and said part.

5. An operating mechanism for copy-moving means of a copyholder including a support structure comprising an oscillatable arm, a lever part engaging said means, a tip portion pivotally mounted on the end of said arm, and resilient means mounted on said lever normally urging said tip portion to extended position, said tip portion in extended position when moved in one direction moving said arm therewith for operation of said means by said lever part, and when moved in the reverse direction pivoting on said arm against the resistance of said resilient means without moving said arm.

6. A copyholder for use with a copying machine comprising a base structure, upright support panels on said base structure, means for progressively moving copy through said support panels, a push rod connected to said means, a manually operable lever associated with said push rod for moving same, an oscillatable lever having a shank portion pivotally mounted in an upright position on said base structure, an arm associated with said oscillatable lever and with said manually r operable lever` for transmitting the movement of said oscillatable lever to said manually operable lever, a tip element pivotable on said oscillatable lever having a finger portion normally in an upwardly extended position for contact by a movable portion of the copying machine and a tail portion normally abutting said oscillatable lever, and resilient means between the shank of said oscillatable lever and said tip element for urging said tip element into normal position.

7. A copyholder for use with a copying machine comprising a base structure,- copy gripping members supported in an upright position from said base structure, means for progressively moving said copy through said copy gripping members, a push rod connected to said means for actuating the same, a manually operable lever connected to said push rod, an oscillatable lever pivotally mounted on said base structure having a hollow shank portion extending in an upright position v and having a laterally extending portion movable against said manually operable lever for pivoting the same to actuate said copy-moving means, a tip element pivotally mounted on said upper end of said shank having a iinger, a tail and a notched projection intermediate said nger and tail, said tip element normally having the tail abutting the shank of the oscillatable lever and the nger extending upwardly into the path of a moving part of said copying machine, and resiliently urged means in the hollow shank operable on said tip element to move the same to normal position, said notched projection of said tip being movable into gripping Contact with said resiliently urged means for holding the iinger out of the path of the moving part of the copying machine.

STEPHEN SATTLER.

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