US2590652A - Speed feed manifolding attachment for typewriters - Google Patents

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US2590652A
US2590652A US35794A US3579448A US2590652A US 2590652 A US2590652 A US 2590652A US 35794 A US35794 A US 35794A US 3579448 A US3579448 A US 3579448A US 2590652 A US2590652 A US 2590652A
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Herman F Sadgebury
Robert N Ward
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper

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  • This invention relates to speed feed manifolding attachment for typewriters and other typewriting machines having a movable carriage provided with a platen for translation past a fixed typing location.
  • the present invention deals with a manifolding attachment adapted for use with various types and makes of typewriters, and so arranged that it may be easily attached and detached whereby a given typewriter or other typewriting machine may be made available for manifolding and/ or other work.
  • the manifolding attachment of this invention is particularly characterized by the fact that it does not interfere in any way with operational parts of the typewriting machine, it being attachable to a reciprocating portion or member of the typewriting machine which is not an operational part.
  • the invention resides in a mounting structure for supporting the manifolding attachment in cooperating relationship with the carriage of a typewriter or similar machine, the manifolding attachment being supported independently of the typewriter but connected to the carriage for translation in unison with it; moreover, the
  • mounting structure is so arranged that the manifolding attachment may be disconnected from the carriage and lowered to an inoperative position in order that the typewriter may be utilized for normal typing operations when the manifolding apparatus is not required.
  • the base structure rises upwardly at the rear of the typewriter, adjacent its carriage, and is provided with a pair of spaced horizontal tracks which support a horizontally movable manifold carriage, the manifold attachment being mounted upon the carriage and rising above the platen of the typewriter so as to guide and feed the manifold sheets downwardly to the platen
  • the manifold carriage at opposite ends includes releasable contact arms which extend toward and contact the opposite ends of the typewriter carriage so that the translatory movements of the typewriter carriage are transmitted directly to the manifold carriage, causing the manifolding apparatus to move in unison with the carriage during the typing operations.
  • standard typewriters vary from model to model in-the width dimension of the machine or its carriage and also as to the spacing or depth-of the carriage with respect to the rearward edgeof the machine frame.
  • a distinctive feature of the present structure resides in provisions by which the manifolding attachment can be made to accommodate such factors by suitable adjustments but without any refabrication. In other words by making certain adjustments in the width of the attachment and its connection to the type.- writer carriage, the attachmentis capable of being applied to practically any commercial typ e-' writer.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the manifolding frame mounted on its carriage ands upported on its base;
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the-manifolding frame mounted on its carriage and sup:- ported on its frame in operational position with respect toatypewriter;
  • Fig. 3 is a front elevational view showing a portion of the manifolding frame and the contact arms extending therefrom;
  • Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of a portion of the manifolding frame showing the contactarms extending therefrom, the bracket mounting the frame on its carriage, and the safety hook which prevents tilting;
  • Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the manifolding frame carriage mounted on its base;
  • Fig. 6 is a view showing the manner in which the carbon sheets are supported interleaved be tween strips of paper written upon; 7
  • Fig. 9 is an enlarged view showing the means for aligning the strips of paper in aligning posi- Fig. 10 is a section through parts of strips 3 showing the aligning means with the aligning pin withdrawn from the holes in the strips of paper;
  • Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but showing the strips of paper and the carbon sheets in the position they assume at the beginning of the writing period;
  • Fig. 12 is a section taken along the line
  • Fig. 18 is a detail view showing the aligning bar with aligning fingers for engaging the creases in the paper to align the strips of paper;
  • Fig. 14 is a front elevational view of the manifolding frame showing parts of the carbon sheets
  • Fig. 15 is a section taken along the line l5-l5 of Fig. 7;
  • Fig. 16 is a rear elevation of the aligning part of the manifolding frame
  • Fig. 17 is a view showing in side elevation the upper end of the manifolding frame with the spring casing in section;
  • Fig. 18 is a front view of the manifolding frame with the strips of paper and the carbon sheets retracted into the upper position;
  • Fig. 19 is a view similar to Fig. 18 showing the strips of paper and the carbon sheets at the end 'of the writing period.
  • the manifolding frame consists of two lateral members 2
  • transverse members For the purpose of attaching the transverse members to the lateral members the ends of the transversemembers are turned in to engage the lateral members.
  • transverse members are braced by means of two diagonal braces 25, each having its ends riveted by rivets 26 to the transverse members as in Fig. 14 or, alternatively di rectly to the lateral members, as in Fig. 3. Where these-braces cross they are connected by a rivet 21 (Fig. '18), or they-may be brought together and spot welded as in Fig. 1,
  • each lateral member On the lower end of each lateral member is a bracket -28 having a rearwardly extending portion 29, and said portion '29 is attached to an upright 30 mounted on the carriage 84 (Fig. 5).
  • the upright 30 mounted on the right side of the carriage 84 (as viewed in Fig. 5) is provided with an outwardly turned ear 3
  • the hook 32 prevents back-tilting of theframe during use, but may be easily released to permit tilting back of the frame when not in use.
  • the stud 34 mounts the portion 29 of the bracket 28 on the upright 30, and acts as-a fulcrum or bearing to permit tilting of the frame when desired.
  • a two-piece shaft 35 telescopes -within -a hollow shaft 35a which extends across the back of the frame from the brackets 28, 29 mounted on each lateral member (Fig. 3).
  • Each end of the shaft 35a is provided with a bushing 36 and wing nut 36a arranged to maintain the sections of the shaft '35 in predetermined extension according to the width of the body of the typewriting machine on which the frame is to beuse'd.
  • the typewriter illustrated has the usual platen 31a and the usualpaper release rollers 31b (Fig. 7)
  • a shaft 38 (Fig. 14) which has thereon two spaced sprocket wheels 39.
  • a shaft 40 which has thereon two spaced sprocket wheels 4
  • the sprocket wheels on the shaft 38 are connected to the sprocket wheels on the shaft 40 by means of sprocket chains 42.
  • a drum 43 Between the sprocket wheels 4! is a drum 43 forming a roller over which superimposed strips of paper pass.
  • a guide disc 43a On each end of the drum adjacent a sprocket wheel 4
  • a housing or casing 44 On the upper end of one of the lateral members is a housing or casing 44 which fits over one end of the shaft 40. This housing is supported on the lateral member by means of screws 45, and has therein a spring 46,. one end of which is attached to the housing while the other end is attached to the shaft 40.
  • a carrier plate 41 extends across the front of the frame and is supported by the inturned flanges 22 and is attached to the chains by means of bolts 48.
  • a bracket 49 attached thereto by means of a rivet which fits behind the inturned flange and prevents the carrier plate from leaving the frame (Fig. 12).
  • Between each bracket 49 and the carrier plate is a spacer 5
  • the carrier plate and the bracket 49 On each spacer, the carrier plate and the bracket 49 is a pin 52. lhese pins serve to support carbon carriers 53, each of which has at each end a hole surrounded by reenforcing material 54 to prevent wear due to engagement with the pin.
  • each of these pins has a plurality of these notches, whereas in the form shown in Figs. 6 and 15 each pin has one notch, and in order to take up the slack between the spring plate 56 and the outer carbon carrier, a sleeve 55 is provided for each pin. It is found more desirable, however, to use the plurality of notches rather than to use one notch with the sleeve 55.
  • the strips of paper are indicated by the numeral 59 and may be fed from a pile located at some suitable point behind the typewriter, and fed over the top of the drum or roller and beneath the platen of the typewriter.
  • the carbon sheets 60 interleaved between the strips of paper are supported by means of the carbon carriers 53, one carbon sheet for each carbon carrier.
  • a plate 62 Attached to the chains at the back of the frame is a plate 62, which has at each end, at its upper edge, an ear 63 (Figs. 7 and 9). These ears are connected by a rod 64 which serves to hold the sheets of paper in assembled condition. At each end and intermediate the lateral edges of the plate 62 is an ear 65. These ears are connected by a rod 66, similar to the rod 64 and used for a similar purpose. At each end and at the lower edge of the plate 62 is an ear 61, to which is attached one end of a lever 68 by means of an ear 10 formed on a lateral flange 69, and a bolt ll passing :through the ears 6'! and 10.
  • this lever is bent to form a 513 flange 12, which engages the plate 62'when abet 525 the aligning pins 14 are in the holes in the paper for aligning the strips of paper.
  • the holes in the strips of paper are indicated by the nu merals 15. v
  • a guide plate 16 attached at each end to one of the transverse members 23.
  • a clip TI which fits in front of the guide plate and holds the plate-62 in contact with the back surfaces of these guide plates.
  • a spring 18 is provided for holding the pins against the sheets of paper or in the holes in which they project for aligning purposes. Thesesprings are attached to-the angle bar 13 and the guide plate 15.
  • an adjustable clip 8 for use in determining when the holes in the strips ofpaper are in a position to receive the aligning pins.
  • the strips of paper areseparated into separate tearoff sheets by means of creases or perforations 81, extending transversely across the strips of paper. "Each strip of paper is divided into sheets of the samesize by the transverse creases. The distance between the upper edge of each sheet of paper and the aligning holes is the same-for, all sheets and for all strips of paper composed of sheets.
  • aligning pins for entering the aligning holes 1'5 there may be provided on the angle bar 13, fingers 82 which will engage the strips in the creases (Fig. 13). 1
  • the numeral 83 represents a box of paper rest: ingon a table at the rear of the typewriter.- While a box is illustrated, none is required',,.and the paper stack may rest on the table top after being removed from its shipping box;
  • Thispaper is composed of a plurality of superimposed strips folded along the creases. These superimposed,- strips of paper are fed over the roller or drum and beneath the platen of the typewriter;
  • the aligning pins and the plate carrying these pins are located on the sprocket chains at the rear of the manifolding frame, so that the aligning is accomplished before the strips pass over the roller or drum, at the upper end of the frame.
  • a frame is mounted by means of the brackets 28, 29 and the upright 30 on a movable carriage 84 arranged to move from side to side in unison with the carriage of the typewriter.
  • Two-piece extensible contact arms 84a are provided at each end of the extensible shaft 35.
  • a wing nut 84b fixes' 'the relationship 'of the two parts of the arm 8411.
  • These contact arms, as shown in Fig. 2 are fixed bycontact against a non-operational portion of" the typewriter carriage, so that while thereby the carriage 84 and frame mounted thereon are caused to move from side to side accordingtolike movement of the typewriter carriage, there is no interference with any operational part of the typewriter.
  • the carriage 84 is mounted on a-pair'of tracks 85 by means of wheels 86.
  • the tracks 85 are supported on an X-frame B'i which'is' mounted on a pair of posts 88 arranged slidably to move through bushings 89, each of which is provided with a lock screw (not shown).
  • Thebushings '89 are mounted on upwardly extending-wings 90 .of the base member or apron 9
  • the wing nuts 84b are loosened, thus permitting thecontact arms 84a to move away from the carriage of the typewriter in the position or direction desired. This disengages the frame from the typewriter.
  • the hook 32 is then lifted to disengage it from the ear 3
  • the frame 84 is provided with two protrusions 92 adapted to act as stops to prevent overriding.
  • a latch 93 is affixed along the bottom surface of the lower track 85, and this latch will prevent over-riding by stopping travel of the frame 84 in either direction when travel has reached the point indicated by the corresponding protrusion 92.
  • By moving the latch backward, either of the protrusions 92 may be permitted to pass, thus providing means for removing the carriage 84 from the tracks 85 when such removal is desired.
  • a manifolding frame for a typewriting machine of a base comprising an apron arranged to receive said machine and a pair of post receiving bushings, track means mounted on post members arranged to cooperate with said post receiving bushings in selective elevational position, carriage means provided with roller means arranged in association with said track means whereby said carriage means may move from side to side, means extending from said frame mounting said frame on said carriage means in tiltable arrangement, extensible shaft means in association with said mounting means, and means extending from said frame arranged to contact a non-operative reciprocating member of said machine whereby to cause movement of said frame from side to side in unison with the normal reciprocating movement of said member, said last mentioned means comprising a plurality of extensible arms one mounted at each end of said extensible shaft means.

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GB6461/49A GB667293A (en) 1948-06-29 1949-03-09 Improvements in and relating to manifolding attachments for typewriting and like machines
FR1025004D FR1025004A (fr) 1948-06-29 1950-08-04 Appareil pour l'impression simultanée de copies multiples sur machines à écrire
DEE4438A DE883765C (de) 1948-06-29 1951-10-09 Vorrichtung zum Beschreiben von Papierbahnen mit zurueckziehbarem Kohleblatthalter

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US1949436A (en) * 1930-03-22 1934-03-06 Coxhead Ralph C Corp Margin stop
US1991908A (en) * 1931-07-30 1935-02-19 American Sales Book Co Ltd Web supply carrier for typewriting machines
US2000641A (en) * 1934-07-30 1935-05-07 United Autographic Register Co Typewriter attachment
US2012484A (en) * 1931-03-02 1935-08-27 John Q Sherman Typewriter attachment
US2027612A (en) * 1933-05-05 1936-01-14 Egry Register Co Method and apparatus for handling multiple paper sheets
US2063959A (en) * 1933-08-29 1936-12-15 Sherman Manifolding attachment for typewriters
US2365318A (en) * 1942-07-20 1944-12-19 Egry Register Co Means for handling paper on business machines
US2392522A (en) * 1943-02-01 1946-01-08 Copeland Typewriter attachment for manifolding
US2495985A (en) * 1945-05-14 1950-01-31 Egry Register Co Manifolding attachment for typing machines

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US1949436A (en) * 1930-03-22 1934-03-06 Coxhead Ralph C Corp Margin stop
US2012484A (en) * 1931-03-02 1935-08-27 John Q Sherman Typewriter attachment
US1991908A (en) * 1931-07-30 1935-02-19 American Sales Book Co Ltd Web supply carrier for typewriting machines
US2027612A (en) * 1933-05-05 1936-01-14 Egry Register Co Method and apparatus for handling multiple paper sheets
US2063959A (en) * 1933-08-29 1936-12-15 Sherman Manifolding attachment for typewriters
US2000641A (en) * 1934-07-30 1935-05-07 United Autographic Register Co Typewriter attachment
US2365318A (en) * 1942-07-20 1944-12-19 Egry Register Co Means for handling paper on business machines
US2392522A (en) * 1943-02-01 1946-01-08 Copeland Typewriter attachment for manifolding
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