US418260A

US418260A - And william s

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Publication number: US418260A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-12-31
Anticipated expiration: 1906-12-31

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2 Sheets-Sheet .2. A. H. WOODALL 8v W. S. ROMME. REVERSE MOVEMENT ATTACHMENT EUR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

( No Model.)

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Patented Deo. 31,1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.N

ADELAIDE II. WTOODALL, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, AND TVILLIAM S. ROMMF., OF K DARIEN, CONNECTICUT.

REVERSE-MOVEMENT ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,260, dated December 31, 1889.

Application filed February 1, 1889. Serial No. 298,310. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern: of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front ele- Be it known that we, ADELAIDE H. TVOOD- vation of the attachment, partly broken away. ALL and TVILLIAM S. ROMME, both citizens of Fig. 4. is a section on the line :t c of Fig. 3. 55 the United States, the former residing at Fig. is aperspective view of the spacing de- 5 Quiney,in the county of Adams and State of vice. Fig. 6 is a section on the line y y of Illinois, and the latter residing' at Darien, in Fig. 5. l the county of Fairfield and State of Connecti- Referring now to the details of the drawcut, have invented certain new and useful ings by letter, A designates the supporting 6o Improvements in Revers`e-Movement Attachframe-work, B the keyelevers, C the ribbon- 1o ments to Type-Vriting Machines; and we do spools, D the carriage, E the paper roll, F the declare the following to be a full, clear, and typeebars, and Gthe paper-guard, of the form exact description of the invention, such as `of type-writingmachines known as the Remwill enable others skilled in the art to which ington, and all of which parts are of well- 65 it appertains to make and use the same, refknown construction and are arranged and operence being had tothe accompanying draw- `erated in a manner well understood, except ings, and to the letters and figures of referas hereinafter specifically described. ence marked thereon, which form a part of Other minor details of construction of the this specification. machine proper not referred to in the follow- 7o This invention relates to certain new and ing description are common to all type-writing zo useful improvements in type-writing mamachines of this class, and are shown simply chines, and more particularly to mechanism to complete the makeup of the machine; for automaticallyreturningthetraveling carbut, forming no part of the present invenriage at the end of aline and at the same time tion, they are not speciiically mentioned, the 75 revolve the paper-carrying roller to feed the description being confined to such parts as paper and bring into position for beginning co-operate with our improvements a new line both the carriage and the paper. His a standard, formed with a base portion Ve are aware that heretofore provisions h, adapted to be readily attached to the ledge have been made for the automatic return of a of the supporting-frame, said standard be 8o the carriage at the termination of a line, and ing designed to support the movement of 5 3o that it is not new to automatically effect the our device. rlhis standard may be secured line-spacing when the traveling carriage to the said ledge a in any suitable manner, reaches the `end of a line, and therefore do preferably, however, by means of thumbnot seek to cover such, broadly.v screws a', as shown in Fig. l,so as to be read- 85 The object of our invention is to provide a ily attached to or removed when desired.

simple attachment to typewriters capable of Projecting from the back of this standard being readily attached to or removed from are the rods h', to which are secured the type-writing machines already in use, which lower ends of the angular support or brace shall be simple, cheap, and durable, and very I, the apex of which forms a hearing for the 9o efficient in use. shaft J. This shaft also has a bearing in the 4o The novelty in the present instance resides standard H, and to said shaft is secured one in the peculiarcombinations and theconstrucend of the coil-spring K, the other end of tion, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, which is fastened toa fixed point on the brace all as morcfully hereinafter described, shown I, as shown at i'. On the said shaft is secured 9 5 in the'drawings, and then particularlypointed a cog-wheel L, which meshes with the smaller out in the appended claims. cogwheel M on the shaft N, said cog-wheels The invention is clearly illustrated in the being geared down, as shown, preferably so accompanying drawings, which, with the letthat one revolution of said cog-wheel L roters of reference marked thereon,form apart tates the wheel M ten times; but of course roo of this specification, and in which we do not wish to limitourselves to this ra- Figure l is a perspective view of a typetio, as the same may be varied to accommowriter of the Remington type provided with date diiferent machines or for different pur. our improvements. Fig.2 is a side elevation poses. On theshaft N, upon the opposite side of the standard, is fixed the disk O, and between this disk and a collar P, also fast on said shaft, is loosely sleeved the collar Q, from one side of which projects the arm q, which is limited in its movement by means of the stops q q2 on the face of said disk, as will be hereinafter more fully described. From the opposite side of said collar Q projects the arm g3, and to the said arm g3 is pivoted one end of the curved lever R, the opposite end of which is in turn pivoted to one end of the lever S, the opposite end of which is pivoted to the disk on the pivot r', and is formed near its pivot with an enlargement or detent r2, which is preferably, though not necessarily, provided with an anti-friction roller r3. Normally this detent or the roller thereof projects through or beyond the periphery of the disk', and is aided in assuming this position by means of the spring r4, fixed at one end, as at rf", to the face of the disk, and bearing with its free end upon said lever S near its pivot, as shown best in Fig. 3. Loosely sleeved on the shaft N, beyond the collar P, is the wheel T, provided with the teeth t on its periphery, and also formed with an aperture t', through which works the pawl U. This pawl is pivoted to the wheel, as shown at t2, and is normally held projected through said aperture by means of the spring t4,secured to saidl wheel and bearing on the pawl, as shown in Fig. 4. These parts just described are inclosed in a case V, secured to the back of the standard H, and provided with a removable cap or cover V', which is held in position by means of the screws u.

WV is a plate iixed within the casing and forming a bearing for the shaft N, and provided with an opening w, through which the pawl U projects at predetermined periods, as will be more fully hereinafter s et forth.

The case V is provided with a slot o', through which the detent r2 or its roller 'r3 normally projects, and longitudinally through the top of the casing is a slot or aperture o2, in which travels the rack-bar X, projecting downwardly from the carriage and supported therefrom in any suitable manner-for instance, by means of the bars o3. i

The operation of this part of our improvement is as follows: The spring K is first wound up' by means of a suitable key or crank, the shaft J being extended to the front of the machine and provided with a squared end for this purpose, as shown best in Fig. 2. The letter-keys are operated upon in the usual manner, as the carriage travels from right to left, being actuated in the usual maliner by a spring. (Not shown.) The rack-bar X moves with said carriage and works in the teeth of the wheel T. The rotation of said wheel by means of'this engagement causes the pawl U to be withdrawn from the opening w in the plate W, and depresses it so that in the further rotation of said wheel said pawl willengage with the arm q of the collar Q; and as the wheel is still further revolved in the direcshown. riage before the end of a line is reached, it is tion of the arrow in Fig. 3 the said arm is carried around with the wheel by reason of the engagement of the pawl therewith until the detent r2 is drawn in so as to release the same from its bearing on the casing, and as soon as said detent is released fromits bearing the spring K, being connected to the shaft on which the disk is fixed, causes said disk to revolve until it is again stopped by the engagement of said detent with its bearing onthe casing. At the point on the casing where the detent bears we preferably provide an anti-friction roller to2, to decrease the friction. When the detent is released from its bearing the wheel T is rotated in the reverse direction until the pawl U springs into the aperture in the plate W. This rotation of the wheel, through the engagement of its teeth with the rack-bar X on the carriage, causes the carriage to move from left to right and return to the commencement of a line. As another line is commenced the same operaltion is repeated. When the spring K runs down, it is only necessary to wind it u p again; and in order to notify the operator when the spring is about run down we provide an alarm consisting of a bell X secured to the casing,

vand the hammer thereof provided with a lever X2, arranged in such a position that as the spring becomes distended in unwinding to a certain extent it strikes said lever and causes the hammer to strike the bell and sound an alarm.

The spring K should be stronger and more powerful than the spring which actuates the carriage from right to left, in order that it lmay be sure to cause the carriage to return to the right when the parts have assumed the position at the end of the line, as above described.

It often happens that in the use of the typewriter one completes a sentence before the end of the line is reached and wishes to begin a new line without going to the end of that one. In order to return the carriage under such circumstances, we provide the following mechanism: To the right-hand side of the machine we provide an extra key-lever Y, pivoted at y to the rear of the machine, and carrying an upright arm or rod y', connected with one end of the lever y2, pivoted at 'g3 on the standard H, and at its other end arranged to engage with the detent'h'2 or its roller r3, as

When it is desired to return the car- Ioo` IIC

known and will be readily understood. an arm attached to the right-hand side of the frame of the machine and arranged at an angle to the travel of the carriage, as shown, and in such a position as to engage the spacing-lever as the carriage approaches the righthand side of the machine to the commencement of a line, and as said lever rides up said inclined arm it causes the same to be raised at its forward end. and therefore depress its rear end, and, by reason of the engagement of the ratchet and pawl, to feed the paper Y forward.

In order to regulate the space or number of notches the paper is to be fed, we connect thearm 2 to the frame as follows: 3 is a pin or pintle on the frame, and the end of the arm 2 is formed with an eye 4, sleeved on said pin, whereby it may be turned to different angles, being held in its adjusted positions by means of the set-screw 5. This arm 2 also serves to bring the carriage gradually to a standstill, lessening the shock which might otherwise be occasioned if the carriage, by the force of the spring K, were brought suddenly against its stop at the right-hand side of the machine.

The carriage-returning mechanism above described, although particularly serviceable for the purpose for which it is shown in this specification, is well adapted to other uses, and We therefore wish to be understood as not restricting ourselves to its use in connection with a type-writing machine, as it is evident that it may be applied to other analogous uses in which like results are accomplished.

Various modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the essence of or detracting from the merits of the invention.

lVhere in the following claims we refer to the term holder 7 we intend to cover, broadly, mechanism for holding the spring normally inactive.

l. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar carried by the carriage and independent of the advancing mechanism thereof, and a spring of greater power than that which advances the rack-bar and acting in opposition thereto, and a holder for said spring, which, when actuated to release the spring, actuates the rack-bar to return the carriage to its normalA position, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar carried by the carriage and independent of the advancing mechanism, and a normally inactive spring arranged to act in opposition t0 the power of the advancing mechanism and to be released by the rack-bar at a predet-ermined period to retract said. bar and carriage, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar independent of the advancing mechanism and moving with the carriage, a normally inactive spring, and a compound lever operated through the movement of the rack-bar to release the spring, substantially as described.

l. The combination, with the rack-bar and its advancing mechanism, of the spring K, the compound lever, connections between the spring and lever, the wheel T, actuated by the rack-bar, and connections between the lever and wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

5. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar independent of the advancing mechanism and moving with the carriage, the spring K, the compound lever, and connections between said spring and lever, whereby the movement of the rack-bar actuates said lever to cause the spring to return the rack-bar and carriage to their normal position, substantially as described.

`6. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar independent of the advancing mechanism and moving with the carriage, the spring K, the wheel T, its shaft, the compound lever., connections between said spring and shaft, and the pawl on said wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

'7. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of the rack-bar independent of the advancing mechanism and moving with the carriage, the spring, the wheel T, the pawl thereon, the shaft of' said wheel, connections between said spring and shaft, the compound lever, and a detent r2, carried by the lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. The combination, with the rack-ba-r and its advancing mechanism, of the spring, the wheel T, the pawl thereon, the shaft of said wheel, connections between said spring and shaft, the disk fast on said shaft, the compound lever loose on said shaft, and a detent carried by said lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. The combination, with the rack-bar and its advancing mechanism, of the spring, the wheel T, its shaft, the disk fast on said shaft, the compound lever, the pawl 011 said wheel, connections between said spring and shaft, and the apertured plate lV, substantially as and for the purpose specified. I

l0. The combination,with t-he rack-bar and its advancing mechanism, of the spring K, the wheel T, its shaft, connections, substantially as described, between said spring' and shaft, the fixed apertured plate XV, the pawl on said wheel, the disk fast on the shaft, the collar loosely sleeved on said shaft, and the compound levers carried by said collar, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

1l. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar on the carriage independent of the advancing mechanism, a normally-inactive spring arranged to act in opposition to the power of IOO IIO

the advancing'mechanislm and a holder for said spring, and mechanism for releasing said spring either at the end of a line or at any point intermediate of the ends of aline to return the carriage and rack-bar to their normal position, substantially as described.

12. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar carried by the carriage and independent of the advancing mechanism thereof, a spring of greater power 'than that which advances the rack-bar and acting in opposition thereto, a holder for said spring, which, when actuated to'release the spring, actuates the rack-bar to return the carriage to its normal position, and a` line-spacing and carriage-retarding mechanism, substantially as described.

13. The combination,with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of the retracting mechanism, the spring K thereof, and an alarm arranged to be actuated by the contact therewith of the spring as it unwinds, substantially as shown and described.

14. The combination, with the carriage, its advancing mechanism, and the rackbar X on said carriage, of the spring K, the cog- Wheel fast on the shaft of said spring, the shaft N, the cog-wheel thereon, the wheel T on said shaft N and actuated by said rackbar, and the levers actuated by the rotation of said Wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. The combination, with the carriage, its advancing mechanism, and the rack-bar on said carriage, of the spring K, the cog-wheel fast on the shaft of said spring, the shaft N, the smaller cog-wheel thereon, the said cogwheels being' geared down, as described, the Wheel T on said shaft N and actuated by said rack-bar, and the levers actuated by the rotation of saidl wheel T, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

16. The combination, with the carriage, its advancing mechanism, and the rack-bar X on the carriage, of the spring K, the shaft N, the wheel T thereon meshing with the rackbar, the levers, the disk, the pawl on the wheel, and the fixed apertured plate XV, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

17. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism, of a rack-bar carried by the carriage and independent of the advancing mechanism, a spring of greater power than that which advances the rackbar and acting in opposition thereto, a holder for the spring, which, when actuated to release the spring, actuates the rack-bar to return the carriage, a lever for actuating said holder before the end of a line is reached, and connections between said lever and holder, substantially as described.

18. The combination, with the retracting mechanism and its case, formed with aslot c', through which the detent of the retracting mechanism normally projects, of the keylever Y, the lever y2, arranged to engage said detent, and the rod y', connecting the levers Y and y2, substantially as and for the purv its advancing mechanism, and the shaft N, of

the spring K, arranged to actuate said shaft, the wheel T on said shaft and actuated by the rack-bar, the casing, the levers provided with a detent normally having a bearing on said casing, the pawl on the Wheel, and the disk on the shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

21. The combination, with the rack-bar X,

its advancing mechanism, and the shaft N, of i the spring K, arranged to actuate said shaft, the wheel T on said shaft and actuated by the rack-bar, the casing, theV levers provided with a detent having an anti-friction roller normally having a bearing against an antifriction roller on the casing, the pawl on the Wheel, and the disk on the shaft, substantially as described. y

22. The combination, with the supportingframe, the casing, and the advancing mechanism, of the rack-bar, the disk, the spring, the shaft N, to which one end of said spring is attached, the cog-gearing between the shaft of the spring and said shaft N, the springactuated pawl, the wheel T,carrying said pawl and actuated by the rack-bar, the levers, and the detent normally bearing on the casing, substantially as described.

23. The combination, with the carriage and its advancing mechanism," of the retracting mechanism, the spring K thereof, the alarm, and the lever X2, connected with the hammer of the alarm and arranged to be engaged by said spring as the latter unwinds, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

24. The combination, with the carriage, the advancing mechanism thereof, and the rackbar X on said carriage, of the spring K, the shaft N, connections, as described, between said spring and shaft, the collar Q, loose on said shaft and formed with the arm q, the disk, the stops thereon, the wheel T, the apertured plate W, and the detent normally bearing on the casing of the retracting mechanism, and the levers carried by said collar and carrying said detent, substantially as shown and described. 1

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ADELAIDE H. VOODALL. WILLIAM S. ROMME.

WVitnesses:

IDA RALsToN MORRIS, O. L. PITNEY.

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