US523698A - wagner - Google Patents

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UNITED (STATES PATENT (')EEICEl HERMAN L. WAGNER, or

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FRANZ X. WAGNER,

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATONformng partrof Letters PatentN'o. 523,698', dated Julyil, 1894.

Applicatie; iiia April 27, 189s.

To all whom# may aoncem Be it known that I, HERMAN D. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brook` lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New 5 York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in type writing machines and the invention io consists in the novel features of construction pointed out in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings, i'n which-h i Figure 1 is a plan viewof the type writing Fig. 2 isa front elevation of the Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the machine. Fig. 4i is a side elevation of the ma! chine. Fig. 5is a section along y y Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section along Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is 2o ya section similar to Fig. 5 with parts in a different position than in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a section alonguu Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a section along i; o Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a sectional side elevation of Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 with parts in a different position than in Fig. 10. Y y

.In the'drawings the letter A indicates a platen or roller having its shaft B journaled in a carriage C which carriage has at its rear 3o depending arms D (Fig. 3) elasping or hinged on -a transverse bar E on which the arms D -with carriage C and platen A can travel or be fed back and forth. A U -shaped metallic frame or rod F extendsy along lthe back and l.sides of the carriage C and to the free ends v."f this frame F is screwed or secured at G a bar H having a depending arm I (Figs. 2 and 7) carrying a stud or screw K forming ashaft for roller L traveling on the cross bar or track 4o M as the carriage moves back and forth on rod E.

The bar H also carries an index or pointer N traveling over scale O as the carriage C moves. A cord P secured to carriage C and to spring drum Q aswell known tends to move the carriage in one direction.

The rod E is supported by arms R rising from the rods S which extend from the rear 0f the machine toward the front thereof. At their front ends the rods Ssupport the track From the rear ends of rods S depend the arms T (Figs. 3,4

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and 7) carrying the transverse rod U on which .turns or swings the sleeve V carrying the arms WV supporting the feed rack X.- The Isleeve V with the 'arms W and rack X are Vibrated back and forth as hereinafter described to allow the'carriage C and platen A 3) depending from'rod a, on opposite sides of an eye b.l A spring d coiled about rod a and braced against a shoulder thereon tends Ato force the rod a and dog Yin the direction of feed of the carriage, that is in the direction in which the cordPl moves the carriage.

limited by the dog. Y and by a stop c (Figwf.v

When th-e rack X is swung backward said rack engages one of its teeth withdog Y and the tension on cord P being greater than the power of spring cl the carriage C will be drawn along by the cord until the eye or hanger b between dog Y and stop c strikes against dog Y thus arresting the carriage as the dog Y is braced against a tooth of rack X. When the rackX vibrates toward the front of the machine said rack frees the dog Y and engages one ofits teethwith the fixed stop Z so that the carriage does not move for the forward swing ofthe feed rack X, during which forward swing it may also be noticed occurs the printing action of the device as hereinafter explained. As soon as the feed rack has swunglfar enough forward to clear the dogY the latter underthe action of spring d is moved until the stop c strikes eye b to arrest further motion of the dogY. The

rack X on now moving backward will engage a dierenttooth with the dog Y from the tooth formerly engagedl and as ,soon as the rack X is far enough back to clear the xed stop Z the cord P will move the carriage C to carryY the eye b between stop c and dog Y out of contact with said stop c and against dogY when the feed of the carriage is again arrested. The backward and forward vibration of feed rack X thus tends to impart to carriage C and platen A the well known step pressing on dog Y normally holds the latter t down toward the rack'X. When the carriage is to be set the dog Y is lifted against pressure of spring e out of engagement with rack X thus leaving the carriage free to be set by hand.

The dog Y can belifted out of action or away from rack X by a lever arm f (Figs 3 and 7) extending from fulcrum or rotary bar h in carriage C and from which fulcrum extends a lever arm g (Fig. 7) acted on by spring fi to normally hold the lever arm g up and the arm f down so that dog Y will engage rack X. The lever arm g is engaged or pressed down by arm 7c of lever 7o Zfulcrumed at m. The upper or free end of lever arm Z is formed with an inclined face n adapted to be pressed by nose o projecting from sleeve p rotatably mounted on a leg ot the U shaped frame F. From sleeve p projects a finger lever q (Figs. 1 and 3) by depressing which the sleeve p and nose o are vibrated or turned so that the nose o pressing on inclined face 'n of lever Zr, will vibrate the latter together with lever armsg f so that the latter will lift dog Y out of rack X. A tinger rest or handle fr (Figs. l, 2, 3 and 7) is secured to the bar H in proximity to finger lever q said handle r being serviceable in sliding the carriage by hand.

The rotary or vibratory sleeve p as stated is on oneleg or branch of the U shaped frame F. On the otherleg or branch of this frame F opposite the sleeve p is a similar rotary or vibratory sle'eve s which can be actuated by finger lever t. This sleeve s can lift the dog Y out of action by a similar lever system to that marked Us g so that the actuation of either finger lever q or twill vibrate fulcrum bar h and lever arm f to free the dog Y. Said lever t and sleeve s have however a further function namely to rotate platen A.

The sleeve s has a nose A (Figs. 2 and 4) similar to noseo of sleeve p. This nose A' when the sleeve s rotates or vibrates will actuate lever B' C fulcrumed at D to carriage C. To lever arm C at E is fulcrumed a lever F Gr having a nose H pressed by spring I on lever arm C so that when lever arm C swings downward the hooked lever arm F will catch into toothed wheel L on platen shaftB so as to rotate said shaft with platen A. A stop K (Fig. 4) on carriage C pressing on the tail or lever arm G of lever F G as the latter rises will swing the lever arm F out of engagement with toothed wheel L at the proper moment. The platen A it may be noted can also be rotated by the hand wheel M on shaft B. In proximity to the iinger lever t is arranged a handle N on bar H similar to the handle r fixed on bar H near the lever q. From bar H depends the' swinging or pivoted arm O- (Fig. 2) the stud P of which on the carriage C and bar H approaching the end of their travel will engage the hammer arm of bell Q so as to sound the latter. While actuating the bell hammer the arm O braces itself or presses against arm I so as not to swing or move but on the return movement of the carriage the arm O will swing away from arm I so as to clear or glide over the bell hammer lever without actuating the latter.

The bell Q is secured to a hanger or slide R (Figs. 2 and 7) on bar M and said slide can be set along the bar M by a set screw S a pointer T on the slide traveling over scale O so as to show where lthe bell Q is set. Another set screw U with a pointer V can be set toward or from pointer T the space between the pointers T V indicating the desired limit of travel of the carriage C. The slides carrying the set screws S U being mounted on the bar or track M on which travels the roller L said slides will form stops for the roller so as to limit the travel of the roller and the consequent travel of the carriage. The bringing ot' the screws S U more or less together thus limits or enlarges the travel of the carriage C.

From each of the rods S rises an arm W (Figs. 4 and 7) said arms W carrying pivots X for supporting the ribbon frame Y carrying theribbon spools Z. From the ribbon frame Y extend arms a" the free ends of which lie near the platen A andare slightly:

separated (Fig. l). The ribbon b passes from one spool Z across the-free separated ends of i arms a to theother spool Z. later on the type bars'are arranged to strike on the ribbon b between the free ends of arms a so as to drive or stretch the ribbon toward the platen when producing an impression.

The ribbon frame Y with arms a and the ribbon b oscillate on the pivots X so that when the machine is not printing the free ends of arms a. with the interposed ribbon portion are down or below the printing line of the platen so as to expose the printing, but

when a type bar moves toward the platen to,

print the free ends of arms c rise or swing up to the printing line so that the type bar in making its printing stroke will land on the ribbon portion between the free ends of arms c. The means for producing this oscillation of the ribbon frame will be` presently explained.

Each ribbon spool Z has on its under face a ratchet wheel c. Pawls d (Fig. l) project from a bar or rod e adjustably mounted in frame plates f (Figs. 2 and 4) one frame plate f rising from each rod S. The rod e has near one end a projection g (Fig. 2) forming shoulders and by depressing this end of rod e against the spring h the rod e' can be slid to abut one shoulder or another of the projection g against frame plate f. This setting of the rod e can be made to bring either one spring pawl CZ or anotherinto action. In Fig.

As will be seen As the ribbon frame Y yl theA right hand spring pawl d is shown in action and the left hand one out ofl action..,

now oscillates on pivots X the ratchet engaged by a pawl d is movedor swung toward the platen a sufficient distance to cause the engaging pawl d to jump into a tooth of the ratchet c succeeding the one just previously engaged by the pawl so that on the return swing of the frame Y the spool Z will be slightly rotated to feed the ribbon a certain degree onto the actuated spool and from the other. As onel pawl CZ 0r another is in engagement the ribbon will be fed in one direction or another and should the rod e be so set that neither pawl d is in engagement said pawls will evidently not rotate the spools Z.

Stop pawls prevent retrograde rotation of one or another of the ratchets o and spools Z. These stop pawls are formed by an arml c" (Fig. l) pivoted at lc to the ribbon frame Y. The ends of arm 'i' are provided with spring blades or ngers Z forming the stop pawls and as the arm z" is set or turned on its pivot lo one pawl Z or another will come into action. In Fig. l the right hand stop pawl Z is shown in action and the left hand one out of action. On the arm t" are noses m and on the setting rod e are projections n, and as the rod e is slid or adjusted to bring one or another of pawls d into action one or another of the projections fn strikes one lor another of j the noses m to swing the arm t" on pivot lc so as to shift one or another of the stop pawls Z into action. The arm t" also has a nose o and as the arm'z" is swung on pivot lc the spring q (Figs. 4 and 7) will press on one side or the other of the nose o to hold the arm 1l against accidental movement.

It is seen from the above thatif the sliding rod e is slid to one side a sufficient distancev one pawlcl with the corresponding stop pawl Z is in action, and if the rod e is slid far enough to the other side of the machine the other pawl d and stop pawl Z are inaction while if the rod e occupies an intermediate position all the pawls d Z are out of. action .and the spools Z can then be turned by hand in either direction. The spring q (Figst and 7) rises from an arm or hanger fr depending from the ribbo'n frameY and this hanger r serves to oscillate the ribbon frame on the pivots X as will presently appear.

The ribbon framewith the carriage platen and feed rack it is noticed are all supported on the rods S which rest on'the legs s. These legs are adapted to slide vertically up and down a certain distance to bring the platen into position for each type bar to print with one or another of its types, or as generally expressed for printing with the upper or lower case. The legs s are guided`or supported in thejframer or support A, the lower ends of the legs s being diminished india1ne ter toform'shoulders resting on feet B as seen in Figs. 8 and 9. The feet B project from or are xed to arms C one at each side of the machine or frame A and each of said an arm C is arranged a lever E and at the other side of the machine in proximity to the other arm C is a corresponding lever F. These levers E F have saddles or seats G loosely straddling or seated on the rock shaft D .so that the levers E F can be actuated independently of one another. Theselevers E F extend from the rear of the machine forward to within re'ach of the operator. Each lever E F engages under its adjacent arm C by means of a shoulder or projection H so that the depression of the outer end ofany one lever E or F will actuate the adjacent arm C and the rock shaftv D and consequently also the other arm C so as to raise the legs s. Each lever E F hasl a restoring spring I to return its lever when'- released.

To the frame A" at K is pivoted a hook or catch L which tends to' swing forward or f into engaging position under the infiuence of spring M. When the arms C are raised by lever F the catch L will snap under one of the arms C so as to hold the feet s and the devices thereon raised as seen in Fig. 1l.

To release the catch L the lever E is actuated, said lever having at its rear end van inclined face N (Figs. .10 and ll), which striking against the catch L will force said catch back or out of action against the pressure of its spring M and thus allow the legs s to sink. Should the lever E be used to raise the legs 8 the inclined face N of said-lever will hold back the catch L so that the legs s will sink as soon as the lever E is`released. By thus either actuating lever F or E the legs s will be raisedl and locked in raised Vposition or said legs will be merely raised to sink again on the releaseof the lever E".`

Upwardly pressing springs O under the feet B ease the descent of the legs s but said springs O are not powerful enough to raise or hold up the legs s with the mechanism carrie'd by said legs.

The finger keys or levers P are fulcru med on a suitably supported cross bar Q near foo the` rear of the machine and said rear ends l of levers P are seated or guided in slots or ways R" (Fig. 6). A suitable distance in front of the fulcrum rod Q are springs S seatedin a cross bar T and which springs S" serve to quickly lift or restore the keys P when released. Each key P is jointed at U to a bell crank lever V W the armv V of which is fulcrumed on a supported by a cross brace Y suitably cross bar X grooved to form seats or guide grooves forv the lever arms V. The lever arms W are. jointed at Z to links ct having` at their rear ends studs or teeth b adapted to suc,-

cessively engage intol recesses c in thetlar-J ing tail piece d of each type bar e.A Each 4 risaaeee` type bar is fulcrumed at f in a plate or hangerg suitably grooved to form guide ways for the swinging type bar. i

When a key P is depressed the arm W is swung forward so as to cause at rst that tooth b of the link ct which is situated farthest from the type bar fulcrum f to pull on the tail piece d for swinging the type of type bar c toward the platen A. As the link a swings the type bar up the teeth 19 nearer to the fulcrum f" successively come into action and at the end of the swing of type bar. e toward the platen the tooth b nearest the fulcrum f acts'to move the type bar. ln consequence of this continually shortening leverage of link a on type bar 6" the link a tends to continually accelerate the motion of the type bar toward the platen so that the type bar will deliver its printing stroke in the sharp qliick manner desired for clear work. j

The type bars e have each an eye or perforated portion h and by compressing the rim of the eye'h either transversely or longitudinally the type bar is lengthened or shortened as required for proper adjustment.

The tail piece d of each type bar in addition to being guided in the slots or grooves of the hanger g is further guided by the grooves or slots in the cross piece 11' (Figs. 3 and 7). From each tail piece d extends a link c the front part of which is guided in one of the eyes or perforations in cross piece Z. A restoring spring m for the link la braced against said cross piece Z is useful for quickly returning link 75'. The front part of link k hooks over or engages the part fn of the frame n p (Figs. 2 and 7) said frame n' p being jointed or pivotally supported on the arms 0 xed to the rock shaft q provided with a depending arm r engaged by restoring spring s.

From the frame n p extends an arm A the front part of which is forked at B (Figs. 4 and 7). Into this fork B extends the arm fr for vibrating the ribbon frame Y', said arm fr being capable of rising and falling in the fork B"without coming out of engagement therewith. When a type bar e swings up to rint this type bar draws back on the link 7c thus oscillating or moving the frame n 29 with the arm A backward and oscillating the arm 7^ and ribbon frame Y on the pivots X so as to swing the free ends of the arms a' with'the ribbon b up to the printing line.

The backwardly moving arm A by means of joint or pivot 0 actuates the lever D on its fulcrumE (Fig. 7). The lever D is jointed at F to link G which at H' is jointed to the arm 1' depending from the rocking sleeve V to which is xed the feed rack X so that the latter being thus vibrated will effect the feed of the platen carriage as already noted. g

`In order to have the type bars e strike accurately on the printing point, a guide 'or arm K" (Fig. 5) is providedhaving a forked head or top L (Figs. l and 5) between the tines or branches of which fork L" each of the type bars e enters toward the end of its stroke so as to be guided by said fork to the printing point or exact spot Where the impression is required.

The fulcrum support or cross brace Y carrying the fulcrum X acts asa stop for limit y ing the upward movement of the finger keys" P as seen in Fig. 4. The fork L is situated so that the engagement of the fork with the" type bar will occur,` at a point inside the type..

or between the type and the type bar fnlcrum, so as to leave the type which are at the free end of the type bar unobstructed in their printing action. The link c it isnoticed engages the tail piece of. the type bar at the opposite side of the fulcrumf from that on which the link b or its studs or teeth c engages said tail piece and4 said link c' will aid in restoring the type bar to its starting point when releasedr so that said link c in.M (j one sense acts as a withdrawing link for mov-fif" ing the type bar from the platen.

The paper to be printed on can be held snugly about the platen by arms or springs M' clasping the platen said arms M being movably or slidably mounted in the platen carriage on a transverse bar or rod Nf (Figs. 4 and 7) so that said arms M can be slid or adjusted on the rod N towardor from one another to correspond to the adjustment of the stops or pointers T V. The rod N lies in slots or recesses 0' (Fig. 4) in the platen carriage and is held towardthe platen by springs P secured to therod N and to the carriage. The springs P' allow the rod N a certain play from and toward the carriage. A roller Q also serves to hold the paper toward the platen the axle R of said roller being movably mounted in slots or recesses S in the platen carriage and' held toward the platen by' springs T What I claim as new, and desire to secure byv Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with a suitably actuated type bar provided with a plurality ot' type, of a platen or paper carriage made vertically shiftable in a rectilinear direction so as to bring the paper to the printing points of the various, types movable arms C located on opposite sides of the machine and on which the carriage permanently rests and independent levers for shifting the arms, and a detent for holding the carriage after being shifted or raised substantially as described.

,2. The combination with a suitably actuated type bar of a platen or paper carriage, movable legs for the carriage, arms C made to engage said legs, a rock shaft to which said arms are fixed and an actuating lever for each of said arms, each actuating lever being loosely mounted on the rock shaft so as to be capable of independent actuation thereon substantially as described.

i l l x' x 3. The combination with a suitably actu-V ated type bar of a platen or paper carriage, movable legs for the carriage, arms C made to engage Said legs,fa rock shaft tov which said arms are xed, an actuating lever for each ,of said arms, and a detent for engaging one of said arms, the actuating lever of said lastv made to engage said legs and an actuating` lever (one or more) for said arms said springs O and arms C being located on opposite sides of the carriage substantially as de scribed. Y

5. The combination with a suitably actuated type bar of a platen or paper carriage, movable legs for the carriage, arms C made to engage said legs, a rock shaft to which said arms are fixed and an actuating lever for each of said arms, each actuating lever being loosely mounted -on the rock shaft and provided With its individual restoring spring substantially as described. I

6. The combination with a platen, of a typebar having a series of engaging recesses, and an actuating lever or key provided with a linkhaving correspondingstuds or projections made to successively enter said recesses during the movement of 'the type-bar, said type-bar turning on apivot or fulcrum, and said recesses being located at varying dis 'tances from said fulcrum, so that the leverage is varied bythe successive engagement of the recesses, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a platen, of a typebar provided with a flaring tail piece having recesses, and an actuating lever or key provided with a link having corresponding studs or proJ ections made to successively enter said recesses during the movement of the type-bar,

said type-bar turning on a pivot or fulcrum, and said recesses being located at varying distancesfrom said fulcrum, so that the leverage is varied by the successive engagement of the recesses, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a platen, of a type bar provided with a tail piece having recesses or seats and an actuating lever provided with a link 'having corresponding studs or projections to successively enter said recesses during the movement of the type bar substan tially as described. l .f

9. The combination with a platen, of'a type bar provided with a tail piece having recesses or seats and an actuating lever or key, abell crank lever actuated by said key, and a link jointed to said bell crank lever and having its free end provided with studs or projections made to correspond to and to successively enter the recesses of the tail piece of the type bar substantially as described.

1,0. The 'combination with a platen, of a type bar provided with a tail piece having recesses or seats, and an actuating lever or key, a bell crank lever actuated by said key and having its fulcrum support arranged to act as a stop for the key, and a link jointed tosaid bell crank lever and having its free end provided with studs or projections made to correspond to and to successively enter the recesses in the tail piece of the type bar substantially as described. Y

l1. .The combination with a suitably'actuated type-bar provided with alplurality of type, and a pivot about which the type bar swings, of a platen or paper carriage made vertically shiftable ,so as to bring the paper tofthe printing points of the various types, movable arms C located on opposite sides of the Vmachine and on, which the platen permanently rests, and independent levers for shifting the arms, said levers being loose or detached from the arms C so that thelatter can movel independently of the levers substantially as described.

l2; The combination with a platen, ot`atype bar actuating mechanism, substantially as described, for the bar, anda withdrawing link f c formed separate from the actuating mech! anism and permanently connected to the bar at one end, the other end of the link being arranged in a guide Z" and provided with a withd rawing spring braced against said guide,

substantially as described. l

13. The combination withaplaten,ofatype bar provided with a flaring tail piece, actuating mechanism, substantially as described, connectedto said tail piece, and a withdrawing link formed separate from the actuating mechanism and permanently connected to said tail piece at one end, the other end ot the link being arranged in a guide Z" and provided with a withdrawing spring braced against said guide, substantially as described.

14. The combination withaplaten of av type bar provided with a flarin g tail piece mounted on a fulcrum or support, actuating mechanism substantially as described connected to the tail piece at one side ot' the fulcrum and a withdrawing link formed separate from the vactuating mechanism and permanently connected to the tail piece at the other side of the fulcrum said link being led in a guide Z" and provided with a withdrawing spring braced against said guide substantially as decribed. 15. The combination with a platen of'atype bar, actuating mechanism substantially asidescribed for the bar, a withdrawing link for said bar and a spring actuated lever or frame n" 19 engaged by the withdrawing link substantially as described. f

16. The combination with a suitably fed platen of a type bar, actuating mechanism substantially as described for the bar, a Withdrawing link for the bar and a spring actu ated lever or frame 11 10 engaged by the withdrawing link, said spring actuated lever being connected to the feed of the platen substantiallyv as described.

17. rThe combination with a suitably fed y platen of a type bar, aribbon frame adapted to bring its ribbon toward the platen during the forward or printing motion of the type bar and to withdraw the ribbon during the return movement of the type bar, actuating mechanism substantially as described for the bar, a withdrawing link for lthe bar and a spring actuated lever or frame engaged by the withdrawing link, said spring actuated lever being connected to the platen feed and ribbon frame substantially as described.

18. The combination with a platen having a fixed stop or catch and a movable spring actuated `dog of a vibrating rack for alter nately engaging the stop and the dog, a spring actuated lever or frame for actuating the rack, atype bar, actuating mechanism substantially as described for the type bar, and a withdrawing link made to extend from the type bar to the spring actuated leveror frame substantially as described.

19. The combination with a platen provided with a fixed stop and a pair of guides or eyes of abar arranged to slide in said eyes a sprin g braced or compressed against one of said eyes and against the bar, a dog and a shoulder made to extend from the bar at opposite sides of an eye so as to limit the vibration or sliding of the bar in the eyes, and a vibrating rack for alternately engaging the stop and the dog substantially as described.

. 20. The combination with a platen provided with a fixed stop and a movable dog, of a vi` brating rack for alternately engaging the stop and the dog, a spring e for pressing the dog toward the rack,-an arm f for lifting the dog out of engagement with the rack, and a lever for actuating said dog lifting arm, said lever being made to extend forward of the platen substantially as described.

21. The combination with a platen carriage -of a platen rotatably mounted in said carriage a toothed wheel for rotating the platen, a lever made to actuate the toothed wheel, a movable dog on said carriage, a feed rack adapted to be engaged by said dog and a lifting arm for moving the dog out of engagement with the rack, said gear actuating lever being made to engage said lifting arm for actuating the said bar and axle and a rotary sleeve s mounted on the platen carriage and made to engage said lever, said sleeve being made to extend to the forward part of the carriage and being provided with a laterally projecting finger piece t substantially as described.

22. The combination with a platen carriage of a platen mounted in said carriage, clasping arms or springs made to extend about the platen, a movable bar or support N" for the arms and springs P" secured to the carriage and to the bar for holding the latter with the arms toward the platen said bar N being guidedin ways 0 at the forward part of the platen substantially as described.

23. The combination withaplaten carriage of a platen mounted in said carriage, clasp ing arms or springs made to extend about the platen, a movable bar or supportN" for the arms, a roller Q made to bear against said platen and having a movable axle or support and independent springs secured to said carriage and to the movable bar and axle for inovingthe said bar and axle independently of one another toward the platen substantially as described.

i 24. The combination with a platen, a type bar and actuating mechanism substantially as described for said parts of a movable ribbon frame or carrier provided with a rigid hanger r depending therefrom, and a forward and backward oscillating fork B" made to engage the hanger for moving the ribbon frame to carry the ribbon toward the platen during the forward or printing stroke of the type bar and to withdraw the ribbon` during the return stroke of the type bar.

25. The combination with a platen, a typebar, and an actuating key for the type-bar, of a swinging or pivotally supported ribbon frame or carrier provided with a rigid hanger fr' depending therefrom, an arm A" provided with a fork B made to engage the hanger, an oscillating frame n" p" connected to the type-bar and madeto support the arm A", and swinging arms 0 to which said oscillating frame is jointed, substantially as described. Y

26. The4 combination with a platen, a type bar and actuating mechanism substantially as described for said parts, of a swinging or pivotally supported ribbon frame or carrier IOO provided with spools o r bobbins for the ribengage the hanger for swinging the ribbon frame and mechanism substantially as de` scribed for rotating the spool'sduringthe operation of the device.

27.' The combination with a platen, a type bar and actuating mechanism-substantially as described for said parts of a swingingl or pivotally supported ribbon frame or carrier provided with spoolsor bobbins for 'the ribbon, and with a rigid hanger r', and a forward and backward oscillating fork B" made to engage the hanger for swinging .the ribbon frame and shiftable rotating mechanism for enabling the spools to be turned one way or the other during the operation ofthe `device substantially as described. 1

28. The combination with a platen, a type bar and actuating mechanism substantially as described for said parts of a swinging or pivotally supported ribbon frame or carrier, a rigid hanger and horizontally oscillating fork B for swinging the ribbon frame ribbon spools or bobbins mounted on the ribbon frame and provided with ratchets, and pawls placed in such proximity to the ratchets that the swing of the ribbon frame will cause successive engagement of the teeth of a ratchet with a pawl so as to feed the ribbon substantially as described. A

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carried by the shifting described. p

VS2. The combination with a platen, its sup` porting carriage, a vertically shiftable sup- 29. The combination with a platen, its supporting carriage, a vertically shiftable supf port for the carriage a type` bar and actuating mechanism substantiallyas described for the carriage and bar, of a ribbon frame` made to swing in the vertically shiftable carriage support and provided with ribbon spools vor bobbins carrying ratchets, and pawls mounted in the carriage so as to remain fixed during the swing of the ribbon frame so that one or the otherl of said ribbon spools will carry its mounted in the carriage and made to support the pawls for shifting the latter substantially asdescribed. y

3l. The combination with a platen, its supporting carriage, a vertically shiftable support for the carriage a type bar and actuating mechanism substantially as described for the carriage and bar, of a ribbon frame made to Swingin thecarriage support and provided with ribbon spools or bobbins carrying ratchets, stop pawls for the ratchets, a shifting barI for throwing one stop pawl or another into action, and actuating pawls for said ratchets bar substantially as 'port for the carriage a type bar and actuating mechanism substantially as described for the. carriage and bar, of a ribbon frame made to swing in the carriage support and provided with ribbon spools or bobbins carrying ratchets, an arm jointed to the ribbon frame 4and provided with stop pawls for the ratchets, a shifting bar for swinging the stop pawl arm to bring one stop pawl or another into action, and actuating pawls for 'the ratchets secured to the shifting barsubstantially as described.

33. The combination with a type bar provided with a plurality of type and actuating mechanism substantially as described for the bar, of a platen, a carriage for the platen made shiftable so as to bring the platen into correspondence with the various types on the bar, a ribbon frame provided with bobbins and pivoted or made to swing in the platen carriage support and mechanism substantially as described for swinging the frame to bring the ribbon toward the platen during the forward or printing stroke of the type bar and to withdraw the ribbon during the return stroke of said bar said bobbins being made to swing with the frame so as to preserve uniform 'tension of the ribbon substantially as described.

34. The combination with a type bar provided'with a plurality of type and actuating mechanism substantially as described for the bar, of a platen, a carriage for .the platen mounted on a shiftable support so as to bring the platen into correspondence with the various types on the bar, a ribbon frame carried by the shiftable support, a feed rack for the platen said feed rack being carried by thel shiftable support, a lever frame for actuating the feed rack, and a link for conveying motion from thetype bar to the lever frame substan-` tially as described.

35.1 The combination withla platen and a feed rack therefor of a series of type bars, actuating keys or levers for said type bars, a lever frame a link made to extend from` each of the type bars to the lever frame a forward and backward oscillating arm A connected to the lever frame, a lever D connected to saidarm A a link G'" connected to the lever D", and a depending arm 1 connected to the link G and to the rack so as to convey motion to the latter substantially as described.

36. The combination with a platen and a ,y

feed rack therefor of a series of type bars,

actuating keys or levers for said type bars, a lever .frame connected to the rack for actuating the latter, a link made to extend from each of the type bars to the lever frame and a rod or bar provided with an eye or guide for each of the links substantially as described.

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37. The combination with a platen, its feedl f rack'and its shiftable carriage of atype bar, an actuating key or lever for said type bar, a lever frame connected t'o the rack for actuating the latter, a link made to extend from the .type bar to the lever, frame, a ribbon frame movably supported in the carriage support,

an actuating arm made to extend from the Y ribbon frame into movable connection with the lever frame so as to be actuated by said lever frame in any position to which said ribbon frame may be carried by the carriage support substantiallyl as described.

38. The combination with a platen and its carriage of a transverse rod or support N in the carriage and arms or clasps M adjustably or slidably mounted on said rod or support said rod N" being movably mounted in slots or seats in the carriage and springs `P for holding the rod N toward the platen substantially as described. d

In testimony whereof I haveuhereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. C. HAUF'F, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

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