US682830A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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No. 682,830. Patented Sept. I7,k |90I.

C. F. HELEN.

TYPE WRITING IACHINE. (Applintion mod Jelly 5, 1900.) (In lodel.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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TYPE WRITING IACHIIIE.

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CHARLES E. MELEN, OF EVERGREEN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES N.

DARRAH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,830, dated september 17, 1901.

Application filed July 5, 1900. Serial No. 22,572. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern: The movable dog is out of mesh with the Be it known that l, CHARLES F. MELEN, a spacing-rack. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the subject of the Queen of Great Britain and same parts. Fig. 14 is a vertical section, on Ireland, and a resident of the town of Everlarge scale, of the pivot of the printing-lever. 55 5 green, in the county of Queens and State of Fig. 15 isabroken plan view, on a large scale,

New York, have invented certain new and of a type-wheel without type.

useful Improvements in Type-VVriting Ma- The base, framing,cmd carriage-The carchines, of which the following is a speciiicariage is supported on a suitable base, which tion. may be a rectangular frame 1, fastened to 6o 1o This invention relates to improvements in any suitable support or a box. type-writers, and particularly of that kind 2 is a cover carrying the proper' feeding known as check writers -that is, mamechanism for' the duplicate record and' chines wherein the body of the check is Writhinged to the frame 1 at 3. The cover and ten in by the machine at the same time that frame or box constitute a receptacle for the 65 15 `a duplicate record is made, which latter is duplicate record and will be locked by a suitcontained and preserved in a receptacle to able lock, of which the key is in the posseswhich no one except the duly-authorized persion of only such person or persons as have son can obtain access. Thus the duplicate the right of access to the duplicate record.

record becomes a safeguard against altering On a rail 4 on the front of cover 2 travel 7o zo the check, as it furnishes a means for im methe wheels 5 of the carriage 14 in its spacing diately detecting any alteration. movements, and in the upwardly and ont- Referring to the drawings which accomwardly curved standards S 9, Fig. 4, which pany the specification to aid the description, are fixed on the rear end of said cover, is piv- Figure 1 is a plan View, partly broken, of the oted the square shaft 12, on which rear end. 75

2 5 machine. Fig. 2 is also a plan view, partly of the carriage 14 travels transversely in said broken and sectioned, but with the typespacing movements. Said carriage 14 is prowheels and parts which are above the level vided with an open substantially rectangular of the printing-shaft removed. Fig. 3 is a metal frame, but rounded at the front, as longitudinalvertical section on the line 3 3 seen in Figs. 1 and 2, which frame depends 8o 3o of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, partly at the r'ear by the hangers 15 16 from said broken, and showing the cross-shaft on which shaft 12. The upper ends of said hangers 15 the carriage travels for the word and letter 16 are fastened, respectively, to rectangular spacing. Parts of the carriage and one typesleeves 2O 21, (clearly shown in end elevation wheel are shown in this figure. Fig. 5 is a in Fig. 3,) which sleeves carryantifriction- 85 35 longitudinal vertical section of the base of rollers 22 22 23 23, which travel on said shaft the machine with the paper-feeding mechan- 12. Escapement-dogs 25 26 on said carriage ism and as seen from the left side of Fig. 1. 14 are arranged to engage a rack 28 on said Fig. 6 is a cross-section and elevation, partly shaft 12 in the manner hereinafter described. broken, on the line 6 6 of Fig. l. Eig. 7 is a The carriage 14 is moved by a step-by-step 90 4o cross-section and elevation on the line 7' 7 of movement bythe spring-drum 18 and cord or Fig. 1. Eig. 8 is a detail, on large scale, of chain 19 in the ordinary manner. The front the bevel-gear for revolving the type-wheels of the carriage-fratrie being round, as shown, and the collar which prevents lateral motion carries a segmental wall 30, in which are slots of said gear; and Fig. 9 is a front elevation 3l, one for each character which is to be 95 45 of the gear and showing the arm4 of the collar printed, and the carriage-frame is strengthin section. Fig. 10 is a cross-section, on large ened by a three-armed spider 32, in which is scale, ofthe eccentric which shifts the typefixed the vertical fulcrum-post 106 of the wheelsin changing from small letters to capiprintinglever, as will be described. The

tals; and Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section of character to which each slot corresponds is roo 5o the same. Fig. 12 is a front elevation, on indicated on the top flange of said wall 30.

large scale, of the spacing-escapement dogs. The platcns and paper-feecZ.-The checkY 2 y @sasso (indicated by the shading on Figs. 1 and 2) is placed on afiat platen 35 and its rear edge secured under the roll or bar 36, which clamps the check to the platen, said roll 36 having iiattened ends, which can rise in the slots of the ears 37 of the platen, Figs. 1 and 3, so that the edge of the check can be inserted under said roll 36. Said platen 35, being preferably a thin flat plate of metal and widened at its rear end, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, at each side, is at those widened rear parts fixed to horizontal racks 40 40, with which mesh pinions 41 41, Vfixed on the cross-shaft 42, which turns in said cover 2 and is at its outer end provided with a knurled head, as shown. Said racks 40 are fastened to the bent-down edges of the platen 35, which edges move in parallel guides 45, which are formed on the sides of the cover 2. The construction is clearly indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and the slots are seen in Fig. 1. Thus by turning the shaft 42 the platen can be moved toward the front or rear of the machine. Y

On shaft 42 is a loose roller 50, having a ratchet-wl1eel51 fixed on one end, with which engages a pawl 52, which is carried on an arm 53, that is fixed on said shaft 42, and the teeth of ratchet-wheel 51 are so cut 'that when shaft 42 is turned to move platen 35 rearward roller 50 will be revolved, but that shaft 42 may be turned in the opposite direction without revolving said roller 50. In frictional contact with said roller 50 is roller 55, fixed on a shaft 56, which turns in the cover 2. The paper strip P for the duplicate record being originally wound on the spool 57 goes partly around roller 50 and between it and roller 55, partly around roller and up over the papercarrier or -round platen 58, and then to the spool 59, on which it is wound as the machine is operated. The hub 60 of said spool 57 is provided with a friction-brake 62, carried on the cover 2, the pressure of the brake being regulated by the screw 63, Fig. 5. A ratchetwheel and pawl 66 permit spool 57 to turn for unwinding strip P, but prevent its turning in the reverse direction until pawl 66 is thrown out of engagement with said ratchet-wheel 65,. A ratchet-wheel 193, with pawl 191, is

also provided for spool 59. Said ratchet-wheel 193 and pawl 191 permit the spool 59 to turn in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, to wind np the strip P on said spool 59, and thereby draw said strip P through the machine in the required direction, but they prevent the said spool 59 from being accidentally or surreptitiously rotated in the reverse direction, and therefore the strip P cannot be drawn back so as to disclose a record that has been wound up on the said spool until the person who has the key for unlocking the box opens said boil and by hand detaches said pawl 191 from said ratchet-wheel 193. A larger pulley on spool 57 and a smaller pulley on spool 59 are connected by belt 67, as shown. Thus when the movement of the platen 35 and its racks 40 revolve roller 50'in the manner 'hereinbefore with the said roller 50 by the roller 55, and

-the strip revolves the spool 57 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3. The rotation of said spool 57 is communicated through its pulley to the said belt 67, Fig. 5, and said belt 67 causes the spool 59 to revolve, so as to take up the strip Pas it is unwound from said spool 57. The pulley of spool 59 is made smaller than that of spool 57, so that the more rapid rotation of spool 59 shall compensate for the larger diameter of the roll of paper on said spool 57 when the strip is beginning to be wound on spool 59. As the paper unwinds from the spool 57 and winds upon spool 59, and spool 59 tends to wind up the strip more rapidly than it comes from spool 57, belt 67 slips on one or both of the pulleys, being loose enough for the purpose, and the strip continues to be wound without slack and without being torn.

The type-wheels andprntz'ng mechanism.- Two type-wheels-70 for the original and 71 for the duplicate record-each containing the same characters similarly arranged, are fixed on the shaft 73, which turns in boxes 74 75 on standards or brackets 76 77, which are fixed on the carriage 14. Both type-wheels have substantially the same construction, which is preferably the following: An inner annular plate is bolted to an outer flanged plate 81, and the ange 82 of the latter is provided with radial slots 83 in number equal to the number of characters to be printed. All said slots terminate at their inner endsin an annular space around the hub 85 of said plate 81. Thus when the plates 80 81 are bolted together there are formed chambers, each of which is adapted to contain two type, r S, r being the lower and S the upper case letters, and the inner ends of said type project into the aforesaid annular space, so that they can be struck by the hammers 91. Of course the chambers for figures, punctuation-marks, Jac., will contain only one type. Each type is engaged by the end of a spring 92 or 93, whichvis fastened to the plates 80 or 81, the ends of the springs passing in through holes 94 95 intheir respective plates to engage the type, so as to hold the same normally inward-t'. e., out of the printing position. Said shaft 73 has a sliding fit in the boxes, and the bevel-gear 100, Figs. 1, 3, and 8, has a sliding fit on the square front end of saidshaft 73. Said gear 100 is held against lateral movement by the collar 101, in which the hub 102 of said gear is centered, and the ring 103 on said hub, and said collar 101 is carried by the stationary arm 105, which is fixed on the upper end of the said fulcrumpost 106, which is fixed inthe aforesaid spider 32 of the carriage 14. Said gear 100 meshes with the horizontal bevel-gear segment 110, the hub 111 of which fulcrums on said post IIO 106, Figs. 3 and 14. In the standard 112 of said segment 110 is pivoted the printing-lever 115,y the slot 116 of which spans with nice fit the neck of the anged collar 117, which works on said hub 111. The under side of said printing-lever 115 is provided with bosses 119, which engage and depress the ange 118 of said collar 117 when said leveris depressed, and said collar is normally elevated by the spring 120. Said lever 115 is provided with a knife 122, which enters the slot 31 corresponding to the -character which is to be printed when the lever 115 is depressed. Said fiange 118 engages a roller 125 on an arm 126, which is fixed on the shaft 12,8, on which are also fixed the aforesaid hammers 90 91. Thus the depression of printing-lever lldepresses arm 126, and that causes the said hammers 90 91, which are curved, as seen in Fig. 2, to knock down and impress that type which corresponds to the slot in which knife 122 has entered on the check and the duplicate strip. To facilitate accurate adjustment of said hammers, screws 130 in arms 131 of said shaft 128 are provided, suitable springs holding said hammers normally up from said arms 131. Said hammers 90 91 are normally held up and out of engagement with the type by the spring 135.

The types7mft-Fulcru med on a cross-shaft 140, Fig. 1, is an arm 141, on which is the capital shift-key 142. Fitted on the eccentric 143 of said shaft 140 is one end of a rod 145, the other end of which connects with one end of a horizontal lever 146, which is pivoted at 147 in the standard 76, and on its other end carries a fork which engages the collar 148 on the type-wheel shaft 73. Thus by depressing key 142 shaft 140 being rocked moves rod 145 and that lever 146, so as to shift the shaft 73 and type-wheels 90 91 to the rear and so as to bring the capital letters S S under the hammers 90 91. A spring 149 normally holds shaft 140 in suchposition that the lower-case letters r r are under said hammers.

The rbhon-feed.-The ribbons 150 151 for the type-wheels 71, being originally wound, respectively, on the spools 152 155, are led under their respective wheels and their ends attached in the usual manner to the spools 154 153, spools 152 155 being both fixed on the shaft 157 and spools 154 153 being both fixed on the shaft 156. On said shafts 156 157 are ratchet-wheels 160 161, respectively, with teeth suitably inclined. A pawl 163, pivoted in a slide 164, which moves trans- Versely on a guide 165, which is fixed on one of the boxes of shaft 73, Fig. 7, is adapted to engage one or the other ratchet-wheel 160 161, as desired, and said slide 164 is connected with a lever 168, pivoted at 170 and connected by rod 171 with an arm 172 on said rock-shaft 128. Thus in the position of Fig. 7 when the shaft 128 is rocked to print a character the slide 164 moves to the right and the pawl 163 passes by the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 161 without moving it; but as the shaft 128 rocks back and the hammers 90 91 rise the said pawl 163 rotates ratchet-wheel 161 with shaft 157 and spools 152 155 a little, so as to bring a fresh part of the ribbons below the wheels. When desired, the pawl 163 can be thrown over into engagement with the ratchet-wheel 160, and then the operation of shaft 128 will move that wheel160 with shaft 156 and spools 153 154 so as to reverse the movement of the ribbons.

The spacing mechanism cmd escapemens-- The line-spacing movements of the platen 35 are eected by the pinions 41 on the shaft 42, as will be evident from the description hereinbefore given, the movement of said shaft 42 rotating the roller 50 and that feeding the strip P, so that the duplicate record will have proper line-spacing.

The letter and word spacing movements of the carriage 14 are effected as follows: On shaft 128 is fixed an arm 175, which at its inner end engages an arm 176 of the escapement-dog 25, Figs. 2, 3 and 13, so that when said shaft 128 is rocked to impress a character on the paper said dog 25 passes into engagement with the rack 28 on the shaft 12 and holds said carriage 14 at rest, while the pivoted dog 26 passes out of engagement with said rack. Then when shaft 128 returns to its original position dog 25 passes out of and dog 26 into engagement with said rack 28 and the carriage moves one space in the ordinary manner. The springs 178 V179 respectively hold said dogs 25 and 26 in their normal positions. No further description of the escapement-dogs is necessary, as their construction and operation are well known in the art.

To enable the operator to space the carriage without printing, a space-key 180, Figs. 1 and 2, is provided on a lever 181, pivoted at 182. The rear end of lever 181 engages under the end of a cross-lever 184, which is loosely fulcrumed on shaft 128, the inner end of said lever 184 engaging on the aforesaid arm 176 of the escapement-dog 25. A suitable spring 190, if necessary, normally holds space-key 180 up. The dogs 25 and 26 are preferably carried on a piece 185, which is provided with slots 186, by which it can bey accurately adjusted and screwed to the carriage 14.

The machine is operated as follows: The parts being in the position of Fig. 3, but the platen 35 being in its front or original position, the operator moves printing-lever 115 over that slot 31 which corresponds to the characters he wishes to print, thereby setting the type-wheels 70 71 for that character through the connection of the gear-segment 110 and gear 100. The operator then depresses said lever 115, engaging knife 122 into the said slot 31, whereby the lever 115 is held in a true lateral position. As it descends the ange 118 of collar 117 depresses arm 126 and that rocks shaft 128, thereby causing the hammers 90 91 to knock down the proper type and make the proper impressions simultaneously on the check and the dupli- IIO cate strip, the type of wheel 71 passing down through a slot which is formed in the cover 2 for the purpose. As the hammers and type rise the carriage 14 moves one space. When a line `is completed, the operator turns shaft 42, so as to move platen 35 rearward the proper distance to cause the next line to be spaced the proper distance from the preceding line, and the rollerO moves the duplicate strip P a corresponding distance to cause the next line to be properly spaced on the duplicate record. Then the operator, having drawn carriage 14 back to thebeginning of the line, writes another line on the check and duplicate, and so on. When securinga check on the platen, the carriage 14 is turned up on shaft 12 and platen 35 drawn forward. Then the check is secured on the platen under roll 36, as hereinbefore described, the carriage 14 lowered to writing position, and the check written, as before. To make corrections or for any other purpose, the carriage may also of course be turned up on shaft 12. belt 67 can slip a little on its pulleys, so that no undue strain will be put on the duplicate strip P as the size of the roll of paper on the spool 59 increases, and the arrangement of the belt and pulleys is such as to keep the said strip taut.

Now, having described my improvements, I claim as my invention 1. In atype-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of two type-wheels provided with individually-movable type, means for correspondingly moving both records, and means for impressing the type on their respective records, substantially as described.

2. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of two type-wheels, one for each record and provided with movable type, means for correspondingly moving the paper forboth records in the direction of the line-spacing, means for moving both type-wheels in the direction of the letter and word spacing, and means for impressing the type on both their respective papers, substantially as described.

3. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a receptacle for said duplicate record provided with a closure, type mechanism for Writing both the original and the duplicate record, means for moving the type mechanism for the letter and word spacing, and

means for moving the records for the linespacing, substantially as described. y

4. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, a receptacle for the duplicate record provided with a closure, type-wheels with movable type for each record, a reciprocating platen for the original record, and a rotatable carrier for the duplicate record, means for impressing the type on each record, and means for correspondingly moving said platen and said carrier, substantially as described.

The

5. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, a receptacle for the duplicate record provided with a closure, type-wheels with movable type for each record, a reciprocating platen for the original record and a rotatable carrier for the duplicate record ,and means operatively connected with both said platen and said carrier for simultaneously and correspondingly moving the paper for both records, substantially as described.

6. In atype-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of type-wheels for each record provided with individually-movable lower and upper case type, hammers for impressing said type on said records,and means for relatively shifting 'said wheels and said hammers so as to write either lower or upper case characters, substantially as described.

7. In atype-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combina= tion of type-Wheels for each record provided with individually-movable lower and upper case type, hammers for impressing said type on said records, means for relatively shifting said wheels and said hammers, a reciprocat= ing platen for the original record, a rotatable carrier for the duplicate record, and means for shifting said platen and said carrier, substantially as described.

S. In a type-writing machine for making'an original and a duplicate record, the combina tion ot' a carriage, type-wheels thereon for each record provided with individually-movable upper and lower case type, hammers for impressing the type on each record, means for relatively shifting said type-wheels and said hammers, escapement mechanism for moving said carriage, means for actuating said hammers to impress the type von the records, and an operative connection between said means and said escapement devices, substantially as described.

9. In a type-writing machine for makiugan original and a duplicate record, the combination of a carriage, type-wheels thereon for each record, means for shifting the carriage to effect the letter and word spacing, carriers TOO IIO

for the original and the duplicate records,

and means for shifting them to effect the linespacing, and a receptacle for the duplicate record provided with a closure, substantially as described.

lO. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of type-wheels for each record provided with individually-movable type, a vertically vibrating and laterally oscillating printing-lever and a gear actuated thereby, and said lever being adapted to vibrate vertically without vibrating said gear, and a gear meshing with said first-named gear and adapted to rotate said type-wheels to the printing position, substantially as described. Y

11. In a type-writing machine for making bination of a vertically-vibrating and later- .an original and a duplicate record, a gear, a

ally-oscillating printing-lever, a gear actuated thereby, a gear meshing with said first-named gear and supported against lateral movement, and type-wheels for each of said records operatively connected with said last-named gear so as to be rotated thereby but have lateral motion with respect thereto, substantially as described.

12. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a gear-segment, a gear meshing therewith and held againstlateral movement, type-wheels for both said records provided with individually-movable upper and lower case type, hammers for impressing said type on their records, an operative connection between said type-wheels and said gear whereby said type-wheels may be shifted laterally without disconnecting them from said gear, and a Vibrating and oscillating printing-lever adapted to actuate said hammers and to shift said type-wheels, substantially as described.

13. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a vertically-vibrating and laterally-oscillating printing-lever, an index to deiine the printing positions of said lever, a gear-segment operatively connected with said lever, so as to be oscillated but not vibrated thereby, a bevel-gear meshing therewith, type-wheels for-each record provided with individually-movable upper and lower case type, an operative connection between said type-wheels and said bevel-gear whereby the said wheels may have lateral movement without disconnecting from said gear, hammers for impressing the type on their respective records, and an operative connection between said hammers and said printing-lever, substantially as described.

14. The combination in a type-writingmachine for making an original and a duplicate record, of type-wheels for each record provided with individually-movable lower and upper case type, hammers for impressing said type on their records, a capital shift-key, and an operative connection between said key and said type-wheels adapted to laterally shift said wheels to change from lower to upper case type, substantially as described.

15. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, aplurality of type-wheels each provided with individually-movable type, hammers for impressing the type on their records, a ribbon and feed mechanism, and an operative connection between said feed mechanism and said hammers whereby the moving of said hammers eects the feeding of said ribbons, substantially as described.

1G. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a gear, two type-wheels fixed on acommon shaft, and said shaft turned by but adapted to shift through said gear, substantially as described.

17. In a type-writingmachine for making shaft turned thereby but adapted to shift therethrough, two type-wheels fixed on said shaft, a capital shift-key, andan operative connection between said key and said shaft adapted to shift saidy shaft, substantially as described.

18. In a type-writing 'machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a gear, a shaft turned thereby but adapted to shift therethrough, two typewheels fixed on said shaft and provided with individually-movable lower and upper case type, hammers for impressing said type on their records, a capital shift-key and an operative connection between said key and said shaft adapted to shift said shaft, substantially as described.

19. In a type-writing machine for making an original and a duplicate record, the combination of a printing-lever, a gear 100 operatively connected therewith, a shaft driven thereby but adapted to shift therethrough, two type-wheels fixed on said shaft and provided with individually -movable lower and uppercase type, hammers for impressing said type on their records, and operative connections between said printing-lever and said shaft and said hammers, substantially as described.

20. The combination in a type-writing mechanism of the kind described, of the verticallyvibrating and laterally-oscillating printinglever 115,the segmental gear 110 operatively connected with said printing-lever so as to be rotated by the lateral oscillation of said printing-lever, the gear 100 meshing with said segmental gear, and type-wheels actuated by said gear 100, substantially as described.

21. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, of the printinglever 115, type-wheels provided with individually-movable type, hammers 90 and 91, a shaft 128 on which said hammers are fixed, a [ianged collar adapted to be actuated by said printing-lever, and an operative connection between said collar and said shaft 128 whereby the raising and depressing of said level' rocks said shaft, substantially' as described.

22. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, of a printinglever 115, a gear-segment 110 adapted to be rotated by said lever, a gear 100 meshing with said segment, type - wheels 70, 71 provided with individually-movable lower and upper case type and adapted to be actuated by said gear 100, hammers 90, 9i adapted to impress said type on their records, a shaft 128 on which said hammers are fixed, an operative connection between said hammers and said printing-lever, a capital shift-key, and an operative connection between said key and said shaft adapted to shift said shaft to change from lower to upper case type and the reverse, substantially as described.

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23. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, of two type- Wheels, one for an original and the other for a duplicate record, and each wheel being provided with a plurality of chambers, each chamber being adapted to contain individually-movable upper andlower case type,`

` springs adapted to normally hold said type out of the printing position, and hammers one for each wheel'and arranged to simultaneously imprint the same character on its respective record-stri p, substantially as described.

.24. The combination in a type-Writing machine of the kind described, of a receptacle for a duplicate record provided with a closure, two type-wheels each provided with a 'plurality ot' radial chambers adapted to confor an original and a duplicate record, a receptacle provided with a closure for said duplicate record, a reciprocating platen on said receptacle for the original record, a rotatable platen for the duplicate record in said receptacle, and a slot in said receptacle adjacent to said carrier to permit the type to impress on said duplicate record, substantially as described.

26. In a type-writing machine of the kind described, a device for feeding the duplicaterecord strip comprising a spool 57, frictionrolls 50, 55, a rotatable platen 58, a receivingspool 59, paWl-and-ratchet devices to prevent the surreptitious reversing of the motion of the strip, a belt operatively connecting said spools 57 and 59, and an adjustable brake on v said spool 57, substantially as described.

Y UUSQUV 27. The combination in a type-writer of the cate-record strip in unison with the movement of said platen 35, and a ratchet-and-pawl connection between said shaft 42 and said roller 50, substantiall)7 as described.

28. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, 0f a receptacle for a duplicate record provided with a closure, type mechanism supported on the cover of the receptacle, feed mechanism for the duplicate-record strip also supported on said cover, and a slot in said cover to admit of the type making impressions on the said record-strip, substantially as described.

29. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, of a receptacle for a duplicate-record strip provided with aclosure, a type-carriage provided with an open-base frame adapted to move transversely over said receptacle, a reciprocating platen on said receptacle for the original record, mechanism in said receptacle for moving said duplicate-record strip, and type mechanism for the original and the duplicate records, substantially as described.

30. The combination in a type-writing machine of the kind described, of a type-carriage rack and escapement-dogs for letter and word spacing, type-Wheels provided With individually-movable type, hammers for impressing said type on their records, and an operative connectionrbetween said hammers and said escapement-dogs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name hereto, in the presence of tWo Witnesses, this 6th day of June, 1900.

CHARLES F. MELEN.

Witnesses:

BERNARD J. IsEcKE, D. WALTER BROWN.

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