US707220A - Feeding attachment for type-writing machines. - Google Patents

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H1 llHflHlW .No. 707,220. T Patented Aug. l9; I902. A m, s. EYLAR.

FEEDING ATTACHMENT FUR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

' A lication filed Nov. 15, 1901.

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FEEDING ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

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No. 707,220. Phtented Aug. I9, I902.

. M. s.- EYLAR. FEEDING'ATTACHMENT FUR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

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MATTH W Sl'ZEYLAR, or? New YORK; sir; ,AsSIGNOR rofnrjt ofrr a HATCH To all whom. concerni- I Be it known that I; MATTHEW S. 'E-YLAB Of 'BOOKTYPEWRITERJCOMPANY, AiooR oRA mN OF N YORK. w

SBECIFIGATION forming parto f LttersPatent Nap/707,220, k 'caAn ust1Q Q- 1 Q2 1 NewYork city,'count-y'ofl Iew York,'and State t ing is a specification.

of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Feeding Attachments for; ;Type-WritingMachines; of which the follow-M My invention h s reference to that class of type-writing machines in which the sheet to;

be written upon Jisfsnpported on a fia't bed or platen; thehorizontally-movable writing mechanism being 'located above the platen andarrangedto, print in a downwarddirec-- 1 tion; In this class of machines the object of my invention is toaprovideasimple attach I ten upon maybe fed rapidlyto the proper po ment whereby flat-cards or sheets to be writj sition on'the platen and thereafter; delivered a and stacked in anorderly'manner,; andthis without the necessityof {lifting the writing monly requiredlin this classof machinesg a i To this endfthe invention consists in an mechanism or itsjjsupportingirame, as comendless earrier beltjextended across thesur face of the platen and around suitable drums I or supportsat thewend wh'e'reby it is adapted to receive the cards at: oneside of 'theplaten,

move them into position thereover, ,andfinally carry themnaway at the opposite side.

.It also consists in the eonnbination, with Y 1 sueh belt, ofineansfor feeding thecardsau tomatically to: the saine atone end. a a M It further consists inthecombination, with; said belt; of a receiver to' which the cards are delivere'dand in which, they are assembled in the order ofidelivier y'g T I have shown my improvement .in aform adapted more partieularlyfor application to the commercial Elliott-dzflatch machine,such as shown in Le'tters Patent ot the United States No. 620,125. 1

' The drawings illustrate only those parts which are necessaryjtoan understanding of my inventiornjand thejremaining portions of I resentedin said patent or o'f anyequivalent construction. v I e p ;i Refer-ring tothe drawings, .Figure 1 repre-- sents a top plan view'of the platen of the Elthe' machine may beef theconstructionrep-l liott &' Hatch machine-with my attachment Fig. 2 is anelevation of the enlarged scale,

ofthe type Writingmachineintended to support the sheetsor cards iwnne befiugwritte up n y he o e n m ha -l r 1 vulcanized rubber, eanvas,or other suitable arrangement-being such-"thatithe belt is guided aerossand permitted". to rest flatly upon the platen, over-which it is free to'travel underfthe influence of the drum D,;whichf-is provided with a hand-crankFir Gfrepresents a *box or" magazine mounted same looking toward the forward end v 0f the i .platenq' Fig.3 is avertical 'crossasection on I theflin'ef3 3of B igh 1;} 'Figjeis a front'elevationof the reeeivershowninFig. 2 on an r 1 Inthe drawings;'Arepresents thefiatplaten ,andD ,having journalssus'tained in bearings {at opposite endsfloffafiframe'E which is attaehed tothe under; side of] the platen and projected to 'the right and left asshown', the

overoneend of theapron and intended to contain afstack" of cards or sheetsH,'cutIto a f uniform size. Thebottomo'f the box is open, so; that the lowermost ,card rest s upon the surface of the apron; which onf being set. in motion carries the card. forward to the re-- iqu-ired position-over, the platen,-

l p In order to secure, the properfideliveryofthe cards one at, a time, the "magazine G is 'preferably-pivotedat g -;to'; arms s'risingfrom the supporting-frame E, so thatiits forward end is free torest up'on theapron.

fic'iently to permit the escape of one card at a time,.as shown in Fig. 3;

In order to insure the proper feedingof' thelear'ds and toaidinfpreventing.the deliveryof more than one card at at imeflprefer to employ; as showninFigs. 2 and 3, a weight I,,resting transversely onthe ,outer 'endof thestack. of cards, this weight having an any equivalent pressure 'deviceflmay'be em ployed,

I The forward wall is cut away on the under edge suf-- arm pivoted tothe'magazineat i. Of course ,H p v Brepresents'anjendlessbeltor apron, of

j. The central portion of this frame is open,

surface at suitable intervals with transverse bars or shoulders I) in any suitable form, so that as the apron is moved to the right heneath the magazine the bars I) will each in its turn encounter the outer end of the bottom card and force the same forward positively out of the magazine.

In order to hold the cards down in position to be printed upon, I prefer to employ in connection with the carrier-apron suitable guides or clips. In the form shown the clip consists of a frame J, secured to the platen by screws so that it overlaps only the two edges of the card, leaving the body portion exposed to the action of the writing mechanism above. The left end of the frame J is preferably fashioned into a spring-fingerj, having an upturned end adjacent to the magazine, so that as each card is advanced from the magazine upon the apron it will underride the guide or clamp J, as shown. The guiding-frame J is in like manner extended on the right side of the machine to a point over the supportingdrnm, this in order to keep the cards down in position thereon until they are delivered over the end of the apron into the receiver K, whichmay be of any form and construction adapted to receive the cards and hold them in the proper order. In the form shown this receiver consists simply of a V-shaped box into which the cards are delivered and in which they assume an upright position. As the forward end of each card advances over the top of the receiver it pushes against the upper edge of the preceding card and tips the latter over to the right, so that it will lie against the one next preceding. In this manner the successive cards are stacked, as shown in Fig. 1. I

It will be understood'that the details of construction may be variously modified without departing from the limits of my invention, provided they retain, essentially, the mode of action hereinbefore described.

In order to prevent the interference of the apron B with the stand or table on which the machine is mounted, the frame E is preferably provided, as shown in Fig. 3', with rollers e, by which the lower part of the apron is maintained near the under side of the platen.

It will of course be understood that the apron and the cooperating parts constitute an attachment to the ordinary writing-111achine and that they may be removed at will whenever the machine is to be used for writing on large sheets.

In operating the improved mechanism-the operator turns the crank F to the right until the apron shoves a card from the magazine to the required position over the platen. The writing operation is then performed, after which the crank is again turned, causing the printed card to be delivered into the receiver K, while at the same time a secondi card is brought'from the magazine into position to be written upon.

While I prefer to use an im perforate apron or carrier which is adapted to receive cards of various sizes and to serve as a suitable support thereunder during the action of the writing mechanism, it is of course to be understood that the apron may be constructed with openings therein to receive the cards, as indicated by the dotted lines P in Fig. 1. In such case the cards will of course .rest upon and be supported directly by the surface of the platen. This construction is not, however, recommended as the best.

It is to be noted that the frame E, giving support to the drums and the underlying belt and also to the magazine for the cards and the receiver therefor, constitutes a complete portable structure adapted to be applied to the ordinary book type-writers now in the market and to be removedtherefrom at will.

I believe myself to be the first to produce a self-contained structure of this character complete and operative in itself and adapted for application to a fiat-bed type-writer at will.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.- In a type-Writing mechanism, the combination of a flat bed or platen, a writing mechanism located thereover,acting in a downward direction,-an endless carrier-belt extending over and bearing upon the surface of the platen and returned thereunder, a manual device for advancing said belt intermittingly at will, a magazine arranged to deliver cards automatically to the belt at one end, and a holder arranged to receive the cards from the belt at the'opposite end.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a flat bed or platen, a downwardlyacting writing mechanism located thereover, an endless belt extending across the surface of the platen beneath the writing mechanism and returned beneath the platen, a supplemental frame and rolls to sustain the said belt, and means for imparting an intermitting movement thereto at will.

3. A portable card-feeding attachment for a flat-bed type-writer, comprising the frame E, rolls sustained in the ends of said frame, one of them provided with a manual operat- :ing device, an endless apron extended around said rolls, a magazine for cards mounted upon the frame over one end of the belt, and a cardreceiver attached to the frame at the opposite end of the belt.

4:. In a type-writing machine, the combination of the fiat bed or platen, the downwardlyacting writing mechanism located thereover, the endless feed-apron extending over the surface of the platen, the hinged gravitating mechanism G resting upon the belt, and a follower I therein, substantially as described and shown.

5. In a card-feeding attachment for typewriting "machine, an endless apron-B to d eliver thecards, and a sustaining-drum D for said apron, incombination with a V-shaped receiver arranged adjacent to the drum and below the upper surface of the belt, substantiallyas described, whereby each. incomingcard is adapted to :tip backward in'the re-" ceiver the preceding card.

6. In a type-writing machine and in combination with a downwardly-acting mechanism,

, a flatbed or platen thereundena carrierapron mountedto travel upon and around the 7/ platen, a magazine mounted over oneend of hand, this 8th day of '.Ncvernber,"1901,in the the apron and arranged to deliver the cards thereto, guides to determine the ccursejqf the r 5 cards as they are advanced by the apron, and

an overlying pressure devicejactingbn the edges of the cards to hold them fiatly npon the apron.

In testimony whereof I herennto'set my 20 presence of twoattesting witnesses.

, MATTHEW SQEYLAR.

Witnesses:

/ A. G, OLNE A. B. PRICE.

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