US736848A - Copy-holder. - Google Patents

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No. 736,848. I PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

' A. J. HARPOLB.

COPY HOLDER.

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A. J. HARPOLE. COPY HOLDER.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 18, 1903.

ANDREWJ. HARPOLE, OF UNI ON CITY, TENNESSEE.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 736,848, dated August 18, 1903.

Application filed October 24, 1902. Serial No. 128,577. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, ANDREW J. HARPOLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Union City, in the county of Obion and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

I am aware that an eflicient, cheap, and durable copy-holder, with indicators to point out and designate the line and word of the copy, will greatly facilitate the work of copyists, secure accuracy, and avoid omissions and repetitions in transcribing any written or printed matter; and it is my object'to provide such a device as will indicate the line and where the matter to be transcribed is type-written or printed with type corresponding in size and spacing with that of the machine that is being used will also indicate the word and the letter of the word that is being copied, which word indicator passes along the line and moves step by step as each letteris copied,and if the operator should stop it will indicate the place of beginning,thereby saving much time.

It relates to a device of a simple, cheap, and

durable construction, detachably mounted upon a type-writer table, easily and firmly attached thereto, and used with or Without a type-writer, and adapted to the use of stenographers, type-writers, and copyists, and is designed for holding either loose sheets or sheets fastened together and books and tablets of different thicknesses and when not in use may be detached from the table and conveniently and compactly folded, so as to occupy a minimum space.

The further object of my inventionis to pro vide a copy-holder line and word indicator which may be quickly and easily. adjusted to adapt it to purposes of holding copy in position and providing for contact of the Word and line indicator with the surface of the sheet or leaf throughout their movements, so that the line and word being copied may be quickly and certainly found, and thereby save time of 'theoperator and avoid omitting or skipping any part thereof, and to provide means whereby that portion of the writing that is being copiedis always found at the same position relative to the type-writer and to the operators eyes.

It is also my object to provide asimple and easily-operated means whereby the writing to be copied may be moved relatively to the lineindicator as rapidly as it may be copied, so that at the end of each line the next succeed ing line may be brought into position relative to the line-indicator to be copied, and also to provide means whereby the word-indicator may be detachably connected to some portion of the movable carriage or platen-frame of a type-writer, so that the word-indicator may be brought automatically into its proper position and carried along on the line which is being copied by the same force which operates to carry. the platen-frame and with motion uniform therewith in such manner as that in copying type-written or printed matter corresponding in size of type, spacing, &c., with the machine which is being used the word and letter which is being copied is pointed out, and if the operator should stop at any point he may readily find the place, and in copying manuscript-writing the line-indicator may be used in the same manner and for the same purpose and the word-indicator may be used only in case the operator may stop to mark the place by moving the word-indicator in position with the hand.

It is also my object to provide a detachable and an adjustable extension support orstandard for supporting the copy -holder frame from behind which may be easily and quickly adjusted and adapted to support the copyholderin the different positions desired by the operator and to the diiferent conditions of light, &c.

My invention consists of certain novel devices and detailsof construction, arran gem cut, and combination of the various parts whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. vice elongated to the maximum, the frame Fig. 4 is a front view of the debeing raised to its highest position. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the adjustable and extensible supporting-standard. Fig. 6 is a de tailed front view of the line and word indicator. Fig. 7 is a detail view disclosing more particularly the clasp and push-bar connection for the type and word indicator.

In said drawings, A represents the bed-pl ate upon which the copy rests.

B B are the two hollow upright standards of a supporting-frame, the top ends of which are left open and to the bottom ends of which are foot-pieces firmly attached and which are bent at a convenient angle for engaging footplates 0" 1", attached to the top of a type-writer table for holding the frame of the copy-holder in a fixed and steady position beside the type writer, which may be located on either side of the type-writer at a convenient distance therefrom.

O is the top of the frame, which consists of a rod or wire, the ends of which are bent at right angles with relation to its middle portion, so as to form two arms which are adapted to slide downwardly into the hollow upright standards B B. D is a fiat crossbar, with its ends rigidly attached to said upright standards B B near their bottom ends in a suitable manner. E is an additional cross bar attached to said bed-plate near its bottom end, so that it will lie immediately above the crossbar D, and whose ends are slidingly connected to said standards B B by means of sleeves to permit movement therein as the bed-plate A is raised or lowered. F is a third cross-bar attached to said bed-plate A near its top, the ends of which bar are rigidly attached to the said rod 0 just above the ends of the standards B B when the downward-projecting ends of the said rod 0 are thrust down into said standard s to its lowest position. G is a fourth crossbar with its ends rigidly attached to the top ends of said standards B B and is designed to lie across the face of the copy and serve as a line-indicator, and upon which is mounted the indicator, as hereinafter described.

H is a double rack attached to the back of bed-plate A longitudinally along its center and extending from near its bottom to near its top. I is a lifting bar or pawl extending nearly the whole length of said bedplate, the lower end of which is pivotally connected to a lever K, suitably fulcrumed near one end upon a bracket 1', having the longer arm extending under the bottom and in front of said bed plate A, the upper end of said pawl adapted to engage one side of said rack. J is a second pawl or retaining-bar, the lower end of which is fastened to the cross-bar D and is about equal length with said lift-bar I, the upper end being adapted to engage the other side of said rack, so that when the bed plate A is raised by operating lift-bar I, by means of said lever K, said pawl or retainingbar J will engage said rack and prevent it from receding or dropping back.

i It Will be observed that as the lifting-bar I is intermittently actuated through the lever K bar I will be step by step lifted in and out of the perforations of the part H in effecting the lifting of the copy-holder. Simultaneously therewith the retaining-pawl J will similarly engage the perforations of the part H, and thus retain said holder at its previous point of elevation.

L is a rear standard for supporting the frame of the copy-holder in an upright position, and, as shown in detail in Fig. 5, is composed of two members detachably connected to each other, one being a rod or wire bent so as to form a loop in its middle, over which is attached a plate 1, preferably of sheet metal, with its edges bent or crimped over the sides of the loop from near the closed end thereof to the point of divergence of the arms of said member, through which plate is a series of perforations, as at 2 2.

The loop end of the above-described member is bent at a suitable angle relative to the plane thereof to allow the lower member of said standard to be inserted and lie in the same plane with said loop member, the upper end of which is slightly bent in reverse directions to form a detent, as at 2, which when inserted through the loop of the other member and into one of the perforations in said plate serves to hold the two members firmly together, the lower end of the latter member being bent to form a footand adapted to engage one of the foot-plates on the type-writer table. A preferably coiled spring K, arranged upon said rod between said bracket or lug and the point of connection between said rod and the lever K, is used for exerting pressure upon said rod.

a a are two small standards, one end of each being rigidly attached to the front or face of the cross-bar G, near its ends, and stands out at right angles with the plane of its surface. I) b are two small pulleys or rolls with openings therethrough at their centers adapted to receive said standards a a, upon which they are mounted, as shown in Fig. 6. In the peripheries of said pulleys are grooves adapted to receive atape or band 0, as shown in Fig. 6. d d are retaining-springs arranged laterally of said pulleys, so as to rest 011 the ends of said standards ad for the purpose of retaining said pulleys Z) bin their proper position on said standard; 6 e are two guide-bars provided to reach across from one of said pulleys to the other and lie parallel one with the other. f is the index or word and letter indicator, attached in a suitable manner to the upper part of said tape or band 0 between the said guide-bars e e, and is adapted to slide thereon and point to the word and the letter being copied.

g is a clasp, preferably, as shown in Fig. 7, consisting of asplit tube or sleeve with a swell or enlargement g formed therein, adapted to receive one end of the push-bar h, having a bulb or enlargement 2 2at that end thereof engaging said swell. It will be noted that when the bulb or enlargement on the end of said push-bar enters the swell in said sleeve or clasp, said sleeve having been previously sprung apart at its meeting edges, said swell will engage and retain said bulb therein as against withdrawal when in use, the outer end of said bar being suitably connected to the platen of the type-writing machine. h is a push-bar, one end of which is inserted into the sleeve or cuifj of said clasp g and the other end is detachably connected to the movable carriage or platen-frame of a type-writer, said fastening being preferably made by bending the end ofsaid bar downwardly at about a right angle, then into a short reversed curve, and again downwardly into another curve, so as to form a hook thereon, as shown at 4, Fig. 6, to permit it to engage some portion of said carriage or platen-frame, so as to resist either the pulling or pushing motion thereof and be carried along in either direction with said platen-frame. P is a cranked bar adapted to actuate the lifting-barl and the supporting-bar J out of engagement with said rack H to allow said plate A and the parts attached thereto to descend to the desired position, and it is designed to rest upon the under side of said plate between it and the lifting-bar I and the supporting-bar J. Said cranked bar is supported in bearings attached to the upper ends of the standards B B, with one end bent at a right angle thereto to form a lever for its manipulation,wl1ile its central crank portion lies across said rack underneath the lifting and supporting bars I and J. m is a spring having its ends coiled around the top frame 0 and its middleportion bent, so as to form a loop, the ends of which project overand rest upon the back of plate A, the loop thereof restingupon the front or face of said plate to hold the copy in proper place. H n n are cuifs or sleeves attached to said standards B B near the upper ends and adapted to'receive the ends of the standard L.

' o 0 are screws or bolts, each threadedat one end and having a head at the other end, adaptedtopass loosely through openingsfin crossbarsGand F. The threaded ends of said bolts are screwed into lugs 19 p,adapted to receive them and attached to the back of said bed-plate A. q q are preferably coiled springs standard L into the foot-plate and the two top ends of the standard L into the cuffs an and by bringing the two members of said standard L in their proper positions and inserting the upper end of the lower member into one of the perforations at 2. The copy is placed. on the bed-plate A, which when pressed upon has ayielding motion and is slid up under the line-indicator G and the retaining-loop m, so that the first line of the copy appears above the line-indicator. If the copy is type-written or printed and the letters and spacing correspond to the type of machine being used, the index or word-indicator will pass along over the line with a uniform movement imparted to it by the push-bar h and point to the word and the letter of the word. When the end of the line is reached, by pressing and releasing the lever K with the finger one or more times, as may be necessary, the next line of the copy is brought up and made to appear above the line-indicator, and when the platen of the type-writer is drawn. back it also brings the said index f in position for the next letter and word, and so on until the page of the copy is finished. The copy may then be removed or turned back over the top of the copy holder and retained in some suitable manner. By sliding the finger under and between the lever end of the crank Z and the standard B the lifting-bar I and the supporting-bar J are released from engagement with the rack H, and the plate A and all the parts thereto attached are slid downwardly to the lowest desired position, which manipulation of parts may be repeated at the end of each page of copy or whenever it may be desired to lower the copy for any purpose. llf the copy does not correspond in size of type and in spacing with the type-writer being used or if the copy is manuscript-writing, then the push-bar It may be left off and the word-indicator used to mark the place, in case the operator stops, by bringing it to the proper place with the hand.

Changes and modifications in the form and proportion of parts and in the details of contions as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.v

Among some of the advantages of my invention may be recited the following: A copyholder' adapted to be detachably connected to a type-writer, with the line-indicator to desthat of the type-writer used will point out the word and the letter of the word being copied; a copy-holder which will designate the line and will readily and certainly point out the word and the letter of the word being copied, thereby securing accuracy, preventing omissions, repetitions, and mistakes, and facilitating the work of copying and saving the time of the operator; a copy-holder with lineindicator which may be used by copyists for indicating the line of manuscript-copy, with word-indicator which may be used in case the copyist should for any reason stop to mark the place of beginning by moving the word-indicator to the place with the hand; a copy-holder which may be easily and quickly attached to a table and used either with or without a type-writer and when not in use may be detached from the table and conveniently and compactly folded, so as to occupy the minimum space; a copy-holder adapted to hold copies of difierent thicknesses, as a sheet, a number of sheets fastened together, or a tablet; a copy-holder with simple and easily-operated means when the end of a line is reached whereby the next or any succeeding line is brought above the line-indicator and the word-indicator passing over and along the line from left to right step by step with movement uniform with that of the platen of the type-writer, and when the end of a line is reached and the platen is drawn back to begin another line the word-indicator will be automatically drawn back to the left side of the copy, ready to begin the new line; a copy-holder with line and word indicators which when the copy is type-written or printed with type, spacing, &c., corresponding in size with the type and spacing of the typewriter being used the word-indicator will readily and certainly point out the word and the letter of the word being copied, thereby preventing omissions, repetitions, and mistakes .in the transcript; a copy-holder with an adjustable and extensible rear standard or support adapted for adjusting the copy to the most convenient position with reference to the type-writer and the best conditions of light, &c.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A copy-holder having an extensible rest or support for the copy and means for effectin g the vertical adjustment of said rest or support embracing lifting and retaining pawls or rods and a rack, and means for engaging said pawls or rods with said rack, substantially as set forth.

2. A copy-holder having a rest or support for the copy in combination with a lifting, and a retaining, pawl, a rack and means for engaging said pawls with said rack.

3. A copy-holder having a rest or support for the copy in combination with a lifting, and a retaining, pawl, a rack, means for engaging said pawls with said rack, and means for indicating the word and letter of the copy.

4. A copy-holder having a rest or support for the copy, a lifting, and a retaining, pawl, arack,meansforengagingsaid pawlswith said rack, and an endless carrier provided with a letter and word indicator, and means for actuating said carrier.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of an extensible rest or support for the copy, means foreifecting the vertical adjustment of said rest or support embracingalifting, andaretaining, pawl,a rack, means for engaging said pawls with said rack, an endless carrier having a letter and word indicator, arranged in connection with said rest or support and means for actuating said letter and wordindicator in connection with the platen of a type-writer.

6. In a device of the character described, a letter and word indicator and an endless carrier therefor,supported upon the copy rest, or holder, support, substantially as set forth.

7. A device of the character described, comprisinga letter and word indicator, an endless carrier therefor, and a sliding support for said carrier arranged upon the copy rest, or holder, support, substantially as set forth.

8. A device of the character described, embracinga copy rest or holder having a double rack applied thereto, retaining and lifting pawls engaging said rack, a suitably-supported cranked shaft or rod adapted to disengage said pawls or rods from said rack, and an actuating-lever for said cranked rod or shaft, substantially as set forth.

9. A device of the character described, comprising a sliding copy rest or holder with a rack applied thereto, retaining and lifting pawls or rods engaging said rack, a cranked shaft disengaging said pawls from said rack and means for actuating said cranked shaft or rod, substantially as set forth.

10. A device of the character described, embracing a copy rest or holder and clampingplates applied to the copy-holder support and adapted to engage and retain the copy on said sliding rest, or holder, at top and bottom, substantially as set forth.

11. A device of the character described, comprising a supporting-frame, a copy-holder slidingly connected to said frame and having, applied thereto, a double rack, a lifting rod or pawl adapted to engage one member of said rack, a retaining pawl or rod engaging the other member of said rack, and a cranked shaft, connected to said supporting-frame and adapted to engage said pawls, substantially as set forth.

12. A device of the character described, comprising a letter and word indicator, an endless carrier for said indicator, wheels or pulleys encompassed by said endless carrier, a support or plate bearing the shafts of said wheels or pulleys, and means for actuating said carrier, substantially as set forth.

13. In a device of the character described, In testimony whereof I affix my signature aletterand word indicator, an'endless carrier in presence of two Witnesses. therefor supported upon the copy rest 01* holder support, a clasp connected to said car- I 5 rier, and a hook having connection with said Witnesses:

clasp and adapted to be connected to the C. V. JONES, platen of a Writing-machine. D. N. WALKER.

ANDREW J. HARPOLE.

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