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No.780 ,646. PATENTED JAN.24, 1905. W

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1903.

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* 771x n to 0\ I UNITED STATES Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB FELBEL, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPEVVRITER COMPANY, or JERSEY JERSEY.

OITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW TY PE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 780,646, dated. January 24, 1905.

' Application filed May 2, 1903. Serial No. 155,377.

' T fl/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ACOB FELBEE, acitiz en of the United States, and a resident of New York. in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-VVriting Machines,

chines; and one object of said invention is to.

, provide simple and efficient means which do not obstruct the operators view of the writing.

A- further object of the invention is to pro-- vide devices of the character specified which may be adjusted for use with either wide or narrow sheets of paper.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts, and combinations of devices, all as hereinafter more fully described and claimed. In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the various views, Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of apaper-carriage, showing one form of paper guiding and feeding devices embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a'transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the paper-fingers illustrated in Fig. 1, together with a portion of the bar which carries it. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the supporting-sleeve for the guide illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5'is a detail rear elevation of the guide shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail front view of a paper-finger of the character illustrated in Fig. 3 with the addition thereto of a margin feed-roller. Fig. 7 is a side view of the same. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of another form of paper-finger embodying my invention. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side view of still another'form of guide embodying my invention. Fig. 10 isadetail fragmentary perspective view of the same. Fig. 11 is a View similar to Fig. 3 omitting the deflector 31.

While I have illustrated my invention applied to afront-strike type-writing machine, it should be understood that from certain aspects of my invention it is immaterial.

what type of visible-writing machines it may 5 be employed in connection with.

The top plate 1 of the machine supports upwardly-projecting standards 2, which carry oppositely-grooved rails 3. The carriage 4 is provided with a bar 5, having oppositely grooved rails 6, and antifriction-balls 7 are 1nterposed between the grooved rails 3 and 6 to support the carriage and afiord an endwise movement thereof, as in the Monarch machine. Spring-pressed hangers 8 are pivoted to the carriage at 9 and support the main feed rollers or devices 10, which are adapted to bear against the platen at the point of introduction of the paper into the machine. A

paper-table 11 is supported by the carriage 5 is likewise apertured at 15 to allow the aux- 7 'iliary feed-rollers 16 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2) to contact with the platen. Secured to the rear of the carriage are forwardly-projecting bracket-arms 17 to the forward ends of which are pivoted. at 18 the arms of apaper-Scale 19, that is pressed by springs 19 against the platen below the printing-line, which is indicated by the dotted. 'line a in Figs. 1 and 2. Extending upwardly from the side arms 20 of the carriage are bearings 21, which are internally threaded to receive bearing-screws 22, the inner plain ends of which are seated in bearing-openings in a bar, rod, or shaft 23, that extends longitudinally over the platen and preferably from end to 5 end thereof, though it should be understood that from certain aspects of my invention this bar need not extend continuously throughout the length of the platen, although that is the preferred arrangement.

be observed, is located forwardly of the place where the paper is introduced into the machine and above and rearwardly of the printing-line, or intermediate where the paper is.v received and where it is delivered. A collar, 24 is secured by a set-screw 25 to the rod 23,

This. bar, it will 9 near the left-hand end thereof, and said collar is apertured to receive one end of a coiled spring 26, that surrounds the rod, the other end of said spring being received within an opening in the associated bearing 21, so that the spring 26 tends to turn the rod or shaft and press the paper-fingers against the platen. The rod or bar 23- has a spline-groove 27 extending longitudinally thereof and preferably throughout its length, and the rod 23 has a sleeve or collar 28, that carries an inwardlyprojecting pin 29, which takesinto the groove 27 to prevent the sleeve from turning on the rod or shaft 23, though the pin and groove enable the sleeve to be adjusted longitudinally on the shaft. The sleeve 28 is preferably flattened at 30 for the attachment by solder or otherwise of a paper-guiding device 31, which terminates at its lower edge adjacent to or in contact with the platen. The outer end of the sleeve is provided with a fingerpiece 32, by means of which the shaft 23 and the parts' carried thereby may be turned against the tension of the spring 26, and by which the associated paper-guide may be ad justed longitudinally on the shaft 23.

From an examination of Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 it will be seen that the paper-guide or deflector 31 is connected at its outer side edge with avertically-disposed wall or support 33,

which connects with a paper guiding and feeding finger 34 at the outer side edge thereof. This paper guiding and feeding finger 34 projects downwardly and forwardly from the shaft 23 and may conform in part to the curvature of the platen and overlap the paperscale, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, so that it receives the paper A from the paper-feeding-in devices, hereinbefore described, and directs it from the printing point or line upwardly and rearwardly over or above the shaft 23 and over or toward the point where the paper is introduced into the machine, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The vertically-disposed side wall or support 33 of the guide may be extended at 35 and bent outwardly to deflect inwardly a corner or edge of the paper should the guide be set too close to the side edge of the sheet. In setting the guides the paper will be inserted, as indicated in Fig. 2, and the guides will be moved toward or away from each other until the fingers overlap the side margins of the paper.

From an examinationof Fig. 2 it will be observed that the lower edge of the guide or deflector 31 is contiguous to the platen 14 to take the paper therefrom and that it cooperates with one face of the paper, while the guiding-finger 34 cooperates with the other face of the paper, the devices 31 and 34 positively directing the paper between them and causing it to pass over the shaft or bar 23, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the paper-finger 34 is the same as that previously described excepting that a margin feed-roller 36 is added to the finger, which is apertured at 37 to allow the feed-roller to project therethrough, cars 38 being struck up from the finger to form bearings or supports for the shaft or spindle of the feed-roller.

In Fig. 8 a construction is shown wherein the guiding-finger 34" is connected atits outer edge by a vertically-disposed wall or supporting member 33 to a sleeve or collar 28", that extends outside of and away from the outer edge of the guide, so that in use it is exterior] y of instead of within or between the edges of the paper, as in the construction shown in Fig. 3. Inthe guide illustrated in Fig. 8 the deflector or sheet-raiser 31 (shown in the ligures previously described) is dispensed with, and the guiding-finger 34 alone is relied upon to feed and guide the paper over the bar or shaft 23, on which it is adjustably mounted.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the vertically-disposed wall or support 33", which constitutes the connection between the-guiding devices 34 and 31 at the outer side edges thereof, instead of having an outwardly-extending deflecting-surface, as in Fig. 3, has an inclined or curved edge 35, that conforms substantially to the curvature of the platen and which is adjacent thereto, as indicated in Fig. 9.

In use the guides are adjusted toward or away from each other to accommodate the width of the paper employed and so that the guide-fingers will overlap the side edges or margins of the sheet. As the paper leaves the paper-scale and printing-line it will be directed upwardly and rearwardly by the guide-fingers 34 over the bar or shaft 23 and over the point where the paper is introduced into the machine, and hence the paper-guiding devices and the bar 23 will form no obstruction to the operators view of the writing. Turning the shaft 23 by a rearward movement on one of the finger-pieces 32 is effective to release the paper from the pressure of both guide-fingers exerted through the shaft by the spring 26.

It will be seen that the guiding devices 31, 31, 34, 34, 34 and 34 extend to and terminate at the bar or shaft 23 in order positively to direct the paper over the bar, though there is no reason why these guiding-surfaces may not extend beyond or to the rear of the bar, and when it is stated herein that any one or more of the guiding devices mentioned extend to the bar it should be understood that it is not meant that the said surfaces necessarily terminate at the bar.

By wholly supporting each of the guidefingers, as 34, bya portion or member, as 33, for instance, which connects with the guidefinger at its outer side edge and extends downwardly toward the bar and the platen, I propaper from passing under the bar or shaft 23.

It will be seen that. the end walls 33, &c., .of the guides constitute connecting means between the oppositely-disposed guiding devices, as 3 1 31, and that these connections extend around the side edges of the paper and are outside of the guiding-fields of said devices, so as not to interfere with their operation in guiding the paper. I

The bar 23 and the sleeves or slides, as 28, &c., thereon may be set so close to the platen as that, the deflectors or sheet-raisers 31 will be Wholly unnecessary, and in such cases, of course. these last-mentioned devices may be dispensed with, and which may be readily done by omitting that portion of the member 31 which extends forwardly from the slide, as illustrated in Fig. 11. It will be understood that the portion marked 31 and which is soldered, riveted, or otherwise attached to the slide, may be considered as the base or footpiece of the overhanging delivery end of the paper-finger and also as an inwardly-extended portion of the downwardly-extending support 33 of the paper-finger.

The guiding-fingers, as 3 L, may of course be made of any desired width and they may, as common in this art, be fashioned to contain or support feeding-rollers. At their delivery ends'these fingers are maintained in an elevated position above the supporting-bar 23 and the adjustable slide 28 thereon, so that the paper may issue from between said fingers and said bar, and inasmuch as the paper thus passes over the bar none of the writing will be obscured thereby, and as the guide-fingers themselves of course occupy positions outside the field of printing they at no time interfere with a full view of the written matter. Instead of having the bar 23 rotatable and springpressed the bar may be fixed and the slides made to turn and be spring-pressed, both forms of construction being well known. Various other changes in details of construction and arrangement may be made without. departing from the gist of my improvements as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1 1. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a bar extending longitudinally thereover, a paper-finger extending to and elevated'above said bar, and a support for said finger extending downwardly from the rear portion of the finger and connected to said bar, whereby the paper may issue between said bar and said finger.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a bar extending longitudinallythereover, a paper-finger extending to said bar and supported therefrom and thereover at the rear portion of said finger so that the paper may issue between the bar and finger.

3, In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a paper-finger supported at its delivery end by and above said bar so that the paper may issue between said bar and said finger.

4:. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, an adjustable slide on said bar, a paper-finger extending to said slide and bar, and means for supporting such extended portion of the finger elevated above said slide and bar so that the paper will be fed over the bar.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, and a paper-finger provided with a downwardly-extended support connected at its upper end to the outer'side or edge of said finger and at its lower end to said bar.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a paper-finger having on its outer edge or side a downwardly-extended support and a slide on said bar to which the I lower portion of said support is attached.

7 In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a slide on said bar, a paperfinger having an integral support extending downwardly from its outer side or edge at the rear portion thereof and inturned at its lower portion and secured to said slide.

8. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a slide on said bar, a paperfinger extending downwardly from said bar,- a support extending downwardly from the outer side or edge of said finger and formed with a base or foot piece which is attached to said'slide.

9. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of a longitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a pair of paper-fingers each extending downwardly from said bar and having a downwardly-extended support on its outer side or edge and so as to cause the delivery ends of said fingers to overhang the said bar, and connected for adjustment longitudinally of said bar, whereby the side edges g which at their delivery ends overhang said bar and which at their outer sides oredges near the delivery ends are provided with downwardly-extending supports that are attached to said slides.

11. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a supporting-bar, and apaper-guiding finger that directs the paper from the printing-point and which is adjustablelongitudinally of the platen, said paper-finger being supported wholly from its delivery end at its outer side edge and extending to said bar.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a supporting-bar, and a paper-guiding finger that directs the paper from the printing-point over the point of insertion of the paper into the machine andwhich is adjustable longitudinally of the platen, said paper-finger being supported wholly from its delivery end at its outer side edge and having a portion that conforms to the curvature of the platen, and said finger extending to said bar.

13. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends over and longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide that directs the paper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported by the bar from a connection at the delivery end of the guide and at the outer side edge of the guide, and means for afiording an adjustment of the guide longitudinally on said bar.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally over the platen, a paper-guiding finger that directs the paper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported by the bar wholly from a connection at the delivery end and at the outer side edge of the finger, and means for affording an adjustment of the finger along said bar.

15. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, and forward of the paper as it is introduced into the machine, a paper-guide that extends to the bar and directs the paper from the printing-point over said bar, means for connecting the paper-guide to the bar from the outer side edge of the guide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide longitudinally of the platen.

16. In a front'strike type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen and substantially throughout the length thereof, and forward of the paper as it is introduced into the machine, a paper-guide that extends to the bar and directs the paper from the printingpoint over said bar, means for connecting the paper-guide to the bar from the outer side edge of the guide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide along said bar.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide that directs the paper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported by the bar from a connection at the outer side edge of the guide, means for affording an adjustment of the guide longitudinally of the platen, means for affording a spring-pressure on said guide, and hand-operated means for moving the guide against its spring-pressure.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point of introduction of the paper, and a paper-guide for directing the paper over said bar, the guide being supported at its rearmost portion over and adjustable on said bar.

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point of introduction of the paper, a paperguide for directing the paper over said bar, and means for adjustably supporting said guide on the bar so that the guide may be adjusted along the same, said supporting means extending from substantially the outside edge of said guide downwardly toward the platen.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point of introduction of the paper, a paperguide for directing the paper over said bar, supporting means adjustable along said bar, and a vertically disposed side wall which constitutes a direct connection between the supporting means and the guide.

21. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally over the platen and is situated forward of the place of introduction of the paper, a paper-guide for directing the paper from the printing-point over said bar, so that the bar will not obstruct the operators view of the writing on the paper, supporting means adjustable along said bar, and a rertieally-disposed side wall that constitutes a direct connection between the supporting means and guide.

22. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide for directing the paper from the printing-poi nt over said bar, so that the bar will not obstruct the operators view of the writing on the paper, said guide being bent at substantially right angles at one portion thereof, one member of the angular portion being directed toward the bar and constituting a connection between the guide and bar at one side of the guide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide along said bar.

23. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide for directing the paper from the printing-point over said bar, and a slide adjustable along the bar, said guide having a supporting device at its outside edge which extends toward the said slide and to which it is' connected.

24. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guiding finger that directs the paper from the printing-point up and over said bar, and a sleeve or slide adjustable along said bar and to which the paper-guiding finger is directly secured in an elevated position.

25. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, "a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a spring-pressed paper-guiding finger that extends to the bar and directs the paper'from the printing-point up and over said bar,'and a sleeve or slide adjustable along said bar and to which a vertically-disposed connecting-Wall on the outside edge of the paper-guiding finger is directly secured and by means of which said finger is wholly supported.

26. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of theplaten, paper-guides supported by said bar and cooperating with both faces of the paper to direct the paper over said bar, the surfaces of said guides which cooperate with opposite faces of the paper being connected by means that extend around a side edge of the paper.

' 27. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, paper-feedingolevices, and a paper-guide that extends to and is supported above said bar and is adjustable at the rear portion thereof and elevated above said bar.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 1st day of May, A. D. 1903.

JACOB FELBEL.

Witnesses:-

K. V. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLS.

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