US817924A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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' PATENTED AER. 17

E. F. KUNATH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-7, 1905.

3 SHEETSSHEET 2.

wi/bmeooao/ I No. 817,924. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

1 E. P. KUNATH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MARI], 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

wi/maooaa UNITED STATES PA ENT oE ie.

EDWARD F. 'KUNATH, oE JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, Ass eNoR To UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING NlAOHlNE.

I No. 817,924.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 17, 1906.

Application filed March 7, 1905. Serial No. 248,796.

:To all whamfas may concern;

Beit known that I, EDWARD F. KUNATH, a

citizen of the United. States, residing in Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing "supporting board which overhangsthe platen,

Machines, of W cation. Q

This invention relates to means for guiding ich the following is a specifi the paper upon or around the 1platens of typev writing machines, particular y those of the kind known as visible or front strike.

In the" kind of machine upon which my improvements are illustrated, a board extends upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the p aten for the purpose of supporting large sheets not only' as they emerge from the machine, but alsodurin the introduction and adjustment of the s eets in the machine, means being provided for inserting the sheets either backwardly at the front of the platen or forwardly at the rear of the platen, as may be desired, and also for' holding one or more sheets stationary in the, machine, while other sheets are imposed thereupon and independently adjusted with reference to the printingpoint. H

The present invention relates to means for' moving saidboard out of operative position when it is no longer in use, and also to means that are imposed upon wide sheets.

The invention also relates to improved means for holding the carbon and record sheets stationary against the rear side of the platen in such a manner as to leave a free passag'e'for backwardly-inserted sheets.

Other objects and advantages will herein- 'after'appear. j

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation, taken from front to rear, of the upper portion of an Underwood front-strike writing-machine rovided with my present improvements. ig. 2 is a bottow View of a portion ofone side of a sheetshowlng details for detachably pivoting said board upon the paper -carriage and also the mounting of a paper-gage which is adjustable across the board. Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation of the machine, taken at about the line :0 a; of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View the front part of the paper-carriage and framework. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a fragment of the paper-gripping means used in rear of the platen. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail showing side paper-gages. Fig. 7 is a perspective of one of a pair of front scales or line-gages for the platen.

The usual verticallyshiftable cylindrical platen 1 is journaled by its axle 2 in a platenframe 3, mounted upon a carriage 4, said ends being joined by a plate 5, which inclines forwardly and downwardly to the under side of the platen and forms a. paper-shelf in rear thereof. This plate also curves forwardly beneath the platen and up in front thereof, forming a deflector 6, which may be yielding and lies a short distance below the platen, so as to make a free passage for paper backwardly when inserted from the front, the plate having a slight outward flare or lip 7 at its front edge to facilitate the introduction of the edge of the paper or to guard the same from slipping down in front of said deflector.

Forward and rear pressure-rolls 8 9 project up through the deflector-plate b. These pressure-rolls are releasable by means of a depressible key (not shown) usually pivoted upon the right-hand end of the platen-frame and connected by a link and crank to a rollerreleasing rock-shaft 15. When the rolls are thrown off, a sheet may be inserted backwardly at the front of the platen and pushed back as far as desired while the platen is stationary, or the sheet may be inserted from the back and adjusted forwardly and sidewise.

To facilitate the introduction of a sheet at the front of the platen, I pivot upon brackets 20 a pair of plates 21, one at each side of the printing-point, (indicated at 22,) above the usual type-guide 24. Each plate is provided with a spring 25, which presses it toward the platen, and at its upper edge is bent upwardly and forwardly from the platen, as at 26. The bottom of this sloping portion 26 conta ts with or lies close to the platen, along a line 27 coincident .with the bottom of the printin line upon the platen, so as to facilitate a justment of the paper after insertion, the two sloping plates 26 being in line with each other, as seen at Fig. 3, and of an extreme length (taken' together) approximating the length of the printing-field on the platen, so that the leading edge of a sheet of any suitable pvidth may bereadfly introduced between the platen and the sloping plates 26, the latter guiding the edge of the sheet so that it asses readily down between the platen and t e deflector 6.

Sloping upwardly and rearwardly from the top or delivery side of the platen is a wide high board or table 28, suitable for supporting extra large recording-sheets. These sheets are referably inserted backwardly at the front of the platen, between the same and the flaring guides 26, and pass down between the platen and deflector 6 and are guided by said deflector rearwardly away from the platenand up along the paper-shelf 5, the pressure-rolls 8 and 9 being cast off, as indicated in dotted lines at Fig. 1, so as to permit the movement of the paper. It will be seen that the wide recordingsheet may be adjusted vertically by means of the flaring guides 26, the lower edge of which coincides substantially with the printing line 27, and said sheet may also be adjusted laterally by reference to the ty e- 'de 24, which serves as an index, being file directly below the rinting-point 22. It will be understood t at during such introduction and adjustment of the Wide sheet the usual side guides or fingers 3'0, carrying-pressure-rolls 31 and mounted upon a rod 32, so as to be adjustable along the platen, are thrown up and away from the platen and that after the wide sheets are adjusted into the machine said paper-guides 30 are thrown down, so'as to press the side mar ins of said Wide sheets against the laten, etween the sheet-supporting boar 28 and the platen gages or scales 26, thereby causing said sheet to travel with the platen as the latter is subsequently rotated. After the wide recording-sheet is thusadjusted and while it remains stationary, held by the rolls 31, a narrow bill-head may be inserted downwardly in front of the platen in the manner just described, and thereupon two arms 33, pivoted at 34 upon the front bar 35 of the carrla e, may be swung rearwardly, so that the roli 36, carried upon their free ends, may press all the sheets against the platen, said arms 33 being between the cli s 30, as seen at Fig. 3. The rolls 31 36 are su cient generally to hold'the sheets against the platen with sufficient force to cause the aper to feed up properly, although the rollls 8 9 beneath the platen may also be used as re uired.

efore the releasable devices 33 36 are swung into working position the bill-head may be adjusted vertically b means of the gages or scales 26 and lateral y by means of the type guide or index 24, so that the writing now to be made upon the bill-head will fal in the corresponding position upon the recording-sheet, which has blank spaces or columns to agree with those upon the bill or other instrument. Owing to the ractic'a bility of independent adjustment 0 the rebeing cordingand bill sheets, exact positioning of each may be secured, and hence narrow columns or contracted blank spaces may be ac. e

curately filled in.

For ready adjustment of a large number of bill-heads in succession side gages 37 may be scopic guides 40, fixed upon the under side of said board, so that the guides will-remain wherever adjusted. Each guide 37 stands a little above the surface of the board 28, so as give enough clearance to permit the recordv mg sheet or sheets to lie between the same and the board and not to interfere with the adjustment of such sheets. These side gages are adjustable independently of each other across the board to accommodate different widths of bills or other sheets or to enable narrow sheets to be inserted readily at any desired point. One or both of the however, be omitted. Said boar 1s hinged at 41 u on a pair of arms 42, the latter belng .pivote at 43 within a tubular device 44, formed 11 on and extendin along the upper edge of t e paper-shelf. otiperating with pair of supports 45, ed at t elr up er ends to the under side of the board 28, an at their lower ends having curved feet 46 to rest upon said tubular device 44. The construction is such that the board and arms 42 may swing together about the axis 43 up and ofl from the platen and down in rear of the machine, so as to facilitate the insertion of sheets at the rear 'of the platen when desired. A coiled spring 47 within the tubular device .44 tends to hold the forward edge of the sheetsupporting board 28 down uponthe platen and also counterbalances said board when the latter is swung back and down behind the carriage. Owing to the provision of the hinged arms it is practicable also to move the sheet-supporting board 28. diagonally u gages may,

said arms 42, to sup ort the aper-shelf, is a wardly and backwardly in order to clear t e paper guiding fingers 30. The feet 46 are readily lifted ofl from the tubular device 44 to accommodate such movement. j One of the pivots 41 is releasable, s'o as to permit the detachment of the board from the machine when not in use, said pivot being mounted in a bracket 48; fixed upon the undeiside of the board 28 and having a stem49, surrounded b a compression-spnng150, and also having .a ead or button 51, By pulling. the latter to the right at Fig. 2 the pivot is drawn out from the eye in arm 42, thus re; leasing this end of the board from said arm and permitting the board to be moved side wise, so as to draw out the other pivot 41 from the eye in the other arm 42. a I also prefer to use supplemental grippers or'paperpressing fingers 52 to press the sheets against n ITS - vantage in manipulating sheets in other wa s 'and for ther purposes.

the rear side of the platen. These grippers may be adjusted independently of one another along a rock-shaft 53, the grippers being between the lower paper-shelf 5 and the platen and the grippers extending down from the rock-shaft, to which they are splined, and terminating nearthe bottom of the platen in rounded heads. At its upper end each gri per is fixed to a collar 54,'adjustable along tffe shaft and having a pin to project into a groove 55, formed along the shaft. Upon the shaft is fixed a finger-piece 56, whereby all the grippers may, be swung simultaneously against the platen or away therefrom. A spring detent 57 engages any of three notches 58, formed in a small plate 59, fixed to the rock-shaft to hold the grippers yieldingly against the platen or against the papershelf 5, Fig. 1, the grippers normally lying midway between the platen and the paper-shelf, so that the paper may be either inserted forwardly between the grippers and the apershelf 5 or may be inserted backward y and slip freely up along the surface of shelf 5. When the grippers are thrown against the paper on the platen, a passage is left for the insertion of a sheet either backwardly or forwardly, as desired, without disturbing the sheets already in the machine. The grippers although normally straight, Fig. 5, are thin and flex considerably when held against i ither the platen or the paper-shelf, as at In addition to the usual scale 60, fixed upon the framework and cooperating with an index 61 upon the carriage, I provide a slipholder 62, secured upon the front of the cari riage by arms 63 and screws 64 and 006 erating with an index 65, fixed upon the amework above the scale 60. Said index 65 is I adapted to point to suitable'graduations or figures to be type-written upon slips" to beinj serted in the slip-holder'to guide the operator in writing transactions in the proper columns and is looped to clear the index 61.

My improvements will also be found of ad- Variations may e I resorted to within the scope of my invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim -1. In a type-writing machine, the combi- I nation with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of

a sheet supporting board extending up- I wardly andrearwardly from the top of said platen, an upwardly and forwardly inclined scale in front of the platen, and a cooperative I paper-guide curving beneath the platen and separated therefrom.

2 In a type-writing machine, the combinatlon with a revoluble platen, of. t es mounted to strike upon the front side of he platen, a hinged paper-supporting board ex-' tending upwardly and rearwardly from the platen, releasable means for holding the side edges of the paper against the platen, and means, independent of said paper-holding means, for receiving a sheet at the front of the platen and guiding it rearwardly beneath the same.

3. Ina type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen and mounted for movement away from the top of the platen, means for engaging the side edges of a sheet lying upon the board, and a deflector curving beneath the platen at suflicient distance therefrom to 'enable the leading edges of sheets to slip readily backward beneath the platen; meansbeing' provided for permitting the ready introduction of the sheet at the front of the platen between the latter and said deflector.

4. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon'the front side thereof, of a platen frame, a sheet supporting board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, means forenabling said board to be moved back from the platen, means for pressing against the platen the side edges of a sheet lying upon the board, releasable devices for pressing paper agalnst the front of the platen near the middle thereof and a deflector curving beneath the platen at suflicient distance therefrom to enable the sheets to slip backwardly beneath the platen, a scale inclining upwardly and forwardly from the platen, and releasable pressure-rolls beneath the platen.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, and movable away therefrom, releasable rolls for pressing the side edges of the sheet against the front of the platen, and means -mounted in front of and below the platen for receiving and guiding sheets downwardly E and backwardly when introduced in front of the platen.'

6. In a type-writing-machine, the combination with a revolubleplaten, of a papershelf in rear thereof, a forwardly and upwardly inclinedscale in front of the platen, a deflector curving beneath the platen and se arated therefrom so as to permit the rea y introduction of a sheet from either'the back or front of the platen, a hinged paper-supporting board extend-ing upwardly or rearwardly from the top of the platen over said paper-shelf and extending in rear thereof,

of wide sheets against the front of the platen,

' releasable means for pressing the side edges guide the leading edge of a sheet backwardly eneath the platen and rearwardly therefrom, said paperguiding device extending upwardly 1n rear of the platen, and said board being mounted to swing back of said paperguiding device.

8. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a laten and types mounted to strike upon a vlsible side thereof, of a detachable sheet-supportin board extending upwardly and rearwar ly from the delivery side of said platen in the vicinity of the printit may be detached.

ing-line; said board mounted to swing to a position of disuse.

9. In a type-writing'machine, the combination with a platen-frame, a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon a visible side thereof, of a detachable sheetsupporting board extending upwardly and rearwardlyfrom the to side of said platen, and hinged in rear of fhe platen to the platenframe. k

10. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame, a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the to of the platen, and a hinge connecting said board to said platen-frame; said hinge having a member which is movable to release the board so that 11. In a typewriting machine,-the combination with a platen-frame, a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending upwardly from the top of said platen and far in rear thereof, and meanshinging said board to said platen-frame; said hinging means including a pintle movable to release the board.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame, a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-su porting board extending u wardly from the top of said platen and er in rear thereof, andmeans mg'said board to said platen-frame; said hinging means including a pintle movable to :release the board, and a spring for holding said pintle in normal position.

' 13. In a type-writing machine, the'combination with a platen frame, a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon a visible side thereof, of paper-guiding means so related to the platen as to form an open passage to permit the ready introduction of a sheet at the front of the platen, a sheet-supporting board hinged u on said platen-frame and extending upward yfrom the top of the platen and far in rear thereof, and a sprin tending to maintain said board in norma position.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame, a revoluble prlaten, and types mounted to strike upon the ont thereof, of a hinged sheet-supporting board extending upwardly from the top of the platen and far 1n rear thereof,and means for maintaining said board in normal position.

15. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame, of a revoluble platen, types mounted to strike upon the front side of the platen, a hinged detachable paper-supporting board extending upwardly from the to of the platen and far in rear thereof, and a spring for maintaining said board in normal position.

16. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending u wardly and rearwardly from the top of t e platen, releasable means for engaging the side edges of the sheet lying u on the board,-

and a deflector curving beneat the platen at sufiicient distance therefrom to enable a sheet to sli rearwardly beneath the platen, and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the platen, provision being made for the ready introduction of the sheet at the front of the platen, and pressure-rolls beneath the platen and movable to points be. low said deflector.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extendin u wardly and rearwardly from the top of tl fe platen, releasable means for engaging the side edges of'a sheet lying upon the board, a deflector curving beneath the platen at sufficient distance therefrom to enable a sheet to slip rearwardly beneath the platen, and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the platen, means, including a plate sloping upwardly and forwardl from the platen, for enabling the introduction of a sheet at the front of the platen, and ressure-rolls beneath the platen movab e to point below said deflector.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame and a revoluble laten, of types mounted to strike upon the ont side of the platen, apair of arms hinged upon the platen-frame, a sheet-supporting board hinged to said arms and extending rearwardly from the top of the platen, and

means cooperating with said arms to support said board in'normal position.

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon the front side thereof, of paper-shelf in rear of theplaten and extending down behind the same, and a sheetsupporting board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen and hinged to the top of said shelf. v

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, and types mounted'to strike upon the front side thereof, of a paper shelf in rear of the platen and extending down behind the same; arms hinged to the top of said shelf; a sheet-supporting board hlnged on said arms and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the 'top of the platen; and means cooperating with said arms to support said board.

21. In a type-writing machine, the combi nation with a platen-frame, of a revoluble platen, types mounted to strike upon the front side of the platen, a pair of arms hinged upon the platen-frame and extending forwardly, and a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen and pivoted between its front and rear edges to said arms. 1

22. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen-frame, of a revoluble -platen, types mounted 'to strike upon the front side ofjthe platen, a pair of arms hinged 'upon the platen-frame and extending forwardly, and a sheetsupporting board ex tending rearwardly from the top of the platen and pivoted between its front and rear edges to said arms, and means cooperating with said arms to support said board.

23. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and a papershelf in rear thereof, of releasable rolls pressing against the platen, yielding paper-clamps arranged between the platen and the paper- I shelf and movable forw ardly and backwardly,

and means for holding said clamps either against the platen, or against the paper-shelf,

or in an intermediate idle position, at will.

24. In a type-writing machine, the combinationwith a revoluble platen, a paper-shelf mounted behind the same, and releasable rolls ressing against the platen, of a gripping evice arranged between the platen and paper-shelf, and means for holding; said gripping device either yieldingly against the paper-shelf or in idle po sition, at will.

.' 25. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, a paper-shelf in rear thereof, and releasable rolls pressing against the platen, of a set of grippers mounted between the paper-shelf and the platen, a

I rock shaft ,upon which said grippers are mounted, a finger-piece for turning said rockshaft, and a yielding dte'nt for holding said grippers either against the platen, or against the paper-shelf, or in intermediate idle position, at will. I

26. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-supporting bc ard extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, and side paper-gages mounted upon said board for independent adjustment thereacross; said gages being separated slightly from said board, so that a passage for paper is left between the gages and the board.

27. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon a visible side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen, and a side paper-gage mounted upon said board for adjustment thereacross and slightly separated from said board, so as to leave a space for paper to pass between the gage and the board.

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted'to strike upon a visible side thereof, of a deflector curving around the under side of the platen, and in such relation thereto that a sheet may readily be introduced in front of the platen and pushed back around the under side of the platen between the same and said deflector while the platen remains stationary, a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen, releasable means for pressing the side edges of the paper against the front of the platen, and a side paper-gage mounted upon said board for adjustment thereacross, and sufficiently separated from the board to permit a few sheets to lie between the same and the board.

29. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon a visible side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the top of said platen, and a side paper-gage mounted upon said board and adjustable thereacross but slightly sepa rated therefrom, said gage provided with a supporting-lip upon which the side edge of the sheet may rest.

30. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, and types mounted to strike upon a visible side thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending rear wardly from the top of said platen, and side paper-gages mounted upon the said board and independently adjustable thereacross 'but separated therefrom, each gage provided sheet supporting board extending rearwardly from the .top of the platen, a front platen scale or gage extending lon itudinally of the platen and sloping upwardly and forwardly therefrom, to serve as a guide for the insertion of paper backwardly at the front of the platen, and releasable means between said scale and said board for pressing the paper against the platen.

32. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types mounted to strike upon the front thereof, of a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the topof the platen, a front platen scale or gage extending longitudinally of the platen and sloping upwardly and forwardly therefrom to serve as a guide for the insertion of paper backwardly at the front of the platen, releasable rolls between said scale and said board for holding the side edges of the paper against the laten, means for guiding the leading edge 0 the paper backwardly beneath the platen, and a releasable ressureroll to bear against the front of the p aten between said side pressure-rolls.

33. In a front-strike writing-machine, the combinationwith a platen, of a sheet-supporting board extendin rearwardly from the top of the platen, a p ate extending longitudinally along the platen and sloping upwardly and forwardly therefrom to facilitate the introduction of sheets backwardly in front of the platen, and a spring pressing said plate toward the laten.

34. In a front-strike writing-machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, of a deflector curving around the under side of the platen and separated therefrom to permit the ready movement of a sheet beneath the platen while the latter is stationary, a device sloping upwardly and forwardly from the front si e of the platen and cooperating therewith to guide the leading edge of a backwardly-inserted sheet between said curved deflector and the platen, a sheet-supporting board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, and releasable rolls press ing against the laten between said board and said slo ing evice.

35. In a Ont-strike writing-machine, the combination with a revoluble laten, of a front platen scale or gage exten 'ng longitudinally of the platen and S10 ing upwardly and forwardly therefrom, a de ector for guiding the leading edge of a sheet backwardly beneath the platen and away therefrom while the platen is stationary, said deflector separated from the platen, a sheet-supportmg board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen, and releasable devices for pressing against the platen.

36. In a front-strike writing-machine, the combination with a revoluble laten, of a front platen scale or gage extending longitudlnally from the platen and sloping upwardly and forwardly therefrom, a deflector' separated from the platen for guidingthe leading edge of a sheet backwardly beneath the platen and away therefrom while the platen is stationary, a sheet-supporting board ex tending rearwardly from the top of the platen, releasable devices for pressing the paper against the front of the platen, and independently-releasable rolls pressing against the under side of the platen and movable out of the path of the paper.

37. In a front-strike writing-machine, the

combination with a platen and platen-frame, l of a deflector plate curving beneath the platen and separated therefrom and capable of guiding the leading edge of the sheet backwardly beneath and awayfrom the laten while the latter is stationary, a pair 0 ageplates mounted in line in front of the p aten and extending longitudinally thereof and upon the framework of the machine, and extending upwardly and forwardly from the platen, a sheet-supporting board extending upwardly and rearwardly from the top of the platen, and a plurality of releasab e rolls pressing the paper against the platen between said board and said platen-scale.

39. In a front-strike writing-machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, of a deflector curving beneath the platen and sepa rated therefrom and capable of guiding the leading edge of a sheet backwardly beneath the platen and away therefrom, a pair of front platen scales or gages one at each side of the printing-point and mounted upon the framing of the machine and sloping upwardly and forwardly from the platen, said scales coinciding with the edge of the line of writing upon the platen and serving to guide the leading edge of a sheet down betweensaid deflector and the platen, a sheet-supporting board extending rearwardly from the top of the platen, and independently-releasable devices for pressing the aper against the platen.

40. In a front-stril e writing-machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and releasable pressure rolls beneath the same, of means for guiding the leadin edge of a sheet backwardly beneath the pfaten independently of said pressure-rolls, a pair of plates edges of a wide sheet against-the platen; and pivoted to the framework of the machine, releasablemeans between said rolls for press- IO and extengirg up t0 (the printingl-line (lm' the ing narrow sheets against the platen.

p aten an rom sai pr1ntingine s o in upwardly and forwardly, a sheet-suppor ting EDWARD KUNATH board extending upwardly and rearwardly Witnesses:

from the top of the platen, releasable rolls at B. C. STIOKNEY,

the ends' of the platen for pressing the side BERTHA SCHNIER.

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