US899615A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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M. W. P0013; I TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 00116, 1905.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. I APPLICATIONIILBD OCT. 16, 1905. v

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MORRIS W. POOL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF

ERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRI'JFING MACHINE Application filed October 16, 1905. Serial No. 283,015.

which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to the tabulating mechanism of typewriting machines, and more especially 'to that class of tabulating mechanisms which employ a denomination sto member or members in cooperation wit a plurality of column stops.

The main object of my invention is the provision of means to enable a key when operated to cause a denomination stopmember and any selected one of the plurality of column stops to be brought into position for cooperation with each other, so that, when such cooperation is brought about, any selected denomination position in any-selected column will be brought to the printing posi tion.

So far as I am aware it is new in the art to provide a denomination stop and a plurality of column stops which are adapted at a single' operation .to be brought into relation for cooperation between said denomination stop and any selected column stop so thata. predetermined denominational position in a predetermined column may be obtained when the carriage is released, and this whether the denomination'stop. is one of a plurality ofgsuch stops as shown herein, one. single denomination stop variably movable to different denominational positions, as shown in my com )anion application filed of even date'herewitii, Serial No. 283,016. It is alsonew to move the movable member from normal to cooperative position by a single means. The results herein attained in one operation by a single key-actuated means have heretofore required two or more operations or a plurality ,of key actuated means, as shown, for example, in the atent to Schlesinger and Young, No. 7 4,523, dated Nov. 25, 1902. i

My invention consists in certain'features of construction and combinations and arrangements oflparts, which will be fully set forth herein and the claims.

I have shown my invention as applied to a type-writing machine resembling generally particularly pointed out in Specification '0 Iletters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908. i

the No. 6 Remingtomtypewriter and to a tabulating mechanism generally resembling that commercially known as the (twin tabulator. In the devices illustrated, a plurality of column stops are employed w iich are mounted upon the movable paper carriage of the machine and are independently adiustable lengthwise thereof,-alt ough, having een properly adjusted for the work in hand, said column sto s are maintained in a fixed relation during t is operation of the machine. fl

These column stops cooperate with a plu rality of denomination sto s which are shown in the form of separate b ade-like members arranged side by side and mounted on a fixed part, said denomination stops being independently movable by their associate denominationkeysinto position to cooperate with the column stops. Each denomination key is also adapted to cause a releaseot the paper carriage to bring about a coaction between the column stops and the denominalt{ion stop associated with said denomination My invention is applicable to various kinds of writing machines and tabulating devices,

but in the present instance I prefer to embody said invention in the particular styles "of mechanisms illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

"Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a type-writing machine and a tabulating mechanism embodying my. invention, :various parts being omitted. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the machine and the associated tabulating devices, parts of the machine being omitted. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views showing parts of my invention. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are enlarged fragmentary sectional views showing a talulator key in various positions along with its for ward bearingand associated parts. Fig. 8 isan enla ed fragmentary perspective view of the sea es or Indicators associated with two of the tabulator keys.

First considering more especially Figs. 1 and 2, 1 indicates the base of the inachine supporting corner posts 2, which latter sustain a top plate 3.. A series of type bar hangers are circularly arranged on. the top plate, each hanger 4 pivotally surmortinv a type bar 5 which is connected l y a 1.11]? o with a printing key lever 7 fulcru' ed at 8 .n the rear of the base and provided with a restoring spring 9. The type bars are adapted to cooperate with the under side of a paper support or platen 10 mounted in aplaten carricr 11 which in turn is pivotally connected h links 12 with a carriage truck 13. The plhten carriage comprising the carrier 11 and truck 13 is provided with rollers 14 and 1.5

nieshes with a feed pinion 21 fixed to the front end of a shaft 22 which has its hearings in a bracket 23 secured. to the top plate by screws 24. An escapenie'nt Wheel 25 is mounted on the rear end of the shaft 22 and adapted to cooperate with said escapement Wheel are feed dogs 26 mounted at the top of a pivoted dog ro'cker 27. Secured to the dog rocker are forwardly extending arms 28 which are connected by hook-like members 29 with a universal-bar 30 which extends from side to side of the machine beneath the series of key levers 7. is actuated to operate the printingmechain ism, the universal bar is thereby actuated, causing the dogs 26 to cooperate-in a known manner with the escapement wheel 25 to permit the carriage to be drawn a letter space distance in printing direction under the influence of a spring drum 31 with which the carria e is connected by a band 32.

rack bar 33 extends parallel with the carriage" truck and is adjustably secured by screws 3 to the rear ends of arms 35 extending rearwardly from brackets 36 which fit over or embrace the carriage-truck 13 and are removably and adjustably secured thereto by screws 37. The front and. rear faces of the rack bar 33 are formed with teeth 33 a letter space distance apart and the top of the rack'bar is preferably provided with a scale corresponding to the ordinary carriage and platen scales of the machine. The rack is adapted to receive one or more column stops, four of such steps being shown in the drawings and marked respectively 38, 39, 40 and 41. Each of the column stops may be formed of a flat piece of metal cut away to embrace the rack bar 33 and to fit in between the teeth 33* of said rack bar. The column stops generally resemble each other in construction, but differ in respect to the extent to which they extend rearwardly from the rack bar 33. As will be noted from a consideration of Figs. 1 and. 2, the stops from left to right extend rearwardly progressively increasing distances, or, in other words, compause a series of stepped stops, the stop 38 aving its contact portion extending rear Wardly to a less extent than the stop 89, which in turn extends rearwardly to a less degree or extent than the stop 40, the said step so extending rearwardly to a less extent When any key lever than the stop 41. By this construction the contact points of the plurality of column stops are provided, whosecontact points are out of line and in different planes of travel. It will be understood that the number of col umn stops used will depend upon the character of the tabulatin; work in hand, and

that a less or greater number of stops may be employedthan are shown. in certain aspects of my invention the column stop member may be regarded as comprising the column stop rack bar and the column tops thereon.

A Vertically arranged frame or bracket 42 i is clamped to the rear of the base of the machine and to the top plate by set screws 48. The bracket 42 is provided with rearwardly extending cars 44 which support a fulcrum rod 45. Pivoted on the fulcrum rod l5 are a series of vertically disposed. lcycrs 16, each lever being bifurcated at the topic embrace a pin 47 carried by a denomination stop 48. The denomination stops 48 are here shown in the form of bladelike members slidably mounted on roller bearings 49 carried by hearing rods 50 which are supported in side walls 42 formed at the top of the bracket 42. Eight denomination stops are shown in the drawings arranged. s'dc by side a letter space distance apart andconlinml botwccn the side walls .42 of the bracket 42. ln ccrtain aspects of the invention the dcnominu-- tion stop member may be regarded as comprising the set of blades or stops 48.

The lower ends of the lovers 16 are shoul dcred away at the bottom to form depending lugs -16 and each of said lugs is surrounded or embraced by the performed rear end of a tabnlator push rod 5], said push rods forming a series which fans outwardly towards the front of the machine after passing" through hearings in a cross web 42 forlncd integrahwith the bracket 42 and extending beneath the rear edge of the basc of the ma chine. The forward end of each push rod 5! is provided "with a linger button or key 52,

the front surface 52 whereof and thc top surface 52 whereof are both adapted to be pressed. by the fingers of the operator. The general appearance of the key F2 is bcst shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

A short distance in rear of its key cap or button 52, each push rod 5] has its under surface provided with a plurality of notches or recesses, four of such nofchcs bcinp shown in the drawings and numbered rcs wcliycly from front to rear 53, 54, 55 and 56. Slightly to the rear of the last notch 56 each push rod 51 passes through. a perforation in a collarlike member 57. The under part of the bearing in the collar 57 is formed into a tooth-like portion 58 which is shaped to conform to the series of notches 53 to so inclusive. The rod 51 normally contacts with tho tooth 58 in the collar 57 just to the rear of seems the last notch 56. Aspring member 59 supports the collar 57 and has its forward portion bifurcated (Figs. 3 and 4), the arms 59 of the bifurcation extending forwardly and downwardly -andembracing the pushrod 51, the ends of the arms being secured to the rear face of the collar 57 at either side of the opening in said collar by headed screws 60. The rear end of the spring supporting member 59 is perforated to receive a headed screw 61 J WhIChSGIBWS .in a supporting frame 62 and secures the spring member 59 thereto. It [will be understood that each of the push rods 1 51 is provided with a bearing collar 57 and that each bearing collar is connected by a spring 59' with the supporting frame 62. The

' 62 is provided with lugs 64 in rear of the part to said base. A small right-angled bracket .66 is secured by a screw 67 to the bottom. of

frame 62 extends from si'de to side of the ma chine, beneath the forward part of the base 1- and is formed with a longitudinal groove 63 which receives the bottom art of the front end 1 of said base. The ame or support 1 of the base, said lugs receiving screws 65 which abut against the rear face of the part 1 and serve to secure the support 62 fixedly the support 62 so that the downwardly extending arm of said bracket is close to the rear face of the collar 57. The downwardly extending arm of the bracket 66 is formed with aperforation 68 which normally registers with a recess or depression 69 (Fig. 6) in the collar 57 A pin 70 is fixed in the top of the. push and 51 in rear ofthe bracket 66 and the'upper part ofsaid pin is bent forwardly and horizontally and normally passes throu h the. hole 68 in the bracket 66 and into t e depression 69in the collar 57 With the pin 70 in the position just-described the associate collar 57 is maintained against the support 62 and cannot be moved or depressed away from said support.

.Forward of the base of the machine the. support 62 has secured to it a scale plate or member 71, which, as herein shown, extends longitudinally 'of the support 62 and comprises a portion 7l.,s lop1ng forwardly and downwardly from thefront of the base, a

vertically disposed portion 71 bent downwardly from the part 71", a. second dowrr I wardly and forwardly sloping portion 71 and a second vertically disposed portion 71.

The sleping portion 71 is PTOVIdGd with a denominational scale, that is to say, above the part'71 is marked with the correspond- ,mg denomination, whether units, tens, hundreds or the like. The ordinary "system of 1,000,000, which last relates to the eighth or right-hand key. As best shown in Fig. 8, the

' portion 71 is cut away as indicated at 71 so as normally to half surround the pushrods the collar or ring 57.

51, and at one side of each of the cutaways 71 and adjacent to the associate push rod'51 the scale plate 71 isprovided with a forwardly projecting and horizontally disposed umn) or with some, equivalent indicating column mark. An arrow is preferably stamped .on the face 71 just above each mark Col saidarrow pointing to the top of the cutaway or opening 71 .Forward of the opening 71 the top of each push rod 51 is stamped orotherwise provided with a plurality of bands 'or stripes .7 2, four of such bands or stripes being shown on each rod associated with the stamped numerals, 1 2, 3 and 4, the numeral 1 being associated with the forward band or stripe 72 and the other numerals successively with the second, third and fourth bands or indicating marks 72. The numerals "1, 2, 3 and 4 correspond to the notches 53, 54, 55 and 56, respectively, the construction being such that when the rod 51 is pushed in until one of said numerals registers with the plate 71, the corresponding notch stands over the tooth 58 in By off-setting the portions of the member or scale )late 71 in themanner described, I am enabled to separate the denomination scale far enough from the column indicating devices of said scale to avoid confusing the operator, while at the same time providing a convenient device which combines the functions of a dcnoininational scale and a column indicator.

In order to effect a release of the carriage by any of the tabulator keys, I provide a universal bar 73 that lies under all of the rods 51. Said universal bar is mounted on the forward ends of side arms 74, the rear ends of said side arms being secured to a rock shaft 75 which. has its bearings in the sides of the base 1 of the machine. Fixed to the rock shaft 75 near its middle is a roarwardly projecting arm 76 (Fig. 2), the free end of which is connected at 77 with an upwardly extending link 78 which passes through a hole in the top plate of the machine and is pivotally connected at 79 with an L-shaped ifting member 80, said lifting member 80 being ivoted at 81 to the side of the escapement racket 23. Thcmembcr 80 extends forwardly beneath the carriage feed rack 18 and. is then bent longitudinally of said rack,

Each push. rod is surrounded by a helical restoring spring 84.. The forward end of the spring 84- is secured to a hip; 85 depending from a bar 86 which is fastened by screws $7 to the base of the machine, and the rear end of the sprin is fixed to a collar 38 which is secured to the rod 51 by a screw 89.

The operation of the mechanism above described will now be explained.

Suppose that the operator be engaged in making up a tabular statei'nent, that in such statement there are to be four columns running up and down the sheet in about the relative positions indicated by the column stops 38, 39, 40 and 41 in Fig. 1, and that a line has been partly written so that the carriage has moved about thirty-five SPilGCS from left to right so that it is in'about the position shown in Figi 1. If then'it be desired to write a certain amount, say $500. in the third col-- umn, the operator will press rearwardly on the face 52 of the fourth tabulating: key 513 from the left,.which is the hundred key as may be'seen by the denomination scale on the face 71 of the scale plate 71. The hundreds key pressed rearwardly until the edge of the opening 7] in the scale plate registers with that stripe or band 72 marked The parts ,indicating the third column. will now be in the position shown in Fig. 6 and from an inspection of said figure it will be observed that the rod 51 has been moved longitudinally towards the rear until the notch 55 in its under side, which is the notch corresponding to the third-colunui position, is in register with the tooth 58 in the bearing collar 57. It will further be observed that the bent pin has been withdrawn from ongagement with both the perforation 68 and the recess 69. The rearward longitudinal movement of the rod 51 serves to swing the lower arm oliits associate lever 46 rearwardly about the fulcrum 45 and to swing the upward arm of said lever forwardly. The forward movement of the upper arm of the lever acts on the pin of the associate denomination stop 48, sliding said stoptorwardly on the rollers 49. The parts are so proportioned' and adjusted that when the bundreds key has been pressed rearwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 6 with the third column. band 3 in register with the edge of the scale plate, then the corresponding denomination stop 48 (in this case the. fourth or hundreds step) will have been slid -forward far enough, as indicated by the dotted lines .in Fig. 1, to coact with the third column stop 40 when the carriage is released. As soon as the edge of the opening 7] registers with. the desired indicating mark 72, the operator pres cs down on the surface'52 of the key 52, thereby swinging the forward end of the rod 5] downwardly about its bearing in the web 42* as a fulcrum. The downward movement of the rod 51 causes the notch 55 to engage with the tooth 58 which serves to thereafter prevent longitudii'ial movement of the .rod 5] in either direction. During the continued downward swinging movement of the rod 5] the collar 57 moves with it, the as sociate spring 59 yielding to permit such movement. As the rod 5] begins to swing downwardly it acts upon the release bar 73, rocking the shaft and swinging the arm 76 upwardly, thereby causing the link 7.? to swing the liftingmember 80 upward about its l'ulcrum 81. The upward movcmei'it of the member 80 brings the shoes 83 into engagement with the carriage iced rack l8 and. :auscs them to swing the rack upwardly about its pivots 20 until it is disengaged from the feed pinion. 21. As soon as this disengagement takes place the carriage is free to be drawn lcl'tward across the machine by the spring drum 3i. This free mm'emont or jump ol the carriage will continue until the third column stop 40 engages wit-h the pi'ojcetcil denomination stop 18, which stop it will be noted from an inspection of Fig. 1 has not been projected tar enough forward to engage cith'cr the first column stop 33 or the second column stop 39, so that both said stops 38 and 39 are skipped and neither serves to interrupt the jump or free movement of the airi'iagc. The rcl \asing position of the push rod 51 and the parts associated therewith n *arits forward end are indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The parts are so proportioned and adjusted that the disengagement between the carriage rack and ')in ion does not occur until the proper note 1 in the under side of the rod 5] has engaged with the tooth in the positioning and bearing; collar 57, the result being that the projected denomination stop has been arrested in the desired prmletermiueil position before the release of the carriage occurs.

When the actuated denomination key 52 is released the spring fifiscrves to restore the collar 57 to normal position, said collar as it moves upward carrying with it the push rod 51 which at the same time is pulled loi'igitudinally forward by its restoring spring 84, the tooth and the notches with which said toot-h engages being so formed as to permit of the longitudinal return movement of said rod 51. As soon as the actuated key 52 is released the rack i8 is restored by its spring (not shown) to engagement with the pinion 2] and the releasing devices, comprising the lifting member 80, link 78, arm 76, arms 74 and bar 73, are restored to normal position by gravity. The desired number, i. 0., 500, may then be written in the third column by manipulating the printing keys in the usual manner.

The operation above outlined may be repeated with any of the denomination keys and it will be understood that each and all of said keys maybe actuated to cause at a sin gle operation a variable projection of their associate denomination stops fromvnormal position in order to position said stops to en-, gage with any desired one of the plurality or set of column stopsgand to skip or pass any column stops which may be between the projected denomination stop and the desired column stop. While care must be exercised in properly positioning the actuated tabulat ing key in order to project its associate stop to engage with the selected column stop, it will, nevertheless, be observed (more es pecially from consideration of Figs. 5 and 6) that there is a considerable range of move m'ent of the push rod 51, longitudinally considered, within each one of what may be called the column fields. Consequently the bands or stripes 72 representing the column fields may be comparatively broad, and it is only necessary to register any )art of the desired mark or band 72 with 1316 o ening in the scale plate in order to properl y project the desired denomination stop, and this reg istering or cooperation between the marks 72 and the scale plate may be done quite rapidly conserve time.

in the ractical operation of the machine.

VVhi e, considered from certain aspects, it is notnecessary in carrying out my invention to combine in one operation both the positioning of the cooperative denomination and column stop member for cooperation and the releasing of the carriage in orderto bring about suchcooperation, it is, nevertheless, preferable in practice to so combine the positioning and releasing operations in order to The method of combining the positioning and releasing operations which has already been described and explained is eflicacious and comparatively simple. The operator preferably actuatesthe desired denomination key 52 with the thumb in contact with the face 52'' of said key and the forefinger in contact with the top face 52 of said key. Pressure is exerted against the key by the thumb until the desired column mark 72 is iii-register with the edge of the opening in the plate 71 and thereupon pressure is partly transferred from the thumb to the forefinger whichserves to swing the push rod 51. downwardly so as to fix the position of the 'rojected denomination stop and to re- Ilase t e carriage, the whole movement of the key 52 beingperformed in a single and continuous operation. The key, it will be observed, is movable in two directions, a rearward direction and a downward direc tion, arid the extent of these movements Varies, the extent of the downward rotary movement of the key depending on the extent to which it has first been pushed rear wardlytowards thefulcrum in the bearmg web l2". The release is always operated at the last part of the downward movement of the key whatever the extent of such movement.

Various changes may be made in the arrangement, construction and disposition of i the mechanism described, and parts of itrnay lating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, column determining stops, key operated denominational positioning devices cooperating with said column determining stops, and means for variably operating said denominational positioning devices to select a column.

2. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a car riage, a set of column stops having contact surfaces out of line with one another, denominational positioning mechanism, and means for variably operating said denominational positioning mechanism to move a part of said.

denominational positioning mechanism into line with any selected one of said contact surfaces. a

3. In a typewriting'machine, the combination with ,a carriage, of a series-of column stops, and denon'iinational' stop mechanism for cooperationavith said. column stops to arrest the carriage in selected denominational positions, said lncclianisni including a denominational stop and means for n'ioving said denominational stop to any one of a plurality of predetermined operative positions tc select the column.

4. In a typewriting machine, the co1nbination with a carriage, of a series of column stops, denominational stop mechanism for cooperation with said column stops to arrest 0nd set of separately operable stops, and

means for moving any one of said separately operable stops to different operative peer-- tions' for cooperation with any one of said contact surfaces.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of tabulating mechanism comprising a set of stops having contact surfaces out of line with one another, a sec- 0nd set of separately operable stops, moans for moving any one of said separately operable stops to difierent operative positions for cooperation with any one of said contact surfaces, and a carriage releasing device opera tive by said stop moving means.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with. a carriage, of tabulating mechanism comprising a series of column stops having contact surfaces out of line with one another, a series of separately operable denomination stops, and means for moving any one'of said denomination stops into position to cooperate With any one of said contact surfaces.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of tabulating mechanism comprising a series of column stops having contact surfaces out of line with one another, a series of separately operable denomination stops, means for moving any one of said denomination stops into position to cooperate with any one of said contact surfaces, and carriage releasing means operative by said stop-moving means.

9. In'a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of tabulating mechanism com rising .two sets of stops, the stops oi one set iaving contact surfaces out of line with one another, and each stop of the other set being separately movable to different positions for cooperation with said contact sursurfacos, keys for eflecting such movements of said stops, and carriage releasing means operated by said k'eys.

10. In .a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of tabulating mechanism comprising a series of column stop. having contact surfaces out of line with one another, a series of denomination stops, each separately movable different distances to bring it into position for cooperation with the different contact surfaces, a series of keys,

one for each of said denomination steps, a carriage release device operated by any of said keys, and means preventing the operation of said carriage release device by a key until the-corresponding denomination stop has been moved to operative position.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a series of separately operable lenomination stops, a cooperative stop, and means for moving any one of said denomination stops from normal position to any one 01' a plurality of operative positions for cooperation With said cooperative stop.

12. Ina typewritingmachine and in a tabuiating mechanism, the combination of a plurality of column stops varying progressively in length; a plurality of denomination stops arranged a letter space distance apart; and key actuated means for moving any of said denomination stops to any one oi a plurality of positions to cooperate with any selected column stop.

13. Inatypewritingmachine andin a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a plurality of column stops varying progressively in length; a plurality of deimminatiou stops arranged a letter space distance apart; and key actuated means for moving any of said denomination stops to any one of a plurality of positions to cause it to cooperate with any selected one of said column stops and for releasing said carriage to ellect suchv cooperation between said selected stops.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the paper support and with the printing mechanism, one ofsaid parts being movable with respect to the other, and with an 'escapement and propelling means i or said movable part, of means or arresting the travel of said. movable part embracing two members, one of said members con'iprising a plurality of column stops mounted on one of said parts and the other of said members comprising a plurality of denomination stops and being mounted on the other of said parts, the steps of one of said members being each separately movable to position to engage the other stops; a series of keys arranged to mu: ably actuate said movable stops, the construction and arrangement beingsuch that such varying actuations ell'ect engagements of predetermined column stops and predctermincd denomination stops; and. key actuatedmeans' for releasing the carriage from the escapemcnt mechanism.

15. In a'typewriting machine, the combination with the paper support and with the. printing mechanism, one of said parts being movable with. respect to the other in the dircction of the line of print, of means for urresting the travel of said movable part embracing two members, one of said members comprising a plurality of column stopsmounted on one of said parts and the other oi said. members comprising a plurality of denomination stops mounted. on the other of said parts, the stops of one of said members being each separately movable; and means for actuating said movable stops to position. to eilect the engagement of a prodeiermined column stop and a predetermined denomium tion stopv 16. In a typewriting machine, the combination. with the paper su iport and with the printing mechanism, one of said parts being movable and provided with an escapemeut and propelling means, ol a plurality of column stops mounted upon one of said parts; a plurality of separately movable denomim tion stops mounted on the other of said. parts; a plurality oi finger keys adapted to move said denomination stops varial'ily, theyonstruction and nrrai'igement being such that such variable actuations eil'ect engagements between the denominntional stops and predetermined column stops When said movaliilo part is released and means actuated by said plurality of linger keys for releasing said movable part from its eseapement.

acacia In a tabulating mechanism for ty ewritmg machines, the combination of a p 11-,

rality of column stops having their contact points ,out of line, aplurality of variably movable denomination stops; and key actu ated mechanism for imparting variable movements to each of said denomination stops whereby any one, lr' said stops may be brought into position to-engagc any predetermined one of said column stops.

18. In a tabulating mechanism for type- Writing machines, the combination with the paper carriage, of a plurality of independently adjustable column stops having their" contact faces arranged in progressive vertical planes a horizontally Imovable denomination stop member adapted to engage said column stops; and key mechanism for moving said denomination stop member from normal position to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions to cause itto engage any'selected 'one of said column sto s.

19. In a tabulating mechanism or typewriting machines, the combination with the paper carriage, of a plurality of independently adjustable column stops having their contact faces arranged in progressive vertical planes; a plurality of horizontally movable denomination stops, each adapted to engage said column stops; and key mechanism for movin each of said denomination stops from norma position to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions to cause them to engage any selected one of said column stops.

20. In a typewriting machine and in-a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; a plurality of column stops thereon; a plurality of denomination sto s, each variably movable to cooperate wit I selected col-- umn. stops; means for variably moving said denomination stops; and means on said last recited means to indicate'the extent to which I said denomination stops are moved.

21. In a typewriting machine and in a tabu lating mechanism, the combination of a car.

ria e; a luralit of column sto sthercon; a

g P y P plurality of denomination sto s, each variably movable to cooperate wit 1 selected column stops; means for variably moving said denomination stops, said means comprising push rods; and a scale for each of said push rods to indicate the extent to which it has been actuated to variably move its associate denomination stop.

22. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series of column stops; a series of denomination stops; means including a plurality of keys movable to variable extents to bring selected column stops and selected denomination stops into cooperative relation; and a combined denomination indicator and col umn indicator associated with said keys.

2?. Inatypewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series of column stops; a series of denomination stops; means-including a plurality of key actuated push rods movable to variable extents to -bring selected column-stops and selected denomination sto s into cooperative relation, said push ro s being provided with column indicatin devices; and a denomination scale associated with said ush rods, said scale being provided with co umn indicating devices-cooperative with the column indicating devices on said push rods".

24. In a typewriting machi'neand in a tabu= lating mechanism, the combination of a series of column stops; a series of denomination stops; means including a plurality of key actuated push rods movable to variable extents to bring selected column stops and selected denomination stops into 006 erative relation, and denomination and co umnindicating devices for said p'ush rods.

25. In a typewriting machine and in a tabu-.

lating mechanism, the combination of a series of column stops; a seriesflof denomination stops means including a plurality of key actuated push rods movable to variable extents to bring saidv column stops and said denomination stops into. cooperative relation, said push rods each being provided with a column scale; and a denominationv scale plate fixed to the frame oftthe machine and associated with said pushrods, said scale plate being provided with indicating portions cooperative with the column scales on said pus 1 rods.

26. In a typewrjting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of 'a carriage; tabulating stops adapted to be brought into cooperative relation; and key actuated means tor effecting relative movements of said stops so as to bring two of them into cooperative relation. so as to arrest the carriage in any desired columnar position and any desired denominational position Within the desired column at a single operation;

27. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatmg mechanism, thecombmatron of a set of column stops having variably extendher and any selected column stop.

29. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a seriesof column stops having contact surfaces out of line. with one another, av coo mratinestop, means for effecting a relative adpist mcnt hr tween said series of column stops and. said eooperating stop comprising a key movable. in two directions and connections adapted to ated by said key when moving in another Erection for releasing the carriage.

. .1 v 30. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage, ()l' a series of column stops having contact surfaces out of line with one another, a series of denomination. stops each movable differentdistances to bring; it into line with the contact surface of one or another of said column stops, keys icct-ions, and connections for operating" said denomination stops when said keys are moved in one direction, a universal bar in position to be operated by any of said kc s when moved in another direction, and a cai= riage release device operated by said universal bar.

Si. in a typcwriting machine and in tabulat-ing mechanism, the con'ibination with a carriage and tabulatingstops, of a push rod for moving one of said tabililating stops to diil'erent positions, said. push rod havmg a notched part and a deyice which ,eooperates with'tlie notches to position tho push rod accuiatcly. l

' .2. in a typewritinc machine and in tabulating incchanism, the (:(Hilbillziillfill with a carriage, of column stops having stop surfaces out of line with I no another, a series of denomination stops each movable diii'ereiit distances to bring it into line with one or another of said stop surfaces, a. series of push rods for operating said denon'iinat-ion stops by a longitudinal motion ol" said push rods, a-

4 universal bar lying beneath said push rods in position to be operated by a'depression of one of said push rods, and a carriage releasedevice operated by said universal bar.

33. In a typewi'itin l machine and in a tabulating iriechanisiii, the combination of a plurality ot column stops, a plurality of sepaeach movable in two dii'ately operatable denomination stops, and key actuated means tor-moving any selected denomination stop from normal position into anyone ot a plurality of positions to cooperate with any selected column stop.

3 In a tabulation mechanism for typewriting machines, the. (t'illilillitiiitlli with a plurality ot independently adjustable column stops having contact points out oi" line, of

means adapted at will to engage and arrest any prcdctcriniiied one of said. column stops, said means comprising a plurality of scpa- I rarely operable denomination stops.

33. lp a liilillltitlltfi; mechanism for typewritine' machines, the combination of a. plurality ol' column stops having contact points out of line, and means adapted at, will to engage and arrest a pre lctcrniiiied one of said plurality ol column stops, said means coinpi'isin a plurality ot variably movable dcnoiniuatioii stops.

36. .111 a l')'}it*\\'l'ilili;1' machine and in tabu lating mechanism, the combination ot a carriage, a set of selectable column. stops, do nomiiniftional positioning mechanism for cooperation with said column stops, and means for operating said dcnoniinational positionine ii'ieplianisai lenoniinirtionally to determine tlifl (ltllOliillitllJUTliil position of arrest, and variably to select, a. column.

37. In a. typewritine machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination. ot a carriage, a set of selectable column stops, dcnominational positionin mechanism for cooperation with said column stops, and means for-operating said dimoniinat'ional positioningmeehanisni variably to select a column at the same time that said mechanism is operated to deterii'iine the denominational position of arrest. I

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county oi New York, and State of New York, this 14th day of October, A. l). 19th).

luUli HS W POOL, Witnesses:

la. M. Wnims, M. F. this u wanna.

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