US916099A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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11. BRIGGS. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED 001253551904.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

2 BHEBTS-BHEET 1.

' URNEY INVENTEIR- D. mamas.

TYPE WRITIZ ZQ EMGEENE. APPLIUATIOE FILED 0ST. 25,1902

91 6,99, Patented Mar. 23, 909,

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1 on rL-ioN; NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

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Specification tweeters meant.

ratiasa Marbh 23, 1909'.

a piaaatn filed was 25, 1904. Serial No. new.

To on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, D NIEL Bnroeacitizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and-State of New York, hav'einvented certainnew and 'of construction and. combinations and arran ements ofparts which will be full set. fort hereinafter and particularly pomted out in the'clairns.

My invention is illustrated inthe accompanyitig drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion ofa typewriting machine with devices embodying one-form of my invention applied there to; Fig. 2 is a left-hand end View of the same, partly in section, the section being taken, on the line x-x of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction ofthe arrow at. said line; Fig. 3 is' a detail longitudinal sectional view offmy at jta'ch'ment shoWninFigs. land Fig. ;14;is

an end view of the same looking toward the left in Fig.3, certain parts being removed; Fig. '5 is a detail iac view of the adjustable ring having-a scale on its periphery; Fig.6 is

a de'taii'face view of a spring plate and Figs,

'7, 8,9 and' ll) are visas of another iorinof 1 construction em dying my iQVhHfiiODQFIg.

7 being longitudinalsectional View; Fig.8, a right hand-flac'ejview oi thesame; F g.9; a

left-hand detail iace yiew of the adjustablering and Fig-10; a right-hand face view of with certain" the construction, show nin i 4 parts removed:

Remington No. 6 typewriter, but; it should,

be understoodthatit may be applied to; any.

type-iv riter or other printing mac which a roller platenis employed... w The machine showniin the present instance comprises a tr uck ivwhich is supportedipb bins in rollers assist. travel on a',.statio1iary trac ais iaslateanthems usual feed roller or feed rollers 13.

15 secured to the hangers 11 by SCIQVI s 16 en- I have sh "w nijm'y" invention, to, a

Y chine. platen frame 4 is supported at its rear side by the truck, 1 by means of links 5 and at its front" side by means of a rollei 6 (Fig. 2) which travels on a shift rail 7 in a anner well known in the art. The platen amehas as usual, the outline of a rectangle within it hich the roller platen 8, is mounted, ,s ai'd platen having a shaft 9 (Fig. 2) rigidly secured thereto and which is journaled in the end bars of the platen frame. Said platen frame oomprisesa bar 10 to which are pivoted hangers 11 which support the shaft 12 of the Springs gage arms 17 which project from the bar 10,

and said springs normall press the feed rollers into engagement vait the platen. Said feed rollers may. he disengaged from the platen frame. with armsor projections 20 which engage the hangers 1 1 The construction is such that platen by. means of a finger piece 18 consist ing ofthe end of a crank arm nhich is rigidly mounted on a rock shaft 19 pivoted in the Said rock shaft is provided if the fin or piece 18-be pressed toward the, I

hackof t e machine the feed rollers will be pressed b. the arms 20; away from the platen 1 againstit e tension. ofthe springs15. The

maehineis'or may be provided with they other usual or any 'suitahlepaper feeding devioes.

on the righaha aen roi the-platen roller ma mas-e: heel-f there is mounted-a 21 and a feed dog or paw is'adaptedto en gage said ratchet-t, space feed.

to the iplateniri the-usuelvgay; Thepawl' 22 1 is pivotallyinounted-on'f an farm 2 3 "which j pivoted to .the'platen frameatfiand Whieh'is integral with. the u'sual'. ear-sage returning and lihfe spacing; l e ver 25.1 The shaft of the platen projects-throughthe platen frame' atboth ens; and the projecting right-hand endof said shaft has mduntedfther'eon the usual "finger wheel 26 which has a'hub 27. This finger wheelfis securedtothe shaft 0 a set serew"28 which istliieaded-through t e hub "and engages the shaftiin the "usual manner. It is obvious-thatfthe finger wheel may be readily det-achedirom the shaft byloosening the set screw 28." The present machine is provided with-the. usual handle orarm 29 se'-' euredithvthe from bar of the platen frameloy a eena; and :whichis'used vforlifting the platen in order to inspect the writing or for other reasons.

My line space scale is in the nature of an attachmentto be secured to the left-hand end tithe platen shaft in place of the usual reniovable finger wheel, and'I also provide, for cooperation with these-ale, a pointerwhich can be readily attachedto the machine without making any changes therein; I The scale attachment is provided with a hub 31 which is secured upon the left-hand end of the platen shaft by a set screw 32 in'the same manner as the hub of the finger wheel by its set screw 28.- As shown inl ig. 3, the hub3l has an annular flange 33. Adrum or block 34 of hard rubber or other suitable material is internally threaded to receive a screw 33 that projects from the left-hand end of the hub, and the drum isscrewed up tight against the flange thus securing the drum rigidly on the hub. The left-hand portion of this drum is formed to serve as a finger v. heel.

The midd e portion 35 thereof is made of larger diameter and has the numerals of a circular line space scale imprinted onits'periphery, said numerals corresponding innumber to the teeth of the line spacing ratchet wheel 21, which is usually thirty-three.

The right hand portion of said, block -or 30,.v drum is made of reduced diameter and serves as a bearing for a ring Wheel, or disk 36 u hich is preferably of the same diameter as the part 35,-and, which has markedupon its periphery. the numerals of a seconel'circular line space scale that corresponds to the scale on the part The ring 36'has formed inits right-hand face a series of radial notches or serrations37.

A disk or plate 38 of resilient material is se- /"ciired to the right-hand end of the block 34 40 by headed screws 39, the stems of which pass through openings 40 in the disk 38-and are threaded into openings 41 in the drum. The disk 38 has a tooth 42 which is adapted to springinto the notches 37 of the ring 36. In

45 the present instance the tooth 42 is stamped in the disk 38; The engagement of said tooth with said notches is such as to normally "retain the ring 86 inany position to which it may be set but such as to permit the ring to *beturned loy hand relatively to the drum -'In the present instance the line space ratchet wheel 21 has thirtythree.teeth and each of the scales 35 and 36 is accordingly divided into thirty-three spaces bearing the numerals 1 to 4 33 progressively arranged and the ring 36 is formed with thirtythree notches which correspond to the divisions of the scales. The construction .is such that when the tooth 42 is in one of the notches each numeral of the scale 36 is in register with one of the numerals of the scale 35.

' The scales 35 and 36 may have their numerals printed in different colorsfor example, the scale35 may have red and the scale 36 '65 white numerals, so that while the scales are of the same character they are in distinctive colors or have diii'erent characteristics to readily distinguish them; A pointer 43 con sists of an arm forming part of a piece of sheet metal'which lies on the top of the front bar and the end bar of the platen frame, and which, as shown in the present case, is secured in position by thescrew 30 which holds the arm 29.- Said piece of sheet metal is formed with depending ears 44 which em b'r'ace the two sidesof the front bar and prevent any motion of the pointer about. the screw 30 as. a pivot. It will be perceived that this finger can be readily attached to the machine by removing the screw 30 and arm 29, then placing the finger position and replacing the arm 29 on topof the finger and inserting and tightening the screw 30.

Myline space scale may be used for a v'ari-- ety of purposes, but it is more especially designed for what is commonly known as condensed record or bill andcli'arge work.

Bills or invoices are made out on separate-- sheets of paper which are usually comparatively short and which are usually printed forms having a suitable space at the top do voted to printed matter or the bill head. It is desirable 'while making out these invoices to make carbon copies of the -t'.ypewiitten parts of a number of said invoices on a single condensed record sheet which is usually longer than the individual bill sheets.

For the sake of compactness and uniformity, it isdesirable that the writing on the record sheet shall begin nearer the top of said sheet than the first line of writing on the invoice sheet, (the latter as above pointed out usually having a printed heading), and that several invoices may be duplicated on one record sheet with a uniform and comparatively short space between the several invoices. Several rules for using these scales for this purpose have been worked out, of which the following may be taken as an example. The platen is'turned until the numeral 1 on the red scale 35 stands opposite the pointer, an invoice blank is then inserted in the machine, its forward or leading edge being pushed down to the point where it is arrested by the feedroller 13 in the present case or by whatever means may be provided in other cases for arresting the leading edge of the sheetof paper. The platen is then turned until the first line to be written upon is at the printing-point or line.- This will bring to the pointer a numeral on the red scale depending upon the distance of the first written line from the top of the invoice sheet. If this distance is twenty spaces, for example, the numeralflfzl wi i be found at the pointer. Assuming that it is desiredv to leave four line spaces between the consecutive records on the record sheet,

the platen will be held stationary and the white scale 36 will 'be turned until the nuerases metal-; thereon stands at the pointer in ;.regi ster with the numeral -2-1" on the red scale. Thejplaten is then turned backward a distance depending on the amount of space it is desired to leave at the top of the recordsheet. In thepresent instance it may be 1V8Il as part of the rule that the platen is on'the white scale' is at the pointer. 110

e turned back until the numeral 25 The record sheet and carbon sheet are then in serted-between the bill. sheet and platen,

written on the invoice sheet to the'printing; line and the top edge of the condense-d record sheet Will be forward of the printing line.

The invoice is then written and is duplicated on the record .sheetg'throu'gh theinterposed carbon sheet. Theinvoice sheet is then re-. moved from the machine Without disturbing the record sheet and carbon sheet. This may be done by pressing back the finger piece 18- to release the paper-feeding devices, and, if necessary, pressing the record and carbon {sheets against the platen with the thumb.

After the invoice'shee't is removed the finger piece 18 is released and. another invoice sheet may then be inserted as follows The numeral on the'white scale which stands at the pointeris noted and the platen is then turned backward until. the corresponding numeral on the red scale is at the pointer.

. For example, if after the .removal of the sheet is filled.

first invoice sheet the numeral 15? of the white scale is at the pointer, then the platen is turned backward until the numeral -15 of .the red scale is at the pointer. The second invoice sheet is then inserted and the platen is turned forward until the numeral 15 of the white scale is againat the pointer and is then moved forward four additional spaces. This will bring the first line to be writtenion the invoice sheet to the printing Y line and the record sheet will have been fed forward four spaces from the bottom of ,theprecedingrecord. The second invoice is then Written in the usual manner and the second invoice sheet is remoyed from the machine as before.

The numeral of the white scale then standing at the pointer is again noted and-the platen is turned back ward until the corresponding numeral of the redscale is at the pointer, whena thirdinvoice sheet may be inserted as before; and this operation is repeated until the record A new record sheet'may be started in the machine as follows:-The relative adjustment of the two scales being left as before, the pl'aten'is turned untilt-he numeral 1 of the red scale is at the pointer. An invoicesteadof the numeral 5.

sheetis inserted and the platen is turned forward until the numeral 25 of the White scale is at the pointer, when is record sheet and carbon sheet are inserts. and the platen is turned forw'ard'until the numeral 5 of the white scale is the pointer. The first :lineto be written the invoice sheet will then be at the'printingline and the record sheet will be in proper position to begin a new record. Thesecomi record sheet is filled in the same manner as the first. For

any'rparticular form of invoice blank the white scale is set relatively to the red scale once for all, but the adjustment of one scale relative to' thelother would be diilercnt for invoice sheets. having different depths of heading. The adjustment would also be ditlcremtfor different widths of spacing between the copies of the different invoices on the recordsheet. For example, ifit is desired to leave only three spaces between records, the numeral 4 on the white scale would be set opposite the numeral 21 of the red scalein the instance above given in- If six spaces are desired, the numeral 7 of the white scale Would beset opposite the numeral 21 of the red scale instead of th numeral 5 but in nearly every case the use of the numeral 5 as an arbitrary number J ill be found to suffice to give the requisite spaces between records of invoices on the recon sheet.

I have illustrated another form of construction embodying my inventionin Figs. 7 8, 9 and 10. This construction comprises a hub 45 which is adapted to be secured to "the end of the platen shaft by aset screw in the same manner as the hub 31 above described; The hub 45 has a flange 46 and a screw threaded end portion similar to the corresponding parts of the other form of the invention, and a block 47 is screwed on to the end of the hub in the same manner before. The left-hand portion of this block forms a finger wheel and said block has a portion. 47 of greater diameter than said linger wheel and this enlarged portion has the numerals from 1- to .33 on its periphery, thus forming a circular scale which correspomls tothe scale A ring, wheel or disk .48 is loosely mounted on the hub 45 to the right of the flange 46 and tins ring has the nu merals of a line space scale on its periphery, said scale corresponding to the scale The left hand" face of the disk 48 is shown in Fig. 9; This face of said disk has a series of radial depressions 49 formed therein, one of said depressions corresponding to each nu- ,meral of the scale. A detcnt 50 projects from the right-hand face of the blocks? in position to engage one or another of the depressions 49. In the presentinstance this detect is shown as-the head of a screw which is formed with. two oblique faces to fit into the iasluused grooves 49. The disk 48 is yieldinsrljv pressed toward the'block 47 to cause the detent to .engage in one or another of the grooves 4-9,

' b y two plate springs 51 which are secured to kinda-second bill sheet may-then be inserted and turned forward untilthe first writing line thereon is at" the -printingapoint,' This bill shown. 1. 1 i

' the right hand face of the disk 48 by screws 52"which pass through holes in'said plates i'and are threaded into openings 53 the disk. Thespring plates 51 are radially disposed and their free ends lie in a peripheral groove 53-forn1ed in the hub 45. The construction is such. that the disk 48 is normally held-by the. detent -50 in- '-such position that "each ofthe numerals thereon is in register with a numeral of the-scale 47, but the disk 48:1nay bereadily adjusted so as to bring any one of the numerals-thereon in register with any one of "they numerals on the i other scaleL The mannerof using this formof the invention is' the same as that of using t-lie'other *forin, From theforegoing 'description it will be understood that the devicesembodying inyv ln' vention can-be-Inad atsmall cost, can be" readily appliedto various existing forms- 0f typewriting machines without modifying'tlie structural featureslof suehmachines and that device re-alt described my. be used 'foreondensecl recerd work without operating the releaselever to remove the several bill sheets {from the machine. In order to do 1 this the record sheetand the first bill sheet may be inserted-in the machineL-y-After the first bill has I been, written the. platen may be turned backward. an appropriate distance maybe written and a third bill'insertedin the sameway,v In using the mach-inein this "manner there may be two bill sheets in the machine atone time and these. may overlap I 'onefanother, but this'.will'do nd-harm as the writing is done only on the last bill sheet. insorted, and as. there is but one carbon sheet I .the' matter written on'the last bill sheet will be duplicated only on the record sheet. As "'the sheets are ,fed along. the "bill sheet first inserted will run out of the machine of itself.v The followingis given as an example efa rulefor'using the devicein-this way. Inoreler to set the scalesf'the red scaleis first set at 11". A bill is then' inserted and turned forward to the writingline, th'e platen is thenheld stationaryand the white scale; is turned andset. at u 1 n 6 0' t The two scales will-then beset so that corresponding numbers'on them will be a' distance apart equal to the distance from the top of the bill sheetto the first writing line. Havingset the scales' thewriting is done as follows :-The red-scale is' jset at.1

and a -bill is inserted.- The platenfisi thenturned'to' 1 on the white scale.

amples' given will serve to illustrate the -.m'anner in which my invention is used.

l. 'In-a .typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen andplaten frame, "of an attachment adapted to be connected with or disconnectedfrom said platen as an they 'd-o not occupy anyof thejspace 'ordi narily employed-as Ea part, of. the platen, .asfis] 'th'e'jca se-with somjedevices used heretofore.

It'fisobvieus that the, details of the device" maybe variedin otherways'than infthose 53.0-

' I.\ turned toj20 on the white scale, The record sheet-isthen inserted and the laten T 1e bill is then t v'ritten, after which the'platen is turned forward a distance of four line spaces.

' The number on the white scale is then noted rules may be worked out, but the two ex- 8 0 .What'I. claim as new and desire to seein'e by Letters Patent, is

entirety while the platen remains in normal pos tion 111 the 'machlne, said'attachment comprising a finger wheel situated outside of the platen frame and a linespace scale.

2. In a typewriting machine "the combination with a roller platen Having a shaft, of fan attachment adapted to be mounted on v 5 saidshaft 'or, removed therefrom as an- "enti'rety. while the platen remains in normal position in the machine, saidattachment comprising a finger wheel. mounted en one end of the platen shaft forturnin'g the platen and. a line space scale-provided with numer Y ical indice's.

T 3.In 'a ty ewritingmachine,- the combination of are ler platen having a shaft, of anattachment adapted to'be mounted on and to be removed from said shaft as an entirety while the platen remains in normalpositicn in the machine, said attachment con'iprising a fingerwheel secured to the. shaft at one end thereof forturning the platen, a line space scale rigidly connected .with said linger -Wheel,-and-a second line space scale adjustable with relation to the first'mentioncd line'space' scale. 1

4Q In a typewritingmachine, the combi- .115 na tionwsith a roller platen having a shaft, of anattachme'nt adapted to be mounted on one end of said shaft or'to be removed therefrom as an entirety while the platen remains ni-normal position n the machine, said '120 attachment comprising a linger wheel for turning the platenand two line space scales, one of said scales being adjustable with relation to the other.

.5. 'In a ty ewriting-machine, the combi- 1217' nation of'a p aten frame, a roller platen hav- .ing a shaft which is iournaled in and which. projects beyond said platen-frame, and an attachment adapted to, be mounted on a projecting'.=end. ofgsaid shaft and to be dejustable disk or drum.

traces 6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen-frame,'a roller platen .having a shaft which is journaled in and which projects beyond said platen frame, and an attachment adapted to be mounted on a projecting end of said shaft and to be detached therefrom as an entirety, said attachment com rising a fin er Wheel and two line space sca es one of w iich is adjustable with relation to the other. a p 7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen havin a shaft, of a drum fixed on an end of said sfiaft said drum being adapted to serve as a finger wheel for turning the platen and carrying a line space scale; and a second line space scale mounted on said shaft and adapted to be adjusted with relation to the firstmentioned scale.

.8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen frame; a roller platen having a shaft which projects beyond said platen frame; a hub detachably mounted on said shaft outside of the latch frame; a

drum rigid with said hub an carrying a line space scale; a disk or drum adjustably mounted onsaid' huband carrying a second line space scale; and a,detent for said ad- 9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen and platen frame, of a detachable drum carrying a line space scale, said drum being situated outside of the platen frame; a disk having a notched face adjustably mounted by the side of said drum and carrying a second line space scale;

and a s ring detent engaging the notches of.

said .dis I 10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen having a shaft, of

a hub mounted onv said shaft; a drum threaded on said hub, said drum having one portion constituting a finger wheel and another portion constituting a line space scale; a second line space scale adjustably mounted beside the first line space scale and having a notched face; and a spring plate secured to said drum and having a projection to engage the notches in said disk.

l1. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of a finger wheel rigidly connected therewith for turning the platen and having a circularline scale, a cooperating circular line scale arranged beside the scale on the finger wheel and between the finger wheel and platen, and a relatively fixed pointer cooperating with said scales.

12. In a typewriting, machine, the combination of a roller platen, a shaft therefor, a Wheel fixedly mounted on one end of said platen movement longitudinally bears against the indicating wheel and forces it intocontact with the finger Wheel.

shaft. and having a circular line, scale, a cooperating wheel arranged beside the first mentioned wheel and adjustable relatively thereto and having a circular-line scale that 006 crates with the first mentioned circular sca e, spring pressed means for forcing said wheelstoward each other, a circular series of serrations in one of said wheels, a detent that cooperates therewith, so as to maintain the adjustable wheel against accidental displacement, and a relatively fixed pointer that cooperates with both of said scales.

13. In a typewritingmachine, the combination of a platen, a finger wheel therefor, a g

carrier bearing against said finger wheel and adjustable relatively thereto, circularly arranged indices on said carrier, and. means for forming an operative connection'between saidfinger wheel and carrier.

14. In at ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a platen shaft, a finger wheel secured to the platenshaft, an indicating wheel that is free'to'turn around the shaft, and a spring plate which is fixed against movement longitudinally of said shaft and bears against the indicating wheel. and forces it into contact with the .finger wheel.

15. In a ty ewriting machine, the combi-- nation of ap aten, a platen shaft, a finger wheel detachably secured to the platen shaft,

an indicating wheel that is free to turn around the platen shaft and is removable therefrom,

and a spring plate which is fixed against of said shaft and 16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a finger wheel therefor, a carrier bearing against said finger wheel and adjustable relatively thereto, circularly ar-' ranged indices on said carrier, and friction means for forming an o erative conne ction between said fingerwhee and carrier.

17. In a ty ewriting machine, the combi nation of a p aten, a platen shaft, a finger wheel with a sleeve that has a circumferential groove therein, a friction plate that is seated in said groove, and an indicating wheel which is adapted to turn on said sleeve and against which the friction plate bears.

18. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a platen shaft, a finger Wheel secured to the platen shaft, an indicating wheel that is free to turn around the platen shaft, and a friction plate which is fixed against movement longitudinally of said shaft and bears against the indicating wheel and forces it-into contact with the finger wheel.

19. In a ty ewriting machine, the combi nation of a p aten, a platen shaft, a finger wheel detach ably secured to the platen shaft, an indicating wheel that is free to turn around. the platen shaft and is removable thefe from, stnd'a detachable frlictionplate" and State of New York, this 22nd day of which is fixed against movement'1ongit1idi- October APD'. i904.- Dally of said shaft and bears against the in- T 1 dicat'ifigwheel and forces it into Contact with RI .ghe finger wheel. v Witpessesz,

Si ned at the borough of Manhattan, city CHARLES E. SMITH, of fiew York, in the county of; New York E. WELLS.

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