US940332A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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G. s. LABOIISH. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.15,1902.

Patented Nqv; 16,'1999.

5.SHBETS-SBEET 1-.

C. S. LABFISH, TYPE'WEITING MAUHINB. APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 15, 1902. Wl. f

Patented NOV. l. 1909.

is SEEETMSH'EET 2.

' C. s. LABOTISI'I.

TYPE WRITING MACIIIIITL APPLICATION FILED UGT. 15, 1902.

l PateutedlNov. 16, 1909.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

C. S. LABOFISH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIGATI'ON FILED 001215, 1902.

Patented N0v.16,1`909 5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

` To all whom it may concern:

UNTED ,.friElS PATET GFFICE;

CHAR/LS S. LABOFISH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITTEN G- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters aten't.

Patented Nov. 1 6, 1969.

Re it. known that i, ('uanins S. Linorlsii, citizen ot' the United States, and resident of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented cert-ain newand useful Im- Inovemenls in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relatesto typewriting machines and more particularly to tabulating mechanism therefor, and the main object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient tahulating mechanism which may he controlled -by the ordinary character keysv of the machine.

To these land other ends which will hereinafter appear', my invention consists inthe novel features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to he hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate"corresponding .parts in the various views, Figure 1 is a plan View, with parts removed, `of one form of typewriting machine embodying my invention.

.` Fig. 2 is a front to rear sectional View of on the linea4 of Fig. Q and looking" thesanie with parts in elevation. Fig. 3 is a front to rear vertical sectional view of the machine showing' the type action. Fig. 4 is au enlarged detail sectional view taken toward the rear of the machine. Fig. 5

, is an enlarged detail plan view of the tabulator actuating frame. Fig. 6 'is an enlarged front elevation of the carriage scale, and stop bar with the tabulating or column stops mounted thereon. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the saniewith parts broken away. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional View of the same taken on the line 1j-y of Iliig. 6. Fig. .9 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 shows a tahulating stop catch in plan and side elevation. Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail vertical front to rear sectional View of a portion of the tabulating mechanism. Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary detail perspective view of certain of the parts rcpre-L Fig. 13 is a like view sented in'Fig. l1. of the saine showing a dilferent disposition ot the parts and with portions thereof detached. Fig. 1-l is an enlarged'fragmentary detail front elevation of the universal frame and certain of the cooperating parts. Fig. l5 is an enlarged detail perspective view of versal frame and the rock' shaft it.

the esca-pement mechanism.l `Fig. 16 is a detail front view of a portion of the tabulat'ilng mechanism, and Fig. 17 is an enlarged del" tail plan view of the frame which guides thedenominat-ional stop bar or carrier.

l have illustrated my invention applied to a- Smith Premier typewriting machine and while the invention 'may be applied to said machine Without changing any of the structural features thereof, it should he understood that the invention may be applied to other characters of writing machines.

The frame of the machine comprises a base portion A with upwardly. projecting corner posts B that support a top plate Q, which in turn supports a traveling carriage ll); thus the carriage is provided with guide rails a that. receive `antifriction halls which i are likewise received in grooves in the fixed rails c supported upon vthe top plate C. The platen d is'supportedin the carriage and adapted to be turned to expose the last written line and. the rear of the carriage frame supports la feed rack e which extends longitudinally. of the carriage, and feed dogs f and g cooperate therewith, the feed do g being secured te a rock shaft L mounte in a hearing z' secured to the top plate C. The4 rock shaft has a crank arm y secured thereto and the free end of the crank 'arm is pivoted through an opening in the top-plate and is connected at its lower end to one arm 0f the hell crank lever Z pivote'd to the base A. of the machine, and which has its other arm pivoted at m to a frame n which constitutes a universal bar or frame that is adapted to vibrate transversely of the machine and is actuated by studs or pins o, one rejecting from each of the roel; shafts j) o the type actions, so that each time a linger key Fis depressed, it will, through the intermediate to a depending link or rod 7c which extends .f

crank arm g, cause the associated rock shaft.

to be rocked against the tension of its spring' r, thus moving the frame or har u to eectv a movement of the feed dog g through the intermediate connectionsv .between the uni- The feed dog g has a nger that is adapted to hear against the free end of a set screw t carried by 'the pivoted feed dogf' and extending through a threaded opening therein to elevate the nose thereof and throw it cui of en- 'gageinentwith the rack e when the feed dog g is moved down into the path of an oncoming tooth of the feed rack, and thus adord riag'e. the usual manner by a band to the carriage ,to/effect a movement of the carriage when the escapement mechanism is actuated, the osition of the carriage vrelative tothe printing point being indicated by the usual can,

riage scale H which is secured to the front of the carriage and coperaties with a fixed" pointer z. Each rock shaft p carries a second crank 'arm u which is connected to a link u that in turn is connected to a crank arm w on a rock shaft which has a type bar y rigidly secured thereto, so that ordinarily at each actuation of anger key, the associated type bar will be ,moved to the printing point and the carriage will be fed The forward face of the T-bar is. provided a letter space distance.

. So .much of the machine as has thus far Abeen described yconstitutes portions of the Well-known Smith Premier typewriting .Ina-v chine and further description thereof is"considered unnecessary.

Extending transversely across the front of the machine and beneath the top plate C, is a bail or framel which is'.v bifurcated at its.

ends for coperation with corner-posts B at jopposite sides of the machine and which is removably secured thereto by set screws 2. A recess or depressed guiding -portion 3 .is

located centrally and transversely of the frame oryoke 1 and extends beyondthe forward face of the `top plate. This yoke is likewise provided with a depending portion 4 in which the recess is formed and which is'slotted at 5 for the reception of headed yscrews' 6, the stems of which project through the openings and take in threaded openings in a vertically movable bar 7 which is pro- Videdwithan anti-friction roller 8 at the lower end thereof, suitable washers 9 being i interposed between the outer face of the tension of thespring 13 istheretore eX-,

frame 1 and the heads of the screws 6. 'The upper end of the bar 7 is bent toward the rear of the machine, as indicated in Fig. 2, and is provided with a tabulatinfr stop which, in the present instance, consists of a block 10 that has a series of abutments oi" -*denominational ystop faces. 11, ten being shown, and the r,lowest of these stops being on .the riglit-hand side thereof. An expannsi-on sprin `1,2 is contained within a cut-out 0r recesse `portion 13 in the bar and bears against the lower wall 1 1 thereof, whereas theupper end of the spring bears against a pin l5 .secured to the frame l and project'-4 `ing rearwardly therefrom: A pin 1G projects upwardly from tbelower wall 14 of the apertured portion and is cont ained within l*the coiled spring to prevent a lateral di`s` placement ofthe spring from itsrecess. TheV erted to normally maintain the bar, to-

getliei; withrits tabulating stop Il0 in the.

'front bar 19 of the carriage, the upper end of each clamp being formed to grasp or be seated upon the upper edge of the frontrbar of thel carriage frame, as represented at 20.- Each so-calledvclamp or su port.18\lias an opening therein through which the stem of a headed screw `21 asses and which i's received within a threaded the carria e. are united` by the; stop sup orting bar. 17 which may bp formed integra therewith and opening in the front bar of The two supports or clamps 18 is T-shaped an, cross-section, the clamps be-` i ing secured to the stem ofthe T-shaped bar, l

with ratchet` teeth 22 so that it constitutes a rckbar and the bar itself being merely r-onnelcted to the 'carriage by the supports 18 'fatI 'the ends thereof causes the bar to stand-l ,forward 'of the frontface of the bar 19 of the carriage and permits the fixed" ointer a,

secured to the 'frontrail c, to exten between the stop bar and the carriage, as represented in Fig. 9,so that th end o? the pointer may register with the graduations on the carriage scale H 1 and so that the pointer will not al'ord'an obstruction to the free run ofthe oai-ria e.

proviredwith a groove or recess that conf forms to the T-shaped crosslsection of the stop bar 17; so that` thegstops cannotbe removed transversely from the-bar but are' adapted to slide longitudinally thereon, in order, that they may be adfjusted to their proper positions and may, i moved endwise from the bar without disconnecting the bar from vthe carriage, and

any desired number of column stops may be employed without renderin the mounting or-removal .of "the stops a diicult task and without any liability of the stops being accidentally displaced from the bar as is sometimes the ease when stops are employed which must be detached 'in-order to. beadjusted. Each stop 23 is provided with a pointer 24 that extends toward and is adapted to coperate with the carria e scale H to afford a'\proper positionin oit e stops with I reference thereto, and eac stop has a latch or catch 25 pivoted thereto at 26, the handle or finger-piece 2T extending forwardly throughl a slotted portion 28 in the. stop. Each catch comprises a segi'nental body portinthathas teeth 29 on the peri pliery'there-. of, so that the segmental teeth thus formed are adapted to be turned Vwith the st'opint'o 'engagement with the coperating teeth on the rack'bar. lVhen, however. the handle; is moved upwardly to brin-g the flattened portion 30 on any stop opposite the teeth onV the rack'bai, the teeth 29 are moved out of The tabulating stops 2 3 areeach desired, be reies ize

'and which extends lbeneath the ringer keys engagement with the rack bar and the stop is tree to be adjusted longitudinally thereon. it will be understood that the teeth 22 on the rari-1 bar are situated at letter spare distances apartand contorni in their disposition to the j i'raduations on the carriage scale so that when a pointer 2lA on a stop is positioned at a graduation on the carriage srale, the stop inay be locked in this position by turningl the eatrh in the position indicated in- Fig. Sl. llath ot' the stops il?) has a depending' portion 3l that constitutes an abutment tor (-ooperation with the stop l0. j

Situated beneath the keyboard ot the niarhine and preferably back of the second bank or row otl keys l". is a swinging carrier comprising' a plate or bar 32 which is pivoted tothe base at 32'* to swing at its free edge fore and att. of the machine. 'This bar or plate extends transversely acrossthe'niachine from side to side thereof and is provided near the lower edge thereof with laterally projectingr Stops or pins 33, each of said pins benneI provided to coperate with a crank arm t] of an associated finger key it, the .various pins cooperating with the crank arms of the keys in the .saine bank or row. "lhus for instance, it' the machine' is to be constructed so that ten different denominational positions man be secured by an aetnation ot the tabu.. ing devices, then ten pins 33 will be employed, as represented in Fig. 1l. The relative disposition of parts is such that when the plate is swung; toward the t'ront of the machine on its pivots 32X, the various pine 33 will be projected beneath ten et the crank armsf/ in the second row of linger keys F and will arresty the downward movement of said keys before the type bars can be moved to the print-ing' pointv and no imprint et' the characters can take place by a depression ot any of the ten linger keys ot this row when the pins are projected forwardly beneath the @rank arms in the inan-v ner described.

'i'he plate 3Q' provided with depending arios til, each of which supports a washer 35 at the lower end thereof. the saine constitutinar .zr abutment for one end ot' a roiled spring 36 that surrounds the rod or arni. The arias Bil are projected through openingsl 3T in thefront bar of a rectangular traine 238, which may be termed a tabulation' traine and is supported at its troutv end by the springs 3b. This trarne has pivots 3i) at the endsthereot' which are y'received in elongated pivotal bearings l0 secured to the side plates ot' the machine. The traine 3S beingk mounted, in the manner described, in the bearings fit). adapted to swing on the pivots 39 or to more bodily'on the bearings tore and att, oi the machine; as will hereinafter inore Clearly appear. rl`lie forward erosie-bar -ll l of the traine 38 is provided with a seriesl right to lett, as indicated in Fig. l.

of upwardly' projeetiin npins or abutments l2 which gradually inrrease in height troni Those plus correspondV in nuniber to the nuniber of keys to be. employed td actuate.l the tabulatino' mechanism to secure dittei'ent dependnational positions: thns''ten keys are eniployed for this purpose inthe present iirstance, so that teu stops or abutinents ft2 are employed and these abutnients areso lorated with reference to the .second bank or row keys that. when the traine 38, as a whole, is moved forward on its bearings ett). as represented in full lines in Fig. 5 and in dotted lines in Fig. l1, the pins or abutrnents 42 will be located directly beneath the key stems F. The frame 38 likewise provid ed with a centrally disposed' rearwardly extending arm 43 which extends beneath the antifretion roller 8 of the bar 7, as represented in Fig. 2. Located on the rear cross-bar 44 of the frame 38 and adjacent to lthe arm 43 is a ea-ni d5 (Fig. 2) which bears upon the upper side of a lever L74l-G pivoted at 4T and having' its rearwardly extending end pivoted 'at 48 to an upwardly extendingr arni 4S) that ext-ends through the top plate`(` ot the machine and is bent 'forwardly atits upper end and has a hole in the horizontally extending portion for the rereptiou ot the stem of the headed screw that is carried by the feed dog f', as liereinbeiore described. It will be understood. therefore., that-when the forward end of the lever ile is depressed, the arm or rod 49 will be elevated, thereby carrying the feed dog j", which nornially en; gages the feed rack c, out ot' engagement with the rack to permit a :tree rnnpt' the carriage.

Upon reference to Figs. ll, l2 and 13, it will be seen that the transvereely extending plate 32 is cut'. away at .'30 and is provided with bearing ears 51 that receive the pivots 52 of a hinged shutter or plate 53, the latter having an upwardly extending wing 54 which is adapted to bear against the tace of the plate 32 when the parts are in the nornial position and the shutter 53 is in alinenient with the plate or bar 32, as represented in full lines in Fig. l1. The extension or wing 5l therefore constitutes a Stop that limits the movement ot' the shutter 53 in one direction relative to the bar or plate 32 and this normal disposition oiE the parts is niaintained by a spring 55, the free end of which bears upon the extension 5l, whereas the opposite end of the spring is secured by a srrew 5G to the depending portion 5T ot one ot' the rover plates of the keyboard otl the n'iaehiue.l The .shutter 53 is tapped'at 5S to receive a set screw 59, the stein of which passes through the shutter and constitutes a stop which is adapted to bear upon the depending plate 6() otono of the cover plates for the keyboard,vas represented in Fig. il.

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Y' 4o the tenslon of the sprmgs 36 to roctk thev The shutter 53 likewise has 4an elon ated l opening 61 through which is projecte forwardly extending stem 62 of a pushkey the 63g a nut or abutment 64 being held on the threaded portion of said stem to each ,side

-of theshutter o3, so that a movement of the push key toward the rear' ofthe machine will cause the .shutter to turn on the set screw 59 as a pivot, thereby `deflecting the upper end of said shutter toward,y the front and the lower end vthereof ot the machine,

The effect toward the rear-of the machine.

of this movement is to swing the plate 32 on its pivotal centerso that the lower" end or edge thereof will be,moved toward' the front of the machine, as .represented in dottedflines in Fig. 11 and in full lines in F ig.

the pins 42 carried-by the frame are brought beneath the ten center key stemsof the sec `lines in Fig` 11. At this of they operator is maintained ond vrow or bank, as represented in dotted time, and as long as the finger on the ush key 63, the tabulating mechanism wil be thrown into operative connection v with the finger keys to a position where the ten center finger keys in the second row are 'in -cooperative relation with the 'tabulating mechanism. A depression of any of these keys at this time will bring its key stem F into contact with the associated pin 42 on the front bar frame 3S, therebypressi'ng said bar avainst frame lon its pivots '39. This movement of the frame results in elevatlng the denominational stop block l0 to a position where the stop or face 11, corresponding to the key actuated, will be brought into the, path of pawl f will rengage the abutment-31h11 a coperatin column 'stop 23. The same movement oft ,e frame is effective to rock the caml #l5 and thereby eliect a movementof the leyer 46 which re sults in lifting therod 49 to release the fee/d dog 'f from an engagement with the'feed rack. ThisI will result in the carriage be'- ing released from its esca pement mechanism and it will be moved to the 'left under the vaction ofthe spring drum until itis arrested by the proper denominational stop 11 which has been inte d in the path:- of one of the column 1 s on the carriage, When' the carriage? i )een arrested in 'the manner lindicated, t ie key 63 is' released, the

riominational .s Up, will he withdrawn to the normal position/I the sto s 33 will bewithdrawn from the paths o' the cran. rms of the crank arms g of the ten centerI 41 of theJ rectangular,

the Jfeed rack, the dethe.v ten key stems with .which they cooperate and these, aswell as the other character keys, may be actua-ted manner.

It will be understood that the parts are so timedthat the denominational stop will be interposed in the path `of a stop on the carriage at or afterl the time the feed dog is automatically released from the feed rack. When the push,l key 63 has been moved to- Wardthe rear of the machine and the second row of ordinary character keys voperatively connected to the tabulating mechanism, in the manner described, the .type bars are pre- 'vented from reaching the printing point when said keys are depressed to actuate the tabulatin'gr mechanism, by the pins 33 which are automatically interposed in the crank arms g of said keys and thus pre venta lfull depressionthereof and a comlete Writing movement of each of these e s. i

't will be understood that the different hei hts of the pins 42 on the frame 38 affor *er different extent of rocking or swinging movement of the frame for each of the ten keys that are adapted yto be employed fortabulating purposes. Thus upon reference to Fi 4, it will be observed that the ten center eysof the second row are adapted to afford ten denominational positions of the carriage, theA ositions of the columns- 'beingdetermined y vthe setting of the column vstops on the carriage. These ten center keys are numbered from l to 10 in addition to the indices thereon which designate the characters may be employedin the ordinary printing operation. The machine being a double keyboard machine, only these ten keys are each thereon tin ishable from other keys on which only a sin le charactei` or index is provided on each ey. The numeral l on the rightf `hand key will indicate the first position in the denominational series which corresponds "to the decimal poi-nt; the ,2 will designate the second position which corres onds totens; the 3 on the third key Wil desto hundreds;the 4 on the fourth key will indicate the thousands position, and lso on. Y

Itwill be understood from the foregoing description that the frame 325 1s movable in two directions; that is to say, to be'moved bodily ,fore and aft of the machine to interpose the stops or vpins 42 thereon in the path of the associated finger keysor the stems thereof and that a de ression of the associated character keys a ords la swingingV orI rockingmovement of said frame which is entirely-independent of the l bodily movement thereof fore and aft of to Write in the ordinary the path of for which said keys provided with twov indices or characters and thereforethey are readily disignate thethird position which corresponds it is adapted the machine; and that the bodily ore and aft movement of the frame merely 'affords a change in the relative position hetween the i depression of the ten keys which are adapted to be employed for tabulating purposes are entirely vindependent of the frame 3S and the swinging action thereof, notwithstanding the tact that `the movement ot the stops into operative, position is efi'ective to slide the frameASS to a position where it may be actuated on the depression ot' any ot the telrfinger keys mentioned. The righthand finger key of the ten employed for-tahulating purposes, beingl intended to secure the first position or4 that corresponding to the decimall point, ycooperates with the shortest pin 42 so that the slightest extent of depression or swinging infnfement of the frame is brought about through the actuation of this key; Whereas the highest .denominational position isV secured by the key hearingthe numeral 10"7 and this key cooperates with the longest pin 42 so that the .greatest extent of depression or swinging movement of thc frame is secured by an actuation of this key, and its movement brings the lowermost stop face l1 upon the graduated stop l0 into the path of the cooperating tabula'ting stop on the carriage and thus arrests the carriage in a position for writing' the highest denominational position which may bc secured by said keys. lVhile ten keys have heen shown for coperation with the tahulating mechanism, it is obvious that any suitable number of Akeys may he employed for this purpose. 1 eight keys. for instance, he employed, eight pins 42 and eight pins 33 will be used, so that the renniining keys cannot he employed lor tahulating purposes. y

It will be observed that the hat' 41 is a bar that is adapted to receive'movement in two directions 'transverse to the length thereof and that. the movement of the bar in one direction is ett' ctiv..- to move it into and ont of coperative relation with the finger keys,

of my invention may be applied to the Well- .known Smith Premier typewriting machine without changing or modifying the structural features of said machine and that a simple, cheapand 'efficient tabnlating mechanism is provided.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and certain features thereof may be employed without the others.

From certain aspects of the invention the denominational stop block may be rewarded as a stop having a series of step )et abutments to arrest the carriage at di ei'ent denominational positions and from certain other aspects of the invention, the abntments may be regarded merely as a set of denominational stops. Then again, from certain aspects of the invention, the tabnlating` mechanism may be regarded broadly as such, whether or not the proper denominational position he secured by its use.

iV hat I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patent, iszl. ln a typewriting machine, the combirock shafts for actuating said printing mechanism, a series of finger keys for moving said rock shafts, tabalating mechanisnnand means for shifting the tabulating mechanfinger keys, a shifted part of said tabulating mechanism beingmoved into the paths of depression of said finger keys so as to be directly actuated by said finger keys.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combi'- nation ot' printing mechanism, finger keys therefor, tabulating devices and a har motilited for movement in two directions trans- /verse to the length thereof and controlled said finger keys, and operative connect'ionsl between said har and certain of said vtabulating devices to transmit n'iovement thereto.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of printing mechanism, finger keys therefor, tabulating devices, a bar operatively connected to said ta'oulating' devices, and means for moving said bar in a direction transverse to its length to effect a movement ot the bar into and out of coperative relation with the finger keys. A

y4. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of 'printing mechanism, linger .keys therefor, tabulating devices, a swinging bar vices'` means Jfor normally maintaining the har out of operative relation with the finger keys, and means for moving;` said har in a direction transverse to its length to effect a movement; of the har into cooperative relation with the finger keys.

- In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, mechanism for releasing 'said carriage-printing mechanism, finger l keys therefor, tabnlating' devices, a swinging ism into and out of operative relation to said' operatively connected to said tabulating de-A nation of printing mechanism, a series ot bar' operatively connected to said tabu'lating devices and carriage releasing mechanism, meansA for normally maintaining the bar ont of operative relation with the finger keys, and means for moving said bar in a. direc-v tion transverse t0 its length to effect a niove' ment of the'bar into coperativefrelation with the finger keys.

6; In a typewriting machine, the combina tion of printing mechanism, finger keys therefor, tabulating devices, a bar opera- .tively connected to said tabulating devices,

spring pressed means 'for normally maintaining said bar out Vof coperative relation with the finger keys, and a separate key forA mving said bar in a'directioii transverse to its length and into coperatve relation with the linger keys. Y

7 In a typewriting machine, the combina-A tion ofacarriage, carriage releasing mechaii'sm,` printing mechanism, finger keys' therefor, tabulating devices, a bar opera-- 'tively `connected to said tabulating devices.

'and carriage releasing mechanism,spring pressed means for normally maintaining said bar out of coperative relation with the finge'i'keys, anda separate independently` actuated `key for moving saidbar in a direction transverse to its length and iiito coperative relation with the finger keys in oi'der to render thetfinger keys epective to actuate the tabnlatingjdevices vand carriage releasing mechanism. y

8l In aty'pewriting machine, the coiiibiiiation of a swinging ffifainethat is also adapted to receive an independent movement fore and aft of the machine, tabnlatingdevices controlled by said frame, lfinger keys, and means for effecting a movement 'of saidirame fore fand aft ofthmachine to bring the frame into and out of coperative relation with the finger keys.v l v i 9. 1n a typewriting machine, the combina- Ation of printing mechanism, finger keys f transverse to its length to cft'ect a` movement eo o f the bar into and out of coiiperative relation with the finger keys, a series of stops, one for each .of 'the keys which is ada ted to "actuate the tabnlating mechanism, an means f for automatically imei-posing said stops to prevent af'fnll depression of each of said linger keys when they are effective tov actuate' the tabulating devices.

11. In a typewriting machine, the coiiibie nation of a carriage, carriage releasing mechanism, a swinging frame that is also adapted to receive an independent movement fore and aft of the machine, tabulating devices con-` the carriage releasing mechanism and the frame, to eilect a release of the carriage swinging movement of the frame, finger keys, and means for efl'ectinga movement .of -said, frame fore and aft of' the machine to bring t-he frame into and ont of coperati've v relation with the finger keys.

l2. In a typewriting machine, the ccmbination of a swinging frame that is likewise adapted to slide fore and aft of the machine, denominational tabulatingdevices controlled by the swinging movement of said frame, finger keys for swinging said frame to different extents, and Ymeans for moving said frame fore and aft Oft/he machineto bring it into' andk out of coperative relation with' ,said finger keys.

'A In a typewriting machine,-4 the combination of printingmechanism, aswinging frame kthat is likewise adapted to ,slide forev and aft of the machine, denominationaltabfr nlating devices controlled by the swinging movement of said frame, finger keys for'ac- `trolled by said frame, connect-ions between tuating said printing mechanism and which are likewise adapted toswing said frame to ditler'ent extents, spring pressed means for normally maintaining the frame ont of c0- operative relation with the finger keys, and

-hamloperated means for inovingsaid frame fore and aft of" the machine to bring it into cooperative relation with said finge;` keys.

l-l. ln a typewriting. machine. the combinationof 'printing mechanism, a swingingl frame that is likewise adapted to slide fore. and aft of the machine, denominational tabiilatingdevircs controlled by the swinging. movement of said frame, finger keys for actuating said printingv mechanism and which are likewise adaptedto swing said traine to, diii'erentextents, `means for noi--A mally maintaining theframe oi'i't of co! `operaiive relation with'the finger keys, hand operated means forL moving said frame `fore and aft of' the .machine to bring it,v into `cooperative relation with said finger keys; and

yautomatically operated means for prevent.-

e l V .y Y mg a printing operation of"l the printing mechanism when said finger keys areel'ect# ive to, actuate the tabulatiiig mechanism.

` 15.In a typewi'iting mach-inefthe coim.

bination of a marriage, carriagemeleasmg mechanism therefor, ,printing mechanism` a swinging frame that is likewise adapted to slide fore ,and aft of the machine, denomiT .national tab'nlating devices controlledy by theV swinging movement of said frame,A finger keys for actuating said printing mechlos iio

`situaties 4operated means for moving said frame t'ore and at'tof the machine to bring it into cooperative relation with said finger keys. and automatically operated means toi' preventing' a printing operation fat-the printing' mechanism when said tinger keys are eilective to actnate the tabnlatiiilcl mechanism.

ylaid key stems.

lti.' ln a tyi'ieivritinpj machine. the combination ot' writing mechanism. rock shafts tor actuating said writing' mechanism. key

stems connected to laid rock shafts. andl tahnlatingi' mechanism including' a p art iindei' said key stems which is directly de-4 -nat-ion of a carriage, carriage releasing' mechanisn'i. writing mechanism. rock shafts t'ai' actuating; saidiwritiiil mechanism. key stems connected to said rock shafts-tabulating' mechanism including` a` part nnder said key stems which is directly ilepressil'ile hy .said key stems. and connections between said. depressible part and saiilcnri'iage i'eleasing' ineehanian.

LH. ln a typewi'itingi machine, theicon'ihination of writing mechanism. rock shafts 'toi' actuating said writing mechanism. key stems connected to said rock shafts. denominational tahnlating mechanism including' a part which is depi'essible to different' e.\'- tents hy i-:aid key stems. and means t'or affording an operative connect ion'oi' disconnection between said depressilile part and i9.- ln a type-writing' machine. the coinhination ot writing' mechanism. rock shafts toi' actuating said writing' j mechanism. crank arms extendingl from said rock shafts. key stems connected to said crank arms. de.- noininational tabiilating mechanism ineluding a part which is depi'essihle to ditl'ei'ent extents by said key stems. means t'or ati'ording' an operative connection or disconnection between said depresil'ile pai't and said key stemsa and stops that. are automatically interposed in the paths ofsaid crank arms when the key stems and depressilile part are oi'ieiiitively connected' in order to prevent :i printing' operation by those keys which actnate the tabnlating meehanism.

YU. ln 'a typewriting machine. ihe combiwticn ot' a.' carriage. carriage releasingv i-.zzcwinisnn writing: mechanism. rock shafts actuating said writing nei'hanisin. ins exteli'idinif from .said i-o-k shafts. is connected to said crank arms,

denominational tabnlatiiig' mechanism including a part which is depressible to ditl'ei'- ent extents by said key stems. n'ieans tjoi' affording' an operative connection ,r` discoie iiection between said depi'essible part and said key stems. .stops that ai'e ainoinatieally interposed in the paths ot' said crank arms when the key stems and depi'essible part are operatively connected, in oi'dei' to prevent a printing; operation by those keys which aetiiate the tabiilatingi' inechanisnm and connections between said depressible pe rt and said carriage releasing ineclianisn'i,

'.Zl. 'in a typewriting machine. the cambi nation of a swinging carrier'. a. 'traine that.

isconiiected to said carrier to move therewith and to move independently thereot'` tabiilating' devices controlled b v said traine. and finger keys tor movingr the trame.

f'. ln a typewriting' machine the combination ot' a swinging.; carrier. a traine that is connected to said cai'i'iei' to. move 'tliei'eA with. springs interposed between the carrier andV traine to afford a movement of the frame independently of the carrier. tabulating devices controlled by said traine.' and finger keys tor moving the traine.

.'23, In a typewi'iting machine. the combi nat-ion of a carriage, carriage releasing niechanisnn a swinging carrier, a traine that is connected to Said carrier to move there.

with and to move independently thereof.-

`with. hand actuated means tor moving the carrier. springs interposedhetween the cai'- iiei' and fra-nie to ati-oid a movement: of the traine independent-ly of the carrier7 tabulating devices control ed by tl'ie/,indepeiidentl movement of said frame, infgei' keys for moviiigi` 'the traine, and means for' etteeting an actuation of the carriage releasing mechanism hy said independent movement of the tra-me.

Q5. ln a typewriting machine. the combination of finger keys, denominational tabun latino devices, graduated abiitments that are moved by said keys to actuate Said tabulating' devices. stops. and means for moving said stops fore and aft of the machine and into and ont of the paths` ot' said finger keys.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a. pivoted fran'ie that is likewise adapted to Slide on its` bearings, graduated abntments carried by said frame, finger keys for swinging said iframe on its pivotal eenter, hai-id operated means for sliding said llti , hand operated means frame fore and aft ofth'e'maehinegb' move the graduated abutmentsinto'andout of the a tabulatingstop controlled' bysaid frame, a carriage, 'a cooperating ,tabulating' stopon the carria e, and carriage releasing mechanism control ed path of the fingenkeys,

by said swinging frame.

nation of a carriage, a likewise adapted to s graduated abutmentls finger keys for swin pivotalcenter, han sliding said frame operated means linger keys, spring posed between the said and said frame,

actuation of said keys, denominational stops, one

said frame.

28. In a typewriting machine, the 'combination of printing mechanism, a carriage, a` likewise adapted to slide on its bearings, graduated Pabut'ments keys for said and which are adapted 'on its pivotal center, for sliding said frame to move the graduated abutments'into and the finger keys, spring supporting means interposed :between the said hand actuated means and said frame, to aiiord a swinging' movement of the latter to different extents Vby 'an actuation of said keys, tabulating and denominational sto s,

pivoted frame that is carried by' printing mechanism to swing said frame said frame, finger out of the paths of one being carriedv by the carriage andyt e other controlled by the said frame, and car-y riage releasing mechanism controlled by said swinging frame.

Q9. In a typewriting machine,

therefor, ta ulating shutter carrying. stops, that are operable to swingl arrest the depression of said keys, pendent means control for operatively connecting the finger keys to devices when the stops are the depression of the said tabulating in position to arrest keys. .f

30. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing mechanism, therefor, tabulating devices, a swinging shutter carrying stops, hand actufinger. keys ated meansA that are operable to swing sai shutter to more the stops to a position where depression of said keys, independent means controlled by saidshutnger ating devices when the to arrest the depression they will arrest the ter for opeiat'ivel Aconnecting the keys to' said tabu stops-fare in position the 'combi'-V nation of 'nting mechanism, finger vkeys devices, a swinging hand actuated means said shutter'to move the stops toa position where they will and indeled by said shutter' 'and carriage releasing mechan-A of as kas.

independent means.

isi'n controlled by said 31.' In a typewriting machine, nation of a carriage, a carriage scale at the front of the machine, a` stop carrying bar the carriage, means for securing Ysaid bar in lace adjacent to the carriage'scale, an adjustable tabulating stop on said bar and so disposed with reference to said scale that it is adapted to co-act with the carriage scale to afford va proper and' coperating chine.

nation of a carriage, a carriage scale secured thereto, a stop supporting bar. removably-'se cured to said-carriage adjacent tothe carriage scale and extending parallel therewith, an adjustable column stop carried by said bar and cooperating with the carriage scale to determine they proper ositioning of the stop, coperating denominational stops, and means at the keyboard of the machine for actuating. said denominational stops.

33. In a 'typewriting machine, the combination of writing mechanism, finger keys therefor, av carriage, thereto, a stop supporting bar removablyse vcured-y to said carriage adjacent lpthe caran adjustable column stop carried by said bar and coperating with the carriage scale to dete'i'iiiine the propel' positioningof the slop, and coperating denominational stops adapted to be actuated `by said linger keys.

3 4. In a typewriting machine, the combi` nation of afrack bar, a tabulating stop carried by said rack b ar Aand adapted to slide thereon, and a hand actuated catch carried by-and pivoted to said stop and 4rovided 'with segmental teeth which area apted to engage with the4 catchv is the catch is turned to another position on its pivot, said catch being adapted to remain in either of said positions. 35. Inra typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage scale, a Tl-shaped bar -a rack face thereon, a" stop yadapted to slide along said'bar, airindexfcarried by said stop and adapted to. register` with -said carriage scale, and a catch pivoted to saidstop'and having segmental teeth that are adapted to be turned with to be disengaged therefrom.

36.` In a typewriting macli'ne, the combination of a carriage, to the front ofthe carriage, is T-shaped in cross-section and is carried by the-.carriage and extends parallel with .the

32. In axtyjpewriting machine, the coinbithe teeth on the rack bar when turned to one position on its "pivot and toY be disengaged therefrom'when the conibi- ,l

extending in the direction of the travel of positioning of the stop, i i j l tabulating de vices -cony trolled by keys at lthe keyboard oi the inariage scale and extending parallel therewith`r I parallel with said carriage scale and having lthe catch' into, engagement,` d v'with theteeth on the rack face of the bar or a carriage scale secured a rack bar which carriage scale, a stop carried by and adapted to slide along said T-shaped rack bar, an index carried by the stop and adapted to register with the graduations on said carriage scale, and a. catch pivoted to said stop and adapted to coperate with the rack bar to se! eure the stop in place.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a tabulating stop on,

the carriage, a coperating tabulatingl stop carried by the frame of the machine, print ing instrumentalities, finger keys therefor, av swinging bar located beneath the keyboard of the` machine, laterally projecting stop pins that extend from said swinging .bar and are adapted to be projected into the paths of the finger keys or their connections to arrest the depression thereof before the associated printlng instrumentalities can arrive at the printing point, a separate frame adapted to2() be moved in one direction by the linger keys, intermediate connections between the said frame and one of said tabulating stops and between said frame and said bar, and hand controlled means for renderingl the bar and frame ell'ective for co' eration with said finger keys. f. f.

Signed at /Yashington, in the District of Columbia, this 9th day of October, A. D. 1902.

CHARLES S. LABOFI/SH. Witnesses:

FOREST P. TRALLES, Gr. E. TRALLES.

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