US941122A

US941122A - Type-writing machine.

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Publication number: US941122A
Application number: US30653806A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clio B Yaw
Original assignee: Wyckoff Seamans & Benedict
Current assignee: Wyckoff Seamans & Benedict
Priority date: 1906-03-17
Filing date: 1906-03-17
Publication date: 1909-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 1926-11-23

Description

C. B. YAW.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1906. 941, 1 22, Patented Nov. 23. 1909;

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CLIO B. YAW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, OF

ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION'OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pa tente'd NOV. 23, 1909- Application filedilarch 17, 1906. Serial No. 306,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knowmthatl, GLIO B. YAW, citizen of theUnited States, and-resident of the borough of Brooklyn, city -of' --New York,

in the county 'of Kings and State of- New- York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines,

of which the following is a'specification.

My invention relates to tabulating mechanism for typewriting machines and has for its main object to provide improved column selecting devices, whereby the traveling element or carriage of the typewriter.may, after being freed or released from its stepby-step feeding mechanism, be arrested at a selected columnar position, intermediate columnar positions or fields being skipped or passed.

To the above and other ends the invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

Column selecting devices as heretofore constructed comprise a series of stepped column stops having contact surfaces projecting different extents from the stop support. One or more cooperative'stops have generally been associated with the stepped column stops, said cooperative stops being adapted to be moved diflerent extents to engage one or another of the series of stepped stops to arrest the carriage at a desired columnar position. In constructions such as those just referred to, the extent to which a stop is moved determines the particular column stop with which the moved stop co-acts. It is obvious that in such constructions the parts must be closely adjusted to operate properly, and it is further obvious that the number of columns which .may be made use of is comparatively limited capable of co-acting with certain column,

stops with which said movable stops were not designed to cooperate.

:more, the movable stops do not intersect the paths of any of the column stops with which they are not, at one time or another, designed to cooperate. This I do by arranging the contact surfaces of the column stops in different ranks or tiers and by arranging the operative stops in corresponding ranks or tiers. It will be apparent that all the cooperative stops may be moved to the same extent but being in different ranks will coact only with the column stop or. stops having contact surfaces in the same rank or tier, and that intermediate column stops having their contact surfaces in other and different ranks or tiers will be skipped or passed.

My invention is particularly useful in billing work, and in some of the machines to which my invention has been applied it has been designed for that class of work. In the drawings'I illustrate such a construction designed for writing one form of railroad way bill.

Although I have illustrated a particular arrangement of sto s for a special form of work and the speci cation is chiefly devoted to describing and explaining this particular arrangement, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the construction shown. On the contrary, the invention is, so far as I am aware, broadly new and I desire to claim it broadly.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a typewritlng'machine embodying my invention, parts being omitted and broken away. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, parts being omitted and broken away. Fig. 3 is a view taken on a plane represented by the line a: in Fig.2

and looking in the direction of the arrow in said Fig. 2. Said Fig. 3 is drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 2 and shows the column stop bar in rear elevation with the column stops mounted thereon, the contact portions of the stops, cooperative with said column stops, being shown in section. Fig.

4 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view showing the forward ends of the tabulator keys, the bearing bar or plate of said keys,

and the tabulator scale plate on said bar.

Fig. is an enlarged perspective view of the set or battery of stops which cooperate with the column stops. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the column stops. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary full-sized face view of a blank form or work sheet hereinafter termed a way bill I Referring more especially to Figs. 1 and 2 of. the drawings, the main frame of the machine. comprises aybase 1, corner posts 2 and a top, plate 3 sustained by said corner posts. Fulcrumed at 4 in the rear of the base are key levers 5, each key lever being provided with a restoring spring 6. and bein connected by a link 7 with a type bar 8, said" type bar being pivoted at 9 in a hanger 1O fixed to. the top plate. The hangers 10 are circularly disposed on the top plate andthe.

type bars are adapted, when actuated by their associate key levers, to coiiperate with the bottom of a rotary cylindrical platen 11 having axle 12 journaled insidebars 13 of a platen frame, said frame comprising, in

I addition to the sidebars, a front bar 14 and a rear bar 15. Secured to the front bar 14 is a bearing block. 16 in which is journaled a wheel l 'flsaid wheel cooperating with a shiftable guide rail 18, which is fixed on arms l9suitably supported on the. frame of the machine. The platen frame is pivotally connected with a carriage truck 20 in which wheels 21 are journaled, said wheels-cooperating with a guide rail 22 fixed to standards 23 rising from the. top. plate. The platen frame and carriage truck together constitute a carri ge Pivoted at 2-;l in the sides of the carriage truck are-upwardly and forwardly curved arms 25 to-the front ends whereof is suitably secured a carriage feed rack 26. The feedrack normally meshes with a feed pinion 27 which is fixed to the forward end of a horizontally disposed shaft 28, the shaft being journaled in a bracket 29 fixed to the top plate. by screws 30. The rear end of the shaft 28 is operativcly connected with an escapement wheel 31 cooperative with which are feed dogs 32 mounted at the top of a vertically disposed arm 33 of a pivoted and vibratory dog rocker 3 4. Said dog rocker is provided'with a restoring sprnig 35 andv has a horizontally disposed forwardly project ing arm 36 which carries a laterally disposedbar 37. Arms 38 are provided at theirupper ends-with hook portions 39, which hook overone of said key levers is operated. A spring drum 41, journaled. at d2 on, the frame of the machine, is connected by a band or strap 431:0 the carriage truck, said spring drum constantly tending todraw thecarriage left- Ward across the top plate. D uringvthe operation of the machine when any one of the key levers 5, or the spacing levers (not shown) is depressed, thecarriage feedingdevices cooperate in a known manner to permit the-carriage to be drawn one letter space in printing direction by the spring drum 41. scribed generally resembles the well known Remington typewriter and it is therefore not deemed necessary to describe the parts or explain their mode of operation at greater length.

Referring now to the tabulating devices, I have shown my improvements embodied in a detachable tabulating mechanism which generally resembles the well known Goi-in tabulater. this general style of tabulator in carrying out my invent-ion it is to. be understood that the nature of the invention is such that it may be readily embodied in tabulating de- -base, thereby aiding in maintaining the bracket 44 in fixed relation with the machine frame. Near their upper ends the side arms are provided with lateral lugs 48 through which pass horizontally disposed rods 49. The forward ends of said rods are fixed in bearing blocks 50 which are split to embrace'the rim of the top plate'at its rear, said bearing blocks beingv provided with set screws 51 which abut the rim of the top plate and hold said blocks 50 in fixed relation thereto". The rear ends of the rods 49 are threaded and receive nuts .52 which abut against the rear faces of ,the'lateral lugs 48 of the bracket 44, the construction being such that the upper portion of said bracketis' thereby heldin fixed. relation with the machine frame. Projecting rearwardly from. the side arms 45 are lugs 53. which, are connected by. 'a rod 54, said rod serving as a fulcrum for a number of vibratory. levers 55, eight of such levers beingshowu in the drawings. The lower arm of -each lever is reducedat its end, as indicated at 56, and engages the perforated rear end of a hori- The machine as thus far de-- Although I prefer to make use of r zo'ntal push rod 57; which is disposed: be-

neath the base of the machine and extends fore and, aft thereof. The push rods 57; are

disposed sothat they fan laterally outward asscrews 59 to thebase frame. Each pushrod is provided with a key button GOzand a re? storing spring 61. The front of; the bearnected by two parallel horizontal rods 67,

each of which supports a.- set of rollers 68 arranged side by side on said rods and-- in-' dependently rotatable thereon. The rollers serve as bearings for slidable bladelike stops (39 which are best seen in Fig 5', said stops being formed with horizontal slots69f,

the edges of which cooperate with the rollers (38. Eight of these blades'or stopmemh'ers (i!) are shown, one for each. of thelevers ot'i' and keys 60 although it is to be understood that any desired number of stop' members and connections may be employed.

stop members are arranged side by, side and confined between the lugs 66 of the bearing bracket. Each stop member is recessed-1' as indicated at T0 to receivet-he upper end of its associate vibratory lever A stud 71 projects laterally from the bottom of-e'ach recess and coiiperates with a slot 55 1at the upper end of the associate vibratory lever 55, thereby operatively connectlng the latter with the stop blade; The top edge of each stop 69 is provided with a lug 72.

which cooperates with the carriage releas mg mechanism presently to be described.

The front edge of each stop is provided .with' a forwardly projecting stopping portion 73, the right side of which portion serves as a contact surface adapted to cooperate with one or more column stops, presently to be described, when the stops 69 are projected forwardly into working position by their actuating devices. As will be understood best from a consideration of Fig. 5, the stopping portions 73 are arranged in. a plurality of ranks or tiers, such ranks or ftiefs in the present instance being at different elevations. The arrangement of the stopping portions may vary, but as herein shown the stopping portions of the three left-hand stops 69 are in the same rank or tier and all are cut by the same horizontal plane. The stopping portion of the fourth stop is in a separate rank or tier and 18 cut by a horizontal plane parallel with the plane of the first three stops but below said plane; the stopping portion of the fifth stop is in the rank next below that ofthe stopp ng portion of the fourth stop; the stopping portion of the fifth stop is in the rank next below that of the fourth; the stopping portion of the sixth stop is in the rank next below that ofthe fifth; the stop ing portionof the seventh stop is in the ran' next below that of the sixth, and the stopping portion of the eighth is in the rank next below that of the seventh. Except for the arrangement of the stopping portions of the stops 69 in ranks or tiers as just explained, the

tabulating mechanism as heretofore de-- scribed may be of any suitable construction, the parts shown not differing materially in other respects from the corresponding parts of the Gorin tabulator.

The carriage releasing mechanism may be of any suitable construction. As herein shown itcomprises a bar 7% shaped like an inverted U, pivoted at its ends at 75 on the side bars 45 of the supporting bracket 44 and extending across the tops of the stops 69, the crosswise portion 74 of the bar 7-4 normally resting against the lugs T2. Integral with the left-hand side of the bar 74 and extend- ,i'ng horizontally forward from the pivot thereof is an arm 76 which is pivotally coninected at its forward end with a link 77 extending upwardly and connected at its top with a horizontally disposed lifting lever 78. Said lever 78 is fulcrumed at 79 in a bracket 80 which bracket is secured to the top plate 3 by a screw 81. The lifting lever extends forwardly at the left of the bracket 29 and at its forward end is bent laterally at right anglesto the body portion of the lever, and extends rightward transversely of the machine infront of the escapement wheel 27 the transverse portion being represented by 'the numeral 82. A plate 83 is secured to the v top of the lateral portion 82 of the lifting lever by screws 84, said plate being provided with rearwardly extending lifting shoes 85, one at each side of the escapement wheel 27 and normally lying just below and out of the stops 69* is projected forwardly intov operative position, the lug'72 of said stop actuates. the train of releasing mechanism just described and causes the lifting shoes to swing the feed rack 26 upwardly about its pivots 24, thereby disconnecting said rack from the pinion 27 and freeing or releasing the carriage from its step-by-step feeding devices.

Referring now to the column stop devices with which the stops 69 cooperate, said devices may be mounted on the carriage of the machine in any suitable manner. Preferably I provide two brackets 86, onearranged at each side of the carriage truck 20. Each of said brackets is provided at its front with downwardly extending lips 87 which cooperate with the front face of the carriage truck 20, the brackets being fixedly attached to saidtruck by means of screws 88 which pass through downwardly extending lugs 89 at the rear of the carriage truck, as shown inFig. 2. Each bracket is formed with a rearwardly and downwardly curved arm or extension 90. The rear ends of the arms 90 are slightly enlarged or spread as indicated at 91 a nd are formedwith slots The'arms 90 of the brackets carry a coluinn stop barwhich is best shown in Fig. 3. The stop bar-comprises two independent portions or sections'93 and 94 arranged one above the other and toothed or serrated on their opposing faces as indicated at 95 and 96. The ends of the

portions

93 and 94 are respectively, provided with

holes

97 and 98. Vertically disposed bolts 99 have their ends reduced and threaded; the upper end of each bolt passing through the slot 92 in the arm 90 and through the hole 97 in the part 93 of the stop bar andthe lower end of said bolt passing through the hole 98 in the portion 94: of the stop bar. Binding nuts 100 coiiperate with the threaded ends of the bolts 99 to maintain the parts of the stop bar in fixed relation with each other and with their supporting brackets, said nuts tending as they are tightened to draw the ends of said bars toward each other and to force the upper shoulder of each bolt 99 firmly against the portion 91 of the bracket arm 90. p

I Adjustable on the two-part stop bar are a plurality of column stops, nine of said stops being shown in the drawings and numbered from left to right respcctivelv 101. 162, 103,

104, 105, 106, 107, 108 and 109. I have given these column stops difierent numbers for convenience of description, but they do not differ in construction save in respect of the locations of their contact surfaces. Fig. 6 ilustrates in detail the second stop 102 and the description of this stop which follows is applicable generally to all of the others. The stop 102 is plate-like in form and is "vertically disposed between the two

parts

93 and 94 of the stop bar, the upper and lower edges of said stop be ng beveled as indicated at 110 to cotiperate with the toothed portions .of said stop bar; The bevels 110 do not extend entirely across the upper and lower edges of the stop so that a shoulder 111 is left at each end of each bevel, said shoulders being adapted to eotiperate with the'stop bar to prevent displacement of the stop fore and aft of the machineafter the stop has once been assembled in position. The stop portion projects rearwardly from the back of each column stop and for convenience of'reference these stop portions will be numbered from left to right respectively 101?, 102, 103 104 105 106, 107 108 and 109 The stopping portions of the various column stops are arranged in ranks or {tiers corresponding with the ranks or hens in which their cooperating stops (39 have their stopping portions arranged. Conse' uently -one or more of said column stops will have its stopping portion arranged at the top of the body of said stop in the first ratnk or tier, whileothers of the column stops will have their stopping portions arranged in the second. third, fourth, fifth and sixth ranks colunin "stops may be arranged betweenthe twoportionsof the stop banana in prbper relation'with each other and thereafter the binding nuts may be tightened, drawing the

parts

93 and 94 of the stop bar together so as tosecure-the column stops firmly in place.

The arrangement ofthe column stops on the stop bar will depend in each caseupon the particular form of work to which the machine is to be adaptedin that particular case. In Fig. 7.0f the drawings I have illustrated the particular form of work sheet, indicated by the reference character 112, for which the column stops were arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The blank form ".112 is one style of what is commonly termed a railroad Way bill. The way bill shown comprises, aswill be, noted, four lines of print. The. first linecalls for the filling in of the name of the consignee; the date. of shipinent,that is the date of this way bill; and the Pro number. The second line requires to be filled in, the point, From which the shipment is made; the line from this point by which or Via the shipment is made and the number of the way bill. The third line requires to be filled in the Date of W. 13., that is the date ofthe way bill prior to the present one; the Car intls., that is the initials of the road to which the outgoing-car belongs; the Point of ship- ;mentfftliat is the original point from which the shipment was made; and the number of the outgoing car. The'fourth' printed line consists of the headings of a series of columns in which are to be enumerated the Articles shipped their respective weights; the Freight charge, which is obtained by multiplying the weight by the rate; the Rate: the Advances made by the pres ent carrier to prior carrying roads; and the Total, which comprises the sum of the advances and the freight. It will be noted that the way bill shown requires the blanks in the first: two lines to be filled in at the right of each printed direction; that the third line requires the blank to be filled in beneath the printed directions; and that the fourth line requires the blanks to be filled in beneath the printed directions. When a number of articles are shipped as is generally the case.

\Viththe way bill in hand the-tabulating scale may first be made out. One form of scale for the way bill illustrated; isshown in Fig.1 of the drawings, and has'been given the reference numeral 65:- The scale 65 having been arranged in place under the scale plate 63. the column-stops may .be readily arranged in requisite order and positioned on their stop bar by releasing the carriage and moving it leftward by hand until the usual carriage scale (not shown) indicates that the carriage has reached the point in its leftward travel at which the item to be written on the hill is to be begun. The tabulatingkey that is to be usedlfor that item may then be actuated, so as to project its associate stop 69. The binding nuts 100 having been sufiiciently loosened, as previously explained, the column stop associated with the projected stop 69 is next placed on the stop bar in contact with said projected stop. This operation is repeated until the entire number of column stops have been arranged in place. Twill de scribe in detail the manner of arranging the column stops for the first line of the way bill so that the procedure just outlined may be more clearly understood. The first item of the first line is the Consignee.n The name of the consignee is to be. entered at the right of the printed word Consignee, and,

to be in proper relation, said name should begin at about the point 10 in the line of writing. The carriage, therefore,- is released in the ordinary manner by actuating the usual release key (not sh0wn).and saidcarriage is then moved down by hand to the point 10 on the carriage scale whereit is arrested. Referring now tothe tabulating scale (35, it will be noted that the term Consignee is associated with the fourth tabulat ing hey no from the left-hand. The fourth key, therefore, is actuatedv to project the fourth stop 09 from the left, thereby bringing the associate stopping portion 73 into operative position. This particular stopping portion, it will be noted on an inspection of Fig. 5, is in the second rank or tier from the top. A column stop is therefore selected ha ving a contact surface-which is likewise in the second tier from the top. The column stophaving its contact surface in this particular location is designated in the drawings by the reference character 101. This stop is adjusted in place on the stop bar with its portion 101 in contact with the stopping portion T3 of the projected stop 69. It will be obvious that at subsequent operations of the fourth tabulating key 00 the fourth stop 9 will be projected, thereby causing the automatic release of the carriage from its feeding mechanism and permitting said carriage to more freely leftward until arrested by the coaction betweenthe stopping portion 101 of the stop 101 with the projected stop 69,

Referring again to the way bill, it will be riage is therefore moved by hand to the point I 35 on the carriage scale and arrested.

! Referring now to the tabulating scale it will be seen that the Date is associated i with the seventh key (30. This key is next actuated, projecting the seventh stop 69 and bringing its stopping portion 73 into operative position. Said stopping portion, it will be noted, is in the next to the lowest rank-or tier. Consequently a column stop is selected which has a corresponding stopping portion, said stop being represented in the drawings by the reference numeral 101. This stop is adjusted on the stop bar with its stopping portion 10-l in contact with the stopping portion 73 of the projected stop 69.- Referring again to the way bill, it will be noted that the Pro number should be entered at about the point 05 in the line of writing. Consequently the carriage isnext moved by hand until the carriage scale indicates that the point- 65 has been reached. The appropriate key (30, in this case the eighth key, is next actuated, projecting the eighth stop 69 and bringing its stopping portion 73 to operative position, said stopping portion being in the last or bottom rank or tier. The corresponding column stop in this case is the stop 109 and therefore the stop 109 is adjusted on the' stop bar in engagement with the projected eighth stop 69. The stops for the first line of the way bill having been adjusted in place as just described in detail, the stops for the second and third lines and for the fourth and subsequent lines are similarly adjusted, whereupon the binding nuts 100 are tightened and the tabulating mechanism is ready for use.

The general manner of'operating the tabulating devices will be understood from explanations hereinbefore made. The fourth, seventh and eighth tabulating keys 60 are actuated in: turn to bring the carriage to the proper points for filling in the blanks in the first line of the way bill. The actuation of the fourth key will operate to release the carriage from its step-by-step feeding mechanism and cause it to move freely or jump leftward'until it is arrested by the cooperation between the fourth stop 69 and the colmnn stop 101. Afterthe consignees name has been written, the actuation of the seventh tabulating key 60 causes the carriage to jump leftward until arrested by the cooperation of the seventh stop 69 with the column stop 104. From an ins ection of Fig. 3 it will be noted that the co umn stops 102 and 103 may at the beginning of the second jump of the carriage be intermediate the projected stop 69 and .the column stop 104. The stop portions of the

stops

102 and 103, however, are in ranks or tiers which do not correspond with the rank of the projected stop 69, both said intermediate stops being at higher elevations and out of the path of the projected stop 69. Consequently the intermediate column stops will not serve to arrest the carriage but will be skipped or passed during the free leftward movement of said earriage, and the latter will not bearrested or free movement of the carriage, the column 1 stops 105, 106, 107 and 108 will be skipped or passed, since the stopping portions of said a column stops are in different ranks or tiers from the stopping portions of the projected stops (59. The blank spaces in the first line of the way bill having been filled or written the platen is line spaced in the usual manner and the carriage is restored to the right to enable the blank spaces in the second line to be filled. By reference to the tabulating scale it will be noted that the keys 60 which are operated for this purpose are the fifth, seventh and eighth which will in turn operate to free the carriage and cause its arrest by the cooperation respectively of the fifth, seventh and eighth stops 69 with the column stops 102, 104 and 10%). During this tabulating movement of the carriage various column stops will be skippedor passed in the manner hereinbefore explained. The second line having been written, the carriage is again line spaced and restored to the right and thereafter the third line of the way bill is filled in, the fifth, sixth, seventhand eighth tabulating keys 60 being operated for the purpose of causing the necessary tabulating movements of the carriage.

As has been stated the third line is filled in under the third line of printed items instead of at theside thereof as was done in the case of the first two lines of the-bill. The vertical spacing of the items of-the bill is preferably suclrthat a single line space operation will besufilcient to turn the platen from the first to the second line, and two operations or movements of the line spacing mechanism will be sutficient to turn the platen from the second to the third line and also from the third to the fourth line. ter the third line is filled in, the carriage is again line, spaced and restored to the right to a position to begin the fourth line of writing on the way bill. The items on -the stated, arranged in tabular form and COI11 prise for the most part numbers of varying denominations. It is desirable, therefore, that the tabulating movements of the carriage for Writing the fourth and subsequent lines that, consist of numbers should be'controlled by denomination stops. For this reason the first three stops 69, counting from the left, are arranged to operate as denomination stops in the usual manner and the column stops corresponding to the numerical items in the fourth and subsequent lines on the bill are cooperative with said first three stops. To explain their mode of cooperation clearly, the manner of writing the fourth line of the bill will-be considered somewhat in detail. The number of articles, whatever it may happen to be, is written in figures, preferably near the left-hand margin of the bill, and then the fourth tabulat'ing key (30 is operated to cause the release of the carriage and its subsequent arrest by the cooperation between the fourth stop 69 and the corresponding column stop 101. This arrest of the carriage, as We have previously seen, will occur at the point 10 on the carriage scale. Thereafter the name of the article as Typewriters, Cabinets or the like, is written in. By reference to the way bill 112 it will be noted that the next item in the fourth line is lVeight- Assuming the weight to be in three figures, the third tabulating key '00 may be actuated to project the third stop (59 and release the carriage, "the latter subsequently being arrested by the cooperation between said third stop and the stop 103 which is the first stop counting from left to right which has its stopping portion in the same rank or tier as the projected third stop 69. If the 1 weight of the article is represented by one i lessfigure than was'first assumed, the second 1 key (30, of course, will be operated instead of the third; while if the weight be represented by a figure-of a denomination two less than that first assumed the first key 60 will be operated. It will be understood,.of course, that the machine may be equipped with any suitable number of denomination keys, stops and connections in accordance with the denominations of the numbers commonly met with in the style of work for which the machine is fitted up. The-amount of the weighthavingbeen written in the 'second'column ofthe fourth-line. the appropriate denomination key, that is the first, second or third of the keys 60, is operated to release the carriage and cause its arrest by the ooiiperat'ion of the appropriate stop 69 1 portion in,' th'e top rank or tier, this being i the stop 105. The amount of the freight Z having been filled in, the sixth tabulating i-key is next operated to projectthe sixth stop with the next column stop having a'stopping I 65 fourth and subsequent lines are, as has been 1 69 to coiiperate with the stop 106 to arrest the carriage in the-rate column; The amount written here usually being a decimal, and sometimes being omitted from the bill, the key to be operated is preferably not one of the denomination keys. The rate having been written, the carriage is again jumped and arrested in.

the column stop 108 to arrest the carriage so that the blank in the Total column may be 'n'operlyfilled. Thereafter the carriage is line spacedand restored to the right and the fifth and subsequent lines of the bill may be similarly filled in.

By providing column stops which may be arranged with their stopping portions in ditferentranks or tiers and associating with them coiiperatingstops, the stopping portions whereof are arranged in corresponding ranks or tiers, it will be seen that I produce anin'iproved and novel tabulating and column'selecting means which has distinct advantages over prior constructions. The stops which are movable to cooperate with the column stops have fixed extents of movement which never vary. Unlike prior constructions the movable stops cannot be moved, under the faulty operation of the devices, into positions to cooperate with any stopsother than those with which they properly coiiperate in the normal operation of the machine. In other words. the movable stops on the frame never cross the paths of any stops on the carriage other than those with which they are intended to co act. Furthermore, since I do not depend upon varying extents of movement to select the columns, there ispractically no limit to the number of columns which may be employed with my improved device, and however great the number of such columns said dcvice will always operate with certainty to cause the arrest of the traveling element or carriage at the desired point.

It will be noted that by my invention l provide tabulator or column stops having contact surfaces projecting to the same extent from the stop support, this arrangement of the column stops being best seen in Fig. 2; that I provide a plurality or set of cooperating stops the ends whereof normally lie in substantially the same vertical plane,

said stops being adapted to be projected from said plane unvarying and equal extents forwardly and being thereby brought to position to cooperate with certain only of said column stops, the movement of said cooperating stops being in a direction substantially at right angles to the vertical plane that intersects all the contact surfaces or portions of the column or tabulator stops. It will be further noted that if planes he passed longitudinally of the column or tabulator stop bar or support and transversely of the machine so as to cut through the centers of the stop portions of the column or tabulator stops of each tier or rank, said planes will be parallel with each other and each of them will cut certain of said stop portions, which stop portions will not he cut by other of the parallel planes. ()r differently stated, no single plane will cut through the middle of the stop portions n." all the column or tabulator stops. in tinpresent instance these parallel planes will be horizontal and they will also cut ceutrally the contact or stop portions of fliecorresponding coiiperating stops. In other words. planes passed transversely of the machine through the centers of the stop portions of the coiiperating stops will be parallel with each other, and will in the present instance be horizontal and coincident with the corresponding planes passed through the centers of the stop portions of the tabulator or column stops.

Moreover, when the carriage is at the right of the machine, as far from the left as it can be drawn. the column or tabulator stops on the stop bar or support all face. the set of cooperative stops. and if the stop bar is on the carriage or traveling element, as is shown herein. the column or tabulator stop which is then next to, or proximately faces, the set of cooperative stops is the first stop from the left end of the stop bar. It will be understood. that the column or tabulator stops may be made to coact successively with stops of said set .as the carriage travels toward the left, and that under certain conditions certain of the tabulator or column stops may be skipped during this travel of the carriage. For example, sup posing all of the tabulator stops to be at the right of the set of cooperative stops and the fifth cotiperative stop to be projected, in that case all of the tabulator stops in advance of that particular tabulator stop which is arranged to contact with the fifth cooperative stop will, during the leftward travel of the carriage, pass by the set of cooperative stops including the projected stop and the carriage will not be arrested until the particular tabulator stop specified comes into contact with'thc fifth or projected stop. Thus the construction and arrangement are such that a selected tabulator stop at any point behind or to the right of the first one of the series of tabulator stops may be made to co-act with its cooperative stop and effect the arrest of the carriage after it has been released from the step bv step feeding mechanism Without previous arrest of the carriage by co-action of complementary stops in advance of the pair selected for action.

It will further be noted that by my invention I provide a series of column stops arranged in different planes, by which is meant that corresponding parts of the colun'mstops lie in different planes. and a series of cooperating stops arranged in planes registering with the column stops; that a series of column stops are arranged to travel each in a ditferent plane, by which is meant that corresponding points on them travel each in a diil'erent plane. and a series of cooperating stops arranged in planes registering with, the column stops, or planes which cut both the column stops and the cooperating stops, are combined with means for projecting said cooperating stops into the respective paths of travel oftheir associated column stops, the series of cooperating stops being independently movable and being arranged in and movable in planes coincident with the planes containing the column stops. eaclrsof the movable stops cooperating only with the column stop arranged in the plane of movement of said movable stop: and that the series of column stops are arranged in vertical series longitudinally of the carriage in different planes and travel in diiferent horizontal planes c0- acting with a series of adjustable stops arranged in diiferent horizontal planes corresponding to the planes of travel of the column stops. means being provided for projecting said cooperating stops independently into contactive relationship with the asso- 'ciated column stops.

My invention is particularly adapted for tabulating work in which, to promote rapidity of operation, it is desirable to skip columns frequently. This class of work includes various forms of billing, such as the way bill illustrated and described, statement work, and the like.

It will be clearly apparentto one having a knowledge of the art that the set of stops 69 may be arranged with their stoppin portions in ranks or tiers disposed in a di erent manuer from that shown.

It will be apparent that with the arrangement of the coiiperating stops shown or with a different arrangement thereof, the column or tabulating stops may be readily arrangedto fit the device for other forms of work than that shown and described; and that even for the same form of work'and with the cooperating stops remaining unchanged, the column or tabulating stops may be susceptible of more than one arrangement. The column or tabulating stops in the present instance are mounted on the traveling element-or carriage and the cooperating stops are on the frame, butin the broad aspects of my invention it is of course not material whether the tabulating or column stops be ing contact surfaces projecting to the same extent from said stop support; and a plural'ity, of cooperating stops, said column stop and said cooperating stops being variously arranged so that each of said last recited stopsis cooperative only with certain of said column stops and serves by such cooperation to arrest the carria e, after it has been released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, in predetermined columnar fields, any intermediate fields being skipper or passed. 2-. In a typewrltmg inachlne and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step by step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops; and a plurality of cooperating stops having equal and unvarying extents'of movement, said column stops and said cooperating stops being variously arranged so that each of said last recited stops is cooperative only with certain of said column stops to arrest the carriage, after it has been released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, in predetermined columnar fields,- an

intermediatefields being skipped or passe 3. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination'of' a carriage; step by step feeding mechanism therefor; 'a set of independently adjustable column stops; and a plurality of cooperating stops, the ends of which normally lie in substantially the same plane and are projective.

from said plane unvarying and equal extents. said column stops and said cooperating stops being variously arranged-so that each of said cooperating stops is brought to position to cooperate with certain only of said column stops to arrest the carriage, after it has been released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, in predetermined columnar fields, any intermediate fields being skipped or passed.

4.. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step"- by step feeding mechanism therefor; a column stop support; a set of independently adjustable column stops thereon, said column stops having contact surfaces projecting to the same extent from said stop support: and a plurality of cooperating stops, the ends of which normally lie in substantially the same plane and are projective from said plane unvarying and equal extents, said column stops and said cooperating stops being variously arranged whereby said cooperating stops are brought to position to cooperate with certain only of said column stops to arrest the carriage, after it has been released from its step-by-step feeding mech anism, in predetermined columnar fields, any intermediate fields being skipped or passed,

5. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step by step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops having contact faces that move in different paths; and a plurality of stops cooperative with said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact face of each of said last recited stops being cooperative with certain only of said column stops and being movable into cooperative position without intersecting the path of the contact face of any other of the column stops.

6. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step by step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops having contact faces that move in different paths ;;and a set of stops cooperating with said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, each of said last recited stops having a contact face cooperative with certain only of said column stops and being movable to and from operative position in a direction at an an le to a plane that cuts all of the contact surfaces of said column stops.

7. In a typewriting machine and in a I tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step by step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops having contact faces that move in different paths; and a set of stops cooperating with said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, each of said last recited stops having a contact face cooperative with certain only of said column stops and being moved to and from operative position in a direction substantially at right angles to a plane that cuts or intersects the engaging faces of all said column stops.

8. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of acarriage; step-by-step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops; and a set of stops cooperative with said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact faces of said last recited stops being cut centrally by parallel planes transverse of the machine.

9. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatingmechanism, the combination of a carriage; step-by-step feeding mechanism therefor; a set of independently adjustable column stops; and a set of stops cooperative, with said column stops Whenthe carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact faces of the last recited stops being cut centrally by parallel planes transverse of the machine and lying in separate parallel planes fore and aft of the machine.

10. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a' carriage; step-by-step feeding mechanisnr therefor; a column stop support; a set of independently adjustable column stops thereon, the contact surfaces of said column stops being cut centrally by parallel planes longitudinal of said stop support; and a plurality of stops each cooperative with certain of said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact faces of said cooperative stops being cut respectively by the .parallel planes of said column stops.

11. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of. a carriage; step-by-step feeding mechanism therefor; a column stop support; a set of independently adjustable column stops thereon, the contact surfaces of said column stops being cut centrally by parallel planes longitudinal of said stop support; and a plurality of stops each cooperative with certain of said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact faces of said cooperative stops being cut centrally by parallel planes longitudinal of said stop support.

12. In a typewriting machine and in a I tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step-by-step feeding mechanism therefor; a column stop support; a set of column stops thereon, the contactsurfaces of said column stops being disposed in a plurality of ranks or tiers which extend through planes longitudinal of said stop support and parallel with each other; and a plurality of stops each cooperative with certain of said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, said cooperative stops having contact surfaces disposed in a plurality of ranks or tiers which extend through planes longitudinal of the stop support and parallel with each other.

13. In a typewriti'ng machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step-by-step feeding mechanism therefor; a stop bar on said carriage; a set of column stops adjustable thereon, the contact surfaces of said column stops-being centrally cut by parallel planes longitudinal of said stop bar; and a plurality of stops mounted on the frame of the machine and each movable into position to cooperate with certain of said column stops when the carriage is released from its step-by-stey feedrality of stops mounted on the frame of the machine and each movable to cooperate with certain of said column stops when the "carriage' is released from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, the contact surfaces of said cooperative stops being cut centrally by horizontal planes.

' 15.. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a can riage;- stepsby-step feeding mechanism therefor; means for releasing the carriage from said'feeding mechanism; a stop bar on the carriage"; a set of column stops adjustably mounted on said bar and having contact surfaces cut .centrallv by horizontal planes; plurality of stop blades slidably mounted on the machine frame and each having a'contact surface cooperative with certain only of said column stops, the contact surfaces of said stop blades being cut centrally by horizontal planes; and key ac tuated means for moving said stop' blades to operative position and for actuating said carriage releasing means.

16. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; step bystep feeding mechanism therefor; means for releasing the carriage from said feeding mechanism; a'stop bar on the carriage; a set of column stops adjustably mounted on said bar and having con-. tact surfaces lying at difierent elevations; a

supporting bracket mounted on the machine frame; a plurality of stop blades slidably mounted on said supporting bracket and each having a contact surface cooperative with certain only of said column stops, the

contact surfaces of said stop blades lying at different elevations; a plurality ot vibratory levers fulcrumed on said supporting bracket and each connected at one end with one of' said stop blades; and a plurality of push rods slidable on the machine frame, each of said push rods being connected at one end with one of said vibratory levers and having key buttons at their other ends, each push rod serving to actuate one of said stop blades and the carriage releasing means.

17. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops having contact surfaces cut centrally by different parallel planes, and a series of cooperat ing stops, each adapted to cooperate with certain only of said columnstops, each of said cooperating stops having a contact surface mcvable to and from operative position in'the plane of the contact surface of the corresponding column stop.

18. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops having-contact surfaces arranged in different tiers, and a series of cooperating stops'having contact surfaces arranged in corresponding tiers, certain of said tiers containing denomination stops. I

'19. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the'combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops having contact surfaces arranged in tiers, a series of cooperating stops each having a contact surface corresponding to one of said tiers, there being one only of said cooperating stops for each of certain of said tiers, and a set of denomination stops for another of said tiers.

20. In a typewriting machine andin a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and stepby-step feeding mechanism, of a stop -support with tabnlator stops relatively adjustable thereon and projecting equal distances from the stop-support, a set of stops cooperative withsaid tabnlator stops, and means to render a selected stop of said set of cooperative stops and a tabnlator stop behind or to the right of the first'tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to'arrest the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabnlator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabnlator stop.

21. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabnlator stops thereon, said stop support being on the carriage and said stops projecting equal distancesfrom the stop support and being rel atively adjustable thereon, a set of'stops cooperative With said tabnlator stops, said set of sto'ps.being supported by the frame of the machine, and means to render a selected stop of said set of cooperative stops and a tabnlator stop behind or to the right of the first tabnlator stop of the series of tabnlator stops effective to arrest the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabnlator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabnlator stop.

22. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabnlator stops thereon projecting equal distances from the stop support, said tabnlator stops being relatively adjustable on said support, a set of stops cooperative with said tabnlator stops, and means including a key actuated device operative to render a selected stop of said set of cooperative stops and a tabulator thereon, said stop support being on the carriage and said stops projecting equal dis tances from the stop support and being relatively adjustable thereon, a set of stops co operative with said tabulator stops, said setof stops being supported by the frame of the machine, and meansincluding a key actuated device operative to render a selected stop of said set of coiiperativestops and a tabulator stop behind or to themight of the first tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effecti veio arrest the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

24. In a typewriting -machine and in a V tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabulator stops relatively adjustable thereon, a set of stops subject to contact with the tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop support,

and means to render a selected stop of said set oftcoiiperative stops and a tabulator stop behind or to the right of the first tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to arrest the carriage after its release with-- out prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

25. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating; mechanism, the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mech anism, of a stop support with tabulatorstops relatively adjustable thereon, said stop support being on the carriage, a set of stops supported by the frame of the machine and subject to contact with the tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop "support, and means to render a selected stop of. said set of cooperative stops and a tabulator stop behind or to the right of the'first. tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to arrest the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

26. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism,.the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of astop support withtabulator stops thereon, said tabulator stops being relatively adjust-able on said support, a set of stops subject to contact Withthe tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop support,

and means including a key actuated device operative to render a selected stop of said set of cooperative stops and a. tabulator stop behind or to the right of the first tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to arrest the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

27. In a typewriting machine and in a tabnlating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and ste rby-step feedingmechanism, of a stop support with tabulator stops thereon, said stop support being on the carriage and said tabulator stops being relatively adjustable on said stop support, a set of stops supported by the frame of the machine and subject to contact with the tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop support, and means including; a key actuthe carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabulator stops thereon projecting equal distances from the stop support. and being relatively adjustable thereon, a set of stops subject to contact with the tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop support, and means to render a selected stop of said set of coiiperative stops'and a. tabulator stop behind or to the right of the first tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to arre t the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

20. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabulator stops thereon, said step support being on the carriage and said stops projecting equal distances from the stop support and being relatively adjustable thereon, a set of stops supported by the frame of the machine and subject to contact with the tabulator'stops at equal distances from the stop support, and means to'render a selecteci stop of said set of cooperative stops and a abulator stop behind or to the right of the first tabulator stop of the series of tabulator stops effective to arrest the carriage after its release with out prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

30. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, thecombination with the carriage and step-by-step feeding mechanism, of a stop support with tabulator stops thereon, said stop support being on the carriage and said stops projecting equal distances from the stop support and being relatively adjustable thereon, a. set of stops supported by the frame of the machine and subject to contact with the tabulator stops at equal distances from the stop support, and means including a. key actuated device operative to render a selected stop oi said set of cooperative stops and a tabulator stop behind or to the right of the first tabnlator stop of the series of tabulator stops efi'ective to arrest. the carriage after its release without prior arrest by tabulator stops arranged in advance of the selected tabulator stop.

31. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of independently adjustable column stops arranged in difi erent planes, and a series of cooperating stops arranged in planes registering with the column stops,

32. In a ty1')e\\"ritingmachine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops each arranged to travel in a different plane, and a series of cooperating stops arranged in planes registering with the column stops, and means for projecting said cooperating stops into the respective paths of travel of their associated column stops.

3?). In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops arranged in different planes, and a series of independently movable cooperating st'ops arranged in and movable in planes coincident with planes containing the column stops, each of said movable stops cooperating only with the column stop arranged in the plane of movement of saio movable stop.

3a. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a series of column stops arranged in difl'erent planes longitudinally of the carriage, a series of cooperating stops also arranged in different planes longitudina-lly of the carriage and opposmg individually the individual stops composing the series; of

lating mechanism, the combinationot' a carriage, a stop bar, stops carried by said stop bar and having contact portions which project to equal extents but which have different paths of movement, arresting means cooperative with the contact portions of said stops, and key actuated means for controlling said arresting means to cooperate with said stops, said key actuated means determining which of said stops shall be brought into service.

37. In a typewriting machine and in tabu-' lating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a stop bar, stops carried by said stop bar and having contact portions which project to equal extents but which have diflerent paths of movement, and key actuated arresting means cooperative with said stops and adapted tobe interposed in the different paths of movement of said contact portions.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New .York, and State of New York, .this 16th day of March, A. D. 1906. 1

one aw, l/Vitnesses: i

E. M. WELLS, M. F. HANNWEBER.