US945951A

US945951A - Type-writing machine.

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Publication number: US945951A
Application number: US28115905A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry William Higham
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Wyckoff Seamans & Benedict
Priority date: 1905-10-03
Filing date: 1905-10-03
Publication date: 1910-01-11
Anticipated expiration: 1927-01-11

Description

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-INVENTDR HIS TT URNE Y H. W. HIGHAM TYPE WRITING MAGHINB.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. PPLIOTIOH FILED OCT.3. 1905.

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INVENTCIRg TTCIRNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

HARRY WILLIAM HIC-HAM, 0F SANDERSTEAD, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOB 'I0 WYGKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 0F ILION, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING IACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

.typewriting machines and has for its object to provide means for feeding or controlling two or more sheets of paper independently of each other, and is particularly adapted for billing work. For example, assuming that invoices are being written and it is desiredthateither the totals of such invoices or all or certain items of said invoices be transferred to a supplementary sheet of paper, which may, for the sake. of clearness t of description. be referred to as day book or condensed record sheet it is necessary,

in order that the matter written upon the invoice. sheets may be readily transferred to the condensed record sheet, that said invoices be independent. of. and capable of adjustment indepemtentl \r of said condensed record sheet or rice versa.

In order to eleet the above results l` prot ride the machine with secondary paper feedin; r mechanism which is preferablr thrown into actionsimultaneouslyr with the release of the primary paper feeding mechanism, the term primary feeding mechanism being employed to designate the usual feed meelianism arranged to act in conjunction with the platen.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the. features of eonstructiem. arrangements of parts and I-ombinations of derives to be hereinafter described and part irnlarly point ed out in the appended elaims.

l will now proceed o de eribe the invention in' connection with the aeeomlmnying drawings. wherein the -aine reference charaters refer to corresponding parts in the 2 various views. and herein-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of one forni of typewriting maehine earl-inge with features of construction embodving in v invention shown applied thereto. parts being:

broken away and other parts being omitted. l` ig. 1s an end :levain-n oi the same, :rer-

tan features of my construction being illus trated diagrammatlcally. Fig. 3 1s an enl l i i l larged detail end view of the platen and platen frame with my secondary feed mechanism shown mounted thereon. Fig. 'l is an enlarged detail end elevation of certain of the parts shown in Fig. 3 in altered relations. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail end View showing other features-of the construction. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of portions of the secondary feed mechanism. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic end elevation showing certain features of the primary and Secondary feed mechanism and the manner in which they cooperate with the diti'erent work sheets. Fig. 8 is a perspective rear view of one of the elements of the secondary paper feed mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described.

I have shown my invention applied to a No. 6 Remington machine, though it should be understood that the invention mav be applied to various kinds of typewriting inuchines. l

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 indicates lugs which project upwardly -from the top plate and support a traverse or guide rod A carriage truck l is provided with rollers 4 that bear upon the rod-2 and guide the truck in its movement from side to side of themachine. A paper table 5 is snpportcd in place on the truck and links 6 are pivoted to the truck at 7 and are likewise pivotally connected at 8 to a platen frame 9 that. supports a cylindrical platen l0 having nger wheels 10a. The front bar of the platen frame carries a grooved roller 11 which bears upon a shift rail 12, said shift A rail supporting the forward end of the platen frame and being operative by a known form of mechanism to etlect a transverse move- 5 ment of the Iplaten by shifting the platen frame on its inks (l, to change position for upper and lower casa writing. One end of the platen is provided with a line spacing rati-het wheel 13 with which a 'line spacing pawl 14 cooperates, the latter being actuated in the usual manner b v a hand lever 15. Papel' feed rollers 1G are supported by arms or hangers 17 pivoted at 18 to the platen frame. Leaf springs 19 are each secured by a screw .20 to a depending hanger arm 17. the upper free end of eaeh spring cooperating with a lug or abutment 21 on the platen frame in order to force the feed rollers toward Athe platen. A rock shaft 22 is mounted in bearings in the platen frame and extends ployed together with other paper feeding dejvices of the usual construction.

y by the. finger wheel and motion transmitted is connected to the plate 4Q by screws 4G and far described, constitutes portions of the that cooperate with the platen l0 to feed seconder Y paper feeding devices which are '27 that map be secured in place near one .portion of the platen frame. Another .the platen frame near the opposite end -forined as a part of the -bracket 31, the two throughout the length thereof. This rock shaft is provided with projecting wings or fingers 23 that coperate with the depending hanger arms 17, so as to move them laterally against the tension of their springs 19' when the rock shaft is turned in the vdirection of the arrow in Fig. Qby a movement of a finger piece or release lever 24 fixed at the l left end of said rock shaft 22. The usual paper apron 25 and scale plate 26 are em- So much of the machine as has been thus Well-known No. 6 Remington machine.

In addition to the ordinary paper feeding devices, including the feed rollers 1G,

the paper, and which may be termed the primary paper feeding devices, I employ prcferaby in the nature of attachments that may be secured to existing forms of type-writing machines, such, for instance, as the No. 6 Remington machine, without modifying the structural features of said machine. These attachments include a bracket end of the p ten frame by a headed screw (Fig. 3), the stem of which passes through an opening 29 in the bracket (Fig. (3) and is threaded into the left hand rear corner racket 3l is secured in a` like manner to thereof by screws As seen in Fig. 6, the bracket 31 has an upwardlyv extending f rn: that is notched at 3-l to form a hearing for a shaft 35, the opposite end ofthe j. shaft-being supported in a bearinfr in the bracket 27. A plate 36 is secured to the arm 33 hy a screw 37 and is formed with an aperture to receive thc'shaft 35 to prevent it from being displaced from the notched hearing in thearm 33. That portion of the shaft that is contained between the hraclt-V i ,etsy QT and 31 is provided vfith a sheath of ruhhcr or like material, as indicated at 38, i so as to form a paper feed roller. The; right-hand end rifthe shaft has a pinion 39 secured thereto and this pinion meshes Q fr plates 42 ly extending end of thereto so that. the. gear tl() may be rotated to the paper feed roller 38 through the pinion 39. The hearing plate 4'. is preferably being' connected by a U-shapcd connecting member 45 and the other bearing plate 43 intermediate spacing sleeves 47. The bracket '217 `has a depending arm #i8 which is @einemV tapped at its lower end to receive a screw pivot 4) that supvliortsoize end of a rock shaft 50.' "lhe opposite cud vof this rock shaft is pivotally supported in an `arm 5l extending down from the bracket 3l and preferably formed on said bracket. The rock shaft has upwardly extending crank

arms

52, 53, which are rigidly connected to or formed integrally with the rock shaft. The upperY end of the arm is apcrtured to form a bearing for the reduced end 5l of a rotary shaft 35. The opposite end of this shaft is pivoally supported on the arm 52 by a headed i; airing screw 56. The shaft 55 has a series of rubber or like sheaths or paper feed rollers' secured thereto. The left end of the shaft has a pinion 38 ixedly secured to it and this pinion is adapted to mesh with a pinion 59 lixed on the shaft 35. A. coiled spring 6() has one of its ends secured at the lefthand end of the shaft 50 by a screw G1, the opposite end of the spring being hooked around the depending,Ir arm 48 at G2. Another coiled spring 63 is likewise secured at one end to the righthand end of the rock shaft hy a screw (il, the opposite end of said spring being hooked around the depending arm 5l, as indicated at 65. The tension of the springs andh tends to turn the rock shaft in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 6, thus tending to force the feed rollers 5T into contact with the feed roller 38 and to bring the pinions 58 and 5l) in lo mesh. lVhen these pinions are in mesh and the feed rollers are brought into cooperation in the manner stated, a turning of the finger wheel 44 will canse the

shafts

35 and 55 to he rotated in opposite directions to turn the feed rollers. lt. will be. seen that the feed rollers 38 and 5T do not eoperate with the platen but cooperate with each other lo effect a feed movement of the paper or work sheet in the direction of its line feed independently ot' the platen, as will hereimfter more clearly a ,pearl These secondary 'paper

feeding ro lers

38 and 57 are located at that side of the platen where the paper is introduced as is clearly iiidicated in Fig. 2, and the axes of these rollers are parallel with the axisof the platen.

In the No. t Remington machine, the ret lease lever 2l for throwing oll' the feed rller 16, is formed with a horizontally dis: posed poi-lion (t that connects the linger engaging portion with an upright portion di' which is lixcdly connected to the rock .shaft 22. I have provided a catch or lock 13S for Cooperating with the release lever at. the horizontally disposed portion liti thereof, and this catch comprises a lever pivoled at Gf) to a bracket T0 that is seynred in place by screws 7l t0 the let`t-hand end of the platen frame. The forward end of this lever-like catch o1' lock is provided with a linger picco 79 Aand the rear end with a Weight 73 that.

tends td maintain the forward end of the lever elevated and the rear end depressed, as indicated in Fig. 4. A shoulder 74Y is formed at the rear end portion of the lever 68 for copcration with the horizontally disposed portion 66 of the feed roll release lever, as indicated in Fig. 4. lVhen the feed roll release lever is moved rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4, so as to turn the rock shaft 2:2, theiehv forcing the feed rollers 16 away from ine platen, the shoulder 74 will drop forward of the horizontal portion 66 of the release lever and the weight 73 will rest on top of said portion 66. The catch or lock 68 is thus brought into lock- .ing engagement with the release lever so to prevent the latterv from resuming its normal position under tension of the springs 19, and so as to lock the usual and ordinary paper feed roller 16 away from the platen. 1n order to release the lever 24, it is merely .necessary to depress the finger piece 72 which eleyates the rear end of the catch or lever 68, thus lifting the shoulder' 74A from engagement with the member 66 of the release lever 24. The springs 19 will thereupon force the feed roller 16 into contactk with the platen, or the paper thereon, and will turn the rock shaft- 22 and the release lever24 back to the normal position shown in Fig. 2.

Pivoted at. 7 5 to the bracket, 27 which su pports the left hand end of the feed roller is an actuating device 75, clearly shown in Fig. 6. This actuating;l device comprises a projection or arm 76 thatisbent laterally from thc body portion ofY the device and extends into thc path of an arm :1:3 which serves as a support for thc fcc-d rollt-rs 57. A laterally extending cam 77 projects from the actuating device into the path of the portion 66 of the release lever 24. When the release lever is moved rearwardly from the position indicated in Figs. S and 6 to that shown in F ig. 4, it. will her'moved away from the earn 77 of the actuating device, and the rassure of the springs 60 and 63 will be e ective to move the feed rollers 57 into contact with the feed roller 38. When,

`however, the release lever Q4 is released from its catch 68 and allowed to resume its normal position indicated in Fips. 1, 3 and 6, the inner Aend of the portion 66 of the release lever will engage the under part of the cam 77 ard force the actuating device 75a around its pivot 75, thereby causing;r the projection or arm 76 thereof to engage the feedl roll supporting arm 53 and force it together with the feed lollers 57 forward, the feed rollers 57 being moved away from or out of contact with the feed roller 3S. It will be understood that in order to accomplish this result the springs` 60am] 63 must be weaker than the springs 19 which are effective to restore the feed rollers 16 and the lever 24 to the normal position. 'lhis is itt-.cessantl in order that. the springs 19 may overcome the resistance offered b v the springs 6() and 63 to the separation of the fer-.d rollers 3S and 57.

'From the foregoing description ,it will be seen that l have provided supplementary or secondary feed rollers 3S and 57 that may be rotated by the finger wheel 44' independently of the platen and that these feed roll-` ers are automatically thrown into operation or copcrative relation to feed thc paper when the primary feed rollers 16 are thrown out of operation or out of coperation with the platen by a rearward movement of the release lever 24;'and when the release lever :24 is moved forwardly to permit a movement of the primary feed rollers 16 into coperation with the platen, the. secondary feed rollers 3S and 57 are automatically separated lor thrown out ot'. cooperative relation.

At the forward or discharging side of the platen another set of secondary papel' fccd roller." 78 and 79 is provided, as best appeal s in Figs. 1. 9 and 5. The feed roller 7H may be a single roller fixed on a shaft S0, the right hand end of which is received in a bearing in a bracket 81 secured b v a screw 8.) to

'the front cross har of the platen frame il.

The left hand end of thc shaft 8() is rcceivcd in a bearing in a bracket 553 secured by a screw Si to the front cross oar at'thc other end of the platen frame. One end of the shaft H() has a pinion 85 fixedly secured thereto. The feed rollers 79 are fixed to a shaft s6. rotatablyr supported at its ende in hearings formed in arms 87, which are riggidlv connected to a rock shaft 8S mounted in bearings in the brackets 81 and 83. livoted at 89 to the bracket S3 is a. linger lever or controlling device il() that. has a ram groove 91 therein. A laterally projecting pin 9L. is 'arricd by the associated arm S7 and extends into the cam groove 91 in the controlling de vice in order to control. the swinging movement of the arms 87,'and the feed rolls 79 carried thereby, toward and away from the fred roller 78. A coiled spring .)3 surrounds the rock shaft 8S at cach end thereof and engages at one end with the associated arm S7 and at the other end with the supporting, bracket (S1 or S3). The tension of thcse'springs is exerted to force tht` feed rollers 7!) into contact with the fred roller 75 and to maintain pressure between said rollcrs. 'hcu, however, it is desired to separate the rollers it is merel v necessary to depress the controlling dcice or finger piece 9() which results in the arms 87 being forced forwardly around the pivotal ccntcr thereof to the position indicated in Fig, 3, thus discngaging the rollers 78 and 7l) and maintainingir them spaced-apart. A pinion Hl is tixedly secured to'the rock shaft 86 an'd is z side of the platen, auxiliary secondary paper sired, be directed or diverted from the platen I the platen which are omitted from the drawings for the sake of clearness) what I terni a detlectnig device 96. As here shown (see estit) of the platen by an actuation of the finger of a bar that extends throughout or substanvand 83.

such as that indicated in Fig. 3 to that. indi- Acooperative relation. The shaft at th'ei right lhandV end thereof is extended beyond the arm of the bracket 81 and is provided with a linger wheel J5 by means of which the feed roller TS may be rotated and motion transmitted tothe pinions 85 and 9% to rotate the t'ced rollers 79 in an opposite direr-tion. lironi this it will be seen that I have provided at the forward or delivery feeding devices which are adapted to coperate with thc paper to feed it independently wheel 95.

In order that the paper may, when deto the teed rollers 78 and 79, I have provided (in addition to the usual and ordinary paper feeding devices at the front of pecially Fig. S) the rie-rice 9G is in the form tially throughout the length of the platen andvis V-shaped in cross section. This device is pivotally mounted on the shaft 80 and is confined against longitudinal dis--k placement by the arms of the brackets 8l. T he left hand end portion et" the bai-.is extended upwardl totorm a finger piece .)7 by means of which the detieeting piece` or bar may be'moved into and out of contact with the platen, or from a position cated in Fig. 5 or vice versa. lThis bar may be weighted so as to hang down by gravity to a substantially vertical position Where it will be maintiined out of contact with the platen in the normal position thereof in order that the paver ma be fed beneath it with the platea; though prefer to provide the pivotal hearings with sufficient fric-tional contact to enable the defiecting device to be maintained in 'the inoperative position shown in Fig. 3 when itis not in use or to be maintained in the operative position shown in Fig. 5 when desired. In the inoperative position `of the defiecting device, it does not constitute an obstruction to the free upward and rearward assage of the (paper with the platen as the atter is rotate Should the operator desire to feed one or more sheets of paper between the feed rollers T8 and 79, this may be readily accomplished by moving the deflecting device to a position substantially such as is'shown in Fig. 5 where it will eooperatc'with the leading edge of the paper to deflect it away from the platen as it is fed upwardly and to direct it between the feed rollers 7S and 79.

lu addition to the devices thus far described l may employ one or more hand;

brakes (one being shown in the present iiistance). One end of the brake band 98 is secured to a finger 99 that projects from a bracket 100 secured to the. front cross har of the platen frame near the left end by a screw .1.01. This band 98 extends from front to rear of thc, platen and partly around and under it and'is. connected at its rear end to a collar i0? secured to the rook shaft 22 by a. set .screw 103. By the employment of a set screw for securing the collar to the shaft, an

adjustment of the band 98 is provided in order that the amount of pressure exerted by said hand may be varied. The band brake just. described is adapted to cooperate with the paper or certain sheets t'hereo' to clamp ii or them against the platen near one end thereof, and is automatically applied when the feed roll release lever Q4 is moved rearwardly. When the release lever is in the normal position shown in Fig. 2 and the primary feedrrollers 1U are in contact with the )laten or the )a xer thereon the rcssurc on l l l s the brake band-98 is withdrawn.

A side edge paper guide lll-t (Fig. 1) of the usual construction has a stem which extends longitudinally of the platen through a bearing 106 carried by the platen frame. A set screw 107 coperates with the stem 105 io secure the side edge guide in position when adj usted.

One method of operating the paper feed Eng devices hcreinbefore described, is as follows-: The condensed record sheet a is 'placed in the machine and fed around the platen 1') in the usual manner, together with a carbosheet I; which is arranged outside the slit -t (l, the latter boing between the platen and the carbon sheet t). After sheets u and I have been properly positioned, the invoice sheet. fis passed between the

feed rollers

38 and 57 while the latter are mailitained spaced apart as indicated in Fig. 2. The release lever '4 is then pushed rearwardly by hand and is automatically retained in that position b v the pivotcd catch (3Q. The rearward movement of the release lever allows the springs G0 and G3 to force the rollers 57 into contact with the invoice sheet c and to maintain a pressure thereon between the

rollersI

57 and 38; and at the. same time applies the band brake ou the record .sheet a and carbon sheet b, clanij,.iug them against the laten, it being understood that the invoice slieet c is maintained at all times to the right of the band brake so that it cannot coi'iperate therewith. The side edge guide 10-l may be employed for this purpose. the guide being adjusted so that the left edge of the invoice sheet when brought into contact with the side guide 104 and fed around the platen will clear the Land 9S. The n'essure exerted h v the hand brake clamps the condensed record sheet o and cai-lion sheet L lo the platen. The finger wheel Hina now be turned to effect a for- `ward feed o the invoice sheet inde endently of the platen and independently the condensed record and carbon sheets. When the invoicevsheet c has been fed forward to the desired extent so as to bring it in proper rel lation to the condensed record sheet the catch .68 may be released by depressing the finger piece 72. This release of the catch is effective both to restore th( primary feed rollers 16 to cooperation with the platen and to force said feed rollers lt into engagement or cooperation with the invoice, carbon and record sheets, and also attlie same time to jauteniatically release the feed rollers 38 and `carbon and record sheets will be turn al with the platen.v After the invoice has bei a written and the platen is given the asu: l spacing movement to regulate the anu: mt of space between different. items on the condensi-d record sheet, the release lever il is pushed back again. releasing the primary t'eed rollers 1li and applying the band brake, and the invoice sheet may then be t'ed or pulled forward and out of the machine. independently ot the. platen and the carbon and condensed record sheets.

'l"he auxiliary secondary paper feed divices at the. delivery side or front of the -plateu are adapted part ieularly for use. when invoices of short ength are employed or when the. position of an invoice sheet is such that it is out 0f control of the secondanv l'ccd devices atvthe rear of the platen and it is necessaito effect a further feed of the invoice. n other words. if the invoire dieet. is so short that it cannot. he controlli d or [ed forward aslillicient distance to hevompletcly writtenby the feed rollers :its and :37, then the feed rollers 7H and 7S) may be brought into operation and the invoiee sheet crn, h v these feed rollers. be fed as far as desired and entirely out of the machine il' necessary. Thus the two sets of feed rollers control invoice sheets of various sizes under all eonditions. ln order to feed the. invoice sheet. be.- tween the feed rollers 7M' and Ti). it is merely necessary to move the dellector tlt' to the position shown in Fig. after which a for# ward feed of the invoice sheet will bringl the leading edge 'thereof between the separated feed rollers 78 and 7l). l`he cimtrollmgr device 90 may then be moved to the position shown in Fig. 5 so as to enable the springs? 93 to bring` said feed roliers into engagement and to press the paper or invoice -sheet c between them. By thereafter turning the. finger wheel 95 a. forward feed of the invoice sheet to the desired extent, may be effected.

It will be noted that the condensedl record i or sales sheet and the carbon sheet do not. have to be fed forward and backward whenever a new invoice sheet is inserted in the. machine as is necessary when other styles of hiliing devices are employed. Consequently by the use of my invention, the condensed record or sales sheet is kept clean and free from sm aging; there is much less wear and tear of the carbon sheet.: and there is no chance of the condensed record sheet heine; fed out; of the machine during the manipulation of the mechanism preparatory to inserting a new invoice sheet. It'. will tui-ther bc noted that the condensed record or sales book sheet can be changed while the invoice sheet remains undisturbed in the machine. Moreover an'y kind or style. of invoice sheet may be employed with my invention, those having; long headinvs of printed matter being as easily positioned as those with short. headings and no calculating or figuring being rcqaired.

lt is obvious that the ases of the invention are not, contini-d to'those above stated as there are man v purposes other than those specified for which the invention may be admittageously employed. lturtherinore, it should be understood that eertaiin of the featuresl ma)l he employed without others and that various changes in construction may be made without departing from the spirit olmy invention.

Whatl claim as new and desire to `'ecnro by Letter:- latenl. is:- Y

t. lua I vp'suriting machine, the co uhination ol' a platen a primary paper feemngf derice. a secondary paper fel-ding dc\ice. and means l'oiautomatically throwing one of aid lei-diner devices into operation when the other is thrown out. of operation, whereby tlusecondary feeding device can he operated to advance one sheet indelwn-Llently of the others.

ln a typewritiug` machine. the combination of a cylindrical platen. a primarypaper feedingr device that eoiiperates with the platen to feed a plurality of sheets. means lor throwing said primary paper feeding device into and out of operation, an independently o|uraled'lnnul actuated stufondary paper feeding device. and means for automatically throwing the secondary paper feedingdevice into coperative relation when the primary paper feeding device is thrown out of operation, so that one of the. sheets may be fed independent! y of the others.

Il. lu a typewriting machine, the combination of 'a cylindrical platen, primary :iper feed rollers"eoiiperating therewith to eed a plurality of sheets. hand actuated inea'ns for throwing said primary paper feed rollers .T6 'n l* 1 945,951

i paper the platen,

into and out of coperative relation with the platen, .secondary hand actuated paper feed rollers that do not coperatc with the platen but are adapted to coperate with certain of the sheets tok feed them inde endcntly of the others and independently ofpthe platen, and means for automatically throwing the secondary feed rollers into operation when the primary feed rollers are thrown out of operation and', for automatically throwingthe seconda ry feed rollers out of operation when the primary-feed rollers are thrown into op.- eration. 4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper feeding devices that copcratetherewith, means for controlling the movement of said paper feeding devices into and out of coperation with the platen, an automatically actuated means that are thrown into coperation with thek 6. In a typewriting machine, the combina- Y tion of a platen, a prii'nary paper feeding device, a secondary paper feeding device, means for automatically throwing one of said feeding devices into operation when the other is thrown eut of operation, and automatically actuated elampin means coperating with the platen, where y the secondary feeding device can be opcratedto advance one sheet independently of the others.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, hand actuated means for feeding one sheet relatively to the platen while another or other sheets are maintained fixed relatively to the platen, and automatically actuated means for clamping the relatively fixed sheets to the platen.

8. In a typewriting machine, the comhirition with a cylindrical platen, and the usual papel' feeding device of a secondaryA aper fcedino device that is adapted to e ect-a feed of certain of the sheets of paper independently of a rotative movemcntpof the platen, and automatically actuated means for clamping certain sheets to the laten when the secondary paper feeding evices are operative. A i l 9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, the usual paper feeding devices, a secondary paper feeding device, the parts being constructed and arranged to feed a plurality of sheets hy the rotation of the platen and to feed one or more sheets inde endent of the others and independently o the platen h v said secondary paper feeding device, and means for clamping certain sheets to the platen when the secondary paper feeding device is operative.

10. lnatypewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a primary paper feeding device that cooperates With 'the platen to feed a plurality of sheets, an

independently operated, hand-actuated, secondary paper feeding device that is adapted to feed one of said sheets independently of the others when the primary feed device is thrown out of operation, and clamping means cooperating with the platen to hold certain sheets relatively thereto and which are automatically thrown into operation when the primary paper iecding device is thrown out'l of operation.

il. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a primary paper feeding device that coperates with the platen to feed a' plurality of sheets, means for throwing said primary ,paper feeding device into and out of operation, an independently operated, hand-actuated, secondary paper feeding device, means for automatically throwing t-hesecondary paper feediig device into operation when theprimary paper feeding device is thrown out of operatien, so that one of the sheets lnay be fed independently of the others` means for clamping certain of the sheets to the platen when 'another or others are advanced by the sceondary pa per feeding device, and automatically actuated means forthrowiii said clampin;I means into operation when t 1e secondary paper feeding device is thrown into operation.

Y 12. In a typcwriting machine, the combiv nation of a cylindrical platen, primary paper feed rollers coperating therewith to fee plurality of sheets, hand actuated means for throwing said primary papel feed rollers into and out of cooperative relation with the platen, secondary hand actuated paper feed rollers that are adapted to coperatie with certain of the sheets to feed them independeutiy of the others and independently of thel platen, one means for automatically throwing the secondary feed rollers into 0pcration' when the primary feed rollers are thrown out. of operation and for automatically throwing the secondary feed rollers out of operation when the primary feed rollers are thrown into operation, means for clamp-- ing certain sheets to the platen while others are being fed indcprndcntly thereof, and' means for automatically throwing said clamping means into operatlon when the primary feed rollers are thrown out of operation.

paper feeding meansl to feed paper past the printing line.

' l5. ln a typewriting machine. the combination of a cylindrical platen. paper feeding rollers coiperating therewith. and auxiliary paper feed rollers at the delivery side of `thc platen that a're actuated independently of the platen to feed one or more sheets relatively to theA platen past the printingr line.

lt. ln a typewriting machine. the combination of a cy indrical platen.`1'aper feeding;

vrollers coperating therewith. auxiliary paper feed rollers at the introductory side of tuc platen thatV are actuated independently of the platen to feed one or more sheets relatively to the platen past the printing.

liuc. and a second set of paper feed rollers at the delivery side of the platen that are actuated indepemleutly: of the platen to feed one or more sheets relatively to the platen past the printing line.

la'. ln a typewriting machiucglhe combination of a platen. primary paper feed rollers that copcrate with the platen. auxiliary feed rollers that arc at all times maintained out Vof contact with the platen but f are adapted to feed papel' thereon past the prmtmg line. hand actuated means for etl'cctlug a movement of the primary feed rollers toward and away t'rtnn thc platen. and automatically actuated means for bringing said auxiliary feed rollers` into cutiperation with cach other when the hand actui ated meansI are actuated to move the pri- I on the delivery side of t-he platen consisting mary feed rollers away from the platen.

i8. lu a typewriting machine. a primary paper feed device and a platen in combinatio'n with a secondary papel' feed device, means for maintaining either one or other of the said feed devices in a non-operative condition and means for holding an initially inserted paper tixedly on the. platen when the primary feed device is inoperative and the secondary feed device operative, slistantially as described.

19. ln a ty ewriting machine, a primary paper feed ro ler and a platen in combina' tion with a air of secondary feed rollers adjustable. rc atively to each other and rotatable on axes parallel to the axis of the platen. controlling means for maintaining either one. or other'of the said feed devices in a non-operative condition "and a band brake connected to` said controlling` means and adapted to hold an initially inserted paper fixedly on the platen when the primary feed device is inoperative and the secondary feed device operative, substan` tially as described.

20. In a typewriting machine, a primary paper feed device and a platen in combina- `tion with a secondary paper feed device. means for maintaining either one or other of the said feed devises in a non-operative Y* condition. means for holding an initially inserted paper lixedly on the platen when the primary feed device is inoperative an the secondary feed device operative. and a supplemental secondary feed device arrangedfon the delivery side of the platen adapted to control the paper when the latter has left the main secondary' feed device. substantially as described.

ill. ln a tvpewriting machine, a primary paper feed device and a platen in combination with a .seconda-ry paper feed device, means for maintaining either one or other of the said feed devices in a inni-operative condition. means for holding au initially inserted paper tixedly on the platen when the primary feed device is inoperative and the secondary feed device operative, and a supplemental secondary feed device arranged on the delivery side of the platen consisting of a pair of feed rollers relatively adjustable to each other aud adapted to eoutrol the paper when tbe latter has left the main secondary feed devicesubstantially as described.

paper feed device and a platen in combination with a secondary paper feed device. means for maintaining either one or other of the said feed devices in a non-operative condition. means for holding an initially inserted paper tixcdly ou the laten when the primary feed device is inoperative and the secondary feed device operative. a supi plcmcntal secondary feed device arranged of a pair of feed rollers relatively adjustable to each othe and adapted to control the paper when the latter has left the main secondary feed device and a movable diverting device ada )ted to move adjacent to the periphery o the platen so as to guide the outermost paper from the platen through the snp lemental secondary feed rollers,snbv stantial y as described.

2?.. In at) ewriting machine. the combination of a p aten, a secondary paper feeding device at the delivery side of the platen. and a detiecting device for detlecting paper from thc platen to said swondary paper feeding device.

ln a tv Jcwritin r machine. a )rimar 1 Q4. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen. a seenndzu'y paper feeding devine that is operable independently of the platen. and a deileeting device for deflecting'paper from theplaten to said secondary paper feeding deviee.

25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a secondary paper feeding dev'ice that is operable independently of the platen, a defleeting device for defiecting paper from the platento said secondary paper feeding device, and hand actuated means for moving said deiiecting device into and out of operative position.

2G. )In a typewrit-ing machine, the combination of a platen, secondary paper feed rollers that coperate to feed the pa er ini dependently of the platen, and a de ecting device that diverte the papel' from the platen and directs-it. to said se.,:ondary paper feed roliers. 2T. In a tuvpewriting machine, the eoxnbination of a platen, secondary paper feed rollers that cooperate to feed the paper independently of the platen, a deftecting device thatdiverts the paper from the platen and directs it to said secondary paper feed rollers, and hand actuated means for moving said deflecting device inte and out of operative position.

Signed atLondon, England this 16th day of September A. D. 1905 HARRY WILLIAM HIGHAM. fitnesses y RoDnRICK BROOKE, RICHARD A. HOFFMANN.