US953561A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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TYPE WRITING MACHI APPLICATIOE FILED JUNE so, 1909,

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TYPE WRITING MAUHIIQE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE so. 1903.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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BURNl-IAM C. STIGKNEY, F ELIZABETI-I,

WRITER COMPANY, 01 JERSEY CITY,

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TYPE-WRITING PEACE-ZINE.

snags t Specification of Letters Patent. Pat gr tqgrli I 2 Application filed June 39,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .l, Buuninmi C. STICK- xnr, citizen. of the United States, and resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain ne and useful Improvements in Typell riting Ma chines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tahulators such as used in typewriting and other machines,

and its object is to condense, simplify and v ilnorove the mecl'ianism, particularly the denomination stops and the means for adjusting a column stop to cooperate therewith.

My invention consists in certain combine tions of devices, features of construction and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the concluding claims.

in the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a front strike typewriting machine embodying my present improven'ients. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation and Pi 3 a olan of the 7 2: L upper portion of the machine. Fig. 4. is a fragmentary front elevation, showing particularly the rin'htlmnd front corner post of the t'ramim ork, and a denomination keyrack mounted thereon.

In the several views, like signs denote like parts.

The framework comprises base 1, front corner posts 2-, 8, rear corner posts i, 5, and a top plate 6. Above the latter a platen T is mounted in a carriage 8 which is connected by a strap S) to a propelling-spring lrum 10. The carriage comprises side bars l and 12, united by a rear bar 13, and the ..e.t"er by means of balls i l and is sup )orted between upper and lower fixed guidel6 and 17. The carriage movements are controlled by letter spacing rack 18, mounted upon the carriage by means of arms 1.) and (the iormer provided with a for 'ard extension to form a release key 21) and meshing with a. pinion 22, with which is connected a wheel 23, having escapemcnt teeth Q i, which cooperate with feeding and detent dogs 25 and Said dogs are mounted upon a rocker 2?, pivoted at 28 in a hanger 28, and having a forwardly extending forked arm 29, from the 1393 Serial No. 163.793.

forward ends whereof depend hooks 80, at tached at their lower ends to universal bar 81, Said universal bar extends horizontally and transversely beneath a set of horizontal levers 32, which at. their forward ends bear keys 33, and extending to the rear of the hose 1, where they are pivoted upon a fulcruni rod 341%. To each lever is pivoted at an upri 'ht sub-lever 3G, forked at its lower end to embrace a common transverse fulcrum rod 88, and connected at its upper end by a link to one of series of typehars 40, which are pivoted upon fulcrum rod mounted in a segment are adopted to he swung upwardly and rearwardly against the platen. it each keylever stroke the sub-lever is vilnated reurwardly, and through the link pulls the type bur up to print, while the key lever 32 presses down the universal bar 31, and through the described mechanism vibrates the dog ro :ker, so that upon the retinrn movement of the key the curriage is fed forward one spuce by the power of its spring 10. Sprii s i i and are provided for returning the dog rocker and the key lover or type-action to normal position.

Denomination stops l5 are arranged in a helical series, being preferably formed upon a. small cylinder l", which is fixed by brackets it? and screws 1-8 to the rear bar 13 of the carriage. The uni-king face of each of said steps is placed at a letter-s 32166 from the vertical plane in which the adjoining stop lies. The series of stops preferably egins at the top of the cvlinder and extends i i tne some. The top around the rear si .e of most stop is preferably used for the decimal point, the next for units, the next for tens, and on. Upon the carrisge is mounted a set of column stops ll) for co liperation with said denomination stops, the former adjustable concentrically with the latter, being for this purpose mounted upon a bar 50, which extends longitudinally of the carriage and in the direction of the run thereof, said her being mounted at i s ends upon depending arms and which are hinged at their lower ends upon and het'ween standards and fixed upon the top plate 6 and carry ing the carriagoguiding rails 16 and 17. The column stops may he adjust-ably secured by set-screws 55 along the bar 50; and the latter, together with its supporting arms, forms a bail, which overhangs the system of denomination stops. The column stops are normally clear of the denomination stops, but are movable about the bail hinge, which is concentric with the cylinder s6 or with the series of denomination stops, so that any column stop is capable of engaging any selected denomination stop.

The left-hand hinge-pintle at Fig. 2 is prolonged at 56, and at its outer end is journaled in a fixed hanger 57. Upon the extreme end of the pintle is mounted a pinion 58, whereby the pintle may be rotated and he column-stop bar adjusted accordingly, the pintle being made rigid with said bar by means of a set screw 59. In mesh with the pinion is a vertical operating-rack 60, whose upper end is guided in a bracket 61, and whose lower end is pivoted at 62 to the rear end of an arm 63, the latter at its forward end being pivoted upon a screw 6%, which is threaded into a horizontally fixed bar or bracket 65, extending from the rear corner post 5 to the front corner post 3 of the framework, and being secured to the former by a screw 66.

For lifting the arm 63 and the rack 60, and thereby rotating the pinion 58 to adjustthe column stops, 1 provide a lever 67, extending forwardly to the keyboard, and there provided with a key or finger-piece 68. This key lever 67 is pivoted between its ends at 69 upon a support 70, and at its rear end is provided with an upward projection 71, adapted to bear up against the under side of a horizontal bearing-plate 72 fixed upon the under side of said rack-operating arm 63. Thus by depressing the key 68, the lever 67 is swung upon the pivot 69, and the rear end of the lever presses up the plate 72 and lifts the arm 63 and the rack thereon. The extent to which the key is moved determines the adjustment of the column stops relatively to the denomination stops.

To enable the operator to move the key 68 the correct distance for positioning the column stops to cooperate with any selected denomination stop, I provide upon the front corner post 8 a vertical plate 73, secured thereto by screws 7%, and having at its righthand side a vertical slot 75, in which the forward end of the key lever 67 plays up and down; said slot being formed along its left-hand side with a series of notches 76 forming a denomination rack. Into any one of these notches the lever 6'? may be slipped by a sidewise movement thereof, this move ment being permitted by vertically swiveling the lever-support 70, as at 77, upon an ear 78 formed upon the fixed bar 65. Said bar is preferably formed integral with or [attached to said slotted plate 73.

As seen at Fig. 4-, each notch is numbered to indicate its denomination, so that by pulling down the key and catching it in any selected notch, the column stops are set so that the foremost one thereof will be arrested by the corresponding denomination stop atthe succeeding movement of the platen carriage. In order to enable the carriage to be released by said lateral movement of the denomination key-lever 67, the latter is forked at its extreme rear end, as at 67, to engage the lower arm of a vertical lever 79, which is pivoted by a screw 80 upon an arm 81 formed on the bar 65. The upper arm 82 of said lever is connected by a horizontal link 83 (Fig. 2) to the lower arm of a carriage-releaser 84, which is pivoted between its ends at 85 to the lower carriage-guiding rail 17, and at its upper end carries a lifting plate or shoe 8st, adapted to contact with the carriage rack 18 and lift the same clear of the pinion 22, to permit rapid advance of the carriage under the influence of its propelling spring 10.

In operation, the column stops 49 are adjusted along the bar 50 to locate the col umns upon the page of writing, the stops being secured by the screws 55, although it will be understood that any other kind of stop or stop bar may be used within the scope of my invention. Then, supposing the number 294C is to be written, the denomination key 68 is first depressed and then slipped into the notch marked hundreds or 100 on plate 73. This movement of the lever, through the rack 60, pinion 5S, pintle 56, and arm 51, adjusts the bar 50 until the stops thereon are in register with the fourth denomination stop a), this being the stop for hundreds. Said notch-engaging or lat eral movement of the lever 67, through the lever 79 and link 83, swings the releaser 8% and elevates the plate 8% to lift the rack, so that the carriage is freed from the control of the escapement mechanism, and is enabled to run freely until the foremost column stop 4C9 thereon is arrested by contact with said fourth denomination stop 45. Thereupon the operator swings the lever 67 out of its notch 76, thereby enabling the rack 18 to drop into re'e'ngagement with the escapement pinion 22; and upon the release of said lever 67, the same is returned to normal position by a spring 86; while the rack-operating arm 63 is returned, together with the rack, pinion, and stop bar, by a spring 87, caught upon said arm and also upon a bracket 88 provided upon the rear corner post 5. The carriage is thus arrested in such a position that the first figure written will fall in the proper column at the hundreds point. The operator then taps the keys for the 2 the 9 and the at and then operates the denomination key 68 to cause the release of the carriage a 'ttlll and its subsequent arrest at the proper point to begin the writing in the succeeding column of the next number to be written.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of my invention, and portions of my improvements may be used without others. l l hile l have shown the column-stop bar as adjustable by means of a single ltey, it will be understood that the bar may be rendered otherwise adjustable within the scope of my invention, and also that other carriage-releasing means may be employed.

Vfhat I claim as new and desire to secure I carriage for d termining the position of the column, and means for enabling said cooperating stop by movement around outside of and concentric with said spiral series of stops and of predetermined extent, to cooperate with any stop in the series.

In a tabulating mechanism, the comoi nation with a carriage of a spiral series 01' denomination stops, a cooperating stop,

means tor adjusting said cooperating stop in the direction of the run oi the carriage, for determining the position of the column, a single denomination key, and means for enabling said key to move said cooperating on, a bar extending longitudinally ot the stop to diiterent extents concentrically with said spiral series of stops.

' o'l stops; and a stop mounted on said bar l. in a tabulatint; mechanism the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops mounted rigidly tlieresaid series ot stops, column stop ad i on, a cooperating stop mounted upon the framework, and means for effecting ad ustment oi said cotiperatmg stop around out series of stops.

ciprocates during the carriage movements,

5. In a tabulatin mechanism the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of 5 denomination stops, oar extending; longitudinally ot' the carriage the center of said series and adjustable therealong, and means for swinging said bar in a direction concentri justahle therealoiig and in position normally with said series of stops.

6. In a tabulating mechanism, the combiand oft-set from of denomination i sto 3s a column stop mounted noon said bar nation with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a key-controlled bar extending longitudinally of the carriage and otl -set from the center of said series of de DOllllllttblOll stops, a column stop mounted upon said. bar and adjustable thcrcalong', means for swinging said bar in a direction concentric with said series of stops, and means for returning said bar to normal position.

7. in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination steps, a. bar extending longitudinally ot the carriage, arms whereon said bar is supported at its ends, said arms being" hinged concentrically with said series and adjustable tlierealong, and in position normally clearing said denomination stops but ei'igag'eable therewith by a swinging adjustment of said bar.

8. In a tabulatii'ig mechanism, the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a bar extending longitudinally oi the earring and mounted for swinging movement concentrically with said series of stops, a column stop adjustable along said bar, a denoniination key, and 0p erative connections between said key and said bar for swinging said bar to different extents.

9. in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops mounted rigidly there on, a bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, column stop mounted upon said bar and adjustable there-along, and means for swinging said bar around outside of and in a direction concentric with said series ct stops.

10. in a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops mounted rigidly there carriage, arms whereon said ha r is support it and between which said series of stops resaid arms being hinged concentrically along said her, hey controlled mes.

swinging said bar upon said arms, and a spring for returning said bar to normal ii. in a tahula'n bination with a (f a 1 of denomination sto. bar extending longit arms whereon said ends, said. arms bei'ie hii ed h i upon t m 'li'ranieworlc concentriea with said series of stops; a stop mounted on said bar and ad- All.

clearing said denomination stops but ongageable therewith upon swinging adjust-- ment of said bar, and a denomination key operatively connected to said bar and operative to swing said bar diit'erent extents.

12. In a tabulating mechanism, the com bination with a carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a hinged bar extending longitudinally of the carriage and swinging concentrically with and around said denomination stop, a column stop mounted upon said bar, a pinion rigid. with said bar and concentric with said series of denomination stops, a rack in mesh with said pinion, and means for moving said rack and arresting itat any selected point to enable said column stop to cooperate with any selected denomination stop.

13. In a tabulating mechanism, the coup bination with a carriage of a spiral series oi denomination stops, a hinged bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop mounted upon said bar, a pinion rigid with said bar and concentric with said series of denomination stops, a rack in mesh with said pinion, and means for moving said rack and arresting it at any selected point to enable said column stop to cooperate with any selected denomination stop, said rack moving means including a single denomination key and a denomination rack for positioning said key.

11 In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage of a series of denomination stops spirally mounted thereon, a bar hinged upon the framework concentrically with said spiral series of stops, a column stop mounted upon said bar, pinion rigid with said bar, a rack in mesh with said pinion, a pivoted arm to which said rack is pivoted, a lever mounted upon a universal joint and having a bearing upon said arm, a. key upon the forward end of said lever, and a denomination rack for said key.

15. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a. framing, including a top plate, of standards erected upon the top plate, carriage rail supported by said standards, a carriage mounted upon said rail, a spiral series of denomination stops atiixed upon said carriage between said standards, a bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop adjustable along said bar, arms upon the ends of said bar whereby it is hinged upon said standards concentrically with and around said series of denomination stops, and means for moving said bar upon said hinge and an resting it at any selected position.

16. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a training, including a top plate, of standards erected upon the top plate, a carriage rail supported by said standards, a carriage mounted upon said rail, a spiral series of denomination stops ailixed upon said carriage between said standards, a bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop adjustable along said bar, arms upon the ends of said bar whereby it is hinged upon said stand ards concentrically with said series of denomination stops, and means for moving said. bar to different extents upon said hinge and arresting it at any selected posi tion, said bar-moving means including a pinion rigid on said bar and concentric with said hinge, a rack in mesh with said pinion, and a key provided with means for controlling said rack.

17. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a framing, including a top plate, of standards erected upon the top plate, a carriage rail supported by sa d standards, a carriage mounted upon said rail, a spiral series of denomination stops atlixed upon said carriage between said standards, a bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop adjustable along said bar, arms upon the ends of said bar whereby it is hinged upon said standards concentrically with said series of denomination stops, and means for moving said bar difi'erent extents upon said hinge and arresting it atany selected position, said barmoving means including a pintle for said bar, a pinion upon said pintle, a rack in mesh with said pinion, a. single denomination key provided with means tor moving said rack, and means for enabling said rack to be arrested at such points as to enable said column stop to cooperate with any selected denomination stop.

18. In a typewriting and tabulatmg mechanism, the combination with a power driven escapement-controlled carriage of a spiral series of denominatlon steps, a cooperating stop, means for efiecting adjustment of said cooperating stop concentrically with and around said spiral series of stops, and a carriagerelease connected to said adjusting means.

19. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power driven carriage and escapement mechanism therefor, of a spiral series of denomination stops, a cooperating stop, means for effecting relative adjustment between said cooperating stop and said series of stops in the di rection of the run of the carriage, for determining the position of the column, means for enabling said cooperating stop, by a movement concentric with and around said spiral series of stops and of predetermined extent, to cooperate with any stop in the series, and means for releasing the carriage from the control of said escapement mechanism.

20. in a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power driven eseapement-controlled carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a cooperating stop, means for adjusting said cooperating stop in the direction ot the run of the carriage, for determining the position of the column, a sii'igle denomination key, means for enabling said key move d cooperating stop 'to ditlerent extents concentrically with said soiral series of stops, and carriagereleasing mechanism operable by said denomination key.

21. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a pore; driven escapcment-controlled carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop mounted upon said l a1 and adjustable thcrealong, means for swinging said bar in a direction concentric with and around said series of stops, and -arriage-releasing means operatively connected to said bar-swinging means.

22. in typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combiiu'ition with a power driven escapement-controlled carriage and releasing means therefor, of a spiral series of denomination stops, bar extending longitudinally ot the carriage and mounted for swinging movement concentrically with and around said series of stops, a column stop adjustaole along said bar, a. single denomination key having different extents of movement, and operative connections between said key, said bar, and said carriage-releasmg means.

23. in a typewritin g and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power driven escapement-controlled carriage of a step c: r rier spiral series of denomination stops, said stops projecting outwardly from said carrier, a hinged bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop mounted upon said bar, a pinion rigid with said bar and concentric with aid series of denomination stops, a rack in mesh with said pinion, means for moving said rack and arresting it at any selected point to enable said column stop to cooperate with any selected denomination stop, and carriage-releasing means connected to said rack-moving means.

In a typewriting and. tabulating inechanism, the combination with a power driven cscapemenhcontrolled carriage of a spiral series of denomination stops, a hinged bar extending longitudinally of the carriage, a column stop mounted upon said bar, a pinion rigid with said bar and concentric with said series of denomination stops, a rack in mesh with said pinion, means for moving said rack and arresting it at any selected point to enable said column stop to cooperate with any selected denomination stop, said rack moving means including a single key opcrable to move said rack varying distances, and a carriage-release operable by key.

2-5. In a typewriting and tabulating meet anisn the combination with power driven 'e and escapcment mechanism thereor, i eluding a rack, or a series of deoniination stops spirally mounted thereon,

iar hinged upon the tivuneworl: concentrically with said spiral series of stops, a column stop mounted upon id bar, pinion rigid with said bar, a rack in mesh with said pinion, a pivoted arm to which said rack is pivoted, lever mounted upon a UlllVQlSfil joint and having l caring upon said arm, a key upon the forward end of said lever, and carriage-releasing means connected to said lever.

in a typewriting and tabulating mech anism, the combination with a power driven carriage and cscapement mechanism thcretor, including a rack, oi a series of d nomination stops spirally mounted thereon, ba hinged upon the inework concentrically with said spiral series of stops, column stop mounted upon said bar, pinion rigid with said bar, a rack in mesh with said pinion, pivotcd arm to which said rack pivoted, a lever mounted upon a universa joint and having a bearing upon said arm, a key upon the forward end oli said lever, and carriage-releasing means connected to said lever and including a lever, a link, and pivoted carriage-rack litter connected to said link.

27. In typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a framing, including a top plate, of standards erected upon the top plate, a carriage rail supported by said standards, a carriage mounted upon said rail, means for propelling said carriage escapemenl mechanism, a spiral series of denomination stops atlixed upon said carriage between said standards, a bar extend.- ing longitudinally out the carriage, a column stop adjustable along said bar, arms upon the ends of said bar whereby it is hinged upon said standards concentrically with said series of denomination stops, and means for moving said bar upon said hinge and arresting it at any selected position, and carriage-releasing means connected to said barmoving means.

28. in a typewriting machine and tabula-ting mechanism, the combination of a s ries of spirally arranged denominational stops, and a column stop bar that is m vable to different extents around said denominational stops to bring the column stop or stops into coiiperat-ion with the dillerent denominational stops.

in a typewritiug machine and tabulating mechanism the combination of a stop carrier, a series of spirally arranged denominational stops that extend outwardly from said stop carrier, and a column stop bar that is movable to different extents around said denominational stops and their carrier to bring the column stop or stops into cooperation with the diiterent denominational stops.

June .11. D. 1903.

BURNHAB il C. STICKNEY.

lVitnesses:

K. V. DONOVALK E. M. ELLS.

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