US975075A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

Description

1 W. J. ROCHE.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOAITION FILED 1150.30, 1901.

Patented Nova 8, 1910.

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UNITED s'rA'rEs PAT Etc.

WILLIAM JANsoN- 3001111, or NEW BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEnIono rLIoN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

Application filed December 30, 1907. Serial N0. 408,577.

Clarion and State of Pennsylvania, have in-- vented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to typewriting'machines and-more particularly to tabulating One of the objects of my invention is to "provide simple and efiicient means for preventing the removal and possible loss of the tabulator or column stops from the machine, andyet to provide means whereby the stops mag bereadily adjustedfurther object of'my invention 'is' to provide simple and efficient means whereby a plurality of column stops may be simultaneously thrown into and out of engagement with the means .which'retains them in adjustedjposition. I

To the above and other ends. which will hereinafter appear my invention consists features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to be hereinafter described and particularly In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters indicate corre-' sponding parts in the different views,-Fig ure 1 is an enlarged detail fragmentary side i .view showing a portion of a typewriting machine embodyin my invention. Fig. 2 isan enlarged detail fragmentary plan view showing some of the parts illustrated in Fi 1. Fig. 3 is an operating view correspondshowing a different relation of the parts. tail side view of one of the column stops.

, 'I have applied my invention in the present instance to a Remington typewriting machine equipped with a Gorin tabulator,

so much only of said machine and tabulator being shown as is necessary to an understandin of my invention. It should be understoot however, that the invention may be embodied in various styles of typewriting machines. a

The truck 1 of the carriage is of the usual construction employed in the Remington machine, and is provided with rollers 2 Fig.4: Is an enlarged de-' l which bear on a guide rod 3 to support and guide the carriage in its movement from side to side ofthe machine. Rearwardly extending brackets 1 are secured to the truck, and each bracket has secured thereto at its rear end a bearing or supporting piece 5 and also supports one end of a column stop bar -6. This bar is provided with teeth 7 on one side only thereof (on the rear side, as shown in the present instance) and with in-- terdental spaces 8, adjacent spaces being situated a letter space distance apart.

A plurality of column stops 9 (one of Which is shown in detail in Fig. 1) are received in the spaces 8 of the column stop bar to lock the stops against movement thereon in the direction of the travel of the carriage. It will be observed that each of the stops is formed of a single piece of sheet metal with a finger-piece 10 and an engaging or stop projection 11, the latter being employed for cooperation, as shown in the present instance, with denominational stops 12 of a Gorin tabulator. Each stop has an opening 11 in order that the stop may straddle the stop bar 6; The length of the opening 11 is greater than thewldth of the stop bar so as to aflord a movement of each stop fore and aft-of the machine on the stop bar in order that the hook-like ends 13 of the stops may be moved into and out of the spaces 8 in the stopbar to throw the stops into and out of engagement with the bar. The hook: like member of each stop has a bill or in-. turned projection 14 which engages under the stop bar when the stop is in the engaged position to prevent the sto from.mov1ng u wardly in the space 8 in w ich it is seated. Each-of the stops 9 has a downwardly projecting portion 15 perforated-at 16 for the free 'assagetherethrough of a rod or bar 17 whic extends in the direction of the travel ofthe carriage parallel to thestop bar 6. This rod 17 passes near its ends through bearing slots 18 formed in the supports 5 so that the rod ma receive a limited bodily movementin-a irection transverse to the 'fdirection of the travel ,of the carriagp. t e

levers may be turned on their'pivcts. A rod or rock shaft extends from one lever to the other and is seated in bearing openings in the supports 5 to-form a pivot for the levers and to connect them to move together.

As here shown, the levers 19 are rigidly mounted on the ends of the rock shaft 19, and the rod or. bar 17 passes through openings in the upper ends of said levers, being secured to said levers in any suitable way, as by pins. It will be understood that an actu-' ation of either of the finger-pieces 20 is efi'e'ctive to move both' of the levers and to Y position shown in Fig. 1, and thereby normally maintain the stops in engagement with the rack bar. The pressure of these springs is overcome by an operation of either of the finger pieces 20.

In the present instance the rod 17 is shown as a pivot rod on which the column stops may be turned as well as to receive a movement along the rod though from certain aspects of my invention this is not essential as the stops may merely be mounted for movement longitudinally on the rod 17 From the foregoing description it will be s eenthat I have provided simple and efiicient means for preventing the column stops from being removed from the machine and possibly misplaced or lost and that the stops may nevertheless be readily adjusted when desiredand rigidly held in their adjusted positions. It will also be'seen that each stop is composed of but a single piece of sheet metal and that the single bar or rod'17 is effective to move all of the stops into or out of engagenient with the stop rack and to hold them in' such engagement. If there .be any stops which are not in use they may be moved along the rod 17 and the column stop bar to one end thereof or the unused stops may he turned forward on the rod 17 as a pivot to an inoperative position Where they cannot be cngaged'by the denominational stops.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and. scope of my invention.

What Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

direction of the travel of the carriage and on which said tabulatingstop is mounted to turn and to move longitudinally, means for securing the stop in 11s adjusted position,

and means for moving said rod. with-.rela, lawn to said securing means to secure or to loosen said stop.

2. In a typewrit-ing machine and tabulating mechanism, the'combination of a tabulating stop, a rod that extends in the direction of the travel of the carriage and along which said tabulating, stop is adapted to move, a rack which is engaged by said stop, and means for moving said rod with relation to said rack to secure or loosen said stop.

3. In a typewritingmachine, and tabulating'mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a tabulating stop, a rod that extends in the direction of the travel of the carriage and on which said tabulating stop is mounted and along which the stop is adapted to be'adjnsted, a cooperative tabulating stop adapted to be moved into coo eration with said first mentioned stop to e ect an. arrest of the carriage, means for securing the first mentioned stop in its adjusted position, and means for moving said rod in a direction transverse to the travel of the carriage.

&. In a typewriting machine-and tabulattion of the travel of the carriage and along which said' tabulating stop is adapted to move, means for securing the stop in its adjusted position, means whereby a movement of said rod may be eflected independently of the tabulating operation and in a direction transverse to the travel of the carriage, and a spring for holding the rod in normal position. 1

5. In a typewriting machine and tabulatingmechanism, the combination of a tabulating sto a rod that extends in the direction of tie travel of the carriage and on which said tabulati-ng stop is mounted to move longitudinally, means for securing the stop'in its adjusted position, means whereby a movement of said rod may be effected independently of tabulating operation and in a direction transverse to the travel of the carriage,a spring for holding the rod in normal position, and hand actuated means operable at will to movesaid rod against the pressure of its spring.

6. In a typewritingmachine-and tabulating mechanism, the combination ot' a carriage, a tabulating stop, a laterally and bodily movable rod that is carried by the carriage and extends in the direction of the travel of the'carriage and on which said tabnlating stop is mounted to move longitudinally, a rack which, is engaged by said stop, a spring vfor maintaining the stop in engagement. with said rack, and acooper-ative stop adapted to be moved into the path of said first mentioned stop.

7. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a tabulating stop, a rod that extends in the direcing mechanism, the combination of a tabulating stop, a rod that extendsin the (IllI60-- tion of the travel of the carriage and on which said tabulating stop is mounted to move longitudinally, a rack which is engaged by said stop, and means for moving or cutaway on one side so that itmay be.

swung to a wholly inoperative position, and a co'operatingstop adapted to work in conjunction with said pivoted stop when the latter is engaged with said stop bar in operative position. V

9. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a tabulator rack bar, a series of tabulator stops provided with rack engaging portions and with openings or cut-aways on one side, a parallel auxiliary bar movable toward and from said rack bar and upon which are pivotally supported said series of tabulator stops, means for reciprocating said auxiliary bar for the purpose of simultaneously engaging said series of stops with said rack bar and for simultaneously disengaging them therefrom, the said openings or cutaways in the stops enabling the operator to throw out of use one or more of said stops without interfering with the capabilityof the auxiliarystop supporting bar to operate simultaneouslv u )on all of the remainin sto sin use and a cooperating stop or stops adapted to work in conjunction with the stops set for use. 1

10. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanlsm, the combination of abar having rack teeth on the rear side thereof, a series of column stops having rack engage ing portions, openings or cutaways, and downwardly projecting perforated portions forward of said rack bar, a supplemental actuating bar passing through all of said perforations, a hand piece for moving said bar .to and from the rack bar and carrying therewith the said stops, a spring for returning said to and fro moving bar, and a cooperating set of denominational stops.

11. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a rod which extends in the direction of the travel of the carriage and which is movable bodily.

in a direction transverse. to such travel, a

plurality of tabulator stops mounted on said.

rod and adjustable along it, means for engaging said stops to hold them in their adjusted positions, and a cooperating stop movable into coiipera tion with said first mentioned stops to arrest the carriage.

12. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a rod which extends in the direction of the travel of the carriage and which is movable bodily in a direction transverse to such travel, a

v plurality of tabulator stops carried by said rod.and adjustable along it, a rack which is adapted to be engaged by said stops to hold them in their adjusted positions,"and a cooperating stop movable into cooperation with saidfirst mentioned stops to arrest the carriage. v 13. In a typewriting machine and-tabulating mechanism, the combination .of agrod which extends in the direct-ion of the travel of the carriage and which is movable in a direction transverse to such travel, a plurality of tabulator stops carried by said rod and adjustable along it, a rack which is adapted to be engaged by said stops to hold them in their adjusted positions, and hand' controlled means for efi'ecting a transverse movement of said rod to simultaneously en-' gageall of said stops with or to simultane ously disengage all of said stops from said rack.

14. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the'combination of a rod, swinging actuating devices to which sald rod is connected, a plurality of column stops strung on said rod foradjust-ment along the rod, means for engaging said stops to hold them in the positions to which they are ad justed along said rod, and means for swinging said actuating devices for simultaneously moving the stops into or out of engage ment with said engaging means.

15. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a rod, swinging actuating devices on which said rod is mounted, a plurality of column stops strung on said, rod for adjustment'along the rod, said rod constituting means for preventing a removal of the stops from the machine,

the stops into or out of engagement with'said engaging means, and a spring for holding the rod in posit-ion to maintain an engagement of said stops. j

16. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism,- the combination of a carriage, a pluralitv of column stops on the carriage, each composed of a single piece, engaging means for said stops, means for preventing the removal of said stops from the carriage, said means comprising a rod on which the stops are strung and along which they are adapted to be adjusted, and means for effecting a movement of said rod.

17. In a typewriting machine and tabulat ing mechanism, the combination of a plurality of column stops each composed of a single piece, engaging means for said stops, means for preventing-the removal of said stops fromithe machine, said means comprising'a rod on which the stops arestrung and along which they are adapted to be adjusted, and means for. efiecting a bodily movement .of said rod to move the stops into and out of engagement with said engaging means.

'18; Ina typewriting machine and tabulat-' ing mechanism,the-combination of a pivot rod, a pluralityof column stops carried by said pivot rod and adapted tobe swung "on the rod as a pivot into and out of operative position and adapted to be adjusted along said rod means for securing said stops in their adjustedpositions, means whereby any of the stops may be retained in inoperative position to the exclusion of the others when 1 said stop or stops are swun to inoperative: position, 1nd means for e ecting a bodily movement of said rod.v

19. In atypewriting machine and tabulat-v in mechanism, the combination-of a pivot r0 a plurality of column stops. carried by said pivot rod and adapted to be-swung onthe red as a-pivot into and out of operative a position and adapted-v to be adjusted along said rod,vsecuring means, and means for effecting amovement of said rod to throw. thestops thereon into and out of engagement with'n'said securing means. i

1 20. In a typewriting machine and tabulating'mechanism, the combination ofa pivot rod, a plurallty of column stops carried by said pivotrod and adapted to be swung'onv the rod as a p1vot into and out of operative position andadapted to-be adjusted along said rod, a raok',and meansfor moving saidrod to move the stops-thereon'into and out ofengagem'ent with said rack. I

21, Inna typewriting machinesiand tabulating-mechanism, Tthe combination of two parallel oars,'a plurality of-stops mounted forslidingmovment along one of said bars and ada ted; to engage the other of said bars, an means for effecting a 'relative movement bodily between said bars.

22. In a typewriting machine and .tabIi lating mechanism, the combination of a rod, a plurality of stops mounted for sliding movement along said rod, a rack which is wadapted'to be engaged by said stops, and

means foreflecting a relative bodily movement between said rodand rack.

.23. In a-typewriting machine and tabulatin mechanism, the combination of two parafi tori-pivotal movement around and for sliding movement along one of said bars and ad'aptedto engage'the other of said bars,

means for eflecting a-relative bodily move- -ment between said bars, and a cooperatingstop movable into cooperation with said first mentioned 'stopsto arrest the carriage,

e1 bars, a plurality of stops mounted 24; In a, typewriting machine and tabu- I lating mechanism, ,the combination of a pivot rod, .a plurality of column stops; mounted on saidrod for pivotal and longi- WILLIAM JANSONROGHE.

Witnesses:

' CHAS. H. I-IUTsoN, DANIEL M. GEIBT.

ethlehem, in the county .tixdihal movement thereon, a rack which is

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