US990307A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 25

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lNvENTDR f-IIS; ATTIRNEY A H. H', STEELE. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Dnc. 11, 190s.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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I-lls ATTURNEV OCI nnniin'r 5H.- STEEL, or italiennes, NEW Yomc' las snsrivon To THE MoNARcn TYPE vnu-TFR. centraux, or. sxmcnsn, NEW Xonx, e conronaTIoN or NEW YORK.

' 'AlVriting Machines, of which the following billing.

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State oi "New` 'Yorl:',"have invented certain nen and i useful" I nipr'ovements in Typea 4speci cation.

.Myinvention relates to typewritin'g -ma-f chines "andto billing mechanisni'more particularly yadapted. for condensed record 4of the objects ofinyin'vention is to .provide ompa.i"atively simple and leflicient billing.. mechanismA and by' the" lise of vwhich the nlld of 'the' operatorgis lentirely relieved of the strainfincidentjin the use of Sonie cklixfistructions,L to the necessity of remember'- 4 g predet'e minedfindicesor Watching the movement of'an indicator. v

7 urtlierobject of my invention is to provide billing -inechanisin wherein the moveineiit of the' carriageA is "rendered effective to To the above andf other Yends. which.' will hereinaftcrja'ppear, iny invention vconsists in y the featuresofconstruetiom arrangements of Aparts and combinations'ofdcvices to be herefinancidescribed [and claimed.

In ,the accompanying'fdraivings, in which like reference charactersl designate corref 'spondiiig 'partsin the various vieivs, FigureV l, 1 is an enlargedzvertical sectional vieiv taken .respondiiIig toA a section takenfon'fthe linel A. centrally through'lthe axis4 of the platen.

. Vof one of the parts 'of the billing mecha'- Fig`.2 is an enlarged-'detail outer face view 'nisinto behereinafterdescribed. Fig. 3 is .an enlarged transverse sectional view cor;

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arra of 4ig'. 4 and showing Vthe stop-.carryfing gea-rand some .of .the associated parts. Fig; VL is anfenlarged detailo'uler face" 'view of ,the stop-carrying'jgear,

is: anaenlnrged 'detail perspective View' fof, the -adjustablestop and `its carrier. Fig.' 5 is i: vfragmentary plan view showing a por- .tion of .thegcaring andl somelof 'lthe. asso- V.' ciated parts'. Fig. .6 aanv enlarged frag- `I inlentaryfront elevation,'f\vit li: parts in secftioln of` the billinginehanismand some o'f aitlieassociatedparts. Fig. is anfenlarged Ahorizontal sectional View; showing @portion of the gear 4.between nthe frameA of the ma- Tigre-WRITING MAoiiiNn.

'I Specific-ation of Letters I ateiit. Pafeni'ged A131325, 1911, L Y ap'pncationaieaDecember 11,1908. 1 serial N 4e7,o55.

`l have shown my invention in thef'present instance'einhodie'd in a. Monarch typewriting machine, but have only shown so much of s aidmachine as' may be .necessary tov an un- A derstandinglof ni'y invention.` =It should he understood, however, that the invention Imay be embodied in lvariousstyles 'of- Vtypeivritingmachines.

Fixed guide rails lv are secured to the top plate' of the machine 'in Vthe usual-manner 4 and are grooved onf opposite faces-.thereof as Vindicatedgat 2 to`y provide raee-Way's.for-c0- operating anti-friction halls or rollers 3.

These' rollers are receved in opposite grooved faces' 4 in a transverse'bar 5'Which,

with the forwardly projecting end bars 6 and 7, constitute -the platen Aframe" or c'arriage'that 'is supportedvon the anti-friction halls orfrollers'- for transverse vmovement aci-oss the top plate of theniachine in the usual' manner', it being'understood that the l* 'usual' step-fby-step letter spacing or carriage feed mechanism. (no't'shown) isf-employed to control 'the .carriage in its feedvfinovement across the top plate. I

A rotative cylindrical platen 8 is' mounted upon a platen' shaft QWliich extends through and'vis jouinaled inbearing sleeves 10 and 11' received 'in openings in the endbars 7 and '6 respectively of the carriage and secured thereinlbyset s'creivs l2; The platen :is connectedjat theI left-hand end portion thereof to the platenshaft by a: `setl screw 11-3' that passes throughy a. threaded 'opening' in Va. sleeveor hiib 14l formedgon the left-hand .platen lhead `15. The inner end of the screwv 13 hcars against" the;l platen shaft/ and thus 'connects the'platen tothe shaft. lThe-platen head v15 is formed. With 'line spacing 'ratchet 'pa'. wl 17 cooperates.' 'A spring-pressed roller detent .1 8 bears against'the' teetho'f thedine spacing ii-'heel'to` prevent'an accidc'ntal overthrow' off the platen" and to properly positioii. the platenat each spacing move- 'teeth `216 with which the' usual yline'i'spacing v direction.

nient. The left-hand end of the platen shaft 9 has the usual finger wheel-19 secured. thereto by a screwQQ, the hubfof the line spacing wheel abuttingY thev outer end-of the bearing sleeve 10 to prevent a longitudinal;

movement of the platen and shapt in one The yopposite endof the platen g shaft is pi vided with a finger wheel- 2l secured in `111e usual manner tov the platen shaftby a screw 22. The right-hand platen jhead 23 is' secured tothe core of the platen by wood screws 24.111 the usual manner and platen head the outer right-hand tace of the is iiush with the rubber sheath o as shown in Fig. 1.

A disk 25, shown in detail-in Fig. 2,is

the platen provided with openii'igs 26 wl'iichare adapt-` f `'ed to register with corresponding openings in the right-.handbplaten head 23. Rivets 27 unite the disk and the platen head 23. The disk 25 has a central opening 28 therein through which a hub 29 on the right-hand platen vhead extends, the opening 28 being of greater diameter than the liub to provide an annular chainberror recess'in which one end of an expansion spring 291 is. received.

A Vseries of circularly arrangedopeningsBO is provided in the disk 25, the number of the A'openings corresponding-to the'number of line spacing ratchet teeth'l provided on the line spacing wheel. The hub 29 of the-rigl'itf hand platen head has a .cut-out 31 for the .reception of a locking pin or feather 32 sccured to the platen shaft and extending lat- A crally therefrom so as to connect the platen shaft and right-hand platenhead to turn together, but permitting the shaft to be withdrawn from the' head. A stop-carrying Hear or wheel 33 has a laterally projecting liub 34 'on one side thereof. The centra-l opening 35 in the: stop-carrying wheel isof adiaineter: that corresponds essentially to the .i -hand face of the gear.v33 for purposes will hereinafterfap ear.` A disk 42 is provided with 'a central openinner face of the stop-carrying wheel 33 and at its opposite end against the out-erA face .of the rightLhand platen head, the spring being received in' the opening or annular recess formed between the hub 29 and the disk-.25.

The gear 33 has astop 37 whiclrprojects, l-w 55 'i which is riveted tothe gear as indicatedat r`38.1in Figs. 341ml 4.-A locking.pin' 39 isj driven and secured by a drive fit irralined'4 laterally from-the outer Aface thereof' and openings in-thc' sto'p and gear, and'projects I at one end 40 to the right of the stop 3 7fand at the other end 41 tothe left ofthe' letting 43Hto receive the boss or enlargement 44 on the right-hand endbar 6 of the platen .frame or.v carriage so that the body of the disk `42 may bear against the innerf face of said end bar, towhi'ch it is secured byserews 45 andat. These screws pass freely through openings in the right-hand end bar and are received at their threaded .ends in tapped ries an inwardly projecting stop 42" secured thereto in an 42 has a cy indricul housingl v47 secured thereto, the housing# vextending inwardly from the -disk and surrounding the stopcarrying gear 33 and the associated parts. The housing 47 has va slot 48 eutending around it for a( considerable distano as indicatcd in'Fig. 8,and indices 49ft'orma l line space indicating scale along one edge of the slot. m f

From an inspection of Fig. 5 it will be seen that a segmental stop carrier 50 is pro- `vided with a stop land a supporting ring 52-is secured to the stop by rivets 53, The segmental carrier has a tapped opening in Vone end thercof."` The supporting ring or open'ings'in the disk' 42. The disk 42 ear- 'suitable manner. vThe disk sleeve :'52 surroundsthe bearing sleeve 11 at Y `the inner end thereofas shown in F ig. 1 vand lthe segmental lcarrier 50 ts within the cy-. .Ylindrical'housingat the slotted portion thereof. A thuinb screw .'.5 .extends through the l slot 48 in .the cylindrical housing and takes at its threaded. endin thetapped opening 54 in t-hestopl carrier, a 'shoulder on the thumb screw binding against the outer -tace of the cylindrical housing to secure, the stop 51 and its carrier in any'position to which they may be adjusted aroundthe axis ofthe platen. The disk42 is provided with a single opening '56 therein for eoperation with the end -vt() of the locking'pinwhen the parts are in .the normal positions indicated in Fig. 3. A

sliding inmfgment of the stop-carrying gear .33 .toward the platen will, however, displace V'the end 40 o f the'pi'n from the opening 5G and thus disconnect or unclutchA the stoprarrying gear from the fixed housing and' from the carriageto which 1t is normally.

cpnnected -against nim-'ement by said piu. .'llhecyllndrleal portion 47 of the housn'ig' is apertured to receive a gear 57 in'ounted on a l shouldered pivot" screw received at its threaded .en d in a.tappedopenng in an inwardly extending boss 59 on the right-hand bar 6 of .the earria'igeQ'lhe gear 57 meshes with 4a 'pinion 60 secured to the right-hand end of a'shaft h1 inount'edto turn at one end 4in a lxaringopening formed in the righthand end har of the carriage and at its oppo-4 site end ma' bearing 62. The left-hand. end

ofthe shaft G1 isprovided with-'a beveledl Ap iniont?) which .meshes with a like pinion 64 that turns on ashoulderedserew bolt or `spindle't (Fig. 7). This spindle passes 'throughf an openingiu the traverse har a land is secured -in place by a nut G6. The .I

its bearing openings. inA the vbearin hereinbefore referred to is formed secured thereto in any suitable manner, preff Ati erabl-y by securingthe'g'ear to 'the hub ofthe beveled pinion by a. 'dr1v'e lit; The gear 67 "mesheswithafxedfrack 68' secured by screws 69 to tlie upper fixed guider'ail 1 so' thatjthefraek 68 is secured vto 'a iixed'part of 10 the .machine whereas the gear 67 'and` the l parts driven'therebyi are carried bythe car` rivage, anda relative movement between they carriage Aand rack 68 effects alturning niovethereby.; l f The stop-carrying gear wheel 33 is ncr- V iiially maintained in "tlie positions shown inv Figs.| .1 and'G -with' the pin 39 seated'in the"- Y hole '56 in the fixeddisk 42, and in this posi? tionsaid. gear is out finesh-wit-h the gear 57. Atthis time the travel ofthe carriage is effective to turn the gears 67, '64, 63, the sha-ft 61 and the' gear'sGO and 57; but no movement Vistransmitted.by the Agear`7" to the gear 33" andthe. parts contrlled -therebyi y .'SQconti-lled thereby may be rotated byV the' .fin'ovenient of the carriage.

,-...m 4`From an inspection of Fig. G itiwill be `.1e-seen'. that Lai-spindle'70 projects through alined .bearing 'openings in the right-hand f3.5. end bar'tof the carriage "and through the disk-Zand is' provided Withan enlargement or head 7-1,V at. the inner end'thereof to prevent th'e` withdrawal ofthe` s pindle through isk and right- 40 hand end bar. 'Iflnsgheadl71 is received in 'a "-countersunk openin'b in the disk 42 when u' the parts are i'nftlie' nori'i'ial'position, as" shown iii. .`F1g.v 6.

V An expansion spring 72 r-surroiinds the spl11'dle'70 andbears at one ...4 5`end vagainst ahead or finger piece 7 3 on the' .1-. spindle and -at its other end `against the ou'tei'.'side of .tlicen'd bar. 6"o f the carriage.

.'lhefhead 71'wheii pushed inwardly by a .longitudinal ino\-eliient.of tli'e spindle 70 is 5 0 adapted tol bear against the `outer face of the .1. gear33 iii-order tosli'de itinwardly -along the hub 29 against the tension v of .itsspringf I 29%, This movement' of the gear is effective tofniove-the leftfliand en dl ofthe kicking 55 p1i`i .39into engagement with onev of the jopenings 30 in ',tli'e disk 25. which is secured 'tothe,`] ilaten head, thus connectingthegear 33 with the platen.'A The same .increment is effective to-'move the locking pin40 out of 5\ Ldeiigageinentwith'the-disk@ of the housing f ,so-, tliat the gear 33 is released fromengagenient; with .the carriage :and is thrown-)'nto engagement -with the platen. The saine 'movement of the ear 33 is also. eiective nto at'the orwalrd end of'the'shoulderedspindle" `wheel33, asfindicated at 75, n-orderthat ment of the gear67and vthe parts controlled outer corners of the teeth on the gear 57 are.

beveled as indicated at l74 as ,are tlie'inner ends or corners of thel-teetlr' on thev gear the teeth of the gearsinaybe prevented' 70 'from jamming against each other when the "gear 33 is niored inthe direction of the axis ofthe platen. As soon as any-movement ofthe carriage takes place, the gear 33 1s turned and the pin is moved v,out of -regis- 75I ter` withits opening 5G andthe operator may then release theinger piece-.73.and the etiec- A tire engagement between-the gears 33 and4 57 will be maintained during.thebaekward and forward rot-ations of the platen until such time as the gear again arrives at its initial position \\'here the locking pin 40' Aregisters with the opt-ming 5G. The pressure of 'the springi)1 then rbecomes efective-to slidethe gear33 outwardly in `the'dire'ction 8F of' the axis of the platen to automatically e'li'ect a. disconnection between vthe gears 33' and 57,'a't the saine time disconnecting the ear 33 from the platen.Avi 1 1,1' The sizes of the stops 42, and'laie" 90 such that; the stop 37 in its4 rotative inov l.

-nient is adapted to coactfwith the relatively fixed stops'e12 and 51, notwithstanding the shitting ofthe gear 33 in the direction of the axis fof the-platen to render the gear 33 95 operative. It will be understood that the .stop 112a is a fixed stop which always remains in the saine position, whereas thestop 51 is adjustable in a circular path around the axis ofthe platen and'is secured in its adjusted position. by the thumb screw 55. VThese two stops extend into the path of movement of the stop 37 around the ajxisgof the platen andv arrest the platen` iiidits back-wardand forward rotations. 'i

Iiiorder to setthe stop 51 inthe first in-V stance, it merely necessary to introduce carrier 50 moved lby lthe thumb screw until 'the A`lat-ter registers with the index 26, :ind the' thumb screw is then tightened tov seeurethe adj ustable stop 51 in' the position lto' lwhich-it .ha'sbeen set. The roperator -inay -thenfproceed to writegtheini'oice,1a.'copy thereof vbeing duplicated' on the record sheet through the interposedcarbon. When theV invoice has been completed the operator will .effect-a two o r three line space movement of 13e 4: I y990,307l

the platen, by the usuali line spacing mecha.

' msm, in order to provide a proper spacing between the last written item reproduced on the record sheet andthe first line of the next :record to be reproduced-thereon, thus providing pro er` spacing between successive copies on t c record sheet. i The operator may then remove the invoice sheet without;` disturbing the -carbcirand record sheets..

The writing of the last itemvon the invoice sheet left lthe earriage'near-the left-hand(- end of its travel and it. should be allowed t to remain in this position and pressure is exerted on the finger piece 73 to move the gear 2153 into mesh with its companion gear 57., The operator may then move thecarriage to the right, thus effecting a rotation` of -the gear through the'intermediate trainv .of rearing between said gear 33 and the.

fixed rack (58, the various parts -`at this time' moving in the directionsjof the arrows in' Figs. t3 and 9. This is effective to turn the platen back-wardly until the stop V37 travels trom. the position shown in Fig. 9 adjacentto the fixed stop 42, until it isarrested by the adjustable stop 51. As soon as the platen starts torotate-the operatorinay reinoiv'erpressure on the finger piece 7 3 and the locking pin l1() bearing against the inner face of the` disk 4:2 will maintain the gear 33 in proper engagement with Atliefdisk 25 fixed to the right-hand platen head`.a.nd will'4 maintain the gears and 57 in mesh.l The rearward or backward rotation of the platen* thus produced is effective to turn the platen the requisite distance to receive a new 1nroiee. sheet which may now be introduced intothe'machine. The carriage maynow be ,moved from right -to leftto effect a brought into register with its opening 56' and the pressureot the spring 29 is effective to restorethe gear 33 to normal position where the locking pin 40 is received in its opening` 5G and .a disengagement between the gears 3? and 57 is automaticallyi effected and a 'further movement of the` c ar,'f' Y ringe at this Itime is in'efl'eetivc toproduce" a rotat ion iofthev platen. The carriage .may then beinoved to? the proper letter' space position to begin writing the first line and the operatoria-ay 'proceed with the' writing of the'invoice'sheebin the ordinary. man? .may lie-'adjusted from, say, the twenty-t ner, the writingl beingl reproduced through the interposed carbon on the record sheet.

'The operation lmay thus. be continued indefinitely until the record 'sheet is filled when .new recor(1 ,-carbon and-invoice sheets may be introduced into Atlie", machines as before. f

lVhile IA have. shown in the' resent instance a constructionwherein e` stop1 51 'ird to` thetwenty-eighthline space position,

" which is ordinarily sufiicient for the average condensed' reeord'work, affording as 1t does nearly a com lete rotation of the platen, nevertheless tie'` parts may be constructed and arranged to afford, a greater variation or range of adjustment of the stop 51 if desired and various changes may' be made without departing from my invention.

. Fromftlie foregoing descriptionit will be understood that the stops 37, 42 and 51 constitute means for determining the extent of backward and, forward rotations of the jplaten, although from the broadaspects of my invention any determining means ma bc employed. Itwill also befseen that'eac of the gears of the train between the' rack vG8 .andthe gear 57 receives a. rotation in one direction when the carriage is moved in one direction and receives a reverse rotation when the carriage is moved in the opposite direction, and that the finger piece 73 is operable atA will to operatively connect the platen with the gear 57 and thus render the 'movement 'of the carriage effective to rotatr the platen-either forwardly or backwardly depending on the ldirection of movement of the carriage.'

` What I claim as new and desire to secure i 1. In a ty ewritmg machine and billing mechanism, t ie combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, means :foi

determining the extent of backward and forward rotation of the platen, and means controlled by the movement of the carriage foi `'rotating the platen, said means being oper 'ativel'y connected tothe means for determin ing the extent offorward and lbackward ro tation of the platen. Y

2. .In 4a ty ewritingmachine and'billing V'niechanisim -t e combination 'of a carriage, 1

rotative -platen carried thereby, stop device Vforarresting therotation of the platen, an

meanscontrolled lbythe in oveinent of th` carriage for rotating' the. platen, said mean `being also' operatively connected to said S1201 A "L ln 'a .ftypewriting machine andy billin,l

' i n echan ism,'jthe combination of a carriage, rotative .platen carried thereby, Irelativel;

adjustable stop devices for arrestiigtlie foi wa'ril and -h'aekwzllrd rotation' of plate! l' n|e:ins contri` lod bythe movement o the carriage for .rotating the platen', sar

15 rection. z

` means being also connected to saidrelatively adjustable stop devices. l 4. fIn a jtypewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a

rotative platen carried thereby, .stop devices for arresting the forward and backward rotation-ot-'the platen, and means controlled by' tlieniovement of the carriage for rotat' ing ythe platen, said means being operatively connected to said stop devices; the move' ment of the earriagein one direction rotat- .ingjthe platen in one directionV and the. movement of-'the carriage in the opposite di-l platen, and', geared connections between the plateng` and the frame of the machine for effecting fafrotationuof theplaten by a movementof-l tliecarriage, said gear connections '-being""also.-a operatively connected to -tlie ineansfor-determining the extent of rotation of the''pla-ten.: i

' 6..:.1Insa'ftypewriting machine and billing mecha-nisimithe combination of a carriage, a 'rotativefplaten"carried thereby, means for determining'theextent of rotation of the laten, geared connections between ,the plateifiindthefame of the 'machine for effeetinggairotation of the platen by a` inove- "iiient'o f-. tlie .carriage-said gear connections beii'igepei'aitively' connected to said means for? determining lthe extent of .rotati on of the platen, and means for rendering said geared connections operative or inoperative to ellect-VY i a rotation" of-i the `platen.

o 4 .7L-In atypewriting machine and billing mechanism, .thecombination of a carriage, a

rotultives-platen carried; thereby, means `'for determining the extent of rotation of the platen, geared connectionsbetween the platen and Athe frame of the .machine for effectinga rotationlof the. platen by a mvement lof the carriage, -said gear connections beingoperatively connected to said means for-determiningfthe extent of rotation ofthe platen,` and means for effecting a'connection '1 or disconnectionI between certain of said geared connections.

" '8.ij1'n afty ewritingmachine and billing I l mechanism, t e combinationof a carriage, a

5' lr'otative'. platen-carried thereby, .means for detern'iininglthe extent of rotation of the .platenf; eg'gear-'operatively connected to said means,"mcansfor rotating said gearbythe travel;ofthefcai'riage, and m'eans operable 6oir-alt willfforoperatively connecting the platen with said gearv to be rotated thereby. y

9.Ina typewriting machine andbilliiig mechanism, the-combination of a carriage, a

rotative" platen cairiedthereby, means for =determining thecxtent of rotation of the 'rotative platen, a .gear operatively connected 'to4 said means, means forjrotating said gear fin' one' direction by the movement ofthe carriage'in l one direction and. for rotating the gear in54 the opposite direction'by4 the movementfof',

the carriage inthe opposite direction, and means for veffecting anopera-tive connection and disconnection between said gear and the platen... .Y

10. In a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, af laten carried thereby, means for determining the extent of rotation of .the platen, a fixed rack, a gear on the carriage. which is drivenby the relative movement ybetween said gear and rack, and means for effecting an operative'.connectionfand disconnectionV between said gear and platen;

11. In a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, 'Va rotative platen, stops' for i arresting the platen, a gear operatively connected to said stops, means for rotating said gearby the travel of the carriage, and means operable at will for operatively connecting the platen with said gear to be rotated thereby.'

l2. In a typewriting maehinejand billing ,i

mechanism, the combination of a-earriage, a

rotative c platen carried thereby, .relatively adjustable stops for. arresting the platen in its forward and vbackwardrotation,l a gear operatively connected to said stops, means for rotating said' gear by the travel. of thel -1 l" carriage, and hand actuated means operable atwill for operatively connecting the platen with said gear to be rotated thereby.

' 13. In a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, relatively adjustable stops forarresting the platen in its forward and backward rotation, a lgear operatively connected to said stops, means for rotating said gear in one direct-ion by the movement ofthe carriage i none directionand for rotating the gear in the opposite di-w110 i'ection by the movement of the carriage in the opposite direction, and means for `effect-v ing an operative connection and disconneef tion between' said gear and the platen;

14. vIn a typewriting machine and', billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a.

rotative platen carried thereby, a fixed rack,

a trainV of gearing between said fixed rack and the platen, hand controlled means for4 shifting one-.of said gears. into and out'of mesh with another of the 'gears ofthe train, and stop devices for arresting the platen.

v15. In a typewriting machine andbilling mechanism, the combinationv of a carriage, a

rotative platen carried thereby, alixed rack,

. a train of.gearing between said fixed rack and' the platen,"hand controlled-means forv shifting .one ofsaid gears intov and out of mesh with another of the'. gears of the train,-

m'eaiis for maintaining the shifted gear in:

mesh daring the back and forth rotations ot the. platen, and stop devicesfor arresting the platen, A

1G. In a typewritng'machinek and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen .carried thereby', means for determining the extent of rotation of 'the platen, geared platen 'and the frame of'tlic machine foret# fet-ting :i rotationof: thc'platenby a. ,niovei iuent et the carriage, meansforrendering said geared connections operative or inoperatii'e to c'ifcct a rotation of the platen, and means for inainhiining the connections opei'atiije daring the hack. andforth rotations o't the platen. l'

1T. In a typewiiting machine and'hilling mechanism, the combination .of a carriage,al.

rotative platen carried thereby, means for detern'iining the extent of rotation of the platen, -geared connections between 'the' platen andthe frame ot the machine foi"ef.

fect'ing a rotation oi thc platen by-A'a 'movementot the carriage,-iueans'itor rendering said geared connections operative or inoperative to eiieet a rotation of the platen, andV means for maintaining the connections operative during the back and forth rotations of the platen and for automatically rendering"A the connections inoperative when the said rotations have been completed.

1S. ln a typewriting machine and billingl mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, means :tor determining the extent of rotation of the platen, a gear, means for rotatingsaid gear in one direction by the movement, of the carriage. in one direction and for' rotating`r the gear in the opposite direction by the inoven'ient of the carriage in the opposite direction, means for effecting an operative connection and disconnection between said gear and the. platen, andmeans for maintaining the connection between said gear and platen during the backward and forward rotations ofthe platen.

y 19. In atypewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, va rotative platen carried thereby, means for determining the extent of rotation` of the platen, a gear, means for rotating said gea-r in one direction by the movement of the carriage in'one direction and for rotating the gear in the opposite directionby the movev ment of the carriage in the opposite direction. means for etieeting an operative connection and disconnection between said gea r and platen, and means for .maintaing such operative connection during the backward and forward rotations of the platen and for automatically eilecting a disconnection when tliebackward and forward rotations have been completed.

rotative platen carried thereby, a gear nor- 'inally clutched to the carriage, a second connections' between 'theA l stops.

gear, means for turning said second gear by a movement of the carriage, hand operated means -for shifting said first mentioned gear ont of clutching engagement with the earriag'e and for shifting it into' mesh with said second gear and for operatively connecting vsaid first mentioned gearwith the platen, and stops for arresting the ilatcn.

2l. In a t vl'iewriting machine and billing 4iiiei.'-'hanisin. the lcombination of a carriage,

a rotative platen carried thereby, a. geariiormally clntehed to the carriage, a. second lgear, means :for turning said second gear by a movement of the'carriage, hand operated iiief'ins -for shifting said' -irst mentioned gear ont -ot clutching engagement with the earriageand for shifting it into mesh witlrsaid second gear and lor operatively connecting -said first mentioned gear with the platen,

and relativi-:ly adjustable stops for arrestingthe plat enin its forward. and backward ro# tations. one at' least ol :aid stops being connected with said first mentioned gear. 4

' 2:3. ln atypewriting machine and in bill# ing mechanism, t-lic combination of ay rotative platen, a rotative stop carrier mounted cti-axially -with, tlie'platen and shifta'ble* .axially Vand normally` disconnected from the platen,l means :for shifting saidstopcarrierv `axially, au clutch for. coiinccting'sa-id stop carrier with the platen when shifted axially,` means for turning saidplaten and stop ear-r rier together, and relatively adjustable tixed stops eoiiperatingii'vith the stopping means' on the stop" carrierto-rarrestfthe 4forward and backward rotative movements of theplaten varably, according to the relative adjustment. of said relatively adjustablel 23. Tn al typewiiting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a rotative platen, a st-op`eairier mounted co-axially with said platenand shiftable axially and normally disconnected from the platen'` means for shifting said stop carrier axially, means for clutcl j; said stop carrier to said iop,

platen when so shifted, means for turning'- said stop carrier, said stop carrier being normally disconnected from said turig means but connected therewith when .hittcd, :rbd tixed 'stopping means cooperating with' the stop carrier. l

24. In a t'ypcwriting machineV and 'billing inecliaiiisn'n`tlic combination of, a rotative platen, a gear wheel mounted co-axially with the platen and shiftable axially and normalty disconnected from the platen, stop-' ping inefinsmountcd'on'said gear wheel, means for f-onplir said gear wheel to said platen wlicntlu' gear wheel is shifted, a cof'V operatinglr gear normally out of mesh with said shiftahle rear but in positiontol mesh with said shifiable gear when the latter 'is shifted, 7and stopping `with the stopping means on said shi-ftable V means coperating i part when the stop carrier is in normal po# sition, means for connecting the stop. carrier to the platen. when the stop carrier is shift-ed, and relatively ad'jiistable, stops cooperating with the stop ing means on the stop carrier to arrest the 'orward and backward rotative movements of the platen variably, according to thev relative adjustment of said relatively -adjnstable stops, the'relative adjustment-of the stops being 'concentric with the platen and of an extent which varies. from a few line spaces to substantially a 'mplete rotation of the platen so that a newly introduced bill sheet' may-be conveyed from the point of insertion t'o the printing line with the aid of said stopsf 26. ln a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a. rotative platen carried thereby, means for determining the extent of lrotation of the platen, means controlled by the movement of the' carriage for rotating the platen, said 'means being operatively connected tothe said means for determining the extent of rotation of the platen, and hand actuated means l 5 determining..

operable at will for simultaneously renden ing said determining means and said platen rotating means effective.

27. In va typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, means for the extent ofrotation of the platen, geared et the'carriage, said geared connections being operatively connected to the means for determiningthe v rotation of the platen, -and hand actuated .means operable at, will .for sinniltaneoiisly throwing said geared con said determining means operative.

Q8. In a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, stops for determiningthe extent of rotation of the platen, ot the carriagefor rotating the platen, said meansbeinfbr operatively connected to said stops, and hand'actnated means operable at will for simultaneously throwing said stops l into operation and for rendering the platen rota-ting means operative. l

Signed at Syracuse, in the county 'i of Onondaga and State of New York, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1908.

. HERBERT H. STEELE. A

Witnesses Bassin G'. 'Kirriinm Manin K.I UNDERDOWN..

means vcontrolled bythe niovementconnections between the platen vand the frame of the machine for effecting a rotation of the platen by a movement `5e `nections int-o mesh and for rendering the

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