US990919A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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Ht H. STEELE. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. ArrLIdAIIoN FILED rmna, Isos.

Patented May 2, 1911.

WITNESSEE:

H.y E; ASTEELE. TYPE ETING MACHINE. APPLICA IILEU FEB. 8, 1909.

990,919. f Patented May 2,1911.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. y APPLICATION FILEQ PERB, 1909` Patelltd a 2,1911.

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HERBERT rr. STEELE, or maestros, ,NEW Your, Asslenon ro 'ran momma 'rariswiurna comPANY, or srnacusn, new You, A conromrron or. ivnwyonx.

TYPE-WBITING MACHINE.

-To all whom it moy concern:

Be it known that I, Hnnnnnr H. STEELE,

citizenof the United States, and resident of Marcellus, inthe county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain "new and useful Improvements in Type' Writin Machines, of which the following is a speci cation.

My invention relates to card holders `and has. for one of its objects to provide a card being interfered with by the paper feeding or accessory devices. o i

Still other objects will appear hereinafter'. My invention consists in the various features of construction, combinations and arrangements of devices hereinafter more fully Adescribed and particularly pointed out in rthe ap ended claims.

In t e accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a plan view of part ofthe paperv carriage of'a Monarch typewriting machine embodying my im rovements. 'Fig'. 2 is lan enlarged vertical cross-section of the same. VEigyl isan enlarged partial front-elevation thereqf. Fig. et" is an enlarged longitudinal sectj` 'n `'of a' platen embodyin my invention. Fig.` .5l is aii enlarged en elevation of the saaie Fi n. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation tlierco Fig. 7 is a fragmentary verytical cross-section of the platen with the card holder/in place and/showing a card in its grasp.

In the various views' the same parts will.'` l be found designated by the same numerals of reference.

1 is the top plate of a Monarch machine on which is usually mounted two posts or brackets 2, which support thel carriage guide rails 3. o

'4 is the back bar of the platen frame or carriage which runsron roller bearings 5.

6, 6 are the side bars of the platen frame and in which a cylindrical platen 'fr is mounted to rotate as usual in said machine. 55 The ends of the platen shaft are provided specincauon er Letter; raient,- Application filed February 8, 1909. Serial No. 476,653.

platen This l stance is also provided with an upwardly 00K e Patented May 2,1911.

with hand` wheels 8, 8 for .rotating the platen. The platen is also adapted to be rotated by linefspacing mechanism, of which only the line spacing wheel 9' is shown, the .f hand lever anddriving pawl being omittedj; 011

A the spring detentroller lOh'owever is trated. v y' 11 isa pivoted paper apron or dtle'ctor, curving around on" the under sidel of the .y platen, its forward edge bein free; 12HR; 66v rear pressure rollers; and 13 t e frontl sure rollers, bot-h of which are 'shown dotted lines only.

14 is the platen scale pivotally mounted!` at 15 at each end upon forwardly extendinflf' arms 16. A spring 17, riveted o n the ann l and bearing on a lng 18 at 'the lower portion of the platen scale at each end,.tends to keep` the upper edge ofthe platen scale again of? close tothe platen. i 275 19 isa line-finder and pressure device pivotally mounted at20 upon a bracket 21 and;A having downwardly extended leg portionsy 429. whose extremities are turnedi.forwardliga:`A

as at 23,Y leaving rounded corners-94;: spring 25 is arranged tokeep the upper end of the linender and pressuredevice against 1 the platen with a gentle preum. This*y pressure may, however, be increased--bydatr`-yv upwardly slidin device 26 whichxwoglmgsl against the roun ed corners 24110 cam 1 outwardly and thus increase the pressure o the upper end of the device 19 agaix'istethe. device 19 in the present itiextending fingerportion 27. o All of the devicesthus far described orreferred to (excepting the finger 27) are in coml o mon .use on Athe Monarch typewritena'nd there- -S fore need no further detail description. The finger 2f? is occasi ally used for special work; I

' 28 is a oardfho der comprising as .plte-like-device which extendssubstantnll the whole length of the platen. ASaid holder is formed or provided at each longil@ tudinal edge withlan under-cut, those edges Vbeing marked respectively 294 and 30. Said under-cuts create spaces between the and the surface of the platen for the meer .tion of the edges of cards, the shoulders `315105 formed by said under-cuts limiting the Antroduction of the-cards.

The card Vlate is curved, to conform to the curvature o the platen and at its ends is .od-set, as at 32, to reach the faces of two v wooden cylinder 35 by screws 36, the rubber` .i cover the depressed portion of the card sheath or facing 37 of the platen being cut away for the mountin of said rings. The ring 33 is provided Ywith a pin or stud 38 having a iiange or button head 39, and the ring 34 is provided with a plain stud or pin 40. These devices serial-to position the,

card-holder properly upon the platen. The

card-holder at oneend is slotted, as at 41, l

to -embrace the stud 38 under the button head 39 and theother end of thepcard plate is preferably formed with a'perforation 42 to tit upon'the pin 40. The forked end (if,

the `card plate is first slipped upon the stud Q perforation is fitted over the 38 and then the pin 40. l l -f y For the purpose of securelyholding the card plate in position I have provided a locking `bai1'43, )which is pivoted on studs or rivets 44 arranged at diametrically -opposite sides of the platen and upon the ring 34. Thebail or locking device is generally .semi-circular in form but is slightly flattened at its upper middle portion as shown at 45 to bear upon the depressed perforated portion of the card plate and thus clamp or lock the same .upon the surface of the platen. The extremity of this depressed end of the card plate is preferably beveled to facilitate the locking operation. of the' bail when it is swung upwardly 'and inwardly.l When it may be -deslred to remove the card plate the bail is swung-outwardly 'or in the direction of the arrow at Fig. 6, so as to un* plate, whereupon the plate is adaptedV for lnstant removal; y When the card plate is not in use the bail is swung back to the position shown at Fig. 6 and is held there` bythe action of the pin 40, the flattened part 45 of the bail having frictional engagement with the top of the pin. The inner ed e of the part 45 is preferably beveled to ride up over' the pin and over the extremity of the plate more readily, and the bail is light enough to yield and spring in the locking or catching operations. y

The card late is preferably' provided near each endp with twohs 46 which project forwardly from one of the longitudinal edges of the card plate. The foremost or free" ends/f` these' fins are beveled or sharpened to form cams or wedges 47 forl Athe purpose of cammingoif or lifting the scale plate 14 and the deliector or apron 11 when the platen is `rotated backwardly.

The over-hanging lips formed by the under- cuts 29 and 30 are beveled as at 48 and 49,I the latter more particularly to cam` ott` platen is turned forwardly,v

' eled edge 48.

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successively remove the scale and deiector,'

so that backward rotation of the platen will not be interfered'with by collisions between the card defiector. r

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be observed that the beveled edge 48 of the forward lip of the card plate is about to enter behind the upper end of the linger 27 while the beveledend of the fin 46 is arranged in advance of the bev- When the platen is turned 1n -the direction ofthe arrow the beveled edge 48 will force outwardly the linger 27 and the line-finder 19 so as to make way for the card plate and the beveled fin 46 will later pass behind the scale plate 14 and behind the defiector 11. Both the 'beveled es 47 and 48 will also move ofi' the feed rol ers 134 and 12. It will also bc observed in a direction the reverse of that indicated by the arrow the beveled edge 49 of the card holder will cam off the feed rollers 12 and '13, the deiiector 11, the scale plate v14`and plate and thescale plate or the l from Fig. 2 that when the platen is rotated I under-cut 29 of the card holder. To feed* this card-tov printing position the platenis turned forwardlyfor in the direction of tlhe arrow at Fig. 7, or the reverse of the arrbw at Fig. 2. The leading edge of the cardl is brought up to the printing point indicated `y the dotted line w in tion at which'the writing' is rto be begun on Ythe card is of course determined by the operator. This'printing position may beeither close to the edge of the lip or some` dlstance ,therefrom in accordance with the exigency of the work. The card may be Written upon Fig. v2; Theposiline .by line in the usual manner close down to its lowermost edge, this being possible with the line-finder or pressure device 19T If it be desired to write closer to the topA edge of the card than may'be accomplished with the card-holder arranged as just above explained then the lower edge of the card is inserted in the under-cut 30 and the platen rotated backwardly or in the direction of the arrow shown at Fig. 2 until the top edge of the card is in register with the (printing point. Then t-he card may be fe in the ten upon down as far as It i ill thus be seen that- I have provided a card holder adapted V tloe'nab1e the card to be printed upon to the, extremity of either lits 'top edge or'lits bottom edge as may be required@l Itjwill also be 'observed that I haveprovided means o n said cardholder for' moving out of the way any and lall devices 'connected or associated with the paper feed mechanism which might` otherwisef obstruct the card 'holder or platen, Whenftheflatter is `rotated either backwardly 'or `itorwardly.

While the means just referred have been provided particularly for the existing construction o flMonarch paper feeding 'devices' partn from the spi' it will also. be understood/,that if the scale der be-similar y bent fa ell as` the paper a ron, an uninterrupted age of the card p at will be rinitte without the. use of the n s 46 an -the i "er 27.'

Various changes 'in be made without-del,of my invention, and

` late be bentslightly foy'ygd and the" linesomeo y ixprovents may be used with-A tion ofV a platen ing bail for# 2. In a t j ewiiti'iigmachine, the combinaf 1. In a typew tin'g'iinachine, the combinadevices thereifii'i* o'nltl'ieplaten, and a swingu'ring'hthe card holder.

en, a card holder, a platen p roositioningdevices at each end,

evic'es, Afand v'a swin "ng" bail for ne ofsaid card older.

' pewriting machine, the combinaatenlh ving at"'n e end a stud uttdf head and vatfi'te otherl end a engage' said stu undersaid button' ndat the other end having means to ,"s'aid pin and a swinging retaining permanently-attached to the platen for ain in the card holder in' engagement siaipnx.IVY iiga typewmting machine, the combinatioiigi 'a Vplaten having at its ends positionen 'ge sa studs or"pins', and a bail pivin? tiglds or pins, a -card holdenadapted to ot atfdi `metrically 4opposite sides of the platen ahdadapted vto be swung-over on to on 'endof .the card holder.

. In a typewriting machine, the combination ofia'platen having positioning devices thereon, ecard holder constructedto engage said positioning devices, 'anda semi-circular V'platen to grip one endof said card plate.-

a'. card holder, positioning @instructed to engage said pp Y edges, the overhangin lips/formed rd holder having at' one Vend a slot orl bail for said card holder pivoted on opposite sides of the platen. y

6. In atypewriting machine, the conibination of a platen having pinsat' each end, a card plate under-cut at both edges longitudinally of the platen and olf-set at both ends an`d provided with means to enga e-said pins, and a swinging bailat one en of the 7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper feeding devices, a card holder secured upon said platen and provided, on the same side thereof as its cardholding portion and inadvance of said card holding portion, with` camming devices for throwing oii the paper feeding devices when the platen is rotated backwardly 8. In a ty ewriting machine, the combina-U tion of a p aten, paper feeding devices, a

cardholder'having anunder-cut portion and camming devices arranged on the sanie side' of said card-holder as said undercut portion and in advance of said under-cutportion.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a paper scale, a card holder having an under-cut portion, and cumming devices arranged in'advance of said undercut portion. Y,

10. Ina typewriting machine, the`combination of a platen, a `platen scale., and a aper deiiector, a card holder having an un ercut portion, and camming portions arranged in advance of said under-cut ortion. f.

11.. In a typewriting-machine, the combi-4 nation of a platen, a line finder or pressure device having a fingerwvith a bevel or putturned extremity, and"'"a card holder having a beveled edge. i '"v 12. In a ty ewriti-ng machine, the combination of a piaten', paper feed devices cop#V erating with said platen, and acard holder having under-cut portions at its o posit .y sai' under-cuts being beve ed. r

13. In a ty'pewritin machine, the combis nation of a platen, an a card holder havin under-cuts along its opposite edges, bevele lipsl and beveled fins.

4 14:. A cardholder, coinprisinga plate provided with iieuns enabling vit to be detach- I ably attached t0 a platen and havingv undercuts along its opposite-longitudinal 'ed es, and having alsobeveled lips and beveled s.

Signed at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, this 5th day of February A'. D. 1,909. y HERBERT H. STEELE. Witnesses:

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