US995483A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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.W.J. ROCHE. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED APB-:13, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911'.

2 BHEETS81IEET 1.

y YINVENTUF? HIEATTUFPNEY the U11 TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. ROCHE, OF COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPE-- WRITEB) COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. 4.5"

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13, 1910.

To all whom it mag concern:

Beiit known that I, WILLIAM J. Rooms,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cochranton, in. the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-.VVriting Machines, of which the following is' a specification.

i provide simple and eificient means by which column selecting. means or ot My invention" relates to typewritin'g ma' chines and more particularly to tabulating I mechanism.

the operator with one hand map actuate the er carriage stop mechanism and the line spacing mechanism during thereturn movement of the carriage.

To the above and other ends which will .hereinafter-appear, .my invention consists the features of construction, arrangearts and combinations of devices ments of to be hereinafter described a'nd'particularly.

pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein. like reference characters indicate correparts 111. the various views, Flgure spondin gmentary side elevation showing the upper portion of a typewriting machine embo yin; my invention. Fig.2 isa fragmenta etail plan view of the same. Fig. 3'is a ragmentary front elevation showing uipperiportion' ofthe machine. Fig.4 is a agmentary detail plan view showing the column selecting "devices mounted on the carriage. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary topview showing a detail.

' In the venous views parts not necessary to an understanding of my invention have been omitted.

I have shown my invention embodied in a No. Remin ton machine to which it is readily applica le without modifying or ma terially modifying the structural features of said machine as it-now exists. It should be understood, however, that the invention may be be embod ed in various stylesof typewrit ing machines.

he frame of the machine comprises corner'po'sts 'l ato plate 2. Guide rails" 3. are tired tou war 1y extending lugs l: se-,

to an upwardly extending link 22 whichl ihas Patented June aci -i911}; Serial No. 555,237. it i cured to the top plate of the niacltiii ment from side to side of the machine'over the top plate. A cylindrical platen 8 is mounted on a platen shaft 8 to turn in a pawl 14 is adapted to cooperate. The-pawl.

l t is pivoted at 15 on a rocking arm 16 mounted to turn on an axis concentric with the platen. The line spacing pawl is pivotall' connected at 17 with a: push link 18, the orward end of which is pivotally connected at 19 with one arm of" an; angular lever 20 pivotedto the carriage at 21. The other arm of the angular lever is connected its upper end pivotallyconnectedwitha rank arm 23. The crank arm is fixed to a rock shaft 24 which turns in a bearing- 25' fixed to the right-hand end bar of'the "c'a riage. A suitable spring (not show employed to restore the rocli shaft t rnal position. The rock shaft is extended forwardl front of the carriage and". is provided with 'a depending finger piece or handle 26-byf90 which the rock shaft-'may be turnedL- Th6 handle 26 is adapted to swing to the right from the normal position shown in Fig-k3; to effect an actuation of the line-spacing pawl.

This finger piece therefore moves,in=it-s line 9% spacing movement, in the general direction "of the return movement of the'carriage so that pressure exerted on the finger piece to move it to the right is effective to. operate the line spaeing'meohanism andat the same-k i b0 time to return the carriageto the right. The swinging movement of the v finger. piece or handle 26 to the righbturnsthe rock t shaft 2 thereby moving the link 22 down and transmitting motion to. the; angular -1f05 lever 20 which is .efiective to 'move the-push link 22 rear-weirdly; thus turning;the. -.pawl

14 on its pivot 15 until the pawl: engages the except the pivot 40,- has a spacing washer line spacing wheel. A further movement of the link 18 is effective to carry the line spacing pawl, the swinging arm 16, and the line spacing wheel and platen around together.

The forward cross-bar of the carriage is provided with an inclined face 27 having a scale 28 with which a fixed pointer 29 c0- operates. The pointer 29 is formed as a part of a bracket 30, which as best shown in Fig. 1 extends downwardly and forwardly to. a point beneath the forward fixed carriage'rail 3 to which it is'secured by screws 31. The upper horizontal portion 32 of the bracket constitutes a fixed tabulato-r or carriage stop, as will hereinafter more clearly appear, whereas the vertically disposed portion '33 of the bracket is spaced apart from the forward cross bar of .the carriage a suflicient distance to receive. a series of stop carrying levers 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38. There are five of these-levers shown in the present instance but this number may be varied as conditions may require. Each of the levers 34 and 38 inclusive, is provided with a de-- pending portion 39 (see Fig. 3), apertured to receive a headed pivot 40, 41, 42, 43 or 44. --.These pivots are threaded at their forward ends into tapped openings in the forward cross bar of the carriage and each of them,

between theraile and th'e.ear 39. The screw 44 constitutes a pivot for the lever 38, wherea-s the, screws 43, 42, 41 and con stitute pivots for the levers 37, 36, 35 and 34 respectively, the pivots; being situated at varying positions lengthwise of the'carr'iage bar. The levers are provided with forwardly bent portions 45 and extend from said bends to the right where-some of the levers are curved upwardly over the rock shaft 24 of the line spacing mechanism, as indicated in Figs..2 and 3. The free end of each lever is provided with a finger piece or key 46 preferably set at an inclination thereon, as indicated in Fig. 1, the keys being referably arranged in a curve as shown in ig. 3. .{qThese ,keysare provided with indices 47 thereon to-indicate the columnar 'position of arrest determined by an actual Q".-f-tion of the particular key to which the'i-n "dices are applied. Thus the five keys car 'ried by the five column selecting levers 34 to 38, inclusive, are provided in the present instance witli the indices 10, 520, 30,i 4'0, and which indicate that an actn ation of one of these keysdetermines the arrest of the carriage at the position indicated at .l0, 20, 30, ,40 or50, as the case may onthe carriage scale. Thecolumn selectin levers ,34 to 38 inclusive are each provided at the left-handend thereof with an upwardly'pr'ojectin'g stop 48 which, when a ,cOrres onding key 46' is depressed as indicated in Fig. 3, will be moved upwardly iptocotiperative relation with the portion 32 of the bracket 30 which, as hereinbefore pointed out, constitutes a tabulator stop fixed to the frame of the machine. The keycarrying ends of the levers 34 to 38 are'limited in their downward movements by a stop 49 fixed to the bar 6 of the carriage. The key-carrying ends of the levers are normally maintained elevated by springs one for each lever. The springs may be formed by slitting a plate 51 secured by a screw 52 to the front carriage rail, the free end of each spring bearing upwardly against its cooperating lever.

It will be observed from an inspection of" Figs. 2 and 3 that the column selecting levers 34 to 38, inclusive, are levers of the first order and that these levers vary in length so that the stops 48 carried thereby are situated at difierent points along the front cross bar of the carriage and at-d'ifferent points in the direction of the travel of the carriage. In the present instance these stops are situated ten letter space'distances apart to accord with the marking on the column selecting keys 46, though it should be understood that the distance'between the stops 48 may be varied as may be desired the indices on the finger pieces being changed accordingly.

It will be observed that the position of the 95 column selecting keys 46' at the front of the Y machine is such that these keys areal-ranged adjacent to the handle 26 by which the line spacing mechanism is actuated, so" that a finger of the hand of the operator" which grasps the handle 26 may be-employed to depress one of the keys 46, depending .on the column to be selected; and that this key may be maintained depressed while the finger piece or handle 26 is being actuated t'o opcrate the line spacing mechanism and the carriage is being returned to the right.- If,- for instanceythe first key, counting from the left and which bears the index 10, is depressed against the pressure of its spring 50,,this will elevate the-corresponding'col'umnselecting. stop 48 and will brin it into cooperative relation with the fixe tabulator stop 32 on the frame of'the ma I chine. The carriage may be moved to the 115 right while pressure is maintained on the depressed finger key and when the carriage arrives at the point where 10 on the carriage scale registers with the pointer 29,

an arrest of the carriage will be effected. It 120- I and thenthe next columnis selected for the entryroffifigures, the carriage will be moved columnar for work in which lines are to be begun at different points as at 10, 20, 30, etc.

In Writing the headings. and endings of letters, in addressing envelope, and in other classes of work, successive lines are usually begun at different points on the paper. In practice the stops 48 will be located at points suitable for the articular work forwhich the machine is intended to be used. In any'such work the return movement of. the

carriage, while one of the selecting keys 46 is maintained depressed, determines the point of arrest of the carriage in its movement to the right and the point where a new line of writing may be begun. The selection of the column, the actuation of the line Spacing mechanisimand the return of the carria to the ri ht, are, therefore, all accomphshed virtual at a single operation.

It will be seen t at the stop devices are in the nature (ifv attachments which may be readily applied to existing forms of typewriting machines, such as the No.10 Remington machine, without modifying or materiall modifying the structural features of sai machines as they now'exist, and that'- the devices are simple in construction and efficient in use. i

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

Whatl claim as new and desire to secure new line of writing, and column selecting mechanism including a series of keys carried by the carriage adjacent to said handle and so arranged with reference thereto that a single hand of the operator may grasp said handle and may also actuate any of 'said keys; the column selecting mechanism being operative to arrest the carriage at different columnar positions in its movement to the right as determined by the actuation of said keys. I 2. In a typewriting machine, the 'combr nation .of a carriage, a handle by which the carriage is returned to the right to begin a "selecting mechanism operative to arrest the new line of writing, key controlled column 0 rriageat different columnar positions in its movement to the right, said column se-.

lecting-mcehanism comprising astop on the framcof the machine, and a plurality of the requisite key 46. The mechkey for the stops may be actuatedby a single hand of the operator.v

3.: In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; line spacing mechanism including a handle which moves to the right 1n its line Spacing movement and which 18 operative to move the carriage to the right to begin a new line of writing; and independent key controlled column selecting mechanism operative to arrest the carriage in its movement to the right, said column selecting mechanism being carried by the carriage and including a plurality of inde pendently operable keys arranged adjacent to the .line spacing handle where the operator with one hand may actuate the handle and any of the keys of the columnselecting mechanism. I

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; line spacing mechanism including a handle which moves to the right in its line spacing movement and which is operative to move the carriage to the right to begin a new line of writing; and key controlled column selecting mechanism operative to arrest the carriage in its movement to the right, said column selecting mechanism comprising a stop fixed to the frame of the machine, and a plurality of independently operable key controlled column selecting stops carried by the carriage and movable into cooperative relation with the stop onthe frame, the keys for said column select;

ing stops being carried by the carriage at the front thereof and adjacent to said handle and in position where a single hand of the operator may gras the handle and actuate a key of the selecting stops.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; line spacing mechanism including a handle which moves to the right in its line spacing movement and which is operative to movethe carriage'to the right tobegin a new line of writing; andkey controlled column'selecting mechanism operative to arrest the carriagein its movement to the right, said column selecting mecha:

nism comprising a stop 'fixed to the frame of the machine, and a plurality of independently operable key controlled column selecting stops carried by the carriage and movable into cooperative relation with the stop on the frame, said selectingstops being situated at different points in the direction of the travel of the carriage and the keys for said column serectlng stops being car-' ried by the carriage at the front thereof and adjacent to said handle and in position where a single hand of the operator may grasp the handle and actuate-a'key of the selecting stops, the particular key actuated determining the columnar ,positionof arrest of the carriage.

.6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a 'carria e; and column selecting mechanism there or operable to arrest the carriage at any selected columnar position in the movement of the carriage to the right, said selecting mechanism-comprising a sin gle column stop carried by the frame of the machine, anda series of key controlled le vers carried by the carriage and carrying coltravel of the carriage.

7. In a typewritingmachine, the combi-nation of a carriage; and column selecting umn selecting and determining stops located at diflerent points in the direction mechanismtherefor, comprising a single column stop carried by the frame of the machine, and a series of key controlled parallel levers carried by the carriage at the front thereof and extending longitudinally in the direction of the travel of the carriage and carrying column selecting and determining of they stops-located at differ nfi pointsin the-direction of the travel ofthe carriage.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; line "spacingmec'hanism therefor comprising a handle which moves from left to right in the linesp'acingmov'ement thereof; a stop on the frame of the machine; a series of key controlledstop carrying levers pivoted to the front cross-bar of the carriage and extending longitudinally in the general direction of travelof the car riage; and column selecting stops carried by saidlevers, the keys for said levers being adjacent to said handle and so arranged that the same hand of the operator which grasps said handle .may at the same time actuate saidkeys. 4 I

Signed atCochranton in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania this 11th day of April A. D. 1910.

WILLIAM J. ROCHE. Witnesses:

F. .A. CURTIs, FLOSSIE CHIBHOLM f

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