USRE14495E - Type-writing machine - Google Patents

Description

E. G. LATTA.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1918.

RQISSIIQIT July 23, 1918.

E. 'G. T ATTA.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATLON FILED MAY 24.1918.4

Reissued July 23, 1918. 14,495.A

llnrlu? E G. LATTA.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICAUON FILED MAY24,191B.

Reissued July 23, 1918.

E. G. LATTA.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED MAY 24. 19m.

5SHEETS--SHEET 4.

Tesued July 23, 1918.

E. G. LAT-TA* TYPE WRITIN APPLICATloN FILED MAY 24. 191s.

G MACHINE.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5 Ressued July 23, 1918.

E. G. LATTA. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED MAY24,1918.

Ressued July 23, 1918.

f UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Inn'r c. Larra, or sYnAcUsE, NEW Yonx, Assrenoa rro cortona TYPEWRITEB COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued July 23, 1918 Original application led November 2, 1911, Serial No. 658,153. Renewed October 14, 19l6, Serielle'.

185,708. Uriginal No. 1,222,550, dated April 10, 1917.

typewriting machines, and its primar ob )ect is to provide a practical and/e cient portable typewriting machine of the front strike or visible writing sort which is capable of being readily collapsed or closed into small compass, adapting it to be conveniently carried from place to place.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a small, compact, visible writing typewriter of comparatively inexpensive construction, whichis adapted to perform all of the functions required of the larger and Amore expensive up-to-date typewriters of the most approved design; to construct and arrange the various parts and devices of the machine so that the machine can be put in condition for Writing and colla sed, for transportation with thevminimum elay and inconvenience; and to improve typewriting machines in the several respects hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

v These objects are accomplished by the novel` constructionl of the machine which,

briefly Stated, is as follows:

, The mainframe of the machine, or frame which supports the various operative parts of thet pewriter consists of ya lstationary section, ,rame or base which is adapted to rest on a supporting surface and on which are mounted-theftype bars, 'linger keys and .case shifting mechanism; and a movable'sec-- tion or frame which 1s mounted on the 'statona'ry frame so that it Scan be moved up and downrelative thereto andon which-'are rmounted the paper, carriage, together vwith the platen' andcarri'age actuating mecha- 'nisms, ,the .ipk ribbon andy its operating mechanismsand other parts'associated with f bar actions, showln `4 thev carriage. L0ne ofthe frames or frame ysect-ions lis ada tedto-surroundiand receive l,the otheigjan ,the parts mounted thereon are arranged lso that when'fthe machine co1lapsed,ipo r themovable :frame is lowered relatije the stationary'.frame, the .parts i thereof.

Application for reissue led Hay 24, 1918. Serial mounted on one frame will be received into spaces provided therefor -between the parts mounted on the` other frame. The parts which are carried by the movable frame are preferably disconnected from their actuating keys or devices which are mounted on the statlonary frame, so that in collapsing the machine it is not necessary to disconnect any parts or shift the operative parts from their normal position. v y

In the accompanying`drawings consisting of six sheets:

Figure 1 is a side-elevation of a typewriting, machina embodying the invention, showing the same collapsed.'

Fig. 2 is a' side elevation stationary frame section.

Fig. 3 a longitudinal sectional elevation of the machine with the parts in -their op erative positions. f Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal: sectional elevation 'of the base and the parts mounted thereon.

. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view "ofthelv machine, portions of the carriage and"v other partsbeing broken away to disclose the un.- derlying parts.

F1 .p6 is a plan View of the keyboard at the ont end of the machine, which isnot shown in Fig. 5. '.Fig.- 7 is a sectional elevation of the platen andl paper carriage, as viewed from the rear. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation thereof on line 8 8, Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is asimilar view, showing the line space pawl at the end of its throw. f Fig. `10 is an elevation partly in section, line 10e-1o, Eig. 7. y

Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional elevation ofthe machine in line H, Fig. 3, portions of the-` carriage being broken away 'to'disycloseparts in the rear thereof.` V9 Fig. 12V p isA an elevationy off the diierent -forms of finger keys' andthe. connecting links for-their- 'supportingglevers the parts being disconnected.

the yposition i off-'the parts whenthe type. anis at. theplaten.

vvFig. 14A is af rear-.gvl elevation lof the maychine, parts of thecarriage escap'oment being moved disclose the-partsl in. front Eig. 13 is an naaien,ofthe-"hithe-type mf Fig. 15 vis a fragmentary vertical section inches; or about one-third' of the average space required for other front strike type bar machines, and in order to accomplish' this the parts have been arranged so that thev machinel can be collapsed approximately tov the height of the. key card. To enable this andjtof provide parts that accomplish all that'is required in a modern typewriting machine in a satisfactory manner, necessitated.l a novel construction and relative arrangement of the various' arts of the ma? chine,as hereinafter'descri ed.

A and A represent respectively 'the'base or-stationary section of the main frame and parts consists of a rigid substantially rectangular frame, provided with suitable lugs or parts for the attachment of the various operativeparts mounted thereon. The mo'vable frame is preferably larger than and surrounds the stationary frame'A and is pi'votally' connected thereto at its front end by.

ivots v'atopposite Ysides* ofthe machine. ne of the pivots a, which may be of anysuitable construction,y is shown in Figs.v 1 and 6. The kframes are connected at opposite sides by a--pairof coil springs a', Figs.' 1 and 5, which tend to raise and support the; movable frame in the elevated position shown in Fig. 3.l .As shown, thesesprin'gsv vare hooked at -theirupper ends into 'lu 's a2 vprojecting outwardly from the sides o "the v. stationary frame 'A andv at their lower ends are hooked into inwardly projecting-lugs on` |50 the sides of the movable frame A. `These the movable lframe with the parts mounted thereonin the elevated operative position when permitted so to do. a? af.

represent two thumb screws which are seated in studs a5 on the sides of themova'blefram'e and are adapted to he screwed into lower `andj up r screw threaded holes a a7 in the themovable frame section.- Each ofthesev are preferably of suieie'nt' strength'i sides o the stationary frame A. The .studs-'1" a are rigidly seated in the sides of the'frame j for the 'movable frame A. When the machine /isshipped from the manufacturers, and when not'in use the movable frame is secured in the lower position Shown in Fig. 1, by screwing the thumb screws intothev lower holes a". To make ready for use it is only necessary to unscrewY the screws -from the lower holes, when the springs will raise Vthe movable frame, and preferably screw the screws into the upper holes al, and swing the 75 line space. lever hereinafter` described to the front. The springs will hold thel valolel frame in .its elevated position and t emachine can be used without inserting the f screws into the upper holes a7', but itis pref- 80 erable to lock the frames A'and A rigidly together by the screws ifi-the machine is to be used tol any considerableextent; j

B represents the'papercarriage-which is. j mounted-to-travelj'horizontally crosswisefof 85 the machine on the rearport'ion of Athe mov*4 able frame Thl'riagermaylbe of Vany I suitable constructionl and be slidably mount-. v ed ontheframe'A'- yinfan'y."suitable manner.` Preferably,vthe carriage'consists of 'opposite 90 'end Pieces or p1ateS..-"bjZ 'connected vat their front portionby a scale bar bf",'"atthe rear by `a rodor bar b and at-the bottom-by atrack or guide bar, `colisi'stixig oft'vifjo'v sections'fb*. i and b5. These track;balSictionsj` arQfSteel bars machined `to the crosscs'ectional-:shape`. shown inA Fig." 3/ andar iird'f-towjeachother .and to the endsfof v'thecarriagei b screws, b. indicated byfdotted Fig The overlapping l portions-,of the trackll y by lscrews b", Fig. 7. bs l.representfs' gui-de or track harwhich issecu1'e l -v at 'suit-"I able,v intervals by-` S'crews, .nots recess in the rear cross bar b9 ,Y ft frameE A. This barLisf-:machi y opposableball andthe c' v vbar extends iritoitlief-A oovedtiaekzf l.ar-"bil: suitable anti-frictinxgl'lls being interposed-v a between'fthe inftlejbar bl and comple- 116 mentary races' formedi'n thevf'r'ontfand rear edges; f'ef ,thefsect'ional vtrackbar. Thisj con struction-v forms .an anti-frictional 'ball bearing guide l-for.v the carriage. .Of very compact,.-vconst'rus'ztilAri' whichis 'requiredby reason ,of the Space allowed forl the carriage guide, y and l insni'res'V long life. With the minimnm jfriction lin' fthe track l bearing.

The holes for: the screws inthe track sectionvv bfare made ofv atari width.-"crosswiseLof.l the .trck'zthan .t efdiameterof'the. screw`s,- l

lthereby ,enabling the ytrguk 'section-b* to be' Vadiulstecl on'v ltheo't her' section, to properly .1 represents h y thevvu'sual" er snitable 'construction :It preferably: consists of, ja hollow v" Avidedv wlth' la. suitable vsurf'aee-flor -cov v e @Pm i and .secured 'by end plates b11'b1to'a vcentra shaft b which extends.'throughthe* platen 13d 10d" #tions are also secured together atf'inteiivals, f.

. ,nali which mty'fbeelizs and is journaled at its ends in the endsl of the carriage, preferably as hereinafter def scribed. p

vC represents the type bars which are pivotally mounted in any suitable manner in front of and below the carriage on a supporting segment Cf mounted on the stationary frame A. The type bars are arrangedto swing upwardly and rearwardly to the platen and each bar has three characters, the supporting segment bein .mounted on a shift frame which is mova le upwardly and downwardly vfrom an intermediate position for placing oneior another of the characters in printing relation with the platen. rlhe ent C is shown as secured by screws d toa shift frame D.

- The key actions for the type bars, as

" shown in Figs. 3, 4, 12 and'13,areformed of sheet metal stampings. The key stems c, c', c2, as clearly shown in Fig. 12, are made-in three different forms for the three banks ofkeys and have downwardly extending porf tions pierced for shouldered rivets by which they are pivotedyto the frontends of supporting levers c 0*, each stem being pivoted.y

to a air' of the levers. These levers .clvc are pivotally mounted, preferably infslots in the upper and lower edges of a fulcrum bar o which is rigidly connected atits ends in p any suitable manner `to the sides of the stationary frame. Th'e rear ends of the key levers c3 o* are connected by links c and c which are of two forms, as shown in Fig. 12.'

Certain of the key levers, preferably four at each end. of the keyboard, are connected by the links c and all of the remaining levens of the series are connected by the links c". The links c used at the ends of thel keyboard are madeof different shapes than the other links, so asnot -tojinterfere with other parts of the machine at'the sides thereof. The 'links c c'f-are connectedy to their respective type bars by long links cs, two'of which are shown in Fig. 5. These links are all of the same length and are preferably of inverted U-cross section and embrace the parts 'to which they are pivotally connected at their ends.` The links cs at the center of the series are curved, as shown in Figs. 3- and 13, so as not to strike the type bar basket when the segmentis in its lower 4shifted pos sition, but the .remaining links may be straight, if desired. The links c are made alike, each with four rivet holes, so this forml of link canbe used for either of eight differentplaces, butfas there is very littlefdifference inthe elevation of `'tlm front ends` f of the linkagea `where they.; connectto-jthe linkse, there is not suilicientrooni to" make these links .with livfet holes" for vall connec-j -tions With'the'.- linksc. l' Thelnks c are Y, made with the lowerm'ost holes, and,vv 'the other ,holes r'equired'forY connection to the several llinks a y are made at the properl f height of the machine. f x

points .in the several" links. The type bars` and key actions are returned Vto the normal positions by springs c c1 which are v attached to the-lower key levers c* and to the front bar of the frame A, preferably by the heads of 'screws acting as clamps. The springs with the exception of4 one` 01 are secured to the under side of the front bar l yof the stationary frame, the spring 01 being secured. to Athe upper side of the .bar t0.

,make rooml to actuate one of the center actions. V

It will be observed that the keys for the three banks are all connected kto the levers v3 c* which are fulerumed on the bar 0.

lThis bar with the two fulcrum wires for the n, levers extends the full length-.of the keyboard and is the only part of the key action after explained, also supports the space key, andas t e other parts are allstampings, the complete action can be Vmade at alow cost.

`As indicated in Fig; 5, except for av few of v the links at the center of the series, the links [cs diverge forwardly from thetype bar owing to the greater length" of the vkeyboard thanlof the segment, and theflinks c6107 are indicated as bent vinl rear of., ythe key 'that-requires machining. kThis bar, as here-A levers@3 fc" to extend. in the vdirection of the links o8. 3 The same result, of a direct pull on they links es could be obtained by bending the su porting key leverslc? c* in. rear of ,y their ulcrums. This action as a Whole is' unusually easy to operate, its touch and" dip are almost exactly uniform for 'the several keys, and it enables the segment to be located very lo'wfin Ythe machine so that the rear -ends ofthe links. c? fbarelyclear-` the 'table i on which 'the machine `4is usedythe action]- thus materially assisting in..l reducingv the los The shiftframe D to which the ty 'e segment is secured, is.` ,providedl wit wardlyf and outwardly projecting arms d" having"uprightv front portions which are rearfends of a pairof supporting rarms d.

The links d? are pivotally mounted at their front ends in anyl convenlent way'to lugs df and d on thestationary 'frame Aand the l armsdare rigidly attachedat their front j l.

kv12o ends'to :a rock shaftfd. Thisll'irockshaftzis suitably y,journa'led-- at `its endsj` lugs df d" from'jthe sides 'ofl the v'stationary rame. 1

he several :pivot lugs on the frame.V

A are offset-f'a'sfshown tok permitthem tofbeff drilledi and* ta fpedffadvantageously.- The central partf'o the rock shaft vis curved downwardly to clear the central .connectingl linkse" for vthe Vtype bar.

These shift levers,'which areof bell crank 4o v links 0*. and 0" of the-type bar actions are r arranged to .connect with the link c:a in a l `the upright portions o f thejarms ofthe shift with curved cam slots 111.1512 actin v rollerd13 suitably journaled on the a ]acent form, are preferably pivoted side by side on a pivot screw ci seated in the lug d10 .on

one side of the frame A. The lowerends of these levers, see Figs. 3 and 4, are provided on a side of the shift frame to move it up and down from its normal intermediate position yshown in the drawings. The shift levers are returned after movement up or down to the intermediate position by springs d d which are connected 'to the shift levers and are anchored at their front ends by adjusting eye bolts to the lug d. .The lug d* limits the return of the-shift levers to the same normal position.` As seen in Fig. 4, each cam slot acts to move the' roller a certain distance 1n one direction and to forni a stop to hold it in normal position and prevent itsmovement in the opposite direction, and the springs d d1? actuate the cam levers to restore the roller and thejshift frame `to their central positions .w'hen the levers are released. The weight of` the shift frame is preferably balanced bya spring, not shown.

Y As shown inFig. 3, .the type .bar kseginei'it is located in a rearwardly inclined plane parallel with the line M, and the supporting links and arms .-:Eor the-shift. rameare pivoted'to the"sh iftiframe on line :v -m,

their front ends being'pivoted in ja rplane parallel with lthis line, so that when in either of its shifted positions the segment will be in the sameplan'e, and the action of the type bar will be thesain'e in oneposition as in the other. In the normal central posi-` tion ofl the shift'rarne the' segment fis so near the plane'roccupiedby it when in its shifted positions? that no `difference in action is noticeablefin thethreejpositions. The

plane which is alsov parallelV with the' line :remi/and the linkse arerconnected t0 the in the actionof the type bar andto the link c? o" `on lines -at right anglesktg said plane of the segment' vwhen the segment is in the normal position.

There can thus be noA noticeable difference type bars in' the'diierent .printing positions thereof. i d represents the type bar metal strap and felt padjwhichfis vsupported.-

` at its ends/by arms d" which extend backwardly and outwardlyiandv areconneeted to frame.

ranged to be struck by the type bars asthey Erepresjeiits the universal bar whichisar- Las tbluS- a .1911er SPaC" memnt 0f the carrageeach time a t e bar vis actuated to makean impression. 66

e universal har consists 'of a. curved'striphaving two parallel e basket or back stop for thetype bars, consisting of .a curved.

approach .the-.platen and which, as usual,v lisconnected-to the carriage escapement, so

rigidly connectedv rearwardly extending arms e which are pivoted to the lower ends of twoI pairs of downwardly extendin arms e' e2. These arms 'are rigidly attac ed at their upper ends to the ends of a pair of parallel lrock shafts e3 e* which are suitably journaled to lugs on a\bracket e5`wh`ich is.

secured in any suitable manner to the rear cross bar b9 of the movable frame Af. One ci' the arms e2, see Figs. 5 and 1 8, has an auxiliary arm e"y pivoted thereto and extending rearwardly to a pivotal connection'with an upright vlink es Whichis vconnected at its upper end to the escapment lever. of the carriage escapement, so that the escap'ement is actuated by the. operationof the universal 1 bar. A spring e connected tothe arm e2 and to the bracket e acts to hold the universal vbar yieldingly in its normal position, see Fig. 3, The universal bar is arranged above and substantially concentric 'with the type bar segment in position to be `struck by the'type bars in keach of the three positions universal bar' near their longitudinal` centers. The curved front edgeof the universal bar standsr in a` plane parallelwithv the line o1 the segment. The type bars strike'the :v and those parts' of the type bars which strike the yuni'versal bar are in aparallel plane` at the time they ,reach the printing' point. The brokenlines in'Fig. '11A-show the positions of the two type bars .at theends of y the segment'when atfthe printing point in* the twov shift-.ed positions of the segment,

andthese lines bars strike 4the universal bar 'when "shifted either above or below-their normal ica-te rwhere the two outer ioe position. In-tlie normal yposition ofthe segnient they vstrike ythe universal bar lbetween ,thev broken line positions".-4 'Obviously the kother type bars strikethe-iiniversal barv at corresponding POSitQnsEUniVeI-'Sal vbars havel .been made' to intercept "the type bars at points near' their Afulcrums 'and-'also at points near their outer ends, but in the above construction, theJ type ,bars strike the universal 'bar at points substantially midway between their ends and the universal `bar main# I tains atixed relation vtof-the: carriage while l the typebar ysegment'fshiftable 'This construction not .only permitsk of the compact build 'of the typewriter required, .but prokduces a quicker action ofthe universal `bar than when thefbar is struck the'lieelsof the type bars, and' it produces alonger-lived rangements because the Wear-is distributed between three A.different pointes onfboth the type bars and the universal bar. IF represents the `space `key ,orbar f wliich, usual, is arran ed: kat the front-.central portion of the-key oard and is fpreferabl fixed to three arms f, see Figs. 4 and 6, wh-ic are pivoted on the fulcrum bar d by the-upper wire pivot forthe key levers. A lever v movable frame A, the arrangement 'of the.

f), Fig. 4, fulcrumed on the lower pivot wire for the key levers is connected by a link f2 to the central arm f. A spring f? connecting the outer end of the lever f to the inner end of the arm f serves to hold the space key in its normal position and return it to this position'when releasedafter depression. f* represents an upright lever Awhich is pivoted between its' ends on a bracket secured to the center ofthe type-bar segment. The lower end of this lever is con-y nected by a linkor rod f5 to the rear end of the lever'f' and the upper end of the lever f* normally stands .just in front-of the uni; versa] bar E and extends hi l1 enou'ghfto strike the universal bar in all t ree positions of the shift frame and segment. y The act of .f depressing the space bar forces the upper rend of the lever f* against the universal bar and tripsthe escapement. `The space lever f* is supported by the stationaryl frame A, while the universal bar is mounted on the parts beingsuchvthat whenthe machineis collapsed the u-pperend of the space lever does not project above the plane of the'upper part of the platen. The leverl f4' and the parts connecting it. to the segment and s ace bar are omitted from' Fig. 3, wheret ey would naturally appear, in order not to complicate the figure and lobscure* other parts thereof. As indicated by the curved line y-y Fig. 3,l when the machine is col# lapsed t-he segment and rear end of the shiftV frame passnpwardly in front of the uni? vel-sal bar E without interference.

' The carriage Vescapement comprises ai toothed wheel G anda lever G which 1s connected to the -upper end of the llnk e? whereby it is operated the universal bar. The escapement is simi ar in principle to that Shownin United states Patent No.

944,794,` ranted. to mey Dec. 2s, 1909, but the whee and the lever are plreferably located'directly in the rear of t e platen and under the `pa er table, shown at g, and the escapement w eell is arranged in front of the feed pinion g', with `the bearing for the escapement wheel and kfeed pinion located between these parts, instead of outside thereof as in the patented construction.` The bearing for the escapement wheel and pin- Vion preferably consists of a shouldered sleeve g2 screwed into a holein the bracketl e and having a central rib forming a d0l1- ble ball race fortwo annular rows ofballs. The escapementfwheel has a conical centralhole seated on the cone head of a shaft ga and is locked thereto by Yscrewing an inner com,v g4 up against thewheel. The opposing cone is formed integrallyl wlth the feed pinion g and this cone and pinion are locked tothe shaft by a jam nut and washer or other securing means. kA bearlngof any other suitable sort for the escapement wheel yescapement lever G is preferab and feed pinion couldbe emplo ed. The located over the escapement wheel and 1s loosely mounted on its pivot g5, .as shown in Figs. llfand 16.' Figs. 11- and 16 show the lever in holdin position with the lever forced to the left' rightas seen in Fig. 16), and as soon as the lever is released from the tooth of the escapement wheel a sprin g6 acts to draw the lever to the right. T e object of this is to guard against the rengagement of the lever with the same. toot 0fl the wheel before the ycarriage driving spring -has overcome the inertia of the carriage and ,started the escapement wheel, as might happen 1n case a very light tensioned driving spring wasused,

H represents the rack bar with which the feed pinion meshes. The rack bar is made ofl a rectangular bar of substantially the length of the carriage ,with the rack teeth projecting downwardly from the forward portion of its lower edge. The front and rear faces of th ar are provided with opposable slots for-the reception of the margin and tabulator stops hereafter described. The ends ofthe rack bar are secured to the rear ends of supporting levers and h which are pivotally mountedon the o posite 'ends of the carriage. These levers pre erabl -have inwardly extendin j vare riveted in slots at t e endf the rack y bar.- The levers hand 71X arel 'pi'voted by screws k2 or otherwise to the ends of the rear ends whic carriage and are provided with slots'h concentric with their pivots in which screws or pins k, .attached tothe ends of the carriage, extend to limit the u and down movements of the rack bar. T e forward end of the lever h extends under the adjacent end of the platen shaft and upwardly and outwardly in front thereof in position to be engaged and actuated by the line space lever,

presently described. `A spring h5 connected to the lever h and to the adjacent end of the carriage acts to yieldingly hold the rack bar in the normal position shown, in which it meshes with the feed pinion.l

The line space lever preferably consists of an outer` or handle vportion I and an inner is connected by a hingejoint z' which permits the handle part to be swung forwardly into the operative position shown in Fig. 5 and indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1, or'to be folded inwardly in front of the platen when the machine is to be collapsed. This joint i is a'knuckle joint of any suitable sort which limitsthe outward movement of the handle part to prevent it from ybeing swung outwardly beyond the position shown in Fig. 5'

in which it is in line with the journal part.

A springt holds-the'handle-part'from accidental movement-from either position. The inner part I of the line space lever is jour- 115 journal portion to Which the handle portion l lever and .pawl are actuated to turn the line naled in a forwardly extending bearing-2 on the end of the carriage and is adapted to rock therein a llimited distance in opposite directions. At its rear end the lever part I is provided with a T-head which forms 1nwardly and outwardly 'projecting arms or parts i5 and'. A leaf spring i secured at its forward end to the bearing 2 rests at its free rear end on` the dat top of the cross head andacts to return the line space lever to the normal position when released after bein rocked in either direction. The han le part of the lever has a'down-turned front end adapted to be grasped by the lingers and is .provided at the upper end of this downturned portion with a projection i which forms a'rest forthe thumb 'of the Hand grasping the lever to facilitate rocking the lever. ,i7 represents an auxiliary lever or `pawl carrier `which is suitably pivoted at its front end in a lug on the inside of the bearing extension 2' of the end of the carriage and extends rearwardly beneath the platen shaft. A line space pawl s 1s pivoted at its lower end to the rear end of the auxiliary lever and is provided at its upper end with an inwardly projecting tooth or part adapted to enga e the teeth of aline space 'wheel i, secure to the adjacent end ofthe platen for turning thev latter. The inwardly projectingfa'rm i of the line space lever overhangs and is 4adapted to engage an anti-friction roller '19 suitably journ'aled on the auxiliary lever, lso that by rocking the line space lever to the left the auxiliary space wheel and platen. Aconcealed spring returns the auxiliary leverl and pawl to their .normal positions. 'Thepawl is pressed toward the line s ace wheel *byv aconcealed A spring. The ro ler 1 is of proper size to fill the space-'between the inner .face of the carriage end and the line space wheel and thus prevent lateral movement of the auxiliary lever. The line space pawl is provided 'at its upper end with an outwardly-project l mg part i adapted to ride over the curved rear edge of an adjusting and platen locking plate'12 which isarrangedagainst the inner face of. the. adjacent end of thefcarriage. This plate is made with an outwardly turned linger piece 13 at its upper end and with a spring -extension i, see Fig. 7 acting as a detent'which 'is adapted to-snap into either offour notches in the inner face ofthe end of the carriage concentric withv the platen shaft. The adjusting'late is provided ceny projecting-tubular trally with .an outwa flange which extends into an open lseat `in the end of thecarriage. andserves as a bearl ing for the platen shaft Thela e of the .plate -is open at 'oneside to permit t e platen shaft to be moved ndownwardly and upwardly into and out'of the bearing. The adjqsting plateis' secured tothe end of the carwheel and move it two line spaces if the line space lever is moved to the limit. When at the limit of its movement a rearwardly projecting part at the upper end of the pawl strikes the inner end of the screw or stop 16 on the end of the carriage, whereby the pawl is locked to the .line space wheel and prevents further movement ofeither the wheel or its actuating lever. If it is' desired to turn the line space wheel three spaces the adjusting plate is turned forwardly by its finger piece until the detent snaps into the next notch, and if but a single'space is desired, it is turned in the .opposite direction the corresponding distance. The position of the finger piece of the adjusting plate always indicates' the number of spaces adjusted for and the rear edgeof the adjusting plate holds the pawl outof contact with the Wheel when not in action so that the platen can be turned backwardly by means of the usual finger-.wheel at its ends. By turning the adjusting plate rearwardly as `far as it .willgo thepawl will be forced backwardly by the plate and the -central openin in the plate will be made to register with t e open seat in the end of the carriage, when the platen can be lifted out ofthe carriage, a similar adjusting plate i at the opposite end of the carria e having been correspondingly moved. T e latter plate lis intended .only for locking the platen in thecarriage.

-feedimechanism andlmov'ed to any desired position by vmeans of the line space lever.

The line spac`e\wheel if' -is preferably Hat and loosely surrounds the platen shaft with its inner face yresting against the end plate of the platen.` k is a short iece of tube on the platen shaft between the ine space wheeland a finger wheel K on the end of the shaft. The linger wheel 'screws on the end of the shaft and forces the tube h against the line space wheel to Africtionally lock the line space wheel againstthe end of .the platen. The "tube, c forms a journal for this end `of the platen shaft. lc is a spring coiled .around the 'platen shaft inarecess in the end of the platen and acting to press a-disk k? vagainst the line space wheel to create a slightfriction between these` parts. The

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disk has a projection seated inv a notch in t the end plate of the platen to hold the disk from turning and when the line space wheel is unlocked from the platen the friction between the wheel and the disk is suiiicient to prevent the platen from turning except ment o the iinlger wheel to unlock the line space wheel. l` he 4line` space wheel is held from turning except when actuated by the f line space lever,- b` a detentroller .:?,Fig.. 8, which is carrie b the end 'fof gthe'carrlage. When. the linev space wheelis unlocked by uns'crewing the f y finger wheel K y the platen can be. turned to any desired point by a finger wheel K1at its opposite end. "The friction-between the line spacewheel and the disk k2 will ordi-r` narily hold' the platen against rotary move'- ment while writlnga-line or part of a line,

and by screwing-up .the finger wheel K [the regular line space 4mechanlsm l 'can be iref' stored for Vuse; whenever desired. j

' L represents""the ink ribbonand L and L?the.1 'ibb'on spools.; The spools arev of ordinary construction -and preferably of a- Size sliitalgvleV fory a full len h standard ribbon onehalfinchwide. he'spools rest on the u persidesf of inwardly extending parts Z Z o thejmovable-frame A and these parts y lfront edgeof the spool support l iscut away 'are preferably i-made with vsemicircular guards-whichsurround the front and outer'y edges; of the s gigls, VThe spool shaftsl2 are journaled'in@ rings on the parts-Z Z of able meansjforf` causing the-spools to turn therewith."1 .'1`h e`lribbom passes from one. spool to the, .other and Vextends through a vibrating guidev or vibrator L which is supported to reciprofcatel verticall in -front of the central portionof the p aten in any suitable mannen The ribbon lis slowly wound yfromf onefspooljonto the other by a feed mechanisml constructed-as follows:

'Zi re resentsfgthecarriage driving spring drum a.

yin internal .operating spring Vimunted under the fel GI'OSSbI. "ofthe-movable frame A- -and has a scrollfgcafmlllon'its up r sidewhiclflv v`tar-is previdea withI forwsrdiyexandfaeing-.ifgteeth of ratchet vured to thelower-'endsof i When i the carriage -is drawnglt-to start a new line the feedtpawls Z5 and Z".

a. spring secured tok Z4 to the left and as the line is being Written the cam and in move the feed bar in the opposite direction, thus reciprocating the The feed awls are controlled by a ribbon feed revcrslng mechyanismwhich holds one pawl out of action,

but permits fthe other pawl to engage and turn its ratchet wheel. AOne spool is thus rotated intermittently and feeds the'ribbon in one direction. When the ribbon i's nearly funwound from one spoolthe feed reversing mechanism operates to throw, the active awl out of action and place the other pawl into actlon to cause the ribbon to be Wound ontl'ie other spool and fed in the opposite direction.' The ribbon feed, feed reversing and vibrating mechanisms form the vsubject matter of another application about to be filed and only 4so much ofthese mechanisms iis illustrated Aand described herein as necessaryto show the location and arrangement of the ribbon operating mechanismv relative to the other parts lof the machine, and to -show howthese parts are arranged to clear or pass by parts of the machine mountedon thestationary frame A .whenthe machine 'ist collapsed. It vwill be seen that when the v machine'isv collapsed the rear" end; of the shift frame is adapted'to extend up in front lof theuniversal bar and between the ribbon spool supports l Z, while the upri ht outwardl` projecting arms of the shi t frame area apted to" pass vin front of .the spool supports without interference. VThe lower slightly, as shown in Fig. 3, to clear the -upper ends .of the shift'levers and the bracket on which they are fulcrumed..

The ribbon vibrator L3, which ma be of any suitable construction and guide in its vertical movement in any suitable manner, is actuated bya vibrator lever M, the lower end of the vibratorpreferably havin a rear-` so as to be rocked thereby for vibrating theupper or lower portion of the ribbon in front of theprinting point. The ribbon vibrator is thus actuated bythe universal bar and isadapted to be reciprocatedfthe proper distance for vibratin thev upper or lower field of the ribbbon 1n front ofthe printing point.- The mechanism for changing .the `throw of .the vibrator is not shown or described herein, as it'forms a partofthe invention claimed -in the abovementioned application. cam 'onthe sprin'gfdum forces the feedbar and 1N. 3,A and 14, represent two mar in stops mountedon the rack bar H,

and 2 is a center stop or abutment against which the margin stops are adapted to strike to limit the travel of the carriage in both directions. The margin stops straddle the rack bar having legs entering the slots in the front and rear faces of the bar, whereby the tudinall7 on thebar and each stop is provided with a spring clip n, the free end of which is adapted to snap, into notches n in the teeth fon the rear side of the bar to releasably retain the stop in position. The margin stops are, as usual, adjustable to different positions on the rack bar.

The center stop N2 is formed by a rearward projection on a lever n2, Fig. 14, which is pivoted between its ends to the upper end of an? upright lever n3. The lever u2 is located in a recess in the front side of the bracket e5 and the stop N2 projects from the lever rearwardly through a rectangular opening n* in f'the bracket with its rear end extendmg into the path of forwardlyprojecting portions of the margin stops. n

1s a spring connected to the outer end ofy the lever n2 and to the bracket e5 and acting to yieldingly hold the center stop N2 -in the positions own in Fig. 14, The opening n* in thel bracket permits the stop to move one letter space to the left (right in Fig. 14) after it intercepts the margin stop N, and after such movement to resist any furthermovement of the carriage. This movement of the stop N2 swings the upper end of the upright lever N3 `to the left and places Ithe-lower end of the lever over the rearwardly rojecting end of the arm e", connected to t e universal bar, and thus locks the universal bar and escapement from action, or locks the line, as. it is technically termed. By raising the rack bar until the margin stop N clears the center stop, the `spring' 11,5 will move the center stop back to lts normal position, and then by permitting the rack bar to resume its normal osition in mesh with the feed pinion, the line may be continued until the carriage reaches the end of its travel, if so desired. When the center stop N2 returns to the normal position, above mentioned, it will rest under the margin stop N and as the actuating spring h5 for the rack bar is ,stronger than the stop actuating spring n, the center stop will be `depressed by the marginstop into the lower part of the 'openin n4, but as soon as the carriage moves in eiter direction far enough for the margin stop to clear the center stop, the vlatter will return to its normal elevation. The forwardly rojecting part of the margin stop -N is ma e with an upwardly and outwardly are held from movement longistop. The other margin stop N is preferably made with a similar but oppositely inclined face, so that after this stop has been set for writing on the margin of the paper,

it, will not stop the carriage in its travel to the left.

O represents a main stop for tabulating,

which is adapted to intercept any one of a series of stops P- P which are adjustably placed on the rack bar, and as many of these. adjustable stops may be used as desired. The traveling stops shown are provided with legs which straddle the rack' bar in the notches therein and project upwardly from the rack bar. The main stop O'is so located that the rack bar has to be raised about twice as far when tabulating as for simply releasing the margin stops from `the center stop. This additional movement of the rack bar is made by rocking the line space lever I to a correspondingly greater distance. By

rocking the line space lever the proper distance to release the rackbar from the feed pinion, the carriage can be allowed to move to the left past the first or any desired number of the tabulator stops P yP .and the sel lected stop then caused to engage the main stop O to stop the carriage by giving the line space lever the. necessary additional movement to raise the rack bar tor-the limit of its upward movement; or by simply rocking the line space lever to its limit the first stop P on the rack bar will engage the main stop O. This construction thus provides for either the ordinary column stop, or selective stop systems of tabulating. Itis not so rapid as a selective stop system having a series of separate keys, but it accomplishes the purpose within a space that does not admit of a series of separate stop keys, and it does not require a carriage retarding device, thereby further economizing room.

The main tabulating stop O is rigidly connected to or'formed with a vplate q. which is v secured to the upper end ofthe bracket e5 by 110 screws g', Fig, 14, passing through inclined slots inthe plate. A' spring g2 connected to the plate g and to the bracket acts to retain the stop normally in the elevated position shown. When one of the adjustable tabulat- 115 ing stops strikes the stop Qthe stop plate is moved to the left and downwardly, so that the rackbar will, when the line space lever is released, rengage-the feed pinion before 'the adjustable stop is disengaged from the 1'20 soy mal feeding position. When the rack `bar is raised to release. the carriage a concealed spring swings the bell crank lever upwardly and a tooth on its lower arm enters between two adjacent teeth of the feed pinion and locks the pinion and carriage escapement from movement, so'that when the rack bar is released it will properly engage the feed pinion.

R represents the auxiliary carriage release lever which is pivoted on the left hand end of the carriage and is adapted to engage the rack supporting lever h. for lifting the rack to permit either margin rrstop to pass the center stop. A pin r, Fig. 10, limits the downward movement of the. auxiliary release lever, so that the rack cannot be raised by this lever high enough to cause the adjustable stops P P to engage the tabulating stop O. The auxiliary release lever will ordinarily be used to release the carriage or line lock, and the line spacing lever I will be used for tabulating.

S represents a carriage back setting lever. This lever, see Figs, 5 and '11, is pivoted between its ends to a lug on the under sidel of the rear cross bar of the movable frame.

Alv and its rear end projects loosely into a hole in one end of a bell crank lever s, Fig. 14, which is suitably pivoted on the rear portion ofthe frame A. Acspring s2 around the pivot bearing for this lever acts to yieldingly hold the back setting lever and connected parts in the normal position. s3 is a bar which is pivoted to the upper end of the lever .9 and is provided with a slot s4 near its opposite end through which extends a screw .95. 'which is seated in an upright brackets16 rigidly secured at its lower end tothe rear cross bar of the frame A. The bar 83 is adapted to slide on the screw 85. The bracket s6 is provided with a lateral extension formed with an inclined face, as shownin Fig. 5, adapted to force the inclined end-of the bar s? forwardly when the bar is moved inwardly by actuating the back setting lever. sf is a slide arranged on the bar 83 and retained thereon by the screw 85 and a screw s which passesgthrough a slot 819 in the. slide intoI the bar sa. The slide sa has a forwardly extending tooth at its inner end adapted to enter any one of the stop slots in the rear 'face of the rack 'bar H below the lower ends ofthe margin stops. f

A spring s connecting the slide s? tothe bar sa acts normally to hold the inner end of the shortI slot s in the Slide against thek screw la5, as indicated in Fig. 11. A leaf spring 812 secured to the bracket s6 and bearing at its free upper end against the vfront side ofthe slide ss tends to move the slide rearwardly to `disengage its tooth from the rack bar. Bearing in mind thatthe screw 85 is stationary and that the other screw a9 moves with the bar ast-he action of this device is as follows: The initial depression of the back setting lever moves the inclined inner end of the bar s3 against the inclined face of the bracket s6 and forces the tooth on the slide S8 into the slot of the rack bar which registers therewith, and the continued movement of the back setting lever S, the screw s being then located at the inner end of the long slot s19 in the slide, carries the rack bar and carriage along until both the slide ss and the bar s3 are stopped by the screws S5. The slots limit the movement of the carriage to about one-half .letter spaces, and as soon as this movement takes place the escapement lever G secures the escapement wheel one tooth backward from its former position. As the tooth on the slide ss is straight with a rounded end, it is locked to the rack bar so that it positively prevents the bar from further movement. As soon as the back 'setting lever S is released the spring s2 acts to restore the lever and 'the` bar s to their normal positions, and during the first part of this return movement the spring s pressing rearwardly on the slide se withdraws the tooth from engagement with the rack bar, and as soon as the tooth is clear from the rack bar the spring s1 restores the slide to its normal position. The back setting lever may be actuated as rapidly as des'ired and effects a single space backward movement of the carriage, and only one space movement, for each depression of the lever.

made of uniform width to fit the guide at three points, between and inwardly beyond the three typeor characters, so as to provide proper bearings for the type bars in the guide in the several printing positions of the segment.

The described collapsible construction of the' machine is such that when collapsed the machine is very thin or narrow in one direction. This is very desirable since it enables the machine to be contained in a I iarrow case which can be carried and handled much more conveniently than a wider or thicker case, even of smaller dimensions in other respects.

In the application the various ldevices and parts necessary to make a complet-e Vtypewriting. machine ca able -oi 'performing all of the functions o the modern typewriter have been illustrated and described, in order to show how all of these devices or parts can be arranged and cooperate in a' collapsible machine, andthe preferred construction of the various parts has been 'shown and described. It is not, however, thereby intended to restrict the invention to a machine equipped with all of these parts or devices, nor to the particular construction thereof speciiied. The claims for the relative arrangement of the various parts, whereby the machine can be collapsed into smaller compass, are not intended to be restricted to the described construction of the individual parts. On the other hand, the claims, made for the specific constructions of certain of the parts, are not necessarily limited to the use of these constructions in a collapsible machine.- Novel constructions for various parts of the machine, such for ini stance as key actions, the universal bar arrangement, the linel spacing mechanism, th'e carriage escapemeiit, the ribbon feeding and vibrating mechanisms, the anti-friction carriage guide track, the tabulating mechanism, the carriage back setting mechanism and the line locking mechanism have been described and shown in detail without making-specific claims therefor. But, the right,

is reserved to claim these various features in appropriate divisional applications-` It will be observed that one of the important features of this machine is that during the act of compacting as well as the act of extending the machine the operating elements carried by the movable member are not inverted or otherwise indirectly moved, but on the contrary are at all times maintained in their operative or upright positions; that is to say, while the elements `on each frame member are out of cooperative position with the elements of the other group when the machine is compacted, the elements of both groups are maintained 1n operative or non-inverted position.`

I claim as my invention i 1. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a series of upwardly and rearwardly movable type bars,'a platen, and a carriage therefor, of a stationary frame on which the type bars are mounted, a support for the carriage which is mounted en the stationary frame to move in a substantially upright position substantially directly d ownward to lower the carriage while retaining it upright from an elevated operative position to an inoperative position materially below its operative position. i

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a series of upwardly and rearwardly movable type bars each having a plurality of type, a platen, a carriage therefor,

and means for shifting thetype bars relay tive to the platen for printing different .case characters, of a stationary frame on which the type bars are mounted, a support by which the 'carriage is normally supported in a relatively fixed elevated operative position and which is mounted on the stationary' erative position for collapsing the machine to smaller dimensions.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing instrumentalities, aV

platen, and a carriage therefor, of a stationary frame supporting the printing instrunientalities, a support by which the carriage is normally supported in an elevated operative position above and in rear of the printing instrumentalities and which is mounted on the stationary frame to move downwardly while retaining the carriage substantially upright to lower the carriage from its operative position to an inoperative position in rear of the printing instrumentalities for collapsing the machine to smaller dimensions.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing instruinentalities, a platen, and a carriage therefor, of a stationary frame supporting the printing instrumentalities, a support by which the carriage is normally supported at an elevation above the printing instrumentalities and which is mounted onl the stationary frame to move substantially directly dovwward while retaining the carriage substantially upright to a position to place the carriage in an inoperative position at substantially the same elevation as the printing instrument-alities.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing instrumentalities, a platen, and a carriage therefor, of a stationary frame on which said printing instrumentalities are shiftably mounted for printing different case characters; and a frame which supports saidcarriage and is movable relative to said other frame vto support the platen in an operative position above said printing instrumentalities and to lower the carriage while retaining it upright to an inoperative position in rearof said printing' instrumentalties, substantially as set forth.

riage in an elevated operative position butv is movable to lower the carriagev to an inoperative position in rear of the printing in-" strumentalities, substantially as set forth.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing .instrumentalities, a

platen, and a carriage therefor, of a stationary frame on which said printing instrumentalit-ies are mounted, and a carriage supporting frame which is pivoted to the front portion of said stationary frame and is movable to support the carriage in an elevated operative position and to lower said carriage to an inoperative position, substantially as set forth.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with type bars, key actuating mechanism therefor, a platen and a carriage for the platen, of a stationary frame on which said type bars and their key actuating mechanism are mounted, and a carriage supporting frame which is movably connected to said stationary frame and is movable substantially directly up and down in substantially upright position to support the car-n riage in an elevated operative position and to lower the carriage while retaining it upright to a position in rear of said type bars, su stantially as set forth.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with type bars, key actuating mechanism therefor, a platen and a platen carriage, of a frame on which said key actuating mechanism is mounted, and acarriage supporting frame which is movable substantially directly up and down in substantially upright position to support the carriage in au elevated operative position and to lower the carriage while retaining it upright to an-inoperative position in rear of said key actuating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

10. In a typewriting machine, a two part frame, one `of which parts surrounds and is movable up and down relative to the other, and a platen which is supported by said movable frame part and is movable therewith from an elevated operative position to a lower inoperative position, substantially as set forth.

11. In a typewriting machine, a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part which is connected at its front portion to said stationary part, and a platen which is mounted on the rear portion of said movable part, the rear portion of said movable frame part being movable up and down to support the platen in an elevated operative position and in a lower inoperative position, substantially as set forth.

12. In a typewriting machine, a frame comprising a stationary art and a movable' part which is pivoted its front portion to said stationary part, the rear portion of said movable frame part being movable up and down, and said movable frame part being adapted to surround said stationary part when lowered, and a platen which is supported by the rear portion of said movable frame part, substantially as set forth.

13. In a typewriting machine, a frame comprising two substantially rectangular parts, one of which is pivotally connected at its front portion to the other and is movable up and down relative thereto and is adapted to surround the other frame part when lowered, a platen and a carriage therefor mounted on said movable part, and printing instrumentalities mounted on said other frame part, substantially as set forth.

14. In a typewriting machine, a frame comprising a stationary part and a part which is mounted to move up and down on said stationary part, a platen, and a carriage therefor which are mounted on and movable with said movable frame part while being retained in substantially upright position to and from an elevated operative position for placing the carriage in position for use and for collapsing the machine, and means for rigidly locking said movable frame part from movement with the carriage in its operative position.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a stationary frame and an adjustable normally stationary frame which is adjustable up and down on said stationary frame, type bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationary frame, a platen carriage mounted on and movable with said adjustable frame part while being retained substantially upright from an operative relation to the type bars to a lower inoperative relation, a universal bar which is mounted on said. adjustable frame and moves therewith into and out of operative relation to the type bars, and means operatively connected with and actuated 'by the universal bar.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a stationary frame and an adjustable nbrmally stationary frame which is -adjustable up and down on said stationary frame, t-ype bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationaryframe, a platen carriage mounted on and movable with said adjustable frame part while being retained substantially upright from an operative relation to the type bars to a lower inoperative relation, means for shifting the type bars for printing diiferent case characters, a universal bar whichis mounted on said adjustable frame and moves therewith into and out of operative relation to the type bars, and means operatively connected with and actuated by the universal bar. j

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a stationary frame and an adjustable normally stationary frame which is adjustable up and down on said stationary frame, type bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationary frame, a platen carriage mounted on and movable with said adjustable frame part while being retained substantially upright from an operative relation t-o the type bars to a lower inoperative relation, a universal bar which ated by the type bars and is movable downopposite sides of said wardlyiwith said adjustable frame to an inoperative position in rear of the type bars, and means operatively connected with and actuated by the universal bar.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination `of a stationary frame and an adJustable normally stationary frame which is adjustable up and down on s aid stationary frame, type bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationary frame, a platen carriage mounted on and movable with said adjustable frame part while'being retained substantially upright from anv operative relation to the type bars to a lower inoperative relation, means for shifting the type bars for printing different case characters, a universal bar which is normally supported in position to be actuated by the type bars in the different case printing positions thereof and is movable downwardly with said adjustable frame to an inoperatix'e relation to the type bars, and means operatively connected with and actuated by the Luniversal bar.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two part frame comprising parts pivotally connected at the front end of the machine, one of said parts being stationary and the other movable thereon in a substantially upright arc, a segment supporting a series of type bars mounted on said stationary frame part, and a pair of ribbon spools mounted on the movable frame part in position to pass directly downward beside the type bars at the ends of the segment when the movable frame part is lowered, substantially as set'forth.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination.' of a two part frame comprisinga stationary part anda movable part which are pivotally connected at their front ends,

-the rearend of said movable part being movable up and down relativeto said stationary part, type bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationary frame part, 'a platen carriage mounted on said movable frame part and movable therewith while being retained in substantially upright position from an elevated operative position substantially directly downward to a position in rear of said type bars, and ribbon spools supported by said movable frame part in front of said carriage and at type bars, substantially as set forth.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two part frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part which is movably mounted on said stationary part,

- type bars and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said stationary frame part, aA platen carriage and ribbon spools and a ribbon vibrator mounted on and movable with said movable frame part, said carriage and ribbon vibrator being movable while being retained substantially upright, to positions in rear of said type bars and said ribbon spools being movable to position at opposite sides of said type bars when -said movable frame part is lowered, substantially as set forth. l

22. Ina typewriting machine, the combination of a two part frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part which are pivotally connected at their front ends, type bars mounted on said stationary frame part, a paper carriage and a ribbon vibrator arranged on said movable frame part to move up and down therewith in rear of said type bars while being retained inv substantially upright position, and ribbon spools arranged on said movable frame part to move up and down therewith at opposite sides of said type bars, substantially as set forth.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combipart and a part which is pivotally mounted directly on said stationary part, type bars mounted on said stationary frame part, and a paper carriage and carriage escapement including a universal bar arranged on said pivotally mounted frame part and movable therewith from an elevated operative position to a lower inoperative position relative to said type bars, substantially-as set forth.

25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part pivotally connected at their front ends, type bars mounted on said stationary frame carriage and universal bar mechanism arranged on said movable frame part to move u p and downY therewith relative to said stationary frame part and said type barswhile being retained in substantially upright position. substantially as set forth.

26. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part anda movable part, a platen and platen carriage mounted on said movable frame part and movable therewith from an opera' tive to an inoperative position, and means line space ylever having a part which is movpart, and a paperable from an operative position to a position at a lower elevation, substantially as set forth.

27. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part, a keyboard on said stationary frame part, a platen carriage supported by said movable frame part and movable therewith from an operative to an inoperative positiomand a jointed line space lever for the platen normally extending forwardly from the carriage toward the keyboard and having a front portion adapted to fold 'backwardly toward the carriage to a position at a lower elevation, substantially as setV forth.

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a part which is movable up and down on said stationary part, a platen carriage supported by said movable frame part and movable therewith from an operative to an inoperative position, and spring supporting means for said movable frame part, substantially as set forth.

29. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part, type bars mounted on said stationary part, a platen carriage supported by. said movable frame part and movable therewith from an operative to an inoperative position relative to said type bars, a spring acting to raise and support the movable frame part, and means for locking said movable frame part in its elevated position, substantially as set forth.

30. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part, type bars and a space key mounted on said stationary frame part, a platen carriage and carriage escapement includingIr a universal bar mounted on said movable frame part and movable therewith from an operative to an inoperative position relative to said type bars, and connections between said space key and said universal bar which permit the movement of said carriage to said inoperative position, substantially as set forth.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame comprising a stationary part and a movable part which is movable on said stationary part substantially directly downward from an elevated to a lower position, a keyboard arranged in banks on said stationary frame part, and a platen carriage which is supported by said movable frame part and is movable therewith while being retained in substantially upright position from an operative position at an elevation above the upper bank of keys to an inoperative position at a lower elevation in rear of said keyboard.

32. In a typewriting machine, a two part frame. comprising a stationary part, and a lmovable part mounted thereon, a segment supporting a series of type bars mounted on the stationary part, a universal bar mounted ou the movable frame part in position to be struck by the type bars and adapted to pass downward in rear'of the type bar segment when the movable frame part is lowered to inoperative position.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing instrumentalities, and a platen, of supports for said printing instrumeutalities and for said platen, the latter of which is movable for collapsing the machine, the part that supports the printing iiistrumentalities occupying a position within the other part when the machine is collapsed.

34. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two part frame one of which `parts is stationary and the other movable thereon for moving the platen to and from an operative position, a series of upwardly and rearwardly swinging type bars each having a plurality of type mounted on the stationary frame part and shiftable thereon, a platen mounted on the movable frame part, and a universal bar in fixed relation with the platen that is adapted to intercept the type bars at different points between their ends when the type bars are in different positions.

35. In a typewriting machine, a two part frame comprising a stationary part and a `movable part pivotally connected at their front ends, a series of type bars arranged on the stationary frame part to swing upwardly and rearwardly, a platen and a carriage arranged on the movable frame part to travel transversely thereon, and to drop down in rear of the type bars while being retained in substantially upright position when the movable frame part is moved on its pivot.

3G. In a typewriting machine, a rigid stationary rame, and a rigid movable frame pivotally mounted thereon, and supported thereby, a segment having a series of type bars'arranged on the stationary frame part to swing upwardly and rearwardly, and a transversely movable platen and carriage mounted on the movable frame part, the plane of the segment being inclined to the rear to permit t-he carriage to swing downwardly from its operative position to an in operative position in rear of the Segment.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two-part main frame, each comprising a pair of parallel side plates and a connecting bar, and arranged with the side plates of one partto 4overlap the side plates of the other part, and said parts being always maintained in an upright position.

, 38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two-part main frame, a space key arranged on one part, and a universal bar on the other part of said frame, and

operative connections -between the space key and the universal bar arranged t permit 5 the universal bar to be moved downwardly while maintaining its upright position without interference.

39. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two-part main frame having one part movable relatively to the other, a platen carriage, escapement mechanism, ribbon mechanism including means for v1 brating a ribbon and forfeeding the same lengthwise, and a universal bar all mounted upon one part of the frame, a keyboard mounted upon another part of the frame, and type adapted to be moyed toward the platen carriage'as each key 1s depressed.

40. In a typewritingmachine, the combination of a main frame having relatively movable parts adapted to move one within the other to reduce the cubical dimensions of the machine in one position thereof, a platen carriage, escapement mechanism, ribbon instrumentalities, and a universal bar. all mounted upon one part of .said frame, and a keyboard mounted on another part of said main frame, said keyboard, carriage, escapement mechanism, ribbon insition While in a normal operative position and while the parts are moved relatively to make the machine compact.

4l. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a two. part main frame, each part comprising a pair of parallel side plates and a connecting bar, and arranged' connecting bar, means for pivotin together the side plates near the front o the machine, keys, and printing instrumentalities carried by one part, a platen carriage carried by the other part in the re'ar of the printing instrumentalities, whereby the frame parts may have a relative up and down swinging movement to vplace the platen carriage at the rear of the printing instrumentalities when the machine is in its inoperative position. A 43.'In a typewritin'g machine, the combination of a two-part support having one part movable relatively to the other, a platen carriage escapement mechanism, ribbonr mechanism, including means for vibrating 65 a ribbon and for feeding the samelengthstrumentalities all maintaining upright pol 'maintain their `operative positions.

wise, and a universal bar, all mounted upon one part of the support, a keyboard mounted upon the other part'of the support, and type adapted to be moved vtoward the platen carriage as the keys are depressed.

44. In a typewriting machine, keys, a type bar for each key, a carriage, and means for supporting said carriage at a higher level' than the type bars, said means permitting the carriage to move directly downwardly in the rear of type bars. f

45. In a typewriting machine, thev combination of a twoepart support having one part movable relatively to the other, a platen carriage, an escapement mechanism, and a universal bar all mounted upon one part of the support, a-keyboard mounted upon the other part of the support, and type adapted to be moved toward the platen carriage as the keys are depressed. 85

46. -A compactible typewriting machine, embodying two supporting-members, one

carrying the platen and its associated de-l vices and the other the keys, type bars operable by the keys, said supporting members being so connected as to be relativelymovable to thereby compact or extend the machine by bringing the platen and its asso- Ciated devices closer to or farther from the keys, the two supporting members main# taining the operative elements in their upright positions during the act of compacting as well as extending the machine.

47. A compactible typewriting machine, embodying two supporting members, one carrying the platen and its associated devices and the other the keys and the type bars operable by the keys, said supporting members being so connected as to be relatively movable to thereby compact or extend the machine by bringing the platen and its associated devices closer to or farther from the keys and' type bars, the two supporting members maintaining the upright elements in their operative positions during the act of compacting as well as extending the machine. p f

48. In a compactible typewritingv machine, the combination of a two-part support, one part carrying the platen and its associated devices and the other part the keys and type bars, one of said supportlpartsbeing mov? able into the other to thereby reduce the outside dimensions of the machine when compacted, the construction and arran ement of the devices on each support part eing such that in thus moving the support parts into and out of each other the groups of devices. carried by each support part 49. A compactible typewriting machin embodying two supporting members, one carrying the platen and its associated des vices and the other the keys, type barsoperable by the keys, the upper one of said sup- 130

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