US1749550A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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, March 4, 1930. J. A. E SMITH TYPEWRITINQ MACHINE led June so. 192'! 3 SheetsSheet 1 March 4, 1930. J. A. B. SMITH 1,749,550

TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed June so. 1927 s Shets-Sheet 2 March 4, 1930. .1. A. a. sum-1 'nrmnmcmourns Filed June so, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES iaaassc PATENT GFFECE JESSE A. B SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDEBWOOD ELLIOTT FISHER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE the clamps are released and both TYPEWRITIN G MACHINE Application filed June 30,

This invention relates generally to improvements in web-manifolding typewriting machines, such as disclosed in the patent to Wernery & Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915.

Some oflices require that two kinds of records be made of usual check-vouchers employed in paying certain expenses. One record usually consists of a set of record-forms for'each check-voucher, each form having a carbon-copied thereon all matter typed on a check-voucher, includin the name and the address of the payee. he other record is usually a plurality of record-sheets, each bearing a carbon-copy of a line of special record-data on each check-voucher.

, It is an object of this invention to provide means for preparing the above-noted kinds of records of check-vouchers in a typewriting machine in an eflicient manner while typing the original check-voucher. It is a further object to provide means for making a plurality of records, in condensed form, of the special record-data typed on the checkvouchers.

In carrying out my invention, an Underwood typewriting machine of the Wernery- Smith type is provided with two separately movable carbon-carriers running on the same track, one behind the other. The forward carbon-carrier holds carbons interleaved between the plies of a main web bearing a successionof check-voucher-forms, and the rear carbon-carrier holds carbons interleaved between the plies of a condensed record-web.

The leading ends of all the carbons are evenly disposed above the printing line for typing the line of special record-data on the leading check-voucher, and this line is manifolded on all the plies of both webs. After line-spacing both webs ahead one or more line-spaces as usual and then unlocking the platen and raising it a small" amount, clamps mounted on the usual platen-displacing frame are operated to grip the condensed record-web against a usual paper-table to hold it stationary while the operator pulls the typed line on the main web ahead to a web collating position. The platen is then looked down again webs are fed 1927. Serial No. 202,631.

rearwardly a predetermined amount by a condensing handle mechanism, which will bring the second line of writing on the checkvoucher to the printing line and carry the leading edges of the carbons of the recordweb below the printing line far enough to permit the name and the address of the payee and other matter to be typed on the original check voucher and copied on the check-voucher web-plies without being carbon-copied on the record-web. The condensing handle mechanism may now be operated to rotate the platen'forwardly one line beyond its position be fore being moved rearwardly, which will bring the lines of record-data on the recordweb the desired distance above the printing line for usual condensed record-work. The clamps may now be made effective to grip the record-web again to hold it in position while the carbons are stripped and the first set of check-voucher-forms is severed in the usual way from the body of the check-voucherweb. The clamps are then released and the succeeding check-voucher typed.

A feature of the present invention resides in arranging the usual control lever for looking down the platen with a single notch having cam-faceseffective for raising the platen a small amount to release the check-voucherweb from the grip of the platen and the lower feed-rolls preparatory to moving the web ahead.

Another feature resides in the provision of a lateral blade normally held away from the usual paper-table and swingable rearwardlyv adjacent the paper-table for use both as a check-voucher collating-gage and a cutting-off knife;

Still another feature resides in the orgamzation of parts for collating one work-Web relatively to the other, including two separatel movable carbon-carriers, the recordweb olding clamps, and the means for concomitantl unlocking and raising the platen.

Other eatures and advantages wil hereinafter appear. a

In the according drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view, front to rear, through an Underwood typewriting machine, embodying my invention,

I I the check-.voucher web has been advanced, the record web being held stationary by the the p aten returne to advancing the check-voucher web sep-: 3 arately.

.Figure 3 is aIdiag'rammatic view, showing the relative positionsof the workewebs after clamps. 1

Figure-4; teammate-sew, showing the carbonsoi the record-web moved to aninefiective position below thefgrinting line by operation of the condensin mg. v

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view, showing the record-webvcar ons advanced above the printing line after the typing of the checkvoucher-form has been completed.

sitioned forreceiving the second line oftyptwo work-webs straightened out in carbonstrip'ping position, the check-voucher-web being pulled ahead to its cutting-off gage with the clamps still disposed in effective position. g

,Fi re 7.is a diagrammatic view, showing tion and the cutting-ofi' knife moved rearwardly to efiective cutting-off p0siti0n,,the

carbons of both webs being left even and inposition for copying the line of record-data on the next succeeding check-voucher-form on all the plies of both webs.

Figure 8 is a partial front diagrammatic view of the record-web in position around the platenwith the overlyingcheck-voucherweb disposed intermediate the sides of the record-web. v i

Figure 9 is a partial'top view of the typewriti'ng. machine. shown'in Figure 1, certain partsbeing shown broken away and others in section to better illustrate the construction of the machine. 1 c

In 'awell-manifolding typewriting machine of the Wernery-Smith type, a type 10 may be' swung" by instrumentalities, not shofwniup against a platen 11 having a' shaft 12'journaled i'na platen-displacing frame 13,

pivotallymounted in a carriage l4. Feed rolls 15 and 161m supported by said carriage for engagement against the platen. A rear paper-table 17 may have a forwardly-extend- 1ng apron 18. A. rearwardly-extendmg track,

- Helmond,

I andle mech- 'anism. Thecheck-voucher-we isshown p0" The clamps are shown in eflective position again. I Figure 6' 1s a diagrammatic view, showingto normal typing posiwhose functions willappear hereinafter, includes two rails 19,which are supported at their forward ends by a bracket 20, fastened to the carriage, and which are supported at their rear ends-for lateral movement-on in'- strumentalitiels," not shown. The parts described sofar may be, in generah'similar to v hose disclosed in thepatent to William Ei 'No. 1,572,139, dated Februaryfi, I 1926. a a

g 1 Two carboncarriers 21and 22 are mount-7 ed on the rails lfl'andare separately movable toward andifiom the;platen, and may have the usualiadjustable, paired Sid guides 23 .and2 v respectively. The vfront carbon-carv rier 21, may fhave v, an operating arm 25, and 9 the carbon-carrier22 may have'an operating arm 26. extending forwardly along the arm 25, a short'distan'ce" to the, left of the latter, H

which arrangement of the arms permits con-t 1 venient movement ofgfe'ither carbon carrier I independentlyof the other, jf The', carbon-can riers are provided withusual carbon-holding blades I T f a lv In one use of my invention,ytheuforward 0 carrier ,21 holds carbons 30 interleaved 'be,- tween plies 31 of a main multiple-ply-web Av whose top plymay have printed thereon a succession of check voucher-forms 32 such as 1 are commonly used by municipal gOYGIIlfr-b ments in paying debts incurredv by the musf nicipalitiesj The lower plies of the webgA fl may bear printed forms corresponding to the, check-voucher-forms 32 and'disposed thereunder to'form sets in a usual way. 32 will have a line 33 of record-data charac-' ters, which it is desired to manifold on the underlying plies of web A, by carbons 30, and manifolded on each of a plurality of lies 34 of a multiple-ply condensed record we B, by means of carbons 35held by the carbon-- carrier 22 in interleaved relation with the: plies 34, one of the carbons 35 usually being disposed for manifolding' the typedmatter on the first or outer ply of the condensed no record-web. The name and the address'of the payee, and other informationrelative to the purpose of the check-voucher. typed on each top'lply check-voucher 32, in lines36, 3'11 and 38 igure 8) may be manifolded on all of the plies 31 of the main" web A by means of the carbons 30. It will-be understood, as the description proceeds, that onlythe mate ter t edin line 33 on the ori 'nal check-1? vouc er is ordinarily'manifolde onfthe con-t 2o "densed record-webB'. i

conveniently pas i lcheck vouchenweb A from a source'of'fsu (not shown) the 'ear o fthety writ.

mg. machine past the carrier} 22 to "i; 6 1 car rier 21}, the bladesf27rofthe carrier '22 may. be elevated-abovetlie level of those ofthe ear rier 21 in a way, disclosedinmy prior, Patent,"

, No. 1,600,254, dated September21, 1926, and, the web belowv the blades 27 ofthe no A form rear carrier. This construction also holds the condensed record web B above the main Web A at the rear of the platen and permits the web A to be moved along the web-course between the rails 19 relative to the web ll,

'without rubbing against the latter.

ent No. 1,642,248 dated September 13, 1927),

are disposed a short distance above the printing line for gripping the sides of the recordweb 13 which extend out beyond the checkvoucher-web' A a ainst' a usual collating paper-table 43. T is clamps 42 are mounted for lateral adjustment on a laterally-disposed rock-shaft 44 journaled in forwardly projecting downwardly-inclined members of the platen-displaceable frame ,13, which is pivotall mounted on axle-pins 46 held in forwar ly projecting side frame-members 47 of the platen-carriage 14. Laterally-disposed worksheet-grip ing ends 48 of the clamps 42 are covered wit rubber and are normally held, by means to be presently to be described, a short distance in front of the papcr-table 43211; the delivery side of the platen against the pull of a spring 50, which has one end fastened to a pin 51 in the left side of the platen-displacing frame 13, and the other vend to a pm 52m va heel 53 ofia latch-plate 54 fastened on the rock-shaft 44 by means of asst-screw 55 in a'hub 56 fast to the latch plate. The shaft 44 is held against lateral displacement in the platen-displacing frame 13 y disposing the latch-plate 54 against the 4 inner surface of the letter at the left side "to a hub 60 loosel mounted upon the shaft 44. Each'hub is old a aiust lateral movement awa from the a jacent clamp by a collar 61 astened on the shaft. To keep a cutting blade 62 of the knife 58 far enough away from the table 43 that an operative may easily view, and also manipulate the check-voucher-web, in away to be presently described, a. spring 63 is coiled around the shaft 44' between each arm 59 and the adjacent clamp 42. Each spring is woundto have one and hook over the adjacent clamp and the other end to hook under the adjacent arm' and has initial tension to normally swing the knife 58 counterclockwise against a stopin 64 in the right-hand side of the platen-- isplacing frame 13. The springs 63 and also the spring 50 tend to swing the clamps 42 clockwise against the paper-tablev 43. This tendency is normally resisted by a tooth 65 of the latch-plate 54 engaging a heel 66 on the forward side of a latch-piece 67. which is pivoted on a pin 88 fast to the platen-displacing frame below the heel 66. The latch-piece 67 has a finger-piece 69 disposed adjacent a finger-piece 70 on a usual control-lever 71 provided, for locking the platen-displacing frame 13 down.

In the present invention, a novel feature is embodied in the control-lever 71 by providing a cam-like edge 7 2 on the lower side of a locking notch 73 which engages around a usual pin 74 in the platen-displacing frame 13. The cam-like edge (Figure 1) is eccentric to the axis of the lever and, as said lever is swung rearwardly on' a usual laterally-disposed rock-shaft 75, the edge 72 cams the pin 74 upwardly and raises the platen 11 a small amount to withdraw the latter from engagement with the feed-rolls 15.and 18' The rock-shaft 75 is journaled in the sides of the carriage 14 and carries adjacent the right side of the carriage a latch-piece 76, which may have a notch like that in the lever 71 for engaging a lateral pin 77 fast in the right side of the platen-displacin frame 13. By this construction both ends or the platen are lifted evenly from the feed- rolls 15 and 16 by pushing the lever 71 rearwardly asmall amount. The rearward movement of the lever 71 is arrested by the rod 41 before the forward end of the cam-edge 72 passes from under the in 74. A spring 7 8 normally urges the lever 1 and the latch-piece 76 into engagement with the pins 74 and 77,-respectrvely, the upper edge of the notch cumming said pins downwardly to establish a webfeeding tension for the platen against the feed-rolls. The platen 11 may be rotated by means including a usual finger-wheel'SO and a usual line-spacing mechanism, not shown,

which rotating devices operatively connect with the platenshaft 12 through usual gearwheels 81, 82 and 8 3.

As will appear hereinafter, it is advantageousto equip the present typewriting ma chine with web-collating'means including a 4 platen-rotating device 85, which may be in general like that disclosed in the patent to F. L. Morgan, No. 1,280,274, dated October 1, 1918, and mayiinclude'a/gear 86 fast on a usual outer extension87 "of the platen-shaft 12, an operatingle'vcr 88 loosely mounted on the shaft-extension, and a drive pawl 89 for operatively connecting said crankand said gear-wheel.

According to one method of using the typewriting machine embodying the present invention, the carbon-interleaved condensed record-web B is passed from the rear of the platen while the latter is disposed in the Figure 6 position, and its leading edges are drawn forward along the paper-table 43 a short distance past the clamps 42, the carbons 35 being disposed in their rearmost positions.

The carbons 30 interleaved between the plies of the main or check-voucher-web A may next be positioned to bring them even with the record-sheet-carbons 35.

To quickly position both sets of carbons, a usual stop 89 may be fastened on the righthandrail 19 at a point to bring the leading edges of the carbons 35 slightly above the printing line when the rear carbon-carrier 22 is pushed back against the stop and the platen lowered. The carbon 30 may be made long enough to come even with the carbons 35. when the carbon-carrier 21 is pushed back against carbon-carrier 22. The line 33 may be collated a short distance behind the leading edges of the carbons so that when the platen is lowered against the feed- rolls 15 and 16, the line 33 will be aligned to the typing position.

The side ed es of the condenser record-web may pass un er side plates 90 fastened adjacent each end of the platen to the platen-displacing frame 13, the plates being curved substantially parallel with the periphery of the platen to be effective for holding the record'- web thereagainst. The lower ends of the side plates 90 may be formed with athroat 91 to facilitate passing the record-web under them.

To guide the record-web laterally over the paper-table 43, a side guide 92 is fastened on a bar 93, which is fixed on a usual crossframe 94 between the sides of the platen displacing frame and extends therefrom upwardly in the rear of the paper-table 43. A

cutting-off gage in the form of a cross-rod 95 is fastened to the top of the bar 93 and to the top of a usual u wardly-extending gage-bar 96, which may be fastened to the cross-frame 94 at the right of the bar 93. Another side age 97 is mounted at the left end of the rod of the bar'93 in position to permit the lefthand guide 40 to extend upwardly past the plane of the paper-table 43. The right-hand side guide 40 may also extend up past the plane of the collating table, and the pair of guides 40 will be effective for controlling the record-web B at both the receiving and the delivery side of the platen. After collating the check-voucher-web A, the position of the leading edge of the first oheck-voucher-form 32 will be determined by the depth of a space 99 usually provided above the line 33. After typing record-data in line 33, the platen 11 may be line-spaced ahead one or more linespaces, as will be determined b the spacing desired between the lines on t e condensed record-web B, and the fin er-piece69 will be pushed rearwardly an the clamps 42 95. A section 98 is cut out will become effective to grip the record-web against the paper-table 43. The operator will now press the knife 58 rearwardly, preferably with the thumb of her left hand, until the cutting edge of the blade is disposed a short distance from the table 43. At the same time, the operator can conveniently press the finger-piece 70 rearwardly with the indexfinger of her left hand, asindicated in Figure 3. In certain cases, as when a ,chec voucher-form 32 is short, it may be desirable to press the finger-piece 70 rearwardly before moving the knife adjacent the papertable 43. Usually the leading edge of a check-voucher will come above the blade. Operation of the finger-piece 70 raises the platen 11 from the feed- rolls 15 and 16, and the operator will now grip the leading end of the main or check-voucher web and draw it upwardly along the paper-table until the typed line 33 aligns with or slightly above the cutting edge of the blade 62. The recordweb B will be held stationary'by the camps 42 during advancement of the superposed check-voucher-web A. The blade 62 and the lever 71 will now be released and the platen will be lowered to normal position and both work-webs will be gripped between the platen and the feed- rolls 15 and 16. The latchpiece 67 will be swung forward, and, in a way described in the above-noted application of Kurowski, will be effective to raise the clamps 42 and latch them in their released or ineffective positions. The carbons 30 are now positioned in advance of the carbons 35, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 3.

It is re uired to type data such as a name the latter from the printing line. The preferred way of doing this in the present in vention is to feed the record-web Bandits carbons together rearwardly by rotationf'of the platen 11. Means for doing this quickly. include the lever 88 of the condensing device 85, which may be moved forwardly against an adjustable stop-pin 99", which can be set to make the condensing device effective to recollate both work-webs A and-B rearwardly at one operation so asto bring line ,36 to the printing point, as indicated by'the intermediate arrow in Figure 4. Atthe same time, the leading edges of'the carbons 35 of' the record-web are brought a distance below the printing line, greater than the distance between lines 36 and 38. Also, the line of characters carbon-copied on the record-web, when line 33 was typed, is moved rearwardly adjacent the leading edges of the carbons 35 to a position indicated by the lowest arrow in Figure 4. The data to appear in line 36 will now be typed, which will be manifolded on the underlymg plies of the check-voucherweb A, whose carbons 30 extend up past the rinting line and this data will not be maniolded on the record-web B. The carbons will be advanced toward the printing line as the platen is line-spaced to bring lines 37 and 38 to the printing point, but the distance between lines 36 and 38 is less than the distance of the leading edges of the carbons 35 below the printing point, as shown in Figure 4, and, therefore, the data typed in the lowest line 38 will not be carbon-copied on the record-web B.

As will be understood fromthe abovenoted patent to Morgan, the lever 88 is movedrearwardly as the platen 11 is line-spaced fortyping lines37 and 38 and when the lastnamed line is typed, the operator will push the lever 88 to the extreme rearward limit of its throw, as indicated by the broken off dotted position in F1gure 5, which operation will rotate the platen 11 ahead and the last line of characters, which were manifolded onthe record-web B, will be advanced one or more line-spaces above the printing point, as indicated by the lowest arrow in Figure 5, The other four arrows, taken in succession from the top down, shown in Figure 5, indicate the positions of the lines 33, 36, 37 and 38, respectively, on the top-ply of the checkvoucher-web The clamps 42 will now be operated to grip the condensed record-web B and the platendisplacing frame will be' unlocked and swung forwardly in the usual way to the Figure 6 position. The leading edges of the checkvoucher-web will be grasped and pulled forwardly to the cut-01f age 95, and the arm 25 pushed rearwardly, w ich moves both carboncarriers 21 and 22 rearwardly until the latter strikes the stop 89 on' the right-hand rail 19, the carbons on both carriers being-stripped or shifted to new positions between their respective web-plies. In the rearmost position of each carbon-carrier, the leading ends of both' setszpfcai bons 30 and 35 will be aligned, as sh'ownin Figure 6, at a point which will bring them slightly ahead of the printing line of the platen when the latter is swung rearwardly and locked in normal typing position. The knife 58 may now be swung forward until integral stop-fingers 103 at each side of the knife engage against the papertable 43 and the typed set of forms can be severed from the main web A. Theclamps 42'may now be released, and the line 33 on the check-voucher-web A typed and manifolded on the plies of the record-web B a line-space distance below the last entry there on. r

In certain cases, the record-web may be much wider than the check-voucher-web and by means of such arrangement, data may be typed on the record-web which it is not de sired to have appear on the check-vouchers.

It will be seen that the invention is adapted for-manifolding upon a repetition of forms upon an outer work-web, and also manifolding upon a condensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which are typed upon said outer work-web; that a plurality of carbon-carriers travel with the carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line u on the outer web can be typed and manifolded upon all the web-plies, and then a release ma be efiected between the platen and its fee rolls, to ermit the outer web to be advanced indepen ently of the innerweb; and that at this time means ma beset to hold the inner web stationary uringt'such. independent advance of the outer web,and the extent of the advance may be gaged. There are also provided a platen-sweep for rotating the platen backwardl after such advance. (after the feed-rolls an platen have been restored to co-operative relation), and a stop for said platen-swee to limit the back stroke of the platen and ring the to web to position for typing the second line t ereon. At the same time the inner web is brought to position below the printing field, so that it will not be manifolded, thereby permitting one or more lines to be typed and line-spaced upon the outer web whi e the inner web remains clear of the typing field. The platen-swee is connected to advance with the platen, and the platen is also advanceable by means of said sweep, to a limited extent. Said inner web-clamp is also effective to, hold the inner web stationary during the platen-displacing and carbon-stripping operation, and a final or tearing-ofi'. gage is provided to which the outer web is drawn at the carbon-stripping operation. Said advance aging means is in the form of a blade mova 1e to position for tearing ofi the typed form of tle web so finally gaged, leaving both webs in position for typing the first line on the next form. The means to gage the extent of independent intermediate advance of the outer web is settable to eflt'ective position from normal ineffective position, and serves also as the web-severing blade.

Va iations may be resorted to within the scopJof the invention, and rtions of the improvements' may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a carbon-stripping web-manifolding typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, a platen around which may be fed a mu tiple-ply record-web and an outer, narrower multiple-ply work-web printed with a succession 0 forms, each form bearing space for name and address, said outer work-web being disposed intermediate the side edges of said record-web, a rear extension for said carriage including a track, two separately-mov- I able carbon-carriers on said track, one disposed behind the other for holding carbons interle aved between the plies of said recordfposing said clamps in ineffective positions,

and reverse feeding mechanism effective for feeding, at one operation, both of said webs and their carbons rearw'ardly a predetermined amount to bring the carbons of said record-web below the printing line and the first line of said address to the printing line preparatory. to typing said address and thereafter severm said form.

2. In a car on-stripping web-manifolding typewriting machine, in combination, a platen-displacin frame, a platen in said frame around whic may be fed anoutermultipleply work-web interleaved with carbons and overlying a wider multiple-ply carbon-inter leaved record-web intermediate the-side edges of the latter, said outer work-webnhaving forms printed thereon, each having'afspace for an address, typing instrumentalities, lower feed-rolls engaging a'gainstsaid platen, means for raising said frame a limited amount to releas'e the'gri of said feed-rolls on said webs, a pa er-ta is at the delivery side of saidplatemtwoclamps eflectivefor gripping the nside edges-of said record-web againstsaid table .whiles'aid frame is .in a raised position and permitting movement, of said outer work-web around saidplatenrelative to said record-web, a gage for positioning said address-space above ahe carbons ofsaid record-web, and'm'ech'anisrn for feedin both. work-webs rearwardlyrapredetermined distance at one operation-to, bring the carbons of said record-web below the sprinting line preparatory to, typing said-1nd "which it is riot desiredtohaveicopied on said recordwegp,

3. In a typewriting machine,.in;combination, a plat en-disl acingframe-carryingl'a platen, said frame aving forward] =-pro ectingmembers" at each side,ga [aper-ta lesupported on said said platen, a"

frame at the elivery side 10 laterally-disposed rock-shaft journaled in said forwardlyrojecting members, two clampsfast on said rock-shaft forg'ripping a record-web against said table, two arms loosely mounted on said shaft, onesadjacent each chine bindthe platen and w weblinhiifoidin artoaaspps l vsai feed-rolls toreleasethe web." 7 7. In a web-manifolding'typewriting Inaof said clamps and dis osed inwardly therefrom, a blade fastene onthe ends of said, arms for cutting off typed sections of a workweb overlying said record-web, and means for normally holding said blade at short distancein front of said table,said means including two springs wound around said rock-shaft, one spring being disposed between one of said arms and the adjacent clamp, one end of each spring being fastened to the adjacent clampand the other end'fastened to the adjacent v blade-supporting arm, the springs having inisaid springs being increased-thereby.

' 5. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination witha carriage, a dis-.

placeable frame ivoted' at the front of said carriage, feed-r0 ls on said carriage, and a platen in said framebearin'g'down upon'said eed-rollsfor web-feeding, of platen dis lacing means mounted onisaid carriage or a rearward movement to "forcibly raise said platen from said feed-rolls to release the web, said means being also efiective, in a forward,

movement thereof, to re-lock said" frame, and

hold the platen and feed-rolls in web-feeding enga ement. r

6. a web-manifolding typewriting mathe combination with a carriage having forwardly extending vside elements, a displaceable frame pivoted on said forwardly-extending elements, feed-rolls on said carriage and a platen in said frame 7 aring upon said feed-rolls for web-feeding,

of means for forcibly vibratin said frame I either up or down to control the ceding of the web, including lateral pins'jiln-the displace-- able frame, and latching, means pivotally mounted in said carriage ;to engage each pin, each latch havinga single notch whose upper V edge is disposed toiengage over-its pin, to

gether, and whose lower edge engages under its in to forcibly separate said platenandl' feedingrolls" to- Z chine, the combination with a carriage, hav;

ing a displ aceable'frame pivoted at the front of said carriage,- and feed-rolls on. said'carriage, a platen injsaid frame normally engaging said feed-rolls for feeding the web, of means for raising said platen evenly from said feed-rolls to arrest the feeding of the web, including a lateral pin in each side of said frame, a rock-shaft on said carriage at the rear of the platen, a release handle having its lower. end fast to said rock-shaft adjacent one side of said frame, and an arm fast to said shaft at the opposite side of said frame, said handle and arm having duplicate notches in their edges adjacent said shaft, the lower edges of said notches being formed with cam-faces for engaging under the pins of said frame, to lift the frame and platen free of the feed-rolls, stop means for said handle to prevent said cam-faces from being moved out of the range of said pins, and a spring for holding the notches and pins in engagement.

8. Ina web-manifolding typewriting machine having a carriage, and a displaceable platen-frame, and a locking means for said frame, including an upright handle and an arm having their lower ends secured to a shaft rockably mounted on said carria e to engage and disengage with parts 0 the frame, said handle and arm each having a single notch in the edge thereof, to form opposing cam-faces, one of the cam-faces operative to engage and draw the frame down and the other cam-faces operative to engage the same parts of the frame and lift the platen and frame upward. v

9. Ina web-manifolding typewritin ma chine, the combination of a carriage, a p atendisplacing frame, a platen around which two separate multiple-ply Work-webs of different widths may be passed, both webs belng lnterleaved with carbons, the wider Work-web being disposed next to the platen to serve. as a record-web and extending out on both sides from the overlying narrower web, a track in the rear of said platen and movable laterally therewith, two separately-movable carboncarriers on said track, one ahead of the other,

the rear carbon-carrier holding the carbons interleaved between the plies of said recordweb and the forward'carrier holding the carbons interleaved between the pliesof the outer work-web, a forwardly-swinging paper-table on said platen-dis lacing frame at the delivery side of said p aten, clamps effective for gripping the exposed side edges of said wider work-web against sa d table when said platen is in normal typmg position or in its raised carbon-strippmg position, typing instrumentalitles for typing a line 0 record-data on both of, said webs, means for raising said platen off the feed-rolls of said machine to permit said outer work-web to p .be advanced around sa1d platen, said clamps being effective to hold said innerwo'rk-webs i stationary during the advance of said outer work-sheet, a gage for said outer work-web consisting of a mfe which 15 also effective for severing a typed section from said outer work-web, means for releaslng sa1d clamps, and a mechanism for reversely feeding both of said work-webs together rearwardly a predetermined distance whereby the leading edges of the inner work-web-carbons will be disposed below the rinting line and said outer work-web will e brought to position at the printing point for having data typed thereon, which will not be carbon-copied on the inner work-web, said reverse-feeding mechanism being also effective to advance said work-webs together to bring said line of record-data on said inner work-Web one line above the printing line, whereby additional record-data typed on a second form or section of said outer web may be carbon-copied on said inner work-Webin a condensed form.

10. In a web-manifolding carbon-stripping typewriting machine, the combination with a platen-frame having thereon a displaceable frame carrying a platen, a carriage for said platen-frame, an a rearwardly-inclined paper-table supported on said displaceable frame at the delivery side of said platen, of a laterally-disposed blade for severing a typed section from a work-web fed around said platen, including two arms pivotally mounted upon said displaceable frame andv supporting the blade on their outer ends, springs urging said blade away from said table, a stop on the displaceable frame for normally holding said blade against the action of said springs, said blade to be manually pressed downwardly to its web-severing position at the paper-table, and stop means at each end of the blade to engage the papertable for a web-clearing space under the cutting blade.

11. In a carbon-stripping web-manifolding typewritin machine, the combination with a carria e, aving a dls'placeable frame carrying a p aten, a aper-table on said frame at the delivery si e of said platen, said frame having downwardly-inclined forwardly-projecting arms, and a shaft in the lower ends of said arms, of a pair of arms swin able on said shaft, a knife-blade joining the rec ends of said arms to form a bail, said bail being swingable rearwardly to' bring said knifeblade to a position adjacent said table for severing the ty ed section of a work-web from the main ody thereof, a stopin on.

f norma l pressing said bail against said stopon the blade to engage the pin an a sto d determine the cutting posipa-per-table an tion of the blade.

12. In a carbon-stripping web-manifolding typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, a aten-dis lacing frame, a platen around w 'ch may e fed two separate workwebs interleaved with carbons, including a multiple-ply record-web and a narrower multiple-ply check-voucher-web overlylng sald record-web and disposed intermediate the sides thereof, feed-rolls gripping said workwebs against the underside of said platen, a rear carriage-extension including a track movable laterally with said. carriage, two

.table on said platen-displacing frame disposed at the delivery side of said platen and swingable forwardly to substantially horizontal carbon-stripping position, two clamps mounted onsaid platen-displacing plane for gripping said record-web against said table, said'clamps being effective in all positions of said table, rearwardly displaceable instrumentalities efiective for raising said platen a limited amount 03 said feed-rolls to permit a space for a name and an address on the leading check-voucher to be pulled ahead to a gage by the operators hand, said record-web being held stationary by said clam s, the different elevations of thecarbon-hol ing blades in the two carbon-carriers being eiiective to reduce the friction resulting from the forward movement of said check-voucher-web relative to said record-web, a pivoted knifeblade movable rearwardly to a position for gaging the advance of said leading checkvoucher, means normally holding said knifeblade at a distance from said table when not being used to keep it out of the way of the operators hand when grasping the leading ends oi the check-voucher-web, means for releasing said clamps, and mechanism for reversely feeding both of said work-webs a predetermined distance around said platen to bring the leading ends of the record-webcarbons below the printing line, whereby other data typed on the leading check-vouch er will not be carbon-copied on said recordweb,'said reverse feeding mechanism being also eiiective when returned to normal osition to feed both of said work-webs a cad sufliciently to bring the record-data carboncopied on said work-web above the printing line, said knife-blade being efiective upon movement forwardly against said table for severing a typed set of typed check-voucher forms from the body of said check-voucherweb after. the carbons interleaved therewith have been shifted to a succeeding set of checkvoucher-torms.

13. ln a device of the class described, in

combination, a displaceable platen around means'for holding the record-web stationary I in any position of said platen, said means permitting movement of said outer work-web, and a knife pivotally mounted in front of said platen and swingable to a position for severing typed sections of said outer Workweb at a point above said holding means.

14. In a web-manitolding typewriting machine, a platen around which may be fed a composite web interleaved with carbons, a carriage, a platen-displacing frame mounted in said carriage, a paper-table at the delivery side of said platen, and a cutting-oil knife for said web pivotally mounted in said platen-displacing frame, said lmife being normally held in a forward position and movable rearwardly to the cutting off position adjacent said paper-table, said knife having elements for spacing its cutting edge a short distance away from said table.

15. In a web locating and manifolding ma chine having types, a revoluble platen and line-spacing means, the combination of a carbon-holder for the main web, a separate carhon-holder for a condensed record-web, a weblocating table at the delivery side of the platen, said platen, togeth'er with said table, being displaceable for straightening out the webs preparatory to stripping the carbons, a carbon-stripping gage being provided on said table and being displaceable therewith for gaging the leading end of the web at the stripping operation, said condensed record-web being advanced by said line-spacing means preparatory to said carbon-stripping operation, means for clamping the condensed record-web to the table to hold it stationary during a subsequent independent advance of the main web; said clamping means being outside of the field of the condensed record-carbons to leave them movable, and a gage upon said table for locating the leading end of the independently advanced main web relatively to the condensed record-web. v

16. In a Web locating and manifolding machine having types, a revoluble platen and line-spacing means, the combination of a carhon-holder for the main web, a separate carhon-holder for a condensed record-web, a

platen, said platen, together with said table, being displaceable for straightening out the webs preparatory to stripping the carbons, a carbon-stripping gage being provided on said table and being displaceable therewith for gaging the leading end of the web at the stripping operation, said condensed record-web being advanced by said line-spacing means preparatory to said carbon-stripping operation, means for clamping the condensed record-web to the table to hold it stationary during a subsequent independent advance of the main web; said clamping means being outside of the field of the condensed record-carbons to leave them movable, a gage upon said table for locating the leading end of the inde pendently advanced main web relatively to the condensed record-web, and means for rotating the platen backwardly to restore the advanced main web to the desired typing position, and at the'same time to remove the condensed record-web from the typing field.

17. In a web-manifolding machine having types and a revoluble platen, displaceable for straightening out the webs preparatory to stripping the carbons, the combination of a carbon-holder for a main web, an independent carbon-holder for a condensed record web, a collating table for both webs mounted at the delivery side of the platen and having a side edge gage, a gage for the leading edge of the main web, means for severing the main web when so gaged, said end gage and severing means being so positioned that the first untyped form on the main web is left in correct position to type the first line thereon, a platen-rotator connectible with the platen, means for connecting said rotator to said platen to rotate the same backwardly until the condensed record web is withdrawn from the printing field on the platen, and also including a stop for said rotator to limit such withdrawal, the platen having releasable paper-feeding means which, when released, permit the main web to be pulled up over the stationary condensed record web, a releasable clamp being provided for detaining the condensed' record web while the main web is being pulled thereover, a gage whereby the independent advance of the main web may be determined, said stop arresting the rotator and platen when the condensedrecord carbons have been withdrawn from the printing field, and line-spacing mechanism for the platen,said rotator being advanced with the platen by means of said line-spacing mechanism while t in is being done upon the main web and omitte from the condensed record web, said rotator being capable, after the conclusion of such typing and line feeding, of advancing the platen sufiiciently to bring the condensed record web to position to type a line thereon beneath its previously typed line.

18. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of forms upon a workweb and also manifolding upon a condensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web,

including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality of carbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line upon the outer web can be typed and manifolded u on all the web-plies, means to effect release tween the platen and the feed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web, means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independent advance of the outer web, and means to gage the extent of independent advance of the outer web.

19. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of forms upon a workweb and also manifolding upon a condensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web, including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality of carbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line upon the outer web can be typed and manifolded upon all the web-plies, means to effect release between the platen and the feed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web, means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independent advance of the outer web, means to gage the extent of independent advance of the outer web, a platen-sweep for rotating the platen backwardly after such advance when the feed-rolls and platen have been restored to co-operative relation, a stop for said platen-sweep to limit the back stroke of the platen and bring the top web to position for typing the second line thereon, and the inner web to position below the printing field, so that it will not be manifolded, thereby permitting one or more lines to be typed upon the outer web while the inner web remains clear of the typing field, said platensweep connected to advance with the platen, and the platen being also advanceable by said. sweep, and means for limiting the extent to which the platen-sweep advances the platen.

20. A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of forms upon a workweb and alsomanifolding upon a condensed record-web only a selected" portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-web, including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality of carbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line upon the outer web. can be typed and manifolded upon all the web-plies, means to efiect release between the platen and the feed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web, a clamp settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independent advance of the outer web, and means to gage the extent of independent advance of the outer web, said platen being mounted for displacement to straighten out the webs preparatory to stripping the carbons, said inner web-clam being also effective to hold the inner web stationary during the carbonstrippin operation, a tearing-0E ga e being provide to which the outer web is rawn at the carbon-stripping operation, said advance Ell hill

gaging means in the term of a blade movable to position for tearing 0d the typed form ot the web so gaged, leaving both webs in position for typing the first line on the next torn],

21, A typewriting machine for manifolding upon a repetition of forms upon a workweb and also manitolding upon a condensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which are typed upon said work-Web, including a carriage having a platen and feed-rolls, a plurality of oarboncarriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line upon the outer web can be typed and nianifolded upon all the web-plies, means to eilcct release between the platen and the feed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently of the inner web, a clamp settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independent advance of the outer web, means to gage the extent of independent advance of the outer web, a platen-sweep for rotating the platen backwardly after such advance when the feed-rolls and platen have been restored to co-operative relation, a stop for said platensweep to limit the back stroke of the platen and bring the top web to position for typing the second line thereon, and theinner web to position below the printing field, so that it will not be manifolded, thereby permitting one or more lines to be typed upon the outerweb while the inner web remains clear of the typing field, said platen-sweep connected to advance with the platen, and the platen being also advanceable by said sweep, and means for limiting the extent to which the platen-sweep advances the platen, said platen ing upon a repetition of forms upon a, workweb and also manifolding upon acondensed record-web only a selected portion of the lines which are t ed upon said work-web,

including a carriage having a platen and teed-rolls, a plurality of carbon-carriers traveling with said carriage, one for each web, whereby the top line upon the outer web can be typed and monifolded upon all the web-plies, means to effect release between the platen and the feed-rolls to permit the outer web to be advanced independently [of the inner web, means settable to hold the inner web stationary during such independent advance of the outer web, and means'to gage the extent of independent advance of the outer web, said gaging means set'table to efiective position from normal inefiective position, and severing also as a web-severing 70 blade, 7

- JESSE A. B. SMITH,

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