US1386969A - Typewriting-machine - Google Patents

Description

J. A. B. SMITH.

TYPEWRJTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1.- 1919.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I J. A. B. SMITH.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man AUG. 1. 1919.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921;

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1. A. B. SMITH.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. I919.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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JESSE A. B. SMITH, 0F STATHFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDER/WOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, 01 NEVKT YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPE'WBITZNG-MACHINE.

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Application filed August 1, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jesse A. B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State or? Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Typewriting-h/lachines, of which the following is a s ecification.

This invention relates to typewriting machines, and is herein disclosed as applied to an Underwood standard typewriting machine, and as especially adapted to be used in certain systems of typewriter bookkeep Tn some systems of typewriter bookkeeping, including a statement sheet, a record sheet or ledger-sheet and a condensed record-sheet, the condensed record has been made on a narrow strip or web, thus enabling the statement-sheet and the ledgersheet to be manipulated by feed-rolls lying outside or" the margins of the condensed record-strip.

I employ a comparatively narrow statement-sheet and wider condensed recordsheet, but the aforesaid arrangement of feed-rolls does not provide satisfactory conncctions for handling these, it it is desired that the ledger-sheet and record sheet be typed as carbon copies of the statement. Quch a wider strip is advantageous in making a condensed record of the statement items, since the statement usually has a heading of four inches above the first entry of any item, and the space occupied by this heading ma well be eliminated by placing the data. thereon on the margin or" the wide record-strip in a single line opposite the 'i'll'F-jil item of each entry.

The present invention provides mechanism whereby the condensed record may be in the form of a wide web or tally-strip, so supported that it is fed forwardly indeendently of but concomitantly with the other sheets and is adapted to receive in the written line near one margin the name and t number which appear in the headi 0 he statement. The wide strip may *0 Jrhe the statementsheet and receive as carbon copy the amounts and items in that art ot' the line that underlies the statement a the corresponding parts of succeedlines. The present invention also promeans whereby the narrow statementbe rapidly and accurately han- Specification of Letters Patent.

dled. To offset this, there may be provided above the printing point, a guideplate or collating table provided with feed-rolls, the latter adapted to grip a statement-sheet and ledger-sheet and feed said sheets while writing is being done. A separate feed may be providec. for the condensed record, which is shown in the form of a continuous web or strip, and the two feeds are adapted to be actuated by the usual line-space handle, thus making the operation of feeding the sheets seem natural to the typist.

To enable the statement-sheet to be readily alined upon the ledger-sheet, the latter may be wider than the statement-sheet, and may fit closely enough between side gages upon the collating table to be held by them at any adjusted position while the statementsheet is being adjusted over it. WVhen both sheets are adjusted, the feed-rolls at the collating table may be cast on, and then the two sheets will feed together. The headings of statement-sheets and ledger-sheets are usually of such a length that, when the first entry line of either of these is at the printing line, the heading extends up into the bite of the feed-rolls.

In carrying out the present invention, the platen is deprived of its usual line-spacing function, the usual platen feed-rolls being kept in a cast-off condition, the statementsheetand the ledger-sheet being line-spaced independently of the platen by the above noted line-feeding mechanism associated with the collating board above the platen, and the record-sheet or web being linespaccd by the above noted line-spacing mechanism at the rear of the collating board and associated with means for guiding the record sheet or web to and around beneath the platen. The collating board is erected at the front side of the platen, and the side gages thereon constitute means for side gaging the superposed sheets, which may be of different widths. The line-feeding means for the collated sheets may be in the form or rolls forming a feeding couple at the collating board and being releasable to permit the collation and gaging of the sheets and serving, when restored. to clip the sheets in their gaged and collated condition; these rolls being below the side gages, to give access to the sheets for gaging and collating them above the rolls and so as to be effective to clip the gaged and collated sheets,

one of these rolls being mounted toswing forward and downward away from the collating board when released, to provide additional space, so that the upper ends of the superposed sheets may be clearly in sight and easily grasped above this front roll, thereby to facilitate the collation and gaging of these sheets.

The device may be adapted to be attached to the carriage of an ordinary Underwood typewriting machine, thus avoiding the eX pense of a special structure. All that the typist needs to remember is to have the usual feed-rolls cast off.

Other features and advantages will here inafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an Underwood typewriting machine carriage, partly broken away, and showing my invention as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same, largely diagrammatic, and with some parts broken away to show the underlying structure.

F a: is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing a section taken near the center.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic skeleton perspective view, showing the relationship of the various sheets and strips.

F G is a front view of part of Fig. l, with the webs or strips removed.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view showing the feed-roll for advancing the statement and record-sheets.

In the usual Underwood typewriting machine, the carriage 10 includes a shift frame ll, which has ends 12 and 13 in which the platen 1 is journaled. For ordinary writ- 'ng purposes, a work-sheet, not shown, may be passed around the platen by being inserted from the rear over the papertable l5 and past the feed-rolls l6 and 17 and up past the usual wingscales 18 to receive type impressions at-the printing point, the rolls in such operations bearing against the platen. The work-sheet thus inserted is adapted to be advanced by actuating the usual linespace handle 19 to turn the line-space wheel 20 by means of the pawl 21 to an amount determined by the setting of the usual lever 22.

To use the machine for the purposes of the present invention, the feed-rolls l6 and 17 are kept cast off, the usual handle 23 being actuated to swing the feed-rolls to the Fig. or Fig. l position for this purpose, and a, ledger-sheet 2 f is inserted over the paper; table 15, and past the cast-off feed-rolls l6 and 17, up in front of the platen outside of a condensed record web 25, and its carbon 26, which will be described later and is adjusted upon the front paper-table 27. The cast-off condition of the platen feed-rolls l6 and l? rovides for the easy and qui insertion of th work-sheets around the piatcn l4 justable left-hand side gage 29, between.

which the sheet is adapted to fit so closely that, when gaged between them, it is detained by them. There is then inserted in the machine outside of the ledger-sheet 24, a statement-sheet 30, which is narrower than the ledger-sheet 2d, and which, together with the carbon sheet 31, inserted at the same time, is guided around under and in front of the ledger-sheet 24c, and is alined against the side gage 28 and gaged so that the first line to be written thereupon coincides with the first line to be written upon the ledgersheet 2 lVhcn tl e two sheets have been thus properly gaged, a handle or finger-piece '1 1s actuated to bring feed-rolls 32ml front of the tabl 27, down upon feed-rolls 33, behind the table, thus clamping the statementsheet and ledger-sheet 2a in their adjusted positions. l n gaging the sheets 24 and 30, it should have been stated that they are passed in front of the table 27, but behind the front feed-rolls 32,

The rear feed-rolls 33 are fast on a shaft 34-, which is journaled in ears 35 projecting rearwardly from the table 27, and are adapted to be driven by the line-space lever 19 by connections which will be shortly described. The front feed-rolls 32 are journaled on a shaft 35, which, in turn, is journaled at each end upon a rock arm 36 fast to the shaft 37, which is pressed by a spring 38 to swing the rolls upwardly and rear-.

'The sha t 37 is journaleu in cars jecting rearwardly from the table 2?, and the spring is anchored in one of the rs and is fast at its other end to an adustable collar 20 having teeth to mesh with teeth upon a collar rl fast to the shaft 37. The connection between the handle or fingerpiece and the rolls includes a shaft- 42 journaled in ears upon the rear of the table 2'7, the shaft being fast to the fingerpiece 31 and having at each end a rock arm 36, the connection being such that the handle or iingerfaiece 31 may throw the links 36 ast dead center and be arrested in this posistop on an it: The iable t to a cross-bar 47. which is held by c: 48 to the upper ends of brackets 49.; luch a e mounted upon the usual end-plates and of the shift-frame by screws 50 irreaded into the usual openings for the screws that hold the cover-plates in place The condensed record web 25, referred to above, is drawn from a spool 51 journaled 'n a rear bracket 52 and passed around the platen together with the narrower carbon 26 which is crawn from a spool also journaled in the bracket 52. Th carbon sheet or web 26 and the condensed record web 25, on rising from the front of the platen, pass behind the table 27, and are carried rearwardly to the winding roll 5%, which is adapted to be driven to wind up the typed portion of the condensed record. For this purpose the winding roll 54 is adapted to be driven by operation of the line-space handle 19. To effect this driving, the slide 55, on which the line-space pawl 21 is pivoted, is connected at its rear end by a link 56 to a pawl 57 adapted to drive a ratchet wheel The link 56 is connected to the slide by being pivoted to the usual pin 59 on which the usual returning spring 60 draws, with the result that every time the line-space lev r 19 is actuated, the pawl 57 drives the ratchet 58, because the pawl is pivoted, not only to the link 56, but also to a plate 61, journaled upon ashaft 62 to which the ratchet wheel 58 is fast, said shaft extending transversely of the carriage and journaled in the brackets 4-9. To enable the shaft 62 to drive the winding spool and the feed-rolls 33, there is splined upon it a pinion 63, which normally meshes with a pinion (it fast upon the axle 65 of the winding spool, and also meshes with a pinion 66 fast upon the shaft or axle of the feed-rolls 33. ft is therefore to be noted that line-spacing driving connections ramify from the shaft 62 to the fee l-rolls and to the winding roll 54. It follows that every time the line-space lever 1.9 is actuated, the slide 55 draws upon the pawl 57, thereby turning the winding spool and the feed-rolls 33, to line-space the record-web 25 concomitantly with the linespacing' of the ledger-sheet 24 and statement sheet 30. The teeth of the ratchet 58 are preferably so arranged that each actuation of the line-space lever turns the ratchet either one tooth or an aliquot number of teeth. On the return stroke of the line-space handle, the pawl 57, which is held in position by its spring 67, clicks idly over the ratchet teeth It will be observed from Figs. 1 and 3 that the pinions or gears 63, 64 and 66 are so proportioned that when the winding spool 54: is empty, its periphery is driven at the peripheral speed of the feed-rolls 33. To permit the spool 54; to slip on its axle 65, as the web and carbon are wound up thereon, the spool is not fast to its axle, but is connected thereto by a friction spring 68, which is adapted to permit suflicient slipping; to avoid smudgin of the carbons if they cling 21: to the sheets as they pass around the platen. To enable the leading edges of the web 25 and carbon record web 26 to be attached readily to the winding; spool 54, there may be provided means of any desired or usual. type, herein shown as a slot 69, to grip and hold the ends to the roll.

To disconnect the winding-spool 54: from the line-spacing device, thereby to provide for unwinding and removing the ty, ed record-web 25 from the winding; spool and for rewinding the carbon-strip 26 on the spool 5:23, the pinion 63 is adapted to be shifted out of mesh with the pinion 64. This may be effected by shoving to the left the push rod 71, which is slidable in the sides so that its left-hand end will strike the flat face of the pinion 63 and slide it to the left against the tension of the spring 71, whirh normally holds its hub 71" against one of the bracket faces 52. In order to prevent the rolls 51 and from unwindin too rapidly, there are provided springs 76 to friotionally but yieldingly hold them.

The rolls 51, 53 and 5% are carried in the swinging; bracket having sides in which their shafts 72, 73 and 65, respectively, are supported, the bra ket sides themselves being journaled on the shaft 62, to which the ratchet is fast. To support the rear ends of the brackets 52, there are provided cars 74:, forming:- ti -shaped opening in each of the sides said openings adapted to rest upon the shaft 72, which, in turn. rests in openings in the brackets 49. The openinn-s 75 are too small at their upper ends to permit the shaft 72 to pass through. but the shaft is flattened at each end at 76, so that, when turned to the proper angle, it may freely pass through the openings 75.

The spool or roll 51 which accommodates the record-sheet is wide enough between its flanges 77 to accommodate a record-sheet extending ronsiderably to the left of the lefthand edge of the ledger-sheet 2 thus enl .2 the number of the account and its name to be inserted upon its margin to show to what account the entry belongs. The spool is of such a width between its flanges 79- that it accommodates a carbon sheet or strip of the width of the ledgersheet 24-. Both the roll 53 and the roll are provided with means, herein shown as slots 69, to hold the ends of the webs to be wound thereon. ordinarily, in this class of work, new spools are not used, but a strip of record-sheet is wound upon the spool F1 a length of carbon web is wound upon the spool 53, both of suilicient length to accommodate a convenient amount or work, and then severed, and the end is led around the platen. The two webs 25 and 26 are advantageously wound upon the same winding-spool, as herein shown, the web 25 proout beyond the carbon web 26. For convenience in winding the carbon, the spool is fast upon its shaft 73, and the shaft is adapted to be turned in its bearings by a rip lithand extension 80 having a knurled surface.

Inasmuch as the platen 14 may play the part of an idler when used for the purpose of the present invention, the usual line-space (lo-tent 31 may be thrown to ineffective position by ctuating the usual finger-piece 82 to make it ineffective, as seen in Fig. 3. The roll paper-fingers 83 may also be left idle when the device is used for the purpose of the present invention. This permits the platen to revolve with the web 25, if the latter bears with sufficient friction upon the platen.

It will be observed that the feed-rolls 32 and 33 drive the work-sheets 2a and 30 along a substantially straight stretch, with the result that there is no creeping of the outer sheet upon the inner.

The gages 23 and 29 are advantageously quite resilient, and may be formed with the front portions 79 extending down over the IQGY-ijzlblc nearly to the feed-rolls 32, and may be held in place by resilient hooks 84 which overlap and lie behind the top of the taljile It has been found that if these gages are properly constructed, they will hold a ledger-sheet, such as is commonly used in this kind of work, of a width as great as nine inches.

The side 28 and 29 carried by the collating board 27, which is erected at the front side of the platen 14, constitute means for side gaging the super aosed work-sheets, such as the statement-sheet 30 and the ledgershoct 2%, which may be of different widths, and both of which may be narrower than the record-web 25, as shown in the drawings, The feeding couple formed by the rolls 32 and 33 is located below the side gages 28 and 29 so that the front sheets 24 and 30 may be manipulated. above these rolls to gage and collate them, and in order that the feedrolls 32 and 33 may clip the gaged and collated sheets to hold them firmly in place for typing thereon. It is to be noted that the arms 36 are pivotally mounted in such manner as to swing the forward feedrolls 32 both forwardly and downwar lly when these rolls are cast off, so as to move them completely out of the way, thereby further facilitating the gaging and collating operation. It is also to be noted that the rolls 32 and 33 serve the double purpose of clipping or holding the collated sheets 24 and 30, together with the interleaved carbon-sheet 31, and of line-feeding these sheets. In view of the fact that, according to the present invention, the. collated sheets are line-fed at the collating board 27 by the feed-rolls 32 and 33 independently of the platen 14, obviously, it is not essential that these collated sheets shall pass around the platen, but they could be short work-sheets extending at their lowen margins below the printing line but not even necessarily extending into the bite of the lower front feed-rolls 17. Such short sheets may be held at their bottom margins by the wing-scales 18. The record-sheet or web 25 is guided to and around beneath the platen 14 by its hereinbefore described supporting means, but is line-spaced independently of the platen by the hereinbefore described line-spacing mechanism associated with the guiding means for this record-sheet.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the iivention, and portions of the improvements be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a front-strike typewriting machine,

the combination with a platen and a worksheet-feeding device above the platen, of a line-space device for driving said feeding device, a web roll, a carbon strip roll, and a winding roll for the web, connected to be driven by the line-space device.

2. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and releasable feed-rolls above the platen for feeding a work-sheet passed around the platen, of a line-space device for driving said feed-rolls, a web roll, a carbon strip roll, and a winding roll for the web, connected to be driven by the linespace device.

In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen for adjusting a work-sheet, a feedroll behind said table, a line-space device for driving said feed-roll, a releasable feedroll in front of the table for holding the work-sheet against the first feed-roll, a web roll, a carbon roll, and a winding roll for the web connected to be driven by the line-space device.

4;. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen for adjusting a worL-sheet, a feedroll behind said table, a line-space device for driving said feed roll, a releasable feedroll in front of the table for holding the work-sheet against the first feed-roll, a web roll, a carbon roll, a winding roll for the web connected to be driven by the line-space device, and means effective to disconnectthe winding roll from the line-space device at will.

b. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of an. adjusting table above the platen, a line-space device, a feed-roll at said table connected to be driven by said device and adapted to feed a work-sheet, and independent means carrying a web and carbon strip behind said table and connected to be driven by said device to feed the web and strip.

6. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen, feed-rolls at the table for holding a work-sheet gaged upon the table, a linespace device, and means for driving said rolls by said device to advance the worksheet.

7. in front-strike typowriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen, teedo'olls at the table for holding a worksheet gagged upon the table, a linespace device, means for c vine said rolls by said device to advance the work-sheet, a web forming a record-sheet adapted to pass clear of said iced-rolls, and means for line-spacing said web by said device.

8. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination wit i a carriage comprising a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen, means for holding a work-sheet adjusted upon the table, means for advanc ng a web, and a line-space device for advancing said work-sheet by said holding means, and said web by said advancing means.

i). in a irontstrike typewriting machine, the combination with a car .Iage comprising a platen, of a collating table above the platen, winding roll behind the platen adapted to draw upon a web behind the table, means for holding work-sheets upon the collating table, and a line-space lever adapted to advance the web and the worksheets.

10. in a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of a collating table for work-sheets above the platen. a bracket behind the table, means upon said bracket to carry a lQGOZ't web and a carbon web passed around the platen behind the table, and a line-space lever tor driving the webs and work-sheets.

11. in a front-strike t aewritinp; machine, the combination with a carriage comprisir a platen, of a collating table work-sheets above the platen, bracket behind the table, means upon said bracket to carry a record web and a carbon web passed around the platen behind the table, a i .dnp device for said webs, teed-rolls for aid wo sheets, linespacc lover, a ratchet driven by said lever, a pinion for said winding; device, a pinion for said feed-rolls, and means for driving said pinions by said ratchet.

12. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of a collating table for work-sheets above the platen, a bracket behind the table, means upon said bracket to carry a record web and a carbon web passed around the platen behind the table, a winding device for said webs, feed-rolls for said worksheets, a line-space lever, a ratchet driven by said lever, a pinion for said winding device, a pinion for said feed-rolls, and a pinion normally meshing with the first pinions and connected to be driven by the ratchet, but adapted to be shifted out of mesh to enable the winding device to be rotated independently of the ratchet.

18. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprisinga platen, of a collating table above the platen, a bracket behind the table, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a wide record web, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a narrower carbon web, a windin e: spool. upon said bracket behind said table, adapted to draw on both webs. means for "feeding work-sheets upon the table, and a line-space lever adapted to turn said windinn spool and drive said feeding means.

15 In a tront strike t vpewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of a collating table above the platen, a bracket behind the table, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a wide record web, a spool upon said bracket adapt ed to carry a narrower carbon web, a windingspool upon said bracket behind said table, adapted to draw on both webs, means for feeding a work-sheet upon the table, a line-space device to turn said winding spool and drive said feeding means thereby to feed the webs and the work-sheet simultaneouslv, and means for disconnecting the winding spool from the line-space device to enable the webs to be unwound from the winding spool.

15. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen, of a collatingtable for work-sheets above the platen, a bracket behind the table, a spool upon said bra ket adapted to carry a wide record web, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a narrower carbon web, a .dinp; spool. upon. said bracket behind said table, adapted to draw on both webs, a pinion or driving the webs and worksheets, a lir space lever adapted to turn said pinion,

, means for malpng said pinion ineffec- 16 In a front-strike typewriting, machine, the combination with a carriage comprising a platen. of a collating table for work-sheets above the platen. a bracket behind the table, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a wide record web, a spool upon said bracket adapted to carry a narrower carbon web, a winding spool upon said bracket behind said table, adapted to draw on both webs, feed rolls at the table for feeding the work-sheets, and a line-space lever connected to turn said winding spool and said feed-rolls.

17. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a worksheet-feeding device above the platen, of a line-space device for driving said feeding device, and a winding rool for a web connected to be driven by the line-space device. L l 3 a line-space device for driving said feed-roll; 13

a releasable feed-roll in front of the table for holding the work-sheet against the first feed-roll, and a winding roll for a web connected to be driven by the line-space device;-

19. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen,.of a worksheet-feeding device above the platen, a second work-sheet-feeding device at the rear of the first, and a line-spacing device having connections ramifying to the two said worksheet-feeding devices for driving the same.

20. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen for adjusting a work-sheet, feed-rolls at the table for linefeeding the work-sheet adjusted on the table, a winding roll for a web at the rear of said table, and a linespace device having driving connections ramifying to said feed-rolls and to said winding roll for thereby linespacing the web concomitantly with the linespacing of the work-sheet on the table.

21. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of an adjusting table above the platen upon which a work-sheet passed around the platen may be adjusted, feed-rolls at the vtable for linespacing the said work-sheet, a winding roll at the rear of the table for a web passed around the platen and thence to said winding roll, a line-spacing device for the platen including a line-space handle, means for depriving the platen of its line-spacing function, and line-spacing driving connections from said line-space handle to said feed-rolls and to said winding roll for linespacing the web on the winding roll concomitantly with the line-spacing of the work-sheet by the feedrolls.

22. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a collating table at the delivery side thereof, a worksheet line-spacing mechanism associated with the collating table, by which line-spacing mechanism the collated sheets are feedable independently of the platen, means for guiding a second work-sheet to the platen. and a line-spacing mechanism associated with said guiding means.

23. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a collating table at the delivery side thereof, a worksheet-line-spacing mechanism associated with the collating table, by which line-spacing mechanism the collated sheets are feedable independently of the platen, a winding roll for a web at the rear of the collating table,

and a line-space mechanism for said winding roll.

24. A front-strike typewriting machine comprising a cylindrical platen, a collating board erected at the front side of the platen and provided with means for side gaging superposed sheets of different widths, rolls forming a feeding couple above the platen at said collating board, said rolls releasable to permit the collation of the sheets, and serving when restored to clip the collated sheets, and line-spacing mechanism connected to said rolls to drive the same, by which line-spacing mechanism the collated sheets are feedable independently of the platen 25. A front-strike typewriting machine comprising a cylindrical platen, a collating board. erected at the front side of the platen and provided with means for side gaging superposed sheets of different widths, rolls forming a feeding couple above the platen at said collating board, said rolls releasable to permit the collation of the sheets, and serving when restored to clip the collated sheets, said rolls being located below said side gaging means to give access to the sheets for gaging and collating them above said rolls and to permit the gaged and collated sheets to be clipped by said rolls, and linespacing mechanism connected to said rolls to drive the same, by which line-spacing mechanism the collated sheets are feedable independently of the platen.

26. A front-strike typewriting machine comprising a cylindrical platen, a collating board erected at the front side of the platen and provided with means for side gaging superposed sheets of different widths, rolls forming a feeding couple above the platen at said collating boa rd. said rolls releasable to permit the collation of the sheets, and serving when restored to clip the collated sheets, said rolls being located below said side Wing means to give access to the sheets for gaging and collating them above said rolls and to permit the to be clipped by said rolls, one of said rolls being swingable forwardly and downwardly from said collating boardwhen released to expose and give access to said superposed sheets above said released rolls to facilitate the and collating of said sheets, and line-spacing mechanism connected to said rolls to drive the same, by which line-spacing mechanism-the collated sheets are feedable independently of the platen.

JESSE A. B. SMITH.

WVitnesses EDITHVB. LIBBEY, CATHERINE A. NEWELL.

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