US1397188A - Calculating-machine - Google Patents

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BEST AVA J. C. WAHL.

cALcuLATlN MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1912.

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Patented NOV. 15, 1921.

BEST Awm CGP l. C. WAHL.

, C ALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION min JUNE 6,1912.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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I. C. WAHL.

CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1912.

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BEST VLELE CGP J. C. WAHL.

CLCULATING MACHlNE.

APPLICATION man JUNE e, 1912'.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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www@ 11 Jl L C. WAHL CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Juni 6.1912.

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mnesses UNITED "STATES JOHN C. WAHL, OF CHICAGO, ILIiI-NOIS,

PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNLIENTS, TO

REMINGTON ACCOUNTING 'MACHINE CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

cALcuLATIivG-MACHINE.

' Application filed June 6,

x To 'all 'whom t may concern: Be it 'known thatI, JOHN() Ghicago, in the county of Cook Tand. tate cation.

vMy inventionlis an impr lating machines.'

It has for its o invention is a machine that-will be able to adda-nd subtract numbers' placed upon a sheet of paper whether in vertical, that is columnar, or in horizontal, that1s linear,

arrangement, or in both.- vAnotherpart of myinvention is the construction of a machine that will be able to calculate'simultaneously, the totals of various `columns of numbers and will simultaneously calculate the grand total of said totals. i

The invention is illustrate ings forming part of the application. Of such drawings Figure 1 shows a front elevation of the calculating machine and of a portion of the typewriter whereonv it is i mounted. The covers are shown so as to give a picture of the parts as viewed by thev operator.

Fig. 2 is another elevation of the same parts and differs from Fig. 1 principally in the fact that the covers have been removed. It does not show all of the parts as that would be unnecessary.

F ig. 3 is a plan of the top of the actuator and immediately beneath the totalizer. i

Figs. 4 and 5 are front elevations show ing some of the parts in their various operating positions. Y y

Fig. 6 is an end elevation taken along the plane 6 6 of F ig. 1. Similarly Figs. T and 8 are respectively taken along the planes 7-7 and 8 8 of `Fig. 1. A

The calculating machine described in this application may be considered an extension- Specification of Letters -Patent. i Patented NOV Wanna citizen of thexUnited States, residan at* oit-Illinois, -have -invented -certainnew and. useful f Improvements Calculating-Mw' chines, of .which the following is a spec1-,- @vement in calcai-v bjea the" @distraction of a. machine .which will beable.jto calculateY 1912. serial No. 702,053. i

For-1 the understandin of this invention it is. suiiicient to recall t at in the machineas at present on the market, there is mountedlupon the framing-1, of the typewriter," an. actuator 2,'which is Fconnected by means off links 3.to ,the numeral key levers 100 of thetypewriter.` The depressing` of any ofv the key. levers and consequent operating of thisconnectingflink 3, results, by a mecha--l nism .described .1in said patent, in thev'vibratingfLOf-a digit shaft 4,'to an amount dependent upon-and corresponding to the valueof'the numeral key depressed' Thedepressing of any of the key'levers 100 results also in the operating of a universal rock shaft, 5. y By the coperation of the digit shaft 4,7and the rocktshaft 5, there isgiven to the sector 6, which is mounted. thereon, a movement about to be described. The sector 6 is mounted upon the digit shaftl 4 so las to rotate therewith, but is also able to swing about an axis which is perpendicular to the axis of the shaft 4. Normally the sector 6 stands in an inclined non-operating position as shown in the figures. By the operation of the rock shaft 5 the Vsector is first brought into an active position with its plane perpendicular to the axis of the. digit shaft 4, and is then given its move-4 ment, after the completion of which itis again brought to its nonactive position. During the return of the parts to their normal positions the sector occupies its non- A active position and thus does not reverse the action that it produced during its vibrating in its forward movement. l

The rock shaft 5, the digit shaft 4, the master dog 15 and other parts of my present machine may be variously constructed and connected as far as my present invention is concerned. Suitable mechanism coperating with these parts is shown in my Patent No. 893,? 19 hereinbefore referred to; also in a later patent of mine No. 1,148,732 dated August 3, 1915, more refined mechanism is shown, and suitable mechanism is'shown in other patents. In short, this part of the Tabl calculating machine is well known in the art.

Coperating with the sector 6 in its active position are a direct gear 7 and a reverse gear S. The three gears, namely the sector'v 6, the direct gear 7 and the reverse gear 8, rotate about parallel axes. The direct gear .Y 7 and the reverse gear 8 are always in mesh with each other. To produce addition the direct 'gear 7 is located in a place where the sector 6 will mesh therein during it-s advance or operating stroke. The reverse gear 8 is withdrawn to prevent interference.v To produce subtraction it is the reverse gear 8 that is'placed in mesh with the sector and the direct gear 7 that is withdrawn to prevent interference. This is accomplished by providing both the direct gear and the reverse gear with a lever 9, which cooperates with agroove in each one of them. The lever 9 is fulcrumed at 10 in the framing of the machine.. The reverse gear 8 is provided with a long shaft 11, which extends to the left'and at'its extreme end coperates with the helic'ally shaped cam slot, 12. The latter is operated by a handle 13, which forms one piece with the cam. By the proper locating of said handle 13, it is evident that either the direct gear or the reverse gear may be jplaeed in a position to coperate with the sector 6, during its operating stroke asmay be desired.

Splined upon the shaft whereon the direct gear 7 is mounted is the master gear 14. The direct gear 7 and the master gear 14 thereforealways rotate an equal amount in the same-direction. Coperating with the mastergear 14 is a master dog 15. The latter is .moved 'through the proper intermediate mechanism which is operated by the rock shaft 5.

The master gear and master dog may cooperate with the totalizer gea-rs and totalizer chain disconnectors, as described in said Patent No. 893,719 or in my Patent No. 893,718, dated July 21, 1908. The totalizer shown in the drawings, however, has the outline of the totalizers that were being manufactured for the market at the time when the present application was filed and the con struction of which can be understood from the patent to Goldberg 1,099,497, dated June 9, 1914. Said Goldberg patent also describes certain mechanism for computing numbers not written in the decimal system but those features of said patent are not shown in the vpresent case. The totalizer base 16, is

-mounted upon the totalizer bar 17. The latter is supported in the framework of the machine and connected to the carriage 18, ofthe typewriter, so as to move in unison therewith. The totalizer gears and totalizer disconnectors are therefore carried .Seriate/1i through the master gear and master dog.v during the operation of the machine. All th'e above mechanism is old.

To accomplish the results desired it was decided to be advisable to practically reproduce 'and place on the side another master couple, that is another master gear and `another master dog, to cooperate with another totalizer. Moreover for convenience the latter'totalizer has been made stationary and not movable as with the totalizers coperating with the master gear 14 To offset'the stationariness of the Vside totalizen 19, its cooperating master gear vand master dog were made movable relatively thereto. In order toV distinguish-clearly the master gear and master dog, which cooperate with the stationary totalizer, from the master gear and master dog which coperate with the totalizers mounted upon the totalizer bar and which travel iny unison with the carriage of the typewriter, lthel :former will be `called universal and the latter columnar. The side totalizen'the side 'master gear 'and the'side master d og will therefore be the universal totalizer, universal master gearand the universal'fmaster dog. The others will be the columnar totalizer, the columnar mastergear and the columnanm'aster dog. VThe reason why the word universal has been-adopted for the side totalizer is because it will be evident from Vthe further description that it may be used universally, that is with numbers located on any portion Aof the paper. Furthenbecause of the construction of this machine, ,it can be used to obtain the total of numbers located on the paper in column determined bythe position of the totaliz'er 'upon1 said totalizer bar.

There will now be described the mechanism'b'yfmeaisof which the universal master ear obtains its movement.

T e 'directf gear 7 is in mesh with an auxiliary gear 20, which is rotatably mounted upon a stud 21 fastened in the framing (Figs. 2, 4 'and 5). The auxiliarygear 2O thereforealways rotates in a direct-ion dependent upon the rotation of the direct gear 7. Both vrotatably and slidably mounted in the frameworkv of the machine is a shaft 22 which ends at its eXtreme left in a 'stud 23 whereby it is laterally located, and a gear 24 rigidly fastened thereto. Somewhat to the right is another'gear 25 also rigidly fastened thereto. Still farther to the right and at its extreme right portion is a long pinion, 26. The gear 24 is located i'n the immediate vicinity ofthe auxiliary gear 20 and the shaft 22 when brought to a lateral position to mesh said gear 24 and the auxiliary gear 20, will be given a rotation in the same direction as the rotation of the master gear 14. l1`he gear 25 is ylocated in the vicinity of the master gear 14 and when properly laterally located to mesh therewith, the shaft 22 will be given a rotation in the 4opposite direction as said master gear. Said 'shaft 22 is capable of being located in any of three lateral positions which I shall denominate, 1, a similar position, 2, a reverse position, and 3, a nonactive position. To bring it to any of said positions the gear 25 rigidly fastened to the shaft 22 is provided with a hub which has therein "a groove 27 wherein is embraced a roller 28 mounted at the end of one arm -of alever, 29another arm of which is provided with a.spring.30.V The lever is fulcrumed in thepframework at, 31. The vlever 29 is also providedwith a .roller 32. fin examination ofdthendrawing.willshowvthat the tension offthegspringtends constantly to raise the rolleri 32.upward,r andshift the shaft 22 to th8.1ftfif the tensionf of-thcspring would began;lresisted.;themthej shaft would' be lgzbropghttodtsextremeposition to the left, in .saldposition the gear would be in mesh Wi1hthe-master Igear 14. Should the shaft 22h13 removedfromits eXtreme position as byithetdepressingof the'roller. 28, and be libronghlglintogI-its middle position-then the in mesh .with the auxiliaryT gear 2 0@ Should; the shaft 22 be moved .still arthergtothe right and be brought into' its extremegrightfposition then? neither of its 2%gea11sg245 or25.will mesh with its -'coperati ng-.-gea,r,fbut the gean 24willfthen be brought mtogmeshwith; the stationary pin rigidly,{fa,stenedto the iframing. This will cause;thelocking ofsaid .gear and conse- 2%quently,,alsooffthe shaft .22. v

gTh-,rgller-82s not the jonly means by which thefshaft 22; may he located in either ofgitSj threejpositions, Another is' the handl e 34 Whichcoperates with the stud 23 at olthealeft; end ,ot-shaft 22. i The .handle 34 is-p iv9tallg mounted' in the. framing of the machine andvilas connectedzthereto -a tensiongspring. which tends to pull the front partof Seidl-handle downward. This down- 3. i ;,ward `pullis resisted by reason of vsaid handlefengaging Ea' ratchet rod 36. Then said handleel-iis-.moved from its extreme left positionto another position to the right, it pushes-theshaft 22 alongftherewith, hut 4Qritselffncapableof being pushed bach to its priorgposition on :account of the ratchetJv shape-.,fllthe 1od36.The shaft 22 may therefore'be manually located in either oi its two active or in itsnonactive position. 1 5, .As previously stated the shaft 22 is pro- I videdatjts extreme'right end with a loner pih i o n ,26. LAThelatter is longl enough so that th el lateral displacement thereof does not effect the further mechanism and said 5.0Ldisplacementma)v therefore be overlooked. Always 'in mesh with said pinion 26 is the universal master gear 37, slidablyv and rotatahly mounted upon a shaft fastened in thefframework of the machine, best shown 5,5in11` ig. 8. Iheuniversal master gear is adapted to mesh with the -set of totalizer carrying,A gears 39 .rotatably mounted upon a shaft-40 each carrying gear 39 is in mesh with an intermediate idle `gear 4l, which in sturn vis in lmesh with the numeral `gear 42 A4which is provided with a set of numerals upon a cylindrical disk rigidly fastened thereto: Coperating with the carrying gears 39 arel asetof carriable 43: 6 5 .m0ufnted singly=-upon a set of supporting levers 44, which levers'are supportedxupon shafts mounted in the framework. The Construction is similar to that described in connection with the columnar. totalizers .in-the shove cited-patents and Iwilltherefore not.A

be further entered upon.; .'Attention gis here recalled to the fact that prelmnarily tothe rotating ofthe universal master; gear T37 there must he operated4 the lever 44 ,coperating withthecarrying. .geen ,39, y:enmeshedA with said master gear. a c@ The operation of'tlie levers brought. about as follows: It has .previously,.been= mentioned that the ordinary machine ...asl`

placed on: the market andsasilflescribed in,

the patents Ihereinbefore f mentioned, fis iproj?` machine said rockfshaft.; has .f been fprovided .1;

upper end.v The 'flower endgf `:thisfis 2 joined to a plate 47 mg at 48. The plate ,4Z -copfera'tes-ewithz two rollers, 49 and 50, fastened aplate 5111,

which in turn is rigidly; fastenedlt; thjele'ft side of a-rock..shaft :52;gsupported'3gin-.thef

framing. IThe :shaft 52,has extending there-:fl from at its extreme,rightandl tsiextjreme; left, two arms, 5 3, in .whiclrchereisfmountf The latter is supported with itsfulcrum upon thc rock shaft 52 andpembracedbetween the). two Fingers thereof is the rollerv shaft 54. .1t

however located laterally byLthefWalls of the framework, 55.v I t is therefore evident` that when properlylaterally located the uni-- Yersal master dog.. 56, wi l l;beoperated by,Y

the movement of 'theroclrshaft 5- and will therefore operate to disconnect the supporting lever 44, with which it mayat thatv moment he coperating, whichwas above'.

desired.

There will now be described the:mechannisrn by means of which both'the universal master gear 37, and the universal ,master dog are given their proper lateral location simultaneouslyand coperatingly. -The framework 55 is supported at its lower end by the rock` shaft 52 and at its upper-end lgr-f the stationary shaft 57. Rigidly fastened to said framework and extending therefrom tothe rightis a shaft .58 which is provided with rack teeth, 59, which mesh which is pivoted in the framing. `The shaft with a spur gear wheelO, rigidly fastened to the lower end of a vert-ical shaft 6L and Gl is provided at its .upper end with another spur gear wheel 62 of equa-lv size, an d the latter gear wheel meshes at itsvfront .with

the rack teeth 63, of a har 64-vslidably mounted within the framing and carrying exten-,

wall ofv the columnar totalizer.

the operation of the machine wheneverv sion 65 upon which is mounted the master gear 37. It is thus evident that the universal master gear and the universal master dog have an equallateral movement. The

-parts are so shaped that both are brought into cooperation with their parts simultaneously.

The gear wheel 62 meshes at its back with another rack 66v (Fig.l 3), also slidably mounted in `the framing of the machine.

The rack is provided with a tension spring 67, which has one endA fastened to the rack and the other end lfastened to the framing. There is Athus produced a tendency to carry the latter rack, 66, to the right and therefore toA move the universal master gear and master dogconstantly tothe left. The'latter is their normal position.

Thefrack bar 66" is provided at its left with a stud 68,A whereonis p-ivotally mounted a hook'bar 69 (Figs. 3, 4fv and The latter is provided with a leaf spring 70 fastened thereto and whose end rests upon an exten'- sion 7:1' -of the rack bar 66 and the result of whiclris that the hook bar 69 normally as sumes.elevated'positionl The hook bar 69 is provided'with a hook 72 which is adapted to cooperate with an extension 73 formed upon the yback lower lcorner of the right During any totalizer provided with such an eX- tensionpasses over said hook 72 then the latter will be engaged by the former and as theI totalizer moves to the left the hook will be pulled along therewith. Therefore so will also the rack bar 66. Because of the mechanism above described, the result will be that there will also be pulled along, but to the right, and not to the left, both the universal master gear and universal master dog. The operating of the numeral key levers of the typewriter at this moment will therefore result in the operating of the proper sections of the universal totalizer.

'universal master mechanism automatically return to its normal position. Said normal position as above described corresponds to the highest decimal place location. In order to permit said automatic returningthe hook bar 69 is provided toward its middle on its lower edge with a disconnecting incline 7a. As the hook bar is pulled along to the left by any of the columnar totalizers, the incline 74 also travels to the left. Immediately after the units decimal location thereof the incline makes contact with the underside of a fixed disconnecting bracket, 75` fastened to the framing' of the calculating machine. The continued movement of the incline 7 4 therefore causes the hook bar 69 to move downwardly and to retract the hook 72 from the extension 73 of the columosi Armata-riti;

nar totalizer. Immediately thereupon the tension spring 67 becomes effective and returns all the parts operated thereby to their normal or highest placedpositions.

It has previously been mentionedv that the' universal totalizer can be placed inthree conditions by means ofl the handlell', inv

two of which it is active and in the third of which is nonactive. It Vwould` be super-y fluous as well a objectionable topermit the universal master mechanism to reciprocate on account of the travely of the carriage andcolumnar totalizer thereon, whenever said?- of the framing andAi having extending' therev l reaches into afslot 79 formedatf-tl-e'leftlower corner of'aplate-SO, slidably mounted! l' upon the framework by' means of twoiir clined slots 81 which embraceA two studs 82 fastened in the frame work.' The lever 77i' isy also provided with a spring 83- whichl tends continually to move the back endiof said lever toward the right. Because ofthe con-A 1 struction of the 'parts thi'sresults in atend-f ency to move the plate 80 always to itsele'- vated position. Formed in saidI plateSOisY a horizontal slot 84 with two enlarged openings, 85, one at each end of said slotl EX- tending through said slot is a pin 861fastened into the hook bar 69. The parts.V areA so dimensioned that when the plate 80v is'in, its elevated position, the pin 86 is sufficiently high so that the hook 72 is also sufficiently elevated to be encountered and engaged by any extension 73 upon any columnar-totalizer. But when the shaft 2 2 is shifted' to its nonactive position the plate 80 is thereby depressed. Therefore so is' also the pin 8 6 and also the hook 72. The hook will there;- fore be too low to be engaged by any columnar totalizer extension 73 which might pass over it.

It is evident that by the mechanism above described the operator has at its disposal practically two calculating machines, namely the columnar calculating machine and the universal calculating machine. These might l 45 totalizer nonactive.

4"Laet/glee would be supe'riuous to-have said .extension 7B vupon the' columnar 'totalizersas there wouldb'e'no .columna'rtotal desired." For this "case it has'been I found convenient to l replace the columnar totaliaer byl ajdummy total iaer, 90, as shown 'in'FigQfL The dummy totalizer contains no wheelsl but has means of iasteriing it to the' totalizer 'bar and jis provided with'ithe extension "73,' 'It isf/'evi- 4loident that the iordinary columnar ,totaliz'ers and 'the .dummy totalizlers l canrfbe' mounted together upon thetotalizerbar. svlrlowrkmany oi" each and. their arrangement lupon said bar will 'depend'u'pon 'the l "lforr'n'I required,

the universal' totalizer: to 'o'operate the columnar; totalizerfini aj'fcertainpredeterminedmanner; 'Thusv if fajnumberbe entered into' theA first columnar totaliz erA I .l'might 240v be` desired that 'the'` same ,number'l'shall 'enter intozth universal pt'otalizerin thfefsame A'nianne'rg sayv I vadditivelyV i or lsubt'rac'tively- 'in :baur again -irmighi be reqaireg than@ nuinb'er'entering into the 4vcolumna'rr'totaliz'er `2l5 sha-ll enter into thej universal totaliaer reverse: manner, that additively'fin'lthe columnar totalizer then subtractively in .the universal totalizler ,and versa.. in certain cases yitA might be 44desired that the number shall enter into the columnar'ttaliz'er and; not entenat all'uinnthefiiniversal totalizer. Eachfthes'e three :mentioned possibilities canVl be jbrougltabout by the manual adjustment'ofthe handleil But :55 in casev this formis predetenninedhas it sordinarily is'in commerciallho'uses the-manual adjustment i'sfthen 'inconvenient and an automatic mechanism is highly desirable. Such an vautomatic mechanism has been pro- 40 vid'edin thismachine. It consist-sofa three positions the cam 91' accompanyingl the columuar totaliaer is givenits .own proper level. In this partiCul'arcaSe the cam eX tends least downward when the roller is in its highest position, the carniextends more downward to cause thek roller :to assume its middle positioinfand theca'ni cxtlends'most downward to cause tl1e,'roller toassume its lowest position. v,The positioning'vof these ca ms over the roller therefore automatically locates the -roller in the "desired positions thereof and thus automatically brings the universal totalizer" in its various required conditions. A

It has. been Stated that the @am 91 is. asso- "ciated with the columnar totalizeri The actual construction of this association ls'immaterial.v What 1s necessary and suiiiclent is` that the totalizer cooperate with its mas "tcrlmechanisrn simultaneously 'with the cam" "cdperatingfivith the roller.: Purely yfor fconvenie'nce however-'the cam has been fastened 'tothe' totalizer. The placing of the `ftotalizer upon the totalizer bar in any f desired' positionl therefore simultaneously causes th fl'placing'oi' thevcarn in its required operative/position scribed in theaboveme'ntioned patents' there 'found infthe mastermechanism, 1, aj mas- I `terfy`vheel, Imaster. dog, 3, a" stationary' f'baifcoperating with theftotalizer carriable Jgear supporting' arms, AS, an' liner situated Y unimedi'ately, @to thel 'right of theMma-ster rivheel, and` 5, a stationary pointer to indi- "c'ate to thefope'rator: the particular decimal place of" operation yof the totalizer. It is of 'course understood that there are similar jniechanisms provided for theuniversal master mechanism. The yuniversal master mechanism 'therefore contains a moving master Imechanism whichis composed of, 1, a master wheel, 2,'fa master dog, 3, a bar coperatrrith' the .totalizer carriable gear sup- Eporting arms, 1, and a' liner ,situated imme- "diatel'y" to,` the right of the vmaster Wheel,`

and 5, a pointer to'indicate to the operator the .particular decimal place of operation of the totalizer` In' other machines .the master mechanism may, of course, contain elementsy l differing more or lessfrom those enumerated. The totality of parts associated with the master wheel may be called .the master group. It may therefore be. said that the machine is provided with a stationary masterv group and also with a ,reciprocating master group.

ln my pending application Sr. No. 629,308, filed May i3., 1911, there is shown a disconnect handle for preventing the operation o fl t'he rifiaster 'wheel by the lieys, and when thisliandle is moved to disconnecting position it also renders inoperative the means Vfor connecting the. totalizcr intermittently with the carriage. Said application contains claims on this feature broader' than the:

claims in the present case. Said pending application Sr. No. 629,308 also shows cams which travel with the typewriter carriage Aand'which control the functions of the cross footing master wheel with respect to add, subtract andvdisconnect, and said application contains claims on this feature broader than those contained in the present case. -In that application the master Wheel @Ges Het .have

y .the reciprocation of the universal master Wheel ofthe present case 'but is stationary Y With respect to right and left-hand travel.

' ,As Will rbe understoodgfrom Figs. 2 and 8, g'therel is fa. stationary notched bar 101 in the lowelrfpart ofthe auxiliary 4totalizer frame, having anotch corresponding :to each of the V register IWheels 42; and the lower part of fthe master dog56 ,enters one of these notches l ivhen' the :machine Iis, operated, thus alining th'einaster .wheel 37 with' the gear 39 and vlocking the"frame 55 against lateral movement While the, master Wheel is rotating. This ,feature -s not claimed herein, but 1s lzclaimed'ginmy application Sr. No. 156,009,

"iiled -March 42O, 1917 v. ,Havingethus described my invention' I ela-unf .j A 'Y e 1. Infavlcalculating typewriting machine, thecombination'of a paper holding carriage vvtraveling, tofdetermine.a printing point, a f' ation'ary totalizer, a reciprocatable master .,gioup'adapted toucoperate with Said `stationary ,totalizenfa ,set of numeral keys, f-fmechanismoperated said numeral keys ftoudetermfinegthe number inserted: in the stationary zitotaliz'ler by said master group, a r im'iversal alliiemloer,lin said master group, A mechanismf .moving :said universal member A,through v,a constant amount up`on`the opera- A. jinfofan'yf'gofsaid numeral keys, mechanisfm -to .aittacl1 'the reciprocatable master grupto thpaperholding carriage to thus cause 'the said group to travel in synchronism ivith'said carriage, and means todetach the ,reciprocatable `master group from the carriage ata predetermined position.

2.' In a calculating typewriting machine, the combination of a paper holding car- 40'jriage rtraveling to determine al printing point,ia stationary totalizer, a reciprocatable master group includingV a master Wheel and a master dog, said master wheel and master dog being adapted to coperate with said stationaryvtotalizer, a set of numeral keys, mechanism connecting said master Wheel .and said mastei-,dog with said numeral keys, 'said mechanism being adapted upon the depression of any of said numeral keys to 'move said master dog a constant amount and more said master Wheel a differential amount, mechanism.to attach said reciprocatable master group to said paper holding carriageto thus cause said group to travel in synchronism with said carriage, and means to detach the master group from the carriage atfa constant predetermined position. l3. In a calculating typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage travelingto determine a printing point, a totalizer bar 'traveling with said carriage and adapted to lsupport arltraveling columnar totalizer, a ,s'tationary auiiliary totalizer, a set of nuniferal keys, la -reciprocatalole Vmaster group n.5 adapted to cooperate with said stationary tosesi" #emanare ,.talizer, said master group including a differential member and a universal member, a set of numeral keys, means to move said differential member a diiferential amount and said universal member a constant amount upon the operation of any of the numeral keys of said group, an extension on said totalizer bar to engage said master group to thus cause -thelatter totravelin synchro- Vn ism with thev carriage, and means to vdetach saidfreciprocable master group from said eXtensionat aA constant predetermined position thereof.

4. VIn a calculating ty'pewriting machine, the A combinatimI of a carriage traveling to determinea printing point, a totalizer v.bar travelingfwith said ycarriage and adapted to support acolumnar totali'z'er, a columnar :tojtalizermounted on said bar, .a stationary auxiliary totalizerg a reciprocatable masterV group adapted to coperate ywith the stationary totalizer, .said master vlgroup including a master Wheel andmaster dog, a set of 'nu- 'meral keys, means ,to move said master Wheel adierential amount and said master dog a ,constant amount upon the operation of any of said lnumeral keys,'an extension on the l.eolumnarLtotalizer to engage the master groupandthus cause the latter to travel in Vsynchronism 'with the columnar totalizer, andineansfgto 'detach .the said master group from .said totalizerextension .at aconstant -predeterinir'iedposition of said extension.

V5. In a calculating machine thecombination of: a, sector vibrating van amount dependent upon the-.va-lue of the digit; a stationary master gear; a shaft on which said gear isl mounted; Aa reciprocatable master gear; gear connections between the sector and the stationary master ..gear; and means including change gear connections whereby said shaft drives: :said reciprocatable master Vgear in the same direction as said Stationary master gear or in the opposite direction as desired.

.6. In a calculating machine the combina- `tion of: mechanism moving an amount dependent upon the value of the digit; a stationary/"master wheel operated by said digit valuing mechanism; a reciprocatable master Wheel also operated by said digit valuing mechanism; a primary rock shaft operated equally for every digit; -a stationary ymaster dog operated by said primary `rock shaft and cooperating with the'stationary Y master Wheel; a reciprocatable master dog cooperating with the reciprocatable master Wheel and operated by; an auxiliary' rock shaft; and link connections between the primary and auxiliaij7 rock shafts.

7. 'In a Vcalculating machine, the combination of a 4carriage to determine vthe different columns and the various decimal places of each of said columns, a columnar total calculating mechanism, a reciprocating master 130 group, .an auxiliary total calculating mech- A anism 'adapted to be actuated'bjfv said reciprocating'master groupand means to deter- ;mine Whether saidf master group shall be the action or non-action of saidma'ster group ongfsaid auitlliary' total calculating mechanism may be predetermined for any of the `,columns in the travel -o'ff said carriage.

y 1:8. Inl a oalculatin'gmachine', the combination of agcarriage traveling'to determine the different; columns andy the. various decimal places of each of safid columns,a columnar totalicalculating mechani'sm an auxiliary total# calculating-mechanism, capablezof beingY -set` into; either, of three; conditions,- the r'st;condition. causingitzto calculate simi- ,larlk the second-condition 'causing it to calculate reversely to fthe columnar total lcalcula-tingcmechanism and the third condi- Ition causing it notf'to e'alculatef; a-'reciproeatinglilaster group-includinga master Wheel adapted toa'ctuate said auxiliary total'calcu- 'latina'j'mec'hanism and a Vcani .mechanism part of, which, ismounted -on' the carriage for determining inwwhich ofthe. three possible conditions said yEa'uriliartyytotjal calculating machine shall be :put: Wherebjyv a deinite program` of calculating Y., maya' be predetermined for, said f auxiliary total? calculating mechanismf.iforthe differentV columns in\the-run of said carriage. l v a r 9.1-Ina calculating machine the combination of: acarriagetraveling to determine the columnarI positions yof thenumbers and the lvarious decimal places vot said numbers; a calculating mechanism to obtain the totals or" said/numbers; connecting mechanism between thecarriage and the calculating mechanism and normally causing part oi" said calculating .mechanism to reciprocate once for everyvv numberpahandle manuali)-7 placeable in either ofthrce positions in the first of which it causes-the calculating mechanism to be additive7 4inthe-second `subtractive and inthe third nonoperative; and a disconnecting device brought into operationibv said handle when in its -third position and connecting and breaking the connection bctween the calculating vmechanism vand the carriage,- whereby the rendering ot' said calculating .mechanism nonoperative simultaneousl;7 and automatically renders its reciprocatable part non'reciprocating. A

l f l0. In a. calculating machine the combination of :a carriage traveling to deter-mine the columnar. positions ot the numbers and the various decimal places of Said numbers; a calculating mechanism including a part normally reciprocating once Jor everyV number; afconnec'tion between the carriage and the reciprocating part of the calculating mechanism; a cam traveling linvunisonWithsaid carriage and having tWo levels,- an iact-ive level which rendersthe calculating mechanism active,l and-aninactive level-Which :renders the calculating :mechanism inactive; and a disconnecting mechanism brought' into operation by sais cam .in Vits inactive level to break the connection between the carriage vand the-reciprocaaable part ofthe calculat- ,mg mechamsmwhereby the renderin'gofith'e T75 calculating mechanism inactivev simultaneously andautomatically renders vthe'reci'pro'- catable part of* the calculating;imechanism nonreciprocatine. 1 r" in ll; n a calculating machinethe combina- 4.ti on ot i all carriage travelingj to ,determine the columnar positions of thegrmimbersvand the .various decimabplaces ofy ssaidnumbers;

.a `1 calculating mechanism including `a ipart normally reciprocatingfonce for every inumber afconnection between the' carriage andthe reciprocating partof the calculating mechanism; a cam 'having threev levels intheirst of which it renders the 4calculating mechanism additive, in 't-he-y second 'subtractive i andi'. in "the third nonactive; andL af-discorinectm'g mechanism brought into operationqby said cam in' its .inactive 'level :to break I`the connection between the carriage andtheieciprocatable partxof the-'calculating `mechanism whereby f the -`rendering of the calculating mechanism inactive 1 simulta-vneoiisly/l fand automatically renders the reciprocatable part of the `'calculating mechanismf nonre'ciprocating. f T 'Y f1 l2. 'ln a :calculating machinev thel combination oi: a carriage traveling to-determine thc column; a'columnar master mechanism; an auxiliaryY `linear master mechanism;a handle placcable in either oftwopositions, ameljyY an active `position whichv renders 'the auxilia rv 'li near calculating mechanism active, and an inactive positionivhich renders thc auxiliary lineaizcalculating mechanism inactive; cam mechanism part of Which'is mounted on the traveling carriage'said cam having two levels, an active level which renders the auxiliary mechanism active, and an inactive level which renders the auxiliary mechanism inactive; an extension on the "vcling carriage to engage the auxiliary niechanism to thereby. cause it to travel in unison with said carriage; and a removing mechanism for-breaking the connection between the extension and the reciprocatable master mechanism said removing mechanism cooperating with both the vhandle and the cam mechanism and thus causing the reciprocatable auxiliarv master mechanism to be not engaged by the carriage extensionv (N1 ya `'connected @to-said 'irstcarriage and moved 'synchronouslytherewith while so connected; Ya connecting -link mounted on one carriage; a fcoperating adjustable catch mounted on -theother carriage whereby said connection is established; a ytotalizer associated with Eone decimal carriage; a master mechanism for linserting numbers in said totalizer; canicontrolled determining vmeans determining the Yaction'of fsaid master mechanism on said totalizer; and a cam acting on said cam-controlled mechanism, said cam being connected ftosaid Aadjustable catch and simultaneously adjustable therewith.

4i4. `'In a-calcul'atingmachine, the combinaftionfotr-ia decimal carriage; a second 'decima-l carriage-@adapted to be intermittently con- .nected .atoI 'said .first carriage and moved synchronously therewith whileV so connected; a connectinglink 'mounted on Pone carriage; fattalizer rl'lavingfa projecting catch adjust- -ably mounted on the other carriage, said catchvbeing adapted to coperate with said link whereby l'said connection is established as'econd totali'zer vassociated with the other decimal-carriage; a'master mechanism for inserting vnumbers in said second totalizer; cam-controlled determining means determining the action of said master mechanism on said second-totalizer; and a cam mounted on 'said first totalizer and acting on said camcontrolled -mechanism whereby the adjustment of said first totalizer on its carriage will ,simultaneouslyadjust yboth the catch and the cam.

I5. vIn a calculating machine, the combination of a totalizer, a moving carriage, a reciprocating master wheel for said totalizer said Wheel being adapted to be intermittently and repeatedly connected to said moving carriage during a single run thereot' and .thereby enable said totalizer to be brought int-o action in different zones oi' the travel of said carriage, a master wheel adapted to enter numbers into said totalizer, a gear shift device controlling the action ot said master wheel and a set of adjustable cams mounted on said carriage to control the action of said gear shift device.

16. In a calculating machine, the combination of a traveling carriage, a totalizer, a reciprocating master group including a master wheel and a universal member, means to move said master wheel a diitercntial amount and said universal member a. constant amount, a gear shift device to control the action of said master wheel and leave the action ot said universal member unchanged, a set of cams adjustably mounted on'said traveling carriage and means controlled by said cams to control said gear shift device.

17. In a calculating machine, the combination oit a set of digit keys, a traveling carriage, a :computing device, a master Wheel adapted -to insert lnumbers yin said computing device upon the operation of said Ldigit keys, means to reciprocate said master wheel repeatedly relative to said computing device upon a sinnle travel of the carriage, an escapement tor said carriage also operated by said digit keys, a bar traveling synchronously with said carriage, a plurality of cams adjustably mounted onsaid bar, a' follower -coperating'with said adjustable cams anda gear shift device for said'master wheel'controlled by said follower, whereby the action ot said digit keys on said master wheel during a single travel of the carriage may be predetermined for each ofthe reciprocations of said master wheel. f7 f v i8. In a calculatingmachine,thecombination of a set of digit keys, aitraveling carriage, a computing device, a master wheel adapted to insert numbersin said computing device upon the operation of said digit keys, means to reciprocate said master wheel irepeatedly relative to said computing device upon a single travel of the carriagefan escapement for said carriage also operated by said digit keys, a bar traveling synchronously with said carriage,V -a plurality of 'cams mounted on said bar, a follower cooperating with said cams and a'gear'1sh1ft device for said master Wheel controlled by said follower, whereby the action of said digit keys on said-master Wheel during'a single travel of the carriage may be predetermined'for each of the 'reciprocations otl said master wheel. I

19. In a. combined typewriting and calculating machine, the combination with a platen and printing mechanism, one traveling relatively to the other to write numbers in columns; and a totalizer and an actuator, one traveling past the other oncefor each column; oifa bar; a device adjustable along said bar to determine a calculating column, said device having thereon a catch and a cam; means controlled by said catch to cause the relative travel or" said totalizer and actuator for the column determined by said device; and means controlled by Said cam to control the action of said actuator 'as to addition and subtraction.

20. In a combined typewriting and calculating machine7 the combination with a platen and printing mechanism, one travcling relatively to the other to' Write numbers in columns, a columnar totalizer for registering the numbers Written in a column, and an auxiliary totalizer and an actuator therefor, one traveling past the other once for each column; of a catch on said vertical totalizer, means controlled by said catch to cause the relative travel of said auxiliary totalizer and its actuator for the column determined by said vertical totalizer, a cam on said vertical totalizer, and means controlled by said cam to control the action of said auxiliary actuator as to addition and subtraction.

2l. In a calculating machine, the combination of a master wheel, two intermeshing gears, one of which is connected to turn said master wheel, a sector for driving said intermeshing gears alternatively, and means or shifting said intermeshing gears axially in opposite directions so that one of them is advanced toward said sector as the other is withdrawn from it.

22. In a calculating machine, the combination of a master wheel, two intermeshing gears, one of which is connected to turn said master Wheel, a sectorfor driving said intermeshing gears alternatively, and means for shifting said intermeshing gears axially in opposite directions so that one of them is advanced toward said sector as the other is withdrawn from it, the construction being such that in one extreme position of said shifting means one of said gears is in position to mesh with said sector to drive the master wheel in one direction, in the other extreme position of said means the other gear is in position to mesh with said sector to drive the master wheel in opposite direction, whereas in the middle position both said gears are out of range of said sector so that the master wheel is not turned..

23. In a calculating machine, the combination of a master wheel, two intermeshing gears, one of which is connected to drive said master Wheel, a sector for alternative engagement with said intermeshing gears, and shifting means including a lever of the first order connecting the two said gears to slide them axially'in opposite directions, one of said gears being adapted to mesh with said sector in one extreme position of said lever to drive the master wheel in one direction, the other of said gears being in position to mesh with said sector in the other extreme position o-said lever to drive the master wheel in the opposite direction, and both gears being out of range of said sector in the middle position of said lever so that said sector does not drive said master wheel.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, this 31st day of May, 1912.

JOHN C. WAHL. W'itnesses:

F, G. FRANKEL, S. M. DARLING.

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