US1335794A - Barre - Google Patents

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A. PENTECOST AND W. W. FISHER.

PAPER CARRIAGE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. um.

Patenmd Apr. 6, 1920.

INVEN Rb MM ATr NE A. PENTECOST AND W. W. FISHER.

PAPER CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a. 1915.

A. PENTECQST AND W. W. FISHER.

PAPER CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, I918.

'1 335 794 Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ornrcn.

ARTHUR PENTECOST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. AND TILLIAZDII W. FISHER. OF FOBTYFOBT,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOBS'TO WALES ADDING MACHINE COMPANY OF WILKES- BABBE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIL PAPER-CARRIAGE.

To all whom it may cancer-n:

Be it known that we, ARTHURPENTEOOST, a subject of the Kin of England residing at New York, New Yark county, New York, and WILLIAM W. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ifortyfort, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper-Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

It is common in the art to provide paper carriages with both line spacing, and column spacing or tabulating mechanisms, and this invention relates more particularly to a control for such mechanisms whereby they ma be rendered effective or ineffective.

ne of the most important objects of the invention is to permit the operator to enable or disable either the line spacing or the tabulating mechanism from a single control common to both mechanisms.

In effecting this object, we have devised a novel, and simple control mechanism which is inexpensive to manufacture, comprises but few parts, wherefor the liability to get out of order is minimized, is readily applicable to machines already built; compact to occupy but little space, easily and quickly operated, and so located that it does not impair the appearance, or interfere with other parts of the machine.

Another object is to so combine the novel elements of our invention with certain of the parts old in the art, that the latter, in addition to performing the functions for which they were ori inally designed, now effect additional resu ts, not heretofore accomplished.

To this end, we have so connected the controlling mechanism with the usual line space mechanism, that the latter operates to retain the control mechanism where adjusted.

A further object is to simplify and improve the tabulating or column spacing mechanism.

Still another object is to effect the automatic operation of, the line space mechanism, notwithstanding the continued adjustment of the control member to render the line space mechanism inoperative, and this we accomplish in a simple. novel and convenient manner.

' Specification of Letters'latent. Application aieafse zember 28, mt. Serial No. 256,013. y

afterward accumulate upon the adjustment 0 the device Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

Other objects and advantages will be more fully set forth hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompan ing drawings, Fi' e1 is a longitudinal si e view of the well "awn Wales calculating machine, in connection with which we have chosen to illustrate our invention; I

F i 2 is a fragmentary rear..view of a trave 'ng paper carriage equipped with one embodiment of our inventlon; f p

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the carriage, showing, the device ad'usted for linespacingf i 4 is a similar view sh'owi ng the adjustment for automatic tabulating;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentar plan' view parts being omitted, showing tie device ad'usted for automatic tabulating work, and the auxiliary means for effect line spacing op erations, despite such-adwstment;

Fig. 6 is a similar view, showing the auxiliary line space enforcing means in operation; and

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view through a part of the carriage, showing the-auxiliary line space enforcing means in effective position.

This invention is more particularly devised for use on adding or calculating machines, although parts may also be applied to typewriting and like machines.

It finds its best expression, however, in that class of adding machines wherein amounts are first set u on a keyboard, and on the counters and printed by the actuation of a main drive shaft, mechanicall or manually stroked, the operation of w ich also effects the line spacing or tabulating o erations, depending orming the subject matter of this invention.

Hence, we prefer to illustrate the invention applied to acalculating machine, in which a base 965 (Fig. 1) supports side frames 967 between which are mounted a keyboard section, typified by the numeral key 117.; an accumulating section, typified by the numeral wheel 490 and coactingparts, and a printing section, indicated by the typecarrier 514:.

Rails 2067" formed on a bracket 2067 secured to the rear ends of the side frames, support a carriage slide 2065 (Figs. 24) adapted to shift back and forth between the rails on rolls 1191. A shaft 2004 (Fig. 1) journaled in end frames 2010 secured to the opposite ends of the carriage slide 2065, supports a platen 2094 opposite the typecarriers 514.

lhe keys 117, of which one only is shown, are arranged in denominational rows on the keyboard, each key controlling a separate stop 115. The stops are arranged incorresponding denominational rows.

Depression of keys representing the amount to be registered projects the proper stops into the paths of denominationally arranged racksor drive members 310. 'Front arms 312 j'ournaled 011a cross shaft 300, and rear arms 311, journaled on a cross rod 301, pivotally support the respective drive members 310. Drive springs 38?) connect the several roar supporting arms 311 with a restraining and restoring bar 20? mounted in a swinging frame 26:": extending between and journaled in the respective side frames 907.

The restraining and restoring bar 205 normally lies in contact with the front supporting arms 312 to maintain the several racks or drive members 310 in retired position.

Turning the main drive shaft 200 for \vardly, against the tension of the main restoring spring 285, in any suitable manner, as by the handle 210", operates through mechanism common to the Wales machine, and not herein shown, to Withdraw the re straining and restoring bar 205 from in front of the front supporting arms 312-, and further tensions the drive springs 383 to rock the supporting arms 311, 312, and advance the racks or drive members 310 against the projected stops 115. Detents 221 arrest the racks in those denominations wherein no keys have been depressed. The stops 115, when rojeeted into the paths of the racks 310, displace the corresponding detents 221.

Links 515 connect extensions 311' of the respective rear arms 311, with the denominational typecarriers 514, the heads of which latter carry types 561. As the rear arms rock forwardly they raise the typecarriers to position the proper types 561 corresponding to the keys depressed, at the printing line.

As the main drive shaft approaches the end of its forward stroke, and after the racks or drive members 310 have completed their advance, and the types are properly positioned, a printing train (not shown) is actuated to release the hammers 510, which thereupon drive plungers 562 against the positioned types to print the amount on the pa er carried by the platen 2094.

n axle 400 supported for movement toward and from the drive members 310, carries a series of denominational counters 490 independently rotatable thereon, and each equipped-with a pinion 435 adapted to mesh with the rack portions of the drive members 310.

A counter-disengaging and supporting means common to the Wales machine, and hence not shown, normally maintains the counter pinions 435 out of mesh with their racks or drive members 310.

Immediately subsequent to the printing operation, this counter-disengaging and supportingnieans is-disabled, through the action of a trip rod 303 mounted in arms 323 journaled on the cross shaft 300, and connected by links 214 with the main drive shaft 2 00,'whereupon the counter pinions 435'drop into mesh with their corresponding denominational drive members 310, in an adding operation.

Releasin the forwar stroke of the main drive shaft, enables the main drive spring to irrersely turn the main drive shaft to its home position.

During suclrreturn stroke, the restraining and restoring bar 205 presses against the advanced front arms 312 to retire the drive members 310 and typecarriers 514 to their normal positions.

The advanced drive members, during such retirement, turn their counters 490 to register thereon the amount set up on the keyboard.

As the main drive shaft ap roaches its home position, and after the racks have been retired, the counter-disengaging and supportin means (not shown) is operated by the trip rod 303, to disengage the counter pinions 435 from the racks or drive members 310.

Also, the printing hammers are recocked in readiness for another operation.

The paper is fed in both line spacing and column spacing directions, as follows- A pawl 2014 (Figs. 1-4) engages a ratchet 2020 fast on the platen axle 2004 to turn the platen step by step. The pawl is pivotally connected at 2051 to a bell crank 2016, the pawl extendin alongside one arm of the ell crank, an having a stop stud 2058' adapted to contact the adjacent bell crank arm to arrest the throw of the pawl in one direction under the influence of a spring 2082. The bell crank 2016 is fast on a stub shaft 2053 journaled in the adjacent end frame 2010 of the carriage. Arms 2016 depending from and secured to the stub shaft 2053 and to a similar stub shaft journaled in the opposite end frame 2010, respectively, carry a universal bail 2002.

A thrust bar 2026 connected at its forward end to a cross brace 302 mounted in the swinging arms 323, terminates at its rear end in a foot 2026' which normally lies in the path of the universal bail 2002 to rethe handle 210 at the end of strain the same against the influence of a drive spring 2486, and holds the bail in its hoane position.

The main drive shaft 200 on its forward stroke, swings arms 323 and rod 302 forwardly, which in turn draw the thrust bar 2026 with them, to free the universal bail to the action of its drive spring 2486. The spring causes the bail to follow the foot 2026 and rocks the bell crank 2016 downwardly to retract the pawl 2014 idly over the teeth of the line space ratchet 2020.

The main drive shaft during its return stroke, forces the thrust bar rearwardly, and the foot 2026 restores the universal bail to its home position, thereby rocking the bell crank 2016 upwardly. The spring 2082 causes the pawl to enter between two teeth of the ratchet 2020, and the bell crank forces the pawl upwardly to turn the ratchet and platen. As the bell crank approaches the end of its return throw, that arm alongside which the pawl extends, contacts the stud 2058 on the pawl to disengage the latter from its ratchet, and hold it in such position. The platen can then be turned by hand in either direction.

A toothed tabulating bar 2092 (Figs. 2-6) extends between and is journaled in the end frames 2010 of the carria e. Toothed stops 2018 (Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6 adjustable along the bar, carry lugs 2018 adapted to contactan abutment 2091 fixed to the outer face of one of the carriage rails 2067". A release lever 2022 (Fig. 1) secured to one end of the tabulator bar, extends upwardly and is slotted, as at 2022, to embrace the platen axle 2004, the end walls of the slot operating to arrest the rocking throw of the lever and tabulating bar in either direction.

Normally a spring 385 (Figs. 3 and 4:) retains the tabulator bar at one end of its rocking throw, as determined by the contact of the rear end wall of the slot 2022" with the platen axle, the lugs 2018 then lying in line with the abutment 2091, and one of the lugs in contact with the abutment.

Forcing the release lever 2022 rearwardly rocks the tabulating bar 2092 against the tension of its spring 385 to disconnect the lug 2018" of the active stop 2018 from the abutment 2091 and permit the carriage to be shifted to bring another column (as determined by the adjustment of the stops on the tabulating bar) to the printing point.

The carriage can be shifted toward the right, at any time, as the abutment 2091 has but one abrupt face.

A spring drum 2068 (Fig. 1) connected by a tape 2099 to the carriage slide 2065, tends to pull the carriage to the left in the usual manner.

For a more complete understanding of the Wales mechanisms, referen e is made to United States patents to Wales 7 94,205,

July 11, 1905 and 797,032, August 15, 1905. White 940,7 66, November 23, 1909 may be referred to as showing the counter-disengaging and supporting means. Bickford 1,112,516, October 6, 1914, shows a part of the printing mechanism in detail,and Pentecost,1,223,419, April 24, 1917 shows the carriage mechanism.

The foregoing devices are found in the prior art as wel as in Wales machines now on the market, and constitnte a part of this invention only in so far as-they' are comhined with the novel features now to be set forth.

It is obvious that the carriage may be caused to jump from column to column leftwardly, under the influence of the spring drum 2068-by a mere staccato touch on-the release lever 2022 to rock 'it' rearwardly,

thereby disengaging the active stop 2018"- from the abutment 2091 and freem the carriage to the action of the spring rum, which will draw the carriage leftwardly until the succeeding stop 2018 contacts the abutment. a 1

However, it is desirable to effect this column spacing operation automatically, through the operation of the main drive shaft, to accomplish which, we have contrived a novel, simple and readily adjustable trip mechanism for the tabulating bar one embodiment of which is formed, as follows- It will be remembered that the'universal bail 2002 advances at each forward stroke of the main drive shaft 200, due to the withdrawal of the thrust bar 2026 at that time, and the thrust bar restores the bail at each return stroke of the main drive shaft. The bail, being connected to the stub shaft 2053 which carries the bell crank 2016, oscillates the stub shaft and reciprocates the bell crank and its pivotally supported feed pawl 2014.

A rocker or drive member 2023' (Figs. 3-7) connected to turn with the stub shaft 2053 and projecting above the stub shaft, carries a tappet 2023 pivoted to such projecting upper end at 1851'.

A combined follower and sto 2052 projects laterally from the tail of t e tappet to contact the rocker or drive member 2023 and hold the tappet rigid with the drive member, when the latter is rocked in one direction. A spring 582 connects the follower and drive member to normally press the follower against the drive member.

As the rocker or drive member 2023" swings rearwardly on the forward stroke of the main drive shaft, it withdraws the free end of the tappet 2023 from beneath the lower edge of a wiper 2023 (Figs. 2 and '1) fixed to and depending from the shiftable tabulating bar 2092*. The spring 582 permits the tappet to yield as it passes under the wiper, but upon its escape from the wiper, the spring immediately restores the tappet to eflective position with the follower 2052 in contact with the drive member 2023,

On the return stroke of the main drive shaft, after the amount has been printed, the universalbail swings the drive member 2023 forwardly, and forces the free end of the tappet against the wiper 2023 to rock or trip the outer face of the latter and the tabulating bar, against the tension of its spring 2486, and thereby release the lug 2018 of the active tabulato-r stop 2018", from the abutment 2091, whereupon, the spring drum 2068 draws the carriage leftwardly until the lug 2018' of the succeeding stop 2018 strikes the abutment, it being undeistood that the tappet immediately passes beyond the wiper, to enable the spring 2486 to restore the tabulating bar and stops to normal position.

The universal bail 2002 may thus operate, through the trip mechanism above set forth, to release the tabulating bar and effect column spacing, as well as line spacing, at each operation of the main drive shaft 200, but obviously it would be impractical to permit the tabulating and line spacing mechanisms to effectively operate on .the same stroke,'and to prevent this disadvantage, as well as provide an improved and simplified means to enable the operator to select whichever mechanism he desires to operate, and disable the remaining mechanism, we have contrived a novel controller, and in addition, have utilized a part of the mechanism of the prior art to perform a new function in addition to that which it was originally designed to accomplish.

To these ends, we conveniently mount a crank or controller 2023 (Figs. 3, 4 and 7) on the same pivot 2051 with the line space pawl 2014, the controller having a stud or projection 2052 adapted to shift from one side to the other of the pivot 2051 as the controller is swung to one or another of its positions. The free end of a cam member 2023 whose opposite end is journaled on the stub shaft 2053", rests upon and is actuated by the stud 2052. Furthermore, the pawl spring 2082 of the prior art is connected to the stud 2052 and forms a flexible or extensible link connection between the pawl 2014 and the controller 2023, to permit the latter to control the pawl.

The stop 2052 of the tappet 2023" is extended to overlie the cam member 2023 and constitutes a follower, whereby the controller 2023, through the cam, is enabled to control the trip mechanism for the tabulatin bar.

en it is desired to line space the paper, to print several amounts successively, one beneath the other, the operator shifts the controller 2023 upwardly by means of a project' fi er iece 2053, to theposition shown ig 3. This causes the controller stud 2052 to contact the outer free end of the cam member 2023 and swing the lattcr upwardly against the follower 2052 on the tappet 2028, to tilt or disable the tappet against the tension of its spring 582, so that it will not contact the wiper 2023" when the rocker or drive member 2023 oscillates with the stub shaft 2053", thus rendering the trip mechanism ineffective.

The line space .pawl sprin 2082" connected to the stud 2052 out o controller 2023 shifts with the controller during this operation, from one side to the other of the pivot point 2051 of the line space pawl, to draw the line space pawl into contact with its ratchet 2020, when the bell crank 2016 rocks rearwardly, on the advance of the bail 2002, thereby rendering the line space mechanism effectlve. The spring 2082 also operates to maintain the controller 2023 and cam 2023 where adjusted. As soon as the spring 2082 passes dead center, it will snap the controller upwardly to its raised position, which is determined by the contact of the finger piece 2053 withthe outer edge of the upwardly extending arm of the bell crank 2016.

With the mechanism in the above adjusted position, vertical columns of amounts can be printed, the carriage being manually shifted by the operation of the release lever 2022 from column to column.

In caseit is desired to effect such column spacing automatically, as in cross tabulating work, wherein successive amounts are printed along a horizontal line across the paper, the operator will turn the controller downwardly and forwardly, by means of the finger piece 2053 from the position shown in F i 3 to that shown in Fig. 4, thereby with rawingthe actuating and sup porting stud 2052from the outer end of the cam 2023. This enables the tensioned spring 582 to rock the cam downwardly, and simultaneously restore the tappet 2023 so thatit may become effective upon the operation of the drive member 2023.

Furthermore, the controller 2023, in such operation, switches the line space pawl spring 2082, past the pivotal point 2051 of the pawl 2014 to cause the spring to hold the pawl out of engagement with its ratchet, and thus disable the line spacing mechauism.

Contact of the finger piece 2053 with the under face of the forwardly projecting arm of the bell crank 2016 limits the throw of the controller under the tension of the spring 2082 which snaps the controller to and'holds it in this adjusted position, as soon as the spring crosses the pivot point 2051.

In addition, the actuating stud 2052 is 10- cated beneath the cam member 2023 to prevent further displacement of the latter.

a The automatic tabulatin action can now occur at each operation 0 the-main drive shaft, as above explained, to feed the carria e incolumn spacing direction, according to t e adjustment of the tabulatin stops.

Furthermore, although the pawl 2014 reciprocates, its spring 2082 maintains it out o engagement with its ratchet so that automatic line s acingdoes not take place, and advance of t e paper in such direction must be effected by a manual rotation of the platen. 1

When the paper carriage reaches the end of its travel under the influence of the spring drum'2068, it must be returned to the right in readiness to print the next amount set up on the keyboard at the beginning of the next horizontal line. a

Obviously, the paper must be line spaced -to avoid printingthe succeeding amounts over the previously printed amounts, and it has been found convenient to automatically effect such line spacing operation. This idea broadly is not new, and automatic line spacing has been effected either after the printing of the last amount in one horizontal line, and before the carriage is returned to the right, or subsequently and as an in: cident to the return of the carriage to the right hand end of its travel.

7 We have contrived a novel and simple device to effect the automatic line spaein of the paper subsequently to the imprint o the last amount in a horlzontal line, and prior to the return of the carriage to the right hand end of its travel, and such device cffects the operation of the line space mechanism, notwithstanding the ad uStment of the mechanism for tabulating only.

Furthermore, the automatic means for effecting line spacing becomes operative only when the carriage has brought the last column on the paper to the printing point, and becomes ineffective as the carriage is returned to the beginning of the next line, to permit the continued effective operation of the tabulating mechanism.

To these ends, we mount a cam 2067 (Figs. 2. 5 and 6) on one of the rails 2067 preferably adjacent and to the left (viewmg Fig. 5) of the abutment 2091, the cam merging into a dwell portion 2067'.

One arm of an angular lever 2022 journaled on a cross brace 2003 extending between the end frames 2010 of the carriage, lies adjacent the rear face of the rail 2067" in position to contact and wipe along the cam 2067 when the carriage, in its tabulatinsr travel, has reached the end of the line.

Preferably, a stud. 251 secures an antifriction roll 246 to the forwardly extending depending arm of the lever 2022', to ride on the cam 2067".

A spring or flexible link 2080 connects the opposite rearwardly extending arm of the lever 2022' with the stud 2058 on the line 5: ace pawl 2014. Y

Re errin to Fig. 5 ofthe drawings, the tabulating ar 2092 is shown in'plan with the next to last tabulati ng stop 2018 in con 'tact with the abutment 2091 to arrest the carriage in position to print an amount in the next to last column.-

Upon the forward stroke kit"the maindrive shaft, the amount is -printed, =asheretofore explained, and on the returxi stroke, the tappet 2023 trips the tabulating bar 2092 to enable the carriageto automatically jump in column s acing direction to the position shown in ig.6,'wherein the last efl'ective tabulating stop 2018", by'i'ts contact with the abutment 2091, ari'ests the carriage with the last colummatfthe printing point. 'It'will also be noted that:the"carriage, in shifting to this last position, has

I brought the depending arm of the auxiliary lever 2022' into contact with. the; cam? 2067 P up which the rol1 246 rides onto-the idwell portion 2067', to. rock there'a'r arnnof. the

angular lever upwardly and tension the flexible link2080. I

It will be remembered that when the control mechanism, (including the control member 2023 and the cam member 2023) is.

adjusted to render efi'ectiveithe .trip mechacomes the spring or flexible link 2082, so as.

to draw the line space pawl 2014 into engagement with its ratchet 2020, whereby on the return stroke of the main shaft, after the amount is printed in the last column, the pawl will advance the paper and brine; the next writing line in position to be printed upon. p Q

The auxiliary line space, reiinabling lever 2022 has no effect upon the tabulator-tripping mechanism, so that the bar 2092 is rocked thereby in an attempt'to release the last tabulator stop from the abutment, but the lug 2018' of the last stop is longer than the lugs on the remaining stops (see Figs. 5 and 6) to enable it to remain in contact with the abutment 2091 even when the tabulatinrz bar is tripped. and thus prevent further travel of the carria e to the left. The operator then returns the carriage to the beginn ng of the next line. v

As the carriage is returned, the forward arm of the auxiliary line space enabling lever 2022'. with its roll 2&6 rides oil of the cam 2067", whereupon the tension of the spring or flexible link 2080 rocks the rearwardl projecting end of the lever downwardly and releases the line space awl 2014 to the. action of its flexible lin or spring 2082, which thereupon becomes ef- -fective to maintain the pawl idle, until the carriage again reaches the end of the new line.

,A horn or projection 2022" on the auxiliar lever 2022, overlies a cross brace 2092 to limit the throw of the,lever 2022 under the influence of its spring 2080", when the lever is released from the cam 2067".

Obviously, the location ot the cam 2067 may be varied to enable it to efiect the operation of the auxiliary line space feed controlling lever 2022' at other times than when the carriage has reached the end of its leftward travel. V

Furthermore, the control mechanism may be applied to a machine already in use, which is not equipped with an automatic tabulating carriage, to permit'the operator to disable the line space pawl, when it is desired not to record 'the amounts added on the accumulating mechanism, or when the carriage is to be manually shifted in'column spacing or tabulating direction, in cross tabulating work.

Also, by omitting parts, the invention maybe used to control the tabulating' or column spacing mechanism only, without regard to the line spacing mechanism which ma be otherwise regulated. V

hanges may be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts set forth, and parts omitted, without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.

What we claim as new, is-

1. The combination with a line space mechanism, including a platen; a pivotally supported pawl to turn the platen step by step; and means to retract and advance the pawl; of a shiftable control member; and means to connect the control member and pawl, and shiftable by said member to one side or the other of the point of support of the pawl to render the latter effective or inefi'ective.

2. The combination with a line space mechanism, including a platen; a pivotally supported pawl to turn the platen 'step by step; and means to retract and advance the pawl; of a shiftable control member; and a spring to connect the control member and pawl, and shiftable by the control member to one side or the other of the pivotal support of the pawl, to render the pawl effective or ineffective.

3. The combination with a line space mechanism, including a platen; a pivotally supported pawl to turn the platen step by step and means to retract and advance the pawl;

of a rotatable crank; and a spring to connect the crank and pawl, and shiftable by the crank to one side or the other of the point of support of the pawl to render the latter effective or ineffective.

4. The combination with a line space mechanism, including a platen; a pivotally supported pawl to turn the platen step by step; and means to retract and advance the pawl; of a rotatable crank; a spring to con-.

pawl; of a rotatable crank, the pivot. point of which coincides'with the pivotal, point or the line. specie pa 1;. and a piring cmnected'at one and to the pawl-i and at its opposite end to; the cra at p i t'eccentricrelatively toits' pivot, the spring adapted to be shifted; by the crank to One s de or the other-of the pivotal point of the pawl,

' to render the latter effective or ineffective.

6. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; means to. feed the carriage in one direction; a shiftable tabulating bar; stops on the bar; an abutment with which the stops singly coact; and means to yieldingly maintain the stops effective; of a tappet to trip the bar, and disengage the active stop and the abutment, to thereby release the carriage to the action of its feed means;

and means to render the tappet ineffective...

7. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; means to feed the carriage in one direction; a shiftable tabulating bar; stops on the bar; an abutment with which the stops sin 1y coact; and means to yieldingly maintain the stops effective; of a tappet; a wiper on the bar ada ted to be contacted by the tappet to shill: the bar and disengage the active stop and the abutment, to thereby release the carriage to the action of its feed means; and means to render the tappet inefi'ective.

8; The combination with a traveling paper carriage; means to feed the carriage in one direction; a shiftable tabulating bar;

stops carried on the bar; an abutment with which the stops coact; and means to yieldingly maintain the stops in efi'ective position; of aftappet traveling with the carriage; means to actuate the tappet in severa of the adjusted positions of the carriage, to trip the tabulating bar, and thereby disenga e the active stop and the abutment, to there y release the carriage to the action of its feed means, the tappet' adapted to esingly maintain the stops effective; of a tap- 'pet to trip the bar, and disen age the active .stop and the abutment, tot ereby release ithecar'riage to the "action of its feed means; and acontrol mechanism for the tappet; including'a cam member, and means to shift the cam member to cause it to adjust the tappet to ineffective position, or to release the tappet for operation. I .v

10.:The combination with a." traveling pa- 7 per carriage; means to feed the carriage in one direction; a shiftable tabulating bar; stops on the bar; an abutment with which the stops singlycoact; and means to yieldingly maintain the stops effective; of a tapl pet to trip the bar,and disen age the active (stop and the abut ent,. to .t ereby release the carriage to the action of its feedaiieans; and a control-mechanism for the t appet,- including a cam member, and means to shift the cam member to cause it to adjustthe tappet to ineffective position, or to release the tappet for operation; and means to hold the cam member effective to retainthe tappet disabled.

11. The combination witha traveling paper carriage; means to feed the carriagein one direction; a shiftable tabulatingbar;

stops on the bar; the stops singly coact; and meansto yieldingly maintain the stops effective; of a tappet to trip the bar, anddisengage the active stop and the abutment, to t ereby release a: control mechanism for the the carriage to the actionof its feed means;

tap et, includmg a cam member, and pivote means to shift the cam member to calse it to adjust the tappet to inefi'eetive position, or to release the tappet for operation; and a flexible link connected to the pivoted means and switched thereby to one side the pivotal support, to hold the cam member where adjusted.

' 12. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; means to feedthe carria e in one direction; a shiftable tabulating ar; stops'on the bar; an abutment with which the stops singly coact; and means to yieldingly maintain the stops effective; of a drive member mounted on the carriage; a tappet actuated by the drive member to trip the bar and disengage the active stop and the 1 abutment, to free the carriage to the action of-its feed'means; and means to disable the tappet. a v

13. The combination with a traveling patappet pivoted on thedrive;

' stops on thefbai' ja 'a liilftih an abutment with which a or the other of spacing and tabulating per carriage; means to feed the carria e in one direction; ;a' shi ftablez tabulating ar; stops on'the bar; an abutn'ieht 'with which the stops singly coact; and 'me'a-n's to yieldingly maintain the stops: effective 5 of a drive member mountedin tthe"carriage; a

member, and

actuated thereby to 'trip' the liar and disengage the act've' stop a'iid heifabiitment, to

free the carriage tofthe action of its feed a 'springjto drive member; anr lineansjoperable upon the followerto disablelthe 'et. j 1, I 3o 14, The tempta ion; wit "-atravel ing pap e 'ri e .m en ..tq.' i ha- 8r ie ei one direction; a js 'i' aflfltai latingfbar;

the 'stopssingly a t;and"te;yield i e yimait'e h' etegs'tfidnifhfa'f an h as tease nfinite 1 55 a a, the iage t0 rafi' ioqiot ts fwdm aigs a shiftable cam afiiiigqted i lge i able ups-n the" setse iii-4ft {else the epp iin fie mx ip sieen'; Je t i eni' a connected: to the pivoted IneI'nber manner that its Ltension'iis slfiftted {froinlone side to the other of thefpivotf thereof, to maideirfihe embankmmused-f.

15. The combination a' paper} car- I iagqincluding a nea; ineehiaifiism 'to ad vance the paper ,in'flineispfiqi lg', direction tabulating mechanism adaptedflltogshift the carriage and platenrto alplurali tv of su cessive positions and d i1ve{mechanism to actuate the v line spacing and tajbula t'ling mechanisms; v of means to control line spacing mechanism ,to render it effective, and simultaneously to disablethe tabulating mechanism,,or viceversa. p T v 16. The combinationina paper-carriage; with a line spacing mechanism; Iand a tabu latingmechanism; of meansft antomatically effect the tabulating action of thecarriage 7 and a centre mechanism adjustable to either. of two positions; in one] of which 7 it disablesthe mcansitoe ect' au'tomatic ac tuation of the tabulatingflg l echanism -and enables the lines'pacingzmefc lzanism to act, and in. the other of which it disables the line spacing mechanism and renders' opera-n tive the means which effects automatic tab ulationpfthecarriage.

17. The combination in a. paper carriage, with a line spacing mechanism; a tabulating mechanism and means to actuate the line mechanisms; of con trol means separate from the. actuating means and common to both the line spacing and tabnlating mechanisms',-and adapted to render the tabulating mechanism inef I llO trip means 0 I member, to

a per carriage,

the abutment, and thereby a line spacing an abutment with tee-tive. by the act of rendering the line spacing mechanism cfiective, and vice versa.

18. The combination with a traveling paper carria e, including a rotatable platen; means tending to feet the carriage in one direction; a line spacing pawl toturn the platen step by step; a universal line space bail'to actuate the pawl; a shiftable tabulating bar; stops on the bar 5 and an abutment with which the stops singly coact; of means actuated by the universal bail to trip the bar and disengage the active stop and its abutment, to free the carriage to the action of its feed means; and a control mechanism to disable the trip means and enable the line space awl to act or vice versa.

19. he combination with a traveling paincludin a rotatable platen; the carriage in one direction; awl to turn the platen step actuating member; a shiftbar; stops on the bar; and an abutment with which the stops coact; of trip means 0 erated by the pawl-actuating member, to isengage the active stop and free the carriage totheaction of its feed means; and a con means to feed a line spacing by step; a paw a le tabulating trol mechanism common to the line space =pawl and the trip means to render either effective and the other ineffective.

' 20. The combination with a traveling pa per carriage, including a rotatable platen; means to .feed the carriage in one direction; awl to turn the platen step -actuating member; a shiftable tabulating bar; stops on the bar; and an abutment with which the stops coact; of erated by the pawl-actuating isengage the active stop and the abutment, and thereby free the carriage to the action of its feed means; a control member; a cam operable thereby to disable the trip means; and a connection between the control member and the line space pawl to enable the control member to render the pawl effective or ineffective.

21. The combination with a traveling paper carriage, including a rotatable platen; means to feed the carriage in one direction; a line spacing awl to turn the platen step b step; a paw -actuating member; a shiftahle tabulating bar; stops on the bar; and which the stops coact; of trip means operated by the pawl-actuating member, to disengage the active stop, and the abutment, and thereby free the carriage to the action of its feed means; a control member; a. cam Operable thereby to disable the trip means; and a connection between the control member and the line space pawl to enable the control member to render the pawl effectiveor ineffective, the connection being operative to retain the control member where adjusted.

22. The combination with a traveling paby step; a paw link connecting the mechanism, and

per carriage, including a rotatable platen; a line space pawl to turn the platen; drive mechanism for the pawl; means to feed the carriage in one direction; a tabulating bar; stops on the bar and an abutment releasably contacted by the stops; of trip means operable by the drive mechanism, to disengage the active stop from the abutment and free the carriage to its feed means; a control mechanism to disable the line space pawl and enable the trip means to act or vice versa; and carriage-controlled means to automatically render the line space pawl effective independently of the control mechamsm.

23. The combination with a traveling paper carriage, includin line space and tabulating mechanisms; 0 a control mechanism to enable either the line spacing or the tabulating mecha ism to actfand disable the other; and means to automatically render one of the mechanisms. last-named effective irrespective of the position of the control mechanism,

24. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; tabulating mechanism; and

line space mechanism, including'a pivoted pawl; of a control mechanism; a flexible pawl" and the control shiftable by the controller to one side or the other of the pivotalpoint of the pawl, to render the latter effective or inefiective; and means to automatically render the pawl effective notwithstanding the influence of the control mechanism to hold it inefl'ective.

25. The combination with a traveling paper carriage tabulating mechanism, and line space mechanism, including a pivoted pawl; of a control mechanism; a flexible link connecting the pawl and the control mechanism, and shiftable by the controller to one side or the other of the pivotal point of the pawl, to render the latter efiective or inefi'ective' and means to automatically overcome th flexible link and render the pawl efi'ective notwithstanding the influence of the control mechanism to hold it ineffective.

26. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; and tabulating and line space mechanisms therefor, the latter ineluding a pivoted awl; of a control mechanism, to render t etabulating mechanism effective or ineffective; a spring link connecting the pawl and control mechanism, and shiftable by the control mechanism to one side or the other of the pivotal point of the pawl to render the latter effective or ineffective; a second spring link connected to thecpawl; and means to automatically tension the second spring link to overcome the first spring link and render the pawl efl'ective.

27. The combination with a traveling paper carriage; and tabulating and line space mechanisms therefor, the latter including a pivoted awl; of a control mechanism, to render t e tabulating mechanism effective or ineffective; a spring link connecting the pawl and control mechanism, and shiftable by the control mechanism to one side or the other of the pivotal point of the pawl to render the latter effective or ineifective; a second spring link connected to the pawl; a fixed which the second spring hnk 1s connected, the lever mounted to travel with the carriage and adapted to ride u n the cam to tension the second spring lin and overcome the tension of the first spring link, to render the pawl eflective, notwithstanding the tendency of the first spring link to old it ineffective.

28. The combination with a. traveling carriage; and tabulating and line space point of the by reverse the efl pawl andcause the latter to a normally idl pawl; and automatical y opto render the normally idle spring Supierior to the first named sprmg so er control mechanism has shifted the first named spring to hold the pawl ineffective. T ENTECOST. L IAM W. FISHER. Witnesses:

C. F. Lauonmux, E. VIVIAN.

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