US1562524A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,562,524 PATENT OFFICE,

JESSE A. B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jesse A. B. SMITH, a Y citizen of .the United States, residing in Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to typewriter .mani folding, and particularly to the use of the typewriting machine .for writing simultaneously a bill, a record copy and miscellaneous other copies, such as way-bills, etc.

Such typing is usually done on multipleply paper-Webs, the plies being sometimes separate but more generally connected in the form of a fan-fold web; a suitable variety of forms being printed upon the plies, and each form being torn off after typing, as set forth in the Werney & Smith Patent No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915.

In some cases one of the duplicate forms is in the nature of an order blank which, when typed, is placed in the hands of the person who collects the goods and dellvers them to the shipping room. A single order sometimes covers a great variet of goods, and it is necessary that the or er be spllt up and the different items thereof sent to. different departments for execution. Each item occupies only a single line of typing. and it has been found impracticable to type these split orders at the same time that the original is typed upon the fan-fold form. TlllS is because there must be typed upon a single fan-fold form a complete schedule of the items, whereas usually there must be typed upon each of the split-up orders only a single item One of the objects of this invention is to overcome this difliculty and enable the individual orders to be typed upon appropriate forms simultaneously with typin of the composite order upon the mani old forms.

For the orders, a sheet is used having a series of transverse erforated lines dividing thesheet or slips 1nto sections adapted to be torn apart. A single item composing a r part of the order, is ordinarily written on 0 each of these sections, so that the successive items on the sectional order-sheet or slip appear with considerable s ace intervening between them. The same items appear on the bill, however, in closely spaced relation.

5, 1922 Serial No. 586,064.

Heretofore it has not been practicable to write these widely spaced items on the sectional order-sheeets at the same operation with the closely spaced writing of the bills. An important object of this invention is to provide means in a machine of the type referred to, whereby the bill-forms and the sectional order-sheets may be positioned and fed vwith relation to each other with a degree of facility and accuracy which will make it practically possible to typewrite both of them at a single operation, notwithstanding the great difference in the linespacing of the same items on the bill and order-sheet or slip, In using a machine provided with the improvements of the present invention, the leadinged es of the main work-webs are withdrawn mm between the platen and the feed-rollers after the completion of each bill, and lifted up to permit the insertion beneath the main webs of a set of sectional order-sheets and carbonsheets, so that these sectional order-sheets or slips will be presented to the types outside of the main webs on the platen, that is, in a position where the slips may be grasped and adjusted upwardly by the operator, and where the outer slip will be visible to the operator. A feature of the invention isthe provision of means for facilitating the insertion of the sectional ordersheets beneath the main webs in proper position to be fed..

. Another feature of the invention is the provision of means, which are p'referabl adj ustable for gaging the sectional order-s eets along their lateral edges to pro erly position them and guide them to the p aten and also while they are being pulled up between lines of typin As above pointed out, the items are differently s aced on the bills and on the sectional order-s ieets. In order that they may be written simultaneously, therefore, 1t is necessary that the bill webs and the sectional order-sheets be advanced different distances between the typin of successive items. The bill is advanced y the usual line-spacing mechanism of the typewriter.

Another ditficult has arisen because, in splitting up the or er, it has been the practwo to typewrite the customers address upon each section of the s lit-up order, although it is not desirable t at such address should be repeated for each item upon theculty is also sought to' be overcome by the present invention. To this end the address of the customer is printed .upon the-first of the sectional forms, which may have a blank heading space for the purpose, and the same address, of course, will appear upon all of the fan-fold plies. The address is not repeated, and does not appear upon any of the remaining item forms. To serve the same purpose as the address, however, a certain oflice number is printed or stamped upon the separate item forms, using the same number for each set of forms. The item forms are then distributed to various departments, and as the orders are filled they are forwarded to the shipping department, which makes up the package to contain all of the goods gathered under a given oflice number for shipping to that customer. A feature of the invention is the provision of a collating table at the delivery side of the platenhaving means for clamping the main or bill webs between entries to hold them against movement, while the sectional order-sheetsv are being ad'usted by hand, independently of the bill web, to bring them into position for receiving a succeeding item.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the typewriter-platen, collating table, and certain connected mechanism.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the machine with the parts in their normal position. v

v Figure 3 is a vertical section of the carriage on a smaller scale than Figure 2, showing the platen raised out of contact with the feed-rollers, to release the order slip prearatory to advancing it relatively to the ill web.

Figure 4 is'a front elevation of a paperchute for guiding the sectional order-sheets into position to be fed.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the paper-chute.

Figure 6 is a detail view showing the paper clamps on the collating table in their normal inactive positions.

Figure 7 is a portion of a bill web adapted to be used with this machine.

Fi re 8 is a sectional order-sheet to be type simultaneously with the bill web of Figure 7.

A rotary platen 1 is carried by the usual carriage, Which may be driven in letter-feed direction by the usual spring-motor and its letter-feed movement controlled by the usual mechanism, not shown. A platen-shaft 2 is mounted in arms 3 fixed upon a rock-shaft 4, extending transversely of the machine and mounted upon the carriage. The platen may be caused to rotate about its shaft for feeding ,the work through a pinion 5 connected to line-feed mechanism 6, a pinion 7 of the same diameter as the pinion 5 fixed upon the platen-shaft 2, and a pinion 8 rotatably mounted on the transverse rock-shaft 4 and constantl in mesh with both the pinions 5 and 7, his arrangement is provided in duplicate at opposite ends of the platen. The platen is locked in its normal position (Figure 2) bya manually operable latch 9 pivotally mounted on'the carriage, and engaging a lug 10 on an extension 11 of the arm 3 at the left of the platen. When the latch 9 is released by the operator, however, the arm 3 is free to rotate, and the platen may be raised to release the sheets from the feed-- rollers and to permit the withdrawal of carbon-sheets 12. A paper tear-oft knife 13 is provided for separating the bills from the webs 14 as they are completed, and this knife is also adapted to be used as a gage in positioning the sectional order-sheets, as will be later pointed out.

A work-presenting frame, designated generally' by thenumeral 15, is mounted upon a rearwardly-extending bracket 15 of the carriage. The usual typewriter-frame is extended rearwardly and is provided with a guiding and supporting rail (not shown) for the rear end of the work-presenting frame.

- A carbon-holder 16 is provided with rollers 17 mounted to slide along rearwardly-extending rails 18 on the work-presenting frame. The carbon-holder has a series of carbon-sheet-gripping fingers 19 extending alternately from its opposite sides and arrangedto hold the carbon-sheets 12 in interleaved relation to the bill webs 14 supplied either in fan-fold or separated form. A handle 20 on the carbon-holder is adapted to be thrust rearwardly by the operator to move the carbon-sheets rearwardly with relation to the bill webs when the platen is raised. The apparatus thus far described is the same as that shown in the Patent No.

1,132,055 above referred to.

Preferably the sectional order forms are printed u on the webs and separated by perforate lines for convenience in tearing them off. These sectional order slips may be narrower than the fan-fold webs and may be collated properly relatively to the fanfold webs by providing upon the typewriting machine a pocket in rear of the platen. The order slip may be advanced independently of the main work-web to bring the leading section or form on the slip into register with the corresponding form of the main web, and then all the sheets may be typed. Then the line-spacing mechanism 6 is operated, and then the sectional order slip is advanced independently to bring the next order form thereon into position to receive the succeeding item, that is, the item chine is again line-spaced, and the sectional order web is advanced to bring the third form thereon into typing position, and so on, so that the entire sectional order web. may be typed during the typinlg of a single form on the fan-fold web. e sectional order forms may then be torn apart and distributed for execution, while the typed forms may be torn off from the fan-fold web and the various plies thereof separated and distributed to the various billing, bookkeeping, shipping and other departments for the usual purposes. v

A picket, having converging walls 21 and 22 a pted to receive the sectional order-' sheets 23 when introduced and guide them rearwardly until the top section is at the printing point, is attached to a lower portion of the carbon-holder 16. The lower wall 22 of this pocket is provided with spaced holes 24 for receiving lugs on the lower edges of side edge gage members 25 to permit them to be positioned in selected locations according to the width of the sectional ordersheets. This lower wall or plate of the pocket may extend longitudinally to form a shelf for guiding and supporting the paper. The upper wall is inclined upwardl towards its forward end to rovide a wi e entrance opening between t e walls.

Side gages 25 and 25 engage theopposite edges of the bill webs 14 to assist in guiding them to the platen, and in l0cat-- ing them laterally with respect to the sectional'order slips 23.

Mounted upon the extensions 11 of the arms 3 is an inclined shelf 26. Anadjustable end gage 27 for the paper is secured upon this shelf by a knurl-headed screw 28. A collating table composed of right and left separate sections 29 and 30 is mounted on the shelf in position to receive the paper as it leaves the platen, and these sections are made separately adjustable laterally of the machine by the provision of slots 31 for receiving the screws 32 which secure the sections upon the shelf 26. The outer edge of each section of the collating table is upturned to form a flange 33, which is adapted to act as a-lateral gage for the bill webs. A bracket 34 is provided on each of these flanges having outwardly-turned ears. 35, provided with aligned openings to serve as bearings for a shaft 36, having fixed upon it an operating linger 37 and a clamping arm 38. The clamping arms 38 bear cushion elements 39 forengaging the Work, and have upwardly-turned ends 40 adapted to serve as lateral gages for the sectional order-sheets. Springs 41 are connected to lugs 42 on the cars 35 and to the clamping arms 38. These springs 41 are so connected that they cross the centers about which their respective conveniently be used as a clamping arms 38 rotate in the movements between active and inactive positions, and hence will be efiective to retain the clamping arms in either of these positions.

The machine is used for typewriting bills and sectional order-sheets simultaneously in the following manner: The carbon-sheets upon the carbon-holder are interleaved with the several bill webs; sectional order-sheets are then selected, having as many sections as there are items in the order, and, if more than one sectional order-sheet is-to be used, carbon-sheets'are interleaved with them-be fore they are presented to the machine. The platen being in its swung-up position, the ends of the bill webs are then raised, andthe sectional order-sheets, with their carbonsheets, are thrust backwardly into the mouth of the pocket between the walls 21 and 22, and between the gages 25. The leading edges of themain or bill webs and the sectional order-sheets are then aligned and inserted around the raised platen, which is then lowered to the position shown in Figure 3. The operator then types the index number of the order (which is printed on the heading and each section of the sectional order-sheet) so that the bill maybe identified with the sectional order-sheet. He then types the address and the first item on the list, line-spacing in the usual manner. When. the first item has been written and theoperator has line-spaced the platen one space, the clamps 38 are 'moved to their active positions to der sheets; The platen is then unlatched and raised slightly to a position, such as that of Figure3, wherein the paper will be released from the influence of the feedrollers 43. The sectional order-sheet or slip is then drawn forward independently of the for line-feeding. The paper-knife 13 may age in conjunc tion with the perforated ines 4A for determining the position of the sectional ordersheetat each adjustment thereof. This adjusting of the order-sheet or slip is repeated after each item until all of the items have been typed. The platen is then raised, the sectional order-sheet is removed, and the bill webs drawn forward until they come into contactwith the finger of the gage 27, and the carbon-holder is thrust rearwardly to withdraw the carbon-sheets from between the portions of the-bill webs which have just been written upon, and position them for a writing the succeeding bill. The platen is then lowered to grip the bill webs, and the portions which havebeen written upon are torn be by use of the knife. The platen is then raised a second time, the bill webs are withdrawn to permit the insertion of a second set of sectional order-sheets, and the entire cycle is repeated. I The side gages 25 and 25 serve to align the bill webs in advance of the feedingmechanism and theguiding flanges 33 on the collating table may be adjusted to align them with the gages 25 and 25 or to move them to any other desired position. ing ends 40 of the clamping arms move with the sections of the collating table in these ad-- justments, and their positions are consequently determined by the posit-ion in which the flanges 33 are adjusted. In order that these gaging ends or fingers 40 may be used as gages in co-operation' with the gages 25,1t is necessary to adjust the gages 25 to align them with the gage fingers 40 in their act ve positions. This may be done by placing gages 25 in the proper holes, provided for the purpose. The sets of sheets are thus gaged separately from each other by allgned gages located in advanceof the platen, and at the. delivery side of the platen; their proper presentation with relation to the ma chine and to each other is therefore assured.

It will be understood, of course, that several items affecting a single departmentnmay if desired, be typed on the same sectional order-sheet. K 4

The invention is not limited to use with work of the specific character illustrated.

V Variations may beresorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine for simultaneously writing a series of items on continuous bill webs and on sectional order-- sheets with the items spaced farther apart on the order-sheets than on the webs, a work-presenting frame at the intake side of the platen for guiding the webs forwardly to the platen, means on said frame comprising forwardly-diverging members under the rearwardly-extending webs at the intake side of the platen for receiving the order-sheets and guiding them rearwardl into a position beneath the webs from whic they may be fed forwardly to writing position, so that they will be presented outside the webs at the line of writing, and means for severing said webs. j i

2. In a typewriting machine, a work-presenting frame for guiding continuous webs of paper, a carbon-holder .on the frame for holding carbon-sheets interleaved between said webs, a pocket on the carbon-holder for guiding additional sheets of paper into position from which they may be freely fed to the writing mechanism, said pocket having a flaring mouth at its forward end to re- The gag:

ceive backwardly-inserted sheets, the mouth comprising a flared upper lip and a protruding lower lip, and side-edge gages upstanding from the lower lip.

3. In a typewriting machine, a work-webpresenting frame movable laterally of the machine, a carbon-carrier mounted on the frame movable toward the front of the machine as the work is fed, means on the under part of said carrier beneath the carbons and work-webs, for guiding sheets of paper into osition from which they ma be conveniently fed to the machine, an for guiding them in their feeding movement, comprising a chute having'a mouth at its forward end to receive rearwardly-inserted sheets, the mouth comprising a protruding lower lip, side gages upstanding from said lip, and means for severing the webs.

4. In a typewriting machine, a carria e, a work-presenting frame movable laterally of the machine with the carriage, a work guiding carrier mounted on the frame movable toward the front of the machine as the work is fed, and paper-guiding means on the under partof the work-guiding carrier beneath the work-webs and carbons, comprising a chute with a wide entrance opening at its forward end for guiding sheets of paper backward into position from which they may be conveniently fed to the machine, adjustable side-gages at the forward end of the chute for guiding the inserted sheets as they are'fed, and means for severing th webs.

5. In a typewriting machine, a work-presenting frame for guiding continuous webs of paper, a chute, having a flaring mouth at its-forward end, carried by said frame beneath said webs for receiving the rear ends of additional sheets inserted beneath said webs in a direction away from the position of writing, to be typed with the webs and removed from themachine prior to websevering, feed-rollers for advancing the work, means to release the webs from the,

pressure of the feed-rollers to facilitate the insertion of the additional sheets in the chute and means for severin the webs.

6. In a typewriting machine, means for presenting work to the writing instrumentalities, comprising lateral gages for a wide work-sheet and separate lateral gages for a relatively narrow work-sheet, and means for receiving the work-sheets from the writing instrumentalities, comprising lateral gages for the wide sheet adjustable to align them with the corresponding gages on the workpresenting means and gages for the narrow sheets movable with the gages for the wide sheet, the narrow sheet gages on the Workpresenting means being adjustable to align them with the narrow sheet gages on the work-receiving means.

7. In a typewriting machine, means for presenting work to the writing instrumentalities, comprising lateral gages for a wide work-sheet and separate lateral gages for a relatively narrow work-sheet, and means for receiving the work fromthe writing instrumentalities, comprising lateral gages for the wide sheet adjustable to align them with the corresponding gages on the work-presenting means, clamps for clamping the wide work-sheet, and gages for the lateral edges of the narrow sheet carried by said clamps and movable with the gages for the wide sheet, the narrow sheet gages on the workpresenting means being adjustable to align them with the narrow sheet gages on the Work-receiving means.

8. The combination with a revoluble platen, of a collating device mounted at the delivery side of the platen and including side-gaging means for a wide work-sheet, and releasable clamping means for the side edge portion of said wide work-sheet, said clamping means formed with an upwardlyturned end constituting a side-ed e gage for a narrower work-sheet collate over the wide work-sheet while the latter is clamped.

JESSE A. B. SMITH.

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