US799648A - Printing-machine. - Google Patents

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N0.'799,648. PNTNNTND SEPT. 19,1905.

' J. HoUGII.

PRINTING MACHINE.

` APPLICATION FILED APB- 13.1904.

i SHEETS-SHEET 3 No. 799,648. Y 'IATNNIND SEPI. I9, NNI-5: `J.H0UGII. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 13.1904

4 sHBTs-SHEBT 4.

,UNITED STATES APlrlllllll OFFICE. I

JAMES HOUGH, or GUELPH, CANADA.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Naveaeae.

' f Be it kn'own'that ll, JAMns HoUen, of the city of Guelph, -in the 4county of l/Vellington, in the Province of Ontario, Canada', have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-lVIach-ines, ot' which the following ma specificatiodf My invention relates to improvements in f vprinting-machines;I and the object of the invehtiQn isftodevise almachine whereby matvter .of all kinds m large or small type, and

-, particularly such large type as is 4used for address-cards, l announcements', newspaper-bnlletins',price-tickets, packing-case addresses, and geiierally allv such printing as 1s done on yilat surfaces, may be printed expeditiously an with thelctters accurately spaced accord- I fingto their widths; and it consists, essentially,

- inf a'suitable frame, an adjustable platcnsuppo-rted'in'the frame, a type-carriage, a guiding-frame on which thesameis laterally adjusted. and guideways on which 'suchframe has I longitudinal.movement` a rotatable .disk p ro-v v vided withacircleorcircles'of-stems carrying .25

at the bottoni' thet'ype, and afsupporting-base having a slot through which the type is designed toprint, and an internal inking-pad,

` a lever pivotedonthe back 'of the carriageframe, andv :L pliihqerdcsigned to be operated therebyto depress the type-stems oneA at a timeto print through thc-slot, a ratchet-feed mechanism located at the back of the carriage 'and operated bythe depression 'of the lever to rfeed theA carriage laterally,V and' consequentlythe slet throughwhich the printing is doneT a determinate distance commensurate with the width ofQtlie letter,I the vvarious parts beingotherw'ise arranged and con# 'structed in detailas herematter more par- 4o. A

ticularlycxplain'ed.'

I Fig. 2 is a-.perthe back of the machine;-

Fig. 3 is a.longitudinalsection through the machine cna Aplane passing throng-h the centerot the rotatablediskl- Fig". 4 is'acrosssection'ona plane passing'through .the center ot' the rotatable disk. Fig. 5 is a plan viewl of the rotatabledisk, showing the arrange;

ment ofthetypc-stems and indicating-letters Jofthe same' and carriage. ot" the rotatable disk' reversed. Fig. i is an `enlarged detail showing the mechanism connect'dto 4the operating-leverfor operating Specification of Letters Patent. Appuppapp and April 1s, 1904. serai No. 203,055.

with a hand-wheel Z; 'B'. is a shearing-knife which is pivoted on a pin B2 and is provided with a handle B, by

which itis raised on the pivot-pin.

Fig. 6 is a view' Patented sept. y1e, 1905.

the letter-#spacing ratchet on the ratchet-bar. Fig. 8 is a detail of the device for shifting-v the plate or base carrying the rotatable disk.` i

In the drawings like characters of reference 6oindicate corresponding parts in' each figure.

A A are `the,ends.of the machine, which are suitably connected together by the front cross-rods, back cross-bar a', and the lower central cross-bar a2. 65

' A' is a platen which extends at the end into suitable guideways in the frame and has the central and end dependinglugs A and A8, respectively.

Zand 3 are stems which extend from the V7oy central lugs A.2 and A3, respectively, through the cross-bar a2. vThe stem 2 has a spiral spring 2 encircling the same between the lu'g A2 and the bar a2. The stems 3 have spiral springs 3 encircling thesame and extending 5 betweenthe lugs A"s and the bar a. The centralstem is threaded and hasflocatedat the bottom end thereof. the hand-wheel 22. It, will now be seen that the platen A is resili;

entlyfsupported andv may be adjustable ver- 8o 'y ltically by means of the hand-wheel 2?.

B is a roll of paper, the spindle of which is supported in`suitable bearings in the frame, as indicated, and the paper on the roll ofl which passes through openings andl over the 85 platen A to the back of the machine, whenceV it passes between the rubber ,rolls b b', located towardeac'h end of the feed-spindles If and b,

respectively. 'lhe feed-spindle?)s is provided `B4 -s a spring enclrcling. the pi Bi, having" knife. j I n To cutoif the paper, itI is merely necessary to raise the knife B' and draw the paper out end extending underneath the pin "on the" substantially horizontally, when the knife may I o0 be brought down against the edge of the bar a', and. thereby sever the paper completely across.' f

as' represents guide-rails formed on the top of the. sides'Aot' the frame'.y One of the rails m5 Vis provided,4 preferably, with equidistant [notches a.

C is. a supplemental frame rectangular in form and having the ends thercotrestmg on the 'guide-rails c and `provided with liphani 1 0 dles C', whereby'the frame andthe carriage su pported thereon? as will hereinafter appear,

one end fastenedito the -frame and theother 951 vmove laterally within the vgroove c.

may be raised and placed in any desired pfosition upon a table, box, or Jdoor.

dog-lever pivoted on apinc" on the top of the 1 frame C, such dog being held in engagement with one ot the notches n* by spiral springs cX encirclingt-he pin and attached to the dog in the usual manner. The trame C is also provided at the frontwith a lip-handle /jlin order to adjust it. back of the Vframe (lare provided with grooves c and c'. The groove c is provided with two upwardly-extcnding cut-away notches c2 o?, as indicated.

D is the carriage-frame, which is rectangular at the base and is provided at the front with tongues IZ, which tit and are designed to The tongues of approximately the same width or slightly less than the notches @and are of the same distance apart, so that when these tongues are directly under lthe notches by lifting the carriage the tongues will pass out of the groove c and the carriage removed.

(Z is a divided tongue formed on the back of the carriage-trame and fitting in the back groove c. The tongue Z is divided or cut away opposite the center of the back ot' the carriage, as indicated and for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

{Fhe ,carriage D is'designed to be moved lateralty, as will hereinafter appear, with the tongues d and d' in their respective guideways c and c, and when the tongues d are brought opposite the openings or notches c2 the carriage may bte/:removed by raising the forward end thereof-aged bringing the tongues Z through the notches and then drawing forwardly on the carriage so as to relieve the back tongue cl from theI groove c'.

c3 is a ratchet-rack formed on the rear-bar of the frame C. y i

e is a stop adjustably extending through a post 5, secured in the back bar ot' the frame C and held securely by a binding-screw 6. The stop 4f is toward one end ot' the back bar of the lframe C, and toward the other end l provide a similar stop 4', which is held in position in the same way.

The frame D is provided with an upwardlyextending rear portion D, at the centerot' which is formed a vertically-disposed bearing cl2, through which extends the rod al.

.E is a plate, through which the rod d extends, such plate being provided with end notches e, into which extend the T-shaped ends of the springs c', which are suitably held at the opposite end on the upwardly-extending portion l) of the carriage. The plate E is supported on the rod di (see Figs. 4 and 7) by a cross-pin d4.

F is a pawl pivoted on a pin f at the bottom of the rod Il. The pawl is designed-to engage with the ratchet c on the inside of the back of the frame C.

(l is a plate connected to the center of the (fisa` rthe interiors ot' the front and i upwardly-extending portion D of the carriage frame by the screws g, extending through slots y' in the plate. The plate has a right-angular projection y" at one end, designed to come in contact with the stops si and 4', and the lower right-angular projection g3, which extends umlcrnea-th the pawl F.

H is a supporting-plate for the rotatable disk l, such plate being provided with an external face-rim /L and an internal face-rim L', between which is situated the hiking-pad H'. The plate H has laterally-extending lugs /zfe and h3 at each side, which extend and are slidably supported on the frame D by the inwardly extending ribs (VX, forming portion of the side bars of the frame l). The plate H has also a forwardly-extending portion H2, which extends to the inside of the standard D2, forining portion of the carriage-frame. v

D3 is a bell-crank pivotcd on a pin 7, secured in the standard D. The lower end of the bell-crank engages with the projection H2.

8 is a catch pivoted on the pin 8 in the standard and located in the slot D" in the standard The catch Shas a pointed projection 82 at the front lower end, the forward movement of which is limited by the stop-pin 83, extendin`g through the standard l)2 above the pivot-pin 8'.

9 is a spring which is spirally wound around the pivot-pin 8 and extends to the front of the upper end ot' the catch and is connected at the lower end to a pin 9. ltwill now be seen that the normal tendency ot' the 4 into the forward position. 'lhe front end ot' the bell-'crank D3, however, is broad, so as to extend over the top of the,pointed projection 82. 7

10 is a spiral spring connected at one end to the front of the carriage-Frame and at the other end to the plate H.

H3 is a slot made in the back end oi the plate H' and extending between the rims /t and t. i 'y H* is a circular plate which lits within the rim /t' and through which extends the screwplug ll, which is provided with a notched enlarged head il', designed to be normally covered by the ornamental depressing-cap i12, which I utilize to depress the type-stem disk, so as to ink the type without `shifting the type-carriage. The screw-plug 11 extends into the center of the plate H, the head 11 serving to limit the upward movement ofthe circularplate H. '.lhe plate H is resiliently supported by thel helical spring l2, surrounding the plug ll.

I is the rotatable plate, which has attached to or forming part ot' the same the rim I/, to which is secured at the bottom the circular plate 12.. 'lhe plates .l and le are secured together at the center by a sleeve i, surrounding the head ot' the plug 11.

. J represents the outer circle o-,t'r type-stems,

flo

which extend 'through holes in the plates I l and extending between the projection o and and 12 and areprovided at the bottom with l the type-plates y', on which are secured the types j', of rubber or any 4other suitable material. Thetype stems J are preferably square in cross-section and provided with ta the type-plates and types. of which are con? structed in the same way as those attachedto The typestems J arealso The the type-stems J. vresiliently supported in the same way.

.types at the bottoni of the type-'stemsJv and J' extend ov er the inking-pad H.

K and K are the inner and outer indicat ing'ring-plates for the inne-r and outer cir'cle of type-stems, such ring-plates, indicating at the point radially opposite each type-stein the particular letter of each type.-

It will of course be understood to those [familiar with printing .that it is iieeessarvto provide for the proper spacing of the letters, as some letters are wider than Others, such, for instance, as the W or "Mf being wider than the I or N. To provide for the movement of the type-carriage commensurate with the width of each let-ter, so as to properly space the letters,;l make' the tyDG.-

stems attached to the wider letters shorter than those attached: to the narrower letters o r charaeters in or'der toprovide for less of a'ratcliet-feed', as will hereinafter appear.y i.

Ip is -thegmain operating-lever whereby the impression to the type is" L is\ provided witha handle t, and is substantially L-,shapedjn form, beingpivoted on lugs'l L, attached to or formingpart ot' the bracket L2 seciired to the upper carria'Ge-iramefD.

M is a plunger which is provided with a reduced intermediate portion m andl the bottom socket fn/ The plunger M tits within .the socket l in the bracket L2 and is held no/rmallyin the raised position against the le" ver b a-s iral s rino` vr1,2,.encircling the re-V `duced portion 'of the plunger and extending between :the bottom'of the socket and the en- 'larged upper-end of the plunger.

N represents a pair of bars pivotally con--v nected to the lever L at the front endv and having the dependingl back ends Nextending underneath the pin (l-.passing through the rod d3. The b ars N are providedwith slots n and an adjustable fulcrum-pin n', `which extends tliroug'h the slots "nl :into one or the-other of the holes 3 in the bracket L2, so as to pro# vi'de a fulcrum for the bars N.

O is a double arm providedwith a rear` wardly-extendingslotted projection o, through which extends the upper end ot' the rod d". -l [50 is a spiral spring encircling the rod d" imprint 'upon the paper on vthe platen a letterl given.' The leverpoint'ot' pivotal `connection therebI dramririv'. the )oint oi the Jawl ovei'- 12v.

ab n i the plate o2 is a spiral 4spring 4encircling the rod da and -extending between the bearing Z2 and the pawl F. f

The arm O is pivotedat the sides on "theA pins 0*, extending through the lugs (Z 7, forming -part of the `'ca rriage-'frame.

O represents bars' located on theend ofthe double ai'm Oand provided with inwardly-1' extending lips, as indicated. The vbars O are slotted and are connected to the ends of the alrins O by the pins 05,extending through the s ots. to extend over the rotatable disk I, and thev bars O' are made slotted, so that thelips may be withdrawn from over'l the disk in order that it maybe removed vertically.

1t will now be seenfonireferene'e to' Figs`. 1

and 4 that by grasping thehan'dlei and press- 'ing down upon the lever -L the, s ocketfm'` the plunger M being aboveone of the outer4 circlesotI type-stems will'depress suehtype'-- stemthrough theslot H3 of the plate H 'and The springs m2, o2, and c" will restore the le Ver toits normal position when released. The

disk I may be thenfi'otated-by hand to bring .the stem of any desired letter underneath the 9F t forni 'words or numbersas plunger M, when the same operation maybe repeated, so as desired. s Y

It is essential thatlat thefsame time a letter isI printed the type should be inked,

and when the lever L is manipulated, as hereioo -inbefore described, the baclrends Nl of the.

bars N extending underneath the'piris dwili- -as they are tilted on their piv'ot n' raise the rod (la against the pressure of the s pri-ngs'ofand a and thereby .ti-ltfthrough -tlie'medium los of' `the spring o', extending underneathr'the projection o, -thedouble armO and bring the lips of thebar`s O'. upon the edge of the rotatable disk or plate 1, thereby holding it' se? cu-i'ely on the hiking-pad during the period 'im al-so release the disk and 'the 4spring 12 forces A the type clear of the inking-,pach'and thereby115 allows of' the disk to be. turned by hand.

` At thesame time thatl the lever is depressed to raise the rod d the pawl Fis raised at its Aith e rd afi,

the ratchet-teeth ci; "VVlien the lever is released, the rod d being for'cdd downwardly again Seivesto pnslithe pawl to a substantially horizontal positiomand necessarily in doing L'this 'niust- Force the carriage l) one 125' thc disimicethatthe lever is depressed. This.

The lips on the bars O are designed sequently the feed of the carriage increased and the space for the letter likewise increased to receive the broad letter. lt will thus be seen that the movement of the carriage is regulated by the height of the stem attached to the type, so that thewords may be formed with the letters the requisite distance from each other. It will of course be understood from what has been before described that all the type after being inked will be raised from the inking-pad by means ol the helical spring 12, hereinbefore described. It will now also be understood that the movement of the carriage is eii'ectcd step by step by means of the.

pawl F, operating on the ratchet c3. Nhen the @rejection y of thel plate G reaches the stopft, suc'h plate G will be moved laterally, so that the projection underneath the pawl will raise the pawl, and it will thus be seen that the handlemay be pressed laterally, so as to freely restore the carriage to the opposite side of the machine. When the projection g2 reaches the stop 'the plate G. is pushed in the opposite direction, thereby throwing the projection q2 closer to thepivotpoint of the pawl, thus allowing it to drop preparatory to the step-by-step movement required for spacing and printing, as hereinbefore described.

0n reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that l have arranged the outer designation-ring K for the outer circle of type with the capitals and figures and the inner designating' ring for the inner circle of type with the small letters; but of course it will be understood that such arrangement is not an arbitrary one. -lt will also be seen that l have shown in the drawings the lever adapted to engage with the type-stems of the outer cir.- cle of type. ln order to move Ithe carriage so that the. lever will engage with the inner circle, l simply throw down the thumb end `ot' the bell-crank D, so as to bring such end underneath the pointed projection 82 ofthe catch 8, the catch yielding until the end d has passed the point, when the point springs over the end D3,and thereby holds it securely in position. At the same time the lower end ol the pawl-crank D", engaging with the projection 82, forces forward the plate` H, and

consequently the rotatable disk l, until one ci', the type-stems of the seclond circle J passes to a point directly underneath the plunger lvl, whereupon one or more of the circle ol tjpe-lelters J' may bd utilized. To

restore the first circle into its properposi tion, it is simply necessary to pull the u* per end of the catch in the direction indicated by arrow, when the spring l() will pull upon the plate H and shift such plate and the rotatable disk I to the normal position.

I have mentioned in this specification the removable and adjustable pins n', forni the ll'ulcrurn for the bars N. .it will no.. understood that should a different length f i feed for the carriage be required-that is say, the letters spaced a greater distan-ee apart, as is required in case larger 'type used or in certain forms of printing result may be effected by shifting the pins n in the bars N, extending through the slots a into other holes [t The farther away the pins are shifted from the ends N of the bars N the greater will be the upward movement of the rod d, and consequently the greater will he f,

the raise of' the paWLIa-nd thus when the lever is released the push of the pawl on the ratchet will be necessarily greater and the carriage moved likewise a greater distance., so as to give a greater space the letters and in proportion.

lt will be understood from this description that not only may letters be-printed, but

signs or words may be atiixed to the typestems. It will also be seen that my machine is adapted specially to print on flat surfaces, and although I show a platen for receiving paper from a roll it will of course be under tood the platen may be utilized to receive a board for the top of a boxv and such board printed upon. Again, the whole frame .C3 maybe removed and placed ona flat surface, such as the greundor table, and printing done on such surface or on anything placed thereon. struction hereinbet'ore referred to the open ating of the main lever serves to print the letter and move the carriage the proper space for the next letter which is being printed and also hold the rotatable disk stationary during the period that the letter is being printed.

The type-stems hereinbetore referred te are made square and extend through square holes in the rotatable disk, so as to insure 'of the type at the bottom being set securely for printing.

The Jframe C, hereinbefore referred to, is made adjustable from front to back for the purpose 'of spacing thc distance between the lines of printing, and this is effected by means of the dog-lever C2, coacting with the notches e4, hereinbefore referred to.

- Inorder to effect the spacing between words or numbers, it is simply necessary for me te turn the rotatable disk so as to bring the plunger M over the space between any two type-stems, when any suitable space may be produced between the words by the depression of the lever. rlhe farther the lever is pushed down of course the greater the space ICS '5 the ratchet-teeth twelve to the inch and that back cross-bar of the frame, so as to sever 70 upon the operator of the machine hearing the the paper as and for the purpose' specified.' click of the ratchet he will know the exact 6. In a printing-machinein combination a distance he has moved'the carriage. Again, suitable frame provided with' top end guidingmy machine is adapted toreceive dierent rails, one of'which is provided with notches,

'.0 disks containing different styles andi'size of a supplemental frame having the ends sup- 75 lettering, and it is merely necessaryto re. ported, sol as to slide forwardly and backmove the cap 112 and the bar O, so that. the wa dly on the liguide-rails.; a' type-carriage lips are outside of the periphery of the disk, laterally adjustabl'ein the supplementalfrarne w-hen such `rotatable disk may be removed and` and a spring-actuated dog operated at. one

I5 another substituted. f p end ofthe supplementalr frame and designed 80 W-hatI claim as my invention is to engage with thenotches-in one of the end- I1; In a printing-machine, in combination a guide-rails as and for the purpose specified.

1 suitable-frame provided with top end guidin- 7.' In a printing-machine a main frame, a rails, a movable supplemental frame having supplemental frame adapted to, support-.the

2-0 the ends-supported, so as to slide forwardly type-carriagewithin theframe and above the 85 and backwardly on the guide-rails and a typelevel .of the bottom thereof so as to adapt the carriage laterally adjustable in the suppleframe to lie o`n a horizontal surface, and liftmental frame as and for the purpose specified. ing-lips for .the supplementalframe tofacili- 2. In a printing-machine, in combination a tate the movement to and'from the horizon- 1 2`5 suitable frameprovided with topend guidingtal surface as speci-fied. 90 rails, a movable supplemental frame having 8. In ay printing-.machine a main frame', the ends supported, so as' to slide forwardly guide-rails thereon, one of said rails having and backwardly on the guide-rails, a type-carnotches therein," a movable supplemental l riage laterally adjustable in the supplemental frame, a dog pivotally held on the end there- I 30 frame and a fiat platen supported underneath of, said dog being adapted to engage with the 95 the type-carriage as and for the purpose specinotches in the guide-rail and a;type-carriagel fied. i supportedby said supplementaltframe.

3. lua printing-machine, in combination a 9.: Ina printing-machine, arnovable supsuitable frame provided with top end guidingplemental-.frame provided with grooves in the rails, a movable supplemental frame' having front and back thereof, of a type-carriage ,100

theends supported, so as to slide forwardly havinga front tongue to fitin the front groove and back wardly on the'guide-rails, a type-carand a. rear tongue to fit into the rear groove riage laterally adjustable in the supplementalv as and forthe purpose specified.

frame, and a platen suitably supported-on the 10.- In a printing-mane, a movable supmain fra-me -underneath the supplemental plemental frame provided with grooves inthe 105 will be between the words, this being effected, as hereinbefore described, by the pawl F, working inthe ratchet-bar 03. I may say that I have found it convcnientin practice to make frame-and means for vertically adjustingl it as and for the purpose specified.

' a. In a printing-machine, in combination asuitable frame provided with top end guidingframe, coactingspindles suitably xjournaled in the back of the frame and provided with feeding-rolls for the paper, and a spring-held knife designed toact againstthe edges ofthe frontv and back thereof and a notch leading upwardly from the groove, of a type-carriage havingafronttongue to fit in the frontgroove 45 rails, a supplemental frame having the ends and rear tongueto fit intothe rear groove one of said tongues being narrower than 'the II'O notch solas to pass therethrough as and for the purpose specified. t

1 1. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriage laterallyadjustsupported, so' as to slide forwardly and back- .wardly on the guidefrails, a type-carriagelat- A erally adjustable in the supplemental frame, a platen,su itable guidewaysin the main frame 50 for the same, stems depending from the p aten able in thelsame, of a ratchet-bar locat'ed at the I 15 throughb the cross-bar of, the frame, springs encircling the stems and extending between the platen and the cross-bar, andv afn adjusting-wheel located on thev threaded end of one of the stems as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a printing-machine, in combination a suitable frame provided with top end guidingrails, a supplemental frame having the ends supported,- so as to slide forwardly and backwardly onV the guide rails, a type carriage i laterallyadjustable in the supplemental frame,

a platen suitably supported in the mainframe 'and-'provided with longitudinal openings to form-guides for the paper, a paper-roll-supporting spindle suitably journaled in 4the back of :the carriage, a feeding-pawl connected to the'carriage,.a supporting means for the pawl and means. for raising such supporting means, so as to raise the-pawl when the carriage has reached the limit of i-ts feed-A 12. kThe combination with-thesupplemental frame and the type-carriage .laterally adjustable in the same, of aratchet-bar located at the back of the carriage, a feeding-pawl con-v neeted to the carriage, asupporting' means for the pawl, means for raising such supporting means, so as to raise the pawl when thev carriage has reachedl the limit of its feeding movement and'means for allowing the pawl I 2O ing movement asand for the purpose specified.

to drop when it has reached the limit of the return movement as and for the purpose specified.

1?). 'l'he mmbination with thesnpplemental frame aw? the type-carriage laterally adjustable in tin same, ol'l a ratchet-barlocatedatthe bach o1 thecarriag'e, a leedingr-pawl connected to the carriage, stops located on the back bar ot' the supplemental trame and a laterally-adjustable plate secured to the carriage-frame and hin-"ingY a projection to engage with the stops and a projection to extend under the pawl as and l'or the purpose specified.

1li. '.lhe combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriage lateralljv adjustable in the same, of a ratchet-bar hacated at the baci; ol: the carriage, a vertically-disposed rod located in suitable bearings at the back of the carriage, a pawl pirotalljY connected to the bottom ot' the same and means for raising' the rod as and for the purpose specified.

l5. The combination with the su pplemental frame and the type-carriage lateralljY adjust:

able in the same, ot a ratchet-bar located at the back oi the carriage, a vert'ically-disposed rod located in suitable bearings at the back of the carriage, a pawl pirotally connected to the bottom of the same, means for raising' the rod and a spring,` for depressing` the same as and for the purpose specilied. i

16. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriage laterally adjustable in the same, ot' a ratchet-1mi; located at the bach o1l the carriage, a vertically-disposed rod located in suitable hearings at the baci: oi' the carriage, a pawl pivotallj connected to the bottom et the same.I means for raising` the rod, a spring fordepressing` the same, a slotted pla-te secured to the back of the carriage by pins extend ingth rough the same andharing the rearwiu'dlj'extemling' projections. one of which extends underneath the pa l and stops toward each cud ol the supplemental .Frame with which the upper rearwardextension is designed to contact as and for the purpose specilied.

17. rlhe combination with thesupplemental lrame and he type-carriage laterally adjustable in the same, o1' ratchet mechanism located at the baci; of the carriage, an operating-lever piroted ou the carriage-frame and means coniiected to the operating-lever for raising the rod and operating the ratchet mechanism as and t'or the purpose specified.

18. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriage laterally adjustable in the same and the rod and pawl carried by the carriage, ol" a ratchet-har located at the haci; ol' the carriage, an operating-lever pivotcd on the carriage-frame, means connected to the operating-lever for raising` the red and sp1-mg means for depressing it as and for the purpose specified.

19. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriage laterally adjust.- able in the same and the rod and pawl carried by the carriage, of a ratchet-nar located at the back of the carriage, an oi'ierating-lever pivoted on the carringe-frame, a pin extending through the rod, bars pirotally connected on each side of the lerer and havingl the back end extending underneath the pin, and sprinpr means for depressing' the rod as and for the purpose specified.

2l). The combination with the supplemental frame and the @pe-carriage lalerall.,v adjustable in the same andthe rod and pawl carried by the carriage, ot' a ratchet-bar located at the back of the carriage, an operating-lever pivoted on the carriage-frame, a pin extending through the rod, bars pirotally connected on each side ot' the lever and having the back engl extending underneath the pin, a plate located over the pir and springs designed to exert a pressure thereon to depress the rod as and for the purpose speeilied.

21. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar and the carriage laterally adjustable in the supplemental frame` ot' the rod \f'erticallj1 disposed and the pawl pirotally connected to the bottom of the rod, spring means for depressiiig the rod` the lever suitably pivoted in liront of the rod, slotted bars pirotally connected to the lerer at one end and suitably Connected to the rod at the opposite end and pivot-pins `for the bars extending` through the slots into one ot' a series of holes as and 'I'orthe purpose specified.

22. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar and spring-pressed rod supported insuilable bearings and a pawl pivoted in the cud of the same and de. ned to engage with the ratchetbar and spring means for holding the rod down, ol plate provided with a slot. a disl: prmided with a plurality ot type-stems, an operating-lever suitabljr pivoted on the lrame and a plungerspring held in the raised position and designed to be depressed hf; the lever onto a! type-stem, so as to depress it as and t'or the. purpose specii'ied.

Q3. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar-and the teeding-pawl and the operatinglever coaetine; with such feeding-paal, el' the type-carriage, the rotatable type-dsl; held thereon and carrying a circle of ype stems. the type stems ol the narrower letters being long-cr than the typesterns of the broader letters and a plunger designed to 'the type-stems upon'it being` depressed by the movement et the lere-r as and for the purpose speeiiied. a

241. The combination with the supporting'- plsfe provided with a slot and the rotatable tf'p J-st-em-oarrying dish vertically adjustable in `relation thereto, of the operating-lever and means Connected thereto vi'or depressing the type-stems one at a time through the slot in the plate as and for the purpose specified.Y

25. The combination with thesupportingplate provided. with a slot andthe rotatable IIO type-stem-earrying disk vertically adjustable in, relation thereto, of the operatin-g-lever, means connected thereto for depressing the type-stems one at a`tiine through the slot in `the plate, an hiking-pad located'underneath the type-stems and means connected tothe lever for depressing the ro?, @table disk, so as to bring the type against *he pad simultaneously with the imprintiin` of a letter as and for the purpose specified.

26. The combination with the supporting` plate provided with a slot and the rotatable type-stem-carrying disk vertically adjustable in relation thereto, ofthe operating-lever,

means connected thereto for depressing the type-stems one at a time through the slot in the plate, an inking-pad located underneath the type-stems, the pawl-earrying rod, means connected to Ithe lever for raising it simultaneously with the depression of the typestern, a spring held on the upper end of the rod, .i. double arm provided with a projection over the spring and pivoted on lugs on the frame of the type-carriage and having lips del signed to extend over the rotatable type-stemcarrying disk as and for the purpose'specified.

27. The combination with lthe carriage- A frame and supporting-plate held thereon prodepression of a ty pe-stem through the slot andv resilient means for holding it normally. in the raised position as and for the purpose specified.

29. The combination with the carriage-v fraine provided. with side supporting ledges or lips, of the plate provided with lugs resting on the ledges and the rotatable type-carrying disk supported on the plate, inner and outer circles of type on said disk and a spring for normally 4holding the outer circle ot' `type underneath the plunger and means for forcing the plate forwardly to bring the inner circle underneath the operating-plunger and hold it there as and for the purpose specified. l

, 30. The combination with the carriage.- frame provided with side supporting ledges or lips, otthe Aplate provided with lugs vresting on the ledges and the rotatabletype-carrying'disk supported on the-plate and a spring for normally holding the outer circle of type underneath the plunger, and' a bell-crank pivoted on the standard forming part of the carriage frame and haring the lower end designed to engage with the plate ang-a spring-catch for holding 4the lower end oi' ,he bell-crank in the .forward position as and for the purpose specified.

31. The combination Awith the carriagefraine provided with side supporting ledges or lips. of the plateprovided witli'lugs resting on the ledges and thel rotatable type-carrying disk supported on the plate, inner andvouter circles of type on said disk and a spring for normally holding the outer circie ot' type underneath the plunger, and a bell-crank pivoted on'the standard forming part of the carriageeframe signed to be made,oi" the rotatable disk formed of the top and bcttoiii plates and rim, the typesteins provided with the type-platesat the bottom thereof and-spring means for holding. such type-stems normally: raised, a central screw-stud extending through the center of the disks into the'eenter of the plate, and a helical spring surrounding the stud as and for the purpose specified. 1

33. The combination with the disk-supporting plate provided with an internal and external rim and the annular inking-pad carried thereby, 'and an opening or slot between the rims th rough which theiinpression i's designed to be made, of the rotatable disk formed of the -top and bottom plates and rim, the typesteins provided with the type-plates at the-bottom thereof, spring means Vfor holdingsuch type-stems normally raised, a disk over the Eg edge of the central hole of which the head of the studexten'ds, and a helical spring surrounding the stud and located beneath the disk 4` as and jor the purpose specified.

34. The combination with the main disksupporting plate and the stud extending into the same and provided with an enlarged head and the rotatable type-stem disk extendingaround the head of the stud, of a supplemental disk extending underneath the main disk and i the head of the stud and means for holding such disk normally raised against the head of the stud as and for the purpose specified.

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35. .The combination with the main d'iski supporting plateand the stud extendirli'gr into the same and provided with an enlarged head and the rotatable type-stem disk extending around the head of the stud, of a'su/pplemental reef disk extending underneath the main disk and the head of the stud, 'means for holding such` disk normally raised against the head of thev seine. of e. central stud extending' through the disk into the supporting-plate und a cap litti looselyY on the top of the stud and designed to depress the dish as and for the purpose specified.

of?. The combination with the reel: and pztwl l the rotatable plate. type-stems carried hereby,` ot the levei operatively connected to he pearl, the plunger located underneath the ever end so errltnged that upon the depres- .ion ot' the plunger by the lever between the typesteins the rotatable plete is adinsted a ece sind tor the purpose. specified.

The combination with the supporting- 15 plete provided with :1r slot, en inling-psd loeeted thereon andthe rotating' type-stein-cax' ryinggj disli vertically adjustable in relation thereto end means for supporting' said disk and t); pestenis and type normally clear of the The. eernbinzttion with the supportingl .vith e slot andthe rotatable 1g disl; vertically adjustable n I dion thereto. ot' the operating-lever, ineens connected thereto -for depressing the ype'senes one et e time through the slot in the plete, an inking-pad located underneath the type-stems, the peWl-eerrying rod, means connected to the lever for rinsing,` it simnlte! neously with the depression of the type-stem, a spring held on the upper end of the rod and means connected to the lever and projecting` over the disk for depressing the same, as and for the purpose specified.

40. The combination of the disl:,ot` a double arm suitably supported and operated and provided with end bars adjnstztbly held in the end of the arms and provided with lips extending over the rotatable disk as and for the purpose specified.

41. In a printing--machine a rotatable disk, ty pe-Stems carried thereby of d iferent lengths and so arranged that the depression ot each particular stem determines the lateral movement ot' the rotatable disk such a distance as to properly space the corresponding letter es and for the purpose specified.

` 4.,lfAflllLS HOUGH.

Witnesses:

` B. BOYD,

M. MCLAREN.

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