Improvements in Type Setting and Distributing Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Type Setting and Distributing Machines.
We FERDINAND PRAUNEGGER of Stempfergasse No. 4 Graz Austria and
HEINRICH LOUIS BENNO TOOBE of India Chambers Queens Dock Side Hull,
in the County of York, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The type setting machine consists of a series of type reservoirs set side by side
in the arc of a circle and usually in a position slightly inclined from the vertical.
The reservoirs are set so that the type are parallel with radial lines of the arc
and the lower part of the reservoirs is so constructed that the lowermost type in
each reservoir can be pushed out endwise from it by the action of a pusher. The
pusher is carried at the end of a bar which we call the transport bar and which
at its opposite end pivots around a vertical axis situated at the centre of the arc.
The outer end of the arm also carries a small hopper or receptacle into which any
type pushed out from any one or other of the type reservoirs by the pusher is
received and is carried in it to the end of a channel in which the type are to be
set up in line. This channel is set radially on a radial line passing through the
centre of the arc. The machine is so constructed that the bar can be brought
into a line with any one or other of the type reservoirs and so that the pusher is
then caused to push out a type from the bottom of that reservoir into the small
hopper or receptacle at the end of the arm and that the arm is then turned back
to its central position and the type in the hopper caused to be dropped into the
end of the channel in which the type are to be set up in line.
To move the bar from its central position either to one side or the other as
required we attach to its outer end the end of a tape or band which is also led
around two small pulleys on vertical axes situated one on either side of the
machine. On these axes are other pulleys around which is led another tapė or
band one end of which is led around and secured to a wheel on a vertical axis
near to the vertical axis at the centre of the arc and the other end to another
similar wheel on the same axis-therefore when this axis is turned either in one
direction or the other the transport bar is correspondingly shifted to one side or the
other by means of the tapes. This way of giving movement to the transport bar
by tapes attached to its outer end allows of the arm being made extremely light
its movement therefore can readily be arrested at any desired point as its momentum
will be but smali.
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The axis of the wheels above mentioned is turned in one direction or the other
by a pinion upon it gearing into a toothed quadrant on the central vertical axis.
On this axis are also two other toothed arcs one at either side of it. At each
side of this central vertical axis is another vertical axis also having a toothed arc
upon it.
An oscillating to and fro motion is given to the arcs on these two side
axes. Normally they are free to swing to and fro without either of them engaging
with the arcs on the central vertical axis at the time when the transport bar is in
its central position. When either one or other is to be brought into gear then one
or other of a pair of plates hinged at the ends of the two arcs on the central
axis is turned upwards into a position in which the toothed arc on one of the side
axes will strike against it-when it does a partial turn will be given to the
central axis and the toothed arcs will be brought into gear and the central axis
will have a partial turn given to it by the oscillating are on the side axis and will
afterwards be turned back again by it into its central position.

page_text: By the turning of the central vertical axis the transport bar will be drawn to
one side or the other as above explained. In order to arrest its movement when
it is in a line with any one or other of the type reservoirs from which it desired
to take a type a series of vertical stop pins are provided ranged in the arc of a
circle concentric with the arc of reservoirs. Normally the upper ends of these
pins are just below the plane in which the transport bar moves. As many stop
pins are provided as there are type reservoirs. When one of the stop pins is
raised the transport bar comes against and is arrested by it. This is rendered
possible by the arcs on the two side axes not being rigidly secured to these axes
but coupled to them by coiled springs which give way whenever the bar is arrested
by a stop.
To raise any one or other of these stop pins and at the same time to start the
transport bar into movement from its central position in a direction to come against
the pin that has been raised we provide rows of finger keys-one finger key for
each type reservoir-half of the finger keys in each row are at one side of the
central vertical axis herein before mentioned and the other half on the opposite side.
Each finger key is at one end of a lever the opposite end of which is coupled to
one or other of the stop pins a spring being interposed so that the stop pin may
only be raised the distance required bowever much the finger key may be depressed.
To start the transport bar into movement whenever any finger key is depressed
there is held up against the underside of the finger keys in each row on each side
of the central vertical axis herein before mentioned a bar. The bars are carried
on lever arms extending from horizontal axes. Forked ends of other arms on these
axes come below collars on a vertical pin which pin when raised serves to raise one
or other of the hinged plates at the ends of the toothed quadrants on the central
vertical axis and so to bring the quadrant into gear with the constantly oscillating
quadrant by which it has to be driven.
Normally as before stated the transport bar is held in a central position in a line
with the centre of the arc of type reservoirs. It is so held by the ends of lever
stops coming against it on opposite sides-but when these are raised the bar is free
to be moved. They are caused to be raised just before the two constantly oscillating
toothed arcs on the two side axes come round into a position in which they can be
made to start the transport bar into movement.
Immediately after the transport bar has been moved to one side or the other the
stops resume their normal position and serve to arrest and lock the transport bar
when it returns to its central position.
The moving of these stops and the giving a constantly oscillating movement to
the side arcs is effected by a rocking movement being given to two vertical axes by
connecting rods passing from arms upon them to cranks on a continuously revolving
crank shaft. Inclines on arms projecting from these axes effect the lifting of the
stops at the proper time.
Other arms on these axes are also coupled by connecting rods to corresponding
arms on the vertical axes of the toothed arcs which are to be oscillated-so that
the oscillation of the one is imparted to the other.
The continuously revolving crank shaft is driven by means of a treadle and in
order that the finger keys may always be depressed at the proper time relatively to
the movements of the other parts of the machine it is arranged that the finger keys
shall be depressed when the treadle is near to the lowest point of its movement.
In order to give a forward movement to the pusher to cause it to push a type out
from one or other of the type reservoirs-the pusher is attached to a rod which
extends along the transport bar and is acted on by, a spring which draws the pusher
back and keeps the end of the rod which is near the central vertical axis bearing
against one arm of a bell crank lever. On the other arm of this crank lever is
a toothed are gearing into a vertical toothed rack which can be slidden upwards or
downwards on the central vertical axis. The rack is carried by a sleeve which can
be slidden upwards or downwards upon the axis. On the sleeve is a collar and
whenever the pusher is to be thrust forwards a tappet on the continuously revolving

page_text: crank shaft causes a rod to be thrust downwards and a catch piece upon it coming
down on to the collar above mentioned forces the toothed rack downwards and so
gives the required end way movement.
In order that type may not be forced out from the central type reservoir by the
pusher unless the key for discharging a type from that reservoir is depressed pro-
vision is made for preventing the pusher being thrust forward when the transport
bar is in its central position.
To do this a notch is made in the circumference of the collar above mentioned
for the catch piece above mentioned to pass through whenever the transport bar is
in its central position and the catch piece is forced downwards as before described―
and unless a partial turn be given to the collar the catch piece will not come down
on to it. To give the partial turn to the collar whenever the transport bar is
checked in its movement either to one side or the other, we pivot to the underside
of the transport bar a lever which turns on a pivot near its centre aud normally
lies parallel with the bar. When the bar is turned to one side or the other and a
stop pin is raised to arrest its movement the outer arm of the lever comes against
the stop and thereby gets turned a short distance around its pivot-a fork on
the opposite or inner end of the lever then gives a partial turn to the collar.
In order to cause a type to be discharged from the central reservoir whenever
the key for causing a type to be discharged from that reservoir is depressed-the
depression of this key is caused to turn or shift the catch piece above mentioned
from its normal position so that when it is caused to descend instead of its passing
down through the notch in the collar as it would do if no finger key were depressed.
it comes against the collar and by depressing it gives a forward movement to the
pusher as before explained.
As the type are taken from the reservoirs and are dropped one by one into the
channel in which they are to be set up in line they are pushed forwards along
the channel by a reciprocating pusher to which a to and fro movement is given
through a series of rods and levers from a tappet upon the continuously revolving
crank shaft.
The type may so be set up into lines in the channels or divisions of a galley-
and when a channel or division has been filled the galley may be moved and the
next channel or division be brought into position for type to be set up in it and
so on. As the filling up of each channel approaches completion a bell may be
rung to give a warning to the compositor. Also as the type are dropped one by
one into each channel the column of type so made to advance along the channel
may be made to give movement to an indicator so as always to shew on a scale the
length of the line as it is being set up.
In the type distributing machine the construction is the same except that the
type receptacle at the end of the transport bar has a type delivered into it when
the transport bar is at rest in its central position and then when any one or other
of the finger keys is depressed conveys that type to one or other of a number of
type channels that are provided for receiving the type one channel being provided
for each kind of type.
The ends of the channels into which the type are delivered are in the arc of a
circle so that a type can be dropped into any one of them from the receptacle at
the end of the transport bar-the channels are ranged below the bar side by side
parallel with one another and with the bar when in its central position and they are
made to slope somewhat downwards from the ends into which the type are delivered.
The stop pins which serve to arrest the movement of the transport bar act upon an
arm which is below the type receiving channels and swings with the bar-the two
being secured together at their outer ends.
The type receptacle carried at the end of the bar is so carried by it that as the
bar turns to one side or another the receptacle always remains in a position parallel
with the position it is in when the bar is central.
A lever jointed to the underside of the bar and parallel with it is acted upon by
a tappet on the continuously revolving crank shaft and serves to open the type

page_text: receptacle which is at the end of the bar and allow the type which it carries to drop
from it at the proper time.
The type to be distributed are delivered one by one into the receptacle on the
end of the bar in the following manner. A column or page of type to be
distributed is placed on to a bed which is drawn endwise along rails by a cord and
weight so as to keep the foremost line of type bearing against a fixed end plate.
The foremost line which is held up to this plate is also pushed endwise by a pusher
acted on by a spring. The end type of the line is so held up to a fixed stop plate.
In this stop plate is formed a descending channel which is open on the side towards
which the type are pressed but is somewhat inclined to the type so that unless the
foremost type is tilted it cannot enter the channel. Between the type and the
mouth at the side of the channel is a thin plate equal to the thickness of
the thinnest type. In this plate is a slot which normally is parallel with the type
and the foremost type of the line that is being distributed is pressed forwards
through this slot and made to bear against parts of two opposite sides of the side
mouth of the inclined channel. When the foremost type is to be allowed to drop
into the receptacle at the end of the transport bar the thin plate above mentioned
is turned until the slot in it is parallel with the mouth of the channel-the foremost
type is so tilted into a position parallel with the channel whilst its lower end is
pushed off a support upon which it was previously resting and the type then drops
down. To prevent more than one type being tilted at a time a number of springs
are provided to bear against the type and hold them back. If the thinnest type is
tilted none of the springs have to yield-if the type that is tilted is of the second
thickness then one spring has to yield to allow it to tilt and so on.
When all the type in a line have in this way been dropped one after the
other down the channel, the pusher by which this line was being pressed end wise
is drawn back a clockwork escapement acted upon, at the end of the backward
movement of the pusher allows the bed carrying the sheet of type to move
onward one step-the plate or line space which separated that line from the
next is also taken away and the distribution of the next line is proceeded with.
The turning of the thin plate to tilt the type is effected at the proper time
by a tappet on the continuously revolving crank shaft. As the type are delivered
one by one into the receiving channels they are pushed forwards along these
channels by the action of pushers on a bar to which a reciprocating to and fro
movement is given by the action of other tappets on the crank shaft.
Dated this Fifth day of January 1893.
HEINRICH LOUIS BENNO TOOBE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Type Setting and Distributing Machines.
We, FERDINAND PRAUNEGGER, of Stempfergasse No. 4, Graz, Austria, and
HEINRICH LOUIS BENNO TOOBE, of India Chambers, Queen's Dock Side, Hull,
Yorkshire Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The improvements relate first to a type setting machine in which the type 4
reservoirs are set side by side with their extremities, (from which the type are to be
delivered one by one) ranged in the arc of a circle and in which a carrier at the end
of an arm which can turn around a vertical axis, concentric with the arc, can be
moved to the right or left to bring it below the end of any reservoir for a type to
be delivered into the carrier from that reservoir and be afterwards moved back into
a position below the centre of the arc, and then caused to drop the type into a
channel in which the type are to be set up in line.
According to this invention the arm or transport bar is mounted loosely upon

page_text: the central vertical axis, and tapes or cords attached to the arm near its end are
employed to draw it to the one side or the other as required. This allows of the
bar or arm being made very light, its movement can therefore readily be arrested at
any desired point as its momentum will be but small.
In order also that in the type setting machine, a single type may with greater
certainty be ejected from any type reservoir opposite to which the transport bar or
arm is brought to rest, the reservoirs are set nearly in a vertical position, and so
that the type lying in the reservoirs are parallel with the radial lines of the arc and
so that the lowest type can be pushed out from any reservoir by a radial pusher
carried by the arm.
Figures 1 to 27 shew a complete type setting machine in which the invention is
embodied.
Figure 1 is a vertical section.
Figure 2 front view of some of the type reservoirs K and of the channels m² in
which the type are to be set up in line.
Figure 3, horizontal section on the line.
Figure 1.
Figure 4 horizontal section on the line ' ' Figure 1.
Figure 5, horizontal section on the line №²x² Figure 1.
Figure 6, plan view of driving mechanism.
Figure 7 vertical section of parts of machine on larger scale than in Figure 1.
Figures 8 and 9 plan and cross section of transport bar.
Figures 10 and 11 plan and edge view of piece 1.
Figures 12 and 13 shew the carrier D with its parts in two different positions.
Figure 14 plan view of mechanism for moving the galley, which carries the
holders m' in which the type are to be set up in line.
Figure 15 is a vertical section of the same.
Figures 16, 17 and 18 shew details of some of the parts of the same.
Figure 19 is a perspective view of a filled line holder.
Figure 20, plan view on a larger scale of type conveying mechanism shewn in
Figure 5.
Figure 21, back view of mechanism shewn in Figure 20.
Figure 22 section on the line Z Z Figure 21.
Figure 23 front view of parts for holding the transport bar D¹ in its central
position.
Figures 24, 25 and 26 shew details of some of the parts.
Figure 27 is a plan view of some of the parts in Figure 20 in a different
position.
A (see Figure 1) is a crank axle driven continuously by a treadle A*, from it
motion is conveyed by an endless chain a' working over chain wheels a a to another
shaft A' at the upper part of the machine.
From this shaft motion is conveyed to the other parts of the machine as
hereinafter explained.
K are the type reservoirs ranged radially in the arc of a circle. Each reservoir
is a trough shaped holder set in a nearly upright position but sloping slightly
backwards, the bottom of the trough being at the back as shewu. The bottom
end of each trough reservoir is closed, and an opening ¹ is made through the
back, through which a pusher can be thrust forwards, to thrust outwards the
lowermost type in the reservoir through another small opening at the front; a
guard K prevents more than one type being thrust out at each forward movement
of the pusher. The type reservoirs K are not fixed, but their lower ends are slid
nto corresponding sockets K' through the back of which are openings corre-
sponding to the openings for the pushers to work through. The type reservoirs
can therefore quickly be moved from the distributing to the type setting machine
and vice versa. The pushers can be slidden to and fro as hereinafter explained
long rods which extend back from the rear of the sockets K'.
D is the transport bar capable of being turned freely around the vertical
xis B and carrying at its end a carrier or receptacle D. d is a tape passed

page_text: around pulleys dº on vertical axes d** and having its ends attached to opposite sides
of the end of the transport bar. On the axes dex are other pulleys dxx around which
passes a tape d³. The ends of this tape are passed in opposite directions around,
and are secured to a double wheel or drum D³. The drum D³ can be revolved in
either direction by a pinion D2 upon it gearing into a toothed arc D* which is fast
on the vertical shaft B-so that when this shaft is turned the transport bar is
turned in the same direction. d are rollers pressed against the band d³× by
springs do to prevent its becoming slack.
The axis B is turned in one direction or the other as required in the following
manner :-
Fast with the axis B are two toothed quadrants d into which other quadrants H
which have a to and fro rotating movement can be made to gear. To give this to
and fro movement to the quadrants H, their axes / have upon them arms which
are coupled by rods h² to corresponding arms H' on vertical axis ¹ to which a to
and fro revolving movement is imparted by crank arms upon them being connected
by rods a (see Figure 6) and universal joints a' to cranks a³ on the continuously
revolving shaft A' as seen in Figures 1, 6 and 7.
Normally when the transport bar D₁ is in its central position the quadrants H
swing to and fro without engaging with the quadrants d and the transport bar
remains at rest but if a finger key is depressed, one or other of them is made to
engage with one or other quadrant H, and the transport bar is thereby caused to
be drawn to one side or the other as required. This is done in the following
manner :-
Hinged to the quadrants dare arms d¹ (see Figures 20 and 21) normally these
hang downwards in the position shewn on the right hand side of Figure 21; but on
the depression of a finger key one or other of them is raised into the position shewn
on the left hand side of Figure 1; when raised into this position it gets struck by
the end of the quadrant H and is thereby turned a short distance until the two
quadrants H, d gear together; the transport bar D' is thereby caused to be drawn
to one side or the other according to which quadrant H has been brought into
gear.
H* are stops to ensure that the two toothed quadrants d on the axis B shall after
each of its movements return exactly to its central position, so that unless one or
other of the arms d' be raised the quadrants H may at their next movement swing
clear without gearing with either of the quadrants d.
The finger keys are marked e, they are- arranged in three rows one above the
other, half of them to the left of the axis B of the transport bar and half to the
right. The key levers e¹ turn on axis ex and are normally held by springs e² in
the positions shewn in Figures 1 and 7. The end e³ of each key lever is forked
and rests on a collar fast on a vertical stop rod f. These vertical rods fare
ranged in the arc of a circle concentric with the axis B around which the transport
bar turns, and can be raised or lowered through guide holes in fixed bars F F¹.
F2 is a fixed support for the lower ends of the rods to rest on.
3
f3 is a collar fixed to the rod and a coiled spring interposed between this
collar, and a loose collar which is above the end of the key lever.
The collar f³
serves as a stop to prevent the collar being lifted too high-the spring yields if the
finger key is depressed more than is necessary to lift the stop rod to the height
required.
Under each row of finger keys on the left hand half of the machine is a bar e**
carried by lever arms e which turn on axes e other arins of the same levers are
forked and embrace a vertical rod e' (see Figures 1, 4 and 7).
A. similar arrangement of parts is applied on the right hand half of the machine.
Each vertical rode has upon it three collars ex which come above the forked ends
of the three lever arms e. A coiled spring exx bears against the uppermost collar
and keeps the three collars resting on the top of the three forks.
In this way
whenever any finger key say on the left hand side of the machine is depressed, the
vertical rod e' on this side of the machine will be raised a distance.

page_text: Just above the upper end of each vertical rod e' is the lower end of a small
tongue (see Figures 7 and 25) which is jointed to the underside of an arm g*
which has a rod y descending from it, which can slide up and down in a fixed
cylinder G. Surrounding the rod 2, within this cylinder is a coiled spring 92*
which presses the rod down into its lowest position. The small tongue y passes.
down through a slot in, an arm G*, which extends from the top of the cylinder G,
and is pressed by a spring g³ into the position shewn in Figure 25, so that its lower
end comes above the head e, of the rod e². Standing up from the arm g* is a
projection which comes below the arm a which as before stated is hinged at the
end of the toothed quadrants d.
In this way it will be seen that whenever a finger key say on the left hand side-
of the machine is depressed, the arm d' carried by the toothed quadrant d which is.
on this side of the machine will be raised also, so that its end d³ is brought into the
path of the swinging quadrant H, and when this quadrant swings towards the
end d³ this end gets struck by the end of the quadrant, and the quadrants d and H
on the left hand side of the machine are brought into gear and the transport bar D'.
is so caused to swing to the left also. It is immaterial how far the rods e' are
raised by the depression of the finger keys. If they are raised too high the
tongues, as they are lifted, are drawn off from the heads of the rods by the action
of the end of the slot in the arm G* and the rod e' may continue to rise whilst the.
tongue and part g in connection with it descend to their normal position.
If the rod e' be not raised sufficiently to bring the arm into a horizontal.
position it is caused to be raised by an incline ³ carried by each toothed quadrant H
which when these segments swing inwards towards one another catches under a.
projection d (see Figures 20 and 21) on the end of the arm d' if the arm has been
slightly raised and then completes the lifting of the arm into a horizontal position,.
but if the arm d' has not been raised at all, the incline passes clear of the.
projection d' without raising it. The incline is hinged to the segment H so that.
on the backward movement of this segment it may pass the projection d*.
In order that the finger keys may always be depressed at the proper times
relatively to the movements of the other parts of the machine, it is arranged that.
the finger keys shall be depressed at the times when the treadle is near to the
lowest point of its movement.
By the depression of a finger key on the left hand side of the machine a stop.
pin fwill have been raised on this side of the machine as above explained and the
transport bar D₁ will continue its movement until it comes against and is arrested
by this stop. To permit of the movement of the bar being arrested the toothed
quadrants H are not fast upon their shafts h, but are turned by springs contained
in spring boxes h in a direction to make them bear against the ends of arms 8
which are fast on the shafts h. When the movement of the transport bar D' is
arrested the movement of the quadrant H is also necessarily arrested, but the arm ³
continues to turn and the spring in the spring box becomes somewhat more
wound up.
On the backward movement of the axis the arm ³ again comes against the
quadrant H and turns the quadrant back again.
As before stated, the transport bar D' is always started into movement from one
central position in which it is normally held by the.action of lever stops i i as best
seen in Figures 20 and 23-one stop coming against one side of the bar and the
other against the other side-these stops are always lifted just before the toothed
quadrants H come into a position in which they can be made to gear with the
quadrants D. This is effected by the inclined ends of arms i¹ on the vertical axes h¹
then coming against the tail ends of the levers and depressing them. Immediately
that the inclines have passed beyonds the ends the catches are pressed back
again by the springs into their normal position so as to be ready to again catch
and hold the transport bar when it returns to its central position.
The arms are not rigidly connected but are jointed together by what is
known as a knuckle joint-the spring normally keeps the two parts in the position.

page_text: shewn in Figure 23-in this way the arms on the axes hi will on their return
movement not lift the levers i but will turn the arms into the position shewn on
the right hand side of Figure 23-and when they have passed below these arms,
the arms will be turned back to their normal position by the springs 3.
When the transport bar D' has been drawn to one side or the other from its
central position and its movement has been arrested by one or other of the stop
pins a type is caused to be ejected from the bottom of the type reservoir. This
is done in the following manner :-
The pusher carried at the lower end of each type reservoir has two pins k
descending from it.
A pin on the pusher rod c² comes between the two descending pins of the pusher
belonging to the type reservoir K under which the end of the transport bar is
brought to rest.
The pusher rod c² is contained within the transport bar D' which is hollow and is
pushed back by a coiled spring cd as shewn in Figure 7. The rear end of the pusher
rod bears against one arm of a crank lever c¹5; the other arm has at its end a
toothed quadrant which gears with a toothed rack c¹³ which can be slidden up and
down in a groove in the vertical axis B. On the lower end of the toothed rack are
projections ; a disc which loosely surrounds the axis B rests on these
projections. The pusher rod is thrust forwards at the proper times by forcing
downwards the disc l.
The disc is thrust downwards at the proper times in the following manner.
l
1 is a vertical rod drawn upwards by a coiled spring a lever a rests upon the
top of the rod and an arm as on the revolving shaft A strikes upon this lever and
depresses the rod once for each revolution of the shaft: 2 is a catch piece jointed
to the rod . Normally the catch piece is held in the position shewn in Figure 7
by a spring ; when the rod is forced downwards the catch piece comes down
upon the disc 1, and the disc is carried downwards with the rod-and the pusher
rod is thereby thrust forwards to eject a type from one or other of the type
reservoirs.
When the transport bar is in its central position and no finger key has been
pressed down no forward movement is given to the pusher rod and no type is ejected
from the central reservoir opposite to which the end of the transport bar then is.
The disc has for this purpose a notch 16 formed in its circumference which when
the transport bar is in its central position is immediately below the catch 12 so that
when this catch descends the disc is not carried down with it. If however a type
is required to be ejected from the central type reservoir and the key which has to
be depressed to effect this has been depressed, then the catch piece is turned some-
what on its axis and cannot then pass down through the notch in the disc but
engages with the disc and carries it down when it descends.
In Figure 7 an arm projecting from the catch piece is shewn to be coupled by a
rod with the uppermost finger key shewn in that figure.
To prevent the catch 2 from passing down through the notch 16 in the disc 14
when the transport bar has only been moved a short distance from its central
position to take letters from the type reservoirs nearest to the central reservoir
provision is made for giving to the disc a slight turn in addition to that given to it
by the turning of the transpor bar whenever the movement of the transport bar to
one side or the other is arrested by one or other of the stop pins f. This is effected
by a lever situated just below the transport bar and jointed to it at 8: horns c³.
at one end of the lever come on either side of the transport bar and form stops
to limit the movement of the lever around its axis. Other horns to stand up from
the other end of the lever and come against projections which stand out from the
disc /^. When the transport bar moves to one side or the other towards any stop
pin which may have been raised, the lever comes against the pin and its
movement is thereby arrested whilst the transport bar continues its movement until
one of the horns e on the end of the lever comes against the side of the transport
bar and stops it. The lever c³ has therefore a slight turning movement relatively

page_text: to the transport bar whenever the bar is stopped by one or other of the stop pins.
When the transport bar returns to its central position a spring co turns the lever c³
back to its central position.
In order to avoid any irregularity of motion during the movement of the
transport bar and to bring the transport bar quickly to rest when it returns to its
central position, I fix upon the top of the axis B a toothed are p and bar pl. On
opposite sides of the axis B are two other axes carrying toothed ares p² and bars p*
which bars are, by means of coiled springs contained in spring boxes p³, made to
bear in the direction of the arrows in Figure 22 against opposite ends of the bar p',
when the transport bar is in its central position at the same time further movement
of the toothed arcs. p² is prevented by fixed stops p* as shewn. The bringing back
of the transport bar correctly to its central position is thus ensured.
Whenever the transport bar is moved from its central position and is brought to
rest with its extremity below any one or other of the type reservoirs, the pusher of
that reservoir is caused to eject as above explained the lowermost type which that
reservoir contains, and the type drops into the carrier or receptacle D which is
carried at the end of the transport bar: fingers c² pressed inwards by springs c*
prevent the type from dropping out from the bottom of this receptacle until the
transport bar has moved back to its central position: the fingers then open and
allow the type to drop. The opening of the fingers is effected by a cam piece c
situated between them, this cam piece is carried by a short axis c*. When the
transport bar returns to its central position an arm which projects down from the
short axis comes against a fixed stop ³ and a partial turn is thereby given to
the axis and the cam piece is so caused to separate the fingers as shewn at Figure 13.
The liberated type then falls through a channel m into the upper end of one of the
channels m' in which the type are to be set up in line and are afterwards pushed
downwards along this channel by a reciprocating pusher m². A loose block m
(see Figure 7) in the channel keeps the type from falling. The pusher m' is pushed
backwards by a spring m and is made to move forward once at each revolution
of the shaft A' by the rocking of crank levers m' the last of which is rocked by the
depression of a rod m. A lever a³ rests upon the top of the rod and the rod is
depressed whenever the cam a² on the shaft A' comes against this lever. When
the cam 2 has passed the lever a³ the rod is raised to its former position by the
action of a coiled spring m³ which surrounds its upper end.
:
To indicate the length of the row of type as it is being set up in the channel m¹
the end of a slide m³ (see Figure 14) is made to bear against the back of the
block m the slide has upon it a toothed rack which gears with a pinion to this
pinion gears with another-toothed rack on a rod ma second rack on this rod
gears with a toothed quadrant M2 and so gives movement to a quadrant M' which
is connected as shewn by a cord m2 with another quadrant M³.
The cord is coupled to an index m¹³ which slides along the slit of a scale m".
When the index m¹³ comes up to a band 'm which can be secured to the scale at
any desired point of its length, it indicates to the operator that the line has been
made of the required length.
The operator then causes the type channel m' which contains the line to be
moved forwards and the next type channel m¹ to be brought into place to have the
next line set up within it..
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The type channels m' are for this purpose carried in a holder M (see Figures 3
and 14) which is drawn forwards by the action of a weighted end m" (see Figure 3).
An anchor escapement lever m2 (see Figure 17) engaging with a rack of ratchet
teeth on the underside of the holder M. keeps this holder from being drawn
forwards but when the escapement lever is rocked it moves forward a distance of
One tooth.
The operator gives to it this rocking movement at the proper time in the
following manner :-M (see Figures and 14) is a lever which turns loosely on
the axis of the toothed quadrant M². An arm me which projects from the lever
is held by a spring catch m up to a stop m¹× on the quadrant so that when

page_text: the quadrant turns during the setting up of a line of type the lever M' turns
with it.
When a line is finished the lever comes into the position shewn in dotted lines in
Figure 4 the operator then moves the lever still further to the right-the spring
catch then strikes against the stop m18 and is liberated whilst the movement of
the lever is continued until an arm m20 fast with it comes against a rod m² (see
Figure 14) and moves it endwise. The rod at its further end is jointed to an
arm m10 on an axis ml (see Figures 14 and 15).
On this axis is a cam m22 which bears upon an arm m23 (see Figure 18) on an
axis m³. On this axis is an arm m24 (see Figure 17) which is forked so as to
embrace a projection from the escapement lever m² as shewn.
When therefore the lever m³ strikes against and pushes back the rod m2 the
escapement lever m2 is rocked and the holder M is allowed to move forward a
distance of half a tooth of the rack m2 when the lever m³ is moved back again the
escapement lever is rocked in the opposite direction and the holder M moves
forwards another half tooth-the escapement lever m25 and axis m23 are rocked in
this direction by coiled springs m× as shewn in Figures 4 and 14. Also as the
lever is moved back to its first position it again becomes locked to the quadrant M²
and turning this quadrant causes the slide m³ to come forward and bear against the
block m contained in the new type channel m¹ which has by the above movements
been brought into position for having a line of type set up within it. The
quadrant M³ is turned back by a coiled spring m28 as shewn in Figure 16.
As words have frequently to be divided warning has to be given to the operator
as a line approaches completion to do this the slide m³ carries a tappet m²29 (see
Figure 15) which when a line is nearly completed releases the hammer of a bell m³z
and allows it to strike the bell.
When the last of the channels m' in the holder M comes into position to be filled
a projection m31 fixed on the holder causes a second bell m32 to be struck and draws
the operator's attention to the necessity of changing the holder for another one
containing empty type channels..
The improvements relate also to a type distributing machine in which type are
delivered one by one from the page or column to be distributed into a carrier
mounted on an arm which can be turned to the right or left around a vertical axis
to bring the carrier over any one or other of a series of channels into which the
type are to be placed and to then open the carrier and allow the type to drop into
the channel where it is set up in line with any type that the channel already con-
tained. To draw the arm to the right or left, cords or tapes attached to it near its
end are employed as hereinafter described. This allows of the bar or arm being
made very light, its movement can therefore readily be arrested at any desired
point as its momentum will be but small.
Figures 28 to 60 of the annexed drawings show a complete type distributing
machine in which the invention is embodied.
Figure 28 is a side elevation of the machine partly in section.
Figure 29 front view of the type receiving boxes and the apparatus for carrying
the page or column of type to be distributed.
Figure 30 is a horizontal section in the direction of line a-x in Figure 28
representing top view of the keys.
Figure 31 is a horizontal section in the direction of, line x-x¹ in Figure 28
representing the arrangement of levers under the keys.
Figure 32 top view of mechanism by means of which the letters are conveyed
to their respective boxes; the upper part above line 22-22 in Figure 28 being
removed.
Figure 33 shows top view of mechanism which works the arrangement for
transferring the type, together with the apparatus which receives the page or
column of type that is to be distributed.
Figure 34 section in the direction y2-y² in Figure 30.
Figure 35 shows the upper part of the machine on a larger scale.

page_text: Figures 36, 37 and 38 give different views of that part in which the type is
conveyed.
Figure 39 shews the mechanism represented in Figure 32 on a larger scale,
whilst Figures 40 and 41 represent details of same.
Figure 42 is a back view of the right upper part of Figures 34 and 39 on a
corresponding scale.
Figure 43 section and top view in the direction - in Figure 42.
Figure 44 shows front view of middle part of Figures 35 and 39 which has for
its object to hold the transport lever of the type in the middle position.
Figure 45 represents some detail belonging to it.
Figure 46 shows top view of the apparatus by which the page or column of
type to be distributed is carried and by which the type are detached one by one.
Figure 47 side view.
Figure 48 section on line 73-7³ and
Figure 49 section on line 72-Z2 in Figure 46.
Figures 50 and 51 are front views of that part of the apparatus which serves
to detach the letters.
Figure 52 represents detail belonging to Figure 47.
Figures 53 to 59 show the apparatus for detaching the letters (represented in
Figures 50 and 51) on a larger scale, the order of the figures illustrating the
gradual process of detaching the letters.
Figure 60 shows the mechanism (represented in Figures 32 and 39) in the
position which it occupies when transporting the letters into a box or reservoir of
the left half of the machine.
In general, without entering into the separate functions of the various mechanisms,
the machine, imitating the movements of the human arm, performs the distributing
of the letters in the following manner :-
The page of type to be distributed is placed on plate B Figures 28 and 46 where
a pusher pushes the letters one by one into the detaching apparatus C. At each
rotation of the axis of the machine a letter is detached and falls into the carrier D
which is mounted upon the transport arm D'. This transport arm then brings the
receptacle over whichever of the type reservoirs K is to be filled with that
particular letter and here the receptacle is automatically opened and the letter is
allowed to slip down into the type reservoir.
All these movements are brought about by the operator pressing upon the key
of a key board E upon which is marked the same letter as that conveyed to the
type reservoir.
After having deposited the letter the arm automatically returns, with the
receptacle to its central position.
The machine is set in motion by a cranked axle A Figure 28 which is driven by
means of a treadle and from which motion is transferred by an endless chain a¹
(Figure 28) and chain wheels a to a cranked axle A' which is situated in the upper
part of the machine and from which the various parts of the machine are set in
motion.
The page or column of type which is to be distributed is placed upon a
platform B (see Figures 33 and 35 and Figures 46 to 49) provided with rollers b
which run on rails above one side of this platform is a fixed side plate or
wall and above the opposite side of the platform is another plate 62 which can
be moved towards or from the fixed plate 10 and locked in any desired position.
The page of type is moved forwards between these two side plates.
In order that the letters may lean against one another the platform is inclined in
two directions as may best be seen from Figures 29 and 35.
The foremost line of type is held up to the end wall 63 and a pusher 6* is moved
forward against the end type at one side of this line.
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The pusher & Figures 35, 48 and 53 has on it a toothed rack into which gears a
pinion 6. On the spindle of this pinion is a second pinion which gears with a cog
wheel b'. This cog wheel has on it a case 68 (see Figure 46) containing a coiled

page_text: spring which is wound up when the pusher is pressed back and tends always to
press the pusher forward. The result of this is that the foremost letter of the
foremost line of type is pressed towards the exit passage through which it has to be
dropped.
Between the end of the fixed side plate 610 and the end stop plate or wall b
(Figures 46 and 53) is a space forming a channel into which the foremost
letters of the foremost line are pushed forward by the pusher. The channel at its
end is widened out on two opposite sides-on one side it is the upper half of the
side wall and on the other side it is the lower half of the wall that is cut away to
so widen out the channel as shown in Figure 58.
At the end of the channel is the exit channel 612 which as shown in Figure 55
is inclined to and crosses the channel 6¹¹. In consequence of this arrangement the
foremost letter cannot so long as it remains in a vertical position enter the
channel 612 as a triangular projection stands in front of it at the upper part of
one side of the entrance to the channel and a corresponding projection at the lower
part of the opposite side.
Between the end of the channel 11 and the entrance to the channel 612 is a thin
plate C the thickness of which corresponds to the thinnest letter.
In the plate is a slit C¹ of the same width as a letter.
The plate can be rocked around a pin c so as either to bring the slit C₁ to
coincide with the channel or with the channel 612. When it is brought into a
position to coincide with the channel the foremost type being as above
explained constantly pressed forwards enters the slit C¹. When the slider is rocked
so as to bring the slit C to coincide with the channel 12 the letter which has
entered the slit is thereby tilted and is then free to drop down.
When the slit C₁ is in this position as shown in Figure 57 the next, type
cannot pass into it but so soon as the plate is again rocked to bring the slit C¹ to
coincide with the channel the type advances into it.
The plate C as above mentioned is only as thick as the thinnest letter but the
thickest type can be tilted by the plate, the enlargements above mentioned at the
two opposite sides of the outer end of channel allowing it to do so.
In order to ensure that only one letter at a time shall be tilted by the plate C
springs (see Figures 54 and 59) are made to bear against both sides of the
type close up to the plate C. These springs are split into several parts the breadth
of each part corresponding to the difference between the thickness of successive
sizes of type.
In the drawings it has been assumed that there are four sizes of letters, viz.
whole squares, three quarter squares, half squares, and quarter squares for which
reason the springs 13 have been split into four parts.
If under these circumstances a three quarter square entered the slit C₁ of the
plate C and was tilted by it, two parts of each spring would give way whilst the
remaining parts of the spring would keep a quarter square that might happen to
follow in its former position.
The plate C is rocked to and fro once for each revolution of the cranked
axle A through the action of a tappet a² (Figures 28 and 33) upon it.
This
tappet strikes against a bent lever a³ (Figures 28, 33, 35 and 42) which by means
of a connecting rod a (Figures 28, 33, 35 and 47) is connected with one arm of a
second bent lever (Figure 35) the other arm of which enters an eye.Cx in. the
plate C (see Figures 55, 56 and 57).
When a line space used for dividing one line of type from another is to be
removed the pusher is locked by a binding screw 14 (see Figures 46 and 47)
and a door C, which previously was kept closed by a lever catch C*, is opened.
The door C2 is shown closed in Figure 50 and open in Figure 51.
In order, when a whole line of type pushed forwards by the pusher * has been
distributed, that the next line may be brought into position to be in its turn acted
on by the pusher, the platform B upon which the column or page of type rests is
made movable but the side plates or walls 1263 and 610 which keep the type from

page_text: falling are fixed and the platform moves forward underneath them. The fourth.
side which is held up against the last line of type moves with the platform.
The platform B is mounted on rollers & which run on rails and has on its under-.
side two toothed racks into which cogged wheels 6" gear (Figures 29, 46, 47
and 50).
The platforin B is drawn forwards by a cord 618 (Figures 29 and 33)-the cord.
passes over a pulley and carries a weight 620
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The shaft on which the cogged wheels are fixed carries an escapement.
wheel (Figures 46, 47 and 52) and an anchor escapement lever 62 (see Figure 52).
prevents the turning of this escapement. wheel.
When a line has been completely distributed the pusher is pulled back as far as.
it will go by the handle 23 so that the spring in the case on the wheel is wound.
up, at the same time the projection which stands out from the pusher hits a
latch 625 (Figures 47 and 52) which lifts one tooth of the anchor escapement ²² out.
of the escapement wheel 2, whilst the other tooth of the escapement lever catches.
another tooth of the escapement wheel. During this time the platform is drawn
forwards by the effect of the weight. Afterwards when the pusher has been.
released the anchor escapement lever is turned back to its original position by a
spring (see Figure 52) and the platform B has then been meved forward the-
distance required.
As each lever is in the manner above described dropped through the exit.
channel it passes into the receptacle D (Figures 28, 29, 32, 35 and 39) and in-
it it is conveyed and deposited into the box or type reservoir which is to
receive it.
In order that the letter whilst falling may remain in its original position,.
moveable tongues 62 which guide the letter safely are placed in the, channel 12:
(Figure 35).
The particular box or type reservoir into which the type is caused to be dropped:
depends as above mentioned upon which of the finger keys of the key board E...
Figures 28, 30, 32 and 34 is depressed by the operator.
In order that the foot working the pedal and the hand pressing down the keys
may keep time together, the mechanism is so arranged that the pressing down of a
key has to be done at the time when the crank A is near its lowest point.
In the machine shown in the drawings the keys e have been arranged in three.
rows and so that one projects over the other. In Figures 28, 30, 31, 32 and 35, the
arrangement of the keys can be clearly seen. Each key e is at the end of one
arm of a moveable key lever e¹, this lever is kept in the position shown in Figures 28-
and 35 by means of a spring e.
The other arm 3 (Figures 30, 31 and 35) of these levers are forked and embrace-
a vertical pin f. These pins can be moved up and down through guide holes in
plates F F their lower ends are kept resting on the plate F2. Each pin has on
it a collar fupon which the forked lever end e³ (Figure 35) is supported and the
pin is so held down. Under the upper plate F each pin f has on it a second.
collar (see Figure 35) which limits the extent to which the head of the pin
can be raised above the plate F. A loose collar is placed upon each rod f just.
above the forked end of the key lever e¹ and between this loose collar and
the upper fixed collar f³ there is a coiled spring f' (Figure 35) strong enough to-
lift the pin but which will yield when the collar f³ comes against the underside
of the plate F; the pins will therefore always be raised to the same height and
strong pressure upon the finger keys will not raise them beyond this.
Whenever any key in the right hand half of each row of keys is depressed it.
not only raises as above explained the particular stop which it has to raise but it
also raises a pine and similarly if a key on the left hand side is depressed it raises.
another pine there being two such pins one acted on by the keys in the right hand
half of the machine and the other by the keys in the left hand half.
The raising of one or other of the pins e' is effected in the following manner
Under each half of each row of keys there lies a bar ex carried by arms e

page_text: from an axis e, another arme (see Figures 28, 30, 31 and 35) extends back from
this axis.
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The end of this arm e' is forked and embraces a pin e and all the three levers
which are one above the other embrace the same pin e' (Figures 28, 31 and 35).
There is also a collar on the pin just above each forked arm e so that by touching
any key in either of the three rows of keys the moveable pin e' will be raised--
a coiled spring presses the pin down again when the finger key is relieved from
pressure the arms et are also upheld by springs ex as shown in Figure 34.
Therefore when a key is pressed down not only is a stop pin fraised as above
explained but in addition a pin e' is also raised. The raising of this pin brings into
action the mechanism for setting the transport arm into movement to the right or
left as will now be explained.
D' is a double toothed segment; on both sides of it there are cog wheel sectors H
(Figures 39 and 42) to each of which a constant swinging to and fro rotating
movement is given in the following manner :-The segments H are fixed on vertical
shafts from which project arms which by rods are coupled to corresponding
arms on axes H' to which a to and fro revolving motion is imparted by arms upon
them being coupled by rods a (see Figure 33) and universal joints a to cranks a³
on the continuously revolving shaft A'.
Normally when the segments D2 are at rest and the transport arm D' is in its
central position the quadrants H swing to and fro without engaging with them but
if a finger key is depressed one or other of them is made to engage with one or
other quadrant H.
This is done in the following manner :-
Hinged to the quadrants D2 are arms d' (see Figures 39, 41 and 42)-normally
these hang downwards in the position shown on the right hand side of Figure 42
but on the depression of a finger key one or other of them is raised into the position
shown on the left hand side of this figure-when raised into this position it gets
struck by the end of the quadrant H and is thereby turned a short distance until
the two quadrants HD2 gear together. The lifting of one or other of the arms d'
into a horizontal position is effected in the following manner by one or other of the
rods being lifted by the depression of a finger key.
Just above the upper end of each vertical rode is the lower end of a small
tongue (see Figure 40) which is jointed to the underside of an arm g* which has
a rod g² descending from it which can slide up and down in a fixed cylinder G.
Surrounding the rod g² within this cylinder is a coiled spring g2x which presses the
rod down into its lowest position. The small tongue passes down through a slot
in an arm G which extends from the top of the cylinder G and is pressed by a
spring into the position shown in Figure 40 so that its lower end comes above
the head of the rod e.
Standing up from the arm gx is a projection g' which comes below the `arm d¹
which as before stated is hinged at the end of the toothed quadrants D².
In this way it will be seen that whenever a finger key say on the left hand side
of the machine is depressed the arm d' carried by the toothed quadrant D² which
is on this side of the machine will be raised also so that its end d³ is brought into
the path of the swinging quadrant H and when this quadrant swings towards the
end d³ this end gets struck by the end of the quadrant and the quadrants D² and H
on the left hand side of the machine are brought into gear.
It is immaterial how far the rods e are raised by the depression of the finger
keys. If they are raised too high the tongues g as they are lifted are drawn off
from the heads of the rods by the action of the end of the slot in the arm G*-and
the rod e' may continue to rise whilst the tongue and part g' in connection descend
to their normal position.
If the rod e be not raised sufficiently to bring the arm d¹ into a horizontal
position it is raised into that position by an incline h³ carried by each toothed
quadrant H which when these segments swing inwards towards one another catches
under a projection d' (see Figures 39 and 42) on the end of the arm d' if the arm

page_text: has been slightly raised and then completes the lifting of the arm into a horizontal
position but if the arm d' has not been raised at all the incline passes clear of the
projection without raising it. The incline is hinged to the segment H so that on
the backward movement of this segment it may pass the projection d'.
By the turning of the toothed segments D2 to the one side or the other a turning
movement to the one side or the other is given to the transport arm D' on its axis d¹³
as will now be explained.
The arresting of the movement of the arm is effected by one or other of the stop
pins being raised so that it will be struck by an arm D³ which turns on an axis (13
concentric with the axis d¹² and which is at its extremity secured to the extremity
of the arm D'.
Neither the arm D' nor the arm D³ are in immediate connection with the toothed.
segments D² but these segments have fast with them a toothed segment D* which
gears with a cog wheel D-this cog wheel has fast. with it a double wheel or
drum D (see Figures 28, 35, 39 and 42). The double wheel has secured to it the
ends of a band do which also passes over pulleys d' on vertical axes dx at the two
sides of the machine. On these axes are other pulleys over which pass bands 10x
the ends of which are secured to the arms D₁ D³. are rollers pressed by coiled
springs against the band 10 to keep it tight.
By giving motion to the arms D₁ D³ by cords attached to them near their
extremities in the above manner these arms may be made much lighter than they
otherwise could be-the momentum therefore of the arms when put into movement
will be diminished and they can therefore quickly be started into movement or
brought to rest without shock.
When the transport arm D' and arm D³ have been put into movement in the
above manner the movement continues until the arm D³ comes against and is
arrested by a stop pin f.
In order to allow of the arms D³ and D1 being stopped by any pin f which may
have been raised, the cog wheel segments H are not fast on their vertical shafts h,
but are connected to them by a coiled spring contained within a case
(Figure 41). The spring holds the segment up to a stop / which is fast on the
shaft.
The spring is strong enough to cause the arms D' D³ to turn but if D³ is arrested
at any point the spring yields whilst the shaft h continues to turn.
As the backward motion takes place the segment turns back with the shaft when
the stop comes against it.
As before stated the transport arm D₁ is always started into movement from one
central position-it is normally held in this position by the action of lever stops i į
as best seen in Figures 39 and 44 one stop coming against one side of the bar and
the other against the other side-these stops are always lifted just before the
toothed quadrants H come into a position in which they can be made to gear with
the quadrants D². This is effected by the inclined ends of arms i¹ on the vertical
axes H then coming against the tail ends of the levers and depressing them.
Immediately that the inclines have passed beyond the ends the catches i are
pressed back again by the springs into their normal position so as to be ready
to again catch and hold the transport bar when it returns to its central position.
The arms are not rigidly connected but are jointed together by what is known
as a knuckle joint-the spring normally keeps the two parts in the position shewn
in Figure 44-in this way the arms on the axes H will on their return
movement not lift the levers i but will turn the levers into the position shown in
dotted lines on the right hand side of Figure 44 and when they have passed below
these levers the levers will be turned back to their normal position by the springs ³.
When the transport arm D' has been set into motion and its motion has been
arrested by the lower arm D³ striking against the projecting head 2 of whichever
pin has been raised the receptacle D carried by the arm D has been brought over
the receptacle into which the type which it is carrying is to be dropped.
In order to cause the receptacle to then open and allow the type which it was

page_text: carrying to drop from it, the cranked axle A' is provided with a cam a8 (Figures 28
and 33) which at every revolution presses upon a two armed lever a' (Figures 28, 33, 35
and 42). By this lever a rod (see Figure 35) previously held upwards by a coiled
spring is moved downwards.
As this takes place the rod
presses by a projection 12 upon the rear end of a
lever M which is jointed at m to the underside of the transport arm D¹ so that the
front end m¹ of the lever is moved upwards.
Consequently the pin m² which can be slidden upwards along the axle d³ of
receptacle D Figure 36 is slidden upwards between the two arms de (Figure 37) of
the receptacle and presses apart the two bow shaped cheeks d' (Figure 38) which
with their lower parts prevented the letter from falling out. By springs d³ which
act upon the cheeks d' the receptacle is again closed as soon as cam m² moves
downward. From the open receptacle D the letter falls into the opening k of the
box or type receiving channel below.
The type receiving channels K are set side by side parallel with one another with
the ends into which the type are delivered in the arc of a circle concentric with the
.axis of the transport arm D¹.
In order that the receptacle D (Figures 35, 36 and 39) may always be kept in a
position parallel with the type receiving channels K this receptacle is mounted on a
-cog wheel n whose axis rests in bearings at the end of the transport arm D'.
A toothed rack on a bar N gears with the cog wheel n and another toothed rack
on the same bar gears with a cog wheel 2 which surrounds the shaft of the transport
arm D and which is fixed to the frame. When the arm D' turns to the right or
left the bar N is thereby moved end wise in one or other direction and turns the
receptacle into the positions required.
The pushing of the type along the type receiving channels K is effected by
pushers o (Figures 35 and 39) there being one for each channel-all secured to
one segment O. This segment is by rods o' (Figures 28 and 32)-connected with
levers o2 upon which cams a¹0 attached to crank axle A' act in such a manner that
each time a letter has been deposited the pushers o are moved forwards into the
channel K and push the letters forward.
To ensure the arm D¹ being always brought back to its central position a cog
wheel segment p is keyed to the upper part of shaft d" (Figures 35, 42 and 43)-
arms p¹ extend from opposite sides of this segment-other arms p* on other cog
wheel segments p² bear against the arms p as shown at Figure 43 when the
segment p is in a central position. The segments p² are by coiled springs contained
in cases p³ fixed to them tending to turn in the direction shown by the arrows.
When in the position shown in Figure 43 they are prevented from turning further
by projections upon them coming against fixed stops p*.
The finger key g (Figure 30) for the central position of the transport bar has no
connection with any pin f.
Any letter which is marked the same as the middle key q always falls direct into
its type receiving channel K without any movement being given to the transport bar.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The construction of type setting machines substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
2. The combination of a series of type reservoirs from one end of each of which
type can be taken one by oue such reservoirs having these ends ranged in the arc of
a circle, a carrier supported just below the level of these ends by an arm which can
be turned to and fro around a vertical axis concentric with the arc, a tape secured
to the arm near its extremity and led in opposite directions around two guide pulleys
at the two sides of the machine, a series of finger keys, a continuously revolving
shaft and mechanism driven from this shaft put into gear by the depression of any
finger key for first pulling upon one cord to draw the arm to one side and afterwards

page_text: upon the other cord to draw the arm back again until its end is opposite to the
centre of the arc.
3. The combination of a series of approximately vertical type reservoirs ranged
side by side in the arc of a circle each suitable for containing type lying singly one
above the other radially to the point from which the arc is struck, a carrier just
below the level of the bottom of the reservoirs mounted on an arm capable of being
turned to and fro around a vertical axis concentric with the arc, a series of finger
keys, a continuously revolving shaft, mechanism driven by this shaft put into gear
for moving the arm to the right or left whenever a finger key is depressed and for
subsequently bringing the arm back to its central position, a series of pins one for
each finger key which are raised when the finger keys are depressed and serve as
stops to limit the movement of the arm to one side or the other, a pusher extending
lengthwise along the arm, a cam on the continuously revolving shaft for thrusting
the pusher forwards when the arm has been arrested by one of the stop pins and
for then causing it to thrust the bottom type from one of the type reservoirs and
allow it to drop into the carrier, mechanism for opening the carrier after the arm
has returned to its central position, a channel to receive the type that then drops
from the carrier and a pusher worked to and fro by a cam on the continuously
revolving shaft for then pushing the type a short distance along this channel.
4. The combination of a series of approximately vertical type reservoirs ranged
side by side. in the arc of a circle each suitable for containing type lying one above
the other radially to the point from which the arc is struck, a carrier just below
the level of the bottom of these reservoirs mounted on an arm capable of being
turned to and fro around a vertical axis concentric with the arc, a tape secured to
the arm near its extremity and led in opposite directions around two guide pulleys
at the two sides of the machine, a series of finger keys, a continuously revolving
shaft, mechanism driven by this shaft put into gear by the depression of any finger
key for first pulling upon one cord to draw the arm to one side and afterwards upon
the other cord to draw the arm back again until its end is opposite to the centre of
the arc, a series of pins one for each finger key which are raised when the finger
keys are depressed and which serve as stops to limit the movement of the arm to
the one side or the other, a pusher extending lengthwise of the arm, a cam on the
continuously revolving shaft for thrusting the pusher forwards when the arm has
been arrested by one of the stop pins and for then causing it to thrust the bottom
type from one of the type reservoirs and allow it to drop into the carrier,
mechanism for opening the carrier after the arm has returned to its central position,
a channel to receive the type that then drops from the carrier and a pusher worked
to and fro by a cam on the continuously revolving shaft for then pushing the type
a short distance along this channel.
5. The construction of type distributing machines substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
6. The combination of a carrier mounted on an arm capable of being turned
around a vertical axis-a series of parallel channels into which the type are to be
placed the ends of such channels into which the type are to be deposited being
ranged in the arc of a circle in a plane just below the level of the bottom of the
carrier, mechanism for delivering a type (from the page or column to be distributed)
into the carrier each time that the carrier is brought into a position to receive it, a
tape or cord secured to the arm and led in opposite directions around two pulleys
at the two sides of the machine, a series of finger keys, a continuously revolving
shaft and mechanism driven by this shaft put into gear by the depression of any
finger key for first pulling upon one cord to draw the arm to one side and afterwards
upon the other cord to draw the arm back again.
7. The combination of a carrier mounted on an arm capable of being turned
around a vertical axis-a series of parallel channels into which the type are to be
delivered, the ends of such channels into which the type are delivered being ranged
in the arc of a circle in a plane just below the level of the bottom of the carrier-
mechanism for normally holding the arm in a line with the centre of the arc-

page_text: mechanism for delivering a type from the page or column that is being distributed
into the carrier each time that the carrier is brought to its central position-a tape
or cord secured to the arm and led in opposite directions around two pulleys at the two
sides of the machine-a series of finger keys-a series of pins one for each finger
key which are raised when the finger keys are depressed and serve as stops to limit
the movement of the arm to the one side or the other-a continuously revolving
shaft mechanism driven by this shaft put into gear by the depression of any
finger key for first pulling upon one cord to draw the arm to one side and
afterwards upon the other cord to draw the arm back again to its central position―
mechanism for opening the carrier when the arm has been arrested by one of the
pin stops to allow the type in the carrier to drop into the channel that it is then
over and constantly reciprocating pushers for pushing forwards the type which are
dropped into the channels.
Din 5th dow of Dotabar 1902
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.