Device for Facilitating the Cleaning of the Types of Type-writing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1899-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Device for Facilitating the Cleaning of the Types of Type-writing
Machines.
I, JOHANNES FRIEDRICH FANGOHR, of No 81, Laves Strasse, Hannover, in
the Empue of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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The present invention relates to a device for holding or securing the types of
type-writing machines for the purpose of facilitating cleaning them In
several of the various kinds of type-writing machines now in use it was hitherto
necessary to retain the types by hand in a certain position for the purpose of
cleaning them. This manipulation causes the type to suffer, quite apart from the
fact that the hand of the operator gets soiled.
The present invention 18 intended to obviate these diawbacks, and with these
ends in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and
combination of parts hereinafter described.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification
Fig 1 shows a plan view of my improved device attached to a type-writing
machine
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device
The device consists essentially of a plate a of strong sheet-nietal or any other
suitable material, at the front end of which two hooks b b are provided. The
shape of the plate a corresponds to the class of the type-writing machine in
connection with which it is to be employed
The cucular center piece of the plate a is provided with a circular opening d
preferably cential The end of the plate a opposite the hooks b 18 provided with
a raised tail e, below which two bars f g terminate, said bars passing over
the opening in the plate a and pivoted to the front part thereof by means of
a sciew The front extremities of the bars f 9 are scissor-blade like super-
posed Handles, , are attached to the bars f, g
The device operates as follows -
After the king band has been pushed aside, the plate is placed on the
type-witing machine in such a manner that the hooks b b at the left hand side
of the plate engage the slot provided for the inking band in the type-writing
machme The type to be cleaned is then raised penetrating through the open-
ng d, the bais f g having previously been separated from one another by means
of the handlesk. Thereupon the bars f g are approached and gripping beneath
the type the latter will be retained in its raised position and can now comfortably
be cleaned without necessitating the hands of the operator coming in contact
with the type.
The employment of the device above described preserves the types from being
damaged and cleaning of them can be effected without the hands of the operator
becoming souled

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
1) Device for facilitating the-cleaning of the types of type-writing machines
consisting of a plate having a pair of bars scissoi-blade like pivoted thereto
and provided with a central opening for the passage of the type to be cleaned,
the type being retained in its raised position by means of the bars, substantially
as described and shown.
2) Device for facilitating cleaning of the types of type writing machines, the
whole constructed arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described
with reference to the accompanying diawings.
B REICHHOLD,
Internationaf Patent Office, 24, Luisen Strasse, Berlin, NW, Germany
Agent for the Applicant