Year: 1896

page_text: I, WILLIAM MOTTERSHALL, of Fairmede, of High Beech, in the County of Essex,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention for an improved inking device has for its object to provide an
inking ribbon specially applicable for use in typewriting machines, printing
telegraph receivers and the like, and consists essentially in making the said ribbon
tubular in form so that when fattened for use two thicknesses of fabric are
interposed between the striking type and the paper.
The ink is preferably applied on to the inside of the tube so that when it is
flattened and placed in position the striking of the type causes the ink to pass
through on to the paper, but clogging of the type and blurring of the characters
printed are obviated.
At the end of each traverse of the ribbon the relative transverse positions of the
upper and lower part may be caused to shift, equivalent to a slight rotation of the
tubular fabric so as always to present a fresh path of contact for the striking type
and paper.
The tube may be formed either by weaving, or by joining the edges of a plain flat
strip of material by stitching or otherwise.
1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Agents.
AngImproved Inking Device.
1, WILLIAM MOTTERSHALL, of Fairmede, High Beech, in the County of Essex,
Gentleman, 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:-
This invention for an improved inking device has for its object to provide an
inking ribbon specially applicable for use in typewriting machines, printing
telegraph receivers and the like, and consists essentially in making the said ribbon
tubular in form so that when flattened for use two thicknesses of fabric are
interposed between the striking type and the paper.
The ink is preferably applied on to the inside of the tube so that when it is
flattened and placed in position the striking of the type causes the ink to pass
through on to the paper, but clogging of the type and blurring of the characters
printed are obviated.

page_text: At the end of each traverse of the ribbon the relative transverse positions of the
upper and lower part may be caused to shift, equivalent to a slight rotation of the
tubular fabric so as always to present a fresh path of contact for the striking type
and paper.
The tube may be formed either by weaving, or by joining the edges of a plain
flat strip of material by stitching or otherwise.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan of a part of
an inking ribbon with winding spool and driving device as applied to each end of a
type writing machine and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a
cross section of spool to an enlarged scale and showing a swivel hook for connecting
the ribbon to the spool and Fig. 4 shows the end of the ribbon prepared ready to be
connected to the swivel hook.
The end a of the tubular ribbon is connected to a hook b which swivels in a plate c
secured in the body of the winding spool d so as to permit of the free rotation of
the said ribbon when unwound. The ribbon passes through the looped prongs f of
a guide fork and encloses a ball g which is maintained in the desired position
between the cam wheels h by the prongs f. Each time the ribbon is fully unwound
from the spool d the cam wheels h are caused to rotate through half a revolution in
opposite directions by the bevel pinion which gears with the teeth on the cams,
when the projecting cams m make contact with the ribbon on opposite ends of a
diameter of the ball and rotate it and the ribbon together through the required
angle, thereby shifting the ribbon so as to present a fresh path to the type as will be
readily understood.
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 :-
An improved inking device applicable for typewriting machines, printing telegraph
receivers and the like, comprising a tubular ribbon constructed and operating
substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of Santambay 1007