Year: 1885

page_text: at its opposite end, the lever C, is provided with a pivotally attached frame D,
which carries the inking roller D¹, pivotally mounted in said frame.
The pivot of the frame D, is shown at, C2, and it will be observed that the means
for supporting the inking roller admits of the same being moved forward to or
away from the printing characters, as is indicated by the double headed arrow
in Fig. 3, the object being to render the roller adjustable for the purpose of
bringing it into a more or less contact with the printing characters B³, on the
type wheel.
The bearing of the frame D, on the pivot C, is designed to be snug so as to
retain the inking roller in an adjustable position, and, if desired, a spring may be
secured to the outer end of the frame D, and to the arm C above the frame, so as
to constantly and in a yielding manner draw the inking roller upon the face of the
type, and permit of its yielding for any imperfect circular arrangement of the type
or printing characters.
In advance of the inking arm, an impression rod E, of polygonal form in cross
section preferably, is passed vertically through the spindle A¹, and through a
guide E¹, depending therefrom, there being also a coiled spring E2 arranged between
the lower end of the guide and the under surface of a spindle, and upon the
impression rod E, the lower end of the spring being secured in any suitable manner
to the impression rod.
Above the spindle there is adjustably mounted upon the impression rod, a
collar F, the screw F', serving to bind the collar in any adjusted position.
From the collar there projects laterally a lug G which is adapted to enter the
slotted portion C¹ of the inking arm.
At the extreme end of the spindle A¹, is a marking wheel H, against which an
inking roller H' bears with sufficient force to transfer ink to the marking wheel.
At the rear end of the handle is a bracket or standard I.
As thus far described, the operation of the type writer is as follows:-
By reason of the upward pressure of the spring E2, the type wheel is, when not
otherwise effected, supported above the surface upon which it is desired to print,
the bracket or standard I also resting upon the same, or upon a table near the
same.
The handle A, is grasped as before described by the hand, and the type wheel
rotated to bring a desired character to the lowest point in the periphery of the
wheel.
In rotating the type wheel, the inker roller being in contact with printing
characters, inks all which pass or are brought to the same.
Now by applying a downward pressure to the handle, the spring E' yields, and
the impression rod reciprocates upwardly through the spindle, its lug working in
the slotted arm C, swings the inker arm, C, backward and upward from beneath
the type wheel as the latter descends by reason of the pressure so that the printing
character is brought into contact with the paper.
A removal of the downward pressure permits the spring E2, to elevate the type
wheel, and to return the inker to its normal position by reason of the lug and
slotted arm.
During the downward and upward movement of the type-wheel, the entire
apparatus is rested upon a bracket I.
Projecting from the spindle is a spring detent J, which takes into the
depressions J, shown on the face of the type-wheel, so that it aids in selecting the
character to be printed which may be done when the machine is elevated to present
the face of the type-wheel in a position to read the indicating letters thereon any
indicating letter appearing in close proximity to the detent showing the character
for printing said letter is at the printing point of the wheel.
Any well known suitable arrangement of the indicating letters may be substituted
for that shown.
When it is desired to make lines either straight or curved, sketches and other
characters other than those for which printing surfaces are provided on the periphery

page_text: of the type wheel it is only necessary to grasp the handle somewhat in the manner
of holding a pen or pencil and apply the marking wheel H to the paper, the
inker H¹, thereof, keeping it supplied with ink.
Now when the type wheel. B, is provided with musical characters, as shown in
Fig. 6, it will be seen that the slur K, the bars L, the stems M of the notes and
the connecting lines N, thereof, may all be formed with the marking wheel; so
also, may the lines C, of the staff itself be drawn with the marking wheel but as
music paper, in blank form, that is having the lines of the staff already printed is
an article of commerce, this use of the marking wheel is not always required.
When it is desired to print the words of the music, either in verse or in line
form beneath the musical characters, ordinary alphabetical printing character may
be provided in the wheel B, or a separable wheel may be mounted upon the
machine for that purpose.
In doing this work and for facilitating the maintenance of a straight printed
line, I have illustrated in Fig. 4, an end elevation and plan of a simple base upon
which the machine may be placed, so that said base shall act as a guide to insure
straight line work.
I deem it proper to state that I do not confine my invention to its use with such
base, although for the purpose stated I deem the base a novel and useful feature of
my invention.
In using my type-writer in connection with the base I modify it by forming its
spindle A in part at right angle to the handle A, and mount the type-wheel B,
upon the angular portion of the spindle as clearly shown.
To its hub B¹, I secure a mitre-gear P and to the straight portion of the spindle A¹,
I mount a mitre-gear Q having a hub in a convenient position to be rotated by the
thumb and fore finger of the hand of the operator when grasping the handle.
In this manner, motion is communicated by the mitre gears to the type wheel, so
that the desired printing characters may be selected.
The remaining elements of the type-writer are substantially the same as
heretofore described.
The base R is provided with two parallel longitudinal grooves, guides, gibs or
ways, R¹ into which the feet of the standard I are placed.
It is also provided with an ordinary rack R² extending from end to end and
parallel with the ways.
Upon the standard I. is pivotally mounted a pawl, I, which when in connection
with the rack R2, is forced into contact with the spring I2, to feed the entire writer
from left to right along the base.
Instead of having the support I made separate from the handle A. the latter
may be enlarged in diameter at its larger end or curved downward to act as a
support which will permit the handle to be free and moved in all directions.
have designated the rod E. as an impression rod, for the reason that it operates
to perform its function only at the time of making an impression.
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
The type-writer herein shown and described.