Improvements in Producing Type-written Matter to Imitate Hand- writing and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1900
Improvements in Producing Type-written Matter to Imitate Hand-
writing and Apparatus therefor.
I, ADOLF HALSTRICK, Manufacturer, of Sundern, Westphalia, Germany, 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 invention herein described has for its object the application of hand-writ-
ing letters to the type writer or in combination therewith in any kind of writing.
The Latin printed types as used hitherto are frequently unpleasing and difficult
for the unpractised eye to read and in order to make the script type now used
perfectly clear and legible it is necessary to give a larger space in the line to
larger letters such as W and n than to letters of ordinary width such as
" and "f"; the writing would otherwise look very ugly.
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For this purpose it is found necessary to construct the spacing mechanism so
that in striking the keys of the wider letters the paper carrier moves automati-
cally further than usual and consequently leaves for printing the type a larger
space for the wide letters than for the narrow letters.
In the accompanying drawings a spacing mechanism of this kind is illustrated.
In Figures 1 to 6 the double action of the spacing mechanism or extra advance-
ment of the paper carrier requisite for the broader letters is effected by means of
the action of an extra spring pawl in the spacing mechanism.
Figure 1 of the drawing shews a side view of the spacing mechanism, Figure 2
shews an end view and Figure 3 a plan view of the spacing mechanism. Figures 6,
7 and 8 shew side and end views of the spacing mechanism with the pawls engag-
ing with the rack.
The pawl a is fixed to the piece d while the two pawls b and c are placed on
the space bar and attached to springs and move together and turn the same way
as the pawl a. The pawls a, b and c are arranged in parallel planes to each
other, said pawls being each one tooth in advance of the next; the springs of
pawls b and c allowing said pawls to move respectively one & two teeth forward.
Their action is as follows:
The rack g (see Figures 4, 5 and 6) of the paper carrier on the typewriting
machine is held by the fixed pawl a when not writing. In writing every time
the key is pressed the spacing device is moved over, thereby moving pawl a out
of rack g while pawl b is caught in the next tooth of said rack. The paper carrier
and with it the rack then moves forward with the spring pawl until it is
stopped by said pawl at the moment the pawl b registers with the fixed pawl a.
The key is then released and the mechanism moves back and the fixed pawl a
catches in the rack while the pawl b is moved by its spring to its original position.
Figure 5 of the drawings shews the position in which the pawl b registers with
the fixed pawl a, the pawl b engaging with the rack. The pawl b in this manner
comes into operation when ordinary sized letters are written. If, however, the
letters "
or similar letters requiring a larger space are to be written
then by operating their respective keys the spacing mechanism is moved further
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page_text: over and the pawl catches in the rack. The paper carrier then moves along
with the spring pawl c until said pawl c registers with pawl a, whereby a larger
space results and the letter has the requisite extra room. The key is then
released and the mechanism moves back. The pawl a catches in the rack-while
the pawl is moved by its spring back to the original position. In Figure 6 is
shewn the position in which the pawl c registers with the pawl a. The bar of
carries the spacing mechanism.
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:-
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1. Spacing mechanism for typewriting machines with script type, for the pur-
post of making different sized spaces corresponding to the different width of letters,
characterised by two movable spring pawls placed on the space bar one in advance
of the other; the one pawl engaging with the rack when the narrow letters are
written and the other pawl engaging with the rack when the wider letters are
written thereby altering the distance travelled by the paper carrier by which
means the different sized spaces are obtained substantially as described.
2. The spacing mechanism for typewriting machines for the purpose of making
different sized spaces corresponding to the different width of letters substantially
us described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
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W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents.