Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
I, THOMAS HENRY BRIMFIELD, of 15 Talbot Road, Ealing Dean, in the
County of Middlesex, Shorthand Writer and Typist, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for supplying paper to type-writing machines
and is chiefly designed to obviate the loss of time which takes place in removing
each completed or typed sheet of paper from the machine and replacing it by a
fresh sheet by hand.
Now according to my said invention I provide for supplying the paper to the
machine either in the form of a continuous band, or in separate but interconnected
sheets from a roller or other holder or carrier arranged in a suitable position on
the machine, without rendering it necessary for the operator to stop work to
remove and replace the paper as is now the case when working with the machines
as heretofore constructed.
In carrying my said invention into practice I arrange preferably on the
travelling carriage of the type-writing machine so as to move therewith, a
carrying roller or paper receiver mounted so as to be capable of turning on
suitable bearings, the said roller being preferably provided with india-rubber or
other suitable brakes to prevent it from "overrunning" or continuing to rotate
after the required length of paper has been withdrawn therefrom as hereinafter
mentioned. On the said roller is mounted a continuous band of paper in the form
of a roll, the said band being preferably provided with lines or rows of perforations
or indentations at suitable intervals to facilitate its separation or division into
sheets; or a series of separate sheets of paper are rolled thereon having between
them strips, ribbons, or threads of tissue paper, silk, cotton, or other suitable
material which are preferably attached at their inner ends to the said roller and
extend with the paper over the printing cylinder or platen on the travelling carriage
of the machine. These strips, ribbons, or the like serve both to turn the said
carrying roller and to guide the leading edges of the several sheets of paper
accurately and successively onto the printing cylinder or platen. If desired,
separate rollers may be employed for the centinuous bands and separate sheets
respectively. If desired the said carrying roller is provided with a slot, spring clip
or other suitable means for holding the innermost edge of the band or series of sheets
paper.
of In one form of my apparatus I provide a base plate having a fixed or removable
bracket or projecting piece at each end, these brackets having slots whereby the
pivots or journals of the carrying roller may be introduced from the side. In order
to retain the said pivots in their bearings in the said slots and at the same time to
provide a brake for retarding the motion of the said roller I provide on the
brackets at each end of the said. base-plate pins, studs or other supports for one
loop of an elastic band, the other loop of which passes over the corresponding pivot
or journal of the roller, the said pins, studs or other supports being so located that
the elastic bands will pull or draw the said pivots or journals into their bearings;
it will be seen that the friction of the said elastic bands against or around the
pivots or journals will produce a very efficient braking action on the roller and so
prevent any "overrunning" of the same.

page_text: The base plate or piece of the holder is made of any suitable form and is
provided with clips or the like whereby it can be secured to the travelling carriage
of the type-writing machine. A paper guide or rest may also be provided to guide
the paper as it passes from the carrying roller to the printing cylinder or platen of
the type-writing machine, this guide or rest having either a flat or a curved surface
and being fixed in a perpendicular, horizontal or inclined position as require 1. Or
the said guide may consist of two closely opposed surfaces between which the paper
passes to the printing cylinder.
In the operation of the device the leading edge of the band of paper or of the
outermost sheet of paper and its guiding ribbons or threads are introduced into
position on the travelling carriage of the machine in the usual way and the typing
is carried out in the ordinary manner, when the paper will be continuously drawn
off the carrying roller onto the printing cylinder by the movement of the said
printing cylinder this being effected without requiring any further attention until
the whole supply of the paper on the carrier roller is exhausted.
According to another form of my apparatus I provide for directly rotating the
paper-carrying roller at the proper time, by means of suitable gearing, from the
printing cylinder or other suitable moving part of the machine. For this purpose
the said carrying roller is preferably provided with a spur-wheel gearing with a
corresponding spur-wheel mounted on or connected with the printing cylinder of
the machine, so that, as the printing cylinder is rotated in the ordinary way, the
paper-carrying roller will be rotated to feed forward the paper through a suitable
distance.
in some cases moreover I provide guard-rollers which are adapted to press the
paper against the paper-carrying roller. These rollers may be held in contact with
the paper-carrying roller by means of an elastic band or bands passing around or
over the same and around or over the paper-carrying roller, or they may be
maintained in contact with the said carrying roller by means of suitable springs
acting on their pivots or journals, or other suitable means may be adopted for this
purpose. The said guard-rollers may be arranged to turn on pivots working in
slots in the end brackets of the base or they may be mounted in any other suitable
manner so as to permit of their rotating on their axes either freely or with a certain
amount of restraint.
My improved apparatus may be constructed of any suitable material, such as
wood, metal, etc. and may be modified as desired to suit the construction of the
various forms of type-writing machine.
Dated this 27th day of November 1896
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant,
I, THOMAS HENRY BRIMFIELD, of 15 Talbot Road, Ealing Dean, in the
County of Middlesex, Shorthand Writer and Typist, 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 relates to means for supplying paper to type-writing machines
and is chiefly designed to obviate the trouble and loss of time which takes place in
removing each completed or typed sheet of paper from the machine and replacing
it by a fresh sheet by hand.

page_text: Now according to my said invention I provide for supplying the paper to the
machine either in the form of a continuous band or in sheets from a roller or
other holder or carrier arranged in a suitable position on the machine, without
rendering it necessary for the operator to stop work to remove and replace
the paper as is now the case when working with the machines as heretofore
constructed.
In carrying my said invention into practice I arrange, preferably on the
travelling carriage of the type-writing machine so as to move therewith, a
carrying roller or paper-receiver mounted so as to be capable of turning on
suitable bearings, the said roller in one form of my invention being preferably
provided with suitable means for preventing it from "overrunning" or continuing
to rotate after the required length of paper has been withdrawn therefrom as
hereinafter described. On the said roller is mounted a continuous band of paper in
the form of a roll, the said band being preferably provided with lines or rows of
perforations or indentations at suitable intervals to facilitate its separation or
division into sheets; or a series of separate sheets of paper are rolled thereon
having between them strips, ribbons, or threads of tissue paper, silk, cotton, or
other suitable material which are preferably attached at their inner ends to the
said roller and extend with the paper over the printing cylinder or platen on the
travelling carriage of the type-writing machine. These strips, ribbons, or the like
serve both to turn the said carrying roller and to guide the leading edges of the
several sheets of paper accurately and successively onto the printing cylinder or
platen. If desired, separate rollers may be employed for the continuous bands
and separate sheets respectively. If desired the said carrying roller is provided
with a slot, spring clip or other suitable means for holding the innermost edge of
the band or series of sheets of paper.
My said invention also comprises means whereby the paper is fed positively
forward through the requisite distance by suitable gearing actuated by the
movement of the printing cylinder or platen of the type-writing machine.
The base plate or piece of the holder is made of any suitable form and is
provided with clips or other suitable fittings whereby it can be secured to the
travelling carriage of the type-writing machine. A paper guide or rest may also
be provided to guide the paper as it passes from the carrying roller to the printing
cylinder or platen of the type-writing machine, this guide or rest having either a
flat or a curved surface and being fixed in a perpendicular, horizontal or inclined
position as required. Or the said guide may consist of two closely opposed surfaces
between which the paper passes to the printing cylinder.
My said invention, comprises auxiliary rollers acting in conjunction with the
paper-carrying roller for guiding the paper from the said paper-carrying roller to
the platen of the type-writing machine and for other purposes to be hereinafter
described. My said invention, moreover, comprises other improvements hereinafter
set forth.
In one form of my apparatus I provide a base-plate having a fixed or removable
bracket or projecting piece at each end, these brackets having slots whereby the
pivots or journals of the carrying roller may be introduced from the side. In
order to retain the said pivots in their bearings in the said slots and at the same
time to provide a brake for retarding the motion of the said roller I provide on
the bracket at each end of the said base-plate pins, studs or other supports for one
loop of an elastic band, the other loop of which passes over the corresponding
pivot or journal of the roller, the said pins, studs or other supports being so located
that the elastic bands will pull or draw the said pivots or journals into their bearings;
it will be seen that the friction of the said elastic bands against or around the pivots
or journals will produce a very efficient braking action on the roller and so prevent
any "overrunning" of the same.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a plan

page_text: Figure 2 an end elevation, and
Figure 3 a transverse section on the line a, x, Figure 1, showing a paper-holder
constructed according to my said invention and adapted to be attached to the
travelling carriage of a type-writing machine.
a is the base of the paper-carrying and feeding device; b, b₁ are brackets
mounted near the ends thereof; c is the paper-carrying roller which is provided
with a pivot d at each end, one of the said pivots working in a hole or bearing
formed in the bracket b, and the other at the inner end of a slot 62 formed in the
bracket b'. In order to prevent displacement of the said pivot, whilst permitting
the easy removal and replacement of the roller c, a button e is provided which
turns about the set-screw e¹, and is formed with an inwardly curved or recessed
end e, so that, by turning the said button about its axis e, the corresponding
pivot d will be released and may be lifted out via the slot 62, when the other
pivot d can be easily withdrawn from its bearing in the bracket b at the other end
of the base a.
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In the said frame are also mounted two rollers and g, of which the roller f
serves as a guide or guard roller and is provided with pivots fi resting in the
inner ends of curved slots h, formed in the brackets b, b', whilst the roller g turns
at one end on a removable pivot which is screwed or otherwise detachably
secured in the end of the said roller g and works in a suitable bearing in the
bracket ; the other end of the roller is provided with a socket which fits onto
a square boss k¹ formed on the inner end of the shaft k of a gear-wheel k turning
in a suitable bearing in the bracket b. In this manner, by unscrewing the pivot j,
the roller g may be readily removed and replaced so as to permit the renewal or
removal of the feed bands hereinafter described, without interfering with the
gear-wheel k. This wheel k gears with a second gear-wheel turning on a stud
or set-screw on the said bracket 6 the gear-wheel 7 being so arranged as to come
into engagement with the ratchet or gear-wheel on the printing cylinder of the
type-writing machine and be turned thereby. On the frame a, b, b' at the side
thereof next the printing cylinder of the type-writing machine, is provided a
paper-guide or rest m over which the paper passes as it is fed from the roller c to
the said printing cylinder.
These
In order to communicate the motion of the roller to the paper n, whilst
holding the pivots of the roller f in the slots or bearings and preventing over-
running of the paper-carrying roller c, I provide india-rubber bands peach
passing over the rollers f, c and g and being supported at the rear by a roller q,
which is mounted on a stud fixed in a bracket r secured to the base a.
bands pin addition to feeding the paper forward, serve to maintain the pivots
of the guard-roller in their bearings in the slots h so that the said roller is
spring-supported and is free to yield somewhat when required. In order to
ensure the delivery of the leading edge of the following sheet at the proper time
and facilitate the passage of the paper n from the roller c over the rest m, the said
rest is provided with tongues m which extend inwards beneath the bands p and
receive the paper immediately it leaves the said roller.
The base a is provided with extensions a' at its ends to which are to be secured
suitable clips for securing it to the travelling carriage of the machine on which it
is to be used. It is obvious that these attachments will vary somewhat according
to the form of the carriage to which they are to be secured.
The operation of my device is as follows:-To introduce a supply of paper into
the apparatus, the roller is lifted from its bearings and the roller c then removed
by turning the button e as above described, when the continuous rolls, sheets, or,
if desired, sheets interleaved with carbon-paper for carbon printing, are placed
thereon, and the said roller is replaced in position in the frame a, b, with the
leading edge of the paper a laid over the rest m. The roller is then returned
to its original position so as to bring the bands p over the roller c and the leading
edge of the paper is placed in position on the printing cylinder of the type-writing
machine in the ordinary way. The typing is then carried on as usual, when the

page_text: paper will be continuously drawn off the roller c by the movement of the printing
cylinder which is transmitted to the paper through the gear-wheels 1, k, the
roller g, and the bands p, this being effected without further attention on the part
of the operator until the whole supply of paper on the roller c is exhausted.
It is obvious that my apparatus may be somewhat modified in construction
without departing from the nature of my said invention, for example, the feed-
roller g may be replaced by a spring-supported roller similar to f, in which case
the feed is effected by the pull of the platen on the paper, or on bands, ribbons or
the like as hereinabove described. My apparatus may be constructed of any
suitable material, such as wood, metal, etc., and may be modified as desired to suit
the construction of the various forms of type-writing machine.
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 :-
First. The combination, with a type-writing machine, of a paper-carrying and
feeding apparatus mounted on the travelling carriage thereof and comprising a
paper-carrying roller, a paper-rest or guide, and means whereby the paper will
be fed from the said roller by the movement of the platen, substantially as
herein before described.
Second. An apparatus for the purposes above specified, comprising a paper
carrying roller, an intermittently rotated feed-roller and bands passing over the
said rollers, substantially as, and for the purposes, herein before described.
Third. The combination, with a paper carrying roller, of an easily removable
guide or guard roller, a feed-roller, gearing for intermittently rotating the said
feed-roller, bands passing over the said rollers, and a paper-rest or guide,
substantially as, and for the purposes, specified.
Fourth. An apparatus for the purposes above specified, comprising a paper-
carrying roller, a paper-rest or guide, and one or more spring-supported guide or
guard-rollers, substantially as, and for the purposes, hereinbefore described.
Fifth. The improved paper carrying and feeding apparatus constructed
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and
operating as, and for the purposes, set forth.
Dated the 26th day of January 1897.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.