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US3713525A
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Device for composing text portions on a blank sheet in accordance with a lay out
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-05-05
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Granted: 1973-01-30
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Expires: 1990-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A device for use in connection with a typewriter to compose text portions on a blank sheet in accordance with a prepared lay-out. The device comprises a frame which can be mounted on the typewriter and in which one or more guide rollers are rotatably supported in parallel and adjustable relationship to the typewriter platen. The blank and lay-out sheets are temporarily connected together at their lower and upper edge, respectively, and the composite sheet thus formed is tracked over the platen and the guide roller or rollers. An indicator member connected to the typewriter in a predetermined relationship to its point of stroke or printing point, marks the location on the lay-out sheet which at any time corresponds to the location on the blank sheet where a type actuated by the opera-tor writes a character.
Inventors
- 👤 O Troing
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:56
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J29/00; B41J29/15; B41J11/00; B41J11/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
400 words
A device for composing text portions on a blank sheet in the same lay-out as text on an original lay-out sheet, comprising: a frame and means for mounting said frame on a typewriter having a rotatable platen, a first guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said first guide roller on said frame with the axis of the guide roller above and parallel to the axis of the typewriter platen, a second guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said second guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof parallel to and at a level between the axis of said first guide roller and said typewriter platen, a third guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said third guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof extending parallel to and at a level between the axis of said second guide roller and said typewriter platen, an indicator member and means on said indicator member for indicating the text portion of an original lay-out sheet to be composed at the printing point, means for mounting said indicator member in front of said first and second guide rollers and with said means for indicating in a predetermined relationship with the printing point of the types associated with said typewriter platen, an original lay-out sheet between said first guide roller and said means for indicating on said indicator member, a blank sheet tracked over the typewriter platen, means joining the loweR edge of said original lay-out sheet to the top edge of said blank sheet and means joining the top edge of said original lay-out sheet to the lower edge of said blank sheet so that said blank sheet and said original lay-out sheet form an endless strip extending in a path exiting from the typewriter platen and passing from there behind and then around said second guide roller, from there behind and around said third guide roller and from the front of said third guide roller passing between said indicating member and said first guide roller, around and behind said first guide roller back to and around said typewriter platen, and means for adjusting said mounting means for said first and second guide rollers, toward and away from said platen for synchronizing the type in text produced on the blank sheet into locations forming a lay-out on said blank sheet identical to the text lay-out on the original lay-out sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
400 words
A device for composing text portions on a blank sheet in the same lay-out as text on an original lay-out sheet, comprising: a frame and means for mounting said frame on a typewriter having a rotatable platen, a first guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said first guide roller on said frame with the axis of the guide roller above and parallel to the axis of the typewriter platen, a second guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said second guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof parallel to and at a level between the axis of said first guide roller and said typewriter platen, a third guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said third guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof extending parallel to and at a level between the axis of said second guide roller and said typewriter platen, an indicator member and means on said indicator member for indicating the text portion of an original lay-out sheet to be composed at the printing point, means for mounting said indicator member in front of said first and second guide rollers and with said means for indicating in a predetermined relationship with the printing point of the types associated with said typewriter platen, an original lay-out sheet between said first guide roller and said means for indicating on said indicator member, a blank sheet tracked over the typewriter platen, means joining the loweR edge of said original lay-out sheet to the top edge of said blank sheet and means joining the top edge of said original lay-out sheet to the lower edge of said blank sheet so that said blank sheet and said original lay-out sheet form an endless strip extending in a path exiting from the typewriter platen and passing from there behind and then around said second guide roller, from there behind and around said third guide roller and from the front of said third guide roller passing between said indicating member and said first guide roller, around and behind said first guide roller back to and around said typewriter platen, and means for adjusting said mounting means for said first and second guide rollers, toward and away from said platen for synchronizing the type in text produced on the blank sheet into locations forming a lay-out on said blank sheet identical to the text lay-out on the original lay-out sheet.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
400 words
A device for composing text portions on a blank sheet in the same lay-out as text on an original lay-out sheet, comprising: a frame and means for mounting said frame on a typewriter having a rotatable platen, a first guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said first guide roller on said frame with the axis of the guide roller above and parallel to the axis of the typewriter platen, a second guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said second guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof parallel to and at a level between the axis of said first guide roller and said typewriter platen, a third guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said third guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof extending parallel to and at a level between the axis of said second guide roller and said typewriter platen, an indicator member and means on said indicator member for indicating the text portion of an original lay-out sheet to be composed at the printing point, means for mounting said indicator member in front of said first and second guide rollers and with said means for indicating in a predetermined relationship with the printing point of the types associated with said typewriter platen, an original lay-out sheet between said first guide roller and said means for indicating on said indicator member, a blank sheet tracked over the typewriter platen, means joining the loweR edge of said original lay-out sheet to the top edge of said blank sheet and means joining the top edge of said original lay-out sheet to the lower edge of said blank sheet so that said blank sheet and said original lay-out sheet form an endless strip extending in a path exiting from the typewriter platen and passing from there behind and then around said second guide roller, from there behind and around said third guide roller and from the front of said third guide roller passing between said indicating member and said first guide roller, around and behind said first guide roller back to and around said typewriter platen, and means for adjusting said mounting means for said first and second guide rollers, toward and away from said platen for synchronizing the type in text produced on the blank sheet into locations forming a lay-out on said blank sheet identical to the text lay-out on the original lay-out sheet.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
400 words
A device for composing text portions on a blank sheet in the same lay-out as text on an original lay-out sheet, comprising: a frame and means for mounting said frame on a typewriter having a rotatable platen, a first guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said first guide roller on said frame with the axis of the guide roller above and parallel to the axis of the typewriter platen, a second guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said second guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof parallel to and at a level between the axis of said first guide roller and said typewriter platen, a third guide roller and means for rotatably mounting said third guide roller on said frame with the axis thereof extending parallel to and at a level between the axis of said second guide roller and said typewriter platen, an indicator member and means on said indicator member for indicating the text portion of an original lay-out sheet to be composed at the printing point, means for mounting said indicator member in front of said first and second guide rollers and with said means for indicating in a predetermined relationship with the printing point of the types associated with said typewriter platen, an original lay-out sheet between said first guide roller and said means for indicating on said indicator member, a blank sheet tracked over the typewriter platen, means joining the loweR edge of said original lay-out sheet to the top edge of said blank sheet and means joining the top edge of said original lay-out sheet to the lower edge of said blank sheet so that said blank sheet and said original lay-out sheet form an endless strip extending in a path exiting from the typewriter platen and passing from there behind and then around said second guide roller, from there behind and around said third guide roller and from the front of said third guide roller passing between said indicating member and said first guide roller, around and behind said first guide roller back to and around said typewriter platen, and means for adjusting said mounting means for said first and second guide rollers, toward and away from said platen for synchronizing the type in text produced on the blank sheet into locations forming a lay-out on said blank sheet identical to the text lay-out on the original lay-out sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, in which said frame includes two guide rods, having parallel axes, on which said means for mounting said first and second guide rollers are mounted for adjustable displacement along said guide rods, and an arm secured to the lower end of each guide rod, said arm having means for mounting and locating said frame on a typewriter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
A device as claimed in claim 2, comprising a back plate secured to said guide rods and to each arm and oriented in a plane parallel to the plane containing the parallel axes of the guide rods and said back plate is provided with a grid of crossing lines with which said blank sheet and said original lay-out sheet may be aligned in said frame.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-30 | 1976-07-31 | 1977-01-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-30 | 1980-07-31 | 1981-01-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-30 | 1984-07-31 | 1985-01-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |