Abstract: A serial printer having a carriage adapted to be shifted transversely of a paper and a type cylinder carried by the carriage in such a manner as to be able to be shifted up and down and to be rotated, so that the printing is effected by pressing the desired type character against the paper. The improvement comprises that the vertical shifting of the type cylinder, rotation of the type cylinder, driving of the hammer, shifting of the carriage and other kinds of operation are performed by the force derived from a single motor, and that operation such as spacing and back spacing of the carriage, paper feeding and so forth is achieved when the type cylinder selects a visible position.

Abstract: A tabulation rack having simple and inexpensive construction. The rack has a set of straight-sided pins (5 or 50) which act as stops. They are held by an elongated main beam (3 or 54) in opposed slots. In one embodiment a pair of coil springs (7) are deformed along their long axis within the area formed by the bridge (25) of beam (3) and the pins (5). In a second embodiment, a single music wire 52 is extended between staggered, round pins 50. Frictional drag holds the pins (5 or 50) in their set and clear positions.

Abstract: A tabulation rack having simple and inexpensive construction. The rack has a set of straight-sided pins (5 or 50) which act as stops. They are held by an elongated main beam (3 or 54) in opposed slots. In one embodiment a pair of coil springs (7) are deformed along their long axis within the area formed by the bridge (25) of beam (3) and the pins (5). In a second embodiment, a single music wire 52 is extended between staggered, round pins 50. Frictional drag holds the pins (5 or 50) in their set and clear positions.

Abstract: A tabular stop assembly having two sets of uniformly spaced tab stops for use with a typewriter with a dual pitch escapement wherein individual stops of each set are formed on each of an array of uniformly spaced C-shaped tabs which are mounted for rotative movement relative to a tab rack to first and second set positions corresponding to a selected escapement pitch.