(under subclass 112) Subject matter wherein said platen* turns about an axis during use of the typewriter, and wherein said axis extends upwardly relative to the typewriter.
(1) Note. The turning of the platen is in increments corresponding to character-space* distances and may be rotated in one direction for a cylindrical platen or be rotated by increments followed by oscillation in a return direction for a partially cylindrical platen.