Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Feeding Paper to Printing Presses, and for similar purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 6th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Feeding Paper to
Printing Presses, and for similar purposes.
We, RANDAL CRESSWELL of 5 Bedford Place, Russell Square, Merchant, and
MATTHEW HESLOP of 100 Houndsditch. Consulting Engineer, both of London,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to the automatic apparatus for feeding paper to printing
machines and like purposes as described in our Specification No. 28 of this year, and
is designed to supply an alternative method of arranging the feed, which is likely to
be suitable to certain kinds of paper.
It consists of substituting for the feed-roller and guide-bar therein described a pair
of rollers one over the other, the upper one being shielded or partly shielded from
contact with the paper, by a straight or curved plate, descending from the frame
above. The rollers may be constructed of metal, wood, or of india-rubber or any
other suitable substance, and may be smooth or roughed as preferred.
The table on which the paper is laid may be sloped to such an angle as is
desired, and may have an edge or nose covered to suit the form of the lower
roller.
All parts susceptible of adjustment are made adjustable.
The diameter of the rollers may differ the upper one being usually smaller than
the lower.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Feeding Paper to
Printing Presses, and for similar purposes.
We, RANDAL CRESSWELL of 5 Bedford Place, Russell Square, Merchant, and
MATTHEW HESLOP of 100 Houndsditch,Consulting Engineer, both of London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to he performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention refers to automatic apparatus for feeding paper to printing machines
and like purposes, as described in our Specification No 28 of this year and is designed
to supply an alternative method of arranging the feed which is likely to be suitable
to certain kinds of paper.
It consists of substituting for the feed-roller and guide-har therein described, a pair
of rollers one over the other, the upper one being shielded or partly shielded from
contact with the paper by a straight or curved bar or plate, descending from the
frame above.
The rollers may be constructed of metal, wood, india-rubber or any other suitable
substance, and may be smooth or roughed as preferred.
The table on which the paper is laid may be sloped to such an angle as is desired,
and may have an edge or nose curved to suit the form of the lower roller.
All parts susceptible of adjustment are made adjustable.
The diameters of the rollers may differ the upper one being usually smaller than
the lower.
I will now refer to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 shews an end view of a shield bar and two rollers the axes of which are
not in a vertical line.

page_text: Fig. 2 shews a similar view in which the axes are vertical and the upper roller of
small diameter.
Fig. 3 shews another arrangement in which the axes are vertical and the rollers
are of equal diameter.
are the two rollers.
a, and
c, is the shield bar. d, is the pile of paper.
the table. f, is a sheet of paper issuing from the table.
e, is
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In an apparatus for feeding paper and like substances, of varying thicknesses, to
printing presses, the combination of the rollers a, b, and the shield bar c, with or
without the table e, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 24th day of ODDI
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.