FACILITATING AND IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF INKING IN PRINT- ING
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Cole at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
26th July 1858.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
1, FREDERICK COLE, of 159, High Street, Camden Town, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for FACILITATING AND IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF INKING IN PRINT-
ING" to be as follows:-
First, to adjust the common inking table, now in general use, as a
seperate machine to the side of the press, opposite to the pressman when
at work, and the surface of it to be nearly on a level with the surface
of the types.
Second, that one simultaneous action brought into play by the
pressman's foot working on a pedal in front of the press shall work
the ink cylander in one direction only, also the composition cylander to
and fro at pleasure on the inking table and also over the types.
In order to accomplish these several effects from one action I
employ two leavers, one wheel and axle with cords attatching, and one
piston or rod for giving the to and fro action to the composition cylan-
der, and for the motion communicated to the inking cylander I employ
a sash which alternately, rises and falls perpendicularly in grooves cut
in the sides of the framework of the table. The said leavers are each

page_text: of them rectangular, and work at right angles to each other, and are
supported by vertical pillars between which they move freely on axeles
or fulcrums which pass through the pillars and the centers of the
right angles of said leavers. The said wheel and axle is somewhat
modified, and acts rather in the nature of a pulley; it has three sheaves,
cut, however, in one solid piece, the center one being about twice the
diameter of those on either side."
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The said piston or rod moves in a horizontal direction to and fro in
slides placed on the upper part of the framework of the machine, and
thereby communicates the action to the distributing cylander. The
said sash is a simple frame, moving alternately upwards and downwards
in a vertical direction with grooves and slides.
-The short arm of the first leaver is brought into action by the foot of
the pressman as it projects immediately before the press, the long arm
of the said first leaver acts on the second arm of the second leaver, and
from the long arm of the second leaver cords are attatched to the two
small sheaves of the pulley so as to give it an alternate rotatory motion;
the piston is driven to and fro by a cord passing once round the center
shave of the pulley, and attatched to, either end of said piston.
The motion of the ink roller, in one direction only, is effected by
cords attatched to the outside of the sash, and passing round pulleys
attatched to either end of the ink roller, which project beyond' the sides
of the sash, and a ratchet and stop prevents its moving otherwise than
in a forward direction.
A counter-weight is attatched to the long arm of the second leaver,
and restores equilibrium on the pressure being removed, or the to.&
fro movement can be conveyed by alternately exerting and removing
the pressure.
The sash is moved upwards by the long arm of the second leaver at
the latter part of the upward stroke of the said leaver, and falls by its
own weight on the pressure being removed. Several intermediate
pulleys are employed to regulate the direction of the attachments.