Improvements in and relating to Ruling Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr.. 1897
Date of Application, 16th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ruling Machines.
We, ELLIS GRABER, of 9, Hollybank Terrace Tunbridge Wells, in the
County of Kent, Machine Ruler, and LEWIS HEPWORTH of 16, Beltring Road,
in the town and county aforesaid Master Printer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates first to an improved pen holder, secondly to an
improved stencil and paper holder, and thirdly to a device for regulating the
travel of the table.
Our improved pen holder consists essentially of two plates of a suitable shape
and length, which plates are placed one over the other aud are so attached to each
other that they rock about a longitudinal axis at or about the centre of their
widths either by means of a series of small screws threaded into one of the plates.
and passing through slightly enlarged holes in the other plates, or by means of a.
longitudinal hinged joint. The top plate carries a tongue thereby adapting it to
be fixed to the pen beam, and it carries at its ends bearings in which is mounted a
longitudinal axle or bar the central part of which-between the said bearings-is.
cut or formed in the shape of a cam so that by rotating the said axle or bar the
back edge of the lower plate is caused to move further away from the top plate,
thus bringing the front edges of the two plates together to grip the pens.
prefer to cause the bottom plate to rock on the top plate by means of a series of
small screws as herein before described, as the said screws provide a convenient
method of setting up the one plate with respect to the other so as to adjust the
gripping edges should adjustment become necessary.
We
The improved stencil and paper holder consists essentially of a bar or pair of
bars to or between which the stencil is fixed, one of the said bars being provided
with pivots which are mounted in a pair of brackets arranged to slide vertically in
slots in the table adapted to carry the sheets of paper to be ruled.. In a convenient
position with respect to the brackets carrying the stencil clamp is mounted a shaft
which carries an arm and is adapted to be operated by the movement of the table..
On this shatt are also formed or fixed arms the free ends of which are connected
to the brackets carrying the stencil clamp by means of suitable links so that as the
said shaft is rocked in its bearings the brackets carrying the stencil clamp are
raised thus lifting the stencil from the sheets of paper, the said clamp being raised
to rock on its pivot to turn the stencil up in a vertical or approximately vertical
position clear of the table by means of an extension of the said clamp coming in
contact with a bracket or arm carried by the table. On the shaft actuating the
brackets carrying the stencil clamp are formed or fixed one or more fingers adapted
to press on the sheets of paper on the table and hold them rigid thereto during
ruling the said fingers and also the stencil being kept firmly and closely down on to
the top of the sheets of paper to be ruled by means of a suitable spring preferably
acting on the axle which operates the said parts. As a modification of the
stencil and paper holder, the stencil may be held by means of clamps situated on
each side of the table, the said clamps serving also to hold the sheets of paper
down on to the table during ruling. The clamps are adjustably secured on to
each end of a bar carried in suitable bearings on the underside of the table and
parallel thereto. The stencil and clamps are raised clear of the table by means of

page_text: an arm or projecting piece formed on or fixed to the said bar, engaging with an
adjustable cam-shaped piece mounted on any convenient part of the frame. The
clamps are kept firmly and closely down on to the tops of the sheets of paper to be
ruled either by their own weight or by means of a suitable spring.
The device for regulating the travel of the table. both as regards the length of
the travel and the point at which it starts, consists essentially of a bracket adapted
to slide on suitable guides on the table and to be clamped thereto in any desired
position by means of an eccentric cam or its equivalent operated from the front
end of the table in any convenient manner. In hand power machines the adjust-
able bracket comes in contact with stops on the frame to limit the travel of the
table. In power machines motion is imparted to the table through the said
adjustable bracket by means of the usual mechanism, the attachment to the
adjustable bracket being such that it can be readily detached when desired.
Dated this 16th day of April 1896.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Ruling Machines.
We, ELLIS GRABER of 9, Hollybank Terrace Tunbridge Wells, in the
County of Kent, Machine Ruler, and LEWIS HEPWORTH of 16, Beltring Road,
in the town and county aforesaid Master Printer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates first to an improved pen holder, secondly to an automatic
device for holding the masking stencil and paper to be ruled, and thirdly to a
device for regulating the travel of the reciprocating table.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate our invention:-
Figure 1 Sheet No. 1 is a broken view in front elevation of the improved pen
holder.
Figure. 2 Sheet No. 1 is a view in side elevation thereof.
Figure 3 Sheet No. 1 is a broken view in plan thereof, and
Figure 4 Sheet No. 1 is a view in transverse section on line c, a, Figures 1
and 3.
Figure 5 Sheet No. 2 is a view in end elevation of the improved stencil and
paper holder.
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Figure 6 Sheet No. 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.
Figure 7 Sheet No. 2 is a view in plan thereof, and
Figure 8 Sheet No. 2 is a view in side elevation showing the holder in a raised
position.
Figure 9 Sheet No. 3 is a broken view in side elevation of the improved device
for regulating or controlling the travel of the table.
Figure 10 Sheet No. 3 is a view in front elevation thereof and
Figure 11 Sheet No. 3 is a broken view in plan thereof.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The improved pen holder consists essentially of two plates A and A' of any
suitable metal and of the necessary length. The top plate A is preferably of a
curved shape in cross section and carries the tongue a by which the holder is
attached to the pen beam. The front end of the plate A is shaped to form a lip a
which is preferably faced with a strip of rubber B. The bottom plate A', which

page_text: conveniently takes the form of a plain flat strip, is attached to the top plate A by
a series of studs C fixed in the top plate and adapted to pass freely through holes a
in the plate A¹ and by nuts C' threaded on the said studs. These nuts have round
or coned shaped bearing faces to adapt them to engage with the edges of the
holes a² in the plate A. This attachment permits the plate A¹ to rock at or about
the centre of its width on the plate A and also provides for closing up the distance
between the said plates at any point in their lengths for the purpose of increasing
or diminishing the grip. To the ends of the plate A are attached plates a³ forming
bearings to carry a longitudinal axle or bar D, the part of which lying between
the said bearings is formed of an oval or cam shape in cross section as shown by.
Figure 4, so that by rotating the said axle or bar the back edge of the lower
plate A is caused to move further away from the top plate, A thus bringing
the front edges of the said plates together to grip the pens placed between
them.
The ends of the axle or bar D are provided with levers d for actuating it. To
cause the front edges of the plates to move apart when the axle or bar D is rotated
to lessen the distance between the rear edges of the said plates springs E may be
mounted in suitable recesses in the plate A so as to act between the said plate and
the plate A¹.
The automatic device for holding the masking stencil and, or, the sheets of
paper to be ruled consists of a clamp G adapted to carry the stencil Y and provided
with pivots g by which it is mounted in or on brackets H arranged to slide vertically
in slots in the sides of the reciprocating table Z in which they are held in place
by side plates J. These side plates J carry bearings in which is mounted a shaft K
on which are fixed short levers k.
The brackets H which are braced together by a bar are connected with
the axle K by means of links k¹ coupled to the levers k carried by the axle K.
One of the pivots g carries a transverse pin gl which is adapted to engage
with an L-shaped pin L carried by the reciprocating table Z when the brackets
are raised thus causing the clamp carrying the stencil to be tilted as shown by
Figure 8.
On the shaft K are fixed one or more fingers M adapted: to come into contact
with and to press on the sheets of paper to be ruled on the reciprocating table Z
and so hold them on the table during ruling.
The fingers M and the stencil Y are normally held down on the sheets of paper
to be ruled by means of a spring such as N acting between an arm k² on the
shaft K and a bracket z carried by the table Z.
The shaft K is actuated either by the reciprocating motion of the table Z
through an arm such as O carried by the said shaft and adapted to come into
contact with a stop or projection on the frame of the machine, or by some other
moving part of the machine through suitable connections, the movement of the
shaft being effected when the ruling of the sheet is finished to raise both the
fingers M and the stencil Y for the purpose of allowing the sheet of paper that
has been ruled to be removed.
The device for regulating the travel of the table, both as regards the length
of travel and the point at which it starts, consists of a bar or its equivalent P
adapted to run on a pair of guide bars Q and Q' carried by brackets R fixed to
the underside of the reciprocating table Z. The one guide bar Qmay be
conveniently made of a round bar and the part p of the bar P made to corresponding
shape, the said bar being fixed in the brackets R in any suitable manner.. The
guide bar Q¹ is mounted in the brackets R so as to be free to rotate therein and
for this purpose it is provided with a finger lever S at its forward end. The part
of the bar lying between the brackets R is made of a square shape in cross
section. In the other end p' of the slide is mounted an eccentric bush T provided
with a square hole through which the bar Q' will slide. It will be seen that by
rotating the guide bar Q¹ the eccentric bush T can be made to either lock the
bar P to the guide bars Q, Q, or unlock it therefrom. The centre, or any other

page_text: convenient part, of the bar P is shaped to adapt it to be coupled to or connected
with the reciprocating arm or its equivalent adapted to impart a reciprocating motion
to the table Z.
In machines in which the reciprocating table is moved by hand the adjustable
bar P may be employed to come into contact with a fixed stop carried by the frame
of the machine to limit the travel of the table.
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 :-
(1.) The improvements in and relating to ruling machinės substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2.) For a ruling machine a pen holder consisting of two plates connected
together at or about the centre of their widths by means of engaging studs and
nuts so that the one plate can rock transversely with respect to the other, and of
a longitudinal cam-shaped bar carried by one of the plates and adapted to act
between them to cause their front edges forming the jaw to close and grip the
pens, as and for the purpose set forth.
(3.) In a ruling machine the combination with a reciprocating table, of an
automatic device for carrying the masking stencil consisting essentially of a clamp
adapted to hold the stencil, of brackets adapted to carry the said clamp and to
slide in vertical slots in the table, of mechanism for lifting the said brackets, of
a shaft for operating the lifting mechanism and carrying an arm whereby it is
operated, either by the movement of the table through it coming into contact with
the stop on the frame of the machine or by any other convenient moving part of
the machine as set forth.
(4.) In a ruling machine the combination with a reciprocating table for carrying
the sheets of paper to be ruled, the combination with the device for carrying the
masking stencil as specified in the preceding claim, of a device for holding down
on the table the sheets of paper to be ruled consisting of one or more fingers
carried by the operating shaft of the device for holding the stencil, as set forth.
(5.) In a ruling machine, a device for regulating the travel of the reciprocating
table consisting essentially of a bar mounted to slide on suitable guide rods
supported by the table, one of the said guide rods being mounted so as to be capable
of rotation, and of an eccentric bush mounted in one end of the bar and capable
on being rotated by the rotating guide to jamb or lock the bar in any position on
the guides, as set forth.
(6.) In a ruling machine, a pen holder consisting of a shaped plate such as A
carrying a tongue a, of a flat plate such as A¹ connected to the plate A by means
of studs and nuts such as C and C¹, of an oval or cam shaped bar such as B mounted
between the plate A and A¹ and adapted to be rotated by a lever such as d, either
with or without springs such as E for pressing apart the front edges of the plates,
all combined, arranged and operating as and for the purpose set forth.
(7.) In a ruling machine, a device for carrying the masking stencil and for
holding or gripping the sheets of paper, while they are being ruled, consisting-
essentially of a clamp such as G having pivots such as g, of brackets such as H
adapted to carry the clamp G and sliding in vertical slots in the reciprocating
table, of an operating shaft such as K connected with the brackets H by means of
arms k and links k, of an operating arm such as O fixed to the shaft K, of fingers
such as M mounted on the shaft k, and of a spring such as N acting between an
arm on the shaft K and a bracket carried by the reciprocating table, all
combined, arranged and operating, as and for the purpose set forth.
(8.) In a ruling machine, the device for regulating the travel of the table
consisting essentially of a bar such as M adapted to receive or be connected to
the reciprocating arm or other mechanism by which motion is imparted to the
reciprocating table, of a pair of guide rods such as Q and Q' the former being
adapted to receive the part p of the bar P and the latter being of a square or

page_text: other similar shape and mounted in bearings so as to be capable of rotating, or
a lever such as $ mounted on the end of the guide Q₁ at the front end of the
machine for the purpose of rotating it, of an eccentric bush mounted in the end p
of the bar P having a square hole through which the guide Q passes, all combine l,.
arranged and adapted to operate as and for the purpose set forth.
ed this 16th day of January 1897.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.