An Improved Apparatus for Holding a Roll of Paper and Printing a Heading and Date upon a Desired Length of same.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1886
Complete Left, 1st Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Apr., 1887.
An Improved Apparatus for Holding a Roll of Paper and Printing
a Heading and Date upon a Desired Length of same.
I WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY of 253 Camberwell New Road, Surrey, Machinist, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for printing on a piece
of paper after it is unwound from a roll and before being torn off, such as memorandum
forms, bill heads, and the like, and at the same time printing the date. For such
purpose I employ a hollow box or basket shaped bracket preferably with the
bottom curved to a half circle of a roll of paper, say about four inches diameter:
attached to this bracket and projecting beyond the circle is a shelf that carries a saw
cutting apparatus at the end to enable a length of paper to be separated from roll
after the printing and dating has taken place. This shelf is covered with a suitable
material and forms the impression bed.
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Mounted on the top of bracket and partly over the roll of paper is a hinged shelf
or cover. This is covered with cloth blanket or suitable material to form an inking
pad, and a rest for the bed plate carrying rubber type, date bands and other parts of
printing arrangements. These consist of a bed-plate on the bottom of which is fixed
the type, through this plate is cut an opening to admit of the dating apparatus being
set to the surface of type. The dating apparatus is fixed on the top of bedplate and is
composed of endless bands of rubber, such bands containing the day of the month and
date in endless strips, these strips are mounted on an oval jacket the bottom of which
is perfectly true to enable the bands to have an even bearing. This oval jacket is
mounted between two slotted frames and is held in position by means of a pair of
wedge screws on each side of frame, such screws being let into jacket. After the

page_text: screws are released, the jacket can slide up and down frames to admit of the dates
being readily adjusted.
On each end of the bed plate is fixed a pair of arms, each pair being fitted on side
of bracket these arms guide the printing apparatus from off the ink pad and on to the
impression shelf. A suitable handle is attached to bed plate to admit of printing
apparatus being brought down from ink pad on to the impression shelf, and when
handle is released the printing arrangement returns by spring.
Dated this Second days of Anil 100%
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: a Heading and Date upon a Desired Length of same.
I WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY now of 220 Camberwell New Road Surrey, Machinist,
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 :-
The object of this invention is to enable a Bill-head, memorandum or other heading
to be printed on paper drawn from a roll which after printing, any desired length
is torn off as hereafter explained.
To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to explain the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is side elevation of my invention.
Figure 2 sectional side elevation.
Figure 3 plan.
Figure 4 partial front view.
Figure 5 detached view of part.
A is suitably formed box to hold a roll of paper B and having the working parts
attached; a cross plate C, is connected to box A by means of pivotted levers D; this
plate C carries on its underside rubber type E, for printing the desired heading: these
type are attached to a plate formed with dovetail ends which slide in corresponding
grooves in plate C (see figure 4). The plate C is also fitted with an arrangement of
type F for printing date, these are carried in a frame G. The type are formed in a
band and carried round a piece H supported in frame G by side stems I fitted with
screw handles J. In frame G are right angle slots K, to enable the piece H, to be
removed for changing date. In the bottom of plate C is a slot for the date type to
come through (see figure 2). When the type are set they are fixed in frame G
by the screw handles J, being screwed against sides of G. Across the top of box A
an inking cushion L, is fixed upon which the type rest and are inked. On front of
box A is fitted a table M, with soft covering to serve as impression bed.
The paper is passed under and over tension bars or rollers N, and over top of
table ; the printing is effected by bringing plate C, down upon paper as shown by
dotted lines figure 1, and when handle is released from hand, is drawn back by the
spiral springs Ŏ, bringing the type down upon cushion L.
At end of table M is fitted a saw edge P to enable a length of paper to be torn off
after printing.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is.
1. The combination of parts forming the improved apparatus as and for the purposes
described.
2. Printing address or other headings with or without date, on writing paper
drawn from a roll and tearing off a desired length of same after printing, substantially
as described.
3. In apparatus for purpose described, the combination of the plate €, carrying type,
and table M, arranged to form impression bed and fitted with edge to enable a length
of paper to be torn off from a roll after printing.
Dotal this 1
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FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, --
Agent for Applicant.