Improvements in Printers' Furniture.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 8th July, 1899
Improvements in Printers' Furniture.
WALTER SIDNEY ILIFFE, 256, Nechells Park Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
Printer-Compositor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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It is made of metal and used in pairs to take the place of the bits of wood and
such like usually used at the grip edge of formes on a letterpress printing machine,
it is made in steps expanding from seven ems pica (1½ of an inch) to fourteen ems
pica (2 inch) and 18 44 inches long and of an inch high
Dated this 28th day of December 1898
WALTER SIDNEY ILIFFE, 256, Nechells Park Road, Birmingham, Printer-
Compositor, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in printer's furniture, and refers to the
means for adjustably securing the formes in position in letterpress printing
machinės.
Usually formes are held in position by means of wood blocks or packing, placed
at the grip edge of forme and also at the opposite side of same, therefore when
it is desired to vary the position of forme, different sizes of blocks or packing
have to be used This requires the use of a large number of different size blocks,
which 18 not only troublesome, but they frequently are lost
My invention 18 primarily intended to be used as an adjustment or distance
block for the gup edge of formes, and consists of a block of metal or other suitable
material graduating in step form from say 7 ems pica (1½ inch) to 14 ems pica
(2 inch) in width, and of any desired length and height The adjustment
blocks are used in pains the graduated or step parts coming face to face, and by
moving them backward or forward, it increases or decreases the width by one
em pica each step.
I will now proceed to more fully describe this my invention by the aid of the
accompanying sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of
reference, similar numbers referring throughout to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, shows a plan view of my invention

page_text: Fig. 2 shows an end view of same
Figs. 3 and 4, are general plan views showing the application of my invention.
I make a block 5 of metal or other suitable material having the graduated
steps 6, each step is preferably equal in depth to say 1 em pica (½ of an inch)
and any desired number of such steps may be formed thereon.
The application of my invention will be seen upon reference to Figs 3 and 4
I take a pair of these adjustment blocks 5, 5, and place them face to face on the
bed 7, of the machine as shown between the ink slab 8 and the grip edge of the
forme 9. The form is then securely fixed in position by the use of ordinary
blocks or wedges placed at the opposite side to the grip edge, in the usual way,
but these I have not shown If desired my improved adjustment blocks may be
used at both sides of the form.
When it is desired to adjust or alter the position of forme 9, and thereby vary
the width of margin on matter to be printed, by say 3 ems pica for instance, it
1s only necessary to move the adjustment blocks 5, 5*, in the direction of ariows
as shown in Fig. 4
It will be readily seen that any required number of steps may be formed on
these adjustment blocks, also the steps may be of any desired height, but prefer-
ably I should make them as already described, also any number of pairs of
blocks may be used as required
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my
invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim 18;-
For use in letterpress printing machines, adjustment blocks 5, 5º, having the
graduating steps 6, substantially as shown and for the purposes specified.
Doted the 10th day of Wohbruary 1899