Year: 1886

page_text: 1 ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention 'a communication
from David W. Whitaker and James Edwin Lyon citizens of the United States of
America) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of this improved galley;
Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, with a portion of the frame removed, so as
to show the locking-up mechanism; and
Figure 3 is a similar view of a modification of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
This invention has relation to galleys having mechanism for locking up the
matter, which has been placed into the same, so as to allow a proof to be taken of
the matter without the necessity of locking the matter up with the usual wedge-
shaped quoins; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of
parts of the same.
In the accompanying drawing, the letter A, indicates the galley, which is shaped
in the usual manner, with the exception that the one side-piece of the galley is
provided with an over-hanging flange, B.
C, is a bar of the same length as the interior of the galley, and this bar has a
number of arms, D, pivoted to its outer sides in pairs, and the outer ends of these
arms are provided with heads, E, having screw-threaded perforations, each pair
of armis having a right and left-hand threaded perforation, which fit upon the
right-hand and left-hand screw-threaded portions, F, of a bar, G, which turns in
longitudinal bearings, H, H, at the ends of the flanged side-picce of the galley.
One end of this bar projects through the end piece of the galley, as is formed
with a polygonal head, I, upon which a key or wrench, J, will fit, by means of
which key the bar may be revolved.
It will now be seen, that by revolving the bar in one direction, the perforated
head of the hinged arms will be forced apart, which will draw the sliding bar
towards the flanged side-piece of the galley, while by revolving the screw-threaded
bar in the opposite direction, the heads of the arms will be drawn together and
straighten the arms out, which will force the sliding bar towards the interior of

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the galley, and force the sliding stick or bar against the matter, which has been
placed in the galley, clamping and holding it, so as to allow a proof to be taken of
the same.
In Figure 3 is shown a modification of the invention, in which the outer ends of
the hinged arms are hinged to two sliding rods, K, K, all the corresponding arms
of the several pairs being hinged to the same rod, and the middles of these rods are
provided with cogged racks, L, which are engaged by a pinion, M, upon a short
shaft, O, journalled in bearings in the flanged side-piece and having a polygonal
head for the reception of a key. It will be seen that by revolving this pinion in
one direction, the bars will be forced outwards, which will spread the outer ends
of the arms and draw the sliding bar towards the side of the galley, and by
revolving the pinion in the opposite direction, the bars will be slid together,
drawing the outer ends of the arms together and forcing the sliding bar inward,
forcing it against the matter placed in the same.
In this manner, the matter placed in the galley may be immediately locked up
and consequently be retained safely in the galley, preventing any accident to
happen to the matter while moving the galley about, and the galley will be ready
for taking a proof of the matter without the necessity of locking the galley-form
up with the wedge-shaped quoins usually employed.
The number of pairs of hinged arms is increased or decreased in proportion to
the length of the galley, and, consequently, of the sliding bar, which extends the
full length of the galley.
The said sliding bar exerting the same pressure at all points of its entire length,
the matter in the galley may fill the entire length of the same, or only a portion
of the length, without any difference.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
1. The combination in a printers galley, of a longitudinal bar sliding transversely
in the galley, parallel to the sides; arms hinged to the outer side of the sliding
bar; and means for tilting and straightening the said arms; as and for the purpose
shown and set forth.
2. The combination in a printers galley of a longitudinal bar sliding transversely
in a galley parallel to the sides; arms hinged in pairs to the outer side of said
sliding bar; and means for spreading and drawing together the outer ends of the
said arms; substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.
3. The combination in a printers galley, of a longitudinal bar sliding transversely
in the galley parallel to the sides; arms hinged to the outer-side of said bar, and
having heads with threaded perforations at their outer ends; and a screw-threaded
rod passing through the said perforations, adapted to tilt and straighten the arms;
substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.
4. The combination in a printers galley, of a longitudinal bar sliding transversely
in the galley parallel to the sides; arms hinged in pairs to the outer side of said
bar and having heads at their outer ends provided with right- and left-hand
threaded perforations each pair of arms having a right- and left-hand threaded
perforation; and a bar journalled longitudinally in the side of the galley and
having right- and left-hand screw threads for the perforations of the arms; and
means for revolving it as and for the purpose shown and set forth.
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