Improvements in Locking-up Apparatus for Type Forms.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Locking-up Apparatus for Type Forms.
We, ALFRED MAISEY, of 15 Newbold Steel, Leamington, Printer and
WILLIAM DINGLEY, 23 Bath Street Leamington, in the County of Warwick,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for locking-up forms of
type.
In its general construction it is formed of a combination of side stick and
quoins, in the following manner :-
1st. A side stick, preferably of metal, with a plane edge towards the type, has
along its opposite edge, at suitable intervals, a series of inclined, wedge-shaped,
planes or projections. These inclined planes are arranged in two opposite sets,
one set ou either side of the longitudinal centre of the side-stick. The inclinations
of one set of planca being in reverse direction to those of the other set.
2nd. To ench of these inclined surfaces is fitted a movable, metallic, quoin,
all the quoins of each set-that is, all those on either side of the centre-are
connected together so that they move as one piece.
3rd. The two sets of quoins are coupled together by a right & left hand screw
which, in operation, causes them to approach each other and thus, by virtue of
their wedge action, to expand the whole system and so press the side stick against
the type evenly throughout the length of the form by one simple movement.
We may, in special cases, dispense with the loose side-stick and in its stend,
form inclined projections on the inside edge of chase, using the quoins & screw
as above described.
Dated this 17th day of March 1893.
ALFRED MAISEY.
WILLIAM DINGLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Locking-up Apparatus for Type Forms.
We, ALFRED MAISEY of 15 Newbold Street, Leamington, Printer and
WILLIAM DINGLEY of 23 Bath Street Leamington, both in the County of
Warwick, Engineer 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 to improvements in apparatus for locking up formes of
type & such like.
It consists of a combination of side-stick & quoins so arranged as to lock the
whole side of a forme equally & simultaneously throughout its length.
In order to clearly explain this our invention & how it is to be performed we
have appended hereunto a plan of the apparatus in its general form with reference
numbers & letters attached.
By reference to the drawing it will be seen that we provide a side-stick A made
preferably of metal, with a plane edge towards the type, & having along its
opposite edge, at suitable intervals a number of wedge shaped projections 1, 2, 3
& 1, 2, 31.

page_text: These projections or inclined planes are arranged in two opposite sets, one set on
either side of the longitudinal centre of the side stick; the inclinations of one set
of planes being in reverse direction to those of the other set, as shewn.
To each of these inclined planes is fitted a moveable quoin a, b, c, a' b² c'.
All the quoins of each set are connected together so that they move as one
piece.
The two sets of quoins are coupled together by means of a right & left hand
screw S, which, in operation, causes them to approach each other & thus, by virtue
of their wedge action to expand the whole system, & so press the side-stick against
the type evenly throughout the length of the forme by one simple movement.
We may in special enses dispense with the loose side-stick & in its stend form
inclined projections on the inner edge of the chase, using the quoins and screw as
above described.
The apparatus may be made in metal or any other suitable material.
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
A mechanical locking apparatus, the whole system of which is operated
simultaneously by the movement of a right & left hand screw as herein described
& illustrated upon the drawing.
Dated this 10th day of December 1902.
ALFRED MAISEY,
WILLIAM DINGLEY,
Applicants.
ALFRED MAISEY,
WILLIAM DINGLEY,
Applicants.