Improvements in Delivery Mechanism for Printing Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: [Communicated from abroad by ROBERT HOE, Manufacturer, of 504 Grand
Street, in the City of New York, United States of America.]
Improvements in Delivery Mechanism for Printing Machines.
I PHILIP ARTHUR NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates especially to an improved delivery mechanism for use in
that class of web-printing machines in which two or more webs are printed, and
sheets from one web associated with the other web, or with one or more sheets cut
from the latter, to make a single product, the general object of the invention being,
to provide a web-printing machine of this class, in which the proper registry of
the sheets from the two webs shall be assured. Further objects are to provide
such a construction of simple and compact form, by which the supplement sheet
may be inset between the main sheets, and to provide an improved delivery
mechanism by which a large variety of products may conveniently be secured from
two or more webs.
While, however, the invention relates especially to machines in which associating
mechanism is employed, certain features of the mechanism described herein for severing
sheets from a web and advancing them, may be used in constructions in which such
sheets are not associated with another web or sheets, but severed and advanced to
feeding or delivery mechanism, of other forms, and these features in themselves.
form a part of the invention.
The printing mechanism used in combination with the associating mechanism
may be of any suitable form, but the following arrangement forms a compact and
convenient construction, securing, by simple means, the leading of the two webs
from the different printing mechanisms to the associating mechanism, in line with
each other.
The two printing mechanisms are arranged side by side, at one end of the
machine, with the webs led transversely to the latter, the printing mechanisms being
preferably of a common construction, the main mechanism having two pairs of
type and impression cylinders, and the supplement mechanism two similar pairs,
the type cylinders of the respective printing mechanisms being provided with
inking mechanisms which may be of any suitable form. The webs pass upward
from their respective web rolls to and through their respective printing mechanisms,
and thence upward over guide rolls to their respective turning bars, which are set at
different elevations, so that from these turning bars the two webs are led in line
one above the other to the associating and delivery mechanism.
From the printing mechanisins, which are driven by a suitable arrangement of
gear, the webs are led to the associating mechanism presently to be described, and
thence to the folding mechanism, which may be of any suitable form. Referring
now to the associating mechanismn, the main web is led from the printing mechanism
over a guide roll, and between feeding rolls, to a pair of sheet-cutting and collecting
cylinders, provided respectively with the usual cutting blade and groove, and with

page_text: sheet-holding pins, which may be of any suitable construction, and operated in any
suitable manner, the action of these cutting and collecting cylinders on the web
being as usual in such constructions, the sheets being delivered from the collecting
cylinder to the folder by suitable means. The supplement web passes over a
guide roll to a spring-pressed feeding roll, and between a pair of cutting and
feeding cylinders, preferably arranged to fully sever the web; one of these
cylinders, that with which the feeding roll coacts, preferably carrying fixed pins,
and having fixed guides extending about it, from the point where the web is severed,
to the point where the leading end of the web leaves the cylinder. Next to this
cylinder is a cylinder having a feeding segment, which engages the surface of the
cutting and feeding cylinder just mentioned, so as to feed the web by pressure.
against said cylinder, through the length of the segment, and thus advance the
leading end of the web over guides to another spring-pressed feeding roll, with
which the segment before meutioned cöacts, and thus feeds the web onward to the
collecting cylinder of the main web before referred to.
The feeding segment is of such length as to feed the supplement web by pressure
against its cutting and feeding cylinder and roll, until the leading end of the web
reaches a point near the main web collecting cylinder and roll, when the sheet is
severed from the supplement-web, and the segment which is still in contact with
its feeding roll, then advances the severed sheet until its leading end is seized by
the collecting cylinder and spring-pressed feeding roll, and the segment passes out
of contact with the sheet just as the leading end of the sheet is gripped by the
collecting cylinder and roll, so that the severed sheet is positively fed by feed-roll
pressure into the grip of the said collecting cylinder and roll, and then released by
the segment, so as to permit the sheet to be advanced at the higher speed at which
the collecting cylinder and roll are moving. The size of the cylinder mentioned
above in connection with the segment, and the length of the latter, are such, that.
the segment does not come in contact with this sheet on the next rotation of the
said cylinder, but permits the sheet to be freely advanced through its entire
length, at the higher rate of speed, and the leading end of the segment returns to
contact with the feeding and cutting cylinder, in time to act on the leading end of
the next sheet from the supplement web. The segment is preferably provided
with a yielding surface of rubber or similar material, to avoid danger of mutilating
the sheet, but when the feeding rolls are spring-seated, a metal surface may
be used.
The pins of the collecting cylinder operate to seize the leading end of the sheet,
and associate it with a sheet from the main web upon the said eylinder, holding the
leading end of the sheet from the supplement web to the collecting cylinder, so as
to secure its being carried on with the said cylinder, as it is advanced, until the
leading ends of the two sheets on the cylinder are carried on and associated with
the leading end of the main web, when the pins are withdrawn, and the three
sheets then advanced, their leading ends being taken on by other pins to pulleys
and guides, passing from which, the pins being withdrawn, the three sheets are
carried over the folder.
To produce a twelve-page paper, both the main and supplement mechanisms are
run on full-width webs, the supplement web being led to half-speed associating
mechanism, and the cylinders being adjusted for collecting two sheets from the
main web, with a sheet from the supplement web inset between them, and the three
sheets pass to the folder, thus forming three fours, or a twelve-paged product.
Other products may be readily be secured as follows:-
For a ten-page paper, the operation is the same as above described, but the
supplement web is a half-width, web, so that only two pages from the supplement
web are inset between two fours from the main web, making the product of ten
pages.
An eight-page paper may be produced by leading full-width webs from both
printing mechanisms to the feeding rolls and cylinders, both printing mechanism
being run at full speed, the half sjecd associating mechanism being thrown out of

page_text: operation, and the cylinders run without collecting. Or an eight-page paper may be
secured by printing a single full-width web on either of the printing mechanisms
run at full speed, and collecting by the cylinder as first above described.
For a sixteen-page paper, the operation is the same as first above described for
eight pages, running both printing mechanisms at full speed, and on full-width
webs, but collecting so as to get two eights or sixteen pages.
For a four-page paper, a full width web is run on either of the printing
mechanisms, and led to the rolls and cylinders, which are run without collecting,
and for a six-page paper, both printing mechanisms are run at full speed, one on a
full-width web, and the other on a half-width web, the two webs being led with
the full width web above the half width web, the cylinders being run without
collecting.
It will be seen that this invention provides an associating mechanism in which
the feed of the sheets is positive throughout, so that accuracy of registry is
secured, with the sheets of the supplement web completely severed by the cutting
cylinders, instead of being perforated by these cylinders, and broken when seized
by the higher-speed feeding mechanism. This complete severing of the sheets,
instead of perforating and breaking, is important in associating, or elsewhere where
accuracy of position of the leading end of a sheet is desired, as the registry is
liable to be interfered with by the backward pull upon the sheet resulting from
the strain of breaking a perforated sheet from the web, and one of the specific
valuable results attained by the invention in its preferred form, is the provision of
a construction by which the complete severing of the sheet by the cutting cylinders,
in such cases, is made practicable. It will be understood, however, that the
improved mechanism for advancing a sheet from the supplement-web-cutting
cylinders to the higher speed feeding mechanism, may be used, and will be of
value with the cutting cylinders arranged to perforate or partially sever the sheet,
so that the sheet is broken by the higher-speed feeding mechanism, as accuracy of
position of the leading end of the sheet, as it reaches the higher speed feeding
mechanism, is thus secured by the positive feeding of the sheet by the segment, but
such a construction does not avoid the difficulty above stated, that the sheet is
liable to be drawn backward, and registry lost, by the breaking strain, and
therefore, as above stated, the cutting cylinders preferably sever the web
completely.
By the use of this associating and collecting mechanism between the press and
longitudinal folding mechanism, the supplement sheets are inset between the main
sheets, and a very simple and efficient construction securing this result provided.
It will be seen, also, that the press shown forms a very compact and convenient
construction of two web mechanisms, with an associating mechanism receiving the
two webs in line with each other, but at different elevations.
Dated this 20th due of Fab 1806
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Delivery Mechanism for Printing Machines.
I, PHILIP ARTHUR NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, 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 especially to an improved delivery mechanism for use in
that class of web printing machines in which two or more webs are printed, and

page_text: sheets from one web associated with the other web, or with one or more sheets cut
from the latter to make a single product, the general object of the invention being
to provide a web printing machine of this class in which the proper registry of
the sheets from the two webs shall be assured. Further objects are to provide
such a construction of simple and compact form, by which the supplement sheet
may be inset between the main sheets, and to provide an improved delivery
mechanism by which a large variety of products may conveniently be secured from
two or more webs.
While, however, the invention relates especially to machines in which associating
mechanism is employed, certain features of the mechanism described herein for
severing sheets from a web; and advancing them, may be used in constructions in
which such sheets are not associated with another web or sheets, but severed and
advanced to feeding or delivery mechanism of other forms, and these features in
themselves form a part of the invention.
For a full understanding of the invention, a detailed description of the same
will now be given, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a
part of this specification, and shewing a construction of the preferred form
embodying all the features of the invention, and the features forming the invention
will then be specifically pointed out in the claims.
In said drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a complete two-web printing machine embodying all the
features of the invention.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the printing mechanism, looking from the delivery
mechanism.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of one side of the associating mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.
Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical longitudinal sections of the associating mechanism ou
an enlarged scale, showing the mechanism in different positions.
Referring to said drawings, it will be understood that the printing mechanism
used in combination with the associating mechanism may be of any suitable form
other than that shown, but the construction illustrated forms a compact and
convenient construction, securing, by simple means, the leading of the two webs
from the different printing mechanisms to the associating mechanism in line with
each other.
As shewn, the two printing mechanisms are arranged side by side at one end of
the machine, with the webs led transversely to the latter, the printing mechanisms,
in the form shewn, being of a common construction, the main mechanism having
the two pairs of type and impression cylinders A, B, and C, D, and the supple-
ment mechanism the two smaller pairs A', B, and C, D, the type cylinders of
the respective printing mechanisms being provided with inking mechanisms E, E¹,
which may be of any suitable form. The webs x, x¹, pass upward from the
respective web rolls X X to and through their respective printing mechanisms,
and thence upward, over guide rolls 10, to the respective turning bars, a a', which
are set at different elevations, so that from these turning bars the two webs are led
in line one above the other, with the web z below the web a¹, to the associating
and delivery mechanism.
The main printing mechanism, that is, the mechanism printing the web x, is
driven at full speed from the shaft S by gear 11 ou said shaft, and intermediate 12
meshing with gear 13 on the shaft of the first type cylinder A, while the
supplement printing mechanism is driven from
gear 11 through inter-
mediates 14, 15, engaging gear 16 on the shaft of the first type cylinder A
of this mechanism, the supplement mechanism being shown in the drawings as
driven at one-half the speed of the main mechanism. The type cylinder A
carries also a second gear 17, and a stud 15 is provided on which the inter-
mediate 15 may be placed, when desired, thus driving the supplement mechanism
through gear 17 and at full speed.
From the printing mechanisms the webs x, x are led. to the associating

page_text: mechanism presently to be described in detail, and thence to the folding
mechanism, which may be of any suitable form, but is shown as having the
longitudinal folder F provided with the carrying tapes 18 carried by adjustable
pulleys 19 at their upper ends, and any suitable delivery devices.
Referring now especially to Figures 3 to 6, the associating mechanism will be
described. The main web a is led from the printing mechanism over a guide
roll 20, and between feeding rolls 21, to a pair of sheet-cutting and collecting
cylinders H, I, provided respectively with the usual cutting blade and groove,
and with the sheet-holding pins e c', which may be of any suitable construction,
and operated in any suitable manner, a common form being shewn, and the action
of these cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, on the web being as usual in
such constructions, and as presently to be described, the sheets being delivered
from the cylinder I to the folder F fed by the pulleys 19 coacting with cylinder 1,
and by the tapes 18. The web al passes over a guide roll 22 to a spring-pressed
feeding roll 23, and between a pair of cutting and feeding cylinders K, L, arranged
in line with the cutting and collecting cylinders H, 1, an in the same vertical
plane, these cylinders K, L being arranged to fully sever the web, and with the
fatter of which the roll 23 coacts, the cylinder L preferably carrying fixed pins p,
and having fixed guides d extending about it from the point where the web is
severed, to the point where the leading end of the web leaves the cylinder. Next
to the cylinder L is a cylinder M, having a feeding segment N, which engages the
surface of the cylinder L, so as to feed the web by pressure against said cylinder
through the length of the segment, and thus advance the leading end of the web
over the guides e to another spring-pressed feeding roll 24, with which the
segment N coacts, and thus feeds the web onward between the bottom guides e
and top guides to the collecting cylinder H before referred to.
The feeding segment N is of such length as to feed the web by pressure
against said cylinder L and roll 24, until the leading end of the web reaches a
point near the cylinder H and roll 25, when the sheet is severed from the web r
by the blade of cylinder K coacting with the groove of cylinder L, and the
segment N, which is still in contact with the roll 24, then advances the severed
sheet, until its leading end is seized by the cylinder H and spring-pressed feeding
roll 25, and the segment N passes out of contact with the sheet just as the leading
end of the sheet is gripped by the cylinder H and roll 25, so that the severed
sheet is positively fed by feed-roll pressure into the grip of the cylinder H and
roll 25, and then released by the segment, so as to permit the sheet to be advanced
at the higher speed at which the cylinder H and roll 25 are moving. It will be
seen from Figures 5 and 6, that the size of the cylinder M, and the length of the
segment N, are such, that the N does not come in contact with this sheet on the
next rotation of the cylinder M, but permits the sheet to be freely advanced
through its entire length at the higher rate of speed, and the leading end of the
segment N returns to contact with the cylinder L in time to act on the leading
end of the next sheet from web x, as shewn in Fig. 6. The segment N is
preferably provided with a yielding surface of rubber or similar material, to avoid
danger of mutilating the sheet, but when, as shewn, the rolls 23, 24, are spring-
seated, a metal surface may be used.
The pins of cylinder H operate to seize the leading end of the sheet, and
associate it with a sheet from web a upon the cylinder H, holding the leading end
of the sheet from web a to the cylinder H, so as to secure its being carried on
with the cylinder H, as it is advanced by the cylinder and roll 25, until the leading
ends of the two sheets on the cylinder H are carried between the cylinders H, I,
and associated with the leading end of the web x, when the pins c are withdrawn,
and the three sheets then advanced by the cylinders H, I, their leading ends
being taken on the pins e, to the pulleys 19, over guides i entering grooves in
cylinder I, when the pins c' are withdrawn, and the three sheets are carried over
the folder. The feeding roll 25 is provided with a longitudinal groove h, to
accommodate the blade of cylinder H.

page_text: The driving mechanism is as follows:-
Starting from the cylinder I, the feeding rolls 21 are driven from gear 28 on
said cylinder, engaging a gear on the shaft of one of the feeding rolls, and the
shaft of the pulleys 19 is driven from the large gear 28 on the cylinder I, which
also engages with a gear 29 on the shaft of the pulleys. The gear 28 drives also
cylinder H through gear 30 on the shaft of the latter, which meshes also with
gear 31 on. feed roll 25. All the parts thus far described are driven at the same
rate of speed. The shaft of cylinder H carries, also, a small gear 32, which,
through an intermediate 33, drives a large gear 34 on the shaft of cylinder M,
and the latter drives cylinders L, K, through gears 35, 36, 37, the feeding
rolls 23, 24, being driven by the gears 38, 39, thereon, meshing respectively with
gears 36, 35. The intermediate 33 is made remorable, so that the mechanism may
be thrown out of operation, when desired, as explained hereafter.
The operation of the mechanism will be readily understood from a brief
description, in connection with the drawings:-
is
The construction is illustrated as producing a twelve-page paper, both the main
and supplement mechanisms being run on full width webs, the supplement web
being led to the half speed associating mechanism, and the cylinders H, I, being
adjusted for collecting two sheets from web x, with a sheet from, web, inset
between them. The full width main web a is led. over the guide roll 20 between
the feeding rolls 21 to the cylinder I, the leading end of the sheet being taken by
the pins c against the surface of cylinder 1, and carried about the cylinder H until
it reaches the roll 25, when a sheet from the half speed supplement web
associated therewith, and the three sheets, with the supplement sheet from web a
inset between two sheets from web x, pass to the folder F, as already fully described,
thus forming three fours or a twelve page product. In Figure 6, the three
associated sheets are shown as passing from the cylinders H, I, to the folder, and
the next sheet from the supplement web a is just being taken by the segment N
coacting with the cylinder L, the cylinders H, I, having made one revolution from
the position shewn in Figure 5 to that shewn in Figure 6, another revolution
returning the parts to the position of Figure 5, with the next sheet from main
web on the cylinder H just being associated with the next sheet from supplement
web a'.
Other products may readily be secured, as follows:-
For a ten-page paper, the operation is the same as above described, but the
supplement web is a half-width web, so that only two pages from the supplement
web are inset between two fours from the main web, making the product of ten
pages.
An eight-page paper may be produced by leading full-width webs from both
printing mechanisms to the feeding rolls 21 and cylinders H I, the course of the
web being that shewn in dotted lines in Figures 5 and 6, both printing
mechanisms being run at full speed, the half-speed associating mechanism being
thrown out of operation, and the cylinders H, I, run without collecting. Or an
eight-page paper may be secured by printing a single full-width web on either of
the printing mechanisms run at full speed, and collecting by the cylinder H as first
above described.
For a sixteen-page påper, the operation is the samé as first above described for
eight pages, running both printing mechanisms at full speed, and on full width
webs, but collecting by the cylinder H, so as to get two eights or sixteen
pages.
For a four-page paper, a full width web is run on either of the printing
mechanisms, and led to the rolls 21 and cylinders H, I, which are run without
collecting, and for a six-page paper, both printing mechanisms are run at full
speed, one on a full width web, and the other on a half-width web, the two webs
being led to rolls 21 and cylinders H, I, with the full-width web above the half-
width web, the cylinders H, I, being run without collecting.
It will be seen that this invention provides an associating mechanism in which

page_text: the feed of the sheets is positive throughout, so that accuracy of registry is secure
with the sheets of the supplement web completely severed by the cutting.
cylinders K, L, instead of being perforated by these cylinders and broken, when
seized by the higher-speed feeding mechanism. This complete severing of
the sheets, instead of perforating and breaking, is important in associating or
elsewhere where accuracy of position of the leading end of a sheet is desired, as
the registry is liable to be interfered with by the backward pull upon the sheet
resulting from the strain of breaking a perforated sheet from the web; and one of
the specific valuable results attained by the invention, in its preferred form, is the
provision of a construction by which the complete severing of the sheet by the
cutting cylinders, in such cases, is made practicable. It will be understood,.
however, that the improved mechanism for advancing a sheet from the
cylinders K, L, to the higher speed feeding mechanism may be used, and will be
of value with the cutting cylinders K, L, arranged to perforate or partially sever
the sheet, so that the sheet is broken by the higher-speed feeding mechanism, as
accuracy of position of the leading end of the sheet, as it reaches the higher-speed
feeding mechanism, is thus secured by the positive feeding of the sheet by
segment N; but such a construction does not avoid the difficulty above stated,
that the sheet is liable to be drawn backward, and registry lost, by the breaking
strain, and therefore, as above stated, the cylinders K, L, preferably sever the web.
completely.
The attainment of the result of accurate registry is aided also by the short
distance which it is necessary to feed the supplement sheet after it is seized between
cylinder H and feed roll 25, to the point of contact between cylinders H, I, which
feed, moreover, is by positive grip between the cylinder H and the roll 25, the
pins e having no feeding action, but acting only to hold the leading edge of the
sheet in the proper position, this being the action of these pins on the sheet from
the main web also.
By the use of this associating and collecting mechanism between the press and
longitudinal folding mechanism, the supplement sheets are inset between the main
sheets, and a very simple and efficient construction securing this result provided..
It will be seen, also, that the machine shown forms a very compact and convenient
construction of two-web mechanisms with an associating mechanism receiving the
two webs in line with each other, but at different elevations.
It will be understood that the mechanism shewn may be used in various other
constructions than that illustrated, and that modifications may be made in the
construction and arrangement of this mechanism, without departing from the
invention, and it is not to be limited to the specific construction shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-:
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed (as communicated to me.
from abroad), I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination with a pair of sheet-cutting and carrying cylinders arranged.
to act upon a web, of a sheet-feeding segment running at a lower speed than said-
cylinders, and arranged to advance à sheet from another source to said cylinders,.
in position to be associated with the other sheet or sheets received by said
cylinders, and then pass out of engagement with the sheet, substantially as
described.
2. The combination with a pair of sheet-cutting and carrying cylinders arranged
to act upon a web, and having sheet-holding pins, of a sheet-feeding segment.
running at a lower speed than said cylinders, and arranged to advance a sheet.
from another source 10 said cylinders, in position to be taken by the pins with the
other sheet or sheets received by said cylinders, and then pass out of engagement.
with the sheet, and a feeding roll coacting with one of said cylinders, to advance.
the sheet held by the pins, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a pair of sheet-cutting and carrying cylinders arranged
to act upon one web, of a pair of cutting cylinders, and a sheet-feeding segment.

page_text: running at a lower speed, and arranged to advance a sheet from another web to
the cutting and carrying cylinders, in position to be associated with the sheet or
sheets received by said cylinders from the first mentioned web, and then pass out
of engagement with the sheet, substantially as described.
4. The combination with a pair of sheet-cutting and carrying cylinders arranged
to act upon one web, of a pair of cutting cylinders running at a lower speed, and
acting to completely sever a sheet from another web, and a sheet-feeding segment
running at said lower speed, and acting to advance the severed sheet to the cutting
and carrying cylinders, in position to be associated with the sheet or sheets
received by said cylinders from the first mentioned web, and then pass out of
engagement with the sheet, substantially as described.
5. The combination with a sheet-collecting mechanism arranged to collect sheets
from one source, of a feeding segment running at a lower speed, and arranged to
advance a sheet from another source to the collecting mechanism, in position to be
associated with the other collected sheets, and then pass out of engagement with
the sheet, substantially as described.
6. The combination with a pair of sheet-cutting and collecting cylinders
arranged to act upon a main web, of a pair of sheet-cutting cylinders running at a
lower speed, and arranged to completely sever a sheet from another web, and a
feeding segment running at said lower speed, and acting to feed the severed sheet
from the second web to the collecting cylinder, in position to be associated with
the sheets from the main web, and then pass out of engagement with the sheet,
substantially as described.
7. The combination with printing mechanism arranged to deliver a plurality of
printed webs running in line with each other, and at different speeds, of a sheet-
cutting and collecting mechanism adapted to receive one of the webs, a sheet
cutting mechanism arranged in line with the first mentioned mechanism, and running
at a lower speed, and feeding mechanism for advancing a sheet from said sheet-
cutting mechanism to the cutting and collecting mechanism, in position to be
associated by the cutting and collecting mechanism with sheets received by said
cutting and collecting mechanism from the other web, substantially as described.
8. The combination with two printing mechanisms capacitated to print a
plurality of webs, and deliver said webs in line with each other, and arranged to
be run at the same speed or different speeds, of a sheet cutting and collecting
mechanism, arranged to act on one web, or on both webs when run at the same
speed, a sheet cutting mechanism for one of the webs arranged in line with the
cutting and collecting mechanism, and running at a lower speed than said cutting
and collecting mechanism, and feeding mechanism for advancing a sheet from said
sheet-cutting mechanism to the cutting and collecting mechanism, in position to be
associated by the cutting and collecting mechanism with sheets received by said
cutting and collecting mechanism from the other web, substantially as described.
9. The combination with printing mechanism arranged to deliver a plurality of
printed webs running at different speeds, of sheet cutting and collecting cylinders
for the higher speed web, sheet cutting cylinders running at a lower speed for the
second web, and a feeding segment running at said lower speed, and arranged to
feed a sheet from the second web to the cutting and collecting cylinders, and in
position to be associated with sheets received from the higher speed web, and then
pass out of engagement with the sheet, substantially as described.
10. The combination with printing mechanism arranged to deliver a plurality of
printed webs running one above the other, and at the same or different speeds, of
cutting and collecting cylinders arranged to act on one web, or both webs when
run at the same speed, sheet cutting cylinders in the same vertical plane, with the
cutting and collecting cylinders running at a lower speed for one of the webs, and
a feeding segment running at said lower speed, and arranged to feed a sheet from
the lower speed web to the cutting and collecting cylinders, and in position to be
associated with sheets received from the higher speed web, and then pass out of
engagement with the sheet, substantially as described.

page_text: 11. The combination with printing mechanism arranged to deliver a plurality
of printed webs running at different speeds, of a sheet cutting and collecting
mechanism adapted to receive one of the webs, a sheet cutting mechanism running
at a lower speed, & feeding devices for advancing a sheet from said sheet-cutting
mechanism to the collecting mechanism, in position to be associated by the
collecting mechanism with sheets collected thereby from the first mentioned web,
substantially as described.
12. The combination with printing mechanism capacitated to print and deliver a
plurality of webs, and arranged to be run at the same speed or different speeds, of
a sheet-cutting and collecting mechanism arranged to act on one web, or on both
webs when run at the same speed, a sheet collecting mechanism for one of the webs
running at a lower speed than said cutting and collecting mechanism, and feeding
devices for advancing a sheet fruin said sheet cutting mechanism to the collecting
mechanism, in position to be associated by the collecting mechanism with sheets
collected thereby from the first mentioned web, substantially as described.
13. The combination with a collecting cylinder arranged to collect sheets from
one source, of feeding devices for advancing a sheet from another source to the
collecting cylinder, in position to be associated on the collecting cylinder between
sheets collected thereby, substantially as described.
14. The combination with sheet cutting and collecting cylinders arranged to act
on a main web, of feeding devices for advancing a sheet from another source to
said cylinders, in position to be associated on the collecting cylinder with and
between the sheets collected thereby, substantially as described.
15. The combination with feeding mechanism, of sheet-cutting cylinders running
at a lower speed than the feeding mechanism, and a feeding segment running at
said lower speed, and arranged to advance a sheet to the feeding mechanism, and
then pass out of engagement with the sheet, substantially as described.
16. The combination with feeding mechanism, of sheet-cutting cylinders running
at a lower speed than the feeding mechanism, and a feeding segment running at
said lower speed and co-acting with one of the cylinders in advancing a sheet to
the feeding mechanism, and arranged to pass out of engagement with the sheet, to
release the latter for its advance by the feeding mechanism substantially as
described.
17. The combination with a sheet-carrying cylinder having sheet-holding pins,
of sheet cutting cylinders running at a lower speed than the carrying cylinder,
and a feeding segment running at said lower speed, and arranged to advance a
sheet into position to be taken by the pins on the carrying cylinder, and then pass
out of engagement with the sheet, and a feeding roll co-acting with said carrying
cylinder, to advance the sheet held by the pins, substantially as described.
18. The combination with sheet-feeding mechanism, of cutting cylinders K, L,
running at a lower speed than the sheet-feeding mechanism, feeding roll 24 between
cylinder L and the feeding mechanism, and feeding segment Ñ, coacting with
cylinder L and roll 24, substantially as described.
19. The combination with sheet-feeding mechanism, of cutting cylinders K, L,
running at a lower speed than the sheet feeding mechanism, feeding roll 24 between
cylinder L and the feeding mechanism, guides e for directing the leading end of
the sheet from cylinder L, and feeding segment N coacting with cylinder L and
roll 24, substantially as described.
20. The combination with cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, having pins e c¹,
and feeding rolls 25, 21, coacting with said cylinders, of cutting cylinders K, L,
and feeding segment N running at a lower speed than cylinders H, I, and feeding
roll 24 coacting with segment N, substantially as described.
21. The combination with cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, having pins cel
and feeding rolls 25, 21, coacting with said cylinders, of cutting cylinders K, L,
and feeding segment N running at a lower speed than cylinders H, I, feeding
roll 24 coacting with segment N, and guides ef between roll 24 and cylinder H,
substantially as described.

page_text: 22. The combination with cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, having pins cel
and feeding rolls 25, 21, coacting with said cylinders, of cutting cylinders K, L,
and feeding segment N running, at a lower speed than cylinders H, I, feeding
roll 24, coacting with segment N, and guides for directing the leading end of the
sheet from cylinder L to the segment and roll 24, substantially as described.
23. The combination with cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, having pins c c¹,
and feeding rolls 25, 21, coacting with said cylinders, of cutting cylinders K L
running at a lower speed than cylinders H, I, sheet holding pins p on cylinder L,
and feeding segment N coacting with cylinder L, substantially as described.
24. The combination with cutting and collecting cylinders H, I, having pins c, cl,
and feeding rolls 25, 21, coacting with said cylinders, of cutting cylinders K, L,
running at a lower speed than cylinders H, I, sheet holding pins p on cylinder L,
feeding. roll 24, and guides e, f, and feeding segment N coacting with cylinder L and
roll 24, substantially as described.
25. The combination with cutting cylinders K, L, of guides e, for directing the
Jeading end of the sheet from the cylinder L, roll 24, and feeding segment N
coacting with cylinder L and roll 24, substantially as described.
26. The combination with cutting cylinders K, L, of guides e for directing the
leading end of the sheet from cylinder L, and segment N co-acting with cylinder L,
substantially as described.
27. The combination with cutting cylinders K, L, and pins p on said cylinder L,
of guides e for directing the leading end of the sheet from the pins, and segment N
coacting with cylinder L substantially as described.
Dated this 19th day of November 1896.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.