nents in Printing Machines and Folding and Outting Mechanism therefor
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 6th July, 1899
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT HOB, Printing Press Manufacturer, of
504, Grand Street, New York City, in the State of New York, United States
of America]
Improve nents in Printing Machines and Folding and Outting
Mechanism therefor,
I, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patente, 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. ―
In the present state of the art of printing newspapers, it is required that the
machine shall not only readily print and perfect newspapers in a variety of sizes,
but that one of the webs passing through the machine may be printed in several
colors, as well as in black, and one object of the present invention is to produce
a punting machine which shall be capable of giving a product made up partly
trom a web or webs perfected in black and partly from a web piinted in several
colors as well as in black, and which at the same time shall have a very large
capacity for products printed wholly in black.
Une form of machine carrying out this part of the invention is designed
especially for securing, by means of the same multiple web pinting press, not
only the perfecting in black of a plurality of full width webs, but also, when
desired, the perfecting of a plurality of naniow webs, one of which may be printed
in three primary colors on one ade, and receive its last impiession in black from
a key plate, in order to perfect the colored picture.
Machines as heretofore constructed for the printing of webs wholly in black
or partially in black and partially in colors required special constructions, that
18 to say, one or more of the printing mechanisms have had to be provided with
means to eversing then direction of rotation, or with web transferiers or
reversing mechanisms, or with both transferrers and reversers, one or more of
these special apparatuses having been requisite to cause the web to run in the
proper relation to, or direction with, the printing mechanisms, that said operations
may be accomplished. By the addition of any or all of these special apparatuses,
the printing machine is not only rendered complex and its use made difficult,
but its cost 18 increased and additional space occupied.
In newspaper color printing it is desirable that three primary colors be applied
in order to produce, by the blending of the same, the desired tones, and that
the impression in black from the key plate, whereby detail and expression 18
given to the picture shall be the last impression in the production of the picture,
and that the printing couples revolve in the same direction for the application of
the colors. It is desirable, also, in machines for printing webs independently
in black and color, as before stated, that the webs will have short and direct
runs, preferably in the same general direction and without looping or enclosing
any or all of the printing couples, so as to avoid the waste of long printed portions
of any web and the liability of breaking, and to aid in the threading of the webs.

page_text: To this end a machine is provided by which a plurality of either wide or
nairow webs, or both wide and narrow webs at the same time, may be perfected
in black, or a plurality of nanow webs perfected in black and one of said narrow
webs punted on one side in color, and which meets the requirements and avoids
the difficulties above pointed ont
In its preferred form this machine includes three perfecting punting
mechanisms, which constitute the main machine The use of three such perfecting
mechanisms forms a feature of the invention, but the invention broadly 18 not
limited to the use of three such mechanisms in the main machine, as features
of the invention may be carried out. with a lesser or greater plurality of such
mechanisms Each of such printing mechanisms comprises two printing couples
adapted to print on opposite sides of a web to perfect the same, each printing
couple being composed of a form and an impression cylinder of a length capuci-
tating them to print a double wide web. Foi each feim cylinder suitable inking
devices are provided, and the fountain for the inking devices of one couple of
cach perfecting mechanism, preferably the fountain for supplying ink to the
second or perfecting couple is provided with a suitable partition, or otherwise
divided transversely, to enable the forms on the two halves of the corresponding
form cylinder, considered lengthwise, to be supplied with ink of different colors.
In addition to these perfecting mechanisms constituting the main machine,
there is provided an auxiliary printing mechanism or machine located preferably
near the delivery end of the press, and which consists of a single printing couple
for printing on one side of a narrow web, and composed preferably of a plate
or foim cylinder and an impression cylinder, suitable inking mechanism foi the
form cylinder being provided.
The plate or form cylinders of both the main machine and of the auxiliary
machine are preferably adapted to be provided with printing plates or forms
two pages in extent circumferentially, and the form cylinders of the main machine
are adapted to be provided with four plates lengthwise, and the form cylinder
of the auxiliary machine 18 adapted to receive two plates lengthwise
Euch of the perfecting mechanisms of the main machine is thus adapted to
perfect a double wide web, or two side by side half wide web, whereby a variety
of printed products, such as newspapers, may be perfected and delivered, and,
when double wide webs are used, the same may be divided into two half wide
webs by suitable slitting devices. When the press is used for merely perfecting
in black, one double wide web, or one or two single wide webs, is led to each of
the perfecting mechanisms, if all of them be employed, and after passing through
said mechanisms, the perfected webs are advanced all in the same general
direction, and successively one above the other, to the delivery mechanism of
the press, the double wide webs, if any have been used, being preferably divided
longitudinally by the slitter before reaching the delivery mechanism
maximum product of the press so used would be two side by side streams of
perfected twelve page papers
The
In order to produce a product consisting of a plurality of narrow webs, one of
which is printed on one side with the three primary colors, and that without the use,
during the printing, of transferrers or reverses, or reversing any of the mechanisms
in connection with the printing operation, and by a straight run and without loop-
ing the mechanisms by the webs, the press may be used as follows -Each of the
form cylinders of the perfecting mechanisms constituting the main machine will be
provided one one end, and for half their length, with plates for printing and per-
fecting narrow webs in black, these plates being on the ends of the cylinders all on
the same side of the press, which for convenience may be called the Z side of the
press The narrow webs will be run to each of the perfecting mechanisms on
the side, therefore, and will be printed and perfected in black thereby, and
advanced to the delivery mechanisni, being superimposed to form a twelve page
product.
A fourth narrow web is led between the first painting couple of the first per-

page_text: fecting mechanism of the main machine on the X side of the press, and receives
upon its recto side its first impression in black, the X end of the form cylinder
of this printing couple being provided with the proper plates for this purpose.
This web then passes between the second printing couple of this perfecting
mechanism, and receives its first impression in color on its verso side, the X end
of the form cylinder of this printing couple beng provided with the first color
plate. The web then passes to and between the second printing couple of the
second perfecting mechanism, the X end of the form cylinder of this perfecting
mechanism being provided with the plates for the second color impression. The
web then passes between the second printing couple of the third perfecting
mechanism, to receive its third impression in color on its verso aide from plates
on the X end of the form cylinder of this couple, and thence it passes to and
between the impression cylinder and form cylinder of the auxiliary printing
mechanism, which is located on the X side of the machine, and here receives its
fourth or last impression on its verso side in black from the key plate, being thus
perfected in black, and printed on one side in color with three colors
This fourth web having been thus printed, is on the X side of the machine,
while the webs perfected in black only are on the Z side of the machine, and in
order to associate the fourth web with the others, a suitable lateral shifting or
transferring device is provided, by which this web is shifted to the Z side of the
machine, to be delivered in line with the other three perfected narrow webs The
product of the machine, when used in this way, will thus consist of sixteen pages,
the outermost of which will be printed in color Of course, if desired, a lesser
number than three webs may be perfected in black, so as to obtain a product
of a less number of pages, with the outermost printed in color
The machine is also adapted for printing on double wide webs, not only when all
the webs are perfected in black, but also when one of the webs is to be printed
in color on one side, as well as perfected in black, and which shall, moi cover,
have an exceptionally large capacity for products printed wholly in black
This form of machine includes one or more sets of perfecting mechanisms
forming the main machine, and an auxiliary machine consisting of a plurality
of printing mechanisins primarily adapted to print on the same side of the web
Although many of the advantages of this form of machine may be secured
by combining the auxiliary machine with a single perfecting mechanism, it
will usually be desirable, in practice, to combine the auxiliary mechanism with
two or more perfecting mechanisms, and it is preferred to employ three perfecting
mechanisms as constituting the main machine.
In the preferred form of this machine, each of the perfecting mechanisms of
the main machine consists of two printing couples adapted to print on opposite
sides of a web, to perfect the same, each printing couple being composed of a
form and impression cylinder of a length capacitating them to punt a double
wide web
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The auxiliary machine consists, in its preferred form, of three printing couples,
each composed of a form and impression cylinder of a length capacitating them
to print a double wide web
Each of the form cvlinders is provided with suitable inking mechanism, the
fountains of which will be arranged to carry appropriate inks, and some of which
fountains will preferably be arranged for ready removal, so that the color of ink
supplied to some of the form cylinders may be readily changed
An understanding of the arrangement of the various parts of the machine can
best be given by pointing out the runs of the webs in several ways of using the
machine, supposing the main machine to be of the preferred form, comprising
three perfecting mechanisms When it is desired to use the main machine only,
and foi perfecting in black, one double wide web, or one or two single wide webs,
18 led to each of the perfecting mechanisms, if all of them are to be employed,
and after passing through said mechanisms, the perfected webs are advanced
all in the same general direction, and successively one above the other, to the

page_text: delivery mechanism of the press, the double wide webs, if any have been used,
being preferably divided longitudinally by a slitter before reaching the delivery
mechanism
The maximum product of the press so used, would be two streams of perfected
twelve page papers, or three streams of perfected eight page papers, or six streams
of perfected four page papeis, suitable delivery mechanism being provided for
properly associating and handling the perfected webs
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In order to print one of the double wide webs in color on one side, the press
may be used as follows --Two of the perfecting mechanisms may be employed,
as before, for perfecting, in black, each a double wide web, and a double wide web
will be led to and through the thud perfecting machanism, as before, and will
receive its first impression in black on its "recto" side from the first printing
couple of said meclianism, and from the second printing couple it will receive on
its verso side its first impression in color, the form cylinder of this printing
couple having been provided with plates for the fist color impression and supplied
with the appropriate ink Instead of then passing directly to the delivery
mechanism, this web then passes between the successive printing couples of the
auxiliary machine, receiving from the first couple its second impression in color
on its
verso" side, from the second couple its third impression in color, and
from the thud couple its fourth and last impression on its verso side in black
from the key plate, and thence it passes to the delivery mechanism, to be associ-
ated with the webs perfected only in black, to form outside pages for the combined
products, or to be delivered by itself, as may be desired.
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If it 18 desned to perfect three double wide webs in black only without change
in the ink fountains from the arrangement just described for printing one of
the webs in color, the thud web, after passing between the first printing couple
of the third perfecting mechanism of the main machine, to be printed in black on
one side, may be led thence over suitable guide rolls duectly between the third
printing couple of the auxiliary machine, to be printed in black upon the other
Bide, and thence led to the delivery mechanism
This machine may also be used for perfecting four double wide webs in black.
In order to accomplish this result, the auxiliary machine 18 supplied with reversing
mechanisms whereby it is adapted to print and perfect as well as to print on one
side only, thus enabling a fourth web to be led to and printed and perfected in
its passage through the auxiliary machine, in addition to the three webs perfected
by the thire perfecting mechanisms of the main machine.
Any suitable reversing mechanism may be used For example, turning bars
may be employed arranged to reverse the web in its passage from the printing
couple, by which it is printed on one side to the printing couple by which it is
printed on the other side Instead of reversing the web, means may be provided
for reversing one of the printing couples of the auxiliary machine, for example,
the first one, so that the web having been printed on one side by this printing
couple, in passing through one of the remaining couples of the auxiliary machine,
will be printed on the other side
Instead of having only one auxiliary printing machine, the press might be
provided with a plurality of such auxiliary printing machines
Printing presses constructed in accordance with this part of the invention may
be provided with delivery devices of any suitable construction for performing
the desued operations It is preferred, however, to provide delivery mechanisms
constructed to embody the folding and cutting mechanism which forms another
object of the present invention, and which will now be described.
The object of the second part of the invention 18, then, to provide an improved
folding and cutting mechanism, and especially to provide such a mechanism
which shall be adapted to form a part of the delivery apparatus of a printing
machine, so that a web or webs of paper may be printed, and successive portions
severed therefrom, be folded, and bound into multi-page packs, cut at their edges.
A machine constructed in accordance with this part of the invention operates to

page_text: fold a length of web or webs transversely, and then sever the same on the folded
line, and then lap or associate the severed portions of said length; and comprises
a carrier supporting a blade, means for actuating said blade to tuck material
fed within its range of action, to form a tiansverse fold therein, and then sever
the same on the fold line, and a companion carrier provided with means co-oper-
ating with the blade, to receive the double portion of the material tucked by
said blade, and then support the material by means nipping the same at both sides
of the blade while the latter is performing its severing operation.
The carriers are preferably rotating carriera, and are preferably formed by
rotating cylinders, to provide surfaces on which the sheets are laid as they are
advanced to and beyond the folding and severing point The tucking and
severing blade is mounted to move radially in its cylinder, with its edge extending
longitudinally thereof, and 18 projected radially at the proper times to co-act with
the devices carried by the companion carrier.
The blade supporting cylinder or other carrier is preferably provided with
suitable sheet engaging and releasing devices, such as grippers or pins, and
operating devices therefor, by which the end of a sheet is engaged, to cause the
sheets to be carried around the cylinder until the grippers or pins are operated
to release the same.
The means carried by the companion carrier for co-operating with the tucking
and severing blade is preferably a pair of jaws, between which the material is
folded or tucked by the blade, and which jaws are preferably spring-seated
against springs which tend to press them outward radially of the carrier, to co-act
with the surface of the blade supporting collier, to nip the material on either
side of the blade, and hold the same while the blade is advancing for severing
the material which it has tucked between the jaws One of the said jaws, prefer-
ably the forward jaw. 18 held retracted against its spring tension, so as not to nip
the material during the first part of the outward movement of the blade, to allow
the material to be drawn past said jaw by such outward movement of the blade,
to provide slack, so that a bight or fold may be formed in the material between
the jaws
After the material has thus been folded between the jaws, and severed on the
line of fold, the jaws close together, as the blade is withdrawn, to grip the now
severed end of material, so that as the movement of the carrier carrying the jaws
continues, the severed portions of the sheet or length of web will be lapped or
associated on the surface of the carrier
The sheet lengths of material to be acted upon by these folding and severing
devices may be fed thereto in any suitable manner, but it is preferred to feed them
to the folding and severing devices in the form of a web or webs, and to provide,
in connection with the folding and severing devices, devices for dividing the web
or webs into sheet lengths, as by providing the blade supporting carrier with one
member of a cutting mechanism, and providing a roll cairving the other member
of the cutting mechanism and co-acting with the blade supporting carrier, so as
to form therewith a feeding and cutting mechanism.
The web or webs, as they advance between the blade supporting carrier and
this co-acting roll or cylinder, will thus be divided into sheet lengths, the forward
ends of which, being engaged by the impaling pins or other sheet engaging devices
of the blade supporting carrier, will be advanced thereby, until the tucking and
severing blade advances to engage the sheet on the line on which it is to be
folded and severed between the jaws of the companion carrier, the pins being
then retracted to release the front end of the sheet
It will be understood that the position circumferentially of the carrier of the
member of the web cutting mechanism carried thereby, and of the impaling pins,
will be such relatively to the tucking and severing blade, that the sheets will
he advanced about the carrier, and laid thereon in position to be engaged on the
proper line by the tucking and severing blade
In connection with the folding and severing devices is preferably provided

page_text: mechanism for imparting an additional fold to the sheets as they are advanced,
after having been folded and severed and associated, as has been described, such
folding mechanism pieferably consisting of a pair of folding rolls and a folding
blade by which the associated sheets, having been released by the nipping jaws,
and advanced by suitable means over the folding rolls, are folded between the
rolls longitudinally of the sheets, oi on a line extending transversely to the line
of which they were folded and severed by the tucking and severing blade
sheets will thus be folded into a book-like pack of four leaves, or a number of
leaves which is some multiple of four, according as a single web, or two or more
associated webs, were advanced to the folding and severing mechanism
The
Suitable pasting mechanism is preferably supplied, to apply a longitudinal
line of paste on the line of final fold, so that the leaves of the product will be
bound together Where two or more associated webs are advanced to, and acted
upon. by the folding and severing devices, pasting devices will be provided to
apply appropriate lines of paste to the other web or webs, to produce a bound
product A supplemental web may be fed to the machine, and associated with
the sheets which have been acted upon by the folding and severing devices, to
supply covers to the associated sheets which covers will be folded outside the
packs of sheets, as the latter with the covers are given their final fold by the
longitudinal folding blade
It will be seen that the folding and severing mechanism may be employed for
folding single sheets, or two or more associated sheets, as may be desired.
Dated this 6th day of June 1898.
NEWTON & SON,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Printing Machines and Folding and Cutting
Mechanism therefor.
I, HENRY EDWARD 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, as
communicated to me from my foreign correspondent
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In the present state of the art of printing newspapers, it is required that the
press shall not only readily print and perfect newspapeis in a variety of sizes,
but that one of the webs passing through the press may be printed in several
colours, as well as in black
The object of one part of the present invention is to produce a press which
shall be capable of giving a product made up partly from a web or webs perfected
in black, and partly from a web printed in several colours as well as in black,
and which at the same time shall have a very large capacity for products printed
wholly in black
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One form of machine carrying out this part of the invention is designed
especially for securing, by means of the same multiple web printing press, not
only the perfecting in black of a plurality of full width webs, but also, when
desired, the perfecting of a plurality of narrow webs, one of which may be printed
in three primary colours on one side, and receive its last impression in black
from a key plate, in order to perfect the colored picture.
In newspaper colour painting, it is desirable that three primary colours be
applied, in order to produce, by the blending of the same, the desired tones, and

page_text: that the impression in black from the key plates, whereby detail and expression
is given to the picture, shall be the last impression in the production, and that
the punting couples revolve in the same direction for the application of the
coloura It is desirable, also, in machines for printing weba independently in
black and colour, as before stated, that the webs shall have short and dect runs,
preferably in the same general direction, and without looping or enclosing any
or all of the printing couples, so as to avoid waste of long printed portions of any
web, and the liability of breaking, and to aid in the threading of the webs
It is very desirable, also, although not absolutely essential, that separate
printing couples, that is, a type and an impression cylinder, shall be used for
the different colour impressions, as it is difficult otherwise to secure the special
underlay and overlay required for each of such impressions
A machine 18 now provided by which a plurality of either wide or nanow webs,
or both wide and narrow webs, at the same time, may be perfected in black, o1
a plurality of narrow webs perfected in black, and one of said narrow webs printed
on one side in color, and which meets the requirements and avoids the difficulties
above pointed out
In its preferred form, this machine includes three perfecting printing
mechanisms, which constitute the main machine The use of three such per-
fecting mechanisms in the combinations claimed forms a feature of the invention,
but the invention, broadly, is not limited to the use of three such mechanisms in
the main machine. Each of said printing mechanisms comprises two printing
couples adapted to print on opposite sides of a web, to perfect the same, each
printing couple being composed of a form and an impresion cylinder of a length
capacitating them to print a double wide web. For each form cylinder, suitable
inking devices are provided, and the fountain for the inking devices of one couple
of each perfecting mechanism, preferably the fountain for supplying ink to the
second or perfecting couple, is provided with a suitable partition, or otherwise
divided transversely, to enable the forms on the two halves of the corresponding
form cylinders, considered lengthwise, to be supplied with ink of different colors.
In addition to these perfecting mechanisms constituting the main machine,
there 18 provided an auxiliary printing mechanism or machine located preferably
near the delivery end of the press, and which consists of a single printing couple
for printing one side of a narrow web, and composed preferably of a plate or form
cylinder and an impression cylinder, suitable inking mechanism for the form
cylinder being provided
The plate or form cylinders of both the main machine and of the auxiliary
machine are preferably adapted to be provided with printing plates or forms two
pages in extent circumferentially, and the form cylinders of the main machine
are adapted to be provided with four plates lengthwise, and the form cylinder
of the auxiliary machine is adapted to receive two plates lengthwise
Each of the perfecting mechanisms of the main machine is thus adapted to
perfect a double wide web, or two side-by-side half-wide webs, whereby a variety
of printed products, such as newspapers, may be perfected and delivered, and, when
double-wide webs are used, the same may be divided into two half-wide webs
by suitable slitting devices When the piess is used for merely perfecting in
black, one double wide web, or one or two single wide webs, is led to each of
the perfecting mechanisms, if all of them be employed, and after passing through
said mechanisms, the perfected webs are all advanced in the same general
direction, and successively one above, the other to the delivery mechanism of the
press, the double wide webs, if any have been used, being preferably divided
longitudinally by the slitter before reaching the delivery mechanism. The
maximum product of the press so used would be two side-by-side streams of per-
fected twelve-page papers
In order to produce a product consisting of a plurality of narrow webs, one of
which 18 printed on one side with the three primary colors, and that without the
use, during the printing, of transferrers or reversers, or reversing (any of the

page_text: mechanisms in connection with the printing operation, and by a straight run,
without looping the mechanisms by the webs, the press may be used as follows:
Each of the form cylinders of the perfecting mechanisms constituting the main
machine will be provided on one end, and for half their length, with plates for
printing and perfecting nariow webs in black, these plates being on the ends of
the cylinders all on the same side of the press, which, for convenience, may be
called the Z side of the press The narrow webs will be run to each of the per-
fecting mechanisms on the Z side, therefore, and will be printed and perfected in
black thereby, and advanced to the delivery mechanism, being superimposed to
form a twelve-page product.
A fourth nariow web 18 led between the first printing couple of the first per-
fecting mechanism of the main machine on the X side of the press, and receives
upon its recto side its first impression in black, the X end of the form cylinder
of this printing couple being provided with the proper plates for this purpose
This web then passes between the second printing couple of this perfecting
mechanism, and receives its first impression in color on its verso side, the ✗
end of the form cylinder of this printing couple being provided with the first
color plate
The web then passes to and between the second printing couple of
the second perfecting mechanism, the X end of the form cylinder of this per-
fecting mechanism being provided with the plates for the second color impression.
The web then passes between the second printing couple of the third perfecting
mechanism, to receive its third impression in color on its verso side from plates
on the X end of the form cylinder of this couple, and thence it passes to and
between the impression cylinder and form cylinder of the auxiliary printing
mechanism, which is located on the X side of the machine, and here receives its
fourth or last impression on its verso side in black from the key plate, being
thus perfected in black and printed on one side in color with three colors
This fourth web having been thus pinted, is on the X side of the machine,
while the webs perfected in black only are on the Zade of the machine, and
in order to associate the fourth web with the others, a suitable lateral shifting
or transferring device is provided, by which this web is shifted to the Z side of
the machine, to be delivered in line with the other three perfected narrow weba
The product of the machine, when used in this way, will thus consist of sixteen
pages, the outermost of which will be printed in color Of course, if desired,
a lesser number than three webs may be perfected, so as to obtain a product of
a less number of pages with the outermost printed in color.
Another form of the machine for calving out this part of the invention, is
adapted for printing on double or single wide webs, not only when all the webs
are perfected in black, but also when one of the webs is to be printed in color
on one side as well as perfected in black, and has, moreover, an exceptionally
large capacity for products printed wholly in black
This form of machine includes one or more sets of perfecting mechanisms
forming the main machine, and an auxiliary machine consisting of a plurality
of printing mechanisms primarily adapted to print on the same side of the web
Although many of the advantages of this form of machine may be secured by
combining the auxiliary machine with a single perfecting mechanism, it will
usually be desirable, in practice, to combine the auxiliary mechanism with two
more perfecting mechanisms, and I prefer to employ three perfecting
mechanisms as constituting the main machine
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In the preferred form of this machine, each of the perfecting mechanisms of
the main machine consists of two printing couples adapted to print on opposite
sides of a web to perfect the same, each printing couple being composed of a form
and impression cylinder which are preferably of a length capacitating them to
print a double-wide web.
The auxiliary machine consists, in its preferred form, of three printing couples,
each composed of a form and impression cylinder of a length capacitating them to
print a double-wide web.

page_text: Each of the form cylinders is provided with suitable inking mechanism,
the fountains of which will be niranged to carry appropriate inks, and some of
which fountains will preferably be arranged for ready removal, so that the color
of ink supplied to some of the form cylinders may be readily changed
6 An understanding of the arrangement of the various parts of the machine can
best be given by pointing out the runs of the webs in several ways of using the
machine, supposing the main machine to be of the preferred form comprising
three perfecting mechanisms. When it is desired to use the main machine only,
and for perfecting in black, one double-wide web, or one or two single-wide weba,
is led to each of the perfecting mechanisms, if all of them are to be employed,
and after passing through said mechanisms, the perfected webs are advanced all
in the same general direction, and successively one above the other, to the delivery
mechanism of the press, the double-wide webs, if any have been used, being
preferably divided longitudinally by a slitter before reaching the delivery
meollanism.
The maximum product of the press so used would be two streams of perfected
twelve-page papers, or three streams of perfected eight-page papers, or six streams
of perfected four-page papers, suitable delivery mechanism being provided for
properly associating and handling the perfected webs
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In order to print one of the double-wide webs in color on one side, the press
may be used as follows -Two of the perfecting mechanisms may be employed,
as before, for perfecting in black each a double-wide web, and a double-wide
web will be led to and through the third perfecting mechanism, as before, and will
receive its first impression on its "recto" side from the first printing couple of
said mechanism, and from the second printing couple it will receive on its ".
side its first impression in color. the form cylinder of this painting couple having
been provided with plates for the first color impression, and supplied with the
appropiate ink. Instead of then passing directly to the delivery mechanism,
this web then passes between the successive printing couples of the auxiliary
machine, receiving from the first couple its second impression in color on its
verso side, from the second couple its third impression in color, and from the
third couple its fourth and last impression on its verso side in black from the
key plate, and thence it passes to the delivery mechanism, to be associated with
the webs perfected only in black, to form outside pages for the combined products,
or to be delivered by itself, as may be desired
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If it is desired to perfect three double wide webs in black only, without change
in the ink fountains from the arrangement just described for printing one of the
webs in color, the third web, after passing between the first printing couple of
the thud perfecting mechanism of the main machine, to be printed in black on
one side, may be led thence over suitable guide rolls directly between the third
printing couple of the auxiliary machine, to be printed in black on the other
side, and thence led to the delivery mechanism
This machine may also be used for perfecting four double-wide webs in black
In order to accomplish this result, the auxiliary machine is supplied with rever-
sing mechanism whereby it is adapted to print and perfect, as well as to print
on one side only, thus enabling a fourth web to be led to, and printed and perfected
in its passage through the auxiliary machine, in addition to the three webs per-
fected by the three perfecting mechanisms of the main machine
Any suitable reveising mechanism may be used For example, I may employ
tuining bars arranged to reverse the web in its passage from the printing couple,
by which it is printed on one side, to the punting couple by which it is printed
on the other side Instead of reversing the web, I may provide means for rever-
sing one of the printing couples of the auxiliary machine, for example, the first
one, so that the web having been printed on one side by this printing couple, in
passing through one of the remaining couples of the auxiliary machine, will be
printed on the other side

page_text: Instead of having only one auxiliary printing machine, the press might be
provided with a plurality of such auxiliary printing machines
Printing presses constructed in accordance with this part of the invention may
be provided with delivery devices of any suitable construction for performing
the desired operations. I prefer, however, to provide delivery mechanisms con-
structed to embody the folding and cutting mechanism which forms the second
part of the invention, and which will now be described
The object of the second part of my invention is to provide an improved folding
and cutting mechanism, and especially to provide such a mechanism which shall
be adapted to form a part of the delivery apparatus of a printing machine, so
that a web or webs of paper may be printed, and successive portions severed there-
from be folded and bound into multipage packs cut at their edges A machine
constructed in accordance with this part of the invention operates to fold a length
of web or webs transversely, and then sever the same on the folded line, and then
lap or associate the seveied portions of said length; and comprises a cairier
supporting a blade, means for actuating said blade, to tuck material fed within
its range of action, to form a transverse fold therein, and then sever the same
on the fold line, and a companion carrier provided with means cooperating with
the blade while the latter is performing its severing operation
The carriers are preferably rotating carriers, and are preferably formed by
rotating cylinders, to provide surfaces on which the sheets are laid, as they are
advanced to and beyond the folding and severing point The tucking and
severing blade 18 mounted to move radially in its cylinder, with its edge ex-
tending longitudinally thereof, and 18 projected radially at the proper times, to
co-act with the devices carried by the companion carrier
The blade-supporting cylinder or other carrier is preferably provided with suit-
able sheet-engaging and releasing devices, such as grippers or pins, and operating
devices therefor, by which the end of a sheet 18 engaged, to cause the sheet to be
carried around the cylinder, until the grippers or pins are operated to release
the same.
The means carried by the companion carrier, for cooperating with the tucking
and severing blade, is preferably a pair of jaws between which the material is
folded or tucked by the blade, and which jaws are preferably spring-seated against
springs which tend to press them outward radially of the carrier, to coact with
the surface of the blade-supporting carrier, to nip the material on either side
of the blade, and hold the same while the blade 18 advancing for sevening the
material which it has tucked between the jaws One of said jaws, prefciably
the forward jaw, is held retracted against its spring tension, so as not to nip the
material during the first part of the outward movement of the blade, to allow
the-material to be drawn past said jaw by such outward movement of the blade,
to provide slack, so that a bight or fold may be formed in the material between
the jaws
After the material has thus been folded between the jaws, and severed on the
line of fold, the Jaws close together as the blade is withdrawn, to grip the now
severed ends of material, so that as the movement of the carrier carrying the
jaws continues, the severed portions of the sheet or length of web will be lapped
or associated on the surface of the carrier
The sheet lengths of material to be acted upon by these folding and severing
devices may be fed thereto in any suitable manner, but I prefer to feed them to
the folding and severing devices in the form of a web or webs, and to provide,
in connection with the folding and severing devices, devices for dividing the web
or webs into sheet lengths, as by providing the blade supporting carrier with one
member of a cutting mechanism, and providing a roll carrying the other member
of the cutting mechanism, and coacting with the blade-supporting carrier, so as
to form therewith a feeding and cutting mechanism
The web or webs as they advance between the blade-supporting carrier, and
this coacting roll or cylinder, will thus be divided into sheet lengths, the forward

page_text: ends of which being engaged by the impaling pins or other sheet-engaging devices
of the blade-supporting carrier, will be advanced thereby until the tucking and
severing blade advances to engage the sheet on the line on which it is to be folded
and severed between the jaws of the companion carrier, the pins being then
retracted to release the front end of the sheet
It will be understood that the position circumferentially of the carrier of the
member of the web-cutting mechanism carried thereby, and of the impaling pins,
will be such relatively to the tucking and severing blade, that the sheets will
be advanced about the carrier, and laid thereon in position to be engaged on
the proper line by the tucking and severing blade
I preferably provide in connection with the folding and severing devices,
mechanism for imparting an additional fold to the sheets as they are advanced,
after having been folded and severed and associated, as has been described, such
folding mechanism preferably consisting of a pair of folding rolls and a folding
blade, by which the associated sheets, having been released by the nipping jaws,
and advanced by suitable means over the folding rolls, are folded between the
rolla longitudinally of the sheets, or on a line extending transversely to the line
on which they were folded and severed by the tucking and severing blade The
sheets will thus be folded into a book-like pack of four leaves, or a number of
leaves which is some multiple of four, according as a single web, or two or more
associated webs, were advanced to the folding and severing mechanism
Suitable pasting mechanism is preferably supplied to apply a longitudinal line
of paste on the line of final fold, so that the leaves of the product will be bound
together Where two or more associated webs are advanced to and acted upon
by the folding and sevening devices, pasting devices will be provided to apply
appropriate lines of paste to the other web or wehs, to produce a bound product
A supplemental web may be fed to the machine, and associated with the sheets
which have been acted upon by the folding and severing devices, to supply
covers to the associated sheets, which covers will be folded outside the packs of
sheets, as the latter, with the covers, are given their final fold by the longitudinal
folding blade.
It will be seen that my folding and severing mechanism may be employed for
folding single sheets, or two or more associated sheets, as may be desired.
For a full understanding of the invention, a detailed description of constructions
embodying all the features thereof in the preferred form will now be given in
connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,
and the features forming the invention then specifically pointed out in the
claima.
In said drawings -
Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine of the first form hereinbefore referred to.
for carrying out the first part of the invention, paits being omitted for clearness
Figure 2 18 a side elevation of such a machine.
Figures-3 to 10 show a machine of the second form hereinbefore referred to,
for carrying out the first part of the invention
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the complete machine, in which the three per-
fecting mechanisms of the main machine are shown as operating upon separute
webs, and perfecting the same in black
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the same machine, in which two webs are being
perfected in black by two of the printing couples in the main machine, while the
third web is not only perfected in black, but has applied to it, in addition thereto,
on its upper side, the three primary colors.
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Figure 5 is a side elevation of the same machine, in which the thee webs are
perfected in black, the upper web receiving the recto impression from one
printing couple of the main machine, and its " verso impression from a printing
couple of the auxiliary machine.
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Figure 6'is a side elevation of the same machine, but having combined with
it a web reverser, whereby four webs are printed in black, three of which webs

page_text: are perfected by the printing couples of the main machine, and the fourth s
perfected in black by two of the printing couples of the auxiliary printing
machine, aided by the transfering mechanism
Figure 7 18 a side elevation of the same machine, but provided with reversing
gearing, whereby part of the mechanisms of the auxiliary machine are leveised,
so as to accomplish the perfecting of the fourth web
Figure 8 18 a plan view of the web reverser shown in side elevation in Figure 6
Figure 9 is a plan view of so much of the auxiliary machine as is necessary to
illustrate its change gearing, whereby the motion of one of its printing couples
is reversed, and
Figure 10 16 a front elevation of the delivery mechanism.
Figures 11 to 24 show a machine embodying the second part of the invention
Figure 11 represents an elevation, partly in section, of a delivery mechanism
embodying this part of the invention
Figure 12 16 a ade elevation of the same.
Figures 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, are enlarged detail views illustrating the tucking
& cutting devices in various positions of their operation
Figure 18 18 a plan view of the Jawa 312, 313, and shews about one half their
longitudinal extent
Figure 19 18 an elevation of a part of the Jaw 313, as seen on the section line
of Figure 13, looking in the direction of arrow-head 19.
Figure 20 is an elevation of the jaw 312, as seen on the section line of Figure 13,
looking in the direction of the allow-head 20
Figure 21 is an enlarged view of the tucking cutting blade, slightly modified
Figure 22 18 a plan view of the housing of the tucking cutting blade
Figure 23 is a similar view of the same, with the outer plate removed
Figure 24 is a plan view of the feed rolls and pasting apparatus.
Retering, first, to Figures 1 and 2:
In the machine shown, there are three primary printing mechanisms, designated
respectively by A, B, C, each consisting of two printing couples composed respec-
tively of a form and an impression cylinder, said cylinders being of a length
capacitating them to print a double-wide web. The printing mechanism A thus
has plate or form cylinders E, F, and impression cylinders G, H. The printing
mechanism B thus has plate or form cylinders I, J, and impression cylinders K, L.
The printing mechanism C thus has plate or form cylinders M, N, and impression
cylinders O, P These plate or form cylinders are respectively provided with
suitable inking mechanisms, the fountains of which will be arranged to carry
inks of the desired colors, as by providing them with suitable partitions p to 80
capacitate them, or they may be made independent structures for this purpose.
Only the fountains belonging to two of these inking mechanisms are illustrated
in Figure 1, the others being omitted, so as to prevent obscuring the view of other
parts
Thus, the ink fountain 51 is divided centrally by a partition p, to enable
it to carry in its opposite ends different colored inks. The ink fountain 52 is
shown without any division, because it may not be required to carry more than
one color of ink, as black The ink fountain 53, connected with the single-web
printing mechanism, will be without division, as will the ink fountain 54, and as
may be the ink fountain 55, but the ink fountains 56 and 57 will be divided, 80
as to carly inks of different colois
Combined with the primary printing mechanisms A, B, C, is an auxiliary
printing mechanism D, located at the delivery end of the entire machine, which
consists of a single printing couple composed of a plate or form cylinder R and
an impression cylinder S, which are of a length suiting them to print upon one
side of a narrow web, and having its plate or form cylinder provided with a suitable
inking mechanism. All of the plate or form cylinders are adapted to be provided
with printing plates or forms two pages in extent circumferentially, and said
plate or form cylinders of the primary printing mechanisms are adapted to be

page_text: provided with four plates lengthwise, while the plate or form cylinder of the
auxiliary painting mechanism 1) 18 adapted to receive two plates lengthwise.
The primary printing mechanisms A, B, C thus capacitated may each receive
the forms for two pages cucumferentially, and four pages longitudinally, whereby
each double set of pinting couples composing them are adapted to perfect a
double-wide web, or two side by side half-wide webs, whereby a variety of printed
products, such as newspapers, may be perfected and delivered, and when double-
wide webs are used, the same will be divided into two half webs by the slitter W
mounted over a roller T, located near the longitudinal folders 60, 61
To attain the full capacity of the primary printing mechanisms, the plate or
form cylinders thereof will be provided to then full capacity with sets of forme
completely covering their surfaces, as is well understood
That the run of the webs 1, 2, and 3, may be understood when the full capacity
of the machine is used, the same will be biefly explained, and, for simplicity of
description, it will be assumed that these webs are double-wide webs, divided into
two nallow webs by the slitter W, and that all of the plate cylinders will be pro-
vided to their fullest extent with plates, as, for example, like plate cylinder J, us
shown in Figure 1, in which figure some of the plates are omitted, to aid in a later
description of the printing of narrow webs The web from roll 1 passes between
the impression cylinder G and form cylinder E, being printed on its recto surface
by the plate cylinder E, thence passes around impression cylinder H, between
that cylinder and the plate cylinder F, by which it is printed on its verso side,
and is thence directed out over guide rollers 11, 12, to the roll T, and to the
delivery mechanism
The web 2 18 led between the impression cylinder K and plate cylinder I, by
which it is printed on its recto side and thence around the impression cylinder K
and between the impression cylinder L and the form or plate cylinder J, by which it
18 printed on its verso side, and thence is directed over guide rollers 22, 23, and 24,
to said roller T
The web 3 18 directed between the impression cylinder and form or plate
cylinder M, by which it is painted upon its recto side, and then 18 passed around
the impression cylinder and between the impression cylinder P and form or plate
cylinder N, whereby it is printed upon its veiso side, and is then duected out by
guide rollers 33, 34, 35, to said roller T
At the roller T, these webs 1, 2, 3, are associated together by being super-
imposed in their passage over said roller, and divided by the slitter W, and the
two three-ply groups descend respectively over the longitudinal folders, 60, 61,
whereby they are longitudinally folded, and thence to a cutting and folding and
delivering mechanism, indicated at Y, and which may be of any suitable form
With the machine threaded with double wide webs, as just described, the full
capacity of the primary printing mechanism is in use, and the greatest number
of impressions capable of being made by the printing couples A, B, C, are delivered.
The maximum product of the press so used would be two side-by-side streams
of perfected twelve-page papeis
In order to produce a product consisting of a plurality of nanow webs, one of
which is printed upon one side with the three primary colors, and without the
use, during the printing, of transferreis on reverseis, o leveising any of the
mechanisms in connection with the pinting operation, and by a straight un,
and without looping the mechanisms by the webs, the following dispositions are
made
A double-wide web roll, mounted in the place of roll 1, will, the web being
divided into two narrow webs by the operation of the slitter 50, provide two of
the narrow webs, or two narrow rolls, as the equivalent thereof, one of which, 1,
18, for illustrative purposes, shown as set out of line axially with the roll 1, which
will then he a nariow 1oll, as shown, may be used, and single-wide web iolls will
To more
be mounted in the positions of rolls 2 and 3, as indicated in Figure 1

page_text: readily understand the run of these webs thus disposed, the further half of the
printing mechanisms will be considered as the X side of the printing mechanisms,
and the nearer side of said mechanisms will be designated the Z side, and since
the printing plates on the X side of the plate cylinders I, M, are unnecessary,
they may be omitted, as is indicated in Figure 1
The narrow web from toll 1 will then be led to the printing couples of the
printing mechanism A, in the same manner as was described with respect to the
same when it was a wide web, said nanow web thus being perfected in black by
the forms or plates on the Z ends of the cylinders E, F The narrow web 2 will
also pass through the printing couples of the printing mechanism B, and be
perfected in black by the forms or plates on the Z ends of the cylinders I J, in
the same manner as was descubed with respect to this web, when it was of double
width; and the web 3 will pass between the printing couples of the pinting
mechanism C, and he perfected in black by the forms or plates on the Z ends
of the cylinders M, N, in the same manner as when its un was described, when
considered as a double-wide web
This arrangement will, as is readily apparent, occupy the entire printing
capacity of one half, the Z side, of the printing mechanisms, and the association
and folding and delivery of the three superimposed narrow webs 1, 2, 3, will be
the same as was described with respect to the nearest group of narrow webs,
when the same was split from wide webs, the product being twelve-page papers
Now, in order to simultaneously use the other portions of these printing
mechanisms on the X side of the machine, and print the remaining narrow
web 1 by not only perfecting it, but imparting to at the three primary colors,
Baid web is led between the plate or form cylinder E and impression cylinder G,
at the X ends thereof, thus receiving upon its recto side its first impression in
black. It then passes around the impression cylinder G, and between the
impression cylinder H and plate or form cylinder F, at the X ends thereof, and
receives its first impression on its verso side in color, say, in yellow It then passes
to and between the impression cylinder L and the plate or form cylinder J, at
the Xends thereof, and receives its second impression on its verso side, say in
red, and is then led between the impression cylinder P and plate or form
cylinder N, at the X ends thereof, and receives its third impression on its verso
side, say, in blue, and from thence it passes to and between the impression
cylinder S and plate or form cylinder R of the auxiliary or narrow printing,
mechanism, consisting of a single printing couple, and receives its fourth or last
impression from the key plate in black, on its verso side, being thus perfected
in black, and printed on one side in color with three colors
Thus completed, and requiring to be associated with the three other narrow
webs perfected in black, it is passed around a lateral shifting or transferring
device, consisting, as shown, of two parallel angularly-arranged bars 41, 40,
from which it is directed around a roller 42 and over the roller T, and 18 thus
laid as the uppermost web on the three other narrow webs, the four being super-
imposed as a single group, which is passed over the longitudinal folder 60, and
thence to the mechanisms, whereby the product is delivered complete, the same
consisting of sixteen pages, the outermost pages of which will be printed in color,
by omitting the narrow roll 1. the result will be twelve pages, the outermost of
which will be printed in color.
By these improvements, a machine capacitated to independently perfect a
plurality of double-wide webs in black, and to independently perfect a plurality
of narrow webs, one of which 18 printed upon one side with the primary colors,
is of the simplest construction, in that it adds to the required number of printing
couples neither turning, transferring or reversing, devices for aiding in the
accomplishment thereof, and provides a straight, short onward run of the web, in
all cases, and avoids any reversing of the direction of travel of any of the
mechanisms in the production of both wide and narrow webs, and enables the
webs to pass through the mechanisms without looping any or all of them. If

page_text: ends of which being engaged by the impaling pins or other sheet-engaging devices
of the blade-supporting carrier, will be advanced thereby until the tucking and
severing blade advances to engage the sheet on the line on which it is to be folded
and severed between the jaws of the companion carrier, the pins being then
retracted to release the front end of the sheet
It will be understood that the position circumferentially of the carrier of the
member of the web-cutting mechanism carried thereby, and of the impaling pins,
will be such relatively to the tucking and severing blade, that the sheets will
be advanced about the carrier, and laid thereon in position to be engaged on
the proper line by the tucking and severing blade.
I preferably provide in connection with the folding and severing devices,
mechanism for imparting an additional fold to the sheets as they are advanced,
after having been folded and severed and associated, as has been described, such
folding mechanism preferably consisting of a pair of folding rolls and a folding
blade, by which the associated sheets, having been released by the nipping jaws,
and advanced by suitable means over the folding rolls, are folded between the
rolls longitudinally of the sheets, or on a line extending transversely to the line
on which they were folded and severed by the tucking and severing blade
The
sheets will thus be folded into a book-like pack of four leaves, or a number of
leaves which is some multiple of four, according as a single web, or two or more
associated webs, were advanced to the folding and severing mechanism
Suitable pasting mechanism is preferably supplied to apply a longitudinal line
of paste on the line of final fold, so that the leaves of the product will be bound
together Where two or more associated webs are advanced to and acted upon
by the folding and severing devices, pasting devices will be provided to apply
appropriate lines of paste to the other web or webs, to produce a bound product.
A supplemental web may be fed to the machine, and associated with the sheets
which have been acted upon by the folding and severing devices, to supply
covers to the associated sheets, which covers will be folded outside the packs of
sheets, as the latter, with the covers, are given their final fold by the longitudinal
folding blade
It will be seen that my folding and severing mechanism may be employed for
folding single sheets, or two or more associated sheets, as may be desired
For a full understanding of the invention, a detailed description of constructions
embodying all the features thereof in the preferred form will now be given in
connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,
and the features forming the invention then specifically pointed out in the
claims
In said drawings
Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine of the first form hereinbefore referred to.
for carrving out the first part of the invention, paits being omitted for clearness
Figure 2 18 a side elevation of such a machine
Figures 3 to 10 show a machine of the second form herein before referred to,
for cariving out the first part of the invention
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the complete machine, in which the three pei-
fecting mechanisms of the main machine are shown as operating upon separate
webs, and perfecting the same in black
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the same machine, in which two webs are being
perfected in black by two of the printing couples in the main machine, while the
thud web is not only perfected in black, but has applied to it, in addition thereto,
on its upper side, the three primary colors
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Figure 5 is a side elevation of the same machine, in which the three webs are
perfected in black, the upper web receiving the recto" impression from one
printing couple of the main machine, and its
impression from a punting
couple of the auxiliary machine
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Teiso
Figure 6 is a side elevation of the same machine, but having combined with
it a web reverser, whereby four webs are printed in black, three of which webs

page_text: are perfected by the printing couples of the main machine, and the fourth 18
perfected in black by two of the printing couples of the auxiliary printing
machine, aided by the transferring mechanism.
Figure 7 18 a side elevation of the same machine, but provided with reversing
gearing, whereby part of the mechanisms of the auxiliary machine ale reversed,
so as to accomplish the perfecting of the fourth web
Figure 8 is a plan view of the web reverse shown in side elevation in Figure G
Figure 9 is a plan view of so much of the auxiliary machine as is necessary to
illustrate its change gearing, whereby the motion of one of its painting couples
18 reversed, and
Figure 10 is a front elevation of the delivery mechanism
Figures 11 to 24 show a machine embodying the second part of the invention
Figure 11 represents an elevation, partly in section, of a delivery mechanism
embodying this part of the invention
Figure 12 18 a side elevation of the same
Figures 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, are enlarged detail views illustiating the tucking
& cutting devices in various positions of their operation
Figure 18 is a plan view of the jaws 312, 316, and shews about one half their
longitudinal extent
Figure 19 18 an elevation of a part of the jaw 313, as seen on the section line
of Figure 13, looking in the direction of arrow-head 19
Figure 20 18 an elevation of the Jaw 312, as seen on the section line of Figure 13,
looking in the direction of the allow-head 20
Figure 21 is an enlarged view of the tucking cutting blade, slightly modified
Figure 22 18 a plan view of the housing of the tucking cutting blade
Figure 23 18 a similar view of the same, with the outer plate removed
Figure 24 is a plan view of the feed rolls and pasting apparatus.
Referring, fist, to Figures 1 and 2
In the machine shown, there are three primary printing mechanisms, designated
respectively by A, B, C, each consisting of two printing couples composed respec-
tively of a form and an impression cylinder, said cylinders being of a length
capacitating them to paint a double-wide web
has plate or form cylinders E, F, and impression cylinders G, H The printing
The printing mechanism A thus
mechanism B thus has plate or form cylinders I, J, and impression cylinders K, L
The printing mechanism C thus has plate or form cylinders M, N, and impression
cylinders 0, P These plate or form cylinders are respectively provided with
suitable inking mechanisms, the fountains of which will be arranged to cairy
inks of the desired colors, as by providing them with suitable partitions p to so
capacitate them, or they may be made independent structures for this purpose
Only the fountains belonging to two of these inking mechanisms are illustrated
in Figure 1, the others being omitted, so as to prevent obscuring the view of other
parts Thus, the ink fountain 51 is divided centrally by a partition, to enable
it to cany in its opposite ends different colored inks
shown without any division, because it may not be required to carry more than
The ink fountain 52 18
one color of ink, as black The ink fountain 53, connected with the single-weh
printing mechanism, will be without division, as will the ink fountain 54, and as
may be the ink fountain 55, but the ink fountains 56 and 57 will be divided, so
as to carry inks of different colors
Combined with the primary punting mechanisms A, B, C, 18
printing mechanism D, located at the delivery end of the entire machine, which
an auxiliary
consists of a single printing couple composed of a plate or form cylinder R and
an impression cylinder S, which are of a length suiting them to print upon one
Bide of a narrow web, and having its plate or form cylinder provided with a suitable
inking mechanism All of the plate or form cylinders are adapted to be provided
with printing plates or forms two pages in extent cucumferentially, and said
plate or form cylinders of the primary printing mechanisms are adapted to be

page_text: provided with four plates lengthwise, while the plate or form cylinder of the
auxiliary printing mechanism 1) 18 adapted to receive two plates lengthwise
The primary printing mechanisms A, B, C thus capacitated may each receive
the forms for two pages circumferentially, and four pages longitudinally, whereby
each double set of printing couples composing them are adapted to perfect a
double-wide web, or two side by side half-wide webs, whereby a vanety of printed
products, such as newspapers, may be perfected and delivered, and when double-
wide webs are used, the same will be divided into two half webs by the slitter W
mounted over a roller T, located near the longitudinal folders 60, 61
To attain the full capacity of the primary painting mechanisms, the plate or
form cylinders thereof will be provided to their full capacity with sets of forms
completely covering their surfaces, as is well understood
That the run of the webs 1, 2, and 3, may be understood when the full capacity
of the machine is used, the same will be briefly explained, and, for simplicity of
description, it will be assumed that these webs are double-wide webs, divided into
two narrow webs by the slitter W, and that all of the plate cylinders will be pro-
vided to their fullest extent with plates, as, for example, like plate cylinder J, as
shown in Figure 1, in which figure some of the plates are omitted, to aid in a later
description of the printing of nallow webs The web from roll 1 passes between
the impression cylinder G and form cylinder E, being printed on its recto surface
by the plate cylinder E, thence passes around impression cylinder H, between
that cylinder and the plate cylinder F, by which it is printed on its verso side,
and is thence duected out over guide rollers 11, 12, to the roll T, and to tho
delivery mechanism.
The web 2 is led between the impression cylinder K and plate cylinder I, by
which it is printed on its recto side and thence around the impression cylinder K
and between the impression cylinder L and the form or plate cylinder J, by which it
is printed on its verso side, and thence is directed over guide rollers 22, 23, and 24,
to said roller T
The web 3 18 directed between the impression cylinder 0 and form or plate
cylinder M, by which it is printed upon its recto side, and then is passed around
the impression cylinder 0 and between the impression cylinder P and form or plate
cylinder N, whereby it is printed upon its verso side, and is then directed out by
guide 1ollers 33, 34, 35, to said roller T.
At the roller T, these webs 1, 2, 3, are associated together by being super-
imposed in their passage over said iolle, and divided by the slitter W, and the
two three-ply groups descend respectively over the longitudinal folders, 60, 61,
whereby they are longitudinally folded, and thence to a cutting and folding and
delivering mechanism, indicated at Y, and which may be of any suitable form
With the machine threaded with double wide webs, as just described, the full
capacity of the primary painting mechanism 18 in use, and the greatest number
of impressions capable of being made by the printing couples A, B, C, are delivered
The maximum product of the press so used would be two side-by-side streams
of perfected twelve-page paper
In order to produce a product consisting of a plurality of narrow webs, one of
which is printed upon one side with the thice pimary colors, and without the
use, during the pinting, of transferers or reversels, or reversing any of the
mechanisms in connection with the punting operation, and by a straight run,
and without looping the mechanisms by the webs, the following dispositions are
made.-
A double-wide web roll, mounted in the place of 1oll 1, will, the web being
divided into two narrow webs by the operation of the slittei 50, provide two of
the nariow webs, or two naow iolls, as the equivalent thereof, one of which, 1*,
18, for illustrative purposes, shown as set out of line axially with the roll 1, which
will then be a nariow 1oll, as shown, may be used, and single-wide web rolls will
be mounted in the positions of rolls 2 and 3, as indicated in Figure 1
To more

page_text: readily understand the run of these webs thus disposed, the further half of the
printing mechanisms will be considered as the X side of the printing mechanisms,
and the nearer side of said mechanisms will be designated the Z side, and since
the painting plates on the X side of the plate cylinders I, M, are unnecessary,
they may be omitted, as is indicated in Figure 1
The narrow web from 1oll I will then be led to the printing couples of the
plinting mechanism A, in the same manner as was described with respect to the
same when it was a wide web, said narrow web thus being perfected in black by
the forms or plates on the Z ends of the cylinders E, F The nanow web will
also pass through the printing couples of the printing mechanism B, and be
perfected in black by the forms or plates on the Z ends of the cylinders I J, in
the same manner as was described with respect to this web, when it was of double
width; and the web 3 will pass between the pinting couples of the printing
mechanism C, and be perfected in black by the forms or plates on the Z ends
of the cylinders M, N, in the same manner as when its run was described, when
considered as a double-wide web.
This arrangement will, as is readily apparent, occupy the entire printing
capacity of one half, the Z side, of the painting mechanisms, and the association
and folding and delivery of the three superimposed narrow webs 1, 2, 3, will be
the same as was described with respect to the nearest group of narrow webs,
when the same was split from wide webs, the product being twelve-page papers.
Now, in order to simultaneously use the other portions of these printing
mechanisms on the X side of the machine, and print the remaining narrow
web 1 by not only perfecting it, but imparting to it the three primary colors,
said web is led between the plate or form cylinder E and impression cylinder G,
at the X ends thereof, thus receiving upon its recto side its first impression in
black. It then passes around the impression cylinder G, and between the
impression cylinder H and plate or form cylinder F, at the X ends thereof, and
receives its first impression on its verso side in color, say, in yellow It then passes
to and between the impression cylinder L and the plate or form cylinder J, at
the Xends thereof, and receives its second impression on its verso side, say in
red, and is then led between the impression cylinder P and plate or form
cylinder N, at the X ends thereof, and receives its third impression on its verso
side, say, in blue, and from thence it passes to and between the impression
cylinder S and plate or form cylinder R of the auxiliary or narrow printing,
mechanism, consisting of a single printing couple, and receives its fourth or last
impression from the key plate in black, on its verso side, being thus perfected
in black, and punted on one side in color with three colors
Thus completed, and requiring to be associated with the three other narrow
webs perfected in black, it is passed around a lateral shifting or transferring
device, consisting, as shown, of two parallel angularly-arranged bars 41, 40,
from which it 18 duected around a roller 42 and over the roller T, and is thus
laid as the uppermost web on the three other narrow webs, the four being super-
imposed as a single group, which 18 passed over the longitudinal folder 60, and
thence to the mechanisms, whereby the product is delivered complete, the same
consisting of sixteen pages, the outermost pages of which will be printed in color:
by omitting the narrow roll 1, the result will be twelve pages, the outermost of
which will be printed in colo
By these improvements, a machine capacitated to independently perfect a
plurality of double-wide webs in black, and to independently perfect a plurality
of narrow webs, one of which is printed upon one side with the primary colors,
is of the simplest construction, in that it adds to the required number of printing
couples neither turning, transferring or reversing, devices for aiding in the
accomplishment thereof, and provides a straight, short onward run of the web, in
all cases, and avoids any reversing of the direction of travel of any of the
mechanisms in the production of both wide and narrow webs, and enables the
webs to pass through the mechanisms without looping any or all of them. If

page_text: it is desired to run an offset web in connection with that portion of the impression
cylinders which are in use for the printing of a narrow web in color, the delivery
roller therefor may be mounted where the roller 1 18 shown, which, it will be
remembered, is shown out of line with the spindle of the 1oll 1 merely for illus-
trative purposes
In that case, the offset web may travel through the mechanisms
on the side of the machine, by entering between the impression cylinders G, H,
and travel in contact with the impression cylinders H, L, P, and S, and thence to
the wind-up roll.
If it is desired, the printing mechanism, consisting of the single couple R, S,
may be located between the printing mechanism A and the delivery mechanism,
since, as the single web being printed in color travels on the X side of the
machine, it may be directed to the key-plate printing mechanism so located, and
return thence to the transferrer 41, 40, for superimposition upon the webs 1,2,3
By omitting the plates on the X end of the roller E, the web 1* may be left
blank on one side
Referring now to Figures 3 to 10, showing a machine adapted for printing on
double-wide webs, not only when all the webs are perfected in black, but also
when one of the webs is to be printed in color on one side as well as perfected
in black
The three perfecting printing mechanisms of the main machine are respectively
designated AA, BB and CC, and the auxiliary printing machine, or group of
thiee printing couples, is marked D, D, the whole being geared together so as to
run in unison, and the printing mechanism D, D, being provided, as will herein-
after appear, with reversing means, whereby it may be capacitated to perfect a
web when desired, said means being a web reverser or change gearing, whereby
one of its couples may run in either direction
Each of the primary printing mechanisms AA, BB, and CC consists of two
printing couples composed respectively of a form and impression cylinder, which
are of a length capacitating them to print a double-wide web upon its opposite
sides, or, in other words, to perfect the same The auxiliary printing machine DD,
consists of three printing couples, each composed of a form and impression
cylinder which is of a length capacitating each of them to print a double-width
web
The printing mechanism A, A, thus has form evlinders 102, 104, and impres-
sion cylinders 103, 105, the printing mechanism B, B, has form cylinders 106, 108,
and impression cylinders 107, 109, and the printing mechanism C, C, has form
cylinders 110, 112, and impression cylinders 111, 113
The three printing couples of the auxiliary printing machine are composed
of form cylinders 114, 116, 118, and coacting impression cylinders 115, 117, 119
All of the form cylinders are respectively provided with suitable inking
mechanisms, the fountains of which will be arranged to carry appropriate inks,
and some of their fountains will be arranged for ready removal, so that the color
of ink supplied to some of the form cylinders may be readily changed without
cleaning out the fountains
This printing apparatus is shown as supplied with a delivery apparatus, which,
by reference to Figures 3 and 10, will be understood to include four longitudinal
folding mechanisms, one or more of which may be out of operation at times,
according to the product that 18 being delivered
It will be understood that all the printing mechanisms are preferably arranged
in line, as shown, so that the webs all run in the same vertical planes
Transferrers r, r, are indicated in dotted lines also, which may be used in case
it 18 desired to transfer one half of the webs, and superpose them for the delivery
of a compound product, by one side of the delivery mechanism Only two trans-
ferers are indicated, so that two of the webs may be thus run It will be under-
stood, however, that provision may be made for thus transfering one half of each
of the webs, if desired, and that such transferreis will be omitted, if it is not
desired to provide for thus superposing halves of the webs

page_text: In order to readily understand this invention, the construction of the machine
as exhibited by Figure 3, in respect of the run of its web, will fist be described
The web a is directed by a guide or guide roller 121 to and around the first
impression cylinder 103, thus receiving an impression upon one side from the
form cylinder 102, and thence passes around the second impression cylinder 105,
which presses it into contact with the second form cylinder 104, by which it is
printed on its second side, and thus perfected This perfected web passes from
the impression cylinder 105 underneath a stretching ioller 141, and is directed
by guides or guide rollers 151, 161, 171, and 181, to a guide roller 200, from which
it is led to the delivery apparatus. Instead of being led over the guide 1oller 200,
this web might be led to the upper guide 1oller 300, and will be led to one or the
other, according as it is desired to have it delivered by the upper or the lower of
the longitudinal folding and delivery mechanisms So also with the other webs.
The web of paper bis guided by a roller 122 to and around the first impression
cylinder 107, thus receiving an impression on one side from the form cylinder 106,
and thence passes around the second impression cylinder 109, which thus presses
it into contact with the second form cylinder 108, by which it is printed upon
its second side, thus being perfected This perfected web passes over a stretching
oller 142, and guides or guide rollers 152, 102. 172, to and over the said guiding
roller 200, by which it is carried to the delivery mechanism
The web 18 guided by means of guides or 1olleis 123, 133, 143, to and
around the first impression cylinder 111, thus receiving an impression upon one
side from the form cylinder 110, and thence passes around the second impression
cylinder 113, which presses it into contact with the second form cylinder 112,
by which it is printed upon its second side, and thus perfected. This perfected
web then passes outward under a stretching roller 163, and thence 18 guided by
guides or guiding rollers 173, 183, 193, to a 1oller 300, passing over which, it
enters into the delivery mechanism
At some suitable point, there are provided slitters 144, 154, 164, for dividing
these webs
In Figure 4, three double rolls are used, as before, the webs, a, b, thereof being
printed and delivered as before, while the thud web c proceeds from the guide 173
to a guide 181. from which it passes directly to the auxiliary machine, entering
between the impression cylinder 115 and form cylinder 114 of one printing couple,
thence between the impression cylinder and form cylinder 116 of the second
painting couple, and therefrom between the impression cylinder 119 and the
type cylinder 118 of the third printing couple of the auxiliary printing machine,
and thence is led past the guide 193 to the roller 200
In this case, if the ink fountain of the type or form cylinder 112 of the printing
mechanism C, C, 18 provided with a suitable one of the primary colors, and the
inking mechanism of the type or form cylinder 114 with another, and the inking
mechanism of the type or form cylinder 116 18 piovided with a third of the
primary colors, and the inking mechanism of the type or form cylinder 118 is
supplied with black ink, said web c will be printed by the form cylinder 110 with
black upon one side, by the form cylinder 112 with one of the primary colors, by
the form cylinder 114 with another of the primary colors, & by the form
cylinder 116 of the second printing couple with the last of the primary colors,
whereby the colored picture is produced, and such printed web will have added
to the same surface by the form cylinder 118, which carries the key plates and
impression in black
I
In Figure 6, the webs a, b, are printed and perfected as before while the web c
passes through the first printing couple of the printing mechanism C, C, and 18
thereby printed upon one side in black, 18 thence led under the stretching
roller 163, and thence over the guide 173, and under a guide 185, thence over the
impression cylinder 119, and between it and its form cylinder 118, whereby it
receives an impression on its opposite side in black, and then 18 directed past the
guide 193 to the roller 200, as before, whereby three webs are perfected in black

page_text: without a change in the ink fountains from the arrangement for printing in
color.
If, now, the auxiliary machine is supplied with reversing mechanism, whereby
the same may be adapted to print and perfect, as well as to print on one side
merely, not only may three webs be printed and perfected, as in the case of
Figure 3, but a fourth web may be perfected by a simple passage through said
auxiliary machine, and be delivered with the said three webs, so as to make a
four-web product. Any suitable reversing mechanism for this purpose may be
used, and I have shown herein two forms thereof, to wit, turning bars and
change gearing
The fourth web roll is added, and, when turning bars are used, the fourth
web d is passed over suitable guides to and between the printing couples 114, 115,
thence around the turning bars 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, and, being reversed
thereby, is passed between the printing couple 118, 119, and thence between the
guide roll 193, and a slitter 174, to the delivery mechanism, as shown by
Figures 6 and 8, thus forming a four-web product This fourth web may be
similarly printed by a reversing mechanism applied to the driving gearing of
the auxiliary printing mechanism D, D, as is shown in Figures 5 and 7
The reversing mechanism above mentioned, which consists of change gearing,
will now be described The driving gearing for the auxiliary machine is
primarily arranged to move the printing couples of the auxiliary machine in a
common onward direction, as is indicated in Figures 4 and 6, where the wheel 225
is moved, as 18 iudicated by its a row, and meshes directly with the gears 226, 227,
228, on one end of the shafts of the impression cylinders 116, 117, 119, respec-
tively
.
In order to reverse the run of the printing couple 114, 115, the shaft carrying
the wheel 225 is provided at its opposite end with a gear wheel 229, which geais,
through an intermediate 230, with a pinion 231 on the shaft of evlinder 115,
which carries on its other end the wheel 226 The gear 229 and the wheel 230,
and also the gears 226 and 225, are arranged to be connected or disconnected by
adjusting gears 226 & 230 longitudinally of their shafts, so na to drive the
cylinder 115 in the desired direction, their position in Figure 9 being such as
to reverse the movement of the printing couple 114, 115, from that which it has
in Figure 6, to that given to it in Figure 7.
By this latter arrangement the web from the fourth roll is first led by the
guide 186 through the first printing couple of the auxiliary machine, and printed
upon one side, thence over guide 185 to the third printing couple of the said
machine, to be printed upon its second side, whence it passes outward, as in
Figure 6, for delivery in common with the other perfected webs.
It is obvious that the auxiliary printing mechanism may be placed elsewhere in
the press than where it is shown in the drawings Thus, it may be placed
under the printing and perfecting mechanisms, with which it co-operates, instead
of above the same, and, in the press shown, it might be located between two of
the printing and perfecting mechanisms, or at the bottom of the press, below the
lowest printing and perfecting mechanisms. In this case, however, the color
web will be folded inside the product, while it is generally desed that the color-
web shall be on the outside, as in the machine shown
So, also, two auxiliary color mechanisms might be combined in the same press
with two printing and perfecting mechanisms, and suitable reversing mechanisms,
giving a press, having the capacity of printing and perfecting simultaneously
four webs in black, or two webs in black and two in black on one side and colors
on the other, the webs being of the full width on which the machine is capable
of operating, or double the number of webs of half that width.
Referring now to Figures 11 to 24, which show a folding, cutting, and delivery
mechanism embodying the various features of the second part of the invention
hereinbefore referred to:
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The simultaneous tucking and cutting mechanisms are supported by two revol-

page_text: ving carriers A¹, B¹, between which the paper (whether in sheets or the web)
to be operated upon, is passed, and to which, said paper may be fed or delivered
in any suitable way, though preferably it will be first passed between the carrier A¹
and the companion carrier C, which are provided with a cutting mechanism, to
sever webs passed between them, as in Figure 12, into lengths equal to their
circumferential extent
Such severed lengths, whether so formed, or fed between the carriers A¹, C,
in the form of sheets, will have their leading ends controlled by the carrier 1¹
through some suitable device, as grippers, pins, and the like sheet-retaining and
releasing devices Here, the carrier A¹ is shown as provided with sheet-impaling
carrving pins 320, mounted, as in customary in this art, in guides within the
carrier A¹, and connected with a rock shaft having rock arms, as 321, whose
studs or bowls run in a cam, as 322 (see Fig. 12), whereby said pins may be
protruded from and withdrawn into the carier A¹ at suitable times, as is common
The head of a sheet, or the end of a web or webs to constitute sheets, is impaled
by these pins at the point where the carriers A¹. C, run nearest into contact 18
passed. and so engaged, the sheet or web will be carried by said pins around
upon the carrier A₁ until the pins are withdrawn, to release the same
carrier A is provided with a tucking-cutting-blade 310 projecting from n
holder 311, that is mounted in a box 323 in such a manner that said blade may
be guided therein, while moving radially, to be projected from and withdrawn
into the carrier A¹, such movements, in the instance shown, being imparted to
the blade 310 by means of jacks on its holder 311 and segments 324 on the
shaft 325, which shaft is rocked to vibrate said segments by means of a rock
arm 306 and a cam 326 The carrier B supports duplicate sets of jaws 312, 313,
each set in turn co-operating with this tucking-cutting blade 310
The
As these duplicate sets of jaws 312, 313, are constructed and operate in the same
wav, only one set of them will be described, which description will equally apply
to both, as duplicate letters of reference indicate like parts These jaws are
approximately of a length equal to that of the carrier B¹, and are both capable
of movement therein The jaw 312 is supported in the carrier B₁ by means of
stems 330, which enter into suitable sockets provided to receive them, said stems
being seated upon springs, so that the jaw 312 is primarily pressed outward, the
limit of which outward movement of it is determined by slotted arms 331 and a
screw 332, which acts as a stop
The jaw 313 is likewise mounted upon spring-seated stems. as 340. but the
sockets for receiving these stems are formed in rock-arms 341. that project from
a rock-shaft 342. said shaft 342 being journaled in the cylinder heads, and pro-
vided, at one end, with a rock arm 343, attached to a spring rod 344, and at the
other end with a rock-arm 345, whose stud or end 346 bears on a stationary
cam 347, and this cam is so shaped that, at a proper time during the co-operation
of the jaws with the tucking-cutting blade, the jaw 313 will be slightly vibrated
toward the jaw 312.
The outward radial movement of the jaw 313 is controlled during its approach
to, and action at the point of co-operation with said blade, by means of curved
guides 350, underneath which the friction rolls 305 on the ends of the jaw 313
protruding beyond the carrier A¹ engage and travel These shoes 350 are sup-
ported upon brackets projecting from the side frames, and they have curved
entrance and exit ends, as appear in the drawings
The carriers A¹, C, are geared together to run in unison by means of wheels,
-one (390) of which is shown as being driven by a wheel 391 on the main shaft
of the cylinder B which may be a driving shaft, as shown, or a shaft driven by
gearing from the printing machine with which this delivery apparatus is
connected
It will now be understood that a web of paper moved onward by feed
rolls 348, 349, and descending between the carriers A¹, C, will, by having its
leading end impaled by the pins 320, he held by the carrier A¹, and laid upon its

page_text: surface, and this web will, in passing the point where these carriers contact, be
severed transversely by the cutting blade 360, supported in the carriei C', and
the co-operating cutting slot 361 provided in the carrier A'. A sheet equal in
length to the circumference of these carriers will thus be produced, the leading
end of which, secured by the pins 320, will be carried around upon the periphery
of the earlier A, until these pins are withdrawn to release the same, which will
be at a time suitably related to that at which the tucking blade 310 begins to
operate upon the sheet, and pass it off from said camel, to enable the sheet to
leave the pins without being ruptured or torn thereby, and be guided in its
reverse movement by the guaids 335.
Just in advance of the tucking cutting operation (see Figure 14), the paper
web or sheet will be pressed between the jaw 312 and the periphery of the
carrier A¹, and be thus held adjacent to the blade 310, at which time the lock
arm 306, by which the blade 510 is moved outward, will be entering the high
part of the cam 326, which compels its outward movement.
About simultaneous with the nipping of the paper by the jaw 312, the pins 320
are withdrawn to allow the forward end of the web to be drawn back slightly
by the outward movement of the blade 310, so that a bight or fold will be formed
in the paper between the jaws 312, 313, and then a slight further onward move-
ment or the cauleis A', b', will bring the jaw 313 into contact with the paper,
so as to press the same upon the periphery of the carrier A¹, the blade 310
simultaneously making its complete outward movement, as in Figure 15 By
these operations, the paper will not only be tucked or pressed or folded in between
the jaws 312, 313, but its line of pressing, tucking, or folding will be severed
by the combined action of said knite, its movement, and the holding effect of the
Jawa 312, 313
Thus severed transveisely, its edges bordering the knife will
project sufficiently between the Jaws 312, 313, as in Figure 16, to be embraced
or nipped thereby, when the same close A slight further onward movement of
the carriers causes the rock arm 306 to withdraw the blade 310, and simultaneously
therewith, the rock arm 346 forced into the low part of the cam 347 causes the
Jaw 313 to close and up the projecting ends of the severed paper between the
Jawa 312, 313, as in Figure 17 The sheet is thus severed transversely, so as to
divide it into two parts, or constitute two small sheets, which, seized by then
leading ends, ale now carried onward with the rotative movement of the carrier B¹,
for delivery, or to be further operated upon
As then severed ends are nipped by the jaws J12, 313, of the carier B', they,
following its periphery, cause the two sheets to be lapped together or associated
theicon, in which condition they are caned on to the tapes 380, and, being
released by the opening of the jaw 313, caused by its 10ck-aim 343 being moved
by the cam 347, these sheets pass outward, carried by the tapes 380, under
guides or conductors 377, over folding rollers 381, and beneath a folding blade 382,
which blade, reciprocated, as shown, or by any other means, doubies or folds
the associated sheets into the rollers 381, passing through which, they emerge
longitudinally folded, or in a book-like pack of four leaves, which may be piled
flat by an 8-fly 383, as shown, or in any suitable manner
If now, the web, as W, is passed through a suitable pasting mechanism, so as
to be supplied with a longitudinal line of paste on the line of final oi longitudinal
fold, the product of four leaves or eight pages will be bound together, cut at the
head, and constitute a book-like product The pasting apparatus shown consists
of a paste fountain 336, a fountain disk 337, and an applying disk 338, the latter
being for convenience on the shaft of feed roll 348, and the fountain disk 337
being positively diven, if desired, as by pinions 351, 352.
It is obvious that the web W might be given its longitudinal line of paste at
any other point of its passage from the last printing cylinder to the folding
rollers 348, 349, or cartiers A1, C. Also, that if two webs are introduced between
the carriers A, B, the second web will requie an appropriate line of paste, in
order to produce a bound product; also, that if a properly wide web is doubled

page_text: on its way to this delivery mechanism, as by an ordinary longitudinal folder,
the two ples thus composed will, in order to produce a bound product, requie
an appropriate longitudinal line of paste, the presence of which, in passing over
the said folder, may be provided for by a recess in the folder substantially such
as the recess 303 with which the carrier A¹ is provided, so that the paper may
pass over the surface without its pasted line being disturbed thereby A supple-
inent web, as S¹, perforated at suitable points for detachment of portions to con-
stitute coveis, may be fed at appropriate speed into the nip of tapes 380 and the
carrier B, to supply covers to the associated pack produced, as has been described,
the product being thus made a complete book
In Figure 21 is shewn an enlarged view of a modification of the folding tucking
blade, showing how it may be differently introduced and supported in the cylinder
than is shewn in the other figuies
As shewn in this figure, in place of the box 323 for supporting and guiding
the folding-tucking blade and its holder 311, there is provided a plate 395, secured
in a recess in the face of the cylinder, which plate 18 formed with a slot 396,
through which the folding tucking blade is projected, and by which it is guided
in its movement, and extending inwardly fiom the plate 395, and transversely
thereto, there is a plate or bai 397, one face of which forms a guide and support
for the blade holder 311, which is supported on the other side, and held against
the face of the plate 397 by the segments 324.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed (as comunicated to me
from abroad), I declare that what I claim 18
1 The combination with a plurality of pinting mechanisms adapted to perfect
a plurality of wide webs, of a punting mechanism adapted to print a nallow web
upon one side, said mechanisms being constructed and combined so that a plurality
of wide webs may be perfected in black, or a plurality of narrow webs may be
perfected, one of which natiow webs may be piinted on one side in black, and
on the other side with three colors, and receive its last impression from the key-
plate in black, substantially as described.
2 The combination with three punting mechanisms, each consisting of two
printing couples, and adapted to perfect thice wide webs, of a pinting mechanism
consisting of a single printing couple, adapted to print an impression in black
from the key plate, said mechanisms being constructed and combined so that three
wide webs may be perfected in black, or four nailow webs may not only be pet-
fected in black, but one may additionally not only receive on one of its sides thiee
impressions in color, but receive its last impression thereon from the key plate,
substantially as described
3, The combination with a plurality of punting mechanisms adapted to perfect
a plurality of wide webs, of a printing mechanism adapted to print a nariow
web upon one side, and a transfeier beyond the printing mechanisms, said
printing mechanisms and transfeirer being constructed and combined so that
a plurality of wide webs may be perfected in black, or a plurality of narrow webs
may be perfected, one of which narrow webs may be printed on one side in black
and on the other sido with three colors, and receive its last impression from the
key plate in black, and said webs be superimposed to form a single product,
substantially as described.
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4. A printing press constructed and operating substantially as described in
connection with the Figures 1 and 2.
5 The combination with a main web printing and perfecting machine of an
auxiliary machine having a plurality of web printing mechanisms adapted
primarily to make multiple impressions on one side of a web, and arranged to
co-act with said main machine in color painting on a single web, and web or
cylinder reversing mechanism combined with the printing mechanisms of the
auxiliary machine, to secure the printing and perfecting of a wob by said
Buxiliary machine, substantially as described.

page_text: 6 The combination with a main web printing and perfecting machine, of an
auxiliary machine having thiee web punting mechanisms adapted primarily to
make multiple impressions on one side of a web, and arranged to coact with sand
main machine in color printing on a single web, and web or cylinder reversing
mechanism combined with the printing mechanisms of the auxiliary printing
machine, to secure the printing and perfecting of a web by said auxiliary machine,
substantially as described
7. The combination with a main web printing and perfecting machine, of an
auxiliary machine having a plurality of web punting mechanisms adapted
pumanly to make multiple impressions on one side of a web, and arranged to
coact with said main machine in color painting on a single web, and web or
cylinder reversing mechanism combined with the painting mechanisms of the
auxiliary machine, to secure the printing and perfecting of a web by the
auxiliary machine, the auxiliary machine and the main machine being so aanged
that the general course of the webs passing through them 18 in one vertical
plane, substantially as described
8 The combination with a main machine having a plurality of web punting
and perfecting mechanisms, of an auxiliary machine having a plurality of web
printing mechanisms adapted primarily to make multiple impressions on one
Bide of the web, and arranged to co-act with the main machine in color printing
on a single web, and web or cylinder reversing mechanism combined with the
printing mechanisms of the auxiliary machine, to secure the printing and per-
fecting of a web by the auxiliary machine, substantially as described
9 The combination with a main web pinting and perfecting machine, of an
auxiliary machine having a plurality of web punting mechanisms adapted
primarily to make multiple impressions on one side of a web, and arranged to
co-act with said main machine in color printing on a single web, with one color
impression printed by one of the printing surfaces of the main machine, and the
other color impressions and key plate impression in black printed by the auxiliary
machine, on to print and perfect a web by another printing surface of the main
machine, and the key plate printing surface of the auxiliary machine, substan-
tially as described.
10. The combination with a main web printing and perfecting machine, of an
auxiliary machine having a plurality of web punting mechanisms adapted
piimanly to make multiple impressions on one side of a web and arranged to
co-act with said main machine in color punting on a single web, with one color
impression printed by one of the punting surfaces of the main machine and the
other color impressions and a hey plate impression in black punted by the
auxiliary machine, or to put and perfect a web by another printing surface of
the main machine and the key plate printing surface of the auxiliary machine,
and web or cylinder reversing mechanism combined with the painting mechanisms,
of the auxiliary machine to secure the printing and perfecting of a web by the
auxiliary machine, substantially as set forth.
11 The combination with a main machine having one or more web printing
and perfecting mechanisms, each comprising two punting couples, of an auxiliai
machine having three web punting mechanisms consisting of separate punting
couples, and adapted primarily to make multiple impressions on one side of a
web, and arranged to co-act with said main machine in color printing on a single
web, with one color impression printed by one couple of one of the mechanisms
of the main machine, and the other color impressions and key plate impression
in black printed by the couples of the auxiliary machine, or to print and perfect
a web by the other couple of said mechanism of the main machine, and the key
plate couple of the auxiliary machine, substantially as described.
12 The combination with a main machine having one or more web printing
and perfecting mechanisms, each comprising two printing couples, of an auxiliai v
machine having three web printing mechanisms consisting of separate punting
couples, and adapted primarily to make multiple impressions on one side of a web,

page_text: and arranged to co-act with said main machine in color printing on a single web
with one color impression printed by one couple of one of the mechanisms of the
main machine, and the other color impressions and key plate impression in black
punted by the couples of the auxiliaiy machine, or to punt and perfect a web
by the other couple of said mechanism of the main machine, and the key plate
couple of the auxiliary machine, and web oi cylinder ieveising mechanism com-
bined with the punting mechanisms of the auxiliary machine, to secure the
printing and perfecting of a web by the auxiliary machine, substantially as
described
13 The combination with a main machine having three web punting and per-
fecting mechanisms, of an auxiliary machine having a plurality of web printing
mechanisms adapted pumanly to make multiple impressions on one side of a web,
and arranged to co-act with one of the web printing and perfecting mechanisms
of the main machine in color painting on a single web, and web or cylindeı
reveising mechanism combined with said mechanisms, to secure the printing
and perfecting of four webs simultaneously, the punting mechanisms of the
auxiliary machine, and the printing and perfecting mechanisms of the main
machine being so aanged that the general course of the webs passing through
them 18 in one vertical plane, substantially as described.
14. A pinting press constructed and operating substantially as described in
connection with Figures 3 to 10.
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15 A folding and cutting mechanism consisting of a carrier supporting a
blade constructed so as to tuck and sever material fed within its range of action,
and a companion calle provided with means co-operating with said blade,
to freely receive the doubled portion of the material fucked by said blade, and
then support the same by means nipping the material at opposite sides of the
blade, while the latter is performing its evening operation, substantially as
described
16 folding and cutting mechanism, consisting of a carrier supporting a blade
constructed so as to tuck and sever material fed within its range of action, and
a companion care provided with means co-operating with said blade, to fieoly
receive the doubled portion of the material tucked by said blade, and then support
the same by means nipping the material at opposite sides of the blade indepen-
dently thereof, while the latter is performing its severing operation, substantially
as described.
17. The combination with a carrier supporting a blade, a companion carrier
supporting spring-seated jaws, and means for feeding a sheet to said carriers, of
means causing the blade to move primarily to tuck the material between said
Jaws, and secondaily to sever the material while it is pressed by the jaws against
the blade carer on opposite sides of the blade, substantially as described
18 The combination with a carrier supporting a blade, a companion cari ier
supporting spring-seated jaws, and means for feeding a sheet to said carriers,
of means causing the blade to move primarily to tuck the material between the
open jaws, and secondarily to sever the material while it is pressed by the jaws
against the blade caner on opposite sides of the blade, and means causing the
Jaws to close and nip the severed ends of the divided sheet, substantially as
described.
19 The combination with a carrier supporting a blade, a companion carrier
supporting jaws, and means for feeding a sheet to said carers, of means causing
said blade to move primarily to tuck the material between said jaws, means for
holding said jaws open, and one of them out of contact with the material during
the tucking movement of the blade, means for giving said blade a further move-
ment, to force it through the material to sever it, and means causing both of
said jaws, while separated, to nip the material on opposite sides of the blade
against its straining force during the seveng operation, substantially as described
20. The combination, in a sheet-delivering mechanism, of a rotating camer
supporting a blade, and means for projecting it primarily to tuck the material

page_text: outward, and secondarily to sever the same, a companion rotating carrier provided
with spring-seated jaws co-operating with said blade, to support the material
while being tucked and severed, and guards 50 constructed and operating to
maintain the foremost jaw in its depressed position during the tucking operation,
substantially as described
21. The combination in a sheet-delivering mechanism, of a rotating carrier
supporting a blade, and means for projecting it primarily to tuck the material
outward, and secondarily to sever the same, a companion rotating carrier provided
with spring-seated jaws co-operating with said blade, to support the material
while being tucked and severed, & guards 50 constructed and operating to main-
tain the foremost jaw in its depressed position during the tucking operation, and
to release the same so that the material is nipped between the jaws and the
carer of said blade during the severing operation, substantially as described,
22 A folding and cutting mechanism constructed and operating, substantially
as described in connection with Figures 11 to 24
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cil
1000
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.