Improvements in Printing and Sheet Delivering Mechanism.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Printing and Sheet Delivering Mechanism.
I, WALTER SCorr, of 418, East Front Street, Plainfield, Union County, New
Jersey, in the United States of America, Manufacturer, 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:
The present invention relates partly to printing-machines in general, but
more particularly to what are commonly called "web-printing machines," in which
one or more webs or rolls of paper are printed in rotary web-perfecting printing
presses and are subsequently divided into sheets and delivered at one or more points
or deliveries in various conditions as to folding and collecting, as occasion may
require, as in folded products of from 2 to 32 pages or even more; in some cases,
the matter delivered may be, or may contain sheets, in multicolors.
In general, the object of the invention is to improve the functional details of
such machines; as the mechanisms for starting, stopping, and driving; for inking;
plate-holding and adjusting, pasting, folding, cutting, collecting, delivering, and
for color-printing. I may use single width webs in some cases, while in other cases,
the webs are of double width; and the webs may be manipulated in many ways,
according to the particular product desired.
The various features of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying
drawings (20 sheets) which show various forms of multi-tiered presses.
Referring to that part of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive
(Sheets 1 to 3):
The invention includes mechanism for producing printed sheets and delivering a
sheet-carrier and collector to which said mechanism so delivers the sheets, a
number of creasing or folding blades on said carrier, a folding-cylinder having
sheet-retainers and coacting with said carrier, and mechanism for causing the
transfer of collected sheets to the folding-cylinder from said carrier; this branch
of the invention also includes three printing-presses arranged to be driven one
with its impression cylinders rotating in opposite directions as is usual, a second
press with its impression cylinders rotating both in the same direction or by a
simple adjustment in opposite directions, and the third press with its impression-
cylinders rotating both in the same direction; the invention also includes a power-
controller (as a belt-shifter or a current-controller for an electromotor), a brake-
mechanism coacting with one or more of the cylinders of the presses and connections
between the power-controller and the brake-mechanism whereby the brakes are
applied as the power is cut off and vice versa; also, this part of the invention
includes adjustable collars (for coaction with the margins of webs or the margins of
pages thereon) on folding rolls at the apex of a triangular or V-shaped former or
internal guide or conformator; and other features, as will develop during the
description of the invention more at large hereinafter.
Referring now to Figures 1 to 5 inclusive
Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing five web-perfecting presses,
respectively marked A. B, C, D and F, arranged one over another, with four rolls
of naner, a folder, and parts of a driving and brake-mechanism.

page_text: Fig. 2 is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevation of parts of the presses C, D
and E, shown in Fig. 1, and showing various paths taken by the webs according to
the sizes or kinds of copies produced;
Fig. 3 is a view of parts shown in Fig. 2 for changing the direction of rotation
of the first impression cylinder of the press D;
Fig. 4 is a side clevation showing parts of the driving mechanism, a belt-
shifter and a brake mechanism;
Fig. 5 is an elevation, partly in section on the plane indicated in Fig. 4 by
the line 5-5, of the devices shown in Fig. 4.
The reference letters A, B, C, D, E. indicate five web-printing presses of the well
known rotary type, the plate-cylinders t, impression-cylinders i,,,,, and
inking-apparatus of which may, with the modification to be described, be of any
usual or desired character. The presses A, B, C, are respectively supplied with
webs, w, 13, 103, from the rolls W, W, W³, placed one above another as shown, the
webs being led over suitable guides, as rolls ab to and between the first plate and
impression cylinders of the presses A B and C. From the second impression
cylinders of these presses these webs are led around suitable guides, as
rolls d, e, f, g, h, k, l, to and over the triangle or former where the associated webs
receive a longitudinal fold.
Instead of conducting the web w through the press C direct, the same may be
led upwardly from between the first and second impression-cylinders of the said
press (thus receiving a first or preliminary impression on one side in the press C)
to and between the first plate and impression cylinders of the press D (and the
press E, if so desired), and down between the second plate and impression cylinder
of the press D (and the press E, if it has also been led up between the first plate
and impression cylinders of press E) to and hetween the second plate and
impression cylinders of the press C, and thence to the folder as above described.
In this way, one side of the web may receive as many as five successive
impressions, each in a color differing from the colors of the others. In order to
allow of the rotation of the impression cylinders of the presses D and E in proper
directions, these cylinders are slightly separated from each other. The first
impression cylinder of the press E always rotates in the same direction as the second
impression cylinder of that press. The first impression cylinder of the press D is
arranged to be driven in either direction, according as the web is to be led up or
down between the first plate and impression cylinders thereof. In case the
web is led through the presses CD E in the order named for the first impressions,
the first plate and impression cylinders and coacting inking devices of the press D
and press E are revolved in a direction contrary to that in which the like parts of
the presses ABC are revolved. In case the web is to receive a number of
impressions on one side, as in multicolor printing, it is run through the press D
between cylinders t,, thence is led through press E between cylinders t.,
and . t, and is thence returned to press D between cylinders, in this case, the
evlinders of Dress D rotate as do the cylinders of presses A. B, C. while the
impression cylinder, of press E revolves in the same direction as the cylinders i³, ¿³.
From the press D. the web is led around guides, as rolls e, h, g, to the rollers k. l,
and the folder F. The details for securing the required motions of the various
cylinders will be hereinafter more fully set forth.
After passing the rolls A, /, the webs are given a longitudinal fold by the folder F
and the coacting outside guides or rollers n. These rolls are provided with
collars thereon of somewhat greater diameter than the diameters of the rolls.
These collars act only on the, margins of the webs. and at least one of the collars o
is adjustable on its roll or on the shaft thereof in order to coact with webs of
different widths. The adjustable collar would be at the end of the roll n which is
apnosite or away from the point of the former F. and its coacting non-adjustable
collar would merely he long enough to coact therewith in all positions of the
djustable collar. Below the rolls are the usual cutting cylinders, whose cutting

page_text: blades may sever the sheets from the webs or may merely perforate the webs,
the sheets being torn from the webs in the well-known manner.
The mechanism whereby the web w may be taken through the presses D and E
will now be described. After passing about the first impression cylinder of the
press C this web is led about the (adjustable) register roll m, then is led up between
the impression cylinders,, and their coacting plate cylinders of the presses D
and E to the second impression cylinders of these presses, thence downwardly
between the second impression and plate cylinders of the press C and thence to
the folder F. The cylinder and its coacting type cylinder cylinder t are caused to
rotate in the required directions as follows: The second impression cylinders of all
the presses are rotated from the vertical shaft 51 by miter gears 52 53 and the first
impression cylinders of the presses ABC are driven direct from the second im-
pression cylinders of these presses; but in the case of the press D the first
impression cylinder thereof is driven from the first impression cylinder of the
press C by means of the pinions 48 49 50, when the web w³ is run through the
presses D and E as well as through the press C. In case the web from the press C
is not to be run through the presses D E or through the press D and the
web is to be used, the impression cylinder of the press D is driven from the
second impression cylinder of the press D by the pinions 46 47, a suitable register
rolle being employed between the presses D and E in case the web w is also run
through the press E. It is understood that when the web from the press C is run
through the press 1), the pinion 47 is unkeyed from its shaft or is moved along the
same until it is out of mesh with the pinion 46; and that when the web from
the press
C is not run through the press D and the web u is used on the press D),
the pinion 50 is shifted along its shaft or stud until it is out of mesh with the
pinion 49, or it is simply unkeyed from its shaft. (By "unkeying" I mean that
the gears are so loosened from their shafts that the two can rotate independently of
each other.) The second impression cylinder of the press E drives the first
impression cylinder thereof by means of the intermediate gear 54.
In presses D and E, I show distributing rolls 55 underneath the distributing
cylinders 56 for use when the web w is run through the press D.
In
presses A, B, C, D, are shown distributing rolls 255 over the distributing cylinders
for the first impression cylinders, such rolls coacting with their corresponding dis-
tributing cylinders. Also, in press 1) are shown the following: an impression
cylinder arranged to be rotated in either direction, as herein elsewhere set forth;
a plate-cylinder t coacting with cylinder and driven therefrom; a distributing
cylinder 56 and form-rolls 155 between cylinders 56 and 4; distributing-rolls 55
below the cylinder 56 and like rolls 255 above such cylinder 56; a roll 156 for
coaction with a ductor-roll 157 and one of the rolls 255; an ink-fountain 158;
and a fountain-roll 159. From this construction and arrangement, it results
that the forms on cylinder t are uniformly and properly inked, whichever may be
the direction of rotation of auch cylinder.
It is understood that the inking apparatus of the press D is rotated each set or
side from its own impression cylinder, thus following the latter in its motion.
In Figs. 4 and 5 I show the belt-shifter, which is a form of power-controller, and
a brake-mechanism on the impression cylinders of the presses as being connected
to and operated by a lever at one side of the machine. The connecting mechanism
is conveniently made in the form shown in the drawings where I show the lever,
as 57 or 58, as an arm of the rock shaft 59 at one side of the machine, and show a
second rock shaft GO parallel to the shaft 59, said shaft 60 being provided with
three arms 62 63 70; the lever 57 is connected with the arm 62 by the link or
pitman rod 61 which is pivotally attached to each. The arm 63 of the shaft 60 is
connected with the belt shifter 64 by the rod 79 which is suitably guided in the
framework of the machine, as at 80. The transverse driving shaft 68 is provided
with a loose pulley 65, a slow speed pulley 66, and a fast pulley 67 for the higher
speeds, the slow speed pulley being the intermediate.
The brake-mechanism shown in the drawings includes a brake wheel 76 which

page_text: is connected with one of the cylinders of a press (or there is one such wheel
for each press), as by being formed on the boss of the miter pinion 53, the brake
shoes or levers 75 which are pivoted to the framework at 77 and to the vertical
rou 74, as at 78. The rod 74 is operated from the shaft 60 by means of the lever 72,
the link 71 and the arm 70 aforesaid, said lever 72 being pivoted to the frame as
at 73, and the link connecting the lever and the arm. The arrangement of the
parts is such that whenever the belt is shifted onto the loose pulley, the brake is
applied, and the brake is taken off whenever the belt is shifted off the loose pulley.
The attendants always to be found at the ends of the presses can throw the machine
into and out of operation at will by the described mechanism, the levers 57 58
being within convenient reach at the ends of the machine.
The loose pulley 65 runs freely on the hub of the slow speed pulley 66 which is con-
nected with the shaft 68. There are great advantages in having the slow speed
pulley intermediate between the loose and the fast or tight pulley; thus, in starting up
the machine from rest, the belt is first run onto the slow speed pulley and the presses
given a slow start without shock or sirain on the gearing, and is afterwards run onto
the fast pulley; in stopping the machine, shock and undue strain are avoided in
that the belt is run off the light pulley onto the slow speed pulley and then onto
the loose pulley; when the loose pulley is the intermediate there is always the danger
that in changing from the tight to the slow speed pulleys (or vice versa) some part
of the gearing may be broken from undue strain.
The form of the invention shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 now to be described, relates
to an arrangement of web-perfecting presses, web-guides, and a turner-bar, whereby
a number of webs are perfected, then associated, then collectively turned aside, and
un to the folding-, cutling- and delivery-mechanism. Prior machines have been
arranged to perfect a number of webs, to associate these and then to run the
associated webs to a longitudinal folder whose rollers are at right angles to the
cylinders of the presses; other machines have been arranged to perfect a number of
webs in presses which webs move in opposite directions, the press-cylinders being
parallel to the rollers of the longitudinal folder, and a turning bar being employed
for each web. In yet other cases, a machine perfecting a single web has been
shown, in which machine the cylinders of the press and folder are parallel, a
turner-bar being used to guide the web to one side to the folder, as in English
Letters Patent No. 4790, dated the 6th day of April, 1886; in the first of these
cases, the delivery is at the side or sides of the machine, and so also of the second
case; while in the third case the delivery is at the end. The present invention
differs from all these in that in it a number of web-perfecting presses are arranged
with their cylinders substantially parallel, the webs all move in the same general
direction and are associated; then the associated webs are turned about a single
turner-bar and over one or more guides to a longitudinal folder whose cylinders
are parallel, or substantially so, to the cylinders of the presses, and the folded
product is delivered in the direction of the length of the machine, as at the end.
The usual collecting devices may be used in the folding-, cutting- and delivery-
apparatus, if so desired.
Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic side view showing three web-perfecting presses
arranged one above another, guide rollers and a guide for associating the webs, a
single turning bar for changing the direction of motion of the associated webs, a
longitudinal folder, and cutting- and delivery-mechanism;
Fig. 7 is a partial plan showing the bar or roller on which the webs are
associated, the single turning-bar for the associated webs, and the longitudinal
foider; and
Fig. 8 is a view of the delivery end of the machine showing the turner and the
longitudinal folder.
The three presses A, B, C, are shown with their cylinders parallel, and with
fixed guides, as the rollers 123678, 10 11 12, for their respective webs, a, b, c, the
adjustable or usual register rolls 4, 9, and the guide or roller 5 on which the
webs, a, b, c, are associated. From the guide 5 the associated webs pass to the

page_text: turner-bar 13 (which is, in the instance shown, at an angle of 45° to the course of
the webs) which turns the webs toward the side of the machine. In the preferred
form of the invention, the webs now pass over and down about a guide or roller 14,
over a second guide or roller 15 onto the triangle or former 16 of a longitudinal folder,
and down between the external guides or rollers 17, 18 at the apex of the former,
thence, the folded webs pass to the cutting-cylinders 19, 20, the take-off
cylinders 21, 22, the folding-rollers 23, 24, delivery-cylinder 25 and onto the delivery
(travelling) tapes 26. 1 remark that the use of two guides or rollers, as 14, 15,
between the turner-bar 13 and the former 16 allows of the placing of the former 16
within the side frames in which the cylinders of the presses are journalled. If
but one such guide, as 14, be used, the former 16 would be outside the frame F.
I also remark that the use of the two guides, 14, 15, has the further advantage of
compensating for the displacement of the webs relatively to cach other by the bar 13,
so that the loss by the top web or bar 13 is restored by the roller 14 and the
gain by the bottom web or bar 13 is lost by that web on guide 14. In case the
webs are run from the guide 14 upon the triangle or internal guide of a longitudinal
folder the relative displacement above referred to may be compensated for by
having the cylinders of one press differing slightly in size from the cylinders of
another. The longitudinal former may be at the side of the machine, as indicated
in Fig. 3 by dotted lines, and the webs proceed thereto from the roller 14.
By the foregoing arrangement of parts, I reduce the lengthwise space occupied
by the machine, provide for the production of 4-page, (i-page, 10-page, and 12-page
copies; or by collecting cuts by the cylinders 22, 21, I provide for 16-page, 20-page
and 24-page copies, in addition to those already named. The addition of one or
more presses and webs would merely increase the range of the products, it being
assumed that each aleet contains but 4 pages.
While I have shown presses which perfect webs two pages wide, I am aware
that presses printing webs four pages wide are in use, and that my invention is
capable of use with each longitudinal half of the associated webs from a number
of such presses. For the purposes of this specification, in so far as it relates to
Figs. 6, 7 and 8, I have taken the longitudinal folder as exclusive of the guide
or roller 15.
With reference to the driving mechanism shown in Figs. 9 and 10:
Figure 9 is a side elevation of a printing-mechanism comprising four rotary
web-perfecting printing-presses, and two folders, the framework being omitted
for the sake of clearness.
Figure 10 is a plan view showing the driving-mechanism for the printing-
presses shown in Figure 9.
Referring to the drawings, four perfecting-presses A, B, C, D, are shown placed
one above another, the cylinders of each press being in a horizontal plane and
the presses being parallel or substantially parallel with each other:
A platform p extends along each side of the framework for the workman to
stand upon.
There is a roll or web of paper, as a, b, c, d, for each printing press shown.
The webs, a, b, c, d are led over guide rollers 2 to their respective presses, where
they are perfected, and thence to guide rollers 3, from which they are led to
other guide rollers 4. From these rollers 4 the course of the webs will depend
upon the size of the produce which is to be delivered. The webs a, b, are led
to and associated upon a roller 5 and are thence led over a roller 6 to the folding
machine E, where they get a longitudinal fold and other folds if desired before
delivering. The web b is led about an adjustable roller 7 by means of which it
is brought into proper register with the web a on the roller 5. If all the webs
are to go to the same folding machine, the webs c, d are led about adjustable
rollers 7, and over rollers 8, if desired, and associated with the webs a,
the roller 6 of the folding machine E. If, however, the webs c, d are to be
folded separately from the webs a, b they are led about their adjustable rollers
to the roller 9, where they are associated; thence they are led to the roller 10
upon

page_text: of the folding machine F, where they may be folded as often as desired and then
delivered, it being understood in all cases that the folding machines E, F, may
or may not contain mechanism for suitably severing the webs transversely. The
said severing may take place before the matter reaches the folder.
For the purpose of more readily utilizing the capacity of the above described
machines I prefer to drive them as will now be described. The machines shown are
arranged to be driven in paira by separate means, the arrangements being such, how-
ever, that when the webs from the two pairs are to be combined into one product, the
machines may be driven at the same surface speeds, or nearly so. The machines A
and B are driven from the belt-pulley e on the shaft 11, one of said pulleys being
fast and the other loose, as common. This shaft 11 extends transversely of the
machine parallel or substantially parallel with the axes of the cylinders thereof
and carries bevel-gears 12, 13. On one side of the machine, preferably the side
opposite the pulleys e, is the upright shaft 14 which carries the bevel gears 15,
16, 17, of which the first meshes with gear 12, the second with a gear 18 on
an impression-cylinder of machine A, and the last with a gear 19 on a like cylin-
der of machine B. The folding-machine E is driven from shaft 11 by means of
gear 13, 20, 21, and the shaft 22. The mechanism for driving the upper pair
of printing-machines and folder FI consists of pulleys e¹, shafts 11ª, “Î4ª, 22ª,
gears 12, 13, 15ª, 16ª, 17ª, 18ª, 19, 20%, corresponding parts having like refer-
ences with the superior indices added, and the shaft 23, gears 24, 25. - It will
be noted that the impression-cylinders I, 1 of the presses shown in the drawing
are arranged in parallel vertical planes, and that the cylinders I of the lower
pair of presses are the ones driven by the shaft 14, while cylinders 1 of the
upper pair of presses are the ones driven by the shaft 14. This is the preferred
arrangement of parts; it is obvious, however, that other arrangements may he
made and the distinctive features of the invention still be retained. With the
above described arrangements one or two 6- or 8-page products can be printed,
folded and delivered by running one or both pairs of printing-machines and
using one or both folders. If it is desired to produce 4-page copies one press of
each pair may be disconnected from the driving mechanism by suitable means;
or the same result may be attained by running one pair of the presses and taking
one web to one folder and the other web to the other folder.
If copies containing more than 8 pages are to be produced, the shafts 11, 11ª
are connected together by means of the gears 25, 26 thereon, one of said gears
as 25, being movable longitudinally of its sliaft and splined thereto, so that these
gears may be connected and disconnected at will, and the webs are all taken to
one folder. In this way, copies containing 10, 12, 14, and 16 pages may be pro-
duced; and if sheets are collected, double the number of pages named.
It must be understood that, in the foregoing it is assumed that the presses use
what is commonly called single-width webs, and that there is no association of
sections of one and the same web or webs nor any collecting or successive cuts,
and that the forms are of a size for two of them to take up the full width of the
web, leaving the usual margins. But it is obvious that in so far as the driving-
mechanism is concerned it is immaterial whether the presses be of a single- or
greater width, or whether the folders E, F, each be replaced by two folders, or
how the webs be split or handled to get more than 16-page products.
It is obvious that more than two pairs of form and impression cylinders may be
used in each group of printing-presses having a common driving-mechanism, and
that there may be more than two groups.
The belt-shifters 3, s, for the pulleys e, el, may be connected together by any
suitable means whenever the driving-mechanisms are coupled to run all the
presses at the same time. The means shown for this purpose consist of a rod r
which has its ends turned at right angles to its body, which ends are set into
holes in the shifters whenever it is desired to join them together so that one
driving mechanism can not be stopped or started without stopping the other or
starting it, as the case may be.

page_text: By preference, one belt-shifter lever is on an upper platform, as p, convenient
to hand for a person on that platform.
It will be noted that the upright shaft 14 is geared to the first impression
cylinders of set A and shaft 14' to the second impression cylinders of set B, thus
giving free access to all the impression- and form-cylinders from one or the other
side of the machine.
While the upright shafts 14 and 14" are shown at opposite sides of the machine,
it is obvious that they could be placed on the same side, without departing from
this part of the invention, the same remark applies to the driving pulleys: also,
spur-gearing may be used instead of the upright shafts and bevel-gearing shown
and described, without departing from the broad invention.
Concerning the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 11 to 15:
Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing the cylinders of printing-
presses and two folding and cutting machines, and
Fig. 12 is an end view from the right hand end of Fig. 11; showing four fold-
ing, cutting and delivering mechanisms.
Fig. 13 is a similar view showing a modification of the arrangement of the
parts; and
Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the modification shown in Fig. 13.
Fig. 15 is an end-view of a folding-mechanism wherein longitudinal folders
are placed over each other in pairs and the webs folded by the upper pair of
folders are severed into sheets, which may be delivered independenty, or which
may be associated and then be further associated with the product from either of
the lower folding and cutting mechanisms, or be further associated alternately
with the products of said lower mechanisms.
The reference letters A, B, C, D, respectively indicate four rotary web-perfect-
ing printing-presses.
In the drawings, these presses are shown as of sufficient width to perfect a
double-width web or two copies of the same matter side by side upon the longi-
tudinal halves of the webs. The webs are led to and from their respective printing-
presses over suitable guiding rollers r, and over rollers r³, 4, and to the respective
folding, cutting- and delivery-mechanisms G³, G³, G³, Gʻ, to form a variety of
products.
The webs used upon the presses may be what are commonly known as double-
width web, or, instead of a double-width web, two single-width_webs edge to
edge may be employed. When double-width webs are employed. the slitters
commonly used for slitting webs longitudinally are to be employed, as will he
understood. The four folding-, cutting- and delivering-mechanisms G¹, G³. G³,
Gare shown as being arranged in pairs, and the pairs are shown as being
arranged vertically one over the other, or in different horizontal planes
The webs a, b, are Jed over the roller, where they are associated, and thence
are led over a roller t, one longitudinal half to the mechanism G³
and the other longitudinal half to the mechanism 64 The webs c, d
are associated at the roller and thence are led over a roller t to the mechan-
isms G, G, or the webs c. d, or one of them, may be associated with the webs a.
b. and associated webs all be led over roller to the mechanisms G³, G‘; and
other combinations as will be hereinafter described, may be made with these
webs or parts thereof. to form various products.
The mechanisms G¹³. G³, G³, G', may be duplicates each of the other, except as
to the arrangement of the parts so as to make the delivery of the products in
opposite directions or in other directions, but they are shown in the drawings as
differing in details. and accomplishing the same end in substantially the same
way. The mechanisms G¹, Gs, are identical un to a certain noint, as will now
he described. each consisting of a longitudinal folding-mechanism composed of
the internal former or guide V, the external guides 2, the cutting- or perforating-
cylinders 3, 4, the guides 5 and tapes 6 by which the webs or sheets are guided
to the grippers 15 on the carrying-cylinders F1, F. The folding-rollers 8, coact

page_text: with the folding-blades 16 which are protruded through longitudinal slots or open-
ings in the cylinders F1, F2, to force the sheets between said rollers. The tapes 6
run upon rollers or pulleys 7 and one of the said folding rollers 8. Guides 17
and pressure-rollers f coact with the cylinders F1, F, to retain and feed the
sheets as will hereinafter be described. As thus far described, the mechanisms G¹
and G are duplicates of each other, and, as stated above, they may remain so
to end; but I have shown them from this point onward in the drawings as differ-
ing in their structure. Thus, the sheets folded off the cylinders F' between the
rollers 8 are fed onward by the tapes 6 and guides 9 to the grippers 10 of the
delivery-cylinder 11, and are delivered by the latter upon rollers or pulleys 14,
a stop 13 being employed for stopping the folded products, as common in this
class of machinery. The sheets folded off the cylinders F between the folding-
rollers 8 are taken by the tapes 6, 6" (the latter set of tapes running upon the
lower of the folding rollers 8 and a set of pulleys 7) and delivered downwardly
in front of fixed guides 18, from which they are pushed upon the travelling
tapes 12 of the receiver by means of the rotating arms 8 in a well-known manner.
The cylinders F1, F2 are each provided with three sets of grippers 15 and
with two folding blades 16. This mechanism is fully described in British Letters
Patent No. 7860, dated April 14th, 1896, and need not be described herein further
than to say that the times of revolution of the cylinders F, F and the folding
blades 16 are as 2 to 3. That is to say, each set of grippers 15 will pass the fold-
ing rollers 8 twice, while each folding blade 16 will pass the same point three
times, all as fully set forth in my application aforesaid.
The grippers 15 are operated by suitable mechanism (not shown) as follows:
each set of grippers may be caused to take the leading edge of a cut at the point
where the guides 5 and tapes 6 present the same to the cylinder at every time
the said grippers pass that point. If the cuts are to be folded separately (as in
producing four to eight page products from a single web or associated webs)
these sets of grippers are operated at the proper time to open them to allow of
the folding-off by the blades 16 and rollers S of the said cuts. If, however, cuts
from the web or associated webs are to he collected by the cylinders F¹, F* in the
manner described in the last named patent, then one of the blades 16 is rendered
inoperative or inactive, and the mechanism for opening the grippers 15 so that
the sheets may be folded-off the said cylinders, is adjusted so as to open said
sets at such times only during alternate revolutions of the cylinders F¹, F², all
as in the last named patent, is fully described. The grippers 10 are operated at
proper times by suitable mechanism to cause them to take and to release the
folded prcducts delivered to them from the folding-rollers 8.
By the aforesaid arrangements of parts, and a single web, products of four-
be
pages, or with collection by the cylinders F, F, products of eight-pages may
delivered from the mechanisms Ġ¹, G. With two associated webs, two eight-
page product may be delivered by the said mechanisms, and two sixteen-page
products may also be delivered by collecting cuts as above described from each
longitudinal half of the associated webs.
By arranging mechanism for operating the grippers 15 of the cylinders F¹, F,
so that at the point where the cylinders are adjacent each other, the grippers of
one cylinder will release the cuts held by it, and the grippers of the other cylin-
der will take the cuts from the opposite cylinder, a transfer of the cuts from one
cylinder to the other is made, and in this way a single thirty-two page product
may be delivered. Thus the grippers 15 of the cylinder F may open as they
pass the cylinder F¹ and the grippers 15 of the cylinder F1 which have been
opened after passing the pressure-roller h, are closed to take the cuts from the
cylinder F and associate them with the cuts upon the cylinder F¹. The arrange-
ment of the mechanisms necessary to do this in the case of a thirty-two page
product is as follows: The gripper-operating mechanism of the cylinder F may
be arranged so that each set of grippers will be open to take a cut from the

page_text: guides 5 and tapes 6 at the point where these present the cuts to the cylinder;
also the mechanism for opening the grippers when folding-off is arranged as above
described to operate these grippers only at each alternate revolution thereof, and
in addition the mechanism for operating these grippers 15 to take cuts from the
cylinder F is arranged to operate them as above described during alternate revo-
Jutions of the said grippers; also one of the blades 16 on the cylinder F1 is ren-
dered inoperative as above described. The mechanism for operating the
grippers 15 of the cylinder F is arranged to cause them to take cuts from the
guides 5 and tapes 6 as above described, and to cause each set to open during
alternate revolutions thereof as they pass the cylinder F', so as to deliver the
collected sheets or cuts to the grippers thereof. The blades 16 of cylinder Fa
are both rendered inoperative. The operation of the parts after these adjust-
ments and arrangements are made is as follows: Each longitudinal half of the
associated webs c, d, is senarately folded, cut into sheets, and delivered to the
grippers 15 of cylinders F1, F. It may be assumed that the grippers 15 of
evlinder F take and carry around the sheets and the active folding-blade 16
thereof folds off the sheets as illustrated in Figs. 49 to 58 of English Patent
No. 7860 A.D. 1896 above named, except that the said sets of prippers 15 are
opened as they approach the cvlinder and close to take the sheets from that
cylinder as will next be described. The sets of grippers 15 of the cylinder F
are each onened to take sheets from guides 5 and Hanes 6 and carry the sheets
around and collect them as shown in Figs. 49 to 58 of English Patent No. 7860
A.D. 1896 aforesaid, except that the collected sheets are not folded off hetween
the rollers 8 bit are carried on around to the cylinder F1; each set of grippers 15
of cylinder F opens only on alternate revolutions as it approaches or passes the
cylinder F1 and the set of grippers 15 of the cylinder F which passes cylinder F
at the same time is operated to take the collected sheets from the cylinder F³,
and the set of grippers 15 of the cylinder F¹ which is so operated is a set that is
carrying around a cut from one longitudinal half of the webs c, d; it results
from this that the cuts collected on cylinder Fs are inserted, as it were, between
the cuts from the folder mechanism G and are folded off with the same between
the rollers 8 of said mechanism G¹.
Cuts from one longitudinal half of the web or webs going to the
mechanisms G1, G2, may be delivered single (that is, without collecting) by
the cylinder F to the cylinder F¹, and eight-page or sixteen-page products be
delivered by the cylinder 11 upon the tapes 12. The arrangement of the
mechanism necessary to do this is as follows:-The grippers 15 on each of the
evlinders F, F, are operated to take cuts from the guides 5 rnd tapes C as
above described. The folding blades 16 of the cylinder F are rendered in-
operative, and both blades 16 of the cylinder Fure rendered operative; the
grippers 15 of the cylinder F are arranged to open as they pass the cylinder F1
to release sheets, and the grippers 15 of the cylinder F are operated to take
the sheets or cuts from the cylinder F2 at this point, and are also arranged to
be opened to release the collected sheets in order that the same may be folded-
off the cylinder F by the blades 16 and the rollers 8.
It is obvious that by suitable choice of width of webs as single-width, half-
width, one and one-half-width, and double-width webs upon the presses C, D,
by combining the products in various ways, sometimes collecting and sometimes
not, and sometimes transferring from cylinder F and sometimes not, I may
obtain products containing six, ten,. twelve, fourteen, twenty, twenty four and
twenty eight pages as well as the four-, eight-, sixteen- and thirty-two-page
products above described.
What has been said hereinbefore concerning the number of pages in the
products obtained is based upon the assumption that cach cut from each single-
width web in the mechanisms G1, G³ contains but four pages. With the forms
upon the cylinders of such size that each cut contains eight pages (or other

page_text: multiple of four) then, of course, the number of pages in the products above
described is increased in the same ratio.
The mechanisms G³ G* differ structurally from mechanisms G¹, G' in that
for the cylinders F, F, are substituted the cylinders F, F, each having two
sets of grippers 15" and being provided with two folding blades which are
operated in any suitable or usual way, and that for the delivery-mechanismis
forming part of the mechanisms G, G³, is substituted delivery composed of
the tapes 6 running upon the rollers 7 and one of the folding-rollers 8, and
the tapes Gb running upon the rollers 7b, 7° and the lower folding-rollers 8, which
tapes run the folded product out between the rollers 7, 7° and down between the
tupes G and the guides . The guides are placed so as to engage the products
only at their edges and the products are pushed out by the vibratory arms m
upon the travelling tapes 12. The rollers or pulleys 7 and 7 are shown as
carried by pivoted arms for the usual purpose of tightening the respective sets
of tapes running upon them. If it is desired to associate the web or the cuts
from the mechanisms with the products formed by the meclianism G³, it
may be done by rendering the folding blades and the grippers 15ª of the
cylinder Finoperative and leading the transversely perforated web around the
cylinder 4, the cylinder 19 over the guides 20 onto the cylinder F, and associating
them with the cuts coming from the cylinder F. A set of tapes 21 running
upon the rollers or pulleys 22 coact with the cylinder 19 and guides 20 to feed the
sheets forward. The cuts of the web coming, from the mechanism G would
he separated from the web at the moment the folding-rollers 8 take the sheets,
it being understood that in all cases the tapes 6 and rollers 8 may accelerate
the speed of the sheets and thus sever them from their webs in the well known
manner. Or, in case the cutters upon the cylinders 3 completely sever the
web, the grippers 15 of the cylinders F may be operated to take the cuts from
the guides 5 and tapes 6, and to deliver them to grippers 23 upon the
cylinder 19, which in turn open to deliver cuts upon the guides 19.
By the described arrangement of parts, it is possible to deliver (without
collecting) products containing two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen or
sixteen pages from the machines A and B, and by collecting, products containing
a greater number of pages may be obtained In order to produce two-page
products, a single width web may be perfected in one press, the plates and the
web being so placed that the split web goes half to mechanism G' and the
other half to mechanism G; that is to say, the triangles V of these mechanisms
merely act as turning bars and not as internal guides of a folding mechanism,
and the unfolded halves of the web are cut into sheets which are delivered at
opposite sides of the machine upon the tapes 12. A half-width web may be run
through one of the mechanisms G and be treated exactly as one of the halves
of a single-width web, to produce the two-page copies.
In the modification illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14, I show the mechanisms G³, Gª,
as being the upper pair, and the mechanisms G', G, as the lower pair (many of
the parts of these mechanisms G³, G, G³, G, are omitted in these figures for
the sake of clearness, their nature and operation being fully indicated in Fig. 12
and described above). In this modification, it is arranged to take the webs
from one or both the mechanisms G", G, or the cuts derived therefrom to
either of the mechanisms F1, F2, and there asenciate them with the webs or
cuts normally manipulated thereby. Assuming that the cuts furnished by the
mechanism G3, G4, are to be associated with the cuts furnished by the
mechanism G³, the arrangement of the parts shown is as follows: The folding-
blades of the cylinders F, F, are rendered inoperative and the grippers thereof
are operated to take the cuts as herein before described, and to open in time,
so as to deliver the cuts to the guides 25, which strip them from the cylinders
and to the sets of tares 26. These guides and tapes direct the cuts downwardly
between the rollers 9 and the sets of tapes carry the cuts downward to the
rollers or pulleys p, at which point the guide 27 and one of the said sets of

page_text: tapes 26 direct the cute to and upon the cylinder F where they are associated
with the cuts coming from the web or webs manipulated by the mechanism G
and are folded and delivered therewith. The sets of guides 25 may be adjustable
circumferentially of the shaft 28, by which they are carried and supported,
so as to be adjustable into and out of circumferential grooves in the
cylinders F, F. Guides 24 serve to hold the sheets against the cylinders F3, F4.
The sets of tapes 26 run upon rollers o, p and q, as will be understood from the
drawing. The guides 27 are adjustable circumferentially of the shaft 29 in
order that the cuts delivered by the sets of tapes 26 may be directed upon either
of the cylinders F, F.
Instead of having the guides 25 adjustable upon their shaft in order to guide
them into or out of the circumferential grooves of the cylinders F3 or F4, these
guides may be fixed or stationary with respect to the said shaft and may have
their ends jointed to them in the manner in which the blade of a knife is
jointed to the handle so as to open or close and be held in such position by a
spring, all as illustrated in Fig. 15, wherein ends 25ª are hinged to the guides 25
and are held in different positions by means of the flat spring 25b.
The reference g in various figures of the drawings indicates gearing by which
the parts are driven.
All four webs a, b, c, d may be associated and led to one pair of mechanisms,
as G, G. Thus the webs a, b are associated at the roller and the web d
is led downward over the roller r¹ and is associated with the web c at the roller
and the two webs are then associated with the webs a, b, at the roller --
as indicated in Fig. 11, by the dotted lines and then all four webs are led over
the roller t to the mechanisms G3, G4, or in the case of the modification shown in
Fig. 17, to the mechanisms (+¹³, C+³.
The last named arrangement permits of the formation of copies containing
two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen, eighteen, twenty, twenty
two, twenty four, twenty six, twenty eight, thirty, thirty two, thirty six, forty,
forty four, forty eight, fifty two, fifty six, sixty and sixty four pages, according
to the number of half-width, single-width, one and a half-width, or double-width
webs employed, the number of printing presses run, and the use or non-use of
the collecting mechanism and the transverse transference of the cuts or webs.
Figure 16 is a diagrammatic side elevation, showing the cylinders of the
printing-presses, parts of the folding and cutting mechanisms, and driving
gearing.
Figure 17 is a view looking toward the left from the right of Figure 16, certain
parts shown in Figure 16 being omitted, and
Figure 18 is a like view of a modification.
Referring to the drawings:-
The reference numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, represent as many perfecting printing-
presses arranged one above another with their cylinders in parallel planes.
The reference letters I indicate the impression cylinders, the reference letters T
the type or plate cylinders, and the reference letters ) the ink-distributing
cylinders. No more of the inking-apparatus is shown for the reason that this
apparatus is or may be of any usual or suitable character. For a like reason,
no framework is shown for supporting the various parts. The roll-spindles R1,
R³, R, R are suitably supported at one end of the machine, and the webs www w
therefrom are led over suitable rollers, as 5, to the presses 123 and 4, where
they are perfected and are then led around suitable rollers, as 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, in
various ways according to the product it is desired to deliver. From the
rollers 10 the webs pass to the folding and cutting mechanisms, are formed
there into the desired products which are then delivered by suitable means
to points whence they can be removed by an attendant. There are four
longitudinal folding-mechanisms F G H K shown in the drawings each consisting
of a fermer or internal guide V, and drawing and folding rolls d, f
Beneath the rolls f are the cutting-cylinders C which may partially or wholly

page_text: sever sheets from the webs. Placed lower down than the cutting-cylinders C
are the collecting and folding mechanisms, which in the instance shown in the
drawings are composed of the cylinder L, rollers and folding-blades 12. The
cylinders L rotate on the axes u and are provided with well known forms of
sheet-retainers (not shown) which are operated at suitable intervals by means
equally well known. The folding-blades 12 may be of any suitable or known
construction and be operated at suitable times by old and well known means
and may be rendered wholly inactive when occasion demands. The construction
indicated in the drawing for operating these folding blades is more fully and
specifically shown, described and claimed in English Letters Patent numbered 7860
and dated April 14th 1896.
These blades 12 are so driven that they revolve about the axes c three times
while cylinders L rotate two times - ises a. These blades 12 are given a
motion of rotation on their own axes oy means of the gears g, h, i.
When the cylinders L are used for collecting sheets, the guides
may be
and preferably are used to aid in keeping the sheets close to the cylinders L
as the sheets approach the guides m.
When the cylinders L are not used for collecting sheets, both blades 12 for
that cylinder are active and fold off the sheets, the sheet-retainers on theɛe
cylinders being suitably operated therefor, while if these cylinders L are used to
collect sheets, one of the blades 12 for each cylinder is rendered inactive, and
the sheet-retainers are again suitably operated. As the operation of these
collecting cylinders L and blades 12 with appropriate operating mechanisms
therefor is fully set forth in my aforesaid patent, I refer thereto for a full and
complete description thereof.
Returning to the cutting cylinders C, the female cylinders are shown as
being provided with suitable sheet retainers, as pins p, which are or may be
protruded and withdrawn at suitable times, or the sheets may be stripped there-
from by the guides m which enter grooves (not shown) in these cylinders. The
sheets are carried around only so far by the pius 2 as to bring them in contact
with the guides m, which direct them downwards, the pins either being with-
drawn or the sheets bring stripped from them by the guides m, as will be
understood. The folded sheets are taken from the rollers 6 by sets of tapes t, t¹
which respectively run on the rollers or pulleys b, 14 and b, 15, and run the
sheets down on guides s, and the packers 16 (but one is shown, though all the
deliveries are provided with them), drive the copies on to the travelling tapes 17
which are carried by the rollers or pulleys 18. This delivery mechanism is
fully shown and described in my English Letters Patent numbered 7860, dated
April 14, 1896.
The reference letters 9 indicate web-guiding rollers borne by the pivoted
adjustable arms x.
The printing-presses shown are double-width; that is, of a width sufficient to
carry four formis abreast. Their cylinders I are of a size sufficient to carry two
circumferential forms. (Of course by decreasing the size of the forms, these
numbers may be multiplied). The double width webs may be made up of
two single width webs; that is, two rolls end to end for the double width preases;
or they may be double width and splitters or cutters, as y. be used to divide
the webs longitudinally before they reach the folding- or cutting-mechanisms.
The cylinders of the presses and folding and cutting mechanisms are driven by
suitable means, such as the shafts 20, 21, bevel gearing 22, and spur gearing 2.
The full lines on Figure 16 indicate the courses of the webs when all the
presses are running with double width webs and four 8-page or four 16-page
products are formed, while the dotted lines between the rollers 0, 7, 9, and 8, 7,
indicate how the webs may go to be associated in various ways. In forming the
four 8-page products above named, all the presses are run with double-width 5
webs, which are associated two by two and led to the four folders, being slitted
longitudinally, if required, before they reach the folders, from each longitudinal

page_text: half of two associated webs single S-page copies are formed and folded off the
cylinders L, both folding-blades 12 on each cylinder being in use, and the said
cylinders doing no collecting. In forming the four 16-page products above
named, the webs are associated, slitted and folded longitudinally as in the case
last named; in addition thereto, however, the cuts from the folded webs are
collected as in my English Letters Patent of numbered 7860 and dated April 14th
A.D. 1896 above named; to do this, one of the blades 12 of each cylinder L is
rendered inoperative, and the sheet-retainers and their operating mechanism are
arranged as in my said letters patent is fully described. In producing copies
having 6, 10, 14-, 18-, 22-, 20-, and 30-pages, half width webs on one or
more of the presses are used and the 2-page cuts therefrom are combined with
the requisite number of 4-page cuts to form the desired products, with or without
the use of collecting by means of the cylinders L.
In order to form copies, from webs after the latter are folded longitudinally,
the webs from the upper folders F G may be led about the roller q to the lower
cutting cylinders C (or to one pair of them) and there be associated with the webs
from the lower folders H K to form the desired products. In this case (of
using rollers ) the webs from the upper rollers 9 pass between the folders HK
close against the roller 10 but do not interfere with the webs on the folders H K.
The formers V may be slightly cut away here to allow of the proper clearance
of the webs from the upper roilers q.
In the case of the upper sets of folding, cutting and delivery mechanisms,
the cylinders L are placed inside the cutting cylinders and the deliveries are
made in opposite directions. In the case of the lower folding, cutting, and
delivery mechanism, these cylinders L are both to the right in Figure 16 of the
cutting cylinders C and the deliveries are toward the same side of the machine
and one above another. This brings three of the four deliveries one above
another.
The folded products from the lower right hand cylinder L may be led to and
be collected with the products on the lower left hand cylinder L by means of
the tapes t, t, and removable guides o, the sheet retainers on the lower left hand
cylinder L being suitably timed and operated.
In the modification shown in Figure 18, the folded cuts from an up¡ er folding
and cutting-mechanism as F, is taken by the tapes t, t¹, and guides out around
the end of the roller 10 of a lower mechanism to a delivery close above the
delivery from such lower folding and cutting mechanism, where both deliveries
are convenient of reach from the floor or a platform.
It is obvious that the internal guides may be considered to be or may be
replaced by turning bars for changing the planes of the webs as they pass to
the cutting cylinders C, so that the webs need not be folded longitudinally,
but may receive their only fold from the knives 12 and rollers b, b. This would
be true of the construction shown in the case of half width webs so run through
the presses that they come only on one side of the guides V, and it is obvious
that two-page copies may thus be produced and that by collecting, four-page
copies may be had; it is also obvious that other forms of collecting or folding
mechanisms may be used to get the same results; for instance, but one pair of
folding and drawing rolls may be used with each former V; and that many
other changes in parts of combinations may be made without departing from the
spirit of the invention; accordingly, I do not limit myself to the form thereof
shown in the drawings and hereinhefore described.
For instance, two longitudinal folders may be used arranged to act in suc-
cession on one and the same web or webs, a outting and delivering mechanism
being used for each folder. Or, two such longitudinal folders or turners may
be used acting in succession on the same web or webs, an independent separate
cutting and delivery mechanism being used for each of the said folders or turners,
so that different products may be produced and delivered at different points.
Referring now to the form shown in Figures 19 to 22 inclusive;―

page_text: Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic side elevation, showing part of a three-tier printing
machine, and folding-, cutting-, and delivery-mechanism.
Fig. 20 is an end elevation of the folding-, cutting-, and delivery-mechanisms
shown in Fig. 19;
Fig. 21 is a section view of a paste-applying device; and
Fig. 22 is a diagrammatic end view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 21.
The second impression cylinders I, 12, 13, only of the presses are shown in the
drawing. The presses shown are adapted to print "single-width" webs; that
is, webs sufficiently wide to receive two pages of the maximum size across the
width of the web. The single-width web may be in the form of a single fabric
or roll, each half-width web receiving but one page of the maximum size across
the width thereof. The perfected webs w, w. w³, pass around the guide
rolls 1, 2, 3, to the associating roll 7 at the top of the V-shaped internal guide
or former 9, and are folded thereby and by the rolls 10 at the apex thereof,
if of single-width; if, however, half-width-webs are used or a slitter 8 coacting
with a circumferential groove in roller 7 has split a single-width web into
halves, the former 9 becomes a means for associating the longitudinal halves
or half-width webs. Paste-applying disks 4, 5, adjustable along their shafts, may
be employed to attach webs wo, w, together, the lines of paste so applied passing
centrally over the grooves B, A, in the case where 4 pages abreast on the webs
are printed, and over the apex of the former when 2 pages abreast are printed
on the webs (if the former is in the shape of a plate), or the curved grooves A
(if the former 9 be composed of bars forming a V).
I show a disk 6 for applying paste to a central margin of the lower web w³, it
being understood that the line of paste so applied is on only one of the central
margins of the web having 4 pages abreast thereon, and that the said line comes
opposite one or the other of the grooves B, B, (or A) according to which side of
the machine the disk 6 may be placed. The paste applied by the diska 4, 5
and 6 unites all the webs together. When running 2 pages abreast on a single-
width web, the disk 6 is not used at all.
While the machine is primarily intended for producing copies having pages
of the maximum width (2 abreast on the web), it is obvious that by using plates
of substantially one-fourth the size of those employed for producing 2 pages
abreast I may produce 4 pages abreast on the single-width webs; that is, the
size of the page would be reduced to about one-fourth of the maximum or 2 page
abreast size.
From the rolls 10, the-associated webs may be taken to the roll 11, over the
former 12, between the folding-rolls 13, between the cutting-cylinders 14, 15,
to a delivery.
The cylinders 14, 15 are of a size such that their circumferences equal in length
to one dimension of the products to be cut from the webs, or to twice such
dimensions. The male cutting-cylinder 14 is therefore provided with two knives
or cutters placed at opposite sides thereof. Either (or both) of these knives or
cutters is removable or adjustable into and out of position for cutting or per-
forating the web or webs. The female cutting-cylinder 15 is provided with two
longitudinal grooves for coaction with the knives or cutters of cylinder 14, and
with pins behind said grooves for holding the heads of the sheets or webs.
These pins may be fixed, or they may be protruded or withdrawn in the well-
known manner.
The products delivered by the cutting-cylinders 14, 15, are delivered between
the slotted guides 16, which engage with a small portion of the outer margins
or edges of the copies as the latter are run downward. The copies may he
stripped from the cylinder 15 by fingers 17 which enter into grooves therein.
The copies are pushed between the guides 16 by the vibratory fingers or arms 18
alternately in opposite directions upon the travelling tapes 19, 20 of the deliveries.
The fingers 18 are carried by the rock-shaft 21, which is suitably operated by
the connecting rod 22 pivoted to an arm thereof, and to a rotating part as a gear 23,

page_text: eccentrically thereof. The tapes 19 are carried by suitably operated pulleys or
rollers p, and the tapes 20 are carried by similar rolls p.
The web, after being folded by the former 9 and the rolls 10, may be carried
direct to the cutting-cylinders 24, 25, (Figure 20) and can be delivered by the
latter cylinder upon the tapes 26. The copies are stripped from the cylinder 25
by the guides 9, which enter grooves therein and are carried forward by the
tapes 26 to the cylinder F. This cylinder F is provided with three sets of
grippers a, b, c, located at equal distances about the circumference thereof.
This cylinder may collect the sheets, or may deliver them to the folding
rolls without collecting. I also remark that the sheets or copies run to
the cylinder F, when in position shown, are presented tail first, whence it results
that the first page of the paper is properly placed on the delivery or receiving
tapes. Pin-holes in the heads of the sheets, where they are unsightly, are thus
avoided, but are in the bottom margins thereof. With the cylinder F on the
other side of the former 9, as in my patent next named herein, the pin-holes
come in the top of the sheets.
I remark that the cylinder
and its folding mechanism may be of any suit-
shown is substantially the same
able construction, but the particular cylinder
as that shown in my English Patent dated April 14th, A.D. 1896, and num-
bered 7860 to which reference is made for a more complete description and
illustration. The copies delivered by the cylinder to the folding rolls named
are carried down between the tapes 26 and the guides m. and are pushed from
the latter by the vibratory arms; this delivery (m, s 20) is substantially the
same as that shown and described in my English Letters Patent 7860 aforesaid,
dated April 14th A.D. 1896, and numbered 7860, to which reference is had for a
more complete description thereof. The copies are delivered upon the travelling
tapes 27, whence they are taken by an attendant. The tapes 26 are carried by
suitable pulleys and the roll or pulleys. A set of tapes 28, running upon
pulleys may coact with the cylinder - to retain the copies there-against when-
ever the cylinder is used for collecting.
The cylinders 13, 14, are geared together by pinions 23, and the train of
gearing is extended by means of the pinions 23 and the beveled gears 40 shown
in Fig. 23 to connect the cylinders 14, 15 with the cylinders 24, 25. The rolls 10
are driven from the cylinder 24 by means of the gears 30, 33, 34. The rolls 13
are driven from the cylinder 14 by the gears 31, 32. The reference 29 indicates
a pinion connecting the cylinder 25 with the cylinder F.
Instead of employing a paste-applying device 6, I may apply the paste to
the web at a point nearer the folding rolls 10. I show a paste-applying
disk 35 located under the former 9 to apply paste to the web after it shall have
passed the edge of the V-shaped former and prior to its arrival at the rollers 10.
The disk 35 is carried by a shaft 36, and is driven from one of the rolls 10 by
means of the pulleys 37, 39 and the belt 38. A suitable paste fountain is
employed in connection with the disk 35. The disk 6 or the disk 35 may be
employed when the printing presses have the plates placed thereon with their
columns running around the cylinders. It is obvious, however, that the forms
may also be placed upon the cylinders of the printing presses with their columns
running longitudinally of the cylinders. In this case, the paste-applying
devices 4, 5, may be dispensed with, or may be replaced by revolving paste-
blades which apply the paste transversely of the webs, it being understood that
the paste devices are placed beneath the webs w, w¹, and that paster 6 is omitted
altogether.
Instead of the paste disk 35, which applies the paste longitudinally of the
web, I may employ a revolving paste-blade 41. The paste-blade 41, is prefer-
ably timed to make two or more revolutions for each revelation of the cutting-
cylinders. In case the copies produced are of such a width that two of their
pages equal the circumference of the cylinder 14, and it is desired to apply
paste transversely of the web (in which case one of the knives of such cylinder

page_text: would be rendered inoperative, and one set of pins upon the cylinder 15 would
be permanently withdrawn), it is necessary that the revolving blade 41 shall
only apply paste to the web at every other revolution of the blade. To meet
such a contingency, I so mount the blade 41 that it may be withdrawn radially,
so to say, every other time it passes the point where it applies paste to the web.
For this purpose I show the blade 41 as being carried by the arms 42 fast upon
a tubular shaft 43. The shaft 43 is loosely mounted upon the blocks or disks 44,
which are eccentrically fastened upon the shaft 45. The shaft 45 is provided
with an arm 46 by which it may be rocked at suitable intervals, as hy a rod 52,
which may be operated by a suitably shaped cam (not shown). The disks 44 are
shown as being of the same size as the stud or hearing k upon which the gear 47
rotates. The parts are so arranged that in one position thereof the axis of rotation
of the blade 41 coincides with the axis of rotation of the gear 47; it is while the
parts are in this position that the blade 41 takes paste from the fountain-roller 48,
and applies it to the web. Upon turning the rock-shaft 45 partly around, the
centre of rotation of the blade 41 is moved away from both the fountain-roller
and the web, so that it will uot then apply paste to the web or take it from the
fountain. The gear 47 is provided with one or more pins for coaction with one
of the arms 42 for causing the paste blade 41 to revolve. The gearing for
driving the gear 47 is arranged to cause two or more revolutions of the gears 47,50,
to one revolution of the cylinder 14, and the mechanism for rocking or rotating
the shaft 45 is arranged for moving the same and the shaft 43 in such wise
that the blade 41 is withdrawn after applying paste to the web and before reach-
ing the fountain-roller 48, and is maintained in that position until after it shall
have passed the web again, or oftener, when it is moved into position for coaction
with the fountain-ruller and the web, and so on.
The former 9, if in the form of a plate, is provided with grooves B, extending
in the direction of the motion of the web thercacross, and placed to come opposite
those central margins to which the disk 6 applies paste; in this way the smear-
ing of the paste upon the web is avoided. The grooves B are continued around
the edge of the former 9 for the same purpose. When the former 9 is in the
form of two bars arranged to make a V, the said bars are provided with the
grooves A for the purpose of avoiding the smearing of the paste.
The roller 7 and the slotter 8 are geared together, as by the gears 51.
I remark that different sized or unlike products may be simultaneously pro-
duced by the mechanism shown and described. For instance, the plate-cylinders
may have plates on oue end thereof with their columns running circumferentially
thereof, while on the other end of the cylinders the plates may have their columns
running longitudinally of the cylinders, thus allowing of the printing of dif-
ferent periodicals. One longitudinal lalf of the web or webs would then go to
the cylinders 24, 25, and the corresponding delivery, while the other longitudinal
half would go to the folder 12, 13, 14.
I remark also, that the revolving blade 41 should be located as closely as
possible to the V-point of the former or turner; to allow of this, I revalve it
two or more times to each application of paste thereby to the web.
Referring now to Figures 23 to 30 inclusive, showing plate-holding and adjust-
ing devices
Fig. 23 is an end-view of a plate-cylinder showing the invention thereon:
Fig. 24 is a side elevation of one end of a plate-cylinder for a four-form wide
press, showing the invention thereon:
Fig. 25 is a view of part of the cylinder, looking in the direction of the arrow 3
in Fig. 23:
Fig. 26 is a partial longitudinal section of the cylinder on the plate indicated
in Fig. 23 by the line 4-4, looking in the direction of the arrow 4*, in Fig. 23:
Fig. 27 is a detail view, in section, showing also a modification, of a bar or
ring shown in Fig. 24 for holding one end of the plates;

page_text: Fig. 28 is a plan view of my new means for holding and adjusting the plates
with regard to motion or movement circumferentially of the cylinder;
Fig. 29 is an end view; and
Fig. 30 is a side view, partly in section, of the devices shown in Fig. 28.
The reference letter P indicates a plate-cylinder which I provide with a series
of slots a extending longitudinally thereof, preferably two slots for each plate
in a circumferential row on the cylinder. These slots a extend from one end of
the cylinder at least to a point beyond the first circumferential row of plates
sufficient to allow of the use of clamps for one edge of the second row of plates
on the cylinder. The above has reference to the four-form wide web-presses.
The cross-section of the slot a is, in the preferred form of the invention, the
same as that marked in Fig. 23 with the words "Shape of slot for clamp D,"
while in the two-form wide press, the cross-section of the slot a is, in the pre-
ferred form, the same as that marked in Fig. 23 with the words "Shape of slot
for clamp C," reference being had in each case to the shaded parts. The ends
of the slots are closed by the bearing band on plate 6 which is suitably secured
to the end of the cylinder P. Each slot is shown as provided with two clamps CC'
whose cross-section is, in the case shown, indicated in Fig. 23 by the shaded
portion marked with the words "Shape of clamp.C," and with one clamp D
whose cross-section is, in the case shown, indicated in Fig. 23 by the shaded
portion marked with the words "Shape of clamp D." The ends of the plates ?
are provided with reduced portions, or the entire end is reduced, as by bevelling
off, and the clamps C C₁ are provided with correspondingly shaped undercut.
portions c for engagement with said reduced ends of the plates. The clamps D
are shown with undercut portions d for the like purpose. The clamps C C¹
are provided with internally screw-threaded holes which respectively engage
with the screws f e. The screws ef are placed in the slots a and the screw e
is provided with a collar g on its smooth shaft; the screw f is hollow and fits
over the shaft of the screw e and abuts against the collar g as shown in Fig. 20
The screw is provided with a collar which lies in a counterbore of the hearing
in which the shaft of the screw is journalled in the bearing b. The shaft of
the screw e extends beyond the end of the screw f and has the cap i forced or
secured thereon. The screw f is thus held against endwise displacement by the
collar g and the bearer b. The ends of the screws f and the caps i are suitably
shaped to receive wrenches or the like. The clamp D is provided with a screw-
threaded hole which engages with the screw k placed in the slot a to abut at
one end against the end of the slot and provided with a collar which abuts
against the bottom of a counterbore of the hole in the bearer b through which
the shaft of the screw passes. The end of the shaft of the screw is shaped to
receive a wrench or the like. The clamps C C are provided with side flanges m
which fit the grooves n which open into the slots a, while the clamps D are
provided with side flanges which fit the grooves n; the said clamps are thus
held in, while freely movable along, the slots a. For that end of the row of
plates which is farthest from the end of the plate cylinder F, I sometimes
provide a circumferentially extending bar or ring 3, which is undercut, as by a
bevel 4, to receive the ends of the plates. In order to provide for and to hold
a liner between the ends of the plates and the bar or ring 3, I sometimes
cut away the metal of the cylinder, as at 5, and place a strip of paper for the
like over the edge of the plate, the strip extending into the cavity 5. Instead
of extending in the direction of the beveled surface of the plates, the cavity
may have the shape shown at 7 by which the paper is given a bend and is so
less liable to work out. The paper or liner thus assists in giving register to
the plates.
In order to give a better register to the matter printed from the plates, I
provide means for holding the sides of the plates in an adjustable manner, and
show the preferred means in Figs. 28, 29 and 30. I provide clamps r, which
are somewhat similar to the clamps D, and place them in grooves which are of

page_text: a cross-section suitable for the purpose of holding the clamps while allowing
the clamps to move along in them. Thus, the grooves may be provided with
side-channels s for the reception of the flanges t on the clamps T. At one place,
the upper walls or tops of the channels are entirely removed to facilitate the
putting of the clamps into place. The clamps are undercut to fit the edges of
the plates and are moved along the grooves 2 by means of the screws u which
engage screw-threaded holes in the clamps and bear against the end walls of
the grooves as shown. The screws u may be conveniently moved, as by means
of the capstan heads 10. As many of these side-clamps r may be used as are
desired.
It is understood that each end of the plate-cylinder may have the same described
outfit for moving and clamping the plates.
I remark that, by my new invention, each plate on the cylinder is indepen-
dently held in place, and that by fitting the cylinder with clamps in place of
the ring or bar 3 each plate may be moved or adjusted in two directions-longi-
tudinally and circumferentially-on the cylinder P by the clamps C C Dr.
In the form of the invention shown in the drawings, each of the outer plates n
is independently adjustable in the directions named, while each plate is
independently adjustable circumferentially only, except by the use of the layers
of paper under the ring 3.
Many changes in details and parts of combinations may be made without
departing from the spirit of the invention; I therefore do not limit myself to
the form thereof shown in the drawings and herein before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In a folder, the combination of the internal guide or former, a pair of rolls
at the apex of the former, and adjustable collars on said rolls of somewhat larger
diameter than the diameters of said rolls, said collars coacting with the margins
of the webs, substantially as described.
2. In a folder, the combination of the internal guide or former, a pair of rolls
at the apex of the former, and collars on said rolls of somewhat greater diameter
than the diameters of said rolls, at least one of said collars being adjustably on
its roll, substantially as described.
3. In a web-printing press, the combination of a lever at the side of the press,
a bruke-mechanism on a cylinder of the press, and the power-controller, with
mechanism for connecting said lever with said controller and said brake-mecha-
nism, substantially as described.
4. In a web-printing press, the combination of the power-controller, a brake-
mechanism on a cylinder of the press, a rock-shaft 60, mechanism for connecting
said controller and said brake-mechanism with said rock-shaft to be simulta-
neously operated, and means for operating said shaft, substantially as described.
5. In a web-printing press, the combination of the power-controller, a brake-
mechanism on a cylinder of the press, a rock-shaft 59, a lever on said shaft,
and mechanism for connecting said lever with said controller and said brake-
mechanism, substantially as described.
6. The combination of a web-press whose impression-cylinders rotate in oppo-
site directions and perfect a web, a second web-press whose impression-cylinders
rotate in one direction, and a third web-press, with mechanism for driving the
impression-cylinders of the third press in opposite directions or in the same
direction, whereby two webs may be printed upon both sides and one of the
webs may receive multi-colored impressions upon one side or may be merely
perfected with but one color on each side, substantially as described.
7. The combination of a web-press whose impression-cylinders rotate in oppo-
site directions and perfect a web, a second web-press, whose impression-cylinders
rotate in our direction, and a third web-press, with mechanism for driving the

page_text: impression-cylinders of the third press in opposite directions or in the same
direction, a web-associator, and a folding-mechanism to which the associated
webs are taken, whereby two webs may be printed upon both sides and one of
the webs may receive multicolored impressions upon one side or may be merely
perfected with but one color on each side, substantially as described.
8. The combination of a web-press having its impression-cylinders geared
together to rotate in opposite directions as usual, a second web-press having a
pair of impression-cylinders, a disconnectible gearing for connecting said pair
of cylinders directly to cause them to rotate in opposite directions, and discon-
nectible gearing, between a cylinder of the first press and the first impression-
oylinder of the second press for driving it in the same direction as the second
impression-cylinder of the second press, whereby a weh may he perfected in each
of the presses or one web may be perfected in one press and receive additional
impressions on one side in the other press, substantially as described.
9. The combination of the impression cylinders i of the press C, the impression
cylinders of the, press D, the gears 46 47 connecting the last named cylin-
ders one of said gears being movable along or disengageable from its shaft, and
the gears 48 49 50 connecting the first impression cylinder, of the press C with
the first impression cylinder of the press D one of said gears 48 49 50 being
movable along or disengageable from its shaft, substantially as described.
10. In a printing-press, the combination of an impression-cylinder, a coacting
type-cylinder, means for rotating said cylinder in either direction whereby the
paper may be passed between them either way, a distributing-cylinder, two form-
rolls coacting with said type-cylinder and said distributing-cylinder, an ink-
fountain, means for supplying ink from said fountain to said distributing-cylinder,
and distributing-rolls coacting with said distributing-cylinder at each side thereof
between said "form-rolls and the fountain and point of supply therefrom,
substantially as described.
11. The combination of a number of printing-presses placed one above another,
a brake-mechanism for coacting with a cylinder of each press, and means for
dimultaneously operating all the brake-mechanisms, substantially as described.
12. The combination of a number of printing-presses placed one above another,
a brake-mechanism for coaction with a cylinder of each press, a power controller,
and mechanism for simultaneously operating said brake-mechanism and said
power-controller, substantially as described.
13. The combination of two printing presses provided with brake-mechanism
coacting with at least one cylinder of each press, a power-controller for the presses,
and means for simultaneously operating the brake-mechanism and said controller,
substantially as described.
14. In a web-printing-machine, the combination of a number of web-perfecting
presses whose webs move in the same general direction, web-guides, a web-
associator, a single turner or angle bar as 13 for changing the motion of the webs
into another plane, a longitudinal-folder arranged with its rollers or cylinders
substantially parallel to the cylinders of said presses, and means for guiding the
associated webs from the turner-bar to said folder, substantially as shown in
Figs. 10, 11 and 12, and above described.
15. In a web-printing-machine, the combination of a number of web-perfecting
presses whose webs move in the same general direction, web-guides, a web-
associator, a single turner or angle bar as 13 for changing the motion of the webs
into another plane, a longitudinal-folder arranged in line with said presses with
its rollers or cylinders substantially parallel to the cylinders thereof, and two
guides as rollers 14, 15 for directing the associated webs from the turner to the
folder, substantially as shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12, and above described.
16. In a web-printing-machine, the combination of a number of web perfecting
presses whose webs all move in one direction in the same general direction, a
guide on which the webs are associated, a single turner or angle bar as 13 for
changing the direction of the motion of the associated webs into another plane, a

page_text: longitudinal folder arranged with its rollers or cylinders substantially parallel to
the cyanders of said presses, and means for guiding the associated webs from
the turner bar to said folder, substantially as shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12, and
above described.
17. In a web-printing-machine, the combination of a number of web perfecting
presses whose webs all move in one direction in the same general direction, a
guide 5 on which the webs are associated, a single turner or angle bar as 13 for
changing the direction of the motion of the associated webs into another plane,
a longitudinal folder arranged in line with said presses with its rollers or cylinders
substantially parallel to the cylinders thereof, and two guides as rollers 14, 15
for directing the associated webs from the turner to the folder, substantially as
shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12, and above described.
18. The combination of two independently-operable transversely-folding mechan-
isms including two side by side cylinders provided with sheet-retainers and fold-
ing-blades, and a delivery-mechanism for each folding mechanism, with adjustable
mechanism for causing one of said cylinders to transfer all sheets fed thereto
to the other of said cylinders and for causing each cylinder to act as part of said
independent folding mechanisms, substantially as described.
19. The combination of two independently-operable folding mechanisms includ-
ing two side by side cylinders each provided with a plurality of sets of sheet-
retainers and with a plurality of creasing or folding blades, and adjustable means
for causing one of said cylinders to take all the sheets taken by the other from the
Corresponding delivery from the press and for causing both of said cylinders to
act as a part of the corresponding independent folder-mechanism, substantially
as described.
20. The combination of two juxtaposed folding-mechanisms, a delivery mechan-
ism for each folder, and adjustable mechanism for causing a member of one of
said folding mechanisms to take all the sheets received by the other folding
mechanism from a member of said other mechanism, and for causing said folders
to act independently of each other, substantially as described.
21. The combination of two juxtaposed independent sheet-collecting and fold-
ing mechanisms, a delivery mechanism for each of said collecting and folding
mechanisms, and adjustable mechanism for causing a member of one of said folders
to take all the sheets received by a member of the other folding mechanism and for
permitting each of said mechanisms to operate independently of the other, sub-
stantially as described.
22. The combination of two independently-operable sheet-collecting and trans-
verse folding mechanisms including two side by side cylinders provided with
sheet-retainers and folding blades, a delivery mechanism for each folder, and
adjustable means for causing a member of one folder to take the sheets received
by a member of the other folder-mechanism and for permitting each folder to act
independently of the other, substantially as described.
23. The combination of two independently operable sheet-collecting and trans-
verso folding mechanisms including two side by side cylinders each provided with
a plurality of sets of sheet-retainers and with a plurality of folding or creasing
blades, a delivery mechanism for each folder, and adjustable means for causing
a member of one folder-mechanism to take the sheets from a member of the other
folder-mechanism and for permitting each folder-mechanism to act independently
of the other, substantially as described.
24. The combination of two pairs of side by side sheet folding mechanisms,
capable of operating independently to fold sheets and of acting as sheet carriers
without folding-off, a delivery mechanism for each folding mechanism for deliver-
ing the products folded thereby, and means capable of being put into and out of
operation for transferring sheets from one or both members of one of said pairs
to a member of the other pair of folding mechanisms, substantially as described.
25. Two folding-mechanisms each comprising a longitudinal folder and trans-
versely cutting- and folding-devices, said mechanisms being disposed at different

page_text: vertical heights as on different horizontal planes, in combination with mechanism
capable of being thrown into and out of operation for transferring sheets from one
to the other of said transversely cutting- and folding-devices, substantially as
described.
26. The combination of two pairs of longitudinally folding- and transversely
cutting and folding-mechanisms disposed by pairs at different vertical heights
as on different horizontal planes the members of the same pair being in the same
plane, and sheet conveying mechanism adapted to be thrown into and out of opera-
tion for conveying sheets or cuts produced by the members of one of said pairs to
a member of the second of said pairs, substantially as described.
27. The combination of printing-machinery for supplying perfected webs, with
two pairs of side by side longitudinal folding-mechanisms, transverse cutting-
mechanism for each member of said pairs for dividing the webs folded by the said
members into cuts, sheet-conveyers for associating the cuts from the webs folded
by the members of one of said pairs of longitudinal folders, guides for association
snid associated cuts with the web or cuts therefrom folded by one member of the
second pair of longitudinal folders, and associating- and folding-mechanism for
associating with three associated cuts the remaining web or cuts therefrom and
folding the four cuts to form one product, substantially as described.
28. The combination of printing-machinery for supplying perfected webs, with
two longitudinal folding-mechanisms, a transverse cutting- and folding-mechan-
ism for each of said folders, all said mechanisms being placed vertically one over
another, and guiding-mechanism adapted to be put into and out of operation
for associating the cuts from the web (or webs) or cuts therefrom folded by the
upper longitudinal folder with the web folded by the lower longitudinal folder,
to be folded therewith by the corresponding transverse-folding mechanism, sub-
stantially as described.
29. The combination of printing-machinery for supplying perfected webs, three
longitudinal folders placed two in one horizontal plane and the third in a different
horizontal plane, transverse cutting- and folding-mechanism for each of said
folders for dividing the webs folded thereby into cuts and folding the same, and
mechanism adapted to be put into and out of operation for associating. the cuts
from the three webs to be folded by one of said transverse-folders into one pro-
duct, substantially as described.
30. The combination of printing-machinery for supplying perfected webs, with
two pairs of side by side longitudinal folding-mechanisms, two pairs of transverse
cutting and folding-mechanisms, said pairs being disposed at different vertical
heights as on horizontal planes one above another, and mechanism adapted to be
put into and out of operation for associating the cuts from one pair of transverse
cutting-mechanisms with each other and with the cuts from a third transverse
cutting-mechanism, and mechanism adapted to be thrown into and out of opera-
tion for transferring said three associated cuts to the fourth transverse folding-
mechanism to be associated and folded with the cuts from the fourth cutting-
mechanism to form one product, substantially as described.
31. The combination of two printing-presses for perfecting webs said presses
being placed one over the other, two horizontal drive-shafts, mechanism for con-
necting one of said shafts with one of said presses at one side of the machine and
the other shaft with the other press at the other side of the machine, and mechan-
ism for connecting and disconneoting said shafts at will, substantially as
described.
32. In a printing machine, the combination of groups of form- and impression-
cylinders, the groups being adapted each to produce printed matter forming a copy
complete in itself, or matter forming part of a copy completed by associating the
matter from the groups, said groups being arranged one above another, with a
horizontal and an upright shaft and connections for each of said groups for driving
the said cylinders thereof, and means for connecting said independent driving-
mechanisms at will, substantially as described.

page_text: 33. In a printing-machine, the combination of two sets of web-perfecting
presses placed one above another, each set being adapted to produce printed matter
forming a copy complete in itself or matter forming part of a copy completed
by associating the matter from the groups, two horizontal shafts, an upright shaft
at each side of the machine, gearing connecting one of said upright shafts with
one of said horizontal shafts and one of said sets of presses and the other upright
shaft with the other horizontal shaft and the other set of presses, and means for
connecting the horizontal shafts at will, substantially as described.
34. In å printing-machine, the combination of two sets of web-perfecting presses
placed one above another, each set being adapted to produce printed matter form-
ing a copy complete in itself or matter forming part of a copy completed by
associating the matter from the groups, two horizontal shafts, fast and loose pulleys
on said shafts, an upright shaft at each side of the machine, gearing connecting
one of said upright shafts with one of said horizontal shafts and one of said sets
of presses and the other upright shaft with the other horizontal shaft and the other
set of presses, belt-shifters, and means for connecting the horizontal shafts together
and the belt-shifters together at will, substantially as described.
35. In a printing-machine the combination of two sets of rotary printing-presses
arranged one above another, a horizontal drive shaft for each set, an upright shaft
for each set driven by the corresponding horizontal shaft, gearing connecting one
of said upright shafts with the first impression cylinders of one set of presses and
the other with the second impression cylinders of the other set of presses, and
means for connecting and disconnecting said horizontal shafts with each other,
substantially as described.
36. In a printing-machine, the combination of two sets of rotary printing-
presses arranged one above another, a horizontal drive-shaft for each set, fast and
loose pulleys on each of said shafts, an upright shaft for each set driven by the
corresponding horizontal shaft, gearing connecting one of said upright shafts with
the first impression cylinders of one set of presses and the other with the second
impression cylinders of the other set of presses, means for connecting and dis-
connecting said horizontal shafts with each other, belt shifters and means for con-
necting and disconnecting said shifters with each other, substantially as described.
37. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing
mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of plurality of inde-
pendent driving mechanisms, and means for driving certain of said sets of printing
mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain of said sets of printing
mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, substantially as described.
38. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing
mechanism, of driving gears located at opposite sides of the press for driving
the different sets of printing mechanism, and independent driving shafts for
communicating power to the driving gears at the opposite sides of the press, whereby
the different mechanisms may be operated as separate presses and one set of print-
ing mechanism stopped without interfering with the other sets of printing
mechanism, substantially as described.
39. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of printing mechanism
arranged one above another, of means for stopping and starting different sets of
printing mechanism independently, means for coupling together certain of said
sets of printing mechanism, a plurality of folding mechanisms arranged one above
another, and means for driving said folding mechanisms independently with their
corresponding sets of printing mechanism, substantially as described.
40. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing
mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of a plurality of
independent driving mechanisms, means for driving certain of said sets of print-
ing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain of said sets of
printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, and means for coup-
ling said driving mechanisms together, whereby the said sets of printing mechan-

page_text: ism may be started and stopped independently one of another and may be driven
together as one press or machine, substantially as described.
41. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing
mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of a plurality of
driving mechanisms independent of each other, means for driving certain of said
sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain other
of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, and a
plurality of folding mechanisms, substantially as described.
42. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of printing mechanisms,
driving devices at each side of the press, and independent driving shafts for
operating said driving devices at opposite sides of the press, substantially as
described.
43. In a printing press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing
mechanism arranged one aliove another, of means for starting and stopping different
sets of printing mechanism independently, means for coupling together certain of
said sets of printing mechanism, a plurality of folding mechanisms arranged one
above another, and means for driving said folding mechanisms independently of
one another and in combination with different sets of printing mechanism, sub-
stantially as described.
44. The combination of a number of double-width web-printing presses arranged
one above another and perfecting each its own web, and more than two longi-
tudinally-folding-, transversely-cutting- and folding, and delivery-mechanisms
placed at one end of said presses and two of them arranged side by side on one level
or plane and the remainder arranged vertically with respect thereto on a different
level or plane, with means for guiding either or both of the longitudinally folded
webs from the upper mechanism or mechanisms to and associating them with one
or both folded webs from the lower longitudinal folders, substantially as described.
45. The combination of a number of double-width web-printing presses arranged
one above another, pairs of longitudinal folders arranged side by side on different
planes above one another, means for guiding the folded webs from the upper
folders to and associating them with either or both the lower folded webs, and
cutting- and folding-mechanism for each lower longitudinal folder, substantially
as described.
46. The combination of a number of double-width web-printing presses arranged
one above another and adapted each to perfect its own web, pairs of longitudinal
folders arranged side by side on different levels or planes and above one another.
means for guiding the folded webs from said upper folders to and associating them
with one or both the lower folded webs, and cutting-, folding-, and delivery-,
mechanisms for each of said longitudinal folders, substantially as described.
47. The combination of web-printing presses delivering webs at two different
heights or places, two folding and cutting mechanisms placed one over the other,
two receivers opposite the lower of said mechanisms, and means for guiding the
products from said mechanisms thereto, substantially as described.
48. The combination of pairs of longitudinal folders, placed over each other,
rollers for guiding webs thereto, a groove at the middle part in and between the
longitudinal folders and means for guiding the folded webs from the upper pair
of folders down between the lower pair of folders to and associating them with
the web or webs from the lower folders, an edge of the upper webs so guided pass-
ing through said groove, substantially as described.
49. The combination of weh-printing presses delivering webs at two places
above one another, two longitudinal folders arranged one over the other for fold-
ing the webs so delivered, mechanism for associating the folded web (or webs)
from the upper folder with the web (or webs) from the lower folder, and transverse
cutting mechanism below the lower folder to which said associated webs pass,
substantially as described.
50. The combination of double-width web-printing presses delivering webs at
two places one above the other, three longitudinal folders arranged two side by

page_text: side on one plane to receive the upper web (or webs) and the other on a lower plane
and under the others, mechanism for associating the two folded webs from the
upper folders with the folded web (or webs) from the lower folder, and cutting-
mechanism for dividing the associated webs transversely, substantially as described.
51. The combination of double-width web-printing presses delivering webs at
two places one over the other, four longitudinal folders arranged side by side by
pairs on two different planes and above each other, a transverse cutting-mechanisin
for each of said folders, and means for associating the folded webs from one pair
of folders on one plane with the folded webs from the pair of folders on the other
plane and guiding the associated webs to one or two of said cutting-mechanisms,
substantially as described.
52. The combination of two side by side longitudinal folders, cutting-cylinders
for each folder, transverse folding-mechanism for each folder, and means for
associating the folded cuts from one of said transverse folders with the cuts folded
by the other transverse folder, substantially as described.
58. The combination of two side by side web-cutting mechanisms, a transverse
folder for each cutting-mechanism to which the cuts pass without turning, and
mechanism for associating the cuts folded by one mechanism with the cuts folded
by the other, substantially as described.
64. The combination of double-width web-printing presses placed one above
another, two parallel guides or rollers 10 placed at one end of said presses in
different planes, and four web-cutting and sheet-folding mechanisms placed side
by side by twos on different planes, substantially as described above and shown in
Figs. 20, 21 and 22.
55. The combination of double-width web-printing presses placed one above
another, two parallel web-guides or rollers 10 placed at one end of said presses in
different planes, and four web-cutting and sheet-folding mechanisms placed above
one another in side by side pairs, with mechanisms for associating the upper folded
webs with the lower webs, substantially as described above and shown in
Figs. 20, 21 and 22.
56. The combination of double-width web-printing presses placed one above
another, two parallel web-guides or rollers 10 placed at one end of said presses
in different planes, four longitudinal folders placed above one another by pairs
on different planes, and four web-cutting and sheet-folding mechanisms placed side
by side by pairs on different planes, substantially as described above and shown in
Figs. 20, 21 and 22.
57. The combination of printing-presses placed one above another each
capacitated to perfect a double-width web, with two parallel web-guides (as
rollers 10) in different horizontal planes, four longitudinally-folding-mechanisms
(as F, G, H, K.) placed side by side and above one another by twos, a web-cutting-
and sheet-folding-mechanism for each of the lower folders, as H, K and guides
(as g) intermediate the upper and the lower longitudinal-folders, substantially.as
described.
58. The combination of web-printing-presses capacitated to perfect a number
of webs, with two parallel web-guides (as rollers 10) in different horizontal planes,
two web-folders receiving the webs from said guides said folders being in different
horizontal planes, guides for associating the web or webs from the upper folder
with the lower web or webs, and web-cutting-mechanism for said associated webs,
substantially as described.
59. The combination of web-printing-presses capacitated to perfect a number of
double-width webs, with two parallel web-guides, as rollers 10. placed in different
horizontal planes, two web-folders in one horizontal plane for receiving the web
or webs from the upper of said guides, two weh-folders in a lower horizontal plane
for receiving the web or webs from the lower of said guides, web-guiding
mechanism for associating the two folded webs from the upper folders with
the folded web from the lower folder, and web-cutting mechanism for dividing
said associated webs into products or copies, substantially as described.

page_text: of plates thereon, and clamping-mechanism extending to and operable at one
end of the cylinder for adjusting or moving said plates independently on said
cylinder longitudinally thereof, in combination, substantially as described.
84. In a printing-machine, a plate-cylinder, two or more rows of plates thereon
extending circumferentially thereof, and clamping mechanisms for adjusting or
moving said plates independently on said cylinder longitudinally and circum-
ferentially thereof the mechanism for adjusting longitudinally extending to and
operable at the end of the cylinder, in combination, substantially as described.
85. The combination of two longitudinal folders arranged to act in succession
on one and the same web (or webs), and a cutting and delivery mechanism for each
folder, substantially as described.
86. The combination of two longitudinal folders or turners adapted to act in
succession on the same web or webs to give a longitudinal fold thereto, and an
independent cutting and delivery mechanism for each of said folders or turners,
whereby different products may be produced and delivered but at different points,
substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of November 1898.
EDWARDS AND CO.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 65 and 66, Chancery Lane. London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: GO. The combination of web-printing-presses capacitated to perfect a number
of double-width webs, with two parallel web-guides (as rollers 10) in different
horizontal planes, four longitudinal-folders placed side by side and above one
another by twos, a cutting-mechanism for each of said toiders for dividing the
folded webs transversely, and associating-mechanism for associating folded halves
of the double-width webs and guiding them to one or two of the cutting-
mechanisms, substantially as described.
61. The combination or web-printing-presses capacitated to perfect a number of
double width webs, with two parallel web-guides (as rollers 10) in different
horizontal planes, four longitudinal folders placed side by side and above one
another by twos, a web-cutting- and sheet-collecting mechanism for each folder,
and associating-mechanism for associating folded haives of the double-width webs
and guiding them to one or two of the cutting-mechanisms, substantially as
described.
62. The combination of a disk for applying paste longitudinally of a web, and a
former or turner provided with a groove over which the line of paste may pass
without touching, substantially as described.
63. In a web-folding or associating mechanism, a former or turner provided with a
groove extending in the direction of motion of the web for avoiding paste on the
web, substantially as described.
64. The combination of a former or V-shaped turner, and a device for applying
pasto to the inner side of a web after it has passed said former or turner and
before it reaches the folding or associating rolls or a guide, substantially as
described.
65. The combination of a former or V-shaped turner, and a revolving blade for
applying paste to a web transversely thereof located for coaction with the web after
it has passed the former and before it reaches the folding or associating rolls or a
guide, substantially as described.
66. The combination of a former or V-shaped turner, a rotatory or rocking shaft
located between said former or turner, and the folding or associating rolls or guide,
a blade for applying paste transversely of the web eccentrically mounted on the
said shaft and mechanism for revolving said blade independently of the rotation or
rocking of said shaft, substantially as described.
67. The combination of a sheet-carrying or collecting-cylinder, a pair of folding
rolls between which the cylinder delivers sheets, margin-guides and a set of tapes
coacting with said rolls, and a receiver on which the copies are delivered from said
guides and tapes, substantially as described.
68. The combination of two longitudinal folders or turners adapted to act in
succession on the same web or webs to give two longitudinal folds thereto, and
an independent cutting- and delivery-mechanism for each of said folders, whereby
copies or products folded once or folded twice longitudinally may be produced and
delivered but at different points, substantially as described.
69. The combination of the V-shaped or triangular folder 9, guide or folding
rolls 10 at its apex, cutting-cylinders 24, 25, and delivery-mechanism, with
roller 11, folder 12, rolls 13, cutting cylinders 14, 15, and delivery mechanism,
whereby a web may be folded once longitudinally and be divided into products or
may be folded twice (or slit and associated, and folded once) longitudinally and
then be divided into products, substantially as described.
70. The combination of a pair of cutting-cylinders, a sheet-carrying cylinder to
the left thereof, guides for the sheets extending in a plane substantially tangent
to the under sides of said cylinders, a pair of folding-rolls between which the carrier-
cylinder delivers sheets downwardly, and a delivery, substantially as described,
margin-guides, and a set of tapes coacting with said rolls, and a receiver to which
the sheets are delivered from said guides, substantially as described.
71. The combination of two longitudinal folders or V-shaped turners or
associators adapted to act in succession on the same web or webs, a paste-applier

page_text: located under the first former or V-shaped turner, and cutting and delivery devices
for each folder, substantially as described.
72. In a printing-machine, a plate-cylinder having a circumferential groove over
which the edge of a plate hangs, substantially as described.
73. In a printing-machine, a plate-cylinder provided with an overhanging
circumferentially extending plate-holder for the edge of a plate and a circum-
ferential groove under said overhanging holder and under the edge of a plate held
thereby, substantially as described.
74. In a printing-machine, a plate-cylinder provided with an overhanging
circumferentially extending plate-holder for the edge of a plate and a circum-
ferential groove under said overhanging holder and under the edge of a plate held
thereby, said groove having radial walls, substantially as described.
75. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, a plate thereon
provided with reduced ends, a slot extending longitudinally of the cylinder, a
pair of undercut clamps held in and movable along the slot, a pair of screws having
the same axis of rotation one for and engaging each clamp and both extending to the
end of the cylinder, and means for holding the sides of the plate, substantially as
described.
76. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, two plates
thereon in the same longitudinal line thereof, and provided with reduced ends, a
fixed circumferential bar or ring provided with an over-overhang for engagement
with the end of the inner plate, a longitudinal slot in said cylinder, three undercut
clamps held in and movable along the slot for engagement with the plates, a screw
in said slot for each clamp therewith and extending to the end of the cylinder,
substantially as described.
77. In a printing-machine, the combination of an outer and an inner plate, a
plate-cylinder on which said plates are disposed in the same longitudinal line, a
Jongitudinal slot in said cylinder under said plates, clamps in said slot for holding
said plates, and rotatory screws in said slots for and engaging with threaded holes
therein said clamps for moving them independently to adjust said plates,
substantially as described.
78. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, an outer and an
inner plate on said cylinder in the same longitudinal line, a circumferential bar or
ring on said cylinder provided with an overhanging holder for engagement with one
of said plates, three undercut clamps held in and movable along a longitudinal
slot in said cylinder under the plates, two screws one outside the other and placed
in said slot for operating two of said clamps and reaching to the end of the cylinder,
and a third screw in said slot for operating the third of said clamps, substantially
as described.
79. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, a plate on said
cylinder provided with reduced sides, a circumferential slot in said cylinder,
an undercut clamp held in and movable along said slot or groove, and a screw placed
in said slot engaging a threaded hole in and for operating the said clamp,
substantially as described.
80. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, a plate thereon,
a holder for the edge of the plate, a groove in the cylinder adjacent said holder, and
a layer of paper or the like between the edge of the plate and the holder extending
into said groove, substantially. as described.
81. In a printing-machine, the combination of a plate-cylinder, a plate thereon,
an overhanging bar or ring extending circumferentially of said cylinder, a radial
groove in said cylinder under the overhang portion of said bar, and a layer of paper
between the edge of the plate and the undercut of said bar and bent into said groove,
substantially as described.
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82. In a printing-machine, two independent screws one inside the other and
respectively engaging with and operating independent clamps for the plates,
substantially as described.
83. In a printing-machine, a plate-cylinder, two or more circumferential rows