Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
I, JAMES SELLARS BARCLAY of Hadfield Street Works, Cornbrook,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster Printer's Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates more particularly to the apparatus for driving or moving
on the figures after the printing of each impression the apparatus for inking the
numbers and to the printing or numbering wheels.
The figure driver is so mounted or arranged as to move backwards and forwards
with the figure wheels when they are moved in or out of line and so always retain
the same relative position thereto. To the bracket or carrier which supports the
figure wheels or rollers is attached a fixed bracket. To this fixed bracket is
connected a sliding arm or lever capable of sliding vertically which carries at its
lower end the pawl or finger which moves forward the ratchet of the figure wheels.
This arm or lever is raised by a spring and is forced down or beld stationary as
the numbering wheels are raised by coming into contact at its upper end or else-
where with a fixed plate bar or bracket.
The ink distributing apparatus comprises a travelling metallic or other band
passing over rollers along one side of a fixed plate. Two rollers are fixed
horizontally one at each side of the machine with a plate between them. A flexible
metallic or other band is passed round the rollers and over the plate and upon this
band the ink is spread. The rollers are moved at each stroke of the machine by
a pawl or eccentric connected to the lever that brings down the figure wheels for
printing. The inking rollers travel across the flexible band before coming into
contact with the figures.
The position of the inking rollers is adjustable laterally to correspond with any
lateral adjustment of the figure wheels. The rod or spindle which carries the
inking roller bracket is formed with a screw thread rings or collars or racks to
prevent lateral displacement of the rollers and the journal of the roller bracket
is made of U shape with corresponding thread rings collars or the like and is held
in position by a spring so as to readily fit over the shaft for removal or
replacement.
The numbering wheels are secured in position upon their boss by a flat spring
secured at one end to the boss instead of by means of a hole drilled therein with
a pin and spring inserted therein. These flat springs for several wheels are
arranged with a transverse pin inserted from one side to hold them down whilst
the wheels are being adjusted.
Dated this 20th day of May 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: I, JAMES SELLARS BARCLAY, of Hadfield Street Works, Cornbrook,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Printer's Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by, the following statement:-
The invention is designed to improve the construction of the machine more
particularly with reference to the apparatus for driving or moving on the figures
after the printing of each impression, the apparatus for inking the numbers, and to
the printing or numbering wheels.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Front elevation.
Fig. 2. Sectional clevation on line - Figs. 1 and 3.
Fig. 3. Plan partly in section on line y-y Fig. 2.
Fig. 4. Side elevation of printing wheels partly in section.
Fig. 5. Sectional elevation of same.
The figure wheels or rollers A are mounted upon a bracket B which is adjustably
attached to a reciprocating bar C which is fitted to two uprights or pillars D
sliding in sockets E of the frame F. A vertically reciprocating movement is
transmitted to the uprights D and bar C by pivoted lever G which is operated
from a treadle below the apparatus by the connecting rod or lever H.
The reciprocating bar C which carries the figure wheels A is slotted throughout
its length so that the bracket B may be fixed at any position along its length and
the bracket B is made with a dovetail slide b so that the lower portion is capable
of being moved backwards or forwards and thus the figure wheels A may be set in
any desired position.
The figure wheels A are moved forward or rotated at each stroke of the machine
by means of a driver or pawl K and this pawl or driver is so mounted as to retain
always the same relative position to the figure wheels, being moved with them
when they are moved in and out of line. I attach to the movable or adjustable
bracket B by which the figure wheels are carried an upright bracket or arm L
which moves to and fro with the bracket. To this fixed arm or bracket Lis
connected a sliding arm or lever M capable of sliding vertically which carries at
its lower end the pawl or finger K which moves forward the ratchet a of the
figure wheels. The arm or lever M is raised by a spring m as the reciprocating
bar C and figure wheels A move downwards and is forced down or held stationary
as the numbering wheels A are raised by coming into contact at its upper end or
elsewhere with a fixed plate bar or bracket f giving the desired movement to the
ratchet a as the wheels pass up.
The arm M is connected to the bracket L by a stud or screw l fitted into the
latter. This stud passes through a slot m' in the arm M and its position can be
altered to regulate the movement of the arm M. When the stud is placed in the
lower hole the pawl K is permitted to pass over only one tooth of the ratchet
wheel a and when in the upper hole the pawl passes over two teeth of the
ratchet wheel a. This permits of paging or numbering consecutively or
alternately.
The figures on the wheels A are inked by the rollers N carried at the ends of
the reciprocating arms or levers O which are moved horizontally beneath the
wheels as they begin a downward stroke. The ink distributing (apparatus by
which ink is applied to the rollers N comprises a travelling metallic or other
band P passing over rollers p and along one side of a fixed plate R. The two
rollers p are fixed horizontally one at each side of the machine with the plate R

page_text: between them. A flexible metallic or other band P is passed round the rollers p
and over the plate and upon this band the ink is spread. The rollers are moved at
each stroke of the machine by a pawl (or eccentric) acting on the ratchet
wheel p¹ and connected to the lever G that brings down the figure wheels for
printing. The inking rollers N travel across the flexible band before coming into
contact with the figures.
The inking rollers N are moved to and fro by a bell crank lever N¹ connected
by the link n with the operating lever G. To the lower member of the bell
crank lever N' is fitted a rod or spindle S with which the ends of the reciprocating
arms or levers engage. The position of the inking rollers N is adjustable
laterally to correspond with any lateral adjustment of the figure wheels. The rod
or spindle S which carries the inking roller bracket O is formed with a screw
thread rings or collars or racks to prevent lateral displacement of the bracket and
the end of the roller arm or bracket O is made of U shape with corresponding
thread rings, collars or the like and is held in position by a spring S¹ so as to
readily fit over the spindle S for removal or replacement.
A curve or incline o on the arm O passes under the roller s and causes the arm
to be depressed as it moves to and fro.
The numbering wheels A are secured in position upon their stud a' by a flat
spring T secured at one end to the stud a¹ instead of by means of a hole drilled
therein with a pin and spring inserted therein. One spring T answers for all the
wheels on the stud but it is divided into a number of tongues t one of which
engages with the notches t' in the interior of the wheels.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Apparatus for paging and numbering constructed and arranged substantially
as described.
2. In paging and numbering machines the apparatus for driving or moving
forward the figure wheels constructed so as to always retain the same relative
position thereto when they are moved in and out of line comprising an upright arm
or bracket L affixed to the movable supporting bracket B and a vertically sliding
arm or lever M carrying at its lower end the pawl or finger K and depressed or
operated by coming in contact with a fixed bar as the reciprocating bar rises
substantially as described.
3. In paging and numbering machines the apparatus for delivering ink to the
figure wheels comprising the reciprocating arms O the roller N and the travelling
band P passing around the rollers p by which the ink is distributed substantially
as described.
4. In paging and numbering machines the combination with reciprocating arms
or levers O and inking rollers N of a rod or spindle S provided with screw threads
or annular rings which prevent lateral displacement of the arm substantially as
described and shown.
5. In a paging and numbering machine the combination with the numbering
wheels A of a flat spring T secured at one end to the central stud a substantially
as described and shown.
10.1
Wah1007
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool and London, Patent' Agents.