IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN RULING PAPER
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN SHAW, of Honley, near Huddersfield in the County of York, Machine
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN RULING PAPER" to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to the box (and parts connected therewith) placed
at the delivery end of the machine for receiving the sheets of paper after they are
ruled, and my improvements consist,
Firstly In making the box so that it can be readily adjusted to suit the varying
sizes of the paper. For this purpose I form parallel grooves in the box bottom, the
grooves running at right angles to each other. Within the said grooves are
projections or stop pieces, which are made to slide therein and to be adjustable, so
that as the sheets of paper leave the machine, they drop within the inner sides of
the stop pieces, and there remain.
Secondly. My Invention relates to certain nipping rollers, or pullies employed for
the purpose of receiving the sheets of paper (as they are carried forward by the
ordinary endless bands) and dropping them into the receiving box.
As these nipping rollers are to be moved backward or forward on their shafts
each time the width of paper is changed; the object of my Invention is to simplify
the construction so that the changes can be more readily effected. For this purpose
I connect the upper nipping rollers to one casting made in the form of an arch or
bow, and supported in the middle by a shaft running across the machine, so that
when the rollers require adjusting in their width, the bow casting carrying the
rollers is slided on the cross shaft, but when the rollers require adjusting in
pressure or when more nip is necessary, a hand wheel and screw connected to a
bracket fixed to the machine frame is operated.
When thin sheets of paper are being delivered into the box much difficulty is
experienced in delivering them so that they drop flat, and lay straight therein, this
difficulty is obviated by placing at each side of the nipping rollers projecting pieces
of wood, or other material, having their front ends tapering or closer together than
their back ends, so that the sheets of paper when passing between the tapering
boards will be slightly scooped or dished, and are calculated to enter straight into
the box.

page_text: I, JOHN SHAW of Honley, near Huddersfield, in the County of York, Paper
Ruling Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY EMPLOYED IN RULING PAPER" and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
This Invention has reference to the box (and parts connected therewith) placed
at the delivery end of the machine for receiving the sheets of paper after they are
ruled, and my improvements consist:
Firstly In making the box marked A. A¹. A¹¹. so that it can be readily adjusted
to suit the varying sizes of the paper. For this purpose I form parallel grooves in
the box bottom, the grooves running at right angles to each other. Within the
said grooves are projections or stop pieces marked B. B. B", which are made to
slide therein and to be adjustable so that as the sheets of paper leave the machine
they drop within the inner sides of the stop pieces and there remain.
Secondly My Invention relates to certain nipping rollers or pulleys marked
C. C. CC with bands or belts around, employed for the purpose of receiving
the sheets of paper (as they are carried forward by the ordinary endless bands) and
dropping them into the receiving box. As these nipping pulleys are to be moved
back ward or forward on the shaft each time the width of paper is changed, the
object of my Invention is to simplify the construction so that the changes can be
more readily effected. For this purpose I connect the upper nipping pulleys to one
casting made in the form of an arch or bow marked D. D. and supported in the
middle by a shaft marked E running across the machine such shaft being supported
by cast iron (or other material) standards or bearers marked F. F', so that when
the rollers require adjusting in their width the bow castings D. D' carrying the
pulleys are slided on the cross shaft E, but when the pulleys require adjusting in
pressure, or, when more nip is necessary, it is accomplished by having a boss
fastened with a bolt and nut on the top of the standards F. F', which said standards
are fixed to the machine frame.
Thirdly When thin sheets of paper are being delivered into the box much
difficulty is experienced in delivering them to make them drop flat and lie straight
therein; this difficulty is obviated by placing at each side of the nipping pulleys,
projecting pieces of tin, wood, or other material marked G. G'. having their front
edges tapering or closer together than the back ends so that the sheets of paper
when passing between the tapering pieces, will be slightly scooped or dished, and
are calculated to enter straight into the box.
Lastly I fix arms H H. bolted to the standards F, F', to carry the roller I which
roller supports or keeps up the endless cloth against the pulleys C C C C₁, also,
the roller J which is used for the same purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, I declare that what
I claim is
1st I claim the box A. A¹. A". and the component parts of the same made up of
the stops or slides B. B. B. as being required for the receipt of the paper after
being ruled.

page_text: 2nd I claim the standards F. F., the pulleys C. C. C. C, the bows D. D¹, the
shaft E, the tin, (or other material) guides G G., the rollers L. J., and the arms H. H',
which I hold are all necessary for delivering the paper after being ruled into the
box referred to.
Dated this 25th day of August 1984