Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Planing or Grooving the Edges of Books, Cards, Card-board, and so forth שע DEV
Year: 1884

page_text: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Planing or
Grooving the Edges of Books, Cards, Card-board, and so
forth
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DEVICATION
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I ALFRED JAMES BICKMORE of Walter A. Barlow's Patent Agency, 6 St Paul's
Churchyard in the city of London do hereby declare the nature of the invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PLANING OR GROOVING
THE EDGES OF BOOKS CARDS, CARD-BOARD AND SO FORTH a communication to
me from abroad by Christian Gerster Bookbinder and Wilhelm Leo Merchant of
Stuttgart Germany, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for
planing or grooving the edges of books, cards, cardboards and so forth.
In the following description, reference will be had to the accompanying sheet of
drawings wherein Fig 1, is a side elevation of a machine constructed according to
this invention partly in section. Fig 2, a front elevation also partly in section, and
Fig 3, shows a modification.
The framing A, of the machine, carries a sliding table b, sliding in the dove
tailed groove b¹. On the upright standards or cheeks a, of the framing of the
machine, the cross piece or frame c, is provided for carrying the vertical shaft or
spindle e, whereon is mounted the pulley d, so that the driving belt m, is carried in
such manner that it can be easily removed, and thrown out of gear.
On the bottom of the vertical shaft or spindle e, there is provided the tool
carrier f, into which the cutting tool h, is fastened, and the upper end of the said
vertical spindle 6, is provided with a screw and a small hand wheel for raising or
lowering the same in order to adjust the cutting tool to suit varying heights of
work.
For the purpose of cutting or ploughing books, removable vices l, are attached to
the sliding table b, and provided with screws k, for clamping and supporting the
jaws , whereby the book is firmly held in any desired position.
From the driving belt m, the vertical spindle, with the tool carrier, and tool
receives a rotatory motion, whilst at the same time the sliding table b, with the
book firmly attached thereon can be moved either in a backward or forward
direction relative to the tool.

page_text: In the place of a vertical shaft or spindle there can be used a horizontal spindle e¹,
(see Fig 3) in which case said spindle is supported in bearings on the sliding
table a. The spindle "being provided with the pulley d, and the tool carrier f,
with its tool h¹ as before described The horizontal dove tailed slide n, is movable
on the framing a, and the upward and downward adjustment is effected by the
vertical slide u¹, mounted on the slide n, and held at any desired height by the
clamping piece o, with the ordinary book-binders press p, fastened together with
the book as shown.
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:-
The rotating spindle e or e¹, carried by the framing a, or a¹, with the tool
carrier for f¹, for the purpose of cutting or ploughing the edges of books, cards
cardboards, and the like, as herein described, and shown by the drawings.
Dated this 1st day of December 1884.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
Agent for Alfred James Bickmore,