Improvements in Cardboard Box-Scoring, Cutting, and Printing Appliances.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left; 14th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cardboard Box-Scoring, Cutting, and Printing
Appliances.
1, ALFRED GODFREY of 14 Havergal Villas, Green Lanes, Hornsey, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to appliances to enable the cutting, scoring, and printing
of cardboard boxes to be effected in one operation, and consists in the adaptation
to an arrangement of "forme," comprising cutting knives, scoring or creasing rules,
and printed matter, of inking rollers, guides, or rail inclines, and spring type
blocks or electros by which the type-matter may be inked, without the inking
rollers coming in contact with, or being injured by the cutting knives or scoring
rules, and also of springs, serving to eject the blanks or pieces from the cutting
knives after they are cut.
To carry my invention into effect I use steel knives of flexible band-steel, with
a suitable cutting edge, and arrange them about suitable wooden moulds in a
convenient chase; to cut the outer parts, flaps, or parts of the cardboard blanks,
and further arrange scoring rules in the required position for scoring or creasing
the blanks; and type-matter, conveniently in the form of an electro, between the
said scoring rules and knives, the height of the said knives, rules, and printed
matter, being so arranged that the knives will cut through the material, the rules
will crease or indent the material, and the type matter will print upon the surface
of the card-board in one operation.
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To prevent the blunting of the knives and to make an effective indentation by
the scoring rules into the material, I use a material behind the card-board such as
will receive the knives without injury, and will make a matrix or indentation from
the pressure of the rules. A convenient material for this purpose is zine, but lead,
wood or pulp may be used for the purpose.
To effect the inking of the type matter or electro, without the rollers touching
the rules or knives, the composition of the inking rollers is divided into such
portions as will pass between the rules or knives, which are in the direction of the
travel of the said rollers. The said portions of composition are conveniently
mounted on sleeves that slip on and off the roller stocks, and may be fixed in
desired position by set screws or otherwise, & the rollers are mounted upon screw
centres to revolve easily.
In order that the inking rollers may not touch the transverse knives or rules,
I apply inclined pieces upon the chase projecting over the rails, or upon the rails
themselves, on which the inking rollers run, at such points as will lift the rollers
above the transverse knives or rules so that they do not touch them, the rollers
dropping down upon the type matter to ink the same between the said transverse
knives or rules.
I may alternatively support the printed matter on springs in such a way that it
stands normally above the level of the knives and rules and may therefore be
inked by the passing rollers without the latter touching the knives or rules at all.
Upon the impression of the cardboard coming upon the forme, the spring type
natter recedes until it comes on to a fixed shoulder at the desired height to
give the desired impression, together with the cutting of the knives and scoring
of the rules.

page_text: Or I may use a combination of the above arrangements, certain parts of the type
matter being fixed and the rollers lifting to avoid the knives, and such parts of the
type matter as is inconveniently surrounded by knives or rules, may be mounted on
springs as above described.
In order that the blanks or pieces, when cut, may be caused to easily leave the
cutting knife, I apply springs close to, and within the said knives, so as to push the
blanks outwards away from the knife after the blanks have been cut.
Dated this 14th day of April 1894.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Cardboard Box Scoring, Outting, and Printing
Appliances.
I, ALFRED GODFREY, of 14 Havergal Villas, Green Lanes, Hornsey, in the
County of Middlesex, 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 :-
My invention relates to appliances to enable the cutting, scoring, and printing,
of card-board boxes to be effected in one operation, and consists in the adaptation
to an arrangement of forme, comprising cutting knives, scoring or creasing rules,
and printed matter, of inking rollers, guides or rail inclines, spring type blocks
or electros, by which the type matter may be inked without the inking rollers
coming in contact with, or being injured by, the knives, or scoring rules; and also
of springs serving to eject the blanks or pieces from the cutting knives after they
are cut.
And in order that iny invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereto annexed, and to the letters
and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a face elevation of a forme, in a chase, adapted to cut, score, and
print a cardboard box blank at one operation.
Figure 2 shows a forme adapted for producing a large number of small boxes at
one operation from one card-board blank.
Figure 3 shows a transverse section through a chase and forme showing, as a
modification, the type-block mounted on spiral springs.
Figure 4 is a section and plan of detached portion of knife and ejecting
springs.
Figure 5 shows in elevation and plan other alternate forms of ejecting springs.
Figure 6 is a detail of an inking roller adapted to the purpose of the invention.
To carry my invention into effect, I use steel knives, A A; preferably of flexible
band steel, and arrange them about suitable wooden moulds B B, locked in a
suitable chase C, to cut the outer parts, flaps, or other parts of the cardboard
blanks and further I similarly arrange scoring rules. A' A' in the required
positions for scoring or indenting, instead of cutting; and also type matter,
conveniently in the form of electros D D, between the said scoring rules and
knives; the height of the said knives, rules, and printed matter, when home
on the type-back, being so arranged that the knives will cut through the material,
the rules will crease or indent the material, and the type matter will print upon
the surface of the card-board in one operation.
To prevent the blunting of the knives, and to make an effective indentation by
the scoring rules into the cardboard, I use a material behind the cardboard, such
as will receive an indentation from the knives or rules, without injury to them, and

page_text: will receive a matrix or indentation from them by pressure. A convenient material
for this purpose is zinc, but lead, wood pulp, or other suitable material may be,
used for the purpose.
To effect the inking of the type matter or electro, without the rollers touching
the rules or knives, the composition E E of the inking rollers as in Figure 6 is
divided into such portions as will pass between the rules or knives that are in the
direction of the travel of the said rollers.
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The said portions of composition are conveniently mounted on sleeves F F,
that slip on and off the stocks G, and may be fixed in desired position by set
Screws H.
The rollers may be mounted on their saddles or carriages by set-screw centres K,
so that the rollers will revolve easily.
In order that the inking rollers may not touch the transverse knives or rules, I
apply inclined pieces L L upon the chase C, projecting over the roller rails, or
upon the rails themselves, on which the inking bearing rolls M run, at such points;
that the rollers are lifted above the transverse knives or rules without touching
them, the rollers dropping down again upon the type matter after passing the said
inclines L L.
1 may alternatively support the type electro D on springs N N, Figure 3, in
such a way that the type matter stands normally above the level of the knives
and rules, and may therefore be inked by the passing rollers without the latter
touching the knives or rules at all.
When the impression comes upon the spring-supported type-matter, it recedes
until it comes home on to the dead backing, giving the desired impression for
printing, and simultaneously the cutting of the knives and indentations of the
Scoring rules.
Or, I may use any combination of the above arrangements, certain parts of
the type-matter being fixed, and the rollers lifting to avoid the knives; and such
parts of the type matter as may be inconveniently situated or surrounded by
knives or rules, may be mounted on springs as above described.
In order that the blanks or pieces when cut may be caused easily to leave the
cutting knives, I apply springs P P in various suitable positions about the knives,
so as to push the blanks outwards away from the knives when cut.
I find a convenient form for such springs to be as shown in Figure 4, made out
of hard elastic sheet brass, and secured to the forme by wood screws, but I may
modify the shape and material of such springs as may be found most suitable for
the work and forme.
A chase and forme may be adapted by a suitable disposition of knives, creasing
rules and springs as in Fig. 2 to produce a number of small boxes at one
operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. In combination, in a forme for printing machines, cutting knives, creasing
rules, type or electros, ejecting springs adjacent to knives or creasers, and lifting
inclines for the inking rollers fixed to the chase of forme, or to adjacent rails; for
cutting, scoring, and printing, cardboard or other blanks for boxes, substantially
as described.
2nd. In formes for cardboard box cutting, metallic springs adjacent to the
cutting knives for ejecting the cut blanks, substantially.as described.
3rd. In combination with a forme for card-board box printing and cutting,
adjustable inclines or lifting rails to lift the inking rollers over the knives or rules,
substantially as described.
4th. In combination with a forme for card-board box printing and cutting, the
arrangement of the composition of the inking rollers in detached pieces, attached
to adjustable sleeves with set screws therein,-substantially as described.
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page_text: 5th. In a forme for card-board box printing and cutting, the combination with
electro blocks of springs there-under, to cause said blocks to normally project
beyond the knives or rules for inking, substantially as described.
6th. The constructions of formés for card-board box cutting printing, and
creasing, substantially as described and illustrated herewith.
Dated this 10th day of January 1895..
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.