provements in Means for Securing Type in Printing Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Means for Securing Type in Printing Machines.
We, RUSSELL ALLEN, of 3, Cross Street, Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, Newspaper Proprietor, and JOSEPH DAVIES, of 65, Earl Street, Lower
Broughton, Manchester, aforesaid, Compositor, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows
This invention relates to improved means for securing type in turtles, chases
o holders for use in printing-machines, and the invention is more especially
applicable to hnotype bais although useful in a measure for ordinary type
The invention consists in so forming the retaining devices of the turtles chases
or holders and the ends of the hmoty pe bais that the tendency of the said devices
is to wedge the said bais downwards without projections on the holders having
to fit accurately recesses in each line.
The linotype bar as it is ordinatly produced by the linotype machine is slightiy
wider at the outer edge or printing edge than at the inner edge or bottom of the
anid bar, and the tendency therefort, especially on a rotary cylinder would be
for the bar to move outwards in its title chase or holder, and it would be
difhcult to secure and maintain that perfect level of "lace
printing
necessary for
We propose to make the outer edge slightly narrower or shorter than the
inuer clge of the bar gradually increasing the length thereof to a point near
the centre, o from a point near the centre to the inner edge, in a straight or
curved me, or we may make the ends of the bars concave of convex, ol we may
otherwise equivalently form these ends
We form that side of the sidestick or holder and that side of the holder or
chase or other retaining device which comes into contact with the ends of the
linotype bars of such a shape incline or curve as to fit and grip these ends and so
tend to hold them down without projections or beads on the holder.
The down rules or blank lines placed between the columns which would be
fastened to the bottom of the holder by well known means, would also be shapel
on each side to fit the ends of the lines in the columns
Cossules and leads which are inserted between the lines are necessarily of
similar shape at the ends to that part of the holder or column rule they come
in contact with
Ordinary or movable type can be secured in holders made according to this
invention by any well known means
The chief advantages of this construction are that the holders and column
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page_text: ules having no projections on the side, the pages can be quickly made up;
there is no necessity for indentions by the compositor at the ends of the lines,
the type is held securely and allows the operation of planing to be performed
effectually; and as before stated the lines aie not afterwards liable to itse when
ou the printing cylinder as the holding device wedges them downwards.
The invention is applicable to platen machines as well as to cylinder machines,
and may be applied either on the type cylinder or on an auxiliary cylinder or
shatt for printing late news, it may be applied to any column part of a column
o columns or to a page or pages used in book work or "jobbing" work
Detal this 9th dox of June 1898.
GEO DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicants,
4, St Ann's Square, Manchester
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Means for Securing Type in Printing Machines.
We, RUSSELL ALLFN, of 3, Cross Street, Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, Newspaper Proprietor, and JOSEPHI DAVIES, of 65, Earl Street, Lower
Broughton, Manchester, aforesaid, Composito, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the sa s to be performed to be particularis
described an ascertained in and by the following statement.-
more
This invention relates to improved means for securing type in "turtles,"
chases, or holders, for use in printing machines, and the invention 14
especially applicable to hmoty per bais, although useful in a measure for
ordinary type.
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The manner in which our said invention is to be performed on carried into
practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
sheet of diawings and the following explanation thereof
Fig. 1 on the drawings is a transverse section of a "title" on holder showing
the application of our invention thereto
Figs 2, 3, 4 and 5 are detached views of several parts hereinafter more pa -
ticularly referred to and described
Refening to Fig 1 a represents a "linotype' bai and a cross rule, the
"title"
has two fixed sides c¹c and a movable holder e The invention
consists principally in so forming the retaining devices and and the down
ules of the "tuitles" and the ends of the linotype" baisa that the ten-
dency of the said devices 18 to wedge the said bars downwards without projec-
tions on the holders having to fit accurately recesses in each line
The notype bai as it is ordinauly produced by the hnotype machine 13
lightly wide at the outer or printing edge than at the inner edge on bottom
of the said har, and the tendency therefore, especially on a rotary cylinder would
be for the bar to move outwards in its turtle, chase, or holder, and it would be
difficult to secure and maintain that perfect level of the "face which is neces-
sar for punting.
We propose to make the outer or punting edge of the bar a (see Fig 1) nar-
rower or shorter than the inner edge of the hai, gradually increasing the length
thereof to a point near the centre and from a point near the catre to the minc
edge m straight line as showny of it a curve we may make the ends at

page_text: the bais concave as shewn by dotted lines at Fig 2 on convex or we may other-
wise equivalently form these ends
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We form that side of the fixed side c¹ of the turtle" and that sule of the
movable holder (or other retaining device which comes into contuet with the
ends of the buotype as a and also the head rules Fig 4 of such an inclin
or curve as to nt and gup these ends, and so tend to hold them down without
special projections or beads on the holder
The down rules (Fig 3) or blank lines placed between the columns would
be fastened to the bottom of the holder by well-known means would also be
shaped on each side to fit the ends of the lines a in the columns
les «
(hoss rules Fig 1 which are inserted between the lines and head
Figare necessarily of coresponding shape at the ends to that part of the
holder, or the column rule d (Fig 3) with which they come into contact
Sumetimes we provide at suitable distances along the bottom of the head-rule,
feet similar to shown on the "down' o1 column rule d Fig 3 These feet
would fit in and under suitably shaped slots in the bottom of the turtle which
would hold down the head-rule or column tule
The head-ule e (Fig 4) might have recesses * at suitable distances, the foot-
stick having simula recesses at corresponding distances apart and the down
or column-rules d (Fig 3) might be constructed with a projection
O, both the feet and the piojections and slots on recesses might be used if
necessary for the column rules and head rules Instead of down-iules for news-
paper and other work, blank lines would sometimes be used These would be of
about the width or thickness of the down-tules, and would be shaped and other-
Wise constineted as a holder
Rules or blank lines at the heads of pages would sometimes require projections
at then ends which would enter recesses ou then "holders
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The footstick and side holder would be secured to the turtle in a suitable
manner, and the turtle itselt would be bedded to the cylinder and secured thereto
by well-known means
Fig 518 a lead the shape of which would be useful when tapered m a well-
known meuner to suit the radius of the cylinder, as the particular shape of its
ends would prevent the lead (in the hunx of work) from being turned upside
down and throwing the lines out of radius
Ordinair or movable type can be secured in turtles by holders made according
this invention by any well-known means
The invention is also applicable to platen machines as well as to evlinder
machines, and may be applied either on the type cylinder or on an auxiliai
eylinder or shaft for painting late news or it may be applied to any column
part of a column, or columns, or to a page or pages and blanks on fumiture'
used in book work or "jobbing' work
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The chief advantages of this invention are that the holders and column-tules
having no projections on the sides, the pages can be quickly made up there is no
necessity for identions by the compositor at the ends of the lines, the type as
held securely and allows the operation of planing to he performed effectually:
and as before stated the lines are not afterwards liable to use when on the
panting cylinder as the holding device wedges them downwards
Having now particularly desenbed and ascertamed the nature of out said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
First So forming the actaining devices of the turtles, chases, or holders, and
the ends of the linotype bais, that the tendency of the said devices as to wedge
the said bara downwards without the necessity for any special projections on
the holders having to hit accurately into recesses on each line of hai substan-
tally berembefore described and illustrated by the drawings anne sed
Secondly ouing the sides of the down rules or blank lines between the

page_text: columns so as to fit the ends of the said linotype bars substantially as and for
the purposes described and illustrated
Thirdly Forming the ends of the cross rules and leads to fit the sides of the
holder oi column iules so formed with which they come into contact substan-
tially as and for the purposes described and illustrated
Dated this 8th day of March 1899.
GEO DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicants,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.