IMPROVEMENTS IN TYPE AND SPACE HOLDERS.
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Clayton Mewburn of 169 Fleet Street in the
City of London Patent Agent and Consulting Engineer for an Invention, of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TYPE AND SPACE HOLDERS.' Communicated to him
from abroad by A. Augustus Low and Louis Kossuth Johnson both of
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Clayton Mewburn
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th August 1882.
JOHN CLAYTON MEWBURN of 169 Fleet Street in the City of London Patent
Agent and Consulting Engineer. " IMPROVEMENTS IN TYPE AND SPACE HOLDERS."
[Communicated to him from abroad by A. Augustus Low and Louis Kossuth
Johnson both of Brooklyn in the United States of America.]
The improvements relate to that class of type holder in which the types and
spaces are arranged in a prescribed manner in containing channels which are
supported in seats in a common frame or bank the types and spaces being removed
by hand from the lower ends of the containing channels through transverse
openings between their lower front walls and the type supporting shoulder similar
to the manner described in the Specification of former Letters Patent granted to
me and dated 14th Novr 1881 No. 4979.
The object of the first part of the present improvements is to embody in a single
compact apparatus essential devices requisite in the act of type setting, in such
manner that they may be readily adjusted and employed with relation to each other;
and to adapt them to the convenience of compositors of different heights; and to this
end the Invention consists first, in bed plates for supporting the type containing
channels formed so as to interlock with and sustain each other when superimposed;
secondly, in a channel holder secured to a double or universal joint consisting of
two independently adjustable joints working in planes at right angles to each
other and interposed between the channel holder and its supports so that the
holder may be accurately adjusted to any angle; thirdly in the special construction
ID

page_text: and arrangement with the channel holder of an auxiliary compartment case for
holding extra types of denominations that are seldom used (as caps, italics &c)
mounted upon top of the channel holder in such manner that it may be readily
slid up and supported out of the way when not in use or as readily lowered and
sustained in a position convenient for use by the compositor; fourthly in a
combined copy support and quad-holder mounted adjustably upon the side of the
channel holder so as to be capable of regulation both vertically and laterally with
relation to the position of the compositor; fifthly, in a vertically adjustable galley
holder mounted upon the standard or base in such manner that it may be swung
around to the front for use in correcting or secured out of way at the rear of
the apparatus.
In carrying out this part of the Invention the upper end of the base or standard
is made hollow to provide for the reception of the vertical screw upon which the
type holder is mounted-This screw is elevated or depressed by means of a hand-
nut bearing against the top of and extending down a short distance into the
standard. The adjustability thus attained is of importance in adapting the type
holder to either the standing or sitting position, or to the varying heights of
different users. This construction also allows the type holder to be readily turned
laterally to adapt the case to variations in light or to other circumstances.
Between the top of the screw and the bottom of the channel holder are inter-
posed two adjustable joints provided with binding screws and working in planes at
right angles to each other, together forming a universal joint which will admit of
the accurate adjustment of the channel holder to any angle required. This facility
of accurate adjustment is of importance in regulating the inclination of the
containing channels so as to relieve the bottom of a column of types as much as
possible from the pressure of the upper portion and in regulating the tilt or lateral
inclination given to the channels in order to prevent the type escaping from their
open edges. The channel holder is composed of a series of flanged bed plates
which are superimposed, and to the upper sides of which the supporting ribs and
channel seats are affixed
The base plates are provided with flanges at each side which separate the bodies
of the adjacent plates from each other sufficiently to allow of the insertion or
removal of the type containing channels into or from position from the front of the
apparatus. They are also formed with coinciding interlocking projections or
shoulders and recess by which means they are made to support each other against
relative displacement, and when bound together by one or more bolts become
practically as rigid and substantial as though in one piece-In adapting the
principle of presenting type to the hand compositor in containing channels arranged
in close proximity to each other, to the construction of cases suitable for ordinary
composing, it has been found both sufficient and expedient to provide accommo-
dation in the case for about 100 characters, but there are still other denominations
of type that are comparatively speaking only occasionally required which. it would
still be desirable to have within convenient reach, as italics, small caps &c.
To provide containing channels for these extra characters in the body of the case
itself would nearly double its dimensions and add materially to the cost, all of
which I avoid by adapting the top of the channel holder to receive and support an
auxiliary type case which is provided with a sufficient number of compartments
to accommodate the said extra characters. This auxiliary case is held in place
laterally by and slides between shoulders or flanges projecting from the channel
holder. Ordinarily when not in use the auxiliary case is supported entirely above
and beyond the front of the channel holder, out of the way but when required
temporarily for use it is slid down when all its compartments are within convenient
distance of the compositor-In order to provide for its support in either of these
two positions the auxiliary case is provided with two sets of projections or tongues, one
set near its lower front edge which when engaged with the hooks upon the top of
the channel holder, support it when not in use, and the other set near its upper rear
end which support it in a similar manner when lowered for use. Mounted at the

page_text: side of the channel holder is the combined copy support and quad-holder. This is
adjustable both laterally and vertically upon a rod (secured to the side of the
channel holder) so that it may be raised or lowered or swung forward to any
angle for use according to the convenience of the compositor, or backward against
the channel holder when not in use. Its upper portion is provided with a counter-
balance copy mark and its lower portion is formed with an inclined compartment
for receiving and presenting the quads.
Brackets formed with suitable notches or seats to receive the thickness of a
containing channel, are affixed to opposite sides of the channel holder and furnish
a temporary support for a channel when from any cause it is desirable to examine
or adjust the column of type contained therein, or while substituting and arranging
the channels. Attached to the same support as the channel holder and immediately
below the latter is a bracket which furnishes bearings or seats for a series of cup
shaped space receivers. During the operation of justifying the lower lines as they
are formed in the sticks spaces that have been placed therein have necessarily to
be discarded from time to time and others substituted in their place, and these
receptacles are for the purpose of furnishing a convenient means of disposing of
these discarded spaces quickly by simply dropping them into one or the other of
the series according to their denomination, thereby obviating the necessity of sub-
sequent distribution or separation-The bracket also furnishes a support for an
inclined flanged rest or shelf which may be made to answer the purpose of a
temporary galley, or when not so einployed, as a rest for the stick or other imple-
iments used by the compositor. Mounted upon a shoulder on the standard is a
swinging arm or bracket, on the outer extremity of which is mounted a vertically
adjustable galley holder. When not in use, or when so required the galley holder
is swung back out of the way, and secured in such position by tightening a set
screw against the standard-But when in correcting or for other causes, it is
desirable to have the galley in front of the case, the bracket is swung around into
that position and the galley holder adjusted vertically to suit the convenience of
the operator. One or more channel racks are secured to the rear side of the lower
portion of the standard and furnish a convenient and compact arrangement for the
storage of the channels ready for use. To support the channels vertically upon their
closed edges and thereby avoid the displacement of the columns of type contained
therein, I provide each channel rack with a series of projections or tongues, the
spaces between which correspond exactly to the width of a channel.
The objects designed to be obtained by the second part of the Invention are
first to adapt a single frame or case to receive and hold type-containing channels
of different degrees of thickness, varying according to the size of the several styles
of type in common use thereby obviating the necessity of employing a separate
independent case for each variation; secondly to facilitate the arrangement of the
type-containing channels within the case or bank in any required relation to each
other, as may be preferred by the user, by means of interchangeable denomination
marks; thirdly to support the lower exposed type of each column (when its con-
taining channel is in place in the case) against lateral displacement toward the rear
by a shoulder or tongue piece projecting upward from the type supporting ledge or
platform and entering a corresponding slot in the rear wall of the containing
channel in such manner as to practically constitute a continuation of the latter
irrespective of the relative adjustment of the lower end of the containing channel
and type supporting ledge or platform.
The columns of the type are supported independent of their containing channels
upon ledges or seats, which are made broad enough to accommodate the widest
kinds of type in common use. Projecting upward at right angles from these seats
are tongues or shoulders, the front sides of which are made so as to occupy planes
coincident with those of the fronts of the rear walls of the containing channels
when the latter are in position. These shoulders project upward a distance equal
at least to the degree of adjustment between the seats and the lower extremities of
the containing channels, requisite to accurately expose a type of any thickness for

page_text: removal from between them in a lateral direction toward the front of the case.
The rear walls of the containing channels are formed with slots which coincide
with and receive the shoulders, so that when the channels are in position the
shoulders form continuations of the rear walls of the channels down to the seats
and thus support the last exposed type of a column against lateral displacement in
that direction. In the present case, one end and the greater portion of the body
of the lowest type in a column is supported by the shoulder while the other
extremity of the type projects outward beyond the said shoulder to permit of its
being grasped by the fingers in a manner similar to that theretofore practiced in
cases of this kind, but in the latter the type supporting ledge or seat forms a
portion of the type containing channel itself-In the present case the type seat
forms a portion of the stationary frame or case while the type containing channel is
supported independently upon a separate adjustable support. The improvement in
construction of the adjustable channel support consists in adapting it to receive
and retain (against lateral displacement) the lower ends of type containing channels
of various thicknesses, and to furnish a convenient surface upon which to affix or
engrave the denomination mark which is to indicate the character of the type
contained in the particular channel which it is employed to support. Since these
adjustable channel supports are all made alike and interchangeable one with
another, it is obvious that the relative arrangement of the denomination marks
which they bear can be varied to suit the distribution of the different denominations
of types used in the case in the manner that may be most desirable to the user.
Each channel support is formed with a longitudinal slot through which a set screw
passes to secure it to, and for the purpose of adjusting it upon, the projection of
the frame or bed-In order to preserve the alignment of the support under all
circumstances of adjustment, it is provided with a flange parallel with the slot
which flange engages with the straight edge of a projection. It is further formed
with a retaining shoulder which engages with and secures a projection or foot upon
the lower end of the channel, so as to prevent any lateral movement of the latter
when in position.
The bearing for the vertical support of the channel is upon shoulders, an essential
requisite being that the shoulders must be at least broad enough to furnish a
bearing for the narrowest channel that may be used.
By these means the case as a whole is adapted to the wants of the smaller class
of printing establishments or in all cases where a large variety of work is to be
done, as in so called jobbing offices, and where economy of space is a desideratum,
since a single case will readily accommodate containing channels adapted to types
of different sizes and styles, the only adjustment necessary being that of the
channel supports in order to regulate the distance between the type seats and the
ends of the containing channels according to the thickness of the type to be used.
As conductive to the same advantageous results the spring latch or type
supporter is also of importance, since it not only furnishes a temporary means of
support for the column of type while the latter is being transferred from the
distributing machine to the setter-case, but also affords a convenient lock for
retaining the type within its containing channel during storage when not in use.
This spring latch consists essentially of a flat spring, pivoted at its upper end to
the front side of the containing channel and having at its lower end a lateral
projection or shoulder which is adapted to pass under the lower extremity of the
channel, or to enter a slot formed in the front wall thereof for the purpose of
furnishing a support for the column of type-When not in use its lower end is
simply withdrawn and turned to one side.
The third part of the Invention consists primarily in a type containing channel
formed at its lower extremity with an adjustable type supporting shoulder or floor
secured to and constituting a part of it; and secondly in the special arrangement
and construction of parts hereinafter described for effecting and maintaining the
relative adjustment between the type supporting shoulder and the lower edge of
the front wall of the channel. The object of making the type supporting shoulder

page_text: or floor adjustable is to adapt the channel to types and spaces of any thickness
according to the style and denomination to be accommodated-By providing for
this adjustment, and the means for maintaining it entirely upon the channel itself
the channel is rendered more safe and convenient to handle and transfer when full
of type, and I avoid such danger of irregularity or displacement of type owing to
carelessness or inaccuracy in placing the channels in their seats in the case as is
liable to occur when both the channel and its contained column of type are
supported independently by the seats.
The containing channel is of ordinary construction, except that its lower
extremity is adapted to receive the adjustable type support or shoulder. The
latter may be secured to the channel in any convenient manner that will permit of
its adjustment with relation to the lower front edge of the channel. The type
shoulder is mounted upon a screw which engages with a female screw thread
formed in the spine of the containing channel by which means it may be raised
nearer to, or lowered away from, the lower edge of the front wall of the channel.
In order to insure and maintain the desired relative positions of the parts when
accurately adjusted, I employ a set screw, attached to the rear side of the type
supporting shoulder and bearing against the rear wall of the containing channel
which is formed with a longitudinal slot at this point to accommodate the shank
of the screw.
In fact, if preferred, the type, supporting shoulder may be adjusted
and supported entirely through the medium of the set screw, the longitudinal
slot permitting a sufficient degree of adjustment. It is obvious that the adjusting
and supporting screw instead of engaging with a screw thread formed in the
spine may be simply shouldered therein so as to turn freely upon its axis without
advancing while a female screw thread formed in the bearing of the supporting
shoulder will cause the latter to rise or descend according to the direction in which
the screw is turned.
The object of the fourth part of the Invention is to facilitate as much as possible
the removal or detachment of a type or space from the base of its column in the
containing channel; aud it consists first, in a narrow type supporting shoulder of
less width than the width, in cross section, of the type to be supported, so that the
lowest side of the lowest type will quickly "clear" or disengage the supporting
shoulder during the operation of removing the type, and secondly in forming
said type supporting shoulder with a depression or recess immediately under the
position of the foot or rear end of the lowest type in the column so that when the
face or head portion of the said last type is turned laterally during the action of
cutting it off or removing it from its column its foot or rear end will be free and
unrestrained before it is entirely withdrawn from the containing channel.
Another feature consists in making a section of the lower front wall of the con-
taining channel adjustable so as to regulate the width of the lateral slot or opening
between it and the type supporting shoulder according to the width of type to be
used.
In carrying out this part of the Invention the seats are secured to and project
from bed plates which are superposed or otherwise combined to form a bank or
case for the accommodation of the necessary denominations of type.
These seats furnish supports both for the containing channels and the column of
type; but if preferred the type supporting shoulders may be attached to or form a
part of the lower extremities of the containing channels.
The lower rear walls of the channels may be made continuous down to the bottom
of the chaunel so as to rest upon the rear portion of the seats thereby firmly
supporting and guiding the type on that side. The type supporting shoulder whether
attached to the channel or constituting a part of the channel seat is so formed as
to receive and support the middle portion of the lowest type of a column for a
distance equal to about one half the length of the type inore or less.
This type supporting shoulder projects forward from the rear of the seat (or
from the rear wall of the channel if preferred) a distance considerably less than
that of the width of type to be accommodated. Since all but the extreme lower

page_text: type of the column in the channel are supported and sustained in position laterally
by both the front and rear walls of the containing channels the type supporting
shoulder can be made very narrow without endangering the position of the lowest
type as the weight and alignment of the column above will hold it firmly and
evenly against the supporting shoulders. A depression or recess is formed in the
floor or type supporting shoulder immediately underneath the position occupied by
the foot or lower extremity of the lowest type for the purpose of relieving the said
foot or lower end entirely from the pressure or restraint of the column above after
the head or face end of the type has been turned laterally a distance equal to
30 degrees more or less, according to the width of the supporting shoulder.
The depth of the depression or recess is greater than the thickness of the type
to be used so that the latter after having assumed the position described and
before it has been completely removed from the channel is relieved entirely of all
pressure and restraint.
By thus constructing the type supporting shoulder the types may be more
easily and rapidly withdrawn during the operation of composing than heretofore;
it being understood that in this form of apparatus the head or face ends of the
type are grasped by the thumb and finger preparatory to removal.
The lowest portion of the front wall of each containing channel is made in the
form of a detachable and adjustable gauge plate for the purpose of regulating the
width of the transverse opening or slot between it and the type supporting shoulder
according to the thickness of the particular denomination of type to be
accommodated in the channel.
The gauge plate also constitutes a convenient interchangeable denominator mark
when it is desired to employ it for such purpose. It may be secured adjustably
upon the front side of the channel in any convenient manner, one
consisting in securing it to the spine of the containing channel by means of set
screws which pass through longitudinal slots formed in the gauge plate.
manner
In order to form a continuous interior support to the column of type contained
in the channel the lower extremity of the permanent wall and the upper
extremity of the gauge plate are formed so as to interlock or engage with each
other. This may be accomplished by forming corresponding interlocking pro-
jections or tongues upon both the permanent wall and the gauge plate.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Clayton Mewburn in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 28th December 1882.
JOHN CLAYTON MEWBURN of 169 Fleet Street in the City of London Patent
Agent and Consulting Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN TYPE AND SPACE HOLDERS."
(Communicated to me from abroad by A. Augustus Low, and Louis Kossuth
Jolinson, both of Brooklyn in the United States of America:)
The improvements relate to that class of type holders in which the types and
spaces are arranged in a prescribed manner in containing channels which are
supported in seats in a common frame or bank the types and spaces being
removed by hand from the lower ends of the containing channels through trans-
verse openings between their lower front walls and the type supporting shoulder
similar to the manner described in the Specification of former Letters Patent
granted to me and dated 14th November 1881 No. 4979.
The object of the first part of the present improvements is to embody in a single
compact apparatus essential devices requisite in the act of type setting, in such
manner that they may be readily adjusted and employed with relation to each other;
and to adapt them to the convenience of compositors of different heights, and to
this end the Invention consists first in bed plates for supporting the type con-
taining channels, formed so as to interlock with and sustain each other when
superimposed; secondly, in a channel holder secured to a double or universal joint
consisting of two independently adjustable joints working in planes at right angles
to each other, and interposed between the channel holder and its supports so that
the holder may be accurately adjusted to any angle; thirdly, in the special con-
struction and arrangement with the channel holder of an auxiliary compartment
case for holding extra types of denominations that are seldom used (as caps, italics
&c) mounted upon top of the channel holder in such manner that it may be readily
slid up and supported out of the way when not in used or as readily lowerd and
sustained in a position convenient for use by the compositor; fourthly, in a com-
bined copy support and quad holder mounted adjustably upon the side of the
channel holder, so as to be capable of regulation both vertically and laterally with
relation to the position of the compositor; fifthly, in a vertically adjustable galley
holder mounted upon the standard or base in such manner that it may be swung
around to the front for use in correcting, or secured out of the way at the rear of
the apparatus.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Figure 1, is an isometrical perspective of my improved compositors apparatus.
Figure 2, is a side elevation of the upper portion of the same showing the
auxiliary type case in section and the side casing of the channel holder removed,
to expose the arrangement of the bed plates; and Figure 3, is an isometrical
perspective of one of the bed plates removed.
The upper end of the base or standard A is made hollow to provide for the
reception of the vertical screw S upon which the type holder H H is mounted.
This screw is elevated or depressed by means of a hand nut bearing against the
top of, and extending down a short distance into the standard A. The adjustability
thus attained is of importance in adapting the type holders to either the standing
or sitting position, or to the varying heights of different users. This construction
also allows the type holder to be readily turned laterally to adapt the case to
variations in light or to other circumstances.
Between the top of the screw S and the bottom of the channel holder A are
interposed two adjustable joints J J provided with binding screws ; j' and
working in planes at right angles to each other,--together forming a universal

page_text: joint which will admit of the accurate adjustment of the channel holder to any
angle required. This facility of accurate adjustment is of importance in regulating
the inclination of the containing channels so as to relieve the bottom of a column
of types as much as possible from the pressure of the upper portion and in regu-
lating the tilt or lateral inclination given to the channels in order to prevent the
type escaping from their open edges. The channel holder H is composed of a
series of flanged bed plates which are superimposed as shown in Figure 2, and
to the upper sides of which the supporting ribs and channel seats h¹ are affixed.
The base plates are provided with flanges h at each side, which separate the
bodies of the adjacent plates from each other sufficiently to allow of the insertion
or removal of the type containing channels into or from position from the front of
the apparatus. They are also formed with coinciding interlocking projections or
shoulders h³ and recesses h by which means they are made to support each other
against relative displacement and when bound together by one or more bolts h³
become practically as rigid and substantial as though in one piece. In adapting
the principle of presenting type to the hand compositor in containing channels
arranged in close proximity to each other to the construction of cases suitable
for ordinary composing it has been found both sufficient and expedient to provide
accommodation in the case for about 100 characters, but there are still other
denominations of type that are comparatively speaking only occasionally required
which it would still be desirable to have within convenient reach as italics,
small caps &c
To provide containing channels for these extra characters in the body of the
case itself would nearly double its dimensions and add materially to the cost, all
of which I avoid by adapting the top of the channel holder to receive and support
an auxiliary type case H¹ which is provided with a sufficient number of com-
partments to accommodate the said extra characters. This auxiliary case is held
in place laterally by, and slides, between the shoulders or flanges ii projecting
from the channel holder H. Ordinarily when not in use the auxiliary case is
supported entirely above and beyond the front of the channel holder, out of the
way as shown in Figure 1; but when required temporarily for use it is slid down
into the position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2, when all its compartments
are within convenient distance of the compositor. In order to provide for its
support in either of these two positions the auxiliary case is provided with two
sets of projections or tongues uu and d d one set (u u) near its lower front
edge, which, when engaged with the hooks upon the top of the channel holder
support it when not in use, and the other set (d d) near its upper rear end which
support it in a similar manner when lowered for use. Mounted at the side of the
channel holder H is the combined copy support and quad holder Q. This is
adjustable both laterally and vertically upon a rod q (secured to the side of the
channel holder) so that it may be raised or lowered or swung forward to any
angle for use according to the convenience of the compositor, or backward against
the channel holder when not in use. Its upper portion is provided with a
counterbalance copy mark and its lower portion is formed with an inclined
compartment t for receiving and presenting the quads.
Brackets bb formed with suitable notches or seats b' b' to receive the thickness
of a containing channel are affixed to opposite sides of the channel holder H and
furnish a temporary support for a channel when from any cause it is desirable to
examine or adjust the column of type contained therein, or while substituting and
arranging the channels. Attached to the same support as the channel holder and
immediately below the latter is a bracket G, which furnishes bearings or seats for
a series of cup shaped space receivers o o o. During the operation of justifying
the lower lines as they are formed in the stick, spaces that have been placed therein
have necessarily to be discarded from time to time and others substituted in their
place, and these receptacles oo 0 are for the purpose of furnishing a convenient
means of disposing of these discarded spaces quickly by simply dropping them into
Que or the other of the series according to their denomination thereby obviating

page_text: the necessity of subsequent distribution or separation. The bracket G also furnishes
a support for an inclined flanged rest or shelf L, which may be made to answer the
purpose of a temporary galley, or when not so employed, as a rest for the stick or
other implements used by the compositor. Mounted upon a shoulder a on the
standard A is a swinging arm or bracket B on the outer extremity of which is
mounted a vertically adjustable galley holder D. When not in use, or when so
required the galley holder is swung back out of the way, and secured in such position
by tightening a set screw 62 against the standard A. But when in correcting or for
other cause, it is desirable to have the galley in front of the case the bracket B is
swung around into that position, and the galley holder D adjusted vertically to suit
the convenience of the operator. One or more channel racks R R are secured to the
rear side of the lower portion of the standard A, and furnish a convenient and
compact arrangement for the storage of the channels ready for use. To support
the channels vertically upon their closed edges and thereby avoid the displacement
of the columns of type contained therein, I provide each channel rack with a series
of projections or tongues w, the spaces between which correspond exactly to the
width of the channel.
The objects designed to be obtained by the second part of the invention are, first,
to adapt a single frame or case to receive and hold type-containing channels of
different degrees of thickness, varying according to the size of the several styles of
type in common use thereby obviating the necessity of employing a separate
independent case for each variation; secondly, to facilitate the arrangement of the
type containing channels within the case or bank in any required relation to each
other as may be preferred by the user, by means of interchangeable denomination
marks; thirdly, to support the lower exposed type of each column (when its
containing channel is in place in the case) against lateral displacement toward the
rear by a shoulder or tongue piece projecting upward from the type supporting
ledge or platform and entering a corresponding slot in the rear wall of the
containing channel in such manner as to practically constitute a continuation of
the latter irrespective of the relative adjustment of the lower end of the containing
channel and type supporting ledge or platform.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of 3 sets of the channel and type column seats or
supports, the two first being shown in use and the third with the adjustable
channel support removed.
Figure 5, is an isometrical perspective of one of the type supporting ledges or
seats with the adjustable channel support in position.
Figure 6, an isometrical perspective of the lower end of one of the type
containing channels looking toward its front side.
Figure 7, an isometrical perspective of the rear side of one of the adjustable
channel supports.
Figure 8, an isometrical perspective of the rear side of the lower end of one of
the containing channels.
Figure 9 a vertical section on plane of line x ax Figure 4.
Figures 10 and 11 are sections in plane of line y y Figure 4 showing type
containing channels of different thicknesses in position. A represents a portion of
one of the bed plates from which the type column and channel supports project.
The columns of type are supported independent of their containing channels, upon
ledges or seats a, which are made broad enough to acommodate the widest kinds of
type in common use. Projecting upward at right angles from these seats a, are
tongues or shoulders a¹ the front sides of which are made so as to occupy planes
coincident with those of the fronts of the rear walls of the containing channels
when the latter are in position. These shoulders a' project upward a distance
equal at least to the degree of adjustment between the seats a and the lower
extremities of the containing chanuels C requisite to accurately expose a type of
any thickness for removal from between them in a lateral direction toward the
front of the case. The rear walls of the containing channels C C are formed with
slots cc which coincide with, and receive the shoulders a¹ so that when the
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page_text: channels C are in position, the shoulders a form continuations of the rear walls of
the channels down to the seats a a and thus support the last exposed type of a
column against lateral displacement in that direction. It will be observed that in
the present case, one end, and the greater portion of the body of the lowest type
in a column is supported by the shoulder a while the other extremity of the type
projects outward beyond the said shoulder a' to permit of its being grasped by the
fingers in a manner similar to that heretofore practiced in cases of this kind, but
in the latter the type-supporting ledge or seat forms a portion of the type con-
taining channel itself. In the present case the type seat a forms a portion of the
stationary frame or case while the type containing channel is supported inde.
pendently upon a separate adjustable support D. The improvement in construction
of the adjustable channel supports D, consists in adapting it to receive and retain
(against lateral displacement) the lower ends of type containing channels of various
thicknesses, and to furnish a convenient surface upon which to affix or engrave
the denomination mark which is to indicate the character of the type contained in
the particular channel which it is employed to support. Since these adjustable
channel supports are all made alike and interchangeable one with another it is
obvious that the relative arrangement of the denomination marks which they bear
can be varied to suit the distribution of the different denominations of types used
in the case in the manner that may be most desirable to the user. Each channel
support D is formed with a longitudinal slot ₫ through which a set screw S, passes
to secure it to, and for the purpose of adjusting it upon, the projection A¹ of the
frame or bed A. In order to preserve the alignment of the support D, under all
circumstances of adjustment, it is provided with a flange d parallel with the slot d
which flange engages with the straight edge a² of the projection A'. It is further
formed with a retaining shoulder d2 which engages with and secures a projection
or foot c¹ upon the lower end of the channel C so as to prevent any lateral nove-
ment of the latter when in position. The bearing for the vertical support of the
channel may be either upon the shoulder (as shown in Figure 11) or upon the
upper edge of the shoulder d³ or at both said points (as shown in Figure 10) the
only essential requisite being that the shoulder d³ must be at least broad enough
to furnish a bearing for the narrowest channel that may be used.
By these means the case as a whole is adapted to the wants of the smaller class
of printing establishments or in all cases when a large variety of work is to be done,
as in so called jobbing offices, and where economy of space is a desideratum since
a single case will readily accommodate containing channels adapted to types of
different sizes and styles, the only adjustment necessary being that of the channel
supports D in order to regulate the distance between the type seats a and the
ends of the containing channels according to the thickness of the type to be used.
As conductive to the same advantageous results the spring latch or type sup-
porter L is also of importance since it not only furnishes a temporary means of
support for the column of type while the latter is being transferred from the
distributing machine to the setter case, but also affords a convenient lock for
retaining the type within its containing channel during storage when not in use.
This spring latch L consists essentially of a flat spring, pivoted at its upper end
to the front side of the containing channel, and having at its lower end a lateral
projection or shoulder which is adapted to pass under the lower extremity of the
channel, or to enter a slot formed in the front wall thereof as shown in Figures 4
and 9 for the purpose of furnishing a support for the column of type (as shown in
Figure 9). When not in use its lower end is simply withdrawn and turned to one
side as shown in Figure 4.
The third part of the Invention consists primarily in a type containing channel
formed at its lower extremity with an adjustable type supporting shoulder or floor
secured to and constituting a part of it; and second, in the special arrangement
and construction of parts hereinafter described for effecting and maintaining the
relative adjustment between the type supporting shoulder and the lower edge of
the front wall of the channel. The object of making the type supporting shoulder

page_text: or floor adjustable is to adapt the channel to types and spaces of any thickness,
according to the style and denomination to be accommodated By providing for
this adjustment and the means for maintaining it entirely upon the channel itself
the channel is rendered more safe and convenient to handle and transfer when full
of type, and I avoid such danger of irregularity or displacement of type, owing to
carelessness, or inaccuracy in placing the channels in their seats in the case, as is
liable to occur when both the channel and its contained column of type are supported
independently by the seats.
Figure 12 is a front view of the lower extremity of one of the improved
containing channels
Figure 13, an edge view of the same.
Figure 14 a rear view of the same.
Figure 15 an isometrical perspective, from the front side of the several parts
detached.
Figure 16 a similar view from the rear side.
The containg channel C is of ordinary construction, except that its lower
extremity is adapted to receive the adjustable type support or shoulder S, the
latter may be secured to the channel in any convenient manner that will permit of
its adjustment with relation to the lower front edge c of the channel. In the
construction shown in the Drawings the type shoulder S is mounted upon a screw &
which engages with a female screw thread formed in the spine c¹ of the containing
channel, by which means it may be raised nearer to, or lowered away from the
lower edge c of the front wall of the channel. In order to insure and maintain
the desired relative positions of the parts when accurately adjusted I employ a set
screw t attached to the rear side of the type supporting shoulder, and bearing
against the rear wall of the containing channel which is formed with a longitudinal
slot at this point to accommodate the shank of the screw. In fact if preferred
the type supporting shoulder S may be adjusted and supported entirely through
the medium of the set screw t,-the longitudinal slot u permitting a sufficient degree
of adjustment. It is obvious that the adjusting and supporting screw 8 instead
of engaging with a screw thread formed in the spine c' may be simply shouldered
therein so as to turn freely upon its axis without advancing while a female screw
thread formed in the bearing 8 of the supporting shoulder S, will cause the latter
to rise or descend according to the direction in which the screw is turned.
The object of the fourth part of the Invention is to facilitate as much as possible
the removal or detachment of a type or space from the base of its column in the
containing channel; and it consists first, in a narrow type supporting shoulder of
less width than the width in cross section of the type to be supported, so that the
lowest side of the lowest type will quickly "clear" or disengage the supporting
shoulder during the operation of removing the type; and secondly in forming the
said type supporting shoulder with a depression or recess immediately under the
position of the foot or rear end of the lowest type in a column so that when the
face or head portion of the said last type is turned laterally during the action of
cutting it off or removing it from its column, its foot or rear end, will be free and
unrestrained before it is entirely withdrawn from the containing channel. Another
feature consists in making a section of the lower front wall of the containing
channel adjustable, so as to regulate the width of the lateral slot or opening between
it and the type supporting shoulder, according to the width of type to be used.
Figure 17 is a front elevation of a portion of a bank or case showing three seats,
and the lower ends of three containing channels embodying these improvements
Figure 18 is an elevation of the lower end of a containing channel with the
adjustable section of the front wall removed.
Figure 19 is a front view of the adjustable front wall of the containing channel.
Figure 20 is a front elevation of a channel seat and type supporting shoulder
with the containing channel removed.
Figure 21 is an elevation of the same at right angles to Figure 20.
Figure 22 is a similar view showing a containing channel in position.

page_text: Figure 23 is a longitudinal section on line x x Figure 17 illustrating the
removal of a type.
Figure 24 is a sectional view showing a plane of a channel seat and type
supporting shoulder with the containing channel removed.
Figure 25 is a similar view with an empty containing channel in position.
Figure 26 is a sectional view on plane of line y y Figure 17 showing the
lowest type in position; and Figure 27 is a similar view showing the lowest type
partly withdrawn.
The seats A are secured to and project from bed plates B which are superposed
or otherwise combined to form a bank or case for the accommodation of the
necessary denominations of type. As shown in the drawings these seats A furnish
supports both for the containing channels and the column of type, but if preferred
the type supporting shoulders may be attached to or form a part of the lower
extremities of the containing channels.
The lower rear walls of the channels may be made continuous down to the
bottom of the channel so as to rest upon the rear portions of the seats A, thereby
firmly supporting and guiding the type on that side.
The type supporting shoulder c, whether attached to the channel or constituting
a part of the channel seat A is so formed as to receive and support the middle
portion of the lowest type of a column for a distance equal to about one half the
length of the type more or less.
This type supporting shoulder projects forward from the rear of the seat A (or
from the rear wall of the channel if preferred) a distance considerably less than
that of the width of type to be accommodated. Since all but the extreme
lower type of the column in the channel are supported and sustained in position
laterally by both the front and rear walls of the containing channel, the type
supporting shoulder c can be made very narrow without endangering the position
of the lowest type as the weight and alignment of the column above will hold it
firmly and evenly against the supporting shoulder. A depression or recess d is
formed in the floor or type supporting shoulder c, immediately underneath the
position occupied by the foot or lower extremity of the lowest type for the purpose
of relieving the said foot or lower end entirely from the pressure or restraint of
the column above after the head or face end of the type has been turned laterally
a distance equal to 30 degrees more or less according to the width of the supporting
shoulder as indicated in Figures 23 and 27.
The depth of the depression or recess d is greater than the thickness of the type,
to be used so that the latter after having assumed the position described, and
before it has been completely removed from the channel is relieved entirely of all
pressure and restraint.
By thus constructing the type supporting shoulder the types may be more easily
and rapidly withdrawn during the operations of composing than beretofore; it
being understood that in this form of apparatus the head or face ends of the type
are grasped by the thumb and finger preparatory to removal.
The lowest portion of the front wall of each containing channel C is made in
the form of a detachable and adjustable gauge plate e² for the purpose of regulating
the width of the transverse opening or slot c³ between it and the type supporting
shoulder, according to the thickness of the particular denomination of type to be
accommodated in the channel.
The gauge plate c² also constitutes a convenient interchangeable denominator
mark when it is desired to employ it for such purpose. It may be secured
adjustably upon the front side of the channel in any convenient manner that
shown in the drawings consisting in securing it to the spine c of the containing
channel by means of set screws 88 which pass through longitudinal slots c³
formed in the gauge plate
In order to form a continuous interior support to the column of type contained
in the channel the lower extremity of the permanent wall and the upper extremity
of the gauge plate care formed so as to interlock or engage with each other. This

page_text: may be accomplished as shown in the drawings by forming corresponding inter-
locking projections or tongues ccc upon both the permanent wall and the
gauge plate.
Having now described the 'nature of the said Invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed as communicated to me I declare that I claim :-
First The superimposed bed plates h formed with the spacing flanges 2 and
having the channel supporting seats h¹ secured to their upper surfaces, substantially
in the manner and for the purpose described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
Secondly The superimposed bed plates h having the channel supporting seats h¹
secured to their upper surfaces and formed with spacing flanges h² and coinciding
interlocking projections or shoulders and recesses *, substantially in the manner
and for the purpose described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
Thirdly:- -A type containing channel holder substantially such as described with
reference to Figures 1 to 3 secured to a double or universal joint J J' interposed
between said channel holder and its supporting column or standard, substantially
in the manner and for the purpose described.
Fourthly The auxiliary type case H¹ formed with two series of projections or
tongues uu and d d one set near its lower front end and the other set near its
upper rear end, in combination with, and mounted adjustably upon, the top of the
type containing channel holder H formed with the flanges and the hooks or
catches kk, for the purpose and substantially in the manner herein set forth with
reference to Figures 1 to 3.
Fifthly In combination with a type containing channel holder substantially
such as described, the combined copy support and quad holder secured to
and adjustable upon the side of the said channel holder, substantially in the
manner and for the purpose described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
Sixthly In combination with a type containing channel holder, substantially
such as described, and its supporting standard A, the swinging bracket B and
vertically adjustable galley holder mounted thereon, substantially in the manner
and for the purpose described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
Seventhly In a type and space holder substantially such as described, the
adjustable channel support D provided with the retaining shoulder d' and the
supporting shoulder d², in combination with the stationary type seat a, and
the type containing channel C provided with the bearing or foot c¹, arranged
and operating substantially, in the manner and for the purpose described with
reference to Figures 4 to 11.
Eighthly In a type and space holder substantially such as described, an
interchangeable channel supporter D, provided with a denomination mark, in
combination with the stationary type seat a, and the type containing channel c,
substantially in the manner and for the purpose described with reference to
Figures 4 to 11.
Ninthly In a type and space holder substantially such as described, the
stationary type seat a provided with the type retaining shoulder a¹ in combination
with the type containing channel C having the slot c formed in its rear wall and
with an adjustable channel support D, substantially in the manner and for the
purpose described with reference to Figure 4 to 11.
Tenthly: A type containing channel substantially as and for the purpose
described, formed with a type supporting shoulder which is adjustable upon and
with relation to the lower extremity of the said channel for the purpose set forth
and shown in Figures 12 to 16.
as
Eleventhly-In a type containing channel substantially such herein
designated, the adjusting and supporting screw 8 engaging with the spine of the
containing channel, in combination with the type supporting shoulder S mounted
thereon and the lower edge of the front wall of the containing channel
substantially in the manner and for the purpose described, with reference to
Figures 12 to 16.
Twelfthly-In a type containing channel substantially such as herein designated,

page_text: the set screw t, attached to the type supporting shoulder S, in combination with
the latter, and the lower edge of the front wall and the longitudinal slot u formed
in the rear wall of the said channel, substantially in the manner and for the
purpose described with reference to Figures 12 to 16.
Thirteenthly-In a type and space holder substantially such as described, a
narrow type supporting shoulders of less width than the width in cross section of
the type to be supported, in combination with a type containing channel for the
purpose set forth and shown in Figures 17 to 27.
Fourteenthly-In a type and space holder substantially such as described, a type
supporting shoulder formed with a recess or depression immediately underneath the
position of the foot or lower end of the type for the purpose set forth in
combination with a type containing channel substantially in the manner described
and as shown in Figures 17 to 27.
t.
Fifteenthly-In a type and space holder substantially such as described, a type
containing channel having a section of the lower extremity of its front wall
adjustable, in combination with a channel supporting seat and a type supporting
shoulder, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described with reference
to Figures 17 to 27.
Sixteenthly-In a type and space holder substantially such as designated,
the interchangeable gauge plate C adjusted and secured upon the spine c of
the containing channel by means of the longitudinal slots cc and set
screws 8, 8, in combination with the channel supporting seat A and type supporting
shoulder c, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described with reference
to Figures 17 to 27.
1.
Seventeenthly-In a type and space holder substantially such as described, a
type containing channel provided with an adjustable gauge plate which constitutes
the lower extremity of its front wall having the lower extremity of the permanent
wall and the upper extremity of the said adjustable section formed with tongues or
projections that interlock with each other so as to afford a continuous support to
the column of type in the channel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose
described with reference to Figures 17 to 27.
In witness whereof I the said John Clayton Mewburn have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this fifteenth day of December One thousand eight hundred
and eighty two.