IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES FOR FOLDING PAPER to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE ASHLEY WILSON of Broad Green near Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES FOR FOLDING PAPER
to be as
follows:-
"
The object of the invention is to provide apparatus or appliances for folding
sheets of paper in a superior manner to what has hitherto been done, that is to
say the papers are folded with a nearer approach to accuracy and with few if .a any
misfolds or spoiled papers.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ a creasing blade along or over
which the papers are caused to travel the required distance to a stop by means of
tapes rollers or like appliances in combination with one or more gripper cylinders
caused both to rotate on its or their own axis or axes and to revolve around a
common centre.
An advantageous construction and application of my improved folding apparatus
or appliances is as follows: A table is arranged in combination with a web printing
and transverse folding machine so as to receive by means of tapes the transversely
folded papers; a creasing blade placed parallel to the direction of travel of the
papers is secured so as to project above the table and the said table is fitted with
a stop made adjustable by means of binding screws or in any other suitable way so
as to regulate the distance the transversely folded papers travel along the folding
blade. Above the said table carried by a suitable frame is a horizontal main
shaft with its axis parallel to the length of the creasing blade. The said shaft is
provided with arms or their equivalents which carry bearings for gripper folding
cylinders of usual or suitable construction. It is preferred to employ three gripper
folding cylinders at equal distances apart and to give motion to them and to the
grippers by gearing on the frame or main shaft. Take off or delivery appliances
of usual or suitable construction is fitted above the gripper folding cylinders.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
:-
The transversely folded sheets from the printing and folding machine are carried
one by one over the creasing blade to the stop. Each paper is seized at the raised
portion over the blade by the gripper of a cylinder during its revolution and the

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folded paper is carried and delivered to the take off or delivery apparatus
desired additional folding apparatus may be interposed between my improved
folder and the take off or delivery apparatus.
The above apparatus is applicable as a hand folder without being used in
combination with printing apparatus and modifications of detail are made to suit
special circumstances.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Folding Paper.
"
I GEORGE ASHLEY WILSON of Broad Green near Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES FOR FOLDING PAPER and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to provide apparatus or appliances for folding
sheets of paper in a superior manner to that in which they have hitherto been
folded, that is to say the folding is effected with a nearer approach to accuracy and
with few if any misfolds or spoiled papers.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ a blade along or over which
the papers are caused to travel the required distance to a stop by means of tapes
rollers or like appliances in combination with one or more gripper cylinders.
The said cylinder or cylinders is or are caused both to rotate on its or their own
axis or axes, and to revolve around a common centre.
An advantageous construction and application of my improved folding apparatus
or appliances is as follows:-A table is arranged in combination with a web
printing and transverse folding machine so as to receive by means of tapes the
transversely folded papers; a creasing blade placed parallel to the direction of
travel of the papers is secured so as to project above the table, and the said table
is fitted with a stop made adjustable by means of binding screws or in any other
suitable way so as to regulate the distance the transversely folded papers travel
along the folding blade. Above the said table carried by a suitable frame is a
horizontal main shaft with its axis parallel to the length of the creasing blade.
The said shaft is provided with arms or their equivalents which carry bearings
for gripper folding cylinders of usual or suitable construction. It is preferred to
employ three gripper folding cylinders at equal distances apart and to give notion

page_text: to them and to the grippers by gearing on the frame or main shaft. Take off or
delivery appliances of usual or suitable construction is fitted above the gripper
folding cylinders.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figs. 1 and 2 are elevations at right angles to each other showing an arrange-
ment of apparatus under my invention. a are tapes for carrying papers from
transverse folding apparatus along and over the creasing blade b. The blade b is
placed parallel to the direction of travel of the papers and is secured at c so as to
project slightly above the level of the tapes a, or above a table on the same level
as the tapes, as shown. d is a stop adjustable by the screw e so as to regulate the
distance the folded papers travel along the blade b, fframe carrying the shaft g
fitted with discs h in which are carried the shafts i, each shaft i is fitted with a
cylinder j, and each cylinder has a gripping blade k and creasing blade l. The
grippers are operated by cams and lever arms in the usual way, and the creasing
blades are secured in position in elastic bearings, or are held by springs. m are
take off rollers and tapes. The various parts are driven by gearing at such speeds
as to carry the papers forward at uniform speed as is well known.
The transversely folded sheets from the printing and folding machine are carried
one by one by means of the tapes a over the creasing blade 6 until they are
arrested by the stop d. Each paper is seized in turn at the raised portion over
the blade b by one of the grippers in one of the cylinders; and is carried forward
and partly wrapped round such cylinder until it is delivered by one of the creasing
blades 7, thus making another fold, to the take off rollers and tapes m which carry
the papers to delivery or folding apparatus of usual kind.
It will be evident that the creasing blades 7 might be dispensed with, and the
papers be delivered from the cylinders j without an additional fold. It will
further be obvious that more than one stop might be used, and more than one
paper folded at once.
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
First. Folding apparatus or appliances consisting of a creasing blade, tapes or
tapes and table, stop or stops, and gripper cylinders combined and operating
substantially as set forth.
Second. Folding apparatus or appliances consisting of a creasing blade tapes
or tapes and table, stop or stops, and gripper cylinders, provided with creasing
blades, combined and operating substantially as set forth.
Dated this 25th day of September 1885.
J. T. KING,
Per J. Johnson, Agent.