Improvement in Construction of Printers' Shooting Sticks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Construction of Printers' Shooting Sticks.
EPAPHRAS SEAGE & FREDERICK JAMES SEAGE, Engineers, of 17, Codrington
Street, & 5, Clifton Road, Exeter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to shooting sticks as used by printers or compositors to
lock or drive up the quoins (cither wood or metal) for tightening or fixing the type
in chases, presses, printing machines &c.
Shooting sticks as at present constructed are made either of wood & copper
fastened together permanently, or of iron steel or other metal in one piece.
This mode of construction renders them practically useless for the work required
of them when the metal ends are worn away by constant use in driving up the
quoins.
To remedy this evil we so construct our shooting stick that when the copper (or
other metal) ends are worn out they can be easily renewed by inserting a lever in
the hole made for this purpose in the handle (as shewn in Figs. 1 & 4 of accom-
panying drawing) & unscrewed from same by the aid of a wrench, when a new
copper end can be inserted in the iron or wood handle, thus making the tool as
perfect as when first made.
It will be seen that by this mode of construction the life of the tool is greatly
prolonged.
Fig. 1 shews shooting stick as ready for use.
Fig. 2 shews a section of Fig. 1 cut through the line A. B., shewing male screw
in handle & female screw in
copper end.
Fig. 3 shews shooting stick with female screw in handle & male screw in copper
end.
Fig. 5 shews copper end detached from handle, the dotted lines shewing internal
thread.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1890.
EPAPHRAS SEAGE.
FREDERICK JAMES SEAGE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Construction of Printers' Shooting Sticks.
We, EPAPHRAS SEAGE and FREDERICK JAMES SEAGE, Engineers, of
17, Codrington Street, and 5, Clifton Road, Exeter, in the County of Devon,
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:-
Our invention relates to shooting sticks as used by printers or compositors to
lock or drive up the "quoins" (which are either metal or wood) and for tightening
or fixing the type in chases, presses, printing machines and the like.
These so called shooting sticks as at present usually constructed consist of a
handle or shaft of wood or like suitable material, with a copper head permanently
secured thereto, or are entirely of metal, such as iron or steel in one piece. This
inode of construction renders them practically useless for the work required of
them when the metal ends are worn away by constant use in driving up the
quoins."
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Now by our present invention we seek to remedy this evil and provide a shooting

page_text: stick having a moveable or interchangeable metallic head fitting into or onto a
wooden or other desirable handle or shaft to receive the blows of the mallet,
hammer or other implement used in driving up the "quoins."
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings,
Figure 1 is a view of our improved shooting stick the head being shewn detached
from the shaft or handle. In this figure the handle is shewn carrying a male screw
and the head a female screw.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same when the two parts are fitted
together.
Figure 3 is a vertical section shewing a modification in which the shaft or handle
has a sunk female screw or thread, and the head a male screw to engage there-
with.
In these figures A is the handle or shaft carrying a screw B, and C is the
removable head with its corresponding screw D adapted to engage with B.
E is a hole in which a rod or lever may be inserted to assist in turning the
screwed handle home to its bearing in the head.
It will be seen that new copper or other heads may be attached, or the old ones
repaired when worn, whilst the shaft or handle remains still fit for use and thus a
considerable saving in the life of the tool is effected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :--
:
First In so called shooting sticks as used by printers or compositors the use of
a removable head or end substantially as herein described.
Second: The shooting stick for use by printers compositors and the like sub-
stantially as herein described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of February 1891.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.