Improvements in Means or Apparatus whereby Special Matter may be Rapidly Inserted or Substituted in Stereotype Plates for Printing Newspapers or other Publications.
Year: 1884

page_text: Improvements in Means or Apparatus whereby Special Matter
may be Rapidly Inserted or Substituted in Stereotype Plates
for Printing Newspapers or other Publications.
We JOHN PETCH Printers Machinist and JoHN MARSHALL Whitesmith both of
Middlesborough on Tecs in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of
our said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS WHEREBY SPECIAL
MATTER MAY BE RAPIDLY INSERTED OR SUBSTITUTED IN STEREOTYPE PLATES FOR
PRINTING NEWSPAPERS OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS."
Our Invention relates to means for apparatus whereby types or logotypes may
be rapidly inserted and fixed into stereotype plates for printing newspapers or
other publications so that the general contents of a newspaper or other publication
may be prepared on the usual stereotype plate and other matter may be added such
as important items of news arriving too late to be made up at the time of casting
the said stereotype plate, the typos or logotypes printing such additional matter
being so inserted and fixed that they can be removed and replaced by other types
or logotypes should it be desired to substitute some other matter for the said
additional matter without disturbing the stereotyped plate of the general contents
of the newspaper or other publication.
In carrying out our Invention we provide a hole or opening in any suitable
position in the stereotype plate, the hole or opening being of any suitable form and
area required to admit a frame or chase in which is set up the types or logotypes
for printing the special matter to be added to the general contents of the news-
paper or other publication. In order that the frame or chase may be readily
inserted in the holo or opening intended to receive it, the sides of the frame or
chase may be tapered and the sides of the hole or opening correspondingly tapered
in such a manner that the frame or chase can be easily inserted into the hole or
opening and at the same time will fit tight and be secured when pressed into
position; to effect this purpose it may be desirable in some cases to taper all tho
sides of the frame or chase and consequently to taper all the sides of the hole or
opening and in other cases it may be sufficient to taper some of the sides of the
frame or chase, and the corresponding sides of the hole or opening. In order to
retain the frame or chase in position when once placed there we provide at one end
of the frame or chase so as not to interfere with the enclosed types or logotypes a

page_text: spring such as a spiral spring connected with catches so that each end of the spring
actuates a catch, the catches being so placed that when the frame or chase is pressod
into position, the catches will spring out into recesses provided for their reception
such recesses being under cut or cast into the back of the stereotypo plate.
A similar arrangement may be provided at the opposite end of the frame or chase t
or if the screws which hold together types contained by the frame or chase project
horizontally beyond the side of the frame or chase through which they are screwed,
recesses may be under cut or cast into the back of the stereotype plate to receive
them, in which case only the spring catches at the opposite side of the frame or
chase will be required. The sides of the chase and the hole being tapered sufficiently
to allow the chase to be pressed into position like a hinge or flap. When the frame
or chase is retained in position by these or other equivalent means it will be seen
that it cannot be released without access to the back of the stereotype plato,
therefore when it is necessary to change the frame or chase in order to insert
another frame or chase containing a different arrangement of types or logotypes
instead of the catches worked by spiral springs or other similar means for retaining
the frame or chase in position, we provide studs which may be screwed vertically
through the sides of the frame or chase into the cylinder or other surface supporting
the stereotype plate, or pins provided with catches or projections may be fitted into
the sides of the frame or chase so that by turning the pins these catches or projections
will be turned into recesses suitably provided under the surface of the stereotype
plate, and the frame or chase is secured in position by turning them back again
the frame can be at once released. Or the frame or chase may be retained in
position by the ordinary method of a lock and key, the lock being fixed in some
suitable position under the frame or chase so that by turning a key in the ordinary
manner the catch of the lock will be turned into or out of a recess suitably provided
under the surface of the stereotype plate. It is of course obvious that the same
stereotype plate may have several holes or openings provided in it to receive
several frames or chases containing additional matter, if the nature of the nows-
paper or other publication requires it.

page_text: may be Rapidly Inserted or Substituted in Stereotype Plates
for Printing Newspapers or other Publications.
We JOHN PETCH Printers' Machinist and JOHN MARSHALL Whitesmith both of
Middlesbrough on Tees, in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of
this invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS WHEREBY SPECIAL
MATTER MAY BE RAPIDLY INSERTED OR SUBSTITUTED IN STEREOTYPE PLATES FOR
PRINTING NEWSPAPERS OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention relates to means or apparatus whereby types or logotypes may be
rapidly inserted and fixed into stereotype plates from the face of the same whilst
secured on the cylinders of any kind of web rotary or other machine for printing
newspapers or other publications so that the general contents of a newspaper or
other publication may be prepared on the usual stereotype plate and other matter
may be added such as important items of news arriving too late to be made up at
the time of casting the said stereotype plate, the types or logotypes printing such
additional matter being so inserted and fixed that they can be removed and
replaced by other types or logotypes should it be desired to substitute some other
matter for the said additional matter without disturbing the stereotype plate of the
general contents of the newspaper or other publication.
In carrying out this Invention we provide a hole or opening in any suitable place
in the stereotype plate the hole or opening being of any suitable form and area
required to admit a frame chase or box in which are set up in Types or logotypes
for printing the special matter to be added to the general contents of the news-
paper or other publication. In order that the frame chase or box may be readily
inserted in the hole or opening intended to receive it, the sides of the frame chase
or box may be tapered and the sides of the hole or opening correspondingly tapered
in such a manner that the frame chase or box can easly be inserted into the hole
or opening and at the same time will fit tightly and be secured when pressed into
position; to effect this purpose it may be desirablo in some cases to taper all the
sides of the frame chase or box and consequently to taper all the sides of the holo
or opening and in other cases it may be sufficient to taper some of the sides of the
frame chase or box and the corresponding sides of the hole or opening. In order
to retain the frame chase or box iu position when once placed there, we provide at
one end of the frame chase or box so as not to interfere with the enclosed types or
logotypes a spring such as a spiral spring connected with catches so that each end
of the spring actuates a catch, the catches being so placed that when the frame
chase or box is pressed into position, the catches will spring out into recesses
provided for their reception such recesses being under cut or cast into the back of
the stereotype plate, A similar arrangment may be provided at the opposite end
of the frame chase or box, or if the screws which hold together types contained by
the frame chase or box through which they are screwed, recesses may be under cut
or cast into the back of the stereotype plate to receive them, in which case only the
spring catches at the opposite side of the frame chase or box will be required, the
sides of the frame chase or box to be pressed into position like a hinge or flap,
When the frame chase or box is retained in position by these or other equivalent
means, it will be seen that it cannot be released without access to the back of the

page_text: stereotype plate therefore where it is necessary to change the frame chase or box in
order to insert another frame chase or box containing a different arrangement of
the types or logotypes, instead of the catches worked by spiral springs or other
similar means for retaining the frame chase or box in position, we provide stude
which may be screwed vertically through the sides of the frame chase or box into
the cylinders or other surface supporting the stereotype plate or pins provided with
catches or projections may be fitted into the sides of the frame chase or box so that
'by turning the pins these catches or projections will be returned into recesses
suitable provided under the surface of the stereotype plates, and the frame chase or
box is secured in position by the ordinary method of a lock and key, the lock
being fixed in some suitable position under the frame chase or box so that by
turning a key in the ordinary manner the catch of the lock will be turned into or
out of a recess suitably provided under the surface of stereotype plate. It is
obvious that the same stereotype plate, may have several holes or openings pro-
vided in it to receive several frames chases or boxes, containing aditional matter, if
the nature of the newspaper or other publication so require it.
Fig. 1. is a sectional view and Figure 2 is a plan shewing the nature of the
catches their form and manner of being kept in position also the manner in which
the spiral spring actuates the catches. X is the frame chase or box and Y is the
stereotype plate in the opening of which it is placed At the top part of each
catch A. there is a projecting piece a which serves to regulate the distance which it
will be necessary for the catch to come out, or go into the frame chase or box.
B. is a spiral spring which bears on the ends of the catches A. A. so that when it is
necessary for the frame chase or box to be put into position the catches A. A. are
forced back, and as soon as these are free from all pressure or force, the spring B
forces them into recesses for their reception below the surface of the stereotypo
plate the flat surface of the catches being then under the plate it is impossible for
them to be released till the plate is removed.
Fig. 2 shows the screws C which are on the opposite side of the box X and
engage in a recess below the surface of the plate & assist in securing the type or
logotype in position Z is a pair of claws which can be used for easily withdrawing
the catches A A when applied as shewn in Figure 1.
Figures 3 & 4 shew in transverse section and plan an arrangement wherein the
lock D ou the stereotype plato secures the box X in position in place of the
catches A and Figures 5 and 6 are similar viows shewing the lock on the box:
instead of on the plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
.
The means substantially as hereinbefore described for inserting and fixing matter
into stereotype plates or formes whereby we secure the advantages of applying the
said matter from the face of the plates whilst they are secured on the machine
together with simplicity of construction and non-liability to get out of repair, and
applicability for use by means of Type or Logotype and for all kinds of news
without appreciable delay in casting the Plate and applicable to any kind of 4
machine.