An Improved Fudge Box for Holding Type on Printing Machine Cylinders.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fudge Box for Holding Type on Printing Machine
Cylinders.
JOHN MARSH, 54, Daisy. Street, Blackburn, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: --
A box for "lineo-type" for printing machines, and consists of square metal
box, (whose base form is radius of cylinder) with spring inside for holding
together the type which is fastened by taper wedge, the whole of which is securely
locked by another spring outside the box.
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An Improved Fudge Box for Holding Type on Printing Machine
Cylinders.
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JOHN MARSH, 54, Daisy Street, Blackburn, Mechanical Engineer, 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;-
This invention consists of improvements in boxes for holding linotype for
printing machines, my object being, to construct a fudge box for printing late or
special news with despatch. In the accompanying explanatory drawing to be
hereinafter referred to:-
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Fig. 1. 18 a longitudinal section through centre line of fudge box.
Fig. 2. is a plan of fudge box.
Fig. 3. is a side elevation of loose wedge.
Fig. 4. is an end elevation of loose wedge.
Fig. 5. is a plan of loose wedge.
Fig. 6. is a cross section through centre line of fudge box and loose wedge
Fig. 7. is a cross section through centre line of securing bolts, which are
encircled by spiral springs.
Fig. 8. is a cross section through fudge box shewing flat steel latch spring
holding taper wedge in position.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In constructing a fudge box in accordance with my invention I employ a metal
box A, Fig. 2, whose base form is circumference of cylinder, having one side made
taper so as to be larger at the bottom than top, for receiving the linotype, after

page_text: which a loose wedge B is inserted for pressing down the linotype, the aforesaid
wedge being secured by a steel latch spring C.
The linotype is pressed together by the curved spring D..
The whole of which when complete is secured in the recess in the plate by the
two pegs E and securing bolts E', the latter are forced outward by spiral springs F
into suitable holes which are cast in plate.
In order to drop the box into position in the plate, the securing bolts E' are
drawn together, and when released are forced outward automatically by the spiral
springs F. The box is then securely fastened in the plate.
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 :-
1. A fudge box having its sides of taper construction, the one side being
loose, thereby forming a taper wedge for rapidly securing linotype in position
in the box, substantially as described and as illustrated at Figures, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
2. A simple and rapid method of placing fudge box into position in the plate,
namely, a box for printing machines and consists of a square metal box (whose
base form is circumference of cylinder) with spring inside for holding together the
type, the ends being taper which are fastened by taper wedge, the whole of which 2
is secured by the securing bolts E & E¹ as described and as illustrated at Figures 2,
and 7.
3. The improved general combination and arrangement of parts forming fudge
boxes, substantially as described.