Year: 1897

page_text: I, HANS GOLDZIER, of I. Singerstrasse 11, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria, Printer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to printers' sticks and has for its object to dispense with the
binding together of the composition by means of a cord as heretofore practiced.
To obtain this result by providing dovetailed grooves or feathers at the ends of the
sticks and by connecting the said sticks by corner centre and cross connecting pieces
provided with corresponding dovetailed feathers or grooves respectively adapted to
interlock with the grooves or feathers of the sticks so that the several parts of. the
stick frame are securely held together.
The
The stick frame is formed of sticks of the requisite length which are connected by
corner pieces intermediate connecting pieces and cross connecting pieces the said
connecting pieces being provided with dovetailed feathers or grooves interlocking
with corresponding grooves or feathers respectively at the ends of the sticks.
said feathers are arranged vertically to the plane of the composition and are either
of the same width throughout their length or preferably slightly smaller at the
bottom than at the top. By selecting sticks of suitable length any desired size or
shape of the stick frame may be obtained and after inserting and driving home the
connecting pieces at the required places the frame will firmly bold the composition
together and the sticks cannot give way laterally.
In order to prevent the rising of the stick frame pawls pivotted on pins in the corner
intermediate connect-pieces may be provided which are adapted to enter corresponding
recesses in the said connecting pieces and sticks.
The rising of the sticks may also be prevented by arranging some of the dove-
tailed grooves and feathers or all of them in a plane parallel to that of the composition
the width of the said dovetailed grooves and feathers is made greater at one than at
the other or dovetailed grooves may be provided with shoulders at one end against
which abut stops on the parts provided with the feathers or the ends of the feathers
themselves.
In a frame wherein the dovetailed feathers are parallel to the plane of the
composition the frame is built up and then the composition is placed into it. The
several parts of this frame are prevented from yielding laterally as well as from rising
by the interlocking of the dovetailed grooves and feathers.

page_text: I, HANS GOLDZIER, of I. Singerstrasse 11, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria,
Printer, 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:-
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My invention relates to printer's sticks and has for its object to dispense with the
binding together of the composition by means of a cord as heretofore practised.
To obtain this result by providing dovetailed grooves or feathers at the ends of the
sticks and by connecting the said sticks by corner, centre and cross connecting pieces
provided with corresponding dovetailed feathers or grooves respectively adapted to
interlock with the grooves or feathers of the sticks so that the several parts of the
stick frame are securely held together.
In the accompanying drawing
:-
Figure 1 is a plan of a stick frame constructed in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of a corner of the same.
Figure 3 is a plan of a modification of the frame.
Figure 4 is a section on the line 4 4 Fig. 3 and
Figure 5 shows a further modification of the connecting pieces in plan and vertical
section.
The stick frame shown in Figures 1 and 2 is formed of sticks A A A of the
requisite length which are connected by corner pieces B¹ intermediate connecting
pieces B2 B3 and cross connecting pieces B₁ the said connecting pieces being provided
with dovetailed feathers a or grooves interlocking with corresponding grooves or
feathers respectively at the ends of the sticks A. A. The said feathers are arranged
vertically to the plane of the composition and are either of the same width throughout
their length or preferably slightly smaller at the bottom than at the top.
By selecting sticks of suitable length any desired size and shape of the stick
frame may be obtained and after inserting and driving home the connecting
pieces B1 B2 B3 B4 at the required places the frame will firmly hold the composition
together and the sticks A cannot give way laterally.
In order to prevent the rising of the stick frame, pawls C¹ pivotted on pins C in
the corner pieces B¹ and intermediate connecting pieces B2 B3 may be provided
which are adapted to enter corresponding recesses in the sticks as shown in Fig. 1,
for holding them on a level with B¹ B² B³.
The rising of the sticks may also be prevented by arranging some of the dovetailed
grooves and feathers or all of them in a plane parallel to that of the composition the
width of the said dovetailed grooves and feathers is made greater at one than at the
other end or dovetailed grooves may be provided with shoulders d at one end against
which abut stops on the parts provided with the feathers or the ends of the feathers
themselves as shown in Fig. 5.
Such a stick is shown in Fig. 3 and 4 wherein C are the dovetailed feathers
parallel to the plane of the composition.
In this case at first the frame is built up and then the composition is placed into
it. The several parts of this frame are prevented from yielding laterally as well as
from rising by the interlocking of the dovetailed grooves and feathers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. Printers sticks having at their ends dovetailed grooves or feathers substantially
as decoribed

page_text: 2. Printers sticks having at their ends tapering dovetailed grooves or feathers
substantially as described.
3. In combination with printers sticks having at their ends dovetailed grooves or
feathers, connecting pieces having at their ends or sides or both corresponding
dovetailed feathers or grooves respectively adapted to interlock with those of the
sticks substantially as described.
4. In combination with printers sticks having at their ends dovetailed grooves and
feather, connecting pieces having corresponding dovetailed feathers or grooves
respectively adapted to interlock with those of the sticks and pawls pivotted to the
said connecting pieces and adapted to enter into recesses in the sides of the sticks
adjacent to the said connecting pieces substantially as described.
5. In combination with printers sticks having at their ends dovetailed grooves and
feathers, connecting pieces having corresponding dovetailed feathers or grooves
respectively at their ends or sides or both adapted to interlock with those of the
sticks and shoulders at one end of the said dovetailed grooves for the ends of
corresponding feathers to abut against substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of December 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.