Improvements in Printing or Marking Apparatus.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, ora July, 1899
Complete Specification Left: 16th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1900
Date of Application, sra July, 1899
Complete Specification Left: 16th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL DIECITIVATION.
Improvements in Printing or Marking Apparatus.
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I, AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN KLEY, of 118, Dale Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Rubber Stamp Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to apparatus for marking goods, placards, and
the like; and more particularly to that type of such apparatus in which the
letters to form the words, figures, etcetera, are held in a suitable frame or carrier,
and can be conveniently and rapidly changed, so as to produce different words
or letters for making different markings or printings; and one of the chief
objects and effects of the present invention is to produce or provide an apparatus
of this type, by which the letters or other type blocks can be rapidly placed in
position or removed, and which shall be practically automatically held in place
without any hand operating locking or fastening devices, and at the same
time shall be firm and true in their setting.
According to this invention, the letter, type, or equivalent blocks, by which
the markings are to be effected, are provided with a groove or passage through
them while the carrier or frame is provided with a spring retained bar, or
spring bar over which the blocks are adapted to be threaded in placing them
in position and the bar is of such a shape, and the groove or passage through
the blocks are also of such a shape, that the springs connected with or of the
holding bar which is so arranged as to be normally drawn towards the face
of the carrier, automatically draws or pulls the blocks down onto the face
of the carrier, and hold them firmly there.
This holding bar may be of different shapes, such as a circular bar, triangulär,
or of other suitable form; whilst the holes through the blocks will be of
equivalent or corresponding form, to give the draw to the carrier face, and
communicate with the exterior by a narrow slot.
The bar may be in a single length with ends turned at right angles passing
through the carrier, and drawn up to it by springs on the back. Or, it may be
in different lengths or any way suitably arranged, in all cases being formed at
the end, say thinned down to allow the blocks to slide and pass over it. Also,
the apparatus may be arranged as a single line printing apparatus, or multiple
line, and the blocks and carrier constructed and modified in various different
ways to suit different purposes for which it may be required; and it may have
a single central handle or double handles, longitudinally or arranged crosswise.
The type blocks, in some cases, have a projecting ledge at the top and bottom,
standing above the surface proper of the block, and the letters or other signs are
secured in the space between these ledges; and the blocks may have a line or
groove along one edge to indicate their proper position in the frames, and to
facilitate the rapid fixing of the blocks in place. The blocks, and also the frame,
may be of wood of any suitable kind, or other suitable material.
The bearing face of the frame is simply a plain surface, and the bearing faces

page_text: of the blocks are also plain, they being simply drawn down by a spring holding
bar or bars onto the face.
Doted thin 1ut dow of Tuli. 1908
Improvements in Printing or Marking Apparatus,
I, AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN KLEY, of 118, Dale Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Rubber Stamp Maker, 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 has reference to apparatus for marking goods, placards, and
the like; and more particularly to that type of such apparatus in which the
letters to form the words, figures, etcetera, are held in a suitable frame or carrier,
and can be conveniently and rapidly changed, so as to produce different words
or letters for making different markings or printings; and one of the chief
objects and effects of the present invention is to produce or provide an apparatus
of this type, by which the letters or other type blocks can be rapidly placed in
position or removed, and which shall be practically automatically held in place
without any band operating locking or fastening devices, and at the same
time shall be firm and truc in their setting.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Figure 2 is an end
view, and Figure 3 an end view of a letter or type block used therein.
Referring to the drawing, a are the type blocks, by which the markings are
effected, each of which is provided with a longitudinal opening & from the back
or one side, extending to an engaging hole c running through it. e is the
carrier or frame having a handle f, by and against which frame the type blocks a
are borne. And is a bar of the same size as the holo c of the blocks, the
ends of which are turned up and passed through the 'carrier e, and provided on
the ends with a collar or nut and between this nut and the back of the
carrier e, a spring k
In the case shewn, the bar i, over which the blocks a fit, is round, but one
of the turned up parts, which pass through the carrier, is cut away. at 1, so as
to be slightly smaller than the slots b, and the blocks a, and to allow them to
slip over.
In use, the bar is pulled slightly away from the carrier e, and then the
type blocks a are slid over the bars i one after the other, and when they are in
position, the springs force the bar towards the carrier, and thereby press
the back of the blocks tightly up against the flat base of the carrier, and so hold
it in position, requiring no other fixing means. To change the blocks, of course
they are slipped off in the same way as they are slipped on.
This holding bar i may be of different shapes, such as a circular bar, triangular,
or other suitable form; whilst the holes through the blocks will be of equivalent
or corresponding form, to give the "draw" towards the carrier face.
The bar may be in a single length with the cuds turned at right angles and
passing through the carrier, and drawn up to it by springs on the back. Or,
it may be in different lengths, or any way suitably arranged; in all cases being
formed at the end; say thinned down to allow the blocks to slide and pass over
it. Also, the apparatus may be arranged as a single line printing apparatus,

page_text: or multiple line, and the blocks and carrier constructed and modified in various
different ways to suit different purposes for which it may be required; and it'
may have a single central handle or double handles, arranged longitudinally or
crosswise. It is made of wood' or any other suitable material:
The blocks a on their lower face are provided with projecting parts or ledges o,
between which the letters or signs used as the type, marked p, are placed. These
ledges o protect the blocks p, and prevent them being knocked off or injured.
In some cases, the blocks may have a groove in the side to indicate the
proper position they are to take in the frame, and to facilitate the rapid fixing
of the blocks in place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is:
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1. The herein described improved printing or marking apparatus, consisting
of a frame having a type holding bar retained by springs, and adapted to engage
with type blocks, and to hold them on the frame; substantially as described.
2. In a printing or marking apparatus, a frame or carrier e; the type holding
bar e retained and pressed towards the carrier by the springs k; and blocks a
adapted to fit and slide over the said bar, and to be held thereby on the face
of the carrier; substantially as set forth.
3. In hand printing or marking apparatus the blocks a having projecting
ledges o on the type face, between which the type proper pis placed; for the
purposes set forth.
Doted this 15th day of November 1899.