.IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR MANUFACTURING CARDS FOR USE IN JACQUARD APPARATUS
Year: 1885

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I JOHN HENRY JOHNSON of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for ".IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR MANUFACTURING CARDS FOR USE IN JACQUARD APPARATUS
which Invention has been communicated to me from abroad by Thomas James
Sloan of Paris in the Republic of France and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This Invention relating to machinery for manufacturing the cards employed in
jacquard motions has for its object effecting the operations of perforating dividing
and connecting the cards in a practical rapid and economical manner and the
principal part of the machine consists of a perforated indicating or composing
plate or its equivalents as hereinafter explained provided with pins studs or pegs
arranged according to the contours and colors of the design which it is proposed to
reproduce by weaving. In certain cases the original design or pattern may be used
directly in the machine in place of the said plate.
The perforations in the said plate correspond with the cross lines.commonly
employed for reading a design The transverse or generating lines of the plate
correspond with the lines produced by the weft threads in the fabric and the
number of such lines varies according to the length of the design or pattern to be
reproduced One such line may represent all the colors in one line of weft or all
these colors may be represented by a corresponding number of generating lines
This will depend on the nature of the pins studs or pegs employed.
The surface of the said perforated plate may be cylindrical or flat and the pins
studs or pegs may be so arranged as to form either projections or recesses which
bring into action corresponding keys acting through levers (or directly by a suitable
deflection or bending) upon the punches which perforate the cards. In the case
bereinbefore referred to in which the original design is utilised directly. the punches
are brought into action by keys worked by mechanism operated by hand.
The cards that are to be perforated are supplied in the form of a continuous web
unrolled by suitable feeding mechanism and which during its passage through the
machine is cut or divided transversely according to the width of the cards and is
perforated with the holes required for the pattern and also for lacing or connecting
[Price 101

page_text: the cards, and for holding and feeding them in the jacquard When the cards are
laced or connected together they are folded in the usual manner or in place of this
lacing and folding, the cards may be piled together in any number in the order in
which they are required for working in the jacquard mechanism; the lacing or
joining being subsequently performed by hand by the ordinary means. The several 5
operations of pricking or punching cutting lacing and folding or piling are
performed automatically and simultaneously by the machines constructed according
to this invention.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood I. shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer
to the several figures on the annexed sheets of drawings the same letters of
reference indicating corresponding parts. in all the corresponding figures.
Figure 1 Sheet 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side elevation partly in
section of a machine constructed according to this invention and provided with a
cylindrical composing plate as hereinafter explained,
Figure 2 Sheet 1 represents a plan of the said cylindrical plate.
Figure 1 sheet 2 represents a longitudinal section of a machine constructed for
working with a flat composing plate.
Figures 1 and 2 Sheet 3 represent respectively a longitudinal section and end
elevation of a machine in which the design itself is used in place of the aforesaid
composing plate and figure 1 sheet 4 is a side elevation partly in section of a
modification of this class of machine.
The remaining figures in sheets 1, 2 and 4. illustrate details hereinafter
explained.
Fig Y, sheet 4; represents in profile and in plan two sections or folds of
perforated card, provided with holes o for connecting them to the cylinder of the
jacquard mechanism; divided for folding and connected or laced together by
threads y and passed through holes o¹.
The general arrangements of the essential parts of the improved machines
hereinafter referred to as the keys, the punches, the perforated composing plate, the
feeding mechanism, the shears, the lacing mechanism and parts generally connected
therewith are next hereinafter described in succession, the parts more directly
connected thereto being explained farther on.
Assuming that a woven fabric or cloth of average width contains say about one
thousand three hundred and twenty warps this will produce the same number of
points or crossings in each line of weft in the reproduction of any given design or
pattern. Taking these figures as a guide a corresponding number of rods or
instruments hereinbefore referred to as the keys are arranged with their extremities
in a horizontal line c at one end of the machine and form vertical rows or groups
of sixteen in a recessed block B presenting a series of steps or ridges at the other
end of the machine. This grouping is effected by deflecting the rods or keys as
indicated in fig 1 sheet 2 or by a mechanical arrangement figure 1 Sheet 1 obtained
by connecting the keys to bent levers E pivoted on a common axis and connected
by rods e to other bent levers at facting by the intervention of rods fl upon bent
levers i (figure 2 sheet 1) to which are connected keys Cl grouped in vertical rows
of sixteen in the block B. In the arrangements illustrated in sheets III and IV the
grouping of the keys is similar with the difference that the extremities of the keys
are not all brought into the same plane but remain parallel throughout.
The extremity of each key C or C¹ engaging in the block B corresponds with a
vertical punch P provided with a shoulder which bears against a plate r figure 1
sheet 2 and prevents the punches from dropping out of their place These punches
also pass through a plate s attached to a cross bar T capable of sliding between
the uprights of the frame and serving to throw off the perforated cards. The
movement of the bar T is limited by a stop or catch which prevents it from
descending lower than the ends of the punches. Underneath the bar T is provided
a plate or inatrix t perforated with as many holes (1320) as there are punches and
the card to be perforated (indicated at x) rests upon this plate which is attached

page_text: to a bed U supported by a toggle lever K provided with an adjusting screw L and
operated at certain intervals by a cam M keyed upon a shaft I (Figure 1 Sheets 3
and 4) or upon an intermediate shaft J figure 1 Sheet 2 driven at a suitable given
rate from the shaft I. In place of the toggle K a bar d (figure 1 sheet 1) worked
hy a lever provided with a friction roller in contact with the cam M on the
shaft I may be employed. At the side of the moveables punches bereinbefore
described there are arranged other stationary punches for making holes o in each
card for enabling the cards to be propelled by the jacquard mechanism and holes o¹
from enabling the cords to be laced or sewn together (figure Y. sheet 4).
Figure Z sheet 1 represents a portion of the perforated composing plate herein-
before referred to and marked A in the Drawings. This plate being of any suitable
thickness is perforated transversely with as many holes as there are warp threads
(averaging say about 1320) in a woven fabric of medium width the length of the
perforated part being varied according to the length of the design or pattern to be
reproduced. This plate is provided with studs pegs or pins y arranged according to
the reading of the design.
Pins projecting a uniform distance from the surface of the plate are preferably
employed when the plate A is cylindrical in shape as represented in figures 1 to 4
sheet 1. but when the composing plate is flat (figures 1 and 2 sheet 2) they are
made with a shoulder so as to consist of a head and a shank. In this case the
length of the shank varies according to the colour represented by the pin as
hereinafter explained. These pins are employed in a similar manner to the type
used for printing, being distinguished by the colour or number which is marked
upon the head of cach pin. By the aid of these pins an exact copy as regards both
the outline and colour of the design to be reproduced in weaving may be produced
on the composing plate (Fig 3 sheet 2) This operation may be facilitated by
means of a tracing pasted on to the plate.
In the case firstly considered namely that of a cylindrical composing plate the
pins g are retained by the internal lining A¹ fig Z of wood or soft iron but in the
second case (flat plate) they are retained by a plate D fig 2, sheet 2 screwed to
the composing plate.
In the first case all the pins situated in one generating line of the plate represent
only one color of a line of weft in the fabric whence it results that it is necessary
to employ as many such generating lines as there are colours in the design in the
second case the pins with heads and shanks situated in one and the same generating
line of the plate represent all the colours in one line of weft in the fabric. It
should be observed also that in the second case the underside of the plate forms a
cellular surface (figure 2 sheet 2) the depth of the cells varying according to the
colour.
These composing plates are arranged in connection with the machine as next
hereinafter described.
When the composing plate is of cylindrical form as illustrated in sheet 1 it is
mounted on an axis a carried by two vertical levers b turning on centres b' and
operated by a cam N keyed upon a shaft I figure 1 sheet I having a groove acting
upon a friction roller n provided at the extremity of each lever. When a flat
plate is employed as in the arrangement illustrated in sheet 2 it is mounted on a
travelling carrier F capable of moving horizontally between two horizontal guide
rails or supports G, which themselves partake of a vertical motion imparted to
them by the action of a link j, connected to a lever k, operated by the cani N on
the shaft I.-The rails or supports G, are provided with bars guided in two vertical
guides or sockets H.
The forward and downward movements of the carrier F are combined and
controlled by the cam N and a screw V driven by a ratchet arrangement at one
end similar to that employed in planing machines and deriving its motion from the
shaft I. The complete vertical distance through which the carrier and composing
plate move is divided into as many lengths as there are colors in the design to be
reproduced. In order to obtain this result the cam N is graduated, that is to say,

page_text: it is provided with as many inclines or steps as there are colors in the said design
and is changed according to the nature of the latter. The same relation is observed
with regard to the working of the toggle K and the oscillating levers d, hereinafter
referred to. For example, in the machine represented in figure 1, Sheet 2, the
relation or proportion of one to three being adopted, shews that there are three
colors in the Design to be reproduced.
The composing plate, when made with a flat surface, acts upon the keys, rods or
instruments, C, by the intervention of the devices next hereinafter described―
Opposite the ends of the 1320 keys, C, is placed an equal number of vertical keys or
rods, m, figure 1, sheet 2 guided in a cominon support S and resting at their lower
part upon a corresponding number of small counter weighted levers u carried on the
extremities of an equal number of the oscillating levers d herein before referred to
which are operated by a cam d'-Each vertical rod m is bent at right angles at its
lower extremity so as to present a projection o as indicated in figures 1, 4, 5, 6
and 7 sheet 2 and is flattened or made thin at about the middle in order to enable
it to spring yield readily and be deflected by the pressure of the levers d when the
latter are brought into action by the cam d'.
When at rest the counterweight u elevate the rods m in such a manner that
they project slightly from their guides and their projections o are raised (as shown
in figure 4 sheet 2) above the line c in which the ends of the keys C are arranged
thus preventing the oscillating motion of the levers d from taking effect on the
said keys and on the corresponding punches P.
The feeding mechanism employed to move forward the card that is being
operated upon in the machine consists, in the arrangements illustrated in figures I
of sheets 1 and 2 of two cylinders a¹ and a¹¹ partaking of an intermittent motion
imparted to them by suitable means in order to cause them to draw the proper
quantity of card at the required intervals from a web x of card wound upon a
beam or roller X. According to another arrangement illustrated in fig: 1 of sheet 4
the card is drawn from the roller X by means of pins p carried upon a plate or
support partaking of a combined horizontal and vertical motion. The horizontal
motion for drawing forward the card is imparted to the pins p by means of a
link q' connected to a bell crank lever q operated on by a graduated cam Q.
The vertical motions for disengaging the pins p from the card after the forward
motion and causing them to reengage with the card after their return are obtained
by means of a cam O acting by the intervention of a rod c¹ on a lever c¹¹ connected
to the support of the pins p.
The card drawn through the machine as herein before described is divided into
lengths of suitable dimensions by two blades or shears vv with oblique edges;
one of the blades is attached to the stepped block B and the other is attached to
the plate or matrix t so that every time the latter rises the length of card c drawn
forward by the feed mechanism after each punching is cut off by the shears.
The perforated and divided cards are laced together by rows of stitches (see
figure Y sheet 4) formed by a needle a¹ (figure 1 sheet 4) and a shuttle each
carrying independent threads y and (fig Y sheet 4). The adjacent lengths of
in each line as indicated
card are preferably connected by three stitches 1, 2 and
in the drawing. The needle a' and the shuttle n (fig: 1 sheet 4) are worked by a
cam R keyed upon the shaft I and by the link and lever o¹ ratchet p¹ cam r and
lever s The individual functions of these parts will be readily understood by
reference to the drawing being analogous to that of a lock stitch sewing machine
The lacing mechanism acts in conjunction with the pins p of the feed mechanism
which act as a presser foot or holder and being operated by the graduated cam Q
propel the card with three movements corresponding with the three rows of
stitches 1 2. and (fig Y sheet 4) allowing a sufficient pause or dwell between
each movement to permit of the formation of the stitch In place of being stitched
or laced together the perforated and divided cards may be piled on wires o
skewers n¹ (tig: 1 sheet 2) in the order in which they are manufactured and be
subsequently connected together by any suitable means,

page_text: I will now describe the action of the machine provided with a cylindrical com-
posing plate and illustrated in figs 1 and 2 sheet I The cam N being caused to
rotate by any suitable means causes the levers b to oscillate and to move the plate
or cylinder A alternately towards and away from the keys or rods C which are
thereby moved or allowed to remain stationery according as the corresponding
part of the generating line of the cylinder is or is not provided with pins g All
those keys C which are pushed back lock or fix the corresponding punches in the
block B the other punches remaining loose or free to slide in the said block In
place of this arrangement whereby the punches are left free when the machine is
out of action the contrary arrangement may be employed in which case the plate A
is provided with pins at all those parts corresponding with the unperforated parts
of the card the pins being removed from those parts corresponding with the points
of the colour to be pricked, although either of these methods may be employed the
first is considered preferable In any case the punches that are locked or fixed as
herein before described puncture or perforate the card x when the latter is lifted by
the matrix or support but the punches that are loose or not locked or fixed by
the action of the keys or rods C are lifted by the card and produce no effect
on the latter A fresh surface of card is then presented to the punches. For this.
purpose the matrix t is lowered and the feed cylinders a' all or the pins p draw
forward the continuous web a to the required extent and the cylinder A being
operated by the ratchet arrangement g¹ presents a fresh generating line or row of
pins to the line of ends c of the keys C. The operations herein before described
are repeated for each such generating line until the whole of the design prepared
or composed upon the cylinder A is completed upon the cards.
When the machine is worked with a flat composing plate according to the
arrangement illustrated in figure 1. sheet 2 the design or composition is prepared
on the plate as herein before described assuming that three colours are employed
and the plate is placed on the Carrier F the driving gear being adjusted for
working with three colours. The punches P are then brought into action as next
herein after described.
The plate completes its downward movement in as many periods as there are
colours in the design; in the example selected in order to explain the invention
three colours are employed-Each such period or division of the said downward
movement corresponds with one oscillation of the cylinder in the arrangement
herein before described In the first period or division equal to one-third of the
downward motion of the plate A the pegs or pins g (Figures 1 2 and 3 sheet 2)
with the long shanks representing say the red colour depress the corresponding
rods m and place the projections o on a level with or opposite the line c formed by
the row of keys or pins C as indicated in the diagram Figure 5 sheet 2-When in
this position the cam d' acts upon the levers d and the levers or supports acting
through the projections on such of the rods mas are depressed push the corre-
sponding keys C into position for fixing or locking the corresponding punches P-
The punches which are thus secured or rendered immoveable perforate the card
placed on the matrix plate t when the latter is elevated by the action of the
toggle K-After this perforation the support U descends and a fresh length of
card is drawn forward from the roll X into the place previously occupied by the
perforated part.
During the next period or division of the motion the plate A descends for
another third of its stroke and the pins of medium length corresponding say with
the blue colour bring into action a corresponding number of the vertical rods m
whilst the rods previously brought into action are pressed down below the level of
the ends of the keys C (see diagram Figure 6 Sheet 2) and are thereby thrown out
of action with regard to the corresponding keys or rods which are returned to their
original position by springs. The cam then comes into action in the manner
herein before described and a fresh series of punches are locked for perforating the
next portion of card-During the next and last or third period of its stroke the
short pins representing say the yellow part of the pattern or design come into

page_text: action (see diagram Fig: 7 Sheet 2) and perforate the third division of the card
The same operations are repeated as many times as there are colours-When all
the cards required for one line of weft have thus been perforated the plate A is
brought back to its original position by the cam N and the carrier F is operated
so as to cause the plate to advance to an extent corresponding with one line of
weft and the operations herein before described are repeated automatically until the
whole of the design is completed.
The employment of the design or pattern as a guide for operating the keys C in
substitution for the composing plate A involves modifications in the construction
and method of working the machines as next hereinafter described with reference
to Sheets 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
The keys or instruments C which lock or liberate the punches are arranged in
groups of sixteen as in the arrangement hereinbefore described and remain parallel
throughout their entire length the extremities farthest from the punches being
passed through holes in a curved plate J forming a segment of a cylinder whose axis
coincides with the centre of a shalt K provided in the arrangement illustrated in
Figures 1 and 2 of Sheet 3 with two lateral arms or levers LL' connected together by
a square bar t¹ carrying a slider B¹. This slider is provided on one side with 2 rings
or other suitable handle and a spring lever or push pin el capable of being depressed
by hand or otherwise when required-On the other side the slider presents a pin which
engages in a sinuous or winding groove J and by travelling along this groove in the
direction indicated by the arrows in Figure 2 Sheet 3 compels the slider to follow the
winding path thus marked out A shaft above the keys C carries 2 pinions n¹n¹¹
each such pinion being provided with a clutch and gearing with and driven by a
double segment S' keyed upon the shaft K. The reciprocating or oscillating motion
of the segments resulting from the movement of the slider in travelling along the
sinuous groove in the plate J is converted by the intervention of the segments and
pinions with their clutches into a continuous rotary motion which is transmitted by
an endless screw v¹ and worm wheel to a pulley P. This pulley drives an
endless band ¹ of steel passing over a corresponding pulley P and provided with
an index or pointer y' whose extremity travels over the surface of the design or
pattern marked with suitable cross lines and wound upon rollers M¹. N¹. The
pulley P is provided with a spring clutch which simply requires shifting out of
when it is required to bring the pointer back quickly to its starting point. This
pulley is also provided with small pins corresponding with holes formed in the
band for the purpose of preventing the latter from slipping. One of the rollers
carrying the design engages at its right hand extremity Figure 2 sheet 3 with a
square formed on a spindle m¹ provided with a hinged crank handle carrying a
pointer capable of engaging or fixing the crank at any angle on a graduated plate
whose divisions correspond with the horizontal lines marked upon the. pattern.
gear
This machine is brought into action by causing the slider B (by hand or
mechanically) to travel along the sinuous groove in the plate J in the direction
indicated by the arrows until the index y¹ which moves automatically and in a
straight line before the design is brought to a point of the coloured pattern that is
to be marked by a corresponding perforation in the card. The slider is then stopped
and the operator presses the knob of the push pin e¹ thereby causing the latter to
act upon the corresponding key C and lock the proper punch. This operation is
repeated until the pointer y¹ has arrived at the extremity of the line care being
taken to press the pin e¹ every time that the pointer is brought over a point of the
same colour.
The pulley O¹ driving the shaft I operating the toggle levers K is then put in
gear by the aid of a lever L" and clutch M". The card is then perforated by all
those punches which have been locked by the keys C as herein before described. When
a card has thus been perforated the operator by one movement of a plate J. acting as
a guide and as a stop brings back to their original position all the keys that have
been shifted. The design is then moved by means of the handle and graduated plate
herein before referred to so as to bring a fresh line under the pointer 3¹ and the

page_text: operations herein before described are repeated for the next card care being taken to
previously return the slider B¹ and index or pointer y' to their original position or
point of departure this operation being facilitated with regard to the former by
means of a straight groove connecting the two extremities of the sinuous groove in
the plate J as indicated in fig 2 (sheet 3) The operation of reading or translating
is dispensed with it being simply necessary to follow the index or pointer with the
eye. If desired to render the machine completely automatic or self acting the
functions herein before described as being performed by the hand of the operator
may be performed by mechanism causing the slider B¹. to advance along the sinuous
path marked out by the groove in the plate J¹ the keys C being brought back to
their original position after each punching operation by the arrangement illustrated
in fig 1 sheet 4 according to which the shaft I is provided with a cam Z acting
through a lever h¹ and link q¹¹ upon the plate J which is thereby shifted so as to
bring back simultaneously to their original position all those keys which have been
brought into action.
According to the arrangement illustrated in figs 1 and 2 sheet 4, the pointer or
index y is made stationary and the design carried on the rollers M. N. is caused
to move from side to side behind the said pointer In this case it is preferred to
combine with the machine a small apparatus for pricking or obtaining a copy of all
the points or divisions in the design that have been read and punched.-Any errors
that may be made are thus readily detected. The axis of the hand lever e¹ on the
slider B carries an arm ell which by the intervention of a rod or link t¹¹ and the
combination of levers and a sliding rod in the shaft K (illustrated in the enlarged
detail fig 2 sheet 4) transmits motion through a rod ull and link to the
pointer y and cause the latter to approach the surface of the design every time
that the lever el is operated for the purpose of causing any of the keys C to lock
one of the punches in the block B. The pointer y¹ is also connected with special
oscillating mechanism shown in fig 1 sheet 4 whose oscillations correspond with the
number of keys C and are produced by a cam n11 driven by the continuously
rotating shaft k¹. The said mechanism is provided with a support 4 pivoted at 5,
and an index carrying lever 6 oscillating on a helically toothed part or segment
wheel 7 carried on a support 4 and which acting in concert with an endless screw S
admits of the horizontal adjustment of the pointer or reading index.
The
rollers M¹ N' carrying the design that is to be reproduced are carried by a
travelling support F1 operated in analogous manner to a lathe rest or tool holder
by a screw connected to the shaft by toothed gear and suitable mechanism for
obtaining any desired forward movement and consequently enabling any paper to
be read however it may be divided.
When one of the colors on the design corresponding with a hole to be punched
in the card is brought opposite the pointer y¹ the lever e¹ is operated as herein before
described and the corresponding key Cis caused to lock the corresponding punch P
in the block B, the lever carrying the pointer being at the same time caused by
the transmission hereinbefore described to approach the surface of the design and
allow the oscillating mechanism to cause the said pointer to puncture the paper at
the spot where the design is being read. The act of operating the key C thus has
the effect of placing the index in a position for pricking the paper. A mirror GL
enables the punctured parts to be more readily perceived and enables the operator
to ascertain at a glance whether the points or divisions have been effectually
punctured.
In place of the pointer or reading index y¹ a punch or hammer-like instrument
of suitable form may be employed for striking the paper without puncturing it.
By these means and by employing a paper saturated with suitable coloring matter
the points or divisions read off may be marked or registered on a sheet of white
paper placed underneath. An exact copy of the original design is thus obtained
after the cards have been punched & proves the correctness of the reading and
consequently of the punching of the cards or indicates any errors that may have
been committed in the course of the operation.

page_text: The cards that have been perforated by the punches P. whose action is controlled
by the mechanism herein before described are cut or divided at proper intervals by
the shears v. v. at the same time as the matrix rises for effecting the punching
operation and fixed or stationary punches make the perforations o. whereby the
cards are held upon the cylinders or rollers of the jacquard mechanism as well as
the holes o'. for the reception of the threads or laces y. z. which are inserted upon
a table T. fig 1. sheets and 4. by the sewing or lacing mechanism bereinbefore
described.
At each of the intermittent rotary movements of the shaft A. in the arrangement
described with reference to fig. 1 sheet 1. or of the rollers carrying the design in
the arrangement illustrated in sheets 3 and 4 or at each period of the descent of
the plate A. in fig. 1 sheet 2. the card x. is moved forward by the feed cylinders a' all
or by the pins p. to an extent corresponding with the width of one card.
In place of using a composing plate in the form of a cylinder perforated at every
part for the reception of pegs or pins to be inserted in accordance with the nature
of the design a cylinder may be employed in which holes are drilled only at those
parts corresponding with design or photograph wrapped round the cylinder. In
this case an accessory apparatus next herein after described is employed for
perforating the periphery of the cylinder. According as the punches are arranged
to be free or to be locked when the machine is at rest or out of action the holes are
drilled only at the points of colour or pattern to be punched or at all parts except
where the said colour or pattern is present. In either case the cylinder to be
operated upon is placed on a frame B" shewn in vertical section and in part plan
respectively in figs 3 and 4 sheet I and connected to a toothed wheel b whose
teeth correspond with the generating lines along which the holes are to be drilled.
Parallel with the axis of the cylinder there is arranged a carrier C provided with
a rapidly rotating drill which is caused to penetrate the cylinder by the action
of a hand lever p₁. The carrier travels along a rack whose teeth correspond with
the spaces between the holes in the same generating line of the cylinder A. A rapid
and continuous rotary motion being imparted to the drill in combination with an
intermittent motion of the cylinder and drill carrier the holes are drilled with
rapidity and precision.
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. The employment of the perforating punches C arranged as set forth and the
keys C in the stepped block B in combination with the intermittently acting plate
or matrix situated underneath the punches for perforating cards for jacquard
apparatus in the manner and for the purpose substantially as bereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The employment of the perforated indicating plate A sheet 1 acting as
a cylindrical composing plate and provided with pegs or pins g in combination with
the keys C, the punches P and the plate or matrix t in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The employment of the perforated indicating plate A sheet 2 acting as a flat
or plane composing plate and provided with pegs or pins with coloured or numbered
heads and shanks of different lengths in combination with the horizontal and
vertical Keys C and m the punches P and the plate or matrix t in the manner
and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
4. The employment of the curved and perforated indicating plate J sheets 3
and 4 employed in conjunction with the original design in combination with the
stationary or moveable reading index y, the slider B'. the keys C the punches P,
and the plate or matrix t all in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 5. The employment of the mechanism for feeding or drawing forward the
continuous web or sheet of Card in combination with the punches C the plate or
matrix t and the shears in the manner and for the purpose substantially
herein before described with reference to the accompanying Drawings.
6. The employment of the feed mechanism provided with pins p in combination
with the lining or sewing mechanism for joining the divided Cards in the manner
and for the purpose substantially as herein before described and illustrated in sheet 4
of the accompanying Drawings.
7. The employment of the shears v₁ and the pins or skewers n¹ for the reception
of the Cards in combination with the punches P and the matrix t in the manner
and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to sheet 4
of the accompanying Drawings.
8. Interlacing the connecting threads or twine between the Cards so as to form
a species of hinge substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to figure Y
sheet 4.
9. The accessory apparatus for perforating the cylinders substantially as herein-
before described with reference to figs 3 and 4 sheet 1.

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