CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PRINTING OR EMBOSSING SPOOLS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Peter Joel Livsey, of the City of Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, for the Invention
of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PRINTING OR EMBOSSING
SPOOLS." A communication from abroad by Ira Dimock, of Hartford, in the
State of Connecticut, in the United States of America.
aled the 5th January 1877, and dated the 13th September 1876
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Peter Joel Livsey at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th September 1876.
PETER JOEL LIVSEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent. "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES
FOR PRINTING OR EMBOSSING SPOOLS." A communication.
This Invention consists in certain devices, or combinations of devices, for printing
and embossing the ends of spools, whereby each spool before it leaves the machine
may be embossed and printed in different colors on both its ends with a reduced
number of fountains, certainty in feed of the spools is insured, breakage of parts
in case of a spool sticking is prevented, and the work generally is performed with
accuracy and dispatch.
In the accompanying Drawings which form part of this Specification Figure 1
represents a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the
Invention; Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section of the same at the line, x; Fig. 3,
a horizontal section at the line y, y; and Fig. 4, an under side view of the table,
showing mainly certain mechanism for operating the spool receiver and spool
holders.
Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of the mechanism, by which the compound inter-
mittently revolving spool receiver is operated.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
Figures of the Drawing.
A is the bed or table of the machine, supported in any suitable manner; B is
a hopper, into which the spools are put or thrown promiscuously, and from which
they are delivered down a tube or trunk C to a shuttle race D in front of an inter-
mittently reciprocating shuttle E each time the shuttle makes its back stroke.
The tube C is constructed to receive or arrange and guide the spools in advance of
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page_text: one another end foremost down it, and so that they are delivered one at a time in
a horizontal but crosswise position within the shuttle race D, which crosses the
delivery end of the tube C, and is of a width thus receive and hold each spool
within it ready to be conveyed by the shuttle to a spool receiver F, F, when the
shuttle makes its advance stroke.
To insure the proper and constant filling of the tube C with spools one in
advanco of the other, end foremost, and so that each time the shuttle completes its
back stroke, or before it commences a new forward stroke, a spool will be projected
within and across the shuttle race, as herein-before described; the hopper B is
provided with a spool filler G, arranged to surround the upper end of the tube C, 1
and that is reciprocated up and down among the spools in the hopper, thus catching
the spools and directing them as required to the tube C. There is also an agitator
consisting of rods H, H, attached to the filler and working up and down within the
hopper for keeping the spools the spools thoroughly agitated and facilitating their
entry within the filler. Said filler and agitator are both made to move at a higher
velocity or make a greater number of strokes within a given time than the shuttle
and other main working parts of the machine, so that in case of the filler G missing
a spool during any of its strokes time will be given for the filler in its next stroke
to make good the deficiency, and thus the tubo C is kept supplied with spools.
A cam b on the main driving shaft I, operating within a yoke formed in a lever J,
will serve as well as any other means to actuate the filler and agitator, said lever J
being pivoted at C, and connected by a rod d with the filler or base plate carrying
the filler and agitator.
The spool receiver, into or on to which the shuttle E projects each spool in
succession, is a duplicate receiver, that is, it is made up of two receivers F, F1, in
one, each being capable of holding a single spool lengthwise and horizontally within
it. This compound receiver is arranged to have an intermittent revolving move-
ment about a vertical axis in front of the mouth of the shuttle race, so as to
present first the one receiver and then the other into a receiving position relatively
with the shuttle, then to remain stationary while the inking and embossing devices
come forward and retire, and afterward to make half a revolution to change the
receivers with respect to the shuttle, and to provide for a repitition of the action
of the inking or embossing and inking devices on reverse ends of the spools, as will
be herein-after more fully described, such mtermittent revolving movement of the
two receivers, one half of a revolution at a time, also providing for the automatic
clearance of each spool after being printed and embossed as required.
Each receiver may consist of a simple groove formed in a block mounted on a
horizontal disk K that is carried by or attached to the upper end of a vertical
tubular spindle or sleeve L, which projects downward through the table. These
grooves lie parallel with each other on opposite sides of the vertical axis of the
compound receiver for reception of a spool each S, S¹, as shown in Fig. 2.
The means for operating the compound receiver F, F, as described, may be
varied, but the following answer every purpose:-M, M, are horizontally recipio-
cating slides upon the bed or table A, and arranged to move simultaneously in
reverse directions, or toward and from each other, along the bed on opposite sides
of the compound spool receiver. These slides, which may receive their motion
from the main shaft I by gears e, f, g, and pitmen h, i, carry the inking and
embossing devices. To the one of these slides is connected by means of a pin k,
passing through a slot in the bed a rack m, which gears with a pinion or toothed
surface n fast to a disk O that is free to rotate around the lower portion of the
tubular spindle L of the compound spool receiver. This disk O carries a pawl p,
which works into a ratchet g fast on the sleeve or spindle L, said ratchet having
two oppositely arranged teeth. Thus the rack m, which moves continuously with
the slide to which it is attached, only operates the compound receiver F, F', during
the one or back movement of said slide, and the pinion n is so proportioned that
such receiver is moved just half a revolution each time.
The grooves composing the receivers F, F, lie with their lengths in direction of

page_text: the travel of the slides M, M, when said receivers are stationary, in order that the
printing and embossing stampers N, N¹, and N³, N³, carried by the slides may act
upon the ends of the spools at the close of the advance movement of the slides.
To insure the compound receiver or separate receivers F, F¹, being held square
and steady to the stampers when said receivers occupy their stationary position,
which is necessary to obtain a proper impression, the tubular spindle L is provided
with a squaring disk O, having two oppositely arranged flattened portions ?, ?,
against which holders P, P, acted upon by springs within boxes Q, Q, bear to retain
the compound spool receiver F, F, in position when stationary, said spring holders
yielding and riding over or against the intervening curved portions of the disk O
when the spool receiver is in motion.
The spools S, S¹, are held down in their places within the grooved receivers F, F1,
by spool holders R, R', having pins S, S, which bear down on the body of the spools
to hold the latter against displacement when receiving their impression. These
spool holders operate by their weight on the spools, and have an alternate and
intermittent rising and falling motion, first falling down on the spools to hold thom
to their places, and then rising to admit of the clearance of either spool after it has
received its full impression on both ends. At certain periods however both spool
holders R, R¹, are down simultaneously to provide for the stampers N, N¹³, Nº, N³,
operating conjointly upon the four ends of the two spools, as herein-after more par-
ticularly referred to. This alternate and intermittent action of the spool holders
R, R¹, is produced as follows:-T is a horizontal shaft arranged directly across and
under the tubular sleeve L, and receiving its motion by gears t, u, from the main
shaft I; this shaft T carries reversely arranged toes or lifters v, vl, suitably disposed
along the shaft to act or lift successively upon an inner spindle w and outer
spindle w¹, arranged within the sleeve L, and connected respectively with the spool
holders R, R. U is a bent bar attached to the bod or frame A on the reverse
side of the compound spool receiver F, F, to that on which the shuttle acts, and
operating as a clearer to remove either spool S, S', in succession after it has received
its full impression on both ends. To this end said clearer is set to project obliquely
into or over the advance end of the off receiver when occupying the position shown
for F¹ in Fig. 2, so that when the two spool receivers make their next half revo-
lution, the spool holder R¹ being then raised, the spool S¹ will be caught by the
forward bent end of the clearer, and drawn out of the receiver F¹ into any suitable
receptacle arranged to receive the printed or impressed spools.
To prevent breakage in case of a spool sticking or getting into improper position
within the shuttle race D, the shuttle E is operated by an elastic or yielding driver
composed in part of a slotted main lever V in positive gear or connection with the
shuttle, and fitted to freely turn upon an upright rod a¹. Fitted also loosely upon
said rod is an independant branch lever W, having a square or angular construction
at its base or fulcrum portion, and resting at said part against a spring 6¹ secured
to the main lever V. Pins c¹, c², on the slide M' serve as the latter is reciprocated
and at or toward the close of its stroke to act upon opposite sides alternately of the
branch lever W to throw and retire the shuttle, the projection of the spool by the
shuttle taking place toward the close of the retiring motion of the slide M¹.
Ordinarily, that is when there is no obstruction to the throw of the spool, the
levers W and V operate through the intervention of the spring b² as a single lever,
but in case of any obstruction to the free movement of the shuttle or spool out of
the shuttle race, then the branch lever W, pressing with increased force on the
spring b¹, causes the latter to yield, and so relieves the shuttle of action or strain.
The stampers N, N¹, N, N³, are arranged in pairs for action in common or simul-
taneously on both ends of the two spools, but they are designed to print in different
colors; thus the two stampers N, N₁, carried by the slide M, may be used to print in
red, while the stampers N2, N3, of the slido M¹ print in blue; and inasmuch as
the compound spool receiver F, F¹, by its succession of half turns and rests, reverses
the ends of the spools to the action of the stampers, two fountains, a red and a
blue one, answer in place of four to print in both colors on both spools S, S¹, but if

page_text: the printing were all to be done in one color, it is evident that a single fountain
only is required for printing the spools at both ends.
The general operation is as follows:-Supposing the parts to be in position so that
the shuttle E has just delivered a spool S into the receiver F, which is then sta-
tionary and lying across the mouth of the shuttle race, the spool holders R, R¹, then
descend, and the slides M, M¹, moving forward, the stampers N, N³, print, the one
in red and the other blue, on reverse ends of the spool S. During this action the
shuttle retires. The slides M, M³, then move back, and the compound reciever F, F,
rotates half a circle, the spool holder R still remaining down to hold on to the
spool S, but the spool holder R¹ being raised. Toward the close of the back stroke
of the slide M the shuttle E is operated to deposit another spool S¹ in the receiver Fl
as the same is brought round to face the shuttle The spool holder R¹ then drops
to hold on to the spool S¹, the other spool holder R continuing down upon the spool S.
The slides M, M, move forward again, causing the stampers N, N2, to act upon the
ends of the spool S¹, and the stampers N¹, N³, to give the second or finishing
impression in red and blue on the reverse ends of the spools S to those previously
presented to the stampers N, N%. As the slides M, M¹, again move back, the spool
holder R rises and liberates the spool S for the clearer U in the next_half_turn of
the compound receiver F, F¹, to clear the spool S from the receiver F, and in due
course the positions of the receivers F, F¹, relatively to the shuttle is again changed
for a finishing action in the next advance movement of the slides upon the spool S¹
and first impression upon a new spool fed by the shuttle to the receiver F. Each
spool holer R, R, rises alternately to liberate its spool after the same has received
both its impressions on its two ends.
The stampers N, N1, N2, N³, may be used for embossing as well as printing To
facilitate their operation as printing devices each pair N, N¹, or N2, N3, is carried by
a rocking or tilting base O¹ or 0%, supported by trunnions d, d, in cheeks formed on
the slides M, M. The action of these tilting stampers is such that during the back
movement of the slidos, and preferably during the early portion of their forward
stroke also, both sets of stampers are presented face uppermost to provide for the
inking of them by their passage under inking rollers or other inking devices; but
as the slides M, M', move to complete their forward stroke, then the stampers carried
by them are turned or upset for the fourth of a circle, or thereabout, so as to
bring their faces opposite and in line with the ends of the spools in the double
receiver F, F, for the purpose of printing or embossing and printing the spools.
Spring followers P1, P2, connected with the slides M, M², serve by their pressure
against square or flattened sides of the base pieces 01, 0%, to hold the stampers
steady in both positions in order that they may be properly inked and be kept
square to their impressing action on the spools.
The tilting of the stampers from one position to another and back again, as
described, is effected automatically by slotted disks Q1, Q, or their equivalents, on
the ends of the trunnions of the base pieces 0, 0%, the slotted sides of the slots in
the disks catching alternately against opposite sides of fixed studs ƒ¹, ƒ³, as the
slides M, M³, are moved back and forth.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Peter Joel Livsey in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 8th Feb-
ruary 1877.
PETER JOEL LIVSEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES
FOR PRINTING OR EMBOSSING SPOOLS." A communication from abroad by Ira
Dimock, of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, in the United States of America
This Invention consists in certain devices or combinations of devices for printing

page_text: and embossing the ends of spools, whereby each spool before it leaves the machine
may be embossed and printed in different colors on both its ends with a reduced
number of fountains, certainty in feed of the spools is insured, breakage of parts in
case of a spool sticking is prevented, and the work generally is performed with
accuracy and dispatch.
In the accompanying Drawings which form part of this Specification Figure 1
represents a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the
Invention; Fig 2, a transverse vertical section of the same at the lines x, x; Fig. 3,
a horizontal section at the lines y, y; and Fig. 4, an under side view of the table,
showing mainly certain mechanism for operating the spool receiver and spool
holders.
Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of the mechanism by which the compound inter-
mittently revolving spool receiver is operated.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
Figures of the Drawings.
A is the bed or table of the machine, supported in any suitable manner; B is a
hopper, into which the spools are put or thrown promiscuously, and from which they
are delivered down a tube or trunk C to a shuttle race D in front of an inter-
mittently reciprocating shuttle E each time the shuttle makes its back stroke.
The tube C is constructed to receive or arrange and guide the spools in advance of
one another end foremost down it, and so that they are delivered one at a time in
a horizontal but crosswise position within the shuttle race D, which crosses the.
delivery end of the tube C, and is of a width to thus receive and hold each spool
within it ready to be conveyed by the shuttle to a spool receiver F, F', when the
shuttle makes its advance stroke.
To insure the proper and constant filling of the tube O with spools one in advance
of the other, end foremost, and so that each time the shuttle completes its back
stroke, or before it commences a new forward stroke, a spool will be projected
within and across the shuttle race, as herein-before described. The hopper B is
provided with a spool filler G arranged to surround the upper end of the tube C,
and that is reciprocated up and down among the spools in the hopper, thus catching
the spools and directing them as required to the tube C. There is also an agitator
consisting of rods H, H, attached to the filler, and working up and down within
the hopper for keeping the spools thoroughly agitated, and facilitating their entry
within the filler. Said filler and agitator are both made to move at a higher
velocity, or make a greater number of strokes within a given time than the shuttle
and other main working parts of the machine, so that in case of the filler G
missing a spool during any of its strokes time will be given for the filler in its next
stroke to make good the deficiency, and thus the tube C is kept supplied with
spools. A cam b on the main driving shaft I, operating within a yoke formed in a
lever J, will serve as well as any other means to actuate the filler and agitator, said
lever J being pivoted at C, and connected by a rod d with the filler or base plato
carrying the filler and agitator.
The spool receiver, into or on to which the shuttle E projects each spool in suc-
cession, is a duplicate receiver, that is, it is made up of two receivers F, F¹, in one,
each being capable of holding a single spool lengthwise and horizontally within it.
This compound receiver is arranged to have an intermittent revolving movement
about a vertical axis in front of the mouth of the shuttle race, so as to present first
the one receiver and then the other into a receiving position relatively with the
shuttle, then to remain stationary while the inking and embossing devices come
forward and retire, and afterwards to make half a revolution to change the receivers
with respect to the shuttle, and to provide for a repitition of the action of the inking
or embossing and inking devices on reverse ends of the spools, as will be herein-
after more fully described, such intermittent revolving movement of the two receivers
one half of a revolution at a time, also providing for the automatic clearance of
each spool after being printed and embossed as required.
Each receiver may consist of a simple groove formed in a block mounted on a

page_text: horizontal disk K that is carried by or attached to the upper end of a vertical
tubular spindle or sleeve L, which projects downward through the table. These
grooves lie parallel with each other on opposite sides of the vertical axis of the
compound receiver for reception of a spool each S, S₁, as shown in Fig. 2
The means for operating the compound receiver F, F1, as described, may be varied,
but the following answer every purpose:-M, M², are horizontally reciprocating
slides upon the bed or table A, and arranged to move simultaneously in reverso
directions, or toward and from each other, along the bed on opposite sides of the
compound spool receiver. These slides, which may receive their motion from the
main shaft I by gears e, f, g, and pitman h, i, carry the inking and embossing 1
devices. To the one of these slides is connected, by means of a pink passing
through a slot Z in the bed a rack m, which gears with a pinion or toothed surface n
fast to a disk o that is free to rotate around the lower portion of the tubular
spindle L of the compound spool receiver. This disk o carries a pawl p, which
works into a ratchet g fast on the sleeve or spindle L, said ratchet having two 1
oppositely arranged teeth. Thus the rack m, which moves continuously with the
slide to which it is attached only operates the compound receiver F, F¹, during the
one or back movement of said slide, and the pinion n is so proportioned that such
receiver is moved just half a revolution each time.
The grooves composing the receivers F, F¹, he with their lengths in direction of 2
the travel of the slides M, M³, when said receivers are stationary, in order that the
printing and embossing stampers N, N', and N, N", carried by the slides may act
upon the ends of the spools at the close of the advance movement of the slides.
To insure the compound receiver or separate receivers F, F¹, being held squaro
and steady to the stampers when said receivers occupy their stationary position, 2
which is necessary to obtain a proper impression, the tubular spindle L is provided.
with a squaring disk O having two oppositely arranged flattened portions ?, ?,
against which holders P, P, acted upon by springs within boxes Q, Q, bear to retain
the compound spool receiver F, F, in position when stationary, said spring holders
yielding and riding over or against the intervening curved portions of the disk o ;
when the spool receiver is in motion.
The spools S, S¹, are held down in their places within the grooved receivers F, F1,
by spool holders R, R¹, having pins S, S, which bear down on the body of the
spools to hold the latter against displacement when receiving their impression.
These spool holders operate by their woight on the spools, and have an alternate 3
and intermittent rising and falling motion, first falling down on the spools to hold
them to their places, and then rising to admit of the clearance of either spool after
it has received its full impression on both ends. At certain periods however both
spool holders R, R¹, are down simultaneously to provide for the stampers N, N¹,
N2, N3, operating conjointly upon the four ends of the two spools, as herein-after
more particularly referred to. This alternate and intermittent action of the spool
holders R, R¹, is produced as follows:-T is a horizontal shaft arranged directly
across and under the tubular sleeve L, and receiving its motion by gears t, u, from the
main shaft I. This shaft T carries reversely arranged toes or lifters v, v¹, suitably
disposed along the shaft to act or lift successively upon an inner spindle w and outer
spindle w arranged within the sleeve L, and connected respectively with the spool
holders R, R¹; U is a bent bar attached to the. bed or frame A on the reverse side
of the compound spool receiver F, F¹, to that on which the shuttle acts, and
operating as a clearer to remove either spools S, S¹, in succession after it has received
its full impression on both ends To this end said clearer is set to project obliquely 5
into or over the advance end of the off receiver when occupying the postion shown
for F¹ in Fig. 2, so that when the two spool receivers make their next half revolution,
the spool holder R¹ being then raised, the spool S¹ will be caught by the forward
bent end of the clearer, and drawn out of the receiver F¹ into any suitable receptacle
arranged to receive the printed or impressed spools.
To prevent breakage in case of a spool sticking or getting into improper position
within the shuttle race D the shuttle E is operated by an clastic or yielding driver

page_text: composed in part of a slotted main lever V in positive gear or connection with the
shuttle, and fitted to freely turn upon an upright rod a¹. Fitted also loosely upon
said rod is an independent branch lever W having a square or angular construction
at its base or fulcrum portion, and resting at said part against a spring 6' secured to
the main lever V. Pins C¹, C², on the slide MI¹ serve as the latter is reciprocated
and at or toward the close of its stroke to act upon opposite sides alternately of the
branch lever W to throw and retire the shuttle, the projection of the spool by the
shuttle taking place toward the close of the retiring motion of the slide M¹.
Ordinarily, that is, when there is no obstruction to the throw of the spool the levers
W and V operate through the intervention of the spring b¹ as a single lever, but in
case of any obstruction to the free movement of the shuttle or spool out of the
shuttle race then the branch lever W pressing with increased force on the spring b¹
causes the latter to yield, and so relieves the shuttle of action or strain.
The stampers N, N1, N2, N³, are arranged in pairs for action in common or simul-
taneously on both ends of the two spools, but they are designed to print in different
colors. Thus the two stampers N, N', carried by the slide M may be used to print
in red, while the stainpers N2, N3, of the slide M print in blue, and inasmuch as the
compound spool receiver F, F¹, by its succession of half turns and rests reverses
the ends of the spools to the action of the stampers two fountains, a red and a blue
onc, answer in place of four to print in both colors on both spools S, S¹, but if the
printing were all to be done in one color its is evident that a single fountain only is
required for printing the spools at both ends.
The general operation is as follows:-Supposing the parts to be in position so
that the shuttle E has just delivered a spool S into the receiver F which is then
stationary and lying across the mouth of the shuttle race the spool holders R, R¹,
then descend, and the slides M, M³, moving forward the stampers N, NE, print the
one in red and the other blue on reverse ends of the spool S; during this action the
shuttle retires. The slides M, M², then move back, and the compound receiver F, F¹,
rotates half a circle, the spool holder R still remaining down to hold on to the
spool S, but the spool holder R' being raised toward the close of the back stroke of
the slide M the shuttle E is operated to deposit another spool S₁ in the receiver F¹
as the same is brought round to face the shuttle. The spool holder R¹ then drops
to hold on to the spool S¹, the other spool holder R continuing down the
upon
spool S
The slides M, M', move forward again causing the stampers N, N², to_act
upon the ends of the spool S¹, and the stampers N¹, N³, to give the second or
finishing impression in red and blue on the reverse ends of the spool S to those
previously presented to the stampers N, Nº. As the slides M, M¹, again move back
the spool holder R rises and liberates the spool S for the clearer U in the next half
turn of the compound receiver F, F, to clear the spool S from the receiver F, and
in due course the positions of the receiver F, F¹, relatively to the shuttle is again
changed for a finishing action in the next advance movement of the slides upon the
spool S¹, and first impression upon a new spool fed by the shuttle to the receiver F.
Each spool holder R, R¹, rises alternately to liberate its spool after the same has
received both its impressions on its two ends.
The stampers N, N1, N2, N³, may be used for embossing as well as printing. To
facilitate their operation as printing devices each pair N, N¹, or N2, N3, is carried
by a rocking or tilting base O¹ or O³, supported by trunnions d, d, in cheeks formed
on the slides M, M². The action of these tilting stampers is such that during the
back movement of the slides, and preferably during the early portion of their
forward stroke; also both sets of stampers are presented face uppermost to provide
or the inking of them by their passage under inking rollers or other inking devices,
out as the slides M, M', move to complete their forward stroke then the stampers
arried by them are turned over or upset for the fourth of a circle, or thereabout, so
s to bring their faces opposite and in line with the ends of the spools in the double
eceiver F, F, for the purpose of printing or embossing and printing the spools.
Spring followers P1, P², connected with the slides M, M', serve by their. pressure
gainst square or flattened sides of the base pieces 0¹, 0%, to hold the stampers

page_text: steady in both positions in order that they may be properly inked and be kept
square to their impressing action on the spools.
The tilting of the stampers from one position to another, and back again, as
described, is effected automatically by slotted disks Q1, Q, or their equivalents, on
the ends of the trunnions of the base pieces 01, 0%, the slotted sides of the slots in
the disks catching alternately against opposite sides of fixed stands f¹, f, as the
slides M, M, are moved back and forth.
I have now particularly described the nature of the said Invention communicated
to me, and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, and claim as
the Invention secured to me by the said Letters Patent,-
1. The reciprocating filler G in combination with the hopper B and tubular duct C,
substantially as specified.
2. The reciprocating agitator H in combination with the reciprocating filler G,
the hopper B, and the duct C.
3 The combination with the spool tube or duct C of the shuttle race D and the
shuttle E when arranged in relation with each other, substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth.
4. The combination of a yielding shuttle driver with the shuttle E, the shuttle
race D, and the spool duct C, essentially as specified.
5. The combination of the shuttle E with the intermittently revolving compound
spool receiver F, F, in which the spools lie parallel, or thereabout, with the planes
of revolution, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.
6. The combination of the intermittently revolving compound spool receiver F, F,
in which the spools lie parallel, or thereabout, with the planes of revolution and the
printing slides M, M¹, or stampers, the whole arranged substantially as herein
described, whereby the ends of the spools are alternately presented in one direction
to receive the impression.
7. The combination of the rising and falling spool holders R, R¹, tho shaft T¹,
and lifters v, v¹, and the intermittently revolving compound spool receiver F, F¹,
substantially as herein described.
8. The clearer U in combination with the rising and falling spool holders R, R¹,
and intermittently revolving compound spool receiver F, F¹, substantially as
specified.
9. The tilting stampers N, N², N2, N3, in combination with the spring followers
0¹, 0%, and the slides M, M¹, essentially as described.
10. The combination of the shafts w, w¹, of the spool holders R, R¹, and sleeve L
of the compound spool receiver F, F, when arranged in relation with each other,
as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Peter Joel Livsey, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
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