Improvements in Racks for Printers' Formes and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 31st July, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug., 195
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Racks for Printers' Formes and other Articles.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM MAISHMAN of 34 Augustus Street, Regent's Park,
in the County of Middlesex, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
Improvements in racks and the like more particularly applicable to the storage
of printers formes and such articles or matter as require careful packing in a
portable manner ensuring absolute freedom from injury.
My said invention has for its object the construction of a simple and an effectual
apparatus constituting a means of readily forming portable racks of any dimensions
which can be added to or taken from as necessity demands for the convenient
storage of printers formes and articles of any description which are liable to
mechanical or other injuries arising from various causes incidental to their
manipulation, and the securing in such available space or spaces printers formes
and articles of any description which space or spaces could not be conveniently
used without the means or apparatus for forming a portable rack suitable for the
room available or the consequent inconvenient encroachment upon floor space which
could not be permitted in limited areas.
According to my said invention I so construct my portable rack forming device
out of any suitable metal, wood or other material in two portions.
One portion I permenantly secure in a horizontal position with screws, bolts or
the like to any of the surrounding walls or fixtures at a suitable height from the
floor line corresponding to the distance required for the article about to be stacked,
such horizontal portion having cast upon or otherwise secured thereto at a given
distance each side of the centre line vertical portions of a determined length
bevelled upon their inner edges and forming together the female portion of a
dove-tail.
The second portion of my said invention I form in such manner as to combine
the male portion of a dove-tail on one side and a corresponding female portion on
the other side of a horizontal portion in order that it may interlock with the afore-
said permanently fixed first portion of the said invention and present another
female portion of a dove-tail for the reception of another combined fitting and so
on for as many portions or racks as formes or other articles requiring to be
stacked.
I may at times secure similar fittings to the aforesaid on a level with the floor
line but reversed so as to present in an upward direction the vertical portions
forming dove-tail and so provide grooves at bottom as well as top for the guidance
of the formes or other articles when being racked.
I may also extend the vertical bevelled portions forming dove-tails as much
above as the dertermined distance below the centre line of the horizontal portion
thus forming a casting similar to the letter H and bevel its inner edges outwardly
in order to present no impediment to the operation of racking, such castings
being used when it is desirable to form two or more portable racks on top of one
another in which case another or more of the first portion of the said invention
would be secured to the wall or permanent surroundings at the desired height
from the ground equal to the distance of the two or more articles being racked.

page_text: For the racking of printers formes only I make the aforesaid horizontal
portion of either the first or second portion of the said invention equal to so
many ems in width and depth corresponding with the universal dimensions of
printers chases, but I may at times make them adjustable in width by making it
of two equal parallel portions provided with adjusting screws or other suitable
means effecting that purpose and instead of rigidly securing the vertical bevelled
portions forming dove-tails to the horizontal portions as aforesaid I may also make
these adjustable by any suitable method for providing a space equal to that
required by the article being racked.
also provide means for preventing the male portion of one fitting from inter-
locking further than desired with the corresponding female portion in order to
present a level surface to the whole by providing projections on one portion and
recesses on the other or other convenient means of effecting this object.
Dated this 1st day of November 1894.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MAISHMAN.
improvements in Racks for Printers
Formes and other ArtICIOS.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MAISHMAN, of 34, Augustus Street Regent's Park
London, N.W. 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 :-
My said invention has for its object the construction of a simple & an effectual
apparatus constituting a means of readily forming portable racks of any dimensions
which can be added to or taken from as necessity demands for the convenient
storage of printers formes & articles of any description which are liable to mechanical
or other injuries arising from various causes incidental to their manipulation; and
the securing in such available space or spaces printers formes & articles of any
description which space or spaces could not be conveniently used without the means
or apparatus for forming a portable rack suitable for the room available or the
consequent encroachment upon floor space which could not be permitted in limited
areas.
According to my said invention I so construct my portable rack forming device
out of any suitable metal, wood, or other material in two portions. One portion I
permanently secure in a horizontal position with screws, bolts or the like to any of
the surrounding walls or fixtures at a suitable height from the floor line corre-
sponding to the distance required for the article about to be stacked such horizontal
portion having cast upon or otherwise secured thereto at a given distance each side
of the centre line vertical portions of a determined length bevelled upon their inner
edges & forming together the female portions of a dove-tail.
The second portion of my said invention I form in such manner as to combine the
male portion of a dove-tail on one side and a corresponding female portion on the
other side of a horizontal portion in order that it may interlock with the aforesaid
permanently fixed first portion of the said invention & present another female
portion of a dove-tail for the reception of another combined fitting & so on for as
many partitions or rack's as formes or other articles requiring to be stacked.
I may at times secure similar fittings to the aforesaid on a level with the floor
line but reversed so as to present in an upward direction the vertical portions
forming dove-tail & so provide grooves at bottom as well as top for the guidance of
the formes or other articles when being racked.
I may also extend the vertical bevelled portions forming dove-tails as much
above as the determined distance below the centre line of the horizontal portion

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thus forming a casting similar to the letter H when looking end on & bevel its
inner edges outwardly in order to present no impediment to the operation of
racking such H casting being used when it is desirable to form two or more
portable racks on top of one another in which case another or more of the first
portion of the said invention would be secured to the wall or permanent surroundings
at the desired height from the ground equal to the distance of the two or more
articles being racked.
For the racking of printers formes only I make the aforesaid horizontal portion
of either the first or second portion of the said invention equal to so many em's in
width & depth corresponding with the universal dimensions of printers chases but I
may at times make them adjustable in width by making it of two equal parallel
portions provided with adjusting screws or other suitable means effecting that
purpose & instead of rigidly securing the vertical bevelled portions forming dove-
tails to the horizontal portions as aforesaid I may also make these adjustable by
any suitable method for providing a space equal to that required by the article
being racked.
I also provide means for preventing the male portions of one fitting from inter-
locking further than desired with the corresponding female portions in order to
present a level surface to the whole by providing projections on one portion &
recesses on the other or other convenient means of effecting this object, and in order
that my said invention may be fully understood I will now proceed more
particularly to describe the same & 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 figures.
Figure (1) is a front elevation of part one of the rack forming device. Fig. (2)
is a plan of same.
Fig. (3) is a front elevation of part two of the rack forming device & Fig. (4)
shews the same in plan.
Fig. (5) is the back elevation of part two, while Fig. (6) shews in plan the
combined fitting's.
Referring to Fig. (1) it is preferable to secure this fitting in position to any of
the surrounding walls or the like by means of screws as shewn by the countersunk
holes A near the extremities of the horizontal portion B upon which are cast or
otherwise secured thereto the vertical portions C (bevelled upon their inner edges D
from front to back & forming the female portion of the dove-tail) extending behond
the horizontal line a sufficient height (& bevelled upon all edges) to form with a
combined fitting constituting the second part of the said invention a groove or
channel as shewn at H in Fig. 6 for conveniently spacing & racking formes & the
like one upon another.
In reference to Fig. 2 in order to provide a means of support & prevent the
second part of the said invention from engaging too far within the dove-tail of part
one bevel the inner edges d of the female purtions of dove-tail D from bottom to
top or in a semi-vertical direction at right angles to the dove-tail & provide corre-
sponding projections upon the male portions of dove-tail E as shewn in Fig's. 4, 5
& 6 at e. Figs. 3 & 4 illustrate the second part of my said invention consisting of
a male portion of a dove-tail E on one side and a corresponding female portion C
on the other side of a horizontal portion B for interlocking with the female portion
of the aforesaid permanently fixed first part of the said invention & present another
female portion of a dove-tail for the reception of another combined fitting & so on
for as many partitions or spaces as formes or the like requiring to be stacked.
Where wall space is very limited I provide a portable stand consisting of a base
of suitable proportions mounted upon castors & provided with a standard of
double tec shape or other suitable section corresponding in width to that of
part one of the said invention in order to permit it to pass up & down one on each
side within the tee & be secured at any suitable height by means of set screws or
the like to serve as a support for the commencement of rack.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
(1st.) A portable rack forming device consisting of a horizontal portion of metal
or other material provided with means for being secured to any permanent
surroundings having cast thereon or otherwise secured thereto by means of dove-
tail or the like vertical portions bevelled on their inner edges to form the female
portion of a dove-tail substantially as & for the purposes herein-before described.
(2nd.) A portable rack forming device consisting of a horizontal portion of metal
or other material provided with vertical portions cast thereon or otherwise secured
thereto by means of dove-tail or the like on one side bevelled on their outer edges
& forming the male portion of a dove-tail & vertical portions similarly secured on
the other side bevelled on their inner edges & forming the female portion of a
dovetail & constituting a combination fitting substantially as & for the purposes
herein-before described.
(3rd.) In a portable rack forming device the combination of projections e with
the bevels d for arresting the interlocking of the dovetail (male) E with the female
dove-tail C substantially as & for the purposes herein before described.
(4th.) In a portable rack forming device a portable stand consisting of a base
mounted upon castors provided with a standard or standards of double tee T
or other suitable section in which to run part one of the said invention for purpose
of providing an adjustable fixing & be secured thereto by means of set screws or
other mechanical equivalent substantially as & for the purposes herein before
described.
(5th.) In a portable rack forming device a means of regulating the width of same
by means of two parellel horizontal portions secured together by means of screw
studs with nuts & set screws substantially as & for the purposes herein before
described.
(6th.) In a portable rack forming device the extension of the vertical bevelled
portions C above the horizontal line B & the securing to same of the vertical
portions C by means of dove-tail or the like substantially as & for the purposes
herein before described.
(7th.) The general combination's & arrangements of parts forming dove-tail &
interlocking arrangements constituting improvements in racks & the like sub-
stantially as & for the purposes herein before described & illustrated by means of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of July 1895.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MAISHMAN.