Apparatus for Making Embossing Dies.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1899-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Apparatus for Making Embossing Dies.
I, ALFRED GEORGE BEATER, Steel Plate Engraver, of 4362, Maryland Avenue,
City of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, one of the United States of North
America, 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 invention relates to an apparatus for embossing letters, characters or
designs on paper or other thin sheet material.
My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described and
pointed out in the claims.
Fig. I is a top view of the apparatus.
Fig. II is a side elevation or edge view of the apparatus.
Fig. III is a cross sectional view taken on the line III-III, Fig. V.
Fig. IV is a cross sectional view taken on the line IV-IV, Fig. V.
Fig. V is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line V-V, Fig. I.
Fig. VI is a face view of a die made in carrying out my method.
My apparatus comprises a suitable frame in which punches are inserted in
such manner that they may be forced against a die plate seated in the frame by
the pressure of a roller or cylinder moving in contact with the rear of the
punches and forcing them toward the die plate to embed the characters, letters or
designs on the punches into the die block.
1. designates the outer member of the frame of the apparatus which may be
suitably mounted upon a bed A. The member 1 is open at its upper side and is
provided with channel grooves 2 that receive extensions at the end of an inner
member 3 seated within the outer member. The member 3 is designed to be
inserted into the member 1 by slipping it thereinto from either side of the
apparatus. The member 2 has its lower side channeled from side to side for
the purpose of permitting the insertion of the die, plate B, which may be inserted
from either side of the device, and when in position is secured by a set screw 4
that passes through the members 1 and 3 and bears against one end of the die
plate to hold it rigid. There may be more than one of said set screws employed
according to the size of the die plate, if more than one screw is required to hold
the plate in proper position. The inner member 3 is provided with a pocket 5
designed to receive punches G that bear the characters to be impressed into the die
plate B. Each punch is provided with a character 7 at its inner end. The
punches 6 may be arranged in one or more lines within the pocket 5, according
to the width of the pocket and the thickness of the punches, and when more than
one line of punches is used the lines are separated by a division strip 8.
The punches are secured within the pocket 5 from endwise movement by set
screws 9 inserted through the frame members 1 and 3. and where the punches
do not occupy the length of the pocket, the space is filled by blocks 10 against
which the set screws 9 bear. The punches are held from sidewise displacement
by set screws 11 inserted through the frame member 3 and bearing against the
punches, through the medium of interposed metallic strips.

page_text: The body of each punch 6 is of a length corresponding to the depth of the
pocket 5 in the frame member 3,, and the characters 7 render the punches of a
length exceeding the depth of the pocket only by the depth of the characters.
12 designates a pressure roller or cylinder adapted to move across the outer
surface of the frame member 8, and in contact with the outer ends of the
punchies 6, as seen in Fig. V, the roller or cylinder being of sufficient width to
bear upon the frame member at each side of the punches. In the operation
of the apparatus the roller 12 may be moved along the surface of the punch con-
taining frame; or the frame may be reciprocated and the roller be mounted in a
stationary support; or both parts may travel, moving in opposite directions.
The roller, in its movement against the frame and punches, causes the punches to
be forced inward and the characters 7 to be embedded in the die plate to produce
the die. The roller is caused to roll against the punches, backward and forward,
until such time as the characters 7 of the punches have been thoroughly embedded
in the die plate, a condition attained when the outer ends of 'the punches have been
carried into a position flush with the outer surface of the frame member 3 against
which the roller operates. Pressure between the puncli containing frame and
the roller may be accomplished in any suitable manner.
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. An apparatus for making embossing dies consisting of a frame adapted to
receive a die plate and provided with a continuous pocket, punches located in
said pocket adapted to be brought into contact with said die plate, and means
whereby pressure may be effected against said punches and whereby said punches
are embedded in said die plate to produce the die; substantially as described.
2. An apparatus for making embossing dies consisting of a frame adapted to
receive a die plate, punches located in said frame adapted to be brought into
contact with the said die plate, and a roller whereby pressure may be effected
against said! punches and whereby said punches are embedded in said die plate
to produce the die; substantially as described.
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Dated tliis 6th day of July 1899.