Improvements in or relating to Printing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Printing Machines.
I, FRANCIS MEISEL, of No. 86, Stoughton Street, in the City of Boston, County
of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Factory
Manager, 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:-
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My invention relates to web and sheet feeding and printing machines, and
consists in certain novel features, combinations of parts and details of construction,
as will be hereinafter fully set forth and specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a rotary web-perfecting printing
machine, embodying my improvements.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of the adjustable carriages, which support the
paper-feeding and cutting mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 8-3 of Fig. 2, the feeding
belts being removed.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of the paper feeding belt, and Fig. 5 is.a
transverse section of the same.
Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, the feeding
belts being removed.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation, partly in section, of one of the tape-carrying
devices of the second impression cylinder.
Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the tape-carrying devices, one of which is shown
in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional detail of the first impression cylinder, showing
my improved "shoo-fly" mechanism.
Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the first impression cylinder and
parts immediately connected therewith.
Fig. 11 is a vertical section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10, looking toward the
left.
Fig. 12 is an enlarged side elevation of the cutter cylinders.
In the said drawings, A represents the framework of the machine, in suitable
bearings in which runs the driving-shaft, carrying a gear b, which meshes with
the gear on the shaft of the first plate-cylinder B, said gear e meshing with
the gear on the shaft of the first impression cylinder D, the gear d in turn
meshing with the gear e on the shaft of the second impression cylinder E, and
said gear e meshing with the gear f on the shaft of the second plate cylinder G,
motion being thus communicated to said printing-cylinders, and by means of
other suitable gears, to other rolls and moving parts of the machine to be herein-
after described.
The web 9 of paper to be cut into sheets is drawn from a roll 25, which is
mounted on a shaft supported in bearings in the framework A, said web passing
under and over suitable guide-rolls, and being unwound from the roll 25 by a
pair of feed and drawing rolls 26, 27, journalled in a carriage H sliding on

page_text: ways 28 on opposite sides of the framework, and operated by a rack and
pinion 29, 30, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the carriage may be adjusted
to vary its distance from the printing cylinders. In the carriage H are journalled
the shafts of the cutter cylinders 31, 32, having a surface velocity greater than
that of the feed rolls; the upper cylinder being provided with a projecting cutter-
blade 125, and the lower one with a groove 126 admitting the said blade, the
cutter severing the sheet from the web at the instant before it is seized by the
grippers 20, Figs. 1, 9 and 11, of the impression cylinder D, and by adjusting
the carriage H, as described, the cutters can be placed at a distance from the
grippers 20 equal to the required length of the sheet to be severed from the web.
or the carriage moved backward far enough to enable the operator to have con-
venient access to the front pair of printing cylinders.
To the upper cylinder 31 in front of the cutter-blade 125 is secured a flat
spring 127, a part of the outer surface of which nearest to the cutter-blade is
covered with a piece of elastic material 128 preferably felt or rubber which servez
to press the web of paper onto the surface of the lower cutter-cylinder 82 and
hold it stretched, thereby preventing the paper from being forced down into the
groove 126. This spring must be of such strength only as to allow it to slip on
the paper without tearing it.
At a short distance in the rear of the cutter-blade 125 is a brush 129 projecting
from the surface of the upper cutter-cylinder 31, which brush serves to hold the
front edge of the web down upon the lower cutter-cylinder, and prevent said edge
from being carried upward by the cutter-blade as the cylinder 31 revolves.
K is an auxiliary carriage, which slides on inclined ways 33 on the main car-
riage H. To the carriage K is secured a table 35, Figs. 1 and 2, to which is
fastened one end of a piece or band of smooth-surfaced flexible material 36, which
is also stretched over a transverse bar 37 secured to the carriage H, beneath which
bar it is wound up on a roll 38, whereby as the carriage K is adjusted it is kept
tightly stretched, as desired, to form a stationary support for the sheet as it is
carried forward to the printing cylinders. The front end of the table 35 serves
to support and guide the sheet of paper to the cylinder D, so that it will be seized
by its grippers 20, and at the same time keeps the front edge of the sheet away
from the plate-cylinder B. The auxiliary carriage K is operated by means of a
rack and pinion 22, 23, whereby it may be adjusted on the main carriage H to
keep the front edge of the table 35 always in the same position close to the
impression cylinder 1 as the position of the main carriage H is changed to vary
the distance of the feed-rolls and cutters from said impression cylinder Das is
necessary for sheets of different lengths or sizes, it being obvious that the front
edge of the table 35 must always be in the same position with respect to the
printing cylinders without regard to the distance therefrom of the cutters, the
position of which will vary according to the length of the sheets being cut, for
instance, when shorter sheets are to be cut, the auxiliary carriage remains
stationary while the main carriage is moved nearer to the printing cylinders by
means of the rack and pinion 29, 30, as before described. When the carriage K
is adjusted on the carriage H, the roll 38 is revolved by means of a suitable
handle, not shown, to wind up or unwind the flexible support 36, as may be
required to keep it properly stretched between its two points of attachment.
Directly over the sheet-support 36 are arranged a pair of endless paper-feeding
belts 40 to each of which is preferably attached a strip of pliable material 41.
Figs. 4 and 5, of less width than the belt and extending from one end to the other
of the same, said strip having a rough surface, as for instance plush. These belts
are supported by and run upon rolls 42, 43, 44 and 45, the shafts of the rolls 42
and 43 being provided with gears which mesh with an intermediate gear 21
meshing with and driven by the gear of the impression cylinder D, the belt
being thereby driven positively at the same surface speed as the printing cylin-
ders. The shafts of the rolls 42, 43 and 44 run in bearings in the carriage K,
while the shaft of the rolls 45 run's in bearings in the main carriage H. The

page_text: belts 40 run over the rolls 42, 43, 44 and 45 with the rough surfaces of the
strips 41 in contact with the upper surface of the paper which is thus by the
frictional contact of said strips. 41, carried over the surface of the flexible sup-
port 36 to the grippers of the cylinder D, and by this device I am enabled to
dispense with the usual tapes above and below the paper, which are objectionable
on account of the difficulty of preventing the paper from being wrinkled thereby.
A further objection to the tapes is that they are liable, if broken while the
machine is in motion, to be carried between the plate and impression cylinders,
thereby destroying such plates as they come into contact with. On the shaft
upon which the rolls 44 revolve, are pivoted arms 46, 47, carrying on their outer
ends belt-tightening rolls 48, 49, the latter being each provided with a groove 50,
Fig. 3, to receive the narrow strip 41, the plush surface of which is thus per-
vented from being flattened down or injured by contact with said rolls 49. By
adjusting the arms 46, 47, any slackness of the belts 40 produced by the forward
adjustment of the carriage H or otherwise, can be taken up to render them at all
times sufficiently tight to act on the sheet as required. After the carriage H
has been adjusted by means of its rack and pinion, it is securely held by means
of clamping bars 55, one on each side, which are hung on an eccentric shaft 56,
each bar having a lip or projection 39, Fig. 6, at its lower end, which engages
aib 57 on the framework A, whereby as the shaft 56 is turned by means of a
suitable handle 33, Fig. 6, the carriage will be securely clamped in place as
desired. The length of the sheet 19, Fig. 2, severed from the web by the cutters
can be varied by changing the surface velocity of the feed-rolls with relation to
that of the rotary cutters, which can be effected in a well-known manner by the
employment of a change-wheel. Instead of the flexible band 36, endless belts,
tapes, or an apron having a surface velocity equal to that of the impression cylin-
der may be employed. I prefer, however, to use the flexible band 36, as it pre-
vents the sheet from wrinkling and renders the mechanism much simpler and
cheaper to construct.
As soon as the sheet is seized by the grippers 20 of the first, impression cylin-
der D, said grippers having been opened and closed for this purpose by well-
known mechanism hereinafter described, it is carried between, the impression
cylinder D and the first plate cylinder B, receiving an impression therefrom, and
thence between the cylinder and rolls 15, one of which is shown in Figs. 1
and 9, after which it is carried by mechanism to be hereinafter described, to and
between the second or perfecting pair of plate and impression cylinders G, E, and
thence by means of tapes over the offset web to the accumulating cylinder M,
which is provided with grippers, and may be of any suitable or, approved con-
struction. The grippers 20 of the cylinder D are mounted on a rock shaft. 60,
Fig. 10, journalled in said cylinder, to one end of which shaft outside the said
cylinder, is secured a pinion 61 which meshes with a sector-gear 62 at the end
of a lever 63 pivoted at 64 to the end of the cylinder D), said lever carrying a
roll 68, shown in Fig. 10 and dotted in Fig. 11, which is acted upon by a cam-
groove 34, in a stationary disk 69 secured to the framework A, see Fig. 10,
whereby the desired movements are imparted to the grippers 20 as the cylinder
is revolved. As soon as the front or leading end of the printed sheet 19, Fig. 9,
has been released by the grippers, it is pushed out from the surface of the cylin-
der D. by a series of shoo-fly "pushir-plates 71 which pass through a long
narrow slot 2 in the gripper bar 73, the inner ends of the shoo-fly-plates being
adjustably secured between the two members of a clamping-bar 74 bolted to: a
bar 66 to the opposite ends of which are pivoted two links 75 pivoted to arms 76
on a rock-shaft 7 having its bearings in the ends of the cylinder, said shaft also
carrying outside the cylinder D an arm 78, which is provided at its end with a
roll fitting within a cam-groove 79 in a disk 80 secured to the framework. The
shoo-fly-plates, of which there may be any suitable number, are thrust forward
just after the grippers have released the sheet, and serve to push the leading
edge of the sheet outward, so that it will pass over a series of pointed guides Si
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and between the offset web h of the second impression cylinder and the paper
carrying tapes m, to be presently described. Each shoo-fly-plate has
a notch 12 which enables it to straddle and pass the adjacent guide 81
as the cylinder D revolves, in such manner - as
push out the
sheet and at the same time prevent it from being obstructed by the guide in its
passage thereover. The grippers 20 seize the sheet at the moment it is severed by
the cutters, and release it just before it reaches the guides S1, the rolls 15 prevent-
ing the sheet from dropping back after such release and before it is taken by the
tapes m. The tapes m, Figs. 7 and 9, of the second impression cylinder E are
each supported by a series of rolls 85, 86, 87, Fig. 7, the rollers 85 and 86 being
carried by frames or brackets S adjustably secured by bolts 88 and nuts 89 in a
longitudinal groove 90, formed in a cross-bar or support 91 extending between
the sides of the framework A. The entire series of rolls 87 are mounted on and
rotated by the shaft which is provided at one end with a gear 58, Figs. 1 and 8,
which is engaged by an intermediate gear 59 meshing with and driven by the
gear on the shaft of the upper plate-cylinder G, the tapes having the same
speed as the surface of said cylinder. Each roll 87 slides on but rotates with the
shaft n, and is embraced by a fork 130 on the bracket S, whereby as the several
brackets are adjusted on the cross-bar 91, the rolls will be carried with them.
The lower rolls 85 are located close to the guides S1 which are formed at the
ends of arms 51 which form the lower ends of the brackets S, and the upper
rolls 86 are mounted in arms 65, cach forming a portion of one of the brackets S,
said arms being made detachable, so that they can be removed when it becomes
necessary to take out the tape-supporting mechanism, which could not otherwise
be accomplished for want of space between the cylinders D, G. Each of the
tapes m is tightened, if loose, by means of a roll W bearing against. it, as shown
in Fig. 7, said tightening roll being mounted on an eccentric stud 84 projecting
from an arm 93 pivoted on a hub 83, Fig. 8, projecting from the bracket S, said
arm 93 being adjustably secured at its lower end by means of nuts 82 to the
threaded end of a rod 94, the opposite end of which is connected to a shaft 95
eccentrically mounted in the sides of the framework A, and provided with a
handle 96, Fig. 8, by the turning of which the entire series of tapes m may be
simultaneously tightened or loosened as required, while each tape m may be
ändividually tightened or loosened by means of the nuts 82 or the eccentric
stud 84. By moving the brackets S longitudinally upon the cross-bar 91, as
described, the tapes and their supporting pulleys may be adjusted at suitable
distances apart for sheets of any desired width.
The offset web h is unwound from the dispensing-roll T, Fig. 1, and thence
passes over removable guide-rolls 98, 99, to and around the second impression
cylinder E, thence over rolls 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, to the roll V upon which
it is rewound in the usual manner. The dispensing roll T is arranged, as shown,
at a sufficient distance from the second impression cylinder E to enable the
offset web h, after the guide-rolls 98, 99, have been removed, to be lowered down,
as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, away from the bottom of said cylinder E,
whereby the operator is afforded convenient access to said cylinder to make
ready the same or for other purpose; an important advantage in printing
machines of this description.
After passing between the printing cylinders E, G, the printed sheet is carried
forward by the offset web h and tapes b', which run over pulleys c, d, the pulleys cl
being mounted on arms e¹ secured to a shaft f¹, and the pulleys being mounted
on a shaft g¹ which carries a gear 106 driven by intermediate gears 107, 108,
the latter meshing with the gear 109 on the shaft of the accumulating cylinder M.
To prevent the sheet from following the offset web has the latter passes over the
guide-roll 100, I employ a rotary-brush 110, Fig. 1, the shaft of which is provided
with a gear 112 driven by the gear 109 of the accumulating cylinder M through
the medium of an intermediate gear 114, said brush revolving in the direction of

page_text: the arrow, whereby it is caused to assist the tapes v' in carrying the printed sheet
to the accumulating cylinder.
A removable board 120, Fig. 1, extends across the lower portion of the machine
at the bottom of the opening 121, where it is supported by resting on the sides
of the framework. This board 120 forms a platform for the operator to stand
upon while working on the second impression cylinder, and serves to protect that
portion of the offset web which lies beneath it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination with a cylinder, of a normally stationary sheel-support or
table adjustable in length for sheets of varying lengths, and travelling sheet-
feeding belts over said table or support with their lower runs parallel therewith
to move the shedts over the table or support to the cylinder.
2. The combination with a cylinder, of a sheet-support or table, adjustable in
length for sheets of varying lengths and movable bodily towards and from the
cylinder, means for adjusting the length and position of the table or support, and
travelling sheet-feeding belts over said table or support with their lower runs
parallel with the upper surface thereof to feed the sheets therealong to the
cylinder; said belts being movable away from the cylinder with the said table or
support.
3. The combination with a cylinder, of a carriage or frame movable towards
and from the cylinder, web-feeding and cutting mechanisms mounted on said
carriage or frame, a sheet-supporting and feeding mechanism on said carriage or
frame and extending between the cutting mechanism and the cylinder and movable
with said frame or carriage away from the cylinder to allow access thereto.
4. The combination with a cylinder, of a main carriage movable towards.and
from the cylinder, web-feeding and cutting mechanisms mounted on said car-
riage, a sheet-supporting and feeding mechanism on said carriage and extending
between the cutting mechanism and the said cylinder, and movable with said
carriage away from the cylinder to allow access thereto, and means for effecting
an independent adjustment of said sheet-supporting and feeding mechanism on the
main carriage.
5. The combination with a cylinder, of a main carriage movable towards and
from the cylinder to allow ⚫ access thereto, web-feeding and cutting
mechanisms mounted on said carriage, and an adjustable sheet-support
mounted on the carriage and extending between the cutting mechanism and the
cylinder, means for adjusting the length of the said sheet-support, and endless,
travelling, sheet-feeding belts over said support with their lower runs parallel
with the upper surface thereof to feed the sheets thereover to the cylinder, and
take-ups for the said sheet-feeding belts to adjust them to the adjustment of
the said sheet-support.
6. The combination with the main carriage, web cutting and feeding
mechanisms mounted thereon, and a take-up roll beyond the web-cutting
mechanism, of an auxiliary carriage adjustable on the main carriage, a flexible
web or sheet-support connected at one end to the auxiliary carriage and at its
opposite end connected to said take-up roll, travelling sheet-feeding belts mounted
on the auxiliary carriage over the said flexible web with their lower runs extend-
ing along the upper surface thereof, the lower inner shaft or roller of the sheet-
feeding belts being mounted on the main carriage, and means for taking up the
slack of said sheet-feeding belts.
7. The combination with the main carriage, the web feeding and cutting mech-
anisms mounted thereon, a take-up roll, and a table on said main carriage, of an
auxiliary carriage adjustable on the main carriage and having a table at its for-
ward end, a flexible sheet-support connected to said table and extending thence
over the first-named table to the said take-up roll, rolls or shafts journalled on the

page_text: auxiliary carriage above the flexible sheet-support, endless, driven, sheet-carry-
ing belts mounted on said rolls or shafts and also extending around a roll or shaft
on the main carriage with their lower runs over the flexible sheet-support, and a
take-up for said sheet-feeding belts.
8. The combination with a support for a sheet or web, of an endless travelling
belt provided on its outer face with a soft or yielding surface of rough or pile
material to engage the paper and feed its along said support.
9. The combination with a sheet or web support, of an endless travelling feed-
ing belt provided on its outer face with a narrower surface of rough or pile mate-
rial to engage the paper and feed it along said support, and a take-up roll
engaging the said outer side of the belt and having a groove to receive and
protect its rough or pile surface.
10. The, combination of a supporting frame, a carriage thereon, an auxiliary
carriage adjustable on the main carriage and provided with a web or sheet-
supporting device variable in length, a web or sheet-feeding belt mounted on the
two carriages with its lower run travelling over said web or sheet-support, means
for operating said belt, and pivoted belt-tightening arms carrying rolls engaging
opposite sides of said belt.
11. The combination with a supporting frame, of a carriage having mounted
thereon a sheet or web-feeding device, an auxiliary carriage adjustable on the
main carriage, and a web or sheet-supporting device, substantially as described.
12. The combination with a supporting frame, of a carriage having mounted
thereon a sheet or web-feeding device and a cutting device, an auxiliary carriage
adjustable on the main carriage, and a web or sheet-supporting device, substan-
tially, as described.
13. The combination with a supporting frame, of a carriage having mounted
thereon a sheet or web-feeding device, an auxiliary carriage adjustable on the
main carriage, a web or sheet-supporting device, and a web or sheet-feeding belt
arranged above the web or sheet-supporting device, substantially as described.
14. The combination with a supporting frame, of a carriage having mounted
thereon a sheet or web-feeding device and a cutting device, an auxiliary carriage
adjustable on the main carriage, a web or sheet-supporting device, and a web
or sheet-feeding belt arranged above the web or sheet-supporting device, sub-
stantially as described.
15.. The combination of a supporting frame, a carriage, an, auxiliary carriage
adjustable on the main carriage, a web or sheet-supporting device variable in
length, a web or sheet-feeding belt arranged above the web or sheet-supporting
device, means for driving said feeding belt, and means for taking up the slack
of said feeding belt, substantially as described.
16. The combination of a supporting frame, a carriage provided with a table
and a take-up roll, an auxiliary carriage adjustable on the main carriage, and a
flexible web or sheet-supporting device variable in length, and having one end
attached to the auxiliary carriage, and the other end to. the take-up roll, said
web passing over said table, substantially as described.
17. The combination with the first impression cylinder and a series of guides
placed between the first and second impression cylinders, of the gripper-shaft and
grippers, a co-operating gripper-bar provided with a slot, shoo-fly-plates passing
through said slot, and means for actuating the same, said shoo-fly-plates being
provided at their outer ends with notches for the reception of the ends of the
.guides, substantially as described.
18. In a perfecting printing: machine, the combination with the first impres-
sion cylinder provided with means for seizing and holding the sheet, of a second
impression cylinder and a sheet-carrying device encircling a portion only of the
second impression cylinder lying, between the first impression cylinder and the
second plate cylinder. without passing: between the second plate and. impression
cylinders, for holding the sheet against the second impression cylinder and carry-
ing it, to the second plate cylinder, substantially as described..
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page_text: 19. In a perfecting printing machine, the combination with the first impres
sion cylinder provided with means for seizing and holding the sheet, of a second
impression cylinder, and means consisting of endless tapes encircling a portion
only of the second impression cylinder lying between the first impression cylinder
and the second plate cylinder without passing between the second plate and
impression cylinders, for holding the sheet against the second impression cylinder
and carrying it to the plate cylinder, substantially as described.
20. In a perfecting printing machine, the combination with the first impression
cylinder provided with means for seizing and holding the sheet, of a second
impression cylinder, and means consisting of endless tapes encircling a portion
only of the second impression cylinder lying between the first impression cylinder
and the second plate cylinder without passing between the second plate and
impression cylinders, for holding the sheet against the second impression cylinder
and carrying it to the second plate cylinder, and guides for guiding the sheet,
substantially as described.
21. The combination with a cylinder, of a support parallel therewith, a frame or
bracket adjustable along said support and provided with pulleys, and an endless
tape running over said pulleys and partially encircling the cylinder between two
of said pulleys to guide the sheets around said cylinder.
22. The combination with a cylinder, of a support parallel therewith, a-frame
or bracket adjustable along said support and provided with pulleys, an endless
tape running over said pulleys and partially encircling the cylinder between two
of said pulleys, to guide the sheets around the cylinder, and a tightening device
for the tape to increase or lessen its pressure on the cylinder.
23. The combination with a cylinder, of a support, a frame or bracket adjustable
on the support in the direction of the length of the cylinder and provided with
pulleys; said bracket having an adjustable arm carrying one of the innermost
pulleys, and movable towards and from the cylinder, and an endless tape running
over said pulleys and partially encircling said cylinder between the two innermost
pulleys, to guide the sheet around the cylinder."
24. The combination with a cylinder, of a support parallel therewith, a series
of frames or brackets adjustable towards and from each other along said support,
guide pulleys on said brackets, a driving shaft passing through said brackets,
pulleys sliding on and rotating with said shaft, endless tapes extending around
said guide and drive pulleys and partially encircling the cylinder between
the former, and means on the brackets for moving the drive pulleys along their
shaft.
25. The combination with a cylinder, of a support, a series of frames or
brackets adjustable on said support, a driving shaft passing through said
brackets pulleys mounted on said shaft and sliding on but rotating with the
same, tapes running over said pulleys, and a helt-tightening device for very
tape provided with a common operating means, whereby the entire series of tapes
may be simultaneously tightened or loosened, substantially as described.
26. The combination with a cylinder, of a support, a series of frames or brackets
adjustable along said support and provided with guide pulleys, a driven shaft
passing through said brackets and provided with pulleys sliding on and rotating
therewith, tapes running on said guide and drive pulleys and partially encircling
the cylinder, arms pivoting on the said shaft and having tightener pulleys engag
ing said tapes, and an eccentric shaft having rods connecting it adjustably to the
free ends of said pivoted arms.
27. In a web-perfecting printing machine, the combination with the first
impression cylinder to the underside of which the sheets are fed, and means for
seizing and holding the sheet, of a second impression cylinder, an offset web
enveloping the second impression cylinder and carrying the printed sheets to the
delivery device, and a series of driven tapes partially encircling the second impres-
sion cylinder to hold the sheets to said web, substantially as described.
28. In a weh-perfecting printing machine, the combination with the second

page_text: impression cylinder, of an offset web having its dispensing roll located below the
level of that portion of the offset web on which the printed-sheet is carried away
from said second impression cylinder, substantially as described.
29. In a web-perfecting printing machine, the combination with the second
impression cylinder, of an offset wel having its dispensing roll located below the
level of that portion of the offset web on which the printed sheet is carried away
from the said impression cylinder, and placed at such distance from the printing
cylinders as to afford access to said cylinders, substantially as described.
30. In a web-perfecting printing machine, the combination with the second
impression cylinder, of an offset web having its dispensing roll located below the
level of that portion of the offset web on which the printed sheet is carried away
from said second impression cylinder, and a removable guide-roll for supporting
and guiding the offset wel in its passage from the dispensing roll to the secondl
impression cylinder, substantially as described.
31. In a rotary web-perfecting printing machine, the combination with the
second impression cylinder, an accumulating cylinder, an offset web, and a guide-
roll for the offset web located near the accumulating cylinder, of a rotary brush,
substantially as described.
32. The combination with a pair of cutting cylinders, one of which is provided
with a longitudinal groove and the other with a cutter-blade cooperating there-
with, of a presser-spring arranged in front of the cutter-blade, and a brush placed
behind the same, substantially as described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant,