Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
Claim 1st The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by first impressing from a type writing, printing or setting machine, the subject matter on an elastic band or surface, and afterwards transferring the same, by any photo-mechanical process, to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 2nd The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by first impressing from a type-writing, printing or setting machine, the subject matter on an unelastic band or surface, and afterwards transferring the same, by any photo-mechanical process, to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 3rd The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, in reference to the justification thereof, firstly by straining an elastic band or surface on which the subject matter has been primarily printed, so as to elongate the subject matter within certain limits or lengths of lines, according to conventional practices among printers; and secondly to contractor elongate the subject matter by turning the elastic or unelastic band or surface upon which it has been primarily printed, to any desired angle in the same plane with the camera; and then transferring either or both by any photo-mechanical process to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 4th The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by angling, shaping or contorting an elastic or unelastic band or surface, or by stretching or straining an elastic band or surface on which the subject matter has been primarily printed so as to impart varieties of shapes and designs to the lettering, which then by any photo-mechanical process are transferred to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 5th The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by placing over or alongside the subject matter which has been primarily printed upon an elastic or unelastic band or surface, any screens, letter, ornementations or designs, whether black, whiite or any color, or transparent, or by intervening between the lines of subject matter as they are photographed, any orna-mentations, pictures or designs, which combinations,by any photo-mechanical process, are then transferred to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 6th The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by increasing or decreasing the distance between the sensitized plate in the camera and the subject matter primarily printed upon an elastic or unelastic band or surface, so as to produce various sizes of lettering, intermingled or otherwise, which then, by any photo-mechanical process, are tranferred to metal, stone or other surfaces for printing. 7th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, and the foregoing manner of effecting it, a composing, printing and transferring machine having fingering keys, opera¬ting type of soft or hard metal, or letter representations or the various letters of the alphabet, punctuation points, figures, and all other signs necessary to the production of reading matter of any kind, by means of which machine reading matter may be rapidly composed and transferred or printed directly or indirectly upon a band or surface of any elastic or unelastic material. If directly. by aid of an inking roller upon the surface of the elementary type; if indirectly, by the intervention of the impression on lead, wood or other material in relief or intaglio, which received impression is then transferred to the elastic or unelastic antic band or surface, printed thereon by ordinary process of inking rollers and pressure. 8th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, the combination of a band or surface of any elastic or unelastic material on which has been printed the subject matter, with a machine for adjusting and shaping it; movable as a whole upon a central and vertical axis and in that part through which the continuing line of subject matter is horizontally passed upon a:horizontal axis; by means of which movements the subject matter may be readily placed at a variety of angles to the sensitized surface of the camera. 9th The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, and the foregoing machinery and manner for effecting it, and shaping machine operating an elastic or unelastic band or surface on which the subject matter has been primarily printed; in combi¬nation with a photographic camera, and any photo-mechanical process or printing contained in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth claims and in general the reproduction upon a sensitized plate or plates by means of photography, any reading matter or its make up in any shape, printed on, attached to or lying upon an elastic or unelastic band or other surface, or substantially set forth and described, letter by letter, word by word, sentence by sentence, line by line, or lines by lines in succession or in whole or in part, and the reading matter justified, arranged and reproduced thus, transferred to metallic or other surfaces or lithographic stones, for printing by any known photo¬mechanical process ; 10th. In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing read¬ing matter from, by means of an elastic or unelastic band or surface on which the subject matter has been primarily printed : a photographic camera in combination with a guiding way or track and an adjusting and shaping machine thereto. 11th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from: a photographic camera in combination with an inscribed or recorded set scale or detailed list of the various sizes of type upon its own way or track or focusing draught and a corresponding and propor¬tionately inscribed or recorded scale or detailed list of the various sizes of type upon the guiding way or track connected with the shaping or adjusting machine, for the purpose of readily increasing or diminishing and focusing, and thereby obtaining all sizes of printing from the object reading matter primarily printed on an elastic or unelastie band or surface, in any element¬ary or standard size by a type printing, writing or setting machine, whether the object reading matter be plain or treated fancifully. 12th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by means of an elastic or unelastic band or surface, on which the subject matter has been primarily printed and consequently passed through an adjusting and shaping machine; a photographic camera, in combination with a secondary guiding way or track, raising or lowering the front or back of the camera as the case may be, so as to keep the base line of the primarily printed subject matter, the focus lens and the base line of the opening exposure slide on the sensitized plate, all in one direct and straight line ; whatever position the camera may occupy upon the main track, or whether the lettering be focused large or small upon the sensitized plate. 13th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by means of an elastic or unelastic band or surface, on which the subject matter has been primarily printed and subsequently passed through an adjusting and shaping machine, in combination with a photographic camera; an exposure slide in the plate shield of the photographic camera giving, at whatever posi¬tion the camera may occupy, in relation to the primarily printed sub¬ject matter, a width of opening exposure suitable to the height of the lettering as focused upon the sensitized plate, whether large or small. 14th In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by means of an elastic or unelastic band or surface, on which the subject matter has been primarily printed and subsequently passed through an adjusting and shaping machine, in combination with a photographic camera : a sensitized plate frame within the sensitized plate shield of the camera, movable equally at each exposure and uniformly with and to a similar width of line as the opening exposure slide but remaining stationary at each shutting of the opening exposure slide. 15th In a composing, printing and transferring machine, printing reading matter, a key board of keys representing the various letters of the alphabet, having the vowels in one or two sets, each set in a body, placed at one or at both ends of the key board and having their attached type in a corresponding position ; such arrangement being for the purpose specified. 16th The combination a the keys c c, the type rods a a a, the arms 20 and the connecting rods 56 and 57. 17th The combination of the keys c c, and their attached arms a z with the buffer rods 10 and the buffer 11 by their connecting rod 58. 18th The combination of the rapidly revolving crank 12, the connecting rod 59 and rapidly reciprocating buffer 11 operating upon and in combination with the nipper cross-heads f f2 and their closing arm 144 14b. 20th The combination and connection of the type rods a a a, the type heads b b b and the pliable spring joints d d d. 21st The combination of the type heads b b b and their connected type rods a a a converging upon a central point e but by spring joints d d snaking their impression at a distance beyond that point. 22nd The nipper cross-heads f Jo, the stationary centre guiding clamp g1 and the moveable centre guiding clamp g2, all combined with and operating upon the type heads b b b when driven forward to position b2. 23rd With one or more type heads driven between guiding clamps a= and g2, the combination of the guiding clamp g2, the radial arm 0 and its attached friction knee joint p held to position by the spring 15. 24th The combination of the type heads b having the type thereon in relief or intaglio, with the inserted lead or soft metal rim or baud h attached to the wheel 2. 25th The combination of the lead or soft metal rim h, the lipped groove y in which it is inserted. 26th The combination of the impressed lead or soft metal rim h, the cutters and smoothers r r and the inking rollers s s. 27th The combination of the type wheel i hearing an inked impression of the subject matter with the pressure printing wheel t, and the intervened elastic or unelastic band l2 28th The elastic or unelastic band to with the subject matter which has printed thereon returned as "dead matter ", in combination with cleaning brushes a a 29th The combination of the type wheel i, the bearing rollers 75a 75b, and two, three or more sets of type on the type heads I b b. 30th The combination of the lead or soft metal rim h impressed with the subject matter returned as "dead matter," the cup of melted metal 2 and the remoulding groove 3. 31st The elastic or unelastic band or surface w on which the subject matter has been primarily printed, combined with the feeding rollers 26a 26b and the shaping and adjusting machine 32. 32nd The elastic or unelastic band or surface w upon which the subject matter has been primarily printed combined wills the knee joints or friction cams 54a 546. 33rd The elastic or unelastic baud or surface w upon which the subject matter has been primarily printed, combined with the lever 22 and its scale 28, also with the levers 21a and 21h and their scales 24a 24b. 34th The combination Of the shaping and ajusting machine 52 and the way or track 37 with a re¬corded register of type sizes thereon ; also the camera :33 with a recorded register of type sizes thereon. 35th The combination of the increasing lever 27, the opening exposure slide 35 and the iron frame:32 connecting both. 36th The combination of the opening exposure slide 35, the knee joints of friction cams 31a 31b, the friction bars 34a 34b, the frame 53 to which they are attached and its contained sensitized plate 30, all and each of them. 37th The combination of the elastic or unelastic band to, the camera 33, the opening exposure at 50 and the movable sensitized plate 30. 38th For the purposes of obtaining various sizes of lettering and a correct focus thereof, the combination of pointers 38 and 48 on the camera with their respective scales or registers of type sizes. 39th For the purpose of justification and making various lengths of lines, the elastic or unelastic band w printed with the subject matter, the pointer shields 5 5 and the recorded scale 66. 40th The combination of a box tit, the adjustable ornamentation, screen, fancy lettering and other slides contained therein, and the elastic or unelastic band w having the subject matter printed thereon. 41st The combination of the secondary track 42, the elastic or unelastic band w, the lens 39 and the base of the opening exposure at 50. 42nd The combination of the soft metal rim is, the cup of melted metal 2 and the casing or tire segments u u ; 43rd The combination in the feed motion of the sensitized plate of a feeding friction earn 31b and of a cheek friction cam 31a operating upon smooth surfaced bars or surfaces connected with the sensitized plate. 44th The combination of a capital letter bar 8 with the guiding clamps g1 g2 and the nipper clamps f1 ,f2, for the purpose of securing a steady forward stroke. 45th The combination of the capital letter bar 8 with the transferring wheel i and the inserted soft metal rim h.
