MACHINERY FOR OBTAINING PRINTING SURFACES

MACHINE POUR PRODUIRE DES PLANCHES A IMPRIMER

Claims

Claim 1st The art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, by first detaching the letters of the subject matter from paper, or other suitable material; having the letters punched, impressed, or matriced and printed therein, or embossed thereon, and then by attaching them to an elastic band or surface, from which they are removed and formed into a solid matrix or relief mould, from which a stereotype or an electrotype may be obtained. 2nd In the art of obtaining surfaces for printing reading matter from, a composing machine having reels of creased ribboned paper, or other suitable material, each piece of which is matriced and printed, or embossed throughout its extent with one letter, and collectively all the letters of the alphabet, punctuation points, figures or signs, and having fingering keys, by means of which the letters of any desired reading matter may be rapidly brought forward under a pair of scissors, and cut from the ends of the ribbons and attached to an elastic band. 3rd The combination of the fingering keys is is b, by the knee attachment 59 and the hammer j, with the sustaining catch h and the drop levers. 4th The combination of the drop lever g with the ribboned,creased, matriced, punched and printed paper 10, by the parallel slide 23, the draw spring Q and the channel guide n. 5th The combination of the channel guide n, the channel 48 and the ribboned, creased, matriced, punched and printed paper 10. 6th The combination of the check spring pawl Z, and the punched guiding holes 60 in the ribboned paper. 7th The combinaton of the drop lever g, dropped, and the combinations of claims 4, 5 and 6 with the revolving eccentric C and the vibrating arm d and cross bar u, for the purposes of feeding in the ribboned, creased, matriced, punched and printed paper. 8th The combination of the ribboned, creased, matriced, punched and printed paper 10, the channel 48 (advance) and feeding pawl 3. 9th The combination of the revolving eccentric C, the vibrating lifting arm u and cross bar t, with the drop lever g, dropped, the shear levers r, the double shears 7 and 6, and the ribboned, creased, matriced, punched and printed paper. 10th The combination of the sticking pad 4 with the double shears 7 and 6, the elastic band coated with an adhesive material, and the ribboned, creased, matriced, punched and printed paper. 11th The combination of the drop lever 9, dropped and advancing, the feed arm e, its cross bar X containing the adjusting set screws, with the feed wheel 43, by the lever 50, and the feeding and cheek friction pawls 40 and 45. 12th The combination of the feed wheel 43 with the belt wheel 44, connected with the band feed wheel 31 and the elastic band W. 13th The combination of the set screws in the bar X, with the matriced and printed letters in the ribboned paper adjusted thereto. 14th The combination of the feed arm e and cross bar X and 11, with the slide bar Y and the secondary shears 6. 15th. The combinations, positions and operation of the matriced, printed, creased and punched ribbon paper 10, channel 48, stationary spring pawl 3, main shears 7, secondary shears 6 and elastic band W. 16th The parallel movement, rocking bars and arms L B and 54, for their respective purposes. 17th The combination of the elastic band W, the subject matter attached thereto in the shape of matriced, printed and creased letters, the swinging adjusting platform 19 20, the drop press 18 and the matrix basis 15.18th The combination of the table 13, the lever 25, the pawl 26 and the matriced and printed letters. 19th The combination of the press 18, the tissue paper 30, and the matrices formed into a moulding surface. 20th The combination of the dropping arm 27, foot lever 24, guide arms 16 and 17. and the drop press 18. 21st The combination of the ribboned paper reels 21 or 22, having creased ribbon paper thereon, and the subject matter upon the elastic band. 22nd The combination of the adjustable feed wheel 55, the pawl 26, the widening slot 58, for the purposes of producing various feeds to the table 13. 23rd The manner of forming the matrices into a solid moulding surface. 24th The combination of the oven 23, with the matriced subject matter, for the purpose of aiding in its removal from the band and consolidation on the matrix basis. 25th In the composing machine, the combination of the bolt 42 and slot 54 with the ribboned paper, matriced, printed and punched, for the purpose of increasing the feed proportionately throughout, so as to adapt this machine for larger matrix letters, or for letters suitable for obtaining printing surfaces, for reading matter by photo-mechanical process.