US1032594A - Gage for type-galleys. - Google Patents

Description

A-. S. FERGUSON & G. W. ROBERTSON.

GAGE FOR TYPE GALLEYS,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH $0.,WASHINCI1ON. D.C.

UNITED STATES PlgrENr OFFICE.

ALFRED S. FERGUSON AND GEORGE W. ROBERTSON, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

GAGE FOR TYPE-GALLEYS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 7, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED S. FERGUSON and GEORGE W. ROBERTSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Jefferson City, in the county of Cole and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gages for Type-Galleys; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gages for type galleys.

The object of the invention is to provide a gage of this character adapted to be inserted in any ordinary form of type galley,

whereby the length and breadth of the type set will be indicated and may be ascertained at a glance.

With this object in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of con struction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a type galley showing my improved gage in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section thereof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gage removed from the galley; Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of gage.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes a type galley which may be of the usual or any desired construction and 2 and 20 denote the side flanges thereof. Applied to the galley is our improvedgage 3 comprising right angularly disposed members 4 and 40 preferably of L-shape in cross section and adapted to fit upon and within the side flanges of the galley as shown. The gage is usually applied to the lower left hand corner of the galley.

On the horizontal members 41 and 43 are graduated scales of a character to indicate the amount of type set, the scale on 41 indicating the width of lines and that on 43 the depth, or height of columns. The scale on 41 begins at a point in line with the inside of the vertical member 44 while that on 43 begins at a point in line with the inside of the vertical member 42.

lVhen the gage is in position in the galley as shown in Fig. 1, the horizontal members 41 and 43 rest respectively on the outer upper edges of the flanges 20 and 21, respectively of the galley, while the vertical members 42 and 44 rest against the inner sides of the flanges 20 and 21 respectively, said vertical members reaching to the bottom of the galley and the member 44 being of a length to reach from the flange 20 to the flange 2.

By constructing and arranging our improved gage as herein shown and described, it will be seen that as the type are placed in the galley, the length and breadth of the same will be indicated by the scales on the members and the quantity of type set up may be thus ascertained at a glance. The members of the gage may be provided with graduated scales of measurements suited to the style of type to be measured thereby. By providing for the detachable insertion and removal of the gage it may be readily removed and inserted in another galley when desired.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is shown a slightly modified form of gage, the same bemg shown in this instance as a straight metal bar 5 L-shaped in cross section having a stop 6 which may be formed by bending the vertical member 50 inwardly at one end. The upper face of the horizontal member 51 of the bar 5 is provided with a graduated scale of type measurement-s similar to the scale shown in the first form of the invention. This form of the invention is particularly adapted for use in the galleys of monotype casting machines for the purpose of measuring or indicating the length of the type cast thereby.

Our improved gage may be advantageously employed in galleys for job and book printing of any kind for measuring the type set up in the galley.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope and without departing from or exceeding the spirit of the claimed invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: Y

A gage for measuring type in a galley comprising a right angular bar of L-shape member to rest inside the galley against a upper faces with graduated scales for. indiside Wall thereof, a vertical end member eating the quantity of type set in the galley. rigid with the side member to rest inside the In testimony whereof we have hereunto galley against the end' Wall thereof, a horiset our hands in presence of two subscribing 5 zontal side member rigid With the Vertical Witnesses.

side member to rest upon the top edge of ALFRED S. FERGUSON. the side Wall and an end horizontal member GEORGE W. ROBERTSON. rigid With the end vertical member to rest WVitnesses: upon the top edge of the end Wall the hori- L. M. WADE,

10 zontal members being provided on their JNo. E. GANNAN.

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