US1139577A

US1139577A - Delivery mechanism for printing-presses.

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Publication number: US1139577A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Pringle
Original assignee: American Sales Book Co Ltd
Current assignee: American Sales Book Co Ltd
Priority date: 1907-02-07
Filing date: 1907-02-07
Publication date: 1915-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 1932-05-18

Description

W. A. PRINGLE. DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 190?.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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W. A. PRINGLE.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.7,1907- 21 139 551 70 Patented May 18, 1915.

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DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

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W. A. PRINGLE.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1907.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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, IIIVVEIVTOR W. A. PRINGLE.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1. 1901.

1 13,57?O Patented May 18, 1915.

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ED STATES PATENT @FFHFE.

WILLIAM A. PRINGLE, 0F NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 AMERICAN SALES BOOK- GOIMANY, LIMITED, A COBPGBATION OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING-PRESSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 19315.

Application filed February 7, 1907. Serial No. 356,181.

nism, and more particularly it relates to' mechanism adapted to collect and deliver sheets which have been cut from traveling webs upon which printing has been effected.

One of the important objects of the invention is to provide mechanism of the above character which will be simple in construction and entirely reliable in operation.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby sheets may he cut from traveling webs and superimposed one upon another, such that when a predetermined number thereof have been placed in superimposed relation they may be carried collectively along the accumulating table in a manner that will in nowise interfere with the delivery of fresh sheets upon said table.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein are illustrated two of the various possible embodiments of this invention,-Figure -1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of one of the embodiments thereof. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective showing the means employed for carrying the cut sheets along the accumulating table. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken through Fig. 2, showing the trip means adapted for holding the ejector fingers in an upright position. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the means for forcing the ejector fingers into operative position and for operating the trip mechanism at the end of the forward movement of the ejector carriage. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the front portion of the delivery table. F 1g. 7 is a view in end elevation of the accumulating table showing the means for moving the printed sheets laterally when they have been moved along said table in a forward direction. Fig. 8 is a top plan View of a difierent embodiment of the mechanism for reciprocating the ejector carriage. Fig. 9 is a view of the stepped cam employed for causing the recovery movement of the ejector carriage. Fig. 10 is a view in perspective of the means employed for registering the sheets one upon another. Fig. 11 is a top plan view of the accumulating table and the mechanism associated therewith.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein I have shown two embodiments of my invention arranged for use with printing presses adapted to print upon traveling webs, from which slips or sheets for sales books are to be cut, 1 indicates a base from which rises a standard or upright 2, which forms a support for the delivery mechanism, a portion of the supporting frame work of which is shown at 3. Extending forwardly from the frame work and supported thereby is a table -l upon which the cut sheets are delivered from the printing mechanism. This table, as shown, has extending through the rear portion thereof a plurality of longitudinal slots 5, and at its forward portion is' provided with a plurality of lateral or transversely extending slots (3. Feed rollers for delivering the printed webs are shown at 7 and'b respectively, and co-acting with these feed rollers are spring-pressed

auxiliary feed rollers

9 and 10 respectively, which serve to hold the traveling webs in contact with the positively driven feed rollers.

Journaled in an upward extension of the frame work is a cylinder 11 provided with a knife 12, which co-acts with a knife 13 fixed in the frame and at each. rotation severs sheets from the webs which are being delivered by the feed rollers. The shaft 1 of cylinder 11 has a bevel gear 15 fixed thereon. This gear meshes with a bevel gear 16 fixed upon main driving shaft 17. It will be understood that upon each rotation of cylinder 11 knife 12 is brought into contact with the webs, which are passing over knife 13, and effects the cutting of the webs into sheets. The cut sheets, which then tend to fall by gravity upon table 4, are engaged and depressed by a finger or whipper 18 clamped upon a shaft 19 supported in forward. extensions 20 of the frame work. Extensions 20 are supported intermediate their ends'by means of uprights 21 rising from the table. Finger 18, which is spring-pressed in an upward direction, is oscillated by means ofv a crank arm 22. Crank arm 22 is actuated by means of .a link 23 which co-acts with an eccentric 24 upon shaft 14 of cylinder 11. The cut sheets fall upon the table between a fixed gage or abutment 25 adjustably supported thereon and a reciprocating jogger 26. This jogger, which is adapted to be adjusted toward gage or abutment 25 by means of adjusting screw 27, has attached thereto as at 28 and 29 the inner legs of a pair of bell crank levers 30 and 31 respectively. The outer legs of these bell crank levers are provided with pins which extend through a reciprocating rod 32, as clearly shown in Fig. 10 ofthe drawings. Rod 32 passes through a lug 33 and is held in the position shown by means of an extensile spring 34 coiled thereabout, which engages a collar 35 fixed upon said rod. The outer end of the rod which is enlarged as shown, is adapted to be engaged by the free end of a lever 36 pivotally mounted at 37 in the frame work of the machine.

The opposite end of lever 36 is engaged by a cam 38 upon feed roll 8, said cam during the rotation of said feed roll operating to vibrate said lever, which in turn vibrates rod 32. As will be understood, the vibrating of rod 32 causes jogger 26 to move toward and from the sheets, which, falling from the knives, are being deposited upon the table, and by its engagement with the edges thereof jogs them into registry one upon another. A jogger simi-' lar to that shown in Fig. 10 is provided at the rear portion of the table, and is operated by means of a rod 39 also engaged by lever 36 and vibrated thereby in a. similar manner.

Depending from extension 20 is a pivotally mounted plate 40 which hangs in proximity to the forward end of the sheets upon the table and serves to limit their forward movement as they drop thereon. This plate, as will be apparent, swings freely upon its pivot and permits the sheets to be delivered thereunder by the ejecting mechanism presently to be described.

Sliding in ways provided beneath table 4 is a reciprocating carriage 41, and fixed upon a shaft 42 extending transversely of this carriage are a pair of ejector fingers 43. One of these ejector fingers is arranged beneath each of the longitudinally extending slots 5 of the table, and said fingers when shaft42 is rotated are adapted to be projected through said slots into position to engage With the sheets supported upon the table. Ejector fingers 43 are constantly urged to a reclining position against pads 44 by means of a spring 45 coiled about shaft 42,, oneoend of which is attached to the carriage and the other is attached to a tension-adjusting device 46 mounted upon the shaft. Shaft 42 has also mounted there-- on a catch 47 which when engaged by a trigger 48 pivotally mounted at 49 upon ward, to engage one of the ejector fingers and force them to an upright position to permit trigger 48 to take behind catch 47. Table 4 is also provided at its intermediate portion with another cam 52 which extends laterally therefrom. This cam, when the carriage moves to its forward position, as when a pile of sheets is being carried along the table, engages under the forward end 53 of trigger 48 and raises the same, whereupon spring 45, acting through shaft 42, will force the ejector fingers to a reclining position beneath the table.

The means employed in the embodiment shown in Fig. '1 for reciprocating the carriage backward and forward beneath table 4 comprises a lever 54 pivotally supported in upright bracket 55 erectedupon the base of the machine, said lever at its upper portion being connected to the carriage by means of a pivotally mounted link 56. Lever 54 is urged to project the carriage in a forward direction by means of spring 57 one end of which is secured thereto at its lower portion, the opposite end of said spring being fixed in. one of brackets 55. Carriage 41 is forced in a rearward direction against the influence of spring 57 by means of a peripheral cam 58 fast upon a shaft 59 which is journaled in an upright (30 erected upon the base, said cam acting upon an adjustable block 61 secured by means of a bolt 62 in a link (33 which has a pivotal connection at 64 with lever Cam 58 is abruptly stepped as at 65, and at the end of each complete rotation of said cam, block ()1 rides off the periphery of the cam. which permits spring 57 to swing lever 54 upon its pivotal support and move the car riage in a forward direction. Shaft .59 of cam 58 is provided with a bevel gear ()6 which meshes with a bevel gear 6.7 upon an upright shaft 68 journaled at its lower end in upright 60 and at its upper end in a suitable journal provided in table 4. This shaft at its upper end is provided with a worm wheel 69"which meshes with a worm wheel 70 upon a shaft 71, which is driven by means of a car wheel 72 meshing with a gear wheel 3 fixed upon the shaft of cylinder 11. By means of this construction it will be seen that carriage 41 will be projected quickly in a forward direction to carry the superimposed sheets along the table by means of ejector fingers 43, and will then be given a slow recovery movement while fresh sheets are being deposited thereon.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 I have shown a slightly different embodiment of the carriage reciprocating means, in that the spring-pressed lever is horizontally disposed instead of being vertically disposed, as shown in Fig. 1. In this embodiment a lever 73 is pivoted at 7 1 beneath the table, and is urged to ove the carriage in a forward direction by means of an extensile spring 75 which encircles the stem of a rod 76 slidably mounted in a lug 77 fastened to the edge of the table and is pivotally connected at its opposite end in said lever. The outer end of lever 73 is pivotally connected with the link 78, the intermediate portion of which carries an antifriction roll 7 9 which rides upon the periphery of a stepped cam 80 similar to that represented by 58 in Fig. 1. This cam is driven by means of a gear wheel 81 which is driven by means of a worm 82 fixed upon shaft 14. This mechanism, as that shown in Fig. 1, operates to reciprocate the carriage backward and forward to carry the book of loose sheets along the table to such position as will permit it to be conveyed therefrom and finally discharged from the table by mechanism which I shall now proceed to describe.

The book of loose sheets, when carried along table -l in a forward direction, is deposited over the transversely extending slots 6 in position to be engaged and lifted by a plurality of rails 83, one of which is provided under each of said slots. Rails 83 are spaced apart and connected together by members 81 extending transversely thereof and secured to the outside rails by means of screws 85. Journaled in brackets 86 depending from the forward portion of the table is a rocker shaft 87. This rocker shaft is provided with a plurality of laterally extending spindles upon which are mounted wheels 88. said wheels forming supports for the middle one of rails 83. Shaft 87 has also a spindle extending in a direction opposite to those which support wheels 88, said spindle carrying an anti-friction roller 89. Coopcrating with anti-friction roller 89 is a cam wheel 90 fixed upon a shaft 91 suitably journaled beneath the carriage, said shaft'having also fixed thereon a gear wheel 92 which meshes with a pinion 93 of a countershaft 94. This countershaft is provided with a gear Wheel 95 which meshes with and is driven by a gear wheel fixed upon main driving shaft 17. The rotation of cam 90 causes the raised portion thereof to swing rocker shaft 87, which lifts wheels 88 and causes rails 83 to be projected upward through the slots, whereupon they in turn lift the sheets which have been delivered thereover by the reciprocating carriage. Rails 83 when projected upward through the slots of the table, are caused to move longitudinally to carry the sheets from the table by means of a crank arm 96 fixed upon shaft 91, which carries cam 90, said crank being connected with the rails by means of a link 97 pivotally mounted to the end of the crank at 98 and to the middle of the rails at 99. This cam and crank mechanism causes an oscillatory movement of said rails, and effects the carrying of the sheets laterally along the table, clearing the way for a fresh book of sheets to be delivered over slots 5 by the reciprocating carriage.

Having thus described my invention, the operation thereof may now be understood. Cylinder 11, carrying knife 12 being con-- stantly rotated, co-acts with knife 13 to cut sheets of predetermined length from the webs, which are delivered thereto by means of feed rollers. These sheets then pass beneath cylinder 11 and are struck and depressed by means of finger or whipper 18, whereupon they fall upon table 4 in superimposed relation, the forward movement of the sheets being arrested by plate 40 and the edges of the sheet being jogged into registry by the joggers, one of which is shown at '26. The mechanism is so adjusted that when sheets suflicient in number to form a book of a given number of sheets have been deposited upon the table, carriage 9 will be at its rearward position, and the ejector fingers, which have been held in a depressed position by means of spring 45, are engaged by cam 51 and forced to an upright position, where they are held by the engagement of trigger 48 with catch 17. At this point block 61 in the embodiment shown in Fig. l, or anti-friction roller 8 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9, ride off the stepped portions of their respective cams, whereupon the spring-actuated levers carry the carriage quickly in a forward direction and move the book of loose sheets along the table, the pivotally mounted plate swinging upon its pivot to allow said sheets to pass thereunder. The engagement of trigger 48 with cam 52 when the carriage reaches the end of its forward movement releases the trigger 48 and causes spring 45 to force the ejector fingers to an inclined position beneath the table, said ejector fingers remaining in such position until again forced to an upright position, as when another book of sheets is ready to be carried along the table. As each book of loose sheets is delivered over slots 6 the oscillating rails lift the same, and while lifting said book carry the same in a lateral direction from the table, where it may be grasped by the hand of theoperator.

It will therefore be seen that I have provided mechanism adapted to attain the objects sought in an exceedingly simple and effective manner. The cut sheets being accurately registered one upon another, are delivered in the same condition from the table, and in such form as will permit them to be bound or fastened together in book form without further manipulation.

While I have shown my invention as applied to a press of the above type, it will be understood that it may be adapted to other forms of presses, although the same is of peculiar value in the relation shown.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the-invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table for receiving sheets which have been cut from a traveling web, means for piling the sheets upon said table, intermittently acting means adapted to engage the pile of sheets and move it along the table in one direction bodily away from the place where the sheets are delivered, and means adapted to subsequently act on said pile of sheets and move the same along said table in another direction.

2. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a stationary table adapted to receive sheets which have been cut from a traveling web, means for depositing said sheets in a pile upon said table, means adapted to engage the pile of leaves and move it along said table bodily away from the path of the leaves as they are deposited on said table, and means adapted to subsequently act upon said pile of sheets and carry the same laterally from said table.

3. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, means for severing sheets from a traveling web, a table arranged in advance of said severing means, means for discharging said sheets from said table-in superimposed relation, means for jogging the pile of sheets upon said table whereby said sheets are caused to register one with anotherfmeans adapted to become 4. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a fixed cutter, a rotary cutter adapted to co-act therewith to cut sheets from a traveling web, a table for receiving said sheets, means for striking said sheets and causing them to fall upon the table in superimposed relation, means for jogging the edges of said sheets whereby they are caused to register one with another, means normally lying beneath said table adapted to be projected therethrough at intervals and then moved forward whereby a pile of sheets upon the table is carried along the same, and means adapted thereafter to carry the pile of sheets from the table.

5. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, rotary cutting means adapted to sever sheets from a traveling web, a table upon which said sheets are received, movable means for limiting the forward movement of the sheets, means for jogging said sheets whereby they are caused to register one with another, and means for carrying said sheets along said table to permit of fresh sheets being received thereon.

6. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table for receiving sheets which have been severed from a traveling web, means adapted by a single movement to carry said sheets along the table whereby the table is cleared to allow for the reception of fresh sheets thereon, and means for carrying said sheets step by step from said table.

7. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, fixed and rotary cutting means adapted to co-act to 'cut sheets from a traveling web, a table for receiving said sheets, means adapted to engage each sheet as it.is cut from the web and strike the same toward said table, said sheets being deposited thereon one upon another, means for jogging one or more edges of said sheets to bring them into registry, means adapted at regular intervals to move a pile of sheets bodily along said table so that fresh sheets may be piled thereon, and means adapted to carry said sheets from the table by a step by step movement.

8. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, fixed and rotary cutting means adapted to co-act to sever sheets from traveling webs, a table upon which said severed sheets are deposited, a plurality of angularly arranged joggers adapted to engage the edges of a pile of sheets upon said table and bring said sheets into exact arses registry one above the other, meansfor forcibly moving said sheets along said table when a predetermined number have been deposited thereon, and means adapted thereafter to carry said sheets from the table.

9. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, rotary cutting means adapted to cut sheets from a web, a finger adapted to strike said sheets and depress the same upon said table in superposed relation, a plurality of joggers adapted to engage the edges of sheets upon said table and force said sheets into registry, means adapted to limit the forward movement of said sheets as they are being delivered upon said table, and means for forcibly moving said sheets along the table, whereby a space is provided for the reception of fresh sheets.

10. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a fixed knife, a rotary knife, said knives co-acting to sever sheets of predetermined length from a traveling web, a table upon which said sheets are deposited in superposed relation from said knives, means for causing the said} sheets to lie in registry one with another, means adapted to move a pile of sheets bodily along the table thereby providing a space whereon fresh sheets may be deposited, and means for moving said pile from the table by a step by step movement.

11. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, means adapted to sever sheets'of predetermined length from traveling webs, a table for receiving said out sheets, means adapted at predetermined intervals to move a pile of sheets along said table, and continuously acting means adapted to carry said sheets from said table at the conclusion of said last-mentioned movement.

12. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, means for severing sheets from a traveling web, a table upon which said sheets are deposited in superposed relation, reciprocating means adapted forcibly to move said sheets along said table when a predetermined number thereof have been deposited thereon, and oscillating means adapted to move said sheets from said table at the conclusion of said last-mentioned movement.

13. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table, means for delivering a plurality of sheets cut from a traveling web upon said table, reciprocating means adapted partly to deliver a pile of sheets from said table, and oscillating means adapted to complete said delivery movement.

14. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table, means for severing sheets from a web and delivering the same upon said table, means for jogging said sheets into registry one with another, meansfor moving a predetermined number of superposed sheets along said table where 6 by they are partly delivered therefrom, and means for completing said delivery movement. 7

15. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table provided 7 with longitudinally extending slots and transversely extending slots, means for depositing sheets which have been cut from a traveling web in superposed relation upon said table, means for bringing the edges of 7 said sheets into registry, means adapted at intervals to be projected upwardly through said longitudinally extending slots and carry a pile of said superposed sheets along said table, and means operating through 8 said laterally extending slots to move said sheets from said table.

16. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table having longitudinally and laterally extending slots, said 81;

table being adapted to support sheets delivered from the printing mechanism, cam controlled means operating through said longitudinally extending slots adapted to carry said sheets along said table when a 9 predetermined number thereof have been deposited thereon, and means operating through said laterally extending slots adapted to carry said sheets from the table.

17. In delivery mechanism for printing 9 presses, in combination, a table provided with longitudinally and laterally extending slots adapted to receive sheets delivered from the printing mechanism, means for jogging the edges of said sheets when in superposed 1 relation whereby they are brought into registry one with another, means operating through said longitudinally extending slots adapted partly to eject said sheets from said table, and means operating through said 1 laterally extending slots adapted to completely eject the said sheets therefrom.

18. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table provided with longitudinally extending slots and lat- 1 erally extending slots adapted to receive printed sheets, means for cutting said sheets from traveling webs, a whipper adapted to strike said sheets and depress them upon said table in superposed relation, means for 1 jogging the edges of said sheets to bring them into exact registry one with another, means normally lying beneath said table adapted at intervals to be projected through said longitudinally extending slots into en- 1 gagement with a pile of sheets resting thereon and then be moved bodily to move said sheets along said table, and means which normally lie beneath said table adapted to be moved upward through said laterally ex- 1 tending slots to carry said sheets from the table.

19. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table provided with a plurality of slots, means for severlng sheets from traveling webs, means adapted to strike said sheets as they are being delivered from the cutting means and cause them to fall in superposed relation upon said table, a movable stop member for limiting the forward movement of said sheets, means for jogging the edges of said sheets to bring them into exact registry, cam controlled means adapted at intervals to be projected through certain of the slots in said table and into engagement with the sheets resting thereon, means for movingsaid last-mentioned means bodily whereby it is adapted to move a pile of sheets along said table and provide a space thereon where fresh sheets may be deposited, and a plurality of cans which are projected upward through other slots in said table adapted to carry said sheets therefrom by a step by step movement.

20. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a slotted table adapted to support sheets delivered from the printing mechanism,-means for deposit ing sheets in superimposed relation upon said table, means for bringing said sheets into registry, a carrier mounted to reciprocate beneath said table, ejecting means j ournaled upon said carrier, means for swing-,

ing said ejecting means through said table into position to engage the sheets thereon, means for advancing said carrier whereby said ejecting means will engage said sheets and carry the same along said table, means for swinging said ejecting means into inoperative position. at the end of the advancing movement of said carrier, means for causing a recovery movement of said carrier, and means for holding said ejecting means in inoperative position during said recovery movement.

21. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a slotted table adapted toreceive sheets subsequent to their being cut from a traveling web upon which printing hasbeen efi'ected, means for jogging the edges of said sheets and causing them to register one with another, a carriage arranged for reciprocation beneath said table, a plurality of ejector fingers j ournaled upon said carriage, means adapted to reeiprocate said carriage with respect to said table, spring means adapted to hold said fingers in inoperative position beneath said table during one of the reciprocal movements of sald carriage, means adapted to engage said fingers at the end of such movemerit whereby said fingers assume upright positions through certain of the slots of said table and are maintained in such upright positions during the other of the reciprocal movements of said carriage whereby they may be carried into engagement with sheets printed sheets are delivered from the printing mechanism, a reciprocating carrier, ejectlng means adaptedto swing upon said carrier, means for causing said e ecting means to swing into engagement with one.

or more sheets upon said table, spring-impelled means for moving said carrier whereby said ejecting means will be caused to carry said sheets along said table, cam controlled means for moving said carrier to such a position that said ejecting means will be in position to be swung into engagement with a fresh pile of sheets uponsaid table, and means for carrying said sheets from said table when they have been moved by said ejecting means.

23. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination. means for severing sheets from a traveling web upon which printing has been effected. a table adapted to receive the sheets from the cutting means, a carriage mounted to travel forward and backward beneath said table, ejecting means carried by said carriage operative to engage one or more sheets upon said table and carry the same along said table during the forward travel of said carriage, said ejecting means being adapted to be forced and held in inoperative position during the backward travel of said carriage, a spring-actuated lever for moving said carriage in its forward direction, a wiper wheel acting upon said lever to move said carriage in a backward position, and oscillating means adapted to move said sheets from said table when they have been moved along said table by said ejecting means.

24. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination. a table having longitudinally and laterally extending slots, means for cutting sheets from traveling webs and depositing the same in superposed relation upon said table, means for jogging the edges of said sheets to bring them into registry, means normally lying beneath said table adapted to be moved through the longitudinally extending slots of said table into engagement with said sheets and carry the same along said table and over the laterally extending slots thereof, and means adapted to be projected through said laterally extending slots to lift the sheets and while lifting the same to carry them in a lateral direction.

25. In delivery mechanism for printing riage in a forward presses, in combination, a table provided with longitudinally and laterally extending slots, means for severing sheets from traveling webs, m ains for depressing said sheets when severed upon said table whereby they are piled one upon another, means for jogging the edges of said sheets to bring them into registry, a carriage mounted to travel forward and backward beneath said table, ejector means carried by said carriage operative to be projected through the longitudinally extending slots of said table into position to engage a pile of sheets thereon, a springaetuated lever for moving said cardirection whereby said ejector means will carry the sheets along said table, a wiper wheel acting upon said lever adapted to move said carriage in a backwarddirection, said ejector means being held inoperative beneath said carriage during said backward movement, and a plurality of members which at intervals are projected through said laterally extending slots to lift said sheets and while lifting the same to carry the same in a lateral direction.

26. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table provided with longitudinally and laterallv extending slots, means for severing sheetsrom a traveling web, means for striking said sheets subsequent to the cutting operation whereby they are piled one upon another upon said table, means for jogging the edges of said sheets to bring them into registry, a carriage mounted to slide beneath said table and adapted to travel forward and backward with respect thereto, a plurality of ejector fingers carried by said carriage, a spring-actuated lever for moving said carriage in its forward direction, a wiper wheel acting through said lever adapted to move the same in a backward direction, means adapted to project said ejector fingers through the longitudinally extending slots in said table into position to engage the sheets resting thereon at the end of the backward travel of said carriage, means adapted to retract said fingers beneath said table at the end of the forward movement of said carriage and to holdthe same in an inoperative position during the backward movement thereof, and means, which becomes operative when the sheets have been carried in a forward direction along said table by said ejector fingers, adapted to be projected upward through the laterally ex-- tending slots in said table and then moved forward to carry the sheets resting thereon from said table.

27. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table having a. plurality of longitudinally and laterally extending slots, means adapted to cut sheets from traveling webs and deliver the same upon said table over said longitudinally extending slots, means for jogging one or more of the edges of a pile of sheets resting upon said table whereby they are brought into registry. a carriage supported beneath said table adapted to move backward and forward beneath the same. a spring-actuated lever for moving said carriage in its forward direction, a stepped wiper wheel acting through said lever to move said carriage in a backward direction, a plurality of ejector fingers journaled upon said carriage, means for urging said ejector fingers through said slot-s into position to engage the sheets resting upon said table, a trigger adapted to hold said fingers in operative position during the forward movement of said carriage, means for operating said trigger to release said fingers at the end of the forward movement of said carriage, spring means for moving said ejecting fingers into inoperative position beneath said table to hold said fingers in inoperative position during the backward movement of the carriage, and means adapted to engage sheets which have been carried along said table by said carriage and carry the same in a lateral direction from said table.

28. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table for receiving sheets and having slots formed therein extending at an angle to one another, means adapted to be projected through one of said slots for moving the sheets along said table in one direction, and means adapted to be projected through another of said slots for moving the sheets along said table in another direction.

29. In delivery mechanism for printing presses, in combination, a table for receiving sheets and provided with longitudinally and laterally extending slots, means adapted to be projected through said longitudinally extending slots to move the sheets in one direction along the table and into operative relation to said laterally extending slots, and means adapted to be projected through said laterally extending slots to move the sheets along said table in another direction.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. PRINGLE.

Witnesses V. J. STAFFORD, GEO. D. CAMPBELL.