US1146277A - Typograph. - Google Patents

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w. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15' I910.

I Patented July 13, 1915.

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w. A. READE. TYPOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I5, I9I0.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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W. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I5, 1910.

PatentedJulY 13; 1915.

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TYPOGRAPH. Y ,APPLICATION' FILED AUG. 15, i910.

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WILLIAM A. READE, 0F ULEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE LUIFLOW- TYPOGRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

TYPOGRAPH.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 13, 1915.,

Application filed. August 15, 1910. Serial No. 577,305.

- T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. READE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of hio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Typographs, of which the following is aspecification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so. as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The general form of the typograph to which the present invention relates is that disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 856,539, issued to Washington I. Ludlow, June 11, 1907. In such Ludlow typograph the means for casting the type line comprise a pluralityof matrix bars movably resting upon a suitable support which is provided with a transverse casting slot over which such bars are adapted to be collected or composed, so as to aline the duplicate series of matrices on their under edges as desired.

By the present invention I contemplate the provision of improved justifying means for use in a typograph of the kind just re-- ferred to, together with various modifications in the construction of the matrix bars; as also the improvement of certain details of the mechanism constituting the composer means that assist in the arrangement'and retention of the bars in-varied relation to each other'for casting linotype therefrom.

Tothe accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention then consists 'of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such dis closed means constituting, however, but sev-' eral of the various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of an assembled body of matrix bars embodying my'present improved construction, together with a detail of the composer frame in position over such bars; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally of such body of bars and showing, in addition to the composer frame, certain othep' c0- :operative parts; Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 2

but with certain parts-differently arranged;. Fig. 4 1s a broken plan view of the compos-.

ing mechanism with the composer frame omitted, butincluding the matrix bars and 1 showing the method of justifying a line; Fig. 5 is a broken elevational View of one kind of matrix bar; Figs. 6 and 7 are simirlarly broken top and bottomplan views of such bar, respectively; Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of another kind of matrix bar designed for use in connection with bars of the kind illustrated .in the two preceding figures; Fig. 9 shows a construction of bar modified as to the locking feature whereby ject matter of a separate joint applicationof myself and George 0. Cromwell, filed May 6, 1910, Serial No. 559,835. So far as present purposes are concerned, however, such mechanism may be regarded as substantially the same as that disclosed in the patent previously referred to; in other words, such mechanism comprises in elfect an open frame D of general rectangular form that is slidably, or otherwise mounted upon the bed A of the machine, so as to be movable across the bars, when the latter are disposed in the trough in such bed provided for their reception. This frame typifies, in general, any form of cooperating means adapted to secure the bars in selected longitudinal position in such trough with the then lies flushwith the bottom of the trough,

so that the movement of the bars there across, is in no wise interfered with. The

.mold is, of course, formedwith an opening or slot in which the slug is actually cast,

andit is specifically over this opening,

1 ra ngcd with their tapcrcd rices will ol'n'iousiy loo rm ably, the aforesaid support for the-bars co'nan abutment at one and of such l i "v. f .L. r tliar "hair over tho al owni in ,1 hot'on of tie trough Mat tho 7 i 1 l tho oars require to ha assoinhlc Wall a of thc trough may then slot While an 3 clock i .5. ,N consritnrcs an i vat too other can port for the ma" but such Eran: utilized to support not a but also tho other mac or h v Bar tho now/1 61 pot -'tl130i1ljl1 Whi irced into the mold propcrly ass 1o.

c "in iio" by z squirt 11a D brought directly QTEXL the inolcl when desired, so as to pcrmit such inc from the lied the the slug may he further nip-or:

, he lowsrcd inacl'iinc in or' such o slug; s VOIKEO'VRl in tnc press iifornii.

The n a of tho latora-ll q Jars U,

i tho main, rin sh v'n in Fi s.

6 and '7, fr 1? which it will he hr nuous 'rroin one end J6 o v The imtrices 0 formed, on the lowcr garrhng the lat or as 1.;

whilc in its upner cd or other har, o-

with such matrices, and in the grooves 2 series Wise correspond preferably placed sons that will These bars arc support provided will slot, and with op iosilicly adjaccnt to such slot,

with their thick end win a 1-2 bars are naintaincd in a lll'w substantia ly at'right angles to such rusting slot, whatcror variation may be mate in their ion itudinal position relatively to suchslot [iltlmugh adjacent bars will thnshc soon to hoax-similar series of matrices, 'hcordcr or such inat- Prater-- sists of a trough in tho 'hcd plam. A,

'such trough being either opon' a3:- its cnds,

I such as to permit oi? the tree longitudinal znorcnrcnt oi the bars therein, after the fashion oral wal ls hoi 'nai tcr sct forth. The ich trough, or projections intc ral thcr -ith, constitute the oppositely :l" ahutincnts between which the bars arc nhlo-f la the specific construction inorcm'cr, the casting slot is not "tly in the bottom oi" this trough, but a snpplcinental casting box which is adapted to it in a suitable opening in such tron bottom, and when thus fittcl, to lie stantiallfv ilnsh with tho surtacc oil such trough. l urthcrnmrc, such matrices tcrn1inato short of "the thin ends of the bars (sec l '5), whereby the latter arc adapted, an i ()YCMSQPHYQ), to form ablanh space of ran c1041 to the. same. Not only arc the lr wcr e l; of the bars blank at their ends, i lini. ninnhc' of hlanh spaccs c are among the inatricos c, heing so locatcd tho bar as to prorida an assortment dhs. @no such hlanlcc, l1l()100}'31 located directly below the pin 0*" on the bar's upper edge, and the arrangcinont of the others is such that they registci." with thoso on mljaccnt liars, Fig. 11), when the -two bars are brought up wlth their ends oven, alt-spite the rcvcrso l order in which the rrgguia: scrics of clniractcrs appear on such. bar: This materially facilitates quadding oi .rcg ruiar sot of tapered matrix bars, which thus carry ll'litti'lrf fii constituting a font of (Fig. 8), with parallel ()(l to hear n'iatriccs of special various kinds that roqniro to at irc intervals. Thcsc may ins d at any place in tho col liars, without disturbing tho scuaring up of such body Oi bars as a whole. (it tho composer frame 1), the only detail requiring to honotod in the present connection is the S81" 1 cl. cquidistantly spaced teeth F that cxtcnd inwardly "ronz the rear side of such f nine in a t 'ansvcrsc direction with flSPGCt to the matrix lHU'S, or in other words, p rallel. with the casting slot Z) in the mold There are man of these tooth F as arc Illilt-lCGS upon tho respective nia- .12; bars C carrying the normal font, the ition of those tooth being such that the centrally mounted pin 0* on any ed in the slot bstwccn the aptooth, particular matrixon the lOO in" out nartial lines. Aside from the Lieder? under side of such bar will be positioned directly over the opening in the mold.

To indicate which slot is to be selected to thus bring any desired matrix over the mold, the teeth are conveniently provided with designating characters as shown in Fig. 1.

In View, however, of the reversal of alterdisposed nearest the other, or thin, end of,

nate matrix bars in the normal font, a double series of designating characters requires to be provided upon the teeth, one of which series is adapted for use with matrix bars having their thick ends disposed toward the right end of'the trough, the other for use with the bars which have their thick ends disposed toward the left of such trough.

A supplementary series of characters may be used to indicate the position of the matrices on the upper side of the supernumerary bars C that have parallel sides and bear special matrices, as heretofore described, It will be understood, of course, that of the .arrangement of the characters on the tapered bars, those requiring the largest width will be disposed "nearest the thick end of the bar, whilejthose requiring less width will be the bar. Despite this requirement,there will be sufiicicnt opportunity for selection of position to permit the location of those matrices, which have to be most frequently employed, near the center of the bar. Accordingly only relatively short longitudinal movements will be required for the placing of the bars so as to bring the characters most frequently used, overthe casting slot; in other words, it will only be relatively rarely that a bar will require to be displaced its full length to. bring a character, either at its thick end or thin end, over such slot.

Two teeth {F of the composer frame lo cated on either side of the central line of the frame, and hence occupying a corresponding relation to the opening in the mold, are considerably heavier than the remaining teeth, as shown iIi'Figs. 2 and}; in fact each of such central teeth occupies the space that would be occupied by two. of such other teeth. These teeth are formed on their under'sides with splines 7" adapted to enter the transverse slots or grooves 0' previously described as being formed in the upper edges of the several matrix bars. By making the splines and grooves to fit relatively closely,

' the alinement of the niiatrices on the under faces of the bars immediately below such two teeth F can be made quite accurate. In

' other words, the engagement of the pins 0 on the upper edges of the bars with the slots between the teeth of the frame serves, in a sense, merely as an initial means of locating the bars, their final adjustment being effected by engagement of these splines with the grooveson such edges, as will be readily understood The inner edges of the up'per faces of the two teeth F in question are beveled so as to incline downwardly to theopening between the teeth, which forms a sight of a width substantially equal to the width of a space between two slots 0' on the bars upper edges. Since on these spaces, characters 0- corresponding with the matrices located immediately therebeneath are provided, it will be.

seen that visual composition is possible, these characters appearing in the same assembled form as do thematrices on the under faces of the several selected bars. To assist in the composition of the line, the beveled faces of the two teeth in question are respectively provided with a scale f in ems corresponding with the length of the line to be cast,

and with a central line i to assist in the composing of captions or short lines. The em scale is preferably carried on a removable plate so that a corresponding scale may be substituted for whatever length of line is to be cast.

By the foregoing arrangement, the operator-can observe the successive placing of the matrices in casting position, and as the line is thus composed, the approximate amount of space to be allowed between successive words can be determined, as also the manner in which to split or hyphenate words at the end of the line, without having to try or fit. It has been previously indicated that the spaces between words are formed by the overlapping thin ends of paired bars and that such space can be made greater or less by varying the relative position of the bars, as will be readilyunderstood.

At the completion of the composing of a line, as shown in Fig.4, and as may frequently happen a small space is left over,

so that it is necessary to justify the line before casting the slug. This justification, in the case of the present invention, is readily and easily accomplished by simply forcing together the paired matrix bars having their thin ends overlapping to form the spaces between words, since such inward movement of these bars will effect a corresponding spreading of the spaces until the entire line is filled. these bars under the pressure thus applied will of course be variable, depending on the width of the space to be taken up in justifying the line.

The amount of the movement of These blocks is continued until the butt ends of they lateral displacement of the bars ordinarily "required. is very slight, but the inward pressure of the blocks H serves to obtain this i1n portant adjustment. The bars thus thrown to one end or the other of the trough for use in justifying the line are, moreover, tempo-- rarily secured to the blocks H, as by a resilient plate It on the latter that adapted to engage a notch 0 provided for this pun pose at the thick end of each bar (see The bars may thus be withr rawn as well as forced inwardly.

The modified construction of matrix bar C illustrated in side elevation in Fig. 9 differs from the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 only as to the engaging means constituting the locking feature whereby the bars are held in their assembled condition. In such modified bar, in other words, in place of transverse grooves c in the upper edge of the bar wherewith splines f are adapted to 1. The eombinatiim oi a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged. side by side. adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and tearing similar seri of matrices i it in. reverse order, such rs tormii. ma short of such than ends, whereby the latter are left blank; and means :ulapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinement, the thin ends oi? said bars being, formed. so as to be unafl ected by said securing means, whereby such end oi any bar is adapted. to be moved independently of said securing means to form a blank space of adjustable width in such line of matrices.

2. The combination of a plurality of latengage being used to thus lock the bars, the orally tapered-matrix bars arranged side by latter are formed with a series of apertures or holes 0 and the frame D bears a special rod-like tooth (Z, appearing in cross section in Fig. 10, which is adapted to pass through such apertures when they are alined over the casting slot, as will be the case when the bars are brought into proper position with the selected matrices over such slot. At the thin ends of the bars such perforations, are replaced by an elongated slot 0 corresponding in location and function to the cut-away portion 0 of the previously described form of bar.

Still a further modification in the construction of the matrix bars is shown in Figs. 12 and 13. From the first of said fig- "ures such modified bar C will be seen to conform in its general. lateral. taper with that of the bar C illustrated in F195. (3 and 7, save that the thin. end tapers more abruptly or sharply, beginning at a point 0 This increase 1 have found augments the wedging effect when the overlapping bars are forced together to justify a line of mat riccs' assembled over the casting slot. The manner of operation Where such bars as these last described are employed, is substantially "the same as before, care being merely taken not to have the-slight offset marking the change in taper directly overside, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and hearing similar such matrices teiminatino short or such thin ends, whereby the latter are left blank; means adapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinemenh'the thin ends of said bars being formed so as to be unafiected by said seeming means, whereby such end of any bar is adapted to be moved independently of said securing means to form a blank space of adjustable width in such line of matrices; and means for forcing a bar with its thin end across such line, whereby lineof assembled matrices may be justilied.

'3. The combination of a jiilurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar series of matrices but in reverse order. such matrices tern'iinating short of the thin ends of the bars, whereby such thin endsare left blank; and means adapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinement, the thin ends of said bars being formed so as to be unaffectedby said securing means, any

. pair of said bars being, thus rendered movable independently of said securing means to cause their thin ends to overlap and thus form ablank space of adjustable Width in such line of matrices.

4. The combination of a plurality of let- ,erally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar serlesof characters but in' reverse order,

series of characters but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin ends, whereby the latter are left blank; means adapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinement, the thin ends of said bars being formed so as to be .unaffected by said securing means, and any pair of said bars being thus rendered movable independently of said securing means to cause their thin ends to overlap and thus form a blank space of adjustable width in on said support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of characters but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of said bars, whereby the latter are left blank and are adapted, when overlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; and

" blocks longitudinally movable on said support adapted to force together bars with their thin ends thus overlapping, whereby a line of matrices assembled .over such casting slot may be justified.

6. The combination with a suitable support provided with a-transverse casting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot; of a plurality of laterallv tapered matrix bars arranged side by side on said support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of characters but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of said bars, whereby the latter are left blank and are adapted, when overlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; blocks longitudinally movable on said support adapted to force together bars with their thin ends thus overlapping, whereby a line of matrices assembled over such casting slot may be justified; and means adapted to thus simultaneously actuate said blocks. I

7. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transverse casting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot; of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side on said support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of matrices but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of the bars, whereby such thin ends are left blank and anybar is adapted to form a space of adjustable width on a line transversely of said bars; engaging elements on said bars save at their thin ends; a frame movable across said bars and having means alined with such casting slot adapted to engage the elements on said bars, and means for forcing abar with its thin end across such slot independently of said frame whereby a line of assembled matrices may be justified.

8. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transverse casting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot; of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side on said support, adjacent bars bearing" similar series of matrices but 'in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of the bars, whereby any pair of said bars is adapted, when terminally overlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; engaging elements on said bars save at their thin ends; a framemovable across said bars and having means, alined with such casting slot, adapted to engage the elements on said bars, such terminally overlapping bars being thus permitted a limited longitudinal movement; and means for simultaneously forcing' together bars thus overlapping, independently of said frame, whereby a line of assembled matrices may be justified.

9. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transverse casting slot and with oppositely facing abutnhents adjacent to such slot; of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side on said support, adjacent bars bearing" similar series of matrices but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin eiids, whereby any pair of said bars is adapted, when terminally overlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; a. frame movable across said bars and having means, alined with such casting slot, adapted to engage said bars save at such, thin ends, such terminally overlap sing bars being thus permitted a limited longitudinal movement; and two blocks, longitudinally movable on said support, adapted to force together bars thus overlapping, whereby a line of matrices assembled over such casting slot may be justified.

10. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transverse casting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot; of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side on said support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of matrices but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin ends, whereby any pair of said bars are adapted, when terminally overlapping, to form a space of adjustablewidth; a frame movable across said bars and having a spline alined with such cast- Y lapping bars being thus permitted a. limited longitudinal movement; and means for simultaneously forcing together bars thus intent? 2? ends, whereby the latter are left blank; means adapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinement, the-thin ends of said bars being formed so as to be unaffected by said securing means, whereby such end of any bar is adapted to be moved independently of said securing means to form a blank space of adjustable width in such line of matrices, said bars also bearing blanks interposed between such matrices 18. The combination of two or more laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar series of matrices, but in reverse order, said bars also bearing blanks interposed between such matrices and such blanks being so arrangedthat those on adjacent bars register with each other when the bars are brought up with their ends even.

The combination of two or more laterhlly tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar series of matrices, but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin ends. whereby the latter are left blank and any bar is adapted to form a space of adjustable width on a line transversely of said bars, said bars also bearing blanks interposed between such matrices and such blanks being so arranged that those on adjacent bars register with each other when the bars are brought up with their ends even.

20. The combination oi two or more laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar series of matrices, but in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin ends, whereby the latter are left blank and any bar is adapted to form a space of adjustable width on a line transversely of said bars, aid bars also bearing blanks interposed between such matrices and such blanks being so arranged that those on adjacent bars register with each other wheat-he bars are brought up with their ends men; and means for jlirm'siinz a bar with its thin end across such line, wherelrv a line of assembled matrices may be justified.

21. The cmnl'iinz-ition o'ltwo or more laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearing similar series of matrices. but in reverse order, such matrices terminating shortof such thin ends, who the latter are left blank and are adapted, when terminally oi 'erlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; said bars also bearing blanks interposed bet-ween such matrices and. such blanks being so arranged that those on adjacent bars register with each other when the bars are brought up with their ends even; and means for simultaneously forcing together bars with their thin ends thus overlapping, whereby a line of assembled matrices may be justified.

Signed by me this 12th day of August, 1910.

til-till WlLLlAld A. Attestcd loy ANNA L. Grnn, JNo. F. Onaanrn.

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