US1349257A - Printer's furniture - Google Patents

Description

C. E. BENHAM.

- PRINTERS FURNITURE.

APPL I C A T l 0 N F l L E D M A Y 2 9 1 9 2 0.

' 1 349 257 Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

' \m enor. Charles EBenham A d Cy.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. IBENHAM, or SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To Tris MAQUA COMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

PRINTER S FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 10, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BENHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printers Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to printers furniture and has for its object to provide an improved form of apparatus of this character.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my inventiomattention is directed to the accompanying description and the claims appended thereto. 1

In the drawing, the figure is a perspective view of apparatus embodying my invention.

According to my invention, I employ a number of solid blocks 1 made from suitable metal such as steel or cast iron for example, and provide them with slots 2 which extend vertically of the blocks when the blocks are assembled in making a frame.

Blocks 1 are finished all over to accurate printers dimensions and slots 2 are likewise of accurate printers dimensions as to their width, depth and the distance they are located from the corners of the blocks. Blocks 1 may be termed lock quads, and in addition to their use in frames as will appear later they may be employed singly or in groups of various sizes and shapes as quotation quads.

To form a rectangular frame as shown in the drawing, the purpose of which is to form a rectangular blank on a printed page, the compositor takes four lock quads and inserts the ends of ordinary printers slugs 3 in the slots 2, the quads forming the four corners of the frame. Since the lock quads and the slots therein are of accurate printers dimensions, standard slugs build up frames with them which have exact printers dimensions as will appear more clearly in connection with the numerical example given hereinafter. The assembled parts form a frame which will hold together due to the snug fitting of the parts and may be handled as a unit. The compositor then fills the spaces outside slugs 3 by means of other ordinary printers slugs 4 so as to give the frame a continuous, smooth outside surface. This forms a complete piece of printers furniture of standard printers dimensions,

which can be handled as a unit and used in the well-known manner.

By my invention a compositor is able to quickly build up printers furniture of any desired standard size by selecting slugs of the desired lengths, and since every printing establishment is supplied with such slugs as a part of their regular equipmenuiny invention requires the addition of only a single new type of equipment in addition to that already in use. Furthermore, such new pieces of equipment may be used also as quads. As is well understood, slug material may be purchased in strips and is cut into various standard lengths foruse asa part of the equipment of every printing establishment.

It is to be noted that in using my invention it is only necessary to insert the ends of ordinary slugs into the slots 2, a thing which can be quickly done without waste of time, and that there are no clamps, or other type of special securing means required. My invention also may replace standard furniture such as is now in common use. It thus serves to effect a saving both in time and equipment.

As a matter of illustration and in order that my invention may be better understood, 1 will now give numerical values to the dimensions of the various parts. It is to be understood, however, that this is only by way of illustration and is not to be taken as a limitation of my invention. Each lock quad 1 may be a 48-point em quad of steel, and the two slots 2 may be each 12 points deep, 6 points wide and spaced 12 points from the corner of the blocks. The dimensions are thus all standard printers dimensions. Any 6-point slug will therefore fit slot 2 and will enter the slot to a depth of exactly 12 points. It will also be exactly 12 points from the corner of the quad. If it is desired to make a frame to fill a space 15 picas by 27 picas, for example, the four quads .1 are assembled with slugs 3 for the sides which are 21 picas long and with slugs 3 for the ends which are 9 picas long. Since the quads 1 are 4 picas square and slots 2 are 12 points, or 1 pica deep, this will give a frame exactly 15 by 27 picas. The spaces outside the sides and ends are then filled in with slugs 41 which for the sides must be 19 picas long and for the ends 7 picas long. Single slugs 12 points in thickness may be 'ers furniture comprismg a block having used for this or two slugs each 6 pointsin thickness may be used as is obvious. The frame is then complete and ready for use.

As is clear, the lock quads land slots 2 may have any desired dimensions long as they are standard printers dimensions to fit with standard slugs, such as 6-point or 12- p'oint slugs, for example. i

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the princi lo of 0 aeration of m invention to ether What I claim as new and desire to sec re by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

l. A lock quad for use in building printstandard printers dimensions provided with slots of standard printers dimensions adapted to receive standard printers slugs.

2. In printers furniture, a frame com:

prising rectangular corner blocks of stand ard printers dimensions, said blocksbemg provided with slots of standard printers dimensions in Width and depth, and slugs having their ends located in said slots.

3. In printers furniture, a frame, comprising rectangular corner blocks of standard printers dimensions, said blocks being provided with slots of standard printers dimensions in width and depth, said slots being spaced standard distances from the cor ners of the blocks, slugs having their ends located 111 sa d'slots, and'other slugs located outslde sald first-named slugs and between said blocks. 7 V v 4. A block for use in connection with printers slugs for building printers furniture, said block having standard printers dimensions and being provided with slots of standard printers dimensions which slots are spaced standard distances.from the corners of the blocks.

In witness whereohl have hereunto set my hand this 28th da of May, 1920.

CHAR ES E. BENHAM.

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