US1380516A - Galley device - Google Patents

Description

VA. D. AVERY.

GALLEY DEVICE. APPLlcArloN HLD JULY 24,192or $1,380,516, E Patented June 7,1921.

sarai GALLEY nnvion.

:i ,asoma Specification of Letters Patent.

YPatented J une '7, 192i.

Application filed July 24, 1920. Serial No. 398,724.

To all whom z' may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR D. Avnnr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Galley Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a galley device and has for an object the provision of a device which will coperate with a printers galley whereby any type within said galley may be held in absolutely uniform and rigid alinement. It has for a further object the provision of a device which will give easy access to the form upon said galley for altering or justifying said formas well as providing a convenient method of rapidly and accurately giving a uniform squeeze to the form. Another object is to prevent the material within the galley from being bent or twisted when the forms are locked.

ln practising the invention l provide a device which is utilized in combination with the ordinary form of printers galley, which galley may be provided with a plurality of transverse perforations extending along the longitudinal parallel upstanding side edges of said galley, and which device consists in a rod having eccentric end portionswhich coperate with the perforations. A tube rectangular in cross-section surrounds a por tion of said rod and a handle means is likewise attached near one end of said rod. A yielding means such as a spring is interposed between one end of the rectangular bar and the handle means. The eccentric end portions of the rod are of suliicient length so that by vcompressing the yielding means an eccentric end portion may be readily removed fromone of the perforations and the entire bar lifted from the galley itself. within the perforations located in the side wallsV of the galley will cause the lrod to travel Jforwardly or backwardly, as the case may be. It is intended that the rod should have such an eccentric relation that moving the same will cause the device to travel aboutl a pica. Obviously if type or other form is now within the galley7 moving the galley.

device adjacent an end portion of said form,

A rotation of the rod when confined Y and then rotating the device will cause it to squeeze against the form and hold said form 1n rigid alinement. It is therefore obvious that any. altering or justifying of the form may be readily made 'simply by releasing the galleydevice. It is to be understood, of course, that the opposite ends of the galley device are to be inserted in perforations located in the wall members of the galley which are directly opposite one another.

Many of the devices on the market todav used lnvjustifying forms depend for their .action upon squeezing the side walls of the galley or.1n having' an edge of the galley tray movable byl means of screws or other suitable means. However, great difficulty is experienced with the devices now on the market inv making a perfect form. In fact, an analysis of the delays and trouble between the setting' of a type and its final acceptance on the press leads in nine cases out of ten direct to the galley job. The reason for the imperfect make-up may be due to a variety of causes, such as the linotype slugs are not run true; cuts of all sizes and shapes are inserted in the form; the furniture may be warped, uneven or out of alinement; imperfect leads, slugs and rules; the squeezing, bythe hand, isvnot sulicient to secure a perfect, compact job, that will always line up or will always lift on the stone; a variety of opinions among different com- `positors as to allowances and measurements; a lack of means of proving a job until it is tied up, and a disposition on the part of some compositors, if justifications are lnecessaryle to let the stone-man do it; and a lack of mechanical means of determining b accurately these conditions which effect perfect ]"ustification Theinvention has for further objects the provision of an improved galley device which will be superior in point of relative simplicity and inexpensiveness, taken in conjunction with utility, durability and general eiciency and serviceability.

lilith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the'novel and useful provision, formation, construction,` combination, association, inter-relationy of parts,

members and features, all as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, described in the following specification7 and linally pointed out in claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofv a galley utilizing the improved galley device for justifying a form;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of an improved galley device;

'Fig'. 8 is an end view of the galley device;

Fig. A; is a fragmentary perspective view of an attachment used in connection with the galley in place of boring holes upon upstanding side walls of the galley; and,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the attachment used in connection with the galley, certain parts being` shown in section.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are designated by the same reference characters.

Referring with particularity to the drawing, ri designates a galley, B a galley device, C an accessory attachment for the gal ley, and D a form within the galley, all of which elements used in practising one embodiment of the invention.

The galley A is of standard form, in that it is tray-like in formation having its opposite longitudinal parallel sides provided with upstanding wall members 1 and 2, and an end member 8. @ne edge as 11 is open. rllhe galley A may be made in a variety of sizes; in fact, the galleys supplied printers come in what might be called standard sizes, depending upon the transverse width of the same.

Ilhe galley device B comprises in the main a rod 5 having eccentric end portions 6 and 7, which really comprise projections formed at the ends of the rod 5 and off center of same as the term indicates. Surrounding a portion of the rod 5 is a bar 8 which is rectangular in cross section, as shown at 9. A.

lever or handle is joined to and near one end ofthe rod 5 as at 11. T he freeend of the lever or handle 10 is provided with a finger. grip 12. lt will be observed that a portion as 13 of the lever 10 is angularly bent, for reasons about to be explained. A yielding means such as a spring 1a is interposed betweenan end of the rectangular tube 8 and the lever 10. The yielding means 14 is helical in nature and surrounds the rod 5.

Referring to Fig. 1 it will be observed that the side walls 1 and 2 of the galley have been bored so as to provide a plurality of equally spaced transverse perforations 16. rlhe perforations 16 are so bored thatthe perforations on opposite sides of each wall member 1 and 2 are directly opposite.

The galley device shown in Figs. 2 and 3 above described is then placed upon the galleyA so that its eccentric end portions 6 and 7 may be placed within certain of the perforations 16, as at 17 and 18. The perforations 16 as at 17 and 18, it will be 0bserved, lie in the same plane. Nhen the handle 10 is revolved from the dotted position shown to position shown by full lines, it will be observed that the tube 8 is squeezed against an end of the form D in order to aline the same or justify the form, as the case may be. Revolving the handle 10 back to the dotted line shown will cause the tube 8 surrounding the rod 5 to be refracted and release the form D. The handle 10 is bent as at 13 so that the fingers may readily grip the portion 12 whenL the handle 10 is in either one of the positions shown in Fig. 1. As is standard practice the sides 1 and 2 of the galley A are provided with indications a so that the galley device may be always placed within the same perforations 16 for justifying the form. Cfttimes a form D will bulge in the center, due to the unevenness of the linotype or the cuts, etc., and a releasing' of the galley device by rotating the handle 10 will allow a piece of cardboard or other material to be inserted in the center of the form D so that when the galley device is again locked in position7 the bulge is removed frein the form.

An acccessory device C may be provided so that boring holes in the sides 1 and 2 of the galley may be obviated. lt has been stated above that the galley A may come in standard forms, and for this reason it is possible to provide accessory devices C of different lengths to correspond with the size of the galley used. The accessory device C comprises a bar which is provided with a plurality of spaced transverse perforations Z). An end ofthe accessory device C as at 19 is angularly disposed as at 2O and then spacedly returned as at 21. The opposite end ofthe accessory device C is provided with a threaded extension 22 upon which a wing nut 23 turns.

Referring to Fig. e1, it will be seen that the end 3 of the galley A is provided with per.- forations 2i located near the side walls 1 and 2. ln fact, the perforations 2d are located a distance sufficient so that when the thread-i ed extension 22 ofthe device C is passed through the perforations the device C will be held adjacent the sides 1 and 2 respectively. rThe angularly disposed, spaced and returned end of the device C surrounds and coperates with the free end as 25 of each of the sides 1 and 2as shown in Fig. 4. lVhen the wing nut 23 is screwed upon the threaded extension 22 it will bear against the outside wall portion of the end wall 3 and tend to pull the device C. lt will thus be observed that the device C may be rigidly locked in position.

The operation is as follows:

Two of the accessory devices C aresupplied with the. galley deviceB and the accessoryV devices are arranged upon the galley adjacent the side walls thereof, as has been described. The galley device B is then so placed that one of its eccentric ends passes within the -perforations b. To this end when the devices C are supplied the eccentric end portions of the galley device B will have to vbe of such length thatthe eccentric end portions may readily beV insorted within the perforations or released therefrom. This might be done by having one of the eccentric end portions opposite, for instance, the lever, one-half the length of the. other eccentric end portion. rlhe yielding means tends to yforce the eccentric end portion within the perforation so as to hold the galley device in position so that it will not escape from the perforation. lf, as stated, the end opposite the handle means is one-half the length of the opposite ecceni tric end portion, and an accessory device C is utilized, the galley device B will have to be of a length so that it may be releasec from the perforations b, when the accessory device C is in position upon the galley. The longest eccentric portion may be inserted within the perforation b so that it extends through said perforation; then the otherportion will be just even with the perfora tion in the opposite accessory device C. Releasing the accessory device from its spring compression will force the shorter -,eccentric end portion Within the perforation, and it will then be observed that each of the eccentric end portions only extend half Yway through the perforations. 0f course if the galley device has its opposite upstanding wall portions l and 2 bored a particular difference in the length of the eccentric portions will not be necessary.

lt is obvious that many changes and variations and modifications may be made in departure from the .particular description, such as prouding the accessory attachment C with a longitudinal slot having one edge thereof serrated in place. vof providing a plurality of perforations Z), and providing the eccentric end portions with knife-like projections to coperate with the serrated portions,all without departing from or varying the conditions or requirements of the invention as shown.

l-aving thus disclosed my invention, l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley, of a rotatable member adj ustably and removably held between the side walls thereof in such a manner as to cause the body portion thereof to move forward or backward when rotated, whereby any forms within the galley may be justi.

ed; said rotatable means having a part for engaging the form.

2. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers .galley having side walls formed with erforations, of rotatable means adjustab y and removably held between the side Walls and within the perforations thereof; said rotatable means having a part for engaging a form within the galley whereby upon a rotation of the galley device the form may be justified.

3. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley having side walls formed with perforations, of rotatable means adjustably and removably held between the side walls and within the perforations thereof; said rotatable means having a part for engaging a form within the galley whereby upon a rotation of the Agalley device the form may be justified; said galley device being provided with eccentric end portions. f

4i. In a galley device, the combination with a printers galley and its longitudinal side walls, of bars provided with perfora tions, removably cooperating with said walls and with perforations therein, and rotatable means detachably joining certain perforations in the bars whereby any forms within the galley may be justified; said rotatable means having a part for engaging the forni.

ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley and its parallel walls, of bars provided with perforations, removably associated therewith, and a rod provided with eccentric ends adapted to be received within the perfora'tions of the bars, removably to securev the rod thereto, and whereby upon rotation of said rod it alters its position so that any form within the galley may be given a uniform squeeze and maintained in rigid alinement; said rotatable means having a part for engaging 'the form.

(hln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley provided with upstanding parallel side walls and an end wall, of a bar disposed adjacent each of said parallel side walls; each of said bars'having a spacedly returned end portion for cooperating with an end of the upstanding parallel side walls of the galley, and means at the opposite ends of said bars coperating with the end wall of the galley for maintaining the bars in rigid position.

7. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley provided with upstanding parallel Vside walls and an Vend wall, of a bar disposed adjacent each of said parallel side walls; each of said bars having a spacedly returnedend portion for cooperating with an end of the upstanding parallel side walls of the galley, and means at the opposite ends of said bars coperating with the end wall of the galley for maintaining the bars in rigid position; said means comprising a threaded portion on the end of said bars passing through a perforation in the end wall of the galley, and

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wing nuts upon the threaded portion for adjustment against the end wall.

8. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley provided with iupstanding parallel side walls and an end wall, of a bar disposed adjacent each of said parallel side walls; each ot said bars having a spacedly returned end portion `for cooperating with an end of the upstanding parallel sic e walls oi the galley, and means at the opposite ends of said bars coperating with the end wall et the galley 'lor maintaining the bars in rigid position; each of the bars being provided with spacedly arranged transverse pertorations, and means adjustably and removably cooperating with the said bars and the periorations therein, whereby any 1form within the galley may be justiiied; said last named means having a part 'for engaging the form.

9. A. galley device for use in combination with a printers galley, comprising a rod having eccentric end portions, a tubular portion rectangular in cross section surroinfiding said rod, a handle joined to the rod provided with eccentric end portions, andryielding means disposed between the handle and the tubular rod which is rectangular Vin cross section.

10. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley, of rotatable means adjustably and removably mounted between the side walls thereof7 whereby any forms within the galley may be justiiied; said rotatable means having a part for engaging the form; said part for engaging the form comprising a tube rectangular' in cross section loosely surrounding said rotatable means.

l1. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley having side walls formed with perforations, of rotatable means adjustably and removably held between the side walls and within the perforations thereof; said rotatable means having a part for engaging a form within the galley whereby upon a rotation of .the galley Vde-V vice the form may be justiied; said rotatable means comprising a rod provided with eccentric end portions.

12. ln a galley device, the combination with a printersv galley having side walls formed with perforations, of rotatable means adjustably and removably held between the side walls and within the perforations thereof; said rotatable means having a part for engaging a orm Vwithin the galley whereby upon a rotation of the galley device the form may be justilied; said r0- tatable means comprising a rod provided with eccentric end portions, and said part for engaging the form comprising a tube rectangular in cross section loosely surrounding said rod.

18. ln a galley device, the combination with a printers galley having side walls formed with perforations, of rotatable means adjustably and removably held between the side walls and within the periorations thereof; said rotatable means having a part for engaging a torni within the 'galley whereby upon a rotation of the galley device the form may be justified; said r0- tatable means comp 'ising a rod provided with eccentric end portions, and said part for engaging the form comprising a tube rectangular in cross section loosely surrounding said rod; handle means being joined to'said rod whereby the said rod may be rotated, and yielding means interposed between the handle and the tube which is rectangular in cross section, whereby the rotatable means may be prevented from accidental detachment from the perforations.

In testimony whereof, l have signed'my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

Y AP THUR, D. AVERY.

Witnesses A. l-l. LOEFFLER, J. CALVIN BROWN.

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