US1808815A - Device for inking printing presses - Google Patents

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June 9, 1931- Rs; HERVEY ET AL 5 5 5 DEVICE FOR INKING PRINTING PRESSES Filed Dec. 23. 1929 gwomtw ao pended above a Patented June 9, 1931 U N I TED STA T-E'S PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL S. HERVEY AND HASKELL A. BILLIN GS, OF DES MO INES IOWA DEVICE FOR INKIivG PRINTING rREssEs Application filed December 23, '1929. Serial No. 415,932.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a device that will facilitate the manual inking of printing presses.

I A further object of this invention is to provide a manually operated printing press inking devicethat is easy to operate and is out of the way when not being operated.

'A still further object of this invention is p to provide a printing press inking device 19 that eliminates ink waste and the evaporating of the ink. I

I A still further object of our invention is to provide a manually operated printing press inking machine that does not discolor thehands of the operator.

IA still further object of this invention is to provide adevice to facilitate the manual inking of printing presses that is economical in manufacture and durable in use. These and other objects Will be apparent to those'skilled in the art.

Our invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby, the

1 objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims and illustrated in the. accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a sideview of our invention susprintingpress disk and ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view' of the receptacle and feed 'portion of the 'invention and more fully illustrates its interior construction.

Fig. 3 is a top planview of the counterbalancing weight used in this invention.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of our invention illustrating the receptacle handle and eyelet portion.

The present'fmethod of inking printing presses is for a Workman to usea'paddle orthe like with which he obtains the ink from. an open receptacle and smears the same on the disk press with the paddle. This system is very objectionable'in that much time and energy is lost in the procedure, the ink in the open receptacle rapidly deteriorates and evaporates and is often fouled by foreign matter falling into the recepconsist'ency and replace themember 21 on tacle thereby making theink of poor quality and hampering the successful functioning of the printing press. Other objections. to this system are that the receptacles containing a the ink are often upset and lost and the operator usually experiences soiled hands and clothing in inking the press. We have overcome all'of these objections aswill be appreciated by those familiar with the art.

In the drawings wehave used the numeral 10 to designate the ceiling or a beam above the printing press disk 11. Secured to the ceiling or beam is the bracket 12 rotatably supporting the wheel 13. The numeral .14.; designatesa flexible ropehaving secured to one of its ends a counter-balance weight'15.

The other end portion of the rope 14 extends through a' loop .16 secured to the weight 15 and has securedonto its end a hook member 17 as shown in 1.: It

should here be noted that the inside area of the loop 16 is such that the hook end of the rope 14 cannot pass completely ,therethrough. l

The bottom cup portion of the invention is designated by the numeral 18 and has its bottom sloping outwardly as shown in Fig. 2. ,Integrally formed on the bottom of the member .18 and near the center thereof isthe threaded projection or nipple 19. The numeral 20 designates a bore in the projec tion 19 having one end communicating with. the inside of the member 18 and its other end communicating with the outside atmos phere. Threaded onto the member 18 is the top cup member 21 inclosing the member 18 and forming therewith a reservoir inwhich is to be placed the ink to be used on the i printing press.

merely necessary to unscrew the member 21 from the member 18 and fill the same with the ink material which is of asemi-liquid the member 18 by holding the member 18 stationary and rotating the member 21.

The numeral 22 designates the base member of the invention having the projection 19 threaded into its upper end portion as shown 7' ing in the bottom of the base-member22;

said opening being of such a dimension as to prevent the ball from passing completely- I through the opening. The numeral 26 designates a coil; spring having one end engagingthe bottom of the-cavity 23 and its other end engaging the ball 25 for 'yieldingly holding the 7 ball 25 in a protruding position through theopening-in' the end of the base member 22; Secured by. suitable means to the bas'e member 22 is'the handl'e'member 27. Secured to thebase member 22 and diamet- 'rically opposite from the side that the handle member 27is securedthereon is an eye member-28. Whenthe invention-is desired to; be placed in anioperative condition this eye: member should be attached onto the hook member'17. To use the invention it is merely necessary for the operator'to reach upwardly and grasp the invention by the handle member 27 and-pull the same downwardly until the lower end of'the member 19is pressed-onto. the face of-the disk l'l and give the cup member 21 a turn to the right; Due to the factxthat the cup member 21 is threadedonto the member 18 by rotating it to the right its top will be brought closer to the bottom of the member 18 thereby decreasingthe capacity of; the inclosed receptacle and forcing the ink therein out of the1bore20, and into the passageway 24. From the passageway 24 the ink will pass "into the cavity 23 and asthe ball 25 is forced into the cavity 23jagainst the spring 26 by coming'in contact with the disk '11 the ink will pass from, the cavity 23 through the opemng inlthe lowerend of the base mem her -22 and"ontothe printing press. I

The momentthat the lower end of the base'member' 22isnot pressed againstthe printing press disk, the 'spring126" will return-the-ball 25 to a position shown'in'Fig. 'endbi tlie ;base' member 22 and preventing any turtherfamountofinkfto pass through V thedevi-ce. In'other'wordsthe ball. 25 acts as avalv'e for closingthe openingin the bot-v tom; of the base member 22 'when the: invention is not being used; thereby preventing any-undesirable leakage of the ink fr'om the invention; amount of 'ink placechon the face of" the .printingg'press disk will be frelative-to the number 'ofturnsgiven the cup 2, thereby closing the opening in' the lowersaid" press:

member 21 and the length of time the ball v 25 is depressed from the opening in the bottom of the base member 22. When the desired amount of ink is placed upon the disk 11 the handle member 27 should be manually elevated until the hook end of the rope 14 limits further movement by engagement with the loop 16. T In thisposition the device will be completely out of'the way from the operation of the printing machine until it is 7 desired to be used again. 'By the loop 16 limiting the upward movement of the receptacle portion 'ofithe invention the handle 7 member 27 will always be at uniform height for the operator'to grasp and this height may be adjustably obtained by lengthening or shorteningftlie rope 14.. By rounding the lower end of the member 22'there is no danger of scratching or'otherwise' marring the face of the; disk 11 by the projection coming incontact therewith.

7 Hit is desired a pluralityjof receptacle portions of the invention may be used each containing a difl'erent color or type of ink and'to change from the use-of onei ink to the other, all that is necessary is to. detach one of the receptacle portions from'the. base22 and substitute another receptacle containing the desired such a construction itwillf readily be appreciated that printing presses. may 'ea'silyfand quicklybe servicedwithdesirable ink and that therewill; be little less ofink fronrwaste or evaporation. Also-it willfbe noted that the operator will not soil hands 11 and clothing during the inking piiocesswhen our invention is employed. I V Some changes maybe madjehin the con-- 'struction and arrangement of our improved I combination device for inking; printing presses" without departing from the real spirit and purpose of our'invention, and it is'our intention tocover ,by ourclaims any modified forms of structure or use of/mechani cal equivalents which may be reasonably included-within their scope;

We claim;

1. In a device ofthe c1ass described;areceptacle designed to hold ink to be used on a printing press'a base member on said'receptacle, ar'ounded end on said base member, a passageway in 'saidbasemember having one endlcommunicating with the-inside of said receptacle. and its other end communicating'with'said rounded end, and a means 1. 2 for forcing desired, amounts ofjink from said receptaclethroug 1 said passageway to 2 In a device offthe class described,]a receptacle designed to contain ink to be ,used on a printing press, a passageway in; the body fsa c pta e thro gh whichpth saidink" is to pass from said. receptacle to said press, awheel designed to be 7 rotatably mountedfat a point 'abovesaidpress, a, rope embracing said-wheel, a weight secured at one end of said rope, and a means for detachably securing the receptacle to the other end of said rope.

3. In a device of theclass described, a wheel designed to be rotatably mounted at a point above a printing press, a rope embracing said wheel, a weight secured to one end of said rope, a hook member secured to the other end of said rope, a loop member secured to said weight and slidably embracing the said rope at a point above said hook member, a receptacle designed .to contain ink to be used on said press, an outlet port in said receptacle, a means for forcing ink from said receptacle through said port to said press when desired, and an eye secured to said receptacle and capable of engaging said hook member. 7

4. In a device of the class described, a wheel designed to be rotatably mounted at a point above a printing press disk, a rope embracing said wheel, a weight secured to one end of said rope, a hook member secured to the other end of said rope, a loop member secured to said weight; slidably embracing the said rope at a point above said hook portion and having an inside diameter through which the, hook end cannot pass, a receptacle designed to contain ink to be used on said disk, an outlet port in said receptacle, a means for forcing ink from said receptacle through said port to said disk when desired, and an eye seportion of said rope desired amounts of ink from said receptacle through said passageway to said printing press when said valve is depressed by engagement with said press. 7

7. In a device of the class described,a

receptacle designed to hold ink to be used on a printing press, a base member on said receptacle, a rounded end on said base mem ber, a passageway in said base member having one end communicating with the inside of said receptacle and its other end come municating through said rounded end, a depressible Valve in said passageway and extending past said rounded end; said depressible valve having its forward end portion rounded to eliminate the scratching or mar ring of the printing press it contacts for inking purposes, a means for forcing desired amounts of ink from said receptacle through said passageway to said printing press when said valve is depressed by engagement with said press, and a handle member secured to said base member to facilitate the manual operation of the device.

PAUL S. HERVEY. HASKELL A. BILLINGS.

cured to said receptacle and capable of en gaging said hook member.

5. In a device of the class described, a base member, a receptacle detachably secured to said base member, a depressible valve in the other end of said base member having its outer depressible end rounded to eliminate the possibility of scratching of members in which it might come in contact with a passageway in said base member having one end communicating with the inside of said receptacle and its other end communicating with the said depressible valve, and a means for causing any fluid placed in said receptacle to pass from the same through said passageway and out of said base member 'when said valve is depressed.

6. In a device of the class described, a receptacle designed to hold ink to be used on a printing press, a base member on said receptacle, a rounded end on said base member, a passageway in said base member having one end communicating with the inside of said receptacle and its other end communicating through said rounded end, a depressible valve in said passageway and extending past said rounded end; said depressible valve having its forward end portion rounded to eliminate the scratching or marring of the printing press it contacts for inking purposes, and a means for forcing

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