US2105556A - Matrix for type casting - Google Patents

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1933- I SAMU-EL lSH-SHALOM ET AL 5, 6

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JdInu Patented Jan. 18, 1938 ATET OFFICE MATRIX FOR TYPE CASTING Application June 30,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in circulating matrices for use in a type setting machine of the character widely known as the Linotype and other trade names. In said machines matrices bearing typographic intaglio characters are stored in a magazine, released one at a time by a manual or automatically operated keyboard mechanism; composed in a line in an assembling elevator and transferred for presentation before a mold, the line of matrices is then automatically justified and cast in the mold to form the type characters on a printing slug, and the matrices are then returned by means of a distributor mechanism to the magazine from which they had been released.

J The object of this invention is to permit composition of text on an automatic composing and reproducing device for the purpose of subequent printing in multiple colors, with the ease and facility of single color printing.

As practiced today, multiple-color printing is achieved through the medium of photo-engraving or through lithographing. Two or more drawings, complementary to each other are made of the text, and these are separately photographed. A cut or a plate is made of each photograph and each cut or plate printed in its appropriate color. 7

This process is costly, time-consuming an does not assure perfect registration. Because of these difficulties multiple-color printing is limited in application.

An object of this invention is to provide a matrix bearing on its longitudinal operative edge two intaglio characters which are dependent upon or complementary to each other.

A further object is to provide means by which single characters, Words, or justified lines of reading matter may be reproduced in multiple colors from the same matrices without readjustment of the mechanism of the machine or changing of magazines.

A further object is to provide a matrix carrying two characters or symbols complementary to and dependent upon each other so that the use of both of them is required to produce slugs of 'complete characters to be printed in multiple colors.

A further object is to provide matrices of the character and for the purpose described adaptable for employment in various typesetting machines in which circulating or handset matrices are employed.

A further object is to provide matrices of the character and for the purpose described bearing on their operative longitudinal edge a complete 1936, Serial No. 88,081

character or a character part and a shading complementary to that character or character part to be used in composing successive justified lines of reading matter for subsequent printing of shaded characters in one or in multiple colors.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists of such novel features, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and illustrated. In the accompanying drawings the invention has been shown merely in preferred form and by way of example but obviously many changes and variations may be made therein and in its mode of application which will still be comprised within its scope. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific form or embodiment except so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a matrix constructed in accordance with this invention; Figs. 2 and 3 are front views of matrices also made according to the invention; Fig. 4 is a front view of a reproduction of a letter element as it appears in printing; Fig. 5 is a reproduction of a complementary letter element; Fig. 6 is a view showing the two letter elements of Figs. 4 and 5 as reproduced together to form the completed letter; Fig. '7 is an example or specimen of a certain kind of artistic lettering; Fig. 8 is a front view of a number of matrices of the character used to produce printing of the style shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is another specimen of a type of fancy or artistic lettering and Fig. 10 shows matrices of the character required for the production of such lettering; Fig. 11 is another form of lettering; and Fig. 12 shows the kind of matrices employed for the production of such lettering; Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the manner in which the matrices are cast; and Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a number of matrices placed together for being cast.

Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown in perspective a matrix 20 intended for casting and provided on its operative edge 2| with superimposed or engraved intaglio characters 22 and 22a adapted for machines employing the most common form of circulating matrices, having font distributing teeth 23 in their upper edge located in V-shaped recess 24 operating with ridged bars of a second elevator and distributing box (not shown in the drawings) and a ridge and permuted V-shaped distributing bar along which the matrices 20 travel. The number and arrangement of the combinations 23 difier according to the characters on the matrices 20.

The longitudinal operative edge 2| of the matrix 29 may be provided with a horizontal recess 26 for each character or character part. Both complementary characters may be in one recess or may have separate recesses on the operative edge 2! of the matrix 20. Not only does this not prevent the matrix 29 in any Way from performing its part in the general operation of the composing machine, but it also protects the reproducible intaglio character 22 or intaglio character parts 22a from rubbing against the maga- Zine plates, assembler entrance or other parts of the type-casting machine.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings is shown an example of a matrix constructed in accordance with the invention. The upper letter element 32 constitutes a part only of a finished letter and the lower letter element 33 is a complementary portion thereof. When the element 32 has been cast into a slug and a print made therefrom, the co-operating or complementary element 33 is similarly reproduced and printed in proper relationship to the element 32, and the finished product results. It will be obvious that if the elements and 33 are printed in different colors, or one in black and the other in color, many artistic results can be attained and a perfect registration of the letter elements or parts with respect to one another is assured. An example of the manner in which the reproduction takes place is shown in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive. There 34 indicates a reproduction of a letter element, corresponding in function to the letter element 32 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 shows several segments or shading sections corresponding in purpose to the letter element shown at 33 in Fig. 2. When the letter elements 3d and 35 are cast and the slugs taken therefrom are in juxtaposition or in their proper relationship as shown in Fig. 6 and possibly in different colors, the result is the finished letter composed of the co-operating elements 3 5 and 35 of Figs. 4 and 5.

In Fig. 3 is shown an upper letter element 36 and a lower complementary element 3? resulting, when properly printed together, in a finished and complete letter. Additional examples will be found in the other views of the drawings. For example in Fig. '7 a type of lettering is shown which is printed by the utilization in co-operative relationship of the letter elements 38 and 39 of Fig. 8 appearing on the assembled matrices 2B. In Fig. 9 is shown another type of printing wherein the outline of the letters is reproduced by using the letter elements or outlines till of Fig. 10 and filling in the letter outlines by the shading obtained by the use of the letter elements M appearing on the same matrices as those shown at 30. In Fig. 11 is shown a type of shaded printing having the letter outlines produced by the letter elements 42 of Fig. 12 and the shading of said letters produced by the elements 43.

As will be evident from the description and drawings, our matrix differs from the conventional type-composing machine matrix in many respects. The conventional matrix bears on its operative edge two complete and independent characters usually roman and italic; our matrix bears characters or character parts which are not independent of but, on the contrary, are complementary to each other. The characters of the conventional matrix may be printed exolusively either all roman or all italics or intermixed roman and italics on one line, yet maintain their individuality; the two characters or character parts on our matrix being interdependent are not intended to be printed individually and must perforce be printed together in order to produce the desired character. Furthermore, each of the characters superimposed on the conventional type-casting machine matrices is intended for printing in one color; both of the characters on. our matrix are intended to be used together to produce a single character in multiple colors.

Finaliy, our matrix makes it possible to give to multiple-color printing of text-matter certain advantages which the art has hitherto not possessed. Among others is perfect registration in colors and shades, character parts, outlines, aha-dings and the like.

Perfect registration of color is possible because both the main character part such as indicated at and G2 and its complementary part or shading indicated at 22a, 37, 39, ii and are reproduced from the same matrix and in the same spacing and justification. As for example, should it be required to print the line of any text in two colors the procedure would be to first set up the characters in say, the upper half of the matrices of which 22, 34, 38, 38, 40 or 32 are examples, and cast them in a slug. This is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 13, the slug being formed in the aperture 553. A line of matrices in position for casting is shown in Fig. 14. Thereafter the complementary characters of which 22a, 3?, 39, 4! and 43 are examples, would be presented before the mold and cast on a second slug, these elements of course appearing on the lower half of the same matrices. Subsequently the line cast on the first slug would be printed in one color, following which the line cast on the second slug would be printed in another color complementary to the first printing. Inasmuch as both halves of this line of characters are obtained from the same matrices the registration would of course be perfect.

The matrices, of course, are assembled in the same manner as in the conventional linotype, linograph or intertype machines and are provided with means by which they may 'be shifted to and from various operative positions.

For identifying purposes the back or indicator edge of each matrix bears a representation at 55 of the finished letter as produced by uniting the two complementary elements thereofappearing on the operative face of the matrix (see Fig. 14).

Although the drawings show the characters and character parts on the matrix as letters or letter parts, it is to be understood that they could be digits, words, designs, figures or other characters or of characters of any language.

The examples given are only by way of illustration since it is evident that this matrix may he used in producing printing in more than two colors.

What we claim is:

A matrix for casting complementary type bars to be separately assembled for successive printing of a character and the character shade portion, said matrix being formed with a complete intaglio character in regular position and a complementary intaglio shade casting portion in variant position.

SAMU-EL ISI-I-SI-IALOM. OTTO I. BLOOM.

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