US2473214A - Type lock for mailing galleys - Google Patents

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June 14, 1949. R. B. ORR

TYPE LOCK FOR MAILING GALLEYS Filed Oct. 31, 1947 B. Orr,

IN V EN TOR.

al h Patented June 14, 1949 lJ-N I'TED STATES PATENT QFF'ICEE arvrnznoonnon GALLEYS lltalphiB.@rnloganspora-llnd. Applioation otober 31, 1947,?s'eria1-No. 783267 rclaims. (crwzve m This invention :relates generally 'to the art of :typesetting, -and has for its principal object the provision 'of :a :locking device for type matter stored in galleys. Certain specific :fe'atures rof my device :m'ake 1it:particularly adaptable :to the locking :of :type matter 'in so-called mailing galleys that is, type matter consisting 1 of the names and addressesrof subscribers-to a newspaper, for :example. IMatter-of this type is generally stored more or :less :permanently in relatively narrow galleys Within which the slugs or pieces of type remain-unchanged .over long periods, but in-which corrections, changes -'ofraddress or the like must occasionally :be made.

It .is, therefore, alsoran'object-of the invention l 'to provide aig-alley lock or the general type indicated above which will firmly "retain within "a fgalley pieces of typ'e matter 'of the "above description, more particularly :in the form :of individual line units:or:slugs,:but which swilll'be'capa ble of :yieldimg sufllciently .to 1 enable one or :more slugs to I be removed afrom the i'assenibly and replaced byzone or more =.corrected slugs, without requiring any repositioning ofthe locking'device.

41am well aware that .it :has Ioften' been proposed to provide fa galley end-Jock for type :matter to replace the usual cumbersome weights 'or other :furniture used to fill out vacant space in galleys. Some of these, indeed, have utilized strips of resilient nraterial inorder to retain the lockingdevice .in position by endwise pressure against side-walls of the galley, but in all such cases, so far as I am aware, the purpose, intent and effect dfsuch locks has been to achieve absolute rigidit in the direction of the lengthof the:g a]ley. The use of such Jocks thus inhibits the @making of changes or corrections except by removing the locking device, and hence renders them impractical for use in galleys of the type with which I am principally concerned.

A further object of the invention is to' provide a structure having the above advantages but which can be manufactured at a very low cost, and which is simple and foolproof in operation. Also, a preferred construction herein to be disclosed provides for reversabilitv of the assembly for the most efiicient use thereof by persons who are either right or left-handed.

My invention completely eliminates the need for reglets or blocks often used to clamp in place type matter in galleys, and provides for a continuous variation in adjustment to accommodate any length of column without necessitating the tedious insertion of properly dimensioned blocks, the use of thumb screw clamps or the like ex- 2 pedients heretofore employed for this general purpose.

Theabo'veaan'd other object's and advantages -"o'f the invention will best be understood ,by reference to the following detailed "description of "a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conned tion with the accompanying drawirigs, in which:

"Fig. "1 is a perspective view-of a mailing galley containing 'a number o'i-slugs'of type matter held in place by one embodiment of the'invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a rock in accordanc with the invention,

Fig. 3 is "an elevation thereof,

Fig. 4' 1s-asecnona1 vie-w'taken along line or Fig. *2,"a n"d 'FigJEiS apartial plan view Q'fthestruc'tureof Fig. 1, showing the manner 'o'f removal of a type slug.

Referringnow *to Fig. 1 *of the drawing, there 'is illustrated a "mailing galley f0 comprisingan elongated rectangular container having parallel Side walls ['2 and H1, and containing a plurality of slugs T5 of type "matter, such as names and addresses of subscribers to a publication. The mailing galley Ill, as is usual in this art, 'is nar rower than galle'ys used for "ordinary "columnar matter, and may preferably have a width-of about 2 inches, whereas '-a standard sizesinglecolumn 'galleywould have a widthbi three inches, a twocolumn alley'five inch-es, andso'on. 'Moreover, the mailing "galley I'll is "usually if not always closed at both ends, whereas the other standard galleys "are open at one end.

Theimproved galley lock in accordance with my invention isillustratedinFigs. 1 to 4 as com:- prising athiri'jt s'tiff len'gth "l8 of resilient m'aterial, such as spring steel, which in its normal or unstressed condition is bowed along a major portion of its length, for example on an arc having a radius of about 3 inches. At one end, however, which is the right end in Fig. 1, a minor portion 20 of the length of the strip I8 is reverselv bent so as to extend at an angle of about 20 to the eneral direction of the strip i8.

and the end slug of type in the galley, there is secured to strip I8, approximately at its midpoint, a relatively rigid and unyielding bar or contact piece 22 here shown as a slightly dished piece of metal in order to provide spaced contact points on the end slug. Bar or piece 22 is preferably slidably secured to strip I 8 as by being riveted to a clip 24 whose ends are folded about the upper and lower edges of the strip, and bar 22 is dimensioned so as to slide freely within the walls l2 and [4 of the galley I when the locking device is inserted, whereby to contact and press upon the end slug without interference from the walls. The purpose of making clip 24; slidable on strip I8 is to permit the bar 22 to be assembled with minor portion 2!] of the strip i8 lying at either end of the assembly, for greater convenience of users who may be left-handed.

In use, the locking device is simply slid up against the end slug of type with sufficient pressure to wedge it firmly in place between the galley side walls, whereupon it will secure the type slugs firmly in an upright printing position from which they will not be dislodged by any normal or even rough handling. Thus the use of reglets or wooden or metal blocks to fill out the galley, or thumb screws or the like at the end of the galley is rendered unnecessary, and at the same time much greater convenience and speed in locking the type is accomplished.

When it is desired to replace a line or slug, for example to change a name or address, it is unnecessary to release the lock. A make-up rule 26 or similar thin rigid tool is merely applied at the end of the slug, and by prying up the old slug is removed and the new one inserted, while the locking device springs lengthwise of the galley sumciently to permit this action. When the makeup rule is removed, the lock springs back and forces the type back into place ready for use.

If circumstances require the removal of one or more slugs, or the addition of any, the lock is released by inserting a makeup rule or the like behind the curved end of the strip l8 and exerting pressure, whereupon the lock may be removed, the type slugs changed, and the lock replaced as described above.

Since the parts of my improved lock are few and simple, the device can be manufactured at low cost, and will permit substantial savings in time and effort in handling mailing-galley matter of this kind.

Having disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that changes and alterations may be made in the specific structure chosen for illustration without 4 departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A resilient end lock for supporting type matter within a mailing galley having substantially parallel side walls, comprising a stiff resilient strip of material shaped to provide a major portion of its length bowed in one direction longitudinally of the strip, a minor portion adjacent one end being reversely bowed for a short dis tance to provide galley-wall contacting end portions of said strip directed in opposite directions when the strip is wedged between side walls of a galley, and a rigid type-contacting member of less length than said strip affixed to the strip only adjacent approximately the center of the strip and lying on the convex side of said major portion, said strip being sufilciently stiff to maintain said lock abutted firmly against type matter in said galley, but sufliciently resilient in a direction lengthwise of said galley to enable a line of type matter to be removed and replaced without disturbing the locking engagement between said strip and said walls.

2. A resilient end lock for supporting type matter within a galley of the type having substantially parallel side walls, comprising a stiff resilient strip of material bowed for a major portion of its length in one direction, and bent in the opposite direction for a minor portion of its length and a rigid type-contacting member removably secured to said strip only adjacent approximately the center of the strip on the convex side of the major portion thereof.

3. A galley lock for type galleys comprising a springy member normally bowed along most of its length in one sense and .bowed at one end in a reverse sense, and normally having an overall length slightly in excess of the width of a galley with which it is to be used, whereby said member when wedged between walls of a galley is held against bodily movement but may be flexed longitudinally of said galley at an intermediate portion of its length.

4. The invention of claim 3, and a rigid typecontacting bar connected to said member intermediate its length.

RALPH B. ORR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,015,257 Antelotti Jan. 16, 1912 2,173,728 Riehl Sept. 19, 1939

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