US625238A

US625238A - Lock for printers galleys

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Publication number: US625238A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 1916-05-16

Description

No. 625,238. Patented May l6, I899. W. C. BARNES.

LOCK FUR PRINTERS GALLEYS.

' (Application filed. Jan 24, 1599. (No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W'ILLIAM C. BARNES, OF MELBOURNE, FLORIDA.

LOOK FOR PRINTERS GALLEYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,238, dated May 16, 1899. Application filed .l'auuary 24, 1899. Serial Nn- 703,249. QTO model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, W ILLIAM O. BARNES, of Melbourne, in the county of Brevard and State of Florida, have invented a new and Improved Lock for Printers Galleys, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and economic form of lock for printers galleys, comprising a foot and a side locking stick or member, the side stick or member being so constructed and applied to a galley that it may be quickly adjusted to any point between the side surfaces of said galley, the foot member having adjustable and clamping engagement with the side memher or stick and being adapted to engage with the foot of the matter set up and with the sideof the galley.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide a clamp for the two members that may be readily tightened up or loosened, and also to provide a means whereby the foot member is prevented from tilting or moving sidewise.

The invention consists in the novel con-' struction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a galley having the improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken practically on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the side stick or member, drawn on an enlarged scale, the cross-bar arranged for adjustment uponsaid side stick or member being shown in transverse section and the clamping device being shown in side elevation. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the side stick or member and clamp, the transverse bar being shown in side elevation and the bearing-plate partially in rear elevation. Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the retaining-bar for one end of the sidestick. Fig. Sis a detail perspective view of a bearing-plate adapted to be attached to the said transverse or cross bar, and Fig. 9 is a partial perspective View of a modified form of the retaining-plate.

A represents a printers galley, which may be of any suitable or approved construction. A retaining-bar 10 is located within the said galley at its closed end, extending from side to side, the said retaining-bar being in engagement with the said closed end of the gal-' ley. As shown in Fig. 5, this retaining-bar is provided with grooves 11 of any approved form in its inner face and is securely held to the galley either through the medium of straps 12, that extend from the bar over the upper edge of the closed end of the galley, being secured to said end by screws or their equivalents, or, as shown at 13 in dotted lines in Fig. 7, the strap 12-may be carried downward so as to form a spring-clip 13, adapted to pass over the closed end of the galley and thus hold the retaining-bar in place, or if in practice it may be found desirable screws may be passed through openings 1. made in the retaining-bar between the grooves 11 and into the inner face of the closed end portion of said galley.

A side stick or member B is adapted to extend longitudinally from the closed end of the galley to a point at or near its open end. The side stick or member B rests upon the bottom of the galley and at one end is provided with a downwardly-extending tongue 15, spaced a suitable distance from the end of the said stick, as shown in Fig. 4:, and said tongue 15 is so shaped as to be fitted into any one of the grooves 11 in the retaining.

bar 10.

In connection with the side stick or member B a clamp D is employed, arranged to receive a cross-bar C, adapted for longitudinal ad= justment upon the sidestick B. This clamp consists, preferably, of a band or strap 16 of spring metal, which is carried around the side stick ormember B in such manner that a space is provided between the upper portion of the side stick or member B and the upper portion of the clamp. The ends of the clamp are not drawn togethenbut are left a desired distance apart, at preferably the outer side surface of the said side stick or member B, and the ends of the clamp are curved or bent in opposite directions to form guide-flanges 17. These guide-flanges incline in opposite directions, so as to provide a wedge-shaped or tapering space 18 between them, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5. Openings 19 are made in the clamp D just above the side stick or member B in order that the transverse bar 0 may be passed through the clamp and yet engage with the upper face of said side stick or member, as is illustrated in Fig. 5.

The transverse bar 0 is provided at one of its ends with a foot piece 20, which is arranged to extend downward and engage with the bottom of the galley and with one of its sides. The clamp D is contracted, so as to bring the transverse bar 0 firmly in engagement with the side stick or member B through the medium of a tapering slide 21. This slide is provided with inwardly-curved flanges 21? on its inner face, adapted for engagement with the flanges 17 on the clamp D, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and at. The slide 21 is prevented from leaving the clamp D by forming oppositely-extending lugs 22 upon. the flanges 17 'of the clamp, where the said flanges most closely approach each other, as illustrated particularlyin Fig. 2. lVhen the slide 21 is carried to the position shown in Fig. 2 namely, adjacent to the lugs 22-the top and bottom portions of the clamp are free to move in opposite directions, thus releasing the cross-bar C from looking engagement with the side stick or member B; but when the slide 21 is carried to the position shown in Fig. 4 the top and bottom portions of the clamp B are drawn in direction of each other to such an extent that the cross-bar G will be firmly held in engagement with the upper surface of the side stick or member B. It is obvious that the cross-bar C after 7 having been secured to the sidestick or member B cannot move endwise, nor can the said crossbar tilt, because of the foot 20, carried by the cross-bar, being in engagement with the bot tom portion of the galley and the inner side face thereof.

A bearing-plate E is provided for the crossbar '0, and this bearing-plate is adapted to engage with the foot portion of the type 23, set up and located in the galley between the sidestick B and opposing inner face of the galley. The type are shown leaded, the leads being indicated at 23 in Fig. 6. This bearing-plate is preferably made of a spring material having a straight surface 23, adapted for engagement with the foot portion of the matter set up or the" leads, and opposing top' and bottom members 24, which members approach each other near the longitudinal center of the plate and are provided at their ends with horizontal opposing flanges 25. The top of the bearing-plate E when said plate is applied is below the printing-surface of the type, as isalso any lock or auxiliary device used in connection with the galley. The cross-bar O is passed between the flanges 25 of the bearing-plate to an engagement with the inner face of its bearing-surface 23, and the bearingplate employed is preferably of such facturing the device I contemplate supplying several sizes of bearing-plates with each device. rious grooves in the retaining-bar 10, it being intended that the sidestick shall be placed at varying distances from the side of the galley, so as to firmly lock up columns of any regular width.

It is evident that a lock of the description above set forth is not only simple, durable, and economic, but that it may be expeditiously and conveniently manipulated and that at any time the pressure of the side stick or bar against the type may be removed, so that the column of type may be slid along the galley. stick or member B may be adjusted in direction of either side of the galley and that the cross-bar C may be adjusted longitudinally of the side stick or member B and quickly fastened in its adjusted posit-ion.

In Fig. 9 I have illustrated a modified form of bearing-plate, comprising a vertical face or bearing-surface 26, adapted for engagement with the type, and an upper box-section arranged to receive the cross-bar C and consisting of an upper horizontal member 27, a rear vertical member 28, and a return horizontal member 29.

The method of operating the lock is as follows: The galleyhaving been filled,the printer It is also-obvious that the side It will be observed that there are va- IIO will take the stick B and place the tongue 15 in the groove 11 of the retaining-bar 10 that is nearest to the column of type. Then holdin g the foot of the cross-bar O in the left hand and the clamp D in the right hand" the bearing-plate may be pushed firmly against the foot of the column of type and at the same time the foot or lug 20 of the cross-bar is held against the side of the galley. The stick B is now pressed against the side of the type column. After the desired pressure has been given to both the stick B and the bearingplate E the slide of the clamp is pushed forward by the thumb, thereby firmly locking the cross-bar O to the stick and the clamp upon the stick, so that the stick and its cross-bar are secured against movement in any direction. The proof is then taken, and after said proof has been taken the operator will move the galley to the imposing-stone. By reversing the operation j ust'described the operator may pull back the slide and open the lock. The lock having been opened by sliding the look away from the foot of the type a suitable distance, said lock is resecured without pressure of the stick against the sides of the column of type, whereupon the operator may proceed to remove the type from the galley to the.

chase.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A galley-lock, consisting of a side stick or member having one of its ends adapted for locking engagement with a galley, a clamp through which the said side stick or member is passed, said clamp being provided with openings above the side stick or. member, the ends of the clamp being inclined in opposite directions, a locking slide-plate arranged for engagement with the inclined ends of the clamp, and a cross-bar extending through the openings in the said clamp and arranged for engagement with the said side stick or member, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a galley and a retaining-bar located at the closed end of the galley, having vertical grooves therein, of a side stick or member, provided with a projection at one of its ends, adapted to enter the grooves in the retaining-bar, a clamp through which the said stick or member is passed, said clamp extending above the upper surface of said side stick or member, having registering openings at its upper portion, the ends of said clamp being provided with guideways inclined in opposite directions, a locking-slide arranged for engagement with the said guideways, and a transverse bar arranged forengagement with the galley, said bar being passed through the upper openings in the clamp, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a galley and a retaining-bar located atthe closed end of the galley, having vertical grooves therein, of a side stick or member, provided with a projection at one of its ends, adapted to enter the grooves in the retainingbar, a clamp through which the side stick or member is passed, said clamp extending above the upper surface of said stick or member, having registering openings at its upper portion, the ends of the clamp being provided with guideways inclined in opposite directions, a lock-.

ing-slide arranged for engagement with the said guideways, a transverse bar arranged for engagement with a side of the galley, said bar being passed through the upper openings in the clamp, said cross-bar being provided with a lug at one of its ends, adapted for engagement with the bottom and side of the galley, and a bearing-plate detachably attached to the opposite end portion of the cross-bar, said bearing-plate being arranged for engagement with the foot of the matter set up in said galley, as described.

4. In a galley-lock, the combination of a sidestick mounted in the galley, a clamp sliding on the sidestick and capable of being made fast thereto at points throughout the length of the stick, a transverse bar mounted in the clamp, and a bearing-plate carried by the bar and adapted to engage the type.

5. In a galley-lock, the combination with the galley, of a retaining-bar mounted in one end thereof, a sidestick, one end of which is adj ustably engaged with the retaining-bar, a clamp sliding on the sidestick, a transverse bar mounted in the clamp and moving therewith, and a bearing-plate carried by the bar.

6. In a galley-lock, the combination of a retaining-bar provided with grip, a side bar having at one end a tongue adapted to engage in the grooves, whereby to adj ustably hold the side bar, and means adjustable on the side bar for engaging and holding the type.

7. In a galley-lock, the combination of a side bar, a clamp comprising a yielding band encircling the side bar, a tapering slide mounted on the band and movable to contract the same, and means carried by the clamp for engaging and holding the type.

WILLIAM C. BARNES.

WVitnesses:

J. H. PHILLIPS, E. P. BRANCH.