US637590A - Turning-over and rolling-up machine. - Google Patents

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N0. 637,590. Paiened Nov. 2l, |899. E. HETT.

TURNING OVER AND RDLLiNG UP MACHINE,

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1699.`

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No. 637,590. Patented Nov. 2|, |899. E. HETT. TURNING OVER AND ROLLING UP MACHINE.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1899,*I

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No. 637,590. Patented Nov. 2l, |899. E. HETT.

TURNING OVER AND ROLLING UP MACHINE.

(Application led Nov. l, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATE-NT OFFICE.

EDWARD HE'IT, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

TURNING-OVER AND ROLLING-UP MACHINE.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters lPatent No. 637,590, dated November 21, 1899. Application filed November 1, 1899. Serial No. 735,510. (No model.)

'lb all whom it nttty concern.

Beit known that I, EDWARD HETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, (New Dorp,) in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Turning- Over and Rolling-UpMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine designed to turn over transfers from a settingup plate upon a planographic or other print-- ing surface and to roll up or develop the. printing-surface so as to make it suitable for use in printing.

It also relates to certain features and combinations of features adapted for employment in such machine and for employment in other machines using a printing-surface, whether such printing-surface is used for the purpose of developing it so as to be suitable for printing or whether it is actually used in the proc ess of printing or otherwise.

The invention consists principally of a curved or rounded setting-up plate whereby transfers may be turned over upon a printing-surface and especially upon a curved o`r rounded and preferably a cylindrical printing'su'rface by rolling contact. ASo far as I am awaremy invention is the first to contem' plate and make practical the use of such a setting-up plate. By its use many advantages arise, especially in the'lpreparation of curved and cylindrical printingsurfaces. Speed, economy, and accuracy are combined by its use.

The invention fuither consists in the various accessories of such curved setting-up plate and in the various combinations of ele ments hereinafter set forth, whereby a complete turning-over and rolling-up machine is provided, simple audconvenient in its construction and operation.

The invention further consists of the various lfeatures and combination of features hereinafter` set forth, and more particularly specified in the claims.

In the embodimentf the various features and combinations of features of the invention shownfgin thedrawings I Vhave illustrated them all combined in a machine designed to turn "over transfers from a setting-'u p plate upon a printing-surface and then develop or roll up such printing-surface,so as to make itsuitable for use n printing. By the terni setting-up plate as lrerein used I mean any surface upon which may be mounted transfer-sheets bearing a design to be 4imparted by contact to aprinting-surface. 'lhis settng-up plate may be normally flat and bent vupon its support, but is preferably righi-'12. e., inflexible-so as t maintain substantially its shape at all times. Its exterior surface, upon vwhich the transfer-sheetsare usually mounted, ispreferably, though not necessarily, nou-expansible and nou-contractible.

In its best form the setting-up plate consists of a metallic base having fixed thereon a layer or layers of paper or'cardboard, upon' which the transfersheets may be stuck up or made to adhere. If'desired, the surface of the setting-up plate may be formed of rubber or other yielding material, or a yielding material ma)Tr underlie layer or layers of paper, cardboard, &c., or

may be interposed between lthe setting-up' plate and its support. i

In the several figures of the drawings which form part of this specification vand in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a' front elevation 0f `a turning-over and rolling-up mahin'e. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine as viewed from the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the ma. chine as viewed from the right in Fig. 1.

Figs. 5and 6 are fragments-l perspective views of the curved or rounded setting-up plate and 'its supporting-cylinder, the setting-up plate l being detached from its cylinder in Fig. 6. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the printing-surface seated on its form-support.

Referring now more particularlyto the particularembodiment of theinveutionas shown in the drawings, A is `the frame of the ma'- chine..

I is a shaft lsuitably supported `in the frame and carrying a suitable support Safor vthe curved or rounded setting-up plate 3, 'upon vwhich the transfers are mounted. This setting-np plate is designed to be brought into rollingcontact with aprinting-snrfbe,where by thetrausfcrs' may be turned over thereon.

I prefer to make my printingsurface curved or rounded, so that when finally developed loo ' from the form-cylinder.

s Y esmso and ready for use in printing it may be used in a rotary printing-press. In its best form my printing-surface is cylindrical, and for the purpose of support-ing it in contact with the setting-up plate I provide a form-cylinder 4, fixed on a shaft 5, carried in boxes 6. The printing-cylinder is preferably made in the form of a continuous shell removable 7 is such a printing cylinder or surface. The printing-surface has an accurate prestablished seat in the machine, so that successive printing-surfaces may be mounted therein in accurate predetermined position, both longitudinally and transversely. The seat for the printingsurface is on the form-cylinder 4. The ribs 70, formed on theinner side of a printing-surface, and the corresponding longitudinal grooves formed on the cylinder 4, in which the ribs fit, a marked rib in a marked groove, determine the transverse or circumferential location of the printing-surface in its seat. The longitudinal position of the printingsurface on its support may be determined in any convenient manner. I preferably employ for this purpose a collar 71, fixed on one end of the form-cylinder 4, against which the printing-surface accurately fits when in properposition. The form-cylinder 4 (shown in Fig. 7) is secured firmly to hubs 72 and 73, adapted to be secured on the shaft 5. The collar 71 is formed on the hub 72. Thus established guides for quickly and accurately seating the printing-surface are provided. Other forms of prestablished guides for the purpose may of course be employed.

For the purpose of etlciently turning over the transfers upon the printing-surface it is important that such surface and the setting-up plate be brought trmly into contact or that pressure be applied to such contact. For the purpose of exerting this pressure I employ arms S, secured at their upper ends to the boxes 6, adapted to slide in the ways 17, and links 9, pivotally connected with the lower ends of the arms S and with a shaft 10. The rotation of the shaft 10 moves the printing-cylinder, and with it the printing-surface, to and from the setting-up plate and affords eicient means forimparting the desired pressure to their contact. In the preferred form of this pressure mechanism the lower ends of the arms S are secured to the slides 11, adapted to move in the ways 12, and the links 9 are pivoted at 20 to the slides 11 and at 21 to wheels 13 and l-l, fast on the ends of the shaft 10. The wheel 14 has worm-teeth, and the worm-shaft 15, having a hand-wheel 16, drives the worm-wheel, and thus operates the shaft 10 and the pressure mechanism.

It will be seen that in order to secure the desired rolling contact of the curved printingsurface and the curved setting-up plate only one of them need, and at least one of them must, rotate. It will also be seen that such rolling contact can be secured in the simplest and most eicient way by having both the printing-surface and the setting-up plate r0- tate together. This arrangement is shown in the drawings, the shafts 1 and 5 rotating in their boxes. In order to rotate the printing-surface and setting-up plate in precise unison and without possibility of either slipping on the other, I tix a gear-wheel 18 on the shaft 1 and a gear-wheel 19 on the shaft 5, these gear-wheels being brought into mesh when the printing-surface and setting-up plate are in contact. Moreover, in order to insure the required perfection in the accuracy of register of the setting-up plate and the printing-surface I mark a tooth and arecess of their intermeshiug gears, so that the marked tooth of one shall always be entered into the marked recess of the other before these intermeshiug gears begin their conjoint action. In this way the required register may be readily obtained without delicate and skilled manipulation.

For the purpose of removing a printingeylinder from its form-cylinder I separate the form-cylinder from the setting-up plate preferably by lifting the form-cylinder up from its working position and sothat the printingcylinder may be slipped endwise from the form-cylinder. To etect this result, I prefer to employ the pressure mechanism already described, the upward movement of which the arms 8 are capable being sufficient to lift the boxes 6 above the slides 17 in the frame. One of the arms S is pivoted at 22 to the slide 11, as shown in Fig. 2, and both are secured to the slides 6 by means of the nuts 23. In

removing a printing-cylinder the shaft 15 is turned tillthe boxes 6 are lifted, with the formcylinder 4, above the ways 17. The printingcylinder is then slipped from its supportingcylinder. A transporting-shaft (not lherein shown, but such as is shown in an application tiled by me July 12, 1898, Serial No. 685,764) may then be brought into alinement with the shaft 5, the arm 8, which is pivoted at 22, being turned down on the pivot 22 out of the way, having first been detached from its box 6. The printing-cylinder is then slipped from its supporting-cylinder over the box 6 and onto the transporting-shaft, upon which it is carried away. A new printing-cylinder may be then fixed upon the cylinder 4 and the parts adjusted to their original position.

The machine shown in the drawings is designed not only to effect the turning over of the transfers, but also the development 0f the printing-surface afterthe transfers have been turned over. -I will now describe the mechanism for this purpose.

24 is a shaft on which is fixed a frame 25, carrying the usual inking-rollers 26. This shaft is suitably supported to rotate in boxes on the frame A, whereby thelframe 25 may be swung, with its inking-rollers, to and from the printing-surface 7. For actuating the frame 25 I generally provide the frame with worm-teeth 27 and employ a worm-shaft 2S, meshing with the teeth 27, and havinga bevel- IIO embraced within xnyin\'m1tion,itis to be nnderstood thnL my invention is not iisnited Lo this particular machine. 'Various changes in the form :indy arrangement of parts may be made wihont departing from ihesoopo of my invention. Fnrtlwrnioro, believing thm my invention is the first Lo conwmpln the uso of n rounded or cnrvcii seliingnppisiio which operaes by roiiing connni So i urn mfr trauer fors upon a printing-i n'fncc nl.' any :inscrip tivuwhetherCurved or 1'inl,i wish iti'ienriynnderstood that, any Curved or ronniinfi nttii'ffgf up piene is within ih" scope of my in ation. Such asetting-np pinto may be ntin ed in Connection with a curved iLi'mgi-nphc or plnnogfraphic nnrfnno, and nim in uonnfxcion with fiat lithoaraplie or pianograyhiu surA faces such n3 have been hormooro in use. Again, in eecting tho roling ooomni @if the curved or rounded sottlngnp )nnte and the printing-surface i1y is only nov l' snry that one of thenacont-ncting part/s should roii. Uno may roll and the other be stmfionrin'y, nnfl if both are curved both may roll nr one be stationary Whiio the other rails around it. The priming snrfsc nm); in its development Vino a printin n: face im deeyiy eiche-,ii or other wi; )pod into n, r-Giiof or nn bagno priming nrnov.

Whiio it isoi' course nxpwtnn that the coin met, of iii@ printing-rendano with tho curved sottingwxn pint@ be positiVw--/imt is, s iihont. slipping it in notv essonini that intorinoshinggQn-is no empioymi for tiiif purpoSo. Other means may be empoyed io nccoznpiish the resnit and o drivo he bodice in unison. "ggnn, whiio I :linke nso of :i marked tooth and n nmrkod recess in Lne interinoshing gears :is presmhishui guides in bring the prniing-snrfwe and Sewing-np plate io accurate gn'eiintorininofi L mper, MinnJ it will benin ions Hint vnrniwot @en nzny nnplishing homing:- n p be used fin' Lhis; pnrporir, in nm tho dei# od roiing fontnci of' i pinto and printingrmfnoe the merznshing gears may ha Qntireiy disponsod with anni mero frioiional GontacLof thfnsQ-Vlii np pinto and print.ingnnrffwo or ohnr exp..\,n1rs rif sorted tr.

Vhau ciniin :1s now, and desir?l Lo secure by Letters lntonb, isW

1. Foramnchinn for making' n printingsnrface, a cnrvnd or :winded sitingnp pinto @onstrnomi lo Oni-ry the (insign noon its exterior Surface.

Q. Fornmnchineformakingnprintvingsurfewo. n, Curved o; rounded sowing-np plaie wird in marry the design upon its ox- Lorior snrzung snid exterior surface being noxrcxpnnsibin and noncontrnfrubie.

Fora Innnhinoformakingnprinting-snrfunn, n rigid cnrvod or ronndwi soitingnp 'pinto having its nxterior snrfnm: non-equinsihic and 1mn-QontmctiDie- 4. Foramachin@forrmkingnpriming-snrfaoe, a rotntnnr supporf, nini n rigid cn'wed, or rounded scaling np pinke. mounted thereon So Foru inricinnv `or5n.-;in;fn nrnfirig-snrw :l z-oning Curved .i mii izmiingnp pinna vor. Unified wrm tiro fir@ f :n upon its exterior surfe. n.

Fo'rnninchn@ for n' akinign nining-surface, n rotating fri-Unno inn n iwnmxfbe ami xopia( :zsi\io cnw. in; ,rrniminii sutiing np platenmnntud incr/mn so ns; in rono Therewith and nous! rushed :furry Hw design nppn its exterior sn r 7,

9. Fora ina xinrwfor inniingn printing-nun fano, n rmi-Laing .izppor n ing; n sont for a setting-nn pinw 'iwnrn'iy had both iong'imi VI' cirixnnn; i lily sind n Cnuinfio; 1"',-pintsrQm-wnhiy and reinar-weinig, L.; x into will; ihn mxori.

1U. For n nin-:mino for snrfnne, mut-nir@ nur.; n

:mining n printing` i cinn :i rigid Qnrved or rounded :n :y iin rnnwrui thereon, so r-.s to romif www f' i' i www! o carin. ith the curve 0f i the sniing-nn [nino sind bridging L ho space 5 botiwnnn 2.1 mig on ihn nani cynnfler.

iii For n nmffiimn for inniingg prinLingy able Pnrfcn or rounded @mg np piane i fiar having; rffci i 11.5 Gi, and sind I Sertinglnp piano nnvingr otk- :inglepieccs g (Sz, nini suing of niowritiax ement i than bhoanngmrtin g and one or more shoes im @ai to wnwwpnno n ih the curve of the sri fling-nn pini@ nini bridging tho space betwwn im nog on 1,3m and eyiinder.

i5 in n machin" for ninhingf'n printing-snr ing in; n Logohor En rn geordnet, whereinv imnsffr um? un turned ocf-r from bh@ Set'- ting-up plate upon the printing surface or late 15. In a machine for makingaprintng-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded settingup plate and a printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

16. In a machine for makinga printingsurface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a printing snrface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

17. Ina machine for makinga printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate and a rotating curved or rounded printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact, wherebya transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

1S. In a machine for makingaprinting-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a rotating curved or rounded printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling con tact, wherebya transfer may be turned overfrom the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

19. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-np plate and a printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

20. Ina machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-np plate and a curved or rounded printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

21. In a machine for makinga printingsu rface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer maybe turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

22. In a machine formaking aprinting-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-np plate and a printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

23. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-np plate and a. rotating curved or rounded printing surface or plate means for brngin g them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a-transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

24.. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a rotating curved or rounded printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact, and meansfor applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

25. Ina machinefor making a printing-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a rotating cylindrical printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact,and means for applying pressure to said contact, wherebya transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate.

26. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of acurved or rounded setting-np plate and a printing surface or plate, means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the settingup plate upon the printing surface or plate, and preestablished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the setting-np plate can be arranged in an accurate predetermined cooperating relation both longitudinally and transversely.

27. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up-plate and a curved or rounded printing surface or plate, means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the settingmp plate upon the printing surface or plate, and preestablished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the setting-upplate can bear-ranged in an accurate predetermined cooperating relation both longitudinally and transversely.

28. In a machine for makiuga printing-surface, the combination of a rotating curved or rounded setting-up plate and a rotating curved or rounded printing surface or plate means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the prnting surface or plate,and prestablished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the setting-up plate can be arranged in au accurate predetermined cooperating relation both longitudinally and transversely.

29. In a machine for makingaprinting-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate and a curved or rounded printing surface or plate, meansfor bringing them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the IOO setting-up plate upon the printing-surface, and prestablished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the settingup plate can be arranged in an accurate predetermined coperat-ing relation both longitudinally and transversely.

30. Ina machine for makinga printing-snrface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-np plate and a rotating cylindrical printing surface or plat-e means for bringing them together in rolling contact, and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or x plate, and prestablished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the setting-up plate can be arranged in an accurate predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely. zo 31. In a machine for making a printing-snrface, the combination of acurved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-cylinder carrying a removable printing-surface, means for bringing together said setting-up plate and said printing-surface into firm rolling contact, and means for separating the form-cylinder and the setting-up plate whereby the printingsurface may be removed from the machine.

32. Ina machine for makinga printing-surface, the combination of a supporting-cylinder carrying a removable curved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-cylinder carrying a removable printing-surface, means for bringing together said setting-up plate and said printing-su rface into rm rolling contact, and means for separating the form-cylinder and the setting-up plate whereby the printing-surface may be removed from the machine and the setting-up plate maybe removed from its supporting-cylinder.

33. In a machine for makinga printing-surface, the combination of a form-cylinder, adapted to be moved iutoand out of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes and adapted to lift the form-cylinder clear of the frame of the machine, and a rotatable shaft for operating the lifting-arms and connected therewith by links pivotally 5o connected with the shaft and with the liftingarms.

34. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a form -cylinder adapted to be moved into and out of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a

pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes and adapted to lift the form-cylinder clear of the frame of the machine, and a rotatable shaft for operating the lifting-arms 6o and connected therewith by links pivotally connected with the shaft and with the liftingarms, and a hand-shaft having a worm for turning said shaft.

35. In a machine for makingaprinting-surface, the combination of a form cylinder adapted to be moved into and ont of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a

pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes, and adapted to lift the form-cylinder clear of the frame of the machine, slides supported in the frame of the machine and connected with the lifting-arms, and a rotatable shaft for operating the slides and connected therewith by links pivotally connected with the shaft and with the slides.

36. In a machine for makingaprintiug-surface, the combination of a form -cylinder adapted to be moved into and ont of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes, slides supported in the frame of the machine, and connected with the liftingarms, and a rotatable shaft for operating the slides and connected therewith by links pivotally connected with the shaft and with the slides, and a hand-shaft having a worm for turning said shaft.

37. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a form cylinder adapted to be moved into and out of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes, and a rotatable shaft for operating the lifting-arms and connected therewith by links pivotally connected with the shaft and with the liftingarms, one of said liftingarms having a joint whereby it may be turned down out of the way when the printing-snrface is to be removed.

38. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a form-cylinder adapted to be moved into and out of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a pair of lifting-arms connected with said bearing-boxes, slides supported in the frame of the machine and connected with the liftingarms, and a rotatable shaft for operating the slides and connected therewith by links pivorally connected with the shaft and with the slides, one of said lifting-arms being pivoted to its slide whereby it may be turned down out of the way when a printing-surface is to be removed.

39. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a form cylinder adapted to be moved into and out of working position and supported in bearing-boxes, a pair of lifting-arms connected with said -bearing-boxes, slides supported in the frame of the machine and connected with the liftingarms, and a rotatable shaft for operating the slides and connected therewith by links pivotally connected with the shaft and with the slides, and a hand-shaft having a worm for turning said shaft, one of said lifting-arms being pivoted to its slide whereby it may be turned down out of the way when a printingsurface is to be removed.

40. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-support having an accurate prestablished seat forthe printingsurface, a removable and replaceable printing-surface mounted in said seat, preestab- IXO lished guides with reference to which the printing-surface and the setting-up plate may be arranged in accurate predetermined coperating relation both longitudinallyand transversely, means for bringing the setting-np plate and printing-surface together in rolling contact and means for separating the formsupport and setting-up plate whereby the printing-surface may be removed from the machine.

41. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a supporting-cylinder having an accurate prestablished seat for a setting-up plate, a removable and replaceable curved or rounded setting-np plate mounted in said seat, a form-support having an accurate prestablished seat for a printing-surface, a removable and replaceable printing-surface mounted in said seat, preestablished guides with reference to which a printing-surface and a setting-up plate may be arranged in accurate predetermined coperatingrelation bothlongitudinallyandtransversely, means for bringing the setting-up 2 5 plate and printing-surface together in rolling contact, and means for separating said supporting cylinder and said form support .whereby the printing-surface and setting-up plate may be removed from the machine.

42. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-support carrying a removable printing-surface, means for bringing together said setting-up plate and said 35 printing-surface into iirm rolling contact,

water-rollers andinking-rollers adapted to be moved to and from the printing-surface and out of the way of the printing-surface, and means for separating the form-support 4o and the setting-np plate whereby the printingsurface may be removed from the machine.

43. In a machine for making a printing-snrface,the combination of a supporting-cylinder carrying a removable curved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-support carrying a removable printing-surface, means for bringing together said setting-up plate and said printing-surface into iirm rolling contact, waterrollers and inkng-rollers adapted tobe movedto and from the printing-surface, and out of the way of the printing-surface, and means for separating the form-support and the setting-np plate whereby the printing-surface may be removed from the machine, and the setting-np plate maybe removed from its supporting-cylinder.

44. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-np plate, a form-support carrying a printing-surface, and means for bringing together said printing surface or plate and said setting-np plate into irm rolling contact, a swinging frame carrying inking-rollers, and means for shifting the printing-surfacel from contact with the setting-up plate into contact with the inking-rollers.

45. In a machine for making a printing-sur face, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-np plate, a form-support carrying a printing-surface means for bringing together said printing surface or plate and said settingup plate into firm rolling contact, a swinging frame carryinginking-rollers,means forshifting the printin g-surface from contact with the setting-u p plate into contact with the inkingrollers, and gearing for driving the printingsurface both when in contact with the settingup plate and when in contact with the inkingrollers.

46. In a machine for makinga printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate, a form-support carrying a removable printing-surface, means for bringing together said printing surface or plate and said setting-up plate into rm rolling contact, a swinging frame carrying inkingrollers, means for shifting the printing-surface from contact with the setting-up plate into contact with the inking-rollers, and means for moving the inking-frame out of the way whereby the printing-surface may be removed from the machine.

47. In a machine for makingaprinting-surface, the combination of a removable curved or rounded setting-up plate a form-support carrying a printing-surface, means for bringing said printing-surface and said setting-up plate together into firm rolling contact, a swinging frame carrying inkng-rollers, and means for shifting the printing-surface from contact with the setting-up plate into contact with the inking-rollers.

48. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a shaft carrying a supporting-cylinder, a setting-up plate on said supporting-cylinder, a gear-wheel fast on the shaft of said cylinder, a movable shaft carrying a form-cylinder, a printing surface or plate on said form-cylinder adapted to be brought into iirm rolling contact with the setting-up plate, a printing surface or plate on said form, a gear-wheel on the shaft of said form-cylinder a frame carrying inkingrollers and a gear-wheel, the gear-wheel on the shaft of the printing-form adapted w mesh with the gear-wheel on the inking-frame and also with the gear-wheel on the shaft of said supporting-cylinder according to whether the printing-surface is in contact with the inking-rollers or isin contact with the setting-up plate, means for shifting the form-cylinder so that the printing-surface may be in contact with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers, a driving-shaft, and means for throwing it into gear with the gear-wheel of the form-cylinder in conjunction with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers, according as it is desired to operate the printing-surface in connection with either.

49. In a machinefor making aprinting-surface, the combination of a shaftcarrying a supporting-cylinder, a removable setting-np plate on said supporting-cylinder, a gearwheel fast on the shaft of said cylinder, a

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movable shaft carrying a form-cylinder, a printing surface or plate on said form-cylinder adapted to be brought into firm rolling contact with the setting-u p plate, a gear-wheel on the shaft of said form-cylinder, a frame carrying inking-rollers and a gear-wheel, the gear-wheel on the shaft of the form-cylinder adapted to mesh with the gear-wheel on the inking-frame and also with the gear-wheel on the shaft of said supporting-cylinder according to whether the printing-surface is in contact with the inking-rollers or is in contact with the setting-u p plate, means for shifting the form-cylinder so that the printingsurface may be in contact with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers, a drivingshaft, and means for throwing it into gear with the gear-wheel of the form-cylinder in conjunction with either the setting-np plate or the inking-rollers according as it is desired to operate the printing-surface in connection with either.

50. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a shaft carrying a supporting-cylinder, a removable setting-up plate on said supporting-cylinder, a gearwheel fast on the shaft of said cy1inder,a movable shaft carrying a form-cylinder, a removable printing surface or plate on said form-cylinder adapted to be brought into rm rolling contact with the setting-u p plate,a gear-wheel on the shaft of said form-cylinder, a swinging frame carrying inking-rollcis and a gearwheel, means for moving the swinging frame and the inking-rollers out of the way, the gearwheel on the shaft of the form-cylinder adapted to mesh with the gear-wheel ori the inkingframe and also with the gear-wheel on the shaft of said supporting-cylinder according to whether the printing-surface is in contact with the inking-rollers or is in contact with the setting-up plate, means for shifting the form-cylinder so that the printing-surface may be in contact with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers, a driving-shaft, and means for throwing it into gear with the gear-wheel of the form-cylinder in conjunction with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers according as it is desired to opcrate the printing-surface in connection with either.

61. In a machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a shaft carrying a supporting-cylinder, a removable setting-np plate on said supporting-cylinder, a gearwheel fast on the shaft of said cylinder, a movable shaft carryinga form-cylinder, a removable printing surface or plate on said formcylinder adapted to be brought into iirm roll- 6o ingcontact with the setting-up plate, a removable printing surface o'r plate on said form, a gear-wheel on the shaft of said form-cylinder, a swinging frame carrying inking-rollers and a gear-wheel, means for moving the swinging frame and the inking-rollers out of the way, the gear on the shaft of the form-cylinder adapted to mesh with the gear-wheel on the iuking-frame and also with the gear-wheel on the shaft of said supporting-cylinder according to whether the printing-surface is in contact with the inking-rollers or is in contact with the setting-up plate, means for shifting the form-cylinder so that the printing-surface may be in contact with either the setting-up plate or the inking-rollers, a driving-shaft, and means for throwing it into gear with the gear-wheel of the form-cylinder in conjunction with either the setting-up plate or the inkiug-rollers, according as it is desired to operate the printing-surface in connection with either, water-rollers and means for moving them ont of the way.

52. Ina machine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate and a printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact wherebya transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing-surface.

53. Inamachine for making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate, a -printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing-surface.

54. In a machine for makingaprinting-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate and a printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing-surface, and intermeshing gearteeth for said setting-up plate and said printing-surface.

55. In amachine for makinga printing-surface, the combination of acurved or rounded setting-up plate, a printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rollv ing contact and means for applying pressure to said contact, whereby a transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface, and prestablished guides with reference to which a printing-surface and a setting-up plate may be brought together in accurate predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely.

56. For a machine for making a printingsurface, the curved or rounded support and a curved or rounded setting-up plate removably mounted thereon, said support and said setting-up plate being provided with correspending interlocking projections and recesses whereby, when secured together, their relative position with respect to each other will always be identical for the purpose of attaining accurate register in the operation of transferring.

57. In a machiuefor making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or rounded setting-up plate and a curved or rounded printing surface or plate and means for bringing them together in rolling contact, whereby a. transfer may be turned over from the setting-up plate upon the printing surface or plate and prestablished guides with referA ence to which a printing-surface and asettingup plate may be brought together in accurate predetermined coperating relation both lon gitudinally and transversely.

58. In a machine formaking at printing-snrface, the combination of a suitable support havin g an' accurate prestablished seat thereon for a setting-up plate, a. curved or'rou nded setting-up plate removably and replaceably mounted therein, a support having an accurate prestablished seat for a printing surface or plate, a removable and replaceable print ing surface or plate mounted therein, means for bringing a setting-up plate and printingsurfaee together in rolling contact, and preestablished guides with reference to which a printing-surface and a setting-up plate may be brought together in' accurate predetermined cooperating relation both kmgitndin nally and transversely.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDW'ARD HETT.

Witnesses:

JEAN KENNEDY, SIDNEY MANN,

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