US769629A - Rack for copying-presses. - Google Patents

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No. '7 69,629 I PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. W. PLUNKETT.

RACK FOR COPYING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11. 1904.

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WITNESSES. INVENTOR.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM PLUNKETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RACK FOR COPYlNG-PRESSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,629, dated September 6, 1904.

Application filed March 11, 1904. Serial No. 197,685. No model.)

To (LN whom it lit/1 7 1 concern:

Be it known that l, W'ILLIAM PLUNKET'I, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city. county, and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful lmprovements in Racks for Copying-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for use with copying-presses to provide shelves and racks for the books, sheets, blotters, pan, brush, cup, 850., used with such presses; and the object is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive knockdown rack which may be so mounted on the press-stand or press as to occupy only waste space or space not capable of being utilized in the ordinary way.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device set up on the stand of a copying-press. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the upper part of the device, showing the details of construction. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a foot of one of the end standards. Fig. 4: illustrates a construction where the standards are mounted on the columns of the copyingpress itself.

Referring to Fig. 1, S designates the stand of an ordinary copying-press; P, the press on the stand; 0, the columns of the press, and w the hand-wheel for operating the press. These are all well known and are shown here only by way of illustration. Mounted on the stand is the rack R embodying this invention. This rack will be now described in detail. Preferably the rack will be made of malleable 1 iron, enameled or japanned, and it is composed of separable parts capable of being packed in a fiat paper box for convenience of storing and shipping. It consists of two like end standards of bracket-like form, each standard having an upright 1, with feet 2 and a rectangular frame 3 at the top. This frame forms one end of the rack, and it has (see Fig. 2) lugs 4. and r to receive and support rackshelves 5. The upper and lower lugs 4 are apertured to receive bolts 6, which extend through the shelf and the lug and secure the former in place between the end standards. The intermediate lugs a support one or more intermediate shelves, which may or may not be secured by bolts, as desired. On the end standards are apertured lugs 7, and to these are secured cross-braces 8 by bolts 9.

On the frames 3, respectively, are mounted inclined letter-racks 10. These are readily removable, and preferably will be secured firmly in place in an inclined position, as shown, by L-shaped lugs 11 on the rack, the dependent portion of the lug passing down through slots in a web on the inner face of the lower member of the frame 3, as seen at 12 in Fig. 2.

\Vhen the parts are assembled and secured together by the means described, the rack is set on the table or stand and secured by screws (13 in Fig. l) driven down into the stand through the slots 1 t in the feet 2. (Seen in Fig. 3.) The uprights 1 may be provided, one or both, with a hook 15 (seen in Fig. 1) to support a water-cup and brush. The rack will rise above the hand-wheel w of the. press and will project to the front to an extent sutlicient to afford width to support the sheets usually employed in press-copying. Alarge water-tray for wetting sheets may be supported on the upper rack or shelf. The uprights 1 are curved outward toward the front, so as to permit the wheel w to be grasped without inconvenience.

it is preferred to have the uprights of the rack extend down and rest on the stand; but it is obvious that they might, if desired, be secured to the press itself. For example, as shown in Fig. the standard may have its foot at the level of the top of the column 0 and be provided with an apertured lug 16 to take under the nut n commonly found on copying-presses.

For lightness the members of the end standards will be stiffened by an angle-web, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, giving to the cross-section of the member the form of an angle-iron.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim- 1. A knockdown rack for a copying-press comprising the following separable parts, namely, the end standards, having frames 3 provided with supportinglugs, the rack- 3. A knockdown rack for a copying-press, having an end standard provided with slots 5 12, and a rack 10 provided with L-shaped lugs 11 engaging the slots 12, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 9th day of March, 1904, in the 20 presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM PLUNKETT.

shelves 5, supported on said lugs, the crossbraces 8 between the standards, and the inclined letter-racks 10 on said frames 3 and i removably secured thereto.

2. Aknockdown rack for a copying-press having two end standards each composed of an upright l and a frame 3 at the top of and integral with said upright, said frames having apertured lugs 4L, rack-shelves mounted on said lugs, bolts securing said shelves to the lugs, diagonal braces between said standards, and inclined letter-racks mounted on the standards.

Witnesses:

HENRY CONNETT, HENRY Gr. Hosn.

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