US637597A - Machine for making printing-surfaces. - Google Patents

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No. 637,597. Patented Nov. 2:, |399.

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, MACHIIIIE FOR MAKING PRINTING SUBFACES.

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MACHINE'FOB MAKING PRINTING SUHFACE'S.

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

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 637,597', dated November 21, 1899.

Application filed January 5, 1899. Serial No. 701,192. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New. York, (New Dorp,) in the county of Richmond, State of New York,'have invented new and` useful Improvements in Mechanism for Making Printing-Surfaces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine adapted for use in 'making printing-surfaces, whether planographic,relief, intaglio, or other printing surface.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine whereby printing-surfaces may be accurately and economically made in accordance with my new process, as set forth in an application filed by me on October 4, 1899, Serial No. 723,439. v

The machine embodying the present invention is organized to bring into cooperation a primary surface-z'. e., a surface developed and capable of printinga permanent conveying-surface adapted to effaceably receive an imprint of the design of the primary surface, and a secondary surface-a1 c. a surface adapted to be made into a printing-surface. These three surfaces are arranged and designed to cooperate in such a way that the primary 'surface prints its design upon the conveying-surfaceand the conveying-surface imparts the same design upon the secondary surface. The secondary surface is thenv developed and becomes a printing-'surface or the secondary printing-surface, as the secr ondary surface when developed will be herein called.

. In the practical use of the invention a plurality of designs is imposed upon the primary printing-surface in accurate predetermined mutual relation with reference to the printing of those designs by the secondary printingsurface in accurate predetermined positions on the impressionsurface and with reference to register. erally imposed upon the primary surface by sticking up a plurality of ordinary transfers upon a setting-up platein accurate predetermined mutual relation which they are to have upon the secondary surface. These transfers are then turned over upon the primary surface, which is thereupon developed, so as to be capable of printing. The secondary sur- This plurality of designs is genface has imparted to it lfrom the primary surface this plurality of designs in the same identical mutual relation. To accomplish this result, I impart the designs of the primary printing-surface to the conveying-surface, which is then imparted to the secondaryV surface. Thus it will be seen the secondary surface has imparted to it a plurality of designs in accurate predetermined mutual relation and from a unitary surface bearing said designs in the same identical relation, the conveyingsurface being a unitary basic surface with respect to the secondary surface.

The invention consists of the features and combinations of features herein set'forth.

In the drawings showing one embodiment of the invention and forming part of this specification and in which like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure l isa side elevation of a machine embodying the invention, looking in the direction of the arrow l, Fig. 5. Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking toward the opposite side of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevation on the line 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 isa plan view, and Fig. 5 is an end elevation. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the primary surface seated on its support. l

Referring now more particularly to the specific structure of the machine embodying the invention as shown in the drawings,;] is a surface prepared or developed', so as to be suitable for printing and for convenience herein called the primary surface. In its preferred form it is curved or cylindrical and shell-like, as shown, is a continuous cylindricaltube, and is mounted on a support 2, carried on the shaft 3, which is mounted in boxes 4, supported by the frame of the machine. The primary surface is removable from the machine, and for this purpose the shaft 3, with the printing-surface and its support, may be removed, or, as is preferred, the printing-surface may be removed from its support.. Both arrangements are shown in the drawings. The primary surface .1 has an accurate preestablished seat in the machine, so that it and successive primarysurfaces may be mounted therein in accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely. The seat for the primary surfaces is on the rotary support 2.

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formed on 'the inner side of the primary sur-` face, andthe corresponding "longitudinal grooves formed on the support 2, in which the ribs t, a marked rib in a marked groove, determine the transverse or circumferential location ofthe primary surface in its seat. The longitudinal position of the primary surface on its support is determined by the collar or stop 102, formed on one e'nd of the support 2, (see Fig. 6,) against which theprimary surface accurately fits when mounted in its seat on the support. mary surface and its support as shown in Fig.` 6 is substantially the same as that ofV the printing form shown and described in` my pending application, Serial No. 537,582, fried Ee-bruary 7 1895. Thus prestablished guides Y for quickly and accurately seating the primary surface'are provided. Of course various other forms of prest-ablished guides for seating the .primary surfaces may be vem-` ployed. The boxes 4 are mounted in horizontal recesses 6, in which they may slide. The extensions 7 of the frame are inline with the recesses 6, and one of said extensions is 'movable upand down by the screw 8,whic'h extends through the collar 9 on the mainframe and through the threaded hu-b of the handwheel 100, resting on said collar. Byfturning the hand-wheel the screw moves vertically upordown through the collar, Aand so moves the '-extension. When the boxes 4 are moved back upon the extensions 7, that `end of the shaft 3 supported by the movable extension 7' may be supported by outside means and the movable extension 7 may be then lowered and the printing-surface 1 slipped from its support, aor, if desired, the shaft'and all may be removed.

10 is the secondary surface, `adapted to be made into a printing-surface, and when `so made it becomes the secondary printing-s-urface. It is mounted on a support 11, carried by the )shaft 12, which is supported in yboxes 13. rangementto the primary surface. vIt hasan accurate prestablished seat on the support 11, in which it and successive secondary surfaces may be mounted in accurate predetermined .position lboth longitudinally and transversely and with reference to prestablished guides,'these guides being the same as those shown and described for the primary surface.

It is likewise removable, for which purpose there are provided the extensions 14, one of which is movable, andthe screw 15. 'The boxes 13 are movable in the recesses 16. The primary surface ris designed in accordance with this invention to 'print-r1 e., impartpthe ink fof the design or the plu-rality of designs carriedzthereby toV a'conveying-surface, which then by being made to contact with the secondary'surface imparts to the secondary surace the impression it has received. rThis.

conveying-surface may be at or curved ior Y cylindrical inform and preferab'lyconsistsof l Some nmaterial suitable to' eaceably receive l The arrangement of thegp'ri-z The secondary surface is similar in ar y animpression. from the primary surface and adapted to remainpermanently inrplace during repeated or successive operations.

17 is the conveying-surface, Vherein shown as curved and secured to and carried by the cylindrical support 18, mounted on the shaft 19. The surface 17 is preferably a sheet or blank of rubber stretched over its support and may be secured to rods 20, or itmay be a sheet of some other suitable material which will admit of having the impressions imparted toit from the primarysurface being effaced, so that it may be repeatedly used and so permanently remain in the machine.

In order'that the conveying-surface may have contact with vthe primary surface and with the secondary surface, the primaryand secondary surfaces are made movable to and from the .conveying-surface. This is accomplished by moving the boxes 4 and 13 .in their recesses. Various vmeans may be employed for moving the boxes; but in the present instance I employ for the boxes 4 levers 21, pivoted to the frame on either side and which carry the arms 22, pivoted thereto and provided with-hooks 23, which engage the ends of the shaft 3. v To positively hold the hooks in engagement with the shaft 3, I may .provide the hooks 23 with projections`24, adapted to move under flanges 25, fixed on the main frame.

26 are handles on the hooks 23 for lifting them.

27 is aha'nd-lever pivoted onthe frameand provided with segmental gear 28, meshing Withthe'gear 29, fixed on the shaft.30,-carried bythe frame.. On 4the shaft 30 are fixed eccentrics 3l, which rotate in elliptical Ways 32, formed on the ends of the levers 21. By operating the hand-levers 27 the cylinder 2 is moved back and forth, so as to bring the primary surface 1 into firm contact with the conveying -surface when desired and so as to move fthe cylinder 2 into position for the removallof the primary surface. The lever 27 has a bolt 33, arranged to `engage 'a segment i 34 on the frame, so as to lock the cylinder 2 in the position desired. It is important that the conveying surface 17 work in positive contact with the coperating primaryor secondary surfaces, so that neither may slip on the other, and for this purpose the conveyingsurface hasa gear-wheel 35 fixed on the shaft 19. It meshes with the gear-wheel 36, fixed on the shaft 43, so that the conveying-surface and primarysurface Work in positive contact. These gear-wheels are so `marked that they may alwaysbe meshed in identical-ly the same Way in `order that the primary surface Vand vconveying-surface `may be brought into an accurate predetermined cooperating relation 'andthe impression of a'primary surface 4may always be imparted tothe conveying-surface inthe accurate predetermined position.

138 Vis a frame carrying dampening-'rollers forthe primary surface and moved .to and from the primary surface by the shaft 33, hav- IOO IIO

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ing eccentrics 40 rotating in the elliptical openings 41, formed in the'frame 38. The shaft 39 is operated by a hand-wheel 42 on the shaft, and the frame 38 is guided by ribs 43, formed on the inner sides of the frame.

44 is theinking-frame carrying inking-rollers for the primary surface, of which inkingrollers 45 is the main ink-distributing cylinder, carried on the shaft 46, by which the inking-rollers are driven through suitable gearing. The inking-frame 44 has offsets 47, in which are journaled the shaft 46 and which are movable up and down in the recess 48 in the frame, whereby the frame 44 and its rollers may be moved to and. from the primary surface. Fixed on the frame 44 are screws 49, passing through caps 50, fixed on the frame above the recesses 48. Threaded on the screws 49 and within openings in the caps 50 are gears 51, meshing with gears 52, fixed on the shaft 53. A hand-shaft 54, carrying a gear 55, meshing with a gear 56, fixed on the shaft 54, operates to rotate the shaft 54, and thereby the gears 52, which, as they are held in their seats while turningin the caps 50, lift or lower the screws 49, thus moving the frame 44 so as to bring the inking-rollers into and out of contact with the primary surface as desired.

The secondary surface 10 is equipped with devices operating and arranged in the same way as those just described for the primary surface. These devices are all clearly shown in the drawings and need not therefore be described. I will only designate some of them by reference-numerals. There is the gear 89, fixed on the shaft 12, carrying the cylinder ll and having a marked tooth to mesh with a marked recess in the gear 35, whereby the conveying-surface and secondary surface may be brought into accurate predetermined relation, the hand-lever 57 for moving the cylinder l1 to and from the cylinder 3, the dampening-frame 58, operated by the handshaft 59, the inking-frame 60, whose inkingrollers are driven from the main ink-distributing cylinder 6l, carried on the shaft 62, and the hand-shaft 63 for moving the inkingframe. 4

I will now describe the mechanism whereby the printing-surfaces are separately driven each with its inking-rollers and whereby these surfaces are separately driven in contact with 64 is the main driving-shaft, on which are mounted the sleeve 65, carrying the gears 66 and 67, and the sleeve 68, carrying the gears 69 and 70. The sleeves 65 and 68 are made fast on the shaft 64 by means of the clutch 71, operated by a lever 72, which is actuated by the shaft 73, having the eccentric 74 and the segmental gear 75. This gear 75 is operated by a hand-shaft 76. The sleeves 65 and 68 serve to drive separately the printingsurfaces, with their ink-rollers, and also the printing-su rfaces, with the conveying-surface. The gear of the sleeve 68 meshes with the gear-77, fixed on the shaft 78, which carries the gear 79, meshing with the gear 80, fixed on the shaft 46 of the cylinder 45. The gear 79 is carried by a bracket 8l, carried by the bracket 101, fixed to the inking-fraine 44, and is moved lengthwise on the shaft 78 when the frame 44 is moved, the gear 79 being secured on the shaft by the feather 82. Thus the inking-rollers may be rotated by themselves apart from the primary surface. The gear 69 of the sleeve 68 meshes with the gear 83, fixed on the shaft 84, which carries the gear 85, meshing with the gear 86, fixed on the shaft 3 of the cylinder 2. The gear 85 is carried by a bracket 87, fixed on one of the boxes 4 o f the shaft 3, and is moved lengthwise on the shaft 84 when the boxes are moved, being secured on the shaft by the feather 88. rIhus `the primary surface may be driven when in contact with the inking-rollers or when in contact with the conveying-surface.

The gearing for the secondary surface and its inking-rollers is identical with that for the primary surface and need not be specially described. The cylinder 18 of the conveying-surface, it will be seen, is driven through the gear 36, which is fixed on the shaft 3, and meshes, as already described, with the gear 35, fixed on the shaft 19. In the same way when the conveying-surface isin contact with the secondary surface the gear 35 meshes with a gear 89, fixed on the shaft 12, the gears 35 and 89 being marked so as always to mesh in the same way.

In the operation of -the machine the primary surface l having been suitably inked is brought into contact with the conveyingsurface 17 by operating the lever 27. The cl-uch 7l having been operated to lock the sleeve 68 on the shaft 64 the shaft 64 is then driven. The shaft 64 thereupon through the gears 69, 83, 85, and 86 drive the shaft 3, carrying the primary surface and its gear 36. Thus the gears 36 and 35 being in mesh cause the primary surface and the conveying-surface to rotate together in positive contact, therebyim parting the design of the primary surface to the conveying-surface. The primary surface is then separated from the conveying-surface by again operating the lever 27,and the lever 57 is operated to bring the secondary surface into contact with the conveying-surface and the gears 35 and 89 into mesh.

. The clutch 7l is reversed, so as to lock the sleeve 65 upon the. shaft 64 and unlock the sleeve 68 from said shaft. The shaft 64 is then driven, which, through the gear 66 `and connecting-gearing, drives the shaft 12, carrying the secondary surface and the gear 89.. Thus the secondary surface and the conveying-surface are positively rotated together in contact, so that the design of the conveying-surface is imparted to the secondary surface. The secondarysurface is then separated from the conveying-surface by operating the lever 57, the hand-shaft 63 is turned to lower the inking-frame 60, and the shaft 59 is turned to raise the damping-frame 58. The secondary IOO IIO

surface is then developed. In this operation the secondary surface and inking-rollers are positively driven from the driving-shaftG-t, for this purpose the sleeve 65 still remaining locked on the shaft. The secondary surface having been thus made is thereafter removed from the machine and may be then mounted In removing the secondary surface the lever 57 is operated to move the boxes 13 upon the extensions 14 of `the frame. If desired, the shaft 12, withV the supporting-cylinder 11 and the secondaryprinting-surface, may then be removed and mounted in the printing-press.

I prefer, however, to remove the printingsurface 10 from its supporting-cylinder 11. In doing this convenient means-such as the apparatus described in my pending application, Serial No. 685,764, above referred t-o-is made to support one end of the shaft 12. The screw 15 is then operated to lower the extension 14, so as to clear the printing-surface lO,

andthe printing-surface is slipped from its4 supporting-cylinder. The second printingsurface may be then mounted upon the cylinder 1l. by employing the means described for the removal of the secondary surface or secondary printing-surface 10. In the same way the primary surface maybe removed and a ,new one mounted in the machine. `The same primary surface may be used in making a plurality of identical secondary surfaces successively supported in place in the machine in the same definite and predetermined position, whereby the designs on such plurality of secondary printing-surfaces will be iden-tical and identically placed thereon,

.and these secondary printing-surfaces may rality of series of registering secondary print-A The supportingbrought into coaction with the conveyingbe and preferably are interchangeable with one another and with their Vcoacting primary i surface and constructed and designed to fit ina 4prestablished seat or seats in a printing-press. A series of primary surfaces designedand constructed for register may be successively supported in definiteand predetermined position in the machine and each employed in making a plurality of identical secondary printing-surfaces, so that from the series of registering primary surfaces a pluing-surfaces may be made. cylinders 2 and 11 are preferably identical,

as shown, and it is evident that instead of supporting the primary and secondary surfaces on separate cylinders the primary surface .after printing on'the conveying-surface mayberemoved and a secondary surface substituted therefor on the samecylinder and be surface having the design-of the primary-.surface printed thereon. In vthis way the -secondary printing-surface may be madeidentical with the primary surface with the same accuracy as where the primary and secondary surfaces are supported on :their-different cylinders. It will be seen that when the primary `and secondary surfaces are supported on the same cylinder theyare arranged inthe same definite and predetermined cooperating relation with respect .to each other and also with respect to the conveying surfaces. Where they are supported on ythe separate cylinders, they yare -supported in equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect Vto eachother and with respect to the conveying-surface.l The successive primary surfaces are arranged in the same position and in lthe same relation with respect to the support for the conveying-,surface or with respect tothe successive conveying-surfaces carried thereby. The same is true in regard to the successive ysecondary surfaces. The successive coacting primary and secondary surfaces are, moreover, arranged in the same relation with respect to each other. v

It will be noted that this invention makes it possibleto dispense with the employment of a separate setting-up plate, heretofore required in making each printing-surface, and that great economy is effected in time and labor and painstaking care, heretofore rrequired in making printing-surfaces, especially printing-surfaces.designed to register, as in multicolor-printing, wherein as many as ten to twenty registering printing-surfaces are sometimesused in a job. Of course mechanism employed for operating and handling the primary surface, secondary surface, conveying-surface, and inking and dampening devices may be used in connection 4with any character .of conveying-surface and whether permanent or not. For example, a sheet of paper, removed after each operation, may be used as the conveying-surface.

The pri-mary and secondary surfaces may be made of any suitable-material, but are vpreferably made `of metal which may be elecployeldto accomplish the result and :to drive the bodies in -.unison and intermeshinggears maybe dispensed with. Again, while I l.make

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est/,ser t use of a marked tooth and a marked recess in the intermeshing gears as prestablished guides to bring the primary surface and conveying-surface and the secondary surface and conveyingsurface into accurate predetermined coperating relation it will be obvious that Various other devices may be used forv this purpose.

Various changes may be made in the mechanism herein shown and described for operating the primary, secondary, and conveying surfaces, and various changes may be made in the shape and arrangement of the primary, secondary, and conveying surfaces, and various features may be employed apart from other features and in different relations.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces; the combination of a primary printing-surface adapted to print a design; a secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation both 1on-w gitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveying-surface, whereby the design of the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined position.

2. In a machine designed to be usedin making curved or cylindrical printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary printing-surface adapted to print a design; a curved or cylindrical secondary surface adapted .and arrangedto receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to eifaceably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveying-surface, whereby the design of the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined manner.

3. In a machine designed to beused in making lithographie printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary printingsurface adapted to print a design; a lithographic secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveyingsurface, whereby the design of the primary Surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined position.

4. In a machine designed to be used in making curved or cylindrical lithographie printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary.

ably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it tothe secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation bothl longitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveyingsurface, whereby the design of the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined position.

5. Ina machine designed to be used in making curved orV cylindrical, shell like lithographic-printing surfaces, the combination of a primary printing-surface adapted to print a design; a curved or cylindrical, shell-like, lithographie secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to elfaceably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveying-surface, whereby the design of the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in apre'cise predetermined position.

6. In a machine designed to be used in making curved or cylindrical printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary printing-surface adapted to print a design; a curved or cylindrical removable and replaceable secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface; a rotary support having an accurate prestablished seat so that the secondary surface and successive secondary surfaces may be mounted thereon in the same accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in aprecise predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the conveying-surface,whereby the design of the IOO IOS

ing curved orl cylindrical printing-surfaces, the combination of a removable and replaceable primaryprinting-surface adapted to print a design; a support having an accurate preestablished seat so that the primary surface and successive primary surfaces may be n mounted thereon in the same accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely; a curved or cylindrical removable and replaceable secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printingsurface; a rotary support having an accurate prestablished seat so that the secondarysurface and successive secondary surfaces may be mounted thereon in the same accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to eifaceably receive an impressionfrom the primary surface and to impart it to the secondary surface; preestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be ar- .ranged in a precise predetermined coperating `relation both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the con veying-surface, whereby the design ofv the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined position.

8. The combination of a series of removable and replaceableprimary printing surfaces having registering designs; a series of `removable andfreplaceable secondary surfaces; a machine having a support for the primary surfaces and a support for the secondary surfaces, each support having a prestablished seat in which the surfaces therefor may be seated in accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely,a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from a i primary surface and impart it to a secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in accurate predetermined cooperating relation with respect to the con-` veying-surface, and means for operating the conveying-surface with a primary surface and then with a secondary surface, whereby the design of the successive primary surfaces may be carried over bythe conveying-surface and imparted to the secondary surfaces in accurate predetermined position thereon and with reference to register.

9. The combination of a seriesof removable and replaceable primary printing-surfaces having registering designs; a series of removable and replaceable curved or-cylindrical shell-likesecondary'surfaces; a machine havi-ng a support for the lprimary surfaces and a support for the secondary surfaces, eachsupport havinga prestablished seat in which the surfaces therefor may be seated in accurate predetermined position'both longitudinally and transversely; a permanent conveying-surface arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from a primary surface and impart it to a secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be `arranged in accurate predetermined coper- `ating relation with respect to the conveyingsurface, and means for operating the conveyc ing-surface with a primary surface and then with a secondary surface, whereby the design of the successive primary surfaces may be carried over by the conveying-surface and imparted to the secondary surfacesin accurate predetermiuedfpositi'on thereon and with reference to register. Y

A 1 0. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface, a secondary surface, and

apermanent conveying-surface adapted and ,arranged to effaceably receive an impression from said primary surface and impart it to vs'aidsecon'dary surface, said primary surface and said secondary surface being removable so that other primary surfaces and other secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine, and said primary and secondary surfaces being supported in the machine in thesame or equivalent definite and predetermined coperatin'g relation with respect to the conveyingsurface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, whereby accuracy of register may be attained in the operation of making the secondary printing-surfaces.

"11. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface, a curved or cylindrical lithographic secondary surface, and a permanent conveying-surface adapted and arranged to eaceably receive an impression from said primary surface and impart it to said secondaryV surface, and said primary and secondary surfaces being supported in the machine in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect to the conveying-surface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, whereby accuracy of register may be attained in the operation of making the secondary surfaces.

12. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a curved or cylindrical primary surface, a curved or cylindrical secondary surface, and a permanent conveying-surface adapted and arranged to effaceably receive an impression from said primary surface and impart it to said secondary surface, said primary surface and said secondary surfaces being removable so that other primary surfaces and other secondary surfaces may/be substituted therefor and work in the'same place inthe machine, and said primary and secondary surfaces being supported in the machine in the samel IOO IIO

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ing-surface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, whereby accuracy of register may be attained in the operation of making the secondary printing-surfaces.

13. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface, a secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successiveidentical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine, a permanent conveying-surface carried on a support and adapted to eifaceably receive and impart an impression and means for bringing the primary surface and the conveying-surface into positive contact and the successive secondary surfaces and said conveying-surface into positive contact, whereby the conveying-surface may receive impressions from the primary surface and thereafter impart them to the successive secondary surfaces, the primary surface and each successive secondary surface being supported in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect to their coacting conveying-surface, whereby from a primary surface a plurality of identical and interchangeable secondary printingsurfaces may be made having identical impressions identically placed thereon.

14. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that other primary surfaces may be substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine, a secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successive identical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor and work in the same place in a machine, a permanent convcyingsurface carried on a support and adapted to effaceably receive and impart an impression; and means for bringing the successive primary surfaces and the conveyingsurface into positive contact and the successive secondary surfaces and said conveyingsurface into positive contact, whereby the conveying-surface may receive impressions from the successive primary surfaces and thereafter impart them to the successive secondary surfaces, the successive primary surfaces and the successive secondary surfaces being supported in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect to their coacting conveyingsurface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, whereby from a series of registering primary surfaces a plurality of series of registering secondary printing-surfaces may be made, the members of each series of secondary printing-surfaces being identical and interchangeable with the corresponding members of the other series of such secondary printing-surfaces.

15. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a curved or cylindrical primary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that other primary surfaces may bel substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine, a curved or cylindrical secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successive identical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be 'substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine, a permanent curved or cylindrical conveying-surface carried on a support and adapted to effaceably receive and impart an impression; and means for bringing the successive primary surfaces and the conveying-surface into positive rolling contact, and the successive secondary surfaces and said conveying-surface into positive rolling contact, whereby the conveying-surface may receive impressions from the successive primary surfaces andthereafter impart them to the successive secondary surfaces, the successive primary surfaces and the successive secondary surfaces being supported in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect to their coacting conveying-surfaces and with reference to register in the subsequent printinc, whereby from a series of registering curved or cylindrical primary surfaces a plurality of series of curved or cylindrical registering secondary printing-surfaces may be made, the members of each series of secondary printing-surfaces being identical and interchangeable with the corresponding members of the other series of such secondary printing-surfaces.

16. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface, a secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successive identical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor' and work in the same place in the machine, apermanentconveying-surface carried on a support and adapted to elfaceably receive and impartan impression; and means for bringing the primary surface and the conveying-surface into positive contact and the successive secondary surfaces and said conveying-surface into positive contact, whereby the conveying-surface may receive impressions from the primary surface and thereafter impart them to the successive secondary surfaces, the primary surface and the successive secondary surface being supported in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined coperating relation with respect to their coacting con veying-surface, devices for inking the primary surface, whereby from a primary surface a plurality of identical and interchangeable secondary printing-surfaces may be made having identical impressions identically placed thereon.

17. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a primary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that other primary IOO IIO

such secondary' printing-surfaces.

surfaces may be substituted therefor and work in the same place in the machine,- a secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successive iden- Y tical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor and Work in the same place in the machine, a permanent con-- the conveying-surface may receive. impres-Y sions from the successive primary surfaces and thereafter impart them to the successive secondary surfaces, the successive primary surfaces and the successive secondary surfaces beingsupported in the same or equivalent defmite and predetermined cooperating relation with respect to their coacting conveying-surface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, and devices for inking the primary surfaces, whereby from a series of registering primary surfaces a plurality of series of registering secondary printing-surfaces may be made, the members of each series of secondary printing-surfaces being identical and interchangeable with the corresponding members of the other series of 1S. In a kmachine designed to be used i making printing-surfaces, the combination of a curved or cylindrical primary surface carriedl on a support and removable therefrom so that other primary surfaces may be substituted therefor and Work in the same place in the machine, a curved or cylindrical secondary surface carried on a support and removable therefrom so that successive identical and interchangeable secondary surfaces may be substituted therefor and Work in the same place in the machine, a permanent curved or cylindrical conveying-surface carried on a support and adapted to eiaceably receive and impart an impression; and means for bringing the successive primary surfaces and the conveying-surface into positive rollingcontaot, and the successive secondary surfaces and said conveying-surface into posi,- tive rolling contact, whereby the conveyingsurface may receive impressions from the successive primary surfaces and be thereafter turned over upon the successive secondary surfaces; the successive primary surfaces and the successive secondary surfaces being supported in the same or equivalent definite and predetermined cooperating relation with respect to their coacting conveyingsurface and with reference to register in the subsequent printing, whereby from a series of registering curved or cylindrical primary surfaces a plurality of series of curvedor cylindrical registering secondary printing-,sur-

faces may be made, the members of each series .of secondary printing-surfaces being identical and interchangeable'with the corre.

spending members of the'ther series of such secondary printing-surfaces.

19. In a machine designed to be used in making a printing-surface, the combination Y of a secondary surface and a permanent conve'ying-surface comprising a unitary surface having a pluralityof designs or impressions effaceably printed thereon in accurate and predeterr'nined relation with respect to each other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, prestablished lguides with reference'to which said secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation with respect to each other, and means for bringing the con;

veyng-surface and the secondary surface into positive contact whereby the impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted to the secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made into a secondary printing-surface suitable for printing.

20. In a machine designed to be used in making a printing-surface, the combination of a secondary surface, `and a permanent curved conveying-surface comprising a unitary surface having a plurality of designs or impressions effaceably printed thereon in accurate and predetermined relation with respect to each other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, preostablished guides with reference to which said secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation withV respect to each other, and means for bringing the conveying-surface and the sec- IOO ondary surface into positive rolling contact,

.erence to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, prestablished guides with reference to which said secondary fsurface and said conveying-surface m-ay be supported .in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation With respect to each other, and means for bringing the conveying-'surface and the secondary surface into positive rolling contact whereby the ,impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted tothe secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made into a secondary printing-surface suitable for printing.

22.v In a machine designed to be use-d in making a printing-surface, the combination IIO of a curved or cylindrical secondary surface and a permanent conveying-surface com prising a unitary surface having a plurality of designs or impressions effaceably printed thereon in accurate and predetermined relation with respect to each other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, prestablished guides with reference to which said secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation With respect to each other, means for bringing the conveying-surface and the secondary surface into positive contact, whereby the impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted to the secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made into a secondary printing-surface suitable for printing.

23. In a machine designed to be used in making a printing-surface, the combination of a lithcgraphic secondary surface and a permanent conveying-surface comprising a unitary surface having a plurality of designs or impressions eaceably printed thereon in accurate and predetermined relation with respect to each other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, said prestablished guides With reference to which secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation With respect to each other, means for bringing the conveying-surface and the secondary surface into positive rolling contact whereby the impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted to the secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made into a secondary printing-surface suitable for printing.

24. In a machine designed to be used in making a printing-surface, the combination of a curved or cylindrical lithographie secondary surface, and a permanent conveyingsurface comprising a unitary surface having a plurality of designs or impressions effaceably printed thereon in accurate and predetermined relation With respect to each other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs, prestablished guides with reference to which said secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation with respect to each other, means for bringing the conveying-surface and the secondary surface into positive rolling contact, whereby the impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted to the secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made into a secondary printing-surface suitable for printing.

25. In a machine designed to be used in making printing-surfaces,the combination of a primary printing-surface adapted to print a design; a secondary surface adapted and arranged to receive an impression by contact and to be developed into a printing-surface;

a permanent conveying-surface comprising a rubber blanket arranged and adapted to effaceably receive an impression from the primary su rface and to impart it to the secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in a precise predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and-transversely with respect to the conveying-surface, whereby the design of the primary surface may be imparted to the secondary surface in a precise predetermined position.

2G. The combination of a series of removable and replaceable primaryprinting-surfaces having registering designs; a series of removable and replaceable secondary surfaces; a machine having a support for the primary surfaces and a support for the secondary surfaces, each support having a prestablished seat in which the surfaces therefor may be seated in accurate predetermined position both longitudinally and transversely, a permanent conveying-surface comprising a rubber blanket arranged and adapted to eaceably receive an impression from a primary surface and impart it to a secondary surface; prestablished guides with reference to which the primary and secondary surfaces may be arranged in accurate predetermined coperating relation with respect to the conveyingsurface, and means for operating the conveying-surface with a primary surface and then with a secondary surface, whereby the design of the successive primary surfaces may be carried over by the conveying-surface and imparted to the secondary surfaces in accurate predetermined position thereon and with reference to register.

27. In a machine designed to be used in making a printingsurface, the combination of a secondary surface and aipermanent conveying-surface comprising a unitary surface consisting of a rubber blanket having a plurality of designs or impressions eaceably printed thereon in accurate and predetermined relation With respect toeach other and with reference to register in the subsequent printing of said designs,prestablished guides With reference to Which said secondary surface and said conveying-surface may be supported in the machine in predetermined cooperating relation With respect to each other, and means for bringing the conveyingsurface and the secondary surface into positive contact whereby the impressions or designs of the conveying-surface are imparted to the secondary surface and said secondary surface may be made Vinto a secondary surface suitable for printing.

2S. In a machine adapted for use in making printing-surfaces, the combination of the cylinder 18, cylinder 2 and cylinder 11, and means for moving the cylinders 2 and 1l to and from the cylinder 1S.

29. In a machine adapted for use in making printing-surfaces, the combination of a cylin- ICO IIO

drical printing surface and arran ged' to be' moved@ back Vand forth horizontallyin Ways 30. In a machineadapted for use in making'- clutch 71, gear's and 69, two shafts as 8ft formed inthe frame of the machine, an eXtensin of the Way on one side of the machin ebeing 'removable' whereby the printing-surface may b e slipped from its supporting-cylinder.

printing-surfaces, the combination ofthe cylinders 2 and 18, thecylinder 2 being movable to and from the' cylinder 18 and mechanism' for driving said cylinders separately and,` together as desired.

31. In a machine adapted for use inlmaking printing-surfaces, the combinationof the cyl- V;

inders 2, 18 and-11, the cylinders 2 and 11 being movable to'and from the-cylinder 18, and

mechanism for driving the cylinder 2 'sep-arately and the cylinder 18 in conjunction with either the cylinder 2 or the cylinder 11 as desired. f

' The combination of the sha ftA 64 havingi having gears such as 83 and 85, cylinders 2 and 11 having gears as 86, and cylinder 18 having'gear 35, the cylinders 2 and 11 having gears 36 and 89. v

vIn a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a primary surface; a secondary surface; and a conveyingsurface; mechanism for moving'the primary and secondary surfaces into-and out of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving thefprimary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface Land the conveying-surface together in operating con- 'I tact, and prestablished guides With reference to which said surfaces may be brought into.

accurate predetermined cooperating' relation both longitudinally and transversely. 34. In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, thecombination of a rotary primary surface; a secondary surface; anda conveying-surface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact with the conveying surface; and

" mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the s econdary sur-face and the conveying-surface together in opern ating contact.

3,5, In a machine foruse in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a primary surface;` a rotary secondary surface; and a conveying-surface; mechanism vfor moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact With the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating Contact and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface together in operating contact, and preestablished guides With versely.

reference to which said surfaces may be brought into accurate predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and trans- 36. AIn a machine for use in makin g-printingsurfaces, the combination of a primarysurface; aV secondary surface;` and arotary'conv veying-surface; mechanism'- formoving the i'mechanism for driving the primary surface operating contact,V and preestablished guides with reference to which Vsaid surfaces may be l brought into accurate predetermined coper- 5 ating relation both longitudinally and'tran'sv'ersely.

surfaces, the combination of a rotary privmary, surface; a rotary secondary surface;

fand out of contact `With the conveying-surface ;'4 and mechanism for'driv-ing the primary surface and con'veyingsurfaceV together, in joperatin g cont-act and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface tol gether in operating contact'. i

,38.` `In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a rotary primary surface; a secondary surface; and a rotary conveying-surface; mechanism for movand Aout of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-'surface together ondary surface and the conveying-surface together in operating contact. l

39. In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a primary'surface; a rotary secondary surface; and a rotary conveying-surface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact With the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface-together in operating contact and for driving the Asecondary surface and the' conveying-surface .together in operating contact, and preestab- 'lished guides with reference to which said surfaces may be brought into accurate predetermined coperatingrelation both longitudinally and transversely..

40. In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a primary surface; a secondary surface; and a conveyingsurface; devices for inking the primary surface mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface together in operatingcontact, and prestablished-guides with reference to which said surfaces may be brought into accurate predetermined cooperating relation both longitudinally and transversely.

" primary and secondary-surfaces into'afnd out' of contact -Wit'h `the fcon-veyinglsurfaceg' and' i and conveying-'surface together in Aoperating 4contact and for driving ythe secondary sur-- face and,theconveying-surface together in- 37. Inamachineforuseinmakingprintinganda conveying-surface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into i ing the primary and secondary surfaces linto IOO in operating contact and for driving the sec'-A IIO 4I. Inamachineforuseinmakingprintingsurfaces, the combination of a rotary primary surface; a rotary secondary surface;

.i and a rotary conveying-surface; mechanism formoving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact Wit-l1 the con-` veying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface surfaces, the combination of a rotary primary surface; a secondary surface 3 and a conveying-surface; devices for inking the primary snrface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact with the conveying surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface together in operating contact.

43. In a machine for usein making printingsurfaces, the combination of a primary surface; a rotary secondary surface; and a conveying-surface; devices forin king the primary surface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces into and out of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface together in operating contact, and prestablished guides with reference to which said surfaces may be brought into accurate predetermined coperating relation both longitudinally and .transversely.

44. In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a rotary primary surface; a secondarysurface; and a rotary conveying-surface; devices for inking the primary surface; mechanism for lnoving the primary and secondary surface into and out of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface andthe conveying-surface togetherin operating contact.

45. In a machine for use in making printingsurfaces, the combination of a rotary primary surface; a rotary secondary surface; and a rotary conveyin g-surface; devices for inkin g the primary surface; mechanism for moving the primary and secondary surfaces int-o and out of contact with the conveying-surface; and mechanism for driving the primary surface and conveying-surface together in operating contact and for driving the secondary surface and the conveying-surface together 47. In a machine adapted for use inl making y printing-surfaces, the combination of the cylinder 18, cylinder 2 and cylinder Il, provided with intermeshing gearing and means for moving the cylinders 2 and 11 to and from the cylinder 18.

48. In a machine adapted for use in making printing-surfaces, the combination of the cylinders2 and 18 having intermeshing gearing, the cylinder' 2 being movable to and from the cylinder 18 and mechanism for driving the cylinder 2 together With and separate from the cylinder 18 as desired.

49. Ina machine adapted for use in making printing-surfaces, the combination of the cylinders 2, 18 and l1, having intermeshing gearing, the cylinders 2 and l1 being movable to and from the cylinder 18, and mechanism for driving the cylinder 2 separately and the cylinder 1S in conjunction With either the cylinder 2 or the cylinder 1l as desired.

ED WARD HETT.

Witnesses:

EDWIN Snel-3R, GEO. W. MILLS, J r.

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