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N f N s Š 8wewtot le-- Aa e g s . . . . too es SR SS 3 6%a24. (22.22% Q4 2-z, / al?y %Coorg, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ROBERT F. JACOBS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES F. WALTHER, OF HOWARDWILLE, MARYLAND. MACHINE FOR cutting OR SHORTENING LINotype-slugs. No. 828,788. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 19, 1906. Application filed February 15, 1906, Serial No. 301,184, To all whom it may concern: provide a -cutting machine with a limit 55 Be it known that I, ROBERT F. JACOBs, a ed number of attached but movable spacers citizen of the United States, residing at Bal of varying widths, the variations being ac timore, in the State of Maryland, have in cording to the system so that one or vented certain new and useful Improvements several spacers may be quickly moved into in Machines for Cutting or Shortening Lino position, and thereby locate a stop or abut type-Slugs, of which the following is a specifi ment where it will accurately represent a cation. E. number of points, against which may This invention relates to a novel machine eplaced one end of a linotype-slug that is to for cutting or shortening linotype-slugs to an be shortened. exact predetermined extent in order to adapt Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a per said slugs to fit in special spaces in the type spective view of the slug-cutter machine. forms of displayed advertisements. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the wedge-spacers. It is the custom in displayed newspaper. Fig. 3 shows one of the boxes in which a advertisements where articles are described spacer moves and also a sliding block moved and prices therefor quoted to denote the by the spacer. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sec price in figures which are much larger than tion of the machine. Fig. 5 is a cross-sec the type characters comprising the descriptive tion of the machine. Fig.6 is a cross-section matter and larger than are possible to be cast of the later, showing one form of spacer on the linotype-machine. In order to pro turned down thereon. Fig. 7 is a view of a duce this style of display, it is the practice linotype-slug, showing one end blank-that is, 75 for the operator of the linotype-machine to with notype characters-which is the style of use the matrices to compose descriptions of slug the machine is intended to cut. Fig. 8 the articles in -lines shorter than the shows a block of linotype-slugs, some of which 25 slug which the machine is then actually cast have been cut and including price-figures in ing and to finish the line or slug to its full larger type. - length by using quads or spaces. The blank The letter A designates a bed-piece and ends of such linotype-slugs are subsequently resting on suitable feet a. The top of cut off, and when several of the short slugs are the platen has at its back a high edge or together large figures of foundry-type are in flange b. Alinotype-slug c, having type char serted by hand at the shortened ends of such acters for a portion of its length and a space slugs. It is important in thus using short near the end blank, is laid flat on the platen, ened linotype-slugs and foundry-type placed with one edge against the flange b and the at the ends of the slugs that the portion to be blank end in position to project over the end 35 cut from the slugs should exactly equal the of the platen. At this end of the machine is i. setwise space which thefoundry-types require a suitable cutter d, which may be operated by 90 in order that the slugs and type together will a levere or other means to cut the blank end - be held tightly when locked up in a form. of the linotype-slug. Heretofore these slugs cast for displayi ad The get form of machine illustrates vertisements have been cut by employing the two styles of spacers, a wedge style and a ordinary machine used in -offices for swinging style. The spacers of this inven cutting leads. This is unsatisfactory, be tion have varying widths and are arranged 95 cause of the inaccuracy of measurement and relative to each other, so as to permit any one because it is tedious and slow. - alone to be used or any selected number to be 45 At the present time the standard for th used together in order to produce in the ag scale of measurement of foundry-type is that gregate the desired number of points. It is IOO known as the “point’ system, in which sev to be understood that in cutting off the blank enty-two points equal one inch, and it is end of a linotype-slug the portion cut off therefore desirable that convenient gaging should exactly equal the space which the means be provided and combined with a cut foundry-type will require. Therefore the oper ting-machine, whereby linotype-slugs may be ator, knowing the setwise size of the figures cut or shortened to an exact predetermined (the foundry - type) that are to be used, extent according to the point system. . which, for instance, maybe thirty-four points, The object of the present invention is to - will put into service such spacers as in the s 828,788 aggregate will amount to thirty-four points. spacers or wedges l have sharp points and an The spacers thus put into service will locate undercut shoulder p, and the three thicker On the platen a stop or gage against which Wedges have blunt points but are without one end of the linotype-slug will abut. This shoulders. will cause the blank end of the said slug to Each spacer in the present construction project under the cutter and beyond the end also comprises a slidable block Q, having on of the platen to the exact length-namely, its two vertical parallel edges a notch or thirty-four points-that is to be cut off. groove le", which take on the tongues k of the The bed-piece at the end remote from the guideway and enable said block to be freely O cutter has a fixed blockf, which serves as an moved horizontally. This block Q has the abutment, and the spacers are arranged so as same height and breadth of the box N and 75 to be moved into an interposed position on serves as a closure to the vertical side of the the platen between said abutment and the box when the particular wedge or spacer of Cutter. This end of the bed-piece also has a such box is not in service. Each block Q I5. longitudinal open slot g. Some device to also has a tenant-boss?", which projects into Sc serve as a movable stop or gage must be or takes position into the box. The tenant ployed. One form for this is shown in Figs. boss of each of the four thinner RE O 1 and 4, where a slidable blockh has one end wedges have upward-exposed shoulders p", resting upon the bed-piece. A spiral spring which serve as seats or stops to receive the i below the bed-piece or platen has one end undercut shoulders p on these thinner wedges. secured to a bolt in the fixed block or abut By this construction when one of the thin ment fand the other end attached to a hook wedges is pressed down its undercut shoulder h', which projects down from the lower side p will seat on the stop p' of the boss. The of the slidable block h, and through the open block Q of each of the thicker spacers or 25 slot g in the platen. This spring serves to wedges has a tenant-boss without such seat draw the stop device h in a direction away or shoulder. These bosses have an inclined from the cutter and keeps it under tension. or beveled face r" at their upper part corre A Small knob is on the slidable block and sponding with the inclined face of the wedge Serves as a grasp part for the fingers of the land normally these inclined parts are in operator. While the end of the bed-piece contact, as seen in Fig. 4. Below the in 95 nearest the cutter serves as a platen on which clined face r the tenant-boss has a vertical the linotype-slug c is placed to be cut, the wall r. When the spacer or wedge is not in other end has on top two parallel tongues k, service, the tenant-boss is fully within the which serve as a guideway for the stop de box, the vertical wall of the boss being in 35 Vice h and also for the wedge-spacers l, which contact with the inner wall of the said box, CO latter will now be described. and the spacer or wedge at such time has the It is to be understood the construction of the raised position. spacers may be varied; but in the present in It is obvious the special slidable block h, stance each spacer comprises a box N open used as a movable stop, may be dispensed at One vertical side and closed at three vertical with and instead the slidable block Q that is sides and at the top. Each of two opposite nearest the cutter used as a movable stop or vertical sides of this box has a horizontal 98Se. groove le", which take on the tongues k of the Ti will be understood that in the operation guideway, and thereby enable the box to be of the machine the arrangement of the parts 45 moved or slid along the guideway. The is such that any one of the spacers alone or O closed top of the box has a hole m. Within any number of selected spacers together may the box N is a wedge l, having a stem m', be moved so as to take an interposed position which projects through the hole m in the box, on the bed or platen between the fixed abut and a spiral spring 0 surrounds the stem ment f and the cutter d, thereby shortening above the box and tends to raise the wedgel. the unoccupied space on the platen adjacent Thus in the present construction the wedge l the cutter, and E. the linotype-slug c that I 15 has an up-and-down movement within the is to be cut is placed in this unoccupied space. box. N. It will be observed that each wedge The letters designates a special spacer of a l has two vertical parallel sides l and a ta different form from the wedge-spacer l. 55 pered point formed by an inclined end 1, This spacers is in the form of a block fixed to which bevels off between said two sides. As an arms', which is loosely pivoted on a rod t the spring O normally keeps the wedge raised, parallel with the platen. This spacers will a little down-pressure on the stem is required therefore swing upward and away from the to put the wedge into service. In the pres platen and will also slide along the rod t. ent instance Seven spacers are shown, but of The arm of this Swinging spacer has an exten course this number may be varied. The va sion t beyond the pivot, whereby when the I 25 rious widths of the spacers are denoted by Spacer is swung upward, as indicated by the numerals 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 24. These broken lines in Fig. 6, the said extension will numerals indicate one point, two points, four turn downward and rest against the side of 65 points, &c. In the drawings the four thinner the platen and Sustain the spacer in the up 823,788 3. right position. This swinging spacer S is is also independently movable in another di broader than either of the others and is in rection. . tended to be forty-eight points. It may be 5. A linotype-slug-cutting machine having used conveniently when making large cut a platen on which the slug is to lie; a cutter; 45 offs, such as half of the ordinary newspaper a movable stop device which is spring column. It may be used also in combina pressed in a direction away from the said tion with any of the other spacers l. cutter; and a plural number of spacers of From this description the operation will be varying width all of which are capable of readily understood without further state sliding together in the same direction, and O ment. each one of which is movable along in an Having thus described my invention, what other direction. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 6. A inotype-slug-cutting machine having Patent, is a platen; a cutter having movement in a 1. Alinotype-slug-cutting machine having plane crosswise of the platen; a fixed abut 55 a platen on which the slug is to lie; a cutter; ment on the platen; and a plural number of and a plural number of movable spacers spacers any one and any number of which which are of varying width and arranged may be moved to take an interposed position relative to each other so that any one spacer On the platen between said abutment and may be used alone and any number of select cutter, whereby the exact length to be cut ed spacers may be moved and used together off from the slug may be predetermined. to form a gage on the platen. 7. A linotype-slug-cutting machine having 2. Alinotype-slug-cutting machine having a platen; a cutter having movement in a a platen on which the slug is to lie; a cutter; plane. Crosswise of the platen; a fixed abut a stop device movable on the platen; and a ment on the platen; a gage device movable 25 plural number of spacers which are of vary along the platen, and a plural number of ing width and arranged so that any one and spacers movable into position between the any number may be moved to shift the stop said fixed abutment and the gage device. device. 8. Alinotype-slug-cutting machine having 3. Alinotype-slug-cutting machinehaving a platen; a cutter having movement in a a platen on which the slug is to lie; a cutter; plane crosswise of the platen; a fixed abut a movable stop device which is spring ment on the platen, and a plural number of pressed in a direction away from the said cut wedge-spacers of varying width arranged ter; and a plural number of movable spacers relative to the platen so that any one of 75 which are of varying width and, arranged so which and any number of which may be 35 that any one and any number may be put moved into position. into operative position. . In testimony whereof I affix my signature 4. A linotype-slug-cutting machine having in presence of two witnesses. a platen on which the slug is to lie; a cutter; a stop device movable on the platen; and a ROBERT F. JACOBS. plural number of spacers all of which have a Witnesses: slidable movement in a direction toward and G. FERDIN AND WOGT, away from the said cutter and each of which JoHN W. 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