US2206868A - Method of making waterproof newspapers - Google Patents

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y 1940. G. D. MORGAN 2,206,868

' METHOD OF MAKING WATERPROOF NEWSPAPERS Filed Dec. 27, 1957 PRINTING UNIT I FoLn me Um'r Snmenmc Movz INv smRJ 'ANr FALLS 17211612201" Glenn ,0 an Marya): 5y

Patented July 9, 1940 OFFICE IVIETHOD- OF MAKING WATERPROOF NEWSPAPERS;

Glenn Dean .Morgan, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application December 27, 1937, SerialNo. 181,789

i I 4Claims. rorzvo-sy This invention relates to and has for an object the provision of an improved newspaper unit which is delivered from the press witha waterproof sheet or page incorporated therewith as a folded part thereof, to serve as a waterproof wrapper orcover therefor. 1

Another objectof thisinvention is to provide a waterproof newspaper of the character described, wherein the waterproof sheet or page thereof may be printed upon and serve as a printed part of the newspaper, as well as a waterproof covering therefor, andzwherein said sheet or page may be made transparent to permit of reading of the printed matter of thenewspaper at least sufiicient toreadily identify it.

A further object is to provide a waterproof newspaper of the character described, wherein a waterproof sheet or page is'incoporated therewith and properly positionedthereon by a novel folding thereof simultaneously with the folding of the newspaper in the press.

A further object of this inventionis to provide a method of incorporating waterproof sheets or pageswith newspapers as parts thereof 1 5- and as wrappings therefor during the formation of the newspapers in the press, the method providing for the printing of the waterproof sheets or pages in the same manner as the newspaper sheets and a subsequent folding thereof, together =3 with the newspaper in the folding unit of the press, or providing for the folding of' the waterproof sheets or pages without printing thereon, whereby said sheets or pages will serve only as waterproof wrappings for the news- ;3 papers.

Further qualified, the waterproof newspaper and method 'of this invention take into consideration the'provision of a waterproof sheet such as transparent waxed paper, although the A0 paper need not be transparent, which, when run through the press with the ordinary newspaper sheets, may either be printed upon to form printed pages of the newspapers and folded therewith to constitute waterproof wrappings, or

'-45 may be merely folded therewith in the press to Q5 made of greater size than the newspaper sheets,

folded newspaper havingincorporated as a folded so that it extends beyond the -margins of said newspaper sheets as protective coverings therefor l Another object is to provide for waxing or otherwise waterproofing a strip or sheet-of paper whilethe latterisrun through thepress, whereby one' of the printed newspaper strips or a plain paper strip may be used to provide thewaterproof covers for the completed newspaper units, inaccordance with this invention. l0

I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred form of waterproof newspaper and "method of producingv'same, embodying my in-,

vention,1subject however, to modification, within the scope of the appended claims, without de- 15 parting from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a diagrammatic view illus-- trative of the method of this invention,

Fig, 2 represents a top plan view of 'a water- Fig. 3 represents a perspective View of a newspaper havinga plain or unprinted and transe parent waterproof sheet incorporated therewith, in accordance with this invention and as when delivered from the press, I I r Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a newspapenas when'foldedin a typical manner for delivery with the waterproof wrapping thereon in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 5 is a top'plan view showing the. wrapper having but one edge folded and the other extendedbeyond corresponding edges of the newspaper pages.

, Fig. 6 is a sectional viewtaken on the 'pl an e of line-'E-G of'Fi-g. 3.

In-carrying out this invention I provide a' part thereof a waterproof sheet or page which is properly positioned and folded with the news-- paper during formation of the latter in thepres's,

whereby upon manually folding the paper in a typical manner, for delivery, the waterproof sheet or page will constitute an effective water'- proof wrapping for thecompletenewspaper without appreciably increasing the bulk thereof.

In accordance with'this invention the waterproof sheet-or pagema'y be transparent-toenable the readingo'f the printed matter therethrough, at least, to an extent permitting of ready identification of the newspaper. On' the other hand this wrapping may be run-through A the printing units of the press 50 as to become a printed part of the newspapers, as well as the waterproof wrappings therefor. Moreover it is intended that this wrapping may be made either of substantially the same dimensions as the newspaper pages or larger, and in any event, so that at least one margin of the wrapping will be folded under or into the pages of the newspaper in order to secure it in place as an effective waterproof covering. However any other method of press treatment wherein the waterproof and other sheets are turned out by the press in folded union with the waterproof sheet as an outer wrapping, is within the scope of this invention.

One way of carrying out this invention as illustrated in Fig. 1, is to feed into a newspaper press from a roll A of waxed or otherwise waterproof paper substantially corresponding in width of newspaper sheets, a continuous strip B in such manner that the folding unit C of the press will cut and fold. said strip as though a part of the strips D of newspaper pages feeding thereto and whereby said cut and folded portions will constitute waterproof wrappings in folded union with the papers delivered from the press. Instead of feeding-into the press at the folding unit, I may run a strip of the waxed or otherwise waterproof paper through the printing unit E and then through the folding unit, together with the ordinary printed portions of the paper, whereby the waterproof paper will form printed parts of the newspapers, as well as waterproof wrapping therefor. In Fig. 1 the dotted showing at F indicates the printed waterproofed paper as running from the printing unit E to the folding unit 0.

A finished product of this method and which constitutes the waterproof newspaper of this invention, embodies the usual printed pages indicated at G having the usual machine fold afforded by the press, and including in its composition and in folded union therewith the waterproof sheet or page H, as particularly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. I 1

In Fig. 2 is shown a single page or sheet H of waterproof paper flattened out and separated from the regular newspaper unit. Referring to this figure, it is seen that each waterproof sheet or page is somewhat larger than a newspaper page, so that it may be folded along the dotted line J for retention thereof on the newspaper unit by means of the inturned fold portion K which lies against the side of the groups of newspaper pages opposite the side engaged" by the sheet H proper. If desired the press maybe constructed and arranged as by use of any suitable means or folding device as indicated at L in Fig. 1, so that a second fold, asalong thedotted line M, will provide a fiap N corresponding to the flap K and for protecting the edges of the printed pages, as shown in Fig. 3-, and it is to be understood that either one or both folds may be used in accordance with this invention. If the second fold is omitted, then the waterproof sheet will be of sufiiciently greater size thanthe newspaper, to afford a protective covering for the free edges of the sheets as shown in Fig. 5.

It should be noted that the waterproof sheet or page may be printed as a part of the paper, or may be plain and either opaque or transent. It'is preferably transparent so that printed pages may be seen therethrough at least to an extent to enable ready identification of the newspaper as indicated in Fig.13. s

It is seen that in accordance vwiththis invention the waterproof wrapping is provided with a minimum amount of labor and expense by having it run through the press in the same manner as an ordinary newspaper and providing for delivery from the press of newspaper units having the waterproof sheets positioned thereon and in folded union therewith, for use as waterproof wrappings or as printed pages and wrappings also. This method will eliminate a great deal of time and labor as heretofore required to manually wrap newspapers with oiled paper or similar waterproof sheets. After the paper, in accordance with this invention, is delivered from the press, but a single delivery fold thereof may be readily effected as is the common practice, and it is unnecessary to handle, apply and position the waterproof sheets as heretofore, in view of the automatic application, positioning and folding thereof at the time the newspapers are folded in the press. Thus a paper constructed in accordance with this invention and produced by the method hereof, will effect a great saving as against the practices now followed in waterproofing newspapers, especially as provision is here made for using the waterproof wrappings as a printed portion of the newspapers.

It is important to note that this invention is intended to include in its concept any waterproof newspaper unit however formed and arranged, provided it is characterized by a plurality of folded sheets of which one is waterproof and wherein all of said sheets are positioned and folded in the newspaper press prior to .de-

livery of the newspaper unit therefrom, in such manner that the waterproof sheet forms a pro-;

tective outer wrapping for and in folded unit with the newspaper unit, which wrapping is particularly effective when the unit is manually folded in any well known manner in prepara tion for delivery thereof.

Instead of feeding a pre-waxed or pre-waterproofed paper into the press, I may employ a suitable waxing or waterproofingmeans as in dicated at O in Fig. 1, for the purpose of waterproofing a sheet or strip of paper run through the press. The waxing means 0 may be located at any suitable point, for example, in advance of the folding unit, so that one of the printed newspaper strips or an unprinted newspaper strip, while running through the press, will be treated so as to provide for the delivery from the press of completed newspaper units having waterproof wrappings, in accordance with this invention. Preferably the meansO and the treatment provided thereby, are such that the waterproof wrappings resulting therefrom will be transparent or substantially so. 1

I claim:

1. The method. of producing a-waterproof newspaper with a standard newspaper press simultaneously with the production of newspapers thereby and-wherein the press includes a folding unit from which newspapers are delivered in folded form which method includes the introduction into the folding unit of a continuous sheet of waterproof paper and causing said waterproof-sheet or paper to be cut and folded in unison with and as an outer wrappingfor the newspapers which are delivered from the press, and also including the step of folding longitudinal margins of the waterproof paper around corresponding margins of the newspaper proper and extending said longitudinal margins between sheets of said newspaper. x ,p '2. The method .of producing a waterproof newspaper at the time of printing and folding of the newspaper itself, in a newspaper press including a folding unit, which method includes the feeding of waterproof paper into a newspaper press in such manner that it will be folded with the newspaper as an outer covering or wrapping therefor, having an edge extended between sheets of the newspaper proper during the other folding operations aforesaid.

3. The method of producing a waterproof newspaper at the time of printing and folding of the newspaper itself, in a newspaper press including a folding unit, which method includes the feeding of waterproof paper into a newspaper press in such manner that it will be folded with the newspaper as an outer covering or wrapping therefor with an edge folded around an edge and extended between sheets of the newspaper proper and other edges spaced outwardly from corresponding edges of the newspaper sheets.

4. The method of producing-with a newspaper press having a folding unit incorporated therewith, a waterproof newspaper unit characterized 5 by a plurality of sheets lying one upon the other 7 and one of which is waterproof and is held in folded union with and as a protective wrapping for the other sheets, which method includes the step of feeding the plurality of newspaper sheets 1 of which one is waterproof, to the folding unit of a newspaper press, then simultaneously positioning and folding said sheets to provide waterproof sheets in folded union with and as outer wrappers for the other sheets of the newspaper, with 1 the outer wrappers having free edges extending outwardly beyond free edges of the newspaper sheets. i

GLENN DEAN MORGAN.

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