Ink fountain

Claim 1

IN A PRESS INKING ARRANGEMENT HAVING A JOURNALLED FOUNTAIN ROLLER, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, AN ARCUATE SURFACED BOTTOM MEMBER SHIFTABLY MOUNTED BENEATH SAID FOUNTAIN ROLLER WITH SAID SURFACE UNDERLYING SAID ROLLER, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS MOUNTED TO DEFINE, TOGETHER WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER, A SHALLOW INK RESERVOIR HAVING AN OPEN FRONT, A WIPER BLADE IN FLUID SEALING ENGAGEMENT ACROSS SAID MEMBER BETWEEN SAID WALLS, SAID WIPER BLADE BEING SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MEMBER FOR SWEEPING MOVEMENT OVER SAID SURFACE TOWARD SAID OPEN FRONT, MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID MEMBER TOWARD SAID ROLLER SO THAT THE AXES OF SAID SURFACE AND SAID ROLLER SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDE AND SAID BLADE CONTACTS SAID ROLLER, A PAN UNIT IN CONTACT WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER ACROSS SAID OPEN FRONT SO AS TO COMPLETE SAID RESERVOIR WHEREBY SAID ROLLER CAN BE ROTATED IN A SUPPLY OF INK IN SAID RESERVOIR, MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SUPPORTING SAID PAN UNIT SO THAT THE UNIT CAN BE MOVED OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID MEMBER IN ORDER TO DRAIN THE INK FROM SAID RESERVOIR THROUGH SAID OPEN FRONT, AND MEANS FOR DRAWING SAID WIPER BLADE OVER SAID SURFACE TOWARD SAID OPEN FRONT AND AROUND A PORTION OF SAID ROLLER WHEN SAID MEMBER HAS BEEN SHIFTED.