Inking device for inking ribbons, felt rollers, rubber coatings and the like

Claim 1

IN A BUSINESS MACHINE, A DEVICE COMPRISING A DRUMSHAPED INK CONTAINER DEFINING A HOLLOW INTERIOR SPACE FOR STORING INKING LIQUID, SAID CONTAINER BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID DEVICE AND HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SHELL ROTATABLE THEREWITH AND PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS FOR THE PASSAGE OF INKING LIQUID FROM SAID INTERIOR SPACE TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID SHELL, SAID SHELL BEING PROVIDED ON THE EXTERNAL SIDE THEREOF WITH GROOVES COMMUNICATING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS WITH SAID INTERNAL HOLLOW SPACE, SAID CONTAINER BEING PROVIDED IN ONE WALL THEREOF WITH A BORE DISPOSED ECCENTRICALLY AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE ROTATION AXIS OF SAID SHELL FOR FILLING THE CONTAINER THROUGH SAID BORE WITH INKING LIQUID, SAID BORE AND SAID OPENINGS BEING ARRANGED IN A COMMON PLANE RADIALLY DIRECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE SAID CONTAINER, SO THAT WHEN SAID INK CONTAINER IS BEING FILLED SAID OPENINGS ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE LIQUID INK LEVEL IN SAID INTERIOR SPACE, AND WHEREBY THE AIR CONTAINED WITHIN SAID SPACE CAN ESCAPE THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, REMOVABLE CLOSURE MEANS FOR SEALING SAID FILLER BORE, SAID BORE BEING SEALINGLY ENGAGEABLE AND DISENGAGEABLE WITH THE CLOSURE PORTION OF A SEPARATE INK SUPPLY MEANS FOR INTRODUCTION OF INK THROUGH SAID BORE WHEN SAID FILLER BORE CLOSURE MEANS IS REMOVED, REMOVABLE MEASURING ROD MEANS, THE SAME FILLER BORE ALSO BEING SHAPED TO SERVE FOR RECEIVING SAID MEASURING ROD MEANS FOR INDICATING THE INK LEVEL IN SAID SPACE.