Address printing machine with roller inker

Claim 1

IN A PRINTING MACHINE OF THE KIND DESCRIBED WHEREIN PRINTING DEVICES BEARING TYPE CHARACTERS ARE ADVANCED ONE BY ONE FROM A SUPPLY STATION TO A SENSING STATION WHEREAT CERTAIN OF THE DEVICES ARE SELECTED FOR PRINTING BY SENSING MEANS AND ARE FED FROM THENCE TO A PRINTING STATION WHEREAT THE SELECTED OF THE DEVICES ARE TO BE USED FOR PRINTING, MEANS TO INK THE TYPE CHARACTERS OF THE SELECTED DEVICES PRIOR TO THEIR REACHING THE PRINTING STATION AND COMPRISING, AN INK ROLL ADAPTED TO UNDERGO AN INKING STATION FOR RECIPROCATION IN FORWARD AND REVERSE STROKES AND FOR ROLLING CONTACT WITH THE TYPE FACES OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS, SAID INK ROLL BEING SUPPORTED IN A CARRIAGE MEANS TO DRIVE THE INK ROLL ABOVE SAID TYPE FACES AND IN CONTACT THEREWITH DURING A FORWARD STROKE OF THE INK ROLL, A VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORT FOR THE CARRIAGE AND AFFORDING A GUIDE TRACK FOR GUIDING THE CARRIAGE IN ITS RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT, AND MEANS TO DISPOSE THE INK ROLL IN THE PLANE OF SAID TYPE FACES DURING SAID FORWARD STROKE AND TO RAISE THE INK ROLL ABOVE SAID PLANE DURING THE REVERSE STROKE THEREOF, THE LAST-NAMED MEANS INCLUDING CAM MEANS FOR EFFECTING VERTICAL UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE SUPPORT, AND MEANS FOR TIMING OPERATION OF SAID CAM MEANS SYNCHRONOUSLY WITH THE FORWARD AND REVERSE STROKES OF THE INK ROLL.