Program controlled selective duplicator

Claim 1

IN A ROTARY DUPLICATOR, IN COMBINATION, A PRINTING ROLLER AND A COUNTER PRESSURE ROLLER; MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING A MASTER SHEET ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PRINTING ROLLER, SAID MASTER SHEET HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED PRINTING SECTIONS; ONE OF SAID ROLLERS HAVING ABOUT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF A SET OF PRESSURE MEMBERS, THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WIDTH OF SAID PRESSURE MEMBERS CORRESPONDING TO THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WIDTH OF SAID PRINTING SECTIONS OF MASTER SHEET, EACH OF SAID PRESSURE MEMBERS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION AND A RADIALLY PROJECTING PRESSING POSITION, EACH PRESSURE MEMBER IN SAID PRESSING POSITION FORMING A PRINTING LINE WITH THE OTHER ROLLER; FEEDING MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY FEEDING COPY SHEETS TO SAID PRINTING LINE SO THAT PRINTING SECTIONS OF THE MASTER SHEET ARE PRESSED AGAINST A COPY SHEET TO FORM AN IMPRINT THEREON ONLY WHEN THE PRESSURE MEMBER PASSING THROUGH THE PRINTING LINE IS IN SAID PRESSING POSITION; OPERATING MEANS MOVABLE TO AND FROM AN OPERATIVE POSITION FOR MOVING SAID PRESSURE MEMBERS TO SAID PRESSING POSITION WHEN THE SAME PASS THROUGH THE PRINTING LINE; SENSING MEANS FOR SENSING MARKINGS; TRANSPORTING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID PRINTING ROLLER FOR MOVEMENT IN SYCHRONISM WITH THE SAME FOR TRANSPORTING A CARRIER HAVING MARKING RESPECTIVELY CORRELATED WITH SELECTED PRINTING SECTIONS OF SAID MASTER SHEET PAST SAID SENSING MEANS SO THAT SAID SENSING MEANS RESPONDS TO A MARKING WHEN THE RESPECTIVE SELECTED PRINTING SECTION PASSES THROUGH THE PRINTING LINE; AND CONTROL MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SENSING MEANS, AND CONNECTED TO SAID OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING THE SAME TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION WHEN SAID SENSING MEANS RESPONDS TO A MARKING WHEREBY IMPRINTS OF PRINTING SECTIONS SELECTED BY SAID MARKINGS ARE MADE ON THE COPY SHEET.