Ink transfer impression-making ribbons

Claim 2

AN IMPRESSION-MAKING RIBBON ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY KEYS OF A MACHINE FOR MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON A SHEET OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PLIES JOINED TO EACH OTHER, ONE OF SAID PLIES BEING A NARROW STRIP OF MATERIAL COMPRISING A MULTITUDE OF RANDOMLY ARRANGED SYNTHETIC PLASTIC FIBERS FUSED TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELY DEFINING SAID ONE PLY, ANOTHER OF SAID PLIES COMPRISING A NARROW STRIP OF WOVEN MATERIAL HAVING HIGH INK ABSORBENT PROPERTIES, SAID ONE AND SAID ANOTHER OF SAID PLIES BEING IMPREGNATED WITH INK, SAID ONE PLY BEING ADAPTED TO BE IN CONFRONTING RELATION WITH SAID SHEET OF PAPER.

Claim 3

A MULTI-PLY RIBBON ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY KEYS OF A MACHINE FOR MAKING A VISIBLE IMPRESSION ON A SHEET OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING A FIRST PLY BEING A NARROW STRIP OF MATERIAL COMPRISING A MULTITUDE OF RANDOMLY ARRANGED SYNTHETIC PLASTIC FIBERS FUSED TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELY DEFINING SAID FIRST PLY, A SECOND PLY COMPRISING A NARROW STRIP OF WOVEN MATERIAL HAVING HIGH INK ABSORBENT PROPERTIES, AND A THIRD PLY COMPRISING A THIN SYNTHETIC PLASTICIZER FILM IMPERVIOUS TO INK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES BEING IMPREGNATED WITH INK, SAID THREE PLIES BEING JOINED TOGETHER, SAID FIRST PLY BEING ADAPTED TO BE IN CONFRONTING RELATION WITH SAID SHEET OF PAPER FOR IMPARTING A UNIFORMLY INKED IMPRESSION THERETO, SAID SECOND PLY BEING INTERMEDIATE THE FIRST AND THIRD PLY AND DEFINING AN INK RESERVOIR FOR SAID FIRST PLY, SAID THIRD PLY BEING ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY SAID KEYS, AND DEFINING MEANS FOR PREVENTING ANY INK OR DIRT FROM CLOGGING UP SAID KEYS.

Claim 4

A MULTI-PLY RIBBON ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY KEYS OF A MACHINE FOR MAKING A VISIBLE IMPRESSION ON A SHEET OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING A FIRST PLY BEING A NARROW STRIP OF MATERIAL COMPRISING A MULTITUDE OF RANDOMLY ARRANGED SYNTHETIC PLASTIC FIBERS FUSED TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELY DEFINING SAID FIRST PLY, A SECOND PLY COMPRISING A NARROW STRIP OF WOVEN MATERIAL HAVING HIGH INK ABSORBENT PROPERTIES, AND A THIRD PLY COMPRISING A THIN SYNTHETIC PLASTICIZER FILM IMPERVIOUS TO INK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES BEING IMPREGNATED WITH INK, SAID THREE PLIES BEING JOINED TOGETHER, SAID FIRST PLY BEING ADAPTED TO BE IN CONFRONTING RELATION WITH SAID SHEET OF PAPER FOR IMPARTING A UNIFORMLY INKED IMPRESSION THERETO, SAID SECOND PLY BEING INTERMEDIATE THE FIRST AND THIRD PLY AND DEFINING AN INK RESERVOIR FOR SAID FIRST PLY, SAID THIRD PLY BEING ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY SAID KEYS, AND DEFINING MEANS FOR PREVENTING ANY INK OR DIRT FROM CLOGGING UP SAID KEYS.