Marking apparatus

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INKED MARKINGS TO HORIZONTAL SURFACES CONVEYED PAST THE APPARATUS, COMPRISING A FIXED SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED AT ONE SIDE OF THE PATH OF THE CONVEYED SURFACES, A FRAME MEMBER DISPOSED AT THE SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT FACING TOWARD SAID PATH, A BEARING HOUSING TURNABLY RECEIVED IN SAID FRAME MEMBER AND SUPPORT SO AS TO PERMIT ROCKING OF THE FRAME MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE SUPPORT ABOUT A LATERALLY EXTENDING, HORIZONTAL AXIS, A ROTATED DRIVE SHAFT JOURNALED IN SAID BEARING HOUSING SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL WITH SAID AXIS AND HAVING A CANTILEVERED END PORTION PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM THE FRAME MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT, A FIRST CANTILEVERED AXLE SECURED, AT ONE END, IN SAID FRAME AND PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID FRAME MEMBER FACING AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT ADJACENT ONE END OF THE FRAME MEMBER, A ROTATABLE DIE WHEEL HAVING MARKING MEANS ON ITS PERIPHERY AND BEING REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST CANTILEVERED AXLE, MEANS ANGULARLY POSITIONING SAID FRAME MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT SO AS TO EFFECT ROLLING AND MARKING CONTACT OF SAID MARKING MEANS ON THE DIE WHEEL WITH THE CONVEYED SURFACES, AND INKING ROLL RELEASABLY FIXED ON SAID CANTILEVERED END PORTION OF SAID ROTATED DRIVE SHAFT, AN INK FOUNTAIN REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON AND PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID FRAME MEMBER AT SAID SIDE OF THE LATTER AND UNDERLYING SAID INKING ROLL SO THAT THE LATTER CAN PICK UP INK FROM SAID FOUNTAIN, A SECOND CANTILEVERED AXLES SECURED AT ONE END IN SAID FRAME MEMBER AND PROJECTING FROM SAID SIDE OF THE FRAME MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND FIRST AXLE, A ROTATABLE METERING ROLL REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND CANTILEVERED AXLE TO EFFECT SIMULTANEOUS ROLLING CONTACT WITH SAID INKING ROLL AND MARKING MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING INK TO THE LATTER FROM SAID INKING ROLL, AND TRANSMISSION MEANS OPERATIVE TO DRIVE SAID DIE WHEEL AND METERING ROLL FROM SAID DRIVE SHAFT.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR APPLYING INKED MARKINGS TO HORIZONTAL SURFACES CONVEYED PAST THE APPARATUS, COMPRISING A FIXED SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED AT ONE SIDE OF THE PATH OF THE CONVEYED SURFACES, A FRAME MEMBER DISPOSED AT THE SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT FACING TOWARD SAID PATH, A BEARING HOUSING TURNABLY RECEIVED IN SAID FRAME MEMBER AND SUPPORT SO AS TO PERMIT ROCKING OF THE FRAME MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE SUPPORT ABOUT A LATERALLY EXTENDING, HORIZONTAL AXIS, A ROTATED DRIVE SHAFT JOURNALED IN SAID BEARING HOUSING SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL WITH SAID AXIS AND HAVING A CANTILEVERED END PORTION PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM THE FRAME MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT, A FIRST CANTILEVERED AXLE SECURED, AT ONE END, IN SAID FRAME AND PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID FRAME MEMBER FACING AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT ADJACENT ONE END OF THE FRAME MEMBER, A ROTATABLE DIE WHEEL HAVING MARKING MEANS ON ITS PERIPHERY AND BEING REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST CANTILEVERED AXLE, MEANS ANGULARLY POSITIONING SAID FRAME MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT SO AS TO EFFECT ROLLING AND MARKING CONTACT OF SAID MARKING MEANS ON THE DIE WHEEL WITH THE CONVEYED SURFACES, AND INKING ROLL RELEASABLY FIXED ON SAID CANTILEVERED END PORTION OF SAID ROTATED DRIVE SHAFT, AN INK FOUNTAIN REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON AND PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID FRAME MEMBER AT SAID SIDE OF THE LATTER AND UNDERLYING SAID INKING ROLL SO THAT THE LATTER CAN PICK UP INK FROM SAID FOUNTAIN, A SECOND CANTILEVERED AXLES SECURED AT ONE END IN SAID FRAME MEMBER AND PROJECTING FROM SAID SIDE OF THE FRAME MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND FIRST AXLE, A ROTATABLE METERING ROLL REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND CANTILEVERED AXLE TO EFFECT SIMULTANEOUS ROLLING CONTACT WITH SAID INKING ROLL AND MARKING MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING INK TO THE LATTER FROM SAID INKING ROLL, AND TRANSMISSION MEANS OPERATIVE TO DRIVE SAID DIE WHEEL AND METERING ROLL FROM SAID DRIVE SHAFT.