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Claim 2

APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CODED PERFORATIONS IN A RECORD MEMBER AT A PERFORATING STATION COMPRISING PUNCHING MEANS AT THE PERFORATING STATION INCLUDING A MOVABLY MOUNTED FRAME AND A PLURALITY OF ROWS OF PUNCHES CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR SELECTING WHICH OF SAID PUNCHES IS ACTIVATED TO PERFORATE SAID RECORD MEMBER DURING A PUNCHING OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS, SAID SELECTING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CODE MEMBERS HAVING ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CODED RELATIONSHIP IN ALIGNMENT WITH SELECTED PUNCHES, AND ACTUATOR MEANS MOVABLE ACROSS SAID PERFORATING STATION TO EFFECT PERFORATION OF THE RECORD MEMBER BY CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ELEMENTS AND SAID SELECTED PUNCHES, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS CONTACTING SAID FRAME TO MOVE SAID ROWS OF PUNCHES PROGRESSIVELY TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIAL CONTACT OF SAID SELECTED PUNCHES WITH SAID ELEMENTS WHEREBY SAID RECORD MEMBER IS PUNCHED PROGRESSIVELY.

Claim 3

APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CODED PERFORATIONS IN A RECORD MEMBER AT A PERFORATING STATION COMPRISING PUNCHING MEANS AT THE RECORD MEMBER PERFORATING STATION INCLUDING A FRAME EXTENDING THEREACROSS AND A PLURALITY OF ROWS OF PUNCHES CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR SELECTING WHICH OF SAID PUNCHES IS ACTIVATED TO PERFORATE SAID RECORD MEMBER DURING A PUNCHING OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS, SAID SELECTING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS, AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CODE MEMBERS HAVING ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CODED RELATIONSHIP, SAID FRAME HAVING CAM MEANS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PERFORATING STATION AND BEING MOUNTED FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS, AND ACTUATOR MEANS MOVABLE ACROSS SAID PERFORATING STATION THROUGH A POWER STROKE FROM A HOME POSITION TO A FULL-STROKE POSITION TO EFFECT PERFORATION OF THE RECORD MEMBER, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS HAVING CAM OPERATING MEANS ARRANGED TO CONTACT SAID CAM MEANS DURING SAID POWER STROKE TO ROCK SAID FRAME TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS WITH SAID ROWS OF PUNCHES MOVING PROGRESSIVELY TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIAL CONTACT OF SAID SELECTED PUNCHES WITH SAID ELEMENTS WHEREBY SAID RECORD MEMBER IS PUNCHED PROGRESSIVELY, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS BEING MOVABLE THROUGH A RETURN STROKE FROM SAID FULL-STROKE POSITION TO SAID HOME POSITION, AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID CAM OPERATING MEANS OUT OF CONTACTING RELATION WITH SAID CAM MEANS DURING SAID RETURN STROKE.

Claim 4

APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CODED PERFORATIONS IN A RECORD MEMBER AT A PERFORATING STATION COMPRISING PUNCHING MEANS AT THE RECORD MEMBER PERFORATING STATION INCLUDING A FRAME EXTENDING THEREACROSS AND A PLURALITY OF ROWS OF PUNCHES CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR SELECTING WHICH OF SAID PUNCHES IS ACTIVATED TO PERFORATE SAID RECORD MEMBER DURING A PUNCHING OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS, SAID SELECTING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS, AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CODE MEMBERS HAVING ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CODED RELATIONSHIP, SAID FRAME HAVING CAM MEANS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PERFORATING STATION AND BEING MOUNTED FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS, AND ACTUATOR MEANS MOVABLE ACROSS SAID PERFORATING STATION THROUGH A POWER STROKE FROM A HOME POSITION TO A FULL-STROKE POSITION TO EFFECT PERFORATION OF THE RECORD MEMBER, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS HAVING CAM OPERATING MEANS ARRANGED TO CONTACT SAID CAM MEANS DURING SAID POWER STROKE TO ROCK SAID FRAME TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS WITH SAID ROWS OF PUNCHES MOVING PROGRESSIVELY TOWARD SAID SELECTING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIAL CONTACT OF SAID SELECTED PUNCHES WITH SAID ELEMENTS WHEREBY SAID RECORD MEMBER IS PUNCHED PROGRESSIVELY, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS BEING MOVABLE THROUGH A RETURN STROKE FROM SAID FULL-STROKE POSITION TO SAID HOME POSITION, AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID CAM OPERATING MEANS OUT OF CONTACTING RELATION WITH SAID CAM MEANS DURING SAID RETURN STROKE.