Marking apparatus

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR IMPRINTING INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCED SHEET MATERIAL BY PRESSING A HOT ROLL LEAF STAMPING TAPE AGAINST THE LATTER, COMPRISING SUPPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCED SHEET MATERIAL, HEATED TYPE HOLDING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR RECIPROCATION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL, SUPPLY MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF UNUSED STAMPING TAPE, TAKE-UP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE USED STAMPING TAPE, GUIDE MEANS LEADING THE STAMPING TAPE FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID TAKE-UP MEANS ALONG A PATH HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS AND THE SHEET MATERIAL AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF THE INTERMITTENT ADVANCEMENT OF THE LATTER, A TAPE FEEDING ROLLER FOR FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TAPE TO MOVE THE LATTER ALONG SAID PATH OF THE TAPE, LEVER MEANS ROCKABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS FOR MOVING THE LATTER TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL IN RESPONSE TO ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS, A ROCKABLE ARM RESILIENTLY URGED TOWARD SAID LEVER MEANS, AN ADJUSTABLE MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID LEVER MEANS TO ROCK SAID ARM WITH THE LATTER UPON ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS IN THE DIRECTION MOVING SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL, TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTING SAID ARM WITH SAID TAPE FEEDING ROLLER AND HAVING CLUTCH MEANS INTERPOSED THEREIN WHICH TRANSMITS ONLY THE TURNING MOVEMENTS OF SAID ARM CAUSED BY ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS IN SAID DIRECTION, YIELDABLE DRIVE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID TAKE-UP MEANS FROM SAID FEEDING ROLLER, AND FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER MEANS FOR ROCKING THE LATTER.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR IMPRINTING INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCED SHEET MATERIAL BY PRESSING A HOT ROLL LEAF STAMPING TAPE AGAINST THE LATTER, COMPRISING SUPPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCED SHEET MATERIAL, HEATED TYPE HOLDING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR RECIPROCATION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL, SUPPLY MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF UNUSED STAMPING TAPE, TAKE-UP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE USED STAMPING TAPE, GUIDE MEANS LEADING THE STAMPING TAPE FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID TAKE-UP MEANS ALONG A PATH HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS AND THE SHEET MATERIAL AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF THE INTERMITTENT ADVANCEMENT OF THE LATTER, A TAPE FEEDING ROLLER FOR FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TAPE TO MOVE THE LATTER ALONG SAID PATH OF THE TAPE, LEVER MEANS ROCKABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS FOR MOVING THE LATTER TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL IN RESPONSE TO ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS, A ROCKABLE ARM RESILIENTLY URGED TOWARD SAID LEVER MEANS, AN ADJUSTABLE MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID LEVER MEANS TO ROCK SAID ARM WITH THE LATTER UPON ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS IN THE DIRECTION MOVING SAID TYPE HOLDING MEANS AWAY FROM THE SHEET MATERIAL, TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTING SAID ARM WITH SAID TAPE FEEDING ROLLER AND HAVING CLUTCH MEANS INTERPOSED THEREIN WHICH TRANSMITS ONLY THE TURNING MOVEMENTS OF SAID ARM CAUSED BY ROCKING OF SAID LEVER MEANS IN SAID DIRECTION, YIELDABLE DRIVE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID TAKE-UP MEANS FROM SAID FEEDING ROLLER, AND FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER MEANS FOR ROCKING THE LATTER.