US3133497A
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High-speed printing apparatus
Assignee: Compagnie des Machines Bull SA
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Filing: 1962-12-24
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1982-12-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Claude Raymond Marie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:29
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J1/00; B41J1/16; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/04; G06K15/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
IN A PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING A STRIKING HAMMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF A PAPER SHEET ON THE SAME SIDE AS A PRINTING LINE TO BE PRINTED, A COMBINATION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TYPE-CARRIER STRIP MADE OF A THIN FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, THIS STRIP BEING FITTED WITH AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL PORTION BEARING A SERIES OF CHARACTER TYPES WHICH CAN BE PRINTED, AND SEPARATED FROM TWO LATERAL PORTIONS BY AT LEAST TWO SLOTS WHICH EXTEND ON A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF SAID SERIES OF TYPES, GUIDING MEANS FOR LOCATING SAID STRIP BETWEEN THE PAPER SHEET AND SAID STRIKING HAMMER AND FOR PERMITTING THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID STRIP PARALLEL TO THE PRINTING LINE BY GUIDING SAID LATERAL PORTIONS, AND DRIVING MEANS COUPLED TO ONE END OF SAID STRIP FOR DISPLACING THE LATTER PARALLEL TO SAID PRINTING LINE IN EITHER SENSE IN ORDER TO BRING A SELECTED CHARACTER TYPE IN A PRINTING POSITION IN FRONT OF SAID STRIKING HAMMER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
IN A PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING A STRIKING HAMMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF A PAPER SHEET ON THE SAME SIDE AS A PRINTING LINE TO BE PRINTED, A COMBINATION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TYPE-CARRIER STRIP MADE OF A THIN FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, THIS STRIP BEING FITTED WITH AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL PORTION BEARING A SERIES OF CHARACTER TYPES WHICH CAN BE PRINTED, AND SEPARATED FROM TWO LATERAL PORTIONS BY AT LEAST TWO SLOTS WHICH EXTEND ON A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF SAID SERIES OF TYPES, GUIDING MEANS FOR LOCATING SAID STRIP BETWEEN THE PAPER SHEET AND SAID STRIKING HAMMER AND FOR PERMITTING THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID STRIP PARALLEL TO THE PRINTING LINE BY GUIDING SAID LATERAL PORTIONS, AND DRIVING MEANS COUPLED TO ONE END OF SAID STRIP FOR DISPLACING THE LATTER PARALLEL TO SAID PRINTING LINE IN EITHER SENSE IN ORDER TO BRING A SELECTED CHARACTER TYPE IN A PRINTING POSITION IN FRONT OF SAID STRIKING HAMMER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-19 | 1971-11-18 | 1972-05-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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