Stamping and recording machine for fruit cartons

Claim 1

IN A DEVICE FOR STAMPING THE ENDS OF CARTONS CARRIED SUCCESSIVELY ON A CONVEYOR, A HOUSING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOVE THE CONVEYOR, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING INCLINED SURFACES BY WHICH IT IS ELEVATED BY CONTACT WITH A CARTON CARRIED BENEATH IT BY THE CONVEYOR, A BRACKET MOUNTED WITHIN THE HOUSING, AN ARM ADJUSTABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BRACKET,A STAMPING ROLLER CARRIED BY SAID ARM, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ARM FOR PERMITTING THE ROLLER TO ROCK IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTION TO ACCOMMODATE ITSELF TO UNEVENNESS IN THE END OF A CARTON, THE ARM BEING FIXED ON A SHAFT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE HOUSING, A CAM ROLLER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, A PAIR OF PLATES PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED IN THE HOUSING WITH THE CAM ARRANGED BETWEEN THEM, THE CAM ROLLER HAVING A FLATTENED SURFACE FOR ENGAGEMENT BY ONE OF SAID PLATES TO PREVENT ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE SHAFT TO HOLD THE ROLLER AGAINST PIVOTAL SWING SO THAT THE ROLLER CAN IMPOSE PRINTING PRESSURE ON THE CARTON, THE ROLLER AFTER STAMPING THE END OF A CARTON BEING ELEVATED BY MOVEMENT OF THE CARTON AND CAUSED TO PARTAKE OF A ROLLING MOVEMENT OVER THE TOP OF THE CARTON TO ROTATE THE ROLLER TO A POSITION FOR INKING.