Wire matrix printer

Claim 1

A WIRE PRINTING MECHANISM COMPRISING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A RECORD MEDIUM AT A PRINTING STATION, A GUIDE PLATE ADJACENT SAID STATION, SAID GUIDE PLATE HAVING A PAIR OF FIRST AND SECOND GUIDEWAYS THEREIN, SAID GUIDEWAYS EXTENDING IN DIRECTIONS INTERSECTING EACH OTHER, SAID FIRST GUIDEWAY BEING AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT, A PRINTING WIRE GUIDED FOR ENDWISE MOVEMENT IN SAID GUIDEWAYS, SAID WIRE BEING BENT BACK UPON ITSELF TO FORM A FIRST SECTION SLIDEABLE IN SAID FIRST GUIDEWAY AND A SECOND SECTION SLIDEABLE IN SAID SECOND GUIDEWAY, SAID FIRST SECTION TERMINATING IN A PRINT HEAD, A SPRING ELEMENT ON SAID PLATE, THE MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID SPRING ELEMENT BEING CONNECTED TO SAID WIRE INTERMEDIATE SAID FIRST AND SECOND SECTION THEREOF, AND SAID SECOND WIRE SECTION BEING EFFECTIVE WHEN PULLED THROUGH SAID SECOND GUIDEWAY TO PUSH SAID FIRST WIRE SECTION ALONG SAID FIRST GUIDEWAY AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID SPRING ELEMENT WHEREBY TO PROJECT SAID PRINT HEAD AGAINST SAID RECORD MEDIUM AT SAID PRINTING STATION.