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US3204555A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Motor-driven check writer

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-06
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1984-03-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Inoue Takayasu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 04:39
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 379 words
IN A CHECK WRITER OF THE KIND HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPIN GDISCS, EACH OF WHICH HAS A SERIES OF TYPE CHARACTERS ON THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND A SERIES OF GEAR TEETH AT ONE SIDE SURFACE THEREOF, MATING GEAR MEANS FOR THE GEAR TEETH OF SAID DISCS HAVING GEARS ENGAGING AND CORRESPONDING IN NUMBER TO THE GEARS OF SAID DISCS, SAID MATING GEAR MEANS HAVING OPERATING BARS AND KNOBS AT AN UPPER PORTION THEREOF, A TYPEWRITING PLATEN COMMON TO ALL SAID TYPING DISCS AND LEVER MEANS TO MOVE THE PLATEN VERTICALLY TO PRESS A CHECK AGAINST THE SELECTED TYPE CHARACTERS OF THE TYPING DISCS, THE MOTOR OPERATED STRUCTURE COMPRISING, A MOTOR, SPEED REDUCING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR, A DRIVING DISC, A TOOTHED CLUTCH MEANS CONNECTING SAID SPEED REDUCING MEANS TO SAID DRIVING DISC, AN ECCENTRICALLY MOUNTED SHAFT ON SAID DRIVING DISC AND A TOGGLE JOINT CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT FOR OPERATING SAID TYPING PLATEN, A MICROSWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID MOTOR, MEANS FOR NORMALLY HOLDING SAID MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION COMPRISING A PAIR OF ROTATABLE SHAFTS CONNECTED BY A SPRING BELT TO ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION PROJECTING MEANS ON A FIRST SHAFT OF SAID PAIR OF SHAFTS TO HOLD SAID MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION, LEVER MEANS SECURED TO SAID FIRST SHAFT AND HAVING AN ARM EXTENDING UP TO AND IN CONTACT WITH SAID SECOND SHAFT TO NORMALLY HOLD SAID FIRST SHAFT IN THE POSITION WHEREIN THE PROJECTING MEANS OF THE FIRST SHAFT HOLDS THE MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION, SAID SECOND SHAFT BEING CONSTRUCTED TO RELEASE SAID LEVER MEANS UPON PARTIAL ROTATION THEREOF TO PERMIT LIMITED ROTATION OF SAID FIRST SHAFT AND THEREBY RELEASE SAID PROJECTING MEANS TO CLOSE SAID SWITCH OF SAID MOTOR, PUSH BUTTON MEANS COMPRISING TWO LEVERS CONNECTED I N SERIES FOR ROTATING SAID SECOND SHAFT TO START THE OPERATION OF SAID MOTOR, SAID DRIVING DISK COMPRISING A PAWL MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING THE DRIVING CONNECTION TO SAID TOOTHED CLUTCH, SAID LEVER MEANS OF SAID FIRST SHAFT BEING CONSTRUCTED TO RELEASE SAID PAEL MEANS FOR CONTACT WITH THE TOOTHED CLUTCH WHEN SAID LEVER MEANS IS RELEASED BY ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT, MEANS ON SAID DRIVING DISK ADAPTED TO DETACH SAID PAWL MEANS FRON CONTACT WITH SAID TOOTHED CLUTCH WHEN IT COMPLETES ONE REVOLUTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 379 words
IN A CHECK WRITER OF THE KIND HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPIN GDISCS, EACH OF WHICH HAS A SERIES OF TYPE CHARACTERS ON THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND A SERIES OF GEAR TEETH AT ONE SIDE SURFACE THEREOF, MATING GEAR MEANS FOR THE GEAR TEETH OF SAID DISCS HAVING GEARS ENGAGING AND CORRESPONDING IN NUMBER TO THE GEARS OF SAID DISCS, SAID MATING GEAR MEANS HAVING OPERATING BARS AND KNOBS AT AN UPPER PORTION THEREOF, A TYPEWRITING PLATEN COMMON TO ALL SAID TYPING DISCS AND LEVER MEANS TO MOVE THE PLATEN VERTICALLY TO PRESS A CHECK AGAINST THE SELECTED TYPE CHARACTERS OF THE TYPING DISCS, THE MOTOR OPERATED STRUCTURE COMPRISING, A MOTOR, SPEED REDUCING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR, A DRIVING DISC, A TOOTHED CLUTCH MEANS CONNECTING SAID SPEED REDUCING MEANS TO SAID DRIVING DISC, AN ECCENTRICALLY MOUNTED SHAFT ON SAID DRIVING DISC AND A TOGGLE JOINT CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT FOR OPERATING SAID TYPING PLATEN, A MICROSWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID MOTOR, MEANS FOR NORMALLY HOLDING SAID MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION COMPRISING A PAIR OF ROTATABLE SHAFTS CONNECTED BY A SPRING BELT TO ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION PROJECTING MEANS ON A FIRST SHAFT OF SAID PAIR OF SHAFTS TO HOLD SAID MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION, LEVER MEANS SECURED TO SAID FIRST SHAFT AND HAVING AN ARM EXTENDING UP TO AND IN CONTACT WITH SAID SECOND SHAFT TO NORMALLY HOLD SAID FIRST SHAFT IN THE POSITION WHEREIN THE PROJECTING MEANS OF THE FIRST SHAFT HOLDS THE MICROSWITCH IN OPEN POSITION, SAID SECOND SHAFT BEING CONSTRUCTED TO RELEASE SAID LEVER MEANS UPON PARTIAL ROTATION THEREOF TO PERMIT LIMITED ROTATION OF SAID FIRST SHAFT AND THEREBY RELEASE SAID PROJECTING MEANS TO CLOSE SAID SWITCH OF SAID MOTOR, PUSH BUTTON MEANS COMPRISING TWO LEVERS CONNECTED I N SERIES FOR ROTATING SAID SECOND SHAFT TO START THE OPERATION OF SAID MOTOR, SAID DRIVING DISK COMPRISING A PAWL MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING THE DRIVING CONNECTION TO SAID TOOTHED CLUTCH, SAID LEVER MEANS OF SAID FIRST SHAFT BEING CONSTRUCTED TO RELEASE SAID PAEL MEANS FOR CONTACT WITH THE TOOTHED CLUTCH WHEN SAID LEVER MEANS IS RELEASED BY ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT, MEANS ON SAID DRIVING DISK ADAPTED TO DETACH SAID PAWL MEANS FRON CONTACT WITH SAID TOOTHED CLUTCH WHEN IT COMPLETES ONE REVOLUTION.

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