Electromagnetic actuating means for wire printers

Claim 1

IN A WIRE PRINTING DEVICE, A FRAME, A PAIR OF MAGNETIC POLE PIECES SPACED FROM EACH OTHER ON SAID FRAME TO PROVIDE A MAGNETIC FIELD FLUX BETWEEN A PAIR OF OPPOSED FACE THEREOF, A PLURALITY OF ARMATURE MEANS SPACED FROM EACH OTHER AND EACH MOUNTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ON SAID FRAME WITHIN SAID FIELD FLUX AND IN A PLANE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID OPPOSED FACES, A PLURALITY OF ARMATURE COIL MEANS EACH ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID ARMATURE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF PRINT WIRE MEANS EACH SECURED TO ONE OF SAID ARMATURE MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF ITS PIVOT AND SO MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT THAT WHEN IT MOVES AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF WILL MOVE IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ASSOCIATED ARMATURE MEANS, EACH SAID PRINT WIRE MEANS BEING MOUNTED FOR IMPACT ENGAGEMENT WITH A PRINT MEDIUM, CONTROL SIGNAL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PLURALITY OF ARMATURE COIL MEANS AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO PROVIDE CONTROL SIGNALS IN A FIRST DIRECTION THROUGH SELECTED ONES OF SAID ARMATURE COIL MEANS TO ROTATE THEIR ASSOCIATED ARMATURE MEANS IN A FIRST DIRECTION TO IMPEL THEIR PRINT WIRE MEANS TOWARD SAID PRINT MEDIUM AND AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL TO PROVIDE CONTROL SIGNALS IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID SELECTED ONES OF SAID ARMATURE COIL MEANS TO ROTATE