Tape coding attachment

Claim 1

A TAPE CODER COMPRISING A FRAME, MEANS FOR GUIDING AND FEEDING TAPE THROUGH THE FRAME, A ROLLER FRAME CASTING PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME, A DIE ROLLER ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED BY THE ROLLER FRAME CASTING, A TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED BY THE CASTING, AND AN INK APPLYING ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED BY THE CASTING, THE INK APPLYING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INK RESERVOIR WITH A FELT PAD PARTIALLY SUBMERGED WITHIN THE RESERVOIR WITH AN END PROJECTING ABOVE THE RESERVOIR, THE TRANSFER ROLLER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TRANSFER ROLLER FOR APPLYING INK TO A PRINTING PLATE CARRIED BY THE DIE ROLLER ASSEMBLY, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING CONTINUAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE FELT PAD AND THE TRANSFER ROLLER, THE DIE ROLLER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A DIE ROLLER HAVING HARD RUBBER WHEELS, THE MEANS FOR GUIDING THE TAPE THROUGH THE FRAME COMPRISING A PLATEN ROLLER, MEANS FOR BIASING THE ROLLER FRAME CASTING TOWARD THE FRAME SO THAT THE DIE ROLLER WHEELS ARE PRESSED AGAINST THE PLATEN ROLLER, AND A LEVER OPERATED CAM AND CAM FOLLOWER OPERABLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAME AND THE ROLLER FRAME CASTING, THE LEVER OPERATED CAM HAVING A CAM SURFACE SHAPED TO ALTERNATELY SPREAD THE FRAME AND ROLLER FRAME CASTING AGAINST THE FORCE OF THE BIASING MEANS AND RELEASE THE FRAME AND ROLLER FRAME CASTING TO RESPOND TO THE BIASING MEANS.