Differential turret style tinplate printer

Claim 1

A MULTIROLL PRINTER FOR SELECTIVELY MARKING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF DESIGNS ON A TRAVELLING STRIP OF MATERIAL WHICH CONSISTS OF A BASE, FIXED RELATIVE TO THE TRAVELLING STRIP, A CARRIAGE RECIPROCALLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK, A FERRIS WHEEL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON A FIXED AXIS ON SAID CARRIAGE, A PLURALITY OF PRINTING ROLLS EACH ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN PERIPHERAL SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER ON SAID FERRIS WHEEL AND WITH THEIR PRINTING SURFACES EXTENDING BEYOND THE PERIMETER OF SAID FERRIS WHEEL, A STATIONARY INNER FRAME SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID FERRIS WHEEL THROUGH SAID FIXED AXIS FROM SAID CARRIAGE, AN INKING CARRIAGE RECIPROCALLY MOUNTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK ON SAID INNER CARRIAGE AND HAVING ONE PORTION MOUNTED ON SAID LINKING CARRIAGE AND HAVING ONE PORTION FOR RECEIVING INK TO BE APPLIED IN PRINTING, AN INK TRANSFER ROLL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID INKING CARRIAGE TO ENGAGE SAID INKING ROLL, MEANS TO ADJUST THE PRESSURE OF SAID INKING ROLL AGAINST SAID TRANSFER ROLL, GEAR MEANS ON EACH OF SAID ROLLS, DRIVE MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIXED AXIS TO ROTATE SAID INK TRANSFER ROLL TO DRIVE SAID INK ROLL, MEANS TO RECIPROCATE SAID CARRIAGES FORWARD TO CONNECT THE DRIVE MEANS BETWEEN SAID TRANSFER ROLL AND A SELECTED OF SAID PRINTING ROLLS AND TO MOVE THE LATTER INTO PRINTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRAVELLING STRIP OF MATERIAL, AND MEANS TO ADJUST SAID DRIVE TO ROTATE SAID SELECTED PRINTING ROLL AT A PERIPHERAL SPEED SYNCHORNIZED WITH THE LINEAL SPEED OF SAID TRAVELLING STRIP OF MATERIAL.