Printing machine and sheet transfer mechanism therefor

Claim 1

IN A PRINTING MACHINE UTILIZING THE SPRIT TRANSFER PROCESS: (A) FRAME STRUCTURE PROVIDING A MAGAZINE FOR SHEETS TO BE PRINTED AND INCLUDING A BASE HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BASE AND A CANTILEVER STRUCTURE EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE SUPPORT MEMBER IN OVERLYING SPACED RELATION TO SAID BASE, (B) SHEET-FEEDING MEANS FOR FEEDING SHEETS SINGLY FROM SAID MAGAZINE AND BETWEEN SAID BASE AND CANTILEVER STRUCTURE TOWARD A PRINTING ZONE ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME STRUCTURE, (C) CARD-FEEDING MEANS INCLUDING COOPERATING CARDFEEDING ELEMENTS ON SAID CANTILEVER STRUCTURE FOR FEEDING A MASTER CARD IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY TOWARD A SHEET DELIVERED BY SAID SHEET-FEEDING MEANS AND TOWARD SAID PRINTING ZONE, (D) SHEET-MOISTENING MEANS FOR APPLYING SOLVENT LIQUID TO SAID SHEET DURING FEEDING MOVEMENT THEREOF TO SAID PRINTING ZONE, (E) MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF COOPERATING PRESSURE MEMBERS ONE IN SAID BASE AND THE OTHER IN SAID CANTILEVER STRUCTURE AT SAID PRINTING ZONE FOR PRESSING THE MASTER CARD AGAINST THE MOISTENED SHEET, AND (F) DRIVE MECHANISM FOR IMPARTING FEEDING MOVEMENTS TO SAID SHEET-FEEDING MEANS AND CARD-FEEDING MEANS.