Photocomposing apparatus including font deletion and font change interlock means

Claim 1

COMPOSING APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A PERFORATED TAPE FOR USE IN THE READ-OUT UNIT OF A PHOTOTYPOGRAMPHICAL MACHINE, COMPRISING MULTI-STATION TAPE PERFORATING MEANS; MEANS INCLUDING MAIN TYPEWRITER KEYBOARD MEANS AND CHARACTER INDENTIFICATION CODER MEANS FOR OPERATING A FIRST GROUP OF SAID PERFORATOR STATIONS TO CODE "CHARACTER INDENTIFICATION" INFORMATION IN THE TAPE; MEANS INCLUDING SAID MAIN TYPEWRITER KEYBOARD MEANS, WIDTH CARD MEANS, AND WIDTH CODER MEANS FOR OPERATING A SECOND GROUP, OF SAID PERFORATOR STATIONS TO CODE "CHARACTER WIDTH" INFORMATION ON THE TAPE, SAID WIDTH CARD MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF NORMALLY DISABLED WIDTH CARDS CONTAINING WIDTH INFORMATION CORRESPONDING WITH THE CHARACTERS OF THE VARIOUS FONTS AT THE READ-OUT UNIT, RESPECTIVELY;