Facsimile scanning machine

Claim 1

A FACISMILE SCANNING MACHINE, COMPRISING A MAIN CYLINDER, A FEED PLATFORM FOR RECEIVING A DOCUMENT TO BE SCANNED, A PAIR OF INTERENGAGING FEED ROLLERS FOR FEEDING THE DOCUMENT FROM SAID PLATFORM TO SAID CYLINDER, GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING THE DOCUMENT BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS AND SAID CYLINDER, VACUUM MEANS ON SAID CYLINDER FOR SUCKING THE DOCUMENT AGAINST SAID CYLINDER, DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CYLINDER THROUGH A SINGLE REVOLUTION, SAID CYLINDER BEING ADAPTED TO ADVANCE THE DOCUMENT THROUGH A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE DURING SAID REVOLUTION, A PAIR OF INTERENGAGING DELIVERY ROLLERS, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING SAID DELIVERY ROLLERS WHEREBY SAID DELIVERY ROLLERS WILL CAUSE THE DOCUMENT TO SIDE AROUND SAID CYLINDER AFTER SAID CYLINDER HAS COMPLETED ITS SINGLE REVOLUTION IF THE LENTH OF THE DOCUMENT EXCEEDS SAID PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, MEANS FOR STRIPPING THE DOCUMENT FROM SAID CYLINDER AND GUIDING THE DOCUMENT BETWEEN SAID DELIVERY ROLLERS, DELIVERY TAPE MEANS, MEANS FOR CARRYING THE DOCUMENT FROM SAID DELIVERY ROLLERS TO SAID DELIVERY TAPE MEANS, A ROTARY STAMP FOR ENGAGING THE DOCUMENTS AS IT TRAVELS ALONG SAID DELIVERY TAPE MEANS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROTARY STAMP THROUGH A SINGLE REVOLUTION IN DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE ROTATION OF SAID MAIN CYLINDER THROUGH ITS REVOLUTION WHEREBY SAID STAMP ENGAGES EACH DOCUMENT ONLY ONCE, AND AN IMPRESSION ROLLER OPPOSITE SAID ROTARY STAMP AND ADJACENT SAID DELIVERY TAPE MEANS FOR BACKING UP THE DOCUMENT AS IT IS ENGAGED BY SAID STAMP.