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Impression control apparatus employing two sets of stops

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-09-21
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1984-09-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William A Heidt
  • 👤 Neil D Walton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 20:04
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J7/00; B41J7/92; B41J7/94; B41J23/00; B41J23/02; B41J23/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A POWER DRIVEN TYPEWRITER HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPE ELEMENTS; A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING POWER ROLL; A PLURALITY OF ROCKABLE CAMS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TYPE ELEMENTS; KEYBOARD MEANS RESPONSIVE TO OPERATOR ACTUATION OPERATIVE TO MOVE A ROCKABLE CAM CORRESPONDING TO A SELECTED CHARACTER INTO DRIVEN RELATION WITH SAID POWER ROLL TO IMPART A DRIVING FORCE TO THE ASSOCIATED TYPE ELEMENT; MEANS TO DISENGAGE SAID ROCKABLE CAMS FROM SAID POWER ROLL TO LIMIT THE DRIVING FORCES IMPARTED TO SAID TYPE ELEMENTS; SAID MEANS TO DISENGAGE COMPRISING A FIRST STOP MEMBER HAVING A FIRST GROUP OF STOPS THEREON; A SECOND STOP MEMBER HAVING A SECOND GROUP OF STOPS THEREON; OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS MOUNTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND GROUPS OF STOPS FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER THROUGH A RANGE OF MOVEMENT;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
A POWER DRIVEN TYPEWRITER HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPE ELEMENTS; A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING POWER ROLL; A PLURALITY OF ROCKABLE CAMS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TYPE ELEMENTS; KEYBOARD MEANS RESPONSIVE TO OPERATOR ACTUATION OPERATIVE TO MOVE A ROCKABLE CAM CORRESPONDING TO A SELECTED CHARACTER INTO DRIVEN RELATION WITH SAID POWER ROLL TO IMPART A DRIVING FORCE TO THE ASSOCIATED TYPE ELEMENT; MEANS TO DISENGAGE SAID ROCKABLE CAMS FROM SAID POWER ROLL TO LIMIT THE DRIVING FORCES IMPARTED TO SAID TYPE ELEMENTS; SAID MEANS TO DISENGAGE COMPRISING A FIRST STOP MEMBER HAVING A FIRST GROUP OF STOPS THEREON; A SECOND STOP MEMBER HAVING A SECOND GROUP OF STOPS THEREON; OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS MOUNTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND GROUPS OF STOPS FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER THROUGH A RANGE OF MOVEMENT;

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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