Combination microfilm photographic and printing apparatus for photographically recording transactions and dispensing printed memoranda of the same

Claim 1

RECORDING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CAMERA, A LIGHT SOURCE, MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE RANGE OF SAID CAMERA FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED, A ROTATABLE PRINTING CYLINDER CARRYING TYPE CHARACTERS, A PRINTABLE TAPE MOVABLE OVER A SURFACE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PRINTING CYLINDER, MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID TAPE OVER SAID SURFACE, DRIVE MEANS INCLUDING AN INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING MOTOR, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID CAMERA AND SAID LIGHT SOURCE DURING A PORTION OF THE ROTATIONAL CYCLE OF SAID PRINTING CYLINDER, MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ARRESTING ROTATION OF SAID PRINTING CYLINDER UPON COMPLETION OF A SINGLE ROTATIONED CYCLE, MEANS CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID TAPE FEEDING MEANS, MEANS FOR INKING SAID TYPE CHARACTERS, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID INKING MEANS IN NON-OPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP TO SAID PRINTING CYLINDER DURING NON-OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS, A CUTTER BLADE DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID TAPE FOR CUTTING SAID TAPE, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID CUTTER BLADE.