Method and apparatus for supplying additional printing to preprinted forms

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR USE IN ADDING LINES OF PRINTING AND OTHER INDICIA AT PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS TO A PREPRINTED FROM HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAGES SEPARATED BY PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SHEETS OF DUPLICATING MATERIAL, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RIGID BASE MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER PLANAR SURFACE; A BED PLATE FORMED FROM A RELATIVELY THIN SHEET AND RETAINED ON SAID PLANAR SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER; A SERIES OF PRINT PLATES REMOVABLY RETAINED ON SAID BED PLATE AT PRESELECTED LOCATIONS THEREON, EACH SAID PRINT PLATE HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR SURFACE WITH RAISED PORTIONS EXTENDING ABOVE ITS SURFACE, SAID RAISED PORTIONS FORMING A PREDETERMINED ARRANGEMENT OF LETTERS OR INDICIA; RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE MEANS OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL ATTACHED TO SAID BED PLATE AND LOCATED ADJACENT THE EDGES OF SAID PRINT PLATES FOR HOLDING SAID PRINT PLATE IN POSITION UPON PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO SAID FORM AND TO SAID MEANS; MEANS FOR RETAINING A MULTIPLE PAGE PREPRINTED FORM IN A PREDETERMINED FIXED POSITION ON SAID BED PLATE AND ON SAID PRINT PLATES; AND MEANS FOR EXTENDING A PRESSURE ON SAID FORM AGAINST SAID BED PLATE AND SAID PRINT PLATES SO AS TO PRODUCE A PRINTED IMPERSION ON SAID FORM.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR USE IN ADDING LINES OF PRINTING AND OTHER INDICIA AT PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS TO A PREPRINTED FROM HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAGES SEPARATED BY PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SHEETS OF DUPLICATING MATERIAL, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RIGID BASE MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER PLANAR SURFACE; A BED PLATE FORMED FROM A RELATIVELY THIN SHEET AND RETAINED ON SAID PLANAR SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER; A SERIES OF PRINT PLATES REMOVABLY RETAINED ON SAID BED PLATE AT PRESELECTED LOCATIONS THEREON, EACH SAID PRINT PLATE HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR SURFACE WITH RAISED PORTIONS EXTENDING ABOVE ITS SURFACE, SAID RAISED PORTIONS FORMING A PREDETERMINED ARRANGEMENT OF LETTERS OR INDICIA; RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE MEANS OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL ATTACHED TO SAID BED PLATE AND LOCATED ADJACENT THE EDGES OF SAID PRINT PLATES FOR HOLDING SAID PRINT PLATE IN POSITION UPON PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO SAID FORM AND TO SAID MEANS; MEANS FOR RETAINING A MULTIPLE PAGE PREPRINTED FORM IN A PREDETERMINED FIXED POSITION ON SAID BED PLATE AND ON SAID PRINT PLATES; AND MEANS FOR EXTENDING A PRESSURE ON SAID FORM AGAINST SAID BED PLATE AND SAID PRINT PLATES SO AS TO PRODUCE A PRINTED IMPERSION ON SAID FORM.