Printing and punching machine

Claim 1

A PRINTING AND RECORDING MACHINE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, PRINTING MEANS INCLUDING A ROTARY PRINTING MEMBER HAVING HOLDING MEANS FOR DETACHABLY HOLDING PRINTING FORM MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST PRINTING PART WITH PRINTABLE CHARACTERS REPRESENTING INFORMATION AND A SECOND PART WITH SYMBOLS REPRESENTING THE SAME INFORMATION, SAID PRINGINT MEMBER BEING OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID PRINTING FORM MEANS TO A POSITION IN WHICH SAID FIRST PART IS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A COPY SHEET FOR PRODUCING LEGIBLE IMPRINTS THEREON, SAID PRINTING MEANS INCLUDING COUNTERPRESSURE MEANS AND HAVING A PRINTING POSITION IN WHICH SAID COPY SHEET IS PRESSED IN A PRINTING LINE INTO PRINTING CONTACT WITH SAID PRINTING MEMBER A PRINTING STATION, AND AN INOPERATIVE POSITION; CONTROL MEANS OPERATING IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID PRINTING MEMBER FOR MOVING SAID PRINTING MEANS TO SAID PRINTING POSITION WHEN AT LEAST ONE SELECTED SECTION TO THE PRINTING FORM MEANS MOVES THROUGH SAID PRINTING LINE; SENSING MEANS INCLUDING A PART IN THE REGION OF SAID SECOND PART OF SAID PRINTING FORM MEANS AND ADAPTED TO SENSE SAID SYMBOLS ON SAID SECOND PART, SAID SENSING MEANS PRODUCING COMMAND INPULSES WHEN SENSING SAID SYMBOLS; AND RECORDING MEANS RECEIVING SAID COPY SHEET FROM SAID PRINTING MEANS AFTER PASSAGE THROUGH SAID PRINTING LINE AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID SENSING MEANS AND CONTROLLED BY SAID INPULSES TO RECORD ON SAID COPY SHEET RECORDINGS REPRESENTING THE SAME INFORMATION AS SAID LEGIBLE IMPRINTS.