Check writer

Claim 1

A CHECK WRITER COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING AN ENTRANCE SLOT FORMED THEREIN FOR RECEIVING A CHECK TO BE PRINTED, A FIRST SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID THROAT, MEANS ENGAGED WITH SAID PRINTING ELEMENTS OF THE FIRST SET FOR MOVING THE PRINTING ELEMENTS OF THE FIRST SET INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, INDICATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID MEANS FOR MOVING THE PRINTING ELEMENTS FOR INDICATING THE POSITION OF THE INDIVIDUAL PRINTING ELEMENTS IN THE FIRST SET, A SECOND SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS IN SAID HOUSING AND ORIENTATED IN LATERALLY SPACED AND OFFSET RELATION TO THE FIRST SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS, DRIVE MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF PRINTING ELEMENTS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT THEREOF, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING FOR MOVING THE CHECK AND PRINTING ELEMENTS INTO PRINTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER, A PRINTING RIBBON DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID PRINTING ELEMENTS AND THE CHECK, SAID PRINTING RIBBON HAVING TRANSFER MATERIAL THEREON, AND MEANS SUPPORTING THE PRINTING RIBBON IN POSITION BETWEEN THE PRINTING ELEMENTS AND THE CHECK, SAID MEANS FOR MOVING THE CHECK AND PRINTING ELEMENTS INTO PRINTING RELATION INCLUDING A PLATE FOR SUPPORTINGLY ENGAGING THE CHECK WHEN INSERTED INTO THE HOUSING, MEANS ENGAGED WITH THE PLATE FOR MOVING THE PLATE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID PRINTING ELEMENTS, SAID PRINTING ELEMENTS OF EACH SET BEING DISPOSED IN CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED RELATION ON A PLURALITY OF COAXIAL PRINTING WHEELS, SAID MEANS FOR MOVING THE PRINTING ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST SET INCLUDING AN OPERATING WHEEL OPERATIVELY CONECTED TO EACH PRINTING WHEEL OF THE FIRST SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS, EACH OPERATING WHEEL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE PRINTING WHEEL TO WHICH IT IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED AND HAVING A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERY THEREOF DISPOSED EXTERIORLY OF THE HOUSING, SAID OPERATING WHEELS BEING ORIENTATED IN COAXIAL RELATION, SAID INDICATING MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH EACH OPERATING WHEEL TO INDICATE THE POSITION OF EACH PRINTING WHEEL, WHEREIN SAID MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF PRINTING ELEMENTS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT THEREOF INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL DRIVE SHAFS WITH ONE END OF EACH SHAFT BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A PRINTING WHEEL OF THE FIRST SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS AND THE OPPOSITE END OF EACH SHAFT BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A CORRESPONDING PRINTING WHEEL OF THE SECOND SET OF PRINTING ELEMENTS.