Marking apparatus

Claim 1

IN A MARKING APPARATUS FOR APPLYING MARKINGS TO A WEB ADVANCED INTERMITTENTLY IN A PREDETERMINED PATH TO A WEB UTILIZING MACHINE; A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED RAM ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING A HEATED DIE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID PATH OF THE WEB; GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING A HOT ROLL LEAF STAMPING TAPE BETWEEN THE HEATED DIE AND THE WEB SO THAT THE HEATED DIE, WHEN MOVED TOWARD SAID PATH, PRESSES SAID TAPE AGAINST THE WEB AND THEREBY MARKS THE LATTER; A FEEDING MECHANISM FOR SAID TAPE COMPRISING A ROTATABLE FEEDING ROLLER ENGAGING SAID TAPE FOR EFFECTING FEEDING MOVEMENT THEREOF WHEN SAID ROLLER IS TURNED IN ONE DIRECTION SO AS TO EXPOSE A FRESH LENGTH OF THE TAPE TO THE ACTION OF THE HEATED DIE, AN OSCILLATABLE QUADRANT MEMBER HAVING TWO SPACED ABUTMENTS THEREON, A ROCKABLE LEVER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID ABUTMENTS OF THE QUADRANT MEMBER SO AS TO HAVE A LOST MOTION CONNECTION THEREWITH, MEANS MECHANICALLY CONNECTING SAID LEVER WITH SAID RAM ASSEMBLY SO AS TO BE ROCKED IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF THE DIE BY OPERATION OF THE RAM ASSEMBLY, AND MEANS FON NECTING SAID QUADRANT MEMBER WITH SAID FEEDING ROLLER TO EFFECT TURNING OF THE LATTER ONLY IN SAID ONE DIRECTION WHEN SAID QUADRANT MEMBER IS ROCKED WITH SAID LEVER IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION OF SAID RAM ASSEMBLY CAUSING MOVEMEANS CONTROLLING THE SUPPLYING OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO MEANS CONTROLLING THE SUPPLYING OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID RAM ASSEMBLY IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE INTERMITTENT ADVANCEMENT OF THE WEB TO SAID MACHINE SO THAT SAID DIE IS MOVED TOWARD SAID PATH TO MARK THE WEB WHEN THE LATTER IS AT REST AND SAID DIE IS MOVED AWAY FROM SAID PATH TO FREE SAID TAPE AND WEB AND TO EFFECT FEEDING MOVEMENT OF THE TAPE DURING EACH ADVANCEMENT OF THE WEB.