US3309987A
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Imprinting apparatus
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1965-12-22
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1985-12-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederic C Pexton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:21
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/02; B41K3/04; B41K3/08; B41J; B41J25/00; B41J25/32; B41J7/00; B41J7/92; B41J7/94; B41J9/00; B41J9/26; B41J9/28; B41K3/26; B41K3/263
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
IN A PRINTING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PRINT PLATEN; MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATEN TO APPLY PRINTING PRESSURE TO THE SURFACE OF A DOCUMENT LYING IN A PRINT PLANE; AND A ROTATABLE PRINT WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERBEARING PRINT MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT ITS PERIPHERY, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING CONSTRAINED SO AS TO PIVOT IN AN ARC WHICH IS RADIALLY FIXED WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTER OF ROTATION OF SAID WHEEL, SAID WHEEL BEING SELECTIVELY INDEXABLE TO PLACE THE SURFACE OF A CHARACTER INTO SUBSTANTIALY ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRINT PLANE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID DOCUMENT FROM SAID PLATEN, SAID PRINT MEMBERS BEING RESILIENTLY BIASED TO AN INITIAL POSITION WHEREBY SAID PLATEN, IN APPLYING SAID PRINTING PRESSURE, URGES THE SURFACE OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED CHARACTER TO PIVOT INTO EXACT ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PLANE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
IN A PRINTING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PRINT PLATEN; MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATEN TO APPLY PRINTING PRESSURE TO THE SURFACE OF A DOCUMENT LYING IN A PRINT PLANE; AND A ROTATABLE PRINT WHEEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERBEARING PRINT MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT ITS PERIPHERY, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING CONSTRAINED SO AS TO PIVOT IN AN ARC WHICH IS RADIALLY FIXED WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTER OF ROTATION OF SAID WHEEL, SAID WHEEL BEING SELECTIVELY INDEXABLE TO PLACE THE SURFACE OF A CHARACTER INTO SUBSTANTIALY ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRINT PLANE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID DOCUMENT FROM SAID PLATEN, SAID PRINT MEMBERS BEING RESILIENTLY BIASED TO AN INITIAL POSITION WHEREBY SAID PLATEN, IN APPLYING SAID PRINTING PRESSURE, URGES THE SURFACE OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED CHARACTER TO PIVOT INTO EXACT ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PLANE.
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