US3310146A
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Belt mounted printer hammers movable by shortest distance to indexed position
Assignee: BAE Systems Electronics Ltd
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Filing: 1965-09-07
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1985-09-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fielder Albert Leonard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:39
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J9/00; B41J9/02; B41J9/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A PRINTER OF THE KIND REFERRED TO, COMPRISING AN ENDLESS BELT MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING STRAIGHT ALONG THE PRINT LINE; AT LEAST THREE HAMMERS MOUNTED ON SAID BELT AND BEING SPACED APART THEREALONG BY THE LENGTH OF A PRINT LINE; MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID BELT AND SAID HAMMERS IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEREBY SUCCESSIVELY ADVANCING SAID HAMMERS BY ONE CHARACTER SPACE AT A TIME ALONG THE PRINT LINE; AND HAMMER REPOSITIONING MEANS OPERABLE (1) FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF BELT DRIVE TO RETURN THE LAST HAMMER WHICH PRINTED TO THE LINE START POSITION IF, AT THE END OF A PRINTED LINE OF CHARACTERS, SAID LAST PRINTING HAMMER HAS PROGRESSED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A PRINTER OF THE KIND REFERRED TO, COMPRISING AN ENDLESS BELT MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING STRAIGHT ALONG THE PRINT LINE; AT LEAST THREE HAMMERS MOUNTED ON SAID BELT AND BEING SPACED APART THEREALONG BY THE LENGTH OF A PRINT LINE; MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID BELT AND SAID HAMMERS IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEREBY SUCCESSIVELY ADVANCING SAID HAMMERS BY ONE CHARACTER SPACE AT A TIME ALONG THE PRINT LINE; AND HAMMER REPOSITIONING MEANS OPERABLE (1) FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF BELT DRIVE TO RETURN THE LAST HAMMER WHICH PRINTED TO THE LINE START POSITION IF, AT THE END OF A PRINTED LINE OF CHARACTERS, SAID LAST PRINTING HAMMER HAS PROGRESSED
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-20 | 1974-09-19 | 1975-03-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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