US3353744A
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Assignee: TA ACQUISITION CORP
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Filing: 1966-06-07
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1986-06-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E Becking
- 👤 James D Bungard
- 👤 Donald J Mccormick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:12
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/44; B41J3/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
PUNCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A PUNCH PLATE HAVING A SERIES OF PUNCH GUIDE HOLES FORMED THEREIN, PUNCH MEANS MOUNTED IN EACH OF SAID GUIDE HOLES FOR RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT BETWEEN A NON-CODING POSITION AND A CODING POSITION, SAID PUNCH MEANS HAVING AXIALLY ELONGATED DRIVE SLOTS FORMED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, INDIVIDUAL DRIVE MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY ACTUATING SAID PUNCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS BY SELECTIVE DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PUNCH MEANS IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS, ABUTMENT PORTIONS FORMED ON SAID DRIVE MEANS BY STEPPED SURFACES AND BEING RECEIVED IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS, AND A COMMON OPERATING MEANS TO VARY THE LOCATION OF SAID ABUTMENT PORTIONS IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS BETWEEN A POSITION WHEREAT ONE OF SAID STEPPED SURFACES IS LOCATED IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS TO ENGAGE SAID PUNCH MEANS AND CAUSE RECIPROCABLE ACTUATION THEREOF AND A POSITION WHEREAT ONE OF SAID STEPPED SURFACES IS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID DRIVE SLOTS FOR DISENGAGEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID PUNCH MEANS AND TO PREVENT DRIVING ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
PUNCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A PUNCH PLATE HAVING A SERIES OF PUNCH GUIDE HOLES FORMED THEREIN, PUNCH MEANS MOUNTED IN EACH OF SAID GUIDE HOLES FOR RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT BETWEEN A NON-CODING POSITION AND A CODING POSITION, SAID PUNCH MEANS HAVING AXIALLY ELONGATED DRIVE SLOTS FORMED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, INDIVIDUAL DRIVE MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY ACTUATING SAID PUNCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS BY SELECTIVE DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PUNCH MEANS IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS, ABUTMENT PORTIONS FORMED ON SAID DRIVE MEANS BY STEPPED SURFACES AND BEING RECEIVED IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS, AND A COMMON OPERATING MEANS TO VARY THE LOCATION OF SAID ABUTMENT PORTIONS IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS BETWEEN A POSITION WHEREAT ONE OF SAID STEPPED SURFACES IS LOCATED IN SAID DRIVE SLOTS TO ENGAGE SAID PUNCH MEANS AND CAUSE RECIPROCABLE ACTUATION THEREOF AND A POSITION WHEREAT ONE OF SAID STEPPED SURFACES IS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID DRIVE SLOTS FOR DISENGAGEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID PUNCH MEANS AND TO PREVENT DRIVING ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN.
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