Electrically operated marking device

Claim 2

An electrically operated marker comprising a housing having an opening at one end and a handle-shaped portion at the other end, said portion being adapted to contain a source of electric power, guiding means longitudinally disposed in said housing, a carrier longitudinally movable in said housing and guided by said guiding means, a plurality of flexible bands adjustably disposed on said carrier in side-by-side relationship, said bands carrying indicia for printing, an electrically operated solenoid within said housing and adjacent to said handle-shaped portion, lever means connected at one end to the reciprocable armature of said solenoid and rotatable about a fixed axle member between said carrier and said armature, a member mounted on said carrier between the ends thereof for moving said carrier longitudinally within said housing between an inoperative retracted position and a forward operative printing position, link means rotatably secured at one end to said member and being rotatably secured at the other end to said lever means, switch means adjacent said opening in said housing for controlling the operation of said solenoid for moving said carrier from an inoperative position to an operative printing position upon contact of said switch means with a surface to be printed, inking means having an ink-applying member engaging said indicia when said carrier is in inoperative position for applying ink to said indicia, and means connected to said ink-applying member and to said carrier for moving said inkapplying member out of engagement with said indicia when said carrier is moved into said forward operative position.

Claim 3

An electrically operated marker comprising a housing having an opening at one end and a handle-shaped portion at the other end, guiding means longitudinally disposed in said housing, a carrier longitudinally movable in said housing and guided by said guiding means, a plurality of flexible bands adjustably disposed on said carrier in side-by-side relationship, said bands carrying indicia for printing, an electrically operated solenoid within said housing and adjacent to said handle-shaped portion, a lever connected at one end to the reciprocable armature of said solenoid and rotatable about a fixed axle member between said carrier and said armature, a bar member mounted on said carrier between the ends thereof for moving said carrier longitudinally within said housing between an inoperative retracted position and a forward operative printing position, an elongated connecting link rotatably secured at one end to said bar member and being rotatably secured at the other end to said lever at the lever end lying opposite to the lever end connected to said armature, an electric battery within said handle-shaped portion, switch means adjacent said opening in said houSing for controlling the operation of said solenoid for moving said carrier from an inoperative position to an operative printing position upon contact of said switch means with a surface to be printed, and inking means comprising an ink-applying member rotatable about a pivot in said housing and engaging said indicia when said carrier is in inoperative position for applying ink to said indicia, and means connected to said ink-applying member and to said carrier for moving said ink-applying member out of engagement with said indicia when said carrier is moved into said forward operative position.

Claim 4

An electrically operated marker comprising a housing having an opening at one end and a handle-shaped portion at the other end, guiding means longitudinally disposed in said housing, a carrier longitudinally movable in said housing and guided by said guiding means, a plurality of flexible bands adjustably disposed on said carrier in side-by-side relationship, said bands carrying indicia for printing, an electrically operated solenoid within said housing and adjacent to said handle-shaped portion, a lever connected at one end to the reciprocable armature of said solenoid and rotatable about a fixed axle member between said carrier and said armature, a bar member mounted on said carrier between the ends thereof for moving said carrier longitudinally within said housing between an inoperative retracted position and a forward operative printing position, an elongated connecting link rotatably secured at one end to said bar member and being rotatably secured at the other end to said lever at the lever end lying opposite to the lever end connected to said armature, an electric battery within said handle-shaped portion, switch means adjacent said opening in said houSing for controlling the operation of said solenoid for moving said carrier from an inoperative position to an operative printing position upon contact of said switch means with a surface to be printed, and inking means comprising an ink-applying member rotatable about a pivot in said housing and engaging said indicia when said carrier is in inoperative position for applying ink to said indicia, and means connected to said ink-applying member and to said carrier for moving said ink-applying member out of engagement with said indicia when said carrier is moved into said forward operative position.

Claim 5

An electrically operated marker according to claim 2, said means connected to said ink-applying member and to said carrier comprising a linking member for moving said ink-applying member into reengagement with said indicia when said carrier moves to said retracted position; and ink-supplying means in said housing and communicating with said ink-applying member for supplying ink thereto.