Facsimile copying process

Claim 1

In the process of producing a copy of an imaged original sheet by means of a pressure-sensitive transfer sheet and a copy sheet positioned thereagainst and a stylus which scans regular spaced increments of such sheets and presses the sheets together in response to electrical signals received from a source scanning said original sheet to cause transfer of spaced increments of imaging composition from said transfer sheet to said copy sheet in areas corresponding to the location of the images on the original sheet, the improvement which comprises using as the transfer sheet one on which the imaging composition is a liquid ink comprising an oily vehicle and coloring matter, said ink being present in pressure-exudable condition within the pores of a layer of porous synthetic thermoplastic resin binder material which is not transferable to the copy sheet under the effects of the pressure exerted by said stylus, and using a copy sheet which is capable of absorbing said liquid ink, whereby ink transferred to said copy sheet is absorbed by the areas between said spaced increments to provide a more continuous copy.