Traveling cylinder imprinter having settable type wheels with three peripheral sectors

Claim 2

An imprinting device comprising, a frame, a form receiving bed supported by said frame, said bed having an upper surface disposed to support a print receiving form thereon, said bed having an elongated slot extending therethrough, at least one printing wheel journalled for rotation above said bed, each wheel having three separate angular peripheral sectors of its outer surface, one sector containing a series of outwardly facing printing characters, each selectively positionable in alignment with said slot, another sector containing outwardly facing visually readable characters, indicating means to indicate on the visually readable character sector which printing character is positioned in alignment with said slot, detent means to releasably secure each wheel in any selected character printing position, said detent means including circumferentially spaced engagement surface means on a third outwardly facing peripheral sector of the wheel and releasable contact means positioned to engage said engagement surfaces, a platen assembly disposed beneath said bed, said platen assembly including a roller platen extending into said slot and movable therein on a printing path of travel in printing engagement with said printing characters on each of said wheels, said platen assembly including handle means for moving said roller platen on said path of travel.

Claim 3

The invention as defined in claim 1 further characterized by stop means to limit the movement of each wheel within the limits of the printing characters at the printing position.

Claim 4

An imprinting device comprising, a frame, a form receiving bed supported by said frame, said bed having an upper surface disposed to support a print receiving form thereon, said bed having an elongated slot extending therethrough, at least one printing wheel journalled for rotation above said bed, each wheel having three separate angular peripheral sectors of its outer surface, one sector containing a series of outwardly facing printing characters, each selectively positionable in alignment with said slot, another sector containing outwardly facing visually readable characters, indicating means to indicate on the visually readable character sector which printing character is positioned in alignment with said slot, detent means to releasably secure each wheel in any selected character printing position, said detent means including circumferentially spaced engagement surface means on a third outwardly facing peripheral sector of the wheel and releasable contact means positioned to engage said engagement surfaces, stop means including an arcuate slot in each wheel, and a stationary stop bar extending through each said slot, and; a platen assembly disposed beneath said bed, said platen assembly including a roller platen extending into said slot and movable therein on a printing path of travel in printing engagement with said printing characters on each of said wheels, said platen assembly including handle means for moving said roller platen on said path of travel.

Claim 5

An imprinting device comprising, a frame, a form receiving bed supported by said frame, said bed having an upper surface disposed to support a print receiving form thereon, said bed having an elongated slot extending therethrough, at least one printing wheel journalled for rotation above said bed, each wheel having three separate angular peripheral sectors of its outer surface, one sector containing a series of outwardly facing printing characters, each selectively positionable in alignment with said slot, another sector containing outwardly facing visually readable characters, indicating means to indicate on the visually readable character sector which printing character is positioned in alignment with said slot, detent means to releasably secure each wheel in any selected character printing position, said detent means including circumferentially spaced engagement surface means on a third outwardly facing peripheral sector of the wheel and releasable contact means positioned to engage said engagement surfaces, stop means including an arcuate slot in each wheel, and a stationary stop bar extending through each said slot, and; a platen assembly disposed beneath said bed, said platen assembly including a roller platen extending into said slot and movable therein on a printing path of travel in printing engagement with said printing characters on each of said wheels, said platen assembly including handle means for moving said roller platen on said path of travel.

Claim 6

An imprinting device as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said wheel includes a stylus receiving recess adjacent each said visually readable character for receiving a stylus to impart rotational movement to said wheel for positioning a selected one of said printing characters in alignment with said slot, and means for limiting travel of said stylus and wheel moved thereby so that the visually readable character adjacent said stylus receiving recess is stopped at a position corresponding with said indicating means.

Claim 7

An imprinting device comprising, a frame, a form receiving bed supported by said frame, said bed having an upper surface disposed to support a print receiving form thereon, said bed having an elongated slot extending therethrough, at least one printing wheel journalled for rotation above said bed, each wheel having at least three separate angular peripheral sectors of its outer surface, one sector containing a series of outwardly facing printing characters, each selectively positionable in alignment with said slot, another sector containing outwardly facing visually readable characters, indicating means to indicate on the visually readable character sector which printing character is positioned in alignment with said slot, detent means on a third outwardly facing peripheral sector of the wheel and releasable contact means positioned to engage said engagement surfaces to releasably secure each wheel in any selected character printing position, each said wheel including a stylus receiving recess adjacent each said visually readable character for receiving a stylus to impart rotational movement to said wheel for positioning a selected said printing character in alignment with said slot, means for limiting travel of a said stylus and the wheel moved thereby so that the visually readable character adjacent said stylus receiving recess is stopped at a position corresponding with said indicating means; a platen assembly disposed beneath said bed, said platen assembly including a roller platen extending into said slot and movable therein on a printing path of travel in printing engagement with said printing characters on each of said wheels, said platen assembly including means for moving said roller platen on said path of travel.

Claim 8

An imprinting device comprising, a frame, a form receiving bed supported by said frame, said bed having an upper surface disposed to support a print receiving form thereon, said bed having an elongated slot extending therethrough, at least one printing wheel journalled for rotation above said bed, each wheel having at least three separate angular peripheral sectors of its outer surface, one sector containing a series of outwardly facing printing characters, each selectively positionable in alignment with said slot, another sector containing outwardly facing visually readable characters, indicating means to indicate on the visually readable character sector which printing character is positioned in alignment with said slot, detent means on a third outwardly facing peripheral sector of the wheel and releasable contact means positioned to engage said engagement surfaces to releasably secure each wheel in any selected character printing position, each said wheel including a stylus receiving recess adjacent each said visually readable character for receiving a stylus to impart rotational movement to said wheel for positioning a selected said printing character in alignment with said slot, means for limiting travel of a said stylus and the wheel moved thereby so that the visually readable character adjacent said stylus receiving recess is stopped at a position corresponding with said indicating means; a platen assembly disposed beneath said bed, said platen assembly including a roller platen extending into said slot and movable therein on a printing path of travel in printing engagement with said printing characters on each of said wheels, said platen assembly including means for moving said roller platen on said path of travel.