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Selective printing apparatus
Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
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Filing: 1973-04-09
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Granted: 1976-10-19
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Expires: 1993-04-09
Abstract
Abstract There are disclosed method and apparatus for selectively printing human readable characters and a machine readable code on record members in the form of tickets, tags or labels. A disclosed method of printing relates to selective printing using one or more printing bands and coupling driving means with each band to drive each printing band a predetermined distance to a position at which the type element corresponding to the selected indicium is moved to the printing zone. This method can be carried out using one type of print head with printing bands which are automatically, individually, and selectively moved or shifted to a printing zone to print the selected indicia. Another disclosed method is used to selectively position printing members of the bar-type to print bar codes. This method can be carried out by using another type of print head which has automatically, individually, and selectively settable bar-shaped printing members and which applies a machine readable code to the record members in predetermined relationship with respect to an aligner. There are three print heads of the one type and one print head of the other type for printing in stages at different locations on the record members.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul H. Hamisch, Jr.
- 👤 Paul H. Hamisch, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/121; G07; G07B; G07B1/00; G07B1/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members and means for selectively operating said printing members; including a cylindrical central guide, a cylindrical tubular guide disposed about said central guide, the printing members having shanks of trapezoidal section and being in abutting relation to each other, the shanks of an inner circular row of printing members being guided between said central and said tubular guides, the shanks of an outer circular row of printing members being guided in part by said tubular guide member, a pivotally mounted interposer cooperable with each printing member, a spring for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a slidably mounted latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when actuated, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group, means for moving each electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, and a driver movable between three positions, a first position comprising a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members and means for selectively operating said printing members; including a cylindrical central guide, a cylindrical tubular guide disposed about said central guide, the printing members having shanks of trapezoidal section and being in abutting relation to each other, the shanks of an inner circular row of printing members being guided between said central and said tubular guides, the shanks of an outer circular row of printing members being guided in part by said tubular guide member, a pivotally mounted interposer cooperable with each printing member, a spring for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a slidably mounted latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when actuated, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group, means for moving each electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, and a driver movable between three positions, a first position comprising a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, spring means for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position constituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their ineffective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, spring means for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position constituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their ineffective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
223 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising; a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, spring means for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, there being a plurality of groups, electromagnetic operator means individual to each respective group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of their respective groups, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position consituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
223 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising; a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, spring means for urging each interposer into its effective position with respect to its printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, there being a plurality of groups, electromagnetic operator means individual to each respective group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of their respective groups, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position consituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
200 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position constituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
200 words
Apparatus for printing codes, comprising: a plurality of printing members, an interposer cooperable with each respective printing member, a latch cooperable with each respective interposer selectively to hold the interposer in its ineffective position and to release the interposer when tripped, each printing member and its respective interposer and latch constituting an operable set and a plurality of sets constituting a group, electromagnetic operator means individual to each group for tripping the latches so that when a latch is tripped the respective interposer is moved from its ineffective latched position to its effective unlatched position, means for moving said electromagnetic operator means successively into operative relationship with the latches of its respective group, the operator means being capable of tripping the latches, and driver means cooperable with the interposers and movable between three positions comprising a first position constituting a reset position in which all said interposers are moved to their ineffective positions and all said latches are latched, a second position in which the operator means causes selected ones of said latches to move into their effective positions, and a third position in which all the selected interposers have caused respective printing members to move to their printing positions.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-10-19 | 1980-04-19 | 1980-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-10-19 | 1984-04-19 | 1984-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-10-19 | 1988-04-19 | 1988-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |