Disposable printing head for recording measuring instruments, and the like

Claim 2

A disposable printing head assembly for recording measuring instruments and the like, said assembly comprising: (a) a printing head frame structure fitted with a plurality of printing tips or pens, (b) said printing tips being composed of open-pore foamed, sintered or fibrous material and being formed with different printing symbols such as a point, cross, star, or circle, (c) said head frame structure including a store material and a plurality of bores for receiving said printing tips, (d) said printing tips having a frusto-conical head portion, an adaptor portion and a shaft portion, (e) each said head portion having a base diameter that is greater than the diameter of each said adaptor portion which is engaged in a bore of the printing head, (f) the head portion being disposed at one end of the printing tip and projecting outside of the head frame structure, (g) the shaft portion forming the other end of the printing tip and being inserted into direct contact with said store material, (h) said adaptor portion being disposed between the head portion and the shaft portion.

Claim 3

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the shaft portion has a diameter less than the diameter of the adaptor portion.

Claim 4

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the composition of the printing tip material is plastic.

Claim 5

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said store material contains color printing material is located with the head frame structure, said printing tips being composed of the same material as the color store material and having a nondeformable configuration.

Claim 6

An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein the printing tips and the color store material are integrally formed into a single unit.

Claim 7

A disposable printing head assembly for recording measuring instruments and the like, said assembly comprising: (a) a printing head frame structure fitted with a plurality of printing tips or pens, (b) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of enclosed color store chambers for containing color store material, and (c) at least one printing tip being composed of open-pore foamed, sintered or fibrous plastic material and disposed in the printing head frame structure for each color store chamber, (d) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of bores for receiving said printing tips, (e) each said color store chamber having at least one bore associated therewith, (f) the printing tips having a frusto-conical head portion, an adaptor portion and a shaft portion with the adaptor portion being disposed between the head portion and the shaft portion, (g) each said head portion having a base diameter that is greater than the diameter of each said adaptor portion which is engaged in a said bore, p1 (h) the head portion at one end of each printing tip projects outwardly from the printing head frame structure and the shaft portion at the other end of the printing tips is inserted into the color store material.

Claim 8

A disposable printing head assembly for recording measuring instruments and the like, said assembly comprising: (a) a printing head frame structure fitted with a plurality of printing tips or pens, (b) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of enclosed color store chambers for containing color store material, and (c) at least one printing tip being composed of open-pore foamed, sintered or fibrous plastic material and disposed in the printing head frame structure for each color store chamber, (d) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of bores for receiving said printing tips, (e) each said color store chamber having at least one bore associated therewith, (f) the printing tips having a frusto-conical head portion, an adaptor portion and a shaft portion with the adaptor portion being disposed between the head portion and the shaft portion, (g) each said head portion having a base diameter that is greater than the diameter of each said adaptor portion which is engaged in a said bore, p1 (h) the head portion at one end of each printing tip projects outwardly from the printing head frame structure and the shaft portion at the other end of the printing tips is inserted into the color store material.

Claim 9

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein there are a plurality of printing tips in each color store chamber, and the printing tips in a single store chamber are formed with different printing symbols.

Claim 10

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the shaft portion has a diameter less than the diameter of the adaptor portion.

Claim 11

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the printing tips and the color store material are composed of the same compositional material, said printing tips having a nondeformable configuration and being integrally formed in a single unit with the color store material.

Claim 12

A disposable printing head assembly for recording measuring instruments and the like, said assembly comprising: (a) a printing head frame structure fitted with a plurality of printing tips or pens being composed of open-pore foamed, sintered or fibrous material, (b) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of separate color store chambers, (c) color store material having a non-deformable configuration with the same or different color being disposed in each of the color store chambers, (d) at least one of the printing tips being disposed in each color store chamber, and (e) said printing tips being formed with different printng symbols such as a point, a cross, star or circle, (f) said head frame structure including a plurality of bores for receiving said printing tips, (g) said printing tips having a frusto-conical head portion, an adaptor portion and a shaft portion, (h) each said head portion having a base diameter that is greater than the diameter of each said adaptor portion which is engaged in a bore of the printing head. (i) the head portion being disposed at one end of the printing tip and projecting outside of the head frame structure, (j) the shaft portion forming the other end of the printing tip inserted into said store material, and (k) said adaptor portion being disposed between the head portion and the shaft portion.

Claim 13

A disposable printing head assembly for recording measuring instruments and the like, said assembly comprising: (a) a printing head frame structure fitted with a plurality of printing tips or pens being composed of open-pore foamed, sintered or fibrous material, (b) said printing head frame structure including a plurality of separate color store chambers, (c) color store material having a non-deformable configuration with the same or different color being disposed in each of the color store chambers, (d) at least one of the printing tips being disposed in each color store chamber, and (e) said printing tips being formed with different printng symbols such as a point, a cross, star or circle, (f) said head frame structure including a plurality of bores for receiving said printing tips, (g) said printing tips having a frusto-conical head portion, an adaptor portion and a shaft portion, (h) each said head portion having a base diameter that is greater than the diameter of each said adaptor portion which is engaged in a bore of the printing head. (i) the head portion being disposed at one end of the printing tip and projecting outside of the head frame structure, (j) the shaft portion forming the other end of the printing tip inserted into said store material, and (k) said adaptor portion being disposed between the head portion and the shaft portion.

Claim 14

An assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein the composition of the printing tip material is plastic.

Claim 15

An assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein the printing tips and the color store material are integrally formed into a single unit.