Electronic checkbook

Claim 1

A portable, hand-held check writing apparatus comprising: (a) an external housing defined by a horizontally extending bottom, side walls extending vertically from said bottom and a horizontally extending top member secured to said side walls, said housing being open at one end and including a slot extending across one of said side walls opposite said open end of said housing; (b) keyboard means located on said top member for entry of alpha-numeric data; (c) computer means for receiving, storing and retrieving data; (d) print means for printing payee, check amount and memo information on the face of a check, said print means including a print head moveable horizontally and vertically relative to the face of the check; ( e) a removable check cartridge removably operatively connected to said housing for storing a quantity of checks stacked one on the other; (f) drive means for moving said print head across the face of the check held stationary in said check cartridge for printing information thereon; (g) ejector means for sequentially ejecting a single check from the stack of checks through said slot in one of said side walls; (h) display means for visually displaying data; and (i) circuit means operatively connecting said computer means to said keyboard means, print means, drive means, ejector means and display means.