PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

• Main Author: MISTYURIK, JOHN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.07.1986
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES; STAMPS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which can print both standard type tags and labels, string tags and pin tickets. The apparatus has a print head operable in conjunction with an impression control device, a feed finger assembly with a registration adjustment, a simple drive arrangement operated by a cam with a single cam path, and a real positionable at different attitudes, and the construction of the apparatus is readily adaptable to both manually operated and motorized versions. There is also disclosed an improved ink roller with a one-piece elongate molded plastics tube having a generally central flange which resists the tendency of the elongate tube to warp.