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US 4,186,659 AGranted
Machine for addressing cards and envelopes
AssigneeMaster Addresser Company
InventorsRonald A. Rogers, Ansel J. Wright, William H. Wright
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Abstract
A machine for printing addresses on envelopes or cards from a plurality of master cards each having an address and other indicia imprinted thereon with heat conducting material, such as carbon. Master cards and envelopes or cards to be printed are delivered to a printing zone in face-to-face relationship together with a length of printing tape interposed between each master card and its respective envelope or card to be printed. The tape has one surface coated with heat-transferable printing medium disposed in face-to-face relationship with the envelopes. The master cards, tape and envelopes or cards to be printed are pressed together at the printing zone where heat is applied to the heat conducting indicia on the master cards.
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A machine for reproducing material imprinted on a master element, comprising:
- (a) a heating element disposed in a printing zone;
- (b) a master element having indicia of heat conducting material thereon;
- (c) means for feeding said master element through the printing zone;
- (d) means for feeding a print receiving member through the printing zone outwardly of the master element relative to the heating element and in the same direction as said master element;
- (e) a length of heat transferrable printing medium equipped flexible sheet material;
- (f) means for supporting the length of flexible sheet material under predetermined tension between said master element and said print receiving member;
- (g) means for intermittently advancing a predetermined length of the flexible sheet material through the printing zone against the tension of the supporting means in the same direction as said master element;
- (h) and pressure means for pressing the master element, flexible sheet material and print receiving member together during movement thereof through said printing zone.
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A machine for reproducing material imprinted on a master element, comprising:
- (a) a housing containing a magazine for a plurality of heat transferring indicia equipped master elements, and a magazine for a plurality of print receiving members;
- (b) an intermittently energized heating element disposed in a printing zone;
- (c) means for supporting a length of heat transferrable printing medium equipped flexible tape for movement through said printing zone;
- (d) means for delivering master elements singly and in succession from the associated magazine through said printing zone between said heating element and said tape;
- (e) means for delivering print receiving members singly and in succession from their respective magazine through said printing zone at the side of said tape opposite said master elements and each in register with a different one of said master elements;
- (f) control means responsive to predetermined movement of a print receiving member toward the printing zone for initiating operation of said means for feeding master elements to said printing zone;
- (g) and pressure means for pressing said master element, tape and print receiving members together during movement thereof through said printing zone.
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A machine for reproducing material imprinted on a master element, comprising:
- (a) a magazine for a plurality of master elements each of which is equipped with heat transferring indicia occupying a space of predetermined longitudinal dimension;
- (b) a magazine for a plurality of print receiving members;
- (c) a heating element disposed in a printing zone;
- (d) a length of heat transferrable printing medium equipped flexible tape;
- (e) means for supporting the length of tape under predetermined tension for movement through said printing zone;
- (f) means for delivering master elements singly and in succession from the associated magazine through said printing zone between the heating element and the tape;
- (g) means for delivering print receiving members singly and in succession from the associated magazine through the printing zone at the side of said tape opposite the master elements and each in register with a different one of said master elements;
- (h) tape control means for intermittently advancing said length of tape a distance generally corresponding to said predetermined longitudinal dimension through said printing zone against the tension of the supporting means;
- (i) pressure means for pressing the master element, tape and print receiving member together during movement thereof through the printing zone;
- (j) and control means responsive to predetermined movement of a print receiving member toward the printing zone for initiating operation of said means for delivering master elements, the control means constructed and arranged to energize the heating element and actuate said tape control means as a function of movement of a master element relative to the printing zone.
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A machine for reproducing material imprinted on a master element, comprising:
- (a) a housing containing a magazine for a plurality of master elements, a magazine for a plurality of print receiving members, a receiver for used master elements, a receiver for printed members, and a printing zone between each of said magazines and its respective receiver;
- (b) an intermittently energized heating element in said printing zone;
- (c) means for supporting a length of heat transferable printing medium equipped flexible tape for movement through said printing zone;
- (d) means for delivering heat transferring indicia equipped master elements singly and in succession from their respective magazine through said printing zone between said heating element and said tape;
- (e) means for delivering print receiving members singly and in succession from their respective magazine through said printing zone at the side of said tape opposite said master elements and each in register with a different one of said master elements;
- (f) pressure means for pressing said master element, tape and print receiving members together during movement thereof through said printing zone, comprising:
- (i) a pressure roller having a portion movable toward and away from pressing relationship against a print receiving member, tape and master element in response to rotation of said pressure roller;
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- (ii) drive means for imparting rotation to said pressure roller;
- (g) and control means responsive to predetermined movement of a print receiving member toward said printing zone for initiating operation of said means for feeding master elements to said printing zone, said control means including a control device for said pressure roller drive means, whereby said pressure roller is rendered operative only in response to delivery of a master element and print receiving member to said printing zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.