Hammer bank assembly

A hammer bank mounting assembly for mounting a plurality of print hammers of the type having a flat coil section supported by a pair of crossed springs which extend through a foot member, comprising:

• an elongated frame having a vertical planar frontal region and a forwardly extending horizontal portion, wherein a plurality of print hammers are securable to said horizontal portion parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to said frontal region and to said horizontal portion, said frontal region including a plurality of openings extending through to the rear of said frame;
• a plurality of backstop screws passing through said openings and extending forward from said planar region, wherein the backstop screws are movable within the openings;
• and
• a plurality of resilient screw tips, one each covering the end of each backstop screw, said screw tips being integral with a resilient common strip member, wherein an edge of said flat coil section of each hammer is biased against one of said screw tips when secured to said assembly in order to place a prestress upon each hammer.