Endorsing apparatus utilizing holding force pressure

Holding force pressure type endorsing apparatus for use with document processing equipment wherein individual items, such for example as checks or documents, may be printed upon the obverse or reverse side thereof depending upon the application requirement, and wherein the complete endorsing assemblage is demountably removable from its associated apparatus for replacement, repair, adjustment and/or service as required, comprising a supporting base,

• print producing means demountable, removable, cantilvered to said base;
• signal controlled impact gimbal mounted platen means disposed adjacent to said print producing means and capable of deflecting in directions at right angles to one another and forming together with said print producing means an item receiving passageway into and through which an item/document may be moved for receiving a printed legend or other such information thereon from said print producing means;
• drive means for moving an inking member through said item passageway between said impact producing platen means and said print producing means for effecting printing on an item interposed into said passageway;
• means for applying fresh ink to said inking member as the ink is depleted therefrom as a result of the printing operation;
• incremental, signal controlled holding force pressure drive means for said print producing means for advancing said print producing means in response to an applied signal representing sequential data desired to be printed upon each successive item, and for pressing said platen into said item momentarily stopping said item and means providing an adjustable legend mount operably associated with said print producing means for simultaneously applying additional fixed content printed information to said item as the item is stopped within said passageway;
• said legend mount being vertically, slidably, demountably captivated in said base and including means for horizontally displacing said mount relative to said item passageway and for snap out dismounting from said base for changing or renewing the data carried thereon.