Hand-held printer

A hand-held printer comprising:

• a housing including an aperture formed in the bottom wall thereof;
• a plurality of type carrying means for carrying a plurality of types mounted thereon, said plurality of type carrying means confronting said aperture formed in said housing;
• first drive means for rotating said plurality of type carrying means in a first direction;
• type selection means for stopping the rotation of said type carrying means when a desired type reaches a preselected position confronting said aperture while said type carrying means is driven to rotate in said first direction;
• frame means for operatively retaining said plurality of type carrying means in a side-by-side relationship, said frame means being swingably mounted relative to said housing between a first position wherein said type selection means stops said type carrying means when a desired type reaches a Preselected position and a second position wherein said preselected types contact a record receiving means disposed below said housing through said aperture formed in said housing;
• second drive means for shifting said frame means and said plurality of said type carrying means in a swinging motion downwardly from said first position where said selection operation is conducted to said second position where the preselected types make contact with said record receiving means;
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• timing means for activating said second drive means after said type selection means completes said type selection operation to swing said frame and said plurality of said type carrying means downwardly wherein all of said preselected types automatically contact said record receiving means.