Sheet numbering machine

A character imprinting machine comprising:

• a base,
• a platen mounted on a pivotally mounted lever on said base for supporting a sheet of paper to be imprinted,
• first means including said lever for adjusting the slope of said platen means by a screw and cam mechanism,
• a support arm pivotally secured to said base at one side of said platen and extending to a position above said platen,
• a reciprocating plunger mounted on and supported by said arm above said platen and reciprocable toward and away from said platen,
• a printing head mounted on said plunger for engaging and imprinting a character on a sheet supported by said platen,
• said first and second means for respectively separately adjusting the relative slope of said platen and said printing head to one another about orthogonal axes,
• screw activated cam and lever means for pivotally adjusting said arm relative to said base for adjusting said printing head toward and away from said platen, and
• solenoid power means located remote from said plunger and comprising cable and pulley means including resilient link means connecting said solenoid to said plunger.

A character printing machine comprising:

• a generally box-like base,
• a generally rectangular support table mounted on said base,
• a platen disposed proximate the center of said table and pivotally mounted for movement about a single axis for selectively adjusting the slope thereof,
• an elongated lever connected to said platen and extending outward therefrom,
• cam and screw means mounted in said base and engaging said lever for selectively adjusting the slope of said platen,
• an elongated support arm pivotally secured to one side of said base and extending upward to a position above said platen,
• a reciprocating plunger pivotally mounted on said arm above said platen,
• solenoid means carried by said support arm for reciprocating said plunger,
• cable means connecting said solenoid means to said plunger,
• a printing head mounted on said plunger for engaging and imprinting a character on a sheet support by said platen,
• elongated adjusting arm means secured to said support arm and extending across said base,
• cam and screw means mounted in said base and engaging said adjusting lever for selectively tilting said support arm for adjusting said plunger toward and away from said platen,
• adjustable latch means for releaseably latching said plunger in a vertical position oriented toward said platen, and
• adjusting means for selectively adjusting the position of said latch means for adjusting the vertical orientation of said plunger relative to said platen.