Abstract: A sheet feeding, registering and printing apparatus has one or more printing units for printing desired characters on a sheet, and means for feeding such a sheet positively to and from a printing position with respect to each printing unit. The feeding means includes a feed band having gripping devices for gripping engagement with each sheet to hold the sheet in a predetermined position on the band, with no longitudinal slippage. The band is driven intermittently in equal incremental movements to and beyond the printing position. The apparatus includes initial sheet supply mechanism for feeding successive sheets to the band, and registration means for sequentially positioning a leading edge of each sheet in accurate registration with the band and for engaging the gripping devices with the sheet before the sheet is moved intermittently to the printing position.

Abstract: A simulated leather checkbook cover includes an outer cover sheet and an inner pocket-forming sheet of vinyl sheet material. The peripheral edge of the outer sheet is turned inwardly over and around the peripheral edge of the inner sheet, and the layers of the edge portion are secured to each other by a radio-frequency dielectric heat sealed vinyl-to-vinyl bond and by a line of threaded stitching extending through all three layers close to the turned over edge. The cover sheet has a flow-molded design portion in its outer surface with a depth and pattern simulating a hand-tooled leather design. The design portion includes a depressed flat area within which any selected one of a plurality of originally separate and differently ornamental inserts is adhesively secured.