Abstract: Hot foil printing apparatus (10) for printing letters, etc. on a surface of a plastics substrate in which the surface of the plastics substrate is presented to a heated die (16) and a printing tape (24) is compressed between the surface of the plastics substrate and the heated die to print the letters on the plastics substrate, and in which the surface of the plastics substrate is heated by heating apparatus (42) before it is presented to the heated die. Provides improved print quality and quicker throughput.

Abstract: Sheets or a web of bank note imprints are advanced in single file through an indexing station where a unique identifying index is applied to each imprint. The indexed imprints are stacked as a pile of strips, downstream of the indexing station, and the pile of strips cut into piles of individual indexed bank notes.Strips containing imprints with printing blemishes or incorrect indexes are rejected before reaching the stacking station. Computer-control of the indexing units in the indexing station maintains an unbroken sequence of indexes on the imprints advanced to the stacking station despite the presence of reject strips.

Abstract: In order to accommodate a relatively large number of paper storage reels (11-17) with diameters of relatively large size in correspondence with a relatively large paper reservoir in a space of relatively small dimensions, storage reels (12-15) are also arranged in side-by-side relationship, i.e. laterally offset with respect to the paper feed slots (21-27) of the printer (20). The path segments of the paper webs (2-5) extending in this case in part skewed with respect to the paper feeding direction of the printer are made possible by rerouting members (52/62, 53/63, 54/64, 55/65, 42-45) at which the paper webs are guided on a rerouting path extending along part of a helical winding.

Abstract: A printer comprising a printing mechanism, a housing for accommodating the printing mechanism, and a rotatable cover for opening and closing an opening in an upper surface of the housing. The cover has a small opening through which a single sheet of paper printed by the printing mechanism is dischargeable. A rotatable small cover is provided at the small opening for closing and opening the small opening. A receiver which receives the printed sheet of paper when the small cover is open is mounted removably.

Abstract: Web treatment apparatus, such as a rotary die cutting machine, is provided with a die cylinder position encoder for generating pulses as the die cylinder rotates, feed roll position encoder for generating pulses as the feed rolls rotate; voltage dependent stored program driven servo drive for rotating the feed rolls; pull-off rolls for withdrawing web material from a supply roll and maintaining a storage loop thereof leading to the feed rolls; and a microprocessor based system including manually settable input for inputting the die length and length of pullback desired between cutting cycles. A position controller monitors die cutter speed and position from the die cylinder position encoder and provides voltage signals to the feed roll servo drive dependent upon the inputted data to provide velocity and acceleration profile for the feed rolls appropriate to the entered die length. It also provides a voltage signal to the pull-off roll drive to initialize the rate of input of web to the storage loop.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for paper feeding machines for detecting the presence of a load of paper to be fed, and which actuates the feeder to cause paper to be advanced for folding or other operations when no load is detected, and which apparatus includes a scanning head to detect the presence of a load of paper, and electrical circuitry to provide emission signals to the scanning head, compare received signals at the scanning head and, if the signals match, to open a relay and cause the feeder to stop moving a load of paper to position for picking off sheets and further operations such as folding until no load is detected and feeding is resumed.

Abstract: A manual snow pusher comprises a resilient rubber blade connected along the base of a hood-like snow diverting member of galvanized metal plate. An elongate handle is pivotally attached to a latch plate at the back of the snow diverting member, allowing the angle of the handle relative to the length of the blade to be adjusted. The handle has a spring loaded pin which can be engaged in any one of a series of holes formed around the arcuate periphery of the latch plate in order to releasably secure the handle in a selected angular position.

Abstract: A low cost, on-line saddle stapler accessory for preparing long edge fed booklets, receives side registered copies from a copier, and introduces a crease centrally of the copies. The copies are aided into a roof-shaped compiler tray and registered at their lead edges. When a set has been compiled, a first saddle staple is made and the set is passed on to a second position, registered and stapled a second time. Afterwards, the now saddle stapled booklet is forwarded to a stacking tray.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically tipping closely incidental mail to magazines or the like. A plurality of magazines are sequentially fed from a source location to a town sort stacking location. A labelling station and an envelope tipping station are disposed intermediate the source and town sort location. Presorted closely incidental mail pieces are provided and scanned for zip code information. Labels are provided having subscriber information including name, address, zip code and mail piece attachment indicia indicating whether that subscriber is to receive a mail piece. Each label is scanned. If a label scanned does not include mail piece attachment indicia indicating that subscriber is to receive a mail piece, that label is fixed to the corresponding, next magazine being fed from the source location to the town sort stack location.

Abstract: The printer is included in an apparatus for depositing valuables in envelopes, which are conveyed to a depositor at a constant speed. The printer includes a type wheel inked by a removable inking roller and selectively rotatable by a stepping motor, each time from the angular position of the previous printed character.A guiding roller normally holds the envelope distanced from the type wheel and is removed at a constant rate for causing the envelope to be printed.In the interval between two subsequent character printing operations the envelope is advanced one letter space, whereas the type wheel has time to be rotated at least one revolution.

Abstract: An excavating and loading system is disclosed which includes a vehicle with an excavating wheel assembly at the front and a plurality of conveyors toward the rear. The excavating wheel assembly comprises three excavating wheels having an overall width in excess of that of the remainder of the system. Each excavating wheel includes a plurality of digging buckets each comprising a wall supported for pivotal movement between a material receiving position and a material dumping position. The excavating wheel assembly is supported for vertical movement to vary the grade angle of the excavating made by the system, and a moldboard is linked to the excavating wheel assembly for movement therewith. Hydraulic cylinders may be utilized to vary the wheel assembly support provided by the moldboard in accordance with the material being excavated. The conveyors of the excavating and loading system include cross conveyors and a main conveyor for receiving material from the excavating wheels.

Abstract: A high speed printing apparatus for causing ions generated by the application of a high voltage to adhere to ink particles and causing the ink particles to be absorbed selectively to recording paper for printing, wherein a layer of air flow is produced selectively between the recording paper and the ink mist in response to the completion of printing operation or the stoppage of feed of the recording paper.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a transported tractor scraper of the type having a scraper bowl connected to a tractor. The transported tractor scraper comprises a laterally extending draft tube disposed longitudinally between said tractor and said scraper bowl. A pair of spacers are mounted interiorly on a respective sidewall of the scraper bowl. A pair of draft arms are detachably mounted at a first end thereof interiorly on one of the spacers a spaced distance away from a respective sidewall. A generally flat transport bracket is provided detachably interconnected between a second end of each of the draft arms and the draft tube. A method for transporting a tractor scraper of the type having a draft tube and a pair of draft arms interconnecting a scraper bowl to a tractor is disclosed.