Abstract: A printing device including a print hammer having a noise dampener for use with an impact printer mechanism. The print hammer has a significant mass for impacting a character pad against an ink ribbon, paper and a platen. In a first embodiment the print hammer includes an acoustic noise dampening layer interposed between a mass weight and the hammer face which carries the anvil that impacts during printing. In other embodiments the print hammer is formed in two parts. One part having a weighted mass and the other part being pivotally coupled to the printer mechanism. The two parts are structurally joined together by a noise dampening member. Transmission of acoustic noise during impact printing through the hammer is reduced.

Abstract: An integral locking device for a typewriter is used to safeguard against damages and to prevent a correction ribbon from feeding when the typewriter is transported. The integral locking device locks a carrier in a predetermined channel position, locks the correction bail on the carrier to prevent correction ribbon feed, and jams a correction ribbon feed release device.