Abstract: Printing machine of the blocking press type, comprising a heating block which comprises a curved carrier medium surface of a printing plate, an application head comprising means of guidance of the heating block in a tilting motion, and an actuator for tilting of the heating block relative to the application head.

Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller. A motor is geared to the drive roller and is switchable between a convey mode wherein the drive roller engages and conveys a leading ticket to a separation position and a brake mode wherein the motor provides a reverse retarding force to the drive roller to brake the drive roller against an attempted reeling of the lottery tickets. from the dispensing unit. A controller switches the motor between the convey and brakes modes such that in the brake mode, power to the motor is interrupted and windings in the motor are short-circuited.

Abstract: A fluid pressure hitting device comprises a piston inserted in a cylinder, a chisel, and a first, second, and third chambers. The chisel is fitted in the cylinder such that a part of the chisel projects from one axial end of the cylinder and is configured to further project from that axial end due to being hit by the piston as the piston slides toward the one axial end. The first through third chambers are partitioned by an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and an outer peripheral surface of the piston. The first through third chambers are arranged in the axial direction in order fluid the one axial end to another axial end of the cylinder. A flow path is configured to supply fluid from a fluid supply portion when the piston hits the chisel, to the first chamber.

Abstract: An object is to provide a printing apparatus or the like that improves printing accuracy when a carriage moves back and forth for printing. A block 51 on a block surface plate is mounted on the block surface plate at a predetermined location. On the other hand, a substrate 54 on a print surface plate is mounted at a location corresponding to the location of the block 51, that is, a location where a picture transfer is desirably received from a blanket cylinder 13. In the present invention, the arrangement of sliders 52 and 40 for the block carriage 50 and a printing carriage 7 to reciprocate along two rails 30 in the block carriage 50 and that in the printing carriage 7 are the same. With such an arrangement, at the same location immediately below the blanket cylinder 13 on the same track 30, even when the straightness of the rail 30 is not sufficient, the block 51 and the glass substrate 54 take the same position at the location, and thus print misalignment can be prevented.

Abstract: A stamping device comprising a stamp, a drive mechanism for moving the stamp between a printing position and a standby position, and a return urging member that urges the stamp towards the standby position in order to return the stamp to the standby position if the drive mechanism becomes inoperable.

Abstract: A stamp pressing device includes: a housing for housing at least two stamps; a selection mechanism for selecting one of the at least two stamps accommodated in the housing; and a pressing mechanism for pressing the selected stamp on a sheet. The housing includes a stamping room disposed opposite to the sheet, a first room provided for a first stamp on one side of the stamping room, and a second room provided for a second stamp on the other. The selection mechanism includes a replace mechanism for replacing one stamp in the stamping room with the other by moving the first and second stamps along an elongate direction in which the stamping room and the first and second rooms are disposed. The pressing mechanism presses the stamp which is placed in the stamping room against the sheet.

Abstract: A carriage (22.28) is slidably mounted on a pair of shafts (22.20,22.22) and moves between protracted and retracted positions. A pusher element (22.32) extends downwardly from the the carriage and has a free distal end portion (22.34) attached to a rod (22.36) of a pneumatic cylinder (22.38) which extends in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes of the shafts. A print head support body (22.44) is pivotably attached to the pusher element adjacent the distal end portion (22.34) and has a pair of followers (22.50) extending laterally from the support body and which are received in track means (22.14) formed in side walls (22.12). The print head support body assumes a first angular orientation at a printing station (22.52) when the carriage is in the protracted position and a second, different angular orientation at an ink replenishing station (22.54) when the carriage is in the retracted position. The track has a path portion (22.

Abstract: In a marking method and apparatus which uses relief-plate printing, the distance between printing plate and surface of a workpiece is calculated based upon a rotational position of a vertical direction driving motor before the lowering of the printing plate and a rotational position of the vertical direction driving motor at the time the printing plate comes into contact with the workpiece and signal is accordingly generated by a detector. Thus, the distance between the printing plate and the surface of the workpiece can be easily calculated, and even if the workpieces are not the same in thickness, the amount the plate holder is lowered can be set easily and in a short period of time.

Abstract: A frame plate is movably mounted on a guide shaft erected from a base for movement upward and downward, a space formed between the base and the frame plate being served as the insertion passage for the typing sheet. The frame plate is provided thereon with a printer adapted to print such data as time and serial numbers on the inserted typing sheet, a cam shaft adapted to move the printer forward and backward, and a motor for rotating the cam shaft. A spring is disposed between the frame plate and the base in order to normally pull the frame plate toward the base side, a rubber stopper being disposed to a bottom surface of the frame plate in order to normally maintain the distance between a printer head and the surface of the typing sheet constant.

Abstract: A ticket dispenser capable of effectively preventing additionally withdrawing thereout a ticket is provided.

Abstract: The machine comprises a print-head (3) for printing characters on labels (11) which are borne by a strip (10) which passes over a print-platen (8). In order to prevent, in reliable, rapid and space-saving manner, a second printing as a result of a rebound of the head (3) on the platen (8), this machine comprises: a lever (35) having two arms forming a V (36, 37) of alternate angular movement synchronized with the movements of the head (3), with dihedral (40) of elasitc return, pivoted in the platen (8) and urged alternately in one direction and the other by a pusher (30) which is integral with the head (3) and by a retraction arm (43) which is integral with an inking device (25, 26, 27) for preventing the return of the head (3) as the result of a rebound, by engagement of an arm (36) in a detention notch (32-33) which is integral with the head (3).

Abstract: A machine for imprinting numbers on sheets of paper, particularly in a consecutive order, includes a base in the form of a box-like housing in which is located a levelling mechanism for levelling a platen against which sheets of paper are supported for imprinting a number by means of an imprinting head supported for reciprocal movement toward and away from the platen by means of an arm extending upward from the base member and including a solenoid for reciprocal movement of the print head toward and away from the platen. The level of the platen for precisely adjusting the support surface of the platen for uniformly printing the numbers includes a pair of adjustable screw mechanism disposed on orthogonal axes for selectively adjusting the slope of the platen. An alternative embodiment includes a solenoid operated plunger acting against a fixed platen disposed in the center of a sheet support table.

Abstract: A stamping machine comprises at least one imprinting station of the gilding press type, wherein two shells mounted movably relative to one another are intended to mutually enclose at least the portion to be imprinted of the article to be imprinted, so as to apply to this latter a foil suitable for the impression desired. Both the shells are mounted movably relative to the machine frame in synchronism and opposed to one another, said shells being subject to the same control means which acts on one of them by way of transmission means suitable for reversal of movement. The machine is particularly applicable to the imprinting of articles with a neck, such as bottles.

Abstract: A machine for imprinting numbers on sheets of paper, particularly in a consecutive order, includes a base in the form of a box-like housing in which is located a levelling mechanism for levelling a platen against which sheets of paper are supported for imprinting a number by means of an imprinting head supported for reciprocal movement toward and away from the platen by means of an arm extending upward from the base member and including a solenoid for reciprocal movement of the print head toward and away from the platen. The level of the platen for precisely adjusting the support surface of the platen for uniformly printing the numbers includes a pair of adjustable screw mechanisms disposed on orthogonal axes for selectively adjusting the slope of the platen. An alternative embodiment includes a solenoid operated plunger acting against a fixed platen disposed in the center of a sheet support table.

Abstract: An intermittent motion imprinter of the type having a reciprocal marker head suspended from a shaft, an opposed anvil, tape supply and take-up reels, a tape advance mechanism and a reciprocal shuttle driving the head and tape advance mechanism, has a common holder for the head shaft and shuttle with intersecting closed periphery slots respectively receiving and guiding the shuttle and the head shaft. The holder is a two-piece split block defining, when assembled, a transverse slot for the shuttle and an upright slot for the head shaft. A cam follower on the head shaft projects into an inclined slot of the shuttle so that, as the shuttle is reciprocated, the shaft is raised and lowered. A second cam follower is also driven by the shuttle to actuate the tape advance mechanism. In one form, the second cam follower is directly attached to the shuttle. In another form, the second cam follower rides in a second shuttle slot.

Abstract: The machine comprises a print table (8) and a print head (3) which are intended for the printing of characters on labels (11) borne by a continuous strip (10).The print head (3) comprises a pusher (32), a lateral stop (29) and two detention notches (30, 31), and the print table (8) has a rotary cam (33) with return prism (34) and cocking spring (35), having three lifts (38).Upon the typing, one lift is turned by the pusher (32) and the following lift comes laterally against the stop (29). When the print head rebounds, this lift engages in a notch (30) and holds the print head spaced from the print table.This arrangement is provided to prevent a second printing of characters on the labels as a result of rebound. In a variant, the rotary cam is replaced by a reciprocating bolt.

Abstract: A portable marking tool having a cylindrical housing and a concentric cylinder slidably supporting the hammer member for delivering an impact to a marking die. A charge of air is built up in the housing which is suddenly imposed on the piston-like hammer member when the charge of air is built up to overcome a predetermined opposing load. In one embodiment, the opposing load is afforded by a pressure regulated chamber and in another embodiment by an adjustable spring load.

Abstract: An intermittent motion imprinter particularly adapted for use with quick change cassette carried transfer tape to imprint spaced indicia by means of a reciprocating print head, the indicia being printed on a film strip, strip of labels, or product container passing the print head. Movement of the print head and advancement of the transfer tape is by means of a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder driving a reciprocating shuttle. The print head has a centrally aligned axially extending shaft with a diametical slot therethrough. The shuttle passes through the slot and engages a cam roller affixed to the shaft within the slot, the cam contacting walls of a camming surface of the shuttle. The print head shaft is radially restrained in a bearing member and the shuttle is restrained against movement transverse to the reciprocal movement direction. The shuttle terminates in a projecting portion which engages a one-way drive for advancing the transfer tape.

Abstract: The invention relates to an address printing machine having a flat printing pad, a printing anvil, and two driving systems. The printing anvil serves as a support for a data carrier with raised characters and for a printing assembly having at least one sheet of paper and an interspaced ink transferring ribbon (carbon paper). One of the driving systems serves to move the printing pad or printing anvil into the operating position, with a minimum of power and the other driving system subsequently causes an electromagnetic impulse printing device to exert a very short impression impulse to achieve the ink transfer with a minimum of movement.

Abstract: Apparatus for printing and applying pressure-sensitive labels carried on a release liner of supporting material where the label stock advancement mechanism is a feed wheel which advances the release liner. A brake prevents movement of the label stock during application of a label. A ratchet and pawl arrangement incrementally advances the feed wheel each time a hand lever is returned to its rest position. At the same time, a second ratchet and pawl arrangement is effective to remove the brake during the incremental label stock advancement. The feed and brake release ratchets are preferably integrally connected to opposite sides of the feed wheel. Mechanisms are also provided for ensuring removal of the brake prior to incremental label stock advancement and for manually latching the brake in its released position during loading of label stock in the apparatus.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hand-held label printing and applying apparatus for printing on labels releasably adhered to a web of supporting material, the apparatus having a print head and a platen with an impression control mechanism for the print head, a traveling inker with an easily replaceable inking member, a mechanism for adjusting the registration of a label with respect to the print head, and a return spring subassembly or module which is easy to handle and assemble into operative relation with the remainder of the apparatus.

Abstract: An alignment apparatus is provided for a serigraphic printing machine to align the objects to be printed on with the printing panels assuring alignment of the different colors applied at the several printing stations. The objects to be printed on are carried by supports which have a centering plate thereon and are pivoted around a pin opposite the centering plate. Each printing station is provided with a centering pin in registration with the printing panel at each station. Each centering pin is engaged into a slot of the centering plate to align the support and the object with the printing panel when printing is to occur. All of the centering pins are fixed along a rotatable rod adjacent the printing stations which is rotated by a hydraulic piston to engage the centering pins into their respective centering plate slots.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler. A continuous strip of labels is fed in increments by manual squeezing of a hand lever. The constant pressure printing mechanism includes a retaining member hinged to the frame of the hand labeler and biased by a spring into abutment contact with an actuating member, which is hinged to the hand lever. The actuating member is also biased by a tension spring to shift out of engagement with the retaining member until the actuating member is halted by a stopper. A release member is mounted on the hand lever for releasing the retaining member from engagement with the actuating member when the hand lever is squeezed toward the grip. Thus, printing is effected under a constant pressure that is determined by the inertia of the hand lever caused by the release of said actuating member irrespective of the intensity of the squeezing force of the hand lever.

Abstract: This invention relates to a printing device having a flat printing pad and a printing anvil that serves as a support for a data carrier having raised characters. The device makes printing impressions upon printing assemblies which include at least one sheet of paper and an ink transferring ribbon or carbon paper interspaced between the data carrier and the sheet of paper. After a printing operation on one printing assembly, the printing pad and printing anvil are separated for removal of the assembly. Mechanical means then brings the pad close to the anvil following insertion of the next assembly. An electromagnetic driving mechanism is provided by means of which the printing pad and the printing anvil printingly engage one another for attaining an impression on the printing assembly.

Abstract: A contant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler which prints a label: an actuating lever, which is pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, and both of these levers are also pivotally connected. A printing head is carried by the printing lever. The hand lever and the printing lever are biased to move together as a unit. The operating lever engages a snap mechanism which applies a preset resistance to rotation of the operating lever as the printing lever is turned toward the printing platen. In one embodiment, the snap mechanism includes a pressure roller and a snap bail. The pressure roller is rotatably mounted to either the hand lever or the frame of the hand labeler while the snap bail is mounted pivotally to the other. As the squeezing of the hand lever increases, the operating lever snaps past the snap mechanism and the snap movement urges the printing lever toward the platen.

Abstract: A constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler: an actuating lever, pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, which are pivotally connected to each other; a printing head is carried by the printing lever; a shock-absorbing tensioned spring is interposed between the hand lever and the printing lever to bias them to rotate toward each other and to rotate the printing head toward the platen; a retaining lever, pivotally attached on the hand lever, is engageable with the printing platen upon descent of the printing lever; before such engagement, the retaining lever retains the hand lever on the printing lever to move together; when the printing head moves to the platen, the retaining lever is raised away from the printing lever by its engagement with the printing platen; this enables the hand lever to further pivot slightly against the biasing force of the tension spring, even when the printing head abuts against the platen, so tha

Abstract: A constant pressure printing mechanism for use in a label printing machine: the platen is pivotally secured to the machine body; the pivotally supported, hand operated printing levers include a projection, which engages a pivotally supported platen lifting member, and the lifting member is pivoted by the projection to turn the platen toward the printing head, whereby the printing head and the platen are moved near to each other to perform the printing of labels.

Abstract: A constant pressure printing mechanism for a portable label printing machine, or the like, comprising a driving member which is disposed on either the movable hand lever or the stationary hand grip of the label printing machine and a pressure receiving member which is disposed on the other of the hand lever or the hand grip. The invention uses stored energy derived from a manual squeezing operation to produce the printing stroke, independently of the intensity and duration of a manual squeeze. In one form, the driving member comprises a movable roller, a guiding means to allow the movable roller to move therethrough and an elastic means which always urges the movable roller in one direction and the pressure receiving member comprises a contact surface and an arcuate surface to be brought into contact with the above movable member when the hand lever is squeezed.

Abstract: A printing pressure damping mechanism for a hand labeler: A printing platen is pivotally mounted on the frame of the hand labeler. The platen has a printing portion at one side of its center of pivotal motion. A hand lever pivotally connected to the frame of the labeler carries a printing head, which is turned toward the printing platen when the hand lever is squeezed against the biasing force of a return spring. Shock-absorbing means, comprising a leaf spring on the hand lever and an elastic abutment member on the other side of the printing platen from the printing portion engage to turn the printing portion of the printing platen toward the printing head. The hand lever is further squeezed and moves to overcome the biasing force of the leaf spring when the printing head abuts against the printing portion of the platen. The squeezing force, which might otherwise be applied as a printing force to the printing platen through the hand lever, is damped to a preset level.

Abstract: A portable label printing and applying machine: a platen to support the label to be printed is attached to the machine frame; a printing head is placed above the platen; a spring pushes the printing head down toward the platen with a constant pressure and for a constant time period, regardless of the strength and the duration of the squeezing of the operating hand lever of the machine; the printing head is restrained from descending until the spring has been adequately charged by squeezing of the hand lever, and then the printing head is released to descend. The printing head is separated from the platen immediately after its descent to and contact against the platen. In addition, there is a second spring acting on the printing head in opposition to the first mentioned spring to raise the printing head off the platen. In one embodiment, the first spring is apart from the printing head but acts on it.

Abstract: Disclosed is a document printer of the type suitable for imprinting messages upon individual documents fed into the apparatus (e.g., bank checks). The apparatus includes an internal printing station disposed along a document feed path. The path includes a feed slot in an exterior wall of the apparatus. The printing station includes both impact printer means and document drive means, the latter operative to move the document along the document path positioning different parts of the document adjacent the impact printer means for the printing of multiple lines of information, where necessary. Both the impact printer means and the document drive means comprise first and second subunits which are positioned, respectively, on opposite sides of a document at the printing station. In particular, the drive means comprise upper and lower rollers, at least one of which is driven, which are engagable with opposite surfaces of the document.

Abstract: A stamping machine for stamping identifying symbols into steel plates. A hammer is reciprocally carried by a guide track. An anvil with a die on its lower end is also reciprocally carried by the guide track for receiving blows from the hammer. The anvil has a platform with a spring compressed between it and a point on the guide track. A linking member with end stops on its upper end extends between the platform and the guide track near the top of the hammer stroke. The plate is mounted above the hammer and carried by the rods. The hammer lifts the plate, and the plate lifts the rods, as the hammer approaches the end of its return stroke, to allow the workpiece to be removed. The spring urges the anvil downward to retain the die against the workpiece prior to the anvil being struck by the hammer.

Abstract: An improved leather marking tool which incorporates both the hammer and the punch into a single unit, the improvement being directed to the keying of the drive shaft of the unit in order to prevent rotation and incorporating a structure at the end of the drive shaft which permits such to cooperate with a plurality of different marking heads so marking heads can be used interchangeably.

Abstract: A large area intermittent imprinter having transfer tape supply and take-up reels carried by a main frame with guide means directing the tape past a large area imprint head carried on a shaft reciprocatingly journaled in the main frame support and coupled to a reciprocating drive means through a cam and follower connection to a pivoted force transmitting member whereby the large area imprint head is stabilized through the journal support with the drive connection consisting of a simple rigid linkage.

Abstract: A label printer is described herein for printing on a tape information indicative of the cost of an item. The tape has a top print-receptive layer and a supporting layer and is disposed to be advanced between a printing head and a platen. The printing head is disposed near the tape egress end of the platen, which platen is pivotable at its tape ingress end about an axis perpendicular to the path of tape feed. Platen adjusting means are included at the tape egress end for adjusting the print head working distance. A delaminating bar and a tape advancement wheel are disposed in spaced apart sequence in the path of tape feed and downstream of the tape egress end of said platen so that, as the tape is advanced through the printer, the tape is pulled over the delaminating edge and separates the print-receptive layer from the supporting layer of tape.

Abstract: Disclosed are three embodiments of a hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. All the embodiments are disclosed as having a housing, a rigid, metal, frame plate mounted by the housing, a platen and a cooperating print head, a delaminator for delaminating printed labels from the web of supporting material on which the labels are carried, an applicator for applying the printed labels, a feed wheel having teeth for engaging and advancing the web, a manually operable actuator drivingly connected to the feed wheel and the print head, a brake, and an ink roll for inking the print head. The apparatus also includes a feed wheel assembly having a feed wheel driven by a pawl and ratchet mechanism. The pawl and ratchet mechanism is adjustably connected to the feed wheel and a rolling contact type one-way clutch prevents loss of tension in the web between the brake and the feed wheel.

Abstract: In an apparatus for printing and dispensing labels carried in a label ribbon of indeterminate length, a hand lever is held in a rest position by a return spring and a printing device is coupled with the hand lever for movement toward a label, located on a printing table, upon depression of the hand lever and away from the printing table upon release of the hand lever. A transport mechanism is coupled with the hand lever for advancing the label ribbon by a distance equal to the label spacing on the ribbon each time the hand lever is actuated. A printing device is carried at the free end of a further lever movable in the same plane as the hand lever and normally held stationary by a pawl, the other end of the further lever being coupled with the hand lever through a further spring extending between the hand lever and the further lever.

Abstract: A rotary stamp comprises an upper frame including printing members formed on endless belts and a lower frame including another printing member and when the upper frame is pressed down, the printing members of the endless belts are located on a plane common with the other printing member of the lower frame and printing is accomplished simultaneously by these printing members, vertical slots are formed on the side plates of the upper frame and spring means having projections capable of being engaged with these slots and sliding along these vertical slots are disposed in the lower frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hot stamping machine with a rotatable head for imprinting information on each individual frame of a roll of negatives or transparencies used in aerial photography whereby the printing head may be rotated to imprint on either side of individual negatives. The hot stamping machine has a static member and a movable member which is pivotally connected thereto for horizontal rotation about a vertical pivot. This rotatable head makes it possible to imprint on either the top or bottom of individual frames of a negative or transparency being fed through a machine and have the imprint read correctly. In addition, individual type holder blocks can be arranged in any desired position, and can be rotated so that the information contained on each type holder block will be imprinted or not, as may be desired. Finally, a provision is made for easily adjusting the pressure on either side of the imprinting head so as to ensure optimum imprinting with a minimum embossing of the film.

Abstract: This invention relates to a relatively small printing device for printing onto a printing assembly of the kind having at least one form and an ink transferring ribbon associated with it. The printing device is top loading and includes a flat printing pad and a printing anvil serving as a support for a printing plate, such as a credit card, and for the printing assembly. Also included is an electromagnetic impulse device which has at least one electromagnet and an armature plate connected to the printing anvil and by means of which a short impression impulse is exerted after the distance between the printing pad and the printing anvil has manually been reduced to virtually the distance corresponding to the thickness of the plate and the printing assembly.

Abstract: There are disclosed various embodiments of a composite web of pressure sensitive labels, method and apparatus for making such embodiments of the composite web, and method and apparatus by which a composite web of labels is advanced and by which labels are successively printed and applied to merchandise.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying printed matter to the rear sides of webs of photographic paper in a copying machine has an upright frame for a vertically reciprocable housing which is lifted by a first rotary electromagnet and retained in raised position and thereupon released by a second rotary electromagnet. The housing is movable up and down with several modules each of which contains a wheel having at its periphery a set of symbols. Selected symbols can be moved to positions at the lowermost points of the respective wheels by remotely controlled electromagnets so that such selected symbols face a ribbon which is located above the rear side of a web of photographic paper. The modules are movable downwardly in the housing against the opposition of separate springs and the frame carries a projection which intercepts the housing, after the housing is released by the second electromagnet and while the housing descends by gravity, before the selected symbols can press the ribbon against the web of photographic paper.

Abstract: A snap-on drop away register guide for use with a Heidelberg platen in a Heidelberg printing press includes a reciprocating spring biased plunger having transversely mounted thereon, for oscillating movement, a retractable guide plate. A camming arrangement exists between the guide plate and plunger which is operable upon rectilinear movement of the latter to effectuate the oscillating movement of the former between extended and retracted positions. A one-piece, snap-on raiser quickly changes the height of the lower paper margin and is provided with a vertical rib on one of two depending legs which cooperates with an offset on the drop away register guide to prevent improper mounting of the raiser on the drop away guide. An extension side guide for the Heidelberg platen includes an adjustment device for the lock screw thereof which not only permits the side guide to remain on the platen when not in use but also sideways movement relative to the platen.

Abstract: There is disclosed label printing and applying apparatus by which labels are successively printed and applied to merchandise. The apparatus feeds pressure sensitive labels mounted on a web of supporting material to a printing zone and to a delaminating zone. An applicator disposed downstream of the delaminating zone is used to apply the labels to merchandise.

Abstract: There are disclosed various embodiments of a composite web of pressure sensitive labels, an apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels carried on a web of supporting material. The apparatus includes a housing having a handle, the housing supports a platen and a print head which preferably moves linearly into and out of printing cooperation with the labels. The print head has a pair of spaced apart racks which cooperate with respective gear sections of spaced apart gears. An actuator preferably in the form of a lever carries spaced apart gear sections in mesh with gear sections of the gears. One of the gears drives a pawl and ratchet mechanism which in turn drives a toothed feed wheel. Means are provided to vary the positional relationship of ratchet teeth of the pawl and ratchet mechanism with respect to the feed wheel so that labels can be brought into precise registry with the platen and a delaminator.

Abstract: A depository for receiving, imprinting and storing deposited articles of varying thickness including a housing having a slot in the front thereof through which articles of variable thickness are inserted, a vault also located within the housing into which articles inserted through the housing slot are ultimately transferred for storage, and a movable tube for temporarily storing an article inserted therein through the housing slot while the same is imprinted with a date of deposit or the like and thereafter transferring the imprinted article to the vault.