Abstract: A facsimile machine includes a cylinder for supporting a paper which is to receive a message or which carries a message to be transmitted by telephone lines to a remote location. The machine includes a read-write assembly which is mounted for movement back and forth across the paper-carrying cylinder. The read-write assembly includes a light assembly for directing light onto a printed document, a stylus for printing electrostatic charge on a blank sheet of paper, and a relatively simple mechanical apparatus for switching the machine from the read status to the write status.

Abstract: The disclosure is of a facsimile machine having a carrier for a sheet of paper, the carrier comprising a cylinder having a longitudinal band secured thereto by springs so that the band is normally pulled downwardly onto the surface of the cylinder. A sheet of paper is rolled about the cylinder, with one end of the sheet of paper held securely between the band and the cylinder.The cylinder is mounted on a machine frame which includes a cover plate which is pivotally mounted over the paper-holding cylinder. The cover is provided with a finger which serves no purpose when the cover is closed, but, when the cover is opened, the finger engages a bracket which itself engages the longitudinal band to lift it from the surface of the cylinder to permit a sheet of paper to be inserted or removed.