Abstract: The invention relates to a marking machine, comprising a carriage, reciprocatively movable relative to a label or the like on a pressure distributing pad, the carriage having a plurality of endless type bands consisting of type plates which are united to each other via flexible portions and running over at least one guiding pulley and a backing plate, which is substantially parallel to and opposite the pressure distributing pad, each type band comprising an elastic portion which is provided with a first area with consecutive type plates with individual symbols and a second area with the same type plates and symbols, said second area coacting with a window arranged in a cover plate over the type bands, so that a type plate disposed on the backing plate corresponds to a type plate lying at the window, the cover plate having longitudinal slots, one for each type band, there being an operating means projecting through the slot for displacing the band.

Abstract: There is disclosed a printing, feeding and severing method and apparatus for carrying out the method. The apparatus includes a print head assembly and a platen assembly movable relatively toward and away from each other into and out of printing cooperation, mechanism for inking the print head assembly, mechanism for feeding a web of record members to between the print head assembly and the platen assembly, the web being in roll form and there being means to assist the gradual unwinding of the roll with gradual paying out of web material from the roll to the feeding mechanism, an idler contacting the web and disposed at a slight angle to the direction of feed of the web to cause the web to follow a feed edge, record severing means disposed downstream of the print head assembly and the platen assembly, and a modular support assembly of a print head of the print head assembly.

Abstract: There is disclosed printing apparatus having a pivotally mounted print head which cooperates with a platen, a cam shaft to which a cam is secured for actuating the print head and to which another cam is secured for driving an operating lever. The operating lever is coupled to a slide which drives a feed finger and cam means for actuating an inker. The travel of the feed finger is selectively variable by changing the position of the pivot on which the lever is mounted. The cam means is part of a lost-motion connection which couples the slide to the inker. As the operating lever is cammed in one direction to move the feed finger forward, the inker is moved into and out of inking cooperation with the print head assembly. Because of the lost-motion connection adjustment of the pivot does not affect the length of travel of the inker.