Abstract: A time clock clearly identifies where a user should position a time card therein. The clock and a printer platen are fixed relative to a base, and has the time card rests thereon. A printing mechanism moves relative to the base and has a target area, it is traversable between a print position and an idle position, and it impresses the time indicia onto the time card while in the print position. A ribbon shield is fixed relative to the base. A focused illuminated guide is fixed relative to the base, and in combination with the ribbon shield, guides the time card with respect to the printing mechanism to clearly identify where the user should position the time card in the time clock.

Abstract: A system for receiving and recycling ink comprises a print cartridge having a printhead, and an ink supply reservoir fluidly connected to the print cartridge and a seal member coupled to the ink supply reservoir. The seal member defines a fluid path into the reservoir and the print cartridge engages the seal member so that ink spit from the printhead flows through the fluid path into the reservoir.

Abstract: A card locking device for use in a time recorder which is constructed in such a manner that while a wire type dot matrix type printer performs its printing operation such as time printing or the like on a time card inserted into a card guide passage, a locking lever is effective in clamping the inserted time card in the card guide passage for the purpose of preventing it from being removed therefrom, and on completion of the intended printing operation, the locking lever is disengaged from the inserted time card so that the time card can be removed.

Abstract: To indicate the number of uses of a card of the type which is magnetically encoded for plural uses, a hole is punched in the card, the distance of the hole from one end of the card progressively increasing with each use. Since the card is continuously moving as it is being punched, the punch element is pivoted to an actuating lever and pivots against the force of a spring as the card moves. The spring returns the punch to initial position when the card has passed the punch station. A solenoid pivots the actuating lever. Provision is made for adjustment of the distance of penetration of the punch. A resilient roller engaging the face of the card opposite the punch backs up the punch.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with time-clock recording and computation that, through a novel clock track card and separate clock track and data channel optical reading, in cooperation with microprocessor calculation, storage and control, enables automating employee time and attendance and similar data in a format directly recordable on the card and also directly useable by payroll or other processing computers and the like.

Abstract: A card guideway frame is movable in the width direction of a card to select the column in which a hole is to be punched and the card insertion depth is variable to determine the spacing between the bottom edge of the card and the hole. The insertion depth is set by a stop passing through the wide aperture of the guideway frame and a carriage resting on a projection of the stop and movable along the length of the guideway frame with the stop carries a pair of guide plates having a narrow slit between them for the card and practically filling the aperture in the frame, so as to constrain the card into a flat shape, correcting any arching and resisting any bending from insertion forces, even though the frame restrains only the extreme edges of the card at the sides of the working area.

Abstract: A time recorder with a time controlled printer for recording time data in the lines of a stamping card, with a card slide forming a stop abutment for the stamping card which can be slid into the apparatus in the direction perpendicular to its lines, an electrical circuit including a switch which can be operated by sliding the stamping card to trigger the printing mechanism when the stamping card is in the printing position also with a plurality of stop abutments as a first element for defining the possible positions of the card slide when printing the stamping card and a bolt, adapted to cooperate with the plurality of stops and acting as a second element, both elements being movable relative to each other into an engagement and non-engagement position and one of the elements being associated with the card slide and being slidable therewith in relation to the other element, the two elemets being driven into the engagement position by the stamping card and are slidable in the said engagement position together