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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1982
John T Potter, Locust Valley, NY (US);
Iquad Company Incorporated, Locust Valley, NY (US);
Abstract
Printing apparatus for printing characters in a line on paper has a print drum arranged horizontally with respect to the paper and is formed having the indexing means and the translational drive means affixed to the frame to greatly decrease the mass of the assembly. An actuator is arranged inside the print drum and a hammer arm extends at a 45.degree. angle up and into the print drum to contact the actuator thereby driving a selected character outward into contact with the paper. The print drum includes rings having T-shaped characters slidably retained therein in a radial fashion. The characters are retained in the ring by means of a unitary elastic band which passes through slots formed in each type carrier.