Patent · US Expired

Printing coder

US4239002A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1979
Grant dateDec 16, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 4, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41K3/123
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing wheel or cylinder is formed by a plurality of discs stacked one over another with resilient spacers between them to provide spaces at the outer edges to receive the backing ribs of printing type. The discs are squeezed together to securely grasp the backing ribs and are loosened to remove or replace the printing type.

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