Title: Business machine inking device and method of inking business machines

Abstract: An inking device and a method of inking business machines are disclosed in which the inking device has a spool-like body with a central ink reservoir, and an ink conducting washer-like pad of cellular plastic material is in communication with the ink reservoir to receive ink from the reservoir near its inner periphery and to conduct it by capillary action to its exposed outer periphery situated beneath a tubular inking pad mounted on the hub of the spool-like body. The bottom of the inking pad is in contact with the exposed periphery of the ink conducting pad near the outer surface of the inking pad to pick up ink therefrom and to transmit ink upwardly of the inking pad by capillary action. Ink is delivered from the inking pad to a ribbon, or to a type slug, which contacts the inking pad to pick up ink therefrom as the ribbon or type slug moves past the inking pad.

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Inventors: Bishop, John W. H. (Springdale, CT, US)

Application Number: 747809
Filing Date: 1976-12-06
Publication_date: 1978-11-28
Assignee: Ibex Inking Systems, Inc. (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Class(es): 400/202.4 101/367, 118/264, 118/267, 400/200, 427/141
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

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1670696	May, 1928	Stuhr	118/260.
1988305	Jan, 1935	Dunn et al.	197/171.
2172550	Sep, 1939	Stull	118/267.
2965911	Dec, 1960	Hempel et al.	101/367.
3072053	Jan, 1963	Becker et al.	197/171.
3168865	Feb, 1965	Kelly	101/367.
3460665	Aug, 1969	Dodsworth et al.	197/175.
3887727	Jun, 1975	Ploege, Jr. et al.	197/171.
3948382	Apr, 1976	Nesbitt et al.	197/171.
3951253	Apr, 1976	Tibay et al.	197/171.

Other Refs: 640,738

Jan, 1937	DE2

Primary Examiner: Pieprz, William
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Miller; David B.