Title: Dating machine impressing a date on calling cards, business cards or the like

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1. A machine for impressing a date on calling cards, comprising:

a base plate having a circular recess;

a dial member mounted for rotation within the circular recess and having a series of concentric annular link plates relatively rotatable within a common plane, said link plates each having on one planar face thereof; a series of normal and reverse numerals arranged symmetrically relative to an axis for reading and impressing purposes, respectively, said link plates being adjustable rotatively to indicate a preselected date in combination at first and second diametrically opposed locations on said planar faces of said plates;

a cover plate superimposed on the base plate, said cover plate having a sight opening at said first location and a cutout portion which includes said second location;

depressing means pivotable relative to the base plate and against said impressing numerals at said second location;

whereby a card can be forced against said impressing numerals to impress said preselected date thereon, said date being visually indicated by said normal numerals at said first location.

2. The machine recited in claim 1 wherein the radially inner and outer portions of said annular link plates are provided with interconnecting tapers restraining the link plates against relative axial movement.

3. The machine recited in claim 2 wherein the periphery of said circular recess is provided with an undercut tapered groove for reception of a correspondingly tapered radially outer portion of the outermost link plate.

4. The machine recited in claim 2 wherein the circular recess and the innermost and outermost annular link plates are trapezoidal in cross section, the remaining annular link plates forming, in cross section, outwardly inclined parallelograms.

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Inventors: Suzuki, Kisaburo

Application Number: 007309
Filing Date: 1979-01-29
Publication_date: 1980-12-09
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 101/20 101/29, 101/30, 400/134.4, 400/138.4, 400/138.6
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US Patent Ref:

1423236	Jul, 1922	McCombs	101/19.
1574830	Mar, 1926	McCombs	101/20.
1627619	May, 1927	Reubens	101/19.
1634105	Jun, 1927	Hoffman	101/20.
1709106	Apr, 1929	Abramson	101/20.
1737136	Nov, 1929	Zapanta	101/20.
1998063	Apr, 1935	Wessborg	101/18.
2826987	Mar, 1958	Eckhoff	101/19.
3393636	Jul, 1968	Tobin	101/20.
3828664	Aug, 1974	Dikoff	101/19.

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Primary Examiner: Pieprz, William
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Wills, Green & Mueth