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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Colder Products Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
David Alan Burdge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William J. Rankin, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Colder Products Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17543 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); Y10T 403/14 (2015.01); Y10T 403/1624 (2015.01); Y10T 403/593 (2015.01);
Abstract
A motorized coupler assembly includes a coupler for coupling an insert to a receiving device; a plurality of movable components that cover an opening of the coupler; an electric motor; and an electronic sensing device. When the electronic sensing device detects an insert of a correct type, the movable components rotate to uncover the opening of the coupler and permit the insert to come into contact with the coupler.