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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1975
William A Lloyd, San Jose, CA (US);
Salvatore Barone, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Gerald E Hooper, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Keith E McFarland, Woodside, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Recording machine such as electrostatic printer/plotter or facsimile plotter includes housing construction and associated operating components whereby overall external width reduction is accomplished without loss of function using liftable lid and method of cross-bracing. Machine serviceable through removable bottom closure panel supporting an electronic chassis. Operating stations, such as recording assembly including both electrostatic latent image recording station and a toner developing station, and web-cutting assembly each includes portions in both lid and base of housing to be yieldingly held together in cooperating relation by hinged latching panel in which the hinge pin supplies spring action to urge and retain the latching panel in its detented position.