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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. 22, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Patrick Connoy, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignee:
Kroy Industries, Inc., Stillwater, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 48 ; 101288 ; 400654 ;
Abstract
An improved force exerting means for a printing apparatus of the type having a printing station, a printing force resisting means, a front element and an image carrier wherein said improved force exerting means includes a curved force exerting surface, a means for guiding and supporting the curved surface in rolling movement relative to a printing station between first and second positions such that a printing force is exerted against successive portions of a printing surface, and means for moving the curved surface in rolling movement between said first and second positions.