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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:
Jun. 28, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1980
Toshifumi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A sheet clamping device is provided which is used to clamp both the leading and the trailing end of a sheet while the sheet is being disposed around the peripheral surface of a drum rotating in a given direction. The drum is provided with a front and a rear claw which are adapted to clamp the leading and the trailing end of the sheet, respectively, and which are urged to bear against the peripheral surface of the drum. The claws are operated to open or close in response to respective claw operating means. After a sheet has its leading end clamped to the drum surface by means of the front claw, combing urges the sheet against the drum surface while combing it, and the trailing end of the sheet is clamped to the drum by means of the rear claw.
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