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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:
Feb. 21, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 75 ; 355 / ; 355 / ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a clam shell type image forming device whereby the upper unit is pivotally mounted with respect to the lower unit. Conversely, the upper unit is latched into a lower portion with the lower unit. If desired, however, the upper unit can be rotated to an upper position at a fixed angle. This is desirable, for example, if the operator must remove jammed paper from the device as to, otherwise, repair any defects. The invention utilizes a latching handle which permits the operator to unlatch the upper unit from the lower unit. The handle is not permitted to operate unless the carrier is moved to its predetermined position.