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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1983
Shigeo Koyama, Toyonaka, JP;
Ryutaro Yamagata, Nishinomiya, JP;
Nobuhiko Kozuka, Suita, JP;
Hiromi Sakata, Neyagawa, JP;
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An original-holding mechanism for an original-support device is disclosed which includes a flexible holding member for covering an original document placed on a transparent plate and a rigid supporting member located outwardly of the original-holding member. One end edge portion of the original-holding member is mounted adjacent to one end edge of the transparent plate. The base portion of the supporting member is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis extending along said one edge of the transparent plate as a center. The free end edge portion of the original-holding member is connected to the free end portion of the supporting member for movement over a predetermined range in a direction perpendicular to said axis.