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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:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan Harry, Royston, GB;
Assignee:
PA Consulting Services Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242199 ; 400208 ; 360 965 ;
Abstract
In a machine which uses cassettes, a compartment is provided for receiving the cassette. Examples of such machines are printing machines using an inked ribbon cassette. In the compartment there is a V-shaped toggle spring which is pivotally mounted at its vertex with two arms and extending forward so that when a cassette is inserted and pushed in against both arms, the latter are splayed apart and the spring pivots and snaps the cassette into a 'home' position in which it is retained by a cooperating means on the cassette and the compartment.