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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:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond E Poehlein, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 684 ; 242 552 ; 24212951 ; 279 / ;
Abstract
A media roll supply assembly for a large document printer is disclosed which permits simplified loading and unloading of a media roll. Two end support assemblies are mounted in an axial alignment position. Each end assembly includes a spindle shaft, a hub assembly and a compressible spring. The media roll support core is seated on tapered surfaces of the hub assemblies; the compression spring allows one end to be urged outward so that, once fully seated against the hub member, one spring predominates and serves to maintain the roll in a precisely aligned axial position.