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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:
Oct. 10, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jovito N Abellana, Trumbull, CT (US);
Donald T Dolan, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
177 2515 ; 400 33 ;
Abstract
A platen module is fixably mounted to the base of a modular mailing machine. A support wall is fixably mounted to the base. Also fixably mounted to the base of the mailing machine is a drive motor having a output shaft and a plurality of gears fixably mounted the respective ends of the output shaft. A guide rod is slidably mounted vertically to the support wall and a platen plate fixably mounted to the guide rode. A plurality of rack post are fixably mounted at one end to the platen plate and in constant mesh with a respective one of the gears.