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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:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
May. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Osamu Kitazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-9 ; 271127 ; 271155 ; 271164 ;
Abstract
A copying machine includes an image-forming device and a cassette feeder accompanying a plurality of cassettes. The cassette comprises a body without a base and a base plate located at a base portion. When the cassette is inserted into the cassette feeder, a push-up member provided in the cassette feeder pushes up one end of the base plate of the cassette such that the top sheet of paper sheets stored in the cassette is brought into contact with a pick-up roller provided in the cassette feeder.