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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:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1990
Jovito N Abellana, Trumbull, CT (US);
Danilo P Buan, Easton, CT (US);
Thomas M Lyga, Torrington, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A mailing machine base includes a postage meter insertable and removable from a receptacle means, said receptacle means being mounted within said base and a tape feed assembly positioned between a home position and a second position. A tape frame assembly includes a first frame section including feed means for receiving a tape and causing said tape to displace in said tape track and gear means for driving said feed means, said tape track being fixably mounted to said first frame section at one end and aligned to receive tape from said feed means. A tape track being fixably mounted to said first frame section at one end and aligned to receive tape from said feed means; rail means fixably mounted in said base for displaceable supporting said tape frame therealong; said tape frame assembly having second section having support member means supported by and riding along said rail means for supporting said first frame section; first drive means for displacing said frame assembly between a home position and a print position; second drive means for driving said gear means; and, coupler means for coupling said second drive means to said gear means only when said tape frame assembly is in the home position.