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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:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1991
Gregory P Larson, Moorpark, CA (US);
Frank Wilkinson, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Advanced Matrix Technology, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
A font cartridge extrender into which a commerically available font cartridge can be plugged and which plugs into the font cartridge receptacle of a computer printer. The extender includes a novel latching mechnism which attaches the font cartridge to the extender so that the assembly can be conveniently plugged into, and unplugged from, the printer as a unit. The font cartridge is secured to the extender by a spring hook mechanism, which resides in a chute molded into the inside of the top portion of the casing of the extender. The spring hook mechanism is supported in the chute by braces and a pin molded inside the case which is inserted through an aperture in the spring hook mechanism. The spring hook mechanism is actuated by finger pressure on a contact surface.