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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. 17, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roman Rosenberg, Zurich, CH;
Heiner Schaub, Wettingen, CH;
Assignee:
Gretag Systems, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354319 ; 354322 ; 355 27 ; 355 28 ;
Abstract
A storage for strip material is provided with an inlet for the strip material into the internal space of the housing and an outlet from the internal space of the housing. Inside the housing, holding means are provided which accumulate the strip material above the holding means where the weight of the strip material is less than a threshold value, and which release the strip material downward if the weight of the strip material exceeds the threshold value.