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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:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40012016 ; 347197 ;
Abstract
A line printer comprises a frame having a pair of spaced-apart side walls, a platen having a shaft mounted to the side walls for pivotal movement, a print head interposed between the side walls and positioned in pressure contact with the platen, and a head-up lever mounted on one of the side walls for releasing the print head from pressure contact with the platen. The head-up lever is mounted on the shaft of the platen for pivotal movement relative thereto.