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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. 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348373 ; 348376 ;
Abstract
A folding mechanism portion for folding leg portions (8, 11) along a support portion (5) of an image input apparatus (1) is provided in a base portion (7). This mechanism is constituted by two legs which extend from the base portion substantially in the shape of 'L' within a horizontal plane when used, and can be folded to become parallel to the support portion (5) when not used. A pan base (2) on the upper end of the support portion (5) has an electrical connector and can be detached.