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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Kondo, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Mitsumasa Ogihara, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/08 ; E05D 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/08 ; E05D 7/06 ;
Abstract
A hinge apparatus employs a base, a second base, link arms, urging means and the characteristics of a parallelogram formed by the shape of said base, second base and paired link members to enable a body such as a platen cover to rotate up open and lower substantially parallel to an original platen and to enable the parallel opening of the body thereby ensuring the complete covering of a thick original or a book original placed upon the clear glass platen enabling good quality copies of the original regardless of its thickness.