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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:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard C. Baughman, Geneseo, NY (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/120 ;
Abstract
A copier/duplicator machine having a hose positioned to supply air to an upper cooler section in both its open and in its closed position, the hose being collapsible to its collapsed position when the cooler section is closed and stretchable to an open position of the cooler section with the hose having a spring ratio insufficient to cause the cooler section to close from its open position. In one embodiment, the hose has a stretch ratio of at least 2.4 and a spring ratio of less than 6 ounces per inch.