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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Masayuki Gomi, Kashihara, JP;
Takashi Kubo, Soraku-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Gomi, Kashihara, JP;
Takashi Kubo, Soraku-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a platen cover open/close mechanism for an image scanning device including platen glass, a platen cover for pressing an original against the platen glass and an optical scanning unit for scanning an image on the original. In one form of the invention, the platen cover is formed as a single piece and always held parallel to the platen glass. In another form of the invention, the platen cover is divided into at least two portions, of which one portion is always held parallel to the platen glass.