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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:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Junichi Murano, Sayama, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Takashima, Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Shoji, Chigasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Murano, Sayama, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Takashima, Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Shoji, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The image forming apparatus is equipped with a straight handle that can be pushed into and pulled out of an outer wall through a hole provided to the outer wall, and has a protruding component on the outer wall in the vicinity and next to the hole. The handle is constituted such that when pulled outward from the hole, the handle protrudes horizontally at a specific angle away from the protruding component.