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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Sotohiro Tsujihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Sotohiro Tsujihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover for use in an apparatus includes a plate and at least one rib. The plate has an inner surface, and at the least one rib is formed on the inner surface of the plate to define one or more compartments. Each compartment is configured to receive a corresponding part removed from the apparatus.