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Sheet feeding mechanism for an automatic typewriter

CA 1091609 A · Owner: Hy Grip Products Co. (A Partnership) · Inventors: Borchert, Hugo E.; Hyland, Francis P.; Pilon, Harlan J.

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An improved sheet feeding mechanism for an automatically driven typewriter. The feeder mechanism includes a housing which is mounted on the typewriter and defines a supply magazine for storing a stack of sheets to be typed and a finish magazine for storing typewritten sheets. When it is desired to feed a sheet through the platen of the typewriter, a platen clutch is disengaged to disconnect the platen from the typing mechanism and connect the platen to a feed roll. A pressure plate is actuated to force the pack of sheets in the supply magazine against the feed roll, and the feed roll will scrub the outermost sheet from the pack and move the sheet downwardly through a tapered chute and …

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  • Granted December 16, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 16, 1997.
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FiledApril 7, 1977
GrantedDecember 16, 1980
Term endedDecember 16, 1997
Patent numberCA 1091609 A
Classification (IPC)B41J11/58 +2 more

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1978198019821984198619881990199219941996Application filedApril 7, 1977Patent grantedDec 16, 1980Term endedDec 16, 1997

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