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Layout boards

CA 1190585 A · Owner: Letraset Limited · Inventors: Houssian, Vazgen J.; Dowzall, Martin E.

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Layout boards, A drawing board for use with dry transfer materials is described. The board has a track along one edge and a paper clamp along an adjacent edge. The track bears a bar parallel to the paper clamp which in turn bears a carriage to which a dry transfer sheet can be affixed. The carriage may be racked up and down to bring an appropriate line of dry transfer letters over an appropriate place on a piece of` paper held in the paper clamp, The carriage may be provided with a mechanism for holding it firm and then moving the dry transfer sheet clamp slightly. This mechanism enables words to be built up and which the letters are evenly spaced easily and quickly.

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  • Granted July 16, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 16, 2002.
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FiledAugust 10, 1982
GrantedJuly 16, 1985
Term endedJuly 16, 2002
Patent numberCA 1190585 A
Classification (IPC)B43L5/00 +2 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedAug 10, 1982Patent grantedJuly 16, 1985Term endedJuly 16, 2002

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