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Compact printer having improved sheet cassette

CA 1320384 C · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Piatt, Michael J.; Houser, Kevin L.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, An improved sheet supply cassette for a compact printer of the kind having a housing a sheet, feed assembly for moving a sheet from a sheet supply region to, and through, a print zone and a device for printing on sheet media at the print zone. The sheet supply cassette is coupled to the bottom of the printer and includes top, bottom and side walls forming a sheet supply region. The bottom wall of the cassette has a hinge-type construction wherein cantilever spring means couple and upwardly bias a movable wall segment with respect to a fixed rear segment of the bottom wall so as to urge sheets into a feed position.

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  • Granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 20, 2010.
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FiledMay 8, 1989
GrantedJuly 20, 1993
Term endedJuly 20, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320384 C
Classification (IPC)G01D15/28 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedMay 8, 1989Patent grantedJuly 20, 1993Term endedJuly 20, 2010

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