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Keylever storage mechanism

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-07-14
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1981-07-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leon E Palmer

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:04
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J7/00; B41J7/36; B41J7/42; B41J7/44; B41J5/00; B41J5/08; B41J5/18; B41J5/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
IN AN OFFICE MACHINE HAVING A SINGLE ELEMENT PRINTING HEAD ORIENTABLE TO A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS AND A PLURALITY OF KEY ACTUABLE INTERPOSERS EACH HAVING A PORTION WITH A PREDETERMINED WIDTH AND BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF MEMBERS FOR SELECTING A POSITION OF SAID HEAD, COMPRISING MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ACTUATING EACH OF SAID INTERPOSERS IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE SIMULTANEOUS ACTUATION OF MORE THAN ONE INTERPOSER IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION, MEANS FOR LATCHING EACH INTERPOSER DISPLACED A PREDETERMINED EXTENT IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION, A ROTATABLE SHAFT HAVING A FIRST CAM LOBE THEREON AND BEING EFFECTIVE IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT TO ENGAGE A LATCHED INTERPOSER TO ACTUATE AND DISPLACE SAID INTERPOSER IN A SECOND DIRECTION TO UNLATCH THE SAME FROM SAID LATCH MEANS, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ROTATING SAID SHAFT INCLUDING A CYCLE CLUTCH COUPLED BETWEEN SAID SHAFT AND A POWER DRIVE MEANS, A LINK LATCH FOR SELECTIVELY LATCHING SAID CYCLE CLUTCH, MEANS ESTABLISHING COUPLING BETWEEN EACH OF SAID INTERPOSERS AND SAID LINK LATCH FOR

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-22 1966-10-22 1967-04-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-22 1970-10-22 1971-04-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-22 1974-10-22 1975-04-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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