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US3277990A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Movable table structure for stencil cutting device

Assignee: Weber Marking Systems Inc
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Filing: 1964-09-29
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1984-09-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard W Jackson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 03:43
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
IN A STENCIL CUTTING MACHINE, A BASE MEMBER, A TABLE STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING A STENCIL SHEET ON THE UPPER SURFACE THEREOF, A STENCIL SHET CLAMPING STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF CLAMPING THE EDGE OF A STENCIL SHEET THEREIN, SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE SLIDABLY CARRIED ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE SO THAT A STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE IS POSITIONED TO LIE ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE AND IS SLID IN A LETTER SPACING DIRECTION ON SAID TABLE STRUCTURE RESPONSIVE TO SLIDING MOVEMENTS OF SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE ON SAID TABLE STRUCTURE, MEANS CARRYING SAID TABLE STRUCTURE ON SAID BASE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE IN A LINE SPACING DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMNER, A TYPE WHEEL, MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER AND ROTATAIVELY CARRYING SAID TYPE WHEEL FOR MANUAL ROTATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO AND ABOVE THE UPPER SUFFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE, SAID TABLE STRUCTURE HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, MEANS OPERATING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND AGAINST SAID TYPE WHEEL FOR CUTTING SELECTED TYPE SHAPE IN A STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE AND LYING ON SAID UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE AND BENEATH SAID TYPE WHEEL, BIASING MEANS CONTINUOUSLY BIASING SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT IN A LINE ENDING DIRECTION OF ANY STENCIL CLAMPED THEREIN RELATIVE TO SAID TYPE WHEEL, SAID BIASINGMEANS ADDITIONALLY CONTINUOUSLY BIASING SAID TABLE STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD THE LOWER END OF ANY STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE AND LYING ON SAID UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID TYPE WHEEL, AND A SINGLE SPRING MOTOR, SAID SPRING MOTOR PROVIDING THE CONTINUOUS BIASING FORCE FOR SAID BIASING MEANS AND THEREBY PROVIDING BOTH LINE SPACING AND LETTER SPACING MOVEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
IN A STENCIL CUTTING MACHINE, A BASE MEMBER, A TABLE STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING A STENCIL SHEET ON THE UPPER SURFACE THEREOF, A STENCIL SHET CLAMPING STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF CLAMPING THE EDGE OF A STENCIL SHEET THEREIN, SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE SLIDABLY CARRIED ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE SO THAT A STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE IS POSITIONED TO LIE ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE AND IS SLID IN A LETTER SPACING DIRECTION ON SAID TABLE STRUCTURE RESPONSIVE TO SLIDING MOVEMENTS OF SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE ON SAID TABLE STRUCTURE, MEANS CARRYING SAID TABLE STRUCTURE ON SAID BASE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE IN A LINE SPACING DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMNER, A TYPE WHEEL, MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER AND ROTATAIVELY CARRYING SAID TYPE WHEEL FOR MANUAL ROTATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO AND ABOVE THE UPPER SUFFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE, SAID TABLE STRUCTURE HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, MEANS OPERATING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND AGAINST SAID TYPE WHEEL FOR CUTTING SELECTED TYPE SHAPE IN A STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE AND LYING ON SAID UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE AND BENEATH SAID TYPE WHEEL, BIASING MEANS CONTINUOUSLY BIASING SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT IN A LINE ENDING DIRECTION OF ANY STENCIL CLAMPED THEREIN RELATIVE TO SAID TYPE WHEEL, SAID BIASINGMEANS ADDITIONALLY CONTINUOUSLY BIASING SAID TABLE STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD THE LOWER END OF ANY STENCIL SHEET CLAMPED IN SAID CLAMPING STRUCTURE AND LYING ON SAID UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID TYPE WHEEL, AND A SINGLE SPRING MOTOR, SAID SPRING MOTOR PROVIDING THE CONTINUOUS BIASING FORCE FOR SAID BIASING MEANS AND THEREBY PROVIDING BOTH LINE SPACING AND LETTER SPACING MOVEMENTS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-10 1970-04-11 1970-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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