US3308919A
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Ventilated and soundproofed enclosure for printer
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1965-05-28
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1985-05-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James M Cunningham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:30
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J1/00; B41J1/20; B41F; B41F17/00; B41F17/02; B41J29/00; B41J29/08; B41J29/377
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A PRINTER HAVING A PRINT STATION FOR AN IMPACT PRINTING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING ON A CONTINUOUS DOCUMENT OF, AN ENCLOSURE FOR SAID MECHANISM HAVING A PLURALITY OF WALLS AND A COVER WITH AN OPEN DOCUMENT STORAGE RECEPTACLE IN ONE OF SAID WALLS, FEED ROLL MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE RECEPTACLE FOR DRAWING SAID DOCUMENT FROM THE PRINT STATION TOWARD THE RECEPTACLE, AND MEANS INCLUDING A GUIDE PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY RELATED POSITIONS SEPARATED BY TRANSVERSE DOCUMENT SUPPORTING CORNER RIDGES AND DEFINING A GENERALLY U-SHAPED PATH FOR DIRECTING THE DOCUMENT TO AN OPENING IN THE ENCLOSURE ADJACENT THE FEED ROLL MEANS, SAID GUIDE PLATE BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO THE COVER AND SAID ONE WALL TO DEFINE THEREBETWEEN AN ACOUSTIC TRAP HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION WITH RESTRICTED END PORTIONS FOR NOISES ORIGINATING IN SAID IMPACT PRINTING MECHANISM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A PRINTER HAVING A PRINT STATION FOR AN IMPACT PRINTING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING ON A CONTINUOUS DOCUMENT OF, AN ENCLOSURE FOR SAID MECHANISM HAVING A PLURALITY OF WALLS AND A COVER WITH AN OPEN DOCUMENT STORAGE RECEPTACLE IN ONE OF SAID WALLS, FEED ROLL MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE RECEPTACLE FOR DRAWING SAID DOCUMENT FROM THE PRINT STATION TOWARD THE RECEPTACLE, AND MEANS INCLUDING A GUIDE PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY RELATED POSITIONS SEPARATED BY TRANSVERSE DOCUMENT SUPPORTING CORNER RIDGES AND DEFINING A GENERALLY U-SHAPED PATH FOR DIRECTING THE DOCUMENT TO AN OPENING IN THE ENCLOSURE ADJACENT THE FEED ROLL MEANS, SAID GUIDE PLATE BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO THE COVER AND SAID ONE WALL TO DEFINE THEREBETWEEN AN ACOUSTIC TRAP HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION WITH RESTRICTED END PORTIONS FOR NOISES ORIGINATING IN SAID IMPACT PRINTING MECHANISM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-13 | 1970-09-12 | 1971-03-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-13 | 1974-09-12 | 1975-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-13 | 1978-09-12 | 1979-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |