US3311209A
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Embossing tools and magazine supplies therefor
Assignee: Dymo Industries Inc
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Filing: 1965-08-03
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1985-08-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dane H Pedersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:42
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/38; B41J3/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
312 words
IN A COMBINATION INCLUDING A TOOL FOR EMBOSSING STRIP MATERIAL WHEREIN A STRIP OF EMBOSSABLE MATERIAL IS ADVANCED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE TOOL FROM A COILED STRIP SUPPLY LOCATED IN THE BODY ALONG A FIXED PATH GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY TOWARD EMBOSSING MEANS IN THE BODY AND IS SELECTIVELY RETRACTED BACK INTO THE SUPPLY; AND A MAGAZINE CONTAINING SAID SUPPLY AND RECEIVED WITHIN SOCKET MEANS IN THE BODY; MEANS FOR PRECLUDING INADVERTENT REMOVAL OF THE MAGAZINE FROM THE SOCKET MEANS AS A RESULT OF THE ADVANCEMENT AND RETRACTION OF THE STRIP MATERIAL, SAID MEANS COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE SLOT IN THE MAGAZINE EXTENDING FROM AN OPEN MOUTH PAST A CONSTRICTING MEANS AND THEN PAST AN ENLARGED SEAT AND FINALLY TO A ROOT DEFINED BY A CUT-OUT AREA AT THE PORTION OF SAID ENLARGED SEAT WHICH IS FURTHEST FROM SAID MOUTH, SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS BEING RESILIENTLY DILATABLE IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY BY VIRTUE OF THE CUT-OUT AREA FORMING THE ROOT AND THE SPACING OF THE CONSTRICTING MEANS FROM THE ROOT; AND MEANS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE PROTUBERANCE EXTENDING INTO THE SOCKET MEANS FROM THE BODY TO AN EXTREMITY AND EXTENDING INTO THE SLOT AND INCLUDING AN ENLARGED PORTION COMPLEMENTARY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF SAID SEAT AND HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS FOR BEING ADMITTED THROUGH SAID MOUTH AND SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS INTO SAID SEAT BY DILATION OF SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS IN SAID DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY, SAID ENLARGED PORTION OF SAID PROTUBERANCE CONTACTING SAID SEAT ALONG THE PERIMETER THEREOF, AND THE EXTREMITY OF SAID ENLARGED PORTION OF THE PROTUBERANCE BEING SPACED FROM SAID ROOT BY THE AREA OF SAID CUT-OUT AREA DEFINING SAID ROOT TO THEREBY LOCATE AND SECURE THE MAGAZINE WITHIN THE SOCKET MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
312 words
IN A COMBINATION INCLUDING A TOOL FOR EMBOSSING STRIP MATERIAL WHEREIN A STRIP OF EMBOSSABLE MATERIAL IS ADVANCED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE TOOL FROM A COILED STRIP SUPPLY LOCATED IN THE BODY ALONG A FIXED PATH GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY TOWARD EMBOSSING MEANS IN THE BODY AND IS SELECTIVELY RETRACTED BACK INTO THE SUPPLY; AND A MAGAZINE CONTAINING SAID SUPPLY AND RECEIVED WITHIN SOCKET MEANS IN THE BODY; MEANS FOR PRECLUDING INADVERTENT REMOVAL OF THE MAGAZINE FROM THE SOCKET MEANS AS A RESULT OF THE ADVANCEMENT AND RETRACTION OF THE STRIP MATERIAL, SAID MEANS COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE SLOT IN THE MAGAZINE EXTENDING FROM AN OPEN MOUTH PAST A CONSTRICTING MEANS AND THEN PAST AN ENLARGED SEAT AND FINALLY TO A ROOT DEFINED BY A CUT-OUT AREA AT THE PORTION OF SAID ENLARGED SEAT WHICH IS FURTHEST FROM SAID MOUTH, SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS BEING RESILIENTLY DILATABLE IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY BY VIRTUE OF THE CUT-OUT AREA FORMING THE ROOT AND THE SPACING OF THE CONSTRICTING MEANS FROM THE ROOT; AND MEANS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE PROTUBERANCE EXTENDING INTO THE SOCKET MEANS FROM THE BODY TO AN EXTREMITY AND EXTENDING INTO THE SLOT AND INCLUDING AN ENLARGED PORTION COMPLEMENTARY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF SAID SEAT AND HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS FOR BEING ADMITTED THROUGH SAID MOUTH AND SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS INTO SAID SEAT BY DILATION OF SAID CONSTRICTING MEANS IN SAID DIRECTION GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE COILED STRIP SUPPLY, SAID ENLARGED PORTION OF SAID PROTUBERANCE CONTACTING SAID SEAT ALONG THE PERIMETER THEREOF, AND THE EXTREMITY OF SAID ENLARGED PORTION OF THE PROTUBERANCE BEING SPACED FROM SAID ROOT BY THE AREA OF SAID CUT-OUT AREA DEFINING SAID ROOT TO THEREBY LOCATE AND SECURE THE MAGAZINE WITHIN THE SOCKET MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-27 | 1970-09-26 | 1971-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-27 | 1974-09-26 | 1975-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-27 | 1978-09-26 | 1979-03-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |