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Paper bail structure for typewriters and the like

Assignee: Friden Inc
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Filing: 1965-07-12
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Granted: 1967-09-05
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Expires: 1985-07-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thurston H Toeppen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 03:08
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 335 words
IN A TYPEWRITER, IN COMBINATION WITH A PLATEN AND FRAME STRUCTURE CARRYING SAID PLATEN, A PAPER BAIL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A TORQUE SHAFT JOURNALLED FOR ROTATION ABOUT ITS AXIS IN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE IN AXIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID PLATEN; A PAIR OF TORQUE ARMS RESPECTIVELY FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID TORQUE SHAFT ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID PLATEN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID TORQUE SHAFT PROVIDING FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS RELATIVE TO SAID PLATEN, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TORQUE ARMS HAVING A SLOT EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS, SAID SLOT HAVING A FORWARD END AND A REARWARD END; A FIXED STOP MEMBER PROJECTING FROM SAID FRAME STRUCTURE THROUGH SAID SLOT IN SAID ONE TORQUE ARM FOR ENGAGING SAID FORWARD END OF SAID SLOT TO ARREST REARWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS AND ENGAGING SAID REARWARD END OF SAID SLOT TO ARREST FORWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS; A PAIR OF BAIL ARMS RESPECTIVELY PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID TORQUE ARMS FOR DOWNWARD AND UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID TORQUE ARMS, THAT ONE OF SAID BAIL ARMS WHICH IS MOUNTED TO SAID ONE TORQUE ARM HAVING A PROJECTING PORTION DISPOSED TO ENGAGE SAID STOP MEMBER UPON UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BAILS ARMS TO A PRESEJECTED UPWARD POSITION THEREBY TO ARREST UPWARD DISPLACEMENT OF SAID BAIL ARMS AT SAID PRESELECTED POSITION; A BAIL MEMBER SECURED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID BAIL ARMS IS AXIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BE CARRIED INTO AND AWAY FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PLATEN BY DOWNWARD AND UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BAIL ARMS AT ALL POSITIONS OF SAID TORQUE ARMS; AND SPRING MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE AND SAID BAIL ARMS FOR BIASING SAID BAIL ARMS DOWNWARNDLY WHEN SAID BAIL ARMS ARE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION AND UPWARDLY WHEN SAID BAIL ARMS ARE IN SAID PRESELECTED UPWARD POSITION WHILE BIASING SAID TORQUE ARMS REARWARDLY AT ALL POSITIONS OF SAID TORQUE ARMS AND SAID BAIL ARMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 335 words
IN A TYPEWRITER, IN COMBINATION WITH A PLATEN AND FRAME STRUCTURE CARRYING SAID PLATEN, A PAPER BAIL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A TORQUE SHAFT JOURNALLED FOR ROTATION ABOUT ITS AXIS IN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE IN AXIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID PLATEN; A PAIR OF TORQUE ARMS RESPECTIVELY FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID TORQUE SHAFT ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID PLATEN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID TORQUE SHAFT PROVIDING FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS RELATIVE TO SAID PLATEN, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TORQUE ARMS HAVING A SLOT EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS, SAID SLOT HAVING A FORWARD END AND A REARWARD END; A FIXED STOP MEMBER PROJECTING FROM SAID FRAME STRUCTURE THROUGH SAID SLOT IN SAID ONE TORQUE ARM FOR ENGAGING SAID FORWARD END OF SAID SLOT TO ARREST REARWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS AND ENGAGING SAID REARWARD END OF SAID SLOT TO ARREST FORWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TORQUE ARMS; A PAIR OF BAIL ARMS RESPECTIVELY PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID TORQUE ARMS FOR DOWNWARD AND UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID TORQUE ARMS, THAT ONE OF SAID BAIL ARMS WHICH IS MOUNTED TO SAID ONE TORQUE ARM HAVING A PROJECTING PORTION DISPOSED TO ENGAGE SAID STOP MEMBER UPON UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BAILS ARMS TO A PRESEJECTED UPWARD POSITION THEREBY TO ARREST UPWARD DISPLACEMENT OF SAID BAIL ARMS AT SAID PRESELECTED POSITION; A BAIL MEMBER SECURED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID BAIL ARMS IS AXIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BE CARRIED INTO AND AWAY FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PLATEN BY DOWNWARD AND UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BAIL ARMS AT ALL POSITIONS OF SAID TORQUE ARMS; AND SPRING MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE AND SAID BAIL ARMS FOR BIASING SAID BAIL ARMS DOWNWARNDLY WHEN SAID BAIL ARMS ARE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION AND UPWARDLY WHEN SAID BAIL ARMS ARE IN SAID PRESELECTED UPWARD POSITION WHILE BIASING SAID TORQUE ARMS REARWARDLY AT ALL POSITIONS OF SAID TORQUE ARMS AND SAID BAIL ARMS.

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