Hinged dryer assembly

Claim 1

IN AN ASSEMBLY FOR DRYING AND AFFIXING AN IMAGE UPON THE COPY SHEET IN AN ELECTROSTATIC COPY MACHINE, THE COMBINATION OF (A) A STATIONARY SECTION AFFIXED TO THE SAID COPY MACHINE; (B) A PLURALITY OF ROLLER CARRYING SHAFTS ROTATIVELY SUPPORTED IN THE SAID STATIONARY SECTION, (1) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHAFTS BEING A DRIVEN SHAFT, AND (2) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHAFTS BEING A DRIVING SHAFT, (A) EACH OF SAID DRIVING SHAFTS TERMINATING OUTSIDE OF THE SAID STATIONARY SECTION IN AN AFFIXED DRIVING GEAR; (C) A HINGED SECTION MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN POSITION AND A LATCHED POSITION, (1) SAID SECTION BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE SAID STATIONARY SECTION, (2) SAID SECTION FORMING A DRYING ENCLOSURE WITH SAID STATIONARY SECTION WHEN IN ITS SAID LATCHED POSITION; (D) A PLURALITY OF ROLLER CARRYING SHAFTS ROTATIVELY SUPPORTED IN THE SAID HINGED SECTION, (1) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHAFTS BEING A DRIVEN SHAFT AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHAFTS BEING A DRIVING SHAFT, (A) EACH OF SAID DRIVING SHAFTS TERMINATING OUTSIDE OF THE SAID HINGED SECTION IN AN AFFIXED DRIVING GEAR, (2) THE STATIONARY SECTION SHAFTS AND HINGED SECTION SHAFTS BEING SO ALIGNED THAT WHEN THE HINGED SECTION IS IN ITS LATCHED POSITION, THE DRIVING SHAFTS OF THE STATIONARY SECTION ROTATE THE DRIVEN SHAFTS OF THE HINGED SECTION AND THE DRIVING SHAFTS OF THE HINGED SECTION ROTATE THE DRIVEN SHAFTS OF THE STATIONARY SECTION; (E) AN ENDLESS DRIVING CHAIN OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A MOTOR POWER SUPPLY, (1) SAID CHAIN BEING CARRIED EXTERNALLY OF THE SAID STATIONARY SECTION AND SAID HINGED SECTION, (2) SAID CHAIN ENGAGING EACH SAID DRIVING GEAR AFFIXED TO THE STATIONARY SECTION DRIVING SHAFTS, (3) SAID CHAIN ENGAGING EACH SAID DRIVING GEAR AFFIXED TO THE HINGED SECTION DRIVING SHAFTS ONLY WHEN THE HINGED SECTION IS IN THE SAID LATCHED POSITION, (4) SAID CHAIN TURNING THE SAID DRIVING SHAFTS UPON OPERATION OF THE SAID MOTOR; (F) A PLURALITY OF THIN, HARD, PLASTIC ROLLERS SPACED UPON EACH SAID SHAFT, (1) SAID ROLLERS HAVING EXTREMELY THIN PERIPHERAL EDGES, (2) THE RADIUS OF EACH SAID ROLLER BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN ONE-HALF THE CENTER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER LINES OF ADJACENT STATIONARY SECTION AND HINGED SECTION SHAFTS, (3) SAID ROLLERS IMPRESSING SPACED CURVATURES UPON THE SAID COPY SHEET AS IT IS CARRIED THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY.