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Tearable edge strip for plastic sheet

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1973-06-06
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Granted: 1977-09-27
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Expires: 1993-06-06
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Abstract

Abstract A sheet of support material in which a non-fibrous image receiving portion has a fibrous portion secured thereto. The fibrous portion cooperates with a sheet feeding apparatus to facilitate the seriatim feeding of successive sheets of support material from a stack thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 William E. Kramer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 11:53
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G7/00; G03G13/00; G03G13/01; G03G7/006; G03G7/0073; G03G7/008; G03G7/0086; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1082; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24793

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A sheet of support material employed in a sheet feeding apparatus of the type having a rotary driven feed roll cooperating with a retard roll for seriatim feeding of sucessive sheets of support material from a stack thereof, including: a transparent non-fibrous flexible polymeric portion; and a fibrous flexible paper portion extending in an outwardly direction from said non-fibrous portion having the trailing marginal region thereof overlapping and secured adhesively to the leading marginal region of said non-fibrous portion with said fibrous being interposed between the feed roll and retard roll during the forward advancement of the sheet of support material to facilitate separation of successive sheets of support material from the stack thereof, said fibrous portion being serrated in the region thereof adjacent to said non-fibrous portion to permit the portions to be readily separated from one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A sheet of support material employed in a sheet feeding apparatus of the type having a rotary driven feed roll cooperating with a retard roll for seriatim feeding of sucessive sheets of support material from a stack thereof, including: a transparent non-fibrous flexible polymeric portion; and a fibrous flexible paper portion extending in an outwardly direction from said non-fibrous portion having the trailing marginal region thereof overlapping and secured adhesively to the leading marginal region of said non-fibrous portion with said fibrous being interposed between the feed roll and retard roll during the forward advancement of the sheet of support material to facilitate separation of successive sheets of support material from the stack thereof, said fibrous portion being serrated in the region thereof adjacent to said non-fibrous portion to permit the portions to be readily separated from one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A sheet of support material as recited in claim 1, wherein said fibrous portion is of a width substantially equal to the width of said non-fibrous portion and overlaps said non-fibrous portion about 3/16 an inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A sheet of support material as recited in claim 2, wherein said fibrous portion ranges in length from about 1 inch to about 3 inches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A sheet of support material as recited in claim 1, wherein said non-fibrous portion is a substantially transparent synthetic thermoplastic film selected from a group of resins consistng of polysulfones, polyethylenes, and polycarbonates.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-09-26 1981-03-28 1981-09-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-09-26 1985-03-28 1985-09-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-09-26 1989-03-28 1989-09-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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