Patent · US Expired

Dating wheels

US4252061A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 1979
Grant dateFeb 24, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 17, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41F27/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Dating wheel with a tracer symbol unit which can be manually inserted on or removed from the wheel. To change the tracer symbol, the operator simply uses thumb and forefinger to grasp the unit and extract same and then replace with an identical unit having a different symbol. This can be done without slowing or stopping the cases or other medium being printed. There is no machine down-time.

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