Split tractor clamp for an impact printer
US5123762A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H20/20
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer tractor drive assembly is specified having a belt with pins which engage paper which is to be moved across a print station. The assembly includes a split lid covering the paper being driven. One portion of the split lid can be opened to expose and remove the paper along its perforations, while the other portion of the split lid retains the paper on the tractor pins.
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