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US 7,510,343 · App. 12/131,979 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Method of retracting a tear bar in a printer

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Patent No.
US 7,510,343
App. No.
12/131,979
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of retracting a tear bar in a printer includes pivoting a printer access cover away from a printer housing to expose a paper storage portion, and retracting a tear bar into the printer housing away from the paper storage portion through operation of pivoting the printer access cover.

Claims (4)

1. A method of retracting a tear bar in a printer comprising:

activating a cover release member operatively connected to a tear bar and a printer access cover;

pivoting the printer access cover from a printer housing to expose a paper storage portion; and

retracting the tear bar into the printer housing away from a service position and the paper storage portion through operation of the cover release member and a mass imbalance.

Assignments (3)
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND RESERVATION Recorded Sep 4, 2012
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028895/0935 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021032 FRAME 0958. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 30, 2008
From: ARRINGTON, STACY L.; HARRIS, RICHARD H.; HERRING, DEAN F.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021315/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2008
From: ARRINGTON, STACY L.; HARRIS, RICHARD H.; HERRING, DEAN F.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021032/0958 →