Patents Represented by Law Firm Blum, Kaplan, Friedman, Silberman & Becan
  • Printer
    Patent number: 4443125
    Abstract: A printer having a printing head which prints characters across lines on a recording medium. The printer includes a frame having a driving shaft rotatably supported thereon and a motor for rotating the driving shaft in first and second directions. The printer also includes a paper feeding mechanism and a platen releasing mechanism. A clutch mechanism is driven by the driving shaft and is operatively coupled to the paper feeding and platen releasing mechanisms for selective operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignees: Epson Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha
    Inventor: Seiichi Hirano