Foot-operated Platen Or Shutter Patents (Class 355/116)
  • Patent number: 4093377
    Abstract: A copying machine for preparing copies of a manuscript to be reproduced disposed on a carriage movably mounted on a casing is disclosed. The machine comprises at least one manuscript holding member resiliently connected to a lid covering the manuscript and projecting above the manuscript. The manuscript holding member is urged against the manuscript until the lid reaches to its given open position and separated from the manuscript when the lid is further opened beyond the above mentioned given open position of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Limited
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tsuda