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US3711175A
US3711175A US00010446A US3711175DA US3711175A US 3711175 A US3711175 A US 3711175A US 00010446 A US00010446 A US 00010446A US 3711175D A US3711175D A US 3711175DA US 3711175 A US3711175 A US 3711175A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers

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  • ABSTRACT A portable typewriter and case assembly in which the typewriter is insertable into the case through an open end thereof.
  • a panel for closing the open end of the case is affixed to the back of the typewriter.
  • Flexible connecting means are secured to the case and are engageable with the panel'for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a portable typewriter and case assembly in which the case protects the typewriter as much as possible while it is being carried and does not subject the mechanisms of the typewriter to lateral stresses.
  • the assembly of the invention comprises a case having one end thereof open; a typewriter insertable into the case through said open end;.a panel affixed to the back of the typewriter for closing said open end; a carrying handle connected to the panel; and connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case.
  • FIG..1 is a rear perspective view from the left of the typewriter and case of the assembly of the invention, with part of the case being removed to show the interior thereof;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the typewriter inserted into the case and ready for carrying.
  • reference numeral 5 indicates generally a portable typewriter machine
  • reference numeral 6 indicates generally a case of rigid plastic material within which machine 5 may be inserted.
  • Machine 5 includes a keyboard indicated generally by reference numeral 25 at the front thereof and a paper platen 26 at the back thereof.
  • Case 6 is of substantially rectangular parallelepipedal form and is tapered slightly inwardly toward the bottom thereof. The two sides of case 6 having the smallest area are the top and bottom thereof, and the two sides having the largest area are side walls 11.
  • the case is open at the top thereof and is adapted to receive the machine,
  • the rim of case 6 is formed by a projecting ridge 7 against which a closure panel 8 fixed to the back of machine 5 is adapted to rest. Fixed to the panel 8 is a projection 9 in which there is hinged a handle 10 for carrying the machine. 1
  • Projection 9 is disposed slightly below the middle of panel 8 in such a manner that handle 10 is hingedly connected to the panel in a plane which is substantially parallel to side walls 1 l, i.e. substantially parallel to the bottom of machine 5, and passes through the center of gravity of the machine, so that during carriage the case hangs vertically downwardly from the handle.
  • Panel 8 is provided at the perimeter thereof with a rim 18 projecting to the rear of machine 5, i.e. outwardly from the outer surface of the panel, and substantially at the same height as projection 9.
  • Handle 10 is ofa size such that it can rest against panel 8 within rim 18 when it is pivoted toward the top of the machine, so that in spite of the relatively small height of the machine the handle can be made large enough to be gripped comfortably.
  • the case includes connecting means for removably securing the closure panel and machine thereto.
  • the connecting means are constituted essentially by two flexible tongues 12 secured to two opposite side walls 13 of the case in registration with two depressions 14 formed in the case.
  • the depressions are framed by U- shaped ridges 15 integrally connected to ridge 7.
  • Tongues 12 are composed of an elastic material, such as rubber, and each includes a T-shaped portion 16. Portions 16 are engageable with two notches 17 formed in rim 18; the bar of each T-shaped portion being wider than the associated notch 17 and the thickness of each portion being no greater than the height of rim'l8.
  • Each tongue 12 terminates in a freely extending portion 19 forming a finger-tab adapted to be grasped by a user for manipulating the tongue.
  • Each pair of pegs 20 is integral with a. base 21 and is adapted to engage therebetween a front bar 22 of machine 5 for holding the machine in the proper position within the case.
  • the bar 22 is fixed to the frameof the machine by means of two longitudinal bars 23.
  • portions 16 are the case. The machine may then be lifted from the case.
  • case 6 Since case 6 is made of a rigid plastic material, it can be used as a support for the machine during use, while the paper can be placed inside the case.
  • a portable typewriter and case assembly comprismg:
  • a typewriter including a keyboard at the front thereof and a paper platen at the rear thereof, said typewriter being insertable front first into the case through said open top;
  • a carrying handle connected to the panel and being disposed when in use in a plane extending generally parallel to the bottom of the typewriter and through the center of gravity thereof;
  • connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case, said connecting means including a pair of connecting elements respectively secured to two opposite side walls of said base adjacent said open top.
  • the case includes at least two oppositely disposed ribs mounted interiorly thereof for guiding the typewriter into the proper position therein and at least n 3 substantially parallepiped shaped case, the sides of said case having the smallest area being the top and bottom thereof, said top being open;
  • typewriter including a keyboard at the front thereof, a paper platen at the rear thereof and a bar mounted on the front thereof, said typewriter being insertable front first into the case through said open top, said case including at least two oppositely disposed ribs mounted interiorly thereof for guiding the typewriter into the proper position therein and at least one pair of pegs secured to the bottom thereof and engageable with said bar for locking the typewriter in the proper position therein; g
  • a panel affixed to the back of the typewriter for closing said open top said panel including a perimetrical rim projecting outwardly from the outer surface thereof and having twooppositely disposed notches therein respectively positioned adjacent two opposite side walls of said case when the typewriter is inserted into the case;
  • a carrying handle connected to the panel and being disposed when in use in a plane extending generally parallel to the bottom of the typewriter and through the center of gravity thereof;
  • connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is insertedinto the case, said connecting means including a pair of connecting elements respectively secured to said two opposite side walls adjacent said open top; said connecting elements comprising two flexible tongues respectively engageable with said'notche's, each of said tongues including a T-shaped portion engageable with the associated notch and a'freely extending portion adapted to be grasped by a user for manipulating the tongue, said tongues beingcomposed of an elastic material and under tension when engaged with said notches.

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US3822083A (en) * 1973-02-08 1974-07-02 Scm Corp Typewriter case
US4102554A (en) * 1976-12-15 1978-07-25 Equipto Electronics Corporation Instrument cabinet
US4515419A (en) * 1982-06-22 1985-05-07 Northern Telecom Limited Electronic instrument with stand doubling as console cover
US4638969A (en) * 1984-12-24 1987-01-27 Milliken Research Corporation Video display arrangement
US4826329A (en) * 1987-03-18 1989-05-02 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Flexible bag, in particular for office machines
US4991818A (en) * 1988-01-08 1991-02-12 Thomson Csf System for rapid mounting and removal of a carrier on and from a support frame
US4995748A (en) * 1988-07-18 1991-02-26 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Reciprocating printing cartridge extending beyond casing sidewall opening
US5106219A (en) * 1990-10-02 1992-04-21 Alps Electric (Usa), Inc. Collapsible printer case
US5236265A (en) * 1990-06-28 1993-08-17 Fujitsu Isotec Limited Portable printer with variable housing configurations
US5570780A (en) * 1995-04-17 1996-11-05 Codi, Inc. Portable computer carrying case

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GB2127350A (en) * 1982-09-08 1984-04-11 Leonard Henry Honey Lockable mounting structure for business machines and the like
DE3517136C1 (de) * 1985-05-11 1986-10-30 Herbert 5962 Drolshagen Albrecht Anordnung zum Beheizen von Spritzdüsen zuzuführendem Scheibenwaschwasser
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US2510681A (en) * 1946-06-21 1950-06-06 Nat Company Inc Radio apparatus
US2493636A (en) * 1949-02-05 1950-01-03 Mills Hiram Lawrence Combined slide projector case and mounting with forced air cooling device
US2855257A (en) * 1953-12-28 1958-10-07 Eastern Ind Inc Casing assembly for portable radar apparatus
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US3467891A (en) * 1967-10-03 1969-09-16 Gen Electric Combination electrical,mechanical,and thermal connector assembly

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3822083A (en) * 1973-02-08 1974-07-02 Scm Corp Typewriter case
US4102554A (en) * 1976-12-15 1978-07-25 Equipto Electronics Corporation Instrument cabinet
US4515419A (en) * 1982-06-22 1985-05-07 Northern Telecom Limited Electronic instrument with stand doubling as console cover
US4638969A (en) * 1984-12-24 1987-01-27 Milliken Research Corporation Video display arrangement
US4826329A (en) * 1987-03-18 1989-05-02 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Flexible bag, in particular for office machines
US4991818A (en) * 1988-01-08 1991-02-12 Thomson Csf System for rapid mounting and removal of a carrier on and from a support frame
US4995748A (en) * 1988-07-18 1991-02-26 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Reciprocating printing cartridge extending beyond casing sidewall opening
US5236265A (en) * 1990-06-28 1993-08-17 Fujitsu Isotec Limited Portable printer with variable housing configurations
US5106219A (en) * 1990-10-02 1992-04-21 Alps Electric (Usa), Inc. Collapsible printer case
US5570780A (en) * 1995-04-17 1996-11-05 Codi, Inc. Portable computer carrying case

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DE1953505A1 (de) 1970-11-19
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CH491749A (it) 1970-06-15
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FR2044614A5 (es) 1971-02-19

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