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US 2004/0016624 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for transferring drive
OwnerDavid Lynton Jephcottinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a drive-transferring apparatus having a constraining guide (10) carrying a plurality of drive-transferring members (11) interconnected compressively. Drive members (13) drive the drive-transferring members (11) about the constraining guide (10). One or more elongate apertures such as slots (13) permit access to the drive-transferring members for connection of further members thereto; and for reading of data carried by the drive-transferring members (11) or by members connected thereto.
Claims7
A constraining guide for a drive-transferring apparatus, comprising:
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- a first constraining guide defining a drive-transfer path;
- and a plurality of drive-transferring members movably captive in the constraining guide, wherein:
- (i) the first constraining guide includes one or more apertures permitting engagement of one or more of the drive-transferring members with one or more further members in a drive-transferring manner;
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- (ii) the drive-transferring members are capable of transferring drive between discrete parts of the constraining guide by means of compressive interconnection,
- the constraining guide comprising three or more parallel rods spaced from one another and supported on one or more supports, the pattern of the rods defining a recess for moveable retention therein of a drive-transferring member.
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A drive-transferring apparatus, comprising:
- a first constraining guide defining a drive-transfer path;
- and a plurality of drive-transferring members movably captive in the constraining guide, wherein:
- (i) the first constraining guide includes one or more apertures permitting engagement of one or more of the drive-transferring members with one or more further members in a drive-transferring manner;
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- (ii) the drive-transferring members are capable of transferring drive between discrete parts of the constraining guide by means of compressive interconnection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.