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US 4,248,542 AGranted
Tab stop assembly
AssigneeAdlerwerke vorm. Heinrich Kleyer A.G.
InventorsWalter Stuiber, Otto Gluck, Rudolf Schicketanz
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Abstract
A tab stop assembly characterized by an integrally molded part comprising a slotted body or rack part joined to individual tab stops and including integrally formed spring elements to maintain the tab stops in position within the slots of the body after assembly.
Claims3
A tab stop assembly for typewriters comprising
- a body having slots and a plurality of tab stops positioned for movement in said slots between set and unset position,
- said body and tab stops being formed as a unit with spring hinges connecting said body and individual tab stops,
- said tab stops being bendable about said hinges to enter into associated slots,
- said tab stops including spaced set and unset detent formations,
- said body having complimentary formations defining with said tab stop detent formations a channel, and
- a bar disposed in said channel, and said spring hinges urging said tab stop detent formations against said bar thereby to maintain said tab stops in said slots for movement between set and unset positions.
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