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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222405 | Device for determining axial alignment or misalignment of a punch with respect to a die In an apparatus in which workpieces are joined by self-piercing rivets, for example, a jig is used to determine whether axial alignment of a punch and a die is within an acceptable range. The jig substitutes for a die and has a shank and a head, the shank fitting wi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194820 | Punch press alignment instrument A punch press alignment instrument has upper and lower cylindrical components that are associated for vertical displacement relative to one another. Both components have outer tool holder engaging surfaces which are to be aligned with one another so as to in turn al... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7021096 | Front gauge for a sheet bending brake A method, a front gauge and a sheet bending brake with a front gauge providing a scale for gauging a workpiece of sheet material, and optionally also for supporting the workpiece and/or squaring or angling the workpiece relative to a bending anvil of the brake. Moun... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6442859 | Method for determining the position of a punch of a powder press A method for determining the position of a punch with respect to a die in a powder press with the following steps: storing a reference measure in a computer corresponding to a predetermined relatively small distance of the punch to the upper edge or lower edge... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6324768 | Ball lock punch retainer and checking gage system A ball lock punch retainer system, including a punch, with a ball receiving grooved seat therein, a punch retainer body, a backing plate, a spring hole located in the retainer body, a ball positioned within said spring hole, a spring located in said sprin... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5457892 | Gauge for forming die keeper pin assemblies A gauge for determining pertinent dimensions to which portions of die keeper pin assemblies are to be machined prior to insertion of the latter into a stamping die assembly. The gauge includes a body having a partial circular extension formed on one end t... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4494455 | Device for preparing die members of a platen press A device for aiding in preparing a die member of a platen press to have recesses in registry with tools of a punch member characterized by a pressing station having an upper and lower bolster for receiving a pressure-forming device and a stack including a... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4485660 | Press sublifter with a movable gauge A movable guide gauge for accurately locating an edge of a preformed sheet placed on a lower die of an edge bending press is fixed to a cam follower slidably mounted on a sublifter and spring-loaded toward a retracted position away from a bending edge of ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4397094 | Apparatus for positioning and aligning dies A process and an apparatus for accurately locating and aligning dies on base plates is disclosed. The alignment of the dies is made by assembling a pair of the base plates in the form of a die set using jigs to be inserted into openings of the respective ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4397095 | Registration and transfer locking unit for a steel rule die and accommodating counter plate A die and accommodating counter assembly for scoring and cutting sheet material in which cooperating bushing and pin registration and transfer locking units are utilized to maintain the alignment of the die and the counterplate when being placed within a ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4164076 | Universal die mounting plate system A machine tool fixture with particular utility as a mounting and backing plate for a sheet cutting die is provided with a unique pattern of tool mounting slots universally adaptable to a wide range of die sizes and to any die tool in a capital inventory. ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4103413 | Method and arrangement for fastening and centering punching tools A method and arrangement is provided for fastening and centering a tool comprising a die element and a punch element, in a press. A centering setup socket is axially displaceable on one tool element and has close fit on the other tool element. The setup s... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4086703 | Micrometer gauge The invention is a gauge comprising a body, guide, micrometer head having a rod and an arm slidably coupled to the guide and to the micrometer rod. The arm in one version of the invention is coupled to a spring which holds the arm against the micrometer r... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4081910 | Shut height gauge and method of using same A gauge for setting the shut height of dies in a press including a body having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface, a dial indicator attached to the body having a plunger movable along a line parallel to the vertical surface, and a set bar having ... | 04/04/1978 |
