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Information carrier and reader

  • US 4,810,861 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1987
  • Issued: 03/07/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination comprising an information carrier having mechanical formations representing information and a reader for reading said information from the carrier, wherein the reader comprises a receiving member for receiving an information-bearing part of the carrier and defining a path along which the carrier is moved during reading, a plurality of contact elements mounted in the receiving member for movement relative thereto transversely of said path and for engaging the formations of the carrier during reading, signalling means for providing a signal representing the information read from the carrier and transmitting means for transmitting motion from the contact elements to the signalling means, wherein the transmitting means includes a respective lever for each contact element, the levers being arranged for pivoting relative to the receive member about respective pivot axes which are transverse to the length of said path and wherein said pivot axes are spaced apart in a direction transverse to the length of the path.

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