Printer platen
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1. A platen for a printer comprising:
- a substantially constant diameter tubular body section;
shaft sections extending from opposite ends of said body section away from each other and coaxially with said body section, said shaft sections being smaller in diameter than said body section, said tubular body section and shaft sections being unitarily formed by swaging the ends of a metal tube; and
an elastic layer provided on an outer periphery of only said body section.
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A platen for a printer includes a tubular body section, shaft sections extending from opposite ends of the body section away from each other and coaxially with the body section and an elastic layer provided on an outer periphery of the body section. The shaft sections are smaller in diameter than the body section.
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1. A platen for a printer comprising:
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a substantially constant diameter tubular body section; shaft sections extending from opposite ends of said body section away from each other and coaxially with said body section, said shaft sections being smaller in diameter than said body section, said tubular body section and shaft sections being unitarily formed by swaging the ends of a metal tube; and an elastic layer provided on an outer periphery of only said body section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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