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Film transfer device

  • US 5,281,298 A
  • Filed: 03/03/1992
  • Issued: 01/25/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand operated device for transferring a film from a carrier tape to a substrate comprisingwall structure forming a housing for containing a carrier tape disposed on a reel, and reel means for accepting the tape after usage,said housing comprising a pair of opposed side walls and a bottom wall, and an opening formed between said side walls adjacent the forward end of said bottom wall,said bottom wall comprising a planar surface extending forwardly to said opening for contacting the substrate,applicator means extending outwardly of said housing through said opening for supporting the carrier tape, said applicator means being free to move to a position above said planar surface, andmeans biasing said applicator means downwardly to a point a predetermined distance below said planar surface said distance being calculated as that distance wherein a force moving said applicator means to a point whereat a tape disposed on said applicator means is in the plane of said planar surface, is at least equal to the force required for depositing the film from the carrier tape.

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