Portable laminator

US8978730B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8978730-B2
Application numberUS-17293508-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 14, 2008
Priority dateJan 3, 2005
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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A portable laminator designed primarily for home use where the laminator includes a handle for carrying which may also act as a guide for articles being fed into the laminator. In alternate embodiments, the laminator includes a cover which may first position acts as a guide for material being fed into the laminator and in a second position acts as a cover for the laminators feed slot. In additional embodiments, the laminator includes a double walled housing to provide insulation from the heating elements.

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What is claimed: 1. A laminator including: a case including a base and a top coupled together to form a chamber there between, the chamber containing operating mechanisms of the laminator; an outer housing coupled to the top, the outer housing and the base forming exterior surfaces of the case; a feed slot in the case for feeding material into the laminator; and a cover hinged to the case, the cover having a first position to form a guide for the material being fed into the…

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What does patent US8978730B2 cover?
A portable laminator designed primarily for home use where the laminator includes a handle for carrying which may also act as a guide for articles being fed into the laminator. In alternate embodiments, the laminator includes a cover which may first position acts as a guide for material being fed into the laminator and in a second position acts as a cover for the laminators feed slot. In additi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matlin Tai Hoon Kim, Kiple Jean Ellen, Mccutcheon David John, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B37/0046. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).