Patent ID: 6688227
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
Apparatus for securing a recording medium to a rotatable supporting means comprising at least a magnetically susceptible surface, the apparatus comprising:a. a first elongated retention device for releasable attachment to the supporting means over the recording medium, the retention device comprising at least one magnetic element; and b. an application/removal assembly for holding and dispensing the retention device, the application/removal assembly being positionable with respect to the supporting means such that (i) when the application/removal device holds the retention device, positioning the application/removal assembly proximate to the supporting means causes the retention device to be magnetically attached to the supporting means and rotation of the supporting means in a first direction causes the retention device to disengage from the application/removal assembly, (ii) when the retention device is attached to the supporting means, rotation of the supporting means in a second direction causes the retention device to engage the application/removal assembly, and (iii) when the application/removal assembly is retracted, the retention device is removed from the supporting means.