Title: Record care pad

Abstract: A stationary pad is disclosed for supporting, holding and protecting a record during treatment. The periphery of the pad is provided with a continuous raised lip, so as to prevent the inadvertent spillage of liquids from the pad onto an underlying surface or the like. Pedestal portions are distributed over most but not all of the area of the pad to raise the record above the surface of the pad so that the lower side of the record does not rest in the fluid which may flow off of the record during treatment. The pad is preferably made of a rubber-like, nonabrasive material having a high coefficient of friction and relatively low electrical conductivity. In one embodiment of the present invention, a central protrusion in the pad is provided on which the record is centered. In a second embodiment, the peripheral lip extends to a height greater than the height of the pedestal portions so as to prevent the record from sliding off the pad.

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Inventors: Dye, John F. (Muncie, IN, US)
Friebel, Virgil F. (Longmont, CO, US)

Application Number: 866352
Filing Date: 1978-01-03
Publication_date: 1980-03-25
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Muncie, IN)
Primary Class(es): 118/501 15/268, 369/291
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US Patent Ref:

1102073	Jun, 1914	Pearson	274/47.
1247232	Nov, 1917	Delany	274/47.
1347113	Jul, 1920	Merriam	274/39.
2577035	Dec, 1951	Reed	274/39.
3792507	Feb, 1974	Szabrak et al.	15/268.

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Primary Examiner: McIntosh, John P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Alberding; Gilbert E.