Printer and printer paper tray
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorAndrew Shun Pui Chiu
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a paper tray for a printer or a like device that includes both means for holding paper prior to printing thereon, and means for receiving paper exiting from the printer. In this way a single paper tray can both supply to and receive paper from the printer, and therefore it is only necessary to provide access to one side of the printer in which the tray is inserted. The printer may therefore be incorporated as part of a stack of other electrical/electronic items such as audio-visual equipment.
Claims22
A paper tray adapted to be inserted in a side of a printer or like device, said paper tray having means for holding paper prior to printing thereon and means for receiving paper exiting the printer after printing thereon, wherein said paper receiving means is movable between a first inoperative position and a second operative position in which said paper receiving means is extended to receive paper thereon.
A printer including a paper tray adapted to be inserted in a side of the printer, said paper tray having means for holding paper prior to printing thereon and means for receiving paper exiting the printer after printing thereon, wherein said paper receiving means is movable between a first inoperative position and a second operative position in which said paper receiving means is extended to receive paper thereon.
A printer having an opening in a wall thereof for receiving a paper tray, said printer further including a paper discharge opening located immediately above said tray receiving opening, whereby paper discharged through said discharge opening may be received by said paper tray.
A printer having an opening in a wall thereof for receiving a paper tray, said paper tray having an extendible paper receiving portion, wherein when said paper receiving portion is in an unextended state said paper tray is received completely within said printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.