Print media support system and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorGeoffrey Schmid
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Abstract
A system for supporting print media includes a support manifold, a first media support plate configured to be supported by the support manifold, and a second media support plate configured to be interchanged with the first media support plate and supported by the support manifold in place of the first media support plate. The first media support plate is configured to support print media of a first size, and the second media support plate is configured to support print media of a second size different from the first size.
Claims30
A system for supporting print media, comprising:
- a support manifold;
- a first media support plate configured to be supported by the support manifold;
- and
- a second media support plate configured to be interchanged with the first media support plate and supported by the support manifold in place of the first media support plate,
- wherein the first media support plate is configured to support print media of a first size, and the second media support plate is configured to support print media of a second size different from the first size.
A system for supporting print media, comprising:
- a support manifold;
- first means for supporting print media of a first size;
- and
- second means for supporting print media of a second size different from the first size,
- wherein the first means for supporting print media and the second means for supporting print media are configured to be interchangeably supported by the support manifold to interchangeably support print media of the first size and the second size.
A method of supporting print media, comprising:
- providing a support manifold;
- and
- interchangeably supporting a first media support plate and a second media support plate with the support manifold,
- wherein the first media support plate is configured to support print media of a first size, and the second media support plate is configured to support print media of a second size different from the first size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.