Stacker tray assembly for a photocopier
OwnerWillard G. Mumfordinventor
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Abstract
A stacker tray assembly for a photocopier is easily mounted or removed from the copier, and permits facile handling of large copies. The stacker tray assembly for a photocopier for producing large copies has a main plate which has a copy side for insertion into the copier and a copy receiving end for receiving copies oppositely disposed therefrom. The stacker tray assembly also has a tilt plate at the copy receiving end to support the copies, as they exit the copier.
Claims20
A stacker tray assembly for a photocopier to assist in the production of large copies comprising:
- a) the stacker tray assembly having a main plate and a tilt plate;
- b) a connecting means joining the main plate and the tilt plate;
- c) the tilt plate being movable relative to the main plate;
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- d) the tilt plate being positionable relative to the main plate.
In a copier adapted to make large copies, the improvement comprising:
- a) a stacker tray assembly for the copier to assist in the production of large copies;
- b) the stacker tray assembly having a main plate and a tilt plate;
- c) a connecting means joining the main plate and the tilt plate;
- d) the tilt plate being movable relative to the main plate;
- e) the tilt plate being positionable relative to the main plate;
- f) the main plate having a copier side and a copy receiving end;
- g) the copier side being insertable into the photocopier;
- h) the copy receiving end receiving copies from the photocopier;
- i) the copier side being oppositely disposed from the copy receiving end;
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- j) the tilt plate cooperating with the main plate to support the copies.
A method of collecting large copies from a copier or a photocopier comprising:
- a) providing a stacker tray assembly for the copier to assist in the production of large copies;
- the stacker tray assembly having a main plate and a tilt plate;
- a connecting means joining the main plate and the tilt plate;
- the tilt plate being movable relative to the main plate;
- the tilt plate being positionable relative to the main plate;
- the main plate having a copier side and a copy receiving end;
- the copier side being insertable into the photocopier;
- the copy receiving end receiving copies from the photocopier;
- the copier side being oppositely disposed from the copy receiving end;
- the tilt plate cooperating with the main plate to support the copies;
- the copier side including a slot assembly of mounting slots;
- tabs for supporting the stacker tray assembly in the copier;
- the connecting being a hinge joining the tilt plate to the main plate;
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- a positioning means to hold the tilt plate in a desired position relative to the main plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.