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US 2010/0102503 A1Published application
Paper tray locking apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsThomas C. Palumbo, Charles R. Brewer, III, George P. Powers
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Abstract
A low cost locking device for securing special forms in paper trays when a printer is unattended that can be easily be field installed without screws or other fasteners or tools includes a bracket tray lock, a tray lock plate assembly and a padlock that cooperate to prevent the paper trays from being removed from the printer without a key for the padlock.
Claims20
A reprographic device, comprising:
- an image processor that receives image data from a source and processes it;
- a plurality of media feed trays adapted to feed media to receive images thereon from said image processor;
- and
- a media tray locking arrangement for securing special forms within said media feed trays when said reprographic device is unattended.
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A method for securing media trays within a printer, comprising:
- providing an image processor that receives image data from said a source and processing it;
- providing a plurality of media feed trays adapted to feed media to receive images thereon from said image processor;
- and
- providing a media tray locking arrangement for securing special forms within said media feed trays when said reprographic device is unattended.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.