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US 4,847,632 AGranted
Printer apparatus having foldable catcher assembly
AssigneePolaroid Corporation
InventorPhilip R. Norris
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Abstract
There is disclosed an electronic printing apparatus which prints images on successive individual film units. The apparatus includes a foldable film catcher assembly which moves automatically from a compact inoperative condition to an extended operative condition upon emergence of a film unit from the apparatus. The catcher assembly removably supports the film units in a stacked manner so that selected ones of the units can be removed. The catcher assembly is easily returned to the compact condition by an overcenter spring.
Claims7
An apparatus for recording images on film units comprising:
- a housing assembly having an exit slot which allows ejection of individual film units therefrom;
- means disposed in said housing assembly for ejecting each film unit from said slot;
- and,
- a foldable image recording unit catcher assembly mounted on and exterior to said housing assembly adjacent said slot for automatically moving from a compact inoperative condition to an extended operative condition in response to engagement by a leading edge of the film unit emerging from said slot, wherein when in said operative condition, at least one unit from said slot is removably supported thereon and is presented to a user in a preselected orientation which facilitates removal thereof wherein said foldable assembly includes a film unit supporting member, said supporting member having a projection extending along a portion of said supporting member, said projection being constructed and arranged to catch the leading edge of an exiting film unit when said support member is in said compact condition so as to force said supporting member to said extended condition;
- said projection being constructed to allow a leading edge of the film unit to pass thereover as said supporting member moves from said compact to said extended condition.
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