Z-fold paper sheet carrier

A free-standing paper carrier for unfolding/refolding connected sheets of a continuous stack of Z-fold paper sheets comprising:

• a first horizontal base;
• a first pair of spaced integral upstanding outer frame members extending from opposite sides of said base at an intermediate position of said base;
• a first open lower trough connected across said outer frame members adjacent to said base including an upstanding paper stack support extending rearwardly from adjacent said base at an acute angle to said frame members;
• a second open upper trough connected across a top portion of said outer frame members and extending forwardly of and spaced above said first trough, wherein a multiple folded stack of paper sheets is positionable in said first trough and feedable into an adjacent printing mechanism and wherein printed-on paper sheets of said stack exiting said printing mechanism are feedable to and automatically folded into said second trough;
• said upper trough includes a horizontal front top edge positioned to extend above a paper exit portion of a printer/computer housing and further including a guide ramp pivotable from said top edge to bridge between said top edge and said exit portion for guiding exiting printed-on paper sheets into said upper trough for refolding and storage;
• said ramp includes a flat rectangular surface supporting exiting paper and permitting indicia to be manually written on said exiting paper by a user;
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• wherein said ramp includes at least two mounting clips on a reverse side of said ramp for pivotably clamping said ramp on said upper trough front edge.

A free-standing paper carrier for unfolding/refolding connected sheets of a continuous stack of Z-fold paper sheets comprising:

• a first horizontal base;
• a first pair of spaced integral upstanding outer frame members extending from opposite sides of said base at an intermediate position of said base;
• a first open lower trough connected across said outer frame members adjacent to said base including an upstanding paper stack support extending rearwardly from adjacent said base at an acute angle to said frame members;
• a second open upper trough connected across a top portion of said outer frame members and extending forwardly of and spaced above said first trough, wherein a multiple folded stack of paper sheets is positionable in said first trough and feedable into an adjacent printing mechanism and wherein printed-on paper sheets of said stack exiting said printing mechanism are feedable to and automatically folded into said second trough;
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• wherein said base includes a pair of oppositely-facing, horizontal rod stock U-shaped portions, a bent portion of a forward U-shaped base portion being slidable under a printer/computer housing and wherein said upstanding frame members are rod stock angularly extending forwardly and connected to said first and second troughs.