Facsimile communicating aid
AssigneeEthix Corporation
InventorStephen A. Gregg
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Abstract
An aid for using a facsimile machine including a housing to receive the machine. The housing has an aperture overlying control buttons on the facsimile machine and a flexible membrane extends across the aperture over the control buttons. Discrete regions of the membrane have simplified indicia of machine operation noted thereon and can be pressed to operate underlying buttons on the machine without actuating adjacent controls. Document infeed and outfeed assist devices are provided on the housing as well as storage bays for supplies.
Claims22
A device for assisting users to operate a facsimile machine which has an enclosing case, a document infeed, a document outfeed, and a series of control elements which are normally accessible and to be manually pressed by a user to operate the machine, said device comprising
- a housing for receiving such a facsimile machine therein, and
- keying elements mounted on said housing in positions to overlie control elements on a facsimile machine received in the housing, said keying elements having simplified indicia of machine function thereon and being shiftable between nonactuating positions spaced from the control elements of the facsimile machine and actuating positions contacting selected control elements to produce desired function of the facsimile machine.
A device for assisting a user to communicate with others via a facsimile machine which has an enclosing case, a document infeed, a document outfeed, and a series of control elements which are normally accessible and to be pressed manually by a user to actuate speed-dialing routines in the machine to transmit documents to pre-selected locations, said device comprising
- a housing for receiving such a facsimile machine therein, and
- keying means on said housing positioned to overlie control elements on a facsimile machine received in the housing, said keying means having simplified indicia of machine function thereon positioned to overly selected ones of said control elements and being shiftable between a nonactuating position spaced from a control element of the facsimile machine and an actuating position contacting a control element to produce a desired transmission function of the facsimile machine.
A device for assisting users to operate a facsimile machine which has a document infeed, a document outfeed, and a series of control elements which are to be pressed by a user to operate the machine, said device comprising
- a housing for receiving a facsimile machine therein, said housing comprising an access panel hingedly connected to remainder portions of said housing allowing said panel to be swung away from remainder portions of the housing to permit insertion or removal of the machine, and
- keying elements mounted on said housing in positions to overlie control elements on a machine received in the housing, said keying elements having simplified indicia of machine function thereon and being shiftable between nonactuating positions spaced from the control elements and actuating positions contacting selected control elements to produce desired function of the machine.
A device for assisting a user to communicate with others via a facsimile machine which has a document infeed, a document outfeed, and a series of control elements which actuate speed-dialing routines in the machine to transmit documents to pre-selected locations, said device comprising
- a housing for receiving a facsimile machine therein, said housing comprising an access panel hingedly connected to remainder portions of said housing allowing said panel to be swung away from remainder portions of the housing to permit insertion or removal of the machine, and
- keying means on said housing positioned to overlie control elements on a machine received in the housing, said keying means having simplified indicia of machine function thereon positioned to overly selected ones of said control elements and being shiftable between a nonactuating position spaced from a control element and an actuating position contacting a control element to produce a desired transmission function of the machine.
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