Removable roll-feed apparatus and method

A removable roll-feed apparatus for use with a printer/plotter comprising:

• a support;
• a horizontally disposed shaft mounted to said support, said shaft for mounting a roll of media;
• two oppositely disposed and horizontally positioned pins connected to said support, one of said pins being movable between disconnected mode and a connected mode, said pins for contacting said printer/plotter and for positioning said support relative to said printer/plotter in a direction parallel to a first axis, wherein said first axis is the coordinate generally vertically disposed and parallel to the front of the printer/plotter;
• a first surface on said support for positioning said support relative to said printer/plotter in a direction parallel to a second axis, wherein said second axis is the coordinate generally perpendicular to the front of the printer/plotter;
• a second surface on said support for positioning said support relative to said printer/plotter in a direction parallel to a third axis, wherein said third axis is the coordinate generally horizontally disposed and parallel to the front of the printer/plotter;
• said first, second and third axes being mutually perpendicular;
• said support having two modes in relation to said printer/plotter, a connected mode and a disconnected mode;
• said support being in a connected mode when said pins are in contact with said printer/plotter, said first surface abuts said printer/plotter and said second surface abuts said printer/plotter;
• said support being in a disconnected mode when said support is spaced from said printer/plotter and is not in a working relationship with said printer/plotter;
• and
• said support being located relative to said printer/plotter when in a connected mode to allow single sheet media feeding of said printer/plotter when said roll of media is mounted to said shaft and is not being fed to said printer/plotter.