Printer media tray and method of using same
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPeter G. Hwang, Raymond C. Sherman, Michael J. Allison, Allan G. Olson
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Abstract
A printer having a housing, including a bottom wall, a front wall, and a cover pivotally attached to the housing and rotatable between an open and a closed position. A tray is provided for supporting print media from below wherein the tray is pivotally attached to the housing for movement between a printer operational position and a printer non-operational position, wherein the tray is disposed between the cover and the front wall when the tray is in the printer non-operational position.
Claims13
A printer comprising:
- a housing including a bottom wall, a front wall, and a cover pivotally attached to said housing, said cover pivotable between an open and a closed position;
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- a tray pivotally attached to said housing for movement between a printer operational position wherein the tray extends outside of the housing and a printer non-operational position, wherein said front wall contains said tray when said tray is in said printer non-operational position and said cover is pivoted to the closed position overlying said tray.
A method of reducing the footprint of a printer comprising:
- providing a printer having a housing including a front wall, a bottom wall, and a cover;
- installing a tray for supporting print media from below, wherein said tray is attached to said housing for pivotal movement between a printer operational position wherein the tray extends outside of the housing and a printer non-operational position wherein the front wall contains said tray when said tray is in said non-operational position and said cover is pivoted to a closed position overlying said tray;
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- pivoting said tray into the printer non-operational position wherein said front wall contains said tray when said cover is rotated to the closed position and said cover overlies said tray when said tray is in said printer non-operational position.
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