Imaging device and cover therefor
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBruce Votipka, David W. Mayer
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Abstract
Imaging device and cover therefor. One embodiment of the imaging device comprises a frame assembly and at least one hinge releasably mounted to the frame assembly. The at least one hinge pivotally couples the frame assembly in one location on the imaging device. The at least one hinge is readily removable from the frame assembly and remountable to couple the frame assembly in another location on the imaging device.
Claims24
A cover for an imaging device, comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- and
- at least one hinge releasably mounted to said frame assembly, said at least one hinge pivotally coupling said frame assembly in one location on the imaging device, said at least one hinge readily removable from said frame assembly and remountable to couple said frame assembly in another location on the imagine device.
An imaging device, comprising:
- an imaging surface;
- a cover movable between an open position and a closed position adjacent said imaging surface;
- and
- at least one hinge pivotally connecting said cover in a first location adjacent said imaging surface, said at least one hinge removable for reconnecting said cover in at least a second location adjacent said imaging surface.
An imaging device, comprising:
- an imaging surface;
- a cover for said imaging surface;
- and
- at least one hinge pivotally connecting said cover, each hinge having first and second portions, the first portion of said hinge having at least one bearing member pivotally engaging a bearing fitting of said cover, and the second portion of said hinge slidably engaging a slot adjacent said imaging surface.
An imaging device, comprising:
- imaging means;
- cover means for covering said imaging means;
- and
- hinge means for pivotally coupling said cover means adjacent said imaging means in at least two different locations, said hinge means having at least one bearing member pivotally engaging a bearing fitting of said cover means.
A method for changing the orientation a cover opens and closes on an imaging device, comprising:
- removing the cover from the imaging device, the cover opening and closing in one orientation;
- disconnecting at least one hinge from one side of the cover;
- reconnecting the at least one hinge to another side of the cover;
- and
- replacing the cover on the imaging device to open and close in another orientation.
A method for changing the location of a cover on an imaging device, comprising:
- sliding a hinge out of first receiving chamber to remove the cover from a first location on the imaging device;
- and
- sliding the hinge into a second receiving chamber to replace the cover in a second location on the imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.