US 6,942,211 B2 · Mobile printer and paper feeder

Abstract

A mobile, color printer capable of printing on letter-size plain paper and standard-size photo paper has a fold-up paper feeder that acts as a cover during travel. Such also serves as a storage tray for several sheets of paper to allow automatic feeding from a vertical stack. A slotted door hinged to the back of the printer, and under the hinges for the fold-up paper feeder/cover, can be flipped up or down. In the down position, a slot on the right side guides the user to feed in photo paper in the correct location. In the up position, letter-size plain paper has full-width access to the printing mechanism, and a sliding adjustable guide on the left allows letter, A4, and other size papers to be lightly corralled on both sides.

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Dependent claims

A mobile printer, comprising:

a printing mechanism for printing on a plurality of sizes of papers and sheet medias;
an enclosure in which the printing mechanism is disposed;
a hinged cover attached to the top rear of the enclosure and movable between a closed position and an open position, the cover in the open position providing for access of said plurality of sizes of papers and sheet medias to be input from the top to said printing mechanism;
a hinged door positioned between the hinged cover and the printing mechanism and capable of being flipped up when the hinged cover is open to allow a sheet of paper from a stack to enter;
and
a slot disposed in the hinged door and providing for a limitation of the size and position that photo paper can enter the printing mechanism when the hinged door is flipped down, said photo paper being of lesser width than said sheet of paper.

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Mobile printer and paper feeder

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Mobile printer and paper feeder

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