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Printing assembly with discrete load enhancement apparatus and method

US5829898A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
18References
35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1995
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43M3/045
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing assembly (10) having a printer (30) and a single sheet transport mechanism (22) for automatically transporting discrete sheets seriatim from within a tray held in a tray receptacle (32) to the printer and a discrete sheet load enhancement apparatus with a holder (24) of an auxiliary supply of printable stock (18), a removable open tray (20) with a feed opening (40) accessible for receipt of discrete sheets (14) of printable stock fed within the feed opening while releasably mounted within the tray receptacle and a continuous discrete sheet feeder and producer (16) for automatically feeding the sheets (14) seriatim from the separate supply of printable stock (18) through the feed opening (40) into the removable open tray (20).

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