Patent · US Expired

Printer exit tray and computer printer having an exit tray

US6659454B1 · kind B1 · utility

18Cited by
27References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 10, 2001
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2404/7412
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printer exit tray assembly attachable to a printer housing and a computer printer including a printed paper exit tray assembly. The exit tray assembly has an exit tray and a pair of sheet supports attached to the exit tray. The exit tray is movable between a use position and a collapsed position. The exit tray is positioned generally horizontally in the use position. The exit tray projects horizontally further from the printer housing in the use position than in the collapsed position. When the exit tray is in the use position the supports are pivotable, with respect to the exit tray, between a support position for supporting a printed sheet above the exit tray and a release position for releasing the printed sheet to the exit tray.

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