Abstract: A printer having first and second opposed sprockets positioned on opposed sides of a printer platen for feeding from an upstream to a downstream direction continuous-feed paper sheets having continuous-feed edge strips formed along the opposing sides of the paper sheets. An edge strip trimming apparatus includes first and second edge strip trimmers. Each of the edge strip trimmers have edge strip hold-down devices positioned in closely spaced-apart relation to one of the first and second sprockets for holding the edge strip against the sprocket as the paper is fed through the printer. An inclined paper support bed extends inwardly from the edge strip hold-down device to a point underneath the horizontal plane of the paper sheet for progressively diverging the plane of the edge strip from the plane of the paper sheet as the paper sheets are successively fed through the printer. The support bed defines an edge surface.

Abstract: A length of continuous-feed paper, comprising a multiplicity of adjacent paper sheets aligned end-to-end for being fed into a printer. Each of the sheets are defined from adjacent sheets by a cut through the paper, and extending transversely from one side edge of the paper sheet to the other side edge of the paper sheet. First and second continuous paper edge strips are formed on opposite side edges of the paper sheets and extend along the length of the continuous-feed paper for carrying the paper sheets therebetween. The first and second edge strips have sprocket holes therein for permitting the edge strips and the paper sheets carried by the edge strips to be continuously fed through a sprocket-driven printer.

Abstract: A printer having first and second opposed sprockets positioned on opposed sides of a printer platen for feeding from an upstream to a downstream direction continuous-feed paper sheets having continuous-feed edge strips formed along the opposing sides of the paper sheets. A edge strip trimming apparatus is provided in combination with the printer. The edge strip trimming apparatus includes first and second edge strip trimmers. Each of the edge strip trimmers have edge strip hold-down devices positioned in closely spaced-apart relation to one of the first and second sprockets for holding the edge strip against the sprocket as the paper is fed through the printer. An inclined paper support bed extends inwardly from the edge strip hold down device to a point underneath the horizontal plane of the paper sheet for progressively diverging the plane of the edge strip from the plane of the paper sheet as the paper sheets are successively fed through the printer. The support bed defines an edge surface.