Access door for a computer printer

- IBM
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an access door for a computer printer showing our new design and wherein the access door is shown in the attitude of its normal closed position;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of our design in its environmental setting but on a smaller scale than that of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is further front perspective view of our design but showing the access door in the attitude of its open position;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of our design similar to FIG. 2 but showing the access door in open position;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of our design;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view thereof as seen from the right end;

FIG. 7 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken substantially along line 7--7 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an elevational view thereof as seen from the right end;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view thereof showing the access door in the attitude of its open position;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our design and showing the access door in the attitude of its normal closed position;

FIG. 11 is another front perspective view of this second embodiment and showing the access door in an attitude corresponding to its open position;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of this second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is an elevational view thereof as seen from the left end;

FIG. 14 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along line 14--14 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is an elevation view thereof as seen from the right end; and

FIG. 16 is a rear perspective view thereof showing the access door in the attitude of its open position.

The portions shown in broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative environmental purposes only.

Referenced Cited
Foreign Patent Documents
2239857 February 1975 FRX
Other references
  • IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 24 No. 8 Jan. 1982. IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 27 No. 11 Apr. 1985. IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 30 No. 3 Aug. 1987.
Patent History
Patent number: D305244
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 1986
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1989
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Douglas E. Goodner (Charlotte, NC), David V. Iorio (Harrisburg, NC), Thomas E. Pangburn (Charlotte, NC), Roy D. Stoyer (Concord, NC), Ronald K. Worth (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson
Application Number: 6/869,264
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D18/18)