Printer media feed plate with a flip-up guide wall

- Hewlett Packard
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printer media feed plate with a flip-up guide wall in accordance with the present invention shown with the guide wall in lowered position for feeding conventional media widths, such as letter, legal, or A-4 sized media;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer media feed plate of FIG. 1 with the guide wall in an upright position for feeding narrower media;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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Other references
  • Hewlett Packard, see circled feeder plate, page center.
Patent History
Patent number: D368928
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 16, 1996
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Gerald J. Byers (Camas, WA), Thomas E. McCue (Vancouver, WA)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Attorney: Flory L. Martin
Application Number: 0/24,029