Paper cartridge having detachable cover portions for printer

- Brother Industries, Ltd.

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Description

The paper cartridge having detachable cover portions for printer is used to supply sheets of paper to a printer. The sheets of paper form a stack within the paper cartridge. For purposes of clarity, the sheets of paper are omitted from the drawing views as they form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a first embodiment of a paper cartridge having detachable cover portions for printer, showing a condition in which cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and a lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof showing the cover portions attached to the paper cartridge and the lid in the closed position;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof looking toward the lid and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 4 is an opposite end view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 6 is an opposite side view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 7 is an exploded top perspective view showing the cover portions detached from the paper cartridge and the lid in an open position, with an unclaimed portion removed so as not to obscure the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 7 with the detachable cover portions omitted and the lid in a further folded position, with an unclaimed portion removed so as not to obscure the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view of the paper cartridge with the detachable cover portions omitted and the lid in a folded position in which a top edge of the lid is inserted into a slit in the bottom of the paper cartridge;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the paper cartridge of FIG. 9 showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 11 is a side view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 12 is an opposite side view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 13 is an end view thereof looking toward the lid and showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 14 is an opposite end view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of a second embodiment of a paper cartridge having detachable cover portions for printer, showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 16 is a top perspective view thereof showing the cover portions attached to the paper cartridge and the lid in a closed position;

FIG. 17 is an end view thereof looking toward the lid and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 18 is an opposite end view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position,

FIG. 19 is a side view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 20 is an opposite side view thereof and showing a condition in which the cover portions are attached to the paper cartridge and the lid is in the closed position;

FIG. 21 is an exploded top perspective view showing the cover portions detached from the paper cartridge and the lid in an open position, with an unclaimed portion removed so as not to obscure the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 22 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 21 with the detachable cover portions omitted and the lid in a further folded position, position, with an unclaimed portion removed so as not to obscure the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 23 is a bottom perspective view of the paper cartridge with the detachable cover portions omitted and the lid in a folded position in which a top edge of the lid is inserted into a slit in the bottom of the paper cartridge;

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the paper cartridge of FIG. 23 showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 25 is a side view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 26 is an opposite side view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition;

FIG. 27 is an end view thereof looking toward the lid and showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge, and the lid is in the folded condition; and,

FIG. 28 is an opposite end view thereof showing a condition in which the cover portions have been detached from the paper cartridge and the lid is in the folded condition.

The broken line showing within the paper cartridge defines the bounds of the claimed design, and does not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a paper cartridge having detachable cover portions for printer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D562887
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 2002
Date of Patent: Feb 26, 2008
Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. (Nagoya)
Inventors: Keiji Seo (Nagoya), Motoaki Yamanashi (Kounan), Minoru Yamamoto (Nagoya)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Anna K Dworzecka
Attorney: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Application Number: 29/167,846
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56)