Abstract: The present invention provides a printer having a platen, a chassis sidewall and an attachment portion connecting the platen to the chassis sidewall. The attachment portion biases the platen toward the chassis sidewall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
May 17, 2005
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Inventors:
Stephen McNally, Robert M. Yraceburu, Jason Belbey, Victor Bruhn
Abstract: An auxiliary tray frame is attached attachably/reattachably to a tray unit. The auxiliary tray frame is a rectangular frame including a front frame portion, a rear frame portion, and both side frame portions. A fore-end of the auxiliary tray frame fits into a cut-out formed in a front wall of the tray unit, and a space surrounded by the front wall of the tray unit, and the auxiliary-tray rear frame portion and opposing side frame portions forms a small-sized paper sheet-accommodating space.