Supports – Machinery support – Stand
Patent
1985-04-30
1987-03-24
Britts, Ramon S.
Supports
Machinery support
Stand
248175, 242 552, 211181, D 6462, D18 23, F16M 100
Patent
active
046519670
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a printer stand on which a printer for a personal computer is supported. The printer stand is comprised of a printer support member which has a plurality of legs forming a raised surface on which the printer is rested, a retainer member slidably secured to the front end of the printer support member which varies the length of the printer support member to accommodate printers of various sizes, a receiving tray extending from the printer support member and supported independently of the printer in which fan-fold paper exiting from the printer is automatically stacked, and an inverted U-shaped bail which guides the paper out of the printer and into the receiving tray. Another aspect of the invention includes a roll stand on which a spool of rolled paper is rotatably disposed to feed paper from the roll into the printer. Preferably, the receiving tray is pivotable so that it may be disposed at various attitudes while in use or positioned underneath the printer support member when not in use. The roll stand and bail are also pivotably secured to the rear support member so that the printer stand may be folded into a compact configuration for shipping and storage.
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Britts Ramon S.
Johnson Blair M.
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