Folding facsimile

• US 4,750,047 A
• Filed: 10/24/1986
• Issued: 06/07/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shiraishi, Kenichi, Matsumoto, Masafumi, Kawai, Ryoichi, Kotani, Matahira
• Primary Examiner(s): Britton, Howard W.
• Application Number:
  US06/922,270
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 358/285, 358/286
• US Class Current: 358/476
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00525 Providing a more compact apparatus, e.g. sheet discharge tray in cover
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00551 Top covers or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

A folding facsimile whose main body is divided into a transmitter and a receiver which are joined by a rotatable connector so as to allow the main body to be folded. Constructed to be foldable, the facsimile of G3 or higher standard has become compact and portable.

Claims

1. A folding facsimile comprising

a transmitter,

a receiver,

means connecting said transmitter and said receiver together in a first position and a second position,

said first position locating said transmitter at an obtuse angle to said receiver,

said second position having said transmitter folded over said receiver,

said means including a rotatably hinged connector between said transmitter and said receiver, and

said facsimile being operative with said transmitter and said receiver in said first position and being inoperative with said transmitter and said receiver in said second position.

2. The folding facsimile of claim 1 further comprising a document receiving tray located on a top surface of said receiver, and

said transmitter including a document outlet facing said document receiving tray.

3. The folding facsimile of claim 2 wherein a battery is provided as a power source.