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Paper catching tray for electronic printers and other devices

  • US 5,924,808 A
  • Filed: 06/29/1998
  • Issued: 07/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A foldable tray for use with an electronic device from which sheets of paper are expelled, the device being arranged to be located on a support surface having an edge, said tray being arranged to be releasably mounted on the support surface adjacent the device to collect the sheets of paper expelled from the device, said tray comprising a basket section having a hollow interior, an anchor section, and an intermediate support section, said anchor section being a planar panel arranged to be located on the support surface under the electronic device, whereupon the weight of the electronic device holds said anchor section in place, said intermediate support section being a planar panel adjustable connected by a hinge joint to said anchor section and being arranged to overhang the edge of the support surface, said basket section being connected to said intermediate support section so that said is adjustably suspended from said intermediate support section and overhangs the edge of the support surface, said basket section being expandable from a collapsed generally planar state to an extended state having wedge shaped interior bounded by at least a front wall, said front wall extending at an angle to vertical when said basket section is in said extended state suspended from said intermediate section and overhangs the edge of the support surface, said hollow interior being dimensioned so that a first sheet of paper expelled from the electronic device drops into said hollow interior of said basket section and rests against said front wall and wherein a next successive sheet expelled from the electronic device drops into said hollow interior and rests against the first sheet of paper to form a collated stack of sheets of paper.

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