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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1979
Richard A Schieck, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A dual purpose document and copy sheet receptacle for reproducing apparatus pivotally mounted at the copy output end of the apparatus and capable of acting as a copy catch tray in a first position or mode of operation and when pivotted to second position as a document catch tray in a second mode of operation. The dual purpose tray provides the reproducing apparatus in a first mode of operation with the ability to copy extra long documents such as fan fold sheets or rolled copy paper onto fan fold paper or rolled copy paper and neatly stacks the fan fold or collects the rolled paper at the output end of the apparatus and in the second mode of operation with the ability to copy extra long single document and catch them in a large catch tray.