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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1981
Ludwig J Kapp, Montville, NJ (US);
Ziyad Incorporated, Denville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A paper feeding apparatus capable of feeding both individual sheets of paper, such as stationary, and envelopes to a printing device for printing of matter thereon, the printing device including a print head for printing on a sheet of paper and a paper moving platen for providing relative movement between the sheets of paper and the print head to effect printing on the paper. The paper feeding apparatus includes a first paper storage tray for storing a plurality of sheets of paper, and first paper drive rollers for feeding of a sheet of paper from the paper storage tray along a paper feed path to the platen on the printing device. The paper feed path is at least partially defined by a deflector plate which is arranged opposite from the first paper storage tray and is parallel to one side of the paper feed path so that sheets of paper are deflected by one surface of the deflector plate to be directed toward the paper moving platen as they are fed from the paper storage tray. A plurality of envelopes are adapted to be supported by the opposite, second surface of the deflector plate. A passageway is provided between the second surface of the deflector plate and the paper feed path so that envelopes may be fed therethrough into the paper feed path toward the paper moving platen. A second set of drive rollers are provided for feeding the envelopes through the passageway.