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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Joseph T. Duffy, Torawanda, NY (US);
Paul A. James, Hamilmo, CA;
Moore North America, Inc., Grand Island, NY (US);
Abstract
A postal workstation for high volume computerized printing of labels, cards, an the like comprises a main support surface including a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion includes an open cut-out region for a person to stand within to comfortably reach the rear portion, which is intended to support primary and secondary printers and a monitor mount. A worksurface pivotally connected to the support surface adjacent a lateral side of the cut-out region is movable between a working position wherein the worksurface covers the cut-out region and provides area for a keyboard and mouse, and a servicing position wherein said cut-out region is exposed for facilitating worcer access to the rear portion of the main support surface for printer maintenance. A storage compartment adjacent an opposite lateral side of the cut-out region has an upwardly facing compartment opening covered by the worksurface when the worksurface is in a working position. The workstation further comprises an auxiliary support surface slidably mounted on the main support surface for travel along a path extending between the rear and front portions of the main support surface so that a secondary printer supported thereby can be easily accessed. A tray is supported for movement between a working position above the path of the auxiliary support surface, where it receives output from the secondary printer, and a servicing position removed from above the path of the auxiliary support surface so as not to block forward positioning of the secondary printer.