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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:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2000
Kerry N McKay, San Diego, CA (US);
Junji Yamamoto, San Diego, CA (US);
James M Osmus, Escondido, CA (US);
Caroline Zepeda, S. P., CA (US);
Mark A Hay, Poway, CA (US);
Victor T Escobedo, Bonita, CA (US);
Daniel S Kline, Encinitas, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a low profile stackable Internet appliance printer for use with a television receiver and monitor and responsive to commands from a remote device for printing user desired information. The printer has a box like rectangular shaped housing conforming in size to that of conventional electronic audio video components such as cable boxes, DVD players, amplifiers, video tapes and the like to facilitate the stacking of the printer with such other components. A base member supports in a front portion of the printer a printbar and associated printheads to provide the user with easy printhead head access. The base member has an open bottom for receiving a removable combination input/output tray cassette. Upon removal of the combination input/output tray cassette, front user access is made available for the purposes of removing a paper jam should one occur. A channel member mounted to the base member helps define a paper path from the cassette to a print zone disposed beneath the printbar. A U-shape cutout in the channel member further provides user access to the paper path for facilitating the removal of paper jams while the printer is in a stacked configuration with other electronic devices.