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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Mark L. Leveto, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Henry T. Bober, Fairport, NY (US);
Mark L. Leveto, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Henry T. Bober, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A printer paper tray improper loading protection system which is automatically moved by the repositioning of a conventional repositionable stack edge guide to restrict improper loading of sheets into the area of the tray which is outside of the proper sheet stacking area for sheet feeding, even though that restricted area varies depending on the selected size of the sheets being properly loaded within the proper sheet stacking area. A customer warning and partial obstruction of the non-feeding restricted area of the tray eliminates confusion as to where the operator should load paper into the tray whenever the tray is accessed, no matter where the tray stack edge guides are positioned for different paper sizes. An accordion-folded, reeled, or other expandable and contractible member operatively connects between the repositionable stack edge guide and the opposite end of the tray, extending above the tray stacking surface therebetween.