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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Modest Khovaylo, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven Vordenberg, New York, NY (US);
Philipp Refior, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Clay Burns, New York, NY (US);
Modest Khovaylo, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven Vordenberg, New York, NY (US);
Philipp Refior, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Clay Burns, New York, NY (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A scanner has a platen supported by a housing. The platen is adapted to abut a media to be scanned. A document cover is adapted to sandwich the media against the platen. The document cover is hinged to the housing by at least one first hinge. The document cover has a base portion having a closed position and at lest one open position, and a flap portion independently hinged to the base portion by at least one second hinge. The flap portion is adapted to open to enable insertion of the media onto the platen while the base portion is in the closed position.