Patent ID: 7673873
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A tray for receiving multiple sheets of printed media emerging from an exit slot of a printer, the tray comprising: (a) a print well including a ramp, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall residing in opposing positions to one another and spaced apart from one another by at least a width of the sheets exiting the printer; and (b) at least one support member for connecting the tray to the printer and positioning the tray such that the print well is laterally offset from the exit slot causing each individual sheet of printed media exiting from the exit slot to overhang the first side wall and be partially supported on a top portion thereof until the individual sheet of media is released from the printer, said support member being adapted to cause the sheet to fall off of the top portion of the first side wall into the print well before a next sheet of printed media exits the exit slot; wherein the at least one support member is a bracket adapted to be held in guide orifices in the printer.