Patent ID: 6705785
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: B26F,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing side edge guide strips from printer paper, comprising:a first plate having a first planar main body portion and a first corner portion which is separated from the main body portion by a first narrow slit that extends from a front edge of the first plate toward a rear edge thereof, said first corner portion being angled away from said first planar main body portion; a second plate having a second planar main body portion and a second corner portion which is separated from the second main body portion by a second narrow slit that extends from a front edge of the second plate toward a rear edge thereof, said second corner portion being angled away from said second planar main body portion; and means for rigidly attaching the first and second plates together in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another so as to define a narrow slot therebetween wide enough to receive a marginal side edge portion of a printer paper with its side edge guide strip thereon through the slot, said first and second plates being attached together with said first and second corner portions facing each other and said first and second slits aligned with each other such that said corner portions create a path for the side edge guide strip that diverges abruptly from a path created by the main body portions for the marginal side edge portion of the printer paper, thereby causing the side edge guide strip to be torn from the marginal side edge portion.