Patent ID: 6267371
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A printer, comprising:(a) a print head;(b) a receiver sheet supply cassette associated with said print head for holding a supply of receiver sheets, said supply cassette including a cassette body having a notch therein; and(c) a movable backstop connected to said cassette body for constraining movement of the receiver sheets, said backstop including:(i) a prong member having a portion thereof adapted to releasably engage the notch, so that said backstop is immovable in a direction away from the supply of receiver sheets as the prong portion engages the notch; and(ii) a beam connected to the prong portion to rotate and lift the prong portion out of engagement with the notch, so that said backstop is movable in a direction away from the supply of receiver sheets as the prong portion disengages the notch; andwherein said prong member and said beam are of a single unitary construction.