CA1045571A

CA1045571A - Holder for typewriter paper

Info

Publication number: CA1045571A
Application number: CA244,453A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Sam Stamou
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1976-01-26
Filing date: 1976-01-26
Publication date: 1979-01-02

Abstract

ABSTRACT
A holder is provided for paper for typewriters which employ rolls of paper or consecutively joined sheets of computer paper in various sizes. The holder comprises a base upon which the typewriter may sit, upright side portions which are capable of supporting a roll of paper, and upper and lower sliding shelves between the upright side portions for supporting fan-folded paper. One shelf can be withdrawn from between the uprights and inserted rearwardly behind the other shelf to provide a paper support of increased area.

Description

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~ his invention relates to a holder for paper for use with typewriters that employ rolls of paper or joined, perforated, rectangular sheets of paper of various sizes such as those used in computer terminals, the perforations being along join lines between the consecutive sheets of rectangular computer paper.
When rolls of paper are used in typewriters at present, a simple bracket with grooves for holding the roll is sometimes used. The bracket is placed on a desk behind the typewriter and the used paper is allowed to accu~llate on the floor near khe desk.
When consecutively joined, rectangular sheets of computer paper are to be used in the typewriter, the bracket with the roll must be removed and the pile of new paper placed on the desk behind the typewriter. Again, the used paper is allowed to all to the floor near the desk.
holder is provided for paper for typewriters which employ rolls o paper or joined, perforated sheets of . . , computer paper in various sizes. The holder comprises a base upon which the typewriter may sit, upright side portions which are capable of supporting a roll of paper, and sliding shelves between the upright side portions~
When consecutively joined rectangular sheets of computer paper are to be used in the typewriter, a stack of the paper is placed on the upper shelf and the used paper is ed back onto a lower shelf that has been partially pulled out.
; A preferred embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the drawings as follows:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the paper-~

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Figure 2 is a perspective view of the paper holder in use with consecutively joined sheets of rectangular computer paper.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the paper holder in use with a roll of paper; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the paper holder in use with large sheets of rectangular computer paper.
: The holder illustrated in~-igure 1 comprises a frame 1 10 upon which sits a typewriter 2 as shown in Figure 2. I'he ..
frame 1 has a rearward extension la, and upright side portions 3, 4 are fixed to this extension. Shelves 5, 6 are slidable in grooves 7, 8 in the upright side portions 3, 4. Attached to shelf 5 is drawer face 9 which is secured to shelf 5 and is braced by support bar 10. A handle 11 ~
is attached to drawer face 9 for ease of pulling out shelf 5. -;
~ The upright side portions 3, ~ have grooves 12 in their ..
: top edges into which will fit the rod 13 of a roll of paper 14.
Cradle 15 is attached to frame 1 to support the electrical cables 16 (Figure 2) running from the typewriter to a power supply and computer terminal.
Figure 2 shows the holder in use with consecutively joined sheets of rectangular computer paperO Typewriter 2 .:
is placed on frame 1 as shown. The electrical cable 16 ~:
is posi~ioned in cradle 15 so that it will hang free of :~ thc paper holder. ~ stack of new paper 17 is placed on ~ uppe~ shelf 6. ~he paper is threaded at 17a around type~riter . ~ , roller 18, then back over the stack, at 17b, and down i.nto a pile 19 on lower shelf 5 which has been pulled out by .~
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handle 11 to a distance slightly greater than the length of a sheet oE the computer paper. The weight of the typewriter on thP base prevents the unit from toppling rearwardly under the weight of the paper i the extension la extends rearwardly from the top of a desk.
Figure 3 shows the same holder in use with a roll o paper. The rod 13 of the roll of paper 14 rests in the grooves 12 of the upright side portions 3, 4 so that the roll can rotate freely. ~he paper is threaded at L4a around typewriter roller 18, passes up over the roll of paper at 14b and then down onto the floor or other convenient receptacle.
Neither shelf 5 nor shelf 6 is needed here and drawer face 9 is kepk closed against the upright portions 3, l~, to be out of the way. Alkexnatively, lower shelf 5 may be pulled out to receive the papex. Again, the electrical ~ `
cable 16 rests in c~adle 15.
If computer paper with sheets much longer than the length of one shelf is to be used, the two-shelE configuration shown in Figure 2 cannot be used. In this case, shown in Figure ~, to accommodate the longer paper in the holder, upper shel 6 is withdrawn from its grooves 8, lower shelf 5 is partially pulled out and upper shelf 6 is placed in grooves 7 behind and thus on the same level as lower shelf 5.
The combination of the two shelves in the same grooves will accommodate the longer sheets of paper.

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Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. A holder for typewriter paper comprising a frame having upright and side portions and open front and rear ends, said upright side portions having means for supporting a roll of paper, an upper and a lower shelf between the upright side portions, and means supporting said upper and lower shelves for frontward and rearward sliding, the upper shelf being capable of supporting a stack of consecutively joined sheets of rectangular paper to be fed to a typewriter and the lower shelf being movable from under the upper shelf to a position where it can receive said paper after typing, and one of said shelves being withdrawable from between said uprights and insertable rearwardly behind the other of said shelves on said supporting means when said other shelf is partially withdrawn forwardly, to provide a paper support of increased area.

2. A holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means for holding a roll of paper comprise arcuate grooves in the top of the upright side portions.

3. A holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shelves are slidable in upper and lower grooves of the upright side portions, the upper shelf being removable from the upper grooves and insertable into the lower grooves when the lower shelf has been partially pulled out.

4. A holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the frame includes a cradle for guiding electric cables from the typewriter to the side of the base.

5. A holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the frame has a base portion extending rearwardly beyond the upright side portions on which can be placed a typewriter to counter-balance the weight of paper supported on said holder.

6. A holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein said side portions comprise side walls, and said other shelf carries a front drawer face member for closing the open front end of said holder when said other shelf is inserted between the side walls.