HOLDER FOR TYPEWRITER PAPER

PORTE-PAPIER DE DACTYLOGRAPHIE

English 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 One shelf can be withdrawn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.

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supporting means when said other shelf is partially withdrawn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.

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

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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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holder;
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
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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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