US2022106138A1PendingUtilityA1

Media trays and media stops

Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COPriority: Jun 27, 2019Filed: Jun 27, 2019Published: Apr 7, 2022
Est. expiryJun 27, 2039(~12.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B65H 1/04B65H 2405/121B65H 2405/1116B65H 2601/422B65H 2405/1122B65H 2405/12B65H 2405/111B65H 2511/11
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Abstract

Examples of media stops and media storage trays including the media stops are disclosed. In an example, the media stop includes a base including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a top side, and a bottom side opposite the top side. In addition, the media stop includes a stop wall extending from the top side. The base is to be slidingly coupled to a track of the support surface in a first orientation and a second orientation. When the base is in the first orientation, the first end of the base is more proximate an outer end of the support surface than the second end of the base. When the base is in the second orientation, the second end of the base is more proximate the outer end of the support surface than the first end of the base.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A media storage tray for a media handling device, the media storage tray comprising:
 a support surface to support media thereon, wherein the support surface comprises an outer end;   a track extending along the support surface; and   a media stop to be slidably engaged with the track, wherein the media stop comprises a base including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;   wherein the media stop is to transition between:
 a first orientation, wherein the first end of the base is more proximate the outer end of the support surface than the second end of the base; and 
 a second orientation, wherein the second end of the base is more proximate the outer end of the support surface than the first end of the base. 
   
     
     
         2 . The media storage tray of  claim 1 , wherein the media stop comprises a stop wall extending from the base, wherein the stop wall is disposed at the first end. 
     
     
         3 . The media storage tray of  claim 2 , wherein the media stop comprises a plurality of projections extending from a side of the base that is opposite the stop wall, wherein the projections are to be inserted within grooves extending along the support surface. 
     
     
         4 . The media storage tray of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of projections are disposed at the second end of the base. 
     
     
         5 . The media storage tray of  claim 2 , comprising a pair of parallel ribs extending from the base that are to engage with a groove extending along the support surface. 
     
     
         6 . The media storage tray of  claim 2 , wherein the media stop comprises a viewing window extending through the base, wherein the viewing window is more proximate the second end than the first end of the base. 
     
     
         7 . The media storage tray of  claim 1 , wherein the storage tray comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the track extends along the first portion and the second portion, and wherein the first portion is to be removed from the second portion to transition the media stop from the first orientation to the second orientation or from the second orientation to the first orientation. 
     
     
         8 . A media stop for a support surface of a media tray, the media stop comprising:
 a base including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a top side, and a bottom side opposite the top side;   a stop wall extending from the top side;   wherein the base is to be slidingly engaged with a track of the support surface in a first orientation and a second orientation;   wherein when the base is in the first orientation, the first end of the base is more proximate an outer end of the support surface than the second end of the base; and   wherein when the base is in the second orientation, the second end of the base is more proximate the outer end of the support surface than the first end of the base.   
     
     
         9 . The media stop of  claim 8 , comprising a plurality of projections extending from the bottom side of the base, wherein the projections are to be inserted within grooves extending along the support surface. 
     
     
         10 . The media stop of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of projections comprises a pair of projections extending from the bottom side of the base at the second end. 
     
     
         11 . The media stop of  claim 9 , comprising a viewing window extending through the top side and the bottom side of the base, wherein the viewing window is more proximate the second end than the first end of the base. 
     
     
         12 . The media stop of  claim 8 , comprising a pair of parallel ribs that are to engage a groove extending along the support surface. 
     
     
         13 . A method of adjusting a media stop of a media storage tray for different sizes of media, the method comprising:
 (a) slidingly engaging a base of the media stop with a track extending along a support surface of the media storage tray with the base of the media stop in a first orientation;   (b) disengaging the base from the track; and   (c) slidingly engaging the base of the media stop with the track after (b) with the base in a second orientation that is different from the first orientation.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , comprising:
 (d) disengaging a first portion of the storage tray from a second portion of the storage tray before (b) and (c), wherein the track extends along the first portion and the second portion; and   (e) reengaging the first portion with the second portion after (c).   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second orientation is rotationally opposite the first orientation.

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