Paper draw-off guide

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE SUCH AS A WRITING, PRINTING, OR CALCULATING MACHINE HAVING A FRAME WITH A PLATEN THEREIN ON WHICH THE PAPER BEING TREATED RESTS AND WHICH FRAME HAS AN OPENING IN THE TOP WALL THROUGH WHICH THE PAPER AND AT LEAST THE TOP OF THE PLATEN IS ACCESSIBLE; A SUPPORT PLATE CARRIED BY THE FRAME ABOVE SAID PLATEN AND IN AN INCLINED POSITION TO FORM A SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOR PAPER LEAVING THE PLATEN AND OF A FIRMNESS TO PERMIT THE PAPER ON THE PLATE TO BE WRITTEN UPON, SAID PLATE BEING AT LEAST AS WIDE AS THE PAPER BEING TREATED, SAID FRAME INCLUDING MEANS NEAR THE BACK EDGE OF SAID OPENING PIVOTALLY ENGAGING THE LOWER EDGE OF THE PLATE FOR PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING THE PLATE IN THE FRAME, AND ABUTMENT MEANS ON THE FRAME TO ENGAGE AND HALT SAID PLATE IN ITS SAID INCLINED POSITION, SAID MEANS NEAR THE BACK EDGE OF SAID OPENING INCLUDING A RESILIENT BLADE ELEMENT INCLINED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID ROLLER AND TERMINATING NEAR THE POINT OF SEPARATION OF THE PAPER FROM THE ROLLER TO DEFLECT THE PAPER AWAY FROM THE ROLLER AND TOWARD SAID PLATE, SAID BLADE INCLUDING RESILIENT MEANS YIELDABLY ENGAGING THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID PLATE AND BIASING SAID PLATE TOWARD SAID ABUTMENT MEANS WHEN SAID PLATE IS IN ITS SAID INCLINED POSITION.