Print machine frame

Claim 1

A tray assembly to be used with a print machine, of a type having an exposure portion, said exposure portion including a first inlet for receiving original traces and print paper sheets and a first outlet for ejecting said original traces and print-paper sheets from said exposure portion, and a developing portion, said developing portion including a second inlet for receiving exposed print paper sheets and a second outlet for ejecting developed print-paper sheets, said tray assembly including: an originals/print-paper tray; and a copies tray; said originals/print-paper tray defining a relatively flat envelope for holding originals to be copied and print paper on which said copies will be printed in a substantially vertical orientation, said envelope having a mouth at one edge thereof through which originals and print paper can be inserted into and removed from said envelope, said originals/print-paper tray including a mounting means for mounting said originals/print-paper tray adjacent to said print machine to have a substantially vertical orientation, said envelope mouth facing upwardly adjacent said first and second inlets of said print machine, said envelope being of a size for holding said originals and print paper with top edges thereof being adjacent said mouth; said copies tray defining a relatively flat copies envelope for receiving and holding said copies in an orientation tending toward a vertical, said copies envelope having a mouth at one edge thereof through which said copies can be received from said print machine and removed from said copies envelope by an operator, said copies tray including a mounting means for mounting said copies tray adjacent said print machine to have an orientation tending toward the vertical with said copies-envelope mouth facing upwardly adjacent said second outlet.

Claim 8

A method of making copies of large sheets with a print machine of the type having an exposure portion, said exposure portion including a first inlet for receiving original traces and print paper sheets and a first outlet for ejecting said original traces and print-paper sheets from said exposure portion, and a developing portion, said developing portion including a second inlet for receiving exposed print paper sheets and a second outlet for ejecting developed print-paper sheets, said method comprising the steps of: placing the originals in a substantially vertically-oriented envelope having a mouth opening upwardly adjacent to said inlets of said print machine, said originals facing said print machine; placing a stack of print paper in said originals/print-paper envelope on the opposite side of said originals from the print machine; extracting an original to be copied and a sheet of print paper from said originals/print-paper envelope simultaneously and feeding the lower edge of said original and said sheet of print paper together into said first inlet of said print machine; upon its ejection from said first outlet, guiding said original back into said originals/print-paper envelope; and upon its ejection from said first outlet, guiding said print paper into said second inlet; and, upon its ejection from said second outlet, guiding said print paper into a separate, substantially vertical copies envelope.

Claim 9

A method of making copies of large sheets with a print machine of the type having an exposure portion, said exposure portion including a first inlet for receiving original traces and print paper sheets and a first outlet for ejecting said original traces and print-paper sheets from said exposure portion, and a developing portion, said developing portion including a second inlet for receiving exposed print paper sheets and a second outlet for ejecting developed print-paper sheets, said method comprising the steps of: placing the originals in a substantially vertically-oriented envelope having a mouth opening upwardly adjacent to said inlets of said print machine, said originals facing said print machine; placing a stack of print paper in said originals/print-paper envelope on the opposite side of said originals from the print machine; extracting an original to be copied and a sheet of print paper from said originals/print-paper envelope simultaneously and feeding the lower edge of said original and said sheet of print paper together into said first inlet of said print machine; upon its ejection from said first outlet, guiding said original back into said originals/print-paper envelope; and upon its ejection from said first outlet, guiding said print paper into said second inlet; and, upon its ejection from said second outlet, guiding said print paper into a separate, substantially vertical copies envelope.