(57) An integrated printer and paper feeding apparatus comprising paper storing means
for storing a plurality of individual sheets of paper, paper feeding means for feeding
individual sheets of paper from said paper storing means along a paper feed path,
printing means for printing on a sheet of paper, paper advancing means for advancing
a sheet of paper past said printing means to effect printing thereon, and control
means for controlling the operation of said paper feeding means, said printing means
and said paper advancing means, said integrated printer and paper feeding apparatus
being characterized by a housing (4) for providing a substantially complete enclosure
for said paper storing means, said paper feeding means, said printing means and said
paper advancing means, each of said paper storing menas (10, 12), said paper feeding
means (156), said printing means (26) and said paper advancing means (28) being mounted
within said housing such that said paper path along which said individual sheets of
paper are moved lies completely within said housing. The present invention further
comprises improved paper control means, improved envelope stripping means, and/or
improved means for controlling the position of a sheet of paper to be printed on.
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