Electrostatic drive apparatus

Claim 1

AN ELECTROSTATIC DRIVE APPARATUS SUITED FOR ADVANCING PERFORATED PAPER, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A ROTOR ADAPTED FOR CONTINUOUS ROTATION, (B) ELECTROSTATIC RESISTANCE MATERIAL CARRIED BY AND ENCIRCLING SAID ROTOR, (C) A BRAKE MEMBER, (D) ELECTROSTATIC RESISTANCE MATERIAL CARRIED BY SAID BRAKE MEMBER, (E) A PAPER DRIVE (F) INCLUDING AN ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER EXTENDING AROUND BOTH SAID ROTOR SAID BRAKE MEMBER AND BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ELECTROSTATIC RESISTANCE MATERIAL THEREON, AND (G) INCLUDING A PAIR OF BELTS ATTACHED TO SAID ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER IN A LATERALLY-SPACED RELATIONSHIP FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, (H) SAID PAIR OF BELTS EACH CARRYING A PLURALITY OF PINS PROJECTABLE INTO THE PERFORATIONS TO ADVANCE SAID PAPER IN A GENERALLY LINEAR DIRECTION, (I) MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID ROTOR TO CAUSE SAID ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER TO BE HELD THERETO AND SAID ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER AND SAID BELTS TO BE MOVED THEREBY WHEREBY ADVANCEMENT OF SAID PAPER IS EFFECTED, AND (J) MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DEENERGIZING SAID ROTOR AND ENERGIZING SAID BRAKE MEMBER TO CAUSE SAID ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER TO BE RELEASED FROM SAID ROTOR AND TO BE HELD BY SAID BRAKE MEMBER WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID ENDLESS DRIVEN MEMBER AND SAID BELTS IS STOPPED AND ADVANCEMENT OF SAID PAPER IS TERMINATED.