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US3158368A
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Card feed mechanism
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1962-07-19
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Granted: 1964-11-24
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Expires: 1982-07-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven M Shelley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/07; G06K13/077; G06K13/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A RECORD MEMBER IN A NUMBER OF INCREMENTAL STEPS COMPRISING: A STEPPED, SPIRAL-SHAPED GATE POSITIONED IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER AND ROTATABLE IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY ABOUT AN AXIS WHICH IS TRANSVERSE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID MEMBER, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID GATE HAVING A NUMBER OF STEPPED PORTIONS LOCATED AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES FROM SAID AXIS; AND MEANS CONTINUOUSLY URGING SAID RECORD MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID GATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A RECORD MEMBER IN A NUMBER OF INCREMENTAL STEPS COMPRISING: A STEPPED, SPIRAL-SHAPED GATE POSITIONED IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER AND ROTATABLE IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY ABOUT AN AXIS WHICH IS TRANSVERSE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID MEMBER, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID GATE HAVING A NUMBER OF STEPPED PORTIONS LOCATED AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES FROM SAID AXIS; AND MEANS CONTINUOUSLY URGING SAID RECORD MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID GATE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2123978A
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