Stack divider

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A LIFT OF SHEETS OF PAPER FROM A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER, A PUSHING APPARATUS INCLUDING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING LEG MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT ALONG A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER, A PUSHER PLATE MOUNTED ON SAID LEG FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND HAVING A GAUGE PLATE EXTENDING THEREFROM FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP OF A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER AND LIMITING DOWNWARDLY MOVEMENT OF SAID PUSHER PLATE WITH RESPECT TO THE STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER, A DIVIDER BLADE SPACED BENEATH SAID PUSHER PLATE AND MOUNTED THEREON FOR VERTICAL ADJUSTABLE MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO, MEANS RETAINING SAID DIVIDER BLADE IN FIXED BLADE HAVING A THIN ADVANCE PUSHER PLATE, AND DIVIDER BLADE HAVING A THIN ADVANCE PORTION HAVING AN AIR PORT OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR FLOATING A LIFT OF SHEETS OF PAPER FROM A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER UPON THE INSERTION OF SAID DIVIDER BLADE IN A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER, A FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER MOUNTED ON SAID LEG AND HAVING A PISTON ROD CONNECTED WITH SAID GAUGE PLATE AND MOVING SAID GAUGE PLATE AND DIVIDER BLADE VERTICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE LEG AND ENGAGING SAID GAUGE PLATE WITH THE TOP OF THE STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER WITH A PRESSURE REGULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESSUER REQUIRED TO POSITION SAID DIVIDER BLADE VERTICALL ALONG THE STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER TO BE INSERTED IN A STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER TO DIVIDE A UNIFORM LIFT OF SHEETS OF PAPER FROM THE STACK OF SHEETS OF PAPER.