Stack-forming conveyor device for data cards

Claim 1

CONVEYING DEVICE FOR STACKING DATA CARDS WHICH ARRIVE IN SUCCESSION, COMPRISING CONVEYING MEANS FOR THE ARRIVING CARDS, SAID CONVEYING MEANS DEFINING AN ENTERING PLANE FOR SAID ARRIVING CARDS, FEED MEANS FOR ISSUING THE CARDS FROM THE DEVICE, SAID FEED MEANS BEING SPACED FORWARD FROM SAID CONVEYING MEANS IN THE CONVEYING DIRECTION OF THE LATTER, CARD DEFLECTOR MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID CONVEYING MEANS AND SAID FEED MEANS AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE CARDS FOR DEFLECTING THE REAR END OF THE ISSUING CARDS FROM SAID ENTERING PLANE OF THE ARRIVING CARDS, SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS COMPRISING TWO BLADE WHEELS MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES RESPECTIVELY OF THE CARD CONVEYING PATH AND HAVING RADIALLY PROTRUDING BLADES ENGAGEABLE WITH RESPECTIVE LATERAL PORTIONS OF THE CARDS FOR DEFLECTING THE CARDS, SAID BLADE WHEELS HAVING MUTUALLY OPPOSED DIRECTIONS OF ROTATION AND THE BLADES OF EACH BLADE WHEEL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SURFACES EXTENDING AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID BLADE WHEEL, SAID AXIS BEING INCLINED TO THE PLANE OF THE CARD TO CAUSE SAID BLADES WHEN ROTATING TO DEFLECT THE CARD, AND BRAKING MEANS FOR RETARDING THE ISSUING CARDS.