US3260520A
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Document handling apparatus
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-03-09
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1984-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William A Sugden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H3/00; B65H3/46; B65H3/52; B65H3/5246; B65H3/5253; B65H3/5269; B65H3/08; B65H3/12; B65H3/124; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/107; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/32; B65H2301/321; B65H2406/00; B65H2406/30; B65H2406/32; B65H2406/322; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/19; B65H2701/1912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A MECHANISM FOR SUPPLYING ONLY THE FOREMOST DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS TO A TRANSPORTING APPARAUS, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SPACED FORWARD FEED BELTS HAVING A PLUALITY OF PERFORATIONS EXTENDING ALONG THEIR LENGTHS; MEANS URGING SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS TOWARD SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; FIRST VACUUM MEANS ACTING THROUGH SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; FIRST VACUUM FEED BELTS FOR EFFECTING THE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT WITH SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; A REVERSE FEED MEDIUM INTERLACING SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEIDUM LYING IN A PLANE DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS THEREBY A DOCUMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS AND SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM IS DEFORMED ALONG ITS LENGTH; AND SECOND VACUUM MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM TO EFFECT THE ENGAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A MECHANISM FOR SUPPLYING ONLY THE FOREMOST DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS TO A TRANSPORTING APPARAUS, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SPACED FORWARD FEED BELTS HAVING A PLUALITY OF PERFORATIONS EXTENDING ALONG THEIR LENGTHS; MEANS URGING SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS TOWARD SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; FIRST VACUUM MEANS ACTING THROUGH SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; FIRST VACUUM FEED BELTS FOR EFFECTING THE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT WITH SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS; A REVERSE FEED MEDIUM INTERLACING SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEIDUM LYING IN A PLANE DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS THEREBY A DOCUMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FORWARD FEED BELTS AND SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM IS DEFORMED ALONG ITS LENGTH; AND SECOND VACUUM MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM TO EFFECT THE ENGAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS WITH SAID REVERSE FEED MEDIUM.
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