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Apparatus and method for sorting flat articles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-26
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-06-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice M Levy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:46
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/02; B07C3/08; B07C3/082; B07C3/085; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/90; Y10S209/912; Y10S209/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A METHOD OF ARRANGING A BODY OF FLAT ARTICLES IN DESIRED ORDER, EACH SAID ARTICLE BEARING A CODE DESIGNATION, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: (1) FEEDING SAID ARTICLES INTO A SORTER TO DELIVER SAID ARTICLES INDIVIDUALLY TO SELECTED ACCUMULATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID CODE DESIGNATIONS TO FORM IN EACH SAID ACCUMUALATOR A BATCH OF SAID ARTICLES, (11) THEN MOVING SAID ACCUMULATORS SEQUENTIALLY TO A STACKER AND THEN SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING EACH SAID BATCH TO SAID STACKER AS ITS ASSOCIATED ACCUMULATOR COMES INTO REGISTER WITH SAID STACKER TO FORM IN SAID STACKER A STACK OF SAID ARTICLES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCE OF BATCHES AND TO EMPTY SAID ACCUMULATORS FOR A SECOND SORT.
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