US3298682A
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Document aligning and feeding device
Assignee: Olivetti SpA
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Filing: 1964-09-30
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1984-09-30
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Gatti Giancarlo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:39
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H3/00; B65H3/46; B65H3/52; B65H3/5246; B65H3/5253; B65H3/5261; B65H9/00; B65H9/06; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/06; G06K13/063; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/103; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/19; B65H2701/1912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
IN A DOCUMENT ALIGNING AND FEEDING DEVICE HAVING ALIGNING MEANS FOR URGING THE TOP DOCUMENT OF A DOCUMENT STACK IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION AGAINST A STATIONARY MEMBER TO FINELY ALIGN SAID TOP DOCUMENT BEFORE BEING FED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID DIRECTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) TAKING UP MEANS FOR TAKING UP A PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE TOP OF SAID STACK AND FOR URGING SAME TOWARD SAID ALIGNING MEANS, (B) A PAIR OF DOCUMENT SEPARATING ROLLERS MUTUALLY CONTACTING ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINE AND ADAPTED TO RETURN ALL DOCUMENTS OF SAID PLURALITY BUT SAID TOP DOCUMENT TO SAID STACK, (C) TEMPORARILY EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR ARRESTING SAID PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS BETWEEN SAID TAKING UP MEANS AND SAID ALIGNING MEANS TO PRELIMINARILY ALIGN SAME SUBSTANTIALLY ON SAID LINE, (D) AND MEANS FOR RENDERING INEFFECTIVE SAID TEMPORARILY EFFECTIVE MEANS AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME FROM THE ARRESTING INSTANT OF SAID PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS, WHEREBY ONLY SAID TOP DOCUMENT SO PRELIMINARILY ALIGNED IS URGED TOWARD SAID ALIGNING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
IN A DOCUMENT ALIGNING AND FEEDING DEVICE HAVING ALIGNING MEANS FOR URGING THE TOP DOCUMENT OF A DOCUMENT STACK IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION AGAINST A STATIONARY MEMBER TO FINELY ALIGN SAID TOP DOCUMENT BEFORE BEING FED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID DIRECTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) TAKING UP MEANS FOR TAKING UP A PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE TOP OF SAID STACK AND FOR URGING SAME TOWARD SAID ALIGNING MEANS, (B) A PAIR OF DOCUMENT SEPARATING ROLLERS MUTUALLY CONTACTING ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINE AND ADAPTED TO RETURN ALL DOCUMENTS OF SAID PLURALITY BUT SAID TOP DOCUMENT TO SAID STACK, (C) TEMPORARILY EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR ARRESTING SAID PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS BETWEEN SAID TAKING UP MEANS AND SAID ALIGNING MEANS TO PRELIMINARILY ALIGN SAME SUBSTANTIALLY ON SAID LINE, (D) AND MEANS FOR RENDERING INEFFECTIVE SAID TEMPORARILY EFFECTIVE MEANS AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME FROM THE ARRESTING INSTANT OF SAID PLURALITY OF DOCUMENTS, WHEREBY ONLY SAID TOP DOCUMENT SO PRELIMINARILY ALIGNED IS URGED TOWARD SAID ALIGNING MEANS.
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