Card stop-registration device

Claim 2

Card transport mechanism comprising: card guide means for guiding a card so that it moves in a predetermined path; a card stop in said path effective on the leading edge of the card so as to stop the card at a predetermined position in said path as the card moves forwardly in said path; a wedge element in said path movable mounted so that the element is moved from an initial position in said path by the card as the card passes forwardly along said path, said wedge element having a wedging surface movable in a direction toward said stop at the level of the card in said path as the wedge element moves toward its initial position in said path after the card has passed the wedge element in its forward movemEnt for wedging against the trailing edge of the card to hold the card firmly against said stop in said predetermined position of the card, said path being defined adjacent said card stop by a pair of plates having a gap between them through which cards travel in said path toward said stop, and said stop engaging one of said plates to be effective; and means for selectively engaging and releasing said stop with respect to said last-named plate to cause the stop to be effective on a card or to allow the card to pass beyond the stop.

Claim 3

Card transport mechanism as set forth in claim 1, said stop including an electromagnet and said plate with which the stop engages being formed of ferrous material so that the stop may engage said last-named plate on energization of the electromagnet to render the stop effective.

Claim 4

Card transport mechanism comprising: card guide means for guiding a card so that it moves in a predetermined path; a card stop in said path effective on the leading edge of the card so as to stop the card at a predetermined position in said path as the card moves forwardly in said path; and a wedge element in said path movably mounted so that the element is moved from an initial position in said path by the card as the card passes forwardly along said path, said wedge element having a wedging surface movable in a direction toward said stop at the level of the card in said path as the wedge element moves toward its said initial position in said path after the card has passed the wedge element in its forward movement for wedging against the trailing edge of the card to hold the card firmly against said stop in said predetermined position of the card, said card path being partially defined by a plate located adjacent said card stop and said card stop being engageable with said plate, said card stop being provided with a surface tapering outwardly away from the surface of said plate contacted by the stop so as to provide a wedging action for the forward edge of the card tending to hold the card on said plate as the card moves into contact with the stop.

Claim 5

Card transport mechanism comprising: card guide means for guiding a card so that it moves in a predetermined path; a card stop in said path effective on the leading edge of the card so as to stop the card at a predetermined position in said path as the card moves forwardly in said path; and a wedge element in said path movably mounted so that the element is moved from an initial position in said path by the card as the card passes forwardly along said path, said wedge element having a wedging surface movable in a direction toward said stop at the level of the card in said path as the wedge element moves toward its said initial position in said path after the card has passed the wedge element in its forward movement for wedging against the trailing edge of the card to hold the card firmly against said stop in said predetermined position of the card, said card path being partially defined by a plate located adjacent said card stop and said card stop being engageable with said plate, said card stop being provided with a surface tapering outwardly away from the surface of said plate contacted by the stop so as to provide a wedging action for the forward edge of the card tending to hold the card on said plate as the card moves into contact with the stop.

Claim 6

Card transport mechanism as set forth in claim 3, said stop including an electromagnet and said plate with which the stop engages being formed of ferrous material so that the stop may engage said plate on energization of the electromagnet to render the stop effective.

Claim 7

Card transport mechanism comprising: card guide means for guiding a card so that it moves in a predetermined path; a card stop in said path effective on the leading edge of the card so as to stop the card at a predetermined position in said path as the card moves forwardly in said path; and a wedge element movably mounted so that the element may move through said path from an initial position outside of said path and having a wedging surface extending at an acute angle with respect to the card in said path so that said wedging surface wedges against the trailing edge of the card as said wedge element moves through said path to thereby wedge the card between the wedge element and said stop and hold it in said predetermined position, said wedge element being movable out of said path into its said initial position by a card passing forwardly along the path and the card allowing the wedge element to move through said path and wedge the card as aforesaid when the card passes beyond the wedge element.

Claim 8

Card transport mechanism comprising: card guide means for guiding a card so that it moves in a predetermined path; a card stop in said path effective on the leading edge of the card so as to stop the card at a predetermined position in said path as the card moves forwardly in said path; and a wedge element movably mounted so that the element may move through said path from an initial position outside of said path and having a wedging surface extending at an acute angle with respect to the card in said path so that said wedging surface wedges against the trailing edge of the card as said wedge element moves through said path to thereby wedge the card between the wedge element and said stop and hold it in said predetermined position, said wedge element being movable out of said path into its said initial position by a card passing forwardly along the path and the card allowing the wedge element to move through said path and wedge the card as aforesaid when the card passes beyond the wedge element.

Claim 9

Card transport mechanism as set forth in claim 5, said wedge element being pivotally mounted on a pivot located above said path and said wedging surface being a rounded forward surface on the wedge element which is effective on the trailing edge of the card when the wedge element rotates through said path after passage of the card beyond the wedge element.

Claim 10

Card transport mechanism as set forth in claim 6, and a spring effective on said wedge element for rotating it through said path of card travel and yielding so as to allow the wedge element to move out of said path and allow the card to travel in said path tOward said card stop.

Claim 11

Card transport mechanism as set forth in claim 5 and including means for selectively engaging and releasing said stop so as to cause the stop to be effective on a card or to allow the card to pass beyond the stop.