Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
Document handling apparatus, comprising: a. an exposure station having a gate; b. a rack having a plurality of parallel pockets for storing documents; c. means for moving the rack to sequentially align each of the pockets with the exposure station; d. fluidic means for moving documents in aligned pockets into orthogonal registration with an aligned pocket and said gate; e. means for moving a registered document into the exposure station; and f. means for receiving documents from the exposure station.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
Document handling apparatus, comprising: a. an exposure station having a gate; b. a rack having a plurality of parallel pockets for storing documents; c. means for moving the rack to sequentially align each of the pockets with the exposure station; d. fluidic means for moving documents in aligned pockets into orthogonal registration with an aligned pocket and said gate; e. means for moving a registered document into the exposure station; and f. means for receiving documents from the exposure station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said rack is located in a housing having an opening and includes: a number of plates; a plurality of spacers; means for fixing the spacers to the plates, each of said spacers being located snugly between a different pair of plates, whereby the pockets are provided; and a plurality of holes extending through the spacers to communicate with the pockets, each spacer having at least one hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said at least one hole is a set of holes and wherein said fluidic means includes means for injecting fluid to any one of the sets of holes when the pocket with which the set communicates is aligned with the opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein said means for injecting fluid includes a hole in the housing, a pump, and means for directing fluid from the pump through the hole, the hole being located so as to communicate with said any one of the sets of holes when the pocket with which the set communicates is aligned with the opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein each of the spacers includes a group of holes and the exposure station includes a gate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus as defined claim 1 wherein said means for receiving documents from the exposure station includes: another rack having a plurality of superposed pockets for storing documents; means for aligning each of the pockets of said another rack with the exposure station; and second fluidic means for moving documents from the exposure station into aligned pockets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein said fluidic means includes means for moving documents from the exposure station into pockets of said rack and said second fluidic means includes means for moving documents in said another rack to the exposure station.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said rack is located in a housing having an opening and includes: a number of plates; a plurality of spacers; means for fixing the spacers to the plates, each of said spacers being located snugly between a different pair of plates, whereby the pockets are provided; and a plurality of sets of holes, each set of holes extending through a different one of the spacers and communicating with a pocket.