US4591146A
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Continuous feed document carrier
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-12-28
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2004-12-28
Abstract
Abstract In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a continuous feed document carrier is disclosed comprising a flexible conveyor member provided with a locking mechanism for connecting the ends of the conveyor member to form an endless loop conveyor. The conveyor member includes pockets located thereon for receiving an end portion of a document carried on the conveyor member. The pockets position and align the document on the conveyor member. The conveyor member includes perforations extending adjacent the longitudinal edges of the conveyor member so that the conveyor member may be pulled through a printer.
Inventors
- 👤 Bill J. Sasso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:50
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A continuous feed document carrier, comprising; (a) a flexible conveyor member having cooperative connection means, said conveyor member forming an endless loop conveyor upon locking said connection means; (b) pocket means located on said conveyor member for receiving an end portion of a document therein, said pocket means including a registration edge defining the depth of said pocket means for abutment with the end of the document received therein for positioning and aligning the document on said conveyor member for subsequent printing thereon; (c) alignment means for guiding said connection means into locking engagement to form said endless loop conveyor, said alignment means comprising an extension extending from one end of said conveyor member, said extension including a leading edge for abutment with said registration edge and having a length substantially equal to the depth of said pocket means; and (d) traction means extending adjacent the longitudinal edge of said conveyor member to enable pulling said conveyor member through a printer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A continuous feed document carrier, comprising; (a) a flexible conveyor member having cooperative connection means, said conveyor member forming an endless loop conveyor upon locking said connection means; (b) pocket means located on said conveyor member for receiving an end portion of a document therein, said pocket means including a registration edge defining the depth of said pocket means for abutment with the end of the document received therein for positioning and aligning the document on said conveyor member for subsequent printing thereon; (c) alignment means for guiding said connection means into locking engagement to form said endless loop conveyor, said alignment means comprising an extension extending from one end of said conveyor member, said extension including a leading edge for abutment with said registration edge and having a length substantially equal to the depth of said pocket means; and (d) traction means extending adjacent the longitudinal edge of said conveyor member to enable pulling said conveyor member through a printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said pocket means is formed by said conveyor member and an overlapping cover attached thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said traction means comprises perforations extending along two parallel edges of said conveyor member, said perforations being sized and spaced for cooperative engagement with a tractor feed mechanism on a printer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said conveyor member comprises N segments, where N is an integer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the length of each of said N segments is substantially equal, said length being substantially equal to the length of the document positioned thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said connection means comprises separable bead and groove locking mechanisms, said bead and groove being aligned for locking engagement upon abutment of said leading edge of said extension with said registration edge in said pocket means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said alignment means comprises an extension member extending from each end of said conveyor member, one of said extension members overlying the other of said extension members and including a leading edge for abutment with said registration edge defining the depth of said pocket means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein one of said extension members includes a strip of adhesive thereon for adhesively attaching said extension member to said conveyor member forming an endless loop conveyor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said extension members are substantially identical in length and width.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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