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Reproduction apparatus having a tab stock feeding intermediate storage tray assembly
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1992-09-10
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2012-09-10
Abstract
Abstract An intermediate sheet storage tray assembly for use in a reproduction apparatus includes a tray portion for receiving and holding tabbed sheets, and a feed device associated with a first edge of the tray portion for refeeding the tabbed sheets out of the tray portion. The intermediate sheet storage tray assembly further includes a mechanism for rotating the tray portion about a vertical axis so that the tabbed sheets in the tray portion are refed out of the tray portion even-edge first.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory P. Mahoney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:24
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/23; G03G15/231; G03G15/232; G03G15/234; G03G15/65; G03G15/6588; G03G15/6594; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00367; G03G2215/00417; G03G2215/0043; G03G2215/00434; G03G2215/00443; G03G2215/00523
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
For use in a reproduction apparatus, an intermediate sheet storage tray assembly for holding and refeeding tabbed sheets, the intermediate sheet storage tray assembly comprising: (a) a tray portion for receiving and holding tabbed sheets having an even-edge and an uneven edge each, said tray portion having a rear edge and a front edge; (b) feed means, associated with said front edge of said tray portion, for refeeding said tabbed sheets out of said tray portion; and (c) means for rotating said tray portion about a vertical axis so that tabbed sheets in said tray portion are refed therefrom even-edge first.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
For use in a reproduction apparatus, an intermediate sheet storage tray assembly for holding and refeeding tabbed sheets, the intermediate sheet storage tray assembly comprising: (a) a tray portion for receiving and holding tabbed sheets having an even-edge and an uneven edge each, said tray portion having a rear edge and a front edge; (b) feed means, associated with said front edge of said tray portion, for refeeding said tabbed sheets out of said tray portion; and (c) means for rotating said tray portion about a vertical axis so that tabbed sheets in said tray portion are refed therefrom even-edge first.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The storage tray assembly of claim 1 wherein said tray portion is rotatable substantially 180°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The storage tray assembly of claim 1 wherein said rotating means includes means for rotating said tray portion substantially 180° to receive tabbed sheets being fed thereinto even-edge first, and for thereafter rotating said tray portion substantially 180° to a tabbed sheet refeeding position wherein said tabbed sheets are refed even-edge first out of said tray portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
A reproduction apparatus comprising: (a) means for forming and transferring a first toner image and a second toner image at a transfer station to a tabbed sheet; (b) means for feeding a tabbed sheet having a first, even-edge, and a second opposite uneven-edge including a tab portion, to said transfer station to receive said first toner image on a first side of said tab portion; (c) an intermediate sheet storage tray or receiving and refeeding said tabbed sheet to said transfer station to receive said second toner image on a second side of said tab portion; and (d) means for rotating said intermediate storage tray about a vertical axis so that said tabbed sheet received into said intermediate storage tray is refed even-edge first out of said storage tray.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A reproduction apparatus comprising: (a) means for forming and transferring a first toner image and a second toner image at a transfer station to a tabbed sheet; (b) means for feeding a tabbed sheet having a first, even-edge, and a second opposite uneven-edge including a tab portion, to said transfer station to receive said first toner image on a first side of said tab portion; (c) an intermediate sheet storage tray or receiving and refeeding said tabbed sheet to said transfer station to receive said second toner image on a second side of said tab portion; and (d) means for rotating said intermediate storage tray about a vertical axis so that said tabbed sheet received into said intermediate storage tray is refed even-edge first out of said storage tray.
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