Xerox Corporation

Bryan C Winkelman

Daniel James McVeigh

Richard P Ficarra

Bruce J DiRenzo

Terrance Joseph Antinora

A set fastening, ejecting, and stacking system for stacking sets of printed sheets with staples or other set fasteners that are being ejected by a set ejector with a horizontal movement component to slide the stapled set out over the stack. An automatic dynamic ramp system is provided by a foldable member which is folded in a vertical direction by the horizontal movement of the set ejector to temporarily lift up the stapled area of the set out of contact with the stack while that set is being ejected to prevent snagging.

Sheet set stacking system with reduced stubbing

An output device for a copier or printer includes a stapler which is capable of placing a single corner staple in a set of sheets, or alternately two evenly-spaced staples along the edge of the set. A kicker member, which is shaped to push a stapled set toward an output tray, includes a contact point which is movable, such as by a spring mechanism, relative to the rest of the kicker member, so that the kicker member can accommodate a moving stapler head within the output device.

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Webster, NY, United States of America

Bryan C Winkelman