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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1979
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl A Queener, Boulder County, CO (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271173 ; 271 80 ; 271207 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a small collator/sorter adaptable for use with a document producing machine such as a copier and having particular utility as the only output receptacle. The collator/sorter is a multi-pocket device with a limited number of bins, each of which has a limited copy capacity and is well suited to be constructed and arranged as an integral part of a copier serving as a replacement for the conventional exit tray. The paper bins are preferably contained within a small space such that they can be unloaded in a one hand operation.