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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:
Jul. 31, 1979
Filed:
May. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
John N Thornton, Huntingdon, GB;
Assignee:
Wiggins Teape Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
93 9 / ; 414131 ; 271218 ; 414 37 ;
Abstract
A layboy mechanism for the continuous stacking and delivery of batches of sheet material received from a delivery mechanism and comprising means for continuously receiving cut sheets and forming them into a downwardly moving stack, divider means for dividing the stack into batches containing a predetermined number of sheets, and means for removing the lowermost batch while the remainder of the stack above it is supported by auxiliary support means which move between an operative support position and an inoperative position clear of the stack.