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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:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1978
John F Bloemendaal, Rochester, NY (US);
Arthur M Boone, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A gravity impelled transport for moving an original to an exposure station in a photographic printer or copier and there aligning the original in a reference position for exposure. The transport includes an inclined chute defining first and second planar guides for supporting and directing the original along a face and an edge thereof. The chute has a compound slope with respect to the horizontal such that gravitational forces will urge the original into guided association with the separate guide beds while moving the original along the chute. A retractable pin at the exposure station intercepts and stops the moving original thereby permitting the gravitational forces to align the original in the reference position.