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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:
Nov. 04, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271105 ; 271126 ; 271164 ; 271170 ;
Abstract
In a paper feed device having a storage for storing thereon a pile of paper leaves and a device for feeding the paper leaves piled on the storage, there is provided separating apparatus for separating an uppermost one of the paper leaves to be fed by the feeding device from the other paper leaves and a blower disposed adjacent to the rear end of the piled paper leaves with respect to the direction of the feed thereof for blowing a flow of pressurized fluid in the direction of feed of the paper leaves. The blower is movable for retraction with respect to the rear end of the piled paper leaves.