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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:
Apr. 12, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenichi Mizuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-31 ; 271163 ; 271186 ; 271236 ; 271241 ; 271251 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving sheets of paper from a copying machine or the like includes a tray receiving a stack of sheets on a bottom plate. A side reference plate and a front reference plate are provided on portions of the plate to align the sheets of paper properly within the tray. A roller inclined relative to the side and front reference plates is rotated in contact with the sheets entering the tray to assure they are properly positioned, and means are provided for selectively discharging sheets from the tray.