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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuhiko Sugiyama, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Rank Xerox Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-9 ; 271118 ; 271265 ;
Abstract
A sheet feed mechanism is disclosed which will permit manual feed as well as automatic seriatim feeding. The mechanism includes a main feed roller movable into and out of contact with the top sheet of a stack, another feed roll above and in contact with the main roller and a pinch roller above and in contact with the other roller to form a nip through which a sheet may be manually guided for feeding.