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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1987
Samuel W Martin, Weston, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for turning flat articles supported on a substantially flat surface, including a device for receiving a serial stream of the articles, each of which travels along a first linear path, and a device for rotating each article through a preselected angle and for then steering the articles in a preselected direction. The rotating device includes a first and second pair of fixed, positioned rollers whose axes are located at substantially a right angle to each other. The apparatus further includes a guiding device and a conveyor which causes the articles to move along a path which is parallel to the preselected path of travel. The apparatus is utilized in executing a method of receiving, rotating and conveying the articles along the preselected direction.