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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:
Oct. 30, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth G Frye, South Egremont, MA (US);
Donald C Fitzpatrick, Chatham, NY (US);
Donald R Grody, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beloit Corporation, Beloit, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147888 ; 4147944 ; 4147945 ; 4147927 ; 414793 ; 4147961 ; 4147979 ; 414786 ; 271-31 ; 271182 ; 271183 ; 271202 ; 271218 ;
Abstract
A device for slowing cut sheets in seriatum flow by nipping the trailing edge of the sheets as they leave a high-speed conveyor system is provided whereby the sheets pass to a stacking pile at a slow speed. The nipping device is provided in several embodiments including a brush carrying roll, an oscillating roll on a lever arm and an air jet. Ream removal apparatus are also provided to remove reams of paper from the bottom of the stacking pile.