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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masatoshi Hosoi, Nagoya, JP;
Tsutomu Ichinose, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Shimada, Nagoya, JP;
Shin Umeda, Tokyo, JP;
Hirobumi Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 53 ; 270 58 ;
Abstract
A paper handling apparatus having a plurality of bins, a paper positioning device for positioning paper sheets which are sequentially distributed to the bins, and a stapler for stapling the paper sheets stacked on the bins. A controller causes the paper positioning device to position the paper sheets even after the latter has been stapled by the stapler.