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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1989
R Clark DuBois, Fairfield, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A sorter and receiving tray for paper sheets is described, including the control of each paper sheet so that there is positive displacement of the sheet into the receiving tray. The device disclosed includes both a top and bottom feeding mechanism, each of which controls with positive displacement the placing of the sheet into a receiving tray. Additionally, the sorter of the present invention controls the curl of the paper and includes fixed trays which can be fully loaded with paper, inasmuch as the curl problem is eliminated. The sorter also includes a signal device to indicate when a receiving tray is filled with paper. The sorter and receiving tray of the present invention is particularly arranged to avoid interference between the sheets of paper, and to eliminate paper jams, mis-sorts, and the like.