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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Martin, Rochester, NY (US);
Vinod K Agarwal, Webster, NY (US);
Gerald M Garavuso, Farmington, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271302 ; 271 65 ; 271186 ; 271301 ; 271304 ; 271902 ;
Abstract
The invention includes a sheet feeding apparatus having a sheet pocket with a first end and a second end, rollers spaced a predetermined distance from the first end and including a plurality of sheet-feeder nips, one of the nips being an inlet nip for directing a sheet into the first end of the sheet pocket, and at least one other of the nips being an exit nip for directing a sheet out of the first end of the sheet pocket, and bypass rollers for selectively permitting a sheet to exit the sheet pocket via the second end thereof.