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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1993
Edward M Ifkovits, Jr, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Edward F Ifkovits, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Anthony M Macelis, Watertown, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for singulating paper sheets. The apparatus includes: a deck for supporting a plurality of paper sheets; a device for feeding the plurality of paper sheets along the deck; a retarding roller situated above the deck for retarding the plurality of paper sheets; and a feeding roller situated below the retarding roller for feeding the lowermost of the paper sheets past the retarding roller, which has a metal sleeve with a grit coating having a hardness on the Rockwell 'C' scale of at least 60 and a grit size according to the U.S. Standard System between 10 and 320.