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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Richard D Boughton, Newton, CT (US);
Carlos L DeFigueiredo, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Helen Rose, Seymour, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A buckle chute for folding a sheet of paper. The buckle chute includes: a first plate having a vertically extending slot; a second plate opposing the first plate and defining a paper path therewith; a paper stopping tab extending through the vertically extending slot; a paper inverting tab extending through the vertically extending slot and situated above the paper stopping tab, the inverting tab being pivotable between an operative position in the paper path and an inoperative position out of the paper path; and a lever operatively connected to the paper inverting tab and extending beyond the side edge of the first plate for pivoting the tab between the operative and inoperative positions.