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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1994
David R Auerbach, West Redding, CT (US);
Kenneth W Lowell, Bristol, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for transporting documents along a paper path includes a plurality of in-line idler rollers biased against a corresponding plurality of in-line driven rollers. The in-line idler rollers are mounted to an in-line transport assembly that is cantilevered over a paper path on a deck. The in-line transport assembly includes a plurality of idler shafts rigidly and transversely suspended over the paper path between two end plates. The in-line idler rollers are rotatably mounted to arm members that are secured to the idler shafts in pairs above the deck. Guide structure is located at the downstream end of the in-line transport for preventing the documents from skewing and lifting away from the deck as the documents are transported. The transport also includes structure for enabling and disabling the in-line transport.