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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1995
Michael Smart, Easton, PA (US);
Steven McCay, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Company, Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accommodate a plurality of paper sizes includes first and second shafts laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, first and second multi-grooved pulleys affixed to the first and second shafts, respectively, and at least one endless belt extending between the shafts, the endless belt engaging a first groove of the first multi-grooved pulley and a first groove of the second multi-grooved pulley. The belt is translatable without the use of tools into a second groove of the first multi-grooved pulley and a second groove of the second multi-grooved pulley for making a paper-size adjustment.