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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997

Filed:

Oct. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael Smart, Easton, PA (US);

Mark Ricker, Tatamy, PA (US);

Leonard Neifert, Apex, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271223 ; 271184 ; 271198 ; 271212 ; 403365 ;
Abstract

A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accomodate a plurality of paper sizes includes a shaft laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, a guide element mounted to the shaft for contacting and guiding documents transported through the accumulator, a connector for slidably connecting the guide element to the shaft, and a compressible O-ring inserted between the shaft and the connector for imparting friction therebetween, whereby the guide element can be translated along the shaft without the use of a tool.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Smart, Michael. (1997). Document set accumulator having guide elements with compressible o-rings (U.S. Patent No. 5647587). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5647587

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