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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Galon Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Scott Stephen Williams, Versailles, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-907 ; 271-909 ; 271-911 ;
Abstract
A single pick feed mechanism is rotatable between two positions. In a first position, the single pick feed mechanism has its pick rolls rotate in one direction to pick the top sheet of a first source of media. In a second position, the single pick feed mechanism has its pick rolls rotate in the opposite direction to pick the bottom sheet of a second source of media. The first source may have sheets of a different width than the second source. The single pick feed mechanism is disposed between the sources of media.