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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric A Belec, Southbury, CT (US);
Donald E Barker, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Steven E Cohen, Seymour, CT (US);
James A Salomon, Cheshire, CT (US);
Denis J Stemmle, Sr, Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271 35 ; 271121 ; 271122 ;
Abstract
A two-stage document singulating apparatus includes first and second singulators disposed along a document feed path. The first singulator acts to separate individual documents from a stack which are subject to a stack advance mechanism force. The second singulator separates multifeeds that pass through the first singulator and which are no longer subject to the stack advance mechanism force.