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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arild Vedoy, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Mark Nordling, Crystal, MN (US);
Assignee:
Multifeeder Technology, Inc., White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 4/300 ;
Abstract
A catch tray attachment for a sheet feeding machine allows rapid accumulation and manual removal of a predetermined count of sheet articles from the catch tray. The catch tray itself is adapted for mounting to the frame of the sheet feeding machine so as to position it in the discharge path of sheet articles exiting the sheet feeder. Upon removal of an accumulation of sheet articles from the catch tray, a signal is sent back to the sheet feeder to initiate further machine cycles whereby a predetermined count of sheet articles are again deposited in the catch tray.