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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steve W. McCay, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/900 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to an overhead pusher finger guide system, preferably for use with a sheet handling apparatus. The guide system prevents the lower conveyor run from sagging or otherwise moving out of the proper feed plane. Accordingly, superior sheet handling is achieved.