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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2000
Clark Woody, Pinconning, MI (US);
Stephen Gangler, Unionville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Hoffman, Linwood, MI (US);
S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of stacking flexible articles of a non-uniform thickness involves the use of a stacking table including separately movable first and second support surfaces. An actuator moves the stacking table through a range of motion relative to a stationary cam plate. A cam follower is mechanically coupled to the second support surface and engages the cam surface when the stacking table is moved through at least part of the range of motion. When the actuator moves the stacking table and the cam follower engages the cam surface, the second surface is displaced relative to the first support surface. Preferably, the cam plate is repositionable to vary a distance by which the second support surface is displaced relative to the first support surface.