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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Kurt Gordon, Lexington, KY (US);
William Joseph Thornhill, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/934 ;
Abstract
Sheets ( ) exit printer ( ) into finisher ( ) through corrugation rollers ( ) encounter actuator tab ( ) to thereby rotate actuator ( ) upward. Bails ( ) are engaged by this and rotate upward. Each bail has a wing ( ), which prevents curling. When the sheet is exited, gravity acting on the sheet and the actuator tab causes the sheet to drop. The bails also drop under gravity. The sheet is positioned to drop flat and near the exit, as intended for the finisher to form stacks of sheets.