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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel George Mlejnek, Lexington, KY (US);
William Joseph Thornhill, Lexington, KY (US);
Thomas Campbell Wade, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 1/12 ;
Abstract
A single aligning roller is disposed at angle to each of two reference barriers to which a printed sheet is to be advanced so as to be aligned at a specific location for stapling. The aligning roller exerts a greater force towards the reference barrier further from the adjacent edge of the printed sheet to be aligned. The aligning roller is preferably at 66° to the reference barrier further from the adjacent edge of the printed sheet to be aligned.