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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth D. Sanders, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/900 ;
Abstract
A stacking apparatus and method. A document set stacking apparatus and method is provided for use in a document creating apparatus. A set stacking area is provided that has been adapted to accept a stack of a plurality of document sets having fasteners. A set relief area is provided for the portion of the document sets containing the fasteners. At least one fastener attractor is provided adjacent the set relief area. The fastener attractor attracts the fasteners and the portions of the document sets containing the fasteners toward the set relief area.