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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen Alan Guaraldi, Kingston, NH (US);
Mehmet Oktay Kaya, Lee, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/34 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for separating flat products from a pile of flat products, the apparatus including a support and at least one separator for separating a product from a pile of products. The separator is movable with respect to the support and includes a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile so that a contact point between the separator and the edge of the pile can remain fixed despite adjustments to the penetration depth of the separator.