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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Willy Leu, Pfäffikon, CH;
Erwin Müller, Dürnten, CH;
Assignee:
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/30 ;
Abstract
A method for dismantling a stack ( ) of flat objects ( ) piece by piece, in which the top object ( ) of the stack ( ) is moved in its plane, gripped at its freed edge and removed from the stack ( ). The top object ( ) is moved against a stop ( ), at least in the region of one of its corners ( ), by a movable separating element ( ′) and, as a result of further movement, is bent in such a way that it escapes from the stop ( ) and is moved out of the stack ( ). The invention further relates to an apparatus for dismantling a stack ( ) of flat objects ( ) piece by piece.