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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2003
James R. Gilbertson, Oakdale, MN (US);
James R. Gilbertson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for changing the direction of transport of a sheet by about 75° to about 90° comprising: a first flat guide for contacting the leading edge of a sheet transported along a path to change its direction of transport by an acute angle; a second flat or concavely curved guide spaced from the first guide for contacting the leading edge of the sheet to change to direction of transport by an acute angle wherein the change of direction of transport of the sheet by the first and second guides totals about 75° to about 90°, the second concavely curved guide providing accumulation of the proper amount of sheet required to change the direction of transport of the sheet by the about 75° to about 90°.