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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Peterek, Kitchener, CA;
Fred Kallin, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Thomas Peterek, Kitchener, CA;
Fred Kallin, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing an aligned bunch of items of media. The apparatus includes a driven drum element arranged to rotate about a drum axis of rotation and at least one driven endless belt member, each arranged along a respective belt pathway. The belt pathway comprises a pathway portion in which the belt member extends in a co-operating relationship with more than sixty percent of the circumference of an outer surface of the drum element. The drum element and at least one belt member co-operate to receive and align items of media therebetween.