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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Anthony Boon, Kitchener, CA;
Frank B. Dunn, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Anthony Boon, Kitchener, CA;
Frank B. Dunn, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 15/62 (2006.01); B65G 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/12 (2013.01); B65G 15/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for transporting at least one item of media. The apparatus includes at least one guide member providing a first guide surface that guides at least one item of media as the item is transported, at least one elongate slit in the guide surface and at least one belt member each extending along a respective slit and comprising a first belt portion that extends outwardly from the slit beyond the guide surface and a further belt portion that undercuts a region of the guide surface.