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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Inventor:
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/38 (2006.01); B65H 31/30 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/3081 (2013.01); G03G 15/6547 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42266 (2013.01); B65H 2402/443 (2013.01); B65H 2601/325 (2013.01); B65H 2601/523 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing device includes a recessed output tray having a nudging mechanism including a nudger component that engages a stack of paper such that when the nudger moves, the stack will move with it and an actuating mechanism to move the nudger, thereby moving the stack of papers. The nudger may be automatic or may be controlled manually. The stack may be moved in a particular direction or may be rotated.