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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Sonnenberg, Kitchener, CA (US);
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/54 (2006.01); B65H 5/26 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 29/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/26 (2013.01); B65H 5/06 (2013.01); B65H 29/58 (2013.01); B65H 2404/2615 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting media items along a transport path. The apparatus comprises a first transport member and a further transport member that selectively apply an urging force to at least one media item to urge said media item along a transport path, wherein in a first mode of operation, the urging force is applied to said media item to transport said media item at least partially along the transport path and, in a further mode of operation, the urging force on said media item is released to allow at least one end region of the media item to move freely along the transport path.