Registration apparatus for a sheet material article handler
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsKevin Lauren Cote, Richard Daniel Curley, Benedict Sammuel Raffaele
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Abstract
A registration device for a sheet material article handler includes a movable backstop which sequentially engages a leading edge portion of a sheet material article as the article moves in a direction of movement along a path of movement in the sheet material article handler, thereby registering the sheet material article relative to the sheet material article handler. A driver is provided, the driver moving the backstop along an arcuate path in the direction of movement of the sheet material article from a first position out of the path of movement to a second position in the path of movement.
Claims20
A registration device for a sheet material article handler, the registration device comprising:
- a movable backstop configured to sequentially engage a leading edge portion of a sheet material article moving in a direction of movement of the sheet material article along a path of movement of the sheet material article in the sheet material article handler so as to register the sheet material article relative to the sheet material article handler;
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- a driver configured to move the backstop along an arcuate path in the direction of movement of the sheet material article from a first position out of the path of movement to a second position in the path of movement.
A method for registering a sheet material article in a sheet material article handler, the method comprising:
- sequentially engaging, using a movable backstop, a leading edge portion of a sheet material article moving in a direction of movement of the sheet material article along a path of movement of the sheet material article in the sheet material article handler so as to register the sheet material article relative to the sheet material article handler;
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- moving the backstop along an arcuate path in the direction of movement of the sheet material article from a first position out of the path of movement to a second position in the path of movement using a driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.