Document stack leveling method, and a document finisher including the same
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRichard P. Ficarra, Carlos M. Terrero
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Abstract
A document finisher is arranged for forming a document stack whose top surface is maintained substantially level. The document finisher includes a document stack leveling container for containing a document stack of one or more documents. Each document has a document thick side that is thicker than the opposite document thin side. The document stack leveling container includes a hollow. The document finisher is arranged for disposing documents in the hollow, thus forming a document stack therein. The hollow includes a bottom shaped such that the document stack top surface is maintained substantially level.
Claims28
A method for leveling a document stack comprising:
- (a) providing a document stack leveling container for leveling a stack of one or more documents, each document having a document thick side that is thicker than the opposite document thin side, the document stack leveling container having generally-upright container sides defining an upper container mouth and an opposite container bottom, the document stack leveling container mouth and sides forming a container hollow, a document stack top surface leveling ramp disposed in the document stack leveling container hollow so an included ramp surface slopes downward from an included container shallow end towards the opposite included container deep end;
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- (b) disposing documents in the document stack leveling container to form a document stack therein with the included document thick sides generally proximate to the document stack leveling container deep end.
A document finisher arranged for leveling a document stack in accordance with a method, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a document stack leveling container for leveling a stack of one or more documents, each document having a document thick side that is thicker than the opposite document thin side, the document stack leveling container having generally-upright container sides defining an upper container mouth and an opposite container bottom, the document stack leveling container mouth and sides forming a container hollow, a document stack top surface leveling ramp disposed in the document stack leveling container hollow so an included ramp surface slopes downward from an included container shallow end towards the opposite included container deep end;
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- (b) arranging the document finisher to dispose documents in the document stack leveling container to form a document stack therein with the included document thick sides generally proximate to the document stack leveling container deep end.
A method for leveling a document stack comprising:
- (a) providing a container means for leveling a document stack of one or more documents, each document having a document thick side that is thicker than the opposite document thin side;
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- (b) disposing documents in the container means, thus forming a document stack therein;
- where the container means includes a bottom surface arranged such that an included document stack top surface is maintained substantially level.
A document finisher arranged for leveling a document stack comprising:
- container means for leveling a document stack of one or more documents, each document having a document thick side that is thicker than the opposite document thin side;
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- means for disposing documents in the container means, thus forming a document stack therein;
- where the container means includes a bottom surface arranged such that an included document stack top surface is maintained substantially level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.