Item transportation
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorRobert Suttie
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for locating at least one item of media at a desired location. The apparatus includes a first and further transport element for transporting an item of media along a transport path having a pre-determined plane of transport. The apparatus also includes at least one abutment surface that locates respective first and second lateral edge regions of the item or a central region of the item to a side of the plane of transport to provide an arcuate cross-section in at least a region of the item.
Claims15
Apparatus for locating at least one item of media at a desired location, comprising:
- a first and further transport element for transporting an item of media along a transport path having a pre-determined plane of transport;
- and
- at least one abutment surface that locates respective first and second lateral edge regions of said an item or a central region of said an item to a side of the plane of transport to provide an arcuate cross-section in a region of the item.
A method for locating at least one item of media at a desired location, comprising the steps of:
- transporting an item of media along a transport path having a pre-determined plane of transport;
- and
- as the item is transported, locating first and second lateral edge regions of said an item or a central region of said an item to a side of the plane of transport to provide an arcuate cross-section in a region of said item.
A method of locating an item of media at a desired location, comprising the steps of:
- stiffening the item of media by generating an arcuate cross-section in the item;
- and
- transporting the stiffened item to the desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.