Apparatus for separating original and copy sheets in a duplicator

Apparatus for separating first and second superposed thin sheets of material comprising:

• support means for said superposed sheets;
• pick-off means cooperating with said support means to engage the top sheet and lift the same from the bottom sheet in response to relative movement between said pick-off means and said support means, said support means being reciprocally, rectilinearly movable with respect to said pick-off means;
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• separator means on said support means interposed between adjacent portions of said first and second sheets to facilitate engagement and lifting of said top sheet by said pick-off means.

Apparatus for separating a first thin sheet of material from direct superposition with a second thin sheet of material comprising:

• a support frame carrying said superposed thin sheets upon an upper surface thereof;
• pick-off means movable between a retracted position spaced from said upper surface of said frame and an extended position in close proximity thereto;
• spacing means on said frame interposed along the leading edges of said first and second sheets;
• said support frame and said pick-off means being movable relative each other;
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• cam means cooperating with said pick-off means and said support frame in response to relative movement therebetween to transpose said pick-off means [1] from said retracted position to said extended position for engaging said spacing means and riding under the leading edge of said first sheet and [2] from said extended position to said retracted position for lifting said first sheet from said second sheet and guiding the same from each other.