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US 4,378,938 AGranted
Document stacking device
AssigneeSweda International, Inc.
InventorTadeusz Staniszewski
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Abstract
Document stacking device for tags or other documents, which device may comprise counter-rotating helical stacker members, is provided with a gripper mounted thereon for removing the documents from the stacker members. The hopper in which the stacking device stacks the documents is provided with laterally adjustable side walls to accommodate documents of different widths.
Claims9
A document stacking device for stacking documents comprising:
- a document stacker member mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation;
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- means for rotating said stacker member about said axis of rotation;
- said stacker member including a portion extending obliquely to said axis of rotation and effective upon rotation of said stacker member to move said documents along the direction of said axis of rotation;
- said stacking device including means for gripping said documents and moving them in a given direction away from said said stacker member;
- said given direction extending transversely to said axis of rotation;
- said gripping means being mounted on said stacker member and contacting said obliquely extending portion, whereby said documents are gripped between said gripping means and said obliquely extending portion.
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