Sheet registration apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorJohn R. Gray
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Abstract
Apparatus for registering one or more sheets in a registration position defined for example in a corner formed by two edge stops has a sheet support member and a tamping member that engage the edge or edges of the sheet or sheets on the support member. The tamping member is mounted on the end of an arm which is mounted for angular movement about a shaft. On movement of the arm the tamper moves so as to push the sheet(s) into the registration position. The tamping member includes a brush having bristles that engage the edge(s) of the sheet(s).
Claims4
Apparatus for registering at least one sheet in a registration position comprising a sheet support member, a tamping member adapted to engage at least one edge of said at least one sheet on the support member and means to cause the tamping member to reciprocate so as to push said at least one shut into the registration position, the tamping member comprising a brush the side edges of the bristles of which engage said at least one edge of said at least one sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.