Sheet handling apparatus

Sheet handling apparatus, comprising:

• stacking means for accumulating sheets into a stack;
• and
• feeding means for feeding said stack to an exit location, said feeding means comprising a supporting framework;
• first and second pulley means having fixed axes and being mounted in a central portion of said supporting framework;
• third and fourth pulley means mounted in said supporting framework and disposed adjacent said exit location;
• and first and second endless belt means, first ends of said first and second belt means respectively passing around said first and second pulley means, second ends of said first and second belt means respectively passing around said third and fourth pulley means, said first belt means being resiliently stretchable, part of said first belt means being in cooperative relationship with respect to part of said second belt means for the purpose of feeding said stack to said exit location, said first and second pulley means having substantially the same diameter and serving to drive said first and second belt means, said first belt means passing partly around the periphery of said second pulley means;
• third and fourth endless belt means for feeding a stack of sheets to said first and second endless belt means, said stacking means being mounted lower than said first and second endless belt means;
• eighth pulley means adjacent said stacking means;
• a container for a rejected stack of sheets;
• ninth pulley means adjacent said container, said third endless belt means passing around said eighth and ninth pulley means;
• fifth endless belt means;
• the part of said third belt means extending between said eighth and ninth pulley means cooperating with said fifth endless belt means for the purpose of feeding a rejected a stack of sheets to said container;
• and driving means for driving said third belt means in a first direction when a stack of sheets is to be fed to said exit location, and for driving, said third belt means in the opposite direction when a rejected stack of notes is to be fed to said container.

Sheet handling apparatus, comprising:

• stacking means for accumulating sheets into a stack;
• and
• feeding means for feeding said stack to an exit location, said feeding means comprising a supporting framework;
• first and second pulley means having fixed axes and being mounted in a central portion of said supporting framework;
• third and fourth pulley means mounted in said supporting framework and disposed adjacent said exit location;
• and first and second endless belt means, first ends of said first and second belt means respectively passing around said first and second pulley means, second ends of said first and second belt means respectively passing around said third and fourth pulley means, said first belt means being resiliently stretchable, part of said first belt means being in cooperative relationship with respect to part of said second belt means for the purpose of feeding said stack to said exit location, said first and second pulley means having substantially the same diameter and serving to drive said first and second belt means, said first belt means passing partly around the periphery of said second pulley means;
• said third and fourth pulley means being disposed adjacent one side of said framework, said apparatus also including mounting means on said framework, whereby said third and fourth pulley means may be repositioned adjacent the side of said framework opposite said one side, said first endless belt means may be repositioned so as to pass around said second pulley means and said third pulley means, and said second endless belt means may be repositioned so as to pass around said first pulley means and said fourth pulley means.