File folder conveyor
OwnerBurton L. Siegalinventor
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Abstract
A file folder conveyor which comprises a rotatable spiral mounted in a base that has opposite ends and has a back wall which extends higher than the front wall such that as the spiral is rotated, files can be moved which rest in the spiral and extend out of the front of the base so that they can be easily removed by a user. The spiral may be driven manually or by a motor means.
Claims9
A file folder conveyor comprising, a base member formed with an end, a spiral rotatably supported from said end and adapted to receive files, a front planar surface and a back planar surface formed on said base on front and back sides of said spiral and adapted to slidably and horizontally support files thereon, said front and back planar surfaces are in the same horizontal plane which horizontal plane is above the bottom edge of said spiral and below the top edge of said spiral, an upwardly extending file engaging back wall attached to said base member adjacent said back planar surface such that said files rest on said front and back planar surfaces and engage said file engaging back wall and said files extend outwardly over said front planar surface away from said spiral so that said files can be moved horizontally away from said spiral, and means for driving said spiral so as to move files along said front and back planar surfaces.
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